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Legislative Activities Report Committee on Foreign Relations United States Senate 1 104TH CONGRESS REPORT 1st Session SENATE 104±21 " ! LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED THIRD CONGRESS JANUARY 5, 1993±DECEMBER 1, 1994 MARCH 29 (legislative day, MARCH 27), 1995.ÐOrdered to be printed U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 99±010 WASHINGTON : 1995 COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS ONE HUNDRED THIRD CONGRESS CLAIBORNE PELL, Rhode Island, Chairman JOSEPH R. BIDEN, Jr., Delaware JESSE HELMS, North Carolina PAUL S. SARBANES, Maryland RICHARD G. LUGAR, Indiana CHRISTOPHER J. DODD, Connecticut NANCY L. KASSEBAUM, Kansas JOHN F. KERRY, Massachusetts LARRY PRESSLER, South Dakota PAUL SIMON, Illinois FRANK H. MURKOWSKI, Alaska DANIEL P. MOYNIHAN, New York HANK BROWN, Colorado CHARLES S. ROBB, Virginia JAMES M. JEFFORDS, Vermont HARRIS WOFFORD, Pennsylvania PAUL COVERDELL, Georgia RUSSELL D. FEINGOLD, Wisconsin HARLAN MATHEWS, Tennessee GERYLD B. CHRISTIANSON, Staff Director JAMES W. NANCE, Minority Staff Director COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS ONE HUNDRED FOURTH CONGRESS JESSE HELMS, North Carolina, Chairman RICHARD G. LUGAR, Indiana CLAIBORNE PELL, Rhode Island NANCY L. KASSEBAUM, Kansas JOSEPH R. BIDEN, Jr., Delaware HANK BROWN, Colorado PAUL S. SARBANES, Maryland PAUL COVERDELL, Georgia CHRISTOPHER J. DODD, Connecticut OLYMPIA J. SNOWE, Maine JOHN F. KERRY, Massachusetts FRED THOMPSON, Tennessee CHARLES S. ROBB, Virginia CRAIG THOMAS, Wyoming RUSSELL D. FEINGOLD, Wisconsin ROD GRAMS, Minnesota DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California JOHN ASHCROFT, Missouri JAMES W. NANCE, Staff Director EDWIN K. HALL, Minority Chief Counsel & Staff Director (II) 2 C O N T E N T S Page Introduction .............................................................................................................. 1 A. Treaties ................................................................................................................ 3 1. Treaties Approved ....................................................................................... 3 2. Other Treaties Considered by the Committee .......................................... 5 3. Treaties Pending in Committee at the Close of the 103rd Congress ...... 6 B. Legislation ........................................................................................................... 11 1. Referred to Committee ................................................................................ 11 2. Original Measures from Committee ........................................................... 16 C. Resolutions .......................................................................................................... 16 1. Referred to Committee ................................................................................ 16 2. Original Measures from Committee ........................................................... 20 D. Legislation Considered But Not Enacted or Agreed To ................................... 20 E. Nominations ........................................................................................................ 21 Department of State ......................................................................................... 21 Ambassadors ..................................................................................................... 21 Other Agencies .................................................................................................. 21 International Organizations and Conferences ............................................... 22 F. Miscellaneous Activities ..................................................................................... 22 Meetings ............................................................................................................ 22 Subcommittee Activities ................................................................................... 26 Studies by Committee Members and Staff ..................................................... 29 Interparliamentary Activities .......................................................................... 29 APPENDIX: Committee Publications .................................................................... 31 (III) 3 104TH CONGRESS REPORT 1st Session SENATE 104±21 " ! LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES REPORT MARCH 29 (legislative day, MARCH 27), 1995.ÐOrdered to be printed Mr. HELMS, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, submitted the following R E P O R T INTRODUCTION BY SENATOR JESSE HELMS CHAIRMAN, COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS This compilation of activities of the Committee on Foreign Rela- tions during the 103rd Congress is submitted in response to the re- quirements of Rule XXVI 8(b) of the Standing Rules of the Senate, which provides that each standing committee report to the Senate, not later than March 31 of each odd-numbered year, on its legisla- tive activities during the preceding Congress. The Committee on Foreign Relations undertook a full schedule during the 103rd Congress, including legislation, review of treaties and nominations to positions in foreign affairs, hearings touching upon a variety of issues, and general oversight of foreign policy. The Committee commenced its first month of the 103rd Congress with three days of extensive hearings to consider the nominations of Secretary of State Warren Christopher and United Nations Am- bassador Madeleine K. Albright. The Committee examined the United States policy toward Bosnia early in the 103rd Congress, and conducted hearings to gather an overview of U.S. foreign pol- icy. Other hearings during the 103rd Congress addressed several important foreign policy issues facing the United States: Policy To- ward Africa, Vietnam, the Middle East Peace Process, NATO, Transnational Crime, China, Haiti, Central America, and the North Korea Nuclear Agreement. The Committee effectively fulfilled its oversight responsibility with respect to management of legislation to authorize appropria- tions for the Department of State, the United States Information Agency, the Agency for International Development, the Peace Corps, the Board for International Broadcasting, and the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. Legislation reported by the Committee to the Senate also included legislation to authorize ap- (1) 2 propriations for foreign assistance programs, to revise obsolete laws related to the Cold War, to implement the North American Free Trade Agreement, and to extend the authorities of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation through fiscal year 1995. Seventy-six treaties were pending before the Committee during the 103d Congress, and thirty of those were reported favorably by the Committee. Many of the bilateral agreements to protect United States business investments abroad and to avoid double taxation of foreign income were favorably reported and ratified by the Senate. Also considered and recommended by the Committee and ratified by the Senate were: the Treaty on Open Skies, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimina- tion, and an Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. The Committee considered 248 nominees to positions in foreign affairs during the 103rd Congress, 118 of whom were nominated as country Ambassadors. The Committee favorably referred 242 nomi- nees to the full Senate for advice and consent. Twenty-six rep- resentatives to conferences were referred to the Committee, 22 of whom were reported favorably. The Committee further confirmed 1,704 of the 1,705 Foreign Service Officers referred to the Commit- tee for promotion. The Committee conducted 171 full Committee meetings and 53 subcommittee meetings. On 82 occasions the Committee received foreign heads of State and senior officials from foreign govern- ments. The Committee produced 29 reports which addressed a broad spectrum of issues, encompassing, but not limited to, the Middle East, the Bosnian Republic, Reform of United Nations Peacekeeping, Assistance to the Newly Independent States, and Confiscated Property of American Citizens Overseas. I thank my colleagues and our respective staffs for their con- tributions to the Committee. The Committee was productive be- cause of their efforts. I particularly express my appreciation to my able colleague, Senator Claiborne Pell, for his leadership as Chair- man of the Foreign Relations Committee during the 103rd Con- gress. The table below is a tabulation of the legislation in this report. Foreign Affairs Legislation in the Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions: Referred to Committee ................................................................................ 88 Original measures from Committee ........................................................... 4 Total ...................................................................................................... 92 Reported ....................................................................................................... 1 12 Became Public Law ..................................................................................... 2 7 Concurrent, Executive, and Senate Resolutions: Referred to Committee ................................................................................ 79 Original Resolutions from Committee ....................................................... 3 Total ...................................................................................................... 82 Reported ....................................................................................................... 3 25 Agreed to by Senate ...................................................................................
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