[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 167 (Thursday, October 26, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H10974-H10992]
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                     CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 1868

  Mr. CALLAHAN submitted the following conference report and statement 
on the bill (H.R. 1868) making appropriations for foreign operations, 
export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes:

                  Conference Report (H. Rept. 104-295)

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     1868) ``making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
     financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1996, and for other purposes,'' having met, 
     after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and 
     do recommend to their respective Houses as follows:
       That the Senate recede from its amendments numbered 1, 3, 
     6, 15, 21, 23, 25, 29, 30, 33, 36, 37, 39, 54, 59, 61, 71, 
     85, 88, 90, 91, 93, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 107, 
     108, 109, 112, 113, 117, 119, 120, 125, 127, 128, 129, 130, 
     134, 136, 137, 141, 143, 148, 153, 154, 157, 164, 166, 170, 
     172, 173, 174, 177, 178, 179, 180, 184, 185, 187, 188, 191, 
     and 193.
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendments of the Senate numbered 4, 7, 13, 14, 17, 20, 26, 
     27, 38, 40, 41, 49, 50, 52, 56, 57, 58, 62, 66, 67, 68, 69, 
     70, 74, 75, 77, 81, 83, 84, 86, 87, 103, 104, 105, 110, 111, 
     114, 116, 118, 121, 122, 123, 124, 131, 133, 138, 139, 146, 
     149, 150, 151, 160, 161, 162, and 163, and agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 2:
       
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       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 2, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $45,614,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 5:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 5, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $72,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 8:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 8, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:

    AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CHILD SURVIVAL AND DISEASE 
                                PROGRAMS

       Of the funds appropriated in title II of this Act, and 
     under the heading ``International Organizations and 
     Programs'' in title IV of this Act, not less than 
     $484,000,000 shall be made available for programs for child 
     survival, assistance to combat tropical and other diseases, 
     and related activities: Provided, That this amount shall be 
     made available for such activities as (1) immunization 
     programs, (2) oral rehydration programs, (3) health and 
     nutrition programs, and related education programs, which 
     address the needs of mothers and children, (4) water and 
     sanitation programs, (5) assistance for displaced and 
     orphaned children, (6) programs for the prevention, 
     treatment, and control of, and research on, tuberculosis, 
     HIV/AIDS, polio, malaria and other diseases, and (7) a 
     contribution on a grant basis to the United Nations 
     Children's Fund (UNICEF).
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 9:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 9, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:

                        DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE 

       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 10:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 10, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     sections 103 through 106 and chapter 10 of part I of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, title V of the International 
     Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1980 (Public Law 
     96-533) and the provisions of section 401 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1969, $1,675,000,000; and the Senate agree 
     to the same.
       Amendment numbered 11:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 11, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     That of the amount appropriated under this heading, up to 
     $20,000,000 may be made available for the Inter-American 
     Foundation and shall be apportioned directly to that agency: 
     Provided further, That of the amount appropriated under this 
     heading, up to $11,500,000 may be made available for the 
     African Development Foundation and shall be apportioned 
     directly to that agency: Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated under title II of this Act that are administered 
     by the Agency for International Development and made 
     available for family planning assistance, not less than 65 
     percent shall be made available directly to the agency's 
     central Office of Population and shall be programmed by that 
     office for family planning activities: Provided further, That 
     the President shall seek to ensure that funds made available 
     under this heading for sub-Saharan Africa are in 
     substantially the same proportion to the total amount 
     appropriated and made available by this Act for development 
     assistance as the proportion of funds made available for 
     development assistance for sub-Saharan Africa was to the 
     total amount appropriated for development assistance in 
     Public Law 103-306: Provided further, That up to $25,000,000 
     of the funds appropriated under this heading may be made 
     available for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
     of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act: Provided 
     further, That the President shall seek to ensure that the 
     percentage of funds made available under this heading for the 
     activities of private and voluntary organizations and 
     cooperatives is at least equal to the percentage of funds 
     made available pursuant to corresponding authorities in law 
     for the activities of private and voluntary organizations and 
     cooperatives in fiscal year 1995: Provided further,
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 12:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 12, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert: : 
     Provided further, That for purposes of this or any other Act 
     authorizing or appropriating funds for foreign operations, 
     export financing, and related programs, the term 
     ``motivate'', as it relates to family planning assistance, 
     shall not be construed to prohibit the provision, consistent 
     with local law, of information or counseling about all 
     pregnancy options; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 16:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 16, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert: : 
     Provided further, That not less than $650,000 of the funds 
     made available under this heading should be made available 
     for support of the United States Telecommunications Training 
     Institute; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 18:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 18, and agreed to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:


                                 cyprus

       Of the funds appropriated under the headings ``Development 
     Assistance'' and ``Economic Support Fund'', not less than 
     $15,000,000 shall be made available for Cyprus to be used for 
     scholarships, administrative support of the scholarship 
     program, bicommunal projects, and measures aimed at 
     reunification of the island and designed to reduce tensions 
     and promote peace and cooperation between the two communities 
     on Cyprus.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 19:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment to the Senate numbered 19, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:


                                 burma

       Of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the 
     provisions of chapter 8 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, not less than $2,380,000 
     shall be made available to support activities in Burma, along 
     the Burma-Thailand border, and for activities of Burmese 
     student groups and other organizations located outside Burma, 
     for the purposes of fostering democracy in Burma, supporting 
     the provision of medical supplies and other humanitarian 
     assistance to Burmese located in Burma or displaced Burmese 
     along the borders, and for other purposes: Provided, That of 
     this amount, not less than $200,000 shall be made available 
     to support newspapers, publications, and other media 
     activities promoting democracy inside Burma: Provided 
     further, That of this amount, not less than $380,000 shall be 
     made available for crop substitution activities in 
     cooperation with the Kachin people of Burma: Provided 
     further, That funds made available under this heading may be 
     made available notwithstanding any other provision of law: 
     Provided further, That provision of such funds shall be made 
     available subject to the regular notification procedures of 
     the Committees on Appropriations.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 22:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 22, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:


                   international disaster assistance

       For necessary expenses for international disaster relief, 
     rehabilitation, and reconstruction assistance pursuant to 
     section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
     amended, $181,000,000 to remain available until expended.


            humanitarian assistance to the former yugoslavia

       Of the funds appropriated in title II of this Act, 
     $40,000,000 should be available only for emergency 
     humanitarian assistance to the former Yugoslavia, of which 
     amount not less than $6,000,000 shall be available only for 
     humanitarian assistance to Kosova.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 24:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 24, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert: owed to the United States as a result of 
     concessional loans made to eligible Latin American and 
     Caribbean countries, pursuant to part IV of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, $10,000,000; and the Senate agree to 
     the same.
       Amendment numbered 28:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 28, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:
       For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of guaranteed loans 
     authorized by sections 221 and 222 of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961, $4,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 1997: Provided, That these funds are available to 
     subsidize loan principal, 100 percent of which shall be 
     guaranteed, pursuant to the authority of such sections. In 
     addition, for administrative expenses to carry out guaranteed 
     loan programs, $7,000,000, all of which may be transferred to 
     and merged with the appropriation for Operating Expenses of 
     the Agency for International Development: Provided further, 
     That commitments to guarantee loans under this heading may be 
     entered into notwithstanding the second and third sentences 
     of section 222(a) and, with regard to programs for Eastern 
     Europe and programs for the benefit of South Africans 
     disadvantaged by apartheid, section 223(j) of the 
     
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     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That none 
     of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
     obligated except through the regular notification procedures 
     of the Committees on Appropriations.
       Amendment numbered 31:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 31, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows : Provided, That of this amount not more than 
     $1,475,000 may be made available to pay for printing costs: 
     Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated by this 
     Act for programs administered by the Agency for International 
     Development (AID) may be used to finance printing costs of 
     any report or study (except feasibility, design, or 
     evaluation reports or studies) in excess of $25,000 without 
     the approval of the Administrator of the Agency or the 
     Administrator's designee: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be 
     made available for expenses necessary to relocate the Agency 
     for International Development, or any part of that agency, to 
     the building at the Federal Triangle in Washington, District 
     of Columbia; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 32:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 32, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $30,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 1997; 
     and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 34:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 34, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $2,340,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 35:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 35, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert: : Provided, That of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading, not less than $1,200,000,000 shall be 
     available only for Israel, which sum shall be available on a 
     grant basis as a cash transfer and shall be disbursed within 
     thirty days of enactment of this Act or by October 31, 1995, 
     whichever is later: Provided further, That not less than 
     $815,000,000 shall be available only for Egypt, which sum 
     shall be provided on a grant basis, and of which sum cash 
     transfer assistance may be provided, with the understanding 
     that Eygpt will undertake significant economic reforms which 
     are additional to those which were undertaken in previous 
     fiscal years, and of which not less than $200,000,000 shall 
     be provided as Commodity Import Program assistance: Provided 
     further, That the Egyptian pound equivalent of $85,000,000 
     generated from funds made available by this paragraph or 
     generated from funds appropriated under this heading in prior 
     appropriations Acts, may be made available to the United 
     States pursuant to the United States-Egypt Economic, 
     Technical and Related Assistance Agreements of 1978, for the 
     following activities under such Agreements: the Egyptian 
     pound equivalent of $50,000,000 may be made available to 
     replenish the existing endowment for the American University 
     in Cairo, and the Egyptian pound equivalent of $35,000,000 
     may be made available for projects and programs, including 
     establishment of an endowment, which promote the preservation 
     and restoration of Egyptian antiquities: Provided further, 
     That in exercising the authority to provide cash transfer 
     assistance for Israel and Egypt, the President shall ensure 
     that the level of such assistance does not cause an adverse 
     impact on the total level of non-military exports from the 
     United States to each such country: Provided further, That it 
     is the sense of the Congress that the recommended levels of 
     assistance for Egypt and Israel are based in great measure 
     upon their continued participation in the Camp David Accords 
     and upon the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty; and the Senate 
     agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 42:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 42, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $641,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 43:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 43, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows: , such as those violations included in the 
     Helsinki Final Act: Provided, That such funds may be made 
     available without regard to the restriction in this 
     subsection if the President determines that to do so is in 
     the national security interest of the United States: Provided 
     further,
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 44:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 44, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert: : 
     Provided, That this restriction does not apply to 
     demilitarization or nonproliferation programs; and the Senate 
     agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 45:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 45, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, and to read 
     as follows: : Provided, That grantees and contractors should, 
     to the maximum extent possible, place in key staff positions 
     specialists with prior on the ground expertise in the region 
     of activity and fluency in one of the local languages; and 
     the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 46:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 46, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:
       (j) In issuing new task orders entering into contracts, or 
     making grants, with funds appropriated under this heading or 
     in prior appropriations Acts, for projects or activities that 
     have as one of their primary purposes the fostering of 
     private sector development, the Coordinator for United States 
     Assistance to the New Independent States and the implementing 
     agency shall encourage the participation of and give 
     significant weight to contractors and grantees who propose 
     investing a significant amount of their own resources 
     (including volunteer services and in-kind contributions) in 
     such projects and activities.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 47:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 47, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
       (k) Of the funds made available under this heading, not 
     less than $225,000,000 shall be made available for Ukraine, 
     with the understanding that Ukraine will undertake 
     significant economic reforms which are additional to those 
     which were undertaken in previous fiscal years, and of which 
     not less than $50,000,000 (from this or any other Act) shall 
     be made available to improve energy self-sufficient and 
     improve safety at nuclear reactors, and of which $2,000,000 
     should be made available to conduct or implement an 
     assessment of the energy distribution grid that provides 
     recommendations leading to increased access to power by 
     industrial, commercial and residential users, and of which 
     not less than $22,000,000 shall be made available to support 
     the development of small and medium enterprises, including 
     independent broadcast and print media.
       (l) Of the funds made available under this heading, 
     $5,000,000 should be made available for a project to screen, 
     diagnose, and treat victims of breast cancer associated with 
     the 1985 incident at the Chernobyl reactor in Ukraine.
       (m) Of the funds made available by this Act, not less than 
     $85,000,000 shall be made available for Armenia.
       (n) Of the funds made available by this or any other Act, 
     $30,000,000 should be made available for Georgia.
       (o)(1) Effective ninety days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, none of the funds appropriated under this heading 
     may be made available for Russia unless the President 
     determines and certifies in writing to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that the Government of Russia has terminated 
     implementation of arrangements to provide Iran with technical 
     expertise, training, technology, or equipment necessary to 
     develop a nuclear reactor or related nuclear research 
     facilities or programs.
       (2) Subparagraph (1) shall not apply if the President 
     determines that making such funds available is important to 
     the national security interest of the United States. Any such 
     determination shall cease to be effective six months after 
     being made unless the President determines that its 
     continuation is important to the national security interest 
     of the United States.
       (p) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
     $20,000,000 should be provided for hospital partnership 
     programs, medical assistance to directly reduce the incidence 
     of infectious diseases such as diphtheria or tuberculosis, 
     and a program to reduce the adverse impact of contaminated 
     drinking water.
       (q) Of the funds appropriated under this heading and under 
     the heading ``Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic 
     States'', not less than $12,600,000 shall be made available 
     for law enforcement training and exchanges, and investigative 
     and technical assistance activities related to international 
     criminal activities.
       (r) Support should be provided from funds appropriated 
     under this heading for a ballot security project to promote 
     public review by Russian citizens over the conduct of 
     parliamentary and presidential elections in Russia: Provided, 
     That the Secretary of State may waive this provision with 
     regard to any election upon notification to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that the Government of Russia has blocked 
     implementation of a ballot security project.
       (s) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less 
     than $50,000,000 should be provided to the Western NIS and 
     Central Asian Enterprise Funds: Provided, That obligation of 
     these funds shall be consistent with sound business 
     practices.
       (t) The President shall establish a Trans-Caucasus 
     Enterprise Fund to encourage regional peace through economic 
     cooperation: Provided, That the President shall seek other 
     bilateral and multilateral investors in the Fund: Provided 
     further, That of the funds made available under this heading, 
     not less than $15,000,000 shall be made available for a 
     United States investment in the Trans-Caucasus Enterprise 
     Fund.
       (u) Funds appropriated under this heading or in prior 
     appropriations Acts that are or have 
     
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     been made available for an Enterprise Fund may be deposited 
     by such Fund in interest-bearing accounts prior to the 
     disbursement of such funds by the Fund for program purposes. 
     The Fund may retain for such program proposes any interest 
     earned on such deposits without returning such interest to 
     the Treasury of the United States and without further 
     appropriation by the Congress. Funds made available for 
     Enterprise Funds shall be expended at the minimum rate 
     necessary to make timely payment for projects and activities.
       (v) Section 5421(d) (3) (B) of title 22, United States Code 
     is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: ``: 
     Provided, That, as to Enterprise Funds established with 
     respect to more than one host country, such Enterprise Fund 
     may, in lieu of the appointment of citizens of the host 
     countries to its Board of Directors, establish an advisory 
     council for the host region comprised of citizens of each of 
     the host countries or establish separate advisory councils 
     for each of the host countries (hereinafter in this section 
     referred to as the ``Advisory Councils''), with which the 
     Enterprise Fund's policies and proposed activities and such 
     host country citizens shall satisfy the experience and 
     expertise requirements of this clause.''
       (w) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, assistance 
     may be provided for the Government of Azerbaijan for 
     humanitarian purposes, if the President determines that 
     humanitarian assistance provided in Azerbaijan through 
     nongovernmental organizations is not adequately addressing 
     the suffering of refugees and internally displaced persons.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 48:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 48, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:


                           independent agency

       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 51:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 51, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $205,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 53:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 53, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $115,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 55:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 55, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert: ; 
     salaries and expenses of personnel and dependents as 
     authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1980; allowances as 
     authorized by sections 5921 through 5925 of title 5, United 
     States Code; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 60:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 60, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $16,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 63:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 63, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows: : Provided further, That funds appropriated 
     under this heading for grant financed military education and 
     training for Indonesia may only be available for expanded 
     military education and training; and the Senate agree to the 
     same.
       Amendment numbered 64:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 64, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $3,208,390,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 65:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 65, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert: : Provided, That of the funds appropriated 
     by this paragraph not less than $1,800,000,000 shall be 
     available for grants only for Israel, and not less than 
     $1,300,000,000 shall be available for grants only for Egypt: 
     Provided further, That the funds appropriated by this 
     paragraph for Israel shall be disbursed within thirty days of 
     enactment of this Act or by October 31, 1995, whichever is 
     later: Provided further, That to the extent that the 
     Government of Israel requests that funds be used for such 
     purposes, grants made available for Israel by this paragraph 
     shall, as agreed by Israel and the United States, be 
     available for advanced weapons systems, of which not less 
     than $475,000,000 shall be available for the procurement in 
     Israel of defense articles and defense services, including 
     research and development; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 72:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 72, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $23,250,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 73:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 73, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum named in said amendment, insert: 
     $70,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 76:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 76, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $35,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 78:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 78, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $700,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 79:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 79, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Retain the matter proposed by said amendment, amended as 
     follows: in lieu of ``$67,550,000'', insert: $60,900,000; and 
     the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 80:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 80, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert: $25,952,110, and for the United States 
     share of the increase in the resources of the Fund for 
     Special Operations, $10,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 82:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 82, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Retain the matter proposed by said amendment, amended as 
     follows: in lieu of ``$70,000,000'', insert: $53,750,000; and 
     the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 89:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 89, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $285,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 92:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 92, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $30,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 94:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 94, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows: : Provided further, That funds may be made 
     available to the Korean Peninsula Energy Department 
     Organization (KEDO) for administrative expenses and heavy 
     fuel oil costs associated with the Agreed Framework: Provided 
     further, That no funds may be provided for KEDO for funding 
     for administrative expenses and heavy fuel oil costs beyond 
     the total amount included for KEDO in the fiscal year 1996 
     congressional presentation: Provided further, That no funds 
     may be made available under this Act to KEDO unless the 
     President determines and certifies in writing to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that (a) in accordance with 
     section 1 of the Agreed Framework, KEDO has designated a 
     Republic of Korea company, corporation or entity for the 
     purpose of negotiating a prime contract to carry out 
     construction of the light water reactors provided for in the 
     Agreed Framework; and (b) the Democratic People's Republic of 
     Korea is maintaining the freeze on its nuclear facilities as 
     required in the Agreed Framework; and (c) the United States 
     is taking steps to assure that progress is made on (1) the 
     North-South dialogue, including efforts to reduce barriers to 
     trade and investment, such as removing restrictions on 
     travel, telecommunications services and financial 
     transactions; (2) implementation of the January 1, 1992, 
     Joint Declaration on the Denuclearization of the Korean 
     Peninsula; Provided further, That a report on the specific 
     efforts with regard to subsections (a), (b) and (c) of the 
     preceding proviso shall be submitted by the President to the 
     Committees on Appropriations six months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and every six months thereafter; and 
     the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 106:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 106, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:

