March 12, 1981,. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE 5121 SENATE-Monday, March 12, 1984 The Senate met at 12 noon and was have been granted in favor of two Sen issue, such as that proposed by Sena called to order by the President pro ators, Senators PROXMIRE and INOUYE, tor GoRTON, which is elegant in its tempore
e This "bullet" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by the Member on the floor. 5122 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENAtE March 12, 1981,. pose to file for cloture as long as we RECOGNITION OF THE Demand for steam coal for electric utili are doing important and significant MINORITY LEADER ties is stirring again, but many of the inquir ies coming in are from utility buyers seeking business; that is, as long as we are The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under going about the business of consider six- or nine-month deals to carry them past the previous order, the minority leader a possible United Mine Workers strike when ing, examining, and voting on amend is recognized. the current contract expires Oct. 1. ments. There will be no effort by the Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I thank Unemployment rates in the seven Virginia leadership on this side to cut off those the Chair. coal counties still range upward to nearly 19 amendments. I may vote against them, The majority leader did not trans percent, and some local officials say the there may be a motion to table, or gress on my rights in any way. I am true figures are higher because some unem whatever, but my point is that the certain that all of us are interested in ployed workers have simply stopped looking his comments with respect to the work for jobs that are not there. The statewide leadership on this side has-and, inci figure for January was only 6 percent. dentally, I would almost bet I speak for the rest of the week. We thank In nearby West Virginia, which was even for the leadership on both sides when him. harder hit by mine layoffs last year, the pic I say that there is no desire to cut off ture is much the same. Employment gains any Senator who wishes to contribute A LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO have been larger, but jobless rates in two to this important debate. LIGHT coal counties, Wyoming and McDowell, were The minority leader, of course, will nearly 23 percent in January. speak for himself. Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, the The National Coal Association predicted Mr. President, my goal is to get on March 12 edition of the Washington last month that U.S. coal exports, which fell Post contains a very informative arti sharply last year, probably won't regain with the business at hand, to try to cle on the state' of the coal industry in their 1982 level of 105 million tons until well work our way through the amendment southern West Virginia and Virginia. into the 1990s. Even then, exports of the process. While it may not be likely The article is entitled, "Area Coal metallurgical, or "met," coal, which is used that we could put together agreed lan Country Faces Long Day's Journey principally in the steel-making process and guage, one thing is for sure: the Into Light." is the staple of this area, are expected to be Founding Fathers were inspired lower than in 1982. In a clear and straightforward About half of 1982 coal exports-52 mil indeed when they provided that we manner, the article describes the eco lion tons-moved through Norfolk and would work our will under the Consti nomic forces that affect the coal in other Virginia ports. Last year, such exports tution of the United States, even in dustry and the communities that through Virginia ports dropped by one matters affecting that Constitution. depend upon the industry. In particu third, to about 35 million tons, under the While negotiations may be endless, lar, the article discusses the tremen combined weight of the recession in Europe; the Senate will sooner or later produce dous competitive pressures that con increased competition from South African, a product. trol the price and production of coal Polish and Australian coal; higher rail transportation charges, and an extraordi So, Mr. President, I hope Members including the existence of foreign sup narily high value for the U.S. dollar on for will go forward with their amend pliers, the level of transportation eign exchange markets. ments and we can get votes on them. I rates, and the high value of the Ameri Executives of coal companies in the am willing to provide whatever time, can dollar as compared to other cur region, confronted by foreign buyers with within reason, indeed, necessary to rencies. threats to buy elsewhere unless prices are make sure that we examine all propos The author of the article concludes lowered, are gloomy about export prospects. als regarding a constitutional amend that the coal industry has a long way They can do little about the value of the ment, and finally reach the place to go before it returns to prosperity. dollar or the rail charges, which are now where the Senate may speak with one As an extractive, raw material indus completely deregulated. try, coal always lags behind any eco And as A. Denny Ellerman, executive vice voice and work its will on this matter. president of the National Coal Association Mr. President, I had the opportunity nomic improvement that occurs in the notes, the price of coal loaded for shipment to discuss these matters on the tele general economy. Some of the coal op at the mine is already lower in real terms phone with the distinguished Senator erators forced out of business in the than it was in 1976. from Connecticut
