[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4053 Introduced in House (IH)]
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4053
To authorize assistance to the countries of southeastern Europe for
fiscal year 2001, to authorize assistance for democratization in Serbia
and Montenegro, to require equitable burdensharing in multilateral
assistance programs for southeastern Europe, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 22, 2000
Mr. Gilman (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Bereuter, Ms.
Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Gillmor, Mr.
McHugh, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Spence, Mr.
Radanovich, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Souder, Mr. Doolittle, Mr.
Mica, and Mr. Traficant) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on International Relations
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A BILL
To authorize assistance to the countries of southeastern Europe for
fiscal year 2001, to authorize assistance for democratization in Serbia
and Montenegro, to require equitable burdensharing in multilateral
assistance programs for southeastern Europe, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``United States-
Southeastern Europe Democratization and Burdensharing Act of 2000''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE FOR THE COUNTRIES OF SOUTHEASTERN
EUROPE
Sec. 101. Finding.
Sec. 102. Policy.
Sec. 103. Authorization of assistance to the countries of southeastern
Europe.
Sec. 104. Definition of countries of southeastern Europe.
TITLE II--ASSISTANCE FOR DEMOCRACY BUILDING IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
AND THE REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO
Sec. 201. Findings.
Sec. 202. Policy toward the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of
Montenegro.
Sec. 203. Sense of the Congress regarding reconstruction in the
Republic of Serbia.
Sec. 204. Assistance for democratization in the Republic of Serbia and
the Republic of Montenegro.
Sec. 205. Prohibition on assistance to the Government of the Republic
of Serbia.
Sec. 206. Development of political contacts relating to the Republic of
Serbia and the Republic of Montenegro.
TITLE III--ASSISTANCE TO THE REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO
Sec. 301. Findings.
Sec. 302. Policy toward the Republic of Montenegro.
Sec. 303. Sense of the Congress.
Sec. 304. Assistance to the Republic of Montenegro.
TITLE IV--ASSISTANCE TO THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
Sec. 401. Policy toward the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Sec. 402. Sense of the Congress.
Sec. 403. Assistance for the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
TITLE V--EQUITABLE BURDENSHARING REQUIREMENT FOR ASSISTANCE FOR
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE REGION
Sec. 501. Equitable burdensharing requirement.
Sec. 502. Statement of policy on the participation of the European
Union in the International Police in
Kosovo.
TITLE VI--POLICY REGARDING INDIVIDUALS INDICTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL
CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA
Sec. 601. Findings.
Sec. 602. Declaration of policy.
TITLE I--UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE FOR THE COUNTRIES OF SOUTHEASTERN
EUROPE
SEC. 101. FINDING.
The Congress finds that assistance provided by the United States
under the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989, the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and other laws to the countries of
Eastern Europe has helped several of those countries to make
considerable progress toward democratic governance that respects the
rights of all citizens of those countries regardless of ethnic
background and toward a market-based economy that may contribute to the
prosperity that reinforces democratic government, multiethnic harmony,
peace, and stability.
SEC. 102. POLICY.
The Congress declares the following:
(1) As United States assistance programs for several
countries of northeastern Europe authorized under the Support
for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 approach their
end, the United States, in cooperation with its allies in the
North Atlantic Alliance, the member countries of the European
Union, and with other bilateral and multilateral donors, will
continue to provide targeted assistance to the countries of
southeastern Europe, including the Republic of Slovenia, the
Republic of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of
Albania, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the
Republic of Bulgaria, and Romania, in support of its interest
in the larger pan-European and trans-Atlantic community of
states.
(2) Programs authorized under the Support for East European
Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 and the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 will continue to play an important role in assisting the
countries of southeastern Europe to address challenges to
political and economic reforms.
SEC. 103. AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE TO THE COUNTRIES OF SOUTHEASTERN
EUROPE.
