July 21, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE 17059 no fairness, no justice, and no protection for Danner Kilpatrick Phelps Latham Pickering Smith (WA) Davis (FL) Kleczka Pickett LaTourette Pitts Souder any of the other fundamental freedoms of ex- Davis (IL) Kucinich Pomeroy Lazio Pombo Spence pression. DeFazio LaFalce Price (NC) Leach Porter Stearns In November 1995, a U.S. citizen, Lori DeGette Lampson Pryce (OH) Lewis (CA) Portman Stenholm Berenson was arrested and subjected to a se- Delahunt Lantos Rahall Lewis (KY) Quinn Stump Deutsch Larson Rangel Linder Radanovich Stupak cret, hooded military tribunal in which she was Dicks Lee Rivers LoBiondo Ramstad Sununu denied due process, according to the State Dixon Levin Rodriguez Lucas (OK) Regula Sweeney Department, human rights groups and the Doggett Lewis (GA) Rothman Manzullo Reynolds Talent United Nations Commission on Human Rights. Dooley Lipinski Roybal-Allard McCollum Riley Tancredo Doyle Lofgren Rush McCrery Roemer Tauzin She was convicted of treason and given a life Edwards Lowey Sabo McHugh Rogan Taylor (MS) sentence without parole for allegedly being a Engel Lucas (KY) Salmon McInnis Rogers Taylor (NC) leader of a terrorist group. Lori has proclaimed English Luther Sanchez McIntosh Rohrabacher Terry Eshoo Maloney (CT) Sanders McKeon Ros-Lehtinen Thomas her innocence to these charges and in a letter Menendez Roukema Thornberry Etheridge Maloney (NY) Sandlin Metcalf Royce Thune to the human rights community, has de- Evans Markey Sawyer Mica Ryan (WI) Tiahrt nounced violence and terrorism. Farr Martinez Scarborough Miller (FL) Ryun (KS) Toomey Fattah Mascara Schakowsky Lori has continuously been denied the op- Miller, Gary Sanford Traficant Filner Matsui Scott portunity to speak with human rights groups Ford McCarthy (MO) Minge Saxton Upton Serrano Mollohan Schaffer Visclosky and the media. She has been held under hor- Frost McCarthy (NY) Sherman Gejdenson McGovern Moran (KS) Sensenbrenner Vitter rendous prison conditions in the Peruvian Sherwood Murtha Sessions Walden Gephardt McIntyre Skelton Andes and we are all very concerned with her Gonzalez McKinney Myrick Shadegg Walsh failing health. Lori has been subjected to long Slaughter Nethercutt Shaw Wamp Gordon McNulty Spratt Green (TX) Meehan Ney Shays Watkins periods of isolation which have been cited by Stabenow Gutierrez Meek (FL) Northup Shimkus Watts (OK) Amnesty International as cruel, inhumane and Stark Hall (OH) Meeks (NY) Norwood Shows Weldon (FL) Strickland degrading treatment, in violation of Article 5 of Hastings (FL) Millender- Nussle Shuster Weldon (PA) Tanner the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Hilliard McDonald Oxley Simpson Weller Tauscher Dennis Jett, the U.S. Ambassador to Peru, Hinchey Miller, George Packard Sisisky Wicker Hinojosa Mink Thompson (CA) Paul Skeen Wise has publicly stated that Lori Berenson has Hobson Moakley Thompson (MS) Pease Smith (MI) Wolf been singled out and treated badly simply be- Hoeffel Moore Thurman Peterson (MN) Smith (NJ) Young (AK) cause she is a U.S. citizen. The Peruvian mili- Holden Moran (VA) Tierney Petri Smith (TX) Young (FL) Turner tary tribunal that convicted Lori was in secret. Holt Morella ANSWERED ‘‘PRESENT’’—5 Hooley Nadler Udall (CO) Additionally, the Peruvian government has Horn Napolitano Udall (NM) Barrett (WI) Reyes Wilson never demonstrated any significant evidence Hoyer Neal Velazquez Hill (IN) Snyder Vento against Lori because it does not exist. Mean- Inslee Oberstar NOT VOTING—5 Jackson (IL) Obey Waters while, Lori has continued to proclaim her inno- Jackson-Lee Olver Watt (NC) Chenoweth McDermott Towns cence. (TX) Ortiz Waxman Kennedy Peterson (PA) Mr. Chairman, if we are to carry out the full Jefferson Ose Weiner Wexler b 1544 intent of Title 22 U.S.C. section 1732, by Johnson (CT) Owens Johnson, E.B. Pallone Weygand which Congress has given the President the Jones (OH) Pascrell Whitfield Messrs. SHOWS, WELDON of Florida, authority, short of war, to gain the release of Kaptur Pastor Woolsey BENTSEN and WISE and Mrs. BONO a U.S. citizen who has been wrongly incarcer- Kelly Payne Wu changed their vote from ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ ated abroad, then we must do all that we can Kildee Pelosi Wynn Mrs. KELLY, Mr. HOBSON, Mr. do to bring Lori home. NOES—234 ENGLISH and Ms. KAPTUR changed their vote from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ The CHAIRMAN pro tempore (Mr. Ackerman Condit Goodlatte HASTINGS of Washington). The question Aderholt Cook Goodling So the amendment was rejected. is on the amendment offered by the Archer Cooksey Goss The result of the vote was announced gentlewoman from California (Ms. WA- Armey Cox Graham as above recorded. Bachus Cramer Granger TERS). Baker Crane Green (WI) f The question was taken; and the Ballenger Cubin Greenwood Chairman pro tempore announced that Barcia Cunningham Gutknecht ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE Barr Davis (VA) Hall (TX) CHAIRMAN PRO TEMPORE the noes appeared to have it. Barrett (NE) Deal Hansen RECORDED VOTE Bartlett DeLauro Hastings (WA) The CHAIRMAN pro tempore (Mr. Ms. WATERS. Mr. Chairman, I de- Barton DeLay Hayes HASTINGS of Washington). Pursuant to Bass DeMint Hayworth House Resolution 247, the Chair an- mand a recorded vote. Bateman Diaz-Balart Hefley A recorded vote was ordered. Bentsen Dickey Herger nounces he will reduce to a minimum Bereuter Dingell Hill (MT) of 5 minutes the period of time within The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. This Biggert Doolittle Hilleary which a vote by electronic device will will be a 15-minute vote followed by a Bilbray Dreier Hoekstra be taken on each amendment on which 5-minute vote on the Bilbray amend- Bilirakis Duncan Hostettler the Chair has postponed further pro- ment. Bliley Dunn Houghton Blunt Ehlers Hulshof ceedings. The vote was taken by electronic de- Boehlert Ehrlich Hunter AMENDMENT NO. 33 OFFERED BY BILBRAY vice, and there were—ayes 189, noes 234, Boehner Emerson Hutchinson answered ‘‘present’’ 5, not voting 5, as Bonilla Everett Hyde The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The follows: Bono Ewing Isakson pending business is the demand for a Brady (TX) Fletcher Istook recorded vote on amendment No. 33 of- [Roll No. 326] Bryant Foley Jenkins Burr Forbes John fered by the gentleman from California AYES—189 Burton Fossella Johnson, Sam (Mr. BILBRAY) on which further pro- Abercrombie Blumenauer Capuano Buyer Fowler Jones (NC) ceedings were postponed and on which Allen Bonior Cardin Calvert Frank (MA) Kanjorski Andrews Borski Carson Camp Franks (NJ) Kasich the ayes prevailed by voice vote. Baird Boswell Clay Canady Frelinghuysen Kind (WI) The Clerk will redesignate the Baldacci Boucher Clayton Cannon Gallegly King (NY) amendment. Baldwin Boyd Clement Castle Ganske Kingston Becerra Brady (PA) Clyburn Chabot Gekas Klink The Clerk redesignated the amend- Berkley Brown (FL) Conyers Chambliss Gibbons Knollenberg ment. Berman Brown (OH) Costello Coble Gilchrest Kolbe RECORDED VOTE Berry Callahan Coyne Coburn Gillmor Kuykendall Bishop Campbell Crowley Collins Gilman LaHood The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. A re- Blagojevich Capps Cummings Combest Goode Largent corded vote has been demanded.

VerDate mar 24 2004 13:12 Apr 21, 2004 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR99\H21JY9.001 H21JY9 17060 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE July 21, 1999 A recorded vote was ordered. Meehan Rahall Stark TITLE VIII—GULF WAR VETERANS’ IRAQI Meek (FL) Ramstad Stearns CLAIMS PROTECTION The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. This Meeks (NY) Rangel Stenholm will be a 5-minute vote. Menendez Regula Strickland SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE. The vote was taken by electronic de- Metcalf Reyes Stump This title may be cited as the ‘‘Gulf War vice, and there were—ayes 427, noes 0, Mica Reynolds Stupak Veterans’ Iraqi Claims Protection Act of Millender- Riley Sununu 1999’’. not voting 6, as follows: McDonald Rivers Sweeney SEC. 802. ADJUDICATION OF CLAIMS. Miller (FL) Rodriguez Talent [Roll No. 327] (a) CLAIMS AGAINST IRAQ.—The United Miller, Gary Roemer Tancredo AYES—427 Miller, George Rogan Tanner States Commission is authorized to receive Abercrombie Danner Hobson Minge Rogers Tauscher and determine the validity and amounts of Ackerman Davis (FL) Hoeffel Mink Rohrabacher Tauzin any claims by nationals of the United States Aderholt Davis (IL) Hoekstra Moakley Ros-Lehtinen Taylor (MS) against the Government of Iraq. Such claims Allen Davis (VA) Holden Mollohan Rothman Taylor (NC) must be submitted to the United States Andrews Deal Holt Moore Roukema Terry Commission within the period specified by Archer DeFazio Hooley Moran (KS) Roybal-Allard Thomas such Commission by notice published in the Armey DeGette Horn Moran (VA) Royce Thompson (CA) Bachus Delahunt Hostettler Morella Rush Thompson (MS) Federal Register. The United States Com- Baird DeLauro Houghton Murtha Ryan (WI) Thornberry mission shall certify to each claimant the Baker DeLay Hoyer Myrick Ryun (KS) Thune amount determined by the Commission to be Baldacci DeMint Hulshof Nadler Sabo Thurman payable on the claim under this title. Baldwin Deutsch Hunter Napolitano Salmon Tiahrt (b) DECISION RULES.—In deciding claims Ballenger Diaz-Balart Hutchinson Neal Sanchez Tierney under subsection (a), the United States Com- Barcia Dickey Hyde Nethercutt Sanders Toomey mission shall apply, in the following order— Barr Dicks Inslee Ney Sandlin Traficant (1) applicable substantive law, including Barrett (NE) Dingell Isakson Northup Sanford Turner Barrett (WI) Dixon Istook Norwood Sawyer Udall (CO) international law; and Bartlett Doggett Jackson (IL) Nussle Saxton Udall (NM) (2) applicable principles of justice and eq- Barton Dooley Jackson-Lee Oberstar Scarborough Upton uity. Bass Doolittle (TX) Obey Schaffer Velazquez (c) PRIORITY CLAIMS.—Before deciding any Becerra Doyle Jefferson Olver Schakowsky Vento other claim against the Government of Iraq, Bentsen Dreier Jenkins Ortiz Scott Visclosky the United States Commission shall, to the Bereuter Duncan John Ose Sensenbrenner Vitter extent practical, decide all pending non-com- Berkley Dunn Johnson (CT) Owens Serrano Walden mercial claims of active, retired, or reserve Berman Edwards Johnson, E.B. Oxley Sessions Walsh Berry Ehlers Johnson, Sam Packard Shadegg Wamp members of the United States Armed Forces, Biggert Ehrlich Jones (NC) Pallone Shaw Waters retired former members of the United States Bilbray Emerson Jones (OH) Pascrell Shays Watkins Armed Forces, and other individuals arising Bilirakis Engel Kanjorski Pastor Sherman Watt (NC) out of Iraq’s invasion and occupation of Ku- Bishop English Kaptur Paul Sherwood Watts (OK) wait or out of the 1987 attack on the USS Blagojevich Eshoo Kasich Payne Shimkus Waxman Stark. Bliley Etheridge Kelly Pease Shows Weiner (d) APPLICABILITY OF INTERNATIONAL Blumenauer Evans Kildee Pelosi Shuster Weldon (FL) Blunt Everett Kilpatrick Peterson (MN) Simpson Weldon (PA) CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT.—To the extent Boehlert Ewing Kind (WI) Petri Sisisky Weller they are not inconsistent with the provisions Boehner Farr King (NY) Phelps Skeen Wexler of this title, the provisions of title I (other Bonilla Fattah Kingston Pickering Skelton Weygand than section 802(c)) and title VII of the Inter- Bonior Filner Kleczka Pickett Slaughter Whitfield national Claims Settlement Act of 1949 (22 Bono Fletcher Klink Pitts Smith (MI) Wicker U.S.C. 1621–1627 and 1645–1645o) shall apply Borski Foley Knollenberg Pombo Smith (NJ) Wilson with respect to claims under this title. Boswell Forbes Kolbe Pomeroy Smith (TX) Wise Boucher Ford Kucinich Porter Smith (WA) Wolf SEC. 803. CLAIMS FUNDS. Boyd Fossella Kuykendall Portman Snyder Woolsey (a) IRAQ CLAIMS FUND.—The Secretary of Brady (PA) Fowler LaFalce Price (NC) Souder Wu the Treasury is authorized to establish in Brady (TX) Frank (MA) LaHood Pryce (OH) Spence Wynn the Treasury of the United States a fund Brown (FL) Franks (NJ) Lampson Quinn Spratt Young (AK) (hereafter in this title referred to as the Brown (OH) Frelinghuysen Lantos Radanovich Stabenow Young (FL) ‘‘Iraq Claims Fund’’) for payment of claims Bryant Frost Largent certified under section 802(a). The Secretary Burr Gallegly Larson NOT VOTING—6 Burton Ganske Latham of the Treasury shall cover into the Iraq Bateman Kennedy Peterson (PA) Claims Fund such amounts as are allocated Buyer Gejdenson LaTourette Chenoweth McDermott Towns Callahan Gekas Lazio to such fund pursuant to subsection (b). Calvert Gephardt Leach (b) ALLOCATION OF PROCEEDS FROM IRAQI Camp Gibbons Lee b 1554 ASSET LIQUIDATION.— Campbell Gilchrest Levin (1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall allo- Canady Gillmor Lewis (CA) So the amendment was agreed to. cate funds resulting from the liquidation of Cannon Gilman Lewis (GA) Capps Gonzalez Lewis (KY) The result of the vote was announced assets pursuant to section 804 in the manner Capuano Goode Linder as above recorded. the President determines appropriate be- Cardin Goodlatte Lipinski The CHAIRMAN pro tempore (Mr. tween the Iraq Claims Fund and such other Carson Goodling LoBiondo accounts as are appropriate for the payment Castle Gordon Lofgren HASTINGS of Washington). The Chair of claims of the United States Government Chabot Goss Lowey understands amendments No. 34 and 35 against Iraq, subject to the limitation in Chambliss Graham Lucas (KY) will not be offered. paragraph (2). Clay Granger Lucas (OK) Clayton Green (TX) Luther It is now in order to consider amend- (2) LIMITATION.—The amount allocated pur- Clement Green (WI) Maloney (CT) ment No. 36 printed in part B of House suant to this subsection for payment of Clyburn Greenwood Maloney (NY) Report number 106–235. claims of the United States Government Coble Gutierrez Manzullo against Iraq may not exceed the amount Coburn Gutknecht Markey AMENDMENT NO. 36 OFFERED BY MR. DOGGETT which bears the same relation to the amount Collins Hall (OH) Martinez Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Chairman, I offer allocated to the Iraq Claims Fund pursuant Combest Hall (TX) Mascara to this subsection as the sum of all certified Condit Hansen Matsui an amendment made in order under the claims of the United States Government Conyers Hastings (FL) McCarthy (MO) rule. Cook Hastings (WA) McCarthy (NY) against Iraq bears to the sum of all claims Cooksey Hayes McCollum The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The certified under section 802(a). As used in this Costello Hayworth McCrery Clerk will designate the amendment. paragraph, the term ‘‘certified claims of the Cox Hefley McGovern The text of the amendment is as fol- United States Government against Iraq’’ Coyne Herger McHugh lows: means those claims of the United States Cramer Hill (IN) McInnis Government against Iraq which are deter- Crane Hill (MT) McIntosh Part B amendment No. 36 offered by Mr. Crowley Hilleary McIntyre mined by the Secretary of State to be out- DOGGETT: Cubin Hilliard McKeon side the jurisdiction of the United Nations Cummings Hinchey McKinney Page 84, after line 16, insert the following Commission and which are determined to be Cunningham Hinojosa McNulty new title: valid, and whose amount has been certified,

VerDate mar 24 2004 13:12 Apr 21, 2004 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR99\H21JY9.001 H21JY9 July 21, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE 17061 under such procedures as the President may and identifying the claim numbers of, and In 1994, by a vote of 398 to 5, in support establish. the names of the claimants holding, unpaid of a similar provision in a State De- SEC. 804. AUTHORITY TO VEST IRAQI ASSETS. certified claims. partment bill, and in 1997, in support of The President is authorized to vest and liq- (2) PUBLICATION DATE.—The notice required my motion to instruct conferees to re- uidate as much of the assets of the Govern- by paragraph (1) shall be published 9 years after the last date on which the Secretary of ject an outrageous Senate provision in ment of Iraq in the United States that have the State Department authorization been blocked pursuant to the International the Treasury covers into the Iraq Claims Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. Fund amounts allocated to that fund pursu- bill by a vote of 412 to 5, we stood up at 1701 et seq.) as may be necessary to satisfy ant to section 803(b). those times and declared that the men claims under section 802(a), claims of the (c) DISPOSITION OF UNUSED FUNDS.— and women who put their lives on the United States Government against Iraq (1) DISPOSITION.—At the end of the 2-year line for our country are second to no which are determined by the Secretary of period beginning on the publication date of one. Now we must do so again. State to be outside the jurisdiction of the the notice required by subsection (b), the Secretary of the Treasury shall dispose of all Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the United Nations Commission, and administra- gentleman from Missouri (Mr. SKEL- tive expenses under section 805. unused funds described in paragraph (2) by depositing in the Treasury of the United TON), the distinguished ranking mem- SEC. 805. REIMBURSEMENT FOR ADMINISTRA- TIVE EXPENSES. States as miscellaneous receipts any such ber on the Committee on Armed Serv- funds that are not used for payments of cer- (a) DEDUCTION.—In order to reimburse the ices. tified claims under this title. United States Government for its expenses Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Chairman, I (2) UNUSED FUNDS.—The unused funds re- in administering this title, the Secretary of thank the gentleman for yielding me ferred to in paragraph (1) are any remaining the Treasury shall deduct 1.5 percent of any this time and allowing me to speak on balance in the Iraq Claims Fund. amount covered into the Iraq Claims Fund to this very important issue. satisfy claims under this title. SEC. 809. DEFINITIONS. As used in this title: What we do today on this amendment (b) DEDUCTIONS TREATED AS MISCELLA- (1) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Execu- not only draws a lot of attention but it NEOUS RECEIPTS.—Amounts deducted pursu- sends a sincere and straigthforward ant to subsection (a) shall be deposited in tive agency’’ has the meaning given that the Treasury of the United States as mis- term by section 105 of title 5, United States message to those young men and young cellaneous receipts. Code. women who today find themselves in (2) GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ.—The term ‘‘Gov- uniform defending the interests of the SEC. 806. PAYMENTS. ernment of Iraq’’ includes agencies, instru- (a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Com- United States of America. mentalities, and entities controlled by that The money is there, Mr. Chairman. mission shall certify to the Secretary of the government (including public sector enter- Treasury each award made pursuant to sec- prises). The fund is there. What is wrong with tion 802. The Secretary of the Treasury shall (3) UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION.—The term following the precedent that we have make payment, out of the Iraq Claims Fund, ‘‘United Nations Commission’’ means the already set by voting in this House to in the following order of priority to the ex- United Nations Compensation Commission allow that trust fund to be created tent funds are available in such fund: established pursuant to United Nations Se- from the Iraqi funds in order to take (1) Payment of $10,000 or the principal curity Council Resolution 687 (1991). care of those young men and young amount of the award, whichever is less. (4) UNITED STATES COMMISSION.—The term (2) For each claim that has priority under women who might well be suffering ‘‘United States Commission’’ means the For- from the Gulf War Syndrome? section 802(c), payment of an additional eign Claims Settlement Commission of the $90,000 toward the unpaid balance of the prin- United States. Saddam Hussein, the country of cipal amount of the award. Iraqi, did very, very wrong, and the The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Pursu- (3) Payments from time to time in ratable Americans righted that wrong by get- ant to House Resolution 247, the gen- proportions on account of the unpaid balance ting them out of Kuwait. But in the tleman from Texas (Mr. DOGGETT) and of the principal amounts of all awards ac- process, those young men and young cording to the proportions which the unpaid a Member opposed will each control 5 women, those veterans of that conflict, balance of such awards bear to the total minutes. amount in the Iraq Claims Fund that is The Chair recognizes the gentleman as a result of the toxics that they in- available for distribution at the time such from Texas (Mr. DOGGETT). gested in themselves, became victims. payments are made. Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Chairman, I yield And I certainly think we can follow (4) After payment has been made of the myself 1 minute. through and help them reclaim what is principal amounts of all such awards, pro Mr. Chairman, since 1990, over $1 bil- rightfully theirs; the dollars from that rata payments on account of accrued inter- lion in frozen Iraqi assets sitting in fund. est on such awards as bear interest. American banks have been available to (b) UNSATISFIED CLAIMS.—Payment of any b 1600 award made pursuant to this title shall not satisfy the just claims of American citizens. But almost a decade later, Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Chairman, if no extinguish any unsatisfied claim, or be con- one is claiming time in opposition to strued to have divested any claimant, or the this Congress has still not approved United States on his or her behalf, of any legislation that would let Americans this bill, I ask unanimous consent to rights against the Government of Iraq with collect. control the 5 minutes allocated for op- respect to any unsatisfied claim. This amendment would authorize the position. SEC. 807. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER RECORDS. Secretary of the Treasury to vest this The CHAIRMAN pro tempore (Mr. The head of any Executive agency may Iraqi money in an account known as HASTINGS of Washington). Is there ob- transfer or otherwise make available to the the Iraqi Claims Fund and authorize jection to the request of the gentleman United States Commission such records and the Foreign Claims Settlement Com- from Texas? documents relating to claims authorized to mission to begin the process of resolv- There was no objection. be determined under this title as may be re- The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The quired by the United States Commission in ing these claims against that Iraqi gentleman from Texas (Mr. DOGGETT) carrying out its functions under this title. money with just one stipulation: The is recognized for an additional 5 min- SEC. 808. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS; DISPOSI- first claims to be resolved should be TION OF UNUSED FUNDS. those of our Desert Storm and Desert utes. (a) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.—Any demand Shield veterans, many of whom have Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Chairman, I yield or claim for payment on account of an award been plagued with all the physical ail- 2 minutes to the gentleman from Illi- that is certified under this title shall be ments that are referred to as Gulf War nois (Mr. EVANS), the ranking member barred on and after the date that is one year Syndrome. of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. after the date of publication of the notice re- Mr. Chairman, these men and women Mr. EVANS. Mr. Chairman, I rise in quired by subsection (b). gave their all against an enemy of the strong support of the amendment of- (b) PUBLICATION OF NOTICE.— United States, and now these brave fered by the gentleman from Texas (1) IN GENERAL.—At the end of the 9-year period specified in paragraph (2), the Sec- veterans deserve nothing less from the (Mr. DOGGETT). retary of the Treasury shall publish a notice government of the United States. The intent of this amendment is in the Federal Register detailing the statute The House has already gone on clear, to give our veterans in the Per- of limitations provided for in subsection (a) record twice to support this objective. sian Gulf War first priority in seeking

