[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 126 (Tuesday, August 1, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11116-S11120]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        HELMS AMENDMENT NO. 2041

  Mr. HELMS proposed an amendment to the bill S. 908, supra; as 
follows:

       At the end of the bill, add the following:

     SEC.   . SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CONSOLIDATION AND 
                   REINVENTION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AGENCIES.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that it is necessary in 
     order to make the Government more efficient and to realize 
     significant budgetary savings for the American taxpayer--
       (1) to consolidate and reinvent foreign affairs agencies of 
     the United States within the Department of State;
       (2) to provide for the reorganization of the Department of 
     State to maximize efficient use of resources eliminate 
     redundancy in functions, and improve the management of the 
     Department of State;
       (3) to assist congressional efforts to balance the Federal 
     budget by the year 2002;
       (4) to ensure that the international affairs budget 
     function shoulders an appropriate 

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     share of the reductions in United States Government spending necessary 
     to eliminate the $4,800,000,000,000 budget deficit; and
       (5) to strengthen--
       (A) the coordination of United States foreign policy;
       (B) the leading role of the Secretary of State in the 
     formulation and articulation of United States foreign policy;
       (C) the authority of United States ambassadors over all 
     United States Government personnel and resources located in 
     United States diplomatic missions, in order to enhance the 
     ability of the ambassadors to deploy those resources to the 
     best effect that will attain the President's foreign policy 
     objectives; and
       (D) the United States Foreign Service, as the forward 
     deployed civilian force of the United States Government, 
     through renewed emphasis on the original principles which 
     undergird the distinct Foreign Service personnel system. 
     These include worldwide availability, assignments based on 
     the needs of the service, rank in person, and merit-based 
     advancement.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the President should--
       (1) consolidate within the Department of State, or 
     eliminate, such duplicative, overlapping, or superfluous 
     personnel, functions, goals, activities, offices, and 
     programs that the United States Arms Control and Disarmament 
     Agency, the United States Information Agency, and the Agency 
     for International Development have in common with the 
     Department of State in order to realize a budgetary savings 
     to the American taxpayer of at least $3,000,000,000 during 
     fiscal years 1996 through 1999;
       (2) encourage the United States foreign affairs agencies to 
     maintain a high percentage of the best qualified, most 
     competent American citizens serving in the United States 
     Government while downsizing significantly the total number of 
     people employed by these agencies; and
       (3) ensure that all functions of diplomacy be subject to 
     recruitment, training, assignment, promotion and egress based 
     on common standards and procedures, with maximum interchange 
     among the functions.
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                        HELMS AMENDMENT NO. 2042

  Mr. HELMS proposed an amendment to amendment No. 2041 proposed by him 
to the bill S. 908, supra; as follows:

       Strike all after the word ``Sec.'' and insert the 
     following:

       .  . SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CONSOLIDATION AND 
                   REINVENTION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AGENCIES.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that it is necessary in 
     order to make the Government more efficient and to realize 
     significant budgetary savings for the American taxpayer--
       (1) to consolidate and reinvent foreign affairs agencies of 
     the United States within the Department of State;
       (2) to provide for the reorganization of the Department of 
     State to maximize efficient use of resources, eliminate 
     redundancy in functions, and improve the management of the 
     Department of State;
       (3) to assist congressional efforts to balance the Federal 
     budget by the year 2002;
       (4) to ensure that the international affairs budget 
     function shoulders an appropriate share of the reductions in 
     United States Government spending necessary to eliminate the 
     $4,800,000,000,000 budget deficit; and
       (5) to strengthen--
       (A) the coordination of United States foreign policy;
       (B) the leading role of the Secretary of State in the 
     formulation and articulation of United States foreign policy;
       (C) the authority of United States ambassadors over all 
     United States Government personnel and resources located in 
     United States diplomatic missions, in order to enhance the 
     ability of the ambassadors to deploy those resources to the 
     best effect that will attain the President's foreign policy 
     objectives; and
       (D) the United States Foreign Service, as the forward 
     deployed civilian force of the United States Government, 
     through renewed emphasis on the original principles which 
     undergird the distinct Foreign Service personnel system. 
     These include worldwide availability, assignments based on 
     the needs of the service, rank in person, and merit-based 
     advancement.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the President should--
       (1) consolidate and eliminate, such duplicative, 
     overlapping, or superfluous personnel, functions, goals, 
     activities, offices, and programs that the United States Arms 
     Control and Disarmament Agency, the United States Information 
     Agency, and the Agency for International Development have in 
     common with the Department of State in order to realize a 
     budgetary savings to the American taxpayer of at least 
     $3,000,000,000 during fiscal years 1996 through 1999;
       (2) encourage the United States foreign affairs agencies to 
     maintain a high percentage of the best qualified, most 
     competent American citizens serving in the United States 
     Government while downsizing significantly the total number of 
     people employed by these agencies; and
       (3) ensure that all functions of diplomacy be subject to 
     recruitment, training, assignment, promotion and egress based 
     on common standards and procedures, with maximum interchange 
     among the functions.
                                 ______