                       ``Development Assistance''

       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 126:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 126, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
     
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       In the matter proposed to be inserted in said amendment, 
     strike ``wholly paid for'' and insert: wholly paid for from; 
     and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 132:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 132, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
       (c) Waiver Authority.--The President may waive the 
     application in whole or in part, of subsection (a) if the 
     President certifies to the Congress that the President has 
     determined that the waiver is necessary to meet emergency 
     humanitarian needs or to achieve a negotiated settlement of 
     the conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina that is acceptable to the 
     parties.
       (d) Expanded Authority.--Section 660(b) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``or'';
       (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end 
     thereof and inserting ``; or'';
       (3) adding the following new paragraphs:
       ``(5) with respect to assistance, including training, 
     relating to sanctions monitoring and enforcement;
       ``(6) with respect to assistance provided to reconstitute 
     civilian police authority and capability in the post-conflict 
     restoration of host nation infrastructure for the purposes of 
     supporting a nation emerging from instability, and the 
     provision of professional public safety training, to include 
     training in internationally recognized standards of human 
     rights, the rule of law, anti-corruption, and the promotion 
     of civilian police roles that support democracy.''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 135:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 135, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert: tactically or strategically, with the 
     Khmer Rouge in their military operations, or to the military 
     of any country which the President determines is not taking 
     steps to prevent a pattern or practice of commercial 
     relations between its members and the Khmer Rouge; and the 
     Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 140:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 140, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows: , Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania; and the 
     Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 142:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 142, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows: : Provided, That not to exceed $750,000 may 
     be made available to carry out the provisions of section 316 
     of Public law 96-533; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 144:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 144, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Retain the matter proposed by said amendment, amended as 
     follows: In lieu of ``October 23, 1993'' insert: October 23, 
     1992; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 145:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 145, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:


                     clarification of restrictions

       (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 the words ``No assistance'' and inserting 
     the words ``No military assistance'';
       (B) by striking the words ``in which assistance is to be 
     furnished or military equipment or technology'' and inserting 
     the words ``in which military assistance is to be furnished 
     or military equipment or technology'';
       (C) by striking the words ``the proposed United States 
     assistance'' and inserting the words ``the proposed United 
     States military assistance'';
       (D) by inserting ``(1)'' immediately after ``(e)''; and
       (E) by adding the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The prohibitions in this section 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 provision of law available for 
     providing assistance for counter narcotics purposes;
       ``(B) Facilitating military-to-military contact, training 
     (including Chapter 5 of Part II of this Act) and humanitarian 
     and civic assistance projects;
       ``(C) Peacekeeping and other multilateral operations 
     (including Chapter 6 of Part II of this Act relating to 
     peacekeeping) or any provision of law available for providing 
     assistance for peacekeeping purposes, except that 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;
       ``(D) Antiterrorism assistance (including Chapter 8 of Part 
     II of this Act relating to antiterrorism assistance) or any 
     provision of law available for antitorrism 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 pursuant to subsection (e) and may 
     reimburse the Government of Pakistan for any such amount 
     paid, on such terms and conditions as the President may 
     prescribe: Provided, That such payments have no budgetary 
     impact.
       ``(g) Inapplicability of Restrictions to Previously Owned 
     Items.--Section 620E(e) does not apply to broken, worn or 
     unupgraded items or their equivalent which Pakistan paid for 
     and took possession of prior to October 1, 1990 and which the 
     Government of Pakistan sent to the Unite States for repair or 
     upgrade. Such equipment or its equivalent may be returned to 
     the Government of Pakistan: Provided, That 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 and that 
     its total value does not exceed $25,000,000.
       ``(h) Ballistic Missile Sanctions Not Affected.--Nothing 
     contained herein shall affect sanctions for transfers of 
     missile equipment or technology required under section 11B of 
     the Export Administration Act of 1979 or section 73 of the 
     Arms Export Control Act.''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 147:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 147, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:
       Sec. 562. (a) In General.--None of the funds made available 
     in this Act may be used for assistance in support of any 
     country when it is made known to the President that the 
     government of such country prohibits or otherwise restricts, 
     directly or indirectly, the transport or delivery of United 
     States humanitarian assistance.
       (b) Exception.--Funds may be made available with regard to 
     the restrictions in subsection (a) if the President 
     determines that to do so is in the national security interest 
     of the United States.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 152:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 152, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
       (b) Exceptions.--The requirement of subsection (a) to 
     withhold assistance shall not apply with respect to--
       (1) assistance to meet urgent humanitarian needs including 
     disaster and refugee relief;
       (2) democratic political reform and rule of law activities;
       (3) the creation of private sector and nongovernmental 
     organizations that are independent of government control;
       (4) the development of a free market economic system; and
       (5) assistance for the purposes described in the 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 1993 (title XII of Public 
     Law 103-160).
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 155:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 155, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:


                   limitation on assistance to turkey

       Sec. 568. Not more than $33,500,000 of the funds 
     appropriated in this Act under the heading ``Economic Support 
     Fund'' may be made available to the Government of Turkey.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 156:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 156, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:


        limitation of funds for north american development bank

       Sec. 568A. None of the funds appropriated in this Act under 
     the heading ``North American Development Bank'' and made 
     available for the Community Adjustment and Investment Program 
     shall be used for purposes other than those set out in the 
     binational agreement establishing the Bank.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 158:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 158, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:


                         asian development bank

       Sec. 571. The Secretary of the Treasury may, to fulfill 
     commitments of the United States, subscribe to and make 
     payments for shares of the Asian Development Bank in 
     connection with the fourth general capital increase of the 
     Bank. The 
     
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     amount authorized to be appropriated for paid-in shares of 
     the Bank is limited to $66,614,647; the amount authorized to 
     be appropriated for payment for callable shares of the Bank 
     is limited to $3,264,178,021. The amount to be paid in 
     respect of each subscription is authorized to be appropriated 
     without fiscal year limitation. Any subscription by the 
     United States to the capital stock of the Bank shall be 
     effective only to such extent or in such amounts as are 
     provided in advance inappropriations Acts.


                 international development association

       Sec. 572. In order to pay for the United States 
     contribution to the tenth replenishment of the resources of 
     the International Development Association authorized in 
     section 526 of Public Law 103-87, there is authorized to be 
     appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $700,000,000 
     for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 159:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 159, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:


                  special debt relief for the poorest

       Sec. 573. (a) Authority to Reduce Debt.--The President may 
     reduce amounts owed to the United States (or any agency of 
     the United States) by an eligible country as a result of--
       (1) guarantees issued under sections 221 and 222 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; or
       (2) credits extended or guarantees issued under the Arms 
     Export Control Act.
       (b) Limitations.--
       (1) The authority provided by subsection (a) may be 
     exercised only to implement multilateral official debt relief 
     and referendum agreements, commonly referred to as ``Paris 
     Club Agreed Minutes''.
       (2) The authority provided by subsection (a) may be 
     exercised only in such amounts or to such extent as is 
     provided in advance by appropriations Acts.
       (3) The authority provided by subsection (a) may be 
     exercised only with respect to countries with heavy debt 
     burdens that are eligible to borrow from the International 
     Development Association, but not from the International Bank 
     for Reconstruction and Development, commonly referred to as 
     ``IDA-only' countries.
       (c) Conditions.--The authority provided by subsection (a) 
     may be exercised only with respect to a country whose 
     government--
       (1) does not have an excessive level of military 
     expenditures;
       (2) has not repeatedly provided support for acts of 
     international terrorism;
       (3) is not failing to cooperate on international narcotics 
     control matters;
       (4) (including its military or other security forces) does 
     not engage in a consistent pattern of gross violations of 
     internationally recognized human rights; and
       (5) is not ineligible for assistance because of the 
     application of section 527 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, fiscal years 1994 and 1995.
       (d) Availability of Funds.--The authority provided by 
     subsection (a) may be used only with regard to funds 
     appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Debt 
     Restructuring''.
       (e) Certain Prohibitions Inapplicable.--A reduction of debt 
     pursuant to subsection (a) shall not be considered assistance 
     for purposes of any provision of law limiting assistance to a 
     country. The authority provided by subsection (a) may be 
     exercised notwithstanding section 620(r) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961.


             authority to engage in debt buybacks or sales

       Sec. 574. (a) Loans Eligible for Sale, Reduction, or 
     Cancellation.--
       (1) Authority to Sell, Reduce, or Cancel certain Loans.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President 
     may, in accordance with this section, sell to any eligible 
     purchaser any concessional loan or portion thereof made 
     before January 1, 1995, pursuant to the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961, to the government of any eligible country as 
     defined in section 702(6) of that Act or on receipt of 
     payment from an eligible purchaser, reduce or cancel such 
     loan or portion thereof, only for the purpose of 
     facilitating--
       (A) debt-for-equity swaps, debt-for-development swaps, or 
     debt-for-nature swaps; or
       (B) a debt buyback by an eligible country of its own 
     qualified debt, only if the eligible country uses an 
     additional amount of the local currency of the eligible 
     country, equal to not less than 40 percent of the price paid 
     or such debt by such eligible country, or the difference 
     between the price paid for such debt and the face value of 
     such debt, to support activities that link conservation and 
     sustainable use of natural resources with local community 
     development, and child survival and other child development, 
     in a manner consistent with section 707 through 710 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, if the sale, reduction, or 
     cancellation would not contravene any term or condition of 
     any prior agreement relating to such loan.
       (2) Terms and conditions.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the President shall, in accordance with 
     this section, establish the terms and conditions under which 
     loans may be sold, reduced, or canceled pursuant to this 
     section.
       (3) Administration.--The Facility, as defined in Section 
     702(8) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, shall notify 
     the administrator of the agency primarily responsible for 
     administering part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 of 
     purchasers that the President has determined to be eligible, 
     and shall direct such agency to carry out the sale, 
     reduction, or cancellation of a loan pursuant to this 
     section. Such agency shall make an adjustment in its accounts 
     to reflect the sale, reduction, or cancellation.
       (4) Limitation.--The authorities of this subsection shall 
     be available only to the extent that appropriations for the 
     cost of the modification, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, are made in advance.
       (b) Deposit of Proceeds.--The proceeds from the sale, 
     reduction, or cancellation of any loan sold, reduced, or 
     canceled pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the 
     United States Government account or accounts established for 
     the repayment of such loan.
       (c) Eligible Purchasers.--A loan may be sold pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(1)(A) only to a purchaser who presents plans 
     satisfactory to the President for using the loan for the 
     purpose of engaging in debt-for-equity swaps, debt-for-
     development swaps, or debt-for-nature swaps.
       (d) Debtor Consultation.--Before the sale to any eligible 
     purchaser, or any reduction or cancellation pursuant to this 
     section, of any loan made to an eligible country, the 
     President shall consult with the country concerning the 
     amount of loans to be sold, reduced, or canceled and their 
     uses for debt-for-equity swaps, debt-for-development swaps, 
     or debt-for-nature swaps.
       (e) Availability of Funds.--The authority provided by 
     subsection (a) may be used only with regard to funds 
     appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Debt 
     Restructuring''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 165:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 165, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the section designation of said amendment, 
     insert: Sec. 575.; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 167:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 167, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:


                                liberia

       Sec. 576. (a) Public Law 102-270 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b) by striking ``Notwithstanding section 
     620(q) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any other 
     similar provision, the'' and inserting ``The''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(2) by striking ``to implement the 
     Yamoussoukro peace accord''.
       (b) Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available 
     for assistance for Liberia notwithstanding section 620(q) of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and section 512 of this 
     Act.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 168:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 168, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:


              annual report on economic and social growth

       Sec. 577. (a) Reporting Requirement.--The President shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees an annual 
     report providing a concise overview of the prospects for 
     economic and social growth on a broad, equitable, and 
     sustainable basis in the countries receiving economic 
     assistance under title II of this Act. For each country, the 
     report shall discuss the laws, policies and practices of that 
     country that most contribute to or detract from the 
     achievement of this kind of growth. The report should address 
     relevant macroeconomic, microeconomic, social, legal, 
     environmental, and political factors and include criteria 
     regarding wage and price controls, State ownership of 
     production and distribution, State control of financial 
     institutions, trade and foreign investment, capital and 
     profit repatriation, tax and private property protection and 
     a country's commitment to stimulate education, health and 
     human development.
       (b) Countries.--The countries referred to in subsection (a) 
     are countries--
       (1) for which in excess of $5,000,000 has been obligated 
     during the previous fiscal year for assistance under sections 
     103 through 106, chapter 10 and 11 of part I, and chapter 4 
     of part II of the Foreign Assistance of 1961, and under the 
     Support for East European Democracy Act of 1989; or
       (2) for which in excess of $1,000,000 has been obligated 
     during the previous fiscal year by the Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation.
       (c) Consultation.--The Secretary of State shall submit the 
     report required by subsection (a) in consultation with the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, the Administrator of the Agency 
     for International Development, and the President of the 
     Overseas Private Investment Corporation. The report shall be 
     submitted with the annual congressional presentation for 
     appropriations.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 169:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 169, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the section designation of said amendment, 
     insert: Sec. 578.; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 171:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 171, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:


                      reports regarding hong kong

       Sec. 579. (a) Section 301 of the United States-Hong Kong 
     Policy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5731) is amended in the text 
     above paragraph (1) by inserting ``March 31, 1996,'' after 
     ``March 31, 1995,''.
     
