[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 75 (Wednesday, June 4, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H3477]
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. 1757

                    Offered by: Ms. Brown of Florida

       Amendment No. 5: At the end of title XVII insert the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 1717. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING THE RIGHTS OF 
                   PRISONERS IN ANDEAN COUNTRIES.

       ``(a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       ``(1) Several American prisoners have spent years in 
     Ecuadorian prisons on drug-related offenses without having 
     received a trial.
       ``(2) The prisoners include James Williams, a United States 
     citizen who has been held for 9 months without any findings, 
     and Sandra Chase, who has been held for more than 18 months 
     and has never seen a judge.
       ``(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the Governments of the Andean countries of Peru, 
     Ecuador, Bolivia, Columbia, and Venezuela, should respect the 
     rights of prisoners, including United States citizens, to 
     timely legal procedures and abide by international standards 
     of due process.''

                               H.R. 1757

                        Offered by: Mr. Pallone

       Amendment No. 6: At the end of title XVII (relating to 
     foreign policy provisions) insert the following new section:

     ``SEC. 1717. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE NAGORNO-KARABAGH 
                   CONFLICT.

       ``(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress 
     that--
       ``(1) the United States should take a greater leadership 
     role in working for a negotiated settlement of the Nagorno-
     Karabagh conflict; and
       ``(2) the Secretary of State should consider the 
     participation of the United States as a co-chair of the 
     OSCE's Minsk Group a priority of the Department of State; and
       ``(3) the United States reaffirms its neutrality in the 
     conflict.
       ``(b) Congressional Statement.--The Congress urges the 
     President and the Secretary of State to encourage direct 
     talks between the parties to the Nagorno-Karabagh conflict.''