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cases, as is currently permitted

with bank records. This would

allow such agencies to track the

source and use of funds by suspected terrorists.

—Apply the same legal standard in

national security cases that is currently used in other criminal cases

for obtaining permission to track

telephone traffic with ‘‘pen registers’’ and ‘‘trap and trace’’ devices.

—Enable law enforcement agencies to

utilize the national security letter

process to obtain records critical to

terrorism investigations from hotels, motels, common carriers, storage facilities, and vehicle rental facilities.

—Expand the authority of law enforcement agencies to conduct electronic surveillance, within constitutional safeguards. Examples of

this increased authority include additions to the list of felonies that

can be used as the basis for a surveillance order, and enhancement

of law enforcement’s ability to

keep pace with telecommunications technology by obtaining

multiple point wiretaps where it is

impractical to specify the number

of the phone to be tapped (such as

the use of a series of cellular

phones).

—Require the Department of the

Treasury’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms to study the

inclusion of taggants (microscopic

particles) in standard explosive device raw materials to permit tracing the source of those materials

after an explosion; whether common chemicals used to manufacture explosives can be rendered

inert; and whether controls can be

imposed on certain basic chemicals

used to manufacture other explosives.

—Require the inclusion of taggants

in standard explosive device raw

materials after the publication of

implementing regulations by the

Secretary of the Treasury.

—Enable law enforcement agencies to

call on the special expertise of the

Department of Defense in addressing offenses involving chemical and

biological weapons.

—Make mandatory at least a 10-year

penalty for transferring firearms or

explosives with knowledge that

they will be used to commit a

crime of violence and criminalize

the possession of stolen explosives.

—Impose enhanced penalties for terrorist attacks against current and

former Federal employees, and

their families, when the crime is

committed because of the employee’s official duties.

—Provide a source of funds for the

digital telephony bill, which I

signed into law last year, ensuring

court-authorized law enforcement

access to electronic surveillance of

digitized communications.

These proposals are described in

more detail in the enclosed section-bysection analysis.

The Administration is prepared to

work immediately with the Congress to

enact antiterrorism legislation. My

legislation will provide an effective and

comprehensive response to the threat

of terrorism, while also protecting our

precious civil liberties. I urge the

prompt and favorable consideration of

the Administration’s legislative proposals by the Congress.

WILLIAM J. CLINTON.

THE WHITE HOUSE, May 3, 1995.

By unanimous consent, the message,

together with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on

the Judiciary, the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, and the

Committee on Commerce and ordered

to be printed (H. Doc. 104–71).

T62.10 ATLANTIC STRIPED BASS

CONSERVATION

Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the

rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1139) to

amend the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act, and for other purposes;

as amended.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

EWING, recognized Mr. SAXTON and

Mr. STUDDS, each for 20 minutes.

After debate,

The question being put, viva voce,

Will the House suspend the rules and

pass said bill, as amended?

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

EWING, announced that two-thirds of

the Members present had voted in the

affirmative.

So, two-thirds of the Members

present having voted in favor thereof,

the rules were suspended and said bill,

as amended, was passed.

A motion to reconsider the vote

whereby the rules were suspended and

said bill, as amended, was passed was,

by unanimous consent, laid on the

table.

Ordered, That the Clerk request the

concurrence of the Senate in said bill.

T62.11 PROVIDING FOR THE

CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1361

Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the following resolution (H. Res. 139):

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

House resolved into the Committee of the

Whole House on the state of the Union for

consideration of the bill (H.R. 1361) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for

the Coast Guard, and for other purposes. The

first reading of the bill shall be dispensed

with. Points of order against consideration

of the bill for failure to comply with section

302(f), section 308(a), or section 401(b) of the

Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived.

General debate shall be confined to the bill

and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and

ranking minority member of the Committee

on Transportation and Infrastructure. After

general debate the bill shall be considered

for amendment under the five-minute rule. It

shall be in order to consider as an original

bill for the purpose of amendment under the

five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill. The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered by title rather

than by section. The first two sections and

each title of the committee amendment in

the nature of a substitute shall be considered

as read. Points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute for failure to comply with clause 5(a)

of rule XXI or section 302(f) or section 401(b)

of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are

waived. At the conclusion of consideration of

the bill for amendment the Committee shall

rise and report the bill to the House with

such amendments as may have been adopted.

Any Member may demand a separate vote in

the House on any amendment adopted in the

Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the

committee amendment in the nature of a

substitute. The previous question shall be

considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

When said resolution was considered.

After debate,

On motion of Mr. GOSS, the previous

question was ordered on the resolution

to its adoption or rejection and under

the operation thereof, the resolution

was agreed to.

A motion to reconsider the vote

whereby said resolution was agreed to

was, by unanimous consent, laid on the

table.

T62.12 PROVIDING FOR THE

CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 961

Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No.

104–114) the resolution (H. Res. 140) providing for the consideration of the bill

(H.R. 961) to amend the Federal Water

Pollution Control Act.

When said resolution and report were

referred to the House Calendar and ordered printed.

T62.13 1995 SPECIAL OLYMPICS TORCH

RELAY

Mr. GILCHREST, by unanimous consent, called up the following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 64):

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the

Senate concurring),

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF RUNNING OF

SPECIAL OLYMPICS TORCH RELAY

THROUGH CAPITOL GROUNDS.

On May 19, 1995, or on such other date as

the Speaker of the House of Representatives

and the President pro tempore of the Senate

may jointly designate, the 1995 Special

Olympics Torch Relay may be run through

the Capitol Grounds, as part of the journey

of the Special Olympics torch to the District

of Columbia Special Olympics summer

games at Gallaudet University in the District of Columbia.

SEC. 2. RESPONSIBILITY OF CAPITOL POLICE

BOARD.

The Capitol Police Board shall take such

action as may be necessary to carry out section 1.

SEC. 3. CONDITIONS RELATING TO PHYSICAL

PREPARATIONS.

The Architect of the Capitol may prescribe

conditions for physical preparations for the

event authorized by section 1.

When said concurrent resolution was

considered and agreed to.

A motion to reconsider the vote

whereby said concurrent resolution