                 HATCH (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2043

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. HATCH (for himself, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Pell, Mr. 
Harkin, and Mr. Campbell) submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by them to the bill S. 908, supra; as follows:

       On page 84, stroke lines 23 and 24.
       On page 85, line 1, strike ``(2)'' and insert ``(1)''.
       On page 85, line 3, strike ``(3)'' and insert ``(2)''.
       On page 85, line 4, strike ``(4)'' and insert ``(3)''.
       On page 85, line 6, strike ``(5)'' and insert ``(4)''.
                                 ______


                 HATCH (AND ABRAHAM) AMENDMENT NO. 2044

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Abraham) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by them to the bill S. 908, supra; as follows:

       On page 124, after line 20, add the following:

     SEC. 618. TERMINATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMS EMBARGO 
                   APPLICABLE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF 
                   CROATIA.

       (a) Termination.--Subject to subsection (b), the President 
     shall terminate the United States arms embargo of the 
     Government of the Republic of Croatia at such time that the 
     United States terminates the United States arms embargo of 
     the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
       (b) Resumption.--The President may resume the United States 
     arms embargo of the Government of the Republic of Croatia 
     upon--
       (1) determining the Government of the Republic of Croatia 
     is actively interfering with the transhipment of arms 
     deliveries to the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and
       (2) reporting in writing to the President pro tempore of 
     the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
     that he has determined the Government of the Republic of 
     Croatia is actively interfering with the transhipment of arms 
     deliveries to the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the 
     basis for his determination, and the measures the United 
     States has taken to minimize such interference.
       (c) Definition.--As used in this section, the terms 
     ``United States arms embargo of the Government of the 
     Republic of Croatia,'' and ``United States arms embargo of 
     the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina'' mean the 
     application to the Government of the Republic of Croatia and 
     the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively, of 
     the policy adopted July 10, 1991, and published in the 
     Federal Register of July 19, 1991 (58 FR 33322) under the 
     heading ``Suspension of Munitions Export Licenses to 
     Yugoslavia. ''
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                        BOND AMENDMENT NO. 2045

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. BOND submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill S. 908, supra; as follows:

       On page 24 line 3, strike all after the word ``The'' 
     through the word ``Committee'' on line 14, and insert in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``Attorney General shall conduct a study to develop, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of 
     Commerce, the Secretary of Treasury, the Director of Central 
     Intelligence, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the 
     United States Trade Representative, the Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation, the Trade and Development Agency, and 
     the Export-Import Bank of the United States, proposals to end 
     the discrimination against United States exports that result 
     from bribery and corruption in international business 
     transactions.
       ``(d) Report.--The Attorney General, in consultation with 
     the agencies and agency heads listed in subsection (c), shall 
     submit a report containing the proposals developed under 
     subsection (c) to the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban 
     Affairs and the''.
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                      KASSEBAUM AMENDMENT NO. 2046

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mrs. KASSEBAUM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her 
to the bill S. 908, supra; as follows:

       On page 108 strike lines 13 through 25, and on page 109 
     strike lines 1 through 3.
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               FEINGOLD (AND SIMPSON) AMENDMENT NO. 2047

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself and Mr. Simpson) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by them to amendment No. 1916 submitted by Mr. 
Helms to the bill S. 908, supra; as follows:

       Strike all and in lieu of the matter intended to be 
     inserted, insert the following:
       On page 124, after line 20, insert the following:

     SEC.   . UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND.

