[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Pages 13799-13808]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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    FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION ACT, FISCAL YEARS 2000 AND 2001

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               HELMS (AND BIDEN) AMENDMENTS NOS. 705-706

  Mr. HELMS (for himself and Mr. Biden) proposed two amendmens to the 
bill (S. 886) to authorize appropriations for the Department of State 
for fiscal years 2000 and 2001; to provide for enhanced security at 
United States diplomatic facilities; to provide for certain arms 
control, nonproliferation, and other national security measures; to 
provide for the reform of the United Nations; and for other purposes; 
as follows:

                           Amendment No. 705

       On page 19, strike lines 1 through 19.
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     204.''.
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     205.''.
       On page 35, line 24, strike ``financial, and moral'' and 
     insert ``and financial''.
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       On page 54, line 7, strike ``Inman''.
       On page 54, line 8, insert ``chaired by Admiral Bobby Ray 
     Inman'' after ``mission''.
       On page 54, beginning on line 17 strike ``The'' and all 
     that follows through ``Tanzania'' on line 20.
       On page 54, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following:
       (8) The result has been a failure to take adequate steps to 
     prevent tragedies such as the bombings in Kenya and Tanzania.
       On page 54, line 21, strike ``(8)'' and insert ``(9)''.
       On page 55, line 1, strike ``(9)'' and insert ``(10)''.
       On page 55, line 9, strike ``(10)'' and insert ``(11)''.
       On page 55, line 16, strike ``legation,''.
       On page 55, line 21, strike ``commander'' and insert 
     ``military commander''.
       On page 56, line 6, strike ``acquisition or construction'' 
     and insert ``acquisition''.
       On page 58, line 20, strike ``Construction'' and insert 
     ``Acquisition''.
       On page 58, line 24, strike ``security and construction'' 
     and insert ``construction and security''.
       On page 59, lines 10 and 11, strike ``acquisition, 
     construction,'' and insert ``acquisition''.
       On page 60, lines 24 and 25, strike ``the Secretary 
     determines and certifies'' and insert ``the Secretary and the 
     head of each agency employing affected personnel determine 
     and certify''
       On page 61, line 1, insert ``security so permits, and'' 
     after ``that''.
       On page 61, lines 18 and 19, strike ``constructed or''.
       On page 62, line 3, insert ``security so permits, and'' 
     after ``that''.
       On page 65, line 3, strike ``(b)'' and insert ``(c)''.
       On page 65, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
       (b) National Security Waiver.--
       (1) In general.--The President may waive the application of 
     paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a) with respect to a 
     diplomatic facility, other than a United States diplomatic 
     mission or consular post or a United States Agency for 
     International Development mission, if the President 
     determines that--
       (A) it is important to the national security of the United 
     States to so exempt that facility; and
       (B) all feasible steps are being taken, consistent with the 
     national security requirements that require the waiver, to 
     minimize the risk and the possible consequences of a 
     terrorist attack involving that facility or its personnel.
       (2) Periodic reports.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2000, and every 
     six months thereafter, the

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     President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a classified report describing--
       (i) the waivers that have been exercised under this 
     subsection during the preceding six-month period or, in the 
     case of the initial report, during the period since the date 
     of enactment of this Act; and
       (ii) the steps taken to maintain maximum feasible security 
     at the facilities involved.
       (B) Special rule.--Any waiver that, for national security 
     reasons, may not be described in a report required by 
     subparagraph (A) shall be noted in that report and described 
     in an appendix submitted to the congressional committees with 
     direct oversight responsibility for the facility.
       On page 66, lines 4 and 5, strike ``acquisition or 
     construction'' and insert ``acquisition''.
       On page 66, line 13, strike ``class 3 and 4 missions'' and 
     insert ``diplomatic facilities that are part of the Special 
     Embassy Program''.
       Beginning on page 66, strike line 18 and all that follows 
     through line 16 on page 67 and insert the following:

     SEC. 408. ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEW BOARDS.

       Section 301 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 
     Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4831) is amended to read 
     as follows:

     ``SEC. 301. ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEW BOARDS.

       ``(a) In General.
       ``(1) Convening a board.--Except as provided in paragraph 
     (2), in any case of serious injury, loss of life, or 
     significant destruction of property at or related to a United 
     States Government mission abroad, and in any case of a 
     serious breach of security involving intelligence activities 
     of a foreign government directed at a United States 
     Government mission abroad, which is covered by the provisions 
     of titles I through IV (other than a facility or installation 
     subject to the control of a United States area military 
     commander), the Secretary of State shall convene an 
     Accountability Review Board (in this title referred to as the 
     `Board'). The Secretary shall not convene a Board where the 
     Secretary determines that a case clearly involves only causes 
     unrelated to security.
       ``(2) Department of defense facilities and personnel.--The 
     Secretary of State is not required to convene a Board in the 
     case of an incident described in paragraph (1) that involves 
     any facility, installation, or personnel of the Department of 
     Defense with respect to which the Secretary has delegated 
     operational control of overseas security functions to the 
     Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 106 of this Act. In 
     any such case, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct an 
     appropriate inquiry. The Secretary of Defense shall report 
     the findings and recommendations of such inquiry, and the 
     action taken with respect to such recommendations, to the 
     Secretary of State and Congress.
       ``(b) Deadlines for Convening Boards.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary of State shall convene a Board not later than 60 
     days after the occurrence of an incident described in 
     subsection (a)(1), except that such 60-day period may be 
     extended for two additional 30-day periods if the Secretary 
     determines that the additional period or periods are 
     necessary for the convening of the Board.
       ``(2) Delay in cases involving intelligence activities.--
     With respect to breaches of security involving intelligence 
     activities, the Secretary of State may delay the 
     establishment of a Board if, after consultation with the 
     chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
     Senate and the chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives, the Secretary 
     determines that doing so would compromise intelligence 
     sources and methods. The Secretary shall promptly advise the 
     chairmen of such committees of each determination pursuant to 
     this paragraph to delay the establishment of a Board.
       ``(c) Notification to Congress.--Whenever the Secretary of 
     State convenes a Board, the Secretary shall promptly inform 
     the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives--
       ``(1) that a Board has been convened;
       ``(2) of the membership of the Board; and
       ``(3) of other appropriate information about the Board.''.
       On page 74, strike lines 19 through 22, and insert the 
     following:
       (c) Funding.--Of the total amount of funds authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of State by this Act for the 
     fiscal years 2000 and 2001, $5,000,000 is authorized to be 
     available for each such fiscal year to carry out subsection 
     (a).
       On page 78, line 7, strike ``liaison between the policy 
     community and'' and insert ``policy community representative 
     to''.
       On page 83, line 3, strike ``shall have'' and insert 
     ``has''.
       On page 85, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 618. PRESERVATION OF THE START TREATY VERIFICATION 
                   REGIME.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) Paragraph 6 of Article XI of the START Treaty states 
     the following: ``Each Party shall have the right to conduct 
     reentry vehicle inspections of deployed ICBMs and SLBMs to 
     confirm that such ballistic missiles contain no more reentry 
     vehicles than the number of warheads attributed to them.''.
       (2) Paragraph 1 of Section IX of the Inspections Protocol 
     to the START Treaty states that each Party ``shall have the 
     right to conduct a total of ten reentry vehicle inspections 
     each year''.
       (3) Paragraph 4 of Section XVIII of the Inspections 
     Protocol to the START Treaty states that the Parties ``shall, 
     when possible, clarify ambiguities regarding factual 
     information contained in the inspection report'' that each 
     inspection team must provide at the end of an inspection, 
     pursuant to paragraph 1 of Section XVIII of that Protocol.
       (4) Paragraph 12 of Annex 3 to the Inspections Protocol to 
     the START Treaty states that, once a missile has been 
     selected and prepared for reentry vehicle inspection, the 
     inspectors shall be given ``a clear, unobstructed view of the 
     front section [of the missile], to ascertain that the front 
     section contains no more reentry vehicles than the number of 
     warheads attributed to missiles of that type''.
       (5) Paragraph 13 of Annex 3 to the Inspections Protocol to 
     the START Treaty states the following: ``If a member of the 
     in-country escort declares that an object contained in the 
     front section is not a reentry vehicle, the inspected Party 
     shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the inspectors that 
     this object is not a reentry vehicle.''.
       (6) Section II of Annex 8 to the Inspections Protocol to 
     the START Treaty provides that radiation detection equipment 
     may be used during reentry vehicle inspections.
       (7) Paragraph F.1 of Section VI of Annex 8 to the 
     Inspections Protocol to the START Treaty states the 
     following: ``Radiation detection equipment shall be used to 
     measure nuclear radiation levels in order to demonstrate that 
     objects declared to be non-nuclear are non-nuclear.''.
       (8) While the use of radiation detection equipment may help 
     to determine whether an object that ``a member of the in-
     country escort declares..is not a reentry vehicle'' is a 
     reentry vehicle with a nuclear warhead, it cannot help to 
     determine whether that object is a reentry vehicle with a 
     non-nuclear warhead.
       (9) Article XV of the START Treaty provides for a Joint 
     Compliance and Inspection Commission that shall meet to 
     ``resolve questions relating to compliance with the 
     obligations assumed''.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) the United States should assert and, to the maximum 
     extent possible, exercise the right for reentry vehicle 
     inspectors to obtain a clear, unobstructed view of the front 
     section of a deployed SS-18 ICBM selected for reentry vehicle 
     inspection pursuant to paragraph 6 of Article XI of the START 
     Treaty;
       (2) the United States should assert and, to the maximum 
     extent possible, obtain Russian compliance with the 
     obligation of the host Party, pursuant to paragraph 13 of 
     Annex 3 to the Inspections Protocol to the START Treaty, to 
     demonstrate to the satisfaction of the inspectors that an 
     object which is declared not to be a reentry vehicle is not a 
     reentry vehicle;
       (3) if a member of the in-country escort declares that an 
     object contained in the front section of a deployed SS-18 
     ICBM selected for reentry vehicle inspection pursuant to 
     paragraph 6 of Article XI of the START Treaty is not a 
     reentry vehicle, but the inspected Party does not demonstrate 
     to the satisfaction of the inspectors that this object is not 
     a reentry vehicle, the United States inspection team should 
     record this fact in the official inspection report as an 
     ambiguity and the United States should raise this matter in 
     the Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission as a concern 
     relating to compliance of Russia with the obligations assumed 
     under the Treaty;
       (4) the United States should not agree to any arrangement 
     whereby the use of radiation detection equipment in a reentry 
     vehicle inspection, or a combination of the use of such 
     equipment and Russian assurances regarding SS-18 ICBMs, would 
     suffice to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the inspectors 
     that an object which is declared not to be a reentry vehicle 
     is not a reentry vehicle; and
       (5) the United States should not agree to any arrangement 
     whereby the use of technical equipment in a reentry vehicle 
     inspection would suffice to demonstrate to the satisfaction 
     of the inspectors that an object which is declared not to be 
     a reentry vehicle is not a reentry vehicle, unless the 
     Director of Central Intelligence, in consultation with the 
     Secretaries of State, Defense, and Energy, has determined 
     that such equipment can demonstrate to the satisfaction of 
     the inspectors that an object which is declared not to be a 
     reentry vehicle is not a reentry vehicle.
       (c) START Treaty Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``START Treaty'' means the Treaty With the Union of Soviet 
     Socialist Republics on the Reduction and Limitation of 
     Strategic Offensive Arms, including all agreed statements, 
     annexes, protocols, and memoranda, signed at Moscow on July 
     31, 1991.
       On page 86, strike lines 5 through 12, and insert the 
     following:

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       (c) Funding.--Of the total amount of funds authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of State by this Act for the 
     fiscal years 2000 and 2001, $5,000,000 is authorized to be 
     available for each such fiscal year to carry out subsection 
     (a).
       Beginning on page 89, strike line 13 and all that follows 
     through line 5 on page 91 and insert the following:
       (a) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsection (b), no 
     assistance may be provided by the United States Government to 
     any person who is involved in the research, development, 
     design, testing, or evaluation of chemical or biological 
     weapons for offensive purposes.
       (b) Exception.--The prohibition contained in subsection (a) 
     shall not apply to any activity conducted to title V of the 
     National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.).
       Beginning on page 91, strike line 23 and all that follows 
     through line 3 on page 92 and insert the following:
       (b) Submission of the Fabrication Facility Agreement 
     Pursuant To Law.--Whenever the President submits to Congress 
     the agreement to establish a mixed oxide fuel fabrication or 
     production facility in Russia pursuant to section 123 of the 
     Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153), it is the sense 
     of Congress that the Secretary of State should be prepared to 
     certify to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
     and the Committee on International Relations of the House 
     Representatives that--
       On page 93, lines 16 and 17, strike ``subsection (c)'' and 
     insert ``subsections (c) and (f)''.
       On page 94, line 3, strike ``subsection (c)'' and insert 
     ``subsections (c) and (f)''.
       On page 94, beginning on line 4, strike the comma and all 
     that follows through ``subsection (d)(2),'' on line 6.
       On page 94, line 15, insert after ``Secretary of State'' 
     the following: ``, with respect to any item defined in 
     subsection (d)(1), or the Secretary of Commerce, with respect 
     to any item defined in subsection (d)(2),''.
       On page 95, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following 
     new subsection:
       (f) Exception.--The provisions of this section do not apply 
     to any activity subject to reporting under title V of the 
     National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.).
       On page 96, after line 21, add the following new sections:

     SEC. 643. REFORM OF THE DIPLOMATIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE 
                   PROGRAM OFFICE.

       (a) Additional Resources.--In addition to other amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of the 
     Diplomatic Telecommunications Service Program Office (DTS-
     PO), of the amounts made available to the Department of State 
     under section 101(a)(2), $18,000,000 shall be made available 
     only to the DTS-PO for enhancement of Diplomatic 
     Telecommunications Service capabilities.
       (b) Improvement of DTS-PO.--In order for the DTS-PO to 
     better manage a fully integrated telecommunications network 
     to service all agencies at diplomatic missions and consular 
     posts, the DTS-PO shall--
       (1) ensure that those enhancements of, and the provision of 
     service for, telecommunication capabilities that involve the 
     national security interests of the United States receive the 
     highest prioritization;
       (2) not later than December 31, 1999, terminate all leases 
     for satellite systems located at posts in criteria countries, 
     unless all maintenance and servicing of the satellite system 
     is undertaken by United States citizens who have received 
     appropriate security clearances;
       (3) institute a system of charges for utilization of 
     bandwidth by each agency beginning October 1, 2000, and 
     institute a comprehensive chargeback system to recover all, 
     or substantially all, of the other costs of 
     telecommunications services provided through the Diplomatic 
     Telecommunications Service to each agency beginning October 
     1, 2001;
       (4) ensure that all DTS-PO policies and procedures comply 
     with applicable policies established by the Overseas Security 
     Policy Board; and
       (5) maintain the allocation of the positions of Director 
     and Deputy Director of DTS-PO as those positions were 
     assigned as of June 1, 1999, which assignments shall pertain 
     through fiscal year 2001, at which time such assigments shall 
     be adjusted in the customary manner.
       (c) Report on Improving Management.--Not later than March 
     31, 2000, the Director and Deputy Director of DTS-PO shall 
     jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Congress the 
     Director's plan for improving network architecture, 
     engineering, operations monitoring and control, service 
     metrics reporting, and service provisioning, so as to achieve 
     highly secure, reliable, and robust communications 
     capabilities that meet the needs of both national security 
     agencies and other United States agencies with overseas 
     personnel.
       (d) Funding of DTS-PO.--Funds appropriated for allocation 
     to DTS-PO shall be made available only for DTS-PO until a 
     comprehensive chargeback system is in place.

     SEC. 644. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION IN 
                   NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION ON 
                   REDUCTIONS IN STRATEGIC NUCLEAR FORCES.

       It is the sense of Congress that, in negotiating a START 
     III Treaty with the Russian Federation, or any other arms 
     control treaty with the Russian Federation making comparable 
     amounts of reductions in United States strategic nuclear 
     forces--
       (1) the strategic nuclear forces and nuclear modernization 
     programs of the People's Republic of China and every other 
     nation possessing nuclear weapons should be taken into full 
     consideration in the negotiation of such treaty; and
       (2) such programs should not undermine the limitations set 
     forth in the treaty.
       On page 97, line 8, insert after ``State'' the following: 
     ``, as set forth in the Country Reports on Human Rights 
     Practices for 1998,''.
       On page 103, line 1, insert after ``individuals'' the 
     following: ``subject to the jurisdiction of the United States 
     who are''.
       On page 103, line 3, strike ``through such practice in the 
     United States''.
       On page 104, line 8, strike ``vital'' and insert 
     ``important''.
       On page 115, after line 18, insert the following:

     SEC. 730. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

       (a) Section 1422(b)(3)(B) of the Foreign Affairs Reform and 
     Restructuring Act (as contained in division G of Public Law 
     105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-792) is amended by striking 
     ``divisionAct'' and inserting ``division''.
       (b) Section 1002(a) of the Foreign Affairs Reform and 
     Restructuring Act (as contained in division G of Public Law 
     105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-762) is amended by striking paragraph 
     (3).
       (c) The table of contents of division G of Public Law 105-
     277 (112 Stat. 2681-762) is amended by striking ``division_'' 
     and inserting ``division g''.
       On page 134, line 15, strike ``States'' and insert 
     ``Nations''.
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                           Amendment No. 706

       On page 2, strike lines 3 and 4 and insert ``Admiral James 
     W. Nance Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 
     2000 and 2001''.
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                        BIDEN AMENDMENT NO. 707

  Mr. HELMS (for Mr. Biden) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 886, 
supra; as follows:

       On page 141, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 825. UNITED STATES REPRESENTATION AT THE INTERNATIONAL 
                   ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY.

