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Bills To Regulate Chemical,
Biological Weapons Are Sagging
JAMES D. BESSER
Washington Correspondent
C
ongress is getting
ready to deal with
nations that sell the
raw materials for the
manufacture of chemical
and biological weapons, but
in a half-hearted way. Of the
bills imposing sanctions on
firms and nations that con-
tribute to the proliferation of
these deadly weapons, only
one, the bill by Rep. Dante
Fascell, appears headed for
serious consideration when
Congress returns early next
year.
The Fascell bill is con-.
sidered the weakest of the
lot. Along with a somewhat
stronger measure in the
Senate authored by Sen.
Claiborne Pell, D-R.I., it was
the result of months of in-
tense negotiations between
the administration and Con-
gress.
quire the president to im-
pose sanctions, but with
major loopholes. For sanc-
tions to be imposed, the pres-
ident would have to deter-
mine that countries or firms
knowingly and substantially
contrib- uted to CBW de-
velopment — a gaping area
of ambiguity.
The Bush administration,
concerned that tough man-
datory sanctions would take
too much discretion away
from the president, have
resisted most of the pro-
posals.
Jewish groups have taken
an active role in promoting
tougher policies to limit the
spread of these deadly
weapons — especially in
view of mounting CBW
arsenals in several Middle
East countries.
The Fascell bill would re-
Activists. Seek
Asbestos Aid
Jewish activists here are
looking at the recently pass-.
ed Housing and Urban De-
velopment budget to deter-
mine the best way to secure
federal assistance for-
asbestos removal in Jewish
schools, hospitals and com-
munity service agencies.
The problem is that more
and more states and
municipalities are cracking
down on asbestos con-
tamination in public
facilities. But asbestos
removal is an expensive pro-
cess that few non-profit in-
stitutions can afford.
"We have 140 institutions,
everything from yeshivot
and day schools to counsell-
ing centers," said Susan
Banes Harris, Washington
representative for the New
York federations. "And
some have asbestos prob-
Jewish Groups Lobby
For Chinese Students
When Congress passed a
bill giving temporary visa
extensions to Chinese
students in this country, it
represented a minor but
satisfying victory for Jewish
groups that had lobbied hard
on the issue.
The issue involved some
40,000 Chinese citizens who
were in this country on stu-
dent visas when the au-
thorities in Beijing cracked
down on the pro-democracy
movement.
Under terms of their visas,
the students are forced to
return to China for two
years before they can apply
for different types of visas, or
for status as permanent
residents.
The bill, pushed primarily
by Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-
t Calif., would provide a
temporary extension of cur-
rent student visas and waive
the requirement of a two-
year return to China. But
the measure was vigorously
opposed by the administra-
lems; obviously, this is
something that requires
help from the federal
government."
Congress has appropriated
some $50 million for
asbesto's removal, a slight
increase from last year, and
in the context' of broad
budget cuts, a major victory.
And the government will
make this money available
to both public and private
institutions.
.
tion, which insisted it would
damage relations with Beij-
ing. President George Bush
has promised a veto.
The bill passed after a vig-
orous lobbying effort by a
broad coalition that included
several Chinese-American
groups, the American
Jewish Committee and 'the
American Immigration
Lawyers Association.
CHAI Works
For Animal Welfare
Concern for Helping
Animals in Israel (CHAT), a
1000-member Washington-
based advocacy group, is
putting pressure on the
Israeli government to adopt
the kinds of animal protec-
tion measures already in
place in many Western
countries. The group's ad-
visory board includes Rep.
Tom Lantos, D-Calif., the
Jewish congressman who
shares a Capitol Hill office
with his pet poodle.
The animal protection
movement faces some tough
obstacles in Israel, said Nina
Natelson, the group's presi-
Rep. Lantos:
Shares office.