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 Akllen Goldwater Packwood Bartlett Griffin Randolph Brooke Hansen Roth Burdick Hatch Schmitt Byrd, Harry F., Jr. Hatfield, Paul G. Schweiker Cannon Helms Scott Curtis Johnston Stennis DeConcini Laxalt Stevens Dole Lugar Thurmond Domenici McClure Tower Eastland Melcher Wallop Ford Morgan Young Gan Nunn Zoriusky
 NOT VOTING-5
 Abourezk Pell Williams Matsunaga Talmadge
 So the motion to lay on the table reservation No. 18 was agreed to.

 Understanding No. 12 (Danforth), April 17, 1978 (Congressional Record, S 5649) -Adopted.
 Summary.-Provided that nothing in paragraph 4(c) of Article XIII, relating to the contingency payment to Panama, would be construed to limit the United States, through the Panama Canal Commission, from making such financial decisions, or incurring such expenses as are reasonable and necessary for the management, operation and maintenance of the Canal. In addition, the understanding provided that toll rates need not be set at levels designed to produce sufficient revenues to cover the contingency payments. Text.-Before the period at the end of the resolution of ratification, insert a comma and the following: "subject to the understanding, which is to be made a part of the instrument of ratification, that nothing in subparagraph 4 (c) of Article XIII shall be construed to limit the authority of the United States of America through the United States Government agency called the Panama Canal Commission to make such financial decisions and incur such expenses as are reasonable and necessary for the management, operation, and maintenance of the Panama Canal. In addition, toll rates established pursuant to paragraph 2 (d) of Article III need not be set at levels designed to produce revenues to cover the payment to Panama described in subparagraph 4
 (c) of Article XIII"I.
 Vote on thte understanding, April 17, 1978 (Congressional Record,
5 5649) .-The understanding was adopted by a voice vote.
 Reservation No. 19 '- (Curtis, Hatch), April 17,1978 (Congressional Record, S 5650) -Rejected 65-33.
 Sumimary.-Provided, in the event there were outstanding claims against Panama by U.S. citizens or corporations for property nationalized, expropriated, occupied or seized which were presented to Panama before September 7, 1977, and which the U.S. Secretary of State found compensable under international law, that all U.S. economic assistance
 SPreviously numbered Unprinted Reservation No. 30.