[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 16409-16479]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION ACT, FISCAL YEARS 2006 AND 2007

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 365 and rule 
XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill, H.R. 2601.

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                     In the Committee of the Whole

  Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 2601) to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for 
the fiscal years 2006 and 2007, and for other purposes.
  The Chair appoints the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Bonilla) to preside 
over the Committee of the Whole, and requests the gentleman from Idaho 
(Mr. Simpson) to assume the Chair temporarily.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered as 
having been read the first time.
  Under the rule, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hyde) and the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Lantos) each will control 30 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hyde).
  Mr. HYDE. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, today we will be considering H.R. 2601, the Foreign 
Relations Authorization Act for Fiscal

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Years 2006 and 2007 or as it is commonly referred to, the State 
Department Authorization Bill.
  The bill includes several requests from the administration which are 
oriented toward improving the operations of the Department or the 
quality of life for those serving in our embassies in missions abroad. 
This bill authorizes funding for the State Department international 
organizations, international commissions, refugee programs and various 
related authorizations. This measure also authorizes a variety of 
foreign assistance programs and speaks to many current international 
issues to include a review of our strategic export controls.
  Given the unparalleled threat to the United States and to the world 
from the continued proliferation of nuclear weapons, strengthening our 
nuclear nonproliferation efforts is an important piece of this 
legislation. The bill states that U.S. national interests would be 
advanced by a stronger International Atomic Energy Agency including and 
ensuring that the delay in the U.S. annual payment is corrected, along 
with various other recommendations.
  H.R. 2601 authorizes $10.8 billion for fiscal year 2006 and is 
essentially within the President's fiscal year 2006 budget request for 
State Department and foreign aid accounts.
  Public diplomacy activities are fully supported in this bill. While 
we support the traditional methods of reaching foreign audiences, we 
strongly urge State to be creative in finding the most effective 
program mix for any given country.
  In closing, this bill reflects contributions of the administration as 
well as the Republican and Democratic members of the Committee on 
International Relations. We bring a solid bill to the House floor. I 
urge its adoption.
  Mr. HYDE. Mr. Chairman, I have enclosed a series of letters 
concerning committee jurisdiction on the bill, H.R. 2601, ``To 
authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 
2006 and 2007, and for other purposes.''

         Committee on International Relations, House of 
           Representatives,
                                    Washington, DC, July 13, 2005.
     Hon. Peter Hoekstra,
     Chairman, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, House 
         of Representatives, The Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: I am writing to you concerning H.R. 
     2601, a bill to authorize appropriations for the Department 
     of State for Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007, and for other 
     purposes. The Committee on International Relations has marked 
     up the bill and ordered it reported by a unanimous vote.
       There are certain provisions within the version of the 
     legislation ordered reported by the Committee which fall 
     within the shared Rule X jurisdiction of your Committee. 
     Specifically, I refer to the language concerning the 
     amendments to Section 140 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 
     2656f), relating to comparability standards for the Annual 
     Patterns of Global Terrorism Report required under Section 22 
     U.S.C. 2656(a).
       In the interest of permitting this Committee to proceed 
     expeditiously to the floor consideration of this bill, I 
     request your Committee waive its right to sequential referral 
     on this matter. I understand that such a waiver only applies 
     to this language in this bill, and not to the underlying 
     subject matter. I will urge the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives to name Members of your Committee to any 
     conference committee which is named to consider this bill.
       I appreciate your willingness to allow us to proceed. I 
     will insert this exchange of letters into the Congressional 
     Record during the debate on this bill.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Henry J. Hyde,
                                                         Chairman.
                                  ____
                                  
         House of Representatives, Permanent Select Committee on 
           Intelligence,
                                    Washington, DC, July 17, 2005.
     Hon. Henry Hyde,
     Chairman, Committee on International Relations, House of 
         Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: In recognition of the importance of 
     expediting the passage of H.R. 2061, authorizing 
     appropriations for the Department of State for Fiscal Year 
     2006 and 2007, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
     hereby waives further consideration of the bill. The 
     Committee has jurisdictional interests in H.R. 2061, 
     including intelligence and intelligence-related 
     authorizations and provisions contained in the bill, in 
     particular amendments relating to Section 140 of the Foreign 
     Relations Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989.
       The Committee takes this action only with the understanding 
     that this procedural route should not be construed to 
     prejudice the House Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence's jurisdictional interest over this bill or any 
     similar bill and will not be considered as precedent for 
     consideration of matters of jurisdictional interest to the 
     Committee in the future. In addition, the Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence will seek conferees on any 
     provisions of the bill that are within its jurisdiction 
     during any House-Senate conference that may be convened on 
     this legislation.
       Finally, I would ask that you include a copy of our 
     exchange of letters on this matter in the Congressional 
     Record during the House debate on H.R. 2061. I appreciate the 
     constructive work between our committees on this matter and 
     thank you for your consideration.
           Sincerely,
                                                   Peter Hoekstra,
                                                         Chairman.
                                  ____
                                  
         Committee on International Relations, House of 
           Representatives,
                                    Washington, DC, July 14, 2005.
     Hon. Duncan Hunter,
     Chairman, Committee on Armed Services, House of 
         Representatives, Rayburn House Office Building, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: I am writing to you concerning H.R. 
     2601, the ``Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 
     2006 and 2007.'' The Committee ordered this bill reported 
     favorably as amended on June 9, 2005. As reported, this 
     measure contains provisions that are within the Rule X 
     jurisdiction of the Committee on Armed Services. These 
     provisions include:
       Sections 701-703 of Title VII. Strategic Export Control and 
     Security Assistance Act of 2005;
       Section 712. Strategic Export Control Board;
       Section 727. Commercial Communications Satellite Technical 
     Data;
       Section 734. Control of Items on Missile Technology Control 
     Regime Annex;
       Section 906. Report on Foreign Law Enforcement Training and 
     Assistance;
       Section 944. Assistance for Demobilization and Disarmament 
     of Former Irregular Combatants in Colombia; and
       Section 1125. Stability and Security in Iraq.
       In the interest of permitting this Committee to proceed 
     expeditiously to floor consideration of this bill, I request 
     that the Committee on Armed Services waive its right to 
     sequential referral on this matter. I understand that such a 
     waiver only applies to this language in this bill, and not to 
     the underlying subject matter. I will urge the Speaker to 
     name Members of the Committee on Armed Services to any 
     conference committee which is named to consider this bill.
       I appreciate your willingness to allow us to proceed. I 
     will insert this exchange of letters into the Congressional 
     Record during the debate on this bill.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Henry J. Hyde,
     Chairman.
                                  ____

                                      Committee on Armed Services,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, July 13, 2005.
     Hon. Henry J. Hyde,
     Chairman, Committee on International Relations, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: On June 9, 2005, the Committee on 
     International Relations ordered reported H.R. 2601, the 
     ``Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 and 
     2007''. As you know, this measure contains provisions that 
     are within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Armed 
     Services. These provisions include:
       Sections 701-703 of Title VII--Strategic Export Control and 
     Security Assistance Act of 2005;
       Section 712. Strategic Export Control Board;
       Section 727. Commercial Communications Satellite Technical 
     Data;
       Section 734. Control of Items on Missile Technology Control 
     Regime Annex;
       Section 906. Report on Foreign Law Enforcement Training and 
     Assistance;
       Section 944. Assistance for Demobilization and Disarmament 
     of Former Irregular Combatants in Colombia; and
       Section 1125. Stability and Security in Iraq.
       Knowing of your interest in expediting this legislation, I 
     will waive consideration of H.R. 2601 by the Committee on 
     Armed Services. I do so with the understanding that by 
     waiving consideration of the bill, the Committee on Armed 
     Services does not waive any future jurisdictional claim over 
     these or similar measures. In addition, in the event of a 
     conference with the Senate on this matter, the Committee on 
     Armed Services reserves the right to seek the appointment of 
     conferees.
       Please include this letter in your Committee's report on 
     H.R. 2601 or introduce it into the Congressional Record 
     during consideration of the measure on the House floor. Thank 
     you for the cooperative spirit in

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     which you have worked regarding this matter and others 
     between our respective committees.
       With best wishes,
           Sincerely,
                                                    Duncan Hunter,
     Chairman.
                                  ____

         Committee on International Relations, House of 
           Representatives,
                                    Washington, DC, July 13, 2005.
     Hon. Christopher Cox,
     Chairman, Committee on Homeland Security, House of 
         Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for your recent letter 
     expressing the jurisdictional interest of the Committee on 
     Homeland Security in sections 712, 732, and 1002 of H.R. 
     2601, the ``Foreign Relations Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Years 2006 and 2007.'' I appreciate your willingness to not 
     seek a sequential referral in order to expedite proceedings 
     on this legislation. I agree that, by not exercising your 
     right to request a referral, the Committee on Homeland 
     Security does not waive any jurisdiction it has over 
     provisions of the bill. In addition, I agree to support your 
     request for conferees during the House-Senate conference to 
     consider provisions within your Committee's jurisdiction.
       As you have requested, I will include a copy of your letter 
     and this response as part of the Congressional Record during 
     consideration of the legislation on the House Floor. Thank 
     you for your cooperation as we work towards the enactment of 
     H.R. 2601.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Henry J. Hyde,
     Chairman.
                                  ____

                                         House of Representatives,


                               Committee on Homeland Security,

                                     Washington, DC, July 5, 2005.
     Hon. Henry J. Hyde,
     Chairman, Committee on International Relations, House of 
         Representatives, Rayburn House Office Building, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Hyde: I am writing to you concerning the 
     jurisdictional interest of the Committee on Homeland Security 
     in H.R. 2601, the ``Foreign Relations Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007.'' The bill contains provisions 
     that fall within the jurisdiction of the Committee on 
     Homeland Security, including: section 712, which involves the 
     participation of the Secretary of the Department of Homeland 
     Security on a Strategic Export Control Board; section 732, 
     involving a report certifying exempt weapons imports along 
     the northern border; and section 1002, which provides for an 
     interagency process for compilation of an annual report on 
     patterns of global terrorism.
       Recognizing your interest in bringing the legislation 
     before the House without delay, the Committee on Homeland 
     Security agrees not to request a sequential referral of the 
     bill. By agreeing not to seek a sequential referral, the 
     Committee does not waive its jurisdiction over these or any 
     other provisions of the bill that may fall within its 
     jurisdiction. The Committee also reserves its right to seek 
     conferees for any provisions within its jurisdiction 
     considered in the House-Senate conference, and asks for your 
     support in being accorded such conferees. I ask that you 
     please include this letter as part of the Congressional 
     Record during consideration of this bill by the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                  Christopher Cox,
     Chairman.
                                  ____

         Committee on International Relations, House of 
           Representatives,
                                    Washington, DC, July 14, 2005.
     Hon. F. James Sensenbrenner,
     Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, House of 
         Representatives, Rayburn House Office Building, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: I am writing to you concerning the bill 
     H.R. 2601, ``To authorize appropriations for the Department 
     of State for Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007, and for other 
     purposes''. The Committee has marked up the bill and ordered 
     it reported by a unanimous vote.
       There are certain provisions within the version of the 
     legislation ordered reported by the Committee which fall 
     within the Rule X jurisdiction of the Committee on the 
     Judiciary. Specifically Title II of the bill, section 201 
     deals with consolidation of law enforcement powers and 
     creates a new title 18 criminal offense.
       In the interest of permitting this Committee to proceed 
     expeditiously to the floor consideration of this bill, I 
     request that the Committee on the Judiciary waive its right 
     to sequential referral on this matter. I understand that such 
     a waiver only applies to this language in this bill, and not 
     to the underlying subject matter. I will urge the Speaker to 
     name Members of the Committee on the Judiciary to any 
     conference committee which is named to consider this bill.
       I appreciate your willingness to allow us to proceed. I 
     will insert this exchange of letters into the Congressional 
     Record during the debate on this bill.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Henry J. Hyde,
     Chairman.
                                  ____

                                         House of Representatives,


                                   Committee on the Judiciary,

                                    Washington, DC, July 14, 2005.
     Hon. Henry J. Hyde,
     Chairman, House Committee on International Relations, Rayburn 
         House Office Building, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for your letter concerning 
     H.R. 2601 ``To authorize appropriations for the Department of 
     State for fiscal years 2006 and 2007, and for other 
     purposes.'' As you state, the language in Title II of the 
     bill, section 201 dealing with consolidation of law 
     enforcement powers and creating a new title 18 criminal 
     offense falls within the sole Rule X jurisdiction of the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       Since you have consulted with this Committee, and in 
     recognition of desire to proceed expeditiously to the floor, 
     I hereby waive consideration of this legislation by the 
     Committee. The Committee takes this action with the 
     understanding that the Committee's jurisdiction over these 
     and other provisions of H.R. 2601 is in no way altered or 
     diminished. I also reserve the right to seek appointment to 
     any House-Senate conference on this legislation, and 
     appreciate your willingness to support such a request. I 
     would also appreciate your including this letter in your 
     Committee's report on this legislation and in the 
     Congressional Record during consideration of the legislation 
     on the House floor.
           Sincerely,
                                       F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.
                                                         Chairman.

  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of H.R. 2601, the Foreign 
Relations Authorization Bill for Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007 as it was 
reported out of committee.
  At the outset I want to pay tribute to the chairman of the committee, 
my good friend, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hyde), for conducting 
the complex discussions and debates leading to this legislation with 
statesmanlike dignity.

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  Mr. Chairman, today our great Nation continues to face a grave 
terrorist threat. Despite our many successes at disrupting al Qaeda and 
other violent and brutal Islamic extremists, our determination to 
defeat terror remains unshakable, and we know we shall prevail in this 
struggle.
  We saw a tragic demonstration of terror this month in London's 
underground and on its famed double-decker buses. While a number of 
Osama bin Laden's top lieutenants have been captured and killed, he 
remains at large, as do otherkey terrorist figures. In this security 
environment, Mr. Chairman, legislation on foreign policy should be 
bipartisan. And our legislation, passed unanimously by the Committee on 
International Relations by a vote of 44 to 0, is a tribute to my 
friend, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hyde), and his effort to work 
in a bipartisan fashion.
  Chairman Hyde has outlined many of the features of our legislation, 
and I will merely add a footnote. To address the dangers of terrorist 
attacks on our embassies, which are the platform abroad for every 
agency of the U.S. Government, our bill fully funds the 
administration's request for worldwide embassy security.
  Mr. Chairman, in 2003, when an extremist involved in attacks against 
the British consulate in Istanbul and other British facilities was 
captured, he said that he had explored the U.S. consulate as a possible 
target but had decided to move elsewhere, and I quote, ``Because even a 
bird cannot fly into the U.S. embassy.'' This statement is a dramatic 
demonstration that our embassy security program, begun after the East 
Africa bombings in 1998, is bearing fruit.
  I am pleased that our bill fully funds the administration's request 
for the State Department and contains most of the provisions that 
Secretary Rice has requested and needs to help her administer the 
Department more effectively.
  Our bill, Mr. Chairman, also launches a critical initiative to 
address the key issue of disrupting nuclear black markets. The Nuclear 
Black Market Elimination Act, which is included in our bill, authorizes 
sanctions against individuals and companies that provide nuclear 
enrichment technology to countries which do not have it or have not 
signed the additional IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency, 
protocols relating to verification. Our initiative will help prevent 
nuclear weapons

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technology from getting into the hands of terrorists and rogue states, 
and clearly that is our most significant national security concern.
  Our bill contains provisions of the Missile Threat Reduction Act, 
which I introduced in the last Congress with the support of Chairman 
Hyde. These provisions are designed to confront the alarming spread of 
offensive ballistic missiles, which can be used for launching nuclear, 
chemical, and biological warheads. This measure commits the United 
States to seeking a new international mechanism to restrict the trade 
in missiles and components. It strengthens U.S. sanctions against those 
who trade in missiles, and it provides assistance to countries that 
agree to destroy their missile arsenals.
  Let me just say a word, Mr. Chairman, about another important 
initiative in our bill, the ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2005. I introduced 
a version of this legislation earlier this year with my good friend, 
the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Wolf), my cochairman of the 
congressional Human Rights Caucus. We consulted extensively with 
democracy experts, former diplomats, and U.S. Government officials. I 
am delighted to report that our work stimulated much discussion about 
how the U.S. Government could organize better to promote democracy 
around the globe.
  With invaluable input from Chairman Hyde, the ADVANCE Democracy Act 
that is included as part of this legislation will require forward-
looking strategies for democracy promotion, enhanced training for our 
diplomats, and increased resources for those who are responsible for 
democracy promotion. We trust that our bill will help institutionalize 
the advancement of democracy throughout the U.S. Government.
  Mr. Chairman, our bill also provides support for the next critical 
phase in Afghanistan's transition from chaos, civil war, and disorder 
to an increasingly prosperous and democratic state by providing 
assistance for that country's upcoming parliamentary elections. 
Continued attention from the international community on this critical 
next step is essential if reformers are not to be intimidated by 
narcotraf-
fickers and warlords.
  Given the general bipartisan nature of our legislation, Mr. Chairman, 
I regret that the majority has decided to offer some ill-advised 
partisan amendments to our bill. In particular, I am profoundly 
disappointed that a U.N. reform amendment, virtually identical to the 
bill considered and barely passed by a sharply divided House last 
month, is going to be offered. I see no need to debate this 
controversial and divisive topic yet another time. The House has 
already spoken.
  This amendment requires withholding 50 percent of our contributions 
to the United Nations if any one of 46 conditions is not fully 
implemented. During debates earlier, I called this an automatic 
guillotine, and it certainly has not changed since that debate. Adding 
this amendment threatens to undermine bipartisan support for our 
legislation. I will oppose this amendment, and I ask all of my 
colleagues to join me in voting against it.
  Mr. Chairman, we are considering this important legislation at a 
pivotal moment in our Nation's history. We are engaged in intense 
diplomacy on every continent. We are working to resolve long-festering 
disputes and crises in North Korea, in Iran, in Iraq, in Afghanistan, 
in Congo, in Colombia, and countless other places. And we are doing 
this in the midst of a critical conflict against the violent forces of 
nihilism and bloodthirsty Islamic fanaticism.
  I believe that enactment of our legislation will provide important 
tools that can help resolve these international disputes and crises. I 
continue to hope that at the end of this legislative process we will 
all be able to support the bill.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. HYDE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 6 minutes to the gentleman from New 
Jersey (Mr. Smith).
  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Chairman, I thank the very distinguished 
chairman for yielding me this time. I would echo the statements of the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Lantos) in applauding Chairman Hyde for 
his extraordinary leadership on the Committee on International 
Relations. He is the best and the most effective chairman I have ever 
seen, and I want to thank him for his leadership.
  Mr. Chairman, the Foreign Relations Authorization Act for 2006 and 
2007 is a comprehensive 332-page bill. With 11 titles, it authorizes 
funding for the State Department, international broadcasting, education 
and exchange programs, peacekeeping, international organizations and 
much, much more. H.R. 2601 funds the all-important framework by which 
the United States carries out its foreign aid and foreign policy 
programs and authorizes U.S. contributions to the United Nations, NATO, 
the OSCE, and other vital international organizations.
  The cost of the bill is $10.8 billion for fiscal year 2006, $10 
billion for 2007, with some costs in the outyears totaling $1.9 
billion, for a total multiyear price tag of $22.3 billion, and it is 
within budget.
  As chairman of the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and 
International Relations, I chaired eight hearings on issues related to 
the bill, and the full committee met twice for consideration of these 
provisions. There were 10 amendments considered during markup in our 
subcommittee and another 52 amendments considered during the full 
committee. This bipartisan bill, as the gentleman from California (Mr. 
Lantos) pointed out, passed 42 to 0, and the rule today permits 39 
additional amendments for consideration.
  The legislation, Mr. Chairman, puts a heavy emphasis on security and 
authorizes $1.5 billion for security-related construction at U.S. 
missions, $690 million to increase security for diplomatic personnel 
and $930 million for border security programs.
  This funding continues the work begun after the devastating terrorist 
bombings in the late 1990s of our two U.S. embassies in Africa. 
Subsequent to that, Admiral Crowe, who headed up the Accountability 
Review Board, reported that some 85 percent of our missions at the time 
were vulnerable. Since then, Congress has stepped up and provided 
funding to try to close that gap.
  This bill continues that work and includes funding for 55 additional 
diplomatic security personnel positions and 55 new consular positions. 
Under the capital security construction program, eight new embassy 
compounds in Eritrea, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, Ukraine, Rwanda, Zambia, 
Mozambique, Bosnia, and for St. Petersburg in Russia, and four USAID 
annexes in Nigeria, Ghana, Nicaragua, and Georgia would be funded.
  The bill also increases funding for minority recruitment, and 
continues the annual report on minority recruiting efforts at the 
Department of State. It increases the ceiling on differential pay for 
hardship and danger at a time when we are operating new posts in 
extremely dangerous locations. It supports human rights efforts at the 
Department through targeted funding for the Office of Democracy, Human 
Rights and Labor; promotes programs to fight anti-Semitism, protects 
religious freedom in OSCE countries; provides a permanent authorization 
for Radio Free Asia; and funds scholarships for outstanding individuals 
from the Southern Sudan region to study in the United States.
  Given the unparalleled threat to the United States and to the world 
from the continued proliferation of nuclear weapons, strengthening our 
nuclear nonproliferation effort is an important and vital piece of this 
legislation. Title VII of the bill revises and strengthens strategic 
export controls and mandates a comprehensive review of U.S. strategic 
exports, including arms and dual-use items. Its aim is to ensure that 
U.S. military superiority remains, and that terrorist states and 
organizations are denied the means to advance their nefarious goals.
  The bill also states that U.S. national interests would be advanced 
by a stronger International Atomic Energy Agency, or the IAEA, 
including ensuring that a recurring delay in the U.S. annual payment is 
corrected.

