Financial Services, the Judiciary, National Security, Transportation and Infrastructure, International Relations, Economic and Educational Opportunities, and Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

By Mr. SCHUMER:

H.R. 3454. A bill to provide enhanced penalties for discharging or possessing a firearm during a crime of violence or drug trafficking crime, and for discharging or using a firearm to cause serious bodily injury during such a crime; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mrs. LOWEY, and Mr. FOGLIETTA): H.R. 3455. A bill to prohibit persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence from owning or possessing firearms, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself, Mr.
BONILLA, Ms. DUNN of Washington,
Mr. GUTKNECHT, and Mr. DEAL of
Georgia):

H.R. 3456. A bill to provide for the nationwide tracking of convicted sexual predators, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Mr. MORAN:

H. Res. 433. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit a Member, officer, or employee of the House from distributing campaign contributions in the Hall of the House; to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.

By Mr. RANGEL:

H. Res. 434. Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that children are America's greatest assets; to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.

157.33 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions as follows:

H.R. 218: Mr. SMITH of New Jersey and Mr. EVERETT.

H.R. 351: Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, and Mr. JONES.

H.R. 357: Mrs. KELLY.

H.R. 359: Mr. MILLER of Florida.

H.R. 635: Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MASCARA, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mr. DICKEY, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. LARGENT, Mr. NUSSLE, Mr. BLILEY, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. EMERSON, Mr. STUMP, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr. LAUGHLIN, MS. WOOLSEY, Mrs. VUCANOVICH, Mr. SCHAEFER, Mr. HEFLEY, and Mr. LEWIS of California.

H.R. 713: Mr. KILDEE.

H.R. 777: Mr. FIELDS of Louisiana, Mr. JEFFERSON, and Mr. FRISA.

H.R. 778: Mr. FIELDS of Louisiana, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. FRISA, and Mr. THORNBERRY.

H.R. 779: Mr. TORKILDSEN and Mr. MORAN. H.R. 780: Mr. TORKILDSEN and Mr. MORAN. H.R. 1073: Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey, and Mr. HEFNER.

H.R. 1074: Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey, Mr. BORSKI, and Mr. HEFNER.

H.R. 1154: Mr. BLUTE.

H.R. 1210: Ms. BROWN of Florida and Mr. SOLOMON.

H.R. 1325: Mr. FARR, Mr. CANADY, Mr. DUNCAN, and Mr. EVANS.

H.R. 1618: Mr. STOCKMAN and Mr. FOLEY. H.R. 1776: Mr: MURTHA, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mrs. KELLY, MS. DUNN of Washington, Mr. FAZIO of California, Mr. PACKARD, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. SKEEN, and Mr. HAMILTON.

H.R. 1998: Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. SANDERS, and Mr. METCALF.

H.R. 2167: Mr. EVANS.

H.R. 2200: Mr. GOODLATTE and Mr. HEFLEY. H.R. 2244: Mr. GREENWOOD and Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota.

H.R. 2286: Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. SOLOMON, and Mr. EVERETT.

H.R. 2320: Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. HALL of Texas, and Mr. PORTMAN.

H.R. 2508: Mr. SOLOMON and Mr. FAZIO of California.

H.R. 2536: Mr. ENSIGN, Mr. KLUG, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. BACHUS, and Mr. LOBIONDO.

H.R. 2545: Ms. BROWN of Florida.
H.R. 2634: Mr. HANSEN.

H.R. 2651: Mr. VOLKMER and Ms. DELAURO. H.R. 2697: Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. VENTO, Mr. NADLER, Mr. HORN, Mr. GONZALEZ, MS. ESHOO, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. OLVER, MS. BROWN of Florida, Mr. THOMPSON, Mr. BARRETT OF WISCONSIN, Mr. STOKES, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. BOUCHER, and Mr. CLAY.

