February 25, 1993 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 3645 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-Thursday, February 25, 1993

The House met at 11 a.m. to invest in our country's infrastruc­ Coleman Elementary School in St. Jo­ The Chaplain, Rev. James David ture, put fairness back into our Tax seph, MO will be selling at their bake Ford, D.D., offered the following Code, and deal effectively with our sale tomorrow. prayer: Federal budget deficit. The President's The proceeds of the sale are to be We pray for Your blessing, gracious plan does just that. It combines a sent to the Federal Treasury and ear­ God, in all the seasons of life-when short-term stimulus and long-term in­ marked for debt reduction. As yc J. can the day is full and bright and the op­ vestment with a credible deficit-reduc­ see, even our children recognize the portunities for fulfillment abound, and tion strategy. need to support efforts to reduce the we also pray when the day is clouded President Clinton has clearly dem­ national debt. by uncertainties and the pains of life onstrated his commitment to the fu­ What brought about their awareness seem to be about. Our prayer is that ture of this country. I am confident of our budget problems? A President Your goodness and majesty and Your that the American people will see this who is willing to travel the length and care for us will not cease and that Your commitment and stand behind the breadth of this country to educate even loving kindness will be with us and all President's plan to give our children a the youngest of our citizens about the Your people, now and evermore. Amen. fighting chance. I call upon my col­ problems inherent in an out of control leagues to do the same. national debt. THE JOURNAL As students, these young people are taught that when presented with a The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam­ A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION problem, they are to seek solution. ined the Journal of the last day's pro­ (Mr. GOSS asked and was given per­ That is precisely what they are doing. ceedings and announces to the House mission to address the House for 1 We, as Members of Congress, should his approval thereof. minute and to revise and extend his re­ derive strength from what is happening Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour­ marks.) at Coleman Elementary School. We nal stands approved. Mr. GOSS. Mr . .Speaker, yesterday I must resolve to do what these students heard the majority leader describe a are doing-making all possible efforts PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE $5.7 billion emergency spending plan to reduce the debt. for more unemployment benefits this The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman way: "If there is any expenditure that from Ohio [Mr. HOBSON] please come falls clearly in the category of helping CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM forward and lead the House in the us get out of this recession, it is unem­ (Mr. MAZZOLI asked and was given Pledge of Allegiance? ployment compensation." permission to address the House for 1 Mr. HOBSON led the Pledge of Alle­ I thought I might have misheard minute and to revise and extend his re­ giance as follows: him, but I checked the RECORD this marks.) I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the morning and it appears that that is Mr. MAZZOLI. Mr. Speaker, as a na­ United States of America, and to the Repub­ truly what he said. Still, I hope that is tive-born Kentuckian and as a former lic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. not what he meant. State senator, I am always pleased and Not even the most Democrat Party­ proud when my State is in the van­ friendly economists are claiming that guard and exerts leadership on items of MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT huge doses of unemployment com­ important national interest. A message in writing from the Presi­ pensation will create jobs and reduce We were one of the very first States dent of the United States was commu­ the deficit, especially when we do not to have a freely elected woman Gov­ nicated to the House by Mr. Edwin have the $5.7 billion to pay for the un­ ernor. We were one of the first States Thomas, one of his secretaries. employment, and we do not really to have a female Lieutenant Governor. know where we are going to get it We were one of the very first States to from. adopt voter registration by post card, TRUE LEADERSHIP Several Members from both sides of by mail, to facilitate registration. And (Mr. FROST asked and was given per­ the aisle offered proposals to pay the we are one of the first States to get mission to address the House for 1 cost of this bill and to create jobs, but into the area of ethics in government minute and to revise and extend his re­ their amendments were shut out by the and of campaign finance reform. marks.) majority on the Rules Committee. I Last April laws were enacted which Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, I rise today hope the majority does not really see changed, for statewide candidates in in support of President Clinton's eco­ unemployment benefits as the means Kentucky, the whole question of cam­ nomic package. I am truly encouraged to economic recovery in this country. paign reform. There are· now limits on that we finally have a President with If they do, we have got a much bigger campaign contributions, there is par­ the guts to tell the American people problem than we think we do. tial public financing, and also there are the truth about our economy. limits on overall spending. And just a Previous Presidents have refused to few days ago, here in February, the shoot straight with the American pub­ COLEMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL State assembly passed an Ethics in lic. As a result, our children are in the (Ms. DANNER asked and was given Government Act which affects can­ crosshairs of an economic disaster. permission to address the House for 1 didates running for the State assembly. However, President Clinton has shown minute and to revise and extend her re­ And here again are limits on what can true leadership by calling the Amer­ marks.) be contributed and there are stiffer dis­ ican people to pull together for the fu­ Ms. DANNER. Mr. Speaker, freshly closure laws both for the contributions ture of our country. baked bread, cinnamon rolls, and choc­ and the contributors. If our children are to enjoy the fruits olate chip cookies are just a few of the I say again Kentucky is in the lead, of this great Nation, we must act now delicious items that the students of and it certainly is exhibiting for us in

