AN INTERNATIONAL COVENANT DEFINING TERRORISM

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• Publication Date: October 22, 1985
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October 22 1985 ' CONGRESSIONAL' ECORD SENATE
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE
SPENDING TOTALS-SENATE-PASSED
[In Mims of dollars]
Fiscal year 1986
au Ou"
Outlays from prior-year budget authority and other
actions completed ........................................................ (') 7.4
H.R. 2959, as passed by the Senate .......................... _... 15.2 8.2
Possible later requirements: Salaries and expenses.......... +.1 +(1)
roans Budget authority
Adjuf ,big
mittee ' s oo
302(b) allocation Outlays
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE
SPENDING TOTALS-SENATE-PASSED-Continued SPENDING TOTALS-SENATE-PASSED-Continued
(In billions of dollars) [In billions of dollars)
Subcommittee 302(b) allocation ...................................... 15.3 15.6
House-passed bill .............................................................. 15.4 15.6
President's request ........................................................... 15.3 15.6
' Lass than $50 million.
Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.
Fiscal year 1986
B ~ Outlays
authority
Adjustment to conform mandatory programs to budget Subcommittee total compared to:
resolution assumptions ................................................. +l') -.1 Subcommittee302(b)allocation ...................... (') +('
House-passed bill .................................................... 1 + (' y
Subcommittee total ............................................. 15.3 15.6 President's request.................................................. - I + (1)
STATUS OF APPROPRIATION BILLS IN THE SENATE
[In billions of dollars]
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Transportation .....................................................................................................................................
Treasury-Postal ..................................... _...-........................................................................................
Unassigned .............................................................................................................................._..........
Budget authority Bin compared to Budget authority
Outlays crosswalk Outlays
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Budget outlays
authority .
28.2 25.2 28.2 25.2 . _(2) -(2) Senate-passed.
12.0 11.9 11.9 12.0 -0.1 +0.1 Senate-reported.
285.5 252.2 ................................................................................................. ...................................
.5 .5 .5 .5 + (2) + (2) Senate-reported.
15.3 15.6 15.3
......................1............................................................................ Conleence
15.2 14.7 ..................................
58.7 61.2 58:7 62.0 +(2) +.8 Serrte-reported.3
8.2 8.9 8.2 9.3 +(2) +.4 Senate-reported.
108-0 115.3 108.0 115.3 _(2) -(2) Senate-reported.
1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 -(2) -(2) Senate-passed.
9.0 7.6 ........................................................................................................................................
10.5 26.6 10.0 26.7 - -.5 +.1 Senate-reported.
13.1 13.1 13.1 13.1 -(2) -1(2) Senate-passed.
1.2 -.4 .................................................................... -1.2 +.4
-In addition to the bill , includes outlays from budget authority enacted in prior years, possible later requirements, adjustments to conform mandatory items' to the budget resolution keel, and other adjustments.
2 less then $50 million.
' Scaring of the Senate-passed HUD-passed HUD-Ie dependeert Agencies Drill has not been completed as of this time.
Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.
'Source: Senate Budget Committee Staff.
RILEY GARNER-A SHELBY
COUNTY INSTITUTION
Mr. -SASSER. Mr. President, my
good friend, Riley Garner recently an-
nounced his candidacy for reelection
to the office of Shelby County trustee.
I believe that the people of Shelby
County are well served by Riley's deci-
sion.
Quite simply, Riley Garner is a
Shelby County institution. He was
first elected as county trustee in 1947.
Ever since he has held his office he
has performed his duties as county
trustee in a manner that has earned
the trust and respect of the people of
Shelby County.
When Riley first took office in 1947
his office processed about 60,000 tax
bills which altogether totaled some $3
million. In 1984 his office' handled
some 300,000 tax bills totaling about
$155 million. Yet even with this in-
creased work load, the number of em-
ployees in Riley's office still stands at
17-the same number of employees
that were in his office in 1947. That is
a noteworthy accomplishment, Mr.
President.
When Riley took office, he was faced
with the task of collecting some $3
million in delinquent taxes owed to
Shelby County. And since 1947 he has
been able to make tremendous strides
.in reducing the amount of delinquent
taxes that are owed to the county.
Throughout his tenure in office, be-
tween 98 and 98.5 percent of all taxes
that are owed to Shelby County are
collected in full. While he was doing
that, I am informed that Riley was
able to turn back to Shelby County
about 69 percent of his budget that
was alloted for his office during this
past year. The message is a simply
one-Riley does an excellent job and he
does it well within budget.
