[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 16563-16586]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                 AMERICAN EMBASSY SECURITY ACT OF 1999

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Gilman). Pursuant to House Resolution 
247 and rule XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of 
the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the 
bill, H.R. 2415.
  The Chair designates the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Kolbe) as 
Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, and requests the gentleman from 
Indiana

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(Mr. Pease) to assume the Chair temporarily.

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                     In the Committee of the Whole

  Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 2415) to enhance security of United States missions and personnel 
overseas, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for 
fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes, with Mr. Pease (Chairman pro 
tempore) in the chair.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the bill is 
considered as having been read the first time.
  Under the rule, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Gilman) and the 
gentlewoman from Georgia (Ms. McKinney) each will control 30 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New York (Mr. Gilman).
  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, our Nation has never been more vulnerable to its 
enemies than today. Unfortunately, it took a catastrophic double 
bombing in East Africa to teach us that lesson. Twelve Americans, 10 
Tanzanians, and over 200 Kenyans died when Osama bin Ladin's terrorists 
blew up our American embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam nearly 1 
year ago.
  This tragedy revealed that our overseas diplomats and other 
officials, Americans who risk their lives for our Nation, are in grave 
danger. I am happy to report, however, that we are doing something 
about this danger. We are moving quickly to protect our people. Last 
year, the Congress passed and the President signed an emergency 
appropriation of $1.4 billion for security enhancements worldwide.
  Let me start my remarks with a rundown of just what has happened in 
the past 12 months: Kenya, August 7; 1998; Tanzania, August 7, 1998; 
Moscow, our Moscow embassy, March 1999; Skopje, Macedonia, March 1999; 
Beijing, China, May 8, 1999; Chengdu in China, May 8, 1999.
  Let me reach back a little further to June 25, 1996, Dhahran, Saudi 
Arabia where a truck bomb exploded next to the fence of the Khobar 
Towers military housing, killing 19 American servicemen and injuring 
over 502 other people.

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  Mr. Chairman, H.R. 2415, the American Embassy Security Act, continues 
a work initiated last fall on security for our embassies.
  We authorized the full $1.4 billion that had been recommended by 
Admiral William Crowe, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff, who chaired the Accountability Review Boards that examined 
American diplomatic security records.
  The men and women who represent us abroad know that their work is not 
risk free, but if we are going to ask them to put themselves in harm's 
way we need to do everything possible to protect them from terrorism.
  After last August's bombings, the Accountability Review Boards were 
established with Admiral Crowe, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff under President Reagan, serving as chairman of those boards. 
The Crowe boards recommended a long-term solution to the problem, 
including enhanced security measures, increased security personnel, and 
a capital building program based on requirements to meet the new range 
of global terrorist threats.
  This bill fully funds the recommendations of Crowe's accountability 
review boards. The administration's request regrettably did not. H.R. 
2415's full-fledged security program has won the endorsements not only 
of Admiral Crowe but also former Secretaries of State James Baker and 
Larry Eagleburger. FBI Director Louis Freeh has expressed his support 
for provisions in this bill that will help the FBI respond to any 
global crisis. Overall, this bill specifically authorizes $2.4 billion 
in spending for fiscal year 2000; authorizes funding for refugees and 
for Radio Free Asia; for minority recruitment and for the Human Rights 
Bureau. Many other accounts in this bill are authorized for such sums 
as may be necessary, delaying the final decision on funding levels to 
the Committee on Appropriations.
  These include the regular operations for the State Department, which 
now includes the U.S. Information Agency and its public diplomacy 
programs, and the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and 
International Broadcasting. These operations support broadcasting to 
our enemies in Iraq, in North Korea, and other rogue nations, as well 
as standard visa and support services for our constituents when they 
are overseas. The bill also supports programs to combat visa/passport 
fraud and to operate antiterrorism programs. The antiterrorism programs 
include a rewards program to give law enforcement a means to go after 
suspected terrorists.
  Note the poster that has been broadly distributed, posting a $5 
million reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of 
the person responsible for the bombing of the two embassies. It 
contains important foreign policy provisions. For example, it requires 
a report to the Congress from the administration on the extent of 
international narcotics trafficking through Cuba.
  It also contains a provision approved by the Committee on the 
Judiciary to allow our FBI, in an emergency, to lease an aircraft. Too 
many precious hours were wasted last August while the FBI was held up 
trying to get to the crime scenes in east Africa.
  I want to be clear to our colleagues that this bill does not 
authorize U.N. arrears money and does not contain U.N. reform measures. 
By agreement with the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith) on our 
committee, this bill will not authorize U.N. arrears and will not 
contain a Mexico City pro-life family planning amendment. I want to 
underscore that this is not a foreign assistance bill. This bill is 
about security and operations and the management of our State 
Department and U.S. missions overseas.
  This is a strong bipartisan measure that continues congressional 
support for a strong American response to terrorist threats. 
Accordingly, I urge my colleagues to vote to protect American lives and 
to vote for a strong American presence abroad and to support this 
measure, H.R. 2415.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. McKINNEY. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Chairman, we have before us in H.R. 2415, the American Embassy 
Security Act of 1999, a bill that has been the result of extensive 
bipartisan effort, especially by my colleague, the gentleman from New 
Jersey (Mr. Smith), by the ranking member of the Committee on 
International Relations, the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. 
Gejdenson), and by my chairman, the gentleman from New York (Mr. 
Gilman). They recommend that we pass this bill; and although it has 
some reservations, so does the administration.
  The Embassy Security Act has a number of outstanding provisions. The 
most important element is the one for which the bill is named.
  Mr. Chairman, Americans all over the globe were shocked as our 
embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya were rocked by 
bomb blasts. This was able to happen, in part, because most of our 
diplomatic posts are housed in buildings over 40 years old, and 85 
percent of our embassy buildings do not meet appropriate security 
standards. This bill authorizes $1.5 billion for embassy construction 
and security upgrades, an amount recommended to us by the independent 
commission headed by Admiral Crowe that looked into security at our 
diplomatic posts after the Dar and Nairobi bombings.
  By taking this strong stand for security, we will avoid having on our 
hands the blood of diplomats and their families who will be killed in 
future attacks if we did nothing. We also protect the functions of the 
many agencies involved in such activities as law enforcement, business 
promotion, and military operations that are housed in our embassies.
  While this is a big step, let us remember that this is only the first 
step.

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We will need a long-term commitment to make this happen, and we need to 
be prepared to do this.
  Unfortunately, in order to move this bill to the floor, we were 
required to replace most of the other authorization levels with such 
sums as necessary to accomplish these ends, with us leaving this matter 
to conference where I and many of my colleagues intend to fight for the 
funding levels originally approved by the committee.
  We have had to leave the issue of U.N. arrears to another day as 
well. The authorization levels still in the bill provide for strong 
programs in important areas. Apart from embassy security, the amounts 
authorized for refugee programs will keep a strong humanitarian element 
in our foreign policy, and other amounts in the bill will enable the 
Department of State to strengthen its minority recruitment, help those 
in need from Kosovo to Sierra Leone, fortify its efforts on human 
rights, and reduce delays in immigrant visa processing.
  Another important section of this bill would ensure appropriate 
management of Vietnamese refugee programs. The American Legion, the 
International Rescue Committee and many religiously-related refugee 
organizations support these provisions. The people affected by these 
provisions worked with us and fought with us during the war. Although 
the administration has some concerns about this section, our bill 
ensures that these brave supporters of the United States are not left 
in the lurch because it has become politically expedient to do so.
  I have been a sponsor of this bill from the beginning. While it is 
not a perfect bill, it is a strong effort to address many important 
issues, and I urge that we adopt it.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may consume to the 
gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith), the distinguished chairman of 
our Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.
  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Chairman, I want to thank my good 
friend, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Gilman), for yielding me this 
time.
  Mr. Chairman, I want to begin by urging all of our colleagues to 
support H.R. 2415, the American Embassy Security Act, and I just want 
to say how pleased I am to have introduced this legislation, along with 
my good friend and colleague, the gentlewoman from Georgia (Ms. 
McKinney), the ranking member of our subcommittee.
  The gentlewoman from Georgia (Ms. McKinney) and I held four 
subcommittee hearings. We heard from all those interested in the 
components of this bill, including a very, very important hearing that 
we had on March 12, at which time we heard from Admiral Crowe who 
headed up an accountability review board. He made a passionate and very 
strong statement as to why in fiscal year 2000 we need to provide $1.4 
billion to try to beef up our security at our embassies, especially in 
light of the devastating attacks in Africa on two of our embassies, and 
the ongoing threat to all our embassies.
  In our hearing, Admiral Crowe said, and I will just quote very 
briefly, that throughout the proceedings the boards were most disturbed 
regarding two interconnected issues.
  The first was the inadequacy of the resources to provide security 
against terrorist attacks and the second was the relatively low 
priority accorded security concerns throughout the U.S. Government by 
the Department of State, other agencies in general, and on the part of 
many employees both in Washington and in the field.
  Admiral Crowe also pointed out that he found very troubling--again, 
this is quoting Admiral Crowe--the failure of the U.S. Government to 
take the necessary steps to prevent such tragedies in the interim, 
since the time when Bobby Inman made his recommendations back in the 
1980's. There was so little done by all--the Congress, the White 
House--and now it is time to redress that.
  We also heard from David Carpenter, the Assistant Secretary for 
Diplomatic Security, for the Department of State. He pointed out--and I 
think this bears underscoring and putting an exclamation point after 
it--the terrorist threat is global, lethal, multidimensional, and 
growing. Our analysts estimate that during the past 12 months, there 
were over 2,400 threats or incidents against U.S. interests overseas. 
Their estimate for the same period a year ago is approximately 1,150 
such threats or incidents. This is an increase of over 100 percent in 
the past year.
  The threat is generated by indigenous terrorists and transnational 
anti-American groups and by state sponsors of terrorism.
  We also heard, Mr. Chairman, from Mr. Daniel Geisler, who is the 
President of the American Foreign Service Association, speaking on 
behalf of those who would be most affected: The Foreign Service 
officers overseas, their families, all of those who are on the front 
line at our missions and consuls abroad, who, while they do not want to 
shrink, as he pointed out, they never want to develop a bunker 
mentality, but he did point out, and I would like to quote him, he said 
to us that he had grave concerns that this failure will be corrected; 
that is to say the failure of funding to beef up our embassy security. 
He went on to say our doubts are heightened by the administration's 
grossly inadequate request for funds to build safer embassies.
  The fiscal year 2000 budget request does not have a single penny, he 
went on, for construction funds, even though the State Department had 
proposed that OMB request $1.4 billion for worldwide security.
  We would agree with the State Department on this bill. My colleague 
and I worked, during the work of this markup, both subcommittee, full 
committee. The gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Bereuter) lent a mighty 
hand in regard to embassy security, and the bottom line is we have the 
$1.4 billion. Hopefully, it will pass; and hopefully, the appropriators 
will provide an identical amount for embassy security.
  I would also like to point out, Mr. Chairman, that several other 
provisions in this legislation promote our American values by promoting 
freedom and democracy around the world, and it does address a number of 
urgent humanitarian needs.
  Section 106 of the bill will ensure that a fair share of U.S. 
contributions to international organizations be directed to the 
organizations that do the most good in the most effective way. This 
section does not increase the amount we will contribute to 
international organizations but does set aside $5 million of this 
amount for the world food program; $5 million for the U.N. Voluntary 
Fund for Victims of Torture; $5 million for the International Program 
on the Elimination of Child Labor.
  This section also sets aside $240,000 to the OAS for a Special 
Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression in the Western Hemisphere, of 
which at least $6,000 is to be spent investigating violations of 
freedom of expression by the Government of Cuba.
  Section 106 also carries forward an important provision of current 
law that addresses the human rights and humanitarian needs of the 
people of Burma. This provision requires the U.S. to withhold from its 
contributions to the UNDP an amount equal that will be spent in Burma 
unless the President certifies that all UNDP activities in Burma meets 
four conditions.
  First, these activities must be focused on the needs of the poor.
  Second, they must be undertaken only through private and voluntary 
organizations independent of the Burmese dictatorship.
  Third, the President must certify that they do not benefit the 
dictatorship.
  Finally, they must be carried out only after consultation with the 
democratic leadership of Burma, the people who won, I might remind my 
colleagues, the 1988 election and then were forced into exile or worse 
by the military regime.
  Mr. Chairman, H.R. 2415 contains a permanent authorization for Radio 
Free Asia, which would otherwise have to close its doors on September 
30 of this year. It also provides an authorization that will allow 
increased broadcasting beyond the current 2 hours per day to Vietnam 
and to North Korea.

