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106 th Congress
Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session
106 997
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING,
AND RELATED PROGRAMS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2001, AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES
October 24, 2000.--Ordered to be printed
Mr. Callahan , from the committee of conference, submitted the
following
CONFERENCE REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 4811]
The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two
Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4811) ``making
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other
purposes'', having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to
recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the
Senate, and agree to the same with an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said amendment, insert:
Section 101. (a) The provisions of H.R. 5526 of the 106th Congress,
as introduced on October 24, 2000, are hereby enacted into law.
(b). In publishing the Act in slip form and in the United States
Statutes at Large pursuant to section 112, of title 1, United States
Code, the Archivist of the United States shall include after the date of
approval at the end an appendix setting forth the text of the bill
referred to in subsection (a) of this section.
And the Senate agree to the same.
Sonny Callahan,
John Edward Porter,
Frank R. Wolf,
Ron Packard,
Joe Knollenberg,
Jack Kingston,
Jerry Lewis,
Roger F. Wicker,
Bill Young,
Nancy Pelosi,
Nita M. Lowey,
Jesse Jackson, Jr.,
Carolyn C. Kilpatrick,
Martin Olav Sabo,
Dave Obey,
(except for cap adjustment),
Managers on the Part of the House.
Mitch McConnell,
Arlen Specter,
Judd Gregg,
Richard Shelby,
Robert F. Bennett,
Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
Kit Bond,
Ted Stevens,
Patrick Leahy,
Frank R. Lautenberg,
Tom Harkin,
Barbara A. Mikulski,
Patty Murray,
Robert C. Byrd,
Managers on the Part of the Senate.
JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE
The managers on the part of the House and Senate at the conference
on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the
Senate to the bill (H.R. 4811) ``making appropriations for foreign
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2001'', submit the following joint statement to the
House and Senate in explanation of the effect of the action agreed upon
by the managers and recommended in the accompanying conference report:
The conference agreement would enact the provisions of H.R. 5526 as
introduced on October 24, 2000. The text of that bill follows:
A BILL Making appropriations for foreign operations, export
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2001, 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, 2001, 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, $865,000,000 to remain available until
September 30, 2004: 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, 2019 for the disbursement of
direct loans, loan guarantees, insurance and tied-aid grants obligated
in fiscal years 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004: 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, $62,000,000: 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, 2001.
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 $38,000,000: 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
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, $24,000,000, as
authorized by section 234 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to be
derived by transfer from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation
noncredit account: 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 be available for direct loan obligations and loan guaranty
commitments incurred or made during fiscal years 2001 and 2002: Provided
further , That such sums shall remain available through fiscal year 2010
for the disbursement of direct and guaranteed loans obligated in fiscal
years 2001 and 2002: Provided further , That in addition, 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, $50,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2002.
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, 2001, unless otherwise
specified herein, as follows:
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
CHILD SURVIVAL AND DISEASE 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, for child survival,
basic education, assistance to combat tropical and other infectious
diseases, and related activities, in addition to funds otherwise
available for such purposes, $963,000,000, 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 and nutrition programs, and related education programs, which
address the needs of mothers and children; (4) water and sanitation
programs; (5) assistance for displaced and orphaned children; (6)
programs for the prevention, treatment, and control of, and research on,
tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, polio, malaria and other infectious diseases;
and (7) basic education programs for children: 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 basic education and 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 health, and infectious disease programs: Provided
further , That the following amounts should be allocated as follows:
$295,000,000 for child survival and maternal health; $30,000,000 for
vulnerable children; $300,000,000 for HIV/AIDS; $125,000,000 for other
infectious diseases; $103,000,000 for children's basic education; and
$110,000,000 for UNICEF: Provided further, That of the funds
appropriated under this heading, up to $50,000,000 may be made available
for a United States contribution to the Global Fund for Children's
Vaccines, up to $10,000,000 may be made available for the International
AIDS Vaccine Initiative, and up to $20,000,000 may be made available for
a United States contribution to an international HIV/AIDS fund as
authorized by subtitle B, title I of Public Law 106 264, or a comparable
international HIV/AIDS fund.
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of sections 103
through 106, and chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, title V of the International Security and Development Cooperation
Act of 1980 (Public Law 96 533) and the provisions of section 401 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1969, $1,305,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2002: Provided , That of the amount appropriated
under this heading, up to $12,000,000 may be made available for and
apportioned directly to the Inter-American Foundation: Provided further
, That of the amount appropriated under this heading, up to $16,000,000
may be made available for the African Development Foundation and shall
be apportioned directly to that agency: 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 heading 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; and 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 Committee on International Relations
and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
to the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate, 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: 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 (CITES): 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 $25,000, 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 to carry out part
I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Support for East
European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989, not less than $310,000,000 should
be made available for agriculture and rural development programs of
which $30,000,000 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 $5,200,000
shall be made available to AmeriCares for the construction,
rehabilitation, and operation of community-based primary healthcare
facilities in Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador: Provided
further , That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less
than $500,000 should be made available for support of the United States
Telecommunications Training Institute: Provided further, That of the
funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $17,000,000 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 $2,000,000 should be available to support an international
media training center.
CYPRUS
Of the funds appropriated under the headings ``Development
Assistance'' and ``Economic Support Fund'', not less than $15,000,000
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.
LEBANON
Of the funds appropriated under the headings ``Development
Assistance'' and ``Economic Support Fund'', not less than $35,000,000
shall be made available for Lebanon to be used, among other programs,
for scholarships and direct support of the American educational
institutions in Lebanon.
BURMA
Of the funds appropriated under the headings ``Economic Support
Fund'' and ``Development Assistance'', 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.
CONSERVATION FUND
Of the funds made available under the headings ``Development
Assistance'' and ``Economic Support Fund'', not less than $4,000,000
should be made available to support the preservation of habitats and
related activities for endangered wildlife.
PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS
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 Agency for International Development, after informing the Committees
on Appropriations, may, on a case-by-case basis, waive the restriction
contained in this paragraph, 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.
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.
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, $165,000,000, 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.
MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees, $1,500,000, as
authorized by section 108 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961:
Provided , That such costs shall be as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further , That guarantees of
loans made under this heading in support of microenterprise activities
may guarantee up to 70 percent of the principal amount of any such loans
notwithstanding section 108 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. In
addition, for administrative expenses to carry out programs under this
heading, $500,000, all of which may be transferred to and merged with
the appropriation for Operating Expenses of the Agency for International
Development: Provided further , That funds made available under this
heading shall remain available until September 30, 2002.
DEVELOPMENT CREDIT PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(including transfer of funds)
For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees, $1,500,000, as
authorized by section 635 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961:
Provided , That such funds shall be made available only for urban and
environmental programs: Provided further , That for the cost of direct
loans and loan guarantees, up to $5,000,000 of funds appropriated by
this Act under the heading ``Development Assistance'', may be
transferred to and merged with funds appropriated under this heading to
be made available for the purposes of part I of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961: 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 Agency for International
Development, $4,000,000, all of which may be transferred to and merged
with the appropriation for Operating Expenses of the Agency for
International Development: Provided further , That funds appropriated
under this heading shall remain available until September 30, 2002.
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, $44,489,000.
OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 667,
$520,000,000: 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 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.
OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF
INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 667,
$27,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2002, which sum
shall be available for the Office of the Inspector General of the 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, $2,295,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2002:
Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less
than $840,000,000 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, 2000,
whichever is later: Provided further, That not less than $695,000,000
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, not less than $150,000,000 should be made available for
assistance for Jordan: 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 Agency for International Development: Provided further, That of
the funds appropriated under this heading, in addition to funds
otherwise made available for Indonesia, not less than $5,000,000 should
be made available for economic rehabilitation and related activities in
Aceh, Indonesia: Provided further, That funds made available in the
previous proviso may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation
for Transition Initiatives: Provided further , That none of the funds
appropriated under this heading shall be obligated for regional or
global programs, except as provided through the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That
of the funds made available under this heading not less than $12,000,000
should be made available for Mongolia: Provided further, That up to
$10,000,000 of the 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.
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, 2002.
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, $600,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2002, 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 of the funds appropriated under this
heading not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available for assistance
for the Baltic States: Provided further , That funds made available for
assistance for Kosova from funds appropriated under this heading and
under the headings ``Economic Support Fund'' and ``International
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'' shall not exceed 15 percent of
the total resources pledged by all donors for calendar year 2001 for
assistance for Kosova as of March 31, 2001: Provided further, That of
the funds made available under this heading for Kosova, not less than
$1,300,000 should be made available to support the National Albanian
American Council's training program for Kosovar women: Provided further
, That none of the funds made available under this Act for assistance
for Kosova shall be made available for large scale physical
infrastructure reconstruction: Provided further, That of the funds made
available under this heading and the headings ``International Narcotics
Control and Law Enforcement'' and ``Economic Support Fund'', not to
exceed $80,000,000 shall be made available for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
(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) None of the funds appropriated under this heading may be made
available for new housing construction or repair or reconstruction of
existing housing in Bosnia and Herzegovina unless directly related to
the efforts of United States troops to promote peace in said country.
(e) 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 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.
(f) The provisions of section 532 of this Act shall apply to funds
made available under subsection (e) 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 532 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.
(g) 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, $810,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2002: 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, 15 percent 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 amounts appropriated under this heading
not less than $20,000,000 shall be made available solely for the Russian
Far East: 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.
(b) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than
$170,000,000 should be made available for assistance for Ukraine:
Provided, That of this amount, not less than $25,000,000 should be made
available for nuclear reactor safety initiatives, and not less than
$5,000,000 should be made available for the Ukranian Land and Resource
Management Center.
(c) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than
$92,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Georgia of which
not less than $25,000,000 should be made available to support Border
Security Guard and export control initiatives.
(d) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than
$90,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Armenia.
(e) Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act shall not apply to--
(1) activities to support democracy or assistance under title V of
the FREEDOM Support Act and section 1424 of Public Law 104 201;
(2) any assistance provided by the Trade and Development Agency
under section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2421);
(3) any activity carried out by a member of the United States and
Foreign Commercial Service while acting within his or her official
capacity;
(4) 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.);
(5) any financing provided under the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945;
or
(6) humanitarian assistance.
(f) Not more than 25 percent of the funds appropriated under this
heading may be made available for assistance for any country in the
region. Activities authorized under title V (nonproliferation and
disarmament programs and activities) of the FREEDOM Support Act shall
not be counted against the 25 percent limitation.
(g) Of the funds made available under this heading for nuclear safety
activities, not to exceed 8 percent of the funds provided for any single
project may be used to pay for management costs incurred by a United
States agency or national lab in administering said project.
(h)(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;
(B) is cooperating with international efforts to investigate
allegations of war crimes and atrocities in Chechnya;
(C) is providing full access to international non-government
organizations providing humanitarian relief to refugees and internally
displaced persons in Chechnya; and
(D) is in compliance with article V of the Treaty on Conventional
Armed Forces in Europe regarding forces deployed in the flank zone in
and around Chechnya.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to--
(A) assistance to combat infectious diseases; and
(B) activities authorized under title V (Nonproliferation and
Disarmament Programs and Activities) of the FREEDOM Support Act.
(i) Of the funds appropriated under this heading for assistance for
Russia, and the heading ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'', not less
than $10,000,000 shall be made available to non-government organizations
providing humanitarian relief in Checknya and Ingushetia.
(j) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than
$45,000,000 shall be made available, in addition to funds otherwise
available for such purposes, for assistance for child survival,
environmental health, and to combat infectious diseases, and for related
activities.
INDEPENDENT AGENCY
PEACE CORPS
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Peace Corps
Act (75 Stat. 612), $265,000,000, 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, 2002.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, $325,000,000, 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 2001, 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.
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,
$700,000,000, which shall remain available until expended: Provided ,
That not more than
$14,500,000 shall be available for administrative expenses:
Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading to support
activities and programs conducted by the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees shall be made available after reporting at
least 5 days in advance to the Committees on Appropriations: Provided
further, That the reporting requirement contained in the previous
proviso may be waived for any such obligation if failure to waive this
requirement would pose a substantial risk to human health or welfare:
Provided further, That in case of any such waiver, a report to the
Committees on Appropriations shall be provided as early as practicable,
but in no event later than 5 days after such obligation: 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, $311,600,000, to carry out the
provisions of chapter 8 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
for anti-terrorism assistance, 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 20 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 $15,000,000, 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: Provided further , That such funds shall be subject to
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
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 appropriated under
this heading, $40,000,000 should be made available for demining,
clearance of unexploded ordnance, and related activities: 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), $6,000,000, to remain available until
expended, which shall be available nowithstanding 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, $238,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided , That of this amount, not less than
$13,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the provisions of part
V of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: 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: Provided further , That the authority provided by
section 572 of Public Law 100 461 may be exercised only with respect to
countries that are eligible to borrow from the International Development
Association, but not from the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development, commonly referred to as ``IDA-only'' countries.
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, $55,000,000, of which up to
$1,000,000 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 grant financed military education and training for Indonesia
and Guatemala may only be available for expanded international military
education and training and funds made available for 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,
$3,545,000,000: Provided , That of the funds appropriated under this
heading, not less than $1,980,000,000 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, 2000, 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 $520,000,000 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 should be available for assistance
for Jordan: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated by this
paragraph, not less than $3,000,000 shall be made available for
assistance for Malta: Provided further , That of the funds appropriated
by this paragraph, not less than $8,500,000 shall be made available for
assistance for Tunisia: Provided further , That during fiscal year 2001,
the President is authorized to, and shall, direct the draw-downs 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 and any amount so directed shall count
toward meeting the earmark in the preceding proviso: Provided further,
That of the funds appropriated by this paragraph, not less than
$8,000,000 shall be made available for Georgia: Provided further, That
during fiscal year 2001, the President is authorized to, and shall,
direct the draw-downs 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 $4,000,000 under the authority of this proviso for Georgia for the
purposes of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and any amount
so directed shall count toward meeting the earmark in the preceding
proviso: 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
$33,000,000 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 $340,000,000 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 2001 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 2001 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, 2000, whichever is later: Provided further, That the
Committees on Appropriations shall be informed at least 10 days prior to
the obligation of any interest accrued by the account established by the
previous proviso.
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 551 of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $127,000,000: 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, $108,000,000, 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, $775,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided: That the Secretary of the Treasury shall: (1) accord
high priority to encouraging the International Development Association
to establish and implement a policy to provide new assistance on grant
terms to enhanced HIPC Initiative countries that have reached the
completion point; and (2) submit a report to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, the President of the Senate, and the Committees on
Appropriations no later than June 30, 2001, on the progress reached in
achieving the objective set forth in clause (1): Provided further , 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.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT GUARANTEE AGENCY
For payment to the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency by the
Secretary of the Treasury, $10,000,000, for the United States paid-in
share of the increase in capital stock, to remain available until
expended.
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL
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 $50,000,000.
Contribution to the Inter-American Investment Corporation
For payment to the Inter-American Investment Corporation, by the
Secretary of the Treasury, $25,000,000, for the United States share of
the increase in subscriptions to capital stock, to remain available
until expended.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ENTERPRISE FOR THE AMERICAS MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT
FUND
For payment to the Enterprise for the Americas Multilateral
Investment Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, for the United States
contribution to the fund, $10,000,000, 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, $72,000,000,
to remain available until expended.
Contribution to the African Development Bank
For payment to the African Development Bank by the Secretary of the
Treasury, $6,100,000, 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 $97,548,522.
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, $5,000,000, 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, $186,000,000:
Provided , That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall
be made available for the United Nations Fund for Science and
Technology: Provided further , That not less than $5,000,000 should be
made available to the World Food Program: Provided further , 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).
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.
PROHIBITION OF BILATERAL FUNDING FOR INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS
Sec. 502. Notwithstanding section 614 of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961, none of the funds contained in title II of this Act may be used
to carry out the provisions of section 209(d) of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961: Provided , That none of the funds appropriated by title II
of this Act may be transferred by the Agency for International
Development directly to an international financial institution (as
defined in section 533 of this Act) for the purpose of repaying a
foreign country's loan obligations to such institution.
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 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 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 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 $50,000 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 any country whose duly elected head of government is
deposed by decree or military coup: Provided , That assistance may be
resumed to such country if the President determines and reports to the
Committees on Appropriations that subsequent to the termination of
assistance a democratically elected government has taken office.
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 2001.
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, and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961, as amended, and funds provided under the heading ``Assistance
for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States'', shall remain available until
expended 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: Provided further , That the report required by section
653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall designate for each
country, to the extent known at the time of submission of such report,
those funds allocated for cash disbursement for balance of payment and
economic policy reform purposes.
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: Provided , That this section and section
620(q) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds
made available for any narcotics-related assistance for Colombia,
Bolivia, and Peru authorized by the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or
the Arms Export Control Act.
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. (a) 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 Disease Programs
Fund'', ``Development Assistance'', ``International Organizations and
Programs'', ``Trade and Development Agency'', ``International Narcotics
Control and Law Enforcement'', ``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 Agency for International Development'',
``Operating Expenses of the 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.
(b) Drawdowns made pursuant to section 506(a)(2) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 shall be subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
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, 2002.
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: Provided
, That none of the funds made available under this Act may be used to
lobby for or against abortion.
EXPORT FINANCING TRANSFER AUTHORITIES
Sec. 519. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation other than for
administrative expenses made available for fiscal year 2001, 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,
Ethiopia, Eritrea, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, or the Democratic Republic of
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 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 DISEASE PREVENTION ACTIVITIES
Sec. 522. Up to $16,000,000 of the funds made available by this Act
for assistance under the heading ``Child Survival and Disease 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 Agency for International Development for the purpose of carrying
out child survival, basic education, and infectious disease activities:
Provided , That up to $1,500,000 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, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome may be
made available notwithstanding any provision of law that restricts
assistance to foreign countries: 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.
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 the People's Republic of China, 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: 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 ``International Military Education and Training'' and
``Foreign Military Financing Program'', 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 IN CHINA
Sec. 526. Notwithstanding any other provision of law that restricts
assistance to foreign countries, funds appropriated by this Act for
``Economic Support Fund'' may be made available to provide general
support and grants for nongovernmental organizations located outside the
People's Republic of China that have as their primary purpose fostering
democracy in that country, and for activities of nongovernmental
organizations located outside the People's Republic of China to foster
rule of law and democracy in that country: Provided , That none of the
funds made available for activities to foster democracy in the People's
Republic of China may be made available for assistance to the government
of that country, except that funds appropriated by this Act under the
heading ``Economic Support Fund'' that are made available for the
National Endowment for Democracy or its grantees may be made available
for activities to foster democracy in that country notwithstanding this
proviso and any other provision of law: Provided further , That upon
enactment of this Act funds appropriated by this or any prior Acts
making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and
related programs, that are provided to the National Endowment for
Democracy shall be provided notwithstanding any other provision of law
or regulation: Provided further , That funds made available pursuant to
the authority of this section shall be subject to the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided
further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds
appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, not to exceed $2,000,000
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 that country:
Provided further , That the final proviso in section 526 of the Foreign
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
2000 (as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(2) of Public Law 106 113)
is amended by striking ``Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human
Rights'' and inserting ``Jamestown Foundation''.
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.
REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 528. (a) Beginning not later than January 1, 2001, the Secretary
of State shall provide quarterly reports to the Committees on
Appropriations providing information on the use of funds appropriated in
title VI of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 2000 (as enacted into law by section
1000(a)(2) of Public Law 106 113). Each report shall include the
following--
(1) the current and projected status of obligations and expenditures
by appropriations account, by country, and by program, project, and
activity;
(2) the contractors and subcontractors engaged in activities funded
from appropriations contained in title VI; and
(3) the procedures and processes under which decisions have been or
will be made on which programs, projects, and activities are funded
through appropriations contained in title VI.
(b) For each report required by this section, a classified annex may
be submitted if deemed necessary and appropriate.
(c) The last quarterly report required by this section shall be
provided to the Committees on Appropriations by January 1, 2002.
COMPETITIVE INSURANCE
Sec. 529. All Agency for International Development contracts and
solicitations, and subcontracts entered into under such contracts, shall
include a clause requiring that United States insurance companies have a
fair opportunity to bid for insurance when such insurance is necessary
or appropriate.
Peru
Sec. 530. (a) Determination .--Not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter during fiscal
year 2001, the Secretary of State shall determine and report to the
Committees on Appropriations whether the Government of Peru has made
substantial progress in creating the conditions for free and fair
elections, and in respecting human rights, the rule of law, the
independence and constitutional role of the judiciary and national
congress, and freedom of expression and independent media.
(b) Prohibition .--If the Secretary determines and reports pursuant
to subsection (a) that the Government of Peru has not made substantial
progress, no funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for
assistance for the Central Government of Peru.
(c) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $2,000,000
should be made available to support the work of nongovernmental
organizations and the Organization of American States in promoting free
and fair elections, democratic institutions, and human rights in Peru.
DEBT-FOR-DEVELOPMENT
Sec. 531. 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 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. 532. (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 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 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 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 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. 533. (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. 534. 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, INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL
DEVELOPMENT, INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION AND AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
Sec. 535. (a) 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.
(b) Unless expressly provided to the contrary, limitations on the
availability of funds for ``International Organizations and Programs''
in this or any other Act, including prior appropriations Acts, shall not
be construed to be applicable to the International Fund for Agricultural
Development.
IMPACT ON JOBS IN THE UNITED STATES
Sec. 536. 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;
(b) assistance for the purpose of establishing or developing in a
foreign country any export processing zone or designated area in which
the tax, tariff, labor, environment, and safety laws of that country do
not apply, in part or in whole, to activities carried out within that
zone or area, unless the President determines and certifies that such
assistance is not likely to cause a loss of jobs within the United
States; or
(c) 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.
CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY
Sec. 537. (a) Findings .--The Congress finds as follows:
(1) The United States is the world leader in the development of
environmental technologies, particularly clean coal technology.
