[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 125 (Monday, July 31, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10961-S10966]
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                  FOREIGN RELATIONS REVITALIZATION ACT

  The Senate continued with the consideration of the bill.


                    Amendment No. 2026, as modified

  Mr. HELMS. Mr. President, I call for the regular order.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, amendment No. 2026 
is the regular order.
  Mr. HELMS. Very well. And that is now the pending business?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. It is the pending business.
  Mr. HELMS. I thank the Chair and suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. HELMS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Under the previous order, the question now occurs on amendment 2026, 
offered by the Senator from North Carolina [Mr. Helms].
  The yeas and nays have been ordered.
  The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. LOTT. I announce that the Senator from Texas [Mr. Gramm] and the 
Senator from Alaska [Mr. Murkowski] are necessarily absent.
  Mr. FORD. I announce that the Senator from Delaware [Mr. Biden] and 
the Senator from Nebraska [Mr. Exon] are necessarily absent.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber 
who desire to vote?
  The result was announced--yeas 94, nays 2, as follows:

                      [Rollcall Vote No. 343 Leg.]

                                YEAS--94

     Abraham
     Akaka
     Ashcroft
     Baucus
     Bennett
     Bingaman
     Bond
     Boxer
     Bradley
     Breaux
     Brown
     Bryan
     Bumpers
     Burns
     Byrd
     Campbell
     Chafee
     Coats
     Cochran
     Cohen
     Conrad
     Coverdell
     Craig
     D'Amato
     Daschle
     DeWine
     Dodd
     Dole
     Domenici
     Dorgan
     Faircloth
     Feingold
     Feinstein
     Ford
     Frist
     Glenn
     Gorton
     Graham
     Grams
     Grassley
     Gregg
     Harkin
     Hatch
     Heflin
     Helms
     Hollings
     Hutchison
     Inhofe
     Inouye
     Jeffords
     Johnston
     Kassebaum
     Kempthorne
     Kennedy
     Kerrey
     Kerry
     Kohl
     Kyl
     Lautenberg
     Leahy
     Levin
     Lieberman
     Lott
     Lugar
     Mack
     McCain
     McConnell
     Mikulski
     Moseley-Braun
     Moynihan
     Murray
     Nickles
     Nunn
     Packwood
     Pell
     Pressler
     Pryor
     Reid
     Robb
     Rockefeller
     Roth
     Santorum
     Sarbanes
     Shelby
     Simpson
     Smith
     Snowe
     Specter
     Stevens
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurmond
     Warner
     Wellstone

                                NAYS--2

     Hatfield
     Simon
       

                             NOT VOTING--4

     Biden
     Exon
     Gramm
     Murkowski
  So, the amendment (No. 2026), as modified, was agreed to.
                           Amendment No. 2030

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the question now 
occurs on agreeing to amendment No. 2030 offered by the Senator from 
Massachusetts [Mr. Kerry] to amendment No. 1977, as amended. There will 
now be 5 minutes of debate equally divided between the Senator from 
Massachusetts [Mr. Kennedy] and the Senator from Kansas [Mrs. 
Kassebaum].
  Mrs. KASSEBAUM addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Kansas.
  Mrs. KASSEBAUM. Mr. President, this should not be interpreted as a 
vote for or against raising the minimum wage. This is simply a sense of 
the Senate that at some point we should debate and consider such an 
amendment. And such we shall, but not until the Labor and Human 
Resources Committee has had the opportunity to debate it and vote on it 
in committee, which I think is the proper procedure.
  I believe this is not the time or place to address this matter, and I 
will move to table the amendment of the Senator from Massachusetts.
  Mr. KENNEDY addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Massachusetts is recognized.
  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, this is a simple resolution and it is a 
sense-of-the-Senate resolution that says we will consider, prior to the 
time that we recess this year, whether we should raise the minimum 
wage. We have done sense-of-the-Senate resolutions on gifts, we have 
done it on lobbying, we have done it on finance reform. All we are 
saying is in the period of the next 12 weeks, can we find a few hours 
of the Senate's time to consider whether we should address the increase 
in the minimum wage, which is now nearly the lowest in terms of 
purchasing power that it has ever been in the history of the minimum 
wage, all at a time, Mr. President, that magazines like Business Week, 
the New York Times, the Washington Post talk about record profits for 
industry, record profits in the stock markets and record salaries for 
the CEO's.
  All we are saying is over the period of these next 3 months that we 
might have a few hours to debate whether we should consider an increase 
in the minimum wage. It was good enough for 

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campaign financing, it is good enough for lobbying, it is good enough 
for welfare reform. It ought to be good enough for the 12 million 
working families in this country that today are at the bottom rung of 
the economic ladder.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Who yields time?


