To provide that $10,000,000 should be made available to reduce the threat that man-portable air defense systems could be acquired by terrorists or by state sponsors of terrorism.

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

SA 3670. Mr. ENSIGN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

On page 183, after line 23, add the following:

support for the political independence of Lebanon

Sec. 599F. (a) Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States has long supported the sovereignty,
territorial integrity, and political independence of Lebanon
and the sole and exclusive exercise by the Government of
Lebanon of national governmental authority throughout that
country.
(2) The continued presence in Lebanon of nongovernmental
armed groups and militias, including Hizbollah, prevents the
Government of Lebanon from exercising its full sovereignty
over all territory in that country.
(3) The Government of Syria has had a military presence in
Lebanon since 1976, and maintains approximately 20,000 troops
in Lebanon.
(4) The Government of Syria continues to violate United
Nations Security Council Resolution 520, adopted in 1982,
which demands that ``all non-Lebanese forces'' leave Lebanon.
(5) Syria has, since 1979, been labeled by the Department
of State as a state sponsor of terrorism.
(6) President George W. Bush signed an Executive order on
May 11, 2004, that implements sanctions against the
Government of Syria pursuant to the Syria Accountability and
Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-
175; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note), demonstrating the resolve of the
United States to address both the continued military presence
of Syria in Lebanon and the support of the Government of
Syria for terrorism.
(7) United Nations Security Resolution 1559, approved on
September 2, 2004, expressed support for a free and fair
electoral process in the upcoming presidential election in
Lebanon conducted according to constitutional rules adopted
in Lebanon without foreign interference or influence.
(8) On September 3, 2004, the Government of Syria,
according to numerous reports, exerted undue influence upon
government officials in Lebanon to amend the constitution to
extend the term of the President of Lebanon, Emile Lahoud,
who is supported by the Government of Syria.
(b) Congress--
(1) commends President George W. Bush for implementing
sanctions on the Government of Syria pursuant to the Syria
Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of
2003;
(2) urges the United Nations to seek a firm, negotiated
schedule for the complete withdrawal from Lebanon of Syria
armed forces in order to facilitate the restoration of the
sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political
independence of Lebanon;
(3) calls upon the Government of Syria to immediately
withdraw its troops from Lebanon in accordance with United
Nations resolutions;
(4) demands that the Government of Syria--
(A) cease its support and armament of terror groups such as
Hizbollah; and
(B) facilitate efforts by the legitimate national
government and armed forces of Lebanon to disarm all
nongovernmental armed groups and militias located in Lebanon
and to extend central government authority throughout
Lebanon; and
(5) condemns all efforts to derail the democratic process
in Lebanon and to interfere with the legitimate election
process in that country.
______

SA 3671. Mr. CORZINE (for himself, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Biden, Mr. Durbin,
Mr. Liberman, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Mikulski, Ms.
Stabenow, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. Sarbanes) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4818, making
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other
purposes; as follows:

On page 183, after line 23, add the following:

support for african union mission in darfur, sudan

Sec. 599F. (a) In addition, $75,000,000 is appropriated to
the Department of State to carry out the provisions of
section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the
purpose of providing equipment, logistical, financial,
material, and other resources necessary to support the rapid
expansion of the African Union mission in Darfur, Sudan.
(b) The entire amount in subsection (a) is designated as an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res.
95 (108th Congress), as made applicable to the House of
Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and
applicable to the Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 108-
287.
______

SA 3672. Mr. DAYTON (for himself and Mr. Reid) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4818, making
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other
purposes; as follows:

On page 183, after line 23, add the following:

additional economic assistance for afghanistan

Sec. 599F. The total amount appropriated by title II for
other bilateral economic assistance under the heading
``economic support fund'' is hereby increased by
$500,000,000. Of such total amount, as so increased,
$500,000,000 shall be available for assistance for
Afghanistan.
______

SA 3673. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

On page 183, after line 23, insert the following:

SAUDI ARABIA

Sec. 599F. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be obligated or expended to provide
assistance to Saudi Arabia.
______

SA 3674. Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mrs. Clinton) submitted an

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amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4818, making
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 112, line 4, after ``FINES'', insert: ``AND REAL
PROPERTY TAXES''
On page 112, line 10, after ``penalties'', insert: ``and
unpaid property taxes''
On page 112, line 15, after ``penalties'', insert: ``and
unpaid property taxes''
On page 112, line 24, after ``penalties'', insert: ``and
unpaid property taxes''
On page 113, line 1, after ``(d)'', insert: ``(1)''
On page 113, line 2, after ``(a)'', insert: ``with respect
to parking fines and penalties.
On page 113, line 6, after ``so.'', insert: ``(2) The
Secretary of State may waive the requirements set forth in
subsection (a) with respect to the unpaid property taxes if
the Secretary of State determines it is in the national
interests of the United States to do so.''
On page 113, line 13, after ``penalties'', insert: ``and
unpaid property taxes and interest''
On page 114, line 12, after ``2009'', insert: ``(4) The
term `unpaid property taxes' means the amount of unpaid taxes
and interest on such taxes that have accrued on real property
in the District of Columbia or New York, New York under
applicable law.''
______

