EXTENSIONS of REMARKS March 8, 1981, EXTENSIONS of REMARKS

5068 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 8, 1981, EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS

BROYHILL URGES LEGISLATIVE REMARKS OF THE HONORABLE JAMES T. Meaningful congressional review of regu VETO ALTERNATIVE FOR REG BROYHILL BEFORE THE COMMIT'l'EE ON RULEs lations, which would have a substantial ULATIONS I would initially like to thank the chair impact on the economy, is best accom man and members of the committee for the plished by means of an approval process. opportunity to testify this morning on the Regulations which could lead to a substan HON. TRENT LOTI response of Congress to the Supreme tial increase in costs for consumers, or could Court's ruling in Chadha. It is a pleasure to have an adverse effect on competition. the OF MISSISSIPPI be here. environment, or the public health or safety IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The urgent need for comprehensive regu are properly within the purview of Con Thursday, March 8, 1984 latory reform legislation is something we all gress, as lawmakers. to review and approve. recognize. As the Federal bureaucracy con Under this type of approach, a regulation tinues to grow, so does the number and com is treated as a "recommendation" of the • Mr. LOTT. Mr. Speaker, last plexity of Federal regulations. It is estimat agency, developed after careful consider Wednesday, February 29, our distin ed that the cost of Federal regulation on ation by the agency with expertise in the guished colleague from North Caroli the economy amounts to more than $100 area in question. Congress would still be uti na . This that will not only improve the internal Chadha has effectively eliminated any fur criticism is without merit for two J;'easons. accountability of our regulation proc ther use of legislative veto. The Court's First, as a ruatter legal interpretation, the ess, but will give the Congress final strict construction of the bicameral and pre joint resolution of approval does not enact say on regulations by having approval sentment requirements of the Constitution the text of the regulation itself into law. It authority, with the President, over ignores the needs of a modem and complex simply indicates congressional approval of Federal Government. It is somewhat ironic the regulation's substance. major regulations, and possible disap that now, without the veto device, appoint proval authority for nonmajor regula ed officials can issue regulations which have Secondly, section 807 of H.R. 3939 ex tions. The gentleman goes on to spe the effect of law, while the elected Con plicitly states: cifically endorse the provisons of H.R. gress, with the constitutional role of law "The enactment of an appropriate resolu 3939, the Regulatory Oversight and maker, is powerless to review those regula tion approving a major rule shall not be Control Act, which I originally intro tions in a timely fashion. construed to create any presumption of va duced on September 30 of last year Accordingly, it is critical that Congress act lidity with respect to such rule and shall not expeditiously to fill the void that has been affect the review of the rule under chapter with a Republican leadership group in 7 of title 5, United States Code." (italic cluding the gentleman from North left by this decision and to resume our proper role of overseeing the regulatory ac added.> Carolina. The measure now has some tivities of _these agencies. This language leaves little doubt as to t3.e 77 House cosponsors and has been sup It is for this very important reason that I continued ability of the courts to review reg ported by the U.S. Chamber of Com am here today to express my strong support ulations after they are approved by Con merce and the National Federation of for Congressman Trent Lott's bill, H.R. gress. IndeJ?endent Business. 3939, the Regulatory Oversight and Control On this issue, I would like to submit a Mr. Speaker, at this point in the Act, of which I am a cosponsor. legal memorandum prepared by the Con H.R. 3939 contains a "hybrid" review gressional Research Service which confirms RECORD I include the full text of the this analysis. gentleman's statement and commend mechanism. It provides that "major rules," which by definition have a substantial eco The effect of the Supreme Court's deci it to the reading of my colleagues. It nomic impact, cannot take legal effect until sion in Chadha was to alter the delicate bal not only contains an excellent descrip expressly approved by Congress. All other ance that was struck between the Congress tion of H.R. 3939, but an eloquent ra rules can take effect without congressional and the regulatory agencies made possible tionale for its enactment as well. The involvement, unless Congress intercedes and by legislative veto. The approval process will statement follows: expressly disapproves them. correct that "imbalance" and wUl reestab-

e This "6ullet'' symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by the Member on the floor. March 8, 1984 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5069 lish the status quo that existed before veto One topic that will be discussed and exam more years of happy, useful activity. was found to be unconstitutional. ined at length today is the appropriations The weather may continue to be the Now that the President must necessarily process. As I stated on the floor during the same around Mobridge, but we will be be involved in the legislative review process, special order on legislative veto, in June, an approval device more closely tracks what 1983: missing something when the Halls a disapproval device previously accom "Without the authority to reverse execu stop reporting it. Thank you for your plished-placing Congress in control of the tive decisions on agency rulemakings, Con years of service. review of regulatory activities. gress could well become increasingly frus The article follows: Under H.R. 3939, regulations which are trated with their lack of ability to ensure Stand beside the river at Mobridge, S. not of the "major" type can take effect, that congressional intent is followed Dak., most any day-summer or winter-and unless Congress acts to disapprove them through the use of limiting language on ap chances are you'll see Winston Hall, at 75, within a specified time frame. These regula propriations measures. The House rule holding his rendezvous with the wide Mis tions would have, by definition, less of an which makes this avenue of approach prac souri. From spring, when the ice breaks up, impact on the economy, consumers or the tically impossible may well become a deeply until winter, when it freezes, Winston environment. Again expedited procedures regretted one by its proponents." swims. Here the water is clear and cold are included to ensure the timely consider H.R. 3939 addresses this problem. As you winding its way from the high country of ation of disapproval resolutions. In the con know, the current House rule prevents the Wyoming and Montana to its meeting with text of a disapproval procedure, expedited offering of limitation amendments to appro procedures are key to a smooth and effi priations bills, unless a motion to rise from the Gulf of Mexico in South Louisiana. In cient review process. the Committee has been defeated. H.R. 3939 Winter Winston skates-often four or five Some criticism has been voiced that the would amend this rule to permit such miles a day. generic review procedure for all agency reg amendments with respect to nonmajor rules An uncommon routine by an uncommon ulations will impose a large workload on which have not been considered by the man. But not out of character. People here Congress. The answer to this criticism is House or which have been considered but are pioneers, with a history of heartiness threefold. the resolution had not been enacted into and a spirit of accomplishment. They adapt First, a hybrid scheme, such as that con law within the specified review period. ed as they came; and they assumed rugged tained in H.R 3939, will not impose an un Using the appropriations route would be a ness and attitudes to match the country. workable burden since affirmative action by "last resort" under H.R. 3939. This proce It was the Dakotas that attracted the Congress would only be required for those dure expressly defers to the authorizing Halls-Winston's parents. They knew people regulations which would have a substantial committees and protects the proper input of already there, and they came from England impact. It has been estimated that roughly the Senate and the President. to settle near their friends in this brand new 50 major rules are issued a year by inde In general, Mr. Chairman, I believe legis land of untold opportunity. It was 1911, pendent and executive agencies. All other lative review and regulatory reform provi Winston was 2¥2; the Indian lands were regulations will take effect without congres sions contained in H.R. 3939 to be, on bal opened to white settlers; and a newly built sional action. ance, not only a sensible and workable ap railroad bridge spanned the river. When a regulation has the potential of proach, but also one that responds well to They first came to Philadelphia and their having a substantial effect on the economy, the void left by the Chadha decision. South Dakota friends met them. They trav Congress, in carrying out its constitutional I am hopeful that it will be considered by elled together, by rail to Sioux City, Iowa, ity prescribed legislative responsibilities, the Congress expeditiously. then by wagon from Sioux City across the should have a significant role to play in de Thank you.• Indian territory to Mobridge. Winston re termining that regulation's effectiveness. members. And those first impressions were Second, absent a legislative review device, indelibly written in his mind. The thunder Congress would be saddled with the endless WINSTON AND JOSEPHINE and lightning were so intense! Much more task of designing legislation which sets HALL-THEY WEATHERED THE violent than he'd known in England. forth specific and detailed policy directives STORMS AND THEN REPORTED "It was indeed a lustier land to which the to regulatory agencies. Such an alternative THEM settlers had come," says Sauer, as he wrote makes no use of the developed expertise of about the settlements in North America, "A the agency and transforms Congress into land of hotter summers and colder winters, the regulator. HON.THOMASA.DASCHLE of brighter r.nd hotter sun and more tem Third, section 301 of H.R. 3939 creates a OF SOUTH DAKOTA pestuous rain." Such could be said about regulatory review calendar in the House IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Dakota. providing for the orderly consideration of Thursday, March 8, 1984 Many were afraid, and they stayed approval and disapproval resolutions. behind. The land was too level; there were Mr. Chairman, my remarks here this e Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. Speaker, only too few friendly trees; and the shade and morning have focused primarily on the need rarely these days does a story about water too scarce. or a quick congressional response to the The adventurous, the curious, the hearty Chadha decision. As important as this is, a human dedication, perseverance, and steadfastness reach us like the one I eased into it. They followed the familiar legislative review device such as the approv rivers, searched out the openings, and built al mechanism, will not be, in and of itself, wish to share with my colleagues enough. There is still an overriding need for today. It is a story about Winston and their homes. They adapted. Houses were comprehensive regulatory reform legislation built of sod instead of logs; cow chips and Josephine Hall, two longtime