[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 113 (Tuesday, September 1, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9790-S9797]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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      FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
                           APPROPRIATIONS ACT

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               McCONNELL (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3491

  Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Harkin) proposed an 
amendment to the bill (S. 2334) making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 3, line 6, strike the following proviso: ``Provided 
     further, That the Export Import Bank shall not disburse 
     direct loans, loan guarantees, insurance, or tied aid grants 
     or credits for enterprises or programs in the New Independent 
     States which are majority owned or managed by state 
     entities:''
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             McCONNELL (AND LEAHY) AMENDMENTS NO. 3292-3294

  Mr. McCONNELL (for himself and Mr. Leahy) proposed three amendments 
to the bill, S. 2334, supra; as follows:

                          Amendment No.  3292

       On page 71, line 17, after the word ``activities'' insert: 
     ``and, subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations, energy programs aimed at 
     reducing greenhouse gas emissions''.
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                          Amendment No.  3493

       On page 107, line 25, strike ``and activities that reduce 
     vulnerability to climate change.''
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                           Amendment No. 3494

       On page 3, line 5 and 6, strike ``1999 and 2000'' and 
     insert in lieu thereof, ``1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002''.
       On page 8, line 23 and 24, strike ``, and shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2000''.

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       On page 13, line 13, insert ``demining or'' after the words 
     ``apply to''.
       On page 13, line 14, strike ``other''.
       On page 21, line 3, strike ``other than funds included in 
     the previous proviso,''.
       On page 29, line 9, strike ``appropriated'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``made available''.
       On page 29, line 13, strike ``deBremmond'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``deBremond''.
       On page 31, line 23, insert ``clearance of'' before 
     ``unexploded ordnance''.
       On page 39, line 1, insert ``may be made available'' after 
     ``(MFO)''.
       On page 40, lines 5 and 6, strike ``Committee's 
     notification procedures'' and insert in lieu thereof, 
     ``regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations''.
       On page 49, line 2, insert after ``commodity'' the 
     following, ``Provided, That such prohibition shall not apply 
     to the Export-Import Bank if in the judgment of its Board of 
     Directors the benefits to industry and employment in the 
     United States are likely to outweigh the injury to United 
     States producers of the same, similar or competing commodity, 
     and the Chairman of the Board so notifies the Committees on 
     Appropriations''.
       On page 57, line 17, insert ``disease programs including'' 
     after ``activities or''.
       On page 84, beginning on line 25, through page 85, line 5, 
     strike all after the words ``The authority'' through the 
     word, ``countries'', and insert in lieu thereof, ``Any 
     obligation or portion of such obligation for a Latin American 
     country, to pay for purchases of United States agricultural 
     commodities guaranteed by the Commodity Credit Corporation 
     under export credit guarantee programs authorized pursuant to 
     section 5(f) of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act 
     of June 29, 1948, as amended, section 4(b) of the Food for 
     Peace Act of 1966, as amended (Public Law 89-808), or section 
     202 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978, as amended (Public 
     Law 95-501)''.
       On page 90, on lines 1, 5, and 15 before the word 
     ``Government'' insert the word ``central''.
       On page 90, line 13, after the word ``re-signed'' insert 
     the word ``or is implementing''.
       On page 91, line 24, before the word ``Government'' insert 
     the word ``central''.
       On page 95, line 5, delete ``steps'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof, ``effective measures''.
       On page 95, line 7 strike the word ``further''.
       On page 106, line 8, strike ``1998 and 1999'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``1999 and 2000''.
       On page 109, line 21, strike ``any''.
       On page 117, line 24, after ``remain available'' insert 
     ``until expended''.
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                        LUGAR AMENDMENT NO. 3495

  Mr. McConnell (for Mr. Lugar) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
2334, supra; as follows:

       On page 114, strike all after line 1 through page 115, line 
     6 and insert the following:

     SEC. 578. LIMITED WAIVER OF REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENT FOR 
                   CERTAIN FOREIGN STUDENTS.

       Section 214(l)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1184(l)(1)), as added by section 625(a)(1) of the 
     Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act 
     of 1996 (110 Stat. 3009-699), is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), by redesignating clauses (i) and 
     (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively;
       (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses 
     (i) and (ii), respectively;
       (3) by striking ``(l)(1)'' and inserting ``(l)(1)(A)''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) The Attorney General shall waive the application of 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) for an alien seeking to pursue a course 
     of study in a public secondary school served by a local 
     educational agency (as defined in section 14101 of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     8801) if the agency determines and certifies to the Attorney 
     General that such waiver will promote the educational 
     interest of the agency and will not impose an undue financial 
     burden on the agency.''.
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                    DURBIN AMENDMENTS NOS. 3496-3498

  Mr. DURBIN proposed three amendments to the bill, S. 2334, supra; as 
follows:

                           Amendment No. 3496

       On page 11, line 15, before the period insert the 
     following: ``Provided further, That, of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading and made available for 
     activities pursuant to the Microenterprise Initiative, not 
     less than one-half shall be expended on programs providing 
     loans of less than $300 to very poor people, particularly 
     women, or for institutional support of organizations 
     primarily engaged in making such loan''.
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                           Amendment No. 3497

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

     SEC. ____. SENSE OF SENATE REGARDING UNITED STATES CITIZENS 
                   HELD IN PRISONS IN PERU.

       It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) as a signatory of the International Covenant on Civil 
     and Political Rights, the Government of Peru is obligated to 
     grant prisoners timely legal proceedings pursuant to Article 
     9 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political 
     Rights, which requires that ``anyone arrested or detained on 
     a criminal charge shall be brought promptly before a judge or 
     other officer authorized by law to exercise judicial power 
     and shall be entitled to trial within a reasonable time or 
     release'', and that ``any one who is deprived of his liberty 
     by arrest or detention shall be entitled to take proceedings 
     before a court, in order that the court may decide without 
     delay on the lawfulness of his detention and order his 
     release if the detention is not lawful'';
       (2) the Government of Peru should respect the rights of 
     prisoners to timely legal procedures, including the rights of 
     all United States citizens held in prisons in that country; 
     and
       (3) the Government of Peru should take all necessary steps 
     to ensure that any United States citizen charged with 
     committing a crime in that country is accorded open and fair 
     proceedings in a civilian court.
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                           Amendment No. 3498

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following 
     new section:
       Sec. ____. (a) Not later than January 31, 1999, the 
     Inspector General of the Department of Defense and the 
     Inspector General of the Department of State shall jointly 
     submit to Congress a report describing the following:
       (1) The training provided to foreign military personnel 
     within the United States under any programs administered by 
     the Department of Defense or the Department of State during 
     fiscal year 1998.
       (2) The training provided (including the training proposed 
     to be provided) to such personnel within the United States 
     under such programs during fiscal year 1999.
       (b) For each case of training covered by the report under 
     subsection (a), the report shall include--
       (1) the location of the training;
       (2) the duration of the training;
       (3) the number of foreign military personnel provided the 
     training by country, including the units of operation of such 
     personnel;
       (4) the cost of the training;
       (5) the purpose and nature of the training; and
       (6) an analysis of the manner and the extent to which the 
     training meets or conflicts with the foreign policy 
     objectives of the United States, including the furtherance of 
     democracy and civilian control of the military and the 
     promotion of human rights.
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                      BROWNBACK AMENDMENT NO. 3499