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  Title VIII upgrades policies related to the elimination of the U.N. 
nuclear black market and establishes that nonproliferation is a 
condition of U.S. foreign aid. The bill mandates that countries must be 
fully cooperative with U.S. efforts to eliminate the nuclear black-
market network, again as a precondition to receiving U.S. foreign aid.
  One title, title VI, the ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2005, authored by 
the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Wolf) and the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Lantos), creates a new office at State to work with 
democratic movements, establishes an annual report and a list of 
countries, countries that are either undemocratic or democratic 
transition countries, and launches a more robust coordinated effort to 
systematically promote democracy.
  Mr. Chairman, I am grateful the committee has included a number of 
provisions that I proposed, including services for overseas children 
suffering from autism; a global prevalence study on autism; steps to 
promote human rights and democracy in Vietnam, Belarus, and Zimbabwe; 
support for a strengthened rule of law in Northern Ireland, as well as 
assistance to maternal and child victims of Chernobyl; and the creation 
of a program to repair and prevent the tragic condition of obstetric 
fistula.
  Mr. Chairman, I urge strong support for this bill.

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  Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the chairman of the Democratic Caucus, a serious 
and hard-working member of the Committee on International Relations.
  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from California 
(Mr. Lantos) for his gracious comments.
  I rise to support H.R. 2601 in its present form and to comment on 
some of the positive elements of this bill.
  Iran's nuclear program continues to threaten the world, the United 
States, and Israel. For nearly 2 decades, Iran has pursued a 
clandestine nuclear program while claiming it had to keep this program 
hidden from the international community because of the sanctions 
against it.
  Let us be clear. Iran is a country with huge oil and natural gas 
reserves. They do not need nuclear power for energy consumption. That 
is why I am glad the bill includes my language that makes it clear that 
Russia needs to stop helping Iran develop nuclear energy plants.
  This bill also includes language I offered on the religious freedom 
and rights of the Ecumenical Patriarch in Turkey. The Ecumenical 
Patriarch is the spiritual leader of 300 million Orthodox Christians 
throughout the world. Yet the Government of Turkey has refused to 
recognize the Ecumenical Patriarch's international status and its 
significant status and its significance to Orthodox Christians.
  That is why my language states that Turkey must immediately eliminate 
all forms of discrimination, particularly those based on race or 
religion.
  This bill also provides funds to make sure that the State Department 
looks like the rest of America. As was mentioned in the report language 
in the bill, Kean University in New Jersey runs a model program which 
is specifically designed to increase the number of minorities in the 
foreign service.
  Finally, I believe the Hyde U.N. amendment will not solve the real 
problems at the United Nations. Instead, this amendment sets the United 
Nations up to fail by creating a series of requirements that will be 
almost impossible to meet and then requiring mandatory withholding of 
50 percent of the U.S. dues. This bill is medicine that may kill the 
patient rather than cure a specific disease. I am particularly 
concerned that the bill keeps the United States from supporting any new 
peacekeeping mission until far-reaching reforms have been implemented, 
even in extreme cases.
  That amendment could very well condemn us to lose only American 
lives, shed only American blood, and spend only American capital 
instead of having the world share this responsibility with us.
  As I said in the beginning, this bill has many positive components, 
but we should not attach the U.N. amendment to this bill that 
undermines that world body and undermines our ability to participate 
and have others participate with us in global security and other 
initiatives. If we reject that, then we can be on our way to a very 
good State Department authorization.
  Mr. HYDE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Virginia (Mr. Wolf).
  Mr. WOLF. Mr. Chairman, I rise to commend the gentleman from Illinois 
(Mr. Hyde) and the gentleman from California (Mr. Lantos) and the 
gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith) and the members of the Committee 
on International Relations for their work in bringing this legislation 
to the floor today. I want to express my gratitude to the gentleman 
from Illinois (Chairman Hyde) and the gentleman from California (Mr. 
Lantos) and the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith) for working with 
us on an important issue included as a new title, ``Advanced 
Democracy,'' in the bill, and I thank all of them.
  I want to also give commendation of thanks to the staff, the majority 
and minority staff. They have been very good, and I want to personally 
thank them.
  This bipartisan, bicameral legislation reaffirms that the promotion 
of democracy, freedom, and fundamental rights constitutes an essential 
element of U.S. foreign policy. It strengthens the ability of the State 
Department to promote democracy with respect particularly to 
nondemocratic countries. Through the cooperation and work of the 
gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hyde) and the gentleman from California 
(Mr. Lantos) and the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith), much of 
that legislation has been included in the State Department 
authorization bill.
  With these provisions, we are ensuring that the democratic principles 
that are the foundation of America are intentionally and purposely 
promoted worldwide.
  This legislation makes critical structural changes at the State 
Department that reflect our Nation's commitment to the spread of 
democracy.
  Additionally, it increases the number of Foreign Service officers 
assigned to the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and 
creates two regional democracy hubs.
  The Secretary of State is also directed to prepare an annual report 
on democracy which will designate countries as ``nondemocratic'' or 
``democratic transition countries.''
  There is so much else in this bill, but before I run out of time, I 
want to thank the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hyde) again and the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Lantos) and the gentleman from New 
Jersey (Mr. Smith), and I want to give my special thanks to the 
gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hyde) not just for his work on this 
legislation and for his support for our Advance Democracy effort, but I 
want to thank him for his dedication to preserving freedom and 
protecting the innocent throughout his many years in public service.
  Mr. Chairman, I can remember being on the floor late at night during 
the situation with regard to the Contras down in Nicaragua and 
following the leadership of the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hyde) on 
all of these issues. He has been the voice and conscience of this House 
for years and years. I want him to know that I personally have followed 
him on many of these issues. I have listened and asked, What is Henry 
Hyde saying? How is Henry Hyde voting? It has been an honor and a 
privilege to serve with you.
  Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Chairman, I am delighted to yield 3\1/2\ minutes to 
the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Blumen-
auer), a distinguished member of the Committee on International 
Relations and the conscience on environmental issues of both the 
committee and the Congress.
  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the gentleman yielding me 
this time, his leadership and his partnership with our chairman, the 
gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hyde).

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  There is no more important forum for Members of this Chamber to be 
focusing on than what is happening in the international arena. I am 
pleased in these troubled times that our chairman and ranking member 
have provided a framework for us to deal with things that matter, from 
human rights to the environment. I join in expressing my appreciation 
for what you gentlemen have permitted us to move forward.
  I like so much of what is in this bill. I like the notion that we are 
dealing with the welfare of the men and women who serve us in the State 
Department and the related agencies. Too little attention is given to 
their welfare, the fact that they are in the line of fire and they are 
producing activities that are every bit as important as what is 
happening with the armed services.
  The money that is put in here and the attention that is given to 
their welfare and for a platform for them to operate is vitally 
important.
  I appreciate the ranking member mentioning the consulate in Istanbul, 
which happened to be designed by people back home in Portland, who have 
demonstrated that we can deal with the welfare of our employees, their 
security, give them a good working environment, and actually save 
money. It is a little detail, but it is, oh, so important. At a time 
when we have seen international acts of terrorism triple from 2003 to 
2004, we know that this is important.
  I also appreciate what is in this bill to try and move the great 
battleship that deals with our relationship with Egypt. For years we 
have spent billions of dollars for work in the Middle East to try to 
promote a partnership with Egypt. This bill starts to move us away from 
the preponderance of military aid and move that same dollar amount, but 
to humanitarian aid. There is an effort that is going to come forward 
to try to eliminate that. I strongly urge it be defeated. I think that 
is an important message that is a part of this bill.
  I appreciate things that can be found in the language of the bill 
that deal with disaster preparedness. Many of us from the committee 
were in the tsunami area and saw the devastation. If we are able to 
reposition the billions of dollars of assistance to help move these 
people out of harm's way, to help them not degrade their environment 
that actually makes them more vulnerable to more loss, I think this is 
an important step forward. I appreciate the linkage there. In fact, we 
are told if we had spent $40 billion in mitigation, we could have 
prevented $280 billion of disaster relief in the last decade, and 
countless lives that would have been saved.
  I appreciate the notion of what this bill does in the language that 
talks about dealing with planning our troubled urban areas, and that 
helps these areas where there is an explosion of population and 
caldrons of unrest that the United States may be able to do a better 
job of helping these people as well.
  In sum, I think we will have a lively and spirited debate over the 
course of the next day and a half. I appreciate our committee 
leadership in bringing us to this point. I hope we on the floor will do 
our job on all of these issues to make it an even better bill before we 
are done.
  Mr. HYDE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Gary G. Miller).
  Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong 
support of the provisions in this bill that address the unwillingness 
of Mexico to extradite violent criminals back to the United States for 
prosecution.
  I want to be sure all of my colleagues are aware that we share our 
southern border with a country that willingly harbors criminals: 
rapists, robbers, and murderers.
  Since 2001, Mexico has become a fugitive paradise where people 
accused of heinous crimes in the United States can escape from American 
justice. I would like to share one of these stories with Members today.
  In 2002, Deputy David March, a 7-year veteran of the Los Angeles 
Sheriff's Department, was brutally shot while performing a routine 
traffic stop at 10:30 in the morning. The suspect, Armando Garcia, fled 
to Mexico to avoid prosecution. Garcia was an illegal alien who 
disregarded our Nation's immigration laws when coming to California 
from Mexico. Once in the United States, he continued his life as a 
criminal plaguing our streets with drugs and engaging in other criminal 
activities, including two attempted murders.
  While he had already been deported three times, Garcia again ignored 
our Nation's laws and illegally entered the United States a fourth 
time. This time, he brutally murdered a police officer who was merely 
stopping him for a routine traffic violation. Garcia killed Deputy 
March by shooting him execution style in the side of his chest where 
the bulletproof vest did not cover, and in the head.
  Now this monster, who has demonstrated a total disregard for the laws 
of our country over and over again, walks free in Mexico. Even worse, 
his blatant contempt for our laws is being implicitly sanctioned by the 
Mexican Government which is protecting him from prosecution for his 
heinous crimes. Mexican officials have refused to extradite Garcia 
because he could face the death penalty or life in prison for murdering 
Deputy David March.
  Let us be clear, the Mexican Government is harboring a cop killer. 
Every day law enforcement officers nobly protect our friends, 
neighbors, and families from crime. They work to improve the quality of 
life for all of us. Sometimes they pay the ultimate sacrifice. For 
that, they and their families deserve our sincere appreciation and 
utmost respect.
  For 7 years, Deputy March dedicated his life to the pursuit of 
justice and to the protection of our communities. We must honor the 
sacrifice that he and his family paid for our safety by pursuing 
justice for his senseless murder. I have met Deputy March's family. To 
see the pain and anger in their faces, knowing their son's killer is 
roaming free across our southern border, is heart-breaking.
  We cannot sit silently while Mexico becomes a criminal black hole for 
murderers seeking to escape from justice. We must learn from Deputy 
March's murderer. If another country is unwilling to respect America's 
laws, its citizens will also disregard our rule of law when they cross 
over our borders. I commend the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hyde) for 
including a provision in this bill to urge the Mexican Government to 
reconsider its faulty extradition policy, and I hope my colleagues will 
support this and other legislative efforts to ensure that Mexico 
respects the laws of the United States.
  Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman 
from California (Mr. Schiff), a valued member of the Committee on 
International Relations.
  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Chairman, at the outset I want to recognize the 
superb work of the gentleman from Illinois (Chairman Hyde), and say 
that I think the gentleman is going to have to endure a number of 
valedictory speeches over the next year and a half. If one Member spoke 
for each year that the gentleman has served in this House, that would 
entitle us to 32 accolade speeches during the next year and a half. So 
be prepared. We are extremely grateful for all of your work. With our 
ranking member, we could not have two more talented members at the helm 
of the Committee on International Relations.
  I also want to express a personal thanks for the willingness of the 
chairman and the ranking member to include several of my amendments to 
this bill in the markup.
  Two weeks ago, terrorists struck in the heart of one of the world's 
great cities, London. The weapons they used, simple knapsacks filled 
with a few pounds of high explosive, caused a devastating loss of life 
and again highlighted our vulnerability to terrorism.
  But what if terrorists had released a biological agent into London's 
underground? What if they had used a van with a stolen Russian nuclear 
weapon or nuclear material to cripple London's central business 
district?
  The amendments I offered in committee addressed three critical areas 
in the fight to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass 
destruction:

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security of nuclear weapons and material, expanding the Proliferation 
Security Initiative, and redirecting the efforts of scientists formerly 
employed as part of the Soviet Union's biological warfare 
establishment.

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  While the United States has stringent controls on our nuclear weapons 
and weapons materials, security in other countries is less exacting.
  My first amendment calls upon the President to work with the 
international community to improve the security of weapons and 
materials and to urge international support for the IAEA's proposals to 
strengthen the security of nuclear materials.
  My second amendment urges the President to strengthen the 2-year-old 
Proliferation Security Initiative by seeking a treaty, UN Security 
Council resolution, or other agreement expressly authorizing 
interdiction of illicit WMD technology and materials. While I believe 
that existing international law justifies the Proliferation Security 
Initiative, there are states that are reluctant to participate in the 
program without the expressed sanction.
  The third amendment requests a report by the Secretary of State on 
the feasibility, potential contributions, and desirability of employing 
former Soviet biological weapons scientists in developing biomedical 
countermeasures. Diverting the expertise of weapons scientists in the 
former Soviet Union is crucial to preventing the proliferation of WMD.
  And, again, I am grateful to the chairman and ranking member for the 
inclusion of these amendments and all their efforts to curb the spread 
of weapons of mass destruction.
  Mr. LANTOS. Madam Chairman, I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman 
from California (Ms. Lee), a distinguished member of the Committee on 
International Relations.
  Ms. LEE. Madam Chairman, let me first thank our ranking member for 
yielding me this time, and I also thank him and the gentleman from 
Illinois (Chairman Hyde) for their continuing bipartisan efforts 
reflected not only in this bill but in many of the bills which we work 
on in the Committee on International Relations.
  With regard to this bill, together, and I want to thank them for 
their efforts on this, we were able to incorporate the provisions which 
I offered on minority recruiting, hiring, and contracting at the State 
Department and also helping to support the development of predictive 
models on famine in sub-Saharan Africa into the text of this bill. So I 
want to thank the gentleman from California (Mr. Lantos) and the 
gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hyde) for that.
  While this bill represents a very diligent effort, a bipartisan 
effort, I am deeply concerned that the Committee on Rules made in order 
many ideologically driven amendments. The Republican leadership 
continues to stifle any debate on the most pressing issues of the day, 
especially the quagmire in Iraq. Silencing critics of the 
administration policies in Iraq is really an abuse of power and really 
is very devoid of the democratic values that many are trying to spread 
throughout the world.
  I offered four critical amendments to this bill, one asking the 
administration to just present to Congress a plan for withdrawal of 
troops from Iraq; another one stating that the United States should 
have a policy stating that we should have no permanent military bases 
in Iraq. Those amendments, of course, were not ruled in order, again 
stifling debate. I offered also an amendment that would allow for 40 
percent of the funds used for the Colombian Andean Counterdrug 
Initiative to be used for alternative economic development. Drugs are 
ravishing communities here in America, and this would provide a way out 
of that in terms of ensuring that farmers had other types of crops to 
grow and had this alternative economic development. That amendment was 
defeated.
  I offered an amendment also requiring that only a democratically 
elected government of Haiti should be eligible for U.S. taxpayer funds. 
That is not controversial or it should not be controversial. That 
should be a bipartisan effort. Instead, Madam Chairman, unfortunately, 
we will consider the dangerous divisive amendments like the ones, with 
all due respect, offered by the Chair of our committee who wants to 
withhold funds from the United Nations and also the one by the 
gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Ros-Lehtinen), which, once again, on 
Iraq, we have no way to offer an amendment which disagrees with the 
position of that amendment.
  I do not think anyone questions the effort in terms of the chairman 
with regard to UN reform. We all believe there is need of UN reform. 
But I think it is very dangerous, as many have said, to withhold dues 
toward this end in terms of this provision of this bill.
  Mr. LANTOS. Madam Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Cardin), who has done extraordinary work 
on the Helsinki Commission.
  Mr. CARDIN. Madam Chairman, I thank the gentleman from California 
(Mr. Lantos) for yielding me this time.
  I want to congratulate the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hyde) for his 
many years of service to this institution, again bringing forward a 
well-balanced bill. I want to thank him and the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Lantos) for the Foreign Relations Authorization Act for 
fiscal years 2006 and 2007.
  Madam Chairman, I want to bring up two provisions that are in this 
authorization bill that relate to the work of our Helsinki Commission. 
I note that the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith) is on the floor, 
our chairman. I work with him as the ranking Democrat, and over the 
last several years we have raised priorities for the Organization for 
Security and Cooperation in Europe through our Helsinki Commission, and 
I am very pleased that this authorization bill carries out those 
priorities.
  First let me point out that the bill authorizes $225,000 annually for 
the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's Office of 
Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and $125,000 annually for 
general religious freedom programs that are administered by the OSCE 
Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights.
  This carries out a commitment that our commission brought forward in 
fighting anti-Semitism and developing international meetings to deal 
with strategies to combat anti-Semitism. This authorization will help 
us accomplish those goals. These are important initiatives.
  I must point out that, although we have made progress, there is a lot 
more that needs to be done, and I am confident that by this 
authorization we will have the tools, at least in our country, to see 
to the implementation of these commitments. H.R. 2601 regrets the lack 
of implementation by many of the OSCE participating states and their 
commitments to track and report on anti-Semitic crimes and hate crimes. 
In the last Congress I was pleased to join with the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Lantos) and the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith), 
Helsinki Commission chairman, in working to enact the Global Anti-
Semitism Review Act of 2004. So I want to commend the chairman and the 
ranking member for authorizing resources in this bill to deal with 
that.
  The second point I would just mention very briefly is the fact of 
expressing concern about restitution of property taken during the Nazi 
era in Poland. I appreciate that also being included in this 
legislation.
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Madam Chairman, I rise to address H.R. 
2601, the Foreign Relations Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2006 and 
2007. This legislation is far reaching and will have a broad impact on 
the direction of our foreign policy. I hope that this Authorization Act 
will serve as an instrument for international cooperation, instead of 
the Administration's current policy of antagonizing the international 
community.
  This Authorization Act funds the Department of State at virtually the 
same level as the Administration's request, representing a substantial 
increase from FY2005. Minor cuts to the request were made to 
substantially increase funds for refugee protection and to increase 
funding for the Asia Foundation. This bill funds international 
broadcasting, international exchanges, U.S. dues for international 
organizations, U.N. peacekeeping, and the National

