[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 104 (Tuesday, July 24, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8141-S8142]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




CALLING FOR UNCONDITIONAL RELEASE OF LI SHAOMIN AND ALL OTHER AMERICAN 
                      SCHOLARS OF CHINESE ANCESTRY

  Mr. DASCHLE. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 83, S. Res. 128.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 128) calling on the Government of the 
     People's Republic of China to immediately and unconditionally 
     release Li Shaomin and all other American scholars of Chinese 
     ancestry being held in detention, calling on the President of 
     the

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     United States to continue working on behalf of Li Shaomin and 
     the other detained scholars for their release, and for other 
     purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.


                  Amendments Nos. 1060, 1061, and 1062

  Mr. DASCHLE. Madam President, I understand Senator Torricelli has 
amendments at the desk. I ask that it be in order for the amendments to 
be considered in the proper sequence.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. DASCHLE. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
amendments be agreed to in proper sequence and the motions to 
reconsider be laid on the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendments (Nos. 1060, 1061, and 1062) were agreed to, as 
follows:


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1060

                (Purpose: To make a technical amendment)

       In section (1)(A) of the resolution, strike ``on false 
     charges''.
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                           AMENDMENT NO. 1061

        (Purpose: To make technical amendments to the preamble)

       In the first whereas clause of the preamble, strike ``3 
     permanent residents'' and insert ``4 permanent residents''.
       In the eighth whereas clause of the preamble, by striking 
     ``and is expected to go on trial on July 14, 2001'' and 
     inserting ``was tried and convicted on July 14, 2001, and is 
     expected to be deported''.
       At the end of the fifteenth whereas clause of the preamble, 
     add ``and''.
       Strike the sixteenth whereas clause of the preamble.
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                           AMENDMENT NO. 1062

       (Purpose: To make technical changes in the title)
       Amend the title to read as follows: ``Resolution calling on 
     the Government of the People's Republic of China to 
     immediately and unconditionally release all American scholars 
     of Chinese ancestry being held in detention, calling on the 
     President of the United States to continue working on behalf 
     of the detained scholars for their release, and for other 
     purposes.''.

  Mr. DASCHLE. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution, as amended, be agreed to, the preamble, as amended, be 
agreed to, the title, as amended, be agreed to, the motion to 
reconsider be laid on the table, and that any statements relating 
thereto be printed in the Record with no intervening action.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 128), as amended, was agreed to.
  The preamble, as amended, was agreed to.
  The title, as amended, was agreed to.
  The resolution, as amended, reads as follows:
  (The resolution will appear in a future edition of the Record.)

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