[Senate Report 105-8]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress                                                   Report
                                 SENATE

 1st Session                                                      105-8
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  LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

                          UNITED STATES SENATE

                      One Hundred Fourth Congress

                    January 4, 1995--October 3, 1996






                 March 20, 1997. Ordered to be printed


                     COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

                      one hundred fourth congress

                 JESSE HELMS, North Carolina, Chairman

RICHARD G. LUGAR, Indiana            CLAIBORNE PELL, Rhode Island
NANCY L. KASSEBAUM, Kansas           JOSEPH R. BIDEN, Jr., Delaware
HANK BROWN, Colorado                 PAUL S. SARBANES, Maryland
PAUL COVERDELL, Georgia              CHRISTOPHER J. DODD, Connecticut
OLYMPIA J. SNOWE, Maine              JOHN F. KERRY, Massachusetts
FRED THOMPSON, Tennessee             CHARLES S. ROBB, Virginia
CRAIG THOMAS, Wyoming                RUSSELL D. FEINGOLD, Wisconsin
ROD GRAMS, Minnesota                 DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California
JOHN ASHCROFT, Missouri

                     James W. Nance, Staff Director

         Edwin K. Hall, Minority Chief Counsel & Staff Director

                                 ______

                     COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

                       one hundred fifth congress

                 JESSE HELMS, North Carolina, Chairman

RICHARD G. LUGAR, Indiana            JOSEPH R. BIDEN, Jr., Delaware
PAUL COVERDELL, Georgia              PAUL S. SARBANES, Maryland
CHUCK HAGEL, Nebraska                CHRISTOPHER J. DODD, Connecticut
GORDON H. SMITH, Oregon              JOHN F. KERRY, Massachusetts
CRAIG THOMAS, Wyoming                CHARLES S. ROBB, Virginia
ROD GRAMS, Minnesota                 RUSSELL D. FEINGOLD, Wisconsin
JOHN ASHCROFT, Missouri              DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California
BILL FRIST, Tennessee                PAUL D. WELLSTONE, Minnesota
SAM BROWNBACK, Kansas

                     James W. Nance, Staff Director

                 Edwin K. Hall, Minority Staff Director




                            C O N T E N T S

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Introduction.....................................................     1

A. Treaties......................................................     3
    1. Treaties Approved.........................................     3
    2. Other Treaties Considered by the Committee................     7
    3. Treaties Pending in Committee at the Close of the 104th 
      Congress...................................................     7

B. Legislation...................................................    10
    1. Referred to Committee.....................................    11
    2. Original Measures from Committee..........................    15

C. Resolutions...................................................    15
    1. Referred to Committee.....................................    15
    2. Original Measures from Committee..........................    18
    3. Agreed to Without Referral or Discharged From 
      Consideration and Agreed to................................    19

D. Nominations...................................................    20
    1. Department of State.......................................    20
    2. Country Ambassadors.......................................    20
    3. Other Agencies............................................    20
    4. International Organizations and Conferences...............    20

E. Miscellaneous Activities......................................    21
    Meetings.....................................................    21
    Subcommittee Activities......................................    23

APPENDIX: Committee Publications.................................    27
  


105th Congress                                                   Report
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 1st Session                                                      105-8
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                     LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES REPORT

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                 March 20, 1997.--Ordered to be printed

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          Mr. Helms, from the Committee on Foreign Relations,

                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

  INTRODUCTION BY SENATOR JESSE HELMS, CHAIRMAN, SENATE COMMITTEE ON 
                           FOREIGN RELATIONS

    This review and report of activities of the Committee on 
Foreign Relations during the 104th Congress is submitted in 
response to the requirements of Rule XXVI 8(b) of the Standing 
Rules of the Senate, which stipulate that all standing 
committees report to the Senate, not later than March 31 of 
each odd-numbered year, on its legislative activities during 
the preceding Congress.
    The Committee on Foreign Relations engaged in a full 
schedule of activities during the 104th Congress, including 
legislation, treaties and nominations, oversight hearings, 
meetings and discussions with foreign visitors, and general 
oversight of U.S. foreign policy decisions.
    The Committee undertook four major legislative initiatives 
during the 104th Congress that were reported favorably by the 
Committee to the Senate: (1) legislation to reorganize and 
revitalize the foreign affairs agencies, (2) legislation to 
authorize foreign assistance programs, (3) legislation to 
strengthen the U.S. embargo against Cuba, and (4) legislation 
to improve certain defense and security assistance provisions 
in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export 
Control Act.
    Although the President vetoed legislation to reorganize and 
revitalize the foreign affairs agencies, that issue continues 
to be a priority for the Committee's legislative agenda in the 
105th Congress. The Congress approved, and the President signed 
into law, the LIBERTAD Act in March 1996, making it illegal 
under U.S. law to


                                     

traffic in property stolen from U.S. citizens. The Congress 
also approved, and the President signed into law, H.R. 3121, 
regarding defense and security assistance.
    The Full Committee considered 39 treaties, 135 nominees, 
1,485 foreign service officer promotions, 13 bills and joint 
resolutions, and 16 concurrent and Senate resolutions during 
the 104th Congress. Nomination hearings included consideration 
of seven State Department Assistant Secretaries, 88 country 
ambassadors, and the entire panel of the newly created 
Broadcasting Board of Governors. The Committee also formally 
received 63 heads of State.
    Treaties considered in the 104th Congress included 
bilateral tax and investment treaties important to protecting 
and furthering U.S. business interests abroad. Also, the 
Committee approved 14 treaties strengthening U.S. law 
enforcement through extradition of criminals and access to 
criminal evidence in other countries. One notable example of 
the impact of these treaties was the ratification of the U.S. 
extradition treaty with Jordan, which enabled the U.S. to take 
into custody a suspect in the World Trade Center bombing. 
Extensive hearings were held to consider the START II Treaty 
and the Convention on Chemical Weapons. The Committee also 
considered and the Senate ratified three multilateral treaties 
dealing with land mines, the rubber industry, and international 
fisheries laws.
    Oversight hearings were numerous and productive. Some of 
the highlights included around the world briefings with 
Secretary of State Warren Christopher, numerous hearings 
regarding U.S. policy towards the former Yugoslavia, the Dayton 
Peace Accords, and the role of NATO in Bosnia; U.S. dependence 
on foreign oil; illegal trade of human body parts in China, and 
World Bank projects in China; a critical report by the Agency 
for International Development's Inspector General regarding 
programs in South Africa; U.S. drug policy towards Mexico; a 
look at U.S. goals and objectives in foreign policy with former 
Secretary of State Kissinger; and U.S. policy regarding the ABM 
Treaty.
    The Committee and its subcommittees conducted 178 meetings. 
This could not have been undertaken without tremendous efforts 
by Senators chairing the subcommittees. I thank my colleagues 
for their contributions to the Committee during the 104th 
Congress. The Committee was productive because of their efforts 
and the work of our respective staffs.
    I especially thank the distinguished ranking member, the 
Honorable Claiborne Pell, whose retirement from the Senate at 
the end of the 104th Congress concluded Senator Pell's 36 years 
of dedicated service. Also, two other distinguished members of 
the Committee retired in 1996: The Honorable Nancy Kassebaum of 
Kansas and the Honorable Hank Brown of Colorado, both of whom 
were actively engaged in the Committee's work and will be 
missed greatly.
    The table that follows is a tabulation of the legislation 
in this report.

                Foreign Affairs Legislation in the Senate               
Bills and joint resolutions:                                            
                                                                        
     Referred to Committee.................................         66  
    Original measures from Committee.......................          3  
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        Total..............................................         69  
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    Reported...............................................         13  
    Became public law......................................      \1\ 4  
                                                                        
Concurrent and Senate resolutions:                                      
                                                                        
    Referred to committee..................................         55  
    Original resolutions from committee....................          2  
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        Total..............................................         57  
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    Reported...............................................         16  
    Agreed to by Senate....................................     \2\ 10  
                                                                        
\1\ There were an additional seven foreign affairs measures that became 
  public law without referral to the Committee: S. 962, H.R. 2161, H.R. 
  2404, H.R. 2589, and H.R. 2808 (Middle East Peace Facilitation Act    
  extensions); H.R. 927 (Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 
  1995); and S. 1322 (Relocation of U.S. Embassy in Israel to           
  Jerusalem).                                                           
\2\ In addition, there were 16 resolutions that were agreed to without  
  referral to the Committee, as well as three resolutions agreed to from
  which the Committee was discharged.                                   

                              A. TREATIES


Treaties pending before the Senate at the beginning of the              
 104th Congress............................................       48    
Treaties submitted during the 104th Congress...............       36    
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      Total during the 104th Congress......................       84    
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Approved by the Senate.....................................       38    
Returned to the President..................................        0    
Reported by the Committee but not approved by the Senate...        1    
Still pending in Committee at the end of the 104th Congress       46    
                                                                        

