[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 111 (Thursday, July 25, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8916-S8919]
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    THE FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1997

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                 BROWN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 5058

  Mr. BROWN (for himself), Mr. Simon, Mr. Roth, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. 
Helms, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. McCain, Mr. Specter, Mr. Santorum, Mr. 
McConnell, Mr. Gorton, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Stevens, and Ms. Moseley-Braun) 
proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 3540, supra; as follows:

       On page 198, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:
         TITLE ____--NATO ENLARGEMENT FACILITATION ACT OF 1996

     SEC. ____01. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``NATO Enlargement 
     Facilitation Act of 1996''.

     SEC. ____02. 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) The NATO Alliance is, and has been since its inception, 
     purely defensive in character, and it poses no threat to any 
     nation. The enlargement of the NATO Alliance to include as 
     full and equal members emerging democracies in Central and 
     Eastern Europe will serve to reinforce stability and security 
     in Europe by fostering their integration into the structures 
     which have created and sustained peace in Europe since 1945. 
     Their admission into NATO will not threaten any nation. 
     America's security, freedom, and prosperity remain linked to 
     the security of the countries of Europe.
       (3) The sustained commitment of the member countries of 
     NATO to a mutual defense has made possible the democratic 
     transformation of Central and Eastern Europe. Members of the 
     Alliance can and should play a critical role in addressing 
     the security challenges of the post-Cold War era and in 
     creating the stable environment needed for those emerging 
     democracies in Central and Eastern Europe to successfully 
     complete political and economic transformation.
       (4) The United States continues to regard the political 
     independence and territorial integrity of all emerging 
     democracies in Central and Eastern Europe as vital to 
     European peace and security.
       (5) The active involvement by the countries of Central and 
     Eastern Europe has made the Partnership for Peace program an 
     important forum to foster cooperation between NATO and those 
     countries seeking NATO membership.
       (6) NATO has enlarged its membership on 3 different 
     occasions since 1949.
       (7) Congress supports the admission of new members to NATO 
     at an early date and has sought to facilitate the admission 
     of new members into NATO.
       (8) As new members of NATO assume the responsibilities of 
     Alliance membership, the costs of maintaining stability in 
     Europe will be shared more widely. Facilitation of the 
     enlargement process will require current members of NATO, and 
     the United States in particular, to demonstrate the political 
     will needed to build on successful ongoing programs such as 
     the Warsaw Initiative and the Partnership for Peace by making 
     available the resources necessary to supplement efforts 
     prospective new members are themselves undertaking.
       (9) New members will be full members of the Alliance, 
     enjoying all rights and assuming all the obligations under 
     the Washington Treaty.
       (10) Cooperative regional peacekeeping initiatives 
     involving emerging democracies in Central and Eastern Europe 
     that have expressed interest in joining NATO, such as the 
     Baltic Peacekeeping Battalion, the Polish-Lithuanian Joint 
     Peacekeeping Force, and the Polish-Ukrainian Peacekeeping 
     Force, can make an important contribution to European peace 
     and security and international peacekeeping efforts, can 
     assist those countries preparing to assume the 
     responsibilities of possible NATO membership, and accordingly 
     should receive appropriate support from the United States.
       (11) NATO remains the only multilateral security 
     organization capable of conducting effective military 
     operations and preserving security and stability of the Euro-
     Atlantic region.
       (12) NATO is an important diplomatic forum and has played a 
     positive role in defusing tensions between members of the 
     Alliance and, as a result, no military action has occurred 
     between two Alliance member states since the inception of 
     NATO in 1949.
       (13) The admission to NATO of emerging democracies in 
     Central and Eastern Europe which are found to be in a 
     position to further the principles of the North Atlantic 
     Treaty would contribute to international peace and enhance 
     the security of the region. Countries which have become 
     democracies and established market economies, which practice 
     good neighborly relations, and which have established 
     effective democratic civilian control over their defense 
     establishments and attained a degree of interoperability with 
     NATO, should be evaluated for their potential to further the 
     principles of the North Atlantic Treaty.
       (14) A number of Central and Eastern European countries 
     have expressed interest in NATO membership, and have taken 
     concrete steps to demonstrate this commitment, including 
     their participation in Partnership for Peace activities.
       (15) The Caucasus region remains important geographically 
     and politically to the future security of Central Europe. As 
     NATO proceeds with the process of enlargement, the United 
     States and NATO should continue to examine all appropriate 
     means to strengthen the sovereignty and enhance the security 
     of U.N.-recognized countries in that region.
       (16) 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.
       (17) The provision of additional NATO transition assistance 
     should include those emerging democracies 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 Congress of the United States finds in particular 
     that Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic have made 
     significant progress toward achieving the stated criteria and 
     should be eligible for the additional assistance described in 
     this bill.
       (19) The evaluation of future membership in NATO for 
     emerging democracies in Central and Eastern Europe should be 
     based on the progress of those nations in meeting criteria 
     for NATO membership, which require enhancement of NATO's 
     security and the approval of all NATO members.
       (20) The process of NATO enlargement entails the agreement 
     of the governments of all NATO members in accordance with 
     Article 10 of the Washington Treaty.