       (a) Availability of Funds.--Of the amounts made available 
     to carry out part I 

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     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $35,000,000 shall be made 
     available for each of fiscal years 1996 and 1997 to the 
     United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
       (b) Prohibition.--None of the funds made available under 
     this section may be made available for activities in the 
     People's Republic of China.
       (c) Condition.--Funds made available under this section to 
     the UNFPA shall be provided only on the condition that such 
     funds are maintained in a separate account and are not 
     commingled with any other funds.
       (d) Reports.--
       (1) Not later than February 1, 1996, and February 1, 1997, 
     the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committees on Appropriations and International Relations of 
     the House of Representatives a report indicating the amount 
     that the UNFPA plans to spend in the People's Republic of 
     China during the fiscal year in which the report is 
     submitted.
       (2) If the amount indicated in a report submitted under 
     paragraph (1) exceeds $7,000,000, then the amount made 
     available to the UNFPA shall be reduced by $7,000,000.
                                 ______


                    BROWN AMENDMENTS NOS. 2048-2052

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. BROWN submitted five amendments intended to be proposed by him to 
amendments submitted by him to the bill S. 908, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 2048

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the 
     amendment, insert the following:

     SEC. . AUTHORIZATION FOR AN INDUSTRIAL PARK ON THE BORDER 
                   BETWEEN THE TERRITORIES AND ISRAEL.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that:
       (1) Extremists in Hamas and Islamic Jihad who reject the 
     gains made since the signing of the Declaration of Principles 
     have used terrorist tactics to force the closing of the 
     territories;
       (2) These terrorist acts have exacerbated existing problems 
     and Gaza is now experiencing staggering unemployment nearing 
     50%, increasing chaos and a downward spiral of dashed hopes 
     and deeping poverty;
       (3) Israel's legitimate security concerns necessitate 
     creative new methods of ensuring continued economic 
     opportunity for the Palestinians; and
       (4) The development of industrial parks along the border 
     between Gaza, the West Bank and Israel sponsored by 
     individual nations provides an important means of providing 
     both development for Palestinians while maintaining border 
     security.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that:
       (1) The United States should take prompt, visable action 
     before the coming election in Gaza and Jericho that promises 
     hope and jobs to Palestinians;
       (2) The rapid development of an industrial park, closely 
     coordinated with private sector investors, will provide a 
     clear sign of opportunity resulting from peace with Israel;
       (3) The decision to site the industrial park should give 
     special consideration to the extremely difficult economic 
     conditions in Gaza;
       (4) The President should appoint a Special Coordinator to 
     coordinate the rapid development of an industrial park in 
     Gaza and to begin the recruitment of U.S. investors; and
       (5) The Secretary of State should direct a short-term 
     review and implement of U.S. assistance plans to assist in 
     speeding the flow of goods and services between Israel and 
     Gaza while increasing security between the two areas.
       (c) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     $10,000,000 for the rapid development of a prototype 
     industrial park in Gaza and/or the West Bank, notwithstanding 
     sections 513 and 545 of the FY1995 Foreign Operations, Export 
     Financing and Related Programs and FY1994 Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act (P.L. 103-306) or similar provisions.
                                                                    ____

                           Amendment No. 2049

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the 
     amendment, insert the following:

     SEC.  . REIMBURSEMENT FOR MARGINAL COSTS.

