PRESENT AND GIVING A LIVE PAIR, AS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED- -3 Robert C. Byrd, for, (paired with H. F. Byrd, against) Baker, for, (paired with Thurmond, against) Amendment No. 23 (Cannon), April 11, 19781 (Congressional Record, S 5246-47)-Tabled 52-42. Summary.-Provided that the United States would pay $5 million, instead of $10 million, to Panama annually for police and fire protection, street cleaning, lighting and maintenance, traffic management and garbage collection. Text. In the second sentence of paragraph 5 of Article III, strike out "ten million United States dollars ($10,000,000)" and insert in lieu thereof "five million United States dollars ($5,000,000)”. 1 This amendment was considered out of sequence with the article-by-article consideration of the Treaty, in accordance with an agreement of April 10, 1978 (Congressional Record, S 5169). After tabling Amendment No. 23, the Committee of the Whole, having completed consideration of Article IV, began to consider Article V. Vote to table, April 11, 1978 (Congressional Record, S 5249).— The result was announced-yeas 52, nays 42, as follows: PANAMA CANAL TREATY ARTICLE IV PROTECTION AND DEFENSE 1. The United States of America and the Republic of Panama commit themselves to protect and defend the Panama Canal. Each Party shall act, in accordance with its constitutional processes, to meet the danger resulting from an armed attack or other actions which threaten the security of the Panama Canal or of ships transiting it. 2. For the duration of this Treaty, the United States of America shall have primary responsibility to protect and defend the Canal. The rights of the United States of America to station, train, and move military forces within the Republic of Panama are described in the Agreement in Implementation of this Article, signed this date. The use of areas and installations and the legal status of the armed forces of the United States of America in the Republic of Panama shall be governed by the aforesaid Agreement. 3. In order to facilitate the participation and cooperation of the armed forces of both Parties in the protection and defense of the Canal, the United States of America and the Republic of Panama shall establish a Combined Board comprised of an equal number of senior military representatives of each Party. These representatives shall be charged by their respective governments with consulting and cooperating on all matters pertaining to the protection and defense of the Canal, and with planning for actions to be taken in concert for that purpose. Such combined protection and defense arrangements shall not inhibit the identity or lines of authority of the armed forces of the United States of America or the Republic of Panama. The Combined Board shall provide for coordination and cooperation concerning such matters as: (a) The preparation of contingency plans for the protection and defense of the Canal based upon the cooperative efforts of the armed forces of both Parties; (b) The planning and conduct of combined military exercises; and (c) The conduct of United States and Panamanian military operations with respect to the protection and defense of the Canal. 4. The Combined Board shall, at five-year intervals throughout the duration of this Treaty, review the resources being made available by the two Parties for the protection. and defense of the Canal. Also, the Combined Board shall make appropriate recommendations to the two Governments respecting projected requirements, the efficient utilization of available resources of the two Parties, and other matters of 5. To the extent possible consistent with its primary respon- Proposed amendments to Article IV Amendment No. 1001 (Helms), April 11, 1978 (Congressional Record, S 5229)-Tabled 64-28. Summary.-Provided that personnel, vessels, aircraft, vehicles and equipment operated by or for U.S. forces, in performance of official I duties, could move freely and without impediment through_Panamanian territory, airspace and waters for the duration of the Treaty. Text. Before the first sentence of paragraph 2 of article IV, insert the subparagraph designation "(a)”. "(b) (1) When in the performance of official duties, the vessels and aircraft operated by or for the United States Forces may move freely through Panamanian air space and waters without impediment. "(2) Similarly, the vehicles, equipment, and personnel of the United States Forces may, when in the performance of official duties, move freely in the Republic of Panama without impediment.". Vote to table, April 11, 1978 (Congressional Record, S 5239).— The result was announced-yeas 64, nays 28, as follows: 1 Previously submitted as Unprinted Amendment No. 19. See Congressional Record, S 5170 (April 10, 1978). 36-614-79-29 So the motion to lay Mr. HELMS' amendment No. 100 on the table was agreed to. Unprinted Amendment No. 20 (Helms), April 11, 1978 (Congressional Record, S 5239)-Tabled 66-28. Summary.-Provided that nothing in paragraph 3 of Article IV would prevent U.S. or Panamanian military forces from conducting such separate military planning, exercises or operations as each deemed necessary to protect and defend the Canal. Text.-At the end of paragraph 3 of article IV, add the following undesignated paragraph: "Nothing in this paragraph prevents the military forces of the Republic of Panama or of the United States of America from conducting such separate military planning, exercises, or operations as each Party deems necessary to protect and defend the Canal.". Vote to table, April 11, 1978 (Congressional Record, S 5241).— The result was announced-yeas 66, nays 28, as follows: |