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SEC. 302. REGULATIONS UNDER SECTION 370 OF 

THE CONSOLIDATED FARM AND 

RURAL DEVELOPMENT ACT. 

If the Secretary of Agriculture has not 

issued final or interim final regulations to 

ensure compliance with the provisions of 

section 370(a) of the Consolidated Farm and 

Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008e) on or 

before September 30, 1995, the Secretary 

shall not make any loan, loan advance, or 

grant for rural development purposes under 

any provision of such Act or any loan, loan 

advance, or grant under any provision of the 

Rural Electrification Act of 1936 until such 

regulations are issued. 

SEC. 303. ADMINISTRATION OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. 

The Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act of 1972 (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.) is 

amended by adding at the end therefore the 

following new section: 

‘‘SEC. 372. ADMINISTRATION OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. 

‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of 

law, in administering all rural development 

programs and activities, other than rural development programs relating to rural businesses and industry development, the Secretary shall give priority, in the awarding of 

all loans and grants (including, but not limited to, grants and loans provided under 

Title V of the Rural Electrification Act of 

1936), to rural development projects that are 

included in a local, regional, or State-wide 

development plan and the Secretary shall 

give the highest priority to public bodies and 

nonprofit entities that operate on a nonprofit basis.’’. 

SEC. 304. EQUAL ACCESS TO FEDERAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDS. 

Section 502 of the Rural Electrification Act 

of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950aa–1) is amended—

(a) in paragraph (1) of subsection (b)—

(1) in the first sentence, by striking out 

‘‘Borrowers under this Act’’ and inserting in 

lieu thereof ‘‘Borrowers under this Act and 

all nonprofit entities’’; and 

(2) by striking out the second sentence. 

(b) in section (b), by adding at the end 

thereof the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(4) PREFERENCE FOR NONPROFIT ENTITIES.—In reviewing applications for assistance, the Secretary shall give the highest 

priority to those applications and 

preapplications submitted by nonprofit entities that operate on a nonprofit basis.’’; and 

(c) in subsection (e), by striking out the 

second sentence. 

SEC. 305. ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATIVE PROGRAMS. 

Section 2322 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 

1926–1) is repealed. 

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ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS 

S. 158

At the request of Mr. BREAUX, his 

name was added as a cosponsor of S. 

158, a bill to provide for the energy security of the Nation through encouraging the production of domestic oil 

and gas resources in deep water on the 

Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of 

Mexico, and for other purposes. 

S. 256

At the request of Mr. DOLE, the name 

of the Senator from New York [Mr. 

MOYNIHAN] was added as a cosponsor of 

S. 256, a bill to amend title 10, United 

States Code, to establish procedures for 

determining the status of certain missing members of the Armed Forces and 

certain civilians, and for other purposes. 

S. 494

At the request of Mr. KYL, the name 

of the Senator from Mississippi [Mr. 

LOTT] was added as a cosponsor of S. 

494, a bill to balance the Federal budget by fiscal year 2002 through the establishment of Federal spending limits. 

S. 650

At the request of Mr. SHELBY, the 

names of the Senator from New Hampshire [Mr. GREGG], the Senator from Indiana [Mr. COATS], the Senator from 

Mississippi [Mr. LOTT], and the Senator 

from Mississippi [Mr. COCHRAN] were 

added as cosponsors of S. 650, a bill to 

increase the amount of credit available 

to fuel local, regional, and national 

economic growth by reducing the regulatory burden imposed upon financial 

institutions, and for other purposes. 

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 3

At the request of Mr. SIMON, the 

names of the Senator from Missouri 

[Mr. ASHCROFT] and the Senator from 

Connecticut [Mr. LIEBERMAN] were 

added as cosponsors of Senate Concurrent Resolution 3, a concurrent resolution relative to Taiwan and the United 

Nations. 

