[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Pages 26103-26112]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND PROPOSED

       SA 1976. Mr. FEINGOLD submitted an amendment intended to be 
     proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2800, making appropriations 
     for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
     programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and 
     for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table.
       SA 1977. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Ms. Snowe, and Mrs. 
     Murray) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, supra.
       SA 1978. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to the bill 
     H.R. 2800, supra.
       SA 1979. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to the bill 
     H.R. 2800, supra.
       SA 1980. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to the bill 
     H.R. 2800, supra.
       SA 1981. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Brownback (for himself, Mr. 
     Lautenberg, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Leahy)) proposed an 
     amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, supra.
       SA 1982. Mr. LEAHY proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 
     2800, supra.
       SA 1983. Mr. LEAHY proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 
     2800, supra.
       SA 1984. Mr. LEAHY proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 
     2800, supra.
       SA 1985. Mr. LEAHY proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 
     2800, supra.
       SA 1986. Mr. LEAHY proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 
     2800, supra.
       SA 1987. Mr. LEAHY proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 
     2800, supra.
       SA 1988. Mr. LEAHY (for Mr. Schumer (for himself and Mrs. 
     Clinton)) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, supra.
       SA 1989. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Craig (for himself and Mr. 
     Leahy)) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, supra.
       SA 1990. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Domenici) proposed an 
     amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, supra.
       SA 1991. Mr. McCONNELL (for himself and Mr. Leahy) proposed 
     an amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, supra.
       SA 1992. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be 
     proposed by her to the bill H.R. 2800, supra; which was 
     ordered to lie on the table.
       SA 1993. Mr. SESSIONS (for himself and Mr. Leahy) proposed 
     an amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, supra.
       SA 1994. Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mr. Schumer) proposed 
     an amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, supra.
       SA 1995. Mr. ALLARD (for himself, Mr. Smith, and Mr. 
     Campbell) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, supra.
       SA 1996. Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Biden) 
     submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
     bill H.R. 2800, supra; which was ordered to lie on the table.
       SA 1997. Mr. ENSIGN submitted an amendment intended to be 
     proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2800, supra; which was 
     ordered to lie on the table.
       SA 1998. Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. 
     Biden) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, supra.
       SA 1999. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be 
     proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2800, supra; which was 
     ordered to lie on the table.
       SA 2000. Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mr. Schumer) submitted 
     an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 
     2800, supra; which was ordered to lie on the table.
       SA 2001. Mr. REID (for Mr. Leahy) proposed an amendment to 
     the bill H.R. 2800, supra.
       SA 2002. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Voinovich) proposed an 
     amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, supra.
       SA 2003. Mr. REID (for Mr. Dodd) proposed an amendment to 
     the bill H.R. 2800, supra.
       SA 2004. Mr. REID (for Mr. Feingold (for himself, Mr. 
     Campbell, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Leahy)) proposed an amendment to 
     the bill H.R. 2800, supra.
       SA 2005. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Lugar) proposed an 
     amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, supra.
       SA 2006. Mr. REID (for Mr. Daschle) proposed an amendment 
     to the bill H.R. 2800, supra.
       SA 2007. Mr. REID (for Mr. Feingold) proposed an amendment 
     to the bill H.R. 2800, supra.
       SA 2008. Mr. REID (for Mr. Biden) proposed an amendment to 
     the bill H.R. 2800, supra.
       SA 2009. Mr. REID (for Mr. Feingold) proposed an amendment 
     to the bill H.R. 2800, supra.
       SA 2010. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Lugar) proposed an 
     amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, supra.
       SA 2011. Mr. REID (for Mr. Inouye) proposed an amendment to 
     the bill H.R. 2800, supra.
       SA 2012. Mr. REID (for Mr. Harkin) proposed an amendment to 
     the bill H.R. 2800, supra.
       SA 2013. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Allen (for himself, Mr. 
     Leahy, and Mr. Durbin)) proposed an amendment to the bill 
     H.R. 2800, supra.
       SA 2014. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Brownback) proposed an 
     amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, supra.
       SA 2015. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Brownback) proposed an 
     amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, supra.
       SA 2016. Mr. REID (for Mr. Dodd) proposed an amendment to 
     the bill H.R. 2800, supra.
       SA 2017. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Lugar) proposed an 
     amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, supra.
       SA 2018. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Ensign) proposed an 
     amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, supra.
       SA 2019. Mr. REID (for Mr. Leahy) proposed an amendment to 
     the bill H.R. 2800, supra.
       SA 2020. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Feingold) proposed an 
     amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, supra.
       SA 2021. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Brownback (for himself and 
     Mrs. Feinstein)) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, 
     supra.
       SA 2022. Mr. REID (for Mr. Leahy) proposed an amendment to 
     the bill H.R. 2800, supra.
       SA 2023. Mr. REID (for Mr. Kennedy) proposed an amendment 
     to the bill H.R. 2800, supra.
       SA 2024. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Frist (for himself, Mr. 
     McConnell, and Mr. Leahy)) proposed an amendment to the bill 
     H.R. 2800, supra.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1976. Mr. FEINGOLD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 2800, making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 147, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:

                  united states citizens in indonesia

       Sec. 692. (a) Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The United States recognizes the cooperation and 
     solidarity of the Government

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     of Indonesia and the people of Indonesia in the global 
     campaign against terrorism.
       (2) Increased cooperation between the United States and the 
     Indonesia police forces is in the interest of both countries 
     and should continue.
       (3) Normal military relations between Indonesia and the 
     United States are in the interest of both countries.
       (4) The respect of the Indonesia military for human rights 
     and the improvement in relations between the military and the 
     civilian population of Indonesia are extremely important for 
     the future of relations between the United States and 
     Indonesia.
       (b) The normalization of the military relationship between 
     the United States and Indonesia cannot begin until--
       (1) the Federal Bureau of Investigation has received full 
     cooperation from the Government of Indonesia and the 
     Indonesia armed forces with respect to its investigation into 
     the August 31, 2002, murder of 2 American schoolteachers in 
     Timika, Indonesia; and
       (2) the individuals responsible for those murders are 
     brought to justice.
       (c) Congress looks forward to continued and increased 
     cooperation with respect to this investigation and to the 
     resolution of the issue, which will contribute to the 
     normalization of military relations between the United States 
     and Indonesia.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1977. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Ms. Snowe, and Mrs. Murray) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, making appropriations for 
foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __. For purposes of section 403(a) of the United 
     States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria 
     Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7673(a)) the term ``HIV/AIDS 
     prevention'' means only those programs and activities that 
     are directed at preventing the sexual transmission of HIV/
     AIDS, and activities that include a priority emphasis on the 
     public health benefits of refraining from sexual activity 
     before marriage shall be included in determining compliance 
     with the last sentence of such section 403(a).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1978. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, 
making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       On page 27, line 1 after the colon insert the following:
       Provided further, That $5,000,000 shall be made available 
     to promote freedom of the media and an independent media in 
     Russia:
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1979. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, 
making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       On page 13, line 22 before the period, insert the 
     following:
       : Provided further, That if the President determines that 
     is important to the national interests of the United States 
     to provide transition assistance in excess of the amount 
     appropriated under this heading, up to $5,000,000 of the 
     funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of 
     part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used for 
     purposes of this heading and under the authorities applicable 
     to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided further, 
     That funds made available pursuant to the previous proviso 
     shall be made available subject to prior consultation with 
     the Committees on Appropriations
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1980. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, 
making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       On page 14, line 6 strike ``costs'' and insert the 
     following:
       ``cost, including the cost of modifying such direct and 
     guaranteed loans,''
       On page 14, line 7 before the period insert the following:
       : Provided further, That funds made available by this 
     paragraph and under this heading in prior Acts making 
     appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
     related programs, may be used for the cost of modifying any 
     such guaranteed loans under this Act or prior Acts
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1981. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Brownback (for himself, Mr. 
Lautenberg, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Leahy) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 2800, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 147, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:

