September 23, 1987 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 24921 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-Wednesday, September 23, 1987 The House met at 10 a.m. Duncan Leath Robinson Boehlert Ireland Roukema Durbin Lehman Rodino Brown Jacobs Saiki The Chaplain, Rev. James David Dwyer Lehman Roe Buechner Kolbe Schaefer Ford, D.O., offered the following Dyson Leland Rose Bunning Kyl Schroeder prayer: Early Lent Rostenkowski Burton Lagomarsino Sikorski Eckart Levin Roth Chandler Leach Skeen Remember, 0 gracious God, all Edwards Levine Rowland Cheney Lewis Smith those who look to You for nurture and English Lewis Rowland Clay Lewis Smith, Denny grace. We especially recall those who Erdreich Lipinski Roybal Coats Lightfoot Espy Lloyd Russo Coble Lowery Smith, Robert are in need of Your healing power and Evans Lott Sabo Coughlin Lukens, Donald the renewed strength that You can Fascell Lowry Fazio Luken, Thomas Saxton Davis Marlenee Solomon tions for health and strength and Feighan MacKay Scheuer Dickinson Martin Stangeland peace, for ourselves and those we love. Fish Madigan Schneider DioGuardi McCandless Stump May our hearts be open to the bless­ Flake Manton Schuette Dreier McGrath Sundquist ings that You freely give to body, Flippo Markey Schulze Emerson McMillan Swindall Florio Martin Schumer Fields Michel Thomas mind, and soul and may Your spirit Foglietta Martinez Sensenbrenner Gallegly Miller Vucanovich remain with us always. Amen. Foley Matsui Sharp Gekas Moorhead Walker Ford Mavroules Shaw Gingrich Parris Weber Frank Mazzoli Shays Grandy Pashayan Whittaker THE JOURNAL Frenzel McCloskey Shumway Gregg Penny Wolf Frost McCollum Shuster Hansen Rhodes Young The SPEAKER. The Chair has ex­ Gallo McDade Sisisky Henry Ridge Young amined the Journal of the last day's Garcia McEwen Skaggs Herger Roberts Gaydos McHugh Skelton lnhofe Rogers proceedings and announces to the Gejdenson McMillen Slattery House his approval thereof. Gilman Mica Slaughter ANSWERED ''PRESENT''-1 Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Glickman Miller Slaughter Goodling Journal stands approved. Gonzalez Miller Smith Gordon Mineta Smith NOT VOTING-41 Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Speaker, pursu­ Gradison Moakley Smith ant to clause 1, rule I, I demand a vote Grant Molinari Smith Anthony Dingell Lancaster on agreeing to the Speaker's approval Gray Mollohan Snowe Aspin Dowdy Latta Gray Montgomery Solarz Bartlett Dymally Livingston of the Journal. Green Moody Spratt Barton Edwards McCurdy The SPEAKER. The question is on Guarini Morella StGermain Biaggi Ford Meyers the Chair's approval of the Journal. Gunderson Morrison Staggers Boner Gephardt Mfume The question was taken; and the Hall Morrison Stallings Boxer Gibbons Oberstar Hall Mrazek Stark Callahan Hawkins Owens Speaker announced that the ayes ap­ Hamilton Murphy Stenholm Carr Hayes Roemer peared to have it. Hammerschmidt Murtha Stokes Collins Hunter Spence Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Speaker, I object Harris Myers Stratton Craig Kasich Tauzin Hastert Nagle Studds Daniel Kemp Williams to the vote on the ground that a Hatcher Natcher Sweeney Dannemeyer Kleczka Wilson quorum is not present and make the Hayes Neal Swift de la Garza LaFalce point of order that a quorum is not Hefley Nelson Synar present. Hefner Nichols Tallon 0 1015 Hertel Nielson Tauke The SPEAKER. Evidently, a Hiler Nowak Taylor Mr. GRAY of Pennsylvania changed quorum is not present. Hochbrueckner Oakar Thomas his vote from "nay" to "yea." The Sergeant at Arms will notify Holloway Obey Torres Mr. SMITH of Texas changed his Hopkins Olin Torricelli absent Members. Horton Ortiz Towns vote from "present" to "nay." The vote was taken by electronic Houghton Owens Traficant So the Journal was approved. device, and there were-yeas 307, nays Howard Oxley Traxler The result of the vote was an­ 85, answered "present" 1, not voting Hoyer Packard Udall Hubbard Panetta Upton nounced as above recorded. 41, as follows: Huckaby Patterson Valentine [Roll No. 3311 Hughes Pease VanderJagt Hutto Pelosi Vento YEAS-307 Hyde Pepper Visclosky PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY Ackerman Bon1or Coleman Jeffords Perkins Volkmer Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I have a Akaka Booker Coleman Jenkins Petri Walgren Alexander Borski Combest Johnson Pickett Watkins parliamentary inquiry. Anderson Bosco Conte Johnson Pickle Waxman The SPEAKER. The gentleman will Andrews Boucher Conyers Jones Porter Weiss state it. Annunzio Boulter Cooper Jones Price Weldon Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, will there Applegate Brennan Coyne Jontz Price Daub Kastenmeier Rahall Wolpe nounce that 1-minute speeches have Baker Bruce Davis Kennedy Rangel Wortley Barnard Bryant DeFazio Kennelly Ravenel Wyden been postponed until the conclusion of Bateman Bustamante DeLay Kildee Ray Wylie legislative business today. Today the Bates Byron Dellums Kolter Regula Yates House will take up the continuing res­ Beilenson Campbell Derrick Konnyu Richardson Yatron Bennett Cardin DeWine Kostmayer Rinaldo olution and we should like to conclude Bereuter Carper Dicks Lantos Ritter that in ample tiine that we might Berman Chapman Dixon properly observe the high religious Bevill Chappell Donnelly holidays which begin at sundown this Bilbray Clarke Dorgan NAY8-85 Boggs Clinger Doman Armey Ballenger Bilirakis ·evening. Therefore, any 1-minute Boland Coelho Downey Badham Bentley Bliley speech requests will be postponed

0 This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., 0 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.

91-059 0-89-15 (Pt. 18) 24922 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE September 23, 1987 until the conclusion of legislative busi­ considered as having been adopted We have come to the point where we ness. upon adoption of the rule. The first of have to act promptly in order to pre­ Mr. MICA. I thank the Speaker. these amendments would waive sec­ vent a shutdown by Government agen­ tion 502 of the National Security Act cies. The bill made in order by this CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, to permit obligation and expenditure rule will continue the current level of 1988 of funds appropriated under the con­ funding until November 10, 1987, or tinuing resolution for U.S. intelligence until the enactment of the regular ap­ Mr. PEPPER. Mr. Speaker, by direc­ activities. This is required because the tion of the Committee on Rules, I call propriations bills, whichever comes Congress has not completed action on first. No extraneous provisions are in­ up House Resolution 270 and ask for the Intelligence Authorization Act for its immediate consideration. cluded in the continuing appropria­ fiscal year 1988, which would continue tion. The Clerk read the resolution, as fol­ the basic underlying authority for in­ lows: telligence activities. There is only one major item cur­ H. RES. 270 The second amendment provides rently being funded which is not con­ tinued by this continuing resolution. Resolved, That upon the adoption of this $3.5 million in humanitarian assist­ resolution it shall be in order to consider ance for the Nicaraguan Contras for That is funding for the Contras in section 302([) of the Congressional Budget the duration of the continuing resolu­ Nicaragua. Act of 1974, as amended . to the ing only for humanitarian assistance continuing resolution itself does not contrary notwithstanding, the joint resolu­ and its support, management, and contain funding for the Contras, this tion of the Na­ The current rate of operations in­ tional Security Act of 1947;". tinuing resolution. But it is too late AMENDMENT 2.-0n page 3, at the end of cludes funding provided for in the 13 for that now. We must proceed to line 15 strike the ";" and insert the follow­ appropriations bills contained in adopt this continuing resolution so ing: ": Provided, That the authority avail­ Public Law 99-591 as well as the fiscal that the Federal Government can con­ able as of September 30, 1987, shall be con­ year 1987 supplemental appropriations tinue to function after September 30. tinued to allow the obligation and expendi­ bills. The only exception to this fund­ By agreeing to this continuing resolu­ ture of previously appropriated funds in sec­ ing level is that foreign operations tion we will give ourselves approxi­ tion 206 for supporting, monitoring, and programs are funded at current levels mately 40 additional days to complete managing the activities provided for under or the rate provided for in the budget section 206 in fiscal year 1987: Provided fur­ the necessary action on the general ther, That in order to strengthen and con­ estimate, whichever is lower. The joint appropriations bills. Mr. Speaker, I tinue the peace process in Central America, resolution also contains language support this rule so that the House not to exceed the current rate of $2,650,000 which continues the current terms and can get down to the business of pass­ per month shall be available only for hu­ conditions which are in effect during ing the continuing resolution. manitarian assistance and its support, man­ this current fiscal year for the dura­ Mr. Speaker, before we adopted the agement, and monitoring in accordance with tion of the resolution. The continuing the provisions of title II of the Military House and Senate budget process our resolution also provides that the funds fine Committee on Appropriations had Construction Appropriations Act, 1987;". are made available until November 10, The SPEAKER. The gentleman the general appropriations bills on the 1987, or until the regular annual .ap­ floor, the bills were passed and they from Florida [Mr. PEPPER] is recog­ propriations bills are enacted. Upon went to the Senate and they were nized for 1 hour. enactment of the regular appropria­ Mr. PEPPER. Mr. Speaker, for pur­ passed and the President signed them tions bills, the provisions of the con­ or vetoed them, but in the end all of poses of debate only, I yield 30 min­ tinuing resolution disengage and the utes to the gentleman from Tennessee regular appropriations bills then them were passed into law. [Mr. QuiLLEN], pending which I yield become the funding device. Mr. Speak­ I think our budget caused the irre­ myself such time as I may consume. er, this is a clean continuing resolution sponsible delays that we are facing Mr. PEPPER. Mr. Speaker, House providing funding at current levels now and it is no fault of the Commit­ Resolution 270 provides for the consid­ and free from extraneous matters. As tee on Appropriations. eration of House Joint Resolution 362 such, it deserves our support. So I would advocate strongly that we in the House. The 1 hour of debate is do away with the House and Senate to be equally divided and controlled by D 1030 budget process without delay. the chairman and ranking minority Mr. QUILLEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield Mr. Speaker, I yield 6 minutes to the member of the Committee on Appro­ myself such time as I may consume. distinguished minority leader, the gen­ priations. Section 302(!) of the Con­ Mr. Speaker, the Federal Govern­ tleman from Illinois [Mr. MicHELl. gressional Budget Act is waived ment's fiscal year ends 1 week from Mr. MICHEL. Mr. Speaker, I cer­ against consideration of the joint reso­ today. Not a single 1 of the 13 general tainly support this rule, self-executing lution. Section 302 prohibits consid­ appropriations bills has been signed one that it is, and in support of what it eration of measures that would cause into law. As a matter of fact, not a does, as the gentleman so ably repre­ the appropriate subcommittee level single one of the general appropria­ sented a few moments ago, continuing ceiling to be exceeded. tions bills has even passed the Senate, all the expenditures of the Govern­ Section 2 of House Resolution 270 though all but three have passed the ment at its current level until the date contains two amendments that are House. of November 9. September 23, 1987 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 24923 Mr. Speaker, I would like to use just tionally recognized editorial comment Mr. PEPPER. Mr. Speaker, I yield a few moments that I have here to say of a dominant newspaper in this coun­ such time as he may consume to the a few words about the assistance to try. And the media have not focused able gentleman from Michigan [Mr. the democratic resistance in Nicara­ enough attention on that specific sub­ BONIOR]. gua. As you know, such assistance was ject. Mr. BONIOR of Michigan. Mr. originally excluded from the continu­ Can we realistically hope the Sandi­ Speaker, this legislation, as the gentle­ ing resolution and that riled up my nista popular army will lose its ideo­ man from Illinois and my distin­ dander because, frankly, I thought it logical character in the brave new guished chairman have pointed out, sent exactly the wrong signal at the world of the agreement? will provide $3.5 million in aid to the wrong time. Is there anyone in this Chamber Contras. Speaker WRIGHT and the Democratic who believes the Sandinista Party is I want it to be clear to everybody leadership agreed with the Republican going to allow the army to be con­ that this is strictly limited to food, to leadership that such aid, in nonlethal trolled by another party or to be at clothing, to medicines, a very small forms, should be part of the CR. the service of the nation, regardless of amount to family assistance. That is where we are. who is elected? I also want to take exception to the But it is important to know where No other country in Central America term humanitarian aid. I do not be­ we are going as well. has an army of this character. It is the lieve we should call this humanitarian We have all read in the newspapers military arm of the vanguard Marxist­ aid although clearly the bill states it. and seen on television the Sandinista Leninist party. It is this ugly little fact Humanitarian aid, according to the regime's latest moves. that destroys the beautiful theory Geneva Convention, is reserved for They have allowed La Prensa to some might have about the Sandinis­ noncombatants. open. The Catholic radio station can operate. They are preparing to declare tas' good faith. By right, such aid should be provid­ a unilateral cease-fire. The fate of freedom in Central ed through an international humani­ The question about all of this is: America and in Nicaragua especially is tarian organization. What does it all mean? at a crisis point. If we in the Congress I think the process to getting Mem­ Is it a legitimate and sincere begin­ allow ourselves to be deluded and de­ bers in this body to understand that ning to a process of democratization? ceived by the recent moves of the San­ distinction should have begun, I think, Or is it yet another tactical ploy by dinistas, I think we will regret it as a long time ago, but obviously at some Marxist-Leninists? long as we live. point it has to be discussed and let us The history of Marxist-Leninist re­ The aid we provide to the democrat­ begin today. gimes leaves no alternative to serious ic resistance in the CR is not going to I also want to point out that passage analysts than to say we view these change the balance of forces by any of this legislation should not be taken moves with scepticism, with caution, stretch of the imagination. It is not as a sign of support for the Contras or with prudence-but also with a tiny going to threaten the Sandinistas. for this administration's policy in Cen­ bit of hope. What it will do is to put the United tral America. The policy, in my mind But hope doesn't make freedom States of America on record of ·not and in the minds of most Members of happen. Real substantive progress in abandoning an ally just because cer­ this body, has been a failure. In my the real world makes freedom happen. tain forms of democratization have view our action today should be more We cannot be satisfied with the been temporarily agreed to by a Marx­ properly seen as providing the Contras forms of democratization. ist-Leninist government. with the means to disengage at the We must demand the substance. If we withdraw our hand by refusing proper time, which I think is coming And in this case, the substance of de­ these funds, it will be a slap heard very soon, from the conflict in Nicara­ mocratization in Nicaragua demands round the world, a slap in the face to gua. It is not a sign that the war will that the Sandinistas know they still those in Nicaragua this Congress voted continue, but, rather, it is time for the have the democratic resistance to to help a year ago. war to end in an orderly fashion. This worry about. I say we take a slow, cautious, step­ legislation is proposed in the spirit of Without the democratic resistance, by-step, skeptical, yet open, approach fairness and reconciliation. It should the Sandinistas would never have to the recent events in Nicaragua. be emphasized that this legislation is come to the bargaining table. But at the same time we have to an effort to avoid a bitter partisan The democratic resistance and its keep our commitment to those we battle that would be disruptive to the ability to remain a force in this peace armed and funded and sent into peace process in Central America. process in my judgment is absolutely battle. That process is moving forward. vital. ' The spirit of the democratic resist­ The Nicaraguans, as has been stated And that is why aid in the CR is ance is Nicaraguan-but as in so many twice already on the floor this morn­ vital. Not just for the Contras-but for other cases, the spirit may be willing ing, have appointed a reconciliation the last, fragile hope of justice, free­ but the ability to be a political force is commission with Cardinal Obando y dom, and peace in Nicaragua. weak. Bravo as its chairman. Consider the following: Let us not let that happen to our The new Nicaraguan Constitution, friends in Nicaragua. D 1045 written by a Sandinistas-dominated So, Mr. Speaker, I want to say again They have announced that they will Constituent National Assembly, specif­ that I appreciate very, very much the allow the Catholic radio station to ically mentions the "Sandinista Popu­ consideration that the Democratic come on the air, as well as other radio lar Army" the armed forces totally leadership has given to this Member stations that have been off the air, under the ideological and political con­ and those of us who have these strong and that they will allow La Prensa to trol of the ruling Sandinistas Party. feelings, recognizing full well that to reopen and will lift press censorship. How can there be true popular plu­ upset the balance there at this junc­ Just yesterday they proposed a cease­ ralism in a state in which there is a ture. fire that will allow the reconciliation constitutional provision about an army We want to keep the playing field commission which is headed by Cardi- · dominated by one specific political out there as level as we possibly can. nal Bravo to explore a further broad­ party? For the moment I think it certainly is ening of the cease-fire with the Con­ I am glad to note that the Washing­ justified to provide this assistance and tras. ton Post yesterday or the day before, its deliverability and I hope Members I think we must put ourselves and for the first time that I can recall, will support the rule and support the our full energies behind the movement mentioned that specifically in a na- resolution. for peace in Central America which is 24924 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE September 23, 1987 abundantly real at this time. \Vhen tiona! agency like the Red Cross to ad­ not been given a chance in Nicaragua. President Arias was here yesterday in minister any aid. But, I have been We ought to recognize that we are the Rayburn Room, he was asked by given assurances that the accounting going to have a responsibility to that his critics, "What will you do if peace procedures are sufficiently stringent resistance at the point where the ques­ fails?" to guarantee compliance with congres­ tion of freedom arises. He responded with a challenge by sional intent. This means only food, Every one of us hopes that we have saying, "What will you do if it will suc­ medicine, boots, and a small amount of a peace process in place, and that at ceed?" family assistance can be provided­ the end of that peace process the Mr. Speaker, we must begin plan­ nothing else. prople throughout Central America ning for peace. Peace is breaking out, I am also frustrated that the term will be guaranteed not only an end to and it is real. That is happening not "humanitarian" is used to describe hostilities but a restoration of free­ only in Nicaragua; we learned yester­ this aid. The Geneva conventions and dom. day of a significant event in El Salva­ protocol stipulate very clearly what Mr. Speaker, when that happens, dor where Duarte has agreed to meet constitutes humanitarian aid-and then we will have no further need for on October 4 with the leaders of the this action does not meet the defini­ the money, and we hope that is the FLN, the guerrillas in El Salvador. tion. I would have preferred the term final result. Members of this body who have tra­ "nonlethal aid" or "logistical aid." Mr. QUILLEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield ditionally supported aid to the Con­ This may sound like a minor point­ 3 minutes to the gentleman from Illi­ tras must face the reality of peace. It but, on the contrary, misuse or politi­ nois [Mr. PORTER]. will happen. It is now happening. The cal exploitation of the term humani­ Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I thank administration is prepared to ask for tarian erodes the integrity of genuine the distinguished ranking Member, an additional $270 million for aid to humanitarian aid, and adds further the gentleman from Tennessee, for his the Contras. Such a request would be dangers to the work of bona fide aid willingness to allow me to speak on a major escalation of the war. providers in conflict situations. In the this matter for 3 minutes. By our actions today, we send a clear future, we must be aware of this fact Mr. Speaker, here it is, the first CR. message that the time for the war is and use the appropriate terminology This is a nice, innocent, clean CR. It is over, and that we accept the challenge when describing various forms of aid. only three pages long, and it continues to move forward to end the war in an Too many lives are at risk for us to to fund at current levels for the most orderly, humane, fair fashion. continue to be careless. part. All it does is admit our failure to Mr. Speaker, I ask every Member of Mr. Speaker, this has been a diffi­ meet our own deadlines and give us this body in the next 30 days to help cult decision for