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AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED 

THE ALASKA POWER ADMINISTRATION SALE ACT TRANS-ALASKA 

PIPELINE AMENDMENT ACT OF 

1995 

MURKOWSKI AMENDMENT NO. 1078 

Mr. MURKOWSKI proposed an 

amendment to the bill (S. 395) to authorize and direct the Secretary of Energy to sell the Alaska Power Administration, and for other purposes; as follows: 

Strike the text of Title II and insert the 

following text: 

TITLE II 

SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 

This Title may be cited as ‘‘Trans-Alaska 

Pipeline Amendment Act of 1995’’. 

SEC. 202. TAPS ACT AMENDMENTS. 

Section 203 of the Act entitled the ‘‘TransAlaska Pipeline Authorization Act,’’ as 

amended (43 U.S.C. 1652), is amended by inserting the following new subsection (f): 

(f) EXPORTS OF ALASKAN NORTH SLOPE

OIL.—

(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) through (6), of 

this subsection and notwithstanding any 

other provision of law (including any regulation), any oil transported by pipeline over 

right-of-way granted pursuant to this section may be exported after October 31, 1995 

unless the President finds that exportation 

of this oil is not in the national interest. In 

evaluating whether the proposed exportation 

is in the national interest, the President—

(A) shall determine whether the proposed 

exportation would diminish the total quantity or quality of petroleum available to the 

United States; and 

(B) shall conduct and complete an appropriate environmental review of the proposed 

exportation, including consideration of appropriate measures to mitigate any potential 

adverse effect on the environment, within 

four months after the date of enactment of 

this subsection. 

The President shall make his national interest determination within five months after 

the date of enactment of this subsection or 

30 days after completion of the environmental review, whichever is earlier. The 

President may make his determination subject to such terms and conditions (other 

than a volume limitation) as are necessary 

or appropriate to ensure that the exportation is consistent with the national interest. 

(2) Except in the case of oil exported to a 

country pursuant to a bilateral international 

oil supply agreement entered into by the 

United States with the country before June 

25, 1979, or to a country pursuant to the 

International Emergency Oil Sharing Plan of 

the International Energy Agency, any oil 

transported by pipeline over right-of-way 

granted pursuant to this section, shall, when 

exported, be transported by a vessel documented under the laws of the United States 

and owned by a citizen of the United States 

(as determined in accordance with section 2 

of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 U.S.C. App. 802)). 

(3) Nothing in this subsection shall restrict 

the authority of the President under the 

Constitution, the International Emergency 

Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), 

or the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 

1601 et seq.) to prohibit exportation of the 

oil. 

(4) The Secretary of Commerce shall issue 

any rules necessary for implementation of 

the President’s national interest determination within 30 days of the date of such determination by the President. The Secretary of 

Commerce shall consult with the Secretary 

of Energy in administering the provisions of 

this subsection. 

(5) If the Secretary of Commerce finds that 

anticompetitive activity by a person exporting crude oil under authority of this subsection has caused sustained material crude 

oil supply shortages or sustained crude oil 

prices significantly above world market levels and further finds that these supply shortages or price increases have caused sustained 

material adverse employment effects in the 

United States, the Secretary of Commerce 

may recommend to the President appropriate action against such person, which 

may include modification of the authorization to export crude oil. 

(6) Administrative action with respect to 

an authorization under this subsection is not 

subject to sections 551 and 553 through 559 of 

title 5, United States Code. 

SEC. 203. ANNUAL REPORT. 

Section 103(f) of the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6212(f)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: 

‘‘In the first quarter report for each new 

calendar year, the President shall indicate 

whether independent refiners in Petroleum 

Administration for Defense District V have 

been unable to secure adequate supplies of 

crude oil as a result of exports of Alaskan 

North Slope crude oil in the prior calendar 

year and shall make such recommendations 

to the Congress as may be appropriate.’’. 

SEC. 204. GAO REPORT. 

The Comptroller General of the United 

States shall conduct a review of energy production in California and Alaska and the effects of Alaskan North Slope crude oil exports, if any, on consumers, independent refiners, and shipbuilding and ship repair yards 

on the West Coast. The Comptroller General 

shall commence this review four years after 

the date of enactment of this Act and, within 

one year after commencing the review, shall 

provide a report to the Committee on Energy 

and Natural Resources in the Senate and the 

Committee on Resources in the House of 

Representatives. The report shall contain a 

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statement of the principal findings of the review and such recommendations for consideration by the Congress as may be appropriate. 

