[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 143 (Wednesday, October 24, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10981-S10987]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 1922. Mr. WELLSTONE (for himself and Mrs. Boxer) proposed an 
amendment to the bill H.R. 2506, making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) Afghanistan's neighbors should reopen their borders to 
     allow for the safe passage of refugees, and the international 
     community must be prepared to contribute to the economic 
     costs incurred by the flight of desperate Afghan civilians;
       (2) as the United States engages in military action in 
     Afghanistan, it must work to deliver assistance, particularly 
     through overland truck convoys, and safe humanitarian access 
     to affected populations, in partnership with humanitarian 
     agencies in quantities sufficient to alleviate a large scale 
     humanitarian catastrophe; and
       (3) the United States should contribute to efforts by the 
     international community to provide long-term, sustainable 
     reconstruction and development assistance for the people of 
     Afghanistan, including efforts to protect the basic human 
     rights of women and children.
                                  ____

  SA 1923. Mr. WELLSTONE proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2506, 
making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place insert:

     SEC.  . UZBEKISTAN.

       Reports.--Not later than three months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and then six months thereafter, the 
     Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
     Congressional committees on the following:
       (1) The defense article, defense services, and financial 
     assistance provided by the United States to Uzberkistan 
     during the six-month period ending on the date of such 
     report.
       (2) the use during such period of defense articles and 
     defense services provided by the United States by units of 
     the Uzbek armed

[[Page S10982]]

     forces, border guards, Ministry of National Security, or 
     Ministry of Internal Affairs.
       (3) The extent to which any units referred to in paragraph 
     (2) engaged in Human rights violations, or violations of 
     international law, during such period.
                                  ____

  SA 1924. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Inhofe) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 2506, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2002, and for other purposes; as follows;

       On page 125 line 16, before the period at the end of the 
     line insert the following: ``: Provided further, That, of the 
     funds appropriated under this heading, up to $100,000 should 
     be made available for an assessment of the causes of the 
     flooding along the Volta River in Accra, Ghana, and to make 
     recommendations for solving the problem''.
                                  ____

  SA 1925. Mr. REID (for Mr. Leahy (for himself, Mr. McConnell, and Mr. 
Voinovich)) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2506, making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       On page 133, line 17, after ``States'' insert the 
     following: ``, of which not to exceed $28,000,000 shall be 
     available for the cost, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying direct loans 
     and guarantees for the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia''.
                                  ____

  SA 1926. Mr. McConnell (for himself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Helms) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2506, making appropriations for 
foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 229, line 12, after ``steps'' insert the following: 
     ``, additional to those undertaken in fiscal year 2001,''.
       On page 229, line 16, strike everything after ``(3)'' 
     through ``law'' on line 17, and insert in lieu thereof: 
     ``taking steps, additional to those undertaken in fiscal year 
     2001, to implement policies which reflect a respect for 
     minority rights and the rule of law, including the release of 
     all political prisoners from Serbian jails and prisons.''.
  SA 1927. Mr. REID (for Mr. Leahy (for himself and Mr. McConnell)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2506, making appropriations for 
foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 176, line 15, strike ``$14,500,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof: ``$15,500,000''.
                                  ____

  SA 1928. Mr. REID (for Mr. Leahy (for himself, Mr. Harkin, and Mr. 
McConnell)) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2506, making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert:


                           DISABILITY ACCESS

       Sec.  . Housing that is constructed with funds appropriated 
     by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 1 of part 
     I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, and to carry out the provisions of the Support for East 
     European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989, shall to the maximum 
     extent feasible, be wheelchair accessible.
                                  ____

  SA 1929. Mr. REID (for Mr. Leahy (for himself and Mr. McConnell)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2506, making appropriations for 
foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 142, line 18, after ``That'', insert the following: 
     ``of the amount appropriated under this heading, not less 
     than $101,000,000 shall be made available for Bolivia, and 
     not less than $35,000,000 shall be made available for 
     Ecuador: Provided further, That''.
       On page 142, line 25, strike everything after ``with'' 
     through ``General'' on page 143, line 1, and insert in lieu 
     thereof: ``the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control 
     and Prevention''.
       On page 143, line 6, strike ``according to the'' and insert 
     in lieu thereof: ``in accordance with Colombian laws and 
     regulations, and''.
       On page 143, line 10, strike ``in place'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof: ``being utilized''.
       On page 143, line 12, after ``and'' insert: ``to''.
       On page 216, line 14, strike ``concerning'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof: ``, including the identity of the person 
     suspended and''.
                                  ____

  SA 1930. Mr. REID (for Mr. Leahy (for himself and Mr. McConnell)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2506, making appropriations for 
foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 127, line 12, strike everything after 
     ``rehabilitation'' through ``Maluka'' on line 13, and insert 
     in lieu thereof: ``and reconstruction, political 
     reconciliation, and related activities in Aceh, Papua, West 
     Timor, and the Malukus''.
       On page 220, line 23, after ``Indonesia'' insert the 
     following: ``, including imposing just punishment for those 
     involved in the murders of American citizen Carlos Caceres 
     and two other United Nations humanitarian workers in West 
     Timor on September 6, 2000''.
       On page 221, lines 17 and 18, strike ``having in place a 
     functioning system for''.
       On page 221, lines 19 and 20, strike ``that fund 
     activities''.
                                  ____