     SEC. ____03. UNITED STATES POLICY.

       It is the policy of the United States--
       (1) to join with the NATO allies of the United States to 
     adapt the role of the NATO Alliance in the post-Cold War 
     world;
       (2) to actively assist the emerging democracies in Central 
     and Eastern Europe in their transition so that such countries 
     may eventually qualify for NATO membership; and
       (3) to work to define a constructive and cooperative 
     political and security relationship between an enlarged NATO 
     and the Russian Federation.

     SEC. ____04. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING FURTHER 
                   ENLARGEMENT OF NATO.

       It is the sense of the Congress that in order to promote 
     economic stability and security in Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia, 
     Lithuania, Romania, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Albania, Moldova, and 
     Ukraine--
       (1) the United States should continue and expand its 
     support for the full and active participation of these 
     countries in activities appropriate for qualifying for NATO 
     membership;
       (2) the United States Government should use all diplomatic 
     means available to press the European Union to admit as soon 
     as possible any country which qualifies for membership;
       (3) the United States Government and the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization should continue and expand their support 
     for military exercises and peacekeeping initiatives between 
     and among these nations, nations of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization, and Russia; and

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       (4) the process of enlarging NATO to include emerging 
     democracies in Central and Eastern Europe should not stop 
     with the admission of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic 
     as full members of the NATO Alliance.

     SEC. ____05. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING ESTONIA, LATVIA, 
                   AND LITHUANIA.

       In view of the forcible incorporation of Estonia, Latvia, 
     Lithuania into the Soviet Union in 1940 under the Molotov-
     Ribbentrop Pact and the refusal of the United States and 
     other countries to recognize that incorporation for over 50 
     years, it is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have valid historical 
     security concerns that must be taken into account by the 
     United States; and
       (2) Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania should not be 
     disadvantaged in seeking to join NATO by virtue of their 
     forcible incorporation into the Soviet Union.

     SEC. ____06. DESIGNATION OF COUNTRIES ELIGIBLE FOR NATO 
                   ENLARGEMENT ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--The following countries are designated as 
     eligible to receive assistance under the program established 
     under section 203(a) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994 
     and shall be deemed to have been so designated pursuant to 
     section 203(d) of such Act: Poland, Hungary, and the Czech 
     Republic.
       (b) Designation of Other Countries.--The President shall 
     designate other emerging democracies in Central and Eastern 
     Europe as eligible to receive assistance under the program 
     established under section 203(a) of such Act if such 
     countries--
       (1) have expressed a clear desire to join NATO;
       (2) have begun an individualized dialogue with NATO in 
     preparation for accession;
       (3) are strategically significant to an effective NATO 
     defense; and
       (4) meet the other criteria outlined in section 203(d) of 
     the NATO Participation Act of 1994 (title II of Public Law 
     103-447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note).
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Subsection (a) does not preclude 
     the designation by the President of Estonia, Latvia, 
     Lithuania, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Albania, 
     Moldova, Ukraine, or any other emerging democracy in Central 
     and Eastern Europe pursuant to section 203(d) of the NATO 
     Participation Act of 1994 as eligible to receive assistance 
     under the program established under section 203(a) of such 
     Act.

