A. THE NEUTRALITY TREATY-Continued Proposed Amendments to Article VI: Amendment No. 21 (Byrd, Baker, and 75 cosponsors), March 10, Proposed Amendments to Byrd-Baker Amendment No. 21: Unprinted Amendment No. 9 (Helms), March 13, 1978-Tabled 58-28_. Article VII.... Article VIII.... Amendments Considered by the Senate Following Article-by-Article Dis- Amendment No. 73, as Modified (Thurmond, et al.), March 14, 1978- Amendment No. 78 (Schmitt), March 14, 1978-Tabled 65-30- B. RESOLUTION OF RATIFICATION FOR THE NEUTRALITY TREATY Resolution of Ratification as Reported from the Senate Foreign Rela- Proposed Reservations, Understandings and Conditions to the Resolution Condition No. 8, as Modified (Nunn, et al.), March 14, 1978—Adopted Understanding No. 14, as Modified (Long, et al.), March 15, 1978- Reservation No. 7, as Modified (Randolph, et al.), March 15, 1978- 398 399 401 402 403 Reservation No. 4 (Bartlett), March 16, 1978-Tabled 60-37. Proposed Amendment to De Concini Condition No. 83: The Resolution of Ratification, as Amended____ Vote on the Resolution of Ratification, March 16, 1978-Adopted 405 413 C. THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY Article I... 41 Proposed Amendments to Article I: Amendment No. 69 (Dole), March 20, 1978—Rejected 45–39.. Amendment No. 86 (Allen), March 21, 1978-Tabled 56-35, 52-42.... Amendment No. 91 (Allen, et al.), March 23, 1978-Tabled 56-36... Article II...--. C. THE PANAMA CANAL TREATY- Continued 'roposed Amendments to Article II: Amendment No. 97 (Schmitt, et al.), April 13, 1978-Tabled 55-34.- Page 426 427 Article III.... Proposed Amendments to Article III: 429 Article V... Unprinted Amendment No. 18 (Allen), April 6, 1978-Tabled 53–25_ Article IV. Proposed Amendments to Article IV: Amendment No. 100 (Helms), April 11, 1978-Tabled 64-28-- Proposed Amendments to Article V: Unprinted Amendment No. 22 (Hatch), April 11, 1978-Tabled 62-29- Article VI Article VII......... Article VIII.... 432 433 434 436 437 438 439 441 441 442 446 447 448 Amendment No. 82 (Hatch), April 12, 1978-Tabled 55-33---- 453 Article XI........ 455 Proposed Amendment to Article XI: Unprinted Amendment No. 25 (Dole), April 13, 1978-Rejected‒‒‒‒‒‒ 456 Article XII........ 458 Proposed Amendment to Article XII: Amendment No. 10 (Dole, et al.), April 10, 1978—-Tabled 49-40---. 458 Article XIII....... 460 Proposed Amendments to Article XIII: Amendment No. 41 (Bartlett, Hansen), April 7, 1978-Tabled 40-33-- 461 462 Article XIV.... 464 Proposed Amendment to Article XIV: Amendment No. 90 (Stevens, et al.), April 12, 1978-Tabled 53-40.... 464 D. RESOLUTion of ratification for the PANAMA CANAL TREATY Resolution of Ratification as Reported from the Senate Foreign Proposed Reservations, Understandings and Conditions to the Resolution 467 Reservation No. 99 (Long et al.), April 17, 1978-Adopted 65-27. 467 468 Unprinted Understanding No. 26 (Brooke, Byrd of Va.), April 17, 1978-Adopted... 469 Unprinted Understanding No. 27 (Brooke, Byrd of Va.), April 17, 470 PROPOSED RESERVATIONS, UNDERSTANDINGS AND CONDITIONS ΤΟ THE Page Unprinted Reservation No. 28 (Brooke, et al.), April 17, 1978- 471 472 473 475 Unprinted Reservation No. 29 (McClure), April 17, 1978-Tabled Reservation No. 18 (Helms), April 17, 1978-Tabled 56-39.. Reservation No. 20 (DeConcini), April 17, 1978-Adopted 92-6-. Understanding No. 10 (Sarbanes for Sparkman), April 17, 1978- Unprinted Reservation No. 33 (Dole), April 18, 1978-Tabled 56-42_ Understanding No. 16 (Thurmond), April 18, 1978-Tabled 56–42. Proposed Amendments to Byrd-Baker-DeConcini Unprinted Amendment No. 104 (Allen, et al.) to Byrd-Baker-DeConcini Amendment No. 105 (Allen, et al.) to Byrd-Baker-DeConcini Unprinted Amendment No. 37 (Cannon) to Byrd-Baker- 475 477 477 479 479 479 481 482 483 483 484 486 457 488 Amendment No. 103, as Modified (Griffin, Wallop), April 18, 1978- 489 Unprinted Reservation No. 39 (Cannon, et al.), April 18, 1978- 490 The Resolution of Ratification, as Amended---- 493 Vote on the Resolution of Ratification, April 18, 1978-Adopted 68-32. 