         Vote on Motion to Table Amendment No. 1977, as amended

  Mrs. KASSEBAUM. Mr. President, I move to table the Kennedy amendment 
and ask for the yeas and nays.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There is a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion to 
lay on the table the amendment No. 1977, as amended, offered by the 
Senator from Massachusetts.
  The yeas and nays have been ordered. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk called the roll.
  Mr. LOTT. I announce that the Senator from Texas [Mr. Gramm] and the 
Senator from Alaska [Mr. Murkowski] are necessarily absent.
  Mr. FORD. I announce that the Senator from Nebraska [Mr. Exon] is 
necessarily absent.
  The result was announced--yeas 49, nays 48, as follows:

                      [Rollcall Vote No. 344 Leg.]

                                YEAS--49

     Abraham
     Ashcroft
     Bennett
     Bond
     Brown
     Burns
     Chafee
     Coats
     Cochran
     Cohen
     Coverdell
     Craig
     D'Amato
     DeWine
     Dole
     Domenici
     Faircloth
     Frist
     Gorton
     Grams
     Grassley
     Gregg
     Hatch
     Hatfield
     Helms
     Hutchison
     Inhofe
     Kassebaum
     Kempthorne
     Kerrey
     Kyl
     Lott
     Lugar
     Mack
     McCain
     McConnell
     Nickles
     Packwood
     Pressler
     Roth
     Santorum
     Shelby
     Simpson
     Smith
     Snowe
     Stevens
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurmond

                                NAYS--48

     Akaka
     Baucus
     Biden
     Bingaman
     Boxer
     Bradley
     Breaux
     Bryan
     Bumpers
     Byrd
     Campbell
     Conrad
     Daschle
     Dodd
     Dorgan
     Feingold
     Feinstein
     Ford
     Glenn
     Graham
     Harkin
     Heflin
     Hollings
     Inouye
     Jeffords
     Johnston
     Kennedy
     Kerry
     Kohl
     Lautenberg
     Leahy
     Levin
     Lieberman
     Mikulski
     Moseley-Braun
     Moynihan
     Murray
     Nunn
     Pell
     Pryor
     Reid
     Robb
     Rockefeller
     Sarbanes
     Simon
     Specter
     Warner
     Wellstone

                             NOT VOTING--3

     Exon
     Gramm
     Murkowski
  So the motion to lay on the table the amendment (No. 1977), as 
amended, was agreed to.
  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
  Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, I move to table the motion.
  The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.


                           Amendment No. 2031

  (Purpose: To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms 
 Export Control Act to authorize reduced levels of appropriations for 
      foreign assistance programs for fiscal years 1996 and 1997)

  Mr. HELMS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to lay aside the 
Dole amendment, and I send an amendment to the desk and ask for its 
immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from North Carolina [Mr. Helms] proposes an 
     amendment numbered 2031.

  Mr. HELMS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that further 
reading of the amendment be dispensed with.
  The amendment is as follows:

       At the end of the bill, add the following new division:
                   DIVISION C--FOREIGN AID REDUCTION

     SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Foreign Aid Reduction 
     Act of 1995''.
               TITLE XXI--DEFENSE AND SECURITY ASSISTANCE

             CHAPTER 1--FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM

     SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated for grant 
     assistance under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 2763) and for the subsidy cost, as defined in 
     section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of 
     direct loans under such section--
       (1) $3,185,000,000 for fiscal year 1996; and
       (2) $3,160,000,000 for fiscal year 1997.

     SEC. 2102. LOANS FOR GREECE AND TURKEY.

       Of the amounts made available for fiscal years 1996 and 
     1997 under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2763)--
       (1) $26,620,000 shall be made available for fiscal year 
     1996, and up to $26,620,000 may be made available for fiscal 
     year 1997, for the subsidy cost, as defined in section 502(5) 
     of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of direct loans for 
     Greece; and
       (2) $37,800,000 shall be made available for fiscal year 
     1996, and up to $37,800,000 may be made available for fiscal 
     year 1997, for the subsidy cost, as defined in section 502(5) 
     of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of direct loans for 
     Turkey.