  SA 1931. Mr. REID (for Mr. Leahy (for himself and Mr. McConnell)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2506, making appropriations for 
foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 128, line 9, insert the following:


                                  LAOS

       Of the funds appropriated under the headings ``Child 
     Survival and Health Programs Fund'' and ``Development 
     Assistance'', $5,000,000 should be made available for Laos: 
     Provided, That funds made available in the previous proviso 
     should be made available only through nongovernmental 
     organizations,
                                  ____

  SA 1932. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2506, 
making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       On page 127, line 19, strike ``should'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``shall''.
                                  ____

  SA 1933. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2506, 
making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       On page 127, line 26, after ``law:'' insert the following: 
     ``Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated by 
     this Act may be used to provide humanitarian assistance 
     inside Burma by any individual, group, or association unless 
     the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that the provision of such 
     assistance includes the direct involvement of the 
     democratically elected National League for Democracy:''.
                                  ____

  SA 1934. Mr. REID (for Mr. Leahy (for himself and Mr. McConnell)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2506, making appropriations for 
foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

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


                   community-based police assistance

       Sec.   . (a) Authority.--Funds made available to carry out 
     the provisions of chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part 
     II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used, 
     notwithstanding section 660 of that Act, to enhance the 
     effectiveness and accountability of civilian police authority 
     in Jamaica through training and technical assistance in 
     internationally recognized human rights, the rule of law, 
     strategic planning, and through the promotion of civilian 
     police roles that support democratic governance including 
     programs to prevent conflict and foster improved police 
     relations with the communities they serve.
       (b) Report.--Twelve months after the initial obligation of 
     funds for Jamaica for activities authorized under subsection 
     (a), the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development shall submit a report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees describing the progress 
     the program is making toward improving police relations with 
     the communities they serve and institutionalizing an 
     effective community-based police program.
       (c) Notification.--Assistance provided under subsection (a) 
     shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of 
     the Committees on Appropriations.
                                  ____

  SA 1935. Mr. REID (for Mr. Leahy (for himself and Mr. McConnell)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2506, making appropriations for 
foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 179, line 7, after ``democracy'' insert ``, human 
     rights''.
       On page 179, line 8, after ``which'' insert: ``not less 
     than $5,000,000 should be made available for the Human Rights 
     and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of Democracy,

[[Page S10983]]

     Human Rights and Labor, Department of State, for such 
     activities, and of which''.
                                  ____

  SA 1936. Mr. McCONNELL (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Brownback, and 
Mrs. Clinton) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2506, making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert:

     SEC.  . SEPTEMBER 11 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAMS.

       Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading 
     ``Economic Support Fund'', not less than $15,000,000 shall be 
     made available for programs and activities to foster 
     democracy, human rights, press freedoms, and the rule of law 
     in countries with a significant Muslim population, and where 
     such programs and activities would be important to United 
     States efforts to respond to, deter, or prevent acts of 
     international terrorism: Provided, That funds appropriated 
     under this section should support new initiatives or bolster 
     ongoing programs and activities in those countries: Provided 
     further, that not less than $2,000,000 of such funds shall be 
     made available for programs and activities that train 
     emerging Afghan women leaders in civil society development 
     and democracy building: Provided further, That not less than 
     $10,000,000 of such funds shall be made available for the 
     Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of Democracy 
     Human Rights and Labor, Department of State, for such 
     activities: Provided further, That funds made available 
     pursuant to the authority of this section shall be subject to 
     the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
                                  ____

  SA 1937. Mr. REID (for Mr. Wellstone) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 2506, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2002, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill insert:

     SEC.  . UZBEKISTAN.

       Reports.--Not later than three months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and six months thereafter, the 
     Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees describing the following:
       (1) The defense articles, defense services, and financial 
     assistance provided by the United States to Uzbekistan during 
     the six-month period ending on the date of such report.
       (2) The use during such period of defense articles and 
     defense services provided by the United States by units of 
     the Uzbek armed forces, border guards, Ministry of National 
     Security, or Ministry of Internal Affairs.
       (3) The extent to which any units referred to in paragraph 
     (2) engaged in human rights violations, or violations of 
     international law, during such period.
                                  ____

  SA 1938. Mr. REID (for Mr. Wellstone (for himself and Mrs. Boxer)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2506, making appropriations for 
foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

     SEC.   . HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FOR AFGHANISTAN.

       It is the sense of the Senate that:
       (1) Afghanistan's neighbors should reopen their borders to 
     allow for the safe passage of refugees, and the international 
     community must be prepared to contribute to the economic 
     costs incurred by the flight of desperate Afghan civilians;
       (2) as the United States engages in military action in 
     Afghanistan, it must work to deliver assistance, particularly 
     through overland truck convoys, and safe humanitarian access 
     to affected populations, in partnership with humanitarian 
     agencies in quantities sufficient to alleviate a large scale 
     humanitarian catastrophe; and
       (3) the United States should contribute to efforts by the 
     international community to provide long-term, sustainable 
     reconstruction and development assistance for the people of 
     Afghanistan, including efforts to protect the basic human 
     rights of women and children.
                                  ____

  SA 1939. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Stevens (for himself and Mr. Inouye)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2506, making appropriations for 
foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 153 line 7, after the colon insert the following: 
     ``Provided further, That of the funds appropriated by this 
     paragraph, not less than $2,300,000 shall be made available 
     for assistance for Thailand:''.
                                  ____

