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by the Fish and Wildlife Service. The other is

located within the town of New London; the

State had owned the property but transferred

it to the Fish and Wildlife Service in 1939.

Finally, the bill stipulates that this property

revert back to the Federal Government if the

State of Minnesota decides it no longer wishes

to operate the hatchery as a fishery resources

management facility.

The Fish and Wildlife Service supports this

transfer and I urge my colleagues to vote

‘‘aye’’ on this measure.

Mr. SAXTON. Mr. Chairman, I have

no further requests for time, and I

yield back the balance of my time.

The CHAIRMAN. All time for general

debate has expired.

Pursuant to the rule, the bill and the

amendment printed in the bill are considered as having been read for amendment under the 5-minute rule.

The text of H.R. 614 is as follows:

H.R. 614

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in

Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF NEW LONDON NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY PRODUCTION FACILITY.

(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law and

within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall convey to the State of Minnesota

without reimbursement all right, title, and

interest of the United States in and to the

property comprising the New London National Fish Hatchery production facility, located outside of downtown New London,

Minnesota, including—

(1) all easements and water rights relating

to that property, and

(2) all land, improvements, and related personal property comprising that production

facility.

(b) USE OF PROPERTY.—All property and interests conveyed under this section shall be

used by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for the Minnesota fishery resources management program.

(c) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—All right,

title, and interest in and to all property and

interests conveyed under this section shall

revert to the United States on any date on

which any of the property or interests are

used other than for the Minnesota fishery resources management program.

The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will designate the committee amendment.

The text of the committee amendment is as follows:

Committee amendment: Page 2, line 19,

strike lines 19 through 24 and insert:

(c) USE AND REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—The

property conveyed to the State of Minnesota

pursuant to this section shall be used by the

State for purposes of fishery resources management, and if it is used for any other purpose all right, title, and interest in and to all

property conveyed pursuant to this section

shall revert to the United States. The State

of Minnesota shall ensure that the property

reverting to the United States is in substantially the same or better condition as at the

time of transfer.

The CHAIRMAN. The question is on

the committee amendment.

The committee amendment was

agreed to.

The CHAIRMAN. If there are no further amendments, under the rule, the

Committee rises.

Accordingly, the Committee rose;

and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr.

LAHOOD) having assumed the chair, Mr.

CAMP, Chairman of the Committee of

the Whole House on the State of the

Union, reported that that Committee,

having had under consideration the bill

(H.R. 614) to direct the Secretary of the

Interior to convey to the State of Minnesota the New London National Fish

Hatchery production facility, pursuant

to House Resolution 146, he reported

the bill back to the House with an

amendment adopted by the Committee

of the Whole.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under

the rule, the previous question is ordered.

The question is on the amendment.

The amendment was agreed to.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed

and read a third time, was read the

third time, and passed, and a motion to

reconsider was laid on the table.

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PROVIDING FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1561, AMERICAN

OVERSEAS INTERESTS ACT OF

1995

The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr.

LAHOOD). The pending business is the

question of agreeing to the resolution

(H. Res. 156) providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 1561) to consolidate the foreign affairs agencies of

the United States; to authorize appropriations for the Department of State

and related agencies for fiscal years

1996 and 1997; to responsibly reduce the

authorizations of appropriations for

United States foreign assistance programs for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and

for other purposes, on which the yeas

and nays are ordered.

The Clerk read the title of the resolution.

The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were—yeas 252, nays

168, not voting 14, as follows:

[Roll No. 357]

YEAS—252

Allard

Archer

Armey

Bachus

Baesler

Baker (CA)

Baker (LA)

Ballenger

Barr

Barrett (NE)

Bartlett

Barton

Bass

Bateman

Bereuter

Bevill

Bilbray

Bilirakis

Bliley

Blute

Boehlert

Boehner

Bono

Boucher

Brewster

Browder

Brownback

Bryant (TN)

Bunn

Bunning

Burr

Burton

Buyer

Callahan

Calvert

Camp

Canady

Castle

Chabot

Chambliss

Chenoweth

Christensen

Chrysler

Clinger

Coble

Coburn

Collins (GA)

