To ensure that the United States contribution to the United Nations is not being lost to waste, fraud, abuse or corruption by maximizing the public transparency of all United Nations spending.

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

SA 2689. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 232, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:

COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE

Sec. 117.  (a) The amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by this title under the heading ``Commission on
Security and Cooperation in Europe'' is hereby increased by
$333,000.
(b) The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by
this title for the Department of State under the heading
``diplomatic and consular programs'' is hereby reduced by
$333,000.
______

SA 2690. Mr. REID (for Mr. Obama) submitted an amendment intended to
be proposed by Mr. Reid to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 410, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:

RESTRICTIONS RELATED TO FEDERAL TAX LIABILITY

Sec. 699B.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available by this Act may be used to enter into a
contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a
grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective
contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency
awarding the contract or grant that the contractor or grantee
has filed all Federal tax returns required during the three
years preceding the certification, has not been convicted of
a criminal offense under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
and has not been notified of any unpaid Federal tax
assessment for which the liability remains unsatisfied unless
the assessment is the subject of an installment agreement or
offer in compromise that has been approved by the Internal
Revenue Service and is not in default or the assessment is
the subject of a non-frivolous administrative or judicial
appeal.
______

SA 2691. Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Kyl, Mr.
Coleman, Mr. Graham, and Ms. Collins) submitted an amendment intended
to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for
the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as
follows:

On page 410, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:

SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY, THE RULE OF LAW, AND GOVERNANCE IN IRAN

Sec. 699B.  Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by title III for other bilateral economic
assistance under the heading ``economic support fund'',
$75,000,000 shall be made available for programs of the
Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs of the Department of State to
support democracy, the rule of law, and governance in Iran.
______

SA 2692. Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. Hagel, and Mr. Domenici)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by Mr. Reid to the bill
H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 410, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:

COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR THREAT REDUCTION AND SECURITY PLAN

Sec. 699B.  (a) Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to
Congress a comprehensive nuclear threat reduction and
security plan, in classified and unclassified forms--
(1) for ensuring that all nuclear weapons and weapons-
usable material at vulnerable sites are secure by 2012
against the threats that terrorists have shown they can pose;
and
(2) for working with other countries to ensure adequate
accounting and security for such materials on an ongoing
basis thereafter.
(b) For each element of the accounting and security effort
described under subsection (a)(2), the plan shall--
(1) clearly designate agency and departmental
responsibility and accountability;
(2) specify program goals, with metrics for measuring
progress, estimated schedules, and specified milestones to be
achieved;
(3) provide estimates of the program budget requirements
and resources to meet the goals for each year;
(4) provide the strategy for diplomacy and related tools
and authority to accomplish the program element;
(5) provide a strategy for expanding the financial support
and other assistance provided by other countries,
particularly Russia, the European Union and its member

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states, China, and Japan, for the purposes of securing
nuclear weapons and weapons-usable material worldwide;
(6) outline the progress in and impediments to securing
agreement from all countries that possess nuclear weapons or
weapons-usable material on a set of global nuclear security
standards, consistent with their obligation to comply with
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540;
(7) describe the steps required to overcome impediments
that have been identified; and
(8) describe global efforts to promulgate best practices
for securing nuclear materials.
______

SA 2693. Mr. DOMENICI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department
of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. COOPERATION WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO.

(a) Cooperation Regarding Border Security.--The Secretary
of State, in cooperation with the Secretary of Homeland
Security and representatives of Federal, State, and local law
enforcement agencies that are involved in border security and
immigration enforcement efforts, shall work with the
appropriate officials from the Government of Mexico to
improve coordination between the United States and Mexico
regarding--
(1) improved border security along the international border
between the United States and Mexico;
(2) the reduction of human trafficking and smuggling
between the United States and Mexico;
(3) the reduction of drug trafficking and smuggling between
the United States and Mexico;
(4) the reduction of gang membership in the United States
and Mexico;
(5) the reduction of violence against women in the United
States and Mexico; and
(6) the reduction of other violence and criminal activity.
(b) Cooperation Regarding Education on Immigration Laws.--
The Secretary of State, in cooperation with other appropriate
Federal officials, shall work with the appropriate officials
from the Government of Mexico to carry out activities to
educate citizens and nationals of Mexico regarding
eligibility for status as a nonimmigrant under Federal law to
ensure that the citizens and nationals are not exploited
while working in the United States.
(c) Cooperation Regarding Circular Migration.--The
Secretary of State, in cooperation with the Secretary of
Labor and other appropriate Federal officials, shall work
with the appropriate officials from the Government of Mexico
to improve coordination between the United States and Mexico
to encourage circular migration, including assisting in the
development of economic opportunities and providing job
training for citizens and nationals in Mexico.
(d) Annual Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
Secretary of State shall submit a report to Congress
describing the actions taken by the United States and Mexico
pursuant to this section.
______

SA 2694. Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Ensign, Mr.
Nelson of Florida, and Mr. Lautenberg) proposed an amendment to the
bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 410, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:

CUBA DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Sec. 699B.  (a) The amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by title III under the subheading ``economic
support fund'' under the heading ``Other Bilateral Economic
Assistance'' is hereby increased by $30,700,000 and such
amount shall be available for the Cuba democracy assistance
program to assist the pro-democracy movement in Cuba and
shall be in addition to any other amounts appropriated or
made available for such purposes.
(b) The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by
title I for the Department of State and Related Agency under
the subheading ``diplomatic and consular programs'' under the
heading ``Administration of Foreign Affairs'' for expenses of
general administration is hereby decreased by $30,700,000.
______

SA 2695. Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Florida, and Mr.
Menendez) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2764, making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for
other purposes; as follows:

On page 410, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:

INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS TO CUBA

Sec. 699B.  (a) The amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by title I under the subheading ``international
broadcasting operations'' under the heading ``Broadcasting
Board of Governors'' is hereby increased by $5,019,000 and
such amount shall be available for the international
broadcasting operations to Cuba and is in addition to any
other amounts available for broadcasting operations to Cuba
under title I.
(b) The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by
title I for the Department of State and Related Agency under
the subheading ``diplomatic and consular programs'' under the
heading ``Administration of Foreign Affairs'' for expenses of
general administration is hereby decreased by $5,019,000.
______

SA 2696. Mr. MARTINEZ proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2764,
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and
for other purposes; as follows:

Beginning on page 266, line 13, strike ``manual
eradication'' and all that follows through ``municipalities
where security permits'' on page 267, line 12, and insert the
following: ``manual eradication in such areas is not
practical or poses an unacceptable risk to government
security forces, as determined based on consultations with
appropriate authorities of the Government of Colombia:
Provided, That not more than 20 percent of such funds may be
made available unless the Secretary of State certifies to the
Committees on Appropriations that: (1) the herbicide is being
used in accordance with EPA label requirements for comparable
use in the United States and with Colombian laws; and (2) the
herbicide, in the manner it is being used, does not pose
unreasonable risks or adverse effects to humans or the
environment including endemic species: Provided further, That
such funds may not be made available unless the Secretary of
State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that
complaints of harm to health or licit crops caused by such
aerial eradication are thoroughly evaluated and fair
compensation is being paid in a timely manner for meritorious
claims, and the Secretary submits a report to the Committees
on Appropriations detailing all claims, evaluations, and
compensation paid during the twelve month period prior to the
date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That such
funds may not be made available for such purposes unless
programs are being implemented by the United States Agency
for International Development, the Government of Colombia, or
other organizations, in consultation and coordination with
local communities, to provide alternative sources of income
in areas where conditions exist for successful alternative
development and security permits''.
______

SA 2697. Mr. MARTINEZ proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2764,
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and
for other purposes; as follows:

On page 410, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:

AERIAL ERADICATION OF COCA IN COLOMBIA

Sec. 699B.  (a) The amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by title III under the heading ``andean programs''
for the Department of State and available for aerial
eradication of coca in Colombia is hereby increased by
$30,000,000.
(b) The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by
title I for the Department of State under the heading
``diplomatic and consular programs'' and available for
expenses of general administration is hereby reduced by
$30,000,000.
______

SA 2698. Mr. DORGAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. ___.  None of the funds made available in this Act may
be used to provide reimbursement to employees for amounts
paid as taxes on income (including self-employment income) to
the United States.
______

SA 2699. Mr. LUGAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

On page 410, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:

SEC. 699B. ADVANCE MARKET COMMITMENTS.

(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to improve
global health by creating a competitive market for future
vaccines through advance market commitments.
(b) Authority to Negotiate.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury should enter
into negotiations with

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the appropriate officials of the International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development, the International Development
Association, and the Global Alliance for Vaccines and
Immunization, the member nations of such entities, and other
interested parties for the purpose of establishing advance
market commitments to purchase vaccines and microbicides to
combat neglected diseases.
(2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report on
the status of the negotiations to create advance market
commitments under this section to--
(A) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
(C) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives;
(D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives; and
(E) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of
Representatives.
(c) Requirements.--The Secretary of the Treasury should
work with the entities referred to in subsection (b) to
ensure that--
(1) there is an international framework for the
establishment and implementation of advance market
commitments; and
(2) such commitments include--
(A) legally binding contracts for product purchase that
include a fair market price for a guaranteed number of
treatments to ensure that the market incentive is sufficient;
(B) clearly defined and transparent rules of competition
for qualified developers and suppliers of the product;
(C) clearly defined requirements for eligible vaccines to
ensure that they are safe and effective;
(D) dispute settlement mechanisms; and
(E) sufficient flexibility to enable the contracts to be
adjusted in accord with new information related to projected
market size and other factors while still maintaining the
purchase commitment at a fair price.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2009
through 2014 to fund an advance market commitment pilot
program for pneumococcal vaccines.
(2) Availability.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to this
subsection shall remain available until expended without
fiscal year limitation.
______

SA 2700. Mr. ENSIGN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 231, strike lines 1 through 7.
______

SA 2701. Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Durbin, and Mrs.
Boxer) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the
bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 210, line 24, strike ``$3,885,375,000'' and insert
``$3,820,375,000''.
On page 211, line 10, strike ``$364,905,000'' and insert
``$299,905,000''.
On page 238, line 18, strike ``$6,531,425,000'' and insert
``$6,621,425,000''.
On page 239, line 17, strike ``$634,675,000 for other
infectious diseases;'' and insert ``$724,675,000 for other
infectious diseases, including $200,000,000 for tuberculosis
control, of which $15,000,000 shall be used for the Global TB
Drug Facility;''.
On page 282, line 13, strike ``$90,000,000'' and insert
``$65,000,000''.
______

SA 2702. Mr. KYL (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. Collins, and Mr.
Ensign) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the
bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

On page 410, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:

RULE OF LAW AND BORDER SECURITY IN EGYPT

Sec. 699B.  (a) The Senate makes the following findings:
(1) Fighting in Gaza during the summer of 2007 demonstrated
that the terrorist organization Hamas, which unlawfully
seized control over Gaza in June 2007, has been able to
achieve a dramatic increase in the quantity and
sophistication of arms at its disposal.
(2) Without these arms, the terrorist organization would
not have been able to seize control over the Gaza territory.
(3) There is substantial evidence that a significant
proportion of these arms were smuggled across the border
between Gaza and Egypt.
(4) The Egyptian military is a highly capable, well-trained
force, made possible in substantial part by a close
relationship with the United States.
(5) Concurrent with the escalation of dangerous arms
smuggling across the border between Egypt and Gaza has been a
retrogression in the rule of law in Egypt.
(6) This loss of hard-earned ground has been characterized
by reports of harsh reaction by the Government of Egypt to
dissent, including the jailing of political opponents.
(7) The United States has provided aid to Egypt in excess
of $28,000,000,000 over the past three decades.
(b) The Senate--
(1) reaffirms its long-standing friendship with the people
of Egypt;
(2) believes that our friendship with Egypt requires the
Senate to address such vital policy concerns;
(3) urges the Government of Egypt to make concrete and
measurable progress on restoring the rule of law, including
improving the independence of the judiciary and improving
criminal procedures and due process rights and halting the
cross-border flow of arms to Gaza;
(4) believes it is the best interest of Egypt, the region,
and the United States that Egypt takes prompt action to
demonstrate progress on these matters; and
(5) urges the Department of State to work vigorously and
expeditiously with the Government of Egypt and the Government
of Israel to bring the border between Egypt and Gaza border
under effective control.
______

