[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 59 (Thursday, May 8, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H2446-H2476]
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                               AMENDMENTS

  Under clause 6 of rule XXIII, proposed amendments were submitted as 
follows:

                                 H.R. 2

                         Offered By: Mr. Towns

       Amendment No. 53: Page 256, after line 9, insert the 
     following:
       (10) Whether the agency has conducted and regularly updated 
     an assessment to identify any pest control problems in the 
     public housing owned or operated by the agency and the extent 
     to which the agency is effective in carrying out a strategy 
     to eradicate or control such problems, which assessment and 
     strategy shall be included in the local housing management 
     plan for the agency under section 106.
       Page 256, line 10, strike ``(10)'' and insert ``(11)''.

                               H.R. 1469

                        Offered By: Mr. Hilleary

       Amendment No. 2: Page 51, after line 23, insert the 
     following new title:

                                TITLE IV

          UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

                        SEC. 4001. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``United States Armed Forces 
     in Bosnia Protection Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 4002. FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS OF POLICY.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1)(A) On November 27, 1995, the President affirmed that 
     United States participation in the multinational military 
     Implementation Force in the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina would terminate in one year.
       (B) The President declared the expiration date of the 
     mandate for the Implementation Force to be December 20, 1996.
       (2) The Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint 
     Chiefs of Staff likewise expressed their confidence that the 
     Implementation Force would complete its mission in one year.
       (3) The exemplary performance of United States Armed forces 
     personnel has significantly contributed to the accomplishment 
     of the military mission of the Implementation Force. The 
     courage, dedication, and professionalism of such personnel 
     have permitted a separation of the belligerent parties to the 
     conflict in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and have 
     resulted in a significant mitigation of the violence and 
     suffering in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
       (4) On October 3, 1996, the Chairman of the Joint chiefs of 
     Staff announced the intention of the United States 
     Administration to delay the removal of United States Armed 
     Forces personnel from the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 
     until March 1997 due to operational reasons.
       (5) Notwithstanding the fact that the President, the 
     Secretary of Defense, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
     Staff assured the Congress of their resolve to end the 
     mission of United States Armed Forces in the Republic of 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina by December 20, 1996, in November 1996 
     the President announced his intention to further extend the 
     deployment of United States Armed Forces in the Republic of 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina until June 1998.
       (6) Before the announcement of the new policy referred to 
     in paragraph (5), the President did not request authorization 
     by the Congress of a policy that would result in the further 
     deployment of United States Armed Forces in the Republic of 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina until June 1998.
       (b) Declarations of Policy.--The Congress--
       (1) expresses its serious concerns and opposition to the 
     policy of the President that has resulted in the deployment 
     after December

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     20, 1996, of United States Armed Forces on the ground in the 
     Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina without prior 
     authorization by the Congress; and
       (2) urges the President to work with our European allies to 
     begin an orderly transition of all peacekeeping functions in 
     the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from the United States 
     to appropriate European countries in preparation for a 
     complete withdrawal of all United States Armed Forces by 
     September 30, 1997.

     SEC. 4003. PROHIBITION OF USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FUNDS 
                   OR OTHER FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY FUNDS FOR 
                   CONTINUED DEPLOYMENT ON THE GROUND OF ARMED 
                   FORCES IN THE TERRITORY OF THE REPUBLIC OF 
                   BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA.

       (a) Prohibition.--None of the funds appropriated or 
     otherwise available to the Department of Defense or to any 
     other Federal department or agency for any fiscal year may be 
     obligated or expended for the deployment on the ground of 
     United States Armed Forces in the territory of the Republic 
     of Bosnia and Herzegovina after September 30, 1997.
       (b) Exceptions.--The prohibition contained in subsection 
     (a) shall not apply--
       (1) with respect to the deployment of United States Armed 
     Forces after September 30, 1997, but not later than October 
     31, 1997, for the express purpose of ensuring the safe and 
     timely withdrawal of such Armed Forces from the Republic of 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina; or
       (2) if--
       (A) the President transmits to the Congress a report 
     containing a request for an extension of deployment of United 
     States Armed Forces for an additional 90 days after the date 
     otherwise applicable under subsection(a); and
       (B) a joint resolution is enacted, in accordance with 
     section 4004, specifically approving such request.

     SEC. 4004. CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST BY 
                   PRESIDENT FOR 90-DAY EXTENSION OF DEPLOYMENT.

       (a) Terms of the Resolution.--For purposes of section 4003, 
     the term ``joint resolution'' means only a joint resolution 
     that is introduced within the 10-day period beginning on the 
     date on which the President transmits the report to the 
     Congress under such section, and--
       (1) which does not have a preamble;
       (2) the matter after the resolving clause of which is as 
     follows: ``That the Congress approves the request by the 
     President for the extension of the deployment on the ground 
     of United States Armed Forces in the territory of the 
     Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina for a period ending not 
     later than December 31, 1997, as submitted by the President 
     on _____'', the blank space being filled in with the 
     appropriate date; and
       (3) the title of which is as follows: ``Joint resolution 
     approving the request by the President for an extension of 
     the deployment on the ground of United States Armed Forces 
     in the territory of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 
     for a period ending not later than December 31, 1997.''.
       (b) Referral.--A resolution described in subsection (a) 
     that is introduced in the House of Representatives shall be 
     referred to the Committee on International Relations and the 
     Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives. A resolution described in subsection (a) 
     introduced in the Senate shall be referred to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the Senate.
       (c) Discharge.--If the committee to which a resolution 
     described in subsection (a) is referred has not reported such 
     resolution (or an identical resolution) by the end of the 20-
     day period beginning on the date on which the President 
     transmits the report to the Congress under section 4003, such 
     committee shall be, at the end of such period, discharged 
     from further consideration of such resolution, and such 
     resolution shall be placed on the appropriate calender of the 
     House involved.
       (d) Rules of the Senate and House.--This section is enacted 
     by the Congress--
       (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate 
     and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such it is 
     deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but 
     applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed 
     in that House in the case of a resolution described in 
     subsection (a), and it supersedes other rules only to the 
     extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and
       (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
     either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the 
     procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and 
     to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that 
     House.

     SEC. 4005. PROHIBITION OF USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FUNDS 
                   OR OTHER FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY FUNDS FOR 
                   LAW ENFORCEMENT OR RELATED ACTIVITIES IN THE 
                   TERRITORY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOSNIA AND 
                   HERZEGOVINA.

       None of the funds appropriated or otherwise available to 
     the Department of Defense or to any other Federal department 
     or agency for any fiscal year may be obligated or expended 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act for the 
     following:
       (1) Conduct of, or direct support for, law enforcement 
     activities in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, except 
     for the training of law enforcement personnel or to prevent 
     imminent loss of life.
       (2) Conduct of, or support for, any activity in the 
     Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina that may have the effect 
     of jeopardizing the primary mission of the United Nations-led 
     Stabilization Force in preventing armed conflict between the 
     Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska 
     (``Bosnian Entities'').
       (3) Transfer of refugees within the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina that, in the opinion of the commander of the 
     Stabilization Force involved in such transfer--
       (A) has as one of its purposes the acquisition of control 
     by a Bosnian Entity of territory allocated to the other 
     Bosnian Entity under the Dayton Peace Agreement; or
       (B) may expose United States Armed Forces to substantial 
     risk to their personal safety.
       (4) Implementation of any decision to change the legal 
     status of any territory within the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina unless expressly agreed to by all signatories to 
     the Dayton Peace Agreement.

     SEC. 4006. REPORT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than June 30, 1997, the 
     President shall prepare and transmit to the Congress a report 
     on the deployment on the ground of United States Armed Forces 
     in the territory of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovnia. 
     The report shall contain the following:
       (1) A description of the extent to which compliance has 
     been achieved with the requirements relating to United States 
     activities in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 
     contained in Public Law 104-122 (110 Stat. 876).
       (2)(A) An identification of the specific steps taken, if 
     any, by the United States Government to transfer the United 
     States portion of the peacekeeping mission in the Republic of 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina to appropriate European organizations, 
     such as a combined joint task force of NATO, the Western 
     European Union, or the Conference on Security and Cooperation 
     in Europe.
       (B) A description of any deficiencies in the capabilities 
     of such European organizations to conduct peacekeeping 
     activities in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and a 
     description of the actions, if any, that the United States 
     Government is taking in cooperation with such organizations 
     to remedy such deficiencies.
       (3) An identification of the following:
       (A) The goals of the Stabilization Force and the criteria 
     for achieving those goals.
       (B) The measures that are being taken to protect United 
     States Armed Forces personnel from conventional warfare, 
     unconventional warfare, or terrorist attacks in the Republic 
     of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
       (C) The exit strategy for the withdrawal of United States 
     Armed Forces from the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 
     the event of civil disturbances or overt warfare.
       (D) The exit strategy and timetable for the withdrawal of 
     United States Armed Forces from the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina in the event the Stabilization Force successfully 
     completes its mission, including whether or not a follow-on 
     force will succeed the Stabilization Force after the proposed 
     withdrawal date announced by the President of June 1998.
       (b) Form of Report.--The report described in subsection (a) 
     shall be transmitted in unclassified and classified versions.

     SEC. 4007. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this Act:
       (1) Bosnian entities.--The term ``Bosnian Entities'' means 
     the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika 
     Srpska.
       (2) Dayton peace agreement.--The term ``Dayton Peace 
     Agreement'' means the General Framework Agreement for Peace 
     in Bosnia and Herzegovina, initialed by the parties in 
     Dayton, Ohio, on November 21, 1995, and signed in Paris on 
     December 14, 1995.
       (3) Implementation force.--The term ``Implementation 
     Force'' means the NATO-led multinational military force in 
     the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (commonly referred to 
     as ``IFOR''), authorized under the Dayton Peace Agreement.
       (4) NATO.--The term ``NATO'' means the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization.
       (5) Stabilization force.--The term ``Stabilization Force'' 
     means the United Nations-led follow-on force to the 
     Implementation Force in the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina and other countries in the region (commonly 
     referred to as ``SFOR''), authorized under United Nations 
     Security Council Resolution 1088 (December 12, 1996).

                               H.R. 1469

                        Offered By: Mr. Hilleary

       Amendment No. 3: At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the short title) the following:

                                TITLE IV

          UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

     SEC. 4001. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``United States Armed Forces 
     in Bosnia Protection Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 4002. FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS OF POLICY.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1)(A) On November 27, 1995, the President affirmed that 
     United States participation in the multinational military 
     Implementation Force in the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina would terminate in one year.
       (B) The President declared the expiration date of the 
     mandate for the Implementation Force to be December 20, 1996.

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       (2) The Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint 
     Chiefs of Staff likewise expressed their confidence that the 
     Implementation Force would complete its mission in one year.
       (3) The exemplary performance of United States Armed Forces 
     personnel has significantly contributed to the accomplishment 
     of the military mission of the Implementation Force. The 
     courage, dedication, and professionalism of such personnel 
     have permitted a separation of the belligerent parties to the 
     conflict in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and have 
     resulted in a significant mitigation of the violence and 
     suffering in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
       (4) On October 3, 1996, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
     Staff announced the intention of the United States 
     Administration to delay the removal of United States Armed 
     Forces personnel from the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 
     until March 1997 due to operational reasons.
       (5) Notwithstanding the fact that the President, the 
     Secretary of Defense, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
     Staff assured the Congress of their resolve to end the 
     mission of United States Armed Forces in the Republic of 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina by December 20, 1996, in November 1996 
     the President announced his intention to further extend the 
     deployment of United States Armed Forces in the Republic of 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina until June 1998.
       (6) Before the announcement of the new policy referred to 
     in paragraph (5), the President did not request authorization 
     by the Congress of a policy that would result in the further 
     deployment of United States Armed Forces in the Republic of 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina until June 1998.
       (b) Declarations of Policy.--The Congress--
       (1) expresses its serious concerns and opposition to the 
     policy of the President that has resulted in the deployment 
     after December 20, 1996, of United States Armed Forces on the 
     ground in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina without 
     prior authorization by the Congress; and
       (2) urges the President to work with our European allies to 
     begin an orderly transition of all peacekeeping functions in 
     the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from the United States 
     to appropriate European countries in preparation for a 
     complete withdrawal of all United States Armed Forces by 
     September 30, 1997.

     SEC. 4003. PROHIBITION OF USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FUNDS 
                   OR OTHER FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY FUNDS FOR 
                   CONTINUED DEPLOYMENT ON THE GROUND OF ARMED 
                   FORCES IN THE TERRITORY OF THE REPUBLIC OF 
                   BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA.

       (A) Prohibition.--None of the funds appropriated or 
     otherwise available to the Department of Defense or to any 
     other Federal department or agency for any fiscal year may be 
     obligated or expended for the deployment on the ground of 
     United States Armed Forces in the territory of the Republic 
     of Bosnia and Herzegovina after September 30, 1997.
       (b) Exceptions.--The prohibition contained in subsection 
     (a) shall not apply--
       (1) with respect to the deployment of United States Armed 
     Forces after September 30, 1997, but not later than October 
     31, 1997, for the express purpose of ensuring the safe and 
     timely withdrawal of such Armed Forces from the Republic of 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina; or
       (2)(A) if the President transmits to the Congress a report 
     containing a request for an extension of deployment of United 
     States Armed Forces for an additional 90 days after the date 
     otherwise application under subsection (a); and
       (B) if a joint resolution is enacted, in accordance with 
     section 4004, specifically approving such request.

     SEC. 4004. CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST BY 
                   PRESIDENT FOR 90-DAY EXTENSION OF DEPLOYMENT.

       (a) Terms of the Resolution.--For purposes of section 4003, 
     the term ``joint resolution'' means only a joint resolution 
     that is introduced within the 10-day period beginning on the 
     date on which the President transmits the report to the 
     Congress under such section, and--
       (1) which does not have a preamble;
       (2) the matter after the resolving clause of which is as 
     follows: ``That the Congress approves the request by the 
     President for the extension of the deployment on the ground 
     of United States Armed Forces in the territory of the 
     Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina for a period ending not 
     later than December 31, 1997, as submitted by the President 
     on _____'', the blank space being filled in with the 
     appropriate date; and
       (3) the title of which is as follows: ``Joint resolution 
     approving the request by the President for an extension of 
     the deployment on the grounds of United States Armed Forces 
     in the territory of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 
     for a period ending not later than December 31, 1997.''.
       (b) Referral.--A resolution described in subsection (a) 
     that is introduced in the House of Representatives shall be 
     referred to the Committee on International Relations and the 
     Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives. A resolution described in subsection (a) 
     introduced in the Senate shall be referred to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the Senate.
       (c) Discharge.--If the committee to which a resolution 
     described in subsection (a) is referred has not reported such 
     resolution (or an identical resolution) by the end of the 20-
     day period beginning on the date on which the President 
     transmits the report to the Congress under section 4003, such 
     committee shall be, at the end of such period, discharged 
     from further consideration of such resolution, and such 
     resolution shall be placed on the appropriate calender of the 
     House involved.
       (d) Consideration.--(1) On or after the third day after the 
     date on which the committee to which such a resolution is 
     referred has reported, or has been discharged (under 
     subsection (c)) from further consideration of, such a 
     resolution, it is in order (even though a previous motion to 
     the same effect has been disagreed to) for any Member of the 
     respective House to move to proceed to the consideration 
     of the resolution. A Member may make the motion only on 
     the day after the calendar day on which the Member 
     announces to the House concerned the Member's intention to 
     make the motion, except that, in the case of the House of 
     Representatives, the motion may be made without such prior 
     announcement if the motion is made by direction of the 
     committee to which the resolution was referred. All points 
     of order against the resolution (and against consideration 
     of the resolution) are waived. The motion is highly 
     privileged in the House of Representatives and is 
     privileged in the Senate and is not debatable. The motion 
     is not subject to amendment, or to a motion to postpone, 
     or to a motion to proceed to the consideration of other 
     business. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the 
     motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. 
     If a motion to proceed to the consideration of the 
     resolution is agreed to, the respective House shall 
     immediately proceed to consideration of the joint 
     resolution without intervening motion, order, or other 
     business, and the resolution shall remain the unfinished 
     business of the respective House until disposed of.
       (2) Debate on the resolution, and on all debatable motions 
     and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not 
     more than 2 hours, which shall be divided equally between 
     those favoring and those opposing the resolution. An 
     amendment to the resolution is not in order. A motion further 
     to limit debate is in order and not debatable. A motion to 
     postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of 
     other business, or a motion to recommit the resolution is not 
     in order. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the 
     resolution is agreed to or disagreed to is not in order.
       (3) Immediately following the conclusion of the debate on a 
     resolution described in subsection (a) and a single quorum 
     call at the conclusion of the debate if requested in 
     accordance with the rules of the appropriate House, the vote 
     on final passage of the resolution shall occur.
       (4) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the 
     application of the rules of the Senate or the House of 
     Representatives, as the case may be, to the procedure 
     relating to a resolution described in subsection (a) shall be 
     decided without debate.
       (e) Consideration by Other House.--(1) If, before the 
     passage by one House of a resolution of that House described 
     in subsection (a), that House receives from the other House a 
     resolution described in subsection (a), then the following 
     procedures shall apply:
       (A) The resolution of the other House shall not be referred 
     to a committee and may not be considered in the House 
     receiving it except in the case of final passage as provided 
     in subparagraph (B)(ii).
       (B) With respect to a resolution described in subsection 
     (a) of the House receiving the resolution--
       (i) the procedure in that House shall be the same as if no 
     resolution had been received from the other House; but
       (ii) the vote on final passage shall be on the resolution 
     of the other House.
       (2) Upon disposition of the resolution received from the 
     other House, it shall no longer be in order to consider the 
     resolution that originated in the receiving House.
       (f) Rules of the Senate and House.--This section is enacted 
     by the Congress--
       (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate 
     and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such it is 
     deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but 
     applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed 
     in that House in the case of a resolution described in 
     subsection (a), and it supersedes other rules only to the 
     extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and
       (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
     either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the 
     procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and 
     to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that 
     House.

     SEC. 4005. PROHIBITION OF USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FUNDS 
                   OR OTHER FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY FUNDS FOR 
                   LAW ENFORCEMENT OR RELATED ACTIVITIES IN THE 
                   TERRITORY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOSNIA AND 
                   HERZEGOVINA.

       None of the funds appropriated or otherwise available to 
     the Department of Defense or to any other Federal department 
     or agency for any fiscal year may be obligated or expended 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act for the 
     following:
       (1) Conduct of, or direct support for, law enforcement 
     activities in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, except 
     for the training of law enforcement personnel or to prevent 
     imminent loss of life.

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       (2) Conduct of, or support for, any activity in the 
     Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina that may have the effect 
     of jeopardizing the primary mission of the United Nations-led 
     Stabilization Force in preventing armed conflict between the 
     Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska 
     (``Bosnian Entities'').
       (3) Transfer of refugees within the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina that, in the opinion of the commander of the 
     Stabilization Force involved in such transfer--
       (A) has as one of its purposes the acquisition of control 
     by a Bosnian Entity of territory allocated to the other 
     Bosnian Entity under the Dayton Peace Agreement; or
       (B) may expose United States Armed Forces to substantial 
     risk to their personal safety.
       (4) Implementation of any decision to change the legal 
     status of any territory within the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina unless expressly agreed to by all signatories to 
     the Dayton Peace Agreement.

     SEC. 4006. REPORT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than June 30, 1997, the 
     President shall prepare and transmit to the Congress a report 
     on the deployment on the ground of United States Armed Forces 
     in the territory of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 
     The report shall contain the following:
       (1) A description of the extent to which compliance has 
     been achieved with the requirements relating to United States 
     activities in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 
     contained in Public Law 104-122 (110 Stat. 876).
       (2)(A) An identification of the specific steps taken, if 
     any, by the United States Government to transfer the United 
     States portion of the peacekeeping mission in the Republic of 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina to appropriate European organizations, 
     such as a combined joint task force of NATO, the Western 
     European Union, or the Conference on Security and Cooperation 
     in Europe.
       (B) A description of any deficiencies in the capabilities 
     of such European organizations to conduct peacekeeping 
     activities in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and a 
     description of the actions, if any, that the United States 
     Government is taking in cooperation with such organizations 
     to remedy such deficiencies.
       (3) An identification of the following:
       (A) The goals of the Stabilization Force and the criteria 
     for achieving those goals.
       (B) The measures that are being taken to protect United 
     States Armed Forces personnel from conventional warfare, 
     unconventional warfare, or terrorist attacks in the Republic 
     of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
       (C) The exit strategy for the withdrawal of United States 
     Armed Forces from the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 
     the event of civil disturbances or overt warfare.
       (D) The exit strategy and timetable for the withdrawal of 
     United States Armed Forces from the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina in the event the Stabilization Force successfully 
     completes its mission, including whether or not a follow-on 
     force will succeed the Stabilization Force after the proposed 
     withdrawal date announced by the President of June 1998.
       (b) Form of Report.--The report described in subsection (a) 
     shall be transmitted in unclassified and classified versions.

     SEC. 4007. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this Act:
       (1) Bosnian entities.--The term ``Bosnian Entities'' means 
     the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika 
     Srpska.
       (2) Dayton peace agreement.--The term ``Dayton Peace 
     Agreement'' means the General Framework Agreement for Peace 
     in Bosnia and Herzegovina, initialed by the parties in 
     Dayton, Ohio, on November 21, 1995, and signed in Paris on 
     December 14, 1995.
       (3) Implementation force.--The term ``Implementation 
     Force'' means the NATO-led multinational military force in 
     the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (commonly referred to 
     as ``IFOR''), authorized under the Dayton Peace Agreement.
       (4) NATO.--The term ``NATO'' means the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization.
       (5) Stabilization force.--The term ``Stabilization Force'' 
     means the United Nations-led follow-on force to the 
     Implementation Force in the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina and other countries in the region (commonly 
     referred to as ``SFOR''), authorized under United Nations 
     Security Council Resolution 1088 (December 12, 1996).

                               H.R. 1486

                         Offered By: Mr. Gilman

                (Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute

       Amendment No. 1: Strike all after the enacting clause and 
     insert in lieu thereof:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Policy Reform Act''.

     SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF 
                   CONTENTS.

       (a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into two divisions as 
     follows:
       (1) Division A--International Affairs Agency Consolidation, 
     Foreign Assistance Reform, and Foreign Assistance 
     Authorizations.
       (2) Division B--Foreign Relations Authorizations.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.

    DIVISION A--INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AGENCY CONSOLIDATION, FOREIGN 
        ASSISTANCE REFORM, AND FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZATIONS

                      TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Declaration of policy.

   TITLE II--CONSOLIDATION OF CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AGENCIES

                     Chapter 1--General Provisions

Sec. 201. Short title
Sec. 202. Definitions.

 Chapter 2--United States International Development Cooperation Agency


  SUBCHAPTER A--ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
 COOPERATION AGENCY AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS TO UNITED STATES AGENCY 
                     FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Sec. 211. Abolition of United States International Development 
              Cooperation Agency.
Sec. 212. Transfer of functions to United States Agency for 
              International Development.
Sec. 213. Transition provisions.


 SUBCHAPTER B--CONTINUATION OF UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
    DEVELOPMENT AND PLACEMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR OF AGENCY UNDER THE 
                  DIRECTION OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE

Sec. 221. Continuation of United States Agency for International 
              Development and placement of Administrator of Agency 
              under the direction of the Secretary of State.


                  SUBCHAPTER C--CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

Sec. 231. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 232. Other references.
Sec. 233. Effective date.

                  TITLE III--FOREIGN ASSISTANCE REFORM

Sec. 301. Graduation from development assistance.
Sec. 302. Limitation on government-to-government assistance.
Sec. 303. Micro- and small enterprise development credits.
Sec. 304. Microenterprise development grant assistance.
Sec. 305. Private sector enterprise funds.
Sec. 306. Development credit authority.
Sec. 307. Foreign government parking fines.
Sec. 308. Withholding United States assistance to countries that aid 
              the Government of Cuba.

               TITLE IV--DEFENSE AND SECURITY ASSISTANCE

                Chapter 1--Narcotics Control Assistance

Sec. 401. Definition.
Sec. 402. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 403. Authority to withhold bilateral assistance and oppose 
              multilateral development assistance for major illicit 
              drug producing countries, drug-transit countries, and 
              money laundering countries.

   Chapter 2--Nonproliferation, Antiterrorism, demining, and related 
                                programs

Sec. 411. Nonproliferation, Antiterrorism, Demining, and Related 
              Programs.

             Chapter 3--Foreign Military Financing Program

Sec. 421. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 422. Assistance for Israel.
Sec. 423. Assistance for Egypt.
Sec. 424. Authorization of assistance to facilitate transition to NATO 
              membership under NATO Participation Act of 1994.
Sec. 425. Loans for Greece and Turkey.
Sec. 426. Limitations on loans.
Sec. 427. Administrative expenses.

        Chapter 4--International Military Education and Training

Sec. 431. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 432. IMET eligibility for Panama and Haiti.

   Chapter 5--Transfer Of Naval Vessels to Certain Foreign Countries

Sec. 441. Authority to transfer naval vessels.
Sec. 442. Costs of transfers.
Sec. 443. Expiration of authority.
Sec. 444. Repair and refurbishment of vessels in United States 
              shipyards.

      Chapter 6--Indonesia Military Assistance Accountability Act

Sec. 451. Short title.
Sec. 452. Findings.
Sec. 453. Limitation on military assistance to the Government of 
              Indonesia.
Sec. 454. United States military assistance and arms transfers defined.

                      Chapter 7--Other Provisions

Sec. 461. Excess defense articles for certain European countries.
Sec. 462. Transfer of certain obsolete or surplus defense articles in 
              the war reserve allies stockpile to the Republic of 
              Korea.
Sec. 463. Additional requirements relating to stockpiling of defense 
              articles for foreign countries.
Sec. 464. Delivery of drawdown by commercial transportation services.
Sec. 465. Cash Flow Financing Notification.
Sec. 466. Multinational arms sales code of conduct.

                      TITLE V--ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                 Chapter 1--Economic Support Assistance

Sec. 501. Economic support fund.

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Sec. 502. Assistance for Israel.
Sec. 503. Assistance for Egypt.
Sec. 504. International Fund for Ireland.
Sec. 505. Assistance for training of civilian personnel of the Ministry 
              of Defense of the Government of Nicaragua.
Sec. 506. Availability of amounts for Cuban Liberty and Democratic 
              Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 and the Cuban Democracy 
              Act of 1992.

                   Chapter 2--Development Assistance


            SUBCHAPTER A--DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AUTHORITIES

Sec. 511. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 512. Child survival activities.
Sec. 513. Requirement on assistance for Russian Federation.
Sec. 514. Humanitarian assistance for Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Sec. 515. Agricultural development and research assistance.
Sec. 516. Activities and programs in Latin America and the Caribbean 
              region and the Asia and the Pacific region.
Sec. 517. Support for agricultural development assistance.


                    SUBCHAPTER B--OPERATING EXPENSES

Sec. 521. Operating expenses generally.
Sec. 522. Operating expenses of the Office of the Inspector General.

           Chapter 3--Urban And Environmental Credit Program

Sec. 531. Urban and environmental credit program.

                       Chapter 4--The Peace Corps

Sec. 541. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 542. Activities of the Peace Corps in the former Soviet Union and 
              Mongolia.
Sec. 543. Amendments to the Peace Corps Act.

              Chapter 5--International Disaster Assistance

Sec. 551. Authority to provide reconstruction assistance.
Sec. 552. Authorizations of appropriations.

                         Chapter 6--Debt Relief

Sec. 561. Debt restructuring for foreign assistance.
Sec. 562. Debt buybacks or sales for debt swaps.

                 Chapter 7--Other Assistance Provisions

Sec. 571. Exemption from restrictions on assistance through 
              nongovernmental organizations.
Sec. 572. Funding requirements relating to United States private and 
              voluntary organizations.
Sec. 573. Documentation requested of private and voluntary 
              organizations.
Sec. 574. Encouragement of free enterprise and private participation.
Sec. 575. Sense of the Congress relating to United States cooperatives 
              and credit unions.
Sec. 576. Food assistance to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Sec. 577. Withholding of assistance to countries that provide nuclear 
              fuel to Cuba.

                 TITLE VI--TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

Sec. 601. Authorization of appropriations.

          TITLE VII--SPECIAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER PROVISIONS

                     Chapter 1--Special Authorities

Sec. 701. Enhanced transfer authority.
Sec. 702. Authority to meet unanticipated contingencies.
Sec. 703. Special waiver authority.
Sec. 704. Termination of assistance.
Sec. 705. Local assistance to human rights groups in Cuba.

                           Chapter 2--Repeals

Sec. 711. Repeal of obsolete provisions.

            DIVISION B--FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATIONS ACT

                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 1001. Short title.
Sec. 1002. Statement of history of legislation.
Sec. 1003. Definitions.

 TITLE XI--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND 
         CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES

Sec. 1101. Administration of Foreign Affairs.
Sec. 1102. International organizations, programs, and conferences.
Sec. 1103. International commissions.
Sec. 1104. Migration and refugee assistance.
Sec. 1105. Asia Foundation.
Sec. 1106. United States informational, educational, and cultural 
              programs.
Sec. 1107. United States arms control and disarmament.