                    report on admission of refugees

       Sec. 692. (a) Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) As of October 2003, there are 13,000,000 refugees 
     worldwide, many of whom have fled religious, political, and 
     other forms of persecution.
       (2) Refugee resettlement remains a critical tool of 
     international refugee protection and an essential component 
     of the humanitarian and foreign policy of the United States.
       (3) Prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, the 
     President designates, in a Presidential Determination, a 
     target number of refugees to be admitted to the United States 
     under the United States Refugee Resettlement Program.
       (4) Although the President authorized the admission of 
     70,000 refugees in fiscal year 2003, only 28,419 refugees 
     were admitted.
       (5) From fiscal year 1980 to fiscal year 2000, the average 
     level of U.S. refugee admissions was slightly below 100,000 
     per year.
       (6) The United States Government policy is to resettle the 
     designated number of refugees each fiscal year. Congress 
     expects the Department of State, the Department of Homeland 
     Security, and the Department of Health and Human Services to 
     implement the admission of 70,000 refugees as authorized by 
     the President for fiscal year 2004.
       (b)(1) The Secretary of State, shall utilize private 
     voluntary organizations with expertise in the protection 
     needs of refugees in the processing of refugees overseas for 
     admission and resettlement to the United States, and shall 
     utilize such agencies in addition to the United Nations High 
     Commission for Refugees in the identification and referral of 
     refugees.
       (2) The Secretary of State shall establish a system for 
     accepting referrals of appropriate candidates for 
     resettlement from local private, voluntary organizations and 
     work to ensure that particularly vulnerable refugee groups 
     receive special consideration for admission into the United 
     States, including--
       (A) long-stayers in countries of first asylum;
       (B) unaccompanied refugee minors;
       (C) refugees outside traditional camp settings; and
       (D) refugees in woman-headed households.
       (3) The Secretary of State shall give special consideration 
     to--
       (A) refugees of all nationalities who have close family 
     ties to citizens and residents of the United States; and
       (B) other groups of refugees who are of special concern to 
     the United States.
       (4) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the 
     appropriate congressional committees describing the steps 
     that have been taken to implement this subsection.
       (c) Not later than September 30, 2004, if the actual 
     refugee admissions numbers do not conform with the authorized 
     ceiling on the number of refugees who may be admitted, the 
     Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall report to 
     Congress on the--
       (1) execution and implementation of the refugee 
     resettlement program; and
       (2) reasons for the failure to resettle the maximum number 
     of refugees.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1982. Mr. LEAHY proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, 
making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       On page 75, line 17, after ``Afghan'' insert the following 
     Independent
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1983. Mr. LEAHY proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, 
making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       On page 35, line 10, after the semi-colon, insert: and
       On page 35, line 12, strike ``; (3)'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof the following: : Provided further, That such funds 
     may not be made available unless the Secretary of State 
     certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that
       On page 35, line 15, strike ``; and'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof the following: : Provided further, That
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1984. Mr. LEAHY proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, 
making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       On page 105, line 25, strike ``180 days'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof the following: one year
       On page 106, line 3, strike ``nongovernmental'' and 
     everything that follows through

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     ``plan'' on line 6, and insert in lieu thereof the following: 
     governments and nongovernmental organizations, shall submit 
     to the Committees on Appropriations a strategy
       On page 106, line 10, strike ``$10,000,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof the following: $5,000,000
       On page 106, line 11, strike ``implement the action plan'' 
     and insert in lieu thereof the following: develop the 
     strategy
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1985. Mr. LEAHY proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, 
making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       On page 87, line 23, strike ``That in'' and everything 
     thereafter through ``subsection'' on line 24, and insert in 
     lieu thereof the following: That the application of section 
     507(4)(D) and (E) of such Act
       On page 87, line 26 strike ``the'' and everything 
     thereafter through ``subsection'' on page 88, line 1, and 
     insert in lieu thereof the following: and
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1986. Mr. LEAHY proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, 
making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       On page 20, line 9, before the colon, insert the following: 
     , of which up to $1,000,000 may be available for 
     administrative expenses of the United States Agency for 
     International Development
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1987. Mr. LEAHY proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, 
making appropriations to foreign operations, export financing, and 
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       On page 34, line 17, strike ``$2,500,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof: $3,500,000
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1988. Mr. LEAHY (for Mr. Schumer (for himself, and Mrs. Clinton)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, making appropriations for 
foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       Beginning on page 98, strike line 24 and all that follows 
     through page 99, line 10 and insert the following:
       Sec. 644. (a) Subject to subsection (c), of the funds 
     appropriated by this Act that are made available for 
     assistance for a foreign country, an amount equal to 110 
     percent of the total amount of the unpaid fully adjudicated 
     parking fines and penalties owed by such country shall be 
     withheld from obligation for such country until the Secretary 
     of State submits a certification to the appropriate 
     congressional committees stating that such parking fines and 
     penalties are fully paid.
       (b) Funds withheld from obligation pursuant to subsection 
     (a) may be made available for other programs or activities 
     funded by this Act, after consultation with and subject to 
     the regulation notification procedures of the appropriate 
     congressional committees, provided that no such funds shall 
     be made available for assistance to a foreign country that 
     has not paid the total amount of the fully adjudicated 
     parking fines and penalties owed by such country.
       (c) Subsection (a) shall not include amounts that have been 
     withheld under any other provision of law.
       (d) The Secretary of State may waive the requirements set 
     forth in subsection (a) with respect to a country if the 
     Secretary--
       (1) determines that the waiver is in the national security 
     interests of the United States; and
       (2) submits to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     written justification for such determination that includes a 
     description of the steps being taken to collect the parking 
     fines and penalties owed by such country.
       (e) In this section:
       (1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means 
     the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
       (2) The term ``fully adjudicated'' includes circumstances 
     in which the person to whom the vehicle is registered--
       (A)(i) has not responded to the parking violation summons; 
     or
       (ii) has not followed the appropriate adjudication 
     procedure to challenge the summons; and
       (B) the period of time for payment or challenge the summons 
     has lapsed.
       (3) The term ``parking fines and penalties'' means parking 
     fines and penalties--
       (A) owed to--
       (i) the District of Columbia; or
       (ii) New York, New York; and
       (B) incurred during the period April 1, 1997 through 
     September 30, 2003.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1989. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Craig (for himself and Mr. Leahy)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, making appropriations for 
foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 75, line 15 after the colon insert the following:
       Provided further, That of the funds made available pursuant 
     to this section, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made 
     available for a reforestation program in Afghanistan which 
     should utilize, as appropriate, the technical expertise of 
     American universities: Provided further, That funds made 
     available pursuant to the previous proviso should be matched, 
     to the maximum extent possible, with contributions from 
     American and Afghan businesses:
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1990. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Domenici) proposed an amendment to 
the bill H.R. 2800, making appropriations for foreign operations, 
export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2003, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 32, line 7, before the colon insert the following:
       , of which $2,105,000 should be made available for 
     construction and completion of a new facility
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1991. Mr. McCONNELL (for himself and Mr. Leahy) proposed an 
amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 17, line 17, after the colon insert the following:
       Provided further, That of the funds made available pursuant 
     to the previous proviso, $2,000,000 shall be made available 
     for the Ibn Khaldun Center for Development:
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1992. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill H.R. 2800, making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 7, line 20, after ``proviso:'' insert ``Provided 
     further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
     not less than $15,000,000 shall be available for the Global 
     Tuberculosis Drug Facility:''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1993. Mr. SESSIONS (for himself and Mr. Leahy) proposed an 
amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 23, line 8, strike the period and insert ``: 
     Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this 
     heading, not less than $29,000,000 shall be made available 
     for injection safety programs, including national planning, 
     the provision and international transport of nonreusable 
     autodisposable syringes or other safe injection equipment, 
     public education, training of health providers, waste 
     management, and publication of quantitative results: Provided 
     further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
     not less than $46,000,000 shall be made available for blood 
     safety programs, including the establishment and support of 
     national blood services, the provision of rapid HIV test 
     kits, staff training, and quality assurance programs.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1994. Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mr. Schumer) proposed an 
amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __. Sense of the Senate on declassifying portions of 
     the Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities 
     Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001.
       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) The President has prevented the release to the American 
     public of 28 pages of the Joint Inquiry into Intelligence 
     Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks 
     of September 2001.
       (2) The contents of the redacted pages discuss sources of 
     foreign support for some of the September 11th hijackers 
     while they were in the United States.
       (3) The Administration's decision to classify this 
     information prevents the American people from having access 
     to information about the involvement of certain foreign 
     governments in the terrorist attacks of September 2001.