me. I would strongly more time to pass the 13 regular ap­ us as much as they possibly can to oppose this if I felt that it would pro­ propriation bills. make that reality happen so we can long the violence or dismantle the deli­ But if the past is any guide, by the get on with the important business of cate peace process. I have been as­ time we are finished the CR will be helping people rebuild their lives in sured by individuals in the leadership, several hundred pages long. It will ap­ this war-torn region. whom I trust and respect, that it will propriate for unauthorized programs, Mr. QUILLEN. Mr. Speaker, I re­ not. In fact, yesterday, the chief archi­ it will include legislative language, and serve the balance of my time. tect of the Central American peace ini­ it will probably underfund a few im­ Mr. PEPPER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 tiative, President Arias, gave his sup­ portant accounts, thereby guarantee­ minutes to the able gentleman from port to thjs limited, nonlethal aid ing a supplemental. And if the past is Massachusetts [Mr. MOAKLEY]. package. any guide, it will include most of the Mr. MOAKLEY. Mr. Speaker, I After hearing President Arias speak $600 billion of total discretionary would like to associate myself with the in this Chamber yesterday, I am opti­ funding for fiscal year 1988. remarks of the chief deputy whip, Mr. mistic that there is a real chance for I am committed to seeing that this BONIOR. He has eloquently outlined peace in Central America. My prayers kind of CR does not happen. this fragile agreement. Let me also are with him. The House has passed 10 separate take this opportunity to commend the I urge my colleagues to vote for this appropriation bills, and there is no Speaker for his strong efforts on rule. reason we cannot pass the remaining behalf of peace in Central America. Mr. QUILLEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3, if not on time, at least separately. I, like many of my colleagues have 1 minute to the gentleman from Penn­ There is no excuse for not doing so. received literally hundreds of calls sylvania [Mr. WALKER]. The report accompanying the CR from constituents who oppose Contra Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I thank says: aid. I represent the Ninth Congres­ the gentleman for yielding this time to The Committee continues to be dedicated sional District in Massachusetts-and me. to the principle of financing Federal pro­ 98 percent of the calls that have come Mr. Speaker, I would not want the grams under the traditional authorization into my office during the last few days legislative history on this rule to get and appropriations process which includes have been against any additional aid completely out of the perspective that individual appropriations bills. Therefore, it to the Contras, no matter what the those of us who favor Contra aid see it will continue its efforts to get regular bills form. My constituents are concerned from. The fact is that when President enacted as soon as possible. that any further aid will only prolong Arias was before Congress yesterday, I assume this language not to be the conflict. he talked about not just peace break­ mere boilerplate but sincerely meant. Mr. Speaker, I have always opposed ing out but freedom breaking out. He As I have told the Appropriations Contra aid-and I still do. I have made it clear that there can be no real Committee chairman, my chairman, I viewed United States intervention in peace in Central America without free­ will take his words at face value and Nicaragua as one of the saddest chap­ dom, and on November 7 we will have will do everything I can to see that the ters in recent history. But, for my a test as to whether or not the Sandi­ intent is carried out. part, I do not see this as a pro-Contra nista Communists in Nicaragua have Mr. Speaker, I urge the Members to vote. I view it, like my colleague from in fact given freedom to the people of join me in giving the Appropriations Michigan, as a means to help extricate that country. If there is no freedom as Committee their assistance and in the Contras from Nicaragua and the of the first part of November, then holding the Appropriations Commit­ war. there is going to have to be continued tee to doing its job. It is time that we Mr. Speaker, I do have reservations. resistance. stopped the omnibus continuing reso­ I must confess that I am very uneasy We ought not view the money here lution, the huge, ugly appropriation about the role the CIA is playing in as being money which is phasing out bill that we pass every year. We can this. I would much prefer an interna- the Contra movement if freedom has force the process to do what it is in- September 23, 1987 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 24925 tended to do, lay those bills on the the fiscal year 1988, and for other pur­ A termination date of November 10, President's desk for action one at a poses, and ask for its immediate con­ 1987, is therefore proposed in the con­ time. We have given ourselves some sideration in the House. tinuing resolution in order to allow additional time to do so. The Clerk read the title of the joint time for further regular congressional Now it is time to say we will have no resolution. action on the 1988 appropriations bills. omnibus CR this year. The work of The SPEAKER pro tempore allocations Prompt enactment of this resolution contributes to the committee. have been made in the House and in will allow more time to work on the Mr. CONTE. Mr. Speaker, I yield the Senate. We could blame the regular annual 1988 appropriations myself such time as I may consume. Senate, but we were late in sending bills. We hope to clear as many of the Mr. Speaker, it is easy to describe our bills over there. They have got regular bills as possible during the ef­ what this continuing resolution does. their own problems with this Budget fective date of this resolution. It extends until November 10, 1987. It Act. Mr. Speaker, I urge its adoption. covers all programs, projects, and ac­ Mr. Speaker, there is only one way tivities which were conducted in the out of this mess and I do not think it D 1100 current year and for which provision is going to come until we have com­ Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, will the was made in the regular appropriation plete chaos in the House. We are get­ gentleman yield? bills or in subsequent acts, such as the ting there. I think in the next couple Mr. WHITTEN. I yield to my col­ drug supplemental in the continuing months we will be in complete chaos. league, the gentleman from Illinois. resolution, and the regular supplemen­ Then people in this House and in the Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I thank tal. Senate will come to the realization the gentleman for yielding. The rate, with two exceptions, is the that we have made a mistake. Mr. Speaker, I want to commend my current rate under the current terms Mr. Speaker, I voted for the Budget chairman for having gotten 10 bills and conditions. Act. I supported Chairman WHITTEN. out to the floor and enacted by the The first exception is foreign aid, where the rate is the current rate or He was for the Budget Act. We went House. That is certainly a far better up to the Rules Committee and told record than over in the other body; the budget estimate, whichever is lower. The chairman of the subcom­ Congressman Bolling that we should but I wonder if the chairman could have this change, but we made a mis­ tell us during the next 45 days or so mittee did not want to ask for a waiver the timetable for getting the remain­ of section 302(b), and I cannot blame take. We should stand up here and say ing three bills to the floor and acted him. I feel the same way. yes, we made a mistake. The system is on separately? When can we expect to There are no extraneous provisions, not working. It is broken down. We are get the agriculture bill, the defense and the continuing resolution contains in utter chaos. bill and the foreign operations bill the usual prohibition on new starts. As I said yesterday, Mr. Speaker, before the body? That is what this continuing resolu­ when this new sequester that we voted Mr. WHITTEN. It is my hope, Mr. tion does; but I also recognize what on so proudly yesterday first goes into Speaker, that we will not be delayed. this continuing resolution represents­ effect, there will not be enough bushes On agriculture, with which I am more a failure in our legislative process. in the District of Columbia for Con­ closely identified, we are waiting to see Here we are on September 23, with gressmen and Senators to hide under. what action we take on legislation now the start of the fiscal year 1 week So until we repeal the Budget Act, pending before the Congress. We have away, and not a single appropriation until we repeal Gramm-Rudman-Hol­ completed our action. We have been bill has been signed into law. The lings, we are going to be in this kind of standing at the ready sign for some other body has not passed one single mess. time. appropriation bill, not one. The gentleman from Illinois can On foreign aid, I have not discussed So, there you have it, a continuing speak as much as he wants, but that is it with the subcommittee chairman resolution which is clean and has the the solution, to start from scratch and others, but we have been ready on support of the administration, but also where we were once before in 1974. We September 23, 1987 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 24927 used to get our bills out in an orderly The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the President's desk so that he can fashion. time of the gentleman from Wisconsin look at them individually. A sitting I remember, and the gentleman has expired. President would want that constitu­ from Mississippi, JAMIE WHITTEN, Mr. WHITTEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield tional responsibility so stated when must remember this, the subcommit­ 2 additional minutes to the gentleman. presenting a budget to the Congress in tees used to fight to see who could get Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I would January. Certainly the opportunity the first bill out. We would always also like to take this time to explain a exists to use the veto, or engage in an have two or three bills out before the situation with regard to Africa devel­ earlier planning process with the ap­ Easter recess. Now we do not get our opment assistance levels. propriate committees to see if those bills out until midsummer, all because For fiscal year 1988, the administra­ bills are in good shape prior to Octo­ of the Budget Act and all because of tion has requested a separate line item ber 1. Gramm-Rudman-Hollings. for economic assistance for sub-Saha­ There is fault on all sides, the Mr. WHITTEN. Mr. Speaker, for ran Africa. Since no such separate line House, the Senate, and the executive item was included in the fiscal year branch, but in looking at the history purposes of debate only, I yield 2 min­ 1987 Appropriations Act, using the utes to the gentleman from Wisconsin depicted on this chart that I have pre­ formula contained in the continuing pared, I think we cannot fault [Mr. OBEY], a member of the commit­ resolution would result in no funds tee. Gramm-Rudman for the inability of being provided for sub-Saharan Africa. the last 10 years to have nine continu­ Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the To avoid this anomalous situation, for chairman of the committee for yield­ ing resolutions, of which I have voted purposes of determining the rate for against I think all but one. ing me this time. operations for development assistance I would like to make one comment [Chart not printed in RECORD.] under the continuing resolution, it is I have broken out the track record before addressing myself to a point the committee's intention that the that needs to be clarified about the of individual appropriation subcom­ fiscal year 1988 request level for each mittees. I am not going to read those foreign operations title of the bill. of these accounts, including the Sahel, I fully agree with the gentleman into the RECORD today but I will be considered as including an amount submit them for the RECORD at an ap­ from Massachusetts on the remarks he for sub-Saharan Africa as identified in just made about the budget process. I AID's fiscal year 1988 congressional propriate time, because some chair­ agree that people ought to be thinking presentation. men have exercised good discipline in about leading a revolution, but I hope The congressional presentation terms of timetables, and some have when they think about it that the rev­ levels for sub-Saharan Africa by func­ not. olution is against the right thing. tional account are as follows: agricul­ I think, as I understand it, some of A number of Members, frankly, who ture, rural development and nutrition, the leaders have held up appropria­ do not understand the process around $151,100,000; population, $23,975,000; tion bills even when the subcommittee here wind up shooting at the Appro­ health, $23,649,000; child survival chairmen on appropriations have priations Committee because they say, fund, $7,391,000; education and human wanted to move them through, get "Gee whiz, you guys are producing resources development, $59,508,000; them passed and get them over to the continuing resolutions. You guys don't energy and selected development ac­ other side. So I congratulate the sub­ have any conference reports for us." tivities, $163,877,000; Sahel develop­ committee chairmen and the ranking The fact is that what they are doing ment, $70,500,000. minority members for their good work, is simply shooting the messenger, Mr. CONTE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 for those who have gotten their bills minutes to my good friend, the gentle­ completed. rather than doing something about I think we have a lot of work to do the root cause. man from Michigan [Mr. PuRSELL]. Mr. PURSELL. Mr. Speaker, I had a in reevaluating the last few years of I think people need to understand our track record. We must have a one thing, that if they want to shoot chance to track appropriation bills for the last few years. I agree with our mi­ more appropriate schedule so we can at what really needs to be dealt with, get all 13 appropriation bills to the they need to deal substantially with a nority chairman, the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. CoNTE] that we President by October 1 in order that reform of the budget process. They we can help this Nation eliminate the also have to face the fact that even have some real serious flaws in budget­ ary deadlines in respect to the Budget deficit. the best budget process in the world Mr. CONTE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 cannot function if any administration Act. Looking back over the last 10 years, since I have been here, we have minutes to the gentleman from Penn­ sends down numbers which wind up sylvania [Mr. GEKAsl. being unrealistic from the day that had continuing resolutions in every year but one. Mr. GEKAS. Mr. Speaker, here we they arrive here. That simply means go again. The congressional game that because they have 90 percent of 0 1115 show. We are placing the whole coun­ the resources and the Government has The last year that all appropriation try in jeopardy because we continue to put together a budget, if you start bills were passed on time in the House spin the wheel of fortune that is this with a bunch of phony numbers, and Senate was 1954, way before continuing resolution. Our contest­ phony assessments and phony judg­ Gramm-Rudman, way before the ants, or should I say our constituents, ments, no amount of wizardry on Cap­ Budget Act. I was looking at this are at risk here. They are in a position itol Hill can correct the problem. record and I added up the number of to win, lose, or draw at our hand every The second thing I think we have to bills in the last 10 years that have not year in this game show that we call understand is that the original pur­ passed the House and Senate on time. the continuing resolution. Are we en­ pose of the budget process was to help That is a total of 52 appropriation bills gaging in the sale of the country here this institution match revenues with out of a possible 130 in the last 10 if the price is right? Is this the kind of spending. In that goal, it has been a years. That is about a 40-percent bat­ business that our constituents want us spectacular failure. As a result, be­ ting average and that is not too good. to conduct in formulating a budget? cause the budget process has not been I agree with both chairmen, we have I say that we are engaged in a scrab­ able to meet its primary obligation, it some responsibility here to look at ble that confuses everyone and brings­ has wound up in essence simply being budget reform but it is deeper than us to a point of risk every year. We a time drag on the ability of the com­ that. I think it is the inability of both ought to face the truth or the conse­ mittee doing real things to get the sides of the aisle and the executive quences that come from this kind of work done. That is the tragic point to branch to not meet deadlines and have action every year. The truth is that we it. those bills passed by October 1 and on need a budget process that will work. 24928 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE September 23, 1987 The consequences of not having it are the Federal Government operating, I urge my vided for a 3-percent pay raise for Federal at hand today. We see uncertainty and colleagues to renew their efforts to drastically employees. The President ignored this recom­ the same old game show of postponing reform our flawed budget process. Let's stop mendation, along with the recommendations the inevitable and not coming up with missing important deadlines and waiving the of his pay agent-24 percent increase-and proper appropriations. Budget Act and bring some integrity back to Advisory Committee on Federal Pay-8 per­ I think we ought to engage in new the Congress. cent increase-and recommended instead a kinds of games, or create our own Mrs. MORELLA. Mr. Speaker, it is with 2-percent comparability adjustment for Feder­ games here. Budget busters, would be some reluctance that I will vote for the con­ al employees. a good one to start with. It is one that tinuing resolution, a measure which will contin­ Just as last year, I will offer an amendment would bring us the point of recogniz­ ue Government spending for the first month to the final continuing resolution which will ing what our responsibility is. It is and 10 days of the new fiscal year for all pro­ override the President's recommendation and time to end the game shows, get into grams funded by the 13 regular appropriations provide Federal employees what we have pro­ budget reform, and quit the game of bills. vided in the budget, a 3-percent comparability continuing resolutions. Without passage of. a continuing resolution, adjustment. This amendment is not on this Mr. FAZIO. Mr. Speaker, House Joint Reso­ there would be no paychecks for Federal em­ short-term resolution, in an attempt to keep lution 362, the first continuing resolution for ployees, 60,000 of whom live in Maryland's this emergency measure "clean." fiscal year 1988, extends the conditions and Eighth Congressional District, and essential I merely want the Members who may be limitations in force in fiscal year 1987. In par­ Government services would soon grind to a getting mail from their constituents on this ticular, it is my understanding that it is the halt. issue to know that there will be an opportunity committee's intention that the continuing reso­ I am opposed to the provision of the con­ to resolve it before the end of the session. lution extends the moratorium on the prepay­ tinuing resolution that appropriates $3.5 mil­ ment of certain rural rental housing loans lion in nonmilitary aid for the Nicaraguan Con­ FISCAL YEAR 1988 COMPARABILITY which is contained in section 634 of the fiscal tras through November 7. I consider it unwise ADJUSTMENT 1987 continuing resolution and which was ex­ and am disappointed that there was no oppor­ SUMMARY OF HOYER AMENDMENT tended in the fiscal 1987 supplemental appro­ tunity to vote on an amendment to strike this Amendment is identical to that which is priations bill. provision from the resolution. already in the House and Senate budget res­ Mr. COMBEST. Mr. Speaker, 1 week from It is unfortunate that Government funding olution. It provides for a 3-percent compara­ today the current fiscal year draws to a close. should come to this. All too often in recent bility adjustment for civilian employees for As this deadline approaches, Congress is years, Congress has failed to pass appropria­ fiscal year 1988. The amendment is silent on once again faced with the realization that our tions bills in a timely fashion and has had, in­ the adjustment for military employees, work is far from completed. In fact, we have stead, to pass omnibus spending bills outside which is still to be determined by the De­ fense Subcommittee. The amendment also missed all of our own budgetary deadlines of the normal, careful funding process. As a provides, as the budget did, for 100-percent and a huge continuing appropriation bill must result, individual items are not given the con­ absorption. be passed to keep the Government in busi­ sideration which is their due, but are instead ness. wrapped into a large spending package which FISCAL IMPACT Unfortunately, Congress' inability to fulfill its must be approved to keep the Government CBO has said that this amendment will obligations and to meet its self-imposed dead­ operating. have no impact on outlays or authority rela­ tive to the budget agreement. Further, for lines has become business-as-usual in the Mr. ATKINS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposi­ purposes of Gramm-Rudman, the amend­ Nation's Capital. The Congress has not sent tion to House Joint Resolution 362. ment will actually produce a savings of $902 the President one single piece of legislation to It is with a heavy heart that I vote against million, since the CBO baseline assumed a 3- fund the Federal Government despite a June this measure. I understand that a fragile com­ percent adjustment without any absorption. 30 deadline. promise has been constructed on the issue of