        CHAPTER 2--INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING

     SEC. 2121. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated $39,781,000 for 
     each of the fiscal years 1996 and 1997 to carry out chapter 5 
     of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2347 et seq.).

                  CHAPTER 3--ANTITERRORISM ASSISTANCE

     SEC. 2131. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 and $15,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1997 to carry out chapter 8 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2349aa et seq.).
       (b) Availability of Amounts.--Amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under subsection (a) are authorized to remain 
     available until expended.

                CHAPTER 4--NARCOTICS CONTROL ASSISTANCE

     SEC. 2141. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     $213,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996 and 1997 to 
     carry out chapter 8 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291 et seq.).
       (b) Availability of Amounts.--Amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under subsection (a) are authorized to remain 
     available until expended.
                   CHAPTER 5--PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

     SEC. 2151. PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS.

       Section 552(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2348a(a)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     President to carry out the purposes of this chapter, in 
     addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, 
     $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 and $35,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1997.''.
                TITLE XXII--TRADE AND EXPORT DEVELOPMENT

     SEC. 2201. TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 661(f)(1) of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421(f)(1)) is 
     amended to read as follows: ``There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the President for purposes of this section, 
     in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, 
     $67,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 and $75,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1997.''.
       (b) Availability of Appropriations.--Section 661(f) of such 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 2421(f)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Availability of appropriations.--Amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available 
     until expended.''.
   TITLE XXIII--PRIVATE SECTOR, ECONOMIC, AND DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

               CHAPTER 1--PRIVATE SECTOR ENTERPRISE FUNDS
     SEC. 2301. SUPPORT FOR PRIVATE SECTOR ENTERPRISE FUNDS.

       Chapter 1 of part III of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     is amended by inserting after section 601 (22 U.S.C. 2351) 
     the following new section:

     ``SEC. 601A. PRIVATE SECTOR ENTERPRISE FUNDS.

       ``(a) Authority.--(1) The President may provide funds and 
     support to Enterprise Funds designated in accordance with 
     subsection (b) that are or have been established for the 
     purposes of promoting--
       ``(A) development of the private sectors of eligible 
     countries, including small businesses, the agricultural 
     sector, and joint ventures with United States and host 
     country participants; and
       ``(B) policies and practices conducive to private sector 
     development in eligible countries;

     on the same basis as funds and support may be provided with 
     respect to Enterprise Funds for Poland and Hungary under the 
     Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989.
       ``(2) Funds may be made available under this section 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law.
       ``(b) Countries Eligible for Enterprise Funds.--(1) Except 
     as provided in paragraph (2), the President is authorized to 
     designate a private, nonprofit organization as eligible to 
     receive funds and support pursuant to this section with 
     respect to any country eligible to receive assistance under 
     part I of this Act 

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     in the same manner and with the same limitations as set forth in 
     section 201(d) of the Support for East European Democracy 
     (SEED) Act of 1989.
       ``(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the 
     authority of paragraph (1) shall not apply to any country 
     with respect to which the President is authorized to 
     designate an enterprise fund under section 498B(c) of this 
     Act or section 201 of the Support for East European Democracy 
     (SEED) Act of 1989.
       ``(B) The prohibition of subparagraph (A) shall not apply 
     to the Trans-Caucasus Enterprise Fund established under 
     subsection (c).
       ``(c) Trans-Caucasus Enterprise Fund.--The President shall 
     designate a private, nonprofit organization under subsection 
     (b) to carry out this section with respect to the Trans-
     Caucasus region of the former Soviet Union. Such organization 
     shall be known as the `Trans-Caucasus Enterprise Fund'.
       ``(d) Treatment Equivalent to Enterprise Funds for Poland 
     and Hungary.--Except as otherwise specifically provided in 
     this section, the provisions contained in section 201 of the 
     Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 
     (excluding the authorizations of appropriations provided in 
     subsection (b) of that section) shall apply to any Enterprise 
     Fund that receives funds and support under this section. The 
     officers, members, or employees of an Enterprise Fund that 
     receive funds and support under this section shall enjoy the 
     same status under law that is applicable to officers, 
     members, or employees of the Enterprise Funds for Poland and 
     Hungary under the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) 
     Act of 1989.
       ``(e) Reporting Requirement.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this section, the requirement of section 201(p) 
     of the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 
     1989, that an Enterprise Fund shall be required to publish an 
     annual report not later than January 31 each year shall not 
     apply with respect to an Enterprise Fund that receives funds 
     and support under this section for the first twelve months 
     after it is designated as eligible to receive such funds and 
     support.
       ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--(1) There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the President for purposes 
     of this section, in addition to funds otherwise available for 
     such purposes--
       ``(A) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 to fund the Trans-
     Caucasus Enterprise Fund established under subsection (d); 
     and
       ``(B) $52,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 to fund any 
     enterprise fund authorized to receive funds under this 
     section other than the Trans-Caucasus Enterprise Fund.
       ``(2) Funds appropriated under this subsection are 
     authorized to remain available until expended.''.

