Senate Roll Call 532

99th Congress · 1986-06-25

H.R. 4151: TO ADOPT THE BYRD AMENDMENT TO HR 4151, DIPLOMATIC SECURITY AND ANTITERRORISM ACT, WHICH WOULD EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT THE UNITED STATES, SO LONG AS SOVIET MILITARY FORCES OCCUPY AFGHANISTAN, SHOULD SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF THE PEOPLE OF AFGHANISTAN TO REGAIN THE SOVEREIGNTY AND TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF THEIR NATION; AND, FURTHER, THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHOULD DETERMINE WHETHER THE ACTIONS OF SOVIET FORCES AGAINST THE AFGHAN PEOPLE CONSTITUTE THE INTERNATIONAL CRIME OF GENOCIDE AND, IF SO, SHALL REPORT HIS FINDINGS TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE CONGRESS, WITH RECOMMENDED ACTIONS, AND REVIEW UNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO CONTINUED RECOGNITION OF THE SOVIET PUPPET GOVERNMENT IN KABUL TO DETERMINE WHETHER SUCH RECOGNITION IS IN THE INTEREST OF THE UNITED STATES.