       (a) Amendment to the United Nations Participation Act of 
     1945.--Section 2(h) of the United Nations Participation Act 
     of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287(h)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new sentence: ``The representative of the 
     United States to the Vienna office of the United Nations 
     shall also serve as representative of the United States to 
     the International Atomic Energy Agency.''.
       (b) Amendment to the IAEA Participation Act of 1957.--
     Section 2(a) of the International Atomic Energy Agency 
     Participation Act of 1957 (22 U.S.C. 2021(a)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The 
     Representative of the United States to the Vienna office of 
     the United Nations shall also serve as representative of the 
     United States to the Agency.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall apply to individuals appointed on or after the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
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                     HELMS AMENDMENTS NOS. 708-709

  Mr. HELMS proposed two amendments to the bill, S. 886, supra; as 
follows:

                           Amendment No. 708

       On page 96, after line 21, add the following new section:

     SEC.  __. CLARIFICATION OF EXCEPTION TO NATIONAL SECURITY 
                   CONTROLS ON SATELLITE EXPORT LICENSING.

       Section 1514(b) of Public Law 105-261 is amended by 
     striking all that follows after ``Exception.--'' and 
     inserting the following: ``Subsections (a)(2), (a)(4), and 
     (a)(8) shall not apply to the export of a satellite or 
     satellite-related items for launch in, or by nationals of, a 
     country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization (NATO) or that is a major non-NATO ally (as 
     defined in section 644(q) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2403(q)) of the United States unless, in each 
     instance of a proposed export of such item, the Secretary of 
     State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, first 
     provides a written determination to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate and the Committee on International 
     Relations of the House of Representatives that it is in the 
     national security or foreign policy interests of the United 
     States to apply the export controls required under such 
     subsections.''.
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                           Amendment No. 709

       On page 43, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 323. EXTENSION OF USE OF FOREIGN SERVICE PERSONNEL 
                   SYSTEM.

       Section 202(a) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
     U.S.C. 3922(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:

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       ``(4)(A) Whenever (and to the extent) the Secretary of 
     State considers it in the best interests of the United States 
     Government, the Secretary of State may authorize the head of 
     any agency or other Government establishment (including any 
     establishment in the legislative or judicial branch) to 
     appoint under section 303 individuals described in 
     subparagraph (B) as members of the Service and to utilize the 
     Foreign Service personnel system with respect to such 
     individuals under such regulations as the Secretary of State 
     may prescribe.
       ``(B) The individuals referred to in subparagraph (A) are 
     individuals hired for employment abroad under section 
     311(a).''.
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                        BIDEN AMENDMENT NO. 710

  Mr. HELMS (for Mr. Biden) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 886, 
supra; as follows:

       On page 141, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 825. ANNUAL FINANCIAL AUDITS OF UNITED STATES SECTION OF 
                   THE INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER 
                   COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--An independent auditor shall annually 
     conduct an audit of the financial statements and accompanying 
     notes to the financial statements of the United States 
     Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission, 
     United States and Mexico (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Commission''), in accordance with generally accepted 
     Government auditing standards and such other procedures as 
     may be established by the Office of the Inspector General of 
     the Department of State.
       (b) Reports.--The independent auditor shall report the 
     results of such audit, including a description of the scope 
     of the audit and an expression of opinion as to the overall 
     fairness of the financial statements, to the International 
     Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico. The 
     financial statements of the Commission shall be presented in 
     accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. 
     These financial statements and the report of the independent 
     auditor shall be included in a report which the Commission 
     shall submit to the Congress not later than 90 days after the 
     end of the last fiscal year covered by the audit.
       (c) Review by the Comptroller General.--The Comptroller 
     General of the United States (in this section referred to as 
     the ``Comptroller General'') may review the audit conducted 
     by the auditor and the report to the Congress in the manner 
     and at such times as the Comptroller General considers 
     necessary. In lieu of the audit required by subsection (b), 
     the Comptroller General shall, if the Comptroller General 
     considers it necessary or, upon the request of the Congress, 
     audit the financial statements of the Commission in the 
     manner provided in subsection (b).
       (d) Availability of Information.--In the event of a review 
     by the Comptroller General under subsection (c), all books, 
     accounts, financial records, reports, files, workpapers, and 
     property belonging to or in use by the Commission and the 
     auditor who conducts the audit under subsection (b), which 
     are necessary for purposes of this subsection, shall be made 
     available to the representatives of the General Accounting 
     Office designated by the Comptroller General.
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                        HELMS AMENDMENT NO. 711

  Mr. HELMS proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 886, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 66, line 12, strike ``and''.
       On page 66, line 17, strike the period and insert ``; 
     and''.
       On page 66, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following 
     new subparagraph:
       (F) examine the feasibility of opening new regional 
     outreach centers, modeled on the system used by the United 
     States Embassy in Paris, France, with each center designed to 
     operate--
       (i) at no additional cost to the United States Government;
       (ii) with staff consisting of one or two Foreign Service 
     officers currently assigned to the United States diplomatic 
     mission in the country in which the center is located; and
       (iii) in a region of the country with high gross domestic 
     product (GDP), a high density population, and a media market 
     that not only includes but extends beyond the region.
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                 ABRAHAM (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 712

  Mr. HELMS (for Mr. Abraham (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Grams, Mr. 
Leahy, Mr. Burns, Mr. McCain, Mr. Gorton, Mr. Craig, Mr. Murkowski, 
Mrs. Murray, Mr. Jeffords, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Dorgan, 
Mr. Levin, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Mack, Mr. Hagel, and Mr. 
Durbin) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 886, supra; as follows:

       At the end of title VII of the bill, insert the following:

             Subtitle C--United States Entry-Exit Controls

     SEC. 732. AMENDMENT OF THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION REFORM AND 
                   IMMIGRANT RESPONSIBILITY ACT OF 1996.

       (a) In General.--Section 110(a) of the Illegal Immigration 
     Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
     1221 note) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) System.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), not later than 
     2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney 
     General shall develop an automated entry and exit control 
     system that will--
       ``(A) collect a record of departure for every alien 
     departing the United States and match the record of departure 
     with the record of the alien's arrival in the United States; 
     and
       ``(B) enable the Attorney General to identify, through 
     online searching procedures, lawfully admitted nonimmigrants 
     who remain in the United States beyond the period authorized 
     by the Attorney General.
       ``(2) Exception.--The system under paragraph (1) shall not 
     collect a record of arrival or departure--
       ``(A) at a land border or seaport of the United States for 
     any alien; or
       ``(B) for any alien for whom the documentary requirements 
     in section 212(a)(7)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act have been waived by the Attorney General and the 
     Secretary of State under section 212(d)(4)(B) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the 
     Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act 
     of 1996 (division C of Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-
     546).

     SEC. 733. REPORT ON AUTOMATED ENTRY-EXIT CONTROL SYSTEM.

       (a) Requirement.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit a 
     report to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives on the feasibility of developing 
     and implementing an automated entry-exit control system that 
     would collect a record of departure for every alien departing 
     the United States and match the record of departure with the 
     record of the alien's arrival in the United States, including 
     departures and arrivals at the land borders and seaports of 
     the United States.
       (b) Contents of Report.--Such report shall--
       (1) assess the costs and feasibility of various means of 
     operating such an automated entry-exit control system, 
     including exploring--
       (A) how, if the automated entry-exit control system were 
     limited to certain aliens arriving at airports, departure 
     records of those aliens could be collected when they depart 
     through a land border or seaport; and
       (B) the feasibility of the Attorney General, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State, negotiating 
     reciprocal agreements with the governments of contiguous 
     countries to collect such information on behalf of the United 
     States and share it in an acceptable automated format;
       (2) consider the various means of developing such a system, 
     including the use of pilot projects if appropriate, and 
     assess which means would be most appropriate in which 
     geographical regions;
       (3) evaluate how such a system could be implemented without 
     increasing border traffic congestion and border crossing 
     delays and, if any such system would increase border crossing 
     delays, evaluate to what extent such congestion or delays 
     would increase; and
       (4) estimate the length of time that would be required for 
     any such system to be developed and implemented.

     SEC. 734. ANNUAL REPORTS ON ENTRY-EXIT CONTROL AND USE OF 
                   ENTRY-EXIT CONTROL DATA.