-~-- September 23, 1987 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 24929 The number of people under "special ployees, and that appropriations enacted tions bill has been passed into law. Second, rates" has more than doubled, from 40,000 will cover the full cost of the pay increase. upon adoption of the rule, this bill will contain to 110,000. Relative to CBO's baseline, your proposed $3.5 million in humanitarian aid for the Con­ The White House fellows program had a amendment would result in net outlay sav­ 50-percent drop in the number of appli­ ings of $902 million in 1988. tras-a bad precedent at a time when the cants. nations of Central America are struggling to The advisory committee made clear that if achieve a negotiated regional settlement. we are to attract and retain quality people TABLE II Each time we stand at this juncture in the to Federal service, we must begin to close [In millions of dollars] Federal fiscal process, good resolutions are the 24-percent gap. Their 8-percent recom­ made by all parties that this will not happen mendation would be a reasonable step, but Authorization Savings of again; and that it happened this time only would cost $3.35 billion of the National Security Act of SEc. 102. Unless otherwise provided for in Alexander Gingrich Owens 1947; this joint resolution or in the applicable ap­ Anderson Glickman Owens The District of Columbia Appropriations propriations Act, appropriations and funds Andrews Goodling Parris Act, 1987; made available and authority granted pur­ Annunzio Gordon Pashayan The Energy and Water Development Ap­ Archer Gradison Patterson suant to this joint resolution shall be avail­ Armey Grant Pease propriations Act, 1987; able until enactment into law of an ap­ The Foreign Assistance and Related Pro­ Barnard Gray Pepper propriation for any project or activity pro­ Bartlett Gray Perkins grams Appropriations Act, 1987, notwith­ Barton standing section 10 of Public Law 91-672 vided for in this joint resolution, or en­ Green Pickett actment of the applicable appropriations Bateman Guarini Pickle and section 15(a) of the State Department Beilenson Hammerschmidt Price Basic Authorities Act of 1956: Provided, Act by both Houses without any provision Bennett Harris Price That the rate for operations shall not be in for such project or activity, or November Bentley Hatcher Quillen excess of the current rate or the rate provid­ 10, 1987, whichever first occurs. Bereuter Hawkins Rahall ed for in the budget estimate, whichever is SEc. 103. Appropriations made and author­ Berman Hayes Rangel ity granted pursuant to this joint resolution Bevill Hayes Ravenel lower; Bilbray Hefner Ray The Department of Housing and Urban shall cover all obligations or expenditures Bliley Hertel Regula Development-Independent Agencies Ap­ incurred for any program, project, or activi­ Boehlert Hochbrueckner Rhodes propriations Act 1987; ty during the period for which funds or au­ Boggs Holloway Richardson The Department of the Interior and Re­ thority for such project or activity are avail­ Boland Horton Ritter lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 1987; able under this joint resolution. Bonior The Legislative Branch Appropriations Brown Jenkins Sabo is contained is enacted into law. Bryant Johnson Saiki Act, 1987; SEc. 105. No provision in any appropria­ The Military Construction Appropriations Bunning Johnson Savage tions Act for the fiscal year 1987 referred to Bustamante Jones Sawyer Act, 1987, except for section 206 of such Act: Byron Jones Saxton Provided, That the authority available as of in section 101 of this joint resolution that makes the availability of any appropriation Campbell Kanjorski Scheuer September 30, 1987, shall be continued to Cardin Kaptur Schulze allow the obligation and expenditure of pre­ provided therein dependent upon the enact­ Carper Kasich Schumer viously appropriated funds in section 206 ment of additional authorizing or other leg­ Carr Kildee Shaw for supporting, monitoring, and managing islation shall be effective before the date set Chandler Kolter Shays the activities provided for under section 206 forth in section 102(c) of this joint resolu­ Chapman LaFalce Shuster Provided further, tion. Chappell Lantos Sisisky in fiscal year 1987: That in Cheney Lehman Skaggs order to strengthen and continue the peace SEc. 106. Appropriations and funds made Clarke Leland Skeen process in Central America, not to exceed available by or authority granted pursuant Clay Lent Skelton the current rate of $2,650,000 per month to this joint resolution may be used without Clinger Levin Slaughter sistance and its support, management, and sion and approval of apportionments set Coelho Lewis Smith monitoring in accordance with the provi­ Coleman Lipinski Smith forth in section 1513 of title 31, United Coleman Lloyd Smith sions of title II of the Military Construction States Code, but nothing herein shall be Combest Lott Smith Appropriations Act, 1987; construed to waive any other provision of Conte Lowery Smith The Department of Transportation and law governing the apportionment of funds. Cooper Lowry Solarz Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1987; Coughlin Lujan Spratt and The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu­ Coyne Lungren St Germain The Department of Treasury, Postal Serv­ ant to House Resolution 270, the Darden MacKay Staggers ice, and General Government Appropria­ amendments printed in section 2 are Daub Madigan Stallings Davis Stratton able or authority granted pursuant to this is Dickinson Martin Sundquist subsection shall be used to initiate or The question on the engrossment Dicks Martinez Sweeney resume any project or activity for which ap­ and third reading of the joint resolu­ Dingell Matsui Swift propriations, funds, or other authority were tion. DioGuardi Mazzoli Swindall not available during the fiscal year 1987. Dixon McCloskey Taylor The joint resolution was ordered to Donnelly McCollum Thomas <3> No appropriation or funds made avail­ be engrossed and read a third time, Dowdy McDade Torricelli able or authority granted pursuant to this and was read the third time. Downey McGrath Towns subsection for the Department of Defense Duncan McHugh Traxler shall be used for new production of items The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Dwyer McMillan Udall not funded for production in fiscal year question is on the passage of the joint Dymally McMillen Valentine 1987 or prior years, for the increase in pro­ resolution. Dyson Meyers Vander Jagt duction rates above those sustained with Early Mfume Vento The question was taken; and the Edwards Mica Visclosky fiscal year 1987 funds, or to initiate, resume Speaker pro tempore announced that Emerson Michel Volkmer or continue any project, activity, operation the ayes appeared to have it. English Miller Vucanovich or organization which are defined as any Espy Moakley Walker project, subproject, activity, budget activity, Mr. CONTE. Mr. Speaker, I object Fascell Mollohan Watkins program element, and subprogram within a to the vote on the ground that a Fazio Montgomery Waxman program element and for investment items quorum is not present and make the Fields Morella Weiss are further defined as a P-1 line item in a point of order that a quorum is not Fish Morrison Weldon budget activity within an appropriation ac­ Flake Mrazek Whittaker present. Flippo Murtha Whitten count and an R-1line item which includes a The SPEAKER pro tempore. Evi­ Foley Myers Wise program element and subprogram element Ford(MD Natcher Wolf within an appropriation account, for which dently a quorum is not present. Frank Nelson Wolpe appropriations, funds, or other authority The Sergeant at Arms will notify Frost Nichols Wortley were not available during the fiscal year absent Members. Gallo Nowak Wylie 1987: Provided, That no appropriation or The vote was taken by electronic Garcia Oakar Young funds made available or authority granted Gaydos Obey Young pursuant to this subsection for the Depart­ device, and there were-yeas 270, nays ment of Defense shall be used to initiate 138, not voting 26, as follows: September 23, 1987 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 24931 NAYS-138 it had recorded. it apparently did not, H.R. 1495, Smokey Mountain Wil­ Applegate Hastert Panetta and, therefore, I am not recorded on derness; Atkins Hefley Pelosi that vote. H.R. 2530, Mississippi National River AuCoin Henry Penny Badham Herger Petri Mr. Speaker, I intended to vote and Recreation Area; Baker Hiler Porter "yea." H.R. 2596, Admiralty Island Nation­ Ballenger Hopkins Pursell al Monument Management Act; Bates Hubbard Ridge Bilirakis Hughes Rinaldo H.R. 2893, Fishermen's Protective Bosco Inhofe Roberts 0 1145 Act reauthorization; Brennan Jacobs Robinson H.R. 1173, to establish a National Brown Jeffords Roth REPORT ON RESOLUTION PRO­ Bruce Jontz Rowland VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION Ocean Policy Commission; and Buechner Kastenmeier Roybal OF H.R. 2939, AMENDING H.R. 3017, National Sea Grant Col­ Burton Kemp Russo lege Program Act. Callahan Kennedy Schaefer UNITED STATES CODE WITH Coats Kennelly Schneider RESPECT TO THE APPOINT­ On Wednesday, September 30, the Conyers Konnyu Schroeder MENT OF INDEPENDENT COUN­ House will meet at 10 a.m. to consider Courter Kostmayer Schuette SEL H.R. 2939, the Independent Counsel Crane Kyl Sensenbrenner Amendments Act, subject to a rule. Crockett Lagomarsino Sharp Mr. PEPPER, from the Committee Dannemeyer Leach Shumway On Thursday, October 1, and Friday, Davis Leath Sikorski on Rules, submitted a privileged October 2, the House will meet to con­ DeFazio Lehman Slaughter report (Rept. No. 100-315) on the reso­ sider H.R. 2310, the Airport Develop­ Dellurns Lewis Smith, Denny lution ment and Improvement Act, subject to Dorgan Lightfoot Smith, Robert consideration of the bill Luken, Thomas amend title 28, United States Code, Mr. Speaker, I might repeat that the Dreier Lukens, Donald Smith, Robert with respect to the appointment of in­ House may be in session on Friday, Durbin Mack Mavroules Solomon to the House Calendar and ordered to ty of meeting that day to complete Erdreich McCandless Stark be printed. Evans McEwen Stenholm action on the Airport Development Fawell Miller Studds and Improvement Act, any adjust­ Feighan Miller Traficant minute.) Grandy Murphy Upton possibility, though not yet a probabili­ Gregg Nagle Walgren Mr. LOTI. Mr. Speaker, I have ty, of a Friday session on October 2, Gunderson Neal Weber asked for this time for the purpose of and Members should accordingly Hall Nielson Wheat receiving the schedule for the balance adjust their schedules to recognize the Hall Oberstar Wyden of the week and for next week, and I Hamilton Oxley Yates possibility that the House may be in Hansen Packard Yatron owuld be glad to yield to the distin­ session on that day. guished majority leader for that pur­ NOT VOTING-26 Mr. LOTI. Mr. Speaker, if the gen­ pose. I think that this does conclude tleman will let me take my time back Anthony Ford Livingston the schedule for the day and the bal­ Aspin Frenzel McCurdy just briefly right on that point, it is Biaggi Gephardt Roemer ance of the week. not necessarily expected the House Boner Gibbons Spence Mr. Speaker, can the majority leader will be in session, in fact, it is hoped Boxer Hunter Tauzin confirm that and give us the schedule Collins Kleczka Thomas the House will not be in session on Craig Kolbe Williams for next week? that Friday, but it would depend on Daniel Lancaster Wilson Mr. FOLEY. Mr. Speaker, I thank what the Senate does with respect to de la Garza Latta the distinguished Republican whip for the continuing resolution; is that yielding. right? D 1130 The House has completed the legis­ The Clerk announced the following Mr. FOLEY. If I were advising a lative business for today, and the Member or making my own decision, I pairs: House will not be in session tomorrow, On this vote: would say the presumption is that the in observance of Rosh Hashannah. House will not be in session on Friday, Mr. Lancaster for, with Mr. Craig against. The House will meet at 10 a.m. on Mr. Spence for, with Mr. Hunter against. Friday for a pro forma session. No leg­ but Members would be well advised to Messrs. DAVIS of Illinois, HUGHES, islation is expected. make plans for Friday which would BUECHNER, WHEAT, YATES, On Monday, September 28, the permit their cancellation to accommo­ MINETA, RINALDO, CONYERS, and House will not be in session. date a session of the House, if one HEFLEY, and Ms. PELOSI changed On Tuesday, September 29, the should be called on short notice, and their votes from "yea" to "nay." House will meet at noon to consider 10 to avoid commitments which would be Messrs. LUJAN, ARMEY, and suspensions. Recorded votes on the extremely difficult to change in the HARRIS changed their votes from suspensions will be postponed until event that the House schedule should "nay" to "yea." after debate on all suspensions has call for a Friday session. So the joint resolution was passed. been completed. The list of suspen­ Mr. LOTI. Mr. Speaker, if the dis­ The result of the vote was an­ sions is as follows: tinguished majority leader would nounced as above recorded. H.R. 390, to authorize a gold medal allow me to continue, I would like to A motion to reconsider was laid on to Mary Lasker; ask about a couple of things that are the table. H.aR. 3251, to authorize the minting not listed on the schedule. We still of coins in commemoration of the bi­ have three appropriation bills left that centennial of the U.S. Congress; were supposed to have been completed PERSONAL EXPLANATION H.R. 2035, to increase the authoriza­ by June 30. We do not have any of Mr. KOLBE. Mr. Speaker, on House tion for Lowell National Historical those three bills listed for next week. Joint Resolution 362, contiuing appro­ Park; Does the gentleman have any idea priations for fiscal year 1988, I was on H.R. 2566, Jean Lafitte National His­ when we might bring up any of those the floor and believed that I had torical Park and Preserve Amend­ three appropriation bills? voted, used my card, and thought that ments; Mr. FOLEY. No; I do not. 24932 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE September 23, 1987 Mr. LOTT. What about reconcilia­ Rudman legislation was passed by the involve a great dispute on the floor. In tion? Assuming we are going to be able House and now may be enacted by the an effort to find the possibility of a to get the Gramm-Rudman and the Senate and sent to the President, it compromise and conciliation, it was debt ceiling through the entire proc­ was difficult to schedule reconciliation decided to remove title III from the ess, since this body has already acted or for the committees to act on the bill on Monday and consider only titles on it, I assume we would be ready to reconciliation proposal. So, we are I and II, which were not controversial move pretty expeditiously on reconcili­ going to proceed on that expeditious­ to the same extent, or not significant­ ation? ly, and the reconciliation bill will be ly controversial. Because that decision Mr. FOLEY. Yes. brought to the floor as soon as it is was made late in the week, not all Mr. LOTT. That was supposed to available. Members, I think, were fully aware of have been reported, I believe, or acted As far as next week's work is con­ the fact that the previous prediction on by July 29, and when it did not cerned, the two bills that are sched­ meet that deadline, we were told along uled are bills of major importance. of a late session Monday night had the way that it would be September Both of them are significant bills, and been adjusted by the withdrawal of 29. That is next Tuesday. Do we have we are going to continue a schedule to title III from the Farm Credit Act. any idea when reconciliation will be meet the requirements of the House. There was no intent to mislead coming up? We are going to go forward as quickly Members. We did expect votes. We Mr. FOLEY. No; I think reconcilia­ as possible, and it is our intention that just did not expect the bill would be tion will probably be rescheduled for after October 15 committees will be completed partially and would not in­ sometime in October. expected to have reported any bills volve as long a time as was otherwise Mr. LOTT. Jumping a little bit that will be taken up this year. predicted. beyond next week, the week of the Co­ Mr. LOTT. That is an important Yesterday we were trying to accom­ lumbus Day recess, we do expect the point. The gentleman has indicated modate the White House invitation to House will not be in session on that that there have been whispers around Members of Congress which was later Monday, Columbus Day; is that cor­ here that maybe the House would try in the day canceled due to weather. So rect? to complete its work and leave. I would our schedule yesterday was somewhat Mr. FOLEY. That is correct. suggest that that may be a very good shorter than it would have been other­ Mr. LOTT. Beyond that, can the idea, but if we are going to do that, we wise, although we proceeded then gentleman give the Members any in­ need to take up some of these heavy, after the announcement of the White formation about that particular week? important issues as soon as we can, House cancellation to complete the Mr. FOLEY. Mr. Speaker, at this and I would encourage the leadership debt ceiling bill. time we expect the remaining dates in to do that. We try to let Members know ahead the week except for Friday to be Mr. FOLEY. Mr. Speaker, I want to of time what to expect. We earnestly scheduled days. assure the gentleman and the House try to do that. Last-minute changes do Mr. LOTT. Is the gentleman saying that there is no effort to delay or post­ occur, and the only thing I can suggest we would not be in session on Friday pone critical bills for the purpose of is that Members on both sides of the of that week? keeping the House in session. Nobody aisle, when they are making decisions Mr. FOLEY. I think the possibility on this side wants to see the House and are concerned about what the again is remote that there will be a stay in session any longer than neces­ schedule might be or whether there Friday session that week. I am not in a sary, and I can assure the gentleman might be a change, should check with position to give Members absolute as­ that his concerns are shared fully on the leadership on your side of the aisle surance, but the presumption should this side of the aisle. and on this side of the aisle. We will be again that we will not be in session Mr. GINGRICH. Mr. Speaker, will have announcements and other infor­ and schedules should be made for that the gentleman yield? mation available to keep Members day in home districts based on the pos­ Mr. LOTT. I yield to the gentleman fully apprised of last-minute develop­ sibility of a session, but probably not. from Georgia. ments. Mr. LOTT. Mr. Speaker, I have one Mr. GINGRICH. Mr. Speaker, if I Mr. GINGRICH. Mr. Speaker, I will observation and one final question, might ask our distinguished majority ask the gentleman if he will yield to and then we will conclude this. leader this, let me say that I got very I notice that next week we have 10 confused, and I am not sure that I un­ me for one moment. relatively noncontroversial suspension derstand what is going on anymore. I Mr. LOTT. I yield to the gentleman bills scheduled and only 2 other bills thought we came back on Monday for from Georgia. actually scheduled, Independent a lot of votes, and I wonder if we Mr. GINGRICH. Mr. Speaker, I just Counsel and Airport Development and missed the votes we came back on want to make one comment. It would Improvement Act, with no appropria­ Monday for. If we come back next be enlightening and helpful, I think, tions, no reconciliation, and basically week, I just cannot figure it out. I feel if, given the degree of accommodation no heavy lifting. like I am in the NFL; I cannot figure and concern for comity which has Once again we talk about how basi­ what the game is. clearly led to an occasional modest cally we are on schedule and we are Mr. FOLEY. Sometimes it requires a change in the schedule, we could have doing good, but it is looking to me close reading of the schedule. We this assurance I would be curious to more and more like maybe there is an always attempt to inform Members as know if the next time we go through effort for us to contribute to the D.C. accurately as possible as to what they this exercise late next week if the economy by being here for our Christ­ can expect, but sometimes last-minute leadership might offer us any week in mas shopping. I would like to ask if developments make predictions that . which this dialog bore a reasonably ac­ the leader is thinking in terms of were previously announced somewhat curate resemblance to the following maybe being helpful to the local area inaccurate. week's behavior. I have listened care­ economy, because I would like to con­ If the gentleman is concerned about fully because I think these are impor­ tribute to my own local economy down the Monday schedule, we had antici­ tant discussions, and I find it hard to in Mississippi. pated that there would be a full con­ tetl whether or not in fact they had Mr. FOLEY. Mr. Speaker, if the gen­ sideration of H.R. 3030, the farm been as helpful as I had originally tleman will yield, the House has credit legislation. Because of a dispute hoped they would be when our distin­ passed but the Senate has not acted which is jurisdictional in character guished friend first began to brief us on the debt ceiling extension, as the and bipartisan-it does not affect one back in January. gentleman noted, and until the debt side of the aisle or another-it became Mr. Speaker, I thank both my col­ ceiling was passed and the Gramm- clear that title III of that bill would leagues for allowing me to participate. September 23, 1987 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 24933 Mr. FOLEY. Mr. Speaker, if the gen­ ADJOURNMENT TO FRIDAY SENSE OF CONGRESS RESPECT­ tleman will yield further to me, I NEXT ING THE DESIGNATION OF think our predictions are reasonably Mr. FOLEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask JAZZ AS A RARE AND VALUA­ accurate. We try to tell Members what unanimous consent that when the BLE NATIONAL AMERICAN is planned, and those plans are for the House adjourns today, it adjourn to TREASURE most part carried out. But we have meet at 10 a.m. on Friday, September Mr. DYMALLY. Mr. Speaker, I ask modern conveniences such as tele­ 25, 1987. unanimous consent that the Commit­ phone lines where telephone numbers The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is tee on Post Office and Civil Service be can be called, and the whip organiza­ there objection to the request of the discharged from further consideration tions on both sides will annou..'"lce to a gentleman from Washington? of the concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Con­ what the proposed schedule is, and gress respecting the designation of Members who want to k.eep last­ jazz as a rare and valuable national minute tabs on any schedule changes ADJOURNMENT FROM FRIDAY American treasure, and ask for its im­ have the availability of that number NEXT TO TUESDAY NEXT mediate consideration. to call and see if there have been any Mr. FOLEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask The Clerk read the title of the joint changes. I would urge the gentleman unanimous consent that when the resolution. from Georgia, who just left the floor, House adjourns on Friday, September The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is to avail himself of that means. 