These limits were adopted last year at the initiative of Senators Mark Hatfield (R-OR), George Mitchell (D-ME) and Jim Exon (D-NE) and signed into law by President Bush despite the fact that Mr. Bush correctly claimed the "Hatfield amendment" was inconsistent with the national security.

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