(2) Severe pollution problems affecting people in developing
countries, and the serious health problems that result from such
pollution, can be effectively addressed through the application of
United States technology.
(3) During the next century, developing countries, particularly
countries in Asia such as China and India, will dramatically increase
their consumption of electricity, and low quality coal will be a major
source of fuel for power generation.
(4) Without the use of modern clean coal technology, the resultant
pollution will cause enormous
health and environmental problems leading to diminished
economic growth in developing countries and, thus, diminished United
States exports to those growing markets.
(b) Statement of Policy .--It is the policy of the United States to
promote the export of United States clean coal technology. In
furtherance of that policy, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the
Treasury (acting through the United States executive directors to
international financial institutions), the Secretary of Energy, and the
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development
(USAID) should, as appropriate, vigorously promote the use of United
States clean coal technology in environmental and energy infrastructure
programs, projects and activities. Programs, projects and activities for
which the use of such technology should be considered include
reconstruction assistance for the Balkans, activities carried out by the
Global Environment Facility, and activities funded from USAID's
Development Credit Authority.
SPECIAL AUTHORITIES
Sec. 538. (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, subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, 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 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 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.
POLICY ON TERMINATING THE ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL AND NORMALIZING
RELATIONS WITH ISRAEL
Sec. 539. 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. 540. 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. 541. (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 2001, 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
countries that violate internationally recognized human rights.
EARMARKS
Sec. 542. (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 or,
with respect to a country with which the United States has an agreement
providing the United States with base rights or base access in that
country, if the President determines that the recipient for which funds
are earmarked has significantly reduced its military or economic
cooperation with the United States since the enactment of the Foreign
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
1991; however, before exercising the authority of this subsection with
regard to a base rights or base access country which has significantly
reduced its military or economic cooperation with the United States, the
President shall consult with, and shall provide a written policy
justification to the Committees on Appropriations: 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 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. 543. 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. 544. 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. 545. (a) To the maximum extent possible, assistance provided
under this Act should make full use of American resources, including
commodities, products, and services.
(b) It is the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest extent
practicable, all agriculture commodities, equipment and products
purchased with funds made available in this Act should be American-made.
(c) In providing financial assistance to, or entering into any
contract with, any entity using funds made available in this Act, the
head of each Federal agency, to the greatest extent practicable, shall
provide to such entity a notice describing the statement made in
subsection (b) by the Congress.
(d) The Secretary of the Treasury shall report to Congress annually
on the efforts of the heads of each Federal agency and the United States
directors of international financial institutions (as referenced in
section 514) in complying with this sense of the Congress.
PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO UNITED NATIONS MEMBERS
Sec. 546. 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.
CONSULTING SERVICES
Sec. 547. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any
consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to section
3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts
where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for
public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law,
or under existing Executive order pursuant to existing law.
private voluntary organizations--documentation
Sec. 548. None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant
to this Act shall be available to a private voluntary organization which
fails to provide upon timely request any document, file, or record
necessary to the auditing requirements of the Agency for International
Development.
Prohibition on Assistance to Foreign Governments that Export Lethal
Military Equipment to Countries Supporting International Terrorism
Sec. 549. (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 40(d) of the Arms Export Control 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. 550. (a) In General.--Of the funds 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 by such country as
of the date of the enactment of this Act 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 government of the District of
Columbia.
(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. 551. 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 to suspend the prohibition under other
legislation, funds appropriated by this Act may not be obligated for
assistance for the Palestine Liberation Organization for the West Bank
and Gaza.
WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS DRAWDOWN
Sec. 552. If the President determines that doing so will contribute
to a just resolution of charges regarding genocide or other violations
of international humanitarian law, the President may direct a drawdown
pursuant to section 552(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as
amended, of up to $30,000,000 of commodities and services for the United
Nations War Crimes Tribunal established with regard to the former
Yugoslavia by the United Nations Security Council or such other
tribunals or commissions as the Council may establish to deal with such
violations, without regard to the ceiling limitation contained in
paragraph (2) thereof: Provided , That the determination required under
this section shall be in lieu of
any determinations otherwise required under section 552(c):
Provided further , That 60 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, and every 180 days thereafter until September 30, 2001, the
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on
Appropriations describing the steps the United States Government is
taking to collect information regarding allegations of genocide or other
violations of international law in the former Yugoslavia and to furnish
that information to the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal for the
former Yugoslavia: Provided further , That the drawdown made under this
section for any tribunal shall not be construed as an endorsement or
precedent for the establishment of any standing or permanent
international criminal tribunal or court: Provided further , That funds
made available for tribunals other than Yugoslavia or Rwanda shall be
made available subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
LANDMINES
Sec. 553. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, demining
equipment available to the Agency for International Development and the
Department of State and used in support of the clearance of landmines
and unexploded ordnance for humanitarian purposes may be disposed of on
a grant basis in foreign countries, subject to such terms and conditions
as the President may prescribe.
RESTRICTIONS CONCERNING THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY
Sec. 554. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated
or expended to create in any part of Jerusalem a new office of any
department or agency of the United States Government for the purpose of
conducting official United States Government business with the
Palestinian Authority over Gaza and Jericho or any successor Palestinian
governing entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of
Principles: Provided , That this restriction shall not apply to the
acquisition of additional space for the existing Consulate General in
Jerusalem: Provided further , That meetings between officers and
employees of the United States and officials of the Palestinian
Authority, or any successor Palestinian governing entity provided for in
the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles, for the purpose of conducting
official United States Government business with such authority should
continue to take place in locations other than Jerusalem. As has been
true in the past, officers and employees of the United States Government
may continue to meet in Jerusalem on other subjects with Palestinians
(including those who now occupy positions in the Palestinian Authority),
have social contacts, and have incidental discussions.
PROHIBITION OF PAYMENT OF CERTAIN EXPENSES
Sec. 555. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available
by this Act under the heading ``International Military Education and
Training'' or ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' for Informational
Program activities or under the headings ``Child Survival and Disease
Programs Fund'', ``Development Assistance'', and ``Economic Support
Fund'' may be obligated or expended to pay for--
(1) alcoholic beverages; or
(2) entertainment expenses for activities that are substantially of
a recreational character, including entrance fees at sporting events and
amusement parks.
SPECIAL DEBT RELIEF FOR THE POOREST
Sec. 556. (a) Authority To Reduce Debt.--The President may reduce
amounts owed to the United States (or any agency of the United States)
by an eligible country as a result of--
(1) guarantees issued under sections 221 and 222 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961;
(2) credits extended or guarantees issued under the Arms Export
Control Act; or
(3) any obligation or portion of such obligation, to pay for
purchases of United States agricultural commodities guaranteed by the
Commodity Credit Corporation under export credit guarantee programs
authorized pursuant to section 5(f) of the Commodity Credit Corporation
Charter Act of June 29, 1948, as amended, section 4(b) of the Food for
Peace Act of 1966, as amended (Public Law 89 808), or section 202 of the
Agricultural Trade Act of 1978, as amended (Public Law 95 501).
(b) Limitations.--
(1) The authority provided by subsection (a) may be exercised only
to implement multilateral official debt relief and referendum
agreements, commonly referred to as ``Paris Club Agreed Minutes''.
(2) The authority provided by subsection (a) may be exercised only
in such amounts or to such extent as is provided in advance by
appropriations Acts.
(3) The authority provided by subsection (a) may be exercised only
with respect to countries with heavy debt burdens that are eligible to
borrow from the International Development Association, but not from the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, commonly referred
to as ``IDA-only'' countries.
(c) Conditions.--The authority provided by subsection (a) may be
exercised only with respect to a country whose government--
(1) does not have an excessive level of military expenditures;
(2) has not repeatedly provided support for acts of international
terrorism;
(3) is not failing to cooperate on international narcotics control
matters;
(4) (including its military or other security forces) does not
engage in a consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally
recognized human rights; and
(5) is not ineligible for assistance because of the application of
section 527 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years
1994 and 1995.
(d) Availability of Funds.--The authority provided by subsection (a)
may be used only with regard to funds appropriated by this Act under the
heading ``Debt Restructuring''.
(e) Certain Prohibitions Inapplicable.--A reduction of debt pursuant
to subsection (a) shall not be considered assistance for purposes of any
provision of law limiting assistance to a country. The authority
provided by subsection (a) may be exercised notwithstanding section
620(r) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or section 321 of the
International Development and Food Assistance Act of 1975.
AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE IN DEBT BUYBACKS OR SALES
Sec. 557. (a) Loans Eligible for Sale, Reduction, or Cancellation.--
(1) Authority to sell, reduce, or cancel certain
loans.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may,
in accordance with this section, sell to any eligible purchaser any
concessional loan or portion thereof made before January 1, 1995,
pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, to the government of any
eligible country as defined in section 702(6) of that Act or on receipt
of payment from an eligible purchaser, reduce or cancel such loan or
portion thereof, only for the purpose of facilitating--
(A) debt-for-equity swaps, debt-for-development swaps, or
debt-for-nature swaps; or
(B) a debt buyback by an eligible country of its own qualified debt,
only if the eligible country uses an additional amount of the local
currency of the eligible country, equal to not less than 40 percent of
the price paid for such debt by such eligible country, or the difference
between the price paid for such debt and the face value of such debt, to
support activities that link conservation and sustainable use of natural
resources with local community development, and child survival and other
child development, in a manner consistent with sections 707 through 710
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, if the sale, reduction, or
cancellation would not contravene any term or condition of any prior
agreement relating to such loan.
(2) Terms and conditions.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the President shall, in accordance with this section, establish the
terms and conditions under which loans may be sold, reduced, or canceled
pursuant to this section.
(3) Administration.--The Facility, as defined in section 702(8) of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, shall notify the administrator of
the agency primarily responsible for administering part I of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 of purchasers that the President has determined
to be eligible, and shall direct such agency to carry out the sale,
reduction, or cancellation of a loan pursuant to this section. Such
agency shall make an adjustment in its accounts to reflect the sale,
reduction, or cancellation.
(4) Limitation.--The authorities of this subsection shall be
available only to the extent that appropriations for the cost of the
modification, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974, are made in advance.
(b) Deposit of Proceeds.--The proceeds from the sale, reduction, or
cancellation of any loan sold, reduced, or canceled pursuant to this
section shall be deposited in the United States Government account or
accounts established for the repayment of such loan.
(c) Eligible Purchasers.--A loan may be sold pursuant to subsection
(a)(1)(A) only to a purchaser who presents plans satisfactory to the
President for using the loan for the purpose of engaging in
debt-for-equity swaps, debt-for-development swaps, or debt-for-nature
swaps.
(d) Debtor Consultations.--Before the sale to any eligible purchaser,
or any reduction or cancellation pursuant to this section, of any loan
made to an eligible country, the President should consult with the
country concerning the amount of loans to be sold, reduced, or canceled
and their uses for debt-for-equity swaps, debt-for-development swaps, or
debt-for-nature swaps.
(e) Availability of Funds.--The authority provided by subsection (a)
may be used only with regard to funds appropriated by this Act under the
heading ``Debt Restructuring''.
ASSISTANCE FOR HAITI
Sec. 558. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this or any previous
appropriations Act for foreign operations, export financing and related
programs shall be made available for assistance for the central
Government of Haiti until--
(1) the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on
Appropriations that Haiti has held free and fair elections to seat a new
parliament; and
(2) the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Haiti
is fully cooperating with United States efforts to interdict illicit
drug traffic through Haiti to the United States.
(b) Not more than 11 percent of the 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, that are made available
for Latin America and the Caribbean region may be made available,
through bilateral and Latin America and the Caribbean regional programs,
to provide assistance for any country in such region.
REQUIREMENT FOR DISCLOSURE OF FOREIGN AID IN REPORT OF SECRETARY OF
STATE
Sec. 559. (a) Foreign Aid Reporting Requirement.--In addition to the
voting practices of a foreign country, the report required to be
submitted to Congress under section 406(a) of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, fiscal years 1990 and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 2414a), shall
include a side-by-side comparison of individual countries' overall
support for the United States at the United Nations and the amount of
United States assistance provided to such country in fiscal year 2000.
(b) United States Assistance.--For purposes of this section, the term
``United States assistance'' has the meaning given the term in section
481(e)(4) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291(e)(4)).
RESTRICTIONS ON VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES
Sec. 560. (a) Prohibition on Voluntary Contributions for the United
Nations.--None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made
available to pay any voluntary contribution of the United States to the
United Nations (including the United Nations Development Program) if the
United Nations implements or imposes any taxation on any United States
persons.
(b) Certification Required for Disbursement of Funds.--None of the
funds appropriated by this Act may be made available to pay any
voluntary contribution of the United States to the United Nations
(including the United Nations Development Program) unless the President
certifies to the Congress 15 days in advance of such payment that the
United Nations is not engaged in any effort to implement or impose any
taxation on United States persons in order to raise revenue for the
United Nations or any of its specialized agencies.
(c) Definitions.--As used in this section the term ``United States
person'' refers to--
(1) a natural person who is a citizen or national of the United
States; or
(2) a corporation, partnership, or other legal entity organized
under the United States or any State, territory, possession, or district
of the United States.
HAITI COAST GUARD
Sec. 561. The Government of Haiti shall be eligible to purchase
defense articles and services under the Arms Export Control Act (22
U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), for the Coast Guard: Provided , That the authority
provided by this section shall be subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY
Sec. 562. (a) Prohibition of Funds.--None of the funds appropriated
by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of part II of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be obligated or expended with respect
to providing funds to the Palestinian Authority.
(b) Waiver.--The prohibition included in subsection (a) shall not
apply if the President certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House
of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate that
waiving such prohibition is important to the national security interests
of the United States.
(c) Period of Application of Waiver.--Any waiver pursuant to
subsection (b) 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.
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO SECURITY FORCES
Sec. 563. None of the funds made available by this Act may be
provided to any unit of the security forces of a foreign country if the
Secretary of State has credible evidence that such unit has committed
gross violations of human rights, unless the Secretary determines and
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the government of such
country is taking effective measures to bring the responsible members of
the security forces unit to justice: Provided , That nothing in this
section shall be construed to withhold funds made available by this Act
from any unit of the security forces of a foreign country not credibly
alleged to be involved in gross violations of human rights: Provided
further , That in the event that funds are withheld from any unit
pursuant to this section, the Secretary of State shall promptly inform
the foreign government of the basis for such action and shall, to the
maximum extent practicable, assist the foreign government in taking
effective measures to bring the responsible members of the security
forces to justice.
RESTRICTIONS ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES PROVIDING SANCTUARY TO INDICTED
WAR CRIMINALS
Sec. 564. (a) Bilateral Assistance.--None of the funds made available
by this or any prior Act making appropriations for foreign operations,
export financing and related programs, may be provided for any country,
entity or municipality described in subsection (e).
(b) Multilateral Assistance.--
(1) Prohibition.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the
United States executive directors of the international financial
institutions to work in opposition to, and vote against, any extension
by such institutions of any financial or technical assistance or grants
of any kind to any country or entity described in subsection (e).
(2) Notification.--Not less than 15 days before any vote in an
international financial institution regarding the extension of financial
or technical assistance or grants to any country or entity described in
subsection (e), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, shall provide to the Committee on Appropriations and
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on
Appropriations and the Committee on Banking and Financial Services of
the House of Representatives a written justification for the proposed
assistance, including an explanation of the United States position
regarding any such vote, as well as a description of the location of the
proposed assistance by municipality, its purpose, and its intended
beneficiaries.
(3) Definition.--The term ``international financial institution''
includes the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development, the International Development
Association, the International Finance Corporation, the Multilateral
Investment Guaranty Agency, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development.
(c) Exceptions.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), subsections (a) and (b)
shall not apply to the provision of--
(A) humanitarian assistance;
(B) democratization assistance;
(C) assistance for cross border physical infrastructure projects
involving activities in both a sanctioned country, entity, or
municipality and a nonsanctioned contiguous country, entity, or
municipality, if the project is primarily located in and primarily
benefits the nonsanctioned country, entity, or municipality and if the
portion of the project located in the sanctioned country, entity, or
municipality is necessary only to complete the project;
(D) small-scale assistance projects or activities requested by
United States Armed Forces that promote good relations between such
forces and the officials and citizens of the areas in the United States
SFOR sector of Bosnia;
(E) implementation of the Brcko Arbitral Decision;
(F) lending by the international financial institutions to a country
or entity to support common monetary and fiscal policies at the national
level as contemplated by the Dayton Agreement;
(G) direct lending to a non-sanctioned entity, or lending passed on
by the national government to a non-sanctioned entity; or
(H) assistance to the International Police Task Force for the
training of a civilian police force.
(I) assistance to refugees and internally displaced persons
returning to their homes in Bosnia from which they had been forced to
leave on the basis of their ethnicity.
(2) Notification.--Every 60 days the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Administrator of the Agency for International
Development, shall publish in the Federal Register and/or in a
comparable publicly accessible document or Internet site, a listing and
justification of any assistance that is obligated within that period of
time for any country, entity, or municipality described in subsection
(e), including a description of the purpose of the assistance, project
and its location, by municipality.
(d) Further Limitations.--Notwithstanding subsection (c)--
(1) no assistance may be made available by this Act, or any prior
Act making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing and
related programs, in any country, entity, or municipality described in
subsection (e), for a program, project, or activity in which a publicly
indicted war criminal is known to have any financial or material
interest; and
(2) no assistance (other than emergency foods or medical assistance
or demining assistance) may be made available by this Act, or any prior
Act making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing and
related programs for any program, project, or activity in any sanctioned
country, entity, or municipality described in subsection (e) in which a
person publicly indicted by the Tribunal is in residence or is engaged
in extended activity and competent local authorities have failed to
notify the Tribunal or failed to take necessary and significant steps to
apprehend and transfer such persons to the Tribunal or in which
competent local authorities have obstructed the work of the Tribunal.
(e) Sanctioned Country, Entity, or Municipality.--A sanctioned
country, entity, or municipality described in this section is one whose
competent authorities have failed, as determined by the Secretary of
State, to take necessary and significant steps to apprehend and transfer
to the Tribunal all persons who have been publicly indicted by the
Tribunal.
(f) Special Rule .--Subject to subsection (d), subsections (a) and
(b) shall not apply to the provision of assistance to an entity that is
not a sanctioned entity, notwithstanding that such entity may be within
a sanctioned country, if the Secretary of State determines and so
reports to the appropriate congressional committees that providing
assistance to that entity would promote peace and internationally
recognized human rights by encouraging that entity to cooperate fully
with the Tribunal.
(g) Current Record of War Criminals and Sanctioned Countries,
Entities, and Municipalities .--
(1) In general .--The Secretary of State shall establish and
maintain a current record of the location, including the municipality,
if known, of publicly indicted war criminals and a current record of
sanctioned countries, entities, and municipalities.
(2) Information of the dci and the secretary of defense .--The
Director of Central Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense should
collect and provide to the Secretary of State information concerning the
location, including the municipality, of publicly indicted war
criminals.
(3) Information of the tribunal .--The Secretary of State shall
request that the Tribunal and other international organizations and
governments provide the Secretary of State information concerning the
location, including the municipality, of publicly indicted war criminals
and concerning country, entity and municipality authorities known to
have obstructed the work of the Tribunal.
(4) Report .--Beginning 30 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, and not later than September 1 each year thereafter, the
Secretary of State shall submit a report in classified and unclassified
form to the appropriate congressional committees on the location,
including the municipality, if known, of publicly indicted war
criminals, on country, entity and municipality authorities known to have
obstructed the work of the Tribunal, and on sanctioned countries,
entities, and municipalities.
(5) Information to congress .--Upon the request of the chairman or
ranking minority member of any of the appropriate congressional
committees, the Secretary of State shall make available to that
committee the information recorded under paragraph (1) in a report
submitted to the committee in classified and unclassified form.
(h) Waiver.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of State may waive the application of
subsection (a) or subsection (b) with respect to specified bilateral
programs or international financial institution projects or programs in
a sanctioned country, entity, or municipality upon providing a written
determination to the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations and
the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives
that such assistance directly supports the implementation of the Dayton
Agreement and its Annexes, which include the obligation to apprehend and
transfer indicted war criminals to the Tribunal.
(2) Report.--Not later than 15 days after the date of any written
determination under paragraph (1) the Secretary of State shall submit a
report to the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations and the
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Committees on
Appropriations and International Relations and the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives regarding the
status of efforts to secure the voluntary surrender or apprehension and
transfer of persons indicted by the Tribunal, in accordance with the
Dayton Agreement, and outlining obstacles to achieving this goal.
(3) Assistance programs and projects affected.--Any waiver made
pursuant to this subsection shall be effective only with respect to a
specified bilateral program or multilateral assistance project or
program identified in the determination of the Secretary of State to
Congress.
(i) Termination of Sanctions.--The sanctions imposed pursuant to
subsections (a) and (b) with respect to a country or entity shall cease
to apply only if the Secretary of State determines and certifies to
Congress that the authorities of that country, entity, or municipality
have apprehended and transferred to the Tribunal all persons who have
been publicly indicted by the Tribunal.
(j) Definitions.--As used in this section--
(1) Country.--The term ``country'' means Bosnia-Herzegovina,
Croatia, and Serbia.
(2) Entity.--The term ``entity'' refers to the Federation of Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Kosova, Montenegro, and the Republika Srpska.
(3) Dayton agreement.--The term ``Dayton Agreement'' means the
General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina,
together with annexes relating thereto, done at Dayton, November 10
through 16, 1995.
(4) Tribunal.--The term ``Tribunal'' means the International
Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.
(k) Role of Human Rights Organizations and Government Agencies.--In
carrying out this section, the Secretary of State, the Administrator of
the Agency for International Development, and the executive directors of
the international financial institutions shall consult with
representatives of human rights organizations and all government
agencies with relevant information to help prevent publicly indicted war
criminals from benefiting from any financial or technical assistance or
grants provided to any country or entity described in subsection (e).
