--H.R.2506--
H.R.2506
One Hundred Seventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and one
An Act
Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are
appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I--EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES
The Export-Import Bank of the United States is authorized to make such
expenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to
such corporation, and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and
commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided by section
104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as may be necessary in carrying
out the program for the current fiscal year for such corporation:
Provided, That none of the funds available during the current fiscal
year may be used to make expenditures, contracts, or commitments for the
export of nuclear equipment, fuel, or technology to any country, other than a
nuclear-weapon state as defined in Article IX of the Treaty on the
Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons eligible to receive economic or military
assistance under this Act, that has detonated a nuclear explosive after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
SUBSIDY APPROPRIATION
For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, insurance, and tied-aid
grants as authorized by section 10 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as
amended, $727,323,000 to remain available until September 30, 2005:
Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974: Provided further, That such sums shall remain available until
September 30, 2020 for the disbursement of direct loans, loan guarantees,
insurance and tied-aid grants obligated in fiscal years 2002, 2003, 2004, and
2005: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated by this
Act or any prior Act appropriating funds for foreign operations, export
financing, or related programs for tied-aid credits or grants may be used for
any other purpose except through the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds
appropriated by this paragraph are made available notwithstanding section
2(b)(2) of the Export Import Bank Act of 1945, in connection with the purchase
or lease of any product by any East European country, any Baltic State or any
agency or national thereof.
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan
and insurance programs, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $30,000 for
official reception and representation expenses for members of the Board of
Directors, $63,000,000: Provided, That necessary expenses (including
special services performed on a contract or fee basis, but not including other
personal services) in connection with the collection of moneys owed the
Export-Import Bank, repossession or sale of pledged collateral or other assets
acquired by the Export-Import Bank in satisfaction of moneys owed the
Export-Import Bank, or the investigation or appraisal of any property, or the
evaluation of the legal or technical aspects of any transaction for which an
application for a loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has been made, shall
be considered nonadministrative expenses for the purposes of this heading:
Provided further, That, notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 117
of the Export Enhancement Act of 1992, subsection (a) thereof shall remain in
effect until October 1, 2002.
OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION
NONCREDIT ACCOUNT
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation is authorized to make, without
regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided by 31 U.S.C. 9104, such
expenditures and commitments within the limits of funds available to it and in
accordance with law as may be necessary: Provided, That the amount
available for administrative expenses to carry out the credit and insurance
programs (including an amount for official reception and representation
expenses which shall not exceed $35,000) shall not exceed $38,608,000:
Provided further, That project-specific transaction costs, including
direct and indirect costs incurred in claims settlements, and other direct
costs associated with services provided to specific investors or potential
investors pursuant to section 234 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, shall
not be considered administrative expenses for the purposes of this heading.
PROGRAM ACCOUNT
Such sums as may be necessary for administrative expenses to carry out the
credit program may be derived from amounts available for administrative
expenses to carry out the credit and insurance programs in the Overseas
Private Investment Corporation Noncredit Account and merged with said
account.
Funds Appropriated to the President
TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 661 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $50,024,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2003.
TITLE II--BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
For expenses necessary to enable the President to carry out the provisions
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other purposes, to remain
available until September 30, 2002, unless otherwise specified herein, as
follows:
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
CHILD SURVIVAL AND HEALTH PROGRAMS FUND
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapters 1 and 10 of
part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and title I of Public Law
106-570, for child survival, reproductive health/family planning, assistance
to combat tropical and other infectious diseases, and related activities, in
addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, $1,433,500,000, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That this amount shall be
made available for such activities as: (1) immunization programs; (2) oral
rehydration programs; (3) health, nutrition, water and sanitation programs
which directly address the needs of mothers and children, and related
education programs; (4) assistance for displaced and orphaned children; (5)
programs for the prevention, treatment, and control of, and research on,
HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, polio and other infectious diseases; and (6)
family planning/reproductive health: Provided further, That none of
the funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for nonproject
assistance, except that funds may be made available for such assistance for
ongoing health programs: Provided further, That of the funds
appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $125,000, in addition to funds
otherwise available for such purposes, may be used to monitor and provide
oversight of child survival, maternal and family planning/reproductive health,
and infectious disease programs: Provided further, That the following
amounts should be allocated as follows: $315,000,000 for child survival and
maternal health; $25,000,000 for vulnerable children; $435,000,000 for
HIV/AIDS including not less than $15,000,000 which should be made available to
support the development of microbicides as a means for combating HIV/AIDS;
$165,000,000 for other infectious diseases, of which $65,000,000 should be
made available for the prevention, treatment, and control of, and research on,
tuberculosis, and of which $65,000,000 should be made available to combat
malaria; $368,500,000 for family planning/reproductive health, including in
areas where population growth threatens biodiversity or endangered species;
and $120,000,000 for UNICEF: Provided further, That of the funds
appropriated under this heading, up to $50,000,000 may be made available,
notwithstanding any other provision of law for a United States contribution to
a global fund to combat AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria: Provided
further, That in addition to the funds made available elsewhere under
this heading and subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations, the President may make available up to an
additional $50,000,000, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for a
United States contribution to a global fund to combat AIDS, tuberculosis, and
malaria, which may be derived from funds appropriated in title II of this Act
and in title II of prior Acts making appropriations for foreign operations,
export financing, and related programs: Provided further, That of the
funds appropriated under this heading, up to $53,000,000 may be made available
for a United States contribution to The Vaccine Fund, and up to $10,000,000
may be made available for the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative:
Provided further, That none of the funds made available in this Act
nor any unobligated balances from prior appropriations may be made available
to any organization or program which, as determined by the President of the
United States, supports or participates in the management of a program of
coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization: Provided further,
That none of the funds made available under this Act may be used to pay for
the performance of abortion as a method of family planning or to motivate or
coerce any person to practice abortions: Provided further, That none
of the funds made available under this Act may be used to lobby for or against
abortion: Provided further, That in order to reduce reliance on
abortion in developing nations, funds shall be available only to voluntary
family planning projects which offer, either directly or through referral to,
or information about access to, a broad range of family planning methods and
services, and that any such voluntary family planning project shall meet the
following requirements: (1) service providers or referral agents in the
project shall not implement or be subject to quotas, or other numerical
targets, of total number of births, number of family planning acceptors, or
acceptors of a particular method of family planning (this provision shall not
be construed to include the use of quantitative estimates or indicators for
budgeting and planning purposes); (2) the project shall not include payment of
incentives, bribes, gratuities, or financial reward to: (A) an individual in
exchange for becoming a family planning acceptor; or (B) program personnel for
achieving a numerical target or quota of total number of births, number of
family planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of family
planning; (3) the project shall not deny any right or benefit, including the
right of access to participate in any program of general welfare or the right
of access to health care, as a consequence of any individual's decision not to
accept family planning services; (4) the project shall provide family planning
acceptors comprehensible information on the health benefits and risks of the
method chosen, including those conditions that might render the use of the
method inadvisable and those adverse side effects known to be consequent to
the use of the method; and (5) the project shall ensure that experimental
contraceptive drugs and devices and medical procedures are provided only in
the context of a scientific study in which participants are advised of
potential risks and benefits; and, not less than 60 days after the date on
which the Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development determines that there has been a violation of the requirements
contained in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (5) of this proviso, or a pattern or
practice of violations of the requirements contained in paragraph (4) of this
proviso, the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of
the Senate and the House of Representatives, a report containing a description
of such violation and the corrective action taken by the Agency: Provided
further, That in awarding grants for natural family planning under
section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 no applicant shall be
discriminated against because of such applicant's religious or conscientious
commitment to offer only natural family planning; and, additionally, all such
applicants shall comply with the requirements of the previous proviso:
Provided further, That for purposes of this or any other Act
authorizing or appropriating funds for foreign operations, export financing,
and related programs, the term `motivate', as it relates to family planning
assistance, shall not be construed to prohibit the provision, consistent with
local law, of information or counseling about all pregnancy options:
Provided further, That nothing in this paragraph shall be construed
to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against abortion under section
104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of sections 103, 105,
106, and 131, and chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
$1,178,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003:
Provided, That $150,000,000 should be allocated for children's basic
education: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated
under this heading may be made available for any activity which is in
contravention to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
of Flora and Fauna: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated
under this heading and the heading `Child Survival and Health Programs Fund',
$2,000,000 should be made available for Laos: Provided further, That
funds made available under the previous proviso should be made available only
through nongovernmental organizations: Provided further, That of the
funds appropriated under this heading that are made available for assistance
programs for displaced and orphaned children and victims of war, not to exceed
$32,500, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, may be
used to monitor and provide oversight of such programs: Provided
further, That of the aggregate amount of the funds appropriated by this
Act that are made available for agriculture and rural development programs,
$25,000,000 should be made available for plant biotechnology research and
development: Provided further, That not less than $2,300,000 should
be made available for core support for the International Fertilizer
Development Center: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated
under this heading, not less than $18,000,000 should be made available for the
American Schools and Hospitals Abroad program: Provided further, That
of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $275,000,000
should be made available for programs and activities which directly protect
tropical forests, biodiversity and endangered species, promote the sustainable
use of natural resources, and promote a wide range of clean energy and energy
conservation activities, including the transfer of cleaner and environmentally
sustainable energy technologies, and related activities.
