[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Pages 20540-20545]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 4871. Mr. SPECTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 45, to authorize the use of 
United States Armed Forces against Iraq; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       Resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Authorization for the Use of 
     Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.''

     SEC. 2.

       The Senate finds that under United Nations Security Council 
     Resolution 687 (1991), which effected a formal cease-fire 
     following the Persian Gulf War, Iraq agreed to destroy or 
     dismantle, under international supervision, its nuclear, 
     chemical, and biological weapons programs (hereinafter in 
     this joint resolution referred to as Iraq's ``weapons of mass 
     destruction program''), as well as its program to develop or 
     acquire ballistic missiles with a range greater than 150 
     kilometers (hereafter in this joint resolution referred to as 
     Iraq's ``prohibited ballistic missile program''), and 
     undertook unconditionally not to develop any such weapons 
     thereafter.
       On numerous occasions since 1991, the United Nations 
     Security Council has reaffirmed Resolution 687, most recently 
     in Resolution 1284, which established a new weapons 
     inspection regime to ensure Iraqi compliance with its 
     obligations under Resolution 687;
       On numerous occasions since 1991, the United States and the 
     United Nations Security Council have condemned Iraq's failure 
     to fulfill its obligations under Resolution 687 to destroy or 
     dismantle its weapons of mass destruction program and its 
     prohibited ballistic missile program;
       Iraq under Saddam Hussein used chemical weapons in its war 
     with Iran in t8he 1980s and against Kurdish population in 
     northern Iraq in 1988;
       Since 1990, the United States has considered Iraq to be a 
     state sponsor of terrorism;
       Iraq's failure to comply with its international obligations 
     to destroy or dismantle its weapons of mass destruction 
     program and its prohibited ballistic missile program, its 
     record of using weapons of mass destruction, its record of 
     using force against neighboring states, and its support for 
     international terrorism require a strong diplomatic, and if 
     necessary, military response by the international community, 
     led by the United States.

     SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED 
                   FORCES.

       (a) Authorization for the Use of Force.--The President, 
     subject to subsection (b), is authorized to use United States 
     Armed Forces--
       (1) to enforce United Nations Security Council Resolution 
     687, and other resolutions approved by the Council which 
     govern Iraqi compliance with Resolution 687, in order to 
     secure the dismantlement or destruction of Iraq's weapons of 
     mass destruction program and its prohibited ballistic missile 
     program; or
       (2) in the exercise of individual or collective self-
     defense, to defend the United States or allied nations 
     against a grave threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass 
     destruction program and its prohibited ballistic missile 
     program.
       (b) Requirement for Determination That Use of Force is 
     Necessary.--Before exercising the authority granted by 
     subsection (a), the President shall make available to the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro 
     tempore of the Senate his determination that--
       (1) the United States has attempted to seek, through the 
     United Nations Security Council, adoption of a resolution 
     after September 12, 2002 under Chapter VII of the United 
     Nations Charter authorizing the action described in 
     subsection (a)(1), and such resolution has been adopted; or
       (2) that the threat to the United States or allied nations 
     posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program and 
     prohibited ballistic missile program is grave that the use of 
     force is necessary pursuant to subsection (a)(2), 
     notwithstanding the failure of the Security Council to 
     approve a resolution described in paragraph (1).

     SEC. 3. CONSULTATION AND REPORTS.

       (a) Consultation.--The President shall keep Congress fully 
     and currently informed on matters relevant to this joint 
     resolution.
       (b) Initial Report.--
       (1) As soon as practicable, but not later than 30 days 
     after exercising the authority under subsection 2(a), the 
     President shall submit to Congress a report setting forth 
     information--
       (A) about the degree to which other nations will assist the 
     United States in the use of force in Iraq;
       (B) regarding measures the United States is taking, or 
     preparing to take, to protect key allies in the region from 
     armed attack by Iraq; and
       (c) on planning to establish a secure environment in the 
     immediate aftermatch of the use of force (including estimated 
     expenditures by the United States and allied nations), and, 
     if necessary, prepare for the political and economic 
     reconstruction of Iraq following the use of force.
       (2) Classification of report.--The reported required by 
     paragraph (1) may be submitted in classified form.
       (c) Subsequent Reports.--Following transmittal of the 
     report required by subsection (b), the President shall submit 
     a report to Congress every 60 days thereafter on the status 
     of United States diplomatic, military and reconstruction 
     operations with respect to Iraq.

     SEC. 4. WAR POWERS RESOLUTION REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Specific Statutory Authorization.--Consistent with 
     section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution, the Congress 
     declares that section 2 is intended to constitute specific 
     statutory authorization within the meaning of section 5(b) of 
     the War Powers Resolution.
       (b) Applicability of Other Requirements.--Nothing in this 
     resolution supersedes any requirement of the War Powers 
     Resolution.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4872. Mr. SPECTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 45, to authorize the use of 
United States Armed Forces against Iraq; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       Resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Authorization for Use of 
     Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.''

     SEC. 2.

