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THE FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1997

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BROWN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 5058

Mr. BROWN (for himself), Mr. Simon, Mr. Roth, Mr. Lieberman, Mr.
Helms, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. McCain, Mr. Specter, Mr. Santorum, Mr.
McConnell, Mr. Gorton, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Stevens, and Ms. Moseley-Braun)
proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 3540, supra; as follows:

On page 198, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:
TITLE ____--NATO ENLARGEMENT FACILITATION ACT OF 1996

SEC. ____01. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ``NATO Enlargement
Facilitation Act of 1996''.

SEC. ____02. FINDINGS.

The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Since 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO) has played an essential role in guaranteeing the
security, freedom, and prosperity of the United States and
its partners in the Alliance.
(2) The NATO Alliance is, and has been since its inception,
purely defensive in character, and it poses no threat to any
nation. The enlargement of the NATO Alliance to include as
full and equal members emerging democracies in Central and
Eastern Europe will serve to reinforce stability and security
in Europe by fostering their integration into the structures
which have created and sustained peace in Europe since 1945.
Their admission into NATO will not threaten any nation.
America's security, freedom, and prosperity remain linked to
the security of the countries of Europe.
(3) The sustained commitment of the member countries of
NATO to a mutual defense has made possible the democratic
transformation of Central and Eastern Europe. Members of the
Alliance can and should play a critical role in addressing
the security challenges of the post-Cold War era and in
creating the stable environment needed for those emerging
democracies in Central and Eastern Europe to successfully
complete political and economic transformation.
(4) The United States continues to regard the political
independence and territorial integrity of all emerging
democracies in Central and Eastern Europe as vital to
European peace and security.
(5) The active involvement by the countries of Central and
Eastern Europe has made the Partnership for Peace program an
important forum to foster cooperation between NATO and those
countries seeking NATO membership.
(6) NATO has enlarged its membership on 3 different
occasions since 1949.
(7) Congress supports the admission of new members to NATO
at an early date and has sought to facilitate the admission
of new members into NATO.
(8) As new members of NATO assume the responsibilities of
Alliance membership, the costs of maintaining stability in
Europe will be shared more widely. Facilitation of the
enlargement process will require current members of NATO, and
the United States in particular, to demonstrate the political
will needed to build on successful ongoing programs such as
the Warsaw Initiative and the Partnership for Peace by making
available the resources necessary to supplement efforts
prospective new members are themselves undertaking.
(9) New members will be full members of the Alliance,
enjoying all rights and assuming all the obligations under
the Washington Treaty.
(10) Cooperative regional peacekeeping initiatives
involving emerging democracies in Central and Eastern Europe
that have expressed interest in joining NATO, such as the
Baltic Peacekeeping Battalion, the Polish-Lithuanian Joint
Peacekeeping Force, and the Polish-Ukrainian Peacekeeping
Force, can make an important contribution to European peace
and security and international peacekeeping efforts, can
assist those countries preparing to assume the
responsibilities of possible NATO membership, and accordingly
should receive appropriate support from the United States.
(11) NATO remains the only multilateral security
organization capable of conducting effective military
operations and preserving security and stability of the Euro-
Atlantic region.
(12) NATO is an important diplomatic forum and has played a
positive role in defusing tensions between members of the
Alliance and, as a result, no military action has occurred
between two Alliance member states since the inception of
NATO in 1949.
(13) The admission to NATO of emerging democracies in
Central and Eastern Europe which are found to be in a
position to further the principles of the North Atlantic
Treaty would contribute to international peace and enhance
the security of the region. Countries which have become
democracies and established market economies, which practice
good neighborly relations, and which have established
effective democratic civilian control over their defense
establishments and attained a degree of interoperability with
NATO, should be evaluated for their potential to further the
principles of the North Atlantic Treaty.
(14) A number of Central and Eastern European countries
have expressed interest in NATO membership, and have taken
concrete steps to demonstrate this commitment, including
their participation in Partnership for Peace activities.
(15) The Caucasus region remains important geographically
and politically to the future security of Central Europe. As
NATO proceeds with the process of enlargement, the United
States and NATO should continue to examine all appropriate
means to strengthen the sovereignty and enhance the security
of U.N.-recognized countries in that region.
(16) In recognition that not all countries which have
requested membership in NATO will necessarily qualify at the
same pace, the accession date for each new member will vary.
(17) The provision of additional NATO transition assistance
should include those emerging democracies most ready for
closer ties with NATO and should be designed to assist other
countries meeting specified criteria of eligibility to move
forward toward eventual NATO membership.
(18) The Congress of the United States finds in particular
that Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic have made
significant progress toward achieving the stated criteria and
should be eligible for the additional assistance described in
this bill.
(19) The evaluation of future membership in NATO for
emerging democracies in Central and Eastern Europe should be
based on the progress of those nations in meeting criteria
for NATO membership, which require enhancement of NATO's
security and the approval of all NATO members.
(20) The process of NATO enlargement entails the agreement
of the governments of all NATO members in accordance with
Article 10 of the Washington Treaty.

