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baijan and to make this issue a priority in relations 
between the Government of the United States and 
the Government of Azerbaijan. 
SEC. 1410. STATEMENT OF CONGRESS AND POLICY WITH 
RESPECT TO THE DISENFRANCHISEMENT OF 
WOMEN. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Following the May 16, 2005, decision of the 
Kuwaiti parliament to enfranchise its female citi-
zens, Saudi Arabia is now the only country in world 
that restricts the franchise and the right to hold 
elected office to men only. 
(2) Only men were allowed to vote and run for 
office in Saudi Arabia’s municipal elections held ear-
lier this year, the first elections of any kind that 
Saudi Arabia has held since 1963. 
(b) STATEMENTS OF CONGRESS.—Congress—
(1) strongly condemns the disenfranchisement 
of women, including restrictions that prevent women 
from holding office; and 
(2) calls on the Government of Saudi Arabia to, 
at the earliest possible time, promulgate a law that 
grants women the right to vote and to run for office 
in all future Saudi elections, whether local, provin-
cial, or national.
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(c) POLICY.—The President is encouraged to take 
such action as the President considers appropriate, includ-
ing a downgrading of diplomatic relations, to encourage 
countries that disenfranchise only women to grant women 
the rights to vote and hold office. 
SEC. 1411. ACQUISITION OF MARITIME REFUELING SUP-
PORT VESSEL FOR UNITED STATES DRUG 
INTERDICTION EFFORTS IN THE EASTERN 
PACIFIC MARITIME TRANSIT ZONE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Department of Defense and Depart-
ment of Homeland Security report that narcotics 
smuggling organizations continue to avoid United 
States drug interdiction efforts by transiting deep 
into the Eastern Pacific, well beyond the capabilities 
of United States ships. 
(2) Drug trafficking organizations have already 
adapted to these long transit routes by employing 
logistical support vessels (LSVs) to refuel drug laden 
boats on the high seas. 
(3) United States drug interdiction forces cur-
rently do not have this at-sea refueling capability. 
(4) On June 29, 2005, the Subcommittee on 
Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Re-
sources of the Committee on Government Reform of
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the House of Representatives held a hearing entitled 
‘‘Interrupting Narco-Terrorist Threats on the High 
Seas: Do We Have Enough Wind in Our Sails?’’. 
(5) During the hearing, the acting United 
States Interdiction Coordinator (USIC), Ralph 
Utley, spoke of the substantial benefits to be gained 
if a maritime ‘‘oiler’’ ship were employed to support 
interdiction activities in the Eastern Pacific mari-
time transit zone. 
(6) The Subcommittee was very interested to 
see that all witnesses representing the Department 
of Defense, the Office of National Drug Control Pol-
icy (ONDCP), the United States Coast Guard, Cus-
toms and Border Protection, and the Drug Enforce-
ment Administration testified that they believe the 
employment of a maritime oiler vessel would be an 
immediate improvement to United States interdic-
tion operations in the transit zone. 
(7) On any given day, United States and Allied 
forces seize an average of 100 kilograms of cocaine 
per ship when patrolling in the Eastern Pacific mar-
itime transit zone. 
(8) Each year, the United States Coast Guard 
estimates it loses 100 ‘‘ship-days’’ due to lengthy re-
fueling trips to Central and South American coun-
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tries. The United States Navy also faces similar re-
fueling challenges. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2006 and $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 for the 
Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement 
Affairs (INL) of the Department of State to purchase or 
lease a maritime refueling support vessel that is capable 
of refueling United States and allied warships and vessels 
employed in support of United States drug interdiction 
duties in the Eastern Pacific maritime transit zone. 
SEC. 1412. STATEMENT OF POLICY RELATING TO INTER-
NATIONAL TAXATION. 
(a) POLICY.—It is the policy of the United States to 
use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to 
vigorously oppose any international or global tax that is 
or may be considered or promoted by the United Nations, 
its specialized or affiliated agencies, its Member States, 
or United Nations-recognized nongovernmental organiza-
tions. 
(b) EFFORTS.—United States representatives at the 
United Nations shall—
(1) use the voice, vote, and influence of the 
United States to vigorously oppose any effort by the 
United Nations or any of its specialized or affiliated
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agencies to fund, approve, advocate, or promote any 
proposal concerning the imposition of a tax or fee on 
any United States person in order to raise revenue 
for the United Nations or any such agency; and 
(2) declare that a United States person shall 
not be subject to any international tax and shall not 
be required to pay such tax if such tax is levied 
against such person. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—The policy described in subsection 
(a) shall not apply to fees for publications or other kinds 
of fees that are not tantamount to a tax on a United 
States person. 
(d) PERSON DEFINED.—For purposes of this section, 
the term ‘‘person’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 7701(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(26 U.S.C. 7701(a)(1)). 
SEC. 1413. DECLARATION OF HEADS OF STATE OF THE 
SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Shanghai Cooperation Organization 
(SCO) is made up of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the 
People’s Republic of China, Russia, Tajikistan, and 
Uzbekistan.