Senate Roll Call 391

94th Congress · 1975-09-11

S. 1517: TO AMEND DOMENICI AMENDMENT TO S. 1517, STATE DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZATIONS FOR FISCAL 1976 AND 1977. THE DOMENICI AMENDMENT PROVIDES THAT THE PRESIDENT SHALL DIRECT THE U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE UN TO INSIST THAT THE UN TAKE ALL NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE STEPS TO OBTAIN AN ACCOUNTING OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES MISSING IN ACTION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA. IF THIS IS NOT ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN A SPECIFIED TIME, THE U.S. WILL REDUCE ITS FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION IN THE U.N. THE HUMPHREY AMENDMENT STRIKES THE PENALTY PROVISION AND ADDS LANGUAGE REQUIRING THE PRESIDENT TO TRANSMIT TO THE CONGRESS A REPORT ON ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE UN TO OBTAIN SUCH ACCOUNTING NOT LATER THAN 6 MONTHS FROM ENACTMENT.