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Endowment for Democracy at the FY2006 request level.
  To be specific, this bill authorizes $10.8 billion in 2006 and $10 
billion in 2007 for the Department of State, international broadcasting 
activities, international assistance programs, and related agencies. 
The bill includes the following authorization levels: $3.77 billion for 
FY06 and $3.89 billion for FY07 for Diplomatic and Consular programs; 
$1.52 billion for FY06 and $1.55 billion for FY07 Embassy Security, 
Construction and Maintenance, and $689 million in FY06 and $710 million 
in FY07 for worldwide security upgrades; $1.3 billion in FY06 and FY07 
for contributions to international organizations; $955 million in FY06 
and $985 million in FY07 for migration and refugee assistance; $661 
million in FY06 for international broadcasting activities.
  I am heartened that this bill contains a number of Democratic 
initiatives that were either included by Chairman Hyde or were added by 
amendment in Committee. This bill funds virtually all of the 
President's requests for the State Department, including funding for 
embassy security and expanding the U.S. diplomatic corps. The bill 
includes provisions to strangle nuclear black markets; to provide an 
institutional framework for the promotion of democracy; and to provide 
the State Department with tools to confront the alarming spread of 
ballistic missiles.
  In addition, this legislation includes provisions related to creating 
a more formal structure for the promotion of democracy at the 
Department of State. It also requires a report on Administration 
strategy and efforts to advance democracy around the world, and it 
increases funding for the State Department's Human Rights and Democracy 
Fund, which currently faces a 20 percent decrease in the FY2006 budget 
request. It is my sincere hope that these provisions will actually take 
our talk of promoting democracy through peaceful means and make it a 
reality.
  I appreciate the fact that this Authorization includes a sense of 
Congress that the United States should render assistance to the efforts 
of the International Criminal Court to bring to justice persons accused 
of genocide, war crimes, or crimes against humanity in Darfur, Sudan. 
However, this nation must do more to stop the genocide in Darfur. The 
genocidal regime in Sudan has left 2.5 million people displaced and at 
least 380,000 people dead in the Darfur. Due to increasing violence, 
15,000 innocent civilians continue to die each month. Tragically, many 
of the women and young girls have been raped. In addition, water and 
food supplies have been completely destroyed making it impossible for 
many Sudanese to survive. Furthermore, under the U.S. Refugee Admission 
Program for FY05, up to 20,000 refugees from parts of Africa may be 
allowed to enter the U.S. As of May 31, 2005 there have been 10,326 
persons allowed in the U.S. from Africa and only 1,190 of them have 
been Sudanese refugees. Truly, we have not gone as far as we can to aid 
these suffering people and end the genocide in Darfur. We can not allow 
the war in Iraq to divert us from this humanitarian crisis. As the 
world's most powerful nation we have an obligation to ensure that we do 
not turn a blind eye to those who are truly suffering.
  The war in Iraq continues unabated and yet this Administration finds 
the need to hide the true cost of this war from the American people. I 
wrote a letter to President Bush on Memorial Day along with my 
Congressional colleague to ask him to allow the public to once again 
view the flag draped coffins of our soldiers who have paid the ultimate 
sacrifice to their nation. I find it sad that this President has 
changed a long standing precedent of showing the flag draped coffins 
when they return to be buried here in the United States. This ceremony 
is a true sign of honor, which should be shared with the American 
people, both young and old as a reminder of the bravery of our Armed 
Forces. I truly hope that President Bush will change his policy and 
allow Americans to once again pay proper tribute to our fallen soldiers 
who we hold dear in our hearts.
  I am disappointed that this Authorization Act does not address the 
deteriorating situation in Haiti. I am also extremely disturbed by the 
role our own Administration has played in suppressing the voice of the 
people of Haiti. The Bush Administration has given tacit approval to 
the current Haitian government in their efforts to impose their regime. 
It is time for our Administration to play an active role in restoring 
real representative government in Haiti. We can not continue to turn a 
blind eye to the needs and desires of the Haitian people. The Haitian 
people were already suffering after the illegal overthrow of President 
Aristide and the subsequent unrest. Today they are faced with a new 
challenge of trying to hold their nation together in the face of an 
illegitimate and collapsing government. The United States must play the 
lead role in rebuilding the institutions and capabilities of the nation 
of Haiti.
  I am pleased that this Authorization contains support for famine 
relief in Ethiopia up to $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2006. Ethiopia is 
another nation in which we must support democracy and give the people 
reason to hope. Recently, the first official results from Ethiopia's 
disputed May elections show the ruling party and the opposition won 
roughly the same number of seats. The National Election Board said it 
was investigating allegations of fraud in up to 200 seats. The United 
States must support free and fair elections regardless of who may 
eventually win. I hope that all cases of election fraud will be 
properly investigated and that the final results will reflect the will 
of the Ethiopian people.
  It was an honor today to welcome such a distinguished guest as Prime 
Minister Singh to the United States Capitol. I am pleased to have 
signed a letter to Speaker Hastert requesting that the Prime Minister 
be able to address a joint session of Congress. I must say that the 
international development that I feel most positively about is the 
continued peace talks between Pakistan and India. I was heartened to 
see the effort made by Prime Minister Singh and President Musharraf in 
April, when they managed to turn a small visit to India to watch a 
cricket match into a three-day summit that yielded a series of 
agreements.Together these two nations agreed to set up a joint business 
council to improve trade and open more meeting points and travel routes 
for divided families along the Line of Control, which divides the 
region of Kashmir between India and Pakistan. Both Prime Minister Singh 
and President Musharraf declared that the peace process is now 
``irreversible.'' In addition, they agreed that they would continue 
talks on Kashmir in ``a sincere and purposeful and forward-looking 
manner for a final settlement.'' It's due to this that I introduced H. 
Res. 272, the India-Pakistan Peace Resolution which recognizes the 
historic steps India and Pakistan have taken toward achieving bilateral 
peace. I am proud to say that this resolution passed through the 
International Relations Committee by unanimous consent. I have long 
advocated for the idea that both these great nations have much to offer 
and the promise of regional stability can only be in the interest of 
the United States.
  I do have concerns about China and especially its bid to purchase 
Unocal. I am satisfied that the House of Representatives recently voted 
to not approve any sale of Unocal to China based on national security 
grounds. In addition, the Chinese yuan continues to be undervalued in 
relation to the U.S. dollar.The yuan has been pegged to the dollar at 
an exchange rate of about 8.28 yuan for 14 years, a rate which gives 
China an unfair edge in the export market. At its current level, 
China's goods are very inexpensive relative to American products, which 
ultimately threaten U.S. jobs. I am not asking to close our 
relationship with China, but only to have some reasonableness in our 
dealings with them.
  This Foreign Relations Authorization Act addresses a number of 
international issues. However, I feel it does not go far enough on many 
vital international issues such as the genocide in Darfur and the 
deteriorating situation in Haiti. I hope that this Congress and this 
Administration will sincerely work to address these pressing 
international issues. Truly, those conflicts, which we ignore, will 
only be to the detriment of our Nation later.
  Mr. CROWLEY. Madam Chairman, I rise today in strong support of the 
Foreign Relations Authorization Act.
  Chairman Hyde along with Ranking Member Lantos crafted a bipartisan 
bill that was strongly supported by the House International Relations 
Committee.
  I would also like to give my sincerest thanks to all the staff of the 
committee who have worked so hard to make sure that all the members of 
this committee had an opportunity to way in on the bill to make 
improvements that were important to us.
  The committee has worked with me and my staff to make sure that 
language was included, which expresses the Sense of Congress that the 
President of the United States and the Secretary of State should engage 
in an open dialogue with the Government of Poland to achieve a final 
and complete settlement for individuals and groups who had their 
private property seized by the Nazis during World War II or by the 
Communist Polish government after the war.
  This clause simply calls on the government of Poland to develop a 
final and complete settlement for private property that was seized or 
confiscated by the Nazis during WW II or by the Communist government of 
Poland after the war.
  The President of Poland Alexsander Kwanieski met with congressional 
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and said that he intended to draft a new law intended to provide 
compensation that would not discriminate based on residency or 
citizenship of an individual and it would be ready to take effect by 
the beginning of 2003.
  This clause calls on the President of the United States and the 
Secretary of State to engage in an open dialogue with the government of 
Poland and work with them to ensure that restitution legislation is 
implemented.
  We are now in June of 2005 and limited action has been taken to 
resolve this situation.
  These reparations need to be made immediately if they are to be of 
any benefit to many of the Holocaust survivors.
  Another initiative that was included was regarding language to create 
a report on what the United States is doing to assist our friend and 
ally Israel in their efforts to establish diplomatic relations.
  As I'm sure many of my colleagues in this committee are aware that a 
number of nations have not established full diplomatic relations with 
the State of Israel. Israel currently maintains diplomatic relations 
with 160 countries. Thirty-three countries do not have any diplomatic 
relations with Israel at all and one country has only limited 
relations.
  The violence that has consumed Israel, Gaza and the West Bank has 
only exacerbated this problem.
  In order for Israel to be a full member of the world community, it 
must establish diplomatic relations. The Israeli Embassy tells me that 
Israel is actively seeking to establish and upgrade their relations 
with several countries. This has proven difficult with many of the 
Islamic nations.
  I believe the U.S. should be doing everything possible to help Israel 
establish these relations and that is why I have authored this 
language.
  Another issue I worked on was the inclusion of a sense of Congress on 
the need for an additional Consular Post in southern India. With 
Bangalore and Hyderabad becoming booming high technology centers the 
need for the United States to have a close center to these areas is 
imperative.
  I have also worked to include an authorization of funding to two well 
deserving groups, Project Children and Cooperation Ireland.
  Many of my colleagues will be familiar with this because you have 
taken summer interns from this program.
  These two organizations have a long history of successfully 
developing people-to-people exchanges that encourage reconciliation and 
conflict resolution in Northern Ireland.
  For over a decade, there has been a sustained bipartisan national 
policy to support ongoing efforts to end the civil conflict in the 
north of Ireland. This policy has included the direct involvement of 
both President Clinton and President Bush.
  While the latest efforts to restore power sharing have fallen short 
and the political process is at a standstill, I believe that the United 
States must remain engaged in Northern Ireland at all levels to 
encourage peace and reconciliation.
  With the assistance of the committee, I was able to include report 
language supporting the Asian University for Women.
  The goal of this university is to prepare these women for positions 
of political, financial, cultural and social leadership across the 
globe.
  By convening a new class of 500 women each year in a supportive, non-
sectarian, intellectually rich and rigorous academic environment, the 
University eventually will generate a network of women professionals 
who will drive the development and enrichment of their countries and 
the region.
  War is not the only way to fight terrorism, the education of women is 
one way of stopping the breeding of hate in the children around the 
world.
  Finally, on the issue of Iraq, I was able to include by a bipartisan 
vote language calling on the President to put forth a plan for success 
in Iraq.
  This clause requests a plan from this Administration on how we will 
be providing for a stable and secure Iraqi government, military and 
police force that will allow the United States presence to be 
diminished.
  By accomplishing these tasks, the United States would be taking a 
realistic and viable approach to longer term success in Iraq.
  I would like to thank the Chairman and Ranking members as well as 
their staffs for crafting a bill we should all be proud to support.
  Mr. MANZULLO. Madam Chairman, last week, I rose in opposition to 
bringing up the East Asia Security Act of 2005 (H.R. 3100) on the 
suspension calendar because it contained some provisions that created 
unintended consequences for our exports to China as well as some of our 
largest export markets in Canada and Europe.
  I strongly support the efforts to strengthen our arms embargoes and 
make them more multilateral, particularly against China. Strengthening 
the weakest link--Europe--in the arms embargo against China will serve 
the cause of peace and freedom in the Pacific Rim region. At the same 
time, we must act diligently in pursuing this noble goal so we do not 
weaken our overall global competitiveness and give more reasons to 
foreign customers to avoid American-made products.
  I am pleased to report that many of my initial concerns have been 
addressed in a subsequent modification of H.R. 3100 that will now be 
offered as the Hyde/Lantos/Hunter/Manzullo amendment to the Foreign 
Relations Reauthorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007 (H.R. 2601). 
In addition, another similar section that was already incorporated into 
H.R. 2601--dealing with the comprehensive nature of U.S. arms embargoes 
(Section 733)--will also be amended as part of the manager's amendment 
to address certain unintended consequences of this section.
  Some were concerned H.R. 3100 could have terminated U.S. defense 
cooperative projects with our allies whose policies permit arms 
transfers to China, regardless of whether such transfers actually 
occur. At a minimum, H.R. 3100 would have required an export license 
for every transaction and a notification to Congress regardless of 
dollar value, adding a costly new regulatory burden on U.S. companies 
specializing in the defense trade. It no doubt would have persuaded 
some of our closest allies to withdraw from cooperating with us. The 
bill as originally drafted threatened to disrupt numerous ongoing U.S. 
defense projects in Israel, Canada, Australia, and among member nations 
of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO. The compromise 
contained in this amendment permits the Secretary of State, with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of Defense, to waive the export license 
requirement.
  H.R. 3100 also would have imposed a new export licensing requirement 
for ``dual use'' products (primarily commercial goods that may have a 
military application that currently do not require an export license) 
if the item is intended for military end use by the PRC.
  Some were concerned that because the language was not specific enough 
to just target military institutions inside China, such as the People's 
Liberation Army, PLA, and that there are still many state-owned 
enterprises in China, including all of their airline companies which 
can be taken over by their military in case of national emergency, this 
could have been an incentive for China to purchase non-U.S. products. 
The compromise contained in this amendment eliminates this new 
licensing regime and replaces it with a reporting requirement to the 
Commerce Department by the U.S. exporter 15 days after an item is 
exported. Commerce would then provide a report to Congress every 
quarter on the information provided by affected exporters.
  In addition, H.R. 3100 originally contained a list of five possible 
foreign sanctions the President could apply to any foreign person, 
including foreign governments, who violated the terms of the bill. 
Included in this list was a prohibition on the approval of ``dual use'' 
export licenses. If imposed, the only way around this sanction was to 
obtain a written presidential waiver to Congress. In 2004, Commerce 
approved $547 million in ``dual use'' exports to China. The compromise 
strikes the language that would prohibit Commerce from continuing to 
approve ``dual use'' exports licenses.
  Finally, I had several concerns about Section 733 of H.R. 2601, which 
aims to make U.S. arms embargoes more comprehensive. Again, this is a 
noble goal but must be achieved in a prudent manner. The section as 
originally written would have required U.S. exporters to obtain a 
``dual use'' export license from the State and Defense Departments to 
sell to any entity or person even remotely connected with a foreign 
military that is subject to a U.S. arms embargo. Thus, for the first 
time, Section 733 would have transferred the licensing of these types 
of commercial ``dual use'' products from Commerce to the State and 
Defense Departments.
  Also, Section 733 as originally drafted did not recognize the 
commercial ties the PLA has in enterprises throughout China. For 
example, the PLA is technically the prime contractor for the 2008 
Olympics in Beijing. Even many U.S. multinational corporations have 
joint ventures with Chinese partners in which the PLA has some stake. 
Thus, the provision would have imposed a new huge licensing burden on 
U.S. exporters selling to China. The Hyde manager's amendment 
institutes this new licensing procedure only for products that a U.S. 
exporter knows will be used for military, not commercial, purposes by 
any entity or person associated with a foreign military subject to a 
U.S. arms embargo. I trust that as the Executive Branch implements this 
provision, they will

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look to Section 1237 of the National Defense Authorization Act of FY 
1999 for a clear definition of a Chinese military end user.
  The compromise also retains Commerce as the lead agency to decide on 
commercial ``dual use'' export licenses. This compromise will allow our 
federal export control agencies to focus on what is truly important and 
will also not impose an undue regulatory burden particularly upon our 
small business exporters.
  Madam Chairman, I urge my colleagues to support the Hyde/Hunter/
Lantos/Manzullo amendment and also the Hyde manager's bloc amendment to 
H.R. 2601.
  Mr. LANTOS. Madam Chairman, I have no further requests for time, and 
I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. HYDE. Madam Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN (Mrs. Capito). All time for general debate has 
expired.
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in part A of 
House Report 109-175, shall be considered as an original bill for the 
purpose of amendment under the 5-minute rule and shall be considered 
read.
  The text of the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as 
modified, is as follows:

                               H.R. 2601

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007''.

     SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

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

               TITLE I--AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS

Sec. 101. Administration of foreign affairs.
Sec. 102. Contributions to international organizations.
Sec. 103. International commissions.
Sec. 104. Migration and Refugee Assistance.
Sec. 105. Centers and foundations.
Sec. 106. United States International Broadcasting activities.

        TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

Sec. 201. Consolidation of law enforcement powers; new criminal 
              offense.
Sec. 202. International litigation fund.
Sec. 203. Retention of medical reimbursements.
Sec. 204. Buying power maintenance account.
Sec. 205. Authority to administratively amend surcharges.
Sec. 206. Accountability review boards.
Sec. 207. Designation of Colin L. Powell Residential Plaza.
Sec. 208. Removal of contracting prohibition.
Sec. 209. Translation of reports of the Department of State.
Sec. 210. Entries within passports.
Sec. 211. United States actions with respect to Jerusalem as the 
              capital of Israel.
Sec. 212. Availability of unclassified telecommunications facilities.
Sec. 213. Reporting formats.
Sec. 214. Extension of requirement for scholarships for Tibetans and 
              Burmese.
Sec. 215. American Institute in Taiwan facilities enhancement.
Sec. 216. Activities related to Cuba.

