[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4603 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]
103d CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4603
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AMENDMENTS
In the Senate of the United States,
July 22 (legislative day, July 20), 1994.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R.
4603) entitled ``An Act making appropriations for the Departments of
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and making
supplemental appropriations for these departments and agencies for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, and for other purposes'', do
pass with the following
AMENDMENTS:
(1)Page 2, line 12, strike out [$94,100,000] and insert: $96,600,000
(2)Page 2, after line 19 insert:
It is the sense of the Senate that of the funds appropriated under
this title that are made available to the National Institute of Justice
for criminal justice research funds should be allocated for research on
the crime of stalking and strategies to protect the victims of such
crimes.
(3)Page 2, line 26, strike out [$68,500,000] and insert: $68,000,000
(4)Page 3, line 12, strike out all after ``System'' over to and
including ``862)'' in line 3 on page 4 and insert: : Provided, That
funds made available in fiscal year 1995 under subpart 1 of part E of
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as
amended, may be obligated for programs for the prosecution of driving
while intoxicated charges and the enforcement of other laws relating to
alcohol use and the operation of motor vehicles
(5)Page 4, line 15, strike out [$804,280,000] and insert: $423,000,000
(6)Page 4, line 16, strike out all after ``the'' over to and including
``records'' in line 6 on page 5 and insert: provisions of subpart 1 of
Part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968, as amended, for grants to States under the Edward Byrne Memorial
State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs.
In addition, for grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and
other assistance authorized by section 106(b) of the Brady Handgun
Violence Prevention Act of 1993, Public Law 103-159 (107 Stat. 1536),
$100,000,000, to remain available until expended, to upgrade criminal
history records
(7)Page 5, after line 6, insert:
It is the sense of the Senate that $200,000 of the funds
appropriated under this title to the Department of Justice for
discretionary grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local
Law Enforcement Assistance Programs should be granted to the National
Victim Center to conduct criminal justice and victim service provider
training on the crime of stalking.
(8)Page 5, line 13, strike out all after ``Assistance,'' down to and
including ``$15,000,000'' in line 21 and insert: $144,000,000, to
remain available until expended, as authorized by section 299 of part I
of title II and section 506 of title V of said Act, as amended by
Public Law 102-586, of which: (a) $100,000,000 shall be available for
expenses authorized by parts A, B, and C of title II of said Act; (b)
$10,000,000 shall be available for expenses authorized by sections 281
and 282 of part D of title II of said Act for prevention and treatment
programs relating to juvenile gangs; (c) $10,000,000
(9)Page 6, line 5, strike out all after ``amended,'' down to and
including ``Centers'' in line 17 and insert: $9,750,000, to remain
available until expended, as authorized by sections 214B, 218, and 224
of said Act, of which: (a) $500,000 shall be available for expenses
authorized by section 213 of said Act for regional children's advocacy
centers; (b) $1,000,000 shall be available for expenses authorized by
section 214 of said Act for local children's advocacy centers; (c)
$1,500,000 shall be available for technical assistance and training, as
authorized by section 214A of said Act, of which $1,500,000 is for a
grant to the American Prosecutor Research Institute's National Center
for Prosecution of Child Abuse
(10)Page 7, strike out lines 6 to 13
(11)Page 7, after line 13, insert:
state correctional grants
For grants to States to develop, construct, or expand correctional
facilities, including military style boot camp prison programs and
regional prisons, in order to provide secure prison space for the
confinement of violent and non-violent offenders, as authorized in H.R.
3355, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1993, as
passed by the Senate, $175,000,000, to remain available until expended.
(12)Page 7, after line 13, insert:
drug courts
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance
to implement drug court programs which combine intensive probationary
supervision and mandatory drug testing and treatment as an alternative
punishment for young, non-violent drug offenders, as authorized in H.R.
3355, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1993, as
passed by the Senate, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended.
(13)Page 7, after line 13, insert:
grants to combat violent crimes against women
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance
to develop and strengthen effective law enforcement and prosecution
strategies to combat violent crimes against women, and to develop and
strengthen victim services in cases involving crimes against women, as
authorized in the Violence Against Women Act contained in H.R. 3355,
the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1993, as passed by
the Senate, $86,000,000, to remain available until expended.
(14)Page 7, after line 13, insert:
community schools supervision grants
For grants to community-based organizations to provide year-round
supervised sports programs, and extracurricular and academic programs
for children in order to promote the positive character development of
such children, as authorized in H.R. 3355, the Violent Crime Control
and Law Enforcement Act of 1993, as passed by the Senate, $37,000,000,
to remain available until expended.
ounce of prevention council
For grants by the Ounce of Prevention Council, as authorized in
H.R. 3355, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1993,
as passed by the Senate, $3,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
(15)Page 7, line 26, strike out [$119,904,000] and insert:
$121,267,000
(16)Page 8, line 6, strike out all after ``in'' down to and including
``$24,069,000'' in line 8 and insert: H.R. 3355, the Violent Crime
Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1993, as passed by the Senate,
$24,300,000
(17)Page 8, after line 22 insert:
community policing
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance
authorized in H.R. 3355, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Act of 1993, as passed by the Senate, for the Cops on the Beat Program,
including salaries and expenses in connection therewith,
$1,300,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the
funds appropriated in this paragraph may also be available to carry out
the provisions of section 501 of the Immigration Reform and Control Act
of 1986, as amended (8 U.S.C. 1365).
(18)Page 9, line 1, strike out [$13,150,000] and insert: $13,456,000
(19)Page 10, line 13, strike out [$411,786,000] and insert:
$428,664,000
(20)Page 11, line 10, strike out all after ``in'' down to and
including ``$4,695,000'' in line 12 and insert: H.R. 3355, the Violent
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1993, as passed by the Senate,
$2,000,000
(21)Page 12, line 6, strike out all after ``laws,'' down to and
including ``1995'' in line 20 and insert: $85,155,000: Provided, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $33,460,000
of offsetting collections derived from fees collected for premerger
notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements
Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18(a)) shall be retained and used for necessary
expenses in this appropriation, and shall remain available until
expended: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be
reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year
1995, so as to result in a final fiscal year 1995 appropriation
estimated at not more than $51,695,000: Provided further, That any fees
received in excess of $33,460,000 collected during fiscal year 1995
shall be available until expended
(22)Page 12, line 26, strike out [$820,177,000] and insert:
$832,723,000
(23)Page 13, strike out all after line 20 over to and including line 2
on page 14 and insert:
In addition, for reasonable and necessary expenses to implement the
Attorney General's Violent Crime Task Force Initiative, $25,000,000,
including the reasonable and necessary expenses of intergovernmental,
interlocal, cooperative and task force agreements, however denominated,
and contracts with State and local prosecutive and law enforcement
agencies engaged in the investigation and prosecution of crimes of
violence and drug trafficking crimes.