       TITLE XII--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

                 Chapter 1--Authorities And Activities

Sec. 1201. Revision of Department of State rewards program.
Sec. 1202. Foreign Service National Separation Liability Trust Fund.
Sec. 1203. Capital Investment Fund.
Sec. 1204. International Center reserve funds.
Sec. 1205. Proceeds of sale of foreign properties.
Sec. 1206. Reduction of reporting.
Sec. 1207. Contracting for local guards services overseas.
Sec. 1208. Preadjudication of claims.
Sec. 1209. Expenses relating to certain international claims and 
              proceedings.
Sec. 1210. Establishment of fee account and providing for passport 
              information services.
Sec. 1211. Establishment of machine readable fee account.
Sec. 1212. Retention of additional defense trade controls registration 
              fees.
Sec. 1213. Training.
Sec. 1214. Recovery of costs of health care services.
Sec. 1215. Fee for use of diplomatic reception rooms.
Sec. 1216. Fees for commercial services.
Sec. 1217. Budget presentation documents.
Sec. 1218. Extension of certain adjudication provisions.
Sec. 1219. Grants to overseas educational facilities.
Sec. 1220. Grants to remedy international child abductions.

       Chapter 2--Consular Authorities of the Department of State

Sec. 1241. Use of certain passport processing fees for enhanced 
              passport services.
Sec. 1242. Consular officers.
Sec. 1243. Repeal of outdated consular receipt requirements.
Sec. 1244. Elimination of duplicate publication requirements.

                   Chapter 3--Refugees And Migration

Sec. 1261. Report to Congress concerning Cuban emigration policies.
Sec. 1262. Reprogramming of migration and refugee assistance funds.

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

           Chapter 1--Organization Of the Department of State

Sec. 1301. Coordinator for counterterrorism.
Sec. 1302. Elimination of statutory establishment of certain positions 
              of the Department of State.
Sec. 1303. Establishment of Assistant Secretary of State for Human 
              Resources.
Sec. 1304. Establishment of Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic 
              Security.
Sec. 1305. Special envoy for Tibet.
Sec. 1306. Responsibilities for bureau charged with refugee assistance.

  Chapter 2--Personnel of the Department of State; the Foreign Service

Sec. 1321. Authorized strength of the Foreign Service.
Sec. 1322. Nonovertime differential pay.
Sec. 1323. Authority of Secretary to separate convicted felons from 
              service.
Sec. 1324. Career counseling.
Sec. 1325. Report concerning minorities and the Foreign Service.
Sec. 1326. Retirement benefits for involuntary separation.
Sec. 1327. Availability pay for certain criminal investigators within 
              the diplomatic security service.
Sec. 1328. Labor management relations.
Sec. 1329. Office of the Inspector General.

 TITLE XIV--UNITED STATES PUBLIC DIPLOMACY: AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES 
  FOR UNITED STATES INFORMATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS

Sec. 1401. Extension of au pair programs.
Sec. 1402. Retention of interest.
Sec. 1403. Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between North 
              and South.
Sec. 1404. Use of selected program fees.
Sec. 1405. Muskie fellowship program.
Sec. 1406. Working group on United States Government sponsored 
              international exchanges and training.
Sec. 1407. Educational and cultural exchanges and scholarships for 
              Tibetans and Burmese.
Sec. 1408. United States-Japan commission.
Sec. 1409. Surrogate broadcasting studies.
Sec. 1410. Authority to administer summer travel/work programs.
Sec. 1411. Permanent administrative authorities regarding 
              appropriations.
Sec. 1412. Authorities of the broadcasting board of governors.

   TITLE XV--INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; UNITED NATIONS AND RELATED 
                                AGENCIES

                     Chapter 1--General Provisions

Sec. 1501. Service in international organizations.
Sec. 1502. Organization of American States.

             Chapter 2--United Nations and Related Agencies

Sec. 1521. Reform in budget decisionmaking procedures of the United 
              Nations and its specialized agencies.
Sec. 1522. Reports on efforts to promote full equality at the United 
              Nations for Israel.
Sec. 1523. United Nations Population Fund.
Sec. 1524. Continued extension of privileges, exemptions, and 
              immunities of the International Organizations Immunities 
              Act to UNIDO.

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             TITLE XVI--ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY

Sec. 1601. Comprehensive compilation of arms control and disarmament 
              studies.
Sec. 1602. Use of funds.

                 TITLE XVII--FOREIGN POLICY PROVISIONS

Sec. 1701. United States policy regarding the involuntary return of 
              refugees.
Sec. 1702. United States policy with respect to the involuntary return 
              of persons in danger of subjection to torture.
Sec. 1703. Reports on claims by United States firms against the 
              Government of Saudi Arabia.
Sec. 1704. Human rights reports.
Sec. 1705. Reports on determinations under title IV of the Libertad 
              Act.
Sec. 1706. Reports and policy concerning diplomatic immunity.
Sec. 1707. Congressional statement with respect to efficiency in the 
              conduct of foreign policy.
Sec. 1708. Congressional statement concerning Radio Free Europe/Radio 
              Liberty.
Sec. 1709. Programs or projects of the International Atomic Energy 
              Agency in Cuba.
Sec. 1710. United States policy with respect to Jerusalem as the 
              capital of Israel.
Sec. 1711. Report on compliance with the Hague Convention on 
              International Child Abduction.
Sec. 1712. Sense of Congress relating to recognition of the ecumenical 
              patriarchate by the government of Turkey.
Sec. 1713. Return of Hong Kong to People's Republic of China.
Sec. 1714. Development of democracy in the Republic of Serbia.
Sec. 1715. Relations with Vietnam.
Sec. 1716. Statement concerning return of or compensation for wrongly 
              confiscated foreign properties.

                       DIVISION C--FUNDING LEVELS

Sec. 2001. Authorization of appropriations for certain programs.
    DIVISION A--INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AGENCY CONSOLIDATION, FOREIGN 
        ASSISTANCE REFORM, AND FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZATIONS
                      TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Foreign Assistance 
     Reform Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 102. DECLARATION OF POLICY.

       The Congress declares the following:
       (1) United States leadership overseas must be maintained to 
     support America's vital national security, economic, and 
     humanitarian overseas interests.
       (2) As part of this leadership, United States foreign 
     assistance programs are essential to support America's 
     overseas interests.
       (3) Following the end of the Cold War, foreign assistance 
     programs must be reformed to take advantage of the 
     opportunities for the United States in the 21st century.
   TITLE II--CONSOLIDATION OF CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AGENCIES

                     CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE

       This title may be cited as the ``International Affairs 
     Agency Consolidation Act of 1997''.

     SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS.

       The following terms have the following meanings for the 
     purposes of this title:
       (1) The term ``USAID'' means the United States Agency for 
     International Development.
       (2) The term ``Federal agency'' has the meaning given to 
     the term ``agency'' by section 551(1) of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (3) The term ``function'' means any duty, obligation, 
     power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, activity, 
     or program.

 CHAPTER 2--UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY

  Subchapter A--Abolition of United States International Development 
 Cooperation Agency and Transfer of Functions to United States Agency 
                     for International Development

     SEC. 211. ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL 
                   DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY.

       (a) In General.--The United States International 
     Development Cooperation Agency is hereby abolished.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--The following shall cease to be 
     effective:
       (1) Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1979 (5 U.S.C. App.).
       (2) Sections 1-101 through 1-103, sections 1-401 through 1-
     403, and such other provisions that relate to the United 
     States International Development Cooperation Agency or the 
     Director of such Agency, of Executive Order 12163 (22 U.S.C. 
     2381 note; relating to administration of foreign assistance 
     and related functions).
       (3) The International Development Cooperation Agency 
     Delegation of Authority Numbered 1 (44 Fed. Reg. 57521), 
     except for section 1-6 of such Delegation of Authority.
       (4) Section 3 of Executive Order 12884 (58 Fed. Reg. 64099; 
     relating to the delegation of functions under the Freedom for 
     Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets 
     Support Act of 1992, the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the 
     Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 1993, and section 301 of title 3, United 
     States Code).
       (c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect 6 
     months after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 212. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS TO UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR 
                   INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) In General.--There are transferred to the Administrator 
     of the United States Agency for International Development all 
     functions of the Director of United States International 
     Development Cooperation Agency and all functions of such 
     Agency and any officer or component of such agency under any 
     statute, reorganization plan, Executive order, or other 
     provision of law before the effective date of this title.
       (b) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect 6 
     months after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 213. TRANSITION PROVISIONS.

       (a) Transfer of Personnel, Property, Records, and 
     Unexpended Balances.--
       (1) Personnel, property, and records.--So much of the 
     personnel, property, and records of the United States 
     International Development Cooperation Agency as the Director 
     of the Office of Management and Budget shall determine shall 
     be transferred to the United States Agency for International 
     Development at such time or times as the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget shall provide.
       (2) Unexpended balances.--To the extent provided in advance 
     in appropriations Acts, so much of the unexpended balances of 
     appropriations, allocations, and other funds employed, used, 
     held, available, or to be made available to the United States 
     International Development Cooperation Agency as the Director 
     of the Office of Management and Budget shall determine shall 
     be transferred to the United States Agency for International 
     Development at such time or times as the Director of Office 
     of Management and Budget shall provide, except that no such 
     unexpended balances transferred shall be used for purposes 
     other than those for which the appropriation was originally 
     made.
       (b) Terminating Agency Affairs.--The Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget shall provide for terminating the 
     affairs of the United States International Development 
     Cooperation Agency and for such further measures and 
     dispositions as such Director deems necessary to accomplish 
     the purposes of this subchapter.

 Subchapter B--Continuation of United States Agency for International 
    Development and Placement of Administrator of Agency under the 
                  Direction of the Secretary of State

     SEC. 221. CONTINUATION OF UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR 
                   INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PLACEMENT OF 
                   ADMINISTRATOR OF AGENCY UNDER THE DIRECTION OF 
                   THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

       (a) Continuation of USAID as Federal Agency.--The United 
     States Agency for International Development, established in 
     the Department of State pursuant to the State Department 
     Delegation of Authority Numbered 104 (26 Fed. Reg. 10608) and 
     subsequently transferred to the United States International 
     Development Cooperation Agency pursuant to the International 
     Development Cooperation Agency Delegation of Authority 
     Numbered 1 (44 Fed. Reg. 57521), shall be continued in 
     existence as a Federal agency of the United States.
       (b) Placement of Administrator of USAID Under Direction of 
     Secretary of State.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator of the United States 
     Agency for International Development, appointed pursuant to 
     section 624(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2384(a))--
       (A) shall continue to head such Agency; and
       (B) shall be under the direction of the Secretary of State.
       (2) Other requirements.--Except to the extent inconsistent 
     with other provisions of this Act, the Administrator--
       (A) shall continue to exercise all functions that the 
     Administrator exercised before the effective date of this 
     Act; and
       (B) shall exercise all functions transferred to the 
     Administrator pursuant to section 212.
       (c) Other Officers of AID.--The other officers of the 
     United States Agency for International Development, appointed 
     pursuant to section 624(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2384(a)), shall continue to exercise such 
     functions as the Administrator deems appropriate.

                  Subchapter C--Conforming Amendments

     SEC. 231. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Title 5, United States Code.--Section 7103(a)(2)(B)(iv) 
     of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``the 
     United States International Development Cooperation Agency'' 
     and inserting ``the United States Agency for International 
     Development''.
       (b) Inspector General Act of 1978.--Section 8A of the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 8A) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2);
       (B) by striking ``Agency for International Development--'' 
     and all that follows through ``shall supervise'' and 
     inserting ``Agency for International Development shall 
     supervise''; and
       (C) by striking ``; and'' at the end and inserting a 
     period;
       (2) by striking subsection (c); and

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       (3) by striking subsection (f).
       (c) International Security and Development Cooperation Act 
     of 1980.--Section 316 of the International Security and 
     Development Cooperation Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``Director of the 
     United States International Development Cooperation Agency'' 
     and inserting ``Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development''; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``Director'' and 
     inserting ``Administrator''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``Director'' and 
     inserting ``Administrator''.
       (d) State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956.--(1) 
     Section 25(f) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
     of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2697(f)) is amended by striking ``Director 
     of the United States International Development Cooperation 
     Agency'' and inserting ``Administrator of the United States 
     Agency for International Development''.
       (2) Section 26(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2698(b)) is 
     amended by striking ``Director of the United States 
     International Development Cooperation Agency'' and inserting 
     ``Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development''.
       (3) Section 32 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2704) is amended in 
     the second sentence by striking ``Director of the United 
     States International Development Cooperation Agency'' and 
     inserting ``Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development''.
       (e) Foreign Service Act of 1980.--(1) Section 202(a)(1) of 
     the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3922(a)(1)) is 
     amended by striking ``Director of the United States 
     International Development Cooperation Agency'' and inserting 
     ``Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development''.
       (2) Section 210 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 3930) is amended in 
     the second sentence by striking ``United States International 
     Development Cooperation Agency'' and inserting ``United 
     States Agency for International Development''.
       (3) Section 1003(a) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 4103(a)) is 
     amended by striking ``United States International Development 
     Cooperation Agency'' and inserting ``United States Agency for 
     International Development''.
       (4) Section 1101(c) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 4131(c)) is 
     amended by striking ``United States International Development 
     Cooperation Agency'' and inserting ``United States Agency for 
     International Development''.
       (f) Title 26, United States Code.--(1) Section 170(m)(7) of 
     title 26, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``Director of the United States International Development 
     Cooperation Agency'' and inserting ``Administrator of the 
     United States Agency for International Development''.
       (2) Section 2055(g)(6) of title 26, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``Director of the United States 
     International Development Cooperation Agency'' and inserting 
     ``Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development''.
       (g) Title 49, United States Code.--Section 40118(d) of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``Director of the United States International Development 
     Cooperation Agency'' and inserting ``Administrator of the 
     United States Agency for International Development''.
       (h) Export Administration Act of 1979.--Section 6(g) of the 
     Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(g)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the third sentence, by striking ``Director of the 
     United States International Development Cooperation Agency'' 
     and inserting ``Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development'';
       (2) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``Director'' and 
     inserting ``Administrator''; and
       (3) in the sixth sentence, by striking ``Director of the 
     United States International Development Cooperation Agency'' 
     and inserting ``Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development''.

     SEC. 232. OTHER REFERENCES.

       Any reference in any statute, reorganization plan, 
     Executive order, regulation, agreement, determination, or 
     other official document or proceeding to--
       (1) the Director of the United States International 
     Development Cooperation Agency or any other officer or 
     employee of the United States International Development 
     Cooperation Agency shall be deemed to refer to the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development; and
       (2) the United States International Development Cooperation 
     Agency shall be deemed to refer to the United States Agency 
     for International Development.

     SEC. 233. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This subchapter shall take effect 6 months after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
                  TITLE III--FOREIGN ASSISTANCE REFORM

     SEC. 301. GRADUATION FROM DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE.

       Section 634 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2394) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 634. CONGRESSIONAL PRESENTATION DOCUMENTS.

       ``(a) Requirement for Submission.--As part of the annual 
     requests for enactment of authorizations and appropriations 
     for foreign assistance programs for each fiscal year, the 
     President shall prepare and transmit to the Congress annual 
     congressional presentation documents for the programs 
     authorized under this Act and the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2751 et seq.).
       ``(b) Materials To Be Included.--The documents submitted 
     pursuant to subsection (a) shall include--
       ``(1) the rationale and direct United States national 
     interest for the allocation of assistance or contributions to 
     each country, regional, or centrally- funded program, or 
     organization, as the case may be;
       ``(2) a description of how each such program or 
     contribution supports the objectives of this Act or the Arms 
     Export Control Act, as the case may be;
       ``(3) a description of planned country, regional, or 
     centrally-funded programs or contributions to international 
     organizations and programs for the coming fiscal year; and
       ``(4) for each country for which assistance is requested 
     under this Act or the Arms Export Control Act--
       ``(A) the total number of years since 1946 that the United 
     States has provided assistance;
       ``(B) the total amount of bilateral assistance provided by 
     the United States since 1946, including the principal amount 
     of all loans, credits, and guarantees; and
       ``(C) the total amount of assistance provided to such 
     country from all multilateral organizations to which the 
     United States is a member, including all international 
     financial institutions, the United Nations, and other 
     international organizations.
       ``(c) Graduation From Development Assistance.--
       ``(1) Determination.--As part of the congressional 
     presentation documents transmitted to the Congress under this 
     section, the President shall make a separate determination 
     for each country identified in such documents for which 
     bilateral development assistance is requested, estimating the 
     year in which each such country will no longer be receiving 
     bilateral development assistance.
       ``(2) Development assistance defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term ``development assistance'' means assistance 
     under--
       ``(A) chapter 1 of part I of this Act;
       ``(B) chapter 10 of part I of this Act;
       ``(C) chapter 11 of part I of this Act; and
       ``(D) the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 
     1989 (22 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.).''.

     SEC. 302. LIMITATION ON GOVERNMENT-TO-GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--For each of the fiscal years 1998 and 
     1999, the President should allocate an aggregate level to 
     private and voluntary organizations and cooperatives under 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) 
     which reflects an increasing level allocated to such 
     organizations and cooperatives under such Act since fiscal 
     year 1995.
       (b) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``private and voluntary organization'' means a private non-
     governmental organization which--
       (1) is organized under the laws of a country;
       (2) receives funds from private sources;
       (3) operates on a not-for-profit basis with appropriate 
     tax-exempt status if the laws of the country grant such 
     status to not-for-profit organizations;
       (4) is voluntary in that it receives voluntary 
     contributions of money, time, or in-kind support from the 
     public; and
       (5) is engaged or intends to be engaged in voluntary, 
     charitable, development, or humanitarian assistance 
     activities.
       (c) Report.--
       (1) In general.-- Not later than September 30, 1997, the 
     United States Agency for International Development shall 
     submit a report to the Congress on the amount of its funding 
     being channeled through and private and voluntary 
     organizations.
       (2) Additional requirements.--(A) The report should use 
     fiscal year 1995 as a baseline and include an implementation 
     plan for steadily increasing the percentage of assistance 
     channeled through such organizations, consistent with the 
     funding commitment announced by Vice President Gore in March 
     1995.
       (B) The report should also indicate the proportion of funds 
     made available under the following provisions and channeled 
     through such organizations:
       (i) Chapter 11 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2295 et seq.).
       (ii) The Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 
     1989 (22 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.).
       (iii) Chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346).

     SEC. 303. MICRO- AND SMALL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT CREDITS.

       Section 108 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2151f) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 108. MICRO- AND SMALL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT CREDITS.

       ``(a) Findings and Policy.--The Congress finds and declares 
     that--
       ``(1) the development of micro- and small enterprise, 
     including cooperatives, is a vital factor in the stable 
     growth of developing countries and in the development and 
     stability of a free, open, and equitable international 
     economic system;
       ``(2) it is, therefore, in the best interests of the United 
     States to assist the development of the private sector in 
     developing countries and to engage the United States private 
     sector in that process;
       ``(3) the support of private enterprise can be served by 
     programs providing credit, training, and technical assistance 
     for the benefit of micro- and small enterprises; and

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       ``(4) programs that provide credit, training, and technical 
     assistance to private institutions can serve as a valuable 
     complement to grant assistance provided for the purpose of 
     benefiting micro- and small private enterprise.
       ``(b) Program.--To carry out the policy set forth in 
     subsection (a), the President is authorized to provide 
     assistance to increase the availability of credit to micro- 
     and small enterprises lacking full access to credit, 
     including through--
       ``(1) loans and guarantees to credit institutions for the 
     purpose of expanding the availability of credit to micro- and 
     small enterprises;
       ``(2) training programs for lenders in order to enable them 
     to better meet the credit needs of micro- and small 
     entrepreneurs; and
       ``(3) training programs for micro- and small entrepreneurs 
     in order to enable them to make better use of credit and to 
     better manage their enterprises.
       ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     the following amounts for the following purposes (in addition 
     to amounts otherwise available for such purposes):
       ``(A)(i) $1,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 1998 and 
     1999 to carry out subsection (b)(1).
       ``(ii) Funds authorized to be appropriated under this 
     subparagraph shall be made available for the subsidy cost, as 
     defined in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 
     1990, for activities under such subsection.
       ``(B) $500,000 for each of the fiscal years 1998 and 1999 
     to carry out paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b).
       ``(2) Availability of amounts.--Amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under paragraph (1) are authorized to remain 
     available until expended.''.

     SEC. 304. MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT GRANT ASSISTANCE.

       Chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
     section 108, as amended by this Act, the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 108A. MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT GRANT ASSISTANCE.

       ``(a) Authorization.--(1) In carrying out this part, the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development is authorized to provide grant assistance for 
     programs of credit and other assistance for micro enterprises 
     in developing countries.
       ``(2) Assistance authorized under paragraph (1) shall be 
     provided through organizations that have a capacity to 
     develop and implement microenterprise programs, including 
     particularly--
       ``(A) United States and indigenous private and voluntary 
     organizations;
       ``(B) United States and indigenous credit unions and 
     cooperative organizations; or
       ``(C) other indigenous governmental and nongovernmental 
     organizations.
       ``(3) Approximately one-half of the credit assistance 
     authorized under paragraph (1) shall be used for poverty 
     lending programs, including the poverty lending portion of 
     mixed programs. Such programs--
       ``(A) shall meet the needs of the very poor members of 
     society, particularly poor women; and
       ``(B) should provide loans of $300 or less in 1995 United 
     States dollars to such poor members of society.
       ``(4) The Administrator should continue support for 
     mechanisms that--
       ``(A) provide technical support for field missions;
       ``(B) strengthen the institutional development of the 
     intermediary organizations described in paragraph (2); and
       ``(C) share information relating to the provision of 
     assistance authorized under paragraph (1) between such field 
     missions and intermediary organizations.
       ``(b) Monitoring System.--In order to maximize the 
     sustainable development impact of the assistance authorized 
     under subsection (a)(1), the Administrator shall, in 
     accordance with section 1115 of title 31, United States Code 
     (relating to performance plans), establish a monitoring 
     system that--
       ``(1) establishes performance goals for such assistance and 
     expresses such goals in an objective and quantifiable form, 
     to the extent feasible;
       ``(2) establishes performance indicators to be used in 
     measuring or assessing the achievement of the goals and 
     objectives of such assistance; and
       ``(3) provides a basis for recommendations for adjustments 
     to such assistance to enhance the sustainable development 
     impact of such assistance, particularly the impact of such 
     assistance on the very poor, particularly poor women.''.

     SEC. 305. PRIVATE SECTOR ENTERPRISE FUNDS.

       The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) 
     is amended by inserting after section 601 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 601A. PRIVATE SECTOR ENTERPRISE FUNDS.

       ``(a) Authority.--(1) The President may provide funds and 
     support to Enterprise Funds designated in accordance with 
     subsection (b) that are or have been established for the 
     purposes of promoting--
       ``(A) development of the private sectors of eligible 
     countries, including small businesses, the agricultural 
     sector, and joint ventures with United States and host 
     country participants; and
       ``(B) policies and practices conducive to private sector 
     development in eligible countries;

     on the same basis as funds and support may be provided with 
     respect to Enterprise Funds for Poland and Hungary under the 
     Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 
     U.S.C. 5401 et seq.).
       ``(2) Funds may be made available under this section 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, except sections 
     502B and 490 of this Act.
       ``(b) Countries Eligible for Enterprise Funds.--(1) Except 
     as provided in paragraph (2), the President is authorized to 
     designate a private, nonprofit organization as eligible to 
     receive funds and support pursuant to this section with 
     respect to any country eligible to receive assistance under 
     part I of this Act in the same manner and with the same 
     limitations as set forth in section 201(d) of the Support for 
     East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 
     5421(d)).
       ``(2) The authority of paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
     country with respect to which the President is authorized to 
     designate an enterprise fund under section 498B(c) of this 
     Act or section 201 of the Support for East European Democracy 
     (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5421).
       ``(c) Treatment Equivalent to Enterprise Funds for Poland 
     and Hungary.--Except as otherwise specifically provided in 
     this section, the provisions contained in section 201 of the 
     Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 
     U.S.C. 5421) (excluding the authorizations of appropriations 
     provided in subsection (b) of that section) shall apply to 
     any Enterprise Fund that receives Funds and support under 
     this section. The officers, members, or employees of an 
     Enterprise Fund that receive funds and support under this 
     section shall enjoy the same status under law that is 
     applicable to officers, members, or employees of the 
     Enterprise Funds for Poland and Hungary under section 201 of 
     the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 
     (22 U.S.C. 5421).
       ``(d) Reporting Requirement.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this section, the requirement of section 201(p) 
     of the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 
     (22 U.S.C. 5421(p)), that an Enterprise Fund shall be 
     required to publish an annual report not later than January 
     31 each year, shall not apply with respect to an Enterprise 
     Fund that receives funds and support under this section for 
     the first twelve months after it is designated as eligible to 
     receive such funds and support.
       ``(e) Funding.--(1) Amounts made available for a fiscal 
     year to carry out chapter 1 of part I of this Act (relating 
     to development assistance) and to carry out chapter 4 of part 
     II of this Act (relating to the economic support fund) shall 
     be available for such fiscal year to carry out this section, 
     in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.
       ``(2) In addition to amounts available under paragraph (1) 
     for a fiscal year, amounts made available for such fiscal 
     year to carry out chapter 10 of part I of this Act (relating 
     to the Development Fund for Africa) shall be available for 
     such fiscal year to carry out this section with respect to 
     countries in Africa.''.

     SEC. 306. DEVELOPMENT CREDIT AUTHORITY.

       The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) 
     is amended by inserting after section 106 the following:

     ``SEC. 107A. DEVELOPMENT CREDIT AUTHORITY.

       ``(a) General Authority.--The President is authorized to 
     use credit authority (loans, loan guarantees, and other 
     investments involving the extension of credit) to achieve any 
     of the development purposes of this part in cases where--
       ``(1) the borrowers or activities are deemed sufficiently 
     creditworthy and do not otherwise have access to such credit; 
     and
       ``(2) the use of credit authority would be appropriate to 
     the achievement of such development purposes.
       ``(b) Priority Sector Policies and Activities.--
       ``(1) In general.--To the maximum extent practicable, 
     preference shall be given to the use of credit authority to 
     promote--
       ``(A) micro- and small enterprise development policies of 
     section 108;
       ``(B) sustainable urban and environmental activities 
     pursuant to the policy directives set forth in this part; and
       ``(C) other development activities that will support and 
     enhance grant-financed policy and institutional reforms under 
     this part.
       ``(2) Development credit authority.--The credit authority 
     described in paragraph (1) shall be known as the `Development 
     Credit Authority'.
       ``(c) General Authority.--
       ``(1) Authority.--Of the amounts made available to carry 
     out this chapter, chapters 10 and 11 of this part, chapter 4 
     of part II of this Act, and the Support for East European 
     Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, 
     not more than $13,000,000 for each such fiscal year may be 
     made available to carry out this section.
       ``(2) Limitations.--(A) Funds made available under 
     paragraph (1) shall be used for activities in the same 
     geographic region for which such funds were originally 
     allocated.
       ``(B) The President shall notify the congressional 
     committees specified in section 634A at least fifteen days in 
     advance of each transfer of funds under paragraph (1) in 
     accordance with procedures applicable to reprogramming 
     notifications under such section.

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       ``(3) Subsidy cost.--Amounts made available under paragraph 
     (1) shall be made available for the subsidy cost, as defined 
     in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, 
     for activities under this section.
       ``(4) Administrative expenses.--
       ``(A) Amounts made available.--Of the amounts made 
     available under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, not more 
     than $1,500,000 may be made available for administrative 
     expenses to carry out this section.
       ``(B) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition to 
     amounts made available under subparagraph (A), there are 
     authorized to be appropriated for administrative expenses to 
     carry out this section and section 221 $6,000,000 for each of 
     the fiscal years 1998 and 1999.
       ``(C) Transfer authority.--Amounts made available under and 
     subparagraph (A) and amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     under subparagraph (B) may be transferred and merged with 
     amounts made available for `Operating Expenses of the Agency 
     for International Development'.
       ``(5) Availability.--Amounts made available under paragraph 
     (1) are authorized to remain available until expended.
       ``(d) General Provisions Applicable to Development Credit 
     Authority.--
       ``(1) Policy provisions.--In providing the credit 
     assistance authorized by this section, the President should 
     apply, as appropriate, the policy provisions in this part 
     applicable to development assistance activities.
       ``(2) Default and procurement provisions.--
       ``(A) Default provision.--The provisions of section 620(q) 
     of this Act, or any comparable provisions of law, shall not 
     be construed to prohibit assistance to a country in the event 
     that a private sector recipient of assistance furnished under 
     this section is in default in its payment to the United 
     States for the period specified in such section.
       ``(B) Procurement provision.--Assistance may be provided 
     under this section without regard to section 604(a) of this 
     Act.
       ``(3) Terms and conditions of credit assistance.--(A) 
     Assistance provided under this section shall be offered on 
     such terms and conditions, including fees charged, as the 
     President may determine.
       ``(B) The principal amount of loans made or guaranteed 
     under this section in any fiscal year, with respect to any 
     single country or borrower, may not exceed $100,000,000.
       ``(C) No payment may be made under any guarantee issued 
     under this section for any loss arising out of fraud or 
     misrepresentation for which the party seeking payment is 
     responsible.
       ``(4) Full faith and credit.--All guarantees issued under 
     this section shall constitute obligations, in accordance with 
     the terms of such guarantees, of the United States of America 
     and the full faith and credit of the United States of America 
     is hereby pledged for the full payment and performance of 
     such obligations to the extent of the guarantee.
       ``(5) Co-financing and risk sharing.--
       ``(A) In general.--(i) Assistance provided under this 
     section shall be in the form of co-financing or risk sharing.
       ``(ii) Credit assistance may not be provided to a borrower 
     under this section unless the Administrator of the United 
     States Agency for International Development determines that 
     there are reasonable prospects of repayment by such borrower.
       ``(B) Additional requirement.--The investment or risk of 
     the United States in any one development activity may not 
     exceed 80 percent of the total outstanding investment or 
     risk.
       ``(6) Eligible borrowers.--
       ``(A) In general.--(i) In order to be eligible to receive 
     credit assistance under this section, a borrower shall be 
     sufficiently credit worthy so that the estimated costs (as 
     defined in section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act) of 
     the proposed credit assistance for the borrower does not 
     exceed 30 percent of the principal amount of credit 
     assistance to be received.
       ``(ii)(I) In addition, with respect to the eligibility of 
     foreign governments as an eligible borrowers under this 
     section, the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development shall make a determination that the 
     additional debt of the government will not exceed the debt 
     repayment capacity of the government.
       ``(II) In making the determination under subclause (I), the 
     Administrator shall consult, as appropriate, with 
     international financial institutions and other institutions 
     or agencies that assess debt service capacity.
       ``(7) Assessment of credit risk.--(A) The Administrator of 
     the United States Agency for International Development shall 
     use the Interagency Country Risk Assessment System (ICRAS) 
     and the methodology approved by the Office of Management and 
     Budget to assess the cost of risk credit assistance provided 
     under this section to foreign governments.
       ``(B) With respect to the provision of credit to 
     nongovernmental organizations, the Administrator--
       ``(i) shall consult with appropriate private sector 
     institutions, including the two largest United States private 
     sector debt rating agencies, prior to establishing the risk 
     assessment standards and methodologies to be used; and
       ``(ii) shall periodically consult with such institutions in 
     reviewing the performance of such standards and 
     methodologies.
       ``(C) In addition, if the anticipated share of financing 
     attributable to public sector owned or controlled entities, 
     including the United States Agency for International 
     Development, exceeds 49 percent, the Administrator shall 
     determine the cost (as defined in section 502(5) of the 
     Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990) of such assistance by 
     using the cost and risk assessment determinations of the 
     private sector co-financing entities.
       ``(8) Use of united states technology, firms, and 
     equipment.--Activities financed under this section shall, to 
     the maximum extent practicable, use or employ United States 
     technology, firms, and equipment.''.