But Riley is more than a good public
official. He is an outstanding citizen as
well. He cares deeply about the people
of Shelby County. His list of Civic
achievements is long and varied. He
has received the Dr. James Bodley
Americanism Award from the Mem-
phis American Legion. He has received
the B.P.O Elks Outstanding Service
Awar?. He has been the chairman of
the Memphis Easter Seal Society and
was past chairman- of the Tennessee
Society for Crippled Children and
Crippled Adults. He has been instru-
mental in insuring the success of fund-
raising drives for St. -Jude's Hospital,
Baptist Hospital, Methodist Hospital,
St. Joseph's Hospital and many other
worthy Memphis Institutions. In
short, Riley has worked long and hard
to improve the quality of life in Mem-
phis and Shelby County.
Riley Garner is a model citizen and a
model public official. He cares deeply
about his fellow citizens, and I believe
that the people of Shelby County care
deeply about him. I wish Riley Garner
well in the years ahead as he contin-
ues his duties as county trustee and as
a civil leader of Shelby County.
Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. President,
recent events have once again brought
the subject of terrorism to the center
of America's attention. While we all
abhor terrorism, the term itself is
often too imprecise, too freighted with
political judgment and too often open
to misunderstanding to be a useful cat-
egory in American extradition law.
However, the humanitarian sentiment
and principle behind our opposition to
terrorism must not be misunderstood.
What cannot be achieved directly may
have to be achieved indirectly.
. Terrorism, in common parlance,
refers to those acts or threats of vio-
lence which are calculated to instill
fear-indeed terror-in the minds of
the target population. That is why,
when we think of terrorists, we think
first of persons who attack or threaten
presumptively innocent or helpless
persons, or who kidnap, bomb, or
murder for symbolic reasons. Terror-
ism, in its most perjorative sense,
refers to acts or threats of violence
that are wanton, indiscriminate, and
without any immediate, practical ob-
jective.
Americans have, unfortunately, been
targets of terrorist activities for some
time. Just recently, the Soviet Union
found that it, too, had to face a terror-
ist attack on its diplomatic staff in
Lebanon. We believe it is time for the
two superpowers and their respective
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE (Jl,tober 222, 1985
allies to make. a concerted effort to to-
tally eliminate. sanctuaries for interna-
tional terrorists who commit serious
offenses against individuals of other
nations.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous con-
sent to have printed in the RECORD a
letter to President Reagan, cosigned
by a number of us in the U.S. Senate.
to urge the adoption of an internation-
al covenant that would define interna-
tional terrorism and deny political
sanctuary to such individuals through-
out the world.
There being no objection, the letter
was ordered to be printed in the
RECORD, as follows:
U.S. SENATE,
Washington, DC, October 21, 1985.
11On, RONALD REAGAN,
The White House,
Washington, DC.
DEAR Ma- PRESIDENT: The civilized world
today stands at a crossroads between un-
checked international terrorism and the
rule of law. Your forthcoming summit meet-
ing with Soviet General Secretary Mikhail
Gorbachev offers a unique and historic op-
portunity for you, as the leader of the free
world, to begin the process that will lead to
the elimination of this dark shadow of ter-
rorism which threatens the security of
every nation and all peoples.
You go to the summit with both the legal
and moral authority necessary to propose to
Mr. Gorbachev that the Soviet Union and
the United States join in adopting an inter-
national covenant that would define terror-
ists as those who attack or threaten pre-
sumptively innocent or helpless persons, or
who kidnap, bomb, or murder for symbolic
reasons. This covenant would also bind-its.
signatories to deny political sanctuary to all
such individuals throughout the world.
All governmehts have an obligation to
protect the lives of its citizens from violence
and to bring their assailants to justice. But
justice can only be assured if all nations
unite in declaring terrorists persona non
grata. Cowardly vigilantes must be denied
sanctuary and sustenance by civilized soci-
eties. Such united action by the world cot. -
=unity will go far in ridding society of their
ilk. Your leadership, In joint cooperation
with Mr. Gorbachev, will give this document
the necessary moral authority to unite the
world's nations against such continued bar-
barous activity.
Terrorists have thrown down the gauntlet
before the civilized world. Mr. President,
you have a unique opportunity to lead the
community of nations in meeting and eradi-
cating this challenge to world order.
We therefore pledge our firm support to
you in an effort to persuade Mr. Gorbachev
to join in covenant with the United States
In treating terrorism as a cancer that must
be completely excised for the good of all civ-
ilized society.
-Best wishes.
Sincerely,
MARK ,ANDREWS.
Mr. ANDREWS. Mr President. I wel-
come my colleagues' endorsement of
this letter to President Reagan. If
they are interested In cosigning. 1' ask
them please to contact our office as
soon as possible. We Intend to send it
THE CHILEAN SITUATION
Mr. DURENNBERGER. Mr. Presi-
dent, on September 23, Senator LUGAR
and I. introduced Senate Concurrent
Resolution 88. which expresses the
Senate's support.for Chile's National
Accord for the Transition to Full De-
mocracy. At the same time, We circu-
lated a letter to Cardinal Juan Fran-
cisco Fresno of Santiago conveying the
Senate's support for this effort of
Chile's many democrats to renew their
country's traditional adherence to
democratic principles and processes.