H.R. 2764: Mr. CONDIT and Mr. ENSIGN. H.R. 2779: Mr. BEREUTER, Mrs. SEASTRAND, Mr. SCHIFF, and Mr. BOEHNER.

H.R. 2798: Mr. RAMSTAD.

H.R. 2900: Mr. STEARNS, Mr. THOMPSON, Mr. EMERSON, Mr. WISE, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. QUILLEN, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. GILLMOR, and Mr. GORDON.

H.R. 2925: Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. FROST, Mrs. CUBIN, and Mr. COLLINS of Georgia.

H.R. 2951: Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. WAXMAN, and Mr. EVANS.

H.R. 2994: Mr. TEJEDA, and Mr. JOHNSTON OF FLORIDA.

H.R. 3084: Ms. LOFGREN and Mr. DIAZBALART.

H.R. 3106: Mr. EVANS and Mr. MANTON. H.R. 3111: Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, Mr. BONIOR, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. LIVINGSTON, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, and Mr. FROST. H.R. 3130: Ms. SLAUGHTER. H.R. 3135: Mr. RANGEL.

H.R. 3142: Mr. BACHUS, MS. KAPTUR, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. DICKEY, Mr. VOLKMER, Mr. CHAPMAN, Mr. BATEMAN, and Mr. BRYANT of Tennessee.

H.R. 3161: Mr. HAMILTON.

H.R. 3180: Mr. ACKERMAN and Mr. HORN. H.R. 3199: Mr. HILLEARY, Mr. CRAMER, and Mr. THOMAS.

H.R. 3226: Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. POSHARD, Ms. DUNN of Washington, Mr. BENTSEN, and Mrs. ROUKEMA.

H.R. 3246: Mr. WATT of North Carolina. H.R. 3252: Mr. DELLUMS, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. EVANS, Mr. HILLIARD, and Mr. THOMPSON. H.R. 3266: Mr. CONDIT, Mr. BLUTE, and Ms. MCCARTHY.

H.R. 3267: Mr. DURBIN, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, and Mr. LAFALCE.

H.R. 3270: Mr. FROST and Mr.

FALEOMAVAEGA.

H.R. 3303: Mr. CUNNINGHAM.

H.R. 3310: Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. CHRYSLER, Mr. SHAYS, and Mr. PORTER.

H.R. 3332: Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. FAZIO of California, MS. FURSE, Mr. TORRES, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. FILNER, Mr. FROST, and Mr. HILLIARD.

H.R. 3348: Mr. ACKERMAN.
H.R. 3372: Mr. CLYBURN.

H.R. 3392: Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. YATES, Mr. PALLONE, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, and Mr. MATSUI.

H.R. 3396: Mr. COBURN, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. HANCOCK, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Mr. WATTS

of Oklahoma, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, and Mr. ROHRABACHER.

H.R. 3401: Mr. FILNER, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. FRAZER, Mr. COBURN, Mrs. LOWEY, Mrs. KELLY, Ms. WATERS, Mr. MCHALE, and Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin.

H.R. 3421: Mr. TORRES, Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey, Mrs. SEASTRAND, and Mr. FOLEY. H.J. Res. 100: Mr. MCCOLLUM and Mr. CAMPBELL.

H. Con. Res. 10: Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida. H. Con. Res. 47: Mr. RANGEL and Mr. HEINEMAN.

H. Con. Res. 51: Mr. ROYCE.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1996 (58)

The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

158.1 APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, May 14, 1996.

Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

158.2 COMMUNICATIONS

communica

Executive and and other tions, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, were referred as follows:

3027. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the Service's final rule-Importation of Embryos from Ruminants and Swine from Countries Where Rinderpest or Foot-and-Mouth Disease Exists Disease Exists [APHIS Docket No. 94-006-2] received May 13, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

3028. A letter from the Congressional Review Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, transmitting the Service's final rule-Import/Export User Fees [APHIS Docket No. 92-174-2] (RIN: 0579AA67) received May 15, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture.