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America every bit as much as it con Mr. President, our society can ac Mr. HELMS. Mr. Pre~ident, I ask flicted with the values of revolution commodate a great many things. If unanimous consent that the order for ary America. there are those who choose to reject the quorum call be rescinded. Proponents of a prayer amendment, any elements of our civilization, that The PRESIDING OFFICER
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[!, 5172 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE March 12, 1984 fA) any officer, director, or employee of this Act or any license or order issued under securities of the corporation, partnership, or such person, or any natural person in con this subtitle shall be fined not more than enterprise, if no other person owns or con trol of such person, who knowingly and will $50,000, or imprisoned not more than five trols fwhether directly or indirectly) an fully ordered, authorized, acquiesced in, or years, or both. equal or larger percentage; carried out the act or practice constituting fc)(J) Whenever a United States person fCJ the corporation, partnership, or enter the violation, and violates the regulations issued pursuant to prise is operated by the United States person fBJ any agent of such person who know section 331 of this Act or any license or pursuant to the provisions of an exclusive ingly and willfully carried out such act or order issued under this subtitle- management contract; practice, fA) any officer, director, or employee of fDJ a majority of the members of the board shall, upon conviction, be fined not more such person, or any natural person in con of directors of the corporation, partnership, than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than trol of such person who knowingly and will or enterprise are also members of the compa five years, or both. fully ordered, authorized, acquiesced in, or rable governing body of the United States f2) A fine imposed under paragraph (1) on carried out the act or practice constituting person; an individual for an act or practice consti the violation, and (E) the United States person has authority tuting a violation may not be paid, directly fBJ any agent of such person who know to appoint a majority of the members of the or indirectly, by the person committing the ingly ana willfully carried out such act or board of directors of the corporation, part violation itseTJ. practice, nership, or enterprise; or WAIVER BY PRESIDENT shall, upon conviction, be fined not more fFJ the United States person has authority SEc. 324. The President may waive the pro than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than to appoint the chief operating officer of the corporation, partnership, or enterprise. hibitions contained in sections 321 and 322 five years, or both. (2) A fine imposed under paragraph (1) on of this Act for a period of not more than one APPLICABILITY TO EVASIONS OF TITLE year if the President determines that the an individual for an act or practice consti tuting a violation may not be paid, airectly SEc. 343. fa) Subtitle 1 of this title shall Government of South Africa has made sub apply to any United States person who un stantial progress toward the full participa or indirectly, by the United States person committing the violation itseTJ. dertakes or causes to be undertaken any tion of all the people of South Africa in the transaction or activity with the intent to social, political, and economic life in that TERMINATION OF PROHIBITION evade the provisions of subtitle 1 of this title country and toward an end to discrimina SEc. 333. If the President determines that or any regulations issuea to carry out that tion based on race or ethnic origin, if the the Government of South Africa has maae subtitle. President submits any such determination, substantial progress toward the full partici fbJ Subtitle 2 of this title shall apply to and the basis tor the determination, to the pation of all the people of South Africa in any bank operating under the laws of the Congress, and if the Congress enacts a joint the social, political, and economic life in United States, or to any other person, who resolution approving the determination. that country and toward an ena to discrimi or which undertakes or causes to be under nation based on race or ethnic origin, the SUBTITLE 3-INVESTMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA taken any transaction or activity with the President shall submit that determination, PROHIBITION intent to evade the provisions of subtitle 2 ana the basis therefor, to the Congress. The of this title or any regulations issued to SEc. 331. The President shall, not later regulations issued pursuant to this subtitle, carry out that subtitle. than 90 days aJter the date of the enactment and any license or order issued under this (c) The regulations issued pursuant to sub of this Act. issue regulations prohibiting any subtitle, shall terminate upon enactment of title 3 of this title shall apply to any United