SA 3675. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

On page 183, after line 23, add the following:

sense of congress on violations of religious freedom in saudi arabia

Sec. 599F. It is the sense of Congress that, in light of
the designation of Saudi Arabia as a country of particular
concern under section 402(b)(1)(A) of the International
Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6442(b)(1)(A))
because the Government of Saudi Arabia has engaged in or
tolerated particularly severe violations of religious
freedom, the President should--
(1) under the authority in section 402(c)(2) and 405(c) of
such Act, negotiate a binding agreement with the Government
of Saudi Arabia that requires such Government to phase out
any program, policy, or practice that contributes to the
violations of religious freedom occurring or being tolerated
in Saudi Arabia; or
(2) take an action described in one of the paragraphs (9)
through (15) of 405(a) of such Act or a commensurate action
under the authority in section 402(c)(1)(B) of such Act with
respect to Saudi Arabia that the President determines is
appropriate after consideration of the recommendations for
United States policy made by the United States Commission on
International Religious Freedom.
______

SA 3676. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for
foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 183, after line 23, add the following:

cooperation in small arms programs

Sec. 599F. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on International
Relations of the House of Representatives a report--
(1) listing each country that refuses to cooperate in
programs related to small arms and light weapons, including
programs with respect to stockpile management, security, and
destruction, and describing to what degree such failure to
cooperate affects the national security of such country, its
neighbors, and the United States;
(2) describing the activities undertaken, and the progress
made, by the Department of State or other agencies and
entities of the United States Government in prompting other
countries to cooperate in programs related to small arms and
light weapons; and
(3) recommending incentives and penalties that may be used
by the United States Government to compel countries to comply
with programs on small arms and light weapons.
(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the term
``small arms and light weapons'' means revolvers and self-
loading pistols, rifles and carbines, submachine guns,
assault rifles, light machine guns, heavy machine guns, hand-
held underbarrel and mounted grenade launchers, portable
antiaircraft guns, portable antitank guns, recoilless rifles,
portable launchers of antitank missiles and rocket systems,
portable launchers of antiaircraft missile systems, mortars
of calibers of less than 100 millimeter, ammunition and
explosives, cartridges and rounds for small arms and light
weapons, mobile containers with missiles or shells for
single-action antiaircraft and antitank systems,
antipersonnel and antitank hand grenades, landmines, and
explosives.
(2) The term does not include any antique firearm
manufactured before January 1, 1900, or any replica of such a
firearm.
______

SA 3677. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Campbell) proposed an amendment to
the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 110, expressing the sense of
Congress in support of the ongoing work of the Organization for
Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in combating anti-Semitism,
racism, xenophobia, discrimination, intolerance, and related violence;
as follows:

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:

That it is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the United States Government and Congress should
unequivocally condemn acts of anti-Semitism and intolerance
whenever and wherever they occur;
(2) officials and elected leaders of all Organization for
Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) participating
states, including all OSCE Mediterranean Partner for
Cooperation countries, should also unequivocally condemn acts
of anti-Semitism, racism, xenophobia, and discrimination
whenever and wherever they occur;
(3) the participating states of the OSCE should be
commended for supporting the Berlin Declaration and for
working to bring increased attention to incidents of anti-
Semitism and intolerance in the OSCE region;
(4) the United States Government, including Members of
Congress, recognizing that the fundamental job of combating
anti-Semitism and intolerance falls to governments, should
work with other OSCE participating states and their
parliaments to encourage the full compliance with OSCE
commitments and, if necessary, urge the creation of legal
mechanisms to combat and track acts of anti-Semitism and
intolerance;
(5) all participating states, including the United States,
should forward their respective laws and data on incidents of
anti-Semitism and other hate crimes to the OSCE Office for
Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) for
compilation and provide adequate resources for the completion
of its duties;
(6) the United States should encourage the Bulgarian
Chairman-in-Office, in consultation with the incoming
Slovenian Chairman-in-Office, to consider appointing a high
level ``personal envoy'' to ensure sustained attention with
respect to fulfilling OSCE commitments on the reporting of
anti-Semitic crimes;
(7) the United States should urge OSCE participating states
to support the January 2000 Declaration of the Stockholm
International Forum on the Holocaust, and the work of the
Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust
Education, Remembrance and Research, in developing effective
methodologies to teach the lessons of the Holocaust; and
(8) all OSCE participating states should renew and
revitalize efforts to implement their existing commitments to
fight anti-Semitism and intolerance, and keep sharp focus on
these issues as part of the usual work of the OSCE Permanent
Council, the Human Dimension Implementation Review Meeting,
the Ministerial Council and summits.
______

SA 3678. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Campbell) proposed an amendment to
the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 110, expressing the sense of
Congress in support of the ongoing work of the Organization for
Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in combating anti-Semitism,
racism, xenophobia, discrimination, intolerance, and related violence;
as follows:

Strike the preamble and insert the following:
Whereas anti-Semitism is a unique evil and an affront to
human rights that must be unequivocally condemned, and a
phenomenon that, when left unchecked, has led to violence
against members of the Jewish community and Jewish
institutions;
Whereas racism, xenophobia, and discrimination are also
pernicious ills that erode the dignity of the individual and
undermine the achievement and preservation of stable
democratic societies;
Whereas to be effective in combating these phenomena,
governments must respond to related violence while seeking to
address the underlying sources of anti-Semitism, racism,
xenophobia, discrimination, intolerance, and related violence
through public denouncements by elected leaders, vigorous law
enforcement, and education;
Whereas all Organization for Security and Cooperation in
Europe (OSCE) participating states must confront acts of
anti-Semitism and intolerance, and must deal effectively with
acts of violence against Jews and Jewish cultural sites, as
well as against ethnic and religious minority groups, in
keeping with their OSCE commitments;
Whereas education is critical in overcoming intolerance and
it is essential that those responsible for formulating
education policy recognize the importance of teaching about
the Holocaust and intolerance as a tool to fight anti-
Semitism, racism, xenophobia, and discrimination among young
people;
Whereas ensuring proper training of law enforcement
officers and military forces is