Discrimination against minority religious faiths in the Russian
Federation
Sec. 565. None of the funds appropriated under this Act may be made
available for the Government of the Russian Federation, after 180 days
from the date of the enactment of this Act, unless the President
determines and certifies in writing to the Committees on Appropriations
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that the Government
of the Russian Federation has implemented no statute, executive order,
regulation or similar government action that would discriminate, or
would have as its principal effect discrimination, against religious
groups or religious communities in the Russian Federation in violation
of accepted international agreements on human rights and religious
freedoms to which the Russian Federation is a party.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Sec. 566. (a) Funds made available in this Act to support programs or
activities the primary purpose of which is promoting or assisting
country participation in the Kyoto Protocol to the Framework Convention
on Climate Change (FCCC) shall only be made available subject to the
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
(b) The President shall provide a detailed account of all Federal
agency obligations and expenditures for climate change programs and
activities, domestic and international obligations for such activities
in fiscal year 2001, and any plan for programs thereafter related to the
implementation or the furtherance of protocols pursuant to, or related
to negotiations to amend the FCCC in conjunction with the President's
submission of the Budget of the United States Government for Fiscal Year
2002: Provided , That such report shall include an accounting of
expenditures by agency with each agency identifying climate change
activities and associated costs by line item as presented in the
President's Budget Appendix: Provided further , That such report shall
identify with regard to the Agency for International Development,
obligations and expenditures by country or central program and activity.
AID TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Sec. 567. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available
by this Act may be provided to the Central Government of the Democratic
Republic of Congo.
ASSISTANCE FOR THE MIDDLE EAST
Sec. 568. Of the funds appropriated in titles II and III of this Act
under the headings ``Economic Support Fund'', ``Foreign Military
Financing Program'', ``International Military Education and Training'',
``Peacekeeping Operations'', for refugees resettling in Israel under the
heading ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'', and for assistance for
Israel to carry out provisions of chapter 8 of part II of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 under the heading ``Nonproliferation,
Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs'', not more than a total
of $5,241,150,000 may be made available for Israel, Egypt, Jordan,
Lebanon, the West Bank and Gaza, the Israel-Lebanon Monitoring Group,
the Multinational Force and Observers, the Middle East Regional
Democracy Fund, Middle East Regional Cooperation, and Middle East
Multilateral Working Groups: Provided , That any funds that were
appropriated under such headings in prior fiscal years and that were at
the time of the enactment of this Act obligated or allocated for other
recipients may not during fiscal year 2001 be made available for
activities that, if funded under this Act, would be required to count
against this ceiling: Provided further , That funds may be made
available notwithstanding the requirements of this section if the
President determines and certifies to the Committees on Appropriations
that it is important to the national security interest of the United
States to do so and any such additional funds shall only be provided
through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations.
ENTERPRISE FUND RESTRICTIONS
Sec. 569. Prior to the distribution of any assets resulting from any
liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of an Enterprise Fund, in whole
or in part, the President shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations, in accordance with the regular notification procedures
of the Committees on Appropriations, a plan for the distribution of the
assets of the Enterprise Fund.
CAMBODIA
Sec. 570. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury should instruct the
United States executive directors of the international financial
institutions to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose
loans to the Central Government of Cambodia, except loans to support
basic human needs.
(b) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available
for assistance for the Central Government of Cambodia.
FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING REPORT
Sec. 571. (a) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State
shall jointly provide to the Congress by March 1, 2001, a report on all
military training provided to foreign military personnel (excluding
sales, and excluding training provided to the military personnel of
countries belonging to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) under
programs administered by the Department of Defense and the Department of
State during fiscal years 2000 and 2001, including those proposed for
fiscal year 2001. This report shall include, for each such military
training activity, the foreign policy justification and purpose for the
training activity, the cost of the training activity, the number of
foreign students trained and their units of operation, and the location
of the training. In addition, this report shall also include, with
respect to United States personnel, the operational benefits to United
States forces derived from each such training activity and the United
States military units involved in each such training activity. This
report may include a classified annex if deemed necessary and
appropriate.
(b) For purposes of this section a report to Congress shall be deemed
to mean a report to the Appropriations and Foreign Relations Committees
of the Senate and the Appropriations and International Relations
Committees of the House of Representatives.
KOREAN PENINSULA ENERGY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION
Sec. 572. (a) Of the funds made available under the heading
``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs'', not
to exceed $55,000,000 may be made available for the Korean Peninsula
Energy Development Organization (hereafter referred to in this section
as ``KEDO''), notwithstanding any other provision of law, only for the
administrative expenses and heavy fuel oil costs associated with the
Agreed Framework.
(b) Such funds may be made available for KEDO only if, 30 days prior
to such obligation of funds, the President certifies and so reports to
Congress that--
(1) the parties to the Agreed Framework have taken and continue to
take demonstrable steps to implement the Joint Declaration on
Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula in which the Government of
North Korea has committed not to test, manufacture, produce, receive,
possess, store,
deploy, or use nuclear weapons, and not to possess nuclear
reprocessing or uranium enrichment facilities;
(2) the parties to the Agreed Framework have taken and continue to
take demonstrable steps to pursue the North-South dialogue;
(3) North Korea is complying with all provisions of the Agreed
Framework;
(4) North Korea has not significantly diverted assistance provided
by the United States for purposes for which it was not intended;
(5) there is no credible evidence that North Korea is seeking to
develop or acquire the capability to enrich uranium, or any additional
capability to reprocess spent nuclear fuel;
(6) North Korea is complying with its commitments regarding access
to suspect underground construction at Kumchang-ni;
(7) there is no credible evidence that North Korea is engaged in a
nuclear weapons program, including efforts to acquire, develop, test,
produce, or deploy such weapons; and
(8) the United States is continuing to make significant progress on
eliminating the North Korean ballistic missile threat, including further
missile tests and its ballistic missile exports.
(c) The President may waive the certification requirements of
subsection (b) if the President determines that it is vital to the
national security interests of the United States and provides written
policy justifications to the appropriate congressional committees. No
funds may be obligated for KEDO until 30 days after submission to
Congress of such waiver.
(d) The Secretary of State shall, at the time of the annual
presentation for appropriations, submit a report providing a full and
detailed accounting of the fiscal year 2002 request for the United
States contribution to KEDO, the expected operating budget of KEDO,
proposed annual costs associated with heavy fuel oil purchases,
including unpaid debt, and the amount of funds pledged by other donor
nations and organizations to support KEDO activities on a per country
basis, and other related activities.
African Development Foundation
Sec. 573. Funds made available to grantees of the African Development
Foundation may be invested pending expenditure for project purposes when
authorized by the President of the Foundation: Provided , That interest
earned shall be used only for the purposes for which the grant was made:
Provided further , That thisauthority 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 in
advance of exercising such waiver authority.
PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION
Sec. 574. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available
by this Act may be used to provide equipment, technical support,
consulting services, or any other form of assistance to the Palestinian
Broadcasting Corporation.
IRAQ
Sec. 575. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds
appropriated under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'', not less than
$25,000,000 shall be made available for programs benefiting the Iraqi
people, of which not less than $12,000,000 should be made available for
food, medicine, and other humanitarian assistance (including related
administrative, communications, logistical, and transportation costs) to
be provided to the Iraqi people inside Iraq: Provided, That such
assistance should be provided through the Iraqi National Congress
Support Foundation or the Iraqi National Congress: Provided further,
That not less than $6,000,000 of the amounts made available for programs
benefiting the Iraqi people should be made available to the Iraqi
National Congress Support Foundation or the Iraqi National Congress for
the production and broadcasting inside Iraq of radio and satellite
television programming: Provided further, That funds may be made
available to support efforts to bring about political transition in Iraq
which may be made available only to Iraqi opposition groups designated
under the Iraq Liberation Act (Public Law 105 338) for political,
economic, humanitarian, and other activities of such groups, and not to
exceed $2,000,000 may be made available for groups and activities
seeking the prosecution of Saddam Hussein and other Iraqi government
officials for war crimes: Provided further , That none of these funds
may be made available for administrative expenses of the Department of
State: Provided further, That the President shall, not later than 60
days after the date of enactment of this Act, submit to the Committees
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a plan
(in classified or unclassified form) for the transfer to the Iraqi
National Congress Support Foundation or the Iraqi National Congress of
humanitarian assistance for the Iraqi people pursuant to this paragraph,
and for the commencement of broadcasting operations pursuant to this
paragraph.
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUDGET JUSTIFICATION
Sec. 576. The Agency for International Development shall submit to
the Committees on Appropriations a detailed budget justification that is
consistent with the requirements of section 515, for each fiscal year.
The Agency shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a proposed
budget justification format no later thanNovember 15, 2000, or 30 days
after the enactment of this Act, whichever occurs later. The proposed
format shall include how the Agency's budget justification will address:
(1) estimated levels of obligations for the current fiscal year and
actual levels for the 2 previous fiscal years; (2) the President's
request for new budget authority and estimated carryover obligational
authority for the budget year; (3) the disaggregation of budget data and
staff levels by program and activity for each bureau, field mission, and
central office; and (4) the need for a user-friendly, transparent budget
narrative.
KYOTO PROTOCOL
Sec. 577. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be used to
propose or issue rules, regulations, decrees, or orders for the purpose
of implementation, or in preparation for implementation, of the Kyoto
Protocol,
which was adopted on December 11, 1997, in Kyoto, Japan, at
the Third Conference of the Parties to the United States Framework
Convention on Climate Change, which has not been submitted to the Senate
for advice and consent to ratification pursuant to article II, section
2, clause 2, of the United States Constitution, and which has not
entered into force pursuant to article 25 of the Protocol.
WEST BANK AND GAZA PROGRAM
Sec. 578. For fiscal year 2001, 30 days prior to the initial
obligation of funds for the bilateral West Bank and Gaza Program, the
Secretary of State shall certify to the appropriate committees of
Congress that procedures have been established to assure the Comptroller
General of the United States will have access to appropriate United
States financial information in order to review the uses of United
States assistance for the Program funded under the heading ``Economic
Support Fund'' for the West Bank and Gaza.
INDONESIA
Sec. 579. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
``International Military Education and Training'' and ``Foreign Military
Financing Program'' may be made available for Indonesia if the President
determines and submits a report to the appropriate congressional
committees that the Government of Indonesia and the Indonesian Armed
Forces are--
(1) taking effective measures to bring to justice members of the
armed forces and militia groups against whom there is credible evidence
of human rights violations;
(2) taking effective measures to bring to justice members of the
armed forces against whom there is credible evidence of aiding or
abetting militia groups;
(3) allowing displaced persons and refugees to return home to East
Timor, including providing safe passage for refugees returning from West
Timor;
(4) not impeding the activities of the United Nations Transitional
Authority in East Timor;
(5) demonstrating a commitment to preventing incursions into East
Timor by members of militia groups in West Timor; and
(6) demonstrating a commitment to accountability by cooperating with
investigations and prosecutions of members of the Indonesian Armed
Forces and militia groups responsible for human rights violations in
Indonesia and East Timor.
MAN AND THE BIOSPHERE
Sec. 580. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available
by this Act may be provided for the United Nations Man and the Biosphere
Program or the United Nations World Heritage Fund.
TAIWAN REPORTING REQUIREMENT
Sec. 581. Not less than 30 days prior to the next round of arms talks
between the United States and Taiwan, the President shall consult, on a
classified basis, with appropriate Congressional leaders and committee
chairmen and ranking members regarding the following matters:
(1) Taiwan's requests for purchase of defense articles and defense
services during the pending round of arms talks;
(2) the Administration's assessment of the legitimate defense needs
of Taiwan, in light of Taiwan's requests; and
(3) the decision-making process used by the Executive branch to
consider those requests.
Restriction on United States Assistance for Certain Reconstruction
Efforts in Central Europe
Sec. 582. Funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act
for United States assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States
should to the maximum extent practicable be used for the procurement of
articles and services of United States origin.
RESTRICTIONS ON ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENTS DESTABILIZING SIERRA LEONE
Sec. 583. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made
available for assistance for the government of any country that the
Secretary of State determines there is credible evidence that such
government has provided lethal or non-lethal military support or
equipment, directly or through intermediaries, within the previous 6
months to the Sierra Leone Revolutionary United Front (RUF), or any
other group intent on destabilizing the democratically elected
government of the Republic of Sierra Leone.
(b) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available
for assistance for the government of any country that the Secretary of
State determines there is credible evidence that such government has
aided or abetted, within the previous 6 months, in the illicit
distribution, transportation, or sale of diamonds mined in Sierra Leone.
(c) Whenever the prohibition on assistance required under subsection
(a) or (b) is exercised, the Secretary of State shall notify the
Committees on Appropriations in a timely manner.
VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVES
Sec. 584. Section 579(c)(2)(D) of the Foreign Operations, Export
Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2000, as enacted by
section 1000(a)(2) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2000 (Public
Law 106 113), is amended by striking ``December 31, 2000'' and inserting
in lieu thereof ``December 31, 2001''.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND
Sec. 585. (1) Limitations on Amount of Contribution.--Of the amounts
made available under ``International Organizations and Programs'', not
more than $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be available
for the United Nations Population Fund (hereafter in this
subsection referred to as the ``UNFPA'').
(2) Prohibition on Use of Funds in China.--None of the funds made
available under ``International Organizations and Programs'' may be made
available for the UNFPA for a country program in the People's Republic
of China.
(3) Conditions on Availability of Funds.--Amounts made available
under ``International Organizations and Programs'' for fiscal year 2001
for the UNFPA may not be made available to UNFPA unless--
(A) the UNFPA maintains amounts made available to the UNFPA under
this section in an account separate from other accounts of the UNFPA;
(B) the UNFPA does not commingle amounts made available to the UNFPA
under this section with other sums; and
(C) the UNFPA does not fund abortions.
(4) Report to the Congress and Withholding of Funds.--
(A) Not later than February 15, 2001, the Secretary of State shall
submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees indicating
the amount of funds that the United Nations Population Fund is budgeting
for the year in which the report is submitted for a country program in
the People's Republic of China.
(B) If a report under subparagraph (A) indicates that the United
Nations Population Fund plans to spend funds for a country program in
the People's Republic of China in the year covered by the report, then
the amount of such funds that the UNFPA plans to spend in the People's
Republic of China shall be deducted from the funds made available to the
UNFPA after March 1 for obligation for the remainder of the fiscal year
in which the report is submitted.
INDOCHINESE PAROLEES
Sec. 586. (a) The status of certain aliens from Vietnam, Cambodia,
and Laos described in subsection (b) of this section may be adjusted by
the Attorney General, under such regulations as she may prescribe, to
that of an alien lawfully admitted permanent residence if--
(1) within three years after the date of promulgation by the
Attorney General of regulations in connection with this title the alien
makes an application for such adjustment and pays the appropriate fee;
(2) the alien is otherwise eligible to receive an immigrant visa and
is otherwise admissible to the United States for permanent residence
except as described in subsection (c); and
(3) the alien had been physically present in the United States prior
to October 1, 1997.
(b) The benefits provided by subsection (a) shall apply to any alien
who is a native or citizen of Vietnam, Laos, or Cambodia and who was
inspected and paroled into the United States before October 1, 1997 and
was physically present in the United States on October 1, 1997; and
(1) was paroled into the United States from Vietnam under the
auspices of the Orderly Departure Program; or
(2) was paroled into the United States from a refugee camp in East
Asia; or
(3) was paroled into the United States from a displaced person camp
administered by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in
Thailand.
(c) Waiver of Certain Grounds for Inadmissibility .--The provisions
of paragraph (4), (5), and 7(A) and (9) of section 212(a) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act shall not be applicable to any alien
seeking admission to the United States under this subsection, and,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Attorney General may
waive 212(a)(1); 212(a)(6) (B), (C), and (F); 212(8)(A); 212(a)(10) (B)
and (D) with respect to such an alien in order to prevent extreme
hardship to the alien or the alien's spouse, parent, son or daughter,
who is a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for
permanent residence. Any such waiver by the Attorney General shall be in
writing and shall be granted only on an individual basis following an
investigation.
(d) Ceiling .--The number of aliens who may be provided adjustment of
status under this provision shall not exceed 5,000.
(e) Date of Approval .--Upon the approval of such an application for
adjustment of status, the Attorney General shall create a record of the
alien's admission as a lawful permanent resident as of the date of the
alien's inspection and parole described in subsection (b)(1), (b)(2) and
(b)(3).
(f) No Offset in Number of Visas Available .--When an alien is
granted the status of having been lawfully admitted for permanent
residence under this section the Secretary of State shall not be
required to reduce the number of immigrant visas authorized to be issued
under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
AMERICAN CHURCHWOMEN IN EL SALVADOR
Sec. 587. (a) Information relevant to the December 2, 1980, murders
of four American churchwomen in El Salvador shall be made public to the
fullest extent possible.
(b) The Secretary of State and the Department of State are to be
commended for fully releasing information regarding the murders.
(c) The President shall order all Federal agencies and departments
that possess relevant information to make every effort to declassify and
release to the victims' families relevant information as expeditiously
as possible.
(d) In making determinations concerning the declassification and
release of relevant information, the Federal agencies and departments
shall presume in favor of releasing, rather than of withholding, such
information.
PROCUREMENT AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REFORM
Sec. 588. (a) Funding Conditions .--Of the funds made available under
the heading ``International Financial Institutions'' in this Act, 10
percent of the United States portion or payment to such International
Financial Institution shall be withheld by the Secretary of the
Treasury, until the Secretary certifies to the Committees on
Appropriations that, to the extent pertinent to its lending programs,
the institution is--
(1) Implementing procedures for conducting annual audits by
qualified independent auditors for all new investment lending;
(2) Implementing procedures for annual independent external audits
of central bank financial statements for countries making use of
International Monetary Fund resources under new arrangements or
agreements with the Fund;
(3) Taking steps to establish an independent fraud and corruption
investigative organization or office;
(4) Implementing a process to assess a recipient country's
procurement and financial management capabilities including an analysis
of the risks of corruption prior to initiating new investment lending;
and
(5) Taking steps to fund and implement programs and policies to
improve transparency and anti-corruption programs and procurement and
financial management controls in recipient countries.
(b) Report .--The Secretary of the Treasury shall report on March 1,
2001 to the Committees on Appropriations on progress made by each
International Financial Institution, and, to the extent pertinent to its
lending programs, the International Monetary Fund, to fulfill the
objectives identified in subsection (a) and on progress of the
International Monetary Fund to implement procedures for annual
independent external audits of central bank financial statements for
countries making use of Fund resources under all new arrangements with
the Fund.
(c) Definitions .--The term ``International Financial Institutions''
means the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the
International Development Association, the International Finance
Corporation, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Inter-American
Investment Corporation, the Enterprise for the Americas Multilateral
Investment Fund, the Asian Development Bank, the Asian Development Fund,
the African Development Bank, the African Development Fund, the European
Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the International Monetary
Fund.
COMMERCIAL LEASING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES
Sec. 589. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject to
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations,
the authority of section 23(a) of the Arms Export Control Act may be
used to provide financing to Israel, Egypt and NATO and major non-NATO
allies for the procurement by leasing (including leasing with an option
to purchase) of defense articles from United States commercial
suppliers, not including Major Defense Equipment (other than helicopters
and other types of aircraft having possible civilian application), if
the President determines that there are compelling foreign policy or
national security reasons for those defense articles being provided by
commercial lease rather than by government-to-government sale under such
Act.
FOREIGN MILITARY EXPENDITURES REPORT
Sec. 590. Section 511(b) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing,
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102 391) is
amended by repealing paragraph (2) relating to military expenditures.
abolition of the Inter-American Foundation
Sec. 591. Section 586 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing,
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2000, as enacted by section
1000(a)(2) of Public Law 106 113, is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ``year 2000'' and inserting in
lieu thereof ``years 2000 and 2001''; and
(2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``6290f'' and inserting in
lieu thereof ``290f''.
Repeal of Requirement for Annual GAO Report on the Financial Operations
of the International Monetary Fund
Sec. 592. Section 1706 of the International Financial Institutions
Act (22 U.S.C. 262r 5) is repealed.
EXTENSION OF GAO AUTHORITIES
Sec. 593. The funds made available to the Comptroller General
pursuant to Title I, Chapter 4 of Public Law 106 31 shall remain
available until expended.
FUNDING FOR SERBIA
Sec. 594. (a) Of the funds made available in this Act, up to
$100,000,000 may be made available for assistance for Serbia: Provided,
That none of these funds may be made available for assistance for Serbia
after March 31, 2001 unless the President has made the determination and
certification contained in subsection (c).
(b) After March 31, 2001, the Secretary of the Treasury should
instruct the United States executive directors to international
financial institutions to support loans and assistance to the Government
of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia subject to the conditions in
subsection (c): Provided, That section 576 of the Foreign Operations,
Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997, as
amended, shall not apply to the provision of loans and assistance to the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia through international financial
institutions.
(c) The determination and certification referred to in subsection (a)
is a determination by the President and a certification to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate that the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is--
(1) cooperating with the International Criminal Tribunal for
Yugoslavia including access for investigators, the provision of
documents, and the surrender and transfer of indictees or assistance in
their apprehension;
(2) taking steps that are consistent with the Dayton Accords to end
Serbian financial, political, security and other support which has
served to maintain separate Republika Srpska institutions; and
(3) taking steps to implement policies which reflect a respect for
minority rights and the rule of law.
(d) Subsections (b) and (c) shall not apply to Montenegro, Kosova,
humanitarian assistance or assistance to promote democracy in
municipalities.
(e) The Secretary of State should instruct the United States
representatives to regional and international organizations to support
membership for the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
(FRY) subject to a certification by the President to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the
FRY has applied for membership on the same basis as the other successor
states to the FRY and has taken appropriate steps to resolve issues
related to state liabilities, assets and property.