       The Senate finds that--Under United Nations Security 
     Council Resolution 687 (1991), which effected a formal cease-
     fire following the Persian Gulf War, Iraq agreed to destroy 
     or dismantle, under international supervision, its nuclear, 
     chemical, and biological weapons programs (hereafter in this 
     joint resolution referred to as Iraq's ``weapons of mass 
     destruction program''), as well as its program to develop or 
     acquire ballistic missiles with a range greater than 150 
     kilometers (hereafter in this joint resolution referred to as 
     Iraq's ``prohibited ballistic missile program''), and 
     undertook unconditionally not to develop any such weapons 
     thereafter.
       On numerous occasions since 1991, the United Nations 
     Security Council has reaffirmed Resolution 687, most recently 
     in Resolution 1284, which established a new weapons 
     inspection regime to ensure Iraqi compliance with its 
     obligations under Resolution 687;
       On numerous occasions since 1991, the United States and the 
     United Nations Security Council have condemned Iraq's failure 
     to fulfill its obligations under Resolution 687 to destroy or 
     dismantle its weapons of mass destruction program and its 
     prohibited ballistic missile program;
       Iraq under Saddam Hussein used chemical weapons in its war 
     with Iran in the 1980s and against the Kurdish population in 
     northern Iraq in 1988;
       Since 1990, the United States has considered Iraq to be a 
     state sponsor of terrorism;

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       Iraq's failure to comply with its international obligations 
     to destroy or dismantle its weapons of mass destruction 
     program and its prohibited ballistic missile program, its 
     record of using weapons of mass destruction, its record of 
     using force against neighboring states, and its support for 
     international terrorism require a strong diplomatic, and if 
     necessary, military response by the international community, 
     led by the United States.

     SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED 
                   FORCES.

       (a) Authorization for the Use of Force.--The President, 
     subject to subsection (b), is authorized to use United States 
     Armed Forces
       (1) to enforce United Nations Security Council Resolution 
     687, and other resolutions approved by the Council which 
     govern Iraqi compliance with Resolution 687, in order to 
     secure the dismantlement or destruction of Iraq's weapons of 
     mass destruction program and its prohibited ballistic missile 
     program; or
       (2) in the exercise of individual or collective self-
     defense, to defend the United States or allied nations 
     against a grave threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass 
     destruction program and its prohibited ballistic missile 
     program.
       (b) Requirement for Determination That Use of Force Is 
     Necessary.--Before exercising the authority granted by 
     subsection (a),the President shall make available to the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro 
     tempore of the Senate his determination that--
       (1) the United States has attempted to seek, through the 
     United Nations Security Council, adoption of a resolution 
     after September 12, 2002 under Chapter VII of the United 
     Nations Charter authorizing the action described in 
     subsection (a)(1), and such resolution has been adopted; or
       (2) that the threat of the United States or allied nations 
     posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program and 
     prohibited ballistic missile program is so grave that the use 
     of force is necessary pursuant to subsection (a)(2), 
     notwithstanding the failure of the Security Council to 
     approve a resolution described in paragraph (1).

     SEC. 3. CONSULTATION AND REPORTS.

       (a) Consultation.--The President shall keep Congress fully 
     and currently informed on matters relevant to this joint 
     resolution.
       (b) Initial Report.--
       (1) As soon as practicable, but not later than 30 days 
     after exercising the authority under subsection 2(a), the 
     President shall submit to Congress a report setting forth 
     information--
       (A) about the degree to which other nations will assist the 
     United States in the use of force in Iraq;
       (B) regarding measures the United States is taking, or 
     preparing to take, to protect key allies in the region from 
     armed attack by Iraq; and
       (C) on planning to establish a secure environment in the 
     immediate aftermath of the use of force (including estimated 
     expenditures by the United States and allied nations), and, 
     if necessary, prepare for the political and economic 
     reconstruction of Iraq following the use of force.
       (2) Classification of Report.--The report required by 
     paragraph (1) may be submitted in classified form.
       (c) Subsequent Reports.--Following transmittal of the 
     report required by subsection (b), the President shall submit 
     a report to Congress every 60 days thereafter on the status 
     of United States diplomatic, military and reconstruction 
     operations with respect to Iraq.

     SEC. 4. WAR POWERS RESOLUTION REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Specific Statutory Authorization.--Consistent with 
     section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution, the Congress 
     declares that section 2 is intended to constitute specific 
     statutory authorization within the meaning of section 5(b) of 
     the War Powers Resolution.
       (b) Applicability of Other Requirements.--Nothing in this 
     resolution supersedes any requirement of the War Powers 
     Resolution.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4873. Mr. SPECTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 45, to authorize the use of 
United States Armed Forces against Iraq; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       Resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Authorization for the Use of 
     Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.''

     SEC. 2.