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       (4) The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has requested that the 
     President release the 28 pages.
       (5) The Senate respects the need to keep information 
     regarding intelligence sources and methods classified, but 
     the Senate also recognizes that such purposes can be 
     accomplished through careful selective redaction of specific 
     words and passages, rather than effacing the section's 
     contents entirely.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that in light of these findings the President should 
     declassify the 28-page section of the Joint Inquiry into 
     Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the 
     Terrorist Attacks of September 2001 that deals with foreign 
     sources of support for the 9-11 hijackers, and that only 
     those portions of the report that would directly compromise 
     ongoing investigations or reveal intelligence sources and 
     methods should remain classified.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1995. Mr. ALLARD (for himself, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Campbell) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, making appropriations for 
foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 147, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following 
     new section:


         limitation on the provision of imet funds to indonesia

       Sec. 692. (a) Subject to subsection (c), no funds 
     appropriated by title IV of this Act, under the subheading 
     ``international military education and training'' under the 
     heading ``Funds Appropriated to the President'' shall be made 
     available for military education and training for Indonesia.
       (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the United 
     States Government from continuing to conduct programs or 
     training with the Indonesian Armed Forces, including counter-
     terrorism training, officer visits, port visits, or 
     educational exchanges that are being conducted on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (c) The President may waive the application of subsection 
     (a) if the President--
       (1) determines that the national security interests of the 
     United States justify such a waiver; and
       (2) submits notice of such a waiver and a justification for 
     such a waiver to the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives in accordance with the regular notification 
     procedures of such Committees.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1996. Mr. ALLEN (for himself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Biden) proposed 
an amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 32, line 10, before the period insert ``: Provided 
     further, That $5,000,000 of amounts made available under this 
     heading shall be for combating piracy of United States 
     intellectual property''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1997. Mr. ENSIGN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2800, making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 147, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following 
     new section:


                       democracy building in cuba

       Sec. 692. (a) Of the funds appropriated by title II, under 
     the heading ``transition initiatives'', not less than 
     $5,000,000 shall be available for support for eligible Cuban 
     recipients and independent nongovernmental organizations to 
     support democracy-building efforts for Cuba, including 
     providing support for--
       (1) political prisoners held in Cuba and members of their 
     families;
       (2) persons persecuted or harassed for dissident activities 
     in Cuba;
       (3) independent libraries in Cuba;
       (4) independent workers' rights activists in Cuba;
       (5) independent agricultural cooperatives in Cuba;
       (6) independent associations of self-employed Cubans;
       (7) independent journalists in Cuba;
       (8) independent youth organizations in Cuba;
       (9) independent environmental groups in Cuba;
       (10) independent economists, medical doctors, and other 
     professionals in Cuba;
       (11) the establishment and maintenance of an information 
     and resources center to be located in the United States 
     Interests Section in Havana, Cuba;
       (12) prodemocracy programs of the National Endowment for 
     Democracy that are related to Cuba;
       (13) nongovernmental programs to facilitate access to the 
     Internet in Cuba, subject to section 1705(e) of the Cuban 
     Democracy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6004(e));
       (14) nongovernmental charitable programs that provide 
     nutrition and basic medical care to persons most at risk in 
     Cuba, including children and elderly persons; and
       (15) nongovernmental charitable programs to reintegrate 
     into civilian life persons who have abandoned, resigned, or 
     been expelled from the Cuban armed forces for ideological 
     reasons.
       (b) In this section:
       (1) The term ``independent nongovernmental organization'' 
     means an organization that the Secretary of State determines, 
     not less than 15 days before any obligation of funds made 
     available under this section to the organization, is a 
     charitable or nonprofit nongovernmental organization that is 
     not an agency or instrumentality of the Cuban Government.
       (2) The term ``eligible Cuban recipient'' means a Cuban 
     national in Cuba, including a political prisoner and the 
     family of such prisoner, who is not an official of the Cuban 
     Government or of the ruling political party in Cuba, as 
     defined in section 4(10) of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic 
     Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6023(10)).
       (c) The notification requirements of section 634A of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2394-1) shall apply 
     to any allocation or transfer of funds made pursuant to this 
     section.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1998. Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Biden) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, making appropriations for 
foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 147, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following 
     new section:
       Sec. 692. (a) None of the funds made available by title II 
     under the heading ``international disaster assistance'', 
     ``transition initiatives'', ``migration and refugee 
     assistance'', or ``united states emergency refugee and 
     migration assistance fund'' or made available for such 
     accounts by any other provision of law for fiscal year 2004 
     to provide assistance to refugees or internally displaced 
     persons may be provided to an organization that has failed to 
     adopt a code of conduct consistent with the Inter-Agency 
     Standing Committee Task Force on Protection From Sexual 
     Exploitation and Abuse in Humanitarian Crises six core 
     principles for the protection of beneficiaries of 
     humanitarian assistance.
       (b) In administering the amounts made available for the 
     accounts described in subsection (a), the Secretary of State 
     and Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development shall incorporate specific policies 
     and programs for the purpose of identifying specific needs 
     of, and particular threats to, women and children at the 
     various stages of a complex humanitarian emergency, 
     especially at the onset of such emergency.
       (c) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives a report on activities of the Government of 
     the United States to protect women and children affected by a 
     complex humanitarian emergency. The report shall include--
       (1) an assessment of the specific protection needs of women 
     and children at the various stages of a complex humanitarian 
     emergency;
       (2) a description of which agencies and offices of the 
     United States Government are responsible for addressing each 
     aspect of such needs and threats; and
       (3) guidelines and recommendations for improving United 
     States and international systems for the protection of women 
     and children during a complex humanitarian emergency.
       (d) In this section, the term ``complex humanitarian 
     emergency'' means a situation that--
       (A) occurs outside the United States and results in a 
     significant number of--
       (i) refugees;
       (ii) internally displaced persons; or
       (iii) other civilians requiring basic humanitarian 
     assistance on an urgent basis; and
       (B) is caused by one or more situations including--
       (i) armed conflict;
       (ii) natural disaster;
       (iii) significant food shortage; or
       (iv) state-sponsored harassment or persecution.
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  SA 1999. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 2800, making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

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       Sec. __. The Secretary of State shall promptly make 
     publicly available prices paid to purchase HIV/AIDS 
     pharmaceuticals, antiviral therapies, and other appropriate 
     medicines, including medicines to treat opportunistic 
     infections, for the treatment of people with HIV/AIDS and the 
     prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS in 
     developing countries--
       (1) through the use of funds appropriated under this Act; 
     and
       (2) to the extent available, by--
       (A) the World Health Organization; and
       (B) the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and 
     Malaria.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2000. Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mr. Schumer) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2800, making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec.  . Sense of the Senate on declassifying portions of 
     the Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities 
     Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 2001.
       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) The President has prevented the release to the American 
     public of 28 pages of the Joint Inquiry into Intelligence 
     Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks 
     of September 2001.
       (2) The contents of the redacted pages discuss sources of 
     foreign support for some of the September 11 hijackers while 
     they were in the United States.
       (3) The Administration's decision to classify this 
     information prevents the American people from having access 
     to information about the involvement of certain foreign 
     governments in the terrorist attacks of September 2001.
       (4) The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has requested that the 
     President release the 28 pages.
       (5) The Senate respects the need to keep information 
     regarding the intelligence sources and methods classified, 
     but the Senate also recognizes that such purposes can be 
     accomplished through careful selective redaction of specific 
     words and passages, rather than effacing the section's 
     contents entirely.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that in light of these findings the President should 
     declassify the 28-page section of the Joint Inquiry into 
     Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the 
     Terrorist Attacks of September 2001 that deals with foreign 
     sources of support for the 9-11 hijackers, and that only 
     those portions of the report that would directly compromise 
     ongoing investigations or reveal intelligence sources and 
     methods should remain classified.
       This section shall take effect one day after the date of 
     this bill's enactment.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2001. Mr. REID (for Mr. Leahy) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 2800, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 23, line 8. before the period, insert the 
     following:
       : Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under 
     this heading, not less than $28,000,000 shall be made 
     available for a United States contribution to UNAIDS
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2002. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Voinovich) proposed an amendment to 
the bill H.R. 2800, making appropriations for foreign operations, 
export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 147, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following 
     new section:


annual report on international religious freedom to include information 
            on anti-semitism and other religious intolerance