DThis symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., 0 1407 is 2:07p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. 3646 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE February 25, 1993 Congress the dramatic need for us to Mr. GONZALEZ. Madam Speaker, in was out of session in the beginning of pass campaign finance reform, to pass summer of 1989 while the Congress was the winter, I believe it was in Decem­ it this year, and to make it effective busy putting the finishing touches on ber, that I asked one of my staff, my for the 1994 campaign cycle. the Financial Institutions Recovery, legislative aide, to pick up the phone Reform, and Enforcement Act, that and call, and to my surprise I discov­ was the so-called savings and loan cri­ ered that the bank agency was known LEGISLATION INTRODUCED TO sis or whatever you want to call it, the as a bank agency. I said, "Well, what in LIMIT DUMPING OF FOREIGN misnomer of bailout, which it was not, the world is that? You mean, it is not PRODUCTS but it was the most far-reaching, sub­ a branch? And how could such an en­ (Ms. BYRNE asked and was given stantial, and comprehensive banking tity be granting billions?" Usually you permission to address the House for 1 legislation since the 1930's. associate that with the biggest minute and to revise and extend her re­ That law dealt with the cleaning up megabanks in our country in the marks.) of the largest financial disaster which Northeast. Ms. BYRNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise incidentally, unfortunately, the per­ So finally it was not until about 1990 today to introduce a bill that will spective is not there today, but the that I got the full picture and discov­ allow Americans the means to a level truth is that it is a continuing very se­ ered there was a difference between playing field and equal access in areas rious and critical problem, not only branch, agency; but that, in any event, of trade. with respect to some remaining S&L this was a foreign-government-owned My legislation gives every citizen the institutions, but commercial banking bank, and then that brought to mind right to bring a cause action suit institutions. Unfortunately, given the my long-time interest and fight on the against a manufacturer, an exporter, or truth of the basic fact that in today's so-called international banking law an importer who dumps foreign mer­ world you have some of the prominent level which, as I said in the last special chandise at a price less than the for­ issues agitating the minds of our peo­ order, goes back to 1975, and I will not eign market value. ple through the news disseminating repeat that today obviously. Under current laws, American busi­ medias, and at most with a span of just But anyway, it was not until a few nesses forced to lay off workers be­ a few weeks. But the truth is that we months after that in 1990 that we were cause of dumping by foreign manufac­ have a continuing and very serious and able to get the staff, extremely busy turers have no recourse. Mr. Speaker, acute problem that I hope we will be staff, and very limited, but most tal­ Americans have been shut out of many able to handle in a sober and dis­ ented, to follow through. And then in decisions affecting their lives. It is passionate manner before it does be­ the meanwhile the news came out time to give them a voice. come headline developments. about the FBI raid, and we were very If U.S. manufacturers are to compete But while we were busy and en­ much interested. internationally they must have a level grossed, and the whole Nation's atten­ The thing that bothered me the most playing field. They should not be forced tion was on that dilemma of 1989 which was that these agencies are chartered to compete against huge foreign sub­ capped, beginning with the years of and supervised, regulated by the State sidies. The American public has waited 1986, 1987, 1988 a very sad period in our banking commissions, and in that case, patiently for governments to try to ne­ financial institutional history, there the Atlanta case, the State of Georgia gotiate fair trade agreements. We can was another what turned out to be banking commission. no longer afford to wait. The time for scandal brewing in that administra­ legislative action has arrived. I urge tion, and this was the case of the BNL, So I then asked, well, what about the your consideration. the Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, whose Federal Reserve Board that has the pri­ Atlanta branch made billions of dollars mary regulatory, supervisory, and ac­ in off-book loans to the Government of counting responsibility for foreign 0 1110 Iraq. banking activities in our country, and, NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE The case started with an FBI raid in again, I already knew that our laws NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DE­ August of that year, 1989, and, as a were absolutely lacking ever since the MOCRACY-MESSAGE FROM THE matter of fact, I noticed a very small enactment of the first one in 1978, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED snippet right before then in the Wall which I will say without any bragging STATES (H. DOC. NO. 103---51) Street Journal which, incidentally, I that I caused that to bring about. think is one of our best reportorial It was the first international banking The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. act in the history of our corpus of leg­ DANNER) laid before the House the fol­ newspaper services we have in this country, and particularly on business islation, and it stemmed from the hear­ lowing message from the President of ings that I had caused in 1975 in my dis­ the United States; which was read and, and commercial and financial events. They have an excellent, and have had, trict in San Antonio. I was not chair­ together with the accompanying pa­ man of the committee or anything like pers, without objection, referred to the the top reportorial staffs that I have noticed and appreciated. Now, I do not that, but I did cause the proper juris­ Committee on Foreign Affairs and or­ dictional subcommittee to come to San dered to be printed: say anything about the editorial de­ partment. But I will say that I saw this Antonio. To the Congress of the United States: very little, small item mentioning the Anyway, here is this other event, and Pursuant to the provisions of section fact that this obscure bank, and, in let me say by way of parentheses, are 504(h) of Public Law 98-164, as amended fact, I was intrigued, how could a bank happening right now, and we just are (22 U.S.C. 4413(i)), I transmit herewith in Atlanta issue over $2 billion worth not aware of them. I am convinced that the Ninth Annual Report of the Na­ of letters of credit, and then it said to our Lord only in heaven can tell us tional Endowment for Democracy, Iraq, and that was, I believe, I am sure, how many BNL's and BCCI's are out which covers fiscal year 1992. a month ahead of that FBI raid in Au­ there that just have not popped up WILLIAM J. CLINTON. gust 1989. through circumstances and events. THE WHITE HOUSE, February 25, 1993. But we were so busy, and, in fact, it was August 9 when the President 0 1120 signed the legislation into law, that But if so, it is a miracle and reminds REPORT ON BNL INTERNAL our entire staff resources, and they me of what Bismarck was credited with DIARIES have always been limited, were en­ saying back in the last century. He The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a grossed in that banking situation. said to say that, " God took care of previous order of the House, the gen­ So I asked a question about, well, drunks and the United States." I think tleman from Texas [Mr. GONZALEZ] is what kind of bank is this, and it was in the case of this huge, just absolutely recognized for 60 minutes. not until afterward when the Congress monstrous amount of money that is in February 25, 1993 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 3647 our country that nobody really knows time she wrote, and had general public And so if we look at our relations how to keep track of-and I estimate it awareness of her first book and all there beginning with 1980 and the then is by now, must be, around a trillion through the series of books that she Carter administration security adviser dollars, certainly near that-which dis­ wrote. I have them all. Brzezinski, you will see that this was turbs me, because I believe, and have But the "March of Folly" I think ex­ the beginning. And then with the ad­ every reason to know, that an over­ plains. She says: "Well, how do you ex­ vent of Mr. Reagan and then in 1983, whelming percentage of that is in­ plain that leaders who knew what the when President Reagan took Iraq off volved in this nefarious drug money­ facts were, and also another factor, the list of terrorist nations, the gates laundering apparatus, which is very so­ they were well aware because there were opened to transact business, fo­ phisticated. It defies any particular na­ were other leaders or people in that so­ ment trade and enhance-the osten­ tional sovereignty to control it and is ciety making them aware of alter­ sible reason was-to enhance our inter­ now, together with the tremendous native courses to take, why did they national trade balance. then insist on taking a course of folly, speculative endeavors on the global 0 1130 level, speculating on the international conduct that was very much against currency value markets, which have the basic interests of that country? But behind it all was this policy of the potential to destroy, again, as in And she does not have any concise, I offsetting Iran. Then the encourage­ 1929, 1932, not only the national but the think there is another dimension to it. ment given to Saddam Hussein to take whole world system. It is a threat. I think it is the word the Greeks had on Iran, which he did, and brought one Now, I know some people say that developed in their epistemology, "hu­ of the most bloody wars of the 20th sounds too gloomy, but I am not far bris," hubris, pride. And I think Amer­ century, though we in America are not from being a prophet of doom-and­ ica has had a lot of that, and particu­ too familiar with that because we just gloom; I am just saying that it be­ larly in the last few years in which we do not get that kind of reporting, but hooves, particularly those of us who have seemed to think it is our right the people who did follow it and re­ should be charged with· knowledge, to and privilege to go around the world ported it in the European press and all properly appraise and raise the voice, and intervene and destroy and bomb were simply horrified at the tremen­ and that is what I am doing. human beings, from Panama to the dous bestiality, very similar to the bes­ Now, what the world did not know Persian Gulf, and not even bringing in tiality that we read about in so-called was that the BNL was the financial the antecedent or sequela wars, after Middle or Eastern Europe today almost linchpin of a very large Iraqi Govern­ 1945, that is. at the end of the 20th century, and we ment effort to buy technology for its So I have come to the conclusion revert to the precivilization bestiality, program to develop missiles and chemi­ that that is perhaps as rational an ex­ brutality, and extermination of human cal and nuclear weapons, and biological planation as you can get, and that is beings and the so-called ethnic cleans­ weapons as well. that you have no rational explanation. ing and the like and the xenophobic de­ Neither did the world know that It is one of those things you can put velopment to an irrational degree. these activities by Iraq were known to down to human limitations of not only So the policy was, let us shore it up. our Government, which turned a blind intelligence but capability in govern­ The bad part of all this is that when eye. ing. the United States, which is really a One of our greatest minds has said young country, attempts to take on I have asked myself, if once, a thou­ that despite the tremendous strides sand times, how could all of this have the trappings of an imperial power like that mankind has made in human the old powers of Great Britain and happened? And we have traced it in the knowledge and in technological break­ last 3 years, we have traced it almost throughs that are simply amazing, no others before, it does not do a good job. inch by inch, beginning with the Ex­ comparative advancement has been So that very few Americans, even port-Import Bank and then going into made in our way of governing ourselves those dealing later on with the Iranian the Department of Commerce issuance throughout the world for 2,000 years, Government through Israel's of export licenses, the Department of not much change, in the mind of this intermediaries did not realize and in Agriculture guaranteed commodity great thinker that I also had the oppor­ fact I doubt seriously that many of my loans upon which the bulk of the fi­ tunity to read. colleagues are aware that Iran is non­ nancing was arranged by BNL of At­ So, when I have traced all of this tra­ Arabic. It is not an Arabic nation. lanta, and the State Department's role jectory of doings and how, with the Now, Syria all during the war be­ and the intelligence agencies all the best of intentions, the governments, in tween Iraq and Iran was the only na­ way from Defense to CIA. And I cannot this case the government in Rome, tion that did not join in the effort on help-! cannot answer the question: which of course was exposed because it the side of Iraq. Now, that is a factor to How could this have happened to this did and does own such entities as the this day, but it. is not noted. great country? How could we have BNL; and the State Department and So here we were engrossed in these erected all these structures that were our leaders, going back to the hostage domestic problems, rightfully we were supposed to ensure or at least give us taking by Iran, who then developed a and we should be even today, but the some security, absolutely nonexistent geopolitical thesis. That goes back to idea was to stop this what seemed to be at the critical point, and involving the before, right before the advent of the an all-powerful force developing there leadership from the President on down Reagan administration in 1981. And the in the Middle East that was going to to the Cabinet? policy then became, well, that old pol­ destabilize everything on the part of So I finally have come to the conclu­ icy of " no matter what our relations Iran. sion, philosophically, that it is pretty are with a given entity or government, However, with our hubris on the part much a question raised by the late and if that particular government is the of our leadership, and also other gov­ very great American historian, Bar­ enemy of our enemy, then it is our ernments, France, Germany, and even bara Tuchman, when she wrote her friend.'' China, that we could help Iraq in its book "March of Folly." So the policy was engendered around war against Iran, but that when it lev­ The basic question she raises right at 1980, after the hostage taking in Tehe­ eled off as it finally did in a sort of the outset of her book is why, and how ran, that to offset the Iranian so-called stalemate, but the interpretation of could the leaders of these countries at fundamentalists, if that is the correct victory at a horrible cost is mixed, the a given time, going all the way back to word to use-! do not know that it is, question was, oh, well we can restrain Troy and clear up to Vietnam? And she but that is what is being used-and we whenever we want the likes of Saddam traces it very, very adroitly, one of the had to do something to offset, to Hussein. That is what I call our hubris. most unique books I have ever had the counter-poise that Iraq which was the So we went ahead and opened up this privilege of reading. I have always ad­ only viable Arabic potential offsetting tremendous avenue of help and, of mired Ms. Tuchman, and I did from the entity. course, Iran, learning from other coun- 3648 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE February 25, 1993 tries, incidentally, that are still doing government does. Which individual drew its fuel from the BNL's frantic that in the United States, and that is likes to be shown as having made an offbook lending. how to evade the poorest regulatory egregious error either in judgment or Unfortunately, it appears that the and protective envelope we are sup­ comportment. activities of many of BNL's U.S. de­ posed to have in our country for our Today, I want to discuss how the fenders fall within the purview of the own national interest, developed a bank tried to contain this damage, be­ Foreign Agents Registration Act. For technique about procurement that we cause we are reaching a point where we example, King & Spalding registered in have brought out in special order after rounded up what we need from the July 1992, but its attorneys had met special order. Banking Committee standpoint, and with representatives of my committee Now, President Bush, when he came that is developing the legislation that 2 years earlier, to press the notion that aboard after President Reagan had em­ we direly need, but which will be a BNL-Atlanta was a rogue operation of barked and had in fact elicited the sup­ monumental task to try to get through which BNL-Rome had no knowledge port of the leading corporations of our Congress, but we have got to get going and which are still saying, based on country in doing business with Iraq, on it. what the late departed, not lamented, apparently the Bush administration Now, as far as a policy is concerned, Attorney General Barr assured them felt that they could develop a friend in the other having to do with agricul­ and the State Department, that they Saddam Hussein, and the way to do tural credits and other Government are suing and trying to get about $390 that was to continue, even after the credits, that belongs to the jurisdiction million right now from the U.S. tax­ 1988 cessation of actual hostilities, the of other committees that we called in, payers claiming that they were not weapons buildup. They felt that it Foreign Affairs and Agriculture, but aware. We are bringing out differently, could be done up to a point that we we are single-mindedly bending to all as we have before. could control. The idea was to stop these efforts. In doing so, we stumbled While this type of activity very prob.: Hussein just short of his goal of build­ on these other corollary developments ably falls within the reach of the For­ ing a nuclear weapon. involving these other committees. eign Agents Registration Act, King & Well, that was a giant gamble as it BNL set up a working group known Spalding was late to register with the turned out to be, a gamble that Sad­ as the Atlanta Group to respond to the Justice Department. Other members of dam Hussein could be stopped and that fallout of the BNL raid. This group was the defense team may not have reg­ he could be influenced and that he headed by Paolo DeVito who had istered at all. could be more or less a reliable part­ worked previously for Citicorp, the big At the time of the Banca Nazionale ner. As we learned later at the cost of bank in New York. Mr. DeVito reported del Lavoro [BNL] raid in Atlanta in the gulf war, the President by his own directly, or at least weekly, to BNL's August 1989, BNL was Italy's largest admission made a very, very bad bet top management back in Rome. This international bank with assets around and gamble. home office group included the presi­ the globe totaling nearly $100 billion. Now, we have also to bring to mind dent, general manager, a number of Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, which that we have this other scandal, the so­ deputies in their Congress, and of translated means National Labor called Iran-Contra business. course a covey of lawyers. Bank, was 95-percent owned by the Now, as I said before and repeat, we On the American end of things, BNL Italian Treasury Department, making are very poor at this kind of dual diplo­ employed the very prominent Atlanta it one of the largest government-owned macy. Do we think for a moment that firm of King & Spalding. In Washington banks in the world. while we were embarked on this policy the legal team included Rogers & The BNL scandal, whereby its At­ of adding and abetting and helping Wells. lanta branch office made over $5 billion Saddam Hussein or Iraq that they were in supposedly unauthorized loans to not aware that we were also giving 0 1140 Iraq, shook the very foundation of the Tow Missiles and whatnot to Iran with No scandal is complete without a Italian Government's flagship bank. In which to kill Iraqis? public relations firm, and in this case response, high-level political meetings Well, of course they were, and it Sawyer Miller was retained on the rec­ began soon after the raid on BNL. makes us look worse than any diplo­ ommendation of the New York lawyers The following meetings between matic gaffe that the British pulled at involved on behalf of BNL, the firm of high-level United States Government the height of their empire building Sherman & Sterling. officials and Italian officials illustrates even there on the African continent. Mr. DeVito kept a diary of his ef­ the importance of the scandal. Now, the BNL, as I said, and this is forts, and that diary provides an excel­ In September 1989 President Cossiga, another factor that still escapes us in lent view of what was happening from the newly elected head of the Italian the United States, that these banks BNL's point of view. Government traveled to the United known as foreign banks are govern­ BNL made the usual moves when a States for his first meeting with Presi­ ment-owned by their respective govern­ big scandal erupts. Its legal team in­ dent Bush. Significantly, the new ments. It is not like our system. In our cluded two former Attorneys General President was accompanied by the system we have the so-called private and a former Secretary of State. In newly installed chairman and vice banks, but ever since the megabanks of other words, no effort was spared to en­ chairman of BNL. Last year the com­ our country, based supposedly in our sure that BNL would have access to the mittee requested all White House docu­ country, went international and that highest levels of the agencies respon­ ments on this visit, but the Bush ad­ was in the late sixties, the old Roman sible for investigating and prosecuting ministration refused our request. saying, "My loyalty or my country is the case. That same month, Italy's Treasury where the money is" applies to the Damage control was important-­ Minister Carli met with Secretary of banks as well as the transnational cor­ vital, in fact. The Italian Government the Treasury Nicholas Brady. Brady's porations that are ostensibly based in was looking at billions in losses. Amer­ briefing memo for the meeting notes the United States, but actually have ican taxpayers, whose Government that the BNL case is a likely topic and gone overseas considerably. guaranteed many of the BNL loans, that "the case has political overtones Now, managing the so-called crisis stand to lose quite a number of hun­ since BNL is state-owned." and Saddam Hussein was always a dreds of millions of dollars on the com­ On October 19, 1989, the chairman and problem for those involved. mercial loans and on the guaranteed director general of BNL called on the The President of the United States loans. Well, we have already discussed U.S. Ambassador in Rome. The BNL of­ could not have welcomed the news that how much it did cost the taxpayers, ficers informed the Ambassador that his dealings with Iraq could no longer and all of that did not even account for their lawyers had suggested that the be concealed. The Government of Italy damage arising from the wreckage of matter be raised to a political level. could not have wanted a scandal-no the foreign policy favoring Iraq, which The cable recounting the discussion re- February 25, 1993 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 3649 veals that the Italians wanted "to dal. On March 6, 1990, Mr. DiVito was the U.S. official that the Italian Gov­ achieve some kind of damage control" told that the Justice Department in ernment "would be terribly unhappy with respect to the BNL investigation. Washington, DC, had decided that with such a development." According They made a similar visit in July 1990. BNL-Rome's involvement in the scan­ to DiVito, "The Government of Italy As I indicated, no effort was spared dal needed more investigation. That could not stand idly by while the larg­ to ensure that BNL suffered as little day Mr. DiVito wrote in his diary: est bank in Italy-controlled by the damage as possible. The DiVito diary My basic impression is that the situation Treasury Ministry-suffered such an indicates that former Attorney General seems to be sliding from the original tech­ indignity." Griffin Bell's law firm, King & Spald­ nical-legal context to a more markedly po­ The DiVito diaries also capture ing, was a key player in devising and litical one. Under these circumstances we former Attorney General Griffin Bell's executing BNL's strategy for dealing cannot preclude the affair evolving toward comments during an early April meet­ with the Atlanta scandal. It is clear solutions outside the Judicial system. ing called to discuss the prospect of from the diaries that Mr. Bell was in­ Accordingly, the Italians decided to BNL being indicted for its role in the volved in devising the strategies along pursue avenues outside the judicial scandal. with Walt Driver, another leading King system. On March 6, 1990, Italian Prime Mr. Bell confirmed that the bank was & Spalding lawyer assigned to the BNL Minister Andreotti met with Attorney at risk of being indicted. After Mr. case. General Thornburgh. A staff memo pre­ Hendricks proposed some possible de­ King & Spalding also assigned Bill pared for the meeting indicates that fenses, according to the diary, Hendricks to the BNL case, who just BNL investigation in Atlanta was on Mr. Bell then mentioned a final argument, happened to be the former chief of the the agenda. to be used in extremis, to delay a possible in­ fraud section at the Justice Depart­ 0 1150 crimination of the bank; await the outcome ment-the unit responsible for signing of the trial of the dishonest employees to see The Italians also kept their Foreign if conclusive elements emerge from it to im­ off on any BNL indictment. He had re­ Ministry involved. A March 16 entry in signed his post at the Justice Depart­ plicate the bank. DiVito's diary reads: Obviously the Italians were very wor­ ment the same day BNL was raided in I updated Ambassador * * * on the evo­ August 1989. ried about Rome being incriminated. A lution of the case in Atlanta and the con­ 1989, The diary indicates that in addition sequent opportunity to intervene discretely November 22, entry in DiVito's to devising strategies, King & on a political level, through our ambassador diary raises that question. It states: Spalding's legal team was responsible in Washington, who is already abreast of the I met with Ambassador Toscano and dis­ for handling most of the civil litigation situation. cussed the possible solutions to the list of re­ issues arising in the United States as 1990, quests already sent to the Iraqis (briefly ac­ During March and April Ambas­ counting reconciliation, formal revision of well as handling requests for informa­ sador Petrignani attended numerous agreements, elimination of embarrassing op­ tion from the Banking Committee, the meetings with high level Bush adminis­ erations * * *) GAO, the Italian Senate's BNL Com­ tration officials to discuss the Italian The words "elimination of embar­ mission, the Italian Magistrate, and Government's view that BNL should rassing operations" with the word em­ the U.S. attorney's office in Atlanta. not be indicted. Those included: barrassing emphasized, does not give King & Spalding even advised BNL on A White House meeting where Am­ one much confidence that BNL was the scope and content of its testimony bassador Petrignani met with Attorney merely a victim of a rogue operation in before the Banking Committee on Oc­ General Richard Thornburgh to discuss Atlanta. tober 1990. Today King & Spalding is the BNL case. During the meeting BNL's fear that the situation in At­ still BNL's main attorney in the Unit­ Petrignani emphasized that incrimi­ lanta was moving more toward the po­ ed States. nating the bank would add insult to in­ litical prompted them to retain addi­ During the course of the BNL inves­ jury and would not be understood at all tional firepower in Washington. In tigation, the committee has obtained in Italy; numerous documents showing that the A meeting with the State Depart­ April 1990, BNL retained former Nixon assistant U.S. attorney in Atlanta ment's top attorney, Abraham Sofaer, administration Attorney General and wanted to bring an indictment in the and the chief of the Italy desk at the Secretary of State William Rogers and his law firm of Rogers & Wells. BNL scandal in early 1990. The original State Department. Mr. Sofaer invited Mr. Rogers was hired on the advice of indictment made BNL headquarters in the Ambassador to make his case to Rome a victim of the Atlanta employ­ the Justice Department; the Italian Ambassador to the United A meeting at the Justice Department States, Renaldo Petrignani-ironically, ees and would have placed the blame Ambassador Petrignani is currently for the over $5 billion in loans to Iraq where Ambassador Petrignani met employed by Rogers & Wells. An April solely on their shoulders. with Attorney General Thornburgh's Obviously, BNL-Rome welcomed that top aide, Robin Ross, and other high 6, 1990, entry from the DiVito diary theory and it appears from the diary level Justice Department officials to states: that they were relieved by the assist­ discuss BNL. Ms. Ross told the Ambas­ Bill Rogers confirmed his interest in tak­ ing the BNL case. * * * he (Rogers) suggested ant U.S. attorney's strategy. On nu­ sador that "there would not be any sur­ that Rogers & Wells appear as the Washing­ merous occasions after the raid on prises"; ton attorneys not only of BNL, but also for BNL-Atlanta in August 1989, the assist­ In April 1990, Ambassador Petrignani the Italian government. This would under­ ant U.S. attorney assured BNL's law­ met with the State Department's No. 3 score the importance the latter attaches to yers that BNL was a victim of the man, Under Secretary of State Robert the case and its possible repercussions on re­ fraud and was not a target of the At­ Kimmitt. During the meeting the Am­ lations between the two countries. lanta investigation. That attitude is il­ bassador "expressed serious Govern­ The diaries record that during that lustrated in an entry in DiVito's diary ment of Italy concerns over the pos­ same meeting, Rogers proposed a line dated February 22, 1990, which states: sible indictment of state-owned BNL." of defense for BNL, ba8ed on political I talked at length * * * to determine clear­ Mr. DiVito did not just record events and legal points. Rogers emphasized ly the position of the Assistant U.S. Attor­ for BNL. He took an active role in lob­ these points again 3 days later at a ney in Atlanta.