SEC. 205. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

This title and the amendments made by it 

shall take effect on the date of enactment. 

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NOTICE OF HEARING 

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL

RESOURCES

Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I 

would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public 

two time changes with respect to hearings which have previously been scheduled before the Committee on Energy 

and Natural Resources. 

First, the hearing scheduled on 

Thursday, May 25, before the full committee regarding S. 638, the Insular Development Act of 1995, will begin at 9:30 

a.m. instead of 2 p.m., as previously 

scheduled. 

Second, the hearing scheduled on 

Thursday, May 25, before the Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land 

Management regarding property line 

disputes with the Nez Perce Indian 

Reservation in Idaho will begin at 2 

p.m. instead of 9:30 a.m., as previously 

scheduled. 

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AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO 

MEET 

SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on International Trade of 

the Committee on Finance be permitted to meet on Monday, May 15, beginning at 2 p.m. in room SD–215, to 

conduct a hearing on the Caribbean 

basin initiative. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

SUBCOMMITTEE ON PERSONNEL AND READINESS

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that the Subcommittees on Personnel and Readiness of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet at 2:30 p.m. 

on Monday, May 15, 1995, in open session, to receive testimony regarding 

Department of Defense military family 

housing issues in review of S. 727, the 

National Defense Authorization Act for 

fiscal year 1996, and the future years 

defense program. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

SUBCOMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL

SERVICE

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Post Office and Civil 

Service, Committee on Governmental 

Affairs, be authorized to meet during 

the session of the Senate on Monday, 

May 15, 1995, to review Federal pension 

reform. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS 

IRANIAN NUCLEAR PLANS 

∑ Mr. D’AMATO. Mr. President, I rise 

today to comment on an interview that 

appeared in the New York Times, on 

Sunday, May 14, 1995, entitled, ‘‘Iran 

Says It Plans 10 Nuclear Plants But No 

Atom Arms.’’

I must say that the interview is quite 

candid in as much as we have the Director of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, Reza Amrollahi, stating that 

his nation intends to build as many as 

10 nuclear reactors throughout the 

country. What we have is an Iranian official publicly stating the number of 

reactors Iran wants to build, as well as 

confirming that Iran is buying two 

more Chinese reactors, in addition to 

the Russian reactors they intend to 

purchase. This is remarkable and 

scary. 

Mr. President, this interview only 

confirms what I have been saying all 

along. The terrorist regime in Iran is 

bent on aggression and will not stop. It 

is bad enough that they are abusing the 

human rights of the Iranian people and 

hijacking their rich history, but they 

are sacrificing the Iranian people’s welfare in return for a headlong drive for 

nuclear armament. This is all very unfortunate for the abused Iranian people 

and dangerous for the world. I hope 

that Iranians remember what their corrupt government did to them. 

Mr. President, I ask that the text of 

the above-mentioned article be printed 

in the RECORD. 

[From the New York Times, May 14, 1995] 

IRAN SAYS IT PLANS 10 NUCLEAR PLANTS BUT

NO ATOM ARMS

(By Elaine Sciolino) 

TEHERAN, IRAN, May 13—Iran’s top nuclear 

official said today that his country intended 

to build about 10 nuclear power plants in the 

next two decades, but denied charges by the 

United States that Iran is trying to develop 

nuclear weapons. 

The official, Reza Amrollahi, also said that 

last year he signed a formal contract with 

China for two nuclear power reactors and 

that Chinese experts had completed a feasibility study and had begun to draw up blueprints and engineering reports for a site in 

southern Iran. 

Iran has already made a ‘‘down payment’’

for the project, which will cost $800 million 

to $900 million and involve training by Chinese experts, said Mr. Amrollahi, director of 

Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization. 

