[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 10]
[House]
[Pages 13839-13841]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                               AMENDMENTS

  Under clause 8 of rule XVIII, proposed amendments were submitted as 
follows:

                               H.R. 4811

                   Offered By: Mr. Burton of Indiana

       Amendment No. 3: In title I of the bill under the heading 
     ``EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE-subsidy appropriation'', 
     after the first dollar amount insert ``(decreased by 
     $25,000,000)''.
       In title II of the bill under the heading ``BILATERAL 
     ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE-Funds Appropriated to the President-
     development assistance'', after the first dollar amount 
     insert ``(decreased by $49,500,000)''.
       In title II of the bill under the heading ``BILATERAL 
     ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE-Funds Appropriated to the President-
     operating expenses of the agency for international 
     development'', after the first dollar amount insert 
     ``(decreased by $30,000,000)''.
       In title II of the bill under the heading ``BILATERAL 
     ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE-Department of State-international 
     narcotics control and law enforcement'', after the first 
     dollar amount insert ``(increased by $99,500,000)''.
       In title II of the bill under the heading ``BILATERAL 
     ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE-Department of State-international 
     narcotics control and law enforcement'', add at the end 
     before the period the following: ``: Provided further, That 
     of the funds appropriated under this heading, the following 
     amounts shall be made available for the purchase of the 
     following equipment for the Colombian National Police (in 
     addition to other amounts available for the Colombian 
     National Police): $39,000,000 for the purchase of three DHC-5 
     Buffalo transport aircraft, including spare parts and 
     maintenance services from Garrett Aviation Services; 
     $15,000,000 to purchase and equip (including floor armoring, 
     Star Saffire InSb FLIRs, and GAU-19A defensive weapons 
     systems for both doors, external fuel tanks, and flare and 
     chafe defensive anti-missile kits) one UH-60L Black Hawk 
     utility helicopter; $25,000,000 for the purchase of .50 
     caliber ammunition linked 4 to 1 (``tracer type'' ammunition) 
     for use with the GAU-19A defensive weapons system; $3,500,000 
     for the purchase of Sig-Arms sidearms for the DANTI, DIJIN, 
     COPES, and CIP counternarcotics units; $10,000,000 for the 
     purchase of flare and chafe defensive anti-missile kits, 
     floor armoring, Star Saffire InSb FLIRs, and GAU-19A 
     defensive weapons systems for both doors for all new and 
     existing UH-60L Black Hawk utility helicopters; $1,000,000 
     for the establishment of a spare parts supply line, including 
     a replacement spare engine for the existing DC-3 aircraft, 
     from Basler Turbo Conversions; $1,000,000 for the purchase 
     five Cessna trainer aircraft for the fixed wing pilot academy 
     of the Colombian National Police; $5,000,000 for the purchase 
     of Schweizer SA2-37A/38 intelligence aircraft for 
     counternarcotics operations''.

                               H.R. 4811

                   Offered By: Mr. Burton of Indiana

       Amendment No. 4: In title I of the bill under the heading 
     ``EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE-subsidy appropriation'', 
     after the first dollar amount insert ``(decreased by 
     $25,000,000)''.
       In title II of the bill under the heading ``BILATERAL 
     ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE-Funds Appropriated to the President-
     development assistance'', after the first dollar amount 
     insert ``(decreased by $49,500,000)''.
       In title II of the bill under the heading ``BILATERAL 
     ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE-Funds Appropriated to the President-
     operating expenses of the agency for international 
     development'', after the first dollar amount insert 
     ``(decreased by $30,000,000)''.
       In title II of the bill under the heading ``BILATERAL 
     ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE-Department of State-international 
     narcotics control and law enforcement'', after the first 
     dollar amount insert ``(increased by $99,500,000)''.

                               H.R. 4811

                   Offered By: Mr. Burton of Indiana

       Amendment No. 5: At the end of the bill (preceding the 
     short title), insert the following:
                TITLE VII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS


          limitation on assistance for the government of india

       Sec. 701. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this Act in title II under the heading 
     ``BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE-Funds Appropriated to the 
     President-development assistance'' may be made available to 
     the Government of India.

