Increases the number of members of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe from 15 to 19. Requires that the House of Representatives and the Senate shall each appoint eight (currently six) members to the Commission. Requires that five of the eight Commission members from the House and five of the eight from the Senate shall be selected from the majority party in the House and Senate respectively.
Provides that the Chairman of the Commission shall be designated, on a rotating basis, at the beginning of each Congress by the President of the Senate from among Senate members of the Commission (odd-numbered Congress) and by the Speaker of the House of Representatives from among House members of the Commission (even-numbered Congress). Requires the Cochairman of the Commission to be designated, on a similarly rotating basis, by the President of the Senate at the beginning of each even- numbered Congress and by the Speaker of the House at the beginning of each odd-numbered Congress.
Directs the Speaker of the House to designate, on the date of enactment of this Act, a Commission member from the House as Chairman of the Commission for the duration of the 98th Congress. Directs the President of the Senate to designate a Senate member to serve as Cochairman of the Commission for such period.
Authorizes appropriations to the Commission for each fiscal year as necessary to carry out its duties and functions.
Permits either the Chairman or Cochairman of the Commission to authorize foreign travel for official purposes.
Requires the Commission to have a personnel and administration committee which shall make the personnel decisions for the Commission with specified exceptions.
Requires staff personnel of the Commission to be considered employees in the legislative branch.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Referred to Subcommittee on International Operations.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
House Committee on Foreign Affairs Discharged by Suspension of Rules.
House Committee on Foreign Affairs Discharged by Suspension of Rules.
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Agreed to reconsider its action of March 27, 1984, and again ordered the bill favorably reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported to Senate by Senator Percy under the authority of the order of Apr 13, 84 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 98-398.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported to Senate by Senator Percy under the authority of the order of Apr 13, 84 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 98-398.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 778.