(a) Support for Political and Economic Reforms in Southeastern
Europe.--The President is authorized to provide appropriate support for
political and economic reforms in the countries of southeastern Europe
from the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2001 to carry out the
Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5401
et seq.) and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et
seq.).
(b) Support for Political and Economic Reforms in the Kosovo
Region.--The President is authorized to provide appropriate support for
political and economic reforms in the Kosovo region of the Republic of
Serbia from the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2001 to carry out
the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C.
5401 et seq.) and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et
seq.).
(c) Limitation on Assistance for the Republic of Serbia.--
(1) Limitation.--Assistance may not be provided for the
Republic of Serbia under any provision of law, except pursuant
to title II of this Act, or for strictly humanitarian purposes,
from the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2001 to carry out
the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22
U.S.C. 5401 et seq.) and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2151 et seq.).
(2) Exception.--The limitation in paragraph (1) shall not
apply if the President determines that the Government of Serbia
has undertaken steps to become truly democratic and to ensure
equal rights for all citizens of the Republic of Serbia.
SEC. 104. DEFINITION OF COUNTRIES OF SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE.
In this title, the term ``countries of southeastern Europe'' means
the Republic of Slovenia, the Republic of Croatia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, the Republic of Albania, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, the Republic of Bulgaria, and Romania.
TITLE II--ASSISTANCE FOR DEMOCRACY BUILDING IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
AND THE REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO
SEC. 201. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) In multi-party elections held in the Republic of Serbia
in 1990, 1992, 1996, and 1997, international observers found
considerable evidence of election fraud and manipulation of the
state-run media, allowing the ruling Socialist Party of Serbia,
led by Slobodan Milosevic, to maintain power.
(2) On many occasions, and specifically in 1991, 1996, and
1997, Serbian authorities demonstrated a willingness to
intimidate and use force against citizens of Serbia who
peacefully exercised their rights to protest publicly against
the regime's undemocratic practices.
(3) Beginning in 1991, the Serbian Government formed by the
Socialist Party of Serbia sought to enhance its power and
counter democratic pressures by fomenting extreme nationalism
and instigating interethnic conflict within the former
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, which, by the time
peace was restored in 1999, resulted in the deaths of hundreds
of thousands, the torture and rape of tens of thousands, and
the forced displacement of nearly 4,000,000 individuals.
(4) In 1992, the Republics of Serbia and Montenegro
asserted the establishment of a new ``Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia'', the government and institutions of which have
been dominated by those holding power in Serbia and their
political allies in Montenegro, enabling Serbian President
Slobodan Milosevic to become the President of the new Yugoslav
state in 1997, when his final term as President of Serbia
ended.
(5) In 1997 and 1998, forces within the ruling Democratic
Socialist Party of Montenegro which supported the building of
democratic institutions separated from those allied with the
ruling party in Serbia, cooperated with opposition parties,
including those representing minority communities, and
succeeded, despite threats and intimidation on the part of
Serbian officials, in holding elections reflective of the will
of the citizens of Montenegro and bringing increased openness
and tolerance in Montenegrin society.
(6) In 1998, conflict in the area resumed with an assault
by Yugoslav military and Serbian police and security forces on
innocent civilians in Kosovo which ultimately led, in 1999, to
an all-out campaign to ethnically cleanse Kosovo of its
Albanian population.
(7) In 1998, new, draconian laws on information and higher
education placed further restrictions on the independent media
and academic freedom in Serbia.
(8) Military intervention by the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) to compel Yugoslav and Serbian officials to
end the repression in Kosovo was used by these officials to
attack independent and opposition forces within Serbia, both
verbally and physically, and to impose additional restrictions
on the rights and freedoms of the people of Serbia.
(9) The chronology of events in Serbia since 1990 indicates
a clear relationship between the instigation of interethnic
conflict and the denial of democratic development.
SEC. 202. POLICY TOWARD THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA AND THE REPUBLIC OF
MONTENEGRO.