       (a) Annual Reports on Implementation of Entry-Exit Control 
     at Airports.--Not later than 30 days after the end of each 
     fiscal year until the fiscal year in which the Attorney 
     General certifies to Congress that the entry-exit control 
     system required by section 110(a) of the Illegal Immigration 
     Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, as amended 
     by section 732 of this Act, has been developed, the Attorney 
     General shall submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of 
     the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that--
       (1) provides an accurate assessment of the status of the 
     development of the entry-exit control system;
       (2) includes a specific schedule for the development of the 
     entry-exit control system that the Attorney General 
     anticipates will be met; and
       (3) includes a detailed estimate of the funding, if any, 
     needed for the development of the entry-exit control system.
       (b) Annual Reports on Visa Overstays Identified Through the 
     Entry-Exit Control System.--Not later than June 30 of each 
     year, the Attorney General shall submit to the Committees on 
     the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     a report that sets forth--
       (1) the number of arrival records of aliens and the number 
     of departure records of aliens that were collected during the 
     preceding fiscal year under the entry-exit control system 
     under section 110(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
     Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, as so amended, with a 
     separate accounting of such numbers by country of 
     nationality;

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       (2) the number of departure records of aliens that were 
     successfully matched to records of such aliens' prior arrival 
     in the United States, with a separate accounting of such 
     numbers by country of nationality and by classification as 
     immigrant or nonimmigrant; and
       (3) the number of aliens who arrived as nonimmigrants, or 
     as visitors under the visa waiver program under section 217 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act, for whom no matching 
     departure record has been obtained through the system, or 
     through other means, as of the end of such aliens' authorized 
     period of stay, with an accounting by country of nationality 
     and approximate date of arrival in the United States.
       (c) Incorporation Into Other Databases.--Information 
     regarding aliens who have remained in the United States 
     beyond their authorized period of stay that is identified 
     through the system referred to in subsection (a) shall be 
     integrated into appropriate databases of the Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service and the Department of State, including 
     those used at ports-of-entry and at consular offices.
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                       KENNEDY AMENDMENT NO. 713

  Mr. HELMS (for Mr. Kennedy) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
886, supra; as follows:

       On page 115, after line 18, add the following new section:

     SEC. __. REPORTS WITH RESPECT TO A REFERENDUM ON WESTERN 
                   SAHARA.

       (a) Reports Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than each of the dates specified 
     in paragraph (2), the Secretary of State shall submit a 
     report to the appropriate congressional committees describing 
     specific steps being taken by the Government of Morocco and 
     by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el-Hamra 
     and Rio de Oro (POLISARIO) to ensure that a free, fair, and 
     transparent referendum in which the people of the Western 
     Sahara will choose between independence and integration with 
     Morocco will be held by July 2000.
       (2) Deadlines for submission of reports.--The dates 
     referred to in paragraph (1) are January 1, 2000, and June 1, 
     2000.
       (b) Report Elements.--The report shall include--
       (1) a description of preparations for the referendum, 
     including the extent to which free access to the territory 
     for independent international organizations including 
     elections and servers and international media, will be 
     guaranteed
       (2) a description of current efforts by the Department of 
     State to ensure that a referendum will be held by July 2000;
       (3) an assessment of the likelihood that the July 2000 date 
     will be met;
       (4) a description of obstacles, if any, to the voter-
     registration process and other preparations for the 
     referendum, and efforts being made by the parties and the 
     United States Government to overcome those obstacles; and
       (5) an assessment of progress being made in the 
     repatriation process.
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                        DURBIN AMENDMENT NO. 714

  Mr. HELMS (for Mr. Durbin) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 886, 
supra; as follows:

       On page 35, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 302. STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL FOR NORTHEASTERN EUROPE.

       The Secretary of State shall designate an existing senior-
     level official of the Department of State with responsibility 
     for promoting regional cooperation in and coordinating United 
     States policy toward Northeastern Europe.
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                  LEAHY (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 715

  Mr. HELMS (for Mr. Leahy (for himself, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
Harkin, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Kennedy, 
Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Kerry, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. 
Boxer, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Wellstone, and Mr. Wyden) proposed an amendment 
to the bill, S. 886, supra; as follows:

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


                    self-determination in east timor

       Sec.   . (a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
       (1) On May 5, 1999 the Government of Indonesia and Portugal 
     signed an agreement that provides for an August 8, 1999 
     ballot organized by the United Nations on East Timor's 
     political status;
       (2) On June 22, 1999 the ballot was rescheduled for August 
     21 or 22 due to concerns that the conditions necessary for a 
     free and fair vote could not be established prior to August 
     8;
       (3) On January 27, 1999, President Habibie expressed a 
     willingness to consider independence for East Timor if a 
     majority of the East Timorese reject autonomy in the August 
     ballot;
       (4) Under the May 5th agreement the Government of Indonesia 
     is responsible for ensuring that the August ballot is carried 
     out in a fair and peaceful way in an atmosphere free of 
     intimidation, violence or interference;
       (5) The inclusion of anti-independence militia members in 
     Indonesian forces responsible for establishing security in 
     East Timor violates the May 5th agreement which states that 
     the absolute neutrality of the military and police is 
     essential for holding a free and fair ballot;
       (6) The arming of anti-independence militias by members of 
     the Indonesian military for the purpose of sabotaging the 
     August ballot has resulted in hundreds of civilians killed, 
     injured or disappeared in separate attacks by these militias 
     who continue to act without restraint;
       (7) The United Nations Secretary General has received 
     credible reports of political violence, including 
     intimidation and killing, by armed anti-independence militias 
     against unarmed pro-independence civilians;
       (8) There have been killings of opponents of independence, 
     including civilians and militia members;
       (9) The killings in East Timor should be fully investigated 
     and the individuals responsible brought to justice;
       (10) Access to East Timor by international human rights 
     monitors and humanitarian organizations is limited, and 
     members of the press have been threatened;
       (11) The presence of members of the United Nations 
     Assistance Mission in East Timor has already resulted in an 
     improved security environment in the East Timorese capital of 
     Dili;
       (12) A robust international observer mission and police 
     force throughout East Timor is critical to creating a stable 
     and secure environment necessary for a free and fair ballot;
       (13) The Administration should be commended for its support 
     for the United Nations Assistance Mission in East Timor which 
     will provide monitoring and support for the ballot and 
     include international civilian police, military liaison 
     officers and election monitors;
       (b) Policy.--(1) The President, Secretary of State, 
     Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of the Treasury 
     (acting through the United States executive directors to 
     international financial institutions) should immediately 
     intensify their efforts to prevail upon the Indonesian 
     Government and military to--
       (A) disarm and disband anti-independence militias;
       (B) grant full access to East Timor by international human 
     rights monitors, humanitarian organizations, and the press;
       (C) allow Timorese who have been living in exile to return 
     to East Timor to participate in the ballot; and
       (2) the President should submit a report to the Congress 
     not later than 21 days after passage of this Act, containing 
     a description of the Administration's efforts and his 
     assessment of steps taken by the Indonesian Government and 
     military to ensure a stable and secure environment in East 
     Timor, including those steps described in paragraph (1).
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                       MOYNIHAN AMENDMENT NO. 716

  Mr. HELMS (for Mr. Moynihan) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
886, supra; as follows:

       On page 12, line 6, strike ``$7,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$5,000,000''.
       On page 12, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:
       (c) Muskie Fellowship Doctoral Graduate Studies for 
     Nationals of the Independent States of the Former Soviet 
     Union.--
       (1) Allocation of funds.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under subsection (a)(1)(B), not less than 
     $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and not less than $2,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2001, shall be made available to provide 
     scholarships for doctoral graduate study in the social 
     sciences to nationals of the independent states of the former 
     Soviet Union under the Edmund S. Muskie Fellowship Program 
     authorized by section 227 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2452 
     note).
       (2) Requirements.--
       (A) Non-federal support.--Not less than 20 percent of the 
     costs of each student's doctoral study supported under 
     paragraph (1) shall be provided from non-Federal sources.
       (B) Home country residence requirement.--
       (i) Agreement for service in home country.--Before an 
     individual may receive scholarship assistance under paragraph 
     (1), the individual shall enter into a written agreement with 
     the Department of State under which the individual agrees 
     that after completing all degree requirements, or terminating 
     his or her studies, whichever occurs first, the individual 
     will return to the country of the individual's nationality, 
     or country of last habitual residence, within the independent 
     states of the former Soviet Union (as defined in section 3 of 
     the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5801)), to reside and 
     remain physically present there for an aggregate of at least 
     one year for each year of study supported under paragraph 
     (1).

