HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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1995 T72.6

to responsibly reduce the authorizations of appropriations for United

States foreign assistance programs for

fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and for other

purposes.

Mr. GOODLATTE, Chairman of the

Committee of the Whole, resumed the

chair; and after some time spent therein,

T72.5 RECORDED VOTE

A recorded vote by electronic device

was ordered in the Committee of the

Whole on the following amendment

submitted by Mrs. MORELLA to the

amendment submitted by Mr. SMITH

of New Jersey: Amendment submitted by Mr.

SMITH of New Jersey: In title XXI (relating to authorization of

appropriations for Department of State and

certain international affairs functions and

activities) insert at the end the following

new chapter.

CHAPTER 2—GENERAL LIMITATIONS

SEC. 2121. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR ABORTION.

(a) IN GENERAL.— (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of

law or of this Act, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for population assistance activities are authorized to

be available for any private, nongovernmental, or multilateral organization that,

directly or through a subcontractor or subgrantee, performs abortions in any foreign

country, except where the life of the mother

would be endangered if the fetus were carried

to term or in cases of forcible rape or incest. (2) Paragraph (1) may not be construed to

apply to the treatment of injuries or illnesses caused by legal or illegal abortions or

to assistance provided directly to the government of a country.

(b) LIMITATION ON LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.—

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of

law or of this Act, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for population assistance activities are authorized to

be available for any private, nongovernmental, or multilateral organization that

violates the laws of any foreign country concerning the circumstances under which abortion is permitted, regulated, or prohibited,

or that engages in any activity or effort to

alter the laws or governmental policies of

any foreign country concerning the circumstances under which abortion is permitted, regulated, or prohibited. (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to activities in opposition to coercive abortion or involuntary sterilizations.

SEC. 2122. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR COERCIVE POPULATION CONTROL METHODS.

Notwithstanding any other provision of

law or of this Act, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act are authorized to be available for the United National Population Fund (UNFPA), unless the

President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that—

(a) the United Nations Population Fund

has terminated all activities in the People’s

Republic of China; or

(b) during the 12 months preceding such

certification there have been no abortions as

the result of coercion associated with the

family planning policies of the national government or other government entities within

the People’s Republic of China. As used in

this section the term ‘‘coercion’’ includes

physical duress or abuse, destruction or confiscation of property, loss of means of livelihood, or severe psychological pressure.

In section 2102(b)(2)(F), delete subsections

(iii), (iv), and (v).

Amendment submitted by Mrs.

MORELLA:

Page 1, strike line 4 and all that follows

and insert the following:

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of

law or of this Act, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for population assistance activities are authorized to

pay for the performance of abortions in any

foreign country, except where the life of the

mother would be endangered if the fetus

were carried to term or in cases of rape or incest.

(2) Paragraph (1) may not be construed to

apply to the treatment of injuries or illnesses caused by unsafe abortions.

(b) LIMITATION ON LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.—

(1)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision

of law or of this Act, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for

population assistance activities are authorized to be available for any private, nongovernmental, or multilateral organization

that violates the laws of any foreign country

concerning the circumstances under which

abortion is permitted, regulated, or prohibited.

(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of

law or of this Act, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for population assistance activities are authorized to

be available to lobby for or against abortion.

(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to activities in opposition to coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization.

SEC. 2122. UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND

LIMITATIONS ON FUNDING.

(a) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any

other provision of law or of this Act, none of

the funds authorized to be appropriated by

this Act are authorized to be available for

the United Nations Population Fund

(UNFPA), unless the President certifies to

the appropriate congressional committees

that—

(1) either—

(A) the United Nations Population Fund

does not support coercive abortion and that

no United States funds have been used for

activities in the People’s Republic of China;

or

(B) during the 12 months preceding such

certification there have been no abortions as

a result of coercion associated with the family planning policies of the national government or other governmental entities within

the People’s Republic of China; and

(2) the United States representative to the

governing board of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has made an official

request that UNFPA censure Chinese coercive practices and transmit a report of the

action taken on such request to the appropriate congressional committees of the Congress.