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       (b) In light of the deficiencies in reports submitted to 
     the Congress pursuant to section 301 of the United States-
     Hong Kong Policy Act (22 U.S.C. 5731), the Congress directs 
     that the additional report required to be submitted under 
     such section by subsection (a) of this section include 
     detailed information on the status of, and other developments 
     affecting, implementation of the Sino-British Joint 
     Declaration on the Question of Hong Kong, including--
       (1) the Basic Law and its consistency with the Joint 
     Declaration;
       (2) the openness and fairness of elections to the 
     legislature;
       (3) the openness and fairness of the election of the chief 
     executive and the executive's accountability to the 
     legislature;
       (4) the treatment of political parties;
       (5) the independence of the judiciary and its ability to 
     exercise the power of final judgment over Hong Kong law; and
       (6) the Bill of Rights.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 175:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 175, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
       Sec. 580. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Act, 
     $20,000,000 of the funds made available under the headings 
     ``Development Assistance'' and/or ``Economic Support Fund'' 
     may be transferred to, and merged with, the appropriations 
     account entitled ``International Narcotics Control'' and may 
     be available for the same purposes for which funds in such 
     account are available.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 176:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 176, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:


                               guatemala

       Sec. 581. (a) Funds provided in this Act may be made 
     available for the Guatemalan military or security forces, and 
     the restrictions on Guatemala under the headings 
     ``International Military Education and Training'' and 
     ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' shall not apply, only 
     if the President determines and certifies to the Congress 
     that the Guatemalan military is cooperating with efforts to 
     resolve human rights abuses which elements of the Guatemalan 
     military or security forces are alleged to have committed, 
     ordered or attempted to thwart the investigation of.
       (b) The prohibition contained in subsection (a) shall not 
     apply to funds made available to implement a cease-fire or 
     peace agreement.
       (c) Any funds made available pursuant to subsections (a) or 
     (b) shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 
     of the Committees on Appropriations.
       (d) Any funds made available pursuant to subsections (a) 
     and (b) for international military education and training may 
     only be for expanded international military education and 
     training.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 181:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 181, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:


                  extension of tied aid credit program

       Sec. 582. (a) Section 10(c)(2) of the Export-Import Bank 
     Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635i-3(c)(2) is amended by striking 
     ``1995'' and inserting ``1997''.
       (b) Section 10(e) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 
     U.S.C. 635i-3(e)) is amended by striking ``1993, 1994, and 
     1995'' and inserting ``1996 and 1997''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 182:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 182, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:


              moratorium on use of antipersonnel landmines

       Sec. 583. (a) United States Moratorium.--For a period of 
     one year beginning three years after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the United States shall not use antipersonnel 
     landmines except along internationally recognized national 
     borders or in demilitarized zones within a perimeter marked 
     area that is monitored by military personnel and protected by 
     adequate means to ensure the exclusion of civilians.
       (b) Definition and Exemptions.--For the purposes of this 
     section:
       (1) Antipersonnel landmine.--The term ``antipersonnel 
     landmine'' means any munition placed under, on, or near the 
     ground or other surface area, delivered by artillery, rocket, 
     mortar, or similar means, or dropped from an aircraft and 
     which is designed, constructed or adapted to be detonated or 
     exploded by the presence, proximity, or contact of a person.
       (2) Exemptions.--the term ``antipersonnel landmine'' does 
     not include command detonated Claymore munitions.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 183:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 183, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:


                     extension of au pair programs

       Sec. 584. Section 8 of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship 
     Act of 1990 is amended in the last sentence by striking 
     ``fiscal year 1995'' and inserting ``fiscal year 1996''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 186:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 186, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:

          SANCTIONS AGAINST COUNTRIES HARBORING WAR CRIMINALS

       Sec. 585. (a) Bilateral Assistance.--Funds appropriated by 
     this Act under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or the Arms 
     Export Control Act may not be provided for any country 
     described in subsection (c).
       (b) Multilateral Assistance.--The Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall instruct the United States executive directors of the 
     international financial institutions to work in opposition 
     to, and vote against, any extension by such institutions of 
     financing or financial or technical assistance to any country 
     described in subsection (c).
       (c) Sanctioned Countries.--A country described in this 
     subsection is a country the government of which knowingly 
     grants sanctuary to persons in its territory for the purpose 
     of evading prosecution, where such persons--
       (1) have been indicted by the International Criminal 
     Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, the International 
     Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, or any other international 
     tribunal with similar standing under international law, or
       (2) have been indicted for war crimes or crimes against 
     humanity committed during the period beginning March 23, 1933 
     and ending on May 8, 1945 under the direction of, or in 
     association with--
       (A) the Nazi government of Germany;
       (B) any government in any area occupied by the military 
     forces of the Nazi government of Germany;
       (C) any government which was established with the 
     assistance or cooperation of the Nazi government; or
       (D) any government which was an ally of the Nazi government 
     of Germany.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 189:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 189, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:


                   LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR HAITI

       Sec. 586. (a) Limitation.--None of the funds appropriated 
     or otherwise made available by this Act, may be provided to 
     the Government of Haiti until the President reports to 
     Congress that--
       (1) the Government is conducting thorough investigations of 
     extrajudicial and political killings; and
       (2) the Government is cooperating with U.S. authorities in 
     the investigations of political and extrajudicial killings.
       (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict 
     the provision of humanitarian or electoral assistance.
       (c) The President may waive the requirements of this 
     section if he determines and certifies to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress that it is in the national interest of 
     the United States or necessary to assure the safe and timely 
     withdrawal of American forces from Haiti.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 190:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 190, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the section designation of said amendment, 
     insert: Sec. 587. ; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 192:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 192, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the section designation of said amendment, 
     insert:


                           NATO PARTICIPATION

       Sec. 588. Revisions to Program to Facilitate Transition to 
     NATO Membership.--
       (a) Eligible Counties.--Subsection (d) 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:
       ``(d) Designation of Eligible Countries.--
       ``(1) Initial presidential review and designation.--Within 
     60 days of the enactment of the NATO Participation Act 
     Amendments of 1995, the President should evaluate the degree 
     to which any country emerging from communist domination which 
     has expressed its interest in joining NATO meets the criteria 
     set forth in paragraph (3), and may designate one or more of 
     these countries as eligible to receive assistance under the 
     program established under subsection (a). The President 
     shall, at the time of designation of any country pursuant to 
     this paragraph, determine and report to the Committees on 
     International Relations and Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committees on Foreign Relations and 
     Appropriations of the Senate with respect to each country so 
     designated that such country meets the criteria set forth in 
     paragraph (3).
       ``(2) Other european countries emerging from communist 
     domination.--In addition to the countries designated pursuant 
     to paragraph (1), the President may at any time designate 
     other European countries emerging from communist domination 
     as eligible to receive assistance under the program 
     established under subsection (a). The President shall, at the 
     time of designation of any country pursuant to this 
     paragraph, determine and report to the Committees on 
     International Relations and Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the 
     
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     Committees on Foreign Relations and Appropriations of the 
     Senate with respect to each country so designated that such 
     country meets the criteria set forth in paragraph (3).
       ``(3) Criteria.--The criteria referred to in paragraphs (1) 
     and (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 service, so that these organizations do not 
     pose a threat to democratic institutions, neighboring 
     countries, or the security of NATO or the United States;
       ``(v) adherence to the rule of law and to the values, 
     principles, and political commitments set forth in the 
     Helsinki Final Act and other declarations by the members of 
     the Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe;
       ``(vi) commitment to further the principles of NATO and to 
     contribute to the security of the North Atlantic area.
       ``(vii) commitment to protecting the rights of all their 
     citizens and respecting the territorial integrity of their 
     neighbors;
       ``(viii) commitment and ability to accept the obligations, 
     responsibilities, and costs of NATO membership; and
       ``(ix) commitment and ability to implement infrastructure 
     development activities they will facilitate participation in 
     and support for NATO military activities;
      ``(B) is likely, within five years of such determination, to 
     be in a position to further the principles of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty and to contribute to the security of the 
     North Atlantic area; and
      ``(C) is not ineligible to receive assistance under section 
     552 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
     Programs Appropriations Act, 1996, with respect to transfers 
     of equipment to a country the government of which the 
     Secretary of State has determined is a terrorist government 
     for purposes of section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act.''.
       (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 by 
     inserting ``(22 U.S.C. 2394-1), and shall include with such 
     notification a memorandum of justification with respect to 
     the proposed designation'' before the period at the end.
       (b) Types of Assistance.--Section 203(c) of such Act is 
     amended by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraphs:
      ``(5) Assistance under chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to the Economic Support 
     Fund).
      ``(6) Funds appropriated under the ``Nonproliferation and 
     Disarmament Fund'' account.
      ``(7) Assistance under chapter 6 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to peacekeeping operations 
     and other programs).
      ``(8) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including 
     any restrictions in sections 516 and 519 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, the President may direct 
     the crating, packing, handling, and transportation of excess 
     defense articles provided pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) 
     of this subsection without charge to the recipient of such 
     articles.''
       (c) Effect on Other Authorities.--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 add a new subsection (g) to 
     read as follows:
       ``(g) Effect on Other Authorities.--Nothing in this Act 
     shall affect the eligibility of countries to participate 
     under other provisions of law in programs described in this 
     Act.''.
       (d) Annual Report.--Section 205 of the NATO Participation 
     Act of 1994 (title II of Public Law 103-447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 
     note) 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); and
      (3) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking ``and other '' 
     and all that follows through the period at the end in both 
     instances inserting in lieu thereof ``and any other country 
     designated by the President pursuant to section 203(d).''.

          TITLE VI--MIDDLE EAST PEACE FACILITATION ACT OF 1995


                              short title

       Sec. 601. This title may be cited as the ``Middle East 
     Peace Facilitation Act of 1995''.


                                findings

       Sec. 602. The Congress finds that--
       (1) the Palestine Liberation Organization (hereafter the 
     ``P.L.O.'') has recognized the State of Israel's right to 
     exist in peace and security, accepted United Nations Security 
     Council Resolutions 242 and 338, committed itself to the 
     peace process and peaceful coexistence with Israel, free from 
     violence and all other acts which endanger peace and 
     stability, and assumed responsibility over all P.L.O. 
     elements and personnel in order to assure their compliance, 
     prevent violations, and discipline violators;
       (2) Israel has recognized the P.L.O. as the representative 
     of the Palestinian people;
       (3) Israel and the P.L.O. signed a Declaration of 
     Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (hereafter 
     the ``Declaration of Principles'') on September 13, 1993 at 
     the White House;
       (4) Israel and the P.L.O. signed an Agreement on the Gaza 
     Strip and the Jericho Area (hereafter the ``Gaza-Jericho 
     Agreement'') on May 4, 1994 which established a Palestinian 
     Authority for the Gaza and Jericho areas;
       (5) Israel and the P.L.O. signed an Agreement on 
     Preparatory Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities 
     (hereafter the ``Early Empowerment Agreement'') on August 29, 
     1994 which provided for the transfer to the Palestinian 
     Authority of certain powers and responsibilities in the West 
     Bank outside of the Jericho Area;
       (6) under the terms of the Israeli-Palestinian Interim 
     Agreement on the West Bank and Gaza (hereafter the ``Interim 
     Agreement) signed on September 28, 1995, the Declaration of 
     Principles, the Gaza-Jericho Agreement and the Early 
     Empowerment Agreement, the powers and responsibilities of the 
     Palestinian Authority are to be assumed by an elected 
     Palestinian Council with jurisdiction in the West Bank and 
     Gaza Strip in accordance with the Interim Agreement;
       (7) permanent status negotiations relating to the West Bank 
     and Gaza Strip are scheduled to begin by May 1996;
       (8) the Congress has, since the conclusion of the 
     Declaration of Principles and the P.L.O.'s renunciation of 
     terrorism, provided authorities to the President to suspend 
     certain statutory restrictions relating to the P.L.O., 
     subject to Presidential certifications that the P.L.O. has 
     continued to abide by commitments made in and in connection 
     with or resulting from the good faith implementation of, the 
     Declaration of Principles;
       (9) the P.L.O. commitments relevant to Presidential 
     certifications have included commitments to renounce and 
     condemn terrorism, to submit to the Palestinian National 
     Council for former approval the necessary changes to those 
     articles of the Palestinian Covenant which call for Israel's 
     destruction, and to prevent acts of terrorism and hostilities 
     against Israel; and
       (10) the United States is resolute in its determination to 
     ensure that in providing assistance to Palestinians living 
     under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority or 
     elsewhere, the beneficiaries of such assistance shall be held 
     to the same standard of financial accountability and 
     management control as any other recipient of United States 
     assistance.


                           sense of congress

       Sec. 603. It is the sense of the Congress that the P.L.O. 
     must do far more to demonstrate an irrevocable denunciation 
     of terrorism and ensure a peaceful settlement of the Middle 
     East dispute, and in particular it must--
       (1) submit to the Palestinian National Council for formal 
     approval the necessary changes to those articles of the 
     Palestinian National Covenant which call for Israel's 
     destruction;
       (2) make greater efforts to pre-empt acts of terror, 
     discipline violators and contribute to stemming the violence 
     that has resulted in the deaths of over 140 Israeli and 
     United States citizens since the signing of the Declaration 
     of Principles;
       (3) prohibit participation in its activities and in the 
     Palestinian Authority and its successors by any groups or 
     individuals which continue to promote and commit acts of 
     terrorism;
       (4) cease all anti-Israel rhetoric, which potentially 
     undermines the peace process;
       (5) confiscate all unlicensed weapons;
       (6) transfer and cooperate in transfer proceedings relating 
     to any person accused by Israel to acts of terrorism; and
       (7) respect civil liberties, human rights and democratic 
     norms.


                authority to suspend certain provisions

       Sec. 604. (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), 
     beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and for 
     eighteen months thereafter, the President may suspend for a 
     period of not more than 6 months at a time any provision of 
     law specified in subsection (d). Any such suspension shall 
     cease to be effective after 6 months, or at such earlier date 
     as the President may specify.
       (b) Conditions.--
       (1) Consultations.--Prior to each exercise of the authority 
     provided in subsection (a) or certification pursuant to 
     subsection (c), the President shall consult with the relevant 
     congressional committees. The President may not exercise that 
     authority or make such certification until 30 days after a 
     written policy justification is submitted to the relevant 
     congressional committees.
       (2) Presidential certification.--The President may exercise 
     the authority provided in subsection (a) only if the 
     President certifies to the relevant congressional committees 
     each time he exercises such authority that--
       (A) it is in the national interest of the United States to 
     exercise such authority;
       (B) the P.L.O., the Palestinian Authority, and successor 
     entities are complying with all the commitments described in 
     paragraph (4); and
       (C) funds provided pursuant to the exercise of this 
     authority and the authorities under section 583(a) of Public 
     Law 103-236 and section 3(a) of Public Law 103-125 have been 
     used for the purposes for which they were intended.
       (3) Requirement for continuing p.l.o. compliance.--(A) The 
     President shall ensure that P.L.O. performance is 
     continuously monitored and if the President at any time 
     determines that the P.L.O. has not continued to comply with 
     all the commitments described in paragraph (4), he shall so 
     notify the relevant congressional committees and any 
     suspension under subsection (a) of a provision of law 
     specified in subsection (d) shall cease to be effective.
       (B) Beginning six months after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, if the President on the basis of the continuous 
     monitoring of the P.L.O.'s performance determines that the 
     P.L.O. is not complying with the requirements described in 
     subsection (c), he shall notify the relevant congressional 
     committees and no assistance shall be provided pursuant to 
     the exercise by the President of the authority provided by 
     subsection (a) until such time as the President makes the 
     certification provided for in subsection (c).
       (4) P.L.O. commitments described.--The commitments referred 
     to in paragraphs (2)(B) and (3)(A) are the commitments made 
     by the P.L.O.--
       (A) in its letter of September 9, 1993, to the Prime 
     Minister of Israel; in its letter of September 9, 1993, to 
     the Foreign Minister of Norway to--
     
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       (i) recognize the right of the State of Israel to exist in 
     peace and security;
       (ii) accept United Nations Security Council Resolutions 242 
     and 338;
       (iii) renounce the use of terrorism and other acts of 
     violence;
       (iv) assume responsibility over all P.L.O. elements and 
     personnel in order to assure their compliance, prevent 
     violations and discipline violators;
       (v) call upon the Palestinian people in the West Bank and 
     Gaza Strip to take part in the steps leading to the 
     normalization of life, rejecting violence and terrorism, and 
     contributing to peace and stability; and
       (vi) submit to the Palestinian National Council for formal 
     approval the necessary changes to the Palestinian National 
     Covenant eliminating calls for Israel's destruction, and
       (B) in, and resulting from, the good faith implementation 
     of the Declaration of Principles, including good faith 
     implementation of subsequent agreements with Israel, with 
     particular attention to the objective of preventing 
     terrorism, as reflected in the provisions of the Interim 
     Agreement concerning--
       (i) prevention of acts of terrorism and legal measures 
     against terrorists, including the arrest and prosecution of 
     individuals suspected of perpetrating acts of violence and 
     terror;
       (ii) abstention from and prevention of incitement, 
     including hostile propaganda;
       (iii) operation of armed forces other than the Palestinian 
     Police;
       (iv) possession, manufacture, sale, acquisition or 
     importation of weapons;
       (v) employment of police who have been convicted of serious 
     crimes or have been found to be actively involved in 
     terrorist activities subsequent to their employment;
       (vi) transfers to Israel of individuals suspected of, 
     charged with, or convicted of an offense that falls within 
     Israeli criminal jurisdiction;
       (vii) cooperation with the government of Israel in criminal 
     matters, including cooperation in the conduct of 
     investigations; and
       (viii) exercise of powers and responsibilities under the 
     agreement with due regard to internationally accepted norms 
     and principles of human rights and the rule of law.
       (5) Policy justification.--As part of the President's 
     written policy justification to be submitted to the relevant 
     Congressional Committees pursuant to paragraph (1), the 
     President will report on--
       (A) the manner in which the P.L.O. has complied with the 
     commitments specified in paragraph (4), including responses 
     to individual acts of terrorism and violence, actions to 
     discipline perpetrators of terror and violence, and actions 
     to preempt acts of terror and violence;
       (B) the extent to which the P.L.O. has fulfilled the 
     requirements specified in subsection (c);
       (C) actions that the P.L.O. has taken with regard to the 
     Arab League boycott of Israel;
       (D) the status and activities of the P.L.O. office in the 
     United States;
       (E) all United States assistance which benefits, directly 
     or indirectly, the projects, programs, or activities of the 
     Palestinian Authority in Gaza, Jericho, or any other area it 
     may control, since September 13, 1993, including--
       (i) the obligation and disbursal of such assistance, by 
     project, activity, and date, as well as by prime contractor 
     and all subcontractors;
       (ii) the organizations or individuals responsible for the 
     receipt and obligation of such assistance;
       (iii) the intended beneficiaries of such assistance; and
       (iv) the amount of international donor funds that benefit 
     the P.L.O. or the Palestinian Authority in Gaza, Jericho, or 
     any other area the P.L.O. or the Palestinian Authority may 
     control, and to which the United States is a contributor; and
       (F) statements by senior official of the P.L.O., the 
     Palestinian Authority, and successor entities that question 
     the right of Israel to exist or urge armed conflict with or 
     terrorism against Israel or its citizens, including an 
     assessment of the degree to which such statements reflect 
     official policy of the P.L.O., the Palestinian Authority, or 
     successor entities.
       (c) Requirement for Continued Provision of Assistance.--Six 
     months after the enactment of this Act, United States 
     assistance shall not be provided pursuant to the exercise by 
     the President of the authority provided by subsection (a), 
     unless and until the President determines and so certifies to 
     the Congress that--
       (1) if the Palestinian Council has been elected and assumed 
     its responsibilities, it has, within 2 months, effectively 
     disavowed and thereby nullified the articles of the Palestine 
     National Covenant which call for Israel's destruction, unless 
     the necessary changes to the Covenant have already been 
     approved by the Palestine National Council;
       (2) the P.L.O., the Palestinian Authority, and successor 
     entities have exercised their authority resolutely to 
     establish the necessary enforcement institutions; including 
     laws, police, and a judicial system, for apprehending, 
     transferring, prosecuting, convicting, and imprisoning 
     terrorists;
       (3) the P.L.O., has limited participation in the 
     Palestinian Authority and its successors to individuals and 
     groups that neither engage in nor practice terrorism or 
     violence in the implementation of their political goals;
       (4) the P.L.O., the Palestinian Authority, and successor 
     entities have not provided any financial or material 
     assistance, or training to any group, whether or not 
     affiliated with the P.L.O., to carry out actions inconsistent 
     with the Declaration of Principles, particularly acts of 
     terrorism against Israel;
       (5) the P.L.O., the Palestinian Authority, or successor 
     entities have cooperated in good faith with Israeli 
     authorities in--
       (A) the preemption of acts of terrorism;
       (B) the apprehension, trial, and punishment of individuals 
     who have planned or committed terrorist acts subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority or any successor 
     entity; and
       (C) the apprehension of and transfer to Israeli authorities 
     of individual suspected of, charged with, or convicted of, 
     planning or committing terrorist acts subject to Israeli 
     jurisdiction in accordance with the specific provisions of 
     the Interim Agreement;
       (6) the P.L.O., the Palestinian Authority, and successor 
     entities have exercised their authority resolutely to enact 
     and implement laws requiring the disarming of civilians not 
     specifically licensed to possess or carry weapons;
       (7) the P.L.O., the Palestinian Authority, and successor 
     entities have not funded, either partially or wholly, or have 
     ceased funding, either partially or wholly, any office, or 
     other presence of the Palestinian Authority in Jerusalem 
     unless established by specific agreement between Israel and 
     the P.L.O., the Palestinian Authority, or successor entities;
       (8) the P.L.O., the Palestinian Authority, and successor 
     entities are cooperating fully with the Government of the 
     United States on the provision of information on United 
     States nationals known to have been held at any time by the 
     P.L.O. or factions thereof; and
       (9) the P.L.O., the Palestinian Authority, and successor 
     entities have not, without the agreement of the Government of 
     Israel, taken any steps that will change the status of 
     Jerusalem or the West Bank and Gaza Strip, pending the 
     outcome of the permanent status negotiations.
       (d) Provisions That May be Suspended.--The provisions that 
     may be suspended under the authority of subsection (a) are 
     the following:
       (1) Section 307 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2227) as it applies with respect to the P.L.O. or 
     entities associated with it.
       (2) Section 114 of the Department of State Authorization 
     Act, fiscal years 1984 and 1985 (22 U.S.C. 287e note) as it 
     applies with respect to the P.L.O. or entities associated 
     with it.
       (3) Section 1003 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
     Act, fiscal years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5202).
       (4) Section 37 of the Bretton Woods Agreement Act (22 
     U.S.C. 286W) as it applies on the granting to the P.L.O. of 
     observer status or other official status at any meeting 
     sponsored by or associated with the International Monetary 
     Fund. As used in this paragraph, the term ``other official 
     status'' does not include membership in the International 
     Monetary Fund.
       (e) Definitions.--As used in this title:
       (1) Relevant congressional committees.--The term ``relevant 
     congressional committees'' mean--
       (A) the Committee on International Relations, the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services, and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate.
       (2) United states assistance.--The term ``United States 
     assistance'' means any form of grant, loan, loan guarantee, 
     credit, insurance, in kind assistance, or any other form of 
     assistance.


