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Date: 1984-06-19
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I yield myself such time as I may conslime. Mr. Speaker. H.R. 4308 would grant the consent of Congress to an interstate compact for the preparation of a Statefunded feasibility study for the development of a system of highspeed intercity rail passenger service. The States of Illinois. Indiana. Michigan. Ohio. and Pennsylvanfa have entered into this Interstate coinpact for the preparation of a feasibillty study for the development of a highspeed intercity rail passenger service. connecting major cities in the participating States. West Virginia and Kentucky are eligible to be participating States. However. their legislatures have not yet enacted the compact. The compact provides for the creation of an Interstate Rail Passenger Advisory Council to coordinate the feasibility study. Each participating State selects two representatives to serve on the council. The States have agreed to fully cooperate in sharing information. data. and other responsibilities. and the compact is to be liberally construed so as to effectuate its purpose. Upon enactment. the bill H.R. 4308. provides the consent of Congress necessary to bring the compact into effect. The compact itself requires the agreement of two or more of the participating States in order to bring it into force. This has already been accomplished since. as stated above. five of the seven designated participating States have enacted substantially similar laws. The General Assembly of Ohio enacted amended house bill 168 on May 3. 1979. with an effective date of August 28. 1979. On December 21. 1979. the Legislature of Michigan approved senate bill No. 469. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania adopted the compact. house bill 2231. on June 22. 1980. On September 19. 1980. Illinois enacted the compact through Public Act 811504. Finally. the State of Indiana joined in the agreement. Public Law 107. on April 27. 1981. The Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations held a hearing on this bill April 11. 1984. Testimony was received from various parties. including the Chairman of the High Speed Rail Commission. There was no opposition to the bill expressed during any phase of committee consideration. The Department of Transportation. as the Federal agency responsible for Federal transportation policy. expre:hsed no objection to the bill. In its letter to the committee. tile Department expressed its willingness to assist in considering the feasibility of highfpeed rail passenger se rvice. However. the Department of Transportation stated that it considers the Federal funding of the developnrit of highspeed passenger service itself to be inappropriate. As I have noted. this compact merely provides for a feasibility shldy. and article II of Ihe compact requires the participating States to agree to provide the financial assistanee to implement Ihe feasibility st udy. The Committee on the Judiciary recomm(-nds 1hat the bill be considered favorably. 0 123 0
Date: 1984-06-19
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. KOLTERI the prime sponsor of this bill. I would like to state that Mr. KOLTER has done yeoman work in working with the committee on this bill. He is very dedicated to this bill. and supports it 100 percent. Again. I yield such time as lie may consume to the gentleman.
Date: 1984-06-19
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks on the bill just passed.
Date: 1984-06-19
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