These expressions of support for ChiJ-
ean democracy have received substan-
tial backing in the U.S. Senate. I'm
pleased to report that a bipartisan
group of n Senators-consisting of
many committee chairmen, conserv-
atives, moderates, and liberals-have
spoken with one voice in favor of a
return to democracy In Chile.
11 Several bills reflecting the Senate's
concern about the current situation in
Chile are now being considered by the
Foreign Relations Committee. I have
been assured by the chairman of that,
committee that these resolutions on
Chile shall receive immediate consid-
eration, so that the Senate may take a
firm stand on this important foreign
policy matter.
Despite numerous constraints. the
National Endowment for Democracy
has initiated several important
projects in Chile which seek to
strengthen democratic groups and in-
stitutions in that country. NED has,
for example, facilitated a nongovern-
mental relationship between Chile and
the State of Washington through the
Partners of the Americas Program.
This partnership will allow for contin-
ued exchanges in the areas of youth.
agricultural groups, and farmer coop-
eratives, and women and small bus-
ness-development. NED also organized
an international symposium on the
problems of contemporary democracy
at the Institute of Political Science at
the Catholic University of Santiago.
This conference brought together dis-
tinguished political scientists from
Latin America and the United States
to discuss democratic philosophies and
to examine transition experiences in
various countries from. authoritarian
regimes to pluralistic democracies.
Perhaps the most significant of the
NED projects in Chile required -the
active involvement of the Minnesota
Association -of Cooperatives [MAC].
Minnesota Is justly proud of its long
tradition of success In cooperative ass-
tivity. NED initiated a $90,000 pilot
project In 1984 and 1985 which estab-
lished a program of, exchanges- and
"sister co-op" relationships between
U.S. cooperatives and 'their counter-
parts In Chrle: As a result of this pro-
gram, several Chilean cooperatives
have requested the formation of sister
cooperatives in the United States. In
speaking with members of the MAC,
I've learned that the Chilean partiel-
paats gained an understanding of the
political role of our UAL national and
State cooperative organizations for
nonpartisan political action. The Chil-
eans have responded by creating their
own lobbying organization to repre-
sent the entire Chilean cooperative
movement before a rather hostile gov-
ernment. They came to appreciate the
need for united political action to
maintain and expand their democratic
cooperatives.
The success of this International co-
operative effort and NED's role in its
implementation suggests that we can
and should do more to aid Chile's
democratic institutions. Simply ex-
pressing our verbal support for a tran-
sition to democracy in Chile is not
enough. We do have the technical ex-
pertise and the experience to strength-
en the organization of democratic po-
litical parties and legislative institu-
tions, to improve the functioning of
the judicial system, to assist independ-
ent journalists who seek to establish a
free press, and to aid the growth of
democratic labor unions. While the
men and women of the Department of
State, the Agency for International
Development, and the United States
Information Agency perform their
tasks extremely well, the NED can do
much to strengthen democracy in
Chile through private, nongovernmen-
tal efforts. I would hope that the
Senate would keep this in mind as we
debate the future of the NED during
consideration' of the Commerce. Jus-
tice, and State appropriations bill.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous con-
sent that a letter to Cardinal Fresno
on the Chilean National Accord for
the Transition to Democracy and a
summary of the report of a delegation
from the United States Overseas Co-
operative Development Committee
which visited Chile in March of 1885.
There being no objection, the mate-
rial was ordered to be printed in the
Racoon, as follows:
U.S. SENATE,
Washington, DC, October 4, 1915.
His Eminence JUAN CARDmWAL Fasnctsco
FRESNO,
An kbiskop of Santiago, Santiago, Chile,
DEAR CARDINAL PaESxa We write to ex-
press our concern over the slow process of
democratization In Chile and to convey our
support for the return of democracy in your
country.
As we believe that a restoration of democ-
racy is the best way of assuring Chile's po-
litical, economic. and social stability, we
have Joined in this effort to express our soli-
darity with responsible Chilean democratic
leaders who seek to assist the restoration of
democracy and respect for law in Chile. It is
our fervent hope that all responsible sectors
In Chile will treat the National Accord for
the Transition to Pull Democracy with the
seriousmaess that the reconciliation process
demands. We further believe that the cur-
rent situation in Chile demands a coherent,
long-term, and positive approach on the
part of American policy-makers.
Terrorism, human and civil rights viola-
tions, a substantial Communist party com-
mitted to the violent overthrow of the gor-
etnment, the national debt crisis, are only a
few of the 'Current obstacles to be overcome
In achieving genuine political stability. Per-
hags the most difficult challenge of all is
forging a broad consensus on the institu-
tional means of rebuilding a stable democra-
cy in your country and marshalling the will,
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