     SEC. ____07. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR NATO 
                   ENLARGEMENT ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1997 for the program established 
     under section 203(a) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994.
       (b) Availability.--Of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by subsection (a)--
       (1) not less than $20,000,000 shall be available for the 
     subsidy cost, as defined in section 502(5) of the Credit 
     Reform Act of 1990, of direct loans pursuant to the authority 
     of section 203(c)(4) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994 
     (relating to the ``Foreign Military Financing Program'');
       (2) not less than $30,000,000 shall be available for 
     assistance on a grant basis pursuant to the authority of 
     section 203(c)(4) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994 
     (relating to the ``Foreign Military Financing Program''); and
       (3) not more than $10,000,000 shall be available for 
     assistance pursuant to the authority of section 203(c)(3) of 
     the NATO Participation Act of 1994 (relating to international 
     military education and training).
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under this section are authorized to be 
     appropriated in addition to such amounts as otherwise may be 
     available for such purposes.

     SEC. ____08. REGIONAL AIRSPACE INITIATIVE AND PARTNERSHIP FOR 
                   PEACE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

       (a) In General.--Funds described in subsection (b) are 
     authorized to be made available to support the implementation 
     of the Regional Airspace Initiative and the Partnership for 
     Peace Information Management System, including--
       (1) the procurement of items in support of these programs; 
     and
       (2) the transfer of such items to countries participating 
     in these programs, which may include Poland, Hungary, the 
     Czech Republic, Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, 
     Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, Ukraine, Albania, and Slovenia.
       (b) Funds Described.--Funds described in this subsection 
     are funds that are available--
       (1) during any fiscal year under the NATO Participation Act 
     of 1994 with respect to countries eligible for assistance 
     under that Act; or
       (2) during fiscal year 1997 under any Act to carry out the 
     Warsaw Initiative.

     SEC. ____09. EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.

       (a) Priority Delivery.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, the provision and delivery of excess defense articles 
     under the authority of section 203(c) (1) and (2) of the NATO 
     Participation Act of 1994 and section 516 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 shall be given priority to the maximum 
     extent feasible over the provision and delivery of such 
     excess defense articles to all other countries except those 
     countries referred to in section 541 of the Foreign 
     Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103-306; 108 Stat. 
     1640).
       (b) Cooperative Regional Peacekeeping Initiatives.--The 
     Congress encourages the President to provide excess defense 
     articles and other appropriate assistance to cooperative 
     regional peacekeeping initiatives involving emerging 
     democracies in Central and Eastern Europe that have expressed 
     an interest in joining NATO in order to enhance their ability 
     to contribute to European peace and security and 
     international peacekeeping efforts.

     SEC. ____10. MODERNIZATION OF DEFENSE CAPABILITY.

       The Congress endorses efforts by the United States to 
     modernize the defense capability of Poland, Hungary, the 
     Czech Republic, and any other countries designated by the 
     President pursuant to section 203(d) of the NATO 
     Participation Act of 1994, by exploring with such countries 
     options for the sale or lease to such countries of weapons 
     systems compatible with those used by NATO members, including 
     air defense systems, advanced fighter aircraft, and 
     telecommunications infrastructure.

     SEC. ____11. 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 30 days after 
     the President makes a certification under paragraph (2) 
     unless, within the 30-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 title affects the eligibility of 
     countries to participate under other provisions of law in 
     programs described in this Act.''.

     SEC. ____12. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATO PARTICIPATION ACT.

       (a) Conforming Amendment.--The NATO Participation Act of 
     1994 (title II of Public Law 103-447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note) is 
     amended in sections 203(a), 203(d)(1), and 203(d)(2) by 
     striking ``countries emerging from communist domination'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``emerging democracies in 
     Central and Eastern Europe''.
       (b) Definitions.--The NATO Participation Act of 1994 (title 
     II of Public Law 103-446; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 206. DEFINITIONS.

