[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 148 (Thursday, September 21, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Pages S14087-S14096]
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                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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    THE FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
                       APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 1996

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                        COHEN AMENDMENT NO. 2724

  Mr. COHEN proposed an amendment to the bill (H.R. 1868) making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       At an appropriate place in the bill, insert the following 
     new section:

     SEC. ____. REPORT ON RUSSIAN MILITARY OPERATIONS.

       (a) No later than three months after the date of enactment 
     of this act, the President 

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     shall declassify, to the maximum extent possible, and resubmit to the 
     Congress the report submitted to the Congress pursuant to 
     section 528 of Public Law 103-236, with an addendum updating 
     the information in the report.
       (b) The addendum referred to in subsection (a) shall be 
     unclassified to the maximum extent possible and shall 
     address, inter alia--
       (1) Russian compliance or lack of compliance with the 
     Russian-Moldovan agreement of October 24, 1994, providing for 
     the withdrawal of Russian military forces from Moldova, 
     subsequent Russian deployments of military forces to Moldova 
     and Russian efforts to secure long-term military basing 
     rights in Moldova;
       (2) possible Russian complicity in the coup attempt of 
     September-October 1994 against the government of Azerbaijan 
     and the exertion of Russian pressure to influence decisions 
     regarding the path of pipelines that will carry Azerbaijani 
     oil;
       (3) Russian efforts or agreements to assume partial or 
     complete responsibility for securing the borders of countries 
     other than Russia, using troops of the Russian Ministry of 
     Defense, Ministry of the Interior or any other security 
     agency of the Russian Federation;
       (4) Russian efforts to integrate its armed forces, other 
     security forces, or intelligence agencies with those of any 
     other country and the relationship of such efforts to the 
     development of institutions under the Commonwealth of 
     Independent States; and
       (5) Russian compliance with the Treaty on Conventional 
     Armed Forces in Europe and the Organization on Security and 
     Cooperation in Europe's Code of Conduct on the Politico-
     Military Aspects of Security.
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                 HARKIN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2725

  Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Feingold,  Mr. Dornan, Mr. Bradley, Mr. 
Robb, and Mr. Wellstone) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 1868, 
supra, as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON THE CONFERENCE ON S. 4, THE 
                   LINE ITEM VETO ACT.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) the line item veto was a major plank in the House 
     majority's ``Contract With America'' and has received strong 
     bipartisan support in the 104th Congress;
       (2) the House of Representatives on February 6, 1995, 
     passed H.R. 2, the Line Item Veto Act of 1995, on a vote of 
     294-134;
       (3) the Senate on March 23, 1995, passed S. 4, the Separate 
     Enrollment and Line Item Veto Act of 1995, on a vote of 69-
     29;
       (4) the House of Representatives passed S. 4, with the text 
     of H.R. 2 inserted, by voice vote on May 17, 1995, 50 days 
     after passage by the Senate;
       (5) notwithstanding the failure of the House of 
     Representatives to request a conference, the Senate disagreed 
     with the House amendment, requested a conference, and 
     appointed conferees on S. 4 on June 20, 1995;
       (6) the House of Representatives appointed conferees on 
     September 7, 1995, 168 days after both Houses of the Congress 
     had passed line item veto legislation;
       (7) with the passage of time, it increasingly appears that 
     the Congress may pass and send to the President not only the 
     appropriations bills for fiscal year 1996 but also the 
     reconciliation bill required by H. Con. Res. 67 (the 
     concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget 
     for fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 
     2002) without first passing and sending to the President a 
     line item veto bill;
       (8) it is now only 9 days until the end of the fiscal year 
     when the fiscal year 1996 appropriation bills need to become 
     law in order to avoid disruption of the Government services; 
     and
       (9) the conferees on S. 4 still have not met.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) the conferees on S. 4 should meet by September 26;
       (2) the conferees should expeditiously resolve the 
     differences between the 2 bills in sufficient time for the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate to consider the 
     conference report on S. 4 prior to the time the President is 
     required to act upon the first fiscal year 1996 appropriation 
     bill; and
       (3) if the conferees do not complete action on the 
     conference report in time to allow for the House of 
     Representatives and Senate to consider the conference report 
     prior to the time the President is required to act upon the 
     fiscal year 1996 appropriation bills, S. 4 should, to the 
     extent possible, contain provisions making the provisions of 
     S. 4 applicable to the fiscal year 1996 appropriation bills 
     and the 1995 reconciliation bill.
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                  DOLE (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2726

  Mr. DOLE (for himself, Mr. Simon, Mr. Helms, Mr. Hatfield, Mr. 
D'Amato, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. Bradley, Mrs. Murray, 
Mr. Kerry, Mr. Pressler, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. 
Harkin) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 1868, supra, as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, add the following:


 limitation on assistance to countries that restrict the transport or 
           delivery of united states humanitarian assistance

       Sec.   . (a) In General.--None of the funds made available 
     in this Act may be used for assistance in support of any 
     country when it is made known to the President that the 
     government of such country prohibits or otherwise restricts, 
     directly or indirectly, the transport or delivery of United 
     States humanitarian assistance.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
     assistance in support of any country when it is made known to 
     the President that the assistance is in the national security 
     interest of the United States.
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                        HELMS AMENDMENT NO. 2727

  Mr. HELMS proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 1868, supra, as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place in the committee amendment insert 
     the following:


  prohibition on use of funds for relocating aid to federal triangle 
                                building

       Sec. 577. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 
     Act may be used to relocate the Agency for International 
     Development, or any part of that agency, to the Federal 
     Triangle Building in Washington, District of Columbia.
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                 BINGAMAN (AND PELL) AMENDMENT NO. 2728

  Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Pell) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 1868, supra, as follows:

       At the appropriate place insert the following:

     SEC.   . PROTECTION OF HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS.

       Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary:
       (a) Family Support Payments.--Residents of the United 
     States shall not be prohibited from sending to their parents, 
     siblings, spouses, or children currently residing in Cuba 
     small amounts of money (not to exceed $200 per month) to be 
     used for the purchase of basic necessities, including food, 
     clothing, household supplies, rent, medicines, and medical 
     care.
       (b) Compassionate Travel.--Residents of the United States 
     shall not be prohibited from traveling to Cuba for a period 
     up to thirty (30) days to attend to a medical emergency 
     involving, or to attend the funeral of, such resident's 
     parent, sibling, spouse, or child.
       (c) National Disaster Relief.--The United States shall not 
     be prohibited from participating in humanitarian relief 
     efforts of multilateral organizations of which the United 
     States is a member, where such humanitarian relief efforts 
     are made in the aftermath of a natural disaster on the island 
     of Cuba.
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                    HELMS AMENDMENTS NOS. 2729-2730

  Mr. HELMS proposed two amendments to the bill H.R. 1868, supra, as 
follows:

                           Amendment No. 2729

       On page 113, lines 25 and 26, strike ``eighteen'' and 
     insert ``twelve''.
       On page 119, line 15, insert ``and thereby nullified'' 
     after the phrase ``effectively disavowed''.
       On page 120, lines 3 and 4, strike ``in accordance with the 
     terms that may be agreed with Israel'' and insert ``that 
     neither engage in nor practice terrorism or violence in the 
     implementation of their political goals''
       On page 120, line 15, strike ``and''.
       On page 120, line 19, strike the period and insert 
     ``;and''.
       On page 120, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:
       (7) the P.L.O. has not funded, either partially or wholly, 
     or has ceased funding, either partially or wholly, any 
     office, or other presence of the Palestinian Authority in 
     Jerusalem.
       (8) the P.L.O. is cooperating fully with the Government of 
     the United States on the provision of information on United 
     States nationals known to have been held at any time by the 
     P.L.O. or factions thereof.
                                                                    ____


                           Amendment No. 2730

       At the appropriate place in the Committee amendment, insert 
     the following new section:


                  COERCIVE POPULATION CONTROL METHODS

       Sec. ____. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act 
     or other law, none of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
     be made available for the United Nations Population Fund 
     (UNFPA), unless the President certifies to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that (1) the United Nations 
     Population Fund has terminated all activities in the People's 
     Republic of China; or (2) during the 12 months preceding such 
     certification, there have been no abortions as the result of 
     coercion associated with the family planning policies of the 
     national government or other governmental entities within the 
     People's Republic of China. As used in this section the term 
     ``coercion'' includes physical duress or abuse, destruction 
     or confiscation of property, loss of means of livelihood, or 
     severe psychological pressure.
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                 BINGAMAN (AND PELL) AMENDMENT NO. 2731

       Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Pell) proposed an 
     amendment to amendment No. 2728 proposed by Mr. Bingaman to 
     the bill H.R. 1868, supra, as follows:

       Strike all after the first word and insert the following:


                   PROTECTION OF HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS

       Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary:
       (a) Family Support Payments.--Residents of the United 
     States shall not be prohibited from sending to their parents, 
     siblings, spouses, or children currently residing in Cuba 
     small amounts of money (not to exceed $195 per month) to be 
     used for the purchase of basic necessities, including food, 
     clothing, household supplies, rent, medicines, and medical 
     care.
       (b) Compassionate travel.--Residents of the United States 
     shall not be prohibited from traveling to Cuba for a period 
     up to thirty (30) days to attend to a medical emergency 
     involving, or to attend the funeral of, such resident's 
     parent, sibling, spouse, or child.
       (c) National Disaster Relief.--The United States shall not 
     be prohibited from participating in humanitarian relief 
     efforts of multilateral organizations of which the United 
     States is a member, where such humanitarian relief efforts 
     are made in the aftermath of a natural disaster on the island 
     of Cuba.
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                    KERRY AMENDMENTS NOS. 2732-2733

       Mr. KERRY proposed two amendments to the bill H.R. 1868, 
     supra, as follows:

                           Amendment No. 2732

       On page 26 of the bill, strike lines 4 through 22.
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                           Amendment No. 2733

       On page 29 of the bill, strike the word ``Appropriations:'' 
     on line 17 and all that follows it on that page and insert in 
     lieu thereof: ``Appropriations.''
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                       COCHRAN AMENDMENT NO. 2734

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Cochran) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 1868, supra; as follows:

       On page 43, line 17, strike out ``Provided,'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``Provided, That not less than $3,000,000 of the 
     funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available 
     for the World Food Program: Provided further,''.
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                       SHELBY AMENDMENT NO. 2735

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Shelby) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 
1868, supra; as follows:

       On page 11, line 10 insert after ``Zaire'' ``: Provided 
     further, That, not less than $2,000,000 shall be provided to 
     the International Fertilizer Development Center''.
                                 ______


                       INOUYE AMENDMENT NO. 2736

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Inouye) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 
1868, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place under the heading on page 8, 
     ``Economic Assistance'' add the following provision;
       ``Provided further, That not less than $800,000 of the 
     funds made available under this heading shall be made 
     available for support of the United States Telecommunications 
     Training Institute;
                                 ______


                      COVERDELL AMENDMENT NO. 2737

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Coverdell) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 1868, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:
       Sec.   . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     $20,000,000 of the funds made available under this Act for or 
     through the Agency for International Development shall be 
     transferred to, and merged with, the appropriations account 
     entitled ``international narcotics control'' and shall be 
     available for the same purposes for which funds in such 
     account are available.
                                 ______


                       GORTON AMENDMENT NO. 2738

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Gorton) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 
1868, supra; as follows:

       At the end of section 546 of the bill, insert the 
     following:
       (c) The President may transfer to Estonia such excess 
     defense articles as the President determines necessary to 
     help modernize the defense capabilities of Estonia, subject 
     to the requirements of subsections (b) through (f) of section 
     519 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321m).
                                 ______


                STEVENS (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2739

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Stevens for himself, Mr. Hatfield, and Mr. 
Inouye) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 1868, supra; as follows:

       On page 18, line 24, after ``assistance:'' insert the 
     following:
       Provided further, That not less than the Egyptian pound 
     equivalent of $85,000,000 generated from funds made available 
     by this paragraph, or from any other source including from 
     funds made available for Egypt for fiscal year 1997, shall be 
     made available to the United States pursuant to the United 
     States-Egypt Economic, Technical and Related Assistance 
     Agreements of 1978, for the following endowments established 
     under such Agreements: the Egyptian pound equivalent of 
     $50,000,000 shall be made available to replenish the existing 
     endowment for the American University in Cairo, and the 
     Egyptian pound equivalent of $35,000,000 shall be made 
     available to replenish the existing endowment for projects 
     and programs which promote the preservation and restoration 
     of Egyptian antiquities:
                                 ______


                DOMENICI (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2740

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Domenici for himself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Kyl, 
Mr. McCain, Mr. Bingaman, and Mr. Gramm) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 1868, supra, as follows:

                    north american development bank

       For payment to the North American Development Bank by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, for the United States share of the 
     paid-in portion of the capital stock, $25,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended; Provided, that for the payment to 
     the Enterprise for the Americas Multilateral Investment Fund 
     by the Secretary of the Treasury, for the United States 
     contribution to the fund to be administered by the Inter-
     American Development Bank, $45,000,000 is provided to remain 
     available until expended.


              limitation on callable capital subscriptions

       The United States Governor of the North American 
     Development Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation 
     to the callable capital portion of the United States share of 
     the capital stock of the North American Development Bank in 
     an amount not exceed, $318,750,000.
                                 ______


                      WELLSTONE AMENDMENT NO. 2741

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Wellstone) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 1868, supra, as follows:

       On Page 43, under the heading ``International Organizations 
     and Programs'', add the following proviso; ``Provided 
     further, that not less than $1,500,000 of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading shall be made available for 
     the United Nations Fund for Victims of Torture;''
                                 ______


                  DODD (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2742

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Dodd for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
Dorgan, and Mr. Lugar) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 1868, 
supra, as follows:

       On page 11, line 3 strike ``$15,000,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$30,000,000''.
                                 ______


                  DODD (AND LEAHY) AMENDMENT NO. 2743

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Dodd for himself, Mr. Leahy) proposed an 
amendment to the bill H.R. 1868, supra, as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill add the following new 
     section:

     SEC.  . GUATEMALA.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Government of Guatemala, under President De Leon 
     Carpio, has made significant progress towards negotiating an 
     end to Guatemala's civil conflict which has resulted in 
     numerous human rights violations, claimed tens of thousands 
     of lives and impeded economic development in that country;
       (2) President De Leon Carpio has taken steps to improve 
     human rights, including his support for the U.N. mission for 
     the verification of human rights and of compliance with the 
     commitments of the comprehensive agreement of human rights in 
     Guatemala (Minugua) and his recent decision to abolish the 
     military commissioners, but his efforts to bring human rights 
     violators to justice have been impeded by certain members of 
     the Guatemalan armed forces;
       (3) Despite numerous appeals by the families of victims of 
     human rights abuses, human rights organizations and Members 
     of the United States Congress, there has been minimal 
     progress towards resolving specific human rights cases 
     including cases involving American citizens or their 
     relatives;
       (4) President De Leon Carpio deserves the support of the 
     United States in his efforts to resolve Guatemala's conflict 
     peacefully, to support Democratic elections, and to improve 
     respect for human rights.
       (b) Limitations.--Notwithstanding any other provisions of 
     law--
       (1) No assistance in this act or any other act shall be 
     made available to the Guatemalan Armed Forces or the URNG;
       (2) No sales of defense articles or services shall be 
     licensed or approved for Guatemala for the Armed Forces or 
     URNG; and

