[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2415 Engrossed in House (EH)]


  1st Session

                               H. R. 2415

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                                 AN ACT

 To enhance security of United States missions and personnel overseas, 
to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal year 
                     2000, and for other purposes.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2415

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To enhance security of United States missions and personnel overseas, 
to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal year 
                     2000, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``American Embassy Security Act of 
1999''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
         DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED PROVISIONS

               TITLE I--AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS

                     Chapter 1--Department of State

Sec. 101. Administration of foreign affairs.
Sec. 102. International organizations.
Sec. 103. International commissions.
Sec. 104. Migration and refugee assistance.
Sec. 105. Public diplomacy programs.
Sec. 106. Voluntary contributions to international organizations.
Sec. 107. Grants to the Asia Foundation.
               Chapter 2--Broadcasting Board of Governors

Sec. 121. International broadcasting.
        TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

                 Chapter 1--Authorities and Activities

Sec. 201. Authority to lease aircraft to respond to a terrorist attack 
                            abroad.
Sec. 202. Report on Cuban drug trafficking.
Sec. 203. Report on compliance with the Hague Convention on 
                            International Child Abduction.
Sec. 204. Elimination of obsolete reports.
Sec. 205. Continuation of reporting requirements.
Sec. 206. International arms sales code of conduct.
Sec. 207. Human rights and democracy fellowships.
Sec. 208. Joint funds under agreements for cooperation in 
                            environmental, scientific, cultural, and 
                            related areas.
Sec. 209. Report on international extradition.
Sec. 210. Effective regulation of satellite export activities.
Sec. 211. Report concerning attack in Cambodia.
Sec. 212. Gender Related Persecution Task Force.
Sec. 213. Report concerning the diplomatic initiatives of the United 
                            States and other interested parties in the 
                            Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Sec. 214. Report concerning proliferation of small arms.
               Chapter 2--Consular And Related Activities

Sec. 251. Deaths and estates of United States citizens abroad.
Sec. 252. Duties of consular officers.
Sec. 253. Machine readable visas.
Sec. 254. Processing of visa applications.
Sec. 255. Repeal of outdated provision on passport fees.
Sec. 256. Fees relating to affidavits of support.
Sec. 257. Report on terrorist activity in which United States citizens 
                            were killed and related matters.
Sec. 258. Denial of passports to noncustodial parents subject to State 
                            arrest warrants in cases of nonpayment of 
                            child support.
Sec. 259. Issuance of passports for the first time to children under 
                            age 14.
                          Chapter 3--Refugees

Sec. 271. United States policy regarding the involuntary return of 
                            refugees.
Sec. 272. Human rights reports.
Sec. 273. Guidelines for refugee processing posts.
Sec. 274. Vietnamese refugees.
 TITLE III--ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE; PERSONNEL OF THE 
                DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND FOREIGN SERVICE

           Chapter 1--Organization of the Department of State

Sec. 301. Establishment of Bureau for International Information 
                            Programs and Bureau for Educational and 
                            Cultural Exchange Programs.
Sec. 302. Correction of designation of Inspector General of the 
                            Department of State.
Sec. 303. Science and Technology Adviser to Secretary of State.
            Chapter 2--Personnel of the Department of State

Sec. 321. Establishment of Foreign Service Star.
Sec. 322. United States citizens hired abroad.
Sec. 323. Border equalization adjustment.
Sec. 324. Treatment of grievance records.
Sec. 325. Report concerning financial disadvantages for administrative 
                            and technical personnel.
Sec. 326. Extension of overseas hiring authority.
Sec. 327. Medical emergency assistance.
Sec. 328. Families of deceased foreign service personnel.
Sec. 329. Parental choice in education.
Sec. 330. Workforce planning for foreign service personnel by federal 
                            agencies.
Sec. 331. Compensation for survivors of terrorist attacks overseas.
Sec. 332. Preservation of diversity in reorganization.
   TITLE IV--UNITED STATES INFORMATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND CULTURAL 
                                PROGRAMS

Sec. 401. Educational and cultural exchanges and scholarships for 
                            Tibetans and Burmese.
Sec. 402. Conduct of certain educational and cultural exchange 
                            programs.
Sec. 403. Notification to Congress of grants.
Sec. 404. National security measures.
Sec. 405. Designation of North/South Center as the Dante B. Fascell 
                            North-South Center.
Sec. 406. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy.
Sec. 407. International expositions.
Sec. 408. Royal Ulster Constabulary.
                  TITLE V--INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING

Sec. 501. Permanent authorization for Radio Free Asia.
Sec. 502. Preservation of RFE/RL (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty).
Sec. 503. Immunity from civil liability for Broadcasting Board of 
                            Governors.
         TITLE VI--INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMISSIONS

Sec. 601. Interparliamentary groups.
Sec. 602. Authority to assist State and local governments.
Sec. 603. International Boundary and Water Commission.
Sec. 604. Concerning United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-10/
                            6.
                     TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 701. Sense of the Congress concerning support for democracy and 
                            human rights activists in Cuba.
Sec. 702. Relating to Cyprus.
Sec. 703. Recognition of the Magen David Adom Society in Israel as a 
                            full member of the International Red Cross 
                            and Red Crescent Movement.
Sec. 704. Annual reporting on war crimes, crimes against humanity, and 
                            genocide.
Sec. 705. Sense of the Congress supporting humanitarian assistance to 
                            the people of Burma.
Sec. 706. Restrictions on nuclear cooperation with North Korea.
Sec. 707. Self-determination in East Timor.
Sec. 708. Sense of the Congress relating to Linda Shenwick.
Sec. 709. Sense of the Congress regarding sewage treatment along the 
                            border between the United States and 
                            Mexico.
Sec. 710. Sense of the Congress regarding Colombia.
Sec. 711. Sense of the House of representatives concerning Haitian 
                            elections.
Sec. 712. Sense of the Congress commending the people of Israel for 
                            reaffirming the democratic ideals of Israel 
                            in its elections.
Sec. 713. Sense of the Congress regarding the sovereignty of 
                            territories in the Aegean Sea.
Sec. 714. Sense of the Congress that the President should seek a public 
                            renunciation by the People's Republic of 
                            China of any use of force, or threat to use 
                            force, against taiwan, and that the United 
                            States should help Taiwan in case of 
                            threats or a military attack by the 
                            People's Republic of China.
Sec. 715. Sense of the Congress regarding support for the Iraqi 
                            democratic opposition.
Sec. 716. Kosovar Albanian prisoners held in Serbia.
    TITLE VIII--LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES

Sec. 801. Limitation on procurement outside the United States.
          TITLE IX--GULF WAR VETERANS' IRAQI CLAIMS PROTECTION

Sec. 901. Short title.
Sec. 902. Adjudication of claims.
Sec. 903. Claims funds.
Sec. 904. Authority to vest Iraqi assets.
Sec. 905. Reimbursement for administrative expenses.
Sec. 906. Payments.
Sec. 907. Authority to transfer records.
Sec. 908. Statute of limitations; disposition of unused funds.
Sec. 909. Definitions.
               DIVISION B--SECURITY ASSISTANCE PROVISIONS

Sec. 1001. Short title.
             TITLE XI--TRANSFERS OF EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES

Sec. 1101. Excess defense articles for central european countries.
Sec. 1102. Excess defense articles for certain independent States of 
                            the former Soviet Union.
             TITLE XII--FOREIGN MILITARY SALES AUTHORITIES

Sec. 1201. Termination of foreign military financed training.
Sec. 1202. Sales of excess Coast Guard property.
Sec. 1203. Competitive pricing for sales of defense articles.
Sec. 1204. Reporting of offset agreements.
Sec. 1205. Notification of upgrades to direct commercial sales.
Sec. 1206. Expanded prohibition on incentive payments.
Sec. 1207. Administrative fees for leasing of defense articles.
   TITLE XIII--STOCKPILING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES FOR FOREIGN COUNTRIES

Sec. 1301. Additions to United States war reserve stockpiles for 
                            allies.
Sec. 1302. Transfer of certain obsolete or surplus defense articles in 
                            the war reserves stockpile for allies.
    TITLE XIV--INTERNATIONAL ARMS SALES CODE OF CONDUCT ACT OF 1999

Sec. 1401. Short title.
Sec. 1402. Findings.
Sec. 1403. International arms sales code of conduct.
TITLE XV--AUTHORITY TO EXEMPT INDIA AND PAKISTAN FROM CERTAIN SANCTIONS

Sec. 1501. Waiver authority.
Sec. 1502. Consultation.
Sec. 1503. Reporting requirement.
Sec. 1504. Appropriate congressional committees defined.
   TITLE XVI--TRANSFER OF NAVAL VESSELS TO CERTAIN FOREIGN COUNTRIES

Sec. 1601. Authority to transfer naval vessels.
Sec. 1602. Inapplicability of aggregate annual limitation on value of 
                            transferred excess defense articles.
Sec. 1603. Costs of transfers.
Sec. 1604. Expiration of authority.
Sec. 1605. Repair and refurbishment of vessels in United States 
                            shipyards.
Sec. 1606. Sense of the Congress relating to transfer of naval vessels 
                            and aircraft to the Government of the 
                            Philippines.
                  TITLE XVII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 1701. Annual military assistance reports.
Sec. 1702. Publication of arms sales certifications.
Sec. 1703. Notification requirements for commercial export of 
                            significant military equipment on United 
                            States munitions list.
Sec. 1704. Enforcement of Arms Export Control Act.
Sec. 1705. Violations relating to material support to terrorists.
Sec. 1706. Authority to consent to third party transfer of ex-U.S.S. 
                            Bowman County to USS LST Ship Memorial, 
                            Inc.
Sec. 1707. Exceptions relating to prohibitions on assistance to 
                            countries involved in transfer or use of 
                            nuclear explosive devices.
Sec. 1708. Continuation of the export control regulations under IEEPA.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee on 
        International Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of 
        the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
        Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
          (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
        State.

         DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED PROVISIONS

               TITLE I--AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS

                     CHAPTER 1--DEPARTMENT OF STATE

SEC. 101. ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

    The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of State under ``Administration of Foreign Affairs'' to 
carry out the authorities, functions, duties, and responsibilities in 
the conduct of the foreign affairs of the United States and for other 
purposes authorized by law, including the diplomatic security program:
            (1) Diplomatic and consular programs.--
                    (A) Authorization of appropriations.--For 
                ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'' of the Department 
                of State, such sums as may be necessary for the fiscal 
                year 2000.
                    (B) Limitations.--
                            (i) Worldwide security upgrades.--Of the 
                        amounts authorized to be appropriated by 
                        subparagraph (A), $254,000,000 for fiscal year 
                        2000 is authorized to be appropriated only for 
                        worldwide security upgrades.
                            (ii) Bureau of democracy, human rights, and 
                        labor.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
                        appropriated by subparagraph (A), $15,000,000 
                        for fiscal year 2000 is authorized to be 
                        appropriated only for salaries and expenses of 
                        the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and 
                        Labor.
                            (iii) Recruitment of minority groups.--Of 
                        the amounts authorized to be appropriated by 
                        subparagraph (A), $2,000,000 for fiscal year 
                        2000 is authorized to be appropriated only for 
                        the recruitment of members of minority groups 
                        for careers in the Foreign Service and 
                        international affairs.
            (2) Capital investment fund.--For ``Capital Investment 
        Fund'' of the Department of State, such sums as may be 
        necessary for the fiscal year 2000.
            (3) Security and maintenance of united states missions.--
                    (A) Authorization of appropriations.--For 
                ``Security and Maintenance of United States Missions'', 
                $1,580,066,000 for the fiscal year 2000.
                    (B) Security upgrades for united states missions.--
                Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by 
                subparagraph (A), $1,146,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 
                is authorized to be appropriated only for security 
                upgrades to United States missions abroad, including 
                construction and relocation costs.
            (4) Representation allowances.--For ``Representation 
        Allowances'', such sums as may be necessary for the fiscal year 
        2000.
            (5) Emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service.--
        For ``Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service'', 
        such sums as may be necessary for the fiscal year 2000.
            (6) Office of the inspector general.--For ``Office of the 
        Inspector General'', such sums as may be necessary for the 
        fiscal year 2000.
            (7) Payment to the american institute in taiwan.--For 
        ``Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan'', such sums as 
        may be necessary for the fiscal year 2000.
            (8) Protection of foreign missions and officials.--
                    (A) For ``Protection of Foreign Missions and 
                Officials'', such sums as may be necessary for the 
                fiscal year 2000.
                    (B) Each amount appropriated pursuant to this 
                paragraph is authorized to remain available through 
                September 30 of the fiscal year following the fiscal 
                year for which the amount appropriated was made.
            (9) Repatriation loans.--For ``Repatriation Loans'', such 
        sums as may be necessary for the fiscal year 2000, for 
        administrative expenses.

SEC. 102. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) Assessed Contributions to International Organizations.--There 
are authorized to be appropriated for ``Contributions to International 
Organizations'', such sums as may be necessary for the fiscal year 2000 
for the Department of State to carry out the authorities, functions, 
duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign affairs of 
the United States with respect to international organizations and to 
carry out other authorities in law consistent with such purposes.
    (b) Assessed Contributions for International Peacekeeping 
Activities.--There are authorized to be appropriated for 
``Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities'', such sums 
as may be necessary for the fiscal year 2000 for the Department of 
State to carry out the authorities, functions, duties, and 
responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign affairs of the United 
States with respect to international peacekeeping activities and to 
carry out other authorities in law consistent with such purposes.
    (c) Civil Budget of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.--For 
the fiscal year 2000, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to pay the full amount for the United States 
assessment for the civil budget of the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization.

SEC. 103. INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS.

    The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated under 
``International Commissions'' for the Department of State to carry out 
the authorities, functions, duties, and responsibilities in the conduct 
of the foreign affairs of the United States and for other purposes 
authorized by law:
            (1) International boundary and water commission, united 
        states and mexico.--For ``International Boundary and Water 
        Commission, United States and Mexico''--
                    (A) for ``Salaries and Expenses'' such sums as may 
                be necessary for the fiscal year 2000; and
                    (B) for ``Construction'' such sums as may be 
                necessary for the fiscal year 2000.
            (2) International boundary commission, united states and 
        canada.--For ``International Boundary Commission, United States 
        and Canada'', such sums as may be necessary for the fiscal year 
        2000.
            (3) International joint commission.--For ``International 
        Joint Commission'', such sums as may be necessary for the 
        fiscal year 2000.
            (4) International fisheries commissions.--For 
        ``International Fisheries Commissions'', such sums as may be 
        necessary for the fiscal year 2000.

SEC. 104. MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Migration and Refugee Assistance.--
            (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
        to be appropriated for ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'' for 
        authorized activities, $750,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000.
            (2) Limitations.--
                    (A) Tibetan refugees in india and nepal.--Of the 
                amounts authorized to be appropriated in paragraph (1), 
                not more than $2,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000 is 
                authorized to be available only for humanitarian 
                assistance, including food, medicine, clothing, and 
                medical and vocational training, to Tibetan refugees in 
                India and Nepal who have fled Chinese-occupied Tibet.
                    (B) Refugees resettling in israel.--Of the amounts 
                authorized to be appropriated in paragraph (1), 
                $60,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000 is authorized to 
                be available only for assistance for refugees 
                resettling in Israel from other countries.
                    (C) Humanitarian assistance for displaced 
                burmese.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
                in paragraph (1), $2,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000 
                for humanitarian assistance are authorized to be 
                available only for assistance (including food, 
                medicine, clothing, and medical and vocational 
                training) to persons displaced as a result of civil 
                conflict in Burma, including persons still within 
                Burma.
                    (D) Assistance for displaced sierra leoneans.--Of 
                the amounts authorized to be appropriated in paragraph 
                (1), $2,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000 for 
                humanitarian assistance are authorized to be available 
                only for assistance (including food, medicine, 
                clothing, and medical and vocational training) and 
                resettlement of persons who have been severely 
                mutilated as a result of civil conflict in Sierra 
                Leone, including persons still within Sierra Leone.
                    (E) Assistance for kosovar refugees.--
                            (i) Of the amounts authorized to be 
                        appropriated in paragraph (1), $50,000,000 for 
                        the fiscal year 2000 are authorized to be 
                        appropriated only for the Front Line States 
                        Initiative defined in clause (ii).
                            (ii) For the purposes of this subparagraph, 
                        the term ``Front Line States Initiative'' means 
                        assistance for the relief of refugees fleeing 
                        from the conflict in Kosovo provided through 
                        nongovernmental organizations in the form of 
                        food, housing, clothing, transportation, and 
                        other material, with priority assistance for 
                        the relief of refugees in the front line states 
                        of Albania and Macedonia and for returned or 
                        returning refugees, displaced persons, and 
                        other victims of the humanitarian crisis within 
                        Kosovo.
            (F) International rape counseling program.--Of the amounts 
        authorized to be appropriated in paragraph (1), $2,500,000 for 
        the fiscal year 2000 are authorized to be appropriated only for 
        a United States based rape counseling program for assistance to 
        women who have been victimized by the systematic use of rape as 
        a weapon in times of conflict and war.
          (b) Availability of Funds.--Funds appropriated pursuant to 
this section are authorized to remain available until expended.

SEC. 105. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY PROGRAMS.