       The Senate finds that under United Nations Security Council 
     Resolution 687 (1991), which effected a formal cease-fire 
     following the Persian Gulf War, Iraq agreed to destroy or 
     dismantle, under international supervision, its nuclear, 
     chemical, and biological weapons programs (hereafter in this 
     joint resolution referred to as Iraq's ``weapons of mass 
     destruction program''), as well as its program to develop or 
     acquire ballistic missiles with a range greater than 150 
     kilometers (hereafter in this joint resolution referred to as 
     Iraq's ``prohibited ballistic missile program''), and 
     undertook unconditionally not to develop any such weapons 
     thereafter.
       On numerous occasions since 1991, the United Nations 
     Security Council has reaffirmed Resolution 687, most recently 
     in Resolution 1284, which established a new weapons 
     inspection regime to ensure Iraqi compliance with its 
     obligations under Resolution 687;
       On numerous occasions since 1991, the United States and the 
     United Nations Security Council have condemned Iraq's failure 
     to fulfill its obligations under Resolution 687 to destroy or 
     dismantle its weapons of mass destruction program and its 
     prohibited ballistic missile program;
       Iraq under Saddam Hussein used chemical weapons in its war 
     with Iran in the 1980s and against the Kurdish population in 
     northern Iraq in 1988;
       Since 1990, the United States has considered Iraq to be a 
     state sponsor of terrorism;
       Iraq's failure to comply with its international obligations 
     to destroy or dismantle its weapons of mass destruction 
     program and its prohibited ballistic missile program, its 
     record of using weapons of mass destruction, its record of 
     using force against neighboring states, and its support for 
     international terrorism require a strong diplomatic, and if 
     necessary, military response by the international community, 
     led by the United States.

     SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED 
                   FORCES.

       (a) Authorization for the Use of Force.--The President, 
     subject to subsection (b), is authorized to use United States 
     Armed Forces--
       (1) to enforce United Nations Security Council Resolution 
     687, and other resolutions approved by the Council which 
     govern Iraqi compliance with Resolution 687, in order to 
     secure the dismantlement or destruction of Iraq's weapons of 
     mass destruction program and its prohibited ballistic missile 
     program; or
       (2) in the exercise of individual or collective self-
     defense, to defend the United States or allied nations 
     against a grave threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass 
     destruction program and its prohibited ballistic missile 
     program.
       (b) Requirement for Determination That Use of Force is 
     Necessary.--Before exercising the authority granted by 
     subsection (a), the President shall make available to the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro 
     tempore of the Senate his determination that--
       (1) the United States has attempted to seek, through the 
     United Nations Security Council, adoption of a resolution 
     after September 12, 2002 under Chapter VII of the United 
     Nations Charter authorizing the action described in 
     subsection (a)(1), and such resolution has been adopted; or
       (2) that the threat to the United States or allied nations 
     posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program and 
     prohibited ballistic missile program is so grave that the use 
     of force is necessary pursuant to subsection (a)(2), 
     notwithstanding the failure of the Security Council to 
     approve a resolution described in paragraph (1).

     SEC. 3. CONSULTATION AND REPORTS

       (a) Consultation.--The President shall keep Congress fully 
     and currently informed on matters relevant to this joint 
     resolution.
       (b) Initial Report.--
       (1) As soon as practicable, but not later than 30 days 
     after exercising the authority under subsection 2(a), the 
     President shall submit to Congress a report setting forth 
     information--
       (A) about the degree to which other nations will assist the 
     United States in the use of force in Iraq;
       (B) regarding measures the United States is taking, or 
     preparing to take, to protect key allies in the region from 
     armed attack by Iraq; and
       (C) on planning to establish a secure environment in the 
     immediate aftermath of the use of force (including estimated 
     expenditures by the United States and allied nations), and, 
     if necessary, prepare for the political and economic 
     reconstruction of Iraq following the use of force.
       (2) Classification of report.--The report required by 
     paragraph (1) may be submitted in classified form.
       (c) Subsequent Reports.--Following transmittal of the 
     report required by subsection (b), the President shall submit 
     a report to Congress every 60 days thereafter on the status 
     of United States diplomatic, military and reconstruction 
     operations with respect to Iraq.

     SEC. 4. WAR POWERS RESOLUTION REQUIREMENTS

       (a) Specific Statutory Authorization.--Consistent with 
     section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution, the Congress 
     declares that section 2 is intended to constitute specific 
     statutory authorization within the meaning of section 5(b) of 
     the War Powers Resolution.
       (b) Applicability of Other Requirements.--Nothing in this 
     resolution supersedes any requirement of the War Powers 
     Resolution.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4874. Mr. SPECTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by

[[Page 20542]]

him to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 45, to authorize the use of 
United States Armed Forces against Iraq; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       Resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Authorization for the Use of 
     Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.''

     SEC. 2.

       The Senate finds that under United Nations Security Council 
     Resolution 687 (1991), which effected a formal cease-fire 
     following the Persian Gulf War, Iraq agreed to destroy or 
     dismantle, under international supervision, its nuclear, 
     chemical, and biological weapons programs (hereafter in this 
     joint resolution referred to as Iraq's ``weapons of mass 
     destruction program''), as well as its program to develop or 
     acquire ballistic missiles with a range greater than 150 
     kilometers (hereafter in this joint resolution referred to as 
     Iraq's ``prohibited ballistic missile program''), and 
     undertook unconditionally not to develop any such weapons 
     thereafter.
       On numerous occasions since 1991, the United Nations 
     Security Council has reaffirmed Resolution 687, most recently 
     in Resolution 1284, which established a new weapons 
     inspection regime to ensure Iraqi compliance with its 
     obligations under Resolution 687;
       On numerous occasions since 1991, the United States and the 
     United Nations Security Council have condemned Iraq's failure 
     to fulfill its obligations under Resolution 687 to destroy or 
     dismantle its weapons of mass destruction program and its 
     prohibited ballistic missile program;
       Iraq under Saddam Hussein used chemical weapons in its war 
     with Iran in the 1980s and against the Kurdish population in 
     northern Iraq in 1988;
       Since 1990, the United States has considered Iraq to be a 
     state sponsor of terrorism.
       Iraq's failure to comply with its international obligations 
     to destroy or dismantle its weapons of mass destruction 
     program and its prohibited ballistic missile program, its 
     record of using weapons of mass destruction, its record of 
     using force against neighboring states, and its support for 
     international terrorism require a strong diplomatic, and if 
     necessary, military response by the international community, 
     led by the United States.

     SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED 
                   FORCES.

       (a) Authorization for the Use of Force.--The President, 
     subject to subsection (b), is authorized to use United States 
     Armed Forces--
       (1) to enforce United Nations Security Council Resolution 
     687, and other resolutions approved by the Council which 
     govern Iraqi compliance with Resolution 687, in order to 
     secure the dismantlement or destruction of Iraq's weapons of 
     mass destruction program and its prohibited ballistic missile 
     program; or
       (2) in the exercise of individual or collective self-
     defense, to defend the United States or allied nations 
     against a grave threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass 
     destruction program and its prohibited ballistic missile 
     program.
       (b) Requirement for Determination That Use of Force Is 
     Necessary.--Before exercising the authority granted by 
     subsection (a), the President shall make available to the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro 
     tempore of the Senate his determination that--
       (1) the United States has attempted to seek, through the 
     United Nations Security Council, adoption of a resolution 
     after September 12, 2002 under Chapter VII of the United 
     Nations Charter authorizing the action described in 
     subsection (a)(1), and such resolution has been adopted; or
       (2) That the threat to the United States or allied nations 
     posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program and 
     prohibited ballistic missile program is so grave that the use 
     of force is necessary pursuant to subsection (a)(2), 
     notwithstanding the failure of the Security Council to 
     approve a resolution described in paragraph (1).

     SEC. 3. CONSULTATION AND REPORTS.

       (a) Consultation.--The President shall keep Congress fully 
     and currently informed on matters relevant to this joint 
     resolution.
       (b) Initial Report.--
       (1) As soon as practicable, but not later than 30 days 
     after exercising the authority under subsection 2(a), the 
     President shall submit to Congress a report setting forth 
     information--
       (A) about the degree to which other nations will assist the 
     United States in the use of force in Iraq;
       (B) regarding measures the United States is taking, or 
     preparing to take, to protect key allies in the region from 
     armed attack by Iraq; and
       (C) on planning to establish a secure environment in the 
     immediate aftermath of the use of force (including estimated 
     expenditures by the United States and allied nations), and, 
     if necessary, prepare for the political and economic 
     reconstruction of Iraq following the use of force.
       (2) Classification of report.--The report required by 
     paragraph (1) may be submitted in classified form.
       (c) Subsequent Reports.--Following transmittal of the 
     report required by subsection (b), the President shall submit 
     a report to Congress every 60 days thereafter on the status 
     of United States diplomatic, military and reconstruction 
     operations with respect to Iraq.

     SEC. 4. WAR POWERS RESOLUTION REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Specific Statutory Authorization.--Consistent with 
     section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution, the Congress 
     declares that section 2 is intended to constitute specific 
     statutory authorization within the meaning of section 5(b) of 
     the War Powers Resolution.
       (b) Applicability of Other Requirements.--Nothing in this 
     resolution supersedes any requirement of the War Powers 
     Resolution.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4875. Mr. SPECTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 45, to authorize the use of 
United States Armed Forces against Iraq; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

     SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Authorization for the Use of 
     Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.''
       Resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SEC. 2.

       The Senate finds that under United Nations Security Council 
     Resolution 687 (1991), which effected a formal cease-fire 
     following the Persian Gulf War, Iraq agreed to destroy or 
     dismantle, under international supervision, its nuclear, 
     chemical, and biological weapons programs (hereafter in this 
     joint resolution referred to as Iraq's ``weapons of mass 
     destruction program''), as well as its program to develop or 
     acquire ballistic missiles with a range greater than 150 
     kilometers (hereafter in this joint resolution referred to as 
     Iraq's ``prohibited ballistic missile program''), and 
     undertook unconditionally not to develop any such weapons 
     thereafter.
       On numerous occasions since 1991, the United Nations 
     Security Council has reaffirmed Resolution 687, most recently 
     in Resolution 1284, which established a new weapons 
     inspection regime to ensure Iraqi compliance with its 
     obligations under Resolution 687;
       On numerous occasions since 1991, the United States and the 
     United Nations Security Council have condemned Iraq's failure 
     to fulfill its obligations under Resolution 687 to destroy or 
     dismantle its weapons of mass destruction program and its 
     prohibited ballistic missile program;
       Iraq under Saddam Hussein used chemical weapons in its war 
     with Iran in the 1980s and against the Kurdish population in 
     northern Iraq in 1988;
       Since 1990, the United States has considered Iraq to be a 
     state sponsor of terrorism;
       Iraq's failure to comply with its international obligations 
     to destroy or dismantle its weapons of mass destruction 
     program and its prohibited ballistic missile program, its 
     record of using weapons of mass destruction, its record of 
     using force against neighboring states, and its support for 
     international terrorism, require a strong diplomatic, and if 
     necessary, military response by the international community, 
     led by the United States.

     SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED 
                   FORCES.

       (a) Authorization for the Use of Force.--The President, 
     subject to subsection (b), is authorized to use United States 
     Armed Forces--
       (1) to enforce United Nations Security Council Resolution 
     687, and other resolutions approved by the Council which 
     govern Iraqi compliance with Resolution 687, in order to 
     secure the dismantlement or destruction of Iraq's weapons of 
     mass destruction program and its prohibited ballistic missile 
     program; or
       (2) in the exercise of individual or collective self-
     defense, to defend the United States or allied nations 
     against a grave threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass 
     destruction program and its prohibited ballistic missile 
     program.
       (b) Requirement for Determination That Use of Force Is 
     Necessary.--Before exercising the authority granted by 
     subsection (a), the President shall make available to the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro 
     tempore of the Senate his determination that--
       (1) the United States has attempted to seek, through the 
     United Nations Security Council, adoption of a resolution 
     after September 12, 2002 under Chapter VII of the United 
     Nations Charter authorizing the action described in 
     subsection (a)(1), and such resolution has been adopted; or
       (2) that the threat to the United States or allied nations 
     posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program and 
     prohibited ballistic missile program is so grave that the use 
     of force is necessary pursuant to subsection (a)(2), 
     notwithstanding the failure of

[[Page 20543]]

     the Security Council to approve a resolution described in 
     paragraph (1).

     SEC. 3. CONSULTATION AND REPORTS.

       (a) Consultation.--The President shall keep Congress fully 
     and currently informed on matters relevant to this joint 
     resolution.
       (b) Initial Report.--
       (1) As soon as practicable, but not later than 30 days 
     after exercising the authority under subsection 2(a), the 
     President shall submit to Congress a report setting forth 
     information--
       (A) about the degree to which other nations will assist the 
     United States in the use of force in Iraq;
       (B) regarding measures the United States is taking, or 
     preparing to take, to protect key allies in the region from 
     armed attack by Iraq; and
       (C) on planning to establish a secure environment in the 
     immediate aftermath of the use of force (including estimated 
     expenditures by the United States and allied nations), and, 
     if necessary, prepare for the political and economic 
     reconstruction of Iraq following the use of force.
       (2) Classification of report.--The report required by 
     paragraph (1) may be submitted in classified form.
       (c) Subsequent Reports.--Following transmittal of the 
     report by subsection (b), the President shall submit a report 
     to Congress every 60 days thereafter on the status of United 
     States diplomatic, military and reconstruction operations 
     with respect to Iraq.

     SEC. 4. WAR POWERS RESOLUTION REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Specific Statutory Authorization.--Consistent with 
     section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution, the Congress 
     declares that section 2 is intended to constitute specific 
     statutory authorization within the meaning of section 5(b) of 
     the War Powers Resolution.
       (b) Applicability of Other Requirements.--Nothing in this 
     resolution supersedes any requirement of the War Powers 
     Resolution.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 4876. Mr. SPECTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 45, to authorize the use of 
United States Armed Forces against Iraq; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       Resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Authorization for the Use of 
     Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.''

     SEC. 2.

       The Senate finds that under United Nations Security Council 
     Resolution 687 (1991), which effected a formal cease-fire 
     following the Persian Gulf War, Iraq agreed to destroy or 
     dismantle, under international supervision, its nuclear, 
     chemical, and biological weapons programs (hereafter in this 
     joint resolution referred to as Iraq's ``weapons of mass 
     destruction program''), as well as its program to develop or 
     acquire ballistic missiles with a range greater than 150 
     kilometers (hereafter in this joint resolution referred to as 
     Iraq's ``prohibited ballistic missile program''), and 
     undertook unconditionally not to develop any such weapons 
     thereafter.
       On numerous occasions since 1991, the United Nations 
     Security Council has reaffirmed Resolution 687, most recently 
     in Resolution 1284, which established a new weapons 
     inspection regime to ensure Iraqi compliance with its 
     obligations under Resolution 687;
       On numerous occasions since 1991, the United States and the 
     United Nations Security Council have condemned Iraq's failure 
     to fulfill its obligations under Resolution 687 to destroy or 
     dismantle its weapons of mass destruction program and its 
     prohibited ballistic missile program;
       Iraq under Saddam Hussein used chemical weapons in its war 
     with Iran in the 1980s and against the Kurdish population in 
     northern Iraq in 1988;
       Since 1990, the United States has considered Iraq to be a 
     state sponsor of terrorism;
       Iraq's failure to comply with its international obligations 
     to destroy or dismantle its weapons of mass destruction 
     program and its prohibited ballistic missile program, its 
     record of using weapons of mass destruction, its record of 
     using force against neighboring states, and its support for 
     international terrorism require a strong diplomatic, and if 
     necessary, military response by the international community, 
     led by the United States.

     SECTION 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED 
                   FORCES.