1. Treaties Approved

    Treaty Between the United States of America and the 
Republic of Panama on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters, 
with Annexes and Appendices, signed at Panama on April 11, 1991 
(Treaty Doc. 102-15).
    Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian 
Federation on Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic 
Offensive Arms (the START II Treaty) signed at Moscow on 
January 3, 1993, including the following documents, which are 
integral parts thereof: The Elimination and Conversion 
Protocol; the Exhibitions and Inspections Protocol; and the 
Memorandum of Attribution (Treaty Doc. 103-1).
    Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of 
Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed To Be 
Excessively Injurious or To Have Indiscriminate Effects, and 
Two Accompanying Protocols on Non-Detectable Fragments 
(Protocol I) and on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of 
Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices (Protocol II). (Treaty 
Doc. 103-25.)
    Convention Between the Government of the United States of 
America and the Government of Sweden for the Avoidance of 
Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with 
Respect to Taxes on Income signed at Stockholm on September 1, 
1994, together with a related exchange of notes (Treaty Doc. 
103-29).
    Convention Between the Government of the United States of 
America and the Government of Ukraine for the Avoidance of 
Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with 
Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital, with Protocol, signed 
at Washington on March 4, 1994 (Treaty Doc. 103-30).
    Additional Protocol that Modifies the Convention Between 
the Government of the United States of America and the 
Government of the United Mexican States for the Avoidance of 
Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with 
Respect to Taxes on Income, signed at Washington on September 
18, 1992. The Additional Protocol was signed at Mexico City on 
September 8, 1994 (Treaty Doc. 103-31).
    Convention Between the Government of the United States of 
America and the Government of the French Republic for the 
Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal 
Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital, signed at 
Paris on August 31, 1994, together with Two Related Exchanges 
of Notes (Treaty Doc. 103-32).
    Convention Between the Government of the United States of 
America and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 
the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal 
Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital, Together 
with the Protocol and the Two Related Exchanges of Notes, 
signed at Almaty on October 24, 1993 (Treaty Doc. 103-33).
    Convention Between the United States of America and the 
Portuguese Republic for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and 
the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on 
Income, Together with a Related Protocol, signed at Washington 
on September 6, 1994 (Treaty Doc. 103-34).
    Treaty Between the United States of America and Jamaica 
Concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of 
Investment, with Annex and Protocol, signed at Washington on 
February 4, 1994 (Treaty Doc. 103-35).
    Treaty Between the United States of America and the 
Republic of Belarus Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal 
Protection of Investment, with Annex, Protocol, and Related 
Exchange of Letters, signed at Minsk on January 15, 1994 
(Treaty Doc. 103-36).
    Treaty Between the United States of America and Ukraine 
Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of 
Investment, with Annex, and Related Exchange of Letters, done 
at Washington on March 4, 1994 (Treaty Doc. 103-37).
    Treaty Between the Government of the United States of 
America and the Government of the Republic of Estonia 
Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of 
Investment, with Annex, done at Washington on April 19, 1994 
(Treaty Doc. 103-38).
    Treaty Between the United States of America and the 
Republic of Korea on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal 
Matters, signed at Washington on November 23, 1993, together 
with a related exchange of notes signed on the same date 
(Treaty Doc. 104-1).
    Treaty Between the Government of the United States of 
America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Northern Ireland on Mutual Legal Assistance in 
Criminal Matters, signed at Washington on January 6, 1994, 
together with a related exchange of notes signed the same date 
(Treaty Doc. 104-2).
    Extradition Treaty Between the Government of the United 
States of America and the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom 
of Jordan, signed at Washington on March 28, 1995 (Treaty Doc. 
104-3).
    Revised Protocol Amending the Convention Between the United 
States and Canada With Respect to Taxes on Income and on 
Capital signed at Washington on September 28, 1980, as amended 
by the Protocols signed on June 14, 1983, and March 28, 1984 
(Treaty Doc. 104-4).
    Treaty Between the Government of the United States of 
America and the Government of the Republic of Hungary on 
Extradition, signed at Budapest on December 1, 1994 (Treaty 
Doc. 104-5).
    Extradition Treaty Between the United States of America and 
the Kingdom of Belgium signed at Brussels on April 27, 1987 
(Treaty Doc. 104-7).
    Supplementary Treaty on Extradition Between the United 
States of America and the Kingdom of Belgium to Promote the 
Repression of Terrorism, signed at Brussels on April 27, 1987 
(Treaty Doc. 104-8).
    Extradition Treaty Between the Government of the United 
States of America and the Government of the Swiss 
Confederation, signed at Washington on November 14, 1990 
(Treaty Doc. 104-9).
    Treaty Between the United States of America and Mongolia 
Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of 
Investment, with Annex and Protocol, signed at Washington on 
October 6, 1994 (Treaty Doc. 104-10).
    Exchange of Notes Dated at Washington May 26 and June 6, 
1995, Relating to the Convention (see Treaty Document 103-30) 
Between the Government of the United States of America and the 
Government of Ukraine for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and 
the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes on 
Income and Capital, Together With a Related Protocol, signed at 
Washington on March 4, 1994 (Treaty Doc. 104-11).
    Treaty Between the Government of the United States of 
America and the Government of the Republic of Latvia Concerning 
the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment, With 
Annex and Protocol, signed at Washington on January 13, 1995 
(Treaty Doc. 104-12).
    Treaty Between the Government of the United States of 
America and the Government of the Republic of Georgia 
Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of 
Investment, With Annex, signed at Washington on March 7, 1994 
(Treaty Doc. 104-13).
    Treaty Between the United States of America and the 
Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Concerning 
the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment, With 
Annex and Protocol, signed at Washington on September 26, 1994 
(Treaty Doc. 104-14).
    Exchange of Notes Dated at Washington July 10, 1995, 
Relating to the Convention (See Treaty Doc. 103-33) Between the 
Government of the United States of America and the Government 
of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the Avoidance of Double 
Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to 
Taxes on Income and Capital, Together with Related Protocol, 
signed at Almaty on October 24, 1993 (Treaty Doc. 104-15).
    The Extradition Treaty Between the Government of the United 
States of America and the Government of the Republic of the 
Philippines, signed at Manila on November 13, 1994 (Treaty Doc. 
104-16).
    The Treaty Between the Government of the United States of 
America and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines 
on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed at 
Manila on November 13, 1994 (Treaty Doc. 104-18).
    The Treaty Between the Government of the United States of 
America and the Government of the Republic of Albania 
Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of 
Investment, with Annex and Protocol, signed at Washington on 
January 11, 1995 (Treaty Doc. 104-19).
    The Treaty Between the Government of the United States of 
America and the Government of the Republic of Hungary on Mutual 
Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed at Budapest on 
December 1, 1994 (Treaty Doc. 104-20).
    The Treaty Between the Government of the United States of 
America and the Government of the Republic of Austria on Mutual 
Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed at Vienna on 
February 23, 1995 (Treaty Doc. 104-21).
    The Extradition Treaty Between the Government of the United 
States of America and the Government of the Republic of 
Bolivia, signed at La Paz on June 27, 1995 (Treaty Doc. 104-
22).
    The Protocol Between the Government of the United States of 
America and the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 
Respect of the Netherlands Antilles Amending Article VIII of 
the 1948 Convention With Respect to Taxes on Income and Certain 
Other Taxes as Applicable to the Netherlands Antilles, signed 
at Washington on October 10, 1995 (Treaty Doc. 104-23).
    The Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of 
the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 
December 1982 Relating to the Conservation and Management of 
Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, with 
Annexes (``the Agreement''), which was adopted at United 
Nations Headquarters in New York by consensus of the United 
Nations Conference on Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly 
Migratory Fish Stocks on August 4, 1995, and signed by the 
United States on December 4, 1995 (Treaty Doc. 104-24).
    Extradition Treaty with Malaysia signed in Kuala Lumpur on 
August 3, 1995 (Treaty Doc. 104-26).
    International Natural Rubber Agreement, 1995, done at 
Geneva on February 17, 1995 (Treaty Doc. 104-27).
    Protocol, signed at Jakarta July 24, 1996, Amending the 
Convention Between the Government of the United States of 
America and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia for the 
Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal 
Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income, with a Related 
Protocol and Exchange of Notes signed at Jakarta on July 11, 
1988 (Treaty Doc. 104-32).
2. Other Treaties Considered by the Committee

    The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, 
Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on 
Their Destruction was reported favorably by the Committee with 
7 conditions and 11 declarations (Treaty Doc. 103-21; Exec. 
Rept. 104-33). The treaty, however, was not approved by the 
Senate.

3. Treaties Pending in Committee at Close of the 104th Congress

    Convention No. 87 concerning freedom of association and 
protection of the right to organize adopted by the 
International Labor Conference at its 31st session held at San 
Francisco, June 17 to July 10, 1948 (Ex. S, 81-1).
    Optional protocol of signature concerning the compulsory 
settlement of disputes. (Law of the Sea/Ex. N, 86-1.)
    Convention No. 116 concerning the partial revision of the 
conventions adopted by the General Conference of the 
International Labor Organization at its first 32 sessions for 
the purpose of standardizing the provisions regarding the 
preparation of reports by the governing body of the 
International Labor Office on the Working of Conventions. 
Convention No. 116 was adopted at the 45th session of the 
International Labor Conference, at Geneva, on June 26, 1961 
(Ex. C, 87-2).
    Convention No. 122 concerning employment policy, adopted by 
the International Labor Conference at its 48th session, at 
Geneva, on July 9, 1964 (Ex. G, 89-2).
    (1) International Convention Relating to Intervention on 
the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties; (2) 
International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution 
Damage; (3) Amendments to the International Convention for the 
Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil (recommended by the 
Maritime Safety Committee of the Inter-Governmental Maritime 
Consultative Organization and adopted by the Assembly of that 
Organization on October 21, 1969). (Ex. G, 91-2.)
    Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, signed for the 
United States on April 24, 1970 (Ex. L, 92-1).
    (1) Convention on the Establishment of an International 
Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, done at 
Brussels, December 18, 1971; and (2) Certain Amendments to the 
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the 
Sea by Oil of 1954, relating to Tanker Size and Arrangement and 
the Protection of the Great Barrier Reef (Ex. K, 92-2).
    Trademark Registration Treaty, done at Vienna on June 12, 
1973 (Ex. H, 94-1).
    Two Related Protocols done at Montreal on September 25, 
1975, Entitled: A. Additional Protocol No. 3 to Amend the 
Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to 
International Carriage by Air, signed at Warsaw on October 12, 
1929, as Amended by the Protocols done at The Hague, on 
September 28, 1955, and at Guatemala City, March 8, 1971 
(hereinafter Montreal Protocol No.3); and B. Montreal Protocol 
No. 4 to Amend the Convention for the Unification of Certain 
Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air, signed at 
Warsaw on October 12, 1929, as Amended by the Protocol done at 
The Hague on September 8, 1955 (hereinafter Montreal Protocol 
No.4). (Ex. B, 95-1.)
    International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural 
Rights, signed on behalf of the United States on October 5, 
1977 (Ex. D, 95-2).
    American Convention on Human Rights, signed on behalf of 
the United States on June 1, 1977 (Ex. F, 95-2).
    Treaty on Maritime Boundaries between the United States of 
America and the United Mexican States, signed at Mexico City, 
May 4, 1978 (Ex. F, 96-1).
    Maritime Boundary Agreement between the United States of 
America and the Republic of Cuba, signed at Washington December 
16, 1977 (Ex. H, 96-1).
    Treaty between the United States and the Union of Soviet 
Socialist Republics on the Limitation of Strategic Offensive 
Arms and the Protocol Thereto, together referred to as the SALT 
II Treaty, both signed at Vienna, Austria, on June 18, 1979, 
and related documents (Ex. Y, 96-1).
    Convention with Denmark for the Avoidance of Double 
Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to 
Taxes on Income, signed at Washington on June 17, 1980 (Ex. Q, 
96-2).
    Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of 
Discrimination against Women, adopted by the U.N. General 
Assembly on December 18, 1979, and signed on behalf of the 
United States of America on July 17, 1980 (Ex. R, 96-2).
    Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and 
Degrees Concerning Higher Education in the States Belonging to 
the Europe Region, signed on behalf of the United States on 
December 21, 1979 (Ex. V, 96-2).
    Protocol Amending the Convention of August 16, 1916, for 
the Protection of Migratory Birds in Canada and the United 
States of America, signed at Ottawa January 30, 1979 (Ex. W, 
96-2).
    Supplementary Convention on Extradition between the United 
States of America and the Kingdom of Sweden, signed at 
Washington on May 27, 1981 (Treaty Doc. 97-15).
    Amendment to the 1973 Convention on International Trade in 
Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) adopted at 
an extraordinary meeting of the parties to the Convention April 
30, 1983 (Treaty Doc. 98-10).
    Protocol, signed at Washington on August 23, 1963, together 
with an exchange of letters, Amending the Convention between 
the Government of the United States of America and the 
Government of the Kingdom of Denmark for the Avoidance of 
Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with 
Respect to Taxes on Income, signed at Washington on June 17, 
1980 (Treaty Doc. 98-12).
    Consular Convention between the United States of America 
and the Republic of South Africa, signed at Pretoria on October 
28, 1982 (Treaty Doc. 98-14).
    Protocol signed at Washington on October 12, 1984, Amending 
the Interim Convention on Conservation of North Pacific Fur 
Seals between the United States, Canada, Japan, and the Soviet 
Union (Treaty Doc. 99-5).
    Convention between the Government of the United States and 
the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri 
Lanka for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention 
of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income, signed at 
Colombo on March 14, 1985 (Treaty Doc. 99-10).
    Two Protocols: (A) The Protocol of 1984 to Amend the 
International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution 
Damage, 1969 (Civil Liability Convention); and (B) the Protocol 
of 1984 to Amend the International Convention on the 
Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil 
Pollution Damage, 1971 (Fund Convention). (Treaty Doc. 99-12.)
    Treaty between the United States of America and the 
Republic of Haiti Concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and 
Protection of Investment, with Protocol, signed at Washington, 
December 13, 1983 (Treaty Doc. 99-16).
    Protocol II Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 
August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-
International Armed Conflicts, concluded at Geneva on June 10, 
1977 (Treaty Doc. 100-2).
    Consular Convention Between the United States of America 
and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, signed at 
Belgrade June 6, 1988 (Treaty Doc. 101-3).
    Treaty on the International Registration of Audiovisual 
Works (Treaty Doc. 101-8).
    Treaty Between the Government of the United States of 
America and the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Mutual Legal 
Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed at Washington on 
September 13, 1989 (Treaty Doc. 102-26).
    Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife 
to the Convention for the Protection and Development of the 
Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region, done at 
Kingston on January 18, 1990, with accompanying papers (Treaty 
Doc. 103-5).
    Convention on Biological Diversity, with Annexes, done at 
Rio de Janeiro June 5, 1992, and signed by the United States in 
New York on June 4, 1993 (Treaty Doc. 103-20).
    Convention on Prohibition of the Development, Production, 
Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their 
Destruction (Treaty Doc. 103-21).
    Protocol Amending the Convention Between the United States 
of America and Canada with Respect to Taxes on Income and on 
Capital signed at Washington on September 26, 1980, as amended 
by the Protocols signed on June 14, 1983, and March 28, 1984, 
signed at Washington August 31, 1994 (Treaty Doc. 103-28).
    United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, With 
Annexes, Done at Montego Bay, December 10, 1982 (the 
``Convention''), and the Agreement Relating to the 
Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on 
the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982, with Annex, Adopted at 
New York, July 28, 1994 (the ``Agreement''), and signed by the 
United States, Subject to Ratification, on July 29, 1994 
(Treaty Doc. 103-39).
    Convention on Nuclear Safety done at Vienna on September 
20, 1994 (Treaty Doc. 104-6).
    The International Convention for the Protection of New 
Varieties of Plants of December 2, 1961, as revised at Geneva 
on November 10, 1972, on October 23, 1978, and on March 19, 
1991, and signed by the United States on October 25, 1991 
(Treaty Doc. 104-17).
    The Treaty Between the Government of the United States of 
America and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan 
Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of 
Investment, with Annex, signed at Washington on December 16, 
1994 (Treaty Doc. 104-25).
    A Protocol between the United States and Canada Amending 
the 1916 Convention for the Protection of Migratory Birds in 
Canada and the United States, with a related exchange of notes, 
signed at Washington on December 14, 1995 (Treaty Doc. 104-28).
    United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in 
Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or 
Desertification, particularly in Africa, with Annexes, adopted 
at Paris, June 17, 1994, and signed by the United States on 
October 14, 1994 (Treaty Doc. 104-29).
    Agreement Between the Government of the United States of 
America and the Government of the Republic of Turkey for the 
Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal 
Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income, together with a 
related Protocol, signed at Washington on March 28, 1996 
(Treaty Doc. 104-30).
    Convention Between the United States of America and the 
Republic of Austria for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and 
the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on 
Income, signed at Washington on May 31, 1996 (Treaty Doc. 104-
31).
    Convention Between the Government of the United States of 
America and the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg for 
the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal 
Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital, signed at 
Luxembourg on April 3, 1996 (Treaty Doc. 104-33).
    Constitution and Convention of the International 
Telecommunication Union (ITU), with Annexes, signed at Geneva 
on December 22, 1992, and amendments to the Constitution and 
Convention, signed at Kyoto on October 14, 1994, together with 
declarations and reservations by the United States as contained 
in the Final Acts (Treaty Doc. 104-34).
    Inter-American Convention on Serving Criminal Sentences 
Abroad, done in Managua, Nicaragua, on June 9, 1993, signed on 
behalf of the United States at the OAS Headquarters in 
Washington on January 10, 1995 (Treaty Doc. 104-35).
    Convention on the International Maritime Organization, 
signed at Geneva, March 6, 1948 (IMO Convention). (Treaty Doc. 
104-36.)