FORESTRY INITIATIVE
Sec. 595. (a) The provisions of S. 3140 of the 106th Congress, as
introduced on September 28, 2000 are hereby enacted into law.
(b) In publishing the Act in slip form and in the United States
Statutes at Large pursuant to section 112, of title 1, United States
Code, the Archivist of the United States shall include after the date of
approval at the end appendixes setting forth the texts of the bill
referred to in subsection (a) of this section.
USER FEES
Sec. 596. The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United
States Executive Director at each international financial institution
(as defined in section 1701(c)(2) of the International Financial
Institutions Act) and the International Monetary Fund to oppose any loan
of these institutions that would require user fees or service charges on
poor people for primary education or primary healthcare, including
prevention and treatment efforts for HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis,
and infant, child, and maternal well-being, in connection with the
institutions' lending programs.
BASIC EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR PAKISTAN
Sec. 597. Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions
of chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 may be made available for assistance for basic
education programs for Pakistan, notwithstanding any provision of law
that restricts assistance to foreign countries: Provided, That such
assistance is subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
AUTHORIZATION FOR POPULATION PLANNING
Sec. 598. Not to exceed $425,000,000 of the funds appropriated in
title II of this Act may be available for population planning activities
or other population assistance: Provided, That notwithstanding section
614 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or any other provision of
law, none of such funds may be obligated or expended until February 15,
2001.
TITLE VI--EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE
For an additional amount for ``International Disaster Assistance'',
$135,000,000, for rehabilitation and reconstruction assistance for
Mozambique, Madagascar, and southern Africa, to remain available until
expended: Provided , That none of the funds appropriated under this
heading may be made available for nonproject assistance: Provided
further , That prior to any obligation of funds appropriated under this
heading, the Administrator of the Agency for International Development
shall provide the Committees on Appropriations with a detailed report
containing the amount of the proposed obligation and a description of
the programs and projects, on a country-by-country basis, to be funded
with such amount: Provided further , That up to $12,000,000 of the funds
appropriated under this heading may be charged to finance obligations
for which appropriations available under chapter 1 and 10 of part I of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 were initially charged for assistance
for rehabilitation and reconstruction for Mozambique, Madagascar, and
southern Africa: Provided further , That of the funds appropriated under
this heading, up to $5,000,000 may be used for administrative expenses,
including auditing costs, of the Agency for International Development
associated with the assistance furnished under this heading: Provided
further , That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided
further , That the entire amount provided shall be available only to the
extent an official budget request that includes designation of the
entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.
Operating Expenses of the Agency for International Development
For an additional amount for ``Operating Expenses of the Agency for
International Development'', $13,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2001: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by
the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That the
amount provided shall be available only to the extent that an official
budget request that includes designation of the entire amount as an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is
transmitted by the President to the Congress.
OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States
For an additional amount for ``Assistance for Eastern Europe and the
Baltic States'', $75,825,000, to remain available until September 30,
2002: Provided, That this amount shall only be available for assistance
for Montenegro, Croatia, and Serbia: Provided further, That the entire
amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That the
amount provided shall be available only to the extent that an official
budget request that includes designation of the entire amount as an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is
transmitted by the President to the Congress.
MILITARY ASSISTANCE
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
International Military Education and Training
For an additional amount for ``International Military Education and
Training'', $2,875,000, to remain available until September 30, 2002,
for grants to countries of the Balkans and southeast Europe: Provided,
That funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be made available
notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91 672 and section 15 of the
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956: Provided further, That
the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further,
That the amount provided shall be available only to the extent that an
official budget request that includes designation of the entire amount
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended,
is transmitted by the President to the Congress.
Foreign Military Financing Program
For an additional amount for ``Foreign Military Financing Program'',
to enable the President to carry out section 23 of the Arms Export
Control Act, $31,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2002,
for grants to countries of the Balkans and southeast Europe: Provided,
That funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be made available
notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91 672 and section 15 of the
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956: Provided further, That
funds made available under this heading shall be nonrepayable,
notwithstanding sections 23(b) and 23(c) of the Act: Provided further,
That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further,
That the amount provided shall be available only to the extent that an
official budget request that includes designation of the entire amount
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended,
is transmitted by the President to the Congress.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
DEBT RESTRUCTURING
For an additional amount for ``Debt restructuring'' $210,000,000 for
a contribution to the ``Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Trust Fund'' of
the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (HIPC Trust
Fund): Provided, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended:
Provided further, That the entire amount provided shall be available
only to the extent an official budget request that includes designation
of the entire amount as an emergency requirement as defined in the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended,
is transmitted by the President to the Congress.
GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS TITLE
Sec. 601. Limitation on Supplemental Funds for Population
Planning.--Amounts appropriated under this title or under any other
provision of law for fiscal year 2001 that are in addition to the funds
made available under title II of this Act shall be deemed to have been
appropriated under title II of such Act and shall be subject to all
limitations and restrictions contained in section 599 of this Act,
notwithstanding section 543 of this Act.
TITLE VII--DEBT REDUCTION
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT
GIFTS TO THE UNITED STATES FOR REDUCTION OF THE PUBLIC DEBT
For deposit of an additional amount for fiscal year 2001 into the
account established under section 3113(d) of title 31, United States
Code, to reduce the public debt, $5,000,000,000.
GENERAL PROVISION
ADJUSTMENT OF 2001 DISCRETIONARY SPENDING CAPS
Sec. 701. (a) Section 251(c)(5) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(c)(5)) is amended by striking
subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
``(A) for discretionary category: $637,000,000,000 in new budget
authority and $612,695,000,000 in outlays;''.
(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), in preparing the report
in calendar year 2000 as required by section 254(f) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 904(f)) with
respect to fiscal year 2001, the Office of Management and Budget shall
not make the calculations required by section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the calculations permitted by
subparagraph (B), (C), (F), and (G) of section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
(c) Under the terms of section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, adjustments for rounding shall be
provided for the first amount referred to in section 251(c)(5)(A) of
such Act, as amended by this section, equal to 0.5 percent of such
amount.
TITLE VIII--INTERNATIONAL DEBT FORGIVENESS AND INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS REFORM
SEC. 801. DEBT RELIEF UNDER THE HEAVILY INDEBTED POOR
COUNTRIES (HIPC) INITIATIVE.
(a) Repeal of Limitation on Availability of Earnings on Profits of
Nonpublic Gold Sales .--Paragraph (1) of section 62 of the Bretton Woods
Agreements Act, as added by section 503(a) of H.R. 3425 of the 106th
Congress (as enacted by section 1000(a)(5) of Public Law 106 113 (113
Stat. 1536)), is amended--
(1) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B); and
(2) by striking subparagraph (D).
(b) Contributions to HIPC Trust Fund .--
(1) Authorization of appropriations for contributions.--There is
authorized to be appropriated for the period beginning October 1, 2000,
and ending September 30, 2003, $435,000,000 for purposes of United
States contributions to the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Trust
Fund administered by the Bank.
(2) Availability of amounts.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to the
authorization of appropriations in paragraph (1) shall remain available
until expended.
(c) Certification Required.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), not later than
30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
certify to the appropriate congressional committees that the following
requirements are satisfied:
(A) Implementation by the bank of certain policies.--The Bank is
implementing--
(i) policies providing for the suspension of a loan if funds are
being diverted for purposes other than the purpose for which the loan
was intended;
(ii) policies seeking to prevent loans from displacing private
sector financing;
(iii) policies requiring that loans other than project loans must be
disbursed--
(I) on the basis of specific prior reforms; or
(II) incrementally upon implementation of specific reforms after
initial disbursement;
(iv) policies seeking to minimize the number of projects receiving
financing that would displace a population involuntarily or be to the
detriment of the people or culture of the area into which the displaced
population is to be moved;
(v) policies vigorously promoting open markets and liberalization of
trade in goods and services;
(vi) policies providing that financing by the Bank concentrates
chiefly on projects and programs that promote economic and social
progress rather than short-term liquidity financing; and
(vii) policies providing for the establishment of appropriate
qualitative and quantitative indicators to measure progress toward
graduation from receiving financing on concessionary terms, including an
estimated timetable by which countries may graduate over the next 15
years.
(B) Implementation by the fund of certain policies.--The Fund is
implementing--
(i) policies providing for the suspension of a financing if funds
are being diverted for purposes other than the purpose for which the
financing was intended;
(ii) policies seeking to ensure that financing by the Fund normally
serves as a catalyst for private sector financing and does not displace
such financing;
(iii) policies requiring that financing must be disbursed--
(I) on the basis of specific prior reforms; or
(II) incrementally upon implementation of specific reforms after
initial disbursement;
(iv) policies vigorously promoting open markets and liberalization
of trade in goods and services;
(v) policies providing that financing by the Fund concentrates
chiefly on short-term balance of payments financing; and
(vi) policies providing for the use, in conjunction with the Bank,
of appropriate qualitative and quantitative indicators to measure
progress toward graduation from receiving financing on concessionary
terms, including an estimated timetable by which countries may graduate
over the next 15 years.
(2) Exception.--In the event that the Secretary cannot certify that
a policy described in paragraph (1)(A) or (1)(B) is being implemented,
the Secretary shall, not later than 30 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees
on the progress, if any, made by the Bank or the Fund in adopting and
implementing such policy, as the case may be.
SEC. 802. STRENGTHENING PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING USE OF FUNDS
BY MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall instruct the United States
Executive Director of each multilateral development bank to exert the
influence of the United States to strengthen the bank's procedures and
management controls intended to ensure that funds disbursed by the bank
to borrowing countries are used as intended and in a manner that
complies with the conditions of the bank's loan to that country.
(b) Progress Evaluation.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report evaluating the progress made toward
achieving the objectives of subsection (a), including a description of--
(1) any progress made in improving the supervision, monitoring, and
auditing of programs and projects supported by each multilateral
development bank, in order to identify and reduce bribery and
corruption;
(2) any progress made in developing each multilateral development
bank's priorities for allocating anticorruption assistance;
(3) country-specific anticorruption programs supported by each
multilateral development bank;
(4) actions taken to identify and discipline multilateral
development bank employees suspected of knowingly being involved in
corrupt activities; and
(5) the outcome of efforts to harmonize procurement practices across
all multilateral development banks.
SEC. 803. REPORTS ON POLICIES, OPERATIONS, AND MANAGEMENT OF
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
(a) Annual Report on Financial Operations.--Beginning 180 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, or October 31, 2000, whichever is
later, and on October 31 of each year thereafter, the Comptroller
General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on the sufficiency of audits of the
financial operations of each multilateral development bank conducted by
persons or entities outside such bank.
(b) Annual Report on United States Supported Policies.--Beginning 180
days after the date of enactment of this Act, or October 31, 2000,
whichever is later, and on October 31 of each year thereafter, the
Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional
committees on--
(1) the actions taken by recipient countries, as a result of the
assistance allocated to them by the multilateral development banks under
programs referred to in section 802(b), to strengthen governance and
reduce the opportunity for bribery and corruption; and
(2) how International Development Association-financed projects
contribute to the eventual graduation of a representative sample of
countries from reliance on financing on concessionary terms and
international development assistance.
(c) Amendment of Report on Fund.--Section 1705(a) of the
International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262r 4(a)) is
amended--
(1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``the progress''; and
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, and
(2) the progress made by the International Monetary Fund in adopting and
implementing the policies described in section 801(c)(1)(B) of the
Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2001''.
(d) Report on Debt Relief.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the
appropriate congressional committees on the history of debt relief
programs led by, or coordinated with, international financial
institutions, including but not limited to--
(1) the extent to which poor countries and the poorest-of-the-poor
benefit from debt relief, including measurable evidence of any such
benefits; and
(2) the extent to which debt relief contributes to the graduation of
a country from reliance on financing on concessionary terms and
international development assistance.
SEC. 804. REPEAL OF BILATERAL FUNDING FOR INTERNATIONAL
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
Section 209(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2169(d); relating to bilateral funding for international financial
institutions) is repealed.
Sec. 805. Refocused Activities of the IMF.-- The Bretton Woods
Agreement Act is amended by adding the following new section--
``SEC. 63. PRINCIPLES FOR INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND LENDING.
``It is the policy of the United States to work to implement reforms
in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to achieve the following goals:
``(a) Short-Term Balance of Payments Financing .--Lending from the
general resources of the Fund should concentrate chiefly on short-term
balance of payments financing.
``(b) Limitations on Medium-Term Financing .--Use of medium-term
lending from the general resources of the Fund should be limited to a
set of well-defined circumstances, such as--
``(1) when a member's balance of payments problems will be protracted,
``(2) such member has a strong structural reform program in place, and
``(3) the member has little or no access to private sources of
capital.
``(c) Premium Pricing .--Premium pricing should be introduced for
lending from the general resources of the Fund, for greater than 200 per
centum of a member's quota in the Fund, to discourage excessive use of
Fund lending and to encourage members to rely on private financing to
the maximum extent possible.
``(d) Redressing Misreporting of Information .--The Fund should have
in place and apply systematically a strong framework of safeguards and
measures to respond to, correct, and discourage cases of misreporting of
information in the context of a Fund program, including--
``(1) Suspending Fund disbursements and ensuring that Fund lending
is not resumed to members that engage in serious misreporting of
material information until such time as remedial actions and sanctions,
as appropriate, have been applied;
``(2) Ensuring that members make early repayments, where
appropriate, of Fund resources disbursed on the basis of misreported
information;
``(3) Making public cases of serious misreporting of material
information;
``(4) Requiring all members receiving new disbursements from the
Fund to undertake annually independent audits of central bank financial
statements and publish the resulting audits; and
``(5) Requiring all members seeking new loans from the Fund to
provide to the Fund detailed information regarding their internal
control procedures, financial reporting and audit mechanisms and, in
cases where there are questions about the adequacy of these systems,
undertaking an on-site review and identifying needed remedies.''.
SEC. 806. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term ``appropriate
congressional committees'' means the Committee on Foreign Relations and
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on
Banking and Financial Services and the Committee on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives.
(2) Bank.--The term ``Bank'' means the International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development.
(3) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the International Monetary Fund.
(4) International financial institutions.--The term ``international
financial institutions'' means the multilateral development banks and
the International Monetary Fund.
(5) Multilateral development banks.--The term ``multilateral
development banks'' means the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development, the International Development Association, the
International Finance Corporation, the Inter-American Development Bank,
the Asian Development Bank, the Inter-American Investment Corporation,
the African Development Bank, the African Development Fund, the European
Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the Multilateral Investment
Guaranty Agency.
(6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the
Treasury.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Operations, Export Financing,
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2001''.
Following is explanatory language on H.R. 5526, as introduced on
October 24, 2000.
The conferees on H.R. 4811 agree with the matter in H.R. 5526 and
enacted in this conference report by reference and the following
description of it. This bill was developed through negotiations by
subcommittee members of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and
Related Programs Subcommittees of the House and Senate on the
differences in the House passed and Senate passed versions of H.R. 4811.
References in the following description to the ``conference agreement''
mean the matter included in the introduced bill enacted by this
conference report. References to the House bill mean the House passed
version of H.R. 4811. References to the Senate bill or Senate amendment
mean the Senate passed version of H.R. 4811.
TITLE I--EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES
SUBSIDY APPROPRIATION
The conference agreement appropriates $865,000,000 for the subsidy
appropriation of the Export-Import Bank instead of $768,000,000 as
proposed by the Senate and $742,500,000 as proposed by the House.
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
The conference agreement appropriates $62,000,000 for administrative
expenses of the Export-Import Bank instead of $58,000,000 as proposed by
the Senate and $55,000,000 as proposed by the House. The conferees also
have included a limitation of $30,000 on representation expenses of
members of the Bank's Board of Directors.
The managers are very concerned by the Bank's recent consideration
of a change to its regulations that would reduce the volume of U.S.
exports financed by the Bank that are subject to cargo preference
regulations. The managers direct that none of the funds provided under
this heading in this or prior year appropriation acts shall be used to
plan, finalize, or implement any notice, regulation, or change in policy
with regard to Public Resolution 17 (46 App. U.S.C. 1241 1) (1998).
OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION
non-credit account
The conference agreement provides $38,000,000 for administrative
expenses of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) as
proposed by the Senate instead of $37,000,000 as proposed by the House.
The managers urge OPIC to refrain from entering into contracts
involving the Palestinian Authority until the Committees have been
informed that contract disputes between the Authority and United States
corporate entities have been resolved.
TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
The conference agreement appropriates $50,000,000 for the Trade and
Development Agency instead of $46,000,000 as proposed by the Senate and
the House. It does not include language regarding reimbursements as
proposed by the Senate.
TITLE II--BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
CHILD SURVIVAL AND DISEASE PROGRAMS FUND
The conference agreement appropriates $963,000,000 for the Child
Survival and Disease Programs Fund instead of $886,000,000 as proposed
by the House. The Senate bill contained no provision on this matter, but
included regular and emergency funds for these activities under
``Development Assistance'' and ``Global Health''. The conference
agreement also continues limitations on the use of the Fund for
non-project assistance.
The managers include a United States contribution to UNICEF, and
AID's program to promote basic education for children, within the Child
Survival and Disease Programs Fund, as proposed by the House.
The conference agreement includes language allocating $963,000,000
among six program categories in the Child Survival and Disease Programs
Fund: $295,000,000 for child survival and maternal health, including
vaccine-preventable diseases such as polio; $30,000,000 for vulnerable
children; $300,000,000 for HIV/AIDS; $125,000,000 for other infectious
diseases; $103,000,000 for children's basic education; and $110,000,000
for UNICEF. The conferees expect that any change proposed subsequent to
the allocation as directed in bill language will be subject to the
requirements of section 515 of the Act. A full definition of these
program categories and their components can be found on pages 8 through
10 of House Report 106 270.
Within the child survival and maternal health program, authority is
provided to transfer up to $50,000,000 as proposed by the Senate to a
fund established for child immunization by the Global Alliance for
Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI). The House bill provided authority to
transfer up to $37,500,000 to GAVI. The managers are supportive of the
GAVI and direct that the Committees be informed in writing 20 days prior
to the obligation of any funds for GAVI on the proposed use of any U.S.
contribution, particularly with regard to the amount to be donated for
procurement of vaccines for children.
The managers note that a large part of the vulnerable children
program assists AIDS orphans, who also benefit from the HIV/AIDS
program. Although the conference agreement does not include bill
language regarding funding for blind children, as proposed by the
Senate, the managers recommend not less than $1,200,000 for assistance
for blind children. The managers also support a total of $5,000,000 for
the Kiwanis/UNICEF Iodine Deficiency program, with $2,500,000 from the
Child Survival and Disease Programs account and $2,500,000 from regional
accounts for Europe and Eurasia. AID is also encouraged to provide up to
$2,000,000 to support non-governmental organizations, such as Special
Olympics, that work with older children, including those with cognitive
disabilities and mild mental retardation, to teach life and job skills.
The vulnerable children program and AID's Office of Private Voluntary
Cooperation are encouraged to provide small matching grants to
American-led volunteer programs in India and other nations that seek to
remedy physical disabilities through reconstructive surgery.
The conference agreement includes $315,000,000 for HIV/AIDS, of
which $300,000,000 is allocated within this account and not less than
$15,000,000 in other accounts and programs. The conference agreement
does not include bill language concerning microbicides. However, the
managers endorse the Senate report language on microbicides and direct
that not less than $15,000,000 from the HIV/AIDS program and the
``Development Assistance'' account be made available to the Office of
Health and Nutrition for microbicide research and development. These
funds are to be managed by the Director of the HIV/AIDS Division. In
addition, the managers support the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
(IAVI), which seeks to accelerate the development and distribution of an
effective AIDS vaccine for use in developing countries. The managers
urge that not less than $10,000,000 be provided as a contribution to the
International AIDS Vaccine Initiative.
In addition, the managers direct AID to make available $500,000 for
a proposal from the University of California at San Francisco to develop
detailed epidemiological HIV/AIDS profiles for priority countries and an
online, searchable database of key comparative indicators. The managers
also encourage AID to collaborate with the Peace Corps' HIV/AIDS
initiative, especially in supporting training activities.
The expected results of funds to develop and promote the use of
vaccines in developing countries will also assist international
travelers to endemic areas. The managers urge the Department of State
and AID to require staff, grantees, and contractors to take all feasible
steps to reduce the importation of vaccine-preventible infectious
diseases, such as hepatitis, into the United States.
The managers note that the Global AIDS and Tuberculosis Relief Act
of 2000 (P.L. 106 264) authorized that 65 percent of the HIV/AIDS
funding be provided through non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The
managers concur that NGOs, including religious institutions and faith
based organizations, provide invaluable services in the fight against
HIV/AIDS. In anticipation of an increasing involvement of the public
sector, particularly in the areas of treatment and the provision of
interventions to reduce mother-to-child transmission, the managers agree
that assistance provided through NGOs in cooperation with a foreign
government or using government facilities may be counted against the 65
percent target in AID's strategy to implement the Act.
Within the HIV/AIDS program, authority is provided to transfer
$20,000,000 to the fund authorized by section 141 of the Global AIDS and
Tuberculosis Relief Act. The managers expect the Secretary of the
Treasury and the Administrator of the Agency for International
Development to report to the Committees no later than April 30, 2001 on
progress toward establishment of an international AIDS Trust Fund
administered by the World Bank.
The managers urge that expanded resources be made available to
mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) programs. As effective
implementation of MTCT programs will take time, during which health care
workers will be trained, laboratory and testing facilities established,
and community based care services for HIV positive mothers developed,
AID may not be able to meet the Global AIDS Act's 8.3 percent MTCT
funding target in fiscal year 2001. The managers expect that USAID will
achieve the MTCT target by the end of fiscal year 2002.
