[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 81 (Wednesday, June 5, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H5935]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               AMENDMENTS

  Under clause 6 of rule XXIII, proposed amendments were submitted as 
follows:

                               H.R. 3540

                          Offered By Mr. Obey

       Amendment No. 76: On page 97, after line 5, insert:
       ``Sec. 573. Not more than $100,000,000 of the funds made 
     available under the heading ``Foreign Military Financing 
     Program'' may be made available for us in financing the 
     procurement of defense articles, defense services, or design 
     and construction services that are not sold by the United 
     States Government under the Arms Export Control Act to 
     countries other than Israel and Egypt.''

                               H.R. 3540

                  Offered By: Mr. Payne of New Jersey

       Amendment No. 77: Page 7, line 4, after ``$600,000,000'' 
     insert ``(decreased by $118,000,000)''.
       Page 7, line 21, strike ``and chapter 10 of part I''.
       Page 7, line 22, after ``$1,150,000,000'' insert 
     ``(decreased by $586,000,000)''.
       Page 9, after line 18, insert the following:


                      Development Fund for Africa

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $704,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1998.

                               H.R. 3540

                         Offered By: Mr. Roemer

       Amendment No. 78: Page 97, after line 5, insert the 
     following:


                          Conflict in Chechnya

       Sec. 573. (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that following:
       (1) Russian troops advanced into Chechnya on December 10, 
     1994, and were met with strong resistance from Chechen rebels 
     who have now moved to the Caucasus mountains where they 
     remain entrenched in a conflict that has claimed the lives of 
     as many as 40,000 Chechens and as many as 5,000 Russian 
     troops.
       (2) Chechen President Dzhokar Dudayev was killed by a 
     Russian helicopter-launched rocket on April 22, 1996. Chechen 
     rebels retaliated by ambushing a Russian military convoy 
     which claimed the lives of an additional 100 Russian troops.
       (3) The cost of the Chechen battle is estimated to cost the 
     Government of Russia as much as $6,000,000,000 and will 
     further exacerbate its budget deficit. The budget 
     implications of the war may compel the International Monetary 
     fund, in which the United States is the largest shareholder, 
     to abandon its efforts to assist Russia in its transforming 
     itself to a free market economy and democracy.
       (4) The United States has provided the Government of Russia 
     with significant direct assistance and loan guarantees to 
     promote a free market economy, support democracy, meet 
     humanitarian needs, and dismantle nuclear weapons. The 
     brutality of Russian forces in Chechnya undermines Russia's 
     justification of territorial integrity and subverted its 
     democratization efforts.
       (b) Declaration of Policy.--The Congress declares the 
     following:
       (1) United States investment in Russia has been significant 
     in promoting democracy and stabilizing the economy of Russia 
     and this progress has been imperiled by Russia's continued 
     aggression in Chechnya.
       (2) The inability to negotiate an end to this crisis and 
     the resulting economic implications could adversely affect 
     the ability of Russia to fulfill its commitments to the 
     International Monetary Fund, the Export-Import Bank of the 
     United States, and the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation.
       (3) The United States applauds President Yeltsin's recent 
     decision to implement a cease-fire agreement with Chechnya 
     effective May 31, 1996. Further, the United States commends 
     specific provisions of the cease-fire agreement resulting in 
     the removal of Russian troops from Chechen territory, 
     disarmament of Chechen separatists, and prisoner exchanges.
       (4) The United States also welcomes the effort to resume 
     negotiations over Chechnya's final political and territorial 
     status.
       (5) The United States remains committed to supporting 
     President Yeltsin and Chechen leader Selimkhan Yandarbiyev 
     for purposes of promoting a permanent cease-fire and lasting 
     peace in Chechnya.