The Congress declares that the United States supports the
development of democracy in Serbia and Montenegro and those who are
committed to the building of democratic institutions, defending human
rights, promoting rule of law, and fostering tolerance in society.
SEC. 203. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING RECONSTRUCTION IN THE
REPUBLIC OF SERBIA.
It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) the United States should not provide bilateral
assistance to rebuild the civilian infrastructure in the
Republic of Serbia, but, should provide assistance for purposes
of democratization within the Republic of Serbia in order to
support a change in the character of its government with regard
to policies that foment interethnic conflict;
(2) in the event that the character of the Government of
the Republic of Serbia changes through demonstrable
implementation of policies in support of democracy, interethnic
harmony, and market-based economic reform, bilateral assistance
for economic reforms may then be made available as well; and
(3) the United States should provide support for civilian
infrastructure in the Republic of Serbia, in particular where
the local government implements democratic policy, supports
interethnic harmony, and seeks market-based economic reforms,
through support for programs managed by international financial
institutions.
SEC. 204. ASSISTANCE FOR DEMOCRATIZATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA AND
THE REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO.
(a) Funding.--
(1) Availability of amounts for serbia and montenegro.--Of
the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2001 to carry out the
Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22
U.S.C. 5401 et seq.) and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), $42,000,000 shall be available for
democracy building and related assistance described in
subsection (b) in all regions of the Republic of Serbia, other
than the region of Kosovo, and in the Republic of Montenegro.
(2) Availability of amounts for kosovo.--Notwithstanding
section 103(c) of this Act, the amount appropriated for fiscal
year 2001 to carry out the Support for East European Democracy (SEED)
Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.) and the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) shall be available for democracy building
and related assistance described in subsection (b) in the region of
Kosovo.
(b) Democracy Building and Related Assistance.--The democracy
building and related assistance described in this subsection are the
following:
(1) Open media.--Assistance to improve infrastructure and
programming relating to an open media, including advice,
technical support, and education, and to help provide legal
protection.
(2) Nongovernmental organizations.--Assistance to train
nongovernmental organizations, to develop regional networks of
nongovernmental organizations, to encourage multiethnic focus
on issues of common concern, and to help provide legal
protection.
(3) Independent labor unions.--Assistance to promote
membership in independent labor unions, to facilitate contacts
and cooperation with labor unions elsewhere in Europe, and to
help provide legal protection.
(4) Education.--Assistance to assist independent education
networks, to help provide support for those fired for political
reasons, and to develop improved teaching materials on
democracy and civic responsibilities.
(5) Judiciary.--Assistance to train judges on international
judicial standards, to support a trial monitoring program, and
to help provide support of individuals fired for political
reasons.
(6) Political parties and coalitions.--Assistance to expand
training in grassroots organization, to develop coalition
building and campaign skills, and to develop party leadership
below the state or republic level.
(7) Local governance.--Assistance to provide support to
democratically oriented local governments to provide services,
to establish local economic development plans, and to increase
transparency and accountability of decisionmaking.
(8) Election administration.--Assistance to train election
officials in transparent election procedures, to provide
tamper-resistant electoral supplies, and to develop sound
registration and voting procedures.
(9) Youth organizations.--Assistance to promote student
organizations and to develop and provide for study programs in
Europe and the United States.
(c) Administration of Assistance.--Assistance provided under this
section shall be provided to those programs and activities that are
determined to be most effective in achieving the objectives of this
title and shall be provided to institutions, nongovernmental
organizations, and individuals that--
(1) clearly advocate democratic principles in their
programs;
(2) do not discriminate on the basis of ethnicity; and
(3) have no known direct involvement in, nor open support
for, atrocities associated with the conflicts in the former
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia or any of the
independent states which have emerged therefrom, since 1991.
SEC. 205. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC
OF SERBIA.