SEC. ____03. UNITED STATES POLICY.

It is the policy of the United States--
(1) to join with the NATO allies of the United States to
adapt the role of the NATO Alliance in the post-Cold War
world;
(2) to actively assist the emerging democracies in Central
and Eastern Europe in their transition so that such countries
may eventually qualify for NATO membership; and
(3) to work to define a constructive and cooperative
political and security relationship between an enlarged NATO
and the Russian Federation.

SEC. ____04. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING FURTHER
ENLARGEMENT OF NATO.

It is the sense of the Congress that in order to promote
economic stability and security in Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia,
Lithuania, Romania, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Albania, Moldova, and
Ukraine--
(1) the United States should continue and expand its
support for the full and active participation of these
countries in activities appropriate for qualifying for NATO
membership;
(2) the United States Government should use all diplomatic
means available to press the European Union to admit as soon
as possible any country which qualifies for membership;
(3) the United States Government and the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization should continue and expand their support
for military exercises and peacekeeping initiatives between
and among these nations, nations of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization, and Russia; and

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(4) the process of enlarging NATO to include emerging
democracies in Central and Eastern Europe should not stop
with the admission of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic
as full members of the NATO Alliance.

SEC. ____05. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING ESTONIA, LATVIA,
AND LITHUANIA.

In view of the forcible incorporation of Estonia, Latvia,
Lithuania into the Soviet Union in 1940 under the Molotov-
Ribbentrop Pact and the refusal of the United States and
other countries to recognize that incorporation for over 50
years, it is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have valid historical
security concerns that must be taken into account by the
United States; and
(2) Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania should not be
disadvantaged in seeking to join NATO by virtue of their
forcible incorporation into the Soviet Union.

SEC. ____06. DESIGNATION OF COUNTRIES ELIGIBLE FOR NATO
ENLARGEMENT ASSISTANCE.

(a) In General.--The following countries are designated as
eligible to receive assistance under the program established
under section 203(a) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994
and shall be deemed to have been so designated pursuant to
section 203(d) of such Act: Poland, Hungary, and the Czech
Republic.
(b) Designation of Other Countries.--The President shall
designate other emerging democracies in Central and Eastern
Europe as eligible to receive assistance under the program
established under section 203(a) of such Act if such
countries--
(1) have expressed a clear desire to join NATO;
(2) have begun an individualized dialogue with NATO in
preparation for accession;
(3) are strategically significant to an effective NATO
defense; and
(4) meet the other criteria outlined in section 203(d) of
the NATO Participation Act of 1994 (title II of Public Law
103-447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note).
(c) Rule of Construction.--Subsection (a) does not preclude
the designation by the President of Estonia, Latvia,
Lithuania, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Albania,
Moldova, Ukraine, or any other emerging democracy in Central
and Eastern Europe pursuant to section 203(d) of the NATO
Participation Act of 1994 as eligible to receive assistance
under the program established under section 203(a) of such
Act.

SEC. ____07. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR NATO
ENLARGEMENT ASSISTANCE.