residents twisted grass fueled the fires; and wells were to ensure full agency accountability and re of Mobridge, S. Dak., who, for the past sponsiveness. The Chadha decision came at dug with pick and shovel. a time when the momentum in Congress to 42 years, while working, respectively, In all probability, they didn't come to act on regulatory legislation was ever in in the Postal Service and in the local farm. They expected to make money in creasing. That urgency continues to exist. newspaper, have also, eight times a almost any other way but farming. The It is well recognized that the reform of in day, every day for those 42 years, threat of starvation, however, made farming ternal agency procedures for rulemaking, faithfully recorded weather conditions a necessary but unplanned adaptation. and the enactment of such reforms into in the Mobridge area and transmitted There are great extremes, most certainly. statutory law, will improve the wisdom of them to the National Weather Service. It gets hot in Mobridge-hitting the 100- the regulatory end product. Winston, at age 75, now feels that it degree mark plenty of times; and it gets H.R. 3939 does much to accomplish that cold-often dropping to minus-20. Usually goal. It requires agencies to conduct regula is time to ease up, so he and Josephine it's windy. tory analyses of major rules and the alter will, after this winter, no longer be re Weather isn't just a topic of conversation. natives which were considered. This will cording the weather. But a tribute to It's life-giving and it's life-taking. It de help to ensure that the most cost effective them has been written by Don Whit mands a healthy respect at least. approach is selected. H.R. 3939 requires man of the National Weather Service, They came to Mobridge where the river is agencies to publish a semiannual regulatory which fully outlines the dedication of wide. Here it bends gently around the city agenda listing rules it intends to promul these two remarkable people. I would now home for nearly 5,000 people-before gate, amend or repeal. Provisions are also flowing into Oahe Lake, one of the many included in the bill which provide for sys like to Join the National Weather stop-go-stop-go reservoirs on the upper Mis tematic review of existing regulations by Service and the citizens of Mobridge in souri. agencies, and make reforms to the rulemak offering my sincerest admiration and On the other side-the west bank-lie the ing process to provide greater notice and op deepest appreciation to these two won Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Indian portunity for public comment. derful people, and wish them many Reservations-and the grave of Sitting Bull. 5070 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 8, 1981, It is here the High Plains begin. Really Josephine had already recorded 37 below in ual values. They have fostered unity and begin. And here, weather is the starting sub 1943 when Winston was away. stability in our families, which are the cor Ject in lots of conversations. Physiologists Then-Christmas Eve, 1982-a perturba nerstone of American life.e say the climate is healthy, that it forces the tion in the flow of life: Right after Winston body to exercise its natural powers of adap finished the 9 p.m. observation, a heart tation. Maybe so. And maybe people, like attack! A fast trip to Bismarck for help! The REMARKS OF BRUCE C. VLA water flowing through subterranean strata, midnight observation was missed that night, DECK, PRESIDENT, UNITED assume the characteristics of their sur but by 3 a.m., the data was flowing again. HOSPITAL FUND OF NEW roundings. Josephine saw to it, and once more kept the YORK, BEFORE THE NEW As the years came and went, the boy, watch while Winston was away. Winston, became a man. Some times were The bypass surgery was successful, and by YORK CITY CONGRESSIONAL good-others not so good. It was during a mid-January, Winston was back home, DELEGATION not-so-good-time in 1939 that Winston and taking observations. brother, Willis, began taking weather obser But then it was time to ease up. After 42 HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL vations for the Weather Bureau. years of marriage and 42 years of recording They took over a job already started, and weather every 3 hours, it was time to get a OF NEW YORK succeeded six others who, each in his own full night's sleep. Winston and Josephine IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES time, observed the weather from 1911 until Replacements aren't easy to find in Mo 1939. Each 3 hours-8 times in every 24- bridge-or elsewhere for that matter. Once • Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, each they recorded the weather at Mobridge, and an observer is found, equipment has to be year, the United States Hospital Fund gave the information to the weather office moved, holes dug, concrete poured, trenches of New York sponsors a breakfast for at Bismarck, N.D. It was a precious com for cables. And before it could be done, the the New York City Congressional Del modity, and they made the only observa Mobridge winter began. The 137 -day frost egation. This year, President Bruce C. tions in the vast prairie between Bismarck free season had ended. Winston and Josephine understood. And Vladeck of the United Hospital Fund and Pierre. The agreement was in Willis' of New York reported on "Health and name, and the income-about 25-cents for they volunteered to record another winter's each observation-was a welcome addition weather-to keep the data flowing until a Health Care in New York City: How to the family's income. move could be made in the spring. Are We Doing?" By 1941, Winston had married the girl The Mobridge community is not unaware I believe his remarks will be of inter next door, Josephine. Josephine's father of Winston's and Josephine's contributions. est to all my colleagues because they worked in the rail post office and after To show therr appreciation, the City Com will provide them with a better under transferring from Minneapolis, rode the mission plans a "Winston Hall Day". Most standing of the problems that face our trains out of Mobridge to sort the mail. Jo of the Commissioners were school-age when Winston first took observations-and they large inner hospitals. I urge all my col sephine and Winston had been childhood leagues to read Mr. Vladeck's remarks. sweethearts, and their marriage was no sur remember. They've heard he's giving up the prise. watch soon, and they want to honor him. The text of his report follows: As newlyWeds, Winston and Josephine Maybe the stark realities of the High HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE IN NEW YoRK Plains does bring strength to its inhabit CITY: How ARE WE DOING? took over the observations completely. ants. Maybe extremes of climate cushion Money was scarce, and Willis had other life's other ripples. Whatever strengthened It is the tradition, as I have come to un things to do. Every three hours, on the dot, them, Winston and Josephine steadfastly derstand it, of the United Hospital Fund the Mobridge observation was sent to Bis weathered the storms of life and locale, that each year we sponsor a breakfast meet marck. faithfully recording the latter for the many ing with members of our Congressional dele Then, in 1942, with the world at war, Win who need to know. gation. One of the ceremonies attendant on ston and Josephine decided he should join Best wishes, Winston and Josephine; it's that tradition is that the President of the the Army Air Corps. With money borrowed time to get a little rest.e · United Hospital Fund makes a presentation for a train ticket, Winston went to Omaha summarizing health care issues, trends, and to sign up; and Josephine went about earn developments in New York City. I am very ing dollars to repay the loan. WOMEN'S HISTORY WEEK pleased to be able to participate in the con But the Mobridge weather observations tinuation of that tradition and very honored didn't end when Winston went to war. Jose to have the opportunity to be before you phine kept the watch, along with a little HON. MARJORIE S. HOLT today. help from some high school girls who lived OF MARYLAND In particular, it is my great personal pleas with her. There were other accomplish IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ure to distribute to you the 1984 edition of ments too, results of efforts that took a real Tuesday, March 6, 1984 Health and Health Care in New York City: pioneering spirit. In Winston's absence, Jo Local, State, and National Perspectives. sephine learned to fly an airplane; she • Mrs. HOLT. Mr. Speaker, the State This important chartbook represents the taught weather observations to pilots; she of Maryland is entering its 350th year dedicated, conscientious, and creative work worked as a rural mail carrier-and she paid of history this month, yet it is only of the Fund's planning and research staff. I the loan that bought Winston's train ticket! comparatively recently that women's can confidently say that it comprises the And a particularly frustrating incident with single most complete compilation of impor the Army is recalled. Winston submitted names have begun to be listed in the tant demographic and health care data their original marriage license as evidence Maryland Manual as Members of Con available on a timely basis about New York that Josephine was entitled to an allotment. gress, State senators, and delegates to City and its health system. My remarks to The Army lost it. Eventually, with the help the Maryland General Assembly, you today will focus on this new reference of other evidence, the allotment came judges, and county and local officials. volume. I will identify very briefly for you through. But the marriage license was never I could honor these outstanding con some of the most significant highlights in recovered. temporary Maryland women during the rather substantial quantity of impor From 1942 until 1945, Winston was away Women's History Week but I chose in tant information contained in the book. Per serving as a weather observer in the Army haps more importantly, however, I want to Air Corps. Then, in 1945, the war was over! stead to call attention to the many call to your attention many of the things Winston came home! women who go unlisted in Maryland that are not in the book, and say a few The years that followed were growing history but without whose support as words about why they are not, and why it is years-maturing years. And the Halls faith mothers and wives, the men listed in important that in future years we be able to fully observed the weather; built careers the annals of my State's history would include them. he with the post office, she with the news have found it hard to function as Indeed, my major theme this morning is paper; they reared children; and their lives, public servants as well as they did. As this: We all recognize the absolutely central like the river, were gently bent around Mo President Reagan said in his proclama importance of health to the well-being of bridge. They adapted to the extremes and tion on March 2, any community, and we all know how vital a the averages. They waded drifts to measure community's health services system is in 61 inches of snow during the Winter of Women who work in the traditional roles contributing to our citizen's health. Yet we 1949-50; sweltered in the 110-degree temper of mothers and homemakers continue to be know relatively little about people's health ature of August 9, 194rl; and shivered when the wellspring of our Nation's strength, status or about the ways in which the it hit 31 below zero on February 16, 1958. helping us to maintain our social and spirit- health system is meeting or failing to meet March 8, 1984 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5071 