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       (ii) Denial of entry into the united states for 
     noncompliance.--Any individual who has entered into an 
     agreement under clause (i) and who has not completed the 
     period of home country residence and presence required by 
     that agreement shall be ineligible for a visa and 
     inadmissible to the United States.
       On page 12, line 20, strike ``(c)'' and insert ``(d)''.
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                         REID AMENDMENT NO. 717

  Mr. HELMS (for Mr. Reid) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 886, 
supra; as follows:

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

     SEC.   . MIKEY KALE PASSPORT NOTIFICATION ACT OF 1999

       (a) Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of State shall issue regulations that--
       (1) provide that, in the issuance of a passport to minors 
     under the age of 18 years, both parents, a guardian, or a 
     person in loco parentis have--
       (A) executed the application; and
       (B) provided documentary evidence demonstrating that they 
     are the parents, guardian, or person in loco parentis; and
       (2) provide that, in the issuance of a passport to minors 
     under the age of 18 years, in those cases where both parents 
     have not executed the passport application, the person 
     executing the application has provided documentary evidence 
     that such person--
       (A) has sole custody of the child; or
       (B) the other parent has provided consent to the issuance 
     of the passport.

     The requirement of this paragraph shall not apply to 
     guardians or persons in loco parentis.
       (b) The regulations required to be issued by this section 
     may provide for exceptions in exigent circumstances involving 
     the health or welfare of the child.
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                       BINGAMAN AMENDMENT NO. 718

  Mr. HELMS (for Mr. Bingaman) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
886, supra; as follows:

       On page 35, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 302. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ADVISER TO SECRETARY OF 
                   STATE.

       (a) Establishment of Position.--Section 1 of the State 
     Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Science and Technology Adviser.--
       ``(1) In general.--There shall be within the Department of 
     State a Science and Technology Adviser (in this paragraph 
     referred to as the `Adviser'). The Adviser shall report to 
     the Secretary of State through the Under Secretary of State 
     for Global Affairs.
       ``(2) Duties.--The Adviser shall--
       ``(A) advise the Secretary of State, through the Under 
     Secretary of State for Global Affairs, on international 
     science and technology matters affecting the foreign policy 
     of the United States; and
       ``(B) perform such duties, exercise such powers, and have 
     such rank and status as the Secretary of State shall 
     prescribe.''.
       (b) Report.--Not later than six months after receipt by the 
     Secretary of State of the report by the National Research 
     Council of the National Academy of Sciences with respect to 
     the contributions that science, technology, and health 
     matters can make to the foreign policy of the United States, 
     the Secretary of State, acting through the Under Secretary of 
     State for Global Affairs, shall submit a report to Congress 
     setting forth the Secretary of State's plans for 
     implementation, as appropriate, of the recommendations of the 
     report.
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                        THOMAS AMENDMENT NO. 719

  Mr. HELMS (for Mr. Thomas) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 886, 
supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following 
     new section and renumber the remaining sections accordingly:

     SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON THE RETURN OF VETERANS MEMORIAL 
                   OBJECTS TO FOREIGN NATIONS WITHOUT SPECIFIC 
                   AUTHORIZATION IN LAW.

       (a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding section 2572 of title 10, 
     United States Code, or any other provision of law, the 
     President may not transfer a veterans memorial object to a 
     foreign country or entity controlled by a foreign government, 
     or otherwise transfer or convey such object to any person or 
     entity for purposes of the ultimate transfer or conveyance of 
     such object to a foreign country or entity controlled by a 
     foreign government, unless specifically authorized by law.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Entity controlled by a foreign government.--The term 
     ``entity controlled by a foreign government'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 2536(c)(1) of title 10, United 
     States Code.
       (2) Veterans memorial object.--The term ``veterans memorial 
     object'' means any object, including a physical structure or 
     portion thereof that--
       (A) is located at a cemetery of the National Cemetery 
     System, war memorial, or military installation in the United 
     States;
       (B) is dedicated to, or otherwise memorializes, the death 
     in combat or combat-related duties of members of the United 
     States Armed Forces; and
       (C) was brought to the United States from abroad as a 
     memorial of combat abroad.
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                   BIDEN (AND ROTH) AMENDMENT NO. 720

  Mr. HELMS (for Mr. Biden (for himself and Mr. Roth)) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, S. 886, supra; as follows:

       On page 115, after line 18, insert the following new 
     section:

     SEC. __. SUPPORT FOR THE PEACE PROCESS IN SUDAN.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) the civil war in Sudan has continued unabated for 16 
     years and raged intermittently for 40 years;
       (2) an estimated 1,900,000 Sudanese people have died as a 
     result of war-related causes and famine;
       (3) an estimated 4,000,000 people are currently in need of 
     emergency food assistance in different areas of Sudan;
       (4) approximately 4,000,000 people are internally displaced 
     in Sudan;
       (5) the continuation of war has led to human rights abuses 
     by all parties to the conflict, including the killing of 
     civilians, slavery, rape, and torture on the part of 
     government forces and paramilitary forces; and
       (6) it is in the interest of all the people of Sudan for 
     the parties to the conflict to seek a negotiated settlement 
     of hostilities and the establishment of a lasting peace in 
     Sudan.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--(1) Congress--
       (A) acknowledges the renewed vigor in facilitating and 
     assisting the Inter-Governmental Authority for Development 
     (IGAD) peace process in Sudan; and
       (B) urges continued and sustained engagement by the 
     Department of State in the IGAD peace process and the IGAD 
     Partners' Forum.
       (2) It is the sense of Congress that the President should--
       (A) appoint a special envoy--
       (i) to serve as a point of contact for the Inter-
     Governmental Authority for Development peace process;
       (ii) to coordinate with the Inter-Governmental Authority 
     for Development Partners Forum as the Forum works to support 
     the peace process in Sudan; and
       (iii) to coordinate United States humanitarian assistance 
     to southern Sudan.
       (B) provide increased financial and technical support for 
     the IGAD Peace Process and especially the IGAD Secretariat in 
     Nairobi, Kenya; and
       (C) instruct the United States Permanent Representative to 
     the United Nations to call on the United Nations Secretary 
     General to consider the appointment of a special envoy for 
     Sudan.
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                     LUGAR AMENDMENTS NOS. 721-722

  Mr. HELMS (for Mr. Lugar) proposed two amendments to the bill S. 886, 
supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 721

       On page 96, after line 21, add the following new section:

     SEC. 645. STUDY ON LICENSING PROCESS UNDER THE ARMS EXPORT 
                   CONTROL ACT.

       Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the chairman of 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     chairman of the Committee on International Relations of the 
     House of Representatives a study on the performance of the 
     licensing process pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, 
     with recommendations on how to improve that performance. The 
     study shall include:
       (1) An analysis of the typology of licenses on which action 
     was completed in 1999. The analysis should provide 
     information on major categories of license requests, 
     including--
       (A) the number for nonautomatic small arms, automatic small 
     arms, technical data, parts and components, and other 
     weapons;
       (B) the percentage of each category staffed to other 
     agencies;
       (C) the average and median time taken for the processing 
     cycle for each category when staffed and not staffed;
       (D) the average time taken by White House or National 
     Security Council review or scrutiny; and
       (E) the average time each spent at the Department of State 
     after a decision had been taken on the license but before a 
     contractor was notified of the decision. For each category 
     the study should provide a breakdown of licenses by country. 
     The analysis also should identify each country that has been 
     identified in the past three years pursuant to section 3(e) 
     of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2753(e)).
       (2) A review of the current computer capabilities of the 
     Department of State relevant to the processing of licenses 
     and its ability to communicate electronically with other

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     agencies and contractors, and what improvements could be made 
     that would speed the process, including the cost for such 
     improvements.
       (3) An analysis of the work load and salary structure for 
     export licensing officers of the Office of Defense Trade 
     Control of the Department of State as compared to comparable 
     jobs at the Department of Commerce and the Department of 
     Defense.
       (4) Any suggestions of the Department of State relating to 
     resources and regulations, and any relevant statutory changes 
     that might expedite the licensing process while furthering 
     the objectives of the Arms Export Control Act.

                           Amendment No. 722

       At the appropriate place, insert:


                 russian business management education

     SECTION 1. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this section is to establish a training 
     program in Russia for nationals of Russia to obtain skills in 
     business administration, accounting, and marketing, with 
     special emphasis on instruction in business ethics and in the 
     basic terminology; techniques, and practices of those 
     disciplines, to achieve international standards of quality, 
     transparency, and competiveness.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       (1) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the United States-
     Russia Business Management Training Board established under 
     section 5(a).
       (2) Distance learning.--The term ``distance learning'' 
     means training through computers, interactive videos, 
     teleconferencing, and videoconferencing between and among 
     students and teachers.
       (3) Eligible enterprise.--The term ``eligible enterprise'' 
     means--
       (A) a business concern operating in Russia that employs 
     Russian nationals; and
       (B) a private enterprise that is being formed or operated 
     by former officers of the Russian armed forces in Russia.
       (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of State.

     SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR TRAINING PROGRAM AND INTERNSHIPS.