* * *confirmed categorically bying U.S. Government officials over meeting with DiVito in his office. the solidity of our line and her pro-BNL per- the BNL scandal. On March 16, BNL ex­ There is no doubt that Mr. Rogers suasion. ecutive vice president DiVito called on had access to the highest levels of the When the Justice Department in a U.S. Embassy official to "register U.S. Government. In a May 7, 1990, Washington, DC, got wind of that the­ concern that BNL might soon be in­ entry DiVito states: ory in early 1990, they were skeptical, dicted in the United States for cor­ In the afternoon Roger Clark of Rogers and and ordered a more thorough review of porate criminal liability." DiVito de­ Wells called* * *. He reminded me that Mr. BNL-Rome's involvement in the scan- scribed the matter as urgent, and told Rogers would be passing through Rome with 3650 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE February 25, 1993 Vice President Quayle. We agreed that Rog­ son that represents a foreign govern­ the defense team wanted nothing to ers would try to contact the top manage­ ment in the United States to register disturb the argument of Rome's inno­ ment of BNL." with the Justice Department. The act cence about the multibillion dollar At this time I would like to place in does not require registration as a for­ fraud at its Atlanta branch. the RECORD a letter to former Vice eign agent for merely defending a for­ Another interesting aspect of the President Quayle asking him to pro­ eign client in a legal proceeding, or for BNL scandal involved BNL's U.S. audi­ vide the committee with information providing general advice about how tor. The DiVito diary shows that cer­ about his trip to Rome with Mr. Rog­ American institutions function. tain BNL officials in Rome were inter­ ers. The committee is eager to learn if However, when the advice goes be­ ested in suing BNL's U.S. auditors, Mr. Rogers bent Mr. Quayle's ear re­ yond general explanations, and is given Peat, Marwick & Mitchell, for failing garding BNL. in the form of specific suggestions for to uncover the Atlanta fraud. Mr. Rog­ In September 1990, Mr. Rogers met dealing with public relations or politi­ ers and Mr. Driver also discouraged with committee staff and asked that cal problems, the advisor must register that action for fear that disclosures the Banking Committee call off its as a foreign agent. This rule applies made during any trial could reveal in­ scheduled October 1990 BNL hearing. even if the advisor has no part in car­ formation about BNL's operations that I have also placed in the RECORD a was not favorable to BNL's claim of in­ letter I received from Attorney General rying out the strategy. The DiVito diaries appear to show nocence. Thornburgh demanding that I not have There is no doubt that Peat a hearing. Under the threat of involv­ that the law firms of King & Spalding and Rogers & Wells, and public rela­ Marwick's inability to properly audit ing national security, he was saying, BNL was a key ingredient to the scan­ "How dare you even consider having a tions firm Sawyer Miller, all performed duties covered under the Foreign dal's long life. Committee hearings in hearing of the committee?" So now 1990 showed that bank examiners from here is Mr. Rogers telling our commit­ Agents Registration Act, yet these firms did not properly register with the the Federal Reserve and State of Geor­ tee staff that we ought to postpone gia relied heavily on Peat Marwick's that hearing. Justice Department. For example, King & Spalding did not work when they did their bank exami­ The committee denied his request nations of BNL. and the hearing was held as scheduled. register as a foreign agent of BNL until July 1992, almost 3 years after taking Peat Marwick's total miss of the As a prominent Republican, Mr. Rog­ multi-billion dollar BNL scandal is one ers also had access to top Justice De­ on BNL as a client. more sad example of how the account­ partment officials. Notes obtained Rogers and Wells registered as a for­ eign agent of BNL for the period Sep­ ing industry failed to uncover major from then Deputy Attorney General fraud in financial institutions. William Barr indicate that Mr. Rogers tember 1990 through September 1991. The DiVito diaries portray with star­ called him on October 26, 1990, to "dis­ Yet the DiVito diaries clearly show tling clarity the proper way to play the cuss the BNL matter." that Rogers and Wells began providing Washington, DC, influence peddling Another aspect of the BNL political strategic political and legal advice to game. The game is simple enough to defense involved a public relations firm BNL in April1990. play. It takes money, which buys ac­ called Sawyer Miller. As I explained, in Sawyer Miller never registered as a cess to the corridors of power. All you early 1990, BNL officials started to be­ foreign agent of BNL even though the have to do is hire the services of promi­ lieve that they would need to seek a work they performed, which included nent Cabinet officers and their law political solution to the possibility of preparing BNL testimony and handling firms, make sure a lawyer at one of the an indictment of the bank. In Feb­ press relations, appears to be covered firms headed the division at the Jus­ ruary, BNL hired the public relations under the Act. tice Department that is prosecuting firm of Sawyer-Miller "to look after 0 1200 your client, and hire a prominent law BNL's image in the U.S." I am sending a copy of the DiVito firm to handle any problems with the Sawyer Miller was hired at the rec­ bank regulators. And it helps to hire a ommendation of an attorney at Sher­ diary to the Justice Department and I am asking them to investigate whether public relations firm to put the best man & Sterling, a New York law firm possible face on all these activities, & & retained by BNL to deal with the Fed­ or not Rogers Wells, King Spald­ If the scandal is big enough, the eral Reserve aspects of the BNL scan­ ing, and Sawyer Miller, and some other Prime Minister of your country may be dal. Sawyer Miller was responsible for firms retained by BNL in the United willing to travel abroad to defend you. cleaning up BNL's image. The tasks States, complied with the registration In that case the Ambassador here in they performed included advertising, provisions of the Foreign Agents Reg­ Washington is at your beck and call. handling press relations including writ­ istration Act. Possibly the act is Now you are heading in the right direc­ ing press releases, and they also helped vague; clearly it is ineffective. tion. Rogers & Wells write the testimony The diaries reveal that Mr. Rogers Before this episode ended, the Presi­ and press release associated with and Mr. Driver of King & Spalding both dent and Vice President, the Secretary BNL's appearance before the Banking strongly advised BNL not to discipline of State, and head of the National Se­ Committee in October 1990. employees at BNL's headquarters that curity Council, the CIA director and A February 1990 entry in DiVito's were involved in the scandal because it the Attorney General and maybe oth­ diary, states that he "met at length would look suspicious to U.S. law en­ ers tried to contain the fallout from with Robert Shepardson of Sawyer Mil­ forcement officials and to the public. the BNL scandal. ler and described in detail both the sit­ The thinking behind their advice was Did it work? Judge for yourself. BNL uation with Iraq and the recent agree­ the perception that if BNL fired or dis­ Rome was never indicted for its role in ment which is stabilizing it." ciplined Rome employees, then the the scandal. The CIA forgot to share A September 20 entry in the DiVito headquarters could be implicated. pertinent information with the Justice diary reveals that he, and BNL New Since BNL had taken the position that Department, and the Agriculture De­ York manager Mr. Lombardi, "re­ its headquarters was not involved in partment was deemed correct to loan viewed the role of the public relations the scandal, the attorneys felt discipli­ Iraq billions. firm of Sawyer Miller, and the condi­ nary actions against headquarters offi­ And finally, the scandal, though it tions under which to continue our rela­ cials could be seen as contradictory. lay at the heart of a failed foreign pol­ tionship. * * * we agreed to ask for a The attorneys were also worried icy that led to the gulf war, became flexible and prompt collaboration, but what any disciplined employee might only a fleeting episode. The case was without the burden of a fixed monthly say in public in their own defense. largely buried in a sea of high level amount." Could it be that BNL's lawyers had face saving. As its name indicates, the Foreign doubts about BNL Rome's innocence? History may judge it differently, but Agents Registration Act requires a per- It appears that way. At the very least, the powerful defense mounted by the February 25, 1993 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 3651 embarrassed governments worked well Department of Justice is following the case countries. Mr. Rogers laid out a technical enough to prevent this scandal from closely, as is the Department of Agriculture. line of defense, based on the following politi­ becoming the big news that it could She had concluded that "there would not be cal and legal points: any surprises." (1) The BNL affair did not cause monetary have, and should have. The next meeting was with Judge Abraham losses to American agencies, companies, or It reminds me of how fate, again, as Sofear, Legal Counsel of the Department of persons; therefore corporate criminal liabil­ I recounted Barbara Tuchman's great State, and with the desk officer for Italy. ity does not apply. book, "The March of Folly," but more The tone was decidedly more political, and, (2) If there are responsibilities on the part importantly, how today Washington is in this case, too, the question of why we were of the bank's central management, the case looked upon as being purchasable, just so worried was asked. Sofear, however, in­ would come under the jurisdiction of the like in Rome, as it had entered in full vited us to explain our positions directly to Italian judiciary. flower in its decadent period. And the the Department of Justice, and above all the (3) The rules of corporate criminal liability fact that the BNL management had not been do not apply, because BNL is state property. historian, the famous Roman historian aware of Drogoul's transactions. (4) If there has been negligence on the part quotes this African prince who, seeking The last meeting in late March was with of the BNL, then there has also been neg­ the Government of Rome and a favor Attorney General Richard Thornburgh, dur­ ligence on the part of American authorities. from it, was advised to come to Rome ing a dinner at the White House. In this set­ (5) The BNL has already been punished. and bring some money, which he did. ting too, Ambassador Petrignani reaffirmed Why hit it again? And the historian quotes him saying, the BNL's position as victim and its role as (6) The District Attorney is conducting the as he is departing Rome, sadly turning, a treasury bank, and thus an organ of the same investigation as the Italian judiciary viewing the city and saying, "There is Italian Government. He emphasized that in­ and the Parliament. a city for sale." criminating the bank would add insult to in­ Atlanta jury, and would not be understood at all in I reached Atlanta in the morning, and Mr. Speaker, I include for the Italy, especially in the context of years of RECORD documents to which I referred: went to the Court House, accompanied by collaboration between the two countries in our criminal lawyer, Bruce Kirwan, and Mr. TRIP TO PARIS, WASHINGTON, AND ATLANTA the field of police and judicial investiga­ Driver, for the meeting with Assistant U.S. APRIL 3-9, 1990 tions. Attorney McKenzie, who was assisted, as TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1990, PARIS Afterwards we gave the Ambassador and usual, by the Department of Agriculture in­ his Commercial Counselor, D'Orazi Flavoni, On the way out, we stopped briefly in Paris vestigator Arthur Wade. an extensive explanation of the cir­ She put a long series of questions to me, with attorneys Garone and Pedretti to check cumstances, with special attention to the some indications from the research on that many previously asked, about the controls in corporate criminal liability aspects. Having the bank and about what the BNL did after market. The results are reported under sepa­ heard the high points of the case, the Ambas­ rate cover. the Atlanta case to reinforce its defenses and sador suggested that we contact Bill Rogers, avoid recurrences. In the evening, Prof. Flick caught up with former Attorney General and Secretary of us. With him, we carried out an extensive ex­ She raised the question of damages again, State during the Nixon presidency. and then asked me to report in detail the amination of the American judicial situa­ In the evening we 'met with the lawyers tion, based on the latest information from dates and participants of the meetings with Driver and Kirwan, to review the develop­ the Iraqi counterparts. I gave her an accu­ our lawyers and the Italian Embassy in ments in Atlanta, especially on Assistant Washington. rate chronology up to the dispatch of the U.S. Attorney McKenzie's requests to obtain team to Baghdad last February. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1990, WASHINGTON Bank of Italy's inspection report on Atlanta She returned to the subject of controls and We arrived in Washington at midday and and the Fed's [reports] on the other U.S. the assignment of inspection duties. She re­ met Mr. Driver who invited us to a meeting branches. quested various reports prepared by Italian with Griffin Bell, senior partner and ex-At­ THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1990, WASHINGTON and American oversight agencies. She men­ torney General during the Carter Adminis­ There was a lengthy meeting at the law of­ tioned Drogoul's confirmations by third par­ tration, and with Mr. Bill Hendricks, former fices of Rogers & Wells. Present were Bill ties to irregular addresses and paused to talk Chief of the Fraud Section in the Criminal Rogers, Roger Clark, and David Whitescarver about the transactions on behalf of Euromac Division of the Justice Department until Au­ of the law office of Rogers & Wells, Bill Hen­ UK. She told me that Von Wedel had refused gust 4, 1989. dricks and Walter Driver of the law offices of a transaction in the past, because the goods We reviewed the problems related to the King & Spalding, Attorney Bruce Kirwan, were of a military nature. possible incrimination of the bank under Ambassador Petrignani (in the morning), .The most unexpected information corporate criminal liability statutes. Mr. Counselor D'Orazi Flavoni, Prof. Flick, At­ McKenzie gave me was that the law firm of Bell confirmed that the bank is certainly at torneys Garone and Pedretti, and Mr. Di Williams & Connally had quit the Drogoul risk. Mr. Hendricks, who has long experience Vito. defense team. According to her, Ted as a public prosecutor, then proposed some The long meeting had the principal aim of Lackland, the attorney in Atlanta, has re­ possible technical defenses, such as: describing the case to the Rogers & Wells at­ sumed full control. The bank has pertinent and adequate di­ torneys, especially Bill Rogers, so he could The Assistant U.S. Attorney thanked BNL rectives and policies. evaluate it and confirm his interest in tak­ for its continued cooperation. She gave us The transactions with Iraq have damaged ing it on. the impression that the Justice Department it. Mr. Rogers advised us to comply with the has responded to the news that has appeared The bank has taken the initiative to cor­ request to show the Bank of Italy's inspec­ extensively in the press and is listening more rect the problems and has given the most tion report on the Atlanta branch. attentively to the theories of the district at­ ample cooperation to the oversight agencies In the afternoon we advised the Assistant torneys in Atlanta. and judicial authorities. U.S. Attorney in Atlanta of our presence in In the afternoon I went to the branch to Mr. Bell then mentioned a final argument, Washington. She expressed a desire to have a update Silvestri and Petti on the latest de­ to be used in extremis, to delay a possible in­ meeting with me, which was set for tomor­ velopments in the case, and the role of the crimination of the bank: await the outcome row morning, Friday, in Atlanta. law firm of Rogers & Wells. of the trial of the dishonest employees to see if conclusive elements emerge from it to im­ FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1990 MONDAY, APRIL 9, 1990 plicate the bank. Washington Washington In mid-afternoon we went to the Italian Prof. Flick and Attorneys Garone and There was a meeting in Rogers' office to Embassy where Ambassador Petrignani up­ Pedretti will remain in Washington for an­ coordinate the activities of the attorneys in dated us in detail on the three meetings he other meeting in the morning with Rogers & Atlanta and Washington. At Rogers' request, had with high officials of the Departments of Wells, in which Ambassador Petrignani and I extended my stay in Washington to facili­ Justice and State: Counselor D'Orazi Flavoni will participate. tate communications and to complete the The first meeting took place on March 17, Bill Rogers confirmed his interest in tak­ reference picture. Attorneys Driver and Hen­ with Ms. Robin Ross, Chief of Staff of the At­ ing the BNL Atlanta case. To avoid giving dricks of the law firm of King & Spalding torney General, Edward Dennis, Assistant the impression that we were changing attor­ also attended. Attorney General in charge of the Criminal neys, he suggested that Rogers & Wells ap­ Mr. Rogers summed up the views expressed Division, and Mark Richards, Deputy Assist­ pear as the Washington attorneys not only of in the Friday meeting. He stressed the ab­ ant Attorney General (known to us already). BNL, but also of the Italian Government. sence of economic losses by Americans. This During this meeting, which was outlined in a This would underscore the importance the would reduce the BNL's responsibility in the previous memo, Ross asked the Ambassador, latter attaches to the case and its possible submission of false or erroneous documents "Why worry now?". She admitted that the repercussions on relations between the two to the oversight agencies. 3652 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE February 25, 1993 He noted that up to now none of the federal written by a senior official who was assigned for 1993. They can be denied the COLA agencies concerned have asked for the in­ to monitor the BNL investigation. The docu­ for 1994 because they are under a sepa­ crimination of BNL; that both the American ments describe the activities of several U.S. rate provision for COLA's. But in 1994, and Italian governments have been duped; firms that were hired to defend BNL. that BNL is part of the Italian Government; I am concerned that these firms, including the judges can be denied the cost-of­ and that no banking institution has ever the law firm of Rogers and Wells; the law living increases. Members of Congress been incriminated under corporate criminal firm of Dickstein, Shapiro, and Morin; the cannot be denied the cost-of-living in­ liability laws except for money laundering. law firm of King & Spalding; the law firm of crease. Everybody else in the Govern­ (This is to safeguard the image of the insti­ Sherman & Sterling and the public relations ment can. tutions themselves-note the savings & loan firm Sawyer/Miller, may not have properly So, I think that I want to point out case). He emphasized that the case is essen­ registered as either agents of BNL, the Ital­ that this illustrates why the 27th tially under Italian jurisdiction and should ian government, or the Iraqi government, as amendment language for 200 years, be managed by them, in view of these ele­ required under the Foreign Agents Registra­ ments and the investigative proceedings now tion Act (F ARA). without being approved in the good undertaken by the Italian judiciary and Par­ I respectfully request that the Department judgment of enough of the States to liament. of Justice review the attached materials to keep it from being approved, and while P. DIVITO. determine whether these or other entities I felt very uncomfortable, being one of COMMITTEE ON BANKING, FINANCE representing BNL failed to register as re­ only three last year that voted against AND URBAN AFFAIRS, quired by the act. the amendment, I believe that time has Washington, DC, February 24 , 1993. With best wishes. proven that that was the correct vote. Hon. DAN QUAYLE, Sincerely, Washington, DC. HENRY B. GONZALEZ , DEAR MR. VICE PRESIDENT: The Committee Chairman. POLARIS MISSILE LAUNCH FROM on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs has THE ISLAND OF KAUAI been investigating the activities of the Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (BNL), and its THE 27TH AMENDMENT TO THE The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a financing of Iraq's procurement network for CONSTITUTION previous order of the House, the gentle­ over two and one half years. I respectfully The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a woman from Hawaii [Mrs. MINK] is rec­ ask for your assistance with this investiga­ previous order of the House, the gen­ ognized for 60 minutes. tion. Mrs. MINK. Madam Speaker, I take The Committee is in possession of an inter­ tleman from Iowa [Mr. SMITH] is recog­ nal BNL document that describes certain ac­ nized for 5 minutes. the time this afternoon to address the tivities of Rogers and Wells, a law firm hired Mr. SMITH of Iowa. Madam Speaker, House on a matter of grave importance to represent BNL. The document states that the 27th amendment to the Constitu­ to a very large segment of my congres­ during the spring of 1990, Mr. William Rogers tion of the United States, adopted just sional district. It has to do with the "would try to contact the top management last May, prohibits varying the pay of launching or the planned launching of of BNL" while he " passed through Rome Members of Congress during the term a Polaris missile from the island of with Vice President Quayle." At that time, for which they were elected. Kauai, from the Pacific missile range the Department of Justice was actively de­ facility at Barking Sands. bating the issue of whether BNL should be Yesterday the joint leadership an­ indicted for the activities of its Atlanta nounced that they were going to freeze Under normal circumstances, I would branch. the pay for Members of Congress, along have assumed that after the prolonged Other internal documents show that at with, to be consistent with, that of the debate and discussion that we have had that time BNL managers were seeking a "po­ executive branch. about these tests being launched from litical" solution to this potential problem However, I point out that under the the island . of Kauai, that perhaps the and were enlisting firms including Rogers 27th amendment, this would be uncon­ objections and the criticisms and the and Wells to assist in the effort. In fact, dur­ stitutional. protests would have subsided over the ing the spring of 1990, Italian government of­ Now, since I was one of the only long term. But the circumstances on ficials met at the White House with then-At­ torney General Richard Thornburgh and on three in the House that voted against this island are quite different today other occasions with high-level Justice De­ ratifying the amendment, I want to than they were when this discussion partment and State Department officials to point out that the House was warned at first ensued back in 1990. discuss the status of the BNL case. the time that it prohibited freezes and What has happened to the island is I would like to know whether you dis­ varying the pay, and I refer Members the devastating effects of the hurricane cussed the issue of BNL with Mr. Rogers, to page 3400 in the RECORD of May 19 which hit the island of Kauai in Sep­ Italian officials, or other parties before, dur­ last year, in which I said this, when the tember, on September 11, 1992. ing, or after your trip to Rome. If so, what amendment was under consideration: role did you play in the discussions? Finally, 0 1210 This amendment is not only about pay please provide the Committee with all docu­ The hurricane virtually changed the ments related to BNL that were produced or raises. It is about varying pay either up or received by your office. Your assistance will down. It prohibits reductions in pay as well nature of the island as well as the feel­ be greatly appreciated. as increases in the same term, and in view of ings and sentiments of the people. I thank you in advance for your coopera­ the 1980 case of United States versus Will, it Roughly two-thirds of the residential tion and timely response. clearly applies to increases resulting from properties were severely damaged, and With best wishes. automatic adjustments. In that case, the in many cases totally destroyed. The Sincerely, court said a COLA could not be denied the people have not been able to put their court because of the constitutional provision HENRY B. GONZALEZ, lives back together. The major eco­ Chairman. relating to courts. Now that there is a con­ stitutional provision relating to Congress, nomic opportunities for people on the island lay really in the hotel, tourist COMMITTEE ON BANKING, FINANCE the congressional COLA could not be denied AND URBAN AFFAIRS , either when the Member is elected, their pay industry, and all of the corollary serv­ Washington, DC, February 25, 1993. scale, including the provision for a COLA ice opportunities that a large number Mr. STUART GERSON, was set, and it now cannot "vary" either up of tourists to the island brought each Acting Attorney General, U.S. Department of or down during that term. The elimination year. Justice, Washington, DC. of the COLA for Congress which was the sub­ ject of the Will case could not be applied to The hurricane hit the hotels with DEAR MR. ATTORNEY GENERAL: The Com­ tremendous force, and most of them mittee on Banking, Finance and Urban Af­ either Congress or the courts in the future. That is not only the spirit of the new con­ closed, with very little prospects that fairs has been conducting an investigation they will be able to open up for full into the operations of the Banca Nazionale stitutional amendment, it is the plain read­ del Lavoro (BNL) for over two and one half ing of the amendment when interpreted con­ business activity until much later this years. I respectfully ask for your assistance sistent with the precedent and interpreta­ year. The unemployment rate, of with the investigation. tion in the Will case. course, has accordingly soared. People The Committee recently obtained internal So what we have is this situation are truly concerned about their future. BNL documents (see attached documents) now. The judges cannot be rolled back They thought at one time that they February 25, 1993 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 3653 had a home for the rest of their lives, launches over a period of 10 years. So In Hawaii we have a very serious particularly the retired people who the concern is not today's launch or to­ issue that is being debated every day, looked to their homes as fully paid morrow's launch or the launch that and that has to do with the question of with some degree of security. Many of might occur a few days hence, it is a the sovereignty of the authority of the them did not have insurance to cover concern that is addressed over a 10- native Hawaiian population. I do not whatever losses might ensue because year period with 40 possible launches. have the time this afternoon to go into their retirement incomes were not suf­ So the issues I raise today cannot be a discussion about the importance of ficiently adequate to pay the premiums dismissed by a safe launch that may be this issue to the State of Hawaii and on the insurance. Federal programs occurring right at this moment, but its citizens, and of the important of all under FEMA were not adequate to even about the rest of the 39 that are to of us to recognize that the issues they begin to rebuild these homes. And so come. Accordingly, reviewing the docu­ raise are of critical importance to the many of our citizens there on Kauai ments and the proposals, both Senator future of our State. Involved in this de­ are homeless. The economic potential AKAKA and others from the delegation, bate regarding the missile launch are for the island is severely curtailed be­ including myself, made many requests lands that belong to the native Hawai­ cause of what happened to us in Sep­ for a full appraisal of the program, its ians. safety and other considerations. They tember. 