                               H.R. 4811

                   Offered By: Mr. Burton of Indiana

       Amendment No. 6: At the end of the bill (preceding the 
     short title), insert the following:
                TITLE VII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS


          limitation on assistance for the government of india

       Sec. 701. Of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this Act in title II under the heading 
     ``BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE-Funds Appropriated to the 
     President-development assistance'', not more than $35,000,000 
     may be made available to the Government of India.

                               H.R. 4811

                   Offered By: Mr. Burton of Indiana

       Amendment No. 7: At the end of title V, add the following:
       Sec. 590. The amounts otherwise provided by this Act are 
     revised by increasing the amount made available in title II 
     under the heading ``BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE-Funds 
     Appropriated to the President-agency for international 
     development-child survival and disease programs fund'', and 
     by decreasing the amount made available under the heading 
     ``BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE-Other Bilateral Economic 
     Assistance-economic support fund'' for the Government of 
     India, by $5,000,000.

                               H.R. 4811

                        Offered By: Mr. Callahan

       Amendment No. 8: Page 35, line 2, before the colon insert 
     the following: ``: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 
     previous proviso, $250,000,000 of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading and made available for Israel shall not be 
     disbursed until the Secretary of Defense certifies to the 
     appropriate committees of the Congress that the proposed 
     transfer by Israel to China of equipment and technology 
     associated with the ``Phalcon'' radar system does not pose a 
     threat to the national security of the United States or has 
     been canceled by the Government of Israel''.

                               H.R. 4811

                          Offered By: Mr. Cox

       Amendment No. 9: At the end of the bill (preceding the 
     short title), insert the following:

                TITLE VII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS


prohibition on assumption of financial responsibility for nuclear power 
        plant construction and nuclear accidents in North Korea

       Sec. 701. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to implement or administer the assumption by the 
     United States, or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, 
     of financial responsibility for the construction of nuclear 
     power plants, or the costs of nuclear accidents, in North 
     Korea.

                               H.R. 4811

                         Offered By: Mr. Filner

       Amendment No. 10: In title IV of the bill under the heading 
     ``MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE-funds appropriated to the 
     president-contribution to the international development 
     association'', add at the end before the period the 
     following: ``: Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading, not less than $3,500,000 
     shall be made available for programs carried out by the 
     Kurdish Human

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     Rights Watch for the Kurdistan region of Iraq''.

                               H.R. 4811

                       Offered By: Mr. Greenwood

       Amendment No. 11: Strike section 587 of the bill (page 124, 
     strike line 4 and all that follows through line 15 on page 
     127).

                               H.R. 4811

                       Offered By: Mr. Hostettler

       Amendment No. 12: In title III of the bill under the 
     heading ``MILITARY ASSISTANCE-Funds Appropriated to the 
     President-foreign military financing program'', in the first 
     proviso after the first dollar amount insert ``(decreased by 
     $250,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 4811

                        Offered By: Mr. Kucinich

       Amendment No. 13: At the end of the bill (preceding the 
     short title), insert the following:
                TITLE VII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS


            prohibition on funds for kosovo protection corps

       Sec. 701. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this Act may be made available for the Kosovo 
     Protection Corps.

                               H.R. 4811

                          Offered By: Ms. Lee

       Amendment No. 14: Page 39, after line 18, insert the 
     following:

      contribution to the world bank aids marshall plan trust fund


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For payment to the World Bank AIDS Marshall Plan Trust Fund 
     by the Secretary of Treasury, to become available only upon 
     the enactment of authorizing legislation and the 
     establishment of such fund within the International Bank for 
     Reconstruction and Development, to be derived by transfer of 
     $50,000,000 from the amount provided in this Act under each 
     of the headings ``International Narcotics Control and Law 
     Enforcement'' and ``International Military Education and 
     Training'', and to remain available until expended, 
     $100,000,000.

                               H.R. 4811

                         Offered By: Mrs. Lowey

       Amendment No. 15: Strike section 587 of the bill (page 124, 
     strike line 4 and all that follows through line 15 on page 
     127).