    The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of State to carry out international information activities 
and educational and cultural exchange programs under the United States 
Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, the Mutual 
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, Reorganization Plan 
Number 2 of 1977, the Dante B. Fascell North-South Center Act of 1991, 
and the National Endowment for Democracy Act, and to carry out other 
authorities in law consistent with such purposes:
            (1) International information programs.--For 
        ``International Information Programs'', such sums as may be 
        necessary for the fiscal year 2000.
            (2) Educational and cultural exchange programs.--
                    (A) Fulbright academic exchange programs.--There 
                are authorized to be appropriated for the ``Fulbright 
                Academic Exchange Programs'' (other than programs 
                described in subparagraph (B)), such sums as may be 
                necessary for the fiscal year 2000.
                    (B) Other educational and cultural exchange 
                programs.--
                            (i) In general.--There are authorized to be 
                        appropriated for other educational and cultural 
                        exchange programs authorized by law, including 
                        the Claude and Mildred Pepper Scholarship 
                        Program of the Washington Workshops Foundation 
                        and the Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program, such 
                        sums as may be necessary for the fiscal year 
                        2000.
                            (ii) South pacific exchanges.--Of the 
                        amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
                        clause (i), $750,000 for the fiscal year 2000 
                        is authorized to be available for ``South 
                        Pacific Exchanges''.
                            (iii) East timorese scholarships.--Of the 
                        amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
                        clause (i), $500,000 for the fiscal year 2000 
                        is authorized to be available for ``East 
                        Timorese Scholarships''.
                            (iv) Tibetan exchanges.--Of the amounts 
                        authorized to be appropriated under clause (i), 
                        $500,000 for the fiscal year 2000 is authorized 
                        to be available for ``Ngawang Choephel Exchange 
                        Programs'' (formerly known as educational and 
                        cultural exchanges with Tibet) under section 
                        103(a) of the Human Rights, Refugee, and Other 
                        Foreign Relations Provisions Act of 1996 
                        (Public Law 104-319).
                            (v) African exchanges.--Of the amounts 
                        authorized to be appropriated under clause (i), 
                        $500,000 for the fiscal year 2000 is authorized 
                        to be available only for ``Educational and 
                        Cultural Exchanges with Sub-Saharan Africa''.
            (3) Center for cultural and technical interchange between 
        east and west.--For the ``Center for Cultural and Technical 
        Interchange between East and West'', $17,500,000 for the fiscal 
        year 2000.
            (4) National endowment for democracy.--For the ``National 
        Endowment for Democracy'', $32,000,000 for the fiscal year 
        2000.
            (5) Reagan-fascell democracy fellows.--For a fellowship 
        program, to be known as the ``Reagan-Fascell Democracy 
        Fellows'', for democracy activists and scholars from around the 
        world at the International Forum for Democratic Studies in 
        Washington, D.C., to study, write, and exchange views with 
        other activists and scholars and with Americans, $2,000,000 for 
        the fiscal year 2000.
            (6) Dante b. fascell north-south center.--For ``Dante B. 
        Fascell North-South Center'' such sums as may be necessary for 
        the fiscal year 2000.
            (7) Israel-arab peace partners program.--Of the amounts 
        authorized to be appropriated under clause (i), $1,500,000 for 
        the fiscal year 2000 is authorized to be available only for 
        people-to-people activities (with a focus on young people) to 
        support the Middle East peace process involving participants 
        from Israel, the Palestinian Authority, Arab countries, and the 
        United States, to be known as the ``Israel-Arab Peace Partners 
        Program''. Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a 
        plan to the Committee on International Relations of the House 
        of Representatives for implementation of such program. The 
        Secretary shall not implement the plan until 45 days after its 
        submission to the Committee.

SEC. 106. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated for ``Voluntary Contributions to International 
Organizations'', such sums as may be necessary for the fiscal year 
2000.
    (b) Limitations on Authorizations of Appropriations.--
            (1) World food program.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
        appropriated under subsection (a), $5,000,000 for the fiscal 
        year 2000 is authorized to be appropriated only for a United 
        States contribution to the World Food Program.
            (2) United nations voluntary fund for victims of torture.--
        Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection 
        (a), $5,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000 is authorized to be 
        appropriated only for a United States contribution to the 
        United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture.
            (3) International program on the elimination of child 
        labor.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
        subsection (a), $5,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000 is 
        authorized to be appropriated only for a United States 
        contribution to the International Labor Organization for the 
        activities of the International Program on the Elimination of 
        Child Labor.
            (4) Organization of american states.--Of the amounts 
        authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), $240,000 
        for the fiscal year 2000 is authorized to be appropriated only 
        for a United States contribution to the Organization of 
        American States for the Office of the Special Rapporteur for 
        Freedom of Expression in the Western Hemisphere to conduct 
        investigations, including field visits, to establish a network 
        of nongovernmental organizations, and to hold hemispheric 
        conferences, of which $6,000 for each fiscal year is authorized 
        to be appropriated only for the investigation and dissemination 
        of information on violations of freedom of expression by the 
        Government of Cuba.
            (5) UNICEF.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
        under subsection (a), $110,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000 is 
        authorized to be appropriated only for a United States 
        contribution to UNICEF.
    (c) Restrictions on United States Voluntary Contributions to United 
Nations Development Program.--
            (1) Limitation.--Of the amounts made available under 
        subsection (a) for the fiscal year 2000 for United States 
        voluntary contributions to the United Nations Development 
        Program an amount equal to the amount the United Nations 
        Development Program will spend in Burma during each fiscal year 
        shall be withheld unless during such fiscal year the Secretary 
        of State submits to the appropriate congressional committees 
        the certification described in paragraph (2).
            (2) Certification.--The certification referred to in 
        paragraph (1) is a certification by the Secretary of State that 
        all programs and activities of the United Nations Development 
        Program (including United Nations Development Program--
        Administered Funds) in Burma--
                    (A) are focused on eliminating human suffering and 
                addressing the needs of the poor;
                    (B) are undertaken only through international or 
                private voluntary organizations that have been deemed 
                independent of the State Peace and Development Council 
                (SPDC) (formerly known as the State Law and Order 
                Restoration Council (SLORC), after consultation with 
                the leadership of the National League for Democracy and 
                the leadership of the National Coalition Government of 
                the Union of Burma;
                    (C) provide no financial, political, or military 
                benefit to the SPDC; and
                    (D) are carried out only after consultation with 
                the leadership of the National League for Democracy and 
                the leadership of the National Coalition Government of 
                the Union of Burma.
    (d) Contributions to United Nations Population Fund.--
            (1) Limitations on amount of contribution.--Of the amounts 
        made available under subsection (a), not more than $25,000,000 
        for fiscal year 2000 shall be available for the United Nations 
        Population Fund (hereinafter in this subsection referred to as 
        the ``UNFPA'').
            (2) Prohibition on use of funds in china.--None of the 
        funds made available under subsection (a) 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 subsection (a) for fiscal year 2000 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 congress and withholding of funds.--
                    (A) Not later than February 15, 2000, 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.
    (e) Availability of Funds.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
under subsection (a) are authorized to remain available until expended.

SEC. 107. GRANTS TO THE ASIA FOUNDATION.

    Section 404 of The Asia Foundation Act (title IV of Public Law 98-
164) is amended to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 404. There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary of State $15,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000 for grants to 
The Asia Foundation pursuant to this title.''.

               CHAPTER 2--BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS

SEC. 121. INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING.

    The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated for the 
Broadcasting Board of Governors to carry out certain international 
broadcasting activities under the United States International 
Broadcasting Act of 1994, the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act, and the 
Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act, and for other purposes authorized 
by law:
            (1) International broadcasting operations.--
                    (A) Authorization of appropriations.--For 
                ``International Broadcasting Operations'', such sums as 
                may be necessary for the fiscal year 2000.
                    (B) Allocation.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
                appropriated under subparagraph (A), the Broadcasting 
                Board of Governors shall seek to ensure that the 
                amounts made available for broadcasting to nations 
                whose people do not fully enjoy freedom of expression 
                do not decline in proportion to the amounts made 
                available for broadcasting to other nations.
            (2) Broadcasting capital improvements.--For ``Broadcasting 
        Capital Improvements'', such sums as may be necessary for the 
        fiscal year 2000.
            (3) Radio free asia.--For ``Radio Free Asia'', $30,000,000 
        for the fiscal year 2000.
            (4) Broadcasting to cuba.--
                    (A) Authorization of appropriations.--For 
                ``Broadcasting to Cuba'', such sums as may be necessary 
                for the fiscal year 2000.
                    (B) Limitation.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
                appropriated under subparagraph (A), $712,000 for the 
                fiscal year 2000 is authorized to be appropriated only 
                for the Office of Cuba Broadcasting to develop and 
                implement new technology and enhance current methods to 
                strengthen and improve the transmission capabilities of 
                Radio Marti and TV Marti.

        TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

                 CHAPTER 1--AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

SEC. 201. AUTHORITY TO LEASE AIRCRAFT TO RESPOND TO A TERRORIST ATTACK 
              ABROAD.

    Subject to the availability of appropriations, in the event of an 
emergency which involves a terrorist attack abroad, the Director of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation of the Department of Justice is 
authorized to lease commercial aircraft to transport equipment and 
personnel in response to such attack if there have been reasonable 
efforts to obtain appropriate Department of Defense aircraft and such 
aircraft are unavailable. The leasing authority under this section 
shall include authority to provide indemnification insurance or 
guarantees, if necessary and appropriate.

SEC. 202. REPORT ON CUBAN DRUG TRAFFICKING.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act 
and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees an unclassified report (with a 
classified annex) on the extent of international drug trafficking from, 
through, or over Cuba. Each report shall include the following:
            (1) Information concerning the extent to which the Cuban 
        Government or any official, employee, or entity of the 
        Government of Cuba has engaged in, facilitated, or condoned 
        such trafficking.
            (2) The extent to which the appropriate agencies of the 
        United States Government have investigated and prosecuted such 
        activities of the Cuban Government or any official, employee, 
        or entity of the Government of Cuba.
            (3) A determination of whether the Government of Cuba 
        should be included in the list of nations considered to be 
        major drug trafficking countries.

SEC. 203. REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH THE HAGUE CONVENTION ON 
              INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION.

    Section 2803(a) of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act 
of 1998 (as enacted by division G of the Omnibus Consolidated and 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999; Public Law 105-277) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``1999,'' and inserting ``2000,'';
            (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``abducted.'' and 
        inserting ``abducted, are being wrongfully retained in 
        violation of United States court orders, or which have failed 
        to comply with any of their obligations under such convention 
        with respect to applications for the return of children, access 
        to children, or both, submitted by United States citizens or 
        lawful residents.'';
            (3) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by striking ``children'' and inserting 
                ``children, access to children, or both,''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``or lawful residents'' after 
                ``citizens''; and
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(6) A list of the countries which are Parties to the 
        Convention, but in which due to the absence of a prompt and 
        effective method for enforcement of civil court orders, the 
        absence of a doctrine of comity, or other factors, there is a 
        substantial possibility that an order of return or access under 
        a Hague Convention proceeding, or a United States custody, 
        access, or visitation order, will not be promptly enforced.''.

SEC. 204. ELIMINATION OF OBSOLETE REPORTS.

    (a) Post Language Competence.--Section 304(c) of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3944(c)) is repealed.
    (b) Sustainable Economic Growth.--Section 574 of the Foreign 
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
1996 (Public Law 104-107) is repealed.
    (c) Redundant Reports on Certain Weapons.--
            (1) Section 308 of the Chemical and Biological Weapons and 
        Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-182) is 
        repealed.
            (2) Section 585 of the Foreign Operations, Export 
        Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997 
        (Public Law 104-208), is repealed.
    (d) Situation in Iraq.--Section 3 of Public Law 102-1 is amended by 
striking ``60 days'' and inserting ``6 months''.

SEC. 205. CONTINUATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Reports on Claims by United States Firms Against the Government 
of Saudi Arabia.--Section 2801(b) of the Foreign Affairs Reform and 
Restructuring Act of 1998 (as enacted by division G of the Omnibus 
Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999; 
Public Law 105-277) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``the earlier of--'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (1); and
            (3) by striking the designation for paragraph (2) and 
        adjusting the tabulation.
    (b) Reports on Determinations Under Title IV of the Libertad Act.--
Section 2802(a) of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 
1998 (as enacted by division G of the Omnibus Consolidated and 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999; Public Law 105-277) is 
amended by striking ``during the period ending September 30, 1999,'' 
and inserting a comma.
    (c) Relations With Vietnam.--Section 2805 of the Foreign Affairs 
Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (as enacted by division G of the 
Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
1999; Public Law 105-277) is amended by striking ``during the period 
ending September 30, 1999,''.
    (d) Reports on Ballistic Missile Cooperation With Russia.--Section 
2705(d) of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (as 
enacted by division G of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999; Public Law 105-277) is amended 
by striking ``and January 1, 2000,'' and inserting ``January 1, 2000, 
January 1, 2001, and January 1, 2002,''.

SEC. 206. INTERNATIONAL ARMS SALES CODE OF CONDUCT.

    (a) Negotiations.--The Secretary of State shall attempt to achieve 
the foreign policy goal of an international arms sales code of conduct 
with all Wassenaar Arrangement countries. The Secretary of State shall 
take the necessary steps to begin negotiations with all Wassenaar 
Arrangement countries within 120 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. The purpose of such negotiations shall be to conclude an 
agreement on restricting or prohibiting arms transfers to countries 
that do not meet the criteria under subsection (b).
    (b) Criteria.--The criteria referred to in subsection (a) are as 
follows:
            (1) Promoting democracy.--Such government--
                    (A) was chosen by and permits free and fair 
                elections;
                    (B) promotes civilian control of the military and 
                security forces and has civilian institutions 
                controlling the policy, operation, and spending of all 
                law enforcement and security institutions, as well as 
                the armed forces;
                    (C) promotes the rule of law, equality before the 
                law, and respect for individual and minority rights, 
                including freedom to speak, publish, associate, and 
                organize; and
                    (D) promotes the strengthening of political, 
                legislative, and civil institutions of democracy, as 
                well as autonomous institutions to monitor the conduct 
                of public officials and to combat corruption.
            (2) Respects human rights.--Such government--
                    (A) does not engage in gross violations of 
                internationally recognized human rights, including--
                            (i) extrajudicial or arbitrary executions;
                            (ii) disappearances;
                            (iii) torture or severe mistreatment;
                            (iv) prolonged arbitrary imprisonment;
                            (v) systematic official discrimination on 
                        the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, 
                        national origin, or political affiliation; and
                            (vi) grave breaches of international laws 
                        of war or equivalent violations of the laws of 
                        war in internal conflicts;
                    (B) vigorously investigates, disciplines, and 
                prosecutes those responsible for gross violations of 
                internationally recognized human rights;
                    (C) permits access on a regular basis to political 
                prisoners by international humanitarian organizations 
                such as the International Committee of the Red Cross;
                    (D) promotes the independence of the judiciary and 
                other official bodies that oversee the protection of 
                human rights;
                    (E) does not impede the free functioning of 
                domestic and international human rights organizations; 
                and
                    (F) provides access on a regular basis to 
                humanitarian organizations in situations of conflict or 
                famine.
            (3) Not engaged in certain acts of armed aggression.--Such 
        government is not currently engaged in acts of armed aggression 
        in violation of international law.
            (4) Full participation in united nations register of 
        conventional arms.--Such government is fully participating in 
        the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms.
    (c) Reports.--
            (1) Report of the secretary of state.--Not later than 6 
        months after the commencement of negotiations under subsection 
        (a), and not later than the end of every 6-month period 
        thereafter until an agreement described in subsection (a) is 
        concluded, the Secretary of State shall report to the 
        appropriate congressional committees on the progress of such 
        negotiations.
            (2) Human rights report.--In the report required by 
        sections 116(d) and 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
        the Secretary of State shall describe the extent to which the 
        practices of each country evaluated meet the criteria of 
        subsection (b).
    (d) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term ``Wassenaar 
Arrangement countries'' means those participating in the Wassenaar 
Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual Use Goods 
and Technologies, done at Vienna on July 11-12, 1996.

SEC. 207. HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY FELLOWSHIPS.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department of State 
a program which shall be known as the ``Human Rights and Democracy 
Fellowship Program''. The program shall be administered by the 
Secretary with the assistance of the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, 
Human Rights, and Labor. The program shall provide for the employment 
of not less than 6 and not more than 12 fellows in the Bureau of 
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. Fellowships shall be for an initial 
1 year period which may be extended for a total of not more than 3 
years. Fellowships shall be available to individuals who have expertise 
in human rights policy, human rights law, or related subjects and who 
are not permanent employees of the United States Government.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriation.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated for the Human Rights and Democracy Fellowship Program 
under subsection (a) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.

SEC. 208. JOINT FUNDS UNDER AGREEMENTS FOR COOPERATION IN 
              ENVIRONMENTAL, SCIENTIFIC, CULTURAL AND RELATED AREAS.

    Amounts made available to the Department of State for participation 
in joint funds under agreements for cooperation in environmental, 
scientific, cultural and related areas prior to fiscal year 1996 which, 
pursuant to express terms of such international agreements, were 
deposited in interest-bearing accounts prior to disbursement may earn 
interest, and interest accrued to such accounts may be used and 
retained without return to the Treasury of the United States and 
without further appropriation by Congress. The Department of State 
shall take action to ensure the complete and timely disbursement of 
appropriations and associated interest within joint funds covered by 
this section and final disposition of such agreements.

SEC. 209. REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL EXTRADITION.

    Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall prepare and submit to the Congress a 
report concerning international extradition. The report shall review 
all extradition treaties and agreements to which the United States is 
signatory; identify those countries that have become ``safe havens'' 
for individuals fleeing the American justice system; identify the 
factors which contribute to the international extradition problem, 
particularly laws in foreign countries which prohibit the extradition 
to another country of certain classes of persons; and propose 
appropriate legislative and diplomatic solutions to such problem, 
including, where appropriate, the renegotiation of extradition 
treaties.

SEC. 210. EFFECTIVE REGULATION OF SATELLITE EXPORT ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Licensing regime.--
            (1) Establishment.--The Secretary of State shall establish 
        a regulatory regime for the licensing for export of commercial 
        satellites, satellite technologies, their components, and 
        systems which shall include expedited approval, as appropriate, 
        of the licensing for export by United States companies of 
        commercial satellites, satellite technologies, their 
        components, and systems, to NATO allies, major non-NATO allies, 
        and other friendly countries, but not to the Peoples Republic 
        of China.
            (2) Requirements.--For proposed exports to those nations 
        which meet the requirements of paragraph (1) above, the regime 
        should include expedited processing of requests for export 
        authorizations that--
                    (A) are time-critical, including a transfer or 
                exchange of information relating to a satellite failure 
                or anomaly in-flight or on-orbit;
                    (B) are required to submit bids to procurements 
                offered by foreign persons;
                    (C) relate to the re-export of unimproved 
                materials, products, or data; or
                    (D) are required to obtain launch and on-orbit 
                insurance.
    (b) Financial and Personnel Resources.--Of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated in section 101(1)(A), $11,000,000 is authorized to be 
appropriated for the Office of Defense Trade Controls for fiscal year 
2000, to enable that office to carry out its responsibilities.
    (c) Improvement and Assessment.--The Secretary shall, not later 
than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to 
the Congress a plan for--
            (1) continuously gathering industry and public suggestions 
        for potential improvements in the State Department's export 
        control regime for commercial satellites; and
            (2) arranging for the conduct and submission to Congress, 
        not later than 15 months after the date of the enactment of 
        this Act, an independent review of the export control regime 
        for commercial satellites as to its effectiveness at promoting 
        national security and economic competitiveness.

SEC. 211. REPORT CONCERNING ATTACK IN CAMBODIA.

    Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and every 6 months thereafter until the investigation referred to in 
this section is completed, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 
the Attorney General, shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees, in classified and unclassified form, 
containing the most current information on the investigation into the 
March 30, 1997, grenade attack in Cambodia, including a discussion of 
communication between the United States Embassy in Phnom Penh and 
Washington.

SEC. 212. GENDER RELATED PERSECUTION TASK FORCE.

    (a) Establishment of Task Force.--The Secretary of State, in 
consultation with other Federal agencies, shall establish a task force 
with the goal of determining eligibility guidelines for women seeking 
refugee status overseas due to gender-related persecution (including 
but not limited to domestic and workplace violence and female genital 
mutilation).
    (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall prepare and submit to the 
Congress a report outlining the guidelines determined by the task force 
under subsection (a).