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  This is particularly important in the case of Vietnam, where the 
Hanoi regime currently jams Radio Free Asia broadcasts. The jamming 
costs the dictatorship about the same amount per hour as it does our 
broadcasts, and maybe even more.
  Let me also point out the need that some of this will get through, 
and our hope is that the message of freedom and democracy will pierce 
that veil.

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  Mr. Chairman, the bill also ensures the survival of one of our great 
freedom broadcasting services, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, by 
formally repealing a 1994 ``sense of Congress'' provision that Radio 
Free Europe/Radio Liberty should receive no U.S. Government support 
after Fiscal Year 1999.
  The 1994 provision is inconsistent with the administration's budget 
request and with the bipartisan Congressional consensus that freedom 
broadcasting continues to deserve U.S. support as the newly independent 
states of the former Soviet Union and its former satellites struggle to 
develop their own thoroughly free and thoroughly professional broadcast 
services.
  The bill also increases from $75 million to $80 million the annual 
funding cap for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in order to permit 
necessary expenditures for Radio Free Iraq, Radio Liberty broadcasts to 
Iran, and necessary security upgrades in response to credible threats 
of retaliation to those broadcasts.
  Mr. Chairman, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is still irreplaceable, 
and this bill ensures its continued good work into the 21st Century.
  Mr. Chairman, section 202 of the bill requires the President to 
report on the extent of international narcotics traffic through or to 
Cuba, as well as the extent of the involvement by the Cuban Government, 
its agencies and entities, and the United States' actions to 
investigate or prosecute such acts.
  We have seen a few newspaper stories lately that suggest that the 
Castro regime would actually like to help us stop drug trafficking. I 
am informed, however, that our government is aware of substantial 
evidence that the regime itself has been involved in such trafficking. 
This report will help set the record straight one way or the other.
  Section 205(a) continues a requirement enacted last year for periodic 
reports on outstanding claims by United States firms against the 
Government of Saudi Arabia. This amendment is necessary to help U.S. 
firms which have completed extensive work for the Saudi Government but 
have had no success in getting their due compensation. For example, 
Gibbs and Hill, Inc., of New Jersey has outstanding claims for $55 
million for work on a desalinization plant completed in 1984.
  Section 205(c) continues a report requiring the Secretary of State to 
report on the extent to which the Government of Vietnam is cooperating 
with the U.S. on the fullest possible accounting of POWs and MIAs, has 
made progress on the release of political and religious prisoners, is 
cooperating on requests by the U.S. to obtain full and free access to 
persons for interviews under the Orderly Departure and Resettlement 
Opportunities for Vietnamese Refugees programs, has taken efforts and 
actions to end corrupt practices in connection with exit visas, and is 
making efforts to interview and resettle former reeducation camp 
victims and other persons.
  But, unfortunately, Mr. Chairman, not all of the problems with the 
Vietnamese refugee program are caused by the Vietnamese Government. I 
am ashamed to say that some of our former allies and their families 
have been left behind, or even forcibly returned to Vietnam, because of 
compassion fatigue or outright cynicism on the part of the people who 
work for the U.S. Government.
  Section 274 of the bill is an attempt to get the attention of the 
State Department to this problem and to ensure that, if we are going to 
spend more money on diplomatic presence in Vietnam, we spend it, or at 
least part of it, on keeping our commitments to the people who stood by 
us and who have suffered because they share our values.
  This section prohibits the use of funds authorized by the act to 
support an increased number of personnel assigned to U.S. posts in 
Vietnam unless the President first certifies to Congress that the 
Vietnamese in-country refugee processing program meets certain 
conditions and standards.
  The conditions that will require modification of the State Department 
plans to phase out U.S. refugee programs in Vietnam in order not to 
abandon allied war veterans and other Vietnamese who have been 
persecuted on account of their wartime associations with the United 
States.
  This provision has been endorsed by the American Legion, the U.S. 
Catholic Conference, Refugees International, the Hebrew Immigrant Aid 
Society, and numerous other human rights organizations.
  Mr. Chairman, we are not talking about a lot of people here, a few 
thousand compared to millions of refugees who have been resettled in 
the United States over the years; but it is important to complete this 
program in the same generous spirit with which it was begun.
  Mr. Chairman, section 207 establishes a human rights fellowship 
program within the State Department's Bureau of Democracy, Human 
Rights, and Labor. The fellows would be selected on the basis of their 
human rights expertise and recruited for specific projects or 
assistance needed by the bureau. I think it is a useful way to bring 
some of the much-needed fresh air into the State Department. Our 
foreign policy needs the perspective, not only of diplomats, but also 
of people who have devoted their whole lives to the pursuit of human 
rights.
  Section 321 of the bill establishes a Foreign Service Star, an award 
for civilian employees of the United States assigned to an official 
mission overseas who are killed or wounded in government service.
  Section 408 requires the Secretary of State to take all appropriate 
steps to ensure that members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary are not 
participants in any program of educational or cultural exchange or 
training through the National Academy Program at Quantico, Virginia, 
unless and until the President certifies a complete, independent, and 
transparent investigation of the murders of Rosemary Nelson--whom my 
colleagues will remember appeared before our committee and said she 
feared the RUC--and Patrick Finucane have been initiated by the 
government of the UK.
  There are 41 amendments, some of which will be en bloc. This is a 
good bill which deserves the support of my colleagues.
  Ms. McKINNEY. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Filner).
  Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chairman, I thank the very distinguished gentlewoman 
from Georgia (Ms. McKinney) for yielding me this time.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of a Part B amendment sponsored by 
the gentleman from San Diego, California (Mr. Bilbray) and myself that 
would encourage a common sense, innovative, public-private solution to 
the problem of international sewage along the border between the United 
States and Mexico, a problem that has been plaguing us for over 5 
decades.
  I thank the Committee on Rules for making this amendment in order. I 
thank the distinguished gentleman from New York (Chairman Gilman) for 
his support of this approach, which will be very good for our area and 
California.
  Just to describe the situation we face, briefly, let me quote one of 
the officials of the environmental Surfrider Foundation. He said, ``I'm 
surfing in sewage.'' He put it a little less delicately, and it is not 
a very genteel situation in my district when sewage washes up on the 
beach, flows down our rivers and canyons, and fouls the water where our 
children should be able to swim worry free.
  A solution to not surfing in sewage? Build enough sewage treatment to 
handle the problem. That is what our amendment puts the Congress on 
record supporting. It says we want to pursue a plan that can easily 
treat 50 million gallons of sewage per day, not the 25 million gallons 
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for in the present plan being pursued by EPA at this moment.
  The plan makes even more sense when we know that the Mexican sewage 
will be reclaimed and reused by industrial and agricultural users in 
Mexico to help cover the cost. So all the hazardous and unhealthy 
sewage that now flows into our ocean without proper treatment will be 
cleaned; and much of it will be reused before it ever gets to the 
ocean. We owe that to our surfers and certainly to our children.
  This solution that Congress will go on record if it supports this is 
good for our environment, good to our taxpayers. It is a true win-win 
situation. I urge support of the Bilbray-Filner amendment.
  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 6 minutes to the 
gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Bereuter), the vice chairman of our 
Committee on International Relations.
  Mr. BEREUTER. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strongest possible support for 
H.R. 2415, the Embassy Security Act of 1999. It was slightly less than 
1 year ago, on August 7, 1998, when terrorists successfully attacked 
U.S. embassies in Narobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Over 220 
people were killed, including 12 Americans and 40 local hires.
  While all in this body would like to believe this could never happen 
again, tragically, unless we can act to prevent it, such acts of 
terrorism are more likely a prelude of things to come. There are too 
many evil or badly misguided people looking to make their mark, and 
American assets are just too vulnerable.
  Indeed, recall the attempted rocket attack in Moscow just this April 
against our embassy that failed only because the perpetrators did not 
know how to operate the launcher. A rocket launch against our embassy 
in Athens also failed for technical reasons.
  There were explosions in Uzbekistan in February that, while 
apparently not directed at the United States, blew out windows in a 
U.S. embassy annex.
  In fact, as this body debates H.R. 2415, a number of U.S. embassies 
in Africa have recently been closed because of credible threats of 
terrorist attack of quite a high degree of sophistication.
  Admiral William Crowe was tasked with chairing the Accountability 
Review Boards for the two embassy bombings. Admiral Crowe, while 
praising the efforts of the embassy personnel in Kenya and Tanzania, 
made it clear that U.S. facilities overseas were largely unequipped for 
the threats that have emerged.
  The Crowe report urged a total of $1.4 billion per year over the next 
10 years to address the security for the U.S. personnel living abroad.
  Such recommendations are not new. Fourteen years ago, there was the 
Inman report, which pointed out the glaring inadequacies of our embassy 
security at the time and our need for serious upgrades. But only 15 
percent of our embassies and consulates meet Inman standards.
  This Member congratulates the distinguished gentleman from New Jersey 
(Mr. Smith) for working to address Crowe Commission recommendations. 
Working with this Member, the Committee on International Relations 
agreed to authorize the full $1.4 billion recommended by the Crowe 
Commission for embassy security funding for fiscal year 2000.
  Obviously, this is a lot of money. But this Member would tell my 
colleagues on this committee and this body that we have a 
responsibility to address the safety and security of State Department 
employees. If we do not address this issue, we will share in the 
responsibility and the blame when the next disaster occurs.
  Mr. Chairman, the men and women who serve in the United States 
overseas are not looking for absolute guarantees that they will be 
safe. But they have a right to expect that all reasonable precautions 
will be taken to ensure their security. In good conscience, this body 
can do no less. For this and no other important reasons, this Member 
urges support for H.R. 2415, the Embassy Security Act of 1999.
  Ms. McKINNEY. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
California (Ms. Lofgren).
  Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentlewoman from Georgia for 
yielding me this time.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of section 274 of the State 
Department authorization bill. I believe, as do many of my 
constituents, that this section of the bill is critical in ensuring 
that the State Department properly implements Vietnamese refugee 
programs.
  Section 274 successfully addresses the outstanding concerns of the 
Vietnamese American community and responds very well to my plea that 
humanitarian changes and programs for Vietnamese refugees be made.
  For example, the appointment of a refugee counselor to run the in-
country refugee program is critical to ensuring that someone who 
understands the plight of refugees administers the program.
  Section 274 provides that a refugee counselor with a proven record of 
sensitivity supervise all U.S. refugee programs in Vietnam. 
Additionally, this individual would report directly to the ambassador 
or the general counsel in the U.S. consulate in Saigon.
  Additionally, I am very strongly supportive of section 274 because it 
reverses restrictive rules such as the continuous co-residency 
provision.
  The provision would allow for the reconsideration of children of re-
education camp detainees who were left behind because of an INS 
directive on co-residence. These families have been torn apart. In some 
cases, one parent is in the U.S., the other in Vietnam with the 
children. Imagine, if my colleagues can, children who have not seen 
their parents in decades, or brothers and sisters who barely remember 
each other.
  I have received letters from constituents who have indicated that the 
continuous co-residence provision has barred many of their loved ones 
from joining them in the U.S. This simply is not right.
  I believe that section 274 is the right thing to do. It allows us to 
keep our commitment to Vietnamese Americans by ensuring that the 
administration has the tools to improve adjudication of all outstanding 
cases.
  Lastly, I would like to thank the chairman and the ranking member for 
their hard work and leadership on this legislation and urge my 
colleagues to support passage of the legislation.