(24)Page 14, line 5, strike out all after ``Program,'' down to and
including ``$38,876,000'' in line 25 and insert: $104,889,000, as
authorized by 28 U.S.C. 589a(a), to remain available until expended,
for activities authorized by section 115 of the Bankruptcy Judges,
United States Trustees, and Family Farmer Bankruptcy Act of 1986
(Public Law 99-554), of which $64,292,000 shall be derived from the
United States Trustee System Fund: Provided, That deposits to the Fund
are available in such amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds due
depositors: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision
of law, not to exceed $40,597,000 of offsetting collections derived
from fees collected pursuant to section 589a(f) of title 28, United
States Code, as amended by section 111 of Public Law 102-140 (105 Stat.
795), shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this
appropriation: Provided further, That the $104,889,000 herein
appropriated shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are
received during fiscal year 1995, so as to result in a final fiscal
year 1995 appropriation estimated at not more than $64,292,000:
Provided further, That any of the aforementioned fees collected in
excess of $40,597,000
(25)Page 15, line 16, strike out [$390,185,000] and insert:
$403,055,000
(26)Page 16, line 1, strike out [$299,465,000] and insert:
$298,216,000
(27)Page 18, line 9, strike out [$383,250,000] and insert:
$369,943,000
(28)Page 19, line 7, strike out [$2,178,218,000] and insert:
$2,230,511,000
(29)Page 20, line 21, strike out [$742,497,000] and insert:
$760,801,000
(30)Page 21, line 17, strike out [346] and insert: 813
(31)Page 21, line 22, strike out [$1,098,602,000] and insert:
$1,164,856,000
(32)Page 22, line 4, after ``$25,000'' insert: during the calendar
year beginning January 1, 1995
(33)Page 22, line 14, strike out all after ``in'' down to and
including ``$116,842,000'' in line 20 and insert: H.R. 3355, the
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1993, as passed by the
Senate, $264,200,000, of which not to exceed $199,000,000
(34)Page 22, after line 22 insert:
construction
For planning, construction, renovation, equipping and maintenance
of buildings and facilities necessary for the administration and
enforcement of the laws relating to immigration, naturalization, and
alien registration, not otherwise provided for, $100,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
(35)Page 22, after line 22 insert:
immigration emergency fund
For necessary expenses of the immigration emergency fund as
authorized by section 404(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act,
$8,500,000, to remain available until expended.
(36)Page 23, line 9, strike out [$2,356,404,000] and insert:
$2,400,104,000
(37)Page 24, line 19, strike out [$10,344,000] and insert: $10,144,000
(38)Page 25, line 5, strike out [$238,094,000] and insert:
$243,324,000
(39)Page 29, line 7, strike out [and thereafter]
(40)Page 30, after line 3 insert:
Sec. 109. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 or any other law, in
litigation involving unusually high costs, the Department of Justice
may receive and retain reimbursement for salaries and expenses, for
fiscal year 1995 and thereafter, from any other governmental component
being represented in the litigation.
(41)Page 30, after line 3 insert:
Sec. 110. Paragraph 524(c)(9) of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows:
``(D) Subject to the notification procedures contained in section
605 of Public Law 103-121, and after satisfying the transfer
requirement in subparagraph (B) above, any excess unobligated amounts
remaining in the Fund on September 30, 1994 shall be available to the
Attorney General, without fiscal year limitation, for any federal law
enforcement, litigative/prosecutive, and correctional activities, or
any other authorized purpose of the Department of Justice. Any amounts
provided pursuant to this section may be used under authorities
available to the organization receiving the funds. For purposes of this
paragraph, `excess unobligated amounts' means total unobligated amounts
in the Fund on September 30 less the sum of amounts unavailable for
obligation except by court order, amounts previously declared as a
surplus available to the Attorney General for obligation, and amounts
required to be reserved to ensure the availability of funds in the next
fiscal year for purposes authorized under paragraph (1).''.
(42)Page 30, after line 3 insert:
Sec. 111. Public Law 103-121 (107 Stat. 1161) is amended by
inserting the words ``and California'' after the phrase ``for projects
on the northern border of the United States''.
(43)Page 30, after line 3 insert:
Sec. 112. Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that
the Attorney General should:
(a) Evaluate the number of individuals illegally crossing
the United States-Mexico border;
(b) Develop and implement a policy that seeks to curb the
number of illegal border crossings;
(c) Ensure that any policy developed seeks to curb the
number of crossings equally along the entirety of the Southwest
border; and
(d) Ensure that such policy enables law enforcement
officials to shift resources to address any increases in the
number of illegal border crossings wherever they may occur.
(44)Page 30, after line 3 insert:
Sec. 113. (a) The Senate finds that--
(1) $14,000,000,000 is owed to over 9,000,000 children as a
result of interstate child support evasion;
(2) chapter 11A of title 18, United States Code, effective
since October 25, 1992, makes willful avoidance of child
support payments across State lines a Federal crime;
(3) chapter 11A of title 18, United States Code, is a
useful Federal tool to assist in the collection and enforcement
of interstate child support cases;
(4) the President has committed to improve interstate child
support enforcement as a part of his welfare reform initiative;
(5) despite such commitment, only five cases have been
tried or filed under chapter 11A of title 18, United States
Code;
(6) custodial parents with legitimate cases for prosecution
seeking to bring charges under chapter 11A of title 18, United
States Code, are being turned away by local Federal law
enforcement officials or referred back to State child support
agencies; and
(7) despite Justice Department guidelines, many local
Federal law enforcement agencies continue to display a
fundamental lack of knowledge concerning the existence and
means of enforcement of chapter 11A of title 18, United States
Code.
(b) It is the sense of the Senate that the Attorney General of the
United States should immediately address the deficiencies in the
enforcement of chapter 11A of title 18, United States Code, to make
local Federal law enforcement agencies more responsive to the needs of
custodial parents owed interstate child support and to significantly
increase the number of cases filed and prosecuted under chapter 11A of
title 18, United States Code.