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       (3) No visas shall be granted for any member of the 
     Guatemalan Armed Forces or the URNG suspected of 
     participating in or ordering any violation of human rights or 
     of seeking to coverup or otherwise thwart the investigation 
     of such acts.
       (c)  Certification.
       The limitations contained in subsection (b) shall cease to 
     apply when the President certifies to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Relations that--
       (1) The Guatemalan Armed Forces and the URNG are fully 
     cooperating with efforts--
       (A) By the family of U.S. citizen Michael Devine who was 
     murdered in 1990 to bring to justice those responsible for 
     the murder or coverup of the murder;
       (B) The October 1994 murders of Roderico Baudilio De Leon 
     and Flavio Matias Marroquin
       (C) By Jennifer Harbury to exhume the body of her husband, 
     Efrain Bamaca Velasquez; and
       (D) By human rights organizations and the Guatemalan 
     Attorney General to investigate and bring to justice those 
     involved in the prominent human rights cases committed by 
     both sides to the conflict, including those cases enumerated 
     in the April 7, 1995 letter to President Clinton by twelve 
     Members of the United States Senate.
       (2) The Guatemalan Government and Armed Forces are 
     complying with the recommendations in Minugua's first and 
     second reports, particularly those related to the 
     investigation and prosecution of human rights cases.
       (3) The U.S. Representatives to the United Nations Human 
     Rights Commission has consulted with Representatives of other 
     member states to determine whether respect for human rights 
     would be enhanced by the appointment of a special United 
     Nations Rapporteur for Guatemala.
                                 ______


                 McCAIN (AND KERRY) AMENDMENT NO. 2744

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. McCain for himself and Mr. Kerry) proposed an 
amendment to the bill H.R. 1868, supra, as follows:

       On page 104, strike lines 7 through 10 and insert the 
     following:
       Sec. 570. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for international narcotics control assistance under 
     chapter 8 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or 
     crop substitution assistance, directly for the Government of 
     Burma unless the Secretary of State certifies to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that any such programs 
     are fully consistent with United States human rights concerns 
     in Burma and serve a vital United States national interest. 
     The President shall include in the annual International 
     Narcotics Control Strategy Report submitted under chapter 8 
     of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 a description 
     of the programs funded under this section.
                                 ______


                        KERRY AMENDMENT NO. 2745

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Kerry) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 
1868, supra, as follows:

       At the appropriate place add the following new section:
       Sec.   . (a) The Senate finds the following:
       (1) Since March 1995 the Peruvian government has engaged in 
     an aggressive air interdiction program to prevent narcotics 
     traffickers from violating Peruvian airspace for the purpose 
     of transporting illegal narcotics to Colombia.
       (2) As a result of the Peruvian interdiction program, the 
     number of illicit flights detected in recent months has 
     dropped to its lowest level in over three years and the price 
     of transporting narcotics out of Peru has risen by as much as 
     500 percent.
       (c) The inability of the traffickers to move cocaine base 
     out of Peru has produced a glut of coca leaf and cocaine base 
     in Peru with a resulting 50 percent decline in the price.
       (4) The Peruvian government's ability to sustain the 
     success of its interdiction program is dependent on the 
     maintenance and upkeep of a very limited number of aircraft.
       (5) As a result of the internal Peruvian political 
     situation and the conflict earlier this year between Peru and 
     Ecuador, the United States suspended military transfers to 
     Peru.
       (6) As much as 80 percent of the cocaine that reaches the 
     United States comes from coca grown in Peru and the 
     disruption of the air corridor between Peru and Colombia is 
     important to United States counter narcotics efforts.
       (7) The situations which led to the cutoff of military 
     equipment for the air interdiction effort have been 
     satisfactorily resolved or have progressed to a point where 
     the cutoff of this military equipment is no longer in the 
     interest of the United States.
       (b) It is the sense of the Senate that the President 
     should, as soon as possible, provide limited spare parts and 
     other military equipment to the government of Peru in support 
     of Peruvian Air Force efforts to monitor, intercept and 
     interdict aircraft and other forms of transportation engaged 
     in illegal narcotics trafficking activities.
                                 ______


                  PELL (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2746

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Pell for himself, Mr. Simon, Ms. Mikulski, and 
Mr. Sarbanes) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 1868, supra, as 
follows:

       On page 9, insert after the end of line 8 the following: 
     Provided further, That the President shall seek to ensure 
     that the percentage of funds made available under this 
     heading for the activities of private and voluntary 
     organizations and cooperatives is at least equal to the 
     percentage of funds made available pursuant to corresponding 
     authorities in law for the activities of private and 
     voluntary organizations and cooperatives in fiscal year 1995:
                                 ______


                  PELL (AND LEAHY) AMENDMENT NO. 2747

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Pell for himself and Mr. Leahy) proposed an 
amendment to the bill H.R. 1868, supra, as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:
       Of the funds appropriated for Turkey under the heading 
     ``Economic Assistance'', not less than $5 million shall be 
     made available only through non-governmental organizations to 
     be used only for projects in the ten southeastern provinces 
     currently under a state of emergency, and shall be used only 
     for projects designed to promote economic development, 
     cultural and ethnic tolerance, and human rights activities, 
     and to support the development and activities of non-
     governmental organizations.
                                 ______


                        LEAHY AMENDMENT NO. 2748

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Leahy) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 
1868, supra, as follows:

       On page 36, line 4, after the word ``Turkey'' insert the 
     following:
       ``: Provided further, That the President should seek the 
     agreement of the Prime Minister of Turkey to permit access 
     throughout Turkey for international humanitarian 
     organizations which operate confidentially, and report to the 
     Committee on Appropriations by June 1, 1996, on progress 
     towards such agreement''
                                 ______


                 BROWN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2749

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Brown for himself, Mr. Simon, Ms. Mikulski, 
Mr. Roth, Mr. Dole, Mr. Helms, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. Santorum, Mr. 
McConnell, and Mr. Specter) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 
1868, supra, as follows:

       On page 121, below line 24, add the following:
          TITLE VII--NATO PARTICIPATION ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1995

     SECTION 701. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``NATO Participation Act 
     Amendments of 1995''.

     SEC. 702. FINDINGS.

       The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Since 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     (NATO) has played an essential role in guaranteeing the 
     security, freedom, and prosperity of the United States and 
     its partners in the Alliance.
       (2) NATO has expanded its membership on three different 
     occasions since 1949.
       (3) The sustained commitment of the member countries of 
     NATO to mutual defense of their security ultimately made 
     possible the democratic transformation in Central and Eastern 
     Europe and the demise of the Soviet Union.
       (4) NATO was designed to be and remains a defensive 
     military organization whose members have never contemplated 
     the use of, or used, military force to expand the borders of 
     its member states.
       (5) While the immediate threat to the security of the 
     United States and its allies has been reduced with the 
     collapse of the Iron Curtain, new security threats, such as 
     the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, are emerging to the 
     shared interests of the member countries of NATO.
       (6) NATO remains the only multilateral security 
     organization capable of conducting effective military 
     operations to protect Western security interests.
       (7) NATO has played a positive role in defusing tensions 
     between NATO members and, as a result, no military action has 
     occurred between two NATO member states since the inception 
     of NATO in 1949.
       (8) NATO is also an important diplomatic forum for the 
     discussion of issues of concern to its member states and for 
     the peaceful resolution of disputes.
       (9) America's security, freedom, and prosperity remain 
     linked to the security of the countries of Europe.
       (10) Any threat to the security of the newly emerging 
     democracies in Europe would pose a security threat to the 
     United States and its European allies.
       (11) The admission to NATO of European countries that have 
     been freed from Communist domination and that meet specific 
     criteria for NATO membership would contribute to 
     international peace and enhance the security of the region.
       (12) A number of countries have expressed varying degrees 
     of interest in NATO membership, and have taken concrete steps 
     to demonstrate this commitment.
       (13) Full integration of Central and East European 
     countries into the North Atlantic Alliance after such 
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     criteria for admission would enhance the security of the Alliance and, 
     thereby, contribute to the security of the United States.
       (14) The expansion of NATO can create the stable 
     environment needed to successfully complete the political and 
     economic transformation envisioned by European states 
     emerging from Communist domination.
       (15) In recognition that not all countries which have 
     requested membership in NATO will necessarily qualify at the 
     same pace, the accession date for each new member will vary.
       (16) Nothing in this title should be construed as 
     precluding the eventual NATO membership of European countries 
     never under Communist domination, namely, Austria, Finland, 
     and Sweden.
       (17) The provision of NATO transition assistance should 
     include those countries most ready for closer ties with NATO 
     and should be designed to assist other countries meeting 
     specified criteria of eligibility to move forward toward 
     eventual NATO membership.
       (18) The evaluation of future membership in NATO for 
     countries emerging from Communist domination should be based 
     on the progress of those nations in meeting criteria for NATO 
     transition assistance and evolving NATO criteria, which 
     require enhancement of NATO's security and the approval of 
     all NATO members.