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  Ms. McKINNEY. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman 
from New York (Mrs. Maloney).
  Mrs. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Chairman, I thank my dear friend and 
colleague, the gentlewoman from Georgia (Ms. McKinney), for yielding me 
this time and for her great leadership on this bill and so many 
important issues before this Congress.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the underlying bill and in support 
of the work of the chairman and the ranking member for their prudent 
and farsighted response to the threat of terrorism to our embassies 
across the world. I applaud their efforts and support this bill.
  I likewise support the gentleman from New York (Mr. Gilman) and the 
gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Gejdenson) in their funding of UNFPA. 
Regrettably, last year the funding was deleted from the budget, $25 
million, although our country had been a leader for well over 30 years 
in world population concerns both through the UNFPA and in the world.
  This vote for the funding of UNFPA is a vote for maternal health and 
this is a vote for children's health. UNFPA serves women, children, and 
families in about 160 countries around the world where health care 
structures are fragile and, therefore, unable to address the specific 
health needs of mothers and children. It is a multilateral approach to 
a problem that is shared in our world, that of many, many hundreds of 
thousands of deaths of women every year. Over 500,000 women every year 
die in childbirth. And, in fact, half of the funding for UNFPA goes to 
maternal and child health needs.
  This is also a vote for the environment. This October, the world's 
population will reach 6 billion and is expected to reach 9 billion only 
50 years from now. Let me put this in perspective. It took hundreds of 
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years to reach the first billion in 1804 in our country, and it doubled 
to 2 billion in 1927, when my parents were young. It reached 3 billion 
in 1960, when I was a teenager, and doubled again in just 30 years. 
Without addressing family planning needs across the world, human 
population growth will overwhelm even the most dedicated successful 
work of any environmental organization.
  I think that one of the best examples of what UNFPA is doing is this 
birthing kit, the safe delivery kit. It costs only $1.15 but it can 
save the lives of women. In the refugee crisis in Kosovo, UNFPA was the 
only one there helping women with their maternal needs, with their 
childbirth needs. It has sanitary uses; it contains a plastic sheet, a 
bar of soap, a surgical blade, a gauze, and razor. It is a tremendously 
important investment that can save the lives of mothers, save the lives 
of children, and save our natural resources.
  Since there is a great deal of disinformation out there about what 
UNFPA does, I want to tell my colleagues what it does not do. Clearly, 
it is not an abortion vote and, it says so on page 2, line 6: The UNFPA 
does not fund abortions.
  Secondly, no money goes to China. In the Gilman-Campbell-Maloney 
amendment not one cent goes to China, and it clearly states, and I 
quote page 2, line 6 in the bill, ``The UNFPA does not fund 
abortions.''
  But what it does do is save lives, and editorials across this country 
agree and say that a vote for UNFPA is a vote for maternal health, for 
child health, and a safer world.
  The Houston Chronicle says, and I quote:

       The sad irony is that the population program would actually 
     do far more in the way of family planning and the prevention 
     of unwanted pregnancies and abortions that its critics are 
     willing to admit.
       If the motivation for opposition to this measure is truly 
     to halt abortion, then those who would kill it are actually 
     doing the legislative equivalent of throwing gasoline onto a 
     fire.

  And today, from my hometown paper, the New York Times:

       Last year Congress disgracefully cut off funding to the 
     United Nations Population Fund, an agency that supports 
     voluntary family planning services, maternal and child health 
     initiatives, and AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases 
     prevention programs in 150 countries.
       The Population Fund does not provide or pay for abortion 
     services in any country, and can actually reduce the need for 
     abortions.
       The House now has no excuse for not financing family 
     planning efforts that can improve the lives of women all over 
     the world.

  Let me tell my colleagues what this vote is about.
  In October, there are going to be six billion people on the planet, 
And as the the Courier-Journal from Louisville, Kentucky says:

       The good news is that population growth has, in fact, 
     slowed in many places, thanks in part to the UN's efforts. 
     But one big obstacle to more progress has been money. . . . 
     the House of Representatives will be able to do something 
     about that, by restoring funds for the UN populations program 
     . . .

  There are other editorials from papers such as the Kansas City Star, 
the San Francisco Examiner, the LA Times, and others.
  I urge my colleagues to join with me in voting to fund UNFPA.
  Mr. Chairman, I would like to applaud the chairman for his leadership 
in funding UNFPA. This is a smart vote.
  Ms. McKINNEY. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
California (Ms. Lee).
  Ms. LEE. Mr. Chairman, I want to thank the gentlewoman from Georgia 
for yielding me this time and for all her hard and dedicated work on 
behalf of women throughout the world.
  First, I rise today in support of the United Nation's Population Fund 
and in stern opposition to the Smith amendment, which will come up 
later this evening. The United Nation's Population Fund provides 
responsible family planning and information on reproductive services to 
families worldwide. It targets families in developing countries who 
otherwise would have to go without such basic services yet such crucial 
needs as pre- and post-natal care. The UNFPA is also leading the charge 
in confronting the AIDS epidemic in Africa.
  The Smith amendment will deprive women who are in dire economic and 
personal situations from receiving essential family planning which they 
need to survive. This is wrong. Furthermore, my conscience will not 
allow me to accept the deaths of an estimated 1,200 additional women 
and 22,500 infants who are projected to die if the House refuses to 
support the UNFPA. We must do everything to prevent the deaths of these 
women and children. It is our moral obligation to do so.
  I urge my colleagues to vote against the Smith amendment later and 
for the Campbell-Maloney-Gilman-Crowley-Greenwood amendment for 
responsible family planning.
  Ms. McKINNEY. Mr. Chairman, could you tell me how much time each side 
has?
  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore (Mr. Pease). The gentlewoman from Georgia 
(Ms. McKinney) has 17 minutes remaining, and the gentleman from New 
York (Mr. Gilman) has 7 minutes remaining.
  Ms. McKINNEY. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as she may consume to 
the gentlewoman from Hawaii (Mrs. Mink).
  Mrs. MINK of Hawaii. Mr. Chairman, I thank my colleague from Georgia 
for yielding me this time, and I take this opportunity to express my 
very sincere appreciation to the members of the committee for including 
in this appropriation an additional sum for the operations and 
maintenance of the programs at the East-West Center, which is located 
in Honolulu, the State of Hawaii.
  In 1996, the East-West Center's budget of $24 million, which had been 
an ongoing appropriation, was drastically cut to about $11.75 million, 
and it has had a tremendous crisis in trying to maintain its staff and 
to keep up with the program which it was required to perform on its 
establishment in 1960. So this year's appropriation increase, though 
not to the full $24 million, but the level of $17.5 million, is a 
tremendous boost. It is going to give confidence to those who have 
remained in the center to continue on this important work.
  The East-West Center is an internationally respected research and 
educational institution. It has a 39-year record of achievement. It is 
important in the overall response of the United States to the 
importance of the Asia-Pacific region.
  In 1960, it was the Eisenhower administration and Congress together 
that established this center. It is not an instrument or a department 
of the University of Hawaii, it is an independent incorporated entity. 
It is attached to and reports to the State Department and to the USIA. 
Numerous top-ranking officials from all of the Asia-Pacific countries 
have been through the East-West Center. They are familiar with the 
center, and it serves as an important forum for international 
cooperation and study.
  Mr. Chairman, I think that one of the most important contributions 
that the United States can make is in our ideas. And if we have this 
center, we have a place where people from all over the Asia-Pacific 
area can come together, study, do research, and communicate on the 
problems of mutual concern. And it is one of the most important 
contributions, I think, that any center of this kind can make towards 
the diplomacy of our country.
  The Asia Studies Development Program also, not only with the elements 
of individuals from Asia, but also we have an interconnect with our own 
universities and our own college students and with the minority 
colleges and with others who have an opportunity, because the center 
exists, to understand the curricula that would be necessary for the 
support of an Asia-Pacific concept.
  So this nationwide program, which is unique in its kind, the only one 
that exists in the country, centered there at the East-West Center, 
serves to expand the opportunities of America's young people in 
understanding this most important area of the world where we have 
hundreds of millions of people that live and who serve as an important 
base for the diplomacy of the United States.

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  So with the very small staff of only 30 people, they have mounted 
this incredible outreach into the Pacific region. We always talk about 
the importance of this region. This center is the reason for our 
ability to expand our knowledge and our reach into this region of the 
world, and I am really very thankful that the committee has seen fit to 
grant us this modest increase this year.
  The Asia-Pacific region accounts for more than half the world's 
population, about a third of the world's economy, and vast marine and 
land resources. The United States has vital national interests in 
connecting itself in partnership with the region. As the Asia-Pacific 
region continues to develop and change, it is essential that the Untied 
States be seen as a part of the region rather than an outsider.
  People from Asian and Pacific countries are treated as partners at 
the Center. This is why the East-West Center has long had prestige in 
the region disproportionate to its small size. With only 30 positions, 
the Center's research staff is half the size of a typical department in 
a larger state university.
  The Center has been able to attract considerable funding in addition 
to its Congressional appropriation, which was $12.5 million in FY 1999. 
In FY 1998, the Center received grants, contracts, and gifts of $6.5 
million; however, the vast majority of these funds ($5.7 million) were 
restricted gifts set aside for specific studies or programs requested 
by the granting country or organization. It is essential that 
Congressional funding support the core functions of this national 
institution so that its agenda is not set by external funders.
  The funding level authorized by H.R. 2415 would make possible 
expanding the Jefferson Fellows media program for journalists from the 
region and the United States; expanding the young leaders program for 
junior members of national or state legislative bodies; initiating an 
intensive professional training program for young strategic specialists 
from the region; creating a dialogue among private sector economists on 
regional economic and financial issues to occur in conjunction with 
meeting of U.S. and regional treasury and central bank officials, thus 
paralleling the existing Europe-focused ``Ballegio process''; 
strengthening research capabilities in economics, politics/security 
environment and health; expanding the reach of the Center's Asia 
Studies Development Program; and beginning a new Okinawan Education and 
Business Initiative, which would be jointly funded with Japan.
  The Okinawan Education and Business Initiative seeks to connect a 
younger generation of Okinawans to the United States through the East-
West Center. In the 1960s and 1970s, the Center trained many of 
Okinawa's elite: in fact, the Center's most active alumni chapter is in 
Okinawa. In recent years, however, few Okinawan students have come to 
the Center. The initiative would add a strong and symbolic non-military 
dimension to a U.S. relationship with Okinawa that is now dominated by 
the military bases.
  In addition to its research and short-term training programs, the 
East-West Center provides scholarships for 165 students pursuing 
bachelor, master, and doctorate degrees. Of the 165 students, 44 are 
from the United States, 24 are from the Pacific Islands, and the 
balance are from Asia. Of the U.S. students, only 3 are from Hawaii: 
the balance are from 18 other states.
  The grantees, who live and study together, form lifelong friendships 
and a deep appreciation and knowledge of other cultures and viewpoints. 
Their educational experience is greatly enriched by the opportunity to 
participate in Center research, dialogue, and training activities. 
Throughout Asia and the Pacific, former East-West Center grantees from 
the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s are leaders in government, business, 
academia, the media, and the arts. These opinion leaders gained a deep 
understanding of and connection to America in their years at the East-
West Center. These former grantees stay in touch through alumni 
chapters located all over the United States, Asia and the Pacific.
  The East-West Center, Asia Foundation, and the North-South Center are 
small but very cost-effective organizations. They complement the 
foreign policy objectives of the United States by providing another 
dimension of engagement with leaders in Asia, the Pacific, and Latin 
America and help to increase the mutual understanding and cooperation 
that is essential for constructive relationships among the nations of 
these important regions. I urge all my colleagues to defeat the Sanford 
amendment.
  Ms. McKINNEY. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro).
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chairman, I first want to thank the gentlewoman for 
yielding me this time, and as we today debate the authorization for the 
State Department and other agencies, I rise in strong support of the 
Gilman-Campbell-Maloney amendment, which, in fact, reinstates the 
United States' contribution to the largest internationally funded 
source of family planning assistance and, in fact, will protect the 
lives of women and children around the world.
  This is not about supporting abortion. Under current law, not $1 of 
U.S. family planning funds can be used to perform or even counsel women 
to obtain abortions anywhere in the world. This amendment retains that 
prohibition.
  This is not about supporting China. This is about preventing illness 
and saving lives. U.S. family planning aid saves the lives of women. 
Around the world, 500,000 women die in childbirth every year. Access to 
family planning in the developing world would reduce unintended 
pregnancies by one-fifth and could save the lives of as many as 120,000 
of those women.
  The aid saves the lives of children. Family planning allows women and 
men to choose how many children they want and when to have them. 
Spacing children further apart, being able to breast-feed them, 
improves the child's chance of survival by up to 20 percent in most 
developing countries.
  If we fail to pass this amendment today, in 1 year alone there will 
be an estimated 22,500 additional infant deaths and 1,200 additional 
maternal deaths. For many women, the health services provided by the 
United Nation's Family Planning Assistance program are the only source 
of preventive health care that can detect diseases such as cervical 
cancer in the early stage and save lives.
  I call on my colleagues today to support this amendment, support 
women's health, support children's health and vote ``yes'' when it 
comes time on the Gilman-Campbell-Maloney amendment this afternoon.
  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Chairman, I yield 6 minutes to the gentleman from 
California, a member of our Committee on International Relations.
  Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Chairman, I rise to commend the gentleman from 
New York (Mr. Gilman) on his leadership on H.R. 2415, which, of course, 
emphasizes the need to enhance the security of the United States 
overseas diplomatic missions as well as our U.S. personnel overseas.
  As the gentleman from New York (Mr. Gilman) has stated, among the 
greatest threats to the security of American diplomatic missions and 
personnel is by Osama bin Laden and his legion of terrorists who train 
and operate out of Afghanistan. The primary benefactors of bin Laden's 
terrorists are elements in Pakistan and the extremist Taliban militia, 
who not only host and protect bin Laden but have imposed a reign of 
terror on the people of Afghanistan and especially on the women of 
Afghanistan.
  Mr. Chairman, on numerous occasions I have charged and I repeat today 
that the Clinton administration, despite statements to the contrary, 
has a covert policy of cooperating with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia that 
has orchestrated the creation, the rise to power, and the ongoing 
tyranny of the Taliban. The Taliban are now competing with SLORC, the 
SLORC dictatorship in Burma, for the role of the world's largest 
producer of opium. They are harboring anti-American terrorists such as 
bin Laden, and the Taliban's fanatical leaders are waging a psychotic 
reign of terror on millions of women in Afghanistan.
  On August 25, 1998, using my oversight responsibility as a senior 
member of the House Committee on International Relations, I sent a 
letter to the Department of State requesting the pertinent cables and 
documents related to U.S. policy on Afghanistan, especially when it 
relates to the Taliban. The State Department ignored my original 
request.
  As the Taliban's tyranny against women and human rights abuses 
against their entire population intensified in Afghanistan, and at 
committee hearings, I repeatedly restated my call and my request for 
documents to the Assistant Secretary of State Rick

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  And even as my requests for information were ignored, actions taken 
by the State Department seemed to confirm my charges of a covert U.S. 
policy of support for the extremist Taliban cult in Afghanistan.
  In November of 1998, at a closed hearing on Iraq, for the record, I 
asked Secretary of State Madeleine Albright when the Afghanistan 
material that I requested would be delivered. She said it would be 
coming soon.
  Christmas, Hannukah, and the New Year came and went and still no 
documents.
  At the outset of this Congressional session, in February at a full 
committee hearing in full public, I reminded Secretary Albright of her 
commitment to release the Afghan documents. At that time the gentleman 
from New York (Chairman Gilman) supported my request for the record. 
Again Secretary Albright told us the documents were forthcoming.
  During the following weeks, my staff and the committee staff of the 
gentleman from New York (Chairman Gilman) continued to call on the 
State Department about this commitment for Afghan documents.
  To cut the story down to size here, we still have not had one 
document from the State Department that would either confirm or 
disprove my charges. I am, therefore, ever more convinced and I would 
hope the women who have testified here today will join me in insisting 
that the State Department provide requested documents that would prove 
one way or the other whether or not this administration is again 
committing a sin against the people of the world whether it believes in 
human rights in supporting the Taliban, one of the world's worst human 
rights abusers and one of the world's worst enemies of women's freedom.
  So I would ask my fellow colleagues to join me. After over a year of 
stonewalling and blockading our attempts to get to the information, I 
ask Members on both sides of the aisle to join me in getting the State 
Department to give up this stonewalling and to give us the pertinent 
information about Afghan policy and what the real position of this 
government is.
  Mr. BEREUTER. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. ROHRABACHER. I yield to the gentleman from Nebraska.
  Mr. BEREUTER. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding. I 
join him in that request as the chairman of the Subcommittee on Asia 
and the Pacific.
  Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for his statement. I wanted to 
engage the gentleman in a colloquy on the amendment that the gentleman 
is lead sponsor on, amendment No. 9, related to satellite export 
activities.
  I want to ensure that my reading of the amendment of the gentleman is 
correct; and if it is, I certainly understand it, as a member of the 
Cox committee.
  It is my understanding that the gentleman is attempting to provide 
for expedited approvals for NATO countries, non-NATO allies, and other 
friendly countries, but that he is specifically suggesting not that 
there would be no exports licenses for satellites but that there would 
be no expedited licenses for exports to the People's Republic of China.
  Is my understanding correct?
  Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Chairman, reclaiming my time, that is correct.
  This gentleman believes that the policy of this Congress is to be 
very careful about our technology exports to Communist China and other 
potentially hostile governments. However, in stating this policy, the 
State Department has used a sledge hammer and swung the pendulum so far 
over that it is getting in the way of business dealings and technology 
transactions with countries that are friendly, Democratic countries, 
Brazil, Sweden, Belgium, you name it. And we do not want that.
  But my amendment says we should try to expedite that, and it 
emphasizes that those dealings with China and other potential hostile 
powers not be expedited. That is the purpose of my language.
  Mr. BEREUTER. Mr. Chairman, if the gentleman would yield further, I 
understand the point of the gentleman. I understand this amendment will 
be en bloc and it is my only opportunity for debate.
  Ms. McKINNEY. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the 
gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Maloney).
  Mrs. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentlewoman for 
yielding me the time.
  There has been a great deal of talk on the floor about what UNFPA 
does to save lives, to save mothers giving birth, to save children. But 
I want to talk about what is not in the bill.
  Some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are trying to 
imply that this is an abortion vote. But let me say very clearly, this 
vote is not a vote on abortion. It clearly states in the text, page 2, 
line 6: ``The UNFPA does not fund abortions.''
  Also, not a single cent goes to China. But let me tell my colleagues 
that they do not need to take my word on it. I would like to quote the 
Houston Chronicle. It says:

       The sad irony is that the population program would actually 
     do far more in the way of family planning and the prevention 
     of unwanted pregnancies and abortions than its critics are 
     willing to admit. If the motivation for opposition to this 
     measure is truly to halt abortion, then those who would kill 
     it are actually doing the legislative equivalent of throwing 
     gasoline onto a fire.

  In other words, UNFPA prevents abortions by family planning.
  In my own hometown paper, the New York Times, they said last week:

       Last year Congress disgracefully cut off funding to the 
     United Nations Population Fund, an agency that supports 
     voluntary family planning services, maternal and child health 
     initiatives, and AIDS and sexually transmitted disease 
     prevention programs in over 150 countries across the world. 
     The Population Fund does not provide or pay for abortion 
     services in any country and can actually reduce the need for 
     abortions.
       The House has no excuse for not financing family planning 
     efforts that can improve the lives of women all over the 
     world.

  Let me tell my colleagues another thing that this vote is about. It 
is about the fact that we are going to be six billion people on the 
planet.
  The Courier-Journal from Louisville, Kentucky, says:

       The good news is that population growth has, in fact, 
     slowed in many places, thanks in part to the U.N.'s efforts. 
     But one big obstacle to more progress has been money. The 
     House of Representatives will be able to do something about 
     that by restoring funds for the U.N. population program.

  There are other editorials from papers such as The Kansas City Star, 
the San Francisco Examiner, the L.A. Times, and others.
  Well over 150 of my colleagues joined us on a bill in support of 
funding for UNFPA and, likewise, many organizations, non-governmental 
organizations, such as the Audubon Society and many others.
  I would like to put the list into the Record of the nongovernmental 
organizations supporting this funding effort. It is important to save 
women's lives.
  Ms. McKINNEY. Mr. Chairman, how much time do I have remaining?
  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore (Mr. Pease). The gentlewoman has 8\1/2\ 
minutes remaining.
  Ms. McKINNEY. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may consume to 
the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar).
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding me 
the time.
  Mr. Chairman, I take this time to engage in a discussion with the 
chairman about the ruling in Europe by the European Union on U.S. 
aircraft that are hush-kitted or reengined.
  Last year, the EU began restricting the use of hushkitted or 
reengined aircraft in the European community of U.S. aircraft that have 
been reengined or had a hushkit installed to meet our Stage 3 quiet 
noise standard.
  In fact, the U.S. is 2 years ahead of Europe in that matter. 
Nonetheless, the European restriction would apply only to U.S. aircraft 
and engines even though they are quieter than many other European 
aircraft and engines.

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  The U.S. Government objected. The House took strong exception. I 
introduced legislation which the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Chairman 
Shuster) cosponsored, the gentleman from Tennessee (Chairman Duncan), 
and the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Lipinski).
  We passed this bill on the House floor. It has had the dramatic 
effect of getting Europe's attention because we would ban the operation 
of the noisiest aircraft in the fleet, the Concorde.
  The EU agreed to delay implementation of the regulation. But we still 
do not have real serious protection for American Airlines who want to 
sell aircraft principally to Third World countries to operate those 
aircraft into the European Union.
  I firmly believe that the European Commission and the European 
Parliament should act quickly to end this discriminatory practice.
  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. OBERSTAR. I yield to the gentleman from New York.
  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  I agree with the concerns of the gentleman. Our committee held a 
hearing recently to discuss this and other EU issues, and the hearing 
underscored the problems with recent EU actions in the aviation area.
  As a matter of fact, in our meetings recently with the European 
parliamentarians, we raised this issue to them and stressed the need to 
clarify their position on this matter.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for his comments.
  The chairman has been very diligent on this matter, and I am very 
appreciative. It has gotten Europe's attention. But we need to carry 
further and ask the European Union understand we are serious.
  One option available to the U.S. is to file an Article 84 complaint 
under the Chicago Convention that would allow disagreements between 
ICAO member states to go to the ICAO Council for resolution.
  Would the Chair support such an initiative?
  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Chairman, if the gentleman would continue to yield, I 
agree with the gentleman that if the EU does not take strong action on 
this directive, the United States should use the options available to 
it, including filing an Article 84 complaint with the ICAO.
  I look forward to continuing to work with the gentleman on this very 
important issue and appreciate his important leadership on this issue.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I thank the chairman for his strong 
support.
  I would just say in conclusion that the gentlewoman from Georgia (Ms. 
McKinney) has been a strong advocate for African economic development. 
Many of the African countries want to buy U.S. reengined hushkitted 
aircraft and operate them into the European Union, and this ruling by 
the European Commission would simply discriminate against Africa 
principally.
  So I greatly appreciate the interest and support of the gentlewoman.
  Ms. McKINNEY. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Chairman, the American Security Act of 1999 is a good bill. This 
bill shows strong support for humanitarian programs. In addition, human 
rights gains a prominence not seen in a very long time. We also have 
strong provisions in this bill for our former allies in Vietnam.
  This legislation also provides much-needed minority recruitment. 
Black foreign service officers recently settled a lawsuit. We now learn 
that there are pending lawsuits that have been filed by the Voice of 
America black employees.
  For the reason that this Congress for three standing Congresses has 
not yet provided an authorization bill, we have not yet provided the 
kind of oversight that we need to have provided. Cultural exchange 
programs now reflect our interests around the world and not just our 
specific interests in a few places around the world. And then, most 
importantly, embassy security is provided for.
  We are going to see a spirited debate today on this bill, and I urge 
my colleagues to support the American Security Act of 1999.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the 
gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith) the senior member of our 
Committee on International Relations, the distinguished chairman of the 
Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.
  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Chairman, I thank my good friend for 
yielding me the time.
  Let me just say, Mr. Chairman, that I spoke earlier about some of the 
other merits of the bill. There will be a very important amendment for 
Members later on as we consider this bill.
  I urge Members to vote ``no'' on the Campbell amendment. The Campbell 
amendment would provide a $20 million grant to the United Population 
Fund.
  Let me remind everyone that last year the Congress passed and the 
President signed, albeit reluctantly, legislation that cut off funding 
to the U.N. Population Fund because of its ongoing complicity with the 
one-child-per-couple policy in the People's Republic of China, where 
forced abortion and forced sterilization are commonplace.
  The gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Barcia) and I are offering an 
amendment that says that $25 million can proceed if, and only if, the 
UNFPA has terminated all activities in the PRC or during the 12 months 
the President can certify that no abortions have been the result of 
coercion. The issue is coercion.
  I would hope that Members would stand with the oppressed women who 
suffer unspeakable cruelty as a result of the one-child-per-couple 
policy. Vote ``no'' on the Campbell amendment when we get to it later 
on.
  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered read for 
amendment under the 5-minute rule.
  The text of H.R. 2415 is as follows:

                               H.R. 2415

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

     SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Definitions.

               TITLE I--AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS

                     Chapter 1--Department of State

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

               Chapter 2--Broadcasting Board of Governors

Sec. 121. International broadcasting.

        TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

                 Chapter 1--Authorities and Activities

Sec. 201. Authority to lease aircraft to respond to a terrorist attack 
              abroad.
Sec. 202. Report on Cuban drug trafficking.
Sec. 203. Report on compliance with the Hague Convention on 
              International Child Abduction.
Sec. 204. Elimination of obsolete reports.
Sec. 205. Continuation of reporting requirements.
Sec. 206. International arms sales code of conduct.
Sec. 207. Human rights and democracy fellowships.
Sec. 208. Joint funds under agreements for cooperation in 
              environmental, scientific, cultural, and related areas.
Sec. 209. Report on international extradition.
Sec. 210. Effective regulation of satellite export activities.

               Chapter 2--Consular And Related Activities

Sec. 251. Deaths and estates of United States citizens abroad.
Sec. 252. Duties of consular officers.
Sec. 253. Machine readable visas.
Sec. 254. Processing of visa applications.
Sec. 255. Repeal of outdated provision on passport fees.
Sec. 256. Fees relating to affidavits of support.

                          Chapter 3--Refugees

Sec. 271. United States policy regarding the involuntary return of 
              refugees.

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Sec. 272. Human rights reports.
Sec. 273. Guidelines for refugee processing posts.
Sec. 274. Vietnamese refugees.

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

           Chapter 1--Organization of the Department of State

Sec. 301. Establishment of Bureau for International Information 
              Programs and Bureau for Educational and Cultural Exchange 
              Programs.
Sec. 302. Correction of designation of Inspector General of the 
              Department of State.

            Chapter 2--Personnel of the Department of State

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

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

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

                  TITLE V--INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING

Sec. 501. Permanent authorization for Radio Free Asia.
Sec. 502. Preservation of RFE/RL (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty).
Sec. 503. Immunity from civil liability for Broadcasting Board of 
              Governors.

         TITLE VI--INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMISSIONS

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

                     TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 701. Sense of the Congress concerning support for democracy and 
              human rights activists in Cuba.
Sec. 702. Relating to Cyprus.

     SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

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

               TITLE I--AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS

                     CHAPTER 1--DEPARTMENT OF STATE

     SEC. 101. ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

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

     SEC. 102. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) Assessed Contributions to International 
     Organizations.--There are authorized to be appropriated for 
     ``Contributions to International Organizations'', such sums 
     as may be necessary for the fiscal year 2000 for the 
     Department of State to carry out the authorities, functions, 
     duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign 
     affairs of the United States with respect to international 
     organizations and to carry out other authorities in law 
     consistent with such purposes.
       (b) Assessed Contributions for International Peacekeeping 
     Activities.--There are authorized to be appropriated for 
     ``Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities'', 
     such sums as may be necessary for the fiscal year 2000 for 
     the Department of State to carry out the authorities, 
     functions, duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of the 
     foreign affairs of the United States with respect to 
     international peacekeeping activities and to carry out other 
     authorities in law consistent with such purposes.

     SEC. 103. INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS.

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

     SEC. 104. MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.

         (a) Migration and Refugee Assistance.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated for ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'' 
     for authorized activities, $750,000,000 for the fiscal year 
     2000.
       (2) Limitations.--
       (A) Tibetan refugees in india and nepal.--Of the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated in paragraph (1), not more than 
     $2,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000 is authorized to be 
     available only for humanitarian assistance, including food, 
     medicine, clothing, and medical and vocational training, to 
     Tibetan refugees in India and Nepal who have fled Chinese-
     occupied Tibet.
       (B) Refugees resettling in israel.--Of the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated

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     in paragraph (1), $60,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000 is 
     authorized to be available only for assistance for refugees 
     resettling in Israel from other countries.
       (C) Humanitarian assistance for displaced burmese.--Of the 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated in paragraph (1), 
     $2,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000 for humanitarian 
     assistance are authorized to be available only for assistance 
     (including food, medicine, clothing, and medical and 
     vocational training) to persons displaced as a result of 
     civil conflict in Burma, including persons still within 
     Burma.
       (D) Assistance for displaced sierra leoneans.--Of the 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated in paragraph (1), 
     $2,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000 for humanitarian 
     assistance are authorized to be available only for assistance 
     (including food, medicine, clothing, and medical and 
     vocational training) and resettlement of persons who have 
     been severely mutilated as a result of civil conflict in 
     Sierra Leone, including persons still within Sierra Leone.
       (E) Assistance for kosovar refugees.--
       (i) Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated in 
     paragraph (1), $50,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000 are 
     authorized to be appropriated only for the Front Line States 
     Initiative defined in clause (ii).
       (ii) For the purposes of this subparagraph, the term 
     ``Front Line States Initiative'' means assistance for the 
     relief of refugees fleeing from the conflict in Kosovo 
     provided through nongovernmental organizations in the form of 
     food, housing, clothing, transportation, and other material, 
     with priority assistance for the relief of refugees in the 
     front line states of Albania and Macedonia.
         (b) Availability of Funds.--Funds appropriated pursuant 
     to this section are authorized to remain available until 
     expended.

