[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 20]
[House]
[Pages 28595-28626]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



      FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2000

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, 
I call up House Resolution 362 and ask for its immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                              H. Res. 362

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order without intervention of any point of order 
     to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 3196) making 
     appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
     related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2000, and for other purposes. The bill shall be considered as 
     read for amendment. The previous question shall be considered 
     as ordered on the bill and any amendment thereto to final 
     passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of 
     debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations; 
     (2) the amendment printed in the report of the Committee on 
     Rules accompanying this resolution, if offered by 
     Representative Young of Florida or his designee, which shall 
     be in order without intervention of any point of order or 
     demand for division of the question, shall be considered as 
     read, and shall be separately debatable for the time 
     specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the 
     proponent and an opponent; and (3) one motion to recommit 
     with or without instructions.
       Sec. 2. House Resolution 359 is laid on the table.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Florida (Mr. Diaz-Balart) 
is recognized for 1 hour.
  Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Speaker, for purposes of debate only, I yield 30 
minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Hall), pending which I yield 
myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this 
resolution, all time yielded is for purposes of debate only.
  Mr. Speaker, House Resolution 362 is a structured rule providing for 
the consideration of H.R. 3196, the foreign operations appropriations 
bill for fiscal year 2000. The bill provides for 1 hour of debate in 
the House, equally divided between the chairman and the ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations.
  The rule provides that the bill shall be considered as having been 
read for amendment. Further, the rule provides that the amendment 
printed in the Committee on Rules report, if offered by the gentleman 
from Florida (Mr.

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Young) or his designee shall be in order without intervention of any 
point of order or demand for a division of the question.
  The amendment shall be considered as read, shall be separately 
debatable for the time specified in the report, which is 20 minutes, 
with time equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent.
  Also, the rule provides for one motion to recommit, with or without 
instructions. Finally, the rule provides that House Resolution 359 is 
laid on the table.
  Mr. Speaker, the President vetoed H.R. 2606 on October 18. Since that 
time, very serious negotiations have taken place between the Congress 
and the administration to address the concerns raised in the 
President's veto message.
  The bill which this rule brings forth, H.R. 3196, is very similar to 
the conference agreement on H.R. 2606, with some provisions added to 
make this bill one that can pass both the House, the Senate, and be 
signed by the President.
  The main difference between today's bill and the vetoed bill are 
modifications of legislative language or earmarked funding within 
accounts. The rule allows for an amendment to be offered by the 
gentleman from Florida (Chairman Young) or his designee which would 
fully fund, for example, the Wye River Accord, the President's request 
for the Wye River Accord, which is extremely important and which will 
go very far in assuring the security of Israel, by providing $1.8 
billion approximately for that purpose.
  I want to thank the gentleman from Florida (Chairman Young), the 
gentleman from Alabama (Chairman Callahan), the ranking member, the 
gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Obey), and the ranking member, the 
gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi), and all of the Members who 
are working so hard in this issue. They are working in such good faith, 
and really in an admirable way. I want to congratulate them and urge my 
colleagues to adopt both the rule and the underlying bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, this is what we would call a restrictive rule. It will 
allow consideration of H.R. 3196, which is a bill that makes 
appropriations for foreign aid and export assistance in fiscal year 
2000.
  As my colleague, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Diaz-Balart) has 
explained, this rule provides for 1 hour of general debate, to be 
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on Appropriations. This is the second foreign operations 
appropriation that the House is considering because the first was 
vetoed.

                              {time}  0915

  This bill makes a number of positive changes from the first bill. The 
rule for the bill is highly restrictive and it will not allow Members 
to offer floor amendments to improve the bill, except for one amendment 
by the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Young), the chairman of the 
Committee on Appropriations.
  The new bill, with the Young amendment, fully funds the President's 
request to implement the Wye River Agreement between Israel, Jordan and 
the Palestinian Authority. This will help, we think, bring peace to the 
Middle East.
  The amended bill provides an additional $150 million to the 
International Development Association of the World Bank. This offers 
interest-free, long-term loans to the world's poorest countries. The 
amended bill also includes $10 million more than the original bill for 
the Peace Corps, and while the resulting total is still less than the 
President's request it is a welcome improvement for this most important 
tool of American diplomacy.
  The bill also restores $90 million for bilateral debt relief. The 41 
most indebted poor countries in the world owe a total of about $220 
billion to foreign governments, such as the United States and to 
multilateral agencies such as the World Bank.
  In some countries, the debt is staggering. For example, in Nicaragua, 
the debt for every man, woman and child is $2,000, in a country where 
the average yearly income is only $390.
  This crushing debt is diverting valuable resources from health care, 
education and basic living conditions, and without debt relief many of 
these countries will be permanently locked into hopeless poverty.
  Debt relief is the humane moral course. However, it is also in our 
own self-interest. Wiping out the debt can improve world stability and 
maintains incentives to protect the environment and to increase markets 
for U.S. products.
  Debt relief is supported by a broad coalition of religious, 
humanitarian and civic organizations. Unfortunately, this revised bill 
does not provide a U.S. contribution to the highly indebted poor 
countries initiative trust fund. We need to support this fund if we 
want to provide more complete debt relief.
  Mr. Speaker, while not perfect, the bill we are about to take up does 
contain welcome improvements to the version the President vetoed, and 
though the rule was overly restrictive I understand the need to move 
forward quickly and pass this important bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield 6 minutes to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. 
Obey), the ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Hall) for 
yielding me the time.
  Mr. Speaker, let me say that the bill that we are considering today 
is a far more responsible vehicle than the bill that the President 
vetoed just a few days ago. When the President vetoed that legislation, 
he indicated that he felt that it represented an absolutely inadequate 
response to both our international responsibilities and our national 
interests, and he asked that a number of actions be taken that would 
significantly improve the bill. To a significant degree they have in 
this bill, with the addition of the amendment that will be offered by 
my good friend, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Young), the chairman of 
the Committee on Appropriations.
  First and foremost, when this bill left the House and the Senate and 
when it was vetoed by the President, it had no funding for the Middle 
East Wye Accords. The President had indicated he would not sign a bill 
until the Wye funding was included. We felt that since Israel had met 
its commitments under the Wye agreement, the United States ought to 
meet our commitments. This bill will do that, and I think the President 
is delighted with it. I know I am.
  I think that people on both sides of the aisle who care about the 
United States meeting our responsibilities in that very sensitive 
region of the world will recognize that this is a very good investment 
for America, because it will help move the peace process forward in 
that region to a final resolution.
  In addition to that, there is $799 million in additional funding for 
various accounts in the bill that had not been present initially. There 
is increased funding to deal with the threat reduction problem 
associated with nuclear weapons in the former Soviet Union. That is a 
very important addition, a welcome addition.
  We cannot just recognize our responsibilities in the Middle East. We 
also need to recognize the treacherous issues that still remain between 
us and the former Soviet Union, and this will help do that.
  In addition, we have obviously both interests and responsibilities in 
our own hemisphere. What this proposal will do is to increase our 
responsiveness on both of those matters by providing additional funding 
for the community adjustment investment program at the NAD Bank, which 
will help stabilize conditions on our borders between the United States 
and our southern neighbors.
  In addition, there is, as has been indicated by the gentleman from 
Ohio (Mr. Hall), significant funding for bilateral African debt 
reduction. That is a moral imperative and it is very much in the 
interest of the United States, and what it really does is simply 
recognize the uncollectability of these debts.

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  I should point out that in two previous administrations, in the 
Reagan administration and the Bush administration, 35 times this amount 
of debt was forgiven, for Poland, for Israel, for Eastern Europe, for 
Egypt.
  What this does is to provide the same actions for the most destitute 
countries, and we think that is a useful addition.
  In addition, there is additional funding for the economic support 
fund, which the President insisted on getting, and he was right to do 
that.
  So I think this bill is a much more constructive response than we had 
with the original bill.
  We still have some problems, however, that have to be faced squarely. 
There are a number of drafting errors in the bill which are going to 
have to be corrected as this bill moves to the Senate. I also think 
there is at least one significant misunderstanding between the parties 
on an issue that has to be cleared up, and in addition to that the 
administration still is going to pursue, as we move this bill to the 
Senate and to conference, they are still going to pursue an effort to 
also include multilateral debt relief authority because if we do not do 
that we would be in the anomalous position of having American taxpayers 
finance debt relief for Africa without using our ability to leverage 
other countries in the world to do the same thing.
  That would not be a wise decision if we are interested in seeing to 
it that we have rational burden-sharing between the American taxpayer 
and the taxpayers of other countries.
  Dealing with our share of that debt write-down, which is about 3 
percent, we do not want to lose the opportunity to leverage the other 
part of the world in meeting its responsibility for 97 percent of the 
action that needs to be taken. So in that sense, this bill is still 
short-sighted and needs to be corrected as we move through the process.
  I hope that we will be able to do that by assuring that what 
multilateral debt write-down does take place, takes place on the basis 
of standards defined by the United States Congress and not by the IMF.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Obey), 
the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi), the gentleman from 
Florida (Mr. Young), the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Callahan), and the 
White House for working out this compromise. It is not a perfect bill. 
None of our legislation is perfect, but this is a start in the right 
direction, and it is a much, much improved bill over even the bill that 
we were contemplating on voting on yesterday.
  I think that as a Member of Congress, all of us have an obligation to 
educate our constituency about foreign assistance. A recent poll that I 
saw stated that most people in this country believe that out of the 
total Federal budget, somewhere between 22 and 28 percent of that 
budget goes for foreign assistance. The fact is, that is not true. The 
gentleman knows that, we know that, but somewhere along the line we 
need to educate our constituents and tell them that the foreign aid 
budget that we are really talking about today is like one-half of 1 
percent of the total budget.
  This is an improvement and certainly has our support, most of our 
support over here, and it is a good compromise. There is only one other 
thing to do, I think, on foreign assistance. It is not part of this 
legislation but it is a part of the priority package. Hopefully in 
another piece of legislation we will be able to pay our U.N. arrears. 
It is the just thing to do and the right thing to do. I urge the 
passage of this rule and the bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to 
the gentleman from California (Mr. Dreier), my chairman, the chairman 
of the Committee on Rules.
  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend, the gentleman from 
Florida (Mr. Diaz-Balart) for yielding me this time.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to say that contrary to arguments that have 
been made by people on the other side of the aisle, I am a Republican 
who stands here very proud to be an internationalist. I am an 
internationalist in what I consider to be the new millennium view of 
that.
  I think that we have seen democratic expansion take place, with a 
small ``d,'' throughout the world, and we have to, as the world's only 
complete superpower, militarily, economically and geopolitically, we 
have to step up to the plate and take on our responsibility in doing 
that.
  There is a lot of controversy that surrounds the issue of foreign 
aid. As my friend, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Hall) has just pointed 
out, the American people think that a quarter of the Federal budget 
goes towards foreign aid when we know that, in fact, it is minuscule 
and, in fact, in many ways it provides tremendous benefits right here 
at home in the United States, and we need to understand that.
  So let me say that this is, I believe, a great example of the clash 
of ideas, and where there has been disagreement and ultimately we have 
come to bipartisan agreement, there are issues with which I am not in 
total agreement, I join the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Hall) in saying 
that I hope we will be able to pay our U.N. arrears. I think that is an 
important priority that we should establish.
  I also want to say that I am happy we were able to work out the Wye 
River Accord monies, and I believe that we can address some of the 
remaining concerns that will come before us on the debt question that 
my friend, the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Obey), has raised.
  So I think that we have not a perfect measure but we have one which 
demonstrates that bipartisanship can work, and I am very proud of the 
fact that even though we went very late into the night that we are 
here, and I hope my colleagues will support this rule which calls for a 
bill that, as has been said, was an improvement over what we had and it 
allows for 20 minutes of debate on this very important Young amendment 
that will be offered.
  With that, I urge my colleagues to support this measure.
  Mr. WELLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this rule and I also 
support the amendment by Mr. Young to fully fund the Wye aid package 
for Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinians.
  The United States has an obligation to support our very loyal and 
only democratic ally in the Middle East, Israel. We have a key 
responsibility to work toward long term security for Israel and the 
Middle East. The United States and Israel have a special relationship. 
Israel embodies the values and ideals of America and Americans. The 
democratic values and interests are shared by both democracies.
  Peace in the Middle East is an issue which is personally important to 
me. I have traveled to Israel 3 times in my Congressional career. I 
have monitored Palestinian elections with Jimmy Carter and have been 
honored to serve as co-chair of the House Republican Israel Caucus for 
two sessions.
  By fully funding the Wye aid package, the United States will be doing 
it's part to promote stability in the Middle East. Israel is fully 
implementing the Wye River Agreement and will begin final talks with 
the Palestinians shortly. Israel is taking real risks for peace, and 
with the challenges that it will face in the coming weeks they must 
know that America stands with them.
  Mr. Young's amendment would have no net impact on the deficit in FY 
2000. The outlays are offset by a reduction of $407 million in early 
disbursal for Israel's regular military assistance.
  Congress can play a vital role in demonstrating America's commitment 
to Israel and to peace in the Middle East. With this legislation, we 
will be giving Israel the resources it needs to achieve its long 
deserved peace.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to fully support the foreign 
Operations Appropriations Act and vote ``yes'' on the amendment to 
fully fund the Wye aid package.
  Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Speaker, I also support the rule and urge my 
colleagues to vote for it.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time, and I move the 
previous question on the resolution.
  The previous question was ordered.
  The resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 362, 
the rule just adopted, I call up the bill (H.R. 3196) making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other 
purposes, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Pease). Pursuant to House Resolution 
362, the bill is considered read for amendment.
  The text of H.R. 3196 is as follows:

                               H.R. 3196

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 
     following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the 
     Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes, namely:

               TITLE I--EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE


                export-import bank of the united states

       The Export-Import Bank of the United States is authorized 
     to make such expenditures within the limits of funds and 
     borrowing authority available to such corporation, and in 
     accordance with law, and to make such contracts and 
     commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as 
     provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control 
     Act, as may be necessary in carrying out the program for the 
     current fiscal year for such corporation: Provided, That none 
     of the funds available during the current fiscal year may be 
     used to make expenditures, contracts, or commitments for the 
     export of nuclear equipment, fuel, or technology to any 
     country other than a nuclear-weapon state as defined in 
     Article IX of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear 
     Weapons eligible to receive economic or military assistance 
     under this Act that has detonated a nuclear explosive after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.


                         subsidy appropriation

       For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, insurance, 
     and tied-aid grants as authorized by section 10 of the 
     Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended, $759,000,000 to 
     remain available until September 30, 2003: Provided, That 
     such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall 
     be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
     of 1974: Provided further, That such sums shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2018 for the disbursement of 
     direct loans, loan guarantees, insurance and tied-aid grants 
     obligated in fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003: 
     Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated by this 
     Act or any prior Act appropriating funds for foreign 
     operations, export financing, or related programs for tied-
     aid credits or grants may be used for any other purpose 
     except through the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds 
     appropriated by this paragraph are made available 
     notwithstanding section 2(b)(2) of the Export Import Bank Act 
     of 1945, in connection with the purchase or lease of any 
     product by any East European country, any Baltic State or any 
     agency or national thereof: Provided further, Public Law 106-
     46 is amended by striking ``November 5, 1999'' and inserting 
     ``March 1, 2000''.


                        administrative expenses

       For administrative expenses to carry out the direct and 
     guaranteed loan and insurance programs (to be computed on an 
     accrual basis), including hire of passenger motor vehicles 
     and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to 
     exceed $25,000 for official reception and representation 
     expenses for members of the Board of Directors, $55,000,000: 
     Provided, That necessary expenses (including special services 
     performed on a contract or fee basis, but not including other 
     personal services) in connection with the collection of 
     moneys owed the Export-Import Bank, repossession or sale of 
     pledged collateral or other assets acquired by the Export-
     Import Bank in satisfaction of moneys owed the Export-Import 
     Bank, or the investigation or appraisal of any property, or 
     the evaluation of the legal or technical aspects of any 
     transaction for which an application for a loan, guarantee or 
     insurance commitment has been made, shall be considered 
     nonadministrative expenses for the purposes of this heading: 
     Provided further, That, notwithstanding subsection (b) of 
     section 117 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1992, subsection 
     (a) thereof shall remain in effect until October 1, 2000.


                overseas private investment corporation

                           noncredit account

       The Overseas Private Investment Corporation is authorized 
     to make, without regard to fiscal year limitations, as 
     provided by 31 U.S.C. 9104, such expenditures and commitments 
     within the limits of funds available to it and in accordance 
     with law as may be necessary: Provided, That the amount 
     available for administrative expenses to carry out the credit 
     and insurance programs (including an amount for official 
     reception and representation expenses which shall not exceed 
     $35,000) shall not exceed $35,000,000: Provided further, That 
     project-specific transaction costs, including direct and 
     indirect costs incurred in claims settlements, and other 
     direct costs associated with services provided to specific 
     investors or potential investors pursuant to section 234 of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, shall not be considered 
     administrative expenses for the purposes of this heading.


                            program account

       For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, $24,000,000, 
     as authorized by section 234 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to be derived by transfer from the Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation noncredit account: Provided, That such 
     costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be 
     as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974: Provided further, That such sums shall be available for 
     direct loan obligations and loan guaranty commitments 
     incurred or made during fiscal years 2000 and 2001: Provided 
     further, That such sums shall remain available through fiscal 
     year 2008 for the disbursement of direct and guaranteed loans 
     obligated in fiscal year 2000, and through fiscal year 2009 
     for the disbursement of direct and guaranteed loans obligated 
     in fiscal year 2001: Provided further, That in addition, such 
     sums as may be necessary for administrative expenses to carry 
     out the credit program may be derived from amounts available 
     for administrative expenses to carry out the credit and 
     insurance programs in the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation Noncredit Account and merged with said account: 
     Provided further, That funds made available under this 
     heading or in prior appropriations Acts that are available 
     for the cost of financing under section 234 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, shall be available for purposes of 
     section 234(g) of such Act, to remain available until 
     expended.

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                      trade and development agency

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $44,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001: 
     Provided, That the Trade and Development Agency may receive 
     reimbursements from corporations and other entities for the 
     costs of grants for feasibility studies and other project 
     planning services, to be deposited as an offsetting 
     collection to this account and to be available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2001, for necessary expenses under this 
     paragraph: Provided further, That such reimbursements shall 
     not cover, or be allocated against, direct or indirect 
     administrative costs of the agency.

                TITLE II--BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

       For expenses necessary to enable the President to carry out 
     the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for 
     other purposes, to remain available until September 30, 2000, 
     unless otherwise specified herein, as follows:


                  agency for international development

                child survival and disease programs fund

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     chapters 1 and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, for child survival, basic education, assistance to 
     combat tropical and other diseases, and related activities, 
     in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, 
     $715,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That this amount shall be made available for such activities 
     as: (1) immunization programs; (2) oral rehydration programs; 
     (3) health and nutrition programs, and related education 
     programs, which address the needs of mothers and children; 
     (4) water and sanitation programs; (5) assistance for 
     displaced and orphaned children; (6) programs for the 
     prevention, treatment, and control of, and research on, 
     tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, polio, malaria and other diseases; 
     and (7) up to $98,000,000 for basic education programs for 
     children: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading may be made available for 
     nonproject assistance for health and child survival programs, 
     except that funds may be made available for such assistance 
     for ongoing health programs: Provided further, That 
     $35,000,000 shall be available only for the HIV/AIDS programs 
     requested under this heading in House Document 106-101.


                         development assistance

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     sections 103 through 106, and chapter 10 of part I of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, title V of the International 
     Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1980 (Public Law 
     96-533) and the provisions of section 401 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1969, $1,228,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2001: Provided, That of the amount 
     appropriated under this heading, up to $5,000,000 may be made 
     available for and apportioned directly to the Inter-American 
     Foundation: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated 
     under this heading, up to $14,400,000 may be made available 
     for the African Development Foundation and shall be 
     apportioned directly to that agency: Provided further, That 
     none of the funds made

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     available in this Act nor any unobligated balances from prior 
     appropriations may be made available to any organization or 
     program which, as determined by the President of the United 
     States, supports or participates in the management of a 
     program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization: 
     Provided further, That none of the funds made available under 
     this heading may be used to pay for the performance of 
     abortion as a method of family planning or to motivate or 
     coerce any person to practice abortions; and that in order to 
     reduce reliance on abortion in developing nations, funds 
     shall be available only to voluntary family planning projects 
     which offer, either directly or through referral to, or 
     information about access to, a broad range of family planning 
     methods and services, and that any such voluntary family 
     planning project shall meet the following requirements: (1) 
     service providers or referral agents in the project shall not 
     implement or be subject to quotas, or other numerical 
     targets, of total number of births, number of family planning 
     acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of family 
     planning (this provision shall not be construed to include 
     the use of quantitative estimates or indicators for budgeting 
     and planning purposes); (2) the project shall not include 
     payment of incentives, bribes, gratuities, or financial 
     reward to: (A) an individual in exchange for becoming a 
     family planning acceptor; or (B) program personnel for 
     achieving a numerical target or quota of total number of 
     births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors of 
     a particular method of family planning; (3) the project shall 
     not deny any right or benefit, including the right of access 
     to participate in any program of general welfare or the right 
     of access to health care, as a consequence of any 
     individual's decision not to accept family planning services; 
     (4) the project shall provide family planning acceptors 
     comprehensible information on the health benefits and risks 
     of the method chosen, including those conditions that might 
     render the use of the method inadvisable and those adverse 
     side effects known to be consequent to the use of the method; 
     and (5) the project shall ensure that experimental 
     contraceptive drugs and devices and medical procedures are 
     provided only in the context of a scientific study in which 
     participants are advised of potential risks and benefits; 
     and, not less than 60 days after the date on which the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development determines that there has been a violation of the 
     requirements contained in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (5) of 
     this proviso, or a pattern or practice of violations of the 
     requirements contained in paragraph (4) of this proviso, the 
     Administrator shall submit to the Committee on International 
     Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and to the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
     the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, a report 
     containing a description of such violation and the corrective 
     action taken by the Agency: Provided further, That in 
     awarding grants for natural family planning under section 104 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 no applicant shall be 
     discriminated against because of such applicant's religious 
     or conscientious commitment to offer only natural family 
     planning; and, additionally, all such applicants shall comply 
     with the requirements of the previous proviso: Provided 
     further, That for purposes of this or any other Act 
     authorizing or appropriating funds for foreign operations, 
     export financing, and related programs, the term 
     ``motivate'', as it relates to family planning assistance, 
     shall not be construed to prohibit the provision, consistent 
     with local law, of information or counseling about all 
     pregnancy options: Provided further, That nothing in this 
     paragraph shall be construed to alter any existing statutory 
     prohibitions against abortion under section 104 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding section 109 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, of the funds appropriated under this heading in this 
     Act, and of the unobligated balances of funds previously 
     appropriated under this heading, $2,500,000 may be 
     transferred to ``International Organizations and Programs'' 
     for a contribution to the International Fund for Agricultural 
     Development (IFAD): Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading may be made available for any 
     activity which is in contravention to the Convention on 
     International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna 
     (CITES): Provided further, That of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading that are made available for assistance 
     programs for displaced and orphaned children and victims of 
     war, not to exceed $25,000, in addition to funds otherwise 
     available for such purposes, may be used to monitor and 
     provide oversight of such programs: Provided further, That of 
     the funds appropriated under this heading not less than 
     $500,000 should be made available for support of the United 
     States Telecommunications Training Institute: Provided 
     further, That, of the funds appropriated by this Act for the 
     Microenterprise Initiative (including any local currencies 
     made available for the purposes of the Initiative), not less 
     than one-half should be made available for programs providing 
     loans of less than $300 to very poor people, particularly 
     women, or for institutional support of organizations 
     primarily engaged in making such loans.


                                 cyprus

       Of the funds appropriated under the headings ``Development 
     Assistance'' and ``Economic Support Fund'', not less than 
     $15,000,000 shall be made available for Cyprus to be used 
     only for scholarships, administrative support of the 
     scholarship program, bicommunal projects, and measures aimed 
     at reunification of the island and designed to reduce 
     tensions and promote peace and cooperation between the two 
     communities on Cyprus.


                                lebanon

       Of the funds appropriated under the headings ``Development 
     Assistance'' and ``Economic Support Fund'', not less than 
     $15,000,000 should be made available for Lebanon to be used, 
     among other programs, for scholarships and direct support of 
     the American educational institutions in Lebanon.


                                 burma

       Of the funds appropriated under the headings ``Economic 
     Support Fund'' and ``Development Assistance'', not less than 
     $6,500,000 shall be made available to support democracy 
     activities in Burma, democracy and humanitarian activities 
     along the Burma-Thailand border, and for Burmese student 
     groups and other organizations located outside Burma: 
     Provided, That funds made available for Burma-related 
     activities under this heading may be made available 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law: Provided further, 
     That the provision of such funds shall be made available 
     subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.


                  private and voluntary organizations

       None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
     by this Act for development assistance may be made available 
     to any United States private and voluntary organization, 
     except any cooperative development organization, which 
     obtains less than 20 percent of its total annual funding for 
     international activities from sources other than the United 
     States Government: Provided, That the Administrator of the 
     Agency for International Development may, on a case-by-case 
     basis, waive the restriction contained in this paragraph, 
     after taking into account the effectiveness of the overseas 
     development activities of the organization, its level of 
     volunteer support, its financial viability and stability, and 
     the degree of its dependence for its financial support on the 
     agency.
       Funds appropriated or otherwise made available under title 
     II of this Act should be made available to private and 
     voluntary organizations at a level which is at least 
     equivalent to the level provided in fiscal year 1995.


                   international disaster assistance

       For necessary expenses for international disaster relief, 
     rehabilitation, and reconstruction assistance pursuant to 
     section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
     amended, $175,880,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That the Agency for International Development shall 
     submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations at least 
     5 days prior to providing assistance through the Office of 
     Transition Initiatives for a country that did not receive 
     such assistance in fiscal year 1999.


         micro and small enterprise development program account

       For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees, 
     $1,500,000, as authorized by section 108 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, as amended: Provided, That such costs 
     shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That guarantees of 
     loans made under this heading in support of microenterprise 
     activities may guarantee up to 70 percent of the principal 
     amount of any such loans notwithstanding section 108 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. In addition, for 
     administrative expenses to carry out programs under this 
     heading, $500,000, all of which may be transferred to and 
     merged with the appropriation for Operating Expenses of the 
     Agency for International Development: Provided further, That 
     funds made available under this heading shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2001.


             urban and environmental credit program account

       For administrative expenses to carry out guaranteed loan 
     programs, $5,000,000, all of which may be transferred to and 
     merged with the appropriation for Operating Expenses of the 
     Agency for International Development.


              development credit authority program account

       For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees, up to 
     $3,000,000 to be derived by transfer from funds appropriated 
     by this Act to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961, as amended, and funds appropriated by this Act under 
     the heading, ``assistance for eastern europe and the baltic 
     states'', to remain available until expended, as authorized 
     by section 635 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: 
     Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
     such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of

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     1974: Provided further, That for administrative expenses to 
     carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, up to 
     $500,000 of this amount may be transferred to and merged with 
     the appropriation for ``Operating Expenses of the Agency for 
     International Development'': Provided further, That the 
     provisions of section 107A(d) (relating to general provisions 
     applicable to the Development Credit Authority) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as contained in section 306 
     of H.R. 1486 as reported by the House Committee on 
     International Relations on May 9, 1997, shall be applicable 
     to direct loans and loan guarantees provided under this 
     heading.


     payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund

       For payment to the ``Foreign Service Retirement and 
     Disability Fund'', as authorized by the Foreign Service Act 
     of 1980, $43,837,000.


     operating expenses of the agency for international development

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 667, $495,000,000: Provided, That, none of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading may be made available to 
     finance the construction (including architect and engineering 
     services), purchase, or long term lease of offices for use by 
     the Agency for International Development, unless the 
     Administrator has identified such proposed construction 
     (including architect and engineering services), purchase, or 
     long term lease of offices in a report submitted to the 
     Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to the 
     obligation of these funds for such purposes: Provided 
     further, That the previous proviso shall not apply where the 
     total cost of construction (including architect and 
     engineering services), purchase, or long term lease of 
     offices does not exceed $1,000,000.


 operating expenses of the agency for international development office 
                          of inspector general

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 667, $25,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2001, which sum shall be available for the Office of the 
     Inspector General of the Agency for International 
     Development.

                  Other Bilateral Economic Assistance


                         economic support fund

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     chapter 4 of part II, $2,177,000,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2001: Provided, That of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading, not less than $960,000,000 
     shall be available only for Israel, which sum shall be 
     available on a grant basis as a cash transfer and shall be 
     disbursed within 30 days of the enactment of this Act or by 
     October 31, 1999, whichever is later: Provided further, That 
     not less than $735,000,000 shall be available only for Egypt, 
     which sum shall be provided on a grant basis, and of which 
     sum cash transfer assistance shall be provided with the 
     understanding that Egypt will undertake significant economic 
     reforms which are additional to those which were undertaken 
     in previous fiscal years, and of which not less than 
     $200,000,000 shall be provided as Commodity Import Program 
     assistance: Provided further, That in exercising the 
     authority to provide cash transfer assistance for Israel, the 
     President shall ensure that the level of such assistance does 
     not cause an adverse impact on the total level of nonmilitary 
     exports from the United States to such country: Provided 
     further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
     not less than $150,000,000 should be made available for 
     assistance for Jordan: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, not to exceed $11,000,000 may be 
     used to support victims of and programs related to the 
     Holocaust: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, of the funds appropriated under this 
     heading, $1,000,000 shall be made available to 
     nongovernmental organizations located outside of the People's 
     Republic of China to support activities which preserve 
     cultural traditions and promote sustainable development and 
     environmental conservation in Tibetan communities in that 
     country.


                     international fund for ireland

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $19,600,000, which shall be available for the United States 
     contribution to the International Fund for Ireland and shall 
     be made available in accordance with the provisions of the 
     Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-
     415): Provided, That such amount shall be expended at the 
     minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for projects 
     and activities: Provided further, That funds made available 
     under this heading shall remain available until September 30, 
     2001.


          assistance for eastern europe and the baltic states

       (a) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Support for East 
     European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989, $535,000,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2001, which shall be 
     available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
     assistance and for related programs for Eastern Europe and 
     the Baltic States: Provided, That of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading not less than $150,000,000 should be made 
     available for assistance for Kosova: Provided further, That 
     of the funds made available under this heading and the 
     headings ``International Narcotics Control and Law 
     Enforcement'' and ``Economic Support Fund'', not to exceed 
     $130,000,000 shall be made available for Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
     available under this heading for Kosova shall be made 
     available until the Secretary of State certifies that the 
     resources pledged by the United States at the upcoming Kosova 
     donors conference and similar pledging conferences shall not 
     exceed 15 percent of the total resources pledged by all 
     donors: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
     available under this heading for Kosova shall be made 
     available for large scale physical infrastructure 
     reconstruction.
       (b) Funds appropriated under this heading or in prior 
     appropriations Acts that are or have been made available for 
     an Enterprise Fund may be deposited by such Fund in interest-
     bearing accounts prior to the Fund's disbursement of such 
     funds for program purposes. The Fund may retain for such 
     program purposes any interest earned on such deposits without 
     returning such interest to the Treasury of the United States 
     and without further appropriation by the Congress. Funds made 
     available for Enterprise Funds shall be expended at the 
     minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for projects 
     and activities.
       (c) Funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
     considered to be economic assistance under the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 for purposes of making available the 
     administrative authorities contained in that Act for the use 
     of economic assistance.
       (d) None of the funds appropriated under this heading may 
     be made available for new housing construction or repair or 
     reconstruction of existing housing in Bosnia and Herzegovina 
     unless directly related to the efforts of United States 
     troops to promote peace in said country.
       (e) With regard to funds appropriated under this heading 
     for the economic revitalization program in Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina, and local currencies generated by such funds 
     (including the conversion of funds appropriated under this 
     heading into currency used by Bosnia and Herzegovina as local 
     currency and local currency returned or repaid under such 
     program) the Administrator of the Agency for International 
     Development shall provide written approval for grants and 
     loans prior to the obligation and expenditure of funds for 
     such purposes, and prior to the use of funds that have been 
     returned or repaid to any lending facility or grantee.
       (f) The provisions of section 532 of this Act shall apply 
     to funds made available under subsection (e) and to funds 
     appropriated under this heading.
       (g) The President is authorized to withhold funds 
     appropriated under this heading made available for economic 
     revitalization programs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, if he 
     determines and certifies to the Committees on Appropriations 
     that the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has not 
     complied with article III of annex 1-A of the General 
     Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina 
     concerning the withdrawal of foreign forces, and that 
     intelligence cooperation on training, investigations, and 
     related activities between Iranian officials and Bosnian 
     officials has not been terminated.


    assistance for the independent states of the former soviet union

       (a) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     chapter 11 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     and the FREEDOM Support Act, for assistance for the 
     Independent States of the former Soviet Union and for related 
     programs, $735,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2001: Provided, That the provisions of such chapter shall 
     apply to funds appropriated by this paragraph: Provided 
     further, That such sums as may be necessary may be 
     transferred to the Export-Import Bank of the United States 
     for the cost of any financing under the Export-Import Bank 
     Act of 1945 for activities for the Independent States: 
     Provided further, That of the funds made available for the 
     Southern Caucasus region, 15 percent should be used for 
     confidence-building measures and other activities in 
     furtherance of the peaceful resolution of the regional 
     conflicts, especially those in the vicinity of Abkhazia and 
     Nagorno-Karabagh: Provided further, That of the amounts 
     appropriated under this heading not less than $20,000,000 
     shall be made available solely for the Russian Far East: 
     Provided further, That of the funds made available under this 
     heading $10,000,000 shall be made available for salaries and 
     expenses to carry out the Russian Leadership Program enacted 
     on May 21, 1999 (113 Stat. 93 et seq.).
       (b) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less 
     than $180,000,000 should be made available for assistance for 
     Ukraine.
       (c) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less 
     than 12.92 percent shall be made available for assistance for 
     Georgia.
       (d) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less 
     than 12.2 percent shall be made available for assistance for 
     Armenia.
       (e) Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act shall not apply 
     to--

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       (1) activities to support democracy or assistance under 
     title V of the FREEDOM Support Act and section 1424 of Public 
     Law 104-201;
       (2) any assistance provided by the Trade and Development 
     Agency under section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421);
       (3) any activity carried out by a member of the United 
     States and Foreign Commercial Service while acting within his 
     or her official capacity;
       (4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or other 
     assistance provided by the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation under title IV of chapter 2 of part I of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2191 et seq.);
       (5) any financing provided under the Export-Import Bank Act 
     of 1945; or
       (6) humanitarian assistance.
       (f) Of the funds made available under this heading for 
     nuclear safety activities, not to exceed 9 percent of the 
     funds provided for any single project may be used to pay for 
     management costs incurred by a United States national lab in 
     administering said project.
       (g) Not more than 25 percent of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading may be made available for assistance for 
     any country in the region.
       (h) Of the funds appropriated under title II of this Act 
     not less than $12,000,000 should be made available for 
     assistance for Mongolia of which not less than $6,000,000 
     should be made available from funds appropriated under this 
     heading: Provided, That funds made available for assistance 
     for Mongolia may be made available in accordance with the 
     purposes and utilizing the authorities provided in chapter 11 
     of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
       (i)(1) Of the funds appropriated under this heading that 
     are allocated for assistance for the Government of the 
     Russian Federation, 50 percent shall be withheld from 
     obligation until the President determines and certifies in 
     writing to the Committees on Appropriations that the 
     Government of the Russian Federation has terminated 
     implementation of arrangements to provide Iran with technical 
     expertise, training, technology, or equipment necessary to 
     develop a nuclear reactor, related nuclear research 
     facilities or programs, or ballistic missile capability.
       (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to--
       (A) assistance to combat infectious diseases and child 
     survival activities; and
       (B) activities authorized under title V (Nonproliferation 
     and Disarmament Programs and Activities) of the FREEDOM 
     Support Act.
       (j) None of the funds appropriated under this heading may 
     be made available for the Government of the Russian 
     Federation, until the Secretary of State certifies to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that: (1) Russian armed and 
     peacekeeping forces deployed in Kosova have not established a 
     separate sector of operational control; and (2) any Russian 
     armed forces deployed in Kosova are operating under NATO 
     unified command and control arrangements.
       (k) Of the funds appropriated under this heading and in 
     prior acts making appropriations for foreign operations, 
     export financing, and related programs, not less than 
     $241,000,000 shall be made available for expanded 
     nonproliferation and security cooperation programs under 
     section 503 and 511 of the FREEDOM Support Act and section 
     1424 of Public Law 104-201.
       (l) Of the funds appropriated under this title, not less 
     than $14,700,000 shall be made available for maternal and 
     neo-natal health activities in the independent states of the 
     former Soviet Union, of which at least 60 percent should be 
     made available for the preventive care and treatment of 
     mothers and infants in Russia.

                           Independent Agency


                              peace corps

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
     Peace Corps Act (75 Stat. 612), $235,000,000, including the 
     purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for 
     administrative purposes for use outside of the United States: 
     Provided, That none of the funds appropriated under this 
     heading shall be used to pay for abortions: Provided further, 
     That funds appropriated under this heading shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2001.

                          Department of State


          international narcotics control and law enforcement

       For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $285,000,000, of which 
     $21,000,000 shall become available for obligation on 
     September 30, 2000, and remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That of this amount not less than $10,000,000 
     should be made available for Law Enforcement Training and 
     Demand Reduction: Provided further, That any funds made 
     available under this heading for anti-crime programs and 
     activities shall be made available subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: 
     Provided further, That during fiscal year 2000, the 
     Department of State may also use the authority of section 608 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, without regard to its 
     restrictions, to receive excess property from an agency of 
     the United States Government for the purpose of providing it 
     to a foreign country under chapter 8 of part I of that Act 
     subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That in 
     addition to any funds previously made available to establish 
     and operate the International Law Enforcement Academy for the 
     Western Hemisphere, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made 
     available to establish and operate the International Law 
     Enforcement Academy for the Western Hemisphere at the 
     deBremmond Training Center in Roswell, New Mexico.


                    migration and refugee assistance

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to 
     enable the Secretary of State to provide, as authorized by 
     law, a contribution to the International Committee of the Red 
     Cross, assistance to refugees, including contributions to the 
     International Organization for Migration and the United 
     Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and other activities 
     to meet refugee and migration needs; salaries and expenses of 
     personnel and dependents as authorized by the Foreign Service 
     Act of 1980; allowances as authorized by sections 5921 
     through 5925 of title 5, United States Code; purchase and 
     hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as authorized 
     by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $625,000,000, 
     of which $21,000,000 shall become available for obligation on 
     September 30, 2000, and remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That not more than $13,800,000 shall be available 
     for administrative expenses: Provided further, That not less 
     than $60,000,000 shall be made available for refugees from 
     the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe and other refugees 
     resettling in Israel.


     united states emergency refugee and migration assistance fund

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 
     1962, as amended (22 U.S.C. 260(c)), $12,500,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That the funds made 
     available under this heading are appropriated notwithstanding 
     the provisions contained in section 2(c)(2) of the Act which 
     would limit the amount of funds which could be appropriated 
     for this purpose.


    nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs

       For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-terrorism 
     and related programs and activities, $181,600,000, to carry 
     out the provisions of chapter 8 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-terrorism assistance, section 
     504 of the FREEDOM Support Act for the Nonproliferation and 
     Disarmament Fund, section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act 
     or the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for demining 
     activities, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, and related 
     activities, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     including activities implemented through nongovernmental and 
     international organizations, section 301 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 for a voluntary contribution to the 
     International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and a voluntary 
     contribution to the Korean Peninsula Energy Development 
     Organization (KEDO), and for a United States contribution to 
     the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Preparatory 
     Commission: Provided, That the Secretary of State shall 
     inform the Committees on Appropriations at least 20 days 
     prior to the obligation of funds for the Comprehensive 
     Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission: Provided 
     further, That of this amount not to exceed $15,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended, may be made available for 
     the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund, notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, to promote bilateral and 
     multilateral activities relating to nonproliferation and 
     disarmament: Provided further, That such funds may also be 
     used for such countries other than the Independent States of 
     the former Soviet Union and international organizations when 
     it is in the national security interest of the United States 
     to do so: Provided further, That such funds shall be subject 
     to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations: Provided further, That funds appropriated 
     under this heading may be made available for the 
     International Atomic Energy Agency only if the Secretary of 
     State determines (and so reports to the Congress) that Israel 
     is not being denied its right to participate in the 
     activities of that Agency: Provided further, That of the 
     funds appropriated under this heading, $35,000,000 should be 
     made available for demining, clearance of unexploded 
     ordnance, and related activities: Provided further, That of 
     the funds made available for demining and related activities, 
     not to exceed $500,000, in addition to funds otherwise 
     available for such purposes, may be used for administrative 
     expenses related to the operation and management of the 
     demining program.

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                       Department of the Treasury


               International Affairs Technical Assistance

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 129 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating 
     to international affairs technical assistance activities), 
     $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, which shall 
     be available nowithstanding and other provision of law.


                           debt restructuring

       For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and loan 
     guarantees, as the President may determine, for which funds 
     have been appropriated or otherwise made available for 
     programs within the International Affairs Budget Function 
     150, including the cost of selling, reducing, or canceling 
     amounts owed to the United States as a result of concessional 
     loans made to eligible countries, pursuant to parts IV and V 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (including up to 
     $1,000,000 for necessary expenses for the administration of 
     activities carried out under these parts), and of modifying 
     concessional credit agreements with least developed 
     countries, as authorized under section 411 of the 
     Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as 
     amended, and concessional loans, guarantees and credit 
     agreements with any country in Sub-Saharan Africa, as 
     authorized under section 572 of the Foreign Operations, 
     Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
     1989 (Public Law 100-461), $33,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That of this amount, not less than 
     $13,000,000 shall be made available to carry out the 
     provisions of part V of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: 
     Provided, That any limitation of subsection (e) of section 
     411 of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act 
     of 1954 to the extent that limitation applies to sub-Saharan 
     African countries shall not apply to funds appropriated 
     hereunder or previously appropriated under this heading: 
     Provided further, That the authority provided by section 572 
     of Public Law 100-461 may be exercised only with respect to 
     countries that are eligible to borrow from the International 
     Development Association, but not from the International Bank 
     for Reconstruction and Development, commonly referred to as 
     ``IDA-only'' countries.

                     TITLE III--MILITARY ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


             international military education and training

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $50,000,000, of which up to $1,000,000 may remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That the civilian personnel for 
     whom military education and training may be provided under 
     this heading may include civilians who are not members of a 
     government whose participation would contribute to improved 
     civil-military relations, civilian control of the military, 
     or respect for human rights: Provided further, That funds 
     appropriated under this heading for grant financed military 
     education and training for Indonesia and Guatemala may only 
     be available for expanded international military education 
     and training and funds made available for Guatemala may only 
     be provided through the regular notification procedures of 
     the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That none 
     of the funds appropriated under this heading may be made 
     available to support grant financed military education and 
     training at the School of the Americas unless the Secretary 
     of Defense certifies that the instruction and training 
     provided by the School of the Americas is fully consistent 
     with training and doctrine, particularly with respect to the 
     observance of human rights, provided by the Department of 
     Defense to United States military students at Department of 
     Defense institutions whose primary purpose is to train United 
     States military personnel: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, no later than January 15, 2000, a report 
     detailing the training activities of the School of the 
     Americas and a general assessment regarding the performance 
     of its graduates during 1997 and 1998.


                   foreign military financing program

       For expenses necessary for grants to enable the President 
     to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, $3,420,000,000: Provided, That of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading, not less than $1,920,000,000 
     shall be available for grants only for Israel, and not less 
     than $1,300,000,000 shall be made available for grants only 
     for Egypt: Provided further, That the funds appropriated by 
     this paragraph for Israel shall be disbursed within 30 days 
     of the enactment of this Act or by October 31, 1999, 
     whichever is later: Provided further, That to the extent that 
     the Government of Israel requests that funds be used for such 
     purposes, grants made available for Israel by this paragraph 
     shall, as agreed by Israel and the United States, be 
     available for advanced weapons systems, of which not less 
     than 26.3 percent shall be available for the procurement in 
     Israel of defense articles and defense services, including 
     research and development: Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated by this paragraph, not less than $75,000,000 
     should be available for assistance for Jordan: Provided 
     further, That of the funds appropriated by this paragraph, 
     not less than $7,000,000 shall be made available for 
     assistance for Tunisia: Provided further, That during fiscal 
     year 2000, the President is authorized to, and shall, direct 
     the draw-downs of defense articles from the stocks of the 
     Department of Defense, defense services of the Department of 
     Defense, and military education and training of an aggregate 
     value of not less than $4,000,000 under the authority of this 
     proviso for Tunisia for the purposes of part II of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and any amount so directed 
     shall count toward meeting the earmark in the preceding 
     proviso: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated by 
     this paragraph up to $1,000,000 should be made available for 
     assistance for Ecuador and shall be subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: 
     Provided further, That funds appropriated by this paragraph 
     shall be nonrepayable notwithstanding any requirement in 
     section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act: Provided further, 
     That funds made available under this paragraph shall be 
     obligated upon apportionment in accordance with paragraph 
     (5)(C) of title 31, United States Code, section 1501(a).
       None of the funds made available under this heading shall 
     be available to finance the procurement of defense articles, 
     defense services, or design and construction services that 
     are not sold by the United States Government under the Arms 
     Export Control Act unless the foreign country proposing to 
     make such procurements has first signed an agreement with the 
     United States Government specifying the conditions under 
     which such procurements may be financed with such funds: 
     Provided, That all country and funding level increases in 
     allocations shall be submitted through the regular 
     notification procedures of section 515 of this Act: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds appropriated under this 
     heading shall be available for assistance for Sudan and 
     Liberia: Provided further, That funds made available under 
     this heading may be used, notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, for demining, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, 
     and related activities, and may include activities 
     implemented through nongovernmental and international 
     organizations: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading shall be available for 
     assistance for Guatemala: Provided further, That only those 
     countries for which assistance was justified for the 
     ``Foreign Military Sales Financing Program'' in the fiscal 
     year 1989 congressional presentation for security assistance 
     programs may utilize funds made available under this heading 
     for procurement of defense articles, defense services or 
     design and construction services that are not sold by the 
     United States Government under the Arms Export Control Act: 
     Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading 
     shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary to make 
     timely payment for defense articles and services: Provided 
     further, That not more than $30,495,000 of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading may be obligated for 
     necessary expenses, including the purchase of passenger motor 
     vehicles for replacement only for use outside of the United 
     States, for the general costs of administering military 
     assistance and sales: Provided further, That not more than 
     $330,000,000 of funds realized pursuant to section 
     21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act may be obligated 
     for expenses incurred by the Department of Defense during 
     fiscal year 2000 pursuant to section 43(b) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, except that this limitation may be exceeded only 
     through the regular notification procedures of the Committees 
     on Appropriations: Provided further, That not later than 45 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations regarding the appropriate host institution to 
     support and advance the efforts of the Defense Institute for 
     International and Legal Studies in both legal and political 
     education: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
     available under this heading shall be available for any non-
     NATO country participating in the Partnership for Peace 
     Program except through the regular notification procedures of 
     the Committees on Appropriations.


                        peacekeeping operations

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     $78,000,000: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading shall be obligated or expended except as 
     provided through the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.

               TITLE IV--MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE


                  funds appropriated to the president

                  international financial institutions

                      global environment facility

       For the United States contribution for the Global 
     Environment Facility, $35,800,000, to the International Bank 
     for Reconstruction and Development as trustee for the Global 
     Environment Facility, by the Secretary of the Treasury, to 
     remain available until expended.

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       contribution to the international development association

       For payment to the International Development Association by 
     the Secretary of the Treasury, $625,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended.


      contribution to the multilateral investment guarantee agency

       For payment to the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency 
     by the Secretary of the Treasury, $4,000,000, for the United 
     States paid-in share of the increase in capital stock, to 
     remain available until expended.


                     limitation on callable capital

       The United States Governor of the Multilateral Investment 
     Guarantee Agency may subscribe without fiscal year limitation 
     for the callable capital portion of the United States share 
     of such capital stock in an amount not to exceed $20,000,000.


          contribution to the inter-american development bank

       For payment to the Inter-American Development Bank by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, for the United States share of the 
     paid-in share portion of the increase in capital stock, 
     $25,610,667.


              limitation on callable capital subscriptions

       The United States Governor of the Inter-American 
     Development Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation 
     to the callable capital portion of the United States share of 
     such capital stock in an amount not to exceed $1,503,718,910.


               contribution to the asian development bank

       For payment to the Asian Development Bank by the Secretary 
     of the Treasury for the United States share of the paid-in 
     portion of the increase in capital stock, $13,728,263, to 
     remain available until expended.


              limitation on callable capital subscriptions

       The United States Governor of the Asian Development Bank 
     may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable 
     capital portion of the United States share of such capital 
     stock in an amount not to exceed $672,745,205.


               CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

       For the United States contribution by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury to the increase in resources of the Asian 
     Development Fund, as authorized by the Asia Development Bank 
     Act, as amended, $77,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, for contributions previously due.


              contribution to the african development fund

       For the United States contribution by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury to the increase in resources of the African 
     Development Fund, $78,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.


  contribution to the european bank for reconstruction and development

       For payment to the European Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development by the Secretary of the Treasury, $35,778,717, 
     for the United States share of the paid-in portion of the 
     increase in capital stock, to remain available until 
     expended.


              limitation on callable capital subscriptions

       The United States Governor of the European Bank for 
     Reconstruction and Development may subscribe without fiscal 
     year limitation to the callable capital portion of the United 
     States share of such capital stock in an amount not to exceed 
     $123,237,803.

                International Organizations and Programs

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and of 
     section 2 of the United Nations Environment Program 
     Participation Act of 1973, $170,000,000: Provided, That none 
     of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be made 
     available for the United Nations Fund for Science and 
     Technology: Provided further, That not less than $5,000,000 
     should be made available to the World Food Program: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds appropriated under this 
     heading may be made available to the Korean Peninsula Energy 
     Development Organization (KEDO) or the International Atomic 
     Energy Agency (IAEA).

                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS


             obligations during last month of availability

       Sec. 501. Except for the appropriations entitled 
     ``International Disaster Assistance'', and ``United States 
     Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund'', not more 
     than 15 percent of any appropriation item made available by 
     this Act shall be obligated during the last month of 
     availability.


     prohibition of bilateral funding for international financial 
                              institutions

       Sec. 502. Notwithstanding section 614 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, none of the funds contained in title 
     II of this Act may be used to carry out the provisions of 
     section 209(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: 
     Provided, That none of the funds appropriated by title II of 
     this Act may be transferred by the Agency for International 
     Development directly to an international financial 
     institution (as defined in section 533 of this Act) for the 
     purpose of repaying a foreign country's loan obligations to 
     such institution.


                    limitation on residence expenses

       Sec. 503. Of the funds appropriated or made available 
     pursuant to this Act, not to exceed $126,500 shall be for 
     official residence expenses of the Agency for International 
     Development during the current fiscal year: Provided, That 
     appropriate steps shall be taken to assure that, to the 
     maximum extent possible, United States-owned foreign 
     currencies are utilized in lieu of dollars.


                         limitation on expenses

       Sec. 504. Of the funds appropriated or made available 
     pursuant to this Act, not to exceed $5,000 shall be for 
     entertainment expenses of the Agency for International 
     Development during the current fiscal year.


               limitation on representational allowances

       Sec. 505. Of the funds appropriated or made available 
     pursuant to this Act, not to exceed $95,000 shall be 
     available for representation allowances for the Agency for 
     International Development during the current fiscal year: 
     Provided, That appropriate steps shall be taken to assure 
     that, to the maximum extent possible, United States-owned 
     foreign currencies are utilized in lieu of dollars: Provided 
     further, That of the funds made available by this Act for 
     general costs of administering military assistance and sales 
     under the heading ``Foreign Military Financing Program'', not 
     to exceed $2,000 shall be available for entertainment 
     expenses and not to exceed $50,000 shall be available for 
     representation allowances: Provided further, That of the 
     funds made available by this Act under the heading 
     ``International Military Education and Training'', not to 
     exceed $50,000 shall be available for entertainment 
     allowances: Provided further, That of the funds made 
     available by this Act for the Inter-American Foundation, not 
     to exceed $2,000 shall be available for entertainment and 
     representation allowances: Provided further, That of the 
     funds made available by this Act for the Peace Corps, not to 
     exceed a total of $4,000 shall be available for entertainment 
     expenses: Provided further, That of the funds made available 
     by this Act under the heading ``Trade and Development 
     Agency'', not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for 
     representation and entertainment allowances.


                 prohibition on financing nuclear goods

       Sec. 506. None of the funds appropriated or made available 
     (other than funds for ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 
     Demining and Related Programs'') pursuant to this Act, for 
     carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used, 
     except for purposes of nuclear safety, to finance the export 
     of nuclear equipment, fuel, or technology.


        prohibition against direct funding for certain countries

       Sec. 507. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended 
     to finance directly any assistance or reparations to Cuba, 
     Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Iran, Sudan, or Syria: Provided, 
     That for purposes of this section, the prohibition on 
     obligations or expenditures shall include direct loans, 
     credits, insurance and guarantees of the Export-Import Bank 
     or its agents.


                             military coups

       Sec. 508. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended 
     to finance directly any assistance to any country whose duly 
     elected head of government is deposed by military coup or 
     decree: Provided, That assistance may be resumed to such 
     country if the President determines and reports to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that subsequent to the 
     termination of assistance a democratically elected government 
     has taken office.


                       transfers between accounts

       Sec. 509. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be obligated under an appropriation account to which they 
     were not appropriated, except for transfers specifically 
     provided for in this Act, unless the President, prior to the 
     exercise of any authority contained in the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 to transfer funds, consults with and provides a 
     written policy justification to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate.


                  deobligation/reobligation authority

       Sec. 510. (a) Amounts certified pursuant to section 1311 of 
     the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1955, as having been 
     obligated against appropriations heretofore made under the 
     authority of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the same 
     general purpose as any of the headings under title II of this 
     Act are, if deobligated, hereby continued available for the 
     same period as the respective appropriations under such 
     headings or until September 30, 2000, whichever is later, and 
     for the same general purpose, and for countries within the 
     same region as originally obligated: Provided, That the 
     Appropriations Committees of both Houses of the Congress are 
     notified 15 days in advance of the reobligation of such funds 
     in accordance

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     with regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       (b) Obligated balances of funds appropriated to carry out 
     section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act as of the end of 
     the fiscal year immediately preceding the current fiscal year 
     are, if deobligated, hereby continued available during the 
     current fiscal year for the same purpose under any authority 
     applicable to such appropriations under this Act: Provided, 
     That the authority of this subsection may not be used in 
     fiscal year 2000.


                         availability of funds

       Sec. 511. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation after the 
     expiration of the current fiscal year unless expressly so 
     provided in this Act: Provided, That funds appropriated for 
     the purposes of chapters 1, 8, and 11 of part I, section 667, 
     and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, as amended, and funds provided under the heading 
     ``Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States'', 
     shall remain available until expended if such funds are 
     initially obligated before the expiration of their respective 
     periods of availability contained in this Act: Provided 
     further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act, any funds made available for the purposes of chapter 1 
     of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 which are allocated or obligated for cash 
     disbursements in order to address balance of payments or 
     economic policy reform objectives, shall remain available 
     until expended: Provided further, That the report required by 
     section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall 
     designate for each country, to the extent known at the time 
     of submission of such report, those funds allocated for cash 
     disbursement for balance of payment and economic policy 
     reform purposes.


            limitation on assistance to countries in default

       Sec. 512. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be used to furnish assistance to any country which 
     is in default during a period in excess of one calendar year 
     in payment to the United States of principal or interest on 
     any loan made to such country by the United States pursuant 
     to a program for which funds are appropriated under this Act: 
     Provided, That this section and section 620(q) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds made 
     available for any narcotics-related assistance for Colombia, 
     Bolivia, and Peru authorized by the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 or the Arms Export Control Act.


                           commerce and trade

       Sec. 513. (a) None of the funds appropriated or made 
     available pursuant to this Act for direct assistance and none 
     of the funds otherwise made available pursuant to this Act to 
     the Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation shall be obligated or expended to finance any 
     loan, any assistance or any other financial commitments for 
     establishing or expanding production of any commodity for 
     export by any country other than the United States, if the 
     commodity is likely to be in surplus on world markets at the 
     time the resulting productive capacity is expected to become 
     operative and if the assistance will cause substantial injury 
     to United States producers of the same, similar, or competing 
     commodity: Provided, That such prohibition shall not apply to 
     the Export-Import Bank if in the judgment of its Board of 
     Directors the benefits to industry and employment in the 
     United States are likely to outweigh the injury to United 
     States producers of the same, similar, or competing 
     commodity, and the Chairman of the Board so notifies the 
     Committees on Appropriations.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act 
     to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 shall be available for any testing or breeding 
     feasibility study, variety improvement or introduction, 
     consultancy, publication, conference, or training in 
     connection with the growth or production in a foreign country 
     of an agricultural commodity for export which would compete 
     with a similar commodity grown or produced in the United 
     States: Provided, That this subsection shall not prohibit--
       (1) activities designed to increase food security in 
     developing countries where such activities will not have a 
     significant impact in the export of agricultural commodities 
     of the United States; or
       (2) research activities intended primarily to benefit 
     American producers.


                          surplus commodities

       Sec. 514. The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 
     United States Executive Directors of the International Bank 
     for Reconstruction and Development, the International 
     Development Association, the International Finance 
     Corporation, the Inter-American Development Bank, the 
     International Monetary Fund, the Asian Development Bank, the 
     Inter-American Investment Corporation, the North American 
     Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development, the African Development Bank, and the African 
     Development Fund to use the voice and vote of the United 
     States to oppose any assistance by these institutions, using 
     funds appropriated or made available pursuant to this Act, 
     for the production or extraction of any commodity or mineral 
     for export, if it is in surplus on world markets and if the 
     assistance will cause substantial injury to United States 
     producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity.


                       notification requirements

       Sec. 515. (a) For the purposes of providing the executive 
     branch with the necessary administrative flexibility, none of 
     the funds made available under this Act for ``Child Survival 
     and Disease Programs Fund'', ``Development Assistance'', 
     ``International Organizations and Programs'', ``Trade and 
     Development Agency'', ``International Narcotics Control and 
     Law Enforcement'', ``Assistance for Eastern Europe and the 
     Baltic States'', ``Assistance for the Independent States of 
     the Former Soviet Union'', ``Economic Support Fund'', 
     ``Peacekeeping Operations'', ``Operating Expenses of the 
     Agency for International Development'', ``Operating Expenses 
     of the Agency for International Development Office of 
     Inspector General'', ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, 
     Demining and Related Programs'', ``Foreign Military Financing 
     Program'', ``International Military Education and Training'', 
     ``Peace Corps'', and ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'', 
     shall be available for obligation for activities, programs, 
     projects, type of materiel assistance, countries, or other 
     operations not justified or in excess of the amount justified 
     to the Appropriations Committees for obligation under any of 
     these specific headings unless the Appropriations Committees 
     of both Houses of Congress are previously notified 15 days in 
     advance: Provided, That the President shall not enter into 
     any commitment of funds appropriated for the purposes of 
     section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act for the provision 
     of major defense equipment, other than conventional 
     ammunition, or other major defense items defined to be 
     aircraft, ships, missiles, or combat vehicles, not previously 
     justified to Congress or 20 percent in excess of the 
     quantities justified to Congress unless the Committees on 
     Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such 
     commitment: Provided further, That this section shall not 
     apply to any reprogramming for an activity, program, or 
     project under chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 of less than 10 percent of the amount previously 
     justified to the Congress for obligation for such activity, 
     program, or project for the current fiscal year: Provided 
     further, That the requirements of this section or any similar 
     provision of this Act or any other Act, including any prior 
     Act requiring notification in accordance with the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, 
     may be waived if failure to do so would pose a substantial 
     risk to human health or welfare: Provided further, That in 
     case of any such waiver, notification to the Congress, or the 
     appropriate congressional committees, shall be provided as 
     early as practicable, but in no event later than 3 days after 
     taking the action to which such notification requirement was 
     applicable, in the context of the circumstances necessitating 
     such waiver: Provided further, That any notification provided 
     pursuant to such a waiver shall contain an explanation of the 
     emergency circumstances.
       (b) Drawdowns made pursuant to section 506(a)(2) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be subject to the 
     regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.


limitation on availability of funds for international organizations and 
                                programs

       Sec. 516. Subject to the regular notification procedures of 
     the Committees on Appropriations, funds appropriated under 
     this Act or any previously enacted Act making appropriations 
     for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
     programs, which are returned or not made available for 
     organizations and programs because of the implementation of 
     section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, shall 
     remain available for obligation until September 30, 2001.


             independent states of the former soviet union

       Sec. 517. (a) None of the funds appropriated under the 
     heading ``Assistance for the Independent States of the Former 
     Soviet Union'' shall be made available for assistance for a 
     government of an Independent State of the former Soviet 
     Union--
       (1) unless that government is making progress in 
     implementing comprehensive economic reforms based on market 
     principles, private ownership, respect for commercial 
     contracts, and equitable treatment of foreign private 
     investment; and
       (2) if that government applies or transfers United States 
     assistance to any entity for the purpose of expropriating or 
     seizing ownership or control of assets, investments, or 
     ventures.
     Assistance may be furnished without regard to this subsection 
     if the President determines that to do so is in the national 
     interest.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated under the heading 
     ``Assistance for the Independent States of the Former Soviet 
     Union'' shall be made available for assistance for a 
     government of an Independent State of the former Soviet Union 
     if that government directs any

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     action in violation of the territorial integrity or national 
     sovereignty of any other Independent State of the former 
     Soviet Union, such as those violations included in the 
     Helsinki Final Act: Provided, That such funds may be made 
     available without regard to the restriction in this 
     subsection if the President determines that to do so is in 
     the national security interest of the United States.
       (c) None of the funds appropriated under the heading 
     ``Assistance for the Independent States of the Former Soviet 
     Union'' shall be made available for any state to enhance its 
     military capability: Provided, That this restriction does not 
     apply to demilitarization, demining or nonproliferation 
     programs.
       (d) Funds appropriated under the heading ``Assistance for 
     the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union'' shall be 
     subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.
       (e) Funds made available in this Act for assistance for the 
     Independent States of the former Soviet Union shall be 
     subject to the provisions of section 117 (relating to 
     environment and natural resources) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961.
       (f) Funds appropriated in this or prior appropriations Acts 
     that are or have been made available for an Enterprise Fund 
     in the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union may be 
     deposited by such Fund in interest-bearing accounts prior to 
     the disbursement of such funds by the Fund for program 
     purposes. The Fund may retain for such program purposes any 
     interest earned on such deposits without returning such 
     interest to the Treasury of the United States and without 
     further appropriation by the Congress. Funds made available 
     for Enterprise Funds shall be expended at the minimum rate 
     necessary to make timely payment for projects and activities.
       (g) In issuing new task orders, entering into contracts, or 
     making grants, with funds appropriated in this Act or prior 
     appropriations Acts under the headings ``Assistance for the 
     New Independent States of the Former Soviet Union'' and 
     ``Assistance for the Independent States of the Former Soviet 
     Union'', for projects or activities that have as one of their 
     primary purposes the fostering of private sector development, 
     the Coordinator for United States Assistance to the New 
     Independent States and the implementing agency shall 
     encourage the participation of and give significant weight to 
     contractors and grantees who propose investing a significant 
     amount of their own resources (including volunteer services 
     and in-kind contributions) in such projects and activities.


   prohibition on funding for abortions and involuntary sterilization

       Sec. 518. None of the funds made available to carry out 
     part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may 
     be used to pay for the performance of abortions as a method 
     of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to 
     practice abortions. None of the funds made available to carry 
     out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 
     may be used to pay for the performance of involuntary 
     sterilization as a method of family planning or to coerce or 
     provide any financial incentive to any person to undergo 
     sterilizations. None of the funds made available to carry out 
     part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may 
     be used to pay for any biomedical research which relates in 
     whole or in part, to methods of, or the performance of, 
     abortions or involuntary sterilization as a means of family 
     planning. None of the funds made available to carry out part 
     I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be 
     obligated or expended for any country or organization if the 
     President certifies that the use of these funds by any such 
     country or organization would violate any of the above 
     provisions related to abortions and involuntary 
     sterilizations: Provided, That none of the funds made 
     available under this Act may be used to lobby for or against 
     abortion.


                 export financing transfer authorities

       Sec. 519. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation 
     other than for administrative expenses made available for 
     fiscal year 2000, for programs under title I of this Act may 
     be transferred between such appropriations for use for any of 
     the purposes, programs, and activities for which the funds in 
     such receiving account may be used, but no such 
     appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, 
     shall be increased by more than 25 percent by any such 
     transfer: Provided, That the exercise of such authority shall 
     be subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.


                   special notification requirements

       Sec. 520. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall 
     be obligated or expended for Colombia, Haiti, Liberia, 
     Pakistan, Panama, Serbia, Sudan, or the Democratic Republic 
     of Congo except as provided through the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.


              definition of program, project, and activity

       Sec. 521. For the purpose of this Act, ``program, project, 
     and activity'' shall be defined at the appropriations Act 
     account level and shall include all appropriations and 
     authorizations Acts earmarks, ceilings, and limitations with 
     the exception that for the following accounts: Economic 
     Support Fund and Foreign Military Financing Program, 
     ``program, project, and activity'' shall also be considered 
     to include country, regional, and central program level 
     funding within each such account; for the development 
     assistance accounts of the Agency for International 
     Development ``program, project, and activity'' shall also be 
     considered to include central program level funding, either 
     as: (1) justified to the Congress; or (2) allocated by the 
     executive branch in accordance with a report, to be provided 
     to the Committees on Appropriations within 30 days of the 
     enactment of this Act, as required by section 653(a) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.


            child survival and disease prevention activities

       Sec. 522. Up to $10,000,000 of the funds made available by 
     this Act for assistance under the heading ``Child Survival 
     and Disease Programs Fund'', may be used to reimburse United 
     States Government agencies, agencies of State governments, 
     institutions of higher learning, and private and voluntary 
     organizations for the full cost of individuals (including for 
     the personal services of such individuals) detailed or 
     assigned to, or contracted by, as the case may be, the Agency 
     for International Development for the purpose of carrying out 
     child survival, basic education, and infectious disease 
     activities: Provided, That up to $1,500,000 of the funds made 
     available by this Act for assistance under the heading 
     ``Development Assistance'' may be used to reimburse such 
     agencies, institutions, and organizations for such costs of 
     such individuals carrying out other development assistance 
     activities: Provided further, That funds appropriated by this 
     Act that are made available for child survival activities or 
     disease programs including activities relating to research 
     on, and the prevention, treatment and control of, Acquired 
     Immune Deficiency Syndrome may be made available 
     notwithstanding any provision of law that restricts 
     assistance to foreign countries: Provided further, That funds 
     appropriated under title II of this Act may be made available 
     pursuant to section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     if a primary purpose of the assistance is for child survival 
     and related programs: Provided further, That funds 
     appropriated by this Act that are made available for family 
     planning activities may be made available notwithstanding 
     section 512 of this Act and section 620(q) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961.


       prohibition against indirect funding to certain countries

       Sec. 523. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated to finance 
     indirectly any assistance or reparations to Cuba, Iraq, 
     Libya, Iran, Syria, North Korea, or the People's Republic of 
     China, unless the President of the United States certifies 
     that the withholding of these funds is contrary to the 
     national interest of the United States.


                NOTIFICATION ON EXCESS DEFENSE EQUIPMENT

       Sec. 524. Prior to providing excess Department of Defense 
     articles in accordance with section 516(a) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, the Department of Defense shall 
     notify the Committees on Appropriations to the same extent 
     and under the same conditions as are other committees 
     pursuant to subsection (f) of that section: Provided, That 
     before issuing a letter of offer to sell excess defense 
     articles under the Arms Export Control Act, the Department of 
     Defense shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in 
     accordance with the regular notification procedures of such 
     Committees: Provided further, That such Committees shall also 
     be informed of the original acquisition cost of such defense 
     articles.


                       AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENT

       Sec. 525. Funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated 
     and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91-672 
     and section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
     of 1956.


                           democracy in china

       Sec. 526. Notwithstanding any other provision of law that 
     restricts assistance to foreign countries, funds appropriated 
     by this Act for ``Economic Support Fund'' may be made 
     available to provide general support and grants for 
     nongovernmental organizations located outside the People's 
     Republic of China that have as their primary purpose 
     fostering democracy in that country, and for activities of 
     nongovernmental organizations located outside the People's 
     Republic of China to foster democracy in that country: 
     Provided, That none of the funds made available for 
     activities to foster democracy in the People's Republic of 
     China may be made available for assistance to the government 
     of that country, except that funds appropriated by this Act 
     under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' that are made 
     available for the National Endowment for Democracy or its 
     grantees may be made available for activities to foster 
     democracy in that country notwithstanding this proviso and 
     any other provision of law: Provided further, That funds made 
     available pursuant to the authority of this section shall be 
     subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That

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     notwithstanding any other provision of law that restricts 
     assistance to foreign countries, of the funds appropriated by 
     this Act under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'', 
     $1,000,000 shall be made available to the Robert F. Kennedy 
     Memorial Center for Human Rights for a project to disseminate 
     information and support research about the People's Republic 
     of China, and related activities.


       PROHIBITION ON BILATERAL ASSISTANCE TO TERRORIST COUNTRIES

       Sec. 527. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds appropriated for bilateral assistance under any heading 
     of this Act and funds appropriated under any such heading in 
     a provision of law enacted prior to enactment of this Act, 
     shall not be made available to any country which the 
     President determines--
       (1) grants sanctuary from prosecution to any individual or 
     group which has committed an act of international terrorism; 
     or
       (2) otherwise supports international terrorism.
       (b) The President may waive the application of subsection 
     (a) to a country if the President determines that national 
     security or humanitarian reasons justify such waiver. The 
     President shall publish each waiver in the Federal Register 
     and, at least 15 days before the waiver takes effect, shall 
     notify the Committees on Appropriations of the waiver 
     (including the justification for the waiver) in accordance 
     with the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.


                 COMMERCIAL LEASING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES

       Sec. 528. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and 
     subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations, the authority of section 23(a) 
     of the Arms Export Control Act may be used to provide 
     financing to Israel, Egypt and NATO and major non-NATO allies 
     for the procurement by leasing (including leasing with an 
     option to purchase) of defense articles from United States 
     commercial suppliers, not including Major Defense Equipment 
     (other than helicopters and other types of aircraft having 
     possible civilian application), if the President determines 
     that there are compelling foreign policy or national security 
     reasons for those defense articles being provided by 
     commercial lease rather than by government-to-government sale 
     under such Act.


                         COMPETITIVE INSURANCE

       Sec. 529. All Agency for International Development 
     contracts and solicitations, and subcontracts entered into 
     under such contracts, shall include a clause requiring that 
     United States insurance companies have a fair opportunity to 
     bid for insurance when such insurance is necessary or 
     appropriate.


                  STINGERS IN THE PERSIAN GULF REGION

       Sec. 530. Except as provided in section 581 of the Foreign 
     Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 1990, the United States may not sell or 
     otherwise make available any Stingers to any country 
     bordering the Persian Gulf under the Arms Export Control Act 
     or chapter 2 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961.


                          DEBT-FOR-DEVELOPMENT

       Sec. 531. In order to enhance the continued participation 
     of nongovernmental organizations in economic assistance 
     activities under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     including endowments, debt-for-development and debt-for-
     nature exchanges, a nongovernmental organization which is a 
     grantee or contractor of the Agency for International 
     Development may place in interest bearing accounts funds made 
     available under this Act or prior Acts or local currencies 
     which accrue to that organization as a result of economic 
     assistance provided under title II of this Act and any 
     interest earned on such investment shall be used for the 
     purpose for which the assistance was provided to that 
     organization.


                           SEPARATE ACCOUNTS

       Sec. 532. (a) Separate Accounts for Local Currencies.--(1) 
     If assistance is furnished to the government of a foreign 
     country under chapters 1 and 10 of part I or chapter 4 of 
     part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 under 
     agreements which result in the generation of local currencies 
     of that country, the Administrator of the Agency for 
     International Development shall--
       (A) require that local currencies be deposited in a 
     separate account established by that government;
       (B) enter into an agreement with that government which sets 
     forth--
       (i) the amount of the local currencies to be generated; and
       (ii) the terms and conditions under which the currencies so 
     deposited may be utilized, consistent with this section; and
       (C) establish by agreement with that government the 
     responsibilities of the Agency for International Development 
     and that government to monitor and account for deposits into 
     and disbursements from the separate account.
       (2) Uses of Local Currencies.--As may be agreed upon with 
     the foreign government, local currencies deposited in a 
     separate account pursuant to subsection (a), or an equivalent 
     amount of local currencies, shall be used only--
       (A) to carry out chapters 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of 
     part II (as the case may be), for such purposes as--
       (i) project and sector assistance activities; or
       (ii) debt and deficit financing; or
       (B) for the administrative requirements of the United 
     States Government.
       (3) Programming Accountability.--The Agency for 
     International Development shall take all necessary steps to 
     ensure that the equivalent of the local currencies disbursed 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A) from the separate account 
     established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are used for the 
     purposes agreed upon pursuant to subsection (a)(2).
       (4) Termination of Assistance Programs.--Upon termination 
     of assistance to a country under chapters 1 or 10 of part I 
     or chapter 4 of part II (as the case may be), any 
     unencumbered balances of funds which remain in a separate 
     account established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be 
     disposed of for such purposes as may be agreed to by the 
     government of that country and the United States Government.
       (5) Reporting Requirement.--The Administrator of the Agency 
     for International Development shall report on an annual basis 
     as part of the justification documents submitted to the 
     Committees on Appropriations on the use of local currencies 
     for the administrative requirements of the United States 
     Government as authorized in subsection (a)(2)(B), and such 
     report shall include the amount of local currency (and United 
     States dollar equivalent) used and/or to be used for such 
     purpose in each applicable country.
       (b) Separate Accounts for Cash Transfers.--(1) If 
     assistance is made available to the government of a foreign 
     country, under chapters 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of 
     part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as cash 
     transfer assistance or as nonproject sector assistance, that 
     country shall be required to maintain such funds in a 
     separate account and not commingle them with any other funds.
       (2) Applicability of Other Provisions of Law.--Such funds 
     may be obligated and expended notwithstanding provisions of 
     law which are inconsistent with the nature of this assistance 
     including provisions which are referenced in the Joint 
     Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference 
     accompanying House Joint Resolution 648 (H. Report No. 98-
     1159).
       (3) Notification.--At least 15 days prior to obligating any 
     such cash transfer or nonproject sector assistance, the 
     President shall submit a notification through the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, 
     which shall include a detailed description of how the funds 
     proposed to be made available will be used, with a discussion 
     of the United States interests that will be served by the 
     assistance (including, as appropriate, a description of the 
     economic policy reforms that will be promoted by such 
     assistance).
       (4) Exemption.--Nonproject sector assistance funds may be 
     exempt from the requirements of subsection (b)(1) only 
     through the notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.


  compensation for united states executive directors to international 
                         financial institutions

       Sec. 533. (a) No funds appropriated by this Act may be made 
     as payment to any international financial institution while 
     the United States Executive Director to such institution is 
     compensated by the institution at a rate which, together with 
     whatever compensation such Director receives from the United 
     States, is in excess of the rate provided for an individual 
     occupying a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule 
     under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, or while 
     any alternate United States Director to such institution is 
     compensated by the institution at a rate in excess of the 
     rate provided for an individual occupying a position at level 
     V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       (b) For purposes of this section, ``international financial 
     institutions'' are: the International Bank for Reconstruction 
     and Development, the Inter-American Development Bank, the 
     Asian Development Bank, the Asian Development Fund, the 
     African Development Bank, the African Development Fund, the 
     International Monetary Fund, the North American Development 
     Bank, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development.


         compliance with united nations sanctions against iraq

       Sec. 534. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available pursuant to this Act to carry out the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (including title IV of chapter 2 of 
     part I, relating to the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation) or the Arms Export Control Act may be used to 
     provide assistance to any country that is not in compliance 
     with the United Nations Security Council sanctions against 
     Iraq unless the President determines and so certifies to the 
     Congress that--
       (1) such assistance is in the national interest of the 
     United States;
       (2) such assistance will directly benefit the needy people 
     in that country; or
       (3) the assistance to be provided will be humanitarian 
     assistance for foreign nationals who have fled Iraq and 
     Kuwait.

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 authorities for the peace corps, international fund for agricultural 
    development, inter-american foundation and african development 
                               foundation

       Sec. 535. (a) Unless expressly provided to the contrary, 
     provisions of this or any other Act, including provisions 
     contained in prior Acts authorizing or making appropriations 
     for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
     programs, shall not be construed to prohibit activities 
     authorized by or conducted under the Peace Corps Act, the 
     Inter-American Foundation Act or the African Development 
     Foundation Act. The agency shall promptly report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations whenever it is conducting 
     activities or is proposing to conduct activities in a country 
     for which assistance is prohibited.
       (b) Unless expressly provided to the contrary, limitations 
     on the availability of funds for ``International 
     Organizations and Programs'' in this or any other Act, 
     including prior appropriations Acts, shall not be construed 
     to be applicable to the International Fund for Agricultural 
     Development.


                  impact on jobs in the united states

       Sec. 536. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
     obligated or expended to provide--
       (a) any financial incentive to a business enterprise 
     currently located in the United States for the purpose of 
     inducing such an enterprise to relocate outside the United 
     States if such incentive or inducement is likely to reduce 
     the number of employees of such business enterprise in the 
     United States because United States production is being 
     replaced by such enterprise outside the United States;
       (b) assistance for the purpose of establishing or 
     developing in a foreign country any export processing zone or 
     designated area in which the tax, tariff, labor, environment, 
     and safety laws of that country do not apply, in part or in 
     whole, to activities carried out within that zone or area, 
     unless the President determines and certifies that such 
     assistance is not likely to cause a loss of jobs within the 
     United States; or
       (c) assistance for any project or activity that contributes 
     to the violation of internationally recognized workers 
     rights, as defined in section 502(a)(4) of the Trade Act of 
     1974, of workers in the recipient country, including any 
     designated zone or area in that country: Provided, That in 
     recognition that the application of this subsection should be 
     commensurate with the level of development of the recipient 
     country and sector, the provisions of this subsection shall 
     not preclude assistance for the informal sector in such 
     country, micro and small-scale enterprise, and smallholder 
     agriculture.


                     funding prohibition for serbia

       Sec. 537. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
     made available for assistance for the Republic of Serbia: 
     Provided, That this restriction shall not apply to assistance 
     for Kosova or Montenegro, or to assistance to promote 
     democratization: Provided further, That section 620(t) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, shall not apply 
     to Kosova or Montenegro.


                          special authorities

       Sec. 538. (a) Funds appropriated in titles I and II of this 
     Act that are made available for Afghanistan, Lebanon, 
     Montenegro, and for victims of war, displaced children, 
     displaced Burmese, humanitarian assistance for Romania, and 
     humanitarian assistance for the peoples of Kosova, may be 
     made available notwithstanding any other provision of law: 
     Provided, That any such funds that are made available for 
     Cambodia shall be subject to the provisions of section 531(e) 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and section 906 of the 
     International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 
     1985.
       (b) Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the 
     provisions of sections 103 through 106 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 may be used, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, for the purpose of supporting tropical 
     forestry and biodiversity conservation activities and, 
     subject to the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations, energy programs aimed at 
     reducing greenhouse gas emissions: Provided, That such 
     assistance shall be subject to sections 116, 502B, and 620A 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
       (c) The Agency for International Development may employ 
     personal services contractors, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, for the purpose of administering programs 
     for the West Bank and Gaza.
       (d)(1) Waiver.--The President may waive the provisions of 
     section 1003 of Public Law 100-204 if the President 
     determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the 
     Senate that it is important to the national security 
     interests of the United States.
       (2) Period of Application of Waiver.--Any waiver pursuant 
     to paragraph (1) shall be effective for no more than a period 
     of 6 months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months 
     after enactment of this Act.


        policy on terminating the arab league boycott of israel

       Sec. 539. It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the Arab League countries should immediately and 
     publicly renounce the primary boycott of Israel and the 
     secondary and tertiary boycott of American firms that have 
     commercial ties with Israel;
       (2) the decision by the Arab League in 1997 to reinstate 
     the boycott against Israel was deeply troubling and 
     disappointing;
       (3) the Arab League should immediately rescind its decision 
     on the boycott and its members should develop normal 
     relations with their neighbor Israel; and
       (4) the President should--
       (A) take more concrete steps to encourage vigorously Arab 
     League countries to renounce publicly the primary boycotts of 
     Israel and the secondary and tertiary boycotts of American 
     firms that have commercial relations with Israel as a 
     confidence-building measure;
       (B) take into consideration the participation of any 
     recipient country in the primary boycott of Israel and the 
     secondary and tertiary boycotts of American firms that have 
     commercial relations with Israel when determining whether to 
     sell weapons to said country;
       (C) report to Congress on the specific steps being taken by 
     the President to bring about a public renunciation of the 
     Arab primary boycott of Israel and the secondary and tertiary 
     boycotts of American firms that have commercial relations 
     with Israel and to expand the process of normalizing ties 
     between Arab League countries and Israel; and
       (D) encourage the allies and trading partners of the United 
     States to enact laws prohibiting businesses from complying 
     with the boycott and penalizing businesses that do comply.


                       anti-narcotics activities

       Sec. 540. Of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act for ``Economic Support Fund'', 
     assistance may be provided to strengthen the administration 
     of justice in countries in Latin America and the Caribbean 
     and in other regions consistent with the provisions of 
     section 534(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, except 
     that programs to enhance protection of participants in 
     judicial cases may be conducted notwithstanding section 660 
     of that Act. Funds made available pursuant to this section 
     may be made available notwithstanding section 534(c) and the 
     second and third sentences of section 534(e) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961.


                       eligibility for assistance

       Sec. 541. (a) Assistance Through Nongovernmental 
     Organizations.--Restrictions contained in this or any other 
     Act with respect to assistance for a country shall not be 
     construed to restrict assistance in support of programs of 
     nongovernmental organizations from funds appropriated by this 
     Act to carry out the provisions of chapters 1, 10, and 11 of 
     part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961, and from funds appropriated under the heading 
     ``Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States'': 
     Provided, That the President shall take into consideration, 
     in any case in which a restriction on assistance would be 
     applicable but for this subsection, whether assistance in 
     support of programs of nongovernmental organizations is in 
     the national interest of the United States: Provided further, 
     That before using the authority of this subsection to furnish 
     assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental 
     organizations, the President shall notify the Committees on 
     Appropriations under the regular notification procedures of 
     those committees, including a description of the program to 
     be assisted, the assistance to be provided, and the reasons 
     for furnishing such assistance: Provided further, That 
     nothing in this subsection shall be construed to alter any 
     existing statutory prohibitions against abortion or 
     involuntary sterilizations contained in this or any other 
     Act.
       (b) Public Law 480.--During fiscal year 2000, restrictions 
     contained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance 
     for a country shall not be construed to restrict assistance 
     under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act 
     of 1954: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated to 
     carry out title I of such Act and made available pursuant to 
     this subsection may be obligated or expended except as 
     provided through the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.
       (c) Exception.--This section shall not apply--
       (1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act or any comparable provision of law prohibiting assistance 
     to countries that support international terrorism; or
       (2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting 
     assistance to countries that violate internationally 
     recognized human rights.


                                earmarks

       Sec. 542. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act which are 
     earmarked may be reprogrammed for other programs within the 
     same account notwithstanding the earmark if compliance with 
     the earmark is made impossible by operation of any provision 
     of this or any other Act or, with respect to a country with 
     which the United States has an agreement providing the United 
     States with base rights or base access in that country, if

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     the President determines that the recipient for which funds 
     are earmarked has significantly reduced its military or 
     economic cooperation with the United States since enactment 
     of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
     Programs Appropriations Act, 1991; however, before exercising 
     the authority of this subsection with regard to a base rights 
     or base access country which has significantly reduced its 
     military or economic cooperation with the United States, the 
     President shall consult with, and shall provide a written 
     policy justification to the Committees on Appropriations: 
     Provided, That any such reprogramming shall be subject to the 
     regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations: Provided further, That assistance that is 
     reprogrammed pursuant to this subsection shall be made 
     available under the same terms and conditions as originally 
     provided.
       (b) In addition to the authority contained in subsection 
     (a), the original period of availability of funds 
     appropriated by this Act and administered by the Agency for 
     International Development that are earmarked for particular 
     programs or activities by this or any other Act shall be 
     extended for an additional fiscal year if the Administrator 
     of such agency determines and reports promptly to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that the termination of 
     assistance to a country or a significant change in 
     circumstances makes it unlikely that such earmarked funds can 
     be obligated during the original period of availability: 
     Provided, That such earmarked funds that are continued 
     available for an additional fiscal year shall be obligated 
     only for the purpose of such earmark.


                         ceilings and earmarks

       Sec. 543. Ceilings and earmarks contained in this Act shall 
     not be applicable to funds or authorities appropriated or 
     otherwise made available by any subsequent Act unless such 
     Act specifically so directs. Earmarks or minimum funding 
     requirements contained in any other Act shall not be 
     applicable to funds appropriated by this Act.


                 prohibition on publicity or propaganda

       Sec. 544. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within 
     the United States not authorized before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act by the Congress: Provided, That not to 
     exceed $750,000 may be made available to carry out the 
     provisions of section 316 of Public Law 96-533.


            purchase of american-made equipment and products

       Sec. 545. (a) To the maximum extent possible, assistance 
     provided under this Act should make full use of American 
     resources, including commodities, products, and services.
       (b) It is the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest 
     extent practicable, all agriculture commodities, equipment 
     and products purchased with funds made available in this Act 
     should be American-made.
       (c) In providing financial assistance to, or entering into 
     any contract with, any entity using funds made available in 
     this Act, the head of each Federal agency, to the greatest 
     extent practicable, shall provide to such entity a notice 
     describing the statement made in subsection (b) by the 
     Congress.
       (d) The Secretary of the Treasury shall report to Congress 
     annually on the efforts of the heads of each Federal agency 
     and the United States directors of international financial 
     institutions (as referenced in section 514) in complying with 
     this sense of Congress.


           prohibition of payments to united nations members

       Sec. 546. None of the funds appropriated or made available 
     pursuant to this Act for carrying out the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961, may be used to pay in whole or in part any 
     assessments, arrearages, or dues of any member of the United 
     Nations or, from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out 
     chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     the costs for participation of another country's delegation 
     at international conferences held under the auspices of 
     multilateral or international organizations.


                          consulting services

       Sec. 547. The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
     Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, 
     pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
     shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures 
     are a matter of public record and available for public 
     inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing 
     law, or under existing Executive order pursuant to existing 
     law.


             private voluntary organizations--documentation

       Sec. 548. None of the funds appropriated or made available 
     pursuant to this Act shall be available to a private 
     voluntary organization which fails to provide upon timely 
     request any document, file, or record necessary to the 
     auditing requirements of the Agency for International 
     Development.


  Prohibition on Assistance to Foreign Governments that Export Lethal 
   Military Equipment to Countries Supporting International Terrorism

       Sec. 549. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act may be available to any foreign 
     government which provides lethal military equipment to a 
     country the government of which the Secretary of State has 
     determined is a terrorist government for purposes of section 
     40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act. The prohibition under 
     this section with respect to a foreign government shall 
     terminate 12 months after that government ceases to provide 
     such military equipment. This section applies with respect to 
     lethal military equipment provided under a contract entered 
     into after October 1, 1997.
       (b) Assistance restricted by subsection (a) or any other 
     similar provision of law, may be furnished if the President 
     determines that furnishing such assistance is important to 
     the national interests of the United States.
       (c) Whenever the waiver of subsection (b) is exercised, the 
     President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report with respect to the furnishing of such 
     assistance. Any such report shall include a detailed 
     explanation of the assistance to be provided, including the 
     estimated dollar amount of such assistance, and an 
     explanation of how the assistance furthers United States 
     national interests.


 withholding of assistance for parking fines owed by foreign countries

       Sec. 550. (a) In General.--Of the funds made available for 
     a foreign country under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961, an amount equivalent to 110 percent of the total 
     unpaid fully adjudicated parking fines and penalties owed to 
     the District of Columbia by such country as of the date of 
     the enactment of this Act shall be withheld from obligation 
     for such country until the Secretary of State certifies and 
     reports in writing to the appropriate congressional 
     committees that such fines and penalties are fully paid to 
     the government of the District of Columbia.
       (b) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the Senate and the Committee on International Relations and 
     the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.


    limitation on assistance for the plo for the west bank and gaza

       Sec. 551. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
     obligated for assistance for the Palestine Liberation 
     Organization for the West Bank and Gaza unless the President 
     has exercised the authority under section 604(a) of the 
     Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1995 (title VI of 
     Public Law 104-107) or any other legislation to suspend or 
     make inapplicable section 307 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 and that suspension is still in effect: Provided, 
     That if the President fails to make the certification under 
     section 604(b)(2) of the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act 
     of 1995 or to suspend the prohibition under other 
     legislation, funds appropriated by this Act may not be 
     obligated for assistance for the Palestine Liberation 
     Organization for the West Bank and Gaza.


                     war crimes tribunals drawdown

       Sec. 552. If the President determines that doing so will 
     contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding genocide 
     or other violations of international humanitarian law, the 
     President may direct a drawdown pursuant to section 552(c) of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, of up to 
     $30,000,000 of commodities and services for the United 
     Nations War Crimes Tribunal established with regard to the 
     former Yugoslavia by the United Nations Security Council or 
     such other tribunals or commissions as the Council may 
     establish to deal with such violations, without regard to the 
     ceiling limitation contained in paragraph (2) thereof: 
     Provided, That the determination required under this section 
     shall be in lieu of any determinations otherwise required 
     under section 552(c): Provided further, That 60 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days 
     thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to 
     the Committees on Appropriations describing the steps the 
     United States Government is taking to collect information 
     regarding allegations of genocide or other violations of 
     international law in the former Yugoslavia and to furnish 
     that information to the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal 
     for the former Yugoslavia: Provided further, That the 
     drawdown made under this section for any tribunal shall not 
     be construed as an endorsement or precedent for the 
     establishment of any standing or permanent international 
     criminal tribunal or court: Provided further, That funds made 
     available for tribunals other than Yugoslavia or Rwanda shall 
     be made available subject to the regular notification 
     procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.


                               landmines

       Sec. 553. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     demining equipment available to the Agency for International 
     Development and the Department of State and used in support 
     of the clearance of landmines and unexploded ordnance for 
     humanitarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant basis in 
     foreign countries, subject to such terms and conditions as 
     the President may prescribe: Provided, That section 1365(c) 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1993 (Public Law 102-484; 22 U.S.C., 2778 note)

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     is amended by striking out ``During the five-year period 
     beginning on October 23, 1992'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``During the eleven-year period beginning on October 23, 
     1992''.


           restrictions concerning the palestinian authority

       Sec. 554. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
     obligated or expended to create in any part of Jerusalem a 
     new office of any department or agency of the United States 
     Government for the purpose of conducting official United 
     States Government business with the Palestinian Authority 
     over Gaza and Jericho or any successor Palestinian governing 
     entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of 
     Principles: Provided, That this restriction shall not apply 
     to the acquisition of additional space for the existing 
     Consulate General in Jerusalem: Provided further, That 
     meetings between officers and employees of the United States 
     and officials of the Palestinian Authority, or any successor 
     Palestinian governing entity provided for in the Israel-PLO 
     Declaration of Principles, for the purpose of conducting 
     official United States Government business with such 
     authority should continue to take place in locations other 
     than Jerusalem. As has been true in the past, officers and 
     employees of the United States Government may continue to 
     meet in Jerusalem on other subjects with Palestinians 
     (including those who now occupy positions in the Palestinian 
     Authority), have social contacts, and have incidental 
     discussions.


               prohibition of payment of certain expenses

       Sec. 555. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act under the headings ``International 
     Military Education and Training'' or ``Foreign Military 
     Financing Program'' for Informational Program activities or 
     under the headings ``Child Survival and Disease Programs 
     Fund'', ``Development Assistance'', and ``Economic Support 
     Fund'' may be obligated or expended to pay for--
       (1) alcoholic beverages; or
       (2) entertainment expenses for activities that are 
     substantially of a recreational character, including entrance 
     fees at sporting events and amusement parks.


           competitive pricing for sales of defense articles

       Sec. 556. Direct costs associated with meeting a foreign 
     customer's additional or unique requirements will continue to 
     be allowable under contracts under section 22(d) of the Arms 
     Export Control Act. 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.


                  special debt relief for the poorest

       Sec. 557. (a) Authority To Reduce Debt.--The President may 
     reduce amounts owed to the United States (or any agency of 
     the United States) by an eligible country as a result of--
       (1) guarantees issued under sections 221 and 222 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961;
       (2) credits extended or guarantees issued under the Arms 
     Export Control Act; or
       (3) any obligation or portion of such obligation for a 
     Latin American country, to pay for purchases of United States 
     agricultural commodities guaranteed by the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation under export credit guarantee programs authorized 
     pursuant to section 5(f) of the Commodity Credit Corporation 
     Charter Act of June 29, 1948, as amended, section 4(b) of the 
     Food for Peace Act of 1966, as amended (Public Law 89-808), 
     or section 202 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978, as 
     amended (Public Law 95-501).
       (b) Limitations.--
       (1) The authority provided by subsection (a) may be 
     exercised only to implement multilateral official debt relief 
     ad referendum agreements, commonly referred to as ``Paris 
     Club Agreed Minutes''.
       (2) The authority provided by subsection (a) may be 
     exercised only in such amounts or to such extent as is 
     provided in advance by appropriations Acts.
       (3) The authority provided by subsection (a) may be 
     exercised only with respect to countries with heavy debt 
     burdens that are eligible to borrow from the International 
     Development Association, but not from the International Bank 
     for Reconstruction and Development, commonly referred to as 
     ``IDA-only'' countries.
       (c) Conditions.--The authority provided by subsection (a) 
     may be exercised only with respect to a country whose 
     government--
       (1) does not have an excessive level of military 
     expenditures;
       (2) has not repeatedly provided support for acts of 
     international terrorism;
       (3) is not failing to cooperate on international narcotics 
     control matters;
       (4) (including its military or other security forces) does 
     not engage in a consistent pattern of gross violations of 
     internationally recognized human rights; and
       (5) is not ineligible for assistance because of the 
     application of section 527 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995.
       (d) Availability of Funds.--The authority provided by 
     subsection (a) may be used only with regard to funds 
     appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Debt 
     Restructuring''.
       (e) Certain Prohibitions Inapplicable.--A reduction of debt 
     pursuant to subsection (a) shall not be considered assistance 
     for purposes of any provision of law limiting assistance to a 
     country. The authority provided by subsection (a) may be 
     exercised notwithstanding section 620(r) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961.


             authority to engage in debt buybacks or sales

       Sec. 558. (a) Loans Eligible for Sale, Reduction, or 
     Cancellation.--
       (1) Authority to sell, reduce, or cancel certain loans.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President 
     may, in accordance with this section, sell to any eligible 
     purchaser any concessional loan or portion thereof made 
     before January 1, 1995, pursuant to the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961, to the government of any eligible country as 
     defined in section 702(6) of that Act or on receipt of 
     payment from an eligible purchaser, reduce or cancel such 
     loan or portion thereof, only for the purpose of 
     facilitating--
       (A) debt-for-equity swaps, debt-for-development swaps, or 
     debt-for-nature swaps; or
       (B) a debt buyback by an eligible country of its own 
     qualified debt, only if the eligible country uses an 
     additional amount of the local currency of the eligible 
     country, equal to not less than 40 percent of the price paid 
     for such debt by such eligible country, or the difference 
     between the price paid for such debt and the face value of 
     such debt, to support activities that link conservation and 
     sustainable use of natural resources with local community 
     development, and child survival and other child development, 
     in a manner consistent with sections 707 through 710 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, if the sale, reduction, or 
     cancellation would not contravene any term or condition of 
     any prior agreement relating to such loan.
       (2) Terms and conditions.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the President shall, in accordance with 
     this section, establish the terms and conditions under which 
     loans may be sold, reduced, or canceled pursuant to this 
     section.
       (3) Administration.--The Facility, as defined in section 
     702(8) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, shall notify 
     the administrator of the agency primarily responsible for 
     administering part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 of 
     purchasers that the President has determined to be eligible, 
     and shall direct such agency to carry out the sale, 
     reduction, or cancellation of a loan pursuant to this 
     section. Such agency shall make an adjustment in its accounts 
     to reflect the sale, reduction, or cancellation.
       (4) Limitation.--The authorities of this subsection shall 
     be available only to the extent that appropriations for the 
     cost of the modification, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, are made in advance.
       (b) Deposit of Proceeds.--The proceeds from the sale, 
     reduction, or cancellation of any loan sold, reduced, or 
     canceled pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the 
     United States Government account or accounts established for 
     the repayment of such loan.
       (c) Eligible Purchasers.--A loan may be sold pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(1)(A) only to a purchaser who presents plans 
     satisfactory to the President for using the loan for the 
     purpose of engaging in debt-for-equity swaps, debt-for-
     development swaps, or debt-for-nature swaps.
       (d) Debtor Consultations.--Before the sale to any eligible 
     purchaser, or any reduction or cancellation pursuant to this 
     section, of any loan made to an eligible country, the 
     President should consult with the country concerning the 
     amount of loans to be sold, reduced, or canceled and their 
     uses for debt-for-equity swaps, debt-for-development swaps, 
     or debt-for-nature swaps.
       (e) Availability of Funds.--The authority provided by 
     subsection (a) may be used only with regard to funds 
     appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Debt 
     Restructuring''.


                          assistance for haiti

       Sec. 559. (a) Policy.--In providing assistance to Haiti, 
     the President should place a priority on the following areas:
       (1) aggressive action to support the Haitian National 
     Police, including support for efforts by the Inspector 
     General to purge corrupt and politicized elements from the 
     Haitian National Police;
       (2) steps to ensure that any elections undertaken in Haiti 
     with United States assistance are full, free, fair, 
     transparent, and democratic;
       (3) support for a program designed to develop an indigenous 
     human rights monitoring capacity;
       (4) steps to facilitate the continued privatization of 
     state-owned enterprises;
       (5) a sustainable agricultural development program; and
       (6) establishment of an economic development fund for Haiti 
     to provide long-term, low interest loans to United States 
     investors and businesses that have a demonstrated commitment 
     to, and expertise in, doing business in Haiti, in particular 
     those businesses present in Haiti prior to the 1994 United 
     Nations embargo.
       (b) Report.--Beginning 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and 6

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     months thereafter until September 30, 2001, the President 
     shall submit a report to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
     International Relations of the House of Representatives with 
     regard to--
       (1) the status of each of the governmental institutions 
     envisioned in the 1987 Haitian Constitution, including an 
     assessment of the extent to which officials in such 
     institutions hold their positions on the basis of a regular, 
     constitutional process;
       (2) the status of the privatization (or placement under 
     long-term private management or concession) of the major 
     public entities, including a detailed assessment of the 
     extent to which the Government of Haiti has completed all 
     required incorporating documents, the transfer of assets, and 
     the eviction of unauthorized occupants from such facilities;
       (3) the status of efforts to re-sign and implement the 
     lapsed bilateral Repatriation Agreement and an assessment of 
     the extent to which the Government of Haiti has been 
     cooperating with the United States in halting illegal 
     emigration from Haiti;
       (4) the status of the Government of Haiti's efforts to 
     conduct thorough investigations of extrajudicial and 
     political killings and--
       (A) an assessment of the progress that has been made in 
     bringing to justice the persons responsible for these 
     extrajudicial or political killings in Haiti; and
       (B) an assessment of the extent to which the Government of 
     Haiti is cooperating with United States authorities and with 
     United States-funded technical advisors to the Haitian 
     National Police in such investigations;
       (5) an assessment of actions taken by the Government of 
     Haiti to remove and maintain the separation from the Haitian 
     National Police, national palace and residential guard, 
     ministerial guard, and any other public security entity or 
     unit of Haiti those individuals who are credibly alleged to 
     have engaged in or conspired to conceal gross violations of 
     internationally recognized human rights;
       (6) the status of steps being taken to secure the 
     ratification of the maritime counter-narcotics agreements 
     signed October 1997;
       (7) an assessment of the extent to which domestic capacity 
     to conduct free, fair, democratic, and administratively sound 
     elections has been developed in Haiti; and
       (8) an assessment of the extent to which Haiti's Minister 
     of Justice has demonstrated a commitment to the 
     professionalism of judicial personnel by consistently placing 
     students graduated by the Judicial School in appropriate 
     judicial positions and has made a commitment to share program 
     costs associated with the Judicial School, and is achieving 
     progress in making the judicial branch in Haiti independent 
     from the executive branch.
       (c) Equitable Allocation of Funds.--Not more than 17 
     percent of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out 
     the provisions of sections 103 through 106 and chapter 4 of 
     part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, that are made 
     available for Latin America and the Caribbean region may be 
     made available, through bilateral and Latin America and the 
     Caribbean regional programs, to provide assistance for any 
     country in such region.


  requirement for disclosure of foreign aid in report of secretary of 
                                 state

       Sec. 560. (a) Foreign Aid Reporting Requirement.--In 
     addition to the voting practices of a foreign country, the 
     report required to be submitted to Congress under section 
     406(a) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, fiscal 
     years 1990 and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 2414a), shall include a side-
     by-side comparison of individual countries' overall support 
     for the United States at the United Nations and the amount of 
     United States assistance provided to such country in fiscal 
     year 1999.
       (b) United States Assistance.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term ``United States assistance'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 481(e)(4) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291(e)(4)).


   restrictions on voluntary contributions to united nations agencies

       Sec. 561. (a) Prohibition on Voluntary Contributions for 
     the United Nations.--None of the funds appropriated by this 
     Act may be made available to pay any voluntary contribution 
     of the United States to the United Nations (including the 
     United Nations Development Program) if the United Nations 
     implements or imposes any taxation on any United States 
     persons.
       (b) Certification Required for Disbursement of Funds.--None 
     of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available 
     to pay any voluntary contribution of the United States to the 
     United Nations (including the United Nations Development 
     Program) unless the President certifies to the Congress 15 
     days in advance of such payment that the United Nations is 
     not engaged in any effort to implement or impose any taxation 
     on United States persons in order to raise revenue for the 
     United Nations or any of its specialized agencies.
       (c) Definitions.--As used in this section the term ``United 
     States person'' refers to--
       (1) a natural person who is a citizen or national of the 
     United States; or
       (2) a corporation, partnership, or other legal entity 
     organized under the United States or any State, territory, 
     possession, or district of the United States.


                                 HAITI

       Sec. 562. The Government of Haiti shall be eligible to 
     purchase defense articles and services under the Arms Export 
     Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), for the civilian-led 
     Haitian National Police and Coast Guard: Provided, That the 
     authority provided by this section shall be subject to the 
     regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.


         limitation on assistance to the palestinian authority

       Sec. 563. (a) Prohibition of Funds.--None of the funds 
     appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of 
     chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     may be obligated or expended with respect to providing funds 
     to the Palestinian Authority.
       (b) Waiver.--The prohibition included in subsection (a) 
     shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro 
     tempore of the Senate that waiving such prohibition is 
     important to the national security interests of the United 
     States.
       (c) Period of Application of Waiver.--Any waiver pursuant 
     to subsection (b) shall be effective for no more than a 
     period of 6 months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 
     months after the enactment of this Act.


              limitation on assistance to security forces

       Sec. 564. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be provided to any unit of the security forces of a foreign 
     country if the Secretary of State has credible evidence that 
     such unit has committed gross violations of human rights, 
     unless the Secretary determines and reports to the Committees 
     on Appropriations that the government of such country is 
     taking effective measures to bring the responsible members of 
     the security forces unit to justice: Provided, That nothing 
     in this section shall be construed to withhold funds made 
     available by this Act from any unit of the security forces of 
     a foreign country not credibly alleged to be involved in 
     gross violations of human rights: Provided further, That in 
     the event that funds are withheld from any unit pursuant to 
     this section, the Secretary of State shall promptly inform 
     the foreign government of the basis for such action and 
     shall, to the maximum extent practicable, assist the foreign 
     government in taking effective measures to bring the 
     responsible members of the security forces to justice.


      limitations on transfer of military equipment to east timor

       Sec. 565. In any agreement for the sale, transfer, or 
     licensing of any lethal equipment or helicopter for Indonesia 
     entered into by the United States pursuant to the authority 
     of this Act or any other Act, the agreement shall state that 
     the items will not be used in East Timor.


restrictions on assistance to countries providing sanctuary to indicted 
                             war criminals

       Sec. 566. (a) Bilateral Assistance.--None of the funds made 
     available by this or any prior Act making appropriations for 
     foreign operations, export financing and related programs, 
     may be provided for any country, entity or municipality 
     described in subsection (e).
       (b) Multilateral Assistance.--
       (1) Prohibition.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     instruct the United States executive directors of the 
     international financial institutions to work in opposition 
     to, and vote against, any extension by such institutions of 
     any financial or technical assistance or grants of any kind 
     to any country or entity described in subsection (e).
       (2) Notification.--Not less than 15 days before any vote in 
     an international financial institution regarding the 
     extension of financial or technical assistance or grants to 
     any country or entity described in subsection (e), the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary 
     of State, shall provide to the Committee on Appropriations 
     and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services of the House of Representatives a written 
     justification for the proposed assistance, including an 
     explanation of the United States position regarding any such 
     vote, as well as a description of the location of the 
     proposed assistance by municipality, its purpose, and its 
     intended beneficiaries.
       (3) Definition.--The term ``international financial 
     institution'' includes the International Monetary Fund, the 
     International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the 
     International Development Association, the International 
     Finance Corporation, the Multilateral Investment Guaranty 
     Agency, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development.
       (c) Exceptions.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall not apply to the provision of--
       (A) humanitarian assistance;
       (B) democratization assistance;
       (C) assistance for cross border physical infrastructure 
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     both a sanctioned country, entity, or municipality and a 
     nonsanctioned contiguous country, entity, or municipality, if 
     the project is primarily located in and primarily benefits 
     the nonsanctioned country, entity, or municipality and if the 
     portion of the project located in the sanctioned country, 
     entity, or municipality is necessary only to complete the 
     project;
       (D) small-scale assistance projects or activities requested 
     by United States Armed Forces that promote good relations 
     between such forces and the officials and citizens of the 
     areas in the United States SFOR sector of Bosnia;
       (E) implementation of the Brcko Arbitral Decision;
       (F) lending by the international financial institutions to 
     a country or entity to support common monetary and fiscal 
     policies at the national level as contemplated by the Dayton 
     Agreement;
       (G) direct lending to a non-sanctioned entity, or lending 
     passed on by the national government to a non-sanctioned 
     entity; or
       (H) assistance to the International Police Task Force for 
     the training of a civilian police force.
        (2) Notification.--Every 60 days the Secretary of State, 
     in consultation with the Administrator of the Agency for 
     International Development, shall publish in the Federal 
     Register and/or in a comparable publicly accessible document 
     or Internet site, a listing and justification of any 
     assistance that is obligated within that period of time for 
     any country, entity, or municipality described in subsection 
     (e), including a description of the purpose of the 
     assistance, project and its location, by municipality.
       (d) Further Limitations.--Notwithstanding subsection (c)--
       (1) no assistance may be made available by this Act, or any 
     prior Act making appropriations for foreign operations, 
     export financing and related programs, in any country, 
     entity, or municipality described in subsection (e), for a 
     program, project, or activity in which a publicly indicted 
     war criminal is known to have any financial or material 
     interest; and
       (2) no assistance (other than emergency foods or medical 
     assistance or demining assistance) may be made available by 
     this Act, or any prior Act making appropriations for foreign 
     operations, export financing and related programs for any 
     program, project, or activity in a community within any 
     country, entity or municipality described in subsection (e) 
     if competent authorities within that community are not 
     complying with the provisions of Article IX and Annex 4, 
     Article II, paragraph 8 of the Dayton Agreement relating to 
     war crimes and the Tribunal.
       (e) Sanctioned Country, Entity, or Municipality.--A 
     sanctioned country, entity, or municipality described in this 
     section is one whose competent authorities have failed, as 
     determined by the Secretary of State, to take necessary and 
     significant steps to apprehend and transfer to the Tribunal 
     all persons who have been publicly indicted by the Tribunal.
       (f) Special Rule.--Subject to subsection (d), subsections 
     (a) and (b) shall not apply to the provision of assistance to 
     an entity that is not a sanctioned entity, notwithstanding 
     that such entity may be within a sanctioned country, if the 
     Secretary of State determines and so reports to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that providing 
     assistance to that entity would promote peace and 
     internationally recognized human rights by encouraging that 
     entity to cooperate fully with the Tribunal.
       (g) Current Record of War Criminals and Sanctioned 
     Countries, Entities, and Municipalities.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall establish and 
     maintain a current record of the location, including the 
     municipality, if known, of publicly indicted war criminals 
     and a current record of sanctioned countries, entities, and 
     municipalities.
       (2) Information of the dci and the secretary of defense.--
     The Director of Central Intelligence and the Secretary of 
     Defense should collect and provide to the Secretary of State 
     information concerning the location, including the 
     municipality, of publicly indicted war criminals.
       (3) Information of the tribunal.--The Secretary of State 
     shall request that the Tribunal and other international 
     organizations and governments provide the Secretary of State 
     information concerning the location, including the 
     municipality, of publicly indicted war criminals and 
     concerning country, entity and municipality authorities known 
     to have obstructed the work of the Tribunal.
       (4) Report.--Beginning 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and not later than September 1 each 
     year thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit a report 
     in classified and unclassified form to the appropriate 
     congressional committees on the location, including the 
     municipality, if known, of publicly indicted war criminals, 
     on country, entity and municipality authorities known to have 
     obstructed the work of the Tribunal, and on sanctioned 
     countries, entities, and municipalities.
       (5) Information to congress.--Upon the request of the 
     chairman or ranking minority member of any of the appropriate 
     congressional committees, the Secretary of State shall make 
     available to that committee the information recorded under 
     paragraph (1) in a report submitted to the committee in 
     classified and unclassified form.
       (h) Waiver.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State may waive the 
     application of subsection (a) or subsection (b) with respect 
     to specified bilateral programs or international financial 
     institution projects or programs in a sanctioned country, 
     entity, or municipality upon providing a written 
     determination to the Committee on Appropriations and the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
     International Relations of the House of Representatives that 
     such assistance directly supports the implementation of the 
     Dayton Agreement and its Annexes, which include the 
     obligation to apprehend and transfer indicted war criminals 
     to the Tribunal.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 15 days after the date of any 
     written determination under paragraph (1) the Secretary of 
     State shall submit a report to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee 
     on International Relations of the House of Representatives 
     regarding the status of efforts to secure the voluntary 
     surrender or apprehension and transfer of persons indicted by 
     the Tribunal, in accordance with the Dayton Agreement, and 
     outlining obstacles to achieving this goal.
       (3) Assistance programs and projects affected.--Any waiver 
     made pursuant to this subsection shall be effective only with 
     respect to a specified bilateral program or multilateral 
     assistance project or program identified in the determination 
     of the Secretary of State to Congress.
       (i) Termination of Sanctions.--The sanctions imposed 
     pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) with respect to a country 
     or entity shall cease to apply only if the Secretary of State 
     determines and certifies to Congress that the authorities of 
     that country, entity, or municipality have apprehended and 
     transferred to the Tribunal all persons who have been 
     publicly indicted by the Tribunal.
       (j) Definitions.--As used in this section--
       (1) Country.--The term ``country'' means Bosnia-
     Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia.
       (2) Entity.--The term ``entity'' refers to the Federation 
     of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosova, Montenegro, and the 
     Republika Srpska.
       (3) Dayton agreement.--The term ``Dayton Agreement'' means 
     the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina, together with annexes relating thereto, done at 
     Dayton, November 10 through 16, 1995.
       (4) Tribunal.--The term ``Tribunal'' means the 
     International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.
       (k) Role of Human Rights Organizations and Government 
     Agencies.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary of 
     State, the Administrator of the Agency for International 
     Development, and the executive directors of the international 
     financial institutions shall consult with representatives of 
     human rights organizations and all government agencies with 
     relevant information to help prevent publicly indicted war 
     criminals from benefiting from any financial or technical 
     assistance or grants provided to any country or entity 
     described in subsection (e).


    To Prohibit Foreign Assistance to the Government of the Russian 
   Federation should it enact laws which would discriminate against 
          minority religious faiths in the Russian Federation

       Sec. 567. None of the funds appropriated under this Act may 
     be made available for the Government of the Russian 
     Federation, after 180 days from the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, unless the President determines and certifies in 
     writing to the Committees on Appropriations and the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations of the Senate that the Government of the 
     Russian Federation has implemented no statute, executive 
     order, regulation or similar government action that would 
     discriminate, or would have as its principal effect 
     discrimination, against religious groups or religious 
     communities in the Russian Federation in violation of 
     accepted international agreements on human rights and 
     religious freedoms to which the Russian Federation is a 
     party.


                        Greenhouse Gas Emissions

       Sec. 568. (a) Funds made available in this Act to support 
     programs or activities the primary purpose of which is 
     promoting or assisting country participation in the Kyoto 
     Protocol to the Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC) 
     shall only be made available subject to the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
       (b) The President shall provide a detailed account of all 
     Federal agency obligations and expenditures for climate 
     change programs and activities, domestic and international 
     obligations for such activities in fiscal year 2000, and any 
     plan for programs thereafter related to the implementation or 
     the furtherance of protocols pursuant to, or related to 
     negotiations to amend the FCCC in conjunction with the 
     President's submission of the Budget of the United States 
     Government for Fiscal Year 2001: Provided, That

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     such report shall include an accounting of expenditures by 
     agency with each agency identifying climate change activities 
     and associated costs by line item as presented in the 
     President's Budget Appendix: Provided further, That such 
     report shall identify with regard to the Agency for 
     International Development, obligations and expenditures by 
     country or central program and activity.


         EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES FOR CERTAIN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

       Sec. 569. Section 105 of Public Law 104-164 (110 Stat. 
     1427) is amended by striking ``1996 and 1997'' and inserting 
     ``1999 and 2000''.


       AID TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

       Sec. 570. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be provided to the Central 
     Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo.


                     assistance for the middle east

       Sec. 571. Of the funds appropriated in titles II and III of 
     this Act under the headings ``Economic Support Fund'', 
     ``Foreign Military Financing Program'', ``International 
     Military Education and Training'', ``Peacekeeping 
     Operations'', for refugees resettling in Israel under the 
     heading ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'', and for 
     assistance for Israel to carry out provisions of chapter 8 of 
     part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 under the 
     heading ``Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining and 
     Related Programs'', not more than a total of $5,321,150,000 
     may be made available for Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, the 
     West Bank and Gaza, the Israel-Lebanon Monitoring Group, the 
     Multinational Force and Observers, the Middle East Regional 
     Democracy Fund, Middle East Regional Cooperation, and Middle 
     East Multilateral Working Groups: Provided, That any funds 
     that were appropriated under such headings in prior fiscal 
     years and that were at the time of the enactment of this Act 
     obligated or allocated for other recipients may not during 
     fiscal year 2000 be made available for activities that, if 
     funded under this Act, would be required to count against 
     this ceiling: Provided further, That funds may be made 
     available notwithstanding the requirements of this section if 
     the President determines and certifies to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that it is important to the national security 
     interest of the United States to do so and any such 
     additional funds shall only be provided through the regular 
     notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.


                      enterprise fund restrictions

       Sec. 572. Prior to the distribution of any assets resulting 
     from any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of an 
     Enterprise Fund, in whole or in part, the President shall 
     submit to the Committees on Appropriations, in accordance 
     with the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations, a plan for the distribution of the assets of 
     the Enterprise Fund.


                                cambodia

       Sec. 573. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury should instruct 
     the United States executive directors of the international 
     financial institutions to use the voice and vote of the 
     United States to oppose loans to the Central Government of 
     Cambodia, except loans to support basic human needs.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made 
     available for assistance for the Central Government of 
     Cambodia.


                           customs assistance

       Sec. 574. Section 660(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 is amended by--
       (1) striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and in 
     lieu thereof inserting a semicolon; and
       (2) adding the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) with respect to assistance provided to customs 
     authorities and personnel, including training, technical 
     assistance and equipment, for customs law enforcement and the 
     improvement of customs laws, systems and procedures.''.


                    FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING REPORT

       Sec. 575. (a) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
     State shall jointly provide to the Congress by March 1, 2000, 
     a report on all military training provided to foreign 
     military personnel (excluding sales, and excluding training 
     provided to the military personnel of countries belonging to 
     the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) under programs 
     administered by the Department of Defense and the Department 
     of State during fiscal years 1999 and 2000, including those 
     proposed for fiscal year 2000. This report shall include, for 
     each such military training activity, the foreign policy 
     justification and purpose for the training activity, the cost 
     of the training activity, the number of foreign students 
     trained and their units of operation, and the location of the 
     training. In addition, this report shall also include, with 
     respect to United States personnel, the operational benefits 
     to United States forces derived from each such training 
     activity and the United States military units involved in 
     each such training activity. This report may include a 
     classified annex if deemed necessary and appropriate.
       (b) For purposes of this section a report to Congress shall 
     be deemed to mean a report to the Appropriations and Foreign 
     Relations Committees of the Senate and the Appropriations and 
     International Relations Committees of the House of 
     Representatives.


            korean peninsula energy development organization

       Sec. 576. (a) Of the funds made available under the heading 
     ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related 
     Programs'', not to exceed $35,000,000 may be made available 
     for the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization 
     (hereafter referred to in this section as ``KEDO''), 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, only for the 
     administrative expenses and heavy fuel oil costs associated 
     with the Agreed Framework.
       (b) Of the funds made available for KEDO, up to $15,000,000 
     may be made available prior to June 1, 2000, if, 30 days 
     prior to such obligation of funds, the President certifies 
     and so reports to Congress that--
       (1) the parties to the Agreed Framework have taken and 
     continue to take demonstrable steps to implement the Joint 
     Declaration on Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula in 
     which the Government of North Korea has committed not to 
     test, manufacture, produce, receive, possess, store, deploy, 
     or use nuclear weapons, and not to possess nuclear 
     reprocessing or uranium enrichment facilities;
       (2) the parties to the Agreed Framework have taken and 
     continue to take demonstrable steps to pursue the North-South 
     dialogue;
       (3) North Korea is complying with all provisions of the 
     Agreed Framework;
       (4) North Korea has not diverted assistance provided by the 
     United States for purposes for which it was not intended; and
       (5) North Korea is not seeking to develop or acquire the 
     capability to enrich uranium, or any additional capability to 
     reprocess spent nuclear fuel.
       (c) Of the funds made available for KEDO, up to $20,000,000 
     may be made available on or after June 1, 2000, if, 30 days 
     prior to such obligation of funds, the President certifies 
     and so reports to Congress that--
       (1) the effort to can and safely store all spent fuel from 
     North Korea's graphite-moderated nuclear reactors has been 
     successfully concluded;
       (2) North Korea is complying with its obligations under the 
     agreement regarding access to suspect underground 
     construction;
       (3) North Korea has terminated its nuclear weapons program, 
     including all efforts to acquire, develop, test, produce, or 
     deploy such weapons; and
       (4) the United States has made and is continuing to make 
     significant progress on eliminating the North Korean 
     ballistic missile threat, including further missile tests and 
     its ballistic missile exports.
       (d) The President may waive the certification requirements 
     of subsections (b) and (c) if the President determines that 
     it is vital to the national security interests of the United 
     States and provides written policy justifications to the 
     appropriate congressional committees prior to his exercise of 
     such waiver. No funds may be obligated for KEDO until 30 days 
     after submission to Congress of such waiver.
       (e) The Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report (to be submitted with the 
     annual presentation for appropriations) providing a full and 
     detailed accounting of the fiscal year 2001 request for the 
     United States contribution to KEDO, the expected operating 
     budget of the KEDO, to include unpaid debt, proposed annual 
     costs associated with heavy fuel oil purchases, and the 
     amount of funds pledged by other donor nations and 
     organizations to support KEDO activities on a per country 
     basis, and other related activities.


                     African Development Foundation

       Sec. 577. Funds made available to grantees of the African 
     Development Foundation may be invested pending expenditure 
     for project purposes when authorized by the President of the 
     Foundation: Provided, That interest earned shall be used only 
     for the purposes for which the grant was made: Provided 
     further, That this authority applies to interest earned both 
     prior to and following enactment of this provision: Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding section 505(a)(2) of the 
     African Development Foundation Act, in exceptional 
     circumstances the board of directors of the Foundation may 
     waive the $250,000 limitation contained in that section with 
     respect to a project: Provided further, That the Foundation 
     shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations in 
     advance of exercising such waiver authority.


 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION

       Sec. 578. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used to provide equipment, 
     technical support, consulting services, or any other form of 
     assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.


 Voluntary Separation Incentives for Employees of the U.S. Agency for 
                       International Development

       Sec. 579. (a) Definitions.--For the purposes of this 
     section--
       (1) the term ``agency'' means the United States Agency for 
     International Development;
       (2) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator, 
     United States Agency for International Development; and

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       (3) the term ``employee'' means an employee (as defined by 
     section 2105 of title 5, United States Code) who is employed 
     by the agency, is serving under an appointment without time 
     limitation, and has been currently employed for a continuous 
     period of at least 3 years, but does not include--
       (A) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of chapter 
     83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, or another 
     retirement system for employees of the agency;
       (B) an employee having a disability on the basis of which 
     such employee is or would be eligible for disability 
     retirement under the applicable retirement system referred to 
     in subparagraph (A);
       (C) an employee who is to be separated involuntarily for 
     misconduct or unacceptable performance, and to whom specific 
     notice has been given with respect to that separation;
       (D) an employee who has previously received any voluntary 
     separation incentive payment by the Government of the United 
     States under this section or any other authority and has not 
     repaid such payment;
       (E) an employee covered by statutory reemployment rights 
     who is on transfer to another organization; or
       (F) any employee who, during the 24-month period preceding 
     the date of separation, received a recruitment or relocation 
     bonus under section 5753 of title 5, United States Code, or 
     who, within the 12-month period preceding the date of 
     separation, received a retention allowance under section 5754 
     of such title 5.
       (b) Agency Strategic Plan.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator, before obligating any 
     resources for voluntary separation incentive payments under 
     this section, shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations and the Office of Management and Budget a 
     strategic plan outlining the intended use of such incentive 
     payments and a proposed organizational chart for the agency 
     once such incentive payments have been completed.
       (2) Contents.--The agency's plan shall include--
       (A) the positions and functions to be reduced or 
     eliminated, identified by organizational unit, geographic 
     location, occupational category and grade level;
       (B) the number and amounts of voluntary separation 
     incentive payments to be offered;
       (C) a description of how the agency will operate without 
     the eliminated positions and functions; and
       (D) the time period during which incentives may be paid.
       (3) Approval.--The Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget shall review the agency's plan and approve or 
     disapprove the plan and may make appropriate modifications in 
     the plan with respect to the coverage of incentives as 
     described under paragraph (2)(A), and with respect to the 
     matters described in paragraphs (2) (B) through (D).
       (c) Authority To Provide Voluntary Separation Incentive 
     Payments.--
       (1) In general.--A voluntary separation incentive payment 
     under this section may be paid by the agency to employees of 
     such agency and only to the extent necessary to eliminate the 
     positions and functions identified by the strategic plan.
       (2) Amount and treatment of payments.--A voluntary 
     separation incentive payment under this section--
       (A) shall be paid in a lump sum after the employee's 
     separation;
       (B) shall be paid from appropriations or funds available 
     for the payment of the basic pay of the employees;
       (C) shall be equal to the lesser of--
       (i) an amount equal to the amount the employee would be 
     entitled to receive under section 5595(c) of title 5, United 
     States Code, if the employee were entitled to payment under 
     such section; or
       (ii) an amount determined by the agency head not to exceed 
     $25,000;
       (D) may not be made except in the case of any employee who 
     voluntarily separates (whether by retirement or resignation) 
     on or before December 31, 2000;
       (E) shall not be a basis for payment, and shall not be 
     included in the computation, of any other type of Government 
     benefit; and
       (F) shall not be taken into account in determining the 
     amount of any severance pay to which the employee may be 
     entitled under section 5595 of title 5, United States Code, 
     based on any other separation.
       (d) Additional Agency Contributions to the Retirement 
     Fund.--
       (1) In general.--In addition to any other payments which it 
     is required to make under subchapter III of chapter 83 or 
     chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, the agency shall 
     remit to the Office of Personnel Management for deposit in 
     the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Civil 
     Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal to 15 
     percent of the final basic pay of each employee of the agency 
     who is covered under subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 
     84 of title 5, United States Code, to whom a voluntary 
     separation incentive has been paid under this section.
       (2) Definition.--For the purpose of paragraph (1), the term 
     ``final basic pay'', with respect to an employee, means the 
     total amount of basic pay which would be payable for a year 
     of service by such employee, computed using the employee's 
     final rate of basic pay, and, if last serving on other than a 
     full-time basis, with appropriate adjustment therefor.
       (e) Effect of Subsequent Employment With the Government.--
       (1) An individual who has received a voluntary separation 
     incentive payment under this section and accepts any 
     employment for compensation with the Government of the United 
     States, or who works for any agency of the Government of the 
     United States through a personal services contract, within 5 
     years after the date of the separation on which the payment 
     is based shall be required to pay, prior to the individual's 
     first day of employment, the entire amount of the incentive 
     payment to the agency that paid the incentive payment.
       (2) If the employment under paragraph (1) is with an 
     Executive agency (as defined by section 105 of title 5, 
     United States Code), the United States Postal Service, or the 
     Postal Rate Commission, the Director of the Office of 
     Personnel Management may, at the request of the head of the 
     agency, waive the repayment if the individual involved 
     possesses unique abilities and is the only qualified 
     applicant available for the position.
       (3) If the employment under paragraph (1) is with an entity 
     in the legislative branch, the head of the entity or the 
     appointing official may waive the repayment if the individual 
     involved possesses unique abilities and is the only qualified 
     applicant available for the position.
       (4) If the employment under paragraph (1) is with the 
     judicial branch, the Director of the Administrative Office of 
     the United States Courts may waive the repayment if the 
     individual involved possesses unique abilities and is the 
     only qualified applicant for the position.
       (f) Reduction of Agency Employment Levels.--
       (1) In general.--The total number of funded employee 
     positions in the agency shall be reduced by one position for 
     each vacancy created by the separation of any employee who 
     has received, or is due to receive, a voluntary separation 
     incentive payment under this section. For the purposes of 
     this subsection, positions shall be counted on a full-time-
     equivalent basis.
       (2) Enforcement.--The President, through the Office of 
     Management and Budget, shall monitor the agency and take any 
     action necessary to ensure that the requirements of this 
     subsection are met.
       (g) Regulations.--The Office of Personnel Management may 
     prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to implement 
     this section.


                            iraq opposition

       Sec. 580. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of 
     the funds appropriated under the heading ``Economic Support 
     Fund'', $10,000,000 shall be made available to support 
     efforts to bring about political transition in Iraq, of which 
     not less than $8,000,000 shall be made available only to 
     Iraqi opposition groups designated under the Iraq Liberation 
     Act (Public Law 105-338) for political, economic, 
     humanitarian, and other activities of such groups, and not 
     more than $2,000,000 may be made available for groups and 
     activities seeking the prosecution of Saddam Hussein and 
     other Iraqi government officials for war crimes.


         agency for international development budget submission

       Sec. 581. Beginning with the fiscal year 2001 budget, the 
     Agency for International Development shall submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations a detailed budget for each 
     fiscal year. The Agency shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations a proposed budget format no later than October 
     31, 1999, or 30 days after the enactment of this Act, 
     whichever occurs later. The proposed format shall include how 
     the Agency's budget submission will address: estimated levels 
     of obligations for the current fiscal year and actual levels 
     for the two previous fiscal years; the President's request 
     for new budget authority and estimated carryover obligational 
     authority for the budget year; the disaggregation of budget 
     data by program and activity for each bureau, field mission, 
     and central office; and staff levels identified by program.


                  AMERICAN CHURCHWOMEN IN EL SALVADOR

       Sec. 582. (a) Information relevant to the December 2, 1980 
     murders of four American churchwomen in El Salvador shall be 
     made public to the fullest extent possible.
       (b) The Secretary of State and the Department of State are 
     to be commended for fully releasing information regarding the 
     murders.
       (c) The President shall order all Federal agencies and 
     departments that possess relevant information to make every 
     effort to declassify and release to the victims' families 
     relevant information as expeditiously as possible.
       (d) In making determinations concerning the 
     declassification and release of relevant information, the 
     Federal agencies and departments shall presume in favor of 
     releasing, rather than of withholding, such information.
       (e) Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Attorney General shall provide a report to 
     the Committees on Appropriations describing in detail the 
     circumstances under which individuals involved in the murders 
     or the cover-up

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     of the murders obtained residence in the United States.


                             kyoto protocol

       Sec. 583. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall 
     be used to propose or issue rules, regulations, decrees, or 
     orders for the purpose of implementation, or in preparation 
     for implementation, of the Kyoto Protocol, which was adopted 
     on December 11, 1997, in Kyoto, Japan, at the Third 
     Conference of the Parties to the United States Framework 
     Convention on Climate Change, which has not been submitted to 
     the Senate for advice and consent to ratification pursuant to 
     article II, section 2, clause 2, of the United States 
     Constitution, and which has not entered into force pursuant 
     to article 25 of the Protocol.


ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO STOCKPILING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES FOR 
                           FOREIGN COUNTRIES

       Sec. 584. (a) Value of Additions to Stockpiles.--Section 
     514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2321h(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking the following: 
     ``$50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996 and 1997, 
     $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, and'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof before the period at the end, the following: ``and 
     $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2000''.
       (b) Requirements Relating to the Republic of Korea and 
     Thailand.--Section 514(b)(2)(B) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2321h(b)(2)(B)) is amended by striking the following: ``Of 
     the amount specified in subparagraph (A) for each of the 
     fiscal years 1996 and 1997, not more than $40,000,000 may be 
     made available for stockpiles in the Republic of Korea and 
     not more than $10,000,000 may be made available for 
     stockpiles in Thailand. Of the amount specified in 
     subparagraph (A) for fiscal year 1998, not more than 
     $40,000,000 may be made available for stockpiles in the 
     Republic of Korea and not more than $20,000,000 may be made 
     available for stockpiles in Thailand.''; and at the end 
     inserting the following sentence: ``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.''.


                       RUSSIAN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

       Sec. 585. Section 3011 of the 1999 Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act (Public Law 106-31; 113 Stat. 93) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``fiscal year 1999'' in subsections (a)(1), 
     (b)(4)(B), (d)(3), and (h)(1)(A) and inserting ``fiscal years 
     1999 and 2000''; and
       (2) by striking ``2000'' in subsection (a)(2), (e)(1), and 
     (h)(1)(B) and inserting ``2001''.


               abolition of the Inter-American Foundation

       Sec. 586. (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget.
       (2) Foundation.--The term ``Foundation'' means the Inter-
     American Foundation.
       (3) Function.--The term ``function'' means any duty, 
     obligation, power, authority, responsibility, right, 
     privilege, activity, or program.
       (b) Abolition of Inter-American Foundation.--During fiscal 
     year 2000, the President is authorized to abolish the Inter-
     American Foundation. The provisions of this section shall 
     only be effective upon the effective date of the abolition of 
     the Inter-American Foundation.
       (c) Termination of Functions.--
       (1) Except as provided in subsection (d)(2), there are 
     terminated upon the abolition of the Foundation all functions 
     vested in, or exercised by, the Foundation or any official 
     thereof, under any statute, reorganization plan, Executive 
     order, or other provisions of law, as of the day before the 
     effective date of this section.
       (2) Repeal.--Section 401 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1969 (22 U.S.C. 6290f) is repealed upon the effective date 
     specified in subsection (j).
       (3) Final disposition of funds.--Upon the date of 
     transmittal to Congress of the certification described in 
     subsection (d)(4), all unexpended balances of appropriations 
     of the Foundation shall be deposited in the miscellaneous 
     receipts account of the Treasury of the United States.
       (d) Responsibilities of the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget.--
       (1) In general.--The Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget shall be responsible for--
       (A) the administration and wind-up of any outstanding 
     obligation of the Federal Government under any contract or 
     agreement entered into by the Foundation before the date of 
     the enactment of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
     and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2000, except that 
     the authority of this subparagraph does not include the 
     renewal or extension of any such contract or agreement; and
       (B) taking such other actions as may be necessary to wind-
     up any outstanding affairs of the Foundation.
       (2) Transfer of functions to the director.--There are 
     transferred to the Director such functions of the Foundation 
     under any statute, reorganization plan, Executive order, or 
     other provision of law, as of the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this section, as may be necessary to carry out 
     the responsibilities of the Director under paragraph (1).
       (3) Authorities of the director.--For purposes of 
     performing the functions of the Director under paragraph (1) 
     and subject to the availability of appropriations, the 
     Director may--
       (A) enter into contracts;
       (B) employ experts and consultants in accordance with 
     section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, at rates for 
     individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the 
     rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule; and
       (C) utilize, on a reimbursable basis, the services, 
     facilities, and personnel of other Federal agencies.
       (4) Certification required.--Whenever the Director 
     determines that the responsibilities described in paragraph 
     (1) have been fully discharged, the Director shall so certify 
     to the appropriate congressional committees.
       (e) Report to Congress.--The Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a detailed report in writing 
     regarding all matters relating to the abolition and 
     termination of the Foundation. The report shall be submitted 
     not later than 90 days after the termination of the 
     Foundation.
       (f) Transfer and Allocation of Appropriations.--Except as 
     otherwise provided in this section, the assets, liabilities 
     (including contingent liabilities arising from suits 
     continued with a substitution or addition of parties under 
     subsection (g)(3)), contracts, property, records, and 
     unexpended balance of appropriations, authorizations, 
     allocations, and other funds employed, held, used, arising 
     from, available to, or to be made available in connection 
     with the functions, terminated by subsection (c)(1) or 
     transferred by subsection (d)(2) shall be transferred to the 
     Director for purposes of carrying out the responsibilities 
     described in subsection (d)(1).
       (g) Savings Provisions.--
       (1) Continuing legal force and effect.--All orders, 
     determinations, rules, regulations, permits, agreements, 
     grants, contracts, certificates, licenses, registrations, 
     privileges, and other administrative actions--
       (A) that have been issued, made, granted, or allowed to 
     become effective by the Foundation in the performance of 
     functions that are terminated or transferred under this 
     section; and
       (B) that are in effect as of the date of the abolition of 
     the Foundation, or were final before such date and are to 
     become effective on or after such date,

     shall continue in effect according to their terms until 
     modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in 
     accordance with law by the President, the Director, or other 
     authorized official, a court of competent jurisdiction, or by 
     operation of law.
       (2) No effect on judicial or administrative proceedings.--
     Except as otherwise provided in this section--
       (A) the provisions of this section shall not affect suits 
     commenced prior to the date of abolition of the Foundation; 
     and
       (B) in all such suits, proceedings shall be had, appeals 
     taken, and judgments rendered in the same manner and effect 
     as if this section had not been enacted.
       (3) Nonabatement of proceedings.--No suit, action, or other 
     proceeding commenced by or against any officer in the 
     official capacity of such individual as an officer of the 
     Foundation shall abate by reason of the enactment of this 
     section. No cause of action by or against the Foundation, or 
     by or against any officer thereof in the official capacity of 
     such officer, shall abate by reason of the enactment of this 
     section.
       (4) Continuation of proceeding with substitution of 
     parties.--If, before the date of the abolition of the 
     Foundation, the Foundation, or officer thereof in the 
     official capacity of such officer, is a party to a suit, then 
     effective on such date such suit shall be continued with the 
     Director substituted or added as a party.
       (5) Reviewability of orders and actions under transferred 
     functions.--Orders and actions of the Director in the 
     exercise of functions terminated or transferred under this 
     section shall be subject to judicial review to the same 
     extent and in the same manner as if such orders and actions 
     had been taken by the Foundation immediately preceding their 
     termination or transfer. Any statutory requirements relating 
     to notice, hearings, action upon the record, or 
     administrative review that apply to any function transferred 
     by this section shall apply to the exercise of such function 
     by the Director.
       (h) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) African development foundation.--Section 502 of the 
     International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 
     1980 (22 U.S.C. 290h) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
       (B) by striking the semicolon at the end of paragraph (3) 
     and inserting a period; and
       (C) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5).
       (2) Social progress trust fund agreement.--Section 36 of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1973 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)--

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       (i) by striking ``provide for'' and all that follows 
     through ``(2) utilization'' and inserting ``provide for the 
     utilization''; and
       (ii) by striking ``member countries;'' and all that follows 
     through ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``member 
     countries.'';
       (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``transfer or'';
       (C) by striking subsection (c);
       (D) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c); and
       (E) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``transfer or''.
       (3) Foreign assistance act of 1961.--Section 222A(d) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2182a(d)) is 
     repealed.
       (i) Definition.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
     congressional committees'' means the Committee on 
     Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee 
     on International Relations of the House of Representatives.
       (j) Effective Dates.--The repeal made by subsection (c)(2) 
     and the amendments made by subsection (h) shall take effect 
     upon the date of transmittal to Congress of the certification 
     described in subsection (d)(4).


                       west bank and gaza program

       Sec. 587. For fiscal year 2000, 30 days prior to the 
     initial obligation of funds for the bilateral West Bank and 
     Gaza Program, the Secretary of State shall certify to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress that procedures have been 
     established to assure the Comptroller General of the United 
     States will have access to appropriate United States 
     financial information in order to review the uses of United 
     States assistance for the Program funded under the heading 
     ``Economic Support Fund'' for the West Bank and Gaza.


                        HUMAN RIGHTS ASSISTANCE

       Sec. 588. Of the funds made available under the heading 
     ``International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'', up 
     to $500,000 should be made available to support the 
     activities of Colombian nongovernmental organizations 
     involved in human rights monitoring.


                    indonesia reporting requirement

       Sec. 589. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     none of the funds appropriated under the headings ``Economic 
     Support Fund'', ``International Military Education and 
     Training'', or ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' may be 
     obligated for Indonesia unless the Committees on 
     Appropriations are advised in writing 20 days prior to each 
     such proposed obligation.


                         man and the biosphere

       Sec. 590. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be provided for the United Nations 
     Man and the Biosphere Program or the United Nations World 
     Heritage Fund.


               IMMUNITY OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA

       Sec. 591. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the Federal 
     Republic of Yugoslavia shall be deemed to be a state sponsor 
     of terrorism for the purposes of 28 U.S.C. 1605(a)(7).
       (b) This section shall not apply to Montenegro or Kosova.
       (c) This section shall become null and void when the 
     President certifies in writing to the Congress that the 
     Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (other than Montenegro and 
     Kosova) has completed a democratic reform process that 
     results in a newly elected government that respects the 
     rights of ethnic minorities, is committed to the rule of law 
     and respects the sovereignty of its neighbor states.
       (d) The certification provided for in subsection (c) shall 
     not affect the continuation of litigation commenced against 
     the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia prior to its fulfillment 
     of the conditions in subsection (c).


  United States Assistance Policy for Opposition-Controlled Areas of 
                                 Sudan

       Sec. 592. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the President, acting through appropriate federal agencies, 
     may provide food assistance to groups engaged in the 
     protection of civilian populations from attacks by regular 
     government of Sudan forces, associated militias, or other 
     paramilitary groups supported by the government of Sudan. 
     Such assistance may only be provided in a way that: (1) does 
     not endanger, compromise or otherwise reduce the United 
     States' support for unilateral, multilateral or private 
     humanitarian operations or the beneficiaries of those 
     operations; or (2) compromise any ongoing or future people-
     to-people reconciliation efforts. Any such assistance shall 
     be provided separate from and not in proximity to current 
     humanitarian efforts, both within Operation Lifeline Sudan or 
     outside of Operation Lifeline Sudan, or any other current or 
     future humanitarian operations which serve noncombatants. In 
     considering eligibility of potential recipients, the 
     President shall determine that the group respects human 
     rights, democratic principles, and the integrity of ongoing 
     humanitarian operations, and cease such assistance if the 
     determination can no longer be made.
       (b) Not later than February 1, 2000, the President shall 
     submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report on United 
     States bilateral assistance to opposition-controlled areas of 
     Sudan. Such report shall include--
       (1) an accounting of United States bilateral assistance to 
     opposition-controlled areas of Sudan, provided in fiscal 
     years 1997, 1998, 1999, and proposed for fiscal year 2000, 
     and the goals and objectives of such assistance;
       (2) the policy implications and costs, including logistics 
     and administrative costs, associated with providing 
     humanitarian assistance, including food, directly to National 
     Democratic Alliance participants and the Sudanese People's 
     Liberation Movement operating outside of the United Nations' 
     Operation Lifeline Sudan structure, and the United States 
     agencies best suited to administer these activities; and
       (3) the policy implications of increasing substantially the 
     amount of development assistance for democracy promotion, 
     civil administration, judiciary, and infrastructure support 
     in opposition-controlled areas of Sudan and the obstacles to 
     administering a development assistance program in this 
     region.


                 consultations on arms sales to taiwan

       Sec. 593. Consistent with the intent of Congress expressed 
     in the enactment of section 3(b) of the Taiwan Relations Act, 
     the Secretary of State shall consult with the appropriate 
     committees and leadership of Congress to devise a mechanism 
     to provide for congressional input prior to making any 
     determination on the nature or quantity of defense articles 
     and services to be made available to Taiwan.


                             authorizations

       Sec. 594. The Secretary of the Treasury may, to fulfill 
     commitments of the United States: (1) effect the United 
     States participation in the first general capital increase of 
     the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, and the first 
     general capital increase of the Inter-American Investment 
     Corporation; and (2) contribute on behalf of the United 
     States to the eighth replenishment of the resources of the 
     African Development Fund and the twelfth replenishment of the 
     International Development Association. The following amounts 
     are authorized to be appropriated without fiscal year 
     limitation for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury: 
     $29,870,087 for paid-in capital, and $139,365,533 for 
     callable capital, of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee 
     Agency; $125,180,000 for paid-in capital of the Inter-
     American Investment Corporation; $300,000,000 for the African 
     Development Fund; and $2,410,000,000 for the International 
     Development Association.


                       assistance for costa rica

       Sec. 595. Of the funds appropriated by Public Law 106-31, 
     under the heading ``Central America and the Caribbean 
     Emergency Disaster Recovery Fund'', $8,000,000 shall be made 
     available only for Costa Rica.


                     silk road strategy act of 1999

       Sec. 596. (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as 
     the ``Silk Road Strategy Act of 1999''.
       (b) Amendment of the Foreign Assistance of 1961.--Part I of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter:

 ``CHAPTER 12--SUPPORT FOR THE ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL INDEPENDENCE OF 
          THE COUNTRIES OF THE SOUTH CAUCASUS AND CENTRAL ASIA

     ``SEC. 499. UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE TO PROMOTE 
                   RECONCILIATION AND RECOVERY FROM REGIONAL 
                   CONFLICTS.

       ``(a) Purpose of Assistance.--The purposes of assistance 
     under this section include--
       ``(1) the creation of the basis for reconciliation between 
     belligerents;
       ``(2) the promotion of economic development in areas of the 
     countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia impacted by 
     civil conflict and war; and
       ``(3) the encouragement of broad regional cooperation among 
     countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia that have 
     been destabilized by internal conflicts.
       ``(b) Authorization for Assistance.--
       ``(1) In general.--To carry out the purposes of subsection 
     (a), the President is authorized to provide humanitarian 
     assistance and economic reconstruction assistance for the 
     countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia to support 
     the activities described in subsection (c).
       ``(2) Definition of humanitarian assistance.--In this 
     subsection, the term `humanitarian assistance' means 
     assistance to meet humanitarian needs, including needs for 
     food, medicine, medical supplies and equipment, education, 
     and clothing.
       ``(c) Activities Supported.--Activities that may be 
     supported by assistance under subsection (b) include--
       ``(1) providing for the humanitarian needs of victims of 
     the conflicts;
       ``(2) facilitating the return of refugees and internally 
     displaced persons to their homes; and
       ``(3) assisting in the reconstruction of residential and 
     economic infrastructure destroyed by war.

     ``SEC. 499A. ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE.

       ``(a) Purpose of Assistance.--The purpose of assistance 
     under this section is to foster economic growth and 
     development, including the conditions necessary for regional 
     economic cooperation, in the South Caucasus and Central Asia.

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       ``(b) Authorization for Assistance.--To carry out the 
     purpose of subsection (a), the President is authorized to 
     provide assistance for the countries of the South Caucasus 
     and Central Asia to support the activities described in 
     subsection (c).
       ``(c) Activities Supported.--In addition to the activities 
     described in section 498, activities supported by assistance 
     under subsection (b) should support the development of the 
     structures and means necessary for the growth of private 
     sector economies based upon market principles.

     ``SEC. 499B. DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE.

       ``(a) Purpose of Programs.--The purposes of programs under 
     this section include--
       ``(1) to develop the physical infrastructure necessary for 
     regional cooperation among the countries of the South 
     Caucasus and Central Asia; and
       ``(2) to encourage closer economic relations and to 
     facilitate the removal of impediments to cross-border 
     commerce among those countries and the United States and 
     other developed nations.
       ``(b) Authorization for Programs.--To carry out the 
     purposes of subsection (a), the following types of programs 
     for the countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia may 
     be used to support the activities described in subsection 
     (c):
       ``(1) Activities by the Export-Import Bank to complete the 
     review process for eligibility for financing under the 
     Export-Import Bank Act of 1945.
       ``(2) The provision of insurance, reinsurance, financing, 
     or other assistance by the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation.
       ``(3) Assistance under section 661 of this Act (relating to 
     the Trade and Development Agency).
       ``(c) Activities Supported.--Activities that may be 
     supported by programs under subsection (b) include promoting 
     actively the participation of United States companies and 
     investors in the planning, financing, and construction of 
     infrastructure for communications, transportation, including 
     air transportation, and energy and trade including highways, 
     railroads, port facilities, shipping, banking, insurance, 
     telecommunications networks, and gas and oil pipelines.

     ``SEC. 499C. BORDER CONTROL ASSISTANCE.

       ``(a) Purpose of Assistance.--The purpose of assistance 
     under this section includes the assistance of the countries 
     of the South Caucasus and Central Asia to secure their 
     borders and implement effective controls necessary to prevent 
     the trafficking of illegal narcotics and the proliferation of 
     technology and materials related to weapons of mass 
     destruction (as defined in section 2332a(c)(2) of title 18, 
     United States Code), and to contain and inhibit transnational 
     organized criminal activities.
       ``(b) Authorization for Assistance.--To carry out the 
     purpose of subsection (a), the President is authorized to 
     provide assistance to the countries of the South Caucasus and 
     Central Asia to support the activities described in 
     subsection (c).
       ``(c) Activities Supported.--Activities that may be 
     supported by assistance under subsection (b) include 
     assisting those countries of the South Caucasus and Central 
     Asia in developing capabilities to maintain national border 
     guards, coast guard, and customs controls.

     ``SEC. 499D. STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY, TOLERANCE, AND THE 
                   DEVELOPMENT OF CIVIL SOCIETY.

       ``(a) Purpose of Assistance.--The purpose of assistance 
     under this section is to promote institutions of democratic 
     government and to create the conditions for the growth of 
     pluralistic societies, including religious tolerance and 
     respect for internationally recognized human rights.
       ``(b) Authorization for Assistance.--To carry out the 
     purpose of subsection (a), the President is authorized to 
     provide the following types of assistance to the countries of 
     the South Caucasus and Central Asia:
       ``(1) Assistance for democracy building, including programs 
     to strengthen parliamentary institutions and practices.
       ``(2) Assistance for the development of nongovernmental 
     organizations.
       ``(3) Assistance for development of independent media.
       ``(4) Assistance for the development of the rule of law, a 
     strong independent judiciary, and transparency in political 
     practice and commercial transactions.
       ``(5) International exchanges and advanced professional 
     training programs in skill areas central to the development 
     of civil society.
       ``(6) Assistance to promote increased adherence to civil 
     and political rights under section 116(e) of this Act.
       ``(c) Activities Supported.--Activities that may be 
     supported by assistance under subsection (b) include 
     activities that are designed to advance progress toward the 
     development of democracy.

     ``SEC. 499E. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES.

       ``(a) Assistance Through Governments and Nongovernmental 
     Organizations.--Assistance under this chapter may be provided 
     to governments or through nongovernmental organizations.
       ``(b) Use of Economic Support Funds.--Except as otherwise 
     provided, any funds that have been allocated under chapter 4 
     of part II for assistance for the independent states of the 
     former Soviet Union may be used in accordance with the 
     provisions of this chapter.
       ``(c) Terms and Conditions.--Assistance under this chapter 
     shall be provided on such terms and conditions as the 
     President may determine.
       ``(d) Available Authorities.--The authority in this chapter 
     to provide assistance for the countries of the South Caucasus 
     and Central Asia is in addition to the authority to provide 
     such assistance under the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5801 
     et seq.) or any other Act, and the authorities applicable to 
     the provision of assistance under chapter 11 may be used to 
     provide assistance under this chapter.

     ``SEC. 499F. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this chapter:
       ``(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     `appropriate congressional committees' means the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 
     International Relations of the House of Representatives.
       ``(2) Countries of the south caucasus and central asia.--
     The term `countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia' 
     means Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, 
     Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 102(a) of the FREEDOM 
     Support Act (Public Law 102-511) is amended in paragraphs (2) 
     and (4) by striking each place it appears ``this Act)'' and 
     inserting ``this Act and chapter 12 of part I of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961)''.
       (d) Annual Report.--Section 104 of the FREEDOM Support Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 5814) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) with respect to the countries of the South Caucasus 
     and Central Asia--
       ``(A) an identification of the progress made by the United 
     States in accomplishing the policy described in section 3 of 
     the Silk Road Strategy Act of 1999;
       ``(B) an evaluation of the degree to which the assistance 
     authorized by chapter 12 of part I of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 has accomplished the purposes identified in that 
     chapter;
       ``(C) a description of the progress being made by the 
     United States to resolve trade disputes registered with and 
     raised by the United States embassies in each country, and to 
     negotiate a bilateral agreement relating to the protection of 
     United States direct investment in, and other business 
     interests with, each country; and
       ``(D) recommendations of any additional initiatives that 
     should be undertaken by the United States to implement the 
     policy and purposes contained in the Silk Road Strategy Act 
     of 1999.''.


               Country Reports on Human Rights Practices

       Sec. 597. Section 116 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     is amended by adding the following new subsection:
       ``(f)(1) The report required by subsection (d) shall 
     include--
       ``(A) a list of foreign states where trafficking in 
     persons, especially women and children, originates, passes 
     through, or is a destination; and
       ``(B) an assessment of the efforts by the governments of 
     the states described in paragraph (A) to combat trafficking. 
     Such an assessment shall address--
       ``(i) whether government authorities in each such state 
     tolerate or are involved in trafficking activities;
       ``(ii) which government authorities in each such state are 
     involved in anti-trafficking activities;
       ``(iii) what steps the government of each such state has 
     taken to prohibit government officials and other individuals 
     from participating in trafficking, including the 
     investigation, prosecution, and conviction of individuals 
     involved in trafficking;
       ``(iv) what steps the government of each such state has 
     taken to assist trafficking victims;
       ``(v) whether the government of each such state is 
     cooperating with governments of other countries to extradite 
     traffickers when requested;
       ``(vi) whether the government of each such state is 
     assisting in international investigations of transnational 
     trafficking networks; and
       ``(vii) whether the government of each such state refrains 
     from prosecuting trafficking victims or refrains from other 
     discriminatory treatment towards victims.
       ``(2) In compiling data and assessing trafficking for the 
     purposes of paragraph (1), United States Diplomatic Mission 
     personnel shall consult with human rights and other 
     appropriate nongovernmental organizations.
       ``(3) For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `trafficking' means the use of deception, 
     coercion, debt bondage, the threat of force, or the abuse of 
     authority to recruit, transport within or across borders, 
     purchase, sell, transfer, receive, or harbor a person for the 
     purposes of placing or holding such person, whether for pay 
     or not, in involuntary servitude, slavery or slavery-like

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     conditions, or in forced, bonded, or coerced labor;
       ``(B) the term `victim of trafficking' means any person 
     subjected to the treatment described in subparagraph (A).''.


                           OPIC MARITIME FUND

       Sec. 598. It is the sense of the Congress that the Overseas 
     Private Investment Corporation shall within one year from the 
     date of the enactment of this Act select a fund manager for 
     the purpose of creating a maritime fund with total 
     capitalization of up to $200,000,000. This fund shall 
     leverage United States commercial maritime expertise to 
     support international maritime projects.


                        SANCTIONS AGAINST SERBIA

       Sec. 599. (a) Continuation of Executive Branch Sanctions.--
     The sanctions listed in subsection (b) shall remain in effect 
     for fiscal year 2000, unless the President submits to the 
     Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations in the 
     Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and International 
     Relations of the House of Representatives a certification 
     described in subsection (c).
       (b) Applicable Sanctions.--
       (1) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
     States executive directors of the international financial 
     institutions to work in opposition to, and vote against, any 
     extension by such institutions of any financial or technical 
     assistance or grants of any kind to the government of Serbia.
       (2) The Secretary of State should instruct the United 
     States Ambassador to the Organization for Security and 
     Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to block any consensus to allow 
     the participation of Serbia in the OSCE or any organization 
     affiliated with the OSCE.
       (3) The Secretary of State should instruct the United 
     States Representative to the United Nations to vote against 
     any resolution in the United Nations Security Council to 
     admit Serbia to the United Nations or any organization 
     affiliated with the United Nations, to veto any resolution to 
     allow Serbia to assume the United Nations' membership of the 
     former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and to take 
     action to prevent Serbia from assuming the seat formerly 
     occupied by the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
       (4) The Secretary of State should instruct the United 
     States Permanent Representative on the Council of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization to oppose the extension of the 
     Partnership for Peace program or any other organization 
     affiliated with NATO to Serbia.
       (5) The Secretary of State should instruct the United 
     States Representatives to the Southeast European Cooperative 
     Initiative (SECI) to oppose and to work to prevent the 
     extension of SECI membership to Serbia.
       (c) Certification.--A certification described in this 
     subsection is a certification that--
       (1) the representatives of the successor states to the 
     Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia have successfully 
     negotiated the division of assets and liabilities and all 
     other succession issues following the dissolution of the 
     Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia;
       (2) the government of Serbia is fully complying with its 
     obligations as a signatory to the General Framework Agreement 
     for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina;
       (3) the government of Serbia is fully cooperating with and 
     providing unrestricted access to the International Criminal 
     Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, including surrendering 
     persons indicted for war crimes who are within the 
     jurisdiction of the territory of Serbia, and with the 
     investigations concerning the commission of war crimes and 
     crimes against humanity in Kosova;
       (4) the government of Serbia is implementing internal 
     democratic reforms; and
       (5) Serbian federal governmental officials, and 
     representatives of the ethnic Albanian community in Kosova 
     have agreed on, signed, and begun implementation of a 
     negotiated settlement on the future status of Kosova.
       (d) Statement of Policy.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the United States should not restore full diplomatic 
     relations with Serbia until the President submits to the 
     Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations in the 
     Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and International 
     Relations in the House of Representatives the certification 
     described in subsection (c).
       (e) Exemption of Montenegro and Kosova.--The sanctions 
     described in subsection (b) shall not apply to Montenegro or 
     Kosova.
       (f) Definition.--The term ``international financial 
     institution'' includes the International Monetary Fund, the 
     International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the 
     International Development Association, the International 
     Finance Corporation, the Multilateral Investment Guaranty 
     Agency, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development.
       (g) Waiver Authority.--The President may waive the 
     application in whole or in part, of any sanction described in 
     subsection (b) if the President certifies to the Congress 
     that the President has determined that the waiver is 
     necessary to meet emergency humanitarian needs.


                         CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY

       Sec. 599A. (a) Findings.--The Congress finds as follows:
       (1) The United States is the world leader in the 
     development of environmental technologies, particularly clean 
     coal technology.
       (2) Severe pollution problems affecting people in 
     developing countries, and the serious health problems that 
     result from such pollution, can be effectively addressed 
     through the application of United States technology.
       (3) During the next century, developing countries, 
     particularly countries in Asia such as China and India, will 
     dramatically increase their consumption of electricity, and 
     low quality coal will be a major source of fuel for power 
     generation.
       (4) Without the use of modern clean coal technology, the 
     resultant pollution will cause enormous health and 
     environmental problems leading to diminished economic growth 
     in developing countries and, thus, diminished United States 
     exports to those growing markets.
       (b) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States to promote the export of United States clean coal 
     technology. In furtherance of that policy, the Secretary of 
     State, the Secretary of the Treasury (acting through the 
     United States executive directors to international financial 
     institutions), the Secretary of Energy, and the Administrator 
     of the United States Agency for International Development 
     (USAID) should, as appropriate, vigorously promote the use of 
     United States clean coal technology in environmental and 
     energy infrastructure programs, projects and activities. 
     Programs, projects and activities for which the use of such 
     technology should be considered include reconstruction 
     assistance for the Balkans, activities carried out by the 
     Global Environment Facility, and activities funded from 
     USAID's Development Credit Authority.


  Restriction on United States Assistance for Certain Reconstruction 
                     Efforts in the Balkans Region

       Sec. 599B. (a) Funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act for United States assistance for 
     reconstruction efforts in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
     or any contiguous country should to the maximum extent 
     practicable be used for the procurement of articles and 
     services of United States origin.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Article.--The term ``article'' means any agricultural 
     commodity, steel, communications equipment, farm machinery or 
     petrochemical refinery equipment.
       (2) Federal republic of yugoslavia.--The term ``Federal 
     Republic of Yugoslavia'' includes Serbia, Montenegro and 
     Kosova.


            contributions to united nations population fund

       Sec. 599C. (1) Limitations on Amount of Contribution.--Of 
     the amounts made available under ``International 
     Organizations and Programs'', 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 ``International Organizations and 
     Programs'' 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 ``International Organizations and Programs'' 
     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) Report to the Congress and Withholding of Funds.--
       (A) Not later than February 15, 2000, the Secretary of 
     State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional 
     committees indicating the amount of funds that the United 
     Nations Population Fund is budgeting for the year in which 
     the report is submitted for a country program in the People's 
     Republic of China.
       (B) If a report under subparagraph (A) indicates that the 
     United Nations Population Fund plans to spend funds for a 
     country program in the People's Republic of China in the year 
     covered by the report, then the amount of such funds that the 
     UNFPA plans to spend in the People's Republic of China shall 
     be deducted from the funds made available to the UNFPA after 
     March 1 for obligation for the remainder of the fiscal year 
     in which the report is submitted.


                 authorization for population planning

       Sec. 599D. (a) Not to exceed $385,000,000 of the funds 
     appropriated in title II of this Act may be available for 
     population planning activities or other population 
     assistance.
       (b) Such funds may be apportioned only on a monthly basis, 
     and such monthly apportionments may not exceed 8.34 percent 
     of the total available for such activities.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Operations, Export 
     Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2000''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. After 1 hour of debate on the bill, it shall 
be in order to consider the amendment printed in House Report 106-450 
if offered by

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the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Young) or his designee, which shall be 
in order without a demand for division of the question, shall be 
considered read and debatable for 20 minutes, equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent.
  The gentleman from Florida (Mr. Young) and the gentlewoman from 
California (Ms. Pelosi) each will control 30 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Young).


                             General Leave

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all 
Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend 
their remarks on H.R. 3196, and that I may include tabular and 
extraneous material.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Florida?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I would expect that the general debate time would be 
rather limited today because the underlying bill that we deal with this 
morning is basically the same bill that we passed in the House earlier 
and that we again passed as part of the conference report on the 
foreign operations bill.
  So, Mr. Speaker, I believe that most of the debate today will revolve 
around the amendment that I will offer after we have completed general 
debate. The amendment has been discussed during consideration of the 
rule, and I will just briefly go through it again.
  It will provide the money that the President has requested to fund 
the Wye River Agreement relative to the Middle East peace process. It 
also will add additional funding for programs that the President has 
asked for, but not nearly in the amounts that he initially asked for. 
He asked for $1.4 billion over and above the underlying bill plus the 
Wye River agreement funding. We, after serious negotiation, we brought 
that number down to $799 million. But we will discuss that amendment in 
greater detail when we get to that point.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join the gentleman from Florida (Mr. 
Young), the distinguished chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, 
in bringing this foreign operations bill to the floor.
  We have debated this extensively in the course of the Congress 
working its will on the bill in the initial bill and the conference 
report, and lots of debates surrounding how this bill is coming to the 
floor.
  It is indeed a compromise. Yes, there is additional funding, and that 
was agreed to between the majority and minority parties helping to meet 
some of the President's initiatives. I am very pleased that, through 
the process, we were able to bring a very robust Wye River agreement to 
the floor and know that it will receive overwhelming support from our 
colleagues.
  As I said, this bill has been extensively debated. In the interest of 
time, I just want to say two things. One is that this bill is about 
threat reduction. It is in the interest of every person in our country 
and, indeed, in the interest of our great country for us to reduce 
threat.
  That is manifested in this legislation in funds to disarm the nuclear 
weapons in Russia. That reduces threat of those weapons in the world 
and to our people. Stopping proliferation of weapons of mass 
destruction is in our interest.
  Threat reduction, though, applies also to the environment. Funds 
spent on international environmental issues reduce environmental and 
pollution threats to people in our own country.
  Funds spent on child survival for stopping disease and trying to 
eliminate disease in the world is in the interest, not only of the 
children of the world, but is a threat reduction to the children of 
America.
  I believe that America should have a very strong leadership role in 
the world. Most people agree, I think. But even if one does not, I 
think one will agree that it is in the national self-interest and the 
personal self-interest of every person in our country to reduce the 
threat of nuclear weapons, the threat of environmental pollution, the 
threat of disease, and other threat that can harm our country and our 
people.
  I have had a chart on occasion that shows a very thin sliver of the 
budget pie, which is this appropriations bill. It looks like a little 
needle, it is so thin. It is just a little line. I think my colleagues 
should consider that needle, that portion of the budget that is spent 
on foreign operations as the needle of inoculation, inoculation against 
the spread of warfare, the spread of disease, the spread of pollution, 
as I said. That list goes on.
  So it is a small price for us to pay to protect our people, to 
prevent a conflict, and to help America assume its role in the world.
  In addition to threat reduction, I will talk a moment about debt 
reduction, which is also in this package, though not as robustly as I 
would like to see.
  In terms of debt reduction, this is the jubilee year. I would hope 
that, in the package which is here, which only addresses bilateral debt 
reduction, but I am hoping that we will have language in the bill that 
frees us from the Paris Club minutes that tie that debt reduction to 
criteria established by the IMF, but instead, tie it to criteria 
established by this Congress, that we will proceed in the next year to 
move on to multilateral debt reduction, which is very important.
  The year 2000 is a jubilee year, a year where interfaith 
organizations in a very ecumenical movement have come together to call 
for debt forgiveness. At the end of the century, and even more so at 
the end of the millennium, it has been a biblical tradition to forgive. 
Hopefully, we can forgive the debt many of these countries are burdened 
by by previous corrupt regimes.
  But now that these democracies have emerged, they cannot be harnessed 
or hampered by the debts of the previous regimes or even by some 
inappropriate economic policies of their predecessors.
  So in the interest of threat reduction and in the interest of debt 
reduction, I am pleased that we have this compromise package which will 
help prevent some of the ills that I mentioned earlier and promote 
democratic values throughout the world, grow our economy through 
promoting our exports, and have freer and fairer trade in the world as 
we open markets. But we must help create those markets. Debt reduction 
will help do that.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 1 minute and would 
just like to point out that, as I said in my opening comments, I do not 
think we need a lot of debate on the underlying bill inasmuch as we 
have already discussed it and debated it numerous times. So we are just 
about prepared to yield back our time. But before we do, and before I 
have a closing statement, I will recognize the very distinguished 
chairman of the Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
and related programs, who has done yeoman's work in getting some 
realism into our foreign aid program and getting programs that actually 
work and doing the very best that he can to keep the money from going 
into corrupt hands and ending up into some numbered bank account 
somewhere where the poor people do not get a chance to see any benefit 
from it.
  Mr. Speaker, I am very happy to yield such time as he may consume to 
the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Callahan), who is responsible for this 
bill.
  Mr. CALLAHAN. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman form Florida (Mr. Young) is 
absolutely right. This measure, in its current form, has been debated 
on this floor several times. There is really no need to go into some 
lengthy explanation of what we have already debated. So I think that it 
is a very wise decision to limit debate on this.
  The bill, as I understand it, because of the discussions that took 
place between the Democrats and the White House and the leadership, is 
going to be dramatically changed with the Young amendment which will be 
introduced just momentarily. So if there is any discussion, I think 
that the discussion should be held there.
  So the bill in the current form, Mr. Speaker, is a good bill, but we 
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have to wait and see what the amendment produces.
  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the 
gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Obey), the distinguished ranking member 
of the Committee on Appropriations.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I do not expect to take the full 2 minutes. I 
simply want to thank the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Young) for his 
efforts and the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Callahan) as well, and 
certainly the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi), who has been 
steadfast in trying to improve this bill so that it can, in fact, merit 
a presidential signature.
  I have already said everything that needs to be said about the 
changes that will be affected by the Young amendment, which I intend to 
support. I do think it is important to recognize that, while we do have 
an understanding, we do not yet have a total agreement.
  The bill, as it leaves the House today, will still leave numerous 
language issues unresolved. Those are still going to have to be worked 
out between us and the Senate. There are at least two substantive 
issues which will still have to be worked out with give and take on 
both sides.
  But assuming that that will happen, I intend to support this at this 
stage in the process. Whether I support the final product will be 
determined by exactly what the fine print reads when we get that 
product together after Senate consideration and consideration by the 
conference.
  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 1 minute.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to commend the gentleman from Florida (Mr. 
Young), the distinguished chairman of the full Committee on 
Appropriations. It is always a pleasure to work with him and the 
gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Callahan), the chairman of the Subcommittee 
on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs.
  We have had our differences over this bill. I am pleased that we are 
able to come together, as the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Obey) says, 
around a compromise. It is one of those bills where, obviously, 
everybody did not get what he or she wanted; but nonetheless, we have 
enough to go forward. So I urge my colleagues to vote for it.
  I want to commend the leadership, also, of the gentleman from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Obey), our distinguished ranking member, who has served 
as chair of this subcommittee for 10 years who knows this brief very 
well, and we all benefit from that.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to commend the staff, Charlie Flickner, John 
Shank, Chris Walker, and Lori Maes, for their very hard work on this 
legislation, as well as the minority staff, Mark Murray and Carolyn 
Bartholomew, for helping to bring this all to fruition today.
  So, with that, Mr. Speaker, I urge our colleagues to vote aye on the 
bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 1 minute primarily 
to say thank you very much to all of the players, the gentleman from 
Alabama (Mr. Callahan), especially, as chairman, and to the gentlewoman 
from California (Ms. Pelosi) as the ranking member, and the gentleman 
from Wisconsin (Mr. Obey), my friend and the ranking member on the full 
Committee on Appropriations.
  This is not the easiest bill to deal with and get votes for or to 
negotiate with the administration. But I think we have successfully 
done that. There are a lot of decisions in this product that I do not 
really like, I will have to be very honest with my colleagues. I 
probably dislike this bill more than any of the ones that we are going 
to vote on. But we are going to take it up now, we are going to amend 
it, we are going to pass it, we are going to get it to the White House, 
and we are going to get on with the business of the Congress.
  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this amendment. 
While I understand the concerns of the Chairman of the Subcommittee, I 
believe that this amendment will begin to address the real assistance 
needs of our foreign policy. I support restraints for federal spending, 
but I am concerned that reductions in our foreign assistance will cost 
us much more in the future.
  As has been stated before, foreign aid represents less than one 
percent of the overall federal budget. Even with the increase provided 
by the Young amendment! Our Defense budget is twenty times as great as 
the budget for Foreign Operations. And this is after the Cold War. 
Investments in foreign assistance reduce the need for defense 
operations. Promoting stability and economic development through the 
U.S. Agency for International Development, multilateral development 
agencies and non-governmental organizations that leverage U.S. funds is 
a fiscally responsible investment.
  While many want the U.S. to withdraw from the focus of the world 
stage, we cannot. We are the only superpower and with this position 
comes responsibilities. If the U.S. retreats, who will fill this void? 
The candidates are frightening. There are more Kosovos and Chechnyas 
waiting to erupt. While we cannot prevent every one, our economic and 
development assistance is helping to settle many through peaceful 
means.
  Further, by working with populations in the developing world, we help 
to conserve the natural resources that affect us all. Air, water and 
biodiversity are all global and know no national boundaries. The U.S. 
is not an island with its own separate ecosystem. Our health and 
prosperity is interdependent with the rest of the world. So many 
resources on which we rely are influenced by those outside of the U.S. 
Therefore, it is essential that we work together to guarantee a healthy 
global environment for the future.
  I am pleased that the leadership is supporting this assistance, and I 
look forward to making our foreign assistance more effective next year.
  I urge all of my colleagues to support this amendment.
  Mr. CARDIN. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 3196, 
the second Foreign Operations Appropriations for FY 2000. It is in our 
national interest.
  We can be proud of the role that our nation has played in 
facilitating peace around the world. Nowhere has that been more evident 
than in the Middle East. The United States played a key role in the 
successful implementation of the Wye River Accord between Israel and 
the Palestinians.
  The Young amendment will help the United States fulfill its crucial 
obligations to Wye River implementation. By providing $1.8 billion in 
funding for the Wye River Accord, including $1.2 billion in security 
assistance for Israel, $400 million in economic support for Gaza and 
the West Bank, $200 million for Jordan and $25 million in military 
support for Egypt, this legislation ensures the continued progress of 
peace in the Middle East.
  This bill is not perfect. Our foreign aid budget is only half of what 
it was just 10 years ago and represents less than 1 percent of our 
federal budget today. We must do more to provide broad-based, adequate 
funding to promote our interests around the world.
  But this legislation represents an appropriate balance that maintains 
U.S. leadership abroad, so that our efforts in crucial regions like the 
Middle East and the Balkans will not be wasted. I am pleased that this 
legislation provides increased funding for debt relief to help some of 
the world's poorest nations reduce manageable debt and start down the 
road of economic recovery. This legislation also funds efforts to 
prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction and deadly nuclear 
materials. Finally, the bill provides increased funds to support the 
hard-won peace in Kosovo, where U.S. leadership helped stop ethnic 
cleansing.
  By including these measures, this legislation takes important steps 
toward crafting a foreign aid budget that makes sense and promotes U.S. 
leadership around the world. I support this bill and applaud the 
bipartisan work which brought this agreement before the House.
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 
3196, which is the second version of the Foreign Operations 
Appropriations bill for FY2000. The President vetoed the first bill 
because it failed to advance our nation's foreign policy concerns.
  Since the mid-1980's the resources devoted to our foreign assistance 
programs have steadily declined. Some of these decreases have been 
prudent reductions as we examined our international and multilateral 
commitments. However, these current requests for massive cuts in 
funding would threaten America's ability to maintain a leadership role 
in a rapidly changing world.
  I would like to commend Chairman Young, Subcommittee and Ranking 
Member Pelosi, Full Committee Ranking Member Obey, and Chairman 
Callahan on the compromise negotiated with the Administration that 
would appropriate $1.8 billion to implement the Wye

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River Accord plus $799 in other various accounts. Mr. Speaker, the 
compromise reached on this appropriations bill would further provide 
$150 million for loan assistance to the world's poorest countries; $50 
million for the African Development Fund and $4.1 million for the 
African Development Bank; additionally, this bill provides $75 million 
more for peacekeeping activities; $35 million for the nonproliferation, 
anti-terrorism, and demining programs; $20 million more for anti-
narcotics and law enforcement; $16 million for the Inter-American 
Investment Corporation and $10 million for the Community Adjustment 
Program along the border with Mexico; lastly, $10 million in additional 
funding has been provided to the Peace Corps.
  I am particularly pleased with the additional funding for economic 
recovery and democratization in Africa, Latin America and Asia. These 
additional funds would assist programs intended to increase political 
stability and democratization in Africa; support democracy efforts in 
Guatemala, Peru and Ecuador; and bolster democratic and economic reform 
in Asia, as well as sustain the implementation of the Belfast Good 
Friday Accord. Funding for these accounts will permit the United States 
to additionally provide funds for numerous priorities in Africa.
  In addition, the funds provided to the Multilateral Development Banks 
and debt reduction will assist Debt Relief programs for poor countries 
and enable the United States to contribute to the HIPC Trust Fund, 
which is an essential component of current debt reduction programs. The 
developing nations of the world have developed strategies and plans to 
alleviate some of the debt burden of poorer countries. The expanded 
Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative is supported by a 
wide range of religious and charitable organizations, and was agreed to 
by the G-7 in Cologne. It is critical that the United States 
demonstrate its leadership by consistently providing the necessary 
funding support for these initiatives, which enjoys bipartisan and 
international support. Finally this bill has almost $200 million for 
treatment of HIV/AIDS in the world. Although we must do more for debt 
relief for developing nations, such as on the continent of Africa, and 
I look forward to that in the months to come.
  I would like to commend Chairman Young and Ranking Member Obey for 
their hard work in reaching this compromise and offer my support for 
this bill.
  Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Speaker, I speak today in support of the Young 
amendment and the Fiscal Year 2000 Foreign Operations Appropriations 
bill. I voted against this legislation when the House last considered 
it because it failed to fund the Wye Agreement and it failed to provide 
sufficient funding to promote America's foreign policy interests.
  Today, with the Young amendment, we see a much-improved Foreign 
Operations bill. By providing $1.8 billion to meet our commitment under 
the Wye Accord, the United States has re-committed itself to keeping 
the promise of Middle East Peace.
   Mr. Speaker, I am also grateful to the Appropriations Committee for 
including funding for UNFPA for up to $25 million, without the ``Smith 
Mexico City'' language. The current language in the bill is the 
Crowley/Campbell amendment which reduces, dollar for dollar, any 
funding provided by UNFPA in China. I continue to believe that this 
common sense compromise is the best way to address the issue of the 
UNFPA program in China without cutting off support for vital work being 
done by UNFPA.
  I am also pleased that this legislation contains $150 million for 
reconstruction efforts in Kosovo, funding for bi-lateral debt relief, 
and $20 million for the International Fund for Ireland. Additionally, 
this legislation contains provisions limiting new funds from being 
obligated for Indonesia and prohibits military equipment from being 
sold or leased to Indonesia for use against East Timor.
  Mr. Young and Mr. Callahan have worked hard to provide aid to Israel, 
Egypt and Jordan to continue the goal of peace in the Middle East. I am 
grateful to them for fulfilling this commitment. However, I am 
concerned about the lack of funding for counter-narcotics assistance 
for Colombia, as well as the continuation of the waiver for Azerbaijan 
to receive OPIC and TDA for another year. I firmly believe that 
Azerbaijan does not deserve U.S. support until it removes the blockade 
of Nagorno-Karabagh, which prevents vital humanitarian assistance from 
reaching this region.
  This is a good bill. I commend Mr. Young, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Obey and 
Ms. Pelosi for their hard work to balance our obligations to the world 
community with our shared goal of being fiscally responsible. While I 
would like to have seen more programs funded, including a multi-lateral 
debt relief package, I am satisfied with the legislation put forward 
today.
  I urge my colleagues to support this legislation.
  Mr. BENTSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this compromise 
agreement, which represents the second version of the Foreign 
Operations Appropriations bill for FY2000. As we all know, the 
President vetoed the first bill because it did not provide adequate 
funding levels to help the United States advance our most important 
foreign policy priorities. Regrettably, the first version of this bill 
did not provide any funds to follow through on the commitment of the 
U.S. under the Wye River Middle East peace agreement.
  I am pleased that Chairman Young willl offer a manager's amendment 
today that will provide $1.8 billion to implement the Wye River Accord. 
Israel's new Prime Minister, Ehud Barak, has moved with boldness to 
secure a comprehensive and lasting peace in the Middle East. Israel has 
followed through on its commitment to withdraw from an additional 10 
percent of the West Bank and is moving forward on its planned 
withdrawal of 3 additional percent on November 15th. Israel has also 
released 350 political prisoners and will soon open a safety passage 
route for Palestinians between Gaza and the West Bank. Israel has also 
begun final status negotiations, hoping to negotiate a conceptual 
framework on all outstanding issues by February 2000, and permanent 
agreement by next September.
  These actions entail great strategic security risks and financial 
costs, which Israel has already incurred. Military bases have to be 
moved, and the increasing threat of terrorism has to be confronted. 
These strategic vulnerabilities will be addressed through passage of 
the Young amendment and passage of he underlying bill. For decades, the 
U.S. has worked with Israel--our most consistent Middle East ally--to 
provide the aid and military equipment necessary to defend itself 
against hostile neighbors. In approving the Wye River Aid package, the 
U.S. has made an important investment in peace that will yield 
significant long-term dividends for U.S. security interests in a more 
stable Middle East. It is especially important that Congress act now, 
as failure to approve the Wye package would have sent a powerfully 
negative message to the Middle East the rest of the world about U.S. 
credibility that could have set back the hard-fought momentum on the 
Mideast peace process.
  By approving this bill, we are reaffirming our national priority to 
achieving a secure and peaceful Middle East. That goal is now closer 
than ever. I urge my colleagues to support the Young managers 
amendment, the Foreign Operations Appropriations bill for fiscal 2000, 
and to strongly support our national interests in the Middle East.
  Mr. WEYGAND. Mr. Speaker, I speak in support of the Young amendment 
to the fiscal year 2000 Foreign Operations Appropriations bill. 
Chairman Young's amendment would add $1.8 billion dollars to this bill 
to fund the United States' commitment to the Wye River Agreement, 
negotiated a year ago this weekend.
  Honoring our commitment is especially critical at this time because 
implementation of the Wye River Agreement is continuing. Prime Minister 
Barak is committed to peace and is moving quickly to develop a 
comprehensive plan. Already, Israel has redeployed nearly 10 percent of 
its troops from the West Bank, released 350 political prisoners, opened 
a safe passage route through the Gaza and the West Bank, and final 
status negotiations have begun. For her actions, Israel is incurring 
the high costs of implementation. It is vital that the United States 
commit its share in order to ensure further progress in the region.
  The withdrawal of troops has increased the threat of terrorist attack 
and increased the strategic vulnerability of Israel. Providing the $1.2 
billion dollars pledged to Israel for military assistance is crucial to 
ensure that the citizens of Israel remain secure.
  Additionally, our credibility is on the line. The United States, 
Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinians negotiated the Wye River Agreement 
and all participants must live up to their commitment. Peace in the 
Middle East has been a central component of the United States' foreign 
policy for decades. Appropriating funding in this year's budget will 
send the message the that United States is a full partner in securing a 
lasting peace in region. Not providing funding for the implementation 
of the agreement could be a significant set back to the progress 
already made.
  I would be remiss if I did not make note of a provision in this bill 
that is quite troubling. That provision is the one that would ease 
restrictions on aid to Indonesia. In August and September we saw 
unacceptable brutality in East Timor. Today, many East Timorese are 
still afraid to return to East Timor. Mr. Speaker, we must send a 
message to the Indonesian government that the United States is

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committed to ensuring that the results of the elections are upheld. I 
understand that the Indonesian government is undergoing significant 
changes and I am pleased that they are moving in the direction of 
democracy. However, I believe that it is much too soon to begin easing 
any restrictions on Indonesian aid.
  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my 
time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time for general debate has expired.


               Amendment Offered by Mr. Young of Florida

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I offer an amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment offered by Mr. Young of Florida:
       On page 162, after line 25 insert the following:

      TITLE VI--INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President

                  Agency for International Development


                   international disaster assistance

       For an additional amount for ``International Disaster 
     Assistance'', $27,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.


             urban and environmental credit program account

       For an additional amount for ``Urban and Environmental 
     Credit Program Account'', $1,500,000, to remain available 
     until expended, for the cost, as defined in section 502 of 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of guaranteed loans 
     authorized by sections 221 and 222 of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961: Provided, That these funds are available to 
     subsidize loan principal, 100 percent of which shall be 
     guaranteed, pursuant to the authority of such sections: 
     Provided further, That commitments to guarantee loans under 
     this heading may be entered into notwithstanding the second 
     and third sentences of section 222(a) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961.


     operating expenses of the agency for international development

       For an additional amount for ``Operating Expenses of the 
     Agency for International Development'', $25,000,000.


                  other bilateral economic assistance

                         economic support fund

       For an additional amount for ``Economic Support Fund'' for 
     assistance for Jordan and for the West Bank and Gaza, 
     $450,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2002: 
     Provided, That the entire amount is designated by the 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That the 
     entire amount provided shall be available only to the extent 
     that an official budget request that includes designation of 
     the entire amount as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by 
     the President to the Congress.
       For an additional amount for ``Economic Support Fund'', 
     $168,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001.


    assistance for the independent states of the former soviet union

       For an additional amount for ``Assistance for the 
     Independent States of the Former Soviet Union'', 
     $104,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001.

                           Independent Agency

                              Peace Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Peace Corps'', $10,000,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2001.

                          Department of State


          international narcotics control and law enforcement

       For an additional amount for ``International Narcotics 
     Control and law Enforcement'', $20,000,000.


    nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs

       For an additional amount for ``Nonproliferation, Anti-
     Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs'', $35,000,000.

                       Department of the Treasury


                           debt restructuring

       For an additional amount for ``Debt Restructuring'', 
     $90,00,000, to remain available until expended.


       united states community adjustment and investment program

       For the United States Community Adjustment and Investment 
     Program authorized by section 543 of the North American Free 
     Trade Agreement Implementation Act, $10,000,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2001: Provided, That the 
     Secretary may transfer such funds to the North American 
     Development Bank and/or to one or more Federal agencies for 
     the purpose of enabling the Bank or such Federal agencies to 
     assist in carrying out the program by providing technical 
     assistance, grants, loans, loan guarantees, and other 
     financial subsidies endorsed by the interagency finance 
     committee established by section 7 of Executive Order 12916: 
     Provided further, That no portion of such funds may be 
     transferred to the Bank unless the Secretary shall have first 
     entered into an agreement with the Bank that provides that 
     any such funds may not be used for the Bank's administrative 
     expenses: Provided further, That any funds transferred to the 
     Bank under this head will be in addition to the 10 percent of 
     the paid-in capital paid to the Bank by the United States 
     referred to in section 543 of the Act: Provided further, That 
     any funds transferred to any Federal agency under this head 
     will be in addition to amounts otherwise provided to such 
     agency: Provided further, That any funds transferred to an 
     agency under this head shall be subject to the same terms and 
     conditions as the account to which transferred.

                          MILITARY ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                   foreign military financing program

       For an additional amount for ``Foreign Military Financing 
     Program'', $1,375,000,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2002, of which $1,200,000,000 shall be for 
     grants only for Israel, $25,000,000 shall be for grants only 
     for Egypt, and $150,000,000 shall be for grants only for 
     Jordan: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading 
     shall be nonrepayable notwithstanding section 23 of the Arms 
     Export Control Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated 
     under this heading shall be expended at the minimum rate 
     necessary to make timely payment for defense articles and 
     services: Provided further, That to the extent that the 
     Government of Israel requests that funds be used for such 
     purposes, grants made available for Israel by this paragraph 
     shall, as agreed by Israel and the United States, be 
     available for advanced weapons systems, of which not to 
     exceed 26.3 percent shall be available for the procurement in 
     Israel of defense articles and defense services, including 
     research and development: Provided, That the entire amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided 
     further, That the entire amount provided shall be available 
     only to the extent that an official budget request that 
     includes designation of the entire amount as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, 
     is transmitted by the President to the Congress.


                        peacekeeping operations

       For an additional amount for ``Peacekeeping Operations'', 
     $75,000,000.

                    MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                  international financial institutions

       contribution to the international development association

       For an additional amount for ``Contribution to the 
     International Development Association'', $150,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended.


       contribution to the Inter-American Investment Corporation

       For payment to the inter-American Investment Corporation, 
     by the Secretary of the Treasury, $16,000,000, for the United 
     States share of the increase in subscriptions to capital 
     stock, to remain available until expended.


              contribution to the african development bank

       For payment to the African Development Bank by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, $4,100,000, for the United States 
     paid-in share of the increase in capital stock, to remain 
     available until expended.


              limitation on callable capital subscriptions

       The United States Governor of the African Development Bank 
     may subscribe without fiscal year limitation for the callable 
     capital portion of the United States share of such capital 
     stock in an amount not to exceed $64,000,000.


              contribution to the african development fund

       For an additional amount for ``Contribution to the African 
     Development Fund'', $50,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.


                international organizations and programs

       For an additional amount for ``International Organizations 
     and Programs'', $13,000,000.
       On page 35 under the heading ``Foreign Military Financing 
     Program'', strike the second proviso.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 362, the 
gentleman from Florida (Mr. Young) and a Member opposed each will 
control 10 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Young).
  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 2 minutes.
  Mr. Speaker, this amendment has been discussed at great length during 
the discussion of the rule and further

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during general debate. The amendment offers the $1.825 billion 
associated with the President's request for implementation of the Wye 
River Agreement. I think all the Members understand the specifics of 
that.
  It also adds $799 million to other items that the President had asked 
for. The difference is he asked for $1.4 billion, and we negotiated 
down to $799 million.
  We can go into the details of what these items are during this debate 
period, but generally that is the outline of the amendment. I think it 
has general support.
  The amendment also includes additional funding for the International 
Development Association of the World Bank, the Inter-American 
Investment Corporation, and the African Development Fund.
  A total of $1.2 billion is provided for military assistance for 
Israel. These funds will be used to help relocate military bases from 
areas that will fall under the control of the Palestinian Authority 
under the terms of the Wye Accord. They will also enable Israel to 
strengthen its strategic defense capability.
  As Israel gives up territory, the ability of potential enemies to 
threaten that country increases; therefore it is essential that its 
national security assets are strengthened.
  The amendment also provides $200 million in further assistance for 
Jordan. As members may recall, earlier this year we provided a 
supplemental appropriation of $100 million for Jordan at the request of 
President Clinton. Providing these additional supplemental funds meets 
the commitment that I and other members gave to King Abdullah that we 
would ensure that Jordan's needs would be met at the earliest possible 
time.
  Also included in the amendment is $400 million for assistance for the 
West Bank and Gaza. The State Department has told us that no funds 
appropriated for the West Bank and Gaza will be provided directly to 
the Palestinian Authority. These funds are for infrastructure 
improvements, such as roads and water systems, and for economic 
development activities.
  Frankly, I am not entirely comfortable about this portion of the 
amendment. It is very difficult for me to support funding that will 
indirectly assist Yasser Arafat and the Palestinian Authority. The only 
good thing about this portion of the amendment is that it helps 
implement a peace agreement that should lead to long-term peace and 
stability in the region.
  Finally, the Wye River package in this amendment includes $25 million 
in military assistance for Egypt. The Administration had requested the 
creation of an interest-bearing account for Egyptian military 
assistance, but the Congressional Budget Office estimated that the 
Administration's proposal would have cost $470 million in outlays. 
Clearly, we could not do that. Therefore we have included a direct 
appropriation for Egypt which is roughly equal to the interest they 
would have gained from such an account. I believe this relatively small 
amount of funding is necessary to support the essential role that Egypt 
is playing in the Middle East peace process.
  Mr. Speaker, it was not until October 15 of this year that the 
Committee on Appropriations received any detailed information on the 
proposed uses of the funds requested for the Wye River Accord. This was 
after the Congress had passed the conference report on Foreign 
Operations. The total lack of information was one reason the Committee 
was reluctant to act on the President's request.
  Now that we have finally received this information, I ask unanimous 
consent that it be included in the Record. I also want to state that 
the Committee will consider the information provided in this 
justification document as the baseline for any proposed reprogramming 
of funds.
  Mr. Speaker, this amendment also includes $799.1 million in 
additional funding for a variety of programs. The funding 
recommendations contained in the amendment are the result of 
negotiations between the Congress and the White House. Everyone gave up 
something in these negotiations; the President gets about $900 million 
less in funding than he requested, if you exclude funding for the Wye 
River Accord. We have agreed to provide an additional $799.1 million in 
spending.
  Mr. Speaker, I believe my amendment has broad, bipartisan support. It 
fulfills the commitment made by the President at Wye River, and address 
concerns expressed by the President in his veto message. I strongly 
urge that members vote in favor of this amendment.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

                              {time}  0945

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Pease). Does the gentlewoman from 
California (Ms. Pelosi) seek to claim the time in opposition?
  Ms. PELOSI. No, Mr. Speaker, I support the amendment, but I claim the 
opposition time in support of the amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the gentlewoman from 
California (Ms. Pelosi) is recognized for 10 minutes.
  There was no objection.
  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I rise in strong support of the gentleman's amendment. I am glad that 
through all of this that we were able to get, as I said earlier, a very 
robust figure for the Wye River agreement. It is something that the 
American people support. It is a very high priority for the President 
of the United States. It occurs within the context of people in the 
region working very, very hard for peace. And as my colleagues just saw 
from the recent meetings in Oslo, people outside the region are taking 
a very strong interest. Everyone is hopefully doing his or her part on 
this and it is important for us to do our part as well. And I am very 
pleased that the Republican majority, our distinguished chairman, has 
agreed to include the Wye River agreement funding in this legislation.
  I am still expressing some disappointment that we do not have as much 
resources applied to the debt reduction, and I would hope by the end of 
this process, be that next week or whenever, that we will have 
multilateral debt reduction included in the legislation. Because that 
is, as I mentioned earlier, central to lifting these countries, these 
emerging and fragile democracies, from their unfortunate pasts and 
bringing them, as we go into the new millennium, a more brilliant 
future, with a small price to pay. It is a very small investment on our 
part, with the tens of millions of dollars yielding tens of billions of 
dollars of benefit for the economies of these regions.
  There are other initiatives in the bill that I wish could have 
received more attention, but again this is a compromise. This is a good 
amendment, and I urge my colleagues to support it.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman 
from Florida (Mr. Foley). Many, many Members, Mr. Speaker, have been 
supportive of this amendment to include the Wye River agreement, and 
none has been more forthcoming and outspoken than my colleague from 
Florida.
  Mr. FOLEY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the distinguished chairman from 
Florida for his hard work on all of the appropriations bills, but 
specifically this one which has been most contentious, but welcomed to 
the floor today.
  Specifically, I just wanted to mention to my colleagues that I 
returned from Israel several weeks ago, and I found the peace process 
moving along expeditiously. The one thing that is vitally important 
today is an amendment offered by the chairman which would add the money 
for the Wye River Accord, giving $1.8 billion total; $1.2 for Israel, 
$400 million for economic support and assistance for the West Bank and 
Gaza, $200 million for Jordan, including $50 million in economic 
support and assistance and $150 million for military aid, $25 million 
in military support for Egypt.
  These are vital funds, and I appreciate the chairman working so hard 
to place these dollars in the bill because it means meaningful peace 
for a region that has been wracked with turmoil. So I commend this bill 
to the floor.
  I again want to mention as well my colleague, the gentleman from 
Florida (Mr. Wexler), who joined with me several weeks ago, at his 
insistence, in authoring a letter to the leadership asking that this 
money be included. And, again, through the hard work of the chairman, 
the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Young), through the cooperation of the 
ranking member, the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi), we find 
that this in fact has been accomplished today.
  So I would ask all of my colleagues who are listening today to urge 
support for this vital bill, urge support of the amendment, and move 
the peace process forward. We find right now, I think,

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the best opportunity for lasting peace. All the players are at the 
peace table, all the players are anxious for stability, King Abdullah 
of Jordan, Mr. Barak, the new Prime Minister of Israel, the Palestinian 
Authority, Mr. Arafat, have all finally joined together to achieve 
lasting peace.
  Nothing could be more meaningful for the leadership of the United 
States of America than achieving it through the mechanisms provided in 
this bill. So, again, I thank all parties involved, but specifically 
again my chairman from Florida.
  I want to thank the chairman's family, specifically his wife Bev and 
his two boys, for sharing him with us on this floor, for giving his 
time to provide the leadership necessary to usher in these bills. I 
know it is difficult for all Members who have families, but 
specifically the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Young), who has dedicated 
so much time to all these issues.
  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Obey), the distinguished ranking member of the full 
Committee on Appropriations.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, we do not occupy this planet alone. There are 
billions of other people that occupy it with us. Many of them are our 
friends, some of them are our implacable enemies. This bill represents 
one tool through which we exercise both our responsibilities to other 
human beings on this globe and, at the same time, we exercise our 
responsibilities to ourselves to try to keep these regions stable so 
that our own national security is maximized.
  We have huge arguments about this bill, but in fact foreign 
assistance amounts to far less than 1 percent of the entire Federal 
budget. I know the public does not know that, but that is, in fact, 
true. I happen to believe that persons who serve on this subcommittee 
and work to see that we meet our responsibilities in this area are 
patriots of the highest order. I think that the chairman and the 
ranking member of this subcommittee have a thankless job, because no 
one understands the responsibilities that are being met in this 
legislation. It is an easy bill to demagogue, but this bill is in fact 
central to keeping this world a more civilized place and keeping our 
place in it more secure than it would otherwise be.
  I think the gentleman's amendment is a constructive approach. We will 
need to work out, as I say, further details as we move along, but I 
intend to support it at this stage and would urge other Members to do 
the same.
  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Michigan (Ms. Kilpatrick), a very distinguished member of the 
subcommittee.
  Ms. KILPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, after much deliberation and bipartisan 
support we have come to what we believe is an adequate compromise for 
our foreign operations budget. We have come a long way, and we still 
have yet a long ways to go, but this is certainly a step in the right 
direction.
  I want to commend the chairman of the subcommittee, the gentleman 
from Alabama (Mr. Callahan) for his hard work, and the bipartisan 
nature for which he runs our committee; and our ranking member, the 
gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi), for all her hard work to make 
us a team as we work to get the best bill possible.
  We still have major problems in the world, that include HIV/AIDS and 
its epidemic that is moving across the world. We still have to build 
infrastructures and roads and schools and health centers so that people 
can live, and we have a responsibility in that as the greatest country 
in the world. We have a long way to go, but this is certainly a better 
bill than it was when it came out of subcommittee, when it came off the 
floor for the first conference, and I urge my colleagues to support the 
bill.
  This is not perfect, but certainly it is a step in the right 
direction, Mr. Speaker. Again, I say to our ranking member that I 
appreciate her leadership, and we look forward to continuing to work 
with her as we look to Africa and all of its natural resources and all 
of the things that it has to offer; that we do our part to make sure 
that over 750 million people on that continent have their rightful 
place and are able to participate in the world.
  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
New York (Mrs. Lowey), a distinguished member of our subcommittee, who 
has been a leader in this Congress and in the country on the issue of 
Middle East peace.
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the ranking member for yielding me 
this time, and I rise in support of this bill and the Young amendment.
  Mr. Speaker, I am extremely gratified that after weeks of political 
brinksmanship the majority, the minority, and the administration have 
arrived at a reasonable compromise on this legislation. I do want to 
commend the distinguished chairman of our subcommittee, my good friend, 
the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Callahan), our distinguished ranking 
member, who has done an outstanding job, my good friend, the 
gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi), the chair, our overall chair, 
the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Young), and certainly our ranking 
chair, the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Obey), who have worked so hard 
to make this day possible.
  I also want to thank the President and his negotiators for bringing 
to the floor today a reasonable bill that is clearly the product of 
good faith negotiations.
  I am also delighted that with this bill and the Young amendment we 
are fulfilling our important commitment to the Middle East peace 
process, a cornerstone of United States foreign policy for over half a 
century. Today, Congress can demonstrate our commitment to promoting 
U.S. national security interests in the Middle East and can prove our 
dedication to achieving a lasting and secure peace as the parties move 
into the toughest stage of negotiations.
  The compromise reached late last night will also fund another of many 
important priorities, such as the International Development 
Association, which provides assistance to the poorest of the poor; the 
African Development Fund; the Independent States of the Former Soviet 
Union; and the Peace Corps.
  But let us not make any mistake, this bill is not perfect. It fails 
to provide adequately, in my judgment, for other critical programs, 
including our participation in the G-7 debt relief initiative, and it 
does not include important provisions designed to encourage Indonesia's 
cooperation in expediting peace and independence in East Timor. I 
pledge to work with my colleagues in the coming months to provide 
support for these important priorities.
  The bill with the Young amendment represents a fair and reasonable 
compromise on our foreign assistance priorities. I am confident that 
this measure will help the United States maintain its role as a world 
leader, and I want to thank my colleagues again.
  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman 
from Alabama (Mr. Callahan), the distinguished chairman of the 
subcommittee.
  Mr. CALLAHAN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me this 
time.
  Mr. Speaker, I only found out about this problem yesterday, and maybe 
there is a problem and maybe there is not. We do know that there is 
more than $4 billion included in this bill for Israel, which is the 
will of the House and the request of the administration. However, I 
found out yesterday that an American manufacturing company was denied 
to be a part of the bidding process for some airplanes for El Al 
Airlines in Israel.
  In fact, we have been informed by the President of the American 
company that they were told by the President of El Al that the 
management of El Al made a strategic decision not to allow the American 
corporation into the competition.
  I think, Mr. Speaker, that this is not a proper way to treat an 
American corporation who has thousands of American employees who are 
paying millions of dollars into taxes that we are then taking and 
giving to the State of Israel. I think this is not the right way to do 
business.

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  Maybe it is not being done as was presented to me yesterday, but 
certainly, Mr. Speaker, if it is being done, the Israeli-backed airline 
El Al ought to reconsider their decision to deny an American airplane 
manufacturing company to be included in the bidding process, which is 
to the advantage of Airbus, which is a French corporation.
  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume 
and, in conclusion, I want to again commend the distinguished 
leadership on the majority and minority side for their cooperation in 
bringing this compromise to the floor.
  But I also want to acknowledge the leadership of President Clinton 
and the members of his cabinet who worked with us on this bill; 
Secretary Albright, for her important role in the world and her 
cooperation with our subcommittee and full committee; and Secretary 
Summers now, and Secretary Rubin before him earlier this year. These 
distinguished cabinet members provide a real service to our country in 
the work that they do, not only in Mr. Summers' case domestically but 
in his international role as well.
  So I want to commend President Clinton. His priorities are excellent. 
He fought to have those initiatives funded, and the President is 
offsetting the spending. The President is offering offsets to the 
spending in the bill. So this is a very good resolution. We have a 
compromise, we have the President's initiatives respected to a certain 
extent, they could be more fully respected and hopefully that will 
emerge later, but in any case this President's spending is offset.
  I commend the President for his leadership in the world. As I have 
said before, in our community our anthem is ``Make me a channel of 
God's peace,'' the anthem of St. Francis. I think President Clinton's 
work is allowing our country to be a channel of God's peace, and I 
commend him for that and urge my colleagues to vote ``aye'' on this 
bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

                              {time}  1000

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the 
gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Kaptur), who is a member of the Committee on 
Appropriations.
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman of the full committee, 
the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Young), and I do underline 
``gentleman.'' I want to compliment him on carrying through these 
negotiations, along with the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Callahan), the 
chairman of the subcommittee, who have worked so vigilantly with the 
ranking members of the full committee, the gentleman from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Obey) and also the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi), the 
distinguished ranking member of the subcommittee, who has done such a 
tremendous job in bringing a compromise measure to the floor.
  I just want to say before discussion closes here that, as the Wye 
Accords move forward, I think it is very important for the 
administration and this Congress to recognize that building peace takes 
a long time. And we have one important ingredient of the peace process 
under which the subcommittee, of which I am ranking member, has 
something to offer; and that is using the tremendous power of our food 
aid programs under section 416 and P.L. 480 in the West Bank to help 
Israel with its desalinization efforts and also in Lebanon, because we 
know the funding in this bill is not sufficient to meet the needs of 
the peace process.
  These programs have largely not been used in this region simply 
because of the instability of the region. But now that the peace 
process is moving forward, it is amazing what can be done if we look at 
a country like Lebanon. Using food aid creatively, monetizing it in a 
counterpart way, a country could double the number of villages that are 
being assisted.
  In the West Bank this has never been used, and we know that the funds 
are insufficient there. So we could have a win for America for our 
farmers, for our rural communities. We could also have a win for the 
peace process. I wanted to highlight that as these discussions close 
this morning.
  Again, we thank those here who were able to reach a final compromise 
and bring this measure to conclusion.
  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of the 
time.
  Mr. Speaker, in closing the debate on the issue of the Young 
amendment, again I want to thank the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. 
Callahan), chairman of the subcommittee, for his very diligent efforts 
to get us to the point that we are today. Because with passage of this 
amendment and passage of this bill, we have overcome one of the final 
obstacles to having the Congress complete its work, at least its 
appropriations work, for the year.
  I think the good news is that once we have done this, the other 
outstanding issues should come together fairly quickly. This was a 
major obstacle, and all the players have done a great job in getting us 
to where we are.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask for a yes vote on the amendment, and then I ask 
for a yes vote on the bill.
  Mr. SHAW. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 3196, the Foreign 
Operations Appropriation Act which includes new provisions which would 
provide full funding of almost $1.9 billion for the Wye River 
Agreement.
  I would like to thank Chairman Young for his leadership in ensuring 
that the United States maintains its international leadership around 
the world, but particularly in the Middle East. The history-making Wye 
River Agreement itself will not ensure a lasting peace and stability 
without the United States continued engagement and support.
  This amendment offered by Bill Young, my friend from Florida will 
enable Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Egypt to continue the difficult 
negotiations to which they have already committed so much. We are all 
aware that many difficult issues remain to be resolved, and that each 
of these nations will have to give even more.
  I am especially grateful to some key Jewish leaders and prominent 
citizens in my district who have never wavered in their commitment to 
the Wye River Accord. They have been keeping me informed about the 
delicate negotiations and the need for continuing United States 
leadership in this very important region of the world. I urge my 
colleagues to support H.R. 3196 and the Young amendment.
  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my 
time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Pease). Pursuant to House Resolution 
362, the previous question is ordered on the bill and on the amendment 
offered by the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Young).
  The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from 
Florida (Mr. Young).
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I object to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum is not present and make the point of order that a quorum is not 
present.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Evidently a quorum is not present.
  The Sergeant at Arms will notify absent Members.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 351, 
nays 58, not voting 24, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 571]

                               YEAS--351

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner

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     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--58

     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bilbray
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Deal
     DeMint
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Emerson
     Everett
     Gillmor
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Hansen
     Hayes
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Jones (NC)
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     Miller (FL)
     Paul
     Petri
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Spence
     Stump
     Tancredo
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornberry
     Toomey
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Bereuter
     Clay
     Cox
     Cramer
     Cunningham
     Dickey
     Gephardt
     Hastings (WA)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Markey
     Martinez
     McInnis
     Meehan
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Northup
     Norwood
     Pomeroy
     Reyes
     Scarborough
     Taylor (NC)
     Towns
     Young (AK)

                              {time}  1023

  Messrs. SCHAFFER of Colorado, BARTLETT of Maryland, ROHRABACHER, 
GILLMOR, BURTON of Indiana, Mrs. EMERSON and Mrs. CHENOWETH-HAGE 
changed their vote from ``yea'' to ``nay.''
  Mr. TIAHRT and Mr. RILEY changed their vote from ``nay'' to ``yea.''
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  Stated for:
  Mrs. NORTHUP. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 571, I was unavoidably 
detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.''
  Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 571, I voted with my 
card. I voted ``yea.'' I noticed my name was not on the list. I voted 
``yea,'' but I am not recorded for some reason. If I had been recorded, 
I would have voted ``yea.''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Pease). The question is on the 
engrossment and third reading of the bill.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, and was 
read the third time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill.
  Pursuant to clause 10 of rule XX, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 316, 
nays 100, not voting 17, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 572]

                               YEAS--316

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cannon
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green (TX)
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     Kuykendall
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogan
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                               NAYS--100

     Archer
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Brady (TX)
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Cook
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeMint
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Emerson
     Everett
     Gibbons
     Goode

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     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green (WI)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Jones (NC)
     Kingston
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McIntyre
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Nethercutt
     Paul
     Pease
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanford
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Sherwood
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Spence
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stump
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Bereuter
     Clay
     Cramer
     Dickey
     Gilchrest
     Hastings (WA)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Martinez
     McInnis
     Meehan
     Mollohan
     Norwood
     Reyes
     Scarborough
     Taylor (NC)
     Young (AK)

                              {time}  1041

  Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania and Mrs. ROUKEMA changed their vote from 
``yea'' to ``nay.''
  So the bill was passed.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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