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SEC. 505. SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING INSPECTOR GENERAL

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It is the sense of the Senate that—

(1) there is a growing concern among some of the Members of this body that the unlimited terms of Office of Inspectors General in Federal agencies may be undesirable, therefore

(2) the issue of amending the Inspector General Act to establish term limits for Inspectors General should be examined and considered as soon as possible by the appropriate committees of jurisdiction.

SEC. 506. TORTURE CONVENTION IMPLEMENTATION.

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(c) 115 EFFECTIVE DATE.-The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the later of

(1) the date of enactment of this Act; or

(2) the date on which the United States has become a party to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.

SEC. 507. UNITED STATES POLICY CONCERNING IRAQ.

(a) POLICY.-It is the sense of the Congress that the President should

(1) take steps to encourage the United Nations Security Council

(A) to reaffirm support for the protection of all Iraqi Kurdish and other minorities pursuant to Security Council Resolution 688;

(B) to maintain the United Nations embargo on the Iraqi regime until Iraq complies with all relevant Security Council resolutions;

(C) to consider lifting selectively the United Nations embargo on the areas under the administration of the democratically-elected leadership of Iraqi Kurdistan, subject to the verifiable conditions that

(i) the inhabitants of such areas do not conduct trade with the Iraqi regime, and

(ii) the partial lifting of the embargo will not materially assist the Iraqi regime;

(D) to consider extending international protection, including the establishment of a safe haven, to the marsh Arabs in southern Iraq; and

(E) to pursue international judgments against Iraqi officials responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity, based upon documentary evidence obtained from Iraqi and other sources;

(2) continue to advocate the maintenance of Iraq's territorial integrity and the transition to a unified, democratic Iraq;

(3) take steps to encourage the provision of humanitarian assistance for the people fleeing from the marshes in southern Iraq;

114 Subsec. (a) added a new chapter 113B to 18 U.S.C.

118 18 U.S.C. 2340 note.

(4) design a multilateral assistance program for the people of Iraqi Kurdistan to support their drive for self-sufficiency; and (5) take steps to intensify discussions with the Government of Turkey, whose support and cooperation in the protection of the people of Iraqi Kurdistan is critical, to ensure that the stability of both Turkey and the entire region are enhanced by the measures taken under this section.

SEC. 508. HIGH-LEVEL VISITS TO TAIWAN.
It is the sense of the Congress that-

(1) the President should be commended for meeting with Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Conference in Seattle;

(2) the President should send Cabinet-level appointees to Taiwan to promote United States interests and to ensure the continued success of United States business in Taiwan; and

(3) in addition to Cabinet-level visits, the President should take steps to show clear United States support for Taiwan both in our bilateral relationship and in multilateral organizations of which the United States is a member.

SEC. 509. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN OBSOLETE OR SURPLUS DEFENSE ARTICLES IN THE WAR RESERVE ALLIES STOCKPILE TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA.

(a) AUTHORITY.-(1) Notwithstanding section 514 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h), the President is authorized to transfer to the Republic of Korea, in return for concessions to be negotiated by the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, any or all of the items described in paragraph (2).

(2) The items referred to in paragraph (1) are equipment, tanks, weapons, repair parts, and ammunition that

(A) are obsolete or surplus items;

(B) are in the inventory of the Department of Defense;

(C) are intended for use as reserve stocks for the Republic of Korea; and

(D) as of the date of enactment of this Act, are located in a stockpile in the Republic of Korea.

(b) CONCESSIONS.-The value of the concessions negotiated pursuant to subsection (a) shall be at least equal to the fair market. value of the items transferred. The concessions may include cash compensation, services, waiver of charges otherwise payable by the United States, and other items of value.

(c) ADVANCE NOTIFICATION OF TRANSFER.-Not less than 30 days before making a transfer under the authority of this section, the President shall transmit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs 116 of the House of Representatives, and the congressional defense committees a notification of the proposed transfer. The notification shall identify the items to be transferred and the concessions to be received.