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vital in keeping alive the memory of the Holocaust and to the
importance of understanding and responding to incidents of
anti-Semitism and intolerance;
Whereas OSCE participating states have repeatedly committed
to condemn anti-Semitism and intolerance, foremost in the
historic 1990 Copenhagen Concluding Document that, for the
first time, declared ``participating [s]tates clearly and
unequivocally condemn totalitarianism, racial and ethnic
hatred, anti-Semitism, xenophobia and discrimination against
anyone,'' and stated their intent to ``take effective
measures . . . to provide protection against any acts that
constitute incitement to violence against persons or groups
based on national, racial, ethnic or religious
discrimination, hostility or hatred, including anti-
Semitism'';
Whereas the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly has demonstrated
leadership by unanimously passing resolutions at its annual
sessions in 2002 and 2003 that condemn anti-Semitism, racial
and ethnic hatred, xenophobia, and discrimination and call
upon participating states to speak out against these acts and
to ensure aggressive law enforcement by local and national
authorities;
Whereas the 2002 Porto OSCE Ministerial Council Decision
committed participating states to ``take strong public
positions against hate speech and other manifestations of
aggressive nationalism, racism, chauvinism, xenophobia, anti-
Semitism and violent extremism,'' specifically condemned the
``recent increase in anti-Semitic incidents in the OSCE area,
recognizing the role that the existence of anti-Semitism has
played throughout history as a major threat to freedom,'' and
urged for the ``convening of separately designated human
dimension events on issues addressed in this decision,
including on the topics of anti-Semitism, discrimination and
racism and xenophobia'';
Whereas the 2003 OSCE Vienna conferences on anti-Semitism
and racism, xenophobia, and discrimination were
groundbreaking, as the OSCE and its participating states met
to discuss ways to combat these destructive forces;
Whereas the 2003 Maastricht Ministerial Council approved
follow-up OSCE conferences on anti-Semitism and on racism,
xenophobia and discrimination, and encouraged ``all
participating [s]tates to collect and keep records on
reliable information and statistics on hate crimes, including
on forms of violent manifestations of racism, xenophobia,
discrimination, and anti-Semitism,'' as well as to inform the
OSCE Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
(ODIHR) ``about existing legislation regarding crimes fueled
by intolerance and discrimination'';
Whereas at the 2004 OSCE Conference on Anti-Semitism,
hosted in the German capital, the Bulgarian Chairman-in-
Office issued the ``Berlin Declaration'' which stated
unambiguously that ``international developments or political
issues, including those in Israel or elsewhere in the Middle
East, never justify anti-Semitism'';
Whereas the Berlin Declaration advances the process of
monitoring of anti-Semitic crimes and hate crimes, as all
OSCE participating states committed to ``collect and
maintain'' statistics about these incidents and to forward
that information to the ODIHR for compilation;
Whereas during the closing conference plenary, the German
Foreign Minister and others highlighted the need to ensure
all participating states follow through with their
commitments and initiate efforts to track anti-Semitic crimes
and hate crimes; and
Whereas the Government of Spain announced its willingness
to organize and hold the next OSCE Conference on Anti-
Semitism in Cordoba, Spain, in the event the OSCE Ministerial
Council decides to hold another conference on anti-Semitism
______

SA 3679. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Lugar (for himself and Mr. Biden))
proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2781, to express the sense of
Congress regarding the conflict in Darfur, Sudan, to provide assistance
for the crisis in Darfur and for comprehensive peace in Sudan, and for
other purposes; as follows:

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Peace in Sudan
Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee
on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on
International Relations of the House of Representatives.
(2) JEM.--The term ``JEM'' means the Justice and Equality
Movement.
(3) SLA.--The term ``SLA'' means the Sudanese Liberation
Army.
(4) SPLM.--The term ``SPLM'' means the Sudan People's
Liberation Movement.

SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

Congress makes the following findings:
(1) A comprehensive peace agreement for Sudan, as
envisioned in the Sudan Peace Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 note), and
in the Machakos Protocol of 2002, is in jeopardy.
(2) Since 1989, the Government of Sudan has repeatedly
engaged in and sponsored orchestrated campaigns of attacking
and dislocating targeted civilian populations, disrupting
their ability to sustain themselves, and subsequently
restricting assistance to those displaced in a coordinated
policy of ethnic cleansing that is most recently evident in
the Darfur region of Sudan.
(3) In response to 2 decades of civil conflict in Sudan,
the United States has helped to establish an internationally
supported peace process to promote a negotiated settlement to
the war that has resulted in a framework peace agreement, the
Nairobi Declaration on the Final Phase of Peace in the Sudan
signed June 5, 2004.
(4) At the same time that the Government of Sudan was
negotiating for a final countrywide peace, enumerated in the
Nairobi Declaration on the Final Phase of Peace in the Sudan,
it refused to engage in any meaningful discussion with regard
to its ongoing campaign of ethnic cleansing in the region of
Darfur.
(5) It was not until the international community expressed
its outrage, through high level visits by Secretary of State
Colin Powell and others, and through United Nations Security
Council Resolution 1556 of July 30, 2004, that the Government
of Sudan agreed to attend talks to bring peace to the Darfur
region.
(6) The Government of the United States, in both the
executive branch and Congress, have concluded that genocide
has been committed and may still be occurring in Darfur, and
that the Government of Sudan and the Janjaweed bear
responsibility for the genocide.
(7) The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
has identified massive human rights violations in Darfur
perpetrated by the Government of Sudan and the Janjaweed,
which the Commissioner stated may constitute war crimes or
crimes against humanity.
(8) Evidence collected by international observers in the
Darfur region between February 2003 and September 2004
indicate a coordinated effort to target African Sudanese
civilians in a scorched earth policy, from both air and
ground, that has destroyed African Sudanese villages, killing
and driving away its people, while Arab Sudanese villages
have been left unscathed.
(9) As a result of this coordinated campaign, which
Congress and the executive branch have declared to be
genocide, reports indicate tens of thousands of African
Sudanese civilians killed, the systematic rape of thousands
of women and girls, the destruction of hundreds of Fur,
Masalit, and Zaghawa villages and other ethnically African
populations, including the poisoning of their wells and the
plunder of crops and cattle upon which they sustain
themselves.
(10) According to the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees, 1,400,000 people have been displaced in the Darfur
region of Sudan, of whom over 200,000 have been forced to
flee to Chad as refugees.
(11) The Government of Sudan conducted aerial attack
missions and deadly raids across the international border
between Sudan and Chad in an illegal effort to pursue
Sudanese civilians seeking refuge in Chad.
(12) In addition to the thousands of violent deaths
directly caused by ongoing Sudanese military and government
sponsored Janjaweed attacks in the Darfur region, the
Government of Sudan has restricted humanitarian and human
rights workers' access to the Darfur area, primarily through
bureaucratic and administrative obstruction, in an attempt to
inflict the most devastating harm on those displaced from
their villages and homes without any means of sustenance or
shelter.
(13) The Government of Sudan's continued support for the
Janjaweed and their obstruction of the delivery of food,
shelter, and medical care to the Darfur region is estimated
by the World Health Organization to be resulting in up to
10,000 deaths per month and, should current conditions
persist, is projected to escalate to thousands of deaths each
day by December 2004.
(14) The Government of Chad served an important role in
facilitating the Darfur humanitarian cease-fire (the
N'Djamena Agreement dated April 8, 2004) for the Darfur
region between the Government of Sudan and the 2 opposition
rebel groups in Darfur (the JEM and the SLA) although both
sides have violated it repeatedly.
(15) The people of Chad have responded courageously to the
plight of over 200,000 Darfur refugees by providing
assistance to them even though such assistance has adversely
affected their own means of livelihood.
(16) The cooperation and inclusion of all Sudanese is
essential to the establishment of peace and security
throughout all of Sudan.
(17) The African Union has demonstrated renewed vigor in
regional affairs through its willingness to respond to the
crisis in Darfur, by convening talks between the parties and
deploying several hundred monitors and security forces to the
region, as well as by recognizing the need for a far larger
force with a broader mandate.
(18) Despite the threat of international action expressed
through United Nations Security Council Resolution 1556 of
July 30, 2004, the Government of Sudan continues to obstruct
and prevent efforts to reverse the catastrophic consequences
that loom over Darfur.

SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE CONFLICT IN DARFUR,
SUDAN.

(a) Sudan Peace Act.--It is the sense of Congress that the
Sudan Peace Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) remains relevant and
should be extended to include the Darfur region of Sudan.

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(b) Actions To Address the Conflict.--It is the sense of
Congress that--
(1) a legitimate countrywide peace in Sudan will only be
possible if the Agreed Principles of Part A of the Machakos
Protocol of 2002, confirmed by the Nairobi Declaration on the
Final Phase of Peace in the Sudan signed June 5, 2004,
negotiated with the SPLM, apply to all of Sudan and to all of
the people of Sudan, including the Darfur region;
(2) the parties to the N'Djamena Agreement (the Government
of Sudan, the SLA, and the JEM) must meet their obligations
under that Agreement to allow safe and immediate access of
all humanitarian assistance throughout the Darfur region and
must expedite the conclusion of a political agreement to end
the genocide and conflict in Darfur;
(3) the United States should continue to provide
humanitarian assistance to the areas of Sudan to which the
United States has access and, at the same time, develop a
plan similar to that described in section 10 of the Sudan
Peace Act to provide assistance to the areas of Sudan to
which United States access has been obstructed or denied;
(4) the international community, including African, Arab,
and Muslim nations, should immediately provide resources
necessary to save the lives of hundreds of thousands of
individuals at risk as a result of the Darfur crisis;
(5) the United States Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes
should travel to Chad and the Darfur region immediately to
investigate war crimes and crimes against humanity to develop
a more accurate understanding of the situation on the ground
and to better inform the report required in section 11(b) of
the Sudan Peace Act;
(6) the United States and the international community
should--
(A) provide all necessary assistance to deploy and sustain
an African Union Force of at least 4,200 personnel to the
Darfur region; and
(B) work to increase the authorized level and expand the
mandate of such forces commensurate with the gravity and
scope of the problem in a region the size of France;
(7) the President, acting through the Secretary of State
and the Permanent Representative of the United States to the
United Nations, should ensure that Sudan fulfills its
obligations under United Nations Security Council Resolutions
1556 (July 30, 2004) and 1564 (September 18, 2004)
(8) sanctions should be imposed on the assets and
activities of those Sudanese Government officials and other
individuals that are involved in carrying out the atrocities
in the Darfur region;
(9) the Government of the United States should not
normalize relations with Sudan, including through the lifting
of any sanctions, until the Government of Sudan agrees to,
and takes demonstrable steps to implement, peace agreements
for all areas of Sudan, including Darfur; and
(10) Presidential Proclamation 6958 issued November 22,
1996, which suspends entry into the United States of members
of the Government of Sudan, officials of that Government, and
members of the Sudanese Armed Forces, should continue to
remain in effect and be strictly enforced.

