May 24, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H 5571

the rural rental housing program, and for

other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

By Mr. CLINGER:

H.R. 1692. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to increase the

limitation amount applicable to contributions to candidates in Federal elections by

individuals and to decrease the limitation

amount applicable to contributions to such

candidates by nonparty multicandidate political committees; to the Committee on

House Oversight.

H.R. 1693. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit congressional leadership committees; to the

Committee on House Oversight.

H.R. 1694. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for a

voluntary limitation on contributions from

other than individual district residents in

House of Representatives elections; to the

Committee on House Oversight.

H.R. 1695. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an income

tax credit for in-State contributions to congressional candidates; to the Committee on

Ways and Means.

By Mr. COOLEY:

H.R. 1696. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection

Agency to exempt certain small landfills

from the ground water monitoring requirements contained in landfill regulations promulgated by the Agency; to the Committee

on Commerce.

H.R. 1697. A bill to provide for the continuation of certain commercial activities at the

Red’s Horse Ranch area of the Eagle Cap Wilderness, Wallowa and Whitman National

Forests, OR; to the Committee on Resources.

By Mr. LIGHTFOOT (for himself, Mr.

HOYER, Mr. CLINGER, Mr. VISCLOSKY,

and Mr. HORN):

H.R. 1698. A bill to amend title 31, United

States Code, to require electronic funds

transfer for all Federal payments by 2001 to

promote efficiency and economy in the disbursement of Federal funds and to eliminate

crime incident to the issuance of Treasury

checks; to the Committee on Government

Reform and Oversight.

By Mr. MCCOLLUM:

H.R. 1699. A bill to amend the Community

Reinvestment Act of 1977, the Equal Credit

Opportunity Act, and the Fair Housing Act

to improve the administration of such acts,

to prohibit redlining in connection with the

provision of credit, and for other purposes; to

the Committee on Banking and Financial

Services, and in addition to the Committee

on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each

case for consideration of such provisions as

fall within the jurisdiction of the committee

concerned.

By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Ms.

MCKINNEY, Mrs. MALONEY, Ms.

VELA ́ ZQUEZ, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. WOOLSEY,

Mr. FATTAH, Mr. TORRES, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. COYNE, and

Mr. SABO):

H.R. 1700. A bill to make an exception to

the United States embargo on trade with

Cuba for the export of medicines or medical

supplies, instruments, or equipment, and for

other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.

By Mr. ROEMER (for himself, Mr. ZIMMER, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr.

SHAYS, Mr. KLECZKA, Mrs. ROUKEMA,

Mr. YATES, Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, Mr. JACOBS, Mr. UPTON, Mr.

FRANK of Massachusetts, Mrs.

MALONEY, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. SCHUMER, Ms. DANNER, Mr.

WYDEN, and Mr. DEFAZIO):

H.R. 1701. A bill to cancel the space station

project; to the Committee on Science.

By Mr. SERRANO:

H.R. 1702. A bill to protect the constitutional right to travel to foreign countries; to

the Committee on International Relations.

H.R. 1703. A bill to allow for news bureau

exchanges between the United States and

Cuba; to the Committee on International Relations.

H.R. 1704. A bill to reinstate the authorization of cash remittances to family members

in Cuba under the Cuban Assets Control Regulations; to the Committee on International

Relations.

By Mrs. SMITH of Washington (for herself and Mr. TATE):

H.R. 1705. A bill to amend the Stewart B.

McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to require public notice and local hearings before

property is made available under that act for

use to assist the homeless, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

By Mr. SOLOMON:

H.R. 1706. A bill to amend the Public

Health Service Act to establish Federal

standards to ensure quality assurance of

drug testing programs for private employers,

and for other purposes; to the Committee on

Commerce, and in addition to the Committee

on Economic and Educational Opportunities,

for a period to be subsequently determined

by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. COYNE, Mr.

DELLUMS, Mr. FOGLIETTA, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island,

Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. OLVER, Mr.

PALLONE, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. RANGEL,

and Ms. WOOLSEY):

H.R. 1707. A bill to amend title XVIII of the

Social Security Act to ensure access to services and prevent fraud and abuse for enrollees of health maintenance organizations

under the Medicare Program, to amend

standards for Medicare supplemental policies, to modify the Medicare Select Program,

and for other purposes; to the Committee on

Commerce, and in addition to the Committee

on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each

case for consideration of such provisions as

fall within the jurisdiction of the committee

concerned.

By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr.

METCALF, Mr. BARR, Mr. FOX, Mr.

STOCKMAN, Mr. EHRLICH, Mr. CHRYSLER, Mr. NEY, Mr. HEINEMAN, Mr.

BONO, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. LOBIONDO,

Mrs. KELLY, Mr. TATE, Mr. DAVIS,

Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. FORBES,

Mr. SALMON, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. FRISA, Mr. BURR, Mr.