Amounts made available under this Act, including any programs or
activities made possible by such amounts, may not be provided or
otherwise made available to the Government of the Republic of Serbia,
the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (other than
Montenegro), or individuals connected with these governments if either
of these governments remains under the direction, command, or influence
of Slobodan Milosevic, the Socialist Party of Serbia, or any political
party that does not undertake effective measures to ensure true
democratic government in the Republic of Serbia that will ensure equal
rights of all of Serbia's citizens, regardless of ethnic background,
and reforms intended to create a market-based economy.
SEC. 206. DEVELOPMENT OF POLITICAL CONTACTS RELATING TO THE REPUBLIC OF
SERBIA AND THE REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO.
(a) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that
political contacts between United States officials and those who, in an
official or unofficial capacity, represent a genuine desire for
democratic governance in the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of
Montenegro in accordance with section 204(c) of this Act, should be
developed through regular and well publicized meetings.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of State $350,000 for fiscal year 2001
for a voluntary contribution to the Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly--
(1) to facilitate contacts by those who, in an official or
unofficial capacity, represent a genuine desire for democratic
governance in the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of
Montenegro, with their counterparts in other countries; and
(2) to encourage the development of a multilateral effort
to promote democracy in the Republic of Serbia and the Republic
of Montenegro.
TITLE III--ASSISTANCE TO THE REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO
SEC. 301. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The election of former Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo
Djukanovic to the office of President of the Republic of
Montenegro in October 1997 was followed by a new program of
political and economic reforms in Montenegro and a policy of
pursuing greater links between Montenegro and the international
community.
(2) In May 1998, the governing coalition headed by
President Djukanovic, a multiethnic coalition committed to
respect the rights of all of Montenegro's citizens, regardless
of ethnic background, won parliamentary elections in the
Republic of Montenegro.
(3) The Republic of Serbia, in cooperation with the
president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Slobodan
Milosevic, has sought to obstruct the efforts of the Republic
of Montenegro to implement political and economic reforms by
means of--
(A) economic boycotts against Montenegro;
(B) manipulation of information in the state-run
media with the intent of destabilizing Montenegro;
(C) illegitimate manipulation of the Federal
parliament of Serbia and Montenegro; and
(D) alleged support for armed demonstrations in
January 1998 in Montenegro against the democratically-
elected government.
(4) In May 1998 the Republic of Montenegro ended the
transfer of tax revenues to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
because of the illegitimate appointment of the Prime Minister
of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and later took control
from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia of the licensing of
mass media, the levy of customs duties, and the approval of
export and import licenses within the territory of Montenegro.
(5) The Republic of Montenegro has allowed newspapers and
periodicals that had been banned in neighboring Serbia to
publish in Montenegro.
(6) Officials of the Republic of Montenegro have expressed
a willingness to work with investigators from the International
Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).
(7) President Milo Djukanovic of the Republic of Montenegro
had supported efforts to maintain peace and address the
concerns of ethnic Albanians in the Serbian region of Kosovo by
calling for dialogue and the grant of substantial autonomy to
the Kosovo region prior to the outbreak of the conflict in
Serbia over the region.
(8) Prior to, and after the start of the military operation
of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Serbia, the
Republic of Montenegro accepted tens of thousands of refugees
from the neighboring region of Kosovo in Serbia.
SEC. 302. POLICY TOWARD THE REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO.
The Congress declares that the United States supports the
development in Montenegro of a market-based economy and a democratic
government based on equal rights for all of its citizens, regardless of
ethnic background.
SEC. 303. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.