VerDate mar 24 2004 13:12 Apr 21, 2004 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR99\H21JY9.001 H21JY9 17062 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE July 21, 1999 claims against Iraqi assets frozen by Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Chairman, I yield I know that there are others across our Government during the war. myself an additional 3 minutes. this Capitol, Mr. JESSE HELMS in par- This amendment has the strong sup- Mr. Chairman, it appears that no one ticular, that disagree with this ap- port of veterans groups, including Gulf will rise to speak against this amend- proach. But I believe this House, for a War veterans. They know that while ment. I am pleased about that, and I third time having spoken out with, I we can never make up the losses that know that our Nation’s veterans will hope, a unanimous voice and a recorded were incurred in the Gulf War, veterans be pleased about it. vote, will be sending a message that we and their families should have the as- The Veterans of Foreign Wars and will not leave our veterans behind any- surances that we will continue to seek the Gulf Veterans Resource Center more and that, as we close out this every chance to collect damages have been active in supporting this millennium, we will finally put our against those injuries that they have measure. When this measure came be- Gulf War veterans first and let them suffered from. fore the Committee on International have a claim, a legitimate claim, Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Chairman, I yield Affairs back in 1993, these organiza- against these assets of Saddam Hus- 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas tions and other veterans organizations sein. (Mr. EDWARDS) who represents the larg- spoke out in favor of this provision. Mr. Chairman, I yield 11⁄2 minutes to est military base in the world, Ft. Yet, why is it that with such strong the gentleman from Texas (Mr. ED- Hood, Texas. support from veterans, with a near WARDS). Mr. EDWARDS. Mr. Chairman, it is unanimous vote of this House in 1994 on Mr. EDWARDS. Mr. Chairman, I just not good enough to honor veterans on a strong bipartisan basis, again on my want to thank the gentleman for his ef- just Veterans’ Day and Memorial Day. motion in 1997 a strong bipartisan forts. It is not good enough to just honor vet- basis, we have not provided our vet- I would like to point out that I think erans with our speeches and our words. erans with the mechanism to have a it is outrageous if Members do not have It is time we honored veterans with our chance to get some recovery from the the courage to come in the light of day actions. frozen assets of Saddam Hussein that on the floor of this House to say they Veterans do not need our rhetoric. are sitting in banks right here in the oppose the amendment of the gen- They need our support. A vote for the United States? tleman, an effort to put veterans first, It is because there are some who have Doggett amendment today is a vote to and yet behind closed doors in con- claims that are competing with the put veterans first where they should ference committee this effort seems to veterans and do not want veterans to be. We have a clear choice. We can vote be killed. have a first claim on these assets. I would hope that the silence and op- to give Desert Storm and Desert Shield Some of the entities that have reg- position to this amendment would indi- veterans first claim on $1 billion of fro- istered their claims with regard to cate that this will pass through the zen Iraqi assets, or we can vote to let these assets are the very companies conference committee. I hope that the countries who sold cigarettes to Sad- that supplied Saddam Hussein with the veterans organizations in America will dam Hussein put their claims before means to have weapons of mass de- be watching this effort very, very care- our American veterans. struction, chemical and biological fully. We can vote to support those who put weapons, components that could be Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Chairman, will their lives on the line fighting against used in the development of nuclear the gentleman yield? Saddam Hussein, or we can vote to sup- weaponry, conventional weapons that Mr. EDWARDS. I yield to the gen- port those who made profits selling to were made available to Saddam Hus- tleman from Texas. Saddam Hussein. sein. They now are competing with our Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Chairman, I ask Whose side are we on? That is the veterans. the gentleman to respond to this ques- question before us. American veterans Another group of entities that are tion. who were on the front lines in fighting competing and seem to have played a I believe the gentleman was here on against Saddam should not be put in big role in this bill during the last Con- the floor in 1997 when we had our mo- the back of the line when Iraqi assets gress are the major tobacco companies. tion to instruct. It took up an entire are unfrozen. Vote for our veterans. They also have claims. One has a claim hour of time. Am I not correct that, in Vote for the Doggett amendment. of some $12 million. the course of that debate, only one Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Chairman, I yield Now, I am not suggesting that any of Member of this entire House on either 1 minute to the gentleman from Con- those, even those that supplied Saddam side of the aisle or a Republican col- necticut (Mr. GEJDENSON), the ranking Hussein with the means for his war ma- league of ours rose to oppose the mo- member on the Committee on Inter- chine, ought not to have their day in tion to instruct and after the debate he national Relations. court or the day before the commis- voted with us in favor of the motion to Mr. GEJDENSON. Mr. Chairman, I sion. But I am suggesting that before instruct to tell JESSE HELMS and all would like to commend the gentleman they have their day in court we should the members of the conference com- from Texas (Mr. DOGGETT) for bringing at least resolve the claims of those who mittee do not put veterans last, be- this to the floor. This is the right ac- put their lives on the line and some of cause if we put them last, given the tion to take here. whom actually sacrificed and gave size of the claims of some of these com- We ask our military personnel to their lives and others of whom will be panies that helped fuel Saddam Hus- take the first action in defending plagued for the rest of their lives, sein’s war machine and supplied to- America’s interests, the West’s inter- bright young men and women with a bacco to the children and adults of ests, our economic interests, our polit- shining future who now suffer dis- Iraq, if we put the veterans down be- ical interests, and our security inter- ability as the result of Gulf War Syn- hind them, the veterans will not get a ests. They should not be anyplace else drome. penny; it will not be a matter of put- in line but first when it comes to I would say, as to those young men ting veterans last, it will be a matter claiming their duly deserved com- and women who gave their all to this of putting veterans out and they will pensation. country, who put their country first never get a dime? Is that not correct? This is an excellent amendment. The and made this sacrifice, that they de- Mr. EDWARDS. Mr. Chairman, re- gentleman from Texas (Mr. DOGGETT) serve to have their claims put ahead of claiming my time, that is correct. is doing the right thing, and we should the companies that supplied weaponry It is my hope, Mr. Chairman, that unanimously support him. and the means to develop weaponry to every major veterans group in Amer- Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Chairman, how Saddam Hussein and that they deserve ican will watch like a hawk what hap- much time remains, Mr. Chairman? to be placed ahead of the major to- pens in conference committee on this. The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The bacco companies that say they want It would be unfair and morally wrong gentleman from Texas (Mr. DOGGETT) their claims settled, not that they are to our Nation’s veterans to take this has 6 minutes remaining. left out, but that our veterans go first. language out in conference committee.

VerDate mar 24 2004 13:12 Apr 21, 2004 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR99\H21JY9.001 H21JY9 July 21, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE 17063 Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Chairman, I have Albanians held in their prisons and treat THE LIST OF KOSOVAR PRISONERS HELD IN no further speakers, and I yield back them in accordance with all applicable inter- SERBIA TAKEN FROM KOHA DITORE the balance of my time. national standards; City Prison-Pozharevc (Serbia): The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The (2) the ICRC should be given full, imme- Lutfi Xhaferi, Muhamet Bajrami, Fadil question is on the amendment offered diate, and ongoing access to all Kosovar Al- Salihu, Naser Osmani, Rijad Begu, Isak banians held in Serbian and Yugoslav pris- by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Abazi, Xhemshit Ferati, Shaqir Pllana, ons; and Afrim Salihu, Ibrahim Bajrami, Sylejman DOGGETT). (3) all Kosovar Albanians held in Serbian Bejtullahu, Xhevdet Bejtullahu, Agron The question was taken; and the and Yugoslav prisons should be released and Pllana, Nexhat Brahimi, Hazir Peci, Milaim Chairman pro tempore announced that returned to Kosova. Hajrizi, Fehmi Hasani, Shaban Duraku, the ayes appeared to have it. The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Pursu- Adem Tahiri, Rushit Strana, Isa Aliu, Ferit Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Chairman, I ob- Pllana, Kaplan Salihu, Sami Hasani, Nuhi ant to House Resolution 247, the gen- ject to the vote on the ground that a Januzi, Behxhet Maloku, Besim Brahimi, tleman from New York (Mr. ENGEL) quorum is not present and make the Sabit Strana, Rexhep Uka, Hamit Maleta, and a Member opposed each will con- point of order that a quorum is not Ismet Pllana, Xhelal Bejtullahu, Hajrullah trol 5 minutes. Peci, Agim Peci, Ismail Peci, Miftar Gashi, present. Feti Asllanaj, Sejdi Lahu, Ske¨nder Sadiku, The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to claim the time Sejdi Zekaj, Fazli Kadriu, Ramadan Bislimi, Resolution 247, further proceedings on Ske¨nder Haxha, Shaban Zuhranaj, Bajram the amendment offered by the gen- in opposition to the Engel amendment Rukolli, Imer Haziraj, Xhevat Mustafa, Zani tleman from Texas (Mr. DOGGETT) will although I am not opposed to the Mustafa, Sabit Arifi, Bexhet Zeneli, Miftar be postponed. amendment. Sahiti, Mustafa Ramadani, Sabri Osmani, The point of no quorum is considered The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Is Agim Islami, Aziz Islami, Kadri Durguti, withdrawn. there objection to the request of the Abdyl Klec¸ka, Behajdin Klec¸ka, Burim gentleman from New York? Ejupi, Sabit Shehu, Zeqir Shehu, Jusuf It is now in order to consider Amend- Kollari, Xhevdet Durguti, Mehdi Kollari, ment No. 37 printed in Part B of House There was no objection. Arben Shala, Destan Nurshaba, Mujedin Report 106–235. The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The Korenica, Veton Mulija, Beqir Kollari, AMENDMENT NO. 37 OFFERED BY MR. ENGEL Chair recognizes the gentleman from Fahredin Dina, Bashkim Hoxha, Arsim Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, I offer an New York (Mr. ENGEL). Haska, Fadil Isma, Esad Kasapi, Zijadin amendment. Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, I yield Miftari, Eshref Klec¸ka, Selami Sharku, Lan 1 Isufaj, Rasim Isufaj, Njazi Isufaj, Naim The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The myself 2 ⁄2 minutes. Hadergjonaj, Rasim Selmanaj, Jahir Agushi, Clerk will designate the amendment. Mr. Chairman, after the allies won Visar Muriqi, Ragip Ahmeti, Ramadan The text of the amendment is as fol- the war in Kosovo, when the Serbian Gashi, Fatmir Shishani, Agim Leka, Hazir lows: forces left Kosovo to go back to Serbia, Stoliqi, Gani Ahmetxhekaj, Muje¨ Zekaj, Part B amendment No. 37 offered by Mr. they kidnapped anywhere from 1,800 Salih Zariqi, Jakup Rexhepi, Bajram Gashi, ENGEL: prisoners, Kosovar Albanian prisoners, Nezir Bajraktari, Mustafe¨ Mehmetaj, Arben ¨ Page 84, after line 16, add the following to up to 5,000 Kosovar Albanian pris- Bajraktaraj, Nexhat Dervishaj, Deme Ramosaj, Shaban Mehmetaj, Sadik Haradini, (and conform the table of contents accord- oners, and took them back to Serbia, ingly): Ramiz Isufaj, Ministet Shala, Ismet Pac¸arizi, away from their homes, and jailed SEC. 703. KOSOVAR ALBANIAN PRISONERS HELD Izet Zenuni, Gani Baqaj, Sali Gashi, Ske¨nder IN SERBIA. them. Bajraktari, Llmi Zeneli, Xhafer Qufaj, Ge¨zim (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the fol- The Serbian justice minister men- Zec¸aj, Bujar Goranci, Muhamet Gashi, lowing findings: tions a total of 1,860 Kosovar Albanians Xheme¨ Morina, Florim Zukaj, Asllan (1) At the conclusion of the NATO cam- jailed. But I have from a very respected Asllani, Shpend Dobrunaj, Luan paign to halt the Serbian and Yugoslav eth- newspaper, Koha Ditore, a list of 5,000 Ahmetxhekaj, Besnik Ismaili, Xhavit Muse¨shabanaj, Driton Zukaj, Llmi Karaxha, nic cleansing in Kosova, a large, but undeter- ethnic Albanian prisoners who are now mined number of Kosovar Albanians held in Nikolle¨ Markaj, Uke¨ Golaj, Dervish Zukaj, Serbian prisons in Kosova were taken from detained in jails in Serbia. Rasim Gjota, Ske¨nder Hajdari, Ardian Kosova before and during the withdrawal of This amendment simply would call Kumnova, Flamur Krasniqi, Isak Hoti, Serbian and Yugoslav police and military on the International Committee of the Ramadan Morina, Ismet Krasniqi, Demir forces from Kosova. Red Cross to be allowed to visit these Limaj, Lavdim Tetaj, Arsim Krasniqi, Arton (2) Serbian Justice Minister Dragoljub prisoners to call for an accounting of Krasniqi, Avni Shala, Hazir Krasniqi, Llir ¨ Jankovic has admitted that 1,860 prisoners these prisoners and to give the Inter- Krasniqi, Fahri Krasniqi, Zhuje Gashi, Muhamed Avdiaj, Bekim Istogu, Azem were brought to Serbia from Kosova on June national Committee of the Red Cross 10, 1999, the day Serbian and Yugoslav police Buzhala, Faik Topalli, Nysret Hoti, Nazim and military forces began their withdrawal access to all Kosovar Albanians de- Zenelaj, Adnan Topalli, Musli Leku, Remzi from Kosova. tained in Serbian prisons. Morina, Avni Memia, Avdi Kabashi, Ibrahim (3) International humanitarian organiza- It also asks for the release and return Ferizi, Visar Demiri, Bekim Rama, Tahir tions, including the International Com- to Kosovo of all these people and is vir- Rraci, Blerim Camaj, Reshat Nurboja, mittee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Human tually identical to a resolution that Brahim Gashi, Astrit Elshani, Hasan ¨ Rights Watch, have expressed serious con- was passed by the OSCE recently which Verslaku, Avdullah Lushi, Lush Marku, Mustafe¨ Gjocaj, Rrustem Jetishi, Bekim cern with the detention of Kosovar Alba- contained the same provisions and was nians in prisons in Serbia. Mac¸i, Asllan Nebihi, Afrim Ve¨rslaku, Kujtim (4) On June 25, 1999, Serbia released 166 of the European parliamentarians’ same Jetishi, Avdyl Mac¸i, Ske¨nder Hoxha, the detained Kosovar Albanian prisoners to request. Muhamet Kic¸ina, Fadil Avdyli, Bajram the ICRC. We cannot allow Slobodan Milosevic Avdyli, Sokol Syla, Hasan Berisha, Luan (5) On July 10, 1999, the Parliamentary As- to capture these people and to keep Mazrreku, Enver Hoxhaj, Ismet Gashi, Zeqir sembly of the Organization for Security and them there as virtual prisoners. It is Gashi, Fadil Topalli, Bujar Sylaj, Agim Cooperation in Europe, comprised of parlia- absolutely important that the world Gashi, Hetem Elshani, Isa Topalli, Flurim mentarians from Across Europe, the United Haxhymeri, Haki Haxhimustafa, Beqir States and Canada, adopted a resolution call- community stand up and say that we Alimusaj, Bajram Shala, Gazmend Zeka, ing upon Serbia and Yugoslavia, in accord- will not tolerate the continued Serbian Fadil Jetishi, Isa Shala, Isuf Shala, Ylber ance with international humanitarian law, aggression. Dizdari, Milaim Cekaj, Musa Krasniqi, Ismet to grant full, immediate and ongoing ICRC Mr. Chairman, I include for the Berbati, Ramiz Gjocaj, Deme¨ Batusha, access to all prisoners held in relation to the RECORD the list of prisoners and two Reshat Suka, Tahir Panxhaj, Syle¨ Salihu, Kosova crisis, to ensure the humane treat- articles, one from the Washington Post Ismet Isufi, Uke¨ Rexha, Fehmi Kukiqi, ment of such prisoners, and to arrange for and one from the Los Angeles Times, Arsllan Selimi, Fetah Shala, Milazim Shehu, the release of all such prisoners. Nait Hasani, Riza Alia, Gani Cekaj, Sefedin which highlights this problem and the (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Morina, Sadri Te¨rdevci, Habib Morina, Elmi the Congress that— problem of the Kosovar Albanians who Morina, Rexhep Morina, Isa Morina, Lajet (1) the Serbian and Yugoslav Governments are captured and kidnapped in Serbian Mola, Sylejman Bajgora, Feriz C¸ orri, Raif should immediately account for all Kosovar prisons. Hasi, Smail Hasi, Rrahim Limani, Sadik

