[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 84 (Tuesday, June 17, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5878-S5882]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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        THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS REFORM AND RESTRUCTURING ACT OF 1997

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                       BENNETT AMENDMENT NO. 392

  Mr. BENNETT proposed an amendment to the bill (S. 903) to consolidate 
the foreign affairs agencies of the United States, to authorize 
appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 1998 and 
1999, and to provide for reform of the United Nations, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE ON ENFORCEMENT OF THE IRAN-IRAQ 
                   ARMS NON-PROLIFERATION ACT OF 1992 WITH RESPECT 
                   TO THE ACQUISITION BY IRAN OF C-802 CRUISE 
                   MISSILES.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) The United States escort vessel U.S.S. Stark was struck 
     by a cruise missile, causing the death of 37 United States 
     sailors.
       (2) The China National Precision Machinery Import Export 
     Corporation is marketing the C-802 model cruise missile for 
     use against escort vessels such as the U.S.S. Stark.
       (3) The China National Precision Machinery Import Export 
     Corporation has delivered 60 C-802 cruise missiles to Iran 
     for use by vessels of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy.
       (4) Iran is acquiring land batteries to launch C-802 cruise 
     missiles which will provide its armed forces with a weapon of 
     greater range, reliability, accuracy, and mobility than 
     before.
       (5) Iran has acquired air launched C-802IC cruise missiles 
     giving it a 360 degree attack capability.
       (6) 15,000 members of the United States Armed Forces are 
     stationed within range of the C-802 cruise missiles being 
     acquired by Iran.
       (7) The Department of State believes that ``[t]hese cruise 
     missiles pose new, direct threats to deployed United States 
     forces''.
       (8) The delivery of cruise missiles to Iran is a violation 
     of the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 (50 
     U.S.C. 1701 note).
       (9) The Clinton Administration ``has concluded at present 
     that the known types [of C-802 cruise missiles] are not of a 
     destabilizing number and type''.
       (b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate to urge 
     the Clinton Administration to enforce the provisions of the 
     Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 with respect to 
     the acquisition by Iran of C-802 model cruise missiles.
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                       SARBANES AMENDMENT NO. 393

  Mr. SARBANES proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 903, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 160, strike line 18 and all that follows through 
     line 7 on page 162.
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                         ENZI AMENDMENT NO. 394

  Mr. ENZI proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 903, supra; as 
follows:

       At an appropriate place in the bill, insert the new section 
     as follows:

     SEC.   . LIMITATION ON THE USE OF UNITED STATES FUNDS FOR 
                   CERTAIN UNITED NATIONS ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no United 
     States funds shall be used by the United Nations, or any 
     affiliated international organization, for the purpose of 
     promulgating rules or recommendations, or negotiating or 
     entering into treaties, that would require or recommend that 
     the United States Congress, or any Federal Agency which is 
     funded by the U.S. Congress, make changes to United States 
     environmental laws, rules, or regulations that would impose 
     additional costs on American consumers or businesses.
       (b) Any violation of subsection (a) by the United Nations 
     or any affiliated organization shall result in an immediate 
     fifty percent reduction of all funds paid by the United 
     States to the United Nations for the fiscal year in which the 
     violation occurs and for all subsequent years until the 
     United Nations or affiliated organizations revokes or repeals 
     such rule, regulation, or treaty described in subsection (a).
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                FEINGOLD (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 395

  Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. Harkin, and Mr. Wyden) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, S. 903, supra; as follows:

       Strike sections 321 through 326 and insert the following:
       ``Sec. 321.--International Broadcasting.--The Broadcasting 
     Board of Governors and the Director of the International 
     Broadcasting Bureau shall continue to have the 
     responsibilities set forth in title III of the Foreign 
     Relations Authorization Act, fiscal years 1994 and 1995 (22 
     U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), except that, as further set forth in 
     chapter 3 of this title, references in that Act to the United 
     States Information Agency shall be deemed to refer to the 
     Department of State, and references in that Act to the 
     Director of the United States Information Agency shall be 
     deemed to refer to the Under Secretary of the State for 
     Public Diplomacy.''
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             SMITH OF OREGON (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 396