       (a) For all agricultural commodities transported under 
     sections 901(b) and 901b of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 
     as part of any United States Government-administered program 
     of food assistance to foreign countries, the United States is 
     authorized to reimburse carriers above the international 
     market rate as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture 
     only to the extent of the differential cost incurred by U.S. 
     shippers necessary to comply with U.S. health, safety, labor 
     and other U.S. standards that are not required for non-U.S. 
     vessels.
       (b) Report.--The Secretary of Transportation shall submit a 
     report 90 days after the enactment of this Act and annually 
     thereafter to the appropriate committees of Congress 
     detailing the U.S. health, safety, labor and other standards 
     and their differential cost to U.S. shippers of agricultural 
     commodities under sections 901(b) and 901b of the Merchant 
     Marine Act of 1936.
                                                                    ____


                           Amendment No. 2050

       In lieu of the matter to be proposed to be inserted by the 
     amendment, insert the following:

     SEC.  . LIMITATION ON CARGO PREFERENCE.

       For all agricultural commodities transported under sections 
     901(b) and 901b of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 as part of 
     any United States Government-administered program of food 
     assistance to foreign countries, the United States shall not 
     reimburse carriers more than 25 percent above the 
     international market rate, as determined by the Secretary of 
     Agriculture.
                                                                    ____

                           Amendment No. 2051

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the 
     amendment, insert the following:

     SEC. 510. CLARIFICATION OF RESTRICTIONS UNDER SECTION 620E OF 
                   THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961.

       (a) In General.--Section 620E of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2375) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (e)--
       (A) by striking ``No assistance'' and inserting ``No 
     military assistance'';
       (B) by striking ``in which assistance is to be furnished or 
     military equipment or technology'' and inserting ``in which 
     military assistance is to be furnished or military equipment 
     or technology'';
       (C) by striking ``the proposed United States assistance'' 
     and inserting ``the proposed United States military 
     assistance'';
       (D) by inserting ``(1)'' immediately after ``(e)''; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The prohibitions in this subsection do not apply to 
     any assistance or transfer provided for the purposes of--
       ``(A) international narcotics control (including chapter 8 
     of part I of this Act) or any other provision of law 
     available for providing assistance for counternarcotics 
     purposes;
       ``(B) facilitating military-to-military contact, training 
     (including chapter 5 of part II of this Act), or humanitarian 
     or civic assistance projects;
       ``(C) peacekeeping and other multilateral operations 
     (including chapter 6 of part II of this Act, relating to 
     peacekeeping) or any provisions of law available for 
     providing assistance for peacekeeping purposes, except that 
     any lethal military equipment
      provided under this subparagraph shall be provided on a 
     lease or loan basis only and shall be returned upon 
     completion of the operation for which it was provided; or
       ``(D) antiterrorism assistance (including chapter 8 of part 
     II of this Act, relating to antiterrorism assistance) or any 
     other provision of law available for antiterrorism assistance 
     purposes.
       ``(3) The restrictions of this subsection shall continue to 
     apply to contracts for the delivery of F-16 aircraft to 
     Pakistan.
       ``(4) Notwithstanding the restrictions contained in this 
     subsection, military equipment, technology, or defense 
     services, other than F-16 aircraft, may be transferred to 
     Pakistan pursuant to contracts or cases entered into before 
     October 1, 1990.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(f) Storage Costs.--The President may release the 
     Government of Pakistan of its contractual obligation to pay 
     the United States Government for the storage costs of items 
     purchased prior to October 1, 1990, but not delivered by the 
     United States Government by virtue of the application of 
     subsection (e) and may reimburse the Government of Pakistan 
     for any such amounts paid, on such terms and conditions as 
     the President may prescribe, if such payments would have no 
     impact on the scoring of United States budget authority or 
     outlays.
       ``(g) Return of Military Equipment.--The President may 
     return to the Government of Pakistan military equipment paid 
     for and delivered to Pakistan and subsequently transferred 
     for repair or upgrade to the United States but not returned 
     to Pakistan by virtue of the application of subsection (e). 
     Such equipment or its equivalent may be returned to the 
     Government of Pakistan if the President determines and so 
     certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that 
     such equipment or equivalent neither constitutes nor has 
     received any significant qualitative upgrade since being 
     transferred to the United States.''.
                                                                    ____

                           Amendment No. 2052

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the 
     amendment, insert the following:
         TITLE ____--NATO PARTICIPATION ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1995