WAMP, and Mr. BRYANT of Tennessee):

H.R. 1708. A bill to establish the Federal

Mortgage Insurance Corporation as a wholly

owned Government corporation to provide

full mortgage insurance and provide for the

development of credit enhancement products

for mortgages for single family homes of

low- and moderate-income homebuyers, and

for other purposes; to the Committee on

Banking and Financial Services.

By Ms. DANNER:

H.J. Res. 92. Joint resolution proposing an

amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the terms of office for

Representatives and Senators in Congress; to

the Committee on the Judiciary.

Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors

ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

fwere added to public bills and resolutions as follows:

H.R. 65: Mr. HINCHEY.

H.R. 103: Mr. ENGEL and Mrs. MORELLA.

H.R. 104: Mr. SOUDER.

H.R. 109: Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota and

Mr. POMBO.

H.R. 127: Mr. KILDEE, Mr. STUPAK, Mr.

GONZALES, Mr. BARCIA of Michigan, Mr. DURBIN, and Mr. SABO.

H.R. 303: Mr. CALLAHAN.

H.R. 390: Mr. LAUGHLIN.

H.R. 467: Mr. EVANS and Mr. SOLOMON.

H.R. 468: Mr. PETERSON of Florida, Mr.

HEFNER, and Mr. RIGGS.

H.R. 488: Mr. LUTHER.

H.R. 500: Mr. MCCRERY.

H.R. 540: Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. NADLER,

Mr. TORRES, and Mr. BONIOR.

H.R. 625: Mr. YOUNG of Florida and Ms.

LOFGREN.

H.R. 733: Mr. BARR and Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts.

H.R. 734: Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts.

H.R. 747: Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania and

Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts.

H.R. 755: Mr. BROWN of Ohio.

H.R. 784: Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of

Texas and Mr. BONO.

H.R. 789: Mr. HASTERT.

H.R. 801: Mr. DOYLE, Mr. RUSH, Mr. FOX,

and Mr. SOLOMON.

H.R. 863: Mr. ROSE.

H.R. 868: Mr. CANADY.

H.R. 873: Mr. BATEMAN and Mr. RIGGS.

H.R. 1023: Mr. SABO, Mr. FILNER, and Mr.

GEKAS.

H.R. 1037: Mr. PAYNE of Virginia.

H.R. 1044: Mr. SOLOMON.

H.R. 1090: Ms. RIVERS and Mr. PASTOR.

H.R. 1143: Mr. RIGGS.

H.R. 1144: Mr. RIGGS.

H.R. 1145: Mr. RIGGS.

H.R. 1210: Mr. COSTELLO.

H.R. 1222: Mr. GOSS, Mr. OLVER, Mr.

CANADY, Mr. SKAGGS, and Mr. LOBIONDO.

H.R. 1233: Mr. SCOTT, Mr. BORSKI, Mrs.

LOWEY, and Mr. FILNER.

H.R. 1235: Mr. LUTHER.

H.R. 1242: Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr.

MONTGOMERY, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, and

Mr. BUYER.

H.R. 1264: Mr. THOMPSON, Mr. HINCHEY, and

Mr. GUTIERREZ.

H.R. 1297: Mr. THOMPSON.

H.R. 1298: Mr. BROWN of California.

H.R. 1302: Mr. BORSKI.

H.R. 1352: Mr. BLILEY, Mr. PETERSON of

Florida, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. FAZIO of California, and Mr. SPRATT.

H.R. 1402: Mr. HINCHEY and Ms. WOOLSEY.

H.R. 1431: Mr. BAKER of Louisiana.

H.R. 1442: Mr. CONDIT and Mr. PAYNE of

Virginia.

H.R. 1450: Mr. LUTHER and Mr. SABO.

H.R. 1487: Mr. BACHUS and Mr. HAYWORTH.

H.R. 1490: Mr. EVANS, Mr. UNDERWOOD, and

Ms. LOFGREN.

H.R. 1491: Mr. ORTON.

H.R. 1493: Mr. PACKARD, Mr. JACOBS, Mr.

ACKERMAN, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr.

THOMPSON, and Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey.

H.R. 1500: Mrs. KELLY, Mr. STOKES, Ms.

VELA ́ ZQUEZ, and Mr. YATES.

H.R. 1510: Mr. LUTHER.

H.R. 1532: Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas and

Mr. FROST.

H.R. 1533: Mrs. KELLY and Mr. BAKER of

Louisiana.

H.R. 1552: Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. CRANE, Ms.

MCCARTHY, Mr. JONES, Mr. WELLER, Mr.

WOLF, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. TALENT, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. WISE, Mr. BROWN of

California, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr.