I thank the gentleman for yielding to me. Mr. Chairman. I would like to point out to the gentleman from Massachusetts that we now have in the existing law a provision that the Attorney General. if a person has been here for not less than 7 years. has a right to suspend any deportation proceedings If that person can prove that by taking him or her out of the United States it will be a hardship on that person. or. it might be a hardship on their family. Now. if we could. allow the Attorney General and give him absolute authority. to allow people to stay here who have been here not less than 7 years. under certain circumstances would it not make for a better citizenry rather than just allowing everybody who cane here after a certain period of time. to be given certain rights of citiZenship?
Date: 1984-06-20
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations of the Committee on the Judiciary be permitted to meet tomorrow. June 21. 1984. during proceedings in the House under the 5minute rule. We have cleared this with the minority.
Date: 1984-06-21
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Agriculture may have until midnight Friday. June 22. 1984. to file a report on the bill. H.R. 5183.
Date: 1984-06-21
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. 1 ask unanimous consent that the Conmittee on Banking. Finance and Urban Affairs be permitted to sit durin.g the 5minute rule on Tuesday. June 26. 1984. having cleared this with the minority.
Date: 1984-06-21
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I wish to submit to my colleagues the following speech. delivered recently by August A. Busch. Jr.. chairman Emeritus of AnheuserBusch Co.. Inc.:
Date: 1984-06-21
Speaker: BF LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I have today introduced legislation creating a national commisiIon to stidy agriculliral export problems and 1t. recommend steps which can help Improve our export trade. The need for such a study is elar. Earlier this week. newspapers carried a report from the Department of Commerce stating that our- national trade deficit rose to another new record II 6307 during the first quarter of 1984. That is bad news for our national economy. although the news would have been evien worse if we had not been able to contlinue heavy exports of agricultural products. Our agricultural exports have bee n down from the levels of a few years neo. and the volume of farm exports has continued to decline in fiscal 1984. But on a dollar basis. the Agriculture Departmient. repoits that the value of gricultural exports during the first 7 mont hs of fiscal 1984 was up 13 perIi nt from a year earlier. These facts underline the importance of agricultural exports to our agrico tural community and to the entire Nation. The hard truth is that we need a strong agricultural export market for two reasonsto keep our farm economy healtihy. an( to help improve the growing problem in our it ionul balance of payments. The legislation creating a study commission is a bipartisan effort which has Ihe support of many segments of our agricultural community. The legislation is simple. It creates a commlission that will include 10 memhers appointed by the speaker and 10 appointed by the president pro tem of Ile Senate. These 20 members will be private citisens representing farmers. agicult ural traders. and other segments of agriculture and agribusiness. In addition. 12 members of the House and Senate would be ex officio voting nwmbers of the commission. Finally. Ilt. President would appoint three Government officials as nonvoting memlibers. The commission would be directed to study our national trade and expoit policies which affect agricultural t rade. It will look at how current protrants are working and at new programs which could be considered. It %il also consider factors including for(iln protectionist policies. tit ernational economic trends. and the manner in which the United States can best adjust its policies to meet changing ecoiomic conditions. On the basis of this study. the commission will be required to report to Congress on the results of its review and on any recommendations it can make for improving exports. An interimi report will be due on March 31. 1985. and the chairmen of congressional committees which have ex officio representation on the commission could request other Interim reports. A final report would be due by July 1. Finally. I want to point out that the cost of this study could be very largely borne by our private agricultural industries. because the legislation permits private contributions to the coininlSsion. I hope. Mr. Speaker. that many of my colleagues on both parties will join in cosponsoring this legislation.
Date: 1984-06-22
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent to take from the Speakers table the Senate bill to make persons who produce agricultural commodities on highly erodible land ineligible for certain agriculturalrelated programs. and for other purposes. with the House amendment thereto. and agree to a conference on the. disagreeing votes of the two Houses.
Date: 1984-06-22
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I am Introducing today. with my colleague CHALMERS WYLIE. a revised version of the Financial Institutions Equity Act of 1984. H.R. 5916. Since the introduction of the earlier version. HR. 5734. on May 24. 1984. the Banking Committee has held hearings and heard testimony from the regulators. trade associations. consumer groups. and entities affected by the legislation. Based on this testimony and on discussions with my colleagues on the Banking Committee. I have prepared a bill. with the assistance of Mr. WYLIE. that I believe answers many of the questions and concerns that were raised about the earlier version. The Banking Committee will meet to mark up H.R. 5916 next Tuesday. June 26. at 10 a.m. So that Members may better understand this legislation. I am including a sectionbysection analysis of the bill:
Date: 1984-06-25
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (I.R. 5183) to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National Forest System lands to Craig County. VA.. as amended. The clurk read as follows: II.R. 5163 Re it -nacted by the Senate and H1ouse of Represtintatives of the United Stais oAt Atuerica in (Cngrcss assembled. That (a thec- Secretary of Agricuilture shall. upon reevipt by the Secretary of ii amouit (qual to I the fair market value of the real properly described In subsection (b). conviy by quitclaim deed to Craig County. Virginia. all right. title. and interest of the United States in such desciribed real property. (b) Th National Forest System land referred to in subsection (a) is located in Craig County. Virginia. and Is described as: Tract J 26A. containing 52.00 aets. ac luired from G. W. Layman and F. IH. Dame by dced dated February 17. 1936. recorded In Book 2. page 35. Craig County. Virginia. the recordation date being March 9. 193i.
Date: 1984-06-25
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 days in which to revise and extend their remarks on the bill just passed.
Date: 1984-06-26
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. one of the major issues facing American agriculture Is the question of Government policy affecting exports. The House has dealt with many phases of this issue in the past. and if there is any such thing as a certainty in Congress. it is the fact that we are going to have to deal with the issue again when we work on the 1985 farm bill. For this reason. I would like to lay before our colleagues in the House some remarks on the subject I prepared recently as the basis for a speech before a meeting of the U.S. Agricultural Export Development Council on June 21 here in Washington. The text of the prepared remarks follows:
Date: 1984-06-27
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations of the Committee on the Judiciary be permitted to sit today during consideration of bills under the 5minute rule. We are considering the Japanese relocation bill. I have cleared it with the opposide side.
Date: 1984-06-27
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