SEC. 5. AMENDMENTS TO THE SUDAN PEACE ACT.

(a) Assistance for the Crisis in Darfur and for
Comprehensive Peace in Sudan.--
(1) In general.--The Sudan Peace Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 note)
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 12. ASSISTANCE FOR THE CRISIS IN DARFUR AND FOR
COMPREHENSIVE PEACE IN SUDAN.

``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--
``(1) Humanitarian assistance.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the President for assistance to address the
humanitarian and human rights crisis in the Darfur region and
its impact on eastern Chad, pursuant to the authority in
section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2292), $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, in addition to any
other funds otherwise available for such purpose.
``(2) Additional assistance.--Subject to the requirements
of this section, there is authorized to be appropriated to
the President, for development and humanitarian assistance
for Sudan upon the conclusion of a permanent, just, and
equitable peace agreement between the Government of Sudan and
the SPLM, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, in addition to
any other funds otherwise available for such purpose.
``(3) Availability.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to the
authorization of appropriations under paragraph (1) or (2)
are authorized to remain available until expended,
notwithstanding any other provision of law other than the
provisions of this section.
``(b) Requirement for Certification.--The assistance
authorized under subsection (a)(2) may be provided--
``(1) to the regions administered by the Government of
Sudan, in accordance with the peace agreement described in
subsection (a)(2), only if the President submits the
certification described in subsection (c); and
``(2) to the regions administered by the SPLM, in
accordance with the peace agreement described in subsection
(a)(2), only if the President submits the certification
described in subsection (d).
``(c) Certification with Regard to Actions of the
Government of Sudan.--The certification referred to in
subsection (b)(1) is a certification submitted by the
President to the appropriate congressional committees that--
``(1) the Government of Sudan is taking demonstrable steps
to--
``(A) ensure that the armed forces of Sudan and any
associated militias are not attacking civilians or
obstructing human rights monitors or the provision of
humanitarian assistance;
``(B) demobilize and disarm militias supported or created
by the Government of Sudan;
``(C) allow full and unfettered access for the provision of
humanitarian assistance to all regions of Sudan, including
Darfur; and
``(D) cooperate fully with the African Union, the United
Nations, and all other observer, monitoring, and protection
missions mandated to operate in Sudan; and
``(2) the Government of Sudan is complying with the
provisions of the peace agreement described in subsection
(a)(2).
``(d) Certification with regard to SPLM's Compliance with a
Peace Agreement.--The certification referred to in subsection
(b)(2) is a certification submitted by the President to the
appropriate congressional committees that the SPLM is
complying with the provisions of the peace agreement
described in subsection (a)(2).
``(e) Suspension of Assistance.--If, on a date after the
President submits a certification described in subsection (c)
or (d), the President determines that either the Government
of Sudan or the SPLM has ceased taking the actions described
in the applicable subsection, the President shall immediately
suspend the provision of any assistance made available as a
result of such certification until the date on which the
President certifies that such entity has resumed taking such
actions.''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 3 of the Sudan Peace Act
(50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
``(4) SPLM.--The term `SPLM' means the Sudan People's
Liberation Movement.''.
(b) Reporting Requirement.--Section 8 of the Sudan Peace
Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended in the first sentence by
striking ``Sudan.'' and inserting ``Sudan, including the
conflict in the Darfur region.''.

SEC. 6. OTHER RESTRICTIONS.

(a) Blocking of Assets.--On the date that is 120 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, if the President has not
submitted the certification described in subsection (c)(1) of
section 12 of the Sudan Peace Act, as added by section 5, the
President shall, consistent with the authorities granted in
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.
1701 et seq.), block the assets of appropriate senior
officials of the Government of Sudan.
(b) Continuation of Restrictions.--Restrictions against the
Government of Sudan that were imposed pursuant to title III
and sections 508, 512, and 527 of the Foreign Operations,
Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
2004 (Division D of Public Law 108-199; 118 Stat. 143) or any
other similar provision of law may not be lifted pursuant to
such provisions of law unless the President also makes the
certification described in subsection (c) of section 12 of
the Sudan Peace Act, as added by section 5.

SEC. 7. REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT.

(a) Requirement.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on the planned
United States response to a comprehensive peace agreement for
Sudan.
(b) Content.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include--
(1) a description of the United States response to a
modified peace process between the Government of Sudan and
the SPLM that would account for the implementation of a peace
in all regions of Sudan, in particular Darfur; and
(2) a contingency plan for extraordinary humanitarian
assistance should the Government of Sudan continue to
obstruct or delay the international humanitarian response to
the crisis in Darfur.
(c) Form of Report.--The report required by subsection (a)
may be submitted in classified form.

SEC. 8. TECHNICAL CORRECTION.