116 Sec. 1(a)5) of Public Law 104-14 (109 Stat. 186) provided that references to the Committee on Foreign Assairs of the House of Representatives shall be treated as referring to the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives.

(d) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.-No transfer may be made under the authority of this section more than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 510. EXTENSION OF THE FAIR TRADE IN AUTO PARTS ACT OF 1988.

(a) IN GENERAL.-Section 2125 of the Fair Trade in Auto Parts Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4704) is amended by striking "1993" and inserting "1998".

(b) 117 EFFECTIVE DATE.-The amendment made by this section shall take effect on December 30, 1993.

SEC. 511. REPORT ON THE USE OF FOREIGN FROZEN OR BLOCKED ASSETS.

Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 116 of the House of Representatives a report containing a detailed accounting analysis and justification for all expenditures made from the assets of foreign governments that have been frozen or blocked by the United States Government, including expenditures from frozen or blocked assets of Haiti, Iraq, and Iran.

SEC. 512.118 EXTENSION OF CERTAIN ADJUDICATION PROVISIONS.

SEC. 513. POLICY REGARDING THE CONDITIONS WHICH THE GOV. ERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA SHOULD MEET TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE NONDISCRIMINATORY MOST-FAVORED-NATION TREATMENT.

(a) FINDINGS.-The Senate makes the following findings:

(1) In an Executive Order of May 28, 1993, the President established conditions for renewal of most-favored-nation (MFN) status for the People's Republic of China in 1994.119

(2) The Executive Order requires that in making a recommendation about the further extension of MFN status to China, the Secretary of State shall not recommend extension unless the Secretary determines that

(A) extension will substantially promote the freedom of emigration objectives of section 402 of the Trade Act of 1974; and

(B) China is complying with the 1992 bilateral agreement between the United States and China concerning prison labor.

(3) The Executive Order further requires that in making a recommendation, the Secretary of State shall determine whether China has made overall, significant progress with respect

to

(A) taking steps to begin adhering to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;

(B) releasing and providing an acceptable accounting for Chinese citizens imprisoned or detained for the non-violent expression of their political and religious beliefs, including

117 15 U.S.C. 4704 note.

118 Sec. 512 amended secs. 599D and 599E of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101-167).

119 Executive Order 12850 (58 F.R. 31327). For text, see Legislation on Foreign Relations Through 1996, vol. III.

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such expression of religious beliefs in connection with the Democracy Wall and Tiananmen Square movements;

(C) ensuring humane treatment of prisoners, such as by allowing access to prisons by international humanitarian and human rights organizations;

(D) protecting Tibet's distinctive religious and cultural heritage; and

(E) permitting international radio and television broadcasts into China.

(4) The Executive Order further requires the Executive Branch to resolutely pursue all legislative and executive actions to ensure that China abides by its commitments to follow fair, nondiscriminatory trade practices in dealing with United States businesses, and adheres to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, the Missile Technology Control Regime guidelines and parameters, and other nonproliferation commitments.

(5) The Chinese government should cooperate with international efforts to obtain North Korea's full, unconditional compliance with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

(6) The President has initiated an intensive high-level dialogue with the Chinese government which began last year with a meeting between the Secretary of State and the Chinese Foreign Minister, including a meeting in Seattle between the President and the President of China, meetings in Beijing with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Assistant Secretary for Human Rights and others, a recent meeting in Paris between the Secretary of State and the Chinese Foreign Minister, and recent meetings in Washington with several Under Secretaries and their Chinese counterparts.

(7) The President's efforts have led to some recent progress on some issues of concern to the United States.

(8) Notwithstanding this, substantially more progress is needed to meet the standards in the President's Executive Order.

(9) The Chinese government's overall human rights record in 1993 fell far short of internationally accepted norms as it continued to repress critics and failed to control abuses by its own security forces.