SEC. 213. REPORT CONCERNING THE DIPLOMATIC INITIATIVES OF THE UNITED 
              STATES AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES IN THE FEDERAL 
              REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees assessing the diplomatic initiatives of the 
United States and other interested parties in the period leading up to 
and during the war in Kosovo. The report shall be written by an 
independent panel of experts (from the National Academy of Sciences). 
The report shall give particular consideration to the Rambouilliet 
negotiations, diplomatic initiatives undertaken by representatives of 
Russia, Cyprus, Finland, United States congressional members, other 
United States citizens, and other parties. The report analysis will 
evaluate the role of diplomacy in ending the war and compare the final 
agreement with various proposed agreements dating from before the 
commencement of the bombing campaign.

SEC. 214. REPORT CONCERNING PROLIFERATION OF SMALL ARMS.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report containing--
            (1) an assessment of whether the global trade in small arms 
        poses any proliferation problems including--
                    (A) estimates of the numbers and sources of licit 
                and illicit small arms and light arms in circulation 
                and their origins;
                    (B) the challenges associated with monitoring small 
                arms; and
                    (C) the political, economic, and security 
                dimensions of this issue, and the threats posed, if 
                any, by these weapons to United States interests, 
                including national security interests;
            (2) an assessment of whether the export of small arms of 
        the type sold commercially in the United States should be 
        considered a foreign policy or proliferation issue;
            (3) a description and analysis of the adequacy of current 
        Department of State activities to monitor and, to the extent 
        possible ensure adequate control of, both the licit and illicit 
        manufacture, transfer, and proliferation of small arms and 
        light weapons, including efforts to survey and assess this 
        matter with respect to Africa and to survey and assess the 
        scope and scale of the issue, including stockpile security and 
        destruction of excess inventory, in NATO and Partnership for 
        Peace countries;
            (4) a description of the impact of the reorganization of 
        the Department of State made by the Foreign Affairs Reform and 
        Restructuring Act of 1998 on the transfer of functions relating 
        to monitoring, licensing, analysis, and policy on small arms 
        and light weapons, including--
                    (A) the integration of and the functions relating 
                to small arms and light weapons of the United States 
                Arms Control and Disarmament Agency with those of the 
                Department of State;
                    (B) the functions of the Bureau of Arms Control, 
                the Bureau of Nonproliferation, the Bureau of 
                Political-Military Affairs, the Bureau of International 
                Narcotics and Law Enforcement, regional bureaus, and 
                any other relevant bureau or office of the Department 
                of State, including the allocation of personnel and 
                funds, as they pertain to small arms and light weapons;
                    (C) the functions of the regional bureaus of the 
                Department of State in providing information and policy 
                coordination in bilateral and multilateral settings on 
                small arms and light weapons;
                    (D) the functions of the Under Secretary of State 
                for Arms Control and International Security pertaining 
                to small arms and light weapons; and
                    (E) the functions of the scientific and policy 
                advisory board on arms control, nonproliferation, and 
                disarmament pertaining to small arms and light weapons; 
                and
            (5) an assessment of whether foreign governments are 
        enforcing their own laws concerning small arms and light 
        weapons import and sale, including commitments under the Inter-
        American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and 
        Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other 
        Related Materials or other relevant international agreements.

               CHAPTER 2--CONSULAR AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

SEC. 251. DEATHS AND ESTATES OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS ABROAD.

    (a) Repeal.--Section 1709 of the Revised Statutes (22 U.S.C. 4195) 
is repealed.
    (b) Amendment to State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956.--
The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is amended by 
inserting after section 43 the following new sections:

``SEC. 43A. NOTIFICATION OF NEXT OF KIN; REPORTS OF DEATH.

    ``Pursuant to such regulations as the Secretary of State may 
prescribe--
            ``(1) When a United States citizen or national dies abroad, 
        a consular officer shall endeavor to notify, or assist the 
        Secretary of State in notifying, the next of kin or legal 
        guardian as soon as possible; provided, that in the case of 
        death of Peace Corps Volunteers, members of the Armed Forces, 
        their dependents, or Department of Defense civilian employees, 
        the consular officer shall assist the Peace Corps or the 
        appropriate military authorities in making such notifications.
            ``(2) The consular officer may, for any United States 
        citizen who dies abroad, (A) in the case of a finding by 
        appropriate local authorities, issue a report of death or of 
        presumptive death, or (B) in the absence of a finding by 
        appropriate local authorities, issue a report of presumptive 
        death.

``SEC. 43B. CONSERVATION AND DISPOSITION OF ESTATES.

    ``(a) Conservation of Estates Abroad.--
            ``(1) Authority to act as conservator.--Pursuant to such 
        regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe, when a 
        United States citizen or national dies abroad, a consular 
        officer shall act as the provisional conservator of the 
        decedent's estate and, subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), 
        shall--
                    ``(A) take possession of the personal effects 
                within his jurisdiction;
                    ``(B) inventory and appraise the personal effects, 
                sign the inventory, and annex thereto a certificate as 
                to the accuracy of the inventory and appraised value of 
                each article;
                    ``(C) when appropriate, collect the debts due to 
                the decedent in the officer's jurisdiction and pay from 
                the estate the obligations owed there by the decedent;
                    ``(D) sell or dispose of, as appropriate, all 
                perishable items of property;
                    ``(E) sell, after reasonable public notice and 
                notice to such next of kin as can be ascertained with 
                reasonable diligence, such additional items of property 
                as necessary to provide funds sufficient to pay the 
                decedent's debts and property taxes in the country of 
                death, funeral expenses, and other expenses incident to 
                the disposition of the estate;
                    ``(F) at the end of 1 year from the date of death 
                (or after such additional period as may be required for 
                final settlement of the estate), if no claimant shall 
                have appeared, sell or dispose of the residue of the 
                personal estate, except as provided in subparagraph (G) 
                below, in the same manner as United States Government-
                owned foreign excess property;
                    ``(G) transmit to the United States, to the 
                Secretary of State, the proceeds of any sales along 
                with any financial instruments (including bonds, shares 
                of stock, and notes of indebtedness), jewelry, 
                heirlooms, and other articles of obvious sentimental 
                value, to be held in trust for the legal claimant; and
                    ``(H) in the event that the decedent's estate 
                includes an interest in real property located within 
                the jurisdiction of the officer and such interest does 
                not devolve by the applicable laws of intestate 
                succession or otherwise, provide for title to the 
                property to be conveyed to the Government of the United 
                States unless the Secretary declines to accept such 
                conveyance.
            ``(2) Authority to act as administrator.--The Secretary of 
        State may expressly authorize the officer to act as 
        administrator of the estate in exceptional circumstances, 
        pursuant to such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe. 
        The officer shall not otherwise act in such capacity.
            ``(3) Exceptions.--
                    ``(A) The function provided for in this section 
                shall not be performed to the extent that the decedent 
                has left or there is otherwise appointed, in the 
                country where the death occurred or where the decedent 
                was domiciled, a legal representative, partner in 
                trade, or trustee appointed to take care of his 
                personal estate. If the decedent's legal representative 
                shall appear at any time prior to transmission of the 
                estate to the Secretary and demand the proceeds and 
                effects being held by the officer, the officer shall 
                deliver them to the representative after having 
                collected any prescribed fee for the services rendered 
                pursuant to this section.
                    ``(B) Nothing in this section shall affect the 
                authority of military commanders under title 10 of the 
                United States Code with respect to persons or property 
                under military command or jurisdiction or the authority 
                of the Peace Corps with respect to Peace Corps 
                Volunteers or their property.
            ``(4) Conditions.--The functions provided for in this 
        section shall be performed only when authorized by treaty 
        provisions or permitted by the laws or authorities of the 
        country wherein the death occurs, or the decedent is domiciled, 
        or if such functions are permitted by established usage.
    ``(b) Disposition of Estates by the Secretary of State.--
            ``(1) Personal estates.--
                    ``(A) After receipt of personal estates pursuant to 
                subsection (a), the Secretary, pursuant to such 
                regulations as the Secretary may prescribe for the 
                conservation of such estates, may seek payment of all 
                outstanding debts to the estate as they become due, may 
                receive any balances due on such estates, may endorse 
                all checks, bills of exchange, promissory notes, and 
                other instruments of indebtedness payable to the estate 
                for the benefit thereof, and may take such other action 
                as is reasonably necessary for the conservation of the 
                estate.
                    ``(B) If by the end of the fifth full fiscal year 
                after receipt of the personal estate pursuant to 
                subsection (a), no legal claimant for such estate has 
                appeared, title to the estate shall pass to the 
                Secretary who shall dispose of the estate in the same 
                manner as surplus United States Government-owned 
                property or by such means as may be appropriate in 
                light of the nature and value of the property involved. 
                The expenses of sales shall be paid from the estate, 
                and any lawful claim received thereafter shall be 
                payable to the extent of the value of the net proceeds 
                of the estate as a refund from the appropriate Treasury 
                account.
                    ``(C) The net cash estate after disposition as 
                provided in subparagraph (B) shall be remitted to the 
                Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
            ``(2) Real property.--Pursuant to such regulations as the 
        Secretary may prescribe--
                    ``(A) in the event that real property is conveyed 
                to the Government of the United States pursuant to 
                subsection (a)(1)(H) and is not needed by the 
                Department of State, such property shall be considered 
                foreign excess property under title IV of the Federal 
                Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
                U.S.C. 511 et seq.); and
                    ``(B) in the event that the Department needs such 
                property, the Secretary shall treat such property as if 
                it were an unconditional gift accepted on behalf of the 
                Department of State pursuant to section 25 of this Act 
                and section 9(a)(3) of the Foreign Service Buildings 
                Act of 1926, as amended.
    ``(c) Losses in Connection With the Conservation of Estates.--
            ``(1) Authority.--Pursuant to such regulations as the 
        Secretary of State may prescribe, the Secretary is authorized 
        to compensate the estate of any United States citizen, who has 
        died overseas, for property, the conservation of which has been 
        undertaken under either section 43 or subsection (a) of this 
        section, and that has been lost, stolen, or destroyed while in 
        the custody of officers or employees of the Department of 
        State. Any such compensation shall be in lieu of personal 
        liability of officers or employees of the Department of State. 
        Officers and employees of the Department of State may be liable 
        in appropriate cases to the Department of State to the extent 
        of any compensation provided pursuant to this subsection.
            ``(2) Liability.--The liability of officers or employees of 
        the Department of State to the Department for payments made 
        pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section shall be determined 
        pursuant to the Department's procedures for determining 
        accountability for United States Government property.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect 6 months after enactment of this Act or upon the effective date 
of any regulations promulgated hereunder, whichever is sooner.

SEC. 252. DUTIES OF CONSULAR OFFICERS.

    Section 43 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C. 2715) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) Authority.--'' before ``In'';
            (2) by striking ``disposition of personal effects.'' in the 
        last sentence and inserting ``disposition of personal estates 
        pursuant to section 43B of this Act.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section and sections 43A 
and 43B of this Act, the term `consular officer' includes any United 
States citizen employee of the Department of State who is designated by 
the Secretary of State to perform consular services pursuant to such 
regulations as the Secretary may prescribe.''.

SEC. 253. MACHINE READABLE VISAS.

    Section 140(a) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
Years 1994 and 1995 (8 U.S.C. 1351 note) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3) by amending the first sentence to read 
        as follows: ``For each of the fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 
        2002, any amount collected under paragraph (1) that exceeds 
        $316,715,000 for fiscal year 2000, $338,885,000 for fiscal year 
        2001, and $362,607,000 for fiscal year 2002 may be made 
        available only if a notification is submitted to Congress in 
        accordance with the procedures applicable to reprogramming 
        notifications under section 34 of the State Department Basic 
        Authorities Act of 1956.''; and
            (2) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5).

SEC. 254. PROCESSING OF VISA APPLICATIONS.

    (a) Policy.--It shall be the policy of the Department of State to 
process immigrant visa applications of immediate relatives of United 
States citizens and nonimmigrant k-1 visa applications of fiances of 
United States citizens within 30 days of the receipt of all necessary 
documents from the applicant and the Immigration and Naturalization 
Service. In the case of a visa application where the sponsor of such 
applicant is a relative other than an immediate relative, it should be 
the policy of the Department of State to process such an application 
within 60 days of the receipt of all necessary documents from the 
applicant and the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
    (b) Reports.--For each of the fiscal years 2000 and 2001, the 
Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees an annual report on the extent to which the Department of 
State is meeting the policy standards under subsection (a). Each report 
shall be based on a survey of the 22 consular posts which account for 
approximately 72 percent of immigrant visas issued and, in addition, 
the consular posts in Guatemala City, Nicosia, Caracas, Naples, and 
Jakarta. Each report should include data on the average time for 
processing each category of visa application under subsection (a), a 
list of the embassies and consular posts which do not meet the policy 
standards under subsection (a), the amount of funds collected for 
processing of visa applications, the costs of processing such visa 
applications, and the steps being taken by the Department of State to 
achieve such policy standards.
    (c) Task Force.--The Secretary of State, in consultation with other 
Federal agencies, shall establish a joint task force with the goal of 
reducing the overall processing time for visa applications.

SEC. 255. REPEAL OF OUTDATED PROVISION ON PASSPORT FEES.

    Section 4 of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 216, 41 
Stat. 751) is repealed.

SEC. 256. FEES RELATING TO AFFIDAVITS OF SUPPORT.

    (a) Authority for Fee For Preparation Assistance.--Subject to 
subsection (b), the Secretary of State is authorized to charge a fee 
for services provided by the Department of State to an individual for 
assistance in the preparation and filing of an affidavit of support 
pursuant to section 213A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1183A) to ensure that the affidavit is properly completed before 
consideration of the affidavit and an immigrant visa application by a 
consular officer.
    (b) Limitation.--An individual may be charged a fee under this 
section only once, regardless of the number of separate affidavits of 
support and visa applications for which services are provided.
    (c) Treatment of Fees.--Fees collected under the authority of 
subsection (a) shall be deposited as an offsetting collection to any 
Department of State appropriation, to recover the costs of providing 
affidavit preparation services under subsection (a). Such fees shall 
remain available for obligation until expended. Fees collected shall be 
available only to such extent and in such amounts as are provided in 
advance in an appropriation Act.

SEC. 257. REPORT ON TERRORIST ACTIVITY IN WHICH UNITED STATES CITIZENS 
              WERE KILLED AND RELATED MATTERS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter, the Secretary of 
State shall prepare and submit a report, with a classified annex as 
necessary, to the appropriate congressional committees regarding 
terrorist attacks in Israel, in territory administered by Israel, and 
in territory administered by the Palestinian Authority.
    (b) Contents.--Each report under subsection (a) shall contain the 
following information:
            (1) A list of formal commitments the Palestinian Authority 
        has made to combat terrorism.
            (2) A list of terrorist attacks, occurring between 
        September 13, 1993 and the date of the report, against United 
        States citizens in Israel, in territory administered by Israel, 
        or in territory administered by the Palestinian Authority, 
        including--
                    (A) a list of all citizens of the United States 
                killed or injured in such attacks;
                    (B) the date of each attack and the total number of 
                people killed or injured in each attack;
                    (C) the person or group claiming responsibility for 
                the attack and where such person or group has found 
                refuge or support;
                    (D) a list of suspects implicated in each attack 
                and the nationality of each suspect, including 
                information on--
                            (i) which suspects are in the custody of 
                        the Palestinian Authority and which suspects 
                        are in the custody of Israel;
                            (ii) which suspects are still at large in 
                        areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority 
                        or Israel; and
                            (iii) the whereabouts (or suspected 
                        whereabouts) of suspects implicated in each 
                        attack.
            (3) Of the suspects implicated in the attacks described in 
        paragraph (2) and detained by Palestinian or Israeli 
        authorities, information on--
                    (A) the date each suspect was incarcerated;
                    (B) whether any suspects have been released, the 
                date of such release, and whether any released suspect 
                was implicated in subsequent acts of terrorism; and
                    (C) the status of each case pending against a 
                suspect, including information on whether the suspect 
                has been indicted, prosecuted, or convicted by the 
                Palestinian Authority or Israel.
            (4) The policy of the Department of State with respect to 
        offering rewards for information on terrorist suspects, 
        including any information on whether a reward has been posted 
        for suspects involved in terrorist attacks listed in the 
        report.
            (5) A list of each request by the United States for 
        assistance in investigating terrorist attacks listed in the 
        report, a list of each request by the United States for the 
        transfer of terrorist suspects from the Palestinian Authority 
        and Israel since September 13, 1993, and the response to each 
        request from the Palestinian Authority and Israel.
            (6) A description of efforts made by United States 
        officials since September 13, 1993, to bring to justice 
        perpetrators of terrorist acts against United States citizens 
        as listed in the report.
            (7) A list of any terrorist suspects in each such case who 
        are members of Palestinian police or security forces, the 
        Palestine Liberation Organization, or any Palestinian governing 
        body.
    (c) Consultation With Other Departments.--In preparing each report 
required by this section, the Secretary of State shall consult and 
coordinate with all other Government officials who have information 
necessary to complete the report. Nothing contained in this section 
shall require the disclosure, on a classified or unclassified basis, of 
information that would jeopardize sensitive sources and methods or 
other vital national security interests or jeopardize ongoing criminal 
investigations or proceedings.
    (d) Initial Report.--The initial report filed under this section 
shall cover the period between September 13, 1993, and the date of the 
report.
    (e) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--For purposes of this 
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committee'' means the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 
International Relations of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 258. DENIAL OF PASSPORTS TO NONCUSTODIAL PARENTS SUBJECT TO STATE 
              ARREST WARRANTS IN CASES OF NONPAYMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT.

    The Secretary of State is authorized to refuse a passport or 
revoke, restrict, or limit a passport in any case in which the 
Secretary of State determines, or is informed by competent authority, 
that the applicant or passport holder is a noncustodial parent who is 
the subject of an outstanding State warrant of arrest for nonpayment of 
child support, where the amount in controversy is not less than $2,500.

SEC. 259. ISSUANCE OF PASSPORTS FOR THE FIRST TIME TO CHILDREN UNDER 
              AGE 14.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall issue 
        regulations providing that before a child under the age of 14 
        years is issued a passport for the first time, the requirements 
        under paragraph (2) shall apply under penalty of perjury.
            (2) Requirements.--
                    (A) Both parents, or the child's legal guardian, 
                must execute the application and provide documentary 
                evidence demonstrating that they are the parents or 
                guardian; or
                    (B) the person executing the application must 
                provide documentary evidence that such person--
                            (i) has sole custody of the child;
                            (ii) has the consent of the other parent to 
                        the issuance of the passport; or
                            (iii) is in loco parentis and has the 
                        consent of both parents, of a parent with sole 
                        custody over the child, or of the child's legal 
                        guardian, to the issuance of the passport.
    (b) Exceptions.--The regulations required by subsection (a) may 
provide for exceptions in exigent circumstances, such as, those 
involving the health or welfare of the child.