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Brownback) proposed an amendment to the bill, 
S. 2334, supra; as follows:

       On page 15, line 13, before the period insert the 
     following: ``: Provided, That, of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading, not less than $500,000 shall be available 
     only to Catholic Relief Services solely for the purpose of 
     the purchase, transport, or installation of a hydraulic 
     drilling machine to provide potable drinking water in the 
     region of Nuba Mountains in Sudan''.
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                 McCAIN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3500

  Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Helms) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, S. 2334, supra; as follows:

       On page 33, line 4, before the colon insert the following: 
     ``, and (4) North Korea is not actively pursuing the 
     acquisition or development of a nuclear capability (other 
     than the light-water reactors provided for by the 1994 Agreed 
     Framework Between the United States and North Korea) and is 
     fully meeting its obligations under the Treaty on the Non-
     Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons''.
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               McCAIN (AND MURKOWSKI) AMENDMENT NO. 3501

  (Ordered to lie on the table)
  Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Murkowski) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by them to the bill, S. 2334, supra; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following 
     new section:
       Sec. ____. (a) Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) North Korea has been active in developing new 
     generations of medium-range and intermediate-range ballistic 
     missiles, including both the Nodong and Taepo Dong class 
     missiles.
       (2) North Korea is not an adherent to Missile Technology 
     Control Regime, actively cooperates with Iran and Pakistan in 
     ballistic missile programs, and has declared its intention to 
     continue to export ballistic missile technology.
       (3) North Korea has shared technology involved in the Taepo 
     Dong I missile program with Iran, which is concurrently 
     developing the Shahab-3 intermediate-range ballistic missile.
       (4) North Korea is developing the Taepo Dong II 
     intermediate-range ballistic missile, which is expected to 
     have sufficient range to put at risk United States 
     territories, forces, and allies throughout the Asia-Pacific 
     area.
       (5) Multistage missiles like the Taepo Dong class missile 
     can ultimately be extended to inter-continental range.
       (6) The bipartisan Commission to Assess the Ballistic 
     Missile Threat to the United

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     States emphasized the need for the United States intelligence 
     community and United States policy makers to review the 
     methodology by which they assess foreign missile programs in 
     order to guard against surprise developments with respect to 
     such programs.
       (b) It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) North Korea should be forcefully condemned for its 
     August 31, 1998, firing of a Taepo Dong I intermediate-range 
     ballistic missile over the sovereign territory of another 
     country, specifically Japan, an event that demonstrated an 
     advanced capability for employing multistage missiles, which 
     are by nature capable of extended range, including 
     intercontinental range;
       (2) the United States should reassess its cooperative space 
     launch programs with countries that continue to assist North 
     Korea and Iran in their ballistic missile and cruise missile 
     programs;
       (3) any financial or technical assistance provided to North 
     Korea should take into account the continuing conduct by that 
     country of activities which destabilize the region, including 
     the missile firing referred to in paragraph (1), continued 
     submarine incursions into South Korea territorial waters, and 
     violations of the demilitarized zone separating North Korea 
     and South Korea;
       (4) the recommendations of the Commission to Assess the 
     Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States should be 
     incorporated into the analytical process of the United States 
     intelligence community as soon as possible; and
       (5) the United States should accelerate cooperative theater 
     missile defense programs with Japan.
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                 DASCHLE (AND LEAHY) AMENDMENT NO. 3502

  Mr. LEAHY (for Mr. Daschle for himself and Mr. Leahy) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, S. 2334, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place insert the following:
       Section 1. Short Title.--Progress Reports to Congress on 
     United States Initiatives to Update the Architecture of the 
     International Monetary System.
       Sec. 2. Reports Required.--Not later than July 15, 1999 and 
     July 15, 2000, the Secretary of the Treasury shall report to 
     the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations, Foreign Relations, and Banking, Housing and 
     Urban Affairs and House Committees on Appropriations and 
     Banking and Financial Services on the progress of efforts to 
     reform the architecture of the international monitary system. 
     The reports shall include a discussion of the substance of 
     the U.S. position in consultations with other governments and 
     the degree of progress in achieving international acceptance 
     and implementation of such position with respect to the 
     following issues:
       (1) Adapting the mission and capabilities of the 
     International Monetary Fund to take better account of the 
     increased importance of cross-border capital flows in the 
     world economy and improving the coordination of its 
     responsibilities and activities with those of the 
     International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
       (2) Advancing measures to prevent, and improve the 
     management of, international financial crises, including by--
       (a) integrating aspects of national bankruptcy principles 
     into the management of international financial crises where 
     feasible; and
       (b) changing investor expectations about official rescues, 
     thereby reducing moral hazard and systemic risk in 
     international financial markets--
     In order to help minimize the adjustment costs that the 
     resolution of financial crises may impose on the real 
     economy, in the form of disrupted patterns of trade, 
     employment, and progress in living standards, and reduce the 
     frequency and magnitude of claims on United States taxpayer 
     resources.
       (3) Improving international economic policy cooperation, 
     including among the Group of Seven countries, to take better 
     account of the importance of cross-border capital flows in 
     the determination of exchange rate relationships.
       (4) Improving international cooperation in the supervision 
     and regulation of financial institutions and markets.
       (5) Strengthening the financial sector in emerging 
     economies, including by improving the coordination of 
     financial sector liberalization with the establishment of 
     strong public and private institutions in the areas of 
     prudential supervision, accounting and disclosure 
     conventions, bankruptcy laws and administrative procedures, 
     and the collection and dissemination of economic and 
     financial statistics, including the maturity structure of 
     foreign indebtedness.
       (6) Advocating that implementation of European Economic and 
     Monetary Union and the advent of the European Currency Unit, 
     or euro, proceed in a manner that is consistent with strong 
     global economic growth and stability in world financial 
     markets.
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              BUMPERS (AND HUTCHINSON) AMENDMENT NO. 3503

  Mr. LEAHY (for Mr. Bumpers, for himself, and Mr. Hutchinson) proposed 
an amendment to the bill, S. 2334, supra as follows:

       At the appropriate place add the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING INTERNATIONAL 
                   COOPERATION IN RECOVERING CHILDREN ABDUCTED IN 
                   THE UNITED STATES AND TAKEN TO OTHER COUNTRIES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) Many children in the United States have been abducted 
     by family members who are foreign nationals and living in 
     foreign countries;
       (2) children who have been abducted by an estranged father 
     are very rarely returned, through legal remedies, from 
     countries that only recognize the custody rights of the 
     father;
       (3) there are at least 140 cases that need to be resolved 
     in which children have been abducted by family members and 
     taken to foreign countries;
       (4) although the Convention on the Civil Aspects of 
     International Child Abduction, done at the Hague on October 
     24, 1980, has made progress in aiding the return of abducted 
     children, the Convention does not address the criminal 
     aspects of child abduction, and there is a need to reach 
     agreements regarding child abduction with countries that are 
     not parties to the Convention; and
       (5) decisions on awarding custody of children should be 
     made in the children's best interest, and persons who violate 
     laws of the United States by abducting their children should 
     not be rewarded by being granted custody of those children.
       (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the United States Government should promote 
     international cooperation in working to resolve those cases 
     in which children in the United States are abducted by family 
     members who are foreign nationals and taken to foreign 
     countries, and in seeing that justice is served by holding 
     accountable the abductors for violations of criminal law.
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           KEMPTHORNE (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENTS NOS. 3504-3505

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Kempthorne for himself, Mr. Craig, and Mr. 
Dorgan) proposed two amendments to the bill, S. 2334, supra as follows:

                           Amendment No. 3504

       On page 77, line 20, after word ``all'' insert 
     ``agriculture commodities,''.
       On page 78, line 3, insert ``(d) The Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall report to Congress annually on the efforts of 
     the heads of each Federal agency and the U.S. directors of 
     international financial institutions (as referenced in 
     section 514) in complying with this sense of Congress 
     resolution.''
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                           Amendment No. 3505

       On page 49, insert ``(a)'' before ``The.''
       On page 50, line 11, add the following: ``(b) The Secretary 
     of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive 
     Directors of international financial institutions listed in 
     paragraph (a) of this section to use the voice and vote of 
     the United States to support the purchase of American 
     produced agricultural commodities with funds appropriated or 
     made available pursuant to this Act.''
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                SPECTER (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3506

  Mr. SPECTER (for himself, Mr. Biden, and Mr. Harkin) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, S. 2334, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:
       Sec.   . Of the funds appropriated by this Act, or prior 
     Acts making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
     financing, and related programs, not less than $28,900,000 
     shall be made available for expenses related to the 
     Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission; 
     Provided, That such funds may be made available through the 
     regular notification procedures of the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
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              FEINSTEIN (AND McCONNELL) AMENDMENT NO. 3507

  Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. McConnell) proposed an amendment 
to the bill, S. 2334, supra, as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title V, insert the following:
       Sec.   . (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following 
     findings:
       (1) Indonesia is the World's 4th most populous nation, with 
     a population in excess of 200,000,000 people.
       (2) Since 1997, political, economic, and social turmoil in 
     Indonesia has escalated.
       (3) Indonesia is comprised of more than 13,000 islands 
     located between the mainland of Southeast Asia and Australia. 
     Indonesia occupies an important strategic location, 
     straddling vital sea lanes for communication and commercial 
     transportation including all or part of every major sea route 
     between the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, more than 50 
     percent of all international shipping trade, and sea lines of 
     communication used by the United States Pacific Command to 
     support operations in the Persian Gulf.
       (4) Indonesia has been an important ally of the United 
     States, has made vital contributions to the maintenance of 
     regional peace and stability through its leading role in the 
     Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Asia 
     Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC), and has promoted

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     United States economic, political, and security interests in 
     Asia.
       (5) In the 25 years before the onset of the recent 
     financial crisis in Asia, the economy of Indonesia grew at an 
     average rate of 7 percent per year.
       (6) Since July 1997, the Indonesian rupiah has lost 70 
     percent of its value, and the Indonesian economy is now at a 
     near standstill characterized by inflation, tight liquidity, 
     and rising unemployment.
       (7) Indonesia has also faced a severe drought and massive 
     fires in the past year which have adversely affected its 
     ability to produce sufficient food to meet its needs.
       (8) As a consequence of this economic instability and the 
     drought and fires, as many as 100,000,000 people in Indonesia 
     may experience food shortages, malnutrition, and possible 
     starvation as a result of being unable to purchase food. 
     These conditions increase the potential for widespread social 
     unrest in Indonesia.
       (9) Following the abdication of Indonesia President Suharto 
     in May 1998, Indonesia is in the midst of a profound 
     political transition. The current president of Indonesia, 
     B.J. Habibie, has called for new parliamentary elections in 
     mid-1999, allowed the formation of new political parties, and 
     pledged to resolve the role of the military in Indonesian 
     society.
       (10) The Government of Indonesia has taken several 
     important steps toward political reform and support of 
     democratic institutions, including support for freedom of 
     expression, release of political prisoners, formation of 
     political parties and trade unions, preparations for new 
     elections, removal of ethnic designations from identity 
     cards, and commitments to legal and civil service reforms 
     which will increase economic and legal transparency and 
     reduce corruption.
       (11) To address the food shortages in Indonesia, the United 
     States Government has made more than 230,000 tons of food 
     available to Indonesia this year through grants and so-called 
     ``soft'' loans and has pledged support for additional wheat 
     and food to meet emergency needs in Indonesia.
       (12) United States national security interests are well-
     served by political stability in Indonesia and by friendly 
     relations between the United States and Indonesia.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the decision of the Clinton Administration to make 
     available at least 1,500,000 tons of wheat, wheat products, 
     and rice for distribution to the most needy and vulnerable 
     Indonesians is vital to the well-being of all Indonesians;
       (2) the Clinton Administration should work with the World 
     Food Program and nongovernmental organizations to design 
     programs to make the most effective use of food donations in 
     Indonesia and to expedite delivery of food assistance in 
     order to reach those in Indonesia most in need;
       (3) the Clinton Administration should adopt a more active 
     approach in support of democratic institutions and processes 
     in Indonesia and provide assistance for continued economic 
     and political development in Indonesia, including--
       (A) support for humanitarian programs aimed at preventing 
     famine, meeting the needs of the Indonesian people, and 
     inculcating social stability;
       (B) leading a multinational effort (including the active 
     participation of Japan, the nations of Europe, and other 
     nations) to assist the programs referred to in subparagraph 
     (A);
       (C) calling on donor nations and humanitarian and food aid 
     programs to make additional efforts to meet the needs of 
     Indonesia and its people while laying the groundwork for a 
     more open and participatory society in Indonesia;
       (D) working with international financial institutions to 
     recapitalize and reform the banking system, restructure 
     corporate debt, and introduce economic and legal transparency 
     in Indonesia;
       (E) urging the Government of Indonesia to remove, to the 
     maximum extent possible, barriers to trade and investment 
     which impede economic recovery in Indonesia, including 
     tariffs, quotas, export taxes, nontariff barriers, and 
     prohibitions against foreign ownership and investment;
       (F) urging the Government of Indonesia to--
       (i) recognize the importance of the participation of all 
     Indonesians, including ethnic and religious minorities, in 
     the political and economic life of Indonesia;
       (ii) take appropriate action to assure the support and 
     protection of minority participation in the political, 
     social, and economic life of Indonesia; and
       (iii) release individuals detained or imprisoned for their 
     political views.
       (G) support for efforts by the Government of Indonesia to 
     cast a wide social safety net in order to provide relief to 
     the neediest Indonesians and to restore hope to those 
     Indonesians who have been harmed by the economic crisis in 
     Indonesia;
       (H) support for efforts to build democracy in Indonesia in 
     order to strengthen political participation and the 
     development of legitimate democratic processes and the rule 
     of law in Indonesia, including support for organizations, 
     such as the Asia Foundation and the National Endowment for 
     Democracy, which can provide technical assistance in 
     developing and strengthening democratic political 
     institutions and processes in Indonesia;
       (I) calling on the Government of Indonesia to repeal all 
     laws and regulations that discriminate on the basis of 
     religion or ethnicity and to ensure that all new laws are in 
     keeping with international standards on human rights; and
       (J) calling on the Government of Indonesia to establish, 
     announce publicly, and adhere to a clear timeline for 
     parliamentary elections in Indonesia.
       (c) Report.--(1) Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
     Congress a report containing the following:
       (A) A description and assessment of the actions taken by 
     the Government of the United States to work with the 
     Government of Indonesia to further the objectives referred to 
     in subsection (b)(3).
       (B) A description and assessment of the actions taken by 
     the Government of Indonesia to further such objectives.
       (C) An evaluation of the implications of the matters 
     described and assessed under subparagraphs (A) and (B), and 
     any other appropriate matters, for relations between the 
     United States and Indonesia.
       (2) The report under this subsection shall be submitted in 
     unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
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               FEINSTEIN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3508

  Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. McConnell, and Mrs. Boxer) proposed 
an amendment to the bill, S. 2334, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title V, insert the following:
       Sec. ____. (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following 
     findings:
       (1) In May 1998, more than 1,200 people died in Indonesia 
     as a result of riots, targeted attacks, and violence in 
     Indonesia. According to numerous reports by human rights 
     groups, United Nations officials, and the press, ethnic 
     Chinese in Indonesia were specifically targeted in the riots 
     for attacks which included acts of brutality, looting, arson, 
     and rape.
       (2) Credible reports indicate that, between May 13 and May 
     15, 1998, at least 150 Chinese women and girls, some as young 
     as 9 years of age, were systematically raped as part of a 
     campaign of racial violence in Indonesia, and 20 of these 
     women subsequently died from injuries incurred during these 
     rapes.
       (3) Credible evidence indicates that these rapes were the 
     result of a systematic and organized operation and may well 
     have continued to the present time.
       (4) Indonesia President Habibie has stated that he believes 
     the riots and rapes to be ``the most inhuman acts in the 
     history of the nation'', that they were ``criminal'' acts, 
     and that ``we will not accept it, we will not let it happen 
     again.''.
       (5) Indonesian human rights groups have asserted that the 
     Indonesia Government failed to take action necessary to 
     control the riots, violence, and rapes directed against 
     ethnic Chinese in Indonesia and that some elements of the 
     Indonesia military may have participated in such acts.
       (6) The Executive Director of the United Nations 
     Development Fund for Women has stated that the attacks were 
     an ``organized reaction to a crisis and culprits must be 
     brought to trial'' and that the systematic use of rape in the 
     riots ``is totally unacceptable. . . and even more disturbing 
     than rape war crimes, as Indonesia was not at war with 
     another country but caught in its own internal crisis''.
       (7) The Indonesia Government has established the Joint 
     National Fact Finding Team to investigate the violence and 
     allegations of gang rapes, but there are allegations that the 
     investigation is moving slowly and that the Team lacks the 
     authority necessary to carry out an appropriate 
     investigation.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the mistreatment of ethnic Chinese in Indonesia and the 
     criminal acts carried out against them during the May 1998 
     riots in Indonesia is deplorable and condemned;
       (2) a complete, full, and fair investigation of such 
     criminal acts should be completed by the earliest possible 
     date, and those identified as responsible for perpetrating 
     such criminal acts should be brought to justice;
       (3) the investigation by the Government of Indonesia, 
     through its Military Honor Council, of those members of the 
     armed forces of Indonesia suspected of possible involvement 
     in the May 1998 riots, and of any member of the armed forces 
     of Indonesia who may have participated in criminal acts 
     against the people of Indonesia during the riots, is 
     commended and should be supported;
       (4) the Government of Indonesia should take action to 
     assure--
       (A) the full observance of the human rights of the ethnic 
     Chinese in Indonesia and of all other minority groups in 
     Indonesia;
       (B) the implementation of appropriate measures to prevent 
     ethnic-related violence and rapes in Indonesia and to 
     safeguard the physical safety of the ethnic Chinese community 
     in Indonesia;
       (C) prompt follow through on its announced intention to 
     provide damage loans to help rebuild businesses and homes for 
     those who suffered losses in the riots; and
       (D) the provision of just compensation for victims of the 
     rape and violence that occurred during the May 1998 riots in 
     Indonesia, including medical care;
       (5) the Clinton Administration and the United Nations 
     should provide support and assistance to the Government of 
     Indonesia,

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     and to nongovernmental organizations, in the investigations 
     into the May 1998 riots in Indonesia in order to expedite 
     such investigations; and
       (6) Indonesia should ratify the United Nations Convention 
     on Racial Discrimination, Torture, and Human Rights.
       (c) Support For Investigations.--Of the amounts 
     appropriated by this Act for Indonesia, the Secretary of 
     State, after consultation with Congress, shall make available 
     such funds as the Secretary considers appropriate in order to 
     provide support and technical assistance to the Government of 
     Indonesia, and to independent nongovernmental organizations, 
     for purposes of conducting full, fair, and impartial 
     investigations into the allegations surrounding the riots, 
     violence, and rape of ethnic Chinese in Indonesia in May 
     1998.
       (d) Report.--(1) Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
     Congress a report containing the following:
       (A) An assessment of--
       (i) whether or not there was a systematic and organized 
     campaign of violence, including the use of rape, against the 
     ethnic Chinese community in Indonesia during the May 1998 
     riots in Indonesia; and
       (ii) the level and degree of participation, if any, of 
     members of the Government or armed forces of Indonesia in the 
     riots.
       (B) An assessment of the adequacy of the actions taken by 
     the Government of Indonesia to investigate the May 1998 riots 
     in Indonesia, bring the perpetrators of the riots to justice, 
     and ensure that similar riots do not recur.
       (C) An evaluation of the implications of the matters 
     assessed under subparagraphs (A) and (B) for relations 
     between the United States and Indonesia.
       (2) The report under this subsection shall be submitted in 
     unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
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                        BOXER AMENDMENT NO. 3509

  Mrs. BOXER proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 2334, supra; as 
follows:

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

     SEC. ____. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE IMF RESPONSE TO 
                   THE ECONOMIC CRISIS IN RUSSIA.

