[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 116 (Thursday, September 23, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9645-S9651]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 3670. Mr. ENSIGN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 183, after line 23, add the following:


           support for the political independence of Lebanon

       Sec. 599F. (a) Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The United States has long supported the sovereignty, 
     territorial integrity, and political independence of Lebanon 
     and the sole and exclusive exercise by the Government of 
     Lebanon of national governmental authority throughout that 
     country.
       (2) The continued presence in Lebanon of nongovernmental 
     armed groups and militias, including Hizbollah, prevents the 
     Government of Lebanon from exercising its full sovereignty 
     over all territory in that country.
       (3) The Government of Syria has had a military presence in 
     Lebanon since 1976, and maintains approximately 20,000 troops 
     in Lebanon.
       (4) The Government of Syria continues to violate United 
     Nations Security Council Resolution 520, adopted in 1982, 
     which demands that ``all non-Lebanese forces'' leave Lebanon.
       (5) Syria has, since 1979, been labeled by the Department 
     of State as a state sponsor of terrorism.
       (6) President George W. Bush signed an Executive order on 
     May 11, 2004, that implements sanctions against the 
     Government of Syria pursuant to the Syria Accountability and 
     Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-
     175; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note), demonstrating the resolve of the 
     United States to address both the continued military presence 
     of Syria in Lebanon and the support of the Government of 
     Syria for terrorism.
       (7) United Nations Security Resolution 1559, approved on 
     September 2, 2004, expressed support for a free and fair 
     electoral process in the upcoming presidential election in 
     Lebanon conducted according to constitutional rules adopted 
     in Lebanon without foreign interference or influence.
       (8) On September 3, 2004, the Government of Syria, 
     according to numerous reports, exerted undue influence upon 
     government officials in Lebanon to amend the constitution to 
     extend the term of the President of Lebanon, Emile Lahoud, 
     who is supported by the Government of Syria.
       (b) Congress--
       (1) commends President George W. Bush for implementing 
     sanctions on the Government of Syria pursuant to the Syria 
     Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 
     2003;
       (2) urges the United Nations to seek a firm, negotiated 
     schedule for the complete withdrawal from Lebanon of Syria 
     armed forces in order to facilitate the restoration of the 
     sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political 
     independence of Lebanon;
       (3) calls upon the Government of Syria to immediately 
     withdraw its troops from Lebanon in accordance with United 
     Nations resolutions;
       (4) demands that the Government of Syria--
       (A) cease its support and armament of terror groups such as 
     Hizbollah; and
       (B) facilitate efforts by the legitimate national 
     government and armed forces of Lebanon to disarm all 
     nongovernmental armed groups and militias located in Lebanon 
     and to extend central government authority throughout 
     Lebanon; and
       (5) condemns all efforts to derail the democratic process 
     in Lebanon and to interfere with the legitimate election 
     process in that country.
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  SA 3671. Mr. CORZINE (for himself, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Biden, Mr. Durbin, 
Mr. Liberman, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Mikulski, Ms. 
Stabenow, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. Sarbanes) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4818, making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       On page 183, after line 23, add the following:


           support for african union mission in darfur, sudan

       Sec. 599F. (a) In addition, $75,000,000 is appropriated to 
     the Department of State to carry out the provisions of 
     section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the 
     purpose of providing equipment, logistical, financial, 
     material, and other resources necessary to support the rapid 
     expansion of the African Union mission in Darfur, Sudan.
       (b) The entire amount in subsection (a) is designated as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 
     95 (108th Congress), as made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and 
     applicable to the Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 108-
     287.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3672. Mr. DAYTON (for himself and Mr. Reid) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4818, making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       On page 183, after line 23, add the following:


             additional economic assistance for afghanistan

       Sec. 599F. The total amount appropriated by title II for 
     other bilateral economic assistance under the heading 
     ``economic support fund'' is hereby increased by 
     $500,000,000. Of such total amount, as so increased, 
     $500,000,000 shall be available for assistance for 
     Afghanistan.
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  SA 3673. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 183, after line 23, insert the following:


                              SAUDI ARABIA

       Sec. 599F. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be obligated or expended to provide 
     assistance to Saudi Arabia.
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  SA 3674. Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mrs. Clinton) submitted an

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amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4818, making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 112, line 4, after ``FINES'', insert: ``AND REAL 
     PROPERTY TAXES''
       On page 112, line 10, after ``penalties'', insert: ``and 
     unpaid property taxes''
       On page 112, line 15, after ``penalties'', insert: ``and 
     unpaid property taxes''
       On page 112, line 24, after ``penalties'', insert: ``and 
     unpaid property taxes''
       On page 113, line 1, after ``(d)'', insert: ``(1)''
       On page 113, line 2, after ``(a)'', insert: ``with respect 
     to parking fines and penalties.
       On page 113, line 6, after ``so.'', insert: ``(2) The 
     Secretary of State may waive the requirements set forth in 
     subsection (a) with respect to the unpaid property taxes if 
     the Secretary of State determines it is in the national 
     interests of the United States to do so.''
       On page 113, line 13, after ``penalties'', insert: ``and 
     unpaid property taxes and interest''
       On page 114, line 12, after ``2009'', insert: ``(4) The 
     term `unpaid property taxes' means the amount of unpaid taxes 
     and interest on such taxes that have accrued on real property 
     in the District of Columbia or New York, New York under 
     applicable law.''
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  SA 3675. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 183, after line 23, add the following:


  sense of congress on violations of religious freedom in saudi arabia

       Sec. 599F. It is the sense of Congress that, in light of 
     the designation of Saudi Arabia as a country of particular 
     concern under section 402(b)(1)(A) of the International 
     Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6442(b)(1)(A)) 
     because the Government of Saudi Arabia has engaged in or 
     tolerated particularly severe violations of religious 
     freedom, the President should--
       (1) under the authority in section 402(c)(2) and 405(c) of 
     such Act, negotiate a binding agreement with the Government 
     of Saudi Arabia that requires such Government to phase out 
     any program, policy, or practice that contributes to the 
     violations of religious freedom occurring or being tolerated 
     in Saudi Arabia; or
       (2) take an action described in one of the paragraphs (9) 
     through (15) of 405(a) of such Act or a commensurate action 
     under the authority in section 402(c)(1)(B) of such Act with 
     respect to Saudi Arabia that the President determines is 
     appropriate after consideration of the recommendations for 
     United States policy made by the United States Commission on 
     International Religious Freedom.
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  SA 3676. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for 
foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 183, after line 23, add the following:


                   cooperation in small arms programs

       Sec. 599F. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
     Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate and the Committee on International 
     Relations of the House of Representatives a report--
       (1) listing each country that refuses to cooperate in 
     programs related to small arms and light weapons, including 
     programs with respect to stockpile management, security, and 
     destruction, and describing to what degree such failure to 
     cooperate affects the national security of such country, its 
     neighbors, and the United States;
       (2) describing the activities undertaken, and the progress 
     made, by the Department of State or other agencies and 
     entities of the United States Government in prompting other 
     countries to cooperate in programs related to small arms and 
     light weapons; and
       (3) recommending incentives and penalties that may be used 
     by the United States Government to compel countries to comply 
     with programs on small arms and light weapons.
       (b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the term 
     ``small arms and light weapons'' means revolvers and self-
     loading pistols, rifles and carbines, submachine guns, 
     assault rifles, light machine guns, heavy machine guns, hand-
     held underbarrel and mounted grenade launchers, portable 
     antiaircraft guns, portable antitank guns, recoilless rifles, 
     portable launchers of antitank missiles and rocket systems, 
     portable launchers of antiaircraft missile systems, mortars 
     of calibers of less than 100 millimeter, ammunition and 
     explosives, cartridges and rounds for small arms and light 
     weapons, mobile containers with missiles or shells for 
     single-action antiaircraft and antitank systems, 
     antipersonnel and antitank hand grenades, landmines, and 
     explosives.
       (2) The term does not include any antique firearm 
     manufactured before January 1, 1900, or any replica of such a 
     firearm.
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  SA 3677. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Campbell) proposed an amendment to 
the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 110, expressing the sense of 
Congress in support of the ongoing work of the Organization for 
Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in combating anti-Semitism, 
racism, xenophobia, discrimination, intolerance, and related violence; 
as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     That it is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the United States Government and Congress should 
     unequivocally condemn acts of anti-Semitism and intolerance 
     whenever and wherever they occur;
       (2) officials and elected leaders of all Organization for 
     Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) participating 
     states, including all OSCE Mediterranean Partner for 
     Cooperation countries, should also unequivocally condemn acts 
     of anti-Semitism, racism, xenophobia, and discrimination 
     whenever and wherever they occur;
       (3) the participating states of the OSCE should be 
     commended for supporting the Berlin Declaration and for 
     working to bring increased attention to incidents of anti-
     Semitism and intolerance in the OSCE region;
       (4) the United States Government, including Members of 
     Congress, recognizing that the fundamental job of combating 
     anti-Semitism and intolerance falls to governments, should 
     work with other OSCE participating states and their 
     parliaments to encourage the full compliance with OSCE 
     commitments and, if necessary, urge the creation of legal 
     mechanisms to combat and track acts of anti-Semitism and 
     intolerance;
       (5) all participating states, including the United States, 
     should forward their respective laws and data on incidents of 
     anti-Semitism and other hate crimes to the OSCE Office for 
     Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) for 
     compilation and provide adequate resources for the completion 
     of its duties;
       (6) the United States should encourage the Bulgarian 
     Chairman-in-Office, in consultation with the incoming 
     Slovenian Chairman-in-Office, to consider appointing a high 
     level ``personal envoy'' to ensure sustained attention with 
     respect to fulfilling OSCE commitments on the reporting of 
     anti-Semitic crimes;
       (7) the United States should urge OSCE participating states 
     to support the January 2000 Declaration of the Stockholm 
     International Forum on the Holocaust, and the work of the 
     Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust 
     Education, Remembrance and Research, in developing effective 
     methodologies to teach the lessons of the Holocaust; and
       (8) all OSCE participating states should renew and 
     revitalize efforts to implement their existing commitments to 
     fight anti-Semitism and intolerance, and keep sharp focus on 
     these issues as part of the usual work of the OSCE Permanent 
     Council, the Human Dimension Implementation Review Meeting, 
     the Ministerial Council and summits.
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  SA 3678. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Campbell) proposed an amendment to 
the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 110, expressing the sense of 
Congress in support of the ongoing work of the Organization for 
Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in combating anti-Semitism, 
racism, xenophobia, discrimination, intolerance, and related violence; 
as follows:

       Strike the preamble and insert the following:
       Whereas anti-Semitism is a unique evil and an affront to 
     human rights that must be unequivocally condemned, and a 
     phenomenon that, when left unchecked, has led to violence 
     against members of the Jewish community and Jewish 
     institutions;
       Whereas racism, xenophobia, and discrimination are also 
     pernicious ills that erode the dignity of the individual and 
     undermine the achievement and preservation of stable 
     democratic societies;
       Whereas to be effective in combating these phenomena, 
     governments must respond to related violence while seeking to 
     address the underlying sources of anti-Semitism, racism, 
     xenophobia, discrimination, intolerance, and related violence 
     through public denouncements by elected leaders, vigorous law 
     enforcement, and education;
       Whereas all Organization for Security and Cooperation in 
     Europe (OSCE) participating states must confront acts of 
     anti-Semitism and intolerance, and must deal effectively with 
     acts of violence against Jews and Jewish cultural sites, as 
     well as against ethnic and religious minority groups, in 
     keeping with their OSCE commitments;
       Whereas education is critical in overcoming intolerance and 
     it is essential that those responsible for formulating 
     education policy recognize the importance of teaching about 
     the Holocaust and intolerance as a tool to fight anti-
     Semitism, racism, xenophobia, and discrimination among young 
     people;
       Whereas ensuring proper training of law enforcement 
     officers and military forces is