Section 12 of the International Organizations Immunities
Act (22 U.S.C. 288f-2) is amended by striking ``Organization
of African Unity'' and inserting ``African Union''.
______

SA 3680. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4818,
making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for
other purposes; as follows:

On page 96, line 10 of the bill, insert ``central'' before
``government''
______

SA 3681. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Leahy) proposed an amendment to the
bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign operations, export
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 9, line 21, strike ``a program of''
______

SA 3682. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Leahy) proposed an amendment to the
bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign operations, export
financing, and related programs for the fiscal

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year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 17, line 26, strike ``$600,000,000'' and insert in
lieu thereof ``$618,000,000'';
On page 58, line 16, strike ``$69,691,000'' and insert in
lieu thereof ``$59,691,000''; and
On page 59, line 6, strike ``$75,000,000'' and insert in
lieu thereof ``$67,000,000''
______

SA 3683. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Frist) proposed an amendment to the
bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign operations, export
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 105, line 12, after the period, insert the
following:
(p) Affordable Housing.--Section 607(b)(3)(B) of Title VI
of Division D of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2004,
P.L. 108-199, January 23, 2004, is amended by striking
``and'' under subparagraph (A), and inserting before the
period in subparagraph (B): ``; and (C) provide decent,
affordable housing''
______

SA 3684. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Leahy) proposed an amendment to the
bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign operations, export
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 24, line 11, after ``Kenya:'', insert the
following:
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this
heading, not less than $25,000,000 should be made available
for assistance for Liberia:
______

SA 3685. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Grassley) proposed an amendment to
the bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign operations,
export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 3, line 25, strike the period and insert the
following: ``: Provided further, That not later than 30 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Export-Import
Bank shall submit a report to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate, containing an analysis of the economic impact on
United States producers of ethanol of the extension of credit
and financial guarantees for the development of an ethanol
dehydration plant in Trinidad and Tobago, including a
determination of whether such extension will cause
substantial injury to such producers, as defined in section
2(e)(4) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C.
635(e)(4)): Provided further, That the Export-Import Bank
shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations and the
Senate Committee on Finance prior to extending direct credit
or financial guarantee to establish or expand the production
of indigenous products for export by a beneficiary country
pursuant to section 423 of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (19
U.S.C. 2703 note).''.
______

SA 3686. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Leahy (for himself, Mr. DeWine, Mr.
Dodd, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Nelson of Florida, and Mr. Harkin)) proposed an
amendment to the bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

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

IMPROVING SECURITY IN HAITI

Sec.   . (a) Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Haiti is important to the national security interests
of the United States.
(2) The United States has contributed significant
assistance to support the political, economic and social
development of Haiti with limited and uneven results.
(3) The Haitian people are currently suffering from extreme
poverty, threats from armed groups who control large areas of
the country, and violations of human rights, including
kidnappings.
(4) As of September 22, 2004, Tropical Storm Jeanne killed
more than 1,000 people, with many hundreds remaining missing,
in Gonaives and other areas of Haiti, and caused severe
destruction of property.
(5) The Interim Government of Haiti under Prime Minister
Gerard Latortue is attempting to initiate much needed reforms
and bring political stability to the country prior to the
reintroduction of anticipated democratically-elected
governance in 2005.
(6) On July 19-20, 2004, the international community
pledged $1,085,000,000 in assistance for Haiti, including
$230,000,000 from the United States.
(7) The immediate challenges facing Haiti are (a)
addressing the insecurity and instability caused by armed
groups who are undermining the ability of the Interim
Government of Haiti to combat poverty and create the
conditions for free and fair elections; (b) establishing the
rule of law; and (c) economic reactivation and job creation.
(8) On April 30, 2004, the United Nations Security Council
authorized the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
(MINUSTAH) 6,700 military personnel and 1,622 civilian police
personnel, but as of July 31, 2004, only 2,259 military
personnel and 224 civilian police personnel had been
deployed.
(9) MINUSTAH is essential to efforts to restore stability
and security, including countering the activities of rebels,
ex-combatants and other armed groups.
(b) Congress--
(1) appreciates the contributions of military and civilian
police personnel to MINUSTAH by Brazil and other nations;
(2) calls upon the Secretary of State to redouble his
efforts to encourage contributions of additional personnel to
MINUSTAH;
(3) calls upon MINUSTAH to assertively fulfill its mandate
under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter to ``ensure a
secure and stable environment within which the constitutional
and political process in Haiti can take place'', by
confronting and resolving security threats to the Interim
Government of Haiti and the people of Haiti;
(4) calls upon the United States and the international
community, including the United Nations and the Organization
of American States, to expedite the disbursement of
sufficient assistance to enable the Interim Government of
Haiti to--
(a) address Haiti's urgent humanitarian needs, including to
assist Haitians affected by Tropical Storm Jeanne;
(b) increase employment and promote economic development;
and
(c) carry out democratic elections in 2005;
(5) calls upon the Interim Government of Haiti to make
every effort to ensure that all political parties can
participate fully and freely in the electoral process; and
(6) notes that the failure to establish a secure and stable
environment and to conduct credible and inclusive elections
will likely result in Haiti's complete transition from a
failed state to a criminal state.
______

SA 3687. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Leahy) proposed an amendment to the
bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign operations, export
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 12, line 12, strike ``nothing'' and everything
thereafter through ``1961'' on line 15 and insert in lieu
thereof: ``information provided about the use of condoms as
part of projects or activities that are funded from amounts
appropriated by this Act shall be medically accurate and
shall include the public health benefits and failure rates of
such use''.
______

SA 3688. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Byrd) proposed an amendment to the
bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign operations, export
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 51, line 16, after the colon, insert: ``Provided
further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading,
not less than $2,000,000 shall be made available for
assistance for Greece:''.
______