       (a) Congress finds that--
       (1) Russia is currently facing a severe economic crisis 
     that threatens President Boris Yeltsin's ability to maintain 
     power;
       (2) The Russian Communist Party will soon be a part of the 
     government of the Russian Republic and may be given real 
     influence over Russian economic policies;
       (3) The International Monetary Fund has continued to 
     provide funding to Russia despite Russia's refusal to 
     implement reforms tied to the funding;
       (4) The Russian economic crisis follows a similar crisis in 
     Asia;
       (5) The International Monetary Fund imposed strict 
     requirements on the Republic of Korea and other democratic 
     and free market nations in Asia;
       (6) The International Monetary Fund has not imposed the 
     same requirements on Russia; and
       (7) Russia has not made the same commitment to free market 
     economic principles as the Republic of Korea and other Asian 
     nations receiving assistance from the International Monetary 
     Fund.
       (b) It is the sense of Congress that the International 
     Monetary Fund should not provide funding to a Russian 
     government whose economic policies are significantly affected 
     by the Russian Communist Party, or under significantly less 
     free market conditions than those imposed on the Republic of 
     Korea and other democratic, free market nations in Southeast 
     Asia.
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                ASHCROFT (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3510

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Ashcroft for himself, Mr. Feingold, and Mr. 
Faircloth) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 2334, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 109, strike lines 15-23, and insert in lieu thereof 
     the following:

     SEC.  . PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC 
                   OF CONGO.

       None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
     by this Act may be provided to the central Government of the 
     Democratic Republic of Congo until such time as the President 
     reports in writing to the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives, the Majority Leader of the Senate, the 
     International Relations Committee of the House, the Foreign 
     Relations Committee of the Senate, the Appropriations 
     Committee of the Senate, and the Appropriations Committee of 
     the House that the central Government of the Democratic 
     Republic of Congo is--
       (1) investigating and prosecuting those responsible for 
     civilian massacres, serious human rights violations, or other 
     atrocities committed in the Congo; and
       (2) implementing a credible democratic transition program, 
     which includes
       (A) the establishment of an independent electoral 
     commission;
       (B) the release of individuals detained or imprisoned for 
     their political views;
       (C) the maintenance of a conducive environment for the free 
     exchange of political views, including the freedoms of 
     association, speech, and press; and
       (D) the conduct of free and fair national elections for 
     both the legislative and executive branches of government.
       Notwithstanding the aforementioned restrictions, the 
     President may provide electoral assistance to the central 
     Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo for any fiscal 
     year if the President certifies to the International 
     Relations Committee of the House, the Foreign Relations 
     Committee of the Senate, the Appropriations Committee of the 
     Senate, and the Appropriations Committee of the House that 
     the central Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo 
     has taken steps to ensure that conditions in subsection 2 
     (A), (B), and (C) have been met.
                                 ______
                                 

                      ASHCROFT AMENDMENT NO. 3511

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Ashcroft) proposed an amendment to the bill, 
S. 2334, supra; as follows:

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

     SEC.  . PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN 
                   BROADCASTING CORPORATION.

       None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
     by this Act may be used to provide equipment, technical 
     support, training, consulting services, or any other form of 
     assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation or any 
     similar organization.
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                  LOTT (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3512

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Lott for himself, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Brownback, and 
Mr. McConnell) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 2334, supra; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill insert the following:
       ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the 
     amounts made available under Title II of this Act, not less 
     than $10,000,000 shall be made available only for assistance 
     to the Iraqi democratic opposition for such activities as 
     organization, training, communication and dissemination of 
     information, and developing and implementing agreements among 
     opposition groups; Provided, that any agreement reached 
     regarding the obligation of funds under the previous proviso 
     shall include provisions to ensure appropriate monitoring on 
     the use of such funds; Provided further that of this amount 
     not less than $3,000,000 shall be made available as a grant 
     to Iraqi National Congress, to be administered by its 
     Executive Committee for the benefit of all constituent groups 
     of the Iraqi National Congress; provided further that of the 
     amounts previously appropriated under section 10008 of Public 
     Law 105-174 not less than $2,000,000 shall be made available 
     as a grant to INDICT, the International Campaign to Indict 
     Iraqi War Criminals, for the purpose of compiling information 
     to support the indicting of Iraqi officials for war crimes; 
     Provided further that of the amounts made available under 
     this section, not less than $1,000,000 shall be made 
     available as a grant to INDICT, the International Campaign to 
     Indict Iraqi War Criminals, for the purpose of compiling 
     information to support the indictment of Iraqi officials for 
     war crimes; Provided further that of the amounts made 
     available under this section, not less than $3,000,000 shall 
     be made available only for the conduct of activities by the 
     Iraqi democratic opposition inside Iraq; Provided further 
     that within 30 days of enactment of this Act the Secretary of 
     State shall submit a detailed report to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress on implementation of this section.''
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                      WELLSTONE AMENDMENT NO. 3513

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Wellstone) proposed an amendment to the bill, 
S. 2334, supra; as follows:

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

     SEC.____. TRAFFICKING IN WOMEN AND CHILDREN.

       The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Attorney 
     General and appropriate nongovernmental organizations, 
     shall--
       (1) develop curricula and conduct training for United 
     States consular officers on the prevalence and risks of 
     trafficking in women and children, and the rights of victims 
     of such trafficking; and
       (2) develop and disseminate to aliens seeking to obtain 
     visas written materials describing the potential risks of 
     trafficking, including--
       (A) information as to the rights of victims in the United 
     States of trafficking in women and children, including legal 
     and civil rights in labor, marriage, and for crime victims 
     under the Violence Against Women Act; and
       (B) the names of support and advocacy organizations in the 
     United States.
                                 ______
                                 

                 LEAHY (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3514

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Leahy for himself, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Harkin, and 
Mr. Lautenberg) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 2334, supra; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:
       Sec.  . (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following 
     findings:

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       (1) The December 2, 1980 brutal assault and murder of four 
     American churchwomen by members of the Salvadoran National 
     Guard was covered up and never fully investigated:
       (2) On July 22 and July 23, 1998, Salvadoran authorities 
     granted three of the National Guardsmen convicted of the 
     crimes early release from prison;
       (3) The United Nations Truth Commission for El Salvador 
     determined in 1993 that there was sufficient evidence that 
     the Guardsmen were acting on orders from their superiors;
       (4) In March 1998, four of the convicted Guardsmen 
     confessed that they acted after receiving orders from their 
     superiors;
       (5) Recently declassified documents from the State 
     Department show that United States Government officials were 
     aware of information suggesting the involvement of superior 
     officers in the murders;
       (6) United States officials granted permanent residence to 
     a former Salvadoran military official involved in the cover-
     up of the murders, enabling him to remain in Florida; and
       (7) Despite the fact that the murders occurred over 17 
     years ago, the families of the four victims continue to seek 
     the disclosure of information relevant to the murders.
       (b) Sense of Congress. --It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) information relevant to the murders should be made 
     public to the fullest extent possible;
       (2) the Secretary of State and the Department of State are 
     to be commended for fully releasing information regarding the 
     murders to the victims' families and to the American public, 
     in prompt response to Congressional requests;
       (3) the President should order all other Federal agencies 
     and departments that possess relevant information to make 
     every effort to declassify and release to the victims' 
     families relevant information as expeditiously as possible;
       (4) in making determinations concerning the 
     declassification and release of relevant information, the 
     Federal agencies and departments should presume in favor of 
     releasing, rather than of withholding, such information; and
       (5) the President should direct the Attorney General to 
     review the circumstances under which individuals involved in 
     either the murders or the cover-up of the murders obtained 
     residence in the United States, and the Attorney General 
     should submit a report to the Congress on the results of such 
     review not later than January 1, 1999.
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                  DODD (AND HARKIN) AMENDMENT NO. 3515