3029. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule-Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans: Ohio (FLR-5439-4) received May 14, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce.

3030. A letter from the Director, Office of Regulatory Management and Information, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rules (1) State of California; approval of Section 112(1) Authority for Hazardous Air Pollutants; Perchloroethylene Air Emission Standards for Dry Cleaning Facilities (FRL-5444-6), (2) Acid Rain Program: Continuous Emission Monitoring (FRL-5506-6), (3) Propylene Oxide; Pesticide Tolerance (PP 6E4647/R2220) (FRL-5357-8), and (4) National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan National Priorities List (FRL-5507–3) received May 14, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commerce. 3031. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a proposed manufacturing license agreement for production of major military equipment with Korea (Transmittal No. DTC-19-96), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on International Relations.

3032. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to authorize appropriations for the U.S. Merit

Systems Protection Board, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

3033. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting the Service's final ruleGroundfish of the Gulf of Alaska; Pacific cod in the Western Regulatory Area [Docket No. 960129018-6108-01; I.D. 050396C] received May 15, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.

3034. A letter from the Program Management Officer, National Marine Fisheries Service, transmitting the Service's final rule-American Lobster Fishery; Technical Amendment [Docket No. 960409108-6108-01; I.D. 040596A] (RIN: 0648-XX61) received May 15, 1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources.

3035. A letter from the Chair of the Board, Office of Compliance, transmitting notice of proposed rulemaking for publication in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, pursuant to Public Law 104-1, section 304(b)(1) (109 Stat. 29); jointly, to the Committees on House Oversight and Economic and Educational Opportunities.

158.3 RECESS 9:08 A.M.

The SPEAKER, pursuant to the special order agreed to on May 10, 1996, declared the House in recess at 9 o'clock and 8 minutes a.m., subject to the call of the Chair.

158.4 AFTER RECESS-10:10 A.M.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, called the House to order.

158.5 PROVIDING FOR THE

CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1745

Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the following resolution (H. Res. 303):

Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1745) to designate certain public lands in the State of Utah as wilderness, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with clause 2(1)(6) of rule XI or section 302(f) or 311(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Resources. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Resources now printed in the bill. The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. Points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute for failure to comply with clause 7 of rule XVI or section 302(f) or 311(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. Before consideration of any other amendment, it shall be in order to consider the amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. That amendment may be offered only by the chairman of the Committee on Resources or his designee, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for ten minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be sub

ject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. If that amendment is adopted, the bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment. During further consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order as original text. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

When said resolution was considered. After debate,

Mr. LINDER moved the previous question on the resolution to its adoption or rejection.

The question being put, viva voce, Will the House now order the previous question?

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, announced that the nays had it.

Mr. LINDER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not present and not voting.

A quorum not being present,

The roll was called under clause 4. rule XV, and the call was taken by electronic device.

When there appeared

158.6

YEAS 221

197

......

[Roll No. 169]

Gilchrest

Allard

Archer

Armey

Bachus

Baker (CA) Baker (LA) Ballenger

Barr

Barrett (NE)
Bartlett
Barton
Bass

Bliley

Bryant (TN) Bunn Bunning Burr Burton Buyer Callahan Calvert Camp Campbell Canady Castle Chabot Chambliss Chenoweth Christensen Chrysler

Clinger

Coble

Coburn

Collins (GA) Combest

Cooley

Cox

Flanagan
Foley
Fox

Franks (CT)
Frelinghuysen
Funderburk

Gallegly

Ganske

Gekas

Gillmor Goodlatte

Goodling

Hansen

Hastert

Hastings (WA) Hayes

Kelly Kim

On motion of Mr. LINDER, by unanimous consent, the following committees and their subcommittees granted permission to sit today during the 5-minute rule: the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on Commerce, the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, the Committee on International Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Resources, the Committee on Science, the Committee on Small Business, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

¶58.8 PROCEEDINGS DURING RECESS

On motion of Mr. LINDER, by unanimous consent, the proceedings had during the recess to receive former Members were ordered to be printed in the Record.