JIR. Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 368. A. bill to amend the Contract Disputes Act f 1978 to eliminate the requirement that certain claims be certified. and for other purposes. with an amendment (Rept. No. 988 2). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
Date: 1984-06-28
Speaker: EDWARD KENNEDY (democrat)
Chamber: S

U.S. Senate. Washington. DC. DEAR SIR: In response to your letter dated May 31. 1984 were we are accused by you of killing seven people. wounding fifteen. and thirty nine kidnapped. we. the Miskito Nation which to express our disbelieve in your accusations and our consternation and great surprise that a Senator of your stature. a leader who has tried to follow on his two brothers step. can. with total false unverified Information reach such unconfounded conclusions. We publicly Invite you to physically ac. company me next week or at your convenIence to visit the exact location where they are within Nicaraguan territory. to meet with each and every one of those you claim we have kidnapped. Purthermore. you will be also able to find out their political ideology and the reasons they had when they did what they did in SUMUBILA. We also Invite you Sir to visit with our mutilated Indians. our invalid and share with us a plate of food as part of our hospitality. conmince that your deep sense of human rights will certainly make you a different Senator after this trip. We are waiting your reply Senator. Very Truly Yours. SrMawAt PAGOTH. Jefit atedo Mayor "MISURA". I came to the United States representing my nation. the Miskito Indian Nation. to accused publicly certain liberal U.S. Congressmen and Senator who voted against the continuity of assistance to the Nicaraguan Contras. This assistance. necessary to prevent an olocaust on the Miskito Nation by the Sandinista government was vetoed recently. However. I traveled to Washington and through the good effort of State Representative Jenkings from Louisiana and others I was able to meet with an Inmerable amount of Democratic and Republican Representstives in Washington. Their total recognition of real situation after hours of private meetings. certainly to my ntion. today. is of great encouragement. Our faith in this great Nation has been renovated. our new understanding of U.S. democratic congressional system and of their new understanding of the Nicaraguan situation will contribute to increase United States international leadership image through positive congressional ation. and to them. we the Miskito Nation say. we shall survive. to the American public we say"Paniva Una Nicaragua Libre" to the United States Congress we say. our destiny as an nation in extinction is in your forthcoming vote. SrFInuAN FAMITH. Jefr Eatedo Mayor de Miura.
Date: 1984-06-28
Speaker: WON PAT (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimruous consent for the immediate consideration of the bill to enhance the economic development of Guam. the Virgin Islands. American Samoa. the Northern Mariana Islands. and for other purposes.
Date: 1984-06-28
Speaker: WON PAT (democrat)
Chamber: H

If the gentleman will yield. it Is. H.R. 5561 1.s a bill to facilitate the economic development of the U.S. territories by providing necessary assistance and removing unnecessary statutory impediments. It is based on an administration request. It received the bipartisan support of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. and since It has been reported. It has been reviewed by the Committees on the Budget. Merchant Marine and Fisheries. and Ways and Means. It would be altered by an amendment in the nature of a substitute that I will offer shortly to accommodate the concerns of those committees. as well as our committee. administration and territorial officials. and make technical changes. The changes would require no new spending and the amendments since introduction include savings of at least $14 million.
Date: 1984-06-28
Speaker: WON PAT (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that the amendment in the nature of a substitute be considered as read and printed in the RECORD.
Date: 1984-06-28
Speaker: WON PAT (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks on the bill just passed.
Date: 1984-06-28
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking. Finance and Urban Affairs have until midnight. Thursday. July 12. to file a committee report on H.R. 5196. the Financial Institutions Equity Act of 1984. Mr. Speaker. this has been cleared with the gentleman from Ohio . the ranking minority member.
Date: 1984-06-28
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Chairman. the authorization bill before the House represents a tremendous effort by members of the Public Works and Transportation Committee to give the American people a comprehensive water development policy on a national basis. Chairman HOWAnD and Chairman ROE. other full committee and subcommittee members. and staff have worked long and hard on this legislation. They have taken one of the most complex and. indeed. critical Issues facing the American peoplewater resourcesand fashioned a piece of legislation that will help guarantee adequate water supply into the next century. Tile entire committee deserves our thanks. appreciation. and admiration. I am very pleased that the committee has addressed in a fort hright. indepth manner the Cooper Lake and Channels Project in my congressional district. For some 13 years this vital project has been delayed to the everlasting dismay of literally hundreds of thousands of people in northeast Texas whose future water needs are dependent upon its successful completion. One Federal district judge has singlehandedly held up Cooper on the basis that it contained an Inadequate environmental impact statement. Literally millions of dollars have been spent to satisfy his objections but to no avail. and the entire matter is now before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Oral arguments have been held before the fifth circuit. and we are now awaiting a decision on whether work on the project can proceed. It Is good to know that the committee has taken a stand in Its report language to the effect that authorization of the mitigation plan. which was the subject of the original enjoinment by the district court. is appropriate at this time in order to avoid any further delay once the injuction is lifted.e
Date: 1984-06-29
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Could the gentleman state how the existing judges will be continued? I have had 2 calls from the bankruptcy judges in Texas since yesterday. and they are concerned about what their status is as a result of this conference report.
Date: 1984-06-29
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

