HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES-Monday, March 10, 1986 the House Met at 12 O'clock Noon That the House Recede from Its Disagree and the Senate Agree to the Same
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March 10, 1986 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 4103 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-Monday, March 10, 1986 The House met at 12 o'clock noon That the House recede from its disagree And the Senate agree to the same. and was called to order by the Speaker ment to the amendment of the Senate and AUGUSTUS F. HAWKINS, pro tempore [Mr. FOLEY]. agree to the same with an amendment as DALE E. KILDEE, follows: MAJOR R. OWENS, In lieu of the matter proposed to be in CARL c. PERKINS, DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO serted by the Senate amendment insert the TERRY L. BRUCE, TEMPORE following: DENNIS E. ECKART, The SPEAKER pro tempore laid That this Act may be cited as the "Older JAMES M. JEFFORDS, before the House the following com Americans Act Amendments of 1986". TOM COLEMAN, munication from the Speaker: COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION LEVEL OF ASSISTANCE TOM PETRI, PER MEAL TOMTAUKE, WASHINGTON, DC, SEC. 2. Section 311fa)(4J of the Older Managers on the Part of the House. March 6, 1986. I hereby designate the Honorable THOMAS Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030a ORRIN HATCH, S. FOLEY to act as Speaker pro tempore on (a)(4JJ is amended- CHUCK GRASSLEY, Monday, March 10, 1986. (JJ by striking out "15 cents" and all that PAULA HAWKINS, THOMAS P. O'NEILL, Jr., follows through "30 cents per meal for", and EDWARD M. KENNEDY, inserting in lieu thereof "56. 76 cents per Speaker of the House of Representatives. SPARK MATSUNAGA, meal during fiscal year 1986 and during", Managers on the Part of the Senate. and PRAYER (2) by striking out "June 30, 1975" and in JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE serting in lieu thereof "September 30, 1986". The Chaplain, Rev. James David COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE Ford, D.D., offered the following AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS The managers on the part of the House prayer: SEC. 3. fa) There is authorized to be appro and the Senate at the conference on the dis priated $127,800,000 for fiscal year 1985, in agreeing votes of the two Houses on the Breathe into our souls, 0 gracious order to provide reimbursement at the level amendment of the Senate to the bill CH.R. God, the breath of life and fill our of 56. 76 cents per meal during fiscal year 2453) to amend the Older Americans Act of hearts with understanding that in all 1985, determined under section 311faJf4J of 1965 to increase the amounts authorized to things we will acknowledge the majes the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. be appropriated for fiscal years 1985, 1986, ty of Your creation and look to You 3030a(a)(4JJ, for meals served under section and 1987 for commodity distribution, and for guidance and direction. Forgive us 311 of such Act in such fiscal year. For pur for other purposes, submit the following when we stray from the path of right poses of subsections fa) and fbJ of section joint statement to the House and the eousness and give us the power to 311 of such Act, the sum authorized to be ap Senate in explanation of the effect of the propriated by this subsection shall be action agreed upon by the managers and amend our lives. That we walk the way deemed to have been authorized to be appro of justice, of mercy, and of peace. In recommended in the accompanying confer priated for fiscal year 1985 by section ence report: Your name, we pray. Amen. 311fc)(1) of such Act. For purposes of section 311fc)(l)(BJ of such Act, the date of the en The Senate amendment struck out all of actment of this Act shall be deemed to be the the House bill after the enacting clause and THE JOURNAL last day of each quarter of fiscal. year 1985 inserted a substitute text. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The for which reimbursement is claimed. The House recedes from its disagreement Chair has examined the Journal of fb) Subparagraph fAJ of section 311fc)(1J to the amendment of the Senate with an of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 amendment which is a substitute for the the last day's proceedings and an House bill and the Senate amendment. The nounces to the House his approval U.S.C. 3030a(c)(l)(AJJ is amended to read as follows: differences between the House bill, the thereof. "(A)(i) There are authorized to be appro Senate amendment, and the substitute Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the priated $144,000,000 for fiscal year 1986 and agreed to in conference are noted below, Journal stands approved. $144,000,000 for fiscal year 1987 to carry out except for clerical corrections, conforming this section (other than subsection fa)(JJ). changes made necessary by agreements "(ii) The provisions of the second and reached by the conferees, and minor draft CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. third sentences of subsection fa)(4) shall not ing and clarifying changes. 