Sec. 1232. Sense of the Senate on the Implementation of the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement

Bill Number: 
S. AMDT. 1571
Bill Status: 
Bill introduced in Committee
Bill Location: 
Senate
Date of Last Action: 
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Link to entire bill at the Library of Congress site.
Relevant Text: 

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS -- (Senate - July 15, 2009)

(Amends S.1390, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes)

  SEC. 1232. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UNITED STATES-COLOMBIA TRADE PROMOTION AGREEMENT.

    It is the sense of the Senate that--

    (1) the successes achieved by the President of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe, in rebuilding the Government of Colombia, strengthening the institutions of Colombia, and solidifying the rule of law in Colombia are historic;

    (2) President Uribe, the Government of Colombia, and the security forces of Colombia should be congratulated for significant successes in fighting the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC);

    (3) the close ties between the United States and Colombia in the fight against illicit narcotics, terrorism, and transnational crime should be recognized;

    (4) the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement is enormously advantageous for workers, businesses, and farmers in the United States, who would be able to export goods to Colombia duty-free;

    (5) it is in the security, economic, and diplomatic interests of the United States to deepen the relationship between the United States and Colombia; and

    (6) the United States should implement the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement immediately.