[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 48 (Thursday, March 25, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S3518]
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 SENATE RESOLUTION 75--RECONSTITUTING THE SENATE ARMS CONTROL OBSERVER 
 GROUP AS THE SENATE NATIONAL SECURITY WORKING GROUP AND REVISING THE 
                         AUTHORITY OF THE GROUP

  Mr. LOTT submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 
agreed to:

                               S. Res. 75

       Resolved, That Senate Resolution 105 of the One Hundred 
     First Congress, agreed to April 13, 1989, as amended by 
     Senate Resolution 149 of the One Hundred Third Congress, 
     agreed to October 5, 1993, is further amended as follows:
       (1) In subsection (a) of the first section, by striking 
     paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) the Senate Arms Control Observer Group, which was 
     previously constituted and authorized by the authority 
     described in paragraph (2), is hereby reconstituted and 
     reauthorized as the Senate National Security Working Group 
     (hereafter in this resolution referred to as the `Working 
     Group').''.
       (2) By striking ``Observer Group'' each place it appears in 
     the resolution, except paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of the 
     first section, and inserting ``Working Group''.
       (3) By striking ``Group'' in the second sentence of section 
     3(a) and inserting ``Working Group''.
       (4) By striking paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of the 
     first section and inserting the following:,
       ``(3)(A) The members of the Working Group shall act as 
     official observers on the United States delegation to any 
     negotiations, to which the United States is a party, on any 
     of the following:
       ``(i) Reduction, limitation, or control of conventional 
     weapons, weapons of mass destruction, or the means for 
     delivery of any such weapons.
       ``(ii) Reduction, limitation, or control of missile 
     defenses.
       ``(iii) Export controls.
       ``(B) In addition, the Working Group is encouraged to 
     consult with legislators of foreign nations, including the 
     members of the State Duma and Federal Council of the Russian 
     Federation and, as appropriate, legislators of other foreign 
     nations, regarding matters described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) The Working Group is not authorized to investigate 
     matters relating to espionage or intelligence operations 
     against the United States, counterintelligence operations and 
     activities, or other intelligence matters within the 
     jurisdiction of the Select Committee on Intelligence under 
     Senate Resolution 400 of the Ninety-Fourth Congress, agreed 
     to on May 19, 1976.''.
       (5) In paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of the first 
     section--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``Five'' in the matter preceding clause (i) 
     and inserting ``Seven'';
       (ii) by striking ``two'' in clause (ii) and inserting 
     ``three''; and
       (iii) by striking ``two'' in clause (iii) and inserting 
     ``three'';
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``Six'' and inserting 
     ``Five''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``Seven'' and 
     inserting ``Six''.
       (6) In section 2(b)(3), by striking ``five''.
       (7) In the second sentence of section 3(a)--
       (A) by striking ``$380,000'' and inserting ``$500,000''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``except that not more than'' and inserting 
     ``of which not more than''.
       (8) By striking section 4.
       (9) By amending the title to read as follows: ``Resolution 
     reconstituting the Senate Arms Control Observer Group as the 
     Senate National Security Working Group, and revising the 
     authority of the Group.''.

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