H.R.2333: Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

Mr. Hamilton asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Affairs have until midnight on June 11 to file a report on H.R. 2333. Agreed to without objection.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 103-126. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 69.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 196 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2333 and H.R. 2404 with 1 hour of general debate. Upon adoption of this rule it shall be in order for the Speaker to declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House for the separate consideration of the bills. All points of order against consideration of the bills shall be waived. At the conclusion of general debate on each bill, the Committee of the Whole shall rise without motion. No further consideration of either bill shall be in order except pursuant to a subsequent order of the House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 196.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2333 and H.R. 2404 with 1 hour of general debate. Upon adoption of this rule it shall be in order for the Speaker to declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House for the separate consideration of the bills. All points of order against consideration of the bills shall be waived. At the conclusion of general debate on each bill, the Committee of the Whole shall rise without motion. No further consideration of either bill shall be in order except pursuant to a subsequent order of the House.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 196 and Rule XXIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Kweisi Mfume to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 196, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate.

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2333 as unfinished business.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 197 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2333 and H.R. 2404. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. For the consideration of H.R. 2333, 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 Foreign Affairs now printed in the bill, modified by the amendments printed in part 1 of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. For both H.R. 2333 and H.R. 2404, all specified amendments made in order by the rule must be offered in the order and mannner specified in the report accompanying the rule. For both H.R. 2333 and H.R. 2404, all points of order against the amendments made in order by the rule are ...

Considered as unfinished business.

The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 197, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on both the Roth amendment and the Berman substitute for Roth (numbered 1 and 2 in part 2 of House report 103-132) with debate time equally divided and controlled.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 197, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the Smith of New Jersey amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 197, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Berman amendments.

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2333 as unfinished business.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 197, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Leach amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 197, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gilman amendment.

Considered as unfinished business.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 196 and Rule XXIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Kweisi Mfume to act as Chairman of the Committee.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 197, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Solomon amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 193, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Kanjorski amendment.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2333.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 273 - 144 (Roll no. 252).

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 2333.

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged.

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 1281 amended.

Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1281 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 92-8. Record Vote No: 18.

Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference.

Senate appointed conferees Kerry; Pell; Biden; Sarbanes; Dodd; Simon; Moynihan; Helms; Lugar; Kassebaum; Pressler; Murkowski; Brown.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Mr. Hamilton asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.

On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection.

Mr. Gilman moved that the House instruct conferees.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Gilman motion to instruct conferees. The instructions contained in the motion require the managers on the part of the House to insist upon the provision contained in section 132(f) of the House bill relating to the continuation of the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism at the Department of State.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 357 - 2 (Roll No. 113).

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Foreign Affairs for consideration of the House bill (except secs. 163, 167, 188, 190-93), and Senate amendment (except titles V, VI, IX-XV and secs. 162-170E, 189, 701-22, 724-28, 730-31, 734-36, 744-46, 748-61, 763), and modifications committed to conference: Hamilton, Berman, Faleomavaega, Martinez, Andrews (NJ), Menendez, Lantos, Johnston, Gilman, Snowe, Hyde, Diaz-Balart, and Levy.

Mr. Diaz-Balart is appointed in lieu of Mr. Roth only for consideration of sec. 755 of the Senate amendment.

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Foreign Affairs for consideration of secs. 188, 190-93 of the House bill, and titles V, VI, IX-XII, and XIII-XIV, secs. 163-64, 168-69, 189, 701-22, 724-26, 728, 730-31, 734-36, 744-46, 748-57, 759-61 and 763 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Hamilton, Gejdenson, Lantos, Torricelli, Berman, Ackerman, Johnston, Faleomavaega, Gilman, Roth, Snowe, Hyde, and Bereuter.

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Foreign Affairs for consideration of title XII, secs. 727 and 758 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Hamilton, Gejdenson, Lantos, Torricelli, Berman, Ackerman, Johnston, Faleomavaega, Gilman, Roth, Snowe, Hyde, and Rohrabacher.

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Foreign Affairs for consideration of secs. 163 and 167 of the House bill, and title XV, secs. 162, 165-67, 170A-E, and 190 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Hamilton, Gejdenson, Lantos, Torricelli, Berman, Ackerman, Johnston, Faleomavaega, Gilman, Goodling, Snowe, Hyde, and Bereuter.

The Speaker appointed additional conferees - from the Committee on Armed Services for consideration of secs. 170B, 170C(a), 170E(a), 721, 726(b)(2), 734, 749(b)(4), 760, 804, 810, and 1329 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Dellums, Sisisky, Spratt, Spence, and Hunter.

The Speaker appointed additional conferees - from the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs for consideration of secs. 759, 1003, 1104, and 1323-25 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Gonzalez, Frank (MA), Neal (NC), Leach, and Bereuter.

The Speaker appointed additional conferees - from the Committee on Energy and Commerce for consideration of sec. 731 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Dingell, Collins (IL), Manton, Moorhead, and Stearns.

The Speaker appointed additional conferees - from the Committee on Government Operations for consideration of secs. 189 and 721 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Conyers, Synar, Condit, Clinger, and Thomas (WY).

The Speaker appointed additional conferees - from the Committee on the Judiciary for consideration of sec. 133(n) of the House bill, and secs. 136, 605, 704, 705, 723, 727, 748, 751, 758, 1201, and 1202 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Brooks, Mazzoli, Bryant, McCollum, and Smith (TX).

The Speaker appointed additional conferees - from the Committee on Natural Resources for consideration of sec. 164(c) of the House bill, and sec. 171(c) of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Miller (CA), Vento, DeFazio, Young (AK), and Smith (OR).

The Speaker appointed additional conferees - from the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service for consideration of secs. 132(a), 133(e), 141-50, 254, 302(b) and 307 of the House bill, and secs. 131, 141-53, 155, 229, 234, 309(h), 405(e), 407, 734, 747, and 814 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Clay, McCloskey, Norton, Myers, and Morella.

The Speaker appointed additional conferees - from the Committee on Public Works and Transportation for consideration of secs. 764, 1104-05, and 1402(g) of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Mineta, Oberstar, Applegate, Shuster, and Clinger.

The Speaker appointed additional conferees - from the Committee on Rules for consideration of secs. 714, 1003, and 1326 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Moakley, Derrick, and Solomon.

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Mr. Berman asked unanimous consent that managers on the part of the House have until midnight on April 25 to file a conference report on H.R. 2333. Agreed to without objection.

Mr. Montgomery asked unanimous consent That it be in order on Thursday, April 28, or any day thereafter, to consider the conference report on the bill H.R. 2333, that all points of order against the conference report and against its consideration be waived, and that the conference report be considered as having been read when called up for consideration. Agreed to without objection.

CONSIDERATION OF CONFERENCE REPORT - Mr. Montgomery asked unanimous consent That it be in order on Thursday, April 28, or any day thereafter, to consider the conference report on the bill H.R. 2333, that all points of order against the conference report and against its consideration be waived, and that the conference report be considered as having been read when called up for consideration.

Conference report H. Rept. 103-482 filed. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order.

Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement held at the desk in Senate.

Mr. Hamilton brought up conference report H. Rept. 103-482 by previously agreed to special order.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

Ms. Snowe moved to recommit with instructions to the conference committee.

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions to conference committee was ordered without objection.

On motion to recommit with instructions to conference committee Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 195 - 209 (Roll no. 147).

On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by voice vote.

Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Senate agreed to conference report by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 5/2/94 S4945))

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Cleared for White House.

Presented to President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 103-236.