       ``The term `emerging democracies in Central and Eastern 
     Europe' includes, but is not limited to, Albania, Bulgaria, 
     the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, 
     Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine.''.

     SEC. ____13. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this title:
       (1) Emerging democracies in central and eastern europe.--
     The term ``emerging democracies in Central and Eastern 
     Europe'' includes, but is not limited to, Albania, Bulgaria, 
     the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, 
     Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine.
       (2) NATO.--The term ``NATO'' means the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization.
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                       INOUYE AMENDMENT NO. 5059

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Inouye) proposed an amendment to the bill, 
H.R. 3540, supra; as follows:

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


  sense of congress regarding expansion of eligibility for holocaust 
           survivor compensation by the government of germany

       Sec. ____. (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following 
     findings:
       (1) After nearly half a century, tens of thousands of 
     Holocaust survivors continue to be denied justice and 
     compensation by the Government of Germany.
       (2) These people who suffered grievously at the hands of 
     the Nazis are now victims of unreasonable and arbitrary rules 
     which keep them outside the framework of the various 
     compensation programs.
       (3) Compensation for these victims has been non-existent 
     or, at best, woefully inadequate.
       (4) The time has come to right this terrible wrong.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--The Congress calls upon the 
     Government of Germany to negotiate in good faith with the 
     Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany to 
     broaden the categories of those eligible for compensation so 
     that the injustice of uncompensated Holocaust survivors may 
     be corrected before it is too late.
       On page 117, line 14, before the period insert the 
     following: ``: Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading $25,000,000 shall be 
     available for the legal restructuring necessary to support a 
     decentralized market-oriented economic system, including 
     enactment of necessary substantive commercial law, 
     implementation of reforms necessary to establish an 
     independent judiciary and bar, legal education for judges, 
     attorneys, and law students, and education of

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     the public designed to promote understanding of a law-based 
     economy''.
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                         KYL AMENDMENT NO. 5060

  Mr. McConnell (for Mr. Kyl) proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 
3540, supra; as follows:

       On page 117, line 14, before the period insert the 
     following: ``: Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading $25,000,000 shall be 
     available for the legal restructuring necessary to support a 
     decentralized market-oriented economic system, including 
     enactment of necessary substantive commercial law, 
     implementation of reforms necessary to establish an 
     independent judiciary and bar, legal education for judges, 
     attorneys, and law students, and education of the public 
     designed to promote understanding of a law-based economy''.
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               LIEBERMAN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 5061