                          transition provision

       Sec. 605. (a) In General.--Section 583(a) of the Foreign 
     Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 
     (Public Law 103-236) is amended by striking ``November 1, 
     1995'' and insert ``January 1, 1996''.
       (b) Consultation.--For purposes of any exercise of the 
     authority provided in section 583(a) of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 
     103-236) prior to November 15, 1995, the written policy 
     justification dated June 1, 1995, and submitted to the 
     Congress in accordance with section 583(b)(1) of such Act, 
     and the consultations associated with such policy 
     justification, shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of 
     section 583(b)(1) of such Act.


                         reporting requirement

       Sec. 606. Section 804(b) of the PLO Commitments Compliance 
     Act of 1989 (title VIII of Public Law 101-246) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``section (3)(b)(1) of the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act 
     of 1994'' and inserting ``section 604(b)(1) of the Middle 
     East Peace Facilitation Act of 1995''; and
       (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section (4)(a) of the 
     Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1994 (Oslo 
     commitments)'' and inserting ``section 604(b)(4) of the 
     Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1995''.
       And the Senate agreed to the same.
       The committee of conference report in disagreement 
     amendment numbered 115.
     Sonny Callahan,
     John Edward Porter,
     Bob Livingston,
     Jim Lightfoot,
     Frank R. Wolf,
     Ron Packard,
     Joe Knollenberg,
     Michael Forbes,
     Jim Bunn,
     Charles Wilson,
     Sidney R. Yates,
     Nancy Pelosi,
     Esteban E. Torres,
     David Obey.
                                Managers on the part of the House.

     Mitch McConnell,
     Arlen Specter,
     Connie Mack,
     James M. Jeffords,
     Judd Gregg,
     Richard Shelby,
     Robert F. Bennett,
     Mark O. Hatfield,
     Patrick Leahy,
     Daniel K. Inouye,
     
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     Frank R. Lautenberg,
     Tom Harkin,
     Barbara A. Mikulski,
     Patty Murray,
     Robert C. Byrd.
                               Managers on the part of the Senate.

       JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE

       The managers on the part of the House and the Senate at the 
     conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the 
     amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1868) making 
     appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
     related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1996, submit the following joint statement to the House and 
     Senate in explanation of the effect of the action agreed upon 
     by the managers and recommended in the accompanying 
     conference report:

               TITLE I--EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE

                Export-Import Bank of the United States


                         subsidy appropriation

       Amendment No. 1: Appropriates $786,551,000 for the subsidy 
     appropriation of the Export-Import Bank as proposed by the 
     House instead of $795,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. 
     Deletes language proposed by the Senate relating to the 
     proposed relocation of the Agency for International 
     Development to the building at the Federal Triangle. This 
     matter is addressed in amendment No. 31.

                Export-Import Bank of the United States


                        administrative expenses

       Amendment No. 2: Appropriates $45,614,000 for the 
     administrative expenses of the Export-Import Bank instead of 
     $45,228,000 as proposed by the House and $46,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.

                Overseas Private Investment Corporation


                           noncredit account

       Amendment No. 3: Deletes Senate limitation of $20,000 for 
     official reception and representation expenses and restores 
     House limitation of $35,000.

                Overseas Private Investment Corporation


                            noncedit account

       Amendment No. 4: Inserts Senate limitation of $26,000,000 
     for administrative expenses for the Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation instead of House limitation of 
     $26,500,000.

                Overseas Private Investment Corporation


                            program account

       Amendment No. 5: Appropriates $72,000,000 for the costs of 
     direct and guaranteed loans instead of $69,500,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $79,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.

                Overseas Private Investment Corporation


                            program account

       Amendment No. 6: Deletes Senate language which allowed for 
     the transfer of funds from the OPIC noncredit account in 
     order to fund program activities. The House language provides 
     for an appropriation from the general fund of the Treasury.

                  INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

         Contribution to the International Finance Corporation


contribution to the enterprise for the americas multilateral investment 
                                  fund

       Amendment No. 7: Deletes House language providing 
     appropriations for the International Finance Corporations and 
     for the Contribution to the Enterprise for the Americas 
     Multilateral Investment Fund. These matters are addressed in 
     amendments no. 79, 82, and 88.

   TITLE II--BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE 
                               PRESIDENT

                  Agency for International Development


                  child survival and disease programs

       Amendment No. 8: Inserts language providing that not less 
     than $484,000,000 of the funds appropriated in title II, and 
     in title IV under ``International Organizations and 
     Programs'', shall be available for Child Survival and Disease 
     Programs. The House had proposed an appropriation of 
     $592,660,000 for a ``Children and Disease Programs Fund''. 
     The Senate bill contained no provision on this matter.
       The managers support the maintenance of child survival 
     ($300,000,000), infectious disease programs, and funding for 
     UNICEF ($100,000,000), as indicated in the House report. In 
     addition to funding for child survival programs included in 
     the earmark in the conference agreement, $30,000,000 would be 
     available from ``International Disaster Assistance'' and 
     $16,000,000 would be provided from ``Economic Support Fund'' 
     for programs in Egypt.
       The managers support the House and Senate report language 
     regarding the need for targeted polio eradication efforts, 
     and recommend that $20,000,000 be made available for purchase 
     and delivery of polio vaccines. The managers urge that 
     funding for HIV/AIDS be maintained at the current level.
       The conferees believe that basic education programs are 
     essential both to the well-being of the world's children and 
     to achieving the long-term economic goals of economic growth 
     and trade. In particular, girls' education has multiple 
     benefits, including improved child survival and overall 
     family health. The conferees define basic education to 
     include early childhood and primary education. The conferees 
     strongly believe that strong support for these programs 
     should be maintained and that $108,000,000 should be 
     maintained for children's basic education programs.


                         development assistance

       Amendment No. 9: Inserts language designating a combined 
     development assistance account ``Development Assistance'' 
     instead of ``Development Assistance Fund'' as proposed by the 
     House and ``Economic Assistance'' as proposed by the Senate.
       Amendment No. 10: Appropriates $1,675,000,000 for 
     ``Development Assistance''. The House had proposed that 
     funding for development assistance activities by appropriated 
     in three accounts, ``Development Assistance Fund'', 
     ``Children and Disease Programs Fund'' and ``Development Fund 
     for Africa''. The Senate proposed that development assistance 
     activities, certain other activities, and non-Camp David 
     funding from ``Economic Support Fund'' be appropriated in an 
     account entitled ``Economic Assistance''. The conference 
     agreement includes development assistance activities, 
     including support for the Inter-American Foundation and the 
     African Development Foundation, in one account and returns 
     non-Camp David funding to ``Economic Support Fund''.
       Funds are recommended for the continued participation of 
     AID in the International Cooperative Biodiversity Group 
     program at a level as close to the current level as possible.
       The conferees continue to support the University 
     Development Linkages Program. In addition, the conferees 
     endorse the House report language regarding a proposal to 
     establish an electronic interconnection involving colleges 
     and universities in Latin America.
       The conferees urge that the Office of Energy, Environment 
     and Technology at AID be funded at the current level and 
     recommend that AID continue funding for Office of Energy, 
     Environment and Technology activities that promote power 
     sector privatization, innovative technologies, renewable 
     energy, and energy efficiency. The conferees reaffirm support 
     for programs that promote economic development, reduce 
     environmental pollution, and enhance United States industrial 
     leadership in these areas.
       The managers suggest that AID maintain the current dollar 
     level of support for agriculture and agricultural research, 
     including but not limited to, $20,000,000 for the 
     collaborative research support program. Also, because of the 
     importance of livestock to the economies of developing 
     countries and to women-run households, the conferees urge AID 
     to support appropriate livestock research.
       The conferees urge AID to give a high priority to programs 
     that directly support sustainable economic growth in 
     developing countries. In that regard, the managers urge that 
     AID expand efforts to institutionalize community 
     participation at the local level through core support for 
     organizations that promote self-governance. In addition, 
     organizations such as the Institute for Liberty and Democracy 
     can help stimulate private sector-led growth by helping to 
     apply to other settings the experiences in Peru in generating 
     economic growth through land titling, removal of cumbersome 
     regulations on business, and guaranteeing security of 
     investment.
       The managers support the AID Economic Growth Center's 
     emphasis on economic and institutional reform. The managers 
     encourage the Growth Center to identify the most serious 
     domestic government barriers preventing AID recipients from 
     achieving high levels of growth and recommend that AID 
     propose appropriate free-market solutions.
       The managers endorse the House report language regarding 
     the need to maintain development assistance support for Latin 
     America.
       The managers support funding for management and training 
     programs with ports in the developing world. The conferees 
     urge AID and the State Department to work with U.S. ports and 
     private port organizations, such as the International Port 
     Development Council, Inc., to leverage the skills and 
     expertise of U.S. seaport managers to improve port 
     infrastructure overseas. Bilateral port cooperation will 
     expand U.S. trade opportunities and improve the ability of 
     developing countries to participate in the modern, global 
     economy.
       The conferees reaffirm their strong support for U.S. 
     assistance programs that recognize the central role played by 
     women in fostering economic development. The conferees urge 
     AID to sustain support for the Office of Women in 
     Development, including the continued provision of funds from 
     the NIS assistance program.
       Amendment No. 11: Inserts language providing that funds for 
     the Inter-American Foundation and the African Development 
     Foundation shall be made available (and apportioned directly 
     to said foundations) from funds appropriated in ``Development 
     Assistance''. Up to $20,000,000 may be made available for the 
     Inter-American Foundation and up to $11,500,000 may be made 
     available for the African Development Foundation. Senate 
     language on the proportionality of funds made available 
     through the account is deleted.
       The conference agreement also provides that up to 
     $25,000,000 may be made available to implement section 667 of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act, and that not less than 65 percent 
     of the funds made available for family planning assistance 
     shall be made available directly to the Agency for 
     International Development's central Office of Population and 
     
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     shall be programmed by that office for family planning 
     activities. The Senate had proposed that not less than 
     $350,000,000 be made available for the latter activities.
       The conference agreement also includes Senate language 
     regarding the relative funding levels for activities of 
     private and voluntary organizations and cooperatives, but 
     does not include Senate language requiring a reprogramming 
     notification to waive such language. House language on this 
     matter is addressed in amendment No. 21.


                       family planning assistance

       Amendment No. 12: Inserts language that defines the term 
     ``motivate'' for purposes of obligating funds available for 
     family planning assistance. The conference agreement modifies 
     Senate language by removing the words ``including abortion''. 
     This change is not intended to narrow the scope of any of the 
     pregnancy options included in last year's act. The House bill 
     did not address this matter.


                      development fund for africa

       Amendment No. 13: Deletes House language referring to the 
     ``Development Fund for Africa''. The conference agreement 
     does not include a separate appropriations account for this 
     fund, and the reference is no longer necessary. This matter 
     is further addressed in amendments no. 10, 11 and 17.


            international fund for agricultural development

       Amendment No. 14: Inserts Senate language increasing the 
     limitation on funds that may be transferred to 
     ``International Organizations and Programs'' for a 
     contribution to the International Fund for Agricultural 
     Development from $15,000,000, as proposed by the House, to 
     $30,000,000, as proposed by the Senate.
       Amendment No. 15: Deletes Senate language regarding a 
     prohibition on funds for Zaire and an earmark for the 
     International Fertilizer Development Center. The prohibition 
     on funding for Zaire is addressed in amendment no. 36.
       The managers support funding for the center as proposed in 
     the Senate amendment.


          United States telecommunications training institute

       Amendment No. 16: Inserts language providing that not less 
     than $650,000 should be provided for support of the United 
     States Telecommunications Training Institute. The Senate 
     language would have mandated funding at $800,000. The House 
     bill contained no provision on this matter.


                      development fund for africa

       Amendment No. 17: Deletes House language providing for a 
     separate ``Development Fund for Africa'' account. Funding for 
     this purpose, and a statutory reference to ``Development Fund 
     for Africa'', has been included in ``Development Assistance'' 
     in amendments no. 10 and 11.
       The merger of bilateral development assistance funding into 
     a single appropriations account is designed to allow the 
     Administration the flexibility to respond to changing 
     priorities with fewer resources. However, it does not 
     indicate a lessening of interest in Africa; the managers 
     expect that a major portion of the resources provided in the 
     ``Development Assistance'' account will be committed to 
     programs in sub-Saharan Africa, and have included bill 
     language to require the President to seek to ensure that the 
     amount of funds available for Africa for development 
     assistance in fiscal year 1996 is in substantially the same 
     proportion to the total amount available for development 
     assistance as the funding provided in fiscal year 1995. 
     Activities in Africa should be managed under the authorities 
     of chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961.
       The managers anticipate that AID will continue the reforms 
     undertaken under the Development Fund for Africa that focus 
     its limited funds on a smaller number of countries where the 
     governments are committed to development policies that will 
     promote equitable and sustainable economic growth. 
     Concurrently, the managers expect that Africa humanitarian 
     resources will be managed in a way that promotes long-term 
     development, as development resources are programmed to 
     minimize short-term crises. The Greater Horn of Africa 
     initiative is a good example of such an effort.


                                 cyprus

       Amendment No. 18: Inserts language earmarking $15,000,000 
     for Cyprus to be used only for scholarships, scholarship 
     administrative costs, bicommunal projects, and measures aimed 
     at reunification. The conference agreement is similar to 
     Senate language, but allows for funds to be derived from both 
     ``Development Assistance'' and ``Economic Support Fund'', and 
     provides authority to use funds for administrative costs.