It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) the Government of the Republic of Montenegro should
undertake concrete steps to end corrupt activities within
Montenegro;
(2) the Government of the Republic of Montenegro should
undertake to ensure that the process of privatization of state-
owned enterprises in Montenegro is fair and transparent;
(3) the Government of the Republic of Montenegro should
take steps to divest itself of its control over the major media
outlets within Montenegro to ensure greater freedom of the
media;
(4) the implementation of full economic and political
reforms within the Republic of Montenegro by a multiethnic
government may serve as a model for such successful reforms and
greater ethnic tolerance within Serbia should a more democratic
government come to power in that neighboring state; and
(5) the United States should join other official creditors
of the Republic of Montenegro in providing Montenegro with
relief from official debt through rescheduling and, where
appropriate, forgiveness.
SEC. 304. ASSISTANCE TO THE REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO.
Of the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2001 to carry out the
Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5401
et seq.) and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et
seq.), $55,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for political
and economic reforms in the Republic of Montenegro.
TITLE IV--ASSISTANCE TO THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
SEC. 401. POLICY TOWARD THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA.
It is the policy of the United States--
(1) to promote the development in the Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia of a market-based economy and a
democratic government that respects the rights of all of its
citizens, regardless of ethnic background;
(2) to support the territorial integrity of Macedonia and
to insist that the territorial integrity of Macedonia be
respected by all of its neighboring countries and by all
political movements within and outside Macedonia;
(3) to support cooperative, bilateral relations between
Macedonia and all neighboring countries;
(4) to support preparations for the integration of
Macedonia into pan-European and trans-Atlantic economic and
security institutions; and
(5) to consider Macedonia to be a priority recipient for
economic, financial, humanitarian, and other assistance that
may be provided to the region by the United States and other
donors due to its important role in the stability of the region
and its acceptance of a large share of the economic burden
caused by the large influx of refugees into Macedonia during
the recent conflict with regard to the region of Kosovo.
SEC. 402. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.
It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is to be
commended for efforts undertaken since independence to support
the creation of a free media, including the creation of an
environment in which privately-owned radio and television
stations and newspapers have been established, and should
further encourage the growth of a free media by privatizing
media outlets and newsprint distribution enterprises that allow
the government to control the free flow of alternative media;
(2) Macedonia is to be commended for steps taken since
independence to ensure better educational opportunities for its
citizens of ethnic Albanian background, including steps that
have resulted in rising enrollments by those of ethnic Albanian
background in Macedonian secondary schools and universities and
the creation of a Pedagogical Faculty at Skopje University for
the training of ethnic Albanian primary and secondary school
teachers;
(3) officials of the Government of Macedonia should
continue to ensure rising enrollments for those citizens of
ethnic Albanian background in Macedonian schools and
universities;
(4) United States assistance programs in support of
political reforms in Macedonia should be expanded, with a
particular focus on privatization of state-owned media
enterprises, improvements in public administration at both the
central and local levels of government, and efforts to improve
inter-ethnic understanding and cooperation, particularly in the
area of broadcast and print media operations, both public and
private;
(5) the United States should, in particular, expand its
microenterprise credit and loan programs in Macedonia to
encourage the growth of small business and job creation that
will help alleviate unemployment;
(6) the United States should join other official creditors
of Macedonia in providing Macedonia with relief from such
official debt through rescheduling and, where appropriate,
forgiveness; and
(7) United States assistance programs for the modernization
of Macedonia's armed forces through training and provision of
equipment should be expanded, with a particular focus on border
security and efforts to increase the representation of citizens
of ethnic Albanian background in the officer corps of those
armed forces.
SEC. 403. ASSISTANCE FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA.
(a) Assistance for Economic and Political Reforms.--Of the amount
appropriated for fiscal year 2001 to carry out the Support for East
European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.) and the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), $43,450,000
shall be made available for assistance for economic and political
reforms in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
(b) Assistance for the Establishment of an American University in
Macedonia.--
(1) In general.--Of the amounts appropriated for each of
the fiscal years 2001 through 2004 to carry out the Support for
East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5401 et
seq.) and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et
seq.), not less than $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 and not
less than $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2002 through
2004 shall be made available for the establishment and support
of the faculty and programs of an American University for
Southeastern Europe at Skopje, Macedonia, or at another
suitable site in Macedonia.