SA 2703. Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself and Mrs. Hutchison) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill 2764, making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for
other purposes; as follows:

On page 410, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:

OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

Sec. 699B.  (a) The amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by title II for the Overseas Private Investment
Corporation under the heading ``program account'' is hereby
increased by $8,000,000.
(b) The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by
title V for ``contribution to the international development
association'' is hereby reduced by $8,000,000.
______

SA 2704. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act for multilateral economic assistance
under the heading ``contribution to the international
development association'' may be made available for the World
Bank for malaria control or prevention programs.
______

SA 2705. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 410, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:

SAVING CHILDREN'S LIVES

Sec. 699B.  (a) The amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by title III for bilateral economic assistance
under the heading ``global health programs'' and available
for child survival and maternal health is hereby increased by
$76,763,000.
(b) The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by
title III for bilateral economic assistance under the heading
``global health programs'' for other infectious diseases and
available for the President's Malaria Initiative is hereby
increased by $30,000,000.
(c) The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by
title V under the heading ``global environment facility'' is
hereby reduced by $106,763,000.
______

SA 2706. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 311, strike lines 20 through 22 and insert the
following:
(6) has adopted and is implementing a policy to publish on
a publicly available web site all program reviews, program
evaluations, internally and externally commissioned audits,
and inspector general reports and findings, not later than 7
days after they are received by the Global Fund Secretariat,
except that such information as determined necessary by the
Inspector General to protect the identity of whistleblowers
or other informants to investigations and reports of the
Inspector General, or proprietary information, may be
redacted from such documents; and
______

SA 2707. Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Vitter, and
Mr. Coleman) proposed an amendment

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to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 240, beginning on line 4, strike ``Provided'' and
all that follows through ``sterilization:'' on line 9 and
insert ``Provided further, That none of the funds made
available in this Act nor any unobligated balances from prior
appropriations may be made available to any organization or
program which, as determined by the President, supports, or
participates in the management of, a program of coercive
abortion or involuntary sterilization:''.
______

SA 2708. Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself, Mr. Corker, Mr. Martinez, Mr.
Vitter, and Mr. Coleman) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2764,
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and
for other purposes; as follows:

On page 308, beginning on line 18, strike ``health:'' and
all that follows through page 309, line 4, and insert
``health.''.
______

SA 2709. Mrs. McCASKILL submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as
follows:

At the appropriate place in title I, insert the following:
Sec. __. (a) Link to Office of Inspector General From
Homepage of Department of State.--Not later than 30 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
State shall establish and maintain on the homepage of the
Internet website of the Department of State a direct link to
the Internet website of the Office of Inspector General of
the Department of State.
(b) Anonymous Reporting of Waste, Fraud, or Abuse.--Not
later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Inspector General of the Department of State shall
establish and maintain on the homepage of the Internet
website of the Office of Inspector General a mechanism by
which individuals can anonymously report cases of waste,
fraud, or abuse with respect to the Department of State.
______

SA 2710. Mr. COLEMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department
of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 367, beginning on line 15, strike ``UNDP is--'' and
all that follows through line 22 and insert the following:
``UNDP--
(1) is giving adequate and appropriate access to
information to the United States Mission to the United
Nations regarding UNDP's programs and activities, as
requested, including in North Korea and Burma;
(2) is conducting appropriate oversight of UNDP programs
and activities globally;
(3) has increased transparency by making UNDP financial
documents available to United Nations member states;
(4) has implemented the whistleblower protection policy
established by the United Nations Secretariat in December
2005; and
(5) has undertaken an investigation of all UNDP programs
globally by an external independent investigator.
______

SA 2711. Mr. COLEMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department
of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

On page 410, between line 15 and 16, insert the following:

WITHHOLDING OF UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Sec. 699B.  For each fiscal year, the Secretary of State
shall withhold from the United States contribution to the
United Nations Development Program (UNDP) an amount equal to
the sum of all amounts authorized for such fiscal year by the
leadership of the United Nations for ``national execution''
by any country, or transference of cash or in-kind
contributions to a government of any country, that--
(1) is subject to sanctions imposed by the United Nations
Security Council;
(2) is not in compliance with its nonproliferation
obligations or has illicit procurement networks pertaining to
nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons programs and
technologies;
(3) is subject to sanctions imposed by the United States
Government;
(4) is designated by the Secretary of State as a state
sponsor of terrorism;
(5) is known by the Department of the Treasury to support
or engage in the counterfeiting of United States currency; or
(6) is barred by United States law, including any executive
order, from receiving United States foreign assistance.
______

SA 2712. Mr. COLEMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department
of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 410, between line 15 and 16, insert the following:

WITHHOLDING OF UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN
RIGHTS COUNCIL

Sec. 699B.  (a) The Senate makes the following findings:
(1) The severe loss of credibility of the United Nations
Human Rights Commission, whose members have included Libya,
Sudan, and Cuba, led United Nations Secretary-General Kofi
Annan to remark in 2005 that the Human Rights Commission was
``casting a shadow on the reputation of the United Nations
system as a whole'' and to call for the creation of a new
United Nations human rights institution.
(2) Calls for the reform of United Nations human rights
institutions led to a proposal for a new Human Rights Council
to replace the Human Rights Commission, which was adopted by
the United Nations General Assembly on March 15, 2006, in
General Assembly Resolution 60/251 (2006).
(3) The United States voted against General Assembly
Resolution 60/251 (2006) because the proposed structure of
the Human Rights Council did not contain provisions designed
to address the fundamental flaws of its predecessor body,
such as a requirement that members of the Council be
democracies that respect human rights.
(4) The United States chose not to run in the elections for
membership in the Human Rights Council in 2006 and 2007 for
fear that the Council would reflect the same patterns as the
Human Rights Commission.
(5) The stated purpose of the Human Rights Council is to
objectively and non-selectively promote and protect human
rights in the entire world, and therefore in all 192 Member
States of the United Nations.
(6) The Human Rights Council is composed of 47 members, 24
of which are considered ``free democracies'' by Freedom House
in its 2007 ``Freedom in the World'' report.
(7) The current members of the Human Rights Council include
countries such as Cuba, Angola, Azerbaijan, and Saudi Arabia.
(8) During the first year of operation of the Human Rights
Council, which included 5 regular sessions and 4 special
sessions, the only country in the world that was directly
condemned as a violator of human rights was Israel.
(9) In its first year of operation, the Human Rights
Council passed only 12 state-specific resolutions: 9
resolutions that condemned the Government of Israel, and 3
resolutions on Sudan that did not condemn the Government of
Sudan.
(10) Freedom House lists 19 countries in its 2007 ``Freedom
in the World'' report as the ``Worst of the Worst'' regimes
that violate human rights, yet none of these countries has
been the subject of a resolution by the Human Rights Council
except for Sudan.
(11) During its first year, the Human Rights Council held 4
special sessions to address the most egregious and urgent
human rights issues, with 3 sessions dedicated to Israel and
1 session dedicated to Sudan.
(12) The Human Rights Council special session on Sudan held
in December 2006 resulted in the appointment of an assessment
mission to Darfur led by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Jody
Williams, and this assessment mission submitted a report
(referred to in this section as the ``Williams Report'') to
the Human Rights Council in March 2007 that concluded that
the Government of Sudan was responsible for ``large-scale
international crimes in Darfur''.
(13) The Human Rights Council has not condemned the
Government of Sudan in spite of the Williams Report and the
numerous reports documenting the human rights violations of
the Government of Sudan compiled by the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights.
(14) On June 19, 2007, the Human Rights Council adopted
governing rules that further discredit the Council's
operations, including--
(A) the establishment of only 1 country-specific permanent
agenda item for the ``Program of Work'' on ``human rights
violations and implications of the Israeli occupation of
Palestine and other occupied Arab territories'';
(B) the elimination of the mandates of the special
investigators for human rights for Cuba and Belarus, despite
extensive reporting by these investigators indicating that
there are widespread, systematic violations of human rights
taking place in both countries; and
(C) the adoption of measures that limit the independence of
operations of the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights and hinder the ability of
independent human rights investigators to report findings on
human rights abuses.
(b)(1) No funds appropriated or otherwise made available by
any Act for fiscal years

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2008 or 2009 for contributions to international organizations
may be made available to support the United Nations Human
Rights Council.
(2) The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall not apply for
a fiscal year if, during that fiscal year--
(A) the President determines and certifies to the Committee
on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
that the provision of funds to support the United Nations
Human Rights Council is in the national interest of the
United States; or
(B) the United States is a member of the Human Rights
Council.
______

SA 2713. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title III, insert the
following:

support of foreign law enforcement efforts to locate united states
citizens kidnapped in areas affected by violent drug trafficking

Sec. __.  Funds appropriated or otherwise made available by
this title under the heading ``international narcotics
control and law enforcement'' shall be available for the
support of efforts of foreign law enforcement authorities to
locate United States citizens who have been kidnapped in, or
are otherwise missing from, areas affected by violent drug
trafficking.
______

SA 2714. Mr. KYL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

Section 694 of the bill is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 694. (a) Amendment to Authority to Determine the Bar
to Admission Inapplicable.--Section 212(d)(3)(B)(i) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(3)(B)(i))
is amended to read as follows:

``The Secretary of State, after consultation with the
Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security, or
the Secretary of Homeland Security, after consultation with
the Secretary of State and the Attorney General, may
determine in such Secretary's sole unreviewable discretion
that subsection (a)(3)(B) shall not apply with respect to an
alien within the scope of that subsection or that subsection
(a)(3)(B)(vi)(III) shall not apply to a group within the
scope of that subsection, except that no such waiver may be
extended to an alien who is within the scope of subsection
(a)(3)(B)(i)(II), no such waiver may be extended to an alien
who is a member or representative of, has engaged in or
endorsed or espoused or persuaded others to endorse or
espouse or support terrorist activity on behalf of, or has
received military-type training from a terrorist organization
that is described in subclause (I) or (II) of subsection
(a)(3)(B)(vi), and no such waiver may be extended to a group
that has engaged terrorist activity against the United States
or another democratic country or that has purposefully
engaged in a pattern or practice of terrorist activity that
is directed at civilians. Such a determination shall neither
prejudice the ability of the United States Government to
commence criminal or civil proceedings involving a
beneficiary of such a determination or any other person, nor
create any substantive or procedural right or benefit for a
beneficiary of such a determination or any other person.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law (statutory or
nonstatutory), including section 2241 of Title 28, or any
other habeas corpus provision, and sections 1361 and 1651 of
such title, no court shall have jurisdiction to review such a
determination or revocation except in a proceeding for review
of a final order of removal pursuant to section 1252 of this
title, and review shall be limited to the extent provided in
section 1252(a)(2)(D). The Secretary of State may not
exercise the discretion provided in this clause with respect
to an alien at any time during which the alien is the subject
of pending removal proceedings under section 1229a of this
title.''.
(b) Automatic Relief for the Hmong and Other Groups That Do
Not Pose a Threat to the United States.--For purposes of
section 212(a)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)), the Karen National Union/Karen
Liberation Army (KNU/KNLA), the Chin National Front/Chin
National Army (CNF/CNA), the Chin National League for
Democracy (CNLD), the Kayan New Land Party (KNLP), the Arakan
Liberation Party (ALP), the Mustangs, the Alzados, the
Karenni National Progressive Party, and appropriate groups
affiliated with the Hmong and the Montagnards shall not be
considered to be a terrorist organization on the basis of any
act or event occurring before the date of enactment of this
section. Nothing in this subsection may be construed to alter
or limit the authority of the Secretary of State or the
Secretary of Homeland Security to exercise his discretionary
authority pursuant to 212(d)(3)(B)(i) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(3)(B)(i)).''.
(c) Technical Correction.--(l) In General.--Section
212(a)(3)(B)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ``Subclause
(VII)'' and replacing it with ``Subclause (IX)''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall take effect on the date of enactment of this section,
and these amendments and sections 212(a)(3)(B) and
212(d)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1182(a)(3)(B) and 1182(d)(3)(B)), as amended by these
sections, shall apply to--
(A) removal proceedings instituted before, on, or after the
date of enactment of this section; and
(B) acts and conditions constituting a ground for
inadmissibility, excludability, deportation, or removal
occurring or existing before, on, or after such date.
______

