Actions

September 22, 2008, 12:00 am ET - Amendment SA 5632 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Dodd.
September 22, 2008, 12:00 am ET - Amendment SA 5632 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Full Text of this Amendment

SA 5632. Mr. REID (for Mr. DODD (for himself, Mr. BIDEN, Mr. BROWNBACK, Mrs. BOXER, and Ms. MURKOWSKI)) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 5834, to amend the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 to promote respect for the fundamental human rights of the people of North Korea, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 3, beginning on line 4, strike the comma and all that follows to the end period and insert the following: ``and has increased the bounty paid for turning in North Korean refugees''.
On page 3, beginning on line 11, strike ``including'' and all that follows through ``killings'' on line 17.
On page 4, line 4, strike ``On February'', and insert the following: ``Since the passage of the North Korean Human Rights Act, Congress has on several occasions expressed interest in the status of North Korean refugees, and on February''.
On page 4, line 19, strike ``at overseas posts''.
On page 5, line 10, after ``should'', insert ``continue to''.
On page 6, line 3, strike ``rights, humanitarian, and refugee issues,'' and insert the following: ``rights and humanitarian issues, and to participate in policy planning and implementation with respect to refugee issues,''.
On page 7, line 20, strike ``$4,000,000'' and insert ``$2,000,000''.
On page 9, line 13, after ``including'', insert the following: ``, in coordination with the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration,''.
On page 9, line 21, strike ``coordinate'' and insert ``participate in the formulation and''.
On page 11, line 13, strike ``paragraphs'' and insert ``paragraph''.
On page 11, strike line 14 and all that follows through line 19.
On page 11, line 20, strike ``(4)'' and insert ``(3)''.
On page 12, lines 3 and 4, strike ``may be provided in a classified format, if necessary'' and insert the following: ``shall be provided in unclassified form, with a classified annex, if necessary''.
(As printed in the Congressional Record for the Senate on Sep 22, 2008.)