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     vital in keeping alive the memory of the Holocaust and to the 
     importance of understanding and responding to incidents of 
     anti-Semitism and intolerance;
       Whereas OSCE participating states have repeatedly committed 
     to condemn anti-Semitism and intolerance, foremost in the 
     historic 1990 Copenhagen Concluding Document that, for the 
     first time, declared ``participating [s]tates clearly and 
     unequivocally condemn totalitarianism, racial and ethnic 
     hatred, anti-Semitism, xenophobia and discrimination against 
     anyone,'' and stated their intent to ``take effective 
     measures . . . to provide protection against any acts that 
     constitute incitement to violence against persons or groups 
     based on national, racial, ethnic or religious 
     discrimination, hostility or hatred, including anti-
     Semitism'';
       Whereas the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly has demonstrated 
     leadership by unanimously passing resolutions at its annual 
     sessions in 2002 and 2003 that condemn anti-Semitism, racial 
     and ethnic hatred, xenophobia, and discrimination and call 
     upon participating states to speak out against these acts and 
     to ensure aggressive law enforcement by local and national 
     authorities;
       Whereas the 2002 Porto OSCE Ministerial Council Decision 
     committed participating states to ``take strong public 
     positions against hate speech and other manifestations of 
     aggressive nationalism, racism, chauvinism, xenophobia, anti-
     Semitism and violent extremism,'' specifically condemned the 
     ``recent increase in anti-Semitic incidents in the OSCE area, 
     recognizing the role that the existence of anti-Semitism has 
     played throughout history as a major threat to freedom,'' and 
     urged for the ``convening of separately designated human 
     dimension events on issues addressed in this decision, 
     including on the topics of anti-Semitism, discrimination and 
     racism and xenophobia'';
       Whereas the 2003 OSCE Vienna conferences on anti-Semitism 
     and racism, xenophobia, and discrimination were 
     groundbreaking, as the OSCE and its participating states met 
     to discuss ways to combat these destructive forces;
       Whereas the 2003 Maastricht Ministerial Council approved 
     follow-up OSCE conferences on anti-Semitism and on racism, 
     xenophobia and discrimination, and encouraged ``all 
     participating [s]tates to collect and keep records on 
     reliable information and statistics on hate crimes, including 
     on forms of violent manifestations of racism, xenophobia, 
     discrimination, and anti-Semitism,'' as well as to inform the 
     OSCE Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights 
     (ODIHR) ``about existing legislation regarding crimes fueled 
     by intolerance and discrimination'';
       Whereas at the 2004 OSCE Conference on Anti-Semitism, 
     hosted in the German capital, the Bulgarian Chairman-in-
     Office issued the ``Berlin Declaration'' which stated 
     unambiguously that ``international developments or political 
     issues, including those in Israel or elsewhere in the Middle 
     East, never justify anti-Semitism'';
       Whereas the Berlin Declaration advances the process of 
     monitoring of anti-Semitic crimes and hate crimes, as all 
     OSCE participating states committed to ``collect and 
     maintain'' statistics about these incidents and to forward 
     that information to the ODIHR for compilation;
       Whereas during the closing conference plenary, the German 
     Foreign Minister and others highlighted the need to ensure 
     all participating states follow through with their 
     commitments and initiate efforts to track anti-Semitic crimes 
     and hate crimes; and
       Whereas the Government of Spain announced its willingness 
     to organize and hold the next OSCE Conference on Anti-
     Semitism in Cordoba, Spain, in the event the OSCE Ministerial 
     Council decides to hold another conference on anti-Semitism
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  SA 3679. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Lugar (for himself and Mr. Biden)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2781, to express the sense of 
Congress regarding the conflict in Darfur, Sudan, to provide assistance 
for the crisis in Darfur and for comprehensive peace in Sudan, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause, and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Peace in Sudan 
     Act of 2004''.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--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.
       (2) JEM.--The term ``JEM'' means the Justice and Equality 
     Movement.
       (3) SLA.--The term ``SLA'' means the Sudanese Liberation 
     Army.
       (4) SPLM.--The term ``SPLM'' means the Sudan People's 
     Liberation Movement.

     SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

       Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) A comprehensive peace agreement for Sudan, as 
     envisioned in the Sudan Peace Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 note), and 
     in the Machakos Protocol of 2002, is in jeopardy.
       (2) Since 1989, the Government of Sudan has repeatedly 
     engaged in and sponsored orchestrated campaigns of attacking 
     and dislocating targeted civilian populations, disrupting 
     their ability to sustain themselves, and subsequently 
     restricting assistance to those displaced in a coordinated 
     policy of ethnic cleansing that is most recently evident in 
     the Darfur region of Sudan.
       (3) In response to 2 decades of civil conflict in Sudan, 
     the United States has helped to establish an internationally 
     supported peace process to promote a negotiated settlement to 
     the war that has resulted in a framework peace agreement, the 
     Nairobi Declaration on the Final Phase of Peace in the Sudan 
     signed June 5, 2004.
       (4) At the same time that the Government of Sudan was 
     negotiating for a final countrywide peace, enumerated in the 
     Nairobi Declaration on the Final Phase of Peace in the Sudan, 
     it refused to engage in any meaningful discussion with regard 
     to its ongoing campaign of ethnic cleansing in the region of 
     Darfur.
       (5) It was not until the international community expressed 
     its outrage, through high level visits by Secretary of State 
     Colin Powell and others, and through United Nations Security 
     Council Resolution 1556 of July 30, 2004, that the Government 
     of Sudan agreed to attend talks to bring peace to the Darfur 
     region.
       (6) The Government of the United States, in both the 
     executive branch and Congress, have concluded that genocide 
     has been committed and may still be occurring in Darfur, and 
     that the Government of Sudan and the Janjaweed bear 
     responsibility for the genocide.
       (7) The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights 
     has identified massive human rights violations in Darfur 
     perpetrated by the Government of Sudan and the Janjaweed, 
     which the Commissioner stated may constitute war crimes or 
     crimes against humanity.
       (8) Evidence collected by international observers in the 
     Darfur region between February 2003 and September 2004 
     indicate a coordinated effort to target African Sudanese 
     civilians in a scorched earth policy, from both air and 
     ground, that has destroyed African Sudanese villages, killing 
     and driving away its people, while Arab Sudanese villages 
     have been left unscathed.
       (9) As a result of this coordinated campaign, which 
     Congress and the executive branch have declared to be 
     genocide, reports indicate tens of thousands of African 
     Sudanese civilians killed, the systematic rape of thousands 
     of women and girls, the destruction of hundreds of Fur, 
     Masalit, and Zaghawa villages and other ethnically African 
     populations, including the poisoning of their wells and the 
     plunder of crops and cattle upon which they sustain 
     themselves.
       (10) According to the United Nations High Commissioner for 
     Refugees, 1,400,000 people have been displaced in the Darfur 
     region of Sudan, of whom over 200,000 have been forced to 
     flee to Chad as refugees.
       (11) The Government of Sudan conducted aerial attack 
     missions and deadly raids across the international border 
     between Sudan and Chad in an illegal effort to pursue 
     Sudanese civilians seeking refuge in Chad.
       (12) In addition to the thousands of violent deaths 
     directly caused by ongoing Sudanese military and government 
     sponsored Janjaweed attacks in the Darfur region, the 
     Government of Sudan has restricted humanitarian and human 
     rights workers' access to the Darfur area, primarily through 
     bureaucratic and administrative obstruction, in an attempt to 
     inflict the most devastating harm on those displaced from 
     their villages and homes without any means of sustenance or 
     shelter.
       (13) The Government of Sudan's continued support for the 
     Janjaweed and their obstruction of the delivery of food, 
     shelter, and medical care to the Darfur region is estimated 
     by the World Health Organization to be resulting in up to 
     10,000 deaths per month and, should current conditions 
     persist, is projected to escalate to thousands of deaths each 
     day by December 2004.
       (14) The Government of Chad served an important role in 
     facilitating the Darfur humanitarian cease-fire (the 
     N'Djamena Agreement dated April 8, 2004) for the Darfur 
     region between the Government of Sudan and the 2 opposition 
     rebel groups in Darfur (the JEM and the SLA) although both 
     sides have violated it repeatedly.
       (15) The people of Chad have responded courageously to the 
     plight of over 200,000 Darfur refugees by providing 
     assistance to them even though such assistance has adversely 
     affected their own means of livelihood.
       (16) The cooperation and inclusion of all Sudanese is 
     essential to the establishment of peace and security 
     throughout all of Sudan.
       (17) The African Union has demonstrated renewed vigor in 
     regional affairs through its willingness to respond to the 
     crisis in Darfur, by convening talks between the parties and 
     deploying several hundred monitors and security forces to the 
     region, as well as by recognizing the need for a far larger 
     force with a broader mandate.
       (18) Despite the threat of international action expressed 
     through United Nations Security Council Resolution 1556 of 
     July 30, 2004, the Government of Sudan continues to obstruct 
     and prevent efforts to reverse the catastrophic consequences 
     that loom over Darfur.

     SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE CONFLICT IN DARFUR, 
                   SUDAN.

       (a) Sudan Peace Act.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
     Sudan Peace Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) remains relevant and 
     should be extended to include the Darfur region of Sudan.

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       (b) Actions To Address the Conflict.--It is the sense of 
     Congress that--
       (1) a legitimate countrywide peace in Sudan will only be 
     possible if the Agreed Principles of Part A of the Machakos 
     Protocol of 2002, confirmed by the Nairobi Declaration on the 
     Final Phase of Peace in the Sudan signed June 5, 2004, 
     negotiated with the SPLM, apply to all of Sudan and to all of 
     the people of Sudan, including the Darfur region;
       (2) the parties to the N'Djamena Agreement (the Government 
     of Sudan, the SLA, and the JEM) must meet their obligations 
     under that Agreement to allow safe and immediate access of 
     all humanitarian assistance throughout the Darfur region and 
     must expedite the conclusion of a political agreement to end 
     the genocide and conflict in Darfur;
       (3) the United States should continue to provide 
     humanitarian assistance to the areas of Sudan to which the 
     United States has access and, at the same time, develop a 
     plan similar to that described in section 10 of the Sudan 
     Peace Act to provide assistance to the areas of Sudan to 
     which United States access has been obstructed or denied;
       (4) the international community, including African, Arab, 
     and Muslim nations, should immediately provide resources 
     necessary to save the lives of hundreds of thousands of 
     individuals at risk as a result of the Darfur crisis;
       (5) the United States Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes 
     should travel to Chad and the Darfur region immediately to 
     investigate war crimes and crimes against humanity to develop 
     a more accurate understanding of the situation on the ground 
     and to better inform the report required in section 11(b) of 
     the Sudan Peace Act;
       (6) the United States and the international community 
     should--
       (A) provide all necessary assistance to deploy and sustain 
     an African Union Force of at least 4,200 personnel to the 
     Darfur region; and
       (B) work to increase the authorized level and expand the 
     mandate of such forces commensurate with the gravity and 
     scope of the problem in a region the size of France;
       (7) the President, acting through the Secretary of State 
     and the Permanent Representative of the United States to the 
     United Nations, should ensure that Sudan fulfills its 
     obligations under United Nations Security Council Resolutions 
     1556 (July 30, 2004) and 1564 (September 18, 2004)
       (8) sanctions should be imposed on the assets and 
     activities of those Sudanese Government officials and other 
     individuals that are involved in carrying out the atrocities 
     in the Darfur region;
       (9) the Government of the United States should not 
     normalize relations with Sudan, including through the lifting 
     of any sanctions, until the Government of Sudan agrees to, 
     and takes demonstrable steps to implement, peace agreements 
     for all areas of Sudan, including Darfur; and
       (10) Presidential Proclamation 6958 issued November 22, 
     1996, which suspends entry into the United States of members 
     of the Government of Sudan, officials of that Government, and 
     members of the Sudanese Armed Forces, should continue to 
     remain in effect and be strictly enforced.