     SEC. 307. FOREIGN GOVERNMENT PARKING FINES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of part III of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2351 et seq.), as amended 
     by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 620K. FOREIGN GOVERNMENT PARKING FINES.

       ``(a) In General.--An amount equivalent to 110 percent of 
     the total unpaid fully adjudicated parking fines and 
     penalties owed to the District of Columbia, Virginia, 
     Maryland, New York, and New York City by the government of a 
     foreign country as of the end of a fiscal year, as certified 
     and transmitted to the President by the chief executive 
     officer of each State, City, or District, shall be withheld 
     from obligation for such country out of funds available in 
     the next fiscal year to carry out part I of this Act, until 
     the requirement of subsection (b) is satisfied.
       ``(b) Requirement.--The requirement of this subsection is 
     satisfied when the Secretary of State determines and 
     certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that 
     such fines and penalties are fully paid to the governments of 
     the District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, and New York.
       ``(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--For 
     purposes of this section, the term `appropriate congressional 
     committees' means the Committee on International Relations 
     and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
     the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to fines certified as of the end of 
     fiscal year 1998 or any fiscal year thereafter.
       (c) Technical Amendment.--The second section 620G of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by section 149 of 
     Public Law 104-164 (110 Stat. 1436)--
       (1) is redesignated as section 620J of such Act; and
       (2) is inserted after section 620I of such Act.

     SEC. 308. WITHHOLDING UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES 
                   THAT AID THE GOVERNMENT OF CUBA.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (a), not 
     later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the President shall withhold assistance under the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to any foreign government 
     providing economic, development, or security assistance for, 
     or engaging in nonmarket based trade with the Government of 
     Cuba.
       (b) Waiver.--The President may waive the provisions of 
     subsection (a) if the President certifies to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that the provision of United States 
     assistance is important to the national security of the 
     United States.
       (c) Nonmarket Based Trade Defined.--For the purpose of this 
     section, the term ``nonmarket based trade'' means exports, 
     imports, exchanges, or other arrangements that are provided 
     for goods and services on terms more favorable than those 
     generally available in applicable markets or for comparable 
     commodities, including--
       (1) exports to the Cuban Government on terms that involve a 
     grant, concessional price, guaranty, insurance, or subsidy;
       (2) imports from the Cuban Government at preferential 
     tariff rates;
       (3) exchange arrangements that include advance delivery of 
     commodities, arrangements in which the Cuban Government is 
     not held accountable for unfulfilled exchange contracts, and 
     arrangements under which Cuba does not pay appropriate 
     transportation, insurance, or finance costs; and
       (4) the exchange, reduction, or forgiveness of debt of the 
     Cuban Government in exchange for a grant by the Cuban 
     Government of an equity interest in a property, investment, 
     or operation of the Cuban Government or of a Cuban national.
               TITLE IV--DEFENSE AND SECURITY ASSISTANCE

                CHAPTER 1--NARCOTICS CONTROL ASSISTANCE

     SEC. 401. DEFINITION.

       (a) In General.--Section 481(e)(4) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291(e)(4)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)(ii), inserting ``or under chapter 5 
     of part II'' after ``(including chapter 4 of part II)''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting before the semicolon 
     at the end the following: ``, other than sales or financing 
     provided for narcotics-related purposes following 
     notification in accordance with procedures applicable to 
     reprogramming notifications under section 634A of this 
     Act.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to assistance provided on or after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

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     SEC. 402. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 482(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2291a(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``$147,783,000 for 
     fiscal year 1993 and $171,500,000 for fiscal year 1994'' and 
     inserting ``$230,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1998 
     and 1999''.

     SEC. 403. AUTHORITY TO WITHHOLD BILATERAL ASSISTANCE AND 
                   OPPOSE MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FOR 
                   MAJOR ILLICIT DRUG PRODUCING COUNTRIES, DRUG-
                   TRANSIT COUNTRIES, AND MONEY LAUNDERING 
                   COUNTRIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 490 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291j) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 490. AUTHORITY TO WITHHOLD BILATERAL ASSISTANCE AND 
                   OPPOSE MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FOR 
                   MAJOR ILLICIT DRUG PRODUCING COUNTRIES, DRUG-
                   TRANSIT COUNTRIES, AND MONEY LAUNDERING 
                   COUNTRIES.

       ``(a) In General.--For every country identified in the 
     report under section 489(a)(3), the President shall, on or 
     after March 1, 1998, and March 1 of each succeeding year, to 
     the extent considered necessary by the President to achieve 
     the purposes of this chapter, take one or more of the 
     following actions:
       ``(1) Withhold from obligation and expenditure any or all 
     United States assistance allocated each fiscal year in the 
     report required by section 653 for each such country.
       ``(2) Instruct the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct 
     the United States Executive Director of each multilateral 
     development bank to vote, on and after March 1 of each year, 
     against any loan or other utilization of the funds of their 
     respective institution to or for any such country.
       ``(b) Considerations.--In determining whether or not take 
     one or more actions described in subsection (a), the 
     President shall consider the extent to which--
       ``(1) the country has--
       ``(A) met the goals and objectives of the United Nations 
     Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and 
     Psychotropic Substances, including action on such issues as 
     illicit cultivation, production, distribution, sale, 
     transport and financing, and money laundering, asset seizure, 
     extradition, mutual legal assistance, law enforcement and 
     transit cooperation, precursor chemical control, and demand 
     reduction;
       ``(B) accomplished the goals described in an applicable 
     bilateral narcotics agreement with the United States or a 
     multilateral agreement;
       ``(C) reached agreement, or is negotiating in good faith to 
     reach agreement, to ensure that banks and other financial 
     institutions of the country maintain adequate records of 
     large United States currency transactions;
       ``(D) reached agreement, or is negotiating in good faith to 
     reach agreement, to establish a mechanism for exchanging 
     adequate records on international currency transactions in 
     connection with narcotics investigations and proceedings; and
       ``(E) taken legal and law enforcement measures to prevent 
     and punish public corruption, especially by senior government 
     officials, that facilitates the production, processing, or 
     shipment of narcotic and psychotropic drugs and other 
     controlled substances, or that discourages the investigation 
     or prosecution of such acts; and
       ``(2) such actions will--
       ``(A) promote the purposes of this chapter; and
       ``(B) affect other United States national interests.
       ``(c) Consultations with the Congress.--
       ``(1) Consultations.--The President shall consult with the 
     Congress on the status of counter-narcotics cooperation 
     between the United States and each major illicit drug 
     producing country, major drug-transit country, or major money 
     laundering country.
       ``(2) Purpose.--
       ``(A) In general.--The purpose of the consultations under 
     paragraph (1) shall be to facilitate improved discussion and 
     understanding between the Congress and the President on 
     United States counter-narcotics goals and objectives with 
     regard to the countries described in paragraph (1), including 
     the strategy for achieving such goals and objectives.
       ``(B) Regular and special consultations.--In order to carry 
     out subparagraph (A), the President (or senior officials 
     designated by the President who are responsible for 
     international narcotics programs and policies) shall meet 
     with Members of Congress--
       ``(i) on a quarterly basis for discussions and 
     consultations; and
       ``(ii) whenever time-sensitive issues arise.
       ``(d) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `multilateral development bank' means the International Bank 
     for Reconstruction and Development, the International 
     Development Association, the Inter-American Development Bank, 
     the Asian Development Bank, the African Development Bank, and 
     the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 481(e)(8) of such 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 2291(e)(8)) is amended by striking ``Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs'' and inserting ``Committee on 
     International Relations''.
       (2) Section 485(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2291d(b)) is 
     amended by striking ``Committee on Foreign Affairs'' and 
     inserting ``Committee on International Relations''.
       (3) Section 488(a)(3) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2291g(a)(3)) 
     is amended by striking ``Committee on Foreign Affairs'' and 
     inserting ``Committee on International Relations''.
       (4) Section 489(a) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2291h(a)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``as determined under 
     section 490(h)''; and
       (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of paragraph 
     (7), by striking ``paragraph (3)(D)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraph (3)(C)''.

   CHAPTER 2--NONPROLIFERATION, ANTITERRORISM, DEMINING, AND RELATED 
                                PROGRAMS

     SEC. 411. NONPROLIFERATION, ANTITERRORISM, DEMINING, AND 
                   RELATED PROGRAMS.

       Part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     (and conforming the table of contents accordingly):

  ``CHAPTER 9--NONPROLIFERATION, ANTITERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED 
                                PROGRAMS

     ``SEC. 581. NONPROLIFERATION AND DISARMAMENT FUND.

       ``(a) Establishment of Fund.--The President shall establish 
     a Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund, which may be used 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, to promote 
     bilateral and multilateral nonproliferation and disarmament 
     activities--
       ``(1) to halt the proliferation of nuclear, biological, and 
     chemical weapons, their delivery systems, related 
     technologies, and other weapons;
       ``(2) to dismantle and destroy nuclear, biological, and 
     chemical weapons, their delivery systems, and conventional 
     weapons;
       ``(3) to prevent the diversion of weapons-related 
     scientific and technical expertise; and
       ``(4) to support science and technology centers in Russia 
     and the Ukraine.
       ``(b) Prohibited Activities.--Amounts made available to 
     carry out subsection (a) may not be used to implement United 
     States obligations pursuant to bilateral or multilateral arm 
     control treaties or nonproliferation accords, including the 
     payment of salaries and expenses.
       ``(c) Additional Requirements.--
       ``(1) Notification.--Amounts made available to carry out 
     subsection (a) may be provided only if the congressional 
     committees specified in section 634A of this Act are notified 
     at least fifteen days before providing funds under such 
     subsection in accordance with procedures applicable to 
     reprogramming notifications under such section.
       ``(2) Assistance for the independent states of the former 
     soviet union and international organizations.--Amounts made 
     available to carry out subsection (a) may only be provided 
     for the independent states of the former Soviet Union and 
     international organizations if the Secretary of State--
       ``(A) determines it is in the national interest of the 
     United States to do so; and
       ``(B) includes such determination in the notification 
     described in paragraph (1).
       ``(d) Availability of Amounts.--
       ``(1) In general.--Of the amounts made available to carry 
     out this chapter for fiscal years 1998 and 1999--
       ``(A) not less than $15,000,000 for each such fiscal year 
     may be made available to carry out subsection (a); and
       ``(B) not more than $5,000,000 of the amount made available 
     under subparagraph (A) for fiscal year 1998, and not more 
     than $3,000,000 of such amount made available in fiscal year 
     1999, may be used to support export control programs.
       ``(2) Availability.--Amounts made available under paragraph 
     (1) are authorized to remain available until expended.

     ``SEC. 582. ASSISTANCE FOR ANTITERRORISM.

       ``Amounts made available to carry out this chapter for 
     fiscal years 1998 and 1999 may be made available to carry out 
     chapter 8 of part II of this Act.

     ``SEC. 583. ASSISTANCE FOR DEMINING.

       ``The President is authorized to provide assistance for 
     demining activities, notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, including--
       ``(1) to enhance the ability of countries, international 
     organizations, and nongovernmental organizations to detect 
     and clear landmines; and
       ``(2) to educate affected populations about the dangers of 
     landmines.

     ``SEC. 584. ASSISTANCE FOR RELATED PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) In General.--Amounts made available to carry out this 
     chapter for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 may be made available 
     to carry out section 301 of this Act for voluntary 
     contributions to the International Atomic Energy Agency 
     (IAEA) and the Korean Peninsula Energy Development 
     Organization (KEDO) and to programs administered by such 
     organizations. -
       ``(b) Limitation.--Of the amounts made available under 
     subsection (a) for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, not more than 
     $30,000,000 may be made available for each fiscal year to 
     KEDO for the administrative expenses and heavy fuel oil costs 
     associated with implementation of the Agreed Framework.

     ``SEC. 585. DEFINITIONS.

       ``As used in this chapter--
       ``(1) Agreed framework.--The term ``Agreed Framework'' 
     means the documents agreed to between the United States and 
     the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on October 21, 
     1994, regarding elimination of the nuclear weapons program of 
     the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the provision 
     of certain assistance to that country.
       ``(2) Independent states of the former soviet union.--The 
     term `independent states of the former Soviet Union' has the 
     meaning

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     given such term in section 3 of the Freedom for Russia and 
     Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets Support Act of 
     1992 (22 U.S.C. 5801).

     ``SEC. 586. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated $110,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1998 and $111,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, in addition to 
     amounts otherwise available for such purposes, to carry out 
     the purpose of this chapter. -
       ``(b) Administrative Authorities.--Any agency of the United 
     States Government may utilize such funds in accordance with 
     authority granted under this Act or under authority governing 
     the activities of that agency.
       ``(c) Designation of Account.--Appropriations pursuant to 
     subsection (a) may be referred to as the ``Nonproliferation, 
     Antiterrorism, Demining and Related Programs Account'' or 
     ``NADR Account''.
       (b) Reference in Other Provisions of Law.--A reference in 
     any other provision of law to section 504 of the Freedom for 
     Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets 
     Support Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5854) shall be deemed to 
     include a reference to chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, as added by subsection (a).
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 504 of the Freedom 
     for Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets 
     Support Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5854) is hereby repealed.
       (2) The table of contents of such Act is amended by 
     striking the item relating to section 504.

             CHAPTER 3--FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM

     SEC. 421. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the President 
     for grant assistance under section 23 of the Arms Export 
     Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763) and for the subsidy cost, as 
     defined in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 
     1990, of direct loans under such section--
       (1) $3,318,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; and
       (2) $3,274,250,000 for fiscal year 1999.

     SEC. 422. ASSISTANCE FOR ISRAEL.

       (a) Minimum Allocation.--Of the amounts made available for 
     fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for assistance under section 23 of 
     the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763; relating to the 
     ``Foreign Military Financing Program''), not less than 
     $1,800,000,000 for each such fiscal year shall be available 
     only for Israel.
       (b) Terms of Assistance.--
       (1) Grant basis.--The assistance provided for Israel for 
     each fiscal year under subsection (a) shall be provided on a 
     grant basis.
       (2) Expedited disbursement--Such assistance shall be 
     disbursed--
       (A) with respect to fiscal year 1998, not later than 30 
     days after the date of the enactment of the Foreign 
     Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 1998, or by October 31, 1997, whichever 
     is later; and
       (B) with respect to fiscal year 1999, not later than 30 
     days after the date of the enactment of the Foreign 
     Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 1999, or by October 31, 1998, whichever 
     is later.
       (3) Advanced weapons systems.--To the extent that the 
     Government of Israel requests that funds be used for such 
     purposes, funds described in subsection (a) shall, as agreed 
     by the Government of Israel and the Government of the United 
     States, be available for advanced weapons systems, of which 
     not less than $475,000,000 for each fiscal year shall be 
     available only for procurement in Israel of defense articles 
     and defense services, including research and development.

     SEC. 423. ASSISTANCE FOR EGYPT.

       (a) Minimum Allocation.--Of the amounts made available for 
     fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for assistance under section 23 of 
     the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763; relating to the 
     ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' account), not less 
     than $1,300,000,000 for each such fiscal year shall be 
     available only for Egypt.
       (b) Terms of assistance.--The assistance provided for Egypt 
     for each fiscal year under subsection (a) shall be provided 
     on a grant basis.

     SEC. 424. AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE TO FACILITATE 
                   TRANSITION TO NATO MEMBERSHIP UNDER NATO 
                   PARTICIPATION ACT OF 1994.

       (a) Minimum Allocation.--Of the amounts made available for 
     fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for assistance under section 23 of 
     the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763; relating to the 
     ``Foreign Military Financing Program''), not less than 
     $50,900,000 for each such fiscal year shall be made available 
     for the program established under section 203(a) of the NATO 
     Participation Act of 1994 (title II of Public Law 103-447; 22 
     U.S.C. 1928 note).
       (b) Terms of Assistance.--The assistance provided under 
     subsection (a) may be provided on a grant basis, and may also 
     be made available for the subsidy cost, as defined in section 
     502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of direct 
     loans to countries eligible for assistance under the program 
     established under section 203(a) of the NATO Participation 
     Act of 1994 (title II of Public Law 103-447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 
     note).

     SEC. 425. LOANS FOR GREECE AND TURKEY.

       Of the amounts made available for fiscal year 1998 under 
     section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763)--
       (1) not more than $12,850,000 shall be made available for 
     the subsidy cost, as defined in section 502(5) of the Federal 
     Credit Reform Act of 1990, of direct loans for Greece; and
       (2) not more than $33,150,000 shall be made available for 
     such subsidy cost of direct loans for Turkey.

     SEC. 426. LIMITATIONS ON LOANS.

       Of the amounts made available for fiscal year 1999 under 
     section 23 of the Arms Export Control (22 U.S.C. 2763) for 
     the subsidy cost, as defined in section 502(5) of the Federal 
     Credit Reform Act of 1990, of direct loans, no such amounts 
     shall be made available to any country which has an Inter-
     Agency Country Risk Assessment Systems (ICRAS) rating of less 
     than grade C-.

     SEC. 427. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

       Of the amounts made available for fiscal years 1998 and 
     1999 for assistance under section 23 of the Arms Export 
     Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763; relating to the ``Foreign 
     Military Financing Program''), not more than $23,250,000 for 
     each of the fiscal years 1998 and 1999 may be made available 
     for necessary expenses for the general costs of 
     administration of military assistance and sales, including 
     expenses incurred in purchasing passenger motor vehicles for 
     replacement for use outside the United States.

        CHAPTER 4--INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING

     SEC. 431. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 542 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2347a) is amended by striking ``$56,221,000 for the 
     fiscal year 1986 and $56,221,000 for the fiscal year 1987'' 
     and inserting ``$50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1998 
     and 1999''.

     SEC. 432. IMET ELIGIBILITY FOR PANAMA AND HAITI.

       Notwithstanding section 660(c) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2420(c)), assistance under chapter 5 
     of part II of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2347) may be provided to 
     Panama and Haiti for each of the fiscal years 1998 and 1999.

   CHAPTER 5--TRANSFER OF NAVAL VESSELS TO CERTAIN FOREIGN COUNTRIES

     SEC. 441. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER NAVAL VESSELS.

       (a) Brazil.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to 
     transfer to the Government of Brazil the ``HUNLEY'' class 
     submarine tender HOLLAND (AS 32).
       (b) Chile.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to 
     transfer to the Government of Chile the ``KAISER'' class 
     oiler ISHERWOOD (T-AO 191).
       (c) Egypt.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to 
     transfer to the Government of Egypt the ``KNOX'' class 
     frigates PAUL (FF 1080), MILLER (FF 1091), JESSE L. BROWN 
     (FFT 1089), and MOINESTER (FFT 1097), and the ``OLIVER HAZARD 
     PERRY'' class frigates FAHRION (FFG 22) and LEWIS B. PULLER 
     (FFG 23).
       (d) Israel.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to 
     transfer to the Government of Israel the ``NEWPORT'' class 
     tank landing ship PEORIA (LST 1183).
       (e) Malaysia.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to 
     transfer to the Government of Malaysia the ``NEWPORT'' class 
     tank landing ship BARBOUR COUNTY (LST 1195).
       (f) Mexico.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to 
     transfer to the Government of Mexico the ``KNOX'' class 
     frigate ROARK (FF 1053).
       (g) Taiwan.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to 
     transfer to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative 
     Office in the United States (which is the Taiwan 
     instrumentality designated pursuant to section 10(a) of the 
     Taiwan Relations Act) the ``KNOX'' class frigates WHIPPLE (FF 
     1062) and DOWNES (FF 1070).
       (h) Thailand.--The Secretary of the Navy is authorized to 
     transfer to the Government of Thailand the ``NEWPORT'' class 
     tank landing ship SCHENECTADY (LST 1185).
       (i) Form of Transfers.--Each transfer authorized by this 
     section shall be on a sales basis under section 21 of the 
     Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761; relating to the 
     foreign military sales program).

     SEC. 442. COSTS OF TRANSFERS.

       Any expense of the United States in connection with a 
     transfer authorized by this chapter shall be charged to the 
     recipient.

     SEC. 443. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.

       The authority granted by section 451 shall expire at the 
     end of the 2-year period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 444. REPAIR AND REFURBISHMENT OF VESSELS IN UNITED 
                   STATES SHIPYARDS.

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

      CHAPTER 6--INDONESIA MILITARY ASSISTANCE ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

     SEC. 451. SHORT TITLE.

       This chapter may be cited as the ``Indonesia Military 
     Assistance Accountability Act''.

     SEC. 452. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds the following:
       (1)(A) Despite a surface adherence to democratic forms, the 
     Indonesian political system remains strongly authoritarian.
       (B) The government is dominated by an elite comprising 
     President Soeharto (now in his sixth 5-year term), his close 
     associates, and the military.

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       (C) The government requires allegiance to a state ideology 
     known as ``Pancasila'', which stresses consultation and 
     consensus, but is also used to limit dissent, to enforce 
     social and political cohesion, and to restrict the 
     development of opposition elements.
       (2) The Government of Indonesia recognizes only one 
     official trade union, has refused to register independent 
     trade unions such as the Indonesian Prosperity Trade Union 
     (SBSI), has arrested Muchtar Pakpahan, the General Chairman 
     of the SBSI, on charges of subversion, and other labor 
     activists, and has closed the offices and confiscated 
     materials of the SBSI.
       (3) Civil society organizations in Indonesia, such as 
     environmental organizations, election-monitoring 
     organizations, legal aid organizations, student 
     organizations, trade union organizations, and community 
     organizations, have been harassed by the Government of 
     Indonesia through such means as detentions, interrogations, 
     denial of permission for meetings, banning of publications, 
     repeated orders to report to security forces or judicial 
     courts, and illegal seizure of documents.
       (4)(A) The armed forces of Indonesia continue to carry out 
     torture and other severe violations of human rights in East 
     Timor, Irian Jaya, and other parts of Indonesia, to detain 
     and imprison East Timorese and others for nonviolent 
     expression of political views, and to maintain unjustifiably 
     high troop levels in East Timor.
       (B) Indonesian civil authorities must improve their human 
     rights performance in East Timor, Irian Jaya, and elsewhere 
     in Indonesia, and aggressively prosecute violations.
       (5) The Nobel Prize Committee awarded the 1996 Nobel Peace 
     Prize to Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo and Jose Ramos 
     Horta for their tireless efforts to find a just and peaceful 
     solution to the conflict in East Timor.
       (6) In 1992, the Congress suspended the international 
     military and education training (IMET) program for Indonesia 
     in response to a November 12, 1991, shooting incident in East 
     Timor by Indonesian security forces against peaceful Timorese 
     demonstrators in which no progress has been made in 
     accounting for the missing persons either in that incident or 
     others who disappeared in 1995-96.
       (7) On August 1, 1996, then Secretary of State Warren 
     Christopher stated in testimony before the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate, ``I think there's a strong 
     interest in seeing an orderly transition of power there [in 
     Indonesia] that will recognize the pluralism that should 
     exist in a country of that magnitude and importance.''.
       (8) The United States has important economic, commercial, 
     and security interests in Indonesia because of its growing 
     economy and markets and its strategic location astride a 
     number of key international straits which will only be 
     strengthened by democratic development in Indonesia and a 
     policy which promotes political pluralism and respect for 
     universal human rights.

      SEC. 453. LIMITATION ON MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO THE 
                   GOVERNMENT OF INDONESIA.

       (a) In General.--The United States shall not provide 
     military assistance and arms transfers programs for a fiscal 
     year to the Government of Indonesia unless the President 
     determines and certifies to the Congress for that fiscal year 
     that the Government of Indonesia meets the following 
     requirements:
       (1) Domestic monitoring of elections.--(A) The Government 
     of Indonesia provides official accreditation to independent 
     election-monitoring organizations, including the Independent 
     Election Monitoring Committee (KIPP), to observe national 
     elections without interference by personnel of the Government 
     or of the armed forces.
       (B) In addition, such organizations are allowed to assess 
     such elections and to publicize or otherwise disseminate the 
     assessments throughout Indonesia.
       (2) Protection of nongovernmental organizations.--The 
     police or military of Indonesia do not confiscate materials 
     from or otherwise engage in illegal raids on the offices or 
     homes of members of both domestic or international 
     nongovernmental organizations, including election-monitoring 
     organizations, legal aid organizations, student 
     organizations, trade union organizations, community 
     organizations, environmental organizations, and religious 
     organizations.
       (3) Accountability for attack on pdi headquarters.--As 
     recommended by the Government of Indonesia's National Human 
     Rights Commission, the Government of Indonesia has 
     investigated the attack on the headquarters of the Democratic 
     Party of Indonesia (PDI) on July 27, 1996, prosecuted 
     individuals who planned and carried out the attack, and made 
     public the postmortem examination of the five individuals 
     killed in the attack.
       (4) Resolution of conflict in east timor.--
       (A) Establishment of dialogue.--The Government of Indonesia 
     is doing everything possible to enter into a process of 
     dialogue, under the auspices of the United Nations, with 
     Portugal and East Timorese leaders of various viewpoints to 
     discuss ideas toward a resolution of the conflict in East 
     Timor and the political status of East Timor.
       (B) Reduction of troops.--The Government of Indonesia has 
     established and implemented a plan to reduce the number of 
     Indonesian troops in East Timor.
       (C) Release of political prisoners.--Individuals detained 
     or imprisoned for the non-violent expression of political 
     views in East Timor have been released from custody.
       (5) Improvement in labor rights.--The Government of 
     Indonesia has taken the following actions to improve labor 
     rights in Indonesia:
       (A) The Government has dropped charges of subversion, and 
     previous charges against the General Chairman of the SBSI 
     trade union, Muchtar Pakpahan, and released him from custody.
       (B) The Government has substantially reduced the 
     requirements for legal recognition of the SBSI or other 
     legitimate worker organizations as a trade union.
       (b) Waivers.--
       (1) In general.--The limitation on United States military 
     assistance and arms transfers under subsection (a) shall not 
     apply if the President determines and notifies the Congress 
     that--
       (A) an emergency exists that requires providing such 
     assistance or arms transfers for the Government of Indonesia; 
     or
       (B) subject to paragraph (2), it is in the national 
     interest of the United States to provide such assistance or 
     arms transfers for the Government of Indonesia.
       (2) Applicability.--A determination under paragraph (1)(B) 
     shall not become effective until 15 days after the date on 
     which the President notifies the Congress in accordance with 
     such paragraph.
       (c) Effective Date.--The limitation on United States 
     military assistance and arms transfers under subsection (a) 
     shall apply only with respect to assistance provided for, and 
     arms transfers made pursuant to agreements entered into, 
     fiscal years beginning after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.

      SEC. 454. UNITED STATES MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND ARMS 
                   TRANSFERS DEFINED.

       As used in this chapter, the term ``military assistance and 
     arms transfers'' means--
       (1) small arms, crowd control equipment, armored personnel 
     carriers, and such other items that can commonly be used in 
     the direct violation of human rights; and
       (2) assistance under chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.; relating to 
     international military education and training or ``IMET''), 
     except such term shall not include Expanded IMET, pursuant to 
     section 541 of such Act.

                      CHAPTER 7--OTHER PROVISIONS

     SEC. 461. EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES FOR CERTAIN EUROPEAN 
                   COUNTRIES.

       Section 105 of Public Law 104-164 (110 Stat. 1427) is 
     amended by striking ``1996 and 1997'' and inserting ``1998 
     and 1999''.

     SEC. 462. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN OBSOLETE OR SURPLUS DEFENSE 
                   ARTICLES IN THE WAR RESERVE ALLIES STOCKPILE TO 
                   THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA.

       (a) Authority.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h), the President is 
     authorized to transfer to the Republic of Korea, in return 
     for concessions to be negotiated by the Secretary of Defense, 
     with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, any or all of 
     the items described in paragraph (2).
       (2) Items described.--The items described in this paragraph 
     are equipment, tanks, weapons, repair parts, and ammunition 
     that--
       (A) are obsolete or surplus items;
       (B) are in the inventory of the Department of Defense;
       (C) are intended for use as reserve stocks for the Republic 
     of Korea; and
       (D) as of the date of enactment of this Act, are located in 
     a stockpile in the Republic of Korea.
       (b) Concessions.--The value of the concessions negotiated 
     pursuant to subsection (a) shall be at least equal to the 
     fair market value of the items transferred. The concessions 
     may include cash compensation, services, waiver of charges 
     otherwise payable by the United States, and other items of 
     value.
       (c) Advance Notification of Transfer.--Not less than 30 
     days before making a transfer under the authority of this 
     section, the President shall transmit to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on 
     International Relations of the House of Representatives, and 
     the congressional defense committees a notification of the 
     proposed transfer. The notification shall identify the items 
     to be transferred and the concessions to be received.
       (d) Expiration of Authority.--No transfer may be made under 
     the authority of this section more than two years after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 463. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO STOCKPILING OF 
                   DEFENSE ARTICLES FOR FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

       (a) Value of Additions to Stockpiles.--Section 514(b)(2)(A) 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2321h(b)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting before the period at 
     the end the following: ``and $60,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1998''.
       (b) Requirements Relating to the Republic of Korea and 
     Thailand.--Section 514(b)(2)(B) of such Act (22 U.S.C 
     2321h(b)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``Of the amount specified in subparagraph (A) for 
     fiscal year 1998, not more than $40,000,000 may be made 
     available for stockpiles in the Republic of Korea and not 
     more than $20,000,000 may be made available for stockpiles in 
     Thailand.''.

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     SEC. 464. DELIVERY OF DRAWDOWN BY COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION 
                   SERVICES.

       Section 506 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C.2318) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking the period and 
     inserting the following: ``, including providing the Congress 
     with a report detailing all defense articles, defense 
     services, and military education and training delivered to 
     the recipient country or international organization upon 
     delivery of such articles or upon completion of such services 
     or education and training. Such report shall also include 
     whether any savings were realized by utilizing commercial 
     transport services rather than acquiring those services from 
     United States Government transport assets.'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) For the purposes of any provision of law that 
     authorizes the drawdown of defense or other articles or 
     commodities, or defense or other services from an agency of 
     the United States Government, such drawdown may include the 
     supply of commercial transportation and related services that 
     are acquired by contract for the purposes of the drawdown in 
     question if the cost to acquire such commercial 
     transportation and related services is less than the cost to 
     the United States Government of providing such services from 
     existing agency assets.''.

     SEC. 465. CASH FLOW FINANCING NOTIFICATION.

       Section 25 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2765) 
     is amended--
       (1) in the second subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking ``(d)'' and inserting ``(e)''; and
       (B) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a 
     period; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) For each country that has been approved for cash flow 
     financing (as defined in subsection (e)) under section 23 of 
     this Act (relating to the `Foreign Military Financing 
     Program'), any letter of offer and acceptance or other 
     purchase agreement, or any amendment thereto, for a 
     procurement in excess of $100,000,000 that is to be financed 
     in whole or in part with funds made available under this Act 
     shall be submitted in accordance with the procedures 
     applicable to reprogramming notifications pursuant to section 
     634A of this Act and through the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committee on Appropriations.''.

     SEC. 466. MULTINATIONAL ARMS SALES CODE OF CONDUCT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the President shall convene 
     negotiations with all Wassenaar Arrangement countries for the 
     purpose of establishing a multinational arms sales code of 
     conduct.
       (b) Conduct of Negotiations.--Such negotiations shall 
     achieve agreement on restricting or prohibiting arms 
     transfers to countries that--
       (1) do not respect democratic processes and the rule of 
     law;
       (2) do not adhere to internationally-recognized norms on 
     human rights; or
       (3) are engaged in acts of armed aggression.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the President shall prepare and 
     transmit to the Committee on International Relations of the 
     House of Representative and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate a report on--
       (1) efforts to establish a multinational arms sales code of 
     conduct;
       (2) progress toward establishing such code of conduct; and
       (3) any obstacles that impede the establishment of such 
     code of conduct.
                      TITLE V--ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                 CHAPTER 1--ECONOMIC SUPPORT ASSISTANCE

     SEC. 501. ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.

       Section 532(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2346a(a)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     President to carry out the purposes of this chapter 
     $2,388,350,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $2,350,600,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999.''.

     SEC. 502. ASSISTANCE FOR ISRAEL.

       (a) Minimum Allocation.--Of the amounts made available for 
     fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for assistance under chapter 4 of 
     part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2346; relating to the economic support fund), not less than 
     $1,200,000,000 for each such fiscal year shall be available 
     only for Israel.
       (b) Terms of Assistance.--
       (1) Cash transfer.--The total amount of funds allocated for 
     Israel for each fiscal year under subsection (a) shall be 
     made available on a grant basis as a cash transfer.
       (2) Expedited disbursement.--Such funds shall be 
     disbursed--
       (A) with respect to fiscal year 1998, not later than 30 
     days after the date of the enactment of the Foreign 
     Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 1998, or by October 31, 1997, whichever 
     is later; and
       (B) with respect to fiscal year 1999, not later than 30 
     days after the date of the enactment of the Foreign 
     Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 1999, or by October 31, 1998, whichever 
     is later.
       (3) Additional requirement.--In exercising the authority of 
     this subsection, the President shall ensure that the amount 
     of funds provided as a cash transfer to Israel does not cause 
     an adverse impact on the total level of nonmilitary exports 
     from the United States to Israel.

     SEC. 503. ASSISTANCE FOR EGYPT.

       (a) Minimum Allocation.--Of the amounts made available for 
     fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for assistance under chapter 4 of 
     part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2346; relating to the economic support fund), not less than 
     $815,000,000 for each such fiscal year shall be available 
     only for Egypt.
       (b) Additional Requirement.--In exercising the authority of 
     this section, the President shall ensure that the amount of 
     funds provided as a cash transfer to Egypt does not cause an 
     adverse impact on the total level of nonmilitary exports from 
     the United States to Egypt.
       (c) Declaration of Policy.--The Congress declares the 
     following:
       (1) Assistance to Egypt is based in great measure upon 
     Egypt's continued implementation of the Camp David accords 
     and the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty.
       (2) Fulfillment by Egypt of its obligations under the 
     agreements described in paragraph (1) has been disappointing, 
     particularly the failure by Egypt to meet fully its 
     commitment made at Camp David to establish with Israel 
     ``relationships normal to states at peace with one another'', 
     and in its recent support for reimposing the Arab economic 
     boycott of Israel.
       (3) Support for future funding levels of assistance for 
     Egypt will be determined largely on whether Egypt fulfills 
     its obligations to develop normal relations with Israel and 
     to promote peace with Israel and other critical United States 
     interests both in Egypt and the wider Arab world.

     SEC. 504. INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR IRELAND.

       (a) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999 for assistance under chapter 4 of part II 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346; 
     relating to the economic support fund), not more than 
     $19,600,000 for each of the fiscal years 1998 and 1999 shall 
     be available for the United States contribution to the 
     International Fund for Ireland in accordance with the Anglo-
     Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-415).
       (b) Additional Requirements.--
       (1) Purposes.--Section 2(b) of the Anglo-Irish Agreement 
     Support Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-415; 100 Stat. 947) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentences: 
     ``United States contributions shall be used in a manner that 
     effectively increases employment opportunities in communities 
     with rates of unemployment significantly higher than the 
     local or urban average of unemployment in Northern Ireland. 
     In addition, such contributions shall be used to benefit 
     individuals residing in such communities.''.
       (2) Conditions and understandings.--Section 5(a) of such 
     Act is amended--
       (A) in the first sentence--
       (i) by striking ``The United States'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--The United States'';
       (ii) by striking ``in this Act may be used'' and inserting 
     the following: ``in this Act--
       ``(A) may be used'';
       (iii) by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) may be provided to an individual or entity in 
     Northern Ireland only if such individual or entity is in 
     compliance with the principles of economic justice.''; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``The 
     restrictions'' and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Additional requirements.--The restrictions''.
       (3) Prior certifications.--Section 5(c)(2) of such Act is 
     amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``principle of 
     equality'' and all that follows and inserting ``principles of 
     economic justice; and''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting before the period at 
     the end the following: ``and will create employment 
     opportunities in regions and communities of Northern Ireland 
     suffering the highest rates of unemployment''.
       (4) Annual reports.--Section 6 of such Act is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) each individual or entity receiving assistance from 
     United States contributions to the International Fund has 
     agreed in writing to comply with the principles of economic 
     justice.''.
       (5) Requirements relating to funds.--Section 7 of such Act 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Prohibition.--Nothing included herein shall require 
     quotas or reverse discrimination or mandate their use.''.
       (6) Definitions.--Section 8 of such Act is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(3) the term `Northern Ireland' includes the counties of 
     Antrim, Armagh, Derry, Down, Tyrone, and Fermanagh; and
       ``(4) the term `principles of economic justice' means the 
     following principles:
       ``(A) Increasing the representation of individuals from 
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     groups in the workforce, including managerial, supervisory, 
     administrative, clerical, and technical jobs.
       ``(B) Providing adequate security for the protection of 
     minority employees at the workplace.
       ``(C) Banning provocative sectarian or political emblems 
     from the workplace.
       ``(D) Providing that all job openings be advertised 
     publicly and providing that special recruitment efforts be 
     made to attract applicants from underrepresented religious 
     groups.
       ``(E) Providing that layoff, recall, and termination 
     procedures do not favor a particular religious group.
       ``(F) Abolishing job reservations, apprenticeship 
     restrictions, and differential employment criteria which 
     discriminate on the basis of religion.
       ``(G) Providing for the development of training programs 
     that will prepare substantial numbers of minority employees 
     for skilled jobs, including the expansion of existing 
     programs and the creation of new programs to train, upgrade, 
     and improve the skills of minority employees.
       ``(H) Establishing procedures to assess, identify, and 
     actively recruit minority employees with the potential for 
     further advancement.
       ``(I) Providing for the appointment of a senior management 
     staff member to be responsible for the employment efforts of 
     the entity and, within a reasonable period of time, the 
     implementation of the principles described in subparagraphs 
     (A) through (H).''.
       (7) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 505. ASSISTANCE FOR TRAINING OF CIVILIAN PERSONNEL OF 
                   THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF 
                   NICARAGUA.

       Notwithstanding section 531(e) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346(e)), amounts made available for 
     fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for assistance under chapter 4 of 
     part II of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2346; relating to the economic 
     support fund) may be made available for assistance and 
     training for civilian personnel of the Ministry of Defense of 
     the Government of Nicaragua if, prior to the provision of 
     such assistance, the Secretary of State determines and 
     reports to the Congress that such assistance is necessary to 
     establishing a civilian Ministry of Defense capable of 
     effective oversight and management of the Nicaraguan armed 
     forces and ensuring respect for civilian authority and human 
     rights.

     SEC. 506. AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS FOR CUBAN LIBERTY AND 
                   DEMOCRATIC SOLIDARITY (LIBERTAD) ACT OF 1996 
                   AND THE CUBAN DEMOCRACY ACT OF 1992.

       Of the amounts made available for fiscal years 1998 and 
     1999 for assistance under chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346; relating to the 
     economic support fund), not less than $2,000,000 for each 
     such fiscal year shall be made available to carry out the 
     programs and activities under the Cuban Liberty and 
     Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6021 
     et seq.) and the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6001 
     et seq.).

                   CHAPTER 2--DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

            Subchapter A--Development Assistance Authorities

     SEC. 511. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Development Assistance Fund.--The Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
     after section 106 and before section 107A, as added by this 
     Act, the following:

     ``SEC. 107. DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FUND.

       ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the President to carry out 
     sections 103 through 106, in addition to amounts otherwise 
     available for such purposes, $1,203,000,000 for each of the 
     fiscal years 1998 and 1999.
       ``(b) Additional Use of Amounts.--Of the amounts authorized 
     to be appropriated under subsection (a)--
       ``(1) the President may use such amounts as he deems 
     appropriate to carry out the provisions of section 316 of the 
     International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 
     1980;
       ``(2) $2,500,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $4,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999 may be made available to carry out section 
     510 of the International Security and Development Cooperation 
     Act of 1980 (relating to the African Development Foundation) 
     (such amounts are in addition to amounts otherwise made 
     available to carry out section 510 of such Act); and
       ``(3) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $7,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999 may be made available to carry out section 
     401 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969 (relating to the 
     Inter-American Foundation) (such amounts are in addition to 
     amounts otherwise made available to carry out section 401 of 
     such Act).
       ``(c) Availability.--The amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under subsection (a) are authorized to remain 
     available until expended.''.
       (b) Development Fund for Africa.--Section 497 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2294) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--Of the amounts made available to carry 
     out sections 103 through 106 (including section 104(c)) for 
     fiscal years 1998 and 1999, not less than $700,000,000 for 
     each of the fiscal years 1998 and 1999 shall be made 
     available to carry out this chapter (in addition to amounts 
     otherwise available for such purposes).
       ``(b) Availability.--Amounts made available under 
     subsection (a) are authorized to remain available until 
     expended.''.
       (c) Assistance for the Independent States of the Former 
     Soviet Union.--Section 498C(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2295c(a)) is amended by striking ``for 
     fiscal year 1993 $410,000,000'' and inserting ``for economic 
     assistance and related programs, $839,900,000 for fiscal year 
     1998 and $789,900,000 for fiscal year 1999''.
       (d) Assistance for East European Countries.--
       (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the President, in addition to amounts otherwise available for 
     such purposes, $471,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
     $337,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 for economic assistance and 
     related programs for Eastern Europe and the Baltic states 
     under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et 
     seq.) and the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act 
     of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.).
       (2) Debt relief for bosnia and herzegovina.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 
     under paragraph (1), not more than $5,000,000 may be made 
     available for the cost, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of modifying direct loans 
     and loan guarantees for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
       (3) Availability.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     under paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available until 
     expended.
       (e) Inter-American Foundation.--Section 401(s)(2) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1969 (22 U.S.C. 290f(s)(2)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(2)(A) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     President to carry out programs under this section, in 
     addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, 
     $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $15,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1999.
       ``(B) Amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
     subparagraph (A) are authorized to remain available until 
     expended.''.
       (f) African Development Foundation.--The first sentence of 
     section 510 of the International Security and Development 
     Cooperation Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 290h-8) is amended by 
     striking ``$3,872,000 for fiscal year 1986 and $3,872,000 for 
     fiscal year 1987'' and inserting ``$11,500,000 for fiscal 
     year 1998 and $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.''.

     SEC. 512. CHILD SURVIVAL ACTIVITIES.

       Section 104(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2151b(c)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Assistance for Child Survival, Health, Basic 
     Education for Children, and Disease Prevention.--
       ``(1) Authority.--The President is authorized to furnish 
     assistance, on such terms and conditions as he may determine, 
     for child survival and health programs, including programs 
     that address the special health and nutrition needs of 
     children and mothers, and basic education programs for 
     children. Assistance under this subsection may be used for 
     the following:
       ``(A) Activities whose primary purpose is to reduce child 
     morbidity and child mortality and which have a substantial, 
     direct, and measurable impact on child morbidity and child 
     mortality, such as--
       ``(i) immunization;
       ``(ii) oral rehydration;
       ``(iii) activities relating to Vitamin A deficiency, iodine 
     deficiency, and other micronutrients;
       ``(iv) programs designed to reduce child malnutrition;
       ``(v) programs to prevent and treat acute respiratory 
     infections;
       ``(vi) programs for the prevention, treatment, and control 
     of, and research on, polio, malaria and other diseases 
     primarily affecting children; and
       ``(vii) programs whose primary purpose is to prevent 
     neonatal mortality.
       ``(B) Other child survival activities such as--
       ``(i) basic integrated health services;
       ``(ii) assistance for displaced and orphaned children;
       ``(iii) safe water and sanitation;
       ``(iv) health programs, and related education programs, 
     which primarily address the needs of mothers and children; 
     and
       ``(v) related health planning and research.
       ``(C) Basic education programs for mothers and children.
       ``(D) Other disease activities such as programs for the 
     prevention, treatment and control of, and research on, 
     tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and other diseases.
       ``(2) Priority.--Child survival activities administered by 
     the United States Agency for International Development under 
     this subsection shall be primarily devoted to activities of 
     the type described in paragraph (1)(A).
       ``(3) Application of other authorities.--Funds made 
     available to carry out this subsection that are provided for 
     countries receiving assistance under chapters 10 and 11 of 
     part I of this Act or the Support for East European Democracy 
     (SEED) Act of 1989, may be made available--
       ``(A) only for the activities described in of paragraph 
     (1); and
       ``(B) except to the extent inconsistent with subparagraph 
     (A), pursuant to the authorities otherwise applicable to the 
     provision of assistance for such countries.

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       ``(4) International organizations.--Funds made available to 
     carry out this subsection may be used to make contributions 
     on a grant basis to the United Nations Children's Fund 
     (UNICEF) pursuant to section 301 of this Act.
       ``(5) PVO/child survival grants program.--Of amounts made 
     available to carry out this subsection for a fiscal year, not 
     less than $30,000,000 should be provided to the private and 
     voluntary organizations under the PVO/Child Survival grants 
     program carried out by the United States Agency for 
     International Development.
       ``(6) Report.--The Administrator of the United States 
     Agency for International Development shall report to 
     Congress, as part of the congressional presentation document 
     required under section 634 of this Act, the total amounts to 
     be provided for activities under each subparagraph of 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(7) Authorization of appropriations.--(A) In addition to 
     amounts otherwise available for such purposes, and in 
     addition to amounts made available under section 107, there 
     are authorized to be appropriated to the President 
     $600,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for 
     use in carrying out this subsection.
       ``(B) Amounts appropriated under this paragraph are 
     authorized to remain available until expended.
       ``(8) Designation of fund.--Appropriations pursuant to this 
     subsection may be referred to as the `Child Survival and 
     Disease Programs Fund'.''.

     SEC. 513. REQUIREMENT ON ASSISTANCE TO THE RUSSIAN 
                   FEDERATION.

       (a) In General.--Of the amounts made available to carry out 
     chapter 11 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2295 et seq.) for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, not 
     more than $95,000,000 for each such fiscal year may be 
     provided to the Russian Federation unless the President 
     determines and reports to the Congress for each such fiscal 
     year that--
       (1) the Government of the Russian Federation has terminated 
     all official cooperation with, and transfers of goods and 
     technology to, ballistic missile or nuclear programs in Iran, 
     and has taken all appropriate steps to prevent cooperation 
     with, and transfers of goods and technology to, such programs 
     in Iran by persons and entities subject to its jurisdiction; 
     and
       (2) the Government of the Russian Federation has terminated 
     all official cooperation with, and transfers of goods and 
     technology to, nuclear reactor projects in Cuba, and has 
     taken all appropriate steps to prevent cooperation with, and 
     transfers of goods and technology to, such projects in Cuba 
     by persons and entities subject to its jurisdiction.
       (b) Additional Limitation.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), none of 
     the funds made available to carry out chapter 11 of part I of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2295 et seq.) 
     for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 may be made available for the 
     Russian Federation if the Russian Federation, on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, transfers an SS-N-22 
     missile system to the People's Republic of China.
       (2) Exception.--Paragraph (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 
     6 months after being made unless the President determines 
     that its continuation is important to the national 
     security interest of the United States.

     SEC. 514. HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FOR ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN.

       (a) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the President should seek cooperation from the 
     governments of Armenia and Azerbaijan to ensure that 
     humanitarian assistance, including assistance delivered 
     through nongovernmental organizations and private and 
     voluntary organizations, shall be available to all needy 
     citizens within Armenia and Azerbaijan, including those 
     individuals in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
       (b) Report.--The President shall prepare and transmit a 
     report to the Congress on humanitarian needs throughout 
     Armenia and Azerbaijan and the provision of assistance to 
     meet such needs by United States and other donor 
     organizations and states.

     SEC. 515. AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that the proportion of 
     United States development assistance devoted to agricultural 
     development and research has declined sharply from 17 percent 
     in 1990 to 8 percent in 1996.
       (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that--
       (1) United States investment in international agricultural 
     development and research has been a critical part of many 
     economic development successes;
       (2) agricultural development and research advance food 
     security, thereby reducing poverty, increasing political 
     stability, and promoting United States exports; and
       (3) the United States Agency for International Development 
     should increase the emphasis it places on agricultural 
     development and research and expand the role of agricultural 
     development and research in poverty relief, child survival, 
     and environmental programs.

     SEC. 516. ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE 
                   CARIBBEAN REGION AND THE ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 
                   REGION.

       Of the amounts made available for fiscal years 1998 and 
     1999 for assistance under sections 103 through 106 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151a through 
     2151d), including assistance under section 104(c) of such Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 2151b(c)), the amount made available for 
     activities and programs in Latin America and the Caribbean 
     region and the Asia and the Pacific region should be in at 
     least the same proportion to the total amount of such 
     assistance made available as the amount identified in the 
     congressional presentation documents for development 
     assistance for each of the fiscal years 1998 and 1999, 
     respectively, for each such region is to the total amount 
     requested for development assistance for each such fiscal 
     year.

     SEC. 517. SUPPORT FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--For each of the fiscal years 1998 and 1999 
     the President should allocate an aggregate level to programs 
     under section 103 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2151a; relating to agriculture, rural development, and 
     nutrition) in amounts equal to the level provided to such 
     programs in fiscal year 1997.
       (b) Increasing Levels.--If appropriations for programs 
     under chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.; relating to development 
     assistance) increase in fiscal year 1998 or 1999 above levels 
     provided in fiscal year 1997, the President should allocate 
     an increasing level for programs under section 103 of such 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 2151a; relating to agriculture, rural 
     development, and nutrition).

                    Subchapter B--Operating Expenses

     SEC. 521. OPERATING EXPENSES GENERALLY.

       Section 667(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2427(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) $473,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $465,000,000 
     for fiscal year 1999 for necessary operating expenses of the 
     United States Agency for International Development (other 
     than the Office of the Inspector General of such agency);''.

     SEC. 522. OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR 
                   GENERAL.

       Section 667(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2427(a)), as amended by this Act, is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) $29,047,000 for each of the fiscal years 1998 and 
     1999 for necessary operating expenses of the Office of the 
     Inspector General of such agency; and''.

           CHAPTER 3--URBAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL CREDIT PROGRAM

     SEC. 531. URBAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL CREDIT PROGRAM.

        (a) In General.--The heading for title III of chapter 2 of 
     part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended to 
     read as follows:

         ``TITLE III--URBAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL CREDIT PROGRAM''.

       (b) Repeals.--(1) Section 222(k) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2182(k)) is hereby repealed.
       (2) Section 222A of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2182a) is hereby 
     repealed.
       (3) Section 223(j) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2183(j)) is 
     hereby repealed.

                       CHAPTER 4--THE PEACE CORPS

     SEC. 541. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 3(b) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2502(b)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(b)(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
     out the purposes of this Act $222,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1998 and $225,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
       ``(2) Amounts authorized to be appropriated under paragraph 
     (1)--
       ``(A) with respect to fiscal year 1998 are authorized to 
     remain available until September 30, 1999; and
       ``(B) with respect to fiscal year 1999 are authorized to 
     remain available until September 30, 2000.''.

     SEC. 542. ACTIVITIES OF THE PEACE CORPS IN THE FORMER SOVIET 
                   UNION AND MONGOLIA.

       Of the amounts made available for fiscal years 1998 and 
     1999 to carry out chapter 11 of part I of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2295 et seq.; relating to 
     assistance for the independent states of the former Soviet 
     Union), not more than $11,000,000 for each such fiscal year 
     shall be available for activities of the Peace Corps in the 
     independent states of the former Soviet Union (as defined in 
     section 3 of the Freedom for Russia and Emerging Eurasian 
     Democracies and Open Markets Support Act of 1992) and 
     Mongolia.

     SEC. 543. AMENDMENTS TO THE PEACE CORPS ACT.

       (a) Terms and Conditions of Volunteer Service.--Section 5 
     of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2504) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (f)(1)(B), by striking ``Civil Service 
     Commission'' and inserting ``Office of Personnel 
     Management'';
       (2) in subsection (h), by striking ``the Federal Voting 
     Assistance Act of 1955'' and all that follows through the end 
     of the subsection and inserting ``sections 5584 and 5732 of 
     title 5, United States Code (and readjustment allowances paid 
     under this Act shall be considered as pay for purposes of 
     such section 5732), section 1 of the Act of June 4, 1920 (22 
     U.S.C. 214), and section 3342 of title 31, United States 
     Code.''; and
       (3) in subsection (j), by striking ``section 1757 of the 
     Revised Statutes'' and all that

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     follows through the end of the subsection and inserting 
     ``section 3331 of title 5, United States Code.''.
       (b) General Powers and Authorities.--Section 10 of such Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 2509) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ``31 U.S.C. 665(b)'' 
     and inserting ``section 1342 of title 31, United States 
     Code''; and
       (2) in subsection (a)(5), by striking ``Provided, That'' 
     and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and 
     inserting ``, except that such individuals shall not be 
     deemed employees for the purpose of any law administered by 
     the Office of Personnel Management.''.
       (c) Utilization of Funds.--Section 15 of such Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2514) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``Public Law 84-918 (7 U.S.C. 1881 et 
     seq.)'' and inserting ``subchapter VI of chapter 33 of title 
     5, United States Code (5 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.)''; and
       (B) by striking ``specified in that Act''and inserting ``or 
     other organizations specified in section 3372(b) of such 
     title''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``section 9 of Public Law 
     60-328 (31 U.S.C. 673)'' and inserting ``section 1346 of 
     title 31, United States Code'';
       (B) in paragraph (6), by striking ``without regard to 
     section 3561 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 543)'';
       (C) in paragraph (11)--
       (i) by striking ``Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended 
     (22 U.S.C. 801 et seq.),'' and inserting ``Foreign Service 
     Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (D) in paragraph (12), by striking the period at the end 
     and by inserting ``; and''; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(13) the transportation of Peace Corps employees, Peace 
     Corps volunteers, dependents of employees and volunteers, and 
     accompanying baggage, by a foreign air carrier when the 
     transportation is between 2 places outside the United States 
     without regard to section 40118 of title 49, United States 
     Code.''.
       (d) Prohibition on Use of Funds for Abortions.--Section 15 
     of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2514) is amended, as amended by this 
     Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(e) Funds made available for the purposes of this Act may 
     not be used to pay for abortions.''.

              CHAPTER 5--INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

     SEC. 551. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE RECONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE.

       Section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2292) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``and rehabilitation'' 
     and inserting ``, rehabilitation, and reconstruction, as the 
     case may be,'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``and rehabilitation'' 
     and inserting ``, rehabilitation, and reconstruction''; and
       (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``and rehabilitation'' 
     and inserting ``, rehabilitation, and reconstruction''.

     SEC. 552. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 492(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. (22 U.S.C. 2292a(a)) is amended in the first sentence 
     to read as follows: ``There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to the President to carry out section 491, in addition to 
     funds otherwise available for such purposes, $190,000,000 for 
     each of the fiscal years 1998 and 1999.''.

                         CHAPTER 6--DEBT RELIEF

     SEC. 561. DEBT RESTRUCTURING FOR FOREIGN ASSISTANCE.

       Chapter 6 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2271 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

                        ``CHAPTER 6--DEBT RELIEF

     ``SEC. 461. SPECIAL DEBT RELIEF FOR POOR COUNTRIES.

       ``(a) Authority to Reduce Debt.--The President may reduce 
     amounts owed to the United States Government by a country 
     described in subsection (b) as a result of--
       ``(1) loans or guarantees issued under this Act; or
       ``(2) credits extended or guarantees issued under the Arms 
     Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.).
       ``(b) Country Described.--A country described in this 
     subsection is a country--
       ``(1) with a heavy debt burden that is eligible to borrow 
     from the International Development Association but not from 
     the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 
     (commonly referred to as an `IDA-only' country);
       ``(2) the government of which--
       ``(A) does not have an excessive level of military 
     expenditures;
       ``(B) has not repeatedly provided support for acts of 
     international terrorism; and
       ``(C) is not failing to cooperate with the United States on 
     international narcotics control matters;
       ``(3) the government (including the military or other 
     security forces of such government) of which does not engage 
     in a consistent pattern of gross violations of 
     internationally recognized human rights; and
       ``(4) that is not ineligible for assistance because of the 
     application of section 527(a) of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995.
       ``(c) Limitations.--The authority under subsection (a) may 
     be exercised--
       ``(1) only to implement multilateral official debt relief 
     ad referendum agreements (commonly referred to as `Paris Club 
     Agreed Minutes'); and
       ``(2) 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.
       ``(d) Certain Prohibitions Inapplicable.--A reduction of 
     debt pursuant to the exercise of authority under subsection 
     (a)--
       ``(1) shall not be considered assistance for purposes of 
     any provision of law limiting assistance to a country; and
       ``(2) may be exercised notwithstanding section 620(r) of 
     this Act or any comparable provision of law.
       ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to the President for the purpose of carrying out this section 
     and the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
     Programs Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1994 (title VI of 
     the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
     Programs Appropriations Act, 1994; Public Law 103-306) 
     $32,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1998 and 1999.
       ``(2) Availability.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     under paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available until 
     expended.''.

     SEC. 562. DEBT BUYBACKS OR SALES FOR DEBT SWAPS.

       Part IV of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2430 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 711. AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE IN DEBT BUYBACKS OR SALES.

       ``(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 this Act, to the 
     government of any eligible country, as defined in section 
     702(6), or on receipt of payment from an eligible purchaser 
     or such eligible country, reduce or cancel such loan or 
     portion thereof, only for the purpose of facilitating--
       ``(A) debt-for-equity swaps, debt-for-development swaps, or 
     debt-for-nature swaps; or
       ``(B) a debt buyback by an eligible country of its own 
     qualified debt, only if the eligible country uses an 
     additional amount of the local currency of the eligible 
     country, equal to not less than 40 percent of the price paid 
     for such debt by such eligible country, or the difference 
     between the price paid for such debt and the face value of 
     such debt, to support activities (i) that link conservation 
     and sustainable use of natural resources with local community 
     development, and (ii) for child survival and other child 
     development activities, in a manner consistent with sections 
     707 through 710, 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), shall notify the Administrator of the United States 
     Agency for International Development 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.--To the extent that appropriations for 
     the cost of the modification, as defined in section 502 of 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, are necessary, the 
     authorities of this subsection shall be available only where 
     such appropriations 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 an 
     account or accounts established in the Treasury for the 
     repayment of such loan.
       ``(c) Eligible Purchasers.--A loan may be sold pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(1)(A) only to a purchaser who presents plans 
     satisfactory to the President for using the loan for the 
     purpose of engaging in debt-for-equity swaps, debt-for-
     development swaps, or debt-for-nature swaps.
       ``(d) Debtor Consultations.--Before the sale to any 
     eligible purchaser, or any reduction or cancellation pursuant 
     to this section, of any loan made to an eligible country, the 
     President 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.''.

