Amendment105th Congress
Amendment expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should not provide military assistance and arms transfers to Indonesia unless the President certifies to Congress that Indonesia has met certain human rights requirements. \ As amended by the Bereuter amendment (A040), language was added concerning violence in East Timor.
- Amendment Number
- 167
- Description
- Amendment expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should not provide military assistance and arms transfers to Indonesia unless the President certifies to Congress that Indonesia has met certain human rights requirements. \ As amended by the Bereuter amendment (A040), language was added concerning violence in East Timor.
- Purpose
- An amendment to express the sense of Congress that the government of Indonesia should not receive military assistance or arms transfers unless the president certifies that it (1) accredits independent domestic election monitoring organizations; (2) protects nongov-ernmental organizations; (3) investigates the July 1996 attack on the headquarters ofthe Demo-cratic Party of Indonesia; (4) takes further steps to resolve the conflict in East Timor, including the release of political prisoners; and (5) improves labor rights.
- Congress
- 105
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Jun 10, 1997
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Kennedy (RI) amendment (A039) as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- Latest Action Time
- 16:40:43
- Submitted Date
- Jun 10, 1997
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Aug 15, 2021