JOURNAL OF THE

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H.R. 2137: Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas.

H.R. 2143: Mr. EVANS.

H.R. 2181: Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas and

Ms. SLAUGHTER.

H.R. 2190: Mr. WILSON, Mr. BRYANT of

Texas, Mr. WHITE, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr.

THORNBERRY, Mr. DE LA GARZA, Mr. STEARNS,

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, and Mr. LEACH.

H.R. 2193: Mr. BRYANT of Texas, Mr. FILNER, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr.

TEJEDA, Mr. OBEY, Mr. FROST, Mr. BARRETT

of Wisconsin, Mr. DE LA GARZA, Mr. WYDEN,

Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr.

HALL of Texas, Ms. FURSE, Mr. GENE GREEN

of Texas, and Mr. MATSUI.

H.R. 2199: Mrs. THURMAN.

H.R. 2200: Mr. DREIER, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr.

RIGGS, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. HOKE, Mr.

CUNNINGHAM, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mrs. LINCOLN,

Mr. HAYES, Mr. BONILLA, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr.

FROST, Mr. CANADY, Mr. KLINK, Mr. GILLMOR,

Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. DICKEY, Mr.

CHRISTENSEN, and Mrs. CHENOWETH.

H.R. 2240: Mr. WAXMAN.

H.R. 2265: Mr. STUMP and Mr. WATTS of

Oklahoma.

H.R. 2270: Mr. SCARBOROUGH, Mr. STEARNS,

Mr. BROWNBACK, Mr. WICKER, Mrs.

CHENOWETH, and Mr. TIAHRT.

H.R. 2278: Mr. ROSE.

H.R. 2290: Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. UNDERWOOD,

Mr. GUTKNECHT, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. LARGENT, and Mr.

ENGLISH of Pennsylvania.

H.R. 2306: Mr. BEREUTER.

H.R. 2310: Mr. MOAKLEY and Ms. VELAZQUEZ.

H.R. 2326: Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas and

Mrs. SMITH of New Jersey.

H.R. 2341: Mr. SOUDER and Mr. PACKARD.

H.R. 2344: Mr. TOWNS, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. FILNER, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. SCHUMER, and Mr.

VENTO.

H.R. 2351: Mr. FOX, Mr. COBLE, and Mr.

SOUDER.

H.R. 2374: Mr. WALSH, Mr. GOSS, and Mr.

TORKILDSEN.

H. Con. Res. 50: Mr. ROSE.

H. Con. Res. 97: Mr. FILNER.

H. Res. 200: Mr. LIPINSKI, Ms. SLAUGHTER,

Mr. WAXMAN, and Mrs. LOWEY.

T121.40 PETITIONS, ETC.

Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

42. The SPEAKER presented a petition of

the Atlanta City Council, Atlanta, GA, relative to Federal drug abuse prevention programs; which was referred to the Committee

on Economic and Educational Opportunities.

T121.41 DELETIONS OF SPONSORS FROM

PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors

were deleted from public bills and resolutions as follows:

H.R. 1915: Mr. KIM.

H.R. 2202: Mr. KIM.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1995

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T122.1 DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO

TEMPORE

The House was called to order by the

SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY,

who laid before the House the following

communication:

WASHINGTON, DC,

September 28, 1995.

I hereby designate the Honorable JOEL

HEFLEY to act as Speaker pro tempore on

this day.

NEWT GINGRICH,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

T122.2 APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

HEFLEY, announced he had examined

and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, September 27,

1995.

Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

T122.3 COMMUNICATIONS

Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV,

were referred as follows:

1469. A letter from the Secretary of State,

transmitting a report on the transfer of

property to the Republic of Panama under

the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related

agreements, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3784(b); to

the Committee on National Security.

1470. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting a

report on the progress of the Department in

implementing expanded lead-based paint

hazard evaluation and reduction activities,

pursuant to Public Law 102–550, section

1061(b) (106 Stat. 3927); to the Committee on

Banking and Financial Services.

1471. A letter from the President and

Chairman, Export-Import Bank of the United

States, transmitting a report involving U.S.

exports to the Compania Samalayuca II, S.A.

de C.V., pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to

the Committee on Banking and Financial

Services.

1472. A letter from the Chairman, Board of

Governors, Federal Reserve System, transmitting a copy of the Board’s report on credit advertising rules under the Truth in Lending Act, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1613; to the

Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

1473. A letter from the Director, Defense

Security Assistance Agency, transmitting

the Department of the Navy’s proposed lease

of defense articles to Australia (Transmittal

No. 36–95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to

the Committee on International Relations.

1474. A letter from the Director, Defense

Security Assistance Agency, transmitting

the Department of the Army’s proposed lease

of defense articles to France (Transmittal

No. 37–95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796(a); to

the Committee on International Relations.