BARRETT of Nebraska, Mr. FOLEY, Mr.

LATHAM, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. KLUG, Mr. ROEMER, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. LEACH, Mr. MONTGOMERY, Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas, and Mr. GENE

GREEN of Texas.

H.R. 1583: Mr. HASTINGS of Florida.
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H.R. 1588: Mr. HOSTETTLER.

H.R. 1594: Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina and

Mr. HEFLEY.

H.R. 1595: Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr.

CHABOT, Mr. BUNN of Oregon, Ms. PRYCE, Mr.

FOX, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mr.

LATOURETTE, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. ANDREWS, and

Mr. COBLE.

H.R. 1611: Mr. NEY.

H.R. 1662: Mr. RANGEL, Mr. HASTINGS of

Florida, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. KENNEDY

of Rhode Island, Mr. BAKER of Louisiana, and

Mr. MOLLOHAN.

H. Con. Res. 42: Mr. MORAN and Mr. DOOLITTLE

Under clause 6 of rule XXIII, pro-

.

AMENDMENTS

fposed amendments were submitted as

follows:

H.R. 1561

OFFERED BY: MR. ANDREWS

AMENDMENT NO. 79: Add the following at

the end of Division A:

TITLE VI—OVERSEAS PRIVATE

INVESTMENT CORPORATION

SEC. 601. ABOLITION OF OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION.

(a) ABOLITION.—The Overseas Private Investment Corporation is abolished, effective

October 1, 1995.

(b) ADMINISTRATION OF EXISTING OBLIGATIONS.—The Secretary of State shall carry

out the functions performed on September

30, 1995, by the Overseas Private Investment

Corporation only for purposes of administering insurance, reinsurance, financing, and

other contracts or agreements issued or entered into by the Corporation that are effective on October 1, 1995. Such functions shall

terminate when all such insurance, reinsurance, financing, and other contracts or

agreements expire.

(c) TERMINATION OF PROVISIONS.—Title IV

of chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2191 and following)

shall cease to be effective on October 1, 1995,

except that such title shall continue in effect

with respect to the functions performed by

the Secretary of State under subsection (b).

(d) TERMINATION OF AFFAIRS.—The Director

of the Office of Management and Budget

shall take the necessary steps to terminate

the affairs of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.

H.R. 1561

OFFERED BY: MR. BILBRAY

AMENDMENT NO. 80: Page 100, line 10, strike

‘‘$12,472,000’’ and insert ‘‘$21,958,000’’.

At the end of the bill, add the following:

DIVISION D—ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

TITLE XLI—FOREIGN BUILDINGS

SEC. 4001. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

Notwithstanding section 2101(a)(4), there

are authorized to be appropriated for ‘‘Acquisition and Maintenance of Buildings

Abroad’’, $367,274,000 for the fiscal year 1997.

H.R. 1561

OFFERED BY: MR. BURTON OF INDIANA

AMENDMENT NO. 81: In paragraph (1) of section 3309(b) (relating to the future of the

United States military presence in Panama)—

(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph

(A), strike ‘‘a new base rights’’ and insert

‘‘an’’; and

(2) strike subparagraph (B) and insert the

following new subparagraph:

(B) to ensure that the United States will be

able to act after December 31, 1999, to maintain the security of the Panama Canal and

guarantee its regular operation; and

H.R. 1561

OFFERED BY: MR. BURTON

AMENDMENT NO. 82: In paragraph (1) of section 3309(b) (relating to the future of the

United States military presence in Panama)—

(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph

(A), strike ‘‘a new base rights’’ and insert

‘‘an’’; and

(2) strike subparagraph (B) and insert the

following new subparagraph:

(B) to ensure that the United States will be

able to act after December 31, 1999, to maintain the security of the Panama Canal and

guarantee its regular operation, consistent

with the Panama Canal Treaty, the Treaty

Concerning the Permanent Neutrality and

Operation of the Panama Canal, and the resolutions of ratification thereto; and

H.R. 1561

OFFERED BY: MR. CHABOT

AMENDMENT NO. 83: At the end of the bill,

add the following:

DIVISION D—ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

TITLE XLI—AUTHORIZATION OF

APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 4101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.—Notwithstanding section 3101 of this

Act, there are authorized to be appropriated

for grant assistance under section 23 of the

Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763) and

for the subsidy cost, as defined in section

502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of

1990, of direct loans under such section—

(1) $3,274,440,000 for fiscal year 1996; and

(2) $3,216,020,000 for fiscal year 1997.

(b) ECONOMIC SUPPORT ASSISTANCE.—Notwithstanding section 3201 of this Act, section

532(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961

(22 U.S.C. 2346a(a)) is amended to read as follows:

‘‘(a) There are authorized to be appropriated to the President to carry out the purposes of this chapter $2,346,378,000 for fiscal

year 1996 and $2,238,478,000 for fiscal year

1997.’’.