  Mr. SMITH of Oregon (for himself, Mr. Thomas, and Mr. Helms) proposed 
an amendment to the bill, S. 903, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following 
     new section, and renumber the remaining sections accordingly:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE ON PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIAN 
                   MINORITIES IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) The Senate finds that--
       (1) Chinese law requires all religious congregations, 
     including Christian congregations, to ``register'' with the 
     Bureau of Religious Affairs, and Christian congregations, 
     depending on denominational affiliation, to be monitored by 
     either the ``Three Self Patriotic Movement Committee of the 
     Protestant Churches of China,'' the ``Chinese Christian 
     Council,'' the ``Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association,'' or 
     the ``Chinese Catholic Bishops College;''
       (2) the manner in which these registration requirements are 
     implemented and enforced allows the government to exercise 
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     control over all congregations and their religious 
     activities, and also discourages congregants who fear 
     government persecution and harassment on account of their 
     religious beliefs;
       (3) in the past several years, unofficial Protestant and 
     Catholic communities have been targeted by the Chinese 
     government in an effort to force all churches to register 
     with the government or face forced dissolution;
       (4) this campaign has resulted in the beating and 
     harassment of congregants by Chinese public security forces, 
     the closure of churches, and numerous arrests, fines, and 
     criminal and administrative sentences. For example, as 
     reported by credible American and multinational 
     nongovernmental organizations,
       --in February 1995, 500 to 600 evangelical Christians from 
     Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces met in Huaian, Jiangsu 
     Province. Public Security Bureau personnel broke up the 
     meeting, beat several participants, imprisoned several of the 
     organizers, and levied severe fines on others;
       --in April 1996 government authorities in Shanghai closed 
     more than 300 home churches or meeting places;
       --from January through May, 1996, security forces fanned 
     out through northern Hebei Province, a Catholic stronghold, 
     in order to prevent an annual attendance at a major Marian 
     shrine by arresting clergy and lay Catholics and confining 
     prospective attendees to their villages.
       --a communist party document dated November 20, 1996 
     entitled ``The Legal Procedures for Implementing the 
     Eradication of the Illegal Activities of the Underground 
     Catholic Church'' details steps for eliminating the Catholic 
     movement in Chongren, Xian, Fuzhou and Jiangxi Provinces and 
     accuses believers of ``seriously disturbing the social order 
     and affecting [the] political stability'' of the country; and
       --in March 1997, public security officials raided the home 
     of the ``underground'' Bishop of Shanghai, confiscating 
     religious articles and $2,500 belonging to the church;
       (b) It is, therefore, the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) the government of the People's Republic of China be 
     urged to release from incarceration all those held for 
     participation in religious activities outside the aegis of 
     the official churches, and cease prosecuting or detaining 
     those who participate in such religious activities;
       (2) the government of the People's Republic of China be 
     urged to abolish its present church registration process;
       (3) the government of the People's Republic of China fully 
     adhere to the religious principles protected by the U.N. 
     Universal Declaration of Human Rights; and
       (4) the Administration should raise the United States' 
     concerns over the persecution of Protestant and Catholic 
     believers with the government of the People's Republic of 
     China, including at the proposed state visit by President 
     Jiang Zemin to the United States, and at other high-level 
     meetings which may take place.
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                      hutchison amendment no. 397

  Mrs. HUTCHISON proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 903, supra; as 
follows:

       At the end of title XVI, add the following (and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly:)

     SEC.  . SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY 
                   ORGANIZATION.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The West's victory in the Cold War dramatically changed 
     the political and national security landscape in Europe;
       (2) The unity, resolve, and strength of the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization was the principal factor behind that 
     victory;
       (3) The North Atlantic Treaty was signed in April 1949 and 
     created the most successful defense alliance in history;
       (4) The President of the United States and leaders of other 
     NATO countries have indicated their intention to enlarge 
     alliance membership to include at least three new countries;
       (5) The Senate expressed its approval of the enlargement 
     process by voting 81-16 in favor of the NATO Enlargement 
     Facilitation Act of 1996.
       (6) The United States is bound by Article Five of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty to respond to an attack on any NATO member as 
     it would to an attack on the United States itself;
       (7) Although the prospect of NATO membership has provided 
     the impetus for several countries to resolve long standing 
     disputes, the North Atlantic Treaty does not provide for a 
     formal dispute resolution process by which members can 
     resolve differences among themselves without undermining 
     Article Five obligations.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the North Atlantic Treaty Organization should consider a 
     formal dispute resolution process within the Alliance prior 
     to its December 1997 ministerial meeting.
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                      murkowski amendment no. 398

