[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 16 (Tuesday, February 22, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S692]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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                   IRAN NONPROLIFERATION ACT OF 2000

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                  LOTT (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2820

  Mr. LOTT (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Levin, Mr. Helms, and Mr. 
Lieberman) proposed an amendment to the bill (H.R. 1883) to provide for 
the application of measures to foreign persons who transfer to Iran 
certain goods, services, or technology, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 2, line 3, strike ``1999'' and insert ``2000''.
       On page 5, beginning on line 7, strike ``No. 12938'' and 
     all that follows through the period and insert ``No. 
     12938.''.
       On page 5, beginning on line 9, strike ``The United 
     States'' and all that follows through ``shall terminate'' and 
     insert ``Prohibition on United States Government sales to 
     that foreign person of any item on the United States 
     Munitions List as in effect on August 8, 1995, and 
     termination of''.
       On page 5, beginning on line 16, strike ``The President 
     shall deny licenses and suspend'' and insert ``Denial of 
     licenses and suspension of''.
       On page 8 between lines 23 and 24, insert the following:
       (b) Opportunity to Provide Information.--Congress urges the 
     President--
       (1) in every appropriate case, to contact in a timely 
     fashion each foreign person identified in each report 
     submitted pursuant to section 2(a), or the government with 
     primary jurisdiction over such person, in order to afford 
     such person, or governments, the opportunity to provide 
     explanatory, exculpatory, or other additional information 
     with respect to the transfer that caused such person to be 
     identified in a report submitted pursuant to section 2(a); 
     and
       (2) to exercise the authority in subsection (a) in all 
     cases where information obtained from a foreign person 
     identified in a report submitted pursuant to section 2(a), or 
     from the government with primary jurisdiction over such 
     person, establishes that the exercise of such authority is 
     warranted.
       On page 8, line 24, strike ``(b)'' and insert ``(c)''.
       On page 9, line 11, strike ``Russian Space Agency'' and 
     insert ``Russian Aviation and Space Agency''.
       On page 9, beginning on line 12, strike ``Russian Space 
     Agency'' and insert ``Russian Aviation and Space Agency''.
       On page 10, beginning on line 11, strike ``through the 
     implementation of concrete steps''.
       On page 10, beginning on line 16, strike ``, including 
     through the imposition of meaningful penalties on persons who 
     make such transfers''.
       On page 10, line 19, strike ``Russian Space Agency'' and 
     insert ``Russian Aviation and Space Agency''.
       On page 10, line 21, strike ``Russian Space Agency'' and 
     insert ``Russian Aviation and Space Agency''.
       On page 11, line 25, strike ``Russian Space Agency'' and 
     insert ``Russian Aviation and Space Agency''.
       On page 12, line 2, strike ``Russian Space Agency'' and 
     insert ``Russian Aviation and Space Agency''.
       On page 13, line 6, strike ``Russian Space Agency'' and 
     insert ``Russian Aviation and Space Agency''.
       On page 13, line 8, strike ``Russian Space Agency'' and 
     insert ``Russian Aviation and Space Agency''.
       On page 13, line 10, insert after ``Service Module'' the 
     following: ``, and for the purchase (at a total cost not to 
     exceed $14,000,000) of the pressure dome for the Interim 
     Control Module and the Androgynous Peripheral Docking Adapter 
     and related hardware for the United States propulsion 
     module,''.
       On page 13, line 15, insert ``credible'' before 
     ``information''.
       On page 17, beginning on line 15, strike ``russian space 
     agency'' and insert ``russian aviation and space agency''.
       On page 17, beginning on line 17, strike ``Russian Space 
     Agency'' and insert ``Russian Aviation and Space Agency''.
       On page 18, beginning on line 1, strike ``Russian Space 
     Agency'' and insert ``Russian Aviation and Space Agency or 
     Russian Space Agency''.
       On page 18, line 6, strike ``Russian Space Agency'' and 
     insert ``Russian Aviation and Space Agency or Russian Space 
     Agency''.
       On page 18, line 10, strike ``Russian Space Agency'' and 
     insert ``Russian Aviation and Space Agency''.
       On page 18, beginning on line 13, strike ``Russian Space 
     Agency'' and insert ``Russian Aviation and Space Agency or 
     Russian Space Agency''.
       On page 18, line 15, strike ``Russian Space Agency'' and 
     insert ``Russian Aviation and Space Agency or Russian Space 
     Agency''.
       On page 18, line 16, strike ``Russian Space Agency'' and 
     insert ``Russian Aviation and Space Agency or Russian Space 
     Agency''.

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