H. CON. RES. 395, H. RES. 398, S. 1453, AND COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION SEPTEMBER 21, 2000 Serial No. 106-189 Printed for the use of the Committee on International Relations Available via the World Wide Web: http://www.house.gov/international_relations 69-867 DTP U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 2001 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS BENJAMIN A. GILMAN, New York, Chairman WILLIAM F. GOODLING, Pennsylvania HENRY J. HYDE, Illinois CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH, New Jersey ELTON GALLEGLY, California MARSHALL “MARK” SANFORD, South MATT SALMON, Arizona AMO HOUGHTON, New York TOM CAMPBELL, California JOHN M. MCHUGH, New York KEVIN BRADY, Texas RICHARD BURR, North Carolina GEORGE P. RADANOVICH, California THOMAS G. TANCREDO, Colorado SAM GEJDENSON, Connecticut ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA, American DONALD M. PAYNE, New Jersey EARL F. HILLIARD, Alabama ROBERT WEXLER, Florida STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey EARL POMEROY, North Dakota WILLIAM D. DELAHUNT, Massachusetts GREGORY W. MEEKS, New York BARBARA LEE, California JOSEPH CROWLEY, New York JOSEPH M. HOEFFEL, Pennsylvania [VACANCY] RICHARD J. GARON, Chief of Staff KATHLEEN BERTELSEN Moazed, Democratic Chief of Staff SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS AND HUMAN RIGHTS CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH, New Jersey, Chairman WILLIAM F. GOODLING, Pennsylvania HENRY J. HYDE, Illinois DAN BURTON, Indiana THOMAS G. TANCREDO, Colorado CASS BALLENGER, North Carolina PETER T. KING, New York MATT SALMON, Arizona CYNTHIA A. MCKINNEY, Georgia ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA, American EARL F. HILLIARD, Alabama BRAD SHERMAN, California WILLIAM D. DELAHUNT, Massachusetts GROVER JOSEPH REES, Subcommittee Staff Director Bib 12408035 LC Control Number 2001 330475 (II) KF27 2000c copy! しし CONTENTS Markup of H. Con. Res. 395, Expressing the sense of the Congress_con- demning the September 6, 2000, militia attack on United Nations refugee workers in West Timor and calling for an end to militia violence in East Markup of H. Res. 398, calling upon the President to provide for appropriate training and materials to all Foreign Service officers, United States Depart- ment of State officials, and any other executive branch employee involved in responding to issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide, and for other purposes Markup of S. 1453, a bill to facilitate famine relief efforts and a comprehen- sive solution to the war in Sudan Markup of H. Res. 577, to honor the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for its role as a protector of the world's refugees, to celebrate UNHCR's 50th anniversary, and to praise the High Commis- sioner Sadako Ogata for her work with UNHCR for the past 10 years. Additional material submitted for the record: Statement of Hon. Joseph Crowley on H. Con. Res. 395 H. CON. RES. 395, H. RES. 398, S. 1453, AND H. RES. 577 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2000 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, Washington, DC. The Subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 10:36 a.m. in Room 2200, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Christopher H. Smith [Chairman of the Subcommittee] presiding. Mr. SMITH. The Subcommittee meets pursuant to notice to take up a number of resolutions, and we will begin with H. Con. Res. 395 and then proceed to the Armenian resolution and then to the remainder of the business. The Chair lays the resolution, H. Con. Res. 395, before the Committee. The Clerk will report the title of the resolution. CONSIDERATION OF H. CON. RES. 395 Mr. REES. H. Con. Res. 395, Expressing the sense of the Congress condemning the September 6, 2000, militia attack on United Nations refugee workers in West Timor and calling for an end to militia violence in East and West Timor. Mr. SMITH. Without objection, the Clerk will read the preamble and operative language of the resolution for amendment. Mr. REES. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress condemning the September 6, 2000, militia attack on United Nations refugee workers in West Timor and calling for an end to militia violence in East and West Timor. Mr. SMITH. Without objection, the resolution is considered as having been read and is open to amendment at any point. The Chair recognizes himself for just a very brief opening comment and any comments of my Subcommittee colleagues, and then we will go to a vote. I am very proud to be the principal sponsor of H. Con. Res. 395 relating to the recent killings in Indonesia and the U.S./Indonesia military to military relationship. Over 2 years ago, just before the fall of the corrupt and dictatorial Suharto regime, this Subcommittee held a hearing on human rights in Indonesia. Our witnesses at that hearing were Indonesian human rights advocates who testified first that powerful elements of the Indonesian military were engaging in torture, extrajudicial executions and other atrocities against human rights defenders in East Timor, West Papua and Aceh, as well as throughout Indonesia. |