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“THE FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1997” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Senate section on pages S8576-S8577 on July 23, 1996.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
THE FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1997
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PRESSLER AMENDMENT NO. 4986
(Ordered to lie on the table.)
Mr. PRESSLER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill (H.R. 3540) making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes; as follows:
On page 198, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:
sense of senate on delivery by china of cruise missiles to iran
Sec. 580. (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
(1) On February 22, 1996, the Director of Central Intelligence informed the Senate that the Government of the People's Republic of China had delivered cruise missiles to Iran.
(2) On June 19, 1996, the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs informed Congress that the Department of State had evidence of Chinese-produced cruise missiles in Iran.
(3) On at least three occasions in 1996, including July 15, 1996, the Commander of the United States Fifth Fleet has pointed to the threat posed by Chinese-produced cruise missiles to the 15,000 United States sailors and marines stationed in the Persian Gulf region.
(4) Section 1605 of the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 (title XVI of Public Law 102-484; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) both requires and authorizes the President to impose sanctions against any foreign government that delivers cruise missiles to Iran.
(b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
(1) the Government of the People's Republic of China should immediately halt the delivery of cruise missiles and other advanced conventional weapons to Iran; and
(2) the President should enforce all appropriate sanctions under United States law with respect to the delivery by that government of cruise missiles to Iran.
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