0 1220 This is the climate and emotional decided that they would respond to our makeup of the thousands of people who requests, and submitted information And, therefore, they are very much live on that island today. Curiously, very readily. involved, that they have not been con­ one of the facilities that was not dam­ We raised the issues with our State sulted, that they will have a direct im­ aged, almost not at all, was the Pacific government, and the State government pact on these lands if the tests go for­ missile range facility which employs concurred that there were serious ques­ ward. So we have a multiplicity of is­ many hundreds of persons who live on tions, and the State of Hawaii Land sues that need to be looked at. the island, and it is a foundation of em­ Board chairman, Mr. Paty, expressed In any event, the EIS was required ployment opportunity and stability those concerns with respect to part of and proceeded in regular order. The dif­ that does not exist in the rest of the is­ the launch area which was to take ficulty in EIS's, I think that most land. And so people are looking at this place over State property, and so the Members have experienced and cer­ issue of the proposed missile test with State government got involved. tainly people who are dealing with a great deal of worry and concern, and We then began a very serious inquiry EIS's in a local community, it is al­ I think the backdrop of the hurricance as to the environmental hazards, the ways difficult to penetrate through the experience explains this. hazards that might occur in the buffer EIS process, because those who produce Nonetheless, there is still serious ob­ areas, the hazards with reference to the the EIS process by and large are the jection to going forward with the mis­ fuel that was to be used, the exposure proponents of the projects, and so no sile test. Right after the hurricane the to the island for the fallout of hydro­ matter the persistence of our questions military themselves decided to indefi­ gen chloride and other harmful chemi­ with reference to the environment and ni tely postpone the launches which had cals. to safety issues, in the end result when Accordingly, on September 25 and 26, the EIS was finally produced after a been planned last fall because of the Senator AKAKA and myself introduced feelings and attitudes of the people on year-long process in May 1992, the EIS a bill mandating the Army to conduct conclusion was that the tests were per­ the island. But that time of postpone­ a complete environmental impact ment has ended, and we were advised statement [EIS] before proceeding fully fectly safe, that all hazards and alter­ recently that the military intended to with this Stars launch off of the Pa­ natives had been discussed and that, proceed with the tests and, indeed, I cific missile range of Kauai. We pushed therefore, the testing should proceed, have heard from people that the tests the bill, we discussed the matter, wrote and the Army Strategic Command is­ were supposed to have begun yesterday letters to the various committee sued that final EISon May 24, 1992. morning. That was the window of op­ chairs, and eventually in a series of Subsequently I submitted a number portunity. discussions with the heads of the com­ of questions which really were not an­ However, the Army yesterday de­ mittees and various other people, we swered. They have to do with the pro­ cided, for some circumstances, some were able to move the bill forward and jected safety of the launch itself. With­ other reasons, not to do the test at all to get the Congress of the United in the EIS document there were re­ yesterday, but to wait for more satis­ States to include it in the bill relating peated suggestions that the safety fac­ factory circumstances. So we believe to defense appropriations. That was on tor was as high as 95 and 97 percent. that the test could occur maybe even May 14, 1991, where we were able to There was no substantiation for those perhaps at this very moment as I am come to an agreement in a sense of the statistics, and so we have submitted a addressing the House, or maybe in a Congress amendment in the House of number of letters, a number of inquir­ day or two. But the window of oppor­ Representatives that an EIS ought to ies to the strategic command asking tunity on weather and so forth appar­ be conducted. In this case only envi­ verification for these safety factors, ently ends on March 2. Meanwhile, the ronmental assessment had been done, which is really the crux of my interest people on the island of Kauai wait with which in our opinion was not complete. in this whole issue. considerable concern. So with the conjunction of both the I want to be certain that everything I would like to take the opportunity House requests and the Senate re­ has been done and will be done to as­ this afternoon to trace the develop­ quests, a final decisions was made that sure the safety of these launches. All of ment of our concern in the House and indeed a full EIS had to be done. us know and have read headlines of the steps that the Members of the Con­ There were many considerations that missile-launch failures and of the lack gress have taken to raise this issue to were raised during the discussions, one of explanation as to where they oc­ the persons in the military in particu­ having to do with the aging, 20-year­ curred, whether it was lack of prepara­ lar, to congressional committees here old plus Polaris missiles that were to tions in advance or some technical dif­ in order to assure the people of the is­ be utilized, whether their safety was ficulties that were encountered during land of Kauai that what they were assured, why we had to expose the is­ the launch, but launch failures are a going to be exposed to had been studied land with these aging, leftover missiles reality. We read about them often in with a very critical and cautious eye. that were not useful for other pro­ the newspapers. So long as they do not It was May 17, 1990 that the Army an­ grams. We discussed a great deal about occur in our backyard, it is a news nounced that Kauai was to be the site the potential damage of the impact of i tern of interest. of 40 strategic defense initiative mis­ hydrogen chloride on the community My point here is that so long as the sile firings under their new Stars Pro­ as part of the fallout, and of course on command and the EIS can only speak gram. That means an estimated 40 the buffer areas. about 95-percent to 97-percent assur- 3654 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE February 25, 1993 ance of safety, what does that mean junctions have been filed by citizen SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED when we are talking about 40 launches? groups. The State government got in­ By unanimous consent, permission to We are talking about the possibility volved in one of the lawsuits to try to address the House, following the legis­ that 1 out of the 40 may misfire. Under bring greater understanding and clar­ lative program and any special orders those worst case scenarios, what does ity and appreciation of what the con­ heretofore entered, was granted to: that mean for a small island commu­ sequences might be to this small island (The following Member (at his own nity that does not have, in my esti­ if there should be a mishap. request) to revise and extend his re­ mation, a large enough buffer area And despite all of these efforts, the marks and include extraneous mate­ around the facility to protect and as­ courts have cleared the way for the rial:) sure the safety of the community? launches to occur. There appears to be Mr. GoNZALEZ, for 60 minutes each All of us in the State of Hawaii are very little that we can do to stop this day, on March 1, 4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, very much involved in the whole idea activity. and 25. of expansion of economic opportunities There are 40 launches planned over a (The following Member (at his own and stabilizing their research, tech­ 10-year period, and so the debate only request) to revise and extend his re­ nical facilities, whether they are relat­ begins, it seems to me, and the crux of marks and include extraneous mate­ ed to the military or not. This is not a the matter is not this one small aspect rial:) matter of being against a military ef­ of the SDI program or this one small Mr. SMITH of Iowa, for 5 minutes, fort or a military test or anything of test that may or may not occur this today. that kind. It is a fear that we have not week. What is at issue which needs to been given the full and final assurances be addressed by the whole House and from the strategic defense command as by the Congress and by the Clinton ad­ EXTENSION OF REMARKS to their ability to prepare the commu­ ministration is what do we do about By unanimous consent, permission to nity for any misfires, and misfires do the whole strategic defense program, revise and extend remarks was granted occur. the SDI program in toto. to: Recently we were told that there are I understand that there have been re­ (The following Members (at the re­ some changes, internal changes, being ductions and cuts proposed in the new quest of Mr. HOBSON) and to include ex­ made to the launch program. And if administration's budget, but it seems traneous matter:) that is the case, then it seems to me to me that the changing circumstances Mr. GoODLING. that we ought to be talking about a worldwide have not been interpreted in Mr. BAKER of Louisiana. further hard look at the environmental terms of our defense strategic planning Mr. CLINGER. consequences. Mr. MICHEL. I received a letter from a Michael or testing or mobilizing our limited re­ sources, and it is time that we do that. (The following Member (at the re­ Jones who is a very distinguished sci­ quest of Mr. GONZALEZ) and to include entist, professor at the University of We have the opportunity, and I believe that the American public in electing a extraneous matter:) Hawaii. And he wrote to me recently in Mr. LANTOS in two instances. a letter dated February 11 in which he new administration is making that call said that he had learned within the upon us as a partner with that adminis­ past week that the Talos booster used tration to make sure that the critical questions are asked. ADJOURNMENT for the Navy Vandal launches, which is Mrs. MINK. Mr. Speaker, I move that covered and included in the permit That to me is the approach that we in Hawaii must take. We must call the House do now adjourn. which will be allowed at the Kauai fa­ The motion was agreed to; accord­ cility, emits about 45 pounds of lead in upon this House and this Congress as a whole and the administration to ask ingly (at 12 o'clock and 31 minutes its exhaust. That issue is not covered p.m.), under its previous order the in the EIS and not studied in terms of ourselves and to answer the question as to what are we going to do different be­ House adjourned until Monday, March its environmental consequences. 1, 1993, at 12 noon. One other paragraph in Michael cause of the changing circumstances Jones' letter which I thought was espe­ worldwide. Certainly even when the cially noteworthy for our concern and SDI program was first discussed and BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS consideration was where he says from initiated and suggested, there were APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT his letter, "From the information people that were saying that it was not feasible, not reasonable, too expensive, The President notified the Clerk of available on the SDI experiments to be the House that on the following dates launched by STARS, it seems that the not geared to the immediate realities of our defense requirements. Certainly, he had approved and signed bills and main focus is on weapons and sensors joint resolutions of the following titles: that could be used against multiple­ if that argument prevailed at that point some years ago, the cir­ On February 7, 1992: warhead ICBM's which are banned by H.R. 4095. An act to increase the number of the START II treaty. I believe," he cumstances that have changed today require us to look at this. weeks for which benefits are payable under says in his letter, "that the best way to the Emergency Unemployment Compensa­ deal with this threat is to ratify Billions of dollars can be saved, and tion Act of 1991, and for other purposes. START II and to help the Russians get the hazard that is now a part of the On February 14, 1992: rid of these missiles as soon as pos­ whole unevaluated continuation of this H.R. 1989. An act to authorize appropria­ sible. At the least, it seems to me that program because moneys are there tions for the National Institute of Standards there needs to be a reevaluation of the seems to be unjustified, and so I call and Technology and the Technology Admin­ goals and scope of SDI and the implica­ upon my colleagues of the House, as we istration of the Department of Commerce, review the budget and as we analyze and for other purposes. tions of developing GPALS," with On February 24, 1992: which the Kauia launch is associated, the needs for these programs in the H.R. 2927. An act to provide for the estab­ " whose multiple ground-based sites strategic area, that we concentrate lishment of the St. Croix, Virgin Islands His­ and space-based weapons would violate upon the SDI program as to its neces­ torical Park and Ecological Preserve, and for the AMB treaty. Until this reevalua­ sity, its reasonableness, and whether it other purposes. tion is done, the importance and ur­ is focused on what our needs are today On March 3, 1992: gency of the tests to be launched by in this part of the century. H.R. 476. An act to designate certain rivers I think if we do that, we will come in the State of Michigan as components of STARS," Kauai, "is at best dubious." the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, I think that is the note upon which I out with an answer which will termi­ and for other purposes; and want to end my comments today, and nate this program which has been my H.R. 543. An act to establish the Manzanar that is that lawsuits have been filed by long-enduring objective from the very National Historic Site in the State of Cali­ the Sierra Club and other groups. In- beginning. fornia, and for other purposes. February 25, 1993 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 3655 On March 5, 1992: grams in order to enable the Dayton Area On July 2, 1992: H.R. 355. An act to provide emergency Health Plan, Inc., to continue to provide H.J. Res. 499. Joint resolution designating drought relief to the Reclamation States, services through January 1994 to individuals July 2, 1992, as "National Literacy Day"; and for other purposes. residing in Montgome_ry County, OH, who are H.J. Res. 509. Joint resolution to extend On March 9, 1992: enrolled under a State plan for medical as­ through September 30, 1992, the period in H.R. 3866. An act to provide for the des­ sistance under title XIX of the Social Secu­ which there remains available for obligation ignati6n of the Flower Garden Banks Na­ rity Act. certain amounts appropriated for the Bureau tional Marine Sanctuary. On May 11, 1992: of Indian Affairs for the school operations On March 10, 1992: H.J. Res. 430. Joint resolution to designate costs of Bureau-funded schools; H.J. Res. 350. Joint resolution designating May 4, 1992, through May 10, 1992, as "Public H.R. 2818. An act to designate the Federal March 1992 as "Irish-American Heritage Service Recognition Week". building located at 78 Center Street in Pitts­ Month", and On May 13, 1992: field, MA, as the "Silvio 0. Conte Federal H.J. Res. 395. Joint resolution designating H.R. 2454. An act to authorize the Sec­ Building", and for other purposes; February 6, 1992, as "National Women and retary of Health and Human Services to im­ H.R. 3041. An act to designate the Federal Girls in Sports Day". pose debarments and to take other action to building located at 1520 Market Street, St. On March 11, 1992: ensure the integrity of abbreviated drug ap­ plications under the Federal Food, Drug, and Louis, MO, as the "L. Douglas Abram Fed­ H.J. Res. 343. Joint resolution to designate Cosmetic Act, and for other purposes, and eral Building"; March 12, 1992, as "Girl Scouts of the United H.R. 3337. An act to require the Secretary H.R. 3711. An act to authorize grants to be States of America 80th Anniversary Day". of the Treasury to mint coins in commemo­ made to State programs designed to provide On March 12, 1992: ration of the 200th anniversary of the White resources to persons who are nutritionally at H.R. 2092. An act to carry out obligations House, and for other purposes. risk in the form of fresh nutritious unpre­ of the United States under the U.N. Charter On May 14, 1992: pared foods, and for other purposes; and and other international agreements pertain­ H.J. Res. 425. Joint resolution designating H.R. 4548. An act to authorize contribu­ ing to the protection of human rights by es­ May 10, 1992, as "Infant Mortality Day". tions to U.N. peacekeeping activities. tablishing a civil action for recovery of dam­ On May 18, 1992: On July 3, 1992: ages from an individual who engages in tor­ H.J. Res. 466. Joint resolution designating H.R. 5260. An act to extend the emergency ture or extrajudicial killing, and April 26, 1992, through May 2, 1992, as "Na­ unemployment compensation program, tore­ H.R. 4113. An act to permit the transfer be­ tional Crime Victims' Rights Week"; vise the trigger provisions contained in the fore the expiration of the otherwise applica­ H.R. 2763. An act to enhance geologic map­ extended unemployment compensation pro­ ble 60-day congressional review period of the ping of the United States, and for other pur­ gram, and for other purposes. obsolete training aircraft carrier U.S.S. Lex­ poses; and On July 8, 1992: ington to the Corpus Christi Area Convention H.R. 4184. An act to designate the Depart­ H.J. Res. 459. Joint resolution designating and Visitors Bureau, Corpus Christi, TX, for ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Center lo­ the week beginning July 26, 1992, as "Lyme use as a naval museum and memorial. cated in Northampton, MA, as the "Edward Disease Awareness Week". On March 20, 1992: P. Boland Department of Veterans Affairs On July 19, 1992: H.J. Res. 446. Joint resolution waiving cer­ Medical Center". H.R. 5412. An act to authorize the transfer tain enrollment requirements with respect On May 19, 1992: of certain naval vessels to Greece and Tai- to H.R. 4210 of the 102d Congress. H.J. Res. 388, Joint resolution designating wan. On March 26, 1992: the month of May 1992, as "National Foster On July 23, 1992: H.J. Res. 284. Joint resolution to designate Care Month". On May 20, 1992: H.R. 158. An act to designate the building the week beginning April 12, 1992, as "Na­ H.J. Res. 371. Joint resolution designating in Hiddenite, NC, which houses the primary tional Public Safety Telecommunicators May 31, 1992, through June 6, 1992, as a operations of the U.S. Postal Service as the Week." "Week for the National Observance of the "Zora Leah S. Thomas Post Office Building"; On April1, 1992: Fiftieth Anniversary of World War II". and H.J. Res. 456. Joint resolution making fur­ H.R. 4774. An act to provide flexibility to H.R. 4505. An act to designate the facility ther continuing appropriations for the fiscal the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out of U.S. Postal Service located at 20 South year 1992, and for other purposes. food assistance programs to certain coun­ Montgomery Street, in Trenton, NJ; as the On April 2, 1992: tries. "Arthur J. Holland United States Post Office H.J. Res. 272. Joint resolution to proclaim On June 4, 1992: Building". March 20, 1992, as "National Agriculture H.R. 4990. An act rescinding certain budget On August 3, 1992: Day". authority. H.R. 479. An act to amend the National On April 13, 1992: On June 15, 1992: Trails System Act to designate the Califor­ H.J. Res. 410. Joint resolution designating H.R. 1917. An act for the relief of Michael nia National Historic Trail and Pony Express April 14, 1992, as "Education and Sharing Wu. National Historic Trail as components of the Day, U.S.A.". On June 19, 1992: National Trails System, and On April 21, 1992: H.R. 2556. An act entitled the "Loss Padres H.R. 5343. An act to make technical amend­ H.R. 3686. An act to amend title 28, United Condor Range and River Protection Act". ments to the Fair Packaging and Labeling States Code, to make changes in the places On June 22, 1992: Act with respect to its treatment of the SI of holding court in the Eastern District of H.R. 5132. An act making dire emergency metric system, and for other purposes. North Carolina; and supplemental appropriations for disaster as­ On August 6, 1992: H.R. 4449. An act to authorize jurisdictions sistance to meet urgent needs because of ca­ H.R. 3289. An act for the relief of Carmen receiving funds for fiscal year 1992 under the lamities such as those which occurred in Los Victoria Parini, Felix Juan Parini, and Ser­ HOME Investment Partnership Act that are Angeles and Chicago, for the fiscal year end­ gio Manuel Parini. allocated for new construction to use the ing September 30, 1992, and for other pur­ On August 7, 1992: funds, at the discretion of the jurisdiction, poses. H.R. 3836. An act to provide for the man­ for other eligible activities under such act On June 23, 1992: agement of Federal lands containing the Pa­ and to amend the Stewart B. McKinney H.J. Res. 422. Joint resolution to designate cific yew to ensure sufficient supply of taxol, Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of July 5, 1992, through July 11, 1992, as "Na­ a cancer-treating drug made from the Pacific 1988 to authorize local governments that tional Awareness Week for Life-Saving Tech­ yew, and niques"; have financed housing projects that have H.J. Res. 445. Joint resolution designating H.R. 5059. An act to extend the boundaries been provided a section 8 financial adjust­ June 1992 as "National Scleroderma Aware­ of the grounds of the National Gallery of Art ment factor to use recaptured amounts ness Month"; and to include the National Sculpture Garden. available from refinancing of the projects for H.R. 1642. An act to establish in the State On August 11, 1992: housing activities. of Texas the Palo Alto Battlefield National H.R. 4026. An act to formulate a plan for On April 28, 1992: Historic Site, and for other purposes. the management of natural and cultural re­ H.J. Res. 402. Joint resolution approving On June 26, 1992: sources on the Zuni Indian Reservation, on the location of a memorial to George Mason; H.J. Res. 517. Joint resolution to provide the lands of the Ramah Band of the Navajo and for a settlement of the railroad labor-man­ Tribe of Indians, and the Navajo Nation, and H.R. 4572. An act to direct the Secretary of agement disputes between certain railroads in other areas within the Zuni River water­ Health and Human Services to grant a waiv­ and certain of their employees. shed and upstream and the Zuni Indian Res­ er of the requirement limiting the maximum On June 30, 1992: ervation, and for other purposes, and number of individuals enrolled with a health H.J. Res. 470. Joint resolution to designate H.R. 5566. An act to provide additional maintenance organization who may be bene­ the month of September 1992 as "National time to negotiate settlement of a land dis­ ficiaries under the Medicare or Medicaid pro- Spina Bifida Awareness Month". pute in South Carolina. 