(c) DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR AFRICA.—Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of section 3221(a)

of this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated $649,214,000 for fiscal year 1996 and

$634,214,000 for fiscal year 1997 to carry out

chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance

Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2293 et seq.).

H.R. 1561

OFFERED BY: MR. FILNER

AMENDMENT NO. 84: In section 2103(1)(A),

strike ‘‘$12,472,000’’ and insert ‘‘$19,372,000’’.

In section 2103(4), strike ‘‘$13,202,000’’ and

insert ‘‘$6,302,000’’.

H.R. 1561

OFFERED BY: MR. GILMAN

AMENDMENT NO. 85: Strike subsection 505(e)

and insert the following:

‘‘Section 505(e) AUTHORITY SUBJECT TO EXPRESS APPROPRIATION. The authority to

make voluntary separation incentive payments which is provided under this section

shall be effective for any fiscal year only to

the extent or in such amounts as provided in

advance for that express purpose in appropriation Act.’’

H.R. 1561

OFFERED BY: MR. GILMAN

AMENDMENT NO. 86: After section 510, insert

the following new section:

SEC. 511. TRANSFER OF FUNCTION.

Any determination as to whether a transfer of function, carried out under this Act,

constitutes a transfer of function for purposes of subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 5,

United States Code, shall be made without

regard to whether or not the function involved is identical to functions already being

performed by the receiving agency.

H.R. 1561

OFFERED BY: MR. HAMILTON

AMENDMENT NO. 87: On page 286 after line

19, amend the subsection ‘‘(e)’’ which would

be added to Section 222 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, by adding at the end a new

sentence as follows:

‘‘The provisions of this subsection shall

not apply to guaranties which have been issued for the benefit of the Republic of South

Africa.’’

H.R. 1561

OFFERED BY: MR. HAMILTON

AMENDMENT NO. 88: At the end of the bill

add the following new chapter:

CHAPTER XXXVI—ADDITIONAL

PROVISIONS

SEC. 3601. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of

this Act, except for sections 2101(a)(3),

2101(a)(5), 2101(a)(6), 2102(e)(1), 2104(a), 2106(2),

2106(3)(B), 2106(3)(C), 2106(3)(D), 2106(3)(E),

2106(6), 2106(7), 3141, 3151, 3161, the following

amounts are authorized to be appropriated

for the specified programs and activities:

(1) $1,748,438,000 for each of the fiscal years

1996 and 1997 for ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular

Programs’’ of the Department of State.

(2) $372,480,000 for each of the fiscal years

1996 and 1997 for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ of

the Department of State.

(3) $421,760,000 for each of the fiscal years

1996 and 1997 ‘‘Acquisition and Maintenance

of Buildings Abroad’’.

(4) $24,250,000 for each of the fiscal years

1996 and 1997 for ‘‘Office of the Inspector General’’ of the Department of State.

(5) $15,465,000 for each of the fiscal years

1996 and 1997 for ‘‘Payment to the American

Institute in Taiwan’’.

(6) $8,579,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996

and 1997 for ‘‘protection of Foreign Missions

and Officials’’.

(7) $934,057,000 for each of the fiscal years

1996 and 1997 for ‘‘Contributions to International Organizations’’.

(8) $425,000,000 for each of the fiscal years

1996 and 1997 for ‘‘Voluntary Contributions to

International Organizations’’.

(9) $533,304,000 for each of the fiscal years

1996 and 1997 for ‘‘Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities’’.

(10) $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years

1996 and 1997 for the Department of State to

carry out section 551 of Public Law 87–195.

(11) $13,858,000 for each of the fiscal years

1996 and 1997 for ‘‘International Boundary

and Water Commission, United States and

Mexico; Salaries and Expenses’’.

(12) $10,393,000 for each of the fiscal years

1996 and 1997 for ‘‘International Boundary

and Water Commission, United States and

Mexico; Construction’’.

(13) $740,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996

and 1997 for ‘‘International Boundary and

Water Commission, United States and Canada’’.

(14) $3,550,000 for each of the fiscal years

1996 and 1997 for ‘‘International Joint Commission’’.

(15) $14,669,000 for each of the fiscal years

1996 and 1997 for ‘‘International Fisheries

Commissions’’.

(16) $15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years

1996 and 1997 for ‘‘Asia Foundation’’.

(17) $496,002,000 for each of the fiscal years

1996 and 1997 for the purposes of section

2106(1) of this Act.

(18) $130,799,000 for each of the fiscal years

1996 and 1997 for the purposes of section

2106(3)(A) of this Act.

(19) $119,536,000 for each of the fiscal years

1996 and 1997 for the purposes of section

2106(3)(F) of this Act.