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University of Texas and a doctorate in physics from the University of Paris. 

He briefly worked for the Belgian Government in nuclear safety in the 1970’s. He has 

headed Iran’s nuclear program for 15 years, 

and spoke with precision when discussing 

Iran’s official nuclear reactor and research 

sites in Iran. But the United States and Germany have amassed substantial evidence 

that Iran is secretly buying components and 

technology from abroad that they claim are 

not necessary for nuclear energy development or research and can only be useful in a 

determined weapons program. 

American and German intelligence officials believe that Mr. Amrollahi controls 

only part of Iran’s nuclear program and that 

Iran has created a parallel program through 

the military that is largely responsible for 

purchases of nuclear related items. According to this view, the Defense Ministry Organization inside the Defense Ministry uses 

front organizations like the Sharif University of Technology in Teheran to help buy 

nuclear-related equipment. 

On the basis of reports by Germany’s foreign intelligence agency in 1992 and 1993 that 

Sharif was involved in secret nuclear activities, Germany began to reject all requests 

for equipment by the university. Early last 

year, the German agency said that the university’s physics research center was involved in buying technology that could be 

used in making weapons, including nuclearrelated materials. 

Mr. Amrollahi strongly denied the claim 

that he was not fully in charge. ‘‘I am responsible for the atomic energy of Iran,’’ he 

said, ‘‘Believe it, we don’t have any other institutions or departments that pay attention 

to nuclear issues.’’

Mr. Amrollahi also denied reports that 

Iran secretly has been buying nuclear technology and equipment from abroad, noting 

that the International Atomic Energy Agency, which is responsible for monitoring nuclear programs around the world, turned up 

nothing suspicious during a visit to Sharif 

University. 

But the nuclear chief was unfamiliar with 

intelligence reports about Iran’s nuclear-related overtures abroad and asked for copies 

of news clippings describing the details. 

Asked, for example, about a report that 

Iran tried unsuccessfully to buy cylinders of 

fluorine for Sharif University in 1991, Mr. 

Amrollahi said, ‘‘Wrong. I deny it totally.’’

Asked about a report that Sharif University 

approached the German firm Thyssen in 1991 

for specialized magnets he replied, ‘‘No, we 

never did.’’

Asked whether Sharif University tried to 

buy balancing machines from another German firm in 1991, he replied, ‘‘You can go and 

ask Sharif University.’’

Asked about a seizure by Italian authorities of high technology ultrasonic equipment 

that could be used in nuclear reactor testing 

in the Italian port of Bari last January, he 

replied, ‘‘Believe it, that’s wrong, totally.’’

Asked about an earlier seizure by Italian 

customs of eight steam condensers destined 

for Iran in 1993, he said, ‘‘I don’t know really. 

I don’t know. It’s totally wrong.’’

Mr. Amrollahi also denied a recent charge 

by Mr. Christopher, based on American intelligence reports, that Iran tried to buy enriched uranium from Kazakhstan in 1992. 

Other senior American officials in Washington said that Iran sent a purchasing team 

to Kazakhstan three years ago, but that it 

came home empty-handed. 

The visit contributed to a decision by the 

Pentagon last year to secretly airlift 500 

kilograms of bomb-grade uranium from 

Kazakhstan’s nuclear fabrication plant for 

safe storage in the United States. 

‘‘We didn’t send any team,’’ Mr. Amrollahi 

said. ‘‘Definitely not. What is the use of enriched uranium for? The Russians do have 

many, many nuclear weapons but they 

couldn’t use them. I think the bomb age is 

over. We don’t think we need a nuclear weapon.’’∑ 

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TRIBUTE TO DON COLLINS 

∑ Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, it is with 

great sadness that I note the death of 

Donald L. Collins after a brief but 

fierce battle with cancer. At the time 

of his death last February, Mr. Collins 

was Deputy Federal Insurance Administrator of the Federal Emergency 

Management Agency [FEMA] in Washington, DC. That position of leadership 

capped a remarkable career in Federal 

service of more than 20 years. It is a 

genuine honor to commend to my colleagues in the Senate the life and service of Don Collins. 