Combest

Condit

Cooley

Cox

Cramer

Crane

Crapo

Cremeans

Cunningham

Davis

de la Garza

Deal

DeLay

Diaz-Balart

Dickey

Dingell

Dooley

Doolittle

Dornan

Dreier

Duncan

Dunn

Ehlers

Ehrlich

Emerson

English

Ensign

Everett

Ewing

Fawell

Fields (TX)

Flanagan

Foley

Forbes

Ford

Fowler

Fox

Franks (CT)

Franks (NJ)

Frelinghuysen

Frisa

Frost

Funderburk

Gallegly

Ganske

Gekas

Gilchrest

Gillmor

Gilman

Goodlatte

Goodling

Goss

Graham

Greenwood

Gunderson

Gutknecht

Hall (TX)

Hancock

Hansen

Hastert

Hastings (WA)

Hayworth

Hefley

Heineman

Herger

Hilleary

Hobson

Hoekstra

Hoke

Horn

Hostettler

Hunter

Hutchinson

Hyde

Inglis

Istook

Jacobs

Johnson (CT)

Johnson, Sam

Jones

Kasich

Kelly

Kim

King

Kingston

Klug

Knollenberg

Kolbe

LaHood

Largent

Latham

LaTourette

Laughlin

Lazio

Leach

Lewis (CA)

Lewis (KY)

Lightfoot

Linder

Livingston

LoBiondo

Longley

Manton

Manzullo

Martini

McCollum

McCrery

McDade

McHale

McHugh

McInnis

McIntosh

McKeon

Meek

Metcalf

Meyers

Mica

Miller (FL)

Molinari

Montgomery

Moorhead

Moran

Morella

Murtha

Myers

Myrick

Nethercutt

Neumann

Ney

Norwood

Nussle

Ortiz

Oxley

Packard

Parker

Payne (VA)

Peterson (MN)

Petri

Pombo

Porter

Portman

Pryce

Quillen

Quinn

Radanovich

Ramstad

Regula

Roberts

Rogers

Rohrabacher

Ros-Lehtinen

Roth

Roukema

Royce

Salmon

Sanford

Saxton

Scarborough

Schaefer

Schiff

Seastrand

Sensenbrenner

Shadegg

Shaw

Shays

Shuster

Sisisky

Skeen

Skelton

Smith (MI)

Smith (NJ)

Smith (TX)

Smith (WA)

Solomon

Souder

Spence

Stearns

Stockman

Stump

Talent

Tate

Taylor (NC)

Thomas

Thornberry

Thurman

Tiahrt

Torkildsen

Traficant

Upton

Vucanovich

Walker

Walsh

Wamp

Ward

Weldon (FL)

Weldon (PA)

Weller

White

Whitfield

Wicker

Wilson

Wolf

Young (FL)

Zeliff

Zimmer

NAYS—168

Abercrombie

Ackerman

Andrews

Baldacci

Barcia

Barrett (WI)

Becerra

Beilenson

Bentsen

Berman

Bishop

Bonior

Borski

Brown (CA)

Brown (FL)

Brown (OH)

Bryant (TX)

Cardin

Chapman

Clay

Clayton

Clement

Clyburn

Coleman

Collins (IL)

Collins (MI)

Conyers

Costello

Coyne

Danner

DeFazio

DeLauro

Dellums

Deutsch

Dicks

Dixon

Doggett

Doyle

Durbin

Edwards

Engel

Eshoo

Evans

Farr

Fattah

Fazio

Fields (LA)

Filner

Flake

Foglietta

Frank (MA)

Furse

Gejdenson

Gephardt

Geren

Gibbons

Gonzalez

Gordon

Green

Gutierrez

Hall (OH)

Hamilton

Harman

Hastings (FL)

Hefner

Hilliard

Hinchey

Holden

Hoyer

Jackson-Lee

Jefferson

Johnson (SD)

Johnson, E. B.