      CHAPTER 2--DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FUND AND OTHER AUTHORITIES

     SEC. 2311. DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FUND.

       (a) Single Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the President the total 
     amount of $2,475,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 and the total 
     amount of $2,324,000,000 for fiscal year 1997 to carry out 
     the following authorities in law:
       (1) Sections 103, 104, 105, 106, and 108 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to development assistance).
       (2) Chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2294; relating to the Development Fund for 
     Africa).
       (3) Chapter 11 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2295 et seq.).
       (4) The Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 
     1989 (Public Law 101-179).
       (5) Title III of chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2181 et seq.; relating to 
     housing and other credit guaranty programs).
       (6) Section 214 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2174; relating to American Schools and Hospitals 
     Abroad).
       (b) Popular Name.--Appropriations made pursuant to 
     subsection (a) may be referred to as the ``Development 
     Assistance Fund''.
       (c) Proportional Assistance to Africa.--Of the funds 
     authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a), not less 
     than 25 percent each fiscal year shall be used to carry out 
     chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2294 et seq.; relating to the Development Fund for 
     Africa).

     SEC. 2312. ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.

       Subsection (a) of section 532 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346a) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a)(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     President to carry out the purposes of this chapter 
     $2,375,000,000 for the fiscal year 1996 and $2,340,000,000 
     for the fiscal year 1997.
       ``(2) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by 
     paragraph (1) for each of the fiscal years 1996 and 1997, 
     $15,000,000 shall be available only for Cyprus.
       ``(3) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by 
     paragraph (1) for fiscal year 1996, $15,000,000 shall be 
     available only for the International Fund for Ireland.
       ``(4) Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by 
     paragraph (1) for fiscal year 1996, $10,000,000 shall be 
     available only for the rapid development of a prototype 
     industrial park in the Gaza Strip.''.

                         CHAPTER 3--PEACE CORPS

     SEC. 2331. PEACE CORPS.

       Section 3(b) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2502(b)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
     the purposes of this Act $234,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
     years 1996 and 1997.''.

         CHAPTER 4--INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

     SEC. 2341. INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE.

       Section 492(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2292a) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     President to carry out section 491, in addition to funds 
     otherwise available for such purposes, $200,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1996 and $200,000,000 for fiscal year 1997.''.
           TITLE XXIV--PEACE AND SECURITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST

     SEC. 2401. ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND ASSISTANCE FOR ISRAEL.

       (a) Minimum Allocation.--Of the amounts made available to 
     carry out chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (relating to the Economic Support Fund) for fiscal 
     years 1996 and 1997, not less than $1,200,000,000 for each 
     such fiscal year shall be available only for Israel.
       (b) Terms of Assistance.--The total amount of funds 
     allocated for Israel each fiscal year under subsection (a) 
     shall be made available as a cash transfer on a grant basis. 
     Such transfer shall be made on an expedited basis within 30 
     days after the beginning of the fiscal year or the date of 
     enactment of the Act appropriating such funds, whichever is 
     later. In exercising the authority of this subsection, the 
     President shall ensure that the level of cash transfer made 
     to Israel does not cause an adverse impact on the total level 
     of nonmilitary exports from the United States to Israel.

     SEC. 2402. FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING FOR ISRAEL.

