[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 128 (Wednesday, September 14, 1994)]
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                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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                 THE NOMINATION OF ADM. HENRY MAUZ, JR.

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                 McCAIN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2582

  Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Dole, and Mr. Coverdell) proposed an 
amendment to the motion of Mrs. Murray to recommit with instructions 
the nomination of Admiral Henry Mauz, Jr., to the Committee on Armed 
services; as follows:

       At the end of the instructions add the following:
       The Senate finds that:
       The President has proposed to use the United States Armed 
     Forces to intervene militarily in the situation in Haiti;
       The stated purpose of the proposed United States military 
     intervention in Haiti is the restoration by force of Jean-
     Bertrand Aristide to the Office of President of Haiti;
       The President has not presented a comprehensive case for 
     United States military intervention in Haiti to either the 
     American people or their representative in Congress;
       The support of the American people is critically important 
     to the success of any offensive military action;
       All national public opinion surveys taken to date establish 
     that a substantial majority of Americans oppose United States 
     military intervention in Haiti;
       The State Department Country Reports on Human Rights 
     Practices for 1991 characterized President Aristide's regime 
     as ``unwilling or unable to restrain popular justice through 
     mob violence'';
       Allegations connecting President Aristide to several 
     incidents of human rights abuses, including allegations of 
     his involvement in the assassination of a political opponent, 
     remain unresolved;
       United States vital national security interests are not 
     threatened by the situation in Haiti;
       It is the sense of the Senate that the Armed Services 
     Committee also consider the fact that it is the sense of the 
     Senate:
       That the lives of United States Armed Forces personnel 
     should not be risked in combat for the purpose of restoring 
     Jean-Bertrand Aristide to the office of President of Haiti.
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                 MITCHELL (AND NUNN) AMENDMENT NO. 2583

  Mr. MITCHELL (for himself and Mr. Nunn) proposed an amendment to 
amendment No. 2582 proposed by Mr. McCain to the motion of Mrs. Murray, 
supra; as follows:

       Strike all after the first colon and insert the following:

     SEC.  . SENSE OF THE SENATE ON THE USE OF FUNDS FOR UNITED 
                   STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS IN HAITI.

       (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the Armed Services Committee also consider the fact that 
     it is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) all parties should honor their obligations under the 
     Governor's Island Accord of July 3, 1993, and the New York 
     Pact of July 16, 1993;
       (2) the United States has a national interest in preventing 
     uncontrolled emigration from Haiti; and
       (3) the United States should remain engaged in Haiti to 
     support national reconciliation and further its interest in 
     preventing uncontrolled emigration.
       (b) Limitation.--It is the sense of the Senate that funds 
     should not be obligated or expended in Haiti unless--
       (1) authorized in advance by the Congress;
       (2) the temporary deployment of United States Armed Forces 
     into Haiti is necessary in order to protect or evacuate 
     United States citizens from a situation of imminent danger 
     and the President reports as soon as practicable to Congress 
     after the initiation of the temporary deployment;
       (3) the deployment of United States Armed Forces into Haiti 
     is vital to the national security interests of the United 
     States, including but not limited to the protection of 
     American citizens in Haiti, there is not sufficient time to 
     seek and receive congressional authorization, and the 
     President reports as soon as is practicable to Congress after 
     the initiation of the deployment, but in no case later than 
     48 hours after the initiation of the deployment; or
       (4) the President transmits to the Congress a written 
     report pursuant to subsection (c).
       (c) Report.--It is the sense of the Senate that the 
     limitation in subsection (b) should not apply if the 
     President reports in advance to Congress that the intended 
     deployment of United States Armed Forces into Haiti--
       (1) is justified by United States national security 
     interests;
       (2) will be undertaken only after necessary steps have been 
     taken to ensure the safety and security of United States 
     Armed Forces, including steps to ensure that United States 
     Armed Forces will not become targets due to the nature of 
     their rules of engagement;
       (3) will be undertaken only after an assessment that--
       (A) the proposed mission and objectives are most 
     appropriate for the United States Armed Forces rather than 
     civilian personnel or armed forces from other nations, and
       (B) the United States Armed Forces proposed for deployment 
     are necessary and sufficient to accomplish the objective of 
     the proposed mission;
       (4) will be undertaken only after clear objectives for the 
     deployment are established;
       (5) will be undertaken only after an exit strategy for 
     ending the deployment has been identified; and
       (6) will be undertaken only after the financial costs of 
     the deployment are estimated.
       (d) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``United 
     States military operations in Haiti'' means the continued 
     deployment, introduction, or reintroduction of United States 
     Armed Forces into the land territory of Haiti, irrespective 
     of whether those Armed Forces are under United States or 
     United Nations command, but does not include activities for 
     the collection of foreign intelligence, activities directly 
     related to the operations of United States diplomatic or 
     other United States Government facilities, or operations to 
     counter emigration from Haiti.

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