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Dodd for himself and Mr. Harkin) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, S. 2334, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill add the following new 
     section:
       Sec.  . (a) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
     State shall jointly provide to the Congress by January 31, 
     1999, a report on all overseas military training provided to 
     foreign military personnel under programs administered by the 
     Department of Defense and the Department of State during 
     fiscal years 1998 and 1999, including those proposed for 
     fiscal year 1999. This report shall include, for each such 
     military training activity, the foreign policy justification 
     and purpose for the training activity, the cost of the 
     training activity, the number of foreign students trained and 
     their units of operation, and the location of the training. 
     In addition, this report shall also include, with respect to 
     United States personnel, the operational benefits to United 
     States forces derived from each such training activity and 
     the United States military units involved in each such 
     training activity. This report may include a classified annex 
     if deemed necessary and appropriate.
       (b) For purposes of this section a report to Congress shall 
     be deemed to mean a report to the Appropriations and Foreign 
     Relations Committees of the Senate and the Appropriations and 
     International Relations Committees of the House.
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                KENNEDY (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3516

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Kennedy  for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
D'Amato, and Mr. Torricelli) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
2334, supra; as follows:

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

     SEC. ____. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE TRIAL IN THE 
                   NETHERLANDS OF THE SUSPECTS INDICTED IN THE 
                   BOMBING OF PAN AM FLIGHT 103.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) On December 21, 1988, 270 people, including 189 United 
     States citizens, were killed in a terrorist bombing on Pan Am 
     Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.
       (2) Britain and the United States indicted 2 Libyan 
     intelligence agents--Abdel Basset Al-Megrahi and Lamen 
     Khalifa Fhimah--in 1991 and sought their extradition from 
     Libya to the United States or the United Kingdom to stand 
     trial for this heinous terrorist act.
       (3) The United Nations Security Council called for the 
     extradition of the suspects in Security Council Resolution 
     731 and imposed sanctions on Libya in Security Council 
     Resolutions 748 and 883 because Libyan leader, Colonel 
     Muammar Qadaffi, refused to transfer the suspects to either 
     the United States or the United Kingdom to stand trial.
       (4) The sanctions in Security Council Resolutions 748 and 
     883 include a worldwide ban on Libya's national airline, a 
     ban on flights into and out of Libya by other nations' 
     airlines, a prohibition on supplying arms, airplane parts, 
     and certain oil equipment to Libya, and a freeze on Libyan 
     government funds in other countries.
       (5) Colonel Qaddafi has continually refused to extradite 
     the suspects to either the United States or the United 
     Kingdom and has insisted that he will only transfer the 
     suspects to a third and neutral country to stand trial.
       (6) On August 24, 1998, the United States and the United 
     Kingdom proposed that Colonel Qadaffi transfer the suspects 
     to the Netherlands, where they would stand trial before a 
     Scottish court, under Scottish law, and with a panel of 
     Scottish judges.
       (7) The United States-United Kingdom proposal is consistent 
     with those previously endorsed by the Organization of African 
     Unity, the League of Arab States, the Non-Aligned Movement, 
     and the Islamic Conference.
       (8) The United Nations Security Council endorsed the United 
     States-United Kingdom proposal on August 27, 1998, in United 
     Nations Security Council Resolution 1192.
       (9) The United States Government has stated that this 
     proposal is nonnegotiable and has called on Colonel Qadaffi 
     to respond promptly, positively, and unequivocally to this 
     proposal by ensuring the timely appearance of the two accused 
     individuals in the Netherlands for trial before the Scottish 
     court.
       (10) The United States Government has called on Libya to 
     ensure the production of evidence, including the presence of 
     witnesses before the court, and to comply fully with all the 
     requirements of the United Nations Security Council 
     resolutions.
       (11) Secretary of State Albright has said that the United 
     States will urge a multilateral oil embargo against Libya in 
     the United Nations Security Council if Colonel Muammar 
     Qadaffi does not transfer the suspects to the Netherlands to 
     stand trial.
       (12) The United Nations Security Council will convene on 
     October 30, 1998, to review sanctions imposed on Libya.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) Colonel Qadaffi should promptly transfer the indicted 
     suspects Abdel Basset Al-Megrahi and Lamen Khalifa Fhimah to 
     the Netherlands to stand trial before the Scottish court;
       (2) the United States Government should remain firm in its 
     commitment not to negotiate with Colonel Qadaffi on any of 
     the details of the proposal approved by the United Nations in 
     United Nations Security Council Resolution 1192; and
       (3) if Colonel Qadaffi does not transfer the indicted 
     suspects Abdel Basset Al-Megrahi and Lamen Khalifa Fhimah to 
     the Netherlands by October 29, 1998, the United States 
     Permanent Representative to the United Nations should--
       (A) introduce a resolution in the United Nations Security 
     Council to impose a multilateral oil embargo against Libya;
       (B) actively promote adoption of the resolution by the 
     United Nations Security Council; and
       (C) assure that a vote will occur in the United Nations 
     Security Council on such a resolution.
                                 ______
                                 

                      FEINGOLD AMENDMENT NO. 3517

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Feingold) proposed an amendment to the bill, 
S. 2334, supra; as follows:

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

     SEC. ____. DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE IN NIGERIA.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The bilateral development assistance program in Nigeria 
     has been insufficiently funded and staffed, and the United 
     States has missed opportunities to promote democracy and good 
     governance as a result.
       (2) The recent political upheaval in Nigeria necessitates a 
     new strategy for United States bilateral assistance program 
     in that country that is focused on promoting a transition to 
     democracy.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the President, acting through the United States Agency for 
     International Development, should--
       (1) develop a new strategy for United States bilateral 
     assistance for Nigeria that is focused on the development of 
     civil society and the rule of law and that involves a broad 
     cross-section of Nigerian society but does not provide for 
     any direct assistance to the Government of Nigeria, other 
     than humanitarian assistance, unless and until that country 
     successfully completes a transition to civilian, democratic 
     rule;
       (2) increase the number of United States personnel at such 
     Agency's office in Lagos, Nigeria, from within the current, 
     overall staff resources of such Agency in order for such 
     office to be sufficiently staffed to carry out paragraph (1); 
     and
       (3) consider the placement of such Agency's personnel 
     elsewhere in Nigeria.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the President, acting through the 
     United States