3656 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE February 25, 1993 On August 14, 1992: On September 27, 1992: H.R. 5504. An act making appropriations H.R. 5487. An act making appropriations H.R. 4551. An act to amend the Civil Lib­ for the Department of Defense for the fiscal for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food erties Act of 1988 to increase the authoriza­ year ending September 30, 1993, and for other and Drug Administration, and related agen­ tion for the trust fund under that act, and purposes; cies programs for the fiscal year ending Sep­ for other purposes. H.R. 5518. An act making appropriations tember 30, 1993, and for other purposes. On September 30, 1992: for the Department of Transportation and On August 26, 1992: H.R. 238. An act for the relief of Craig A. related agencies for the fiscal year ending H.J. Res. 411. Joint resolution to designate Klein; September 30, 1993, and for other purposes; the week of September 13, 1992, through Sep­ H.R. 454. An act for the relief of Bruce C. H.R. 5677. An act making appropriations tember 19, 1992, as "National Rehabilitation Veit; for the Departments of Labor, Health and Week"; H.R. 478. An act for the relief of Norman R. Human Services, and Education, and related H.J. Res. 507. Joint resolution to approve agencies, for the fiscal year ending Septem­ the extention of nondiscrimination with re­ Ricks; H.R. 712. An act for the relief of Patricia A. ber 30, 1993, and for other purposes; spect to the products of the Republic of Al­ H.R. 5678. An act making appropriations bania; McNamara; and H.R. 2967. An act to amend the Older Amer­ for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, H.R. 2549. An act to make technical correc­ and State, the Judiciary, and related agen­ tions to chapter 5 of title 5, United States icans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1992 through 1995; to author­ cies for the fiscal year ending September 30, Code; 1993, and for other purposes; and H.R. 2926. An act to amend the act of May ize a 1993 National Conference on Aging; to H.R. 5679. An act making appropriations 17, 1954, relating to the Jefferson National amend the Native Americans Programs Act for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Expansion Memorial to authorize increased of 1974 to authorize appropriations for fiscal Housing and Urban Development, and for funding for the East Saint Louis portion of years 1992 through 1995; and for other pur­ sundry independent agencies, boards, com­ the Memorial, and for other purposes; poses. missions, corporations, and offices for the H.R. 2977. An act to authorize appropria­ On October 1, 1992: fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, and for tions for public broadcasting, and for other H.J. Res. 553. Joint resolution making con­ other purposes. purposes; tinuing appropriations for the fiscal year On October 7, 1992: H.R. 3795. An act to amend title 28, United 1993, and for other purposes. H.R. 5058. An act to authorize appropria­ States Code, to establish 3 divisions in the On October 2, 1992: tions for the American Folklife Center for Central Judicial District of California; H.R. 2850. An act to make technical and fiscal year 1993; · H.R. 4312. An act to amend the Voting conforming changes in title 5, United States H.R. 5399. An act to amend the U.S. Com­ Rights Act of 1965 with respect to bilingual Code, and the Federal Employees Pay Act of election requirements; mission on Civil Rights Act of 1983 to provide 1990, and for other purposes, and an authorization of appropriations; and H.R. 4437. An act to authorize funds for the H.R. 5373. An act making appropriations implementation of the settlement agreement H.R. 5630. An act to amend the Head Start reached between the Pueblo de Cochiti and for energy and water development for the fis­ Act to expand services provided by Head the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under the cal year ending September 30, 1993, and for Start programs; to expand the authority of authority of Public Law 100-202; other purposes. the Secretary of Health and Human Services H.R. 5481. An act to amend the Federal On October 5, 1992: to reduce the amount of matching funds re­ Aviation Act of 1958 relating to administra­ H.R. 5126. An act to direct the Secretary of quired to be provided by particular Head tive assessment of civil penalties; the Treasury to mint coins in commemora­ Start agencies; to authorize the purchase of H.R. 5560. An act to extend for 1 year the tion of the 100th anniversary of the begin­ Head Start facilities; and for other purposes. National Commission of Time and Learning, ning of the protection of Civil War battle­ On October 9, 1992: and for other purposes; fields, and for other purposes; H.R. 1435. An act to direct the Secretary of H.R. 5623. An act to waive the period of H.R. 5428. An act making appropriations the Army to transfer jurisdiction over the congressional review for certain District of for military construction for the Department Rocky Mountain Arsenal, CO, to the Sec­ Columbia Acts; and of Defense for the fiscal year ending Septem­ retary of the Interior. H.R. 5688. An act to amend title 28, United ber 30, 1993, and for other purposes; H.R. 3379. An act to amend section 594 of States Code, to authorize the appointment of H.R. 5503. An act making appropriations title 5, United States Code, relating to the additional bankruptcy judges, and for other for the Department of the Interior and relat­ authorities of the Administrative Con­ purposes. ed agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep­ ference. On September 2, 1992: tember 30, 1993, and for other purposes; and On October 12, 1992: H.J. Res. 492. Joint resolution designating H.R. 6056. An act making appropriations H.R. 2448. An act to provide for the minting September 1992 as "Childhood Cancer for the government of the District of Colum­ of medals in commemoration of Benjamin Month". bia and other activities chargeable in whole Franklin and to enact a fire service bill of On September 3, 1992: or in part against the revenues of said Dis­ rights. H.R. 2607. An act to authorize activities trict for the fiscal year ending September 30, On October 13, 1992: under the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1993, and for other purposes; H.R. 1628. An act to authorize the construc­ 1970 for fiscal years 1992 through 1994, and for On October 6, 1992: tion of a monument in the District of Colum­ other purposes. H.J Res. 560. Joint resolution waiving cer­ bia or its environs to honor Thomas Paine, On September 4, 1992: tain enrollment requirements with respect and for other purposes; H.R. 4111. An act to amend the Small Busi­ H.R. 3508. An act to amend the Public ness Act and related acts to provide loan as­ to any appropriations bill for the remainder Health Service Act to revise and extend cer­ sistance to small business concerns, to ex­ of the 102d Congress; tain programs relating to the education of tend demonstration programs relating to · H.R. 2194. An act to amend the Solid Waste individuals as health professionals, and for small business participation in Federal pro­ Disposal Act to clarify provisions concerning other purposes; curement, to modify certain Small Business the application of certain requirements and H.R. 4178. An act to amend the Public Administration programs, to assist small sanctions to Federal facilities; Health Service Act to provide for a program firms to adjust to reductions in defense-re­ H.R. 3654. An act to provide for the minting to carry out research on the drug known as lated business, to improve the management of commemorative coins to support the 1996 diethylstilbestrol, to educate health profes­ of certain program activities of the Small Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games and the sionals and the public on the drug, and to Business Administration, to provide for the programs of the U.S. Olympic Committee, to provide for certain longitudinal studies re­ undertaking of certain studies, and for other reauthorize and reform the U.S. Mint, and garding individuals who have been exposed purposes. for other purposes; to the drug; and On September 7, 1992: H.R. 5368. An act making appropriations H.R. 5673. An act to amend the Public H.R. 3033. An act to amend the Job Train­ for foreign operations, export financing, and Health Service Act to revise and extend the ing Partnership Act to improve the delivery related programs for the fiscal year ending programs of the Agency for Health Care Pol­ of services to hard-to-serve youth and adults, September 30, 1993, and for other purposes; icy and Research. and for other purposes. H.R. 5427. An act making appropriations On October 14, 1992: On September 23, 1992: for the legislative branch for the fiscal year H.J. Res. 320. Joint resolution authorizing H.R. 5620. An act making supplemental ap­ ending September 30, 1993, and for the other the government of the District of Columbia propriations, transfers, and rescissions for purposes; to establish, in the District of Columbia or the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992, and H.R. 5488. An act making appropriations its environs, a memorial to African-Ameri­ for other purposes. for the Treasury Department, the U.S. Post­ cans who served with the Union forces dur­ On September 24, 1992: al Service, the Executive Office of the Presi­ ing the Civil War; H.J. Res. 413. Joint resolution to designate dent, and certain independent agencies, for H.J. Res. 542. Joint resolution designating September 13, 1992, as "Commodore John the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, and the week beginning November 8, 1992, as Barry Day". for other purposes; "Hire a Veteran Week"; February 25, 1993 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 3657 H.R. 2144. An act to restore the Federal H.J. Res. 529. Joint resolution supporting H.R. 5222. An act to designate the Federal trust relationship of the United Auburn In­ the planting of 500 redwood trees from Cali­ building and United States courthouse lo­ dian Community, to establish the Advisory fornia in Spain in commemoration of the cated at 204 South Main Street in South Council on California Indian Policy, and for quincentenary of the voyage of Christopher Bend, Indiana, as the "Robert A. Grant Fed­ other purposes; Columbus and designating the trees as a gift eral Building and United States Court­ H.R. 2324. An act to amend title 28, United to the people of Spain; house"; States Code, with respect to witness fees; H.J. Res. 543. Joint resolution designating H.R. 5291. An act to provide for the tem­ H.R. 3157. An act to provide for the settle­ November 30, 1992, through December 6, 1992, porary use of certain lands in the city of ment of certain claims under the Alaska Na­ as "National Education First Week"; South Gate, California, for elementary tive Claims Settlement Act, and for other H.J. Res. 547. Joint resolution designating school purposes; purposes; and May 2, 1993, through May 8, 1993, as "Na­ H.R. 5328. An act to amend title 35, United H.R. 5925. An act to amend title VII of the tional Walking Week"; States Code, with respect to the late pay­ Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish a revolv­ H.J. Res. 563. Joint resolution providing for ment of maintenance fees; ing fund for use by the Equal Employment the convening of the first session of the One H.R. 5431. An act to designate the Federal Opportunity Commission to provide edu­ Hundred Third Congress; building located at 200 Federal Plaza in cation, technical assistance, and training re­ H.R. 1101. An act for the relief of William Paterson, New Jersey, as the "Robert A. Roe lating to the laws administered by the Com­ A. Cassity; Federal Building"; mission. H.R. 1216. An act to modify the boundaries H.R. 5432. An act to designate the Federal On October 16, 1992: of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, building and United States courthouse lo­ H.R. 2321. An act to establish the Dayton and for other purposes; cated at the corner of College Avenue and Aviation Heritage National Historical Park H.R. 2156. An act for the relief of William Mountain Street in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in the State of Ohio, and for other purposes; A. Proffitt; as the "John Paul Hammerschmidt Federal H.R. 5258. An act to provide for the with­ H.R. 2181. An act to permit the Secretary Building and United States Courthouse"; drawal of most favored nation status from of the Interior to acquire by exchange lands H.R. 5453. An act to designate the Central Serbia and Montenegro and to provide for in the Cuyahoga National Recreation Area Square facility of the United States Postal the restoration of such status if certain con­ that are owned by the State of Ohio; Service in Cambridge, Massachusetts, as the ditions are fulfilled; and H.R. 2431. An act to amend the Wild and "Clifton Merriman Post Office Building"; H.R. 5483. An act to modify the provisions Scenic Rivers Act by designating a segment H.R. 5479. An act to designate the facility of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, and of the Lower Merced River in California as a of the United States Postal Service located for other purposes. component of the National Wild and Scenic at 1100 Wythe Street in Alexandria, Virginia, On October 19, 1992: Rivers System; as the "Helen Day United States Post Office H.R. 4016. An act to amend the Comprehen­ H.R. 3118. An act to designate Federal Of­ Building"; sive Environmental Response, Compensa­ fice Building Number 9 located at 1900 E H.R. 5491. An act to designate the Depart­ tion, and Liability Act of 1980 to require the Street, Northwest, in the District of Colum­ ment of Veterans Affairs medical center in Federal Government, before termination of bia, as the "Theodore Roosevelt Federal Marlin, Texas, as the "Thomas T. Connally Federal activities on any real property Building"; Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Cen­ owned by the Government, to identify real H.R. 3818. An act to designate the building ter"; property where no hazardous substance was located at 80 North Hughey Avenue in Or­ H.R. 5572. An act to designate May of each stored, released, or disposed of. lando, Florida, as the "George C. Young year as "Asian/Pacific American Heritage On October 21, 1992: United States Courthouse and Federal Build­ Month"; H.R. 3665. An act to establish the Little ing"; H.R. 5575. An act to authorize certain addi­ River Canyon National Preserve in the State H.R. 4281. An act to designate the Federal tional uses of the Library of Congress Spe­ of Alabama; building and courthouse to be constructed at cial Facilities Center, and for other pur­ H.R. 5237. An act to amend the Rural Elec­ 5th and Ross Streets in Santa Ana, Califor­ poses; trification Act of 1936 to improve the provi­ nia, as the "Ronald Reagan Federal Building H.R. 5602. An act granting the consent of sion of electric and telephone service in and Courthouse"; the Congress to the Interstate Rail Pas­ rural areas, and for other purposes; and H.R. 4489. To provide for a land exchange senger Network Compact; H.R. 5739. An act to reauthorize the Ex­ with the city of Tacoma, Washington; H.R. 5605. An act to authorize and direct port-Import Bank of the United States. H.R. 4539. An act to designate the general land ownership consolidation in the Cedar On October 23, 1992: mail facility of the United States Postal River Watershed, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie Na­ H.J. Res. 353. Joint resolution designating Service in Gulfport, Mississippi, as the tional Forest, Washington; the week beginning January 3, 1993, as "Larkin I. Smith General Mail Facility" and H.R. 5749. An act for the relief of "Braille Literacy Week"; the Building of the United States Postal Krishanthi Sava Kopp; H.J. Res. 399. Joint resolution designating Service in Poplarville, Mississippi, as the H.R. 5751. An act to provide for the dis­ the week beginning November 1, 1992, as "Larkin I. Smith Post Office Building"; tribution within the United States of certain "National Medical Staff Services Awareness H.R. 4771. An act to designate the facility materials prepared by the United States In­ Week"; under construction for use by the United formation Agency; H.J. Res. 457. Joint resolution designating States Postal Service at FM 1098 Loop in H.R. 5831. An act to designate the Federal January 16, 1993, as "Religious Freedom Prairie View, Texas, as the "Esel D. Bell Building located at Main and Church Streets Day"; Post Office Building"; in Victoria, Texas, as the "Martin Luther H.J. Res. 467. Joint resolution designating H.R. 4999. An act to authorize additional King, Jr. Federal Building"; October 24, 1992, through November 1, 1992, as appropriations for implementation of the de­ H.R. 5923. An act for the relief of Anna C. "National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free velopment plan for Pennsylvania Avenue be­ Massari; America"; tween the Capitol and the White House; H.R. 5998. An act for the relief of the H.J. Res. 471. Joint resolution designating H.R. 5006. An act to authorize appropria­ Wilkinson County School District, in the October 14, 1992, as "National Occupational tions for fiscal year 1993 for military activi­ State of Mississippi; Therapy Day"; ties of the Department of Defense, for mili­ H.R. 6000. An act to redesignate Springer H.J. Res. 484. Joint resolution designating tary construction, and for defense activities Mountain National Recreation Area as "Ed the week beginning February 14, 1993, as of the Department of Energy, to prescribe Jenkins National Recreation Area"; "National Visiting Nurse Associations personnel strengths for such fiscal year for H.R. 6049. An act to amend the Congres­ Week"; the Armed Forces, to provide for defense sional Award Act to revise and extend au­ H.J. Res. 489. Joint resolution designating conversion, and for other purposes; thorities for the Congressional Award Board; February 21, 1993, through February 27, 1993, H.R. 5013. An act to promote the conserva­ H.R. 6050. An act to facilitate recovery as "American Wine Appreciation Week", and tion of wild exotic birds, to provide for the from recent disasters by providing greater for other purposes; Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Tissue Bank, flexibility for depository institutions and H.J. Res. 500. Joint resolution designating to reauthorize the Fish and Wildlife Con­ their regulators, and for other purposes; March 1993 as "Irish-American Heritage servation Act of 1980, to reauthorize the Afri­ H.R. 6072. An act to direct expedited nego­ Month"; can Elephant Conservation Act, and for tiated settlement of the land rights of the H.J. Res. 520. Joint resolution to designate other purposes; Kenai Natives Association, Inc., under sec­ the month of October 1992 as "Country Music H.R. 5122. An act relating to the settlement tion 14(h)(3) of the Alaska Native Claims Set­ Month"; of the water rights claims of the Jicarilla tlement Act, by directing land acquisition H.J. Res. 523. Joint resolution designating Apache Tribe; and exchange negotiations by the Secretary October 8, 1992, as "National Firefighters H.R. 5164. An act for the relief of Craig B. of the Interior and certain Alaska Native Day"; Sorensen and Nita M. Sorensen; corporations involving lands and interests in 3658 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE February 25, 1993 lands held by the United States and such H.R. 6047. An act to amend the United taries in the State of New Jersey as compo­ corporations; States Information and Educational Ex­ nents of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers H.R. 6165. An act to amend certain provi­ change Act of 1948, the Foreign Service Act System; sions of law relating to establishment, in the of 1980, and other provisions of law to make H.R. 6022. An act to amend the Fair Credit District of Columbia or its environs, of a me­ certain changes in administrative authori­ Reporting Act to require the inclusion in morial to honor Thomas Paine; ties; consumer reports of information provided to H.R. 6179. An act to amend the Wild and H.R. 6164. An act to amend the John F. consumer reporting agencies regarding the Scenic Rivers Act; and Kennedy Center Act to authorize appropria­ failure of a consumer to pay overdue child H.R. 6184. An act to amend the National tions for maintenance, repair, alteration, support; Trails System Act to designate the Amer­ and other services necessary for the John F. H.R. 6180. An act to authorize appropria­ ican Discovery Trail for study to determine Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; and tions for the National Telecommunications the feasibility and desirability of its designa­ H.R. 6163. An act to amend the Public and Information Administration, and for tion as a national trail. Health Service Act to provide protections other purposes; and On October 24 , 1992: from legal liability for certain health care H.R. 6182. An act to amend the Public H.J. Res. 271. Joint resolution authorizing professionals providing services pursuant to Health Service Act to establish the author­ the Go for Broke National Veterans Associa­ such act. ity for the regulation of mammography serv­ tion Foundation to establish a memorial in On October 25, 1992: ices and radiological equipment, and for the District of Columbia or its environs to H.R. 4542. An act to prevent and deter auto other purposes. honor Japanese-American patriotism in theft; and On October 28, 1992: World Warn; H.R. 5862. An act to amend title I of the H.J. Res. 546. Joint resolution designating H.J. Res. 409. Joint resolution designating Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act February 4, 1993, and February 3, 1994, as January 16, 1993, as "National Good Teen of 1968 to ensure an equitable and timely dis­ "National Women and Girls in Sports Day" ; Day"; tribution of benefits to public safety officers. H.R. 707. An act to amend the Commodity H.J. Res. 429. Joint resolution designating On October 26, 1992: Exchange Act to improve the regulation of May 2, 1993, through May 8, 1993, as " Be Kind H.R. 2042. An Act to authorize appropria­ futures and options traded under rules and to Animals and National Pet Week" ; tions for activities under the Federal Fire regulations of the Commodity Futures Trad­ H.J. Res. 458. Joint resolution designating Prevention and Control Act of 1974, and for ing Commission; to establish registration the week beginning October 25, 1992, as other purposes; and standards for all exchange floor traders; to " World Population Awareness Week" ; H.R. 5419. An act to amend the Marine restrict practices which may lead to the H.R. 776. An act to provide for improved Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize abuse of outside customers of the market­ energy efficiency; the Secretary of State to enter into inter­ place; to reinforce development of exchange H.R. 2263. An act to amend chapter 45 of national agreements to establish a global audit trails to better enable the detection title 5, United States Code, to authorize moratorium to prohibit harvesting of tuna and prevention of such practices; to establish awards for cost savings disclosures; through the use of purse seine nets deployed higher standards for service on governing H.R. 2896. An act to authorize the Sec­ on or to encircle dolphins or other marine boards and disciplinary committees of self­ retary of the Interior to revise the bound­ mammals, and for other purposes. regulatory organizations; to enhance the aries of the Minute Man National Historical On October 27, 1992: international regulation of futures trading; Park in the State of Massachusetts, and for H.J . Res. 503. Joint resolution acknowledg­ to regularize the process of authorizing ap­ other purposes; ing the sacrifices that military families have propriations for the Commodity Futures H.R. 3336. An act for the relief of Florence made on behalf of the Nation and designat­ Trading Commission; and for other purposes; Adeboyeku; ing November 23, 1992, as "National Military H.R. 939. An act to amend title 38, United H.R. 3638. An act making technical amend­ Families Recognition Day"; States Code, with respect to housing loans ments to the law which authorizes modifica­ H.R. 1252. An act to authorize the State for veterans; tion of the boundaries of the Alaska Mari­ Justice institute to analyze and disseminate H.R. 3598. An act to amend title 49, United time National Wildlife Refuge; information regarding the admissibility and States Code, to provide for verification of H.R. 3673. An act to authorize a research quality of testimony of witnesses with exper­ weights, and for other purposes; program through the National Science Foun­ tise relating to battered women, and to de­ H.R. 4996. An act to extend the authorities dation on the treatment of contaminated velop and disseminate training materials to of the Overseas Private Investment Corpora­ water through membrane processes; increase the use of such experts to provide tion, and for other purposes; H.R. 4398. An act to remove outdated limi­ testimony in criminal trials of battered H.R. 5334. An act to amend and extend cer­ tations on the acquisition or construction of women, particularly in cases involving indi­ tain laws relating to housing and community branch buildings by Federal Reserve banks gent women; development, and for other purposes; which are necessary for bank branch expan­ H.R. 1253. An act to amend the State Jus­ H.R. 5954. An act to amend the Food, Agri­ sion if the acquisition or construction is ap­ tice Institute Act of 1984 to carry out re­ culture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 proved by the Board of Governors of the Fed­ search, and develop judicial training curric­ to improve health care services and edu­ eral Reserve System; ula, relating to child custody litigation; cational services through telecommuni­ H.R. 4412. An act to amend title 17, United H.R. 2660. An act to authorize appropria­ cations, and for other purposes; States Code, relating to fair use of copy­ tions for the United States Holocaust Memo­ H.R. 6125. An act to enhance the financial righted works; rial Council, and for other purposes; safety and soundness of the banks and asso­ H.R. 4773. An act to provide for reporting of H.R. 3475. An act to assist business in pro­ ciations of the Farm Credit System, and for pregnancy success rates of assisted reproduc­ viding women with opportunities in appren­ other purposes; tive technology programs and for the certifi­ ticeship and nontraditional occupations; H.R. 6128. An act to amend the United cation of embryo laboratories; H.R. 3635. An act to amend the Public States Warehouse Act to provide for the use H.R. 4841. An act granting the consent of Health Service Act to revise and extend the of electronic cotton warehouse receipts, and the Congress to the New Hampshire-Maine program of block grants for preventive for other purposes; Interstate School Compact; health and health services, and for other pur­ H.R. 6129. An act to amend the Consoli­ H.R. 4844. An act to restore Olympic Na­ poses; dated Farm and Rural Development Act to tional Park and the Elwha River ecosystem H.R. 4059. An act to amend the Agricul­ establish a program to aid beginning farmers and fisheries in the State of Washington; tural Trade Development and Assistance Act and ranchers and to improve the operation of H.R. 5095. An act to authorize appropria­ of 1954, to authorize additional functions the Farmers Home Administration, and to tions for fiscal year 1993 for intelligence and within the Enterprise for the Americas Ini­ amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971, and for intelligence-related activities of the United tiative, and for other purposes; other purposes; States Government and the Central Intel­ H.R. 4250. An act to authorize appropria­ H.R. 6133. An act to enable the United ligence Agency Retirement and Disability tions for the National Railroad Passenger States to maintain its leadership in land re­ System, to revise and restate the Central In­ Corporation, and for other purposes; mote sensing by providing data continuity telligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964 for H.R. 5716. An act to extend for two years for the Landsat program,' to establish a new Certain Employees, and for other purposes; the authorizations of appropriations for cer­ national land remote sensing policy, and for H.R. 5686. An act to make technical amend­ tain programs under title I of the Omnibus other purposes; and ments to certain Federal Indian statutes; Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968; H.R. 6191. An act to protect the public in­ H.R. 6014. An act to designate certain land H.R. 5763. An act to provide equitable terest and the future development of pay­ in the State of Missouri owned by the United treatment to producers of sugarcane subject per-call technology by providing for the reg­ States and administered by the Secretary of to proportionate shares; ulation and oversight of the applications and Agriculture as part of the Mark Twain Na­ H.R. 5853. An act to designate segments of growth of the pay-per-call industry, and for tional Forest; the Great Egg Harbor River and its tribu- other purposes; February 25, 1993 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 3659 On October 29, 1992: H.R. 2032. An act to amend the Act of May counts on pharmaceuticals purchased by the H.R. 2130. An act to authorize appropria­ 15, 1965, authorizing the Secretary of the In­ Department of Veterans Affairs, to provide tions for the National Oceanic and Atmos­ terior to designate the Nez Perce National for a Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Reg­ pheric Administration, and for other pur­ Historical Park in the State of Idaho, and for istry, and to make other improvements in poses; other purposes. the delivery and administration of health H.R. 5008. An act to amend title 38, United On October 31, 1992: care by the Department of Veterans Affairs; States Code, to reform the formula for pay­ H.R. 6167. An act to provide for the con­ H.R. 5194. An act to amend the Juvenile ment of dependency and indemnity com­ servation and development of water and re­ Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of pensation to survivors of veterans dying lated resources, to authorize the United 1974 to authorize appropriations for fiscal from service-connected causes, to increase States Army Corps of Engineers civil works years 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996, and for other the rate of payments for benefits under the program to construct various projects for purposes; Montgomery GI bill, and for other purposes; improvements to the Nation's infrastruc­ H.R. 5482. An act to revise and extend the ture, and for other purposes; and H.R. 5617. An act to provide Congressional programs of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, H.R. 6168. An act to amend the Airport and approval of a Governing International Fish­ and for other purposes; Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to authorize ery Agreement, and for other purposes; and H.R. 5809. An act to authorize the Sec­ appropriations, and for other purposes. H.R. 6135. An act to authorize appropria­ retary of the Interior to construct and oper­ On November 2, 1992: tions to the National Aeronautics and Space ate an interpretive center for the Ridgefield H.R. 2152. An act to enhance the effective­ Administration for research and develop­ National Wildlife Refuge in Clark County, ness of the United Nations international ment, space flight, control and data commu­ Washington; and driftnet fishery conservation program; and nications, construction of facilities, research H.R. 6181. An act to amend the Federal H.R. 6187. An act to amend the Foreign As­ and program management, and Inspector Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize sistance Act of 1961 with respect to inter­ General, and for other purposes. human drug application, prescription drug national narcotics control programs and ac­ On November 10, 1992: establishment, and prescription drug product tivities, and for other purposes. fees and for other purposes. On November 4, 1992: H.R. 5377. An act to amend the Cash Man­ On October 30, 1992: H.R. 5193. An act to amend title 38, United agement Improvement Act of 1990 to provide H.J. Res. 422. Joint resolution designating States Code, to improve health care services adequate time for implementation of that November 1992 as "Neurofibromatosis Aware­ for women veterans, to expand authority for Act, and for other purposes; and ness Month;" health care sharing agreements between the H.R. 5400. An act to amend title 38, United H.R. 429. An act to authorize additional ap­ Department of Veterans Affairs and the De­ States Code, to establish a program to pro­ propriations for the construction of the Buf­ partment of Defense to revise certain pay au­ vide certain housing assistance to homeless falo Bill Dam and Reservoir, Shoshone thorities that apply to Department of Veter­ veterans, to improve certain other programs Project, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, ans Affairs nurses, to improve preventive that provide such assistance, and for other Wyoming; and health services for veterans, to establish dis- purposes.