25, 1987, it adjourn to meet at noon on there objection to the request of the Mr. LOTI'. Mr. Speaker, I would Tuesday, September 29, 1987. gentleman from California? suggest that the gentleman does try to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is Mrs. MORELLA. Mr. Speaker, re­ inform the membership of what is there objection to the request of the serving the right to object, I do not happening, and certain events do gentleman from Washington? object, but would like to inform the change. But I was just wondering if There was no objection. House that the minority has no objec­ the gentleman gets as much harass­ tion to this legislation now being con­ ment from his side as I do from my sidered. side when we have events like Monday D 1200 Mr. Speaker, further reserving the when we say we are going to have a lot right to object, I yield to the gentle­ of recorded votes and then we do not ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE PASS­ man from Michigan [Mr. CoNYERS], have them. Some of my friends over ING OF THE HONORABLE H.R. who is the chief sponsor of House here do not appreciate it. GROSS Concurrent Resolution 57, expressing :Mr. FOLEY. Well, again I would say makes evident to the world an out­ and he keeps it up to this day, have Mr. Speaker, I think we should note standing artistic model of individual expres­ been in the last year on trips to that in the beginning, which was sion and democratic cooperation within the Russia. They have been all over the around the time of World War I and creative process, thus fulfilling the highest world before then, and were magnifi­ immediately thereafter, as all wars ideals and aspirations of our republic. bring great social upheavals, the Afro­ <2> is a unifying force, bridging cultural, cently received with open arms and a religious, ethnic and age differences in our lot of toe tapping. Fred came back American rhythm, which we now call jazz, was very much looked down upon diverse society, with his orchestra and held a very im­ (3) is a true music of the people, finding portant seminar at the Smithsonian by the traditionalists. The music of its inspiration in the cultures and most per­ on the experience that they had in the that time was, of course, the waltzes, sonal experiences of the diverse peoples Soviet Union in relationship to jazz. the European music, and those people that constitute our Nation. It is a magnificent piece of Ameri­ were very critical of what they called a <4> has evolved into a multifaceted art cana that is so important to our rela­ disturbing introduction of Afro form which continues to birth and nurture tionships with many people in all rhythms that they looked down upon, new stylistic idioms and cultural fusions, parts of the world. almost considering them to be ca­ (5) has had a historic, pervasive, and con­ I would say all the Members who go cophonous; but the truth of the tinuing influence on other genres of music on official trips abroad that if you matter is that down in the South both here and abroad, and those great musicians, particularly Whereas, <6> has become a true interna­ really wish to please your host country tional language adopted by musicians recipients of your gifts that you order those coming from San Antonio, that around the world as a music best able to ex­ some of the great old jazz records incidentally represented every single press contemporary realities from a person­ from Preservation Hall to present to one of our basic ethnic and racial and al perspective; and them. They are considered as really cultural segments; for instance, we Whereas, this great American musical art great objects of art by the people who had a very famous local San Antonio form has not yet been properly recognized do receive them in those countries. citizen who actually had been born in nor accorded the institutional status com­ Mr. Speaker, it is a rare day, I say to New Orleans, Don Albert, that became mensurate with its value and importance; the gentleman from Michigan [Mr. nationally known, but he had to come Whereas, it is important for the youth of north and avoid the then strict segre­ America to recognize and understand jazz as CoNYERs], when you can go to your a significant part of their cultural and intel­ colleagues in the House of Representa­ gation life and environment in our lectual heritage; tives and ask them to cosponsor a area, his identification until his death Whereas, in as much as there exists no ef­ piece of legislation when you have all 5 years ago. Now he is nationally fective national infrastructure to support the saints come marching in and known. He was one of those who came and preserve jazz; happy to be able to do it. in with national bands that had been Whereas, documentation and archival sup­ I thank the gentlewoman very much hidden in the subbasement of Ameri­ port required by such a great art form has for yielding. can society, in Harlem, in New York, yet to be systematically applied to the jazz Mrs. MORELLA. Mr. Speaker, fur­ and in sectors of Chicago. field; and ther reserving the right to object, I Then we had the Mexican-American Whereas, it is in the best interest of the yield to the gentleman from Missouri famous musician, Emilio Casarez, who national welfare and all of our citizens to preserve and celebrate this unique art form: [Mr. SKELTON]. was born in San Antonio, had to leave Now, therefore be it Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, I could San Antonio in order to get recogni­ Resolved by the House of Representatives not let this occasion pass without men­ tion in the North where he was identi­ fthe Senate concurring), That it is the sense tioning our part of the country. My fied with the great name bands, but of the Congress that Jazz is hereby desig­ home is just east of Kansas City. Jazz, also with the jazz musicians. nated as a rare and valuable national Ameri­ of course, has been a great part of the Today we have Jim Collum, who can treasure to which we should devote our history of western Missouri, particu­ happens to be white, who happens to attention, support and resources to make larly Kansas City. Back in the twen­ be the great conservator of jazz and is certain it is preserved, understand, and pro­ ties and thirties, of course, it was in its nationally and internationally known mulgated. prime. Within the last 20 years there as such, conducts musical contests and The concurrent resolution was has been a concerted attempt to pre­ joins in musical festivals purely on a agreed to. serve this art form. The city of Kansas jazz note, all the way from New Orle­ A motion to reconsider was laid on City is making an admirable contribu- ans to Moscow, to Paris, France, and the table. 24936 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE September 23, 1987 ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE team of physicians, nurses, social lution 234, which would designate the SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE workers, therapists, clergy, and hos­ month of November LJ. 1987 and 1988 The SPEAKER pro tempore. The pice-trained volunteers concentrates as "National Hospice Month." I am Chair will now recognize those Mem­ on enabling patients to live as mean­ pleased to be an original cosponsor of bers who are simply seeking unani­ ingfully and as comfortably as possible this resolution, which was originally mous-consent requests to accommo­ until their death. Today, hundreds of introduced by my distinguished col­ date necessary schedules, and then we programs across the country are dedi­ league, Mr. GRADISON, as I have been will go on with the business of the cated to providing this invaluable serv­ of similar measures introduced in House. ice. 1984, 1985, and 1986. All of these Hospice care has proven to be a hu­ passed with broad, bipartisan support, manitarian way for patients and their and I am hopeful that the resolution PERSONAL EXPLANATION families to cope with the immeasur­ now before us will similarly be adopt­ Mr. PEPPER. Mr. Speaker, I was un­ able stress and emotion of a terminal ed. avoidably absent last evening when illness. While understanding of and Hospice is a compassionate, cost-ef­ the vote came on rollcall 330. If I had support for the hospice concept has fective means for caring for the termi­ been present, Mr. Speaker, I would grown dramatically over the past few nally ill that helps them remain in have voted "aye." years, there is still a need for public their homes and communities, among education regarding the benefits of families and friends. Over the past hospice care. It is also appropriate decade, we have seen enormous NATIONAL HOSPICE MONTH that we recognize the significant con­ Mr. DYMALLY. Mr. Speaker, I ask tributions made by those involved in growth in the hospice movement, and unanimous consent that the Commit­ the provision of hospice services and today there are estimated to be over tee on Post Office and Civil Service be in the advancement of the hospice 1,500 hospice programs in operation discharged from further consideration philosophy. throughout the country. At the Feder­ of the joint resolution , RESOLUTION 340 public fervidly supports, 74 percent. How often Mr. Ravenel, Mr. Marlenee, Mr. Rowland of Georgia, Mr. Emerson, Mr. McEwen, Mr. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under do we see such agreement on an issue? Jones of Tennessee, Mr. Wheat, Mr. a previous order of the House, the gen­ When the bill on credit card information dis­ MacKay, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Staggers, Mr. tleman from Texas [Mr. GoNZALEZ] is closure is brought to the floor, I will respond Spence, Mr. Penny, Mr. Hubbard, Mr. recognized for 5 minutes. to the wish of the American consumer and Thomas of Georgia, Mr. Leath of Texas, Mr. Mr. GONZALEZ. Mr. Speaker, this offer an amendment to cap credit card inter­ Flippo, Mr. English, Mr. Watkins, Mr. Schu­ mer, Mr. Morrison, Mr. Anthony, Mr. Alex­ conference report of yesterday repre­ est rates at 8 points above the yield on 1-year sents the defanging of the Gramm Treasury securities. This floating cap would ander, Mr. Gray of Pennsylvania, Mr. Burton, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Act; it recognizes the disastrous un­ ensure that credit card interest rates would Hopkins, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Montgomery, workability of the Gramm Act, which rise and fall with the free credit market. This Mr. Gray of Illionis, Mr. Hayes of Illnois, was itself recognition of the cata­ legislation is a fair and reasonable response Mr. Barnard, Mr. Solomon, Mrs. Patterson, strophic failure of the original Gramm to an unfair and unreasonable situation result­ Mr. Spratt, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Skelton, Mrs. legislation that inaugurated the ing from the greed and arrogance of the credit Boxer, Mr. Mavroules, Mr. Rowland of Con­ Reagan era. That is well and good, but card companies. necticut, Mrs. Byron, Mr. Nichols, Mr. Stratton, Mr. Dickinson, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. in truth and fact, this prescription is Coleman of Texas, Mr. Herger, Mr. Boner, no more realistic than the one it re­ Mr. Rogers, Mr. Tallon, Mr. Lewis of Geor­ places, which in turn was a recognition IRAN'S MFN TRADE STATUS gia, Mr. Espy, Mr. Lott, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. that the Reagan fiscal disaster arose The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under Erdreich, Mr. Harris, Mr. Sundquist, Mrs. from still another phony fiscal pre­ a previous order of the House, the gen­ Lloyd, Mr. Bates, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Slat­ tery, Mr. Obey, Mr. Towns, Mr. Hatcher, scription. It would be more sensible, tleman from Georgia [Mr. RAY] is rec­ Mr. Ridge, Mr. Dannemeyer, Mr. Dicks, Mr. more honest, simply to repeal the ognized for 5 minutes. Mollohan, Mr. Hutto, Mr. Stump, Mr. Kyl, Gramm Act, as I have proposed to do. Mr. RAY. Mr. Speaker, Congressman Eo Mr. Huckaby, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Martin, Mr. It is time to stop the pretense that JENKINS and I are introducing a bill today, Mrazek, Mr. Glickman, Mr. Hansen, Ms. some magic formulation or some along with over 125 of my colleagues, which Kaptur, Mr. Howard, Mr. Dwyer, Mr. remote-control device will substitute would repeal the most-favored-nation trade Levine, Mr. Smith of Florida, Mr. McMillen for sense, logic, and elemental respon­ status of Iran. of Maryland, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Carr, Mr. Hertel, Mr. Perkins, Mr. Darden, Mr. sibility. This report confesses failure The events over the past several days have Dowdy, Mr. Olin, Mr. Fazio, Mr. Frank, Mr. and sets up yet another formulation proven beyond a doubt that Iran has been Vento, Mrs. Schroeder, Ms. Oakar, Mr. equally destined to fail. laying mines in the Persian Gulf and placing Murtha, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Clarke, Mr. Din­ The Reagan program promised that our sailors in harm's way. We also know that gell, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Udall, Mr. Cooper, the Federal budget would be balanced Iran has been responsible for terrorist activi­ Mr. Fauntroy, Mr. Chapman, Mr. Nelson, by 1984, even though a vast tax cut ties around the world directed at Americans. Mr. Bevill, Mr. Carper, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. had been enacted. It promised that The bombing of our Embassy in Beirut and Andrews, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Early, Mr. this could be done through cuts to do­ Hyde, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. McMil­ the suicide truck bombing in Lebanon which lan of North Carolina, Mr. McCandless, Mr. mestic spending, even though an un­ killed 241 young marines are but two notable Henry, Mr. Hiler, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Duncan, precedented military budget buildup examples of their brand of terror. And it Mr. Dellums, Mr. Dyson, and Mr. Konnyu. was undertaken at the same time. This wasn't so long ago that the Government of miracle was to take place because Iran held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days there would be a magical economic causing the country to feel humiliated. STATEMENT REGARDING growth. Iran's Government continues to support NOTCH LEGISLATION Here we are in the waning days of policies directed against America and Ameri­ The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under 1987, and after 6 years of painful, even can interests. The Ayatollah continues to refer a previous order of the House the gen­ disastrous budget cuts to domestic to our Nation as the great satan. I am sick tleman from Alabama [Mr. NICHOLS] spending, the deficit is no smaller and tired of their verbal attacks and their ter­ is recognized for 5 minutes. than it was in 1984, some 400 percent rorist attacks, and I am tired of their using our Mr. NICHOLS. Mr. Speaker, as a cosponsor greater than it was at the outset. markets as a dumping ground in an effort to of legislation to improve the benefit computa­ Moreover, this persists despite the finance their war against Iraq and their attacks tion formula under Social Security for those Gramm Act, despite such severe cuts on shipping in the gulf. who attain age 65 in or after 1982, I wish to as a 70-percent reduction in assisted We are currently running a tremendous urge that the House Ways and Means Com­ housing programs, despite a freeze in trade deficit with Iran. Last year, Iran exported mittee give further consideration to notch leg­ military spending, and despite modest $611.6 million worth of goods into the United islation. growth in the economy. States, while the United States exported only During the August district work period, Under the Gramm Act, the deficit $34.1 million. This year, the figures are even notch was certainly an issue raised by my was supposed to be hacked down by a worse. Through June of this year, Iran has ex­ constituents, and it has been every year since brutal, wholly irresponsible formula, ported $566.6 million worth of goods into this it was created in 1977. It is difficult for individ­ down to $108 billion in fiscal year country, while we have exported $15.3 million uals to see themselves receiving less money 1988. The terror of this sequestration to them. If trade continues at this clip, they than others with similar earnings histories and was supposed to brace the Congress to would ship over $1.1 billion into this country with retirement at the same age, and in my cut spending, and also awaken Ronald this year, while we would ship a paltry $30 mil­ district, Social Security is a large source of re­ Reagan to the need to adjust revenues lion to Iran. tirement income. Equality in the computation upward. Well, to no one's surprise it 24942 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE September 23, 1987 turns out that this machine to force a things this would force a half million These revised targets are also slippery compromise did not work. students out of the basic Pell Grant in definition, because everyone knows It didn't work because allowing the Program. This would have ruinous ef­ they are just as unrealistic as the first Gramm Act's automatic, across-the­ fects on those students, and would be Gramm numbers. board budget cuts to take place would a disaster to the whole higher educa­ The question of responsibility has have effects like cutting $9.6 billion tion system of this Nation. Those cuts thus been distilled into how we change out of military personnel. This would would have equally catastrophic ef­ dogma on the question of fiscal sin. In­ mean reducing troop strength by at fects on elementary and secondary stead of the old Gramm law, the one least a half million active duty person­ education. They would add new bur­ nel. There is no way anybody could dens to the disadvantaged, leaving a that in 1985 declared the fiscal 1988 permit that kind of disaster to take million kids without the kind of help sin level to be a deficit of $108 billion, place. It would mean-as I predicted at that they need in order to have any we are to enact an indulgence, a level the time of the Gramm Act's approv­ chance in life. At a time when all of us of $144 billion, more or less. Fiscal sal­ al-a huge stockpile of weapons that recognize the need for better schools, vation is to be a deficit reduction of could not be manned or operated or and at a time when we want better $23 billion, and then another $13 bil­ maintained. It would mean a disas­ performance from our children, there lion, and so on. Thus we have it; last trous waste of resources that have is no way to permit that kind of cut year's sin is this year's salvation, and been built and bought at great cost. It from going into effect. last year's salvation is this year's dam­ would mean ships without fuel, air­ Do we really need budget cuts that nation. But none of this addresses the craft without parts, guns without bu1- eliminate vaccinations for a half mil­ question of Reagan's original fiscal lets. Such actions would be contem­ lion young children? Do we really sin; it has become a debate on how to plated only by an official who had think that this Nation's assisted hous­ escape the consequences of accepting become unhinged; the threat of them ing programs can be cut by $61 million that poisoned apple so glibly held out therefore had no credibility. through a sequestration without in 1981 by the President and peddled Nobody wanted to hear that kind of adding tens of thousands to the home­ so ardently by the now junior Senator argument in 1985. But the sequestra­ less population? Do we really think it from Texas. tion report issued on August 20 proves acceptable to add $360 million to the This conference report is a final sur­ beyond doubt my original statement medical expenses of people under that the goals of the Gramm Act could Medicare? render to the fantasy of the Reagan not be met without crippling this Gov­ Do we really believe it is possible to fiscal program. It is a surrender to the ernment, including national defense. cut Federal prison funding by one­ cynical, easy assurances of Gramm I, This conference report affirms the fourth through a sequestration? No; it Gramm II and the Gramm Act of 1985 failure, the disastrous failure, of both is no more possible to cut the domestic that there is a machine capable of re­ the Reagan fiscal program and the side by 25 percent than it is to cut the placing political will, careful thought, Gramm Act itself. defense side by that amount, as the fiscal responsibility, and even human The Gramm Act did not, as prom­ 1985 Gramm Act would require. compassion. It is a surrender to frus­ ised, force Ronald Reagan to recognize Those are the kinds of things that tration. fiscal reality. Indeed, he has become would happen if the Gramm Act of The Reagan fiscal program is a dis­ even more determined in his effort to 1985 were permitted to continue in aster, but he cannot be made to see it. oppose any realistic effort, or even dis­ effect. It wou1d be catastrophic. It The Gramm laws have all-all-been cuss any reasonable compromise, that would bring chaos into every city and disasters, but Congress has found in might reduce the deficit. He does so in town, and it would cripple the Nation's them the convenient excuses of the face of disastrous trade deficits, defense. ephemeral targets, the comfort of for­ and in the face of huge interest rate Since such cuts cannot be contem­ midable, incomprehensible procedures, costs that result from the necessity of plated, much less put into effect, now and fortunately for the country, the attracting foreign dollars to finance comes the revised Gramm Act. We utter unworkability of the clattering the Federal deficit. didn't get enough of this fiscal poison sequestration robot. Nor did the Gramm Act reduce the in 1981, when the Gramm Act legislat­ This conference report is a conven­ deficit, despite vast budget cuts en­ ed the fantasy of the Reagan program. ient formulation, but it does not ad­ acted before and since. Nor would it do That original act led us into the dress the fiscal disaster that sprang so in the future. The deficit would rise morass of cut after cut, all of them from the adoption of voodoo econom­ even if appropriations were to remain futile, for none cou1d offset the costs ics. It is a way of letting Ronald constant in real terms, with