The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, laid before the House the following communication from Mr. PORTER: CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Hon. NEWT GINGRICH, DEAR MR. SPEAKER: This is to formally notify you pursuant to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that a member of my staff has been served with a subpoena issued by the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. After consultation with the General Counsel, I have determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent with the privileges and precedents of the House. Sincerely, JOHN EDWARD PORTER. 126.22 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION Mr. OXLEY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2972) to authorize appropriations for the Securities and Exchange Commission, to reduce the fees collected under the Federal securities laws, and for other purposes; as amended. The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, recognized Mr. OXLEY and Mr. MARKEY, each for 20 minutes. After debate, The question being put, viva voce, Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended? The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, announced that two-thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative. So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed. A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said bill. 126.23 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATON REVITALIZATION Mr. SHUSTER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2276) to establish the Federal Aviation Administration as an independent establishment in the executive branch, and for other purposes; as amended. The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, recognized Mr. SHUSTER and Mr. OBERSTAR, each for 20 minutes. After debate, The question being put, viva voce, Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended? The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, announced that two-thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative. So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed. A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said bill. 126.24 BI-STATE DEVELOPMENT OF MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS Mr. GEKAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 78) to grant the consent of the Congress to certain additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by the States of Missouri and Illinois; as amended. The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, recognized Mr. GEKAS and Mr. REED, each for 20 minutes. After debate, The question being put, viva voce, Will the House suspend the rules and pass said joint resolution, as amended? The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, announced that two-thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative. Mr. GEKAS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not present and not voting. The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn. 126.25 HISTORIC CHATTAHOOCHEE СОМРАСТ Mr. GEKAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2064) to grant the consent of Congress to an amendment of the Historic Chattahoochee Compact between the States of Alabama and Georgia. The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, recognized Mr. GEKAS and Mr. REED, each for 20 minutes. After debate. The question being put, viva voce, Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill? The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, announced that two-thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative. Mr. GEKAS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not present and not voting. The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn. 126.26 SENSE OF CONGRESS CONDEMNING TERROR ATTACKS Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 149); as amended: Whereas, on February 25, 1996, two vicious terror attacks in Jerusalem and Ashkelon killed 2 American citizens and 25 Israelis, and wounded over 75 more; Whereas, on February 26, 1996, an Israeli citizen was killed and 22 Israelis were injured when a terrorist drove a rental car into a Jerusalem bus stop; Whereas, on March 3, 1996, a suicide bus bombing in Jerusalem took the lives of 18 innocent Israelis and other individuals and injured 10 more; Whereas, on March 4, 1996, yet another heinous explosion by a suicide bomber in Tel Aviv murdered at least 13 and wounded 130 more; Whereas, the Gaza-based Hamas terror group claimed responsibility for the most recent bombings, and the Damascus-based Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine terror groups have claimed responsibility for the majority of terror attacks since the signing of the Declaration of Principles; Whereas, these successive incidents represent an unprecedented escalation by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad of their terrorist campaign designed to cause maximum carnage against the peaceful civilian population of Israel, including children, women and the elderly; Whereas, these terrorist attacks are aimed not only at innocent Israeli civilians but also at destroying the Middle East peace process; Whereas, since the signing of the Declaration of Principle between Israel and the PLO on September 13, 1993 nearly 200 people, including 5 American citizens, have been killed in terrorist acts; Whereas, the Palestine Liberation Organization, the Palestinian Authority and Yasser Araft have been ineffective and unsuccessful in completely rooting out the vicious terrorist elements from Palestinian controlled areas, calling into question their committment to the peace