health care needs. We know that the health health agencies in New York City involving capital expenditure for hospital moderniza care system is extremely expensive, and be persons 65 and over increased by 32 percent, tion. Yet that debate has had to proceed in coming more so, and we are all increasingly for example. But we have absolutely no data the absence of good data about capital pro concerned about finding ways to economize on the prevalence of disablllty or functional ductivity in hospitals, good economic models in the provision of health services in this limitations in the population as a whole or of hospital capital utilization-or even any era of extreme budgetary constraint and un in the particularly vulnerable part of that very strong consensus on how much an ade precedented federal deficits. But we don't population that is elderly. quate hospital physical plant should cost. know very much about what we are getting Thus, we have no systematic way of know There is a very profound and important for our health care dollars, how wisely or ing whether we have expanded services paradox here, one that is not often explicity importantly we may be spending them, or quickly enough to meet the needs. We also mentioned, that needs to be made explicit. how they might be better distributed to don't know whether the people most in need The undeniable advances in medical ca.re more productively improve the health of of services are those most likely to get them, that have occurred, in New York City as people. Not knowing what we do not know or whether people are getting the right elsewhere, over the last two decades clearly frustrates us in our effort to design more ra kinds of services. For more than a decade, can be attributed in considerable degree to tional policies and programs, and to more we have known, for instance, that there are the enormous public investment we have effectively oversee the expenditure of public many people in nursing homes who could be made over that period of time in biomedical funds. Not knowing also creates a very sig taken care of in outside institutions. research. For all the concerns expressed nificant danger that, as we are forced to The demographics all suggest that the from time to time about administrative and economize, we may reduce the availability need for care among older people can only budgetary issues, no one can seriously ques of some of the more useful things the increase very substantially in the years tion the proposition that the National Insti health services system does while perpetuat ahead, a phenomenon that causes consider tutes of Health represent one of the proud ing some of the more wasteful. able trepidation among those responsible est undertakings of any government at any To paraphrase our Mayor, it is important for budgetary forecasting in government time. that any sector of society, and especially agencies at all levels. But it's very hard to We are all beneficiaries of the public in one so important, so large, and so visible, project accurately the future need for serv vestment in basic and clinical biomedical re continually ask itself the question, "How ices or expenditures when you don't know search in which this nation has led the are we doing?" More important, we should very well how much of the need is being met world throughout the post-World War II be able to provide some plausible answers. If by existing programs. period. Yet we know remarkably little, when you asked the question, "How are we Similar kinds of uncertainties surround you get right down to it, about the organiza doing?", about health and health care in our hospital system. In recognition of a very tions, institutions, and insurance programs New York City in January of 1984, we can widespread perception that New York City that transmit and deliver the fruits of this provide some interesting and even encourag was excessively supplied with general hospi incredibly successful enterprise to the con ing partial answers. But at least part of the tal facilities, the number of hospitals in the sumers and patients-the real payoff. We answer has to be: We don't really know very City has been reduced by fully 40 percent know that we are expending enormous sums well. since 1960. The number of beds-a far more for health care, now approaching 11 percent Learning to ask the right questions is a sensible measure of capacity-has been re of our gross national product. We know that key first step in measuring our success. The duced by about 13 percent. Yet, because the Medicare is the fastest growing domestic traditional indicators of health status-life population has diminished, the ratio of beds program in the Federal budget, and that its expectancy and infant mortality-capture to population has remained pretty much current method of financing will collapse important results of medical interventions, constant. At the same time, medical-surgical before the end of the decade unless signifi but they do not measure the ability of our occupancy rates in the City's hospitals are, cant changes are enacted. We know that the health care system to alleviate disability, by any measure, extremely high. New burden of year-to-year increases in the Med discomfort, or anxiety-the most common Yorkers make greater use of inpatient hos icaid budget has caused the traditionally causes for seeking medical attention. Our pital care than do people elsewhere in the generous government of New York State to aim in providing health care is not only to United States. If we ask the question, "How seriously constrain Medicaid eligibility to prolong life, but also to ensure more active are we doing?", in terms of the appropriate the point where we in New York City are and productive lives. There are few ways to degree of hospital capacity, the argument is now covering fewer people than we did in measure the degree to which our health as to whether we are shrinking fast enough, 1976. We know that no enterprise which an care system succeeds on this front. At least but plausible arguments can be made on nually absorbs in excess of 350 billion dol part of the problem is that we don't know either side. lars can be perfectly efficient or without what constitutes "doing well." When the Health Systems Agency waste. Let me give some examples. Examining a says that we have a thousand too many Yet as we seek to economize on health common indicator of health status, we find acute care beds in the city, almost all of care, and particularly public expenditures that New Yorkers are living longer, as are them in Manhattan, administrators of Man for health care, we are eager to do so with people throughout the United States. A hattan hospitals respond with some bewil out jeopardizing the very real progress we white female born in New York City in 1980 derment. Their medical-surgical services are have made in the last two decades, only a can expect to live 77.1 years, or six years running at capacity most of the time, and fraction of which we are really able to meas longer than she might have expected to live many patients must wait unreasonably long ure. Quite frankly, we just don't know had she been born in 1950. Also encouraging periods for elective surgical admissions. The enough to really proceed rationally in many is the fact that the difference in life expect HSA counters by showing that lengths of of these areas. ancy between white and non-whites in the stay in New York City continue to exceed In periods of budgetary stringency, statis City has shrunk rather dramatically over the national average by 20 percent or more, tics and research are, of course, the first the last three decades, especially for fe with the suggestion that if lengths of stay items to be cut. In health care, however, we males. We like to think that at least part of were reduced, fewer beds would be needed. may well have been cutting off our noses to this improvement is attributable to the ef Yet no one really knows why lengths of stay spite our faces. Since the Federal fiscal year fects of our health care system, and it prob in New York City are so long. It may well 1981, we have increased expenditures for ably is, although we have no way of saying have something to do with the dispropor Medicare and Medicaid by almost 50 per for sure. tionately large amount of medical education cent, while reducing expenditures for health What we do know for sure is that, because that takes place in New York City and its care statistics and research by more than 35 people are living longer, there are substan hospitals. It may have something to do with percent. We have not conducted a national tially more old people. In 1960, just over the poverty of the City's population; the survey of nursing home care since 1977, de 800,000 New Yorkers, or about 10 percent of proportion of the population that is poor in spite every indication that there will be the City's population, were 65 or older. The the City is at least a third higher than the growing demand in this area. The General number of persons over 65 now exceeds national average. It may have something to Accounting Office reports that we literally 950,000, and represents 13.5 percent of a do with the extraordinarily large proportion do not know how many nursing homes there smaller total population. We know, of of New Yorkers who live alone. Or maybe it are in the United States. course, that older people suffer more illness is because of the lack of adequate alterna In a period of enormous technological ex and are more susceptible to a range of de tives for care for hospitalized patients. But plosion, we have all but discontinued direct bllltating, chronic diseases. We also know we really Just don't know. Federal support of research in health care that there has been a dramatic expansion in A final example, again from the hospital technology assessment. We have made enor the supply of services to older people in this side. As I'm sure you're all aware, many of mous investments of time and effort in de City, as there has been throughout the us in New York City have devoted consider veloping data systems for program adminis country. Between 1978 and 1981, the able energy over the last year or so to a con tration-in Medicaid's MMIS, in Medicare number of cases served by certified home tinuing debate about appropriate levels of claims files, in private insurance systems- 6071 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 8, 1984 but we have yet to ftaure out how to make way from achieving economic or social and pay scales. If we permit discrimi the Information contained in those aystema equality. Equality is stlll a goal, not a nation in the educational arena, then adeQuately available to researchers whlle protecting lelitlmate concerns for confiden fact, for women who are more than we nurture its growth in other areas tlal1ty. For an orPntzation committed to half of our population. such as employment and economic op- data collection, statistical analysis, and re I believe now more than ever before portunities. · eearch in health services, as the United Hos the equal rights amendment must be Since its inception, title IX is a law pital Fund Ia, it m&y always sound some ratified. Here women are in 1984, stlll which has made a difference. It has as what self-serving to araue for greater public unequal in that most basic of docu sisted women in making great strides expenditures for research activities, even if ments, the U.S. Constitution. The in the educational field where they are the oraamzation, llke ours, has never been ERA is needed to enshrine in the Con the recipient of Federal research support. earning more masters and doctoral de Institutionally, we propose to put our stitution the moral value judgment grees and their enrollment in vocation money where our mouth is, and devote