VerDate mar 24 2004 13:12 Apr 21, 2004 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR99\H21JY9.001 H21JY9 17064 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE July 21, 1999 Limani, Jakup Limani, Agim Nimani, Batusha, Hysni Hoda, Hivzi Perolli, Mazllom Brahim Pepshi, Rrahmon Jonuzaj, Fitim Besnik Heta, Afrim Ruc¸aj, Qamil Pllana, Grushti, Jeton Bytyc¸i, Bujar Hasiqi, Petrit Halimi, Behar Jetishi, Bedri Shabanaj, Hashim Mecinaj, Shemsi Shaqiri, Avdush Sahatqija, Vllaznim Radogoshi, Imer Guta, Shkumbin Malaj, Zenel Kurmehaj, Jeton Hysi, Miftar Dobra, Nexhat Ahmeti, Fadil Shefqet Bokshi, Kastriot Zhubi, Florent Malaj, Sejdi Begaj, Misin Rexha, Hasan Ajeti, Bahri Istrefi, Bedri Qerimi, Nexhat Zhubi, Edmond Shtaloja, Burim Dobruna, Isa Daloshi, Fatmir Kurtaj, Agim Reqica, Mustafa, Izet Miftaraj, Fuat Buc¸inca, Reci Axhanela, Driton Xhiha, Hasan Zeneli, Shpe¨tim Krasniqi, Zeqir Leshani, Ylber Dosti, Naim Haziri, Sali Azemi, Kenan Rasim Rexha, Haqif Ilazi, Bilbil Duraku, Topalli, Shefqet Beqa, Besim Zymberi, Qamil Hasani, Rifat Dobra, Shaban Rexhepi, Daut Sejdi Bellanica, Defrim Rifaj, Nehat Binaku, Abazi, Brahe¨ Beqiraj, Din Gjoni, Skender Rrahmani, Ali Haradini, Latif Ismaili Enver Berisha, Jakif Mazreku, Hysni Gashi, Shaban Beka, Agron Ramadani, Arif (minor), Fehmi Jashari, Naim Peci, Gani Krasniqi, Haki Elshani, Avni Koleci, Shaban Vokshi, Nebi Tahiri, Skender Racaj, Ilaz Arslani, Muharrem Zymeri, Elmaz Hasani, Kolgeci, Rexhep Agilaj, Arif Kabashi, Azem Bislimi, Rexhe¨ Gashi, Sabri Arifaj, Nizat Ukshin Hasani, Hakif Duraku, Sherafedin Nedrotaj, Xhevat Shukolli, Zaim C¸ atapi, Morina, Ahmet Ahmeti, Burim Brovina, Hasani, Jashar Istrefi, Rrahman Istrefi, Gani Milaim Kabashi, Xhavit Kolgeci, Maliq Pe¨rparim Zejnullahu, Abdurrahman Naha, Muja, Rrahman Ahmeti, Ferid Zeneli, Duka Sokoli, Haxhi Ukaj, Ramadan Kokollari, Artan Morina, Falmur Godeni, Valdet Aliu, Nuredin Jashari, Ilmi Jashari, Hajro Arben Basha, Feriz Haziri, Sedji Haziraj, Krasniqi, Adnan Brovina, Fatmir Bytyqi, Brahimi, Fahri Berisha, Naim Pllana, Hazir Zenelaj, Xhavit Krasniqi, Milaim Mexhit Zenelaj, Rizo Bekiq, Milazim Shke¨lzen Pllana, Fehmi Pllana, Megdia Matoshi, Mustafe¨ Kolgeci, Arsim Gashi, Kolgeci, Vesel Llugaxhia, Arben Llugaxhia, Pllana, Behxhet Sejdiaj, Faik Sejdiaj, Bekim Emin Kryeziu, Sherif Ilazi, Arsim Ziba, Selim Hasani, Arben Morina, Gani Igalli, Sejdiaj, Tafil Prokshi, Shemsi Miftaraj, Defrim Kiqina, Zenel Ademi, Fadil Xhulani, Genc Kida, Ajet Ibraj, Muje¨ Ibraj, Tarap Ahmet Murati, Dibran Krasniqi, Shefki Qamil Rama, Pjete¨r C¸ ira, Bilbil Shehu, Isuf Kida, Samat Gati, Leonard Krasniqi, Tahiri, Shefqet Duraku, Beqir Bialku, Bardoshi, Ilir Kortoshi, Osman Tortoshi, Bashkim Haziraj, Bashkim Kabashi, C¸ aush Brahim Krasniqi, Mehmet Xhelili, Idriz Sulo Kuqi, Sulejman Deliu, Gazmend Sevgja, Ramiz Berisha, Gjon Sefaj, Arsim Klinaku, Ahmet Hasani, Pe¨rparim Mustafa, Krasniqi, Zil Qipa, Shaban Rama, Jahe¨ Kullashi, Hasan Zariqi, Mehmet Rexhaj, Halil Mustafa, Milazim Mustafaj, Fatos Sadrija, Muharrem Pajaziti, Naser Agim Hulaj, Muje¨ Tafilaj, Ramadan Avdiu, Asllanaj, Enes Kalludra, Hajriz Islami, Ismet Tahirsylaj, Muhamet Tahiri, Arben Dobani, Raim Aliu, Isuf Zekaj, Smajl Smajli. Laka, Fazli Ademi, Muje¨ Shabani, Avdyl Besim Zogaj, Xhavit Gashi, Sali Cunaj, Prison of Sremska Mitrovica (Serbia): Sejdiu, Rifat Hasani, Ejup Sejdiu, Nasuf Fatmir Kokollari, Nezir Zogaj, Naim Baleci, Bedri Zymer Shabanaj, Liman Shefki Deliaj, Agim Ahmetaj, Kasem Ahmetaj, Agron Borani, Rakip Mirena, Bekim Haxholli, Sami Kamer Ajeti, Rasim Xheladin Mustafe¨ Ahmetaj, Ekrem Avdiu, Nexhmedin Krasniqi, Rexhep Luzha, Ramiz Bajrami, Ali Muja, Luan Ajet Statovci, Gezim Nazmi Llausha, Shpend Kopriva, Lulzim Ymeri, Gashi, Ramadan Berisha, Abdullah Cunaj, Statovci, Enver Hamit Sekiraqa, Bekim Ilmi Ertan Bislimi, Krenar Telc¸iu, Bashkim Sinan Bytyci, Shemsi Gallopeni, Shefqet Istogu, Sylejman Bejtullah Sopjani, Isak Gllogovci, Ilir Hoxha, Luan Sejdiu, Agim Kabashi, Fazli Pranca, Musli Avdyli, Iljaz Kurshumlija, Lek Mihilja Pervulfi, Morina, Fehmi Muharremi, Brahim Berisha, Ibrahim Isufaj, Sulejman Bytyci, Muharrem Ragip Syle Ahmeti, Fehim Rustem Vrelaku, Mustafe¨ Berisha, Gani Baliqi, Osman Qypaj, Ahmet Demiri, Xhafer Shala, Sami Ilmi Musli Karagjani, Bekim Avdulla Kastrati, Shaban C¸ upi, Arben Jahaj, Ardian Gashi, Agron Berisha, Sahit Ziba, Nijazi Mazreku, Agim Sylejman Kelmendi, Rexhep Haxhaj, Mehmet Memc¸aj, Agim Lumi, Kryeziu, Hasan Shala, Abaz Beqiri, Filip Rushit Musliu, Hysni Rrustem Nursedi, Izet Ske¨nder Hoti, Sokol Morina, Fazli Gashi, Pjetri, Nazmi Haliti, Agim Ibraj, Haxhi Sadik Sadriu, Faton Zymer Malaj, Besim Kastrati, Sherif Berisha, Shefget Barjaktari, Ruzhdi Morina, Bashkim Jusufi, Muharrem Jahe Krasniqi, Naser Bajram Topojani, Naim Krasniqi, Muje¨ Prekuni, Burim Musliu, Hime¨ Shala, Haki Haziraj, Istogu, Abdyl Jusuf Jetishi, Riza Hajdar Elmi Cujani, Qazim Sejdia, Ali C¸ uliqi, Isak Valdet Rama, Gasper Selmanaj, Besnik Kuqi, Dembogaj, Zeqir A. Pacolli, Gani Asllan Shabani, Selim Gashi, Shke¨lzen Zariqi, Adem Kuqi, Jeton Alia, Ademali Metaj, Daci, Liman Fazli Aliu, Muhamer Avdiu, Agron Tolaj, Hajdin Ramaj, Ismet Gashi, Naim Balaj, Halit Ndrecaj, Bajram, Bajraj, Shkumbin S. Malaj, Lah Haxhi Mataj, Muhamet Rama, Esat Shehu, Selman Xhavit Kacaniku, Naim Zejnaj, Feriz Sheremet Zenel Ahmeti, Halip Hajrullah Uke¨haxhaj, Agim Syla, Hasan Rama, Rama- Zabelaj, Nexhat Sylaj, Nuhi Boka, Hajrullah Reshica, Bajrush Muharrem Xhemaili, Gent dan Nishori, Hidajim Morina, Sadik Bytyc¸i, Samadraxha, Naser Kalimoshi, Qazim Jakup Nushi, Dem Halil Ranoshaj, Xhemajl Enver Hashani, Besim Rama, Valon Berisha, Krasniqi, Ali Isa, Kadri Jaha, Ymer Muharrem Muharremi, Xhavit Shaban Nexhat Shulaku, Edmond Dushi, Naser Krasniqu, Sali Ahmedi, Hajdin Alia, Asllan Mustapani, Ahmet Sefe¨ Ahmeti, Skender Shurnjaku, Visar Dushi, Agim Hoda, Mustafe¨ Lumi, Xhemajl Sallauka, Murat Kabashi, Sylejman Gjiha, Fahri Rexhep Ejupi, Bastri Ahmeti, Arsim Bakalli, Menduh Duraku, Hamit Buzhala, Lumni Matoshi, Gazmend Jahim Azemi, Iljaz Gani Gashi, Shefqet Aziz Muhedin Zeka, Kreshnik Hoda, Admir Bytyci, Xhavit Malaj, Daut Gashi, Zymer Kosumi, Jakup Hasan Ademi, Behar Kadri Pruthi, Nexhmedin Baraku, Mehdi Ferizi, Gashi, Mehdi Gashi, Nasuf Gorani, Osman Zymeri, Florijan Hilmi Istogu, Habib Shaban Fisnik Zhaveli, Muhamet Guta, Faik Llugaxhia, Fatmir Berisha, Hasan Istogu, Shabani, Shaip Male¨ Berisha, Hasan Ahmet Mustafaj, Selami Curraj, Artan Nasi, Yll Milaim Kastrati, Rexhep Alimusaj, Abdullah Jashari, Halim Ramadan Musliu, Abullah Kusari, Yll Ferizi, Pe¨raprim Efendija, Shala, Uke¨ Kolgeci, Hasan Kuqi, Sali Loshi, Haxhi Hoxha, Ajet Liman Zariqi, Agron Arbnor Koshi, Petrit Vula, Idriz Feta, Jeton Burim Bllaca, Sedat Kolgeci, Albert Kolgeci, Beqir Ejupi, Asllan Jusuf Zekaj, Skender Rizniqi, Genc Xhara, Behar Hoti, Qamil Emri Loshi, Sherif Hamza, Uke¨ Thaci, Nazmi Haxhi Kelmendi, Ridvan Shaip Salihu, Haxhibeqiri, Fahri Hoti, Adnan Hoti, Fatmir Franca, Naim Leku, Riza Krasniqi, Tafe¨ Rasim Ramadan Zota, Bekim Nevruz Ragipi, Tafarshiku, Shpetim Hoxha, Esat Ahma, Kurtaj, Ismet Beqiraj, Bahri Beqaj, Sali Bajram Mustafe¨ Tahi, Uke¨ Mehmet Goxhaj, Hysen Juniku, Yll Pepa, Erdogan Mati, Maliqaj, Muhedin Nivokazi, Ramadan Halil Hajrullah Nashica, Bajrush Muharrem Shke¨lzen Nura, Esat Zherka, Shpend Zymeraj, Haki Ademaj, Hajzer Hajrullahu, Gjemaili, Xhemail Muharrem Muharremi, Musacana, Adriatik Pula, Labinot Pula, Hekuran Cari, Adem Zenuni, Dul Cunaj, Ahmet Sefa Ahmeti, Fahri Rexhep Ujupi, Ge¨zim Sada, Bekim Jota, Emin Delia, Zog Ferit Tafallari, Sinan Tafilaj, Shaqir Iljaz Gani Gashi, Jakup Hasan Ademi, Delia, Alb Delia, Yll Delia, As Ahmeti, Yll Selmanaj, Hasan Sadikaj, Blerim Krasniqi, Ergjylent Elbasan Gashi, Arben Ahmet Kastrati, Adnan Haxhibeqiri, Gazmend Maki Begolli, Behar Jetishi, Agim Jetishi, Bajraktari, Adem Jusuf Morina, Nezir Tafil Zhubi, Gent Nushi, Enver Dula, Mithat Buza, Kastriot Jetishi, Zenel Jetishi, Ske¨nder Sh., Bekim Ibrahim Istogu, Afrim Ismet Bekim Rragomi, Aliriza Truti, Ske¨nder Kelmendi, Nexhat Krasniqi, Bashkim Uka, Drestan Islam Sukaj, Fadil Kosum Zhina, Petrit Jakupaj, Elmi Tahiri, Agim Dvorani, Bekim Mazrreku, Izet Sejfijaj, Gashi, Bujar Xhafer Goranci, Fejzullah Muhaxheri, Faton Hoda, Agron Pula, Tahir Rexhep Xhemajli, Xhemajl Muharremi, Hasim N., Ramiz Ibrahim Isufaj, Avdyl Beqir Kajdomc¸aj, Florent Trudi, Adriatik Vokshi, Ismet Sukaj, Besim Ramaj, Blerim Shala, Kreqka, Imer Bajram Zhushi, Mirsad Vesel Ymri Ahmeti, Armond Koshi, Atli Kryeziu, Adem Morina, Hasan Mulaj, Frashe¨r Bashota, Izet Sabri Zenuni, Mehmet Rexhep Dukagjin Pula, Jusuf Brovina, Gani Gexha, Shabani, Xhevat Haziri, Ismet Musaj, Fatos Gashi, Osman Haxhi T., Fejzullah Zenel Sulejman Brovina, Hasan Halilaj, Halil Guta, Malaj, Haki Mahmutademaj, Kamber Abdyli, Bexhet Ise¨ Gashi, Zeqir Abdullahu, Albert Koshi, Fatos Dautaga, Sami Morina, Goxholi, Mustafe¨ Shala, Avni Syla, Ahmet Shke¨qim Rrahim Selimi, Syle¨ R. Murati, Luan Xheka, Tahir Ske¨nderaj, Bjerem Kapitaj, Pashk Quni, Driton Berisha, Luan Kujtim H. Sh., Musa Hajriz Gashi, Abedin Juniku, Sabit Beqiri, Dijamant Mici, Nexhat Bajrami, Selim Sutaj, Riza Tahirukaj, Rexhe¨ Mugaj, Osman Isuf Hoti, Ramiz Riza Sopjani, Vehapi, Fadil Lushaj, Binak Haxhija, Avdyl Jakupi, Hamdi Hyseni, Mersin Berisha, Braim Muharrem Isufi, Muhamet Bexhet Precaj, Xhamajl Thac¸i, Nazim Morina, Nexhdet Kida, Lahe¨ Mataj, Naim Kidaj, Thac¸i, Azem Hazir Sylejmani, Avdi Flamur Pana, Fatos Deva, Musat Ukaj, Ismet Ademi, Tahir Salihi, Arben Bazi, Arif Zejnullah Ajeti, Sokol Xhafer Jakupi, Ardian Tetrica, Driton Aliaga, Bekim Ahmeti, Istref Sadrija, Sadik Zeqiri, Bajram Xhevat Esat Aziri, Qamil Abaz Abazi, Sinan Mullahasani, Bashkim Mustafa, Besfort Merqa, Ge¨zim Abazi, Sahit Haxhosaj, Idriz Sylejman Kelmendi, Kastriot Qazim Jetishi, Mullahasani, Driton Ballata, Diamant Asllanaj, Agim Makolli, Halil Deliu, Bektesh Beqe¨ Isuf Ukshini, Arbe¨r Shefqet Pervuku, Manxhuka, Rinor Lama, Fatmir Pruthi, Qahili, Adil Kollari, Avdyl Jetishi, Burim Ahmet Mustafe¨ Kapitaj, Besim Muhamet Ferhat Luhani, Bekim Musa, Petrit Jetishi, Shke¨lzen Kida, Skender Cakolli, Zymberi, Mexhdet Ramadan Kida, Mustafe¨ Ke¨puska, Mithat Guta, Agim Hasiqi, Gembi Qerim Jetishi, Mikel Dodaj, Leke¨ Pe¨vorfi, Emin Shaqa, Rexhe¨ Brahim Jakupi, Faton