no in­ of the Reagan tax cut, the unprece­ Reagan off the hook, and with him, creases, and even if modest economic dented Reagan defense budget, or the those who translated his policies into growth continues, and even if there ruinous rise in debt service brought law, not least among them the now are no nasty interest rate rises. Past about by Reagan's blindness and fail­ junior Senator from Texas. experience proves this, and current ure. Reality wou1d compel us to repeal Congressional Budget Office forecasts In 1985, Congress bit into the poison affirm it. again, in the form of the Gramm Act. the Gramm Act altogether, but that The Gramm Act's scheduled budget This one embraced the fantasy that would put the Congress at the mercy cuts cannot be permitted. If they were, Ronald Reagan could be embarrassed of the easy demagoguery of those who a half million active duty service mem­ enough to accept reality, that there brought about the Nation's fiscal dis­ bers would have to be dismissed, which was some magic way to avoid basic re­ aster, not least among them the now wou1d be an act of insanity. This sponsibility. Whether it was adopted junior Senator from my own State. would reduce troop strength by 25 per­ out of desperation or hypocrisy, it Responsibility indeed, would compel cent, leaving the Navy without crews cou1dn't work, and now comes the us to repeal that act. But this report for its vast new fleet, the Air Force latest fix. allows an escape. It changes the tar­ without pilots or crew to operate its Once again we are given a set of gets in a way that forces no one to immense new squadrons, and the fixed targets. Conveniently, these re­ change anything; it evades the funda­ Army with no way to operate its com­ vised deficit targets can be reached mental issues of political responsibility plex arrays of new weapons. without the draconian and crazy cuts and the necessity of forging a national Likewise, on the domestic side, the that would be required in the 1985 consensus. It leaves the task to the Gramm cuts would amount to a 25- Gramm magic, nor would these targets next President, the next Congress, the percent cut across the board, in all af­ require anything more drastic than next crisis. What a shame for us, and fected program areas. Among other fiddling with revenue adjustments. what a tragedy for the country. September 23, 1987 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 24943 THE PROPOSED INF AGREE­ AN "AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE" fighters-including Badger, Blinder, MENT CALLS FOR CAUTION Last week Foreign Minister Shevard­ and Backfire bombers, and Fishbed, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under nadze and Secretary of State Shultz Folgger, Fitter, and Fencer attack air­ a previous order of the House, the gen­ announced an "agreement in princi­ craft. tleman from Missouri [Mr. SKELTON] ple" that would lead to the destruction Earlier this year, the French Gov­ is recognized for 30 minutes. of all of the short- and medium-range ernment voiced skepticism over the Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, 10 nuclear missiles now in the inventories "zero option," though it now officially of the Soviet Union and the United supports the proposal. French officials years ago the Soviet Union began de­ States. I return for the withdrawal ploying a new family of intermediate believe, however, that· the next step and destruction of the 108 Pershing II that has to be taken in Europe is to and short range nuclear-tipped mis­ and 208 GLCM's based in ·Europe (as siles. The SS-20 caused a great deal of get agreements on conventional forces of January 1987), the Soviet Union and chemical weapons. Over the years, concern among the European mem­ will destroy 441 deployed SS-20's, 120 bers of NATO. With the signing of the NATO has relied on nuclear weapons SS-4's, 130 SS-12's/SS-22's, and 90 to compensate for conventional mili­ SALT I agreements in 1972, the super­ SS-23's. powers had formally ratified parity of tary inferiority with respect to the In many ways I believe that this is a Warsaw Pact. Now, however, with the nuclear forces at the strategic level. pretty good trade for our side. While The deployment of the SS-20, an in­ drawdown on nuclear forces NATO many in the West opposed the deploy­ will have to beef up its conventional termediate-range ballistic missile with ment of Pershing II and GLCM's­ a range of 3,000 miles, threatened forces or negotiate a comparable re­ politicians and public alike-in late duction of Warsaw Pact forces. The ul­ America's allies in Europe, but not the 1983, I think that showing firmness in United States. Europeans, who had dealing with the Soviet Union is start­ timate goal should be kept in mind, become concerned about the United ing to pay off. This will be the first the purpose of NATO is not just to States guarantee to use nuclear weap­ time in any arms control agreement reduce the possibility of nuclear con­ ons in the defense of Western Europe, that an entire class of nuclear weap­ flict in Europe but to reduce the pos­ when the Soviet Union developed ons will be eliminated. Who knows, siblity of any sort of conflict in ICBM's to hit the United States in the maybe we have turned a corner. Europe. At the same time it should be late fifties and early sixties, became But while we have an "agreement in remembered that without a substan­ even more concerned during an era of principle" we should note that there tial nuclear force in Western Europe, strategic parity when they saw the are many technical issues that still NATO invites at least the possibility Soviet deployment of this new inter­ remain to be resolved, the most impor­ of being bullied or blackmailed by a mediate family of weapons. tant of which is the matter of verifica­ Warsaw Pact with greater convention­ To respond to these developments­ tion. Unless, we can verify the terms al forces. to the deployment of Soviet SS-20's of the treaty, and the Soviets have FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS and to the European concern about given a number of indications that are As we look to the future, NATO will the nuclear link between the United much more flexible on this matter have to play its cards wisely. While States and its European allies-NATO than they have been historically, then public opinion supports an INF agree­ adopted the "two-track" decision of the prospects for ratification by the ment, it does not support an increase 1979. It was an approach that sought Senate could be dim. These next few in conventional forces. Implementa­ to strengthen extended deterrence and weeks of negotiations will be critically tion of the agreement will require that at the same time offer a means to important. Broad outlines are one NATO look long and hard at how arms induce the Soviets to limit SS-20 de­ thing, the details of any agreement control fits into overall alliance politi­ ployments. The NATO allies agreed to are what finally count. cal and military strategy. Difficult de­ combine the modernization of United IMPLICATIONS FOR NATO cisions on priorities and funding will States nuclear forces in Europe, the There is a split both in the United have to be made. development and deployment of the States and especially in the countries West Europeans will have to take an Pershing II missile and ground­ of Western Europe about the wisdom increased share of the load. Already launched cruise missiles, with an offer of the present agreement. Public opin­ French leaders are seeking closer de­ to limit such systems through arms ion in most Western countries strongly fense ties with both Great Britain and control negotiations. At the same time supports an INF agreement. Govern­ West Germany. Earlier this year the decision was made to remove 1,000 ment leaders, on the other hand, are French President Mitterand told an battlefield nuclear weapons from split. Gen. Bernard Rogers, the former audience in London, "France is my Europe. Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, country, Europe is our future. It After 4 years of fruitless effort to expressed the sentiment of many of cannot be that we will fail in this ren­ arrive at a negotiated settlement, these government leaders in West Ger­ dezvous." French military reintegra­ NATO began deploying Pershing II many, France, Belgium, and elsewhere tion into NATO, with the possibility of and ground-launched cruise missiles in the alliance when he said, "If we having a French Supreme Allied Com­ called GLCM's, in Europe in the fall of end up getting rid of all nuclear weap­ mander, is an idea that should be 1983. The Soviets responded by break­ ons and we haven't achieved equity [in given more attention. ing off the Strategic Arms Reduction Europe] between their conventional There will be some in this country Talks. In this way they hoped to put forces and ours, we'll wake up one day who will call for the withdrawal of pressure on the Governments of West­ and find ourselves dancing to the tune United States troops from Europe. em Europe and the United States to of the Soviet pipe." This would be a mistake. We are not halt the further deployment of the While the agreement calls for the involved in NATO as a charity service missiles. It was another card they elimination of a number of nuclear for our allies, or simply because we are threw down in the effort to intimidate systems in Europe, a number will con­ good guys. We are in Europe to pro­ NATO. They hoped that peace move­ tinue to remain in the arsenals of both tect our own security interests. If we ments in the various countries would sides. In the NATO arsenal, they in­ hope to get progress on conventional be able to exert enough pressure on clude artillery shells, short range reductions, withdrawing American European governments to halt the de­ lance missiles, F-111 aircraft, and the troops from Europe at this time would ployment. A little over a year later, in independent nuclear forces of the be counterproductive. In fact, to spur January 1985, after they realized that British and French. On the Soviet progress in conventional reductions, such tactics would not succeed, the So­ side, the systems include SS-21 mis­ we may want to tie the withdrawal of viets announced that they would siles, Scud and FROG missiles, and a nuclear forces in Europe to reductions return to the negotiating table. considerable number of bombers and in conventional forces. Since General 24944 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE September 23, 1987 Secretary Gorbachev has promised Ideas make it onto the political calendar manufacturing has high productivity, the progress in conventional talks, this because individuals such as yourselves who economy boomed. Family income grew at an may be a way to promote such think seriously about public policy suggest average annual rate of about six percent a progress. solutions to problems that seem to be get­ year. The average thirty year old male ting worse. Knowledgeable men and women worker in 1950 would see this income rise by Finally, we should remember to hold like you are able to see special opportunities 118 percent over inflation during the next a steady course. In 1983, NATO took to act. They are able to seize the moment ten years. The future looked as if it would the decision to upgrade its tactical bat­ and suggest new solutions to tough prob­ bring only more prosperity. tlefield nuclear weapons, improving lems. Today, American firms are losing market the Lance short-range missile system. Aid to the homeless, Social Security share to virtually every foreign competitor. This has to be carried out. Arms con­ reform and catastrophic health care are From 1891 to 1971, the United States never trol lobbyists and peace movement good examples of issues that won high rank­ had a trade deficit. Then in 1972, Americans ing in our national consciousness because were shocked to learn that we imported $6.4 types need to understand that being people like you cared enough to act. firm has enabled us to get a good billion more than we sold overseas. Fifteen The high level of public concern about the years later, the trade deficit hit twelve agreement. Expectations should not be costs of government and national debt pro­ digits-over $170 billion. As a result, about built up that we will reach a nuclear­ vide a special opportunity to act. But it is three million Americans were thrown out of free world anytime soon, if ever. only an opportunity. We have long taken work. Americans spent more than $3 on for­ Raised expectations will only contrib­ our prosperity for granted. Each generation of Americans has exceeded the standards of eign products for every $2 our trading part­ ute to dashed hopes. That was what its parents in material well being, education ners spent on ours. The last time this ratio happened during the 1970's when and income. But now, a new prospect was so bad was in 1864, when the American President Nixon and Secretary Kissin­ emerges: for the first time in history, our economy was devastated by the Civil War. ger made progress in arms control and children's standard of living may not equal, At home, the rapidly changing economy then oversold their accomplishments much less exceed, our own. poses a fundamental challenge to our tradi­ to the American people. If we do not This conference can help us frame our tional notions of work and career. Manufac­ thinking about the consequences of our na­ turing hit an all-time low. By 1982, only 22lfz give in to euphoria over the prospec­ percent of American employment was man­ tive INF agreement, then the chances tional spending and budget decisions. There is a special significance in holding ufacturing based. In many regions of the are increased that we will be able to this meeting in this city. Paris is the City of country, prosperity vanished with manufac­ build in a steady fashion upon the ac­ Lights. Chicago is the City that Works. turing. Men in the workforce in 1970 would complishments made today. Washington is the City of Monuments. We see their real wages rise by only 16 percent have monuments to heroes, to foreign lumi­ in ten years. naries and to adventurers. The city itself is Americans have always believed that their DOLLARS AND DEBT: THE PRICE a monument to the man who led our Revo­ children would be better off than they. But OF LIBERTY lution. Sadly, we have no monument to the as Daniel Patrick Moynihan has observed, one thing that sustained the Revolution. "this is the first society in history in which The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under That honor belongs to Massachusetts. a person is more likely to be poor if young a previous order of the House, the gen­ When the citizens of Boston erected a than old." tleman from Minnesota [Mr. PENNY] is column "to commemorate the train of The way we manage and invest our re­ recognized for 30 minutes. events which led to the American Revolu­ sources puts our future prosperity in peril. Mr. PENNY. Mr. Speaker, I take this time to tion and finally secured liberty and inde­ The American savings rate ranks last submit for the RECORD the remarks of our col­ pendence to the United States", they re­ among industrialized nations. During the league, Representative JIM MOODY of Wiscon­ corded on it those events which they be­ last six years, the growth of the federal def­ sin, before the Conference of Americans for lieved deserved special remembrance. The icit has absorbed about fifty percent of pri­ Generational Equity at their recent meeting list begins with the Stamp Act of 1765. It vate sector savings. With personal savings ends with the Public Debt of 1790. The will­ providing very little industrial capital, here in Washington. JIM's remarks are an elo­ ingness of many public creditors to believe American firms are highly dependent on re­ quent indictment of our current fiscal policy in the United States of America made revo­ tained corporate earnings and on open cap­ and the effect it will have on future genera­ lution and freedom possible. ital markets for funds to invest and create tions. Even during the darkest days of the Revo­ new jobs. What capital is left is obtained Mr. Speaker, I submit the text of Represent­ lution, when the British armies roamed un­ only at very high rates. A myopic fiscal ative MOODY's remarks for printing in the challenged through the South, Benedict regime is robbing America of the financial RECORD following this statement: Arnold was exposed as a traitor and Con­ tools we need to grow and compete. gress and the states were destitute, federal Short-sighted investments further dimin­ DOLLARS AND DEBT: THE PRICE OF LIBERTY securities were never dead paper. That the ish growth. Last year was the third consecu­ or Sup­ plemental Security Income benefits­ changes are made to the employment and The bill contains two provisions to strength­ through September 30, 1989. training program, which will retain the essen­ en families. Section 2 makes categorical eligibility per­ tial elements of what we approved 2 years First, higher dependent care deductions manent-deleting the 1989 expiration date. ago-States should have the flexibility to de­ would be allowed in recognition that day care EXCLUSION FOR CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL termine which approaches to employment and expenses can often be a significant obstacle EXPENSES training have the best potential to provide to a welfare recipient seeking work. Existing law and regulations require a food stamp recipients with the opportunity to Second, for AFDC families who also receive disregard of income in the form work and to make meaningful changes in their food stamps, the first $50 a month in child of Federal education assistance provided lives. support payments would not be counted as under title IV of the Higher Education Act The improvements include: income. This change ensures that the food tuition and and day care for persons participating in em­ of the change in the AFDC Program approved mandatory school fees ; Base performance standards for the States Finally, the Subcommittee on Domestic Mar­ <2> books, supplies, transportation, and mis­ on success in placing individuals in jobs, not keting, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition ap­ cellaneous personal expenses origination fees and insurance hours convenient for persons participating in ricultural sector receive food stamps if they premiums on student loans. employment and training. are entitled to them. The bill ensures that the Existing law and regulations also require a The bill also includes a number of provi­ particularly complicated finances of family disregard (exclusion) of income in the form of non-Federal education assistance, and sions both to improve coordination between farms will be taken into account when social Federal education assistance provided under the current programs and also to test ways to workers process Food Stamp applications laws other than title IV of the Higher Edu­ simplify the welfare system. These include the from farm households. The bill also authorizes cation Act, to the extent the aid is used for: following: States to request reimbursement for one-half (1) tuition and mandatory school fees (in­ Mandate that applicants for AFDC benefits of the cost of providing special training to cluding costs for materials required to be be informed they can simultaneously apply for caseworkers in how to handle applications obtained by all other students in the same food stamp benefits; from farm families and also to inform low­ course of study); and (2) origination fees Make permanent the provision in current income farm families of the availability of food and insurance premiums on student loans. Existing law and regulations further re­ law which authorizes AFDC beneficiaries to be stamp benefits. quire that, in order to be eligible for these categorically eligible for food stamps; I do not intend that this bill be a budget income disregards, students receiving educa­ Authorize a limited demonstration in Wash­ buster. Therefore, I asked the Subcommittee tion assistance must be attending a school ington State to provide a combined cash ben­ on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, for the handicapped, or a postsecondary in­ efit equal to food stamp-AFDC benefits for and Nutrition to take two steps to ensure that stitution , or an institution or ing program approved by the legislature of possible, the cost has been dramatically pared program that admits persons beyond the age of compulsory school attendance and is that State; and down. CBO estimates the cost in fiscal year recognized as providing postsecondary edu­ Authorize up to 1o additional States to con­ 1988 to be $11 million and the cost through cation or training for employment. duct a similar demonstration to the Washing­ the 3-year projection period covered by the Section 3< 1 > expands existing income dis­ ton State demonstration, except that food concurrent resolution on the budget to be regards for education assistance by: <1) ap­ coupons would have to be provided. $326 million. This cost is substantially below plying the more extensive disregard provi- September 23, 1987 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 24947 sions mandated for title IV Higher earned income tax credit payments applying the education as­ certain thresholds) are: <1 > counted as liquid business property, such as farm land and sistance disregard provisions to cases where assets if received as a lump sum payment farm machinery, is to be excluded from the student is attending a program that pro­ ; (2) being counted as a resource, as long as it is vides for completion of a secondary educa­ counted as income if received as periodic tion ; and <3> not counted at all if re­ sion of property for earned income tax credits re­ to partici­ tendance and recognized as providing post­ earnings). pate in the food stamp program, if other­ secondary education or training for employ­ DEDUCTION FOR DEPENDENT CARE wise eligible. [NoTE: This is one of a number ment.] of categories of students who are exempt Existing law and regulations deny an (a) Existing policy treats dependent care expenses paid under a food stamp employ­ from the general rule prohibiting students income disregard expands the existing provi­ that used for tuition and mandatory school from being counted as income. [NoTE: Exist­ ing policy also generally bars claiming a de­ sion allowing JTPA students to paticipate in fees (including costs for materials required the food stamp program by: <1) allowing to be obtained by all other students in the duction for expenses covered by a reim­ bursement.] participation by students under a food same course of study). stamp employment and training program, a Existing law and regulations also deny an Section 7(a) and 7(b)(1) reinforce