United States person from making any in a joint resolution approving such determi States person who undertakes or causes to vestment in South Africa. For purposes of nation. be undertaken any transaction or activity the preceding sentence, the term "invest SUBTITLE 4-GENERAL PROVISIONS with the intent to evade the provisions of ment" means- COOPERATION OF OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND those regulations. flJ establishing or making a loan or other AGENCIES extension of credit tor the establishment of a CONSTRUCTION OF TITLE; SEVERABILITY business enterprise in South Africa, includ SEc. 341. fa) Each department and agency SEc. 344. fa) Nothing in this title shall be ing a subsidiary, a./filiate, branch, or office of the United States shall cooperate with the construed as constituting any recognition in South Africa,· and Secretary in carrying out the provisions of by the United States of the homelands re f2) investing funds in an existing enter this title, including, upon the request of the ferred to in section 342(3) of this Act. prise in South Africa, including making a Secretary, taking steps to insure compliance fb) If any provision of this title or the ap loan or other extension of credit. except that with the provisions of this title and any reg plication of this title to any person or cir this paragraph shall not be construed to pro ulations issued to carry out this title. cumstance is held invalid, neither the re hibit- (b) The Secretary may secure directly from mainder of this title nor the application of fA) an investment which consists of earn any department or agency of the United that provision to other persons or circum ings derived from an enterprise in South States information necessary to enable the stances shall be aJfectea thereby. Secretary to carry out the Secretary's Junc Africa established before the date of the en TITLE IV-SOVIET UNION actment of this Act and which is made in tions under this title. that enterprise; or DEFINITIONS GOLD COINS fBJ the purchase of securities on a securi SEc. 342. For purposes of this title- SEC. 401. No person, including any bank ties exchange. ( 1J the term "United States person" means operating under the laws of the Unitea any United States resident or national and The President may issue such licenses or States, may import into the Unitea States any domestic concern (including any per orders as are necessary to carry out this sec any gold coin minted in the Soviet Union or manent domestic establishment of any for offered tor sale by the Government of the tion. eign concern); ENFORCEMENT; PENALTIES Soviet Union. f2) the term "Secretary" means the Secre ENFORCEMENT; PENALTIES SEc. 332. fa) The President shall take the tary of State; necessary steps to insure compliance with f3) the term "South Africa" includes the SEc. 402. fa) The Secretary, in consulta the regulations issued pursuant to section Republic of South Africa; any territory tion with the Secretary of the Treasury and 331, including establishing mechanisms to under the administration, legal or illegal, of the Secretary of Commerce, shall take the monitor compliance with such regulations. South Africa,· and the "bantustans" or necessary steps to insure compliance with The President may also hold hearings, issue "homelands", to which South African blacks the provisions of section 401, including- subpenas, administer oaths, examine wit are assigned on the basis of ethnic origin, (1) issuing such regulations as the Secre nesses, receive evidence, take depositions, including the Transkei, Bophuthatswana, tary consiaers necessary to carry out section and require by subpena the attendance and and Venda; and 401; testimony of witnesses and production of all (4) a United States person shall be pre (2) establishing mechanisms to monitor books, papers, and documents relating to sumed to control a corporation, partnership, compliance with the provisions of section any matter under investigation. or other enterprise in South Africa if- 401 ana any regulations issuea pursuant to fbH1J Any United States person, other fA) the United States person bentificially paragraph f1J of this subsection; than an indiviaual, that violates the regula owns or controls (whether directly or indi (3) in any case in which the SecretaT1f has tions issued pursuant to section 331 of this rectly) more than 50 per centum of the out reason to believe that a violation of section Act or any license or order issued under this standing voting securities of the corpora 401 has occurred or is about to occur, refer subtitle shall be finea not more than tion, partnership, or enterprise; ring the matter to the Attorney General for $1,000,000. fBJ the United States person beneficially appropriate action; and f2) Anv individual who violates the regu owns or controls (whether directly or indi (4) in any case in which the Secretary has lations issued pursuant to section 331 of rectly) 25 per centum or more of the voting reason to believe that any penon has fur- March 12, 1984 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE 5173 nished the Secretary with false in.formation The assistant legislative clerk read After the recognition of the two relating to the provisions of section 401, re as follows: leaders under the standing order, two ferring the matter to the Attorney General A concurrent resolution