(45)Page 30, after line 3 insert:
Sec. 114. Section 1404(a)(5)(B) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984
(42 U.S.C. 10603(a)(5)(B)) is amended by striking ``1994'' and
inserting ``1995''.
(46)Page 30, after line 3 insert:
Sec. 115. Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the
President of the United States and the President-elect of Mexico should
meet as soon as possible following the August elections in Mexico to
discuss bilateral issues of mutual concern with the objective of
deepening and strengthening the ties between the two neighbors, with
emphasis on cooperation to establish equitable and effective regulation
of the flow of citizens across the border between Mexico and the United
States.
(47)Page 30, after line 3 insert:
Sec. 116. Of the funds appropriated by this Act for Contributions
to International Organizations and Contributions for International
Peacekeeping Activities in title V, and for Contributions for
International Peacekeeping Operations in title VII, not less than
$350,000,000 shall be made available until expended to carry out the
provisions of section 501 of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of
1986, as amended (8 U.S.C. 1365), to reimburse States for the cost of
incarcerating illegal aliens.
(48)Page 30, after line 3 insert:
SEC. 117. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE CASE OF UNITED STATES V.
KNOX.
(a) Declarations.--The Congress declares that--
(1) the Congress has passed legislation to protect children
against the evils of child pornography, including the Child
Protection Act of 1984, and provided for the enforcement of
those laws;
(2) on November 4, 1993, the Senate, by a vote of 100-0,
and on April 20, 1994, the House of Representatives, by a vote
of 425-3, rejected the Justice Department's new, narrow
interpretation of the Federal child pornography statutes as
delineated by the Solicitor General in the case of United
States v. Knox and implored the Justice Department to properly
enforce the law and protect our Nation's children;
(3) on June 9, 1994, the United States Court of Appeals for
the Third Circuit in the case of United States v. Knox rejected
the Justice Department's narrow interpretation of the Federal
child pornography statutes and reaffirmed the conviction of
Stephen Knox; and
(4) the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit properly
interpreted the Child Protection Act of 1984.
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
(1) the Justice Department should accept the decision of
the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in the
case of United States v. Knox;
(2) the Justice Department should vigorously oppose any
effort by the defendant in that case, or any other party, to
overturn the decision in that case; and
(3) in the future the Justice Department should exercise
its prosecutorial discretion in accord with that decision.
(49)Page 30, after line 3 insert:
Sec. 118. It is the sense of the Senate that--
(1) any alien who is being deported upon release from
imprisonment for commiting an offense which is an aggravated
felony, as defined under immigration laws, should be escorted
out of the United States by a Federal law enforcement official
or employee of the Service; and
(2) the Attorney General must take adequate safeguards and
determine that there is no threat to the public health and
safety in deporting any alien described in paragraph (1) where
the Attorney General knows or has reason to know that the alien
has a communicable disease of public health significance (as
determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Servces).
(50)Page 30, line 9, strike out [$9,500,000] and insert: $8,413,000
(51)Page 30, line 14, strike out all after ``Commissioner'' down to
and including ``Schedule'' in line 16
(52)Page 31, line 11, strike out [$238,000,000] and insert:
$240,000,000
(53)Page 32, strike out all after line 11 over to and including
``1995'' in line 1 on page 33 and insert: $198,232,000, of which not to
exceed $300,000 shall remain available until September 30, 1996, for
research and policy studies: Provided, That $116,400,000 of offsetting
collections shall be assessed and collected pursuant to section 9 of
title I of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and shall be
retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation, and
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That the sum
herein appropriated shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are
received during fiscal year 1995, so as to result in a final fiscal
year 1995 appropriation estimated at $81,832,000
(54)Page 33, line 11, after ``403(2)'' insert: : Provided further,
That none of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be used to
repeal, to retroactively apply changes in, or to continue a
reexamination of, the policies of the Federal Communications Commission
with respect to comparative licensing, distress sales and tax
certificates granted under 26 U.S.C. 1071, to expand minority ownership
of broadcasting licenses, including those established in the Statement
of Policy on Minority Ownership of Broadcasting Facilities, 68 F.C.C.
2d 979 and 69 F.C.C. 2d 1591, as amended 52 R.R. 2d 1313 (1982) and
Mid-Florida Television Corp., 69 F.C.C. 2d 607 (Rev. Bd. 1978), which
were effective prior to September 12, 1986, other than to close MM
Docket No. 86-484 with a reinstatement of prior policy and a lifting of
suspension of any sales, licenses, applications, or proceedings, which
were suspended pending the conclusion of the inquiry: Provided further,
That none of the funds appropriated to the Federal Communications
Commission by this Act may be used to diminish the number of VHF
channel assignments reserved for noncommercial educational television
stations in the Television Table of Assignments (section 73.606 of
title 47, Code of Federal Regulations): Provided further, That none of
the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to repeal, to
retroactively apply changes in, or to begin or continue a reexamination
of the rules and the policies established to administer such rules of
the Federal Communications Commission as set forth at section
73.3555(d) of title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations, other than
to amend policies with respect to waivers of the portion of section
73.3555(d) that concerns cross-ownership of a daily newspaper and an AM
or FM radio broadcast station
(55)Page 34, line 8, strike out all after ``expenses;'' down to and
including ````$45,000'''' in line 25 and insert: $98,928,000: Provided,
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed
$33,460,000 of offsetting collections derived from fees collected for
premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18(a)) shall be retained and used
for necessary expenses in this appropriation, and shall remain
available until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein
appropriated shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are
received during fiscal year 1995, so as to result in a final fiscal
year 1995 appropriation estimated at not more than $65,468,000:
Provided further, That any fees received in excess of $33,460,000
collected during fiscal year 1995 shall be available until expended:
Provided further, That section 605 of Public Law 101-162 (103 Stat.
