House Roll Call 1261

95th Congress · 1978-08-02

H.R. 12514: TO MODIFY THE ZABLOCKI AMENDMENT OFFERED IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE BAUMAN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 12514. THE FINDLEY MODIFYING AMENDMENT IMMEDIATELY LIFTS U.S. ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AGAINST RHODESIA UNLESS THE PRESIDENT DETERMINES THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF RHODESIA HAS "REFUSED" TO PARTICIPATE AND NEGOTIATE IN GOOD FAITH AT AN ALL-PARTIES CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS RELEVENT ISSUES, OR IF THE PRESIDENT DETERMINES THAT THE RHODESIAN GOVERNMENT "FAILED TO SCHEDULE" FREE ELECTIONS. THE ZABLOCKI SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT LIFTS U.S. SANCTIONS AGAINST RHODESIA AS SOON AS THE PRESIDENT DETERMINES THAT THE SOUTH RHODESIAN GOVERNMENT HAS COMMITTED ITSELF TO PARTICIPATE IN AND NEGOTIATE IN GOOD FAITH IN AN ALL-PARTIES CONFERENCE, AND AS SOON AS A NEW RHODESIAN GOVERNMENT, CHOSEN BY FREE ELECTION, HAS BEEN INSTALLED. THE ORIGINAL BAUMAN AMENDMENT BANS U.S. ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AGAINST RHODESIA BEFORE OCT. 1, 1979 UNLESS THE RHODESIAN GOVERNMENT "HAS NOT COMMITTED ITSELF" TO AN ALL-PARTIES CONFERENCE OR HAS "MADE NO DEFINITE PLANS" FOR FREE ELECTIONS.