                          CHAPTER 3--REFUGEES

SEC. 271. UNITED STATES POLICY REGARDING THE INVOLUNTARY RETURN OF 
              REFUGEES.

    (a) In General.--None of the funds made available by this Act or by 
section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22 
U.S.C. 2601(c)) shall be available to effect the involuntary return by 
the United States of any person to a country in which the person has a 
well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, 
nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political 
opinion, except on grounds recognized as precluding protection as a 
refugee under the United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of 
Refugees of July 28, 1951, and the Protocol Relating to the Status of 
Refugees of January 31, 1967, subject to the reservations contained in 
the United States Senate Resolution of Ratification.
    (b) Migration and Refugee Assistance.--None of the funds made 
available by this Act or by section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee 
Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)) shall be available to effect 
the involuntary return of any person to any country unless the 
Secretary of State first notifies the appropriate congressional 
committees, except that in the case of an emergency involving a threat 
to human life the Secretary of State shall notify the appropriate 
congressional committees as soon as practicable.
    (c) Involuntary Return Defined.--As used in this section, the term 
``to effect the involuntary return'' means to require, by means of 
physical force or circumstances amounting to a threat thereof, a person 
to return to a country against the person's will, regardless of whether 
the person is physically present in the United States and regardless of 
whether the United States acts directly or through an agent.

SEC. 272. HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS.

    Section 502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2304(b)) is amended by inserting after the fourth sentence the 
following: ``Each report under this section shall describe the extent 
to which each country has extended protection to refugees, including 
the provision of first asylum and resettlement.''.

SEC. 273. GUIDELINES FOR REFUGEE PROCESSING POSTS.

    (a) Guidelines for Addressing Hostile Biases.--Section 602(c) of 
the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-292; 
112 Stat. 2812) is amended by inserting ``and of the Department of 
State'' after ``Service''.
    (b) Guidelines for Overseas Refugee Processing.--Section 602(c) of 
such Act is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(3) Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
        enactment of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
        Year 2000, the Secretary of State (after consultation with the 
        Attorney General) shall issue guidelines to ensure that persons 
        with potential biases against any refugee applicant, including 
        persons employed by, or otherwise subject to influence by, 
        governments known to be involved in persecution on account of 
        religion, race, nationality, membership in a particular social 
        group, or political opinion, shall not in any way be used in 
        processing determinations of refugee status, including 
        interpretation of conversations or examination of documents 
        presented by such applicants.''.

SEC. 274. VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

    No funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be made 
available to support a larger number of personnel assigned to United 
States diplomatic or consular posts in the Socialist Republic of 
Vietnam than the number assigned to such posts on March 22, 1999, 
unless not less than 60 days prior to any obligation or expenditure of 
such funds the Secretary of State submits a certification to the 
appropriate congressional committees that--
            (1) all United States refugee programs in Vietnam, as well 
        as programs to provide visas for Amerasians and for immediate 
        relatives of refugees and asylees, are supervised by a Refugee 
        Counselor or Refugee Coordinator who has a proven record of 
        sensitivity to the problems of refugees and other victims of 
        human rights violations and who reports directly to the 
        Ambassador or the Consul General at the United States Consulate 
        in Saigon and receives policy guidance from the Assistant 
        Secretary of State for the bureau with principal responsibility 
        for refugees;
            (2) a program has been established in which all former 
        United States Government employees who were adjudicated through 
        a Vietnamese government interpreter and whose applications for 
        refugee status were denied will be re-interviewed by 
        Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) Asylum Officers 
        reporting directly to INS headquarters in Washington, D.C., and 
        receiving specialized training and written guidance from the 
        INS Asylum Division and Office of General Counsel;
            (3) members of the Montagnard ethnic minority groups who 
        fought alongside United States forces prior to 1975, and who 
        later served 3 years or more in prisons or re-education camps, 
        will not be disqualified from eligibility for resettlement in 
        the United States as refugees on the sole ground that they 
        continued to fight the Communists after 1975 and therefore did 
        not begin their prison or re-education sentences until several 
        years later;
            (4) allied combat veterans whose 3-year re-education or 
        prison sentences began before April 30, 1975, because they were 
        serving in parts of the country that fell to the Communists 
        before Saigon, and who are otherwise eligible for resettlement 
        as refugees in the United States, are not disqualified on the 
        sole ground of the date their re-education or prison sentences 
        began;
            (5) persons who were eligible for the Orderly Departure 
        Program (ODP), but who missed the application deadline 
        announced and imposed in 1994 because they were still in 
        detention, in internal exile in a remote and inaccessible 
        location, unable to afford bribes demanded by corrupt local 
        officials for documentation and permission to attend refugee 
        interviews, or for other reasons beyond their control, will be 
        considered for interviews on a case-by-case basis, and that 
        such case-by-case consideration is subject to clear written 
        guidance and administrative review to ensure that persons who 
        missed the deadline for reasons beyond their control will not 
        be denied consideration on the merits;
            (6) widows of allied combat veterans who died in re-
        education camps, including those who did not apply before the 
        1994 deadline solely because they lacked documentary evidence 
        from the Communist authorities to prove the death and/or 
        marriage, and who are otherwise eligible for ODP will have 
        their cases considered on the merits;
            (7) unmarried sons and daughters of persons eligible for 
        United States programs, including persons described in section 
        2244 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 
        1998 (enacted as Division G of the Omnibus Consolidated 
        Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1999, 
        Public Law 105-277) will not be disqualified from accompanying 
        or following to join their parents on the sole ground that they 
        have not been continuously listed on the household registration 
        issued to their parents by the government of the Socialist 
        Republic of Vietnam;
            (8) returnees from refugee camps outside Vietnam who met 
        the criteria for the Resettlement Opportunities for Vietnamese 
        Returnees (ROVR) program, in that they either signed up for 
        repatriation or were actually repatriated between October 1, 
        1995, and June 30, 1996, but did not fill out a ROVR 
        application before their repatriation, will be given the 
        opportunity to fill out an application in Vietnam and will have 
        their cases considered on the merits;
            (9) returnees whose special circumstances denied them any 
        meaningful opportunity to apply for ROVR in the camps, such as 
        those who were not offered applications because they were in 
        hospitals or were being held in detention centers within 
        certain camps, or who were erroneously told by camp 
        administrators or Vietnamese government officials that they 
        were ineligible for the program, will be given an opportunity 
        to apply in Vietnam and will have their cases considered on the 
        merits, even if their repatriation took place after June 30, 
        1996;
            (10) a program has been established to identify, interview, 
        and resettle persons who have experienced recent persecution or 
        credible threats of persecution because of political, 
        religious, or human rights activities in Vietnam, subject to 
        clear written standards to ensure that such persons will have 
        access to the program whether or not they are included in a 
        ROVR or ODP interview category and whether or not their cases 
        are referred by an international organization;
            (11) written guidance with respect to applications for 
        reconsideration has been issued by the Immigration and 
        Naturalization Service Office of General Counsel to ensure that 
        applicants whose cases were denied on grounds described in 
        paragraphs (2) through (10), because they were unwilling or 
        unable to describe mistreatment by the Vietnamese government in 
        the presence of a Vietnamese government interpreter, or for 
        other reasons contrary to the interest of justice, will be re-
        interviewed; and
            (12) all applicants described in paragraphs (2) through 
        (11) will have the assistance of a Joint Voluntary Agency (JVA) 
        in preparing their cases.

 TITLE III--ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE; PERSONNEL OF THE 
                  DEPARTMENT OF STATE; FOREIGN SERVICE

           CHAPTER 1--ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

SEC. 301. ESTABLISHMENT OF BUREAU FOR INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION 
              PROGRAMS AND BUREAU FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE 
              PROGRAMS.

    Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
U.S.C. 2651a) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(i) Establishment of Certain Bureaus, Offices, and Other 
Organizational Entities Within the Department of State.--
            ``(1) Bureau for international information programs.--There 
        is established within the Department of State the Bureau for 
        International Information Programs which shall assist the 
        Secretary of State in carrying out international information 
        activities formerly carried out by the United States 
        Information Agency.
            ``(2) Bureau for educational and cultural exchange 
        programs.--There is established within the Department of State 
        a Bureau for Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs which 
        shall assist the Secretary of State in carrying out educational 
        and cultural exchange programs.''.

SEC. 302. CORRECTION OF DESIGNATION OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE 
              DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

    (a) Amendments to Foreign Service Act of 1980.--The Foreign Service 
Act of 1980 is amended--
            (1) in section 105(b)(2)(B) by striking ``State and the 
        Foreign Service)'' and inserting ``State)'';
            (2) in section 209(a)(1) by striking ``State and the 
        Foreign Service,'' and inserting ``State,'';
            (3) in section 603(a) by striking ``State and the Foreign 
        Service,'' and inserting ``State,''; and
            (4) in section 1002(12)(E) by striking ``and the Foreign 
        Service''.
    (b) Amendments to the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act 
of 1998.--The Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (as 
enacted in division G of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999; Public Law 105-277) is amended--
            (1) in section 2208(c) by striking ``and the Foreign 
        Service''; and
            (2) in section 1314(e) by striking ``and the Foreign 
        Service''.
    (c) Amendments to Public Law 103-236.--Effective October 2, 1999, 
subsections (i) and (j) of section 308 of the United States 
International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6207 (i) and (j)) are 
amended by striking ``Inspector General of the Department of State and 
the Foreign Service'' each place it appears and inserting ``Inspector 
General of the Department of State''.
    (d) Amendments to United States International Broadcasting Act of 
1994.--Section 304(a)(3)(A) of the United States International 
Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6203(a)(3)(A)) is amended by 
striking ``and the Foreign Service''.

SEC. 303. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ADVISER TO SECRETARY OF STATE.

    (a) Establishment of Position.--Section 1 of the State Department 
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Science and Technology Adviser.--
            ``(1) In general.--There shall be within the Department of 
        State a Science and Technology Adviser (in this paragraph 
        referred to as the `Adviser'). The Adviser shall have 
        substantial experience in the area of science and technology. 
        The Adviser shall report to the Secretary of State through the 
        Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs.
            ``(2) Duties.--The Adviser shall--
                    ``(A) advise the Secretary of State, through the 
                Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs, on 
                international science and technology matters affecting 
                the foreign policy of the United States; and
                    ``(B) perform such duties, exercise such powers, 
                and have such rank and status as the Secretary of State 
                shall prescribe.''.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 6 months after receipt by the Secretary 
of State of the report by the National Research Council of the National 
Academy of Sciences with respect to the contributions that science, 
technology, and health matters can make to the foreign policy of the 
United States, the Secretary of State, acting through the Under 
Secretary of State for Global Affairs, shall submit a report to 
Congress setting forth the Secretary of State's plans for 
implementation, as appropriate, of the recommendations of the report.

            CHAPTER 2--PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

SEC. 321. ESTABLISHMENT OF FOREIGN SERVICE STAR.

    The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is amended by 
inserting after section 36 the following new section:

``SEC. 36A. THE FOREIGN SERVICE STAR.

    ``(a) Authority.--The President may award a decoration called the 
`Foreign Service Star' to an individual--
            ``(1) who is killed or injured after August 1, 1998;
            ``(2) whose death or injury occurs while the individual is 
        a member of the Foreign Service or a civilian employee of the 
        Government of the United States--
            ``(3) whose death or injury occurs while the individual--
                    ``(A) is employed at, or assigned permanently or 
                temporarily to, an official mission overseas; or
                    ``(B) was traveling abroad on official business; 
                and
            ``(4) whose death or injury occurs while performing 
        official duties, while on the premises of a United States 
        mission abroad, or due to such individual's status as an 
        employee of the United States Government, and results from any 
        form of assault including terrorist or military action, civil 
        unrest, or criminal activities directed at facilities of the 
        Government of the United States.
    ``(b) Selection.--The Secretary shall submit recommendations for 
the Foreign Service Star to the President. The Secretary shall 
establish criteria and procedures for nominations for the Foreign 
Service Star pursuant to such regulations as the Secretary may 
prescribe for awards under this section.
    ``(c) Funding.--Any expenses incident to an award under this 
section may be paid out of the applicable current account of the agency 
with which the individual was or is employed.
    ``(d) Posthumous Award.--A Foreign Service Star award to an 
individual who is deceased shall be presented to the individual's next 
of kin or representative, as designated by the President.''.

SEC. 322. UNITED STATES CITIZENS HIRED ABROAD.

    Section 408(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
3968(a)(1)) is amended in the last sentence by striking ``(A)'' and all 
that follows through ``(B)''.

SEC. 323. BORDER EQUALIZATION ADJUSTMENT.

    Chapter 4 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
3901 et seq.) is amended by adding the following new section at the 
end:

``SEC. 414. BORDER EQUALIZATION ADJUSTMENT.

    ``(a) In General.--An employee who regularly commutes from his or 
her place of residence in the continental United States to an official 
duty station in Canada or Mexico shall receive a border equalization 
adjustment equal to the amount of comparability payments under section 
5304 of title 5, United States Code, that he or she would receive if 
assigned to an official duty station within the United States locality 
pay area closest to the employee's official duty station.
    ``(b) Definition of Employee.--For purposes of this section, the 
term `employee' shall mean a person who--
            ``(1) is an `employee' as defined under section 2105 of 
        title 5, United States Code; and
            ``(2) is employed by the United States Department of State, 
        the United States Agency for International Development, or the 
        International Joint Commission, except that the term shall not 
        include members of the Foreign Service as defined by section 
        103 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-465), 
        section 3903 of title 22 of the United States Code.
    ``(c) Treatment as Basic Pay.--An equalization adjustment payable 
under this section shall be considered basic pay for the same purposes 
as are comparability payments under section 5304 of title 5, United 
States Code, and its implementing regulations.
    ``(d) Regulations.--The agencies referenced in subsection (b)(2) 
are authorized to promulgate regulations to carry out the purposes of 
this section.''.

SEC. 324. TREATMENT OF GRIEVANCE RECORDS.

    Section 1103(d)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
4133(d)(1)) is amended by adding the following new sentence at the end: 
``Nothing in this subsection shall prevent a grievant from placing a 
rebuttal to accompany a record of disciplinary action in such 
grievant's personnel records nor prevent the Department from including 
a response to such rebuttal, including documenting those cases in which 
the Board has reviewed and upheld the discipline.''.

SEC. 325. REPORT CONCERNING FINANCIAL DISADVANTAGES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE 
              AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that administrative and technical 
personnel posted to United States missions abroad who do not have 
diplomatic status suffer financial disadvantages from their lack of 
such status.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
appropriate congressional committees concerning the extent to which 
administrative and technical personnel posted to United States missions 
abroad who do not have diplomatic status suffer financial disadvantages 
from their lack of such status, including proposals to alleviate such 
disadvantages.

SEC. 326. EXTENSION OF OVERSEAS HIRING AUTHORITY.

    Section 202(a) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
3922(a)) is amended by inserting at the end the following new 
paragraph:
    ``(4) When and to the extent the Secretary of State deems it in the 
best interests of the United States Government, the Secretary of State 
may authorize the head of any agency or other Government establishment 
(including any establishment in the legislative or judicial branch), to 
appoint pursuant to section 303 individuals hired abroad as members of 
the Service and to utilize the Foreign Service personnel system under 
such regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe, provided that 
appointments of United States citizens under this subsection shall be 
limited to appointments authorized by section 311(a).''.

SEC. 327. MEDICAL EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE.

    Section 5927 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows:
``Sec. 5927. Advances of pay
    ``(a) Up to three months' pay may be paid in advance--
            ``(1) to an employee upon the assignment of the employee to 
        a post in a foreign area;
            ``(2) to an employee, other than an employee appointed 
        under section 303 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (and 
        employed under section 311 of such Act), who--
                    ``(A) is a citizen of the United States;
                    ``(B) is officially stationed or located outside 
                the United States pursuant to Government authorization; 
                and
                    ``(C) requires (or has a family member who 
                requires) medical treatment outside the United States, 
                in circumstances specified by the President in 
                regulations; and
            ``(3) to a foreign national employee appointed under 
        section 303 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, or a nonfamily 
        member United States citizen appointed under such section 303 
        (and employed under section 311 of such Act) for service at 
        such nonfamily member's post of residence, who--
                    ``(A) is located outside the country of employment 
                of such foreign national employee or nonfamily member 
                (as the case may be) pursuant to Government 
                authorization; and
                    ``(B) requires medical treatment outside the 
                country of employment of such foreign national employee 
                or nonfamily member (as the case may be), in 
                circumstances specified by the President in 
                regulations.
    ``(b) For the purpose of this section, the term `country of 
employment', as used with respect to an individual under subsection 
(a)(3), means the country (or other area) outside the United States 
where such individual is appointed (as described in subsection (a)(3)) 
by the Government.''.

SEC. 328. FAMILIES OF DECEASED FOREIGN SERVICE PERSONNEL.

    Section 5922 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(f)(1) If an employee dies at post in a foreign area, a transfer 
allowance under section 5924(2)(B) may be granted to the spouse or 
dependents of such employee (or both) for the purpose of providing for 
their return to the United States.
    ``(2) A transfer allowance under this subsection may not be granted 
with respect to the spouse or a dependent of the employee unless, at 
the time of death, such spouse or dependent was residing--
            ``(A) at the employee's post of assignment; or
            ``(B) at a place, outside the United States, for which a 
        separate maintenance allowance was being furnished under 
        section 5924(3).
    ``(3) The President may prescribe any regulations necessary to 
carry out this subsection.''.

SEC. 329. PARENTAL CHOICE IN EDUCATION.

    Section 5924(4) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``between that post and 
        the nearest locality where adequate schools are available,'' 
        and inserting ``between that post and the school chosen by the 
        employee, not to exceed the total cost to the Government of the 
        dependent attending an adequate school in the nearest locality 
        where an adequate school is available,''; and
            (2) by adding after subparagraph (B) the following new 
        subparagraph:
                    ``(C) In those cases in which an adequate school is 
                available at the post of the employee, if the employee 
                chooses to educate the dependent at a school away from 
                post, the education allowance which includes board and 
                room, and periodic travel between the post and the 
                school chosen, shall not exceed the total cost to the 
                Government of the dependent attending an adequate 
                school at the post of the employee.''.

SEC. 330. WORKFORCE PLANNING FOR FOREIGN SERVICE PERSONNEL BY FEDERAL 
              AGENCIES.