VerDate mar 24 2004 13:12 Apr 21, 2004 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR99\H21JY9.001 H21JY9 July 21, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE 17065 Vesel Istogu, Bahtir Hamdi Bahtiri, Rexhep Sylejmani, Konc¸ul Bujanoc, Yenel Haxhi Baftia, Islam Lipovica, Zeqir Morina, Fevzi Tafil Topalli, Feriz Aziz Kaqili, Isuf Asllan Kolmehaj, Strellci i epe¨rm, Dec¸an, Hasan Lekiqi, Fazil Abdullahu, Xhevat Demiri. Sylaj, Besim Hasan Jashari, Rrahim Avdi Mustafe¨ Alija Kraljan, Gjakove¨, Agron City Prison of Zajec¸ar (Serbia): Nika, Florim Sadri Dervishi, Tomorr Haxhi Shaban Prokshi, Brbatovc, Gllogoc, Braim Mehmet Shala, Cane¨ Nimon Hoxha, Shaban Haxhi Hoxha, Agim Like¨ Abdullah Islam Bajraktari, Gllogoc, Arsim Shoshaj, Isat Ramadan Shoshaj, Agim Syle¨ Brahimi, Shkelzen Ramadan Kida, Mersin Idriz Hasani, Podujeve¨, Fatmir Ismail Shoshaj, Fazli Zenel Shoshaj, Kamber Zenel Beqir Berisha, Durak Riza Ge¨rbeshi, Shaban Shishani, Dobroshec, Ramiz Shefki Vitia, Shoshaj, Vedat Ramadan Shoshaj, Selman Hame¨z Frashe¨ri, Bujar Ibrahim C¸ uni, Beqir Marevc, Xhevdet Sherif Murseli, Sadik C¸ ekaj, Xhevdet Rama Qorraj, Afrim Akil Abazi, Kamber Syle¨ Buc¸olli, Hasan Shtrubullov, Gllogoc, Sadri Idriz, Krasniqi, Avdi Blakaj, Afrim Shaban Alilaj, Mustafa Beqir Mula, Haxhibeqir Masar Ajdini, Avdyl Makoc, Osman Rrahman Murati, Tupall, Rrustem Alilaj, Fetah Uke¨ Alilaj, Sali Xhabir Skilferi, Enver Muhamed Dula, Agim Medvegj, Xhevdet Adem Stublla, Alabak, Shaban Asllani, Mentor Dervish Balaj, Fahri Sadri C¸ eku, Gani Elez Baqaj, Behxhet Kadir Podujeve¨, Xhavit Xhafer Ajazi, Dobratin, Rrustem Balaj, Arbnor Xhelal Bajraktari, Krasniqi, Sabri Bajram Arifaj, Hazir Mustafe¨ Brahim Bahtir Grbeshi, Marec, Ali Rrustem Arianit Xhelal Barjaktari, Ilir Avdi Stoliqi, Hysen Abdyl Blakqorri, Idriz Bajram Berisha, Graboc, Agim Muse¨ Buzoku, Marec, Barjaktari, Avni Musa Barjaktari, Cufaj, Basri Mehmet Dragusha, Shpe¨tim Bajram Pacolli Marec, Nysret Sadik Sadiku, Muharrem Rexhep Barjaktari, Ibish Musa Feriz Gashi, Arben Jakup Gashi, Zenel Veternik, Ilir Idriz Krasniqi, Vrahovc Peje¨, Pepaj, Agim Halil Berisha, Muhamet Ibe¨r Asllan Myftari, Gani Xheme¨ Ahmetgjekaj, Yoje¨ Sefer Gashi, Peje¨, Arsim Isa Krasniqi, Berisha, Aziz Ike¨r Kerisha Xhavit Idriz Hajredin Hajdar Hyseni, Arton Ruzhdi Prishtine¨, Agim Isa Krasniqi, Prishtine¨, Berisha, Ske¨nder Isa Berisha, Rasim Maxhun Bashota, Shpend Fazli Dobruna, Xhemsat Naser Selim Pajaziti, Orlan Podujeve¨, Berisha, Mujo Maxhun Berisha, Ramiz Male¨ Shehaj, Avni Brahim Memija, Haki Shaban Imer Mehmetaj, Rudice, Kline¨, Muharrem Berisha, Osman Rame¨ Berisha, Osman Haziraj, Adnan Ismajl Topalli, Hysni Blerim Zeqir Shala, Vuc¸jak Gllogoc, Kadri, Zenun Selim Berisha, Kujtim Smajl Berisha, Xhelaladin Dautaj, Bujar Hasan Sylaj, Shyqyri De¨rguti, Rahovec, Arbnor Nexhat Shefqet Sokol Berisha, Tahir Musa Berisha, Sylejman Faik Bytyc¸i, Fadil Zenun Xhemajli, Peje¨, Remzi Zenel Tetrica, Muharrem Musa Berisha, Driton Ibish Xhavitaj, Fazli Myftar Franca, Zijadin Gjakove¨, Jahir Sadik Agushi, Drenoc, Avni Blakaj, Ge¨zim Muharrem Blakaj, Rexho Abdullah Blakqorri, Valdet Qazim Jetishi, Sylja, Mulliq, Xhem Sadri Morina, Ratkovc, Haxhi Buc¸ollli, Bujar Ismajl Mavraj, Ramiz Nebi Dibran Rama, Fitim Nazmi Halimi, Florin Zokaj Belege¨, Dec¸an, Salih Selman Emshir Ce¨rnovrshanin, Rashid Emshir Remzi Idriz Dacolli, Fehmi Zejnullah Uka, Zariqi, Baice¨, Xhemail Avdi Elshani, Ce¨rnovrshanin, Bekim C¸ aush Dautaj, Fidan Zenel Myftar Jetishi, Nazim Xhavit Halili, Krajkove¨, Ekrem Shejki Ejupi, Sekirac¸, Aziz Dervishaj, Kemajl Hasan Dobra, Shefqet Gazmend Mustafe¨ Tahiraj, Halil Sylejman Podujeve¨, Sejdi Tahir Bega, Jezerc, Nezir Arif Dreshaj, Arif Bajram Dreshaj, Agim Xhelili, Agim Nure¨ Jetishi, Hilmi Tahir Rexhep Bajraktari, Radice¨, Kline¨, Hasan, Ali Zymer Dreshaj, Hasim Kadri Dukaj, Avni Begolli, Ekrem Zejnel Jusufi, Azem Hasan Ademi, Karaq, Vushtrri, Nazif Ahmet, Kadri Dukaj, Fadil Smajl Berisha, Florent Hasani, Skender Sokol Topalli, Sevdie C¸ ulani, Baice¨, Neki Selajdin Sadiku, Isa Ukaj, Atdhe Bajram Gashi, Isuf Bajram Rrahman Muratoviqi, Xhevat, Shaban Gjakove¨, Isuf Smajl Hajrizj, Kec¸ekoll, Avdi Gashi, Bashkim Caca Gashi, Jusuf Ibish Tahiri, Sherif Zeqir Demaj, Halil Muhamet Abdullah Vitija, Hajvali, Barsi Bajram Gashi, Haxhi Smajl Gashi, Arif Smajl Gashi, Kadrijaj, Nizat Morina, Ylber Shane¨ Gashi, Vrbica, Gjilan, Ismet Mahmuti, Ajet Mujo Gecaj, Armend Ibrahim Grudi, Kastrati, Mehmet Bane¨ Kelmendi, Luan Podujeve¨, Arif Toskaj, Novo Selle¨, Peje¨, Sadri Muharrem Haxhiaj, Jahe¨ Sali Haxhiaj, Selman Ahmetgjekaj, Skender Rame¨ Driton Osman Berisha, Gjakove¨, Avdi Zeqir Adem Zeqe¨ Halili, Dem Isuf Haradinaj, Bajraktari, Arsim Shaban Berisha, Hashim Pacolli, Marec, Agim Vrshevci, Domanek, Armend Shpend Hasaj, Zeqo Adem Hasaj, Ramadan Krasniqi, Halil Sahit Lika, Suat Bekim Shala, Trud, Prishtine¨, Nexhid Hamid Afrim Smajl Hasaj, Agron Zenel Hasanaj, Beqir Lushtaku, Refik Hamdi Hasani, Bedri Zani, Abedin Mustafe¨, Mehmeti, Kline¨ e Islam Ajet Hysenaj, Isa Smajl Hysenaj, Izet Ademi, Sali Syle¨ Ramaj, Bashkim Mehdi mesme, Ismet Pac¸arizi, Dragobil, Namon Rrustem Sadri Husaj, Zenel Idriz Husaj, Sadiku, Hysni Sejdi Drenica, Azem Ramadan Murati, Topalle, Enver Beselica, Prishtine¨, Huharem Sadri Idrizaj, Burim Osman Jegrova, Afrim Feriz Seferi, Zymer Hamit Pjete¨r Buzhalja, Peje¨, Tefik Shabani, Kabashi, Faruk Isuf Kabashi, Imer Sherif Toplani, Safet Rexhep Kelmendi, Blerim Prishtine¨, Albert Sadiku, Peje¨, Mitat Buza, Kelmendi, Milazim Haxhi Kelmendi, Mustafa Sadik Shatri, Behxhet Ymer Rmoku, Rexhep Gjakove¨, Valdet Halilaj, Trdevc, Haki Jusuf Kelmendi, Fidan Rama Kelmendi, Selim Koc¸a, Rexhe¨ Fazli Gashi, Rasim Mahmut Demaj, Sreoce, Dec¸ane, Rrustem Erzen Ramaden Kelmendi, Safet Rama Muhamet Selmanaj, Enver Ibrahim Thac¸i, Letaj, osekhil, Gjakove¨, Hazir Krasniqi, Kabashi, Agron Avdyl Krasniqi, Gani Tahir Luan Syle¨ Bajrami, Behar Gani Jetishi, Negroc, Mustafe¨ Mehmetaj, Rodice¨, kline¨, Krasniqi, Xhavit Selman Kuqi, Kujtim Jeton Zymber Mala, Strellci i epe¨rm, Abedin Tefik Salihu, Trstenik, Fatmir Krasniqi, Mehmet Leka, Labinot Ali Lipoveci, Tahir Mursel Meha, Prekazi ulte¨, Sahit Musli Lukare, Brahim Beke¨ Pepoci, Dujake¨, Adem Madonaj, Ahmet Binak Mahmutaj, Pllana, Leskoshiq, Valon Idriz Gashi, Gjakove¨, Jakup Rexhepi, Gilogoc, Ramadan Bedri Binak Mahmutaj, Lavdim Beqir Balince, Kline¨, Besim Muse¨ Ramaj, Gashim Svrhe¨, Kline¨, Visar Muriqi, Peje¨, Mavraj, Besar Dema Mavraj, Petrit Emin Prishtina, Nexhat Murat Krasniqi, Negroc, Fazli Hajdari, Dobroshec, Besnik Ismaili, Mavraj, Hamdi Feriz Mavraj, Ragip Januz Gllogoc, Bekim Sadri Cikaqi, Doberdelan, Tuc¸evac, Kamenice¨, llmi Zenili, Petric¸, Mavraj, Fadil Miftar Mavraj, Nazmi Bislim Selan Bajraktari, Klina e epe¨rme, Kline¨, Xhafer Cufaj, Prilep, Dec¸an, Aslan Muharem Navraj, Aush Musa Mavraj, Kadri Bashkim Shefqet Diorani, Terstenik, Selim Asllani, Brovine¨, Gjakove¨, Predrag Musa Mavraj, Abedin Nezir Mavraj, Nesret Gllogoc, Isat Selim Shala Barileve¨, Ismail Hasani, Dobruska, Istok, Zija Xhelili, Nezir Mavraj, Muhamet Nezir Mavraj, Hasan Prishtine¨, Sali Syle¨ Gashi, Kline¨, Hysni Prelepnica Gjilane¨, Haki Kastrati, Radost Ali Mazrekaj, Rustem Ali Mazrekaj, Rame Rrustem Podrimc¸aku, Krejkovm Gllogoc, Rahovec, Nikoll Markaj, Radac Gjakove¨, Selman Mazrekaj, Avni Adem Mehmetaj, Arben Rize¨ Shabani, Dashevc Skenderaj, Naser Shporta, Prizren, Migjen Shala, Truda, Durim Ramadan Mehmetj, Hajdar Ramo Dervish Kadri Zukaj, Peje¨, Ministet Xhafer Prishtine¨, Baki kamani, Prishtine¨, Bekim Mekaj, Miftar Ramo Mekaj, Smajl Shaban Shala, Prizren, Syl Abdullah Abdyli, Begolli, Trnove¨, Podujeve¨, Sabit Thac¸i, Miftaraj, Selim Binak Morina, Arkin Azem Likoshan, Skender Smail Asani, Likoshan, Ilapushnik, Faruk Dakaj, Cerovik, Veli Muqkurtaj, Muhamet Qamil Thaqi, Sylejman Sali Bajgora, Hertice¨ Podujeve¨, Kajtazaj, Prishtine¨, Nexhmedin Gashi, Muhamet Mustaf Qetaj, Shaban Bajram Ekrem Selim Leci, Barileve¨, Fadil Jashar Hajvali, Shefqet Beqa, Dac, Kac¸anik, Bujar Muriqi, Kaplan Bajram Muriqi, Kaplan Selim Makolli, Prishtina, Gani Kadri Elshani, Maksuti, Prishtine¨, Muhamet Bega, Jezerc, Nikqi, Hys Selim Nikqi, Ymer Beko Nitaj, Gllogoc, Xhevat Bexhet Podvorica, Dumosh, Ferizaj, Riza Tahirukaj, Luka e epe¨rme, Sefer Beko Nitaj, Besim Ismet Nitaj, Zenel Podujeve¨, Abaz llaz Krasniqi, Vuc¸jak, Dec¸an, Hajriz Murati, Shakovice¨, Rexhep Miftar Nitaj, Zeke Hajdar Osmanaj, Arben Gllogoc, Muj Halil Zekaj, Cerobreg, Dec¸an Veseli, Shkup, Abdullah Gjunaji, Konjush, Sadri Osmanaj, Shaqir Ahmet Osmanaji, Ismet Islam Suljka, Obri Gllogoc, Aziz Sali Kautaj, Shillove¨. Shaqir Ahmet Osmanaj, Faton Ymer Ibrahim Hamzaj, Gjinovce¨ Suha Reke¨, City Prison of Krushevc (Serbia): Osmani, Fitim Osman Osmani, Ymer Ukshin Gazmend Rafret Zhubi, Gjakove¨, Qerkin Osmani, Xhemaji Justafe Lajiqi, Valdet Veli Zogaj, Agim Qemal Bajrami. Mehmet Brajshori, Sharban Prishtine¨, Ge¨zim Muhemet Lekaj, Ramadan Tahir Keimendi, Muhamet Zec¸aj, Samodrexh, Suhareke¨, City Prison of Vranje (Serbia): Sulo Qazim Rexhaj, Elzen Ahmet Rexhaj, Fatmir Bajram Canolli, Marevc, Prishtine¨, Njazi Hajdari, Besim Ramadani, Fadil Agush Muherem Rexhaj, Mehmet Musa Selim Sadri Sutaj, Lluka e Epe¨rme, Dec¸an Kallaba, Sabit Hoxha, Mubijan Arifi, Ejup Rexhaj, Mustafa Tahir Rexhaj, Agron Zenun Xhemshir Rafat Aliti, C¸ ikatov, Gllogoc, Morina, Bekim Bunjaku, Shefik Maksuti, Rexhaj, Rexho Ahmet Fetahaj, Qazim Sejdi Alban Muharrem Elshani, Korotic, Gllogoc, Ziadin Mehmeti, Murat Baralia, Fehmi Sejdijaj, Ahmet Haxhi Sulaj, Shefqet Hasan Muharrem Gashi, Prishtine¨, Isuf Haxhi Lecaj, Naim Shaqiri, Muharrem Bajrami, Thaqi, Ismet Xhemo Tuzi, Azem Xhemo Hadri, Gjakove¨ Skender Beke¨ Mekaj, Xhemajl Xhemajli, Rasim Rulani, Bejtullah Tuzi, Azem Xhemo Tuzi, Hajim Haki Nabrgje, Peje¨, Pashk Pren C¸ uni, Talibare, Novobrdalia, Jeton Vllasalia, Besim Ahmeti, Vranezi, Zeqe Mete Zeqa, Mexhid Mehmed Gjakove¨, Burim Syl Morina, Suhareke¨, Shaban Asani, Adem Asani, Ramiz Bajrami, Zeqaj, Aziz Mehmed Zeqaj, Nukman Zeqir Ramadan Bajram Jakupi, Prapashtice¨, Safet Ahmet Aliu, Zulfi Gashi, Ruzhdi Jashari, Zemaj, Agim Haxhi Zumeri, Vegim Qamil Balja, Gllareve¨, Kline¨, Ramiz Shefki Bajram Demiqi, Rrustem Demiqi, Fahri Zuna.

VerDate mar 24 2004 13:12 Apr 21, 2004 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR99\H21JY9.001 H21JY9 17066 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE July 21, 1999 City Prison of Leskovac (Serbia) Gazmend Hasan Kameraj, Albert Rexhep Morina, Huhamet Kiqina, Ylber Dizdari, Ali Hajdin Zeneli, Bekim Syl Kalamoshi, Salihi, Bekri Sadik Rrustemaj, Avni Rezi Astrit Elshani, Rrustem Jetishi, Ramiz Murtez Dam Islamaj, Shkelzen Selmon Shala, Nezir Hajdar Latifi, Hasan Jusuf Gjocaj, Enver Hoxha, Hekuran Qarri, Rexhep Zukaj, Sherif Zeqir Krasniqi, Shaban Binak Ukaj, Pjeter Matej Ndrecaj, Pal Pren Sejdiu, Jusuf Shala, Hysen Reka, Xhavit Thaqi, Shkelzen Xhemaji; Muslijaj, Beqir Ndrecaj, Riza Mete Sadrijaj, Xhafer Musa Gashi, Naim Baleci, Ismajl Musa, Naser Arif Beqiraj, Isuf Smajl Ymeri, Kadri Smajl Zeneli, Rasim Adem Hysenaj, Hasan Puka, Kalimshi, Isa Alia, Gani Quekaj, Hddin Alia, Ymeri, Gazmend Siqan Bajrami, Xhevdet Muharem Donaj, Vesel Murta, Bashkim Arif Esat Afma, Hysen Juniku, Ismet Gashi, Rem Bajrami, Beqir Tahir Loxhaj, Vllaznim Bajrami, Eduard Rifat Muharemi, Mal Tahir Shpejtim Hoxha, Naim Zejna, Hamdi Hareqi, Brahim Perxhexhaj, Agron Ibrahim Koqaku, Ajdinaj, Vladimir Momqillo Vrdar, Vladimir Azem Krasniqi, Hasan Berisha, Selim Qekaj, Binak Mislim Selmonaj, Beke Smajl Tonko Dupalo, Blerim Uke Hetaj, Suad Etem Sali Hameli, Kadri Jahaj, Naser Qerimi, Selmonaj, Sadik Lush Danaj, Musa Nazir Hetaj, Shefqet Isuf Osmanaj, Xhafter Isuf Ramadan Avdiu, Boge Hereqi, Riza Alia, Beqiraj, Nimon Maxhun Zekaj, Islam Miftar Osmanaj, Mehmet Qazim Krasniqi, Qaush Jeton Alia, Bekim Maqi, Kujtim Jetishi, Qestaj, Kujtim Ymer Salihaj, Xhafer Meta Nezir Shpatollaj, Ramadan Ahmet Sopjani, Bajram Avdyli, Naim Lulaj, Sami Gashi, Maloku, Rexhe Xhemajl Abdulahu, Arif Neset Xhemajl Zhabeli, Esat Ibrahim Zeka, Avdyl Maqi, Luan Mazreku, Sami Hasani, Salih Fetahaj, Skender Ali Mehmeti, Musa Omer Sinani, Tahir Arslan Mehmetaj, Arton Morina, Genc Kida, Sali Mariqi, Bali Abdulah Sadik Hoxha, Behar Adem Bahri, Dede Mark Gecaj, Hamze Gani Luboja. Beqaj, Nuhi Bokaj, Avdi Rrahmani, Flamur Shaban Rustem Hadergjonaj, Ndrec Zef City Prison of Nish (Serbia): Godeni, Isuf Zekaj, Hajrullah Samadraxha, Gani Gexha, Fatmir Bytyqi, Afrim Caka, Kqiro, Idriz Halil Ramoni, Zef Ndue Markaj, Hasan Zeneli, Ramadan Kokulaj, Arben Skender Sina, Adnan Brovina, Sylejman Ali Dervish Curaj, Shaqir Azem Hajdaraj, Basha, Jahir Mazreku, Sejdi Haziraj, Haxhi Brovina, Agim Muhaxheri, Remzi Krasniqi, Fazli Zeke Rexhaj, Kristijan Gjoke Bibiqaj, Ukaj, Ferik Haziri, Mustafe Alimusaj, Hasan Jusuf Brovina, Jahir Shala, Skender Brahim Rexhep Salcaj, Nikol Frat Berisha, Shala, Haqif Ilazi, Enver Berisha, Milaim Tasholli, Bashkim Berisha, Ymer Krasniqi, Islam Rame Qekaj, Isuf Bajram Krasniqi, Kabashi, Hysni Krasniqi, Mexhit Zenelaj, Arif Meta, Ismet Beqirai, Tahir Hyseni, Feriz Isuf Bajram Krasniqi, Shpetim Bajram Hoti, Arif Kabashi, Arsim Kabashi, Defrim Rifaj, Zabelaj, Fejzi Krasniqi, Sadik Rexhaj, Deme Hasan Bunjaku, Lutfi Zeke Miroci, Rexhep Aliaj, Hazir Zenelaj, Sejdi Belanica, Rrahim Aliu, Fatmir Malaj, Reshat Behluli, Smajl Muharem Ramqaj, Haxhi Muharem Bylbyl Duraku, Selim Kadriu, Rizo Gjekiq, Adriatik Vokshi, Flamur Hana, Genc Zubaj, Zija Rasim Humaj, Xhafer Zenel Zaim Qatani, Zadin Berisha, Xhavit Batusha, Rifat Thaci, Xhemajl Thaci, Lotaj, Bekim Adem Memaj, Riza Rustem Krasniqi, Nijazi Kryeqiu, Xhevat Daciq, Dritero Baleta, Befort Mullahasani, Binak Mavraj, Xheme Elez Mavraj, Sami Rame Sylejman Ziba, Arsim Ziba, Xhemajl Haxhijai, Shefki Frazlijaj, Kastriot Gerkuqu, Shala, Him Misin Balaj, Valdet Beqir Salauka, Murat Kabashi, Arben Llugaxhiu, Tahir Kajdomqai, Florent Rudi, Feriz Barjaktari, Naim Gjon Tuzi, Rame Mehmet Arben Kolgeci, Emri Loshi, Arben Morina, Bozhdaraj, Driton Aliaga, Hysni Hoxha, Muqaj, Musli Qazim Berisha, Hamdi Elez Jemin Kryeziu, Hasan Istogu, Milaim Luan Xheka, Bashkim Mustafa, Sabit Mavraj, Arif Deme Neziraj, Afrim Bilal Kastrati, Hasan Muqa, Burim Bllaca, Selim Lushaj, Rinor Lamaj, Avdyl Ndrecaj, Nazim Shabani, Selmon Hisen Osmanaj, Haxhi Duqa Gashani, Uke Ndrecaj, Nazmi Franca, Zymer Morina, Mustaf Ukaj, Ferat Luhani, Jeton Mehmetaj, Izet Nezir Kuqi, Ferad Sali Gashi, Vesel Llugaxhiu, Uke Kolgeci, Osman Bytyqi, Mazllom Grushi, Hasan Aliaj, Hivzi Berisha, Zenel Syle Iberdemaj, Musa Tahir Llugazhiu, Mehdi Gashi, Avni Kolgeci, Daut Perolli, Bujar Hasiqti, Sami Morina, Burim Blakaj, Deme Maxhun Berisha, Nexhmedin Gashi, Xhevat Shukolli, Agron Perteshi, Hasiqi, Ramadan Xhogaj, Adem Morina, Tahir Mavraj, Avni Zenun Balaj, Ilo Shefki Maliq Shukolli, Nasuf Dvorani, Mustafe Agim Hasiqi, Valdet Krasniqi, Avni Bytyqi, Seniku, Zef Pren Bicaj, Deli Mustafe Mavraj, Kolgeci, Naser Hysaj, Sokol Morina, Sherif Ardian Tetrica, Naser Mema, Ruzhdi Abazi, Sali Musa Belaj, Ragip Azem Vranezi, Berisha, Ismet Krasniqi, Shaban Quipi, Neqir Beqir Belani, Azem Buzhala, Merxhan Zhubi, Mahmutaj Rame Nexhaj, Fadil Ramadan Shala, Hilmi Krasniqi, Arton Krasniqi, Visar Dushi, Mustaf Ahmeti, Isa Axhanela, Quliqi, Milazim Sadik Blakaj, Iso Rexhep Shaban Kolgeci, Hamit Buzhala, Xhavit Istref Hasani, Halil Ademaj, Hesed Jaija, Kelmendi, Xhelo Shaban Shala, Naim Der- Mala, Abdullah Shala, Shefqet Topolani, Ndre Matiqi, Hilmi Hajdari, Kastriot Zhubi, vish Balaj, Faruk Azem Kelmendi, Riza Riza Krasniqi, Sahit Ziba, Gezim Ziba, Bajram Mustafa, Adrian Kumnova, Alban Rame Ceku, Ismajl Sherif Kelmendi, Nexhat Asllan Lumi, Skender Hoti, Milazim Kolgeci, Koshi, Admand Shtaloja, Edmond Dushi, Januz Kabashi, Bajram Rexhep Kelmendi, Lum Matoshi, Naim Leku, Gani Ibali, Nexhat Shujaku, Driton Xhiha, Burim Nexhdet Isuf Bajramaj, Avni Nimon Shoshaj, Milaim Matoshi, Haki Elshani, Sali Loshi, Dobruna, Agron Lama, Florent Zhubi, Mehdi Idriz Zeko Blakaj, Halil Sait Gashi, Hamdi Uke Thaqi, Xhavit Kolgeci, Gazmend Bytyqi, Ferizi, Yll Ferizi, Agron Syla, Yll Pepa, Ymer Shoshaj, Blerim Ymer Kelmendi, Sherif Hamza, Sedat Kolgeci, Isa Ismalaj, Sadik Zeqiri, Limon Abazi, Emin Deliu, Hasan Adem Cocaj, Adem Sheremet Berisha, Ramadan Morina, Asim Morina, Selim Shkelzen Nura, Selim Curraj, Lulzim Delia, Tahir Isuf Barjaktari, Skender Hasan Lokaj, Selim Gashi, Demir Limaj, Ali Burim Zhubi, Petrit Vula, Idriz Pepa, Adnan Shoshaj, Skender Rizo Shabaj, Avdyl Xhulliqu, Mustafe Berisha, Brahim Berisha, Koshi, Adratik Pula, Genc Xharra, Fahri Mahmut Husaj, Xhavit Musa Dresh, Arif Muhamet Rama, Mehemet Memqia, Agim Koshi, Jeton Rezniqi, Admir Pruthi, Behar Cafe Hysaj, Luarez Jusuf Kelmendi, Lumi, Shkelzen Zllanoga, Halim Shatri, Koshi, Labinot Pula, Genc Sada, Bekim Muhamed Zeke Bajraj, Fadil Binak Qalaj, Gani Balia, Isak Hoti, Adrian Haxhaj, Vehbi Lota, Llir Lota, Zog Delia, Vllazerim Florim Deme Gashi, XHafer Deli Gashi, Halil Mhuarremi, Lavdim Tetaj, Fazli Gashi, Radogoshi, Ahmet Asllani, Agim Hoda, Istref Adem Gashi, Arif Rexhep Gashi, Sejdi Qerim Arben Lukaj, Asman Kastrati, Muje Prekupi, Sadrija, Fatmir Pruthi, Jusuf Kollari, Zeqir Gashi, Gezim Rame Kabashi, Ise Ali Kabashi, Visar Balovci, Ralif Qela, Libum Aliu, Hyseni, Perparim Zejnullahu, Agim Mustafe Duat Bajramaj, Riza Ibish Ukaj, Shaban Beka, Arif Vokshi, Agim Sylaj, Ilaz Mehmeti, Nexhat Vehapi, Dijamant Mici, Flakron Hajdar Nekaj, Blerim Bajram Dugolli, Ilaz Bislimi, Brahe Beqiraj, Agron Arben Abazi, Mithat Guta, Fatos Deva, Beqiraj, Qerim Bajram Elshani, Rifat Hasan Ramadani, Enver Dugolli, Ramadan Nisholli, Bekim Musa, Petrit Kepuska, Dijamant Nurina, Shaban Osman Gashi, Xheme Rexhep Skender Recaj, Besim Rama, Avdija Manxhuka, Qamil Beqiri, Tahir Skenderaj, Berisha, Ali Deme Qelaj, Sejdi Binak Mehmedoviq, Dine Gjocaj, Zejnullah Shala, Dukogjin Pula, Agron Pula, Fatos Dautaga, Ahmeti, Sulejman Sejdi Zekaj, Ismajl Rexhe Selman Ukehazhaj, Maliq Muharemoviq, Bruim Brovina, Ymer Guta, Petrit Sahatqiu, Zekaj, Abdulla Avdi Zekaj, Ise Rame Rexhep Oruqi, Shabedin Asallri, Valon Muhamet Zymi, Ahmet Hyseni, Arben Shala. Tahiraj, Sadri Ali Zekaj, Tahir Rize Alijaj, Berisha, Idriz Musliu, Luz Marku, Blerim Valon Osman Zekaj, Zeqir Osman Morina, Camaj, Naim Lushi, Musa Krasniqi, Leonard [From the Washington Post, July 10, 1999] Rexhep Tahir Kurtaj, Ramadan Avdije Krasniqi, Hasan Vrelaku, Ismet Berbati, Isa AMONG THE MISSING: PRISONERS OF SERBIA Zekaj, Mustafe Feka Nimonaj, Ismajl Shalaj, Arif Vrelaku, Fadil Jetishi, Arbnor (By William Booth) Shaban Hysa, Bashkim Deme Gashi, Shaban Koshi, Hasan Rama, Esat Shehu, Luan POZAREVAC, YUGOSLAVIA.—The most fa- Deme Gashi, Syle Rexhep Bytyqi, Pajzit Sejdia, Shefqet Vokshi, Elmi Gjulani, Naim mous prisoner in Serbia shuffled into the Hazir Gashi, Xhevat Xhemaj Gashi, Arben Krasniqi, Ismet Alia, Maki Degolli, Hil Qira, deputy warden’s office today, her boots miss- Mehmet Gashi, Zenun Bajram Bajrami, Nazim Zenelaj, Artan Hasi, Blerim Krasniqi, ing their laces and her hands clasped behind Enver Mehmet Gashi, Bajram Zenun Arsim Jullashi, Naser Shunjaku, Meduh her back. She was pale and her fingers trem- Bajrami, Nezir Tahir Gashi, Haser Sadik Duraku, Faik Mustafa, Kreshnik Hoxha, bled, but she was defiant and angry. Gashi, Fadil Daut Gashi, Nimon Nezir Gashi, Fisnik Zhaveli, Bislim Zoqaj, Asllan Selimi, Flore Brovina, a middle-aged pediatrician Mehmet Ibrahim Gashi, Avni Rrustem Dylber Beka, Arben Selmoni, Avdi Kabashi, and poet with dyed blond hair, beloved in her Mavraj, Mehdi Memet Zeqaj, Driton Bali Faton Hoxha, Fatmir Tafarshiku, Asim native Kosovo but accused of being an enemy Hysaj, Hajredin Binak Mavraj, Agim Myftar Bakalli, Filip Pjetri, Shefqet Kabashi, of the state by Yugoslav authorities, is Abdullahu, Bajram Rame Kelmendi, Sadri Mithat Zeka, Shpend Ganinmusa, Besnik among hundreds of ethnic Albanians who Rexhep Kelmendi, Berat Murat Kabashi, Isa Mezini, Muhamet Guta, Muhedin Zeka, were taken from jails in Kosovo in the last Shaban Shabaj, Ramiz Sadik Berisha, Valdet Jeton Xharra, Nexhmedin Varaku, Lulzim days of the war last month and moved to Sali Mavraj, Jahe Elez Mavraj, Mentor Qerimi, Yll Kusari, Endogand Mati, Mustafe prisons in Serbia. Qaush Dautaj, Rrustem Hajdar Mamaj, Gjocaj, Agron Dvorani, Bekim Krasniqi, Brovina is among the lucky ones; she has Florent Ali Lipoveci, Rame Tahir Haziraj, Fadil Topalli, Bashkim Jusufi, Ruzhdi been found. Most of the prisoners have yet to

VerDate mar 24 2004 13:12 Apr 21, 2004 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR99\H21JY9.001 H21JY9 July 21, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE 17067 be accounted for, and they are among the Human rights activists here and in Kosovo has not communicated with his family since larger ranks of missing ethnic Albanians have faulted NATO leaders for not including the NATO air war began, and that he does whose fate is one of the great human rights in the peace accords more language about not know where his wife and sons are. They mysteries of the Kosovo conflict. Over the what is to be done with the prisoners. do not know he is in prison in Serbia. three months of war, thousands of ethnic Al- Brovina said she believed they were being On the eve of the final withdrawal of all banians in Kosovo, mostly men of fighting held as ‘‘bargaining chips,’’ and were being Yugoslav army and security forces from age, were pulled from their homes and from ‘‘fattened’’ up in Serbian prisons before some Kosovo on June 10, Brovina and hundreds of columns of refugees streaming into Albania, are eventually released. other prisoners were loaded onto buses and Macedonia and Montenegro. For weeks, Brovina’s lawyer was not sure driven to other parts of Serbia. They were They vanished without a trace. where she was. The Serbian Ministry of Jus- ordered to keep their heads down, Brovina Some were killed, and only the digging in tice could not find her. Confused about her said, and told not to look out of the windows. graves and forensic investigations will tell misspelled name, the authorities said they ‘‘We did not know where we were being their stories. But many were incarcerated in were looking for a man, Jankovic assisted a taken,’’ she said. Some prisoners feared they seven prisons around Kosovo. Many were reported in finding Brovina. Brovina has would be taken to a field and shot. Others held without formal charges, allowed under a been in trouble with Serbian authorities wore all their clothes so that in event they martial law decree that governed Yugoslavia since the early 1990s, when ethnic Albanians were beaten, the blows would not be as pun- during the war. in Kosovo began actively resisting a decree ishing. There were few women in the prison At war’s end, as NATO forces advanced by Slobodan Milosevic, who was then presi- convoys, Borvina said, but all the young into Kosovo province, some prisoners es- dent of Serbia, to strip the province of its ones feared they might be raped. There were caped—how many is unknown. At least 800 limited autonomy and bring the majority not. were marched to the Albanian border and re- ethnic Albanian population to heel. Many of the 579 ethnic Albanians taken to leased by Yugoslav security forces. The rest In the purges that followed, Brovina was this prison came from Dubrava prison in the were taken in a long convoy of buses and fired from her job at the hospital in Pristina, Kosovo town of Istok. Before the war, the trucks to Serbia. the Kosovo capital, but then founded the Istok prison was the largest, and most mod- Today, Brovina took a seat before her cap- League of Albania Women, which sponsored ern, in Serbia. Built on the Swedish model, tors and announced to her first visitor since protests against massacres and repression. the prison had recreation rooms, a motel for her arrest in April, ‘‘I do not consider myself She also opened a center for vulnerable conjugal visits and a decent library. a prisoner, but a slave.’’ women and children. Enver Ramadani, 21, who was convicted of She said, ‘‘I have only one question: Why ‘‘Our slogan was very simple,’’ she said. ‘‘It racketeering before the war, and confessed am I here?’’ was STOP.’’ Brovina said they just wanted today he was indeed guilty of the crime, was For the next two hours, as the deputy war- peace. But she admitted today that her sym- at Istok. He called the prison ‘‘super.’’ den and a guard by turns grimaced with pathies clearly lie with the separatist But that was before the NATO bombing. In shame or anger, disbelief or disgust, Brovina, Kosovo Liberation Army, which battled late May, Istok prison was hit for five days 50, described her journey through the Ser- Yugoslav forces for 16 months in an effort to by NATO airstrikes. The exact number of bian criminal justice system, where she is win independence. ‘‘We didn’t have anything dead and wounded are still unknown. What is charged with being a terrorist. to do with the KLA.’’ Brovina said. ‘‘But if known is that the prison was filled with pris- Serbian Justice Minister Dragoljub those were our sons, our husbands, our fa- oners, many of them ethnic Albanians de- Jankovic said in an interview this week that thers, of course we liked them.’’ tained in the last weeks of the war. his staff has accounted for 1,860 prisoners Brovina remained in Pristina at the start Initially, Serbian officials said that 44 pris- brought to Serbia from Kosovo on June 10, of the NATO airstrikes on March 24. But on oners and guards were killed. Jankovic, the the day Yugoslav forces began withdrawing April 20, she was arrested. Serbian justice minister, said his latest in- from the province. The prisons of Kosovo are She was taken to he prison in Lipljan, on formation is that only six were killed, and now empty, and the largest, at Istok, was the outskirts of Pristina. She claims to have 196 wounded, 20 seriously. bombed into rubble—and prisoners killed—by seen ethnic Albanian prisoners, arrested Ramadani said that he saw 30 dead bodies NATO airstrikes in late May. According to Jankovic, there are 800 of the under Articles 125 and 136 as terrorist en- in the prison yard, covered from the sun by missing at the prison here in Pozarevac; 400 emies of the state, lying naked on the floor, blankets. For five days, NATO bombed, and in Nis; 330 in Sremska Mitrovica; 180 in being beaten with ropes on the genitals in he described a scene from hell: The guards Leskovac; 95 in Prokuplje; and 55 in Zajecar. cells in the Lipljan jail. fled into the woods, leaving the prisoners to These cities are all in Serbia. She charges that the Yugoslav army erect- fend for themselves. They raided the kitch- The minister said he will soon turn over ed an antiaircraft battery at the prison. ‘‘We ens. They hid from the bombs down man- the names and locations, still being tab- were not prisoners,’’ she said. ‘‘We were holes into the sewers, packed like rats, wait- ulated, to the International Committee for made targets.’’ ing for the concussions to end. He said that the Red Cross. Brovina said the prisoners at Lipljan were many were wounded and were treated by ‘‘so- The 1,860—or more—brought to Serbia forced to say ‘‘Long Live Serbia’’ before they called doctors’’ among them, who did the from Kosovo are approximately the same were allowed to use the toilets. Many com- best they could. There was blood everywhere. number of missing prisoners circulating plained about the food and the stingy ra- Ramadani did not see prisoners executed among humanitarian groups and lawyers in tions, but Brovina and her warden agreed by Serbian security forces, although report- Serbia and Kosovo, its southern province. that the whole Kosovo was doing without. ers who returned to Istok saw bullet holes in But even Jankovic acknowledged the final At the prison here today, two men held in the walls and bloody mattresses, where tally may grow. He said that many prisoners Lipljan gave differing accounts. Neither saw heads would have lain. were moved, but their case files and other an antiaircraft battery or soldiers, but one Jankovic said that for the five days of the documentation, including investigative and man, Hajdari Mursel, 63, a retiree, said he bombing, his people were not in charge. He trial proceedings, were lost in the race by spent two weeks at Lipljan, where the guards does not know what happened during the Yugoslav forces and Serbian authorities to ‘‘screwed with us,’’ and ‘‘beat people with bombardment, and seemed to suggest that if withdraw from Kosovo. Serbia is the domi- rubber hoses.’’ any atrocities occurred, it was others—spe- nant republic in the Yugoslav federation. All prisoners at Lipljan said that condi- cial police, paramilitaries—who were respon- ‘‘We’re doing the best we can under very tions there were much worse than in their sible. NATO officials stated that the site was difficult circumstances,’’ Jankovic said. new Serbian jails. Indeed, several prisoners a legitimate military target. ‘‘That was a The Belgrade government released 166 eth- went out of their way to say that they were military barrack, and we attacked it twice,’’ nic Albanian prisoners in June. Jankovic well treated here at Pozarevac. said NATO spokesman Jamie Shea after the said another 200 would probably be freed ‘‘They have not harassed me in any way,’’ initial bombings. ‘‘Whether the Serbs were soon. said Becir Bilalli, 44, the owner of a small using it to house other people—that’s a dif- The chief warden here, Stipe Marusic, said shop. ‘‘I have only one problem now, that I ferent thing.’’ he received 647 prisoners from Kosovo on the am away from my family, and these charges Husnija, an ethnic Albanian attorney last day of the war, of which 579 were ethnic against me.’’ working in Serbia and Brovina’s newly ap- Albanians, most of whom are not yet con- Bilalli said that he was arrested at a pointed lawyer, said that one of the most victed of any crime but are listed on his checkpoint outside Kosovska Mitrovica in disturbing things he has uncovered is that manifests as ‘‘detainees’’ or ‘‘under inves- Kosovo last August. He is charged with ter- during the war, Serb prisoners in Kosovo tigation.’’ Others are simply prisoners ar- rorist activities. The reason, Bilalli said, is were moved north to Serbia, while ethnic Al- rested in the last four months by the Serbian that like many in Kosovo he stood duty with banians incarcerated in Serbia were moved special police. a rifle on his shoulder outside his village at to Kosovo. He does not know why. ‘‘We expect some to be convicted’’ of night. Natasa Kandic, a human rights attorney charges of terrorist activities, he said, ‘‘and ‘‘Everybody was on guard in Kosovo,’’ he based in Belgrade, said that she initially some to be exchanged.’’ said. Bilalli, like the other prisoners, said he feared that many of the missing were dead.

VerDate mar 24 2004 13:12 Apr 21, 2004 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR99\H21JY9.001 H21JY9 17068 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE July 21, 1999 Now, she believes they are in prisons around Human rights workers in Kosovo and else- In his appeal to Serbia’s Supreme Court in Serbia. That is not good, she said, but it is where in Serbia say that, in addition to pris- April, the passengers’ Belgrade-based ethnic better than the missing being found in mass oners who were formally charged before and Albanian lawyer, Husniya Bitic, called the graves. during the air war, Serbian authorities verdict ‘‘totally upside down . . . an attack searching for members and supporters of the on the legal system and the state . . . a po- [From the Los Angeles Times, July 9, 1999] separatist Kosovo Liberation Army, or KLA, litical pamphlet or a speech of some political DETAINEES LOST IN MAZE OF YUGOSLAV plucked hundreds of ethnic Albanian refu- leader at one of his [Serbian] nationalist ral- PRISON SYSTEM gees out of the columns of those fleeing last lies.’’ (By Mark Fineman) spring and detained them despite having lit- Bitic stressed in his Supreme Court brief BELGRADE, YUGOSLAVIA.—When they tle or no known documentation of a crime. that few of the 54 passengers knew each boarded the Fati Tours bus from Slovenia to Serbian authorities have, in fact, released other when they boarded the bus; that wit- Kosovo last July, Baljaj Naim, Zogaj Enver about 1,000 of those prisoners in recent nesses told the court that the cash was for and Hrecaj Haljit were much like the 51 weeks: About 800 were freed near the Alba- the workers families and for the families of other ethnic Albanian passengers. nian border last month as Yugoslav troops their co-workers; that the money had come Like the others, the three men were con- withdrew from the province, and 166 pris- from performing legitimate construction tract workers going home—their pockets full oners were turned over to the Red Cross here work; and that the bus was on a regularly of hard-earned construction wages—to wives, this month. scheduled, twice-weekly route. children and parents they hadn’t seen for The Yugoslav government says the issue is ‘‘Had such a verdict been delivered some- months. further complicated by the rapid withdrawal where in Afghanistan [or] Papua New Guinea But nearly a year after all the workers from the province last month of Yugoslav . . . perhaps it may be said this was being were detained at a Serbian police checkpoint troops, court personnel and judicial staff, done by people who know nothing of the in Kosovo on suspicion of being terrorists, which left prisoners’ court files in disarray. law,’’ Bitic stated in the appeal. ‘‘But for the three men and 12 others still haven’t But Dufour and others working to resolve such a verdict to be passed in the middle of made it home. the issue say that, in most of the cases in- civilized Europe . . . this we could not ex- After a torturous eight months of trials volving ethnic Albanian prisoners who were pect.’’ and appeals that moved them from prison to removed from Kosovo or are missing, Ser- That was in April, after NATO had begun prison, the 15 men—who were convicted on bian authorities kept detailed records of bombing Yugoslavia. The court rejected the vague terrorist charges just weeks before court proceedings and prisoner transfers. appeal, and the 15 men continued to serve NATO launched its air war March 24—per- Justice Ministry officials, defense lawyers sentences ranging from 31⁄2 to 4 years. sonify the problem now known simply as and the Red Cross are working to recon- Then the real trouble started. ‘‘the prisoners.’’ struct the records. ‘‘Until April 23, those 15 people were in They are among an estimated 2,000 ethnic Extensive court records exist in the case of Prokuplje,’’ Bitic said here Wednesday. ‘‘On Albanian detainees and convicts who, the the 15 ‘‘terrorists’’ seized from the Fati April 26, they moved them to Istok. And on Yugoslav government acknowledges, were in Tours bus. June 10, all prisons in Kosovo were deserted. Kosovo’s prisons during NATO’s air war. An The records obtained by The Times, help Until today, I’ve only found eight of them in undetermined number of those prisoners illustrate just why so many ethnic Albanians prison in Nis. I’m still searching for the oth- were moved to jails elsewhere in Serbia dur- landed in prisons in the first place. Combined ers.’’ Given what happened at Istok’s Dubrava ing the final weeks of the conflict. with witness accounts during the war and penitentiary on May 19, it’s a miracle Bitic The fate of imprisoned ethnic Albanians is other documents here, the records also indi- managed to find the eight. NATO bombed the moving to center stage in the aftermath of cate that NATO might have helped obscure prison several times that day, and foreign NATO’s war on Yugoslavia. And the saga of the fate of those prisoners and hundreds of journalists who visited the scene between the men from the bus, say their lawyers other missing ethnic Albanians when its bombing runs described tense, hellish scenes here, epitomizes their advocates’ frustrated warplanes bombed Kosovo’s largest prison, in of prison guards struggling to control about search for justice. the town of Istok, at the height of the air Eight of the 15 passengers, missing since 1,000 inmates after the bombs killed 19 in- war. May, finally turned up this week in a Ser- mates and guards, breached the prison wall For the Fati 15, returning last year to the bian prison in Nis. The other seven—includ- and left the facility’s records in ruin. province with pockets filled with wages, the ing Naim, Enver and Haljit—simple vanished When asked that day why NATO had nightmare began when they reached a Ser- in the chaos and killing that was Kosovo bombed the modern, Swedish-built prison bian police checkpoint in the city of during and after NATO’s 11-week air war. complex, which was widely known through- Podujevo on July 20 during heavy fighting They are among hundreds of prisoners whose out Europe as one of the continent’s largest between Yugoslav forces and KLA rebels. fate is unknown. such facilities, NATO spokesman Jamie Shea Here’s how the Serbian judge, who found On Thursday, the head of an International replied: ‘‘That was a military barracks, and all 15 guilty after a four-day trial in Feb- Committee of the Red Cross delegation, we attacked it twice. . . . Whether the Serbs ruary, described in this final judgment what which interviewed its first 330 ethnic Alba- were using it to house other people—that’s a happened next: nian prisoners in Serbia this week, said trac- different thing.’’ ing the rest and resolving their cases rank ‘‘Police stopped them. They checked the But the overwhelming majority of the 1,004 among the most enduring and confounding passengers and luggage and found on them inmates that Serbian authorities and the problems of the postwar period. the hard currency. [Police] immediately un- Red Cross say were being held in Dubrava ‘‘It’s Benedictine work,’’ Dominique derstood that it was being carried to Kosovo, when the bombs fell were ethnic Albanians. Dufour said. ‘‘This will probably keep us that they were bound to join the terrorist or- Most of them were like the Fati 15, charged busy for many, many years to come.’’ ganization [KLA] to buy arms and ammuni- or convicted under counter-terrorism laws. Compounding the problem, he and other tion for the hard currency. They were es- Western reporters and camera crews who vis- Western officials said, is the fact that the corted to Pristina . . . and arrests ensued.’’ ited the abandoned prison after the Yugoslav North Atlantic Treaty Organization and After an investigation that lasted withdrawal found bullet-pocked walls, blood- Yugoslav officials never addressed the issue months—during which Serbia’s justice min- ied bedclothes and other signs of possible re- of the ethnic Albanian prisoners when they ister labeled the 15 passengers ‘‘terrorists’’ prisals by prison guards. negotiated the withdrawal of Yugoslav in an article that appeared in a state-run An Italian film crew also found 94 fresh, troops from Kosovo last month. newspaper months before the trial—prosecu- unmarked graves a few miles from the pris- ‘‘The attitude of the Serbian government tors dropped all charges against 39 other pas- on, where unconfirmed reports persist among about these Albanian prisoners is, ‘We are sengers and released them. villagers of an unsuccessful prison break and holding a number of Yugoslav citizens de- For the remaining 15, the court record a massacre of inmates after the NATO bom- tained within Yugoslavia and still being de- shows, not a single witness testified against bardment. tained within Yugoslavia for crimes com- them during their trial in the Serbian city of For Bitic, who is in touch almost daily mitted in Yugoslavia,’ ’’ explained Dufour, Prokuplje, about 120 miles southeast of Bel- with relatives of the missing seven, their who stressed that the Justice Ministry of grade, the capital of Yugoslavia and Serbia. case is ‘‘a tremendous weight on my back. Serbia, the dominant republic in Yugoslavia, No hard evidence was introduced linking What will I tell the family? Well, at least for has been cooperating in the effort to trace them to the KLA, and the judge wrote that now, we’re still looking.’’ them. his guilty finding was based on the $56,000 Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Chairman, I yield ‘‘So now, in their eyes, you’re talking worth of German marks the men carried, the about some form of amnesty,’’ Dufour said. fact that they were construction workers myself such time as I may consume. ‘‘But there was no agreement reached be- who left Slovenia at the height of that Mr. Chairman, I strongly support the tween the Western powers and Yugoslavia re- former Yugoslav republic’s building season, Engel amendment. garding these prisoners, and there probably and that they were ‘‘smuggling’’ the money Only last week we passed a resolu- needs to be.’’ into Yugoslavia ‘‘in their pockets.’’ tion calling on Mr. Milosevic to release

VerDate mar 24 2004 13:12 Apr 21, 2004 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR99\H21JY9.001 H21JY9 July 21, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE 17069 the humanitarian workers for the our Subcommittee on International Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the CARE organization. Those workers had Operations and Human Rights. gentleman from Maryland (Mr. his thugs arrested and convicted. The CHAIRMAN pro tempore (Mr. CARDIN), the author of that resolution. It is also reported that Milosevic’s HASTINGS of Washington). The gen- Mr. CARDIN. Mr. Chairman, I thank troops have imprisoned up to 2,000 citi- tleman from New Jersey is recognized the gentleman from New York (Mr. zens of Kosovo inside Serbia long after for 31⁄2 minutes. ENGEL) for authoring this amendment. the war’s end. Those prisoners must be Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Chair- It is a very important amendment. It released. Serb authorities must provide man, I thank my very good friend for does carry out what we have done in the Red Cross access to those prisoners yielding me this time and rise in the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. and then turn them over to the custody strong support of the Engel amend- Mr. Chairman, international organi- of the U.N. ment and thank him for offering it to zations, including U.N. officials, have Our committee is going to be taking us this afternoon. reported that between 1,500 to 5,000 a long look at the manner in which Mr. Chairman, the people of Kosovo prisoners were transferred from Kosovo Milosevic has been holding on to power suffered greatly in the past 18 months, to jails in Serbia around the time of and ways in which we can help to bring especially during the brutal ethnic the entry of international forces into the Democratic opposition to power cleansing campaign which paralleled Kosovo and that the Serbian Ministry through elections in Serbia. the NATO air strikes from March to of Justice has acknowledged that such The world now knows Milosevic is a June of this year. transfers were made. war criminal, and the list of his crimes While now is the time for Kosovars to International humanitarian law re- will only grow as the investigations return and rebuild their homes and quires humane treatment of all pris- and investigators continue their work their lives, many continue to be held in oners seized in conjunction with the in Kosovo. Serbian prisons, wrongly held, and ille- Kosovo crisis, and Red Cross access to This amendment serves notice that gally held. such prisoners is guaranteed under we are watching what is happening Over the 3 months of the conflict, international law. They must be re- with regard to the 2,000 prisoners that thousands of Albanians in Kosovo, leased without delay after the ces- he is holding. Accordingly, I urge our mostly men, were pulled from their sation of active hostilities. That has colleagues to fully support the Engel homes and from columns of refugees. not occurred. amendment. Some were killed and only the exca- The Belgrade authorities have pro- Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance vation of mass graves and subsequent vided inaccurate lists and have not al- of my time. forensic investigations will tell their lowed access by the Red Cross. The ille- Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 stories. But many were incarcerated in gal detention of these individuals is un- minute to the gentleman from Virginia seven prisons around Kosovo, without acceptable. The OSCE has adopted a (Mr. MORAN). formal charges, under a martial law de- resolution that I authored on behalf of cree that governed Yugoslavia during the United States delegation, a very b 1615 the war. At war’s end as NATO forces similar resolution. Mr. MORAN of Virginia. Mr. Chair- advanced into Kosovo province, some It is time that the United States man, I thank the gentleman from New prisoners escaped, others were marched Congress also acts. I encourage my col- York for yielding me the time, but to the Albanian border and released by leagues to approve this resolution. more importantly for his leadership on Yugoslav forces, and the rest were Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, I ask this issue. This is an important amend- taken in a long convoy of buses and unanimous consent for an additional 2 ment. I would hope that it would pass trucks to Serbia. We do not know the minutes. unanimously. exact numbers, but these are the peo- The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. With- The gentleman from New York has ple that we speak to in this amend- out objection, both sides will be grant- mentioned a list of 5,000 people who are ment. ed an additional 2 minutes. unaccounted for. We know the ruthless, I would like to point out that re- There was no objection. lawless way in which the Serbian mili- cently I led a delegation to the Organi- Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 tary, paramilitary and police have zation for Security and Cooperation in minutes to the gentleman from Massa- treated Kosovar Albanians. But these Europe Parliamentary Assembly of the chusetts (Mr. OLVER). 5,000 people are represented by fami- OSCE in St. Petersburg. I want to com- Mr. OLVER. Mr. Chairman, I appre- lies, thousands of people who do not mend the gentleman from Maryland ciate the indulgence of the body for know whether their loved ones have (Mr. CARDIN) because he was able to that additional time. This resolution been executed in any number of the raise the issue during the course of seems not to have any significant oppo- brutal massacres that we know have those deliberations and we got lan- sition and I assume it is going to be occurred in Kosovo or whether they are guage in the concluding document, the adopted unanimously, but I thought I being held in prison. St. Petersburg Declaration, that raised would make just a couple of comments If we allow access by the Inter- this issue in a way that hopefully will and also describe a little bit of the ex- national Committee of the Red Cross, get the attention of the entire inter- perience of the congressional delega- we will at least enable the parents, the national community and especially of tion that went to Kosovo that was families, to know what might have Belgrade to let them go. built out of the leadership of the chair- happened to their loved ones. It also The bottom line, Mr. Chairman, is man of the Subcommittee on Military means that we will be able to impose that the continued incarceration of Construction of the Committee on Ap- some limits on the conditions in which Kosovar Albanians by Serbian authori- propriations of which I am the ranking these people are living. ties is in violation of the Geneva Con- member just a matter of a week or so There is a good reason why the Red ventions, as is the denial of outside ac- ago. Cross has not been allowed access, we cess by other international observers The men and boys that are involved are afraid, and, that is, that they do like the Red Cross. This must be cor- in this resolution are those largely not want us to know what they are rected. It is very important that we go that were randomly pulled from col- doing, how they are treating the pris- on the record, hopefully unanimously, umns of refugees and taken without oners in their jails. saying: Let these people go. trial, held without trial, without con- This is a good amendment and it Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, as I men- tact as an act really of terrorism on should pass unanimously. tioned before, the Parliamentary As- the part of the paramilitary Serbian Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Chairman, I am sembly of the OSCE, Organization for forces at that time. pleased to yield the balance of my time Security and Cooperation in Europe, Now, they should be released. They to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. passed a resolution similar to our should be, and we should adopt that SMITH), the distinguished chairman of amendment. resolution unanimously. If there are

VerDate mar 24 2004 13:12 Apr 21, 2004 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR99\H21JY9.001 H21JY9 17070 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE July 21, 1999 problems, if there are people who were The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The (A) the integration of and the functions re- actively law-breakers, then what question is on the amendment offered lating to small arms and light weapons of should happen is that the detention by the gentleman from New York (Mr. the United States Arms Control and Disar- mament Agency with those of the Depart- process that is happening in every one ENGEL). ment of State; of the occupation zones in Kosovo The question was taken; and the (B) the functions of the Bureau of Arms should take over. Chairman pro tempore announced that Control, the Bureau of Nonproliferation, the We visited a detention camp where the ayes appeared to have it. Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, the Bu- there were several Serbs and about Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, I demand reau of International Narcotics and Law En- twice as many Albanian ethnics, a recorded vote. forcement, regional bureaus, and any other Kosovars, who were being detained be- The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Pursu- relevant bureau or office of the Department cause they had committed some crime, ant to House Resolution 247, further of State, including the allocation of per- which could have been murder or arson proceedings on the amendment offered sonnel and funds, as they pertain to small or robbery or whatever after the agree- arms and light weapons; by the gentleman from New York (Mr. (C) the functions of the regional bureaus of ment had been reached. And ultimately ENGEL) will be postponed. the Department of State in providing infor- if there are people who have committed AMENDMENTS EN BLOC OFFERED BY MR. GILMAN mation and policy coordination in bilateral a crime, they should be dealt with in Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Chairman, pursu- and multilateral settings on small arms and the same way because we need to build ant to the authority granted in H. Res. light weapons; a system, a legal system in which peo- (D) the functions of the Under Secretary of 247, I offer amendments en bloc. State for Arms Control and International Se- ple can trust. The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The I would hope that this amendment curity pertaining to small arms and light Clerk will designate the amendments would be adopted unanimously without weapons; and en bloc. (E) the functions of the scientific and pol- dissent. The text of the amendments en bloc icy advisory board on arms control, non- Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, I just proliferation, and disarmament pertaining to want to thank my colleagues. This ob- is as follows: Part B amendments en bloc offered by Mr. small arms and light weapons; and viously is supported on both sides of (5) an assessment of whether foreign gov- GILMAN, consisting of the following: the aisle very strongly. I want to ernments are enforcing their own laws con- Amendment No. 4 offered by Mr. GEJDEN- cerning small arms and light weapons import thank the gentleman from New Jersey SON: (Mr. SMITH) for his wonderful work on Page 8, after line 12, insert the following: and sale, including commitments under the Inter-American Convention Against the Il- human rights and the gentleman from (c) CIVIL BUDGET OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC licit Manufacturing of an Trafficking in New York (Mr. GILMAN) and all the TREATY ORGANIZATION.—For the fiscal year Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and people on both sides of the aisle who 2000, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to pay the Other Related Materials or other relevant have supported this. international agreements. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- full amount for the United States assess- ment for the civil budget of the North Atlan- ance of my time. Amendment No. 23 offered by Mr. GEJDEN- tic Treaty Organization. Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Chair- SON: man, I yield such time as she may con- Page 84, after line 16, insert the following: Amendment No. 11 offered by Mr. GEJDEN- SEC. 703. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING sume to the gentlewoman from New SON: COLOMBIA. York (Mrs. KELLY). Page 35, after line 9, insert the following: Mrs. KELLY. Mr. Chairman, I rise (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the fol- SEC. 211. REPORT CONCERNING PROLIFERATION lowing findings: today in support of the amendment of- OF SMALL ARMS. (1) Colombia is a democratic country fight- fered by my colleague and good friend Not later than 180 days after the date of ing multiple wars— from New York. The Kosovar Alba- enactment of this Act, the Secretary of (A) a war against the Colombian Revolu- nians that are being held in the Ser- State shall submit to the appropriate con- tionary Armed Forces (FARC); bian prisons must be released and ac- gressional committees a report containing— (B) a war against the National Liberation counted for. Think of the agony felt by (1) an assessment of whether the global Army (ELN); the families of these 5,000 men who do trade in small arms poses any proliferation (C) a war against the United Self-Defense problems including— Forces of Colombia (AUC) and other para- not know what happened to their fa- (A) estimates of the numbers and sources thers, husbands and sons. The events military organizations; and of licit and illicit small arms and light arms (D) a war against drug lords who traffic in that have taken place that have af- in circulation and their origins; deadly cocaine and heroin. fected the families in Kosovo during (B) the challenges associated with moni- (2) In 1998 alone, 308,000 Colombians were the last several years have been atro- toring small arms; and internally displaced in Colombia. Over the cious and we cannot stand by and con- (C) the political, economic, and security last decade, 35,000 Colombians have been tinue to allow this blatant disregard dimensions of this issue, and the threats killed. for the peace agreement. With the im- posed, if any, by these weapons to United (3) The operations of the FARC, ELN, AUC, States interests, including national security and other extragovernmental forces have plementation of the Military Technical interests; Agreement on June 9, the peacekeeping profited from, and become increasingly de- (2) an assessment of whether the export of pendent upon, cooperation with the illicit forces in Kosovo have been working to small arms of the type sold commercially in narcotics trade. bring peace and stability back to this the United States should be considered a for- (4) The FARC and ELN have waged the historically troubled region, but this eign policy or proliferation issue; longest-running anti-government job has only begun. The Kosovar Alba- (3) a description and analysis of the ade- insurgenices in Latin America and control nians held in these prisons are there quacy of current Department of State activi- roughly 60 percent of the country, including without any formal charge, are being ties to monitor and, to the extent possible a demilitarized zone ruled by the FARC. ensure adequate control of, both the licit and held in clear violation of international (5) Representatives of the Government of illicit manufacture, transfer, and prolifera- Colombia and the FARC are scheduled to law, and this can only prove to erode tion of small arms and light weapons, includ- begin peace talks on July 20, 1999. the faith in the peace agreement. ing efforts to survey and assess this matter (b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense Mr. Chairman, despite the end of the with respect to Africa and to survey and as- of the Congress that— military action that the international sess the scope and scale of the issue, includ- (1) the United States should recognize the community had engaged in to bring ing stockpile security and destruction of ex- crisis in Colombia and play a more pro-ac- about an end of the Serbian aggression, cess inventory, in NATO and Partnership for tive role in its resolution, including offering the war is not over for these 5,000 peo- Peace countries; U.S. political support to help Colombia with ple. They still have a long way to go, (4) a description of the impact of the reor- the peace process: ganization of the Department of State made (2) all extragovernmental combatant they have lived through a terrible by the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restruc- groups, including the FARC, ELN, and AUC, time, until they can live in peace and turing Act of 1998 on the transfer of func- should demonstrate their commitment to not fear for their safety. tions relating to monitoring licensing, anal- peace by ceasing to engage in violence, kid- Mr. Chairman, Congress has to weigh ysis, and policy on small arms and light napping, and cooperation with the drug in on this important issue. weapons, including— trade; and

VerDate mar 24 2004 13:12 Apr 21, 2004 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR99\H21JY9.001 H21JY9 July 21, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE 17071 (3) the United States should mobilize the Waters Between the Coasts of Anatolia and 1998 summit meeting in Beijing, a public re- international community pro-actively en- the Island of Castellorizo, signed at Ankara nunciation by the People’s Republic of China gage in resolving the Colombian wars. on January 4, 1932, established the rights of of any use of force, or threat of use of force, Italy and Turkey in coastal islands, waters, aainst democratic Taiwan. Amendment No. 25 offered by Mr. HASTINGS and rocks in the Aegean Sea and delimited a (4) Senior United States executive branch of Florida: maritime frontier between the two coun- officials have called upon the People’s Re- Page 84, after line 16, insert the following: tries. public of China to renounce the use of force SEC. 703, SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA- (6) A protocol dated December 28, 1932, an- against Taiwan. TIVES CONCERNING HAITIAN ELEC- nexed to that Convention memorialized an (5) The use of force, and the threat to use TIONS. agreement on a water boundary between force, by the People’s Republic of China The House of Representatives supports the Italy and Turkey which placed the Imia Is- against Taiwan threatens peace and stability critically important Haitian parliamentary lets under the sovereignty of Italy. in the region. and local elections scheduled for November (7) In Article 14 of the 1947 Paris Treaty of (6) The Taiwan Relations Act, enacted in 1999 and urges the Department of State to re- Peace with Italy, Italy ceded to Greece the 197, states that ‘‘[i]t is the policy of the view embassy operations to ensure that the Dodecanese Islands under Italy’s control, in- United States . . . to consider any effort to embassy has sufficient personnel and re- cluding the Island of Calimnos and the adja- determine the future of Taiwan by other sources necessary to carry out its important cent Islets of Imia. than peaceful means, including by boycotts responsibilities during the run-up to the fall (8) By resolution dated February 15, 1996, or embargoes, a threat to the peace and secu- elections. the European Parliament resolved that the rity of the Western Pacific area and of grave water boundaries established in the Treaty concern to the United States’’. Amendment No. 32 offered by Mrs. CAPPS: of Lausanne of 1923 and the 1932 Convention (7) The Taiwan Relations Act states that it Page 84, after line 16, insert the following Between Italy and Turkey, including the is the policy of the United States to provide new section: protocol annexed to such Convention, are the Taiwan with arms of a defensive character. SEC. 703. SENSE OF CONGRESS COMMENDING borders between Greece and Turkey. (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.— THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL FOR RE- (9) Greece, as the successor state to Italy (1) The Congress commends the people of AFFIRMING THE DEMOCRATIC under the above-enumerated treaties, con- Taiwan for having established a democracy IDEALS OF ISRAEL IN ITS ELEC- in Taiwan over the past decades and repeat- TIONS. ventions, and protocols, acceded to sov- ereignty under the same treaties, conven- edly reaffirming their dedication to demo- (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the fol- tions, and protocols. cratic ideals. lowing findings: (2) It is the sense of the Congress that— (1) Since its creation in 1948, Israel has ful- (10) Turkish Government claims to terri- tories in the Aegean delimited as Greek sov- (A) the President of the United States filled the dreams of its founders who envi- should seek a public renunciation by the sioned a vigorous, open, and stable democ- ereign territory under the above-enumerated treaties, conventions, and protocols con- People’s Republic of China of any use of racy. force, or threat to use force, against Taiwan, (2) The centerpiece of Israeli democracy is travene these same treaties, conventions, especially in Taiwan’s March 2000 free Presi- its system of competitive and free elections. and treaties. dential elections; and (3) On May 17, 1999, the Israeli people— (11) Both Greece and Turkey are members (B) the United States should help Taiwan Israeli Jews and Israeli Arabs—went to the of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization defend itself in case of threats or a military polls in large numbers in a remarkably (NATO) and allies of the United States. attack by the People’s Republic of China peaceful election. (12) It is in the interest of the United against Taiwan. (4) This election is only the latest example States and other nations to have disputes re- of Israel’s commitment to the democratic solved peacefully. The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The ideals of freedom and pluralism, values that (13) The Eastern Mediterranean region, in Clerk will report the amendment, as it shares with the United States. which the Aegean Sea is located, is a region modified. (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—The Congress— of vital strategic importance to the United The Clerk read as follows: (1) commends the people of Israel for re- States. Amendment No. 41, as modified, offered by affirming, in the May 17, 1999, election, its (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Mr. GILMAN: dedication to democratic ideals; the Congress that— Page 84, after line 16, insert the following: (2) congratulates Ehud Barak on his elec- (1) the water boundaries established in the tion as Prime Minister of Israel; and Treaty of Lausanne of 1923 and the 1932 Con- SEC. 703. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING SUP- (3) pledges to work with the President of vention Between Italy and Turkey, including PORT FOR THE IRAQI DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION. the United States and the new Government the Protocol annexed to such Convention, It is the sense of Congress that the United of Israel to strengthen the bonds between the are the borders between Greece and Turkey States Government should support the hold- United States and Israel and to advance the in the Aegean Sea; and ing of a plenary session of the Iraqi National cause of peace in the Middle East. (2) any party, including Turkey, objecting to these established boundaries should seek Assembly in the near future. Amendment No. 34 offered by Mr. AN- redress in the International Court of Justice Mr. GILMAN (during the reading). DREWS: at The Hague. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous con- Page 84, after line 16, insert the following: sent that the amendment, as modified, SEC. 703. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE Amendment No. 35 offered by Mr. AN- be considered as read and printed in DREWS: SOVEREIGNTY OF TERRITORIES IN the RECORD. THE AEGEAN SEA. Page 84, after line 16, insert the following: The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Is (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the fol- SEC. 703. SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT THE PRESI- lowing findings: DENT SHOULD SEEK A PUBLIC RE- there objection to the request of the (1) The maritime borders between Greece NUNCIATION BY THE PEOPLE’S RE- gentleman from New York? and Turkey in the Aegean have been delim- PUBLIC OF CHINA OF ANY USE OF There was no objection. ited in international law and are regarded as FORCE, OR THREAT TO USE FORCE, AGAINST TAIWAN, AND THAT THE The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Pursu- having been agreed, established, and settled. UNITED STATES SHOULD HELP TAI- ant to House Resolution 247, the gen- (2) A fundamental principle of inter- WAN IN CASE OF THREATS OR A tleman from New York (Mr. GILMAN) national law is that, once agreed, a boundary MILITARY ATTACK BY THE PEOPLE’S and the gentleman from Connecticut shall remain stable and predictable. REPUBLIC OF CHINA. (Mr. GEJDENSON) each will control 10 (3) Turkey is claiming sovereignty to nu- (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the fol- merous islands and islets and unspecified lowing findings: minutes. ‘‘gray areas’’ in the Aegean Sea. (1) In March of 1996, the political leader- The Chair recognizes the gentleman (4) In Article 15 of the Treaty of Peace with ship of the People’s Republic of China used from New York (Mr. GILMAN). Turkey, and Other Instruments, signed at provocative military maneuvers, including Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Chairman, I yield Lausanne on July 24, 1923, Turkey renounced missile launch exercises in the Taiwan myself such time as I may consume. in favor of Italy all right, title, and interest Strait, in an attempt to intimidate the peo- Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such of Turkey in the 12 enumerated island in the ple of Taiwan during their historic, free, and time as I may consume. I appreciate Dodecanese region that were occupied at the democratic presidential elections. the contributions that our Members time of the treaty by Italy, including the Is- (2) The People’s Republic of China refuses land of Calimnos, and the islets dependent on to renounce the use of force against Taiwan. have made to the bill and their willing- such islands. (3) The House of Representatives passed a ness to en bloc their provisions. (5) The Convention Between Italy and Tur- resolution by a vote of 411–0 in June 1998 urg- One of the provisions included in this key for the Delimitation of the Territorial ing the President to seek, during his July group in the en bloc is the amendment

