S.Amdt. 1571
What it does: Adds SEC. 1232. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UNITED STATES-COLOMBIA TRADE PROMOTION AGREEMENT at the end of subtitle C of title XII
Sen. Mike Johanns (R-NE)What it changes
1 change to S. 1390 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 1232. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UNITED STATES-COLOMBIA TRADE PROMOTION AGREEMENT at the end of subtitle C of title XII
Adds a sectionIn S. 1390 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(D) providing a comprehensive assessment of how the performance of the particular measure of progress hinders or enhances the overall performance toward achieving strategic objectives of the United States in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Inserted: SEC. 1232. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UNITED STATES-COLOMBIA TRADE PROMOTION AGREEMENT.
Inserted: It is the sense of the Senate that--
Inserted: (1) the successes achieved by the President of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe, in rebuilding the Government of Colombia, strengthening the institutions of Colombia, and solidifying the rule of law in Colombia are historic;
Inserted: (2) President Uribe, the Government of Colombia, and the security forces of Colombia should be congratulated for significant successes in fighting the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC);
Inserted: (3) the close ties between the United States and Colombia in the fight against illicit narcotics, terrorism, and transnational crime should be recognized;
Inserted: (4) the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement is enormously advantageous for workers, businesses, and farmers in the United States, who would be able to export goods to Colombia duty-free;
Inserted: (5) it is in the security, economic, and diplomatic interests of the United States to deepen the relationship between the United States and Colombia; and
Inserted: (6) the United States should implement the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement immediately.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following:
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As printed
SA 1571. Mr. JOHANNS (for himself, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Bond, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Kyl, and Mr. Roberts) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1390, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 1232. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UNITED STATES-COLOMBIA TRADE PROMOTION AGREEMENT.
It is the sense of the Senate that--
(1) the successes achieved by the President of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe, in rebuilding the Government of Colombia, strengthening the institutions of Colombia, and solidifying the rule of law in Colombia are historic;
(2) President Uribe, the Government of Colombia, and the security forces of Colombia should be congratulated for significant successes in fighting the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC);
(3) the close ties between the United States and Colombia in the fight against illicit narcotics, terrorism, and transnational crime should be recognized;
(4) the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement is enormously advantageous for workers, businesses, and farmers in the United States, who would be able to export goods to Colombia duty-free;
(5) it is in the security, economic, and diplomatic interests of the United States to deepen the relationship between the United States and Colombia; and
(6) the United States should implement the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement immediately.
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Senate amendment submitted
July 15, 2009