I was told yesterday that the bankruptcy judges had been given an additional oath of fiffice after the termination of their position as bankruptcy judges. Will they have to be sworn in again by the Cotirt?
Date: 1984-06-29
Speaker: SAM B. HAIL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. would the gentleman explain this to me in a little detail: After the initial meeting prior to bankruptcy proceedings between thi debtor and the representative of the bargaining union agreement. if they make a decision. Is that decision binding on a court?
Date: 1984-06-29
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. if the gentleman would yield for one further question? Does the discretion of the bankruptcy court still remain?
Date: 1984-06-29
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

So the court in balancing the equities would Include the union contractand any other matters that might make It detrimental to the debtor for the contract to remain in force? That would be up to the discretion of the judge. as I understand it?
Date: 1984-06-29
Speaker: SAM B. HALL (democrat)
Chamber: H

Of course. that Is the present law. that all the debtors will be treated fairly and equitably. So I assume then that this contract under the Bildisco case will still be considered. after you take all the steps you have mentioned. by the judge as to whether or not that contract will be vitiated or amended.
Date: 1984-06-29
Speaker: ST GERMAIN (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I am today joined by a number of fellow Members in the introduction of a bill to stabilize oil prices by creating an Independent corporation to buy and sell crude and petroleum products. In Introducing this measure. I do so against the background of this past winters home heating oil shortage. price gyrations. and the almost disastrous series of inaccurate supplydemand estimates for home heating oil made by the industry. I believe the time has come for us in Congress to move toward solving home heating oil supply problems that threaten to become recurrent. This bill proposes to establish an uncomplicated approach to the problem of guaranteeing a stable. uninterrupti-. ble supply of lowcost fuel to hardship areas and people in need. The bill proposes the creation of an Oil Trading Corporation [OTC]. and directs the Corporation to buy. hold. and sell crude oil and refined products in order to reduce the potential for supply distruptions and rapid price increases. The Corporation would be directed by a nine member Board. five to be appointed by the President for 3year terms. and four to be selected by OTC stockholders. The Board would decide on how much oil should be sold by the Corporation as well as when it should be sold. in order to maximize the stabilization of market forces during times of oil shortages: $100 million would be authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1985. with which to buy class A stock in the OTC. I believe that this initial equity investment would be sufficient for the Corporation to purchase about 3 million barrels of crude oil. Class B stock in the OTC could be purchased by any U.S. person. and oil owned by the Corporation could be sold during a shortage only to U.S. persons. The proposed OTC presents some important potential benefits: First. it could provide a supply cushloll to minimize shortages and price increases. Second. the OTC could store refined products such as home heating oil. Third. the OTC could store such products in existing tanks In different regions around the country. Finally. by buying low hi ties of surplus. and selling at a highei price. when markets tighten up. It could operate at a profit. yet sell from its stockpiles at less than the going market sales price should demand for heating oil exceed available supply. Mr. Speaker. I believe the purposes sought through this proposed legislation are a most worthy addition to the Important field of national energy policy. I urge my fellow Members to join In this effort to strike at the heart of a problem plaguing far too many of our citizens. Mr. Speaker. I ask consent that the bill and supporting material be made a part of the RECORD imnediately following these remarks.
Date: 1984-07-24
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I move to suspend the rules and pass t he bill (II.R. 5223) to exempt restaurant central kitchens from Federal inpect ion requirements. as amended.
Date: 1984-07-24
Speaker: DE LA GARZA (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Speaker. I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill to enable honey producers and handlers to finance a nationally coordinated research. promotion. and consumer information program designed to expand their markets for honey. as amended.