1031), as amended, is further amended by striking ``$25,000'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``$40,000''
(56)Page 35, line 15, after ``403(2)'' insert: : Provided further,
That the funds appropriated in this paragraph are subject to the
limitations and provisions of sections 10(a) and 10(c) (notwithstanding
section 10(e)), 11(b), 18, and 20 of the Federal Trade Commission
Improvements Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-252; 94 Stat. 374), except that
this proviso shall cease to be effective upon enactment of an Act
authorizing appropriations for the Federal Trade Commission for fiscal
year 1995
(57)Page 35, strike out all after line 17 over to and including
``Provided,'' in line 16 on page 36 and insert:
For necessary expenses for the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, the rental of space
(to include multiple year leases) in the District of Columbia and
elsewhere, and not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and
representation expenses, $57,856,000, of which not to exceed $10,000
may be used toward funding a permanent secretariat for the
International Organization of Securities Commissions, and of which not
to exceed $100,000 shall be available for expenses for consultations
and meetings hosted by the Commission with foreign governmental and
other regulatory officials, members of their delegations, appropriate
representatives and staff to exchange views concerning developments
relating to securities matters, development and implementation of
cooperation agreements concerning securities matters and provision of
technical assistance for the development of foreign securities markets,
such expenses to include necessary logistic and administrative expenses
and the expenses of Commission staff and foreign invitees in attendance
at such consultations and meetings including: (i) such incidental
expenses as meals taken in the course of such attendance, (ii) any
travel or transportation to or from such meetings, and (iii) any other
related lodging or subsistence: Provided, That immediately upon
enactment of this Act, the rate of fees under section 6(b) of the
Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77f(b)) shall increase from one-
fiftieth of 1 per centum to one twenty-ninth of 1 per centum and such
increase shall be deposited as an offsetting collection to this
appropriation, to remain available until expended, to recover costs of
services of the securities registration process: Provided further, That
such fee increase shall be repealed upon enactment of legislation
amending the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to establish a new fee
system in fiscal year 1995 for full cost recovery of Commission
expenses: Provided further,
(58)Page 38, line 5, strike out [$279,420,000] and insert:
$260,000,000
(59)Page 38, line 13, strike out all after ``Technology,'' down to and
including ``Fund'''' in line 17 and insert: $554,000,000, to remain
available until expended, of which not to exceed $1,710,000 may be
transferred to the ``Working Capital Fund'': Provided, That
notwithstanding the time limitations imposed by 15 U.S.C. 278k(c)(1)
and (5) on the duration of Federal financial assistance that may be
awarded by the Secretary of Commerce to Regional Centers for the
Transfer of Manufacturing Technology (``Centers''), such Federal
financial assistance for a Center may continue beyond six years and may
be renewed for additional periods, not to exceed three years each, at a
rate not to exceed one-third of the Center's total annual costs,
subject before any such renewal to a positive evaluation of the Center
and to a finding by the Secretary of Commerce that continuation of
Federal funding to that Center is in the best interest of the Regional
Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology Program
(60)Page 39, line 15, strike out [$1,792,978,000] and insert:
$1,850,000,000
(61)Page 39, line 16, strike out all after ``Provided,'' over to and
including ``further,'' in line 5 on page 40
(62)Page 40, line 8, strike out all after ``Fisheries'''' down to and
including ``obligation'' in line 13 and insert: : Provided further,
That grants to States pursuant to sections 306 and 306(a) of the
Coastal Zone Management Act, as amended, shall not exceed $2,000,000
and shall not be less than $500,000: Provided further, That of the
total amount included in this paragraph for the National Marine
Fisheries Service, $450,000 shall be made available for payment to the
Great Lakes Fishery Commission within 90 days of enactment of this Act,
as part of the United States match to the increased Canadian
contribution pursuant to the Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries. This
sum shall not affect other appropriations provided for the Commission
under this Act: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated
in this paragraph, $22,000,000 shall be available for the integrated
program office for convergence of civilian and military polar-orbiting
meteorological satellites
(63)Page 40 lines 18 and 19, strike out [for purposes set forth in 16
U.S.C. 1456a(b)(2)] and insert: of which not to exceed $3,671,000 may
be used for program administration costs and of which $4,129,000 shall
be used for the purposes set forth in 16 U.S.C. 1455
(64)Page 40, line 25, strike out [$52,000,000] and insert:
$100,000,000
(65)Page 42, strike out lines 1 to 5
(66)Page 43, line 13, strike out [$16,900,000] and insert: $17,250,000
(67)Page 43, line 18, strike out [$141,272,000] and insert:
$135,000,000
(68)Page 43, line 24, strike out [$142,576,000] and insert:
$145,000,000
(69)Page 44, line 5, strike out [$48,615,000] and insert: $46,937,000
(70)Page 46, line 2, strike out [$268,723,000, to remain available
until expended] and insert: $262,000,000, to remain available until
expended
(71)Page 47, line 7, strike out [$38,823,000] and insert: $36,161,000
(72)Page 47, lines 19 and 20, strike out [$42,428,000, of which
$30,300,000 shall remain available until expended] and insert:
$44,000,000, of which $31,872,000 shall remain available until expended
(73)Page 48, line 13, strike out [$14,907,000] and insert: $17,907,000
(74)Page 48, line 17, after ``amended'' insert: : Provided further,
That in addition to fees currently being assessed and collected, the
Administration shall charge users of its services, products, and
information, fees sufficient to result in an additional $3,000,000, to
be deposited in the General Fund of the Treasury
(75)Page 48, line 23, strike out [$88,329,000] and insert: $75,000,000
(76)Page 49, line 10, strike out [$10,000,000] and insert: $11,237,000
(77)Page 49, strike out lines 13 to 19
(78)Page 49, line 25, strike out [$21,056,000] and insert: $20,981,000
(79)Page 50, line 2, after ``canceled'' insert: : Provided further,
That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1535(d), the Secretary of Commerce is
authorized to retain and use as offsetting collections all funds
transferred, or previously transferred, from other Government agencies
for all costs incurred in telecommunications research, engineering, and
related activities by the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences of
the NTIA in furtherance of its assigned functions under this paragraph
and such funds received from other Government agencies shall remain
available until expended
(80)Page 50, line 6, strike out [$26,000,000] and insert: $30,000,000
(81)Page 50, line 17, strike out [$700,000] and insert: $1,500,000
(82)Page 50, line 23, strike out [$70,000,000] and insert: $52,000,000
(83)Page 51, line 2, after ``Act'' insert: including support of the
Advisory Council on National Information Infrastructure
(84)Page 51, line 25, strike out [and for trade adjustment assistance,
$338,524,000] and insert: $412,198,000
(85)Page 52, line 20, after ``realignment'' insert: : Provided
further, That of the total amount appropriated in this paragraph,
$10,000,000, shall be available for the trade adjustment assistance
program and $174,000,000 shall be available for grants pursuant to
title I of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 as
amended
(86)Page 52, line 24, strike out [$32,205,000] and insert: $36,000,000
(87)Page 55, line 5, after ``account'' insert: : Provided, That not to
exceed $6,177,000 may be allocated to the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration
(88)Page 55, line 24, strike out [$24,157,000] and insert: $24,323,000
(89)Page 56, line 5, strike out [$3,000,000] and insert: $3,045,000
(90)Page 56, line 12, strike out [$13,438,000] and insert: $13,362,000
(91)Page 56, line 18, strike out [$11,685,000] and insert: $11,765,000
(92)Page 57, line 4, strike out [$2,323,455,000] and insert:
$2,409,318,000
(93)Page 58, line 23, strike out [$62,692,000] and insert: $56,000,000
(94)Page 59, line 12, strike out [$97,000,000] and insert: $97,532,000
(95)Page 60, line 1, strike out [$46,500,000] and insert: $47,734,000
(96)Page 60, line 6, strike out [$18,828,000] and insert: $19,739,000
(97)Page 60, line 24, strike out [$8,468,000] and insert: $9,200,000
(98)Page 62, after line 2 insert:
Sec. 305. Section 612(l) of title 28, United States Code, is
amended by deleting ``1994'' and inserting ``1999''.