                 CHAPTER 7--OTHER ASSISTANCE PROVISIONS

     SEC. 571. EXEMPTION FROM RESTRICTIONS ON ASSISTANCE THROUGH 
                   NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.

       Section 123(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2151u(e)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e)(1) Subject to paragraph (3), restrictions contained 
     in this Act or any other provision of law with respect to 
     assistance for a country shall not be construed to restrict 
     assistance under this chapter, chapter 10, and

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     chapter 11 of this part, chapter 4 of part II, or the Support 
     for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 
     5401 et seq.), in support of programs of nongovernmental 
     organizations.
       ``(2) The President shall take into consideration, in any 
     case in which a restriction on assistance for a country would 
     be applicable but for this subsection, whether assistance for 
     programs of nongovernmental organizations is in the national 
     interest of the United States.
       ``(3) Whenever the authority of this subsection is used to 
     furnish assistance in support of a program of a 
     nongovernmental organization, the President shall notify the 
     congressional committees specified in section 634A(a) of this 
     Act in accordance with procedures applicable to reprogramming 
     notifications under that section. Such notification shall 
     describe the program assisted, the assistance provided, and 
     the reasons for furnishing such assistance.''.

     SEC. 572. FUNDING REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO UNITED STATES 
                   PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 123(g) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151u(g)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(g) Funds made available to carry out this chapter or 
     chapter 10 of this part may not be made available to any 
     United States private and voluntary organization, except any 
     cooperative development organization, that obtains less than 
     20 percent of its total annual funding for its international 
     activities from sources other than the United States 
     Government.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     applies with respect to funds made available for programs of 
     any United States private and voluntary organization on or 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 573. DOCUMENTATION REQUESTED OF PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY 
                   ORGANIZATIONS.

       Section 620 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2370), as amended by this Act, is further amended by 
     inserting after subsection (v), as added by this Act, the 
     following:
       ``(w) None of the funds made available to carry out this 
     Act shall be available to any private and voluntary 
     organization which--
       ``(1) fails to provide upon timely request any document, 
     file, or record necessary to the auditing requirements of the 
     United States Agency for International Development; or
       ``(2) is not registered with the United States Agency for 
     International Development.''.

     SEC. 574. ENCOURAGEMENT OF FREE ENTERPRISE AND PRIVATE 
                   PARTICIPATION.

       Section 601(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2351(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(a)'' and inserting ``(a)(1)''; and
       (2) by adding the following:
       ``(2) To the maximum extent feasible, in providing 
     assistance under Part I of this Act, the President should 
     give special emphasis to programs and activities that 
     encourage the creation and development of private enterprise 
     and free market systems, including--
       ``(A) the development of private cooperatives, credit 
     unions, labor unions, and civic and professional 
     associations;
       ``(B) the reform and restructuring of banking and financial 
     systems; and
       ``(C) the development and strengthening of commercial laws 
     and regulations, including laws and regulations to protect 
     intellectual property.''.

     SEC. 575. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS RELATING TO UNITED STATES 
                   COOPERATIVES AND CREDIT UNIONS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) United States cooperatives and cooperative development 
     organizations and credit unions can provide an opportunity 
     for people in developing countries to participate directly in 
     democratic decisionmaking for their economic and social 
     benefit through ownership and control of business enterprises 
     and through the mobilization of local capital and savings; 
     and
       (2) such organizations should be utilized in fostering 
     democracy, free markets, community-based development, and 
     self-help projects.

     SEC. 576. FOOD ASSISTANCE TO THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC 
                   OF KOREA.

       None of the funds made available in this division and the 
     amendments made by this division shall be made available for 
     assistance for food to the Democratic People's Republic of 
     Korea unless the President certifies to the Congress that--
       (1) the Government of the Republic of Korea does not oppose 
     the delivery of United States assistance for food to the 
     Democratic People's Republic of Korea;
       (2) the United States Government is confident that previous 
     United States assistance for food and official concessional 
     food deliveries have not been diverted to military needs;
       (3) military stocks of the Democratic People's Republic of 
     Korea have been tapped to respond to unmet food aid needs;
       (4) the World Food Program and other international food 
     delivery organizations have been permitted to take and have 
     taken all reasonable steps to ensure that all upcoming food 
     aid deliveries will not be diverted from intended recipients; 
     and
       (5) the Government of the United States has directly acted 
     to encourage, and acting through appropriate international 
     organizations, has encouraged such organizations to urge, the 
     Democratic People's Republic of Korea to initiate fundamental 
     structural reforms of its agricultural sector.

     SEC. 577. WITHHOLDING OF ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES THAT PROVIDE 
                   NUCLEAR FUEL TO CUBA.

       (a) In General.--Section 620 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2370), as amended by this Act, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(y)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the President 
     shall withhold from amounts made available under this Act or 
     any other Act and allocated for a country for a fiscal year 
     an amount equal to the aggregate value of nuclear fuel and 
     related assistance and credits provided by that country, or 
     any entity of that country, to Cuba during the preceding 
     fiscal year.
       ``(2) The requirement to withhold assistance for a country 
     for a fiscal year under paragraph (1) shall not apply if 
     Cuba--
       ``(A) has ratified the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of 
     Nuclear Weapons (21 UST 483) or the Treaty of Tlatelelco, and 
     Cuba is in compliance with the requirements of either such 
     Treaty;
       ``(B) has negotiated and is in compliance with full-scope 
     safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency not 
     later than two years after ratification by Cuba of such 
     Treaty; and
       ``(C) incorporates and is in compliance with 
     internationally accepted nuclear safety standards.
       ``(3) The Secretary of State shall prepare and submit to 
     the Congress each year a report containing a description of 
     the amount of nuclear fuel and related assistance and credits 
     provided by any country, or any entity of a country, to Cuba 
     during the preceding year, including the terms of each 
     transfer of such fuel, assistance, or credits.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Section 620(y) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, as added by subsection (a), shall 
     apply with respect to assistance provided in fiscal years 
     beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                 TITLE VI--TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

     SEC. 601. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 661(f)(1)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2421(f)(1)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Authorization.--(A) There are authorized to be 
     appropriated for purposes of this section, in addition to 
     funds otherwise available for such purposes, $43,000,000 for 
     each of the fiscal years 1998 and 1999.''.
          TITLE VII--SPECIAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER PROVISIONS

                     CHAPTER 1--SPECIAL AUTHORITIES

     SEC. 701. ENHANCED TRANSFER AUTHORITY.

       Section 610 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2360) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 610. TRANSFER BETWEEN ACCOUNTS.

       ``(a) General Authority.--Whenever the President determines 
     it to be necessary for the purposes of this Act or the Arms 
     Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), not to exceed 20 
     percent of the funds made available to carry out any 
     provision of this Act (except funds made available pursuant 
     to title IV of chapter 2 of part I) or section 23 of the Arms 
     Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763)--
       ``(1) may be transferred to, and consolidated with, the 
     funds in any other account or fund available to carry out any 
     provision of this Act or the Arms Export Control Act; and
       ``(2) may be used for any purpose for which funds in that 
     account or fund may be used.
       ``(b) Limitation on Amount of Increase.--The total amount 
     in the account or fund for the benefit of which transfer is 
     made under subsection (a) during any fiscal year may not be 
     increased by more than 20 percent of the amount of funds 
     otherwise made available.
       ``(c) Notification.--The President shall notify in writing 
     the congressional committees specified in section 634A at 
     least fifteen days in advance of each such transfer between 
     accounts in accordance with procedures applicable to 
     reprogramming notifications under such section.''.

     SEC. 702. AUTHORITY TO MEET UNANTICIPATED CONTINGENCIES.

       Paragraph (1) of section 451(a) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2261(a)(1)) is amended by striking 
     ``$25,000,000'' and inserting ``$50,000,000''.

     SEC. 703. SPECIAL WAIVER AUTHORITY.

       (a) Laws Affected.--Section 614 of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2364) is amended by striking 
     subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Authority To Authorize Assistance, Sales, and Other 
     Actions; Limitations.--(1) The President may authorize 
     assistance, sales, or other action under this Act, the Arms 
     Export Control Act, or any annual (or periodic) foreign 
     assistance authorization or appropriations legislation, 
     without regard to any of the provisions described in 
     subsection (b), if the President determines, and notifies in 
     writing the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
     chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate--
       ``(A) with respect to assistance or other actions under 
     chapter 2 or 5 of part II of this Act, or assistance, sales, 
     or other actions under the Arms Export Control Act, that to 
     do so is vital to the national security interests of the 
     United States; and

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       ``(B) with respect to other assistance or actions that to 
     do so is important to the national interests of the United 
     States.
       ``(2) The President may waive any provision described in 
     paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (b) that would 
     otherwise prohibit or restrict assistance or other action 
     under any provision of law not described in those paragraphs 
     if the President determines, and notifies in writing the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives and the chairman of 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, that to do 
     so is important to the national interests of the United 
     States.''.
       (b) Annual Ceilings.--Section 614(a)(4) of such Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2364(a)(4)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) in clause (i), by striking ``$750,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$1,000,000,000'';
       (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``$250,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$500,000,000''; and
       (C) in clause (iii), by striking ``$100,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$200,000,000''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (C)--
       (A) by striking ``$50,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$75,000,000''; and
       (B) by striking $1,000,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$1,500,000,000''.
       (c) Laws Which May Be Waived.--Section 614 of such Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2364) is amended by striking subsections (b) and (c) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Laws Which May Be Waived.--The provisions referred to 
     in subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2) are--
       ``(1) the provisions of this Act;
       ``(2) the provisions of the Arms Export Control Act;
       ``(3) the provisions of any annual (or periodic) foreign 
     assistance authorization or appropriations legislation, 
     including any amendment made by any such Act;
       ``(4) any other provision of law that restricts assistance, 
     sales or leases, or other action under the Acts referred to 
     in paragraph (1), (2), or (3); and
       ``(5) any law relating to receipts and credits accruing to 
     the United States.''.
       (d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 614(a)(4)(B) of such Act 
     (22 U.S.C 2364(a)(4)(B)) is amended by striking ``the Arms 
     Export Control Act or under''.

     SEC. 704. TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE.

       Section 617 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2367) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 617. TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE.

       ``(a) In General.--(1) In order to ensure the effectiveness 
     of assistance provided under this Act, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, funds made available under this Act 
     or the Arms Export Control Act to carry out any program, 
     project, or activity of assistance shall remain available for 
     obligation for a period not to exceed 8 months after the date 
     of termination of such assistance for the necessary expenses 
     of winding up such programs, projects, or activities, and 
     funds so obligated may remain available until expended.
       ``(2) Funds obligated to carry out any program, project, or 
     activity of assistance before the effective date of the 
     termination of such assistance are authorized to be available 
     for expenditure for the necessary expenses of winding up such 
     programs, projects, and activities, notwithstanding any 
     provision of law restricting the expenditure of funds, and 
     may be reobligated to meet any other necessary expenses 
     arising from the termination of such assistance.
       ``(3) The necessary expenses of winding up programs, 
     projects, and activities of assistance include the obligation 
     and expenditure of funds to complete the training or studies 
     outside their countries of origin of students whose course of 
     study or training program began before assistance was 
     terminated.
       ``(b) Liability to Contractors.--For the purpose of making 
     an equitable settlement of termination claims under 
     extraordinary contractual relief standards, the President is 
     authorized to adopt as a contract or other obligation of the 
     United States Government, and assume (in whole or in part) 
     any liabilities arising thereunder, any contract with a 
     United States or third-country contractor to carry out any 
     program, project, or activity of assistance under this Act 
     that was subsequently terminated pursuant to law.
       ``(c) Guarantee Programs.--Provisions of this or any other 
     Act requiring the termination of assistance under this Act 
     shall not be construed to require the termination of 
     guarantee commitments that were entered into before the 
     effective date of the termination of assistance.''.

     SEC. 705. LOCAL ASSISTANCE TO HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS IN CUBA.

       Section 109 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 
     (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6039) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(d) Local Assistance.--
       ``(1) In general.--For the purposes of providing assistance 
     to independent nongovernmental organizations and individuals 
     in Cuba as authorized by subsection (a), amounts made 
     available under such subsection may be used for assistance to 
     individuals and nongovernmental organizations in Cuba and for 
     local costs incurred in delivering such assistance.
       ``(2) Certification.--A certification by a representative 
     of a United States or local nongovernmental organization, or 
     other entity, administering assistance described in paragraph 
     (1), that such assistance is being used for its intended 
     purpose, shall be deemed to satisfy any accountability 
     requirement of the United States Agency for International 
     Development for the administration of such assistance.''.

                           CHAPTER 2--REPEALS

     SEC. 711. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROVISIONS.

       (a) 1987 Foreign Assistance Appropriations Act.--Section 
     539(g)(2) of the Foreign Assistance and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 1987, as included in Public Law 99-591, 
     is hereby repealed.
       (b) 1986 Assistance Act.--The Special Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1986 is hereby repealed except for section 1, section 
     204, and title III of such Act.
       (c) 1985 Assistance Act.--The International Security and 
     Development Cooperation Act of 1985 is hereby repealed except 
     for section 1, section 131, section 132, section 502, section 
     504, section 505, part B of title V (other than section 558 
     and section 559), section 1302, section 1303, and section 
     1304.
       (d) 1985 Jordan Supplemental Act.--The Jordan Supplemental 
     Economic Assistance Authorization Act of 1985 is hereby 
     repealed.
       (e) 1985 African Famine Act.--The African Famine Relief and 
     Recovery Act of 1985 is hereby repealed.
       (f) 1983 Assistance Act.--The International Security and 
     Development Assistance Authorization Act of 1983 is hereby 
     repealed.
       (g) 1983 Lebanon Assistance Act.--The Lebanon Emergency 
     Assistance Act of 1983 is hereby repealed.
       (h) 1981 Assistance Act.--The International Security and 
     Development Cooperation Act of 1981 is hereby repealed except 
     for section 1, section 709, and section 714.
       (i) 1980 Assistance Act.--The International Security and 
     Development Cooperation Act of 1980 is hereby repealed except 
     for section 1, section 110, section 316, and title V.
       (j) 1979 Development Assistance Act.--The International 
     Development Cooperation Act of 1979 is hereby repealed.
       (k) 1979 Security Assistance Act.--The International 
     Security Assistance Act of 1979 is hereby repealed.
       (l) 1979 Special Security Assistance Act.--The Special 
     International Security Assistance Act of 1979 is hereby 
     repealed.
       (m) 1978 Development Assistance Act.--The International 
     Development and Food Assistance Act of 1978 is hereby 
     repealed, except for section 1, title IV, and section 
     603(a)(2).
       (n) 1978 Security Assistance Act.--The International 
     Security Assistance Act of 1978 is hereby repealed.
       (o) 1977 Development Assistance Act.--The International 
     Development and Food Assistance Act of 1977 is hereby 
     repealed except for section 1, section 132(b), and section 
     133.
       (p) 1977 Security Assistance Act.--The International 
     Security Assistance Act of 1977 is hereby repealed.
       (q) 1976 Security Assistance Act.--The International 
     Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Act of 1976 is 
     hereby repealed except for section 1, section 201(b), section 
     212(b), section 601, and section 608.
       (r) 1975 Development Assistance Act.--The International 
     Development and Food Assistance Act of 1975 is hereby 
     repealed.
       (s) 1975 BIB Act.--Public Law 94-104 is hereby repealed.
       (t) 1974 Assistance Act.--The Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1974 is hereby repealed.
       (u) 1973 Emergency Assistance Act.--The Emergency Security 
     Assistance Act of 1973 is hereby repealed.
       (v) 1973 Assistance Act.--The Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1973 is hereby repealed.
       (w) 1971 Assistance Act.--The Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1971 is hereby repealed.
       (x) 1971 Special Assistance Act.--The Special Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1971 is hereby repealed.
       (y) 1969 Assistance Act.--The Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1969 is hereby repealed except for the first section and part 
     IV.
       (z) 1968 Assistance Act.--The Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1968 is hereby repealed.
       (aa) 1964 Assistance Act.--The Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1964 is hereby repealed.
       (bb) Latin American Development Act.--The Latin American 
     Development Act is hereby repealed.
       (cc) 1959 Mutual Security Act.--The Mutual Security Act of 
     1959 is hereby repealed.
       (dd) 1954 Mutual Security Act.--Sections 402 and 417 of the 
     Mutual Security Act of 1954 are hereby repealed.
       (ee) Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 
     1982 and 1983.--Section 109 of the Department of State 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1982 and 1983, is hereby 
     repealed.
       (ff) Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 
     1984 and 1985.--Sections 1004 and 1005(a) of the Department 
     of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985, are 
     hereby repealed.
       (gg) Savings Provision.--Except as otherwise provided in 
     this Act, the repeal by this Act of any provision of law that 
     amended or repealed another provision of law does not affect 
     in any way that amendment or repeal.
            DIVISION B--FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATIONS ACT
                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999'' and shall be 
     effective for all purposes as if enacted as a separate Act.

     SEC. 1002. STATEMENT OF HISTORY OF LEGISLATION.

       This division consists of H.R. 1253, the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999, which was 
     introduced by Representative Smith of New Jersey on April

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     9, 1997, and amended and reported by the Subcommittee on 
     International Operations and Human Rights of the Committee on 
     International Relations on April 10, 1997.

     SEC. 1003. DEFINITIONS.

       The following terms have the following meanings for the 
     purposes of this division:
       (1) The term ``AID'' means the Agency for International 
     Development.
       (2) The term ``ACDA'' means the United States Arms Control 
     and Disarmament Agency.
       (3) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means 
     the Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee of Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate.
       (4) The term ``Department'' means the Department of State.
       (5) The term ``Federal agency'' has the meaning given to 
     the term ``agency'' by section 551(1) of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (6) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of State.
       (7) The term ``USIA'' means the United States Information 
     Agency.
 TITLE XI--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND 
         CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 1101. ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

       The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated for 
     the Department of State under ``Administration of Foreign 
     Affairs'' to carry out the authorities, functions, duties, 
     and responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign affairs of 
     the United States and for other purposes authorized by law, 
     including the diplomatic security program:
       (1) Diplomatic and consular programs.--For ``Diplomatic and 
     Consular Programs'', of the Department of State 
     $1,291,977,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $1,291,977,000 
     for the fiscal year 1999.
       (2) Salaries and expenses.--
       (A) Authorization of appropriations.--For ``Salaries and 
     Expenses'', of the Department of State $363,513,000 for the 
     fiscal year 1998 and $363,513,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (B) Limitations.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated by subparagraph (A) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1998 and $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 are authorized to be 
     appropriated only for the recruitment of minorities for 
     careers in the Foreign Service and international affairs.
       (3) Capital investment fund.--For ``Capital Investment 
     Fund'', of the Department of State $64,000,000 for the fiscal 
     year 1998 and $64,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (4) Security and maintenance of buildings abroad.--For 
     ``Security and Maintenance of Buildings Abroad'', 
     $373,081,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $373,081,000 for 
     the fiscal year 1999.
       (5) Representation allowances.--For ``Representation 
     Allowances'', $4,300,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
     $4,300,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (6) Emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service.--
     For ``Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service'', 
     $5,500,000 for the fiscal 1998 and $5,500,000 for the fiscal 
     year 1999.
       (7) Office of the inspector general.--For ``Office of the 
     Inspector General'', $28,300,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
     $28,300,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (8) Payment to the american institute in taiwan.--For 
     ``Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan'', $14,490,000 
     for the fiscal year 1998 and $14,490,000 for the fiscal year 
     1999.
       (9) Protection of foreign missions and officials.--For 
     ``Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials'', $7,900,000 
     for the fiscal year 1998 and $7,900,000 for the fiscal year 
     1999.
       (10) Repatriation loans.--For ``Repatriation Loans'', 
     $1,200,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $1,200,000 for the 
     fiscal year 1999, for administrative expenses.

     SEC. 1102. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, PROGRAMS, AND 
                   CONFERENCES.

       (a) Assessed Contributions to International 
     Organizations.--There are authorized to be appropriated for 
     ``Contributions to International Organizations'', 
     $960,389,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $987,590,000 for 
     the fiscal year 1999 for the Department of State to carry out 
     the authorities, functions, duties, and responsibilities in 
     the conduct of the foreign affairs of the United States with 
     respect to international organizations and to carry out other 
     authorities in law consistent with such purposes.
       (b) Voluntary Contributions to International 
     Organizations.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated for ``Voluntary Contributions to 
     International Organizations'', $199,725,000 for the fiscal 
     year 1998 and $199,725,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (2) Limitations.--
       (A) World food program.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under paragraph (1), $5,000,000 for the fiscal 
     year 1998 and $5,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999 are 
     authorized to be appropriated only for a United States 
     contribution to the World Food Program.
       (B) United nations voluntary fund for victims of torture.--
     Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under paragraph 
     (1), $3,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $3,000,000 for 
     the fiscal year 1999 are authorized to be appropriated only 
     for a United States contribution to the United Nations 
     Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture.
       (C) International program on the elimination of child 
     labor.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
     paragraph (1), $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
     $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999 are authorized to be 
     appropriated only for a United States contribution to the 
     International Labor Organization for the activities of the 
     International Program on the Elimination of Child Labor.
       (3) Availability of funds.--Amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under paragraph (1) are authorized to remain 
     available until expended.
       (c) Assessed Contributions for International Peacekeeping 
     Activities.--There are authorized to be appropriated for 
     ``Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities'', 
     $240,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $240,000,000 for 
     the fiscal year 1999 for the Department of State to carry out 
     the authorities, functions, duties, and responsibilities in 
     the conduct of the foreign affairs of the United States with 
     respect to international peacekeeping activities and to carry 
     out other authorities in law consistent with such purposes.
       (d) Voluntary Contributions to Peacekeeping Operations.--
     There are authorized to be appropriated for ``Peacekeeping 
     Operations'', $87,600,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
     $67,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999 for the Department of 
     State to carry out section 551 of Public Law 87-195.
       (e) International Conferences and Contingencies.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated for ``International Conferences 
     and Contingencies'', $3,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
     $3,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999 for the Department of 
     State to carry out the authorities, functions, duties, and 
     responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign affairs of the 
     United States with respect to international conferences and 
     contingencies and to carry out other authorities in law 
     consistent with such purposes.
       (f) Foreign Currency Exchange Rates.--In addition to 
     amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated by 
     subsections (a) and (b) of this section, there are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of 
     the fiscal years 1998 and 1999 to offset adverse fluctuations 
     in foreign currency exchange rates. Amounts appropriated 
     under this subsection shall be available for obligation and 
     expenditure only to the extent that the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget determines and certifies to 
     Congress that such amounts are necessary due to such 
     fluctuations.
       (g) Limitation on United States Voluntary Contributions to 
     United Nations Development Program.--
       (1) Of the amounts made available for fiscal years 1998 and 
     1999 for United States voluntary contributions to the United 
     Nations Development Program an amount equal to the amount the 
     United Nations Development Program will spend in Burma during 
     each fiscal year shall be withheld unless during such fiscal 
     year, the President submits to the appropriate congressional 
     committees the certification described in paragraph (2).
       (2) The certification referred to in paragraph (1) is a 
     certification by the President that all programs and 
     activities of the United Nations Development Program 
     (including United Nations Development Program--Administered 
     Funds) in Burma--
       (A) are focused on eliminating human suffering and 
     addressing the needs of the poor;
       (B) are undertaken only through international or private 
     voluntary organizations that have been deemed independent of 
     the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC), after 
     consultation with the leadership of the National League for 
     Democracy and the leadership of the National Coalition 
     Government of the Union of Burma;
       (C) provide no financial, political, or military benefit to 
     the SLORC; and
       (D) are carried out only after consultation with the 
     leadership of the National League for Democracy and the 
     leadership of the National Coalition Government of the Union 
     of Burma.

     SEC. 1103. INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS.

       The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated 
     under ``International Commissions'' for the Department of 
     State to carry out the authorities, functions, duties, and 
     responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign affairs of the 
     United States and for other purposes authorized by law:
       (1) International boundary and water commission, united 
     states and mexico.--For ``International Boundary and Water 
     Commission, United States and Mexico''--
       (A) for ``Salaries and Expenses'' $18,490,000 for the 
     fiscal year 1998 and $18,490,000 for the fiscal year 1999; 
     and
       (B) for ``Construction'' $6,493,000 for the fiscal year 
     1998 and $6,493,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (2) International boundary commission, united states and 
     canada.--For ``International Boundary Commission, United 
     States and Canada'', $785,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
     $785,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (3) International joint commission.--For ``International 
     Joint Commission'', $3,225,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
     $3,225,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (4) International fisheries commissions.--For 
     ``International Fisheries Commissions'', $14,549,000 for the 
     fiscal year 1998 and $14,549,000 for the fiscal year 1999.

     SEC. 1104. MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Migration and Refugee Assistance.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated for

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     ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'' for authorized 
     activities, $623,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
     $623,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (2) Limitation Regarding Tibetan Refugees in India and 
     Nepal.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated in 
     paragraph (1), $1,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
     $1,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999 are authorized to be 
     available only for humanitarian assistance, including but not 
     limited to food, medicine, clothing, and medical and 
     vocational training, to Tibetan refugees in India and Nepal 
     who have fled Chinese-occupied Tibet.
       (b) Refugees Resettling in Israel.--There are authorized to 
     be appropriated $80,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
     $80,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999 for assistance for 
     refugees resettling in Israel from other countries.
       (c) Humanitarian Assistance for Displaced Burmese.--There 
     are authorized to be appropriated $1,500,000 for the fiscal 
     year 1998 and $1,500,000 for the fiscal year 1999 for 
     humanitarian assistance, including but not limited to food, 
     medicine, clothing, and medical and vocational training, to 
     persons displaced as a result of civil conflict in Burma, 
     including persons still within Burma.
       (d) Availability of Funds.--Funds appropriated pursuant to 
     this section are authorized to be available until expended.

     SEC. 1105. ASIA FOUNDATION.

       There are authorized to be appropriated for ``Asia 
     Foundation'', $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
     $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999 for the Department of 
     State to carry out the authorities, functions, duties, and 
     responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign affairs of the 
     United States with respect to Asia Foundation and to carry 
     out other authorities in law consistent with such purposes.

     SEC. 1106. UNITED STATES INFORMATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND 
                   CULTURAL PROGRAMS.

       The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out international information activities and 
     educational and cultural exchange programs under the United 
     States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, the 
     Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, 
     Reorganization Plan Number 2 of 1977, the United States 
     International Broadcasting Act of 1994, the Radio 
     Broadcasting to Cuba Act, the Television Broadcasting to Cuba 
     Act, the Board for International Broadcasting Act, the North/
     South Center Act of 1991, the National Endowment for 
     Democracy Act, and to carry out other authorities in law 
     consistent with such purposes:
       (1) Salaries and expenses.--For ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $434,097,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $434,097,000 for 
     the fiscal year 1999.
       (2) Technology fund.--For ``Technology Fund'' for the 
     United States Information Agency, $6,350,000 for the fiscal 
     year 1998 and $6,350,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (3) Educational and cultural exchange programs.--
       (A) Fulbright academic exchange programs.--For the 
     ``Fulbright Academic Exchange Programs'', $94,236,000 for the 
     fiscal year 1998 and $94,236,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (B) South pacific exchanges.--For the ``South Pacific 
     Exchanges'', $500,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $500,000 
     for the fiscal year 1999.
       (C) East timorese scholarships.--For the ``East Timorese 
     Scholarships'', $500,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
     $500,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (D) Tibetan exchanges.--For the ``Educational and Cultural 
     Exchanges with Tibet'' under section 236 of the Foreign 
     Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 
     (Public Law 103-236), $500,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and 
     $500,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (E) Other programs.--For ``Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship 
     Program'', ``Edmund S. Muskie Fellowship Program'', 
     ``International Visitors Program'', ``Mike Mansfield 
     Fellowship Program'', ``Claude and Mildred Pepper Scholarship 
     Program of the Washington Workshops Foundation'', ``Citizen 
     Exchange Programs'', ``Congress-Bundestag Exchange Program'', 
     ``Newly Independent States and Eastern Europe Training'', and 
     ``Institute for Representative Government'', $97,995,000 for 
     the fiscal year 1998 and $97,995,000 for the fiscal year 
     1999.
       (4) International broadcasting activities.--
       (A) Authorization of appropriations.--For ``International 
     Broadcasting Activities'', $334,655,000 for the fiscal year 
     1998, and $334,655,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (B) Allocation.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under subparagraph (A), the Director of the 
     United States Information Agency and the Board of 
     Broadcasting Governors shall seek to ensure that the amounts 
     made available for broadcasting to nations whose people do 
     not fully enjoy freedom of expression do not decline in 
     proportion to the amounts made available for broadcasting to 
     other nations.
       (5) Radio construction.--For ``Radio Construction'', 
     $30,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998, and $30,000,000 for the 
     fiscal year 1999.
       (6) Radio free asia.--For ``Radio Free Asia'', $10,000,000 
     for the fiscal year 1998 and $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 
     1999.
       (7) Broadcasting to cuba.--For ``Broadcasting to Cuba'', 
     $22,095,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $22,095,000 for the 
     fiscal year 1999.
       (8) Center for cultural and technical interchange between 
     east and west.--For ``Center for Cultural and Technical 
     Interchange between East and West'', $10,000,000 for the 
     fiscal year 1998 and $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (9) National endowment for democracy.--For ``National 
     Endowment for Democracy'', $30,000,000 for the fiscal year 
     1998 and $30,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
       (10) Center for cultural and technical interchange between 
     north and south.--For ``Center for Cultural and Technical 
     Interchange between North and South'' $2,000,000 for the 
     fiscal year 1998 and $2,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.