     SEC. 703. UNITED STATES POLICY.

       It should be the policy of the United States--
       (1) to join with the NATO allies of the United States to 
     redefine the role of the NATO Alliance in the post-Cold War 
     world;
       (2) to actively assist European countries emerging from 
     Communist domination in their transition so that such 
     countries may eventually qualify for NATO membership; and
       (3) to work to define the political and security 
     relationship between an enlarged NATO and the Russian 
     Federation.

     SEC. 704. REVISIONS TO PROGRAM TO FACILITATE TRANSITION TO 
                   NATO MEMBERSHIP.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--Subsection (a) of section 
     203 of the NATO Participation Act of 1994 (title II of Public 
     Law 103-447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(a) Establishment of Program.--The President may provide 
     expanded security assistance and other related assistance to 
     countries designated under subsection (d) to facilitate their 
     transition to full NATO membership.''.
       (b) Eligible Countries.--
       (1) Eligibility.--Subsection (d) of section 203 of such Act 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Designation of Eligible Countries.--
       ``(1) Presidential review and report.--Within 60 days of 
     the enactment of the NATO Participation Act Amendments of 
     1995, the President shall transmit to the Congress an 
     evaluation of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and 
     Slovakia, as well as all other European countries emerging 
     from Communist domination which have expressed an interest in 
     joining NATO, in accordance with the criteria in paragraph 
     (3) and specifically designate one or more of these countries 
     to be eligible to receive assistance under the program 
     established in subsection (a). The President shall provide a 
     report of the country-by-country evaluation as well as an 
     evaluation of each designated country's progress toward 
     conformance with criteria for full NATO membership.
       ``(2) Other european countries emerging from communist 
     domination.--In addition to the country or countries 
     designated pursuant to paragraph (1), the President may 
     designate other European countries emerging from Communist 
     domination. The President may make such a designation in the 
     case of any such country only if the President determines, 
     and reports to the designated congressional committees, that 
     such country meets the criteria specified in paragraph (3).
       ``(3) Criteria.--The criteria referred to in paragraph (2) 
     are, with respect to each country, that the country--
       ``(A) has made or is making significant progress toward 
     establishing--
       ``(i) shared values and interests;
       ``(ii) democratic governments;
       ``(iii) free market economies;
       ``(iv) civilian control of the military, of the police, and 
     of intelligence services;
       ``(v) adherence to the values, principles, and political 
     commitments embodied in the Helsinki Final Act of the 
     Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe; and
       ``(vi) more transparent defense budgets and is 
     participating in the Partnership For Peace defense planning 
     process;
       ``(B) has made public commitments--
       ``(i) to further the principles of NATO and to contribute 
     to the security of the North Atlantic area;
       ``(ii) to accept the obligations, responsibilities, and 
     costs of NATO membership; and
       ``(iii) to implement infrastructure development activities 
     that will facilitate participation in and support for NATO 
     military activities;
       ``(C) is not ineligible for assistance under section 563 of 
     Public Law 103-306, with respect to transfers of equipment to 
     a country the government of which the Secretary of State has 
     determined is a terrorist government for purposes of section 
     40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act; and
       ``(D) could, within five years of the determination of the 
     President under paragraph (1) or (2), be in a position to 
     further the principles of the North Atlantic Treaty and to 
     contribute to its own security and that of the North Atlantic 
     area.
       ``(4) Prohibition on funding for partnership for peace 
     activities or on funding for the warsaw initiative.--
     Effective 60 days after the date of enactment of the NATO 
     Participation Act Amendments of 1995, no funds authorized to 
     be appropriated under any provision of law may be obligated 
     or expended for activities associated with the Partnership 
     for Peace program or the Warsaw Initiative until the 
     President has designated at least one country to participate 
     in the transition program established under subsection 
     (a).''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Subsections (b) and (c) of section 203 of such Act are 
     amended by striking ``countries described in such 
     subsection'' each of the two places it appears and inserting 
     ``countries designated under subsection (d)''.
       (B) Subsection (e) of section 203 of such Act is amended--
       (i) by striking ``subsection (d)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (d)(2)''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``(22 U.S.C. 2394)'' before the period at 
     the end.
       (C) Section 204(c) of such Act is amended by striking ``any 
     other Partnership for Peace country designated under section 
     203(d)'' and inserting ``any country designated under section 
     203(d)(2)''.
       (c) Types of Assistance.--Section 203(c) of such Act is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as 
     subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) (as redesignated) 
     the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(E) Assistance under chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to the Economic Support 
     Fund).
       ``(F) Funds appropriated under the `Nonproliferation and 
     Disarmament Fund' account''.
       ``(G) Assistance under chapter 6 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to peacekeeping operations 
     and other programs).''.
       ``(H) Authority for the Department of Defense to pay excess 
     defense articles costs for countries designated for both 
     grant lethal and nonlethal excess defense articles.
       ``(I) Authority to convert FMF loans to grants, and grants 
     to loans, for eligible countries.
       (3) by inserting ``(1)'' immediately after ``Type of 
     Assistance.--''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(2) For fiscal years 1996 and 1997, in providing 
     assistance under chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 for the countries designated under 
     subsection (d), the President shall include as an important 
     component of such assistance the provision of sufficient 
     language training to enable military personnel to participate 
     further in programs for military training and in defense 
     exchange programs.
       ``(3) Of the amounts made available under chapter 5 of part 
     II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to 
     international military education and training), $5,000,000 
     for fiscal year 1996 and $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1997 
     should support--
       ``(A) the attendance of additional military personnel of 
     countries designated under subsection (d)(1) or (d)(2), 
     particularly Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and 
     Slovakia, at professional military education institutions in 
     the United States in accordance with section 544 of such Act; 
     and
       ``(B) the placement and support of United States 
     instructors and experts at military educational centers 
     within the foreign countries designated under subsection (d) 
     that are receiving assistance under that chapter.''.

     SEC. 705. ASSISTANCE FOR NATO PARTICIPATION ACT DESIGNEES.

       The President is authorized to obligate and expend 
     $60,000,000 from funds made available under the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 in support of countries designated to 
     receive transition assistance under section 203(a) of the 
     NATO Participation Act, as follows:
       (1) Poland: $20,000,000.
       (2) Czech Republic: $10,000,000.
       (3) Hungary: $5,000,000.
       (4) Slovakia: $5,000,000.
       (5) Other European countries designated under subsection 
     (d)(1) or subsection (d)(2): $20,000,000.

     SEC. 706. TERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY.

       Section 203(f) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994 (title 
     II of Public Law 103-447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(f) Termination of Eligibility.--(1) The eligibility of a 
     country designated under subsection (d) for the program 
     established in subsection (a) shall terminate 60 days after 
     the President makes a certification under paragraph (2) 
     unless, within the 60-day period, the Congress enacts a joint 
     resolution disapproving the termination of eligibility.
       ``(2) Whenever the President determines that the government 
     of a country designated under subsection (d)--
       ``(A) no longer meets the criteria set forth in subsection 
     (d)(2)(A);
       ``(B) is hostile to the NATO alliance; or
       ``(C) poses a national security threat to the United 
     States,

     then the President shall so certify to the appropriate 
     congressional committees.
       ``(3) Nothing in this Act shall affect the eligibility of 
     countries to participate under 

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     other provisions of law in programs described in this Act.
       (b) Congressional Priority Procedures.--Section 203 of such 
     Act is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) Congressional Priority Procedures.--
       ``(1) Applicable procedures.--A joint resolution described 
     in paragraph (2) which is introduced in a House of Congress 
     after the date on which a certification made under subsection 
     (f)(2) is received by Congress shall be considered in 
     accordance with the procedures set forth in paragraphs (3) 
     through (7) of section 8066(c) of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1985 (as contained in Public Law 98-473 
     (98 Stat. 1936)), except that--
       ``(A) references to the `resolution described in paragraph 
     (1)' shall be deemed to be references to the joint 
     resolution; and
       ``(B) references to the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and to the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate shall be deemed to be references 
     to the Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate.
       ``(2) Text of joint resolution.--A joint resolution under 
     this paragraph is a joint resolution the matter after the 
     resolving clause of which is as follows: `That the Congress 
     disapproves the certification submitted by the President on 
     ____________ pursuant to section 203(f) of the NATO 
     Participation Act of 1994.'.''.