BURMA
Of the funds appropriated under the heading `Economic Support Fund', not
less than $6,500,000 shall be made available to support democracy activities
in Burma, democracy and humanitarian activities along the Burma-Thailand
border, and for Burmese student groups and other organizations located outside
Burma: Provided, That funds made available for Burma-related
activities under this heading may be made available notwithstanding any other
provision of law: Provided further, That the provision of such funds
shall be made available subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That title II of the
Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
2001, as enacted by section 101(a) of Public Law 106-429, is amended, under
the heading `Burma', by inserting `, `Child Survival and Disease Programs
Fund',' after `Fund'.
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE
For necessary expenses for international disaster relief, rehabilitation,
and reconstruction assistance pursuant to section 491 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, $235,500,000, to remain available until
expended.
TRANSITION INITIATIVES
For necessary expenses for international disaster rehabilitation and
reconstruction assistance pursuant to section 491 of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended, to support
transition to democracy and to long-term development of countries in crisis:
Provided, That such support may include assistance to develop,
strengthen, or preserve democratic institutions and processes, revitalize
basic infrastructure, and foster the peaceful resolution of conflict:
Provided further, That the United States Agency for International
Development shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations at least
5 days prior to beginning a new program of assistance.
DEVELOPMENT CREDIT AUTHORITY
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees, up to $18,500,000, as
authorized by sections 108 and 635 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961:
Provided, That such funds shall be derived by transfer from funds
appropriated by this Act to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, and under the heading `Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic
States': Provided further, That such funds shall be made available
only for micro and small enterprise programs, urban programs, and other
programs which further the purposes of part I of the Act: Provided
further, That during fiscal year 2002, commitments to guarantee loans
shall not exceed $267,500,000: Provided further, That such costs
shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
Provided further, That the provisions of section 107A(d) (relating to
general provisions applicable to the Development Credit Authority) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as contained in section 306 of H.R. 1486 as
reported by the House Committee on International Relations on May 9, 1997,
shall be applicable to direct loans and loan guarantees provided under this
heading. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out credit programs
administered by the United States Agency for International Development,
$7,500,000, all of which may be transferred to and merged with the
appropriation for Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for
International Development: Provided further, That funds appropriated
under this heading shall remain available until September 30, 2007.
PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND
For payment to the `Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund', as
authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1980, $44,880,000.
OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 667,
$549,000,000: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated under
this heading may be made available to finance the construction (including
architect and engineering services), purchase, or long term lease of offices
for use by the United States Agency for International Development, unless the
Administrator has identified such proposed construction (including architect
and engineering services), purchase, or long term lease of offices in a report
submitted to the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to the
obligation of these funds for such purposes: Provided further, That
the previous proviso shall not apply where the total cost of construction
(including architect and engineering services), purchase, or long term lease
of offices does not exceed $1,000,000: Provided further, That of the
funds appropriated under this heading, up to $10,000,000 may remain available
until expended for security-related costs.
OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 667,
$31,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003, which sum shall be
available for the Office of the Inspector General of the United States Agency
for International Development.
Other Bilateral Economic Assistance
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of part
II, $2,199,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003:
Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less
than $720,000,000 shall be available only for Israel, which sum shall be
available on a grant basis as a cash transfer and shall be disbursed within 30
days of the enactment of this Act or by October 31, 2001, whichever is later:
Provided further, That not less than $655,000,000 shall be available
only for Egypt, which sum shall be provided on a grant basis, and of which sum
cash transfer assistance shall be provided with the understanding that Egypt
will undertake significant economic reforms which are additional to those
which were undertaken in previous fiscal years, and of which not less than
$200,000,000 shall be provided as Commodity Import Program assistance:
Provided further, That in exercising the authority to provide cash
transfer assistance for Israel, the President shall ensure that the level of
such assistance does not cause an adverse impact on the total level of
nonmilitary exports from the United States to such country and that Israel
enters into a side letter agreement in an amount proportional to the fiscal
year 1999 agreement: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated
under this heading, $150,000,000 should be made available for assistance for
Jordan: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this
heading, $50,000,000 should be made available for assistance for Indonesia:
Provided further, That not less than $15,000,000 of the funds
appropriated under this heading shall be made available for Cyprus to be used
only for scholarships, administrative support of the scholarship program,
bicommunal projects, and measures aimed at reunification of the island and
designed to reduce tensions and promote peace and cooperation between the two
communities on Cyprus: Provided further, That not less than
$35,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be made
available for assistance for Lebanon to be used, among other programs, for
scholarships and direct support of the American educational institutions in
Lebanon: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 534(a) of
this Act, funds appropriated under this heading that are made available for
assistance for the Central Government of Lebanon shall be subject to the
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
Provided further, That the Government of Lebanon should enforce the
custody and international pickup orders, issued during calendar year 2001, of
Lebanon's civil courts regarding abducted American children in Lebanon:
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading,
not less than $25,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for East
Timor of which up to $1,000,000 may be transferred to and merged with the
appropriation for Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for
International Development: Provided further, That funds appropriated
under this heading may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to
provide assistance to the National Democratic Alliance of Sudan to strengthen
its ability to protect civilians from attacks, slave raids, and aerial
bombardment by the Sudanese Government forces and its militia allies, and the
provision of such funds shall be subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further,
That in the previous proviso, the term `assistance' includes non-lethal,
non-food aid such as blankets, medicine, fuel, mobile clinics, water drilling
equipment, communications equipment to notify civilians of aerial bombardment,
non-military vehicles, tents, and shoes: Provided further, That with
respect to funds appropriated under this heading in this Act or prior Acts
making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related
programs, the responsibility for policy decisions and justifications for the
use of such funds, including whether there will be a program for a country
that uses those funds and the amount of each such program, shall be the
responsibility of the Secretary of State and the Deputy Secretary of State and
this responsibility shall not be delegated.
INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR IRELAND
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of part II
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $25,000,000, which shall be available
for the United States contribution to the International Fund for Ireland and
shall be made available in accordance with the provisions of the Anglo-Irish
Agreement Support Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-415): Provided, That
such amount shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary to make timely
payment for projects and activities: Provided further, That funds
made available under this heading shall remain available until September 30,
2003.
ASSISTANCE FOR EASTERN EUROPE AND THE BALTIC STATES
(a) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 and the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act
of 1989, $621,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2003, which
shall be available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for assistance
and for related programs for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States:
Provided, That not to exceed $21,500,000 of the funds appropriated
under this heading in this Act and in prior Acts making appropriations for
foreign operations, export financing, and related programs, together with not
to exceed $21,500,000 of the funds appropriated under the heading `Economic
Support Fund' in this Act and such prior Acts, may be made available for the
cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of
modifying direct loans and guarantees for the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia:
Provided further, That funds made available for assistance for Kosovo
from funds appropriated under this heading and under the headings `Economic
Support Fund' and `International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement' should
not exceed 15 percent of the total resources pledged by all donors for
calendar year 2002 for assistance for Kosovo as of March 31, 2002:
Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this
Act for assistance for Kosovo shall be made available for large scale physical
infrastructure reconstruction.
(b) Funds appropriated under this heading or in prior appropriations Acts
that are or have been made available for an Enterprise Fund may be deposited
by such Fund in interest-bearing accounts prior to the Fund's disbursement of
such funds for program purposes. The Fund may retain for such program purposes
any interest earned on such deposits without returning such interest to the
Treasury of the United States and without further appropriation by the
Congress. Funds made available for Enterprise Funds shall be expended at the
minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for projects and activities.
(c) Funds appropriated under this heading shall be considered to be
economic assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for purposes of
making available the administrative authorities contained in that Act for the
use of economic assistance.
(d) With regard to funds appropriated under this heading for the economic
revitalization program in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and local currencies
generated by such funds (including the conversion of funds appropriated under
this heading into currency used by Bosnia and Herzegovina as local currency
and local currency returned or repaid under such program) the Administrator of
the United States Agency for International Development shall provide written
approval for grants and loans prior to the obligation and expenditure of funds
for such purposes, and prior to the use of funds that have been returned or
repaid to any lending facility or grantee.
(e) The provisions of section 529 of this Act shall apply to funds made
available under subsection (d) and to funds appropriated under this heading:
Provided, That notwithstanding any provision of this or any other
Act, including provisions in this subsection regarding the application of
section 529 of this Act, local currencies generated by, or converted from,
funds appropriated by this Act and by previous appropriations Acts and made
available for the economic revitalization program in Bosnia may be used in
Eastern Europe and the Baltic States to carry out the provisions of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Support for East European Democracy
(SEED) Act of 1989.
(f) The President is authorized to withhold funds appropriated under this
heading made available for economic revitalization programs in Bosnia and
Herzegovina, if he determines and certifies to the Committees on
Appropriations that the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has not complied
with article III of annex 1-A of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in
Bosnia and Herzegovina concerning the withdrawal of foreign forces, and that
intelligence cooperation on training, investigations, and related activities
between Iranian officials and Bosnian officials has not been terminated.