an that sex discrimination is wrong and al, dental, veterinary, medical, and law increasing proportion of our relatively limit to insure that all States and the Fed schools has increased dramatically. We ed resources to our research and data activi eral Government review and revise cannot afford to take a step backward ties. There is, in our view, no better way in their laws and official practices to by weakening title IX and reneging on which we can serve the long-term interests eliminate discrimination based on sex. our commitment to equal educational of the voluntary hospitals who comprise our Our social and economic institutions opportunity for all. membership. If you think the problems at must respond adequately to all the national level are severe, ponder this: In In conclusion, I believe Congress New York, we don't even really know the women-those who choose the respon must take the lead in addressing the problem. We are currently unable to answer sibilities of homemaking, those who needs of women. We must fill in the a most critical-and basic question: How choose a career, and those who choose gaps between the American dream of much money was expended for health care to combine homemaking with a career. equality for all and the American re services in New York City last year? I hope Our goal must be to guarantee that all ality of equality for all.e that by next year we wtll be able to live you choices are available to all women and the answer, although that of course wtll that our laws and institutions do not only be the start of an important and over obstruct women in making their THE RESEARCH due process. choices. ACCOUNTABILITY ACT There is a certain mystery and sense of excitement about navigating in the dark. While I believe the single most effec There is something to be said for undertak tive step Congress can take to insure HON. ROBERT G. TORRICEW ing policy innovation even in the absence of equity for women is to ratify the ERA, OF NEW JERSEY detalled knowledge of the results that inno we must not wait for the lengthy IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES vation is likely to produce. But to be so Igno amendment process to conclude before rant when ignorance is a function of re moving to correct specific laws that Thursday, March 8, 1984 sources and wlll, not technology, is really at presently discriminate against women. e Mr. TORRICELLI. Mr. Speaker, least a little bit shameful. Let me conclude Federal laws that deny women re today, I am introducing the Research by proposing the following. It seems to me only reasonable that you, as legislators, and tirement security in the form of their Accountability Act. The purpose of we, as citizens, ought to expect of ourselves spouse's pensions or their own IRA's, this bill is to correct the longstanding the following: If we propose major changes that impede their economic independ deficiency in the way this country in the way essential services are provided to ence through inadequate day-care as manages its biomedical research enter people in serious need we should at least sistance, that burden them with an prise. While we spend billions of dol make a simultaneous commitment that five unfair share of taxes as single parents, lars annually for research, there is no years from now, we wlll know the impact of and that exclude displaced homemak way that scientists can readily and those changes. It seems to me irresponsible ers from hiring incentive programs economically find out what has been to do any less.e must be recognized as the serious done before, so as to avoid performing forms of economic discrimination they duplicative research. The Research WOMEN'S HISTORY WEEK are. Congress must demonstrate great Accountability Act wlll serve both the er sensitivity to these issues by enact scientific community and the taxpay HON. LAWRENCE COUGHUN ing corrective legislation which has er, and will result in more productive, OF PDKBYLVAlfiA been introduced and is awaiting our efficient and innovative research. Ill THE HOUSJ: 01' REPRBSDTATIVJ:S consideration. The legislation stipulates that the However, the issue affecting women National Library of Medicine, an arm Tveactcw, March 6, 1984 which should be of most immediate of the National Institutes of Health, e Mr. COUGHLIN. Mr. Speaker, on concern to Congress is the Supreme shall make available to all of the Na the occasion of "Women's History Court's ruling last week that title IX tion's medical libraries the full text of Week." I believe it ls appropriate to of the Education Act is llmlted only to published research results using applaud the women's movement for its those educational progr.. ms or activi modem information technology. It hard work and hard-won victories and ties which are directly funded by the further provides for the establish for Congress to renew its commitment Federal Government. This narrow in ment, within the facilities of the Na to women's rights. terpretation needs to be reversed and tional Library of Medicine, a National The women's movement has been an we must lend our support to a blll in Center for Research Accountability, effective and significant force in alter troduced .by our colleague, Mrs. staffed by specialists in the biomedical ing and erasing some of the social atti SCHNEIDER, which clarifies Congress information sciences. who would con tudes which have prohibited women intent in adopting title IX. I am co duct a full-text literature search prior from playing an equal role in our soci sponsoring this legislation to the funding of grant proposals in ety since the founding of this Repub and I urge others to do so in an effort volving the use of live animals. This lic. When we look at the accomplish to make clear to the courts that title provision is restricted to live animal ments of our country, we can't help IX should apply to all programs or ac research, because it continues to be but notice the impact that women tivities within any educational institu the research method of choice, in addi have had on those achievements. tion that receives any form of taxpay tion to the fact that there is deep Take, for example, the recent space er support. public disquiet over the duplication of shuttle flight by astronaut Sally Ride. The Federal Government must not experiments on live animals. The challenge today is to defend support discrimination in any facet of Mr. Speaker, the problem of duplica these gains and to keep moving for education, whether it be in admissions, tive and redundant biomedical re ward. Despite the proaress of the scholarship programs, faculty hiring search is not new. The National IJ women's movement, women are a long and promotion, professional staffing, brary of Medicine, an arm of the Na- March 8, 1981,. EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5073 tional Institutes of Health, has exist ments in which a researcher or team a successful woman who had to over ed, under various names, since 1836. of researchers wish to confirm the re come tremendous odds. After New Today, on its computerized facilities, sults of experiments performed by an York's Metropolitan Museum of Art the National Library of Medicine dis other. Rather, the bill is addressed to rejected her work in 1929, she founded seminates bibliographic information widespread duplication and redundan her own museum in Greenwich Village and sometimes a brief abstract, but cy of the kind of experiments which which she also used as a gallery for then the serious researcher must find appear in great quantity. young artists. Among her works is the the full-text documents. This often re Since the modem technology is now famous statue of Peter Stuyvesant at quires a farflung search reaching to at hand, this legislation, for the first Stuyvesant Square in Manhattan. Un seven regional medical libraries across time, gives the Congress and the fortunately, social biases and common the Nation. This search is often so American people the opportunity to practices in the world of art still pre frustrating and time consuming that it address this enduring problem of effi vent women artists from receiving is sometimes referred to as "the paper cient, cost-effective, full-text biomedi their share of the rewards and recog chase," and only as a last resort does cal data storage and retrieval. Solving nition bestowed upon artists of merit. the Library provide the documents to it will require the expertise of the Politics is another area where the scientist. high-tech biomedical information sci women's interests have been tradition Mr. Speaker, to add to the difficulty, ences, supplied by specialists from ally strong despite their limited oppor published scientific literature doubles both inside and outside Government. tunities. If there is one woman who every 10 to 15 years. It has reached This bill will_,..... create the most exemplifies women's aspirations for a such massive proportions that no indi modem, up-t6-date, medical library in full life in politics it is New York's El vidual scientist could devote the neces the world capable of providing our sci eanor Roosevelt. As an early leader of sary time to finding what has been entists, researchers, teachers, and stu the civil rights movement of the mid- done, currently or historically. In fact, dents with almost instantaneous refer 1900's, she became one of the strong the huge volume of biomedical .infor ences and information; and would est champions of minority rights. It mation is so vast that neither grant re eliminate the tragic duplication of ex was largely because of Eleanor Roose viewers nor the funding agencies can periments on live animals. velt that the issue of civil rights for readily find out what has been done I encourage my colleagues in the black Americans received a hearing by before, not even in specialized fields. House to support this legislation.• her husband, President Franklin D. While the initial cost of this new Roosevelt. Another of her achieve technology---viould be significant, the ments, as a delegate of the United investment would be very cost effec WOMEN'S HISTORY WEEK States to the United Nations, was the tive. Vast sums of money would be U.N. passage of the Universal Declara saved over all of the ensuing years. It HON. TED WEISS tion of Human Rights in December is estimated that with the elimination OF NEW YORK 1948. Her innumerable accomplish of wasteful, duplicative experiments, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ments have left an indelible mark on the savings would be more than Tuesday, March 6, 1984 American history. enough to pay for the required tech These are but a few of the many nology. • Mr. WEISS. Mr. Speaker, it is my women who have made significant It makes no sense for our Govern pleasure to participate ir.