  Mr. MURKOWSKI proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 903, supra; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:

     SEC.  . COORDINATOR FOR TAIWAN AFFAIRS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6 of the Taiwan Relations Act (22 
     U.S.C. 3305) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection (c):
       ``(c)(1) There shall be in the Department of State a 
     Coordinator for Taiwan Affairs who shall be appointed by the 
     President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
       ``(2) The Coordinator shall be responsible to the Secretary 
     of State, under the direction of the President, for the 
     coordination of all activities of the United States 
     Government that relate to the American Institute on 
     Taiwan.''.
       (b) Executive Schedule Level IV.--Section 5315 of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``Coordinator for Taiwan Affairs.''.
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                  HELMS (AND BIDEN) AMENDMENT NO. 399

  Mr. HELMS (for himself and Mr. Biden) proposed an amendment to the 
bill, S. 903, supra; as follows:

       On page 108, line 8, before the word ``Director'', insert 
     the words ``Attorney General and the''.
       On page 137, line 11, after the word ``the'', insert 
     ``United States Head of Delegation to the''.
       On page 137, line 12, strike ``a resolution'' and insert 
     ``resolutions''.
       On page 137, line 13, add after ``Nations'' the words ``and 
     the OSCE''.
       On page 77, strike line 24; and
       On page 78, strike lines 3-4.
       On page 185, strike lines 24 and 25, and on page 186, 
     strike lines 1-6, and redsignate sections (B) and (C) of 
     section 2211(8), as (A) and (B), respectively.
       On page 23, beginning on line 19, strike ``United'' and all 
     that follows through ``1997'' on line 20 and insert ``Foreign 
     Affairs Agencies Consolidation Act of 1997''.
       On page 26, line 13, insert ``and'' after the semicolon.
       On page 47, line 11, strike ``agency'' and insert 
     ``Agency''.
       On page 63, line 23, strike ``Act'' and insert ``title''.
       On page 70, line 22, strike ``Act'' and insert ``title''.
       On page 71, line 1, strike ``Act'' and insert ``title''.
       On page 72, line 5, strike ``Act'' and insert ``title''.
       On page 74, line 11, strike ``Act'' and insert ``title''.
       On page 77, line 2, strike ``Act'' and insert ``title''.
       On page 86, line 6, insert ``OF'' after ``JUDICIAL 
     REVIEW''.
       On page 100, line 5, strike ``(a) Grant Authority.--''.
       On page 102, line 6, insert double quotation marks 
     immediately before ``(1)''.
       On page 102, line 8, insert double quotation marks 
     immediately before ``(2)''.
       On page 102, line 10, insert double quotation marks 
     immediately before ``(A)''.
       On page 102, line 13, insert double quotation marks 
     immediately before ``(B)''.
       On page 102, line 17, insert double quotation marks 
     immediately before ``(3)''.
       On page 113, line 19, strike ``and'' and insert ``or''.
       On page 122, line 13, strike ``''.
       On page 156, line 18, strike ``United Nations led'' and 
     insert ``United Nations-led''.
       On page 178, line 10, strike ``peacekeeping operation'' and 
     insert ``United Nations peace operation''.
       On page 197, line 18, strike ``chapter'' and insert 
     ``title''.
       On page 198, line 8, strike ``chapter'' and insert 
     ``title''.
       Redesignate sections 1141 through 1151 as sections 1131 
     through 1141, respectively.
       Redesignate sections 1161 through 1166 as sections 1151 
     through 1156, respectively
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           MURKOWSKI (AND ROCKEFELLER) AMENDMENT NO. 400-401

  Mr. HELMS (for Mr. Murkowski, for himself and Mr. Rockefeller) 
proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 903, supra; as follows:

       After appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:

     SEC.   . JAPAN-UNITED STATES FRIENDSHIP COMMISSION.