(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated
$60,000,000 for fiscal year 1997 for the program established
under section 203(a) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994.
(b) Availability.--Of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by subsection (a)--
(1) not less than $20,000,000 shall be available for the
subsidy cost, as defined in section 502(5) of the Credit
Reform Act of 1990, of direct loans pursuant to the authority
of section 203(c)(4) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994
(relating to the ``Foreign Military Financing Program'');
(2) not less than $30,000,000 shall be available for
assistance on a grant basis pursuant to the authority of
section 203(c)(4) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994
(relating to the ``Foreign Military Financing Program''); and
(3) not more than $10,000,000 shall be available for
assistance pursuant to the authority of section 203(c)(3) of
the NATO Participation Act of 1994 (relating to international
military education and training).
(c) Rule of Construction.--Amounts authorized to be
appropriated under this section are authorized to be
appropriated in addition to such amounts as otherwise may be
available for such purposes.

SEC. ____08. REGIONAL AIRSPACE INITIATIVE AND PARTNERSHIP FOR
PEACE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

(a) In General.--Funds described in subsection (b) are
authorized to be made available to support the implementation
of the Regional Airspace Initiative and the Partnership for
Peace Information Management System, including--
(1) the procurement of items in support of these programs;
and
(2) the transfer of such items to countries participating
in these programs, which may include Poland, Hungary, the
Czech Republic, Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania,
Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, Ukraine, Albania, and Slovenia.
(b) Funds Described.--Funds described in this subsection
are funds that are available--
(1) during any fiscal year under the NATO Participation Act
of 1994 with respect to countries eligible for assistance
under that Act; or
(2) during fiscal year 1997 under any Act to carry out the
Warsaw Initiative.

SEC. ____09. EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.

(a) Priority Delivery.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the provision and delivery of excess defense articles
under the authority of section 203(c) (1) and (2) of the NATO
Participation Act of 1994 and section 516 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 shall be given priority to the maximum
extent feasible over the provision and delivery of such
excess defense articles to all other countries except those
countries referred to in section 541 of the Foreign
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103-306; 108 Stat.
1640).
(b) Cooperative Regional Peacekeeping Initiatives.--The
Congress encourages the President to provide excess defense
articles and other appropriate assistance to cooperative
regional peacekeeping initiatives involving emerging
democracies in Central and Eastern Europe that have expressed
an interest in joining NATO in order to enhance their ability
to contribute to European peace and security and
international peacekeeping efforts.

SEC. ____10. MODERNIZATION OF DEFENSE CAPABILITY.

The Congress endorses efforts by the United States to
modernize the defense capability of Poland, Hungary, the
Czech Republic, and any other countries designated by the
President pursuant to section 203(d) of the NATO
Participation Act of 1994, by exploring with such countries
options for the sale or lease to such countries of weapons
systems compatible with those used by NATO members, including
air defense systems, advanced fighter aircraft, and
telecommunications infrastructure.

SEC. ____11. TERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY.

Section 203(f) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994 (title
II of Public Law 103-447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note) is amended to
read as follows:
``(f) Termination of Eligibility.--(1) The eligibility of a
country designated under subsection (d) for the program
established in subsection (a) shall terminate 30 days after
the President makes a certification under paragraph (2)
unless, within the 30-day period, the Congress enacts a joint
resolution disapproving the termination of eligibility.
``(2) Whenever the President determines that the government
of a country designated under subsection (d)--
``(A) no longer meets the criteria set forth in subsection
(d)(2)(A);
``(B) is hostile to the NATO Alliance; or
``(C) poses a national security threat to the United
States,
then the President shall so certify to the appropriate
congressional committees.
``(3) Nothing in this title affects the eligibility of
countries to participate under other provisions of law in
programs described in this Act.''.

SEC. ____12. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATO PARTICIPATION ACT.

(a) Conforming Amendment.--The NATO Participation Act of
1994 (title II of Public Law 103-447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note) is
amended in sections 203(a), 203(d)(1), and 203(d)(2) by
striking ``countries emerging from communist domination''
each place it appears and inserting ``emerging democracies in
Central and Eastern Europe''.
(b) Definitions.--The NATO Participation Act of 1994 (title
II of Public Law 103-446; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note) is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 206. DEFINITIONS.