                                 Burma

       Amendment No. 19: Inserts language providing that not less 
     than $2,380,000 of the funds appropriated in ``Development 
     Assistance'' and in ``Economic Support Fund'' will be 
     available for programs in Burma. These funds would be used to 
     strengthen democracy, support humanitarian assistance, and 
     provide for support to a nongovernmental organization for a 
     crop substitution project in Burma.
       For the past two years, the conferees have urged the 
     Administration to provide meaningful levels of assistance to 
     refugees and exiles supporting the restoration of democracy 
     in Burma. Although the Administration agreed in writing to 
     obligate no less than $1,000,000 in such support for fiscal 
     year 1995, the commitment to the Congress was not fulfilled.
       The release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi represents a unique 
     opportunity to support initiatives to implement the results 
     of the 1990 elections and strengthen free market principles 
     and practices. The conferees have designated not less than 
     $2,380,000 to support students, organizations, and ethnic 
     groups, including the Karen, Karenni, and Kachin dedicated to 
     these goals. The conferees direct AID and the Department of 
     State, in consultation with the Congress, to prepare a report 
     sixty days after enactment of this Act on a plan for the 
     expenditure of these resources.


                  Private and Voluntary Organizations

       Amendment No. 20: Inserts Senate language allowing the 
     Administrator of AID to waive, on a case-by-case basis, the 
     requirement that no funds may be made available to private 
     and voluntary organizations which obtain less than 20 percent 
     of total funding for international activities from sources 
     other than the United States government. The managers agree 
     such authority should only be used in emergency or 
     extraordinary situations, and that the Administrator should 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations each time the 
     waiver is used.
       Amendment No. 21: Restores House language stating that 
     funds appropriated or otherwise made available under title II 
     should be made available to private and voluntary 
     organizations at a level which is equivalent to the level 
     provided in fiscal year 1995. This matter is also addressed 
     in amendment no. 11.


                   International Disaster Assistance

       Amendment No. 22: Appropriates $181,000,000 for disaster 
     assistance instead of $200,000,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $175,000,000 as proposed by the Senate in amendment no. 
     29.
       The conference agreement also inserts Senate language 
     (proposed in amendment no. 29) providing that $40,000,000 
     should be made available for emergency humanitarian 
     assistance in the former Yugoslavia (of which not less than 
     $6,000,000 shall be available only for Kosova) and modifies 
     such language to allow these funds to come from any 
     appropriations account within title II of this Act.


                           Debt Restructuring

       Amendment No. 23: Deletes Senate language earmarking funds 
     for ``Debt restricting'' from ``Economic Assistance'', and 
     restores House language providing for a direct appropriation 
     of such funds.
       Amendment No. 24: Appropriates $10,000,000 for ``Debt 
     Restructuring'' instead of $7,000,000 as proposed by the 
     House or earmarking such funds from ``Economic Assistance'' 
     as proposed by the Senate. The conference agreement also 
     restores House language allowing for debt restructuring of 
     loans owed to the United States as a result of concessional 
     loans made to eligible Latin American and Caribbean 
     countries. The managers endorse the House report language 
     regarding the need to reduce the debt burden on countries 
     participating in debt restructuring, and expect individual 
     reports on the expected new debt that would be assumed by any 
     country proposed for such restructuring including the 
     rationale justifying such additional debt.


         Micro and Small Enterprise Development Program Account

       Amendment No. 25: Appropriates $1,500,000 for subsidy costs 
     of micro and small enterprise development loans and $500,000 
     for administrative expenses as proposed by the House instead 
     of earmarking such funds from ``Economic Assistance'' as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       Although the conferees have not designated a specific 
     funding level for microenterprise lending programs, the 
     conferees note a strong bipartisan commitment to these 
     activities. The conferees support the program's emphasis on 
     micro-loans for self-employment as a means to lift the 
     poorest people from poverty. The conferees believe that these 
     programs promote sustainable, market-based development at 
     relatively little cost and deserve support substantially 
     consistent with last year's level. The conferees urge AID, 
     consistent with its Microenterprise Initiative, to allocate 
     up to one-half of its microenterprise funds to poverty 
     lending programs that provide loans of less than $300.
       Amendment No. 26: Inserts Senate language allowing up to 70 
     percent of the principal amount of a micro loan to be 
     guaranteed notwithstanding section 108 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act.
       Amendment No. 27: Inserts Senate language making funds 
     available for obligation until September 30, 1997.


                    Housing Guaranty Program Account

       Amendment No. 28: Appropriates $4,000,000 for the subsidy 
     cost of guaranteed loans. The House had proposed no funding 
     for this purpose, and the Senate had proposed $8,000,000, to 
     be derived from funds appropriated in ``Economic 
     Assistance''. The conference agreement also includes 
     $7,000,000 as proposed by the House for the administrative 
     costs of the housing guaranty program, instead of earmarking 
     such funds from ``Economic Assistance'' as proposed by the 
     Senate.


      International disaster assistance and assistance to Pakistan

       Amendment No. 29: Deletes Senate language providing an 
     appropriation of $175,000,000 for ``International Disaster 
     Assistance'' and requiring that $40,000,000 of such funds 
     should be made available for 
     
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     emergency humanitarian assistance to the former Yugoslavia. 
     These matters are addressed in amendment no. 22.
       Also, deletes Senate language clarifying restrictions on 
     assistance to Pakistan. This matter is addressed in amendment 
     no. 145.


     Operating Expenses of the Agency for International Development

       Amendment No. 30: Appropriates $465,750,000 for operating 
     expenses of the Agency for International Development as 
     proposed by the House instead of $490,000,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate. The conferees expect the Committees on 
     Appropriations to be informed any time prior to the exercise 
     of the authority to use up to $25,000,000, as provided for 
     under amendment no. 11, for purposes of section 667 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act.
       Amendment No. 31: Inserts language proposed by the House 
     and stricken by the Senate that would limit to $1,475,000 the 
     amount of funds available for printing costs, and limit to 
     $25,000 the cost of any individual report without the 
     approval of the Administrator.
       The conference agreement also includes new language, 
     similar to Senate language from amendment no. 1, that would 
     prohibit the use of any funds in this Act to relocate the 
     Agency for International Development to the Federal Triangle. 
     The managers expect AID to assess the need for such a move, 
     and to report to the Committees on Appropriations on future 
     plans for a move, if warranted, at a lower cost and with 
     lower rental payments. The prohibitive cost of the proposed 
     relocation to the Federal Triangle building, including 
     exorbitant rental costs, was the primary reason for the 
     decision to prohibit the use of funds for the move.


     Operating Expenses of the Agency for International Development

                      Office of Inspector General

       Amendment No. 32: Appropriates $30,200,000 for the 
     operating expenses of the Inspector General as proposed by 
     the Senate instead of $35,200,000 as proposed by the House 
     and makes such funds available for two fiscal years. The 
     managers anticipate that the Inspector General will use 
     deobligated prior year funds in order to maintain an adequate 
     program level.


                         Economic Support Fund

       Amendment No.33: Deletes Senate language inserting ``Middle 
     East Fund'', and restores House language designating the 
     account ``Economic Support Fund''.
       Amendment No. 34: Appropriates $2,340,000,000 for 
     ``Economic Support Fund'' instead of $2,300,000,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $2,015,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       Amendment No. 35: Inserts language earmarking 
     $1,200,000,000 for Israel on a grant basis and $815,000,000 
     for Egypt on a grant basis of which not less than 
     $200,000,000 shall be provided by Commodity Import Program 
     assistance, provides that the President assure such 
     assistance does not cause an adverse impact on the total 
     level of non-military exports from the United States to 
     Israel and Egypt, links aid to Egypt and Israel in great 
     measure to their continued participation in the Camp David 
     Accords, and authorizes the use of local currency for 
     increasing the endowment of the American University in Cairo 
     and for projects and programs which promote the preservation 
     and restoration of Egyptian antiquities. This assistance, 
     which utilizes only local currency generated by our foreign 
     assistance program, is a ``no-cost'' way of fostering U.S. 
     values in a region of the world that is vital to our national 
     interests. This will be the third time Congress has approved 
     a replenishment for the A.U.C. endowment, and the second time 
     Congress has approved assistance for the preservation of 
     Egyptian antiquities. The managers expect the administration 
     to utilize this authority by providing at least the amounts 
     detailed in the legislation. The House bill contained no 
     provision on this matter.
       Amendment No. 36: Restores House language which prohibits 
     assistance to Zaire.


                     international fund for ireland

       Amendment No. 37: Appropriates up to $19,600,000 for the 
     International Fund for Ireland as proposed by the House. The 
     Senate bill did not contain a provision on this matter.
       The conferees strongly urge the International Fund for 
     Ireland to take every step possible to ensure that all 
     recipients of Fund support are promoting equality of 
     opportunity and non-discrimination in employment.
       The conferees note the formation of a distance learning 
     consortium that includes six universities from the United 
     States, Northern Ireland, and the Irish Republic, and suggest 
     that an allocation be provided for support of this service to 
     business and investment in Ireland.


          assistance for eastern europe and the baltic states

       Amendment No. 38: Inserts a subsection designation as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       Amendment No. 39: Appropriates $324,000,000 for 
     ``Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States'' as 
     propose by the House instead of $335,000,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate.
       Amendment No. 40: Inserts a subsection designation as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       Amendment No. 41: Inserts a subsection designation as 
     proposed by the Senate.


  assistance for the new independent states of the former soviet union

       Amendment No. 42: Appropriates $641,000,000 for assistance 
     for the New Independent States of the former Soviet Union 
     (NIS) instead of $580,000,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $705,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees expect that not more than $195,000,000 of the 
     total amount made available under this heading should be 
     provided to Russia in 1996 in consideration of the fact that 
     Russia has been allocated more than 60 percent of the funds 
     obligated under this heading since fiscal year 1993. This 
     matter is addressed in amendment no. 47.
       Amendment No. 43: Inserts House language regarding a 
     presidential national security waiver that was deleted by the 
     Senate, and modifies a reference to the Helsinki Final Act.
       Amendment No. 44: Deletes Senate language permitting funds 
     to be used for defense conversion.
       Amendment No. 45: Inserts language requiring that projects 
     in the NIS should employ in key positions individuals with 
     prior experience in the region and relevant language skills, 
     instead of requiring that organizations previously 
     functioning in the region be given priority in grants and 
     contracts as proposed by the House.
       Amendment No. 46: Inserts language directing that the 
     Agency for International Development encourage and give 
     significant weight to cost-sharing in its awards of grants 
     and contracts to assist privatization activities within the 
     New Independent States of the former Soviet Union. The House 
     language mandated cost-sharing on a 1 to 1 basis. The 
     conference agreement is not intended to disadvantage private 
     and voluntary organization, but to encourage, to the extent 
     feasible, use of their own resources when implementing 
     private sector programs.

               OMNIBUS II PRIVATIZATION PROJECT CONTRACT

       The managers support the open competition for contracts 
     under the Omnibus II Privatization Project that resulted in 
     an appreciable number of base contract awards to new and/or 
     small businesses. However, they note that the actual number 
     of task orders awarded to small and new contractors in 
     disappointingly small. The managers direct USAID to take 
     immediate measures to ensure that all awardees receive a fair 
     proportion of task order awards and a chance to perform. A 
     level playing field must be implemented for the competition 
     process as many small and new businesses find it impossible 
     to successfully compete for task orders against large and 
     established USAID contractors. The use of dollar goals and 
     competitions limited to new and/or small firms should be 
     utilized, if necessary, to expand access beyond the 
     Washington D.C. region. The Assistant Administrator for 
     Europe and the New Independent States, in consultation with 
     the Coordinator for Assistance to the NIS, should report to 
     the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on progress 
     toward opening the task order process to small businesses and 
     firms not currently under USAID contract, no later than 
     February 15, 1996.
       Amendment No. 47: Inserts language providing various 
     directives regarding the allocation and use of funds 
     appropriated for assistance to Ukraine, Russia, Armenia and 
     other independent states of the former Soviet Union. The 
     House bill contained no provisions on this matter other than 
     those addressed in amendments no. 151, 152, and 160.
       Inserts language proposed by the Senate with regard to 
     retention of interest by enterprise funds and language 
     allowing any enterprise fund established with respect to more 
     than one country to establish advisory councils in lieu of 
     the appointment of host country nationals to its board of 
     director.
       The language also includes Senate provisions that not less 
     than $225,000,000 shall be made available for Ukraine, not 
     less than $85,000,000 shall be made available for Armenia, 
     and that not less than $15,000,000 shall be made available 
     for a Trans-Caucasus Enterprise Fund.
       Obligation of funds for Russia is made contingent on a 
     determination by the President that the Government of Russia 
     has terminated implementation of arrangements to provide Iran 
     with certain goods and services related to nuclear programs 
     in Iran. The managers also included a provision allowing the 
     President to waive the provisions of the subsection on 
     national security grounds. The House had no similar 
     provision.
       The managers strongly support a program of assistance to 
     the New Independent States that reflects a shift in emphasis 
     toward Ukraine, Armenia, Moldova, Georgia, the Kyrgyz 
     Republic, and other states that the United States is 
     encouraging to move toward free markets and democracy.
       Recent progress by Armenia in carrying out economic reforms 
     is noted by the managers. Because of concern about the impact 
     of the continuing economic blockade and conflict in the 
     region, the conferees have provided $85,000,000 for technical 
     and humanitarian assistance requested by the Government of 
     Armenia, including food, fuel, and medical supplies and 
     services. The managers expect the projects and activities 
     undertaken under this subsection to be in addition to the 
     projects and activities included in the 1996 congressional 
     justification documents.
       The managers support funding for the Russian, Eurasian, and 
     East European Research and Training Program (Title VIII) from 
     both the NIS and Eastern Europe and Baltic assistance 
     accounts. The program is intended 
     
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     to assure that broad-based regional expertise is available to 
     both policy managers and the academic community. To the 
     maximum extent possible, funding for this program is 
     recommended at the fiscal year 1995 level. The conference 
     agreement also assumes continuation of other graduate 
     fellowship, partnership, and training projects in the region, 
     such as the Central and Eastern European Graduate fellowship 
     program. Regional student exchange programs, in general, 
     should be distributed equitably among high school, college, 
     and graduate categories.


                         nis non-proliferation

       The managers agree that the Soviet-Designed Reactor Safety 
     Program and implementation of the Russian agreement to cease 
     production of weapons-grade plutonium are essential elements 
     of our foreign and non-proliferation policies. In 
     administering the NIS assistance programs, the Coordinator 
     and AID are urged to expeditiously transfer funds to other 
     federal agencies that are engaged in implementing these non-
     proliferation programs.


                                ukraine

       The managers have provided $225,000,000 for Ukraine, 
     conditioned on additional progress with respect to economic 
     reform. Of this amount, $50,000,000 has been provided to 
     reduce uncertainties in Ukraine's energy supply that have 
     severely impeded its economic recovery and renewed 
     development. The conference agreement assumes that 
     $30,000,000 is to be expended for technical assistance in the 
     energy sector, including assistance to develop regulatory 
     institutions for managing the purchase, licensing, and use of 
     nuclear fuel. The managers urge that none of these funds be 
     used to purchase or pay for oil, natural gas, or nuclear 
     fuel.
       Historically, Ukraine has been dependent upon Russia for 
     the technical management of nuclear facilities. As a result, 
     during the Chernobyl crisis, local technicians were not 
     sufficiently skilled, nor prepared to take any action 
     independent of guidance from Moscow. Ongoing concern about 
     the adequacy of safety measures and equipment in Ukraine's 
     nuclear plants has motivated the conferees to recommend that 
     $20,000,000 be made available to meet a request from the 
     Government of Ukraine for the purchase, installation, and 
     training to operate new display and control systems that have 
     the capability to monitor and shut down a facility before a 
     crisis occurs.
       The managers have also provided $22,000,000 to strengthen 
     small and medium businesses. Learning from the experience of 
     Russia, the conferees conclude that mass privatization 
     efforts alone do not generate sufficient jobs and income 
     during a period of radical economic and social transition. 
     The managers also support continued assistance to strengthen 
     independent print and broadcast media that appear capable of 
     becoming financially self-sufficient. The availability of 
     accurate, timely information during the current period of 
     transition is key to maintaining support of necessary 
     economic and political reforms.
       The conferees continue to view with concern the decision of 
     the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements 
     (CITA) to impose restrictive quotas on textile imports from 
     Ukraine. Testimony earlier this year before the House 
     Committee by the Coordinator of United States Assistance in 
     the New Independent States suggested that every effort should 
     be undertaken to encourage a market economy in Ukraine.


                   crime in eastern europe and russia

       The managers have provided not less than $12,600,000 for 
     activities in support of training and investigations related 
     to international crime in Central and Eastern Europe, Ukraine 
     and Russia. This is a minimum amount, and the coordinators of 
     aid to Eastern Europe and the NIS should make this a top 
     priority in allocating funds if additional amounts are 
     required.
       Corruption and violent crimes have increased markedly over 
     the past year in much of the region, with estimates of many 
     thousands of criminal organizations that are rapidly 
     expanding narcotics smuggling, banking and insurance fraud, 
     extortion and kidnapping activities into Western Europe and 
     the United States. The conferees are particularly concerned 
     about an escalation in the number of reported incidents of 
     smuggling of fissile and nuclear-related materials that could 
     be used by international terrorists.
       The managers also inserted a provision allowing the 
     President, under certain limited conditions, to provide only 
     humanitarian assistance for the Government of Azerbaijan for 
     the exclusive use of refugees and displaced persons within 
     Azerbaijan.