EXPENDITURE REPORTS CONCERNING OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL Reports of various House committees concerning the foreign currencies and U.S. dollars utilized by them during the fourth quarter of 1992, in connection with foreign travel pursuant to Public Law 95-384, as well as the fourth quarter 1992 consolidated report of foreign currencies and U.S. dollars utilized in connection with official foreign travel authorized by the Speaker, are as follows: REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN OCT. 1 AND DEC. 31, 1992

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total

Name of Member or employee Country U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Departure Foreign cur- equivalent Foreign cur- equivalent Foreign cur- equivalent Foreign cur- equivalent Arrival rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency2 rency 2 rency 2 rency2

Hon . Jim Kolbe ...... 11/22 11125 Mexico ...... 112.63 663 .50 776.13 Robert V. Davis .••.. .•..• 11/6 11110 Germany ...... I.l78.00 3,417 .00 4,595 .00 11/18 11120 Georgia ...... 1.500.00 3,745 .00 5,245 .00 11/20 11121 Azerba ijan .... . 11/21 ll/22 Russia ...... Richard Elford .. ..•..•...... •...... •...... 12/13 12/14 Sweden ...... 600.00 ... 6oo:oo 12/15 12/16 Germany ...... 280 .00 280 .00 12/16 12/19 France .. 801.00 3,191.90 3,992 .90 Robert B. Foster ...... 10/12 10/17 Costa Rica ...... 1,008.00 1,630.00 2,638.00 Dennis M. Kedzior ..•...... 10/11 10/14 Germany .. 430 .00 5,422.20 5,852 .20 10/14 10/19 Spain ...... 1,217.00 1.217.00 James Kulikowski ...... ll/6 11/7 France ...... 283.00 283 .00 11/7 11110 Kenya/Somalia . 300.00 300.00 II/II 11115 Nepal ...... 372.00 372.00 11/15 11/17 Thailand 735 .50 735 .50 11/18 11119 England ...... 303 .00 ...... s:774:9o 9,077.90 Henry A. Moore ...... 11/9 11112 Panama ...... 396.00 ...... 396.00 11/12 ll/15 Costa Rica ...... 538.00 538.00 11/15 11117 Honduras 250 .00 1,003.00 104.00 1.357.00 John G. Osthaus ...... ll/16 11/18 Mexico .. 246 .55 246 .55 11118 ll/19 El Salvador .. 126.00 126.00 11/19 11121 Venezuela .. 285.00 ...... lj77:5ii 1,462.50 Terry R. Peel ...... 11/6 11/7 France ...... 283.00 283 .00 11/7 11110 Kenya/Somalia ...... 300.00 300.00 IIIII 11115 Nepal .... 372.00 372.00 11/15 11/17 Thailand ...... 735.50 735 .50 11118 11119 England ...... 303.00 ...... 8:774:9o 9,077 .90 Donald E. Richbourg 10/11 10/14 Germany . 430 .00 5,422.20 5,852 .20 10/14 10119 Spain ...... 1.217.00 1.217 .00 Kevin Roper ...... 10/11 10/14 Germany . 430.00 5,422 .20 5,852.20 10114 10119 Spain ...... 1,217.00 1,217 .00 William Schuerch ...... 1115 11/10 Russia . 2,310.00 2,310.00 11/10 11112 Kazakstan . 336.00 168.00 504 .00 11/12 11115 Kyrghistan 504.00 50 .00 554 .00 11/15 11117 Uzbekistan 440.00 73.00 30.00 543.00 11/17 11/20 Russia 1,386.00 I ,386.00 Commercial air transportation ...... s:s32:oo 5,832 .00 Committee total ...... •...... 21,225.18 54,767.30 134.00 .. 76,126.48

