[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 52 (Friday, May 1, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4040-S4041]
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                 AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED ON APRIL 30, 1998

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   PROTOCOLS TO THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY OF 1949 ON A ACCESSION OF 
                  POLAND, HUNGARY, AND CZECH REPUBLIC

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           MOYNIHAN (AND WARNER) EXECUTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2321

  Mr. MOYNIHAN (for himself and Mr. Warner) proposed an amendment to 
the resolution of ratification for the treaty (Treaty Doc. No. 105-36) 
protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the accession of 
Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. These protocols were opened 
for signature at Brussels on December 16, 1997, and signed on behalf of 
the United States of America and other parties to the North Atlantic 
Treaty; as follows:

       At the end of section 3 of the resolution (relating to 
     conditions), add the following:
       (  ) Deferral of ratification of nato enlargement until 
     admission of poland, hungary, and czech republic to the 
     european union.--
       (A) Certification Required.--Prior to the deposit of the 
     United States instrument of ratification, the President shall 
     certify to the Senate that Poland, Hungary, and the Czech 
     Republic have each acceded to membership in the European 
     Union and have each engaged in initial voting participation 
     in an official action of the European Union.
       (B) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this paragraph may be 
     construed as an expression by the Senate of an intent to 
     accept as a new NATO member any country other than Poland, 
     Hungary, or the Czech Republic if that country becomes a 
     member of the European Union after the date of adoption of 
     this resolution.
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            WARNER (AND OTHERS) EXECUTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2322

  Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Bingaman, Mrs. Hutchison, 
and Mr. Dorgan) proposed an amendment to the resolution of ratification 
for the treaty (Treaty Doc. No. 105-36) protocols to the North Atlantic 
Treaty of 1949 on the accession of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech 
Republic. These protocols were opened for signature at Brussels on 
December 16, 1997, and signed on behalf of the United States of America 
and other parties to the North Atlantic Treaty; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in section 2 of the resolution, 
     insert the following:
       (  ) United states policy regarding further enlargement of 
     nato.--Prior to the date of deposit of the United States 
     instrument of ratification, the President shall certify to 
     the Senate that it is the policy of the United States not to 
     encourage, participate in, or agree to any further 
     enlargement of NATO for a period of at least three years 
     beginning on the earliest date by which Poland, Hungary, and 
     the Czech Republic have all acceded to the North Atlantic 
     Treaty.
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                  HARKIN EXECUTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2323

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. HARKIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the resolution of ratification for the treaty (Treaty Doc. No. 105-36) 
protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the accession of 
Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. These protocols were opened 
for signature at Brussels on December 16, 1997, and signed on behalf of 
the United States of America and other parties to the North Atlantic 
Treaty; as follows:

       At the end of section 2 of the resolution, insert the 
     following:
       (__) Compatibility of certain programs with obligations 
     under the nuclear non-proliferation treaty.--The Senate 
     declares that the President, as part of NATO's ongoing 
     Strategic Review, should examine the political and legal 
     compatibility between--
       (1) current United States programs involving nuclear 
     weapons cooperation with other NATO members; and
       (2) the obligations of the United States and the other NATO 
     members under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear 
     Weapons, done at Washington, London, and Moscow on July 1, 
     1968.
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                 BINGAMAN EXECUTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2324

  Mr. BINGAMAN proposed an amendment to the resolution of ratification 
for the treaty (Treaty Doc. No. 105-36) protocols to the North Atlantic 
Treaty of 1949 on the accession of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech 
Republic. These protocols were opened for signature at Brussels on 
December 16, 1997, and signed on behalf of the United States of America 
and other parties to the North Atlantic Treaty; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in section 3 of the resolution, 
     insert the following:
       ( ) United States policy limiting NATO enlargement until 
     the strategic concept of nato is revised.--Prior to the date 
     of deposit of the United States instrument of