                           INDEPENDENT AGENCY

       Amendment No. 48: Inserts language providing for the 
     heading ``Independent Agency'' instead of ``Independent 
     Agencies'' as proposed by the House. The Senate amendment 
     deleted the heading.


                     african development foundation

       Amendment No. 49: Deletes House language providing an 
     appropriation of $11,500,000 for the African Development 
     Foundation. This matter is further addressed in amendments 
     no. 10 and 11.


                       inter-american foundation

       Amendment No. 50: Deletes House language providing an 
     appropriation of $20,000,000 for the Inter-American 
     Foundation. This matter is further addressed in amendments 
     no. 10 and 11.


                              peace Corps

       Amendment No. 51: Appropriates $205,000,000 for the Peace 
     Corps instead of $210,000,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $200,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The managers expect 
     that the Peace Corps and the Trade and Development Agency 
     will receive by transfer from funds appropriated for 
     assistance for the NIS the cost of fiscal year 1996 
     activities and operations in the NIS.
       Amendment No. 52: Inserts Senate language making funds for 
     the Peace corps available until September 30, 1997.

                          Department of State


                    international narcotics control

       Amendment No. 53: Appropriates $115,000,000 for 
     ``International Narcotics Control'' instead of $113,000,000 
     as proposed by the House and $150,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. Authority to transfer additional funds to this 
     account is provided in amendment no. 175.
       Amendment No. 54: Deletes language proposed by the Senate 
     earmarking $1,800,000 for a Federal Bureau of Investigation 
     Legal Attache office in Cairo, Egypt, and $5,000,000 for the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation and Secret Service to 
     establish and maintain offices in the Triborder area of 
     Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.


                    Migration and Refugee Assistance

       Amendment No. 55: Inserts language allowing the use of 
     funds appropriated under this heading to be used for salaries 
     and expenses of personnel and dependents as authorized by the 
     Foreign Service Act of 1980, and for allowances as authorized 
     by sections 5921 through 5925 of title 5, United States Code. 
     Deletes language proposed by the Senate that would have 
     allowed funds to be used for salaries and expenses of 
     personnel assigned to the Bureau charged with carrying out 
     the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act.
       The managers agree that funds for salaries and expenses 
     should be made available for the same purposes as they were 
     made available under this heading in fiscal year 1995, and 
     should not be made available for other purposes.
       Since 1991 the United States has provided humanitarian 
     assistance for Tibetan refugees living in exile, and the 
     conferees expect that such support be continued.
       Amendment No. 56: Inserts Senate language making available 
     not more than $12,000,000 for administrative expenses.
       Amendment No. 57: Deletes House language limiting funds for 
     salaries and expenses of personnel assigned to the Bureau 
     charged with carrying out the Migration and Refugee 
     Assistance Act.
       Amendment No. 58: Inserts Senate language earmarking not 
     less than $80,000,000 for refugees from the former Soviet 
     Union and Eastern Europe and other refugees resettling in 
     Israel. The House bill contained no provision on this matter.

                    Refugee Resettlement Assistance

       Amendment No. 59: Appropriates $5,000,000 for ``Refugee 
     Resettlement Assistance'' as proposed by the House. The 
     Senate bill did not contain a provision on this matter.

                       Anti-Terrorism Assistance

       Amendment No. 60: Appropriates $16,000,000 for ``Anti-
     Terrorism Assistance'' instead of $17,000,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $15,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.

   TITLE III--MILITARY ASSISTANCE FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

             International Military Education And Training

       Amendment No. 61: Appropriates $39,000,000 as proposed by 
     the House instead of $19,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. 
     The Senate supported full funding for IMET in fiscal year 
     1996 but proposed $19,000,000 from this Act and $20,000,000 
     from the Department of Defense.
       Amendment No. 62: Inserts Senate language adding Guatemala 
     as a nation prohibited from receiving IMET funding. This 
     matter is also addressed in amendments no. 63 and 176.
       Amendment No. 63: Deletes language proposed by the House 
     permitting expanded IMET training only for Guatemala and 
     retains House language permitting expanded IMET training only 
     for Indonesia. The managers have agreed to permit 
     ``expanded'' IMET assistance for Indonesia because they 
     believe that expanded IMET could address some of the human 
     rights concerns associated with the Indonesian military. The 
     conferees expect the IMET courses to focus on human rights, 
     military justice, and civilian management and control of the 
     armed forces, and the courses should include members of the 
     Indonesian legislature and representatives from 
     nongovernmental organizations.

                   Foreign Military Financing Program

       Amendment No. 64: Appropriates $3,208,390,000 instead of 
     $3,211,279,000 as proposed by the House and $3,207,500,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       Amendment No. 65: Inserts Senate language earmarking not 
     less than $1,800,000,000 for grants only for Israel and not 
     less than $1,300,000,000 for grants only for Egypt. Retains 
     language in both House and Senate bills directing that funds 
     appropriated for Israel shall be disbursed within thirty days 
     of enactment of this Act or by October 31, 1995, whichever is 
     later. Inserts language proposed in both House and Senate 
     bills making funds available for advanced weapons systems of 
     which not less than $475,000,000 shall be 
     
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     available for procurement in Israel of defense articles and 
     services, including research and development, and deletes 
     Senate language making funds available for advanced fighter 
     aircraft programs and up to $150,000,000 for research and 
     development in the United States.
       Amendment No. 66: Inserts Senate language providing that 
     funds made available under this paragraph shall be 
     nonrepayable notwithstanding any requirement in section 23 of 
     the Arms Export Control Act, and that up to $20,000,000 may 
     be transferred from funds made available for the NIS and SEED 
     for the purpose of supporting the Warsaw Initiative Program.


                             central europe

       The conferees note that Poland, the Czech Republic, 
     Hungary, and the Slovak Republic are all considering the 
     replacement of many of their Air Forces' high performance 
     aircraft. The managers urge the Administration to take steps 
     to ensure that U.S.-produced aircraft can compete effectively 
     for these sales. For this reason, the conferees urge the 
     administration to support any possible sale of high 
     performance U.S. fighter aircraft to these nations.
       Amendment No. 67: Inserts Senate language, ``the 
     following:'' in order to conform the common dollar amounts 
     provided by the House and Senate for Greece and Turkey to 
     language changes made by amendments No. 68 and 70.
       Amendment No. 68: Insert the word ``only'' as proposed by 
     the Senate.
       Amendment No. 69: Strikes House language to conform with 
     amendments no. 68 and 70 as proposed by the Senate.
       Amendment No. 70: Inserts the word ``only'' as proposed by 
     the Senate.
       Amendment No. 71: Deletes Senate language related to access 
     by international organizations.


                              aliza marcus

       The managers are concerned that Aliza Marcus, a Reuters 
     journalist and U.S. citizen, is being tried in Turkey on 
     charges of ``provoking racial hatred'' for reporting on the 
     Turkish military's forced evaluation and destruction of 
     villages in southeastern Turkey. The conferees recognize 
     Turkey's legitimate right to combat terrorism, and expect 
     that the government of Turkey will protect freedom of 
     expression and information by interceding with the military-
     sponsored State Security Courts on behalf of Aliza Marcus.
       Amendment No. 72: Inserts a limitation of $23,250,000 for 
     expenses for administering military assistance instead of 
     $24,000,000 as provided by the House and $22,500,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.

                        Peacekeeping Operations

       Amendment No. 73: Appropriates $70,000,000 for 
     ``Peacekeeping Operations'', instead of $68,300,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $72,033,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate, and inserts language proposed by the Senate 
     subjecting the obligation and expenditure of such funds to 
     the regular notification procedures of the Committee on 
     Appropriations.

 TITLE IV--MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE 
                               PRESIDENT

International Financial Institutions Contribution to the International 
                Bank for Reconstruction and Development

       Amendment No. 74: Appropriates $28,189,963 for the paid-in 
     capital stock of the World Bank as proposed by the Senate 
     instead of $23,009,000 as proposed by the House.
       Amendment No. 75: Inserts Senate language conditioning 
     obligation of funds to purchase paid-in capital stock of the 
     World Bank upon certification from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury that the Bank has not approved any loans to Iran 
     since October 1, 1994.

                      Global Environment Facility

       Amendment No. 76: Appropriates $35,000,000 for the Global 
     Environmental Facility of the World Bank instead of 
     $30,000,000 as proposed by the House and $50,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.

         International Bank for Reconstruction and Development


              Limitation on Callable Capital subscriptions

       Amendment No. 77: Permits subscription for callable capital 
     portion of the United States share of increases in the 
     capital stock of the International Bank for Reconstruction 
     and Development totaling $911,475,013 as proposed by the 
     Senate instead of $743,900,000 as proposed by the House.

       Contribution to the International Development Association

       Amendment No. 78: Appropriates $700,000,000 for the 
     International Development Association instead of $575,000,000 
     as proposed by the House and $775,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.

         Contribution to the International Finance Corporation

       Amendment No. 79: Appropriates $60,900,000 for the 
     International Finance Corporation instead of $67,550,000 as 
     proposed by the House and the Senate.

          Contribution to the Inter-American Development Bank

       Amendment No. 80: Appropriates $25,952,110 for the paid-in 
     capital of the Inter-American Development Bank as proposed by 
     the Senate instead of $25,950,000 as proposed by the House, 
     and $10,000,000 for the Fund for Special Operations instead 
     of $20,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. The House did not 
     recommend funding for the Fund for Special Operations.

    Inter-American Development Bank Limitation on Callable Capital 
                             Subscriptions

       Amendment No. 81: Permits subscription for callable capital 
     portion of the United States share of increases in the 
     capital stock of the Inter-American Development Bank totaling 
     $1,523,767,142 as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $1,523,000,000 as proposed by the House.

Contribution to the Enterprise for the Americas Multilateral Investment 
                                  Fund

       Amendment No. 82: Appropriates $53,750,000 for the United 
     States contribution to the Multilateral Investment Fund 
     instead of $70,000,000 as proposed by the House and Senate.

               Contribution to the Asian Development Bank

       Amendment No. 83: Appropriates $13,221,596 for the paid-in 
     capital of the Asian Development Bank as proposed by the 
     Senate instead of $13,200,000 as proposed by the House.

              Limitation on Callable Capital Subscriptions

       Amendment No. 84: Permits subscription for callable capital 
     portion of the United States share of increases in the 
     capital stock of the Asian Development Bank totaling 
     $647,858,204 as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $647,000,000 as proposed by the House.

               Contribution to the Asian Development Fund

       Amendment No. 85: Appropriates $100,000,000 for the Asian 
     Development Fund as proposed by the House instead of 
     $110,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.

  Contribution to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

       Amendment No. 86: Appropriates $70,000,000 for the paid-in 
     capital of the European Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development as proposed by the Senate instead of $69,180,000 
     as proposed by the House.

              Limitation on Callable Capital Subscriptions

       Amendment No. 87: Permits subscriptions for the callable 
     capital portion of the United States share of increases in 
     the capital stock of the European Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development totaling $163,333,333 as proposed by the Senate 
     instead of $161,400,000 as proposed by the House.

                    North American Development Bank

       Amendment No. 88: Appropriates $56,250,000 for paid-in 
     capital of the North American Development Bank as proposed by 
     the House instead of $25,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. 
     The language also permits subscription for the callable 
     capital portion of the United States share of increases in 
     the capital stock of the North American Development Bank 
     totaling $318,750,000 as proposed by the House and the 
     Senate. The appropriation for the Multilateral Investment 
     Fund contained in the Senate amendment is addressed in 
     amendment no. 82.

                International Organizations and Programs

       Amendment No. 89: Appropriates $285,000,000 for 
     ``International Organizations and Programs'' instead of 
     $155,000,000 as proposed by the House and $260,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. Within these funds, the managers 
     expect that $100,000,000 will be made available for a grant 
     to UNICEF.
       The conferees recognize the vital role UNDP plays as the 
     coordinating agency for United Nations activities in support 
     of sustainable development worldwide.
       Amendment No. 90: Deletes an earmark of $3,000,000 for the 
     World Food Program that was proposed by the Senate. The 
     conferees urge the Secretary of State to provide $3,000,000 
     for the World Food Program in fiscal year 1996, the same 
     amount prior conferees have urged in the past two statements 
     of managers. The conferees recognize that the World Food 
     Program plays an essential role in providing food and other 
     aid to the neediest people in the world, especially in 
     conflict zones such as Bosnia and parts of sub-Saharan 
     Africa.
       Amendment No. 91: Deletes Senate language on the 
     proportionality of reductions as applied to funding for the 
     United Nations Development Program, the United Nations 
     Children's Fund, the United Nations Environment Program, and 
     the International Atomic Energy Agency.
       Amendment No. 92: Inserts a limitation of $30,000,000 on 
     funds for the United Nations Population Fund, instead of 
     $25,000,000 as proposed by the House and $35,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       Amendment No. 93: Deletes Senate language earmarking not 
     less than $1,000,000 for the United Nations Development Fund 
     for Women (UNIFEM). The House bill contained no provision on 
     this matter.
       Amendment No. 94: Inserts language providing that funds may 
     be made available to the Korean Peninsula Energy Development 
     Organization (KEDO) for administrative expenses and heavy 
     fuel oil costs associated with the Agreed Framework. No funds 
     are available for KEDO funding for administrative expenses 
     and heavy fuel oil costs beyond the total amount included for 
     KEDO in the fiscal year 1996 congressional presentation. The 
     conference agreement further provides that these funds may 
     only be made available if the President determines and 
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     writing to the Congress that certain specific actions have 
     been undertaken in support of the Agreed Framework with North 
     Korea. The managers agree that none of the funds in this bill 
     that are made available for KEDO in fiscal year 1996 may be 
     used to contribute to the lightwater nuclear reactors being 
     provided to North Korea under the terms of the Agreed 
     Framework. This matter is also addressed in amendment no. 
     164.
       Amendment No. 95: Deletes Senate language earmarking 
     $1,500,000 for the United Nations Fund for Victims of 
     Torture. The House bill contained no provision on this 
     matter.
       The conferees urge the Secretary of State to provide a 
     total of $2,250,000 for the United Nations Fund for Victims 
     of Torture and the United Nations Development Fund for Women 
     in fiscal 1996.

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

                         Limitation on Expenses

       Amendment No. 96: Restores House language providing a 
     limitation of $5,000 on entertainment expenses for the Agency 
     for International Development.

               Limitation on Representational Allowances

       Amendment No. 97: Restores House language providing a 
     limitation of $2,000 on entertainment expenses associated 
     with ``Foreign Military Financing Program''.
       Amendment No. 98: Deletes language proposed by the Senate 
     limiting funds for entertainment expenses of the Inter-
     American Foundation.
       Amendment No. 99: Restores House language providing a 
     limitation of $2,000 on entertainment and representation 
     expenses of the Inter-American Foundation.
       Amendment No. 100: Restores House language providing a 
     limitation of $4,000 on entertainment expenses of the Peace 
     Corps.
       Amendment No. 101: Deletes language proposed by the Senate 
     limiting funds for entertainment expenses of the Trade and 
     Development Agency.
       Amendment No. 102: Restores House language providing a 
     limitation of $2,000 on representation and entertainment 
     expenses of the Trade and Development Agency.

                  Deobligation/Reobligation Authority

       Amendment No. 103: Inserts Senate language providing for a 
     new subsection designation.
       Amendment No. 104: Inserts Senate language which provides 
     that fiscal year 1994 FMF obligated balances, if deobligated, 
     will remain available during fiscal year 1995 for the same 
     purposes, and further that this authority may not be used in 
     fiscal year 1996.

                           Commerce and Trade

       Amendment No. 105: Inserts Senate language regarding 
     notifications on actions authorized by this section.

                       Notification Requirements

       Amendment No. 106: Inserts language subjecting 
     ``Development Assistance'' to the notification requirements 
     of this section. The House had proposed that such 
     requirements be applied to ``Child Survival and Disease 
     Programs Fund'', ``Development Assistance Fund'', and 
     ``Development Fund for Africa''. The Senate had deleted these 
     accounts from the notification requirements and had inserted 
     a new account, ``Economic Assistance''. The notification 
     requirements now conform to the account structure contained 
     in the conference agreement.
       Amendment No. 107: Restores House language which includes 
     ``Economic Support Fund'' in the notification requirements of 
     section 515.
       Amendment No. 108: Restores House language which subjected 
     ``Inter-American Foundation'' and ``African Development 
     Foundation'' to the notification requirements of section 515.
       Amendment No. 109: Deletes Senate language which added 
     ``Middle East Fund'' to the notification requirements of 
     section 515.
       Amendment No. 110: Deletes House language which subjected 
     ``United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance 
     Fund'' to the notification requirements of section 515.
       Amendment No. 111: Inserts Senate language reducing to 10 
     percent the threshold triggering a notification for changes 
     in the amount of funds to be obligated from the level 
     justified to the Congress for any program, project, or 
     activity. This modification conforms with the threshold 
     currently contained in the Foreign Assistance Act.

              Economic Support Fund Assistance for Israel

       Amendment No. 112: Inserts the House language ``Support 
     Fund'' which was deleted by the Senate.
       Amendment No. 113: Deletes the Senate language ``economic 
     assistance'' and reinserts the House language ``the Economic 
     Support Fund'' which was deleted by the Senate.

     Prohibition Concerning Abortions and Involuntary Sterilization

       Amendment No. 114: Inserts Senate language striking 
     ``Concerning Abortions'' from the heading of the section and 
     inserting ``On Funding for Abortions''.
       Amendment No. 115: Reported in disagreement.