     SEC. 707. REPORTS.

       (a) Annual Report.--Section 206 of the NATO Participation 
     Act of 1994 (title II of Public Law 103-447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 
     note), as redesignated by section 705(1) of this Act, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``annual'' in the section heading before 
     the first word;
       (2) by inserting ``annual'' after ``include in the'' in the 
     matter preceding paragraph (1);
       (3) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Partnership for Peace'' 
     and inserting ``European''; and
       (4) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting instead the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(2) In the event that the President determines that, 
     despite a period of transition assistance, a country 
     designated under section 203(d) has not, as of January 10, 
     1999, met criteria for NATO membership set forth by the North 
     Atlantic Council, the President shall transmit a report to 
     the designated congressional committees containing an 
     assessment of the progress made by that country in meeting 
     those standards.''.

     SEC. 708. DEFINITIONS.

       The NATO Participation Act of 1994 (title II of Public Law 
     103-447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note), as amended by this title, is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 207. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For purposes of this title:
       ``(1) NATO.--The term `NATO' means the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization.
       ``(2) Designated congressional committees.--The term 
     `designated congressional committees' means--
       ``(A) the Committee on International Relations, the 
     Committee on National Security, and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
       ``(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate.
       ``(3) European countries emerging from communist 
     domination.--The term `European countries emerging from 
     Communist domination' includes, but is not limited to, 
     Albania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, 
     Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and 
     Ukraine.''.
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                  BYRD (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2750

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Byrd for himself, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
Nunn, Mr. Hatfield, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Robb, and Mr. Lugar) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 1868, supra, as follows:

       Strike all after ``that'' on p. 108, line 18 through line 
     10 on page 109, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
       (a) in accordance with Section 1 of the Agreed Framework, 
     KEDO has designated a Republic of Korea company, corporation 
     or entity for the purpose of negotiating a prime contract to 
     carry out construction of the light water reactors provided 
     for in the Agreed Framework; and
       (b) the DPRK is maintaining the freeze on its nuclear 
     facilities as required in the Agreed Framework; and
       (c) the United States is taking steps to assure that 
     progress is made on (1) the North South dialogue, including 
     efforts to reduce barriers to trade and investment, such as 
     removing restrictions on travel, telecommunications services 
     and financial transactions; and (2) implementation of the 
     January 1, 1992 Joint Declaration on the Denuclearization of 
     the Korean Peninsula.
       (d) A report on the specific efforts with regard to 
     subsection (c) shall be submitted by the President to the 
     Committees on Appropriations six months after the date of 
     enactment, and every six months thereafter.
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                      McCONNELL AMENDMENT NO. 2751

  Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 1868, supra, as 
follows:

       On page 24, line 5 add the following after ``services'':
       : Provided, That these funds shall be in addition to funds 
     justified for programs in the fiscal year 1996 congressional 
     presentation documents.
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                PRESSLER (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2752

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Pressler for himself, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Helms, 
Mr. Mack, Mr. Thomas, and Mr. Lieberman) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 1868, supra, as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. HONG KONG ELECTIONS.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The right to an elected legislature in Hong Kong is 
     guaranteed by the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration on the 
     Question of Hong Kong.
       (2) The United States-Hong Kong Policy Act declared the 
     Congress's support for full implementation of the 1984 Sino-
     British Joint Declaration;
       (3) The People's Republic of China declared in the Joint 
     Declaration that Hong Kong would be ``vested legislative, 
     executive and independent judicial power'' and would have ``a 
     legislature constituted by elections''.
       (4) On September 17, 1995, the highest number of Hong Kong 
     voters ever demonstrated their commitment to democracy by 
     freely expressing their right to vote in the Legislative 
     Council elections.
       (5) The voters of Hong Kong have overwhelmingly expressed 
     their desire for the establishment of a fully democratic 
     government by electing 60 Legislative Councillors for four-
     year terms.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that--
       (1) the people of Hong Kong are to be congratulated for 
     exercising their right to vote on September 17, 1995;
       (2) the People's Republic of China should respect the clear 
     will of the people of Hong Kong to have a fully democratic 
     government;
       (3) the Government of the People's Republic of China should 
     enter into a dialogue with the democratically elected 
     representatives of the Hong Kong people; and
       (4) the Government of the People's Republic of China should 
     respect the mandate of the elected members by withdrawing its 
     pledge to abolish the Legislative Council in violation of the 
     Joint Declaration's provisions on Hong Kong's legislature and 
     autonomy in all but defense and foreign affairs.
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                      McCONNELL AMENDMENT NO. 2753

  Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 1868, supra; as 
follows:

                           amendment no. 2753

       At the appropriate place in the bill insert the following:

     SEC. 2. SANCTIONS AGAINST BURMA.

       Except as provided in section 4, the following sanctions 
     shall apply to Burma, effective 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act (or on such other date as is specified 
     in this section):
       (1) Investments.--No United States national may make any 
     investment in Burma.
       (2) United states assistance.--United States assistance for 
     Burma is prohibited.
       (3) Trade privileges.--The President shall continue the 
     suspension of special trade privileges pursuant to the 
     Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), and shall continue 
     the suspension of nondiscriminatory trade treatment (most-
     favored-nation status), with respect to Burma.
       (4) Importation of goods.--No article which is produced, 
     manufactured, grown, or extracted in Burma may be imported 
     into the United States.
       (5) Trade and investment treaties.--The United States 
     should continue to suspend carrying out obligations under 
     bilateral trade and investment treaties with Burma.
       (6) Travel restrictions.--The Secretary of State shall 
     prohibit the use of United States passports for travel to 
     Burma except for travel by United States diplomatic 
     personnel.
       (7) Diplomatic representation.--The President is urged not 
     to accept diplomatic representation from Burma at a level 
     greater than the level of diplomatic representation accorded 
     the United States in Burma.
       (8) Foreign assistance.--The United States shall suspend 
     assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the 
     Arms Export Control Act to any foreign government which sells 
     or otherwise transfers arms to the Government of Burma.
       (9) International organizations contributions.--The United 
     States shall withhold from each international organization 
     that funds activities in Burma other than humanitarian 
     activities an amount equal to the United States proportionate 
     share of that funding.
       (10) Multilateral assistance.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director 
     of each financial institution to vote against any loan or 
     other utilization of the funds of the respective bank to or 
     for Burma.

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       (11) Eminent persons group.--The President, acting through 
     the United States Permanent Representative to the United 
     Nations, should urge the United Nations to establish an 
     eminent persons group to report on compliance by the 
     Government of Burma with United Nations resolutions.
       (12) International arms embargo.--The President, acting 
     through the United States Permanent Representative to the 
     United Nations, should urge the establishment by the United 
     Nations of an international arms embargo of Burma.

     SEC. 3. AGREEMENTS TO IMPOSE SANCTIONS ON BURMA.