The conference agreement includes at least $60,000,000 from all
accounts to address the global health threat from tuberculosis,
including not less than $45,000,000 from the other infectious diseases
program in the Child Survival and Disease Programs Fund. The managers
urge AID to continue to work in close collaboration with organizations
such as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, the World Health
Organization, the Gorgas Memorial Institute, and the Global STOP TB
Initiative to implement effective tuberculosis control programs at the
local level. The managers direct AID to continue and expand TB programs
undertaken in cooperation with federal and state governments in Mexico,
especially along Mexico's borders with Texas, California, Arizona, New
Mexico, and Guatemala.
The other infectious diseases program also includes $30,000,000 for
antimicrobial resistance and infectious disease surveillance, and
$50,000,000 for international efforts to reduce the incidence of
malaria. Drug resistant parasites and insecticide-resistant mosquitoes
exacerbate malaria transmission and place millions throughout the world
at risk of a crippling and often fatal disease. For this reason, the
managers encourage USAID to designate $2,000,000 to support the
establishment of coordinated centers of excellence for malaria research,
to focus on tropical and sub-tropical regions. The managers support and
urge AID to favorably consider proposals for a concerted approach to
limiting the resurgence of malaria that are submitted jointly by the
University of Notre Dame's Vector Biology Laboratory, Tulane
University's Department of Tropical Medicine in New Orleans, and Latin
American and African counterpart institutions.
The managers are aware that the HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis crises
require extraordinary efforts on the part of the U.S. Government. USAID
is encouraged to use, as appropriate, its existing waiver authorities
regarding financing and procurement of goods and services, and grant
making, in order to expedite the provision of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis
assistance and enhance the efficiency of that assistance.
The managers support and urge AID to favorably consider proposals by
Carelift International. The managers anticipate that the ongoing,
multiyear collaboration between AID and Carelift International will be
expanded and require $7,000,000, including future year appropriations.
The conference agreement does not include Senate language directing AID
to make available to Carelift International up to $7,000,000 from fiscal
year 2001 funds only.
The managers also direct AID to continue to provide the Committees
with a detailed annual report not later than February 15, 2001, on the
programs, projects, and activities undertaken by the Child Survival and
Disease Programs Fund during fiscal year 2000.
Funds appropriated for the Child Survival and Disease Programs Fund
are intended to be used for programs, projects and activities. Funds for
administrative expenses to manage Fund activities are provided in a
separate account, with two exceptions included in the conference
agreement: authority for AID's central and regional bureaus to use up to
$125,000 from program funds for Operating Expense-funded personnel to
better monitor and provide oversight of the Fund; and, in section 522,
authority to use up to $16,000,000 to reimburse other government
agencies and private institutions for professional services. Any
proposed transfer of appropriations from the Fund for administrative
expenses of AID under any other authority shall be subject to section
515 of this Act.
Development Assistance
The conference agreement appropriates $1,305,000,000 for
``Development Assistance'' instead of $1,258,000,000 as proposed by the
House and $1,368,250,000 as proposed by the Senate. The Senate included
funding for programs carried out by the ``Child Survival and Disease
Programs Fund'' under its ``Development Assistance'' account.
Of the funds under this heading, the conference agreement
appropriates up to $12,000,000 for the Inter-American Foundation and up
to $16,000,000 to the African Development Foundation. The House bill
proposed up to $10,000,000 for the Inter-American Foundation and up to
$16,000,000 for the African Development Foundation. The Senate amendment
did not propose funding for the Inter-American Foundation and provided
up to $14,400,000 for the African Development Foundation. Section 591 of
the conference agreement provides the President with the authority to
abolish the Inter-American Foundation during fiscal year 2001.
The Senate amendment proposed that not less than $425,000,000 be
made available to carry out section 104(b) of the Foreign Assistance
Act, regarding international population planning assistance. The House
addressed this matter in section 586 of its bill and placed a ceiling of
$385,000,000 on bilateral family planning assistance. The conference
agreement addresses funding and restrictions for international family
planning in section 598.
The conference agreement does not include language contained in the
Senate amendment providing that $2,500,000 may be transferred from this
account to the ``International Organizations and Programs'' account to
provide a total contribution of $5,000,000 to the International Fund for
Agricultural Development (IFAD). The conference agreement provides
$5,000,000 from title IV of this Act for IFAD, as proposed by the House.
The conference agreement includes bill language similar to the
Senate amendment that not less than $310,000,000 should be provided for
agriculture and rural development programs through Foreign Assistance
Act funds and through Support for East European Development Act funds.
The House bill did not address this matter. The managers continue to
support international agriculture and rural development activities and
direct AID to increase funding for these important programs.
The conference agreement provides that, of the funds for agriculture
and rural development programs, $30,000,000 should be provided for
biotechnology research and development. The conference agreement does
not include bill language for the University of Missouri-St. Louis
International Laboratory for Tropical Agriculture biotechnology program
(ILTAP), as proposed by the Senate. However, the managers support and
urge AID to favorably consider $1,000,000 for ILTAP to train scientists
from Southeast Asia in methods to fight diseases that threaten rice,
tomatoes, and cassava which the managers believe will play a key role in
stabilizing the food supply for the region.
The conference agreement does not include bill language for the
University of California, Davis, as proposed by the Senate. However, the
managers support and urge AID to favorably consider $1,000,000 for the
University of California, Davis to support research and to train foreign
scientists in programs which address improving crop agriculture in
Central Africa.
The conference agreement does not include bill language for Tuskegee
University, as proposed by the Senate. However, the managers support and
urge AID to favorably consider $1,000,000 to establish a ``Center to
Promote Biotechnology in International Agriculture'' at Tuskegee
University. This center will promote extension and outreach aimed at
policy makers, the media, farmers, and consumers in cooperation with
local scientists. The emphasis should be to identify agricultural
genetic technology applications crucial to combating hunger,
malnutrition, and boosting low incomes in rural areas.
The conferees agree that Marquette University's Les Aspin Center for
Government, which has been carrying out training programs for Africans
in democracy and leadership, should receive the same consideration as
similar programs at other Universities mentioned in the Senate report.
The conference agreement provides that not less than $2,300,000
should be made available for a core grant to the International
Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC), which is similar to the Senate
amendment. The House bill did not address this matter. The managers
strongly support the fertilizer-related research and development being
conducted by IFDC and direct the Administrator of AID to make at least
$4,000,000 available to IFDC, including not less than $2,300,000 for its
core grant.
The conference agreement provides not less than $5,200,000 for
AmeriCares for the construction, rehabilitation, and operation of
community-based primary healthcare facilities in Nicaragua, Honduras,
Guatemala, and El Salvador.
The conference agreement provides that $500,000 should be made
available for support of the United States Telecommunications Training
Institute. The Senate amendment included bill language mandating that
such funds be made available for this purpose. The House bill did not
address this matter.
The conference agreement provides that $17,000,000 should be made
available for the American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) program.
The Senate amendment included bill language mandating that such funds be
made available for this purpose. The House bill did not address this
matter. The managers direct ASHA to give full consideration to grant
proposals from all qualified institutions. These may include grant
proposals for curriculum, staff support, and related expenses and for
expansion of overseas facilities owned and operated by U.S. based,
non-profit educational institutions. No regulation, statute, or
congressional directive precludes ASHA funds from being utilized for
these purposes.
The conference agreement provides that not less than $2,000,000
should be made available to support an international media training
center. The Senate amendment included bill language mandating that such
funds be made available for this purpose. The House bill did not address
this matter.
The conference agreement does not include bill language proposed in
the Senate amendment which provided up to $7,000,000 for Carelift
International. The House bill did not address this matter. The managers
have addressed Carelift International in the ``Child Survival and
Disease Programs Fund'' section of the statement of the managers.
The conference agreement does not include bill language providing up
to $1,500,000 to develop and integrate education programs aimed at
eliminating female genital mutilation (FGM), as proposed in the Senate
amendment. The House bill did not address this matter. The managers
direct the Secretary of State to determine the prevalence of the
practice of FGM and the existence and enforcement of laws prohibiting
this practice. The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations, not later than March 1, 2001, these findings and
recommendations on how the United States government can best work to
eliminate this practice. The managers direct AID to make available
$1,500,000 to develop and integrate into development strategies, where
appropriate, educational programs aimed at eliminating FGM. Further, the
managers direct that AID's fiscal year 2002 budget justification include
a narrative regarding the agency's proposed budget and programs in this
area.
The managers continue to be concerned about worldwide trafficking of
women and children and direct AID to provide not less than $2,500,000,
including funds from under the heading ``Independent States'', to
continue and expand these anti-trafficking programs.
The managers strongly support the Collaborative Research Support
Programs (CRSPs), as stated in the House and Senate reports. Prior to
the submission of the report required by section 653 of the Foreign
Assistance Act, AID is directed to consult with the Committees on
Appropriations regarding the proposed allocation of agriculture, rural
development and CRSPs resources.
The conference agreement does not include bill language proposed in
the Senate amendment providing $1,500,000 for Habitat for Humanity
International for construction of housing in northern India. The House
did not address this matter in bill language. The managers request that
the Department of State coordinate with AID in determining the funding
responsibility for long-term assistance for Tibetan refugees, including
assistance to refugees residing in India. In this regard, the managers
would support the proposal to fund the Tibetan Resettlement Project in
Dehradum, India, consistent with Tibetan cultural practices. These funds
should be in addition to those allocated for Tibetan refugees in
``Migration and Refugee Assistance''.
The conference agreement does not include bill language proposed by
the Senate amendment regarding microenterprise. The House bill did not
address this matter. Microenterprise authorization is included in Public
Law 106 309.
The managers continue to believe that protecting biodiversity and
tropical forests in developing countries is critical to the global
environment and U.S. economic prosperity, especially for the
agricultural and pharmaceutical industries. The managers direct AID to
continue to work to increase overall biodiversity funding, as well as
funding to the Office of Environment and Natural Resources, consistent
with the House and Senate reports. Not later than 60 days after
enactment of this Act, AID shall report to the Committees on
Appropriations regarding the proposed allocation of resources for
biodiversity on a bureau-by-bureau basis.
The conference agreement does not include bill language regarding
the Foundation for Environmental Security and Sustainability, as
proposed in the Senate amendment. The House bill did not address this
matter. The managers support and urge AID to favorably consider
$2,500,000 for the Foundation for Environmental Security and
Sustainability to support environmental threat assessments with
interdisciplinary experts and academicians utilizing various
technologies to address issues such as infectious diseases, and
environmental indicators and warnings as they pertain to the security of
a region.
The managers support the work of Alfalit International, an
educational nongovernmental organization dedicated to promotion of
literacy, elementary education, and community development in Africa, and
Latin America and the Caribbean. Alfalit's proven record during the past
three decades has helped significantly reduce child and adult illiteracy
throughout Latin America and Africa. The managers direct AID to provide
$1,500,000 to Alfalit to develop and implement programs to combat adult
illiteracy in countries in which AID operates.
The managers encourage AID to support initiatives designed to
promote child safety in developing countries such as those designed and
carried out by the National Safe Kids Campaign. The managers believe
that developing countries could benefit greatly from the 300 local
programs already operating throughout the United States.
The managers support and direct AID to provide up to $1,000,000 for
the Center for Latin American Trade Expansion at the University of San
Francisco to assist in the development of trade promotion initiatives at
the USF Business School's Center for Economic Development.
The managers commend the progress made by the Eastern European Real
Property Program in the Europe and Eurasia Bureau since 1992. As the
program expands into other regions as the International Real Property
Program (IRPP), the Committee recommends that other AID regional bureaus
and missions seriously consider cooperation with the IRPP as housing,
shelter, and urban activities are included in country strategies. The
managers encourage AID to fund the IRPP at a level not less than the
fiscal year 1998 amount.
Patrick Leahy War Victims Fund
The managers direct that $12,000,000 be provided through the
``Patrick Leahy War Victims Fund'' to address the medical,
rehabilitative, economic and social needs of war victims, particularly
those who have been severely disabled from landmines and other
unexploded ordnance. Of this amount, up to $10,000,000 is to be funded
from the ``Development Assistance'' account and the ``Economic Support
Fund.'' The balance should be funded from Office of Transition
Initiatives resources, and with funds from the demining budget of the
``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs''
account.
Cyprus
The conference agreement includes Senate language that provides not
less than $15,000,000 of the funds made available under ``Development
Assistance'' and ``Economic Support Fund'' for assistance for Cyprus for
scholarships, administrative support of the scholarship program,
bicommunal projects, and measures aimed at reunification of the island.
The House bill did not address this matter.
Lebanon
The conference agreement includes language that provides that not
less than $35,000,000 of the funds made available under ``Development
Assistance'' and ``Economic Support Fund'' shall be made available for
Lebanon to be used, among other programs, for scholarships and direct
support of the American educational institutions in Lebanon. The
language is similar to House and Senate language that provided that not
less than $18,000,000 should be made available for Lebanon for these
purposes.
The managers are troubled by reports of the abduction to Lebanon of
American children by estranged parents, and urge the Lebanese Government
to assist in locating and returning these children to the United States.
Burma
The conference agreement includes Senate language that provides not
less than $6,500,000 of the funds made available under ``Development
Assistance'' and ``Economic Support Fund'' for assistance to support
democracy activities in Burma and for other specified activities. These
funds are made available notwithstanding any other provision of law, and
shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations. Of these funds, $3,500,000 should be
derived from ``Economic Support Fund'' and $3,000,000 should be derived
from ``Development Assistance''. The House bill did not address this
matter.
The managers are deeply concerned by recent actions taken by the
SPDC to limit efforts by Aung San Suu Kyi to travel outside Rangoon to
meet with members of the National League for Democracy (NLD). On two
separate occasions, she has been detained or blocked from carrying out
reasonable and legal political organization activities. During the past
year, Aung San Suu Kyi has continued to call upon the junta to
participate in a dialogue to bring about reconciliation and democracy.
The response from the junta has been to escalate repression of
democratic activists and further isolate and attempt to intimidate Aung
San Suu Kyi. The conferees commend the NLD and its leadership for its
continued courage and effort to restore democracy to Burma.
In addition, the managers take note of the conditions under which
Min Ko Niang continues to suffer. In 1989, he led students in
non-violent protests against the military regime and was an outspoken
supporter for democracy and human rights. For his actions, Min Ko Niang
was arrested and ultimately sentenced to a minimum of 25 years in
solitary confinement in the notorious Insein Prison. Min Ko Niang has
been offered immediate release by the military junta in return for
signing a statement renouncing the democracy movement and abandoning any
future activity in politics. He has steadfastly refused to sign any
document. In recognition of his courage, the managers direct that not
less than $250,000 of the funds made available be dedicated to
establishing a Min Ko Niang student scholarship and support fund.
Conservation Fund
The conference agreement includes a provision, which is similar to
the Senate amendment, that not less than $4,000,000 should be made
available for the Conservation Fund. The House bill did not address this
matter. The managers direct that not less than $4,000,000 be provided
equally from ``Development Assistance'' and ``Economic Support Fund'' to
support the preservation of habitats and related activities for
endangered wildlife, including $1,500,000 for programs to protect
orangutans in Indonesia, $1,500,000 for programs to protect gorillas in
central Africa, and $1,000,000 for programs to protect cheetahs in
Namibia. The managers direct AID to consult with the Committees in
advance on the proposed uses of these funds.
Private and Voluntary Organizations
The conference agreement includes language proposed by the House and
the Senate providing that funds appropriated for development assistance
programs should be available to private and voluntary organizations at a
level which is at least equivalent to the level provided in fiscal year
1995. The conference agreement also requires that the Administrator of
AID inform the Committees on Appropriations prior to waiving the
requirement that private voluntary organizations receive at least 20
percent of their total annual funding for international activities from
sources other than the United States government. The House bill included
a similar provision.
International Disaster Assistance
The conference agreement appropriates $165,000,000 for
``International Disaster Assistance'', as proposed by the House bill,
instead of $220,000,000 as proposed by the Senate amendment. The
managers recommend the establishment of a separate account for AID's
Office of Transition Initiatives. Therefore, the conference agreement
provides the necessary resources requested to meet all existing and
projected disaster needs in fiscal year 2001.
The managers are concerned by reports of quality problems in food
aid commodities, including significant losses of micro-nutrients during
production and field preparation, and believe that urgent action is
needed to improve the quality of commodities provided to vulnerable
populations and ensure the delivery of essential nutrients. The managers
direct the Administrator of AID, after consultation with agriculture
commodity producers and private voluntary organizations, to establish a
plan and mechanism to ensure cooperation between AID and the Department
of Agriculture to improve and assure the quality of commodities provided
under this Act.
Transition Initiatives
The conference agreement appropriates $50,000,000 for a new account
for Transition Initiatives to support AID's Office of Transition
Initiatives (OTI). The House bill proposed $40,000,000 for this account.
The Senate amendment included funding for OTI activities within the
``International Disaster Assistance'' account. The conference agreement
does not preclude OTI from using resources transferred from other
development and economic assistance funds in this Act. The conference
agreement requires that AID submit a report to the Appropriations
Committees not less than five days prior to beginning a new program of
assistance. The House bill contained a similar provision.
MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ACCOUNT
The conference agreement appropriates $1,500,000 for direct loans
and loan guarantees and $500,000 for administrative expenses for micro
and small enterprise activities as proposed by the House bill. The
Senate amendment did not address this matter.
DEVELOPMENT CREDIT PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(including transfer of funds)
The conference agreement appropriates $1,500,000 in a direct
appropriation and up to $5,000,000 by transfer from funds made available
under the heading ``Development Assistance'' for the cost of loans and
loan guarantees for AID's Development Credit Program Account, as
proposed by the House. In addition, the conference agreement provides
$4,000,000 for administrative expenses which may be transferred to and
merged with AID's ``Operating Expenses'' account, as proposed by the
Senate. The House bill proposed $6,495,000 for administrative expenses.
The managers endorse House report language directing the use of funds
under this heading for an integrated municipal infrastructure and
housing program in Costa Rica.
OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The conference agreement appropriates $520,000,000, instead of
$509,000,000 proposed by the House and $510,000,000 proposed by the
Senate, for Operating Expenses of the Agency for International
Development. The conference agreement prohibits the use of funds in this
account to finance the construction or long-term lease of offices for
use by AID unless the Administrator of AID reports in writing to the
Appropriations Committees prior to the obligation of funds for such
purposes, as proposed by the House.
OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
The conference agreement appropriates $27,000,000 for Operating
Expenses of the Agency for International Development, Office of
Inspector General, as proposed by the House. The Senate amendment
proposed $25,000,000.
OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND
The conference agreement appropriates $2,295,000,000 for the
Economic Support Fund instead of $2,208,900,000 as proposed by the House
and $2,220,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
The conference agreement contains Senate language that provides not
less than $840,000,000 for Israel and not less than $695,000,000 for
Egypt, instead of not to exceed those sums as proposed by the House. In
addition, Senate language is included that provides not less than
$200,000,000 for the Commodity Import Program in Egypt. The House bill
did not address this matter.
The conference agreement does not contain Senate language that would
have authorized the use of up to the Egyptian pound equivalent of
$50,000,000 for certain specified activities. The House bill did not
address this matter.
The conference agreement includes language that provides that in
exercising the authority to provide cash transfer assistance for Israel,
the President shall ensure that Israel enters into a side letter
agreement proportional to the fiscal year 1999 agreement.
The conference agreement also includes language that provides that
not less than $150,000,000 should be made available for assistance for
Jordan. The Senate language would have mandated this level of support.
The House bill did not address this matter. The conference agreement
does not contain Senate language that would have provided $2,000,000 for
the American Center for Oriental Research, but the managers support this
proposal and urge the Department of State and the Agency for
International Development to give it favorable consideration.
The conference agreement includes House language that states that
not less than $12,000,000 should be made available for Mongolia. The
Senate amendment did not address this matter.
The conference agreement also includes House language that requires
that funds obligated for regional or global programs shall be subject to
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
The Senate amendment did not address this matter.
The conference agreement provides that $5,000,000 should be made
available for economic rehabilitation and related activities in the Aceh
region of Indonesia. In May 2000, representatives of the Indonesian
government and the Free Aceh Movement signed a Joint Understanding on a
Humanitarian Pause for Aceh. Since signing the understanding
representatives have met and agreed upon a number of projects which
would address humanitarian and economic needs in Aceh. The managers
support this dialogue and urge AID through the Office of Transition
Initiatives to promptly provide assistance to projects agreed upon by
both parties which further the objectives of the Joint Understanding and
support a resolution to the conflict in Aceh.
The managers encourage AID to support effective economic
restructuring and decentralization programs, where feasible, in key
regions throughout Indonesia, especially in the Moluccas and other areas
of Eastern Indonesia.
The conference agreement also includes language that provides that
not less than $25,000,000 shall be made available for East Timor. The
House bill did not address this matter. The managers strongly support
AID's Economic Rehabilitation and Development Project, also known as the
East Timor Coffee Project. The managers are concerned about reports that
certain individuals in East Timor are seeking to restore monopolistic
control of coffee production, that would jeopardize the livelihoods of
thousands of farmers. The managers will continue to closely monitor this
project. The managers are also aware of the importance of the
Consolidated
Fund for East Timor and expect that the United States will
provide up to $4,500,000. The managers also urge AID to continue
supporting activities that will improve the economy and establish
democratic practices.
The conference agreement also includes language similar to that from
the Senate amendment that provides that up to $10,000,000 may be used,
notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, to provide
certain specified assistance to the National Democratic Alliance of
Sudan. The House bill did not address this matter. The conference
agreement does not include section 597 of the Senate amendment regarding
reporting requirements on Sudan. However, the managers direct that the
Secretary of State report not later than March 1, 2001, describing the
areas of Sudan which are open to Operation Lifeline Sudan (OLS) and
those areas which are prohibited, and the reasons for these
prohibitions; the extent of actual deliveries of assistance through OLS
since January 1997; the areas of Sudan where the United States has
provided assistance outside of OLS since January 1997, including the
amount, extent and nature of that assistance; and an assessment of the
humanitarian needs in areas of Sudan not served by OLS.