ASSISTANCE FOR THE INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION
(a) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapters 11 and
12 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the FREEDOM Support
Act, for assistance for the Independent States of the former Soviet Union and
for related programs, $784,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
2003: Provided, That the provisions of such chapters shall apply to
funds appropriated by this paragraph: Provided further, That of the
funds made available for the Southern Caucasus region, notwithstanding any
other provision of law, funds may be used for confidence-building measures and
other activities in furtherance of the peaceful resolution of the regional
conflicts, especially those in the vicinity of Abkhazia and Nagorno-Karabagh:
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading,
not less than $1,500,000 should be available only to meet the health and other
assistance needs of victims of trafficking in persons: Provided
further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading not less than
$17,500,000 shall be made available solely for the Russian Far East:
Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
funds appropriated under this heading in this Act or prior Acts making
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, or related programs,
that are made available pursuant to the provisions of section 807 of the
FREEDOM Support Act (Public Law 102-511) shall be subject to the ceiling on
administrative expenses contained in section 807(a)(5) of the FREEDOM Support
Act.
(b) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than
$154,000,000 should be made available for assistance for Ukraine:
Provided, That of this amount, not less than $30,000,000 should be
made available for nuclear reactor safety initiatives: Provided
further, That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, and 120 days thereafter, the Department of State shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations a report on progress by the Government of Ukraine
in investigating and bringing to justice individuals responsible for the
murders of Ukrainian journalists.
(c) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than
$90,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Armenia.
(d) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, $90,000,000 should be
made available for assistance for Georgia.
(e)(1) Of the funds appropriated under this heading that are allocated for
assistance for the Government of the Russian Federation, 60 percent shall be
withheld from obligation until the President determines and certifies in
writing to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of the Russian
Federation:
(A) has terminated implementation of arrangements to provide Iran with
technical expertise, training, technology, or equipment necessary to develop
a nuclear reactor, related nuclear research facilities or programs, or
ballistic missile capability; and
(B) is providing full access to international non-government
organizations providing humanitarian relief to refugees and internally
displaced persons in Chechnya.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to--
(A) assistance to combat infectious diseases, child survival activities,
or assistance for victims of trafficking in persons; and
(B) activities authorized under title V (Nonproliferation and
Disarmament Programs and Activities) of the FREEDOM Support Act.
(f) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than
$49,000,000 should be made available, in addition to funds otherwise available
for such purposes, for assistance for child survival, environmental and
reproductive health/family planning, and to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and
other infectious diseases, and for related activities.
(g)(1) Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act shall not apply to--
(A) activities to support democracy or assistance under title V of the
FREEDOM Support Act and section 1424 of Public Law 104-201 or
non-proliferation assistance;
(B) any assistance provided by the Trade and Development Agency under
section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421);
(C) any activity carried out by a member of the United States and
Foreign Commercial Service while acting within his or her official
capacity;
(D) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee or other assistance provided
by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation under title IV of chapter 2
of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2191 et
seq.);
(E) any financing provided under the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945;
or
(F) humanitarian assistance.
(2) The President may waive section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act if he
determines and certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that to do
so--
(A) is necessary to support United States efforts to counter
international terrorism; or
(B) is necessary to support the operational readiness of United States
Armed Forces or coalition partners to counter international terrorism;
or
(C) is important to Azerbaijan's border security; and
(D) will not undermine or hamper ongoing efforts to negotiate a peaceful
settlement between Armenia and Azerbaijan or be used for offensive purposes
against Armenia.
(3) The authority of paragraph (2) may only be exercised through December
31, 2002.
(4) The President may extend the waiver authority provided in paragraph
(2) on an annual basis on or after December 31, 2002 if he determines and
certifies to the Committees on Appropriations in accordance with the
provisions of paragraph (2).
(5) The Committees on Appropriations shall be consulted prior to the
provision of any assistance made available pursuant to paragraph (2).
(6) Within 60 days of any exercise of the authority under paragraph (2)
the President shall send a report to the appropriate congressional committees
specifying in detail the following--
(A) the nature and quantity of all training and assistance provided to
the Government of Azerbaijan pursuant to paragraph (2);
(B) the status of the military balance between Azerbaijan and Armenia
and the impact of United States assistance on that balance; and
(C) the status of negotiations for a peaceful settlement between Armenia
and Azerbaijan and the impact of United States assistance on those
negotiations.
Independent Agencies
INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION
For expenses necessary to carry out the functions of the Inter-American
Foundation in accordance with the provisions of section 401 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1969, and to make commitments without regard to fiscal year
limitations, as provided by 31 U.S.C. 9104(b)(3), $13,106,950.
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
For expenses necessary to carry out title V of the International Security
and Development Cooperation Act of 1980, Public Law 96-533, and to make
commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided by 31
U.S.C. 9104(b)(3), $16,542,000: Provided, That funds made available
to grantees may be invested pending expenditure for project purposes when
authorized by the President of the Foundation: Provided further, That
interest earned shall be used only for the purposes for which the grant was
made: Provided further, That this authority applies to interest
earned both prior to and following enactment of this provision: Provided
further, That notwithstanding section 505(a)(2) of the African
Development Foundation Act, in exceptional circumstances the board of
directors of the Foundation may waive the $250,000 limitation contained in
that section with respect to a project: Provided further, That the
Foundation shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations after
each time such waiver authority is exercised.
PEACE CORPS
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Peace Corps Act
(75 Stat. 612), $275,000,000, including the purchase of not to exceed five
passenger motor vehicles for administrative purposes for use outside of the
United States: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated under
this heading shall be used to pay for abortions: Provided further,
That funds appropriated under this heading shall remain available until
September 30, 2003.
Department of State
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961, $217,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That any funds made available under this heading for
anti-crime programs and activities shall be made available subject to the
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
Provided further, That during fiscal year 2002, the Department of
State may also use the authority of section 608 of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961, without regard to its restrictions, to receive excess property from
an agency of the United States Government for the purpose of providing it to a
foreign country under chapter 8 of part I of that Act subject to the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided
further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $10,000,000
should be made available for anti-trafficking in persons programs, including
trafficking prevention, protection and assistance for victims, and prosecution
of traffickers: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated
under this heading, not more than $21,738,000 may be available for
administrative expenses.
ANDEAN COUNTERDRUG INITIATIVE
For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 solely to support counterdrug activities in the Andean region of
South America, $625,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That in addition to the funds appropriated under this
heading and subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees
on Appropriations, the President may make available up to an additional
$35,000,000 for the Andean Counterdrug Initiative, which may be derived from
funds appropriated under the heading `International Narcotics Control and Law
Enforcement' in this Act and in prior Acts making appropriations for foreign
operations, export financing, and related programs: Provided further,
That of the amount appropriated under this heading, not less than $215,000,000
shall be apportioned directly to the United States Agency for International
Development, to be used for economic and social programs: Provided
further, That funds appropriated by this Act that are used for the
procurement of chemicals for aerial coca fumigation programs may be made
available for such programs only if the Secretary of State, after consultation
with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary
of the Department of Agriculture, and, if appropriate, the Director of the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, determines and reports to the
Committees on Appropriations that: (1) aerial coca fumigation is being carried
out in accordance with regulatory controls required by the Environmental
Protection Agency as labeled for use in the United States, and after
consultation with the Colombian Government to ensure that the fumigation is in
accordance with Colombian laws; (2) the chemicals used in the aerial
fumigation of coca, in the manner in which they are being applied, do not pose
unreasonable risks or adverse effects to humans or the environment; and (3)
procedures are available to evaluate claims of local citizens that their
health was harmed or their licit agricultural crops were damaged by such
aerial coca fumigation, and to provide fair compensation for meritorious
claims; and such funds may not be made available for such purposes after six
months from the date of enactment of this Act unless alternative development
programs have been developed, in consultation with communities and local
authorities in the departments in which such aerial coca fumigation is
planned, and in the departments in which such aerial coca fumigation has been
conducted such programs are being implemented: Provided further, That
none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available to support a
Peruvian air interdiction program until the Secretary of State and Director of
Central Intelligence certify to the Congress, 30 days before any resumption of
United States involvement in a Peruvian air interdiction program, that an air
interdiction program that permits the ability of the Peruvian Air Force to
shoot down aircraft will include enhanced safeguards and procedures to prevent
the occurrence of any incident similar to the April 20, 2001 incident:
Provided further, That section 482(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 shall not apply to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided
further, That assistance provided with funds appropriated under this
heading that is made available notwithstanding section 482(b) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, shall be made available subject to the
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
Provided further, That section 3204(b)(1)(A) of Public Law 106-246 is
amended by striking `500' and inserting in lieu thereof `400', and section
3204(b)(1)(B) of Public Law 106-246 is amended by striking `300' and inserting
in lieu thereof `400': Provided further, That the President shall
ensure that if any helicopter procured with funds under this heading is used
to aid or abet the operations of any illegal self-defense group or illegal
security cooperative, such helicopter shall be immediately returned to the
United States: Provided further, That funds made available under this
heading shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That of the funds
appropriated under this heading, not more than $14,240,000 may be available
for administrative expenses of the Department of State, and not more than
$4,500,000 may be available for administrative expenses of the United States
Agency for International Development.
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to enable the
Secretary of State to provide, as authorized by law, a contribution to the
International Committee of the Red Cross, assistance to refugees, including
contributions to the International Organization for Migration and the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and other activities to meet refugee
and migration needs; salaries and expenses of personnel and dependents as
authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1980; allowances as authorized by
sections 5921 through 5925 of title 5, United States Code; purchase and hire
of passenger motor vehicles; and services as authorized by section 3109 of
title 5, United States Code, $705,000,000, which shall remain available until
expended: Provided, That not more than $16,000,000 may be available
for administrative expenses: Provided further, That funds
appropriated under this heading may be made available for a headquarters
contribution to the International Committee of the Red Cross only if the
Secretary of State determines (and so reports to the appropriate committees of
the Congress) that the Magen David Adom Society of Israel is not being denied
participation in the activities of the International Red Cross and Red
Crescent Movement: Provided further, That not less than $60,000,000
of the funds made available under this heading shall be made available for
refugees from the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe and other refugees
resettling in Israel.
UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ASSISTANCE FUND
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 2(c) of the
Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as amended (22 U.S.C. 260(c)),
$15,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the
funds made available under this heading are appropriated notwithstanding the
provisions contained in section 2(c)(2) of the Act which would limit the
amount of funds which could be appropriated for this purpose.
NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS
For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-terrorism and related
programs and activities, $313,500,000, to carry out the provisions of chapter
8 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-terrorism
assistance, chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act, section 23 of the Arms Export Control
Act or the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for demining activities, the
clearance of unexploded ordnance, the destruction of small arms, and related
activities, notwithstanding any other provision of law, including activities
implemented through nongovernmental and international organizations, section
301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for a voluntary contribution to the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and a voluntary contribution to the
Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO), and for a United
States contribution to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Preparatory
Commission: Provided, That the Secretary of State shall inform the
Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to the obligation of funds
for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission:
Provided further, That of this amount not to exceed $14,000,000, to
remain available until expended, may be made available for the
Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund, notwithstanding any other provision of
law, to promote bilateral and multilateral activities relating to
nonproliferation and disarmament: Provided further, That such funds
may also be used for such countries other than the Independent States of the
former Soviet Union and international organizations when it is in the national
security interest of the United States to do so following consultation with
the appropriate committees of Congress: Provided further, That funds
appropriated under this heading may be made available for the International
Atomic Energy Agency only if the Secretary of State determines (and so reports
to the Congress) that Israel is not being denied its right to participate in
the activities of that Agency: Provided further, That of the funds
made available for demining and related activities, not to exceed $500,000, in
addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, may be used for
administrative expenses related to the operation and management of the
demining program.
Department of the Treasury
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 129 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to international affairs technical
assistance activities), $6,500,000, to remain available until expended, which
shall be available notwithstanding any other provision of law.
DEBT RESTRUCTURING
For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974, of modifying loans and loan guarantees, as the President may determine,
for which funds have been appropriated or otherwise made available for
programs within the International Affairs Budget Function 150, including the
cost of selling, reducing, or canceling amounts owed to the United States as a
result of concessional loans made to eligible countries, pursuant to parts IV
and V of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and of modifying concessional
credit agreements with least developed countries, as authorized under section
411 of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as
amended, and concessional loans, guarantees and credit agreements, as
authorized under section 572 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1989 (Public Law 100-461), and of
canceling amounts owed, as a result of loans or guarantees made pursuant to
the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, by countries that are eligible for debt
reduction pursuant to title V of H.R. 3425 as enacted into law by section
1000(a)(5) of Public Law 106-113, $229,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That not less than $5,000,000 of the funds
appropriated under this heading shall be made available to carry out the
provisions of part V of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and up to
$20,000,000 of unobligated balances of funds available under this heading from
prior year appropriations acts should be made available to carry out such
provisions: Provided further, That funds appropriated or otherwise
made available under this heading in this Act may be used by the Secretary of
the Treasury to pay to the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Trust Fund
administered by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
amounts for the benefit of countries that are eligible for debt reduction
pursuant to title V of H.R. 3425 as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(5) of
Public Law 106-113: Provided further, That amounts paid to the HIPC
Trust Fund may be used only to fund debt reduction under the enhanced HIPC
initiative by--
(1) the Inter-American Development Bank;
(2) the African Development Fund;
(3) the African Development Bank; and
(4) the Central American Bank for Economic Integration:
Provided further, That funds may not be paid to the HIPC Trust
Fund for the benefit of any country if the Secretary of State has credible
evidence that the government of such country is engaged in a consistent
pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights or in
military or civil conflict that undermines its ability to develop and
implement measures to alleviate poverty and to devote adequate human and
financial resources to that end: Provided further, That on the basis
of final appropriations, the Secretary of the Treasury shall consult with the
Committees on Appropriations concerning which countries and international
financial institutions are expected to benefit from a United States
contribution to the HIPC Trust Fund during the fiscal year: Provided
further, That the Secretary of the Treasury shall inform the Committees
on Appropriations not less than 15 days in advance of the signature of an
agreement by the United States to make payments to the HIPC Trust Fund of
amounts for such countries and institutions: Provided further, That
the Secretary of the Treasury may disburse funds designated for debt reduction
through the HIPC Trust Fund only for the benefit of countries that--
(a) have committed, for a period of 24 months, not to accept new
market-rate loans from the international financial institution receiving
debt repayment as a result of such disbursement, other than loans made by
such institution to export-oriented commercial projects that generate
foreign exchange which are generally referred to as `enclave' loans;
and
(b) have documented and demonstrated their commitment to redirect their
budgetary resources from international debt repayments to programs to
alleviate poverty and promote economic growth that are additional to or
expand upon those previously available for such purposes:
Provided further, That any limitation of subsection (e) of
section 411 of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954
shall not apply to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided
further, That none of the funds made available under this heading in this
or any other appropriations Acts shall be made available for Sudan or Burma
unless the Secretary of Treasury determines and notifies the Committees on
Appropriations that a democratically elected government has taken office.
TITLE III--MILITARY ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 541 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $70,000,000, of which up to $3,000,000 may
remain available until expended: Provided, That the civilian
personnel for whom military education and training may be provided under this
heading may include civilians who are not members of a government whose
participation would contribute to improved civil-military relations, civilian
control of the military, or respect for human rights: Provided
further, That funds appropriated under this heading for military
education and training for Indonesia and Guatemala may only be available for
expanded international military education and training and funds made
available for Algeria, Indonesia and Guatemala may only be provided through
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM
For expenses necessary for grants to enable the President to carry out the
provisions of section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act, $3,650,000,000:
Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less
than $2,040,000,000 shall be available for grants only for Israel, and not
less than $1,300,000,000 shall be made available for grants only for Egypt:
Provided further, That the funds appropriated by this paragraph for
Israel shall be disbursed within 30 days of the enactment of this Act or by
October 31, 2001, whichever is later: Provided further, That to the
extent that the Government of Israel requests that funds be used for such
purposes, grants made available for Israel by this paragraph shall, as agreed
by Israel and the United States, be available for advanced weapons systems, of
which not less than $535,000,000 shall be available for the procurement in
Israel of defense articles and defense services, including research and
development: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated by this
paragraph, not less than $75,000,000 shall be made available for assistance
for Jordan: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated by this
paragraph, not less than $3,500,000 should be made available for assistance
for Tunisia: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2002, the
President is authorized to, and shall, direct the drawdowns of defense
articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense, defense services of the
Department of Defense, and military education and training of an aggregate
value of not less than $5,000,000 under the authority of this proviso for
Tunisia for the purposes of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961:
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated by this paragraph
and under the heading `International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement',
not less than $2,300,000 shall be made available for assistance for Thailand,
of which not less than $1,000,000 shall be made available from funds
appropriated under the heading `International Narcotics Control and Law
Enforcement' and which shall be in addition to other funds available for such
purposes: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated by this
paragraph, not less than $4,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for
Armenia: Provided further, That funds appropriated by this paragraph
shall be nonrepayable notwithstanding any requirement in section 23 of the
Arms Export Control Act: Provided further, That funds made available
under this paragraph shall be obligated upon apportionment in accordance with
paragraph (5)(C) of title 31, United States Code, section 1501(a).
None of the funds made available under this heading shall be available to
finance the procurement of defense articles, defense services, or design and
construction services that are not sold by the United States Government under
the Arms Export Control Act unless the foreign country proposing to make such
procurements has first signed an agreement with the United States Government
specifying the conditions under which such procurements may be financed with
such funds: Provided, That all country and funding level increases in
allocations shall be submitted through the regular notification procedures of
section 515 of this Act: Provided further, That none of the funds
appropriated under this heading shall be available for assistance for Sudan
and Liberia: Provided further, That funds made available under this
heading may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for demining,
the clearance of unexploded ordnance, and related activities, and may include
activities implemented through nongovernmental and international
organizations: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated
under this heading shall be available for assistance for Guatemala:
Provided further, That only those countries for which assistance was
justified for the `Foreign Military Sales Financing Program' in the fiscal
year 1989 congressional presentation for security assistance programs may
utilize funds made available under this heading for procurement of defense
articles, defense services or design and construction services that are not
sold by the United States Government under the Arms Export Control Act:
Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be
expended at the minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for defense
articles and services: Provided further, That not more than
$35,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading may be obligated for
necessary expenses, including the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for
replacement only for use outside of the United States, for the general costs
of administering military assistance and sales: Provided further,
That not more than $348,000,000 of funds realized pursuant to section
21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act may be obligated for expenses
incurred by the Department of Defense during fiscal year 2002 pursuant to
section 43(b) of the Arms Export Control Act, except that this limitation may
be exceeded only through the regular notification procedures of the Committees
on Appropriations: Provided further, That foreign military financing
program funds estimated to be outlayed for Egypt during fiscal year 2002 shall
be transferred to an interest bearing account for Egypt in the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York within 30 days of enactment of this Act or by October 31,
2001, whichever is later: Provided further, That the ninth proviso
under the heading `Foreign Military Financing Program' in title III of the
Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
2001, as enacted by Public Law 106-429, is amended by inserting `or 2002'
after `2001'.