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``NATO Participation Act 
     Amendments of 1995''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Since 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     (NATO) has played an essential role in guaranteeing the 
     security, freedom, and prosperity of the United States and 
     its partners in the Alliance.
       (2) NATO has expanded its membership on three different 
     occasions since 1949.
       (3) The sustained commitment of the member countries of 
     NATO to mutual defense of their security ultimately made 
     possible the democratic transformation in Central and Eastern 
     Europe and the demise of the Soviet Union.
       (4) NATO was designed to be and remains a defensive 
     military organization whose members have never contemplated 
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     used, military force to expand the borders of its member states.
       (5) While the immediate threat to the security of the 
     United States and its allies has been reduced with the 
     collapse of the Iron Curtain, new security threats, such as 
     the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, are emerging to the 
     shared interests of the member countries of NATO.
       (6) NATO remains the only multilateral security 
     organization capable of conducting effective military 
     operations to protect Western security interests.
       (7) NATO has played a positive role in defusing tensions 
     between NATO members and, as a result, no military action has 
     occurred between two NATO member states since the inception 
     of NATO in 1949.
       (8) NATO is also an important diplomatic forum for the 
     discussion of issues of concern to its member states and for 
     the peaceful resolution of disputes.
       (9) America's security, freedom, and prosperity remain 
     linked to the security of the countries of Europe.
       (10) Any threat to the security of the newly emerging 
     democracies in Europe would pose a security threat to the 
     United States and its European allies.
       (11) The admission to NATO of European countries that have 
     been freed from Communist domination and that meet specific 
     criteria for NATO membership would contribute to 
     international peace and enhance the security of the region.
       (12) A number of countries have expressed varying degrees 
     of interest in NATO membership, and have taken concrete steps 
     to demonstrate this commitment.
       (13) Full integration of Central and East European 
     countries into the North Atlantic Alliance after such 
     countries meet essential criteria for admission would enhance 
     the security of the Alliance and, thereby, contribute to the 
     security of the United States.
       (14) The expansion of NATO can create the stable 
     environment needed to successfully complete the political and 
     economic transformation envisioned by European states 
     emerging from communist domination.
       (15) In recognition that not all countries which have 
     requested membership in NATO will necessarily qualify at the 
     same pace, the accession date for each new member will vary.
       (16) The provision of NATO transition assistance should 
     include those countries most ready for closer ties with NATO, 
     and should be designed to assist other countries meeting 
     specified criteria of eligibility to move forward toward 
     eventual NATO membership.
       (17) The evaluation of future membership in NATO for 
     countries emerging from communist domination should be based 
     on the progress of those nations in meeting criteria for NATO 
     transition assistance and evolving NATO criteria, which 
     require enhancement of NATO's security and the approval of 
     all NATO members.

     SEC. 3. UNITED STATES POLICY.

       It should be the policy of the United States--
       (1) to join with the NATO allies of the United States to 
     redefine the role of the NATO Alliance in the post-Cold War 
     world;
       (2) to actively assist European countries emerging from 
     communist domination in their transition so that such 
     countries may eventually qualify for NATO membership; and
       (3) to work to define the political and security 
     relationship between an enlarged NATO and the Russian 
     Federation.