``The term `emerging democracies in Central and Eastern
Europe' includes, but is not limited to, Albania, Bulgaria,
the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania,
Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine.''.

SEC. ____13. DEFINITIONS.

As used in this title:
(1) Emerging democracies in central and eastern europe.--
The term ``emerging democracies in Central and Eastern
Europe'' includes, but is not limited to, Albania, Bulgaria,
the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania,
Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine.
(2) NATO.--The term ``NATO'' means the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization.
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INOUYE AMENDMENT NO. 5059

Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Inouye) proposed an amendment to the bill,
H.R. 3540, supra; as follows:

On page 198, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:

sense of congress regarding expansion of eligibility for holocaust
survivor compensation by the government of germany

Sec. ____. (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following
findings:
(1) After nearly half a century, tens of thousands of
Holocaust survivors continue to be denied justice and
compensation by the Government of Germany.
(2) These people who suffered grievously at the hands of
the Nazis are now victims of unreasonable and arbitrary rules
which keep them outside the framework of the various
compensation programs.
(3) Compensation for these victims has been non-existent
or, at best, woefully inadequate.
(4) The time has come to right this terrible wrong.
(b) Sense of Congress.--The Congress calls upon the
Government of Germany to negotiate in good faith with the
Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany to
broaden the categories of those eligible for compensation so
that the injustice of uncompensated Holocaust survivors may
be corrected before it is too late.
On page 117, line 14, before the period insert the
following: ``: Provided further, That of the funds
appropriated under this heading $25,000,000 shall be
available for the legal restructuring necessary to support a
decentralized market-oriented economic system, including
enactment of necessary substantive commercial law,
implementation of reforms necessary to establish an
independent judiciary and bar, legal education for judges,
attorneys, and law students, and education of

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the public designed to promote understanding of a law-based
economy''.
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KYL AMENDMENT NO. 5060

Mr. McConnell (for Mr. Kyl) proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R.
3540, supra; as follows:

On page 117, line 14, before the period insert the
following: ``: Provided further, That of the funds
appropriated under this heading $25,000,000 shall be
available for the legal restructuring necessary to support a
decentralized market-oriented economic system, including
enactment of necessary substantive commercial law,
implementation of reforms necessary to establish an
independent judiciary and bar, legal education for judges,
attorneys, and law students, and education of the public
designed to promote understanding of a law-based economy''.
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LIEBERMAN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 5061