SA 2715. Mr. KYL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

Section 694 of the bill is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 694. (a) Amendment to Authority To Determine the Bar
To Admission Inapplicable.--Section 212(d)(3)(B)(i) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(3)(B)(i))
is amended to read as follows:

``The Secretary of State, after consultation with the
Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security, or
the Secretary of Homeland Security, after consultation with
the Secretary of State and the Attorney General, may
determine in such Secretary's sole unreviewable discretion
that subsection (a)(3)(B) shall not apply with respect to an
alien within the scope of that subsection or that subsection
(a)(3)(B)(vi)(III) shall not apply to a group within the
scope of that subsection, [except that no such waiver may be
extended to an alien who is within the scope of subsection
(a)(3)(B)(i)(II), no such waiver may be extended to an alien
who is a member or representative of, has engaged in or
endorsed or espoused or persuaded others to endorse or
espouse or support terrorist activity on behalf of, or has
received military-type training from a terrorist organization
that is described in subclause (I) or (II) of subsection
(a)(3)(B)(vi), and no such waiver may be extended to a group
that has engaged terrorist activity against the United States
or another democratic country or that has purposefully
engaged in a pattern or practice of terrorist activity that
is directed at civilians.] Such a determination shall neither
prejudice the ability of the United States Government to
commence criminal or civil proceedings involving a
beneficiary of such a determination or any other person, nor
create any substantive or procedural right or benefit for a
beneficiary of such a determination or any other person.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law (statutory or
nonstatutory), including section 2241 of Title 28, or any
other habeas corpus provision, and sections 1361 and 1651 of
such title, no court shall have jurisdiction to review such a
determination or revocation except in a proceeding for review
of a final order of removal pursuant to section 1252 of this
title, and review shall be limited to the extent provided in
section 1252(a)(2)(D). The Secretary of State may not
exercise the discretion provided in this clause with respect
to an alien at any time during which the alien is the subject
of pending removal proceedings under section 1229a of this
title.''.
(b) Automatic Relief for the Hmong and Other Groups That Do
Not Pose a Threat to the United States.--For purposes of
section 212(a)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 USC 1182(a)(3)(B)), the Karen National Union/Karen
Liberation Army (KNU/KNLA), the Chin National Front/Chin
National Army (CNF/CNA), the Chin National League for
Democracy (CNLD), the Kayan New Land Party (KNLP), the Arakan
Liberation Party (ALP), the Mustangs, the Alzados, the
Karenni National Progressive Party, and appropriate groups
affiliated with the Hmong and the Montagnards shall not be
considered to be a terrorist organization on the basis of any
act or event occurring before the date of enactment of this
section. Nothing in this subsection may be construed to alter
or limit the authority of the Secretary of State or the
Secretary of Homeland Security to exercise his
discretionary authority pursuant to 212(d)(3)(B)(i) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1182(d)(3)(B)(i)).''.
(c) Technical Correction.--(1) In general.--Section
212(a)(3)(B)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(ii)), is amended by striking ``Subclause
(VII)'' and replacing it with ``Subclause (IX)''.
(d) Designation of the Taliban as a Terrorist
Organization.--For purposes of section 212(a)(3)(B) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)), the
Taliban shall be considered to be a terrorist organization
described in subclause (I) of clause (vi) of that section.
(e) Report on Duress Waivers. The Secretary of Homeland
Security shall provide to

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the Committees on the Judiciary of the United States Senate
and House of Representatives a report, not less than 180 days
after the enactment of this Act and every year thereafter,
which may include a classified annex if appropriate,
describing--
(1) the number of individuals subject to removal from the
United States for having provided material support to a
terrorist group who allege that such support was provided
under duress;
(2) a breakdown of the types of terrorist organizations to
which the individuals described in paragraph (1) have
provided material support;
(3) a description of the factors that the Department of
Homeland Security considers when evaluating duress waivers;
and
(4) any other information that the Secretary believes that
the Congress should consider while overseeing the
Department's application of duress waivers.
(f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall take effect on the date of enactment of this section,
and these amendments and sections 212(a)(3)(B) and
212(d)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1182(a)(3)(B) and 1182(d)(3)(B)), as amended by these
sections, shall apply to--
(A) removal proceedings instituted before, on, or after the
date of enactment of this section; and--
(B) acts and conditions constituting a ground for
inadmissibility, excludability, deportation, or removal
occurring or existing before, on, or after such date.
______

SA 2716. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 410, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:

SAVING CHILDREN'S LIVES

Sec. 699B.  (a) The amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by title III for bilateral economic assistance
under the heading ``global health programs'' and available
for child survival and maternal health is hereby increased by
$48,763,000.
(b) The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by
title III for bilateral economic assistance under the heading
``global health programs'' for other infectious diseases and
available for the President's Malaria Initiative is hereby
increased by $30,000,000.
(c) The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by
title V under the heading ``global environment facility'' is
hereby reduced by $106,763,000.
______

SA 2717. Mr. LEVIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN NATIONALS OF IRAQ.

(a) Religious Minority Group in Iraq Defined.--In this
section, the term ``religious minority group in Iraq'' means
a religious denomination or sect which, according to the
International Religious Freedom Report 2006 (released by the
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the
Department of State on September 15, 2006)--
(1) is present in Iraq; and
(2) is comprised of members who constitute not more than 5
percent of the population of Iraq.
(b) Consideration of Certain Nationals From Iraq as
Priority 2 Refugees.--Subject to the numerical limitations
established pursuant to section 207 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157), the Secretary of State, or a
designee of the Secretary, shall present to the Secretary of
Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, or
a designee of the Secretary, shall adjudicate, any
application for refugee status under such section 207
submitted by an applicant who--
(1)(A) is a national of Iraq; or
(B) if the applicant is not a national of any foreign
state, last maintained a residence in Iraq;
(2) demonstrates that he or she--
(A) departed from Iraq before January 1, 2007; and
(B) has resided outside Iraq since that date; and
(3) demonstrates that he or she--
(A) provided services for the United States Government
within Iraq for at least 12 months after March 1, 2003, as an
employee, volunteer, contractor, or employee of a contractor
of the United States; or
(B)(i) is a member of a religious minority group in Iraq;
and
(ii) has a sibling, son, daughter, parent, grandparent,
grandchild, or spouse who is a lawful permanent resident,
asylee, refugee, or citizen under the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).
______

SA 2718. Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Domenici) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2764, making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for
other purposes; as follows:

On page 219, line 26, insert after ``authorized'' the
following: ``, of which, $100,000 may be made available to
repair, relocate, or replace fencing along the international
border between the United States and Mexico''.
______

SA 2719. Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Ms. Snowe, Ms. Collins, Mrs.
Clinton, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Lautenberg, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Obama)
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for
the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as
follows:

On page 410, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:

REMOVAL OF CERTAIN RESTRICTIVE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO
FOREIGN NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

Sec. 699B.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
regulation, or policy, in determining eligibility for
assistance authorized under part I of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), foreign nongovernmental
organizations shall not be ineligible for such assistance
solely on the basis of health or medical services, including
counseling and referral services, provided by such
organizations with non-United States Government funds if such
services do not violate the laws of the country in which they
are being provided and would not violate United States
Federal law if provided in the United States, and shall not
be subject to requirements relating to the use of non-United
States Government funds for advocacy and lobbying activities
other than those that apply to United States nongovernmental
organizations receiving assistance under part I of such Act.
______

SA 2720. Mrs. HUTCHISON submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place under Title III, Bilateral
Economic Assistance, Global Health Programs, insert the
following:

``Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under
this heading shall be used by the Global AIDS Coordinator to
exclude from competition for funding any organization or
institution headquartered in the United States that has
significant experience in AIDS patient care and treatment.''
______

SA 2721. Mr. DODD (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Corker, Mr.
Coleman, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Feingold) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2764, making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for
other purposes; as follows:

On page 410, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:

ADDITIONAL PEACE CORPS FUNDING

Sec. 699B.  (a) The amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by title III under the heading ``peace corps'' is
hereby increased by $10,000,000.
(b) The amount appropriated or otherwise made available by
title IV under the heading ``foreign military financing
program'' is hereby reduced by $10,000,000.
______

SA 2722. Mr. DODD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

prohibition on use of funds for cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment
and punishment and for extraordinary renditions

Sec. __. (a) Prohibition on Use of Funds for Cruel,
Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment and Punishment.--No funds
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be
used in contravention of the following laws enacted or
regulations prescribed to implement the United Nations
Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or
Degrading Treatment or Punishment (done at New York on
December 10, 1984):
(1) Section 2340A of title 18, United States Code.

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(2) Section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and
Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public Law 105-277;
112 Stat. 2681-822; 8 U.S.C. 1231 note) and regulations
prescribed thereto, including regulations under part 208 of
title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, and part 95 of title
22, Code of Federal Regulations;
(3) Sections 1002 and 1003 of the Detainee Treatment Act of
2005 (10 U.S.C. 801 note; 42 U.S.C. 2000dd).
(b) Prohibition on Use of Funds for Extraordinary
Renditions.--No funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be used for any transfer (commonly
referred to as an ``extraordinary rendition'') of any person
who is imprisoned, detained, or held, or otherwise in the
custody or control of a department, agency, or official of
the United States Government, or any contractor of a
department or agency of the United States Government, to a
country where there are substantial grounds for believing
that such person would subjected to torture.
______

SA 2723. Mr. KYL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 219, line 26, before the period insert the
following: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated
under this heading, up to $400,000 should be made available
for the repair or replacement of the Nogales Wash Flood
Control Project and international outfall interceptor.
______

SA 2724. Mr. GREGG submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

Insert where appropriate:

IRAQ

Sec. __. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available by this Act may be made available for
assistance for Iraq.
(b) Not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act the
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on
Appropriations detailing the extent to which the Government
of Iraq is committed to combating corruption in Iraq and the
specific actions and achievements of the Government of Iraq
in combating corruption, to include a list of those senior
Iraqi leaders who have been credibly alleged to be engaged in
corrupt practices and activities.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, policy, or
regulation, none of the funds made available in this Act or
any other Act may be made available for assistance for Iraq
unless the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
Secretary of Defense, certifies to the Committees on
Appropriations that the Departments of State and Defense are
providing the Committees on Appropriations, including
relevant staff, regular, full and unfettered access to
programs in Iraq for the purposes of conducting oversight.
(d) Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to the ninth
and thirteenth provisos under the heading ``Economic Support
Fund'' in this Act.
______

SA 2725. Mr. GREGG submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 369, line 8 after the period, insert the following:
(d) National Budget Transparency.--(l) None of the funds
appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance
for the central government of any country that fails to make
publicly available on an annual basis its national budget, to
include income and expenditures.
(2) The Secretary of State may waive subsection (d)( 1) on
a country-by-country basis if the Secretary reports to the
Committees on Appropriations that to do so is important to
the national interests of the United States.
(3) The reporting requirement pursuant to section 585(b) of
Public Law 108-7 regarding fiscal transparency and
accountability in countries whose central governments receive
United States foreign assistance shall apply to this Act.
______