Although the United States has doubted 

that China is capable of building the reactors 

on its own because the original model included parts from Germany and Japan, Mr. 

Amrollahi said the Chinese now believed 

that they had successfully duplicated the 

technology. 

The United States has led a global campaign to prevent Iran from receiving any nuclear technology because of its suspected 

weapons program. Mr. Amrollahi’s statements suggest that the agreement with 

China is much further along than was previously known, and that Iran is planning a 

vast long-range nuclear energy program. 

They seem certain to strengthen the conviction both within the Clinton Administration 

and Congress that Iran is determined to become a nuclear power. 

In addition to its oil reserves Iran has the 

second largest natural gas reserves in the 

world, and natural gas is much cheaper to 

develop than nuclear energy. That makes 

American officials suspicious that Iran 

wants nuclear power as part of a weapons 

program. 

In a clear attempt to answer charges that 

Iran is developing nuclear weapons, Mr. 

Amrollahi made his remarks in a two-and-ahalf-hour interview at his agency’s new sixstory building. It is part of a sprawling complex in central Teheran that includes a small 

nuclear research reactor built for Iran by the 

United States in the late 1960’s, when the 

monarchy was in power and the relationship 

with Washington was close. Officials offered 

a brief tour of the complex, including a visit 

to two radio isotope laboratories for medical 

research, although they did not allow a tour 

of the reactor. 

‘‘In case we get enough money, in case we 

have enough trained people, we have a plan 

to take 20 years to get 20 percent of our energy from nuclear,’’ Mr. Amrollahi said. 

Asked whether that could mean about 10 reactors, he said, ‘‘Something like that.’’

If Russia completes two reactor projects in 

Iran, and China builds two, it would mean 

that the Iranian Government intends to 

build six more throughout the country. 

At the summit meeting in Moscow this 

week, President Clinton tried without success to persuade President Boris N. Yeltsin 

to abandon an ambitious nuclear energy 

project with Iran, arguing that its Islamic 

Government had embarked on a crash nuclear weapons program and that even peaceful nuclear cooperation was dangerous. Secretary of State Warren Christopher was similarly rebuffed when he made the same point 

to China’s Foreign Minister, Qian Quichen, 

in New York last month. 

Mr. Amrollahi reiterated that Iran had already invested $6 billion in the project—

which is subject to international inspection 

and safeguards—and wanted to finish it. He 

said the contract with Moscow consists of a 

$780 million deal in which Russia will complete one of two reactors that a German firm 

was building at the southern port city of 

Bushehr before the project was halted after 

the 1979 revolution. If that project goes well, 

Russia will finish the second reactor. 

The United States opposes the project in 

part because it will give Iran access to expertise, technology and training it would not 

otherwise have. 

Mr. Amrollahi said that 150 Russian nuclear experts were already working at the 

site and that 500 would eventually be based 

there; a much smaller number of Iranians 

will be trained in Russia on how to operate 

the plant, he added. ‘‘Training people is part 

of that nuclear power plan,’’ he said. ‘‘I don’t 

know why they make such a hot fudge of it.’’

Mr. Amrollahi denied reports that Iran had 

negotiated—or even discussed—a plan to buy 

a gas centrifuge from Russia that could have 

rapidly enriched uranium to bomb-grade 

quality. ‘‘This was a diplomatically made 

cake,’’ he said of reports from Washington 

about the existence of a separate, albeit tentative agreement with Russia. 

Russia has agreed to supply the enriched 

uranium needed to operate the plant it will 

finish, he said. Asked whether Iran was pursuing a program to enrich uranium, at first 

he said, ‘‘Not now,’’ but added quickly: ‘‘No. 

Not forever. Not. No. Not at all.’’

Asked why Iran simply doesn’t use natural 

gas for fuel, Mr. Amrollahi said, ‘‘natural gas 

is one of the best fuels, and many countries 

at the moment need it. So we think it is better to sell it.’’ Like many of Iran’s nuclear 

specialists, Mr. Amrollahi has been educated 

and trained in the West. He holds a master’s 

degree in electrical engineering from the 

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