                             B. LEGISLATION


Bills and Joint Resolutions:                                            
    Referred to Committee..................................       66    
    Original measures from Committee.......................       03    
                                                            ------------
        Total..............................................       69    
                                                            ============
    Reported...............................................       13    
    Became Public Law......................................    \1\ 4    
                                                                        
                                                                        
\1\ There were an additional seven foreign affairs measures that became 
  public law without referral to the Committee: S. 962, H.R. 2161, H.R. 
  2404, H.R. 2589, and H.R. 2808 (Middle East Peace Facilitation Act    
  extensions); H.R. 927 (Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 
  1995); and S. 1322 (Relocation of U.S. Embassy in Israel to           
  Jerusalem).                                                           

1. Referred to Committee

    * Reported.    ** Reported and became public law.

    S. 5--To clarify the war powers of Congress and the 
President in the post-Cold War period.
    S. 21--To terminate the United States arms embargo 
applicable to the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
    S. 104--To establish the position of Coordinator for 
Counter-Terrorism within the office of the Secretary of State.
    S. 196--To establish certain environmental protection 
procedures within the area comprising the border region between 
the United States and Mexico, and for other purposes.
    S. 230--To prohibit United States assistance to countries 
that prohibit or restrict the transport or delivery of United 
States humanitarian assistance.
    S. 301--To provide for the negotiation of bilateral 
prisoner transfer treaties with foreign countries and to 
provide for the training in the United States of border patrol 
and customs service personnel from foreign countries.
    S. 326--To prohibit United States military assistance and 
arms transfers to foreign governments that are undemocratic, do 
not adequately protect human rights, are engaged in acts of 
armed aggression, or are not fully participating in the United 
Nations Registrar of Conventional Arms.
    S. 381--To strengthen international sanctions against the 
Castro government in Cuba, to develop a plan to support a 
transition government leading to a democratically elected 
government in Cuba, and for other purposes. (Cuban Liberty and 
Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act.)
    *S. 384--To require a report on United States support for 
Mexico during its debt crisis, and for other purposes.
    S. 420--To establish limitations on the use of funds for 
United Nations peacekeeping activities.
    S. 422--To authorize the appropriations for international 
economic and security assistance.
    S. 564--To confer and confirm Presidential authority to use 
force abroad, to set forth principles and procedures governing 
the exercise of that authority, and thereby to facilitate 
cooperation between the President and Congress in decisions 
concerning the use or deployment of United States Armed Forces 
abroad in situations of actual or potential hostilities.
    S. 576--To prohibit the provision of certain trade 
assistance to United States subsidiaries of foreign 
corporations that lack effective prohibitions on bribery.
    S. 578--To limit assistance for Turkey under the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act until 
that country complies with certain human rights standards.
    *S. 602--To amend the NATO Participation Act of 1994 to 
expedite the transition to full membership in the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization of European countries emerging 
from communist domination. (NATO Participation Act Amendments 
of 1995.)
    S. 643--To assist in implementing the Plan of Action 
adopted by the World Summit for Children.
    S. 681--To provide for the imposition of sanctions against 
Colombia with respect to illegal drugs and drug trafficking.
    S. 726--To amend the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Act 
of 1992 to revise the sanctions applicable to violations of 
that act, and for other purposes.
    S. 747--To require the President to notify the Congress of 
certain arms sales to Saudi Arabia until certain outstanding 
commercial disputes between United States nationals and the 
Government of Saudi Arabia are resolved.
    S. 766--To protect the constitutional right to travel to 
foreign countries.
    S. 770--To provide for the relocation of the United States 
Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, and for other purposes.
    S. 838--To provide for additional radio broadcasting to 
Iran by the United States.
    S. 858--To restrict intelligence sharing with the United 
Nations.
    S. 859--To establish terrorist lookout committees in each 
United States embassy.
    S. 861--To require a General Accounting Office study of 
duplication among certain international affairs grantees.
    S. 915--To govern relations between the United States and 
the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), to enforce 
compliance with standards of international conduct, and for 
other purposes.
    S. 925--To impose congressional notification and reporting 
requirements on any negotiations or other discussions between 
the United States and Cuba with respect to normalization of 
relations.
    S. 940--To support proposals to implement the United States 
goal of eventually eliminating antipersonnel landmines; to 
impose a moratorium on use of antipersonnel landmines except in 
limited circumstances; to provide for sanctions against foreign 
governments that export antipersonnel landmines, and for other 
purposes.
    S. 1029--To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to 
establish and strengthen policies and programs for the early 
stabilization of world population through the global expansion 
of reproductive choice, and for other purposes.
    S. 1064--Entitled ``The Middle East Peace Facilitation Act 
of 1995.''
    S. 1065--To provide procedures for the contribution of 
volunteer United States military personnel to international 
peace operations; to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
provide for participation of the Armed Forces in peacekeeping 
activities, humanitarian activities, and refugee assistance, 
and for other purposes.
    S. 1092--To impose sanctions against Burma, and countries 
assisting Burma, unless Burma observes basic human rights and 
permits political freedoms.
    S. 1157--To authorize the establishment of a multilateral 
Bosnia and Herzegovina Self-Defense Fund.
    S. 1200--To establish and implement efforts to eliminate 
restrictions on the enclaved people of Cyprus.
    S. 1222--To prevent the creation of an international 
bailout fund within the International Monetary Fund.
    S. 1293--To provide for implementation of the Agreed 
Framework with North Korea regarding resolution of the nuclear 
issue on the Korean Peninsula.
    S. 1323--To provide for the relocation of the United States 
Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
    S. 1382--A bill to extend the Middle East Peace 
Facilitation Act.
    S. 1419--A bill to impose sanctions against Nigeria.
    S. 1441--A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
Department of State for fiscal year 1996 through 1999 and to 
abolish the United States Information Agency, the United States 
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and the Agency for 
International Development, and for other purposes.
    **S. 1465--A bill to extend au pair programs.
    S. 1519--A bill to prohibit United States voluntary and 
assessed contributions to the United Nations if the United 
Nations imposes any tax or fee on United States persons or 
continues to develop or promote proposals for such taxes or 
fees.
    S. 1560--A bill to require Colombia to meet anti-narcotics 
performance standards for continued assistance and to require a 
report on the counter-narcotics efforts of Colombia.
    S. 1562--A bill to require the President to give notice of 
the intention of the United States to withdraw from the Anti-
Ballistic Missile Treaty, and for other purposes.
    S. 1638--A bill to promote peace and security in South 
Asia.
    S. 1684--A bill to require that applications for passports 
for minors have parental signatures.
    S. 1732--To implement the obligations of the United States 
under the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, 
Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on 
Their Destruction, known as ``the Chemical Weapons Convention'' 
and opened for signature and signed by the United States on 
January 13, 1993.
    S. 1830--A bill to amend the NATO Participation Act of 1994 
to expedite the transition to full membership in the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization of emerging democracies in Central 
and Eastern Europe. (NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act of 
1996.)
    S. 1968--A bill to reorder United States budget priorities 
with respect to United States assistance to foreign countries 
and international organizations.
    S. 2106--A bill to amend the United Nations Participation 
Act of 1945 to prohibit the placement of members of the United 
States Armed Forces under the command, direction, or control of 
the United Nations, and for other purposes.
    S. 2165--A bill to require the President to impose economic 
sanctions against countries that fail to eliminate corrupt 
business practices, and for other purposes.
    S. 2193--A bill to establish a program for the disposition 
of donated private sector and United States Government 
nonlethal personal property needed by eligible foreign 
countries.
    H.R. 7--To revitalize the national security of the United 
States.
    H.R. 1561--To consolidate the foreign affairs agencies of 
the United States; to authorize appropriations for the 
Department of State and related agencies for fiscal years 1996 
and 1997; to responsibly reduce the authorizations of 
appropriations for United States foreign assistance programs 
for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 2058--Establishing United States policy toward China.
    **H.R. 2070--To provide for the distribution within the 
United States of the U.S. Information Agency film entitled 
``Fragile Ring of Life.''
    H.R. 2606--A bill to prohibit the use of funds appropriated 
to the Department of Defense from being used for the deployment 
on the ground of United States Armed Forces in the Republic of 
Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of any peacekeeping operation, 
or as part of any implementation force, unless funds for such 
deployment are specifically appropriated by law.
    **H.R. 3121--To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
and the Arms Export Control Act to make improvements to certain 
defense and security assistance provisions under those Acts, to 
authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign 
countries, and for other purposes.
    H.R. 3564--To amend the NATO Participation Act of 1994 to 
expedite the transition to full membership in the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization of emerging democracies in Central 
and Eastern Europe. (NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act of 
1996.)
    H.R. 3735--A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 to reauthorize the Development Fund for Africa under 
chapter 10 of part I of that Act.
    *H.R. 3846--A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 to authorize the provision of assistance for 
microenterprises, and for other purposes.
    **H.R. 3916--A bill to make available certain Voice of 
America and Radio Marti multilingual computer readable text and 
voice recordings.
    *S. J. Res. 29--Expressing the sense of Congress with 
respect to North-South dialogue on the Korean Peninsula and the 
United States-North Korea Agreed Framework.
    S. J. Res. 34--Prohibiting funds for diplomatic relations 
and most favored nation trading status with the Socialist 
Republic of Vietnam unless the President certifies to Congress 
that Vietnamese officials are being fully cooperative and 
forthcoming with efforts to account for the 2,205 Americans 
still missing and otherwise unaccounted for from the Vietnam 
War, as determined on the basis of all information available to 
the United States Government, and for other purposes.
    S. J. Res. 35--Prohibiting funds for diplomatic relations 
with Vietnam at the ambassadorial level unless the President 
certifies to Congress that Vietnam is making a good faith 
effort to resolve cases involving United States servicemen who 
remain unaccounted for from the Vietnam War, and for other 
purposes.
    *S. J. Res. 43--A joint resolution expressing the sense of 
Congress regarding Wei Jingsheng; Gedhun Choekyl Nyima, the 
next Panchen Lama of Tibet; and the human rights practices of 
the Government of the People's Republic of China.
    S. J. Res. 50--A joint resolution to disapprove the 
certification of the President under section 490(b) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 regarding foreign assistance for 
Mexico during fiscal year 1996.
    H. J. Res. 83--Relating to the United States-North Korea 
Agreed Framework and the obligations of North Korea under that 
and previous agreements with respect to the denuclearization of 
the Korean Peninsula and dialogue with the Republic of Korea.
    *H. J. Res. 158--A joint resolution to recognize the Peace 
Corps on the occasion of its 35th anniversary and the Americans 
who have served as Peace Corps volunteers.