SA 3689. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Leahy) proposed an amendment to the
bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign operations, export
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 38, strike line 23 through ``treaties'' on page 39,
line 1, and insert in lieu thereof the following: ``of
civilians forcibly displaced by such groups; and (4) the
Government of Colombia has not enacted legislation
inconsistent with its obligations under the United States-
Colombian treaty on extradition, and has committed to the
United States that it will continue to extradite Colombian
citizens to the United States, including members of such
illegal armed groups, in accordance with that treaty''.
______

SA 3690. Mr. McCONNELL (for Ms. Cantwell) proposed an amendment to
the bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign operations,
export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

At the appropriate place in the bill insert:

report on global poverty and national security

Sec.     . Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in
consultation with other relevant federal agencies, shall
submit a report to Congress on the impact of global poverty
on the national security of the United States, which shall
include: (1) an evaluation of the effects of global poverty
on United States efforts to promote democracy, equitable
economic development, and the rule of law in developing
countries; (2) a description of the relationship between
global poverty and political instability, civil conflict, and
international terrorism; and (3) recommendations for
improving the ability of the United States Government to
effectively address the problems in (1) and (2) by combating
global poverty, including possible organizational changes
within the Federal government.
______

SA 3691. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Leahy) proposed an amendment to the
bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign operations, export
financing, and related programs for the fiscal

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year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 169, line 20, after the period insert:
(d) Funds made available for assistance for Nepal pursuant
to subsection (a) may be made available if the Secretary of
State reports to the Committee on Appropriations that the
Government of Nepal is: (1) complying promptly with habeas
corpus orders issued by the Supreme Court of Nepal, including
all outstanding orders; (2) cooperating with the National
Human Rights Commission of Nepal to resolve all cases of
disappearances; and (3) granting the National Human Rights
Commission of Nepal unimpeded access to places of detention:
Provided, That the Secretary of State may waive the
requirements of this subsection if he determines and reports
to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is in the
security interests of the United States.
______

SA 3692. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mrs. Boxer) proposed an amendment to the
bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign operations, export
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 45, line 21, strike ``funds.'' and insert ``funds:
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this
heading, $10,000,000 should be made available to reduce the
threat that man-portable air defense systems (`MANPADS')
could be acquired by terrorists or by state sponsors of
terrorism.''.
______

SA 3693. Mr. DODD proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4818, making
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other
purposes; as follows:

On page 118, strike lines 9-11 and insert in lieu thereof
the following:
``(3) $35,000,000 from ``Economic Support Fund'',
$25,000,000 of which shall be made available to the
Organization of American States for expenses related to the
organization and holding of free and fair elections in Haiti
in 2005; and''.
______

SA 3694. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Biden) proposed an amendment to the
bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign operations, export
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 183, after line 23, insert the following new
section:

REPORT ON EDUCATION REFORM IN PAKISTAN.

Sec. 599F. (a) Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a
report to the appropriate congressional committees--
(1) describing the strategy of the Government of Pakistan
to implement education reform in Pakistan, and the strategy
of the Government of the United States to assist Pakistan to
achieve that objective;
(2) providing information on the amount of funding--
(A) obligated and expended by the Government of Pakistan
and the Government of the United States, respectively, for
education reform in Pakistan, since January 1, 2002;
(B) expected to be provided by the Government of Pakistan
and Government of the United States, respectively, for
education reform in Pakistan, including any assistance to be
provided by the United States pursuant to the commitment of
President Bush to provide $3,000,000,000 in assistance to
Pakistan during fiscal year 2005 through fiscal year 2009;
and
(3) discussing progress made in achieving education reform
in Pakistan since January 1, 2002.
(b) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(A) the Committees on Appropriations and International
Relations of the House of Representatives; and
(B) the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations
of the Senate;
(2) the term ``education reform'' includes efforts to
expand and improve the secular education system in Pakistan,
and to develop and utilize a moderate curriculum for private
religious schools in Pakistan.
______

SA 3695. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Leahy) proposed an amendment to the
bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign operations, export
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 128, line 19, after ``shall'' insert the following:
``Consult with the appropriate congressional committees,''.
______

SA 3696. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Coleman (for himself, Mr. Corzine,
Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Bayh, Ms. Mikulski,
and Mr. Santorum)) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4818, making
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other
purposes; as follows:

On page 183, after line 23, add the following:

united nations resolutions on israel

Sec. 599F. (a) The Senate makes the following findings:
(1) The United Nations General Assembly and United Nations
Security Council have over a period of many years engaged in
a pattern of enacting measures and resolutions castigating
and condemning the state of Israel.
(2) Despite the myriad of challenges facing the world
community, the United Nations General Assembly has devoted a
disproportionate amount of time and resources to castigating
Israel;
(3) During the fifty-seventh session of the United Nations
General Assembly, the General Assembly adopted a total of 80
resolutions by roll call vote, 23 of which related to Israel
and were opposed by the United States.
(4) The United States has a responsibility to promote fair
and equitable treatment of all nations in the context of
international organizations, including the United Nations.
(b) It is the sense of the Senate that the President, the
United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations,
and other appropriate United States officials should--
(1) work to dissuade member states of the United Nations
from voting in support of United Nations General Assembly
resolutions that unfairly castigate Israel; and
(2) promote within the United Nations General Assembly more
balanced and constructive approaches to resolving the
conflict in the Middle East.
(c) Section 406(b)(4) of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law
101-246; 22 U.S.C. 2414a(b)(4)) is amended by inserting after
``United States'' the following: ``, including a separate
listing of all plenary votes cast by member countries of the
United Nations in the General Assembly on resolutions
specifically related to Israel that are opposed by the United
States''.
______