       (a) Authorization for the Use of Force.--The President, 
     subject to subsection (b), is authorized to use United States 
     Armed Forces--
       (1) to enforce United Nations Security Council Resolution 
     687, and other resolutions approved by the Council which 
     govern Iraqi compliance with Resolution 687, in order to 
     secure the dismantlement or destruction of Iraq's weapons of 
     mass destruction program and its prohibited ballistic missile 
     program; or
       (2) in the exercise of individual or collective self-
     defense, to defend the United States or allied nations 
     against a grave threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass 
     destruction program and its prohibited ballistic missile 
     program.
       (b) Requirement for Determination That Use of Force Is 
     Necessary.--Before exercising the authority granted by 
     subsection (a), the President shall make available to the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro 
     tempore of the Senate his determination that--
       (1) the United States has attempted to seek, through the 
     United Nations Security Council, adoption of a resolution 
     after September 12, 2002 under Chapter VII of the United 
     Nations Charter authorizing the action described in 
     subsection (a)(1), and such resolution has been adopted; or
       (2) that the threat to the United States or allied nations 
     posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program and 
     prohibited ballistic missile program is so grave that the use 
     of force is necessary pursuant to subsection (a)(2), 
     notwithstanding the failure of the Security Council to 
     approve a resolution described in paragraph (1).

     SEC. 3. CONSULTATION AND REPORTS.

       (a) Consultation.--The President shall keep Congress fully 
     and currently informed on matters relevant to this joint 
     resolution.
       (b) Initial Report.--
       (1) As soon as practicable, but no later than 30 days after 
     exercising the authority under subsection 2(a), the President 
     shall submit to Congress a report setting forth information--
       (A) about the degree to which other nations will assist the 
     United States in the use of force in Iraq;
       (B) regarding measures the United States is taking, or 
     preparing to take, to protect key allies in the region from 
     armed attack by Iraq; and
       (C) on planning to establish a secure environment in the 
     immediate aftermath of the use of force (including estimated 
     expenditures by the United States and allied nations), and, 
     if necessary, prepare for the political and economic 
     reconstruction of Iraq following the use of force.
       (2) Classification of Report.--The report required by 
     paragraph (1) may be submitted in classified form.
       (c) Subsequent Reports.--Following transmittal of the 
     report required by subsection (b), the President shall submit 
     a report to Congress every 60 days thereafter on the status 
     of United States diplomatic, military and reconstruction 
     operations with respect to Iraq.

     SEC. 4. WAR POWERS RESOLUTION REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Specific Statutory Authorization--Consistent with 
     section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution, the Congress 
     declares that section 2 is intended to constitute specific 
     statutory authorization within the meaning of section 5(b) of 
     the War Powers Resolution.
       (b) Applicability of Other Requirements.--Nothing in this 
     resolution supersedes any requirement of the War Powers 
     Resolution.
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  SA 4877. Mr. Specter submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the joint resolution S.J. Res. 45, to authorize the use of 
United States Armed Forces against Iraq; which was ordered to lie on 
the table, as follows:

       Resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Authorization for the Use of 
     Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.''

     SEC. 2.

       The Senate finds that under United Nations Security Council 
     Resolution 687 (1991), which effected a formal cease-fire 
     following the Persian Gulf War, Iraq agreed to destroy or 
     dismantle, under international supervision, its nuclear, 
     chemical, and biological weapons programs (hereafter in this 
     joint resolution referred to as Iraq's ``weapons of mass 
     destruction program''), as well as its program to develop or 
     acquire ballistic missiles with a range greater than 150 
     kilometers (hereafter in this joint resolution referred to as 
     Iraq's ``prohibited ballistic missile program''), and 
     undertook unconditionally not to develop any such weapons 
     thereafter.
       On numerous occasions since 1991, the United Nations 
     Security Council has reaffirmed Resolution 687, most recently 
     in Resolution 1284, which established a new weapons 
     inspection regime to ensure Iraqi compliance with its 
     obligations under Resolution 687;
       On numerous occasions since 1991, the United States and the 
     United Nations Security Council have condemned Iraq's failure 
     to fulfill its obligations under Resolution 687 to destroy or 
     dismantle its weapons of mass-destruction program and its 
     prohibited ballistic missile program;
       Iraq under Saddam Hussein used chemical weapons in its war 
     with Iran in the 1980s and against the Kurdish population in 
     northern Iraq in 1988;
       Since 1990, the United States has considered Iraq to be a 
     state sponsor of terrorism;

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       Iraq's failure to comply with its international obligations 
     to destroy or dismantle its weapons of mass destruction 
     program and its prohibited ballistic missile program, its 
     record of using weapons of mass destruction, its record of 
     using force against neighboring states, and its support for 
     international terrorism require a strong diplomatic, and if 
     necessary, military response by the international community, 
     led by the United States.

     SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED 
                   FORCES.

       (a) Authorization for the Use of Force.--The President, 
     subject to subsection (b) is authorized to use United States 
     Armed Forces.
       (1) to enforce United Nations Security Council Resolution 
     687, and other resolutions approved by the Council which 
     govern Iraqi compliance with Resolution 687, in order to 
     secure the dismantlement or destruction of Iraq's weapons of 
     mass destruction program and its prohibited ballistic missile 
     program; or
       (2) in the exercise of individual or collective self-
     defense, to defend the United States or allied nations 
     against a grave threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass 
     destruction program and its prohibited ballistic missile 
     program.
       (b) Requirement for Determination That Use of Force is 
     Necessary.--Before exercising the authority granted by 
     subsection (a), the President shall make available to the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro 
     tempore of the Senate his determination that--
       (1) the United States has attempted to seek, through the 
     United Nations Security Council, adoption of a resolution 
     after September 12, 2002 under Chapter VII of the United 
     Nations Charter authorizing the action described in 
     subsection (a)(1), and such resolution has been adopted; or
       (2) that the threat to the United States or allied nations 
     posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program and 
     prohibited ballistic missile program is so grave that the use 
     of force is necessary pursuant to subsection (a)(2), 
     notwithstanding the failure of the Security Council to 
     approve a resolution described in paragraph (1).

