[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 53 (Thursday, May 2, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3882-S3884]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 3388. Mrs. HUTCHISON submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill H.R. 3009, to extend the Andean Trade 
Preference Act to grant additional trade benefits under that Act, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 351, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:
       (viii) The extent to which the country has taken steps to 
     support the efforts of the United States to combat terrorism.
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  SA 3389. Mr. REID (for Mr. Lieberman (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. 
Smith of Oregon, Mr. Allard, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Bunning, Mrs. Carnahan, 
Mr. Cleland, Mrs. Clinton, Ms. Collins, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Kyl, 
Mr. McConnell, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Smith of New Hampshire, Mr. Stevens, 
Mr. Warner, Mr. Baucus, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Corzine, Mr. Durbin, 
Mr. Graham, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Johnson, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. 
Lincoln, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Reed, Mr. Schumer, 
Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. 
Murkowski, Mr. Allen, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Nickles, Mr. McCain, 
Mr. Kerry, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Bond, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
Dodd, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Fitzgerald) 
proposed an amendment to amendment SA 3386 proposed by Mr. Daschle to 
the bill (H.R. 3009) supra; which was considered and agreed to.
       At the appropriate place, insert the following new section:

     SEC. __. EXPRESSING SOLIDARTIY WITH ISRAEL IN ITS FIGHT 
                   AGAINST TERRORISM.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The United States and Israel are now engaged in a 
     common struggle against terrorism and are on the frontlines 
     of a conflict thrust upon them against their will.
       (2) President George W. Bush declared on November 21, 2001, 
     ``We fight the terrorists and we fight all of those who give 
     them aid. America has a message for the nations of the world: 
     If you harbor terrorists, you are terrorists. If you train or 
     arm a terrorist, you are a terrorist. If you feed a terrorist 
     or fund a terrorist, you are a terrorist, and you will be 
     held accountable by the United States and our friends.''.
       (3) The United States has committed to provide resources to 
     states on the frontline in the war against terrorism.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--The Congress--
       (1) stands in solidarity with Israel, a frontline state in 
     the war against terrorism, as it takes necessary steps to 
     provide security to its people by dismantling the terrorist 
     infrastructure in the Palestinian areas;
       (2) remains committed to Israel's right to self-defense;
       (3) will continue to assist Israel in strengthening its 
     homeland defenses;
       (4) condemns Palestinian suicide bombings;
       (5) demands that the Palestinian Authority fulfill its 
     commitment to dismantle the terrorist infrastructure in the 
     Palestinian areas;
       (6) urges all Arab states, particularly the United States 
     allies, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, to declare their unqualified 
     opposition to all forms of terrorism, particularly suicide 
     bombing, and to act in concert with the United States to stop 
     the violence; and
       (7) urges all parties in the region to pursue vigorously 
     efforts to establish a just, lasting, and comprehensive peace 
     in the Middle East.