(2) Declaration of policy.--The President should ensure
that the curriculum at the American University for Southeastern
Europe is offered in the English language and emphasizes public
administration, technology, and business administration, with
undergraduate and graduate degrees recognized by the Macedonian
national educational system. In addition, the Government of the
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia should ensure that the
educational programs of such an American University for
Southeastern Europe are fully accredited as soon as possible
and should provide substantial assistance for necessary,
interim facilities.
(c) Assistance for Microenterprise.--Of the amount made available
under subsection (a), the President shall make available not less than
$4,000,000 for microenterprise credits and loans through existing
programs funded by the United States in Macedonia.
(d) South Balkans Development Initiative and Related Projects.--Of
the amount made available under subsection (a), $5,000,000 shall be
made available to the Trade and Development Agency for additional
activities under the South Balkans Development Initiative and
activities in support of related infrastructure projects in Macedonia,
including those projects that, in cooperation with the Republic of
Bulgaria and the Republic of Albania, would expedite completion of an
East-West trade corridor across those countries.
(e) Foreign Military Financing Program.--Of the amount made
available under subsection (a), not less than $2,000,000 shall be made
available for assistance for the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
under the ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' account under section
23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763).
(f) International Military Education and Training.--Of the amount
made available under subsection (a), the President shall make available
such amount as is necessary and appropriate for assistance for the
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia under chapter 5 of part II of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.) in order to
substantially upgrade the quality and availability of training for
officers and non-commissioned officers of Macedonia.
TITLE V--EQUITABLE BURDENSHARING REQUIREMENT FOR ASSISTANCE FOR
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE REGION
SEC. 501. EQUITABLE BURDENSHARING REQUIREMENT.
(a) Limitation on Bilateral United States Assistance.--
(1) Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law
(including any other provision of this Act), the total amount
of bilateral United States assistance provided to the countries
of southeastern Europe (as defined in section 104), the
Republic of Montenegro, and the Kosovo region of the
Republic of Serbia for the fiscal years 2001 through 2005 under the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) and the Support
for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.)
may not exceed an amount equal to 15 percent of the total amount of
multilateral assistance described in subsection (b) provided to such
countries, the Republic of Montenegro, and the Kosovo region of the
Republic of Serbia for such fiscal years 2001 through 2005.
(2) Certification; report.--For each of the fiscal years
2001 through 2005--
(A) the Secretary of State shall certify to the
Congress that the amount of bilateral United States
assistance provided, and planned to be provided, to the
countries of southeastern Europe (as defined in section
104), the Republic of Montenegro, and the Kosovo region
of the Republic of Serbia is in compliance with the
limitation requirement of paragraph (1); or
(B) if the Secretary of State is unable to make the
certification under subparagraph (A) for any such
fiscal year, the Secretary of State shall submit to the
Congress a report containing a description of the
amount by which the bilateral United States assistance
provided, or planned to be provided, to the countries
and region described in such subparagraph exceeds the
amount of such assistance determined so as to be in
compliance with the limitation requirement of paragraph
(1).
(3) Subsequent reduction in assistance.--If the Secretary
of State submits to the Congress a report under paragraph
(2)(B) for any of the fiscal years 2001 through 2005, then,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amount of
bilateral United States assistance made available to the
countries of southeastern Europe (as defined in section 104),
the Republic of Montenegro, and the Kosovo region of the
Republic of Serbia for the subsequent fiscal years under the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) and the
Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22
U.S.C. 5401 et seq.) shall be reduced by the excess amount
determined under paragraph (2)(B).
(b) Multilateral Assistance Described.--The multilateral assistance
described in this subsection is assistance--
(1) provided by the United States, the European Union,
member countries of the European Union, and member countries of
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); and
(2) provided under the ``Stability Pact for Southeastern
Europe'' program or under other multilateral assistance
programs established or carried out for the region of
southeastern Europe.