     SEC. 1107. UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the 
     purposes of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act--
       (1) $44,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $44,000,000 
     for the fiscal year 1999; and
       (2) such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999 for increases in salary, pay, retirement, 
     other employee benefits authorized by law, and to offset 
     adverse fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.
       TITLE XII--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

                 CHAPTER 1--AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 1201. REVISION OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 36 of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708) is amended to read 
     as follows:

     ``SEC. 36. DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Establishment.--(1) There is established a program 
     for the payment of rewards to carry out the purposes of this 
     section.
       ``(2) The rewards program established by this section shall 
     be administered by the Secretary of State, in consultation, 
     where appropriate, with the Attorney General.
       ``(b) Purpose.--(1) The rewards program established by this 
     section shall be designed to assist in the prevention of acts 
     of international terrorism, international narcotics 
     trafficking, and other related criminal acts.
       ``(2) At the sole discretion of the Secretary of State and 
     in consultation, as appropriate, with the Attorney General, 
     the Secretary may pay a reward to any individual who 
     furnishes information leading to--
       ``(A) the arrest or conviction in any country of any 
     individual for the commission of an act of international 
     terrorism against a United States person or United States 
     property;
       ``(B) the arrest or conviction in any country of any 
     individual conspiring or attempting to commit an act of 
     international terrorism against a United States person or 
     United States property;
       ``(C) the arrest or conviction in any country of any 
     individual for committing, primarily outside the territorial 
     jurisdiction of the United States, any narcotics-related 
     offense if that offense involves or is a significant part of 
     conduct that involves--
       ``(i) a violation of United States narcotics laws and which 
     is such that the individual would be a major violator of such 
     laws; or
       ``(ii) the killing or kidnapping of--
       ``(I) any officer, employee, or contract employee of the 
     United States Government while such individual is engaged in 
     official duties, or on account of that individual's official 
     duties, in connection with the enforcement of United States 
     narcotics laws or the implementing of United States narcotics 
     control objectives; or
       ``(II) a member of the immediate family of any such 
     individual on account of that individual's official duties, 
     in connection with the enforcement of United States narcotics 
     laws or the implementing of United States narcotics control 
     objectives; or
       ``(iii) an attempt or conspiracy to commit any of the acts 
     described in clause (i) or (ii); or
       ``(D) the arrest or conviction in any country of any 
     individual aiding or abetting in the commission of an act 
     described in subparagraphs (A) through (C); or
       ``(E) the prevention, frustration, or favorable resolution 
     of an act described in subparagraphs (A) through (C).
       ``(c) Coordination.--(1) To ensure that the payment of 
     rewards pursuant to this section does not duplicate or 
     interfere with the payment of informants or the obtaining of 
     evidence or information, as authorized to the Department of 
     Justice, the offering, administration, and payment of rewards 
     under this section, including procedures for--
       ``(A) identifying individuals, organizations, and offenses 
     with respect to which rewards will be offered;
       ``(B) the publication of rewards;
       ``(C) offering of joint rewards with foreign governments;
       ``(D) the receipt and analysis of data; and
       ``(E) the payment and approval of payment,
     shall be governed by procedures developed by the Secretary of 
     State, in consultation with the Attorney General.
       ``(2) Before making a reward under this section in a matter 
     over which there is Federal criminal jurisdiction, the 
     Secretary of State shall advise and consult with the Attorney 
     General.
       ``(d) Funding.--(1) There is authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Department of State from time to time such amounts as 
     may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, 
     notwithstanding section 102 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 (Public Law 99-
     93).

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       ``(2) No amount of funds may be appropriated which, when 
     added to the amounts previously appropriated but not yet 
     obligated, would cause such amounts to exceed $15,000,000.
       ``(3) To the maximum extent practicable, funds made 
     available to carry out this section should be distributed 
     equally for the purpose of preventing acts of international 
     terrorism and for the purpose of preventing international 
     narcotics trafficking.
       ``(4) Amounts appropriated to carry out the purposes of 
     this section shall remain available until expended.
       ``(e) Limitation and Certification.--(1) A reward under 
     this section may not exceed $2,000,000.
       ``(2) A reward under this section of more than $100,000 may 
     not be made without the approval of the President or the 
     Secretary of State.
       ``(3) Any reward granted under this section shall be 
     approved and certified for payment by the Secretary of State.
       ``(4) The authority of paragraph (2) may not be delegated 
     to any other officer or employee of the United States 
     Government.
       ``(5) If the Secretary determines that the identity of the 
     recipient of a reward or of the members of the recipient's 
     immediate family must be protected, the Secretary may take 
     such measures in connection with the payment of the reward as 
     he considers necessary to effect such protection.
       ``(f) Ineligibility.--An officer or employee of any 
     governmental entity who, while in the performance of his or 
     her official duties, furnishes information described in 
     subsection (b) shall not be eligible for a reward under this 
     section.
       ``(g) Reports.--(1) Not later than 30 days after paying any 
     reward under this section, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees 
     with respect to such reward. The report, which may be 
     submitted on a classified basis if necessary, shall specify 
     the amount of the reward paid, to whom the reward was paid, 
     and the acts with respect to which the reward was paid. The 
     report shall also discuss the significance of the information 
     for which the reward was paid in dealing with those acts.
       ``(2) Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal 
     year, the Secretary of State shall submit an annual report to 
     the appropriate congressional committees with respect to the 
     operation of the rewards program authorized by this section. 
     Such report shall provide information on the total amounts 
     expended during such fiscal year to carry out the purposes of 
     this section, including amounts spent to publicize the 
     availability of rewards.
       ``(h) Publication Regarding Rewards Offered by Foreign 
     Governments.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     section, at the sole discretion of the Secretary of State the 
     resources of the rewards program authorized by this section, 
     shall be available for the publication of rewards offered by 
     foreign governments regarding acts of international terrorism 
     which do not involve United States persons or property or a 
     violation of the narcotics laws of the United States.
       ``(i) Definitions.--As used in this section--
       ``(1) the term `appropriate congressional committees' means 
     the Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate;
       ``(2) the term `act of international terrorism' includes, 
     but is not limited to--
       ``(A) any act substantially contributing to the acquisition 
     of unsafeguarded special nuclear material (as defined in 
     section 830(8) of the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act of 
     1994) or any nuclear explosive device (as defined in section 
     830(4) of that Act) by an individual, group, or non-nuclear 
     weapon state (as defined in section 830(5) of that Act); and
       ``(B) any act, as determined by the Secretary of State, 
     which materially supports the conduct of international 
     terrorism, including the counterfeiting of United States 
     currency or the illegal use of other monetary instruments by 
     an individual, group, or country supporting international 
     terrorism as determined for purposes of section 6(j) of the 
     Export Administration Act of 1979;
       ``(3) the term `United States narcotics laws' means the 
     laws of the United States for the prevention and control of 
     illicit traffic in controlled substances (as such term is 
     defined for purposes of the Controlled Substances Act); and
       ``(4) the term `member of the immediate family' includes--
       ``(A) a spouse, parent, brother, sister, or child of the 
     individual;
       ``(B) a person to whom the individual stands in loco 
     parentis; and
       ``(C) any other person living in the individual's household 
     and related to the individual by blood or marriage.
       ``(j) Determinations of the Secretary.--A determination 
     made by the Secretary of State under this section shall be 
     final and conclusive and shall not be subject to judicial 
     review.''.
       (b) Use of Earnings From Frozen Assets for Program.--
       (1) Amounts to be made available.--Up to 2 percent of the 
     earnings accruing, during periods beginning October 1, 1998, 
     on all assets of foreign countries blocked by the President 
     pursuant to the International Emergency Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
     1701 and following) shall be available, subject to 
     appropriations Acts, to carry out section 36 of the State 
     Department Basic Authorities Act, as amended by this section, 
     except that the limitation contained in subsection (d)(2) of 
     such section shall not apply to amounts made available under 
     this paragraph.
       (2) Control of funds by the president.--The President is 
     authorized and directed to take possession and exercise full 
     control of so much of the earnings described in paragraph (1) 
     as are made available under such paragraph.

     SEC. 1202. FOREIGN SERVICE NATIONAL SEPARATION LIABILITY 
                   TRUST FUND.

       Section 151 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 4012a) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Interest.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     deposit amounts in the fund in interest-bearing accounts. Any 
     interest earned on such deposits may be credited to the fund 
     without further appropriation.''.

     SEC. 1203. CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND.

       Section 135 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 2684a) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by inserting ``and enhancement'' 
     after ``procurement'';
       (2) in subsection (c) by striking ``are authorized to'' and 
     inserting ``shall'';
       (3) in subsection (d) by striking ``for expenditure to 
     procure capital equipment and information technology'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``for purposes of subsection (a)''; 
     and
       (4) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
       ``(e) Reprogramming Procedures.--Funds credited to the 
     Capital Investment Fund shall not be available for obligation 
     or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures 
     applicable to reprogrammings under section 34 of the State 
     Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2710).''.

     SEC. 1204. INTERNATIONAL CENTER RESERVE FUNDS.

       Section 5 of the International Center Act (Public Law 90-
     533) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     sentence: ``Amounts in the reserve may be deposited in 
     interest-bearing accounts and the Secretary may retain for 
     the purposes set forth in this section any interest earned on 
     such deposits without returning such interest to the Treasury 
     of the United States and without further appropriation.''.

     SEC. 1205. PROCEEDS OF SALE OF FOREIGN PROPERTIES.

       Section 9 of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 (22 
     U.S.C. 300) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Any proceeds held or deposited pursuant to this 
     section may be deposited in interest bearing accounts. The 
     Secretary of State may retain interest earned on such 
     deposits for the purposes of this section without returning 
     such interest to the Treasury of the United States and 
     interest earned may be obligated and expended without further 
     appropriation.''.

     SEC. 1206. REDUCTION OF REPORTING.

       (a) Report on Foreign Service Personnel in Each Agency.--
     Section 601(c)(4) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
     U.S.C. 4001(c)(4)) is repealed.
       (b) Report on Participation by U.S. Military Personnel 
     Abroad in U.S. Elections.--Section 101(b)(6) of the Uniformed 
     and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1973ff(b)(6)) is amended by striking ``of voter 
     participation'' and inserting ``of uniformed services voter 
     participation, a general assessment of overseas nonmilitary 
     participation,''.
       (c) Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade 
     Practices.--Section 2202 of the Omnibus Trade and 
     Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4711) is repealed.
       (d) Annual Report on Social and Economic Growth.--Section 
     574 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
     Programs Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public Law 104-107) is 
     repealed.
       (e) Report.--Section 308 of the Chemical and Biological 
     Weapons and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 (22 U.S.C. 5606) 
     is repealed.

     SEC. 1207. CONTRACTING FOR LOCAL GUARDS SERVICES OVERSEAS.

       Section 136(c) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 4864(c)) is amended--
       (1) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
       ``(3) in evaluating proposals for such contracts, award 
     contracts to the technically acceptable firm offering the 
     lowest evaluated price, except that proposals of United 
     States persons and qualified United States joint venture 
     persons (as defined in subsection (d)) shall be evaluated by 
     reducing the bid price by 5 percent;'';
       (2) by inserting ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5);
       (3) by striking ``; and'' at the end of paragraph (6) and 
     inserting a period; and
       (4) by striking paragraph (7).

     SEC. 1208. PREADJUDICATION OF CLAIMS.

       Section 4(a) of the International Claims Settlement Act (22 
     U.S.C. 1623(a)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence by striking ``1948, or'' and 
     inserting ``1948,'';
       (2) by inserting before the period at the end of the first 
     sentence ``, or included in a category of claims against a 
     foreign government which is referred to the Commission by the 
     Secretary of State''; and
       (3) in paragraph (1) by striking ``the applicable'' and 
     inserting ``any applicable''.

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     SEC. 1209. EXPENSES RELATING TO CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL CLAIMS 
                   AND PROCEEDINGS.

       (a) Recovery of Certain Expenses.--The Department of State 
     Appropriation Act of 1937 (49 Stat. 1321, 22 U.S.C. 2661) is 
     amended in the fifth undesignated paragraph under the heading 
     entitled ``international fisheries commission'' by striking 
     ``extraordinary''.
       (b) Procurement of Services.--Section 38(c) of the State 
     Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2710(c)) 
     is amended in the first sentence by inserting ``personal 
     and'' before ``other support services''.

     SEC. 1210. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEE ACCOUNT AND PROVIDING FOR 
                   PASSPORT INFORMATION SERVICES.

       (a) Disposition of Fees.--Amounts collected by the 
     Department of State pursuant to section 281 of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1351), section 1 of 
     the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214), section 16 
     of the Act of August 18, 1856 (22 U.S.C. 4219), and section 
     9701 of title 31, United States Code, shall be deposited in a 
     special fund of the Treasury.
       (b) Use of Funds.--Subject to subsections (d) and (e), 
     amounts collected and deposited in the special fund in the 
     Treasury pursuant to subsection (a) shall be available to the 
     extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance in 
     appropriations Acts for the following purposes:
       (1) To pay all necessary expenses of the Department of 
     State and the Foreign Service, including expenses authorized 
     by the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956.
       (2) Representation to certain international organizations 
     in which the United States participates pursuant to treaties 
     ratified pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate or 
     specific Acts of Congress.
       (3) Acquisition by exchange or purchase of passenger motor 
     vehicles as authorized by section 1343 of title 31, United 
     States Code, section 201(c) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 481(c)), and 
     section 7 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2674).
       (4) Expenses of general administration of the Department of 
     State.
       (5) To carry out the Foreign Service Buildings Act of 1926 
     (22 U.S.C. 292-300) and the Diplomatic Security Construction 
     Program as authorized by title IV of the Omnibus Diplomatic 
     Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4851).
       (c) Availability of Funds.--Amounts collected and deposited 
     in the special fund pursuant to subsection (a) are authorized 
     to remain available until expended.
       (d) Limitation.--For any fiscal year, any amount deposited 
     in the special fund under subsection (a) that exceeds 
     $455,000,000 is authorized to be made available only if a 
     notification is submitted in compliance with the procedures 
     applicable to a reprogramming of funds under section 34 of 
     the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956.
       (e) Passport Information Services.--For each of the fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999, $5,000,000 of the amounts available in 
     the fund shall be available only for the purpose of providing 
     passport information without charge to citizens of the United 
     States, including--
       (1) information about who is eligible to receive a United 
     States passport and how and where to apply;
       (2) information about the status of pending applications; 
     and
       (3) names, addresses, and telephone numbers of State and 
     Federal officials who are authorized to provide passport 
     information in cooperation with the Department of State.

     SEC. 1211. ESTABLISHMENT OF MACHINE READABLE FEE ACCOUNT.

       Section 140(a) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (6);
       (2) by striking paragraph (5);
       (3) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2) Amounts collected under the authority of paragraph 
     (1) shall be deposited in a special fund of the Treasury.
       ``(3) Subject to paragraph (5), fees deposited in the 
     special fund pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be available to 
     the extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance in 
     appropriations Acts for costs of the Department of State's 
     border security program, including the costs of--
       ``(A) installation and operation of the machine readable 
     visa and automated name-check process;
       ``(B) improving the quality and security of the United 
     States passport;
       ``(C) passport and visa fraud investigations; and
       ``(D) the technological infrastructure to support and 
     operate the programs referred to in subparagraphs (A) through 
     (C).
       ``(4) Amounts deposited pursuant to paragraph (2) shall 
     remain available for obligation until expended.
       ``(5) For any fiscal year, any amount collected pursuant to 
     the authority of paragraph (1) that exceeds $140,000,000 is 
     authorized to be made available only if a notification is 
     submitted in compliance with the procedures applicable to a 
     reprogramming of funds under section 34 of the State 
     Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956.''.

     SEC. 1212. RETENTION OF ADDITIONAL DEFENSE TRADE CONTROLS 
                   REGISTRATION FEES.

       Section 45(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
     of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2717(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$700,000 of the'' and inserting ``all'';
       (2) at the end of paragraph (1) by striking ``and'';
       (3) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``functions'' and inserting ``functions, 
     including compliance and enforcement activities,''; and
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph (3):
       ``(3) the enhancement of defense trade export compliance 
     and enforcement activities to include compliance audits of 
     United States and foreign parties, the conduct of 
     administrative proceedings, end-use monitoring of direct 
     commercial arms sales and transfer, and cooperation in 
     criminal proceedings related to defense trade export 
     controls.''.

     SEC. 1213. TRAINING.

       (a) Institute for Training.--Section 701 of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4021) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (d)(4) as subsection (g); 
     and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) of subsection (d) the 
     following new subsections:
       ``(e)(1) The Secretary of State may, in the discretion of 
     the Secretary, provide appropriate training and related 
     services through the institution to employees of United 
     States companies engaged in business abroad, and to the 
     families of such employees.
       ``(2) In the case of any company under contract to provide 
     services to the Department of State, the Secretary of State 
     is authorized to provide job-related training and related 
     services to any company employee who is performing such 
     services.
       ``(3) Training under this subsection shall be on a 
     reimbursable or advance-of-funds basis. Such reimbursements 
     or advances shall be credited to the currently available 
     applicable appropriation account.
       ``(4) Training and related services under this subsection 
     is authorized only to the extent that it will not interfere 
     with the institution's primary mission of training employees 
     of the Department and of other agencies in the field of 
     foreign relations.
       ``(f)(1) The Secretary of State is authorized to provide on 
     a reimbursable basis training programs to Members of Congress 
     or the judiciary.
       ``(2) Congressional staff members and employees of the 
     judiciary may participate on a reimbursable, space-available 
     basis in training programs offered by the institution.
       ``(3) Reimbursements collected under this subsection shall 
     be credited to the currently available applicable 
     appropriation account.
       ``(4) Training under this subsection is authorized only to 
     the extent that it will not interfere with the institution's 
     primary mission of training employees of the Department of 
     State and of other agencies in the field of foreign 
     relations.''.
       (b) Fees for Use of National Foreign Affairs Training 
     Center.--The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
     (22 U.S.C. 2669 et seq.) is amended by adding after section 
     52 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 53. FEES FOR USE OF THE NATIONAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
                   TRAINING CENTER.

       ``The Secretary is authorized to charge a fee for use of 
     the National Foreign Affairs Training Center Facility of the 
     Department of State. Funds collected under the authority of 
     this section, including reimbursements, surcharges, and fees, 
     shall be deposited as an offsetting collection to any 
     Department of State appropriation to recover the costs of 
     such use and shall remain available for obligation until 
     expended.''.

     SEC. 1214. RECOVERY OF COSTS OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES.

       (a) Authorities.--Section 904 of the Foreign Service Act of 
     1980 (22 U.S.C. 4084) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' after ``employees,'', and
       (B) by inserting before the period ``, and (for care 
     provided abroad) such other persons as are designated by the 
     Secretary of State'';
       (2) in subsection (d), by inserting ``, subject to 
     subsections (g) through (i)'' before ``the Secretary''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(g)(1)(A) In the case of a covered beneficiary who is 
     provided health care under this section and who is enrolled 
     in a covered health benefits plan of a third-party payer, the 
     United States shall have the right to collect from the third-
     party payer a reasonable charge amount for the care to the 
     extent that the payment would be made under such plan for 
     such care under the conditions specified in paragraph (2) if 
     a claim were submitted by or on behalf of the covered 
     beneficiary.
       ``(B) Such a covered beneficiary is not required to pay any 
     deductible, copayment, or other cost-sharing under the 
     covered health benefits plan or under this section for health 
     care provided under this section.
       ``(2) With respect to health care provided under this 
     section to a covered beneficiary, for purposes of carrying 
     out paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) the reasonable charge amount (as defined in paragraph 
     (9)(C)) shall be treated by the third-party payer as the 
     payment basis otherwise allowable for the care under the 
     plan;
       ``(B) under regulations, if the covered health benefits 
     plan restricts or differentiates in benefit payments based on 
     whether

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     a provider of health care has a participation agreement with 
     the third-party payer, the Secretary shall be treated as 
     having such an agreement as results in the highest level of 
     payment under this subsection;
       ``(C) no provision of the health benefit plan having the 
     effect of excluding from coverage or limiting payment of 
     charges for certain care shall operate to prevent collection 
     under subsection (a), including (but not limited to) any 
     provision that limits coverage or payment on the basis that--
       ``(i) the care was provided outside the United States,
       ``(ii) the care was provided by a governmental entity,
       ``(iii) the covered beneficiary (or any other person) has 
     no obligation to pay for the care,
       ``(iv) the provider of the care is not licensed to provide 
     the care in the United States or other location,
       ``(v) a condition of coverage relating to utilization 
     review, prior authorization, or similar utilization control 
     has not been met, or
       ``(vi) in the case that drugs were provided, the provision 
     of the drugs for any indicated purpose has not been approved 
     by the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Administration;
       ``(D) if the covered health benefits plan contains a 
     requirement for payment of a deductible, copayment, or 
     similar cost-sharing by the beneficiary--
       ``(i) the beneficiary's not having paid such cost-sharing 
     with respect to the care shall not preclude collection under 
     this section, and
       ``(ii) the amount the United States may collect under this 
     section shall be reduced by application of the appropriate 
     cost-sharing;
       ``(E) amounts that would be payable by the third-party 
     payer under this section but for the application of a 
     deductible under subparagraph (D)(ii) shall be counted 
     towards such deductible notwithstanding that under paragraph 
     (1)(B) the individual is not charged for the care and did not 
     pay an amount towards such care; and
       ``(F) the Secretary may apply such other provisions as may 
     be appropriate to carry out this section in an equitable 
     manner.
       ``(3) In exercising authority under paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) the United States shall be subrogated to any right or 
     claim that the covered beneficiary may have against a third-
     party payer;
       ``(B) the United States may institute and prosecute legal 
     proceedings against a third-party payer to enforce a right of 
     the United States under this section; and
       ``(C) the Secretary may compromise, settle, or waive a 
     claim of the United States under this section.
       ``(4) No law of any State, or of any political subdivision 
     of a State, shall operate to prevent or hinder collection by 
     the United States under this section.
       ``(5) If collection is sought from a third-party payer for 
     health care furnished a covered beneficiary under this 
     section, under regulations medical records of the beneficiary 
     shall be made available for inspection and review by 
     representatives of the third-party payer for the sole 
     purpose of permitting the third-party payer to verify, 
     consistent with this subsection that--
       ``(A) the care for which recovery or collection is sought 
     were furnished to the beneficiary; and
       ``(B) except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the 
     provision of such care to the beneficiary meets criteria 
     generally applicable under the covered health benefits plan.
       ``(6) The Secretary shall establish (and periodically 
     update) a schedule of reasonable charge amounts for health 
     care provided under this section. The amount under such 
     schedule for health care shall be based on charges or fee 
     schedule amounts recognized by third-party payers under 
     covered health benefits plans for payment purposes for 
     similar health care services furnished in the Metropolitan 
     Washington, District of Columbia, area.
       ``(7) The Secretary shall establish a procedure under which 
     a covered beneficiary may elect to have subsection (h) apply 
     instead of this subsection with respect to some or all health 
     care provided to the beneficiary under this section.
       ``(8) Amounts collected under this subsection, under 
     subsection (h), or under any authority referred to in 
     subsection (i), from a third-party payer or from any other 
     payer shall be deposited as an offsetting collection to any 
     Department of State appropriation and shall remain available 
     until expended.
       ``(9) For purposes of this section:
       ``(A) The term `covered beneficiary' means a member or 
     employee (or family member of such a member of employee) 
     described in subsection (a) who is enrolled under a covered 
     health benefits plan.
       ``(B)(i) Subject to clause (ii), the term `covered health 
     benefits plan' means a health benefits plan offered under the 
     Federal Employees Health Benefits Program under chapter 89 of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       ``(ii) Such term does not include such a health benefits 
     plan (such as a plan of a staff-model health maintenance 
     organization) as the Secretary determines pursuant to 
     regulations to be structured in a manner that impedes the 
     application of this subsection to individuals enrolled under 
     the plan. To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall seek 
     to disseminate to members of the Service and designated 
     employees described in subsection (a) who are eligible to 
     receive health care under this section the names of plans 
     excluded under this clause.
       ``(C) The term `reasonable charge amount' means, with 
     respect to health care provided under this section, the 
     amount for such care specified in the schedule established 
     under paragraph (6).
       ``(D) The term `third-party payer' means an entity that 
     offers a covered health benefits plan.
       ``(h)(1) In the case of an individual who--
       ``(A) receives health care pursuant to this section; and
       ``(B)(i) is not a covered beneficiary (including by virtue 
     of enrollment only in a health benefits plan excluded under 
     subsection (g)(9)(B)(ii)), or
       ``(ii) is such a covered beneficiary and has made an 
     election described in subsection (g)(7) with respect to such 
     care,

     the Secretary is authorized to collect from the individual 
     the full reasonable charge amount for such care.
       ``(2) The United States shall have the same rights against 
     such individuals with respect to collection of such amounts 
     as the United States has with respect to collection of 
     amounts against a third-party payer under subsection (g), 
     except that the rights under this subsection shall be 
     exercised without regard to any rules for deductibles, 
     coinsurance, or other cost-sharing.
       ``(i) Subsections (g) and (h) shall apply to reimbursement 
     for the cost of hospitalization and related outpatient 
     expenses paid for under subsection (d) only to the extent 
     provided in regulations. Nothing in this subsection, or 
     subsections (g) and (h), shall be construed as limiting any 
     authority the Secretary otherwise has with respect to 
     obtaining reimbursement for the payments made under 
     subsection (d).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--(1) The amendments made by subsection 
     (a) shall apply to items and services provided on and after 
     the first day of the first month that begins more than 1 year 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) In order to carry out such amendments in a timely 
     manner, the Secretary of State is authorized to issue 
     interim, final regulations that take effect pending notice 
     and opportunity for public comment.

     SEC. 1215. FEE FOR USE OF DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION ROOMS.

       The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
     U.S.C. 2651a et seq.) is amended by adding after section 53 
     (as added by section 213(b)) the following new section:

     ``SEC. 54. FEE FOR USE OF DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION ROOMS.

       ``The Secretary of State is authorized to charge a fee for 
     use of the diplomatic reception rooms of the Department of 
     State. Amounts collected under the authority of this section 
     (including any reimbursements and surcharges) shall be 
     deposited as an offsetting collection to any Department of 
     State appropriation to recover the costs of such use and 
     shall remain available for obligation until expended.''.

     SEC. 1216. FEES FOR COMMERCIAL SERVICES.

       Section 52 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2724) is amended in subsection (b) by adding 
     at the end the following: ``Funds deposited under this 
     subsection shall remain available for obligation until 
     expended.''.

     SEC. 1217. BUDGET PRESENTATION DOCUMENTS.

       The Secretary of State shall include in the annual 
     Congressional Presentation Document and the Budget in Brief, 
     a detailed accounting of the total collections received by 
     the Department of State from all sources, including fee 
     collections. Reporting on total collections shall also 
     include the previous year's collection and the projected 
     expenditures from all collections accounts.

     SEC. 1218. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN ADJUDICATION PROVISIONS.

       The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
     Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101-167) is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 note)--
       (A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``and 1997'' and 
     inserting ``1997, 1998, and 1999''; and
       (B) in subsection (e), by striking ``October 1, 1997'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``October 1, 1999''; and
       (2) in section 599E (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) in subsection 
     (b)(2), by striking ``September 30, 1997'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 1999''.

     SEC. 1219. GRANTS TO OVERSEAS EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.

       Section 29 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2701) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     where the children of United States citizen employees of an 
     agency of the United States Government who are stationed 
     outside the United States attend educational facilities 
     assisted by the Department of State under this section, such 
     agency is authorized make grants to, or otherwise to 
     reimburse or credit with advance payment, the Department of 
     State for funds used in providing assistance to such 
     educational facilities.''.

     SEC. 1220. GRANTS TO REMEDY INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTIONS.

       (a) Grant Authority.--Section 7 of the International Child 
     Abduction Remedies Act (42 U.S.C. 11606; Public Law 100-300) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Grant Authority.--The United States Central Authority 
     is authorized to make grants to, or enter into contracts or 
     agreements with, any individual, corporation, other Federal, 
     State, or local agency, or private entity or organization in 
     the United States for purposes of accomplishing its 
     responsibilities under the convention and this Act.''.

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       CHAPTER 2--CONSULAR AUTHORITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

     SEC. 1241. USE OF CERTAIN PASSPORT PROCESSING FEES FOR 
                   ENHANCED PASSPORT SERVICES.

       For each of the fiscal years 1998 and 1999, of the fees 
     collected for expedited passport processing and deposited to 
     an offsetting collection pursuant to the Department of State 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1995 
     (Public Law 103-317; 22 U.S.C. 214), 30 percent shall be 
     available only for enhancing passport services for United 
     States citizens, improving the integrity and efficiency of 
     the passport issuance process, improving the secure nature 
     of the United States passport, investigating passport 
     fraud, and deterring entry into the United States by 
     terrorists, drug traffickers, or other criminals.

     SEC. 1242. CONSULAR OFFICERS.