       Sec. 692. Section 102(b)(1) of the International Religious 
     Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6412(b)(1)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(G) Acts of anti-semitism and other religious 
     intolerance.--A description for each foreign country of--
       ``(i) acts of violence against people of the Jewish faith 
     and other faiths that occurred in that country;
       ``(ii) the response of the government of that country to 
     such acts of violence; and
       ``(iii) actions by the government of that country to enact 
     and enforce laws relating to the protection of the right to 
     religious freedom with respect to people of the Jewish faith.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2003. Mr. REID (for Mr. Dodd) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 2800, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 21, line 18, after the comma insert the following: 
     ``That of the funds appropriated under this heading, up to 
     $15,000,000 should be made available as a United States 
     contribution to the Organization of American States for 
     expenses related to the OAS Special Mission in Haiti and the 
     implementation of OAS Resolution 822 and subsequent 
     resolutions related to improving security and the holding of 
     elections to resolve the political impasse created by the 
     disputed May 2000 election: Provided further,''
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2004. Mr. REID (for Mr. Feingold (for himself, Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
Wyden, and Mr. Leahy) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, 
making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       On page 147, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:

                  united states citizens in indonesia

       Sec. 692. (a) Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The United States recognizes the cooperation and 
     solidarity of the Government of Indonesia and the people of 
     Indonesia in the global campaign against terrorism.
       (2) Increased cooperation between the United States and the 
     Indonesia police forces is in the interest of both countries 
     and should continue.
       (3) Normal military relations between Indonesia and the 
     United States are in the interest of both countries.
       (4) The respect of the Indonesia military for human rights 
     and the improvement in relations between the military and the 
     civilian population of Indonesia are extremely important for 
     the future of relations between the United States and 
     Indonesia.
       (b) The normalization of the military relationship between 
     the United States and Indonesia cannot begin until--
       (1) the Federal Bureau of Investigation has received full 
     cooperation from the Government of Indonesia and the 
     Indonesia armed forces with respect to its investigation into 
     the August 31, 2002, murder of 2 American schoolteachers in 
     Timika, Indonesia; and
       (2) the individuals responsible for those murders are 
     brought to justice.
       (c) Congress looks forward to continued and increased 
     cooperation with respect to this investigation and to the 
     resolution of the issue, which will contribute to the 
     normalization of military relations between the United States 
     and Indonesia.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2005. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Lugar) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 2800, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 147, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:

              post differentials and danger pay allowances

       Sec. 692. (a) Section 5925(a) of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended in the third sentence by inserting after 
     ``25 percent of the rate of basic pay'' the following: ``or, 
     in the case of an employee of the United States Agency for 
     International Development, 35 percent of the rate of basic 
     pay''.
       (b) Section 5928 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after ``25 percent of the basic pay of the 
     employee'' both places it appears the following: ``or 35 
     percent of the basic pay of the employee in the case of an 
     employee of the United States Agency for International 
     Development''.
       (c) The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall 
     take effect on October 1, 2003, and shall apply with respect 
     to post differentials and danger pay allowances paid for 
     months beginning on or after that date.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2006. Mr. REID (for Mr. Daschle) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 2800, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 147, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:


   sense of congress on contracting for delivery of assistance by air

       Sec. 692. It is the sense of Congress that the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development should, to the maximum extent practicable and in 
     a manner consistent with the use of full and open competition 
     (as that term is defined in section 4(6) of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(6))), contract 
     with small, domestic air transport providers for purposes of 
     the delivery by air of assistance available under this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2007. Mr. REID (for Mr. Feingold) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 2800, making appropriations for

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foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 147, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:


                         Report on Sierra Leone

       Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development shall submit a report to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations and Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on 
     International Relations and Committee on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives on the feasibility of 
     establishing a United States mission in Sierra Leone.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2008. Mr. REID (for Mr. Biden) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 2800, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 40, line 18, insert after ``Commission'' the 
     following: ``and that are not necessary to make the United 
     States contribution to the Commission in the amount assessed 
     for fiscal year 2004''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2009. Mr. REID (for Mr. Feingold) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 2800, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 147, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:

                           report on somalia

       Sec. 692. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
     the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and International 
     Relations of the House of Representatives a report on a 
     strategy for engaging with competent and responsible 
     authorities and organizations within Somalia, including in 
     Somaliland, to strengthen local capacity and establish 
     incentives for communities to seek stability.
       (b) The report shall describe a multi-year strategy for--
       (1) increasing access to primary and secondary education 
     and basic health care services;
       (2) supporting efforts underway to establish clear systems 
     for effective regulation and monitoring of Somali hawala, or 
     informal banking, establishments; and
       (3) supporting initiatives to rehabilitate the livestock 
     export sector in Somalia.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2010. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Lugar) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 2800, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 147, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:

designation of the global fund to fight aids, tuberculosis and malaria 
          under the international organizations immunities act

       Sec. 692. The International Organizations Immunities Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 288 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:
       ``Sec. 16. The provisions of this title may be extended to 
     the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in 
     the same manner, to the same extent, and subject to the same 
     conditions, as they may be extended to a public international 
     organization in which the United States participates pursuant 
     to any treaty or under the authority of any Act of Congress 
     authorizing such participation or making an appropriation for 
     such participation.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2011. Mr. REID (for Mr. Inouye) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 2800, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 147, between lines 6 and 7 insert the following new 
     section:


                    guinea worm eradication program

       Sec. 692. Of the funds made available in title II under the 
     headings ``child survival and health programs fund'' and 
     ``development assistance'', not less than $5,000,000 may be 
     made available for the Carter Center's Guinea Worm 
     Eradication Program.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2012. Mr. REID (for Mr. Harkin) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 2800, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 46, line 15, insert after ``resources'' the 
     following: ``and to providing opportunities for the inclusion 
     of persons with disabilities''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2013. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Allen (for himself, Mr. Leahy, and 
Mr. Durbin)) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       On page 32, line 10, before the period insert ``: Provided 
     further, That $5,000,000 of amounts made available under this 
     heading shall be for combating piracy of United States 
     intellectual property''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2014. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Brownback) proposed an amendment to 
the bill H.R. 2800, making appropriations for foreign operations, 
export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       Beginning on page 78, line 25, strike ``funds'' and all 
     that follows through ``Iran:'' on page 79, line 3, and insert 
     the following: ``not to exceed $5,000,000 of such funds may 
     be used in coordination with the Middle East Partnership 
     Initiative for making grants to educational, humanitarian and 
     nongovernmental organizations and individuals inside Iran to 
     support the advancement of democracy and human rights in 
     Iran.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2015. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Brownback) proposed an amendment to 
the bill H.R. 2800, making appropriations for foreign operations, 
export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 147, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following 
     new section:
       Sec. 692. (a) Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Islamic Republic of Iran is neither free nor fully 
     democratic, and undemocratic institutions, such as the 
     Guardians Council, thwart the will of the Iranian people.
       (2) There is ongoing repression of journalists, students, 
     and intellectuals in Iran, women in Iran are deprived of 
     their internationally recognized human rights, and religious 
     freedom is not respected under the laws of Iran.
       (3) The Department of State asserted in its ``Patterns of 
     Global Terrorism 2002'' report released on April 30, 2003, 
     that Iran remained the most active state sponsor of terrorism 
     and that Iran continues to provide funding, safe-haven, 
     training, and weapons to known terrorist groups, notably 
     Hizballah, HAMAS, the Palestine Islamic Jihad, and the 
     Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
       (4) The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has found 
     that Iran has failed to accurately disclose all elements of 
     its nuclear program. The IAEA is engaged in efforts to 
     determine the extent, origin and implications of Iranian 
     nuclear activities that were not intially reported to the 
     IAEA.
       (5) There have been credible reports of Iran harboring Al-
     Qaeda fugitives and permitting the passage of terrorist 
     elements into Iraq.
       (b) It is the sense of Congress that it should be the 
     policy of the United States to--
       (1) support transparent, full democracy in Iran;
       (2) support the rights of the Iranian people to choose 
     their system of government.
       (3) condemn the brutal treatment and imprisonment and 
     torture of Iranian civilians expressing political dissent;
       (4) call upon the Government of Iran to comply fully with 
     requests by the International Atomic Energy Agency for 
     information and to immediately suspend all activities related 
     to the development of nuclear weapons and their delivery 
     systems;
       (5) demand that al Qaeda members be immediately turned over 
     to governments requesting their extradition; and
       (6) demand that Iran prohibit and prevent the passage of 
     armed elements into Iraq and cease all activities to 
     undermine the Iraqi Governing Council and the reconstruction 
     of Iraq.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2016. Mr. REID (for Mr. Dodd) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 2800, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 17, line 18 after the first comma add the 
     following:
       ``That the Government of Egypt should promptly provide the 
     United States Embassy in Cairo with assurances that it will 
     honor contracts entered into with United States companies in 
     a timely manner: Provided further,''
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2017. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Lugar) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 2800, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal

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year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       Strike title III, and insert the following:

               TITLE III--MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ASSISTANCE

     SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Millennium Challenge Act 
     of 2003''.

     SEC. 302. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) On March 14, 2002, President George W. Bush stated that 
     ``America supports the international development goals in the 
     U.N. Millennium Declaration, and believes that the goals are 
     a shared responsibility of developed and developing 
     countries.'' The President also called for a ``new compact 
     for global development, defined by new accountability for 
     both rich and poor nations'' and pledged support for 
     increased assistance from the United States through the 
     establishment of a Millennium Challenge Account for countries 
     that govern justly, invest in their own people, and encourage 
     economic freedom.
       (2) The elimination of extreme poverty and the achievement 
     of the other international development goals of the United 
     Nations Millennium Declaration adopted by the United Nations 
     General Assembly on September 8, 2000, are important 
     objectives and it is appropriate for the United States to 
     make development assistance available in a manner that will 
     assist in achieving such goals.
       (3) The availability of financial assistance through a 
     Millennium Challenge Account, linked to performance by 
     developing countries, can contribute significantly to the 
     achievement of the international development goals of the 
     United Nations Millennium Declaration.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are--
       (1) to provide United States assistance for global 
     development through the Millennium Challenge Corporation, as 
     described in section 305; and
       (2) to provide such assistance in a manner that promotes 
     economic growth and the elimination of extreme poverty and 
     strengthens good governance, economic freedom, and 
     investments in people.

     SEC. 303. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Millennium 
     Challenge Board established by section 304(c).
       (2) Candidate country.--The term ``candidate country'' 
     means a country that meets the criteria set out in section 
     306.
       (3) CEO.--The term ``CEO'' means the chief executive 
     officer of the Corporation established by section 304(b).
       (4) Corporation.--The term ``Corporation'' means the 
     Millennium Challenge Corporation established by section 
     304(a).
       (5) Eligible country.--The term ``eligible country'' means 
     a candidate country that is determined, under section 307, as 
     being eligible to receive assistance under this title.
       (6) Millennium challenge account.--The term ``Millennium 
     Challenge Account'' means the account established under 
     section 322.

     SEC. 304. ESTABLISHMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE MILLENNIUM 
                   CHALLENGE CORPORATION.

       (a) Establishment of the Corporation.--There is established 
     in the executive branch a corporation within the meaning of 
     section 103 of title 5, United States Code, to be known as 
     the Millennium Challenge Corporation with the powers and 
     authorities described in this title.
       (b) CEO of the Corporation.--
       (1) In general.--There shall be a chief executive officer 
     of the Corporation who shall be responsible for the 
     management of the Corporation.
       (2) Appointment.--The President shall appoint, by and with 
     the advice and consent of the Senate, the CEO.
       (3) Relationship to the secretary of state.--The CEO shall 
     report to and be under the direct authority and foreign 
     policy guidance of the Secretary of State. The Secretary of 
     State shall coordinate the provision of United States foreign 
     assistance.
       (4) Duties.--The CEO shall, in consultation with the Board, 
     direct the performance of all functions and the exercise of 
     all powers of the Corporation, including ensuring that 
     assistance under this title is coordinated with other United 
     States economic assistance programs.
       (5) Executive Level II.--Section 5313 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``Chief Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge 
     Corporation.''.
       (c) Millennium Challenge Board.--
       (1) Establishment of the board.--There is established a 
     Millennium Challenge Board.
       (2) Composition.--The Board shall be composed of the 
     following members:
       (A) The Secretary of State, who shall serve as the Chair of 
     the Board.
       (B) The Secretary of the Treasury.
       (C) The Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development.
       (D) The CEO.
       (E) The United States Trade Representative.
       (2) Functions of the board.--The Board shall perform the 
     functions specified to be carried out by the Board in this 
     title.

     SEC. 305. AUTHORIZATION FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Authority.--The Corporation is authorized to provide 
     assistance to an eligible entity consistent with the purposes 
     of this title set out in section 302(b) to conduct programs 
     or projects consistent with the objectives of a Millennium 
     Challenge Contract. Assistance provided under this title may 
     be provided notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     except that the Corporation is prohibited from providing 
     assistance to any entity for any project which is likely to--
       (1) cause the substantial loss of United States jobs or the 
     displacement of United States production; or
       (2) pose an unreasonable or major environmental, health, or 
     safety hazard.
       (b) Exception.--Assistance under this title may not be used 
     for military assistance or training.
       (c) Form of Assistance.--Assistance under this title may be 
     provided in the form of grants to eligible entities.
       (d) Coordination.--The provision of assistance under this 
     title shall be coordinated with other United States foreign 
     assistance programs.
       (e) Applications.--An eligible entity seeking assistance 
     under this title to conduct programs or projects consistent 
     with the objectives of a Millennium Challenge Contract shall 
     submit a proposal for the use of such assistance to the Board 
     in such manner and accompanied by such information as the 
     Board may reasonably require.

     SEC. 306. CANDIDATE COUNTRY.

       (a) In General.--A country is a candidate country for the 
     purposes of this title--
       (1) during fiscal year 2004, if such country is eligible to 
     receive loans from the International Development Association;
       (2) during fiscal year 2005, if the per capita income of 
     such country is less than the historical per capita income 
     cutoff of the International Development Association for that 
     year; and
       (3) during any fiscal year after 2005--
       (A) for which more than $5,000,000,000 has been 
     appropriated to the Millennium Challenge Account, if the 
     country is classified as a lower middle income country by the 
     World Bank on the first day of such fiscal year; or
       (B) for which not more than $5,000,000,000 has been 
     appropriated to such Millennium Challenge Account, the per 
     capita income of such country is less than the historical per 
     capita income cutoff of the International Development 
     Association for that year.
       (b) Limitation on Assistance to Certain Candidate 
     Countries.--In a fiscal year in which subparagraph (A) of 
     subsection (a)(3) applies with respect to determining 
     candidate countries, not more than 20 percent of the amounts 
     appropriated to the Millennium Challenge Account shall be 
     available for assistance to countries that would not be 
     candidate countries if subparagraph (B) of subsection (a)(3) 
     applied during such year.