Appropriations , Surveys and Investigations Staff: G. Carter Baird . . 10118 10121 France ..... 489.00 3,852.25 88.50 4,429.75 10/21 10/27 Germany . 1.218.00 1.218.00 10/27 10/29 Italy ... 434.00 .. . 434 .00 10/29 10/31 Russia 434.00 434 .00 3660 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE February 25, 1993 REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN OCT. 1 AND DEC. 31, 1992- Continued

Date Per diem I Transportation Other purposes Total

U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign cur- equivalent Arrival Departure Foreign cur- equivalent Foreign cur- equivalent Foreign cur­ equ ivalent rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rencyz rency 2 rency2 rency2 10/31 1111 France ...... 282 .50 282.50 11/15 11118 Tha iland ...... 611.25 4,098.00 5875 4,768.00 11118 11122 Indonesia ...... 716.00 716 .00 11122 11/24 Singapore ...... 423.00 423 .00 Thomas K. Baker ...... 10/18 10121 France ...... 52975 3,969.11 272.97 4,771.83 10121 10123 Italy ...... 460 .25 460.25 10123 10/29 England ...... 1,475.00 1,475.00 11/14 11/20 Tha iland ...... 978 .00 3,874.72 55.50 4,908.22 Charles T. Booth ...... •... 10/18 10/20 England ...... 531.00 4,094.82 28377 4,909.59 10/20 10123 Finland ...... 486 .00 486.00 10123 10/30 Italy ...... 1.714.50 1,714.50 11/15 11/18 Tha iland ...... 611.25 4,290.00 169.55 5,070.80 11/18 11121 Indonesia ...... 492.25 492.25 11121 11/24 Singapore ...... 611.00 611.00 1216 12110 Chile ...... 690 .00 3,4a2:oo 41.91 4,213.91 Alfred L Esposito ...... 10126 10127 Canada ...... 183.50 422.30 17.50 623.30 Michael 0. Glynn ...... 10/18 10122 United Kingdom ...... 1,003.00 3,966 .00 126.28 5,095.28 10122 10126 Czechoslovakia ...... 884 .00 884.00 10127 10129 Poland ...... 451.00 451.00 10/29 10/31 Russia ...... 434.00 434.00 10/31 1111 France ...... 226 .00 .... 226 .00 11115 11118 Hong Kong ...... 780.00 5,576.00 158.00 6,514 .00 11118 11/20 Shanghai ...... 352.00 352.00 11120 11122 Hong Kong ...... 364.00 364.00 11122 11/24 Austral ia ...... 402.75 402.75 1216 1219 Argentina ...... 615.00 3,438.00 16072 4,213.72 1219 12111 Brazil ...... 220.50 220.50 Carroll L Hauver ...... 11/11 11/15 Italy ...... 92275 4,293.00 ""248:21 5,463.96 11/15 11116 Greece ...... 175.00 175.00 11116 11/18 Crete ...... 206.00 206 .00 11118 11119 Greece ...... 131.25 131.25 11119 11120 Germany ...... 198.00 198.00 11120 11122 England ...... 531.00 531.00 Cla rence V. lyda ...... 10/18 10121 France ...... 489.00 3,293 .07 152.68 3,934.75 10121 10122 Netherlands ...... 262.50 262.50 10122 10128 Switzerland ...... 948.00 948.00 11/16 11121 Hong Kong ...... 1,248 .00 3,519.20 7.97 4,775 .17 Frank T. Lyons ... 11111 11115 Italy ...... 922.75 4,293 .00 143.54 5,359.29 11/15 11/16 Greece ...... 175.00 175.00 11/16 11118 Crete ...... 206.00 206 .00 11/18 11/19 Greece ...... 131.25 131.25 11119 11/20 Germany 198.00 198.00 11120 11122 England .. .. 531.00 531.00 leo R. Morris ...... 10/18 10/20 England 531.00 4,094.82 206 .91 4,832.73 10120 10123 Finland .. 486 .00 486.00 10123 10/30 Italy 1,714.50 1.714 .50 11/15 11118 Thailand 611.25 4,290 .00 148.41 5,049.66 11118 11121 Indonesia 492.25 492.25 11121 11/24 Singapore 611.00 611 .00 1216 12110 Chile ...... 690 .00 3,482 .00 12.50 4,184.50 Robert J Reitwiesner ...... 10/18 10122 England ...... 1,003.00 3,966 .00 307.55 5,276 .55 10122 10/26 Czechoslovakia 884.00 884 .00 10127 10/29 Poland ...... 451.00 451.00 10129 10/31 Russ ia ...... 434.00 434.00 10/31 1111 France ...... 226.00 226.00 11/15 11118 Hong Kong ...... 780.00 148.54 6,504.54 11118 11/20 Shanghai ...... 352.00 352.00 11120 11122 Hong Kong ...... 364.00 364.00 11/22 11124 Australia ...... 402.75 402.75 1216 1219 Argent ina ...... 615 .00 3,438.00 75.91 4,128.91 1219 12111 Brazil ...... 220.50 220.50 Edwin J. Sharp ...... 10/18 10121 France .. .. 52975 ... 3,969.11 209.12 4,707.98 10121 10123 Italy 460 .25 460.25 10123 10/29 England 1,475.00 ...... a:oa 1,475.00 11115 11120 Thailand 978.00 3,824.92 4,810 .92 John R. Smith 10/18 10121 France .... 489 .00 3,373.57 198.08 4,060 .65 10121 10128 Germany .. .. 1,405.25 1.405.25 11/14 11/19 Japan ...... 1,510.00 6,325.09 274.11 8,109.20 11119 11122 Austra lia 892 .00 892.00 Jo seph M. Stehr Ill ...... 10/18 10121 France .. 489 .00 3,292 .97 ..... 24775 4,029 .72 10/21 10122 Netherlands ...... 262.50 262 .50 10122 10128 Switzerland ...... 948.00 948.00 11/16 11121 Hong Kong ...... 1.248.00 3,519.20 314,56 5,081.76 Thomas L Van Derslice ...... 10118 10121 England ...... 708.00 3,96676 271,71 4,946.47 10121 10127 Italy 2,306.25 2,306.25 11114 11119 Japan ...... 1,359.00 5,803.00 288.31 7,450.31 11119 11/23 Austral ia ...... 945.00 945.00 R.W Vandergrift , Jr. 10118 10/20 France ...... 382.50 5,865.04 684.66 6,932 .20 10120 10122 Finland ...... 324.00 324.00 10122 10125 Czechoslovakia ...... 624 .00 624 .00 11115 11/18 Hong Kong ...... 780 .00 450.92 8,562 .92 11/18 11/20 Shanghai 352.00 352.00 11120 11122 Hong Kong ...... 364.00 364.00 11/22 11/24 Austral ia ...... 447 .50 447 .50 Ken neth P. Walton 10118 10121 France ...... 489.00 3,373.57 146.76 4,009.33 10121 10128 Germany 1,405.25 1,405.25 11/14 11119 Japan 1,510.00 6,325.09 371.06 8,206 .15 11119 11123 Austral ia 735 .00 735.00 l. Michael We lsh ...... 10/26 10127 Canada ...... 183.50 422.3 0 27 .55 633 .35 Ken nedy l. Wilson ...... 11111 11/15 Italy ...... 92275 4,293.00 113.07 5,328.82 11115 11/16 Greece ...... 175.00 175.00 11116 11/18 Crete .... 206 .00 206 .00 11118 11/19 Greece ...... 131.25 131.25 11119 11120 Germany ...... 198.00 198.00 11120 11122 England ...... 531.00 531.00 H.C Young . 1216 1219 Argent ina ...... 615.00 3.438.00 17.00 4,070.00 1219 12111 Brazil ...... 220 .50 220.50 Com mittee total 63,847 .50 146,431.91 6,508.33 216.787.74

I Pe r diem const itutes lodg ing and meals . February 25, 1993 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 3661 21f foreign currency is used , enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used , enter amount expended. WilliAM H. MATCHER, Chairman , Feb . 16, 1993.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMITIEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN OCT. 1 AND DEC. 31 1992

Date Per diem I Transportation Other purposes Foreign cur- rency

U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Total U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign cur- equivalent Foreign cur- equ ivalent Foreign cur­ equivalent Arrival Departure equivalent rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- or U.S. cur- rency2 rency2 rency2 rency2

Richard Frandsen ...... 11/29 1214 Uruguay ...... 846.00 1,784.00 2.630 .00 Keith Cole ..... 11/29 1214 Uruguay ...... 846.00 1,784.00 2,630 .00 David Finnegan ...... 11/17 11/25 Denmark ...... 1,573.00 2,438.50 4,011.50 Charles lngebretson ...... 11/17 11/25 Denmark ...... 1,573 .00 2,438.50 4,011.50 David Finnegan ...... 1217 12110 Switzerland ...... 708.00 3,050.00 3,758.00 Jessica Laverty ...... 1217 12110 Switzerland ...... 708.00 3,050.00 3,758.00 David Leach ...... 11/17 11/20 Kiev ...... 800 .00 3,369.50 4,169.50 Catherine Reid ...... 12117 12122 Switzerland ...... 885.00 3,050.00 3,935.00 Catherine Van Way 10/31 11/1 Russia ...... 1111 11/6 Kazakstan ...... 2,600.00 2.600.00 Commercial air fare 3,300.00 3,300.00 Donald Shriber ...... 10122 10/26 England .. 747.00 747 .00 10/26 10/28 Belgium ...... 466.00 466 .00 10/28 1111 France ...... 828.00 828.00 Commercial air fare ...... 3,969.00 3,969.00 David Tittsworth ...... 12113 12115 Sweden ...... 600.00 600.00 12115 12117 Germany ...... 150.00 150.00 12117 12119 France ...... 828.00 828.00 Commercial air fare ...... 876.90 876.90 In country rail fare ...... 338.00 338.00

Committee total ...... 14,158.00 29,448.50 43,606 .40 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 21f foreign currency is used , enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used , enter amount expended . JOHN D. DINGEll, Chairman .

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMITIEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN OCT. 1 AND DEC. 31, 1992

Date Per diem I Transportation Other purposes Total

Name of Member or employee Country U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Arrival Departure Foreign cur- equivalent Foreign cur- equivalent Foreign cur­ equivalent Foreign cur- equivalent rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S . cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency 2 rency2 rency2 rency2

Robert M. Gellman ...... 10/17 10131 Australia ...... 1.236 .89 895 .00 1,391.00 2,286 .00

Committee total ...... 895 .00 1,391.00 2,286 .00 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals . 21f foreign currency is used , enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. cu rrency is used , enter amount expended . JOHN CONYERS, Jr., Chairman , Jan . 23, 1993.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMITIEE ON HOUSE ADMINISTRATION, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BElWEEN OCT. 1 AND DEC. 31, 1992

Date Per diem I Transportation Other purposes Total

Name of Member or employee Country U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Arrival Departure Foreign cur- equivalent Foreign cur- equivalent Foreign cur- equivalent Foreign cur- equivalent rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency2 rency 2 rency2 rency2

Robin Sterling ...... 11115 11/19 Belgium 1.224.00 1.224.00 11119 11/20 Italy, Rome ...... 247.00 247.00 11/20 11122 Italy, Naples 626.00 626 .00 Committee total ...... 2,097.00 2,097.00

1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 21f foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equ ivalent; if U.S. currency is used , enter amount expended . CHARLIE ROSE. Chairman , Jan . 27, 1993.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMITIEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN OCT. 1 AND DEC. 31, 1992

Date Per diem I Transportation Other purposes Total

U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign cur- Arrival Departure equiva lent Foreign cur- equivalent Foreign cur- equivalent Foreign cur- equivalent rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency2 rency 2 rency2 rency 2

Hon. lucien Blackwell ...... 12113 12113 Cote D'lvorie ...... 12113 12118 Guinea ...... 950 .00 950.00 12118 12118 Cote D'lvorie 3 3,733.00 3,733.00 Comm ittee total 950.00 3,733.00 4,683 .00 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 21f foreign currency is used , enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used , enter amount expended . lCommercial air. NORMAN Y. MINETA. Cha irm an, Jan . 29, 1993. 3662 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE February 25, 1993 REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, PERMANENT SELECT COMMITIEE ON INTELLIGENCE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN OCT. 1 AND DEC. 31, 1992

Date Per diem I Transportation Other purposes Total

Name of Member or employee Country U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Arrival Departure Foreign cur- equ ivalent Foreign cur- equ ivalent Foreign cur· equ ivalent Foreign cur- equivalent rency or U.S. cu r- rency or U.S. cu r- rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency2 rency2 rency 2 rency 2

William T. Fleshman ...... 10119 10/22 Central America ...... 396.00 553.00 949.00 W. Ross Newland ...... 10119 10122 Central America ...... 396.00 589.54 985.54 11129 12/3 Sou th America 273.00 1,064.00 1,337.00 Committee total .... 1,065 .00 2,206.54 3,271.54 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals . 21f foreign currency is used , enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used , enter amount expended . DAVE McCURDY, Chairman, Jan . 26 , 1993.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, DELEGATION TO BULGARIA AND HUNGARY, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN OCT. 4 AND OCT. 17, 1992

Date Per diem I Transportat ion Other purposes Total

U.S. doll ar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Arrival Departure Fore ign cur- equivalent Foreign cur­ equ ivalent Foreign cu r­ equivalent Foreign cur- equ ivalent rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency2 rency2 rency2 rency 2

Cathy Brickman ...... 10/5 10/7 Bulgari a ...... 500 .00 500.00 10/7 10117 Hungary ...... 166,625 2,150.00 ...... "3:658:30 2,150.00 Commercial transporta tion ...... 3,658.30 William Freeman ...... "iot5 10/7 ii ~i &a ~·i a .. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::...... 5oo:oo 500 .00 10/7 10117 Hungary ...... 166,625 2,150 .00 2,150.00 Commercial transportation ...... 3,658.30 3,658.30 Committee total ...... 5,300.00 7,316.60 12,616.60

I Per diem constitutes lodging and meals . 2Jf fore ign currency is used , enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used , enter amount expended . KRISTIE WALSETH. Nov. 23, 1992.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, DELEGATION TO HAITI, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN NOV. 19 AND NOV. 20, 1992

Date Per diem I Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dol lar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Fore ign cur- equ iva lent Foreign cu r- equivalent Foreign cur- equivalent Foreign cur- equivalent Arrival Departure rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cu r- rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency 2 rency2 rency 2 rency2

Han . Charles Rangel ...... 11119 11/20 Ha iti ...... 79 .00 617.00 696 .00 Emile Milne 11119 ll/20 Ha iti .. .. 79.00 603 .00 682.00 Committee total ...... 158.00 1,220 .00 1,378.00

I Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2Jf foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used . enter amount expended . CHARLES RANGEL.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, DELEGATION TO EGYPT, KENYA, AND ENGLAND, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN NOV. 14 AND NOV. 21 , 1992

Date Per diem I Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign cur- equ ivalent Foreign cur- equ ivale nt Foreign cur- equ ivalent Foreign cur- equivalent Arrival Departure rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency 2 rency2 rency 2 rency 2