SA 2726. Mr. GREGG submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

Insert where appropriate:

UNITED STATES-EGYPT FRIENDSHIP ENDOWMENT

Sec.__. Of the funds appropriated by this Act and prior
Acts making appropriations for foreign operations, export
financing, and related programs under the heading ``Economic
Support Fund'' that are available for assistance for Egypt,
up to $500,000,000 may be made available for an endowment to
further social, economic and political reforms in Egypt:
Provided, That the Secretary of State shall consult with the
Committees on Appropriations on the establishment of such an
endowment and appropriate benchmarks for the uses of these
funds.
______

SA 2727. Mr. GREGG submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 368, beginning on line 16 strike ``and (4)'' and
insert in lieu thereof:
``(4) the World Bank has made publicly available the
Department of Institutional Integrity's November 23, 2005
`Report of Investigation into Reproductive and Child Health I
Project Credit N0180 India' and any subsequent detailed
implementation review, and is implementing the
recommendations of the Department of Institutional Integrity
regarding this project, including recommendations concerning
the prosecution of individuals engaged in corrupt practices;
and''.
______

SA 2728. Mr. GREGG submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

Insert where appropriate:

IRAQ

Sec. __. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available by this Act may be made available for
assistance for Iraq.
(b) Not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act the
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on
Appropriations detailing the extent to which the Government
of Iraq is committed to combating corruption in Iraq and the
specific actions and achievements of the Government of Iraq
in combating corruption, to include a list of those senior
Iraqi leaders who have been credibility alleged to be engaged
in corrupt practices and activities.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision on law, policy, or
regulation, none of the funds made available in this Act or
any other Act making appropriations for foreign operations,
export financing and related programs may be made available
for assistance for Iraq unless the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, certifies to the
Committees on Appropriations that the Departments of State
and Defense are providing the Committees on Appropriations,
including relevant staff, regular, full and unfettered access
to programs in Iraq for the purposes of conducting oversight.
(d) Subsections (a) and (c) shall not apply to the ninth
and thirteenth provisos under the heading ``Economic Support
Fund'' in this Act.
______

SA 2729. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

On page 213, line 16, strike the period and insert ``:
Provided, That not less than $250,000 shall be made available
for the Bureau of Diplomatic Security to develop a
comprehensive facility plan to consolidate and expand hard
and soft skills training within 400 miles of the District of
Columbia.''.
______

SA 2730. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 232, line 16 insert the following new provision:

``Consular Operations

Sec. __. (a) The Secretary of State shall establish visa
processing facilities in Iraq within 180 days of enactment of
this Act in which aliens may apply and interview for
admission to the United States.
(b) The Secretary of State shall report to the Congress no
later than 30 days after enactment of this Act on funding and
security requirements for consular operations in Iraq in
fiscal year 2008.''.
______

SA 2731. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 244, line 9, before the colon insert ``,
particularly child survival and maternal health''.

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______

SA 2732. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

On page 244, line 22, strike ``$1,455,000,000'' and insert
in lieu thereof ``$1,555,000,000''.
On page 251, line 10, strike ``$3,015,000,000'' and insert
in lieu thereof '$2,915,000,000''.
______

SA 2733. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 253, line 11, after the colon insert the following:
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this
heading, not less than $10,000,000 should be made available
for (1) programs to locate and identify persons missing as a
result of armed conflict, violations of human rights, or
natural disasters; (2) to assist governments in meeting their
obligations regarding missing persons; and (3) to support
investigations and prosecutions related to war crimes, crimes
against humanity, genocide and other crimes under
international law:
______

SA 2734. Mr. LEAHY. submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 254, line 16, after the comma insert the following:
``not less than $4,000,000 should be made available for a
United States contribution to the International Commission
Against Impunity in Guatemala,''.
______

SA 2735. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 266, line 14, strike ``feasible'' and insert in
lieu thereof ``practicable and that aerial eradication will
not contribute to a significant loss of biodiversity''.
On page 267, line 17 delete ``determines'' and insert in
lieu thereof ``certifies to the Committees on
Appropriations''.
On page 267, line 18, strike ``feasible'' and insert in
lieu thereof ``practicable''.
On page 268, line 10, after the period insert the
following:
(f) Rotary and fixed wing aircraft supported with funds
appropriated under this heading for assistance for Colombia
should be used for drug eradication and interdiction
including to transport personnel in connection with manual
eradication programs, and to provide transport in support of
alternative development programs and investigations of cases
under the jurisdiction of the Attorney General, the
Procuraduria General de la Nacion, and the Defensoria del
Pueblo.
On page 268, line 11, strike ``(f)'' and insert in lieu
thereof ``(g)'', and on page 268, line 19, strike ``(g)'' and
insert in lieu thereof ``(h)''.
On page 268, line 14, after ``certifies'' insert ``to the
Committees on Appropriations''.
______

SA 2736. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 268, line 4, strike ``or'' and insert in lieu
thereof the following: ``, disrupt or contaminate natural
water sources, reduce local food security, or cause''.
______

SA 2737. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 268, line 12, after ``military'' insert ``and
police''.
On page 268, line 14, strike ``military is'' and insert in
lieu thereof ``military and police are''.
On page 268, line 16, strike ``military's''.
On page 268, line 17, after ``in'' insert ``of the military
and police''.
On page 268, line 17, after ``military'' and before
``personnel'' insert ``and police''.
______

SA 2738. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 277, line 17, after the colon, insert the
following:
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this
heading that are available for assistance for Morocco, not
more than $2,000,000 may be obligated until the Secretary of
State certifies and reports to the Committees on
Appropriations that Moroccan Government authorities in the
territory of the Western Sahara have (1) ceased to persecute,
detain, and prosecute individuals for peacefully expressing
their opinions regarding the status and future of the Western
Sahara and for documenting violations of human rights; and
(2) provided unimpeded access to internationally recognized
human rights organizations, journalists, and representatives
of foreign governments to the Western Sahara:
______

SA 2739. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

On page 281, line 26, strike ``infrastructure''
At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:

Multilateral Development Banks Accountability

Sec.  . (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law
(including any treaty or other international agreement), no
court in the United States shall decline on the ground of an
immunity accorded under treaty or other international
agreement to hear any prosecution or civil action brought
against any officer or employee of any multilateral
development bank (``MDB'') of which the United States is a
member, or any civil action brought against such MDB, in any
case involving a claim of sexual abuse or harassment,
retaliation for filing a grievance concerning a management
practice of such MDB, or retaliation against any person for
acting as a whistleblower regarding any activity of such MDB.
(b) In this section, the term ``multilateral development
bank'' has the meaning given that term in section 1307 of the
International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262m-7)
and also includes the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development and the Global Environment Facility.
______

SA 2740. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 286, line 14, strike ``REPORT''.
______

SA 2741. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 287, line 19, strike ``$2,000'' and insert in lieu
thereof ``$4,000''.
______

SA 2742. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 306, line 20, after ``Mexico'' insert ``, Nepal,''.
______

SA 2743. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 309, line 23, after the comma insert the following:
``$2,000,000 should be made available for a United States
contribution to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization/
International Security Assistance Force Post-Operations
Humanitarian Relief Fund,''.
______

SA 2744. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 312, line 11, after ``terrorism'' insert ``or other
gross violation of human rights''.
______

SA 2745. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by

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him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

On page 323, line 4, strike $10,000,000'' and insert in
lieu thereof ``$15,000,000''.
On page 323, line 7, after ``environment'' insert ``,
energy''.
______

SA 2746. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 326, line 18, after the period insert the
following:
(o) Demobilization, Disarmament, and Reintegration
Assistance.--Notwithstand
ing any other provision of law, policy or regulation, funds
appropriated by this Act and prior acts making appropriations
for foreign operations, export financing, and related
programs may be made available to support programs to
demobilize, disarm, and reintegrate into civilian society
former combatants of foreign governments or organizations who
have renounced involvement or participation in such
organizations.
______

SA 2747. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 326, line 18, insert the following:
(o) Nongovernmental Organizations.--With respect to the
provision of assistance for democracy, human rights and
governance activities, the organizations implementing such
assistance and the specific nature of that assistance shall
not be subject to the prior approval by the government of any
foreign country.
______

SA 2748. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 335, line 7, strike ``the waiver authority of
subsection (b) is exercised'' and insert in lieu thereof
``the President makes a determination pursuant to subsection
(b)''.
______

SA 2749. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 341, line 9, strike ``and Brazil'' and insert in
lieu thereof the following:
``Brazil, Latin America and Caribbean Regional, Central
America Regional, and South America Regional''.
______

SA 2750. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 348, line 3, after ``and'' insert ``subsequently
certifies and''.
On page 348, line 3, strike ``certification and'',
On page 348, line 8, after ``Defense'' insert ``, the
Attorney General''.
On page 350, line 12, strike ``Colombian Government is
ensuring that the''.
On page 350, line 16, strike ``the Colombian Armed
Forces''.
On page 350, line 21, after ``and'' insert ``subsequently
certifies and''.
On page 350, line 21, strike ``certification and''.
______

SA 2751. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 353, line 2, strike ``determines and''.
On page 353, line 2, after ``certifies'' insert ``and
reports''.
______

SA 2752. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 366, line 4, after ``certifies'' insert ``and
reports''.
______

SA 2753. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 371, line 26, strike ``describing'' and insert in
lieu thereof ``detailing''.
______

SA 2754. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 377, line 6, after the comma insert ``not less than
$3,000,000 shall be made available for wildlife conservation
and protected area management in the Boma-Jonglei landscape
of Southern Sudan, and''.
______

SA 2755. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 380, line 26, strike ``have been credibly alleged
to'' and insert in lieu thereof ``the Secretary has credible
evidence to believe''.
______

SA 2756. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 383, line 4, strike ``he'' and insert in lieu
thereof ``the Secretary''.
On page 383, line 14, strike ``6'' and insert in lieu
thereof ``12''.
______

SA 2757. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 388, line 11, strike ``, guidelines''.
On page 388, line 11, after ``goals,'' insert
``guidelines,''.
On page 388, line 16, strike ``executing'' and insert in
lieu thereof ``implementing''.
______

SA 2758. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 390, line 20, strike ``against human rights
defenders''.
______

SA 2759. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 393, line 1, strike ``provided a copy of its
written plans to effectively address the following, and a
copy of each plan has been provided with the report'', and
insert in lieu thereof ``written plans to effectively''.
On page 393, line 4, before ``accountability'' insert
``provide''.
On page 393, line 6, ``to allow public access to Papua and
West Irian Jaya'' and insert in lieu thereof ``allow public
access to West Papua''.
On page 393, line 8, strike ``to''.
______

SA 2760. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 393, line 12, strike everything after ``(a)''
through the period on page 394, line 15, and insert in lieu
thereof the following:

``Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
``International Military Education and Training'' that are
available for assistance for Guatemala, other than for
expanded international military education and training, may
be made available only for the Guatemalan Air Force and Navy:
Provided, That such funds may be made available only if the
Secretary of State certifies that the Guatemalan Air Force
and Navy are respecting human rights and are cooperating with
civilian judicial investigations and prosecutions

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of military personnel who have been credibly alleged to have
committed violations of human rights.
(b) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
``Foreign Military Financing Program'', not more than
$500,000 may be made available for the Guatemalan Air Force
and Navy: Provided, That such funds may be made available
only if the Secretary of State certifies that the Guatemalan
Air Force and Navy are respecting human rights and are
cooperating with civilian judicial investigations and
prosecutions of military personnel who have been credibly
alleged to have committed violations of human rights, and the
Guatemalan Armed Forces are fully cooperating with the
International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala.''
______