process; Whereas, the vast majority of Palestinian terror suspects have not been apprehended, or if apprehended, not tried or punished, and not terror suspects requested for transfer have been transferred to Israeli authorities by Palestinian authorities in direct contravention of agreements signed between the PLO and Israel; Whereas, the Palestinian Authority must must now do much more systematically to end the threat posed by terrorist groups and take other steps consistent with the IsraelPalestinian Interim Agreement, including the apprehension, trial, and punishment of those who conduct terrorist acts and the implementation of procedures agreed upon with Israel to transfer suspected terrorists; Whereas, the hateful language calling for Israel's destruction, that remains an integral part of the Palestinian National Covenant only serves to incite those opposed to the peace process; Whereas, the Palestinian National Covenant has not yet been amended, despite commitments by the PLO to do so; Whereas, these failures undermine and threaten the peace process as well as continued U.S. financial assistance; Whereas, the government of Iran continues to provide safe haven, financial support and arms to terror groups such as Hamas, Islamic Jihad, or Hizbollah among others, and has in no way acted to restrain these groups from committing acts of terrorism; Whereas, notwithstanding Syria's participation in a serious negotiating process to reach a peace agreement with Israel, Syria continues to provide a safe haven for terrorist groups opposed to the peace process, permits the arming of Hizbollah in Lebanon, and has not acted to a prevent these groups from committing acts of terrorism; and Whereas, failure to act against terrorists by the Palestinian Authority, Iran, Syria, and others only undermines the credibility of the peace process: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the Congress(1) condemns and reviles in the strongest terms the attacks in Jerusalem, Ashkelon and Tel Aviv; (2) extends condolences to the families of all those killed, and to the Government and all the people of the State of Israel; (3) expresses its support and solidarity with the people and Government of the State of Israel; (4) reaffirms its full support for Israel in its efforts to combat terrorism as it attempts to pursue peace with its neighbors in the region; (5) calls upon the Palestinian Authority, the elected Palestinian Council and Chairman Arafat to act swiftly and decisively to apprehend and effectively punish the perpetrators of terror attacks, to prevent such acts of terror in the future, to confiscate all unauthorized weapons and to avoid and condemn all statements and gestures which signal tolerance for such acts and their prepetrators; (6) calls upon Chairman Arafat, the Palestinian Authority and the elected representatives of the Palestinian Council to eliminate the terrorist structure and terrorist activities of Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and all other terror groups; (7) calls upon Chairman Arafat, the Palestinian Authority and the elected representatives of the Palestinian Council to adopt legislative and executive measures to ban the existence and operations of all terrorist organizations resident in the Palestinian autonomous areas; (8) insists that Chairman Arafat convene the Palestinian National Council, so that the Palestinian National Covenant will be amended of its vile references to Israel within sixty days of the Palestinian Council's inauguration on March 7, 1996: (9) reaffirms its belief that the Palestinian National Covenant must be amended in order for the peace process to succeed; (10) calls upon the Palestinian people to support the deletion of anti-Israel language from the Palestinian National Covenant; (11) calls upon the Palestinian people to express their revulsion for terrorism against Israel, and condemn and isolate those elements of Palestinian society that employ and support such terrorist acts; (12) urges all parties to the peace process, in order to retain the credibility of their commitment to peace, to bring to justice the perpetrators of acts of terrorism, and to cease harboring, financing, and arming terror groups in all territories under their control; and (13) calls upon those Arab states that have failed to condemn these acts of terrorism to do so immediately and forthrightly, and to support all efforts in the region to combat terrorism; (14) calls upon the international community to cooperate with the United States in isolating states which engage in international terrorism; (15) insists that Iran and Syria cease all support for all terrorist groups operating in areas under their control and refrain from all activities in opposition to the Middle East peace process; (16) expresses its intent to reconsider United States assistance to the Palestinian Authority, in consultation with the Administration, in light of the steps that must be taken by the Palestinian Authority against terrorist infrastructures and operations; (17) urges the United States to act decisively and swiftly against those governments who continue to harbor, arm or finance terror groups seeking to undermine the peace process; and (18) praises United States efforts to provide Israel with all appropriate anti-terrorism resources to eliminate the tide of terrorist incidents against Israel. The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. LANTOS, each for 20 minutes. After debate, The question being put, viva voce, Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent resolution, as amended? The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, announced that