The managers encourage USAID to provide an additional $1,000,000 in
Economic Support Funds during fiscal year 2001 to support Phase II of
the Haiti Health Systems 2004 Project. The additional resources will
ensure that financial support to health providers operating under
performance based contracts will not be reduced below fiscal year 2000
levels.
The managers support and urge the State Department to favorably
consider the allocation of at least $250,000 in funding for South Korean
nongovernmental organizations involved in activities to promote
democratization efforts in North Korea. Such funds should be programmed
through the National Endowment for Democracy.
The managers support the House report language providing $1,000,000
for the Reagan/Fascell Democracy Fellows Program of the National
Endowment for Democracy.
The managers support the budget request of $20,000,000 for
assistance for Cambodia through nongovernmental organizations (NGO's)
and local governments, as appropriate. No support would be available to
or through the central government. The managers support assistance for
such activities as health (especially to combat HIV/AIDS), education,
environmental protection and democratization. In addition, the managers
strongly support funding through NGO's to assist in efforts to halt
illegal logging operations. The managers also endorse the House report
language regarding the Cambodian Mine Action Center. Finally, the
managers commend the work of the Documentation Center of Cambodia, which
has painstakingly cataloged the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge. This
evidence will be invaluable in any trials of Khmer Rouge leaders. The
managers direct AID to provide adequate funding so the Documentation
Center can continue its work.
The managers direct that in addition to funds otherwise requested or
made available for Yemen, up to $4,000,000 shall be dedicated to
counter-terrorism training and investigations. The managers also direct
that these funds not be made available until the Director of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation certifies to the Committees on Appropriations
that the Government of Yemen is fully cooperating with United States
officials in the investigation of the bombing of the U.S.S. Cole.
The managers also reiterate support for conflict resolution programs
as described in the House and Senate reports, including funding for
Seeds of Peace.
INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR IRELAND
The conference agreement appropriates $25,000,000 as proposed by the
House. The Senate amendment contained no provision on this matter.
The managers endorse the House and Senate report language in urging
the application of equal opportunity principles through the
International Fund for Ireland. The managers also endorse the Senate
report language on the Northern Ireland Voluntary Trust, and the House
report language on Project Children.
ASSISTANCE FOR EASTERN EUROPE AND THE BALTIC STATES
The conference agreement appropriates $600,000,000 instead of
$535,000,000 as proposed by the House and $635,000,000 as proposed by
the Senate.
The conference agreement does not include minimum funding levels for
Croatia and Montenegro as proposed by the Senate. However, the managers
strongly support assistance for both countries. From funds appropriated
under this heading both in this title and in title VI, as well as from
funds made available in Public Law 106 52, the managers expect that not
less $65,725,000 will be made available for Croatia and not less than
$89,000,000 will be made available for Montenegro.
The managers strongly support the announced intention of the
Government of Croatia to fulfill several commitments, including
cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former
Yugoslavia; an end to financial, political, security, and other support
to Herceg Bosna; establishment of a swift timetable and cooperation in
support of the safe return of refugees; and the acceleration of
political, media, electoral, and anti-corruption reforms. The managers
direct that the Secretary of State report to the Committees on
Appropriations on the implementation of these goals prior to the
obligation of funds for Croatia.
The conference agreement contains language similar to that in the
House bill that provides not less than $5,000,000 for the Baltic States.
In addition, it contains language similar to that in the Senate
amendment that imposes a ceiling of $80,000,000 on assistance to Bosnia
and Herzegovina from funds appropriated under this heading and under the
headings ``Economic Support Fund'' and ``International Narcotics Control
and Law Enforcement''. The House bill did not address this matter.
The conference agreement contains language similar to that in the
House bill that prohibits funds for Kosova from this account and from
``Economic Support Fund'' and ``International Narcotics Control and Law
Enforcement'' to exceed 15 percent of the total resources pledged by all
donors for calendar year 2001 for assistance for Kosova as of March 31,
2001. The Senate amendment would have prohibited funds for Kosova until
the Secretary of State certified that the resources obligated and
expended by the United States in Kosova did not exceed 15 percent of the
total resources obligated and expended by all donors. The conference
agreement does not contain House language that would also have limited
funding for Kosova to $150,000,000.
The conference agreement does not contain language from the Senate
amendment that would have required that not less than 50 percent of the
funds made available for Kosova be made available through
non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The House bill did not address
this matter. The managers direct that the Agency for International
Development submit quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations
regarding the organizations, activities and levels of support provided
through local NGOs.
The conference agreement includes language providing that $1,300,000
should be made available to support the National Albanian American
Council's training program for Kosovar women. The Senate amendment would
have mandated such support. The House bill did not address this matter.
The conference agreement does not contain Senate language regarding
$250,000 for assistance to law enforcement officials in Kosova to better
identify and respond to cases of trafficking in persons or $750,000 for
a joint project developed by the University of Pristina and Dartmouth
Medical School to help restore and improve educational programs at the
University of Pristina Medical School. However, the managers support
funding for these items, as well as for a proposal by Florida State
University for $2,000,000 to fund a distance learning program of
instruction in basic legal principles for students and professionals in
Eastern Europe, and urge the Agency for International Development to
favorably consider these proposals. In addition, the managers reiterate
support for the Orava Project of the University of Northern Iowa as
expressed in the House and Senate reports.
The managers note the crucial importance of a democratic,
multi-ethnic Macedonia to stability in the Balkans, as well as the
contributions made by that nation during the Kosova air campaign. In
view of these factors the managers strongly support adequate resources
for assistance for Macedonia for fiscal year 2001.
The managers note with great concern the delay in the implementation
of critical nuclear safety upgrades at the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant
in Bulgaria. The managers are further concerned that commercial disputes
regarding the project may negatively affect U.S.-Bulgarian commercial
relations. Therefore, the Secretary of State is urged to communicate to
the Government of Bulgaria the need to expeditiously begin work on this
project.
The conference agreement includes language similar to that in the
House bill that authorizes the use of local currencies generated by the
assistance program in Bosnia for use in Eastern Europe consistent with
the provisions of the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of
1989 and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. The Senate amendment did
not address this matter. The managers expect the Agency for
International Development to consult with the Committees on
Appropriations on the proposed uses of these funds, and to submit a
financial plan to the Committees following such consultations.
The conference agreement contains House language regarding
Presidential authority to withhold funds for Bosnia if the Bosnian
Federation is not complying with the requirements of the Dayton Peace
Accord regarding the removal of foreign troops, and has not terminated
intelligence cooperation with Iranian officials. The Senate amendment
contained similar language.
The managers request the President to determine whether it would be
appropriate to expunge by executive order certain references in the 1965
report of the Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of
Justice, entitled ``The Challenge of Crime in a Free Society,'' to
Italian nationals.
ASSISTANCE FOR THE INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION
The conference agreement appropriates $810,000,000, instead of
$740,000,000 as proposed by the House and $775,000,000 as proposed by
the Senate. The managers have included a ceiling of 8 percent on
management costs instead of 7 percent as proposed by the Senate for
nuclear safety activities. Further, the conference agreement places a
limitation of 25 percent on the percentage of funds that may be
allocated for any single country as proposed by the House.
The conference agreement includes not less than $45,000,000, as
proposed by the House, only for child survival, environmental and other
health activities; programs to reduce the incidence of infectious
diseases; and related activities. When AID is allocating funds to combat
HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis in the Europe and Eurasia region, the managers
direct that funds from regional accounts and the Child Survival and
Disease Programs Fund are to be provided in approximately equal amounts.
The conference agreement also directs the Coordinator of Assistance
to the Independent States to obligate not less than $1,500,000,
primarily through locally-based and indigenous private voluntary
organizations, to reduce trafficking in women and children. The managers
urge the Coordinator to augment anti-trafficking projects by continuing
and strengthening law enforcement and other activities to reduce all
forms of violence against women. As proposed by the Senate, the
conference agreement mandates the obligation of not less than
$10,000,000, from this and the migration and refugee account, only for
nongovernmental organizations providing humanitarian relief in Chechnya
and Ingushetia.
The managers strongly support regional cooperation efforts among the
countries of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. To further regional
cooperation, the conference agreement continues the current six
exemptions from the statutory restrictions on assistance to the
Government of Azerbaijan. The managers include a provision that of the
funds available for the Southern Caucasus region 15 percent, as proposed
by the House, may be used for confidence-building measures and other
activities related to the resolution of regional conflicts,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, as proposed by the Senate.
In support of regional reconciliation in the Caucasus, the managers
believe that bringing together political leaders, academics and other
individuals from Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan to discuss economic and
cultural development, democracy building, and the needs of victims of
conflict would be a vital step. Therefore, the managers direct that
$900,000 be made available, from funds for the Southern Caucasus region
for confidence-building measures for such initiatives, specifically, the
International Peace Forum, to be held in Tbilisi, Georgia, in Spring
2001.
The conference agreement reserves not less than $92,000,000 of the
funds in this account for Georgia only and not less than $90,000,000 for
Armenia only, instead of $94,000,000 and $89,000,000, respectively, as
proposed by the Senate, and 12.5 percent for each as proposed by the
House. The managers direct the Coordinator and AID to allocate not less
than $25,000,000 of the funds made available for Georgia for security
assistance for border and export control only and up to $5,000,000 for
the training of municipal and regional officials in management of water
resource, transportation, and other sectors operated or regulated by
local governments in Georgia. The managers support and urge AID to
favorably consider proposals by Fort Valley State University and the
University of Louisville to participate in any absorptive capacity fund
that may be established in the Republic of Georgia.
The managers are aware that Armenia may be selected as the host site
for Synchrotron Light Source Particle Accelerator project known as
SESAME. The managers understand that the project will be used to advance
regional interests in medicine, geology, industry, and electronics. In
the event that the project is located in Armenia, the managers intend
that $15,000,000 of the funds made available for Armenia should support
this or a comparable project.
The managers include bill language directing that $170,000,000
should be made available for Ukraine instead of $175,000,000 as proposed
by the Senate. Of the amount for Ukraine, not less than $25,000,000
shall be provided for nuclear reactor safety programs. The managers have
also included bill language directing that $5,000,000 should be provided
for the Ukrainian Land and Resource Management Center.
The conference agreement includes not less than $1,000,000 to
increase analytical capacity in Ukraine in the area of healthcare and
environmental health epidemiology, particularly concerning children with
special needs and birth defects. This directive is based on the Senate
amendment mandating funds to complete the ongoing study of the
environmental causes of birth defects in Ukraine that is managed by the
University of South Alabama. The conference agreement also includes not
less than $3,250,000 for two regional initiatives, industrial sector
management study tours conducted by Ohio's Center for Economic
Initiatives and community telecommunications activities managed by the
National Telephone Cooperative Association.
The conference agreement includes conditions on assistance to the
Government of the Russian Federation, with exceptions for specified
humanitarian and security programs, with respect to its adherence in the
Northern Caucasus to certain conventional arms and human rights
conventions and agreements, as proposed by both the House and the
Senate.
The conference agreement provides that 60 percent of assistance to
the Government of the Russian Federation would be withheld if the
President is unable to certify to Congress that the Russian Government
has terminated its ongoing cooperation with the Government of Iran with
regard to certain nuclear and missile technology matters, and, with
regard to Chechnya, is cooperating with international efforts to
investigate allegations of war crimes and is in compliance with article
V of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe.
The managers reiterate language from the fiscal year 2000 Statement
of the Managers with regard to other limitations on assistance, ``that
assistance to combat infectious diseases, * * * support for regional and
municipal governments, and partnerships between United States hospitals,
universities, judicial training institutions and environmental
organizations and counterparts in Russia should not be affected by this
section.''
The conference agreement includes language providing not less than
$20,000,00 for the Russian Far East. This matter was not addressed in
the House bill. The managers recognize the successful entrepreneurship,
management and democratization programs carried out during the past
seven years in the Russian Far East by the University of Alaska's
American-Russian Center. In addition to supporting continued University
of Alaska programs in the Russian Far East, the managers direct that
$3,000,000 be made available for a proposal by the University of Alaska
to extend these efforts to Chukotka. In collaboration with Alaska
Pacific University and two Alaska Native regional governments (the North
Slope Borough and the Northwest Arctic Borough), the University of
Alaska will provide training and technical assistance to strengthen
Chukotka's economy, develop market driven systems, and improve social
conditions, particularly for the indigenous peoples.
The managers commend three programs in Russia that merit support
from the ``Assistance for the Independent States of the Former Soviet
Union'' account. The Replication of Lessons Learned (ROLL) program
provides ongoing American support to help local Russian private
volunteer organizations increase their management capacity to help solve
pollution and related health problems, protect natural resources, and
support economic growth. The managers urge that the ROLL and similar
small grants programs that support women, children, and religious
freedom be increased by at least 10 percent over current levels.
In addition, the managers direct that not less than $250,000 should
be provided to the Moscow School of Political Studies to support its
successful efforts to teach democratic and free market principles to the
emerging generation of Russia's political leaders and $400,000 be made
available for the Cochran Fellowship Program to acquaint Russian farmers
with American agricultural practices and to enhance U.S.-Russian trade
and business relations. The Moscow School of Political Studies is making
a concerted effort to teach democratic and free market principles to the
emerging generation in Russia. It does this by conducting numerous
seminars to expose young political leaders--of all parties, at both the
federal and regional levels--to Western classical political and economic
thought.
The conference agreement also includes funds to support expansion of
the Primary Healthcare Initiative in Ukraine, Georgia, and Russia of the
World Council of Hellenes, and the United States-Russia Investment Fund,
consistent with the funding levels specified in the House report. The
managers commend the Fund for its promotion and development of a market
economy in Russia and urge the State Department and AID allocate the
maximum level practicable to the Fund in fiscal year 2001. The managers
also support House language recommending the creation of a collaborative
research program on issues of arms control verification for Russian and
American scholars under the Expanded Threat Reduction Program. The
managers also support and urge AID
to favorably consider proposals to expand two existing
programs: the Silk Road Seed Multiplication Program, based on the
success of a similar program in Armenia; and the University of Arkansas
Medical School-Volgograd Partnership program.
The conference agreement does not reserve $6,000,000 from this
account only for Mongolia, as proposed by the Senate. Language in the
statement of the managers under the heading ``Economic Support Fund''
addresses this matter.
INDEPENDENT AGENCY
PEACE CORPS
The conference agreement appropriates $265,000,000 instead of
$258,000,000 as proposed by the House and $244,000,000 as proposed by
the Senate.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
The conference agreement appropriates $325,000,000 for International
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement instead of $305,000,000 as
proposed by the House and $220,000,000 proposed by the Senate.
The conference agreement requires that all anti-crime programs be
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations, as proposed by the House. The Senate did not address
this matter.
The conference agreement contains House language allowing the
Department of State to utilize section 608 of the Foreign Assistance Act
to receive excess property from other U.S. federal agencies for use in a
foreign country. The Senate amendment did not address this matter.
The managers endorse House report language regarding, and direct the
State Department to favorably consider, Notre Dame University's program
of human rights, democracy, and conflict resolution training in
Colombia.
The managers direct the Secretary of State to engage the government
of Panama in good faith negotiations for the conclusion of an agreement
which provides the U.S. military a forward operating location to support
the use funds of under this heading.
Migration and Refugee Assistance
The conference agreement appropriates $700,000,000, instead of
$645,000,000 as proposed by the House and $615,000,000 as proposed by
the Senate. The conference agreement makes available $14,500,000, for
administrative expenses, instead of $14,000,000 as proposed in the
Senate amendment. The House proposed $14,852,000 for administrative
expenses.
The conference agreement also includes Senate language, not included
in the House bill, that provides not less than $60,000,000 for refugees
from the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe and other refugees
resettling in Israel.
The conference agreement provides that funds appropriated under this
heading to support activities and programs conducted by the United
Nations Commissioner for Refugees shall be made available after
reporting at least 5 days in advance to the Committees on
Appropriations. This reporting requirement may be waived for any
obligation if failure to do so would pose a substantial risk to human
health or welfare. In the event that the waiver is exercised, a report
to the Committees on Appropriations shall be provided as early as
practicable, but in no event later than 5 days after such obligation.
The managers support the efforts of the Department of State to
remove anti-Semitic content in textbooks and curricula used in schools
administered by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine
Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). The managers are concerned by reports
that anti-Semitic, anti-Israel rhetoric has been included in new
Palestinian school textbooks. Accordingly, the managers direct the
Secretary of State to report in writing to the Committees on
Appropriations not later than February 1, 2001, on any such
anti-Semitic, anti-Israel content in the new textbooks and on
initiatives to redress such content in UNRWA schools.
United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund
The conference agreement appropriates $15,000,000, as proposed by
the Senate amendment. The House bill proposed $12,500,000.
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs
The conference agreement appropriates $311,600,000 instead of
$241,600,000 as proposed by the House and $215,000,000 as proposed by
the Senate.
The managers intend that funds in this account be allocated as follows:
[In thousands of dollars]
Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund $15,000
Export control assistance 19,100
International Atomic Energy Agency 47,000
CTBT Preparatory Commission 21,500
Korean Peninsula Economic Development Organization (KEDO) 55,000
Anti-terrorism assistance 38,000
Terrorist Interdiction Program 4,000
Demining 40,000
Small arms destruction 2,000
Science Centers 35,000
Lockerbie trial costs 15,000
Nonproliferation contingency 20,000
311,600
The conference agreement does not provide funds for a proposed
Center for Antiterrorism and Security Training (CAST), both due to
budget constraints and due to the fact that funding for domestic law
enforcement training is not under the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee
on Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs. Although
the proposal for CAST includes training for foreign law enforcement
purposes, the managers believe that these needs can be met by training
at existing facilities and encourage the Department of State to
coordinate with the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) and
the Department of Justice. To the extent that other Federal entities
were seeking to participate in the proposed training facility, such
needs should be pursued through the proper subcommittees of
jurisdiction.
The managers intend that $5,000,000 of the funds allocated for
export control assistance be made available for equipment for Malta to
enable that country to monitor shipments transiting the Malta Freeport.
This equipment will assist the Government of Malta in its efforts to
prevent the transshipment of narcotics, weapons of mass destruction, and
other illegal material through the Freeport. As evidence in the
Lockerbie trial has illustrated, preventing such shipments is in the
direct national security interest of the United States.
In addition, the managers strongly support the allocation of up to
$8,000,000 for export control activities along Jordan's borders with
Iraq and Syria, including the procurement of mobile vans and trucks that
are capable of monitoring shipments of goods into Jordan.
The conference agreement includes House language that authorizes a
contribution to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)
Preparatory Commission, and requires that the Secretary of State inform
the Committees on Appropriations at least 20 days prior to the
obligation of funds for such Commission. The conference agreement does
not include Senate language on this matter. However, the managers
endorse the Senate report language directing that a report be provided
to the Committees on Appropriations on the anticipated use of funds made
available to the Commission, including an identification of all donors
and any directives or restrictions associated with their contribution; a
detailed explanation of expenditures in 2000 and 2001, including sites
where the United States has provided assistance to third party nations;
and a copy of the Commission's 2001 budget.
The conference agreement includes Senate language authorizing the
use of funds for the destruction of small arms, and providing that
$40,000,000 should be used for demining activities including not to
exceed $500,000 for administrative expenses. The House bill did not
address these matters.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
International Affairs Technical Assistance
The conference agreement includes $6,000,000 for the International
Affairs Technical Assistance program of the Department of the Treasury
instead of $5,000,000 as proposed by the Senate and $2,000,000 as
proposed by the House.
Debt Restructuring
The conference agreement appropriates $238,000,000 for debt
restructuring as proposed by the House instead of $75,000,000 as
proposed by the Senate. The managers include not less than $13,000,000
only for implementation of title V of the Foreign Assistance Act. The
remainder of the amount provided for debt restructuring may be used at
the Administration's discretion, subject to certain reporting and
notification requirements, either for bilateral debt restructuring or
for United States contributions to the Heavily Indebted Poor Country
(HIPC) Trust Fund administered by the World Bank.
The conference agreement includes language that countries benefiting
from U.S. contributions to the HIPC Trust Fund agree not to accept
additional market-rate loans during a ``time out on new debt''
moratorium. The moratorium for 24 months, instead of 30 months as
proposed by the House, would apply only to new lending from MDBs whose
bad loans to the beneficiary poor country are being paid off by the HIPC
Trust Fund.
The managers have not included a House provision that would have
established a similar moratorium for 9 months with regard to
concessional or ``soft'' loans. The managers have included bill language
requiring that the Secretary of the Treasury include a listing of all
concessional loans that are under consideration by multilateral
development banks for each HIPC beneficiary country. The extent and
amount of proposed new debt will be a factor as the Committees consult
with Treasury regarding the specific use of funds provided for
forgiveness of old debt. The managers agree with the policy with regard
to HIPC, issued by the Development Committee of the IMF and World Bank
at recent meetings in Prague, that: ``further restraint on concessional
lending may also be warranted, including through greater recourse to
grant financing.'' The matter of new concessional lending to HIPC
beneficiaries is addressed in bill language under the heading
``Contribution to the International Development Association (IDA)''.
The conferees encourage all bilateral creditors to provide debt
reduction to heavily indebted poor countries and that special
consideration be given to the unique circumstances of selected bilateral
creditors such as Costa Rica.
The managers have also included language proposed by the House that
prohibits U.S. payments to the HIPC Trust Fund for certain countries.
The limitation affects any country credibly reported to be engaged in a
pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights
or to be engaged in a war or civil conflict that undermines its ability
to comply with HIPC conditions. The Senate amendment did not address
these matters.
The conferees have included a provision that requires the Secretary
of the Treasury to 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 administered by the World Bank during the fiscal year, and to
inform the Committees not less than fifteen 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. It is
the understanding of the conferees that the Secretary of the Treasury
will update the list of countries and institutions if new countries or
institutions are expected to benefit from U.S. contributions to the HIPC
Trust Fund during the fiscal year, and that such updating will be
provided in advance of informing the Committees of the proposed
signature of an agreement to make payments to the HIPC Trust Fund with
respect to any such new country or institution.