SEC. 502. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON THE PARTICIPATION OF THE EUROPEAN
UNION IN THE INTERNATIONAL POLICE IN KOSOVO.
It shall be the policy of the United States to strongly encourage
the member states of the European Union to make a far greater effort to
provide suitably and adequate numbers of personnel for the
International Police in Kosovo so that the goal of an effective 4,700-
officer International Police in Kosovo force is attained as soon as
possible.
TITLE VI--POLICY REGARDING INDIVIDUALS INDICTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL
CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA
SEC. 601. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) On May 25, 1993, United Nations Security Council
Resolution 827 established the International Criminal Tribunal
for the former Yugoslavia located in The Hague, the Netherlands
(hereinafter in this title referred to as the ``Tribunal''),
and gave it jurisdiction over all crimes arising out of the
conflict in the former Yugoslavia.
(2) This Tribunal has publicly indicted 93 individuals for
war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide arising out
of the conflict in the former Yugoslavia, including the
indictment of Slobodon Milosevic and other senior political
leaders, and has issued a number of indictments under seal.
(3) The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the
Crime of Genocide defines genocide as ``any of the following
acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part,
a national, ethnical, racial, or religious group, as such: (a)
Killing members of the group; (b) Causing serious bodily or
mental harm to members of the group; (c) Deliberately
inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring
about its physical destruction in whole or in part; (d)
Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;
[or] (e) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another
group.''.
(4) There is reason to believe that known war criminals
live freely in the former Yugoslavia, not fearful of arrest,
and any lasting peace in the region must be based on justice
for all, including the most senior officials of the government
or governments responsible for conceiving, organizing,
initiating, directing, and sustaining the Yugoslav conflict and
whose forces have committed war crimes, crimes against
humanity, or genocide.
SEC. 602. DECLARATION OF POLICY.
(a) In General.--The Congress declares that it is the policy of the
United States to assist the Tribunal as fully as possible in its
apprehension and prosecution of individuals indicted for war crimes,
including Slobodan Milosevic, and to encourage the other members of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and other interested
countries to do the same.
(b) Additional Declarations of Policy.--The Congress further
declares the following:
(1) The United States should make collection of information
that can be supplied to the Tribunal for use as evidence to
support the prosecution of individuals indicted for war crimes
a higher priority, with any such information already collected
immediately turned over to the Tribunal.
(2) The United States should provide an adequate amount of
any additional financial or personnel resources that may be
required by the Tribunal in order to enable the Tribunal to
adequately prepare for, indict, prosecute, and adjudicate
allegations of war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide
posed against President Slobodan Milosevic or any other
individual arising from the conflict in the former Yugoslavia,
including in Kosovo.
(3) The United States should publicly declare that it
considers that there is reason to believe that Slobodan
Milosevic, President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
(Serbia and Montenegro), is responsible for genocide.
(4) The United States should urge the Tribunal to promptly
review all information relating to President Slobodan
Milosevic's possible criminal culpability for conceiving,
directing, and sustaining a variety of actions in the former
Yugoslavia, including Kosovo, that constitute genocide, crimes
against humanity, or war crimes.
(5) The United States should engage with other members of
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and other
interested countries in a discussion of information any such
nation may hold relating to allegations of war crimes and
crimes against humanity or genocide charged against President
Slobodan Milosevic and any other individual arising from the
conflict in the former Yugoslavia, including in Kosovo, and
urge such nations to promptly provide all such information to
the Tribunal.
(6) The United States should engage with other members of
NATO and other interested countries in a discussion of measures
to be taken to apprehend individuals indicted for war crimes or
crimes against humanity with the objective of concluding a plan
of action that will result in the prompt delivery of the
indictees into the custody of the Tribunal, and such plan
should include the imposition of economic and political
sanctions on any country known to be harboring an indicted
individual.
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