[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 107 (Friday, July 25, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H5827]
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                               AMENDMENTS

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

                               H.R. 2159

                         Offered By: Mr. Forbes

       Amendment No. 62: At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the short title) the following new 
     section:


   limitation on assistance for the p.l.o., the palestinian authority

       Sec. 572. (a) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of 
     the Congress that the Palestine Liberation Organization 
     (hereafter the ``P.L.O.'') should do far more to demonstrate 
     an irrevocable denunciation of terrorism and to ensure a 
     peaceful settlement of the Middle East dispute, and in 
     particular it should--
       (1) submit to the Palestinian Council for formal approval 
     the necessary changes to those specified articles of the 
     Palestinian National Charter which deny Israel's right to 
     exist or support the use of violence;
       (2) to the maximum extent possible, preempt acts of terror, 
     discipline violators, publicly condemn all terrorist acts, 
     actively work to dismantle other terrorist organizations, and 
     contribute to stemming the violence that has resulted in the 
     deaths of over 230 Israeli and United States citizens since 
     the signing of the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-
     Government Arrangements (hereafter the ``Declaration of 
     Principles'') on September 13, 1993, at the White House;
       (3) prohibit participation in the P.L.O. or the Palestinian 
     Authority or its successors of any groups or individuals 
     which promote or commit acts of terrorism;
       (4) cease all anti-Israel rhetoric, which potentially 
     undermines the peace process;
       (5) confiscate all unlicensed weapons and restrict the 
     issuance of licenses to those with legitimate need;
       (6) transfer and cooperate in transfer proceedings relating 
     to any person accused by Israel or the United States of 
     having committed acts of terrorism against Israeli or United 
     States nationals; and
       (7) respect civil liberties, human rights and democratic 
     norms as applied equally to all persons regardless of ethnic, 
     religious, or national origin.
       (b) Limitation on Assistance.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 
     Act may be obligated for assistance, directly or indirectly, 
     for the P.L.O., the Palestinian Authority, only for the 
     period beginning 3 months after the date of the enactment  of 
     this Act and for 6 months thereafter, and only if--
       (A) the President has exercised the authority under section 
     604(a) of the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1995 
     (title VI of Public Law 104-107) or any other legislation to 
     suspend or make inapplicable section 307 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 and that suspension is still in 
     effect; and
       (B) in addition to the requirements contained in such Act 
     or other legislation, the President prepares and transmits to 
     the Congress a report described in paragraph (2).
       (2) Report.--A report described in this paragraph is a 
     report containing the following:
       (A) A description of all efforts being made to apprehend, 
     prosecute, or have extradited to the United States Mohammad 
     Deif (allegedly responsible for the death of Nachshon 
     Wachsman, a United States citizen), Amjad Hinawi (allegedly 
     responsible for the death of David Boim, a United States 
     citizen), Abu Abbas (responsible for the death of Leon 
     Klinghoffer, a United States citizen), Amid al-Hindi 
     (allegedly responsible for the death of David Berger, a 
     United States citizen), and Nafez Mahmoud Sabih (who helped 
     plan the February 1996 attack on a Jerusalem bus in which 
     Jewish Theological Seminary students Sara Duker and Matthew 
     Eisenfeld, both United States citizens, were murdered).
       (B) An official, updated, and revised copy of the 
     Palestinian National Charter (Covenant) showing which 
     specific articles have been rescinded by the decision taken 
     on April 24, 1996 by the P.L.O. Executive committee.
       (C) A description of all actions being taken by the 
     Palestinian Authority to eradicate and prevent the use of the 
     map of Israel to represent ``Palestine''.
       (D) A certification that the Palestinian Authority has 
     established a court system that respects due process 
     requirements, including the right to a lawyer, the right to 
     confront witnesses, the right to be informed of the charges 
     under which one is accused, and the right to a jury trial.
       (E) A certification that the Palestinian Authority has 
     established humane prison conditions.
       (F) A certification that the Palestinian Authority has 
     taken all measures to rescind the death penalty imposed for 
     the sale of land to Jews, has eliminated the practice of 
     incarcerating real estate agents for the sale of land to Jews 
     or Israelis, and has actively sought the perpetrators of such 
     actions.

                               H.R. 2266

                        Offered By: Mr. DeFazio

       Amendment No. 1: At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the short title) the following new 
     section:
       Sec.   . None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be obligated or expended for the public printing or binding 
     of Government publications in contravention of measures 
     established by the Joint Committee on Printing pursuant to 
     section 103 of title 44, United States Code.

                               H.R. 2267

                        Offered By: Mr. Cummings

       Amendment No. 1: Under the heading ``Related Agencies--
     Legal Services Corporation'' insert after the first dollar 
     sign the following: ``(increased by $199,000,000)''.
       Under the heading ``Department of State--Related Agencies--
     international broadcasting operation'' insert after the first 
     dollar sign the following: ``(reduced by $199,000,000)''.