2. Original Measures From Committee

    *S. 908--Original bill to authorize appropriations for the 
Department of State for fiscal years 1996 through 1999 and to 
abolish the United States Information Agency, the United States 
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and the Agency for 
International Development, and for other purposes.
    *S. 961--Original bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act to authorize reduced 
levels of appropriations for foreign assistance programs for 
fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and for other purposes.
    *S. 2130--An original bill to extend certain privileges, 
exemptions, and immunities to Hong Kong Economic and Trade 
Offices.

                             C. RESOLUTIONS


Concurrent and Senate Resolutions:                                      
    Referred to Committee..................................         55  
    Original resolutions from Committee....................          2  
                                                            ------------
        Total..............................................         57  
                                                            ============
    Reported...............................................         16  
    Agreed to by Senate....................................     \1\ 10  
                                                                        
                                                                        
\1\ In addition, there were 16 resolutions that were agreed to without  
  referral to the Committee, as well as 3 resolutions agreed to from    
  which the Committee was discharged.                                   


1. Referred to Committee

    * Reported.

    S. Res. 89--Regarding bribery in international business 
transactions and the discrimination against United States 
exports that results from such bribery.
    S. Res. 91--To condemn Turkey's illegal invasion of 
Northern Iraq.
    *S. Res. 97--Expressing the sense of the Senate with 
respect to peace and stability in the South China Sea.
    S. Res. 105--Condemning Iran for the violent suppression of 
a protest in Teheran.
    S. Res. 128--Prohibiting the use of United States Ground 
Forces in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
    S. Res. 133--Expressing the sense of the Senate that the 
primary safeguard for the well-being and protection of children 
is the family, and that, because the United Nations Convention 
on the Rights of the Child could undermine the rights of the 
family, the President should not sign and transmit it to the 
Senate.
    S. Res. 138--Relating to the conflict in Kashmir.
    S. Res. 149--Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding 
the recent announcement by the Republic of France that it 
intends to conduct a series of underground nuclear testing 
explosions despite the current international moratorium on 
nuclear testing.
    S. Res. 154--Expressing the sense of the Senate that the 
United States Government should encourage other governments to 
draft and participate in regional treaties aimed at avoiding 
any adverse impacts on the physical environment or 
environmental interests of other nations or a global commons 
area, through the preparation of Environmental Impact 
Assessments where appropriate.
    S. Res. 155--Expressing the sense of the Senate that the 
action taken by the Government of Japan against United States 
air cargo and passenger carriers represents a clear violation 
of the United States/Japan bilateral aviation agreement that is 
having severe repercussions on United States air carriers and, 
in general, customers of these United States carriers.
    S. Res. 166--Expressing support for cooperation between the 
Governments of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
    S. Res. 175--Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding 
the recent elections in Hong Kong.
    S. Res. 185--Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding 
repayment of loans to Mexico.
    S. Res. 187--Expressing the sense of the Senate that 
Congress should vote on the deployment of U.S. Armed Forces in 
the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
    S. Res. 202--A resolution concerning the ban on the use of 
United States passports for travel to Lebanon.
    S. Res. 218--A resolution expressing the sense of the 
Senate regarding the failure of Mexico to cooperate with the 
United States in controlling the transport of illegal drugs and 
controlled substances and the denial of certain assistance to 
Mexico as a result of that failure.
    S. Res. 225--A resolution urging the President to undertake 
measures to facilitate the immediate withdrawal of the Iranian 
Revolutionary Guards from Bosnia-Herzegovina.
    S. Res. 247--A resolution expressing the sense of the 
Senate regarding a resolution of the dispute between Greece and 
Turkey over sovereignty to the islet in the Aegean Sea called 
Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey.
    S. Res. 248--A resolution relating to the violence in 
Liberia.
    S. Res. 268--A resolution expressing the sense of the 
Senate with respect to the summit of Arab heads of state being 
held in Cairo beginning on June 21, 1996.
    *S. Res. 270--A resolution urging continued and increased 
United States support for the efforts of the International 
Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia to bring to justice 
the perpetrators of gross violations of international law in 
the former Yugoslavia.
    *S. Res. 275--A resolution to express the sense of the 
Senate concerning Afghanistan.
    *S. Res. 276--A resolution congratulating the people of 
Mongolia on embracing democracy in Mongolia through their 
participation in the parliamentary elections held on June 30, 
1996.
    S. Res. 283--A resolution to express the sense of the 
Senate concerning creation of a new position in the White House 
as Senior Adviser on Religious Persecution.
    *S. Res. 285--A resolution expressing the sense of the 
Senate that the Secretary of State should make improvements in 
Cambodia's record on human rights, the environment, narcotics 
trafficking and the Royal Government of Cambodia's conduct 
among the primary objectives in our bilateral relations with 
Cambodia.
    S. Res. 306--A resolution to state the sense of the Senate 
that the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the 
United States of America and Japan is essential for furthering 
the security interests of the United States, Japan and the 
nations of the Asia-Pacific and that the people of Okinawa 
deserve recognition for their contributions toward ensuring the 
Treaty's implementation.
    *S. Con. Res. 3--Relative to Taiwan and the United Nations.
    S. Con. Res. 4--Expressing the sense of the Congress with 
respect to North-South dialogue on the Korean Peninsula and the 
United States-North Korea Agreed Framework.
    S. Con. Res. 6--To express the sense of the Congress that 
the Secretary of the Treasury should submit monthly reports to 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
Senate and the Committee on Banking and Financial Services of 
the House of Representatives concerning compliance by the 
Government of Mexico regarding certain loans, loan guarantees, 
and other assistance made by the United States to the 
Government of Mexico.
    S. Con. Res. 7--Expressing the sense of the Congress that 
the President should not have granted diplomatic recognition to 
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
    *S. Con. Res. 9--Expressing the sense of the Congress 
regarding a private visit by President Lee Teng-hui of the 
Republic of China on Taiwan to the United States.
    S. Con. Res. 11--Supporting a resolution to the long-
standing dispute regarding Cyprus.
    S. Con. Res. 12--Expressing the sense of the Congress 
concerning the trafficking of Burmese women and girls into 
Thailand for the purposes of forced prostitution.
    *S. Con. Res. 14--Urging the President to negotiate a new 
base rights agreement with the Government of Panama to permit 
United States Armed Forces to remain in Panama beyond December 
31, 1999.
    S. Con. Res. 15--Expressing the sense of Congress regarding 
the escalating costs of international peacekeeping activities.
    S. Con. Res. 16--Expressing the sense of Congress that the 
Russian Federation should be strongly condemned for its plan to 
provide nuclear technology to Iran, and that such nuclear 
transfer would make Russia ineligible under terms of the 
Freedom Support Act.
    *S. Con. Res. 22--Expressing the sense of the Congress that 
the United States should participate in Expo '98 in Lisbon, 
Portugal.
    *S. Con. Res. 25--Concerning the protection and continued 
viability of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate.
    S. Con. Res. 30--Expressing the support of the United 
States Congress for the initial efforts of President Ernesto 
Zedillo of Mexico to eliminate drug-related and other 
corruption within the political system of Mexico and urging the 
President of the United States to encourage President Zedillo 
to continue with reforms.
    *S. Con. Res. 42--A concurrent resolution concerning the 
emancipation of the Iranian Baha'i community.
    S. Con. Res. 43--A concurrent resolution expressing the 
sense of the Congress regarding proposed missile tests by the 
People's Republic of China.
    S. Con. Res. 46--A concurrent resolution to express 
Congress' admiration of the late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak 
Rabin and his contribution to the special relationship between 
the United States and Israel, and to express the sense of the 
Congress that the American Promenade in Israel be named in his 
memory.
    S. Con. Res. 50--A concurrent resolution concerning human 
and political rights and in support of a resolution of the 
crisis in Kosova.
    S. Con. Res. 53--A concurrent resolution congratulating the 
people of the Republic of Sierra Leone on the success of their 
recent democratic multiparty elections.
    *S. Con. Res. 56--A concurrent resolution recognizing the 
tenth anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, and 
supporting the closing of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
    S. Con. Res. 69--A concurrent resolution expressing the 
sense of the Congress that the German Government should 
investigate and prosecute Dr. Hans Joachim Sewering for his war 
crimes of euthanasia committed during World War II.
    S. Con. Res. 73--A concurrent resolution concerning the 
return of or compensation for wrongly confiscated foreign 
properties in formerly Communist countries and by certain 
foreign financial institutions.
    *H. Con. Res. 42--Supporting a resolution to the long-
standing dispute regarding Cyprus.
    H. Con. Res. 117--A concurrent resolution concerning 
writer, political philosopher, human rights advocate, and Nobel 
Peace Prize nominee Wei Jingsheng.
    H. Con. Res. 120--A concurrent resolution supporting the 
independence and sovereignty of Ukraine and the progress of its 
political and economic reforms.
    H. Con. Res. 142--A concurrent resolution regarding the 
human rights situation in Mauritania, including the continued 
practice of chattel slavery.
    H. Con. Res. 149--A concurrent resolution condemning terror 
attacks in Israel.
    H. Con. Res. 154--A concurrent resolution to congratulate 
the Republic of China on Taiwan on the occasion of its first 
Presidential and democratic election.
    H. Con. Res. 155--A concurrent resolution concerning human 
and political rights and in support of a resolution of the 
crisis in Kosova.
    *H. Con. Res. 160--A concurrent resolution congratulating 
the people of the Republic of Sierra Leone on the success of 
their recent democratic multiparty elections.