495 III. SUMMARY, TEXT AND VOTE FOR ALL PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE TREATIES AND RESOLUTIONS OF RATIFICATION CONSIDERED BY THE SENATE 1 INTRODUCTORY NOTE This section contains a complete listing of all proposed amendments, conditions, reservations, and understandings which were considered by the Senate during the debate on the Panama Canal Treaties. The order of presentation, which corresponds to the order of consideration by the Senate, is a follows: A. The Neutrality Treaty B. The Resolution of Ratification for the Neutrality Treaty D. The Resolution of Ratification for the Panama Canal Treaty Since the Senate followed the Committee of the Whole procedure of considering amendments to the treaties article by article, the amendments are listed by article, generally in the order in which they were considered. Exceptions to this rule are noted in explanatory footnotes. To facilitate understanding, the text of each treaty article is printed just before the proposed amendments. Each listing includes the following: (1) A heading which indicates, in order of presentation, (a) the title and number of the proposed change-e.g. Amendment No. 40with explanation when the title varied during the debate, or varied from the nomenclature in the resolution of ratification; (b) whether the measure was modified during debate; (c) the principal sponsor or sponsors; (d) the date the measure was first called up for consideration; along with (e) a page reference to the Congressional Record (daily edition) when the measure was considered; and (f) the final vote on the matter. (2) A summary of the amendment. (3) The actual text of the amendment. (4) The roll call vote on the measure, with the date of vote and Congressional Record (daily edition) page reference. 1 Prepared by Ann Harkins and K. Larry Storrs, Analysts in Latin American Affairs. A. THE TREATY CONCERNING THE PERMANENT NEUTRALITY AND OPERATION OF THE PANAMA CANAL ARTICLE I The Republic of Panama declares that the Canal, as an international transit waterway, shall be permanently neutral in accordance with the regime established in this Treaty. The same regime of neutrality shall apply to any other international waterway that may be built either partially or wholly in the territory of the Republic of Panama. Proposed amendments to Article I Amendment No. 40, as modified' (Allen, Laxalt), February 24, 1978 (Congressional Record, S 2276)—Tabled 55–34. Summary.-Provided for a continued U.S. military presence in the Canal Zone area after 1999, but not beyond 2019, if the President of the United States determined that such a presence was necessary for the defense of the canal or the preservation of its neutrality. Text.-Strike article I, and insert in lieu thereof the following: ARTICLE I The Republic of Panama declares that the Canal, as an international transit waterway, shall be permanently neutral in accordance with the regime established in this Treaty. The same regime of neutrality shall apply to any other international waterway that may be built either partially or wholly in the territory of the Republic of Panama: Provided, That the military presence of the United States in what was the Panama Canal Zone on September 7, 1977, shall be continued beyond December 31, 1999, but not beyond December 31, 2019, if the President of the United States deems it necessary for the defense of the Canal or maintenance of the neutrality thereof and shall prior to December 31, 1999, so certify to the Government of Panama. Vote to table, February 27, 1978 (Congressional Record, S 2368).— The result was announced-yeas 55, nays 34, as follows: 1 During the debate Senator Allen modified his amendment to add the time limitation, "but not beyond December 31, 2019." See Congressional Record, S 2131 (February 23, 1978) and Congressional Record S 2274-76 (February 24, 1978). |