(b) DEFINITION.—As used in this section the

term ‘‘coercion’’ includes physical duress or

abuse, destruction or confiscation of property, loss of means of livelihood, or severe

psychological pressure. It was decided in the Yeas ....... 198 ! negative ....................... Nays ...... 227

T72.6 [Roll No. 349]

AYES—198

Abercrombie

Ackerman

Andrews

Baesler

Baldacci

Barrett (WI)

Bass

Becerra

Beilenson

Bentsen

Berman

Bilbray

Bishop

Boehlert

Boucher

Brown (CA)

Brown (FL)

Brown (OH)

Bryant (TX)

Cardin

Castle

Chapman

Clay

Clayton

Clement

Clyburn

Coleman

Collins (IL)

Collins (MI)

Condit

Conyers

Coyne

Cramer

Danner

Davis

DeFazio

DeLauro

Dellums

Deutsch

Dicks

Dingell

Dixon

Doggett

Dooley

Dunn

Durbin

Edwards

Ehrlich

Engel

Eshoo

Evans

Farr

Fattah

Fawell

Fields (LA)

Filner

Flake

Foglietta

Foley

Ford

Fowler

Frank (MA)

Franks (CT)

Franks (NJ)

Frelinghuysen

Frost

Furse

Gejdenson

Gephardt

Gibbons

Gilchrest

Gilman

Gonzalez

Gordon

Green

Greenwood

Gunderson

Gutierrez

Hamilton

Harman

Hastings (FL)

Hefner

Hilliard

Hinchey

Hobson

Horn

Houghton

Hoyer

Jackson-Lee

Jacobs

Jefferson

Johnson (CT)

Johnson (SD)

Johnson, E. B.

Johnston

Kaptur

Kelly

Kennedy (MA)

Kennedy (RI)

Kennelly

Klug

Kolbe

Lantos

Lazio

Leach

Levin

Lewis (GA)

Lincoln

Lofgren

Lowey

Luther

Maloney

Markey

Martinez

Martini

Matsui

McCarthy

McDermott

McHale

McKinney

Meehan

Meek

Menendez

Mfume

Miller (CA)

Mineta

Minge

Mink

Moakley

Moran

Morella

Nadler

Neal

Obey

Olver

Owens

Pallone

Pastor

Payne (NJ)

Payne (VA)

Pelosi

Pickett

Pomeroy

Porter

Pryce

Ramstad

Rangel

Reed

Reynolds

Richardson

Rivers

Rose

Roukema

Roybal-Allard

Rush

Sabo

Sanders

Sawyer

Schiff

Schroeder

Schumer

Scott

Serrano

Shaw

Shays

Sisisky

Skaggs

Slaughter

Spratt

Stark

Stokes

Studds

Thomas

Thompson

Thornton

Thurman

Torkildsen

Torres

Torricelli

Towns

Traficant

Upton

Velazquez

Vento

Visclosky

Ward

Waters

Watt (NC)

Waxman

White

Williams

Wilson

Wise

Woolsey

Wyden

Wynn

Yates

Zimmer

NOES—227

Allard

Archer

Armey

Bachus

Baker (CA)

Baker (LA)

Ballenger

Barcia

Barr

Barrett (NE)

Bartlett

Barton

Bateman

Bereuter

Bevill

Bilirakis

Bliley

Blute

Boehner

Bonilla

Bonior

Bono

Borski

Brewster

Browder

Brownback

Bryant (TN)

Bunn

Bunning

Burr

Burton

Buyer

Callahan

Camp

Canady

Chabot

Chambliss

Chenoweth

Christensen

Chrysler

Clinger

Coble

Coburn

Collins (GA)

Combest

Cooley

Costello

Cox

Crane

Crapo

Cremeans

Cunningham

de la Garza

Deal

DeLay

Diaz-Balart

Dickey

Doolittle

Dornan

Doyle

Dreier

Duncan

Ehlers

Emerson

English

Ensign

Everett

Ewing

Fields (TX)

Flanagan

Forbes

Fox

Frisa

Funderburk

Gallegly

Ganske

Gekas

Geren

Gillmor

Goodlatte

Goodling

Goss

Graham

Gutknecht

Hall (OH)

Hall (TX)

Hancock

Hastert

Hastings (WA)

Hayes

Hayworth

Hefley

Heineman

Herger

Hilleary

Hoekstra

Hoke

Holden

Hostettler

Hunter

Hutchinson

Hyde

Inglis

Istook

Johnson, Sam

Jones

Kanjorski

Kasich

Kildee

Kim

King

Kingston

Klink

Knollenberg

LaFalce

LaHood

Largent

Latham

LaTourette

Laughlin

Lewis (CA)

Lewis (KY)

Lightfoot

Linder

Lipinski

Livingston