existing policy by requiring an income disregard for Trade Adjustment Assistance training pro­ income disregard if they are "attending, or clothing). awaiting placement after being assigned to, Section 3<2> conforms the reimbursement under a food stamp employment and train­ ing program. or accepted by" an institution of higher disregard rule for Federal education assist­ learning $200 a month for each dependent less adequate child care is not available, as long RECEIVED than 2 years of age; and <2> $175 a month as they are otherwise eligible. Existing law allows States administering for each dependent age 2 or more. Section 11<2> clarifies existing law by the food stamp program to disregard, in ANNUALIZING SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME AND providing that students with children age 6- food stamp income determinations, child EXPENSES FROM FARMING 11 may participate in the food stamp pro­ support payments that are excluded under gram if adequate child care is not available the AFDC program Existing law allows students enrolled support payments that are disregarded shorter than 1 year (i.e., income is received half time or more in an institution of higher under the AFDC program for purposes of on an irregular basis). education to participate in the food stamp determining AFDC eligibility, and deletes Section 8 adds to the existing requirement program if they are receiving AFDC bene­ the requirement that States pay the benefit for income averaging a requirement that · fits. cost of doing so. income be calculated by averaging it over a Section 11<2> expands the existing pro­ EXCLUSION FOR TWO-PARTY PAYMENTS FOR 12-month period, for households with a vision allowing AFDC recipients to partici­ AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES member engaged in farming that have regu­ pate in the food stamp program to include lar monthly farm income, but irregular ex­ Existing law and regulations do not allow recipients of benefits under a State or local penses to produce that income-at the general assistance program Existing law bars participation in the (exclusion) for payments for agricultural for households whose anticipated income is food stamp program by a student enrolled commodities produced averaged over a 12-month period, self-em­ at least half time in an institution of higher by farmers, if the payments are made pay­ ployment income must be calculated based education unless the student falls into an able jointly to a farm household member on anticipated business earnings, rather exempt category. Existing exempt catego­ and another holding a security or leasehold than past earnings, if the averaged amount ries include: <1 > student 18 and younger or interest in the commodities, except to the (based on past earnings) does not accurately age 60 or older; <2> students who are not extent that the payments are actually avail­ reflect the household's actual monthly cir­ physically or mentally fit; <3> students as­ able to the farm household. [NOTE: This cumstances because it has experienced a signed under a JTPA program; (4) students would have the effect of disregarding, as a substantial increase or decrease in business employed 20 hours a week or more; (5) stu­ cost of producing self-employed farm earnings. dents participating in a federally financed income, repayments on farm loans AFDC benefits; and (9) students enrolled are to specify the minimum percentage of submit a report on the comparison to the under an AFDC work incentive program. food stamp recipients subject to a require­ Speaker of the House, the President pro Section 1H2> and 11<2)(0) add a new ment to participate in an employment and tempore of the Senate, and the Secretary of exempt category: students who are members training program that States are expected Agriculture-not later than 180 days after of a household that: <1) is otherwise eligible to place in a program. Standards may vary the Secretary's proposed measures are pub­ for food stamps; and <2> includes the stu­ among the States, and, inserting standards, lished. dent's parent, grandparent, or legal guardi­ the Secretary is to consider the States' costs EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM an. for meeting them and the degree of partici­ INCENTIVE PAYMENTS pation of persons who, though exempt, vol­ EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM COSTS Section 12(d) requires the Secretary to de­ INCURRED BY PARTICIPANTS unteer to participate. Standards must also be varied according to differences in the velop, and transmit to the House Committee Existing law requires States operating a on Agriculture and the Senate Committee food stamp employment and training pro­ characteristics of participants and the type of program they are applied to. The estab­ on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, a gram to reimburse program participants for proposal for modifying the rate of Federal the actual costs of all transportation and lishment of performance standards may be payments to States for employment and other (e.g., dependent care> expenses rea­ delayed until October 1988. [NoTE: The Sec­ retary has chosen to take this option and training programs so as to reflect the rela­ sonably necessary and directly related to tive effectiveness of the various States in participation. However, States may limit performance standards will not be effective carrying out food stamp employment and their coverage of each participant's ex­ until October 1988.] training programs. penses to $25 a month. Existing law also requires that, in deciding Sections 12<1> and 12(a)(2) whether a State has met a performance FARM HOUSEHOLDS expand the requirement to cover partici­ standard, the Secretary must consider the Existing law permits States to conduct pants' expenses by: extent of volunteer participation, such fac­ food stamp informational activities directed Specifying that the requirement to cover tors as placement in unsubsidized employ­ at homeless individuals, with 50-percent participants' expenses may be fulfilled by: ment, increases in earnings, reduction in Federal cost-sharing. [NoTE: No other "out­ (1) payments made directly to the partici­ food stamp participation, and other factors reach" activities may be conducted with pant, in cash or certificates pay­ and training. Section 13 expands Federal participa­ ments to service providers; Section 12(b) replaces the existing per­ tion in outreach efforts by permitting Requiring that payment made directly to formance standard requirements with the States to conduct food stamp informational participants be made in advance, to the following requirements: activities directed at farm households, with maximum extent practicable; The Secretary is required to establish per­ 50-percent Federal cost-sharing. Establishing a new rule governing the formance standards after consultation with (b) Section 13 permits States to under­ limit States may place on the extent to the Office of Technology Assessment, the take intensive training to ensure that State which they cover each participant's ex­ Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health agency personnel certifying farm house­ penses other than dependent care: States and Human Services, appropriate State offi­ holds are well qualified to do so, with 50- are allowed to limit their coverage of these cials (designated by State Governors), other percent Federal cost-sharing. non-dependent-care expenses (e.g., transpor­ appropriate experts, and representatives of Section 13(b) also requires the Secretary tation) to $25 a month or a higher amount food stamp households. to publish instructional materials specifical­ (up to $75 a month). [NoTE: States must Performance standards are to: <1 > be co­ ly designed to be used by State agencies pro­ cover actual expenses up to whatever limit ordinated with those under the JTPA and viding intensive training on farm household they establish.] those developed for the proposed National certification-within 180 days of enactment, Establishing a new rule governing the Education, Training, and Work Program for and annually thereafter. limit that States may place on the extent to AFDC recipients; <2> measure employment HOURS OF OPERATION which they cover each participant's depend­ outcomes; (3) be based on the degree of suc­ Existing law requires the Secretary to es­ ent care expenses: States are allowed to set cess that may reasonably be expected of tablish standards for efficient and effective a limit of $200 a month for each dependent States in helping participants achieve self­ administration of the food stamp program under age 2 and $175 a month for each de­ sufficiency through employment and train­ by the States, including standards for the pendent age 2 or more. [NOTE: States must ing programs; <4> take into account the periodic review of the hours that food cover actual dependent care expenses up to extent of volunteer participation, job place­ stamp offices are open to ensure that em­ the limit if established.] ment rates, wage rates, households ceasing to need food stamps, improvement in par­ ployed individuals are adequately served. EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM Section 14 adds a requirement that PAYMENTS TO STATES ticipants' educational levels, and the extent to which participants are able to obtain jobs States have food stamp offices and issuance Existing law requires the Federal Govern­ with health benefits; <5> encourage States to points that are open at sufficient locations ment to pay each State 50 percent of the serve those who have greater barriers to em­ and hours to ensure that those who are em­ cost of payments made ployment; <6> include guidelines that permit ployed, or participating in a food stamp, by the State for participants' expenses that appropriate variations within and among AFDC, or State rehabilitation agency em­ are necessary and related to participation in States to take account of differing condi­ ployment and training program, can: <1) a food stamp employment and training pro­ tions ; and (7) be ing changes, providing verification, appear­ ticipants' costs, up to an amount equal to 50 varied within any State as nec­ ing at interviews, and submitting applica­ Sections 12 and 12<2> essary to take into account specific econom­ tions and requests for recertification>; and expand the requirement for Federal cost­ ic, geographic, and demographic factors, the (2) obtain and use Authorizations to Partici­ sharing by increasing the limit on State characteristics of the population to be pate documents and food stamps without costs that the Federal Government will served, and the types of employment and missing or rescheduling hours of employ­ share in: training services to be provided. ment or participation in an employment and For payments for participants' costs other training program. Proposed measures for performance Section 14(b) revises the existing require­ than dependent care, the Federal share is 50 standards are to be published not later than percent, up to an amount equal to 50 per­ 1 year after enactment. Final standards are ment for periodic review of office hours by cent of the limit established by the State to be established, issued, and published not requiring that the reviews also be conducted (this limit can be as low as $25 per partici­ to ensure that persons in employment and earlier than October 1, 1989, and are to be training programs are adequately served. pant per month, or as high as $75>; implemented not later than 180 days after For participants; dependent care costs, the publication. [NoTE: Any performance stand­ NOTICE OF EXPIRATION; COORDINATED Federal share is 50 percent, up to an ards established under existing law would APPLICATION amount equal to $200 per month per de­ remain in effect until final standards have (a) Existing law requires States to ensure pendent under age 2 and $175 per month been established under this Act.] that participating households receive a per dependent age 2 or more. (b) Section 12 requires the Office of notice of expiration, prior to the start of the EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM Technology Assessment to: <1) develop last month of their certification period, ad­ PERFORMANCE STANDARDS model performance standards for food vising them that they must submit a new Existing law requires the Secretary of stamp employment and training programs application in order to renew eligibility. Agriculture to establish employment and that satisfy the requirements; set out in law Section 15(a) requires States to include, in training program performance standards for for the standards; (2) compare its standards notices of expiration, information as to par- September 23, 1987 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 24949 ticipants' rights, at recertification, to: <1> break the poverty cycle and provide families informed of the termination and advised of single interviews for AFDC and food stamp with opportunities for economic independ­ food stamp eligibility requirements; <3> the eligibility; (2) assistance in making a food ence and strengthened family functioning. State determines whether the participant stamp application, and certification for food Under the project, the State is authorized will be eligible for food stamps after leaving stamps using information in social security to combine food stamp and cash public as­ the project; and (4) food stamps are received case files : sistance benefits unified food stamp and public assistance unified cash grant, if it meets the conditions The State must use appropriate bilingual applications; (4) certification for food laid out in the new section 21 of the Food personnel and printed materials in adminis­ stamps using information in public assist­ Stamp Act authorizing the project. tration of the project. [NOTE: This is also a ance case files : and (5) simple food stamp dependence Program, enacted in May 1987 and would apply in the same manner.] applications at social security offices and food stamps, a program under rectly connected with administration or en­ ices to develop a system by which: <1 > a which <1 > cash and food stamp benefits are forcement . [NoTE: This is also a requirement in (2) households in which all members are ap­ grams are set up for recipients, and (3) re­ the food stamp program, and would apply in plicants for or recipients of SSI benefits are cipient enrollees are given incentives in the the same manner.] informed of the availability of food stamps, form of added aid and support services. Ben­ The State must have procedures for assisted in making a simple food stamp ap­ efits equal to at least the level of those pro­ granting fair hearings and prompt determi­ plication, and certified for food stamps vided under the regular AFDC and food nations to participants aggrieved by an using information from Social Security Ad­ stamp programs are to be assured.] action of the State. [NoTE: This is also are­ ministration files. States are required to im­ Unless otherwise required by the new sec­ quirement in the food stamp program, and plement these features. tion 21 of the Food Stamp Act authorizing would apply in the same manner.] Existing law also requires the Secretary the project, the project must be carried out The State must have an "income and eligi­ and the Secretary of Health and Human as laid out in the Washington State law, en­ bility verification system" for use of infor­ Services to develop a system by which: <1> acted in May 1987, establishing its Family mation available from other agencies in verifying income and other eli­ stamp application included in their public conditions. Specific terms and conditions for gibility factors. [NoTE: This is also a require­ assistance application; and (2) food stamp approval of the project are as follows: ment in the food stamp program, and would applicants with public assistance case files Those eligible for AFDC must be eligible apply in the same manner.] are certi­ program covered by the project. tion during office hours receive, and are per­ fied for food stamp eligibility based on the Project participants must receive aggre­ mitted to file, an application for the project information in their public assistance case gate monthly cash assistance not less than on the same day. [NoTE: This is also a re­ file, to the extent it is reasonably verified. the total value they would otherwise receive quirement in the food stamp program.] States may implement these features. under the food stamp program and any The project must provide for telephone/ Section 15 requires States to imple­ cash-assistance Federal program covered by mail application procedures, and subsequent ment all four features of the system for the project. This assistance floor is to be home or telephone interviews, for elderly, single interviews, unified application proce­ calculated using income, resource, and de­ handicapped, and other persons unable to dures, and use of information in social secu­ duction rules in effect on January 1, 1988 apply in person solely because of transpor­ rity or public assistance files. provide a "standard" The project must provide that applicants AFDC application without a separate food food assistance benefit as part of cash aid may be represented by another person, des­ stamp interview. under the project provide a food assistance benefit, as However, the State may restrict the number duct, on a trial basis, 1 or more pilot or ex­ part of the project's cash benefit, that is of individuals represented by any designee perimental projects designed to test pro­ equal to the maximum food stamp monthly and otherwise establish criteria and verifica­ gram changes that might increase the effi­ benefit for the household. tion for representation. [NoTE: The food ciency of the food stamp program and im­ The State must notify project partici­ stamp program has a similar requirement.] prove the delivery of food stamp benefits­ pants, each month, of the amount of project The State must provide methods for re­ including projects involving the payment of cash assistance that is being provided as viewing applications made by the homeless, actual, or averaged may lower or further re­ project within 30 days of application. [NoTE: ue to carry out the food stamp program strict Food Stamp Act eligibility and benefit This is also a requirement in the food stamp while carrying out the project. standards. program.] The State must provide an assurance that Existing law also permits States to con­ Food assistance under the project must be the cost of food assistance under the project duct federally assisted pilot projects to dem­ provided from the date of application. will not be such that aggregate Federal pay­ onstrate the use of integrated service deliv­ [NoTE: This is also a requirement in the ments to the State over the course of the ery systems for human service programs, in­ food stamp program.] However, food assist­ project exceed: <1 > the anticipated value of cluding the food stamp program. ance under the project must be reduced to food stamp benefits that would have been Section 16 adds specific authority for the a participant in a month in which the par­ had participated in the food stamp program; State of Washington to conduct a Family ticipant is receiving project benefits includ­ plus (2) the Federal reimbursement for Independence Demonstration Project, in all ing food assistance. State administrative costs participation in the tion and prosecution of fraud> if project food stamp benefits, would more effectively project is terminated; <2> the participant is participants had participated in the food 24950 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE September 23, 1987 stamp program; plus (3) the Federal reim­ The Secretary, in consultation with the ment-i.e., amendments would apply only to bursement for food stamp employment and Secretary of Health and Human Services, is new applicants and those being recertified training programs if project participants required to conduct an evaluation of the for eligibility Section 20(d) provides that substantive ditional households that would qualify for OTHER FAMILY INDEPENDENCE DEMONSTRATION amendments made by this act and up to 5 local projects structions and targets> will take effect only The State must provide that there will be if the deficit reduction over fiscal years no change in existing State law that would under which households are considered to have 1988-1990 ex­ eliminate guaranteed benefits, or reduce ceeds aggregate reduction required by in­ project applicants' or emollees' rights, satisfied food stamp eligibility requirements if they include one or more members who structions contained in the budget resolu­ during the tion for FY 1988 to conduct a family independ­ ed by Congress-against the CBO "baseline" the project. ence demonstration project, in all or part of issued in February 1987. Upon approval of the State's application the State, under the same terms established to carry out the project, the Secretary must, for the Washington Family Independence H.R. 3337 from funds appropriated under the Food Demonstration Project-except that food Stamp Act, pay the State: (1) the actual cost assistance benefits under any State's project the percentage of the and cash. and for other purposes) State's administrative costs for providing ISSUANCE OF RULES Be it enacted by the Senate and House of food assistance under the project equal to Section 18 requires the Secretary to issue Representatives of the United States of the percentage of the State's aggregate food rules to carry out amendments made by this America in Congress assembled, stamp administrative costs (including em­ SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. ployment and training program costs> paid Act-other than those pertaining to family in the most recent fiscal year for which data independence demonstration projects-not This Act may be cited as the "Food Stamp are available. late than January 1, 1988. Family Welfare Reform Act of 1987". Until an application for the project is ap­ SEVERABILITY SEC. 2. CATEGORICAL ELIGIBILITY. proved and food assistance under the Section 19 provides that, if any provision The second sentence of section 5 of the project is made available, an application for of, or amendment made by, this Act is held Focd Stamp Program of 1977 <7 U.S.C. the project is to be treated as an application invalid, the remainder ·of the Act and its 2014(a)) is amended- to participate in the food stamp program, amendments, along with the application of by striking "during the period", and requiring processing for food stamp eligibil­ the invalid provisions to other persons or <2> by striking "and ending on September ity. Moreover, food stamp program "expe­ circumstances, will not be affected. 30, 1989,". dited service" rules are to apply to these ap­ EFFECTIVE DATES; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS SEC. 3. EXCLUSION FOR CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL plications. [NoTE: Food stamp expedited EXPENSES. service rules require provision of benefits Section 20 provides that-except for within 5 days of application in the case of the severability provision and certain provi­ Section 5(d) of the Food Stamp Act of persons with very low income and resources, sions made effective January 1, July 1, and 1977 <7 U.S.C. 2014(d)) is amended­ the homeless, and persons with very high October 1, 1988 (see "(b)" below)-the in clause <3>- shelter expenses.] amendments made by this Act will take by inserting "(A)'' after "the like", and Food stamp recipients applying to partici­ effect on the date, if any, the Director of by striking "at an institution" and all pate in the project may not have their food the Congressional Budget Office cer­ that follows through "handicapped, and", stamp benefits reduced or terminated be­ tifies to the Congress that a determination and inserting the following: "(including the cause they apply for the project. has been made regarding whether deficit re­ rental or purchase of any equipment, mate­ Individuals participating in project are duction instructions or targets will be ex­ rials, and supplies required to be obtained not to be considered members of a food ceeded. [NoTE: See "(d)" below.] by all other students in the same course of stamp household during their participation (b) Section 20(b) provides that-subject to study) at a recognized post-secondary in the project. the CBO determination regarding deficit re­ school, institution of higher education, The Secretary is required to waive compli­ duction instructions and targets (see "" school for the handicapped, training pro­ ance with any Food Stamp Act requirement below> and subject to a requirement regard­ gram that prepares individuals for employ­ that would prevent the State from carrying ing application of the amendments -certain amendments made by tion of a secondary education or obtaining purpose. the Act will take effects as follows: the equivalent of a secondary school diplo­ With respect to any other Federal, State, Amemdments affecting the exclusion for ma, to the extent they do not exceed an or local law, food assistance provided under education expenses, the exclusion for child allowance determined by such school, insti­ the project is to be treated as food stamp as­ support payments, and the eligibility of stu­ tution, or program for books, supplies, sistance, and project participants are to be dents of the The U.S. Comptroller General is required training programs