Don had many remarkable achievements in his Federal career that I 

would like to touch on briefly. But perhaps, for anyone who ever met him, 

Don Collins’ most memorable qualities 

were his deep, unabashed love for his 

Catholic faith, his genuine compassion 

for others, and his quick sense of 

humor that could disarm and charm 

any opponent. For Don, there were 

never any strangers, never any enemies—even after the most heated debate. He was available to everyone, at 

any time. While Don always assumed 

the lion’s share of the work for every 

project, he still always had time for everyone on his staff. There was never a 

closed door to his employees at the 

Federal Insurance Administration 

[FIA] or to the public he served. His 

love and caring were contagious. Don 

had, in the words of his brother, long 

arms—always ready to draw people to 

himself, no matter how different their 

point of view. 

Don loved and respected the law as 

well—which he demonstrated by always molding policy interpretations 

for the National Flood Insurance Program [NFIP] to comply with the intentions of Congress for that program. His 

regard and respect for law were developed early as he worked his way 

through undergraduate school at Fordham University in New York City and 

law school at night. He completed his 

juris doctor at Saint John’s University, 

also in New York. He was admitted to 

practice in the following courts: the 

courts of the State of New York, District of Columbia Court of Appeals; 

U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Second 

Circuit; U.S. District Court of the 

Eastern District of New York; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of 

New York; and U.S. Court of Military 

Appeals (DC). 

Marking another dimension of this 

charming, approachable, funny man 

were the awards he received to commemorate a textbook Federal career. 

In 1991, Don Collins received the Presidential Rank Award-Meritorious Executive, Senior Executive Service. That 

award recognized in part his lasting 

contributions and service to the Federal Insurance Administration, especially for his efforts to shape and implement the NFIP program. In that 

connection, Mr. Collins played a major 

role in framing the public policy debate about how to reduce the public’s 

losses from floods, which resulted in 

the enactment of the Flood Disaster 

Protection Act of 1973. That legislation 

redirected the Nation toward a more 

prudent course in flood loss reduction. 

From 1990 to 1994, he worked closely 

with the White House and congressional leaders to shape the NFIP Reform Act of 1994 which strengthens the 

NFIP and provides lenders with the 

tools needed to comply with legal requirements for flood insurance. 

Over the years, Don Collins also 

helped foster a close working relationship with the insurance industry. His 

integrity and disarming personality 

were largely responsible for the good 

will enjoyed by the program with its 

industry partners. He developed and 

administered the entire claims and underwriting systems in support of the 

NFIP and developed all NFIP policy 

forms and the agents’ manuals. Similarly, he developed all flood insurance 

regulations and was central to the development of all significant policies 

governing the NFIP. 

In sum, Don Collins was a model Federal executive. More than that, Don 

Collins was an exemplary person. He 

was a man of deep faith, a loving husband and father, a person dedicated to 

his community, and a manager who set 

the standard for excellence at the Federal Insurance Administration and the 

National Flood Insurance Program. 

When my staff and I worked with Don 

on NFIP legislation over the course of 

2 years, his knowledge, diligence, good 

humor, grace, and personal warmth 

were always present, and prevented a 

series of difficult negotiations from becoming unpleasant and onerous. None 

who worked with him will forget him. 

Indeed, he will be appreciated and fondly remembered by all.

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∑ 

THE COLUMBIA GORGE 

INTERPRETIVE CENTER 

∑ Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, it is my 

privilege to recognize the grand opening of the Columbia Gorge Interpretive 

Center in Stevenson, WA on Wednesday, May 17, 1995. The grand opening 

celebration will start at 10:30 a.m. with 

the award-winning Stevenson High 

School Band and choir, and conclude 

with Nelson Moses of the Wishram 

Tribe and members of his family giving 

a native American blessing to the 

project. 