~ the special contributions to our country. On this ment to go on spending billions of dol order commemorating Women's Histo occasion I pay tribute to all American lars annually for biomedical research, ry Week, arranged by our colleague women. I urge that we take advantage while it is virtually impossible for sci from California of the Social Security Act is and had worked during their long 20 CFR section 416.570-that adjust amended- strike to cement solidarity. She was ments to overpayments can be made <1> by inserting ", in a manner consistent impressed with the sacrifice of these by withholding a part of any check. with paragraph (3)," after "Secretary" in men and asked to be buried alongside The actual policy of SSA is that, if the second sentence of paragraph <1 >; them when she died. the beneficiary does not notify SSA <2> by redesignating paragraph (3) as When her 100 years came to an end within 30 days of receipt of a notice of paragraph <4>; and (3) by inserting after paragraph <2> the in 1930, her wish was honored. Today, overpayment-SSA withholds the en following new paragraph: a large monument to Mother Jones tire SSI check until repayment is ac "(3)(A) When notifying any individual and the organized labor movement complished. This policy is in clear vio that more than the correct amount of bene stands atop her grave. More than 50 lation of the regulations. My bill fits has been paid for any period with re years after her death, when her name w tld require that each notice of over spect to such individual and requesting re is more associated with a magazine pay,ment specify to each SSI benefici payment of the amount of the resulting than a cause, people still make a pil ary that they can repay in stages. overpayment, the Secretary shall clearly grimage to this small town with the According to the Brookdale Center inform such individual of his or her right to seek a waiver of any adjustment or recovery cemetery on its outskirts. on Aging and the Institute on Law and of such overpayment or to negotiate a re The explanation is simple. Mother Rights of Older Adults, the majority payment plan which will permit the adjust Jones' fighting spirit, her commitment of these SSI claimants do not make ment or recovery of such overpayment to be to working men and women survives. any effort to adjust the monthly loss made at a reduced rate, or in reduced It can be said of her. as was written of and are simply thrust into destitution amounts, consistent with such individual's another labor legend, Joe Hill, that: when their entire check is withheld. ability to repay. In every mine and mill, where work Further, the Institute notes that the "(B) In determining under the second sen ers strike and organize, you will find attitude of local SSA officials is that tence of paragraph (1) the extent to which an individual should be granted a waiver of Mother Jones. Where working men current procedures are fair because if the adjustment or recovery of an overpay and women are out on strike, Mother an individual complains enough, an ment or the extent to which such an adjust Jones is at their side. adjustment will be made. ment or recovery should be made at a re Her life, her example, her courage The basic fact of the matter is, Mr. duced rate or in reduced amounts, as de reach out across generations to inspire Speaker, that SSI recipients are often scribed in subparagraph of this para- March 8, 1984 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5075 graph on such individ massive Federal commitment, com than the norm. ual's ability to repay the amount due as well bined with a national goal of providing Fifth. Because the failure rate is as the factors referred to in the second sen the minority business community with high, it creates .". an opportunity to have a meaningful ative image of minority businesses SEc. 2. The amendments made by the first section of this Act shall apply with respect stake in the "American Dream." This held by many potential investors to overpayments made, and notifications bill is no substitute for existing Feder which is, of course, reinforced by exist made with respect to previous overpay al minority business development pro ing social bias. ments, on or after the date of the enact grams. Instead, MITA complements Sixth. Because of this negative ment of this Act.e these programs by providing minority image, prejudice is displayed

31-059 0-87-26 (Pt. 4) 5108 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 8, 1984 leave school," according to Eve Hen Down's syndrome indicated that their border regions today and the admitted dricks, "with a stronger sense of self!' development plateaued by age 5. failure of the Federal Government to Judith Berman Brandenburg, associ The past 15 years, however, have prevent illegal immigration. ate dean of Yale College, has a differ brought a revolution in terms of dis There is another reason that we ent vantage on the importance of title covering the potential for individuals have introduced this legislation. This IX. Since passage of the law, Yale has with Down's syndrome. Extensive bill already has been agreed to by the established a committee which revised medical advances have enabled treat Congress. In the Supplemental Appro the university's grievance procedures ment of many of the physical prob priations Conference Report on Labor, and wrote separate procedures for lems associated with the condition, Health and Human Services, and Edu cases of alleged sexual harassment. As and infant stimulation programs being cation, the Congress approved $30 mil title IX coordinator for Yale College, taught to new parents of babies with lion for funding for school districts Dean Brandenburg has received more Down's syndrome, have increased in with children of undocumented aliens than 200 requests for copies of Yale's tellectual development far beyond pre in attendance. However, the adminis new grievance documents to be used as vious expectations. tration, with its "new emphasis on a model by other institutions. This resolution would be an ex education," is trying to block this Title IX, according to Dean Bran tremely important step forward for funding. In fiscal year 1984 continuing denburg, gave students the confidence our Nation's Down's syndrome victims. resolution (Public Law 98-151> the that they were entitled to nondiscrim It is designed to increase awareness Congress appropriated and authorized inatory treatment. Orientation materi and appreciation for the special needs the emergency immigrant education als which every incoming student re of this courageous segment of our soci assistance program. The program was ceived discussed title IX's protections. ety. I am hopeful that House Joint authorized through title V of the Vo This law carried the authority of the Resolution 512 will contribute to the cational Rehabilitation Act amend Federal Government and served as a education and acceptance of sufferers ments, H.R. 3520, which passed the reminder to good spirited schools that of Down's syndrome, and I urge my House in September. After the Con equity was not optional. Dean Bran colleagues to join as cosponsors of this gress had adopted the continuing reso denburg believes that Grove City legislation, which was introduced at lution, the President signed the bill against Bell undermines all of this. the urging of the National Down's into law. Now, however, the adminis "Anything and everything is called Syndrome Parents Congress, an exem tration has decided to impound the into question." plary organization of parent groups.e $30 million for the program, and has Most American women work because done so without reporting its actions they must. They are paid 59 cents for to Congress. While administration every $1 earned by men and they are BORDER SCHOOL DISTRICTS FACE HARDSHIP spokesmen argue that the funds were increasingly being ghettoized in dead not properly authorized, the recission end jobs. Education is one of the ways HON. RONALD D. COLEMAN is a clear act of contempt for the legis out. Last year 413 of my colleagues in lative process and disconcern for the the House of Representatives joined OF TEXAS border school districts which are bear me in approving a resolution which IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ing a cost they cannot afford. opposed the administration's plan to Thursday, March 8, 1984 In midst of the worst economic re limit the application of title IX. The Supreme Court ignored this roar of e Mr. COLEMAN of Texas. Mr. cession, the devaluation of the peso, support and argued that Congress did Speaker, the Nation's border school and the devastation of the border not intend a broad reading for title IX. districts face a hardship not encoun economies of this Nation, a Supreme It is imperative that the Congress tered anytime before in their exist Court ruling has threatened the exist immediately pass legislation to not ence. In 1982, the Supreme Court ence of many of our Nation's school only put the teeth back into title IX overturned a law promulgated by the districts. In my home State of Texas, but to also protect title VI and the Re Texas State Legislature regarding the there are more than 29,000 immigrant habilitation Act of 1973. That Federal children of immigrant persons. The students in our school system. In my protections from discrimination in Supreme Court said that the State is own district of El Paso, the Ysleta education should be weakened and re responsible for the education of such School District, one of 10, is facing the moved rather than strengthened and children. As a former member of the harsh reality that it will be forced to extend is, as I have said, appalling.e Texas House of Representatives, I un lay off teachers in order to support derstand what my former colleagues in the tremendous costs of educating the the State government intended when additional 652 children of undocu NATIONAL DOWN'S SYNDROME they passed the now unconstitutional mented workers. In the wake of the MONTH statute attempting to exclude from administration's publication of the education the children of undocu study, "A Nation at Risk," that they HON. STEPHEN J. SOLARZ mented workers because they were would propose to deny funding to OF NEW YORK aware of the costs involved, approxi some of the poorest school districts in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES mately $3,000 per student. the country. and allow for these dis The ruling by the Supreme Court tricts to be further decimated, is in Thursday, March 8, 1984 did not resolve the original problem, conceivable and unacceptable. • Mr. SOLARZ. Mr. Speaker, it is my the question of where the responsibil I ask my colleagues to join with the great pleasure today to introduce a ity lies in paying for the education of majority leader and myself and sup joint resolution to designate the these children. This legislation, which port this bill. The legislation would es month of October 1984 as "National would provide $500 per immigrant stu tablish the funding for fiscal years Down's Syndrome Month." dent, would finally establish an 1985, 1986, and 1987. This is necessary Down's syndrome occurs in 1 out of answer. This legislation also provides to express the concern of the Con every 800 births. It is, at present, an that no State may receive more than gress, and establish this program as a incurable genetic disease characterized 1.5 percent of the amount that the long-term assistance program to assist by mental retardation and a variety of State receives under the Vocational these underfunded, disadvantaged often severe physical handicaps. For Rehabilitation Act. Thus, this State school districts which have been sin years, Down's syndrome carried the and the Federal Government assume gled out for unfair treatment. stigma of being a hopeless impediment the responsibility together. This is This bill would cost the Federal Gov to a meaningful and productive life. In only fair, especially when you consider ernment approximately $30 million fact, early literature on children with the tragic state of the economies of per year, fiscal years 1985 through March 8, 1984 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5109 1987. This cost will only be of minor (2) In the event that funds become avail law for expenditure within the State for the aid to these border school districts, able for making payments under this Act same purpose as those for which funds are but it is better than no aid at all. The for any period after allocations have been available under this Act, but such reduction aid in this package will pay for one made under paragraph <1 > of this subsection shall be made only to the extent that (i) for such period, the amounts reduced under such amounts are made available for such sixth the costs the States must bear in such paragraph shall be increased on the purposes