[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 171 (Wednesday, November 1, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S16509]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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    THE FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
   APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1996 MIDDLE EAST PEACE FACILIATION ACT OF 1995

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                 LEAHY (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3041

  Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr. Feingold, Ms. Snowe, Mr. 
Simpson, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Hatfield) 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:

       In lieu of the matter proposed, insert the following: ``; 
     Provided, That in determining eligibility for assistance from 
     funds appropriated to carry out section 104 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, nongovernmental and multilateral 
     organizations shall not be subjected to requirements more 
     restrictive than the requirements applicable to foreign 
     governments for such assistance: Provided further, That none 
     of the funds made available under this Act may be used to 
     lobby for or against abortion.''
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                 McCAIN (AND KERRY) AMENDMENT NO. 3042

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

       At the end of the pending amendment add the following:
       Sec.   . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     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 Buma 
     if the Secretary of State certifies to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that any such programs are fully 
     consistent with the United States human rights concerns in 
     Burma and serve a vital United States national interest. The 
     President shall include in each annual International 
     Narcotics Control Strategy Report submitted under section 
     489(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2291h(a)) a description of the programs funded under this 
     section.

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