     SEC. 3. CONSULTATION AND REPORTS.

       (a) Consultation.--The President shall keep Congress fully 
     and currently informed on matters relevant to this joint 
     resolution.
       (b) Initial Report.--
       (1) As soon as practicable, but not later than 30 days 
     after exercising the authority under subsection 2(a), the 
     President shall submit to Congress a report setting forth 
     information--
       (A) about the degree to which other nations will assist the 
     United States in the use of force in Iraq;
       (B) regarding measures the United States is taking, or 
     preparing to take, to protect key allies in the region from 
     armed attack by Iraq; and
       (C) on planning to establish a secure environment in the 
     immediate aftermath of the use of force (including estimated 
     expenditures by the United States and allied nations), and, 
     if necessary, prepare for the political and economic 
     reconstruction of Iraq following the use of force.
       (2) Classification of report.--The report required by 
     paragraph (1) may be submitted in classified form.
       (c) Subsequent Reports.--Following transmittal of the 
     report required by subsection (b), the President shall submit 
     a report to Congress every 60 days thereafter on the status 
     of United States diplomatic, military and reconstruction 
     operations with respect to Iraq.

     SEC. 4. WAR POWERS RESOLUTION REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Specific Statutory Authorization.--Consistent with 
     section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution, the Congress 
     declares that section 2 is intended to constitute specific 
     statutory authorization within the meaning of section 5(b) of 
     the War Powers Resolution.
       (b) Applicability of Other Requirements.--Nothing in this 
     resolution superseded any requirement of the War Powers 
     Resolution.
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  SA 4878. Mr. REID (for Mr. Kerry) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 3389, to reauthorize the National Sea Grant College Program Act, 
and for other purposes; as follows:

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``National Sea Grant College 
     Program Act Amendments of 2002''.

     SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO FINDINGS.

       Section 202(a)(6) of the National Sea Grant College Program 
     Act (33 U.S.C. 1121(a)(6)) is amended by striking the period 
     at the end and inserting ``, including strong collaborations 
     between Administration scientists and scientists at academic 
     institutions.''.

     SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Quadrennial Strategic Plan.--Section 204 (c)(1) of the 
     National Sea Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1123(c)(1)) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) The Secretary, in consultation with the panel, sea 
     grant colleges, and sea grant institutes, shall develop at 
     least every 4 years a strategic plan that establishes 
     priorities for the national sea grant college program, 
     provides an appropriately balanced response to local, 
     regional, and national needs, and is reflective of 
     integration with the relevant portions of the strategic plans 
     of the Department of Commerce and of the Administration.''.
       (b) Program Evaluation and Rating.--
       (1) Evaluation and rating requirement.--Section 
     204(d)(3)(A) of the National Sea Grant College Program Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 1123(d)(3)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A)(i) evaluate the performance of the programs of sea 
     grant colleges and sea grant institutes, using the 
     priorities, guidelines, and qualifications established by the 
     Secretary under subsection (c), and determine which of the 
     programs are the best managed and carry out the highest 
     quality research, education, extension, and training 
     activities; and
       ``(ii) rate the programs according to their relative 
     performance (as determined under clause (i)) into no less 
     than 5 categories, with each of the 2 best-performing 
     categories containing no more than 25 percent of the 
     programs;''.
       (2) Review of evaluation and rating process.--(A) After 3 
     years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary of 
     Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, shall contract with the 
     National Academy of Sciences--
       (i) to review the effectiveness of the evaluation and 
     rating system under the amendment made by paragraph (1) in 
     determining the relative performance of programs of sea grant 
     colleges and sea grant institutes;
       (ii) to evaluate whether the sea grant programs have 
     improved as a result of the evaluation process; and
       (iii) to make appropriate recommendations to improve the 
     overall effectiveness of the evaluation process.
       (B) The National Academy of Sciences shall submit a report 
     to the Congress on the findings and recommendations of the 
     panel under subparagraph (A) by not later than 4 years after 
     the date of the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Allocation of Funding.--Section 204(d)(3)(B) of the 
     National Sea Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 
     1123(d)(3)(B)) is amended by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon at the end of clause (ii) and by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(iv) encourage and promote coordination and cooperation 
     between the research, education, and outreach programs of the 
     Administration and those of academic institutions; and''.

     SEC. 4. COST SHARE.

       Section 205(a) of the National Sea Grant College Program 
     Act (33 U.S.C. 1124(a)) is amended by striking ``section 
     204(d)(6)'' and inserting ``section 204(c)(4)(F)''.

     SEC. 5. FELLOWSHIPS.