2. Original Measures From Committee

    * Reported.

    *S. Res. 41--Original resolution authorizing expenditures 
by the Committee on Foreign Relations.
    *S. Res. 271--Original resolution expressing the sense of 
the Senate with respect to the international obligation of the 
People's Republic of China to allow an elected legislature in 
Hong Kong after June 30, 1997, and for other purposes.

3. Agreed to Without Referral or Discharged From Consideration 
        and Agreed To

    S. Res. 69--Condemning terrorist attacks in Israel.
    S. Res. 72--Expressing support for the nation and people of 
Japan and deepest condolences for the losses suffered as the 
result of the earthquake of January 17, 1995.
    S. Res. 74--Commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the 
liberation of the Auschwitz death camp in Poland.
    S. Res. 102--To express the sense of the Senate concerning 
Pakistan and the impending visit of Prime Minister Bhutto.
    S. Res. 121--In support of the Angola Peace Process.
    S. Res. 148--Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding 
the arrest of Harry Wu by the Government of the People's 
Republic of China.
    S. Res. 169--Expressing the sense of the Senate welcoming 
His Holiness the Dalai Lama on his visit to the United States.
    S. Res. 171--Expressing the sense of the Senate with 
respect to the second anniversary of the signing of the 
Israeli-Palestinian Declaration of Principles.
    S. Res. 174--Expressing the sense of the Senate that the 
Secretary of State should aggressively pursue the release of 
political and religious prisoners in Vietnam.
    S. Res. 228--A resolution condemning terror attacks in 
Israel.
    S. Res. 273--A resolution condemning terror attacks in 
Saudi Arabia.
    S. Res. 288--A resolution regarding the United States 
response to Iraqi aggression.
    S. Res. 303--A resolution commending the Governments of 
Hungary and Romania on the occasion of the signing of a Treaty 
of Understanding, Cooperation and Good Neighborliness.
    S. Con. Res. 31--A concurrent resolution honoring the life 
and legacy of Yitzhak Rabin.
    S. Con. Res. 71--A concurrent resolution expressing the 
sense of the Senate with respect to the persecution of 
Christians worldwide.
    H. Con. Res. 53--Expressing the sense of the Congress 
regarding a private visit by President Lee Teng-hui of the 
Republic of China on Taiwan to the United States.
    H. Con. Res. 102--Concurrent resolution concerning the 
emancipation of the Iranian Baha'i community.
    H. Con. Res. 120--A concurrent resolution supporting the 
independence and sovereignty of Ukraine and the progress of its 
political and economic reforms.
    H. Con. Res. 148--A concurrent resolution expressing the 
sense of the Congress regarding missile tests and military 
exercises by the People's Republic of China.

                             D. NOMINATIONS


Referred...................................................        135  
Reported/Confirmed.........................................        119  
Returned to President upon adjournment of Congress.........         16  
Withdrawn by President.....................................          0  
Representatives to conferences:                                         
    Referred...............................................         20  
    Confirmed..............................................         10  
    Returned to President..................................          8  
    Withdrawn by President.................................          2  
Foreign Service Promotions:                                             
    Referred...............................................      1,485  
    Confirmed..............................................      1,265  
     Returned to President.................................        220  
                                                                        


1. Department of State

    There were 24 nominations for State Department officials 
referred to the Committee. These nominations were for 
Ambassador at Large and Special Adviser to the Secretary of 
State for the New Independent States (NIS); Assistant 
Secretaries (7); Personal rank of Career Ambassador in 
recognition of especially distinguished service (2); Inspector 
General; Director General of the Foreign Service; and rank of 
Ambassador (12) while serving in the following positions: 
Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism; Chief Textile Negotiator; 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Burdensharing; Principal 
Negotiator and Special Representative of the President for 
Nuclear Safety and Dismantlement; Special Adviser on Assistance 
to New Independent States and Coordinator of NIS Assistance; 
Special Coordinator for Cyprus; Special Coordinator for Rwanda/
Burundi; Special Negotiator for Nagorno-Karabakh; U.S. 
Commissioner to the Standing Consultative Commission; U.S. 
Coordinator for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (2); and U.S. 
Representative to the European Union.

2. Country Ambassadors

    A total of 88 country ambassadors were referred during the 
104th Congress, with 79 of these receiving confirmation by the 
Senate.

3. Other Agencies

    There were 15 nominations for officials of executive branch 
agencies, boards and commissions, other than the Department of 
State. They were as follows: Director of the Peace Corps; 
Broadcasting Board of Governors (8); and Overseas Private 
Investment Corporation (6).

4. International Organizations and Conferences

    The Committee received the following nominations of U.S. 
officials to international organizations: Alternate Executive 
Director to the Inter-American Development Bank; Director, 
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (2); African 
Development Foundation (2); U.S. Governor to the International 
Monetary Fund, International Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development, Inter-American Development Bank, African 
Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, African Development 
Fund and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
    Additionally, there were 20 nominations submitted as U.S. 
representatives and alternates to the United Nations General 
Assembly (16) and the General Conference of the International 
Atomic Energy Agency (4). Two of the UNGA nominations were 
withdrawn by the Administration since they were erroneously 
transmitted as Alternates rather than as U.S. Representatives, 
but were later correctly resubmitted. A total of 10 of these 
nominations were confirmed by the Senate.

                      E. MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES

    The full Committee and its subcommittees held a total of 
178 sessions. These included hearings on legislation, treaties, 
and nominations, as well as briefings and consultations with 
officials of the executive branch and non-government witnesses 
on current foreign policy matters. Members and staff made 
individual trips abroad and participated in interparliamentary 
conferences to further exercise the legislative oversight 
responsibilities of the Committee. On 63 occasions, Members of 
the Committee received heads of state and senior officials of 
foreign governments to discuss matters of mutual interest.