158.9 DEFENSE DEPARTMENT

AUTHORIZATION

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, pursuant to House Resolution 430 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of the bill (H.R. 3230) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1997, and for other purposes.

Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; and after some time spent therein, 158.10

RECORDED VOTE

A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SOLOMON:

In section 1104 (page 362, beginning on line 17)

(1) insert "(a) IN GENERAL.-" before "None of the funds"; and

(2) add at the end (page 363, after line 12) the following:

(b) ANNUAL PRESIDENTIAL CERTIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO RUSSIA AND BELARUS.

None of the funds appropriated for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs for any fiscal year may be obligated for any activity in Russia or Belarus until the President submits to Congress, after such funds are appropriated, a current certification of each of the following:

(1) Russia is in compliance with all arms control agreements.

(2) Russia is not developing offensive chemical or biological weapons.

(3) Russia has ceased all construction of and operations at the underground military complex at Yamantau Mountain.

(4) Russia is not modernizing its nuclear arsenal.

(5) Russia has ceased all offensive military operations in Chechnya.

(6) Russia has begun, and is making continual progress toward, the unconditional implementation of the Russian-Moldovan troop withdrawal agreement, signed by the prime ministers of Russia and Moldova on October 21, 1994, and is not providing military assistance to any military forces in the Transdniestra region of Moldova.

(7) Russian troops in the Kaliningrad region of Russia are respecting the sovereign territory of Lithuania and othr neighboring countries.

(8) The activities of Russia in the other independent states of the former Soviet Union do not represent an attempt by Russia to violate or otherwise diminish the sovereignty and independence of such states.

(9) Russia is not providing any intelligence information to Cuba and is not providing any assistance to Cuba with respect to the signal intelligence facility at Lourdes.

(10)(A) Russia is not providing to the countries described in subparagraph (B) goods or technology, including conventional weapons, which could contribute to the acquisition by these countries of chemical, biological, nuclear, or advanced conventional weapons.

(B) The countries described in this subparagraph are Iran, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Cuba, or any country, the government of which the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 6(j)(1) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(6)(j)(1)), has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism. It was decided in the Yeas negative

202

.......

Nays

220

......

Fox

Franks (CT) Frisa

Funderburk

Gallegly Gekas Gilchrest

Gillmor

Condit

Cooley

Cox

Goodling Goss

Graham Greene (UT) Greenwood

Deal

Boehlert

Boehner

DeLay
Diaz-Balart

Hall (TX)

Bonilla

Hancock Hansen

158.14 RECORDED VOTE

A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. KLUG:

Strike out section 743 (page 297, line 12, through page 298, line 2), relating to continued operation of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, and insert in lieu thereof the following new section: SEC. 743. UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES AND ARMED FORCES HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

(a) CLOSURE OF USUHS REQUIRED.-Section 2112 of title 10, United States Code, is amended

NOT VOTING-13

Watt (NC)

Allard

Ehrlich

Brown (CA)

Flake

Chapman Conyers

Ford

DeLay

Wilson

158.12 RECORDED VOTE

A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. GILMAN:

In section 1103 (page 362, beginning on line 1)

(1) insert “(a) IN GENERAL.-" before "None of the funds";

(2) strike out paragraph (3) and redesignate paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and

(3) add at the end (page 362, after line 16) the following:

(b) LIMITATION WITH RESPECT TO DEFENSE CONVERSION ASSISTANCE.-None of the funds appropriated pursuant to this or any other Act may be obligated or expended for the provision of assistance to Russia or any other state of the former Soviet Union to promote defense conversion, including assistance through the Defense Enterprise Fund.