  Mr. McConnell (for Mr. Lieberman, for himself, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Biden, 
Mr. Specter, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Levin, and 
Mr. D'Amato) proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 3540, supra; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert:
       Findings. The United Nations, recognizing the need for 
     justice in the former Yugoslavia, established the 
     International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia 
     (hereafter in this resolution referred to as the 
     ``International Criminal Tribunal'');
       United Nations Security Council Resolution 827 of May 25, 
     1993 requires states to cooperate fully with the 
     International Criminal Tribunal;
       The parties to the General Framework Agreement for Peace in 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina and associated Annexes (in this 
     resolution referred to as the ``Peace Agreement'') negotiated 
     in Dayton, Ohio and signed in Paris, France, on December 14, 
     1995, accepted, in Article IX, the obligation ``to cooperate 
     in the investigation and prosecution of war crimes and other 
     violations of international humanitarian law'';
       The Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, agreed to as 
     Annex 4 of the Peace Agreement, provides, in Article IX, that 
     ``No person who is serving a sentence imposed by the 
     International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and no 
     person who is under indictment by the Tribunal and who has 
     failed to comply with an order to appear before the Tribunal, 
     may stand as a candidate or hold any appointive, elective, or 
     other public office in Bosnia and Herzegovina'';
       The International Criminal Tribunal has issued 57 
     indictments against individuals from all parties to the 
     conflicts in the former Yugoslavia;
       The International Criminal Tribunal continues to 
     investigate gross violations of international law in the 
     former Yugoslavia with a view to further indictments against 
     the perpetrators;
       On July 25, 1995, the International Criminal Tribunal 
     issued an indictment for Radovan Karadzic, president of the 
     Bosnian Serb administration of Pale, and Ratko Mladic, 
     commander of the Bosnian Serb administration and charged them 
     with genocide and crimes against humanity, violations of the 
     law or customs of war, and grave breaches of the Geneva 
     Conventions of 1949, arising from atrocities perpetrated 
     against the civilian population throughout Bosnia-
     Herzegovina, for the sniping campaign against civilians in 
     Sarajevo, and for the taking of United Nations peacekeepers 
     as hostages and for their use as human shields;
       On November 16, 1995, Karadzic and Mladic were indicted a 
     second time by the International Criminal Tribunal, charged 
     with genocide for the killing of up to 6,000 Muslims in 
     Srebrenica, Bosnia, in July 1995;
       The United Nations Security Council, in adopting Resolution 
     1022 on November 22, 1995, decided that economic sanctions on 
     the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Scrbia and Montenegro) 
     and the so-called Republika Srpska would be reimposed if, at 
     any time, the High Representative or the IFOR commander 
     informs the Security Council that the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia or the Bosnian Serb authorities are failing 
     significantly to meet their obligations under the Peace 
     Agreement;
       The so-called Republika Srpska and the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) have failed to arrest and 
     turn over for prosecution indicted war criminals, including 
     Karadzic and Mladic;
       Efforts to politically isolate Karadzic and Mladic have 
     failed thus far and would in any case be insufficient to 
     comply with the Peace Agreement and bring peace with justice 
     to Bosnia and Herzegovina;
       The International Criminal Tribunal issued International 
     warrants for the arrest of Karadzic and Mladic on July 11, 
     1996.
       In the so-called Republika Srpska freedom of the press and 
     freedom of assembly are severely limited and violence against 
     ethnic and religious minorities and opposition figures is on 
     the rise;
       It will be difficult for national elections in Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina to take place meaningfully so long as key was 
     criminals, including Karadzic and Mladic, remain at large 
     and able to influence political and military developments;
       On June 6, 1996, the President of the International 
     Criminal Tribunal, declaring that the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia's failure to extradite indicted war criminals is a 
     blatant violation of the Peace Agreement and of United 
     Nations Security Council Resolutions, called on the High 
     Representative to reimpose economic sanctions on the so-
     called Republika Srpska and on the Federal Republic of 
     Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro); and
       The apprehension and prosecution of indicted war criminals 
     is essential for peace and reconciliation to be achieved and 
     democracy to be established throughout Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina.
       It is the sense of the Senate finds that the International 
     Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia merits continued 
     and increased United States support for its efforts to 
     investigate and bring to justice the perpetrators of gross 
     violations of international law in the former Yugoslavia.
       (b) It is the sense of the Senate that the President of the 
     United States should support the request of the President of 
     the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia 
     for the High Representative to reimpose full economic 
     sanctions on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and 
     Montenegro) and the so-called Republika Srpska, in accordance 
     with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1022 (1995), 
     until the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and 
     Montenegro) and Bosnian Serb authorities have complied with 
     their obligations under the Peace Agreement and United 
     Nations Security Council Resolutions to cooperate fully with 
     the International Criminal Tribunal.
       (c) It is further the sense of the Senate that the NATO-led 
     Implementation Force (IFOR), in carrying out its mandate, 
     should make it an urgent priority to detain and bring to 
     justice persons indicted by the International Criminal 
     Tribunal.
       (d) It is further the sense of the Senate that states in 
     the former Yugoslavia should not be admitted to international 
     organizations and fora until and unless they have complied 
     with their obligations under the Peace Agreement and United 
     Nations Security Council Resolutions to cooperate fully with 
     the International Criminal Tribunal.
       Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Senate shall transmit a copy 
     of this resolution to the President of the United States.
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            PRESSLER (AND D'AMATO) AMENDMENTS NOS. 5062-5063

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Pressler, for himself and Mr. D'Amato) 
proposed two amendments to the bill, H.R. 3540, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 5062