VerDate mar 24 2004 13:12 Apr 21, 2004 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR99\H21JY9.002 H21JY9 17072 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE July 21, 1999 offered by the gentleman from Con- b 1630 the gentleman from New York (Mr. necticut (Mr. GEJDENSON), the ranking Accordingly, as a result of these con- GILMAN) and the gentleman from Con- Democrat of the Committee on Inter- cerns, I plan at this point to withhold necticut (Mr. GEJDENSON) for their national Relations, that addresses the my approval for arms transfers notified hard work and kind support. situation in Colombia. to the Congress until this matter is re- This amendment contains a provision I believe that the gentleman from solved to our satisfaction. that I have authored with the gen- Connecticut has made a good faith ef- Finally, Mr. Chairman, I note that tleman from New York (Mr. HOUGHTON) fort in this amendment to identify the en bloc amendment includes my commending Israel for reaffirming its many of the concerns that we all share amendment calling on our Nation’s democratic ideals in the recent elec- regarding the situation in Colombia, government to support the holding of a tion. The amendment reminds the and I thank the gentleman for his plenary session of the Iraqi National American people that Israel and the agreement to include a reference to in- Assembly in the near future. This United States share the values of free- creased aid in this amendment. We amendment is our response to the July dom and pluralism. have an obligation to provide political 7, 1999, letter from the Executive Coun- The amendment also congratulates support but appropriate forms of aid as cil of the Iraqi National Congress to Ehud Barak on his election as prime well for a democracy in real trouble. I Secretary of State Albright seeking minister, and it reaffirms the commit- would hope that the administration our support for holding an Iraqi Na- ment of Congress to strengthen the would get off the dime and get the aid tional Assembly meeting in Salahuddin bonds between our two nations and to down where we have already appro- in Iraq. I am supporting the holding of advance the cause of peace. Yesterday, priated the moneys for to fight drugs. such a meeting. We are reiterating our Mr. Barak concluded his first visit to I note Colombian President Pastrana Washington as prime minister. He himself has stated today, according to continued support for the Iraqi demo- cratic opposition and the policy of re- spent the day here in this capital meet- news reports, that he is losing patience ing with many of us in Congress. The with the rebels and that they are placing the Saddam Hussein regime which we endorsed in last year’s Iraq Prime Minister has pledged to work throwing obstacles in his path to find hard to nuture warm relations with our peace. We may be praising a peace Liberation Act. Mr. Chairman, we have discussed a country. His trip to Washington has process headed for the dustbin of his- breathed new life into the peace proc- tory as another failed effort at ap- number of important issues during the debate of this measure and the many ess. peasement. Mr. Chairman, I ask the House to for- With regard to the amendment of- amendments for this bill, AIDS in Afri- mally congratulate Mr. Barak and fered by the gentleman from New Jer- ca, the North Korean threat and inter- commend our friend and ally, Israel, sey (Mr. ANDREWS) on Taiwan, the national family planning. Here at the for its magnificent display of democ- President should continue to call upon end of this day, however, we must focus racy. the People’s Republic of China to re- on one vital issue, security for those Mr. GEJDENSON. Mr. Chairman, I nounce the use of force against Taiwan brave Americans who serve our Nation yield 2 minutes to the distinguished in determining the future of that is- abroad. gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. AN- land democracy. Our Nation has indeed Last year, and let me remind our col- DREWS). had an abiding interest in peace and leagues, 12 Americans were killed when Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, I stability in East Asia and China’s re- our embassies in Kenya and in Tan- thank Mr. GEJDENSON for yielding this fusal to renounce the use of force zania were bombed by Osama bin time. I would like to express my appre- against Taiwan is provocative and de- Ladin’s cowardly terrorists. Bipartisan ciation to the gentleman from New stabilizing. Any use of force by the Review Board chaired by Admiral Wil- York (Mr. GILMAN) and the gentleman PRC against Taiwan would be of grave liam Crowe recommended that we fund from Connecticut (Mr. GEJDENSON) for concern to our Nation as stated in the upgrades to our embassy security at their cooperation in including two 1979 Taiwan Relations Act. the level of $1.4 billion per year for a I call upon the parties on both sides 10-year period. items of legislation I have proposed in of the Taiwan Strait to make certain This bill meets those recommended the en bloc amendment. that Taiwan’s future will be resolved in levels, and Admiral Crowe has endorsed I am very proud of my country. a peaceful manner and consistent with it along with several former secretaries Throughout history, great powers have the desire of the people of Taiwan. of state. Last year, we in Congress in- used their power usually when they are Let me also state that there are re- dicated our commitment to Americans attacked or to gain treasure or terri- ports circulating that the administra- serving our government abroad by ap- tory. I am very proud of the fact that tion has been considering curtailing se- propriating an initial $1.4 billion for our country, as a great power, has cho- curity assistance to Taiwan due to its embassy security. Today we have the sen to exert its considerable power and displeasure with President Lee’s recent opportunity to follow through on that influence to promote a cause, and that statements and a desire to mend rela- commitment. cause is that nations should resort to tions with Beijing. If that is true, these This measure has been endorsed, as I peaceful means of negotiation and law shortsighted, wrongheaded sanctions noted, by former Secretary of State to resolve their disputes rather than are not in our Nation’s best interest, James Baker and Secretary Larry resorting to violence. they will undermine Taiwan’s funda- Eagleburger. It is the right thing to do, My two amendments speak to that mental security, and could destabilize and I urge my colleagues to fully sup- principle. Amendment No. 34 expresses the fragile peace in Northeast Asia. port this bill, the American Embassy our sense that the water boundaries es- Recently, the appropriate commit- Security Act. tablished in the Treaty of Lausanne of tees in the Congress have expressed Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance 1923 and the 1932 convention between willingness to consider two notifica- of my time. Italy and Turkey established the bor- tions for armed transfers to Taiwan. It Mr. GEJDENSON. Mr. Chairman, I ders between Greece and Turkey in the appears that these transfers were never yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman Aegean today, and it calls upon Turkey notified to the Congress due to the ad- from California (Mrs. CAPPS) who has to resort to the ordinary processes of ministration’s decision to punish Tai- done such exemplary work on the peace international law and not violence if it wan and to curry favor with China. I process in the Middle East, a former objects to that conclusion. cannot accept undercutting Taiwan’s member of the committee that we I appreciate the gentleman from New national security and its rights under miss. York mentioning my amendment with the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act to re- Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Chairman, I thank respect to China. It calls upon the ceive appropriate security assistance my colleague for yielding me the time, President to continue to urge the Peo- from our Nation to meet its legitimate and I am very pleased to rise in support ple’s Republic of China to renounce any self-defense needs. of this en bloc amendment, and I thank offensive strike policy against the free

VerDate mar 24 2004 13:12 Apr 21, 2004 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR99\H21JY9.002 H21JY9 July 21, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE 17073 people of Taiwan. Certainly there are termining the future of Taiwan. The tacked U.S. embassies in Nairobi and differences between Taiwan and the people of Taiwan must be responsible Dar es Salaam. Over 220 people were People’s Republic of China, but we rec- for determining their own future in a killed including 12 Americans, 40 local ognize that the proper method to re- peaceful and democratic fashion. hires. While all in this body would like solve those differences is by inter- Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the An- to believe this could never happen national law and negotiation, not by drews amendment on recognition of the Sov- again, unfortunately, it can. And ter- conflict. The free people of Taiwan and ereignty of the Territories in the Aegean Sea. rorist attacks are becoming more so- the free people of the United States de- On December 25, 1995, a Turkish cargo ship phisticated, more deadly all the time. serve no less. ran aground on one of the Imia islets. The We had a rocket attack against our Again I appreciate the cooperation of ships’ captain refused assistance from the embassy in Moscow, we had a rocket the chairman and the ranking member, Greek Coast Guard on the basis that the Islet attack a couple years ago against our and I urge my colleagues to support was Turkish. embassy in Athens, a NATO country, a these amendments as well as the entire Tensions began to mount and by January friendly country. Only because of tech- en bloc amendment. 29, 1996, both Greece and Turkey had dis- nical failures did we escape any dam- Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 patched naval vessels to the area. On January age and loss of life. We had the win- minutes to the gentleman from Florida 31st, through U.S. mediation, both sides dows blown out of our embassy in (Mr. BILIRAKIS). agreed to withdraw. While I am thankful that Uzbekistan in February from an auxil- Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Chairman, I this incident did not lead to an armed conflict iary explosion nearby. thank the chairman for yielding this then, this matter still remains unresolved today In fact, there have been too many at- time to me. because Turkey continues to breach inter- tacks, and we had to close our embas- Mr. Chairman, as to the Andrews national law. sies in Africa last month because of ex- amendment and the water boundaries As you may know, my parents were born on traordinary threat against a number of in the Aegean, I rise in support. My the island of Kalymnos—only miles from Imia. them by Bin Ladin. The Crowe report parents were born on the island of The group of Islets have always been consid- urges a total of $1.4 billion be author- Kalymnos only miles from an occupied ered Greek territory and at no previous time ized. In this bill we are and appro- islet of Imia. The group of islets have has Turkey questioned Imia’s territorial owner- priated for dealing with the security always been considered Greek terri- ship. Indeed, past Greek foreign minister issues for our embassies and consulates tory, and at no previous time has Tur- Theodore Pangalos stated ‘‘This is the first abroad. Remember it is our responsi- key questioned Imia’s territorial own- time that Turkey has actually laid claim to bility ultimately for the safety and ership. Greek territory.’’ soundness of the people that represent The European Parliament over- The European parliament overwhelmingly us abroad, the State Department per- whelmingly approved a resolution approved a resolution which stated that ‘‘The sonnel, but it goes beyond that to in- which stated that, and I quote, the is- Islets of Imia belong to the Dodecanese group clude personnel from many other agen- lets of Imia belong to the Dodecanese of islands, on the basis of the Lausanne Trea- cies that are housed in our consulates group of islands on the basis of the ty of 1923, the protocol between Italy and Tur- and embassies and the people that we Lausanne Treaty of 1923, the protocol key of 1932, the Paris Treaty of 1947, and hire from those countries. None of us want to have a responsibility falling on between Italy and Turkey of 1932, the whereas even on Turkish maps from the this body because we fail to do what is Paris Treaty of 1947, and whereas even 1960’s, the Islets are shown as Greek terri- recommended to us by a blue ribbon on Turkish maps from the 1960s the is- tory.’’ commission. I urge my colleagues to lets are shown as Greek territory. Tur- Moreover, the governments of Italy and strongly support an excellent piece of key has been invited by Greece to take France have publicly stated their support of their case to the International Court of legislation. Greek sovereignty over Imia, as provided by Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Chairman, I yield Justice at the Hague; and to this day, international law. myself the balance of my time. Turkey has not sought redress. Al- Turkey has been invited by Greece to take The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The though Turkey is an ally, Mr. Chair- their case to the international court of justice gentleman from New York is recog- man, its actions must not go unques- at the Hague. To this date, Turkey has not nized for 15 seconds. tioned. Turkey must respect and abide sought redress. Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Chairman, I want by international law. As President Ei- Although Turkey is an ally, its actions must to indicate that the legislative history senhower once stated and I quote him, not go unquestioned. Turkey must respect and of this bill is the same as the legisla- there can be no peace without law, and abide by international law. As President Eisen- tive history of the provisions of H.R. there could be no law if we were to in- hower once stated, ‘‘There can be no peace 1211 that were identical to those in voke one code of international conduct without law. And there can be no law if we H.R. 2145. H.R. 1211 was a bill from for those who oppose us and another for were to invoke one code of international con- which H.R. 2415 was derived, and, Mr. our friends. duct for those who oppose us and another for Chairman, I want to thank the staff, Mr. Chairman, enough is enough. We our friends.’’ and I want to thank the Chairman pro must support the amendment. Mr. Chairman, enough is enough. tempore for his patience in this bill Mr. Chairman, I rise also in support Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Chairman, I yield and thank our minority members for of the Andrews amendment regarding 13⁄4 minutes to the distinguished gen- being patient and helping us get this Taiwan. Taiwan has been one of our tleman from Nebraska (Mr. BEREUTER), bill through at this point. oldest and closest friends in Asia since vice chairman of our committee. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- 1949. The people of that republic live in Mr. BEREUTER. Mr. Chairman, I ance of my time. a free democratic society, and we thank the gentleman for this time as Mr. GEJDENSON. Mr. Chairman, I should commend Taiwan for its dedica- we wind up debate on the Embassy Se- yield myself such time as I may con- tion to democratic ideals. Last year, curity Act of 1999. We have had good sume. the House overwhelmingly approved a debate here on a variety of issues. We Mr. Chairman, I would just like to resolution reaffirming the importance have had some close votes occasion- join the gentleman from New York in of the Taiwan Relations Act and our ally; but I think despite those close expressing my appreciation for the co- commitment to the people of Taiwan. votes, all Members of this body should operation and support for Members on Congress must once again send a feel good about this legislation. The both sides of the aisle and staff in ac- strong message to the People’s Repub- proper emphasis has been on embassy complishing our work in a good spirit lic of China and the world that we in- security, as the title implies, and as we and an effort to try and achieve a bi- tend to stand by our friends and allies. close debate, I want to remind my col- partisan goal here of a better policy. The United States must dispel any no- leagues of our responsibilities here. Sometimes we succeed, sometimes we tion on the part of China’s leaders that Think back just to last August. On fail, but we are all working for the best we will tolerate the use of force in de- August 7, terrorists successfully at- interests of the country.

VerDate mar 24 2004 13:12 Apr 21, 2004 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR99\H21JY9.002 H21JY9 17074 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE July 21, 1999 Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Chairman, I rise in to reaffirming Greece’s sovereignty over the The establishment of a constitutional gov- strong support of the Andrews amendment, islets of Imia, both my bill and the Andrews ernment and functioning parliament in Haiti part of the en bloc, and thank my colleague amendment include language urging Turkey to demands a commitment to support free and from New Jersey for offering it. In February of agree to bring the dispute in the Aegean over fair elections. It is essential that the State De- this year, I introduced a bill, H. Con. Res. 36, Imia to the International Court of Justice at the partment ensure that the U.S. Embassy in that is very similar to my colleague’s amend- Hague for a resolution. Haiti have sufficient personnel and resources ment. Like the amendment, it expresses the I encourage all Members to join myself and to carry out its election-related activities. Sense of the Congress that the islets of Imia Mr. ANDREWS in formally putting the United Earlier this year, President Rene Preval’s in the Aegean Sea are sovereign Greek terri- States on record in support of Greek sov- government and six political parties signed an tory under international law. ereignty and in opposition to Turkey’s seem- agreement aimed at resolving a costly and As those who are familiar with this issue ingly endless campaign to subvert inter- contentious political standoff that has left Haiti know, for some three and a half years now national law and destabilize the entire Medi- without a functioning government for the past Turkey has stood firm in its totally groundless terranean region. two years. claim that it has sovereignty over the Greek is- I urge support of the en bloc amendment. This agreement paves the way for new par- lets of Imia. Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Chairman, I rise in liamentary elections. The gentleman’s amend- On December 25, 1995 a Turkish bulk car- strong support of the Andrews amendment, ment will help to assure that these elections rier ran ashore on the islets of Imia, one of which expresses the Sense of Congress that are successful. two uninhabited islets which are part of the the water boundaries established by the 1923 Mr. Chairman, the situation in Haiti is fragile. Dodecanese islands group in the Aegean Sea. Treaty of Lausanne and the 1932 Convention We know that since the resignation of the This incident nearly escalated into armed con- between Italy and Turkey are the borders be- Prime Minister in June 1997, this impover- flict between NATO allies Turkey and Greece tween Greece and Turkey in the Aegean Sea. ished country has been experiencing some due to Turkey’s belligerent claim that the is- The amendment further states that any party, very disturbing violence. lets, which are sovereign Greek territory, be- including Turkey, that objects to these bound- These conditions have alerted the country’s longed to Turkey. Hostilities were avoided aries should seek redress in the International landscape in ways that, among other things, after the Greek government refused to attack Court of Justice at The Hague. have limited Haiti’s ability to advance business What could be more reasonable? Certainly, a detachment of Turkish commandos who had deals and to provide needed services to a the stability of the eastern Mediterranean and been dispatched to the islets and President desperate people. the stability of international boundaries are of Clinton personally intervened to help defuse The United States has made a significant fundamental interest to the United States, as the crisis. commitment to democracy in Haiti. A Demo- well as respect for international law. Despite Turkey’s continued insistence that Yet the Government of Turkey continues to cratic Haiti is in our national interest. The the islets are Turkish territories, the historical claim sovereignty to the islets in the Aegean United States should stay the course and sup- record on this issue is clear. As this amend- Sea called Imia by Greece and Kardak by Tur- port democracy in Haiti. ment, as well as my bill details, the Dodeca- key. These disputes were settled over 67 Supporting the Hastings amendment. Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Chairman, along with my nese islands group was ceded by Turkey to years ago. The international community re- Italy in the Lausanne Treaty of 1923. The gards them as agreed and settled, yet Turkey colleagues Mr. GOSS, Mr. RANGER and Mr. boundaries delineating the exact sovereignty continues to raise unilateral objections to CONYERS, I returned from a visit to Haiti in between Turkey and the islands group were fi- these boundaries, but has cited no legal au- January of this year convinced that good elec- nalized in a December 1932 protocol between thority for such claims. tions were essential in Haiti. Judge HASTINGS Turkey and Italy. That protocol, which was an- As recently as February 15, 1996, the Euro- recently brought a resolution before our Inter- nexed to the Convention Between Italy and pean Parliament adopted a resolution that the national Relations Committee regarding the Turkey for the Delimitation of Anatolia and the water boundaries established in the Treaty of Haitian elections which was approved. I thank Island of Castellorizio, placed the islets of Imia Lausanne of 1923 and the 1932 Convention him for his gracious efforts to achieve a con- under the sovereignty of Italy. In the 1947 between Italy and Turkey are indeed the bor- sensus with this side of the aisle on that Paris Treaty of Peace with Italy, Italy ceded ders between Greece and Turkey. The United measure. the Dodecanese islands groups to Greece. States should accept this position, as well as I thank the gentleman from Florida for offer- The legal status of the Dodecanese islands supporting Greece’s proposal to Turkey that it ing this amendment which underscores U.S. group remained unchallenged by Turkey until should refer its claims to the International congressional support for Haiti. However, I am its bulk carrier ran aground in late 1995 and Court of Justice in The Hague for adjudication. concerned that the upcoming parliamentary Ankara began making its unfounded claims in Turkey has thus far refused to take such a and local elections must be credible in order 1996. That same year, the European Par- step and has rejected the Greek proposal. to help Haiti move forward. liament approved a resolution reaffirming the Clearly it is in the interest of the United Regrettably, the election process in Haiti is historical record. The 1996 resolution stated States, Europe and the Mediterranean region getting off to a rocky start. President Preval fi- that the water boundaries established in the to have this dispute resolved once and for all, nally signed a decree prepared by Haiti’s elec- Treaty of Lausanne of 1923 and the 1932 pro- and resolved peacefully. Turkey needs to toral authorities on Friday of last week. That tocol to the convention between Italy and Tur- agree to bring this matter before the Inter- measure was carefully framed by Haiti’s provi- key, are the borders between Greece and Tur- national Court of Justice at The Hague, Neth- sional electoral council to be the cornerstone key. erlands, for a resolution. And the United of the upcoming elections. Despite all of these readily available and ir- States needs to recognize that the islets of I am deeply disappointed that President refutable facts, Turkey continues to promote Imia in the Aegean Sea are the sovereign ter- Preval modified the electoral law and, in par- instability in the region by ignoring the histor- ritory of Greece under international law and to ticular, eliminated a provision in the law calling ical record with its claim of sovereignty over state that it accepts the present maritime for elections for 19 Senate seats. This par- the islets of Imia. boundaries between Greece and Turkey in the ticular element of the electoral measure would Mr. Chairman, Turkey’s unfounded claim Aegean. have provided for a transparent resolution of should not go unnoticed by Congress. The I urge my colleagues to stand up for inter- the disputed April 1997 elections. United States Congress should follow the national law and support the Andrews amend- The State Department is hoping that Haiti’s precedent of the European Parliament and re- ment. electoral council can act to correct President affirm the historical record in a show of sup- Mrs. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I ask Preval’s elimination of the ‘‘19 seat’’ provision. port for territory that is unquestionably sov- unanimous consent to revise and extend my There must not be any further delay in fully ereign to Greece and for the rule of inter- remarks. enacting this critically important measure. national law in general. The United States I rise in strong support of the gentleman The United States and our allies in the inter- should also pressure Turkey to resolve this from Florida, Mr. HASTINGS’ amendment (#36) national community stand poised to provide issue, and all other outstanding territorial dis- to the State Department authorization bill, ex- substantial support for these elections. How- putes with Greece—the most notable of which pressing the sense of the House’s support for ever, statutory restrictions and common sense is the nearly 25 year old invasion of Cyprus— the parliamentary and local elections sched- require there to be a transparent settlement of in a peaceful fashion. To that end, in addition uled for November 1999 in Haiti. the disputed 1997 elections. Only then will