  SA 1940. Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Domenici, and 
Mrs. Clinton) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2506, making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, add the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF 
                   WOMEN IN THE FUTURE RECONSTRUCTION OF 
                   AFGHANISTAN.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that:
       (1) Prior to the rise of the Taliban in 1996, women 
     throughout Afghanistan enjoyed greater freedoms, compromising 
     70 percent of school teachers, 50 percent of civilian 
     government workers, and 40 percent of doctors in Kabul.
       (2) In Taliban-controlled areas of Afghanistan, women have 
     been banished from the work force, schools have been closed 
     to girls and women expelled from universities, women have 
     been prohibited from leaving their homes unless accompanied 
     by a close male relative, and publicly visible windows of 
     women's houses have been ordered to be painted black.
       (3) In Taliban-controlled areas of Afghanistan, women have 
     been forced to wear the burqa (or chadari)--which completely 
     shrouds the body, leaving only a small mesh-covered opening 
     through which to see.
       (4) In Taliban-controlled areas of Afghanistan, women and 
     girls have been prohibited from being examined by male 
     physicians while at the same time, most female doctors and 
     nurses have been prohibited from working.
       (5) In Taliban-controlled areas of Afghanistan, women have 
     been brutally beaten, publicly flogged, and killed for 
     violating Taliban decrees.
       (6) The United States and the United Nations have never 
     recognized the Taliban as the legitimate government of 
     Afghanistan, in part, because of their horrific treatment of 
     women and girls.
       (7) Afghan women and children now make up 75 percent of the 
     millions of Afghan refugees living in neighboring countries 
     in substandard conditions with little food and virtually no 
     clean water or sanitation.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) Afghan women organizations must be included in planning 
     the future reconstruction of Afghanistan.
       (2) Future governments in Afghanistan should work to 
     achieve the following goals:
       (A) The effective participation of women in all civil, 
     economic, and social life.
       (B) The right of women to work.
       (C) The right of women and girls to an education without 
     discrimination and the reopening of schools to women and 
     girls at all levels of education.
       (D) The freedom of movement of women and girls.
       (E) Equal access of women and girls to health facilities.
                                  ____

  SA 1941. Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
Domenici, and Mrs. Clinton) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 
2506, making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, 
and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and 
for other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, add the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF THE SENATE CONDEMNING SUICIDE BOMBINGS AS A 
                   TERRORIST ACT.

       (a) Findings,--The Senate finds that:
       (1) Suicide bombings have killed and injured countless 
     people throughout the world.
       (2) Suicide bombings and the resulting death and injury 
     demean the importance of human life.
       (3) There are no circumstances under which suicide bombings 
     can be justified, including considerations of a political, 
     philosophical, ideological, racial, ethnic, religious or 
     other similar nature.
       (4) Religious leaders, including the highest Muslim 
     authority in Saudi Arabia, the Grand Mufti, have spoken out 
     against suicide bombings.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) Suicide bombings are a horrific form of terrorism that 
     must be universally condemned.
       (2) the United Nations should specifically condemn all 
     suicide bombings by resolution.
                                  ____

  SA 1942. Mr. LEAHY (for Mr. Helms) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 2506, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2002, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 142, line 21, after the colon, insert the 
     following: ``Provided further, That of the amount 
     appropriated under this heading, up to $2,000,000 should be 
     made available to support democracy-building activities in 
     Venezuela:''.
                                  ____

  SA 1943. Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. McConnell) proposed an 
amendment to the bill H.R. 2506, making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 130, line 4, strike ``September 30, 2003'', and 
     insert in lieu thereof: ``expended''.

[[Page S10984]]

     
                                  ____
  SA 1944. Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. McConnell) proposed an 
amendment to the bill H.R. 2506, making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; as follows:

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


                             authorizations

       Sec.   . The Secretary of the Treasury may, to fulfill 
     commitments of the United States, contribute on behalf of the 
     United States to the seventh replenishment of the resources 
     of the Asian Development Fund, a special fund of the Asian 
     Development Bank, and to the fifth replenishment of the 
     resources of the International Fund for Agriculture 
     Development. The following amounts are authorized to be 
     appropriated without fiscal year limitation for payment by 
     the Secretary of the Treasury: $412,000,000 for the Asian 
     Development Fund and $30,000,000 for the International Fund 
     for Agricultural Development.
                                  ____

  SA 1945. Mr. LEAHY (for Mr. McConnell (for himself and Mr. Leahy) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2506, making appropriations for 
foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 133, line 8 insert before the period: ``: Provided 
     further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
     not less than $250,000 should be made available for 
     assistance for the Documentation Center of Cambodia:
       Provided further, That not later than 60 days after the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall report to 
     the Committees on Appropriations on a 3-year funding strategy 
     for the Documentation Center of Cambodia''.
                                  ____

  SA 1946. Mr. LEAHY (for Mr. McConnell) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 2506, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2002, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 136, line 24 strike ``$25,000,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$35,000,000''.
                                  ____

  SA 1947. Mr. LEAHY (for Ms. Mikulski) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 2506, making appropriations for foreign operations, and 
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       On page 190, between line 14 and 15, insert the follow new 
     subsection:
       (f) Small Business.--In entering into multiple award 
     indefinite-quantity contracts with funds appropriated by this 
     Act, the United States Agency for International Development 
     may provide an exception to the fair opportunity process for 
     placing task orders under such contracts when the order is 
     placed with any category of small or small disadvantaged 
     business.
                                  ____

  SA 1948. Mr. LEAHY (for Mr. Smith of Oregon (for himself, Mr. Hatch, 
and Mr. Helms)) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2506, making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       On page 232, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following:


    discrimination against minority religious faiths in the russian 
                               federation

       Sec. 581. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be made available for the 
     Government of the Russian Federation after the date that is 
     180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, unless 
     the President determines and certifies in writing to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations 
     and the Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives that the Government of the Russian Federation 
     has not implemented any statute, executive order, regulation, 
     or other similar government action that would discriminate, 
     or would have as its principal effect discrimination, against 
     religious groups or religious communities in the Russian 
     Federation in violation of accepted international agreements 
     on human rights and religious freedoms to which the Russian 
     Federation is a party.
                                  ____

  SA 1949. Mr. SPECTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 2506, making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       The Senate Finds that--
       Currently 106 Federal judgeships are vacant, representing 
     12.3 percent of the Federal judiciary;
       40 of those vacancies have been declared ``judicial 
     emergencies'' by the Administrative Office of the Courts;
       Last year, at the adjournment of the 106th Congress, 67 
     vacancies existed, representing 7.9 percent of the judiciary;
       In May 2000, when there were 76 Federal judicial vacancies, 
     Senator Daschle stated, ``The failure to fill these vacancies 
     is straining our Federal court system and delaying justice 
     for people all across this country'';
       In January 1998, when there were 82 Federal judicial 
     vacancies, Senator Leahy stated, ``Any week in which the 
     Senate does not confirm three judges is a week in which the 
     Senate is failing to address the vacancy crisis'';
       The events of September 11, 2001, make it more important 
     than ever that the branches of the Federal Government should 
     operate at maximum efficiency which requires the Federal 
     judiciary to be as close to full strength as possible;
       100 percent of President Reagan's judicial nominees sent to 
     the Senate prior to the 1981 August recess were confirmed 
     during his first year in office;
       100 percent of President George H.W. Bush's judicial 
     nominees sent to the Senate prior to the 1989 August recess 
     were confirmed during his first year in office;
       93 percent of President Clinton's judicial nominees sent to 
     the Senate prior to the 1993 August recess were confirmed 
     during his first year in office;
       President George W. Bush nominated and sent to the Senate 
     44 judicial nominees prior to the 2001 August recess;
       21 of all pending nominees have been nominated to fill 
     ``judicial emergencies''; and
       The Senate has confirmed only 12 judicial nominees to date, 
     which represents 27 percent of President Bush's judicial 
     nominations sent to the Senate prior to the 2001 August 
     recess:
       It is the sense of the Senate that (1) prior to the end of 
     the first session of the 107th Congress, the Committee on the 
     Judiciary shall hold hearings on, and the Committee on the 
     Judiciary and the full Senate shall have votes on, at a 
     minimum, the judicial nominations sent to the Senate by the 
     President prior to August 4, 2001, and (2) the standard for 
     approving pre-August recess judicial nominations for past 
     administrations should be the standard for this and future 
     administrations regardless of political party.
                                  ____

  SA 1950. Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Dodd, Mr. McCain, 
Mr. Kyl, and Mr. Grassley) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2506, 
making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       On page 142, line 17, strike ``$567,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$731,000,000, of which, $164,000,000 shall be derived from 
     reductions in amounts otherwise appropriated in this act.''
                                  ____

  SA 1951. Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself and Mr. Wellstone) proposed an 
amendment to the bill H.R. 2506, making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 143, beginning on line 9, strike ``and (3)'' and 
     all that follows through the colon and insert the following: 
     ``(3) effective mechanisms are in place to evaluate claims of 
     local citizens that their health was harmed or their licit 
     agricultural crops were damaged by such aerial coca 
     fumigation, and provide fair compensation for meritorious 
     claims; and (4) within 6 months of the enactment of this 
     provision alternative development programs have been 
     developed, in consultation with communities and local 
     authorities in the departments in which such aerial coca 
     fumigation is planned, and in the departments in which such 
     aerial fumigation has been conducted, such programs are being 
     implemented within 6 months of the enactment of this 
     provision.''
                                  ____

  SA 1952. Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself and Mr. Baucus) proposed an 
amendment to the bill H.R. 2506, making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; as follows:

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

     SEC.  . COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjustment 
     shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legislative 
     Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) (relating to cost of 
     living adjustments for Members of Congress) during fiscal 
     year 2002.
                                  ____

  SA 1953. Mr. REID (for Mr. Dodd) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 2506, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2002, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 232, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following:


           increased peace corps presence in muslim countries

       Sec. 581.(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following 
     findings:

[[Page S10985]]

       (1) In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 
     11, 2001, it is more important than ever to foster peaceful 
     relationships with citizens of predominantly Muslim 
     countries.
       (2) One way to foster understanding between citizens of 
     predominantly Muslim countries and the United States is to 
     send United States citizens to work with citizens of Muslim 
     countries on constructive projects in their home countries.
       (3) The Peace Corps mission as stated by Congress in the 
     Peace Corps Act is to promote world peace and friendship.
       (4) Within that mission, the Peace Corps has three goals:
       (A) To assist the people of interested countries in meeting 
     the need of those countries for trained men and women.
       (B) To assist in promoting a better understanding of 
     Americans on the part of the peoples served.
       (C) To assist in promoting a better understanding of other 
     peoples on the part of Americans.
       (5) The Peace Corps has had significant success in meeting 
     these goals in the countries in which the Peace Corps 
     operates, and has already established mechanisms to put 
     volunteers in place and sustain them abroad.
       (6) The Peace Corps currently operates in very few 
     predominantly Muslim countries.
       (7) An increased number of Peace Corps volunteers in Muslim 
     countries would assist in promoting peace and understanding 
     between Americans and Muslims abroad.
       (b) Study.--The Director of the Peace Corps shall undertake 
     a study to determine--
       (1) the feasibility of increasing the number of Peace Corps 
     volunteers in countries that have a majority Muslim 
     population;
       (2) the manner in which the Peace Corps may target the 
     recruitment of Peace Corps volunteers from among United 
     States citizens who have an interest in those countries or 
     who speak Arabic;
       (3) appropriate mechanisms to ensure the safety of Peace 
     Corps volunteers in countries that have a majority Muslim 
     population; and
       (4) the estimated increase in funding that will be 
     necessary for the Peace Corps to implement any recommendation 
     resulting from the study of the matters described in 
     paragraphs (1) through (3).
       (c) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the Peace Corps shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     containing the findings of the study conducted under 
     subsection (b).
       (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
     the Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives.
                                  ____

  SA 1954. Mr. LEAHY (for Mr. Durbin) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 2506 making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2002, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 230, line 6, after ``grams'' insert the following: 
     ``, and to oppose the approval or endorsement of such user 
     fees or service charges in connection with any structural 
     adjustment scheme or debt relief action, including any 
     Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper''.
                                  ____

  SA 1955. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Helms (for himself and Mr. 
McConnell)) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2506, making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

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


         restriction on funding for cambodian genocide tribunal

       Sec.   . None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used to provide equipment, 
     technical support, consulting services, or any other form of 
     assistance to any tribunal established by the Government of 
     Cambodia pursuant to a Memorandum of Understanding with the 
     United Nations unless the President determines and certifies 
     to Congress that--
       the tribunal is capable of delivering justice for crimes 
     against humanity and genocide in an impartial and credible 
     manner.
                                  ____

  SA 1956. Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. McConnell) proposed an 
amendment to the bill H.R. 2506, making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes, as follows:

     SEC.  . EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN 
                   EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND CERTAIN OTHER COUNTRIES.

       Notwithstanding section 516(e) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j(e)), during each of the fiscal 
     years 2002 and 2003, funds available to the Department of 
     Defense may be expended for crating, packing, handling, and 
     transportation of excess defense articles transferred under 
     the authority of section 516 of such Act to Albania, 
     Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Former Yugoslavia Republic of 
     Macedonia, Georgia, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, 
     Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, Pakistan, Romania, Slovakia, 
     Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan: 
     Provided, That section 105 of Public Law 104-164 is amended 
     by striking ``2000 and 2001'' and inserting ``2002 and 
     2003''.
                                  ____

  SA 1957. Mr. LEAHY (for Mr. Byrd) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 2506, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2002, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert:

     SEC. 417. MACHINE READABLE PASSPORTS.

       (a) Audits.--The Secretary of State shall--
       (1) perform annual audits of the implementation of section 
     217(c)(2)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1187(c)(2)(B));
       (2) check for the implementation of precautionary measures 
     to prevent the counterfeiting and theft of passports; and
       (3) ascertain that countries designated under the visa 
     waiver program have established a program to develop tamper-
     resistant passports.
       (b) Periodic Reports.--Beginning one year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter, the 
     Secretary of State shall submit a report to Congress setting 
     forth the findings of the most recent audit conducted under 
     subsection (a)(1).
       (c) Advancing Deadline for Satisfaction of Requirement.--
     Section 217(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1187(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``2007'' and 
     inserting ``2003''.
       (d) Waiver.--Section 217(a)(3) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(a)(3)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``On or after'' and inserting the 
     following:
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), on 
     or after''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       (B) Limited waiver authority.--During the period beginning 
     October 1, 2003, and ending September 30, 2007, the Secretary 
     of State may waive the requirement of subparagraph (A) with 
     respect to nationals of a program country (as designated 
     under subsection (c)), if the Secretary of State finds that 
     the program country--
       (i) is making progress toward ensuring that passports 
     meeting the requirement of subparagraph (A) are generally 
     available to its nationals; and
       (ii) has taken appropriate measures to protect against 
     misuse of passports the country has issued that do not meet 
     the requirement of subparagraph (A).''.
                                  ____

  SA 1958. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Frist (for himself, Mr. Brownback, 
Mr. Helms, and Mr. Feingold)) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 
2506, making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, 
and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and 
for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 232, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following:
     sudan
       Sec. 581. (a) Findings Regarding the Need for Humanitarian 
     Assistance.--The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) The war in Sudan has cost more than 2,000,000 lives and 
     has displaced more than 4,000,000 people.
       (2) The victims of this 18-year war are not confined to one 
     ethnic group or religion as moderate Moslems in eastern and 
     western Sudan suffer greatly, as do Christians and animists 
     in southern Sudan.
       (3) Humanitarian assistance to the Sudanese is a 
     cornerstone of United States foreign assistance policy and 
     efforts to end the war in Sudan.
       (4) The United States Government has been the largest 
     single provider of humanitarian assistance to the Sudanese 
     people, providing $1,200,000,000 in humanitarian assistance 
     to war victims during the past 10 years, including 
     $161,400,000 during fiscal year 2000 alone.
       (5) Continued strengthening of United States assistance 
     efforts and international humanitarian relief operations in 
     Sudan are essential to bring an end to the war.
       (b) Findings Regarding the NIF Government.--In addition to 
     the findings under subsection (a), the Senate makes the 
     following findings:
       (1) The people of the United States will not abandon the 
     people of Sudan, who have suffered under the National Islamic 
     Front (NIF) government.
       (2) For more than a decade, the NIF government has provided 
     safe haven for well-known terrorist organizations, including 
     to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda and the Egyptian Islamic Jihad.
       (3) The NIF government has been engaged, and continues to 
     engage, in gross human rights violations against the civilian 
     population of Sudan, including the enslavement of women and 
     children, the bombardment of civilian targets, and the 
     scorched-earth destruction of villages in the oil fields of 
     Sudan.
       (c) Sense of the Senate.--In recognition of the sustained 
     struggle for self-determination and dignity by the Sudanese 
     people, as embodied in the IGAD Declaration of Principles, 
     and the statement adopted by the United States Commission on 
     International

[[Page S10986]]

     Religious Freedom on October 2, 2001, it is the sense of the 
     Senate that--
       (1) the National Islamic Front (NIF) government of Sudan 
     should--
       (A) establish an internationally supervised trust fund that 
     will manage and equitably disburse oil revenues;
       (B) remove all bans on relief flights and provide 
     unfettered access to all affected areas, including the Nuba 
     Mountains;
       (C) end slavery and punish those responsible for this crime 
     against humanity;
       (D) end civilian bombing and the destruction of communities 
     in the oil fields;
       (E) honor the universally recognized right of religious 
     freedom, including freedom from coercive religious 
     conversions;
       (F) seriously engage in an internationally sanctioned peace 
     process based on the already adopted Declaration of 
     Principles; and
       (G) commit to a viable cease-fire agreement based on a 
     comprehensive settlement of the political problems; and
       (2) the President should continue to provide generous 
     levels of humanitarian, development, and other assistance in 
     war-affected areas of Sudan, and to refugees in neighboring 
     countries, with an increased emphasis on moderate Moslem 
     populations who have been brutalized by the Sudanese 
     government throughout the 18-year conflict.
                                  ____

  SA 1959. Mr. DODD (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison) proposed an 
amendment to the bill H.R. 2506, making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill add the following new 
     section:
       Sec.  . During fiscal year 2002 funds in this Act that 
     would otherwise be withheld from obligation or expenditure 
     under Section 490 with respect to countries in the Western 
     Hemisphere may be obligated or expended provided that--
       (a) Not later than November 30 of 2001 the President has 
     submitted to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     report identifying each country in the Western Hemisphere 
     determined by the President to be a major drug-transit 
     country or major illicit drug producing country.
       (b) In each report under subsection (a), the President 
     shall also--
       (1) designate each country, if any, identified in such 
     report that has failed demonstrably, during the previous 12 
     months, to make substantial efforts--
       (A) to adhere to its obligations under international 
     counter narcotics agreements; and
       (B) to take the counter narcotics measures set forth in 
     section 489(a)(1); and
       (2) include a justification for each country so designated.
       (c) Limitation on Assistance for Designated Countries.--In 
     the case of a country identified in a report for a fiscal 
     year 2002 under subsection (a) that is also designated under 
     subsection (b) in the report, United States assistance may be 
     provided under this act to such country in fiscal year 2002 
     only if the President determines and reports to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that--
       (1) provision of such assistance to the country in such 
     fiscal year is vital to the national interests of the United 
     States; or
       (2) commencing at any time after November 30, 2001, the 
     country has made substantial efforts--
       (A) to adhere to its obligations under international 
     counternarcotics agreements; and
       (B) to take the counternarcotics measures set forth in 
     section 489(a)(1).
       (d) International Counternarcotics Agreement Defined.--In 
     this section, the term ``international counternarcotics 
     agreement'' means--
       (1) the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic 
     in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances; or
       (2) any bilateral or multilateral agreement in force 
     between the United States and another country or countries 
     that addresses issues relating to the control of illicit 
     drugs, such as--
       (A) the production, distribution, and interdiction of 
     illicit drugs,
       (B) demand reduction,
       (C) the activities of criminal organizations,
       (D) international legal cooperation among courts, 
     prosecutors, and law enforcement agencies (including the 
     exchange of information and evidence),
       (E) the extradition of nationals and individuals involved 
     in drug-related criminal activity,
       (F) the temporary transfer for prosecution of nationals and 
     individuals involved in drug-related criminal activity,
       (G) border security,
       (H) money laundering,
       (I) illicit firearms trafficking,
       (J) corruption,
       (K) control of precursor chemicals,
       (L) asset forfeiture, and
       (M) related training and technical assistance; and 
     includes, where appropriate, timetables and objective and 
     measurable standards to assess the progress made by 
     participating countries with respect to such issues; and
       (e) Section 490 (b)-(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291j) shall not apply during FY 2002 with 
     respect to any country in the Western Hemisphere identified 
     in subsection (a) of this section.
       (f) Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this section 
     supersedes or modifies the requirement in section 489(a) of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (with respect to the 
     International Control Strategy Report) for the transmittal of 
     a report not later than March 1 of 2002 under that section.
       (g) Sense of Congress on Enhanced International Narcotics 
     Control.--
       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) many governments are extremely concerned by the 
     national security threat posed by illicit drug production, 
     distribution, and consumption, and crimes related thereto, 
     particularly those in the Western Hemisphere;
       (2) an enhanced multilateral strategy should be developed 
     among drug producing, transit, and consuming nations designed 
     to improve cooperation with respect to the investigation and 
     prosecution of drug related crimes, and to make available 
     information on effective drug education and drug treatment;
       (3) the United States should at the earliest feasible date 
     convene a conference of representatives of major illicit drug 
     producing countries, major drug transit countries, and major 
     money laundering countries to present and review country by 
     country drug reduction and prevention strategies relevant to 
     the specific circumstances of each country, and agree to a 
     program and timetable for implementation of such strategies; 
     and
       (4) not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the President should transmit to Congress any 
     legislation necessary to implement a proposed multilateral 
     strategy to achieve the goals referred to in paragraph (2), 
     including any amendments to existing law that may be required 
     to implement that strategy.
                                  ____

  SA 1960. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mrs. Hutchison (for herself and Mr. 
Inouye)) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2506, making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       On page 120, line 3, strike ``$1,455,500,000'' and insert 
     in lieu thereof: ``$1,465,500,000.''
       On page 121, line 6, after ``diseases'' insert the 
     following: ``, of which not less than $65,000,000 should be 
     made available for the prevention, treatment, and control of, 
     and research on, tuberculosis''.
       On page 142, line 17, strike ``$567,000,000'' and insert 
     the lieu thereof: ``$557,000,000''.
                                  ____

  SA 1961. Mr. LEAHY (for Mr. Bingaman) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 2506, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2002, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 142, line 17, strike ``$567,000,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof: ``$557,000,000''.
       On page 124, line 17, strike ``$1,235,000,000'' and insert 
     in lieu thereof; ``$1,245,000,000''.
       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following 
     new section:


                    central america disaster relief

       Sec.  . Of the funds appropriated under the headings 
     ``International Disaster Assistance'', ``Development 
     Assistance'', and ``Economic Support Fund'', not less than 
     $35,000,000 should be made available for relief and 
     reconstruction assistance for victims of earthquakes and 
     drought in El Salvador and elsewhere in Central America.
                                  ____

  SA 1962. Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Daschle) proposed an 
amendment to the bill H.R. 2506, making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 116, line 23, delete ``$753,323,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof: ``$727,323,000''.
       On page 145, line 17, delete $326,500,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof: ``$318,500,000''.
       On page 157, line 3, strike ``CONTRIBUTION'' and all that 
     follows through the period on line 8.
       On page 136, line 9, delete ``$800,000,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof: ``$795,500,000''.
       On page 128, line 13, delete ``$255,000,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof: ``$245,000,000''.
       On page 133, line 13, delete ``$603,000,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof: ``$615,000,000''.
       On page 121, line 5, delete ``$175,000,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$185,000,000''.
       On page 121, line 6, after ``diseases'' insert: , of which 
     not less than $65,000,000 should be made available to combat 
     malaria
       On page 159, line 13, delete ``$217,000,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof: ``$218,000,000''.
       On page 160, line 1, delete ``$39,000,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof: ``$40,000,000''.
       On page 120, line 3, delete ``$1,455,500,000'' and insert 
     in lieu thereof: ``$1,500,500,000''.
       On page 120, line 24, delete ``$415,000,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof: ``$450,000,000''.
       On page 120, line 25, delete ``$40,000,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof: ``$90,000,000''.
                                  ____

  SA 1963. Mr. LEAHY (for Ms. Stabenow) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 2506, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2002, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 232, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following:

[[Page S10987]]

             projects honoring victims of terrorist attacks

       Sec. 581. The National and Community Service Act of 1990 
     (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.) is amended by inserting before 
     title V the following:

       ``TITLE IV--PROJECTS HONORING VICTIMS OF TERRORIST ATTACKS

       ``(a) Definition.--In this section, the term `Foundation' 
     means the Points of Light Foundation funded under section 
     301, or another nonprofit private organization, that enters 
     into an agreement with the Corporation to carry out this 
     section.
       ``(b) Identification of Projects.--
       ``(1) Estimated number.--Not later than December 1, 2001, 
     the Foundation, after obtaining the guidance of the heads of 
     appropriate Federal agencies, such as the Director of the 
     Office of Homeland Security and the Attorney General, shall--
       ``(A) make an estimate of the number of victims killed as a 
     result of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 
     (referred to in this section as the `estimated number'); and
       ``(B) compile a list that specifies, for each individual 
     that the Foundation determines to be such a victim, the name 
     of the victim and the State in which the victim resided.
       ``(2) Identified projects.--The Foundation shall identify 
     approximately the estimated number of community-based 
     national and community service projects that meet the 
     requirements of subsection (d). The Foundation shall name 
     each identified project in honor of a victim described in 
     subsection (b)(1)(A), after obtaining the permission of an 
     appropriate member of the victim's family and the entity 
     carrying out the project.
       (c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to have a project 
     named under this section, the entity carrying out the project 
     shall be a political subdivision of a State, a business, or a 
     nonprofit organization (which may be a religious 
     organization, such as a Christian, Jewish, or Muslim 
     organization).
       ``(d) Projects.--The Foundation shall name, under this 
     section, projects--
       ``(1) that advance the goals of unity, and improving the 
     quality of life in communities; and
       ``(2) that will be planned, or for which implementation 
     will begin, within a reasonable period after the date of 
     enactment of this section, as determined by the Foundation.
       ``(e) Website and Database.--The Foundation shall create 
     and maintain websites and databases, to describe projects 
     named under this section and serve as appropriate vehicles 
     for recognizing the projects.''.
                                  ____

  SA 1964. Mr. LEAHY (for Ms. Landrieu) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 2506, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2002, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 125, line 16, before the period at the end of the 
     line insert the following: `` : Provided further, That, of 
     the funds appropriated under this heading or under `Child 
     Survival and Health Programs Fund' $5,000,000 should be made 
     available for activities in South and Central Asia aimed at 
     reintegrating `child soldiers' and other war-affected 
     youth''.
                                  ____

  SA 1965. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2506, 
making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       On page 137, line 17 through page 138 line 11, strike all 
     after ``(e)'' through ``assistance.''
                                  ____

  SA 1966. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to amendment SA 1921 
submitted by Mr. Brownback and intended to be proposed to the bill 
(H.R. 2506) making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2002, and for other purposes; as follows:

       Strike all after the word sec. and add the following:
       Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act shall not apply to--
       (A) activities to support democracy or assistance under 
     Title V of the FREEDOM Support Act and section 1424 of Public 
     Law 104-201 or nonproliferation assistance;
       (B) any assistance provided by the Trade and Development 
     Agency under section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421);
       (C) any activity carried out by a member of the United 
     States and Foreign Commercial Services while acting within 
     his or her official capacity;
       (D) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee or other 
     assistance provided by the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation under title IV of Chapter 2 of part I of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2191 et seq.);
       (E) any financing provided under the Export-Import Bank Act 
     of 1945; or
       (F) humanitarian assistance.
       (2) The President may waive section 907 of the FREEDOM 
     Support Act if he determines and certifies to the Committees 
     on Appropriations that to do so:
       (A) is necessary to support United States efforts to 
     counter terrorism; or
       (B) is necessary to support the operational readiness of 
     United States Armed Forces or coalition partners to counter 
     terrorism; or
       (C) is important to Azerbaijan's border security; and
       (D) will not undermine or hamper ongoing efforts to 
     negotiate a peaceful settlement between Armenia and 
     Azerbarijan or be used for offensive purposes against 
     Armenia.
       (3) The authority of paragraph (2) may only be exercised 
     through December 31, 2002.
       (4) The President may extend the waiver authority provided 
     in paragraph (2) on an annual basis on or after December 31, 
     2002 if he determines and certifies to the Committees on 
     Appropriations in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 
     (2).
       (5) The Committees on Appropriations shall be consulted 
     prior to the provision of any assistance made available 
     pursuant to paragraph (2).
       (6) Within 60 days of any exercise of the authority under 
     Section (2), the President shall send a report to the 
     appropriate Congressional committees specifying in detail the 
     following:
       (A) the nature and quantity of all training and assistance 
     provided to the government of Azerbaijan pursuant to Section 
     (2);
       (B) the status of the military balance between Azerbaijan 
     and Armenia and the impact of U.S. assistance on that 
     balance; and
       (C) the status of negotiations for a peaceful settlement 
     between Armenia and Azerbaijan and the impact of U.S. 
     assistance on those negotiations.
                                  ____

  SA 1967. Mr. McCONNELL (for himself and Mr. Sarbanes) proposed an 
amendment to the bill H.R. 2506, making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 152 line 10, after the word ``Appropriations'' and 
     before the period insert the following: ``: Provided further, 
     That of the funds appropriated by this paragraph, not less 
     than $600,000 shall be made available for assistance for 
     Armenia''.
       On page 153 line 7, after the colon, insert the following: 
     ``Provided further, That of the funds appropriated by this 
     paragraph, not less than $4,000,000 shall be made available 
     for assistance for Armenia''.
                                  ____

  SA 1968. Mr. LEAHY (for Mr. Smith of Oregon (for himself and Mr. 
Wyden)) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2506, making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place insert the following:

     SEC.   . FEDERAL INVESTIGATION ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2001.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Federal Investigation Enhancement Act of 2001.''
       (b) Undercover Investigative Practices Conducted by Federal 
     Attorneys.--Section 530 B(a) of title 28, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after the first sentence, 
     ``Notwithstanding any provision of State law, including 
     disciplinary rules, statutes, regulations, constitutional 
     provisions, or case law, a Government attorney may, for the 
     purpose of enforcing Federal law, provide legal advice, 
     authorization, concurrence, direction, or supervision on 
     conducting undercover activities, and any attorney employed 
     as an investigator or other law enforcement agent by the 
     Department of Justice who is not authorized to represent the 
     United States in criminal or civil law enforcement litigation 
     or to supervise such proceedings may participate in such 
     activities, even though such activities may require the use 
     of deceit or misrepresentation, where such activities are 
     consistent with Federal law.''.

                          ____________________