specifically because of the refugee, educating these children. While some same basis as they were reduced. parollee, asylee, or other immigrant status may argue that we cannot afford to STATE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS of the individuate; served by such funds, and spend this kind of money when con SEc. 4. The Secretary is authorized to pay such amounts are made available to pro fronting the enormous deficits for the to each State educational agency amounts vide assistance to individuals eligible for next 3 years, I cannot agree. By pro equal to the amounts expended by it for the services under this Act. viding this funding, we are giving proper and efficient administration of its No reduction of a grant under this Act these school districts the chance to functions under this Act, except that the shall be made under subparagraph for survive, by not giving this aid, we will total of such payments for any period shall any fiscal year if a reduction is made, pursu not exceed 1.5 per centum of the amounts ant to a comparable provision in any such allow them to wither away. Those are which that State educational agency is enti other Federal law, in the amount made our options. We can either invest in tled to receive for that period under this available for expenditure in the State for the future over the long-term, and Act. such fiscal year under such other Federal thus enhance the creation of a produc WITHHOLDING law, based on the amount assumed to be tive society along our Nation's borders, SEc. 5. Whenever the Secretary, after rea available under this Act. or we can simply ignore the problem, sonable notice and opportunity for a hear Determinations by the Secretary placing the burden on the States, and ing to any State educational agency, finds under this section for any period with re down the road, placing even further that there is a failure to meet the require spect to the number of immigrant children burdens on the Federal, State and ments of any provision of this Act, the Sec shall be made on the basis of data or esti retary shall notify that agency that further mates provided to the Secretary by each local governments, by forcing each to State educational agency, unless the Secre care for those who cannot care for payments will not be made to the agency under such Act, or in the discretion of the tary determines, after notice and opportuni themselves. The price of ignorance Secretary, that the State educational ty for a hearing to the affected State educa will far outweigh the cost of this pro agency shall not make further payments tional agency, that such data or estimates gram. under such Act to specified local education are clearly erroneous. The bill follows: al agencies whose actions cause or are in (2) No such determination with respect to H.R. 5077 volved in such failure until the secretary is the number of immigrant children shall op satisfied that there is no longer any such erate because of an underestimate or overes Be it enacted by the Senate and House of failure to comply. Until the Secretary is so timate to deprive any State educational Repre3entatives of the United State3 of satisfied, no further payments shall be agency of its entitlement to any payment America in Congress assembled, made to the State educational agency under The terms "elementary school", "local 7. Except as provided in paragraph (3) other States will be able to use such addi educational agency", "secondary school", tional amount for carrying out such pur "State", and "State educational agency" and in subsections and of this section, the amount of the grant to which a State pose. Any amount made available to a State have the meanings given such terms under from an appropriation for a fiscal year in section 198(a) of the Elementary and Sec educational agency is entitled under this Act shall be equal to the product of the accordance with the preceding sentence ondary Education Act of 1965. shall, for purposes of this Act, be regarded (3) The term "elementary or secondary number of immigrant children enrolled during such fiscal year in elementary and as part of such State's payment within that State, and in any elementary or secondary SEc. 7. Payments made under this Act 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of to any State may be used in accordance with 1954. nonpublic school within the district served by each such local educational agency, mul applications approved under section 8 for (4) The term "Secretary" means the Sec supplementary educational services and retary of Education. tiplied by $500. <2> The local educational agencies referred costs, as described under subsection of AUTHORIZATIONS AND ALLOCATION OF to in paragraph ( 1) are those local educa this section, for immigrant children enrolled APPROPRIATIONS tional agencies in which the sum of the in the elementary and secondary public SEC. 3. There are authorized to be ap number of immigrant children who are en schools under the jurisdiction of the local propriated for each of the fiscal years 1985, rolled in elementary or secondary public educational agencies of the State described 1986, and 1987, such sums as may be neces schools under the jurisdiction of such agen in section 6(b)(2) and in elementary and sec sary to make payments to which State edu cies, and in elementary or secondary non ondary nonpublic schools of that State cational agencies are entitled under this Act public schools within the districts served by within the districts served by such agencies. and payments for administration under sec such agencies, during the fiscal year for (b) Financial assistance provided under tion 4. which the payments are to be made under this Act shall be available to meet the costs If the sums appropriated for any this Act, is equal to- of providing immigrant childern supplemen fiscal year to make payments to States at least 500; or tary educational services, including but not under this Act are not sufficient to pay in at least 5 per centum of the total limited to- full the sum of the amounts which State number of students enrolled in such public <1 > supplementary educational services educational agencies are entitled to receive or nonpublic schools during such fiscal year; necessary to enable those children to under this Act for such year, the allocations whichever number is less. achieve a satisfactory level of performance, to State educational agencies shall be rat (3)(A) The amount of the grant of any including- ably reduced to the extent necessary to State educational agency for any fiscal year English language instruction; bring the aggregate of such allocations as determined under paragraph <1 > shall be other bilingual educational services; within the limits of the amounts so appro reduced by the amounts made available for and priated. such fiscal year under any other Federal special materials and supplies; 5110 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 8, 198# <2> additional basic instructional services The Secretary shall approve an appli then. That plant was designated last which are directly attributable to the pres cation which meets the requirements of sub December as an American water land ence in the school district of immigrant chil section . The Secretary shall not finally dren, including the costs of providing addi disapprove an application of a State educa mark by the American Waterworks As tional classroom supplies, overhead costs, tional agency except after reasonable notice sociation. costs of construction, acquisition or rental and opportunity for a hearing on the record The Long Island Water Corp. is cur of space, costs of transportation, or such to such agency. rently the 19th largest investor-owned other costs as are directly attributable to PAYMENTS water utility in New York State, the such additional basic instructional services; SEc. 9. Except as provided in section third largest in New York State, and and 3(b), the Secretary shall pay to each State the largest in the Nassau-Suffolk (3) essential inservice training for person educational agency having an application County region of Long Island. From nel who will be providing instruction de approved under section 8 the amount which its 24 pumping stations, 38 well sys scribed in either paragraph <1> or (2) of this that State is entitled to receive under this tems, and 162 wells in the town of subsection. Act. Hempstead, the company provides an APPLICATIONS If by reason of any provision of law a local educational agency is prohibited from average of 28 million gallons of water SEc. 8. No State educational agency providing educational services for children daily to its 70,000 customers, which in shall be entitled to any payment under this enrolled in elementary and secondary non clude parts of 16 fire districts. Act for any period unless that agency sub public schools, as required by section It is amazing to realize that wells mits an application to the Secretary at such 8(a)(6), or if the Secretary determines that were dug and countless miles of pipe time, in such manner and containing or ac a local educational agency has substantially companied by such information, as the Sec laid without the use of modern, failed or is unwilling to provide for the par mechanized equipment. Simply, the retary may reasonably require. Each such ticipation on an equitable basis of children application shall- enrolled in such schools, the Secretary may company was built by hard work, and <1 > provide that the educational programs, waive such requirement and shall arrange it remains a successful company be services, and activities for which payments for the provision of services to such children cause of the continued hard work and under this Act are made will be adminis through arrangements which shall be sub dedication of its employees. On this tered by or under the supervision of the ject to the requirements of this Act. Such occasion they deserve the recognition agency; waivers shall be subject to consultation, and appreciation of the thousands of <2> provide assurances that payments withholding, notice, and judicial review re people in Nassau County whose qual under this Act will be used for purposes set quirements in accordance with section forth in section 7; 557 <3> and <4> of the Education Consoli ity of life they have enhanced.e (3) provide assurances that such payments dation and Improvement Act of 1981.e will be distributed among local educational agencies within that State on the basis of FREEDOM OF RELIGION OR the number of children counted with re LONG ISLAND WATER CORP.