(99)Page 62, after line 2 insert:
Sec. 306. Section 377 of title 28, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:
``(p) Upon an election by a bankruptcy judge or magistrate judge
under subsection (f) of this section, all of the accrued employer
contributions and accrued interest on those contributions made on
behalf of the bankruptcy judge or magistrate judge to the Civil Service
Retirement and Disability Fund as defined under section 8348 of title
5, United States Code, shall be transferred to the fund established
under section 1931 of title 28, United States Code: Provided, however,
That if the bankruptcy judge or magistrate judge elects under section
2(c) of the Retirement and Survivors' Annuities for Bankruptcy Judges
and Magistrates Act of 1988, Public Law 100-659, to receive a
retirement annuity under both this section and title 5, United States
Code, only the accrued employer contributions and accrued interest on
such contributions made on behalf of the bankruptcy judge or magistrate
judge for service credited under this section may be transferred.''.
(100)Page 62, line 16, strike out [$76,100,000] and insert:
$78,000,000
(101)Page 63, line 10, strike out [$179,415,000] and insert:
$138,000,000
(102)Page 63, strike out lines 14 to 19 and insert:
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$158,000,000 are rescinded.
(103)Page 65, line 5, strike out [$1,494,000] and insert: $1,894,000
(104)Page 65, line 24, strike out [$1,320,000] and insert: $1,384,000
(105)Page 66, line 24, strike out [$258,900,000] and insert:
$233,468,000
(106)Page 67, line 3, after ``board'' insert: ; and to help defray the
cost of the Small Business Development Center Program
(107)Page 67, line 8, strike out [$73,300,000] and insert: $72,000,000
(108)Page 67, line 12, after ``amended'' insert: , of which $5,000,000
shall be available to carry out Defense economic transition technical
assistance as authorized by 15 U.S.C. 648(c)(3)(G)
(109)Page 67, strike out lines 19 to 22
(110)Page 68, line 4, strike out [$8,500,000] and insert: $9,221,000
(111)Page 68, line 5, strike out [$321,067,000] and insert:
$277,143,000
(112)Page 68, line 6, after ``note'' insert: , of which $1,216,000
shall be for the micro-loan guarantee program and shall be available
until expended, and
(113)Page 68, line 23, after ``Provided'' insert: further
(114)Page 69, line 25, strike out all after ``401.'' over to and
including ``402.'' in line 11 on page 70
(115)Page 71, after line 2 insert:
Sec. 402A. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
available for the current fiscal year for the Small Business
Administration in this Act may be transferred between such
appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more
than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer
pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds
under section 605 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation
or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in
that section.
(116)Page 71, line 7, strike out all after ``amended,'' down to and
including ``$12,500,000'' in line 16 and insert: $400,000,000; of which
$341,865,000 is for basic field programs; $8,950,000 is for Native
American programs; $12,759,000 is for migrant programs; $1,402,000 is
for law school clinics; $1,274,000 is for supplemental field programs;
$795,000 is for regional training centers; $9,611,000 is for national
support; $10,564,000 is for State support; $100,000 is for client
initiatives; $1,101,000 is for the Clearinghouse; $651,000 is for
computer assisted legal research regional centers; and $10,928,000
(117)Page 72, strike out lines 9 to 22
(118)Page 74, line 5, strike out [$1,700,200,000] and insert:
$1,780,439,000
(119)Page 74, line 5, strike out all after ``$1,700,200,000'' over to
and including ``103-236'' in line 11 on page 75 and insert: : Provided,
That hereafter all receipts received from a new charge for expedited
passport processing shall be deposited in this account as an offsetting
collection and shall be available until expended: Provided further,
That of the total amount made available in this paragraph, not less
than $5,000,000 shall be available only for payments to the Federal
Bureau of Investigation pursuant to section 505 of this Act
(120)Page 76, lines 6 and 7, strike out [Provided further,] and
insert: Provided,
(121)Page 76, line 18, strike out [$385,000,000] and insert:
$391,373,000
(122)Page 77, line 23, strike out [$396,000,000] and insert:
$421,760,000
(123)Page 78, line 2, strike out [$92,864,000] and insert:
$117,864,000
(124)Page 78, line 10, strike out all after ``2696(c)'' down to and
including ``conditions'' in line 13
(125)Page 79, line 11, strike out all after ``Congress,'' down to and
including ``organization'' in line 15 and insert: $873,222,000
(126)Page 79, line 21, after ``Act'' insert: : Provided further, That
certification under section 401(b) of Public Law 103-236 may only be
made if the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the
Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives are notified of the steps taken to meet the
requirements of section 401(b) of Public Law 103-236 at least 15 days
in advance of the proposed certification
(127)Page 80, line 8, strike out all after ``security,'' down to and
including ``arrearages'' in line 11 and insert: $500,000,000, of which
not to exceed $277,788,000 is available to pay arrearages: Provided,
That funds shall be available for peacekeeping expenses only upon a
certification by the Secretary of State to the appropriate committees
of the Congress that American manufacturers and suppliers are being
given opportunities to provide equipment, services and material for
United Nations peacekeeping activities equal to those being given to
foreign manufacturers and suppliers
(128)Page 81, line 14, strike out [$13,947,000] and insert:
$12,858,000
(129)Page 81, line 17, strike out [$6,644,000] and insert: $7,733,000
(130)Page 84, after line 8, insert:
Sec. 505. Section 140 of Public Law 103-236 is amended--
(1) by inserting after subsection (d)(3) the following new
subsection (e):
``(e) Fingerprint Checks.--
``(1) Effective not later than March 31, 1995, the
Secretary of State shall in the ten countries with the highest
volume of immigrant visa issuance for the most recent fiscal
year for which data are available require the fingerprinting of
applicants over sixteen years of age for immigrant visas. The
Department of State shall submit records of such fingerprints
to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in order to ascertain
whether such applicants previously have been convicted of a
felony under State or Federal law in the United States, and
shall pay all appropriate fees.