                               H.R. 4811

                         Offered By: Mrs. Lowey

       Amendment No. 16: At the end of the bill (preceding the 
     short title), insert the following:
                TITLE VII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS


     population planning activities or other population assistance

       Sec. 701. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used to implement section 587 of 
     this Act.

                               H.R. 4811

                          Offered By: Mr. Paul

       Amendment No. 17: At the end of the bill (preceding the 
     short title), insert the following:
                TITLE VII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS


   limitation on funds for abortion, family planning, or population 
                            control efforts

       Sec. 701. (a) Limitation.--None of the funds appropriated 
     or otherwise made available by this Act may be made available 
     for--
       (1) population control educational programs or population 
     policy educational programs;
       (2) family planning services, including, but not limited 
     to--
       (A) the manufacture and distribution of contraceptives;
       (B) printing, publication, or distribution of family 
     planning literature; and
       (C) family planning counseling;
       (3) abortion and abortion-related procedures; or
       (4) efforts to change any nation's laws regarding abortion, 
     family planning, or population control.
       (b) Additional Limitation.--None of the funds appropriated 
     or otherwise made available by this Act may be made available 
     to any organization which promotes or makes available--
       (1) population control educational programs or population 
     policy educational programs;
       (2) family planning services, including, but not limited 
     to--
       (A) the manufacture and distribution of contraceptives;
       (B) printing, publication, or distribution of family 
     planning literature; and
       (C) family planning counseling;
       (3) abortion and abortion-related procedures; or
       (4) efforts to change any nation's laws regarding abortion, 
     family planning, or population control.

                               H.R. 4811

                         Offered By: Mr. Roemer

       Amendment No. 18: In title II of the bill under the heading 
     ``BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE-Funds Appropriated to the 
     President-development assistance'', after the first dollar 
     amount insert ``(increased by $15,000,000)''.
       In title II of the bill under the heading ``BILATERAL 
     ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE-Funds Appropriated to the President-
     operating expenses of the agency for international 
     development'', after the first dollar amount insert 
     ``(decreased by $2,100,000)''.
       In title IV of the bill under the heading ``MULTILATERAL 
     ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE-funds appropriated to the president-
     contribution to the multilateral investment guarantee 
     agency'', after the dollar amount insert ``(decreased by 
     $4,900,000)''.
       In title IV of the bill under the heading ``MULTILATERAL 
     ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE-funds appropriated to the president-
     contribution to the inter-american investment corporation'', 
     after the dollar amount insert ``(decreased by $8,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 4811

                         Offered By: Mr. Royce

       Amendment No. 19: Page 39, strike line 19 and all that 
     follows through line 6 on page 40.

                               H.R. 4811

                        Offered By: Mr. Sanders

       Amendment No. 20: Page 8, line 10, after the dollar amount 
     insert ``(increased by $2,500,000)''.
       Page 33, line 6, after the first dollar amount insert 
     ``(decreased by $2,500,000)''.

                               H.R. 4811

                        Offered By: Mr. Sanders

       Amendment No. 21: Page 8, line 22, after the dollar amount, 
     insert the following: ``(increased by $2,500,000)''.
       Page 33, line 6, after the first dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(decreased by $2,500,000)''.

                               H.R. 4811

                        Offered By: Mr. Tancredo

       Amendment No. 22: At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the short title) the following new 
     title:
                    TITLE VII--LIMITATION PROVISIONS
       Sec. __. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be 
     be made available for the United Nations Man and the 
     Biosphere Program or the United Nations World Heritage Fund.

                               H.R. 4811

                       Offered By: Mr. Traficant

       Amendment No. 23: At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the short title) the following new 
     title:
                TITLE VII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS
       Sec. 701. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
     be made available to the Palestine Authority.

                               H.R. 4811

                       Offered By: Mr. Traficant

       Amendment No. 24: At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the short title) the following new 
     title:
                TITLE VII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS
       Sec. 701. No funds in this bill may be used in 
     contravention of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a et 
     seq.; popularly known as the ``Buy American Act'').