       (a) Persons Authorized To Issue Reports of Birth Abroad.--
     Section 33 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2705) is amended in paragraph (2) by 
     inserting ``(or any United States citizen employee of the 
     Department of State designated by the Secretary of State to 
     adjudicate nationality abroad pursuant to such regulations as 
     the Secretary may prescribe)'' after ``consular officer''.
       (b) Provisions Applicable to Consular Officers.--Section 31 
     of the Act of August 18, 1856 (Rev. Stat. 1689, 22 U.S.C. 
     4191), is amended by inserting ``and to such other United 
     States citizen employees of the Department of State as may be 
     designated by the Secretary of State pursuant to such 
     regulations as the Secretary may prescribe'' after ``such 
     officers''.
       (c) Persons Authorized to Authenticate Foreign Documents--
     Section 3492(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following: ``For purposes of this 
     section and sections 3493 through 3496 of this title, a 
     consular officer shall include any United States citizen 
     employee of the Department of State designated to perform 
     notarial functions pursuant to section 24 of the Act of 
     August 18, 1856 (Rev. Stat. 1750, 22 U.S.C. 4221).
       (d) Persons Authorized to Administer Oaths.--Section 115 of 
     title 35, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following: ``For purposes of this section a consular 
     officer shall include any United States citizen employee of 
     the Department of State designated to perform notarial 
     functions pursuant to section 24 of the Act of August 18, 
     1856 (Rev. Stat. 1750, 22 U.S.C. 4221).

     SEC. 1243. REPEAL OF OUTDATED CONSULAR RECEIPT REQUIREMENTS.

       Sections 1726, 1727, and 1728 of the Revised Statutes of 
     the United States (22 U.S.C. 4212, 4213, and 4214) 
     (concerning accounting for consular fees) are repealed.

     SEC. 1244. ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATE PUBLICATION REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Federal Register Publication of Travel Advisories.--
     Section 44908(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
       (b) Publication in the Federal Register of Travel 
     Advisories Concerning Security at Foreign Ports.--Section 
     908(a) of the International Maritime and Port Security Act of 
     1986 (Public Law 99-399; 100 Stat. 891; 46 U.S.C. App. 
     1804(a)) is amended by striking the second sentence.

                   CHAPTER 3--REFUGEES AND MIGRATION

     SEC. 1261. REPORT TO CONGRESS CONCERNING CUBAN EMIGRATION 
                   POLICIES.

       Beginning 3 months after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act and every subsequent 6 months, the Secretary of State 
     shall include in the monthly report to Congress entitled 
     ``Update on Monitoring of Cuban Migrant Returnees'' 
     additional information concerning the methods employed by the 
     Government of Cuba to enforce the United States-Cuba 
     agreement of September 1994 to restrict the emigration of the 
     Cuban people from Cuba to the United States and the treatment 
     by the Government of Cuba of persons who have returned to 
     Cuba pursuant to the United States-Cuba agreement of May 
     1995.

     SEC. 1262. REPROGRAMMING OF MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 
                   FUNDS.

       Section 34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2706) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(c) Emergency Waiver of Notification Requirement.--The 
     Secretary of State may waive the notification requirement of 
     subsection (a), if the Secretary determines that failure to 
     do so would pose a substantial risk to human health or 
     welfare. In the case of any waiver under this subsection, 
     notification to the appropriate congressional committees 
     shall be provided as soon as practicable, but not later than 
     3 days after taking the action to which the notification 
     requirement was applicable, and shall contain an explanation 
     of the emergency circumstances.''.
  TITLE XIII--ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE; DEPARTMENT OF 
                  STATE PERSONNEL; THE FOREIGN SERVICE

           CHAPTER 1--ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

     SEC. 1301. COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM.

       (a) Establishment.--Section 1(e) of the State Department 
     Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(e)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``In'' and inserting the following:
       ``(1) In''; and
       (2) by inserting at the end the following:
       ``(2) Coordinator for counterterrorism.--
       ``(A) There shall be within the office of the Secretary of 
     State a Coordinator for Counterterrorism (hereafter in this 
     paragraph referred to as the `Coordinator') who shall be 
     appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate.
       ``(B)(i) The Coordinator shall perform such duties and 
     exercise such power as the Secretary of State shall 
     prescribe.
       ``(ii) The principal duty of the Coordinator shall be the 
     overall supervision (including policy oversight of resources) 
     of international counterterrorism activities. The Coordinator 
     shall be the principal adviser to the Secretary of State on 
     international counterterrorism matters. The Coordinator shall 
     be the principal counterterrorism official within the senior 
     management of the Department of State and shall report 
     directly to the Secretary of State.
       ``(C) The Coordinator shall have the rank and status of 
     Ambassador-at-Large. The Coordinator shall be compensated at 
     the annual rate of basic pay in effect for a position at 
     level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of 
     title 5, United States Code, or, if the Coordinator is 
     appointed from the Foreign Service, the annual rate of pay 
     which the individual last received under the Foreign Service 
     Schedule, whichever is greater.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 161 of 
     the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 
     and 1995 (Public Law 103-236) is amended by striking 
     subsection (e).
       (c) Transition Provision.--The individual serving as 
     Coordinator for Counterterrorism of the Department of State 
     on the day before the effective date of this division may 
     continue to serve in that position.

     SEC. 1302. ELIMINATION OF STATUTORY ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTAIN 
                   POSITIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

       (a) Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs.--
     Section 122 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2652b) is repealed.
       (b) Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for 
     Burdensharing.--Section 161 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 
     2651a note) is amended by striking subsection (f).
       (c) Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International 
     Environmental and Scientific Affairs.--Section 9 of the 
     Department of State Appropriations Authorization Act of 1973 
     (22 U.S.C. 2655a) is repealed.

     SEC. 1303. ESTABLISHMENT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR 
                   HUMAN RESOURCES.

       Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
     of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)) is amended by adding after 
     paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Assistant secretary for human resources.--There shall 
     be in the Department of State an Assistant Secretary for 
     Human Resources who shall be responsible to the Secretary of 
     State for matters relating to human resources including the 
     implementation of personnel policies and programs within the 
     Department of State and international affairs functions and 
     activities carried out through the Department of State. The 
     Assistant Secretary shall have substantial professional 
     qualifications in the field of human resource policy and 
     management.''.

     SEC. 1304. ESTABLISHMENT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR 
                   DIPLOMATIC SECURITY.

       Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
     of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)) as amended by section 1303 is 
     further amended by adding after paragraph (3) the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(4) Assistant secretary for diplomatic security.--There 
     shall be in the Department of State an Assistant Secretary 
     for Diplomatic Security who shall be responsible to the 
     Secretary of State for matters relating to diplomatic 
     security. The Assistant Secretary shall have substantial 
     professional qualifications in the field of Federal law 
     enforcement, intelligence, or security.''.

     SEC. 1305. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR TIBET.

       (a) United States Special Envoy for Tibet.--The President 
     should appoint within the Department of State a United States 
     Special Envoy for Tibet, who shall hold office at the 
     pleasure of the President.
       (b) Rank.--A United States Special Envoy for Tibet 
     appointed under subsection (a) shall have the personal rank 
     of ambassador and shall be appointed by and with the advice 
     and consent of the Senate.
       (c) Special Functions.--The United States Special Envoy for 
     Tibet should be authorized and encouraged--
       (1) to promote substantive negotiations between the Dalai 
     Lama or his representatives and senior members of the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China;
       (2) to promote good relations between the Dalai Lama and 
     his representatives and the United States Government, 
     including meeting with members or representatives of the 
     Tibetan government-in-exile; and
       (3) to travel regularly throughout Tibet and Tibetan 
     refugee settlements.
       (d) Duties and Responsibilities.--The United States Special 
     Envoy for Tibet should--
       (1) consult with the Congress on policies relevant to Tibet 
     and the future and welfare of all Tibetan people;

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       (2) coordinate United States Government policies, programs, 
     and projects concerning Tibet; and
       (3) report to the Secretary of State regarding the matters 
     described in section 536(a)(2) of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 
     103-236).

     SEC. 1306. RESPONSIBILITIES FOR BUREAU CHARGED WITH REFUGEE 
                   ASSISTANCE.

       The Bureau of Migration and Refugee Assistance shall be the 
     bureau within the Department of State with principal 
     responsibility for assisting the Secretary in carrying out 
     the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 and shall 
     not be charged with responsibility for assisting the 
     Secretary in matters relating to family planning or 
     population policy.

  CHAPTER 2--PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE; THE FOREIGN SERVICE

     SEC. 1321. AUTHORIZED STRENGTH OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE.

       (a) End Fiscal Year 1998 Levels.--The number of members of 
     the Foreign Service authorized to be employed as of September 
     30, 1998--
       (1) for the Department of State, shall not exceed 8,700, of 
     whom not more than 750 shall be members of the Senior Foreign 
     Service;
       (2) for the United States Information Agency, shall not 
     exceed 1,000, of whom not more than 140 shall be members of 
     the Senior Foreign Service; and
       (3) for the Agency for International Development, not to 
     exceed 1070, of whom not more than 140 shall be members of 
     the Senior Foreign Service.
       (b) End Fiscal Year 1999 Levels.--The number of members of 
     the Foreign Service authorized to be employed as of September 
     30, 1999--
       (1) for the Department of State, shall not exceed 8,800, of 
     whom not more than 750 shall be members of the Senior Foreign 
     Service;
       (2) for the United States Information Agency, not to exceed 
     1,000 of whom not more than 140 shall be members of the 
     Senior Foreign Service; and
       (3) for the Agency for International Development, not to 
     exceed 1065 of whom not more than 135 shall be members of the 
     Senior Foreign Service.
       (c) Definition.--For the purposes of this section, the term 
     ``members of the Foreign Service'' is used within the meaning 
     of such term under section 103 of the Foreign Service Act of 
     1980 (22 U.S.C 3903), except that such term does not 
     include--
       (1) members of the Service under paragraphs (6) and (7) of 
     such section;
       (2) members of the Service serving under temporary resident 
     appointments abroad;
       (3) members of the Service employed on less than a full-
     time basis;
       (4) members of the Service subject to involuntary 
     separation in cases in which such separation has been 
     suspended pursuant to section 1106(8) of the Foreign Service 
     Act of 1980; and
       (5) members of the Service serving under non-career limited 
     appointments.
       (d) Waiver Authority.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     President may waive any limitation under subsection (a) or 
     (b) to the extent that such waiver is necessary to carry on 
     the foreign affairs functions of the United States.
       (2) Not less than 15 days before the President exercises a 
     waiver under paragraph (1), such agency head shall notify the 
     Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
     and the Chairman of the Committee on International Relations 
     of the House of Representatives. Such notice shall include an 
     explanation of the circumstances and necessity for such 
     waiver.

     SEC. 1322. NONOVERTIME DIFFERENTIAL PAY.

       Title 5 of the United States Code is amended--
       (1) in section 5544(a), by inserting after the fourth 
     sentence the following new sentence: ``For employees serving 
     outside the United States in areas where Sunday is a routine 
     workday and another day of the week is officially recognized 
     as the day of rest and worship, the Secretary of State may 
     designate the officially recognized day of rest and worship 
     as the day with respect to which the preceding sentence shall 
     apply instead of Sunday.''; and
       (2) at the end of section 5546(a), by adding the following 
     new sentence: ``For employees serving outside the United 
     States in areas where Sunday is a routine workday and another 
     day of the week is officially recognized as the day of rest 
     and worship, the Secretary of State may designate the 
     officially recognized day of rest and worship as the day with 
     respect to which the preceding sentence shall apply instead 
     of Sunday.''.

     SEC. 1323. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY TO SEPARATE CONVICTED 
                   FELONS FROM SERVICE.

       Section 610(a)(2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
     U.S.C. 4010(a)(2)) is amended in the first sentence by 
     striking ``A member'' and inserting ``Except in the case of 
     an individual who has been convicted of a crime for which a 
     sentence of imprisonment of more than 1 year may be imposed, 
     a member''.

     SEC. 1324. CAREER COUNSELING.

       (a) In General.--Section 706(a) of the Foreign Service Act 
     of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4026(a)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following sentence: ``Career counseling and related 
     services provided pursuant to this Act shall not be construed 
     to permit an assignment to training or to another assignment 
     that consists primarily of paid time to conduct a job search 
     and without other substantive duties, except that career 
     members of the Service who upon their separation are not 
     eligible to receive an immediate annuity and have not been 
     assigned to a post in the United States during the 12 months 
     prior to their separation from the Service may be permitted 
     up to 2 months of paid time to conduct a job search.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall be effective 180 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 1325. REPORT CONCERNING MINORITIES AND THE FOREIGN 
                   SERVICE.

       The Secretary of State shall annually submit a report to 
     the Congress concerning minorities and the Foreign Service 
     officer corps. In addition to such other information as is 
     relevant to this issue, the report shall include the 
     following data (reported in terms of real numbers and 
     percentages and not as ratios):
       (1) The numbers and percentages of all minorities taking 
     the written foreign service examination.
       (2) The numbers and percentages of all minorities 
     successfully completing and passing the written foreign 
     service examination.
       (3) The numbers and percentages of all minorities 
     successfully completing and passing the oral foreign service 
     examination.
       (4) The numbers and percentages of all minorities entering 
     the junior officers class of the Foreign Service.
       (5) The numbers and percentages of all minorities in the 
     Foreign Service officer corps.
       (6) The numbers and percentages of all minority Foreign 
     Service officers at each grade, particularly at the senior 
     levels in policy directive positions.
       (7) The numbers of and percentages of minorities promoted 
     at each grade of the Foreign Service officer corps.

     SEC. 1326. RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION.

       (a) Benefits.--Section 609 of the Foreign Service Act of 
     1980 (22 U.S.C. 4009) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2)(A) by inserting ``or any other 
     applicable provision of chapter 84 of title 5, United States 
     Code,'' after ``section 811,'';
       (2) in subsection (a) by inserting ``or section 855, as 
     appropriate'' after ``section 806''; and
       (3) in subsection (b)(2)--
       (A) by inserting ``(A) for those participants in the 
     Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System,'' before 
     ``a refund''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end ``; and (B) 
     for those participants in the Foreign Service Pension System, 
     benefits as provided in section 851''; and
       (C) by inserting ``(for participants in the Foreign Service 
     Retirement and Disability System) or age 62 (for participants 
     in the Foreign Service Pension System)'' after ``age 60''.
       (b) Entitlement to Annuity.--Section 855(b) of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4071d(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``611,'' after ``608,'';
       (2) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``and for participants in 
     the Foreign Service Pension System'' after ``for participants 
     in the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System''; 
     and
       (3) in paragraph (3) by striking ``or 610'' and inserting 
     ``610, or 611''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments 
     made by this section shall take effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) The amendments made by paragraphs (2) and (3) of 
     subsection (a) and paragraphs (1) and (3) of subsection (b) 
     shall apply with respect to any actions taken under section 
     611 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 after January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 1327. AVAILABILITY PAY FOR CERTAIN CRIMINAL 
                   INVESTIGATORS WITHIN THE DIPLOMATIC SECURITY 
                   SERVICE.

       (a) In General.--Section 5545a of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(k)(1) For purposes of this section, the term `criminal 
     investigator' includes an officer occupying a position under 
     title II of Public Law 99-399 if--
       ``(A) subject to subparagraph (C), such officer meets the 
     definition of such term under paragraph (2) of subsection (a) 
     (applied disregarding the parenthetical matter before 
     subparagraph (A) thereof);
       ``(B) the primary duties of the position held by such 
     officer consist of performing--
       ``(i) protective functions; or
       ``(ii) criminal investigations; and
       ``(C) such officer satisfies the requirements of subsection 
     (d) without taking into account any hours described in 
     paragraph (2)(B) thereof.
       ``(2) In applying subsection (h) with respect to an officer 
     under this subsection--
       ``(A) any reference in such subsection to `basic pay' shall 
     be considered to include amounts designated as `salary';
       ``(B) paragraph (2)(A) of such subsection shall be 
     considered to include (in addition to the provisions of law 
     specified therein) sections 609(b)(1), 805, 806, and 856 of 
     the Foreign Service Act of 1980; and
       ``(C) paragraph (2)(B) of such subsection shall be applied 
     by substituting for `Office of

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     Personnel Management' the following: `Office of Personnel 
     Management or the Secretary of State (to the extent that 
     matters exclusively within the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
     are concerned)'.''.
       (b) Implementation.--Not later than the date on which the 
     amendments made by this section take effect, each special 
     agent of the Diplomatic Security Service who satisfies the 
     requirements of subsection (k)(1) of section 5545a of title 
     5, United States Code, as amended by this section, and the 
     appropriate supervisory officer, to be designated by the 
     Secretary of State, shall make an initial certification to 
     the Secretary of State that the special agent is expected to 
     meet the requirements of subsection (d) of such section 
     5545a. The Secretary of State may prescribe procedures 
     necessary to administer this subsection.
       (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--(1) Paragraph (2) 
     of section 5545a(a) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended (in the matter before subparagraph (A)) by striking 
     ``Public Law 99-399)'' and inserting ``Public Law 99-399, 
     subject to subsection (k))''.
       (2) Section 5542(e) of such title is amended by striking 
     ``title 18, United States Code,'' and inserting ``title 18 or 
     section 37(a)(3) of the State Department Basic Authorities 
     Act of 1956,''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable 
     pay period--
       (1) which begins on or after the 90th day following the 
     date of the enactment of this Act; and
       (2) on which date all regulations necessary to carry out 
     such amendments are (in the judgment of the Director of the 
     Office of Personnel Management and the Secretary of State) in 
     effect.

     SEC. 1328. LABOR MANAGEMENT RELATIONS.

       Section 1017(e)(2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
     U.S.C. 4117(e)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(A)(ii) and 
     paragraph (1)(B), the term `management official' does not 
     include chiefs of mission, principal officers or their 
     deputies, administrative and personnel officers abroad, or 
     individuals described in section 1002(12) (B), (C), and (D) 
     who are not involved in the administration of this chapter or 
     in the formulation of the personnel policies and programs of 
     the Department.''.

     SEC. 1329. OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.

       (a) Procedures.--Section 209(c) of the Foreign Service Act 
     of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(c)) is amended by adding after 
     paragraph (3) the following new paragraphs:
       ``(4) In the case of a formal interview where an employee 
     is the likely subject or target of an Inspector General 
     criminal investigation, the Inspector General shall make all 
     best efforts to provide the employee with notice of the full 
     range of his or her rights, including the right to retain 
     counsel and the right to remain silent, as well as the 
     identification of those attending the interview.
       ``(5) In carrying out the duties and responsibilities 
     established under this section, the Inspector General shall 
     develop and provide to employees--
       ``(A) information detailing their rights to counsel; and
       ``(B) guidelines describing in general terms the policies 
     and procedures of the Office of Inspector General with 
     respect to individuals under investigation, other than 
     matters exempt from disclosure under other provisions of 
     law.''.
       (b) Report.--Not later than April 30, 1998, the Inspector 
     General of the Department of State shall submit a report to 
     the appropriate congressional committees which includes the 
     following information:
       (1) Detailed descriptions of the internal guidance 
     developed or used by the Office of the Inspector General with 
     respect to public disclosure of any information related to an 
     ongoing investigation of any employee or official of the 
     Department of State, the United States Information Agency, or 
     the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
       (2) Detailed descriptions of those instances for the year 
     ending December 31, 1997, in which any disclosure of 
     information to the public by an employee of the Office of 
     Inspector General about an ongoing investigation occurred, 
     including details on the recipient of the information, the 
     date of the disclosure, and the internal clearance process 
     for the disclosure.
 TITLE XIV--UNITED STATES PUBLIC DIPLOMACY: AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES 
  FOR UNITED STATES INFORMATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS

     SEC. 1401. EXTENSION OF AU PAIR PROGRAMS.

       Section 1(b) of the Act entitled ``An Act to extend au pair 
     programs.'' (Public Law 104-72; 109 Stat. 1065(b)) is amended 
     by striking ``, through fiscal year 1997''.

     SEC. 1402. RETENTION OF INTEREST.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with the 
     approval of the National Endowment for Democracy, grant funds 
     made available by the National Endowment for Democracy may be 
     deposited in interest-bearing accounts pending disbursement 
     and any interest which accrues may be retained by the grantee 
     without returning such interest to the Treasury of the United 
     States and interest earned by be obligated and expended for 
     the purposes for which the grant was made without further 
     appropriation.

     SEC. 1403. CENTER FOR CULTURAL AND TECHNICAL INTERCHANGE 
                   BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH.

       Section 208(e) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2075(e)) is amended by 
     striking ``$10,000,000'' and inserting ``$4,000,000''.

     SEC. 1404. USE OF SELECTED PROGRAM FEES.

       Section 810 of the United States Information and 
     Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1475e) is amended 
     by inserting ``educational advising and counseling, exchange 
     visitor program services, advertising sold by the Voice of 
     America, receipts from cooperating international 
     organizations and from the privatization of VOA Europe,'' 
     after ``library services,''.

     SEC. 1405. MUSKIE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

       (a) Guidelines.--Section 227(c)(5) of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2452 
     note) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence by inserting ``journalism and 
     communications, education administration, public policy, 
     library and information science,'' after ``business 
     administration,''; and
       (2) in the second sentence by inserting ``journalism and 
     communications, education administration, public policy, 
     library and information science,'' after ``business 
     administration,''.
       (b) Redesignation of Soviet Union.--Section 227 of the 
     Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 
     1993 (22 U.S.C. 2452 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Soviet Union'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Independent States of the Former Soviet Union''; 
     and
       (2) in the section heading by inserting ``INDEPENDENT 
     STATES OF THE FORMER'' after ``FROM THE''.

     SEC. 1406. WORKING GROUP ON UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 
                   SPONSORED INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES AND TRAINING.

       Section 112 of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2460) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Working Group on United States Government Sponsored 
     International Exchanges and Training.--(1) In order to carry 
     out the purposes of subsection (f) and to improve the 
     coordination, efficiency, and effectiveness of United States 
     Government sponsored international exchanges and training, 
     there is established within the United States Information 
     Agency a senior-level interagency working group to be known 
     as the Working Group on United States Government Sponsored 
     International Exchanges and Training (hereinafter in this 
     section referred to as ``the Working Group'').
       ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term `Government 
     sponsored international exchanges and training' means the 
     movement of people between countries to promote the sharing 
     of ideas, to develop skills, and to foster mutual 
     understanding and cooperation, financed wholly or in part, 
     directly or indirectly, with United States Government funds.
       ``(3) The Working Group shall be composed as follows:
       ``(A) The Associate Director for Educational and Cultural 
     Affairs of the United States Information Agency, who shall 
     act as Chair.
       ``(B) A senior representative designated by the Secretary 
     of State.
       ``(C) A senior representative designated by the Secretary 
     of Defense.
       ``(D) A senior representative designated by the Secretary 
     of Education.
       ``(E) A senior representative designated by the Attorney 
     General.
       ``(F) A senior representative designated by the 
     Administrator of the Agency for International Development.
       ``(G) Senior representatives of other departments and 
     agencies as the Chair determines to be appropriate.
       ``(4) Representatives of the National Security Adviser and 
     the Director of the Office of Management and Budget may 
     participate in the Working Group at the discretion of the 
     adviser and the director, respectively.
       ``(5) The Working Group shall be supported by an 
     interagency staff office established in the Bureau of 
     Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States 
     Information Agency.
       ``(6) The Working Group shall have the following purposes 
     and responsibilities:
       ``(A) To collect, analyze, and report data provided by all 
     United States Government departments and agencies conducting 
     international exchanges and training programs.
       ``(B) To promote greater understanding and cooperation 
     among concerned United States Government departments and 
     agencies of common issues and challenges in conducting 
     international exchanges and training programs, including 
     through the establishment of a clearinghouse for information 
     on international exchange and training activities in the 
     governmental and nongovernmental sectors.
       ``(C) In order to achieve the most efficient and cost-
     effective use of Federal resources, to identify 
     administrative and programmatic duplication and overlap of 
     activities by the various United States Government 
     departments and agencies involved in Government sponsored 
     international exchange and training programs, to identify how 
     each Government sponsored international exchange and training 
     program promotes United States foreign policy, and to report 
     thereon.
       ``(D) Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
     of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1998 
     and 1999, to develop and thereafter assess, annually, a 
     coordinated and cost-effective strategy for all United States 
     Government sponsored

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     international exchange and training programs, and to issue a 
     report on such strategy. This strategy will include an action 
     plan for consolidating United States Government sponsored 
     international exchange and training programs with the 
     objective of achieving a minimum 10 percent cost saving 
     through consolidation or the elimination of duplication.
       ``(E) Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
     Years 1998 and 1999, to develop recommendations on common 
     performance measures for all United States Government 
     sponsored international exchange and training programs, and 
     to issue a report.
       ``(F) To conduct a survey of private sector international 
     exchange activities and develop strategies for expanding 
     public and private partnerships in, and leveraging private 
     sector support for, United States Government sponsored 
     international exchange and training activities.
       ``(G) Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
     Years 1998 and 1999, to report on the feasibility of 
     transferring funds and program management for the ATLAS and/
     or the Mandela Fellows programs in South Africa from the 
     Agency for International Development to the United States 
     Information Agency. The report shall include an assessment of 
     the capabilities of the South African Fulbright Commission to 
     manage such programs and the cost advantages of consolidating 
     such programs under one entity.
       ``(7) All reports prepared by the Working Group shall be 
     submitted to the President, through the Director of the 
     United States Information Agency.
       ``(8) The Working Group shall meet at least on a quarterly 
     basis.
       ``(9) All decisions of the Working Group shall be by 
     majority vote of the members present and voting.
       ``(10) The members of the Working Group shall serve without 
     additional compensation for their service on the Working 
     Group. Any expenses incurred by a member of the Working Group 
     in connection with service on the Working Group shall be 
     compensated by that member's department or agency.
       ``(11) With respect to any report promulgated pursuant to 
     paragraph (6), a member may submit dissenting views to be 
     submitted as part of the report of the Working Group.''.

     SEC. 1407. EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES AND 
                   SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TIBETANS AND BURMESE.

       (a) Establishment of Educational and Cultural Exchange for 
     Tibetans.--The Director of the United States Information 
     Agency shall establish programs of educational and cultural 
     exchange between the United States and the people of Tibet. 
     Such programs shall include opportunities for training and, 
     as the Director considers appropriate, may include the 
     assignment of personnel and resources abroad.
       (b) Scholarships for Tibetans and Burmese.--
       (1) In general.--For each of the fiscal years 1998 and 
     1999, at least 30 scholarships shall be made available to 
     Tibetan students and professionals who are outside Tibet, and 
     at least 15 scholarships shall be made available to Burmese 
     students and professionals who are outside Burma.
       (2) Waiver.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the extent 
     that the Director of the United States Information Agency 
     determines that there are not enough qualified students to 
     fulfill such allocation requirement.
       (3) Scholarship defined.--For the purposes of this section, 
     the term ``scholarship'' means an amount to be used for full 
     or partial support of tuition and fees to attend an 
     educational institution, and may include fees, books, and 
     supplies, equipment required for courses at an educational 
     institution, living expenses at a United States educational 
     institution, and travel expenses to and from, and within, the 
     United States.

     SEC. 1408. UNITED STATES-JAPAN COMMISSION.

       (a) Relief From Restriction of Interchangeability of 
     Funds.--
       (1) Section 6(4) of the Japan-United States Friendship Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 2905(4)) is amended by striking ``needed, except'' 
     and all that follows through ``United States'' and inserting 
     ``needed''.
       (2) The second sentence of section 7(b) of the Japan-United 
     States Friendship Act (22 U.S.C. 2906(b)) is amended to read 
     as follows: ``Such investment may be made only in interest-
     bearing obligations of the United States, in obligations 
     guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the United 
     States, in interest-bearing obligations of Japan, or in 
     obligations guaranteed as to both principal and interest by 
     Japan.''.
       (b) Revision of Name of Commission.--
       (1) After the date of the enactment of this Act, the Japan-
     United States Friendship Commission shall be designated as 
     the ``United States-Japan Commission''. Any reference in any 
     provision of law, Executive order, regulation, delegation of 
     authority, or other document to the Japan-United States 
     Friendship Commission shall be considered to be a reference 
     to the United States-Japan Commission.
       (2) The heading of section 4 of the Japan-United States 
     Friendship Act (22 U.S.C. 2903) is amended to read as 
     follows:


                  ``UNITED STATES-JAPAN COMMISSION''.

       (3) The Japan-United States Friendship Act is amended by 
     striking ``Japan-United States Friendship Commission'' each 
     place such term appears and inserting ``United States-Japan 
     Commission''.
       (c) Revision of Name of Trust Fund.--
       (1) After the date of the enactment of this Act, the Japan-
     United States Friendship Trust Fund shall be designated as 
     the ``United States-Japan Trust Fund''. Any reference in any 
     provision of law , Executive order, regulation, delegation of 
     authority, or other document to the Japan-United States 
     Friendship Trust Fund shall be considered to be a reference 
     to the United States-Japan Trust Fund.
       (2) Section 3(a) of the Japan-United States Friendship Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 2902(a)) is amended by striking ``Japan-United 
     States Friendship Trust Fund'' and inserting ``United States-
     Japan Trust Fund''.

     SEC. 1409. SURROGATE BROADCASTING STUDIES.

       (a) Radio Free Africa.--Not later than 6 months after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the United States 
     Information Agency and the Board of Broadcasting Governors 
     should conduct and complete a study of the appropriateness, 
     feasibility, and projected costs of providing surrogate 
     broadcasting service to Africa and transmit the results of 
     the study to the appropriate congressional committees.
       (b) Radio Free Iran.--Not later than 6 months after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the United States 
     Information Agency and the Board of Broadcasting Governors 
     should conduct and complete a study of the appropriateness, 
     feasibility, and projected costs of a Radio Free Europe/Radio 
     Liberty broadcasting service to Iran and transmit the results 
     of the study to the appropriate congressional committees.

     SEC. 1410. AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER SUMMER TRAVEL/WORK 
                   PROGRAMS.

       The Director of the United States Information Agency is 
     authorized to administer summer travel/work programs without 
     regard to preplacement requirements.

     SEC. 1411. PERMANENT ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES REGARDING 
                   APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 701(f) of the United States Information and 
     Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1476(f)) is 
     amended by striking paragraph (4).

     SEC. 1412. AUTHORITIES OF THE BROADCASTING BOARD OF 
                   GOVERNORS.

       (a) Authorities.--Section 305(a)(1) of the United States 
     International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6204(a)(1)) 
     is amended by striking ``direct and''.
       (b) Director of the Bureau.--The first sentence of section 
     307(b)(1) of the United States International Broadcasting Act 
     of 1994 (22 U.S.C.6206(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows: 
     ``The Director of the Bureau shall be appointed by the Board 
     with the concurrence of the Director of the United States 
     Information Agency.''.
       (c) Responsibilities of the Director.--Section 307 of the 
     United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 
     U.S.C.6206) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Responsibilities of the Director.--The Director shall 
     organize and chair a coordinating committee to examine long-
     term strategies for the future of international broadcasting, 
     including the use of new technologies, further consolidation 
     of broadcast services, and consolidation of currently 
     existing public affairs and legislative relations functions 
     in the various international broadcasting entities. The 
     coordinating committee shall include representatives of RFA, 
     RFE/RL, the Broadcasting Board of Governors, and, as 
     appropriate, from the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, the Voice 
     of America, and WorldNet.''.
       (d) Radio Broadcasting to Cuba.--Section 4 of the Radio 
     Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 1465b) is amended by 
     striking ``of the Voice of America'' and inserting ``of the 
     International Broadcasting Bureau''.
       (e) Television Broadcasting to Cuba.--Section 244(a) of the 
     Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 1465cc(a)) is 
     amended in the third sentence by striking ``of the Voice of 
     America'' and inserting ``of the International Broadcasting 
     Bureau''.
   TITLE XV--INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; UNITED NATIONS AND RELATED 
                                AGENCIES

                     CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 1501. SERVICE IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 3582(b) of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking all after the first sentence and 
     inserting the following: ``On reemployment, he is entitled to 
     the rate of basic pay to which he would have been entitled 
     had he remained in the civil service. On reemployment, the 
     agency shall restore his sick leave account, by credit or 
     charge, to its status at the time of transfer. The period of 
     separation caused by his employment with the international 
     organization and the period necessary to effect reemployment 
     are deemed creditable service for all appropriate civil 
     service employment purposes. This subsection does not apply 
     to a congressional employee.''.
       (b) Application.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect transfers which take effect on or 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1502. ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES.

       Taking into consideration the long-term commitment by the 
     United States to the affairs of this hemisphere and the need 
     to build further upon the linkages between the United States 
     and its neighbors, it is the sense of the Congress that the 
     Secretary of State should make every effort to pay the United 
     States assessed funding levels for the Organization of 
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     dependent on United States contributions and is continuing 
     fundamental reforms in its structure and its agenda.

             CHAPTER 2--UNITED NATIONS AND RELATED AGENCIES

     SEC. 1521. REFORM IN BUDGET DECISIONMAKING PROCEDURES OF THE 
                   UNITED NATIONS AND ITS SPECIALIZED AGENCIES.

       (a) Assessed Contributions.--Of amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated for ``Assessed Contributions to International 
     Organizations'' by this Act, the President may withhold 20 
     percent of the funds appropriated for the United States 
     assessed contribution to the United Nations or to any of 
     its specialized agencies for any calendar year if the 
     Secretary of State determines that the United Nations or 
     any such agency has failed to implement or to continue to 
     implement consensus-based decisionmaking procedures on 
     budgetary matters which assure that sufficient attention 
     is paid to the views of the United States and other member 
     states that are the major financial contributors to such 
     assessed budgets.
       (b) Notice to Congress.--The President shall notify the 
     Congress when a decision is made to withhold any share of the 
     United States assessed contribution to the United Nations or 
     its specialized agencies pursuant to subsection (a) and shall 
     notify the Congress when the decision is made to pay any 
     previously withheld assessed contribution. A notification 
     under this subsection shall include appropriate consultation 
     between the President (or the President's representative) and 
     the Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate.
       (c) Contributions for Prior Years.--Subject to the 
     availability of appropriations, payment of assessed 
     contributions for prior years may be made to the United 
     Nations or any of its specialized agencies notwithstanding 
     subsection (a) if such payment would further United States 
     interests in that organization.
       (d) Report to Congress.--Not later than February 1 of each 
     year, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report concerning the amount of 
     United States assessed contributions paid to the United 
     Nations and each of its specialized agencies during the 
     preceding calendar year.

     SEC. 1522. REPORTS ON EFFORTS TO PROMOTE FULL EQUALITY AT THE 
                   UNITED NATIONS FOR ISRAEL.

       (a) Congressional Statement.--It is the sense of the 
     Congress that the United States must help promote an end to 
     the persistent inequity experienced by Israel in the United 
     Nations whereby Israel is the only longstanding member of the 
     organization to be denied acceptance into any of the United 
     Nation's regional blocs.
       (b) Reports to Congress.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act and on a quarterly basis 
     thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report which includes 
     the following information (in classified or unclassified form 
     as appropriate):
       (1) Actions taken by representatives of the United States 
     to encourage the nations of the Western Europe and Others 
     Group (WEOG) to accept Israel into their regional bloc.
       (2) Efforts undertaken by the Secretary General of the 
     United Nations to secure Israel's full and equal 
     participation in that body.
       (3) Specific responses received by the Secretary of State 
     from each of the nations of the Western Europe and Others 
     Group (WEOG) on their position concerning Israel's acceptance 
     into their organization.
       (4) Other measures being undertaken, and which will be 
     undertaken, to ensure and promote Israel's full and equal 
     participation in the United Nations.

     SEC. 1523. UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND.

       (a) Limitation.--Subject to subsections (b), (c), and 
     (d)(2), of the amounts made available for each of the fiscal 
     years 1998 and 1999 to carry out part I of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, not more than $25,000,000 shall be 
     available for each such fiscal year for the United Nations 
     Population Fund.
       (b) Prohibition on Use of Funds in China.--None of the 
     funds made available under this section shall be made 
     available for a country program in the People's Republic of 
     China.
       (c) Conditions on Availability of Funds.--
       (1) Not more than one-half of the amount made available to 
     the United Nations Population Fund under this section may be 
     provided to the Fund before March 1 of the fiscal year for 
     which funds are made available.
       (2) Amounts made available for each of the fiscal years 
     1998 and 1999 under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 for the United Nations Population Fund may not be made 
     available to the Fund unless--
       (A) the Fund maintains amounts made available to the Fund 
     under this section in an account separate from accounts of 
     the Fund for other funds; and
       (B) the Fund does not commingle amounts made available to 
     the Fund under this section with other funds.
       (d) Reports.--
       (1) Not later than February 15, 1998, and February 15, 
     1999, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees indicating the amount of 
     funds that the United Nations Population Fund is budgeting 
     for the year in which the report is submitted for a country 
     program in the People's Republic of China.
       (2) If a report under paragraph (1) indicates that the 
     United Nations Population Fund plans to spend China country 
     program funds in the People's Republic of China in the year 
     covered by the report, then the amount of such funds that the 
     Fund plans to spend in the People's Republic of China shall 
     be deducted from the funds made available to the Fund after 
     March 1 for obligation for the remainder of the fiscal year 
     in which the report is submitted.

     SEC. 1524. CONTINUED EXTENSION OF PRIVILEGES, EXEMPTIONS, AND 
                   IMMUNITIES OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
                   IMMUNITIES ACT TO UNIDO.

       Section 12 of the International Organizations Immunities 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 288f-2) is amended by inserting ``and the 
     United Nations Industrial Development Organization'' after 
     ``International Labor Organization''.
             TITLE XVI--ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY

     SEC. 1601. COMPREHENSIVE COMPILATION OF ARMS CONTROL AND 
                   DISARMAMENT STUDIES.

       Section 39 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2579) is repealed.

     SEC. 1602. USE OF FUNDS.

       Section 48 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2588) is amended by striking ``section 11 of the Act 
     of March 1, 1919 (44 U.S.C. 111)'' and inserting ``any other 
     Act''.
                 TITLE XVII--FOREIGN POLICY PROVISIONS

     SEC. 1701. UNITED STATES POLICY REGARDING THE INVOLUNTARY 
                   RETURN OF REFUGEES.

       (a) In General.--No funds authorized to be appropriated by 
     this division shall be available to effect the involuntary 
     return by the United States of any person to a country in 
     which the person has a well founded fear of persecution on 
     account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a 
     particular social group, or political opinion, except on 
     grounds recognized as precluding protection as a refugee 
     under the United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of 
     Refugees of July 28, 1951, and the Protocol Relating to the 
     Status of Refugees of January 31, 1967.
       (b) Migration and Refugee Assistance.--No funds authorized 
     to be appropriated by section 1104 of this Act or by section 
     2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22 
     U.S.C. 2601(c)) shall be available to effect the involuntary 
     return of any person to any country unless the Secretary of 
     State first notifies the appropriate congressional 
     committees, except that in the case of an emergency involving 
     a threat to human life the Secretary of State shall notify 
     the appropriate congressional committees as soon as 
     practicable.
       (c) Involuntary Return Defined.--As used in this section, 
     the term ``to effect the involuntary return'' means to 
     require, by means of physical force or circumstances 
     amounting to a threat thereof, a person to return to a 
     country against the person's will, regardless of whether the 
     person is physically present in the United States and 
     regardless of whether the United States acts directly or 
     through an agent.

     SEC. 1702. UNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO THE 
                   INVOLUNTARY RETURN OF PERSONS IN DANGER OF 
                   SUBJECTION TO TORTURE.

       (a) In General.--The United States shall not expel, 
     extradite, or otherwise effect the involuntary return of any 
     person to a country in which there are reasonable grounds for 
     believing the person would be in danger of subjection to 
     torture.
       (b) Definitions.--
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided, terms used 
     in this section have the meanings given such terms under the 
     United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, 
     Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, subject to any 
     reservations, understandings, declarations, and provisos 
     contained in the United States resolution of advice and 
     consent to ratification to such convention.
       (2) Involuntary return.--As used in this section, the term 
     ``effect the involuntary return'' means to take action by 
     which it is reasonably foreseeable that a person will be 
     required to return to a country against the person's will, 
     regardless of whether such return is induced by physical 
     force and regardless of whether the person is physically 
     present in the United States.

     SEC. 1703. REPORTS ON CLAIMS BY UNITED STATES FIRMS AGAINST 
                   THE GOVERNMENT OF SAUDI ARABIA.

       (a) In General.--Within 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and every 120 days thereafter, the 
     Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Secretary of Commerce, shall report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees on specific actions 
     taken by the Department of State, the Department of Defense, 
     and the Department of Commerce toward progress in resolving 
     the commercial disputes between United States firms and the 
     Government of Saudi Arabia that are described in the June 30, 
     1993, report by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 
     9140(c) of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1993 
     (Public Law 102-396), including the additional claims noticed 
     by the Department of Commerce on page 2 of that report.
       (b) Termination.--Subsection (a) shall cease to have effect 
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     State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of Commerce, certifies in writing to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that the commercial 
     disputes referred to in subsection (a) have been resolved 
     satisfactorily.

     SEC. 1704. HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS.

       Section 116(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2151n) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``January 31'' and inserting ``February 
     25'';
       (2) redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as 
     paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph (3):
       ``(3) the status of child labor practices in each country, 
     including--
       ``(A) whether such country has adopted policies to protect 
     children from exploitation in the workplace, including a 
     prohibition of forced and bonded labor and policies regarding 
     acceptable working conditions; and
       ``(B) the extent to which each country enforces such 
     policies, including the adequacy of resources and oversight 
     dedicated to such policies;''.

     SEC. 1705. REPORTS ON DETERMINATIONS UNDER TITLE IV OF THE 
                   LIBERTAD ACT.

       Section 401 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 
     (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6091) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(e) Reports to Congress.--The Secretary of State shall, 
     not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this subsection and every 3 months thereafter, submit to the 
     Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate a report on the implementation of this section. Each 
     report shall include--
       ``(1) an unclassified list, by economic sector, of the 
     number of entities then under review pursuant to this 
     section;
       ``(2) an unclassified list of all entities and a classified 
     list of all individuals that the Secretary of State has 
     determined to be subject to this section;
       ``(3) an unclassified list of all entities and a classified 
     list of all individuals that the Secretary of State has 
     determined are no longer subject to this section;
       ``(4) an explanation of the status of the review under way 
     for the cases referred to in paragraph (1); and
       ``(5) an unclassified explanation of each determination of 
     the Secretary of State under subsection (a) and each finding 
     of the Secretary under subsection (c)--
       ``(A) since the date of the enactment of this Act, in the 
     case of the first report under this subsection; and
       ``(B) in the preceding 3-month period, in the case of each 
     subsequent report.''.

     SEC. 1706. REPORTS AND POLICY CONCERNING DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY.

       (a) Annual Report Concerning Diplomatic Immunity.--
       (1) Report to congress.--The Secretary of State shall 
     prepare and submit to the Congress, annually, a report 
     concerning diplomatic immunity entitled ``Report on Cases 
     Involving Diplomatic Immunity''.
       (2) Content of report.--In addition to such other 
     information as the Secretary of State may consider 
     appropriate, the report under paragraph (1) shall include the 
     following:
       (A) The number of persons residing in the United States who 
     enjoy full immunity from the criminal jurisdiction of the 
     United States under laws extending diplomatic privileges and 
     immunities.
       (B) Each case involving an alien described in subparagraph 
     (A) in which the appropriate authorities of a State, a 
     political subdivision of a State, or the United States 
     reported to the Department of State that the authority had 
     reasonable cause to believe the alien committed a serious 
     criminal offense within the United States.
       (C) Each case in which the United States has certified that 
     a person enjoys full immunity from the criminal jurisdiction 
     of the United States under laws extending diplomatic 
     privileges and immunities.
       (D) The number of United States citizens who are residing 
     in a receiving state and who enjoy full immunity from the 
     criminal jurisdiction of such state under laws extending 
     diplomatic privileges and immunities.
       (E) Each case involving a United States citizen under 
     subparagraph (D) in which the United States has been 
     requested by the government of a receiving state to waive the 
     immunity from criminal jurisdiction of the United States 
     citizen.
       (3) Serious criminal offense defined.--The term ``serious 
     criminal offense'' means--
       (A) any felony under Federal, State, or local law;
       (B) any Federal, State, or local offense punishable by a 
     term of imprisonment of more than 1 year ;
       (C) any crime of violence as defined for purposes of 
     section 16 of title 18, United States Code; or
       (D) driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs or 
     driving while intoxicated if the case involves personal 
     injury to another individual.
       (b) United States Policy Concerning Reform of Diplomatic 
     Immunity.--It is the sense of the Congress that the Secretary 
     of State should explore, in appropriate fora, whether states 
     should enter into agreements and adopt legislation--
       (1) to provide jurisdiction in the sending state to 
     prosecute crimes committed in the receiving state by persons 
     entitled to immunity from criminal jurisdiction under laws 
     extending diplomatic privileges and immunities; and
       (2) to provide that where there is probable cause to 
     believe that an individual who is entitled to immunity from 
     the criminal jurisdiction of the receiving state under laws 
     extending diplomatic privileges and immunities committed a 
     serious crime, the sending state will waive such immunity or 
     the sending state will prosecute such individual.

     SEC. 1707. CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT WITH RESPECT TO EFFICIENCY 
                   IN THE CONDUCT OF FOREIGN POLICY.

       It is the sense of the Congress that the Secretary, after 
     consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, 
     should submit a plan to the Congress to consolidate some or 
     all of the functions currently performed by the Department of 
     State, the agency for International Development, and the Arms 
     Control and Disarmament Agency, in order to increase 
     efficiency and accountability in the conduct of the foreign 
     policy of the United States.

     SEC. 1708. CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT CONCERNING RADIO FREE 
                   EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY.

       It is the sense of the Congress that Radio Free Europe/
     Radio Liberty should continue surrogate broadcasting beyond 
     the year 2000 to countries whose people do not yet fully 
     enjoy freedom of expression. Recent events in Serbia, 
     Belarus, and Slovakia, among other nations, demonstrate that 
     even after the end of communist rule in such nations, tyranny 
     under other names still threatens the freedom of their 
     peoples, and hence the stability of Europe and the national 
     security interest of the United States. The Broadcasting 
     Board of Governors should therefore continue to allocate 
     sufficient funds to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty to 
     continue broadcasting at current levels to target countries 
     and to increase these levels in response to renewed threats 
     to freedom.

     SEC. 1709. PROGRAMS OR PROJECTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC 
                   ENERGY AGENCY IN CUBA.

       (a) Withholding of United States Proportional Share of 
     Assistance.--
       (1) In general.--Section 307(c) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2227(c)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``The limitations'' and inserting ``(1) 
     Subject to paragraph (2), the limitations''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), with 
     respect to funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
     chapter and available for the International Atomic Energy 
     Agency, the limitations of subsection (a) shall apply to 
     programs or projects of such Agency in Cuba.
       ``(B)(i) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to 
     programs or projects of the International Atomic Energy 
     Agency that provide for the discontinuation, dismantling, or 
     safety inspection of nuclear facilities or related materials, 
     or for inspections and similar activities designed to prevent 
     the development of nuclear weapons by a country described in 
     subsection (a).
       ``(ii) Clause (i) shall not apply with respect to the 
     Juragua Nuclear Power Plant near Cienfuegos, Cuba, or the 
     Pedro Pi Nuclear Research Center unless Cuba--
       ``(I) ratifies the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of 
     Nuclear Weapons (21 UST 483) or the Treaty for the 
     Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (commonly 
     known as the Treaty of Tlatelolco);
       ``(II) negotiates full-scope safeguards of the 
     International Atomic Energy Agency not later than two years 
     after ratification by Cuba of such Treaty; and
       ``(III) incorporates internationally accepted nuclear 
     safety standards.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1997, or the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, whichever occurs later.
       (b) Opposition to Certain Programs or Projects.--The 
     Secretary of State shall direct the United States 
     representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency to 
     oppose the following:
       (1) Technical assistance programs or projects of the Agency 
     at the Juragua Nuclear Power Plant near Cienfuegos, Cuba, and 
     at the Pedro Pi Nuclear Research Center.
       (2) Any other program or project of the Agency in Cuba that 
     is, or could become, a threat to the security of the United 
     States.
       (c) Reporting Requirements.--
       (1) Request for iaea reports.--The Secretary of State shall 
     direct the United States representative to the International 
     Atomic Energy Agency to request the Director-General of the 
     Agency to submit to the United States all reports prepared 
     with respect to all programs or projects of the Agency that 
     are of concern to the United States, including the programs 
     or projects described in subsection (b).
       (2) Annual reports to the congress.--Not later than 180 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and on an 
     annual basis thereafter, the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the United States representative to the 
     International Atomic Energy Agency, shall prepare and submit 
     to the Congress a report containing a description of all 
     programs or projects of the Agency in each country described 
     in section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2227(a)).

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     SEC. 1710. UNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO JERUSALEM AS 
                   THE CAPITAL OF ISRAEL.

       (a) Limitation.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 1101(4) for ``Acquisition and 
     Maintenance of Buildings Abroad'' $25,000,000 for the fiscal 
     year 1998 and $75,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999 is 
     authorized to be appropriated for the construction of a 
     United States Embassy in Jerusalem, Israel.
       (b) Limitation on Use of Funds for Consulate in 
     Jerusalem.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
     by this division may be expended for the operation of a 
     United States consulate or diplomatic facility in Jerusalem 
     unless such consulate or diplomatic facility is under the 
     supervision of the United States Ambassador to Israel.
       (c) Limitation on Use of Funds for Publications.--None of 
     the funds authorized to be appropriated by this division may 
     be available for the publication of any official government 
     document which lists countries and their capital cities 
     unless the publication identifies Jerusalem as the capital of 
     Israel.
       (d) Record of Place of Birth.--For purposes of the 
     registration of birth, certification of nationality, or 
     issuance of a passport of a United States citizen born in the 
     city of Jerusalem, upon request, the Secretary of State shall 
     permit the place of birth to be recorded as Jerusalem, 
     Israel.

     SEC. 1711. REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH THE HAGUE CONVENTION ON 
                   INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION.

       Beginning 6 months after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act and every 12 months thereafter during the fiscal years 
     1998 and 1999, the Secretary shall provide to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report on the compliance with the 
     provisions of the the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects 
     of International Child Abduction by the signatories to such 
     convention. Each such report shall include the following 
     information:
       (1) The number of applications for the return of children 
     submitted by United States citizens to the Central Authority 
     for the United States that remain unresolved more than 18 
     months after the date of filing.
       (2) A list of the countries to which children in unresolved 
     applications described in paragraph (1) are alleged to have 
     been abducted.
       (3) A list of the countries that have demonstrated a 
     pattern of noncompliance with the obligations of such 
     convention with respect to applications for the return of 
     children submitted by United States citizens to the Central 
     Authority for the United States.
       (4) Detailed information on each unresolved case described 
     in paragraph (1) and on actions taken by the Department of 
     State to resolve each such case.

     SEC. 1712. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO RECOGNITION OF THE 
                   ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE BY THE GOVERNMENT OF 
                   TURKEY.

       It is the sense of the Congress that the United States--
       (1) should recognize the Ecumenical Patriarchate and its 
     nonpolitical, religious mission;
       (2) should encourage the continued maintenance of the 
     institution's physical security needs, as provided for under 
     Turkish and international law; and
       (3) should use its good offices to encourage the reopening 
     of the Ecumenical Patriarchate's Halki Patriarchal School of 
     Theology.

     SEC. 1713. RETURN OF HONG KONG TO PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

       It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the return of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of 
     China should be carried out in a peaceful manner, with 
     respect for the rule of law and respect for human rights, 
     freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of 
     association, freedom of movement; and
       (2) these basic freedoms are not incompatible with the rich 
     culture and history of the People's Republic of China.

     SEC. 1714. DEVELOPMENT OF DEMOCRACY IN THE REPUBLIC OF 
                   SERBIA.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The United States stands as a beacon of democracy and 
     freedom in the world.
       (2) A stable and democratic Republic of Serbia is important 
     to the interests of the United States, the international 
     community, and to peace in the Balkans.
       (3) Democratic forces in the Republic of Serbia are 
     beginning to emerge, notwithstanding the efforts of Europe's 
     longest-standing communist dictator, Slobodan Milosevic.
       (4) The Republic of Serbia completed municipal elections on 
     November 17, 1996.
       (5) In 14 of Serbia's 18 largest cities, and in a total of 
     42 major municipalities, candidates representing parties in 
     opposition to the Socialist Party of President Milosevic and 
     the Yugoslav United Left Party of his wife Mirjana Markovic 
     won a majority of the votes cast.
       (6) Socialist Party-controlled election commissions and 
     government authorities thwarted the people's will by 
     annulling free elections in the cities of Belgrade, Nis, 
     Smederevska Palanka, and several other cities where 
     opposition party candidates won fair elections.
       (7) Countries belonging to the Organization for Security 
     and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on January 3, 1997, called 
     upon President Milosevic and all the political forces in the 
     Republic of Serbia to honor the people's will and honor the 
     election results.
       (8) Hundreds of thousands of Serbs marched in the streets 
     of Belgrade on a daily basis from November 20, 1996, through 
     February 1997, demanding the implementation of the election 
     results and greater democracy in the country.
       (9) The partial reinstatement of opposition party victories 
     in January 1997 and the subsequent enactment by the Serbian 
     legislature of a special law implementing the results of 
     all the 1996 municipal elections does not atone for the 
     Milosevic regime's trampling of rule of law, orderly 
     succession of power, and freedom of speech and of 
     assembly.
       (10) The Serbian authorities have sought to continue to 
     hinder the growth of a free and independent news media in the 
     Republic of Serbia, in particular the broadcast news media, 
     and harassed journalists performing their professional 
     duties.
       (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that--
       (1) the United States, the Organization for Security and 
     Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and the international community 
     should continue to press the Government of the Republic of 
     Serbia to ensure the implementation of free, fair, and honest 
     presidential and parliamentary elections in 1997, and to 
     fully abide by their outcome;
       (2) the United States, the OSCE, the international 
     community, nongovernmental organizations, and the private 
     sector should continue to promote the building of democratic 
     institutions and civic society in the Republic of Serbia, 
     help strengthen the independent news media, and press for the 
     Government of the Republic of Serbia to respect the rule of 
     law; and
       (3) the normalization of relations between the Federal 
     Republic of Yugoslavia and the United States requires, among 
     other things, that President Milosevic and the leadership of 
     Serbia--
       (A) ensure the implementation of free, fair, and honest 
     presidential and parliamentary elections in 1997;
       (B) abide by the outcome of such elections; and
       (C) promote the building of democratic institutions, 
     including strengthening the independent news media and 
     respecting the rule of law.

     SEC. 1715. RELATIONS WITH VIETNAM.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that--
       (1) the development of a cooperative bilateral relationship 
     between the United States and the Socialist Republic of 
     Vietnam should facilitate maximum progress toward resolving 
     outstanding POW/MIA issues, promote the protection of human 
     rights including universally recognized religious, political, 
     and other freedoms, contribute to regional stability, and 
     encourage continued development of mutually beneficial 
     economic relations;
       (2) the satisfactory resolution of United States concerns 
     with respect to outstanding POW/MIA, human rights, and 
     refugee issues is essential to the full normalization of 
     relations between the United States and Vietnam;
       (3) the United States should upgrade the priority afforded 
     to the ongoing bilateral human rights dialog between the 
     United States and Vietnam by requiring the Department of 
     State to schedule the next dialog with Vietnam, and all 
     subsequent dialogs, at a level no lower than that of 
     Assistant Secretary of State;
       (4) during any future negotiations regarding the provision 
     of Overseas Private Investment Corporation insurance to 
     American companies investing in Vietnam and the granting of 
     Generalized System of Preference status for Vietnam, the 
     United States Government should strictly hold the Government 
     of Vietnam to internationally recognized worker rights 
     standards, including the right of association, the right to 
     organize and bargain collectively, and the prohibition on the 
     use of any forced or compulsory labor; and
       (5) the Department of State should consult with other 
     governments to develop a coordinated multilateral strategy to 
     encourage Vietnam to invite the United Nations Special 
     Rapporteur on Religious Intolerance to visit Vietnam to carry 
     out inquiries and make recommendations.
       (b) Report to Congress.--In order to provide Congress with 
     the necessary information by which to evaluate the 
     relationship between the United States and Vietnam, the 
     Secretary shall report to the appropriate congressional 
     committees, not later than 90 days after the enactment of 
     this Act and every 180 days thereafter during fiscal years 
     1998 and 1999, on the extent to which--
       (1) the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is 
     cooperating with the United States in providing the fullest 
     possible accounting of all unresolved POW/MIA cases and the 
     recovery and repatriation of American remains;
       (2) the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has 
     made progress toward the release of all political and 
     religious prisoners, including but not limited to Catholic, 
     Protestant, and Buddhist clergy;
       (3) the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is 
     cooperating with requests by the United States to obtain full 
     and free access to persons of humanitarian interest to the 
     United States for interviews under the Orderly Departure 
     (ODP) and Resettlement Opportunities for Vietnamese Refugees 
     (ROVR) programs, and in providing exit visas for such 
     persons;
       (4) the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has 
     taken vigorous action to end extortion, bribery, and other 
     corrupt practices in connection with such exit visas; and

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       (5) the Government of the United States is making vigorous 
     efforts to interview and resettle former reeducation camp 
     victims, their immediate families including, but not limited 
     to, unmarried sons and daughters, former United States 
     Government employees, and other persons eligible for the ODP 
     program, and to give such persons the full benefit of all 
     applicable United States laws including, but not limited to, 
     sections 599D and 599E of the Foreign Operations, Export 
     Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 1990 
     (Public Law 101-167).

     SEC. 1716. STATEMENT CONCERNING RETURN OF OR COMPENSATION FOR 
                   WRONGLY CONFISCATED FOREIGN PROPERTIES.

       The Congress--
       (1) welcomes the efforts of many post-Communist countries 
     to address the complex and difficult question of the status 
     of plundered properties;
       (2) urges countries which have not already done so to 
     return plundered properties to their rightful owners or, as 
     an alternative, pay compensation, in accordance with 
     principles of justice and in a manner that is just, 
     transparent, and fair;
       (3) calls for the urgent return of property formerly 
     belonging to Jewish communities as a means of redressing the 
     particularly compelling problems of aging and destitute 
     survivors of the Holocaust;
       (4) calls on the Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, 
     Romania, Slovakia, and any other country with restrictions 
     which require those whose properties have been wrongly 
     plundered by Nazi or Communist regimes to reside in or have 
     the citizenship of the country from which they now seek 
     restitution or compensation to remove such restrictions from 
     their restitution or compensation laws;
       (5) calls upon foreign financial institutions, and the 
     states having legal authority over their operation, that 
     possess wrongfully and illegally obtained property 
     confiscated from Holocaust victims, from residents of former 
     Warsaw Pact states who were forbidden by Communist law from 
     obtaining restitution of such property, and from states that 
     were occupied by Nazi, Fascist, or Communist forces, to 
     assist and to cooperate fully with efforts to restore this 
     property to its rightful owners; and
       (6) urges post-Communist countries to pass and effectively 
     implement laws that provide for restitution of, or 
     compensation for, plundered property.
                       DIVISION C--FUNDING LEVELS

     SEC. 2001. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN 
                   PROGRAMS.

       Subject to section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, there are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     President for fiscal year 1998, $116,878,000. Amounts made 
     available pursuant to such authorization shall be transferred 
     to and merged with funds made available to accounts 
     authorized to be appropriated by this Act (and amendments 
     made by this Act) that are below the President's fiscal year 
     1998 request. Amounts transferred and merged under this 
     subsection may not increase an appropriation account above 
     the President's fiscal year 1998 request.