``(2) The Secretary shall prescribe and publish such
regulations as may be necessary to implement the requirements
of this subsection, and to avoid undue processing costs and
delays for eligible immigrants and the United States
Government.''; and
(2) in subsections (d)(4) and (d)(5), by changing the word
``procedure'' to ``procedures'', by changing the words ``this
subsection'' each time they appear to ``subsections (d) and
(e)'', and by redesignating paragraphs (d)(4) and (d)(5),
respectively, as subsections (f) and (g).
(131)Page 84, after line 8, insert:
Sec. 506. (a) Section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act,
as amended (U.S.C. 1182), is amended by adding at the end thereof the
following new subsection (o):
``(o) An alien who has been physically present in the United States
shall not be eligible to receive an immigrant visa within ninety days
following departure therefrom unless--
``(1) the alien was maintaining a lawful nonimmigrant
status at the time of such departure, or
``(2) the alien is the spouse or unmarried child of an
individual who obtained temporary or permanent resident status
under section 210 or 245A of the Immigration and Nationality
Act or section 202 of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of
1986 at any date, who--
``(A) as of May 5, 1988, was the unmarried child or
spouse of the individual who obtained temporary or
permanent resident status under section 210 or 245A of
the Immigration and Nationality Act or section 202 of
the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986;
``(B) entered the United States before May 5, 1988,
resided in the United States on May 5, 1988, and is not
a lawful permanent resident; and
``(C) applied for benefits under section 301(a) of
the Immigration Act of 1990.''.
(b) Section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended
(8 U.S.C. 1255), is amended by adding at the end thereof the following
new subsection:
``(i)(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (c)
of this section, an alien physically present in the United States who--
``(A) entered the United States without inspection; or
``(B) is within one of the classes enumerated in subsection
(c) of this section
may apply to the Attorney General for the adjustment of his or her
status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence.
The Attorney General may accept such application only if the alien
remits with such application a sum equalling five times the fee
required for the processing of applications under this section as of
the date of receipt of the application, but such sum shall not be
required from a child under the age of seventeen, or an alien who is
the spouse or unmarried child of an individual who obtained temporary
or permanent resident status under section 210 or 245A of the
Immigration and Nationality Act or section 202 of the Immigration
Reform and Control Act of 1986 at any date, who--
``(i) as of May 5, 1988, was the unmarried child or spouse
of the individual who obtained temporary or permanent resident
status under section 210 or 245A of the Immigration and
Nationality Act or section 202 of the Immigration Reform and
Control Act of 1986;
``(ii) entered the United States before May 5, 1988,
resided in the United States on May 5, 1988, and is not a
lawful permanent resident; and
``(iii) applied for benefits under section 301(a) of the
Immigration Act of 1990. The sum specified herein shall be in
addition to the fee normally required for the processing of an
application under this section.
``(2) Upon receipt of such an application and the sum hereby
required, the Attorney General may adjust the status of the alien to
that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence if--
``(A) the alien is eligible to receive an immigrant visa
and is admissible to the United States for permanent residence;
and
``(B) an immigrant visa is immediately available to the
alien at the time the application is filed.
``(3) Sums remitted to the Attorney General pursuant to paragraphs
(1) and (2) of this subsection shall be disposed of by the Attorney
General as provided in sections 286 (m), (n), and (o) of this title.''.
(c) The provisions of these amendments to the Immigration and
Nationality Act shall take effect on October 1, 1994.
(d) The Immigration and Naturalization Service shall conduct full
fingerprint identification checks through the Federal Bureau of
Investigation for all individuals over sixteen years of age adjusting
immigration status in the United States pursuant to this section.
(132)Page 84, after line 8, insert:
SEC. 507. REPORT ON AU PAIR PROGRAM.
The Director of the United States Information Agency shall submit a
report to the Committees on Appropriations, within 90 days of enactment
of this Act, containing the following:
(1) The number of persons accepted and the number of
persons rejected each year for admission to the United States
under a J Visa as part of the au pair program;
(2) The guidelines and/or a summary of the procedures used
by each au pair agency regarding screening of prospective au
pairs for prior criminal activity and other relevant
information;
(3) the guidelines and/or a summary of the procedures used
by each au pair agency regarding training of au pairs in child
care and in relevant United States laws;
(4) The procedures used by each au pair agency to ensure
that au pairs abide by local, State, and Federal laws, and the
United States Information Agency's policies and procedures for
dealing with au pairs who violate such laws;
(5) The mechanisms available to the United States
Information Agency to enforce compliance with au pair agency
guidelines and procedures;
(6) The contractual relationship between au pair agencies
and individuals located overseas who select and screen
prospective au pairs, and the guidelines and standards which
apply to these individuals;
(7) The procedures used by each au pair agency to check
personal character and employment references for each
prospective au pair; and
(8) The procedures used by each au pair agency to deal with
au pairs who are determined by their host family to be
unsuitable.
(133)Page 84, after line 8, insert:
Sec. 508. Of the funds appropriated in title V and in chapter II of
title VII, up to $100,000,000 may be transferred, at the discretion of
the President and subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Appropriations Committees of the House of Representatives and the
Senate, to support humanitarian relief in and around Rwanda.
(134)Page 84, after line 8, insert:
Sec. 509. (a) No later than March 1, 1995, the Secretary of State
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
describing the technical cooperation activities of the International
Atomic Energy Agency with countries on the list of terrorist countries.
