[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 109 (Tuesday, July 23, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8576-S8577]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    THE FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1997

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                      PRESSLER AMENDMENT NO. 4986

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. PRESSLER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill (H.R. 3540) making appropriations for foreign operations, 
export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1997, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 198, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:


    sense of senate on delivery by china of cruise missiles to iran

       Sec. 580. (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following 
     findings:
       (1) On February 22, 1996, the Director of Central 
     Intelligence informed the Senate that the Government of the 
     People's Republic of China had delivered cruise missiles to 
     Iran.
       (2) On June 19, 1996, the Under Secretary of State for Arms 
     Control and International Security Affairs informed Congress 
     that the Department of State had evidence of Chinese-produced 
     cruise missiles in Iran.

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       (3) On at least three occasions in 1996, including July 15, 
     1996, the Commander of the United States Fifth Fleet has 
     pointed to the threat posed by Chinese-produced cruise 
     missiles to the 15,000 United States sailors and marines 
     stationed in the Persian Gulf region.
       (4) Section 1605 of the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation 
     Act of 1992 (title XVI of Public Law 102-484; 50 U.S.C. 1701 
     note) both requires and authorizes the President to impose 
     sanctions against any foreign government that delivers cruise 
     missiles to Iran.
       (b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) the Government of the People's Republic of China should 
     immediately halt the delivery of cruise missiles and other 
     advanced conventional weapons to Iran; and
       (2) the President should enforce all appropriate sanctions 
     under United States law with respect to the delivery by that 
     government of cruise missiles to Iran.

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