SA 2761. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 395, line 1, strike ``security'' and insert in lieu
thereof the following: ``governmental armed forces or
government-supported armed groups, including paramilitaries,
militias, or civil defense forces,''.
On page 395, line 7, after ``to'' insert the following:
``demobilize children from its forces or from government-
supported armed groups and''.
______

SA 2762. Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mrs. Boxer) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2764, making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for
other purposes; as follows:

On page 395, line 24, after the semi-colon insert ``(2) the
Philippine Government is implementing a policy of promoting
military personnel who demonstrate professionalism and
respect for human rights, and is investigating and
prosecuting military personnel and others who have been
credibly alleged to have committed extrajudicial executions
or other violations of human rights.''
On page 396, strike ``(2)'' and insert in lieu thereof
``(3)''.
______

SA 2763. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

On page 396, line 5, strike ``Of'' and everything that
follows through ``not'' on page 396 line 10, and insert in
lieu thereof the following:

``Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Foreign
Military Financing Program'' may be made available for
assistance for Pakistan if the Secretary of State certifies
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the
Government of Pakistan is''
On page 397, line 9, strike ``reports'' and insert in lieu
thereof ``does not make the certification''.
On page 397, line 15, after the period insert the
following:
``(c) The Secretary may waive the requirements of
subsection (a) if she determines that it is important to the
national security of the United States, and she submits a
report accompanying the waiver to the Committees on
Appropriations detailing the reasons why the certification
was not made.''
______

SA 2764. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 397, line 24, after ``that'' insert ``(1)''.
On page 398, line 3, after ``soldiers'' insert ``; (2) the
Sri Lankan Government has provided unimpeded access to
humanitarian organizations and journalists to Tamil areas
of.the country; and (3) the Sri Lankan Government has agreed
to the establishment of a field presence of the Office of the
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Sri
Lanka.
______

SA 2765. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 402, line 22, after ``the'' insert ``transparent
and''.
______

SA 2766. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

At the appropriate place in the bill insert the following:

anti-kleptocracy

Sec.__. (a) In furtherance of the National Strategy to
Internationalize Efforts Against Kleptocracy and Presidential
Proclamation 7750, not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act the Secretary of State shall send to
the appropriate congressional committees a list of officials
of the governments of Angola, Burma, Cambodia, Equatorial
Guinea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Republic of
the Congo, and their immediate family members, who the
Secretary has credible evidence to believe have been involved
in corruption relating to the extraction of natural resources
in their countries.
(b) Not later than 10 days after the list described in
subsection (a) is submitted to the appropriate congressional
committees, the following sanctions shall apply:
(1) Any individual on the list submitted under subsection
(a) shall be ineligible for a visa to enter the United
States.
(2) No property or interest in property belonging to an
individual on the list submitted under subsection (a), or to
a member of the immediate family of such individual if the
property is effectively under the control of such individual,
may be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise
dealt with, if the property is within the United States or
within the possession or control of a United States person,
including the overseas branch of such person, or after the
date of the enactment of this Act comes within the control of
such person.
(3) No United States person may engage in financial
transactions with an individual on the list submitted under
subsection (a), or with a member of the immediate family of
such individual if the transaction will benefit an individual
on the list submitted under subsection (a).
______

SA 2767. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page , line , after the colon insert the following:
``Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this
heading, not more than $500,000 should be made available for
the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security
Administration to support initiatives which bring together
public officials and private individuals from nations
involved in the Six-Party Talks for informal discussions on
resolving the North Korea nuclear issue:''.
______

SA 2768. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

supervision and administrative costs

Sec. __. To the extent not otherwise authorized,
supervision and administrative costs associated with a
construction project funded with the Iraq Relief and
Reconstruction Fund may be obligated at the time a
construction contract is awarded or other obligation is made,
or, for obligations made during Fiscal Year 2007, by
September 30, 2008: Provided, That for purposes of this
section, supervision and administrative costs include all in-
house Government costs.
______

SA 2769. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

At the appropriate place in the bill, add the following new
section:

uganda

Sec. . (a) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the
Committees on Appropriations detailing a strategy for
substantially enhancing United States efforts to resolve the
conflict between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the
Government of Uganda (GOU), including--
(1) direct and sustained participation by the United States
in confidence-building measures in furtherance of the peace
process;
(2) increased diplomatic pressure on the Democratic
Republic of the Congo (to eliminate the LRA's current safe
haven) and on Sudan;
(3) brokering direct negotiations between the GOU and the
leaders of the LRA on personal security arrangements; and
(4) financial support for disarmament, demobilization, and
reintegration to provide mid-level LRA commanders inceptives
to return to civilian life.
(b) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
``Economic Support

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Fund'', not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available to
implement the strategy described in subsection (a).
______

SA 2770. Mrs. CLINTON (for herself and Mr. Bingaman) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 2764, making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 318, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following:
(d) Notwithstanding the sixth proviso under the heading
``global health programs'' in title III, funds appropriated
or otherwise made available by this Act for a United States
contribution to the United Nations Population Fund shall be
used for the following purposes:
(1) To provide and distribute equipment, medicine and
supplies, including safe delivery kits and hygiene kits, to
ensure safe childbirth and emergency obstetric care.
(2) To make available supplies of contraceptives for the
prevention of unintended pregnancies and the spread of
sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS.
(3) To prevent and treat cases of obstetric fistula.
(4) To reestablish maternal health services in areas where
medical infrastructure and such services have been destroyed
or limited by natural disasters, armed conflict, or other
factors.
(5) To promote abandonment of harmful traditional
practices, including female genital mutilation and cutting
and child marriage.
(6) To promote the access of unaccompanied women and other
vulnerable people to vital services, including access to
water, sanitation facilities, food, and health care.
(7) To prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
______

SA 2771. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 232, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:

REPORT REGARDING USE OF LEVEES

Sec. 117.  Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the United States Commissioner of the
International Boundary and Water Commission, in cooperation
and coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security and
the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army Corps of
Engineers, shall submit to Congress a report regarding the
use by U.S. Customs and Border Protection of flood control
levees under the control of the International Boundary and
Water Commission, which shall--
(1) discuss the purpose and importance of--
(A) any such use of such levees ongoing on the date of
enactment of this Act; and
(B) any anticipated such use of such levees after the date
of enactment of this Act;
(2) describe the frequency and means of, and approximate
number of officers and employees of the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection who, access such levees;
(3) describe the level of degradation of such levees as a
result of such use; and
(4) identify any formal agreements that may be needed
between the Department of Homeland Security and the
International Boundary and Water Commission or the Department
of State to ensure needed access to such levees.
______

SA 2772. Mrs. DOLE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 410, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:
Sec. 699B.  None of the funds made available in this Act
may be expended in violation of section 243(d) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1253(d)) (relating
to discontinuing granting visas to nationals of countries
that are denying or delaying accepting aliens removed from
the United States).
______

SA 2773. Mr. COBURN proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2764,
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and
for other purposes; as follows:

On page 410, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:

TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Sec. 699B.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Act, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be used by the Department of State
as a contribution to the United Nations or any subsidiary
body of the United Nations, including any organization that
is authorized to use the United Nations logo, until the
Secretary of State certifies that the United Nations, such
subsidiary body of the United Nations, or such organization,
as the case may be, is fully and publicly transparent about
all of its spending, including for procurement purposes, that
occurred during fiscal year 2007, including the posting on a
publicly available web site of--
(1) copies of all contracts, grants, subcontracts, and
subgrants awarded or utilized during fiscal year 2007;
(2) copies of all program reviews, audits, budgets, and
project progress reports relating to fiscal year 2007; and
(3) any other financial information deemed necessary by the
Secretary.
(b) The documents required to be made available under
subsection (a) shall be in unredacted form, except that such
information as determined necessary by the Secretary to
protect the identity of whistleblowers or other informants to
investigations and reports and proprietary information may be
redacted.
______

SA 2774. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 410, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:

RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS

Sec. 699B.  None of the funds made available under this Act
may be made available to any international organization,
agency, or entity (including the United Nations) that
requires the registration of, or taxes a gun owned by a
citizen of the United States.
______

SA 2775. Mr. LUGAR (for himself and Mr. Biden) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2764, making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 410, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:

TITLE VII--RECONSTRUCTION AND STABILIZATION CIVILIAN MANAGEMENT

SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ``Reconstruction and
Stabilization Civilian Management Act of 2007''.

SEC. 702. FINDING; PURPOSE.

(a) Finding.--Congress finds that the resources of the
United States Armed Forces have been burdened by having to
undertake stabilization and reconstruction tasks in the
Balkans, Afghanistan, Iraq, and other countries of the world
that could have been performed by civilians, which has
resulted in lengthy deployments for Armed Forces personnel.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this title is to provide for
the continued development, as a core mission of the
Department of State and the United States Agency for
International Development, of an effective expert civilian
response capability to carry out reconstruction and
stabilization activities in a country or region that is at
risk of, in, or is in transition from, conflict or civil
strife.

SEC. 703. DEFINITIONS.

In this title:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development.
(2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives.
(3) Department.--Except as otherwise provided in this
title, the term ``Department'' means the Department of State.
(4) Executive agency.--The term ``executive agency'' has
the meaning given that term in section 105 of title 5, United
States Code.
(5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of State.

SEC. 704. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the civilian element of United States joint civilian-
military operations should be strengthened in order to
enhance the execution of current and future reconstruction
and stabilization activities in foreign countries or regions
that are at risk of, in, or are in transition from, conflict
or civil strife;
(2) the capability of civilian agencies of the United
States Government to carry out reconstruction and
stabilization activities in such countries or regions should
also be enhanced through a new rapid response corps of
civilian experts supported by the establishment of a new
system of planning, organization, personnel policies, and
education and training, and the provision of adequate
resources;
(3) the international community, including nongovernmental
organizations, and the United Nations and its specialized
agencies, should be further encouraged to participate in
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and stabilization activities in such countries or regions;
(4) the executive branch has taken a number of steps to
strengthen civilian capability, including the establishment
of an office headed by a Coordinator for Reconstruction and
Stabilization in the Department, the Presidential designation
of the Secretary as the interagency coordinator and leader of
reconstruction and stabilization efforts, and Department of
Defense directives to the military to support the Office of
Reconstruction and Stabilization and to work closely with
counterparts in the Department of State and other civilian
agencies to develop and enhance personnel, training,
planning, and analysis;
(5) the Secretary and the Administrator should work with
the Secretary of Defense to augment existing personnel
exchange programs among the Department, the United States
Agency for International Development, and the Department of
Defense, including the regional commands and the Joint Staff,
to enhance the stabilization and reconstruction skills of
military and civilian personnel and their ability to
undertake joint operations; and
(6) the heads of other executive agencies should establish
personnel exchange programs that are designed to enhance the
stabilization and reconstruction skills of military and
civilian personnel.

SEC. 705. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR RECONSTRUCTION
AND STABILIZATION CRISES.

Chapter 1 of part III of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2351 et seq.) is amended by inserting after
section 617 the following new section:

``SEC. 618. ASSISTANCE FOR A RECONSTRUCTION AND STABILIZATION
CRISIS.

