Senate Roll Call 368, 97th Congress · November 12, 1981

TO AMEND THE BYRD AMENDMENT TO S. 1112. THE BYRD AMENDMENT REQUIRES THAT, NOT WITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, A SUSPENSION OF OR RESTRICTION ON ALL EXPORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES TO THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS SHALL BE IMPOSED IF THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS, OR ITS ALLIES, ENGAGE IN DIRECT MILITARY ACTION AGAINST POLAND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO AN ARMED INVASION. SUCH SUSPENSION OR RESTRICTION OF ALL EXPORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES TO THE SOVIET UNION SHALL BE IMPOSED UNLESS THE PRESIDENT CERTIFIES TO THE CONGRESS WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF DIRECT SOVIET MILITARY INTERVENTION IN POLAND THAT THE SUSPENSION IS NOT IN THE NATIONAL SECURITY AND FOREIGN POLICY INTERESTS OF THE UNITED STATES. THE HEINZ AMENDMENT PROVIDES THAT IT IS THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT THERE SHOULD BE A SUSPENSION OR RESTRICTION ON ALL EXPORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES TO THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS, OR ITS ALLIES, ENGAGE IN DIRECT MILITARY ACTION AGAINST POLAND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO AN ARMED INVASION AGAINST POLAND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ARMED INVASION. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(S) 16

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