1475. A letter from the Executive Director,

Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental

Relations, transmitting the annual report on

Federal court decisions which have created

mandates on State, local, and tribal governments, pursuant to Public Law 104–4, section

304 (109 Stat. 70); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

1476. A letter from the Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior, transmitting a report on the necessity to construct modifications to Scofield

Dam, Scofield Project, UT, in order to preserve its structural safety, pursuant to 43

U.S.C. 509; to the Committee on Resources.

T122.4 POINT OF ORDER

Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida during one

minute speeches addressed the House

and, during the course of his remarks,

Mr. EHLERS made a point of order,

and said:

‘‘Mr. Speaker, the gentleman is addressing a matter currently under consideration by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, and under

House rules that is not permitted.’’.

Mr. DOGGETT was recognized to

speak to the point of order and said:

‘‘Mr. Speaker, on March 8 of this

year, Speaker GINGRICH himself announced a new policy concerning

speech on the House floor. Let me

quote directly, for your consideration

in making this ruling, his comments on

March 8.

‘‘He said, and I quote, ‘The fact is,

Members of the House are allowed to

say virtually anything on the House

floor. It is protected and has been for

200 years. It is written into the Constitution.’

‘‘Mr. Speaker, it would seem to me,

in view of the Speaker’s own words,

that comments about the Speaker and

about ethics on the floor of this House

are certainly within the rules of the

House.’’.

Mr. EHLERS was recognized to speak

to the point of order and said:

‘‘Mr. Speaker, that point that was

just made has been made a number of

times. The point is simply the rules of

the House prevent us from speaking

about matters which are under consideration in the Committee on Standards

of Official Conduct, and the speaker

was out of order.’’.

Mr. WISE was recognized to speak to

the point of order and said:

‘‘Mr. Speaker, yes, I wish to comment. As I understood the remarks of

the gentleman from Florida [Mr. JOHNSTON], they were directed at the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct and the process it is undertaking.

Those remarks also went to a general

process and, as I think he specifically

referred to, proceedings affecting any

Member.

‘‘Mr. Speaker, certainly I would hope

that the general conduct of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct would be a proper subject for discussion here on the House floor.’’.

Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida was recognized to speak to the point of order and

said:

‘‘Mr. Speaker, if I may further address the inquiry, I agree with the last

speaker. I was inquiring and investigating the process of the committee

itself, and not into the specific inquiry

of the Speaker. I think if the gentleman from Michigan [Mr. EHLERS]

listened closely, the gentleman would

see the distinction of his complaints

last week and the freedom of speech.’’.

Mr. DOGGETT was recognized to

speak to the point of order and said:

‘‘Mr. Speaker, if I might be heard further on the point of order. In consideration of the rules, particularly as it relates to the Committee on Standards of

Official Conduct, I believe that the

rules do refer to certain proceedings in

front of the Committee on Standards of

Official Conduct being secret.

‘‘But, Mr. Speaker, when the chairwoman of the Committee on Standards

of Official Conduct comments publicly

and repeatedly in the newspapers on

this subject, surely there is an exception within our rules to permit our

Members to comment on the proceedings in front of that committee

when she is, herself, speaking about

the Committee on Standards and Official Conduct and how it is disregarding

its own rules.’’.
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The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

HEFLEY, sustained the point of order,

and said:

‘‘The Chair is prepared to rule on the

point of order raised by the gentleman

from Michigan [Mr. EHLERS]. The Member is reminded not to refer to matters

currently pending before the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, and Members should refrain from

references in debate to the official conduct of other Members where such conduct is not under consideration in the

House by way of a report of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct or a question of the privilege of

the House.’’.

T122.5 MIDDLE EAST PEACE

On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on International Relations was discharged from

further consideration of the bill (H.R.

2404) to extend authorities under the

Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of

1994 until November 1, 1995, and for

other purposes.

When said bill was considered, read

twice, ordered to be engrossed and read

a third time, was read a third time by

title, and passed.

A motion to reconsider the vote

whereby the bill was passed was, by

unanimous consent, laid on the table.

Ordered, That the Clerk request the

concurrence of the Senate in said bill.

T122.6 PROVIDING FOR THE

CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 108

Mr. DREIER, by direction of the

Committee on Rules, called up the following resolution (H. Res. 230):

Resolved, That upon the adoption of this

resolution it shall be in order, any rule of

the House to the contrary notwithstanding,

to consider in the House the joint resolution

(H.J. Res. 108) making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other

purposes. The joint resolution shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the joint resolution to

final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. The motion to recommit

may include instructions only if offered by

the minority leader or his designee.

When said resolution was considered.