                                MEETINGS

    * Closed Session        ** Open and Closed Session

January 11, 1995--Business Meeting.
January 24, 1995--North Korea Nuclear Agreement.
January 25, 1995--North Korea Nuclear Agreement.
January 26, 1995 (a.m. & p.m.)--Mexico Economic Situation and U.S. 
    Efforts to Stabilize the Peso.
January 31, 1995--Consideration of Ratification of the Treaty Between 
    the U.S. and the Russian Federation on Further Reduction and 
    Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (the START II Treaty), 
    Treaty Doc. 103-1.
February 2, 1995--Ambassadorial nomination (Indyk).
February 14, 1995--Foreign Policy Overview and Department of State FY 
    1996 Budget Presentation.
February 16, 1995--Ambassadorial nominations (Carson and Myrick).
**February 28, 1995--Consideration of Ratification of the Treaty 
    Between the U.S. and the Russian Federation on Further Reduction 
    and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (the START II Treaty), 
    Treaty Doc. 103-1.
February 28, 1995--Business Meeting.
March 1, 1995--Consideration of Ratification of the Treaty Between the 
    U.S. and the Russian Federation on Further Reduction and Limitation 
    of Strategic Offensive Arms (the START II Treaty), Treaty Doc. 103-
    1.
March 7, 1995--Consideration of the Convention on Prohibitions or 
    Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May 
    Be Deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate 
    Effects (the Convention on Conventional Weapons), Treaty Doc. 103-
    25.
*March 10, 1995--Developing Situation in Croatia and Bosnia.
March 14, 1995--Nominations (Caldwell, Wilcox, and Williams-Bridgers).
March 21, 1995 (a.m. & p.m.)--Peace Powers Act (S. 5) and the National 
    Security Revitalization Act (H.R. 7).
March 22, 1995--Business Meeting.
March 23, 1995--Reorganization and Revitalization of America's Foreign 
    Affairs Institutions.
March 27, 1995--United States Dependence on Foreign Oil.
March 29, 1995--Consideration of Ratification of the Treaty Between the 
    United States and the Russian Federation on Further Reduction and 
    Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (the START II Treaty), 
    Treaty Doc. 103-1.
March 30, 1995--Reorganization of U.S. Foreign Assistance Programs: 
    Alternatives to the Agency for International Development.
May 2, 1995--Business Meeting.
May 4, 1995--China: Illegal Trade in Human Body Parts.
May 10, 1995--Ambassadorial nominations (Napper, Smith, Taylor, Tomsen, 
    Walker, and Williams).
May 17, 1995--Markup of State Department Reorganization and 
    Reauthorization Legislation.
*May 19, 1995--Operational Plan for the Extraction of U.N. Peacekeepers 
    from Bosnia: The Role of the United States and NATO.
May 23, 1995--Foreign Assistance Authorization.
May 25, 1995--Ambassadorial nominations (Carney, Jordan, Steinberg, and 
    Walker).
June 7, 1995--Foreign Assistance Authorization Legislation.
June 8, 1995--U.S. Policy in Former Yugoslavia.
*June 9, 1995--Briefing on the Situation in Bosnia.
June 13, 1995--Conventions and Protocols on Avoidance of Double 
    Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes 
    on Income and Capital (Treaty Doc. 103-29/Sweden; Treaty Doc. 103-
    30/Ukraine; Treaty Doc. 103-31/Mexico; Treaty Doc. 103-32/France; 
    Treaty Doc. 103-33/Kazakhstan; Treaty Doc. 103-34/Portugal; Treaty 
    Doc. 104-4/ Canada).
June 20, 1995--Business Meeting.
June 20, 1995--Nominations (Burleigh, Litt, and Theros).
June 29, 1995 --Nominations (Cotter, Goodby, Jackovich, Jones, Menzies, 
    and Stewart).
June 30, 1995--Ambassadorial nominations (Hobbs and Hughes).
July 10, 1995--Nominations (Blackford, Brynn, Hirsch, Huddleston, 
    Raspolic, Simpson, and Yates).
July 11, 1995--Business Meeting.
July 13, 1995--U.S. National Goals and Objectives in International 
    Relations in the Year 2000 and Beyond.
July 17, 1995--Nominations (Itoh, Kristoff, Malott, Quinn, and Roy).
July 19, 1995--Nominations (Cook, Jones, and Simons).
July 20, 1995--Nominations (Burke, Halpern, Kaufman, Korologos, Lord, 
    Mora, Nathanson, and Spielvogel).
July 21, 1995--Nomination (Gearan).
August 1, 1995--Nominations (Collins, Courtney, Escudero, and Presel).
August 1, 1995--Nomination (Jackson).
August 8, 1995--The Drug Trade in Mexico and Implications for U.S.- 
    Mexican Relations.
August 9, 1995--War Crimes in the Balkans.
August 10, 1995--Business Meeting.
September 26, 1995--Ambassadorial nominations (Joseph and Twining).
September 28, 1995--Ambassadorial nominations (Gevirtz and Plaisted).
October 12, 1995--Ambassadorial nomination (Sasser).
October 17, 1995--The Peace Process in the Former Yugoslavia.
October 18, 1995--Ambassadorial nomination (Sasser).
October 31, 1995--Ambassadorial nominations (Gribbin, Rawson and Scott)
November 30, 1995--Bilateral Treaties Concerning the Encouragement and 
    Reciprocal Protection of Investment (Treaty Doc. 103-35/Jamaica; 
    Treaty Doc. 103-36/Belarus; Treaty Doc. 103-37/Ukraine; Treaty Doc. 
    103-38/Estonia; Treaty Doc. 104-10/Mongolia; Treaty Doc. 104-12/
    Latvia; Treaty Doc. 104-13/Georgia; Treaty Doc. 104- 14/Trinidad/
    Tobago; Treaty Doc. 104-19/Albania).
December 1, 1995--Peace Process in the Former Yugoslavia.
December 8, 1995--Ambassadorial nomination (Johnson).
December 12, 1995--Business Meeting.
December 14, 1995--AID's Programs in South Africa
December 15, 1995--Ambassadorial nominations (Boswell, Quainton)
December 22, 1995--Business Meeting
February 28, 1996--House-Senate Conference: H.R. 927 (Cuban Liberty and 
    Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1995).
February 28, 1996--House-Senate Conference: H.R. 1561 (Foreign 
    Relations Revitalization Act of 1995)
February 29, 1996--House-Senate Conference: H.R. 1561 (Foreign 
    Relations Revitalization Act of 1995)
March 5, 1996--House-Senate Conference: H.R. 1561 (Foreign Relations 
    Revitalization Act of 1995)
March 6, 1996--Nomination (Hayes)
March 7, 1996--House-Senate Conference: H.R. 1561 (Foreign Relations 
    Revitalization Act of 1995)
March 13, 1996--Convention on Chemical Weapons (Treaty Doc. 103-21)
March 21, 1996--Convention on Chemical Weapons (Treaty Doc. 103-21)
March 26, 1996--Nominations (McKoy, Green, Benedict, Geisel, Hooks, 
    Krueger, Shinn)
*March 26, 1996--Status of Chemical Weapons Programs Worldwide and U.S. 
    Capability to Monitor Compliance with the Chemical Weapons 
    Convention
March 27, 1996--Business Meeting
March 28, 1996--Convention on Chemical Weapons (Treaty Doc. 103-21).
April 18, 1996--Nominations (Brill, Hill, Morningstar and Mount)
April 23, 1996--Nominations (Bushnell, Cecil, Halsted, Hughes, Smith, 
    Ward and Wilkinson)
April 24, 1996--State Department nomination (Lyman)
April 25, 1996--Business Meeting
April 30, 1996--Ambassadorial nominations (Chamberlin, Hubbard and 
    Rase)
May 8, 1996--Ambassadorial nominations (Hays, Jett and Planty)
May 17, 1996--Ambassadorial nominations (Bohlen and Lino)
June 4, 1996--United Nations World Conferences.
June 5, 1996--(Informal off-the-record briefing/Lugar). Forthcoming 
    Russian Elections
June 6, 1996--Consequences of MFN Renewal for China
*June 13, 1996--Briefing on PLO Compliance
June 20, 1996--Treaty Doc. 104-27 (Rubber Agreement) and Treaty Doc. 
    104- 24 (Fish Stocks).
June 20, 1996--Ambassadorial nominations (Hicks, McKee, Nagy and 
    Render)
June 21, 1996--Nominations (Kornblum, Kunin, Weaver)
June 21, 1996--Nomination (Larkin)
June 25, 1996--Ambassadorial nominations (Alexander, Creagan and 
    Gutierrez)
June 26, 1996--Business Meeting
July 10, 1996--Nomination Hearing (Larson)
July 17, 1996--Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties. 
    (Treaty
 Docs. 104-1; 104-2; 104-5; 104-7; 104-8; 104-9; 104-16; 104-18; 104-
    20; 104-21; 104-22 and 104-26.)
July 19, 1996--Nomination (Davidow)
July 24, 1996--Business Meeting.
July 25, 1996--World Bank Projects in Xinjiang, China.
July 29, 1996--International Drug Trafficking and Its Local Impact.
August 1, 1996--Foreign Policy Overview.
September 5, 1996--Ambassadorial nominations (Maisto and Patterson)
September 5, 1996--Nominations (Holmes, Karaer and Wolf)
September 10, 1996--Bosnia Peace Process
September 19, 1996--Economic Freedom and U.S. Development Aid Programs
September 24, 1996--The Urgent Need for Ballistic Missile Defense
September 25, 1996--Business Meeting
September 26, 1996--The ABM Treaty and U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense

                        Subcommittee Activities

    (Subcommittees are listed in the order of the chairman's 
seniority within the full committee. Senator Helms and Senator 
Pell were ex officio members of each subcommittee on which they 
did not serve as members.)

                    subcommittee on european affairs

    Members: Senators Lugar (Chairman), Kassebaum, Brown, Snowe 
and Thompson (Republicans). Senators Biden (Ranking), Pell, 
Sarbanes and Feingold (Democrats).
    Hearings:

Briefing on Bosnia (1/12/95)
U.S. Assistance to Europe & Newly Independent States of former Soviet 
    Union (3/28/95)
NATO's Future: Problems, Threats, and US Interests (4/27/95)
Paths/Impediments to NATO Enlargement: Interests/Perceptions of Allies, 
    Applicants, and Russia (5/3/95)
Loose Nukes, Nuclear Smuggling & Fissile Material Problem in Russia and 
    the New Independent States (8/22/95)
Loose Nukes, Nuclear Smuggling & Fissile Material Problem in Russia and 
    the New Independent States (8/23/95)
Peace Agreement in Former Yugoslavia (12/5/95)
Informal off-the-record briefing on Forthcoming Russian Elections (6/5/
    96)
Current Situation in Bosnia (10/1/96)

                    subcommittee on african affairs

    Members: Senators Kassebaum (Chairman), Snowe and Ashcroft 
(Republicans). Senators Feingold (Ranking) and Feinstein 
(Democrats).
    Hearings:

Trade & Investment in Africa (2/16/95)
Crisis in Rwanda & Burundi (4/5/95)
Situation in Nigeria (7/20/95)
US Policy Toward Liberia (9/21/95)
Briefing on Ambassador Albright's Recent Trip to Africa (1/24/96)
Prospects for Peace and Democracy in Angola (3/12/96)
Role of Radio in Africa (3/28/96)
Development Assistance to Africa (5/1/96)
Update on US Policy Towards Nigeria (5/15/96)
Women in Africa (7/11/96)
Food Security in Africa (7/31/96)

          subcommittee on near eastern and south asian affairs

     Members: Senators Brown (Chairman), Snowe, Thompson, 
Thomas and Grams (Republicans). Senators Feinstein (Ranking), 
Sarbanes, Kerry and Robb (Democrats).
     Hearings:

US Policy Toward Iran and Iraq (3/2/95)
Overview of US Policy Toward South Asia (3/7/95)
Overview of South Asian Proliferation Issues (3/9/95)
US Assistance Programs in the Middle East (5/11/95)
Economic Development and US Assistance in Gaza/Jericho (7/13/95)
UN Sanctions & Iraqi Compliance (8/3/95)
Iraqi Atrocities Against the Kurds (8/3/95)
Ballistic Missile Proliferation in South Asia (9/12/95)
Conventional Weapons & Foreign Policy in South Asia, Part 1 (9/14/95)
Conventional Weapons & Foreign Policy in South Asia, Part 2 (9/14/95)
Ban on US Travel to Lebanon (2/27/96)
Treatment of Minorities in South Asia (3/6/96)
Terrorism and the Middle East Peace Process (3/19/96)
Economic Development in the West Bank & Gaza (3/20/96)
Situation in Algeria (4/16/96)
Afghanistan: Is There Hope for Peace? (6/6/96)
Prospects for Peace in Afghanistan, Part 1 (6/25/96)
Prospects for Peace in Afghanistan, Part 2 (6/26/96)
Prospects for Peace in Afghanistan, Part 3 (6/27/96)
Informal off-the-record briefing on West Bank & Gaza (9/6/96)
Current Situation in Iraq & Iraqi Response (9/19/96)
Lebanon: Prospects for Peace, Security & Economic Development (9/25/96)

       subcommittee on western hemisphere and peace corps affairs

     Members: Senators Coverdell (Chairman), Helms, Lugar and 
Thompson (Republicans). Senators Dodd (Ranking), Pell and Robb 
(Democrats).
     Hearings:

Implementation and Costs of US Policy in Haiti (3/9/95)
Western Hemisphere Drug Control Strategy (4/4/95)
Cuban Liberty & Democratic Solidarity Act/S. 381 (5/22/95)
Cuban Liberty & Democratic Solidarity Act/S. 381 (6/14/95)
Legislative & Municipal Elections in Haiti (7/12/95)
Domestic Impact of International Narcotics Trafficking (2/19/96)
Status of the Hemisphere: 1996 (6/14/96)
The New International Threat of ``Date-Rape Drug'' Trafficking (7/16/
    96)
The Libertad Act: Implementation & International Law (7/30/96)

                subcommittee on international operations

     Members: Senators Snowe (Chairman), Helms, Brown, 
Coverdell and Ashcroft (Republicans). Senators Kerry (Ranking), 
Pell, Biden and Feingold (Democrats).
     Hearings:

Reorganization & Revitalization of America's Foreign Affairs 
    Institutions (3/30/95)
Reorganization & Revitalization of America's Foreign Affairs 
    Institutions (5/11/95)
UN Reform (9/11/96)

    subcommittee on international economic policy, export and trade 
                               promotion