       (a) Relief From Restriction of Interchangeability of 
     Funds.--
       (1) Section 6(4) of the Japan-United States Friendship Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 2905(4) is amended by striking ``needed, except'' 
     and all that follows through ``United States'' and inserting 
     ``needed''.
       (2) The second sentence of section 7(b) of the Japan-United 
     States Friendship Act (22 U.S.C. 2906(b)) is amended to read 
     as follows: ``Such investment may be made only in interest-
     bearing obligations of the United States, in obligations 
     guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the United 
     States, in interest-bearing obligations of Japan, or in 
     obligations guaranteed as to both principal and interest by 
     Japan.''.
       (b) Revision of Name of Commission.--
       (1) The Japan-United States Friendship Commission is hereby 
     designated as the ``United States-Japan Commission''. Any 
     reference in any provision of law, Executive order, 
     regulation, delegation of authority, or other document to the 
     Japan-United States Friendship Commission shall be deemed to

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     be a reference to the United States-Japan Commission.
       (2) The Japan-United States Friendship Act (22 U.S.C. 2901 
     et seq.) is amended by striking ``Japan-United States 
     Friendship Commission'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``United States-Japan Commission''.
       (3) The heading of section 4 of the Japan-United States 
     Friendship Act (22 U.S.C. 2903) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``UNITED STATES-JAPAN COMMISSION''.
       (c) Revision of Name of Trust Fund.--
       (1) The Japan-United States Friendship Trust Fund is hereby 
     designated as the ``United States-Japan Trust Fund''. Any 
     reference in any provision of law, Executive order, 
     regulation, delegation of authority, or other document to the 
     Japan-United States Friendship Trust Fund shall be deemed to 
     be a reference to the United States-Japan Trust Fund.
       (2)(A) Subsection (a) of section 3 of the Japan-United 
     States Friendship Act (22 U.S.C. 2902) is amended by striking 
     ``Japan-United States Friendship Trust Fund'' and inserting 
     ``United States-Japan Trust Fund''.
       (B) The section heading of that section is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``UNITED STATES-JAPAN TRUST FUND''.
       On page 118, between line 16 and 17, insert the following:

     SEC. 1215. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON USE OF FUNDS IN JAPAN-
                   UNITED STATES FRIENDSHIP TRUST FUND.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) The funds used to create the Japan-United States 
     Friendship Trust Fund established under section 3 of the 
     Japan-United States Friendship Act (22 U.S.C. 2902) 
     originated from payments by the Government of Japan to the 
     Government of the United States.
       (2) Among other things, amounts in the Fund were intended 
     to be used for cultural and educational exchanges and 
     scholarly research.
       (3) The Japan-United States Friendship Commission was 
     created to manage the Fund and to fulfill a mandate agreed 
     upon by the Government of Japan and the Government of the 
     United States.
       (4) The statute establishing the Commission includes 
     provisions which make the availability of funds in the Fund 
     contingent upon appropriations of such funds.
       (5) These provisions impair the operations of the 
     Commission and hinder it from fulfilling its mandate in a 
     satisfactory manner.
       (b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) the Japan-United States Friendship Commission shall be 
     able to use amounts in the Japan-United States Friendship 
     Trust Fund in pursuit of the original mandate of the 
     Commission; and
       (2) the Office of Management and Budget should--
       (A) review the statute establishing the Commission; and
       (B) submit to Congress a report on whether or not 
     modifications to the statute are required in order to permit 
     the Commission to pursue fully its original mandate and to 
     use amounts in the Fund as contemplated at the time of the 
     establishment of the Fund.
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                 GRAHAM (AND McCAIN) AMENDMENT NO. 402

  Mr. HELMS (for Mr. Graham for himself and Mr. McCain) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, S. 903, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.   . AVIATION SAFETY.

       It is the sense of Congress that the need for cooperative 
     efforts in transportation and aviation safety be placed on 
     the agenda for the Summit of the Americas to be held in 
     Santiago, Chile, in March 1998. Since April 1996, when 
     ministers and transportation officials from 23 countries in 
     the Western Hemisphere met in Santiago, Chile, in order to 
     develop the Hemispheric Transportation Initiative, aviation 
     safety and transportation standardization has become an 
     increasingly important issue. The adoption of comprehensive 
     Hemisphere-wide measures to enhance transportation safety, 
     including standards for equipment, infrastructure, and 
     operations as well as harmonization of regulations relating 
     to equipment, operations, and transportation safety are 
     imperative. This initiative will increase the efficiency and 
     safety of the current system and consequently facilitate 
     trade.
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                       ABRAHAM AMENDMENT NO. 403

  Mr. HELMS (for Mr. Abraham) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
903, supra; as follows:

       At the end of title XVI of division B, add the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE ON UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD 
                   THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) As the world's leading democracy, the United States 
     cannot ignore the Government of the People's Republic of 
     China's record on human rights and religious persecution.
       (2) According to Amnesty International, ``A fifth of the 
     world's people are ruled by a government that treats 
     fundamental human rights with contempt. Human rights 
     violations continue on a massive scale.''.
       (3) According to Human Rights Watch/Asia reported that: 
     ``Unofficial Christian and Catholic communities were targeted 
     by the government during 1996. A renewed campaign aimed at 
     forcing all churches to register or face dissolution, 
     resulted in beating and harassment of congregants, closure of 
     churches, and numerous arrests, fines, and sentences. In 
     Shanghai, for example, more than 300 house churches or 
     meeting points were closed down by the security authorities 
     in April alone.''.
       (4) The People's Republic of China's compulsory family 
     planning policies include forced abortions.
       (5) China's attempts to intimidate Taiwan and the 
     activities of its military, the People's Liberation Army, 
     both in the United States and abroad, are of major concern.
       (6) The Chinese government has threatened international 
     stability through its weapons sales to regimes, including 
     Iran and Iraq, that sponsor terrorism and pose a direct 
     threat to American military personnel and interests.
       (7) The efforts of two Chinese companies, the China North 
     Industries Group (NORINCO) and the China Poly Group (POLY), 
     deserve special rebuke for their involvement in the sale of 
     AK-47 machine guns to California street gangs.
       (8) Allegations of the Chinese government's involvement in 
     our political system may involve both civil and criminal 
     violations of our laws.
       (9) The Senate is concerned that China may violate the 1984 
     Sino-British Joint Declaration transferring Hong Kong from 
     British to Chinese rule by limiting political and economic 
     freedom in Hong Kong.
       (10) The Senate strongly believes time has come to take 
     steps that would signal to Chinese leaders that religious 
     persecution, human rights abuses, forced abortions, military 
     threats and weapons proliferation, and attempts to influence 
     American elections are unacceptable to the American people.
       (11) The United States should signal its disapproval of 
     Chinese government actions through targeted sanctions, while 
     at the same time encouraging worthwhile economic and cultural 
     exchanges that can lead to positive change in China.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the United States should--
       (1) limit the granting of United States visas to Chinese 
     government offices who work in entities the implementation of 
     China's laws and directives on religious practices and 
     coercive family planning, and those officials materially 
     involved in the massacre of Chinese students in Tiananmen 
     square;
       (2) limit United States taxpayer subsidies for the Chinese 
     government through multilateral development institutions such 
     as the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and the 
     International Monetary Fund;
       (3) publish a list of all companies owned in part or wholly 
     by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the Chinese 
     government who export to, or have an office in, the United 
     States;
       (4) consider imposing targeted sanctions on NORINCO and 
     POLY by not allowing them to export to, nor to maintain a 
     physical presence in, the United States for a period of one 
     year; and
       (5) promote democratic values in China by increasing United 
     States Government funding of Radio Free Asia, the National 
     Endowment for Democracy's programs in China and existing 
     student, cultural, and legislative exchange programs between 
     the United States and the People's Republic of China.
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                      FEINSTEIN AMENDMENT NO. 404

  Mr. HELMS (for Mrs. Feinstein) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
903, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place insert the following:
       (a) Findings.--
       (1) The establishment of the rule of law is a necessary 
     prerequisite for the success of democratic governance and the 
     respect for human rights.
       (2) In recent years efforts by the United States and U.S.-
     based organizations, including the National Endowment for 
     Democracy, have been integral to legal training and the 
     promotion of the rule of law in China drawing upon both 
     western and Chinese experience and tradition.
       (3) The National Endowment for Democracy has already begun 
     to work on these issues, including funding a project to 
     enable independent scholars in China to conduct research on 
     constitutional reform issues and the Hong Kong-China Law 
     Database Network.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--In is the Sense of the Senate to 
     encourage the National Endowment for Democracy to expand its 
     activities in China and Hong Kong, on projects which 
     encourage the rule of law, including the study and 
     dissemination of information on comparative constitutions, 
     federalism, civil codes of law, civil and penal code reform, 
     legal education, freedom of the press, and contracts.
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                       D'AMATO AMENDMENT NO. 405

  Mr. HELMS (for Mr. D'Amato) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
903, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place insert the following:

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     SEC.   . CONCERNING THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY.