Hon . John Lewis ...... 11115 11116 Egypt 1,138.52 341.90 (3) 341.90 11116 11118 Kenya 16,800 .00 350.00 (3 ) 350.00 11119 11121 England 566.52 858.52 (3) 858.52 Hon . Eni Fa leomavaega ...... 11115 11116 Egypt ...... 341.90 (3) 341.90 11116 11118 Kenya ...... 350.00 (3 ) 350.00 11119 11121 Engla nd ...... 858.52 (3 ) 858.52 Hon . Barbara-Rose Collins ...... 11115 11116 Egypt ...... 341.90 (3) 341.90 11116 1111 8 Kenya ...... 350.00 (3) 350.00 11119 11121 England ...... 858.52 (3) ...... 858.52 Hon . Donald M. Payne ···························· 11115 11116 Egypt ...... 34 1. 90 (3 ) 341.90 11116 11118 Kenya ...... 350.00 (3 ) 350.00 11118 1112 1 England . 858.52 (3 ) 858.52 Hon . Butler Derrick ...... ·········· ······················· 11115 11116 Egypt ...... 34 1. 90 (3) 341.90 11116 111 18 Kenya ...... 350.00 (3 ) 350.00 ll/18 11121 England ...... 858.52 (3 ) 858.52 Hon Bill Emerson ...... 11115 11116 Egypt ...... 341.90 (3 ) 341.90 11116 111 18 Kenya ...... 350.00 (3) 350.00 11119 11121 England ...... 858.52 (3) 858.52 Lorrai ne Miller ...... 11115 11116 Egypt .. .. 341.90 (3) 341.90 11116 11118 Kenya ...... 350 .00 (3) 350.00 11119 11121 England ...... 858.52 (3 ) 858.52 Debra Spielberg ...... 11115 11116 Egypt ...... 341.90 (3) 341.90 11116 111 18 Kenya ...... 350.00 (3) 350.00 ll/19 11121 England ...... 858.52 (3) 858.52 Ke ith Jewell ··· ·· ···························· . 11115 111 16 Egypt 34 1.90 (3 ) 341.90 11116 11118 Kenya ...... 350.00 (3 ) 350.00 11119 11121 England ...... 858.52 (3 ) 858.52 Barba ra Earman ...... 11115 11116 Egypt ...... 341.90 (3) 341.90 11116 ll/18 Kenya ...... 350.00 (3) 350.00 11119 11121 England ...... 858 .52 (3) 858.52 Donna Brazille ...... 11115 11116 Egypt ...... 341.90 (3) 341.90 11116 111 18 Kenya ...... 350.00 (3) 350.00 ll/19 111 19 England ...... 858.52 (3) 858.52 Leo Coco ...... ll/15 11116 Egypt ...... 341.90 (3 ) 341.90 11116 11118 Kenya .. .. 350.00 (3 ) 350.00 11119 11121 England 858.92 (3) 858.92 February 25, 1993 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 3663 REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, DELEGATION TO EGYPT, KENYA, AND ENGLAND, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN NOV. 14 AND NOV. 21, 1992- Continued

Date Per diem I Transportation other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign cur- equivalent Foreign cur- equivalent Foreign cur- equivalent Foreign cur- equivalent Arrival Departure rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency 7 rency l rency 2 rency l

James Waller .... 11/15 11116 Egypt ..... 341.90 (·') 341.90 11116 11118 Kenya . 350.00 (-') 350.00 11/19 11121 England ,... 858.52 (') 858.52

Committee total ..... 20, 155.46 (-') 20,155.46

I Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 21! foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. J Military tran sportation. JOHN LEWIS, Chairman , Feb . 1, 1993. REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, DELEGATION TO INDIA, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN NOV. 8 AND NOV. 23, 1992

Date Per diem I Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Country Name of Member or employee Foreign cur- equivalent Foreign cur- equivalent Foreign cur- equivalent Foreign cur- equivalent Departure Arrival rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency 2 rency 2 rency 2 rency2

Han . Jim McDermott ...... 11/7 11/23 India 2.712.00 6,365.00 9,077.00 3 162.00 162 .00 Charles M. Williams .... 11/7 lt/23 India ...... 2,712.00 6,365 .00 9,077.00 3 162.00 162.00 Carol Vargo . 11/7 11/23 India 2,712.00 4,887 .90 7,599.90 3 162.00 162.00

Committee total 8,136.00 18,103.90 26,239.90

1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals . 7 11 foreign currency is used . enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used. enter amount expended . 3 1n country. JIM McOERMOTI. Chairman. Jan. 22. 1993. REPORT ON EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, DELEGATION TO GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN DEC . 7 AND DEC. 12, 1992

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dolfar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign cur- equivalent Foreign cur- equivalent Foreign cur- equivalent Foreign cur- equivalent Arrival Departure rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency 2 rency 2 rency 2 rency2

Jack Andresen .. 12/8 12112 Switzerland ...... 1.282.10 908.00 1.282.10 908.00 Commercial air transportation . 3,050.00 3,050.00 Mark Benedict ...... 12/8 12112 Switzerland . 1.282.10 908.00 1.282.10 908.00 Commercial air transportation 3,050.00 3,050.00

Committee total ...... 1,816.00 6,100 .00 7,916.00

I Per diem constitutes lodging and meals . 21f foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used , enter amount expended. JACK ANDRESEN, Jan . 25, 1993. REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, DELEGATION TO REPUBLIC OF GUINEA, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN DEC . 12 AND DEC . 19, 1992

Date Per diem I Transportation Other purposes Total

U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country U.S. dollar Foreign cur- equivalent Foreign cur­ equivalent Foreign cur- equivalent Foreign cur­ equivalent Departure Arrival rency or U.S. cur - rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency 2 rency2 rency2 rency2

Corliss Clemonts-James .. 12/13 12/18 Republic of Guinea ... 876.850 876 .85 876.85 Tommie St. Hill 12/13 12/18 Republic of Guinea 876.850 876.85 876.85

Committee total 1.753.70 1.753.70

I Per diem constitutes lodging and meals . 21f foreign currency is used , enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used. enter amount expended . LUCIEN E. BLACKWELL. Jan. 27. t993.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, DELEGATION TO CZECHOSLOVAKIA, UKRAINE, AND RUSSIA, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN DEC. 12 AND DEC. 19, 1992

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total

U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country U.S. dollar Foreign cur­ equivalent Foreign cur- equivalent Foreign cur- equivalent Foreign cur- equivalent Arrival Departure rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency 2 rency 7 rency 2 rencyl

Han. Pete Peterson 12/13 12/14 Czechoslovakia . 180.00 (3) 180.00 12/14 12/15 Ukraine .... 170.00 (') 170.00 12/15 12/19 Russia ...... 850.00 (3) 850.00 Suzanne Farmer ... 12113 12/14 Czechoslovakia ... 180.00 (') 180.00 12/14 12/15 Ukraine 170.00 (3) 170.00 12/15 12/19 Russia 850.00 (3) 850.00

Committee total 2,400.00 (3) 2,400 .00

I Per diem constitutes lodging and meals . 21f foreign currency is used , enter U.S. dollar equivalent ; if U.S. currency is used . enter amount expended. J Military transportation . PETE PETERSON, Chairman, Jan. 28. 1993. 3664 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE February 25, 1993 REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, DELEGATION TO TURKEY, GREECE, AND ISRAEL, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN DEC. 11 AND DEC. 17, 1992

Date Per diem I Transportation Other purposes Total

U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country U.S. dollar Forese /rob­ U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Foreign cur­ equivalent Arrival Dep arture Foreign cur­ equivalent ert r. king/ equivalent Foreign cur­ equivalent rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- eign cur­ or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency z rency 2 rency rency2 rency 2

Hon . Richard A. Gephardt ...... 12/11 12117 3,047 .90 3,047 .90 12/11 12/11 Germany 12/11 12/13 Turkey ...... 426 .00 426 .00 12/13 12/14 Greece ...... 162.00 162 .00 12/14 12/16 Israel ...... 540.00 540.00 12/16 12/17 Germany ...... 198.00 198.00 Hon . Dan Glickman . 12/11 12/17 3,047.90 3,047.90 12/11 12/11 Germany ...... 12/11 12/13 Turkey 426 .00 426.00 12/13 12114 Greece .. 162.00 162.00 12/14 12116 Israel . 540.00 540.00 12/16 12117 Germany 198.00 198.00 Hon . Robert Torricelli .. 12/11 12/17 3,047 .90 3,047 .90 12/11 12/11 Germany . 12/11 12/13 Turkey ...... 426:oo 426 .00 12/13 12115 Greece .. .. 324.00 324 .00 12/15 12/16 Israel ...... 270.00 270 .00 12116 12/17 Germany ...... 19800 198.00 Elmendorf Steven ...... 12/11 12/17 3,047.90 3.047 .90 12/11 12/11 Germany . 12/11 12/13 Turkey ...... 426 .00 426.00 12/13 12/15 Greece ...... 162.00 162.00 12/15 12/16 Israel ...... 540.00 540.00 12/16 12/17 Germany ...... 198.00 198.00 Margeret Sullivan ...... 12/11 12117 ...... 3,047 .90 3.047 .90 12/11 12/11 Germany ...... 12/11 12/13 Turkey ...... 426.00 426.00 12/13 12/14 Greece .. 162.00 162.00 12/14 12/16 Israel ...... 540.00 540 .00 12/16 12/17 Germany 198.00 198.00 Ruth Thomas ...... 12/11 12/17 3,047.90 3,047.90 12/11 12/11 Germany 12/11 12/13 Turkey . 426.00 ...... 426:oo 12/14 12/14 Greece .. 162.00 162.00 12114 12/16 Israel . 540.00 540.00 12116 12/17 Germany 198.00 198.00

Committee total 7,956.00 18,287.40 26.243 .40 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 21f foreign currency is used , enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. RICHARD A. GEPHARDT, Chairman, Feb. 23, 1993.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, TRAVEL TO HUNGARY, SLOVAKIA, ROMANIA, SERBIA, AND CROATIA, MR. ROBERT KING, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN NOV. 21 AND DEC. 3, 1992

Date Per diem I Transportation Other purposes Total

U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country U.S. dollar Foreign cur- equivalent Foreign cur- equivalent Foreign cur- equivalent Foreign cur­ equivalent Arrival Departure rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency 2 rency2 rency2 rency2

Robert R. King . 11121 11/23 Hungary ...... 2.150.00 2,150 00 11123 11124 Slovakia .. 416 .00 416.00 11/25 11127 Hungary ...... 11127 11/29 Ro.man ia ...... 215.00 215 .00 11/29 11/30 Hungary ...... 11130 12/1 Serbi a ...... 12/1 12/2 Croatia ...... 12/2 12/3 Hungary ... 3,273.60 3,273 .60

Committee total 2,566.00 3.488.60 6,054.60 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 211 foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used , enter amount expended. ROBERT R. KING , Jan. 28, 1993.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, TRAVEL TO SOUTH AFRICA AND BELGIUM, MR. VIVEK VARMA, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN DEC. 20 AND DEC. 30, 1992

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total

U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign cur- equivalent Foreign cur- equivalent Foreign cur- equivalent Foreign cur- equivalent Arrival Departure rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency or U.S. cur- rency z rency 2 rency 2 rency 2

Vivek Varma ...... 12/20 12127 South Afri ca 1,418.50 1,418.50 12/28 12/30 Belgium ...... 542.00 6,423.44 6,965.44

Committee total ...... 1,960.50 6.423.44 8,383.94

I Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 211 foreign currency is used , enter U.S. dollar equivalent ; if U.S. currency is used , enter amount expended . 23VIVEK VARMA. Jan . 27 , 1993.

EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, 794. A letter from the Chairman, Council of 795. A letter from the Acting· Assistant ETC. the District of Columbia, transmitting- a Secretary of State for Leg·islative Affairs, copy of D.C. Act 10-5, "Furlough Schedule transmitting notification of a proposed man­ Under clause 2 of rule XXIV, execu­ Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of ufacturing license agTeement with the Japa­ tive communications were taken from 1993, '' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1- nese firm, Miroku Firearms Co. (Transmittal the Speaker's table and referred as fol­ 233(c)(1); to the Committee on the District of No. OTC- 19-93), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); lows: Columbia. to the Committee on Foreig·n Affairs. February 25, 1993 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 3665 796. A letter from the Acting· Assistant ment leases; jointly, to the Committees on By Mr. RANGEL (for himself and Mr. Secretary (Manag·ement), Department of the the Judiciary and Education and Labor. SHAYS): Treasury, transmitting· a report on the De­ By Mr. ANDREWS of Texas (for him­ H.R. 1150. A bill to amend the Controllecl partment's activities under the Freedom of self and Mr. SUNDQUIST): Substances Act and the Controlled Sub­ Information Act for calendar year 1992, pur­ H.R. 1141. A bill to amend the Internal Rev­ stances Import and Export Act with respect suant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on enue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for a por­ to the drug· fentanyl; jointly, to the Commi'"­ Government Operations. tion of employer Social Security taxes paid tees on Energ·y and Commerce and the Judi­ 797. A letter from the Acting- Director, Fed­ with respect to employee cash tips; to the ciary. eral Domestic Volunteer Ag·ency, transmit­ Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. REED (for himself, Mrs. MINK, ting- the Ag·ency's report on activities under By Mr. COSTELLO: and Mr. PETH.I): the Freedom of Information Act for calendar H.R. 1142. A bill to amend the Internal Rev­ H.R. 1151. A bill to provide for elementary year 1992, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the enue Code of 1986 to permit farmers to roll­ and secondary school library media re­ Committee on Government Operations. over into an individual retirement account sources, technology enhancement, training·, 798. A letter from the Executive Director, the proceeds from the sale of a farm; to the and improvement; to the Committee on Edu­ Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corpora­ Committee on Ways and Means. cation and Labor. tion, transmitting- a report on the Corpora­ By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts: By Mr. DOOLITTLE: tion's activities under the Freedom of Infor­ H.R. 1143. A bill to exclude foreig-n repara­ H.J. Res. 124. Joint resolution desig·nating­ mation Act for calendar year 1992, pursuant tion payments from consideration as income the week of June 1 throug-h June 7, 1993, as to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Gov­ in determining· elig-ibility and benefits under National Polio Awareness Week"; to · the ernment Operations. Federal housing· assistance progTams; to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. 799. A letter from the Acting· Chairman, Committee on Banking·, Finance and Urban By Mrs. BYRNE: Thrift Depositor Protection Oversig·ht Board, Affairs. H. Con. Res. 55. Concurrent resolution ex­ transmitting- a report on internal accounting­ By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. pressing- the sense of the Congress that an controls for the fiscal year ended September BATEMAN, Mr. FROST, Ms. KAP1'UR, economic recovery prog-ram should include 30, 1992, pursuant to Public Law 95--452, sec­ Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. BO!!:HLh:J't'l', Mr. expenditures for certain State and local pro­ tion 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee HOCHBRUIWKNER, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. gTams; to the Committee on Natural Re­ on Government Operations. HANSEN, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. MCCLOS­ sources. 800. A letter from the Secretary, Depart­ KEY, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, ment of Commerce, transmitting· the annual and Mr. SLATTERY): report on the effect of process patent amend­ H.R. 1144. A bill to amend title 5, United ments on domestic industries, pursuant to 35 States Code, to increase by 1 year the maxi­ MEMORIALS U.S.C. 271 note; to the Committee on the Ju­ mum ag-e throug·h which an unmarried de­ diciary. pendent child may continue to receive Under clause 4 of rule XXII, 801. A letter from the Marshal of the Court, health benefits coverag-e as a family mem­ 46. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of Supreme Court of the United States, trans­ ber, so long· as such child remains a full-time the House of Representatives of the State of mitting· the annual report reg·arding· admin­ student; to the Committee on Post Office South Carolina, relative to the armed serv­ istrative cost of carrying· out the Court's du­ and Civil Service. ices of the United States; to the Committee ties, pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 13n(c); to the Com­ By Mr. HEFLEY: on Armed Services. mittee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1145. A pill to amend the Internal Rev­ enue Code of 1986 to provide certain addi­ tional taxpayers' rig·hts; to the Committee REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON on Ways and Means. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS PUBLIC BILLS AN:D RESOLUTIONS By Mr. KOPETSKI: Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of H.R. 1146. A bill to provide that any foreig·n nation that conducts a test of a nuclear were added to public bills and resolu­ committees were delivered to the Clerk weapon in the United States shall pay the tions as follows: for printing and reference to the proper costs resulting· from the test; to the Commit­ H.R. 142: Mr. HAS'PTNGS. calendar, as follows: tee on Foreig·n Affairs. H.R. 159: Mr. FA WELu. Mr. DINGELL: Committee on Energ·y and By Mr. MOAKLEY: H.R. 163: Mr. PACKARD. Commerce. H.R. 617. A bill to amend the Se­ H.R. 1147. A bill to extend until January 1, H.R. 643: Mr. GORDON. curities Exchang·e Act of 1934 to protect in­ 1999, the existing- suspension of duty on cer­ H.R. 697: Mr. COYNE, Mr. FROST, Mr. vestors in limited partnerships in rollup tain unimproved wools; to the Committee on KOPETSKI, Mr. MANTON, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. transactions, and for other purposes, with an Ways and Means. ROMERO-BARCELO. amendment ; of New Jersey, Texas, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. H.R. 1139. A bill to authorize and direct the Mr. QUINN, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. MONTGOMERY, Mr. NI!JAL of Massachusetts, Secretary of the Interior to convey certain SARPALIUS, MS. SHEPHERD, Mr. SISI­ Mr. N~:Ar, of North Carolina, Mr. ORTON, and lands in Cameron Parish, LA, and for other SKY, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. SUNDQUIST, Mr. PAXON. purposes; to the Committee on Natural Re­ and Mr. ZRL,H'F): H. Res. 86: Mr. BECERRA, Mr. CARli, Mr. sources. H.R. 1149. A bill to amend the Internal Rev­ CONDIT, Mr. FORD of Michig·an, Mr. FRANK of By Mr. BROOKS: enue Code of 1986 to provide assistance to Massachusetts, Mrs. KENNEL!,Y, Mr. NEAr, of H.R. 1140. A bill to provide for the treat­ first-time homebuyers; to the Committee on Massachusetts, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mrs. ROU­ ment of certain aircraft equipment settle- Ways and Means. KEMA, Mr. SWETT, and Mr. TORRICELLI.