[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 11972-11973]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 3449. Mr. REID (for Mr. Levin) proposed an amendment to amendment 
SA 3322 proposed by Mr. Allard to the bill S. 2400, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Services, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       Beginning on page 2, line 4, of the amendment, strike ``not 
     later than 30 days'' and all that follows through the end and 
     insert ``on an expedited basis, except in cases in which the 
     Secretary of State determines that additional time is 
     required to complete a review of a technical assistance 
     agreement or related amendment or a munitions license 
     application for foreign policy or national security reasons, 
     including concerns regarding the proliferation of ballistic 
     missile technology.
       (2) Study on comprehensive authorizations for missile 
     defense.--The Secretary of State shall, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of Defense, examine the feasibility of 
     providing major project authorizations for programs related 
     to missile defense similar to the comprehensive export 
     authorization specified in section 126.14 of the 
     International Traffic in Arms Regulations (section 126.14 of 
     title 22, Code of Federal Regulations).
       (3) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense, submit to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on International 
     Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives a report on--
       (A) the implementation of the expedited procedures required 
     under paragraph (1); and
       (B) the feasibility of providing the major project 
     authorization for projects related to missile defense 
     described in paragraph (2).
       (b) Department of Defense Procedures for Expedited Review 
     of Licenses for the Transfer of Defense Items Related to 
     Missile Defense.--
       (1) Procedures.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State, prescribe 
     procedures to increase the efficiency and transparency of the 
     practices used by the Department of Defense to review 
     technical assistance agreements and related amendments and 
     munitions license applications related to international 
     cooperation on missile defense that are referred to the 
     Department.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the 
     Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services 
     and the Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives a report--
       (A) describing actions taken by the Secretary of Defense to 
     coordinate with the Secretary of State the establishment of 
     the expedited review process described in subsection (a)(1);
       (B) identifying key defense items related to missile 
     defense that are suitable for comprehensive licensing 
     procedures; and
       (C) describing the procedures prescribed pursuant to 
     paragraph (1).
       (c) Definition of Defense Items.--In this section, the term 
     ``defense items'' has the meaning given that term in section 
     38(j)(4)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2778(j)(4)(A)).

     SEC. 1069. POLICY ON NONPROLIFERATION OF BALLISTIC MISSILES.

       (a) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States to 
     develop, support, and strengthen international accords and 
     other cooperative efforts to curtail the proliferation of 
     ballistic missiles and related technologies which could 
     threaten the territory of the United States, allies and 
     friends of the United States, and deployed members of the 
     Armed Forces of the United States with weapons of mass 
     destruction.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--(1) Congress makes the following 
     findings:
       (A) Certain countries are seeking to acquire ballistic 
     missiles and related technologies that could be used to 
     attack the United States or place at risk United States 
     interests, forward-deployed members of the Armed Forces, and 
     allies and friends of the United States.
       (B) Certain countries continue to actively transfer or sell 
     ballistic missile technologies in contravention of standards 
     of behavior established by the United States and allies and 
     friends of the United States.
       (C) The spread of ballistic missiles and related 
     technologies worldwide has been slowed by a combination of 
     national and international export controls, forward-looking 
     diplomacy, and multilateral interdiction activities to 
     restrict the development and transfer of such weapons and 
     technologies.
       (2) It is the sense of Congress that--
       (A) the United States should vigorously pursue foreign 
     policy initiatives aimed at eliminating, reducing, or 
     retarding the proliferation of ballistic missiles and related 
     technologies; and
       (B) the United States and the international community 
     should continue to support and strengthen established 
     international accords and other cooperative efforts, 
     including United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 and 
     the Missile Technology Control Regime, that are designed to 
     eliminate, reduce, or retard the proliferation of ballistic 
     missiles and related technologies.

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