The conference agreement further requires full documentation of any
commitment by a HIPC beneficiary country regarding redirection of
domestic resources to additional poverty alleviation and economic growth
measures, as proposed by the House. The Committees will closely monitor
the implementation of such commitments, taking into account the findings
of the Department of the Treasury, religious groups that have advocated
the HIPC initiative and knowledgeable non-governmental organizations.
TITLE III--MILITARY ASSISTANCE
INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING
The conference agreement appropriates $55,000,000 as proposed by the
Senate instead of $47,250,000 as proposed by the House. The conference
agreement also contains House language not in the Senate amendment that
provides that up to $1,000,000 may be available until expended.
The conference agreement includes House language that provides that
Expanded International Military Education and Training (E IMET) for
Indonesia is subject to notification, and Senate language that provides
that Expanded IMET for Guatemala is subject to notification.
The conference agreement does not include House language that
conditioned funding for the School of the Americas upon certifications
by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State, or that imposed
certain reporting requirements. The Senate amendment did not address
these matters. The managers note that the relevant authorizing
committees are addressing the future status of the School of the
Americas as part of H.R. 4205, the National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2001.
As part of the increase in funding for this account, the managers
would support increasing the allocation for Malta from $100,000 to
$200,000 for fiscal year 2001 in order to support that country's needs
for the professional training of its armed forces.
The managers support and urge the Departments of State and Defense
to favorably consider $150,000 from this account for development for a
peacekeeping initiative at the Naval Postgraduate School. This education
program would focus on the creation of a security environment within
which economic and political development can accelerate, thereby
facilitating the withdrawal of United States and/or other peacekeeping
forces. The program would eventually provide foreign civilians and
military personnel with the specialized expertise, problem-solving
skills and management tools to conduct peacekeeping operations that have
an exit strategy.
FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM
The conference agreement appropriates $3,545,000,000 instead of
$3,519,000,000 as proposed by the Senate and $3,268,000,000 as proposed
by the House.
The conference agreement includes Senate language that provides not
less than $1,980,000,000 for grants for Israel and not less than
$1,300,000,000 for grants for Egypt, instead of not to exceed those sums
as proposed by the House. The conference agreement also includes
language that provides that not less than $520,000,000 shall be
available for procurement in Israel of defense goods and services. The
House and Senate had similar language on this matter, but the House bill
would not have mandated this level.
The conference agreement deletes House language expressing the Sense
of Congress on the proposed Phalcon sale by Israel to China. The
managers commend the decision by the Government of Israel to cancel the
sale in view of the threat posed to United States national security
interests.
The conference agreement includes language that provides that not
less than $75,000,000 should be made available for assistance for
Jordan. The Senate amendment would have mandated this level of
assistance. The House bill did not address this matter.
The conference agreement includes language similar to that in the
Senate amendment regarding an interest bearing account for Egypt, except
that the requirement for a notification is replaced by language that
requires that the Committees on Appropriations be informed at least 10
days prior to the obligation of funds earned on the interest from funds
deposited in said account. The House bill would have allowed for the
early disbursal of fiscal year 2001 outlays for Egypt.
The conference agreement includes not less than $8,500,000 for
Tunisia, of which not less than $5,000,000 shall be from drawdowns of
defense articles, services, and education and training. The Senate
amendment provided $10,000,000 and $4,000,000, respectively, for these
activities. The House bill did not address this matter.
The conference agreement provides that not less than $8,000,000
shall be provided for Georgia, of which not less than $4,000,000 shall
be from drawdowns of defense articles, services, and education and
training. The Senate amendment mandated $12,000,000 and $5,000,000,
respectively, for these activities. The House bill did not address this
matter. The conference agreement also includes language that allocates
$3,000,000 in grant funds for Malta.
The conference agreement does not include Senate language that would
have authorized the transfer by Turkey to Georgia of not to exceed
$10,000,000 in defense articles sold by the United States to Turkey. The
House bill did not address this matter.
The conference agreement provides for a limitation of $33,000,000
for administrative expenses as proposed by the Senate, rather than
$30,495,000 as proposed by the House. It also includes House language
that provides that no Partnership for Peace funds may be made available
to a non-NATO country except through the regular notification procedures
of the Committees on Appropriations.
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
The conference agreement appropriates $127,000,000 instead of
$117,900,000 as proposed by the House and $85,000,000 as proposed by the
Senate.
The managers urge the State Department to provide support to the
Special War Crimes Court for Sierra Leone, to bring to justice those
responsible for the mutilation and slaughter of innocent people there.
TITLE IV--MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
The conference agreement appropriates $108,000,000 for the Global
Environment Facility instead of $50,000,000 as proposed by the Senate
and $35,800,000 as proposed by the House.
Contribution to the International Development Association
The conference agreement appropriates $775,000,000 instead of
$750,000,000 as proposed by the Senate and $566,600,000 as proposed by
the House.
The managers have agreed to language, similar to that proposed by
the House, regarding the provision of grant assistance by the
International Development Association to HIPC beneficiaries. The
managers endorse Senate report language concerning the need for further
reform of procedures to address employee grievances at the World Bank,
IMF, and other financial institutions.
Contribution to the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
The conference agreement appropriates $10,000,000 for paid-in
capital issued by the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, instead
of $4,000,000 as proposed by the Senate and $4,900,000 as proposed by
the House. Approval for subscription to the appropriate amount of
callable capital is also included in the conference agreement.
Contribution to the Inter-American Investment Corporation
The conference agreement appropriates $25,000,000 for the United
States contribution to the Inter-American Investment Corporation,
instead of $10,000,000 as proposed by the Senate and $8,000,000 as
proposed by the House.
Contribution to the Enterprise for the Americas Multilateral Investment
Fund
The conference agreement appropriates $10,000,000 for the United
States contribution to the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) at the
Inter-American Development Bank, as proposed by the House. The Senate
did not address this matter.
The MIF was intended to be a cutting-edge instrument for expanding
the private sector's contribution to growth in Latin America. The
managers request the Secretary of the Treasury to prepare and submit to
the Committees by April 6, 2001, an in-depth report on the MIF prepared
by private sector entrepreneurs from the U.S. and Latin America. The
report should evaluate the portfolio of the MIF with respect to private
sector growth, including, but not limited to, the status of project
execution and value added, and include strategic recommendations for
achieving greater impact and expediting project selection and approval.
Contribution to the Asian Development Fund
The conference agreement appropriates $72,000,000 for the Asian
Development Fund, as proposed by the House, instead of $100,000,000 as
proposed by the Senate.
Contribution to the African Development Bank
The conference agreement appropriates $6,100,000 for paid-in capital
issued by the African Development Bank as proposed by the Senate,
instead of $3,100,000 as proposed by the House. Approval for
subscription to the appropriate amount of callable capital is also
included in the conference agreement.
Contribution to the African Development Fund
The conference agreement appropriates $100,000,000 for the African
Development Fund instead of $72,000,000, as proposed by the House and
the Senate.
Contribution to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
The conference agreement appropriates $35,778,717 for the European
Bank for Reconstruction and Development, as proposed by the House,
instead of $35,779,000, as proposed by the Senate. Approval for
subscription to the appropriate amount of callable capital is also
included in the conference agreement.
International Fund for Agricultural Development
The conference agreement appropriates $5,000,000 for the
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), as proposed by
the House. The Senate included a total of $5,000,000 for IFAD within the
``International Organizations and Programs'' and ``Development
Assistance'' accounts.
International Organizations and Programs
The conference agreement provides $186,000,000, instead of
$183,000,000 as proposed by the House and $288,000,000 as proposed by
Senate. The final appropriation level does not include $110,000,000
provided for UNICEF, and up to $50,000,000 for the Global Alliance for
Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), which are included under the ``Child
Survival and Disease Programs Fund'' account and $2,500,000 for IFAD,
which is included under the prior heading.
The conference agreement continues current law indicating that
$5,000,000 should be made available for the World Food Program, as
proposed by the House. The Senate amendment included similar language.
The managers support $5,000,000 from this account for the United
States contribution to the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of
Torture Program, as recommended in the Senate Report, and $90,000,000
for the United Nations Development Program, as recommended in the House
Report.
TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Note: If House and Senate language is identical except for a
different section number or minor technical differences, the section is
not discussed in the Statement of Managers.)
Sec. 505. Limitation on Representational Allowances
This section retains reference to the Inter-American Foundation as
proposed by the House and as contained in current law. The Senate
amendment proposed deleting this reference.
Sec. 508. Military Coups
The conference agreement includes House language that specifies that
funds shall be prohibited for any country whose duly elected head of
government is deposed by decree or military coup. The Senate amendment
included similar language.
Sec. 510. Deobligation/Reobligation Authority
The conference agreement deletes Senate language that would have
authorized deobligation/reobligation authority for funds that are
certified pursuant to section 1311 of the Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 1955.
Sec. 511. Availability of Funds
The conference agreement deletes House language that provided that
the final proviso under title VI of the fiscal year 2000 appropriations
Act for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs shall
be null and void. Similar language is already contained in Public Law
106 52.
Sec. 512. Limitation on Assistance to Countries in Default
The conference agreement is the same as current law, as proposed by
the House. The Senate proposed to restrict the limitation to a
defaulting government instead of a defaulting country.
Sec. 515. Notification Requirements
The conference agreement is the same as current law. The Senate
proposed a technical change.
Sec. 517. Independent States of the Former Soviet Union
The conference agreement is the same as current law, except that the
special notification requirement applies to Russia, Ukraine, Armenia,
and Georgia only. The House bill deleted a current provision relating to
territorial integrity and required special notification for Russia and
Ukraine only. The Senate amendment was essentially the same as current
law.
Sec. 520. Special Notification Requirements
The conference agreement adds ``Ethiopia'', ``Eritrea'', and
``Zimbabwe'' as proposed by the House bill and retains ``Pakistan'' as
proposed by the Senate amendment, to the list of countries subject to
the special notification procedures of this section. The managers are
encouraged that on June 8, 2000, a cease-fire agreement was signed by
Ethiopia and Eritrea and that efforts are underway to reach a permanent
settlement of the border conflict.
Sec. 522. Child Survival and Disease Prevention Activities
The conference agreement authorizes AID to use $16,000,000 from the
``Child Survival and Disease Programs Fund'' for technical experts from
other government agencies, universities, and other institutions. The
Senate proposed $10,000,000 and the House $10,500,000 for this purpose.
The managers have increased this authority on an interim basis in order
to accelerate implementation of the expanded HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis
activities. AID is directed to replace the additional temporary
personnel as
rapidly as possible with AID direct hire OE-funded personnel.
As the purpose of the general provision is to support effective
implementation of the Child Survival and Disease Programs Fund, the
conference agreement does not include a reference to family planning, as
proposed by the Senate.
Sec. 525. Authorization Requirement
The conference agreement includes language that provides that funds
appropriated by this Act 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, as provided in the House bill and the
Senate amendment. However, it includes new language exempting the
accounts ``International Military Education and Training'' and ``Foreign
Military Financing Program'' from these waivers. Authorizations of
appropriations for these accounts have been enacted into law as part of
Public Law 106 280.
Sec. 526. Democracy in China
The conference agreement includes Senate language that authorizes
the use of funds from the account ``Economic Support Fund'' for the
support of nongovernmental organizations located outside of China to
foster democracy and rule of law. The House bill only authorized funds
to foster democracy.
The conference agreement includes language that allows funds from
this Act or from prior acts making appropriations for Foreign
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs, that are made
available for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) to be made
available notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation. The
purpose of this language is to allow for the expeditious and orderly
obligation of funds through the Endowment for support of nongovernmental
organizations overseas. This provision would become effective upon
enactment. The House bill and the Senate amendment contained language
that would have made funds for NED available consistent with certain
decisions of the Comptroller General and in accordance with Office of
Management and Budget Circular A 122.
The conference agreement includes language that authorizes,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $2,000,000
from the Economic Support Fund to support certain activities in Tibetan
communities. The House bill contained similar language; the Senate
amendment did not address this matter.
The conference agreement also contains House language that amends
current law to make available $1,000,000 in previously appropriated
funds for the Jamestown Foundation for a project to disseminate
information and support research about the People's Republic of China.
The Senate amendment did not address this matter.
Sec. 528. Report on the Implementation of Supplemental Appropriations
The conference agreement includes House language that requires four
quarterly reports on the use of funds appropriated under title VI of the
fiscal year 2000 appropriations Act for foreign operations, export
financing, and related programs. The Senate amendment did not address
this matter.
Sec. 530. Peru
The conference agreement includes language requiring the Secretary
of State to determine and report to the Committees on Appropriations
regarding progress toward elections and improvements in democracy and
rule of law. The Senate amendment contained a similar provision. The
House bill did not address this matter. The managers direct the
Secretary of State to submit a report to the Committees on
Appropriations not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, evaluating United States, political, economic, and military
relations with Peru in accordance with P.L. 106 186.
Sec. 535. Authorities for the Peace Corps, International Fund
for Agricultural Development, Inter-American Foundation, and African
Development Foundation
The conference agreement maintains current law as proposed by the
House. The Senate amendment proposed deleting the reference to the
Inter-American Foundation.
Sec. 537. Clean Coal Technology
The conference agreement includes Senate language encouraging the
use of clean coal technology in environmental and energy infrastructure
programs, projects and activities. In addition, the managers encourage
the Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of State, Secretary of Energy
and Administrator of the Agency for International Development to promote
the use of other clean and renewable energy technologies. The House bill
did not address this matter.
Sec. 538. Special Authorities
The conference agreement deletes prior year language proposed by the
Senate that exempts humanitarian assistance for Romania and the peoples
of Kosova from any other provision of law. This language is no longer
necessary. The conference agreement also includes House language that
adds ``Economic Support Fund'' to the list of accounts under which
certain activities may be undertaken notwithstanding any other provision
of law.
The managers have expanded authority in current law regarding AID's
use of personal services contractors in Washington so that additional
bureaus and offices within AID may utilize, on a temporary basis, such
contractors. This authority is intended to allow AID to meet relatively
short-term requirements for technical and management personnel in
limited situations where natural disasters, recent foreign policy
decisions, or other unforeseen events result in rapid increases in
assistance levels and where other options, such as the use of existing
staff or hiring and training of new staff, cannot be implemented quickly
or effectively to meet the unforeseen management needs. Other than under
exceptional circumstances, this authority should not be used to satisfy
requirements with durations greater than two years. The Bureau of
Management is directed to report to the Committees not later than
December 15, 2000, and March 15, 2001, on the use of personal service
contractors under this and other authorities.
Sec. 539. Policy on Terminating the Arab League Boycott of
Israel and Normalizing Relations with Israel
The conference agreement includes House language on this matter. The
Senate amendment did not include subsections (2) and (3) of the House
general provision, dealing with the decision by the Arab League to
reinstate the boycott of Israel in 1997, and calling on the League to
immediately rescind its decision; and deleted language from subsection
(4)(C) regarding a report on the specific steps that should be taken by
the President to ``expand the process of normalizing ties between Arab
League countries and Israel''.
Sec. 540. Administration of Justice Activities
The conference agreement contains language identical to current law,
but changes the name of this section, as proposed by the House bill. The
Senate amendment proposed repeal of parts of section 534 of the Foreign
Assistance Act.
Sec. 541. Eligibility for Assistance
The conference agreement includes language regarding eligibility of
assistance provided under this Act as proposed by the House bill. The
conference agreement does not include a modification, as proposed in the
Senate amendment, regarding the prohibition on assistance to countries
that violate internationally recognized human rights.
Sec. 543. Ceilings and Earmarks
The conference agreement includes Senate language that restores
prior year language regarding earmarks and minimum funding levels. The
House bill did not address this matter.
Sec. 552. War Crimes Tribunals Drawdown
The conference agreement includes language proposed by the Senate
that provides a sunset date of September 30, 2001, for certain reports
required of the Secretary of State under this section.
Sec. 555. Prohibitions on Payment of Certain Expenses
The conference agreement includes language identical to current law,
as proposed by the House. The Senate amendment deleted references to the
``Child Survival and Disease Programs Fund''.
Sec. 558. Assistance for Haiti
The conference agreement includes language similar to that proposed
by the House which prohibits additional assistance to the central
government of Haiti until the Committees on Appropriations are in
receipt of reports regarding free and fair elections and regarding
Haitian government cooperation in illicit drug trafficking. The Senate
amendment placed conditions on aid to Haiti regarding free and fair
elections, but did not address illicit drug trafficking. The managers do
not intend that assistance to combat infectious diseases, child
survival, support for regional and municipal governments, and
partnerships between United States hospitals, universities,
non-governmental organizations and counterparts in Haiti would be
affected by this section.
Sec. 559. Requirement for Disclosure of Foreign Aid in Report
of Secretary of State
The conference agreement includes language proposed by the Senate
that makes a technical modification to current law.
Sec. 561. Haiti Coast Guard
The conference agreement includes language proposed in the House
bill regarding the purchase of defense goods and articles by Haiti for
its Coast Guard. The Senate amendment proposed allowing the Haitian
National Police to be eligible to purchase these items.
Sec. 564. Restrictions on Assistance to Countries Providing
Sanctuary to Indicted War Criminals
The conference agreement includes Senate language that adds
assistance for refugees and internally displaced persons to the
exemptions to the sanctions of this section, and Senate language
regarding communities in which an indicted war criminal is residing.
Sec. 565. Discrimination Against Minority Religious Faiths in
the Russian Federation
The conference agreement changes the title of this section, as
proposed in the Senate amendment. The House bill proposed the title,
``To Prohibit Foreign Assistance to the Government of the Russian
Federation Should It Enact Laws Which Would Discriminate Against
Minority Religious Faiths in the Russian Federation''.
Sec. 568. Assistance for the Middle East
The conference agreement contains language similar to the House bill
that imposes a spending ceiling of $5,241,150,000 on specified
assistance for the Middle East. The Senate amendment did not address
this matter.
Sec. 571. Foreign Military Training Report
The conference agreement includes House language requiring a joint
report by the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense on all
overseas military training (excluding military sales) provided to
non-NATO foreign military personnel under programs administered by the
Departments of Defense and State during 2000 and 2001, including those
proposed for 2001. The language specifies the scope of the report, and
allows for a classified annex, if deemed necessary and appropriate. The
report shall be due no later than March 1, 2001. The Senate amendment
did not address this matter.
Sec. 572. Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization
The conference agreement includes House language on this matter,
except that the ceiling on funding for the Korean Peninsula Economic
Development Organization (KEDO) is $55,000,000 rather than $35,000,000
as in the House bill and the Senate amendment. The House language
conditions funding for KEDO on a certification that (1) the parties to
the Agreed Framework have taken and continue to take demonstrable steps
to implement the Joint Declaration on Denuclearization of Korea; (2) the
parties have taken and continue to take demonstrable steps to pursue the
North-South dialogue; (3) North Korea is complying with all provisions
of the Agreed Framework; (4) North Korea has not significantly diverted
assistance for purposes for which it was not intended; (5) there is no
credible evidence North Korea is seeking to develop or acquire the
capability to enrich uranium, or any additional capability to reprocess
spent nuclear fuel; (6) North Korea is complying with its obligations
regarding access to suspect underground construction; (7) there is no
credible evidence North Korea is engaged in a nuclear weapons program,
including efforts to acquire, develop, test, produce, or deploy such
weapons, and (8) the United States is continuing to make significant
progress on eliminating the North Korean ballistic missile threat,
including further missile tests and its ballistic missile exports.
The language allows for the President to waive the certification
requirements of this section if he determines that it is vital to the
national security interests of the United States, 30 days after a
written submission to the appropriate congressional committees. It also
requires a report from the Secretary of State on the fiscal year 2002
budget request for KEDO, with certain specified information to be
included in such report.
The Senate amendment contained similar language.
Sec. 573. African Development Foundation
The conference agreement provides that funds to grantees of the
Foundation may be invested pending expenditure and that interest earned
must be used for the same purpose for which the grant was made. Further,
this section allows the Foundation's board of directors, in exceptional
circumstances, to waive the existing $250,000 project limitation,
subject to reporting to the Committees on Appropriations.
Sec. 575. Iraq Opposition
The conference agreement contains language similar to that contained
in title II of the Senate amendment specifying that not less than
$25,000,000 from the account ``Economic Support Fund'' shall be made
available for programs benefiting the Iraqi people, including not less
than $12,000,000 which should be provided for certain specified
humanitarian assistance, and not less than $6,000,000 which should be
provided to the Iraq National Congress Support Foundation or the Iraqi
National Congress for radio and television broadcasting inside Iraq. It
also states that the President should submit a plan within 60 days of
enactment regarding the use of the funds recommended in this section.
The House bill did not address this matter.
The managers strongly support assistance for Kurdish Human Rights
Watch for its programs to provide humanitarian assistance to the Kurdish
people in northern Iraq.
The conference agreement also includes language similar to that in
the House bill that provides authority to use funds to support efforts
to bring about political transition in Iraq, to be made available only
to Iraqi opposition groups designated under the Iraq Liberation Act, and
not to exceed $2,000,000 to be made available for groups and activities
seeking the prosecution of Saddam Hussein and other Iraqi officials for
war crimes. No funds may be made available for administrative costs of
the Department of State. The Senate amendment did not address this
matter.
Sec. 576. Agency for International Development Budget Justification
The conference agreement instructs the Agency for International
Development to submit its 2002 budget in a transparent and simplified
format more useful to the Committees, as proposed by the House. In
particular, the budget justification document should prominently display
data and narratives aggregating resources obligated or requested for all
Agency-managed programs and activities that are traditionally of special
interest to Congress and the Executive branch. The Senate did not
address this matter.
Sec. 577. Kyoto Protocol
The conference agreement prohibits funds in this Act to be used to
propose or issue rules, regulations, decrees, or orders for the purpose
of implementation, or preparation for implementation of the Kyoto
Protocol, as proposed by the Senate.