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  SA 3390. Mr. DASCHLE (for Mr. Torricelli) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3386 proposed by Mr. Daschle to 
the bill (H.R. 3009) to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, to 
grant additional trade benefits under that Act, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 259, beginning on line 19, strike all through page 
     261, line 15, and insert the following:
       (A) to ensure that a party to a trade agreement with the 
     United States does not fail to effectively enforce its 
     environmental or labor laws;
       (B) to ensure that parties to a trade agreement reaffirm 
     their obligations as members of the ILO and their commitments 
     under the ILO Declaration of Fundamental Principles and 
     Rights at Work and its Follow-up;
       (C) to ensure that the parties to a trade agreement ensure 
     that their laws provide for labor standards consistent with 
     the ILO Declaration of Fundamental Principles and Rights at 
     Work and the internationally recognized labor rights set 
     forth in section 13(2) and constantly improve those standards 
     in that light;
       (D) to ensure that parties to a trade agreement do not 
     weaken, reduce, waive, or otherwise derogate from, or offer 
     to waive or derogate from, their labor laws as an 
     encouragement for trade;
       (E) to create a general exception from the obligations of a 
     trade agreement for--
       (i) Government measures taken pursuant to a recommendation 
     of the ILO under Article 33 of the ILO Constitution; and
       (ii) Government measures relating to goods or services 
     produced in violation of any of the ILO core labor standards, 
     including freedom of association and the effective 
     recognition of the right to collective bargaining (as defined 
     by ILO Conventions 87 and 98); the elimination of all forms 
     of forced or compulsory labor (as defined by ILO Conventions 
     29 and 105); the effective abolition of child labor (as 
     defined by ILO Conventions 138 and 182); and the elimination 
     of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation (as 
     defined by ILO Conventions 100 and 111); and
       (F) to ensure that--
       (i) all labor provisions of a trade agreement are fully 
     enforceable, including recourse to trade sanctions;
       (ii) the same enforcement mechanisms and penalties are 
     available for the commercial provisions of an agreement and 
     for the labor provisions of the agreement; and
       (iii) trade unions from all countries that are party to a 
     dispute over the labor provisions of the agreement can 
     participate in the dispute process;
       (G) to strengthen the capacity of United States trading 
     partners to promote respect for core labor standards (as 
     defined in section 13(2));
       (H) to strengthen the capacity of United States trading 
     partners to protect the environment through the promotion of 
     sustainable development;
       (I) to reduce or eliminate government practices or policies 
     that unduly threaten sustainable development;
       (J) to seek market access, through the elimination of 
     tariffs and nontariff barriers, for United States 
     environmental technologies, goods, and services; and
       (K) to ensure that labor, environmental, health, or safety 
     policies and practices of the parties to trade agreements 
     with the United States do not arbitrarily or unjustifiably 
     discriminate against United States exports or serve as 
     disguised barriers to trade.
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  SA 3391. Mr. BROWNBACK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3386 proposed by Mr. Daschle to the bill (H.R. 3009) to 
extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, to grant additional trade 
benefits under that Act, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. CENTRAL ASIA TRADE ACT.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The United States is now engaged in a war against 
     terrorism, and it is vital that the United States respond to 
     this threat through the use of all available resources;
       (2) Open markets between the United States and friendly 
     nations remain a vital component of the national security of 
     the United States for the purposes of forming long lasting 
     friendships, strategic partnerships, and creating new long-
     term allies through the exportation of America's democratic 
     ideals, civil liberties, freedoms, ethics, principles, 
     tolerance, openness, ingenuity, and productiveness.
       (3) Utilizing trade with other nations is indispensable to 
     United States foreign policy in that trade assists developing 
     nations in achieving these very objectives.
       (4) It is in the national security interests of the United 
     States to increase and improve ties, economically and 
     otherwise, with nations in Central Asia and the South 
     Caucasus.
       (5) The development of strong political, economic, and 
     security ties between the nations of Central Asia and the 
     South Caucasus and the United States will foster stability in 
     this region.
       (6) The development of open market economies and open 
     democratic systems in the nations of Central Asia and the 
     South Caucasus will provide positive incentives for American 
     private investment, increased trade, and other forms of 
     commercial interaction with the United States.
       (7) Many of the nations of Central Asia and the South 
     Caucasus have secular Muslim governments that are seeking 
     closer alliance with the United States and that have 
     diplomatic and commercial relations with Israel.
       (8) The region of Central Asia and the South Caucasus could 
     produce oil and gas in sufficient quantities to reduce the 
     dependence of the United States on energy from the volatile 
     Persian Gulf region.