     SEC. 105. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY PROGRAMS.

       The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated for 
     the Department of State to carry out international 
     information activities and educational and cultural exchange 
     programs under the United States Information and Educational 
     Exchange Act of 1948, the Mutual Educational and Cultural 
     Exchange Act of 1961, Reorganization Plan Number 2 of 1977, 
     the Dante B. Fascell North-South Center Act of 1991, and the 
     National Endowment for Democracy Act, and to carry out other 
     authorities in law consistent with such purposes:
       (1) International information programs.--For 
     ``International Information Programs'', such sums as may be 
     necessary for the fiscal year 2000.
       (2) Educational and cultural exchange programs.--
       (A) Fulbright academic exchange programs.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated for the ``Fulbright Academic 
     Exchange Programs'' (other than programs described in 
     subparagraph (B)), such sums as may be necessary for the 
     fiscal year 2000.
       (B) Other educational and cultural exchange programs.--
       (i) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     for other educational and cultural exchange programs 
     authorized by law, including the Claude and Mildred Pepper 
     Scholarship Program of the Washington Workshops Foundation 
     and the Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program, such sums as may 
     be necessary for the fiscal year 2000.
       (ii) South pacific exchanges.--Of the amounts authorized to 
     be appropriated under clause (i), $750,000 for the fiscal 
     year 2000 is authorized to be available for ``South Pacific 
     Exchanges''.
       (iii) East timorese scholarships.--Of the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated under clause (i), $500,000 for 
     the fiscal year 2000 is authorized to be available for ``East 
     Timorese Scholarships''.
       (iv) Tibetan exchanges.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under clause (i), $500,000 for the fiscal year 
     2000 is authorized to be available for ``Ngawang Choephel 
     Exchange Programs'' (formerly known as educational and 
     cultural exchanges with Tibet) under section 103(a) of the 
     Human Rights, Refugee, and Other Foreign Relations Provisions 
     Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-319).
       (v) African exchanges.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under clause (i), $500,000 for the fiscal year 
     2000 is authorized to be available only for ``Educational and 
     Cultural Exchanges with Sub-Saharan Africa''.
       (3) Center for cultural and technical interchange between 
     east and west.--For the ``Center for Cultural and Technical 
     Interchange between East and West'', $17,500,000 for the 
     fiscal year 2000.
       (4) National endowment for democracy.--
       (A) Authorization of appropriations.--For the ``National 
     Endowment for Democracy'', $34,000,000 for the fiscal year 
     2000.
       (B) Limitation.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated by subparagraph (A), $2,000,000 for the fiscal 
     year 2000 is authorized to be appropriated only for a 
     fellowship program, to be known as the ``Reagan-Fascell 
     Democracy Fellows'', for democracy activists and scholars 
     from around the world at the International Forum for 
     Democratic Studies in Washington, D.C., to study, write, and 
     exchange views with other activists and scholars and with 
     Americans.
       (5) Dante b. fascell north-south center.--For ``Dante B. 
     Fascell North-South Center'' such sums as may be necessary 
     for the fiscal year 2000.

     SEC. 106. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL 
                   ORGANIZATIONS.

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

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     Secretary of State submits to the appropriate congressional 
     committees the certification described in subparagraph (B).
       (B) The certification referred to in subparagraph (A) is a 
     certification by the Secretary of State that the country 
     program of the UNFPA in the People's Republic of China--
       (i) focuses on improving the delivery of voluntary family 
     planning information and services;
       (ii) is designed in conformity with the human rights 
     principles affirmed at the International Conference on 
     Population and Development with the support of 180 nations 
     including the United States;
       (iii) is implemented only in counties in the People's 
     Republic of China where all quotas and targets for the 
     recruitment of program participants have been abolished and 
     the use of coercive measures has been eliminated;
       (iv) is carried out in consultation with, and under the 
     oversight and approval of, the UNFPA executive board, 
     including the United States representative;
       (v) is subject to regular independent monitoring to ensure 
     compliance with the principles of informed consent and 
     voluntary participation; and
       (vi) suspends operations in project counties found to be in 
     violation of program guidelines.
       (e) Availability of Funds.--Amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under subsection (a) are authorized to remain 
     available until expended.

     SEC. 107. GRANTS TO THE ASIA FOUNDATION.

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

               CHAPTER 2--BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS

     SEC. 121. INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING.

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

        TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

                 CHAPTER 1--AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

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

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

     SEC. 202. REPORT ON CUBAN DRUG TRAFFICKING.

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

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

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

     SEC. 204. ELIMINATION OF OBSOLETE REPORTS.

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

     SEC. 205. CONTINUATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

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

     SEC. 206. INTERNATIONAL ARMS SALES CODE OF CONDUCT.

       (a) Negotiations.--The Secretary of State shall attempt to 
     achieve the foreign policy goal of an international arms 
     sales code of conduct with all Wassenaar Arrangement 
     countries. The Secretary of State shall take the necessary 
     steps to begin negotiations with all Wassenaar Arrangement 
     countries within 120 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act. The purpose of such negotiations shall be to 
     conclude an agreement on restricting or prohibiting arms 
     transfers to countries that do not meet the criteria under 
     subsection (b).
       (b) Criteria.--The criteria referred to in subsection (a) 
     are as follows:
       (1) Promoting democracy.--Such government--

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

     SEC. 207. HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY FELLOWSHIPS.

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

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

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

     SEC. 209. REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL EXTRADITION.

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

     SEC. 210. EFFECTIVE REGULATION OF SATELLITE EXPORT 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Licensing Regime.--The Secretary of State shall 
     establish a regulatory regime for the licensing for export of 
     satellites, satellite technologies, components, and systems 
     which shall include preferential treatment and expedited 
     approval, as appropriate, of the licensing for export by 
     United States companies of satellites, satellite 
     technologies, components, and systems to NATO allies, major 
     non-NATO allies, and other friendly countries.
       (b) Financial and Personnel Resources.--The Secretary of 
     State, pursuant to the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999, shall obligate 
     expeditiously $2,000,000 of amounts appropriated under that 
     Act, above levels made available to the Office of Defense 
     Trade Controls for fiscal year 1998, to enable that office to 
     carry out its responsibilities.

               CHAPTER 2--CONSULAR AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

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

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

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

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

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

       ``(a) Conservation of Estates Abroad.--
       ``(1) Authority to act as conservator.--Pursuant to such 
     regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe, when a 
     United States citizen or national dies abroad, a consular 
     officer shall act as the provisional conservator of the 
     decedent's estate and, subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), 
     shall--
       ``(A) take possession of the personal effects within his 
     jurisdiction;
       ``(B) inventory and appraise the personal effects, sign the 
     inventory, and annex thereto a certificate as to the accuracy 
     of the inventory and appraised value of each article;
       ``(C) when appropriate, collect the debts due to the 
     decedent in the officer's jurisdiction and pay from the 
     estate the obligations owed there by the decedent;
       ``(D) sell or dispose of, as appropriate, all perishable 
     items of property;
       ``(E) sell, after reasonable public notice and notice to 
     such next of kin as can be ascertained with reasonable 
     diligence, such additional items of property as necessary to 
     provide funds sufficient to pay the decedent's debts and 
     property taxes in the country of death, funeral expenses, and 
     other expenses incident to the disposition of the estate;
       ``(F) at the end of one year from the date of death (or 
     after such additional period as may be required for final 
     settlement of the estate), if no claimant shall have 
     appeared, sell or dispose of the residue of the personal 
     estate, except as provided in subparagraph (G) below, in the 
     same manner as United States Government-owned foreign excess 
     property;
       ``(G) transmit to the United States, to the Secretary of 
     State, the proceeds of any sales along with any financial 
     instruments (including bonds, shares of stock, and notes of 
     indebtedness), jewelry, heirlooms, and other ticles of 
     obvious sentimental value, to be held in trust for the legal 
     claimant; and
       ``(H) in the event that the decedent's estate includes an 
     interest in real property located within the jurisdiction of 
     the officer

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

     SEC. 252. DUTIES OF CONSULAR OFFICERS.

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

     SEC. 253. MACHINE READABLE VISAS.

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

     SEC. 254. PROCESSING OF VISA APPLICATIONS.

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

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

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

     SEC. 256. FEES RELATING TO AFFIDAVITS OF SUPPORT.

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

                          CHAPTER 3--REFUGEES

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

       (a) In General.--None of the funds made available by this 
     Act or by section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee 
     Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)) shall be available 
     to effect the involuntary return by the United States of any 
     person to a country in which the person has a well-founded 
     fear of persecution on

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

     SEC. 272. HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS.

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

     SEC. 273. GUIDELINES FOR REFUGEE PROCESSING POSTS.

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

     SEC. 274. VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.

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

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

           CHAPTER 1--ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

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

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

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

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

            CHAPTER 2--PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

     SEC. 321. ESTABLISHMENT OF FOREIGN SERVICE STAR.

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

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

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

     SEC. 322. UNITED STATES CITIZENS HIRED ABROAD.

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

     SEC. 323. BORDER EQUALIZATION ADJUSTMENT.

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

     ``SEC. 414. BORDER EQUALIZATION ADJUSTMENT.

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

     SEC. 324. TREATMENT OF GRIEVANCE RECORDS.

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

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

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

     SEC. 326. EXTENSION OF OVERSEAS HIRING AUTHORITY.

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

     SEC. 327. MEDICAL EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE.

       Section 5927 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 5927. Advances of pay

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

     SEC. 328. FAMILIES OF DECEASED FOREIGN SERVICE PERSONNEL.

       Section 5922 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(f)(1) If an employee dies at post in a foreign area, a 
     transfer allowance under section 5924(2)(B) may be granted to 
     the spouse or dependents of such employee (or both) for the 
     purpose of providing for their return to the United States.
       ``(2) A transfer allowance under this subsection may not be 
     granted with respect to the spouse or a dependent of the 
     employee unless, at the time of death, such spouse or 
     dependent was residing--

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       ``(A) at the employee's post of assignment; or
       ``(B) at a place, outside the United States, for which a 
     separate maintenance allowance was being furnished under 
     section 5924(3).
       ``(3) The President may prescribe any regulations necessary 
     to carry out this subsection.''.

     SEC. 329. PARENTAL CHOICE IN EDUCATION.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

       (a) Designation of Ngawang Choephel Exchange Programs.--
     Section 103(a) of the Human Rights, Refugee, and Other 
     Foreign Relations Provisions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-319) 
     is amended by inserting after the first sentence the 
     following: ``Exchange programs under this subsection shall be 
     known as the `Ngawang Choephel Exchange Programs'.''.
       (b) Scholarships for Tibetans and Burmese.--Section 
     103(b)(1) of the Human Rights, Refugee, and Other Foreign 
     Relations Provisions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-319; 22 
     U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended by striking ``for the fiscal 
     year 1999'' and inserting ``for the fiscal year 2000''.