Johnston

Kanjorski

Kaptur

Kennedy (MA)

Kennedy (RI)

Kennelly

Kildee

Klink

LaFalce

Lantos

Levin

Lewis (GA)

Lincoln

Lipinski

Lowey

Luther

Maloney

Markey

Martinez

Mascara

Matsui

McCarthy

McDermott

McKinney

McNulty

Meehan

Menendez

Mfume

Miller (CA)

Mineta

Minge

Mink

Moakley

Mollohan

Nadler

Neal

Oberstar

Obey

Olver

Orton

Owens

Pallone

Pastor

Payne (NJ)

Pickett

Pomeroy

Poshard

Rahall

Rangel

Reed

Reynolds

Richardson

Rivers
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Roemer

Rose

Roybal-Allard

Rush

Sabo

Sanders

Sawyer

Schroeder

Schumer

Scott

Serrano

Skaggs

Slaughter

Spratt

Stark

Stenholm

Stokes

Studds

Stupak

Tanner

Taylor (MS)

Tejeda

Thompson

Thornton

Torres

Torricelli

Towns

Tucker

Velazquez

Vento

Visclosky

Volkmer

Waters

Watt (NC)

Waxman

Williams

Wise

Woolsey

Wyden

Wynn

Yates

Young (AK)

NOT VOTING—14

Bonilla

Cubin

Hayes

Houghton

Kleczka

Lofgren

Lucas

Paxon

Pelosi

Peterson (FL)

Riggs

Tauzin

Waldholtz

Watts (OK)

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Messrs. FLAKE, VOLKMER, MOAKLEY, SCHUMER, and SERRANO

changed their vote from ‘‘yea’’ to

‘‘nay.’’

Mr. HANSEN and Mr. NUSSLE

changed their vote from ‘‘nay’’ to

‘‘yea.’’

So the resolution was agreed to.

The result of the vote was announced

as above recorded.

A motion to reconsider was laid on

the table.

AMERICAN OVERSEAS INTERESTS

fACT OF 1995

The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr.

LAHOOD). Pursuant to House Resolutions 155 and 156 and rule XXIII, the

Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House on the State

of the Union for the further consideration of the bill, H.R. 1561.

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IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

Accordingly the House resolved itself

into the Committee of the Whole House

on the State of the Union for the further consideration of the bill (H.R.

1561) to consolidate the foreign affairs

agencies of the United States; to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related agencies for

fiscal years 1996 and 1997; to responsibly reduce the authorizations of appropriations for United States foreign

assistance programs for fiscal years

1996 and 1997, and for other purposes,

with Mr. GOODLATTE in the Chair.

The Clerk read the title of the bill.

The CHAIRMAN. When the Committee of the Whole rose on Wednesday,

May 24, 1995, amendment number 42 offered by the gentleman from Florida

[Mr. HASTINGS] had been disposed of,

and the bill was open for amendment at

any point.

Pursuant to House Resolutions 155

and 156, 6 hours and 35 minutes remain

for consideration of the bill under the

5-minute rule.

Only the following further amendments to the committee amendment in

the nature of a substitute, as modified

and amended, are in order:

Pro forma amendments for the purpose of debate;

Amendments printed before May 25,

1995, in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD;

Amendments en bloc described in

section 2 of House Resolution 155 comprising only amendments printed before May 25, 1995; and

One amendment offered by the chairman of the Committee on International

Relations.

Are there further amendments to the

bill?

AMENDMENTS EN BLOC, AS MODIFIED, OFFERED

BY MR. GILMAN

Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Chairman, I offer

amendments en bloc, as modified.

The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will designate the amendments and report the

modifications.

The Clerk designated the amendments en bloc and proceeded to read

the modifications.

Mr. GILMAN (during the reading).

Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that the modifications be considered as read and printed in the RECORD.

The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection

to the request of the gentleman from

New York?

There was no objection.

The text of the amendments en bloc,

as modified, is as follows:

Amendments en bloc, as modified, offered

by Mr. GILMAN:

Amendment No. 12 offered by Mr. LANTOS:

After section 3211, insert the following new

section:

SEC. 3212. CENTRAL ASIAN ENTERPRISE FUND.

Notwithstanding section 201(d)(3)(A) of the

Support for East European Democracy

(SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5421(d)(3)(A)),

the Central Asian-American Enterprise Fund

may, in lieu of the appointment of citizens of

the host countries to its Board of Directors,

establish an advisory council for the host region comprised of citizens of each of the host

countries or establish separate advisory

councils for each of the host countries, with

which such Fund shall periodically consult

with respect to the Fund’s policies and proposed activities. Such host country citizens

shall satisfy the experience and expertise requirements set forth in section 201(d)(3)(A)

and (d)(3)(C) of that Act.