     Members: Senators Thompson (Chairman), Thomas, Grams and 
Ashcroft (Republicans). Senators Sarbanes (Ranking), Pell and 
Biden (Democrats).
     Hearings:

Foreign Policy Implications of a Balanced Budget (3/20/96)
Balancing Budget, Expanding Exports, & Role of ``The America Desk'' (4/
    18/96)
Commercial Diplomacy for a Changing International Business Environment 
    (5/16/96)

             subcommittee on east asian and pacific affairs

     Members: Senators Thomas (Chairman), Lugar, Kassebaum, 
Coverdell and Grams (Republicans). Senators Robb (Ranking), 
Biden, Kerry and Feinstein (Democrats).
     Hearings:

 Intellectual Property Rights & the People's Republic of China (3/8/95)
Recent Developments on the Implementation of the Agreed Framework with 
    North Korea (3/16/95)
Market Reform in New Zealand (3/29/95)
Hong Kong: Problems & Prospects in 1997 (6/6/95)
US/Japan Relationship: How Will It Be Affected by Auto Sanctions (6/13/
    95)
Current Status of US-Sino Relations (7/25/95)
Situation in Tibet (9/7/95)
Growth & Role of Chinese Military, Part 1 (l0/11/95)
Growth & Role of Chinese Military, Part 2 (10/12/95)
US-Sino Intellectual Property Rights Agreement (11/29/95)
Taiwan's Security: Threats & Responses (2/7/96)
US-Sino Relations: Intellectual Property Rights Agreement and Related 
    Trade Issues (3/7/96)
Foreign Policy Implications of China MFN (6/5/96)
Hong Kong: Countdown to 1997 (7/18/96)
Situation in North Korea (9/9/96)
North Korea: An Overview (9/12/96)
Indonesia: US Policy & Recent Developments (9/18/96)


                            A P P E N D I X

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                         COMMITTEE PUBLICATIONS

                                                                                                                
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    Document No. and Date Filed                                 Title of Publication                            
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                                      executive reports                                                         
                                                                                                                
Exec. Rept. 104-1 (Treaty Doc. 103- Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain            
 25) March 22, 1995.                 Conventional Weapons.                                                      
Exec. Rept. 104-2 (Treaty Doc. 104- Extradition Treaty with Jordan.                                             
 3) May 2, 1995.                                                                                                
Exec. Rept. 104-3 (Treaty Doc. 102- Treaty with Panama on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters.                
 15) May 5, 1995.                                                                                               
Exec. Rept. 104-4 (Treaty Doc. 103- Income Tax Convention with Sweden.                                          
 29) Aug. 10, 1995.                                                                                             
Exec. Rept. 104-5 (Treaty Docs.     Income Tax Convention with Ukraine.                                         
 103-30 & 104-11) Aug. 10, 1995.                                                                                
Exec. Rept. 104-6 (Treaty Doc. 103- Additional Protocol Modifying the Income Tax Convention with Mexico.        
 31) Aug. 10, 1995.                                                                                             
Exec. Rept. 104-7 (Treaty Doc. 103- Income Tax Convention with the French Republic.                             
 32) Aug. 10, 1995.                                                                                             
Exec. Rept. 104-8 (Treaty Doc. 103- Income Tax Convention and Protocol with Portugal.                           
 34) Aug. 10, 1995.                                                                                             
Exec. Rept. 104-9 (Treaty Doc. 104- Revised Protocol Amending the Tax Convention with Canada.                   
 4) Aug. 10, 1995.                                                                                              
Exec. Rept. 104-10 (Treaty Doc.     START II Treaty.                                                            
 103-1) Dec. 15, 1995.                                                                                          
Exec. Rept. 104-11 (Treaty Doc.     Treaty with Jamaica Concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection  
 103-35) June 20, 1996.              of Investment.                                                             
Exec. Rept. 104-12 (Treaty Doc.     Treaty with Republic of Belarus Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal 
 103-36) June 20, 1996.              Protection of Investment, with Annex, Protocol and Related Exchange of     
                                     Letters.                                                                   
Exec. Rept. 104-13 (Treaty Doc.     Treaty with Ukraine Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection  
 103-37) June 20, 1996.              of Investment, with Annex and Related Exchange of Letters.                 
Exec. Rept. 104-14 (Treaty Doc.     Treaty with the Government of the Republic of Estonia Concerning the        
 103-38) June 20, 1996.              Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment, with Annex.         
Exec. Rept. 104-15 (Treaty Doc.     Treaty with Mongolia Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection 
 104-10) June 20, 1996.              of Investment, with Annex and Protocol.                                    
Exec. Rept. 104-16 (Treaty Doc.     Treaty with the Republic of Latvia Concerning the Encouragement and         
 104-12) June 20, 1996.              Reciprocal Protection of Investment, with Annex and Protocol.              
Exec. Rept. 104-17 (Treaty Doc.     Treaty with the Government of the Republic of Georgia Concerning the        
 104-13) June 20, 1996.              Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment, with Annex.         
Exec. Rept. 104-18 (Treaty Doc.     Treaty with the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Concerning
 104-14) June 20, 1996.              the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment, with Annex and  
                                     Protocol.                                                                  
Exec. Rept. 104-19 (Treaty Doc.     Treaty with the Government of the Republic of Albania Concerning the        
 104-19) June 20, 1996.              Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment, with Annex and      
                                     Protocol.                                                                  
Exec. Rept. 104-20 (Treaty Doc.     Agreement for the Implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Law
 104-24) June 26, 1996.              of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to Fish Stocks.                    
Exec. Rept. 104-21 (Treaty Doc.     International Natural Rubber Agreement, 1995.                               
 104-27) June 26, 1996.                                                                                         
Exec. Rept. 104-22 (Treaty Doc.     Treaty with the Republic of Korea on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal    
 104-1) July 30, 1996.               Matters.                                                                   
Exec. Rept. 104-23 (Treaty Doc.     Treaty with the United Kingdom on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal       
 104-2) July 30, 1996.               Matters.                                                                   
Exec. Rept. 104-24 (Treaty Doc.     Treaty with Austria on Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters.                
 104-21) July 30, 1996.                                                                                         
Exec. Rept. 104-25 (Treaty Doc.     Treaty with Hungary on Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters.                
 104-20) July 30, 1996.                                                                                         
Exec. Rept. 104-26 (Treaty Doc.     Treaty with the Philippines on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters. 
 104-18) July 30, 1996.                                                                                         
Exec. Rept. 104-27 (Treaty Doc.     Extradition Treaty with Hungary.                                            
 104-5) July 30, 1996.                                                                                          
Exec. Rept. 104-28 (TDoc. 104-7 &   Extradition Treaty with Belgium (Treaty Doc. 104-7) and the Supplementary   
 104-8) July 30, 1996.               Extradition Treaty with Belgium (Treaty Doc. 104-8).                       
Exec. Rept. 104-29 (Treaty Doc.     Extradition Treaty with the Philippines.                                    
 104-16) July 30, 1996.                                                                                         
Exec. Rept. 104-30 (Treaty Doc.     Extradition Treaty with Malaysia.                                           
 104-26) July 30, 1996.                                                                                         
Exec. Rept. 104-31 (Treaty Doc.     Extradition Treaty with Bolivia.                                            
 104-22) July 30, 1996.                                                                                         
Exec. Rept. 104-32 (Treaty Doc.     Extradition Treaty with Switzerland.                                        
 104-9) July 30, 1996.                                                                                          
Exec. Rept. 104-33 (Treaty Doc.     Chemical Weapons Convention.                                                
 103-21) Sept. 11, 1996.                                                                                        
Exec. Rept. 104-34 (TDoc. 103-33 &  Income Tax Convention with Kazakhstan (Treaty Doc. 103-33) and Exchange of  
 104-15) Sept. 25, 1996.             Notes dated at Washington July 10, 1995 (Treaty Doc. 104-15).              
Exec. Rept. 104-35 (Treaty Doc.     Protocol Amending Article VIII of the 1948 Tax Convention with Respect to   
 104-23) Sept. 25, 1996.             the Netherlands Antilles.                                                  
Exec. Rept. 104-36 (Treaty Doc.     Taxation Protocol Amending Convention with Indonesia.                       
 104-32) Sept. 25, 1996.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                
                                      senate reports                                                            
                                                                                                                
S. Rept. 104-21, March 29, 1995...  Legislative Activities Report of the Committee on Foreign Relations, 103rd  
                                     Congress.                                                                  
S. Rept. 104-95 (S. 908) June 9,    Foreign Relations Revitalization Act of 1995.                               
 1995.                                                                                                          
S. Rept. 104-99 (S. 961) June 23,   Foreign Aid Reduction Act of 1995.                                          
 1995.                                                                                                          
S. Rept. 104-246, March 27, 1996..  Capability of the United States to Monitor Compliance with the START II     
                                     Treaty. (Report of the Select Committee on Intelligence.)                  
                                                                                                                