Mr. McConnell (for Mr. Lieberman, for himself, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Biden,
Mr. Specter, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Levin, and
Mr. D'Amato) proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 3540, supra; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert:
Findings. The United Nations, recognizing the need for
justice in the former Yugoslavia, established the
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
(hereafter in this resolution referred to as the
``International Criminal Tribunal'');
United Nations Security Council Resolution 827 of May 25,
1993 requires states to cooperate fully with the
International Criminal Tribunal;
The parties to the General Framework Agreement for Peace in
Bosnia and Herzegovina and associated Annexes (in this
resolution referred to as the ``Peace Agreement'') negotiated
in Dayton, Ohio and signed in Paris, France, on December 14,
1995, accepted, in Article IX, the obligation ``to cooperate
in the investigation and prosecution of war crimes and other
violations of international humanitarian law'';
The Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, agreed to as
Annex 4 of the Peace Agreement, provides, in Article IX, that
``No person who is serving a sentence imposed by the
International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and no
person who is under indictment by the Tribunal and who has
failed to comply with an order to appear before the Tribunal,
may stand as a candidate or hold any appointive, elective, or
other public office in Bosnia and Herzegovina'';
The International Criminal Tribunal has issued 57
indictments against individuals from all parties to the
conflicts in the former Yugoslavia;
The International Criminal Tribunal continues to
investigate gross violations of international law in the
former Yugoslavia with a view to further indictments against
the perpetrators;
On July 25, 1995, the International Criminal Tribunal
issued an indictment for Radovan Karadzic, president of the
Bosnian Serb administration of Pale, and Ratko Mladic,
commander of the Bosnian Serb administration and charged them
with genocide and crimes against humanity, violations of the
law or customs of war, and grave breaches of the Geneva
Conventions of 1949, arising from atrocities perpetrated
against the civilian population throughout Bosnia-
Herzegovina, for the sniping campaign against civilians in
Sarajevo, and for the taking of United Nations peacekeepers
as hostages and for their use as human shields;
On November 16, 1995, Karadzic and Mladic were indicted a
second time by the International Criminal Tribunal, charged
with genocide for the killing of up to 6,000 Muslims in
Srebrenica, Bosnia, in July 1995;
The United Nations Security Council, in adopting Resolution
1022 on November 22, 1995, decided that economic sanctions on
the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Scrbia and Montenegro)
and the so-called Republika Srpska would be reimposed if, at
any time, the High Representative or the IFOR commander
informs the Security Council that the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia or the Bosnian Serb authorities are failing
significantly to meet their obligations under the Peace
Agreement;
The so-called Republika Srpska and the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) have failed to arrest and
turn over for prosecution indicted war criminals, including
Karadzic and Mladic;
Efforts to politically isolate Karadzic and Mladic have
failed thus far and would in any case be insufficient to
comply with the Peace Agreement and bring peace with justice
to Bosnia and Herzegovina;
The International Criminal Tribunal issued International
warrants for the arrest of Karadzic and Mladic on July 11,
1996.
In the so-called Republika Srpska freedom of the press and
freedom of assembly are severely limited and violence against
ethnic and religious minorities and opposition figures is on
the rise;
It will be difficult for national elections in Bosnia and
Herzegovina to take place meaningfully so long as key was
criminals, including Karadzic and Mladic, remain at large
and able to influence political and military developments;
On June 6, 1996, the President of the International
Criminal Tribunal, declaring that the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia's failure to extradite indicted war criminals is a
blatant violation of the Peace Agreement and of United
Nations Security Council Resolutions, called on the High
Representative to reimpose economic sanctions on the so-
called Republika Srpska and on the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro); and
The apprehension and prosecution of indicted war criminals
is essential for peace and reconciliation to be achieved and
democracy to be established throughout Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
It is the sense of the Senate finds that the International
Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia merits continued
and increased United States support for its efforts to
investigate and bring to justice the perpetrators of gross
violations of international law in the former Yugoslavia.
(b) It is the sense of the Senate that the President of the
United States should support the request of the President of
the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
for the High Representative to reimpose full economic
sanctions on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and
Montenegro) and the so-called Republika Srpska, in accordance
with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1022 (1995),
until the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and
Montenegro) and Bosnian Serb authorities have complied with
their obligations under the Peace Agreement and United
Nations Security Council Resolutions to cooperate fully with
the International Criminal Tribunal.
(c) It is further the sense of the Senate that the NATO-led
Implementation Force (IFOR), in carrying out its mandate,
should make it an urgent priority to detain and bring to
justice persons indicted by the International Criminal
Tribunal.
(d) It is further the sense of the Senate that states in
the former Yugoslavia should not be admitted to international
organizations and fora until and unless they have complied
with their obligations under the Peace Agreement and United
Nations Security Council Resolutions to cooperate fully with
the International Criminal Tribunal.
Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Senate shall transmit a copy
of this resolution to the President of the United States.
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PRESSLER (AND D'AMATO) AMENDMENTS NOS. 5062-5063

Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Pressler, for himself and Mr. D'Amato)
proposed two amendments to the bill, H.R. 3540, supra; as follows:

Amendment No. 5062

On page 198, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:

SENSE OF SENATE ON DELIVERY BY CHINA OF CRUISE MISSILES TO IRAN

Sec. 580. (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following
findings:
(1) On February 22, 1996, the Director of Central
Intelligence informed the Senate that the Government of the
People's Republic of China had delivered cruise missiles to
Iran.
(2) On June 19, 1996, the Under Secretary of State for Arms
Control and International Security Affairs informed Congress
that the Department of State had evidence of Chinese-produced
cruise missiles in Iran.
(3) On at least three occasions in 1996, including July 15,
1996, the Commander of the United States Fifth Fleet has
pointed to the threat posed by Chinese-produced cruise
missiles to the 15,000 United States sailors and marines
stationed in the Persian Gulf region.
(4) Section 1605 of the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation
Act of 1992 (title XVI of Public Law 102-484; 50 U.S.C. 1701
note) both requires and authorizes the President to impose
sanctions against any foreign government that delivers cruise
missiles to Iran.
(b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
(1) the Government of the People's Republic of China should
immediately halt the delivery of cruise missiles and other
advanced conventional weapons to Iran; and
(2) the President should enforce all appropriate United
States laws with respect to the delivery by that government
of cruise missiles to Iran.
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Amendment No. 5063