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     Agency for International Development, shall submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and International 
     Relations of the House of Representatives a report on the 
     strategy developed under subsection (b)(1).
                                 ______
                                 

                      FEINSTEIN AMENDMENT NO. 3518

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mrs. Feinstein) proposed an amendment to the bill, 
S. 2334, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:
       Sec. ____. Section 40A of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2781) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``that the President'' 
     and all that follows and inserting ``unless the President 
     determines and certifies to Congress for purposes of that 
     fiscal year that the government of the country is cooperating 
     fully with the United States, or is taking adequate actions 
     on its own, to help achieve United States antiterrorism 
     objectives.'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (e);
       (3) by inserting after subsection (a), as so amended, the 
     following new subsections (b), (c), and (d):
       ``(b) Requirement for Continuing Cooperation.--(1) 
     Notwithstanding the submittal of a certification with respect 
     to a country for purposes of a fiscal year under subsection 
     (a), the prohibition in that subsection shall apply to the 
     country for the remainder of that fiscal year if the 
     President determines and certifies to Congress that the 
     government of the country has not continued to cooperate 
     fully with United States, or to take adequate actions on its 
     own, to help achieve United States antiterrorism objectives.
       ``(2) A certification under paragraph (1) shall take effect 
     on the date of its submittal to Congress.
       ``(c) Schedule for Certifications.--(1) The President 
     shall, to the maximum extent practicable, submit a 
     certification with respect to a country for purposes of a 
     fiscal year under subsection (a) not later than September 1 
     of the year in which that fiscal year begins.
       ``(2) The President may submit a certification with respect 
     to a county under subsection (a) at any time after the date 
     otherwise specified in paragraph (1) if the President 
     determines that circumstances warrant the submittal of the 
     certification at such later date.
       ``(d) Considerations for Certifications.--In making a 
     determination with respect to the government of a country 
     under subsection (a) or subsection (b), the President shall 
     consider--
       ``(1) the government's record of--
       ``(A) apprehending, bringing to trial, convicting, and 
     punishing terrorists in areas under its jurisdiction;
       ``(B) taking actions to dismantle terrorist organizations 
     in areas under its jurisdiction and to cut off their sources 
     of funds;
       ``(C) condemning terrorist actions and the groups that 
     conduct and sponsor them;
       ``(D) refusing to bargain with or make concessions to 
     terrorist organizations;
       ``(E) isolating and applying pressure on states that 
     sponsor and support terrorism to force such states to 
     terminate their support for terrorism;
       ``(F) assisting the United States in efforts to apprehend 
     terrorists who have targeted United States nationals and 
     interests;
       ``(G) sharing information and evidence with United States 
     law enforcement agencies during the investigation of 
     terrorist attacks against United States nationals and 
     interests;
       ``(H) extraditing to the United States individuals in its 
     custody who are suspected of participating in the planning, 
     funding, or conduct of terrorist attacks against United 
     States nationals and interests; and
       ``(I) sharing intelligence with the United States about 
     terrorist activity, in general, and terrorist activity 
     directed against United States nationals and interests, in 
     particular; and
       ``(2) any other matters that the President considers 
     appropriate.''; and
       (4) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``national interests'' and inserting ``national security 
     interests''.
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                        CRAIG AMENDMENT NO. 3519

  Mr. McConnell (for Mr. Craig) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
2334, supra; as follows:

       On page 82, at line 10, strike ``Yugoslavia.'' and add in 
     lieu thereof the following:
       ``Yugoslavia: Provided further, That funding for any 
     tribunal under this act shall not be construed as an 
     endorsement or precedent for the establishment of any 
     standing or permanent international criminal tribunal or 
     court: Provided further, That funds under this act shall not 
     be available for any tribunal during any period in which the 
     Subcommittee on International Operations of the Committee on 
     the Foreign Relations has not held hearings on the practices 
     and procedures of such tribunal and reported to the Chairman 
     of the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     the Judiciary that such tribunal does not engage in any 
     practice or procedure that is violative of fundamental 
     principles of justice embodied in the guarantees and 
     protections of the Constitution of the United States.''
                                 ______
                                 

                 SMITH (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3520

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Smith of Oregon for himself, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
Brownback, Mr. Allard, Mr. Bond, Mr. Grams, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Sessions, Ms. 
Collins, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Lautenberg) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, S. 2334, supra; as follows:

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This section may be cited as the ``Equity for Israel at the 
     United Nations Act of 1998.''

     SEC. 2. EFFORT TO PROMOTE FULL EQUALITY AT THE UNITED NATIONS 
                   FOR ISRAEL.

       (a) Congressional Statement.--It is the sense of the 
     Congress that--
       (1) the United States must help promote an end to the 
     inequity experienced by Israel in the United Nations whereby 
     Israel is the only longstanding member of the organization to 
     be denied acceptance into any of the United Nations region 
     blocs, which serve as the basis for participation in 
     important activities of the United Nations, including 
     rotating membership on the United Nations Security Council; 
     and
       (2) the United States Ambassador to the United Nations 
     should take all steps necessary to ensure Israel's acceptance 
     in the Western Europe and Others Group (WEOG) regional bloc, 
     whose membership includes the non-European countries of 
     Canada, Australia, and the United States.
       (b) Reports to Congress.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this legislation and on semiannual 
     basis thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report which includes 
     the following information (in classified or unclassified form 
     as appropriate);
       (1) Actions taken by representatives of the United States, 
     including the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, 
     to encourage the nations of the Western Europe and Others 
     Group (WEOG) to accept Israel into their regional bloc:
       (2) efforts undertaken by the Secretary General of the 
     United Nations to secure Israel's full and equal 
     participation in that body;
       (3) specific responses solicited and received by the 
     Secretary of State from each of the nations of Western Europe 
     and Others Group (WEOG) on their position concerning Israel's 
     acceptance into their organization; and
       (4) other measures being undertaken, and which will be 
     undertaken, to ensure and promote Israel's full and equal 
     participation in the United Nations.
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                 SMITH (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3521

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Smith of Oregon, for himself, Mr. Biden, Mr. 
D'Amato, and Mr. Johnson) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 2334, 
supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, add the following:

     SEC.   . SANCTIONS AGAINST SERBIA-MONTENEGRO.