(b) SENSE OF SENATE.-It is the sense of the Senate that the President of the United States should use all appropriate opportunities, in particular more high-level exchanges with the Chinese government, to press for further concrete progress toward meeting the standards for continuation of MFN status as contained in the Executive Order.

SEC. 514.120 IMPLEMENTATION OF PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE.

(a) REPORT TO CONGRESS.-The President shall submit annually, beginning 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a de

120 22 U.S.C. 1928 note. Sec. 205 of the NATO Participation Act of 1994 (title II of Public Law 103-447; 108 Stat. 4697) provided the following:

"SEC. 205. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

"The President shall include in the report required by section 514(a) of Public Law 103-236 (22 U.S.C. 1928 note) the following:

(1) A description of all assistance provided under the program established under section 203(a), or otherwise provided by the United States Government to facilitate the transition to full NATO membership of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and other

tailed report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 116 of the House of Representatives on the implementation of the "Partnership for Peace" initiative, including an assessment of the progress made by former members of the Warsaw Treaty Organization in meeting the criteria for full membership articulated in Article 10 of the North Atlantic Treaty, wherein any other European state may, by unanimous agreement, be invited to accede to the North Atlantic Treaty if it is in a position to further the principles of the Treaty and to contribute to the security of the North Atlantic area.

(b) 121 AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDENT.-The President is authorized to confer, pursuant to agreement with any country eligible to participate in the Partnership for Peace, rights in respect of the military and related civilian personnel (including dependents of any such personnel) and activities of that country in the United States comparable to the rights conferred by that country in respect of the military and related civilian personnel (including dependents of any such personnel) and activities of the United States in that country.

SEC. 515. POLICY TOWARD THAILAND, CAMBODIA, LAOS, AND BURMA. It is the sense of the Congress that

(1) the creation of a new Cambodian government through United Nations sponsored elections offers a unique opportunity for the revival of the Cambodian nation, an opportunity which the United States should help realize;

(2) the President should enunciate a clear policy toward Burma and, in so doing, be guided by the approach in Senate Resolution 112; 122

Partnership for Peace countries emerging from communist domination designated pursuant to section 203(d).

"(2) A description, on the basis of information received from the recipients and from NATO, of all assistance provided by other NATO member nations or NATO itself to facilitate the transition to full NATO membership of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and other Partnership for Peace countries emerging from communist domination designated pursuant to section 203(d).”.

121 Functions vested in the President in sec. 514(b) were delegated to the Secretary of State (Presidential memorandum of July 26, 1994; 59 F.R. 40205).

122 Senate Resolution 112, agreed to in the Senate May 27, 1993, provided the following: "Urging sanctions to be imposed against the Burmese government, and for other purposes. "Whereas the military junta in Burma known as the State Law and Order Restoration Council (in this preamble referred to as the 'SLORC') brutally suppressed peaceful democratic demonstrations in September 1988;

"Whereas the Senate of the United States has repeatedly condemned and continues its condemnation of the SLORC;

"Whereas the SLORC does not represent the people of Burma, since the people of Burma gave the National League for Democracy a clear victory in the election of May 27, 1990;

"Whereas the SLORC has held Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, a leader of the National League for Democracy and the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for 1991, under house arrest since July 1989;

"Whereas the United Nations Human Rights Commission unanimously adopted on March 5, 1993, a resolution deploring the human rights situation in Burma and the continued arrest of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi; and

"Whereas on March 12, 1992, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate unanimously stated that (1) the SLORC does not represent the Burmese people and should transfer power to the winners of the 1990 elections, (2) United States military attaché should be withdrawn from Burma, and (3) the United States should oppose United Nations Development Program funding for Burma: Now, therefore, be it

"Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that the President, the Secretary of State, and other United States Government representatives should

"(1) seek the immediate release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi from arrest and the transfer of power to the winners of the 1990 elections in Burma; and

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