SENATE LOADS UP SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING BILL

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• Publication Date: April 9, 1984
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Senate Loads Up Supplemental Funding Bill -
It started out as a straightforward
supplemental appropriations bill to
provide $150 million for food to
drought-stricken nations in Africa.
But after the House passed H J Res
492 on March 6 and sent it to the Sen-
ate, it quickly became a "vehicle" for
dozens of unrelated amendments that
eclipsed the bill's original intent.
Not only did the bill grow in scope
but it grew in size as well. The
Senate's version appropriated $1.2 bil-
lion for such diverse items as planes for
the Customs Service, support for public
broadcasting and a history of the Sen-
ate.
For two weeks, as the Senate de-
bated those dozens of amendments, H J
Res 492 became known as the El Salva-
dor aid bill. The African food aid ap-
peared to be almost an afterthought.
In fact, anticipating that the de-
bate would be lengthy, the Senate
tacked most of the African aid ($90 mil-
lion) onto another supplemental in or-
der to make the money available faster.
(Congress cleared that measure, H J
Res 493, on March 27 and the president
signed it March 30.)
Although the Senate finally passed
H J Res 492 by a vote of 76-19, the task
of reconciling differences with the
House looms as another time-consum-
ing obstacle. The issue of military aid to
Central America continues to generate
controversy.
House Speaker Thomas P. O'Neill
Jr. (D-Mass) indicated that a House-
Senate conference may not take place
until after Congress returns April 24
from an Easter-week recess.
The conferees will not lack items to
discuss. Here is what is included in each
version of the fiscal 1984 supplemental
appropriations bill:
House
? $150 million for African food aid
and $90 million in food from Commod-
ity Credit Corporation stocks, to be sold
or bartered.
Senate
? $60 million for PL 480 "Food for
Peace " emergency food aid to Africa
and $175 million in loans for the pur-
chase of food by African nations.
Central America Aid.
? $61.75 million in assistance for the
government of El Salvador, including
$49.25 million in military aid and $12.5
million in medical aid.
? $7 million to aid refugees in El Sal-
vador.
? $500,000 to protect jurors and
other participants in criminal proceed-
ings in El Salvador, related to the mur-
ders of four American churchwomen.
? The president is required to certify
every 60 days that the government of El
Salvador is making progress toward
land reform and democratic policies be-
fore aid money can be disbursed.
? The president must report on the
whereabouts of U.S. equipment sent to
El Salvador since 1980.
? Aid to El Salvador will be withheld
if a newly elected president is over-
thrown or prevented from taking office.
? The aid to El Salvador should be
provided immediately, particularly to
help the military provide security for
the upcoming presidential runoff elec-
tion.
? $21 million for the Central Intelli-
gence Agency to aid rebels fighting the
government of Nicaragua.
? The Senate urged the U.S. govern-
ment to send surplus wheat and dairy
products to Mexico to help refugees
from Guatemala.
*Foreign aid to Panama will be cut
off if the Panamanian armed forces can-
cel or disrupt a scheduled May 6, 1984,
election.
? No funds may be used to build per-
manent military facilities in Honduras
without congressional approval or noti-
fication by the president that an emer-
gency exists.
Other Appropriations.
? $545.5 million for child nutrition
programs, including school lunches,
school breakfasts and meals in child
care centers.
? $300 million for feeding programs
for women, infants and children (WIC).
? $100 million for summer youth
training and employment.
? $70 million for the Corporation for
Public Broadcasting ($15 million in fis-
cal 1984, $23 million in fiscal 1985, $32
million in fiscal 1986.)
? $5 million for PL 480 "Food for
Peace" emergency food aid to the Phil-
ippines.
? $3.4 million for two colleges in
Pennsylvania.
? $25 million for the purchase of
eight drug interceptor aircraft for use
by the Customs Service against air-
borne drug smugglers.
? $850,000 for the United States In-
formation Agency to reimburse Nassau
County, N.Y., for expenses related to
the 1984 International Games for the
Disabled.
? $61,000 for the Senate's contin-
gency fund to print and sell "A History
of the Senate."
Non-appropriations Items.
The Senate:
? Required the Energy, Finance and
Judiciary committees to study the im-
pact of oil company mergers and to re-
port to the Senate by July 1, 1984. Any
changes recommended by the commit-
tees and enacted into law would be ef-
fective March 27, 1984.
? Earmarked $1.38 billion for low-in-
come families and $920 million for very-
low-income families through the Farm-
ers Home Administration rural housing
loan fund.
? Required the secretary of agricul-
ture to make available. $5 billion in
short-term export credits.
? Authorized a new lock on the Co-
lumbia River at an estimated cost of
$177 million.
? Authorized a new lock on the Ohio
River at an estimated cost of $313 mil-
lion.
? Authorized the Federal Crop Insur-
ance Corporation to borrow up to $50
million from the Treasury Department
to pay indemnities resulting from the
1983 drought.
? Set the maximum salary for U.S.
magistrates at $67,500 and required
congressional authorization for any fu-
ture increase.
? Urged the Navy to reactivate a
team of the Naval Civil Engineer Corps
(Seabees) to help African nations train
construction workers and help with
building projects including roads and
bridges.
? Barred the National Park Service
from contracting out services until Con-
gress has reviewed a study supporting
the contract.
? Required the Department of Edu-
cation to distribute appropriated im-
pact aid funds under a program tha
assists schools where large numbers c
federal employees work or live.
? Disapproved of the president's prc
posed deferral of $14 million for con-
struction of the Cumberland Gap tun-
nel.
? Eliminated the June 30, 1984,
deadline for new state participation in
the Work Incentive Program and elimi-
nated a three-year limit on participa-
tion in the program.
? Required the Office of Surface
Mining to release $1 million from Mon-
tana's state share for cleanup work at a
mine tailings site near Butte, Montana.
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