VerDate mar 24 2004 13:12 Apr 21, 2004 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR99\H21JY9.002 H21JY9 July 21, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE 17075 U.S. assistance be able to flow to these criti- . . . ’’ Mr. Chairman, with all due respect to that the peace talks have been suspended be- cally important elections that can and should former President Aristide, these are not the cause of the continued violence, a condition be Haiti’s way out of its protracted and costly words of a democrat or someone committed to which lies squarely on the shoulders of the crisis. the rule of law. They are the threatening FARC, it will only be through a negotiated set- I support the Hastings amendment. How- words of a dictator intent on maintaining his tlement of this insurgency that Colombia can ever, I hope that the gentleman from Florida control over the country at any price. And now realistically expect to end the violence and will agree with me that securing a good elec- Aristide’s handpicked successor, President turn its full attentions to a nationwide commit- tion first requires a transparent resolution of Rene Preval, did not sign the election law as ment to end the deadly narcotics trade which the 1997 elections, and will then require both drafted but he gutted it first. Mr. Chairman the plagues that nation and brings so much de- support and sustained vigilance from the inter- United States has given Haiti every possible struction, human suffering and violence to national community. opportunity to embrace democracy. It is an ab- communities around the world. Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Chairman, solute tragedy that some of the Haitian lead- While we should support peace efforts, as since the time for debate on this amendment ers care more about power than they do de- embodied in this amendment, we must be firm is limited, I will be brief. I traveled recently to mocracy and the needs of the Haitian people. in condemning the unacceptable kidnappings Haiti with Senator BOB GRAHAM and Con- I wish my friends on the other side of the Aisle and violence of the guerrillas and gressman DELAHUNT. What I saw there rein- and the political advisors in the Clinton admin- paramilitaries against innocent civilian popu- forced my strong belief that Haiti is in dire istration would end the pretense and admit lations, and especially against human rights need of our support. The stability of Haiti rests that poor Haiti is sick—really sick. My good workers and American citizens. These on the transparency and legitimacy of the up- friend and colleague from Florida’s placebo unprovoked attacks and acts of violence strain coming parliamentary elections. isn’t going to cure what’s wrong. And neither the patience of many Americans and others Our approach to Haiti must be multi-dimen- are the current expensive and misguided poli- who are willing to give peace a chance. sional. To assist in maintaining stability in Haiti cies of the Clinton-Gore administration, which At the same time, Mr. Speaker, we as a na- and strengthening the roots of the rule of law seems to focus more on happy face diag- tion, should reassess our current limited sup- there we must do the following: illustrate our noses, over-optimistic prognoses and expen- port for the Colombian military in the event the support for the election monitors on the sive treatments that cure nothing. Democracy peace process fails to bring an end to the vio- ground; recognize the invaluable good works in Haiti is dying fast. It is being deliberately lence. The fact that the FARC refuse to enter that our armed forces have carried out in Haiti; smothered by emerging dictatorship. What’s into a cease fire and continue to attack Co- salute the electoral authorities for striving to worse is that the Clinton-Gore administration lombian government institutions, can only lead be fair and judicious; and condemn any per- is tolerating it—if not helping people hold the one to doubt the sincerity of the FARC’s real son or persons, including President Preval, pillows. This is equivalent of Dr. Kevorkian for- interest in a peaceful resolution. If this is true, who attempts to abrogate, alter, or delay the eign policy and it needs to stop. we must help the Colombian government and implementation of the electoral laws which Mr. GALLEGLY. Mr. Chairman, as Chair- its military protect the democracy and those have been so painstakenly crafted. man of the Western Hemisphere Sub- freedoms we in this country so cherish. Mr. Chairman, my amendment is simple: it committee, I rise in support of the amendment This amendment expresses our support for expresses the sense of this body in support of offered by the Ranking Democrat of the Inter- the efforts to bring about a peaceful resolution parliamentary elections in Haiti, and urges the national Relations Committee and the other to the conflict being pursued by President Department of State to ensure that the U.S. cosponsors who have joined in this bi-partisan Pastrana and will help him in those efforts. Embassy in Haiti has sufficient personnel and effort to support a peaceful resolution of the Mr. Chairman, I urge the House to adopt resources necessary to carry out its respon- conflict in Colombia. this amendment. sibilities related to these elections. I want to thank the distinguished Chairman Mr. FARR of California. Mr. Chairman, Co- I believe that all persons in this body, no of the International Relations Committee, BEN lombia, South America is one of the most matter where they stand on the issue of U.S. GILMAN, for including this important initiative in beautiful and diverse countries in the world. Its involvement in Haiti, can support this simple the en bloc amendment. location on both the Caribbean and Pacific resolution. While it demands little of us in the This amendment condemns the continued Oceans where the snow capped mountains way of expenditures of personnel and re- violence being carried out by the FARC and can be seen from tropical beaches is the sec- sources, it illustrates the importance which the ELN guerrillas and the paramilitaries of the ond most biologically diverse country on the U.S. places on free, fair and transparent elec- United Self-Defense Forces in the conflict and planet. tions in Haiti. Please support this amendment. urges the leadership of the Revolutionary The people of Colombia created and main- Mr. GOSS. Mr. Chairman, the Hastings Armed Forces of Colombia to begin sub- tain what is now the oldest democracy in Latin amendment is well meaning in restating the stantive negotiations to end the conflict. America. As one of the original Peace Corps obvious that it is the sense of Congress to I especially want to commend our col- countries, Colombia was a leader in the Alli- support Democratic elections scheduled for leagues, Mr. ACKERMAN, our Subcommittee’s ance for Progress during the 1960’s. November 1999 in Haiti. Continued encour- Ranking Democrat, Mr. BALLENGER, and Mr. Drug demand in North America created a agement is appropriate considering the fact DELAHUNT, for helping to bring this provision to market for illegal cultivation in a country once that the Clinton-Gore administration has al- the Floor. rich in agricultural diversity. Now, whole re- ready committed millions of dollars in election As Subcommittee Chairman I have been gions are dependent on illegal crops. Drug assistance, as have other countries. So I very supportive of the counter-narcotics efforts profits corrupted the Colombian economy and would characterize the Hastings amendment of the Colombian National Police and our own led many farmers to stop growing sustenance as a benign placebo—the problem is Haiti law enforcement agencies to stem the flow of crops in favor of marijuana, coca, and pop- needs strong medicine—in large doses. Since dangerous drugs from Colombia. But despite pies. January, 1999, there has been plenty of bad the valiant efforts of the Colombian Police, The war against drugs, combined with re- news from Haiti, only one small piece of it who have sacrificed so much in their thus far gional violence, has led Colombia to near col- good. Now even that has been spoiled by Hai- successful efforts against drugs, I am con- lapse. Hundreds of thousands of people are ti’s own home-style power mongers. An inde- cerned that their 4,000 strong elite DANTE displaced and tens of thousands have died in pendent election commission has tentatively counter-narcotics force may be no match for the civil war that is tearing the country apart. announced a transparent reasonable resolu- the 20,000 strong guerrilla forces of the FARC With the election of President Andres tion of the fraudulent 1997 elections, which and the ELN. And, as long as the FARC and Pastrana, Colombians were given new hope were the trigger event of today’s Government ELN continue to use their substantial military that the killings and kidnapings would finally crisis in Haiti. power to protect the drug trade, I fear the po- come to an end. But a spokesman for former President lice will not be able to achieve ultimate suc- The willingness of the Revolutionary Armed Aristide described this development this way: cess over drugs. Forces of Colombia (FARC) to negotiate with ‘‘You are declaring war on Aristide. This is a Therefore, I believe it is critical that we sup- the Pastrana Administration was a much second coup d’etat against Aristide . . . The port the Colombian government’s attempts to needed leap toward peace. I was extremely CEP (electoral council) must correct it imme- bring the long and deadly guerrilla insurgency pleased that long sought negotiations between diately if it wants elections to really take place to an end. Despite the recent announcement the Colombian government and the FARC

VerDate mar 24 2004 13:12 Apr 21, 2004 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR99\H21JY9.002 H21JY9 17076 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE July 21, 1999 were set to begin this week. Unfortunately, Bentsen Eshoo Knollenberg NOT VOTING—6 Bereuter Etheridge Kolbe Abercrombie Kennedy Peterson (PA) those talks have been postponed. Berkley Evans Kucinich Chenoweth McDermott Towns This, however, does not diminish the impor- Berman Everett Kuykendall tance of Mr. GEJDENSON’s amendment to sup- Berry Ewing LaFalce b port the peace process in Colombia. In fact, it Biggert Farr LaHood 1704 Bilbray Fattah Lampson Mr. RADANOVICH changed his vote is all the more important to support peace now Bilirakis Filner Lantos when it is in jeopardy of falling apart. I feel Bishop Fletcher Largent from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ that, as their neighbors, we have a responsi- Blagojevich Foley Larson So the amendment was agreed to. bility to foster an environment in which that Bliley Forbes Latham The result of the vote was announced Blumenauer Ford LaTourette as above recorded. peace can blossom. This will affect the daily Blunt Fossella Lazio lives of Colombians, the stability of the region Boehlert Fowler Leach ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN PRO and the ability to combat drug traffickers. Boehner Frank (MA) Lee TEMPORE Having lived in Colombia during my service Bonilla Franks (NJ) Levin The CHAIRMAN pro tempore (Mr. Bonior Frelinghuysen Lewis (CA) in the Peace Corps, I have a special affinity Bono Frost Lewis (GA) HASTINGS of Washington). Pursuant to for the Colombian people. I know they want Borski Gallegly Lewis (KY) House Resolution 247, the Chair an- peace. I know they are willing to work for it. Boswell Ganske Linder nounces that he will reduce to a min- I know they will be successful given time and Boucher Gejdenson Lipinski imum of 5 minutes the period of time Boyd Gekas LoBiondo support. And I want to do everything possible Brady (PA) Gephardt Lofgren within which a vote by electronic de- to help them through this long process. This Brady (TX) Gibbons Lowey vice will be taken on the additional amendment is one step in that process. Brown (FL) Gilchrest Lucas (KY) amendment on which the Chair has I encourage my colleagues to support this Brown (OH) Gillmor Lucas (OK) postponed further proceedings. Bryant Gilman Luther amendment, and send a strong message to Burr Gonzalez Maloney (CT) AMENDMENT NO. 37 OFFERED BY MR. ENGEL the Colombian people that we stand behind Burton Goode Maloney (NY) The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The them and encourage them to continue to work Buyer Goodlatte Manzullo pending business is the demand for a toward peace. Callahan Goodling Markey Calvert Gordon Martinez recorded vote on amendment No. 37 of- Mr. GEJDENSON. Mr. Chairman, I Camp Goss Mascara fered by the gentleman from New York yield back the balance of my time. Campbell Graham Matsui (Mr. ENGEL) on which further pro- The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The Canady Granger McCarthy (MO) ceedings were postponed and on which question is on the amendments en bloc Cannon Green (TX) McCarthy (NY) Capps Green (WI) McCollum the ayes prevailed by voice vote. offered by the gentleman from New Capuano Greenwood McCrery The Clerk will redesignate the York (Mr. GILMAN). Cardin Gutierrez McGovern amendment. The amendments en bloc were agreed Carson Gutknecht McHugh The Clerk redesignated the amend- to. Castle Hall (OH) McInnis Chabot Hall (TX) McIntosh ment. SEQUENTIAL VOTES POSTPONED IN COMMITTEE Chambliss Hansen McIntyre RECORDED VOTE OF THE WHOLE Clay Hastings (FL) McKeon The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. A re- Clayton Hastings (WA) McKinney The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House corded vote has been demanded. Resolution 247, proceedings will now Clement Hayes McNulty Clyburn Hayworth Meehan A recorded vote was ordered. resume on those amendments on which Coble Hefley Meek (FL) The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. This further proceedings were postponed in Coburn Herger Meeks (NY) will be a 5-minute vote. the following order: Amendment No. 36 Collins Hill (IN) Menendez Combest Hill (MT) Metcalf The vote was taken by electronic de- in Part B offered by the gentleman Condit Hilleary Mica vice, and there were—ayes 424, noes 0, from Texas (Mr. DOGGETT); Amendment Conyers Hilliard Millender- not voting 9, as follows: No. 37 in Part B offered by the gen- Cook Hinchey McDonald [Roll No. 329] tleman from New York (Mr. ENGEL). Cooksey Hinojosa Miller (FL) Costello Hobson Miller, Gary AYES—424 The Chair will reduce to 5 minutes Cox Hoeffel Miller, George Abercrombie Bonior Costello the time for any electronic vote after Coyne Hoekstra Minge Ackerman Bono Cox Cramer Holden Mink the first vote in this series. Aderholt Borski Coyne Crane Holt Moakley Allen Boswell Cramer AMENDMENT NO. 36 OFFERED BY MR. DOGGETT Crowley Hooley Mollohan Andrews Boucher Crane Cubin Horn Moore The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. The Archer Boyd Crowley Cummings Hostettler Moran (KS) pending business is a demand for a re- Armey Brady (PA) Cubin Cunningham Moran (VA) Houghton Bachus Brady (TX) Cummings corded vote on amendment No. 36 of- Danner Hoyer Morella fered by the gentleman from Texas Baird Brown (FL) Cunningham Davis (FL) Hulshof Murtha Baker Brown (OH) Danner (Mr. DOGGETT) on which further pro- Davis (IL) Hunter Myrick Baldacci Bryant Davis (FL) ceedings were postponed and on which Davis (VA) Hutchinson Nadler Baldwin Burr Davis (IL) the ayes prevailed by voice vote. Deal Hyde Napolitano Ballenger Burton Davis (VA) DeFazio Inslee Neal Barcia Buyer Deal The Clerk will redesignate the DeGette Isakson Nethercutt Barr Callahan DeFazio amendment. Delahunt Istook Ney Barrett (NE) Calvert DeGette The Clerk redesignated the amend- DeLauro Jackson (IL) Northup Barrett (WI) Camp Delahunt DeLay Jackson-Lee Norwood ment. Bartlett Campbell DeLauro DeMint (TX) Nussle Barton Canady DeMint RECORDED VOTE Deutsch Jefferson Oberstar Bass Cannon Deutsch The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. A re- Diaz-Balart Jenkins Obey Bateman Capps Diaz-Balart Dickey John Olver Becerra Capuano Dickey corded vote has been demanded. Dicks Johnson (CT) Ortiz Bentsen Cardin Dicks A recorded vote was ordered. Dingell Johnson, E.B. Ose Bereuter Carson Dingell The vote was taken by electronic de- Dixon Johnson, Sam Owens Berkley Castle Dixon vice, and there were—ayes 427, noes 0, Doggett Jones (NC) Oxley Berman Chabot Doggett Dooley Jones (OH) Packard Berry Chambliss Dooley not voting 6, as follows: Doolittle Kanjorski Pallone Biggert Clay Doolittle [Roll No. 328] Doyle Kaptur Pascrell Bilbray Clayton Doyle Dreier Kasich Pastor Bilirakis Clement Dreier AYES—427 Duncan Kelly Paul Bishop Clyburn Duncan Ackerman Baird Barrett (NE) Dunn Kildee Payne Blagojevich Coble Dunn Aderholt Baker Barrett (WI) Edwards Kilpatrick Pease Bliley Collins Edwards Allen Baldacci Bartlett Ehlers Kind (WI) Pelosi Blumenauer Combest Ehlers Andrews Baldwin Barton Ehrlich King (NY) Peterson (MN) Blunt Condit Ehrlich Archer Ballenger Bass Emerson Kingston Petri Boehlert Conyers Emerson Armey Barcia Bateman Engel Kleczka Phelps Boehner Cook Engel Bachus Barr Becerra English Klink Pickering Bonilla Cooksey English

VerDate mar 24 2004 13:12 Apr 21, 2004 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR99\H21JY9.002 H21JY9 July 21, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE 17077 Eshoo Kuykendall Portman Vitter Weiner Wilson sents America’s position on the issues; RFE/ Etheridge LaFalce Price (NC) Walden Weldon (FL) Wise Evans LaHood Pryce (OH) Walsh Weldon (PA) Wolf RL makes sure that its listeners be they in Everett Lampson Quinn Wamp Weller Woolsey Belgrade or in Kosovo have the information Ewing Lantos Radanovich Waters Wexler Wu they need about their own country as well. Farr Largent Rahall Watkins Weygand Wynn Fattah Larson Ramstad Watt (NC) Whitfield Young (AK) These are complementary missions; we need Filner Latham Rangel Waxman Wicker Young (FL) both. Fletcher LaTourette Regula Foley Lazio Reyes NOT VOTING—9 And finally, in Eastern Europe, RFE/RL not Ford Leach Reynolds Chenoweth Forbes Peterson (PA) only has real brand loyalty but also represents Fossella Lee Riley Coburn Kennedy Towns an important symbol of American concern Fowler Levin Rivers DeLay McDermott Watts (OK) Frank (MA) about the region. People there continue to lis- Lewis (CA) Rodriguez b Franks (NJ) Lewis (GA) Roemer 1714 ten to RFE/RL because it provides reliable in- Frelinghuysen Lewis (KY) Rogan Frost Linder Rogers So the amendment was agreed to. formation that they need, and they see the ex- Gallegly Lipinski Rohrabacher The result of the vote was announced istence of this station as reflecting America’s Ganske LoBiondo Ros-Lehtinen as above recorded. longstanding commitment to freedom and de- Gejdenson Lofgren Rothman Stated for: Gekas Lowey Roukema mocracy in their own countries. VOA also Gephardt Lucas (KY) Roybal-Allard Mr. DELAY. Mr. Chairman, on rollcall No. plays a role, and it also enjoys this kind of Gibbons Lucas (OK) Royce 329, I was inadvertently detained. Had I been support. But in our time particularly, symbols Gilchrest Luther Rush present, I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ matter, and RFE/RL’s broadcasts remain an Gillmor Maloney (CT) Ryan (WI) Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Chairman, Radio Free Gilman Maloney (NY) Ryun (KS) extraordinarily important one. Gonzalez Manzullo Sabo Europe/Radio Liberty’s remarkable response Goode Markey Salmon to the Kosovo crisis demonstrates why we Not only is RFE/RL effective in promoting Goodlatte Martinez Sanchez need to continue to support this station at cur- our national interests, but it is remarkably effi- Goodling Mascara Sanders Gordon Matsui Sandlin rent or even enhanced funding levels. As you cient: It now broadcasts more hours each Goss McCarthy (MO) Sanford know, I have been a longtime supporter of week than it did a decade ago when both its Graham McCarthy (NY) Sawyer RFE/RL both because of its contribution to the budget and its number of employees were Granger McCollum Saxton cause of freedom during the cold war and be- Green (TX) McCrery Scarborough three times larger than they are now. That is Green (WI) McGovern Schaffer cause of its continuing assistance to post- a record few other broadcasters or govern- Greenwood McHugh Schakowsky communist countries who are still struggling to ment agencies can match. And it is one that Gutierrez McInnis Scott complete the transition to democracy and free Gutknecht McIntosh Sensenbrenner we should reward rather than punish, continue Hall (OH) McIntyre Serrano market economies. But RFE/RL’s effort during rather than stop. Hall (TX) McKeon Sessions the Kosovo crisis convinces me that we need Hansen McKinney Shadegg RFE/RL now more than ever. As the tragic events of Kosovo and NATO’s Hastings (FL) McNulty Shaw As the crisis deepended last year, RFE/RL recent military conflict with Serbia have dem- Hastings (WA) Meehan Shays Hayes Meek (FL) Sherman and in particular its South Slavic Service rap- onstrated, the transition to a peaceful and Hayworth Meeks (NY) Sherwood idly expanded their broadcasts to the region. democratic Europe is far from complete. We Hefley Menendez Shimkus In April, 1999 the Prague-based radios in- should support RFE/RL’s vital work as we Herger Metcalf Shows Hill (IN) Mica Shuster creased surge broadcasting in cooperation enter the 21st century. Hill (MT) Millender- Simpson with other American and European stations to Hilleary McDonald Sisisky ensure that the Serbs received the kind of reli- b 1715 Hilliard Miller (FL) Skeen able information 24 hours a day that their gov- Hinchey Miller, Gary Skelton Hinojosa Miller, George Slaughter ernment sought to prevent them from obtain- The CHAIRMAN pro tempore (Mr. Hobson Minge Smith (MI) ing. And they set up an Albanian language HASTINGS of Washington). Under the Hoeffel Mink Smith (NJ) unit that provided news to Kosovars both in rule, the Committee rises. Hoekstra Moakley Smith (TX) that region and in the refugee camps. Holden Mollohan Smith (WA) Accordingly, the Committee rose; Our government and NATO commanders Holt Moore Snyder and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Hooley Moran (KS) Souder have praised RFE/RL’s efforts, noting that just PEASE) having assumed the chair, Mr. Horn Moran (VA) Spence as in Bosnia, such broadcasting has helped to Hostettler Morella Spratt calm the situation, explain NATO’s mission, HASTINGS of Washington, Chairman pro Houghton Murtha Stabenow tempore of the Committee of the Whole Hoyer Myrick Stark and thus helped the alliance to overcome the Hulshof Nadler Stearns resistance of those who had earlier opposed House on the State of the Union, re- Hunter Napolitano Stenholm ported that the Committee, having had Hutchinson Neal Strickland it. And perhaps even more important, those Hyde Nethercutt Stump listening to these broadcasts have sent letters under consideration the bill (H.R. 2415) Inslee Ney Stupak and e-mails pointing out that these broadcasts to enhance security of United States Isakson Northup Sununu helped them to survive through a most difficult missions and personnel overseas, to au- Istook Norwood Sweeney Jackson (IL) Nussle Talent time. thorize appropriations for the Depart- Jackson-Lee Oberstar Tancredo But despite these contributions, contribu- ment of State for fiscal year 2000, and (TX) Obey Tanner tions that cost very little, many question why for other purposes, pursuant to House Jefferson Olver Tauscher we should maintain RFE/RL when we also Jenkins Ortiz Tauzin Resolution 247, he reported the bill John Ose Taylor (MS) spend money to support the Voice of America. back to the House with sundry amend- Johnson (CT) Owens Taylor (NC) To my mind, there are several good reasons ments adopted by the Committee of the Johnson, E.B. Oxley Terry for this, all of which have been highlighted by Whole. Johnson, Sam Packard Thomas the Kosovo crisis. Jones (NC) Pallone Thompson (CA) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under Jones (OH) Pascrell Thompson (MS) First of all, RFE/RL’s South Slavic Service is Kanjorski Pastor Thornberry unique in broadcasting to all the peoples of the rule, the previous question is or- Kaptur Paul Thune the former Yugoslavia in different languages dered. Kasich Payne Thurman Kelly Pease Tiahrt but with a common perspective on the need Is a separate vote demanded on any Kildee Pelosi Tierney for peaceful, democratic development. RFE/RL amendment? If not, the Chair will put Kilpatrick Peterson (MN) Toomey did not broadcast to Yugoslavia during the them en gros. Kind (WI) Petri Traficant Cold War. Had it done so, we might be facing King (NY) Phelps Turner The amendments were agreed to. Kingston Pickering Udall (CO) fewer problems today. Kleczka Pickett Udall (NM) In addition, RFE/RL continues to be a The bill was ordered to be engrossed Klink Pitts Upton ‘‘home service’’ for people whose govern- and read a third time, was read the Knollenberg Pombo Velazquez Kolbe Pomeroy Vento ments often deny them the chance to have a third time, and passed, and a motion to Kucinich Porter Visclosky free media. The Voice of America proudly pre- reconsider was laid on the table.

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