       (a) Congress finds that--
       (1) The Palestinian Authority Justice Minister Freih Abo 
     Medein announced in April 1997 that anyone selling land to 
     Jews was committing a crime punishable by death;
       (2) Since this announcement, three Palestinians were 
     allegedly murdered in the Jerusalem and Ramallah areas for, 
     selling real estate to Jews;
       (3) Israeli police managed to foil the attempted abduction 
     of a fourth person;
       (4) Israeli security services have acquired evidence 
     indicating that the intelligence services of the Palestinian 
     Authority were directly involved in at least two of these 
     murders;
       (5) Subsequent statements by high-ranking Palestinian 
     Authority officials have justified * * * murders, further 
     encouraging this intolerable policy;
       (b) It is the Sense of the Congress that--
       (1) The Secretary of State should thoroughly investigate 
     the Palestinian Authority's role in any killings connected 
     with this policy and should immediately report its findings 
     to the Congress;
       (2) The Palestinian Authority, with Yasser Arafat as its 
     chairman, must immediately issue a public and unequivocal 
     statement denouncing these acts and reversing this policy.
       (3) This policy is an affront to all those who place high 
     value on peace and basic human rights; and
       (4) The United States should review the provision of 
     assistance to the Palestinian Authority in light of this 
     policy.
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                HOLLINGS (AND MURRAY) AMENDMENT NO. 406

  Mr. HELMS (for Mr. Hollings, for himself and Mrs. Murray) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, S. 903, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:
       Sec.   . Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     pursuant to section 1101 in this Act, up to $90,000,000 are 
     authorized to be appropriated for the renovation, acquisition 
     and construction of housing and secure diplomatic facilities 
     at the United States Embassy Beijing and the United States 
     Consulate in Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
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                       FEINGOLD AMENDMENT NO. 407

  Mr. HELMS (for Mr. Feingold) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
903, surpra; as follows:

       On page 20, beginning on line 4, strike all through page 
     24, line 8, and insert the following:
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the United States 
     Information Agency'' and inserting ``the Broadcasting Board 
     of Governors''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the United States 
     Information Agency,'' and inserting ``the Broadcasting Board 
     of Governors,''.
       (c) Executive Schedule.--Section 5315 of title 5, United 
     States code, is amended--
       (1) by striking the following:
       ``Inspector General, United States Information Agency.''; 
     and
       (2) by inserting the following:
       ``Inspector General, Broadcasting Board of Governors.''.
       (d) Amendments to Public Law 103-236.--Subsections (i) and 
     (j) of section 308 of the United States International 
     Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6207 (i) and (j)) are 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``Inspector General of the United States 
     Information Agency'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``Inspector General of the Broadcasting Board of Governors''; 
     and
       (2) by striking ``the Director of the United States 
     Information Agency,''.
       (e) Transfer of Function.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), there 
     are transferred to the Office of the Inspector General of the 
     Department of State and the Foreign Service the functions 
     that the Office of Inspector General of the United States 
     Information Agency exercised before the effective date of 
     this title (including all related functions of the Inspector 
     General of the United States Information Agency).
       (2) Transfer to inspector general of broadcasting board of 
     governors.--There are transferred to the Inspector General of 
     the Broadcasting Board of Governors the functions (including 
     related functions) that the Office of Inspector General of 
     the United States Information Agency exercised with respect 
     to the International Broadcasting Bureau, Voice of America, 
     WORLDNET TV and Film Service, the office of Cuba 
     Broadcasting, and RFE/RL, Incorporated, before the effective 
     date of this title.
       (f) Transfer and Allocations of Appropriations and 
     Personnel.--The Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, in consultation with the Secretary of State, is 
     authorized to make such incidental dispositions of personnel, 
     assets, liabilities, grants, contracts, property, records, 
     and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, 
     allocations, and other funds held, used, arising from, 
     available to, or to be made available in connection with such 
     functions, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of 
     this section.

     SEC. 315. INTERIM TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.

       (a) Interim Transfer.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     division, there are transferred to the Secretary of State the 
     following functions of the United States Information Agency 
     exercised as of the day before the effective date of this 
     section:
       (1) The functions exercised by the Office of Public Liaison 
     of the Agency.
       (2) The functions exercised by the Office of Congressional 
     and Intergovernmental Affairs of the Agency.
       (b) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     earlier of--
       (1) October 1, 1998, or
       (2) the date of the proposed transfer of functions 
     described in this section pursuant to the reorganization plan 
     described in section 601.