    Section 601(c) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
4001(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
following:
    ``(4) Not later than March 1, 2001, and every 4 years thereafter, 
the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives and to the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate which shall include the following:
            ``(A) A description of the steps taken and planned in 
        furtherance of--
                    ``(i) maximum compatibility among agencies 
                utilizing the Foreign Service personnel system, as 
                provided for in section 203; and
                    ``(ii) the development of uniform policies and 
                procedures and consolidated personnel functions, as 
                provided for in section 204.
            ``(B) A workforce plan for the subsequent 5 years, 
        including projected personnel needs, by grade and by skill. 
        Each such plan shall include for each category the needs for 
        foreign language proficiency, geographic and functional 
        expertise, and specialist technical skills. Each workforce plan 
        shall specifically account for the training needs of Foreign 
        Service personnel and shall delineate an intake program of 
        generalist and specialist Foreign Service personnel to meet 
        projected future requirements.
    ``(5) If there are substantial modifications to any workforce plan 
under paragraph (4)(B) during any year in which a report under 
paragraph (4) is not required, a supplemental annual notification shall 
be submitted in the same manner as is required under paragraph (4).''.

SEC. 331. COMPENSATION FOR SURVIVORS OF TERRORIST ATTACKS OVERSEAS.

    The Secretary of State shall examine the current benefit structure 
for survivors of United States Government employees who are killed 
while serving at United States diplomatic facilities abroad as a result 
of terrorist acts. Such a review shall include an examination of 
whether such benefits are adequate, whether they are fair and equitably 
distributed without regard to category of employment, and how they 
compare to benefits available to survivors of other United States 
Government employees serving overseas, including noncivilian employees.

SEC. 332. PRESERVATION OF DIVERSITY IN REORGANIZATION.

    Section 1613(c) of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act 
of 1998 (as enacted by division G of the Omnibus Consolidated and 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999; Public Law 105-277) is 
amended in the first sentence by striking ``changed.'' and inserting 
``changed, nor shall the relative positions of women and minorities in 
the administrative structures of the agencies subject to this section 
be adversely affected as a result of such transfers.''.

   TITLE IV--UNITED STATES INFORMATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND CULTURAL 
                                PROGRAMS

SEC. 401. EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 
              TIBETANS AND BURMESE.

    (a) Designation of Ngawang Choephel Exchange Programs.--Section 
103(a) of the Human Rights, Refugee, and Other Foreign Relations 
Provisions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-319) is amended by inserting 
after the first sentence the following: ``Exchange programs under this 
subsection shall be known as the `Ngawang Choephel Exchange 
Programs'.''.
    (b) Scholarships for Tibetans and Burmese.--Section 103(b)(1) of 
the Human Rights, Refugee, and Other Foreign Relations Provisions Act 
of 1996 (Public Law 104-319; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended by 
striking ``for the fiscal year 1999'' and inserting ``for the fiscal 
year 2000''.
    (c) Scholarships for Preservation of Tibet's culture, language, and 
religion.--Section 103(b)(1) of the Human Rights, Refugee, and Other 
Foreign Relations Provisions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-319; 22 U.S.C. 
2151 note) is further amended by striking ``Tibet,'' and inserting 
``Tibet (whenever practical giving consideration to individuals who are 
active in the preservation of Tibet's culture, language, and 
religion),''.

SEC. 402. CONDUCT OF CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE 
              PROGRAMS.

    Section 102 of the Human Rights, Refugee, and Other Foreign 
Relations Provisions Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 2452 note) is amended by 
striking ``Director'' and all that follows through the period and 
inserting the following: ``Secretary of State, with the assistance of 
the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy, shall--
            ``(1) include, as a significant proportion of the 
        participants in such programs, nationals of such countries who 
        the Secretary has reason to believe are committed to freedom 
        and democracy;
            ``(2) consult with human rights and democracy advocates 
        from such countries on the inclusion of participants and 
        grantee organizations for such programs;
            ``(3) take all appropriate steps to ensure that inclusion 
        in such programs does not compromise the personal safety of 
        participants; and
            ``(4) select grantee organizations for such programs 
        through an open, competitive process in which proposals are 
        solicited from multiple applicants and in which important 
        factors inthe selection of a grantee include the relative 
        likelihood that each of the competing applicants would be 
        willing and able--
                    ``(A) to recruit as participants in the program 
                persons described in paragraph (1); and
                    ``(B) in selecting participants who are associated 
                with governments or other institutions wielding power 
                in countries described in this section, to recruit 
                those most likely to be open to an understanding of the 
                principles of freedom and democracy, and to avoid--
                            ``(i) giving such governments inappropriate 
                        influence in the selection process; and
                            ``(ii) selecting those who are so firmly 
                        committed to the suppression of freedom and 
                        democracy that their inclusion could create an 
                        appearance that the United States condones such 
                        suppression.''.

SEC. 403. NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS OF GRANTS.

    Section 705 of the United States Information and Educational 
Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1477c(b)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a)'' after ``705.''; and
            (2) by inserting at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) For fiscal year 2000 and each subsequent fiscal year, the 
Secretary of State may not award any grant to carry out the purposes of 
this Act until 45 days after written notice has been provided to the 
Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate of the intent to 
award such grant. In determining whether to award a grant the Secretary 
shall consider any objections or modifications raised in the course of 
consultations with such committees.''.

SEC. 404. NATIONAL SECURITY MEASURES.

    The United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 
is amended by adding after section 1011 the following new sections:

                      ``national security measures

    ``Sec. 1012. In coordination with other appropriate executive 
branch officials, the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate 
steps to prevent foreign espionage agents from participating in 
educational and cultural exchange programs under this Act.

             ``proliferation of weapons of mass destruction

    ``Sec. 1013. The Secretary of State shall take all appropriate 
steps to ensure that no individual, who is employed by or attached to 
an office or department involved with the research, development, or 
production of missiles or weapons of mass destruction, from a country 
identified by the Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of 
Defense, the National Security Agency, or the Department of Energy, as 
a country involved in the proliferation of missiles or weapons of mass 
destruction is a participant in any program of educational or cultural 
exchange under this Act. Appropriate steps under this section shall 
include prior consultation with the Federal agencies designated in the 
first sentence with respect to all prospective participants in such 
programs with respect to whom there is a reasonable basis to believe 
that such prospective participant may be employed by or attached to an 
office or department identified under the first sentence.''.

SEC. 405. DESIGNATION OF NORTH/SOUTH CENTER AS THE DANTE B. FASCELL 
              NORTH-SOUTH CENTER.

    (a) Designation.--Section 208 of the Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2075) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the `Dante B. 
Fascell North-South Center Act of 1991'.'';
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by amending the section heading to read as 
                follows: ``Dante B. Fascell North-South Center.--''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``known as the North/South 
                Center,'' and inserting ``which shall be known and 
                designated as the Dante B. Fascell North-South 
                Center,''; and
            (3) in subsection (d) by striking ``North/South Center'' 
        and inserting ``Dante B. Fascell North-South Center''.
    (b) References.--
            (1) Center.--Any reference in any other provision of law to 
        the educational institution in Florida known as the North/South 
        Center shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Dante B. 
        Fascell North-South Center''.
            (2) Short title.--Any reference in any other provision of 
        law to the North/South Center Act of 1991 shall be deemed to be 
        a reference to the ``Dante B. Fascell North/South Center Act of 
        1991''.

SEC. 406. ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.

    Section 1334 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 
1998 (enacted as Division G of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1999; Public Law 105-
277) is repealed.

SEC. 407. INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITIONS.

    (a) Limitation.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of State may 
not obligate or expend any funds for a United States Government funded 
pavilion or other major exhibit at any international exposition or 
world's fair registered by the Bureau of International Expositions in 
excess of amounts expressly authorized and appropriated for such 
purpose.
    (b) Exceptions.--
            (1) The Department of State is authorized to utilize its 
        personnel and resources to carry out its responsibilities--
                    (A) under section 102(a)(3) of the Mutual 
                Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 
                U.S.C. 2452(a)(3), to provide for United States 
                participation in international fairs and expositions 
                abroad;
                    (B) under section 105(f) of such Act with respect 
                to encouraging foreign governments, international 
                organizations, and private individuals, firms, 
                associations, agencies and other groups to participate 
                in international fairs and expositions and to make 
                contributions to be utilized for United States 
                participation in international fairs and expositions; 
                and
                    (C) to encourage private support to the United 
                States Commissioner General for participation in 
                international fairs and expositions.
            (2) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as 
        authorizing the use of funds appropriated to the Department of 
        State to make payments for--
                    (A) contracts, grants, or other agreements with any 
                other party to carry out the activities described in 
                this subsection; or
                    (B) any legal judgment or the costs of litigation 
                brought against the Department of State arising from 
                activities described in this subsection.
    (c) Repeal.--Section 230 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 2452 note) is repealed.

SEC. 408. ROYAL ULSTER CONSTABULARY.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to ensure the 
following:
            (1) Members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) are not 
        participants in any program of educational or cultural exchange 
        or training through the National Academy Program at Quantico, 
        Virginia, under the auspices of the Department of State or the 
        Federal Bureau of Investigation of the Department of Justice.
            (2) Items designated as crime control and detection 
        instruments and equipment for purposes of section 6(n) of the 
        Export Administration Act (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(n)) are not 
        approved for export for use by the RUC.
    (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply if the President 
certifies that complete, independent, credible and transparent 
investigations of the murders of defense attorneys Rosemary Nelson and 
Patrick Finucane have been initiated by the Government of the United 
Kingdom and that the Government has taken appropriate steps to protect 
defense attorneys against RUC harassment in Northern Ireland.

                  TITLE V--INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING

SEC. 501. PERMANENT AUTHORIZATION FOR RADIO FREE ASIA.

    (a) Repeal of Sunset Provision.--Section 309 of the United States 
International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6208) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (g); and
            (2) in subsection (d)(2) by striking ``Government,'' and 
        all that follows through the period and inserting 
        ``Government.''.
    (b) Repeal of Funding Limitations.--Section 309 of the United 
States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 is further amended --
            (1) in subsection (d) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5) 
        and by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (4); and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ``the funding'' 
                and all that follows through the semicolon and 
                inserting ``any funding limitations under subsection 
                (d);''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ``the funding'' 
                and all that follows through the period and inserting 
                ``any funding limitations under subsection (d).''.

SEC. 502. PRESERVATION OF RFE/RL (RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY).

    (a) Repeal of Privatization Policy Statement.--Section 312 of the 
United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6211) 
is repealed.
    (b) Increase in Limitation on Grant Amounts.--Section 308(c) of the 
United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 
6207(c)) is amended by striking ``$75,000,000'' and inserting 
``$80,000,000''.

SEC. 503. IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL LIABILITY FOR BROADCASTING BOARD OF 
              GOVERNORS.

    Section 304 of the United States International Broadcasting Act of 
1994 (22 U.S.C. 6203) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(g) Immunity From Civil Liability.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 shall apply to 
the members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors when acting in their 
capacities as members of the boards of directors of RFE/RL, 
Incorporated and Radio Free Asia.''.

         TITLE VI--INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMISSIONS

SEC. 601. INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUPS.

    (a) American Delegations to Conferences.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, whenever either the House of Representatives or the 
Senate does not appoint its allotment of members as part of the 
American delegation or group to a conference or assembly of the 
British-American Interparliamentary Group, the Conference on Security 
and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), the Mexico-United States 
Interparliamentary Group, the North Atlantic Assembly, or any similar 
interparliamentary group of which the United States is a member or 
participates and so notifies the other body of Congress, the other body 
may make appointments to complete the membership of the American 
delegation. Any appointment pursuant to this section shall be for the 
period of such conference or assembly and the body of Congress making 
such an appointment shall be responsible for the expenses of any member 
so appointed. Any such appointment shall be made in same manner in 
which other appointments to the delegation by such body of Congress are 
made.
    (b) Transatlantic Legislative Dialogue.--Section 109(c) of the 
Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985 (22 
U.S.C. 276 note) is amended by striking ``United States-European 
Community Interparliamentary Group'' and inserting ``Transatlantic 
Legislative Dialogue (United States-European Union Interparliamentary 
Group)''.

SEC. 602. AUTHORITY TO ASSIST STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

    (a) Authority.--The Commissioner of the U.S. Section of the 
International Boundary and Water Commission may provide technical 
tests, evaluations, information, surveys, or others similar services to 
State or local governments upon the request of such State or local 
government on a reimbursable basis.
    (b) Reimbursements.--Reimbursements shall be paid in advance of the 
goods or services ordered and shall be for the estimated or actual cost 
as determined by the U.S. Section of the International Boundary and 
Water Commission. Proper adjustment of amounts paid in advance shall be 
made as agreed to by the U.S. Section of the International Boundary and 
Water Commission on the basis of the actual cost of goods or services 
provided. Reimbursements received by the U.S. Section of the 
International Boundary and Water Commission for providing services 
under this section shall be credited to the appropriation from which 
the cost of providing the services will be charged.

SEC. 603. INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION.

    Section 2(b) of the American-Mexican Chamizal Convention Act of 
1964 (Public Law 88-300; 22 U.S.C. 277d-18(b)) is amended by inserting 
``operations, maintenance, and'' after ``cost of''.

SEC. 604. CONCERNING UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION ES-10/
              6.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) In an Emergency Special Session, the United Nations 
        General Assembly voted on February 9, 1999, to pass Resolution 
        ES-10/6, Illegal Israeli Actions In Occupied East Jerusalem And 
        The Rest Of The Occupied Palestinian Territory, to convene for 
        the first time in 50 years the parties of the Fourth Geneva 
        Convention for the Protection of Civilians in Time of War.
            (2) Such resolution unfairly places full blame for the 
        deterioration of the Middle East Peace Process on Israel and 
        dangerously politicizes the Geneva Convention, which was 
        established to deal with critical humanitarian crises.
            (3) Such vote is intended to prejudge direct negotiations, 
        put added and undue pressure on Israel to influence the results 
        of those negotiations, and single out Israel for unprecedented 
        enforcement proceedings which have never been invoked against 
        governments with records of massive violations of the Geneva 
        Convention.
    (b) Congressional Statement of Policy.--The Congress--
            (1) commends the Department of State for the vote of the 
        United States against United Nations General Assembly 
        Resolution ES-10/6 affirming that the text of such resolution 
        politicizes the Fourth Geneva Convention which was primarily 
        humanitarian in nature; and
            (2) urges the Department of State to continue its efforts 
        against convening the conference.

                     TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 701. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS CONCERNING SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY AND 
              HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS IN CUBA.

    It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) the United States should increase its support to 
        democracy and human rights activists in Cuba, providing 
        assistance with the same intensity and decisiveness with which 
        it supported the pro-democracy movements in Eastern Europe 
        during the Cold War; and
            (2) the United States should substantially increase funding 
        for programs and activities under section 109 of the Cuban 
        Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6021 
        et seq.) designed to support democracy and human rights 
        activists and others in Cuba who are committed to peaceful and 
        democratic change on the island.

SEC. 702. RELATING TO CYPRUS.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) At the urging of the United States Government, the 
        Republic of Cyprus refrained from exercising that country's 
        sovereign right to self-defense, a right fully recognized by 
        the United States Government and by Article 51 of the Charter 
        of the United Nations, and canceled the deployment on Cyprus of 
        defensive antiaircraft missiles.
            (2) In close cooperation with the United States Government 
        and the Government of Greece, Cyprus rerouted the missiles to 
        the Greek island of Crete.
            (3) This extraordinarily conciliatory and courageous action 
        was taken in the interest of peace.
            (4) With this action, the Republic of Cyprus displayed its 
        full compliance with the recently adopted United Nations 
        Security Council Resolutions 1217 and 1218 which address the 
        Cyprus issue, demonstrated its support for President Bill 
        Clinton's December 22, 1998, commitment to ``take all necessary 
        steps to support a sustained effort to implement United Nations 
        Security Council Resolution 1218'', and continued its efforts 
        of the last 25 years to take substantive steps to reduce 
        tensions and move toward a Cyprus settlement.
            (5) The Republic of Cyprus has no navy, air force, or army 
        and faces one of the world's largest and most sophisticated 
        military forces, just minutes away, in Turkey, as well as an 
        area described by the United Nations Secretary General as, 
        ``one of the most densely militarized areas in the world'' in 
        the Turkish-occupied area of northern Cyprus.
    (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) in light of this and other similar extraordinary 
        actions taken by the Republic of Cyprus, as well as the 
        importance of a Cyprus settlement to American security and 
        other interests, the United States should do all that is 
        possible to bring about commensurate actions by Turkey;
            (2) the time has come for the United States to expect from 
        Turkey actions on the Cyprus issue in the interest of peace, 
        including steps in conformity with United States proposals 
        concerning Cyprus and in compliance with provisions contained 
        in United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1217 and 1218; 
        and
            (3) such an effort would also be in the best interest of 
        the people of Turkey, as well as in the interest of all others 
        involved.

SEC. 703. RECOGNITION OF THE MAGEN DAVID ADOM SOCIETY IN ISRAEL AS A 
              FULL MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS AND RED 
              CRESCENT MOVEMENT.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) It is the mission of the International Red Cross and 
        Red Crescent Movement to prevent and alleviate human suffering, 
        wherever it may be found, without discrimination.
            (2) The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement 
        is a worldwide institution in which all National Red Cross and 
        Red Crescent Societies have equal status and share equal 
        responsibilities.
            (3) The state of Israel has ratified the Geneva Conventions 
        which govern the International Red Cross and Red Crescent 
        Movement.
            (4) The Magen David Adom Society is the national 
        humanitarian society in the state of Israel.
            (5) The Magen David Adom Society follows all the principles 
        of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
            (6) Since the founding of the Magen David Adom Society in 
        1930, the American Red Cross has regarded it as a sister 
        national society and close working ties have been established 
        between the two societies.
            (7) The Magen David Adom Society is excluded from full 
        membership in the International Conference of the Red Cross and 
        Red Crescent Movement solely because the Society is not an 
        official protective symbol recognized by either the Geneva 
        Conventions governing the International Red Cross and Red 
        Crescent Movement or the Statutes of the International Red 
        Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
            (8) During the past 25 years the American Red Cross has 
        consistently advocated recognition and membership of the Magen 
        David Adom Society in the International Red Cross and Red 
        Crescent Movement.
            (9) The state of Israel has unsuccessfully tried in the 
        past to amend the Geneva Conventions to allow for the 
        emblematic recognition of the Magen David Adom Society.
            (10) Recognition of the Magen David Adom Society in Israel 
        as a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent 
        Movement would help fortify the spirit of goodwill in the 
        Middle East peace process.
    (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) the President should, at the earliest possible date, 
        enlist the cooperation of all nations that are signatory to the 
        Geneva Conventions to ensure that the recognition of the Magen 
        David Adom Society in Israel as a full member of the 
        International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is resolved 
        at the forthcoming 27th International Conference of the Red 
        Cross and Red Crescent; and
            (2) the President should support a resolution by that 
        Conference requesting the International Committee of the Red 
        Cross to waive on an exceptional basis the 5th condition of 
        recognition in article 4 of its Statutes of the Movement, thus 
        enabling the full participation of the Magen David Adom Society 
        as a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent 
        Movement.