     SEC. 307. ELIGIBLE COUNTRY.

       (a) Determination by the Board.--The Board shall determine 
     whether a candidate country is an eligible country by 
     evaluating the demonstrated commitment of the government of 
     the candidate country to--
       (1) just and democratic governance, including a 
     demonstrated commitment to--
       (A) promote political pluralism and the rule of law;
       (B) respect human and civil rights;
       (C) protect private property rights;
       (D) encourage transparency and accountability of 
     government; and
       (E) limit corruption;
       (2) economic freedom, including a demonstrated commitment 
     to economic policies that--
       (A) encourage citizens and firms to participate in global 
     trade and international capital markets;
       (B) promote private sector growth and the sustainable use 
     of natural resources; and
       (C) strengthen market forces in the economy; and
       (3) investments in the people of such country, including 
     improving the availability of educational opportunities and 
     health care for all citizens of such country.
       (b) Assessing Eligibility.--
       (1) In general.--To evaluate the demonstrated commitment of 
     a candidate country for the purposes of subsection (a), the 
     CEO shall recommend objective and quantifiable indicators, to 
     be approved by the Board, of a candidate country's 
     performance with respect to the criteria described in 
     paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of such subsection. In 
     recognition of the essential role of women in developing 
     countries, the CEO shall ensure that such indicators, where 
     appropriate, take into account and assess the role of women 
     and girls. The approved indicators shall be used in selecting 
     eligible countries.
       (2) Annual publication of indicators.--
       (A) Initial publication.--Not later than 45 days prior to 
     the final publication of indicators under subparagraph (B) in 
     any year, the Board shall publish in the Federal Register and 
     make available on the Internet the indicators that the Board 
     proposes to use for the purposes of paragraph (1) in such 
     year.
       (B) Final publication.--Not later than 15 days prior to the 
     selection of eligible countries in any year, the Board shall 
     publish in

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     the Federal Register and make available on the Internet the 
     indicators that are to be used for the purposes of paragraph 
     (1) in such year.
       (3) Consideration of public comment.--The Board shall 
     consider any comments on the proposed indicators published 
     under paragraph (2)(A) that are received within 30 days after 
     the publication of such indicators when selecting the 
     indicators to be used for the purposes of paragraph (1).

     SEC. 308. ELIGIBLE ENTITY.

       (a) Assistance.--Any eligible entity may receive assistance 
     under this title to carry out a project in an eligible 
     country for the purpose of making progress toward achieving 
     an objective of a Millennium Challenge Contract.
       (b) Determinations of Eligibility.--The Board shall 
     determine whether a person or governmental entity is an 
     eligible entity for the purposes of this section.
       (c) Eligible Entities.--For the purposes of this section, 
     an eligible entity is--
       (1) a government, including a local or regional government; 
     or
       (2) a nongovernmental organization or other private entity.

     SEC. 309. MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CONTRACT.

       (a) In General.--The Board shall invite the government of 
     an eligible country to enter into a Millennium Challenge 
     Contract with the Corporation. A Millennium Challenge 
     Contract shall establish a multiyear plan for the eligible 
     country to achieve specific objectives consistent with the 
     purposes set out in section 302(b).
       (b) Content.--A Millennium Challenge Contract shall 
     include--
       (1) specific objectives to be achieved by the eligible 
     country during the term of the Contract;
       (2) a description of the actions to be taken by the 
     government of the eligible country and the United States 
     Government for achieving such objectives;
       (3) the role and contribution of private entities, 
     nongovernmental organizations, and other organizations in 
     achieving such objectives;
       (4) a description of beneficiaries, to the extent possible 
     disaggregated by gender;
       (5) regular benchmarks for measuring progress toward 
     achieving such objectives;
       (6) a schedule for achieving such objectives;
       (7) a schedule of evaluations to be performed to determine 
     whether the country is meeting its commitments under the 
     Contract;
       (8) a statement that the Corporation intends to consider 
     the eligible country's performance in achieving such 
     objectives in making decisions about providing continued 
     assistance under the Contract;
       (9) the strategy of the eligible country to sustain 
     progress made toward achieving such objectives after the 
     expiration of the Contract;
       (10) a plan to ensure financial accountability for any 
     assistance provided to a person or government in the eligible 
     country under this title; and
       (11) a statement that nothing in the Contract may be 
     construed to create a legally binding or enforceable 
     obligation on the United States Government or on the 
     Corporation.
       (c) Requirement for Consultation.--The Corporation shall 
     seek to ensure that the government of an eligible country 
     consults with private entities and nongovernmental 
     organizations in the eligible country for the purpose of 
     ensuring that the terms of a Millennium Challenge Contract 
     entered into by the Corporation and the eligible country--
       (1) reflect the needs of the rural and urban poor in the 
     eligible country; and
       (2) provide means to assist poor men and women in the 
     eligible country to escape poverty through their own efforts.
       (d) Requirement for Approval by the Board.--A Millennium 
     Challenge Contract shall be approved by the Board before the 
     Corporation enters into the Contract.

     SEC. 310. SUSPENSION OF ASSISTANCE TO AN ELIGIBLE COUNTRY.

       The Secretary of State shall direct the CEO to suspend the 
     provision of assistance to an eligible country under a 
     Millennium Challenge Contract during any period for which 
     such eligible country is ineligible to receive assistance 
     under a provision of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2151 et seq.).

     SEC. 311. DISCLOSURE.

       (a) Requirement for Disclosure.--The Corporation shall make 
     available to the public on a continuous basis and on the 
     earliest possible date, but not later than 15 days after the 
     information is available to the Corporation, the following 
     information:
       (1) A list of the candidate countries determined to be 
     eligible countries during any year.
       (2) The text of each Millennium Challenge Contract entered 
     into by the Corporation.
       (3) For assistance provided under this title--
       (A) the name of each entity to which assistance is 
     provided;
       (B) the amount of assistance provided to the entity; and
       (C) a description of the program or project for which 
     assistance was provided.
       (4) For each eligible country, an assessment of--
       (A) the progress made during each year by an eligible 
     country toward achieving the objectives set out in the 
     Millennium Challenge Contract entered into by the eligible 
     country; and
       (B) the extent to which assistance provided under this 
     title has been effective in helping the eligible country to 
     achieve such objectives.
       (b) Dissemination.--The information required to be 
     disclosed under subsection (a) shall be made available to the 
     public by means of publication in the Federal Register and 
     posting on the Internet, as well as by any other methods that 
     the Board determines appropriate.

     SEC. 312. MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ASSISTANCE TO CANDIDATE 
                   COUNTRIES.

       (a) Authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     title and subject to the limitation in subsection (c), the 
     Corporation is authorized to provide assistance to a 
     candidate country that meets the conditions in subsection (b) 
     for the purpose of assisting such country to become an 
     eligible country.
       (b) Conditions.--Assistance under subsection (a) may be 
     provided to a candidate country that is not an eligible 
     country under section 307 because of--
       (1) the unreliability of data used to assess its 
     eligibility under section 307; or
       (2) the failure of the government of the candidate country 
     to perform adequately with respect to only 1 of the 
     indicators described in subsection (a) of section 307.
       (c) Limitation.--The total amount of assistance provided 
     under subsection (a) in a fiscal year may not exceed 10 
     percent of the funds made available to the Millennium 
     Challenge Account during such fiscal year.

     SEC. 313. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.

       Not later than January 31 of each year, the President shall 
     submit to Congress a report on the assistance provided under 
     this title during the prior fiscal year. The report shall 
     include--
       (1) information regarding obligations and expenditures for 
     assistance provided to each eligible country in the prior 
     fiscal year;
       (2) a discussion, for each eligible country, of the 
     objectives of such assistance;
       (3) a description of the coordination of assistance under 
     this title with other United States foreign assistance and 
     related trade policies;
       (4) a description of the coordination of assistance under 
     this title with the contributions of other donors; and
       (5) any other information the President considers relevant 
     to assistance provided under this title.