    TITLE III--ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Sec. 301. Education allowances.
Sec. 302. Official residence expenses.
Sec. 303. Increased limits applicable to post differentials and danger 
              pay allowances.
Sec. 304. Home leave.
Sec. 305. Overseas equalization and comparability pay adjustment.
Sec. 306. Fellowship of Hope Program.
Sec. 307. Regulations regarding retirement credit for government 
              service performed abroad.
Sec. 308. Promoting assignments to international organizations.
Sec. 309. Suspension of Foreign Service members without pay.
Sec. 310. Death gratuity.
Sec. 311. Clarification of Foreign Service Grievance Board procedures.
Sec. 312. Repeal of recertification requirement for members of the 
              Senior Foreign Service.
Sec. 313. Technical amendments to title 5, United States Code, 
              provisions on recruitment, relocation, and retention 
              bonuses.
Sec. 314. Limited appointments in the Foreign Service.
Sec. 315. Statement of Congress regarding career development program 
              for Senior Foreign Service.
Sec. 316. Sense of Congress regarding additional United States consular 
              posts.
Sec. 317. Office of the Culture of Lawfulness.
Sec. 318. Review of human resources policies of the Department of 
              State.

                 TITLE IV--INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Sec. 401. REDI Center.
Sec. 402. Extension of authorization of appropriation for the United 
              States Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Sec. 403. Reform of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Sec. 404. Property disposition.

                  TITLE V--INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING

Sec. 501. Short title.
Sec. 502. Middle East Broadcasting Networks.
Sec. 503. Improving signal delivery to Cuba.
Sec. 504. Establishing permanent authority for Radio Free Asia.
Sec. 505. Personal services contracting program.
Sec. 506. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands education 
              benefits.

                TITLE VI--ADVANCE DEMOCRACY ACT OF 2005

Sec. 601. Short title.
Sec. 602. Findings.
Sec. 603. Statement of policy.
Sec. 604. Definitions.

               Subtitle A--Department of State Activities

Sec. 611. Promotion of democracy in foreign countries.
Sec. 612. Reports.
Sec. 613. Strategies to enhance the promotion of democracy in foreign 
              countries.
Sec. 614. Activities by the United States to promote democracy and 
              human rights in foreign countries.
Sec. 615. Democracy Promotion and Human Rights Advisory Board.
Sec. 616. Establishment and maintenance of Internet site for global 
              democracy and human rights.
Sec. 617. Programs by United States missions in foreign countries and 
              activities of chiefs of mission.
Sec. 618. Training for Foreign Service officers.
Sec. 619. Performance pay; promotions; Foreign Service awards.
Sec. 620. Appointments.

         Subtitle B--Alliances With Other Democratic Countries

Sec. 631. Alliances with other democratic countries.
Sec. 632. Sense of Congress regarding the establishment of a Democracy 
              Caucus.
Sec. 633. Annual diplomatic missions on multilateral issues.
Sec. 634. Strengthening the Community of Democracies.

             Subtitle C--Funding for Promotion of Democracy

Sec. 641. Policy.
Sec. 642. Human Rights and Democracy Fund.

                    Subtitle D--Presidential Actions

Sec. 651. Investigation of violations of international humanitarian 
              law.
Sec. 652. Presidential communications.

TITLE VII--STRATEGIC EXPORT CONTROL AND SECURITY ASSISTANCE ACT OF 2005

                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

Sec. 701. Short title.
Sec. 702. Definitions.
Sec. 703. Declaration of policy.

    Subtitle B--Revising and Strengthening Strategic Export Control 
                                Policies

Sec. 711. Amendments to the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
              1956.
Sec. 712. Strategic Export Control Board.
Sec. 713. Authorization for additional license and compliance officers.

           Subtitle C--Procedures Relating to Export Licenses

Sec. 721. Transparency of jurisdictional determinations.
Sec. 722. Certifications relating to export of certain defense articles 
              and defense services.
Sec. 723. Priority for United States military operations.
Sec. 724. License officer staffing and workload.
Sec. 725. Database of United States military assistance.
Sec. 726. Training and liaison for small businesses.
Sec. 727. Commercial communications satellite technical data.
Sec. 728. Reporting requirement for unlicensed exports.

    Subtitle D--Terrorist-Related Provisions and Enforcement Matters

Sec. 731. Sensitive technology transfers to foreign persons located 
              within the United States.
Sec. 732. Certification concerning exempt weapons transfers along the 
              northern border of the United States.
Sec. 733. Comprehensive nature of United States arms embargoes.
Sec. 734. Control of items on Missile Technology Control Regime Annex.
Sec. 735. Unlawful use of United States defense articles.

  Subtitle E--Strengthening United States Missile Nonproliferation Law

Sec. 741. Probationary period for foreign persons.
Sec. 742. Strengthening United States missile proliferation sanctions 
              on foreign persons.
Sec. 743. Comprehensive United States missile proliferation sanctions 
              on all responsible foreign persons.

         Subtitle F--Security Assistance and Related Provisions

Sec. 751. Authority to transfer naval vessels to certain foreign 
              countries.

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Sec. 752. Transfer of obsolete and surplus items from Korean War 
              Reserves Stockpile and removal or disposal of remaining 
              items.
Sec. 753. Extension of Pakistan waivers.
Sec. 754. Reporting requirement for foreign military training.
Sec. 755. Certain services provided by the United States in connection 
              with foreign military sales.
Sec. 756. Maritime interdiction patrol boats for Mozambique.
Sec. 757. Reimbursement for international military education and 
              training.

            TITLE VIII--NUCLEAR BLACK MARKET ELIMINATION ACT

Sec. 801. Short title.

      Subtitle A--Sanctions for Transfers of Nuclear Enrichment, 
Reprocessing, and Weapons Technology, Equipment and Materials Involving 
                     Foreign Persons and Terrorists

Sec. 811. Authority to impose sanctions on foreign persons.
Sec. 812. Presidential notification on activities of foreign persons.

   Subtitle B--Further Actions Against Corporations Associated With 
                       Sanctioned Foreign Persons

Sec. 821. Findings.
Sec. 822. Campaign by United States Government officials.
Sec. 823. Coordination.
Sec. 824. Report.

   Subtitle C--Incentives for Proliferation Interdiction Cooperation

Sec. 831. Authority to provide assistance to cooperative countries.
Sec. 832. Types of assistance.
Sec. 833. Congressional notification.
Sec. 834. Limitation.
Sec. 835. Use of assistance.
Sec. 836. Limitation on ship or aircraft transfers to uncooperative 
              countries.

         Subtitle D--Rollback of Nuclear Proliferation Networks

Sec. 841. Nonproliferation as a condition of United States assistance.
Sec. 842. Report on identification of nuclear proliferation network 
              host countries.
Sec. 843. Suspension of arms sales licenses and deliveries to nuclear 
              proliferation network host countries.

                     Subtitle E--General Provisions

Sec. 851. Definitions.

                TITLE IX--FOREIGN ASSISTANCE PROVISIONS

   Subtitle A--Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and Related Provisions

        Chapter 1--Part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961

Sec. 901. Assistance to establish centers for the treatment of 
              obstetric fistula in developing countries.
Sec. 902. Support for small and medium enterprises in sub-Saharan 
              Africa.
Sec. 903. Assistance to support democracy in Zimbabwe.
Sec. 904. Restrictions on United States voluntary contributions to the 
              United Nations Development Program.
Sec. 905. Assistance for the Office of the Police Ombudsman for 
              Northern Ireland.
Sec. 906. Report on foreign law enforcement training and assistance.
Sec. 907. Assistance for disaster mitigation efforts.
Sec. 908. Assistance to promote democracy in Belarus.
Sec. 909. Assistance for maternal and prenatal care for certain 
              individuals of Belarus and Ukraine involved in the 
              cleanup of the Chornobyl disaster.
Sec. 910. Assistance to address non-infectious diseases in foreign 
              countries.

        Chapter 2--Part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961

Sec. 921. Economic support fund assistance for Egypt.
Sec. 922. Inter-Arab Democratic Charter.
Sec. 923. Middle East Partnership Initiative.
Sec. 924. West Bank and Gaza Program.
Sec. 925. Economic Support Fund assistance for Venezuela.

       Chapter 3--Part III of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961

Sec. 931. Support for pro-democracy and human rights organizations in 
              certain countries.
Sec. 932. Limitation on assistance to the Palestinian Authority.
Sec. 933. Assistance for law enforcement forces.

                  Subtitle B--Other Provisions of Law

Sec. 941. Amendments to the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002.
Sec. 942. Amendments to the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002.
Sec. 943. Amendments to the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986.
Sec. 944. Assistance for demobilization and disarmament of former 
              irregular combatants in Colombia.
Sec. 945. Support for famine relief in Ethiopia.
Sec. 946. Assistance to promote democracy and human rights in Vietnam.

                  Subtitle C--Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 951. Report on United States weapons transfers, sales, and 
              licensing to Haiti.
Sec. 952. Sense of Congress regarding assistance for regional health 
              education and training programs.
Sec. 953. Sense of Congress regarding assistance for regional health 
              care delivery.
Sec. 954. Sense of Congress regarding elimination of extreme poverty in 
              developing countries.
Sec. 955. Sense of Congress regarding United States foreign assistance.

                    TITLE X--REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

Sec. 1001. Trans-Sahara Counter-Terrorism Initiative.
Sec. 1002. Annual Patterns of Global Terrorism Report.
Sec. 1003. Dual gateway policy of the Government of Ireland.
Sec. 1004. Stabilization in Haiti.
Sec. 1005. Verification reports to Congress.
Sec. 1006. Protection of refugees from North Korea.
Sec. 1007. Acquisition and major security upgrades.
Sec. 1008. Services for children with autism at overseas missions.
Sec. 1009. Incidence and prevalence of autism worldwide.
Sec. 1010. Internet jamming.
Sec. 1011. Department of State employment composition.
Sec. 1012. Incitement to acts of discrimination.
Sec. 1013. Child marriage.
Sec. 1014. Magen David Adom Society.
Sec. 1015. Developments in and policy toward Indonesia.
Sec. 1016. Murders of United States citizens John Branchizio, Mark 
              Parson, and John Marin Linde.
Sec. 1017. Diplomatic relations with Israel.
Sec. 1018. Tax enforcement in Colombia.
Sec. 1019. Provision of consular and visa services in Pristina, Kosova.
Sec. 1020. Democracy in Pakistan.
Sec. 1021. Status of the sovereignty of Lebanon.
Sec. 1022. Activities of international terrorist organizations in Latin 
              America and the Caribbean.
Sec. 1023. Analysis of employing weapons scientists from the former 
              Soviet Union in Project Bioshield.
Sec. 1024. Extradition of violent criminals from Mexico to the United 
              States.
Sec. 1025. Actions of the 661 Committee.
Sec. 1026. Elimination of report on real estate transactions.

                   TITLE XI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

Sec. 1101. Statement of policy relating to democracy in Iran.
Sec. 1102. Iranian nuclear activities.
Sec. 1103. Location of international institutions in Africa.
Sec. 1104. Benjamin Gilman International Scholarship program.
Sec. 1105. Prohibition on commemorations relating to leaders of 
              Imperial Japan.
Sec. 1106. United States policy regarding World Bank Group loans to 
              Iran.
Sec. 1107. Statement of policy regarding support for SECI Regional 
              Center for Combating Trans-Border Crime.
Sec. 1108. Statement of policy urging Turkey to respect the rights and 
              religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarch.
Sec. 1109. Statement of policy regarding the murder of United States 
              citizen John M. Alvis.
Sec. 1110. Statement of Congress and policy with respect to the 
              disenfranchisement of women.

                Subtitle B--Sense of Congress Provisions

Sec. 1111. Korean Fulbright programs.
Sec. 1112. United States relations with Taiwan.
Sec. 1113. Nuclear proliferation and A. Q. Khan.
Sec. 1114. Palestinian textbooks.
Sec. 1115. International convention affirming the human rights and 
              dignity of persons with disabilities.
Sec. 1116. Fulbright Scholarships for East Asia and the Pacific.
Sec. 1117. Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan energy pipeline.
Sec. 1118. Legislation requiring the fair, comprehensive, and 
              nondiscriminatory restitution of private property 
              confiscated in Poland.
       Sec. 1119. Child labor practices in the cocoa sectors of 
           Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana.
       Sec. 1120. Contributions of Iraqi Kurds.
       Sec. 1121. Proliferation Security Initiative.
       Sec. 1122. Security of nuclear weapons and materials.
       Sec. 1123. International Criminal Court and genocide in 
           Darfur, Sudan.
       Sec. 1124. Action against al-Manar television.
       Sec. 1125. Stability and security in Iraq.
       Sec. 1126. Property expropriated by the Government of 
           Ethiopia.

     SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

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

               TITLE I--AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS

     SEC. 101. ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

       The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated for 
     the Department of State under

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     ``Administration of Foreign Affairs'' to carry out the 
     authorities, functions, duties, and responsibilities in the 
     conduct of foreign affairs of the United States and for other 
     purposes authorized by law:
       (1) Diplomatic and consular programs.--
       (A) Authorization of appropriations.--For ``Diplomatic and 
     Consular Programs'', $3,769,118,000 for fiscal year 2006 and 
     $3,896,611,500 for fiscal year 2007.
       (B) Worldwide security upgrades.--In addition to amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated under subparagraph (A), 
     $689,523,000 for fiscal year 2006 and $710,208,690 for fiscal 
     year 2007 are authorized to be appropriated for worldwide 
     security upgrades.
       (C) Public diplomacy.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under subparagraph (A), $333,863,000 for fiscal 
     year 2006 and $343,699,000 for fiscal year 2007 are 
     authorized to be appropriated for public diplomacy.
       (D) Bureau of democracy, human rights, and labor.--Of the 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated under subparagraph (A), 
     $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and $20,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2007 are authorized to be appropriated for salaries and 
     expenses of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
       (E) Anti-semitism.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under subparagraph (A), $225,000 for fiscal year 
     2006 and $225,000 for fiscal year 2007 are authorized to be 
     appropriated for necessary expenses to fund secondments, 
     hiring of staff, and support targeted projects of the Office 
     of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the 
     Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) 
     regarding anti-Semitism and intolerance and for the OSCE/
     ODIHR Law Enforcement Officers Hate Crimes Training Program.
       (F) Religious freedom.--
       (i) In general.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under subparagraph (A), $205,000 for fiscal year 
     2006 and $205,000 for fiscal year 2007 are authorized to be 
     appropriated for necessary expenses to fund activities of the 
     Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe relating 
     to freedom of religion and belief.
       (ii) OSCE projects, activities, and missions.--

       (I) Projects and activities.--Of the amounts authorized to 
     be appropriated under subparagraph (A), $125,000 for fiscal 
     year 2006 and $125,000 for fiscal year 2007 are authorized to 
     be appropriated for necessary expenses to fund for 
     secondments, hiring of staff, and support targeted projects 
     of the Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights 
     (ODIHR) of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in 
     Europe (OSCE) regarding religious freedom and for the OSCE/
     ODIHR Panel of Experts on Freedom of Religion or Belief.
       (II) Missions.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under subparagraph (A), $80,000 for fiscal year 
     2006 and $80,000 for fiscal year 2007 are authorized to be 
     appropriated for OSCE Missions in Armenia, Azerbaijan, 
     Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and 
     Uzbekistan for activities to address issues relating to 
     religious freedom and belief and to fund the hiring of new 
     staff who are dedicated to religious freedom and belief.

       (G) Charles b. rangel international affairs program.--Of 
     the amounts authorized to be appropriated under subparagraph 
     (A), $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2006 and $1,500,000 for 
     fiscal year 2007 are authorized to be appropriated for the 
     Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program at Howard 
     University.
       (H) Minority recruitment.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under subparagraph (A), $3,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2006 and $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 are authorized 
     to be appropriated for the recruitment of members of minority 
     groups for careers in the Foreign Service and international 
     affairs.
       (2) Capital investment fund.--For ``Capital Investment 
     Fund'', $131,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and $131,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2007.
       (3) Embassy security, construction and maintenance.--For 
     ``Embassy Security, Construction and Maintenance'', 
     $1,526,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and $1,550,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2007.
       (4) Educational and cultural exchange programs.--
       (A) Authorization of appropriations.--For ``Educational and 
     Cultural Exchange Programs'', $428,900,000 for fiscal year 
     2006 and $438,500,000 for fiscal year 2007.
       (B) Summer institutes for korean student leaders.--Of the 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated under subparagraph (A), 
     $750,000 for fiscal year 2006 and $750,000 for fiscal year 
     2007 are authorized to be appropriated for summer academic 
     study programs in the United States (focusing on United 
     States political systems, government institutions, society, 
     and democratic culture) for college and university students 
     from the Republic of Korea, to be known as the ``United 
     States Summer Institutes for Korean Student Leaders''.
       (C) Sudanese scholarships.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under subparagraph (A), $500,000 for fiscal year 
     2006 and $500,000 for fiscal year 2007 are authorized to be 
     appropriated for scholarships for students from southern 
     Sudan for secondary or postsecondary education in the United 
     States, to be known as ``Sudanese Scholarships''.
       (D) Scholarships for indigenous peoples of mexico and 
     central and south america.-- Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under subparagraph (A), $250,000 for fiscal year 
     2006 and $250,000 for fiscal year 2007 are authorized to be 
     appropriated for scholarships for secondary and postsecondary 
     education in the United States for students from Mexico and 
     the countries of Central and South America who are descended 
     from the indigenous peoples of Mexico or such countries.
       (E) South pacific exchanges.--Of the amounts authorized to 
     be appropriated under subparagraph (A), $650,000 for fiscal 
     year 2006 and $650,000 for fiscal year 2007 are authorized to 
     be appropriated for South Pacific Exchanges.
       (F) Tibetan scholarship program.--Of the amounts authorized 
     to be appropriated under subparagraph (A), $750,000 for 
     fiscal year 2006 and $800,000 for fiscal year 2007 are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Tibetan 
     scholarship program established under section 103(b)(1) of 
     the Human Rights, Refugee, and Other Foreign Relations 
     Provisions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-319; 22 U.S.C. 2151 
     note).
       (G) Ngawang choepel exchange programs.--Of the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated under subparagraph (A), 
     $500,000 for fiscal year 2006 and $500,000 for fiscal year 
     2007 are authorized to be appropriated for the ``Ngawang 
     Choepel Exchange Programs'' (formerly known as ``programs of 
     educational and cultural exchange between the United States 
     and the people of Tibet'') under section 103(a) of the Human 
     Rights, Refugee, and Other Foreign Relations Provisions Act 
     of 1996 (Public Law 104-319; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note).
       (H) HIV/AIDS initiative.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under subparagraph (A), $1,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2006 and $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 are authorized 
     to be appropriated for HIV/AIDS research and mitigation 
     strategies.
       (I) Project children and cooperation with ireland.--Of the 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated under subparagraph (A), 
     $500,000 for fiscal year 2006 and $500,000 for fiscal year 
     2007 are authorized to be appropriated for people-to-people 
     activities (with a focus on young people) to support the 
     Northern Ireland peace process involving Catholic and 
     Protestant participants from the Republic of Ireland, the 
     United Kingdom, and the United States, to be known as 
     ``Project Children''.
       (5) Representation allowances.--For ``Representation 
     Allowances'', $8,281,000 for fiscal year 2006 and $8,281,000 
     for fiscal year 2007.
       (6) Protection of foreign missions and officials.--For 
     ``Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials'', $9,390,000 
     for fiscal year 2006 and $9,390,000 for fiscal year 2007.
       (7) Emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service.--
     For ``Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service'', 
     $12,143,000 for fiscal year 2006 and $12,143,000 for fiscal 
     year 2007.
       (8) Repatriation loans.--For ``Repatriation Loans'', 
     $1,319,000 for fiscal year 2006 and $1,319,000 for fiscal 
     year 2007.
       (9) Payment to the american institute in taiwan.--For 
     ``Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan'', $19,751,000 
     for fiscal year 2006 and $20,146,020 for fiscal year 2007.
       (10) Office of the inspector general.--For ``Office of the 
     Inspector General'', $29,983,000 for fiscal year 2006, and 
     $29,983,000 for fiscal year 2007.