The Interpretive Center is dedicated 

to preserving the natural and cultural 

history of the magnificent Columbia 

River Gorge. Exhibits and displays will 

educate, entertain and inform adults 

and children alike. As they tour the 

center they will see the First Peoples 

and Harvesting Resources galleries and 

the multi-media Creation Theatre, 

which shows the cataclysmic events 

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that shaped the gorge. They will also 

learn about the people who built the 

communities of the gorge—pioneers, 

missionaries, riverboat captains, soldiers, dam-builders and all the rest—in 

all, a wonderful cast of characters. 

Other exhibits feature natural resources, dams and other developments 

on the river. This center encourage 

Washingtonians to consider their role 

in the stewardship of the mighty Columbia River, one of our great natural 

wonders.∑ 

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THE IMPORTANCE OF THE LEGAL 

SERVICES CORPORATION 

∑ Mr. SIMON. Mr. President, I am extremely concerned that in the rush to 

shrink the size of the Federal Government, Congress may eliminate or severely limit the services provided by 

many important programs. One such 

program, which gives low-income individuals a fighting chance, is the Legal 

Services Corporation [LSC]. Established by an act of Congress in 1974, the 

LSC provides grants to local agencies 

that in turn offer legal services to the 

poor. In its 20 plus years in existence, 

the LSC has provided funding for legal 

services to tens of thousands of low-income Americans in areas ranging from 

inner-cities to native American reservations. 

The U.S. District Court for the 

Northern District of Illinois recently 

issued a resolution supporting the continued funding of the LSC. This resolution is significant because it comes 

from those who administer justice in 

our courts, and who have first-hand 

knowledge of the benefits of legal services. The resolution asserts that the 

LSC is essential to providing equal opportunities for justice for all Americans. 

I applaud the action taken by the 

justices in the Northern District of Illinois, and ask that the text of the resolution be printed in the RECORD. 

The resolution follows: 

RESOLUTION

This court, the United States District 

Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 

understands that there are proposals before 

Congress to restrict or eliminate funding for 

the Legal Services Corporation and to transfer to the states the responsibility for providing legal assistance to low-income persons and families. In Illinois, at least, the 

likelihood that such assistance would be provided by the state, given its present and prospective fiscal difficulties, is remote, and the 

restriction or elimination of federal funding 

would, in all probability, lead to a corresponding restriction or to the elimination 

of legal assistance. We believe such a decision would have a major adverse impact 

upon the administration of equal justice. 

This court is aware that many low-income 

persons and families in Illinois have no 

means to obtain redress except through the 

five federally-supported legal services programs in this state. The Legal Assistance 

Foundation of Chicago alone represented 

over 38,000 low-income persons and families 

in 1994, primarily by counseling or by working the matter out with other parties without resort to governmental agencies or to 

the courts. These matters included resolution of landlord-tenant disputes, the provision of public benefits, providing representation in marriage dissolution matters including assisting in obtaining adequate child 

support, obtaining orders of protection for 

victims of domestic violence, enforcing consumer protection laws, assisting in employment and housing discrimination matters, 

assisting working low-income people in obtaining unemployment insurance benefits, 

and assisting migrant workers, the disabled 

and crime victims. In many instances LAFC 

enlists the aid of private attorneys, who provide services at minimal compensation. 

Many of these matters involve enforcement 

of federal law, either constitutional rights 

or, more commonly, statutes duly enacted 

by Congress. Their enforcement requires adequate representation, and that representation will not be available without federally 

supported legal assistance. 

Also of particular concern to this court is 

the Federal Court Prison Litigation Project, 

through which LAFC provides necessary 

training and support. Private counsel, 

through the district’s trial bar, accept appointment as counsel in prisoner cases without expectation of compensation. Having 

counsel is of great benefit not only to the 

plaintiffs but also to the defendants and the 

court, as that representation is helpful in 

separating meritorious claims from non-meritorious claims at an earlier stage and in facilitating orderly progression of the litigation. LAFC provides training, consultation, 

research assistance and a data and materials 

bank. We believe that few private counsel 

would be willing to participate in that program if those services were not available. 

Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the 

United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois supports the continuation of the federally funded legal services 

program as essential to the administration 

of equal justice.

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∑ 

HONORING MORTON GOULD 

∑ Mr. D’AMATO. Mr. President, I 

would like to express my sincere congratulations today to a great artist 

and a great man, Morton Gould. Considering Mr. Gould’s numerous lifetime 

achievements in music, he is well deserving of the high honor that has been 

presented to him, the 1994 Pulitzer 

Prize for music composition. 

Born in Richmond Hill, NY, on December 10, 1913, Mr. Gould’s music career began at age 6 with his first published piece, a waltz, appropriately titled ‘‘Just Six.’’ At age 8, Mr. Gould entered the Institute of Musical Arts in 

New York City on scholarship and continued studying and playing music 

until his teens. After having to leave 

school for financial reasons and working for a while as a pianist for vaudeville acts, he landed a job as a pianist 

for the Radio City Music Hall. By the 

time he was 21, Mr. Gould was introducing his work through conducting 

and arranging a weekly series of orchestra radio programs for the Mutual 

Radio Network. 

Mr. Gould’s unique blend of music, 

resonating of jazz, folk, hymns, spirituals, gospel, and Latin-American, reflects the lyrical cross-section of 

America that makes his work so well 

loved. Some of his more popular works 

include: ‘‘Latin-American Symphonette’’; ‘‘Spirituals for Orchestra’’; 

‘‘Tap Dance Concerto’’; ‘‘Jekyll and 

Hyde Variations’’; ‘‘American Salute 

and Derivations for Clarinet and Band’’

written for the late Benny Goodman. 

‘‘Pavanne,’’ from Gould’s ‘‘Second 

Symphonette’’ has become one of the 

most widely performed instrumental 

standards. 

During his distinguished career he 

has composed works for Broadway 

musicals, dance, ballet, film, and television. His work has been commissioned by symphony orchestras, the Library of Congress, the Chamber Music 

Society of Lincoln Center, the New 

York City Ballet, and the American 

Ballet Theatre. His compositions have 

been performed around the world by 

many great conductors of today as well 

as those of the past, including the 

great talents of Arturo Toscanini, 

Leopold Stokowski, Artur Rodzinski, 

Dimitri Mitopoulos, and Fritz Reiner. 

While Mr. Gould’s work has spanned 

the greater part of this century, he has 

always managed to remain contemporary. Beginning with LP’s, his multitude of works have made their way 

into each new recording medium, including the new digital recording technology which he was one of the first to 

use as early as 1978. 

As an artist himself, Mr. Gould has 

long fought to protect the rights of all 

musical creators. Since 1935, he has 

been a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, the oldest performing rights organizations in the world. He has also 

served on the organization’s board of 

directors since 1959 and from 1986–94, he 

was its president. 

His many awards include a Grammy 

and a number of Grammy nominations; 

the 1983 Gold Baton Award, presented 

by the American Symphony Orchestra 

League; the 1985 Medal of Honor for 

Music from the National Arts Club; 

1986 election to the American Academy 

of Arts and Letters; and the National 

Music Council’s Golden Eagle Award. 

And in December 1994, Mr. Gould was 

presented with a lifetime achievement 

award by the Kennedy Center. 

Last March 10, 11, and 12, Mstislav 

Rostropovich conducted the National 

Symphony Orchestra of Washington, 

DC, in the world premier of Mr. Gould’s 

‘‘Stringmusic,’’ for which he received 

the Pulitzer Prize. This extraordinary 

piece was commissioned by the Hechinger Foundation in honor of Mr. 

Rostropovich’s last season as musical 

director of the National Symphony Orchestra and to honor Mr. Gould’s 80th 

birthday. 

As a fellow New Yorker and fellow 

American, I salute Mr. Gould’s accomplishments and contributions through 

his music which have given so much to 

us all and forever enriched our lives.∑ 

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