SA 3697. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Schumer) proposed an amendment to the
bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign operations, export
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 183, after line 23, add the following:

sense of the senate on violations of religious freedom in saudi arabia

Sec. 599F. It is the sense of the Senate that, in light of
the designation of Saudi Arabia as a country of particular
concern under section 402(b)(1)(A) of the International
Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6442(b)(1)(A))
because the Government of Saudi Arabia has engaged in or
tolerated particularly severe violations of religious
freedom, the President should--
(1) under the authority in section 402(c)(2) and 405(c) of
such Act, negotiate a binding agreement with the Government
of Saudi Arabia that requires such Government to phase out
any program, policy, or practice that contributes to the
violations of religious freedom occurring or being tolerated
in Saudi Arabia; or
(2) take an action described in one of the paragraphs (9)
through (15) of 405(a) of such Act or a commensurate action
under the authority in section 402(c)(1)(B) of such Act with
respect to Saudi Arabia that the President determines is
appropriate after consideration of the recommendations for
United States policy made by the United States Commission on
International Religious Freedom.
______

SA 3698. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Leahy) proposed an amendment to the
bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign operations, export
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 139, line 22, after ``conflict'' insert: , respond
to disasters,
______

SA 3699. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Schumer) proposed an amendment to the
bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign operations, export
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 112, line 4, after ``FINES'', insert: ``AND REAL
PROPERTY TAXES''
On page 112, line 10, after ``penalties'', insert: ``and
unpaid property taxes''
On page 112, line 15, after ``penalties'', insert: ``and
unpaid property taxes''
On page 112, line 24, after ``penalties'', insert: ``and
unpaid property taxes''
On page 113, line 1, after ``(d)'', insert: ``(1)''
On page 113, line 2, after ``(a)'', insert: ``with respect
to parking fines and penalties''
On page 113, line 6, after ``so.'', insert: ``(2) The
Secretary of State may waive the requirements set forth in
subsection (a) with respect to the unpaid property taxes if
the Secretary of State determines that it is in the national
interests of the United States to do so.''
On page 113, line 13, after ``penalties'', insert: ``and
unpaid property taxes and interest''
On page 114, line 12, ``2004'', insert: ``(4) The term
`unpaid property taxes' means the

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amount of unpaid taxes and interest on such taxes that have
accrued on real property in the District of Columbia or New
York, New York under applicable law.''
______

SA 3700. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Ensign) proposed an amendment to the
bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign operations, export
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 183, after line 23, add the following:

support for the political independence of Lebanon

Sec. 599F. (a) The Senate makes the following findings:
(1) The United States has long supported the sovereignty,
territorial integrity, and political independence of Lebanon
and the sole and exclusive exercise by the Government of
Lebanon of national governmental authority throughout that
country.
(2) The continued presence in Lebanon of nongovernmental
armed groups and militias, including Hizbollah, prevents the
Government of Lebanon from exercising its full sovereignty
over all territory in that country.
(3) The Government of Syria has had a military presence in
Lebanon since 1976, and maintains approximately 20,000 troops
in Lebanon.
(4) The Government of Syria continues to violate United
Nations Security Council Resolution 520, adopted in 1982,
which demands that ``all non-Lebanese forces'' leave Lebanon.
(5) Syria has, since 1979, been labeled by the Department
of State as a state sponsor of terrorism.
(6) President George W. Bush signed an Executive order on
May 11, 2004, that implements sanctions against the
Government of Syria pursuant to the Syria Accountability and
Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-
175; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note), demonstrating the resolve of the
United States to address both the continued military presence
of Syria in Lebanon and the support of the Government of
Syria for terrorism.
(7) United Nations Security Resolution 1559, approved on
September 2, 2004, expressed support for a free and fair
electoral process in the upcoming presidential election in
Lebanon conducted according to constitutional rules adopted
in Lebanon without foreign interference or influence.
(8) On September 3, 2004, the Government of Syria,
according to numerous reports, exerted undue influence upon
government officials in Lebanon to amend the constitution to
extend the term of the President of Lebanon, Emile Lahoud,
who is supported by the Government of Syria.
(b) Congress--
(1) commends President George W. Bush for implementing
sanctions on the Government of Syria pursuant to the Syria
Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of
2003;
(2) urges the United Nations to seek a firm, negotiated
schedule for the complete withdrawal from Lebanon of Syria
armed forces in order to facilitate the restoration of the
sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political
independence of Lebanon;
(3) calls upon the Government of Syria to immediately
withdraw its troops from Lebanon in accordance with United
Nations resolutions;
(4) demands that the Government of Syria--
(A) cease its support and armament of terror groups such as
Hizbollah; and
(B) facilitate efforts by the legitimate national
government and armed forces of Lebanon to disarm all
nongovernmental armed groups and militias located in Lebanon
and to extend central government authority throughout
Lebanon; and
(5) condemns all efforts to derail the democratic process
in Lebanon and to interfere with the legitimate election
process in that country.
______

SA 3701. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Bingaman) proposed an amendment to
the bill H.R. 4818, making appropriations for foreign operations,
export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 134, line 16, after the period insert:
(e) Availability and Use of Funds.--Funds appropriated
under the heading ``International Organizations and
Programs'' that are not made available for UNFPA because of
the operation of any provision of law shall remain available
until September 30, 2006: Provided, That funds made available
pursuant to this section may not be used for any other
purpose, notwithstanding the authority contained in sections
451, 610 and 614 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or
any other provisions of law unless specifically authorized in
subsequent legislation.

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