[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 146 (Wednesday, November 13, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10893-S10894]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE RESOLUTION 355--EXTENDING THE AUTHORITIES RELATING TO THE SENATE 
                    NATIONAL SECURITY WORKING GROUP

  Mr. DASCHLE (for himself and Mr. Lott) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 355

       Resolved, That Senate Resolution 105 of the One Hundred 
     First Congress, agreed to April 13, 1989, as amended by 
     Senate Resolution 383 of the One Hundred Sixth Congress, 
     agreed to October 27, 2000, is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following new section:
       ``Sec. 4. The provisions of this resolution shall remain in 
     effect until December 31, 2004.''.
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 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 156--RECOGNIZING AND HONORING AMERICA'S 
JEWISH COMMUNITY ON THE OCCASSION OF ITS 350TH ANNIVERSARY, SUPPORTING 
THE DESIGNATION OF AN ``AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY MONTH'', AND FOR OTHER 
                                PURPOSES

  Mr. VOINOVICH (for himself and Mr. DeWine) submitted the following 
concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary:

                            S. Con. Res. 156

       Whereas in 1654, Jewish refugees from Brazil arrived on 
     North American shores and formally established North 
     America's first Jewish community in New Amsterdam, now New 
     York City;
       Whereas America welcomed Jews among the millions of 
     immigrants that streamed through our Nation's history;
       Whereas the waves of Jewish immigrants arriving in America 
     helped shape our Nation;
       Whereas the American Jewish community has been intimately 
     involved in our Nation's civic, social, economic, and 
     cultural life;
       Whereas the American Jewish community has sought to 
     actualize the broad principles of liberty and justice that 
     are enshrined in the Constitution of the United States;
       Whereas the American Jewish community is an equal 
     participant in the religious life of our Nation;
       Whereas American Jews have fought valiantly for the United 
     States in every one of our Nation's military struggles, from 
     the American Revolution to Operation Enduring Freedom;
       Whereas not less than 16 American Jews have received the 
     Medal of Honor;
       Whereas 2004 marks the 350th anniversary of the American 
     Jewish community;
       Whereas the Library of Congress, the National Archives and 
     Records Administration, the American Jewish Historical 
     Society, and the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American 
     Jewish Archives have formed ``The Commission for 
     Commemorating 350 Years of American Jewish History'' 
     (referred to in this resolution as the ``Commission'') to 
     mark this historic milestone;
       Whereas the Commission will use the combined resources of 
     its participants to promote the celebration of the Jewish 
     experience in the United States throughout 2004; and
       Whereas the Commission is designating September 2004 as 
     ``American Jewish History Month'': Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That Congress--
       (1) honors and recognizes--
       (A) the 350th anniversary of the American Jewish community; 
     and
       (B) ``The Commission for Commemorating 350 Years of 
     American Jewish History'' and its efforts to plan, 
     coordinate, and execute commemorative events celebrating 350 
     years of American Jewish history;
       (2) supports the designation of an ``American Jewish 
     History Month''; and
       (3) urges all Americans to share in this commemoration so 
     as to have a greater appreciation of the role the American 
     Jewish community has had in helping to defend and further the 
     liberties and freedom of all Americans.
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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 157--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT 
UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS SHOULD PROVIDE THE FULL AND COMPLETE 
   PROTECTION OF THE UNITED STATES TO CERTAIN CITIZENS OF THE UNITED 
                          STATES LIVING ABROAD

  Mrs. LINCOLN submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations:

                            S. Con. Res. 157

       Whereas there are numerous cases in which citizens of the 
     United States are prevented from leaving Saudi Arabia against 
     their will or in violation of United States law;
       Whereas Amjad Radwan and Rasheed Radwan, 2 United States 
     citizens, were prevented from leaving Saudi Arabia by their 
     Saudi-national father in 1985;
       Whereas Monica Stowers, the mother of Amjad Radwan and 
     Rasheed Radwan and a United States citizen, traveled to Saudi 
     Arabia in November 1990 and heard directly from her children 
     of the physical and sexual abuse they had endured there;
       Whereas upon learning of the abuse, Ms. Stowers brought her 
     children to the United States Embassy in Riyadh, displayed 
     their United States passports, and sought the protection of 
     the Embassy and assistance in returning home to the United 
     States;
       Whereas personnel from the Department of State told Ms. 
     Stowers and her children that

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     the Embassy was ``not a hotel'' and urged them to leave;
       Whereas personnel from the Department of State informed Ms. 
     Stowers' ex-husband, without her permission and in total 
     disregard for her safety, that she and her children were in 
     the Embassy;
       Whereas personnel from the Department of State ordered 
     United States Marines to physically eject Ms. Stowers and her 
     children from the Embassy;
       Whereas following her ejection, Ms. Stowers was arrested 
     for refusing to leave Saudi Arabia without her children and 
     sent to a women's prison;
       Whereas the current Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Robert W. 
     Jordan, has pledged that no United States citizen will be 
     similarly removed from the Embassy while he is ambassador;
       Whereas American women in Saudi Arabia have directly 
     informed Members of Congress of the physical abuse inflicted 
     upon them by their Saudi husbands, the lack of support or 
     protection for battered women in Saudi society, and the 
     inability to leave Saudi Arabia with their children unless 
     their husbands give permission;
       Whereas these women and personnel from the Department of 
     State estimate that there are hundreds of abused American 
     women in Saudi Arabia who do not report their cases due to 
     fear and hopelessness;
       Whereas many of these abused American women do not attempt 
     to escape for fear that failure would result in death or 
     serious bodily injury to them and their children;
       Whereas abused American women in Saudi Arabia are 
     discouraged from seeking assistance from the United States 
     Embassy or consulate in escaping with their children and are 
     told that nothing can be done for them;
       Whereas many of these women and their children are denied 
     religious freedoms and other basic human rights while 
     detained in Saudi Arabia;
       Whereas a primary purpose of United States diplomatic 
     missions is to protect the interests of United States 
     citizens;
       Whereas international law recognizes certain privileges and 
     immunities for United States embassies, ambassadors' 
     residences, and consulates; and
       Whereas such privileges and immunities enable United States 
     diplomatic personnel to provide sanctuary to United States 
     citizens abroad: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that United 
     States diplomatic and counselor missions should provide the 
     full and complete protection of the United States to citizens 
     of the United States who--
       (1) are living or traveling abroad;
       (2) are victims of international child abduction, domestic 
     violence, or sexual abuse; and
       (3) seek sanctuary in a United States diplomatic or 
     counselor mission.

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