After debate,

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

under the operation thereof, the resolution was agreed to.

A motion to reconsider the vote

whereby said resolution was agreed to

was, by unanimous consent, laid on the

table.

T122.7 CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR

1996

Mr. LIVINGSTON, pursuant to House

Resolution 230, called up the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 108) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year

1996, and for other purposes.

When said joint resolution was considered and read twice.

After debate,

Mr. ROGERS submitted the following

amendment which was considered and

agreed to:

On page 2, line 16, after ‘‘1948,’’, insert

the following: ‘‘section 313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994

and 1995 (Public Law 103–236),’’.

The previous question having been

ordered by said resolution.

The joint resolution, as amended,

was ordered to be engrossed and read a

third time, was read a third time by

title.

The question being put, viva voce,

Will the House pass said joint resolution?

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had

it.

So the joint resolution was passed.

A motion to reconsider the vote

whereby said joint resolution was

passed was, by unanimous consent, laid

on the table.

Ordered, That the Clerk request the

concurrence of the Senate in said joint

resolution.

T122.8 INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

HEFLEY, pursuant to House Resolution 228 and rule XXIII, declared the

House resolved into the Committee of

the Whole House on the state of the

Union for the further consideration of

the bill (H.R. 1601) to authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics

and Space Administration to develop,

assemble, and operate the international Space Station.

Mr. HOBSON, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the

chair; and after some time spent therein,

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.

HEFLEY, assumed the Chair.

When Mr. HOBSON, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 228, reported

the bill back to the House with an

amendment adopted by the Committee.

The previous question having been

ordered by said resolution.

The following amendment, reported

from the Committee of the Whole

House on the state of the Union, was

agreed to:

Strike out all after the enacting clause and

insert:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘International Space Station Authorization Act of

1995’’.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds that—

(1) the development, assembly, and operation of the International Space Station is

in the national interest of the United States;

(2) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has restructured and redesigned

the International Space Station, consolidated contract responsibility, and achieved

program management, control, and stability;

(3) the significant involvement by private

ventures in marketing and using, competitively servicing, and commercially augmenting the operational capabilities of the

International Space Station during its assembly and operational phases will lower

costs and increase benefits to the international partners;

(4) further rescoping or redesigns of the

International Space Station will lead to

costly delays, increase costs to its international partners, discourage commercial involvement, and weaken the international

space partnership necessary for future space

projects;

(5) total program costs for development,

assembly, and initial operations have been

identified and capped to ensure financial discipline and maintain program schedule milestones;

(6) in order to contain costs, mission planning and engineering functions of the National Space Transportation System (Space

Shuttle) program should be coordinated with

the Space Station Program Office;

(7) complete program authorizations for

large development programs promote program stability, reduce the potential for cost

growth, and provide necessary assurance to

international partners and commercial participants; and

(8) the International Space Station represents an important component of an adequately funded civil space program which

balances human space flight with science,

aeronautics, and technology.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

For the purposes of this Act—

(1) the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the

Administrator of the National Aeronautics

and Space Administration; and

(2) the term ‘‘cost threat’’ means a potential change to the program baseline documented as a potential cost by the Space Station Program Office.

SEC. 4. SPACE STATION COMPLETE PROGRAM

AUTHORIZATION.

(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

Except as provided in subsection (b), there

are authorized to be appropriated to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for the period encompassing fiscal year

1996 and all subsequent fiscal years not to exceed $13,141,000,000, to remain available until

expended, for complete development and assembly of, and to provide for initial operations, through fiscal year 2002, of, the International Space Station. Not more than

$2,121,000,000 may be appropriated for any one

fiscal year.

(b) CERTIFICATION AND REPORT.—None of

the funds authorized under subsection (a)

may be appropriated for any fiscal year unless, within 60 days after the submission of

the President’s budget request for that fiscal

year, the Administrator—

(1) certifies to the Congress that—

(A) the program reserves available for such

fiscal year exceed the total of all cost

threats known at the time of certification;

(B) the Administrator does not foresee

delays in the International Space Station’s

development or assembly, including any

delays relating to agreements between the

United States and its international partners;

and

(C) the International Space Station can be

fully developed and assembled without requiring further authorization of appropriations beyond amounts authorized under subsection (a); or

(2) submits to the Congress a report which

describes—

(A) the circumstances which prevent a certification under paragraph (1);

(B) remedial actions undertaken or to be

undertaken with respect to such circumstances;

(C) the effects of such circumstances on

the development and assembly of the International Space Station; and

(D) the justification for proceeding with

the program, if appropriate.

If the Administrator submits a report under

paragraph (2), such report shall include any

comments relating thereto submitted to the

Administrator by any involved party.