2453, OLDER AMERICANS ACT apply for fiscal years 198 6 and 198 7. ". EARLY NOTIFICATION TO THE STATES AMENDMENTS OF 1986 INFORMATION REGARDING FEDERAL FOOD Senate amendment Mr. KILDEE submitted the follow PROCESSING PROGRAMS ing conference report and statement SEC. 4. Section 311 of the Older Americans The Senate bill requires the Secretary of on the bill <H.R. 2453) to amend the Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030a) is amended by Agriculture to notify states early <at the be Older Americans Act of 1965 to in adding at the end thereof the following new ginning of the 2nd and 3rd quarter of each subsection: fiscal year> when appropriated amounts are crease the amounts authorized to be insufficient, and reductions are required in appropriated for fiscal years 1985, "fd) In each fiscal year, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and the cents per meal reimbursement as estab .1986, and 1987 for commodity distribu Human Services shall jointly disseminate to lished. tion, and for other purposes: State agencies, area agencies on aging, and House bill CONFERENCE REPORT CH. REPT. 99-487) providers of nutrition services assisted No provision. The committee of conference on the dis under this title, information concerning- agreeing votes of the two Houses on the "(JJ the existence of any Federal commodi ConJerence agreement amendment of the Senate to the bill <H.R. ty processing program in which such State The Senate recedes. 2453) to amend the Older Americans Act of agencies, area agencies, and providers may The conferees are aware that the Secre 1965 to increase the amounts authorized to be eligible to participate; and tary of Agriculture has been providing such be appropriated for fiscal years 1985, 1986, "(2) the procedures to be followed to par notification through the Federal Register and 1987 for commodity distribution, and ticipate in the program.". in approximatley this time frame, and for other purposes, having met, after full EFFECTIVE DATE strongly urge that this practice be contin and free conference, have agreed to recom SEC. 5. This Act and the amendments made ued. However, the conferees determined mend and do recommend to their respective by this Act shall take effect on October 1, that placing this requirement in the statute Houses as follows: 1985. was not necessary at this time. 0 This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., D 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. 4104 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE March 10, 1986 AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS signed to ensure that the United [From the Washington Post, Mar. 9, 19861 House bill States has the same access to basic re WHITE HOUSE RAISES STAKES AS CONTRA The House bill provides authorization for search and technology developed in VOTE LoOMS-KEY HOUSE MEMBERS STILL such sums as may be necessary to provide other countries as our overseas com UNPERSUADED reimbursement at the level of 56. 76 cents petitors have to technology that is de <By Milton Coleman and Edward Walsh) per meal for fiscal year 1985. veloped in this country. With the House scheduled to vote next Senate amendment The ability of the Japanese to copy week on his request for $100 million in aid The Senate amendment authorizes $127.8 United States technology and incorpo to the rebels in Nicaragua, President million for this purpose. rate that technology into commercial Reagan has yet to win the support of many ConJerence agreement key Democrats and Republicans whose applications and market the resulting votes produced his turnaround victory on The House recedes. new products in this country is now the issue last year. House bill legendary. Even Reagan's strongest supporters in the The House bill provides authorization for Mr. Speaker, technology transfer, Democratic-controlled House acknowledge such sums as may be necessary to carry out like free trade, ought to be a two-way that he faces an uphill fight on what many provisions of section. have termed the most important foreign street. According to a recent Office of policy issue of this election-year session. Senate amendment Technology Assessment study, the The Senate amendment authorizes $144 "It's very tough," said Rep. Trent Lott <R million for each of fiscal years 1986 and Japanese have a nearly 5-to-1 overall Mass. ), the House minority whip, anticipat 1987. advantage in technology exchange ing the scheduled March 19 vote. with this country and imbalances of To win approval of the proposal, which in Conference agreement cludes $30 million in nonlethal "humanitari The House recedes.