     SEC. 314. POWERS OF THE CORPORATION.

       (a) Powers.--The Corporation--
       (1) shall have perpetual succession unless dissolved by an 
     Act of Congress;
       (2) may adopt, alter, and use a seal, which shall be 
     judicially noticed;
       (3) may prescribe, amend, and repeal such rules, 
     regulations, and procedures as may be necessary for carrying 
     out the functions of the Corporation;
       (4) may make and perform such contracts, grants, and other 
     agreements with any person or government however designated 
     and wherever situated, as may be necessary for carrying out 
     the functions of the Corporation;
       (5) may determine and prescribe the manner in which its 
     obligations shall be incurred and its expenses allowed and 
     paid, including expenses for representation;
       (6) may lease, purchase, or otherwise acquire, improve, and 
     use such real property wherever situated, as may be necessary 
     for carrying out the functions of the Corporation;
       (7) may accept cash gifts or donations of services or of 
     property (real, personal, or mixed), tangible or intangible, 
     for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this title;
       (8) may use the United States mails in the same manner and 
     on the same conditions as the executive departments of 
     Government;
       (9) may contract with individuals for personal services, 
     who shall not be considered Federal employees for any 
     provision of law administered by the Office of Personnel 
     Management;
       (10) may hire or obtain passenger motor vehicles; and
       (11) shall have such other powers as may be necessary and 
     incident to carrying out this title.
       (b) Contracting Authority.--The functions and powers 
     authorized by this title may be performed without regard to 
     any provision of law regulating the making, performance, 
     amendment, or modification of contracts, grants, and other 
     agreements.

     SEC. 315. COORDINATION WITH USAID.

       (a) Requirement for Coordination.--An employee of the 
     Corporation assigned to a United States diplomatic mission or 
     consular post or a United States Agency for International 
     Development field mission in a foreign country shall, in a 
     manner that is consistent with the authority of the Chief of 
     Mission, coordinate the performance of the functions of the 
     Corporation in such country with the officer in charge of the 
     United States Agency of International Development programs 
     located in such country.

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       (b) USAID Programs.--The Administrator of the United States 
     Agency for International Development shall seek to ensure 
     that appropriate programs of the Agency play a primary role 
     in preparing candidate countries to become eligible countries 
     under section 307.

     SEC. 316. PRINCIPAL OFFICE.

       The Corporation shall maintain its principal office in the 
     metropolitan area of Washington, District of Columbia.

     SEC. 317. PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES.

       (a) Requirement To Prescribe a Human Resources Management 
     System.--The CEO shall, jointly with the Director of the 
     Office of Personnel Management, prescribe regulations that 
     establish a human resources management system, including a 
     retirement benefits program, for the Corporation.
       (b) Relationship to Other Laws.--
       (1) Inapplicability of certain laws.--Except as provided in 
     paragraph (2), the provisions of title 5, United States Code, 
     and of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et 
     seq.) shall not apply to the human resource management 
     program established pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (2) Application of certain laws.--The human resources 
     management system established pursuant to subsection (a) may 
     not waive, modify, or otherwise affect the application to 
     employees of the Corporation of the following provisions:
       (A) Section 2301 of title 5, United States Code.
       (B) Section 2302(b) of such title.
       (C) Chapter 63 of such title (relating to leave).
       (D) Chapter 72 of such title (relating to 
     antidiscrimination).
       (E) Chapter 73 of such title (relating to suitability, 
     security, and conduct).
       (F) Chapter 81 of such title (relating to compensation for 
     work injuries).
       (G) Chapter 85 of such title (relating to unemployment 
     compensation).
       (H) Chapter 87 of such title (relating to life insurance).
       (I) Chapter 89 of such title (relating to health 
     insurance).
       (J) Chapter 90 of such title (relating to long-term care 
     insurance).
       (3) Relationship to retirement benefits laws.--The 
     retirement benefits program referred to in subsection (a) 
     shall permit the employees of the Corporation to be eligible, 
     unless the CEO determines otherwise, for benefits under--
       (A) subchapter III of chapter 83 and chapter 84 of title 5, 
     United States Code (relating to retirement benefits); or
       (B) chapter 8 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
     (22 U.S.C. 4041 et seq.) (relating to the Foreign Service 
     Retirement and Disability System).
       (c) Appointment and Termination.--Except as otherwise 
     provided in this section, the CEO may, without regard to any 
     civil service or Foreign Service law or regulation, appoint 
     and terminate employees as may be necessary to enable the 
     Corporation to perform its duties.
       (d) Compensation.--
       (1) Authority to fix compensation.--Subject to the 
     provisions of paragraph (2), the CEO may fix the compensation 
     of employees of the Corporation.
       (2) Limitations on compensation.--The compensation for an 
     employee of the Corporation may not exceed the lesser of--
       (A) the rate of compensation established under title 5, 
     United States Code, or any Foreign Service law for an 
     employee of the Federal Government who holds a position that 
     is comparable to the position held by the employee of the 
     Corporation; or
       (B) the rate of pay prescribed for level IV of the 
     Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (e) Term of Employment.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 
     (3), no individual may be employed by the Corporation for a 
     total period of employment that exceeds 5 years.
       (2) Excepted positions.--The CEO, and not more than 3 other 
     employees of the Corporation who are designated by the CEO, 
     may be employed by the Corporation for an unlimited period of 
     employment.
       (3) Waiver.--The CEO may waive the maximum term of 
     employment described in paragraph (1) if the CEO determines 
     that such waiver is essential to the achievement of the 
     purposes of this title.
       (f) Authority for Temporary Employees.--The CEO may procure 
     temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of 
     title 5, United States Code, at rates for individuals which 
     do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of 
     basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule 
     under section 5316 of such title.
       (g) Detail of Federal Employees to the Corporation.--Any 
     Federal Government employee may be detailed to the 
     Corporation on a fully or partially reimbursable or on a 
     nonreimbursable basis, and such detail shall be without 
     interruption or loss of civil service or Foreign Service 
     status or privilege.
       (h) Reinstatement.--An employee of the Federal Government 
     serving under a career or career conditional appointment, or 
     the equivalent, in a Federal agency who transfers to or 
     converts to an appointment in the Corporation with the 
     consent of the head of the agency is entitled to be returned 
     to the employee's former position or a position of like 
     seniority, status, and pay without grade or pay reduction in 
     the agency if the employee--
       (1) is being separated from the Corporation for reasons 
     other than misconduct, neglect of duty, or malfeasance; and
       (2) applies for return to the agency not later than 30 days 
     before the date of the termination of the employment in the 
     Corporation.

     SEC. 318. PERSONNEL OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) Assignment to United States Embassies.--An employee of 
     the Corporation, including an individual detailed to or 
     contracted by the Corporation, may be assigned to a United 
     States diplomatic mission or consular post or a United States 
     Agency for International Development field mission.
       (b) Privileges and Immunities.--The Secretary of State 
     shall seek to ensure that an employee of the Corporation, 
     including an individual detailed to or contracted by the 
     Corporation, and the members of the family of such employee, 
     while the employee is performing duties in any country or 
     place outside the United States, enjoy the privileges and 
     immunities that are enjoyed by a member of the Foreign 
     Service, or the family of a member of the Foreign Service, as 
     appropriate, of comparable rank and salary of such employee, 
     if such employee or a member of the family of such employee 
     is not a national of or permanently resident in such country 
     or place.
       (c) Responsibility of Chief of Mission.--An employee of the 
     Corporation, including an individual detailed to or 
     contracted by the Corporation, and a member of the family of 
     such employee, shall be subject to section 207 of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3927) in the same manner as 
     United States Government employees while the employee is 
     performing duties in any country or place outside the United 
     States if such employee or member of the family of such 
     employee is not a national of or permanently resident in such 
     country or place.

     SEC. 319. USE OF SERVICES OF OTHER AGENCIES.