     SEC. 5. AMENDMENTS TO THE SUDAN PEACE ACT.

       (a) Assistance for the Crisis in Darfur and for 
     Comprehensive Peace in Sudan.--
       (1) In general.--The Sudan Peace Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 12. ASSISTANCE FOR THE CRISIS IN DARFUR AND FOR 
                   COMPREHENSIVE PEACE IN SUDAN.

       ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) Humanitarian assistance.--There is authorized to be 
     appropriated to the President for assistance to address the 
     humanitarian and human rights crisis in the Darfur region and 
     its impact on eastern Chad, pursuant to the authority in 
     section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2292), $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, in addition to any 
     other funds otherwise available for such purpose.
       ``(2) Additional assistance.--Subject to the requirements 
     of this section, there is authorized to be appropriated to 
     the President, for development and humanitarian assistance 
     for Sudan upon the conclusion of a permanent, just, and 
     equitable peace agreement between the Government of Sudan and 
     the SPLM, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, in addition to 
     any other funds otherwise available for such purpose.
       ``(3) Availability.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriations under paragraph (1) or (2) 
     are authorized to remain available until expended, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law other than the 
     provisions of this section.
       ``(b) Requirement for Certification.--The assistance 
     authorized under subsection (a)(2) may be provided--
       ``(1) to the regions administered by the Government of 
     Sudan, in accordance with the peace agreement described in 
     subsection (a)(2), only if the President submits the 
     certification described in subsection (c); and
       ``(2) to the regions administered by the SPLM, in 
     accordance with the peace agreement described in subsection 
     (a)(2), only if the President submits the certification 
     described in subsection (d).
       ``(c) Certification with Regard to Actions of the 
     Government of Sudan.--The certification referred to in 
     subsection (b)(1) is a certification submitted by the 
     President to the appropriate congressional committees that--
       ``(1) the Government of Sudan is taking demonstrable steps 
     to--
       ``(A) ensure that the armed forces of Sudan and any 
     associated militias are not attacking civilians or 
     obstructing human rights monitors or the provision of 
     humanitarian assistance;
       ``(B) demobilize and disarm militias supported or created 
     by the Government of Sudan;
       ``(C) allow full and unfettered access for the provision of 
     humanitarian assistance to all regions of Sudan, including 
     Darfur; and
       ``(D) cooperate fully with the African Union, the United 
     Nations, and all other observer, monitoring, and protection 
     missions mandated to operate in Sudan; and
       ``(2) the Government of Sudan is complying with the 
     provisions of the peace agreement described in subsection 
     (a)(2).
       ``(d) Certification with regard to SPLM's Compliance with a 
     Peace Agreement.--The certification referred to in subsection 
     (b)(2) is a certification submitted by the President to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that the SPLM is 
     complying with the provisions of the peace agreement 
     described in subsection (a)(2).
       ``(e) Suspension of Assistance.--If, on a date after the 
     President submits a certification described in subsection (c) 
     or (d), the President determines that either the Government 
     of Sudan or the SPLM has ceased taking the actions described 
     in the applicable subsection, the President shall immediately 
     suspend the provision of any assistance made available as a 
     result of such certification until the date on which the 
     President certifies that such entity has resumed taking such 
     actions.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 3 of the Sudan Peace Act 
     (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(4) SPLM.--The term `SPLM' means the Sudan People's 
     Liberation Movement.''.
       (b) Reporting Requirement.--Section 8 of the Sudan Peace 
     Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended in the first sentence by 
     striking ``Sudan.'' and inserting ``Sudan, including the 
     conflict in the Darfur region.''.

     SEC. 6. OTHER RESTRICTIONS.

       (a) Blocking of Assets.--On the date that is 120 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, if the President has not 
     submitted the certification described in subsection (c)(1) of 
     section 12 of the Sudan Peace Act, as added by section 5, the 
     President shall, consistent with the authorities granted in 
     the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
     1701 et seq.), block the assets of appropriate senior 
     officials of the Government of Sudan.
       (b) Continuation of Restrictions.--Restrictions against the 
     Government of Sudan that were imposed pursuant to title III 
     and sections 508, 512, and 527 of the Foreign Operations, 
     Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
     2004 (Division D of Public Law 108-199; 118 Stat. 143) or any 
     other similar provision of law may not be lifted pursuant to 
     such provisions of law unless the President also makes the 
     certification described in subsection (c) of section 12 of 
     the Sudan Peace Act, as added by section 5.

     SEC. 7. REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT.

       (a) Requirement.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report on the planned 
     United States response to a comprehensive peace agreement for 
     Sudan.
       (b) Content.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include--
       (1) a description of the United States response to a 
     modified peace process between the Government of Sudan and 
     the SPLM that would account for the implementation of a peace 
     in all regions of Sudan, in particular Darfur; and
       (2) a contingency plan for extraordinary humanitarian 
     assistance should the Government of Sudan continue to 
     obstruct or delay the international humanitarian response to 
     the crisis in Darfur.
       (c) Form of Report.--The report required by subsection (a) 
     may be submitted in classified form.