       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.
       (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 United 
     States laws with respect to the delivery by that government 
     of cruise missiles to Iran.
                                                                    ____


                           Amendment No. 5063

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


sense of senate on delivery by china of ballistic missile technology to 
                                 syria

       Sec. 580. (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following 
     findings:
       (1) Credible information exists indicating that defense 
     industrial trading companies of the People's Republic of 
     China may have transferred ballistic missile technology to 
     Syria.
       (2) On October 4, 1994, the Government of the People's 
     Republic of China entered into a written agreement with the 
     United States pledging not to export missiles or related 
     technology that would violate the Missile Technology Control 
     Regime (MTCR).
       (3) Section 73(f) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2797(f)) states that, when determining whether a foreign 
     person may be subject to United States sanctions for 
     transferring technology listed on the MTCR Annex, it should 
     be a rebuttable presumption that such technology is designed 
     for use in a missile listed on the MTCR Annex if the

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     President determines that the final destination of the 
     technology is a country the government of which the Secretary 
     of State has determined, for purposes of section 6(j)(1)(A) 
     of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 
     2405(j)(1)(A)), has repeatedly provided support for acts of 
     international terrorism.
       (4) The Secretary of State has determined under the terms 
     of section 6(j)(1)(A) of the Export Administration Act of 
     1979 that Syria has repeatedly provided support for acts of 
     international terrorism.
       (5) In 1994 Congress explicitly enacted section 73(f) of 
     the Arms Export Control Act in order to target the transfer 
     of ballistic missile technology to terrorist nations.
       (6) The presence of ballistic missiles in Syria would pose 
     a threat to United States armed forces and to regional peace 
     and stability in the Middle East.
       (b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) it is in the national security interests of the United 
     States and the State of Israel to prevent the spread of 
     ballistic missiles and related technology to Syria;
       (2) the Government of the People's Republic of China should 
     continue to honor its agreement with the United States not to 
     export missiles or related technology that would violate the 
     Missile Technology Control Regime; and
       (3) the President should exercise all legal authority 
     available to the President to prevent the spread of ballistic 
     missiles and related technology to Syria.
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                       McCAIN AMENDMENT NO. 5064

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. McCain) proposed an amendment to the bill, 
H.R. 3540, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:


refugee status for adult children of former vietnamese reeducation camp 
        internees resettled under the orderly departure program

       Sec.     . (a) Eligibility for Orderly Departure Program.--
     For purposes of eligibility for the Orderly Departure Program 
     for nationals of Vietnam, an alien described in subsection 
     (b) shall be considered to be a refugee of special 
     humanitarian concern to the United States within the meaning 
     of section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1157) and shall be admitted to the United States for 
     resettlement if the alien would be admissible as an immigrant 
     under the Immigration and Nationality Act (except as provided 
     in section 207(c)(3) of that Act).
       (b) Aliens Covered.--An alien described in this subsection 
     is an alien who--
       (1) is the son or daughter of a national of Vietnam who--
       (A) was formerly interned in a reeducation camp in Vietnam 
     by the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; and
       (B) has been accepted for resettlement as a refugee under 
     the Orderly Departure Program on or after April 1, 1995;
       (2) is 21 years of age or older; and
       (3) was unmarried as of the date of acceptance of the 
     alien's parent for resettlement under the Orderly Departure 
     Program.
       (c) Supersedes Existing Law.--This section supersedes any 
     other provision of law.
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                      McCONNELL AMENDMENT NO. 5065

  Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 3540, supra; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill insert the following,
       Sec.   . 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall provide a 
     report in a classified or unclassified form to the Committee 
     on Appropriations including the following information:
       (a) a best estimate on fuel used by the military forces of 
     the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK);
       (b) the deployment position and military training and 
     activities of the DPRK forces and best estimate of the 
     associated costs of these activities;
       (c) steps taken to reduce the DPRK level of forces; and
       (d) cooperation, training, or exchanges of information, 
     technology or personnel between the DPRK and any other nation 
     supporting the development or deployment of a ballistic 
     missile capability.

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