                 CHAPTER 3--INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING

     SEC. 321. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.

       Congress finds that--
       (1) it is the policy of the United States to promote the 
     right of freedom of opinion and expression, including the 
     freedom ``to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas 
     through any media and regardless of frontiers,'' in 
     accordance with Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of 
     Human Rights;
       (2) open communication of information and ideas among the 
     peoples of the world contributes to international peace and 
     stability and the promotion of such communication is in the 
     interests of the United States;
       (3) it is in the interest of the United States to support 
     broadcasting to other nations consistent with the 
     requirements of this chapter and the United States 
     International Broadcasting Act of 1994; and
       (4) international broadcasting is, and should remain, an 
     essential instrument of United States foreign policy.

     SEC. 322. CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF BROADCASTING BOARD OF 
                   GOVERNORS.

       Section 304(a) of the United States International 
     Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6203(a)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(a) Continued Existence Within Executive Branch.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Broadcasting Board of Governors 
     shall continue to exist within the Executive branch of 
     Government as an entity described in section 104 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       ``(2) Retention of existing board members.--The members of 
     the Broadcasting Board of Governors appointed by the 
     President pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(A) before the 
     effective date of the Foreign Affairs Agencies Consolidation 
     Act of 1997 and holding office as of that date shall serve 
     the remainder of their terms of office without reappointment.
       ``(3) Establishment of Inspector General of Broadcasting 
     Board of Governors.--There shall be established an Inspector 
     General of the Broadcasting Board of Governors.
       ``(4) Inspector general authorities.--The Inspector General 
     of the Broadcasting Board of Governors shall exercise the 
     same authorities with respect to the Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors as the Inspector General of the Department of State 
     and the Foreign Service exercises under section 209 of the 
     Foreign Service Act of 1980 with respect to the Department of 
     State. The Inspector General of the Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors, in carrying out the functions of the Inspector 
     General, shall respect the professional independence and 
     integrity of all the broadcasters covered by this title.''.
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                GRAMS (AND WELLSTONE) AMENDMENT NO. 408

  Mr. HELMS (for Mr. Grams, for himself and Mr. Wellstone) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, S. 903, supra; as follows:

       At the end of section 2101(a) of the bill, insert the 
     following: ``Of the funds made available under this 
     subsection $3,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $3,000,000 
     for the fiscal year 1999 are authorized to be appropriated 
     only for a United States contribution to the United Nations 
     Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture.''.
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                        McCAIN AMENDMENT NO. 409

  Mr. HELMS (for Mr. McCain) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 903, 
supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following new section:

     SEC.   . ELIGIBILITY FOR REFUGEE STATUS.

       Section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
     and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 
     104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-171) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``For purposes'' and inserting 
     ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``fiscal year 1997'' and inserting ``fiscal 
     years 1997 and 1998''; and
       (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) Aliens Covered.--
       ``(1) In general.--An alien described in this subsection is 
     an alien who--
       ``(A) is the son or daughter of a qualified national;
       ``(B) is 21 years of age or older; and
       ``(C) was unmarried as of the date of acceptance of the 
     alien's parent for resettlement under the Orderly Departure 
     Program.
       ``(2) Qualified national.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
     the term `qualified national' means a national of Vietnam 
     who--
       ``(A)(i) was formerly interned in a reeducation camp in 
     Vietnam by the Government of the Socialist Republic of 
     Vietnam; or

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       ``(ii) is the widow or widower of an individual described 
     in clause (i); and
       ``(B)(i) qualified for refugee processing under the 
     reeducation camp internees subprogram of the Orderly 
     Departure Program; and
       ``(ii) on or after April 1, 1995, is accepted--
       ``(I) for resettlement as a refugee; or
       ``(II) for admission as an immigrant under the Orderly 
     Departure Program.''.
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                COVERDELL (AND KERRY) AMENDMENT NO. 410

  Mr. HELMS (for Mr. Coverdell, for himself and Mr. Kerry) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, S. 903, supra; as follows:

       On page 89, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following:

     SEC. 1128. COUNTERDRUG AND ANTI-CRIME ACTIVITIES OF THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

       (a) Counterdrug and Law Enforcement Strategy.--
       (1) Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     establish, implement, and submit to Congress a comprehensive, 
     long-term strategy to carry out the counterdrug 
     responsibilities of the Department of State in a manner 
     consistent with the National Drug Control Strategy. The 
     strategy shall involve all elements of the Department in the 
     United States and abroad.
       (2) Objectives.--In establishing the strategy, the 
     Secretary shall--
       (A) coordinate with the Office of National Drug Control 
     Policy, the development of clear, specific, and measurable 
     counterdrug objectives of the Department that support the 
     goals and objectives of the National Drug Control Strategy;
       (B) develop specific, and to the maximum extent 
     practicable, quantifiable measures of performance relating to 
     the objectives, including annual and long-term measures of 
     performance, for purposes of assessing the success of the 
     Department in meeting the objectives;
       (C) assign responsibilities for meeting the objectives to 
     appropriate elements of the Department;
       (D) develop an operational structure within the Department 
     that minimizes impediments to meeting the objectives;
       (E) ensure that every United States ambassador or chief of 
     mission is fully briefed on the strategy and works to achieve 
     the objectives; and
       (F) ensure that all budgetary requests and transfers of 
     equipment (including the financing of foreign military sales 
     and the transfer of excess defense articles) relating to 
     international counterdrug efforts conform to meet the 
     objectives.
       (3) Reports.--Not later than February 15 each year, the 
     Secretary shall submit to Congress an update of the strategy 
     submitted under paragraph (1). The update shall include an 
     outline of the proposed activities with respect to the 
     strategy during the succeeding year, including the manner in 
     which such activities will meet the objectives set forth in 
     paragraph (2).
       (4) Limitation on delegation.--The Secretary shall 
     designate an official in the Department who reports directly 
     to the Secretary to oversee the implementation of the 
     strategy throughout the Department.
       (b) Information on International Criminals.--
       (1) Information system.--The Secretary shall, in 
     consultation with the heads of appropriate United States law 
     enforcement agencies, including the Attorney General and the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, take appropriate actions to 
     establish an information system or improve existing 
     information systems containing comprehensive information on 
     serious crimes committed by foreign nationals. The 
     information system shall be available to United States 
     embassies and missions abroad for use in consideration of 
     applications for visas for entry into the United States.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the actions taken under paragraph 
     (1).
       (c) Overseas Coordination of Counterdrug and Anti-Crime 
     Programs, Policy, and Assistance.--
       (1) Strengthening coordination.--The responsibilities of 
     every foreign mission of the United States shall include the 
     strengthening of cooperation between and among the United 
     States and foreign governmental entities and multilateral 
     entities with respect to activities relating to international 
     narcotics and crime.
       (2) Designation of officers.--
       (A) In general.--The chief of mission of every foreign 
     mission to carry out the responsibility of the mission under 
     paragraph (1), including the coordination of counterdrug 
     programs, policy, and assistance and law enforcement 
     programs, policy, and assistance. Such officer or officers 
     shall report to the chief of mission, or the designee of the 
     chief of mission, on a regular basis regarding activities 
     undertaken in carrying out such responsibility.
       (B) Reports.--The chief of mission of every foreign mission 
     shall submit to the Secretary on a regular basis a report on 
     the actions undertaken by the mission to carry out such 
     responsibility.
       (3) Report to congress.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the status of any proposals for 
     action or on action undertaken to improve staffing and 
     personnel management at foreign missions in order to carry 
     out the responsibility set forth in paragraph (1).
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               FEINSTEIN (AND SARBANES) AMENDMENT NO. 411

  Mr. HELMS (for Mrs. Feinstein, for herself and Mr. Sarbanes) proposed 
an amendment to the bill, S. 903, supra; as follows:

       On line 17 on page 110, delete ``knowingly assists or has'' 
     and insert in lieu thereof: ``is known by the Department of 
     State to have intentionally''.
       On line 20 on page 110, delete ``is providing or has 
     provided'' and insert in lieu thereof: ``is known by the 
     Department of State to have intentionally providing''.
       At the end of line 3 on page 111 insert the following: ``as 
     designated at the discretion of the Secretary of State,''.
       On line 7 on page 111 before the period, insert the 
     following: ``, and such person and child are permitted to 
     return to the United States. Nothing in clauses (i) or (ii) 
     of this section shall be deemed to apply to a government 
     official of the United States who is acting within the scope 
     of his or her official duties. Nothing in clause (i) or (ii) 
     of this section shall be deemed to apply to a government 
     official of any foreign government if such person has been 
     designated by the Secretary of State at the Secretary's 
     discretion''.

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