       (a) Negotiations With Trading Partners.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 15 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall initiate 
     negotiations with all foreign countries with which the United 
     States trades for the purpose of entering into agreements 
     with the countries--
       (A) to support United States sanctions against Burma, and
       (B) to cease trade with and investment in Burma.
       (2) Certification of negotiations and agreements.--Not 
     later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the President shall certify to the Congress each country 
     that--
       (A) has failed to enter into an agreement described in 
     paragraph (1), or
       (B) has entered into such an agreement but is not enforcing 
     it.
       (3) Action by the president.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, if a certification is made with respect to 
     any country under paragraph (2) the President shall 
     withdraw--
       (A) any designation of such country--
       (i) as a beneficiary developing country for purposes of 
     title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.),
       (ii) as a beneficiary country for purposes of the Caribbean 
     Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), or
       (iii) as a beneficiary country for purposes of the Andean 
     Trade Preference Act (19 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.),
       (B) from such countries the benefits of any other special 
     tariff treatment program under which the special rates of 
     duty apply under column 1 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States, and
       (C) most-favored-nation trade treatment with respect to any 
     such country.
       (b) Applicability.--
       (1) In general.--The provisions of this section apply to 
     goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, 
     originating in or imported from a country with respect to 
     which an action described in subsection (a)(3) has been 
     taken, during the period beginning on the date that is 15 
     days after the date of the certification described in 
     subsection (a)(2) and ending on the date that is 15 days 
     after the earlier of--
       (A) the date the President certifies to the Congress that 
     such country has entered into an agreement described in 
     subsection (a)(1) and is enforcing the agreement, or
       (B) the date a certification described in section 4 is 
     made.
       (2) Rate of duty during period designation is withdrawn.--
     During the period described in paragraph (1), goods entered, 
     or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, originating in 
     or imported from a country described in subsection (a)(3) 
     shall be subject to duty at the rates of duty specified for 
     such goods under column 2 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States.

     SEC. 4. CERTIFICATION.

       The sanctions of section 2 shall not apply upon the 
     determination and certification by the President to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that the following 
     conditions are met:
       (1) The Government of Burma has unconditionally released 
     all political prisoners, including Aung San Suu Kyi.
       (2) The Government of Burma has fully implemented the 
     results of the 1990 elections in Burma, including the 
     transfer of power to civilian authority, the protection of 
     basic human rights, and guaranteeing the right of Burmese 
     citizens to participate freely in the political process, 
     assuring freedom of speech and the right of association and 
     assembly.
       (3) The Government of Burma has implemented an effective 
     counternarcotics effort.

     SEC. 5. SANCTIONS AGAINST THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
     States executive director of each multilateral financial 
     institution to vote against any loan or other utilization of 
     the facilities of the respective institution to or for the 
     People's Republic of China until the President determines and 
     certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that 
     the People's Republic of China has terminated arms sales and 
     other arms transfers to Burma.

     SEC. 6. SANCTIONS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OF THAILAND.

       The President shall withhold all United States assistance 
     to the Government of Thailand until the President determines 
     and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees 
     that the Government of Thailand is fully cooperating in 
     providing support and relief for Burmese exiles and refugees.

     SEC. 7. REPORT.

       Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the President shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees on--
       (1) the chemical and biological weapons capability of 
     Burma;
       (2) a plan to provide United States assistance in support 
     of the democracy movement active inside Burma;
       (3) the treatment by the Government of Thailand of Burmese 
     students, refugees, and exiles resident in Thailand; and
       (4) the status of arms sales and other arms transfers to 
     the Government of Burma, including the amount of expenditures 
     by the Government of Burma in the acquisition of arms.

     SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this Act:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee 
     on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations and the 
     Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Investment.--The term ``investment'' includes any 
     contribution or commitment of funds, commodities, services, 
     patents, processes, or techniques, in the form of--
       (A) a loan or loans;
       (B) the purchase of a share of ownership;
       (C) participation in royalties, earnings, or profits; and
       (D) the furnishing of commodities or services pursuant to a 
     lease or other contract.
       (3) Humanitarian activities.--The term ``humanitarian 
     activities'' means the provision of food, medicine, medical 
     supplies, or clothing and does not include cash transfers.
       (4) Financial institutions.--The term ``financial 
     institutions'' includes the International Bank for 
     Reconstruction and Development, the International Development 
     Association, the Asian Development Bank, and the 
     International Monetary Fund.
       (5) United states assistance.--The term ``United States 
     assistance'' means assistance of any kind which is provided 
     by grant, sale, loan, lease, credit, guaranty, or insurance, 
     or by any other means, by any agency or instrumentality of 
     the United States Government to any foreign country, 
     including--
       (A) assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (including programs under title IV of chapter 2 of part I of 
     the Act);
       (B) sales, credits, and guaranties under the Arms Export 
     Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.);
       (C) sales under title I (7 U.S.C.A. 1701 et seq.) or III 
     (17 U.S.C.A. 1727 et seq.) and donations under title II (17 
     U.S.C.A. 1721 et seq.) of the Agricultural Trade Development 
     and Assistance Act of 1954 of nonfood commodities;
       (D) other financing programs of the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation for export sales of nonfood commodities; and
       (E) financing under the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 
     U.S.C.A. 635 et seq.).
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                        COHEN AMENDMENT NO. 2754

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Cohen) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 
1868, supra, as follows:

       At an appropriate place in the bill add the following new 
     section.

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE ON THAILAND.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings--
       (1) the Royal Thai Government has had a policy of not 
     supporting or cooperating with the Khmer Rouge; and
       (2) Thailand is host to large numbers of persons displaced 
     from neighboring countries, including Burma, placing a 
     significant burden on Thailand's economy.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the President should--
       (1) affirm to the Royal Thai Government the support of the 
     United States for that Government's policy not to support or 
     cooperate with the Khmer Rouge and encourage the Royal Thai 
     Government to prosecute vigorously its efforts to prevent 
     cooperation between individual members of the Royal Thai 
     Armed Forces and the Khmer Rouge; and
       (2) take appropriate steps to assist the Royal Thai 
     Government in providing and facilitating relief to displaced 
     persons from Burma and other neighboring countries and to 
     encourage that Government to fully cooperate in such relief 
     efforts.
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                      McCONNELL AMENDMENT NO. 2755

  Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 1868, supra, as 
follows:

       Add the following new section to title V:

     SEC.   . EXTENSION OF TIED AND CREDIT PROGRAM.

       (a) Section 10(c)(2) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 
     (12 U.S.C. 6351-3(c)(2)) is amended by striking ``1995'' and 
     inserting ``1997''.
       (b) Section 10(e) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 
     U.S.C. 6351-3(e)) is amended by striking ``1993, 1994, and 
     1995'' and inserting ``1996 and 1997''.

     SEC. 102. AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT A DEMONSTRATION PROJECT

       (a) Notwithstanding section 4701(a)(1)(A) of title 5, 
     United States Code, the Export-Import Bank of the United 
     States may conduct a demonstration project in accordance with 
     section 4703 of such title 5.
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                        LEAHY AMENDMENT NO. 2756

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Leahy) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 
1868, supra, as follows:

       On page 45, line 4, after the word ``funds'' insert the 
     following: ``Provided further, that of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading, not less than $1,000,000 shall be made 
     available to UNIFEM.''
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                        LEAHY AMENDMENT NO. 2757

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Leahy) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 
1868, supra, as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:


                      conventional weapons review

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) On September 26, 1994, the President declared that it 
     is a goal of the United States to eventually eliminate 
     antipersonnel landmines.
       (2) On December 15, 1994, the United Nations General 
     Assembly adopted a resolution sponsored by the United States 
     which called for international efforts to eliminate 
     antipersonnel landmines.
       (3) According to the Department of State, there are an 
     estimated 80,000,000 to 110,000,000 unexploded landmines in 
     62 countries.
       (4) Antipersonnel landmines are routinely used against 
     civilian populations and kill and maim an estimated 70 people 
     each day, or 26,000 people each year.
       (5) The Secretary of State has noted that landmines are 
     ``slow-motion weapons of mass destruction''.
       (6) There are hundreds of varieties of antipersonnel 
     landmines, from a simple type available at a cost of only two 
     dollars to the more complex self-destructing type, and all 
     landmines of whatever variety kill and maim civilians, as 
     well as combatants, indiscriminately.
       (b) Conventional Weapons Convention Review.--It is the 
     sense of Congress that, at the United Nations conference to 
     review the 1980 Conventional Weapons Convention, including 
     Protocol II on landmines, that is to be held from September 
     25 to October 13, 1995, the President should actively support 
     proposals to modify Protocol II that would implement as 
     rapidly as possible the United States goal of eventually 
     eliminating antipersonnel landmines.
       (c) Moratorium on Use of Antipersonnel Landmines.--(1) 
     United states moratorium.--(A) For a period of one year 
     beginning three years after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the United States shall not use antipersonnel landmines 
     except along internationally recognized national borders or 
     in demilitarized zones within a perimeter marked area that is 
     monitored by military personnel and protected by adequate 
     means to ensure the exclusion of civilians.
       (B) If the President determines, before the end of the one 
     year period of the United States moratorium under 
     subparagraph (A), that the governments of other nations are 
     implementing moratoria on use of antipersonnel landmines 
     similar to the United States moratorium, the President may 
     extend the period of the United States moratorium for such 
     additional period as the President considers appropriate.
       (2) Other nations.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
     President should actively encourage the governments of other 
     nations to join the United States in solving the global 
     landmine crisis by implementing moratoria on use of 
     antipersonnel landmines similar to the United States 
     moratorium as a step toward the elimination of antipersonnel 
     landmines.
       (d) Antipersonnel Landmine Exports.--It is the sense of 
     Congress that, consistent with the United States moratorium 
     on exports of antipersonnel landmines and in order to further 
     discourage the global proliferation of antipersonnel 
     landmines, the United States Government should not sell, 
     license for export, or otherwise transfer defense articles 
     and services to any foreign government which, as determined 
     by the President, sells, exports, or otherwise transfers 
     antipersonnel landmines.
       (e) Definitions.--For purposes of this Act:
       (1) Antipersonnel landmine.--(A) The term ``antipersonnel 
     landmine'' means any munition placed under, on, or near the 
     ground or other surface area, delivered by artillery, rocket, 
     mortar, or similar means, or dropped from an aircraft and 
     which is designed, constructed, or adapted to be detonated or 
     exploded by the presence, proximity, or contact of a person.
       (B) The term ``antipersonnel landmine'' does not include 
     command detonated Claymore munitions.
       (2) 1980 Conventional weapons convention.--The term ``1980 
     Conventional Weapons Convention'' means the Convention on 
     Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain 
     Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed To Be Excessively 
     Injurious or To Have Indiscriminate Effects, together with 
     the protocols relating thereto, done at Geneva on October 10, 
     1980.
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                        LEAHY AMENDMENT NO. 2758

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Leahy) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 
1868, supra, as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following 
     new section:

     SEC.   . EXTENSION OF AU PAIR PROGRAMS.

       Section 8 of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 
     is amended in the last sentence by striking ``fiscal year 
     1995'' and inserting ``fiscal year 1998''.
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                      McCONNELL AMENDMENT NO. 2759

  Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 1868, supra, as 
follows:

       Funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated and 
     expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91-672 and 
     section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956: Provided, That this section shall not apply with 
     respect to any accounts for which a general authorization of 
     appropriations for fiscal year 1996 is enacted in law on or 
     before April 1, 1996.
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                  DOLE (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2760

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Dole for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Gregg, Mr. 
Helms, and Mr. Coverdell) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 1868, 
supra, as follows:

       At the end of the last committee amendment, insert the 
     following:

     SEC.  . LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR HAITI.

       (a) Limitation.--None of the funds appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by this Act or any other Act may be 
     furnished to the Government of Haiti until the President 
     determines and reports in writing to the Congress that--
       (1) the government of Haiti has conducted or is conducting 
     a thorough and professional investigation into, and 
     prosecution of those responsible for the murder of Mireille 
     Durocher de Bertin on March 28, 1995, and other possible 
     cases of political or extrajudicial killings, including the 
     20 cases of ``commando-style executions'' cited by the United 
     Nations/Organization of American States International 
     Civilian Mission in Haiti on September 12, 1995;
       (2)(A) the police and security forces of Haiti are not 
     assassinating or abducting civilians, are not engaging in 
     other acts of violence directed at civilians, and are 
     controlling such activities by elements subject to the 
     control of those forces; or
       (B) the government of Haiti is investigating effectively 
     the members within its police and security forces engaged in 
     acts of violence against civilians, and has put in place 
     effective policies to deter and punish such activities in the 
     future.
       (3) the Government of Haiti has actively sought and 
     encouraged a law enforcement service from outside Haiti to 
     assist and monitor investigators of the Government of Haiti 
     in their investigation of the murders cited in section      
     (1) above; and
       (4)(A) the Government of Haiti has cooperated fully and in 
     a timely fashion with U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation 
     efforts to investigate the murder of Mireille Durocher de 
     Bertin, including providing access to Haitian government 
     employees in a manner which facilitates prosecution of those 
     responsible for her murder; or
       (B) the Government of Haiti has not cooperated fully and in 
     a timely fashion with U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation 
     efforts to investigate the murder of Mireille Durocher de 
     Bertin, including providing access to Haitian government 
     employees in a manner which facilitates prosecution of those 
     responsible for her murder, in which case the President shall 
     submit a detailed accounting of the areas of non-cooperation 
     and his assessment of all the reasons for such non-
     cooperation by the government of Haiti.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 60 days after enactment of this 
     section, the President shall report to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress, based on information available to 
     him, on the identity or identities of those responsible for 
     the murder and any subsequent coverup, and on the status of 
     the Government of Haiti's investigation of:
       (1) the murder of American citizen Richard Andre Emmanuel 
     on February 13, 1991;
       (2) the murders of Bastian Desrosiers, Stevenson 
     Desrosiers, Jacques Nelio, Pierre Schiller and Louis Walky on 
     July 26, 1991;
       (3) the murder of Reverand Sylvio Claude on September 17, 
     1991;
       (4) the murder of Roger Lanfontant on September 29, 1991;
       (5) the murder of Antoine Izmery on September 11, 1993; and
       (6) the murder of Minister of Justice Guy Malary on October 
     14, 1993.
       (c) Humanitarian Assistance.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed to restrict the provision of humanitarian or 
     electoral assistance to the Haitian people by non-
     governmental or private voluntary organizations.
       (d) Waiver.--The president may waive the requirements of 
     this section if he determines and certifies to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress that it is necessary to 
     facilitate the safe and timely withdrawal of American forces 
     from Haiti.
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                  DOLE (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2761

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Dole for himself, Mr. Helms, and Mr. 
Lieberman) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 1868, supra, as 
follows:

       In subsection (b) of the section entitled ``authority to 
     assist bosnia-herzegovina'', strike ``$50,000,000'' and 
     insert ``$100,000,000''.
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                  DOLE (AND HATCH) AMENDMENT NO. 2762

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Dole for himself and Mr. Hatch) proposed an 
amendment to the bill H.R. 1868, supra, as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following 
     new section:

     SEC.   . CROATIAN-AMERICAN ENTERPRISE FUND.

       (a) Designation of Fund.--The President shall designate a 
     private, nonprofit organization as eligible to receive funds 
     and support pursuant to this section with respect to Croatia 
     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. Such organization shall be known as the 
     ``Croatian-American Enterprise Fund''.
       (b) Application of SEED Act.--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 the Croatian-American Enterprise Fund. The 
     officers, members, or employees of the Croatian-American 
     Enterprise Fund 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.
       (c) 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, $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 to fund the 
     Croatian-American Enterprise Fund established under 
     subsection (a).
       (2) Funds appropriated under this subsection are authorized 
     to remain available until expended.
       (d) Appropriations.--Of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act under the heading entitled 
     ``assistance for eastern europe and the baltic states'', 
     $12,000,000 shall be available only to support the Croatian-
     American Fund established by subsection (a).
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              DOLE (AND D'AMATO) AMENDMENTS NOS. 2763-2764

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Dole for himself and Mr. D'Amato) proposed two 
amendments to the bill H.R. 1868, supra, as follows:

                           Amendment No. 2763

       Before the period at the end of the heading entitled 
     ``international disaster assistance'', insert the following: 
     ``: Provided, That of the amount appropriated under this 
     heading, $40,000,000 should be available only for emergency 
     humanitarian assistance to the former Yugoslavia, of which 
     amount not less than $6,000,000 shall be available only for 
     humanitarian assistance to Kosova''.