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

       Section 102 of the Human Rights, Refugee, and Other Foreign 
     Relations Provisions Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 2452 note) is 
     amended by striking ``Director'' and all that follows through 
     the period and inserting the following: ``Secretary of State, 
     with the assistance of the Under Secretary for Public 
     Diplomacy, shall--
       ``(1) include, as a substantial proportion of the 
     participants in such programs, nationals of such countries 
     who have demonstrated a commitment to freedom and democracy;
       ``(2) consult with human rights and democracy advocates 
     from such countries on the selection of participants and 
     grantees for such programs; and
       ``(3) select grantees for such programs only after a 
     competitive process in which proposals are solicited from 
     multiple applicants and in which important factors in the 
     selection of a grantee include the relative likelihood that 
     each of the competing applicants would be willing and able:
       ``(A) to identify and recruit as participants in the 
     program persons described in paragraph (1); and
       ``(B) in selecting participants who are associated with 
     governments or other institutions wielding power in countries 
     described in this section, to identify and recruit those most 
     likely to be open to freedom and democracy and to avoid 
     selecting those who are so firmly committed to the 
     suppression of freedom and democracy that their inclusion 
     could create an appearance that the United States condones 
     such suppression.''.

     SEC. 403. NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS OF GRANTS.

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

     SEC. 404. NATIONAL SECURITY MEASURES.

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


                      ``national security measures

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


             ``proliferation of weapons of mass destruction

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

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

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

     SEC. 406. ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.

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

      SEC. 407. INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITIONS.

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

     SEC. 408. ROYAL ULSTER CONSTABULARY.

       The Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to 
     ensure that members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) 
     are not participants in any program of educational or 
     cultural exchange or training through the National Academy 
     Program at Quantico, Virginia, under the auspices of the 
     Department of State or the Federal Bureau of Investigation of 
     the Department of Justice unless the President certifies that 
     complete, independent, credible and transparent 
     investigations of the murders of defense attorneys Rosemary 
     Nelson and Patrick Finucane have been initiated by the 
     Government of the United Kingdom and that the Government has 
     taken appropriate steps to protect defense attorneys against 
     RUC harassment in Northern Ireland, in which case the 
     President may permit any program, exchange, or training set 
     forth herein.

                  TITLE V--INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING

     SEC. 501. PERMANENT AUTHORIZATION FOR RADIO FREE ASIA.

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

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

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

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

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

         TITLE VI--INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMISSIONS

     SEC. 601. INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUPS.

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

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

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

     SEC. 603. INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION.

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

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

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

                     TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

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

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

     SEC. 702. RELATING TO CYPRUS.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:

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

  The CHAIRMAN. Before consideration of any other amendment, it shall 
be in order to consider the first amendment printed in part A of House 
Report 106-235 if offered by the gentleman from New York (Mr. Gilman) 
or his designee. That amendment shall be considered read, shall be 
debatable for 10 minutes, equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall 
not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
  If that amendment is adopted, the bill, as amended, shall be 
considered as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment.

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  No further amendment shall be in order except those printed in the 
report and amendments en bloc described in section 2 of House 
Resolution 247. Each amendment may be offered only in the order printed 
in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the 
report, shall be considered read, shall be debatable for the time 
specified in the report, equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment except as 
specified in the report, and shall not be subject to a demand for 
division of the question.
  It shall be in order at any time for the chairman of the Committee on 
International Relations or his designee to offer amendments en bloc 
consisting of amendments printed in part B of the report not earlier 
disposed of or germane modifications of any such amendment.
  The amendments en bloc shall be considered read, except that 
modifications shall be reported, shall be debatable for 20 minutes, 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
member, or their designees, shall not be subject to amendment and shall 
not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
  The original proponent of an amendment included in the amendments en 
bloc may insert a statement in the Congressional Record immediately 
before disposition of the amendments en bloc.
  The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may postpone a request for 
a recorded vote on any amendment and may reduce to a minimum of 5 
minutes the time for voting on any postponed question that immediately 
follows another vote, provided that the time for voting on the first 
question shall be a minimum of 15 minutes.


                 Amendment No. 1 Offered by Mr. Gilman

  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore (Mr. Pease). The Clerk will designate the 
amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Part A amendment No. 1 offered by Mr. Gilman:
       Page 4, after line 9, add the following (and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly):
         DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED PROVISIONS
       Page 12, line 4, before the period insert ``and for 
     returned or returning refugees, displaced persons, and other 
     victims of the humanitarian crisis within Kosovo''.
       Page 15, strike lines 1 through 16, and insert the 
     following:
       (4) National endowment for democracy.--For the ``National 
     Endowment for Democracy'', $32,000,000 for the fiscal year 
     2000.
       (5) Reagan-fascell democracy fellows.--For a fellowship 
     program, to be known as the ``Reagan-Fascell Democracy 
     Fellows'', for democracy activists and scholars from around 
     the world at the International Forum for Democratic Studies 
     in Washington, D.C., to study, write, and exchange views with 
     other activists and scholars and with Americans, $2,000,000 
     for the fiscal year 2000.
       Page 17, after line 14, insert the following:
       (5) UNICEF.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     under subsection (a), $110,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000 
     is authorized to be appropriated only for a United States 
     contribution to UNICEF.
       Page 21, line 25, strike ``such sums as may be necessary'' 
     and insert ``$15,000,000''.
       Page 56, strike line 16.
       Page 67, after line 22, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 332. PRESERVATION OF DIVERSITY IN REORGANIZATION.

       Section 1613(c) of the Foreign Affairs Reform and 
     Restructuring Act of 1998 (as enacted by division G of the 
     Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1999; Public Law 105-277) is amended in 
     the first sentence by striking ``changed.'' and inserting 
     ``changed, nor shall the relative positions of women and 
     minorities in the administrative structures of the agencies 
     subject to this section be adversely affected as a result of 
     such transfers.''.
       Page 68, strike line 21, and all that follows through line 
     4 on page 70 and insert the following:

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

       Section 102 of the Human Rights, Refugee, and Other Foreign 
     Relations Provisions Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 2452 note) is 
     amended by striking ``Director'' and all that follows through 
     the period and inserting the following: ``Secretary of State, 
     with the assistance of the Under Secretary for Public 
     Diplomacy, shall--
       ``(1) include, as a significant proportion of the 
     participants in such programs, nationals of such countries 
     who the Secretary has reason to believe are committed to 
     freedom and democracy;
       ``(2) consult with human rights and democracy advocates 
     from such countries on the inclusion of participants and 
     grantee organizations for such programs;
       ``(3) take all appropriate steps to ensure that inclusion 
     in such programs does not compromise the personal safety of 
     participants; and
       ``(4) select grantee organizations for such programs 
     through an open, competitive process in which proposals are 
     solicited from multiple applicants and in which important 
     factors inthe selection of a grantee include the relative 
     likelihood that each of the competing applicants would be 
     willing and able--
       ``(A) to recruit as participants in the program persons 
     described in paragraph (1); and
       ``(B) in selecting participants who are associated with 
     governments or other institutions wielding power in countries 
     described in this section, to recruit those most likely to be 
     open to an understanding of the principles of freedom and 
     democracy, and to avoid--
       ``(i) giving such governments inappropriate influence in 
     the selection process; and
       ``(ii) selecting those who are so firmly committed to the 
     suppression of freedom and democracy that their inclusion 
     could create an appearance that the United States condones 
     such suppression.''.
       Page 84, after line 16, add the following (and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly):
               DIVISION B--SECURITY ASSISTANCE PROVISIONS

     SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Security Assistance Act 
     of 1999''.
             TITLE XI--TRANSFERS OF EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES

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

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

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

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

     SEC. 1201. TERMINATION OF FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCED TRAINING.

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

     SEC. 1202. SALES OF EXCESS COAST GUARD PROPERTY.

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

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

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

     SEC. 1204. REPORTING OF OFFSET AGREEMENTS.

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

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

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

     SEC. 1206. EXPANDED PROHIBITION ON INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.

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

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

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

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

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

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

       (a) Items in the Korean Stockpile.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h), the President is 
     authorized to transfer to the Republic of Korea, in return 
     for concessions to be negotiated by the Secretary of Defense, 
     with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, any or all of 
     the items described in paragraph (2).
       (2) Covered items.--The items referred to in paragraph (1) 
     are munitions, equipment, and material such as tanks, trucks, 
     artillery, mortars, general purpose bombs, repair parts, 
     ammunition, barrier material, and ancillary equipment, if 
     such items are--
       (A) obsolete or surplus items;
       (B) in the inventory of the Department of Defense;
       (C) intended for use as reserve stocks for the Republic of 
     Korea; and
       (D) as of the date of enactment of this Act, located in a 
     stockpile in the Republic of Korea.
       (b) Items in the Thailand Stockpile.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h), the President is 
     authorized to transfer to Thailand, in return for concessions 
     to be negotiated by the Secretary of Defense, with the 
     concurrence of the Secretary of State, any or all of the 
     items in the WRS-T stockpile described in paragraph (2).
       (2) Covered items.--The items referred to in paragraph (1) 
     are munitions, equipment, and material such as tanks, trucks, 
     artillery, mortars, general purpose bombs, repair parts, 
     ammunition, barrier material, and ancillary equipment, if 
     such items are--
       (A) obsolete or surplus items;
       (B) in the inventory of the Department of Defense;
       (C) intended for use as reserve stocks for Thailand; and
       (D) as of the date of enactment of this Act, located in a 
     stockpile in Thailand.
       (c) Valuation of Concessions.--The value of concessions 
     negotiated pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) shall be at 
     least equal to the fair market value of the items 
     transferred. The concessions may include cash compensation, 
     services, waiver of charges otherwise payable by the United 
     States, and other items of value.
       (d) Prior Notifications of Proposed Transfers.--Not less 30 
     days before making a transfer under the authority of this 
     section, the President shall transmit to the chairmen of the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives a detailed notification of the proposed 
     transfer, which shall include an identification of the items 
     to be transferred and the concessions to be received.
       (e) Termination of Authority.--No transfer may be made 
     under the authority of this section more than three years 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.
    TITLE XIV--INTERNATIONAL ARMS SALES CODE OF CONDUCT ACT OF 1999

     SEC. 1401. SHORT TITLE.

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

     SEC. 1402. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The proliferation of conventional arms and conflicts 
     around the globe are multilateral problems. The only way to 
     effectively prevent rogue nations from acquiring conventional 
     weapons is through a multinational ``arms sales code of 
     conduct''.
       (2) Approximately 40,000,000 people, over 75 percent of 
     whom were civilians, died as a result of civil and 
     international wars fought with conventional weapons during 
     the 45 years of the cold war, demonstrating that conventional 
     weapons can in fact be weapons of mass destruction.
       (3) Conflict has actually increased in the post cold war 
     era.
       (4) It is in the national security and economic interests 
     of the United States to reduce dramatically the 
     $840,000,000,000 that all countries spend on armed forces 
     every year, $191,000,000,000 of which is spent by developing 
     countries, an amount equivalent to 4 times the total 
     bilateral and multilateral foreign assistance such countries 
     receive every year.
       (5) The Congress has the constitutional responsibility to 
     participate with the executive branch in decisions to provide 
     military assistance and arms transfers to a foreign

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     government, and in the formulation of a policy designed to 
     reduce dramatically the level of international 
     militarization.
       (6) A decision to provide military assistance and arms 
     transfers to a government that is undemocratic, does not 
     adequately protect human rights, or is currently engaged in 
     acts of armed aggression should require a higher level of 
     scrutiny than does a decision to provide such assistance and 
     arms transfers to a government to which these conditions do 
     not apply.

