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E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 104 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 141 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1995 No. 196 House of Representatives The House met at 12 noon and was forward and lead the House in the December 8, 1995 at 4:25 p.m. and said to con- called to order by the Speaker pro tem- Pledge of Allegiance. tain a message from the President whereby pore [Mr. YOUNG of Florida]. Mr. SCHIFF led the Pledge of Alle- he reports on actions to order the selected reserve of the armed forces to active duty. f giance as follows: With warm regards, DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the ROBIN H. CARLE, United States of America, and to the Repub- PRO TEMPORE Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. lic for which it stands, one nation under God, f The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. fore the House the following commu- f ACTIONS TO ORDER SELECTED RE- nication from the Speaker: SERVE OF ARMED FORCES TO COMMUNICATION FROM THE WASHINGTON, DC, ACTIVE DUTYÐMESSAGE FROM December 11, 1995. CLERK OF THE HOUSE THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED I hereby designate the Honorable The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- STATES (H. DOC. 104±144) C.W. BILL YOUNG to act as Speaker pro fore the House the following commu- The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- tempore on this day. nication from the Clerk of the House of fore the House the following message NEWT GINGRICH, Representatives: from the President of the United Speaker of the House of Representatives. WASHINGTON, DC, States, which was read and, together f December 11, 1995. with the accompanying papers, without PRAYER Hon. NEWT GINGRICH, objection, referred to the Committee The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, on National Security and ordered to be The Chaplain, Rev. James David Washington, DC. printed: Ford, D.D., offered the following pray- DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per- er: mission granted in clause 5 of rule III of the To the Congress of the United States: Breathe upon us, O gracious God, the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, I have today, pursuant to section full measure of Your grace and allow us the Clerk received the following messages 12304 of title 10, United States Code, from the Secretary of the Senate on Friday, authorized the Secretary of Defense, to receive the full portion of Your December 8, 1995 at 11:45 a.m.: that the Sen- many gifts. We confess that we have ate passed S. 1431; that the Senate passed and the Secretary of Transportation not been the people You would have us with amendments H.R. 1833; that the Senate with respect to the Coast Guard when be or have done that which is pleasing agreed to conference report H.R. 2076; that it is not operating as a service in the to You. But we know too, O God, that the Senate insist on amendmentÐagree to Department of the Navy, to order to Your mercy is without end and Your conference H.R. 2539. active duty any units, and any individ- blessings are without number. So we With warm regards, ual members not assigned to a unit or- place our hearts and souls before You ROBIN H. CARLE, ganized to serve as a unit, of the Se- Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. and pray that Your strength will en- lected Reserve to perform such mis- able us to do justice, love mercy, and f sions the Secretary of Defense may de- ever walk humbly with You. In Your COMMUNICATION FROM THE termine necessary. The deployment of name, we pray. Amen. CLERK OF THE HOUSE United States forces to conduct oper- f ational missions in and around former The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- Yugoslavia necessitates this action. THE JOURNAL fore the House the following commu- A copy of the Executive order imple- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The nication from the Clerk of the House of menting this action is attached. Chair has examined the Journal of the Representatives: WILLIAM J. CLINTON. last day's proceedings and announces WASHINGTON, DC, THE WHITE HOUSE, December 8, 1995. to the House his approval thereof. December 11, 1995. f Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- Hon. NEWT GINGRICH, nal stands approved. The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, COMMUNICATION FROM THE Washington, DC. CLERK OF THE HOUSE f DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per- The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE mission granted in clause 5 of rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, I fore the House the following commu- The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman have the honor to transmit a sealed envelope nication from the Clerk of the House of from New Mexico [Mr. SCHIFF] come received from the White House on Friday, Representatives. b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H 14241 H 14242 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Ð HOUSE December 11, 1995 WASHINGTON, DC, 1. Executive Order No. 12808 blocked ever organized or located) owned or December 11, 1995. all property and interests in property controlled by such undertakings or en- Hon. NEWT GINGRICH, of the Governments of Serbia and tities, that are or thereafter come The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Montenegro, or held in the name of the within the possession or control of Washington, DC. former Govermment of the Socialist DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per- United States persons. mission granted in Clause 5 of Rule III of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia or the On October 25, 1994, in view of UNSC Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, I Government of the Federal Republic of Resolution 942 of September 23, 1994, I have the honor to transmit a sealed envelope Yugoslavia, then or thereafter located issued Executive Order No. 12934 in received from the White House on Friday, in the United States or within the pos- order to take additional steps with re- December 8, 1995, at 4:25 p.m. and said to con- session or control of United States per- spect to the crisis in the former Yugo- tain a message from the President whereby sons, including their overseas slavia (59 FR 54117, October 27, 1994). he submits a 6-month periodic report on the branches. Executive Order No. 12934 expands the national emergency with Yugoslavia. Subsequently, Executive Order No. scope of the national emergency de- With warm regards, 12810 expanded U.S. actions to imple- clared in Executive Order No. 12808 to ROBIN H. CARLE, Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. ment in the United States the United address the unusual and extraordinary f Nations sanctions against the FRY threat to the national security, foreign (S&M) adopted in United Nations Secu- policy, and economy of the United REPORT ON NATIONAL EMER- rity Council (UNSC) Resolution 757 of States posed by the actions and poli- GENCY WITH YUGOSLAVIAÐMES- May 30, 1992. In addition to reaffirming cies of the Bosnian Serb forces and the SAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF the blocking of FRY (S&M) Govern- authorities in the territory in the Re- THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. ment property, this order prohibited public of Bosnia and Herzegovina that 104±145) transactions with respect to the FRY they control, including their refusal to The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- (S&M) involving imports, exports, deal- accept the proposed territorial settle- fore the House the following message ing in FRY (S&M)-origin property air ment of the conflict in the Republic of from the President of the United and sea transportation, contract per- Bosnia and Herzegovina. States, which was read and, together formance, funds transfers, activity pro- The Executive order blocks all prop- with the accompanying papers, without moting importation or exportation or erty and interests in property that are objection, referred to the Committee dealings in property, and official in the United States, that hereafter on International Relations and ordered sports, scientific, technical, or other come within the United States, or that to be printed: cultural representation of, or sponsor- are or hereafter come within the pos- ship by, the FRY (S&M) in the United session or control of United States per- To the Congress of the United States: States. sons (Including their overseas On May 30, 1992, in Executive Order Executive Order No. 12810 exempted branches) of: (1) the Bosnian Serb mili- No. 12808, the President declared a na- from trade restrictions (1) trans- tary and paramilitary forces and the tional emergency to deal with the shipments through the FRY (S&M), authorities in areas of the Republic of threat to the national security, foreign and (2) activities related to the United Bosnia and Herzegovina under the con- policy, and economy of the United Nations Protection Force trol of those forces; (2) any entity, in- States arising from actions and poli- (UNPROFOR), the Conference on Yugo- cluding any commercial, industrial, or cies of the Governments of Serbia and slavia, or the European Community public utility undertaking, organized Montenegro, acting under the name of Monitor Mission. or located in those areas of the Repub- the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugo- On January 15, 1993, President Bush lic of Bosnia and Herzegovina under slavia or the Federal Republic of Yugo- issued Executive Order No.