                   Special Notification Requirements

       Amendment No. 116: Deletes language proposed by the House 
     and stricken by the Senate making Indonesia subject to the 
     special notification requirements of section 520.
       Amendment No. 117: Restores language proposed by the House 
     and stricken by the Senate that would subject assistance to 
     Russia to the special notification requirements of section 
     520.
       Amendment No. 118: Deletes language proposed by the House 
     and stricken by the Senate that exempts Indonesia from the 
     special notification requirements of section 520 for the 
     purpose of obligating or expending funds for development 
     assistance activities. This exemption is no longer necessary, 
     since Indonesia is no longer subject to the special 
     notification requirements of section 520.

                   Child Survival and AIDS Activities

       Amendment No. 119: Deletes Senate language inserting the 
     words ``Family Planning'' in the heading of this section.

        Prohibition Against Direct Funding to Certain Countries

       Amendment No. 120: Deletes Senate language requiring the 
     President to certify that withholding indirect funding for 
     certain countries would be contrary to the national security 
     interest of the United States prior to the obligation of 
     funds. The conference agreement would require the 
     certification to be made based on the national interest of 
     the United States.

                       Authorization Requirement

       Amendment No. 121: Inserts Senate language waiving the 
     provisions of section 10 of Public Law 91-672 and section 15 
     of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 for 
     funds appropriated by this Act. The House bill would have 
     subjected the funds to the provisions of these sections.


                   support for authorization process

       The managers regret that they must recommend waiving the 
     statutory authorization requirement for most programs in this 
     bill in order to avoid passing what would be in effect a 
     partial year appropriation.
       The Committees on International Relations and Foreign 
     Relations have gone to great lengths this year to end the 
     decade-long stalemate over foreign aid authorizations. The 
     majority of the managers have supported that effort and will 
     continue to do so. Only through the enactment of an 
     authorization bill for foreign aid will the Committees on 
     Appropriations be able to benefit from formal legislative 
     guidance as they apportion the spending allocations for 
     programs under their jurisdiction.
       Under the current situation, in which the House has passed 
     an authorization for foreign assistance and the Senate is 
     attempting to complete action on its counterpart measure 
     under an agreement to limit time for further consideration, 
     the managers have been asked by members of authorization 
     committees to include in the conference report substantial 
     legislation such as the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act 
     and the NATO Participation Act, as well as extension of the 
     au pair program. In addition, the managers have gone to some 
     effort to conform spending levels to authorization levels 
     passed by the House or reported in the Senate, taking into 
     consideration that the two authorization bills contain 
     differing ceilings in many accounts.

       Prohibition on Bilateral Assistance to Terrorist Countries

       Amendment No. 122: Inserts Senate language prohibiting 
     bilateral assistance to terrorist countries.

                 Commercial Leasing of Defense Articles

       Amendment No. 123: Deletes an excess ``and''.

                         Competitive Insurance

       Amendment No. 124: Inserts Senate language requiring the 
     Agency for International Development to include a clause in 
     all contracts, subcontracts, and solicitations, requiring 
     that United States insurance companies have a fair 
     opportunity to bid for insurance when such insurance is 
     necessary or appropriate.

                  Stingers in the Persian Gulf Region

       Amendment No. 125: Restores House language prohibiting the 
     sale of Stingers to Persian Gulf nations.

                         Location of Stockpiles

       Amendment No. 126: Deletes House language and inserts 
     Senate provisions which amend the Arms Export Control Act 
     with respect to the competitive pricing of defense articles, 
     make Israel eligible for future stockpile additions without 
     further statutory authorization, authorize additional funds 
     for South Korea and Thailand for each of fiscal years 1996 
     and 1997, and permit the President to designate additional 
     countries for establishment of stockpiles without requiring 
     further statutory authorization.

          Compliance with United States Sanctions Against Iraq

       Amendment No. 127: Restores House language providing a 
     subsection heading.
       Amendment No. 128: Restores House language which allows the 
     President to impose import sanctions against nations which 
     have not prohibited the importation of products from and the 
     export of products to Iraq, Serbia, or Montenegro.

                       POW/MIA Military Drawdown

       Amendment No. 129: Deletes Senate language authorizing the 
     appropriation of such sums as may be necessary to provide 
     reimbursement for defense articles and services provided 
     under this section.

                     Priority Delivery of Equipment

       Amendment No. 130: Deletes Senate language requiring 
     priority delivery of excess defense articles to NATO allies 
     and major 
     
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     non-NATO allies on the southern and southeastern flank of 
     NATO.

                 Authority to Assist Bosnia-Herzegovina

       Amendment No. 131: Inserts Senate language authorizing the 
     President to transfer to the government of Bosnia-
     Hercegovina, without reimbursement and subject to prior 
     notification of the Committees on Appropriations, defense 
     articles from the stocks of the Defense Department and 
     defense services of the Department of Defense of an aggregate 
     value not to exceed $100,000,000. The House bill contained a 
     limitation of $50,000,000 on the value of such articles and 
     services.

    Restrictions on the Termination of Sanctions Against Serbia and 
                               Montenegro

       Amendment No. 132: Inserts language allowing the President 
     to waive the provisions of section 540A only for the purposes 
     of meeting emergency humanitarian assistance or to achieve a 
     negotiated settlement of the conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina 
     that is acceptable to the parties.
       In addition, the conference agreement includes language 
     proposed by the Senate expanding the authority of section 
     660(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act to allow police training 
     with respect to sanctions monitoring and enforcement, and to 
     reconstitute civilian police authority under certain 
     circumstances. The conferees recognize that there may be 
     instances when there is no practical alternative to utilizing 
     U.S. military personnel to conduct short-term training of 
     civilian police. The conferees intend that any such use of 
     U.S. military personnel for police training should be on a 
     limited, short-term basis.

                          Special Authorities

       Amendment No. 133: Deletes Haiti from the list of countries 
     and programs for which funds are made available 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, as proposed by 
     the Senate.
       Amendment No. 134: Restores House language, stricken by the 
     Senate, that would have deleted displaced Burmese from the 
     list of countries and programs for which funds are made 
     available notwithstanding any other provision of law.
       Amendment No. 135: Inserts language which requires the 
     President to terminate assistance to the military of any 
     country or organization that he determines is cooperating, 
     tactically or strategically, with the Khmer Rouge in their 
     military operations, or to the military of which the 
     President determines is not taking steps to prevent a pattern 
     or practice of commercial relations with the Khmer Rouge. The 
     conferees are concerned by reports that Thai military 
     personnel are engaging in cooperative commercial relations 
     with the Khmer Rouge in the export of timber and gems. The 
     conferees believe that meaningful efforts should be made by 
     the government of Thailand and the Thai military to halt this 
     source of income for the Khmer Rouge.

                       Anti-Narcotics Activities

       Amendment No. 136: Restores House language allowing funds 
     appropriated in ``Economic Support Fund'' to be used for 
     administration of justice programs in Latin America and the 
     Caribbean. The Senate language would have stricken the 
     reference to ``Economic Support Fund'' and replaced it with a 
     reference to ``Economic Assistance''. The disposition of this 
     amendment conforms with the conference agreement on the 
     account structure for bilateral assistance.

                       Eligibility for Assistance

       Amendment No. 137: Deletes Senate language referring to 
     titles I and II of the Agricultural Trade Development and 
     Assistance Act of 1954.

                                Earmarks

       Amendment No. 138: Inserts Senate language governing the 
     application of earmarks contained in the conference 
     agreement. The House bill did not contain this language, 
     since it contained no earmarks.

                                Ceilings

       Amendment No. 139: Inserts Senate language changing the 
     heading to include the words ``and Earmarks''.

                        Excess Defense Articles

       Amendment No. 140: Deletes House provision which requires 
     that excess defense articles transferred to Jordan be subject 
     to section 534 of this Act and inserts language making 
     Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania eligible for receipt of lethal 
     excess defense articles.
       Amendment No. 141: Deletes Senate language which allows the 
     President to transfer lethal excess defense articles to 
     Estonia. This matter is addressed in amendment No. 140.

                 Prohibition on Publicity or Propaganda

       Amendment No. 142: Inserts language limiting use of funds 
     for development education to $750,000,000 instead of a 
     funding prohibition as proposed by the House and stricken by 
     the Senate.

                 Export Financing Transfer Authorities

       Amendment No. 143: Deletes Senate Language changing the 
     reference for export financing agencies from title I to title 
     IV. Title I of the bill contains the funding for export 
     financing agencies.

                               Landmines

       Amendment No. 144: Inserts Senate language which amends the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1993 to 
     extend by one year the existing moratorium on transfers of 
     antipersonnel landmines under the authorities of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act and the Arms Export Control Act.

                                Pakistan

       Amendment No. 145: Deletes House language requiring a GAO 
     report, and inserts language which amends section 620E of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 regarding Pakistan as follows: 
     allows the transfer of military equipment to Pakistan (other 
     than F-16 aircraft) contracted for prior to October 1, 1990; 
     provides that the restrictions in section 620E continue to 
     apply to contracts for the delivery of F-16 aircraft; 
     provides that the prohibitions in section 620E do not apply 
     to assistance provided for counternarcotics purposes, 
     military to military contact, IMET training, humanitarian and 
     civic assistance, peacekeeping (except that lethal military 
     equipment can only be leased or loaned), and antiterrorism 
     activities; and provides further that the President may 
     release Pakistan of storage costs for item purchased but not 
     delivered and may reimburse Pakistan for such amounts paid 
     provided that such payments have no budgetary impact.
       The conferees believe that in light of this important 
     administration policy initiative, the administration should 
     provide to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 
     April 1, 1996, a report on conventional force reduction and 
     non-proliferation in south Asia. This report should include 
     an assessment of the strategic and conventional balance in 
     the region, efforts taken by the United States to achieve 
     regional agreement on nuclear non-proliferation and 
     conventional force reductions, the role of United States aid 
     in achieving these objectives, and progress being made by 
     nations in the region in meeting U.S. non-proliferation 
     objectives. This report should be unclassified to the extent 
     possible, with a classified addendum if required.
       The conferees also note that the State Department has 
     determined that the Pressler amendment prohibition applies to 
     government to government sales of military equipment while 
     the commercial sale of military equipment is subject to 
     especially rigorous case by case license review. The 
     conferees believe that certain items which may promote border 
     security and stability, such as border surveillance 
     equipment, radar, and radar warning receivers should be 
     reviewed, consistent with current law, in light of their 
     contribution as confidence building measures contributing to 
     security in border areas in the region.

           Restrictions Concerning the Palestinian Authority

       Amendment No. 146: Inserts Senate language replacing the 
     word ``subsection'' with the word ``restriction''.

 Limitation on Assistance to Countries that Restrict the Transport or 
           Delivery of United States Humanitarian Assistance

       Amendment No. 147: Restores House language stricken by the 
     Senate which prohibits funds for any country if the 
     government of such country prohibits or otherwise restricts, 
     directly or indirectly, the transport or delivery of United 
     States humanitarian assistance and further provides the 
     President waiver authority if he determines it to be in the 
     national security interest. This matter is addressed in 
     amendment No. 174.

                     Non-overtime Differential Pay

       Amendment No. 148: Deletes language proposed by the Senate 
     that would allow a Foreign Service Officer who is a criminal 
     investigator for the AID Office of Inspector General to 
     receive non-overtime differential pay.

                    References to Authorization Acts

       Amendment No. 149: Deletes language proposed by the House 
     and stricken by the Senate identifying the authorization 
     sources for the ``Child Survival and Disease Programs Fund''. 
     The conference agreement does not contain such an account.

                  Prohibition on Funding for Abortion

       Amendment No. 150: Deletes language proposed by the House 
     and stricken by the Senate.
       The managers on the part of the House agree to recede from 
     their disagreement in a technical sense only. The substance 
     of the House amendment will be addressed by the House 
     managers during further consideration by the House of 
     amendment no. 115, an amendment in disagreement.

Withholding of Assistance to Countries Supporting Nuclear Plant in Cuba

       Amendment No. 151: Inserts Senate language providing a 
     subsection designation and heading for the first subsection.
       Amendment No. 152: Inserts language providing for several 
     exceptions to the withholding of funds to any country that 
     supports the completion of the nuclear facility at Juragua, 
     near Cienfuegos, Cuba. The exceptions include assistance to 
     meet urgent humanitarian needs, including disaster assistance 
     and refugee relief; democratic political reform and rule of 
     law activities; the creation of private sector and 
     nongovernmental organizations that are independent of 
     government control; the development of a free market economic 
     system; and assistance for the purposes described in the 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 1993 (Nunn-Lugar). The 
     conference agreement deletes subsection (c) of the Senate 
     amendment, regarding definitions.

                     Limitation on Funds for Haiti

       Amendment No. 153: Restores House language stricken by the 
     Senate prohibiting assistance for Haiti when it is made known 
     to 
     
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     the President that the Government of Haiti is controlled by a 
     regime holding power through means other than the democratic 
     elections scheduled for calendar year 1995 and held in 
     substantial compliance with the requirements of the 1987 
     Constitution of Haiti.

            Purchase of American Made Equipment and Products

       Amendment No. 154: Restores House language stricken by the 
     Senate that expresses the Sense of the Congress that all 
     equipment and products purchased with funds made available by 
     this Act should be American-made. The language also requires 
     that, to the greatest extent practicable, each entity 
     receiving financial assistance or funding through this Act 
     should be provided a notice describing the Sense of the 
     Congress provision.

                   Limitation on Assistance to Turkey

       Amendment No. 155: Inserts a limitation of $33,500,000 for 
     ESF for Turkey instead of the House limitation of 
     $21,000,000.

      Limitation of Funds for the North American Development Bank

       Amendment No. 156: Inserts language limiting the use of 
     community adjustment and investment programs of the North 
     American Development Bank to those set out in the binational 
     agreement under which the Bank was established. The Senate 
     bill contained no provision on this matter.
       The managers direct that funds appropriated for the North 
     American Development Bank's Community Adjustment and 
     Investment Program (CAIP) be limited to the purposes as 
     defined in the binational agreement establishing the Bank, 
     specifically adjustment assistance and investment relate to 
     trade. The conferees expect CAIP funds to be restricted to 
     communities or businesses that can clearly demonstrate 
     adverse foreign trade-induced economic impact and that 
     otherwise cannot secure financing from commercial lenders. It 
     is further expected that projects in trade-impacted 
     communities should focus on job creation, job retention, and 
     retooling.
       The managers do not recommend funding for the Bank in order 
     for it to serve as a pass-through for existing federal 
     programs. The managers oppose the use of CAIP funds for 
     personnel or operating expenses of other federal entities 
     participating in CAIP projects. The Committees on 
     Appropriations will closely monitor compliance with these 
     directives when considering fiscal year 1997 funding for the 
     Bank.
       To increase accountability, the managers recommend that the 
     North American Development Bank make the final determination 
     regarding both CAIP eligibility criteria and endorsement of 
     projects for financing on a case-by-case basis.

                     Limitation on Funds for Burma

       Amendment No. 157: Restores House language stricken by the 
     Senate prohibiting funds in this Act from being used for 
     international narcotics control or crop substitution 
     assistance for the government of Burma. The Senate amendment 
     would have allowed such assistance if the Secretary of State 
     certified that it was fully consistent with United States 
     human rights concerns in Burma and serve a vital United 
     States national interest. The Senate amendment also extended 
     to such assistance the reporting requirements of chapter 8 of 
     part I of the Foreign Assistance Act.

    Asian Development Bank and International Development Association

       Amendment No. 158: Inserts language to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Treasury to subscribe to the fourth general 
     capital increase of the Asian Development Bank and authorizes 
     appropriations of $66,614,647 over the multi-year period. 
     Also, inserts a new section 572 providing the authority for 
     the Secretary of the Treasury to make a contribution of 
     $700,000,000 to the International Development Association. 
     The amount is the same as the appropriation for IDA in 
     amendment no. 78.

                  Special Debt Relief for the Poorest

       Amendment No. 159: Inserts language proposed by the Senate 
     authorizing the President to reduce debt provided to certain 
     countries under the Foreign Assistance Act and the Arms 
     Export Control Act. In addition, the conference agreement 
     inserts language authorizing the President to engage in debt 
     buybacks and sales, including debt-for-equity swaps, debt-
     for-development swaps, or debt-for-nature swaps. The 
     inclusion of such language is consistent with the House 
     language contained in the conference agreement on ``Debt 
     Restructuring'' in amendment no. 24.

                     Limitation on Funds for Russia

       Amendment No. 160: Strikes House language limiting the 
     amount of fund under the heading ``Assistance for the New 
     Independent States of the Former Soviet Union'' that may be 
     made available for Russia as proposed by the Senate. The 
     managers expect that not more than $195,000,000 of the total 
     amount made available in this bill for the former Soviet 
     Union should be provided to Russia in fiscal year 1996.

                   Limitation on Assistance to Mexico

       Amendment No. 161: Deletes language contained in the House 
     bill and stricken by the Senate limiting assistance to 
     Mexico.
       The managers expect the United States government to 
     continue to urge the government of Mexico to take actions to 
     reduce the amount of illegal drug entering the United States 
     from Mexico, and to take effective law enforcement actions to 
     deal with illegal drugs activities, especially illegal 
     narcotics trafficking.

                        Human Rights in Ethiopia

       Amendment No. 162: Deletes House language requiring the 
     State Department to closely monitor and take into account 
     human rights progress in Ethiopia as it obligates fiscal year 
     1996 assistance for that country. The managers expect the 
     Department of State to continue to be attentive to this 
     important issue.

                      Basic Education of Children

       Amendment No. 163: Deletes House language providing that 
     not more than $108,000,000 from the AID ``Children and 
     Disease Programs Fund'' may be used for basic education for 
     children. The conference agreement does not contain such a 
     fund.

            Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization

       Amendment No. 164: Deletes Senate language. This matter is 
     addressed in amendment no. 94.

                     Drawdown Authority for Jordan

       Amendment No. 165: Inserts Senate language which provides 
     that the President may direct the drawdown of up to 
     $100,000,000 of defense articles, service and training from 
     the Department of Defense for Jordan.
       An important opportunity exists to promote the ongoing 
     Arab-Israeli peace process which the administration can seize 
     without the need for additional appropriated funds. Jordan's 
     signing of a treaty of peace with Israel and its break with 
     Iraq has now exposed Jordan to the risks of peace. Jordan's 
     assumption of these burdens should be acknowledged by 
     including Jordan with Israel and Egypt for the statutory 
     designation of a major ``non-NATO'' ally. Further, the 
     administration should honor this increased risk to Jordan's 
     security brought about by its break with Iraq and accepting 
     peace with Israel by carefully reviewing the Government of 
     Jordan's request to acquire up to 80 Egyptian-American built 
     M1A1 tanks to address its near-term security needs.

           Federal Prohibition of Female Genital Multilation

       Amendment No. 166: Deletes Senate language amending chapter 
     7 of title 18, United States Code, imposing fines and 
     criminal penalties on those who violate the provisions of the 
     proposed amendment regarding female mutilation. The Senate 
     amendment would have also required the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services to conduct information and education 
     activities regarding female mutilation.
       The managers urge the authorization committees of the 
     Congress to review this issue as soon as possible, and to 
     report legislation as appropriate.

                                Liberia

       Amendment No. 167: Inserts language, amending Public Law 
     102-270, that would exempt Liberia from the provisions of 
     section 620(q) of the Foreign Assistance Act and section 512 
     of this Act. The new language would exempt assistance to 
     Liberia from provisions of these sections for funds 
     appropriated in this Act. The Senate amendment would have 
     provided a permanent exemption for Liberia from these 
     sections, and also included language expressing the sense of 
     the Congress regarding the peace process in Liberia. The 
     House bill contained no provision on this matter.

              Annual Report on Economic and Social Growth

       Amendment No. 168: Inserts language which requires the 
     President to submit an annual report to the appropriate 
     committees providing a concise overview of the prospects for 
     economic and social growth on a broad, equitable and 
     sustainable basis in countries receiving assistance under 
     title II of this Act, to include criteria regarding wage and 
     price controls, State ownership production and distribution, 
     State control of financial institutions, trade and 
     investment, capital and profit repatriation, tax and private 
     property protections and a country's commitment to stimulate 
     education, health and human development. The report shall be 
     submitted with the Administration's annual congressional 
     presentation for appropriations.

        Buy America Provisions for Mapping & Surveying Services

       Amendment No. 169: Inserts Senate language requiring that, 
     to the maximum extent possible, the funds provided in this 
     Act shall be used to provide surveying and mapping related 
     services through contracts entered into through competitive 
     bidding to qualified United States contractors. The House 
     bill contained no provision on this matter.

                  Energy Savings at Federal Facilities

       Amendment No. 170: Deletes Senate language requiring 
     agencies funded in this Act to achieve certain specified 
     energy savings. The House bill contained no provision on this 
     matter.

                      Reports Regarding Hong Kong

       Amendment No. 171: Inserts language requiring a March 31, 
     1996 report on Hong Kong consistent with the provisions of 
     the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992, and includes 
     Senate language regarding the content of said report. The 
     House bill contained no provision on this matter.
     
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                                honduras

       Amendment No. 172: Deletes Senate language regarding 
     Honduras.
       The conferees note that during the 1980's, a secret 
     Honduran army death squad known as Battalion 316 allegedly 
     engaged in a campaign of systematically kidnapping, torturing 
     and murdering suspected subversives. Victims included 
     Honduran students, teachers, labor leaders, and journalists. 
     Also, in 1993 there were reportedly 184 unsolved cases of 
     persons who were allegedly ``disappeared'', and are presumed 
     dead. The conferees urge the President to order the expedited 
     declassification of any documents in the possession of the 
     United States Government pertaining to persons who allegedly 
     ``disappeared'' in Honduras, and promptly make such documents 
     available to Honduran authorities who are seeking to 
     determine the fate of these individuals.

                 Report on Russian Military Operations

       Amendment No. 173: Deletes Senate language which requires 
     the President to declassify and resubmit to the Congress no 
     later than three months after the date of enactment a report 
     on Russian military operations as required by section 528 of 
     Public Law 103-236.
       The conferees request that the Administration submit to 
     Congress a declassified version of the report submitted 
     pursuant to section 528 of P.L. 103-236. The conferees 
     understand declassification will be to the maximum extent 
     possible.
       The report shall also provide an unclassified assessment 
     of: (a) Russian compliance with the Russian-Moldovan 
     agreement of October 24, 1994; (b) allegations of Russian 
     involvement in the September 1994 coup attempt against the 
     Azerbaijan government; (c) the Russian deployment of troops 
     of the Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Interior, or any 
     other security agency to secure the borders of the New 
     Independent States (NIS) of the former Soviet Union; (d) 
     Russian efforts to integrate the security, defense and 
     intelligence forces of the government of the NIS; and (e) 
     compliance with the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in 
     Europe.


 limitation on assistance to countries that restrict the transport of 
           delivery of united states humanitarian assistance

       Amendment No. 174: Deletes Senate language which prohibits 
     funds for any country if the government of such country 
     prohibits or otherwise restricts, directly or indirectly, the 
     transport or delivery of United States humanitarian 
     assistance. This matter is addressed in amendment No. 147.
       Amendment No. 175: Inserts language providing that up to 
     $20,000,000 of the funds made available through ``Development 
     Assistance'' or ``Economic Support Fund'' may be transferred 
     to ``International Narcotics Control''. Senate language would 
     have required such a transfer from funds made available to 
     the Agency for International Development. The House bill 
     contained no provision on this matter.


                               guatemala

       Amendment No. 176: Deletes Senate language and inserts new 
     language which allows the Guatemalan military to receive 
     expanded IMET only, or FMF funds only if the President 
     certifies that the Guatemalan military is cooperating with 
     efforts to resolve human rights abuses. The prohibitions 
     included in this section shall not apply to funds made 
     available to implement a cease-fire or peace agreement. Any 
     funds made available are subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. This matter 
     is addressed in amendment No. 63.
       The conferees commend the Guatemalan President for his 
     efforts to negotiate a peaceful settlement of the civil war 
     in Guatemala and to improve respect for human rights and the 
     rule of law. The conferees are disturbed by reports that 
     members of the military and security forces continue to 
     commit human rights abuses including several cases involving 
     American citizens. The conferees have included a provision 
     which conditions aid to the military and security forces on 
     their cooperation in resolving human rights abuses which 
     their members are alleged to have committed, ordered or 
     attempted to thwart the investigation of. The conferees 
     intend that the cases listed in the April 7, 1995 bipartisan 
     letter to President Clinton by twelve members of the U.S. 
     Senate, as well as the murder of U.S. Ambassador John Gordon 
     Mein, should be among those of particular concern.


                           peru and narcotics

       Amendment No. 177: Deletes Senate language making a number 
     of findings regarding actions by the government of Peru 
     involving illegal drug activities, and expressing the sense 
     of the Senate on the provision of military equipment to Peru 
     for drug interdiction activities. The House bill contained no 
     provision on this matter.


                          assistance to turkey

       Amendment No. 178: Deletes Senate language earmarking 
     $5,000,000 of ESF funds for Turkey to promote economic 
     growth, cultural and ethnic tolerance, human rights 
     activities, and non-governmental organizations in 
     southeastern Turkey.


                          hong kong elections

       Amendment No. 179: Deletes Senate language making a number 
     of findings regarding elections in Hong Kong, and expressing 
     the sense of the Congress regarding various aspects of these 
     elections. The House bill contained no provision on this 
     matter.


                    sense of the senate on thailand

       Amendment No. 180: Deletes Senate sense of the Senate 
     language regarding the Government of Thailand's relations 
     with the Khmer Rouge.


                  extension of tied aid credit program

       Amendment No. 181: Inserts Senate language extending 
     through 1997 the authority of the Export-Import Bank to 
     conduct tied aid credit programs. Deletes Senate language 
     authorizing a demonstration project.


                      conventional weapons review

       Amendment No. 182: Inserts Senate language which requires 
     that for a period of one year beginning three years after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the United States shall not 
     use antipersonnel landmines except along internationally 
     recognized national borders or in demilitarized zones within 
     a perimeter marked area that is monitored by military 
     personnel and protected by adequate means to ensure the 
     exclusion of civilians. The managers agree that this issue 
     must be closely monitored in the period leading up to the 
     moratorium's implementation and that the case of Guantanamo 
     Bay, Cuba, must be carefully reviewed in light of the 
     moratorium's application to this especially sensitive 
     facility.
       The conferees recognize the global crisis caused by 
     unexploded landmines. According to the Department of State, 
     there are an estimated 80,000,000 to 110,000,000 landmines 
     deployed in 62 countries. As a result, the conferees urge the 
     President to actively encourage other governments to join the 
     U.S. in solving the global landmine problem by implementing 
     moratoria on the use of antipersonnel landmines similar to 
     the U.S. moratorium as a step toward the elimination of 
     antipersonnel landmines.
       The conferees recommend that the U.S. should not sell, 
     license for export, or otherwise transfer defense articles 
     and services to any foreign government which, as determined 
     by the President, sells, exports or otherwise transfers 
     antipersonnel landmines.


                     extension of au pair programs

       Amendment No. 183: Inserts language extending the authority 
     for the Au Pair program of the U.S. Information Agency 
     through fiscal year 1996. The Senate amendment would have 
     extended such authority through fiscal year 1998. The House 
     bill contained no provision on this matter.


                       authorization requirement

       Amendment No. 184: Deletes Senate language regarding 
     authorization requirements for funds provided in this Act. 
     This matter is addressed in amendment no. 121.


                   croatian-american enterprise fund

       Amendment No. 185: Deletes Senate language authorizing the 
     creation of a Croatian-American Enterprise Fund. The language 
     would also have earmarked $12,000,000 for such fund from 
     ``Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States''.


          sanctions against countries harboring war criminals

       Amendment No. 186: Inserts language that would not allow 
     funds appropriated in this Act to be made available for the 
     government of any country that is knowingly granting 
     sanctuary to war criminals. Such criminals would include 
     those indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the 
     former Yugoslavia or the International Criminal Tribunal for 
     Rwanda, or Nazi war criminals. The Senate language would have 
     restricted bilateral and multilateral assistance provided in 
     such fiscal year for any country which harbored war 
     criminals. The House bill contained no provision on this 
     matter.


  russian compliance with the cfe treaty and priorities for modifying 
                        existing arms agreements

       Amendment No. 187: Deletes Senate language. The conferees 
     consider compliance with the terms of the Treaty on 
     Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) an important 
     priority in U.S. relations with the Russian Federation. The 
     conferees believe the Treaty provides adequate means by which 
     the Russian Federation can meet its military requirements for 
     treaty limited equipment in the flank zones defined by 
     Article V of the Treaty. The conferees strongly believe that 
     efforts by the Government of Russia to modify CFE Treaty 
     obligations, including those regarding movement or deployment 
     of treaty limited equipment on the flanks, must be resolved 
     through negotiations, not unilateral reinterpretation/
       Amendment No. 188: This matter is dealt with in Amendment 
     no. 192.


                   limitation on assistance to haiti

       Amendment No. 189: Deletes Senate language and inserts 
     language which prohibits the availability of funds for Haiti 
     unless the President determines that the government of Haiti 
     is conducting thorough investigations of political and 
     extrajudicial killings and cooperating with U.S. authorities 
     in the investigation of political and extrajudicial killings. 
     The managers agree that nothing in subsection (a) shall be 
     construed to restrict the provision of humanitarian or 
     electoral assistance to Haiti. The President may waive the 
     requirements of this section if he determines and certifies 
     to the appropriate committees of Congress that it is the 
     national interest of the United States or necessary to ensure 
     the safe and timely withdrawal of American forces from Haiti.


  Limitation on Funds to the Territory of the Bosnia-Croat Federation

       Amendment No. 190: Inserts Senate language limiting United 
     States assistance to 
     
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     Bosnia and Herzegovina (other than refugee and disaster 
     assistance, and assistance for restoration of certain 
     infrastructure) to the territory of the Bosnia-Croat 
     Federation. The House bill contained no provision on this 
     matter.


   Plan Recommending a Strategic Reorganization of the United Nations

       Amendment No. 191: Deletes Senate language requiring a plan 
     for a strategic reorganization of the United Nations.
       On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the United 
     Nations, the conferees concur with the Administration's 
     stated intention to implement significant management and 
     financial reforms. Accordingly the conferees request a report 
     to be submitted in conjunction with the fiscal year 1997 
     budget request regarding reorganization of the United 
     Nations. The report should include proposals to achieve (a) 
     reductions in the number of agencies within the UN system 
     including proposals to abolish, consolidate or restructure 
     financing mechanisms for agencies with low priority; (b) the 
     identification and strengthening of core agencies; (c) the 
     increased cooperation and elimination of duplication between 
     UN headquarters and offices in Geneva and the merger of 
     technical cooperation functions of various UN agencies; (d) 
     the consolidation of the UN emergency response mechanisms by 
     merging functions in relevant agencies; and (e) improvements 
     in the administrative and management capabilities of the 
     Secretary General.


               NATO participation act amendments of 1995

       Amendment No. 192: Inserts language which amends the NATO 
     Participation Act of 1994 and provides that the President 
     should evaluate the degree to which any country emerging from 
     communist domination which has expressed its interest in 
     joining NATO meets certain specified criteria. The President 
     may within 60 days designate one or more of these countries 
     as eligible to receive assistance under the program 
     established by the NATO Participation Act of 1994.

          TITLE VI--MIDDLE EAST PEACE FACILITATION ACT OF 1995

       Inserts additional language to the Senate proposed ``Middle 
     East Peace Facilitation Act of 1995'' (which extends the 
     authority of the President to waive certain provisions of law 
     to facilitate the provision of U.S. assistance in support of 
     the Middle East peace process). The House provisions increase 
     accountability and provide additional detailed oversight over 
     the provision of U.S. funds in support of the Middle East 
     peace process, either directly or indirectly, to the P.L.O., 
     the Palestinian Authority, and successor entities. The 
     managers further agree to extend the President's authority to 
     suspend certain provisions of law from twelve months to 
     eighteen months.
       The managers believe that the information provided pursuant 
     to section 604(b)(5)(E) should be as extensive as possible 
     and in accordance with AID's normal accounting practices. 
     With respect to section 604(b)(5)(F), this section does not 
     require a detailed listing of all statements of senior 
     officials of the PLO, the Palestinian Authority and successor 
     entities but rather an assessment of such statements, with 
     attribution of those specific statements which best reflects 
     the issues of concern described in this subparagraph. The 
     managers also note that the reference to Jerusalem in section 
     604(c)(9) is not intended to suggest that the Palestinian 
     Authority will operate in Jerusalem under the Interim 
     Agreement; rather this section emphasizes the managers' 
     concern that the PLO not purport to affect the status of 
     Jerusalem.


   TO IMPOSE SANCTIONS AGAINST BURMA, AND COUNTRIES ASSISTING BURMA, 
    UNLESS BURMA OBSERVES HUMAN RIGHTS AND PERMITS POLITICAL FREEDOM

       Amendment No. 193: Deletes Senate language imposing 
     sanctions against Burma and countries assisting Burma.

                   Conference Total--With Comparisons

       The total new budget (obligational) authority for the 
     fiscal year 1996 recommended by the Committee of Conference, 
     with comparisons to the fiscal year 1995 amount, the 1996 
     budget estimates, and the House and Senate bills for 1996 
     follow:
New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1995...$13,654,521,750
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority fiscal y14,773,904,666
House bill, fiscal year 1996.............................11,901,375,000
Senate bill, fiscal year 1996............................12,413,914,000
Conference agreement, fiscal year 1996...................12,103,536,669
Conference agreement compared with:
  New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1995..-1,550,985,081
  Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fisca-2,670,367,997
  House bill, fiscal year 1996.............................+202,161,669
  Senate bill, fiscal year 1996............................-310,377,331

     Sonny Callahan,
     John Edward Porter,
     Bob Livingston,
     Jim Lightfoot,
     Frank R. Wolf,
     Ron Packard,
     Joe Knollenberg,
     Michael Forbes,
     Jim Bunn,
     Charles Wilson,
     Sidney R. Yates,
     Nancy Pelosi,
     Esteban E. Torres,
     David Obey,
                                Managers on the part of the House.

     Mitch McConnell,
     Arlen Specter,
     Connie Mack,
     James M. Jeffords,
     Judd Gregg,
     Richard Shelby,
     Robert F. Bennett,
     Mark O. Hatfield,
     Patrick Leahy,
     Daniel K. Inouye,
     Frank R. Lautenberg,
     Tom Harkin,
     Barbara A. Mikulski,
     Patty Murray,
     Robert C. Byrd.
     Managers on the part of the Senate.

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