     SEC. 102. CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) Assessed Contributions to International 
     Organizations.--There are authorized to be appropriated for 
     ``Contributions to International Organizations'', 
     $1,296,500,000 for fiscal year 2006 and $1,322,430,000 for 
     fiscal year 2007, for the Department of State to carry out 
     the authorities, functions, duties, and responsibilities in 
     the conduct of the foreign affairs of the United States with 
     respect to international organizations and to carry out other 
     authorities in law consistent with such purposes.
       (b) Contributions for International Peacekeeping 
     Activities.--There are authorized to be appropriated for 
     ``Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities'', 
     $1,035,500,000 for fiscal year 2006 and such sums as may be 
     necessary for fiscal year 2007, for the Department of State 
     to carry out the authorities, functions, duties, and 
     responsibilities of the United States with respect to 
     international peacekeeping activities and to carry out other 
     authorities in law consistent with such purposes. Amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to this subsection are authorized to 
     remain available until expended.
       (c) Foreign Currency Exchange Rates.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition to 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), 
     there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
     necessary for each of fiscal years 2006 and 2007 to offset 
     adverse fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.
       (2) Availability of funds.--Amounts appropriated under this 
     subsection shall remain available for obligation and 
     expenditure only to the extent that the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget determines and certifies to 
     Congress that such amounts are necessary due to such 
     fluctuations.

     SEC. 103. INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS.

       The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated 
     under ``International Commissions'' for the Department of 
     State to carry out the authorities, functions, duties, and 
     responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign affairs of the 
     United States and for other purposes authorized by law:
       (1) International boundary and water commission, united 
     states and mexico.--For ``International Boundary and Water 
     Commission, United States and Mexico''--
       (A) for ``Salaries and Expenses'', $28,200,000 for fiscal 
     year 2006 and $28,200,000 for fiscal year 2007; and

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       (B) for ``Construction'', $6,100,000 for fiscal year 2006 
     and $6,100,000 for fiscal year 2007.
       (2) International boundary commission, united states and 
     canada.--For ``International Boundary Commission, United 
     States and Canada'', $1,429,000 for fiscal year 2006 and 
     $1,429,000 for fiscal year 2007.
       (3) International joint commission.--For ``International 
     Joint Commission'', $6,320,000 for fiscal year 2006 and 
     $6,320,000 for fiscal year 2007.
       (4) International fisheries commissions.--For 
     ``International Fisheries Commissions'', $25,123,000 for 
     fiscal year 2006 and $25,123,000 for fiscal year 2007.

     SEC. 104. MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     for the Department of State for ``Migration and Refugee 
     Assistance'' for authorized activities, $955,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2006 and $983,650,000 for fiscal year 2007.
       (b) Refugees Resettling in Israel.--Of the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), there are 
     authorized to be appropriated $40,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2006 and $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 for resettlement of 
     refugees in Israel.
       (c) Pilot Program for Long-Term Refugee Populations.--
       (1) Pilot program.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under subsection (a), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2006 and $2,500,000 
     for fiscal year 2007 for the establishment and implementation 
     of a two-year pilot program to improve conditions for long-
     term refugee populations that are currently assisted in camps 
     or other segregated settlements.
       (2) Requirements.--In carrying out the pilot program under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall--
       (A) seek to protect and ensure basic rights granted to 
     refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of 
     Refugees and the 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of 
     Refugees;
       (B) seek innovative modules or methods to assist long-term 
     refugee populations both within and outside traditional camp 
     settings, as appropriate, that support refugees living or 
     working in local communities, such as integration of refugees 
     into local schools and services, resource conservation and 
     livelihood projects designed to diminish conflict between 
     refugee hosting communities and refugees, and engagement of 
     civil society components of refugee hosting communities in a 
     policy dialogue with the United Nations High Commissioner for 
     Refugees (UNHCR) and international and nongovernmental 
     refugee assistance organizations to enhance options to assist 
     refugees and promote the rights to which refugees may be 
     entitled under the 1951 Convention and 1967 Protocol;
       (C) provide a United States voluntary contribution to UNHCR 
     to conduct the pilot program in cooperation with 
     nongovernmental organizations with expertise in the 
     protection of refugee rights, one or more major operational 
     humanitarian assistance agencies, and in consultation with 
     host countries, the United States, and other donor countries; 
     and
       (D) urge UNHCR to select not less than three host countries 
     in which to conduct the pilot program.
       (3) Report.--Not later than one year after the date on 
     which the first pilot program is established pursuant to 
     paragraph (2), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report on the implementation of 
     this subsection, the development of innovative models to 
     protect and assist refugees, and recommendations for ensuring 
     refugee rights are respected in countries of temporary 
     asylum.

     SEC. 105. CENTERS AND FOUNDATIONS.

       (a) Asia Foundation.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated for ``The Asia Foundation'' for authorized 
     activities, $18,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and $18,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2007.
       (b) National Endowment for Democracy.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated for the ``National Endowment for 
     Democracy'' for authorized activities, $80,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2006 and $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.
       (c) Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between 
     East and West.--There are authorized to be appropriated for 
     the ``Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between 
     East and West'' for authorized activities, $13,024,000 for 
     fiscal year 2006 and $13,024,000 for fiscal year 2007.

     SEC. 106. UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out United States Government international broadcasting 
     activities under the United States Information and 
     Educational Exchange Act of 1948, the Radio Broadcasting to 
     Cuba Act, the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act, the United 
     States International Broadcasting Act of 1994, and the 
     Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998, and to 
     carry out other authorities in law consistent with such 
     purposes:
       (1) International broadcasting operations.--For 
     ``International Broadcasting Operations'', $603,394,000 for 
     fiscal year 2006 and $621,495,820 for fiscal year 2007. Of 
     the amounts authorized to be appropriated under under this 
     paragraph, $5,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for 
     fiscal year 2006 and $5,000,000 is authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 2007 for increased broadcasting 
     to Belarus.
       (2) Broadcasting capital improvements.--For ``Broadcasting 
     Capital Improvements'', $10,893,000 for fiscal year 2006 and 
     $10,893,000 for fiscal year 2007.
       (3) Broadcasting to cuba.--For ``Broadcasting to Cuba'', 
     $37,656,000 for fiscal year 2006 and $29,931,000 for fiscal 
     year 2007, to remain available until expended, for necessary 
     expenses to enable the Broadcasting Board of Governors to 
     carry out broadcasting to Cuba, including the purchase, rent, 
     construction, and improvement of facilities for radio and 
     television transmission and reception, and the purchase, 
     lease, and installation of necessary equipment, including 
     aircraft, for radio and television transmission and 
     reception.
       (4) Radio free asia.--In addition to such amounts as are 
     otherwise authorized to be appropriated for the Broadcasting 
     Board of Governors, there are authorized to be appropriated 
     $9,100,000 for fiscal years 2006 and 2007 to overcome the 
     jamming of Radio Free Asia by Vietnam.

        TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 201. CONSOLIDATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT POWERS; NEW 
                   CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 203 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 3064. Powers of special agents in the Department of 
       State and the Foreign Service

       ``Whoever knowingly and willfully obstructs, resists, or 
     interferes with a Federal law enforcement agent engaged in 
     the performance of the protective functions authorized by 
     section 37 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 or by section 103 of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 
     Antiterrorism Act of 1986 shall be fined under this title or 
     imprisoned not more than one year, or both.''.
       (b) Table of Sections Amendment.--The table of sections at 
     the beginning of chapter 203 of title 18, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``3064. Powers of special agents in the Department of State and the 
              Foreign Service.''.

     SEC. 202. INTERNATIONAL LITIGATION FUND.

       Section 38(d)(3) of the State Department Basic Authorities 
     Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2710(d)(3)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``as a result of a decision of an 
     international tribunal,'' after ``received by the Department 
     of State''; and
       (2) by inserting a comma after ``United States 
     Government''.

     SEC. 203. RETENTION OF MEDICAL REIMBURSEMENTS.

       Section 904 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
     4084) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) Reimbursements paid to the Department of State for 
     funding the costs of medical care abroad for employees and 
     eligible family members shall be credited to the currently 
     available applicable appropriation account. Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, such reimbursements shall be 
     available for obligation and expenditure during the fiscal 
     year in which they are received or for such longer period of 
     time as may be provided in law.''.

     SEC. 205. AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTRATIVELY AMEND SURCHARGES.

       Beginning in fiscal year 2006 and thereafter, the Secretary 
     of State is authorized to amend administratively the amounts 
     of the surcharges related to consular services in support of 
     enhanced border security (provided for in title IV of 
     division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 
     (Public Law 108-447)) that are in addition to the passport 
     and immigrant visa fees in effect on January 1, 2004.

     SEC. 206. ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEW BOARDS.

       Section 301(a) of the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 
     4831(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraphs (2) and (3)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Facilities in afghanistan and iraq.--
       ``(A) Limited exemptions from requirement to convene 
     board.--The Secretary of State is not required to convene a 
     Board in the case of an incident that--
       ``(i) involves serious injury, loss of life, or significant 
     destruction of property at, or related to, a United States 
     Government mission in Afghanistan or Iraq; and
       ``(ii) occurs during the period beginning on July 1, 2004, 
     and ending on September 30, 2009.
       ``(B) Reporting requirements.--In the case of an incident 
     described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall--
       ``(i) promptly notify the Committee on International 
     Relations of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations of the Senate of the incident;
       ``(ii) conduct an inquiry of the incident; and
       ``(iii) upon completion of the inquiry required by clause 
     (ii), submit to each such Committee a report on the findings 
     and recommendations related to such inquiry and the actions 
     taken with respect to such recommendations.''.

     SEC. 207. DESIGNATION OF COLIN L. POWELL RESIDENTIAL PLAZA.

       (a) Designation.--The Federal building in Kingston, 
     Jamaica, formerly known as the Crowne Plaza and currently a 
     staff housing facility for the Embassy of the United States 
     in Jamaica, shall be known and designated as the ``Colin L. 
     Powell Residential Plaza''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     Federal building referred to in subsection (a) shall be 
     deemed to be a reference to the ``Colin L. Powell Residential 
     Plaza''.

     SEC. 208. REMOVAL OF CONTRACTING PROHIBITION.

       Section 406(c) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 
     Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (Public

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     Law 99-399) (relating to the ineligibility of persons doing 
     business with Libya to be awarded a contract) is repealed.

     SEC. 209. TRANSLATION OF REPORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

       (a) Translation.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     issuance of each of the reports listed in subsection (c), the 
     appropriate United States mission in a foreign country shall 
     translate into the official languages of such country the 
     respective country report from each of such reports.
       (b) Posting on Website.--Not later than five days after 
     each of the translations required under subsection (a) are 
     completed, the appropriate United States mission shall post 
     each of such translations on the website of the United States 
     Embassy (or other appropriate United States mission) for such 
     country.
       (c) Reports.--The reports referred to in subsection (a) are 
     the following:
       (1) The Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, 
     including the Trafficking in Persons Report, required under 
     sections 116 and 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2151n and 2304).
       (2) The Annual Report on International Religious Freedom, 
     required under section 102b of the International Religious 
     Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6412).

     SEC. 210. ENTRIES WITHIN PASSPORTS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The power of the executive branch to issue passports or 
     other travel documents to United States citizens is derived 
     solely from law.
       (2) The Secretary of State has caused entries to be made in 
     passports of United States citizens who were born in 
     Jerusalem, Israel, that are inconsistent with the usual 
     practice of entering the name of a country and not a city as 
     a place of birth.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     United States citizens who have passports should not be 
     required to carry passports which inaccurately or 
     inconsistently represent their personal details.
       (c) Authority.--This section is passed in exercise of the 
     power of Congress, pursuant to Article 1, Section 8 of the 
     Constitution of the United States ``To make all Laws which 
     shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the 
     foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the 
     Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in 
     any Department or Officer thereof.''.
       (d) Requirement That Accurate Entries Be Made on Request of 
     Citizen.--The first section of ``An Act to regulate the issue 
     and validity of passports, and for other purposes'', approved 
     July 3, 1926, (22 U.S.C. 211a; 44 Stat. 887), is amended by 
     inserting after the first sentence the following new 
     sentence: ``For purposes of the issuance of a passport to a 
     United States citizen born in the city of Jerusalem, the 
     Secretary shall, upon the request of the citizen or the 
     citizen's legal guardian, record the place of birth as 
     Israel.''.

     SEC. 211. UNITED STATES ACTIONS WITH RESPECT TO JERUSALEM AS 
                   THE CAPITAL OF ISRAEL.

       (a) Limitation on Use of Funds for Consulate in 
     Jerusalem.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
     by this Act may be expended for the operation of a United 
     States consulate or diplomatic facility in Jerusalem unless 
     such consulate or diplomatic facility is under the 
     supervision of the United States Ambassador to Israel.
       (b) Limitation on Use of Funds for Publications.--None of 
     the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be 
     available for the publication of any official United States 
     Government document that lists countries and their capital 
     cities unless such publication identifies Jerusalem as the 
     capital of the State of Israel.

     SEC. 212. AVAILABILITY OF UNCLASSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
                   FACILITIES.

       The Secretary of State shall make available to the 
     appropriate congressional committees the use of unclassified 
     telecommunications facilities of the Department of State that 
     are located in an embassy, consulate, or other facility of 
     the United States in a foreign country to allow such 
     committees to receive testimony or other communication from 
     an individual in any such country.

     SEC. 213. REPORTING FORMATS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall, with respect 
     to a report that the Secretary is required to submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees, submit each such report 
     on suitable media in machine-readable format, including in 
     plain text and in hypertext mark-up language (commonly 
     referred to as ``HTML''), in addition to submission in 
     written format.
       (b) Effective Date.--The requirement specified under 
     subsection (a) shall apply beginning with the first report 
     that the Secretary is required to submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 214. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 
                   TIBETANS AND BURMESE.

        Section 103(b)(1) of the Human Rights, Refugee, and Other 
     Foreign Relations Provisions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-319; 
     22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended by striking ``for the fiscal 
     year 2003'' and inserting ``for each of fiscal years 2006 and 
     2007''.

     SEC. 215. AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN FACILITIES 
                   ENHANCEMENT.

       Section 3(a) of the American Institute in Taiwan Facilities 
     Enhancement Act (Public Law 106-212) is amended by striking 
     ``the sum of $75,000,000'' and inserting ``such sums as may 
     be necessary''.

     SEC. 216. ACTIVITIES RELATED TO CUBA.

       (a) Activities.--Of the funds made available for fiscal 
     year 2006 for the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs 
     of the Department of State, $5,000,000 shall be used for 
     activities related to Cuba under--
       (1) the J. William Fulbright Educational Exchange Program;
       (2) the Hubert Humphrey Fellowship Program;
       (3) the International Visitors Program;
       (4) the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship 
     Program;
       (5) the EducationUSA Program; and
       (6) professional, cultural, and youth programs operated by 
     the Office of Citizen Exchanges of the Bureau.
       (b) Priority.--The Secretary of State shall give priority 
     to human rights dissidents, pro-democracy activists, and 
     independent civil society members for participation in the 
     activities described in subsection (a).
       (c) Congressional Notification.--Not later than 90 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall notify the appropriate congressional committees on 
     efforts to identify eligible participants for activities 
     described in subsection (a). Not later than 15 days prior to 
     a final determination of eligible participants for activities 
     described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall notify the 
     appropriate congressional committees of such determination 
     and provide a list that contains the names of such eligible 
     participants.

    TITLE III--ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

     SEC. 301. EDUCATION ALLOWANCES.

       Section 5924(4) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of subparagraph (A), by inserting 
     ``United States'' after ``nearest'';
       (2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) The travel expenses of dependents of an employee to 
     and from a secondary or post-secondary educational 
     institution, not to exceed one annual trip each way for each 
     dependent, except that an allowance payment under 
     subparagraph (A) may not be made for a dependent during the 
     12 months following the arrival of the dependent at the 
     selected educational institution under authority contained in 
     this subparagraph.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Allowances provided pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and 
     (B) may include, at the election of the employee, payment or 
     reimbursement of the costs incurred to store baggage for the 
     employee's dependent at or in the vicinity of the dependent's 
     school during the dependent's annual trip between the school 
     and the employee's duty station, except that such payment or 
     reimbursement may not exceed the cost that the Government 
     would incur to transport the baggage with the dependent in 
     connection with the annual trip, and such payment or 
     reimbursement shall be in lieu of transportation of the 
     baggage.''.

     SEC. 302. OFFICIAL RESIDENCE EXPENSES.

       Section 5913 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Funds made available under subsection (b) may be 
     provided in advance to persons eligible to receive 
     reimbursements.''.

     SEC. 303. INCREASED LIMITS APPLICABLE TO POST DIFFERENTIALS 
                   AND DANGER PAY ALLOWANCES.

       (a) Repeal of Limited-Scope Effective Date for Previous 
     Increase.--Subsection (c) of section 591 of the Foreign 
     Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 2004 (division D of Public Law 108-199) 
     is repealed.
       (b) Post Differentials.--Section 5925(a) of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended in the third sentence by striking 
     ``25 percent of the rate of basic pay or, in the case of an 
     employee of the United States Agency for International 
     Development,''.
       (c) Danger Pay Allowances.--Section 5928 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``25 percent of the basic 
     pay of the employee or 35 percent of the basic pay of the 
     employee in the case of an employee of the United States 
     Agency for International Development'' both places that it 
     appears and inserting ``35 percent of the basic pay of the 
     employee''.
       (d) Criteria.--The Secretary of State shall inform the 
     appropriate congressional committees of the criteria to be 
     used in determinations of appropriate adjustments in post 
     differentials under section 5925(a) of title 5, United States 
     Code, as amended by subsection (b), and danger pay allowances 
     under section 5928 of title 5, United States Code, as amended 
     by subsection (c).
       (e) Study and Report.--Not later than two years after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
     shall conduct a study assessing the effect of the increases 
     in post differentials and danger pay allowances made by the 
     amendments in subsections (b) and (c), respectively, in 
     filling ``hard-to-fill'' positions and shall submit a report 
     of such study to the appropriate congressional committees.

     SEC. 304. HOME LEAVE.

       Chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
     (relating to travel, leave, and other benefits) is amended--
       (1) in section 901(6) (22 U.S.C. 4081(6)), by striking 
     ``unbroken by home leave'' both places that it appears; and

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       (2) in section 903(a) (22 U.S.C. 4083), by striking ``18 
     months'' and inserting ``12 months''.

     SEC. 305. OVERSEAS EQUALIZATION AND COMPARABILITY PAY 
                   ADJUSTMENT.

       (a) Overseas Comparability Pay Adjustment.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 4 of the Foreign Service Act of 
     1980 (22 U.S.C. 3961 et seq.) (relating to compensation) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 415. OVERSEAS COMPARABILITY PAY ADJUSTMENT.

       ``(a) In General.--In accordance with subsection (c), a 
     member of the Service who is designated class 1 or below and 
     who does not have as an official duty station a location in 
     the continental United States or in a non-foreign area shall 
     receive locality-based comparability payments under section 
     5304 of title 5, United States Code, that would be paid to 
     such member if such member's official duty station would have 
     been Washington, D.C.
       ``(b) Treatment as Basic Pay.--The locality-based 
     comparability payment described in subsection (a) shall--
       ``(1) be considered to be part of the basic pay of a member 
     in accordance with section 5304 of title 5, United States 
     Code, for the same purposes for which comparability payments 
     are considered to be part of basic pay under such section; 
     and
       ``(2) be subject to any applicable pay limitations.
       ``(c) Phase-In.--The comparability pay adjustment described 
     under this section shall be paid to a member described in 
     subsection (a) in three phases, as follows:
       ``(1) In fiscal year 2006, 33.33 percent of the amount of 
     such adjustment to which such member is entitled.
       ``(2) In fiscal year 2007, 66.66 percent of the amount of 
     such adjustment to which such member is entitled.
       ``(3) In fiscal year 2008 and subsequent fiscal years, 
     100.00 percent of the amount of such adjustment to which such 
     member is entitled.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of sections in section 
     2 of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 414 the following new item:

``Sec. 415. Overseas comparability pay adjustment.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments Relating to the Retirement and 
     Disability System of the Foreign Service.--
       (1) Contributions to the fund.--Section 805(a) of the 
     Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4045(a)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``7.25 percent'' and 
     inserting ``7.00 percent''; and
       (ii) in the second sentence, by striking ``The contribution 
     by the employing agency'' through ``and shall be made'' and 
     inserting ``An equal amount shall be contributed by the 
     employing agency'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``, plus an amount 
     equal to .25 percent of basic pay''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), in the first sentence, by 
     striking ``, plus an amount equal to .25 percent of basic 
     pay''; and
       (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``, plus .25 percent''.
       (2) Computation of annuities.--Section 806(a)(9) of such 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 4046(a)(9)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``is outside'' and inserting ``was 
     outside''; and
       (B) by inserting after ``continental United States'' the 
     following: ``for any period of time from December 29, 2002, 
     to the first day of the first full pay period beginning after 
     the date of applicability of the overseas comparability pay 
     adjustment under section 415'';
       (3) Entitlement to annuity.--Section 855(a)(3) of such Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 4071d(a)(3)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``is outside'' and inserting ``was 
     outside''; and
       (B) by inserting after ``continental United States'' the 
     following: ``for any period of time from December 29, 2002, 
     to the first day of the first full pay period beginning after 
     the date of applicability of the overseas comparability pay 
     adjustment under section 415''.
       (4) Deductions and withholdings from pay.--Section 
     856(a)(2) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 4071e(a)(2)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(2) The applicable percentage under this subsection shall 
     be as follows:

``Percentage                                Time Period
  7.5.....................................  Before January 1, 1999.
  7.75....................................  January 1, 1999, to December
                                             31, 1999.
  7.9.....................................  January 1, 2000, to December
                                             31, 2000.
  7.55....................................  January 11, 2003, to
                                             September 30, 2004.
  7.5.....................................  After September 30, 2004.''.
 

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act 
     and apply beginning on the first day of the first full pay 
     period beginning after such date.

     SEC. 306. FELLOWSHIP OF HOPE PROGRAM.

       (a) Fellowship Authorized.--Chapter 5 of title I of the 
     Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3981 et seq.) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 506. FELLOWSHIP OF HOPE PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary is authorized to 
     establish a program to be known as the `Fellowship of Hope 
     Program'. Under the Program, the Secretary may assign a 
     member of the Service, for not more than one year, to a 
     position with any designated country or designated entity 
     that permits an employee of such country or entity to be 
     assigned to a position with the Department.
       ``(b) Salary and Benefits.--The salary and benefits of a 
     member of the Service shall be paid as described in 
     subsection (b) of section 503 during a period in which such 
     member is participating in the Fellowship of Hope Program. 
     The salary and benefits of an employee of a designated 
     country or designated entity participating in the Program 
     shall be paid by such country or entity during the period in 
     which such employee is participating in the Program.
       ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `designated country' means a member country 
     of--
       ``(A) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; or
       ``(B) the European Union.
       ``(2) The term `designated entity' means--
       ``(A) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; or
       ``(B) the European Union.
       ``(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed to--
       ``(1) authorize the appointment as an officer or employee 
     of the United States of--
       ``(A) an individual whose allegiance is to any country, 
     government, or foreign or international entity other than to 
     the United States; or
       ``(B) an individual who has not met the requirements of 
     sections 3331, 3332, 3333, and 7311 of title 5, United States 
     Code, and any other provision of law concerning eligibility 
     for appointment as, and continuation of employment as, an 
     officer or employee of the United States; or
       ``(2) authorize the Secretary to assign a member of the 
     Service to a position with any foreign country whose law, or 
     to any foreign or international entity whose rules, require 
     such member to give allegiance or loyalty to such country or 
     entity while assigned to such position.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Such Act is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 503 (22 U.S.C. 3983)--
       (A) in the section heading, by striking ``and'' and 
     inserting ``Foreign Governments, Or''; and
       (B) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
     ``foreign government,'' after ``organization,''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, or with a foreign 
     government under section 506'' before the semicolon; and
       (2) in section 2, in the table of contents--
       (A) by striking the item relating to section 503 and 
     inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 503. Assignments to agencies, international organizations, 
              foreign governments, or other bodies.'';
     and

       (B) by inserting after the item relating to section 505 the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 506. Fellowship of Hope Program.''.

     SEC. 307. REGULATIONS REGARDING RETIREMENT CREDIT FOR 
                   GOVERNMENT SERVICE PERFORMED ABROAD.

       Section 321(f) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Year 2003 (5 U.S.C. 8411 note; Public Law 107-228) is 
     amended by inserting ``, not later than 60 days after the 
     date of the enactment of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
     Act, Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007,'' after ``regulations''.

     SEC. 308. PROMOTING ASSIGNMENTS TO INTERNATIONAL 
                   ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) Promotions.--Section 603(b) of the Foreign Service Act 
     of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4003) is amended by striking the period at 
     the end and inserting the following: ``, and shall consider 
     whether the member of the Service has served in a position 
     whose primary responsibility is to formulate policy toward or 
     represent the United States at an international organization, 
     a multilateral institution, or a broad-based multilateral 
     negotiation of an international instrument.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect and apply beginning on January 1, 2010.

     SEC. 309. SUSPENSION OF FOREIGN SERVICE MEMBERS WITHOUT PAY.

       (a) Suspension.--Section 610 of the Foreign Service Act of 
     1980 (22 U.S.C. 4010) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(c)(1) The Secretary may suspend a member of the Service 
     without pay when there is reasonable cause to believe that 
     the member has committed a crime for which a sentence of 
     imprisonment may be imposed and there is a connection between 
     the conduct and the efficiency of the Foreign Service.
       ``(2) Any member of the Service for whom a suspension is 
     proposed shall be entitled to--
       ``(A) written notice stating the specific reasons for the 
     proposed suspension;
       ``(B) a reasonable time to respond orally and in writing to 
     the proposed suspension;
       ``(C) representation by an attorney or other 
     representative; and
       ``(D) a final written decision, including the specific 
     reasons for such decision, as soon as practicable.
       ``(3) Any member suspended under this section may file a 
     grievance in accordance with the procedures applicable to 
     grievances under chapter 11 of this title.
       ``(4) In this subsection:
       ``(A) The term `reasonable time' means--
       ``(i) with respect to a member of the Service assigned to 
     duty in the United States, 15 days after receiving notice of 
     the proposed suspension; and
       ``(ii) with respect to a member of the Service assigned to 
     duty outside the United States, 30

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     days after receiving notice of the proposed suspension.
       ``(B) The terms `suspend' and `suspension' mean the placing 
     of a member of the Service in a temporary status without 
     duties and pay.''.
       (b) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) Amendment of section heading.--Such section, as amended 
     by subsection (a), is further amended in the section heading 
     by inserting ``; Suspension'' before the period at the end.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--Section 2 of such Act is amended, 
     in the table of contents, by striking the item relating to 
     section 610 and inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 610. Separation for cause; suspension.''.

     SEC. 310. DEATH GRATUITY.

       Section 413(a) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
     U.S.C. 3973(a)) is amended in the first sentence by inserting 
     before the period at the end the following: ``or $100,000, 
     whichever is greater''.

     SEC. 311. CLARIFICATION OF FOREIGN SERVICE GRIEVANCE BOARD 
                   PROCEDURES.

       Section 1106(8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
     U.S.C. 4136(8)) is amended in the first sentence--
       (1) by inserting ``the involuntary separation of the 
     grievant (other than an involuntary separation for cause 
     under section 610(a)),'' after ``considering''; and
       (2) by striking ``the grievant or'' and inserting ``the 
     grievant, or''.

     SEC. 312. REPEAL OF RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR MEMBERS 
                   OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE.

       Section 305(d) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
     U.S.C. 3945(d)) is hereby repealed.

     SEC. 313. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 5, UNITED STATES 
                   CODE, PROVISIONS ON RECRUITMENT, RELOCATION, 
                   AND RETENTION BONUSES.

       Title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 5753(a)(2)(A), by inserting before the 
     semicolon at the end the following: ``, but does not include 
     members of the Foreign Service other than chiefs of mission 
     and ambassadors-at-large''; and
       (2) in section 5754(a)(2)(A), by inserting before the 
     semicolon at the end the following: ``, but does not include 
     members of the Foreign Service other than chiefs of mission 
     and ambassadors-at-large''.

     SEC. 314. LIMITED APPOINTMENTS IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE.

       Section 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
     3949) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``subsection (b)'' and 
     inserting ``subsections (b) or (c)'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
       ``(3) as a career candidate, if--
       ``(A) continued service is determined appropriate to remedy 
     a matter that would be cognizable as a grievance under 
     chapter 11; or
       ``(B) the career candidate is called to military active 
     duty pursuant to the Uniformed Services Employment and 
     Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-353; codified 
     in chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code) and the 
     limited appointment expires in the course of such military 
     active duty;'';
       (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (C) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and'' ; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) in exceptional circumstances where the Secretary 
     determines the needs of the Service require the extension of 
     a limited appointment--
       ``(A) for a period of time not to exceed 12 months, 
     provided such period of time does not permit additional 
     review by the boards under section 306; or
       ``(B) for the minimum time needed to settle a grievance, 
     claim, or complaint not otherwise provided for in this 
     section.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Noncareer specialist employees who have served five 
     consecutive years under a limited appointment may be 
     reappointed to a subsequent limited appointment provided 
     there is at least a one year break in service before such new 
     appointment. This requirement may be waived by the Director 
     General in cases of special need.''.

     SEC. 315. STATEMENT OF CONGRESS REGARDING CAREER DEVELOPMENT 
                   PROGRAM FOR SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE.

       Congress declares that the recent changes proposed by the 
     Department of State to the career development program for 
     members of the Senior Foreign Service will help promote well-
     rounded and effective members of the Senior Foreign Service, 
     and should be implemented as planned in the coming years. 
     Congress fully supports the proposed changes that require 
     that in order to be eligible for promotion into the Senior 
     Foreign Service, a member of the Foreign Service must 
     demonstrate over the course of the career of such member the 
     following:
       (1) Operational effectiveness, including a breadth of 
     experience in several regions and over several functions.
       (2) Leadership and management effectiveness.
       (3) Sustained professional language proficiency.
       (4) Responsiveness to Service needs.

     SEC. 316. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ADDITIONAL UNITED 
                   STATES CONSULAR POSTS.

       It is the sense of Congress that to help advance United 
     States economic, political, and public diplomacy interests, 
     the Secretary of State should make best efforts to establish 
     United States consulates or other appropriate United States 
     diplomatic presence in Pusan, South Korea, Hat Yai, Thailand, 
     and an additional location in India in an under-served 
     region.

     SEC. 317. OFFICE OF THE CULTURE OF LAWFULNESS.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Bureau for 
     International Law Enforcement and Narcotics of the Department 
     of State an Office of the Culture of Lawfulness.
       (b) Director and Staff.--The Office shall be headed by a 
     Director and staffed by not less than two professional staff.
       (c) Duties.--The Director of the Office shall coordinate 
     and increase the effectiveness of existing culture of 
     lawfulness programs in the Department that can directly 
     support foreign efforts to develop a culture of lawfulness, 
     including--
       (1) seeking coordination between various programs and 
     activities to support international narcotics and other law 
     enforcement, public diplomacy, foreign assistance, and 
     democracy efforts by the personnel of the Department in 
     Washington, D.C., and in United States embassies in foreign 
     countries;
       (2) developing new initiatives to foster a culture of 
     lawfulness through international organizations;
       (3) ensuring that culture of lawfulness education is 
     included in the curricula of all law enforcement and public 
     security academies and training programs that receive 
     assistance from the United States, and in democracy, civic 
     education, and rule of law assistance programs conducted with 
     foreign governments and nongovernmental organizations.
       (d) Report.--Section 489(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291h(a)) is amended by inserting after 
     paragraph (7) the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) In addition, the efforts of the United States to 
     foster the culture of lawfulness in countries around the 
     world.''.

     SEC. 318. REVIEW OF HUMAN RESOURCES POLICIES OF THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

       (a) Bottom-Up Review of Elements of the Department of 
     State.--The Secretary of State shall conduct ongoing, 
     thorough reviews of the organizational structure and human 
     resource policies of all elements of the Department of State 
     to determine those organizational structures that are most 
     effectively organized and whether personnel with the 
     appropriate skill sets are being hired, trained, and utilized 
     to meet national security challenges, including those posed 
     by international terrorist threats.
       (b) Emphasis on Diversity.--The review conducted under 
     subsection (a) shall include an emphasis on improving the 
     ethnic, racial, cultural, and gender diversity of personnel 
     of the Department of State.
       (c) Biennial Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a biennial report on the 
     reviews conducted under this section and efforts to improve 
     diversity of the personnel of the Department of State.

                 TITLE IV--INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

     SEC. 401. REDI CENTER.

       The Secretary of State is authorized to provide for the 
     participation by the United States in the Regional Emerging 
     Disease Intervention (``REDI'') Center in Singapore.

     SEC. 402. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION FOR THE 
                   UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL 
                   RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 207 of the 
     International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6435) 
     is amended by striking ``$3,000,000 for the fiscal year 
     2003'' and inserting ``$3,300,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2006 through 2011''.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--Subsection (b) of such section is 
     amended by striking ``subparagraph'' and inserting 
     ``subsection''.

     SEC. 403. REFORM OF THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY.

       (a) Findings With Respect to the International Atomic 
     Energy Agency.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Efforts to prevent the further spread of nuclear 
     weapons capabilities would be enhanced by universal 
     membership in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
       (2) The enhanced authorities provided by the Additional 
     Protocol to the Safeguards Agreements between the IAEA and 
     Member States of the IAEA are indispensable to the ability of 
     the IAEA to conduct inspections of nuclear facilities to a 
     high degree of confidence.
       (3) The national security interests of the United States 
     would be enhanced by the universal ratification and 
     implementation of the Additional Protocol.
       (4) The national security interests of the United States 
     would be enhanced by the rapid implementation by all Member 
     States of the United Nations of United Nations Security 
     Council Resolution 1540, which prohibits all Member States 
     from providing any form of support to non-state actors that 
     attempt to manufacture, acquire, possess, develop, transport, 
     transfer, or use nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons and 
     their means of delivery, and requiring all Member States to 
     adopt and enforce appropriate and effective domestic laws 
     criminalizing such acts.
       (5) The national security interests of the United States 
     require that the IAEA possess sufficient authorities and 
     resources to comprehensively and efficiently carry out its 
     responsibilities for inspections and safeguards of nuclear 
     facilities.

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       (6) Regularly assessed contributions of Member States to 
     the regular budget of the IAEA are due in the first quarter 
     of each calendar year.
       (7) Currently, the United States does not pay its regularly 
     assessed contribution to the regular budget of the IAEA until 
     the last quarter of each calendar year.
       (8) This delayed payment results in recurring shortages of 
     funds for the IAEA, thus compromising its ability to conduct 
     safeguards inspections and nuclear security activities.
       (b) Findings With Respect to the Nuclear Nonproliferation 
     Treaty.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons 
     (21 UST 483) (commonly referred to as the ``Nuclear 
     Nonproliferation Treaty'' or the ``NPT'') is the foundation 
     for international cooperation to prevent the further spread 
     of nuclear weapons capabilities.
       (2) The NPT was conceived, written, and ratified by State 
     Parties as a treaty for the specific purpose of preventing 
     the proliferation of nuclear weapons and nuclear explosive 
     devices, as stated in the Preamble and first three Articles 
     of the NPT.
       (3) The overriding priority of the NPT is preventing the 
     proliferation of nuclear weapons and nuclear explosive 
     devices.
       (4) Article IV of the NPT conditions the ``inalienable 
     right to develop research, production and use of nuclear 
     energy for peaceful purposes without discrimination'' on 
     conformity with Articles I and II, which obligate signatories 
     ``not to manufacture of otherwise acquire nuclear weapons or 
     other nuclear explosive devices; and not to seek or receive 
     any assistance in the manufacture of nuclear weapons or other 
     nuclear explosive devices'';
       (5) Because the processes used for the enrichment of 
     uranium and the reprocessing of plutonium for peaceful 
     purposes are virtually identical to those needed for military 
     purposes and thereby inherently pose an enhanced risk of 
     proliferation, even under strict international inspections, 
     Article IV of the NPT cannot be interpreted to recognize the 
     inalienable right by every country to enrich uranium or 
     reprocess plutonium.
       (6) Because the factors needed for the development of 
     nuclear energy for peaceful purposes are virtually identical 
     to those required for the development of nuclear weapons and 
     devices, Article X cannot be interpreted to allow a signatory 
     country to develop a nuclear weapons program based on 
     materials, facilities, and equipment it has acquired through 
     its Article IV cooperation.
       (c) Statement of Congress.--Congress declares that--
       (1) all provisions of the NPT must be interpreted within 
     the context of preventing the proliferation of nuclear 
     weapons and nuclear explosive devices;
       (2) Article IV of the NPT, interpreted in conformity with 
     the NPT's purpose, spirit, and freely undertaken obligations 
     by State Parties, does not guarantee every country that is a 
     State Party an inalienable right to enrich uranium or 
     reprocess plutonium; and
       (3) if a State Party chooses to exercise its Article X 
     right of withdrawal from the NPT, such State Party must 
     surrender all of the materials, facilities, and equipment it 
     has acquired through its Article IV cooperation, and no State 
     Party will be recognized as having legally exercised its 
     Article X right of withdrawal from the NPT until it has 
     surrendered all such materials, facilities, and equipment.
       (d) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Director General of the IAEA should strengthen 
     efforts to secure universal ratification and implementation 
     of the Additional Protocol; and
       (2) the IAEA possesses statutory authority, including under 
     Articles II, III, VIII, IX, XI, and XII of the IAEA Statute, 
     to undertake nuclear security activities.
       (e) Promotion of Additional Protocol and United Nations 
     Security Council Resolution 1540.--
       (1) Universal ratification and implementation; full 
     compliance.--The President shall take such steps as the 
     President determines necessary to encourage--
       (A) rapid universal ratification and implementation by 
     Member States of the IAEA of the Additional Protocol to the 
     Safeguards Agreements between the IAEA and Member States; and
       (B) full compliance by all foreign countries with United 
     Nations Security Council Resolution 1540, which calls for the 
     adoption and enforcement by all foreign countries of 
     ``appropriate effective laws which prohibit any non-State 
     actor to manufacture, acquire, possess, develop, transport, 
     transfer or use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons and 
     their means of delivery, in particular for terrorist 
     purposes, as well as attempts to engage in any of the 
     foregoing activities, participate in them as an accomplice, 
     assist or finance them''.
       (2) Suspension of united states non-humanitarian foreign 
     assistance.--The President is authorized to suspend United 
     States non-humanitarian foreign assistance to any country 
     that--
       (A) has not signed and ratified the Additional Protocol; 
     and
       (B) has not fully complied with United Nations Security 
     Council Resolution 1540.
       (3) Report.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter until 
     September 31, 2010, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a report on United 
     States efforts to promote full compliance by all countries 
     with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540, with 
     particular attention to the following:
       (i) United States efforts in appropriate international 
     organizations or fora to elaborate and implement 
     international standards for such full compliance.
       (ii) Steps taken by the United States to assist other 
     countries to meet their obligations under United Nations 
     Security Council Resolution 1540.
       (B) Submission.--The report required under this paragraph 
     may be submitted together with the report on ``Patterns of 
     Global of Terrorism''.
       (f) Payment at Beginning of Calendar Year.--The Secretary 
     of State shall take expeditious action to ensure that the 
     United States regularly assessed contribution to the IAEA is 
     made at the beginning of each calendar year.
       (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to 
     amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Secretary of State under this Act, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary 
     to permit the Secretary to ensure that the United States 
     regularly assessed contribution of its annual dues to the 
     IAEA is provided to the IAEA at the beginning of each 
     calendar year to compensate for the current delayed payment 
     described under subsection (b).

     SEC. 404. PROPERTY DISPOSITION.

       Section 633(e) of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and 
     State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
     Act, 2004 (division B of Public Law 108-199; 22 U.S.C. 
     2078(e)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The United States, through the Department 
     of State, shall retain ownership of the Palazzo Corpi 
     building in Istanbul, Turkey, and the'' and inserting 
     ``The''; and
       (2) by striking ``at such location'' and inserting ``at an 
     appropriate location''.

                  TITLE V--INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING

     SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``International Broadcasting 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007''.

     SEC. 502. MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS.

       (a) Middle East Broadcasting Networks.--The United States 
     International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6201 et 
     seq.) is amended by inserting after section 309 (22 U.S.C. 
     6208) the following new section:

     ``SEC. 309A. MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS.

       ``(a) Authority.--Grants authorized under section 305 shall 
     be available to make annual grants to the Middle East 
     Broadcasting Networks for the purpose of carrying out radio 
     and television broadcasting to the Middle East region.
       ``(b) Function.--Middle East Broadcasting Networks shall 
     provide radio and television programming consistent with the 
     broadcasting standards and broadcasting principles set forth 
     in section 303.
       ``(c) Grant Agreement.--Any grant agreement or grants under 
     this section shall be subject to the following limitations 
     and restrictions:
       ``(1) The Board may not make any grant to the non-profit 
     corporation, Middle East Broadcasting Networks, unless its 
     certificate of incorporation provides that--
       ``(A) The Board of Directors of Middle East Broadcasting 
     Networks shall consist of the members of the Broadcasting 
     Board of Governors established under section 304 and of no 
     other members.
       ``(B) Such Board of Directors shall make all major policy 
     determinations governing the operation of Middle East 
     Broadcasting Networks, and shall appoint and fix the 
     compensation of such managerial officers and employees of 
     Middle East Broadcasting Networks as it considers necessary 
     to carry out the purposes of the grant provided under this 
     title, except that no officer or employee may be paid basic 
     compensation at a rate in excess of the rate for level II of 
     the Executive Schedule as provided under section 5313 of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       ``(2) Any grant agreement under this section shall require 
     that any contract entered into by Middle East Broadcasting 
     Networks shall specify that all obligations are assumed by 
     Middle East Broadcasting Networks and not by the United 
     States Government.
       ``(3) Any grant agreement shall require that any lease 
     agreement entered into by Middle East Broadcasting Networks 
     shall be, to the maximum extent possible, assignable to the 
     United States Government.
       ``(4) Grants awarded under this section shall be made 
     pursuant to a grant agreement which requires that grant funds 
     be used only for activities consistent with this section, and 
     that failure to comply with such requirements shall permit 
     the grant to be terminated without fiscal obligation to the 
     United States.
       ``(5) Duplication of language services and technical 
     operations between the Middle East Broadcasting Networks 
     (including Radio Sawa), RFE/RL, and the International 
     Broadcasting Bureau will be reduced to the extent 
     appropriate, as determined by the Board.
       ``(d) Not a Federal Agency or Instrumentality.--Nothing in 
     this title may be construed to make--
       ``(1) the Middle East Broadcasting Networks a Federal 
     agency or instrumentality; or
       ``(2) the officers or employees of the Middle East 
     Broadcasting Networks officers or employees of the United 
     States Government.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Such Act is 
     further amended--

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       (1) in section 304(g) (22 U.S.C. 6203(g)), by inserting ``, 
     the Middle East Broadcasting Networks,'' after 
     ``Incorporated'';
       (2) in section 305 (22 U.S.C. 6204)--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in paragraph (5), by striking ``308 and 309'' and 
     inserting ``308, 309, and 309A''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (6), by striking ``308 and 309'' and 
     inserting ``308, 309, and 309A''; and
       (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``308 and 309'' and 
     inserting ``308, 309, and 309A''; and
       (3) in section 307 (22 U.S.C. 6206)--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``308 and 309'' and 
     inserting ``308, 309, and 309A''; and
       (B) in subsection (c), in the second sentence, by inserting 
     ``the Middle East Broadcasting Networks,'' after ``Asia,''.
       (c) Technical and Conforming Amendment to Title 5.--Section 
     8332(b)(11) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting ``the Middle East Broadcasting Networks;'' after 
     ``Radio Free Asia;''.

     SEC. 503. IMPROVING SIGNAL DELIVERY TO CUBA.

       Section 3 of the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 
     1465a; Public Law 98-111) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b);
       (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(c) To effect radio broadcasting to Cuba, the Board is 
     authorized to utilize the United States International 
     Broadcasting facilities located in Marathon, Florida, and the 
     1180 AM frequency used at those facilities. In addition to 
     the above facilities, the Board may simultaneously utilize 
     other governmental and nongovernmental broadcasting 
     transmission facilities and other frequencies, including the 
     Amplitude Modulation (AM) band, the Frequency Modulation (FM) 
     band, and the Shortwave (SW) band. The Board may lease time 
     on commercial or noncommercial educational AM band, FM band, 
     and SW band radio broadcasting stations to carry a portion of 
     the service programs or to rebroadcast service programs.'';
       (3) by striking subsection (d);
       (4) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(e) Any service program of United States Government radio 
     broadcasts to Cuba authorized by this section shall be 
     designated `Radio Marti program'.'';
       (5) by striking subsection (f); and
       (6) by redesignating subsections (c) and (e) (as amended by 
     this section) as subsections (b) and (c), respectively.

     SEC. 504. ESTABLISHING PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR RADIO FREE 
                   ASIA.

       Section 309 of the United States International Broadcasting 
     Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6208) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``, and shall further 
     specify that funds to carry out the activities of Radio Free 
     Asia may not be available after September 30, 2009''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (f).

     SEC. 505. PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTING PROGRAM.

       Section 504 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-228) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``PILOT'';
       (2) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``pilot'';
       (B) by striking ``(in this section referred to as the 
     `program')''; and
       (C) by striking ``producers, and writers'' and inserting 
     ``and other broadcasting specialists'';
       (3) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ``60'' and inserting 
     ``100''; and
       (4) by striking subsection (c).

     SEC. 506. COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 
                   EDUCATION BENEFITS.

       Section 305(a) of the United States International 
     Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6204(a)) is amended by 
     inserting after paragraph (18) the following new paragraph:
       ``(19)(A) To provide for the payment of primary and 
     secondary school expenses for dependents of personnel 
     stationed in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 
     (CNMI) at a cost not to exceed expenses authorized by the 
     Department of Defense for such schooling for dependents of 
     members of the Armed Forces stationed in the Commonwealth, if 
     the Board determines that schools available in the 
     Commonwealth are unable to provide adequately for the 
     education of the dependents of such personnel.
       ``(B) To provide transportation for dependents of such 
     personnel between their places of residence and those schools 
     for which expenses are provided under subparagraph (A), if 
     the Board determines that such schools are not accessible by 
     public means of transportation.''.

                TITLE VI--ADVANCE DEMOCRACY ACT OF 2005

     SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Advance Democratic Values, 
     Address Nondemocratic Countries, and Enhance Democracy Act of 
     2005'' or the ``ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2005''.

     SEC. 602. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds the following:
       (1) All human beings are created equal and possess certain 
     rights and freedoms, including the fundamental right to 
     participate in the political life and government of their 
     respective countries. These inalienable rights are recognized 
     in the Declaration of Independence of the United States and 
     in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of the United 
     Nations.
       (2) The continued lack of democracy, freedom, and 
     fundamental human rights in some countries is inconsistent 
     with the universal values on which the United States is based 
     and such continued lack of democracy, freedom, and 
     fundamental human rights also poses a national security 
     threat to the United States, its interests, and its friends, 
     as it is in such countries that radicalism, extremism, and 
     terrorism can flourish.
       (3) There is also a correlation between nondemocratic rule 
     and other threats to international peace and security, 
     including threats from war, genocide, famine, poverty, drug 
     trafficking, corruption, refugee flows, human trafficking, 
     religious persecution, environmental degradation, and 
     discrimination against women.
       (4) The transition to democracy must be led from within 
     nondemocratic countries, including by nongovernmental 
     organizations, movements, and individuals, and by nationals 
     of such countries who live abroad. Nevertheless, democratic 
     countries have a number of instruments available for 
     supporting democratic reformers who are committed to 
     promoting effective, nonviolent change in nondemocratic 
     countries.
       (5) United States efforts to promote democracy and protect 
     human rights in countries where they are lacking can be 
     strengthened to improve assistance for such reformers. United 
     States ambassadors and diplomats can play a critical role in 
     such efforts to promote democracy by publicly demonstrating 
     support for democratic principles and supporting democratic 
     reformers. Training and incentives are needed to assist 
     United States officials in strengthening the techniques and 
     skills required to promote democracy.
       (6) A full evaluation of United States funds expended for 
     the support of democracy is also necessary to ensure an 
     efficient and effective use of the resources that are 
     dedicated to these efforts.
       (7) The promotion of democracy requires a broad-based 
     effort with collaboration between all democratic countries, 
     including through the Community of Democracies.
       (8) The promotion of such universal democracy constitutes a 
     long-term challenge that does not always lead to an immediate 
     transition to full democracy, but through a dedicated and 
     integrated approach can achieve universal democracy.

     SEC. 603. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

       It shall be the policy of the United States--
       (1) to promote freedom and democracy in foreign countries 
     as a fundamental component of United States foreign policy;
       (2) to affirm fundamental freedoms and human rights in 
     foreign countries and to condemn offenses against those 
     freedoms and rights as a fundamental component of United 
     States foreign policy;
       (3) to use all instruments of United States influence to 
     support, promote, and strengthen democratic principles, 
     practices, and values in foreign countries, including the 
     right to free, fair, and open elections, secret balloting, 
     and universal suffrage;
       (4) to protect and promote fundamental freedoms and rights, 
     including the freedoms of association, of expression, of the 
     press, and of religion, and the right to own private 
     property;
       (5) to protect and promote respect for and adherence to the 
     rule of law in foreign countries;
       (6) to provide appropriate support to organizations, 
     individuals, and movements located in nondemocratic countries 
     that aspire to live in freedom and establish full democracy 
     in such countries;
       (7) to provide, political, economic, and other support to 
     foreign countries that are willingly undertaking a transition 
     to democracy;
       (8) to commit United States foreign policy to the challenge 
     of achieving universal democracy; and
       (9) to strengthen alliances and relationships with other 
     democratic countries in order to better promote and defend 
     shared values and ideals.

     SEC. 604. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Annual report on democracy.--The term ``Annual Report 
     on Democracy'' means the Annual Report on Democracy required 
     under section 612(a).
       (2) Community of democracies and community.--The terms 
     ``Community of Democracies'' and ``Community'' mean the 
     association of democratic countries committed to the global 
     promotion of democratic principles, practices, and values, 
     which held its First Ministerial Conference in Warsaw, 
     Poland, in June 2000.
       (3) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means 
     any nongovernmental organization, international organization, 
     multilateral institution, private foundation, corporation, 
     partnership, association, or other entity, organization, or 
     group engaged in (or with plans to engage in) the promotion 
     of democracy and fundamental rights and freedoms in foreign 
     countries categorized as ``democratic transition countries'' 
     or as ``nondemocratic'' in the most recent Annual Report on 
     Democracy.
       (4) Eligible individual.--The term ``eligible individual'' 
     means any individual engaged in, or who intends to engage in, 
     the promotion of democracy and fundamental rights and 
     freedoms in foreign countries categorized as ``democratic 
     transition countries'' or as ``nondemocratic'' in the most 
     recent Annual Report on Democracy.
       (5) Regional democracy hub and hub.--The terms ``Regional 
     Democracy Hub'' and ``Hub'' mean the Regional Democracy Hubs 
     established under section 611(c)(2).
       (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of State.
       (7) Under secretary.--The term ``Under Secretary'' means 
     the Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs 
     established under section 1(b) of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(b)), as amended by 
     section 611(a)(2) of this Act.

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               Subtitle A--Department of State Activities

     SEC. 611. PROMOTION OF DEMOCRACY IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

       (a) Codification of Under Secretary of State for Democracy 
     and Global Affairs.--Section 1(b) of the State Department 
     Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(b)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) Under secretary of state for democracy and global 
     affairs.--There shall be in the Department of State, among 
     the Under Secretaries authorized by paragraph (1), an Under 
     Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, who 
     shall have primary responsibility to assist the Secretary and 
     the Deputy Secretary in the formulation and implementation of 
     United States policies and activities relating to the 
     transition to and development of democracy in nondemocratic 
     countries and to coordinate United States policy on global 
     issues, including issues related to human rights, women's 
     rights, freedom of religion, labor standards and relations, 
     the preservation of the global environment, the status and 
     protection of the oceans, scientific cooperation, narcotics 
     control, law enforcement, population issues, refugees, 
     migration, war crimes, and trafficking in persons. The 
     Secretary may assign such other responsibilities to the Under 
     Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs as the Secretary 
     determines appropriate or necessary. In particular, the Under 
     Secretary shall have the following responsibilities:
       ``(A) Coordinating with the Under Secretary for Public 
     Diplomacy and Public Affairs and officers and employees from 
     the regional bureaus of the Department of State to promote 
     the transition to democracy in nondemocratic countries and 
     strengthen development of democracy in countries that are in 
     transition to democracy.
       ``(B) Advising the Secretary regarding any recommendation 
     requested by any official of any other agency that relates to 
     the human rights situation in a foreign country or the 
     effects on human rights or democracy in a foreign country of 
     an agency program of such official.''.
       (b) Additional Duties for Assistant Secretary of State for 
     Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.--Section 1(c)(2)(A) of 
     the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
     2651a(c)(2)) is amended by inserting after the first sentence 
     the following new sentence: ``The Assistant Secretary of 
     State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor shall also be 
     responsible for matters relating to the transition to and 
     development of democracy in nondemocratic countries, 
     including promoting and strengthening the development of 
     democracy in foreign countries that are in the early stages 
     of a transition to democracy and evaluating the effectiveness 
     of United States programs that promote democracy.''.
       (c) Department of State and United States Missions 
     Abroad.--
       (1) Office related to democratic movements and 
     transitions.--
       (A) Establishment.--There shall be within the Bureau of 
     Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the Department of State 
     an office that shall be responsible for working with 
     democratic movements and facilitating the transition of 
     nondemocratic countries and democratic transition countries 
     to full democracy.
       (B) Purpose.--In addition to any other responsibilities 
     conferred on the office, the office shall promote transitions 
     to full democracy in countries that have been categorized as 
     nondemocratic or as democratic transition countries in the 
     most recent Annual Report on Democracy required under section 
     612(a).
       (C) Responsibilities.--The Deputy Assistant Secretary of 
     State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor described in 
     paragraph (4) and employees of the office shall--
       (i) develop relations with, consult with, and provide 
     assistance to nongovernmental organizations, individuals, and 
     movements that are committed to the peaceful promotion of 
     democracy, democratic principles, practices, and values, and 
     fundamental rights and freedoms in countries described in 
     subparagraph (B), including fostering relationships with the 
     United States Government and the governments of other 
     democratic countries;
       (ii) assist officers and employees of regional bureaus to 
     develop strategies and programs to promote peaceful change in 
     such countries;
       (iii) foster dialogue, to the extent practicable, between 
     the leaders of such nongovernmental organizations, 
     individuals, and movements and the officials of such 
     countries;
       (iv) create narratives and histories required under section 
     616 for the Internet site for global democracy and human 
     rights and assist in the preparation of the report required 
     under section 612; and
       (v) facilitate, in coordination with public affairs 
     officers and offices of the Department of State responsible 
     for public diplomacy programs in such countries, debates and 
     discussions, including among young people in other countries, 
     regarding the values and benefits of democracy and human 
     rights at academic institutions in such countries.
       (2) Regional democracy hubs at united states missions 
     abroad.--
       (A) Pilot program.--
       (i) In general.--The Secretary shall establish at least one 
     Regional Democracy Hub at one United States mission in two of 
     the following geographic regions:

       (I) The Western Hemisphere.
       (II) Europe.
       (III) South Asia.
       (IV) The Near East.
       (V) East Asia and the Pacific.
       (VI) Africa.