     SEC. 1403. INTERNATIONAL ARMS SALES CODE OF CONDUCT.

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

     SEC. 1501. WAIVER AUTHORITY.

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

     SEC. 1502. CONSULTATION.

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

     SEC. 1503. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

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

     SEC. 1504. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.

       In this title, the term ``appropriate congressional 
     committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on International Relations and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; 
     and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate.
   TITLE XVI--TRANSFER OF NAVAL VESSELS TO CERTAIN FOREIGN COUNTRIES

     SEC. 1601. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER NAVAL VESSELS.

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

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

       The value of a vessel transferred to another country on a 
     grant basis under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j) pursuant to authority provided

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     by section 1601 shall not be counted for the purposes of 
     section 516(g) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 in the 
     aggregate value of excess defense articles transferred to 
     countries under that section in any fiscal year.

     SEC. 1603. COSTS OF TRANSFERS.

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

     SEC. 1604. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.

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

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

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

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

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

     SEC. 1701. ANNUAL MILITARY ASSISTANCE REPORTS.

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

     SEC. 1702. PUBLICATION OF ARMS SALES CERTIFICATIONS.

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

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

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

     SEC. 1704. ENFORCEMENT OF ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

       To the extent that the President exercises the authorities 
     of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to carry 
     out the provisions of the Export Administration Act of 1979 
     in order to continue in full force and effect the export 
     control system maintained by the Export Administration 
     regulations issued under that Act, including regulations 
     issued under section 8 of that Act, the following shall 
     apply:
       (1) The penalties for violations of the regulations 
     continued pursuant to the International Emergency Economic 
     Powers Act shall be the same as the penalties for violations 
     under section 11 of the Export Administration Act of 1979, as 
     if that section were amended--
       (A) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     whoever knowingly violates

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

  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 247, the 
gentleman from New York (Mr. Gilman) and a Member opposed each will 
control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New York (Mr. Gilman).
  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, this is a bipartisan, noncontroversial amendment put 
together in conjunction with the ranking minority member on the 
Committee on International Relations, the gentleman from Connecticut 
(Mr. Gejdenson), and the ranking minority member on the subcommittee on 
international operations and human rights, the gentlewoman from Georgia 
(Ms. McKinney).
  This amendment makes technical corrections. It provides $110 million 
for the U.S. contribution to the U.N. Children's fund, UNICEF. It 
authorizes $15 million for a grant to the Asia Foundation. It amends 
the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 to provide 
that personnel transfers from the agencies being consolidated into the 
State Department shall not adversely affect the relative positions of 
women and minorities.
  This amendment also modifies section 402 of H.R. 2415 which requires 
the inclusion of persons committed to democracy in U.S. international 
exchange programs.
  The amendment also requires periodic reports on the investigation 
into the March 1997 grenade attack in Cambodia that killed 17 democracy 
activists.
  Finally, the amendment adds a new division B, the Security Assistance 
Act of 1999. This provision is identical to H.R. 973 which passed the 
House under suspension of the rules on June 15, 1999. It modifies 
authorities with respect to the provision of security assistance. These 
provisions address the transfer of excess defense articles, the foreign 
military sales program, new reporting requirements for offset 
agreements associated with arms transfers, and ensuring the Department 
of Defense charges foreign customers for the administrative costs of 
processing leases.
  Accordingly, I urge Members to support this bipartisan amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GEJDENSON. Mr. Chairman, while not in opposition, I ask unanimous 
consent to have the time allotted in opposition.
  The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from 
Connecticut?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. GEJDENSON. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume. I join the chairman in supporting this en bloc amendment.
  There are a number of important provisions here. One that I am 
particularly interested in, of course, is the multilateral code of 
conduct to get this administration to take a lead in establishing some 
controls on arms proliferation. The world is not made safer when 
particularly poor, impoverished countries are entered into arms races 
time and time again, increasing the volatility and diverting important 
resources from the needs of their own people and feeding and educating 
them. So I think that is a particularly important amendment.
  I also think the waiver authority of the Glenn amendment sanctions is 
particularly important. India and Pakistan are two important countries. 
We have to figure out a way to deal with this problem and we have to 
find a way to engage particularly the Indians, the world's most 
populous democracy.
  The increased penalties in the Export Administration Act of 1979 are 
important. Some of these fines are so antiquated that it is frankly 
cheaper for many companies to take the fines even if they know they are 
violating the rules then under the present regime. Increasing these 
fines will make at least the fines be a deterrent.
  This amendment is an important amendment. There are a number of other 
critical provisions in this bill. I join with the chairman for its 
passage.
  Ms. SANCHEZ. Mr. Chairman, I rise today to express my strong support 
for Section 274 of ``The State Department Authorization Act''.
  This section seeks to resolve the serious problems in our refugee 
programs in Vietnam. Serious problems that many of my constituents face 
on a daily basis.
  In my hand I hold copies of hundreds of unresolved constituent cases. 
My constituents are facing situations which none of us in this chamber 
would ever want to face.
  Many refugees resettled in Orange County without their children and 
have not been able to re-unite with their loved ones because the INS 
refuses to reconsider their cases.
  This section would correct this situation. This section also calls 
for the retention of the JVA as an advocate for refugees.
  As many of you know, this organization has been most helpful in 
helping applications in Viet Nam overcome the communist bureaucracy and 
rampant corruption.
  I recently traveled to Viet Nam and met with U.S. consular officials 
and Immigration and Naturalization Service personnel who participate in 
the refugee programs. I discussed with them the problems many 
individuals face including: bribery, corruption and extortion. I 
expressed to them my support of the recommendations offered in Section 
274.
  I urge my colleagues to support this effort and vote ``yes'' on 
Section 274.
  Mr. ROEMER. Mr. Chairman, I rise to express my support for a 
provision in this bill of great importance to the future of U.S. public 
diplomacy. This legislation reestablishes the U.S. Advisory Commission 
on Public Diplomacy, an important bipartisan, advisory and oversight 
committee responsible for the promotion and improvement of U.S. 
international information and exchange programs.
  In particular, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the 
gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Chris Smith), the chairman of the 
Subcommittee on International Organizations and Human Rights for his 
support and hard work to reestablish the advisory commission. I also 
thank the other Members of the Committee for their continued support 
and recognition that public diplomacy is an integral component of our 
foreign policy objectives.
  Mr. Chairman, the Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, which is 
currently part of the U.S. Information Agency--is bipartisan and 
presidentially-appointed, with the consent of the U.S. Senate. Its 
membership has included distinguished Americans like Father Ted 
Hesburgh, George Gallup, William F. Buckley, Frank Stanton and James 
Michener, who have all served without compensation save travel 
reimbursements.
  Before USIA was created and when the overseas information and 
cultural programs were still located in the State Department, Congress 
decided in the Smith-Mundt Act that distinguished Americans be asked to 
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State and the Congress in the best development of public relations 
programs in the foreign relations of the United States .'' I strongly 
believe this policy remains relevant today more than ever.
  Currently, the advisory commission has a budget of less than $500,000 
and it has returned an average of $75,000 to the taxpayers in each of 
the last three years. Certainly, American taxpayers are getting their 
money's worth. For more than 50 years, the advisory commission and its 
predecessor bodies have issued several intelligent and thoughtful 
reports in which relevant public diplomacy issues have been examined 
and recommendations delivered to the American public, the Congress and 
the U.S. Information Agency, which will be merged into the Department 
of State later this year.
  For example, the advisory commission helped USIA expand its research 
and program evaluation to target information to women's and labor 
groups abroad during the 1960s and 1970s. Furthermore, it helped 
improve Voice of America programming and signal delivery, in addition 
to direct broadcast satellite research. Without question, the advisory 
commission's contributions in these areas have gone a long way to help 
the United States communicate its message to the rest of the world 
regarding democracy, human rights, free market principles, as well as 
other traditional American values.
  In the 1980s, the commission broke new ground when it released a 
special report entitled ``Terrorism and Security: The Challenge for 
Public Diplomacy,'' which recommended ways to make the difficult and 
dedicate balance between the need to protect our diplomats and overseas 
installations and the need to reach out to overseas publics. It has 
done so again in the 1990s by focusing on a new diplomacy for the 
information age.
  Mr. Chairman, our country enjoys a considerable ``edge'' in public 
diplomacy, both in reaching publics through advanced technology and in 
communicating our message of democracy, human rights, free markets as 
well as ethnic and cultural diversity. Clearly, it is to our advantage 
to use that edge. In the post-Cold war era of instant global journalism 
and people power, foreign public opinion is critical to the success of 
American foreign policy initiatives. The advisory commission's reports 
illustrate how the increase in global communications and technology 
makes foreign publics far more important than ever and why we should 
use our advanced skills in these areas to inform, understand and 
influence those foreign publics.
  For instance, last year's report--entitled ``A New Diplomacy for the 
Information Age''--explains how Saddam Hussein used public diplomacy to 
his advantage when he shifted the focus of the world media from his 
arsenal of weapons of mass destruction to the tragic suffering of Iraqi 
children, a campaign that did nothing to help the United States build 
the same coalition in 1998 as assembled against Saddam's sinister 
regime in 1991. The advisory commission's report, which can be accessed 
via USIA's web page, also includes intelligent and thoughtful 
recommendations on how to deal with such problems in the future. I 
believe this represents one of the most important advisory functions of 
the commission, and I encourage my colleagues to read the report.
  Mr. Chairman, the new State Department we have created since enacting 
the reorganization bill last year must be a responsive and flexible 
diplomatic institution that can deal as effectively with foreign 
publics as with foreign governments. We need the insight and experience 
of the advisory commission to make this transition successful and to 
achieve our foreign policy goals. In this age of information and 
democracy, of globalized free markets and the Internet, foreign publics 
are far more important than ever. As we are developing a new diplomacy 
for the 21st Century, the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy 
is of even greater constructive value to the Congress and the 
Administration.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Chairman, I want to thank the gentleman for his 
supporting remarks and for his working with the majority in trying to 
work out this amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from New York (Mr. Gilman).
  The amendment was agreed to.
  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Chairman, I move that the Committee do now rise.
  The motion was agreed to.
  Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. 
Pease) having assumed the chair, Mr. Kolbe, Chairman of the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, reported that that 
Committee, having had under consideration the bill (H.R. 2415) to 
enhance security of United States missions and personnel overseas, to 
authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal year 
2000, and for other purposes, had come to no resolution thereon.

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