       (9) Normal trade relations between the nations of Central 
     Asia and the South Caucasus and the United States will help 
     achieve these objectives.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--(1) Prior to extending normal trade 
     relations with the nations of Central Asia and the South 
     Caucasus, the President should--
       (A) obtain the commitment of those countries to developing 
     a system of governance in accordance with the provisions of 
     the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation 
     in Europe (also known as the ``Helsinki Final Act'') 
     regarding human rights and humanitarian affairs;
       (B) ensure that those countries have endeavored to address 
     issues related to their national and religious minorities 
     and, as a member state of the Organization for Security and 
     Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), committed to adopting special 
     measures for ensuring that persons belonging to national 
     minorities have full equality individually as well as in 
     community with other members of their group;
       (C) ensure that those countries have also committed to 
     enacting legislation to provide protection against incitement 
     to violence against persons or groups based on national, 
     racial, ethnic, or religious discrimination, hostility, or 
     hatred, including anti-Semitism; and
       (D) ensure that those countries have continued to return 
     communal properties confiscated from national and religious 
     minorities during the Soviet period, facilitating the 
     reemergence of these communities in the national life of each 
     of those countries and establishing the legal framework for 
     completion of this process in the future.
       (2) Earlier this year the governments of the United States 
     and Kazakhstan exchanged letters underscoring the importance 
     of religious freedom and human rights, and the President 
     should seek similar exchanges with all nations of Central 
     Asia and the South Caucasus.
       (c) Permanent Normal Trade Relations for Kazakhstan.--
       (1) Presidential determination and extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment.--Notwithstanding any provision 
     of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2431 et 
     seq.), the President may--
       (A) determine that such title should no longer apply to 
     Kazakhstan; and
       (B) after making a determination under subparagraph (A) 
     with respect to Kazakhstan, proclaim the extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations 
     treatment) to the products of that country.
       (2) Termination of application of title iv.--On or after 
     the effective date of the extension under paragraph (1)(B) of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of Kazakhstan 
     included under paragraph (1)(B), title IV of the Trade Act of 
     1974 shall cease to apply to that country.
       (d) Permanent Normal Trade Relations for Tajikistan.--
       (1) Presidential determination and extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment.--Notwithstanding any provision 
     of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2431 et 
     seq.), the President may--
       (A) determine that such title should no longer apply to 
     Tajikistan; and
       (B) after making a determination under subparagraph (A) 
     with respect to Tajikistan, proclaim the extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations 
     treatment) to the products of that country.
       (2) Termination of Application of title iv.--On or after 
     the effective date of the extension under paragraph (1)(B) of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of Tajikistan 
     included under paragraph (1)(B), title IV of the Trade Act of 
     1974 shall cease to apply to that country.
       (e) Permanent Normal Trade Relations for Uzbekistan.--
       (1) Presidential determination and extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment.--Notwithstanding any provision 
     of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2431 et 
     seq.), the President may--
       (A) determine that such title should no longer apply to 
     Uzbekistan; and
       (B) after making a determination under subparagraph (A) 
     with respect to Uzbekistan, proclaim the extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations 
     treatment) to the products of that country.
       (2) Termination of application of title iv.--On or after 
     the effective date of the extension under paragraph (1)(B) of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of Uzbekistan 
     included under paragraph (1)(B), title IV of the Trade Act of 
     1974 shall cease to apply to that country.
       (f) Permanent Normal Trade Relations for Armenia.--
       (1) Presidential determination and extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment.--

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     Notwithstanding any provision of title IV of the Trade Act of 
     1974 (19 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.), the President may--
       (A) determine that such title should no longer apply to 
     Armenia; and
       (B) after making a determination under subparagraph (A) 
     with respect to Armenia, proclaim the extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations 
     treatment) to the products of that country.
       (2) Termination of application of title iv.--On or after 
     the effective date of the extensions under paragraph (1)(B) 
     of nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of Armenia 
     included under paragraph (1)(B), title IV of the Trade Act of 
     1974 shall cease to apply to that country.
       (g) Permanent Normal Trade Relations for Azerbaijan.--
       (1) Presidential determination and extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment.--Notwithstanding any provision 
     of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2431 et 
     seq.), the President may--
       (A) determine that such title should no longer apply to 
     Azerbaijan; and
       (B) after making a determination under paragraph (1) with 
     respect to Azerbaijan, proclaim the extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations 
     treatment) to the products of that country.
       (2) Termination of application of title iv.--On or after 
     the effective date of the extensions under paragraph (1)(B) 
     of nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of Azerbaijan 
     included under paragraph (1)(B), title IV of the Trade Act of 
     1974 shall cease to apply to that country.
       (h) Permanent Normal Trade Relations for Turkmenistan.--
       (1) Presidential determination and extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment.--Notwithstanding any provision 
     of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2431 et 
     seq.), the President may--
       (A) determine that such title should no longer apply to 
     Turkmenistan; and
       (B) after making a determination under subparagraph (A) 
     with respect Turkmenistan, proclaim the extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations 
     treatment) to the products of that country.
       (2) Termination of application of title iv.--On or after 
     the effective date of the extensions under paragraph (1)(B) 
     of nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of 
     Turkmenistan included under paragraph (1)(B), title IV of the 
     Trade Act of 1974 shall cease to apply to that country.
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  SA. 3392 Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself, and Mr. Wyden) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3386 proposed by Mr. 
Daschle to the bill (H.R. 3009) to extend the Andean Trade Preference 
Act, to grant additional trade benefits under that Act, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Whereas the American people respect the Iranian people, and 
     value the contribution that Iran's culture has made to world 
     civilization over three millennia:
       Whereas the Iranian people aspire to democracy, civil, 
     political and religious rights and the rule of law, evidence 
     by increasingly frequent anti-government and anti-Khatami 
     demonstrations within Iran and the statements of numerous 
     Iranian expatriates and dissidents;
       Whereas Iran is an ideological dictatorship presided over 
     by an unelected Supreme Leader with limitless veto power, an 
     unelected Expediency Council and Council of Guardians capable 
     of eviscerating any reforms, and a President elected only 
     after the aforementioned disqualified 234 other candidates 
     for being too liberal, reformist, or secular;
       Whereas the United States recoganizes the Iranian peoples' 
     concerns that President Muhammad Khatami's rhetoric has not 
     been matched by his actions;
       Whereas President Khatami clearly lacks the ability and 
     inclination to change the behavior of the State either toward 
     the vast majority of Iranians who seek freedom; or toward the 
     international community;
       Whereas political repression, newspaper censorship, 
     corruption, vigilante intimidation, arbitrary imprisonment of 
     students, and public executions have increased since 
     Khatami's inauguration in 1997;
       Whereas men and women are not equal under the law and women 
     are legally deprived of their basic rights;
       Whereas the Iranian government shipped 50-tons of 
     sophisticated weaponry to the Palestinian Authority despite 
     Chairman's Arafat's cease-fire agreement, consistently seeks 
     to undermine the Middle East peace process; provides safe-
     haven to al-Qa'ida and Taliban terrorists; allows transit of 
     arms for guerillas seeking to undermine our ally Turkey; 
     provides transit of terrorists seeking to destabilize the 
     U.S.-protected safe-haven in Iraq; and develop weapons of 
     mass destruction;
       Whereas since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, 
     and despite rhetorical protestations to the contrary, the 
     Islamic Republic has actively and repeatedly sought to 
     undermine the United States' war on terror;
       Whereas there is a broad-base movement for change in Iran 
     that represents all sectors of Iranian society, including 
     youth, women, student bodies, military personnel, and even 
     religious figures, that is pro-democratic, believes in 
     secular government, and is yearning to live in freedom;
       Whereas following the tragedies of September 11, tens of 
     thousands of Iranians filled the streets spontaneously and in 
     solidarity with the United States and the victims of the 
     terrorist attacks;
       Whereas the people of Iran deserve the support of the 
     American people: Now therefore be it
       Resolved, That it is the Sense of the Congress that--
       (1) legitimizing the regime in Iran stifles the growth of 
     the genuine democratic forces in Iran and does not serve U.s. 
     national security interest;
       (2) positive U.S. gestures toward Iran should be directed 
     toward the people of Iran, and not political figures whose 
     survival depends upon preservation of the current regime;
       (3) it should be the policy of the United States to seek 
     genuine democratic government that will restore freedom to 
     the Iranian people, abandon terrorism, and live in peace and 
     security with the international community.

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