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 551 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $135,000,000: Provided, That none of
the funds appropriated under this heading shall be obligated or expended
except as provided through the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
TITLE IV--MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
For the United States contribution for the Global Environment Facility,
$100,500,000, to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development as
trustee for the Global Environment Facility, by the Secretary of the Treasury,
to remain available until expended.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
For payment to the International Development Association by the Secretary
of the Treasury, $792,400,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That in negotiating United States participation in the next
replenishment of the International Development Association, the Secretary of
the Treasury shall accord high priority to providing the International
Development Association with the policy flexibility to provide new grant
assistance to countries eligible for debt reduction under the enhanced HIPC
Initiative: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Treasury
should instruct the United States executive director to the International Bank
for Reconstruction and Development to vote against any water or sewage project
in India that does not prohibit the use of scavenger labor.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT GUARANTEE AGENCY
For payment to the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency by the
Secretary of the Treasury, $5,000,000, for the United States paid-in share of
the increase in capital stock, to remain available until expended.
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
The United States Governor of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
may subscribe without fiscal year limitation for the callable capital portion
of the United States share of such capital stock in an amount not to exceed
$25,000,000.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTER-AMERICAN INVESTMENT CORPORATION
For payment to the Inter-American Investment Corporation, by the Secretary
of the Treasury, $18,000,000, for the United States share of the increase in
subscriptions to capital stock, to remain available until expended.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND
For the United States contribution by the Secretary of the Treasury to the
increase in resources of the Asian Development Fund, as authorized by the
Asian Development Bank Act, as amended, $98,017,050, to remain available until
expended.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
For payment to the African Development Bank by the Secretary of the
Treasury, $5,100,000, for the United States paid-in share of the increase in
capital stock, to remain available until expended.
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
The United States Governor of the African Development Bank may subscribe
without fiscal year limitation for the callable capital portion of the United
States share of such capital stock in an amount not to exceed $79,991,500.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND
For the United States contribution by the Secretary of the Treasury to the
increase in resources of the African Development Fund, $100,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
For payment to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development by the
Secretary of the Treasury, $35,778,717, for the United States share of the
paid-in portion of the increase in capital stock, to remain available until
expended.
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
The United States Governor of the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable
capital portion of the United States share of such capital stock in an amount
not to exceed $123,237,803.
contribution to the international fund for agricultural development
For the United States contribution by the Secretary of the Treasury to
increase the resources of the International Fund for Agricultural Development,
$20,000,000, to remain available until expended.
international organizations and programs
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 301 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and of section 2 of the United Nations
Environment Program Participation Act of 1973, $208,500,000:
Provided, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading may
be made available to the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization
(KEDO) or the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): Provided
further, That not less than $6,000,000 should be made available to the
World Food Program.
TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS
OBLIGATIONS DURING LAST MONTH OF AVAILABILITY
SEC. 501. Except for the appropriations entitled `International Disaster
Assistance', and `United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance
Fund', not more than 15 percent of any appropriation item made available by
this Act shall be obligated during the last month of availability.
PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS
SEC. 502. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available
by this Act for development assistance may be made available to any United
States private and voluntary organization, except any cooperative development
organization, which obtains less than 20 percent of its total annual funding
for international activities from sources other than the United States
Government: Provided, That the Administrator of the United States
Agency for International Development, after informing the Committees on
Appropriations, may, on a case-by-case basis, waive the restriction contained
in this subsection, after taking into account the effectiveness of the
overseas development activities of the organization, its level of volunteer
support, its financial viability and stability, and the degree of its
dependence for its financial support on the agency.
(b) Funds appropriated or otherwise made available under title II of this
Act should be made available to private and voluntary organizations at a level
which is at least equivalent to the level provided in fiscal year 1995.
LIMITATION ON RESIDENCE EXPENSES
SEC. 503. Of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to this
Act, not to exceed $126,500 shall be for official residence expenses of the
United States Agency for International Development during the current fiscal
year: Provided, That appropriate steps shall be taken to assure that,
to the maximum extent possible, United States-owned foreign currencies are
utilized in lieu of dollars.
LIMITATION ON EXPENSES
SEC. 504. Of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to this
Act, not to exceed $5,000 shall be for entertainment expenses of the United
States Agency for International Development during the current fiscal year.
LIMITATION ON REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES
SEC. 505. Of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to this
Act, not to exceed $95,000 shall be available for representation allowances
for the United States Agency for International Development during the current
fiscal year: Provided, That appropriate steps shall be taken to
assure that, to the maximum extent possible, United States-owned foreign
currencies are utilized in lieu of dollars: Provided further, That of
the funds made available by this Act for general costs of administering
military assistance and sales under the heading `Foreign Military Financing
Program', not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for entertainment expenses
and not to exceed $125,000 shall be available for representation allowances:
Provided further, That of the funds made available by this Act under
the heading `International Military Education and Training', not to exceed
$50,000 shall be available for entertainment allowances: Provided
further, That of the funds made available by this Act for the
Inter-American Foundation, not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for
entertainment and representation allowances: Provided further, That
of the funds made available by this Act for the Peace Corps, not to exceed a
total of $4,000 shall be available for entertainment expenses: Provided
further, That of the funds made available by this Act under the heading
`Trade and Development Agency', not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for
representation and entertainment allowances.
PROHIBITION ON FINANCING NUCLEAR GOODS
SEC. 506. None of the funds appropriated or made available (other than
funds for `Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs')
pursuant to this Act, for carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may
be used, except for purposes of nuclear safety, to finance the export of
nuclear equipment, fuel, or technology.
PROHIBITION AGAINST DIRECT FUNDING FOR CERTAIN COUNTRIES
SEC. 507. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available
pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly any
assistance or reparations to Cuba, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Iran, Sudan, or
Syria: Provided, That for purposes of this section, the prohibition
on obligations or expenditures shall include direct loans, credits, insurance
and guarantees of the Export-Import Bank or its agents.
MILITARY COUPS
SEC. 508. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available
pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly any
assistance to the government of any country whose duly elected head of
government is deposed by decree or military coup: Provided, That
assistance may be resumed to such government if the President determines and
certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that subsequent to the
termination of assistance a democratically elected government has taken
office: Provided further, That the provisions of this section shall
not apply to assistance to promote democratic elections or public
participation in democratic processes: Provided further, That funds
made available pursuant to the previous provisos shall be subject to the
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
TRANSFERS BETWEEN ACCOUNTS
SEC. 509. None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated
under an appropriation account to which they were not appropriated, except for
transfers specifically provided for in this Act, unless the President, prior
to the exercise of any authority contained in the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 to transfer funds, consults with and provides a written policy
justification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate.
DEOBLIGATION/REOBLIGATION AUTHORITY
SEC. 510. Obligated balances of funds appropriated to carry out section 23
of the Arms Export Control Act as of the end of the fiscal year immediately
preceding the current fiscal year are, if deobligated, hereby continued
available during the current fiscal year for the same purpose under any
authority applicable to such appropriations under this Act: Provided,
That the authority of this subsection may not be used in fiscal year 2002.
AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS
SEC. 511. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain
available for obligation after the expiration of the current fiscal year
unless expressly so provided in this Act: Provided, That funds
appropriated for the purposes of chapters 1, 8, 11, and 12 of part I, section
667, chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended,
section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act, and funds provided under the
heading `Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States', shall remain
available for an additional four years from the date on which the availability
of such funds would otherwise have expired, if such funds are initially
obligated before the expiration of their respective periods of availability
contained in this Act: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any
other provision of this Act, any funds made available for the purposes of
chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 which are allocated or obligated for cash disbursements in order to
address balance of payments or economic policy reform objectives, shall remain
available until expended.
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES IN DEFAULT
SEC. 512. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used
to furnish assistance to any country which is in default during a period in
excess of one calendar year in payment to the United States of principal or
interest on any loan made to the government of such country by the United
States pursuant to a program for which funds are appropriated under this Act
unless the President determines, following consultations with the Committees
on Appropriations, that assistance to such country is in the national interest
of the United States.
COMMERCE AND TRADE
SEC. 513. (a) None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to
this Act for direct assistance and none of the funds otherwise made available
pursuant to this Act to the Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private
Investment Corporation shall be obligated or expended to finance any loan, any
assistance or any other financial commitments for establishing or expanding
production of any commodity for export by any country other than the United
States, if the commodity is likely to be in surplus on world markets at the
time the resulting productive capacity is expected to become operative and if
the assistance will cause substantial injury to United States producers of the
same, similar, or competing commodity: Provided, That such
prohibition shall not apply to the Export-Import Bank if in the judgment of
its Board of Directors the benefits to industry and employment in the United
States are likely to outweigh the injury to United States producers of the
same, similar, or competing commodity, and the Chairman of the Board so
notifies the Committees on Appropriations.
(b) None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act to carry out
chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be available
for any testing or breeding feasibility study, variety improvement or
introduction, consultancy, publication, conference, or training in connection
with the growth or production in a foreign country of an agricultural
commodity for export which would compete with a similar commodity grown or
produced in the United States: Provided, That this subsection shall
not prohibit--
(1) activities designed to increase food security in developing
countries where such activities will not have a significant impact in the
export of agricultural commodities of the United States; or
(2) research activities intended primarily to benefit American
producers.