``(a) Assistance.--
``(1) In general.--If the President determines that it is
important to the national interests of the United States for
United States civilian agencies or non-Federal employees to
assist in stabilizing and reconstructing a country or region
that is at risk of, in, or is in transition from, conflict or
civil strife, the President may, in accordance with the
provisions set forth in section 614(a)(3), notwithstanding
any other provision of law, and on such terms and conditions
as the President may determine, furnish assistance to respond
to the crisis using funds referred to in paragraph (2).
``(2) Funds.--The funds referred to in this paragraph are
funds as follows:
``(A) Funds made available under this section, including
funds authorized to be appropriated by subsection (d).
``(B) Funds made available under other provisions of this
Act and transferred or reprogrammed for purposes of this
section.
``(b) Special Authorities.--In furtherance of a
determination made under subsection (a), the President may
exercise the authorities contained in sections 552(c)(2) and
610 without regard to the percentage and aggregate dollar
limitations contained in such sections.
``(c) Availability of Funds for Response Readiness Corps.--
Of the funds made available for this section in any fiscal
year, including funds authorized to be appropriated by
subsection (d) and funds made available under other
provisions of this Act and transferred or reprogrammed for
purposes of this section, $25,000,000 may be made available
for expenses related to the development, training, and
operations of the Response Readiness Corps established under
section 62(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act
of 1956.
``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
``(1) Authorization.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $75,000,000 to provide assistance authorized in
subsection (a) and, to the extent authorized in subsection
(c), for the purpose described in subsection (c). Such amount
is in addition to amounts otherwise made available for
purposes of this section, including funds made available
under other provisions of this Act and transferred or
reprogrammed for purposes of this section.
``(2) Replenishment.--There is authorized to be
appropriated each fiscal year such sums as may be necessary
to replenish funds expended under this section.
``(3) Availability.--Funds authorized to be appropriated
under this subsection shall be available without fiscal year
limitation.''.

SEC. 706. OFFICE OF THE COORDINATOR FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND
STABILIZATION.

Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of
1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:

``SEC. 62. RECONSTRUCTION AND STABILIZATION.

``(a) Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and
Stabilization.--
``(1) Establishment.--There is established within the
Department of State the Office of the Coordinator for
Reconstruction and Stabilization.
``(2) Coordinator for reconstruction and stabilization.--
The head of the Office shall be the Coordinator for
Reconstruction and Stabilization, who shall be appointed by
the President, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate. The Coordinator shall serve at the sole direction of,
and report solely to, the Secretary of State or the Deputy
Secretary of State and shall have the rank and status of
Ambassador at Large.
``(3) Functions.--The functions of the Office of the
Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization include the
following:
``(A) Monitoring, in coordination with relevant bureaus
within the Department of State, political and economic
instability worldwide to anticipate the need for mobilizing
United States and international assistance for the
stabilization and reconstruction of countries or regions that
are at risk of, in, or are in transition from, conflict or
civil strife.
``(B) Assessing the various types of stabilization and
reconstruction crises that could occur and cataloging and
monitoring the non-military resources and capabilities of
Executive agencies that are available to address such crises.
``(C) Planning to address appropriate non-military
requirements, such as demobilization, policing, human rights
monitoring, and public information, that commonly arise in
stabilization and reconstruction crises.
``(D) Coordinating with relevant Executive agencies (as
that term is defined in section 105 of title 5, United States
Code) to develop interagency contingency plans to mobilize
and deploy civilian personnel to address the various types of
such crises.
``(E) Entering into appropriate arrangements with other
Executive agencies to carry out activities under this section
and the Reconstruction and Stabilization Civilian Management
Act of 2007.
``(F) Identifying personnel in State and local governments
and in the private sector who are available to participate in
the Response Readiness Corps established under subsection (c)
or to otherwise participate in or contribute to stabilization
and reconstruction activities.
``(G) Taking steps to ensure that training of civilian
personnel to perform such stabilization and reconstruction
activities is adequate and, as appropriate, includes security
training that involves exercises and simulations with the
Armed Forces, including the regional commands.
``(H) Sharing information and coordinating plans for
stabilization and reconstruction activities, as appropriate,
with the United Nations and its specialized agencies, the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, nongovernmental
organizations, and other foreign national and international
organizations.
``(I) Coordinating plans and procedures for joint civilian-
military operations with respect to stabilization and
reconstruction activities.
``(J) Maintaining the capacity to field on short notice an
evaluation team to undertake on-site needs assessment.
``(b) Response to Stabilization and Reconstruction
Crisis.--If the President makes a determination regarding a
stabilization and reconstruction crisis under section 618 of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the President may
designate the Coordinator, or such other individual as the
President may determine appropriate, as the Coordinator of
the United States response. The individual so designated, or,
in the event the President does not make such a designation,
the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization, shall--
``(1) assess the immediate and long-term need for resources
and civilian personnel;
``(2) identify and mobilize non-military resources to
respond to the crisis; and
``(3) coordinate the activities of the other individuals or
management team, if any, designated by the President to
manage the United States response.''.

SEC. 707. RESPONSE READINESS CORPS.

(a) In General.--Section 62 of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (as added by section 706) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(c) Response Readiness Corps.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development and the heads of other appropriate departments
and agencies of the United States Government, is authorized
to establish and maintain a Response Readiness Corps
(hereafter referred to in this subsection as the `Corps') to
provide assistance in support of stabilization and
reconstruction activities in foreign countries or regions
that are at risk of, in, or are in transition from, conflict
or civil strife.
``(2) Federal components.--
``(A) Active and standby components.--The Corps shall have
active and standby components consisting of United States
Government personnel as follows:
``(i) An active component, which should consist of 250
personnel who are recruited, employed, and trained in
accordance with this paragraph.
``(ii) A standby component, which should consist of 2000
personnel who are recruited and trained in accordance with
this paragraph.
``(B) Authorized members of standby component.--Personnel
in the standby component of the Corps may include employees
of the Department of State (including Foreign Service
Nationals), employees of the United States Agency for
International Development, employees of any other executive
agency (as that term is defined in section 105 of title 5,
United States Code), and employees of the legislative branch
and judicial branch of Government--
``(i) who are assigned to the standby component by the
Secretary following nomination for such assignment by the
head of the department or agency of the United States
Government concerned or by an appropriate official of the
legislative or judicial branch of Government, as applicable;
and
``(ii) who--

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``(I) have the training and skills necessary to contribute
to stabilization and reconstruction activities; and
``(II) have volunteered for deployment to carry out
stabilization and reconstruction activities.

``(C) Recruitment and employment.--The recruitment and
employment of personnel to the Corps shall be carried out by
the Secretary, the Administrator of the United States Agency
for International Development, and the heads of the other
departments and agencies of the United States Government
participating in the establishment and maintenance of the
Corps.
``(D) Training.--The Secretary is authorized to train the
members of the Corps under this paragraph to perform services
necessary to carry out the purpose of the Corps under
paragraph (1).
``(E) Compensation.--Members of the active component of the
Corps under subparagraph (A)(i) shall be compensated in
accordance with the appropriate salary class for the Foreign
Service, as set forth in sections 402 and 403 of the Foreign
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3962, 3963), or in accordance
with the appropriate compensation provisions of title 5,
United States Code.
``(3) Civilian reserve.--
``(A) Civilian reserve.--The Corps shall have a reserve
(hereafter referred to in this subsection as the `Civilian
Reserve') consisting of non-United States Government
personnel who are trained and available as needed to perform
services necessary to carry out the purpose of the Corps
under paragraph (1). The Civilian Reserve shall be
established by the Secretary, in consultation with the
Administrator of the Unites States Agency for International
Development and the heads of other appropriate departments
and agencies of the United States Government.
``(B) Composition.--Beginning not later than two years
after the date of the enactment of the Reconstruction and
Stabilization Civilian Management Act of 2007, the Civilian
Reserve shall include at least 500 personnel, who may include
retired employees of the United States Government, contractor
personnel, nongovernmental organization personnel, State and
local government employees, and individuals from the private
sector, who--
``(i) have the training and skills necessary to enable them
to contribute to stabilization and reconstruction activities;
``(ii) have volunteered to carry out stabilization and
reconstruction activities; and
``(iii) are available for training and deployment to carry
out the purpose of the Corps under paragraph (1).
``(4) Use of response readiness corps.--
``(A) Federal active component.--Members of the active
component of the Corps under paragraph (2)(A)(i) are
authorized to be available--
``(i) for activities in direct support of stabilization and
reconstruction activities; and
``(ii) if not engaged in activities described in clause
(i), for assignment in the United States, United States
diplomatic missions, and United States Agency for
International Development missions.
``(B) Federal standby component and civilian reserve.--The
Secretary may deploy members of the Federal standby component
of the Corps under paragraph (2)(A)(ii), and members of the
Civilian Reserve under paragraph (3), in support of
stabilization and reconstruction activities in a foreign
country or region if the President makes a determination
regarding a stabilization and reconstruction crisis under
section 618 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.''.
(b) Employment Authority.--The full-time personnel in the
active component of the Response Readiness Corps under
section 62(c)(2)(A)(i) of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (as added by subsection (a)) are in
addition to any other full-time personnel authorized to be
employed under any other provision of law.
(c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on the status
of efforts to establish the Response Readiness Corps under
this section. The report should include recommendations for
any legislation necessary to implement section 62(c) of the
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (as so added).

SEC. 708. STABILIZATION AND RECONSTRUCTION TRAINING AND
EDUCATION.

Section 701 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
4021) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new
subsection:
``(g) Stabilization and Reconstruction Curriculum.--
``(1) Establishment and mission.--The Secretary, in
cooperation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary
of the Army, is authorized to establish a stabilization and
reconstruction curriculum for use in programs of the Foreign
Service Institute, the National Defense University, and the
United States Army War College.
``(2) Curriculum content.--The curriculum should include
the following:
``(A) An overview of the global security environment,
including an assessment of transnational threats and an
analysis of United States policy options to address such
threats.
``(B) A review of lessons learned from previous United
States and international experiences in stabilization and
reconstruction activities.
``(C) An overview of the relevant responsibilities,
capabilities, and limitations of various Executive agencies
(as that term is defined in section 105 of title 5, United
States Code) and the interactions among them.
``(D) A discussion of the international resources available
to address stabilization and reconstruction requirements,
including resources of the United Nations and its specialized
agencies, nongovernmental organizations, private and
voluntary organizations, and foreign governments, together
with an examination of the successes and failures experienced
by the United States in working with such entities.
``(E) A study of the United States interagency system.
``(F) Foreign language training.
``(G) Training and simulation exercises for joint civilian-
military emergency response operations.''.

SEC. 709. SERVICE RELATED TO STABILIZATION AND
RECONSTRUCTION.

(a) Promotion Purposes.--Service in stabilization and
reconstruction operations overseas, membership in the
Response Readiness Corps under section 62(c) of the State
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (as added by section
707), and education and training in the stabilization and
reconstruction curriculum established under section 701(g) of
the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (as added by section 708)
should be considered among the favorable factors for the
promotion of employees of Executive agencies.
(b) Personnel Training and Promotion.--The Secretary and
the Administrator should take steps to ensure that, not later
than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, at
least 10 percent of the employees of the Department and the
United States Agency for International Development in the
United States are members of the Response Readiness Corps or
are trained in the activities of, or identified for potential
deployment in support of, the Response Readiness Corps. The
Secretary should provide such training as needed to
Ambassadors and Deputy Chiefs of Mission.
(c) Other Incentives and Benefits.--The Secretary and the
Administrator may establish and administer a system of awards
and other incentives and benefits to confer appropriate
recognition on and reward any individual who is assigned,
detailed, or deployed to carry out stabilization or
reconstruction activities in accordance with this subtitle.

SEC. 710. AUTHORITIES RELATED TO PERSONNEL.