                           Amendment No. 2764

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following 
     new section:

     SEC. ____. SANCTIONS AGAINST COUNTRIES HARBORING WAR 
                   CRIMINALS.

       (a) Bilateral Assistance.--Assistance may not be provided 
     in any fiscal year under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     or the Arms Export Control Act for any country described in 
     subsection (c).
       (b) Multilateral Assistance.--The Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall instruct the United States executive directors of the 
     international financial institutions each fiscal year to work 
     in opposition to, and vote against, any extension by such 
     institutions of financing or financial or technical 
     assistance to any country described in subsection (c).
       (c) Sanctioned Countries.--A country described in this 
     subsection is a country the government of which permits entry 
     into or presence in the territory of such country to any 
     person--
       (1) who has been indicted by the International Criminal 
     Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, the International 
     Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, or any other international 
     tribunal with similar standing under international law, or
       (2) who has been indicted for war crimes or crimes against 
     humanity committed during the period beginning March 23, 1933 
     and ending on May 8, 1945 under the direction of, or in 
     association with--
       (A) the Nazi government of Germany;
       (B) any government in any area occupied by the military 
     forces of the Nazi government of Germany;
       (C) any government which was established with the 
     assistance or cooperation of the Nazi government of Germany; 
     or
       (D) any government which was an ally of the Nazi government 
     of Germany.
       (d) Definitions.--As used in this section--
       (1) the term ``international financial institutions'' 
     includes the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development, the International Development Association, the 
     International Monetary Fund, the European Bank for 
     Reconstruction and Development, the International Finance 
     Corporation, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, 
     the Inter-American Development Bank, the Inter-American 
     Investment Corporation, the African Development Bank, the 
     African Development Fund, and the Asian Development Bank; and
       (2) the term ``war crime'' includes any offense which is--
       (A) a grave breach of any of the four Geneva Conventions 
     for the Protection of War Victims of August 12, 1949;
       (B) a violation of the Hague Convention (IV) Respecting the 
     Laws and Customs of War on Land of October 18, 1907, or the 
     Regulations annexed thereto;
       (C) a violation of the Convention on the Prevention and 
     Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of December 9, 1948; or
       (D) a violation of the Charter of the International 
     Military Tribunal of August 8, 1945.
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                  DOLE (AND BIDEN) AMENDMENT NO. 2765

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Dole for himself and Mr. Biden) proposed an 
amendment to the bill H.R. 1868, supra, as follows:

       On page 121, after line 24, insert the following new 
     section:

 limitation on funds to the territory of the bosniac-croat federation.

       Sec. 605. Funds appropriated by this Act for activities in 
     the internationally-recognized borders of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina (other than refugee and disaster assistance and 
     assistance for restoration of infrastructure, to include 
     power grids, water supplies and natural gas) may only be made 
     available for activities in the territory of the Bosniac-
     Croat Federation.
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                        COHEN AMENDMENT NO. 2766

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Cohen) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 
1868, supra, as follows:

       At an appropriate place in the bill insert the following 
     new section:
       Sec.   . Russian Compliance With the CFE Treaty and 
     Priorities for Modifying Existing Arms Control Treaties. It 
     is the sense of the Senate that--
       (a) the failure by the Russian Federation to meet any 
     obligation under the Treaty of the Conventional Armed Forces 
     in Europe shall constitute non-compliance with the Treaty;
       (b) the United States should insist on full compliance with 
     the Russian Federation with all of the obligations of the 
     Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe;
       (c) the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe 
     provides adequate means by which the Russian Federation can 
     meet its claimed military requirements for treaty-limited 
     equipment in the flank zone defined by Article V of the 
     Treaty, including movement of equipment within the flank 
     zone, temporary deployment of additional equipment to the 
     flank zone, and the temporary removal of equipment from 
     designated permanent storage sites located in the flank zone; 
     and
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                      KASSEBAUM AMENDMENT NO. 2767

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mrs. Kassebaum) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 1868, supra, as follows:

       On page 121, after line 24, add the following new section:

   plan recommending a strategic reorganization of the united nations

       Sec.   . (a) Sense of Congress Regarding United Nations 
     Reform.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the 50th anniversary of the United Nations provides an 
     important opportunity for a comprehensive review of the 
     strengths and weaknesses of the United Nations and for the 
     identification and implementation of changes in the United 
     Nation that would improve its ability to discharge 
     effectively the objectives of the United Nations set forth in 
     the United Nations Charter;
       (2) the structure of the United Nations system, which has 
     evolved over 50 years, should be subject to a comprehensive 
     review in order to identify the changes to the system that 
     will best serve the interests of the United States and of the 
     international community;
       (3) the United States, as the strongest member state of the 
     United Nations, should lead this comprehensive review;
       (4) reforms that produce a smaller, more focused, more 
     efficient United Nations with clearly defined missions are in 
     the interest of the United States and of the United Nations;
       (5) the United States should develop a unified position in 
     support of reforms at the United Nations that are broadly 
     supported by both the legislative branch and the executive 
     branch;
       (6) the need for reform of the United Nations is urgent; 
     and
       (7) the failure to develop and implement promptly a 
     strategic reorganization of the United Nations will result in 
     a continued diminution of the relevance of the United Nations 
     to United States foreign policy and to international politics 
     generally.
     (b) United Nations Reorganization Plan.--
       (1) Requirement for plan.--The President shall submit to 
     Congress, together with the budget submitted pursuant to 
     section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 
     1997, a plan recommending a strategic reorganization of the 
     United Nations.
       (2) Requirement relating to development.--The President 
     shall develop the plan in consultation with Congress.
       (3) Plan elements.--The plan should include the elements 
     described in subsection 

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     (c) and such other recommendations as may be necessary to achieve the 
     efficient, cost-effective conduct of the responsibilities of 
     the United Nations.
       (c) Contents of Reorganization Plan.--It is the sense of 
     the Congress that the reorganization plan required by 
     subsection (b)(1) should--
       (1) constitute a comprehensive statement of United States 
     policy toward reform of the United Nations;
       (2) set forth an agenda to implement the reforms set forth 
     in the plan in a timely manner;
       (3) include specific proposals to achieve--
       (A) a substantial reduction in the number of agencies 
     within the United Nations system, including proposals to 
     consolidate, abolish, or restructure mechanisms for financing 
     agencies of the United Nations that have a low priority;
       (B) the identification and strengthening of the core 
     agencies of the United Nations system that most directly 
     serve the objectives of the United Nations set forth in the 
     United Nations Charter;
       (C) the increased cooperation, and the elimination of 
     duplication, among United Nations agencies and programs.
       (D) the consolidation of the United Nations technical 
     cooperation activities between the United Nations 
     Headquarters and the offices of the United Nations in Geneva, 
     Switzerland, including the merger of the technical 
     cooperation functions of the United Nations Development 
     Program (UNDP), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), 
     the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP), the United 
     Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the 
     International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the 
     United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), and the 
     United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM);
       (E) the consolidation of the United Nations emergency 
     response mechanism by merging the emergency functions of 
     relevant United Nations agencies, including the United 
     Nations Children's Fund, the World Food Program, and the 
     Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees;
       (F) a substantial reduction in, or elimination of, the cost 
     and number of international conferences sponsored by the 
     United Nations;
       (G) a significant strengthening of the administrative and 
     management capabilities of the Secretary General of the 
     United Nations, including a cessation of the practice of 
     reserving top Secretariat posts for citizens of particular 
     countries;
       (H) a significant increase in the openness to the public of 
     the budget decision-making procedures of the United Nations; 
     and
       (I) the establishment of a truly independent inspector 
     general at the United Nations; and
       (4) include proposals to coordinate and implement proposals 
     for reform of the United Nations such as those proposals set 
     forth in the communique of the 21st annual summit of the 
     Heads of State and Government of the seven major 
     industrialized nations and the President of the European 
     Commission at Halifax, Nova Scotia, dated June 15-17, 1995.

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