-100 FREEDOM FROM RELIGION? spect to such local educational agency under YEARS OF SERVICE section 6(b)(l), adjusted to reflect any re HON. DAVID DREIER ductions imposed pursuant to section 6(b)(3) OF CALIFORNIA which are attributable to such local educa HON.RAYMONDJ.McGRATH tional agency; OF NEW YORK IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES <4> provide assurances that the State edu IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, March 8, 1984 cational agency will not finally disapprove Thursday, March 8, 1984 in whole or in part any application for funds e Mr. DREIER of California. Mr. received under this Act without first afford • Mr. McGRATH. Mr. Speaker, on Speaker, no one can doubt the wisdom ing the local educational agency submitting March 22, the Long Island Water of our Founding Fathers. There collec an application for such funds reasonable Corp. will commemorate its lOOth an tive genius and farsighted intuition set notice and opportunity for a hearing; niversary in ceremonies at its main the guidelines for governing a republic (5) provide for making such reports as the office in Lynbrook, N.Y. I want to take that in 200 years has become the most Secretary may reasonably require to per this opportunity to congratulate the blessed nation on Earth. These men form his functions under this Act; and corporation for its long record of fine <6 > provide assurances- shared more than wisdom, they shared that to the extent consistent with the service to the people of southeastern a deep personal commitment to God number of immigrant children enrolled in Nassau County. and a keen awareness of his powers the elementary or secondary nonpublic A hundred years ago on March 27, and graciousness. I do not believe that schools within the district served by a local John Lockwood and his business part these points are a coincidence. It is un educational agency, such agency, after con ners filed a certificate of incorporation fortunate then, that we have digressed sultation with appropritate officials of such giving life to the Queens County to a point where we need to take time schools, shall provide for the benefit of Water Co., the purpose of which was on the floor of the House to bring at these children secular, neutral, and nonideo ... • • to supply • • • pure and whole logical services, materials, and equipment tention to the fact that our Govern necessary for the education of such chil some water from wells sunk into the ment-through the court system-has dren; ground." taken upon itself to prohibit giving that the control of funds provided In the past century much has thanks to God for his blessings in under this Act and the title to any materi changed, including the name of the schools or at official public gatherings. als, equipment, and property repaired, re company, but today the Long Island The Constitution was drafted to give modeled, or constructed with those funds Water Corp. is still supplying pure and it timeless relevance. Its provisions shall be in a public agency for the uses and wholesome water to its customers. were constructed loosely for interpre purposes provided in this Act, and a public Today, the company provides service agency shall administer such funds and tation at later dates to fit future devel property; and to 70,000 customers in a 43-square-mile opments. The basic principle of the that the provision of services pursuant area. document was to give the most free to this paragraph shall be provided by em The history of the Long Island dom possible to the citizens of the new ployees of a public agency or through con Water Corp. is one of ups and downs, nation. Basic freedoms were spelled tract by such public agency with a person, crisis and even occasional controversy, out in the Bill of Rights. The first pro association, agency, or corporation who or but in 1984 the company is a success vision states: "Congress shall make no which, in the provision of such services, is ful, well-managed, modern water utili law respecting an establishment of re independent of such elementary or second ty which has demonstrated concern ligion, or prohibiting the free exercise ary nonpublic school and of any religious organization; and such employment or con for the people it serves. thereof." There are two ironies in the tract shall be under the control and supervi The company's primary water source modern controversy surrounding this sion of such public agency, and the funds is still its main plant in Hewlett, which issue. provided under this paragraph shall not be was first opened in 1893, but which, of The first is that for too long too commingled with State or local funds. course, has been modernized since much attention has been paid to the March 8, 1984 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 5111 first part of the clause. Too many stitution. We then call upon God to Currently serving 560 students from groups are busy looking for a hidden help him in this effort. When Con throughout my district and borough, meaning in a prayer said at a public gress begins its business each day, we Bais Yaakov Academy is the only all function or in a school, hoping to find do so with a prayer. Can anyone here girls elementary school under Jewish a subversive effort to establish a state imagine the reaction of our Founding auspices in Queens County. Its inte religion. This is nonsense. Offering Fathers if they knew their words had grated Hebrew and general studies thanks to God does not mean you are been construed to keep children from curriculum, instructed by a dedicated endorsing any one religion over an saying a prayer in school? We are one faculty and supervised by a caring ad other. What about the constitutional nation under God. Why deny anyone ministration, imbues its students with rights of all Americans to free speech their constitutional right to thank a balanced love for scholarship and and the exercise of religion? Why was Him for the blessings He has bestowed humanity, coupled with a sense of there a need to choose the rights of on us?e pride in their ancestry and heritage. one group over the rights of another? In particular, Mr. Speaker, I note The second irony is that at no point has Congress been involved in this STEPHAN LoiACONO the special enrichment programs de issue. Only now is there pressure to signed by Bais Yaakov to welcome ap react to something imposed by the HON. ROBERT G. TORRICELLI proximately 100 youngsters who have Federal courts. When the court system recently come to our shores as refu OF NEW JERSEY gees from behind the Iron Curtain and involved itself in this issue, it com IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pletely disenfranchised all Americans. Iran. These efforts reflect the school's For years the courts of this Nation Thursday, March 8, 1984 genuine concern for the dignity of stayed away from issues whose proper e Mr. TORRICELLI. Mr. Speaker, I strangers, and for their quest to pro arena of debate was the elected legisla rise today to honor and praise one of vide their children with the cultural ture of the people-whether Federal, New Jersey's proudest citizens, Ste and religious opportunities of which State, or local. Then, 20 years ago the phen Loiacono of Lodi. In his rich life they have been deprived. Supreme Court moved in. It told the time, from his emigration from Sicily Thus, Mr. Speaker, Bais Yaakov American public that their children to building a successful business in Academy subscribes to the highest could no longer pray in public schools. New Jersey, he has touched thousands ideals of the Constitution and of Juda Lower courts ran with this decision of people and improved the quality of ism, and thereby serves as a true ethi and applied it to many irrelevant life for us all. cal model for its students. cases: Can astronauts recite prayers in Stephen Loiacono's name is held in However, in celebrating a quarter a federally owned spacecraft? Can the the highest esteem throughout the century of growth and achievement Pope say mass on Federal property? community. Whether in church or the under the capable leadership of Rabbi Can a city government sponsor a na community services to which he gives Moshe Neuman, the school's dynamic tivity scene? The mere fact that the his time and resources, Stephan Loia principal, Bais Yaakov also pays trib courts were in a position to involve cono sets a standard for public service ute to the pillars of the institution and themselves in this issue is an infringe and understanding rarely matched. As its founders. ment on our congressional right to a national officer in UNICO, his char Heading the list of honorees is represent our constituents' wishes. It ity and concern have gained him admi Daniel Sukenik, the school's president, is time that we reasserted our interest ration nationwide. whose name has become synonymous in this issue. It is unfortunate that we Perhaps his greatest contribution, with that of Bais Yaakov. Mr. Speak have to do so, but necessary. and indeed his legacy, is his personal er, for 25 years Dan Sukenik and his The Senate will take up the amend mission on behalf of the orphans of family have participated in and con ment in the near future. But that is his hometown of Corleone, Sicily. tributed to every facet of the institu only the first step. In order for their After visiting in 1959, Stephan was tion, and have helped write a glorious action to mean anything we too will shocked by the poor conditions these have to take it up. I read an article in chapter in the annals of Jewish educa neglected children experienced. Ever tion in Queens. Thus, for Dan Sus a recent publication out in my district since tften, he has led a fundraising that suggested the Speaker would kenik, reaching this milestone is an af campaign to provide and maintain a firmation of a belief that, in the words never allow this amendment to the decent home for the Pia S.S. Salvator Constitution to come to the floor for Croce orphans. of British educator Anna Jameson: one reason: pass or fail, it's a no-win Stephen Loiacono's undying com The true purpose of Education is to cher situation for him. The reasoning goes ish and unfold the seed of immortality al mitment to his fellow people and all ready sown within us; to develop, to their that if the bill fails, his Democratic his neighbors has made our communi fullest extent, the capacities of every kind allies will be on record as having op ty, and those overseas, a better place which God who has made Man has endowed posed it. If it passes, the Speakers to live. I am honored to be a friend of us. leadership will be called into question. Stephan Loiacono and to call him one Similarly, the other distinguished This is ridiculous. of New Jersey's favorite sons.e This movement has bipartisan sup honorees, each a prominent member port. And why should it not-over two of our community, have given selfless thirds of the American public support SILVER ANNIVERSARY OF BAIS ly to the development of Bais Yaakov, it. Why could the Democrat leadership YAAKOV ACADEM:Y and have served as leaders and trust have any reasons for not wanting the ees of the academy ever since the day American people to have their way on HON. GARY L. ACKERMAN it opened its doors: Paul Atlas, the this particular amendment? first president of the institution; Her OF NEW YORK shel Gluck, a ranking officer for 15 I support the President's efforts to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES push a constitutional amendment to years; Irving Schonbrun, vice presi allow school prayer. I also support ef Thursday, March 8, 1984 dent for over a decade; and Uri Wei forts to bring this amendment to the e Mr. ACKERMAN. Mr. Speaker, it is derman, current vice president of Bais floor of the House for consideration. I with great pleasure that I rise today to Yaakov. Their labor of love is en urge my colleagues to join me in sign draw the attention of my colleagues in graved on every fiber of this outstand ing the discharge petition. this Chamber to the forthcoming ing educational entity. Finally, Mr. When the American people swear in silver anniversary celebration of Bais Speaker, I wish to salute the assistant a new President, he must promise to Yaakov Academy of Queens on principal for general studies, Sarah preserve, protect, and defend the Con- Sunday, March 11, 1984. Bergman, who has helped maintain 5112 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 8, 1984 the highest standards of education The New York Times of March 7, Lawyers for Reagan in California and then within the school. 1984, has an article featuring Mr. came to the Justice Department at Mr. I ask all of my colleagues to join me Olson which I commend to my col Smith's request. in extending congratulations, best leagues attention. Along with his wife and two children, Mr. Olson says he has come to love this part of wishes, and mazal tov to all the honor WHEN THE PRESIDENT'S LAWYER NEEDS A the country and, unlike Mr. Smith, is not ees and to the Bais Yaakov Academy.e LAWYER sure that he is ready to move back West.

The House met at 12 o'clock noon, tled "An act to amend section 7 of the WHO STANDS IN THE WAY OF and was called to order by the Speaker Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of THE SCHOOL PRAYER AMEND pro tempore

0 This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., 0 1407 is 2:07 p.m. e This "bullet" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by the Member on the floor. 5118 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE March 12, 1984 Mexico grassroots support outside of Washing read through an article that was re Millsaps, founded in 1892, is a regional col ton while maintaining an effective lob cently in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD lege (96 percent of the students are South erners> with a growing national reputation, bying presence in the Capitol. which indicated that five House com partly because nearly 40 percent of the I would like to insert in the REcORD mittees have now brought forward alumni go on to graduate school. Especially one of the articles which featured Ms. their recommendations for the budget successful: the premed and prelaw pro Campbell. The story, which appeared this year. grams. Millsaps has exceptional depart in the February 16 edition of the In the first one, the House Agricul ments as well in business, fine arts and Granbury Tablet, makes a persuasive ture Committee refused to go along music. The campus is within the city limits argument for this vital legislative initi with anything the President suggested of Jackson, one of whose famous residents ative and I hope will prompt addition to reduce agricultural costs. The the college recently honored with the Eudora Welty Chair of Southern Studies. al cosponsors among my colleagues House Interior Committee actually in The first all-white school in Mississippi to from other regions of the Nation. creased the expenditures in the budget integrate voluntarily (in 1965), Millsaps now The article follows: over what the President suggested by has a 6 percent minority enrollment. An [From the Granbury Tablet, Feb. 16, 19841 $701 million. overseas semester at Oxford is popular with The House Education Committee juniors, who this year can visit Brad Chism NEW ENGLAND LoBBYIST TOUTS HIGH TEcH suggested adding $14.2 billion to the 1982, the fourth Rhodes scholar from Mill LEGISLATION President's proposal. The House Vet saps.e Granbury and all of North Texas got a erans' Committee suggested an addi firsthand glimpse last week of the exciting tional $400 million to the President's new economic wave ... high technology. HIGH TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH Texas is probably already third behind Cali proposal, and the House Civil Service AND SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION fornia and Massachusetts in this exotic, sili Committee, on which I serve, came ACT OF 1983: SHINING THE con chip-oriented field, but few lay people forward also with an increase of $1.5 ECONOMIC BUCKLE FOR THE have yet focused on how important it is that billion to this spending in the Federal FROST AND SUN BELTS America maintain its lead over the fast Government. charging Germans and Japanese. Once again, I think it ought to be The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under Jeanne Campbell, Vice President of the clear, and that is why I would hope to a previous order of the House, the gen New England Council, Inc. was in Texas for offer today a unanimous-consent re tleman from Massachusetts address major road "Ten Top Colleges at Bargain Prices." hearings before the Senate Finance blocks to this country's continued techno The magazine listed these schools be logical leadership. The bill makes perma Committee's Subcommittee on Taxa nent the research and development tax cause of their high academic standards tation and Debt Management. Several credit, scheduled to expire at the end of and relatively low costs. other association and corporate execu 1985." I am very pleased to say that one of tives also testified on behalf of this She further pointed out that U.S. corpo the colleges listed was from Mississip- bill. All these and other efforts, no rate research efforts had declined relative March 12, 1984 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 5119 to those of foreign countries prior to 1981 Mr. GINGRICH, for 60 minutes, on ting a draft of proposed legislation to when the tax credit was enacted. March 13. amend and extend the Federal Insecticide, "The credit simply must be made perma Mr. WEBER, for 60 minutes, on Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as amend nent for business to make long-range <3 to 5 ed, for 2 years, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; years> plans for accelerated R&D," said March 13. to the Committee on Agriculture. Campbell, adding that the legislation Mr. WALKER, for 60 minutes, on 2861. A letter from the Director, Office of strongly encourages multi-year projects in March 13. Management and Budget, transmitting a cu all industries. Mr. MAcK, for 60 minutes, on March mulative report on rescissions and deferrals Campbell, who calls herself a typical 13. of budget authority, pursuant to Public Law "Washington Lobbyist," proved she is prob ; ably much more effective than the ordinary quest of Mr. DE LuGo) to revise and to the Committee on Appropriations and or such advocate when she drew sustained ap extend their remarks and include ex dered to be printed. plause in extolling the enormous gain in in 2862. A letter from the Secretary of the centives the legislation would give to corpo traneous material:> Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed rations to make grants for basic research. Mr. ANNUNZIO, for 5 minutes, today. legislation to provide for increased partici "This bill, the most important high-tech Mr. MONTGOMERY, for 5 minutes, pation by the United States in the Interna legislation in the 98th Congress, improves today. tional Development Association, and for incentives for corporate donations for state Mr. MOAKLEY, for 5 minutes, today. participation by the United States in the of-the-art equipment to colleges and univer Mr. BRITT, for 5 minutes, today. Inter-American Investment Corporation, sities." Mr. GoNZALEZ, for 60 minutes, today. pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to the Commit "Most university labs have equipment Mr. GARCIA, for 60 minutes, on tee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. that is 20 or 30 years old and simply too out 2863. A letter from the Auditor, District of dated to conduct the basic research which March 21. Columbia, transmitting copy of a report en provides the underpinning of scientific titled, "Review of the Washington Conven knowledge necessary for technological inno EXTENSION OF REMARKS tion Center Construction Cost," pursuant to vation in a constantly expanding field." Public Law 93-198, section 455(d); to the "Actually," she said, "Texas and New Eng By unanimous consent, permission Committee on the District of Columbia. land are just two of many regions that are to revise and extend their remarks was 2864. A letter from the Administrator, En proud of our heritage of educational excel granted to: vironmental Protection Agency, transmit lence. This bill goes a long way toward in ant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to the Committee on In addition, the bill narrows and clarifies Mr. LEwis of California. Energy and Commerce. the definition of eligible uses that qualify Mr. PETRI. 2865. A letter from the Administrator, En for the credit and extends its use to start-up Mr. CORCORAN. vironmental Protection Agency, transmit companies. Mr. BILIRAKIS. ting a draft of proposed legislation to Campbell who visited several North Texas Mr. WILLIAMS of Ohio. amend and extend the Clean Air Act, as cities last week, works as an officer in the 2866. A letter from the Administrator, En Region. It is the only such corporation rep Mr. ScHEUER. vironmental Protection Agency, transmit resenting a specific region or geographical Mr. WILSON. ting a draft of proposed legislation to area in the country. She emphasizes in the Mr. ANDERSON in 10 instances. extend certain provisions of the Safe Drink case of this Bentsen-Shannon bill, however, Mr. GoNZALEZ in 10 instances. ing Water Act, as amended, for 2 years, pur that the entire country will benefit im Mr. BROWN of California in 10 in suant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to the Committee measurably, not just her area. stances. on Energy and Commerce. The charismatic high-tech advocate was Mr. ANNUNzio in six instances. 2867. A letter from the President and visiting with friends in Granbury and at Chief Executive Officer, Federal Home tended the Friday evening affair in celebra Mr. JoNEs of Tennessee in 10 in Loan Mortgage Corporation. transmitting a tion of our new regional magazine, Gran stances. report on the Corporation's compliance bury! Subsequently she went on to San An Mr. BoNER of Tennessee in five in- with the laws relating to open meetings of tonio and Trinity University for another stances. agencies of the Government during 1983, pursuant Mr. MAzzoLI. to 5 U.S.C. 552b; to the Committee on Mr. NATCHER. Government Operations. PERSONAL EXPLANATION Mrs. BYRON. 2868. A letter from the Deputy Assistant The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a Mr. VENTO. draft of proposed legislation to provide that a previous order of the House, the gen Mr. BERMAN. the costs of certain investigation activities tleman from North Carolina ; to the cy Act, H.R. 3050. Had I been present, ingly , the House adjourned until to 2870. A letter from the Administrator, En morrow, Tuesday, March 13, 1984, at vironmental Protection Agency, transmit 12 o'clock noon. ting a draft of proposed legislation to au SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED thorize appropriations for environmental re By unanimous consent, permission search, development, and demonstration for to address the House, following the EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, fiscal years 1985 and 1986, pursuant to 31 legislative program and any special ETC. U.S.C. 1110; to the Committee on Science orders heretofore entered, was granted Under clause 2 of rule XXIV, execu and Technology. 2871. A letter from the Deputy Adminis to: tive communications were taken from trator, Veterans' Administration, transmit vironmental Protection Agency, transmit- to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 5120 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE March 12, 1984 2872. A letter from the Administrator, En ADDITIONAL SPONSORS of Tennessee, Mr. H.uou:RsCHMIDT, Mr. vironmental Protection Agency, transmit SHUMWAY, Mr. TAUKE, Mr. WORTLEY, Mrs. ting a draft of proposed legislation to Under clause 4 of rule XXII, spon SCHNEIDER, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. COATS, Mr. amend and extend title I of the Marine Pro sors were added to public bills and res HUTTo, Mr. FuQUA, Mr. CHAPPELL, Mrs. tection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act, as olutions as follows: BYRON, Mr. SHAw, Mr. ANTHoNY, Mr. BAR amended, for 2 years, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. H.R. 1031: Mr. HAWKINS. NARD, Mr. AKAKA, Mr. RUDD, Mr. DASCHLE, 1110; jointly, to the Committees on Mer H.R. 1244: Mr. SHAW. Mr. CoELHo, Mr. ANDREWs of Texas, Mr. chant Marine and Fisheries and Public H.R. 2109: Mr. RANGEL. ORTIZ, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr. WYLIE, Mr. GEKAS, Works and Transportation. H.R. 2753: Mr. RINALDO. Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. BROYHILL, H.R. 3856: Mr. SHANNON. Mr. MATSUI, Mr. APPLEGATE, Mr. DoRGAN, H.R. 3989: Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. BRYANT, Mr. PACKARD, Mr. MooRHEAD, H.R. 4148: Mr. EVANS ·of Illinois. Mr. SAM B. HALL, JR., Mr. McKERNAN, Mr. PUBLIC BILLS AND H.R. 4287: Mr. KASICH. BEILENSON, Mr. BATES, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. RESOLUTIONS H.R. 4404: Mr. WORTLEY. DEWINE, Mr. BEDELL, Mr. CARPER, Mr. Under clause 5 of rule X and clause H.R. 4427: Mr. BROWN of Colorado. COYNE, Mr. DANIEL, Mr. DONNELLY, Mr. 4 of rule XXII, public bills and resolu H.R. 4459: Mr. FEIGHAN. FLIPPO, Mr. GORE, Mr. HALL of Ohio, Mr. tions were introduced and severally re H.R. 4622: Mr. MORRISON of Connecticut. CARR, Mr. EMERsoN, Mr. EARLY, Mr. BEN H.R. 4772: Mr. LoWRY of Washington and NETT, and Mr. DICKS. ferred as follows: Mr. BLILEY. By Mr. HUGHES: H.R. 4788: Mr. BATEMAN. H.R. 5105. A bill to amend title 18, United H.J. Res. 59: Mr. PENNY. PETITIONS, ETC. States Code, to make certain robberies and H.J. Res. 327: Mr. GREGG. Under clause 1 of rule XXII, burglaries involving controlled substances a H.J. Res. 437: Mr. ALExANDER, Mr. ANDER Federal offense; to the Committee on the SON, Mr. BARNES, Mr. BOLAND, Mr. BONIOR of 321. The SPEAKER presented a petition Judiciary. Michigan, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. BREAUX, Mr. of Hon. Paul C. Moreno, et al, Austin, Tex., relative to the Simpson-Mazzoli Immigra By Mr. VENTO accordingly. H.J. Res. 514. Joint resolution entitled: Mr. YATRON, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. -Page 34, strike out line 22 and all that fol "Hazardous Substances 'Right to Know' BIAGGI, Mrs. LLOYD, Ms. FERRARO, Mr. lows down through line 7 on page 35, and re Resolution"; to the Committee on Educa LANTos, Mr. RATCHFORD, Mr. VENTo, Mr. designate succeeding sections accordingly. ·