(a) Contracting Authority.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary, or the Administrator with
the concurrence of the Secretary, may enter into contracts to
procure the services of nationals of the United States (as
defined in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)) or aliens authorized
to be employed in the United States as personal services
contractors for the purpose of carrying out this title,
without regard to Civil Service or classification laws, for
service in the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction
and Stabilization or for service in foreign countries to
assist in stabilizing and reconstructing a country or region
that is at risk of, in, or is in transition from, conflict or
civil strife. Such contracts are authorized to be negotiated,
the terms of the contracts to be prescribed, and the work to
be performed, where necessary, without regard to such
statutory provisions as relate to the negotiation, making,
and performance of contracts and performance of work in the
United States.
(2) Status of contractors.--Individuals performing services
under contracts described in paragraph (1) shall not by
virtue of performing such services be considered to be
employees of the United States Government for purposes of any
law administered by the Office of Personnel Management. The
Secretary or Administrator may determine the applicability to
such individuals of any law administered by the Secretary or
Administrator concerning the performance of such services by
such individuals. Individuals employed by contract under the
authority provided in paragraph (1) shall be considered
employees for the purposes of parts 2600 through 2641 of
title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, and sections 201, 203,
205, 207, 208, and 209 of title 18, United States Code.
(b) Experts and Consultants.--The Secretary and the
Administrator may, to the extent necessary to obtain services
without delay, employ experts and consultants under section
3109 of title 5, United States Code, for the purpose of
carrying out this title.
(c) Authority To Accept and Assign Details.--The Secretary
is authorized to accept details or assignments of employees
of Executive agencies, members of the uniformed services, and
employees of State or local governments on a reimbursable or
nonreimbursable basis for the purpose of carrying out this
title. The assignment of an employee of a State or local
government under this subsection shall be consistent with
subchapter VI of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code.
(d) Dual Compensation Waiver.--
(1) Annuitants under civil service retirement system or
federal employees retirement system.--Notwithstanding
sections 8344(i) and 8468(f) of title 5, United States Code,
the Secretary or the head of another executive agency, as
authorized by the Secretary, may waive the application of
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and subsections (a) through (e) of such section 8468 with
respect to annuitants under the Civil Service Retirement
System or the Federal Employees Retirement System who are
assigned, detailed, or deployed to assist in stabilizing and
reconstructing a country or region that is at risk of, in, or
is in transition from, conflict or civil strife during the
period of their reemployment.
(2) Annuitants under foreign service retirement and
disability system or foreign service pension system.--The
Secretary may waive the application of subsections (a)
through (d) of section 824 of the Foreign Service Act (22
U.S.C. 4064) for annuitants under the Foreign Service
Retirement and Disability System or the Foreign Service
Pension System who are reemployed on a temporary basis in
order to be assigned, detailed, or deployed to assist in
stabilization and reconstruction activities under this title.
(e) Increase in Premium Pay Cap.--The Secretary, or the
head of another executive agency as authorized by the
Secretary, may compensate an employee detailed, assigned, or
deployed to assist in stabilizing and reconstructing a
country or region that is at risk of, in, or is in transition
from, conflict or civil strife, without regard to the
limitations on premium pay set forth in section 5547 of title
5, United States Code, to the extent that the aggregate of
the basic pay and premium pay of such employee for a year
does not exceed the annual rate payable for level II of the
Executive Schedule.
(f) Extension of Certain Foreign Service Benefits.--The
Secretary, or the head of another executive agency as
authorized by the Secretary, may extend to any individuals
assigned, detailed, or deployed to carry out stabilization
and reconstruction activities in accordance with this title,
the benefits or privileges set forth in sections 412, 413,
704, and 901 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
3972, 22 U.S.C. 3973, 22 U.S.C. 4024, and 22 U.S.C. 4081) to
the same extent and manner that such benefits and privileges
are extended to members of the Foreign Service.
(g) Compensatory Time.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the Secretary, or the head of another executive
agency as authorized by the Secretary, may, subject to the
consent of an individual who is assigned, detailed, or
deployed to carry out stabilization and reconstruction
activities in accordance with this title, grant such
individual compensatory time off for an equal amount of time
spent in regularly or irregularly scheduled overtime work.
Credit for compensatory time off earned shall not form the
basis for any additional compensation. Any such compensatory
time not used within 26 pay periods shall be forfeited.
(h) Acceptance of Volunteer Services.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may accept volunteer
services for the purpose of carrying out this title without
regard to section 1342 of title 31, United States Code.
(2) Types of volunteers.--Donors of voluntary services
accepted for purposes of this section may include--
(A) advisors;
(B) experts;
(C) consultants; and
(D) persons performing services in any other capacity
determined appropriate by the Secretary.
(3) Supervision.--The Secretary shall--
(A) ensure that each person performing voluntary services
accepted under this section is notified of the scope of the
voluntary services accepted;
(B) supervise the volunteer to the same extent as employees
receiving compensation for similar services; and
(C) ensure that the volunteer has appropriate credentials
or is otherwise qualified to perform in each capacity for
which the volunteer's services are accepted.
(4) Applicability of law relating to federal government
employees.--A person providing volunteer services accepted
under this section shall not be considered an employee of the
Federal Government in the performance of those services,
except for the purposes of the following provisions of law:
(A) Chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, relating to
compensation for work-related injuries.
(B) Chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code, relating to
conflicts of interest.
(5) Applicability of law relating to volunteer liability
protection.--
(A) In general.--A person providing volunteer services
accepted under this section shall be deemed to be a volunteer
of a nonprofit organization or governmental entity, with
respect to the accepted services, for purposes of the
Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 14501 et seq.).
(B) Inapplicability of exceptions to volunteer liability
protection.--Section 4(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 14503(d))
does not apply with respect to the liability of a person with
respect to services of such person that are accepted under
this section.
(i) Authority for Outside Advisors.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may establish temporary
advisory commissions composed of individuals with appropriate
expertise to facilitate the carrying out of this Act.
(2) Inapplicability of faca.--The requirements of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not
apply to the activities of a commission established under
this subsection.

SEC. 711. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year
2007, $80,000,000, and such sums as may be necessary for each
fiscal year thereafter for personnel, education and training,
equipment, and travel costs for purposes of carrying out this
title and the amendments made by this title (other than the
amendment made by section 705).
______

SA 2776. Mr. LUGAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

On page 255, line 5, insert after ``Dominican Republic''
the following: ``: Provided further, That of the funds
appropriated under this heading, $1,500,000 should be made
available for the Center for International Media Assistance
at the National Endowment for Democracy, as authorized by
section 7108 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458; 22 U.S.C 1431
note)''.
______

SA 2777. Mr. LUGAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

On page 410, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:

SEC. 699B. ADVANCE MARKET COMMITMENTS.

(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to improve
global health by creating a competitive market for future
vaccines through advance market commitments.
(b) Authority to Negotiate.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury should enter
into negotiations with the appropriate officials of the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the
International Development Association, and the Global
Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization, the member nations of
such entities, and other interested parties for the purpose
of establishing advance market commitments to purchase
vaccines and microbicides to combat neglected diseases.
(2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report on
the status of the negotiations to create advance market
commitments under this section to--
(A) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
(C) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives;
(D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives; and
(E) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of
Representatives.
(c) Requirements.--The Secretary of the Treasury should
work with the entities referred to in subsection (b) to
ensure that--
(1) there is an international framework for the
establishment and implementation of advance market
commitments; and
(2) such commitments include--
(A) legally binding contracts for product purchase that
include a fair market price for a guaranteed number of
treatments to ensure that the market incentive is sufficient;
(B) clearly defined and transparent rules of competition
for qualified developers and suppliers of the product;
(C) clearly defined requirements for eligible vaccines to
ensure that they are safe and effective;
(D) dispute settlement mechanisms; and
(E) sufficient flexibility to enable the contracts to be
adjusted in accord with new information related to projected
market size and other factors while still maintaining the
purchase commitment at a fair price.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2009
through 2014 to fund an advance market commitment pilot
program for pneumococcal vaccines.
(2) Availability.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to this
subsection shall remain available until expended without
fiscal year limitation.
______

SA 2778. Mr. LEAHY (for Mr. Biden (for himself and Mr. Lugar))
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by Mr. Leahy to the bill
H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

On page 211, line 20, insert after ``purposes:'' the
following: ``Provided further, That during fiscal year 2008,
foreign service annuitants may be employed, notwithstanding
section 316.401 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations,
pursuant to waivers under section 824(g)(1)(C)(ii) of the
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064(g)(1)(C)(ii)):''.
______

SA 2779. Mr. LUGAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending

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September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 260, line 1, insert after ``obligates'' the
following: ``not more than 50 percent of the entire amount of
the United States Government funding anticipated for the
duration of the Compact''.
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On page 260, line 4, delete the comma after ``proceed''.
SA 2780. Mr. BINGAMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department
of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

On page 341, line 14, strike ``$106,200,000'' and insert
``$116,200,000''.
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SA 2781. Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Brownback, and Mr. Kennedy)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R.
2764, making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING IRAQ REFUGEE CRISIS.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The annual United States worldwide ceiling for refugees
has been 70,000 since 2002.
(2) The Department of State has yet to use all of the
available allocation that could be used for Iraqi refugees.
(3) Since 2003, more than 2,000,000 Iraqis have fled their
country and over 2,000,000 Iraqis are also displaced within
Iraq.
(4) It has become increasingly clear that people who have
assisted the United States; Iraqi Christians and other
religious minorities cannot safely return to Iraq.
(5) The United States Government has an obligation to help
these refugees and should act swiftly to do so.
(6) The United States Government should increase the
allocation of refugee slots for Iraqi refugees for
resettlement in the United States.
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate
that the President should act swiftly to respond to the
deepening humanitarian and refugee crisis in Iraq by using
the entire United States refugee allocation for the Near
East/South Asia region and any unused portion of the
worldwide allocation for Iraqi refugees, particularly people
who have assisted the United States and religious minorities.
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SA 2782. Mr. BAYH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. STUDY OF WORLD BANK'S EFFORTS TO MEASURE THE SUCCESS
OF THE PROJECTS IT FINANCES.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) It is often difficult to determine how financial
assistance from the World Bank benefits the recipient
countries because the World Bank has vague objectives and
places too much emphasis on the amount of financial
assistance it gives, rather than on the results of such
assistance.
(2) In fiscal year 2006, 20 percent of the funds
appropriated under the heading ``International Development
Association'' could not be disbursed until the Secretary of
the Treasury certified to the appropriate congressional
committees that World Bank procurement guidelines would be
applied to all procurement financed in whole or in part by a
loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development (IBRD) or a credit agreement or grant from the
International Development Association (IDA).
(3) While it is important to develop domestic procurement
procedures, the potential for graft and corruption in many
other countries is too great to allow the World Bank to
deviate from its own process for managing the procurement of
goods and services.
(4) A high percentage of senior level World Bank employees
enjoy excessive compensation and other benefits, including
home leave that reimburses such employees, their families,
and their nannies for the expenses associated with travel to
their countries of nationality.
(5) Congress is also concerned about the thousands of World
Bank consultants whose annual incomes are similar to or even
greater than the incomes of senior level World Bank
employees.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the World Bank should increase its focus on performance
requirements and measurable results.
(c) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall conduct a study on the actions taken by the World Bank
to--
(1) measure the success of the projects financed by IDA;
(2) employ accurate means to measure the effectiveness of
projects financed by IDA
(3) combat corruption in governments that receive IDA
funding;
(4) establish clear objectives for IDA projects and
tangible means of assessing the success of such projects; and
(5) use World Bank processes and procedures for procurement
of goods and services on projects receiving financial
assistance from the World Bank.
(d) Report.--The Comptroller General shall submit a report
to Congress that includes--
(1) the results of the study conducted under subsection
(c);
(2) the number of World Bank employees and consultants; and
(3) the monetary compensation and other benefits that the
World Bank provides to the individuals identified under
paragraph (2).
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SA 2783. Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Kerry, and Mr.
Feingold) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the
bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

On page 410, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:

PREVENTION OF ILLEGAL LOGGING PRACTICES

Sec. 699B.  The Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 are amended--
(1) in section 2 (16 U.S.C. 3371)--
(A) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:
``(f) Plant.--
``(1) In general.--The term `plant' means any wild member
of the plant kingdom, including roots, seeds, parts, and
products thereof.
``(2) Exclusions.--The term `plant' excludes any common
food crop or cultivar that is a species not listed--
``(A) in the Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, done at
Washington on March 3, 1973 (27 UST 1087; TIAS 8249); or
``(B) as an endangered or threatened species under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).'';
(B) in subsection (h), by inserting ``also'' after ``plants
the term''; and
(C) by striking subsection (j) and inserting the following:
``(j) Take.--The term `take' means--
``(1) to capture, kill, or collect; and
``(2) with respect to a plant, also to harvest, cut, log,
or remove.'';
(2) in section 3 (16 U.S.C. 3372)--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (B) and
inserting the following:
``(B) any plant--
``(i) taken, transported, possessed, or sold in violation
of any foreign law or any law or regulation of any State that
protects plants or that regulates--

``(I) the theft of plants;
``(II) the taking of plants from a park, forest reserve, or
other officially protected area;
``(III) the taking of plants from an officially designated
area; or
``(IV) the taking of plants without, or contrary to,
required authorization;

``(ii) taken, transported, or exported without the payment
of appropriate royalties, taxes, or stumpage fees required by
any foreign law or by any law or regulation of any State; or
``(iii) exported or transshipped in violation of any
limitation under any foreign law or by any law or regulation
of any State; or''; and
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking subparagraph (B) and
inserting the following:
``(B) to possess any plant--
``(i) taken, transported, possessed, or sold in violation
of any foreign law or any law or regulation of any State that
protects plants or that regulates--

``(I) the theft of plants;
``(II) the taking of plants from a park, forest reserve, or
other officially protected area;
``(III) the taking of plants from an officially designated
area; or
``(IV) the taking of plants without, or contrary to,
required authorization;

``(ii) taken, transported, or exported without the payment
of appropriate royalties, taxes, or stumpage fees required by
any foreign law or by any law or regulation of any State; or
``(iii) exported or transshipped in violation of any
limitation under any foreign law or by any law or regulation
of any State; or''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Plant Declarations.--
``(1) In general.--Effective 180 days from the date of
enactment of this subsection, it shall be unlawful for any
person to import any plant unless the person files upon
importation where clearance is requested a declaration that
contains--
``(A) the scientific name of any plant (including the genus
and species of the plant) contained in the importation;
``(B) a description of--
``(i) the value of the importation; and
``(ii) the quantity, including the unit of measure, of the
plant; and
``(C) the name of the country from which the plant was
taken.

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``(2) Declaration relating to plant products.--Until the
date on which the Secretary promulgates a regulation under
paragraph (5), a declaration relating to a plant product
shall--
``(A) in the case in which the species of plant used to
produce the plant product that is the subject of the
importation varies, and the species used to produce the plant
product is unknown, contain the name of each species of plant
that may have been used to produce the plant product; and
``(B) in the case in which the species of plant used to
produce the plant product that is the subject of the
importation is commonly taken from more than 1 country, and
the country from which the plant was taken and used to
produce the plant product is unknown, contain the name of
each country from which the plant may have been taken.
``(3) Review.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall review the
implementation of each requirement described in paragraphs
(1) and (2).
``(4) Report.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date
on which the Secretary completes the review under paragraph
(3), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees
of Congress a report containing--
``(i) an evaluation of--

``(I) the effectiveness of each type of information
required under paragraphs (1) and (2) in assisting
enforcement of section 3; and
``(II) the potential to harmonize each requirement
described in paragraphs (1) and (2) with other applicable
import regulations in existence as of the date of the report;

``(ii) recommendations for such legislation as the
Secretary determines to be appropriate to assist in the
identification of plants that are imported into the United
States in violation of section 3; and
``(iii) an analysis of the effect of the provisions of
subsection (a) and (f) on--

``(I) the cost of legal plant imports; and
``(II) the extent and methodology of illegal logging
practices and trafficking.

``(B) Public participation.--In conducting the review under
paragraph (3), the Secretary shall provide public notice and
an opportunity for comment.
``(5) Promulgation of regulations.--Not later than 180 days
after the date on which the Secretary completes the review
under paragraph (3), the Secretary may promulgate
regulations--
``(A) to limit the applicability of any requirement
described in paragraph (2) to specific plant products; and
``(B) to make any other necessary modification to any
requirement described in paragraph (2), as determined by the
Secretary based on the review under paragraph (3).''; and
(3) in section 7(a)(1) (16 U.S.C. 3376(a)(1)), by striking
``section 4'' and inserting ``section 3(f), section 4,''.
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SA 2784. Mr. LEAHY (for Mr. Kyl (for himself and Mr. Coleman)
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for
the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as
follows:

Section 694 of the bill is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 694. (a) Amendment to Authority to Determine the Bar
to Admission Inapplicable.--Section 212(d)(3)(B)(i) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(3)(B)(i))
is amended to read as follows:
``The Secretary of State, after consultation with the
Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security, or
the Secretary of Homeland Security, al1er consultation with
the Secretary of State and the Attorney General, may
determine in such Secretary's sole unreviewable discretion
that subsection (a)(3)(B) shall not apply with respect to an
alien within the scope of that subsection or that subsection
(a)(3)(B)(vi)(III) shall not apply to a group within the
scope of that subsection, except that no such waiver may be
extended to an alien who is within the scope of subsection
(a)(3)(B)(i)(II), no such waiver may be extended to an alien
who is a member or representative of, has voluntarily and
knowingly engaged in or endorsed or espoused or persuaded
others to endorse or espouse or support terrorist activity on
behalf of, or has voluntarily and knowingly received
military-type training from a terrorist organization that is
described in subclause (I) or (II) of subsection
(a)(3)(B)(vi), and no such waiver may be extended to a group
that has engaged in terrorist activity against the United
States or another democratic country or that has purposefully
engaged in a pattern or practice of terrorist activity that
is directed at civilians. Such a determination shall neither
prejudice the ability of the United States Government to
commence criminal or civil proceedings involving a
beneficiary of such a determination or any other person, nor
create any substantive or procedural right or benefit for a
beneficiary of such a determination or any other person.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law (statutory or
nonstatutory), including section 2241 of Title 28, or any
other habeas corpus provision, and sections 1361 and 1651 of
such title, no court shall have jurisdiction to review such a
determination or revocation except in a proceeding for review
of a final order of removal pursuant to section 1252 of this
title, and review shall be limited to the extent provided in
section 1252(a)(2)(D). The Secretary of State may not
exercise the discretion provided in this clause with respect
to an alien at any time during which the alien is the subject
of pending removal proceedings under section 1229a or this
title.''.
(b) Automatic Relief for the Hmong and Other Groups that do
not Pose a Threat to the United States.--For purposes of
section 212(a)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 USC 1182(a)(3)(B)), the Karen National Union/Karen
Liberation Army (KNU/KNLA), the Chin National Front/Chin
National Army (CNF/CNA), the Chin National League for
Democracy (CNLD), the Kayan New Land Party (KNLP), the Arakan
Liberation Party (ALP), the Mustangs, the Alzados, the
Karenni National Progressive Party, and appropriate groups
afliliated with the Hmong and the Montagnards shall not be
considered to be a terrorist organization on the basis of any
act or event occurring before the date of enactment of this
section. Nothing in this subsection may be construed to alter
or limit the authority of the Secretary of State or the
Secretary of Homeland Security to exercise his
discretionary authority pursuant to 212(d)(3)(B)(i) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1182(d)(3)(B)(i)).''.
(c) Technical Correction.--1) In General.--Section
212(a)(3)(B)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ``Subclause
(VII)'' and replacing it with ``Subclause (IX)''.
(d) Designation of the Taliban as a Terrorist
Organization.--For purposes of section 212(a)(3)(B) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)), the
Taliban shall be considered to be a terrorist organization
described in subclause (I) of clause (vi) of that section.
(e) Report on Duress Waivers. The Secretary of Homeland
Security shall provide to the Committees on the Judiciary of
the United States Senate and House of Representatives a
report, not less than 180 days after the enactment of this
Act and every year thereafter, which may include a classified
annex if appropriate, describing--
(1) the number of individuals subject to removal from the
United States for having provided material support to a
terrorist group who allege that such support was provided
under duress;
(2) a breakdown of the types of terrorist organizations to
which the individuals described in paragraph (1) have
provided material support;
(3) a description of the factors that the Department of
Homeland Security considers when evaluating duress waivers;
and
(4) any other information that the Secretary believes that
the Congress should consider while overseeing the
Department's application of duress waivers.
(f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall take effect on the date of enactment of this section,
and these amendments and sections 212(a)(3)(B) and
212(d)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1182(a)(3)(B) and 1182(d)(3)(B)), as amended by these
sections, shall apply to--
(A) removal proceedings instituted before, on, or after the
date of enactment of this section; and
(B) acts and conditions constituting a ground for
inadmissibility, excludability, deportation, or removal
occurring or existing before, on, or after such date.
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SA 2785. Mr. LEAHY proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2764,
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and
for other purposes; as follows:

On page 219, line 26, before the period insert: ``, of
which up to $66,000,000 shall be made available only for
construction in the United States of secondary wastewater
treatment capability''.
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SA 2786. Mr. LEAHY (for Mr. Kyl (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Ms.
Collins, and Mr. Ensign)) proposed an amendment to the bil H.R. 2764,
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and
for other purposes; as follows:

On page 410, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:

RULE OF LAW AND BORDER SECURITY IN EGYPT

Sec. 699B.  (a) The Senate makes the following findings:
(1) Fighting in Gaza during the summer of 2007 demonstrated
that the terrorist organization Hamas, which unlawfully
seized control over Gaza in June 2007, has been able to
achieve a dramatic increase in the quantity and
sophistication of arms at its disposal.
(2) Without these arms, the terrorist organization would
not have been able to seize control over the Gaza territory.
(3) There is substantial evidence that a significant
proportion of these arms were smuggled across the border
between Gaza and Egypt.
(4) The Egyptian military is a capable force, made possible
in substantial part by a close relationship with the United
States.
(5) Concurrent with the escalation of dangerous arms
smuggling across the border between Egypt and Gaza has been a
retrogression in the rule of law in Egypt.

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(6) This loss of hard-earned ground has been characterized
by reports of harsh reaction by the Government of Egypt to
dissent, including the jailing of political opponents.
(7) The United States has provided aid to Egypt in excess
of $28,000,000,000 over the past three decades.
(b) The Senate--
(1) reaffirms its long-standing friendship with the people
of Egypt;
(2) believes that our friendship with Egypt requires the
Senate to address such vital policy concerns;
(3) urges the Government of Egypt to make concrete and
measurable progress on restoring the rule of law, including
improving the independence of the judiciary and improving
criminal procedures and due process rights and halting the
cross-border flow of arms to Gaza;
(4) believes it is the best interest of Egypt, the region,
and the United States that Egypt takes prompt action to
demonstrate progress on these matters; and
(5) urges the Department of State to work vigorously and
expeditiously with the Government of Egypt and the Government
of Israel to bring the border between Egypt and Gaza border
under effective control.
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SA 2787. Mr. LEAHY proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2764,
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and
for other purposes; as follows:

On page 245, line 17, strike ``may'' and insert in lieu
thereof ``should''.
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SA 2788. Mr. LEAHY proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2764,
making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and
for other purposes; as follows:

On page 262, line 16, before ``institutions'' insert
``organizations and''.
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SA 2789. Mr. LEAHY (for Mr. Biden (for himself and Mr. Lugar))
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2764, making appropriations for
the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as
follows:

On page 211, line 20, insert after ``purposes:'' the
following: ``Provided further, That during fiscal year 2008,
foreign service annuitants may be employed, notwithstanding
section 316.401 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations,
pursuant to waivers under section 824(g)(1)(C)(ii) of the
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064(g)(1)(C)(ii)):''.

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