in the proviso to clause (5)- project, and to submit a report of each such ence demonstration projects by inserting "and" after "child care audit to the Secretaries of Agriculture and and 17>-January 1, 1988. expenses,'' Health and Human Services, the House Section 20 provides that amend­ by striking "non-Federal", and Committee on Agriculture, and the Senate ments made in this Act do not apply with (C) by striking ", and no portion of any Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and respect to a certification period beginning Federal" and all that follows through "man­ Forestry. before the effective date of the amend- datory school fees,". September 23, 1987 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 24951 SEC. 4. EXCLUSION OF CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS farming, and who has irregular expenses to dependent who is less than 2 years of age RECEIVED. produce that income may, at the option of and $175 a month for the care of each other Section 5 of the Food stamp Act of 1977 the household, be calculated by averaging dependent, without regard to age", and <7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended- such income and expenses over a twelve- by adding at the end the following: (!) by amending subsection <13> to read month period.". "(ii) Payments under this subparagraph as follows: "<13> child support that is disre­ SEC. 9. RELIANCE ON PAST SELF-EMPLOYENT may be made to such participants directly garded under part A of title IV of the Social INCOME FROM FARMING. or to the providers of the services for which Security Act for recipients of benefits under Section 5<0< 1 > of the Food Stamp Act payments are authorized by this subpara­ such part", and of 1977 <7 U.S.C. 2014 by striking subsection . by adding at the end thereof the following: ticipants- SEC. 5. EXCLUSION FOR TWO-PARTY PAYMENTS "Notwithstanding any other provision of "(!)may be made in cash, or in certificates MADE FOR AGRICULTURAL COMMOD­ this subparagraph, past income from the redeemable by the State agency upon pres­ ITIES. self-employment of a household member entation by such providers if such certifi­ Section 5(d) of the Food Stamp Act of who is self-employed in farming may not be cates are readily usable by such partici­ 1977 <7 U.S.C. 2014(d)), as amended by sec­ used as an indicator of anticipated income if pants; and tion 4, is amended- changes in such past income have occurred " shall be made in advance to the max- (1) by striking "and (13)" and inserting or if changes in income from such self-em- imum extent practicable.". "(13)", and ployment can be anticipated or occur during Section 16(h)(3) of the Food Stamp <2> by inserting before the period at the the certification period.". Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2025<3» is amend- end the following: "and <14> payments for SEC. 10. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM ed- agricultural commodities (including prod­ RESOURCES. (i) by inserting "(including expenses for ucts of such commodities> produced by a Section 5(g) of the Food Stamp Act of dependent care)'' after "other expenses", household member engaged in farming if 1977 <7 U.S.C. 2014 by striking "and such reimbursement" any member of the household and a person case of property that and supplies) which is essential to the self- than expenses for dependent care, and holds a security or leasehold interest in employment of a household member in an amount representing, per household, the such commodities, except to the extent that farming, the Secretary shall exclude such sum of $200 a month for the care of each such payments are actually available to the property until the expiration of the 1-year dependent who is less than 2 years of age household". period beginning on the date such member and $175 a month for the care of each other SEC. 6. EXCLUSION FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT OF ceases to be self-employed in farming.". dependent without regard to age. Such re- EARNED INCOME CREDIT. SEC. 11. ELIGIBILITY OF STUDENTS. imbursement". Section 5(d) of the Food Stamp Act of Section 6(e) of the Food Stamp Act of <2> PAYMENTs.- Section 6<4> of 1977 <7 U.S.C. 2014- 2015<4>(H)), as amended by paragraph (!) by striking "and (14)" and inserting by striking "assigned to or placed in" by inserting before the period at the ment after being assigned to or accepted by this subclause to each participant to any end the following: ", and (15) any payment by,", and amount that is not less than $25 and not made to the household under section 3507 by inserting after "the Job Training more than $75". of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 Section 16(h)(3) of the Food Stamp ing to advance payment of earned income ployment or training program <3», as amend­ credit)". section 6(d)(4)(B)), a program under section ed by paragraph (l)(B), is amended- SEC. 7. DEDUCTION FOR DEPENDENT CARE. 236 of the Trade Act of 1974 <19 U.S.C. (i) by striking "per centum" and all that (a) CONFORMING .AMENDMENT.-Section 5(d) 2296), or a training program of a state or follows through "connection with", and in- of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. local jurisdiction,", and serting "percent of the aggregate amount 2014(d)), as amended by sections 4, 5, and 6, <2> in clause <3>- paid by the State agency to participants is amended- in subclause by inserting "to for", and (!) by striking "and (15)" and inserting enable such individual to satisfy the re- (ii) by striking "$25" and inserting "the "<15)", and quirements of subclause '' before the payment made under section <2> by inserting before the period at the semicolon, 6(h)( 4)(H)(i)(l)". end the following: ", and <16> any payment (B) in subclause (0) by striking "aid to (b) PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.-Section made to the household under section families with dependent children under part 6(d)(4)(J) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 <7 6<4> for dependent care". A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 2015<4> DEDUCTION.-Section 5(e) of the Food U.S.C. 601 et seq.)" and inserting in lieu follows: Stamp Act of 1977 <7 U.S.C. 2014(e)) is thereof: "benefits under a state plan ap- "(J)(i) The Secretary shall establish in ac­ amended- proved under part A of title IV of the Social cordance with this subparagraph perform­ (!) in the matter preceding clause <1> of Security Act <42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) or under ance standards that are applicable to em­ the fourth sentence by inserting "and ex­ a state or local general assistance program", ployment and training programs carried out penses which are paid under section by striking "or" before "(E)", and under this paragraph. 6<4> for dependent care" after by striking the period at the end and " is not a to in clause (i) shall be developed by the (2) in clause <1> of the fourth sentence­ member of a household that is otherwise eli- Secretary after consultation with the Office by striking "$160 a month" and insert­ gible to participate in the food stamp pro- of Technology Assessment, the Secretary of ing the following: "the sum of $200 a month gram and that includes a parent, grandpar- Labor, the Secretary of Health and Human for each dependent who is less than 2 years ent, or legal guardian of such individual.". Services, appropriate State officials desig- of age and $175 a month for each other de­ SEC. 12. EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS. nated for purposes of this clause by the pendent without regard to age", and TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED CosTs chief executive officers of the States, other (B) by striking ", regardless of the depend­ INcURRED BY PARTICIPANTS.- appropriate experts, and representatives of ent's age,", and <1 > DEPENDENT CARE EXPENSE.-(A) Section households participating in the food stamp (3) in clause of the last sentence by 6(d)(4)(H) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 <7 program. Such performance standards striking ", regardless of the dependent's U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)(H)) is amended- of Section 5< l> of the Food Stamp Act in the second sentence by striking costs", households)- "preceding" and inserting "first", and (iv) by striking "such reimbursement" and " shall be measured by employment <2> by inserting after the first sentence inserting "such payment ", outcomes and shall be based on the degree the following: "Notwithstanding the preced­ by inserting before the period the fol- of success which may reasonably be expect­ ing sentence, household income from the lowing: "for actual costs other than depend- ed of States to each household to the and training programs> in helping such indi­ employed in farming, who has income from sum of $200 a month for the care of each viduals to achieve self-sufficiency; 24952 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE September 23, 1987 "(II) shall take into account the extent to the following: "and food stamp information- along with their application for such bene­ which persons have elected to participate in al activities directed at households that in- fits and without a separate food stamp employment and training programs under elude a member who engages in farming". interview, an application for benefits under this paragraph, job placement rates, wage SPECIAL TRAINING OF STATE PERsoN- this Act.". rates, job retention rates, households ceas­ NEL.- SEC. 16. WASHINGTON FAMILY INDEPENDENCE ing to need benefits under this Act, im­ (1) TRAINING.-Section 11<6> of the DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. provements in household members' educa­ Food Stamp Act of 1977 <7 U.S.C. The Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. tional levels, and the extent to which house­ 2020<6)) is amended- 2011-2029) is amended by adding at the end hold members are able to obtain jobs for by striking "and " and inserting the following: which they receive health benefits; "(C)", and "(Ill) shall encourage States to serve by inserting before the semicolon at "WASHINGTON FAMILY INDEPENDENCE those individuals who have greater barriers the end the following: ", and the State DEMONSTRATION PROJECT to employment and thus have greater diffi­ agency, at its option, may undertake inten­ "SEc. 21. On the written application of culties in achieving self-sufficiency; and sive training to ensure that State agency the State of Washington (in this section re­ " shall include guidelines permitting personnel who undertake the certification ferred to as the 'State'> and after the ap­ appropriate variations to take account of of households that include a member who proval of such application by the Secretary, the differing conditions (including unem­ engages in farming are well qualified to per­ the State may conduct a Family Independ­ ployment rates and rates of elective partici­ form such certification". ence Demonstration Project in employ­ (2) TRAINING MATERIALS.-Section 16 of the referred to as the 'Project'> in all or part of ment and training programs under this Food Stamp Act of 1977 <7 U.S.C. 2025) is the State in accordance with this section to paragraph) which may exist in different amended- determine whether the Project, as an alter­ States. by redesignating subsection . as native to providing benefits under the food "(iii) Proposed measures for the perform­ added by section 12l by adding at the end the following: ic independence and strengthened family of the Food Stamp Family Welfare Reform "(k) Not later than 180 days after the date functioning. Act of 1987. The performance standards of the enactment of the Food Stamp Family "(b) In an application submitted under themselves shall be established, issued, and Welfare Reform Act of 1987, and annually subsection (a), the State shall provide the published not sooner than October 1, 1989, thereafter, the Secretary shall publish in­ following: and shall be implemented not later than 180 structional materials specifically designed to "(1) Except as provided in this section, the days, after the publication of such meas­ be used by the State agency to provide in­ provisions of chapter 434 of the 1987 Wash­ ures. tensive training to ensure that State agency ington Laws, as enacted in May 1987, shall " shall be of households that include a member who "(2) All of the following terms and condi­ varied in any State, to the extent permitted engages in farming are well qualified to per­ tions shall be in effect under the Project: under clause (ii)(IV), to the extent neces­ form such certification.". "(A)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), sary to take account of specific economic, SEC. 14. HOURS OF OPERATION. individuals with respect to whom benefits geographic, and demographic factors in the (a) STATE PLAN REQUIREMENT.-Section may be paid under part A of title IV of the State, the characteristics of the population 11<2> of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 Social Security Act shall be eligible to par­ to be served, and the types of services to be U.S.C. 2020(e)(2)) is amended by adding at ticipate in the Project in lieu of receiving provided.". the end the following: "The State agency benefits under the food stamp program and (C) DEVELOPMENT OF MODEL PERFORMANCE shall ensure that its offices and points of is­ cash assistance under any other Federal STANDARDS.-Not later than 180 days after suance are open at sufficient locations and program covered by the Project. the Secretary publishes the measures for during sufficient hours to ensure that appli­ "(ii) Individuals with respect to whom the performance standards under subpara­ cants and participants who are employed or only food assistance would be provided graph (J) of section 6<4> of the Food who are participating in an education, train­ under the Project shall not be eligible to Stamp Act of 1977 <7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)), as ing, work, or rehabilitation program under participate in the Project. added by subsection , the Office of Tech­ section 6(d) of this Act, under title IV of the "(B) Individuals who participate in the nology Assessment (hereinafter in this sub­ Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), Project shall receive for a month an amount section referred to as the "Office"> shall- or under title I of the Rehabilitation Act of of cash assistance that is not less than the <1> develop model performance standards 1973 <29 U.S.C. 720 et seq.) may comply total value of the assistance such individ­ suitable for application to employment and with the requirements of the food stamp uals would otherwise receive, in the aggre­ training programs carried out under such program (including reporting changes, pro­ gate, under the food stamp program and section 6(d)(4) and that satisfy the criteria viding verification, appearing at interviews, any cash-assistance Federal program cov­ specified in such subparagraph, and submitting applications and requests ered by the Project for such month, includ­ (2) compare such standards with the per­ for recertification>, and obtain and use ing income and resource exclusions and de­ formance standards established under such certification documents and coupons with­ ductions in effect as of January 1, 1988, and subparagraph by the Secretary, and out missing or rescheduling hours of em­ as adjusted to reflect all subsequent in­ (3) submit to the Speaker of the House of ployment or hours of participation in such creases in exclusions, deductions, and bene­ Representatives, the President pro tempore education, training, work, or rehabilitation fit levels. of the Senate, and the Secretary of Agricul­ program.". "(C)(i) The State may provide a standard ture a report describing the results of the STANDARDs.-Section 16(b)(l) of the benefit for food assistance under the comparison required by paragraph <2> of Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. Project, except that individuals who partici­ this subsection. 2025(b)(l)) is amended by inserting ", and pate in the Project shall receive as food as­ (d) INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.-Section 16(h) of individuals participating in employment and sistance for a month an amount of cash the Food Stamp Act of 1977 <7 U.S.C. training programs," after "employed indi­ that is not less than the value of the assist­ 2025(h)) is amended by adding at the end viduals". ance such individuals would otherwise re­ the following: SEC. 15. NOTICE OF EXPIRATION; COORDINATED ceive under the food stamp program. "<6> The Secretary shall develop and APPLICATION. "(ii) The State may provide a cash benefit transmit, to the Committee on Agriculture (a) NOTICE OF EXPIRATION.-Section for food assistance equal to the value of the of the House of Representatives and the 11<4> of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 <7 thrifty food plan. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and U.S.C. 2020(e)(4)) is amended by inserting "(D) For purposes of subparagraphs Forestry of the Senate, a proposal for modi­ "informing the household of its rights and , the value of the assistance such in­ fying the rate of Federal payments under under subsections (i) and (j) and" after "last dividuals would otherwise receive under the this subsection so as to reflect the relative month of its certification period". food stamp program shall be determined effectiveness of the various States in carry­ (b) COORDINATED APPLICATION.-The without regard to individuals who are not ing out employment and training programs second sentence of section 11(i)) of the Food participating in the Project. under section 6<4>.". Stamp Act of 1977 <7 U.S.C. 2020 is "(E) Each month participants in the SEC.13. FARM HOUSEHOLDS. amended to read as follows: Project shall be notified by the State of the (a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION.­ "In addition to implementing clauses <1) amount of Project assistance that is provid­ Section 11 of the Food Stamp Act through <4>, the state shall inform appli­ ed as food assistance for such month. of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(l)(A)) is amended cants for benefits under part A of title IV of "(F) The State shall have a program to re­ by inserting after "homeless individuals" the Social Security Act that they may file, quire participants to engage in employment September 23, 1987 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 24953 and training activities carried out under ''(3) An assurance that the State will allow assistance under the Project that is equal to chapter 434 of the 1987 Washington Laws, any individual to apply to participate in the the percentage of the State's aggregate ad­ as enacted in May 1987. food stamp program without applying to ministrative costs incurred in operating the "(G) Food assistance shall be provided participate in the Project. food stamp program in the most recent under the Project- "( 4) An assurance that the cost of food as­ fiscal year for which data are available, "(i) to any individual who is accepted for sistance provided under the Project will not which was paid under subsections , (g), participP.tion in the program, not later than be such that the aggregate amount of pay­ and (h) of section 16 of this Act. 30 days after such individual applies to par­ ments made under this section by the Secre­ "(d)(1) Unless and until an application to ticipate in the Project; tary to the State over the period of the participate in the Project is approved, and "(ii) to any participant for the period that Project will exceed the sum of- food assistance under the Project is made begins on the date such participant applies " the anticipated aggregate value of available to the applicant, such application to participate in the Project, except that the coupons that would have been distribut­ shall- the amount of such assistance shall be re­ ed under the food stamp program if the in­ " also be treated as an application to duced to reflect the pro rata value of any dividuals who participate in the Project had participate in the food stamp program; and coupons received under the food stamp pro­ participated instead in the food stamp pro­ " section 1He><9> shall apply with re­ gram for such period for the benefit of such gram; and spect to such application. participant; and " the portion of the administrative "<2> Coupons provided under the food " until- costs for which the State would have re­ stamp program with respect to an individual "(!) the participation of such participant ceived reimbursement under- who- in the Project is terminated; "(i) subsections and (g) of section 16 of "(A) is participating in such program; and "(II> such participant is informed of such this Act applies to participate in the Project: termination and is advised of the eligibility son to such subsection (g)) if the individuals may not be reduced or terminated ·because requirements for participation in the food who participated in the Project had partici­ such individual applies to participate in the stamp program; pated instead in the food stamp program; Project. "(III> the State determines whether such and "<3> For purposes of the food stamp pro­ participant will be eligible, after terminat­ "(ii) section 16(h) of this Act if the indi­ gram, individuals who participate in the ing participation in the Project, to receive viduals who participated in the Project had Project shall not be considered to be mem­ coupons as a member of a household under participated in an employment and training bers of a household during the period of the food stamp program; and program under section 6<4> of this Act: such participation. " coupons under the food stamp pro­ except that this paragraph shall not be con­ " The Secretary shall which (if the food stamp program. stamp program in the absence of a cash out applied) would prevent the State from car­ "(H)(i) Paragraphs (l)(B), (8), (10), and of such benefits as a result of changes in rying out the Project or effectively achiev­ (19) of section 1He> of the Food Stamp Act economic, demographic, and other condi­ ing its purpose. of 1977 <7 U.S.C. 2020 There shall be no change in existing United States shall- phone contact by, mail delivery of forms to State law which would eliminate guaranteed "(1) conduct periodic audits of th-e oper­ and mail return of forms by, and subsequent benefits or reduce the rights of applicants ation of the Project to verify the amounts home or telephone interview with, the el­ or enrollees under this section during, or as payable to the State from time to time derly, physically or mentally handicapped, a result of participation in, the Project. under subsection (b)(4); and and persons otherwise unable, solely be­ "<7> The Project shall include procedures "(2) submit to the Secretary of Agricul­ cause of transportation difficulties and simi­ and due process guarantees no less benefi­ ture, the Secretary of Health and Human lar hardships, to appear in person. cial than those which are available under Services, the Committee on Agriculture of "(iv> An individual who applies to partici­ Federal law and under State law to partici­ the House of Representatives, and the Com­ pate in the Project may be represented by pants in the food stamp program. mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For­ another person in the review process if the "<8> An assurance that, except as pro­ estry of the Senate, a report describing the other person has been clearly designated as vided in subparagraph , the State will results of each such audit. the representative of such individual for carry out the Project during a 5-year period "(h) With funds appropriated under sec­ that purpose, by such individual or the beginning on the date the first individual is tion 18(a)(l), the Secretary shall conduct, in spouse of such individual, and, if the appli­ approved for participation in the Project; consultation with the Secretary of Health cation review process is concerned, the rep­ and and Human Services, an evaluation of the resentative is an adult who is sufficiently "(B) The Project may be terminated 180 Project.". aware of relevant circumstances, except days after- SEC. 17. FAMILY INDEPENDENCE DEMONSTRATION that the State may- "(i) the State gives notice to the Secretary PROJECTS. "(!) restrict the number of individuals that it intends to terminate the Project; or The Food Stamp Act of 1977 <7 U.S.C. which may be represented by such person; "(ii) the Secretary, after notice and an op­ 2011-2029), as amended by section 16, is and portunity for a hearing, determines that the amended by adding at the end the follow­ "(II) otherwise establish criteria and veri­ State materially failed to comply with this ing: fication standards for representation under section. this clause. "(c) If an application submitted under "OTHER FAMILY INDEPENDENCE " The State shall provide a method re­ subsection by the State complies with DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS viewing applications to participate in the the requirements specified in subsection , "SEc. 22. On the written application of Project submitted by, and distributing food then the Secretary shall- a State and after the approval of such appli­ assistance under the Project to, individuals "(1) approve such application; and cation by the Secretary, the State may con­ who do not reside in permanent dwellings or "(2) from funds appropriated under this duct a Family Independence Demonstration who have no fixed mailing address. In carry­ Act, pay the State for- Project (in this section referred to as the ing out the preceding sentence, the State " the actual cost of the food assistance 'Project'> in all or part of th~ State in ac­ shall take such steps as are necessary to provided under the Project; and cordance with this section to determine ensure that participation in the Project is " the percentage of the administrative whether the Project, as an alternative to limited to eligible individuals. costs incurred by the State to provide food providing benefits under the food stamp

91-059 0-89-16 (Pt. 18) 24954 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE September 23, 1987 program, would more effectively break the requirements for participation in the food to such subsection (g)) if the individuals cycle of poverty and would provide families stamp program; who participated in the Project had partici­ with opportunities for economic independ­ "(Ill) the State determines whether such pated instead in the food stamp program; ence and strengthened family functioning. participa...'lt will be eligible, after terminat­ and "(b) In an application submitted under ing participation in the Project, to receive "(ii) section 16(h) of this Act if the indi­ subsection , the State shall provide the coupons as a member of a household under viduals who participated in the Project had following: the food stamp program; and participated in an employment and training "(1) Except as provided in this section, "(IV) coupons under the food stamp pro­ program under section 6(d)(4) of this Act; laws of the State identical in substance to gram are received by such participant if the provisions of chapter 434 of the 1987 such participant will be eligible to receive except that this paragraph shall not be con­ Washington Laws, as enacted in May 1987, coupons as a member of a household under strued to prevent the State from claiming shall apply to the operation of the Project. the food stamp program. payments for additional households that During the operation of the Project, there "(H)(i) Paragraphs . (8), (10), and would qualify for benefits under the food will be no subsequent change in State law <19> of section 11 of the Food Stamp Act stamp program in the absence of food assist­ which would eliminate guaranteed benefits of 1977 <7 U.S.C. 2020(e)) shall apply with ance provided under the Project as a result or reduce the rights of applicants or enroll­ respect to participants in the Project in the of changes in economic, demographic, and ees under this section. same manner as such paragraphs apply with other conditions in the State and subse­ "(2) All of the following terms and condi­ respect to participants in the food stamp quent changes in benefit levels approved by tions shall be in effect under the Project: program. the State legislature. For purposes of this "(A)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), "(ii) Each individual who contacts the paragraph, the value of the coupons that individuals with respect to whom benefits State in person during office hours to make would have been distributed under the food may be paid under part A of title IV of the what may reasonably be interpreted as an stamp program if the individuals who par­ Social Security Act shall be eligible to par­ oral or written request to participate in the ticipate in the Project had participated in­ ticipate in the Project in lieu of receiving Project shall receive and shall be permitted stead in the food stamp program shall be benefits under the food stamp program. to file on the same day that such contact is determined without regard to individuals "(ii) Individuals with respect to whom first made, an application form to partici­ who are not participating in the Project. only food assistance would be provided pate in the Project. "(5) An assurance that the State will con­ under the Project shall not be eligible to "(iii) The ProJect shall provide for tele­ tinue to carry out the food stamp program participate in the Project. phone contact by, mail delivery of forms to while the State carries out the Project. "(B) Individuals who participate in the and mail return of forms by, and subsequent "(6) There shall be no change in existing Project, shall receive for a month, coupons home or telephone interview with, the el­ State law which would eliminate guaranteed that have a cash value that is not less than derly, physically or mentally handicapped, benefits or reduce the rights of applicants the total value of the assistance such indi­ and persons otherwise unable, solely be­ or enrollees under this section during, or as viduals would otherwise receive under the cause of transportation difficulties and simi­ food stamp program, including income and lar hardships, to appear in person. a result of participation in, the Project. resource exclusions and deductions in effect "(iv> An individual who applies to partici­ "(7) The Project shall include procedures as of January 1, 1988, and as adjusted tore­ pate in the Project may be represented by and due process guarantees no less benefi­ flect all subsequent increases in exclusions, another person in the review process if the cial than those which are available under deductions, and benefit levels. other person has been clearly designated as Federal law and under State law to partici­ "(C)(i) The State may provide a standard the representative of such individual for pants in the food stamp program. benefit for food assistance under the that purpose, by such individual or the "(8)(A) An assurance that, except as pro­ Project, except that individuals who partici­ spouse of such individual, and, if the appli­ vided in subparagraph , the State will pate in the Project shall receive as food as­ cation review process is concerned, the rep­ carry out the Project during a 5-year period sistance for a month coupons that have a resentative is an adult who is sufficiently beginning on the date the first individual is total value that is not le:>S than the value of aware of relevant circumstances, except approved for participation in the Project; the assistance such individuals would other­ that the State may- and wise receive under the food stamp program. "(!) restrict the number of individuals "(B) The Project may be terminated 180 " fication standards for representation under Services that it intends to terminate the and , the value of the assistance such in­ this clause. Project; or dividuals would otherwise receive under the "(v) The State shall provide a method re­ "(ii) the Secretary, after notice and an op­ food stamp program shall be determined viewing applications to participate in the portunity for a hearing, determines that the without regard to individuals who are not Project submitted by, and distributing food State materially failed to comply with this participating in the Project. assistance under the Project to, individuals section. "(E) Each month participants in the who do not reside in permanent dwellings or "(c) If an application submitted under Project shall be notified by the State of the who have no fixed mailing address. In carry­ subsection by the State complies with amount of Project assistance that is provid­ ing out the preceding sentence, the State the requirements specified in subsection (b), ed as food assistance for such month. shall take such steps as are necessary to then the Secr~tary shall- "(F) The State shall have a program tore­ ensure that participation in the Project is "(1) approve such application; and quire participants to engage in employment limited to eligible individuals. "(2) from funds appropriated under this and training activities carried out under "(3) An assurance that the State will allow Act, pay the State for- laws identical in substance to chapter 434 of any individual to apply to participate in the " the actual cost of the food assistance the 1987 Washington Laws, as enacted in food stamp program without applying to provided under the Project; and May 1987. participate in the Project. " the percentage of the administrative " Food assistance shall be provided "<4> An assurance that the cost of food as­ costs incurred by the State to provide food under the Project- sistance provided under the Project will not assistance under the Project that is equal to "(i) to any individual who is accepted for be such that the aggregate amount of pay­ the percentage of the State's aggregate ad­ participation in the program, not later than ments made under this section by the Secre­ ministrative costs incurred in operating the 30 days after such individual applies to par­ tary to the State (including the cash value food stamp program in the most recent ticipate in the Project; of coupons provided to the State for distri­ fiscal year for which data are available, "(ii) to any participant for the period that bution under the Project) over the period of begins on the date such participant applies the Project will exceed the sum of- which was paid under subsections . (g), to participate in the Project, except that "(A) the anticipated aggregate value of and of section 16 of this Act; the amount of such assistance shall be re­ the coupons that would have been distribut­ except that the Secretary may not approve duced to reflect the pro rata value of any ed under the food stamp program if the in­ more than 10 applications submitted under coupons received under the food stamp pro­ dividuals who participated in the Project subsection . gram for such period for the benefit of such had participated instead in the food stamp "O> Unless and until an application to participant; and program; and participate in the Project is approved, and " until- "(B) the portion of the administrative food assistance under the Project is made "(!) the participation of such participant costs for which the State would have re­ available to the applicant, such application in the Project is terminated; ceived reimbursement under- shall- "(ll) such participant is informed of such "(i) subsections (a) and (g) of section 16 of " also be treated as an application to termination and is advised of the eligibility this Act section 11<9> shall apply with re­ (b) SPECIFIC EFFECTIVE DATES.-Except as EXTENSION OF REMARKS spect to such application. provided in subsections and - "(2) Coupons provided under the food <1 > the amendments made by sections 3, 4, By unanimous consent, permission stamp program with respect to an individual and 11 shall take effect on July 1, 1988, to revise and extend remarks was who- (2) the amendments made by section 12 granted to: " is participating in such program; and shall take effect on October 1, 1988, and Mr. KoLBE, following the vote on " applies to participate in the Project; <3> the amendment made by sections 16 House Joint Resolution 362 today. may not be reduced or terminated because and 17 shall take effect on January 1, 1988. Mr. WEISS, during debate on House such individual applies to participate in the (C) APPLICATION OF .AMENI>MENTS.-An Resolution 270 today. Project. amendment made by this Act shall not (The following Members such amendment. Mr. JEFFORDS in two instances. bers of a household during the period of (d) CONTINGENCY.-<1) This Act (Other such participation. than this section and section 19) and the Mr. OXLEY. "(e) The Secretary shall (with respect to amendments made by this Act shall take Mr. INHOFE. the Project> waive compliance with any re­ :rJ:r. BROOMFIELD. quirement contained in the Food Stamp Act effect only if the deficit reduction over fiscal years 1988 through 1990, as deter­ Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. of 1977 which, if Mr. SOLOMON. applied, would prevent the State from car­ mined by the Congressional Budget Office rying out the Project or effectively achiev­ in accordance with paragraph <2>, exceeds in Mr. GEKAS. ing its purpose. the aggregate the deficit reduction required Mr. HORTON. "(f) For purposes of any other Federal, by the deficit reduction instructions con­ food assistance provided under the tion on the budget for fiscal year 1988 Project shall be treated in the same manner Con. Res. 93), as adopted by the 100th Con­ Mr. STARK in two instances. as coupons provided under the food stamp gress, or any subsequent revision of such in­ Mr. MILLER of California. program are treated; and structions adopted by the Congress, or new "(2) participants in the program who re­ deficit reduction targets adopted by the Mr. FEIGHAN. ceive food assistance under the Project shall Congress, by an amount not less than the Mr. COELHO. be treated in the same manner as recipients aggregate cost of carrying out the amend­ Mr. SOLARZ. of coupons under the food stamp program ments made by this Act for such fiscal Mr. WAXMAN. are treated. years. Mr. RODINO. "(g) The Comptroller General of the <2> The determination described in para­ Mr. WYDEN. United States shall- graph <1> shall be made by the Director of Mr. TALLON. "<1> conduct periodic audits of the oper­ the Congressional Budget Office by compar­ Mr. COLEMAN of Texas. ation of the Project to determine the ing the aggregate deficit reduction from the Ms. SLAUGHTER of New York. amounts payable to the State from time to reconciliation legislation, as adopted by the time under subsection <4>; and Mr. CROCKETT. Congress pursuant to the deficit reduction Mr. HAMILTON. "<2> submit to the Secretary of Agricul­ instructions in section 4 of the concurrent ture, the Secretary of Health and Human resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1988 Services, the Committee on Agriculture of For purposes of this section, the term line issued by the Congressional Budget tee on House Administration, reported 'State' means any of the fifty States, except Office in February 1987. that that committee did on this day that such term does not include the State of present to the President, for his ap­ Washington. proval a bill and joint resolutions of "(i) With funds appropriated under sec­ LEAVE OF ABSENCE the House of the following titles: tion 18. the Secretary shall conduct, in By unanimous consent, leave of ab­ H.R. 1163. An act to amend section 902(e) consultation with the Secretary of Health of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to revise and Human Services, an evaluation of the sence was granted to: Mr. DANIEL . and (d), this Act and the amendments made Mr. RAY, for 5 minutes, today. ETC. by this Act shall take effect on the date, if any, on which the Director of the Congres­ Mr. NICHOLS, for 5 minutes, today. Under clause 2 of rule XXIV, execu­ sional Budget Office certifies to the Con­ Mr. GoNZALEZ, for 5 minutes, today. tive communications were taken from gress that the Director has made the deter­ Ms. PELosi, for 60 minutes, on Octo- the Speaker's table and referred as fol- mination specified in subsection . berS. lows: · 24956 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE September 23, 1987 2142. A communication from the Presi­ By Mr. GUNDERSON ; to the Committee Mr. LAGOMARSINO, Mr. DAUB, Mr. program; to the Committee on Banking, Fi­ on Foreign Affairs. GoNZALEZ, Mr. WoRTLEY, Mr. BIL­ nance and Urban Affairs. 2143. A letter from the Assistant Secre­ BRAY, Mr. TRAFicANT, Mr. MURPHY, By Mr. WYDEN ; to the Commit­ the National Center on Crimes Against with respect to providing for an increase in tee on Foreign Affairs. Older Americans, and for other purposes; to the number of professional nurses; to the 2144. A letter from the Chairman, Cultur­ the Committee on the Judiciary. Committee on Energy and Commerce. al Property Advisory Committee, U.S. Infor­ By Mr. PANETTA: By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: mation Agency, transmitting the Commit­ H.R. 3337. A bill to amend the Food H.R. 3341. A bill to strengthen fisheries tee's report, subsequent to its July letter of Stamp Act of 1977 to reform the Food research through the imposition of fees on notification : Mr. ANTHONY, Mr. ALExANDER, Mr. H. Con. Res. 192. Concurrent resolution Clerk for printing and reference to the expressing support for U.N. efforts to end proper calendar, as follows: GRAY of Pennsylvania, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. PicKETT, Mr. HALL of the Iran-Iraq war and to bring an end to Mr. HOWARD: Committee on Public Texas, Mr. HOPKINS, Mr. GONZALEZ, human rights abuses in Iran; to the Com­ Works and Transportation. H.R. 2897. A bill Mr. MONTGOMERY, Mr. GRAY of Illi­ mittee on Foreign Affairs. to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to extend the authorization of appro­ nois, Mr. HAYES of Illinois, Mr. BAR­ NARD, Mr. SoLOMON, Mrs. PATTERSON, priations in such act, and for other pur­ MEMORIALS poses; with an amendment . Referred to the Committee of the TON, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. MAVROULES, Under clause 4 of rule XXII, Whole House on the State of the Union. Mr. RoWLAND of Connecticut, Mrs. 204. The SPEAKER presented a memorial Mr. GORDON: Committee on Rules. BYRON, Mr. NICHOLs, Mr. STRATTON, of the General Assembly of the State of House Resolution 273. A resolution provid­ Mr. DICKINSON, Mr. SISISKY, Mr. California, relative to the use of tributyltin ing for the consideration of H.R. 2939, a bill COLEMAN of Texas, Mr. HERGER, Mr. in marine bottom paints; to the Committee to amend title 28, United States Code, with BoNER of Tennessee, Mr. RoGERS, on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. respect to the appointment of independent Mr. TALLON, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, counsel