     SEC. 4. REVISIONS TO PROGRAM TO FACILITATE TRANSITION TO NATO 
                   MEMBERSHIP.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--Subsection (a) of section 
     203 of the NATO Participation Act of 1994 (title II of Public 
     Law 103-447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(a) Establishment of Program.--The President shall 
     provide expanded security assistance and other related 
     assistance to countries designated under subsection (d) to 
     facilitate their transition to full NATO membership.''.
       (b) Eligible Countries.--
       (1) Eligibility.--Subsection (d) of section 203 of such Act 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Designation of Eligible Countries.--
       ``(1) Presidential review and report.--Within 60 days of 
     the enactment of the NATO Participation Act Amendments of 
     1995, the President shall transmit to the Congress an 
     evaluation of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and 
     Slovakia as well as Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, 
     Bulgaria, Romania and Albania in accordance with the criteria 
     in paragraph (3) and specifically designate one or more of 
     these countries to be eligible to receive assistance under 
     the program established in subsection (a). The President 
     shall provide a report of the country-by-country evaluation 
     as well as an evaluation of each designated country's 
     progress toward conformance with criteria for full NATO 
     membership.
       ``(2) Other european countries emerging from communist 
     domination.--
       ``(A) In addition to the country or countries designated 
     pursuant to paragraph (1), the President may designate other 
     European countries emerging from communist domination. The 
     President may make such a designation in the case of any such 
     country only if the President determines, and reports to the 
     designated congressional committees, that such country meets 
     the criteria specified in paragraph (3).
       ``(3) Criteria.--The criteria referred to in paragraph (2) 
     are, with respect to each country, that the country--
       ``(A) has made significant progress toward establishing--
       ``(i) shared values and interests;
       ``(ii) democratic governments;
       ``(iii) free market economies;
       ``(iv) civilian control of the military, of the police, and 
     of intelligence services;
       ``(v) adherence to the values, principles, and political 
     commitments embodied in the Helsinki Final Act of the 
     Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe; and
       ``(vi) more transparent defense budgets and is 
     participating in the Partnership For Peace defense planning 
     process;
       ``(B) has made public commitments--
       ``(i) to further the principles of NATO and to contribute 
     to the security of the North Atlantic area;
       ``(ii) to accept the obligations, responsibilities, and 
     costs of NATO membership; and
       ``(iii) to implement infrastructure development activities 
     that will facilitate participation in and support for NATO 
     military activities;
       ``(C) is not ineligible for assistance under section 563 of 
     Public Law 103-306, with respect to transfers of equipment to 
     a country the government of which the the Secretary of State 
     has determined is a terrorist government for purposes of 
     section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act; and
       ``(D) is likely, within five years of the determination of 
     the President under paragraph (1) or (2), to be in a position 
     to further the principles of the North Atlantic Treaty and to 
     contribute to its own security and that of the North Atlantic 
     area.
       ``(4) Prohibition on funding for partnership for peace 
     activities or on funding for the warsaw initiative.--
     Effective 60 days after the date of enactment of the NATO 
     Participation Act Amendments of 1995, no funds authorized to 
     be appropriated under any provision of law may be obligated 
     or expended for activities associated with the Partnership 
     for Peace program or the Warsaw Initiative until the 
     President has designated at least one country to participate 
     in the transition program established under subsection 
     (a).''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Subsections (b) and (c) of section 203 of such Act are 
     amended by striking ``countries described in such 
     subsection'' each of the two places it appears and inserting 
     ``countries designated under subsection (d)''.
       (B) Subsection (e) of section 203 of such Act is amended--
       (i) by striking ``subsection (d)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (d)(2)''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``(22 U.S.C. 2394)'' before the period at 
     the end.
       (C) Section 204(c) of such Act is amended by striking ``any 
     other Partnership for Peace country designated under section 
     203(d)'' and inserting ``any country designated under section 
     203(d)(2)''.
       (c) Types of Assistance.--Section 203(c) of such Act is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as 
     subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) (as redesignated) 
     the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(E) Assistance under chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to the Economic Support 
     Fund).
       ``(F) Funds appropriated under the `Nonproliferation and 
     Disarmament Fund' account''.
       ``(G) Assistance under chapter 6 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to peacekeeping operations 
     and other programs).''.
       ``(H) Authority for the Department of Defense to pay excess 
     defense articles costs for countries designated for both 
     grant lethal and nonlethal excess defense articles.
       ``(I) Authority to convert FMF loans to grants, and grants 
     to loans, for eligible countries.''.
       (3) by inserting ``(1)'' immediately after ``Type of 
     Assistance.--''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(2) For fiscal years 1996 and 1997, in providing 
     assistance under chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 for the countries designated under 
     subsection (d), the President shall include as an important 
     component of such assistance the provision of sufficient 
     language training to enable military personnel to participate 
     further in programs for military training and in defense 
     exchange programs.
       ``(3) Of the amounts made available under chapter 5 of part 
     II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to 
     international military education and training), $5,000,000 
     for fiscal year 1996 and $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1997 
     should support--
       ``(A) the attendance of additional military personnel of 
     Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia at 
     professional military education institutions in the United 
     States in accordance with section 544 of such Act; and
       ``(B) the placement and support of United States 
     instructors and experts at military educational centers 
     within the foreign countries
      designated under subsection (d) that are receiving 
     assistance under that chapter.''.

