23 July 1998 Source: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aaces002.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Congressional Record: July 22, 1998 (Senate)] [Page S8791-S8792] From the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:cr22jy98-141] TREASURY DEPARTMENT, THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, AND CERTAIN INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1999 ______ HUTCHINSON AMENDMENTS NOS. 3249-3250 (Ordered to lie on the table.) Mr. HUTCHINSON submitted two amendments intended to be proposed by him to the bill (H.R. 2312) making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes; as follows: Amendment No. 3249 At the appropriate place, insert the following new section: SEC. ____. TERMINATION OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986; NEW FEDERAL TAX SYSTEM. (a) Termination.-- (1) In general.--No tax shall be imposed by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986-- (A) for any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2002, and (B) in the case of any tax not imposed on the basis of a taxable year, on any taxable event or for any period after December 31, 2002. (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to taxes imposed by-- (A) chapter 2 of such Code (relating to tax on self- employment income), (B) chapter 21 of such Code (relating to Federal Insurance Contributions Act), and (C) chapter 22 of such Code (relating to Railroad Retirement Tax Act). (b) New Federal Tax System.-- (1) Structure.--The Congress hereby declares that any new Federal tax system should be a simple and fair system that-- (A) applies a low rate to all Americans, (B) provides tax relief for working Americans, (C) protects the rights of taxpayers and reduces tax collection abuses, (D) eliminates the bias against savings and investment, (E) promotes economic growth and job creation, and (F) does not penalize marriage or families. (2) Timing of implementation.--In order to ensure an easy transition and effective implementation, the Congress hereby declares that any new Federal tax system should be approved by Congress in its final form not later than July 4, 2002. ____ Amendment No. 3250 In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the amendment, insert the following: SEC. ____. SATELLITE CONTROLS UNDER THE UNITED STATES MUNITIONS LIST. (a) Control of Satellites on the United States Munitions List.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the export control of satellites and related items on the Commerce Control List of dual-use items in the Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. Part 730 et seq.) on the day before the effective date of this section shall be considered, on or after such date, to be transferred to the United States Munitions List under section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778). (b) Report.--Each report to Congress submitted pursuant to section 902(b) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-246) to waive the restrictions contained in that Act on the export to the People's Republic of China of United States-origin satellites and defense articles on the United States Munitions List shall be accompanied by a detailed justification setting forth-- (1) a detailed description of all militarily sensitive characteristics integrated within, or associated with, the satellite; (2) an estimate of the number of United States civilian contract personnel expected to be needed in country to carry out the proposed satellite launch; (3) a detailed description of-- (A) the United States Government's plan to monitor the proposed satellite launch to ensure that no unauthorized transfer of technology occurs, together with an estimate of the number of officers and employees of the United States Government expected to be needed in country to carry out monitoring of the proposed satellite launch; and (B) the manner in which the costs of such monitoring shall be borne; and (4) the reasons why the proposed satellite launch is in the national security interest of the United States, including-- (A) the impact of the proposed export on employment in the United States, including the number of new jobs created in the United States, on a State-by-State basis, as a direct result of the proposed export; (B) the number of existing jobs in the United States that would be lost, on a State-by-State basis, as a direct result of the proposed export not being licensed; (C) the impact of the proposed export on the balance of trade between the United States and China and a reduction in the current United States trade deficit with China; (D) the impact of the proposed export on China's transition from a nonmarket to a market economy and the long-term economic benefit to the United States; (E) the impact of the proposed export on opening new markets to American-made products through China's purchase of United States-made goods and services not directly related to the proposed export; (F) the impact of the proposed export on reducing acts, policies, and practices that constitute significant trade barriers to United States exports or foreign direct investment in China by United States nationals; (G) the increase in the United States overall market share for goods and services in comparison to Japan, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Russia; (H) the impact of the proposed export on China's willingness to modify its commercial and trade laws, practices, and regulations to make American-made goods and services more accessible to that market; and (I) the impact of the proposed export on China's willingness to reduce formal and informal trade barriers and tariffs, duties, and other fees on American-made goods and services entering China. (c) National Security Waiver for the Export of Satellites to China.--Section 902(b)(2) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-246; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended [[Page S8792]] by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, except that, in the case of a proposed export of a satellite under subsection (a)(5), on a case-by-case basis, that it is in the national security interests of the United States to do so''. (d) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Militarily sensitive characteristics.--The term ``militarily sensitive characteristics'' includes, but is not limited to, antijamming capability, antennas, crosslinks, baseband processing, encryption devices, radiation-hardened devices, propulsion systems, pointing accuracy, or kick motors. (2) Related items.--The term ``related items'' means the satellite fuel, ground support equipment, test equipment, payload adapter or interface hardware, replacement parts, and non-embedded solid propellant orbit transfer engines described in the report submitted to Congress by the Department of State on February 6, 1998, pursuant to section 38(f) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(f)). (e) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect 15 days after the date of enactment of this Act. ____________________