SURPLUS COMMODITIES
SEC. 514. The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States
Executive Directors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development, the International Development Association, the International
Finance Corporation, the Inter-American Development Bank, the International
Monetary Fund, the Asian Development Bank, the Inter-American Investment
Corporation, the North American Development Bank, the European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development, the African Development Bank, and the African
Development Fund to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any
assistance by these institutions, using funds appropriated or made available
pursuant to this Act, for the production or extraction of any commodity or
mineral for export, if it is in surplus on world markets and if the assistance
will cause substantial injury to United States producers of the same, similar,
or competing commodity.
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
SEC. 515. For the purposes of providing the executive branch with the
necessary administrative flexibility, none of the funds made available under
this Act for `Child Survival and Health Programs Fund', `Development
Assistance', `International Organizations and Programs', `Trade and
Development Agency', `International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement',
`Andean Counterdrug Initiative', `Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic
States', `Assistance for the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union',
`Economic Support Fund', `Peacekeeping Operations', `Operating Expenses of the
United States Agency for International Development', `Operating Expenses of
the United States Agency for International Development Office of Inspector
General', `Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs',
`Foreign Military Financing Program', `International Military Education and
Training', `Peace Corps', and `Migration and Refugee Assistance', shall be
available for obligation for activities, programs, projects, type of materiel
assistance, countries, or other operations not justified or in excess of the
amount justified to the Appropriations Committees for obligation under any of
these specific headings unless the Appropriations Committees of both Houses of
Congress are previously notified 15 days in advance: Provided, That
the President shall not enter into any commitment of funds appropriated for
the purposes of section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act for the provision of
major defense equipment, other than conventional ammunition, or other major
defense items defined to be aircraft, ships, missiles, or combat vehicles, not
previously justified to Congress or 20 percent in excess of the quantities
justified to Congress unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15
days in advance of such commitment: Provided further, That this
section shall not apply to any reprogramming for an activity, program, or
project under chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 of
less than 10 percent of the amount previously justified to the Congress for
obligation for such activity, program, or project for the current fiscal year:
Provided further, That the requirements of this section or any
similar provision of this Act or any other Act, including any prior Act
requiring notification in accordance with the regular notification procedures
of the Committees on Appropriations, may be waived if failure to do so would
pose a substantial risk to human health or welfare: Provided further,
That in case of any such waiver, notification to the Congress, or the
appropriate congressional committees, shall be provided as early as
practicable, but in no event later than 3 days after taking the action to
which such notification requirement was applicable, in the context of the
circumstances necessitating such waiver: Provided further, That any
notification provided pursuant to such a waiver shall contain an explanation
of the emergency circumstances.
LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND
PROGRAMS
SEC. 516. Subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees
on Appropriations, funds appropriated under this Act or any previously enacted
Act making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and
related programs, which are returned or not made available for organizations
and programs because of the implementation of section 307(a) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, shall remain available for obligation until September
30, 2003.
INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION
SEC. 517. (a) None of the funds appropriated under the heading `Assistance
for the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union' shall be made available
for assistance for a government of an Independent State of the former Soviet
Union--
(1) unless that government is making progress in implementing
comprehensive economic reforms based on market principles, private
ownership, respect for commercial contracts, and equitable treatment of
foreign private investment; and
(2) if that government applies or transfers United States assistance to
any entity for the purpose of expropriating or seizing ownership or control
of assets, investments, or ventures.
Assistance may be furnished without regard to this subsection if the
President determines that to do so is in the national interest.
(b) None of the funds appropriated under the heading `Assistance for the
Independent States of the Former Soviet Union' shall be made available for
assistance for a government of an Independent State of the former Soviet Union
if that government directs any action in violation of the territorial
integrity or national sovereignty of any other Independent State of the former
Soviet Union, such as those violations included in the Helsinki Final Act:
Provided, That such funds may be made available without regard to the
restriction in this subsection if the President determines that to do so is in
the national security interest of the United States.
(c) None of the funds appropriated under the heading `Assistance for the
Independent States of the Former Soviet Union' shall be made available for any
state to enhance its military capability: Provided, That this
restriction does not apply to demilitarization, demining or nonproliferation
programs.
(d) Funds appropriated under the heading `Assistance for the Independent
States of the Former Soviet Union' for the Russian Federation, Armenia,
Georgia, and Ukraine shall be subject to the regular notification procedures
of the Committees on Appropriations.
(e) Funds made available in this Act for assistance for the Independent
States of the former Soviet Union shall be subject to the provisions of
section 117 (relating to environment and natural resources) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961.
(f) Funds appropriated in this or prior appropriations Acts that are or
have been made available for an Enterprise Fund in the Independent States of
the Former Soviet Union may be deposited by such Fund in interest-bearing
accounts prior to the disbursement of such funds by the Fund for program
purposes. The Fund may retain for such program purposes any interest earned on
such deposits without returning such interest to the Treasury of the United
States and without further appropriation by the Congress. Funds made available
for Enterprise Funds shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary to make
timely payment for projects and activities.
(g) In issuing new task orders, entering into contracts, or making grants,
with funds appropriated in this Act or prior appropriations Acts under the
heading `Assistance for the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union' and
under comparable headings in prior appropriations Acts, for projects or
activities that have as one of their primary purposes the fostering of private
sector development, the Coordinator for United States Assistance to the New
Independent States and the implementing agency shall encourage the
participation of and give significant weight to contractors and grantees who
propose investing a significant amount of their own resources (including
volunteer services and in-kind contributions) in such projects and
activities.
PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR ABORTIONS AND INVOLUNTARY STERILIZATION
SEC. 518. None of the funds made available to carry out part I of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for the
performance of abortions as a method of family planning or to motivate or
coerce any person to practice abortions. None of the funds made available to
carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be
used to pay for the performance of involuntary sterilization as a method of
family planning or to coerce or provide any financial incentive to any person
to undergo sterilizations. None of the funds made available to carry out part
I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for
any biomedical research which relates in whole or in part, to methods of, or
the performance of, abortions or involuntary sterilization as a means of
family planning. None of the funds made available to carry out part I of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be obligated or expended for
any country or organization if the President certifies that the use of these
funds by any such country or organization would violate any of the above
provisions related to abortions and involuntary sterilizations.
EXPORT FINANCING TRANSFER AUTHORITIES
SEC. 519. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation other than for
administrative expenses made available for fiscal year 2002, for programs
under title I of this Act may be transferred between such appropriations for
use for any of the purposes, programs, and activities for which the funds in
such receiving account may be used, but no such appropriation, except as
otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 25 percent by
any such transfer: Provided, That the exercise of such authority
shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations.
SPECIAL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
SEC. 520. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be obligated or
expended for Colombia, Haiti, Liberia, Serbia, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, or
the Democratic Republic of the Congo except as provided through the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
DEFINITION OF PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY
SEC. 521. For the purpose of this Act, `program, project, and activity'
shall be defined at the appropriations Act account level and shall include all
appropriations and authorizations Acts earmarks, ceilings, and limitations
with the exception that for the following accounts: Economic Support Fund and
Foreign Military Financing Program, `program, project, and activity' shall
also be considered to include country, regional, and central program level
funding within each such account; for the development assistance accounts of
the United States Agency for International Development `program, project, and
activity' shall also be considered to include central program level funding,
either as: (1) justified to the Congress; or (2) allocated by the executive
branch in accordance with a report, to be provided to the Committees on
Appropriations within 30 days of the enactment of this Act, as required by
section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
CHILD SURVIVAL AND HEALTH ACTIVITIES
SEC. 522. Up to $15,500,000 of the funds made available by this Act for
assistance under the heading `Child Survival and Health Programs Fund', may be
used to reimburse United States Government agencies, agencies of State
governments, institutions of higher learning, and private and voluntary
organizations for the full cost of individuals (including for the personal
services of such individuals) detailed or assigned to, or contracted by, as
the case may be, the United States Agency for International Development for
the purpose of carrying out activities under that heading: Provided,
That up to $3,000,000 of the funds made available by this Act for assistance
under the heading `Development Assistance' may be used to reimburse such
agencies, institutions, and organizations for such costs of such individuals
carrying out other development assistance activities: Provided
further, That funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for
child survival activities or disease programs including activities relating to
research on, and the prevention, treatment and control of, HIV/AIDS may be
made available notwithstanding any other provision of law: Provided
further, That funds appropriated under title II of this Act may be made
available pursuant to section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 if a
primary purpose of the assistance is for child survival and related programs:
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under title II of
this Act, $446,500,000 shall be made available for family
planning/reproductive health.
PROHIBITION AGAINST INDIRECT FUNDING TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES
SEC. 523. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available
pursuant to this Act shall be obligated to finance indirectly any assistance
or reparations to Cuba, Iraq, Libya, Iran, Syria, North Korea, or Sudan,
unless the President of the United States certifies that the withholding of
these funds is contrary to the national interest of the United States.
NOTIFICATION ON EXCESS DEFENSE EQUIPMENT
SEC. 524. Prior to providing excess Department of Defense articles in
accordance with section 516(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the
Department of Defense shall notify the Committees on Appropriations to the
same extent and under the same conditions as are other committees pursuant to
subsection (f) of that section: Provided, That before issuing a
letter of offer to sell excess defense articles under the Arms Export Control
Act, the Department of Defense shall notify the Committees on Appropriations
in accordance with the regular notification procedures of such Committees if
such defense articles are significant military equipment (as defined in
section 47(9) of the Arms Export Control Act) or are valued (in terms of
original acquisition cost) at $7,000,000 or more, or if notification is
required elsewhere in this Act for the use of appropriated funds for specific
countries that would receive such excess defense articles: Provided
further, That such Committees shall also be informed of the original
acquisition cost of such defense articles.
AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENT
SEC. 525. Funds appropriated by this Act, except funds appropriated under
the headings `Peace Corps' and `Trade and Development Agency', may be
obligated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91-672 and
section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956.
DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS
SEC. 526. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act that are provided to the
National Endowment for Democracy may be made available notwithstanding any
other provision of law or regulation: Provided, That notwithstanding
any other provision of law, of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out
provisions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, not
less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for activities to
support democracy, human rights, and the rule of law in the People's Republic
of China, of which not less than $5,000,000 should be made available for the
Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and
Labor, Department of State, for such activities, and of which not to exceed
$3,000,000 may be made available to nongovernmental organizations located
outside the People's Republic of China to support activities which preserve
cultural traditions and promote sustainable development and environmental
conservation in Tibetan communities in Tibet: Provided further, That
funds made available pursuant to the authority of this section for programs,
projects, and activities in the People's Republic of China shall be subject to
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
(b) In addition to the funds made available in subsection (a), of the
funds appropriated by this Act under the heading `Economic Support Fund', not
less than $10,000,000 should be made available for programs and activities to
foster democracy, human rights, press freedoms, women's development, and the
rule of law in countries with a significant Muslim population, and where such
programs and activities would be important to United States efforts to respond
to, deter, or prevent acts of international terrorism: Provided, That
funds made available pursuant to the authority of this subsection should
support new initiatives or bolster ongoing programs and activities in those
countries: Provided further, That not less than $6,000,000 of such
funds should be made available for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Department of State, and not less
than $4,000,000 of such funds should be made available to a private,
non-profit organization authorized by Congress to strengthen democratic
institutions worldwide through nongovernmental efforts: Provided
further, That funds made available pursuant to the authority of this
subsection shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
PROHIBITION ON BILATERAL ASSISTANCE TO TERRORIST COUNTRIES
SEC. 527. (a) Funds appropriated for bilateral assistance under any
heading of this Act and funds appropriated under any such heading in a
provision of law enacted prior to the enactment of this Act, shall not be made
available to any country which the President determines--
(1) grants sanctuary from prosecution to any individual or group which
has committed an act of international terrorism; or
(2) otherwise supports international terrorism.
(b) The President may waive the application of subsection (a) to a country
if the President determines that national security or humanitarian reasons
justify such waiver. The President shall publish each waiver in the Federal
Register and, at least 15 days before the waiver takes effect, shall notify
the Committees on Appropriations of the waiver (including the justification
for the waiver) in accordance with the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
DEBT-FOR-DEVELOPMENT
SEC. 528. In order to enhance the continued participation of
nongovernmental organizations in economic assistance activities under the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including endowments, debt-for-development and
debt-for-nature exchanges, a nongovernmental organization which is a grantee
or contractor of the United States Agency for International Development may
place in interest bearing accounts funds made available under this Act or
prior Acts or local currencies which accrue to that organization as a result
of economic assistance provided under title II of this Act and any interest
earned on such investment shall be used for the purpose for which the
assistance was provided to that organization.
SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
SEC. 529. (a) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR LOCAL CURRENCIES- (1) If assistance is
furnished to the government of a foreign country under chapters 1 and 10 of
part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 under
agreements which result in the generation of local currencies of that country,
the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development
shall--
(A) require that local currencies be deposited in a separate account
established by that government;
(B) enter into an agreement with that government which sets
forth--
(i) the amount of the local currencies to be generated; and
(ii) the terms and conditions under which the currencies so deposited
may be utilized, consistent with this section; and
(C) establish by agreement with that government the responsibilities of
the United States Agency for International Development and that government
to monitor and account for deposits into and disbursements from the separate
account.
(2) USES OF LOCAL CURRENCIES- As may be agreed upon with the foreign
government, local currencies deposited in a separate account pursuant to
subsection (a), or an equivalent amount of local currencies, shall be used
only--
(A) to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II (as
the case may be), for such purposes as--
(i) project and sector assistance activities; or
(ii) debt and deficit financing; or
(B) for the administrative requirements of the United States
Government.
(3) PROGRAMMING ACCOUNTABILITY- The United States Agency for International
Development shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the equivalent of
the local currencies disbursed pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A) from the
separate account established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are used for the
purposes agreed upon pursuant to subsection (a)(2).
(4) TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS- Upon termination of assistance to
a country under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II (as the case
may be), any unencumbered balances of funds which remain in a separate account
established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be disposed of for such purposes
as may be agreed to by the government of that country and the United States
Government.
(5) REPORTING REQUIREMENT- The Administrator of the United States Agency
for International Development shall report on an annual basis as part of the
justification documents submitted to the Committees on Appropriations on the
use of local currencies for the administrative requirements of the United
States Government as authorized in subsection (a)(2)(B), and such report shall
include the amount of local currency (and United States dollar equivalent)
used and/or to be used for such purpose in each applicable country.
(b) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR CASH TRANSFERS- (1) If assistance is made
available to the government of a foreign country, under chapter 1 or 10 of
part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as cash
transfer assistance or as nonproject sector assistance, that country shall be
required to maintain such funds in a separate account and not commingle them
with any other funds.
(2) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW- Such funds may be obligated
and expended notwithstanding provisions of law which are inconsistent with the
nature of this assistance including provisions which are referenced in the
Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference accompanying House
Joint Resolution 648 (House Report No. 98-1159).
(3) NOTIFICATION- At least 15 days prior to obligating any such cash
transfer or nonproject sector assistance, the President shall submit a
notification through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations, which shall include a detailed description of how the funds
proposed to be made available will be used, with a discussion of the United
States interests that will be served by the assistance (including, as
appropriate, a description of the economic policy reforms that will be
promoted by such assistance).
(4) EXEMPTION- Nonproject sector assistance funds may be exempt from the
requirements of subsection (b)(1) only through the notification procedures of
the Committees on Appropriations.
COMPENSATION FOR UNITED STATES EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS TO INTERNATIONAL
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
SEC. 530. (a) No funds appropriated by this Act may be made as payment to
any international financial institution while the United States Executive
Director to such institution is compensated by the institution at a rate
which, together with whatever compensation such Director receives from the
United States, is in excess of the rate provided for an individual occupying a
position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5,
United States Code, or while any alternate United States Director to such
institution is compensated by the institution at a rate in excess of the rate
provided for an individual occupying a position at level V of the Executive
Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.
(b) For purposes of this section, `international financial institutions'
are: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the
Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the Asian
Development Fund, the African Development Bank, the African Development Fund,
the International Monetary Fund, the North American Development Bank, and the
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
COMPLIANCE WITH UNITED NATIONS SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAQ
SEC. 531. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available
pursuant to this Act to carry out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(including title IV of chapter 2 of part I, relating to the Overseas Private
Investment Corporation) or the Arms Export Control Act may be used to provide
assistance to any country that is not in compliance with the United Nations
Security Council sanctions against Iraq unless the President determines and so
certifies to the Congress that--
(1) such assistance is in the national interest of the United
States;
(2) such assistance will directly benefit the needy people in that
country; or
(3) the assistance to be provided will be humanitarian assistance for
foreign nationals who have fled Iraq and Kuwait.
AUTHORITIES FOR THE PEACE CORPS, INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION AND AFRICAN
DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
SEC. 532. Unless expressly provided to the contrary, provisions of this or
any other Act, including provisions contained in prior Acts authorizing or
making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related
programs, shall not be construed to prohibit activities authorized by or
conducted under the Peace Corps Act, the Inter-American Foundation Act or the
African Development Foundation Act. The agency shall promptly report to the
Committees on Appropriations whenever it is conducting activities or is
proposing to conduct activities in a country for which assistance is
prohibited.
IMPACT ON JOBS IN THE UNITED STATES
SEC. 533. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated or
expended to provide--
(a) any financial incentive to a business enterprise currently located
in the United States for the purpose of inducing such an enterprise to
relocate outside the United States if such incentive or inducement is likely
to reduce the number of employees of such business enterprise in the United
States because United States production is being replaced by such enterprise
outside the United States; or
(b) assistance for any project or activity that contributes to the
violation of internationally recognized workers rights, as defined in
section 502(a)(4) of the Trade Act of 1974, of workers in the recipient
country, including any designated zone or area in that country:
Provided, That in recognition that the application of this
subsection should be commensurate with the level of development of the
recipient country and sector, the provisions of this subsection shall not
preclude assistance for the informal sector in such country, micro and
small-scale enterprise, and smallholder agriculture.
SPECIAL AUTHORITIES
SEC. 534. (a) AFGHANISTAN, LEBANON, MONTENEGRO, VICTIMS OF WAR, DISPLACED
CHILDREN, AND DISPLACED BURMESE- Funds appropriated in titles I and II of this
Act that are made available for Afghanistan, Lebanon, Montenegro, and for
victims of war, displaced children, and displaced Burmese, may be made
available notwithstanding any other provision of law: Provided, That
any such funds that are made available for Cambodia shall be subject to the
provisions of section 531(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and section
906 of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985.