       The Corporation may utilize the information services, 
     facilities and personnel of, or procure commodities from, any 
     agency of the United States Government on a fully or 
     partially reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis under such 
     terms and conditions as may be agreed to by the head of such 
     agency and the Corporation for carrying out this title.

     SEC. 320. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES.

       The Corporation is authorized to use any of the 
     administrative authorities contained in the State Department 
     Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.) and 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) 
     unless such authority is inconsistent with a provision of 
     this title.

     SEC. 321. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER 91 OF TITLE 31, UNITED 
                   STATES CODE.

       The Corporation shall be subject to chapter 91 of title 31, 
     United States Code.

     SEC. 322. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT.

       There is established on the books of the Treasury an 
     account to be known as the Millennium Challenge Account that 
     shall be administered by the CEO under the direction of the 
     Board. All amounts made available to carry out the provisions 
     of this title shall be deposited into such Account and such 
     amounts shall be available to carry out such provisions.

     SEC. 323. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out the provisions of this title $1,000,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2004, $2,300,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, and 
     $5,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.
       (b) Availability.--Funds appropriated under subsection 
     (a)--
       (1) are authorized to remain available until expended, 
     subject to appropriations acts; and
       (2) are in addition to funds otherwise available for such 
     purposes.
       (c) Allocation of Funds.--
       (1) In general.--The Corporation may allocate or transfer 
     to any agency of the United States Government any of the 
     funds available for carrying out this title. Such funds shall 
     be available for obligation and expenditure for the purposes 
     for which authorized, in accordance with authority granted in 
     this title or under authority governing the activities of the 
     agencies of the United States Government to which such funds 
     are allocated or transferred.
       (2) Notification.--The notification requirements of section 
     634A(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2394-1(a)) shall apply to any allocation or transfer of funds 
     made pursuant to paragraph (1).

     SEC. 324. APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--There is hereby appropriated 
     $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, to remain available 
     until expended, to carry out the provisions of this title to 
     provide assistance for countries that have demonstrated 
     commitment to--
       (1) just and democratic governance;
       (2) economic freedom; and
       (3) investing in the well-being of their own people.
       (b) Notification.--Funds appropriated under this title 
     shall be available for obligation only pursuant to the 
     regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.

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  SA 2018. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Ensign) proposed an amendment to the 
bill H.R. 2800, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 147, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following 
     new section:


                       Democracy Building In Cuba

       Sec. 692. (a) Of the funds appropriated in Title II, under 
     the heading ``Transition Initiatives'' not more than 
     $5,000,000 shall be available for individuals and independent 
     nongovernmental organizations to support democracy-building 
     efforts for Cuba, including the following:
       (1) Published and informational material, such as books, 
     videos, and cassettes, on transitions to democracy, human 
     rights, and market economics, to be made available to 
     independent democratic groups in Cuba.
       (2) Humanitarian assistance to victims of political 
     repression, and their families.
       (3) Support for democratic and human rights groups in Cuba.
       (4) Support for visits and permanent deployment of 
     independent international human rights monitors in Cuba.
       (1) The term ``independent nongovernmental organization'' 
     means an organization that the Secretary of State determines, 
     not less than 15 days before any obligation of funds made 
     available under this section to the organization, is a 
     charitable or nonprofit nongovernmental organization that is 
     not an agency or instrumentality of the Cuban Government.
       (2) The term ``individuals'' means a Cuban national in 
     Cuba, including a political prisoner and the family of such 
     prisoner, who is not an official of the Cuban Government or 
     of the ruling political party in Cuba, as defined in section 
     4(10) of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 
     (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6023(10)).
       (c) The notification requirements of section 634A of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2394-1) shall apply 
     to any allocation or transfer of funds made pursuant to this 
     section.
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  SA 2019. Mr. REID (for Mr. Leahy) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 2800, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 23, line 3, before the colon, insert the following:
       : Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under 
     this heading, funds shall be made available to the World 
     Health Organization's HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria 
     Cluster
       On page 23, line 8, before the period, insert the 
     following:
       : Provided further, That the Coordinator should seek to 
     ensure that an appropriate percent of the budget for 
     prevention and treatment programs of the Global Fund to Fight 
     AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is made available to support 
     technical assistance to ensure the quality of such programs
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2020. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Feingold) proposed an amendment to 
the bill H.R. 2800, making appropriations for foreign operations, 
export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 147, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:

  responsible justice and reconciliation mechanisms in central africa

       Sec. 692. (a) Of the funds appropriated under title II 
     under the heading ``economic support fund'', $12,000,000 
     should be made available to support the development of 
     responsible justice and reconciliation mechanisms in the 
     Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, and 
     Uganda, including programs to increase awareness of gender-
     based violence and improve local capacity to prevent and 
     respond to such violence.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2021. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Brownback (for himself and Mrs. 
Feinstein)) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       On page 77, beginning on line 20, strike ``not to exceed 
     $3,000,000 may be made available to nongovernmental 
     organizations to support activities which preserve cultural 
     traditions and promote sustainable development and 
     environmental conservation in Tibetan communities in the 
     Tibetan Autonomous Region and in other Tibetan communities in 
     China:'' and insert ``not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be 
     provided to nongovernmental organizations to support 
     activities which preserve cultural traditions and promote 
     sustainable development and environmental conservation in 
     Tibetan communities in the Tibetan Autonomous Region and in 
     other Tibetan communities in China, of which up to $3,000,000 
     may be made available for the Bridge Fund of the Rockefeller 
     Philanthropic Advisors to support such activities:''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2022. Mr. REID (for Mr. Leahy) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 2800, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 53, line 21, strike ``$8,898,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof the following: $898,000
       On page 55, line 26, strike ``$314,550,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof the following: $322,550,000
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2023. Mr. REID (for Mr. Kennedy) proposed an amendment to the bill 
H.R. 2800, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2004, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __. The Secretary of State should make publicly 
     available prices paid to purchase HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals, 
     antiviral therapies, and other appropriate medicines, 
     including medicines to treat opportunistic infections, for 
     the treatment of people with HIV/AIDS and the prevention of 
     mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS in developing 
     counties--
       (1) through the use of funds appropriated under this Act; 
     and
       (2) to the extent available, by--
       (A) the World Health Organization; and
       (B) the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and 
     Malaria.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2024. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Frist (for himself, Mr. McConnell, 
and Mr. Leahy)) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2800, making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       On page 22, strike line 3 and insert the following:


              ACTIVITIES TO COMBAT HIV/AIDS GLOBALLY FUND

       On page 22, line 10, insert ``except for the United States 
     Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 
     2003 (117 Stat. 711; 22 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.) as amended by 
     section 692 of this Act,'' after ``law,''.
       On page 74, line 22, insert ``except for the United States 
     Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 
     2003 (117 Stat. 711; 22 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.) as amended by 
     section 692 of this Act'' before the colon.
       On page 147, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following 
     new section:


                        assistance for hiv/aids

       Sec. 692. The United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, 
     Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 711; 22 
     U.S.C. 7601 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 202(d)(4)(A), by adding at the end the 
     following new clause:
       ``(vi) for the purposes of clause (i), `funds contributed 
     to the Global Fund from all sources' means funds contributed 
     to the Global Fund at any time during fiscal years 2004 
     through 2008 that are not contributed to fulfill a commitment 
     made for a fiscal year prior to fiscal year 2004.'';
       (2) in section 202(d)(4)(B), by adding at the end the 
     following new clause:
       ``(iv) Notwithstanding clause (i), after July 1 of each of 
     the fiscal years 2004 through 2008, any amount made available 
     under this subsection that is withheld by reason of 
     subparagraph (A)(i) is authorized to be made available to 
     carry out sections 104A, 104B, and 104C of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (as added by title III of this Act). 
     ''; and
       (3) in section 301(f), by inserting ``, except that this 
     subsection shall not apply to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, 
     Tuberculosis and Malaria or to any United Nations voluntary 
     agency'' after ``trafficking''.

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