It was decided in the Yeas ..... 249 affirmative

(1) in subsection (c)—

(A) by inserting "and the closure" after "The development"; and

(B) by striking out "subsection (a)" and inserting in lieu thereof "subsections (a) and (b)"; and

(2) by striking out subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof the following new subsection:

"(b)(1) Not later than September 30, 2000, the Secretary of Defense shall close the University. To achieve the closure of the University by that date, the Secretary shall begin to terminate the operations of the University beginning in fiscal year 1997. On account of the required closure of the University under this subsection, no students may be admitted to begin studies in the University after the date of the enactment of this subsection.

"(2) Section 2687 of this title and any other provision of law establishing preconditions to the closure of any activity of the Department of Defense shall not apply with regard to the termination of the operations of the University or to the closure of the University pursuant to this subsection.".

(b) FINAL GRADUATION OF USUHS STUDENTS.-Section 2112(a) of such title is amended

(1) in the second sentence, by striking out ", with the first class graduating not later than September 21, 1982." and inserting in lieu thereof ", except that no students may be awarded degrees by the University after September 30, 2000."; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: "On a case-by-case basis, the Secretary of Defense may provide for the continued education of a person who, immediately before the closure of the University under subsection (b), was a student in the University and completed substantially all requirements necessary to graduate from the University.".

(c) TERMINATION OF USUHS BOARD OF REGENTS. Section 2113 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

"(k) The board shall terminate on September 30, 2000, except that the Secretary of Defense may terminate the board before that date as part of the termination of the operations of the University under section 2112(b) of this title.".

(d) PROHIBITION ON USUHS RECIPROCAL AGREEMENTS.-Section 2114(e)(1) of such title is amended by adding at the end of the following new sentence: "No agreement may be entered into under this subsection after the

date of the enactment of this sentence, and all such agreements shall terminate not later than September 30, 2000.".

(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS REGARDING USUHS.-(1) Section 178 of such title, relating to the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, is amended

(A) in subsection (b), by inserting after "Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences," the following: "or after the closure of the University, with the Department of Defense.":

(B) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking out "the Dean of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences" and inserting in lieu thereof "a person designated by the Secretary of Defense"; and

(C) in subsection (g)(1), by inserting after "Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences," the following: "Or after the closure of the University, the Secretary of Defense".

(2) Section 466(a)(1)(B) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 286a(a)(1)(B)), relating to the Board of Regents of the National Library of Medicine, is amended by striking out "the Dean of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences,".

(f) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.-(1) The heading of section 2112 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read to read as follows: "82112. Establishment and closure of University".

(2) The item relating to such section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 104 of such title is amended to read as follows:

"2112. Establishment and closure of Univer

sity.".

(g) ACTIVE DUTY COMMITMENT UNDER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.-(1) Section 2123(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out "one year for each year of participation in the program" and inserting in lieu thereof "seven years following completion of the program".

(2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to members of the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance program who first enroll in the program after the date of the enactment of this Act.

It was decided in the negative

Yeas Nays

......

Hilliard

Paxon

The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997".

SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) DIVISIONS.-This Act is organized into three divisions as follows:

(1) Division A-Department of Defense Authorizations.

(2) Division B-Military Construction Authorizations.

(3) Division C-Department of Energy National Security Authorizations and Other

Boehlert

Brown (CA) Brown (FL)

Brownback

Camp

Jackson (IL) Kennedy (MA)

Kennedy (RI)

Kleczka

Roemer Rohrabacher Ros-Lehtinen

Roth

Pro

Sec. 111. Repeal of limitation on procurement of certain aircraft. Sec. 112. Multiyear procurement authority for Army programs. Subtitle C-Navy Programs

Sec. 121. Nuclear attack submarine

grams.

pro

Sec. 122. Cost limitations for Seawolf sub

marine program.

Pulse Doppler Radar modification. Reduction in number of vessels excluded from limit on purchase of vessels built in foreign shipyards.

Sec. 125. T-39N trainer aircraft for the Navy.