On page 198, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:

sense of senate on delivery by china of ballistic missile technology to
syria

Sec. 580. (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following
findings:
(1) Credible information exists indicating that defense
industrial trading companies of the People's Republic of
China may have transferred ballistic missile technology to
Syria.
(2) On October 4, 1994, the Government of the People's
Republic of China entered into a written agreement with the
United States pledging not to export missiles or related
technology that would violate the Missile Technology Control
Regime (MTCR).
(3) Section 73(f) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2797(f)) states that, when determining whether a foreign
person may be subject to United States sanctions for
transferring technology listed on the MTCR Annex, it should
be a rebuttable presumption that such technology is designed
for use in a missile listed on the MTCR Annex if the

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President determines that the final destination of the
technology is a country the government of which the Secretary
of State has determined, for purposes of section 6(j)(1)(A)
of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App.
2405(j)(1)(A)), has repeatedly provided support for acts of
international terrorism.
(4) The Secretary of State has determined under the terms
of section 6(j)(1)(A) of the Export Administration Act of
1979 that Syria has repeatedly provided support for acts of
international terrorism.
(5) In 1994 Congress explicitly enacted section 73(f) of
the Arms Export Control Act in order to target the transfer
of ballistic missile technology to terrorist nations.
(6) The presence of ballistic missiles in Syria would pose
a threat to United States armed forces and to regional peace
and stability in the Middle East.
(b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
(1) it is in the national security interests of the United
States and the State of Israel to prevent the spread of
ballistic missiles and related technology to Syria;
(2) the Government of the People's Republic of China should
continue to honor its agreement with the United States not to
export missiles or related technology that would violate the
Missile Technology Control Regime; and
(3) the President should exercise all legal authority
available to the President to prevent the spread of ballistic
missiles and related technology to Syria.
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McCAIN AMENDMENT NO. 5064

Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. McCain) proposed an amendment to the bill,
H.R. 3540, supra; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

refugee status for adult children of former vietnamese reeducation camp
internees resettled under the orderly departure program

Sec. . (a) Eligibility for Orderly Departure Program.--
For purposes of eligibility for the Orderly Departure Program
for nationals of Vietnam, an alien described in subsection
(b) shall be considered to be a refugee of special
humanitarian concern to the United States within the meaning
of section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1157) and shall be admitted to the United States for
resettlement if the alien would be admissible as an immigrant
under the Immigration and Nationality Act (except as provided
in section 207(c)(3) of that Act).
(b) Aliens Covered.--An alien described in this subsection
is an alien who--
(1) is the son or daughter of a national of Vietnam who--
(A) was formerly interned in a reeducation camp in Vietnam
by the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; and
(B) has been accepted for resettlement as a refugee under
the Orderly Departure Program on or after April 1, 1995;
(2) is 21 years of age or older; and
(3) was unmarried as of the date of acceptance of the
alien's parent for resettlement under the Orderly Departure
Program.
(c) Supersedes Existing Law.--This section supersedes any
other provision of law.
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McCONNELL AMENDMENT NO. 5065

Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 3540, supra; as
follows:

At the appropriate place in the bill insert the following,
Sec. . 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall provide a
report in a classified or unclassified form to the Committee
on Appropriations including the following information:
(a) a best estimate on fuel used by the military forces of
the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK);
(b) the deployment position and military training and
activities of the DPRK forces and best estimate of the
associated costs of these activities;
(c) steps taken to reduce the DPRK level of forces; and
(d) cooperation, training, or exchanges of information,
technology or personnel between the DPRK and any other nation
supporting the development or deployment of a ballistic
missile capability.

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