                                      hearings                                                                  
                                                                                                                
January 24 and 25, 1995...........  North Korea Nuclear Agreement. S. Hrg. 104-125.                             
January 26, 1995..................  Mexico's Economic Situation and U.S. Efforts to Stabilize the Peso. S. Hrg. 
                                     104-51.                                                                    
January 31, February 28, March 1    Consideration of Ratification of the Treaty Between the U.S. and the Russian
 and 29, 1995.                       Federation on Further Reduction and Limitations of Strategic Offensive Arms
                                     (the START Treaty), Treaty Doc. 103-1. S. Hrg. 104-30.                     
February 14, March 23 and 30, May   Reorganization and Revitalization of America's Foreign Affairs Institutions.
 1l and 17, 1995.                    S. Hrg. 104-215.                                                           
February 16, 1995.................  Trade and Investment in Africa. S. Hrg. 104-14.                             
March 2 and August 3, 1995........  U.S. Policy Toward Iran and Iraq. S. Hrg. 104-280.                          
March 7 and 9, 1995...............  Overview of U.S. Policy Toward South Asia. S. Hrg. 104-46.                  
March 9, 1995.....................  Implementation and Costs of U.S. Policy in Haiti. S. Hrg. 104-52.           
March 21, 1995....................  The Peace Powers Act (S. 5) and the National Security Revitalization Act    
                                     (H.R. 7). S. Hrg. 104-144.                                                 
March 27, 1995....................  United States Dependence on Foreign Oil. S. Hrg. 104-21.                    
April 4, 1995.....................  Western Hemisphere Drug Control Strategy. S. Hrg. 104-53.                   
April 27 and May 3, 1995..........  NATO's Future: Problems, Threats, and U.S. Interests. S. Hrg. 104-104.      
May 4, 1995.......................  China: Illegal Trade In Human Body Parts. S. Hrg. 104-126.                  
May 11, 1995......................  U.S. Assistance Programs in the Middle East. S. Hrg. 104-120.               
May 22 and June l4, 1995..........  Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act. S. Hrg. 104-212.               
June 13, 1995.....................  Conventions and Protocols on Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention
                                     of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital: Treaty Doc. 
                                     103-29, Sweden; Treaty Doc. 103-30, Ukraine; Treaty Doc. 103-31, Mexico;   
                                     Treaty Doc. 103- 32, France; Treaty Doc. 103-33, Kazakhstan; Treaty Doc.   
                                     103-34, Portugal; Treaty Doc. 104-4, Canada. S. Hrg. 104-100.              
July l2, 1995.....................  Legislative and Municipal Elections in Haiti. S. Hrg. 104-205.              
July l3, 1995.....................  Economic Development and U.S. Assistance in Gaza/Jericho. S. Hrg. 104-245.  
July 13, 1995.....................  U.S. National Goals and Objectives in International Relations in the Year   
                                     2000 and Beyond. S. Hrg. 104-600.                                          
July 20, 1995.....................  The Situation in Nigeria. S. Hrg. 104-206.                                  
August 3, 1995....................  U.N. Sanctions and Iraqi Compliance. S. Hrg. 104-280.                       
August 3, 1995....................  Iraqi Atrocities Against the Kurds. S. Hrg. 104-280.                        
August 8, 1995....................  The Drug Trade in Mexico and Implications for U.S.-Mexican Relations. S.    
                                     Hrg. 104-204.                                                              
August 9, 1995....................  War Crimes in the Balkans. S. Hrg. 104-448.                                 
August 22 and 23, 1995............  Loose Nukes, Nuclear Smuggling, and the Fissile-Material Problem in Russia  
                                     and the New Independent States. S. Hrg. 104-253.                           
September 14, 1995................  Conventional Weapons and Foreign Policy in South Asia. S. Hrg. 104-226.     
October 11 & 12, 1995.............  The Growth and Role of the Chinese Military. S. Hrg. 104-330                
October 12 & 18, 1995.............  Nomination Hearings of James Sasser. S. Hrg. 104-319.                       
October 17 & December 1, 1995.....  The Peace Process in the Former Yugoslavia. S. Hrg. 104-331.                
November 30, 1995.................  Bilateral Treaties Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of
                                     Investment: Treaty Doc. 104-19--Albania; Treaty Doc. 103-36--Belarus;      
                                     Treaty Doc. 103-38--Estonia; Treaty Doc. 104-l3--Georgia; Treaty Doc. 103- 
                                     35--Jamaica; Treaty Doc. 104-l2--Latvia; Treaty Doc. 104-10--Mongolia;     
                                     Treaty Doc. 104-l4--Trinidad/Tobago; and Treaty Doc. 103-37--Ukraine. S.   
                                     Hrg. 104-289.                                                              
February 27, 1996.................  Ban on U.S. Travel to Lebanon. S. Hrg. 104-441.                             
March 7, 1996.....................  U.S.-China Intellectual Property Rights Agreement and Related Trade Issues. 
                                     (Printed by House International Relations Committee.)                      
March 12, 1996....................  Prospects for Peace and Democracy in Angola. S. Hrg. 104-460.               
March 13, 21, and 28, 1996........  Convention on Chemical Weapons. S. Hrg. 104-668.                            
March 19, 1996....................  Terrorism and the Middle East Peace Process. S. Hrg. 104-706                
March 20, April 18 and May 16,      Foreign Policy Implications of a Balanced Budget. S. Hrg. 104-546.          
 1996.                                                                                                          
March 28, 1996....................  Role of Radio in Africa. S. Hrg. 104-475.                                   
May 15, 1996......................  Update on U.S. Policy Toward Nigeria. S. Hrg. 104-495.                      
June 4, 1996......................  United Nations World Conferences. S. Hrg. 104-539.                          
June 6, 1996......................  Consequences of MFN Renewal for China. S. Hrg. 104-696.                     
June 6, 25, 26 & 27, 1996.........  Afghanistan: Is There Hope for Peace. S. Hrg. 104-583.                      
June 14, 1996.....................  Status of the Hemisphere: 1996. S. Hrg. 104-540.                            
June 20, 1996.....................  The International Natural Rubber Agreement (Treaty Doc. 104-27) and the     
                                     Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations   
                                     Convention on the Law of the Sea of December 10, 1982, Relating to the     
                                     Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory 
                                     Fish Stocks with Annexes (Treaty Doc. 104-24). S. Hrg. 104-537.            
July 16, 1996.....................  New International Threat of ``Date-Rape Drug'' Trafficking. S. Hrg. 104-663.
July 17, 1996.....................  Extradition Treaties: Hungary (Treaty Doc. 104-5); Belgium (Treaty Doc. 104-
                                     8); Switzerland (Treaty Doc. 104-9); Philippines (Treaty Doc. 104-16);     
                                     Bolivia (Treaty Doc. 104-22);and Malaysia (Treaty Doc. 104-26). Mutual     
                                     Legal Assistance Treaties: Korea (104-1); Great Britain (104-2);           
                                     Philippines (Treaty Doc. 104-18); Hungary (Treaty Doc. 104-20); and Austria
                                     (Treaty Doc. 104-21). S. Hrg. 104-679.                                     
July 18, 1996.....................  Hong Kong: Countdown to 1997. S. Hrg. 104-675.                              
July 25, 1996.....................  World Bank Projects in Xinjiang, China. S. Hrg. 104-660.                    
July 29, 1996.....................  International Drug Trafficking and Its Local Impact. S. Hrg. 104-672        
July 30, 1996.....................  The Libertad Act: Implementation and International Law. S. Hrg. 104-564.    
August 1, 1996....................  Foreign Policy Overview. S. Hrg. 104-667.                                   
September 10 and October 1, 1996..  Bosnia Peace Process. S. Hrg. 104-728.                                      
September 11, 1996................  United Nations Reform. S. Hrg. 104-683.                                     
September 12, 1996................  North Korea: An Overview. S. Hrg. 104-662.                                  
September 19, 1996................  Economic Freedom and U.S. Development Aid Programs. S. Hrg. 104-665.        
September 24 & 26, 1996...........  Urgent Need for Ballistic Missile Defense. S. Hrg. 104-750.                 
September 25, 1996................  Business Meeting and Tribute To Retiring Members. S. Hrg. 104-666.          
                                                                                                                
                                      committee prints                                                          
                                                                                                                
February 1995.....................  Membership and Jurisdiction of Subcommittees. S. Prt. 104-6.                
February 1995.....................  Rules of the Committee on Foreign Relations. S. Prt. 104-7.                 
February 1995.....................  Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1994. (Joint Committee Print.)
                                     S. Prt. 104-12.                                                            
February 1995.....................  Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices. (Joint Committee    
                                     Print.)                                                                    
April 1995........................  Congressional Delegation Trip Report. Countries Visited: Mongolia, People's 
                                     Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea, and Vietnam. S. Prt. 104-16.  
May 1995..........................  Legislation on Foreign Relations Through 1994--Volume III. (Joint Committee 
                                     Print with House International Relations.) S. Prt. 104-22.                 
June 1995.........................  Legislation on Foreign Relations Through 1994--Volume I-A of Volumes I-A and
                                     I-B. (Joint Committee Print with House International Relations.) S. Prt.   
                                     104-22.                                                                    
June 1995.........................  Legislation on Foreign Relations Through 1994--Volume I-B of Volumes I-A and
                                     I-B. (Joint Committee Print with House International Relations.) S. Prt.   
                                     104-22.                                                                    
June 1995.........................  Thirty-Third Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Conference, Huatulco,  
                                     Oaxaca, Mexico, April 22-24, 1994. (Joint Committee Print with House       
                                     International Relations.)                                                  
July 1995.........................  Legislation on Foreign Relations Through 1994--Volume II. (Joint Committee  
                                     Print with House International Relations.) S. Prt. 104-22.                 
September 1995....................  East or West? Turkey Checks Its Compass. A Minority Staff Report. S. Prt.   
                                     104-33.                                                                    
October 1995......................  Legislation on Foreign Relations Through 1994--Volume IV. (Joint Committee  
                                     Print with House International Relations.) S. Prt. 104-22.                 
January 1996......................  Legislative Calendar, 104th Congress, 1st Session (1995). S. Prt. 104-46.   
February 1996.....................  Corruption and Drugs in Colombia: Democracy At Risk. S. Prt. 104-47.        
February 1996.....................  Trip to Jordan, Syria, Israel and Cyprus. S. Prt. 104-48.                   
March 1996........................  Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices. (Joint Committee    
                                     Print with Senate Finance, House International Relations, and House Ways   
                                     and Means Committees.) S. Prt. 104-49.                                     
April 1996........................  Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1995. (Joint Committee Print  
                                     with House International Relations.)                                       
May 1996..........................  Russia on the Eve of the Presidential Election. S. Prt. 104-53.             
June 1996.........................  Thirty-Fourth Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Conference, Tucson,   
                                     Arizona, May 12-15, 1995. (Joint Committee Print with House International  
                                     Relations.)                                                                
June 1996.........................  Democracy: An Emerging Asian Value. S. Prt. 104-45.                         
October 1996......................  Thirty-Seventh Meeting of the Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group,
                                     May 10-13, 1996. (Joint Committee Print with House International           
                                     Relations.) S. Prt. 104- 66.                                               
November 1996.....................  Legislation on Foreign Relations Through 1996--Volume I-A. (Joint Committee 
                                     Print with House International Relations.)                                 
December 1996.....................  Thirty-Fifth Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Conference, Zacatecas, 
                                     Mexico, May 3-5, 1996. (Joint Committee Print with House International     
                                     Relations.) S. Prt. 104-71.                                                
                                                                                                                
                                      public laws                                                               
                                                                                                                
P.L. 104-17 (S. 962) July 2, 1995.  To extend authorities under the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1994  
                                     until August 15, 1995.                                                     
P.L. 104-22 (H.R. 2161) Aug. 14,    To extend authorities under the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1994  
 1995.                               until October 1, 1995.                                                     
P.L. 104-30 (H.R. 2404) September   To extend authorities under the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1994  
 30, 1995.                           until November 1, 1995.                                                    
P.L. 104-45 (S. 1322) Nov. 8, 1995  To provide for the relocation of the United States Embassy in Israel to     
                                     Jerusalem.                                                                 
P.L. 104-47 (H.R. 2589) Nov. l3,    To extend authorities under the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1994  
 1995.                               until December 31, 1995.                                                   
P.L. 104-72 (S. 1465) Dec. 23,      To extend au pair programs.                                                 
 1995.                                                                                                          
P.L. 104-89 (H.R. 2808) Jan. 4,     To extend authorities under the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1994  
 1996.                               until March 31, 1996.                                                      
P.L. 104-114 (H.R. 927) March 12,   To seek international sanctions against the Castro government in Cuba, and  
 1996.                               to plan for support of a transition government leading to a democratically 
                                     elected government in Cuba.                                                
P.L. 104-161 (H.R. 2070) July 18,   To provide for the distribution within the United States of the United      
 1996.                               States Information Agency film entitled ``Fragile Ring of Life''.          
P.L. 104-164 (H.R. 3121) July 21,   To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Control Act to make
 1996.                               improvements to certain defense and security assistance provisions under   
                                     those Acts, and to authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain      
                                     foreign countries.                                                         
P.L. 104-269 (H.R. 3916) October    To make available certain Voice of America and Radio Marti multilingual     
 9, 1996.                            computer readable text and voice recordings.                               
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