Amendment No. 13 as modified, offered by

Mr. LIVINGSTON: Page 47, strike line 9 and all

that follows through line 20 (section 348(e) of

the bill), and insert the following:

(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

Section 8(a) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 1465f(a)) is

amended in the second sentence by striking

‘‘United States Information Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Department of State’’.

In section 2101(a)(1)(B), strike ‘‘only’’.

In section 2101(a)(2)(B), strike ‘‘only’’.

In section 2102(b)(2)(A)(i), strike ‘‘only’’.

In section 2102(b)(2)(B)(i), strike ‘‘only’’.

In section 2102(b)(2)(C), strike ‘‘to be made

available’’.

In section 2102(b)(2)(D), strike ‘‘only’’.

In section 2102(b)(2)(E), strike ‘‘only’’.

In section 2102(b)(2)(G), strike ‘‘only’’.

In section 2106(4)(B), strike ‘‘only’’.

In section 2106(4)(C), strike ‘‘only’’.

In section 3222(a)(1)(A), strike ‘‘shall’’ and

insert ‘‘should’’.

In section 3222(a)(1)(B), strike ‘‘shall’’ and

insert ‘‘should’’.

In section 3222(b), strike ‘‘shall’’ and insert

‘‘should’’.

In section 3222(c), strike ‘‘shall’’ and insert

‘‘should’’.

In section 3227(a), strike ‘‘shall’’ and insert

‘‘should’’.

Amendment No. 30, as modified, offered by

Mr. CONDIT: After chapter 2 of title XXXIV

(relating to special authorities and other

provisions), insert the following new chapter

(and redesignate the subsequent chapter accordingly):

CHAPTER 3—FOREIGN AID REPORTING

REFORM ACT OF 1995

SEC. 3421. SHORT TITLE.

This chapter may be cited as the ‘‘Foreign

Aid Reporting Reform Act of 1995’’.

SEC. 3422. ANNUAL FOREIGN ASSISTANCE JUSTIFICATION REPORT.

(a) IN GENERAL.—In conjunction with the

submission of the annual requests for enactment of authorizations and appropriations

for foreign assistance programs for each fiscal year, the President shall submit to the

Congress a single report containing—

(1) an integrated justification for all foreign assistance programs proposed by the

President for the coming fiscal year; and

(2) an assessment of when the objective of

those programs will be achieved so that the

assistance can be terminated.

(b) SPECIFIC INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED.—Each such report shall include the

following:

(1) INFORMATION REGARDING A FOREIGN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM GENERALLY.—For each

foreign assistance program taken as a

whole—

(A) the total amount of assistance proposed to be provided under that program;

(B) the justification for that amount;

(C) the objectives that assistance under

that program is intended to achieve;

(D) an explanation of the relationship of

assistance under that program to assistance

under other foreign assistance programs; and

(E) the President’s estimation of the date

by which the objectives of that program will

be achieved and the program terminated.

(2) INFORMATION REGARDING SPECIFIC ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS.—For each country or

organization which is a proposed recipient of

assistance under any foreign assistance program—

(A) the amount of each type of assistance

proposed;

(B) the justification for providing each

such type of assistance;

(C) the objectives that each such type of

assistance is intended to achieve;

(D) an explanation of the relationship of

each type of assistance proposed to other

types of assistance proposed for that recipient; and

(E) the President’s estimation of the date

by which the objectives of assistance for

such recipient under each foreign assistance

program will be achieved and assistance

under that program to that recipient terminated.

The information required by subparagraphs

(A) through (E) shall be provided on a recipient-by-recipient basis.

(3) INFORMATION REGARDING CENTRALLYFUNDED PROGRAMS.—For each centrally-funded program under a foreign assistance program—

(A) the amount proposed for such program;

(B) the justification for such program;

(C) the objectives each such program is intended to achieve;

(D) an explanation of the relationship of

such program to other types of assistance

proposed under that foreign assistance program and under other foreign assistance programs; and

(E) the President’s estimation of the date

by which the objectives of such program will

be achieved and such program terminated.

SEC. 3423. DEFINITION OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE

PROGRAMS.

As used in this chapter, the term ‘‘foreign

assistance program’’ includes—

(1) any program of assistance authorized

by the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (such