House Roll Call 264

98th Congress · 1983-07-28

H.R. 2760: TO AMEND THE YOUNG SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2760. H.R. 2760 AMENDS THE INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1983 TO PROHIBIT UNITED STATES SUPPORT FOR MILITARY OR PARAMILITARY OPERATIONS IN NICARAGUA AND TO AUTHORIZE ASSISTANCE, TO BE OPENLY PROVIDED TO GOVERNMENTS OF COUNTRIES IN CENTRAL AMERICA, TO INTERDICT THE SUPPLY OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT FROM NICARAGUA AND CUBA TO INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, ORGANIZATIONS, OR MOVEMENTS SEEKING TO OVERTHROW GOVERNMENTS OF COUNTRIES IN CENTRAL AMERICA. THE YOUNG AMENDMENT LEAVES IN THE BILL THE PROVISIONS THAT PROHIBIT ALL COVERT ACTIVITY OR AID FOR MILITARY OR PARAMILITARY ACTIVITIES AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OF NICARAGUA, BUT MAKES THE PROHIBITION CONTINGENT UPON A VERIFIABLE AGREEMENT BETWEEN NICARAGUA AND OTHER CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRIES THAT NICARAGUA WILL ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH OTHER CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRIES THAT NICARAGUA WILL NOT SUPPORT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, MILITARY OR PARAMILITARY OPERATIONS BY ANTI-GOVERNMENT FORCES IN ANY COUNTRY IN CENTRAL AMERICA. THE YOUNG AMENDMENT ALSO PROVIDES FOR THE CREATION OF A COMMISSION ON CENTRAL AMERICAN ISSUES. THE BARNES AMENDMENT EXPRESSES THE SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT NICARAGUA SHOULD ENTER INTO A VERIFIABLE AGREEMENT WITH OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE REGION THAT IT WOULD NOT SUPPORT MILITARY OR PARAMILITARY OPERATIONS BY ANTIGOVERMENT FORCES IN ANY COUNTRY IN CENTRAL AMERICA, BUT HIS AMENDMENT DOES NOT MAKE THE PROHIBITION OF U.S. ACTIVITIES AGAINST NICARAGUA CONTINGENT UPON SUCH AN AGREEMENT BEING REACHED. THE BARNES AMENDMENT ALSO STRIKES PROVISIONS FOR THE COMMISSION ON CENTRAL AMERICAN ISSUES. (MOTION FAILED)