(b) TROPICAL FORESTRY AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES- Funds
appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of sections 103 through
106, and chapter 4 of part II, of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be
used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of
supporting tropical forestry and biodiversity conservation activities and
energy programs aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions: Provided,
That such assistance shall be subject to sections 116, 502B, and 620A of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
(c) PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTORS- Funds appropriated by this Act to carry
out chapter 1 of part I, chapter 4 of part II, and section 667 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, and title II of the Agricultural Trade Development and
Assistance Act of 1954, may be used by the United States Agency for
International Development to employ up to 25 personal services contractors in
the United States, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose
of providing direct, interim support for new or expanded overseas programs and
activities and managed by the agency until permanent direct hire personnel are
hired and trained: Provided, That not more than 10 of such
contractors shall be assigned to any bureau or office: Provided
further, That such funds appropriated to carry out the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 may be made available for personal services contractors assigned
only to the Office of Health and Nutrition; the Office of Procurement; the
Bureau for Africa; the Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean; and the
Bureau for Asia and the Near East: Provided further, That such funds
appropriated to carry out title II of the Agricultural Trade Development and
Assistance Act of 1954, may be made available only for personal services
contractors assigned to the Office of Food for Peace.
(d)(1) WAIVER- The President may waive the provisions of section 1003 of
Public Law 100-204 if the President determines and certifies in writing to the
Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the
Senate that it is important to the national security interests of the United
States.
(2) PERIOD OF APPLICATION OF WAIVER- Any waiver pursuant to paragraph (1)
shall be effective for no more than a period of 6 months at a time and shall
not apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act.
(e) During fiscal year 2002, the President may use up to $45,000,000 under
the authority of section 451 of the Foreign Assistance Act, notwithstanding
the funding ceiling in section 451(a).
(f) SMALL BUSINESS- In entering into multiple award indefinite-quantity
contracts with funds appropriated by this Act, the United States Agency for
International Development may provide an exception to the fair opportunity
process for placing task orders under such contracts when the order is placed
with any category of small or small disadvantaged business.
POLICY ON TERMINATING THE ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL AND NORMALIZING
RELATIONS WITH ISRAEL
SEC. 535. It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) the Arab League countries should immediately and publicly renounce
the primary boycott of Israel and the secondary and tertiary boycott of
American firms that have commercial ties with Israel and should normalize
their relations with Israel;
(2) the decision by the Arab League in 1997 to reinstate the boycott
against Israel was deeply troubling and disappointing;
(3) the fact that only three Arab countries maintain full diplomatic
relations with Israel is also of deep concern;
(4) the Arab League should immediately rescind its decision on the
boycott and its members should develop normal relations with their neighbor
Israel; and
(5) the President should--
(A) take more concrete steps to encourage vigorously Arab League
countries to renounce publicly the primary boycotts of Israel and the
secondary and tertiary boycotts of American firms that have commercial
relations with Israel and to normalize their relations with
Israel;
(B) take into consideration the participation of any recipient country
in the primary boycott of Israel and the secondary and tertiary boycotts
of American firms that have commercial relations with Israel when
determining whether to sell weapons to said country;
(C) report to Congress annually on the specific steps being taken by
the United States and the progress achieved to bring about a public
renunciation of the Arab primary boycott of Israel and the secondary and
tertiary boycotts of American firms that have commercial relations with
Israel and to expand the process of normalizing ties between Arab League
countries and Israel; and
(D) encourage the allies and trading partners of the United States to
enact laws prohibiting businesses from complying with the boycott and
penalizing businesses that do comply.
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE ACTIVITIES
SEC. 536. Of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this
Act for `Economic Support Fund', assistance may be provided to strengthen the
administration of justice in countries in Latin America and the Caribbean and
in other regions consistent with the provisions of section 534(b) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, except that programs to enhance protection of
participants in judicial cases may be conducted notwithstanding section 660 of
that Act. Funds made available pursuant to this section may be made available
notwithstanding section 534(c) and the second and third sentences of section
534(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE
SEC. 537. (a) ASSISTANCE THROUGH NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS-
Restrictions contained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance for
a country shall not be construed to restrict assistance in support of programs
of nongovernmental organizations from funds appropriated by this Act to carry
out the provisions of chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 4 of
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and from funds appropriated
under the heading `Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States':
Provided, That the President shall take into consideration, in any
case in which a restriction on assistance would be applicable but for this
subsection, whether assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental
organizations is in the national interest of the United States: Provided
further, That before using the authority of this subsection to furnish
assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations, the
President shall notify the Committees on Appropriations under the regular
notification procedures of those committees, including a description of the
program to be assisted, the assistance to be provided, and the reasons for
furnishing such assistance: Provided further, That nothing in this
subsection shall be construed to alter any existing statutory prohibitions
against abortion or involuntary sterilizations contained in this or any other
Act.
(b) PUBLIC LAW 480- During fiscal year 2002, restrictions contained in
this or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country shall not be
construed to restrict assistance under the Agricultural Trade Development and
Assistance Act of 1954: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated
to carry out title I of such Act and made available pursuant to this
subsection may be obligated or expended except as provided through the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
(c) EXCEPTION- This section shall not apply--
(1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
or any comparable provision of law prohibiting assistance to countries that
support international terrorism; or
(2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or
any comparable provision of law prohibiting assistance to the government of
a country that violates internationally recognized human rights.
EARMARKS
SEC. 538. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act which are earmarked may be
reprogrammed for other programs within the same account notwithstanding the
earmark if compliance with the earmark is made impossible by operation of any
provision of this or any other Act: Provided, That any such
reprogramming shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That assistance that
is reprogrammed pursuant to this subsection shall be made available under the
same terms and conditions as originally provided.
(b) In addition to the authority contained in subsection (a), the original
period of availability of funds appropriated by this Act and administered by
the United States Agency for International Development that are earmarked for
particular programs or activities by this or any other Act shall be extended
for an additional fiscal year if the Administrator of such agency determines
and reports promptly to the Committees on Appropriations that the termination
of assistance to a country or a significant change in circumstances makes it
unlikely that such earmarked funds can be obligated during the original period
of availability: Provided, That such earmarked funds that are
continued available for an additional fiscal year shall be obligated only for
the purpose of such earmark.
CEILINGS AND EARMARKS
SEC. 539. Ceilings and earmarks contained in this Act shall not be
applicable to funds or authorities appropriated or otherwise made available by
any subsequent Act unless such Act specifically so directs. Earmarks or
minimum funding requirements contained in any other Act shall not be
applicable to funds appropriated by this Act.
PROHIBITION ON PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA
SEC. 540. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used
for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States not authorized
before the date of the enactment of this Act by the Congress:
Provided, That not to exceed $750,000 may be made available to carry
out the provisions of section 316 of Public Law 96-533.
PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS
SEC. 541. To the maximum extent practicable, assistance provided under
this Act should make full use of American resources, including commodities,
products, and services.
PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO UNITED NATIONS MEMBERS
SEC. 542. None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to
this Act for carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used to
pay in whole or in part any assessments, arrearages, or dues of any member of
the United Nations or, from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out
chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the costs for
participation of another country's delegation at international conferences
held under the auspices of multilateral or international organizations.
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS--DOCUMENTATION
SEC. 543. None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to
this Act shall be available to a nongovernmental organization which fails to
provide upon timely request any document, file, or record necessary to the
auditing requirements of the United States Agency for International
Development.
PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS THAT EXPORT LETHAL MILITARY
EQUIPMENT TO COUNTRIES SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM
SEC. 544. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available
by this Act may be available to any foreign government which provides lethal
military equipment to a country the government of which the Secretary of State
has determined is a terrorist government for purposes of section 6(j) of the
Export Administration Act. The prohibition under this section with respect to
a foreign government shall terminate 12 months after that government ceases to
provide such military equipment. This section applies with respect to lethal
military equipment provided under a contract entered into after October 1,
1997.
(b) Assistance restricted by subsection (a) or any other similar provision
of law, may be furnished if the President determines that furnishing such
assistance is important to the national interests of the United States.
(c) Whenever the waiver of subsection (b) is exercised, the President
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report with respect
to the furnishing of such assistance. Any such report shall include a detailed
explanation of the assistance to be provided, including the estimated dollar
amount of such assistance, and an explanation of how the assistance furthers
United States national interests.
WITHHOLDING OF ASSISTANCE FOR PARKING FINES OWED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES
SEC. 545. (a) IN GENERAL- Of the funds appropriated under this Act that
are made available for a foreign country under part I of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, an amount equivalent to 110 percent of the total
unpaid fully adjudicated parking fines and penalties owed to the District of
Columbia and New York City, New York by such country as of the date of the
enactment of this Act that were incurred after the first day of the fiscal
year preceding the current fiscal year shall be withheld from obligation for
such country until the Secretary of State certifies and reports in writing to
the appropriate congressional committees that such fines and penalties are
fully paid to the governments of the District of Columbia and New York City,
New York.
(b) DEFINITION- For purposes of this section, the term `appropriate
congressional committees' means the Committee on Foreign Relations and the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on International
Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PLO FOR THE WEST BANK AND GAZA
SEC. 546. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated for
assistance for the Palestine Liberation Organization for the West Bank and
Gaza unless the President has exercised the authority under section 604(a) of
the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1995 (title VI of Public Law
104-107) or any other legislation to suspend or make inapplicable section 307
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and that suspension is still in effect:
Provided, That if the President fails to make the certification under
section 604(b)(2) of the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1995 or