SEC. 704. ANNUAL REPORTING ON WAR CRIMES, CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY, AND 
              GENOCIDE.

    (a) Section 116 of Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.--Section 116(d) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) wherever applicable, consolidated information 
        regarding the commission of war crimes, crimes against 
        humanity, and evidence of acts that may constitute genocide.''.
    (b) Section 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.--Section 
502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304(b)) is 
amended by inserting after the first sentence the following: ``Wherever 
applicable, such report shall include consolidated information 
regarding the commission of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and 
evidence of acts that may constitute genocide.''.

SEC. 705. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS SUPPORTING HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO 
              THE PEOPLE OF BURMA.

    It is the sense of the Congress that the United States Government 
should support humanitarian assistance that is targeted to the people 
of Burma and does not support the State Peace and Development Council 
(SPDC) and is only implemented and monitored by international or 
private voluntary organizations that are independent of the SPDC.

SEC. 706. RESTRICTIONS ON NUCLEAR COOPERATION WITH NORTH KOREA.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any 
international agreement, no agreement for cooperation (as defined in 
sec. 11 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014 b.)) 
between the United States and North Korea may become effective, no 
license may be issued for export directly or indirectly to North Korea 
of any nuclear material, facilities, components, or other goods, 
services, or technology that would be subject to such agreement, and no 
approval may be given for the transfer or retransfer directly or 
indirectly to North Korea of any nuclear material, facilities, 
components, or other goods, services, or technology that would be 
subject to such agreement, until--
            (1) the President determines and reports to the Committee 
        on International Relations of the House of Representatives and 
        the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that--
                    (A) North Korea has come into full compliance with 
                its safeguards agreement with the IAEA (INFCIRC/403), 
                and has taken all steps that have been deemed necessary 
                by the IAEA in this regard;
                    (B) North Korea has permitted the IAEA full access 
                to all additional sites and all information (including 
                historical records) deemed necessary by the IAEA to 
                verify the accuracy and completeness of North Korea's 
                initial report of May 4, 1992, to the IAEA on all 
                nuclear sites and material in North Korea;
                    (C) North Korea is in full compliance with its 
                obligations under the Agreed Framework;
                    (D) North Korea is in full compliance with its 
                obligations under the Joint Declaration on 
                Denuclearization;
                    (E) North Korea does not have the capability to 
                enrich uranium, and is not seeking to acquire or 
                develop such capability, or any additional capability 
                to reprocess spent nuclear fuel;
                    (F) North Korea has terminated its nuclear weapons 
                program, including all efforts to acquire, develop, 
                test, produce, or deploy such weapons; and
                    (G) the transfer to North Korea of key nuclear 
                components, under the proposed agreement for 
                cooperation with North Korea and in accordance with the 
                Agreed Framework, is in the national interest of the 
                United States; and
            (2) there is enacted a joint resolution stating in 
        substance that the Congress concurs in the determination and 
        report of the President submitted pursuant to paragraph (1).
    (b) Construction.--The restrictions contained in subsection (a) 
shall apply in addition to all other applicable procedures, 
requirements, and restrictions contained in the Atomic Energy Act of 
1954 and other laws.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Agreed framework.--The term ``Agreed Framework'' means 
        the ``Agreed Framework Between the United States of America and 
        the Democratic People's Republic of Korea'', signed in Geneva 
        on October 21, 1994, and the Confidential Minute to that 
        Agreement.
            (2) IAEA.--The term ``IAEA'' means the International Atomic 
        Energy Agency.
            (3) North korea.--The term ``North Korea'' means the 
        Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
            (4) Joint declaration on denuclearization.--The term 
        ``Joint Declaration on Denuclearization'' means the Joint 
        Declaration on the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, 
        signed by the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's 
        Republic of Korea on January 1, 1992.

SEC. 707. SELF-DETERMINATION IN EAST TIMOR.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) On May 5, 1999, the Government of Indonesia and the 
        Government of Portugal signed an agreement that provides for a 
        vote on the political status of East Timor to be held on August 
        8, 1999, under the auspices of the United Nations.
            (2) On June 22, 1999, the vote was rescheduled for August 
        21 or 22, 1999, because of concerns that the conditions 
        necessary for a free and fair vote could not be established 
        prior to August 8, 1999.
            (3) On January 27, 1999, Indonesian President Habibie 
        expressed a willingness to consider independence for East Timor 
        if a majority of the East Timorese reject autonomy in the 
        August 1999 vote.
            (4) Under the agreement between the Governments of 
        Indonesia and Portugal, the Government of Indonesia is 
        responsible for ensuring that the August 1999 vote is carried 
        out in a fair and peaceful way and in an atmosphere free of 
        intimidation, violence, or interference.
            (5) The inclusion of anti-independence militia members in 
        Indonesian forces that are responsible for establishing 
        security in East Timor violates this agreement because the 
        agreement states that the absolute neutrality of the military 
        and police is essential for holding a free and fair vote.
            (6) The arming of anti-independence militias by members of 
        the Indonesian military for the purpose of sabotaging the 
        August 1999 ballot has resulted in hundreds of civilians 
        killed, injured, or missing in separate attacks by these 
        militias and these militias continue to act without restraint.
            (7) The United Nations Secretary General has received 
        credible reports of political violence, including intimidation 
        and killing, by armed anti-independence militias against 
        unarmed pro-independence civilians in East Timor.
            (8) There have been killings of opponents of independence 
        for East Timor, including civilians and militia members.
            (9) The killings in East Timor should be fully investigated 
        and the individuals responsible brought to justice.
            (10) Access to East Timor by international human rights 
        monitors and humanitarian organizations is limited and members 
        of the press have been threatened.
            (11) The presence of members of the United Nations 
        Assistance Mission in East Timor has already resulted in an 
        improved security environment in the East Timorese capital of 
        Dili.
            (12) A robust international observer mission and police 
        force throughout East Timor is critical to creating a stable 
        and secure environment necessary for a free and fair vote.
            (13) The Administration should be commended for its support 
        for the United Nations Assistance Mission in East Timor which 
        will provide monitoring and support for the ballot and include 
        international civilian police, military liaison officers, and 
        election monitors.
    (b) Sense of the Congress.--It it the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) the President and the Secretary of State should 
        immediately intensify their efforts to prevail upon the 
        Indonesian Government and military--
                    (A) to disarm and disband anti-independence 
                militias in East Timor;
                    (B) to grant full access to East Timor by 
                international human rights monitors, humanitarian 
                organizations, and the press; and
                    (C) to allow Timorese who have been living in exile 
                to return to East Timor to participate in the vote on 
                the political status of East Timor to be held on August 
                1999 under the auspices of the United Nations; and
            (2) not later than 21 days after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, the President should prepare and transmit to the 
        Congress a report that contains a description of the efforts of 
        the Administration, and an assessment of the steps taken by the 
        Indonesian Government and military, to ensure a stable and 
        secure environment in East Timor for the vote on the political 
        status of East Timor, including an assessment of the steps 
        taken in accordance with subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of 
        paragraph (1).

SEC. 708. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS RELATING TO LINDA SHENWICK.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Linda Shenwick, an employee of the Department of State, 
        in the performance of her duties, informed the Congress of 
        waste, fraud, and mismanagement at the United Nations.
            (2) Ms. Shenwick is being persecuted by Secretary of State 
        Madeleine Albright and other State Department officials who 
        have removed her from her current position at the United 
        Nations and withheld her salary.
            (3) Ms. Shenwick was even blocked from entering her office 
        at the United States Mission to the United Nations to retrieve 
        her personal effects unless accompanied by an armed guard.
    (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that 
employees of the Department of State who, in the performance of their 
duties, inform the Congress of pertinent facts concerning their 
responsibilities, should not as a result be demoted or removed from 
their current position or from Federal employment.

SEC. 709. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING SEWAGE TREATMENT ALONG THE 
              BORDER BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO.

    (a) Findings.--
            (1) The Congress finds that it must take action to address 
        the comprehensive treatment of sewage emanating from the 
        Tijuana River, so as to eliminate river and ocean pollution in 
        the San Diego border region.
            (2) Congress bases this finding on the following factors:
                    (A) The San Diego border region is adversely 
                impacted from cross border raw sewage flows that effect 
                the health and safety of citizens in the United States 
                and Mexico and the environment.
                    (B) The United States and Mexico have agreed 
                pursuant to the Treaty for the Utilization of Waters of 
                the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande, 
                dated February 3, 1944, ``to give preferential 
                attention to the solution of all border sanitation 
                problems''.
                    (C) The United States and Mexico recognize the need 
                for utilization of reclaimed water to supply the 
                growing needs of the City of Tijuana, Republic of 
                Mexico, and the entire border region.
                    (D) Current legislative authority limits the scope 
                of proposed treatment options in a way that prevents a 
                comprehensive plan to address the volume of cross 
                border raw sewage flows and the effective utilization 
                of reclamation opportunities.
                    (E) This section encourages action to address the 
                comprehensive treatment of sewage emanating from the 
                Tijuana River, so as to eliminate river and ocean 
                pollution in the San Diego border region, and to 
                exploit effective reclamation opportunities.
    (b) Sense of the Congress.--The Congress--
            (1) encourages the Secretary of State to give the highest 
        priority to the negotiation and execution of a new treaty 
        minute with Mexico, which would augment Minute 283 so as to 
        allow for the siting of sewage treatment facilities in Mexico, 
        to provide for additional treatment capacity, up to 50,000,000 
        gallons per day, for the treatment of additional sewage 
        emanating from the Tijuana area, and to provide direction and 
        authority so that a comprehensive solution to this trans-border 
        sanitation problem may be implemented as soon as practicable;
            (2) encourages the Administrator of the Environmental 
        Protection Agency and the United States section of the 
        International Boundary and Water Commission to enter into an 
        agreement to provide for secondary treatment in Mexico of 
        effluent from the International Wastewater Treatment Plant 
        (IWTP);
            (3) encourages the United States section of the 
        International Boundary and Water Commission to provide for the 
        development of a privately-funded Mexican Facility, through the 
        execution of a fee-for-services contract with the owner of such 
        facility, in order to provide for--
                    (A) secondary treatment of effluent from the IWTP, 
                if found to be necessary, in compliance with applicable 
                water quality laws of the United States, Mexico, and 
                California; and
                    (B) additional capacity for primary and secondary 
                treatment of up to 50,000,000 gallons per day, for the 
                purpose of providing additional sewage treatment 
                capacity in order to fully address the trans-border 
                sanitation problem;
                    (C) provision for any and all approvals from 
                Mexican authorities necessary to facilitate water 
                quality verification and enforcement at the Mexican 
                Facility to be carried out by the International 
                Boundary and Water Commission or other appropriate 
                authority;
                    (D) any terms and conditions deemed necessary to 
                allow for use in the United States of treated effluent 
                from the Mexican Facility if there is reclaimed water 
                surplus to the needs of users in Mexico; and
                    (E) return transportation of whatever portion of 
                the treated effluent which cannoted by reused to the 
                South Bay Ocean Outfall; and
            (4) in addition to other terms and conditions considered 
        appropriate by the International Boundary and Water Commission, 
        in any fee-for-services contract, encourages the International 
        Boundary and Water Commission to include the following terms 
        and conditions--
                    (A) a term of 30 years;
                    (B) appropriate arrangements for the monitoring and 
                verification of compliance with applicable United 
                States, California, and Mexican water quality 
                standards;
                    (C) arrangements for the appropriate disposition of 
                sludge, produced from the IWTP and the Mexican 
                Facility, at a location or locations in Mexico; and
                    (D) payment of appropriate fees from the 
                International Boundary and Water Commission to the 
                owner of the Mexican Facility for sewage treatment 
                services, with the annual amount payable to be 
                reflective of all costs associated with the 
                development, construction, operation, and financing of 
                the Mexican Facility.

SEC. 710. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING COLOMBIA.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Colombia is a democratic country fighting multiple 
        wars--
                    (A) a war against the Colombian Revolutionary Armed 
                Forces (FARC);
                    (B) a war against the National Liberation Army 
                (ELN);
                    (C) a war against the United Self-Defense Forces of 
                Colombia (AUC) and other paramilitary organizations; 
                and
                    (D) a war against drug lords who traffic in deadly 
                cocaine and heroin.
            (2) In 1998 alone, 308,000 Colombians were internally 
        displaced in Colombia. Over the last decade, 35,000 Colombians 
        have been killed.
            (3) The operations of the FARC, ELN, AUC, and other 
        extragovernmental forces have profited from, and become 
        increasingly dependent upon, cooperation with the illicit 
        narcotics trade.
            (4) The FARC and ELN have waged the longest-running anti-
        government insurgencies in Latin America and control roughly 60 
        percent of the country, including a demilitarized zone ruled by 
        the FARC.
            (5) Representatives of the Government of Colombia and the 
        FARC are scheduled to begin peace talks on July 20, 1999.
    (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) the United States should recognize the crisis in 
        Colombia and play a more pro-active role in its resolution, 
        including offering U.S. political support to help Colombia with 
        the peace process;
            (2) all extragovernmental combatant groups, including the 
        FARC, ELN, and AUC, should demonstrate their commitment to 
        peace by ceasing to engage in violence, kidnapping, and 
        cooperation with the drug trade; and
            (3) the United States should mobilize the international 
        community to pro-actively engage in resolving the Colombian 
        wars.

SEC. 711. SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCERNING HAITIAN 
              ELECTIONS.

    The House of Representatives supports the critically important 
Haitian parliamentary and local elections scheduled for November 1999 
and urges the Department of State to review embassy operations to 
ensure that the embassy has sufficient personnel and resources 
necessary to carry out its important responsibilities during the run-up 
to the fall elections.

SEC. 712. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS COMMENDING THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL FOR 
              REAFFIRMING THE DEMOCRATIC IDEALS OF ISRAEL IN ITS 
              ELECTIONS.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Since its creation in 1948, Israel has fulfilled the 
        dreams of its founders who envisioned a vigorous, open, and 
        stable democracy.
            (2) The centerpiece of Israeli democracy is its system of 
        competitive and free elections.
            (3) On May 17, 1999, the Israeli people--Israeli Jews and 
        Israeli Arabs-- went to the polls in large numbers in a 
        remarkably peaceful election.
            (4) This election is only the latest example of Israel's 
        commitment to the democratic ideals of freedom and pluralism, 
        values that it shares with the United States.
    (b) Sense of the Congress.--The Congress--
            (1) commends the people of Israel for reaffirming, in the 
        May 17, 1999, election, its dedication to democratic ideals;
            (2) congratulates Ehud Barak on his election as Prime 
        Minister of Israel; and
            (3) pledges to work with the President of the United States 
        and the new Government of Israel to strengthen the bonds 
        between the United States and Israel and to advance the cause 
        of peace in the Middle East.

SEC. 713. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING THE SOVEREIGNTY OF 
              TERRITORIES IN THE AEGEAN SEA.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The maritime borders between Greece and Turkey in the 
        Aegean have been delimited in international law and are 
        regarded as having been agreed, established, and settled.
            (2) A fundamental principle of international law is that, 
        once agreed, a boundary shall remain stable and predictable.
            (3) Turkey is claiming sovereignty to numerous islands and 
        islets and unspecified ``gray areas'' in the Aegean Sea.
            (4) In Article 15 of the Treaty of Peace with Turkey, and 
        Other Instruments, signed at Lausanne on July 24, 1923, Turkey 
        renounced in favor of Italy all right, title, and interest of 
        Turkey in the 12 enumerated island in the Dodecanese region 
        that were occupied at the time of the treaty by Italy, 
        including the Island of Calimnos, and the islets dependent on 
        such islands.
            (5) The Convention Between Italy and Turkey for the 
        Delimitation of the Territorial Waters Between the Coasts of 
        Anatolia and the Island of Castellorizo, signed at Ankara on 
        January 4, 1932, established the rights of Italy and Turkey in 
        coastal islands, waters, and rocks in the Aegean Sea and 
        delimited a maritime frontier between the two countries.
            (6) A protocol dated December 28, 1932, annexed to that 
        Convention memorialized an agreement on a water boundary 
        between Italy and Turkey which placed the Imia Islets under the 
        sovereignty of Italy.
            (7) In Article 14 of the 1947 Paris Treaty of Peace with 
        Italy, Italy ceded to Greece the Dodecanese Islands under 
        Italy's control, including the Island of Calimnos and the 
        adjacent Islets of Imia.
            (8) By resolution dated February 15, 1996, the European 
        Parliament resolved that the water boundaries established in 
        the Treaty of Lausanne of 1923 and the 1932 Convention Between 
        Italy and Turkey, including the protocol annexed to such 
        Convention, are the borders between Greece and Turkey.
            (9) Greece, as the successor state to Italy under the 
        above-enumerated treaties, conventions, and protocols, acceded 
        to sovereignty under the same treaties, conventions, and 
        protocols.
            (10) Turkish Government claims to territories in the Aegean 
        delimited as Greek sovereign territory under the above-
        enumerated treaties, conventions, and protocols contravene 
        these same treaties, conventions, and treaties.
            (11) Both Greece and Turkey are members of the North 
        Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and allies of the United 
        States.
            (12) It is in the interest of the United States and other 
        nations to have disputes resolved peacefully.
            (13) The Eastern Mediterranean region, in which the Aegean 
        Sea is located, is a region of vital strategic importance to 
        the United States.
    (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) the water boundaries established in the Treaty of 
        Lausanne of 1923 and the 1932 Convention Between Italy and 
        Turkey, including the Protocol annexed to such Convention, are 
        the borders between Greece and Turkey in the Aegean Sea; and
            (2) any party, including Turkey, objecting to these 
        established boundaries should seek redress in the International 
        Court of Justice at The Hague.

SEC. 714. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS THAT THE PRESIDENT SHOULD SEEK A PUBLIC 
              RENUNCIATION BY THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA OF ANY USE 
              OF FORCE, OR THREAT TO USE FORCE, AGAINST TAIWAN, AND 
              THAT THE UNITED STATES SHOULD HELP TAIWAN IN CASE OF 
              THREATS OR A MILITARY ATTACK BY THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
              CHINA.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) In March of 1996, the political leadership of the 
        People's Republic of China used provocative military maneuvers, 
        including missile launch exercises in the Taiwan Strait, in an 
        attempt to intimidate the people of Taiwan during their 
        historic, free, and democratic presidential elections.
            (2) The People's Republic of China refuses to renounce the 
        use of force against Taiwan.
            (3) The House of Representatives passed a resolution by a 
        vote of 411-0 in June 1998 urging the President to seek, during 
        his July 1998 summit meeting in Beijing, a public renunciation 
        by the People's Republic of China of any use of force, or 
        threat of use of force, against democratic Taiwan.
            (4) Senior United States executive branch officials have 
        called upon the People's Republic of China to renounce the use 
        of force against Taiwan.
            (5) The use of force, and the threat to use force, by the 
        People's Republic of China against Taiwan threatens peace and 
        stability in the region.
            (6) The Taiwan Relations Act, enacted in 1979, states that 
        ``[i]t is the policy of the United States . . . to consider any 
        effort to determine the future of Taiwan by other than peaceful 
        means, including by boycotts or embargoes, a threat to the 
        peace and security of the Western Pacific area and of grave 
        concern to the United States''.
            (7) The Taiwan Relations Act states that it is the policy 
        of the United States to provide Taiwan with arms of a defensive 
        character.
    (b) Sense of the Congress.--
            (1) The Congress commends the people of Taiwan for having 
        established a democracy in Taiwan over the past decades and 
        repeatedly reaffirming their dedication to democratic ideals.
            (2) It is the sense of the Congress that--
                    (A) the President of the United States should seek 
                a public renunciation by the People's Republic of China 
                of any use of force, or threat to use force, against 
                Taiwan, especially in Taiwan's March 2000 free 
                Presidential elections; and
                    (B) the United States should help Taiwan defend 
                itself in case of threats or a military attack by the 
                People's Republic of China against Taiwan.