       (a) Minimum Allocation.--Of the amounts made available for 
     fiscal years 1996 and 1997 for assistance under the ``Foreign 
     Military Financing Program'' account under section 23 of the 
     Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), not less than 
     $1,800,000,000 for each such fiscal year shall be available 
     only for Israel.
       (b) Terms of Assistance.--
       (1) Grant basis.--The assistance provided for Israel for 
     each fiscal year under subsection (a) shall be provided on a 
     grant basis.
       (2) Expedited disbursement.--Such assistance shall be 
     disbursed--
       (A) with respect to fiscal year 1996, not later than 30 
     days after the date of the enactment of the Foreign 
     Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 1996, or by October 31, 1995, whichever 
     is later; and
       (B) with respect to fiscal year 1997, not later than 30 
     days after the date of the enactment of the Foreign 
     Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 1997, or by October 31, 1996, whichever 
     is later.
       (3) Advanced weapons systems.--To the extent that the 
     Government of Israel requests that funds be used for such 
     purposes, funds described in subsection (a) shall, as agreed 
     by the Government of Israel and the Government of the United 
     States, be available for advanced weapons systems, of which 
     not less than $475,000,000 for each fiscal year shall be 
     available only for procurement in Israel of defense articles 
     and defense services, including research and development.

     SEC. 2403. ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND ASSISTANCE FOR EGYPT.

       Of the amounts made available to carry out chapter 4 of 
     part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to 
     the Economic Support Fund) for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, 
     not less than $815,000,000 for each such fiscal year shall be 
     available only for Egypt.

     SEC. 2404. FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING FOR EGYPT.

       (a) Minimum Allocation.--Of the amounts made available for 
     fiscal years 1996 and 1997 for assistance under the ``Foreign 
     Military Financing Program'' account under section 23 of the 
     Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), not less than 
     $1,300,000,000 for each such fiscal year shall be available 
     only for Egypt.
       (b) Terms of Assistance.--The assistance provided for Egypt 
     for each fiscal year under subsection (a) shall be provided 
     on a grant basis.
          TITLE XXV--INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS
     SEC. 2501. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS; UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S 
                   FUND.

       Section 302(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2222(a)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a)(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     President, in addition to funds otherwise available for such 
     purpose, $225,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, and $225,000,000 
     for fiscal year 1997, for voluntary contributions under this 
     chapter to international organizations and programs, of which 
     amounts not less than $103,000,000 for each fiscal year shall 
     be available only for the United Nations Children's Fund 
     (UNICEF).
       ``(2) Funds appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) are 
     authorized to remain available until expended.''.
     SEC. 2502. REPLENISHMENT OF THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK.

       The Asian Development Bank Act (22 U.S.C. 285-285aa) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 31. FOURTH REPLENISHMENT.

       ``(a) Subscription Authority.--
       ``(1) In general.--The United States Governor of the Bank 
     may, on behalf of the 

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     United States, subscribe to 276,105 shares of the increase in the 
     capital stock of the Bank--
       ``(A) 5,522 of which shall be shares of paid-in capital 
     stock; and
       ``(B) 270,583 of which shall be shares of callable capital 
     stock.
       ``(2) Subject to appropriations.--The authority provided by 
     paragraph (1) shall be effective only to such extent or in 
     such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriations 
     Acts.
       ``(b) Limitations on Authorization of Appropriations.--For 
     the subscription authorized by subsection (a), there are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the 
     Treasury $13,320,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996 and 
     1997.''.
                       TITLE XXVI--EFFECTIVE DATE

     SEC. 2601. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise provided, this division, and the 
     amendments made by this division, shall take effect on 
     October 1, 1995.

  Mr. KERRY. I understand the pending business is the Dole amendment.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Helms amendment is now pending.
  Mr. KERRY. I ask unanimous consent that the Helms amendment be 
temporarily set aside.
  Mr. HELMS. Mr. President, I call for regular order. That will do it.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The call for regular order is heard.


                Amendment No. 2032 to Amendment No. 2025

 (Purpose: To express the sense of the Senate regarding the arrest of 
     Harry Wu by the Government of the People's Republic of China)

  Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, I send a perfecting amendment to the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Massachusetts [Mr. Kerry] for Mrs. Boxer, 
     for herself and Mrs. Feinstein, proposes an amendment 
     numbered 2032 to amendment No. 2025.

  Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that further 
reading of the amendment be dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment is as follows:

       Strike all page 1, line 6, through page 2, line 23, and 
     insert the following new section.
       (a) The Senate finds that----
       (1) Peter H. Wu, known as Harry Wu, attempted to enter the 
     People's Republic of China on June 19, 1995;
       (2) Harry Wu, a 58-year-old American citizen, was traveling 
     on a valid United States passport and a valid visa issued by 
     the Chinese authorities;
       (3) the Chinese Foreign Ministry notified the United States 
     Embassy in Beijing of Harry Wu's detention on Friday, June 
     23;
       (4) the United States Embassy in Beijing approached the 
     Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday, June 26, to issue an 
     official demarche for the detention of an American citizen;
       (5) the terms of the United States-People's Republic of 
     China Consular Convention on February 19, 1982, require that 
     United States Government officials shall be accorded access 
     to a detained American citizen as soon as possible, but not 
     more than 48 hours after the United States has been notified 
     of such detention;
       (6) on June 28, the highest ranking representative of the 
     People's Republic of China in the United States refused to 
     offer the United States Government any information on Harry 
     Wu's whereabouts or the charges brought against him;
       (7) by denying consular officials access to Harry Wu, the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China violated the 
     terms of its Consular Convention;
       (8) on July 8, the People's Republic of China formally 
     charged Harry Wu, with espionage, which is a capital crime;
       (9) Harry Wu, who was born in China, has already spent 19 
     years in Chinese prisons;
       (10) Harry Wu has dedicated his life to the betterment of 
     the human rights situation in the People's Republic of China;
       (11) Harry Wu first detailed to the United States Congress 
     the practice of using prison labor to produce products for 
     export from China to other countries;
       (12) Harry Wu testified before the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate on May 4, 1995, informing the 
     Committee, the Senate, and the American people about human 
     rights abuses in Chinese prisons;
       (13) on June 2, 1995, the President of the United States 
     announced his determination that further extension of the 
     waiver authority granted by section 402(c) of the Trade Act 
     of 1974 (Public Law 93-618; 88 Stat. 1978), also known as 
     ``Jackson-Vanik'', will substantially promote freedom of 
     emigration from the People's Republic of China;
       (14) this waiver authority will allow the People's Republic 
     of China to receive the lowest tariff rates possible, also 
     known as Most-Favored-Nation trading status, for a period of 
     12 months beginning on July 4, 1995;
       (15) the Chinese government and people benefit 
     substantially from the continuation of such trading benefits;
       (b) The Senate condemns the arrest of Harry Wu, urges his 
     immediate return, and expresses deep concern for his well 
     being.
       (c) It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) the People's Republic of China must comply with its 
     commitments under the United States-People's Republic of 
     China Consular Convention of February 19, 1982;
       (2) the President of the United States should use every 
     diplomatic means available to ensure Harry Wu's safe and 
     expeditious return to the United States;
       (3) United States citizens who are participants in the 
     United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women should 
     strongly urge the release of Harry Wu at every appropriate 
     public and private opportunity.
                           Amendment No. 2033

(Purpose: To express the sense of Congress on the United Nations Fourth 
        World Conference on Women, to be held in Beijing, Chinq)

  Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I offer an amendment and send it to 
the desk for immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is asking that the pending 
amendment be set aside?
  Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, that is correct.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Texas [Mrs. Hutchison], for herself and Mr 
     Gramm, Mr. Coats, Mr. Helms, Mr. Grams, Mr. Smith, Mr. 
     Kempthorne, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Lott, Mr. Nickles, and Mr. 
     DeWine, proposes an amendment numbered 2033.

  Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that further 
reading of the amendment be dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment is as follows:

       On page 91, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 319. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON UNITED NATIONS FOURTH WORLD 
                   CONFERENCE ON WOMEN IN BEIJING, CHINA.

       It is the sense of the Congress that----
       (1) the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in 
     Beijing, China, should promote a representative American 
     perspective on issues of equality, peace, and development; 
     and
       (2) in the event the United States sends a delegation to 
     the Conference, the United States delegation should use the 
     voice and vote of the United States----
       (A) to ensure that the biological and social activity of 
     motherhood is recognized as a valuable and worthwhile 
     endeavor that should in no way, in its form or actions, be 
     demeaned by society or by the state;
       (B) to ensure that the traditional family is upheld as a 
     fundamental unit of society upon which healthy cultures are 
     built and, therefore, receives esteem and protection by 
     society and the state; and
       (C) to define or agree with any definitions that define 
     gender as the biological classification of male and female, 
     which are the two sexes of the human being.

  Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, my amendment would express the sense 
of the Senate that the participation of the U.S. delegation to the 
upcoming U.N. Fourth World Conference on Women should reflect the 
American perspective on the value of families.
  My amendment is simple and straightforward. It puts the Congress on 
record that the U.S. delegates should advocate the importance of family 
as the fundamental unit of our society.
  Mr. President, most Americans would be surprised to learn that there 
is any reason for the Congress to take this step. However, some 
conference delegates from other nations apparently have views that 
depart significantly from the mainstream and have said they may seek to 
have them ratified during the conference. Americans are attending the 
conference. It should be as representatives of our American values.
  Much has been said on the floor of this Chamber in recent months 
about the importance of families and the vital role they play to ensure 
the well-being of our children in our society.
  Increased violent juvenile crime, high teen pregnancy rates, drug 
use, and educational failure are painful realities.
  In attempting to address these terrible problems, this Congress and 
our Nation have come to a common understanding, one that cuts across 
all political and social lines, that strengthening families is the 
single most crucial factor. We must do that if we are going to have an 
impact on the problems that our society faces.
  Mr. President, one of the cosponsors of my amendment is on the floor. 
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for him to say why he is a cosponsor of this amendment and why he 
thinks this is very important.
  Mr. DOLE. Will the Senator yield?
  Mr. COATS. I am happy to yield, and I thank the Senator from Texas, 
and am happy to yield to the majority leader.
  Mr. DOLE. After this discussion, we will have morning business and 
there will be no additional action on this bill tonight.
  Mr. COATS. Mr. President, We have all become accustomed to the 
plethora of international conferences held by the United Nations. We 
tend to think of them as rather benign discussions about ideals. I have 
grave concerns, however, about the U.S. acquiescing to overreaching 
policy goals which could alter American culture. The Beijing Conference 
on the Status of Women has these aims. Months of preliminary meetings 
have produced a draft document which conflicts with the views of most 
Americans and is silent on the unique role of women as mothers.
  I hope that passage of this amendment will signal the United Nations 
and the administration that the Senate rejects the current language and 
the current approach. The goals do not seek to understand and respect 
women's roles all over the world, but rather promote a particular 
political ideology of women.
  The amendment which is being offered by the Senator from Texas 
reasserts what I believe the entire Senate and what the vast majority 
of Americans wish to reassert, regarding the role of mothers and the 
role of traditional families.
  It is hard to imagine how a document about the status of women could 
fail to even mention their roles as mothers. In fact one country had 
the reference to ``mother'' replaced with ``caretaker.'' And ``family 
with ``household''. References to fathers are made only in the negative 
terms of violence and abuse of wives and daughters. Likewise, the 
document fails to acknowledge the critical role of fathers in parenting 
and teaching their children by daily example to respect women and hold 
them in esteem. There was no attempt to discuss the importance of 
families in nurturing children and raising them to become responsible 
citizens.
  Some of the conference participants seem intent on dramatically 
altering the traditional view that the family structure is headed by a 
married man and woman. Demanding complete equality for men and women at 
home, denies basic biology and trivializes women as mothers.
  Senator Hutchison's amendment asserts the traditional family is the 
fundamental unit of society upon which healthy cultures are built and 
therefore the traditional family should receive both the esteem and the 
protection by society and the state. Traditional family has long been 
recognized as the fundamental foundation, building block for this 
successful society.
  There have been attempts over the past several years to undermine the 
role of the traditional family. I think those attempts have fortunately 
failed because Americans, by strong majority, believe that traditional 
family role should be upheld and promoted wherever possible, and not 
undermined. Experience shows us--today particularly, with the declining 
social culture and problems that exist throughout society with young 
people--the destructive nature of broken families and the impact that 
has had on our social system, the incidence of juvenile delinquency, 
the incidence of crime, the incidence of teenage pregnancy, of 
substance abuse, of teenage suicides, of breakdown in the moral fiber 
of our young people and in our society because of the breakdown of the 
traditional family.
  While gender is used 216 times in a 121 page document, it is never 
defined. When several delegates sought to define gender, their efforts 
were rebuffed. Behind the scenes, it became evident that the meaning of 
gender had been expanded to include not just male and female, but 
transsexual, bisexual and homosexual.
  A statement released by the UN Secretary General's office attempting 
to clarify some of this controversy only fuels it. It asserts that 
``sex and equality are absolute concepts'' and ``a person is born male 
or female and this is an unchangeable attribute.'' Strangely, however, 
the Secretary General goes on to say that

       Gender is also a relative concept. Although many people use 
     the term gender interchangeably with sex, the two terms are 
     quite different. Gender refers to the relationships between 
     women and men based on socially defined roles that are 
     assigned to one sex or the other . . . because the roles 
     change, gender is relative.