                               H.R. 4811

                       Offered By: Mr. Traficant

       Amendment No. 25: At the end of the bill, insert after the 
     last section (preceding the short title) the following new 
     title:
                TITLE VII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS
       Sec. 701. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
     be made available to the Palestine Authority unless all 
     contracts between the Palestine Authority and any entity 
     incorporated in the United States completed prior to the date 
     of the enactment of this Act have been completed to the 
     satisfaction of the Palestine Authority and the United States 
     entity.

                               H.R. 4811

                         Offered By: Ms. Waters

       Amendment No. 26: In title II of the bill under the heading 
     ``BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE-Department of the Treasury-
     debt restructuring'', after the first dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $740,600,000)''.

                               H.R. 4811

                         Offered By: Ms. Waters

       Amendment No. 27: Page 2, line 25, after the dollar amount 
     insert ``(decreased by $82,500,000)''.
       Page 3, line 25, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(decreased by $7,000,000)''.
       Page 30, line 8, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(increased by $155,600,000)''.
       Page 33, line 6, after the first dollar amount insert 
     ``(decreased by $5,250,000)''.
       Page 34, line 21, after the dollar amount insert 
     ``(decreased by $200,000,000)''.

                               H.R. 4811

                         Offered By: Ms. Waters

       Amendment No. 28: Page 42, after line 23, insert the 
     following new section:


                       World Bank AIDS Trust Fund

       For the United States contribution by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury to the trust fund established as a result of 
     negotiations entered into pursuant to section 701,

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     $200,000,000, to remain available until expended.
       Page 132, after line 12, insert the following new title:

                 TITLE VII--WORLD BANK AIDS TRUST FUND

     Negotiations for the Creation of a World Bank AIDS Trust Fund


 trust fund to assist in hiv/aids prevention, care and treatment, and 
                              eradication

       Sec. 701. The Secretary of the Treasury shall seek to enter 
     into negotiations with the International Bank for 
     Reconstruction and Development or the International 
     Development Association, and with the member nations of such 
     institutions and with other interested parties for the 
     creation of a trust fund which would be authorized to solicit 
     and accept contributions from governments, the private 
     sector, and nongovernmental entities of all kinds and use the 
     contributions to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic in countries 
     eligible to borrow from such institutions, as follows:
       (1) Program objectives.--The trust fund would provide only 
     grants, including grants for technical assistance, to support 
     measures to build local capacity in national and local 
     government, civil society, and the private sector to lead and 
     implement effective and affordable HIV/AIDS prevention, 
     education, treatment and care services, and research and 
     development activities, including affordable drugs. Among the 
     activities the trust fund would provide grants for would be 
     programs to promote best practices in prevention, including 
     health education messages that emphasize risk avoidance; 
     measures to ensure a safe blood supply; voluntary HIV/AIDS 
     testing and counseling; measures to stop mother-to-child 
     transmission of HIV/AIDS, including through diagnosis of 
     pregnant women, access to cost-effective treatment and 
     counseling and access to infant formula or other alternatives 
     for infant feeding; and deterrence of gender-based violence 
     and provision of post-exposure prophylaxis to victims of rape 
     and sexual assault. In carrying out these objectives, the 
     trust fund would coordinate its activities with governments, 
     civil society, nongovernmental organizations, the Joint 
     United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the 
     International Partnership Against AIDS in Africa, other 
     international organizations, the private sector, and donor 
     agencies working to combat the HIV/AIDS crisis.
       (2) Priority.--In providing such grants, the trust fund 
     would give priority to countries that have the highest HIV/
     AIDS prevalence rate or are at risk of having a high HIV/AIDS 
     prevalence rate, and that have or agree to carry out a 
     national HIV/AIDS program which--
       (A) has a government commitment at the highest level and 
     multiple partnerships with civil society and the private 
     sector;
       (B) invests early in effective prevention efforts;
       (C) requires cooperation and collaboration among many 
     different groups and sectors, including those who are most 
     affected by the epidemic, religious and community leaders, 
     nongovernmental organizations, researchers and health 
     professionals, and the private sector;
       (D) is decentralized and uses participatory approaches to 
     bring prevention care programs to national scale; and
       (E) is characterized by community participation in 
     government policymaking as well as design and implementation 
     of the program, including implementation of such programs by 
     people living with HIV/AIDS, nongovernmental organizations, 
     civil society, and the private sector.
       (3) Governance.--
       (A) In general.--The trust fund would be administered as a 
     trust fund of the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development. Subject to general policy guidance from the 
     President of the United States and representatives of the 
     other donors to the trust fund, the Trustee would be 
     responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the 
     trust fund.
       (B) Selection of projects and recipients.--In consultation 
     with the President and other donors to the trust fund, the 
     Trustee would establish criteria, that have been agreed on by 
     the donors, for the selection of projects to receive support 
     from the trust fund, standards and criteria regarding 
     qualifications of recipients of such support, as well as such 
     rules and procedures as would be necessary for cost-effective 
     management of the trust fund. The trust fund would not make 
     grants for the purpose of project development associated with 
     bilateral or multilateral development bank loans.
       (C) Transparency of operations.--The Trustee shall ensure 
     full and prompt public disclosure of the proposed objectives, 
     financial organization, and operations of the trust fund.
       (D) Advisory board.--
       (i) Appointment.--The President of the United States and 
     representatives of other participating donors to the trust 
     fund would establish an Advisory Board, and appoint to the 
     Advisory Board renowned and distinguished international 
     leaders who have demonstrated integrity and knowledge of 
     issues relating to development, health care (especially HIV/
     AIDS), and Africa.
       (ii) Duties.--The Advisory Board would, in consultation 
     with other international experts in related fields (including 
     scientists, researchers, and doctors), advise and provide 
     guidance for the trust fund on the development and 
     implementation of the projects receiving support from the 
     trust fund. Once the Advisory Board is established, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall ensure that the Trustee 
     provides the Advisory Board complete access to all 
     information and documents of the trust fund necessary to the 
     effective functioning of the Advisory Board.

                 United States Financial Participation


             limitations on authorization of appropriations

       Sec. 702. In addition to any other funds authorized to be 
     appropriated for multilateral or bilateral programs related 
     to AIDS or economic development, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury $200,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005 for payment to the 
     trust fund established as a result of negotiations entered 
     into pursuant to section 701.

                                Reports


                        reports to the congress

       Sec. 703. (a) Annual Reports.--Not later than 1 year after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
     thereafter for the duration of the trust fund established 
     pursuant to section 701, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     submit to the appropriate committees of the Congress a 
     written report on the trust fund, the goals of the trust 
     fund, the programs, projects, and activities, including any 
     vaccination approaches, supported by the trust fund, and the 
     effectiveness of such programs, projects, and activities in 
     reducing the worldwide spread of AIDS.
       (b) Appropriate Committees Defined.--In subsection (a), the 
     term ``appropriate committees'' means the Committees on 
     Appropriations, on International Relations, and on Banking 
     and Financial Services of the House of Representatives and 
     the Committees on Appropriations, on Foreign Relations, and 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.

                      HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care


  strengthening local capacity in sub-saharan africa to implement hiv/
                   aids prevention and care programs

       Sec. 704. Title XVI of the International Financial 
     Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262p-262p-7) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 1625. STRENGTHENING LOCAL CAPACITY IN SUB-SAHARAN 
                   AFRICA TO IMPLEMENT HIV/AIDS PREVENTION AND 
                   CARE PROGRAMS.

       ``The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
     States Executive Director at the International Bank for 
     Reconstruction and Development to use the voice and vote of 
     the United States to encourage the Bank to work with sub-
     Saharan African countries to modify projects financed by the 
     Bank and develop new projects to build local capacity to 
     manage and implement programs for the prevention of human 
     immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency 
     syndrome (AIDS) and the care of persons with HIV/AIDS, 
     including through health care delivery mechanisms which 
     facilitate the distribution of affordable drugs for persons 
     infected with HIV.''.



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