       (a) Continuation of Executive Branch Sanctions.--The 
     sanctions listed in subsection (b) shall remain in effect 
     until January 1, 2000, unless the President submits to the 
     Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and International 
     Relations of the House of Representatives a certification 
     described in subsection (c).
       (b) Applicable Sanctions.--
       (1) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
     States executive directors of the international financial 
     institutions to work in opposition to, and vote against, any 
     extension by such institutions of any financial or technical 
     assistance or grants of any kind to the government of Serbia-
     Montenegro.
       (2) The Secretary of State should instruct the United 
     States Ambassador to the Organization for Security and 
     Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to block any consensus to allow 
     the participation of Serbia-Montenegro in the OSCE or any 
     organization affiliated with the OSCE.
       (3) The Secretary of State should instruct the United 
     States Representative to the United Nations to vote against 
     any resolution in the United Nations Security Council to 
     admit Serbia-Montenegro to the United Nations or any 
     organization affiliated with the United Nations, to veto any 
     resolution to allow Serbia-Montenegro to assume the United 
     Nations' membership of the former Socialist Federal Republic 
     of Yugoslavia, and to take action to prevent Serbia-
     Montenegro from assuming the seat formerly occupied by the 
     Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
       (4) The Secretary of State should instruct the United 
     States Permanent Representative on the Council of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization to oppose the extension of the 
     Partnership for Peace program or any other organization 
     affiliated with NATO to Serbia-Montenegro.
       (5) The Secretary of State should instruct the United 
     States Representatives to the Southeast European Cooperative 
     Initiative (SECI) to oppose and to work to prevent the

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     extension of SECI membership to Serbia-Montenegro.
       (c) Certification.--A certification described in this 
     subsection is a certification that--
       (1) the representatives of the successor states to the 
     Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia have successfully 
     negotiated the division of assets and liabilities and all 
     other succession issues following the dissolution of the 
     Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia;
       (2) the government of Serbia-Montenegro is fully complying 
     with its obligations as a signatory to the General Framework 
     Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina;
       (3) the government of Serbia-Montenegro is fully 
     cooperating with and providing unrestricted access to the 
     International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, 
     including surrendering persons indicted for war crimes who 
     are within the jurisdiction of the territory of Serbia-
     Montenegro, and with the investigations concerning the 
     commission of war crimes and crimes against humanity in 
     Kosova;
       (4) the government of Serbia-Montenegro is implementing 
     internal democratic reforms; and
       (5) Serbian, Serbian-Montenegrin federal governmental 
     officials, and representatives of the ethnic Albanian 
     community in Kosova have agreed on, signed, and begun 
     implementation of a negotiated settlement on the future 
     status of Kosova.
       (d) Statement of Policy.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the United States should not restore full diplomatic 
     relations with Serbia-Montenegro until the President submits 
     to the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations in 
     the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and 
     International Relations in the House of Representatives the 
     certification described in subsection (c).
       (e) Exemption of Montenegro.--The sanctions described in 
     subsection (b)(1) should not apply to the government of 
     Montenegro.
       (f) Definition.--The term ``international financial 
     institution'' includes the International Monetary Fund, the 
     International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the 
     International Development Association, the International 
     Finance Corporation, the Multilateral Investment Guaranty 
     Agency, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development.
       (g) Waiver Authority.--
       (1) The President may waive the application in whole or in 
     part, of any sanction described in subsection (b) if the 
     President certifies to the Congress that the President has 
     determined that the waiver is necessary to meet emergency 
     humanitarian needs or to achieve a negotiated settlement of 
     the conflict in Kosova that is acceptable to the parties.
       (2) Such a waiver may only be effective upon certification 
     by the President to Congress that the United States has 
     transferred and will continue to transfer (subject to 
     adequate protection of intelligence sources and methods) to 
     the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia 
     all information it has collected in support of an indictment 
     and trial of President Slobodan Milosevic for war crimes, 
     crimes against humanity, or genocide.
       (3) In the event of a waiver, within seven days the 
     President must report the basis upon which the waiver was 
     made to the Select Committee on Intelligence and the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations in the Senate, and the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee 
     on International Relations in the House of Representatives.
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                         KYL AMENDMENT NO. 3522

  Mr. KYL proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 2334, supra; as 
follows:

       Beginning on page 119, line 1 of the bill, strike all 
     through page 120, line 13, and insert the following:
       Section 601. Conditions for the Use of Quota Resources.--
     (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act under the 
     heading ``United States Quota, International Monetary Fund'' 
     may be obligated, transferred or made available to the 
     International Monetary Fund until 30 days after the Secretary 
     of the Treasury certifies that the Board of Executive 
     Directors of the Fund have agreed by resolution that stand-by 
     agreements or other arrangements regarding the use of Fund 
     resources shall include provisions requiring the borrower--
       (1) to comply with the terms of all international trade 
     obligations and agreements of which the borrower is a 
     signatory;
       (2) to eliminate the practice or policy of government 
     directed lending or provision of subsidies to favored 
     industries, enterprises, parties, or institutions; and
       (3) to guarantee non-discriminatory treatment in debt 
     resolution proceedings between domestic and foreign 
     creditors, and for debtors and other concerned persons.
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                        COATS AMENDMENT NO. 3523

  Mr. COATS proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 2334, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 31, line 7, strike ``and'' and all that follows 
     through ``(KEDO)'' on line 9.
       Beginning on page 32, strike line 10 and all that follows 
     through line 24 on page 33 and insert the following: ``That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading not less than $56,000,000 
     shall be available only for antiterrorism assistance under 
     chapter 8 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961.''.
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                      BROWNBACK AMENDMENT NO. 3524

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Brownback) proposed an amendment to the bill, 
S. 2334, supra; as follows:

       On page 26, line 5, insert ``and infrastructure for secure 
     communications and surveillance systems'' after ``training''.
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                        BOND AMENDMENT NO. 3525

  Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Bond) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
2334, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:
       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) Iraq is continuing efforts to mask the extent of its 
     weapons of mass destruction and missile programs;
       (2) proposals to relax the current international inspection 
     regime would have potentially dangerous consequences for 
     international security; and
       (3) Iraq has demonstrated time and again that it cannot be 
     trusted to abide by international norms or by its own 
     agreements, and that the only way the international community 
     can be assured of Iraqi compliance is by ongoing inspection.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the international agencies charged with inspections in 
     Iraq--the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the 
     United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) should maintain 
     vigorous inspections, including surprise inspections, within 
     Iraq; and
       (2) the United States should oppose any efforts to ease the 
     inspections regimes on Iraq until there is clear, credible 
     evidence that the Government of Iraq is no longer seeking to 
     acquire weapons of mass destruction and the means of 
     delivering them.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the President shall submit a report to 
     Congress on the United States Government's assessment of 
     Iraq's nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction programs 
     and its efforts to move toward procurement of nuclear weapons 
     and the means to deliver weapons of mass destruction. The 
     report shall also--
       (1) assess the United States view of the International 
     Atomic Energy Agency's action team reports and other IAEA 
     efforts to monitor the extent and nature of Iraq's nuclear 
     program; and
       (2) include the United States Government's opinion on the 
     value of maintaining the ongoing inspection regime rather 
     than replacing it with a passive monitoring system.

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