Sec. 579. Indonesia
The conference agreement provision regarding military assistance to
Indonesia is similar to current law. The House bill and the Senate
amendment included identical conditions under which a Presidential
report and determination could result in a resumption of military
assistance to Indonesia that is funded in this bill. The restrictions on
assistance include both IMET and Foreign Military Financing programs,
instead of FMF only, as proposed by the House bill.
The managers are concerned about the more than 100,000 East Timorese
refugees still trapped in West Timor. This severe humanitarian situation
has been exacerbated by ongoing harassment of aid workers by armed
gangs, and recurring border incursions into East Timor by West
Timor-based militias. These attacks have resulted in the deaths of
several UN aid workers, as well as refugees. The managers strongly urge
the Secretaries of Defense and State to press the government of
Indonesia to fulfill its commitments to disarm and disband militia
groups, end military and financial support for these groups, and bring
militia leaders to justice. The managers note that, as provided in this
section, resumption of security assistance to Indonesia is conditioned,
in part, on the armed forces of Indonesia providing safe passage to
refugees returning from West Timor.
Sec. 580. Man and the Biosphere
The conference agreement prohibits funds for the United Nations Man
in the Biosphere Program and the World Heritage Fund, as proposed by the
House bill. The Senate did not address this matter.
Sec. 581. Taiwan Reporting Requirement
The conference agreement includes language that requires that not
less than 30 days prior to the next round of arms talks between the
United States and Taiwan, the President shall consult, on a classified
basis, with appropriate Congressional leaders and committee chairman and
ranking members regarding the following matters: (1) Taiwan's requests
for purchase of defense articles and defense services during the pending
round of arms talks; (2) the Administration's assessment of the
legitimate defense needs of Taiwan in light of those requests; and (3)
the decision-making process used by the Executive Branch to consider
those requests. The House bill and the Senate amendment contained
language requiring the Secretary of State to consult with the
appropriate committees and leadership of Congress to devise a mechanism
to provide for Congressional input prior to making any determination on
the sale or transfer of defense articles and services to Taiwan.
Sec. 582. Restriction on United States Assistance for Certain
Reconstruction Efforts in Central Europe
The conference agreement contains House language that provides that
to the maximum extent possible, assistance to Eastern Europe and the
Baltic States should be used for the procurement of American goods and
services. The Senate amendment did not address this matter.
Sec. 583. Restrictions on Assistance to Governments
Destabilizing Sierra Leone
The conference agreement prohibits assistance to any government for
which the Secretary of State has credible evidence that such government
has, within the previous six months, provided military support or which
has assisted illicit diamond trading which benefits the Revolutionary
United Front in Sierra Leone. This section is identical to the House
bill. The Senate amendment did not address this matter.
Sec. 584. Voluntary Separation Incentives
The conference agreement provides for the payment of voluntary
separation incentives to AID employees for the purpose of eliminating
positions and functions at AID, as proposed by the House bill and the
Senate amendment.
Sec. 585. Contributions to the United Nations Population Fund
As proposed by the House bill, the conference agreement provides
that not more than $25,000,000 from the ``International Organizations
and Programs'' account shall be made available for the United Nations
Fund for Population Activities. This assistance is subject to a number
of conditions regarding UNFPA activities. The Senate amendment contained
a similar provision.
Sec. 586. Indochinese Parolees
The conference agreement includes language similar to the Senate
amendment which provides authority for the Attorney General to adjust
the status of certain Indochinese parolees to lawful permanent
residence. The House bill did not address this matter.
The purpose of this provision is to address an anomaly in current
law, which requires that such persons have first been denied refugee
status in order to be eligible to adjust status. Since these individuals
were paroled into the United States as part of U.S. government programs
at a time when their eligibility for refugee status was never
considered, the managers believe that this provision is both necessary
and appropriate. The provision is limited in scope to apply only to
parolees who are natives or citizens of Vietnam, Laos or Cambodia, who
were inspected and paroled into the United States prior to October 1,
1997, and who are otherwise eligible to receive an immigrant visa. The
managers note that the potential beneficiaries of this provision are a
fixed number of individuals who were lawfully admitted into the United
States. While the conference agreement includes a ceiling on the number
of aliens who may benefit from this provision, the managers recognize
that it is difficult to determine precisely the number of potential
beneficiaries and that such number may need to be revised in the future
to ensure that no eligible alien is arbitrarily denied adjustment of
status.
Sec. 587. American Churchwomen in El Salvador
The conference agreement includes language regarding the murder of
four American churchwomen in El Salvador, as proposed in the House bill.
The Senate amendment did not address this matter.
Sec. 588. Procurement and Financial Management Reform
The conference agreement includes a Senate provision withholding 10
percent of the funds made available for international financial
institutions until the Secretary of the Treasury certifies that a number
of procurement and financial management reforms are being implemented.
The House bill included a similar provision, adding a requirement
relating to funding of third-party procurement monitoring. The
conference agreement includes a provision that requires that, prior to
disbursement of the final 10 percent of the United States portion or
payment to an international financial institution as defined in section
588, the Secretary of the Treasury certify, inter alia, that the
institution is taking steps to establish an independent fraud and
corruption investigative organization or office or an equivalent
mechanism.
The managers agree that, for purposes of this provision, an
investigatory organization, office, or equivalent investigatory
mechanism will be considered ``independent,'' notwithstanding the fact
that it is part of the international financial institution, if it is
autonomous from the institution's procurement process and the office or
individual being investigated and reports directly to the head of the
institution or his designee, so long as such designee has no operational
or supervisory responsibilities for the subject of the investigation.
Sec. 589. Commercial Leasing of Defense Articles
The conference agreement includes Senate language that authorizes
commercial leasing rather than sales of defense articles for certain
specified countries under certain conditions. The House bill did not
address this matter.
Sec. 590. Foreign Military Expenditures Report
The conference agreement repeals section 511(b) of 1993 Foreign
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Appropriations Act regarding
matters to be included in the annual human rights report to Congress by
the Secretary of State, as proposed by the Senate. The House bill did
not address this matter.
The managers request that the Secretary of the Treasury submit a
one-time report to the Committees on Appropriations which describes
steps being taken to implement section 576 of the 1997 Act and section
1502(b) of title XV of the International Financial Institutions Act,
both of which address appropriate levels of military expenditures by
countries in receipt of loans or credits from MDBs. The report shall
identify, among other things--(1) the countries found not to be in
compliance with the provisions of section 576 and instances where the
United States Executive Director has voted to oppose a loan as a result
of that section; (2) steps taken by the governments of countries to
establish the reporting systems addressed in section 576; (3) any
instances in which such governments have failed to provide information
requested by an international financial institution (IFI); and (4) any
policy changes that have been made by the IFIs with regard to providing
loans or credits to countries that expend a significant portion of their
financial resources for their armed and security forces. The Senate
included this report in bill language. The House did not address the
matter.
Sec. 591. Abolition of the Inter-American Foundation
The conference agreement provides authority for the President to
abolish the Inter-American Foundation and terminate its functions, as
proposed by the Senate amendment. The House bill did not address this
matter.
Sec. 592. Repeal of Requirement for Annual GAO Report on the
Financial Operations of the International Monetary Fund
The conference agreement repeals existing law regarding an annual
General Accounting Office report of the financial operations of the
International Monetary Fund. The House bill did not address this matter.
Sec. 593. Extension of GAO Authorities
The conference agreement provides that funds made available to the
General Accounting Office from fiscal year 1999 emergency supplemental
appropriations for disaster relief in Central America and the Caribbean
shall remain available until expended. This section is identical to the
Senate amendment. The House bill did not address this matter.
Sec. 594. Funding for Serbia
The conference agreement includes language that authorizes up to
$100,000,000 for assistance for Serbia, subject to certain conditions
that become effective after March 31, 2001. Funds obligated prior to
that date would not be subject to these conditions.
The conditions include a determination and certification that the
Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) is--
(1) cooperating with the International Criminal Tribunal for
Yugoslavia including access for investigators, the provision of
documents, and the surrender and transfer of indictees or assistance in
their apprehension;
(2) taking steps that are consistent with the Dayton Accords to end
Serbian financial, political, security, and other support which has
served to maintain separate Republika Srpska institutions; and
(3) taking steps to implement policies which reflect a respect for
minority rights and the rule of law.
In addition, after March 31, 2001, the language provides that the
Secretary of the Treasury should instruct the United States executive
directors to international financial institutions to support loans and
assistance to the Government of the FRY subject to these same
conditions.
The conditions described above do not apply to Montenegro, Kosova,
humanitarian assistance, or assistance to promote democracy in
municipalities.
The language also provides that the Secretary of State should
instruct United States representatives to regional and international
organizations to support membership for the Government of the FRY
subject to a determination by the President to the Committees on
Appropriations that the FRY has applied for membership on the same basis
as the other successor states to the FRY and has taken appropriate steps
to resolve issues related to state liabilities, assets, and property.
The House bill (in section 537) and the Senate amendment would have
prohibited assistance for Serbia, except for aid to Kosova or Montenegro
or to promote democracy.
Sec. 595. Forest Initiative
The conference agreement includes a provision providing for an
exchange of federal lands and an audit of a public enterprise. This
matter was not addressed in the House bill or the Senate amendment.
Sec. 596. User Fees
The conference agreement includes a provision which requires the
United States Executive Directors at all multilateral development banks
and the International Monetary Fund to oppose any loan which requires
user fees or service charges on poor people for primary education or
primary health care. The managers further agree that user fees should
not be imposed or required through Bank or Fund sponsored ``community
financing,'' ``cost sharing,'' or ``cost recovery'' mechanisms prepared
in conjunctions with loans, structural adjustment schemes or debt relief
actions.
The managers direct that the Committees on Appropriations be
notified within 10 days if any loans, community financing, cost sharing,
or
cost recovery mechanisms requiring the imposition of user fees
are approved by any multilateral development bank or the International
Monetary Fund.
Sec. 597. Basic Education Assistance for Pakistan
The conference agreement includes a new provision allowing
development assistance or Economic Support Funds to be used for basic
education programs in Pakistan, notwithstanding any provision of law
that restricts assistance to foreign countries. Any such assistance
would be subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
Sec. 598. Family Planning
The conference agreement provides a ceiling of $425,000,000 for
population planning activities or other population assistance but
prohibits any of such funds from being obligated or expended until
February 15, 2001. The managers believe this will afford adequate time
for the exercise of the authority of the President under the Foreign
Assistance Act and other law to determine what terms and conditions, if
any, should be imposed on assistance for population planning and other
population activities.
PROVISIONS NOT ADOPTED BY THE CONFEREES
The conference agreement does not include section 530 of the House
bill or similar Senate language that would have prohibited the transfer
of Stinger missiles to countries bordering the Persian Gulf
notwithstanding any other provision of law, but would have authorized
the transfer of Stinger missiles on a replacement basis subject to
certain specified conditions. This matter has been addressed by the
authorizing committees in H.R. 4919, the Security Assistance Act of
2000.
The conference agreement does not include section 577 of the Senate
amendment regarding stockpiling of defense articles in foreign
countries. This matter has been addressed by the authorizing committees
in H.R. 4919, the Security Assistance Act of 2000. The House bill did
not address this matter.
The conference agreement does not include section 581 of the Senate
amendment providing authority to establish a working capital fund at the
Agency for International Development. This matter has been addressed in
separate legislation. The House bill did not address this matter.
The conference agreement does not contain section 582 of the Senate
amendment that would have deemed the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
(with the exception of Montenegro and Kosova) to be a state sponsor of
terrorism until receipt of a Presidential certification of certain
occurrences within Serbia. The House bill did not address this matter.
The conference report does not include section 584 of the Senate
amendment that would have required that a number of specified sanctions
against Serbia remain in place until a certification was issued by the
President. The certification would have required that Serbia comply with
a number of international agreements, and provided an exemption for
Montenegro and Kosova for the sanctions imposed through international
financial institutions. The House bill did not address this matter.
The conference agreement does not include section 586 of the Senate
amendment regarding the repeal of the final proviso under title VI of
the fiscal year 2000 appropriations act for foreign operations, export
financing, and related programs. This matter was addressed in Public Law
106 52.
The conference agreement does not include section 588 of the House
bill regarding HIPC Trust Fund conditions. The Senate amendment did not
address this matter. The conference agreement includes conditions for
United States participation in the HIPC Trust Fund under ``Debt
Restructuring'' in title II.
The conference agreement does not include section 589 of the House
bill. The Senate amendment did not address this matter.
The conference agreement does not include section 591 of the House
bill regarding section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930. The Senate
amendment did not address this matter.
The conference agreement does not include section 592 of the House
bill regarding the ``Buy America Act''. The Senate amendment did not
address this matter.
The conference agreement does not include section 592 of the Senate
amendment regarding the U.S.-Asia Environmental Partnership. The House
bill did not address this matter.
The conference agreement does not include section 593 of the House
bill regarding North Korea. The Senate amendment did not address this
matter.
The conference agreement does not include section 595 of the Senate
amendment regarding nonproliferation and antiterrorism programs. The
House bill did not address this matter.
The conference agreement does not include section 596 of the Senate
amendment regarding HIV/AIDS. The House bill did not address this
matter.
The conference agreement does not include section 597 of the Senate
amendment regarding Sudan. The House bill did not address this matter.
The conference agreement does not include section 599 of the Senate
amendment regarding Zimbabwe. The House bill did not address this
matter.
The conference agreement does not include section 599A of the Senate
amendment regarding Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The House bill did
not address this matter.
The conference agreement does not include section 599B of the Senate
amendment regarding dowry deaths and honor killings. The House bill did
not address this matter.
The conference agreement does not include section 599C of the Senate
amendment regarding female genital mutilation. The House bill did not
address this matter. The managers address the issue under ``Development
Assistance''.
The conference agreement does not include section 599D of the Senate
amendment regarding support by the Russan Federation for Serbia. The
House bill did not address this matter. Issues relating to Serbia are
addressed in section 597.
The conference agreement does not include section 599E of the Senate
amendment regarding Bulgaria and Romania. The House bill did not address
this matter.
The conference agreement does not include section 599F of the Senate
amendment regarding drug interdiction. The House bill did not address
this matter.
The conference agreement does not include section 599G of the Senate
amendment regarding emergency domestic spending. The House bill did not
address this matter.
The conference agreement does not include section 599H of the Senate
amendment regarding Mozambique and southern Africa. The House bill did
not address this matter. The matter is addressed in title VI.
The conference agreement does not include section 599I of the Senate
amendment regarding debt relief. The House bill did not address this
matter.
The conference agreement does not include section 599J of the Senate
amendment entitled ``Russian Missile Sales to China''. However, the
managers expect the Secretary of the Treasury to urge the executive
directors of all international financial institutions to use the voice
and vote of the United States to oppose loans, credits or guarantees to
the Russian Federation, except for basic human needs, if the Russian
Federation delivers any additional SS N 22 missiles or components to the
People's Republic of China. The House bill did not address this matter.
The conference agreement does not include section 599K of the Senate
amendment regarding international health. The House bill did not address
this matter.
TITLE VI--EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
International Disaster Assistance
The conference agreement appropriates $135,000,000 for emergency
supplemental appropriations for Mozambique, Madagascar, and southern
Africa rehabilitation and reconstruction. The House bill proposed
$160,000,000 and the Senate amendment proposed $35,000,000. Congress has
already provided $25,000,000 in fiscal year 2000 supplemental funds
(Public Law 106 246) for this purpose. These funds are provided in the
``International Disaster Assistance'' account. All of these funds are
made available only to the extent that the President makes an official
budget request that includes designation of the entire amount as an
emergency requirement.
The managers direct that the majority of funds be provided for
Mozambique and Madagascar, which suffered the most damage from these
cyclones and the resultant flooding. The managers direct that no funds
be made available to the government of Zimbabwe. Further, the conference
agreement prohibits the use of funds under this title for nonproject
assistance. This prohibition is not intended to affect the accelerated
disbursement plan developed by AID for local currency projects in
Mozambique. The conference agreement allows up to $12,000,000 of the
funds appropriated under this heading to be charged to obligations of
previously appropriated funds. The conference agreement provides that up
to $5,000,000 of the funds under this heading may be used for
administrative purposes, and may be merged with AID's operating expenses
budget.
The Administrator of AID is directed to report in writing to the
Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of any funds under
this title. The report shall include a detailed plan regarding a
description of the projects and programs to be carried out with these
funds; the exact uses of administrative expenses; and the bureau within
AID primarily responsible for carrying out these projects.
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The conference agreement appropriates $13,000,000 in supplemental
funds, to remain available until September 30, 2001, for the Operating
Expenses of the Agency for International Development. The funding is
designated as an emergency requirement and is intended to support the
obligation of program funds for southeast Europe. All of these funds are
made available only to the extent that the President makes an official
budget request that includes designation of the entire amount as an
emergency requirement. The House addressed this matter in H.R. 3908, the
2000 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, which passed the House
on March 30, 2000. The recommended level is the same as that approved by
the House. The Senate amendment did not address this matter.
OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States
The conference agreement appropriates $75,825,000 in supplemental
funds, to remain available until September 30, 2002, for assistance for
Montenegro, Croatia, and Serbia. The funding is designated as an
emergency requirement. All of these funds are made available only to the
extent that the President makes an official budget request that includes
designation of the entire amount as an emergency requirement. The House
addressed this matter in H.R. 3908, the 2000 Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act, which passed the House on March 30, 2000. The
recommended level is the
$20,000,000 below the level approved by the House. The Senate
amendment did not address this matter.
MILITARY ASSISTANCE
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
International Military Education and Training
The conference agreement appropriates $2,875,000 in supplemental
funds, to remain available until September 30, 2002, for grants to
countries of the Balkans and southeast Europe notwithstanding section 10
of Public Law 91 672. The funding is designated as an emergency
requirement. All of these funds are made available only to the extent
that the President makes an official budget request that includes
designation of the entire amount as an emergency requirement. The House
addressed this matter in H.R. 3908, the 2000 Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act, which passed the House on March 30, 2000. The
recommended level is the same as that approved by the House. The Senate
amendment did not address this matter.
Foreign Military Financing Program
The conference agreement appropriates $31,000,000 in supplemental
funds, to remain available until September 30, 2002, for grants to carry
out section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act notwithstanding section 10
of Public Law 91 672. These funds are nonrepayable notwithstanding
sections 23(b) and 23(c) of that Act. The funding is designated as an
emergency requirement. All of these funds are made available only to the
extent that the President makes an official budget request that includes
designation of the entire amount as an emergency requirement. The House
addressed this matter in H.R. 3908, the 2000 Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act, which passed the House on March 30, 2000. The
recommended level is the same as that approved by the House. The Senate
amendment did not address this matter.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
DEBT RESTRUCTURING
The conference agreement appropriates $210,000,000 in supplemental
funds, to remain available until expended under the terms and conditions
as included under this heading in title II of the Act, for additional
payments to the HIPC Trust Fund administered by the International Bank
for Reconstruction and Development. The funding is designated as an
emergency requirement. All of these funds are made available only to the
extent that the President makes an official budget request that includes
designation of the entire amount as an emergency requirement. The House
bill and the Senate amendment did not consider this matter, which was
requested as a Fiscal Year 2000 supplemental appropriation.
TITLE VII--DEBT REDUCTION
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT
GIFTS TO THE UNITED STATES FOR REDUCTION OF THE PUBLIC DEBT
The conference agreement provides $5,000,000,000 for the account
established under section 3113(d) of title 31, United States Code, to
reduce the public debt.
TITLE VIII--INTERNATIONAL DEBT FORGIVENESS AND
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS REFORM
The conference agreement includes language similar to that reported
by the Foreign Relations Committee as S. 3129. This matter was not
addressed by the House bill and the Senate amendment.
Section 801 repeals the existing limitation on the availability of
earnings on profits of nonpublic gold sales by the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) and authorizes $435,000,000 for a United States
contribution to the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Trust Fund.
It also requires the Secretary of the Treasury to certify that specified
policy reforms are being implemented by the World Bank and the IMF, or,
if such certification can not be made, report on the progress, if any,
made by the Bank and Fund in adopting and implementing such reform
policies.
Section 802 seeks to strengthen procedures for monitoring use of
funds by multilateral development banks (MDBs). Section 803 requires the
Comptroller General or the Secretary of the Treasury to make annual
reports on the sufficiency of audits of the financial operations of each
MDB, actions taken by beneficiary countries to reduce the opportunity
for bribery and corruption, and the graduation policies of IDA.
Section 804 repeals a provision of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 relating to bilateral funding for international financial
institutions.
CONFERENCE TOTAL--WITH COMPARISONS
The total new budget (obligational) authority for the fiscal year
2001 recommended by the Committee of Conference, with comparisons to the
fiscal year 2000 amount, the 2001 budget estimates, and the House and
Senate bills for 2001 follow:
[In thousands of dollars}
New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2000 $16,453,435
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2001 15,829,432
House bill, fiscal year 2001 13,346,313
Senate bill, fiscal year 2001 14,807,818
Conference agreement, fiscal year 2001 14,941,168
Conference agreement compared with:
-1,512,267
-888,264
+1,594,855
+133,350
Sonny Callahan,
John Edward Porter,
Frank R. Wolf,
Ron Packard,
Joe Knollenberg,
Jack Kingston,
Jerry Lewis,
Roger F. Wicker,
Bill Young,
Nancy Pelosi,
Nita M. Lowey,
Jesse Jackson, Jr.,
Carolyn C. Kilpatrick,
Martin Olav Sabo,
Dave Obey,
(except for cap adjustment),
Managers on the Part of the House.
Mitch McConnell,
Arlen Specter,
Judd Gregg,
Richard Shelby,
Robert F. Bennett,
Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
Kit Bond,
Ted Stevens,
Patrick Leahy,
Frank R. Lautenberg,
Tom Harkin,
Barbara A. Mikulski,
Patty Murray,
Robert C. Byrd,
Managers on the Part of the Senate.
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