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Mr. LEACH. That way, you get around some of the nicety of logic involved in presumption of international diplomacy.

Mr. SOLARZ. In the interest of the broadest possible support for this legislation, I would be perfectly prepared to endorse the suggestion made by my good friend.

Mr. LEACH. I appreciate it.

Mr. ATKINS. In the interest of promoting linguistic niceties, I would be happy to support the amendment.

Chairman FASCELL. Without objection, the changes will be made in the amendment. Is there further discussion? Mr. Lagomarsino? Mr. LAGOMARSINO. A small point, I think, on page 6, line 13, unless there is such a word as "equipable", I think we want to change it to equitable.

Mr. SOLARZ. I think the gentleman is right, Mr. Chairman. Let the record note, Mr. Chairman, that while the two Presidential candidates are going around the country criticizing each other, on the Foreign Affairs Committee an era of good feeling presides and pervades.

Chairman FASCELL. There is such a word, isn't there? They are two different words. The change in meaning might be important. We just sent for Webster's. I think it is important to satisfy the urgings of members. These are good lessons to learn and we might as well all learn it. That is, assuming the Chief of Staff can read the dictionary.

Mr. BRADY. That is assuming the dictionary has it.

Chairman FASCELL. It is times like this that try the souls of men and women.

Mr. BRADY. Marked by a variation or change, uniform. Noticeable, unpleasant, extreme.

Chairman FASCELL. Without objection, the typo will be corrected to read e-q-u-i-t-a-b-l-e, equitable. Is there further discussion, grammatical or otherwise, on this resolution?

Mr. Leach, do you have anything further on this? Is there further discussion?

The question then is on agreeing to the amendment. All those in favor of agreeing to the amendment as corrected will signify by saying aye.

All those opposed, no.

The ayes have it and the amendment is agreed to.

The question is on agreeing to the bill, as amended. All those in favor, signify by saying aye.

All those opposed, no.

The bill, as amended, is agreed to, and that completes our business. Thank you. The committee stands adjourned subject to the call of the Chair.

[Whereupon, at 9:55 a.m., the committee adjourned subject to the call of the Chair.]

CONSIDERATION OF MISCELLANEOUS BILLS

AND RESOLUTIONS

H.R. 5420, House Concurrent Resolution 303, House Resolution 505, House Concurrent Resolution 383, H.R. 2632, H.R. 5551, House Concurrent Resolution 381, and House Resolution 570

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1988

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Washington, DC.

The committee met in open markup session, at 9:38 a.m., in room 2172, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Dante B. Fascell (chairman) presiding.

Chairman FASCELL. The committee will come to order, please.

We have a busy morning ahead of us, and before we start, let me say I hope this is the last meeting of the full committee this session and I would hope to keep it that way, unless there is a dire, urgent, extreme emergency supplemental or something.

Let me also say that I appreciate all the hard work and commitment of both the members and the staffs on both sides for a remarkable year of accomplishment and a remarkable session.

We have acquitted ourselves, in my judgment, very well. We almost cleared our agenda, but everytime I thought the agenda was cleared, my creative colleagues came up with five or six new ideas. But I think, generally speaking, we have moved through a very busy agenda extremely well.

We still have some things to do that are in the discussion stage or in conference or on the Floor.

We have five bills up today before the committee. I am not sure that we can get any of these bills that we have before us up on the floor. But if the Republicans agree, and I understand that they have, to additional suspension days, we will have suspensions on the floor Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. So there is a slim possibility that we can clean the docket on the House side. However, I can't speak for the other body. I have never understood them and never will understand them.

Mr. Broomfield.

Mr. BROOMFIELD. I am wondering how many more bills we have left in the committee, if we can't take action on the rest of them, too?

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Chairman FASCELL. I admire your morbid sense of humor, Mr. Broomfield. It continues to humiliate me.

HOUSE RESOLUTION 5420

The first order of business is H.R. 5420, which the Chief of Staff will report.

Mr. BRADY. A bill to authorize the lease of a naval repair ship to the Government of Pakistan.

Chairman FASCELL. Without objection, further reading of the bill will be dispensed with, printed in the record in full and open for amendment.

[H.R. 5420 follows:]

100TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION

H. R. 5420

To authorize the lease of a specified naval repair ship to the government of

Pakistan.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEPTEMBER 29, 1988

Mr. FASCELL (by request) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

I

1

A BILL

To authorize the lease of a specified naval repair ship to the

government of Pakistan.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa

2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO LEASE NAVAL REPAIR SHIP.

4

(a) AUTHORITY.-The Secretary of the Navy is hereby

5 authorized to lease the naval repair ship HECTOR (AR-7)

6 to the Government of Pakistan.

7

(b) APPLICABLE LAW.-(1) A lease under subsection

8 (a) shall be entered into in accordance with chapter 6 of the

9 Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2796-2796c), except

2

1 that section 62 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2796a) shall not apply 2 to that lease (except as provided in section 2(b) of this Act). 3 (2) The requirement in section 61(a)(3) of the Arms 4 Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2796(a)(3)) shall not apply to 5 a lease described in subsection (a) which would otherwise be 6 subject to that requirement; however, any expense of the 7 United States in connection with such lease shall be charged 8 to the Government of Pakistan.

9 (3) Notwithstanding section 321 of the Act of June 30, 10 1932 (40 U.S.C. 303b), the lease of a vessel described in 11 subsection (a) may provide, as part or all of the consideration 12 for the lease, for the maintenance, protection, repair, or res13 toration of the vessel by the Government of Pakistan.

14 SEC. 2. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.

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(a) EXPIRATION.-The authority of the Secretary of 16 the Navy under section 1 shall expire at the end of the two17 year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 18 Act.

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(b) LEASE RENEWALS.-A lease entered into under 20 section 1 before the end of that two-year period may be re21 newed in accordance with section 1 and subject to the report22 ing requirement of section 62 of the Arms Export Control 23 Act.

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