two-thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative. Mr. GILMAN demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed. 126.27 WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the following resolution (H. Res. 375): The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by electronic device. (TX) Jacobs Johnson (SD) Johnson, E. B. Johnston Brown (CA) Brown (OH) Kanjorski Kennedy (MA) Kennedy (RI) Kennelly Kildee Klink Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider the conference report to accompany 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. All points of order against the conference report and against its consideration are waived. The conference report shall be considered as read. When said resolution was considered. After debate, On motion of Mr. GOSS, the previous question was ordered on the resolution to its adoption or rejection. The question being put, viva voce, Will the House agree to said resolution? The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, announced that the yeas had it. Mr. BEILENSON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not present and not voting. A quorum not being present, Boehlert Boehner Bonilla Buyer Callahan Calvert Gilman Goodling Greenwood The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules and pass the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 78) to grant the consent of the Congress to certain additional powers powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by the States of Missouri and Illinois; as amended. The question being put, viva voce, Will the House suspend the rules and pass said joint resolution, as amended? The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, announced that two-thirds of those present had voted in the affirmative. Mr. GOSS demanded a recorded vote on passage of said joint resolution, as amended, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device. It was decided in the Yeas affirmative .... Crane Crapo Conyers Hobson Cooley Cox Costello Hoke Horn Holden Coyne Hostettler Hoyer Hunter Hutchinson Hyde Cunningham Inglis Danner Istook DeLauro Jacobs Jefferson Johnson (CT) Montgomery Nethercutt Paxon Peterson (FL) Pickett Porter Pryce Quillen Quinn Dreier Kildee Kim Kingston Klug English Knollenberg Ensign Kolbe Eshoo LaFalce Evans LaHood Rangel 126.31 H.R. 2064-UNFINISHED BUSINESS The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2064) to grant the consent of Congress to an amendment of the Historic Chattahoochee Compact between the States of Alabama and Georgia. The question being put, viva voce, Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill? The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, announced that two-thirds of those present had voted in the affirmative. So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, the rules were suspended and said bill was passed. A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said bill. 126.32 H. CON RES. 149 UNFINISHED BUSINESS The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con Res. 149) condemning terror attacks in Israel; as amended. The question being put, Mollohan Barton Bryant (TX) Chapman Chenoweth Stockman Moorhead Stokes Taylor (NC) Moran Laughlin Tejeda Waxman Murtha Myers Myrick DeLay Durbin So, Nadler Neal Obey Olver Orton Owens Oxley Packard Pallone Parker Pastor Lewis (CA) Lewis (GA) Lightfoot Lincoln Linder Lipinski Livingston LoBiondo Longley Lowey Maloney Manton McCarthy McCollum McCrery McDade McDermott McHale McHugh Hastert Barton Christensen Collins (IL) de la Garza DeLay Durbin NOT VOTING-25 Fields (TX) Flake Ford Gallegly Johnson, Sam Laughlin Yates Young (AK) Young (FL) Zeliff Zimmer Rush Stockman Stokes Taylor (NC) Tejeda Waxman Wilson So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution, as amended, was agreed to. A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution, as amended, was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said concurrent resolution. 126.34 AMERICAN OVERSEAS INVESTMENTS Mr. GILMAN, pursuant to House Resolution 375, called up the following conference report (Rept. No. 104-478): The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to 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, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an amendment as follows: In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment, insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) SHORT TITLE.-This Act may be cited as the "Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1996 and 1997". (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.-The table of contents of this Act is as follows: DIVISION A-CONSOLIDATION OF Sec. 101. Short title. Sec. 102. Congressional findings. Sec. 104. Definitions. Sec. 212. Transfer of functions to Secretary of State. Sec. 213. Coordinator for Arms Control and Disarmament. CHAPTER 3-CONFORMING AMENDMENTS Sec. 221. References. Sec. 222. Repeal of establishment of ACDA. TITLE III-UNITED STATES CHAPTER 1-GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 301. Effective date. CHAPTER 2-ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Sec. 311. Abolition of United States Information Agency. Sec. 312. Transfer of functions. CHAPTER 3-CONFORMING AMENDMENTS Sec. 322. Amendments to title 5, United States Code. Sec. 323. Amendments to United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948. Sec. 324. Amendments to Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (Fulbright-Hays Act). Sec. 325. International broadcasting activities. Sec. 326. Television broadcasting to Cuba. Sec. 329. United States scholarship program Sec. 332. Center for Cultural and Technical Sec. 333. Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West. Sec. 334. Mission of Department of State. Sec. 335. Consolidation of administrative services. Sec. 336. Grants. Sec. 337. Ban on domestic activities. Sec. 338. Conforming repeal to Arms Control and Disarmament Act. Sec. 339. Repeal relating to procurement of legal services. Sec. 340. Repeal relating to payment of sub- Sec. 342. International Cultural and Trade Sec. 343. Other laws referenced in Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1977. in Sec. 344. Exchange program with countries transition from totalitarianism to democracy. Sec. 345. Edmund S. Muskie Fellowship Program. Sec. 346. Implementation of Convention on Cultural Property. Sec. 347. Mike Mansfield Fellowships. Sec. 348. United States Advisory Committee for Public Diplomacy. TITLE IV-AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER 1-GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 401. Effective date. CHAPTER 2-ABOLITION OF AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Sec. 411. Abolition of Agency for International Development and United States International Development Cooperation Agency. Sec. 412. Transfer of functions. Sec. 414. Abolition of Office of Inspector General of Agency for International Development and transfer of functions. Sec. 415. Abolition of Office of Chief Financial Officer of Agency for International Development and transfer of functions. CHAPTER 3-CONFORMING AMENDMENTS Sec. 421. References. Sec. 429. Additional conforming amendments. TITLE V-OFFICES OF INSPECTORS Sec. 501. Repeal relating to Inspector Gen- Sec. 502. Abolition of Office of Inspector General of United States Information Agency and transfer of functions. TITLE VI-TRANSITION CHAPTER 1-REORGANIZATION PLAN AND Sec. 601. Reorganization plan. CHAPTER 2-REORGANIZATION AUTHORITY Sec. 613. Incidental transfers. Sec. 615. Transition fund. Sec. 616. Savings provisions. Sec. 617. Property and facilities. Sec. 618. Authority of Secretary of State to facilitate transition. Sec. 619. Recommendations for additional conforming amendments. Sec. 620. Final report. DIVISION B-FOREIGN RELATIONS TITLE X-GENERAL PROVISIONS TITLE XI-AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO- Sec. 1103. International commissions. Sec. 1104. Migration and refugee assistance. Sec. 1105. Asia Foundation. Sec. 1106. United States informational, educational, and cultural programs. Sec. 1107. United States arms control and disarmament. Sec. 1108. Administration of foreign assist ance. Sec. 1109. Narcotics control assistance. Sec. 1202. Buying power maintenance account. Sec. 1203. Expenses relating to certain international claims and proceedings. Sec. 1204. Denial of passports to noncustodial parents subject to State arrest warrants in cases of nonpayment of child support. Sec. 1205. Training. Sec. 1208. Fees for commercial services. Sec. 1210. Fee for use of diplomatic reception rooms. Sec. 1211. International funds. Center reserve Sec. 1212. Joint funds under agreements for cooperation in environmental, scientific, cultural, and related areas. Sec. 1213. Efficiency in procurement. Telecommunications Sec. 1215. Diplomatic Sec. 1231. Fees for machine readable visas. Sec. 1232. Fingerprint check requirement. Sec. 1233. Use of certain passport processing fees for enhanced passport services. Sec. 1234. Consular officers. Sec. 1235. Fee for diversity immigrant lottery. Sec. 1236. Fee for execution of passport ap plications. Sec. 1237. Exclusion from the United States for membership in a terrorist organization. Sec. 1238. Terrorist Lookout Committees. Sec. 1239. Incitement as a basis for exclusion from the United States. CHAPTER 3-REFUGEES AND MIGRATION Sec. 1251. Report to Congress concerning Cuban emigration policies. Sec. 1252. Extension of certain adjudication provisions. Sec. 1253. United States policy regarding the involuntary return of refugees. Sec. 1254. Report on Iraqi refugees. Sec. 1255. Persecution for resistance to coercive population control methods. Sec. 1256. United States policy with respect to the involuntary return of persons in danger of subjection to torture. TITLE XIII-ORGANIZATION OF THE DE- CHAPTER 1-ORGANIZATION OF THE Sec. 1301. Coordinator for Counterterrorism. Sec. 1303. Special Envoy for Tibet. Sec. 1304. Responsibilities of bureau charged with migration and refugee assistance. Sec. 1305. Elimination of statutory establishment of certain positions of the Department of State. Sec. 1306. Management of the human resources of the Department of State. CHAPTER 2-PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT Sec. 1352. Restriction on lobbying activities of former United States chiefs of mission. Sec. 1353. Limitations on management as signments. Sec. 1354. Nonovertime differential pay. Sec. 1355. Recovery of costs of health care services. Sec. 1356. Report on promotion and retention of personnel. Sec. 1357. Foreign Service reform. Sec. 1401. Availability of Voice of America and Radio Marti multilingual computer readable text and voice recordings. Sec. 1402. Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between North and South. Sec. 1403. Expansion of Muskie Fellowship Program. Sec. 1404. Mansfield Fellowship Program requirements. Sec. 1405. Pilot program on advertising on USIA television and radio broadcasts. Sec. 1406. Changes in administrative authorities. Sec. 1407. Retention of interest. Sec. 1408. Conduct of certain educational cultural exchange pro and grams. Sec. 1409. Extension of Au Pair programs. Sec. 1412. Distribution within the United States of the United States Information Agency film entitled "The Fragile Ring of Life". |