     SEC. 8. TECHNICAL CORRECTION.

       Section 12 of the International Organizations Immunities 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 288f-2) is amended by striking ``Organization 
     of African Unity'' and inserting ``African Union''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3680. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4818, 
making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       On page 96, line 10 of the bill, insert ``central'' before 
     ``government''
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3681. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Leahy) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 9, line 21, strike ``a program of''
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3682. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Leahy) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal

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year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 17, line 26, strike ``$600,000,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$618,000,000'';
       On page 58, line 16, strike ``$69,691,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$59,691,000''; and
       On page 59, line 6, strike ``$75,000,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$67,000,000''
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3683. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Frist) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 105, line 12, after the period, insert the 
     following:
       (p) Affordable Housing.--Section 607(b)(3)(B) of Title VI 
     of Division D of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2004, 
     P.L. 108-199, January 23, 2004, is amended by striking 
     ``and'' under subparagraph (A), and inserting before the 
     period in subparagraph (B): ``; and (C) provide decent, 
     affordable housing''
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3684. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Leahy) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 24, line 11, after ``Kenya:'', insert the 
     following:
       Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this 
     heading, not less than $25,000,000 should be made available 
     for assistance for Liberia:
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3685. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Grassley) proposed an amendment to 
the bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign operations, 
export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 3, line 25, strike the period and insert the 
     following: ``: Provided further, That not later than 30 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Export-Import 
     Bank shall submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate, containing an analysis of the economic impact on 
     United States producers of ethanol of the extension of credit 
     and financial guarantees for the development of an ethanol 
     dehydration plant in Trinidad and Tobago, including a 
     determination of whether such extension will cause 
     substantial injury to such producers, as defined in section 
     2(e)(4) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 
     635(e)(4)): Provided further, That the Export-Import Bank 
     shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations and the 
     Senate Committee on Finance prior to extending direct credit 
     or financial guarantee to establish or expand the production 
     of indigenous products for export by a beneficiary country 
     pursuant to section 423 of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (19 
     U.S.C. 2703 note).''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3686. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Leahy (for himself, Mr. DeWine, Mr. 
Dodd, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Nelson of Florida, and Mr. Harkin)) proposed an 
amendment to the bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

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


                      IMPROVING SECURITY IN HAITI

       Sec.   . (a) Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Haiti is important to the national security interests 
     of the United States.
       (2) The United States has contributed significant 
     assistance to support the political, economic and social 
     development of Haiti with limited and uneven results.
       (3) The Haitian people are currently suffering from extreme 
     poverty, threats from armed groups who control large areas of 
     the country, and violations of human rights, including 
     kidnappings.
       (4) As of September 22, 2004, Tropical Storm Jeanne killed 
     more than 1,000 people, with many hundreds remaining missing, 
     in Gonaives and other areas of Haiti, and caused severe 
     destruction of property.
       (5) The Interim Government of Haiti under Prime Minister 
     Gerard Latortue is attempting to initiate much needed reforms 
     and bring political stability to the country prior to the 
     reintroduction of anticipated democratically-elected 
     governance in 2005.
       (6) On July 19-20, 2004, the international community 
     pledged $1,085,000,000 in assistance for Haiti, including 
     $230,000,000 from the United States.
       (7) The immediate challenges facing Haiti are (a) 
     addressing the insecurity and instability caused by armed 
     groups who are undermining the ability of the Interim 
     Government of Haiti to combat poverty and create the 
     conditions for free and fair elections; (b) establishing the 
     rule of law; and (c) economic reactivation and job creation.
       (8) On April 30, 2004, the United Nations Security Council 
     authorized the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti 
     (MINUSTAH) 6,700 military personnel and 1,622 civilian police 
     personnel, but as of July 31, 2004, only 2,259 military 
     personnel and 224 civilian police personnel had been 
     deployed.
       (9) MINUSTAH is essential to efforts to restore stability 
     and security, including countering the activities of rebels, 
     ex-combatants and other armed groups.
       (b) Congress--
       (1) appreciates the contributions of military and civilian 
     police personnel to MINUSTAH by Brazil and other nations;
       (2) calls upon the Secretary of State to redouble his 
     efforts to encourage contributions of additional personnel to 
     MINUSTAH;
       (3) calls upon MINUSTAH to assertively fulfill its mandate 
     under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter to ``ensure a 
     secure and stable environment within which the constitutional 
     and political process in Haiti can take place'', by 
     confronting and resolving security threats to the Interim 
     Government of Haiti and the people of Haiti;
       (4) calls upon the United States and the international 
     community, including the United Nations and the Organization 
     of American States, to expedite the disbursement of 
     sufficient assistance to enable the Interim Government of 
     Haiti to--
       (a) address Haiti's urgent humanitarian needs, including to 
     assist Haitians affected by Tropical Storm Jeanne;
       (b) increase employment and promote economic development; 
     and
       (c) carry out democratic elections in 2005;
       (5) calls upon the Interim Government of Haiti to make 
     every effort to ensure that all political parties can 
     participate fully and freely in the electoral process; and
       (6) notes that the failure to establish a secure and stable 
     environment and to conduct credible and inclusive elections 
     will likely result in Haiti's complete transition from a 
     failed state to a criminal state.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3687. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Leahy) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 12, line 12, strike ``nothing'' and everything 
     thereafter through ``1961'' on line 15 and insert in lieu 
     thereof: ``information provided about the use of condoms as 
     part of projects or activities that are funded from amounts 
     appropriated by this Act shall be medically accurate and 
     shall include the public health benefits and failure rates of 
     such use''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3688. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Byrd) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 51, line 16, after the colon, insert: ``Provided 
     further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
     not less than $2,000,000 shall be made available for 
     assistance for Greece:''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3689. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Leahy) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 38, strike line 23 through ``treaties'' on page 39, 
     line 1, and insert in lieu thereof the following: ``of 
     civilians forcibly displaced by such groups; and (4) the 
     Government of Colombia has not enacted legislation 
     inconsistent with its obligations under the United States-
     Colombian treaty on extradition, and has committed to the 
     United States that it will continue to extradite Colombian 
     citizens to the United States, including members of such 
     illegal armed groups, in accordance with that treaty''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3690. Mr. McCONNELL (for Ms. Cantwell) proposed an amendment to 
the bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign operations, 
export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill insert:


             report on global poverty and national security

       Sec.     . Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with other relevant federal agencies, shall 
     submit a report to Congress on the impact of global poverty 
     on the national security of the United States, which shall 
     include: (1) an evaluation of the effects of global poverty 
     on United States efforts to promote democracy, equitable 
     economic development, and the rule of law in developing 
     countries; (2) a description of the relationship between 
     global poverty and political instability, civil conflict, and 
     international terrorism; and (3) recommendations for 
     improving the ability of the United States Government to 
     effectively address the problems in (1) and (2) by combating 
     global poverty, including possible organizational changes 
     within the Federal government.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3691. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Leahy) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal

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year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 169, line 20, after the period insert:
       (d) Funds made available for assistance for Nepal pursuant 
     to subsection (a) may be made available if the Secretary of 
     State reports to the Committee on Appropriations that the 
     Government of Nepal is: (1) complying promptly with habeas 
     corpus orders issued by the Supreme Court of Nepal, including 
     all outstanding orders; (2) cooperating with the National 
     Human Rights Commission of Nepal to resolve all cases of 
     disappearances; and (3) granting the National Human Rights 
     Commission of Nepal unimpeded access to places of detention: 
     Provided, That the Secretary of State may waive the 
     requirements of this subsection if he determines and reports 
     to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is in the 
     security interests of the United States.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3692. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mrs. Boxer) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 45, line 21, strike ``funds.'' and insert ``funds: 
     Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this 
     heading, $10,000,000 should be made available to reduce the 
     threat that man-portable air defense systems (`MANPADS') 
     could be acquired by terrorists or by state sponsors of 
     terrorism.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3693. Mr. DODD proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4818, making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       On page 118, strike lines 9-11 and insert in lieu thereof 
     the following:
       ``(3) $35,000,000 from ``Economic Support Fund'', 
     $25,000,000 of which shall be made available to the 
     Organization of American States for expenses related to the 
     organization and holding of free and fair elections in Haiti 
     in 2005; and''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3694. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Biden) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 183, after line 23, insert the following new 
     section:

     REPORT ON EDUCATION REFORM IN PAKISTAN.

       Sec. 599F. (a) Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
     report to the appropriate congressional committees--
       (1) describing the strategy of the Government of Pakistan 
     to implement education reform in Pakistan, and the strategy 
     of the Government of the United States to assist Pakistan to 
     achieve that objective;
       (2) providing information on the amount of funding--
       (A) obligated and expended by the Government of Pakistan 
     and the Government of the United States, respectively, for 
     education reform in Pakistan, since January 1, 2002;
       (B) expected to be provided by the Government of Pakistan 
     and Government of the United States, respectively, for 
     education reform in Pakistan, including any assistance to be 
     provided by the United States pursuant to the commitment of 
     President Bush to provide $3,000,000,000 in assistance to 
     Pakistan during fiscal year 2005 through fiscal year 2009; 
     and
       (3) discussing progress made in achieving education reform 
     in Pakistan since January 1, 2002.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (A) the Committees on Appropriations and International 
     Relations of the House of Representatives; and
       (B) the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations 
     of the Senate;
       (2) the term ``education reform'' includes efforts to 
     expand and improve the secular education system in Pakistan, 
     and to develop and utilize a moderate curriculum for private 
     religious schools in Pakistan.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3695. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Leahy) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 128, line 19, after ``shall'' insert the following: 
     ``Consult with the appropriate congressional committees,''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3696. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Coleman (for himself, Mr. Corzine, 
Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Bayh, Ms. Mikulski, 
and Mr. Santorum)) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4818, making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       On page 183, after line 23, add the following:


                  united nations resolutions on israel

       Sec. 599F. (a) The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) The United Nations General Assembly and United Nations 
     Security Council have over a period of many years engaged in 
     a pattern of enacting measures and resolutions castigating 
     and condemning the state of Israel.
       (2) Despite the myriad of challenges facing the world 
     community, the United Nations General Assembly has devoted a 
     disproportionate amount of time and resources to castigating 
     Israel;
       (3) During the fifty-seventh session of the United Nations 
     General Assembly, the General Assembly adopted a total of 80 
     resolutions by roll call vote, 23 of which related to Israel 
     and were opposed by the United States.
       (4) The United States has a responsibility to promote fair 
     and equitable treatment of all nations in the context of 
     international organizations, including the United Nations.
       (b) It is the sense of the Senate that the President, the 
     United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations, 
     and other appropriate United States officials should--
       (1) work to dissuade member states of the United Nations 
     from voting in support of United Nations General Assembly 
     resolutions that unfairly castigate Israel; and
       (2) promote within the United Nations General Assembly more 
     balanced and constructive approaches to resolving the 
     conflict in the Middle East.
       (c) Section 406(b)(4) of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 
     101-246; 22 U.S.C. 2414a(b)(4)) is amended by inserting after 
     ``United States'' the following: ``, including a separate 
     listing of all plenary votes cast by member countries of the 
     United Nations in the General Assembly on resolutions 
     specifically related to Israel that are opposed by the United 
     States''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3697. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Schumer) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 183, after line 23, add the following:


 sense of the senate on violations of religious freedom in saudi arabia

       Sec. 599F. It is the sense of the Senate that, in light of 
     the designation of Saudi Arabia as a country of particular 
     concern under section 402(b)(1)(A) of the International 
     Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6442(b)(1)(A)) 
     because the Government of Saudi Arabia has engaged in or 
     tolerated particularly severe violations of religious 
     freedom, the President should--
       (1) under the authority in section 402(c)(2) and 405(c) of 
     such Act, negotiate a binding agreement with the Government 
     of Saudi Arabia that requires such Government to phase out 
     any program, policy, or practice that contributes to the 
     violations of religious freedom occurring or being tolerated 
     in Saudi Arabia; or
       (2) take an action described in one of the paragraphs (9) 
     through (15) of 405(a) of such Act or a commensurate action 
     under the authority in section 402(c)(1)(B) of such Act with 
     respect to Saudi Arabia that the President determines is 
     appropriate after consideration of the recommendations for 
     United States policy made by the United States Commission on 
     International Religious Freedom.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3698. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Leahy) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 139, line 22, after ``conflict'' insert: , respond 
     to disasters,
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3699. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Schumer) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 112, line 4, after ``FINES'', insert: ``AND REAL 
     PROPERTY TAXES''
       On page 112, line 10, after ``penalties'', insert: ``and 
     unpaid property taxes''
       On page 112, line 15, after ``penalties'', insert: ``and 
     unpaid property taxes''
       On page 112, line 24, after ``penalties'', insert: ``and 
     unpaid property taxes''
       On page 113, line 1, after ``(d)'', insert: ``(1)''
       On page 113, line 2, after ``(a)'', insert: ``with respect 
     to parking fines and penalties''
       On page 113, line 6, after ``so.'', insert: ``(2) The 
     Secretary of State may waive the requirements set forth in 
     subsection (a) with respect to the unpaid property taxes if 
     the Secretary of State determines that it is in the national 
     interests of the United States to do so.''
       On page 113, line 13, after ``penalties'', insert: ``and 
     unpaid property taxes and interest''
       On page 114, line 12, ``2004'', insert: ``(4) The term 
     `unpaid property taxes' means the

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     amount of unpaid taxes and interest on such taxes that have 
     accrued on real property in the District of Columbia or New 
     York, New York under applicable law.''
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3700. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Ensign) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 183, after line 23, add the following:


           support for the political independence of Lebanon

       Sec. 599F. (a) The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) The United States has long supported the sovereignty, 
     territorial integrity, and political independence of Lebanon 
     and the sole and exclusive exercise by the Government of 
     Lebanon of national governmental authority throughout that 
     country.
       (2) The continued presence in Lebanon of nongovernmental 
     armed groups and militias, including Hizbollah, prevents the 
     Government of Lebanon from exercising its full sovereignty 
     over all territory in that country.
       (3) The Government of Syria has had a military presence in 
     Lebanon since 1976, and maintains approximately 20,000 troops 
     in Lebanon.
       (4) The Government of Syria continues to violate United 
     Nations Security Council Resolution 520, adopted in 1982, 
     which demands that ``all non-Lebanese forces'' leave Lebanon.
       (5) Syria has, since 1979, been labeled by the Department 
     of State as a state sponsor of terrorism.
       (6) President George W. Bush signed an Executive order on 
     May 11, 2004, that implements sanctions against the 
     Government of Syria pursuant to the Syria Accountability and 
     Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-
     175; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note), demonstrating the resolve of the 
     United States to address both the continued military presence 
     of Syria in Lebanon and the support of the Government of 
     Syria for terrorism.
       (7) United Nations Security Resolution 1559, approved on 
     September 2, 2004, expressed support for a free and fair 
     electoral process in the upcoming presidential election in 
     Lebanon conducted according to constitutional rules adopted 
     in Lebanon without foreign interference or influence.
       (8) On September 3, 2004, the Government of Syria, 
     according to numerous reports, exerted undue influence upon 
     government officials in Lebanon to amend the constitution to 
     extend the term of the President of Lebanon, Emile Lahoud, 
     who is supported by the Government of Syria.
       (b) Congress--
       (1) commends President George W. Bush for implementing 
     sanctions on the Government of Syria pursuant to the Syria 
     Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 
     2003;
       (2) urges the United Nations to seek a firm, negotiated 
     schedule for the complete withdrawal from Lebanon of Syria 
     armed forces in order to facilitate the restoration of the 
     sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political 
     independence of Lebanon;
       (3) calls upon the Government of Syria to immediately 
     withdraw its troops from Lebanon in accordance with United 
     Nations resolutions;
       (4) demands that the Government of Syria--
       (A) cease its support and armament of terror groups such as 
     Hizbollah; and
       (B) facilitate efforts by the legitimate national 
     government and armed forces of Lebanon to disarm all 
     nongovernmental armed groups and militias located in Lebanon 
     and to extend central government authority throughout 
     Lebanon; and
       (5) condemns all efforts to derail the democratic process 
     in Lebanon and to interfere with the legitimate election 
     process in that country.
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  SA 3701. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Bingaman) proposed an amendment to 
the bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign operations, 
export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 134, line 16, after the period insert:
       (e) Availability and Use of Funds.--Funds appropriated 
     under the heading ``International Organizations and 
     Programs'' that are not made available for UNFPA because of 
     the operation of any provision of law shall remain available 
     until September 30, 2006: Provided, That funds made available 
     pursuant to this section may not be used for any other 
     purpose, notwithstanding the authority contained in sections 
     451, 610 and 614 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or 
     any other provisions of law unless specifically authorized in 
     subsequent legislation.

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