  I wonder how many Americans consider ``gender'' to be relative. The 
definition of gender is sex, that is male or female, period. The 
General Secretariat statement deliberately confuses roles of men and 
women with their identities as men and women. Clearly, both sexes can 
serve with equal skill and dexterity in many roles in our society. 
However, there are other roles--such as motherhood and fatherhood--
which remain distinct. We should reject outright any attempt to promote 
a political agenda based on a concept of gender which is alien to most 
Americans.
  The document makes clear the viewpoint that gender roles are all 
socially constructed. There are no differences between the sexes. 
Empowerment and advancement of women can only come when governments 
take action to ensure that men and women are completely equal in all 
aspects of life.
  Other gender statements in the draft document clearly promote this 
position. The conference goals would require gender sensitivity at all 
levels of society with direct government involvement. Education must 
have ``gender awareness'' Employers must have gender instruction. All 
governments must develop gender sensitive programs to quote ``end 
social subordination of women and girls''.
  Furthermore, the eighty-one calls in the document for ``gender 
equality'' would make 50-50 male-female quotas a requirement for 
employment and to receive funding. President Clinton's commitment to 
make the final product of the conference a reality make this far more 
than a theoretical discussion of policy aims. The ultimate effect of 
implementing the document will be government dictating radical cultural 
changes to the American people.
  Senator Hutchison's amendment would ensure that gender be limited to 
only male and female.
  I am also deeply concerned that the document neglects to acknowledge 
freedom of conscience or of religion. Instead, references to religion 
are cited as a source of repression for women. The one mention of 
women's spiritual needs has been bracketed--meaning subject to deletion 
in Beijing. The document does not call for religious freedom for women 
as you might expect. In fact, the entire process of preparing for 
Beijing seems determined to deny this fundamental right.
  A number of courageous delegates from other countries were distressed 
that their attempts to add and change language to reflect their views 
were met with contempt. These women have expressed deep reservations 
about proposals for social change would be contrary to the religious 
views of the citizens of the nations they represented.
  Mr. President, earlier Senator Dole introduced an amendment which 
would cut international conference funds to participate in the Beijing 
conference unless Harry Wu were released. I applaud his amendment. It 
reminds us that there are larger issues which are at stake. Basic human 
rights are being denied to U.S. citizen Harry Wu, as they are denied to 
thousands of Chinese.
  I frankly find the selection of Beijing as host of this conference 
the ultimate act of hypocrisy. While delegations from hundreds of 
countries discuss issues of concern to women, Chinese officials 
brutally and cruelly force women to have abortions and be sterilized to 
enforce a one child per family policy. Our message to Chinese women 
should be that Americans find such acts abhorrent. Rather, our official 
participation at Beijing signals them that we are not concerned about 
these violent acts.
  Diane Knippers, of the Project on Religion and Democracy, stated:

       One of the more serious omissions in the draft Platform is 
     any acknowledgement of freedom of conscience or religion of 
     women. Throughout the document, religion is cited as a source 
     of repression of women. . . . But nowhere in the 121 pages 
     does the document call for the religious freedom for women. . 
     . . We believe that women should have the right to engage in 
     religious practice, to change their religion and to propagate 
     their religious faith, particularly to their children. 

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     . . . It is outrageous that this conference on women's rights is being 
     held in a country which currently imprisons women for 
     practicing their faith and forces many to have abortions.

  I strongly support Senator Hutchison's amendment. It is essential for 
the rest of the world to know that Americans continue to value women in 
their roles of mothers, and that we believe that the traditional family 
is an important element to maintain a strong and healthy culture.
  Several Senators addressed the Chair.
  Mr. DOLE. Has the Senator from Texas finished?
  Mrs. HUTCHISON. I had about 2 more minutes.
  Mr. DOLE. The Senator from Texas had the floor, so I will yield the 
floor and then I will ask for the floor on the completion of her 
remarks.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Texas is recognized.
  Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I will just finish. I think the 
Senator from Indiana said very well exactly what this amendment would 
do. It expresses a sense of the Senate that our delegates from America 
should represent our American values, and the importance that we place 
on the family and on the role of motherhood. I think it is very 
important that we recognize that we have new experiences available, new 
opportunities for women that have come along in the last few years. But 
these continuing changes in our society have never diminished the 
unique and important value of maternal care-giving. And our amendment 
just says very clearly that, if we have delegates to this conference, 
they should express these views.
  I hope our colleagues will agree to this amendment. It is a sense of 
the Senate. I think it is very simple and straightforward. It really is 
the motherhood amendment, and I hope no one would choose to vote 
against it.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The distinguished Republican leader.

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