       (a) Training Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State, acting through the 
     Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy, and taking 
     into account the general policies recommended by the United 
     States-Russia Business Management Training Board established 
     under section 5(a), is authorized to establish a program of 
     technical assistance (in this Act referred to as the 
     ``program'') to provide the training described in section 1 
     to eligible enterprises.
       (2) Implementation.--Training shall be carried out by 
     United States nationals having expertise in business 
     administration, accounting, and marketing or by Russian 
     nationals who have been trained under the program or by those 
     who meet criteria established by the Board. Such training may 
     be carried out--
       (A) in the offices of eligible enterprises, at business 
     schools or institutes, or at other locations in Russia, 
     including facilities of the armed forces of Russia, 
     educational institutions, or in the offices of trade or 
     industry associations, with special consideration given to 
     locations where similar training opportunities are limited or 
     nonexistent; or
       (B) by ``distance learning'' programs originating in the 
     United States or in European branches of United States 
     institutions.
       (b) Internships With United States Domestic Business 
     Concerns.--The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary 
     of State for Public Diplomacy, is authorized to pay the 
     travel expenses and appropriate in-country business English 
     language training, if needed, of certain Russian nationals 
     who have completed training under the program to undertake 
     short-term internships with business concerns in the United 
     States upon the recommendation of the Board.

     SEC. 4. APPLICATIONS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Procedures.--
       (1) In general.--Each eligible enterprise that desires to 
     receive training for its employees and managers under this 
     Act shall submit an application to the clearinghouse 
     established by subsection (d), at such time, in such manner, 
     and accompanied by such additional information as the 
     Secretary may reasonably require.
       (2) Joint applications.--A consortium of eligible 
     enterprises may file a joint application under the provisions 
     of paragraph (1).
       (b) Contents.--The Secretary shall approve an application 
     under subsection (a) only if the application--
       (1) is for an individual or individuals employed in an 
     eligible enterprise or enterprises applying under the 
     program;
       (2) describes the level of training for which assistance 
     under this Act is sought;
       (3) provides evidence that the eligible enterprise meets 
     the general policies adopted by the Secretary for the 
     administration of this Act;
       (4) provides assurances that the eligible enterprise will 
     pay a share of the costs of the training, which share may 
     include in-kind contributions; and
       (5) provides such additional assurances as the Secretary 
     determines to be essential to ensure compliance with the 
     requirements of this Act.
       (c) Compliance With Board Policies.--The Secretary shall 
     approve applications for technical assistance under the 
     program after taking into account the recommendations of the 
     Board.
       (d) Clearinghouse.--There is established a clearinghouse in 
     Russia to manage and execute the program. The clearinghouse 
     shall screen applications, provide information regarding 
     training and teachers, monitor performance of the program, 
     and coordinate appropriate post-program follow-on activities.

     SEC. 5. UNITED STATES-RUSSIAN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TRAINING 
                   BOARD.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established within the 
     Department of State a United States-Russian Business 
     Management Training Board.
       (b) Composition.--The Board established pursuant to 
     subsection (a) shall be composed of 12 members as follows:
       (1) The Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy.
       (2) The Administrator of the Agency for International 
     Development.
       (3) The Secretary of Commerce.
       (4) The Secretary of Education.
       (5) Six individuals from the private sector having 
     expertise in business administration, accounting, and 
     marketing, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of State, 
     as follows:
       (A) Two individuals employed by graduate schools of 
     management offering accredited degrees.
       (B) Two individuals employed by eligible enterprises.
       (C) Two individuals from nongovernmental organizations 
     involved in promoting free market economy practices in 
     Russia.
       (6) Two nationals of Russia having experience in business 
     administration, accounting, or marketing, who shall be 
     appointed by the Secretary of State upon the recommendation 
     of the Government of Russia, and who shall serve as nonvoting 
     members.
       (c) General Policies.--The Board shall make recommendations 
     to the Secretary with respect to general policies for the 
     administration of this Act, including--
       (1) guidelines for the administration of the program under 
     this Act;
       (2) criteria for determining the qualifications of 
     applicants under the program;
       (3) the appointment of panels of business leaders in the 
     United States and Russia for the purpose of nominating 
     trainees; and
       (4) such other matters with respect to which the Secretary 
     may request recommendations.
       (d) Chairperson.--The Chairperson of the Board shall be 
     designated by the President from among the voting members of 
     the Board. Except as provided in subsection (e)(2), a 
     majority of the voting members of the Board shall constitute 
     a quorum.
       (e) Meetings.--The Board shall meet at the call of the 
     Chairperson, except that--
       (1) the Board shall meet not less than 4 times each year; 
     and
       (2) the Board shall meet whenever one-third of the voting 
     members request a meeting in writing, in which event 7 of the 
     voting members shall constitute a quorum.
       (f) Compensation.--Members of the Board who are not in the 
     regular full-time employ of the United States shall receive, 
     while engaged in the business of the Board, compensation for 
     service at a rate to be fixed by the President, except that 
     such rate shall not exceed the rate specified at the time of 
     such service for level V of the Executive Schedule under 
     section 5316 of title 5, United States Code, including 
     traveltime, and, while so serving away from their homes or 
     regular places of business, they may be allowed travel 
     expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as 
     authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, 
     for persons employed intermittently in Government service.

     SEC. 6. RESTRICTIONS NOT APPLICABLE.

       Prohibitions on the use of foreign assistance funds for 
     assistance for the Russian Federation shall not apply with 
     respect to the funds made available to carry out this Act.

     SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 and 2001 to carry 
     out this Act.
       (b) Availability of Funds.--Amounts appropriated under 
     subsection (a) are authorized to remain available until 
     expended.

     SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This Act shall take effect on October 1, 1999.
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                        McCAIN AMENDMENT NO. 723

  Mr. HELMS (for Mr. McCain) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 886, 
supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:
       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Inspector 
     General of the Agency for International Development shall 
     serve as the Inspector General of the Inter-American 
     Foundation and the African Development Foundation and shall 
     have all the authorities and responsibilities with respect to 
     the Inter-American Foundation and the Africa Development 
     Foundation as the Inspector General has with respect to the 
     Agency for International Development.

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               SCHUMER (AND BROWNBACK) AMENDMENT NO. 724

  Mr. HELMS (for Mr. Schumer (for himself and Mr. Brownback)) proposed 
an amendment to the bill, S. 886, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert:
       It is the sense of the Congress that:
       Ten percent of the citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran 
     are members of religious minority groups;
       According to the State Department and internationally 
     recognized human rights organizations, such as Human Rights 
     Watch and Amnesty International, religious minorities in the 
     Islamic Republic of Iran--including Sunni Muslims, Baha'is, 
     Christians, and Jews--have been the victims of human rights 
     violations solely because of their status as religious 
     minorities;
       The 55th session of the United Nations Commission on Human 
     Rights passed Resolution 1999/13, which expresses the concern 
     of the international community over `continued discrimination 
     against religious minorities' in the Islamic Republic of 
     Iran, and calls on that country to moderate its policy on 
     religious minorities until they are `completely emancipated';
       More than half the Jews in Iran have been forced to flee 
     that country since the Islamic Revolution of 1979 because of 
     religious persecution, and many of them now reside in the 
     United States;
       The Iranian Jewish community, with a 2,500-year history and 
     currently numbering some 30,000 people, is the oldest Jewish 
     community living in the Diaspora;
       Five Jews have been executed by the Iranian government in 
     the past five years without having been tried;
       There has been a noticeable increase recently in anti-
     Semitic propaganda in the government-controlled Iranian 
     press;
       On the eve of the Jewish holiday of Passover 1999, thirteen 
     or more Jews, including community and religious leaders in 
     the city of Shiraz, were arrested by the authorities of the 
     Islamic Republic of Iran; and
       In keeping with its dismal record on providing accused 
     prisoners with due process and fair treatment, the Islamic 
     Republic of Iran failed to charge the detained Jews with any 
     specific crime or allow visitation by relatives of the 
     detained for more than two months: Now, therefore, it is the 
     sense of the Congress that the United States should--
       (1) continue to work through the United Nations to assure 
     that the Islamic Republic of Iran implements the 
     recommendations of Resolution 1999/13;
       (2) condemn, in the strongest possible terms,the recent 
     arrest of members of Iran's Jewish minority and urge their 
     immediate release;
       (3) urge all nations having relations with the Islamic 
     Republic of Iran to condemn the treatment of religious 
     minorities in Iran and call for the release of all prisoners 
     held on the basis of their religious beliefs; and
       (4) maintain the current United States policy toward the 
     Islamic Republic of Iran unless and until that country 
     moderates its treatment of religious minorities.
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                 MACK (AND LIEBERMAN) AMENDMENT NO. 725

  Mr. HELMS (for Mr. Mack (for himself and Mr. Lieberman) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, S. 886, supra; as follows:

       On page 115, after line 18, insert the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 730. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER PLO COMMITMENTS 
                   COMPLIANCE ACT OF 1989.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The PLO Commitments Compliance Act of 1989 (title VIII 
     of Public Law 101-246) requires the President to submit 
     reports to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and 
     the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate every 180 days, on Palestinian compliance with the 
     Geneva commitments of 1988, the commitments contained in the 
     letter of September 9, 1993 to the Prime Minister of Israel, 
     and the letter of September 9, 1993 to the Foreign Minister 
     of Norway.
       (2) The reporting requirements of the PLO Commitments 
     Compliance Act of 1989 have remained in force from enactment 
     until the present.
       (3) Modification and amendment to the PLO Commitments 
     Compliance Act of 1989, and the expiration of the Middle East 
     Peace Facilitation Act (Public Law 104-107) did not alter the 
     reporting requirements.
       (4) According to the official records of the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate, the last report under the 
     PLO Commitments Compliance Act of 1989 was submitted and 
     received on December 27, 1997.
       (b) Reporting Requirements.--The PLO Commitments Compliance 
     Act of 1989 is amended--
       (1) in section 804(b), by striking ``In conjunction with 
     each written policy justification required under section 
     604(b)(1) of the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1995 
     or every'' and inserting ``Every'';
       (2) in section 804(b)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (9);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (10); 
     and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(11) a statement on the effectiveness of end-use 
     monitoring of international or United States aid being 
     provided to the Palestinian Authority, Palestinian Liberation 
     Organization, or the Palestinian Legislative Council, or to 
     any other agent or instrumentality of the Palestinian 
     Authority, on Palestinian efforts to comply with 
     international accountig standards and on enforcement of anti-
     corruption measures; and
       ``(12) a statement on compliance by the Palestian Authority 
     with the democratic reforms with specific details regarding 
     the separation of powers called for between the executive and 
     Legislative Council, the status of legislation passed by the 
     Legislative Council and sent to the executive, the support of 
     the executive for local and municipal elections, the status 
     of freedom of the press, and of the ability of the press to 
     broadcast debate from within the Legislative Council and 
     about the activities of the Legislative Council.''.
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                GRAMS (AND WELLSTONE) AMENDMENT NO. 726

  Mr. HELMS (for Mr. Grams (for himself and Mr. Wellstone)) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, S. 886, supra; as follows:

       On page 129, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following 
     new section:

     SEC. __. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO 
                   THE UNITED NATIONS VOLUNTARY FUND FOR VICTIMS 
                   OF TORTURE.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the President 
     $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for 
     payment of contributions to the United Nations Voluntary Fund 
     for Victims of Torture.
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                         DODD AMENDMENT NO. 727

  Mr. HELMS (for Mr. Dodd) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 886, 
supra; as follows:

       On page 52, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following 
     new section:

     SEC. 337. STATE DEPARTMENT INSPECTOR GENERAL AND PERSONNEL 
                   INVESTIGATIONS.

       (a) Amendment of the Foreign Service Act of 1980.--Section 
     209(c) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(c)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Investigations.--
       ``(A) Conduct of investigations.--In conducting 
     investigations of potential violations of Federal criminal 
     law or Federal regulations, the Inspector General shall--
       ``(i) abide by professional standards applicable to Federal 
     law enforcement agencies; and
       ``(ii) permit each subject of an investigation an 
     opportunity to provide exculpatory information.
       ``(B) Reports of investigations.--In order to ensure that 
     reports of investigations are thorough and accurate, the 
     Inspector General shall--
       ``(i) make every reasonable effort to ensure that any 
     person named in a report of investigation has been afforded 
     an opportunity to refute any allegation or assertion made 
     regarding that person's actions;
       ``(ii) include in every report of investigation any 
     exculpatory information, as well as any inculpatory 
     information, that has been discovered in the course of the 
     investigation.''.
       (b) Annual Report.--Section 209(d)(2) of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(d)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(F) a description, which may be included, if necessary, 
     in the classified portion of the report, of any instance in a 
     case that was closed during the period covered by the report 
     when the Inspector General decided not to afford an 
     individual the opportunity described in subsection 
     (c)(5)(B)(i) to refute any allegation or assertion, and the 
     rationale for denying such individual that opportunity.''.
       (c) Statutory Construction.--Nothing in the amendments made 
     by this section may be construed to modify--
       (1) section 209(d)(4) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
     (22 U.S.C. 3929(d)(4));
       (2) section 7(b) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
     U.S.C. app.);
       (3) the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a); or
       (4) the provisions of section 2302(b)(8) of title 5 
     (relating to whistleblower protection).
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to cases opened on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
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                ASHCROFT (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 728

  Mr. HELMS (for Mr. Ashcroft (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Burns,  
and Mr. Specter)) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 886, supra; as 
follows:


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       On page 115, after line 18, insert the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 730. REPORT ON TERRORIST ACTIVITY IN WHICH UNITED STATES 
                   CITIZENS WERE KILLED AND RELATED MATTERS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than six months after the date 
     of enactment of this legislation and every 6 months 
     thereafter, the Secretary of State shall prepare and submit a 
     report, with a classified annex as necessary, to the 
     appropriate congressional committees regarding terrorist 
     attacks in Israel, in territory administered by Israel, and 
     in territory administered by the Palestinian Authority. The 
     report shall contain the following information:
       (1) A list of formal commitments the Palestinian Authority 
     has made to combat terrorism.
       (2) A list of terrorist attacks, occurring between 
     September 13, 1993 and the date of the report, against United 
     States citizens in Israel, in territory administered by 
     Israel, or in territory administered by the Palestinian 
     Authority, including--
       (A) a list of all citizens of the United States killed or 
     injured in such attacks;
       (B) the date of each attack, the total number of people 
     killed or injured in each attack;
       (C) the person or group claiming responsibility for the 
     attack and where such person or group has found refuge or 
     support;
       (D) a list of suspects implicated in each attack and the 
     nationality of each suspect, including information on--
       (i) which suspects are in the custody of the Palestinian 
     Authority and which suspects are in the custody of Israel;
       (ii) which suspects are still at large in areas controlled 
     by the Palestinian Authority or Israel; and
       (iii) the whereabouts (or suspected whereabouts) of 
     suspects implicated in each attack.
       (3) Of the suspects implicated in the attacks described in 
     paragraph (2) and detained by Palestinian or Israeli 
     authorities, information on--
       (A) the date each suspect was incarcerated;
       (B) whether any suspects have been released, the date of 
     such release, and whether any released suspect was implicated 
     in subsequent acts of terrorism; and
       (C) the status of each case pending against a suspect, 
     including information on whether the suspect has been 
     indicted, prosecuted, or convicted by the Palestinian 
     Authority or Israel.
       (4) The policy of the Department of State with respect to 
     offering rewards for information on terrorist suspects, 
     including any information on whether a reward has been posted 
     for suspects involved in terrorist attacks listed in the 
     report.
        (5) A list of each request by the United States for 
     assistance in investigating terrorist attacks listed in the 
     report, a list of each request by the United States for the 
     transfer of terrorist suspects from the Palestinian Authority 
     and Israel since September 13, 1993 and the response to each 
     request from the Palestinian Authority and Israel.
       (6) A description of efforts made by United States 
     officials since September 13, 1993 to bring to justice 
     perpetrators of terrorist acts against U.S. citizens as 
     listed in the report.
       (7) A list of any terrorist suspects in these cases who are 
     members of Palestinian police or security forces, the 
     Palestine Liberation Organization, or any Palestinian 
     governing body.
       (8) A list of all United States citizens killed or injured 
     in terrorist attacks in Israel or in territory administered 
     by Israel between 1950 and September 13, 1993, to include in 
     each case, where such information is available, any stated 
     claim or responsibility and the resolution or disposition of 
     each case, including information as to the whereabouts of the 
     perpetrators of the acts, further provided that this list 
     shall be submitted only once with the initial report required 
     under this section, unless additional relevant information on 
     these cases becomes available.
       (9) The amount of compensation the United States has 
     requested for United States citizens, or their families, 
     injured or killed in attacks by terrorists in Israel, in 
     territory administered by Israel, or in territory 
     administered by the Palestinian Authority since September 13, 
     1993, and, if no compensation has been requested, an 
     explanation of why such requests have not been made.
       (b) Consultation With Other Departments.--The Secretary of 
     State shall, in preparing the report required by this 
     section, consult and coordinate with all other Government 
     officials who have information necessary to complete the 
     report. Nothing contained in this section shall require the 
     disclosure, on a classified or unclassified basis, of 
     information that would jeopardize sensitive sources and 
     methods or other vital national security interests or 
     jeopardize ongoing criminal investigations or proceedings.
       (c)  Initial Report.--Except as provided in subsection 
     (a)(8), the initial report filed under this section shall 
     cover the period between September 13, 1993 and the date of 
     the report.
       (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term ``appropriate congressional 
     Committee'' means the Committees on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and the Committee on International Relations of the 
     House of Representatives.
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                 HARKIN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 729