     SEC. 5. ASSISTANCE FOR NATO PARTICIPATION ACT DESIGNEES.

       The President is authorized to obligate and expend 
     $60,000,000 from funds made available under the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 in support of countries designated to 
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     transition assistance under section 203(a) of the NATO Participation 
     Act, as follows:
       (1) Poland: $20,000,000.
       (2) Czech Republic: $10,000,000.
       (3) Hungary: $5,000,000.
       (4) Slovakia: $5,000,000.
       (5) Other European countries designated under subsection 
     (d)(1) or subsection (d)(2): $20,000,000.

     SEC. 6. TERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY.

       Section 203(f) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994 (title 
     II of Public Law 103-447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(f) Termination of Eligibility.--(1) The eligibility of a 
     country designated under subsection (d) for the program 
     established in subsection (a) shall terminate 60 days after 
     the President makes a certification under paragraph (2) 
     unless, within the 60-day period, the Congress enacts a joint 
     resolution disapproving the termination of eligibility.
       ``(2) Whenever the President determines that the government 
     of a country designated under subsection (d)--
       ``(A) no longer meets the criteria set forth in subsection 
     (d)(2)(A);
       ``(B) is hostile to the NATO alliance; or
       ``(C) poses a national security threat to the United 
     States,

     then the President shall so certify to the appropriate 
     congressional committees.
       ``(3) Nothing in this Act shall affect the eligibility of 
     countries to participate under other provisions of law in 
     programs described in this Act.''.
       (b) Congressional Priority Procedures.--Section 203 of such 
     Act is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) Congressional Priority Procedures.--
       ``(1) Applicable procedures.--A joint resolution described 
     in paragraph (2) which is introduced in a House of Congress 
     after the date on which a certification made under subsection 
     (f)(2) is received by Congress shall be considered in 
     accordance with the procedures set forth in paragraphs (3) 
     through (7) of section 8066(c) of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1985 (as contained in Public Law 98-473 
     (98 Stat. 1936)), except that--
       ``(A) references to the `resolution described in paragraph 
     (1)' shall be deemed to be references to the joint 
     resolution; and
       ``(B) references to the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and to the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate shall be deemed to be references 
     to the Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate.
       ``(2) Text of joint resolution.--A joint resolution under 
     this paragraph is a joint resolution the matter after the 
     resolving clause of which is as follows: `That the Congress 
     disapproves the certification submitted by the President on 
     ____________ pursuant to section 203(f) of the NATO 
     Participation Act of 1994.'.''.

     SEC. 7. REPORTS.

       (a) Annual Report.--Section 206 of the NATO Participation 
     Act of 1994 (title II of Public Law 103-447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 
     note), as redesignated by section 5(1) of this Act, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``annual'' in the section heading before 
     the first word;
       (2) by inserting ``annual'' after ``include in the'' in the 
     matter preceding paragraph (1);
       (3) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Partnership for Peace'' 
     and inserting ``European''; and
       (4) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting instead the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(2) In the event that the President determines that, 
     despite a period of transition assistance, a country 
     designated under section 203(d) has not, as of January 10, 
     1999, met criteria for NATO membership set forth by the North 
     Atlantic Council, the President shall transmit a report to 
     the designated congressional committees containing an 
     assessment of the progress made by that country in meeting 
     those standards.''.

     SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.

       The NATO Participation Act of 1994 (title II of Public Law 
     103-447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note), as amended by this Act, is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 207. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For purposes of this title:
       ``(1) NATO.--The term `NATO' means the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization.
       ``(2) Designated congressional committees.--The term 
     `designated congressional committees' means--
       ``(A) the Committee on International Relations, the 
     Committee on National Security, and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
       ``(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate.
       ``(3) European countries emerging from communist 
     domination.--The term `European countries emerging from 
     Communist domination' includes, but is not limited to, 
     Albania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, 
     Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and 
     Ukraine.''.
     

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