(b) As used in this section--
(1) the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means
the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the
Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs
of the House of Representatives; and
(2) the term ``list of terrorist countries'' means the list
of countries the governments of which have repeatedly provided
support for acts of international terrorism, as determined by
the Secretary of State under section 6(j) of the Export
Administration Act of 1979.
(135)Page 84, after line 8, insert:
payments-in-kind as assessed contributions to united nations
peacekeeping activities
Sec. 510. It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) United States assessed contributions to peacekeeping
operations conducted by the United Nations may consist of
contributions of excess defense articles or may be in the form
of payments made directly to United States companies providing
goods and services in support of United Nations peacekeeping
activities; and
(2) such contributions should be made in consultation with
the Secretaries of State and Defense.
(136)Page 84, after line 8, insert:
SEC. 511. HIGH-LEVEL VISITS FOR TAIWAN.
Section 2(b) of the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3301(b)) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(7) to establish regular, cabinet-level contacts with
Taiwan through exchanges of visits between cabinet-level
officials of Taiwan and the United States.''.
(137)Page 84, after line 8, insert:
SEC. 512. MEMBERSHIP IN A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION AS A BASIS FOR
EXCLUSION FROM THE UNITED STATES UNDER THE IMMIGRATION
AND NATIONALITY ACT.
Section 212(a)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)) is amended--
(1) in clause (i)(II) by inserting ``or'' at the end;
(2) by adding after clause (i)(II) the following:
``(III) is a member of an organization that engages
in, or has engaged in, terrorist activity or who
actively supports or advocates terrorist activity,'';
and
(3) by adding after clause (iii) the following:
``(iv) Terrorist organization defined.--As used in
this Act, the term `terrorist organization' means an
organization which commits terrorist activity as
determined by the Secretary of State, in consultation
with the Attorney General.''.
(138)Page 84, after line 8 insert:
SEC. 513. INELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE VISAS AND EXCLUSION FROM ADMISSION
TO THE UNITED STATES.
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to issue a
visa to any alien who illegally confiscates or has confiscated or has
directed or overseen the illegal confiscation of the property of a
United States person, or converts or has converted for personal gain
property otherwise illegally confiscated from a United States person.
(139)Page 84, after line 8 insert:
SEC. 514. SENSE OF THE SENATE CONDEMNING THE SINKING OF THE ``13TH OF
MARCH'' BY THE GOVERNMENT IN CUBA.
(a) Findings.--
(1) There are credible reports that on July 15, 1994 Cuban
government vessels fired high-pressure water hoses, repeatedly
rammed and deliberately sunk the ``13th of March'', a tugboat
carrying 72 unarmed cuban citizens.
(2) About forty of the men, women, and children passengers
on the ``13th of March'' drowned as a result of Cuban
government actions, including most or all of the twenty
children aboard.
(3) The President of the United States ``deplored'' the
sinking of the ``13th of March'' as ``another example of the
brutal nature of the Cuban regime''.
(4) All of the men who survived the sinking of the ``13th
of March'' have been imprisoned by the cuban government.
(5) The freedom to emigrate is an internationally
recognized human right and freedom's fundamental guarantor of
last resort.
(6) The Cuban government, by jamming TV and Radio Marti,
denies the Cuban people the right of free access to
information, including information about this tragedy.
(b) It is the sense of the Senate to--
(1) comdemn the Cuban government for deliberately sinking
the ``13th of March'', causing the deaths of about 40 Cuban
citizens, including about twenty children;
(2) urge the President to direct the United States
Permanent Representative to the United Nations to seek a
resolution in the United Nations Security Council that--
(A) condemns the sinking of the ``13th of March'';
(B) provides for a full internationally supervised
investigation of the incident; and
(C) urges the Cuban government to release from
prison and cease intimidation measures against all
survivors of the sinking of the ``13th of March''.
(140)Page 84, line 13, after ``$54,500,000,'' insert: of which not
less than $9,500,000 is available until expended only for payment of
United States contributions to the Preparatory Commission for the
Organization on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, and
(141)Page 85, line 15, strike out [$44,200,000] and insert:
$43,500,000
(142)Page 85, line 21, strike out [$1,247,000] and insert: $1,000,000
(143)Page 86, line 18, strike out [$476,362,000] and insert:
$480,362,000
(144)Page 88, line 4, strike out [$237,812,000] and insert:
$242,388,000
(145)Page 88, lines 7 and 8, strike out [$500,000 is for the American
Studies Collections program] and insert: $600,000 is available for the
Institute for Representative Government and $500,000 is available for
the Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program
(146)Page 88, line 14, strike out [$2,100,000] and insert: $2,500,000
(147)Page 89, line 16, strike out [$476,796,000] and insert:
$475,478,000
(148)Page 90, line 5, after ``expenses'' insert: : Provided further,
That on the date upon which the Board for International Broadcasting
Act of 1973 (22 U.S.C. 2871, et seq.) is repealed, as provided for by
section 310(e) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, fiscal years
1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236; 108 Stat. 442), funds made available
for expenses of the Board for International Broadcasting shall be made
available until expended only for expenses necessary to enable the
Broadcasting Board of Governors to carry out the authorities provided
in section 305(a) of Public Law 103-326, including the appointment of
staff personnel as authorized by section 305(a)(11) of Public Law 103-
236
(149)Page 90, line 5, strike out all after ``expenses'' down to and
including ``Germany'' in line 9
(150)Page 90, line 21, after ``103-236'' insert: : Provided further,
That funds appropriated under this Act used by the Board for
International Broadcasting or the Broadcasting Board of Governors to
relocate offices or operations of RFE/RL, Incorporated, from Munich,
Germany to Prague, Czech Republic, shall be made available only from
funds provided for the Board for International Broadcasting in this
paragraph: Provided further, That not less than the amount appropriated
by this Act for the Office of Inspector General, Board of International
Broadcasting shall be available for semiannual reviews of RFE/RL, Inc.
and that on-site review is maintained at the current level throughout
the duration of the relocation transition
(151)Page 91, line 2, strike out [$85,314,000] and insert: $93,165,000
(152)Page 91, strike out lines 4 to 20 and insert:
broadcasting to cuba
For expenses necessary to enable the United States Information
Agency to carry out the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act, as amended (22
U.S.C. 1465 et seq.) (providing for the Radio Marti Program or Cuba
Service of the Voice of America), the Television Broadcasting to Cuba
Act (22 U.S.C. 1465aa et seq.), and the International Broadcasting Act
of 1994 (title III of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act of 1994,
Public Law 103-236), including the purchase, rent, construction, and
improvement of facilities for radio and television transmission and
reception, and purchase and installation of necessary equipment for
radio and television transmission and reception, $24,809,000, to remain
available until expended.
radio free asia
For expenses necessary to carry out the Radio Free Asia program as
authorized by section 309 of the International Broadcasting Act of 1994
(title III of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act of 1994, Public
Law 103-236), $18,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which
$8,000,000 is for the purchase, rent, construction, and improvement of
facilities for radio transmission and reception and purchase and
installation of necessary equipment.
