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to-ground Category I missiles to

any destination.

—At the October 1994 Stockholm plenary, the MTCR made public the

fact of its ‘‘no-undercut’’ policy on

license denials. Under this multilateral arrangement, denial notifications received from MTCR members are honored by other members

for similar export license applications. Such a coordinated approach

enhances U.S. missile nonproliferation goals and precludes other

member nations from approving

similar transactions without prior

consultation.

MODIFICATIONS IN CONTROLS ON EMBARGOED

DESTINATIONS

—Effective August 30, 1994, the Department of Commerce restricted

the types of commodities eligible

for shipment to Cuba under the

provisions of General License

GIFT. Only food, medicine, clothing, and other human needs items

are eligible for this general license.

—The embargo against Haiti was lifted on October 16, 1994. That embargo had been under the jurisdiction

of the Department of the Treasury.

Export license authority reverted

to the Department of Commerce

upon the termination of the embargo.

REGULATORY REFORM

—In February 1994, the Department

of Commerce issued a Federal Register notice that invited public

comment on ways to improve the

Export Administration Regulations. The project’s objective is ‘‘to

make the rules and procedures for

the control of exports simpler and

easier to understand and apply.’’

This project is not intended to be a

vehicle to implement substantive

change in the policies or procedures

of export administration, but rather to make those policies and procedures simpler and clearer to the

exporting community. Reformulating and simplifying the Export

Administration Regulations is an

important priority, and significant

progress has been made over the

last 6 months in working toward

completion of this comprehensive

undertaking.

EXPORT ENFORCEMENT

—Over the last 6 months, the Department of Commerce continued its

vigorous enforcement of the Export

Administration Act and the Export

Administration Regulations

through educational outreach, license application screening, spot

checks, investigations, and enforcement actions. In the last 6 months,

these efforts resulted in civil penalties, denials of export privileges,

criminal fines, and imprisonment.

Total fines amounted to over

$12,289,000 in export control and

antiboycott compliance cases, including criminal fines of nearly

$9,500,000 while 11 parties were denied export privileges.

—Teledyne Fined $12.9 Million and a

Teledyne Division Denied Export

Privileges for Export Control Violations: On January 26 and January

27, Teledyne Industries, Inc. of Los

Angeles, agreed to a settlement of

criminal and administrative

charges arising from illegal export

activity in the mid-1980’s by its

Teledyne Wah Chang division, located in Albany, Oregon. The settlement levied criminal fines and

civil penalties on the firm totaling

$12.9 million and imposed a denial

of export privileges on Teledyne

Wah Chang.

The settlement is the result of a 4-

year investigation by the Office of Export Enforcement and the U.S. Customs Service. United States Attorneys

offices in Miami and Washington, D.C.,

coordinated the investigation. The investigation determined that during the

mid-1980’s, Teledyne illegally exported

nearly 270 tons of zirconium that was

used to manufacture cluster bombs for

Iraq.

As part of the settlement, the Department restricted the export privileges of Teledyne’s Wah Chang division; the division will have all export

privileges denied for 3 months, with the

remaining portion of the 3-year denial

period suspended.

—Storm Kheem Pleads Guilty to

Nonproliferation and Sanctions

Violations: On January 27, Storm

Kheem pled guilty in Brooklyn,

New York, to charges that he violated export control regulations

barring U.S. persons from contributing to Iraq’s missile program.

Kheem arranged for the shipment

of foreign-source ammonium perchlorate, a highly explosive chemical used in manufacturing rocket

fuel, from the People’s Republic of

China to Iraq via Amman, Jordan,

without obtaining the required

validated license from the Department of Commerce for arranging

the shipment. Kheem’s case represents the first conviction of a

person for violating section 778.9 of

the Export Administration Regulations, which restricts proliferationrelated activities of ‘‘U.S. persons.’’

Kheem also pled guilty to charges

of violating the Iraqi Sanctions

Regulations.

5. The expenses incurred by the Federal Government in the 6-month period

from August 19, 1994, to February 19,

1995, that are directly attributable to

the exercise of authorities conferred by

the declaration of a national emergency with respect to export controls

were largely centered in the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export

Administration. Expenditures by the

Department of Commerce are anticipated to be $19,681,000 most of which

represents program operating costs,

wage and salary costs for Federal personnel and overhead expenses.

WILLIAM J. CLINTON.

THE WHITE HOUSE, March 21, 1995.

By unanimous consent, the message

was referred to the Committee on

International Relations and ordered to

be printed (H. Doc. 104–48).

T47.13 REVIEW PANEL

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

DOOLITTLE, laid before the House the

following communication, which was

read as follows:

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

COMMITTEE ON HOUSE OVERSIGHT,

Washington, DC, March 10, 1995.

Hon. NEWT GINGRICH,

Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington,

DC

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to House

rule 51, clause 7, I have appointed the Honorable William J. Jefferson, and the Honorable

Ed Pastor, to serve on the review panel established by the Rule for the 104th Congress.

Best Regards,

VIC FAZIO,

Ranking Minority Member,

Committee on House Oversight.

T47.14 PROVIDING FOR THE

CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4

Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the

Committee on Rules, called up the following resolution (H. Res. 117):

Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule XXIII, declare the

House resolved into the Committee of the

Whole House on the state of the Union for

consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to restore

the American family, reduce illegitimacy,

control welfare spending and reduce welfare

dependence. The first reading of the bill

shall be dispensed with. General debate shall

be confined to the bill and the text of the bill

(H.R. 1214) to help children by reforming the

Nation’s welfare system to promote work,

marriage, and personal responsibility, and

shall not exceed five hours, with two hours

equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the

Committee on Ways and Means and three

hours equally divided among and controlled

by the chairmen and ranking minority members of the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities and the Committee

on Agriculture. After general debate the

Committee of the Whole shall rise without

motion. No further consideration of the bill

shall be in order except pursuant to a subsequent order of the House.

When said resolution was considered.

On motion of Mr. MCINNIS, the previous question was ordered on the resolution to its adoption or rejection and

under the operation thereof, the resolution was agreed to.

A motion to reconsider the vote

whereby said resolution was agreed to

was, by unanimous consent, laid on the

table.

T47.15 HOUR OF MEETING

On motion of Mr. MCINNIS, by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at

10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 22,

1995.

T47.16 WELFARE REFORM

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

DOOLITTLE, pursuant to House Resolution 117 and rule XXIII, declared the

House resolved into the Committee of

the Whole House on the state of the

Union for the consideration of the bill

(H.R. 4) to restore the American fam-