       (a) Ensuring Equal Access.--Section 208(a) of the National 
     Sea Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1127(a)) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following: ``The Secretary shall 
     strive to ensure equal access for minority and economically 
     disadvantaged students to the program carried out under this 
     subsection. Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of the National Sea Grant College Program 
     Amendments of 2002, and every 2 years thereafter, the 
     Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress describing 
     the efforts by the Secretary to ensure equal access for 
     minority and economically disadvantaged students to the 
     program carried out under this subsection, and the results of 
     such efforts.''.
       (b) Postdoctoral Fellows.--Section 208(c) of the National 
     Sea Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1127(c)) is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 6. TERMS OF MEMBERSHIP FOR SEA GRANT REVIEW PANEL.

       Section 209(c)(2) of the National Sea Grant College Program 
     Act (33 U.S.C. 1128(c)(2)) is amended by striking the first 
     sentence and inserting the following: ``The term of office of 
     a voting member of the panel shall be 3 years for a member 
     appointed before the date of enactment of the National Sea 
     Grant College Program Act Amendments of 2002, and 4 years for 
     a member appointed or reappointed after the date of enactment 
     of the National Sea Grant College Program Act Amendments of 
     2002. The Director may extend the term of office of a voting 
     member of the panel appointed before the date of enactment of 
     the National Sea Grant College Program Act Amendments of 2002 
     by up to 1 year.''.

     SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 212 of the 
     National Sea Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1131) are 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Authorization.--
       ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Secretary to carry out this title--
       ``(A) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
       ``(B) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
       ``(C) $77,500,000 for fiscal year 2005;
       ``(D) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
       ``(E) $82,500,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
       ``(F) $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.

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       ``(2) Priority activities.--In addition to the amounts 
     authorized under paragraph (1), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2008--
       ``(A) $5,000,000 for competitive grants for university 
     research on the biology and control of zebra mussels and 
     other important aquatic nonnative species;
       ``(B) $5,000,000 for competitive grants for university 
     research on oyster diseases, oyster restoration, and oyster-
     related human health risks;
       ``(C) $5,000,000 for competitive grants for university 
     research on the biology, prevention, and forecasting of 
     harmful algal blooms, including Pfiesteria piscicida; and
       ``(D) $3,000,000 for competitive grants for fishery 
     extension activities conducted by sea grant colleges or sea 
     grant institutes to enhance, and not supplant, existing core 
     program funding.
       ``(b) Limitations.--
       ``(1) Administration.--There may not be used for 
     administration of programs under this title in a fiscal year 
     more than 5 percent of the lesser of--
        ``(A) the amount authorized to be appropriated under this 
     title for the fiscal year; or
        ``(B) the amount appropriated under this title for the 
     fiscal year.
       ``(2) Use for other offices or programs.--Sums appropriated 
     under the authority of subsection (a)(2) shall not be 
     available for administration of this title by the National 
     Sea Grant Office, for any other Administration or department 
     program, or for any other administrative expenses.
       ``(c) Distribution of Funds.--In any fiscal year in which 
     the appropriations made under subsection (a)(1) exceed the 
     amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2003 for the purposes 
     described in such subsection, the Secretary shall distribute 
     any excess amounts (except amounts used for the 
     administration of the sea grant program) to any combination 
     of the following:
        ``(1) sea grant programs, according to their rating under 
     section 204(d)(3)(A);
        ``(2) national strategic investments authorized under 
     section 204(b)(4);
        ``(3) a college, university, institution, association, or 
     alliance for activities that are necessary for it to be 
     designated as a sea grant college or sea grant institute;
        ``(4) a sea grant college or sea grant institute 
     designated after the date of enactment of the National Sea 
     Grant College Program Act Amendments of 2002 but not yet 
     evaluated under section 204(d)(3)(A).''.

     SEC. 8. ANNUAL REPORT ON PROGRESS IN BECOMING DESIGNATED AS 
                   SEA GRANT COLLEGES AND SEA GRANT INSTITUTES.

       Section 207 of the National Sea Grant college Program Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 1126) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(e) Annual Report on Progress.--
       ``(1) Report requirement.--The Secretary shall report 
     annually to the Committee on Resources and the Committee on 
     Science of the House of Representatives, and to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, on 
     efforts and progress made by colleges, universities, 
     institutions, associations, and alliances to become 
     designated under this section as sea grant colleges or sea 
     grant institutes, including efforts and progress made by sea 
     grant institutes in being designated as sea grant colleges.
       ``(2) Territories and freely associated states.--The report 
     shall include description of--
        ``(A) efforts made by colleges, universities, 
     associations, institutions, and alliances in United States 
     territories and freely associated States to develop the 
     expertise necessary to be designated as a sea grant institute 
     or sea grant college;
        ``(B) the administrative, technical, and financial 
     assistance provided by the Secretary to those entities 
     seeking to be designated; and
        ``(C) the additional actions or activities necessary for 
     those entities to meet the qualifications for such 
     designation under subsection (a)(1).''.

     SEC. 9. COORDINATION.

       Not later than February 15 of each year, the Under 
     Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and the 
     Director of the National Science Foundation shall jointly 
     submit to the Committees on Resources and Science of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on how the 
     oceans and coastal research activities of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including the Coastal 
     Ocean Program and the National Sea Grant College Program, and 
     of the National Science Foundation will be coordinated during 
     the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the report 
     is submitted. The report shall describe in detail any 
     overlapping ocean and coastal research interests between the 
     agencies and specify how such research interests will be 
     pursued by the programs in a complementary manner.

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