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     ratification, the President shall certify to the Senate that, 
     until such time as the North Atlantic Council agrees on a 
     revised Strategic Concept of NATO, it is the policy of the 
     United States not to support the admission of, or the 
     invitation for admission of, any new NATO member, other than 
     Poland, Hungary, or the Czech Republic.
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                  INHOFE EXECUTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2325

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. INHOFE proposed an amendment to the resolution of ratification 
for the treaty (Treaty Doc. No. 105-36) protocols to the North Atlantic 
Treaty of 1949 on the accession of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech 
Republic. These protocols were opened for signature at Brussels on 
December 16, 1997, and signed on behalf of the United States of America 
and other parties to the North Atlantic Treaty; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in section 3 of the resolution, 
     insert the following:
       (  ) Requirement of transmittal to the Senate of Kyoto 
     protocol on global warming.--Prior to the deposit of the 
     United States instrument of ratification, the President shall 
     submit the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework 
     Convention on Climate Change, done at Kyoto on December 10, 
     1997, to the Senate for its consideration under Article II, 
     section 2, clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States 
     (relating to the making of treaties.)
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                  HARKIN EXECUTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2326

  Mr. HARKIN proposed an amendment to the resolution of ratification 
for the treaty (Treaty Doc. No. 105-36) protocols to the North Atlantic 
Treaty of 1949 on the accession of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech 
Republic. These protocols were opened for signature at Brussels on 
December 16, 1997, and signed on behalf of the United States of America 
and other parties to the North Atlantic Treaty; as follows:

       At the end of section 2 of the resolution, insert the 
     following:
       (__) Compatibility of certain programs with obligations 
     under the nuclear non-proliferation treaty.--The Senate 
     declares that the President, as part of NATO's ongoing 
     Strategic Review, should examine the political and legal 
     compatibility between--
       (1) current United States programs involving nuclear 
     weapons cooperation with other NATO members; and
       (2) the obligations of the United States and the other NATO 
     members under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear 
     Weapons, done at Washington, London, and Moscow on July 1, 
     1968.
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            NICKLES (AND SMITH) EXECUTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2327

  Mr. NICKLES (for himself and Mr. Smith of New Hampshire) proposed an 
amendment to the resolution of ratification for the treaty (Treaty Doc. 
No. 105-36) protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the 
accession of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. These protocols 
were opened for signature at Brussels on December 16, 1997, and signed 
on behalf of the United States of America and other parties to the 
North Atlantic Treaty; as follows:

       In subparagraph (C) of section 3(1) of the resolution, 
     strike clauses (ii) and (iii) and insert in lieu thereof the 
     following:
       (ii) An analysis of all potential threats to the North 
     Atlantic area (meaning the entire territory of all NATO 
     members) up to the year 2010, including the consideration of 
     a reconstituted conventional threat to Europe, emerging 
     capabilities of non-NATO countries to use nuclear, 
     biological, or chemical weapons affecting the North Atlantic 
     area, and the emerging ballistic missile and cruise missile 
     threat affecting the North Atlantic area:
       (iii) the identification of alternative system 
     architectures for the deployment of a NATO missile defense 
     for the entire territory of all NATO members that would be 
     capable of countering the threat posed by emerging ballistic 
     and cruise missile systems in countries other than declared 
     nuclear powers, as well as in countries that are existing 
     nuclear powers, together with timetables for development and 
     an estimate of costs;
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                   SMITH EXECUTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2328

  Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire proposed an amendment to the resolution of 
ratification for the treaty (Treaty Doc. No. 105-36) protocols to the 
North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the accession of Poland, Hungary, and 
the Czech Republic. These protocols were opened for signature at 
Brussels on December 16, 1997, and signed on behalf of the United 
States of America and other parties to the North Atlantic Treaty; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place in section 3 of the resolution, 
     insert the following:
       (  ) Legislative action regarding deployments in bosnia and 
     herzegovina.--Prior to the deposit of the United States 
     instrument of ratification, the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives shall each have taken a vote on legislation 
     that, if enacted, would contain specific authorization for 
     the continued deployment of the United States Armed Forces in 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of the NATO mission in that 
     country.

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