[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 31, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S10525]
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       PROVIDING FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF PATRICIA Q. STONESIFER

  Mr. TESTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Rules 
Committee be discharged from further consideration of S.J. Res. 8 and 
that the Senate then proceed to its consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report the joint resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A joint resolution (S.J. Res. 8) providing for the 
     reappointment of Patricia Q. Stonesifer as a citizen regent 
     of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the joint 
resolution.
  Mr. TESTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the joint 
resolution be read three times, passed, and the motion to reconsider be 
laid upon the table; that any statements relating to the joint 
resolution be printed in the Record.
  The joint resolution (S.J. Res. 8) was ordered to be engrossed for a 
third reading, was read the third time, and passed, as follows:

                              S.J. Res. 8

       Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
     United States of America in Congress assembled, That, in 
     accordance with section 5581 of the Revised Statutes (20 
     U.S.C. 43), the vacancy on the Board of Regents of the 
     Smithsonian Institution, in the class other than Members of 
     Congress, occurring because of the expiration of the term of 
     Patricia Q. Stonesifer of Washington, is filled by the 
     reappointment of Patricia Q. Stonesifer, for a term of 6 
     years, effective December 22, 2007.

                 PEACEKEEPING MISSION IN DARFUR, SUDAN

  Mr. TESTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Foreign 
Relations Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 
276, and that the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 276) calling for the urgent 
     deployment of a robust and effective multinational 
     peacekeeping mission with sufficient size, resources, 
     leadership and mandate to protect civilians in Darfur, Sudan, 
     and efforts to strengthen renewal of a just and conclusive 
     peace process.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. TESTER. I ask unanimous consent the amendment to the resolution 
be agreed to, the resolution, as amended, be agreed to, the amendment 
to the preamble, which is at the desk, be considered and agreed to, the 
preamble, as amended, be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid 
on the table en bloc, and that any statements related thereto be 
printed in the Record, without intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 2591) was agreed to, as follows:

       On page 8, line 9, strike ``and''.
       On page 8, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following:
       (5) urges all participants in the conflict in Darfur, 
     including the leaders of rebel movements that were not 
     signatories to the Darfur Peace Agreement, to participate 
     fully in all meetings, conferences, and discussions within a 
     political process led by the United Nations and African Union 
     in order to return peace and security to the people of 
     Darfur;
       (6) regards failure to participate in such meetings, 
     conferences, and discussions, as requested by the African 
     Union and United Nations, as an obstruction of the political 
     process and its goals that may be worthy of international 
     sanctions; and

       On page 8, line 10, strike ``(5)'' and insert ``(7)''.

  The resolution (S. Res. 276), as amended, was agreed to.
  The amendment to the preamble (No. 2592) was agreed to, as follows:

Purpose: (To urge all participants in the conflict in Darfur to engage 
in a political process led by the United Nations and African Union, to 
    express disapproval of failure to participate in such political 
                    process, and for other purposes)

       In the twelfth whereas clause, insert ``and members of his 
     administration'' after ``al-Bashir''.

       Strike the seventeenth whereas clause and insert the 
     following:
       Whereas the United Nations and African Union have invited 
     leaders of the rebel movements in Darfur to participate in a 
     political process led by the United Nations and African Union 
     to return peace and stability to the people of Darfur;
       Whereas deliberately targeting civilians and people 
     providing humanitarian assistance during an armed conflict is 
     a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law, and 
     those who commit such violations must be held accountable; 
     and

  The preamble, as amended, was agreed to.
  The resolution, as amended, with its preamble, as amended, reads as 
follows:
  (The resolution will be printed in a future edition of the Record.)

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