SEC. 715. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING SUPPORT FOR THE IRAQI 
              DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION.

    It is the sense of the Congress that the United States Government 
should support the holding of a plenary session of the Iraqi National 
Assembly in the near future.

SEC. 716. KOSOVAR ALBANIAN PRISONERS HELD IN SERBIA.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) At the conclusion of the NATO campaign to halt the 
        Serbian and Yugoslav ethnic cleansing in Kosova, a large, but 
        undetermined number of Kosovar Albanians held in Serbian 
        prisons in Kosova were taken from Kosova before and during the 
        withdrawal of Serbian and Yugoslav police and military forces 
        from Kosova.
            (2) Serbian Justice Minister Dragoljub Jankovic has 
        admitted that 1,860 prisoners were brought to Serbia from 
        Kosova on June 10, 1999, the day Serbian and Yugoslav police 
        and military forces began their withdrawal from Kosova.
            (3) International humanitarian organizations, including the 
        International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Human 
        Rights Watch, have expressed serious concern with the detention 
        of Kosovar Albanians in prisons in Serbia.
            (4) On June 25, 1999, Serbia released 166 of the detained 
        Kosovar Albanian prisoners to the ICRC.
            (5) On July 10, 1999, the Parliamentary Assembly of the 
        Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, comprised 
        of parliamentarians from across Europe, the United States and 
        Canada, adopted a resolution calling upon Serbia and 
        Yugoslavia, in accordance with international humanitarian law, 
        to grant full, immediate and ongoing ICRC access to all 
        prisoners held in relation to the Kosova crisis, to ensure the 
        humane treatment of such prisoners, and to arrange for the 
        release of all such prisoners.
    (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) the Serbian and Yugoslav Governments should immediately 
        account for all Kosovar Albanians held in their prisons and 
        treat them in accordance with all applicable international 
        standards;
            (2) the ICRC should be given full, immediate, and ongoing 
        access to all Kosovar Albanians held in Serbian and Yugoslav 
        prisons; and
            (3) all Kosovar Albanians held in Serbian and Yugoslav 
        prisons should be released and returned to Kosova.

    TITLE VIII--LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES

SEC. 801. LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

    Funds made available for assistance for fiscal year 2000 under the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Arms Export Control Act, or any 
other provision of law described in this Act for which amounts are 
authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal years, may be used for 
procurement outside the United States or less developed countries only 
if--
            (1) such funds are used for the procurement of commodities 
        or services, or defense articles or defense services, produced 
        in the country in which the assistance is to be provided, 
        except that this paragraph only applies if procurement in that 
        country would cost less than procurement in the United States 
        or less developed countries;
            (2) the provision of such assistance requires commodities 
        or services, or defense articles or defense services, of a type 
        that are not produced in, and available for purchase from, the 
        United States, less developed countries, or the country in 
        which the assistance is to be provided;
            (3) the Congress has specifically authorized procurement 
        outside the United States or less developed countries; or
            (4) the President determines on a case-by-case basis that 
        procurement outside the United States or less developed 
        countries would result in the more efficient use of United 
        States foreign assistance resources.

          TITLE IX--GULF WAR VETERANS' IRAQI CLAIMS PROTECTION

SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Gulf War Veterans' Iraqi Claims 
Protection Act of 1999''.

SEC. 902. ADJUDICATION OF CLAIMS.

    (a) Claims Against Iraq.--The United States Commission is 
authorized to receive and determine the validity and amounts of any 
claims by nationals of the United States against the Government of 
Iraq. Such claims must be submitted to the United States Commission 
within the period specified by such Commission by notice published in 
the Federal Register. The United States Commission shall certify to 
each claimant the amount determined by the Commission to be payable on 
the claim under this title.
    (b) Decision Rules.--In deciding claims under subsection (a), the 
United States Commission shall apply, in the following order--
            (1) applicable substantive law, including international 
        law; and
            (2) applicable principles of justice and equity.
    (c) Priority Claims.--Before deciding any other claim against the 
Government of Iraq, the United States Commission shall, to the extent 
practical, decide all pending non-commercial claims of active, retired, 
or reserve members of the United States Armed Forces, retired former 
members of the United States Armed Forces, and other individuals 
arising out of Iraq's invasion and occupation of Kuwait or out of the 
1987 attack on the USS Stark.
    (d) Applicability of International Claims Settlement Act.--To the 
extent they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this title, the 
provisions of title I (other than section 902(c)) and title VII of the 
International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 (22 U.S.C. 1621-1627 and 
1645-1645o) shall apply with respect to claims under this title.

SEC. 903. CLAIMS FUNDS.

    (a) Iraq Claims Fund.--The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized 
to establish in the Treasury of the United States a fund (hereafter in 
this title referred to as the ``Iraq Claims Fund'') for payment of 
claims certified under section 902(a). The Secretary of the Treasury 
shall cover into the Iraq Claims Fund such amounts as are allocated to 
such fund pursuant to subsection (b).
    (b) Allocation of Proceeds From Iraqi Asset Liquidation.--
            (1) In general.--The President shall allocate funds 
        resulting from the liquidation of assets pursuant to section 
        904 in the manner the President determines appropriate between 
        the Iraq Claims Fund and such other accounts as are appropriate 
        for the payment of claims of the United States Government 
        against Iraq, subject to the limitation in paragraph (2).
            (2) Limitation.--The amount allocated pursuant to this 
        subsection for payment of claims of the United States 
        Government against Iraq may not exceed the amount which bears 
        the same relation to the amount allocated to the Iraq Claims 
        Fund pursuant to this subsection as the sum of all certified 
        claims of the United States Government against Iraq bears to 
        the sum of all claims certified under section 902(a). As used 
        in this paragraph, the term ``certified claims of the United 
        States Government against Iraq'' means those claims of the 
        United States Government against Iraq which are determined by 
        the Secretary of State to be outside the jurisdiction of the 
        United Nations Commission and which are determined to be valid, 
        and whose amount has been certified, under such procedures as 
        the President may establish.

SEC. 904. AUTHORITY TO VEST IRAQI ASSETS.

    The President is authorized to vest and liquidate as much of the 
assets of the Government of Iraq in the United States that have been 
blocked pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) as may be necessary to satisfy claims under 
section 902(a), claims of the United States Government against Iraq 
which are determined by the Secretary of State to be outside the 
jurisdiction of the United Nations Commission, and administrative 
expenses under section 905.

SEC. 905. REIMBURSEMENT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

    (a) Deduction.--In order to reimburse the United States Government 
for its expenses in administering this title, the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall deduct 1.5 percent of any amount covered into the Iraq 
Claims Fund to satisfy claims under this title.
    (b) Deductions Treated as Miscellaneous Receipts.--Amounts deducted 
pursuant to subsection (a) shall be deposited in the Treasury of the 
United States as miscellaneous receipts.

SEC. 906. PAYMENTS.

    (a) In General.--The United States Commission shall certify to the 
Secretary of the Treasury each award made pursuant to section 902. The 
Secretary of the Treasury shall make payment, out of the Iraq Claims 
Fund, in the following order of priority to the extent funds are 
available in such fund:
            (1) Payment of $10,000 or the principal amount of the 
        award, whichever is less.
            (2) For each claim that has priority under section 902(c), 
        payment of an additional $90,000 toward the unpaid balance of 
        the principal amount of the award.
            (3) Payments from time to time in ratable proportions on 
        account of the unpaid balance of the principal amounts of all 
        awards according to the proportions which the unpaid balance of 
        such awards bear to the total amount in the Iraq Claims Fund 
        that is available for distribution at the time such payments 
        are made.
            (4) After payment has been made of the principal amounts of 
        all such awards, pro rata payments on account of accrued 
        interest on such awards as bear interest.
    (b) Unsatisfied Claims.--Payment of any award made pursuant to this 
title shall not extinguish any unsatisfied claim, or be construed to 
have divested any claimant, or the United States on his or her behalf, 
of any rights against the Government of Iraq with respect to any 
unsatisfied claim.

SEC. 907. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER RECORDS.

    The head of any Executive agency may transfer or otherwise make 
available to the United States Commission such records and documents 
relating to claims authorized to be determined under this title as may 
be required by the United States Commission in carrying out its 
functions under this title.

SEC. 908. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS; DISPOSITION OF UNUSED FUNDS.

    (a) Statute of Limitations.--Any demand or claim for payment on 
account of an award that is certified under this title shall be barred 
on and after the date that is 1 year after the date of publication of 
the notice required by subsection (b).
    (b) Publication of Notice.--
            (1) In general.--At the end of the 9-year period specified 
        in paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Treasury shall publish a 
        notice in the Federal Register detailing the statute of 
        limitations provided for in subsection (a) and identifying the 
        claim numbers of, and the names of the claimants holding, 
        unpaid certified claims.
            (2) Publication date.--The notice required by paragraph (1) 
        shall be published 9 years after the last date on which the 
        Secretary of the Treasury covers into the Iraq Claims Fund 
        amounts allocated to that fund pursuant to section 903(b).
    (c) Disposition of Unused Funds.--
            (1) Disposition.--At the end of the 2-year period beginning 
        on the publication date of the notice required by subsection 
        (b), the Secretary of the Treasury shall dispose of all unused 
        funds described in paragraph (2) by depositing in the Treasury 
        of the United States as miscellaneous receipts any such funds 
        that are not used for payments of certified claims under this 
        title.
            (2) Unused funds.--The unused funds referred to in 
        paragraph (1) are any remaining balance in the Iraq Claims 
        Fund.

SEC. 909. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this title:
            (1) Executive agency.--The term ``Executive agency'' has 
        the meaning given that term by section 105 of title 5, United 
        States Code.
            (2) Government of iraq.--The term ``Government of Iraq'' 
        includes agencies, instrumentalities, and entities controlled 
        by that government (including public sector enterprises).
            (3) United nations commission.--The term ``United Nations 
        Commission'' means the United Nations Compensation Commission 
        established pursuant to United Nations Security Council 
        Resolution 687 (1991).
            (4) United states commission.--The term ``United States 
        Commission'' means the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of 
        the United States.

               DIVISION B--SECURITY ASSISTANCE PROVISIONS

SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE.

    This division may be cited as the ``Security Assistance Act of 
1999''.

             TITLE XI--TRANSFERS OF EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES

SEC. 1101. EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES FOR CENTRAL EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.

    Section 105 of Public Law 104-164 (110 Stat. 1427) is amended by 
striking ``1996 and 1997'' and inserting ``2000 and 2001''.

SEC. 1102. EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES FOR CERTAIN INDEPENDENT STATES OF 
              THE FORMER SOVIET UNION.

    (a) Uses For Which Funds Are Available.--Notwithstanding section 
516(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j(e)), 
during each of the fiscal years 2000 and 2001, funds available to the 
Department of Defense may be expended for crating, packing, handling, 
and transportation of excess defense articles transferred under the 
authority of section 516 of that Act to Georgia, Kazakhstan, 
Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
    (b) Content of Congressional Notification.--Each notification 
required to be submitted under section 516(f) of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j(f)) with respect to a proposed transfer of 
a defense article described in subsection (a) shall include an estimate 
of the amount of funds to be expended under subsection (a) with respect 
to that transfer.

             TITLE XII--FOREIGN MILITARY SALES AUTHORITIES

SEC. 1201. TERMINATION OF FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCED TRAINING.

    Section 617 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2367) 
is amended--
            (1) by inserting in the second sentence ``and the Arms 
        Export Control Act'' after ``under this Act'' the first place 
        it appears;
            (2) by striking ``under this Act'' the second place it 
        appears; and
            (3) by inserting in the third sentence ``and under the Arms 
        Export Control Act'' after ``this Act''.

SEC. 1202. SALES OF EXCESS COAST GUARD PROPERTY.

    Section 21(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
2761(a)(1)) is amended in the text above subparagraph (A) by inserting 
``and the Coast Guard'' after ``Department of Defense''.

SEC. 1203. COMPETITIVE PRICING FOR SALES OF DEFENSE ARTICLES.

    Section 22(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2762(d)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``Procurement contracts'' and inserting 
        ``(1) Procurement contracts''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) Direct costs associated with meeting additional or unique 
requirements of the purchaser shall be allowable under contracts 
described in paragraph (1). Loadings applicable to such direct costs 
shall be permitted at the same rates applicable to procurement of like 
items purchased by the Department of Defense for its own use.''.

SEC. 1204. REPORTING OF OFFSET AGREEMENTS.

    (a) Government-to-Government Sales.--Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms 
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(1)) is amended in the fourth 
sentence by striking ``(if known on the date of transmittal of such 
certification)'' and inserting ``and, if known on the date of 
transmittal of such certification, a description of the offset 
agreement. Such description may be included in the classified portion 
of such numbered certification''.
    (b) Commercial Sales.--Section 36(c)(1) of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(c)(1)) is amended in the second sentence by 
striking ``(if known on the date of transmittal of such 
certification)'' and inserting ``and, if known on the date of 
transmittal of such certification, a description of the offset 
agreement. Such description may be included in the classified portion 
of such numbered certification''.

SEC. 1205. NOTIFICATION OF UPGRADES TO DIRECT COMMERCIAL SALES.

    Section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(c)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(4) The provisions of subsection (b)(5) shall apply to any 
equipment, article, or service for which a numbered certification has 
been transmitted to Congress pursuant to paragraph (1) in the same 
manner and to the same extent as that subsection applies to any 
equipment, article, or service for which a numbered certification has 
been transmitted to Congress pursuant to subsection (b)(1). For 
purposes of such application, any reference in subsection (b)(5) to `a 
letter of offer' or `an offer' shall be deemed to be a reference to `a 
contract'.''.

SEC. 1206. EXPANDED PROHIBITION ON INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 39A(a) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2779a(a)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``or licensed'' after ``sold''; and
            (2) by inserting ``or export'' after ``sale''.
    (b) Definition of United States Person.--Section 39A(d)(3)(B)(ii) 
of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2779a(d)(3)(B)(ii)) is 
amended by inserting ``or by an entity described in clause (i)'' after 
``subparagraph (A)''.

SEC. 1207. ADMINISTRATIVE FEES FOR LEASING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES.

    Section 61(a) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2796(a)) is 
amended in paragraph (4) of the first sentence by inserting after 
``including reimbursement for depreciation of such articles while 
leased,'' the following: ``a fee for the administrative services 
associated with processing such leasing,''.

   TITLE XIII--STOCKPILING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES FOR FOREIGN COUNTRIES

SEC. 1301. ADDITIONS TO UNITED STATES WAR RESERVE STOCKPILES FOR 
              ALLIES.

    Paragraph (2) of section 514(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2)(A) The value of such additions to stockpiles of 
        defense articles in foreign countries shall not exceed 
        $340,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and $60,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 2000.
            ``(B)(i) Of the amount specified in subparagraph (A) for 
        fiscal year 1999, not more than $320,000,000 may be made 
        available for stockpiles in the Republic of Korea and not more 
        than $20,000,000 may be made available for stockpiles in 
        Thailand.
            ``(ii) Of the amount specified in subparagraph (A) for 
        fiscal year 2000, not more than $40,000,000 may be made 
        available for stockpiles in the Republic of Korea and not more 
        than $20,000,000 may be made available for stockpiles in 
        Thailand.''.

SEC. 1302. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN OBSOLETE OR SURPLUS DEFENSE ARTICLES IN 
              THE WAR RESERVES STOCKPILE FOR ALLIES.

    (a) Items in the Korean Stockpile.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Foreign 
        Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h), the President is 
        authorized to transfer to the Republic of Korea, in return for 
        concessions to be negotiated by the Secretary of Defense, with 
        the concurrence of the Secretary of State, any or all of the 
        items described in paragraph (2).
            (2) Covered items.--The items referred to in paragraph (1) 
        are munitions, equipment, and material such as tanks, trucks, 
        artillery, mortars, general purpose bombs, repair parts, 
        ammunition, barrier material, and ancillary equipment, if such 
        items are--
                    (A) obsolete or surplus items;
                    (B) in the inventory of the Department of Defense;
                    (C) intended for use as reserve stocks for the 
                Republic of Korea; and
                    (D) as of the date of the enactment of this Act, 
                located in a stockpile in the Republic of Korea.
    (b) Items in the Thailand Stockpile.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Foreign 
        Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h), the President is 
        authorized to transfer to Thailand, in return for concessions 
        to be negotiated by the Secretary of Defense, with the 
        concurrence of the Secretary of State, any or all of the items 
        in the WRS-T stockpile described in paragraph (2).
            (2) Covered items.--The items referred to in paragraph (1) 
        are munitions, equipment, and material such as tanks, trucks, 
        artillery, mortars, general purpose bombs, repair parts, 
        ammunition, barrier material, and ancillary equipment, if such 
        items are--
                    (A) obsolete or surplus items;
                    (B) in the inventory of the Department of Defense;
                    (C) intended for use as reserve stocks for 
                Thailand; and
                    (D) as of the date of the enactment of this Act, 
                located in a stockpile in Thailand.
    (c) Valuation of Concessions.--The value of concessions negotiated 
pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) shall be at least equal to the fair 
market value of the items transferred. The concessions may include cash 
compensation, services, waiver of charges otherwise payable by the 
United States, and other items of value.
    (d) Prior Notifications of Proposed Transfers.--Not less 30 days 
before making a transfer under the authority of this section, the 
President shall transmit to the chairmen of the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on International Relations of 
the House of Representatives a detailed notification of the proposed 
transfer, which shall include an identification of the items to be 
transferred and the concessions to be received.
    (e) Termination of Authority.--No transfer may be made under the 
authority of this section more than 3 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

    TITLE XIV--INTERNATIONAL ARMS SALES CODE OF CONDUCT ACT OF 1999

SEC. 1401. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``International Arms Sales Code of 
Conduct Act of 1999''.