  Mr. HELMS (for Mr. Harkin (for himself, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Kohl, Mr. 
Lautenberg, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Feingold, and 
Mr. Wyden)) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 886, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 115, after line 18, insert the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 730. SENSE OF SENATE REGARDING CHILD LABOR.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) The International Labor Organization (in this 
     resolution referred to as the ``ILO'') estimates that at 
     least 250,000,000 children under the age of 15 are working 
     around the world, many of them in dangerous jobs that prevent 
     them from pursuing an education and damage their physical and 
     moral well-being.
       (2) Children are the most vulnerable element of society and 
     are often abused physically and mentally in the work place.
       (3) Making children work endangers their education, health, 
     and normal development.
       (4) UNICEF estimates that by the year 2000, over 
     1,000,000,000 adults will be unable to read or write on even 
     a basic level because they had to work as children and were 
     not educated.
       (5) Nearly 41 percent of the children in Africa, 22 percent 
     in Asia, and 17 percent in Latin America go to work without 
     ever having seen the inside of a classroom.
       (6) The President, in his State of the Union address, 
     called abusive child labor ``the most intolerable labor 
     practice of all,'' and called upon other countries to join in 
     the fight against abusive and exploitative child labor.
       (7) The Department of Labor has conducted 5 detailed 
     studies that document the growing trend of child labor in the 
     global economy, including a study that shows children as 
     young as 4 are making assorted products that are traded in 
     the global marketplace.
       (8) The prevalence of child labor in many developing 
     countries is rooted in widespread poverty that is 
     attributable to unemployment and underemployment among 
     adults, low living standards, and insufficient education and 
     training opportunities among adult workers and children.
       (9) The ILO has unanimously reported a new Convention on 
     the Worst Forms of Child Labor.
       (10) The United States negotiators played a leading role in 
     the negotiations leading up to the successful conclusion of 
     the new ILO Convention on the Worst Forms of Child Labor.
       (11) On September 23, 1993, the United States Senate 
     unanimously adopted a resolution stating its opposition to 
     the importation of products made by abusive and exploitative 
     child labor and the exploitation of children for commercial 
     gain.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) abusive and exploitative child labor should not be 
     tolerated anywhere it occurs;
       (2) ILO member States should be commended for their efforts 
     in negotiating this historic convention;
       (3) it should be the policy of the United States to 
     continue to work with all foreign nations and international 
     organizations to promote an end to abusive and exploitative 
     child labor; and
       (4) the Senate looks forward to the prompt submission by 
     the President of the new ILO convention on the worst forms of 
     child labor.
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                       FEINGOLD AMENDMENT NO. 730

  Mr. HELMS (for Mr. Feingold) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 
886, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in the Bill, insert the following:
       Sec.   . (a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
       The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) was 
     established to prosecute individuals responsible for genocide 
     and other serious violations of international humanitarian 
     law committed in the territory of Rwanda;
       (2) A separate tribunal, the International Criminal 
     Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), was created with a 
     similar purpose for crimes committed in the territory of the 
     former Yugoslavia;
       (3) The acts of genocide and crimes against humanity that 
     have been perpetrated against civilians in the Great Lake 
     region of Africa equal in horror the acts committed in the 
     territory of the former Yugoslavia;
       (4) The ICTR has succeeded in issuing at least 28 
     indictments against 48 individuals, and currently has in 
     custody 38 individuals presumed to have led and directed the 
     1994 genocide;
       (5) The ICTR issued the first conviction ever by an 
     international court for the crime of genocide against Jean-
     Paul Akayesu, the former mayor of Taba, who was sentenced to 
     life in prison;
       (6) The mandate of the ICTR is limited to acts committed 
     only during calendar year

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     1994, yet the mandate of the ICTY covers serious violations 
     of international humanitarian law since 1991 through the 
     present;
       (7) There has been well substantial allegations of major 
     crimes against humanity and war crimes that have taken place 
     in the Great Lakes region of Africa that fall outside of the 
     current mandate of the Tribunal in terms of either the dates 
     when, or geographical areas where, such crimes took place;
       (8) The attention accorded the ICTY and the indictments 
     that have been made as a result of the ICTY's broad mandate 
     continue to play an important role in current U.S. policy in 
     the Balkans;
       The International community must send an unmistakable 
     signal that genocide and other crimes against humanity cannot 
     be committed with impunity;
       (b) It is the sense of the Congress that,
       The President should instruct the United States U.N. 
     Representative to advocate to the Security Council to direct 
     the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) to 
     reevaluate the conduct and operation of the ICTR. 
     Particularly, the OIOS should assess the progress made by the 
     Tribunal in implementing the recommendations of the Report of 
     the U.N. Secretary-General on the Activities of the Office of 
     Internal Oversight Services, A/52/784, of 6 February, 1998. 
     The OIOS should also include an evaluation of the potential 
     impact of expanding the original mandate of the ICTR.
       (c) Report.--90 days after enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of State shall report to Congress on the 
     effectiveness and progress of the ICTR. The report shall 
     include an assessment of the ICTR's ability to meet its 
     current mandate and an evaluation of the potential impact of 
     expanding that mandate to include crimes committed after 
     calendar year 1994.
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                FEINSTEIN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 731

  Mr. HELMS (for Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mr. Feingold, and Mr. 
Levin)) proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 886, supra; as follows:

       On page 115, after line 18, add the following new section:

     SEC. __. REPORTING REQUIREMENT ON WORLDWIDE CIRCULATION OF 
                   SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) In numerous regional conflicts, the presence of vast 
     numbers of small arms and light weapons has prolonged and 
     exacerbated conflict and frustrated attempts by the 
     international community to secure lasting peace. The sheer 
     volume of available weaponry has been a major factor in the 
     devastation witnessed in recent conflicts in Angola, 
     Cambodia, Liberia, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, 
     Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan, among others, and has contributed 
     to the violence endemic to narcotrafficking in Colombia and 
     Mexico.
       (2) Increased access by terrorists, guerrilla groups, 
     criminals, and others to small arms and light weapons poses a 
     real threat to United States participants in peacekeeping 
     operations and United States forces based overseas, as well 
     as to United States citizens traveling overseas.
       (3) In accordance with the reorganization of the Department 
     of State made by the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring 
     Act of 1998, effective March 28, 1999, all functions and 
     authorities of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency were 
     transferred to the Secretary of State. One of the stated 
     goals of that Act is to integrate the Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency into the Department of State ``to give new 
     emphasis to a broad range of efforts to curb proliferation of 
     dangerous weapons and delivery systems''.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     containing--
       (1) an assessment of whether the export of small arms poses 
     any proliferation problems including--
       (A) estimates of the numbers and sources of licit and 
     illicit small arms and light arms in circulation and their 
     origins;
       (B) the challenges associated with monitoring small arms; 
     and
       (C) the political, economic, and security dimensions of 
     this issue, and the threats posed, if any, by these weapons 
     to United States interests, including national security 
     interests;
       (2) an assessment of whether the export of small arms of 
     the type sold commercially in the United States should be 
     considered a foreign policy or proliferation issue;
       (3) a description of current Department of State activities 
     to monitor and, to the extent possible ensure adequate 
     control of, both the licit and illicit manufacture, transfer, 
     and proliferation of small arms and light weapons, including 
     efforts to survey and assess this matter with respect to 
     Africa and to survey and assess the scope and scale of the 
     issue, including stockpile security and destruction of excess 
     inventory, in NATO and Partnership for Peace countries;
       (4) a description of the impact of the reorganization of 
     the Department of State made by the Foreign Affairs Reform 
     and Restructuring Act of 1998 on the transfer of functions 
     relating to monitoring, licensing, analysis, and policy on 
     small arms and light weapons, including--
       (A) the integration of and the functions relating to small 
     arms and light weapons of the United States Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency with those of the Department of State;
       (B) the functions of the Bureau of Arms Control, the Bureau 
     of Nonproliferation, the Bureau of Political-Military 
     Affairs, the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law 
     Enforcement, regional bureaus, and any other relevant bureau 
     or office of the Department of State, including the 
     allocation of personnel and funds, as they pertain to small 
     arms and light weapons;
       (C) the functions of the regional bureaus of the Department 
     of State in providing information and policy coordination in 
     bilateral and multilateral settings on small arms and light 
     weapons;
       (D) the functions of the Under Secretary of State for Arms 
     Control and International Security pertaining to small arms 
     and light weapons; and
       (E) the functions of the scientific and policy advisory 
     board on arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament 
     pertaining to small arms and light weapons; and
       (5) an assessment of whether foreign governments are 
     enforcing their own laws concerning small arms and light 
     weapons import and sale, including commitments under the 
     Inter-American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing 
     of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and 
     Other Related Materials or other relevant international 
     agreements.

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