(153)Page 92, line 2, strike out [$20,500,000] and insert: $24,500,000
(154)Page 92, strike out lines 6 to 12
(155)Page 92, line 17, strike out [$33,000,000] and insert:
$35,000,000
(156)Page 96, after line 9 insert:
Sec. 608. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
to implement, administer, or enforce any guidelines of the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission covering harassment based on
religion, when it is made known to the Federal entity or official to
which such funds are made available that such guidelines do not differ
in any respect from the proposed guidelines published by the Commission
on October 1, 1993 (58 Fed. Reg. 51266).
(157)Page 96, after line 9 insert:
Sec. 609. None of the funds provided by this Act may be used to
approve any export license applications for the launch of United States
origin satellites on launch vehicles of the People's Republic of China
or Russia unless--
(1) there exists an agreement between the United States and
the People's Republic of China or Russia dealing with
commercial launch services,
(2) the United States Trade Representative certifies, in
this case, that the People's Republic of China or Russia is in
full compliance with the terms of that agreement with regard to
the respective satellite, components or technology related
thereto for which the export license request is pending, and
(3) the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
Secretary of Commerce, certifies that none of the entities
dealing with the commercial launch service or their
subsidiaries have been found by the United States Government to
have engaged in any missile-related transfer prohibited by the
Arms Export Control Act or the Export Administration Act of
1979, and
(4) the Secretary of State certifies that none of the
equipment or technical data acquired by Chinese or Russian
entities as a direct result of providing commercial launch
services for United States-origin satellites will enhance the
military capabilities of the People' Republic of China or
Russia.
(158)Page 96, after line 9 insert:
Sec. 610. No funds appropriated herein, or by any other Act, shall
be used to pay administrative expenses or the compensation of any
officer or employee of the United States to deny or refuse entry into
the United States of any goods on the United States Munitions List
manufactured or produced in the People's Republic of China, for which
authority had been granted to import into the United States, on or
before May 26, 1994, and which were, on or before May 26, 1994, in a
bonded warehouse or foreign trade zone, in port, or, as determined by
the United States on a case-by-case basis, in transit.
(159)Page 96, after line 9 insert:
SEC. 611. RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the liberties protected by our Constitution include
religious liberty protected by the first amendment;
(2) citizens of the United States profess the beliefs of
almost every conceivable religion;
(3) Congress has historically protected religious
expression even from governmental action not intended to be
hostile to religion;
(4) the Supreme Court has written that ``the free exercise
of religion means, first and foremost, the right to believe and
profess whatever religious doctrine one desires'';
(5) the Supreme Court has firmly settled that under our
Constitution the public expression of ideas may not be
prohibited merely because the content of the ideas is offensive
to some;
(6) Congress enacted the Religious Freedom Restoration Act
of 1993 to restate and make clear again our intent and position
that religious liberty is and should forever be granted
protection from unwarranted and unjustified government
intrusions and burdens;
(7) the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has written
proposed guidelines to title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, published in the Federal Register on October 1, 1993,
that expand the definition of religious harassment beyond
established legal standards set forth by the Supreme Court, and
that may result in the infringement of religious liberty;
(8) such guidelines do not appropriately resolve issues
related to religious liberty and religious expression in the
workplace;
(9) properly drawn guidelines for the determination of
religious harassment should provide appropriate guidance to
employers and employees and assist in the continued
preservation of religious liberty as guaranteed by the first
amendment;
(10) the Commission states in its proposed guidelines that
it retains wholly separate guidelines for the determination of
sexual harassment because the Commission believes that sexual
harassment raises issues about human interaction that are to
some extent unique; and
(11) the subject of religious harassment also raises issues
about human interaction that are to some extent unique in
comparison to other harassment.
(b) Category of Religious Harassment in Proposed Guidelines.--For
purposes of issuing final regulations under title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 in connection with the proposed guidelines published
by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on October 1, 1993 (58
Fed. Reg. 51266), the Chairperson of the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission shall ensure that--
(1) the category of religion shall be withdrawn from the
proposed guidelines;
(2) any new guidelines for the determination of religious
harassment shall be drafted so as to make explicitly clear that
symbols or expressions of religious belief consistent with the
first amendment and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of
1993 are not to be restricted and do not constitute proof of
harassment;
(3) the Commission shall hold public hearings on such new
proposed guidelines; and
(4) the Commission shall receive additional public comment
before issuing similar new regulations.
(160)Page 96, after line 20 insert:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economic Development Administration
economic development assistance programs
For an additional amount for ``Economic Development Assistance
Programs'' pursuant to the Public Works and Economic Development
Assistance Act of 1965 as amended, to be used for grants to assist
States and local communities in recovering from the flooding and damage
caused by Tropical Storm Alberto and other disasters, $50,000,000 to
remain available until expended; and in addition $5,000,000 to remain
available until expended, which may be transferred to and merged with
the appropriations for ``Salaries and expenses'': Provided, That the
entire amount is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further,
That the entire amount shall be available only to the extent an
official budget request, for a specific dollar amount, that includes
designation of the entire amount of the request as an emergency
requirement, as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted to Congress.
(161)Page 96, line 25, strike out all after ``earthquake'' over to and
including line 1 on page 97 and insert: , the flooding and other damage
caused by Tropical Storm Alberto in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, and
other disasters and associated administrative expenses, $470,000,000,
which shall be
(162)Page 97, line 9, after ``loans'' insert: , including not to
exceed $2,500,000 for the Inspector General of the Small Business
Administration for audits and reviews of disaster loans and the
disaster loan program, and said sums may be transferred to and merged
with appropriations for ``Salaries and expenses'' and ``Office of
Inspector General''
(163)Page 98, strike out all after line 14 over to and including line
2 on page 99
Attest:
Secretary.
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