SEC. 1402. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The proliferation of conventional arms and conflicts 
        around the globe are multilateral problems. The only way to 
        effectively prevent rogue nations from acquiring conventional 
        weapons is through a multinational ``arms sales code of 
        conduct''.
            (2) Approximately 40,000,000 people, over 75 percent of 
        whom were civilians, died as a result of civil and 
        international wars fought with conventional weapons during the 
        45 years of the cold war, demonstrating that conventional 
        weapons can in fact be weapons of mass destruction.
            (3) Conflict has actually increased in the post cold war 
        era.
            (4) It is in the national security and economic interests 
        of the United States to reduce dramatically the 
        $840,000,000,000 that all countries spend on armed forces every 
        year, $191,000,000,000 of which is spent by developing 
        countries, an amount equivalent to 4 times the total bilateral 
        and multilateral foreign assistance such countries receive 
        every year.
            (5) The Congress has the constitutional responsibility to 
        participate with the executive branch in decisions to provide 
        military assistance and arms transfers to a foreign government, 
        and in the formulation of a policy designed to reduce 
        dramatically the level of international militarization.
            (6) A decision to provide military assistance and arms 
        transfers to a government that is undemocratic, does not 
        adequately protect human rights, or is currently engaged in 
        acts of armed aggression should require a higher level of 
        scrutiny than does a decision to provide such assistance and 
        arms transfers to a government to which these conditions do not 
        apply.

SEC. 1403. INTERNATIONAL ARMS SALES CODE OF CONDUCT.

    (a) Negotiations.--The President shall attempt to achieve the 
foreign policy goal of an international arms sales code of conduct with 
all Wassenaar Arrangement countries. The President shall take the 
necessary steps to begin negotiations with all Wassenaar Arrangement 
countries within 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
The purpose of these negotiations shall be to conclude an agreement on 
restricting or prohibiting arms transfers to countries that do not meet 
the following criteria:
            (1) Promotes democracy.--The government of the country--
                    (A) was chosen by and permits free and fair 
                elections;
                    (B) promotes civilian control of the military and 
                security forces and has civilian institutions 
                controlling the policy, operation, and spending of all 
                law enforcement and security institutions, as well as 
                the armed forces;
                    (C) promotes the rule of law, equality before the 
                law, and respect for individual and minority rights, 
                including freedom to speak, publish, associate, and 
                organize; and
                    (D) promotes the strengthening of political, 
                legislative, and civil institutions of democracy, as 
                well as autonomous institutions to monitor the conduct 
                of public officials and to combat corruption.
            (2) Respects human rights.--The government of the country--
                    (A) does not engage in gross violations of 
                internationally recognized human rights, including--
                            (i) extra judicial or arbitrary executions;
                            (ii) disappearances;
                            (iii) torture or severe mistreatment;
                            (iv) prolonged arbitrary imprisonment;
                            (v) systematic official discrimination on 
                        the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, 
                        national origin, or political affiliation; and
                            (vi) grave breaches of international laws 
                        of war or equivalent violations of the laws of 
                        war in internal conflicts;
                    (B) vigorously investigates, disciplines, and 
                prosecutes those responsible for gross violations of 
                internationally recognized human rights;
                    (C) permits access on a regular basis to political 
                prisoners by international humanitarian organizations 
                such as the International Committee of the Red Cross;
                    (D) promotes the independence of the judiciary and 
                other official bodies that oversee the protection of 
                human rights;
                    (E) does not impede the free functioning of 
                domestic and international human rights organizations; 
                and
                    (F) provides access on a regular basis to 
                humanitarian organizations in situations of conflict or 
                famine.
            (3) Not engaged in certain acts of armed aggression.--The 
        government of the country is not currently engaged in acts of 
        armed aggression in violation of international law.
            (4) Full participation in united nations register of 
        conventional arms.--The government of the country is fully 
        participating in the United Nations Register of Conventional 
        Arms.
    (b) Reports to Congress.--(1) In the report required in sections 
116(d) and 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Secretary of 
State shall describe the extent to which the practices of each country 
evaluated meet the criteria in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection 
(a).
    (2) Not later than 6 months after the commencement of the 
negotiations under subsection (a), and not later than the end of every 
6-month period thereafter until an agreement described in subsection 
(a) is concluded, the President shall report to the appropriate 
committees of the Congress on the progress made during these 
negotiations.
    (c) Definition.--The term ``Wassenaar Arrangement countries'' means 
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, the Czech 
Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, 
Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, 
Portugal, the Republic of Korea, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, 
Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom.

TITLE XV--AUTHORITY TO EXEMPT INDIA AND PAKISTAN FROM CERTAIN SANCTIONS

SEC. 1501. WAIVER AUTHORITY.

    (a) Authority.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
        President may waive, with respect to India or Pakistan, the 
        application of any sanction or prohibition (or portion thereof) 
        contained in section 101 or 102 of the Arms Export Control Act 
        (22 U.S.C. 2799aa or 2799aa-1), section 620E(e) of the Foreign 
        Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2375(e)), or section 2(b)(4) 
        of the Export Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(4)).
            (2) Effective date.--A waiver of the application of a 
        sanction or prohibition (or portion thereof) under paragraph 
        (1) shall be effective only for a period ending on or before 
        September 30, 2000.
    (b) Exception.--The authority to waive the application of a 
sanction or prohibition (or portion thereof) under subsection (a) shall 
not apply with respect to a sanction or prohibition contained in 
subparagraph (B), (C), or (G) of section 102(b)(2) of the Arms Export 
Control Act.
    (c) Notification.--A waiver of the application of a sanction or 
prohibition (or portion thereof) contained in section 541 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not become effective until 15 days 
after notice of such waiver has been reported to the congressional 
committees specified in section 634A(a) of such Act in accordance with 
the procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications under that 
section.

SEC. 1502. CONSULTATION.

    Prior to each exercise of the authority provided in section 1501, 
the President shall consult with the appropriate congressional 
committees.

SEC. 1503. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

    Not later than August 31, 2000, the Secretary of State shall 
prepare and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
on economic and national security developments in India and Pakistan.

SEC. 1504. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.

    In this title, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
means--
            (1) the Committee on International Relations and the 
        Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; 
        and
            (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the Senate.

   TITLE XVI--TRANSFER OF NAVAL VESSELS TO CERTAIN FOREIGN COUNTRIES

SEC. 1601. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER NAVAL VESSELS.

    (a) Dominican Republic.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to 
transfer to the Government of the Dominican Republic the medium 
auxiliary floating dry dock AFDM 2. Such transfer shall be on a grant 
basis under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2321j).
    (b) Ecuador.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to transfer 
to the Government of Ecuador the ``OAK RIDGE'' class medium auxiliary 
repair dry dock ALAMOGORDO (ARDM 2). Such transfer shall be on a sales 
basis under section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761).
    (c) Egypt.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to transfer to 
the Government of Egypt the ``NEWPORT'' class tank landing ships 
BARBOUR COUNTY (LST 1195) and PEORIA (LST 1183). Such transfers shall 
be on a sales basis under section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2761).
    (d) Greece.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to 
transfer to the Government of Greece the ``KNOX'' class frigate CONNOLE 
(FF 1056). Such transfer shall be on a grant basis under section 516 of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j).
    (2) The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to transfer to the 
Government of Greece the medium auxiliary floating dry dock COMPETENT 
(AFDM 6). Such transfer shall be on a sales basis under section 21 of 
the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761).
    (e) Mexico.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to transfer to 
the Government of Mexico the ``NEWPORT'' class tank landing ship 
NEWPORT (LST 1179) and the ``KNOX'' class frigate WHIPPLE (FF 1062). 
Such transfers shall be on a sales basis under section 21 of the Arms 
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761).
    (f) Poland.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to transfer to 
the Government of Poland the ``OLIVER HAZARD PERRY'' class guided 
missile frigate CLARK (FFG 11). Such transfer shall be on a grant basis 
under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2321j).
    (g) Taiwan.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to transfer to 
the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United 
States (which is the Taiwan instrumentality designated pursuant to 
section 10(a) of the Taiwan Relations Act) the ``NEWPORT'' class tank 
landing ship SCHENECTADY (LST 1185). Such transfer shall be on a sales 
basis under section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761).
    (h) Thailand.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to transfer 
to the Government of Thailand the ``KNOX'' class frigate TRUETT (FF 
1095). Such transfer shall be on a grant basis under section 516 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j).
    (i) Turkey.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to transfer to 
the Government of Turkey the ``OLIVER HAZARD PERRY'' class guided 
missile frigates FLATLEY (FFG 21) and JOHN A. MOORE (FFG 19). Such 
transfers shall be on a sales basis under section 21 of the Arms Export 
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761).

SEC. 1602. INAPPLICABILITY OF AGGREGATE ANNUAL LIMITATION ON VALUE OF 
              TRANSFERRED EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.

    The value of a vessel transferred to another country on a grant 
basis under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2321j) pursuant to authority provided by section 1601 shall not 
be counted for the purposes of section 516(g) of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 in the aggregate value of excess defense articles 
transferred to countries under that section in any fiscal year.

SEC. 1603. COSTS OF TRANSFERS.

    Any expense incurred by the United States in connection with a 
transfer of a vessel authorized by section 1601 shall be charged to the 
recipient.

SEC. 1604. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.

    The authority to transfer vessels under section 1601 shall expire 
at the end of the 2-year period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act.

SEC. 1605. REPAIR AND REFURBISHMENT OF VESSELS IN UNITED STATES 
              SHIPYARDS.

    The Secretary of the Navy shall require, to the maximum extent 
possible, as a condition of a transfer of a vessel under section 1601, 
that the country to which the vessel is transferred have such repair or 
refurbishment of the vessel as is needed, before the vessel joins the 
naval forces of that country, performed at a shipyard located in the 
United States, including a United States Navy shipyard.

SEC. 1606. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS RELATING TO TRANSFER OF NAVAL VESSELS 
              AND AIRCRAFT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINES.

    (a) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) the President should transfer to the Government of the 
        Philippines, on a grant basis under section 516 of the Foreign 
        Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j), the excess defense 
        articles described in subsection (b); and
            (2) the United States should not oppose the transfer of F-5 
        aircraft by a third country to the Government of the 
        Philippines.
    (b) Excess Defense Articles.--The excess defense articles described 
in this subsection are the following:
            (1) UH-1 helicopters, A-4 aircraft, and the ``POINT'' class 
        Coast Guard cutter POINT EVANS.
            (2) Amphibious landing craft, naval patrol vessels 
        (including patrol vessels of the Coast Guard), and other naval 
        vessels (such as frigates), if such vessels are available.

                  TITLE XVII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SEC. 1701. ANNUAL MILITARY ASSISTANCE REPORTS.

    Section 655(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2415(b)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Information Relating to Military Assistance and Military 
Exports.--Each such report shall show the aggregate dollar value and 
quantity of defense articles (including excess defense articles), 
defense services, and international military education and training 
activities authorized by the United States and of such articles, 
services, and activities provided by the United States, excluding any 
activity that is reportable under title V of the National Security Act 
of 1947, to each foreign country and international organization. The 
report shall specify, by category, whether such defense articles--
            ``(1) were furnished by grant under chapter 2 or chapter 5 
        of part II of this Act or under any other authority of law or 
        by sale under chapter 2 of the Arms Export Control Act;
            ``(2) were furnished with the financial assistance of the 
        United States Government, including through loans and 
        guarantees; or
            ``(3) were licensed for export under section 38 of the Arms 
        Export Control Act.''.

SEC. 1702. PUBLICATION OF ARMS SALES CERTIFICATIONS.

    Section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776) is 
amended in the second subsection (e) (as added by section 155 of Public 
Law 104-164)--
            (1) by inserting ``in a timely manner'' after ``to be 
        published''; and
            (2) by striking ``the full unclassified text of'' and all 
        that follows and inserting the following: ``the full 
        unclassified text of--
            ``(1) each numbered certification submitted pursuant to 
        subsection (b);
            ``(2) each notification of a proposed commercial sale 
        submitted under subsection (c); and
            ``(3) each notification of a proposed commercial technical 
        assistance or manufacturing licensing agreement submitted under 
        subsection (d).''.

SEC. 1703. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL EXPORT OF 
              SIGNIFICANT MILITARY EQUIPMENT ON UNITED STATES MUNITIONS 
              LIST.

    (a) Notification Requirement.--Section 38 of the Arms Export 
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(i) As prescribed in regulations issued under this section, a 
United States person to whom a license has been granted to export an 
item identified as significant military equipment on the United States 
Munitions List shall, not later than 15 days after the item is 
exported, submit to the Department of State a report containing all 
shipment information, including a description of the item and the 
quantity, value, port of exit, and destination of the item.''.
    (b) Quarterly Reports to Congress.--Section 36(a) of the Arms 
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(a)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (11), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (12), by striking ``third-party 
                transfers.'' and inserting ``third-party transfers; 
                and''; and
                    (C) by adding after paragraph (12) (but before the 
                last sentence of the subsection), the following:
            ``(13) a report on all exports of significant military 
        equipment for which information has been provided pursuant to 
        section 38(i).''.

SEC. 1704. ENFORCEMENT OF ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT.

    The Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) is amended in 
sections 38(e), 39A(c), and 40(k) by inserting after ``except that'' 
each place it appears the following: ``section 11(c)(2)(B) of such Act 
shall not apply, and instead, as prescribed in regulations issued under 
this section, the Secretary of State may assess civil penalties for 
violations of this Act and regulations prescribed thereunder and 
further may commence a civil action to recover such civil penalties, 
and except further that''.

SEC. 1705. VIOLATIONS RELATING TO MATERIAL SUPPORT TO TERRORISTS.

    Section 38(g)(1)(A)(iii) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
2778(g)(1)(A)(iii)) is amended by adding at the end before the comma 
the following: ``or section 2339A of such title (relating to providing 
material support to terrorists)''.

SEC. 1706. AUTHORITY TO CONSENT TO THIRD PARTY TRANSFER OF EX-U.S.S. 
              BOWMAN COUNTY TO USS LST SHIP MEMORIAL, INC.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) It is the long-standing policy of the United States 
        Government to deny requests for the retransfer of significant 
        military equipment that originated in the United States to 
        private entities.
            (2) In very exceptional circumstances, when the United 
        States public interest would be served by the proposed 
        retransfer and end-use, such requests may be favorably 
        considered.
            (3) Such retransfers to private entities have been 
        authorized in very exceptional circumstances following 
        appropriate demilitarization and receipt of assurances from the 
        private entity that the item to be transferred would be used 
        solely in furtherance of Federal Government contracts or for 
        static museum display.
            (4) Nothing in this section should be construed as a 
        revision of long-standing policy referred to in paragraph (1).
            (5) The Government of Greece has requested the consent of 
        the United States Government to the retransfer of HS Rodos (ex-
        U.S.S. Bowman County (LST 391)) to the USS LST Ship Memorial, 
        Inc.
    (b) Authority To Consent to Retransfer.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the President 
        may consent to the retransfer by the Government of Greece of HS 
        Rodos (ex-U.S.S. Bowman County (LST 391)) to the USS LST Ship 
        Memorial, Inc.
            (2) Conditions for consent.--The President should not 
        exercise the authority under paragraph (1) unless USS LST 
        Memorial, Inc.--
                    (A) utilizes the vessel for public, nonprofit, 
                museum-related purposes;
                    (B) submits a certification with the import 
                application that no firearms frames or receivers, 
                ammunition, or other firearms as defined in section 
                5845 of the National Firearms Act (26 U.S.C. 5845) will 
                be imported with the vessel; and
                    (C) complies with regulatory policy requirements 
                related to the facilitation of monitoring by the 
                Federal Government of, and the mitigation of potential 
                environmental hazards associated with, aging vessels, 
                and has a demonstrated financial capability to so 
                comply.

SEC. 1707. EXCEPTIONS RELATING TO PROHIBITIONS ON ASSISTANCE TO 
              COUNTRIES INVOLVED IN TRANSFER OR USE OF NUCLEAR 
              EXPLOSIVE DEVICES.

    (a) In General.--Section 2 of the Agriculture Export Relief Act of 
1998 (Public Law 105-194; 112 Stat. 627) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (d); and
            (2) by striking the second sentence of subsection (e).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act or September 30, 
1999, whichever occurs earlier.

SEC. 1708. CONTINUATION OF THE EXPORT CONTROL REGULATIONS UNDER IEEPA.

    To the extent that the President exercises the authorities of the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act to carry out the provisions 
of the Export Administration Act of 1979 in order to continue in full 
force and effect the export control system maintained by the Export 
Administration regulations issued under that Act, including regulations 
issued under section 8 of that Act, the following shall apply:
            (1) The penalties for violations of the regulations 
        continued pursuant to the International Emergency Economic 
        Powers Act shall be the same as the penalties for violations 
        under section 11 of the Export Administration Act of 1979, as 
        if that section were amended--
                    (A) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
    ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), whoever 
knowingly violates or conspires to or attempts to violate any provision 
of this Act or any license, order, or regulation issued under this 
Act--
            ``(1) except in the case of an individual, shall be fined 
        not more than $500,000 or 5 times the value of any exports 
        involved, whichever is greater; and
            ``(2) in the case of an individual, shall be fined not more 
        than $250,000 or 5 times the value of any exports involved, 
        whichever is greater, or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or 
        both.'';
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) by 
                        striking ``five times'' and inserting ``10 
                        times'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking 
                        ``$250,000'' and inserting ``$500,000''; and
                            (iii) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking 
                        ``$250,000, or imprisoned not more than 5 
                        years'' and inserting ``$500,000, or imprisoned 
                        not more than 10 years'';
                    (C) in subsection (c)(1)--
                            (i) by striking ``$10,000'' and inserting 
                        ``$250,000''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``except that the civil 
                        penalty'' and all that follows through the end 
                        of the paragraph and inserting ``except that 
                        the civil penalty for a violation of the 
                        regulations issued pursuant to section 8 may 
                        not exceed $50,000.''; and
                    (D) in subsection (h)(1), by inserting after ``Arms 
                Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778)'' the following: 
                ``section 16 of the Trading with the enemy Act (50 
                U.S.C. 16), or, to the extent the violation involves 
                the export of goods or technology controlled under this 
                or any other Act or defense articles or defense 
                services controlled under the Arms Export Control Act, 
                section 371 or 1001 of title 18, United States Code,''.
            (2) The authorities set forth in section 12(a) of the 
        Export Administration Act of 1979 may be exercised in carrying 
        out the regulations continued pursuant to the International 
        Emergency Economic Powers Act.
            (3) The provisions of sections 12(c) and 13 of the Export 
        Administration Act of 1979 shall apply in carrying out the 
        regulations continued pursuant to the International Emergency 
        Economic Powers Act.
            (4) The continuation of the provisions of the Export 
        Administration Regulations pursuant to the International 
        Emergency Economic Powers Act shall not be construed as not 
        having satisfied the requirements of that Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 21, 1999.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.