       (ii) Director.--Each Regional Democracy Hub shall be headed 
     by a Director. The Director and the associated staff shall be 
     selected by the Secretary of State in consultation with the 
     Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and 
     Labor.
       (B) Responsibilities.--Each Regional Democracy Hub shall 
     support the appropriate United States ambassador and United 
     States employees assigned to United States missions in each 
     such geographic region to carry out the responsibilities 
     described in this Act, including assisting Ambassadors and 
     other United States officials in each nondemocratic country 
     or democratic transition country in the geographic region to 
     design and implement strategies for a transition to democracy 
     in such county, including regional strategies as appropriate.
       (C) Accreditation.--As appropriate, the Department should 
     seek accreditation for the Director to all nondemocratic 
     countries in each geographic region for which each Hub is 
     responsible.
       (D) Termination.--The Secretary may terminate each Hub 
     established under this paragraph five years after each is 
     established.
       (E) Continuing responsibilities.--Nothing in this paragraph 
     shall be construed as removing any responsibility under this 
     or any other Act of any chief of mission or other employees 
     of United States diplomatic missions, including the 
     development and implementation of strategies to promote 
     democracy.
       (F) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be 
     necessary to carry out the responsibilities described in 
     subparagraph (B), including hiring additional staff to carry 
     out such responsibilities.
       (3) Responsibilities of the bureau of intelligence and 
     research.--The Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence 
     and Research should coordinate with the Department of the 
     Treasury, the Department of Justice, the Central Intelligence 
     Agency, other appropriate intelligence agencies, and, as 
     appropriate, with foreign governments to--
       (A) monitor and document financial assets inside and 
     outside the United States held by leaders of countries 
     determined to be nondemocratic countries or democratic 
     transition countries in the Annual Report on Democracy under 
     section 612(a);
       (B) identify close associates of such leaders; and
       (C) monitor and document financial assets inside and 
     outside the United States held by such close associates.
       (4) Coordination.--
       (A) Deputy assistant secretary of state for democracy, 
     human rights, and labor.--There should be in the Department 
     of State a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, 
     Human Rights, and Labor. Any such Deputy Assistant Secretary 
     shall be in addition to the current number of Deputy 
     Assistant Secretaries. In addition to considering qualified 
     noncareer candidates, the Secretary of State should seek to 
     recruit senior members of the Senior Foreign Service to serve 
     in such position.
       (B) Responsibilities.--In addition to the responsibilities 
     described in paragraph (1)(C) and such other responsibilities 
     as the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of State for 
     Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor may from time to time 
     designate, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for 
     Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor should--
       (i) coordinate the work of the office described in 
     paragraph (1) with the work of other offices and bureaus at 
     the Department of State and other United States Government 
     agencies that provide grants and other assistance to 
     nongovernmental organizations, individuals, and movements; 
     and
       (ii) forge connections between the United States and 
     nongovernmental organizations, individuals, and movements 
     committed to the promotion of democracy and democratic 
     principles, practices, and values and seek to embrace the 
     work of such organizations, individuals, and movements.
       (5) Recruitment.--The Secretary shall seek to ensure that, 
     not later than December 31, 2012, not less than 50 percent of 
     the nonadministrative employees serving in the Bureau of 
     Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor are members of the Foreign 
     Service.

     SEC. 612. REPORTS.

       (a) Annual Report on Democracy.--
       (1) Preparation and deadline for submission.--The Secretary 
     of State shall prepare an Annual Report on Democracy. The 
     Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, 
     with the assistance of the Assistant Secretary of State for 
     Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, shall have the principal 
     responsibility of assisting the Secretary in the preparation 
     of the Annual Report. The Under Secretary and Assistant 
     Secretary shall consult with the regional bureaus of the 
     Department of State in the preparation of the Annual Report. 
     Not later than July 1 of each year, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees the Annual 
     Report on Democracy.
       (2) Contents.--The Annual Report on Democracy shall contain 
     the following:
       (A) Executive summary.--An Executive Summary with a table 
     listing every foreign country that the Secretary determines 
     to be ``nondemocratic'', and a list of countries the 
     Secretary determines to be ``democratic transition 
     countries''

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     because they are at the early stages of their transition to 
     democracy. The Executive Summary shall contain a short 
     narrative highlighting the status of democracy in each such 
     country.
       (i) Determination of categorization.--With respect to a 
     country listed in the Executive Summary, the Secretary shall 
     determine which of the categorizations specified under 
     subparagraph (A) is appropriate by reference to the 
     principles enshrined in the United Nations Charter, the 
     Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International 
     Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the United Nations 
     Commission on Human Rights Resolution 1499/57 (entitled 
     ``Promotion of the Right to Democracy''), the assessments 
     used to determine eligibility for financial assistance 
     disbursed from the Millennium Challenge Account, the 
     assessments of nongovernmental organizations of eligibility 
     to participate in the meetings of the Community of 
     Democracies, and the standards established and adopted by the 
     Community of Democracies. In addition, the categorization of 
     a country should be informed by the general consensus 
     regarding the status of civil and political rights in such 
     country by major nongovernmental organizations that conduct 
     assessments of such conditions in such countries.
       (ii) Determination of nondemocratic categorization.--

       (I) In general.--The Secretary shall categorize a country 
     as nondemocratic if such country fails to satisfy any of the 
     following requirements:

       (aa) All citizens of such county have the right to, and are 
     not restricted in practice from, fully and freely 
     participating in the political life of such country 
     regardless of gender, race, language, religion, or beliefs.
       (bb) The national legislative body of such country and, if 
     directly elected, the head of government of such country, are 
     chosen by free, fair, open, and periodic elections, by 
     universal and equal suffrage, and by secret ballot.
       (cc) More than one political party in such country has 
     candidates who seek elected office at the national level and 
     such parties are not restricted in their political activities 
     or their process for selecting such candidates, except for 
     reasonable administrative requirements commonly applied in 
     countries categorized as fully democratic.
       (dd) All citizens in such country have a right to, and are 
     not restricted in practice from, fully exercising the 
     freedoms of thought, conscience, belief, peaceful assembly 
     and association, speech, opinion, and expression, and such 
     country has a free, independent, and pluralistic media.
       (ee) The current government of such country did not come to 
     power in a manner contrary to the rule of law.
       (ff) Such country possesses an independent judiciary and 
     the government of such country generally respects the rule of 
     law.

       (II) Additional considerations.--Notwithstanding the 
     satisfaction by a country of the requirements specified under 
     subclause (I), the Secretary may categorize a country as 
     nondemocratic if the Secretary determines that such is 
     appropriate after consideration of the principles specified 
     under clause (i) with respect to such country.

       (B) Status of democracy.--A description of each country on 
     the list described in subparagraph (A), including--
       (i) an evaluation of trends over the preceding 12 months 
     towards improvement or deterioration in the commitment to and 
     protection of democratic principles, practices, values, 
     institutions, and processes in each such country;
       (ii) an evaluation of the political rights and freedoms 
     enjoyed by individuals in each such country and an evaluation 
     of the factors that prevent each such country from being 
     categorized as fully democratic; and
       (iii) for each country previously categorized as 
     nondemocratic in the Executive Summary from the preceding 12 
     months, an evaluation of any progress made over the previous 
     calendar year towards achieving a categorization of 
     democratic transition country.
       (C) Strategy for nondemocratic countries.--An in-depth 
     examination of each country categorized as nondemocratic in 
     the Executive Summary, including--
       (i) a strategy developed following consultations with 
     nongovernmental organizations, individuals, and movements 
     that promote democratic principles, practices, and values in 
     each such country to promote and achieve transition to full 
     democracy in each such country;
       (ii) a summary of any actions taken by the President with 
     respect to any such country, the effects of any such actions, 
     and if no such actions have been taken, a statement 
     explaining why not;
       (iii) a summary of any actions taken by the chief of 
     mission and officials of the United States in each such 
     country with which the United States maintains diplomatic and 
     consular posts with respect to promoting such a transition 
     within such country and any activities of the embassy or 
     consulate in such country to support individuals and 
     organizations in such country that actively advocate for such 
     a transition;
       (iv) a summary of efforts taken by officials of the United 
     States to speak directly to the people in each such country, 
     and in particular, a description of any visits taken by the 
     chief of mission and other officials of the United States in 
     each such country to the colleges and universities and other 
     institutions in each such country where young people 
     congregate and learn;
       (v) a summary of any communications between United States 
     Government officials, including the chief of mission in each 
     such country, and the leader and other high government 
     officials of each such country concerning respect for 
     liberty, democracy, and political, social, and economic 
     freedoms; and
       (vi) a description and evaluation of the efforts undertaken 
     by other democratic countries belonging to the Community of 
     Democracies to advance democracy in each such county, 
     including through relevant bodies of the United Nations, 
     regional organizations and bilateral policies and foreign 
     assistance and the extent to which the United States 
     coordinated United States actions and policies with such 
     efforts.
       (3) Classified addendum.--If the Secretary determines that 
     it is in the national security interests of the United 
     States, is necessary for the safety of individuals identified 
     in the Annual Report on Democracy, or is necessary to further 
     the purposes of this Act, any information required by 
     paragraph (2), including policies adopted or actions taken by 
     the United States, may be summarized in the Annual Report on 
     Democracy or in the Executive Summary and submitted to the 
     appropriate congressional committees in more detail in a 
     classified addendum.
       (b) One-Time Report on Training and Guidelines for Foreign 
     Service Officers and Chiefs of Mission.--The Secretary of 
     State, in consultation with the Under Secretary of State for 
     Democracy and Global Affairs, shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a one-time report containing a 
     description of the training provided under section 619 for 
     Foreign Service officers, including chiefs of mission serving 
     or preparing to serve in countries categorized as democratic 
     transition countries or nondemocratic in the Annual Report on 
     Democracy required under subsection (a), or chiefs of mission 
     in fully democratic countries whose job performance could 
     benefit from such training, with respect to methods to 
     promote and achieve transition to full democracy in each such 
     country, including nonviolent action. The Secretary shall 
     submit the report together with the first Annual Report on 
     Democracy required under such subsection.

     SEC. 613. STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE THE PROMOTION OF DEMOCRACY IN 
                   FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

       (a) Working Group on Nondemocratic Countries.--Beginning in 
     the year after the second Annual Report on Democracy required 
     under section 612(a) is submitted and not less than once each 
     year thereafter, the Under Secretary of State for Democracy 
     and Global Affairs should convene a working group under 
     subsection (c) focused on each country categorized as 
     nondemocratic in the most recent such report in order to--
       (1) review progress on the action plan with respect to each 
     such country to promote and achieve the transition to full 
     democracy in such country; and
       (2) receive recommendations regarding further action that 
     should be taken with respect to such plan.
       (b) Working Group on Democratic Transition Countries.--
     Beginning in the year after the second Annual Report on 
     Democracy required under section 612(a) is submitted and not 
     less than once each year thereafter, the Under Secretary of 
     State for Democracy and Global Affairs should also convene a 
     working group under subsection (c) focused on the progress 
     towards a fully democratic form of governance in each country 
     categorized as a democratic transition country in the most 
     recent Annual Report that was categorized as nondemocratic in 
     any previous Annual Report.
       (c) Members of Working Groups.--The working groups referred 
     to in subsections (a) and (b) should include officers and 
     employees of the Department of State and appropriate 
     representatives from other relevant government agencies, 
     including the United States Agency for International 
     Development, the Department of the Treasury, and the 
     Department of Defense.
       (d) Consultations With Chiefs of Missions.--The chief of 
     mission for each country categorized as nondemocratic or a 
     democratic transition country in the most recent Annual 
     Report on Democracy shall meet with the Under Secretary of 
     State for Democracy and Global Affairs at least once each 
     year to discuss the transition to full democracy in such 
     country, including any actions the chief of mission has taken 
     to implement the action plan for such country included in 
     such report.

     SEC. 614. ACTIVITIES BY THE UNITED STATES TO PROMOTE 
                   DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN FOREIGN 
                   COUNTRIES.

       (a) Freedom Investment Act of 2002.--The Freedom Investment 
     Act of 2002 (subtitle E of title VI of Public Law 107-228) is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 663(a), (relating to human rights activities 
     at the Department of State)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4);
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(2) a United States mission abroad in a country that has 
     been categorized as nondemocratic in the most recent Annual 
     Report on Democracy (as required under section 612(a) of the 
     Advance Democratic Values, Address Nondemocratic Countries, 
     and Enhance Democracy Act of 2005) should have at least one 
     political officer who shall have primary responsibility for 
     monitoring and promoting democracy and human rights in such 
     country;

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       ``(3) the level of seniority of any such political officer 
     should be in direct relationship to the severity of the 
     problems associated with the establishment of full democracy 
     and respect for human rights in such country; and''; and
       (D) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``monitoring human rights developments'' and all that follows 
     through ``recommendation'' and inserting the following: 
     ``monitoring and promoting democracy and human rights, 
     including a political officer described in paragraphs (2) and 
     (3), in a foreign country should be made after consultation 
     with and upon the recommendation''; and
       (2) in section 665(c) (relating to reports on actions taken 
     by the United States to encourage respect for human rights), 
     by striking the second sentence and adding at the end the 
     following new sentences: ``If the Secretary elects to submit 
     such information as a separate report, such report may be 
     submitted as part of the Annual Report on Democracy required 
     under section 612(a) of the Advance Democratic Values, 
     Address Nondemocratic Countries, and Enhance Democracy Act of 
     2005. If the Secretary makes such an election, such report 
     shall be organized so as to contain a separate section for 
     each country to which such information applies, together with 
     a short narrative describing the extrajudicial killing, 
     torture, or other serious violations of human rights that are 
     indicated to have occurred in each such country.''.
       (b) Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.--The Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 116(d) (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d)), by striking 
     paragraph (10) and inserting the following new paragraph:
       ``(10) for each country with respect to which the report 
     indicates that extrajudicial killings, torture, or other 
     serious violations of human rights have occurred in the 
     country, a strategy, including a specific list of priorities 
     and an action plan, to end such practices in the country, and 
     any actions taken in the previous year to end such practices 
     in the country; and''; and
       (2) in section 502B(b) (22 U.S.C. 2304(b)), by striking the 
     sixth sentence and inserting the following new sentence: 
     ``Such report shall also include, for each country with 
     respect to which the report indicates that extrajudicial 
     killings, torture, or other serious violations of human 
     rights have occurred in the country, a strategy, including a 
     specific list of priorities and an action plan, to end such 
     practices in the country, and any actions taken in the 
     previous year to end such practices in the country.''.

     SEC. 615. DEMOCRACY PROMOTION AND HUMAN RIGHTS ADVISORY 
                   BOARD.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established a Democracy 
     Promotion and Human Rights Advisory Board.
       (b) Purpose and Duties.--The Board shall advise and provide 
     recommendations to the Secretary of State, the Under 
     Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, the 
     Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and 
     Labor, and the Assistant Administrator for the Bureau of 
     Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance of the United 
     States Agency for International Development concerning United 
     States policies regarding the promotion of democracy and the 
     establishment of universal democracy, including the 
     following:
       (1) Reviewing and making recommendations regarding the 
     overall United States strategy for promoting democracy and 
     human rights in partly democratic and nondemocratic 
     countries, including methods for incorporating the promotion 
     of democracy and human rights into United States diplomacy, 
     the use of international organizations to further United 
     States democracy promotion goals, and ways in which the 
     United States can work with other countries and the Community 
     of Democracies to further such purposes.
       (2) Recommendations regarding specific strategies to 
     promote democracy in countries categorized as nondemocratic 
     or as democratic transition countries in the most recent 
     Annual Report on Democracy under section 612(a) and methods 
     for consulting and coordinating with individuals (including 
     expatriates) and nongovernmental organizations that promote 
     democratic principles, practices, and values.
       (3) Recommendations regarding the use of--
       (A) programs related to the promotion of democracy and 
     human rights administered by the United States Agency for 
     International Development; and
       (B) the Human Rights and Democracy Fund, established under 
     section 664 of the Freedom Investment Act of 2002 (subtitle E 
     of title VI of Public Law 107-228).
       (4) Recommendations regarding regulations to be promulgated 
     concerning--
       (A) the standards of performance to be met by members of 
     the Foreign Service, including chiefs of mission, under 
     section 405(d) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
     3965(d)); and
       (B) the development of programs to promote democracy in 
     foreign countries under section 614, relating to programs 
     undertaken by United States missions in foreign countries and 
     the activities of chiefs of mission.
       (c) Study on Democracy Assistance.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the 
     appointment of five members of the Board, the Board shall 
     submit to the President, appropriate congressional 
     committees, and the Secretary a study on United States 
     democracy assistance.
       (2) Contents.--The study shall include--
       (A) a comprehensive review and an overall evaluation of the 
     efficiency and effectiveness of United States appropriations 
     for the promotion of democracy, including--
       (i) information regarding the amount of money dedicated to 
     such purpose each fiscal year;
       (ii) an identification of the international organizations, 
     nongovernmental organizations, multilateral institutions, 
     individuals, private groups (including corporations and other 
     businesses), and government agencies and departments 
     receiving such funds for such purpose;
       (iii) information regarding the efficiency and 
     effectiveness of the use of such funds to promote a 
     transition to democracy in nondemocratic countries with a 
     special emphasis on activities related to the promotion of 
     democracy under subsection (b)(3)(B), relating to the Human 
     Rights and Democracy Fund; and
       (iv) information regarding the efficiency and effectiveness 
     of the use of such funds to promote and sustain democracy in 
     countries that are already fully democratic or democratic 
     transition countries;
       (B) a review of--
       (i) whether United States international broadcasts 
     influence citizens of countries categorized as nondemocratic 
     in the most recent Annual Report on Democracy and the impact 
     of increasing such broadcasts to such countries relative to 
     the cost of such increases, including information relating to 
     an assessment of programming on the means of nonviolent 
     protest and democratic change; and
       (ii) the potential contribution that supporting private 
     media sources that are not controlled or owned by the United 
     States to reaching citizens of such countries, the situations 
     where such support may be appropriate, and the mechanisms 
     that should be used to provide such support;
       (C) policy recommendations to the President and appropriate 
     congressional committees regarding ways to improve United 
     States programs for the promotion of democracy, including 
     coordination of such programs; and
       (D) recommendations for reform of United States Government 
     agencies involved in the promotion of democracy.
       (d) Membership.--
       (1) Appointment.--The Board shall be composed of nine 
     members, who shall be citizens of the United States and who 
     shall not be officers or employees of the United States. The 
     Secretary shall appoint all such members. Not more than five 
     members may be affiliated with the same political party.
       (2) Selection.--Members of the Board shall be selected from 
     among distinguished individuals noted for their knowledge and 
     experience in fields relevant to the issues to be considered 
     by the Board, including issues related to the promotion of 
     democracy, international relations, management and 
     organization of foreign assistance or comparable programs, 
     methods and means of nonviolent protest, academic study and 
     debate of democracy, human rights, and international law.
       (3) Time for appointment.--The appointment of members to 
     the Board under paragraph (1) shall be made not later than 
     120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (4) Term of service and sunset.--Each member shall be 
     appointed to the Board for a term that shall expire on the 
     date that is one year after the date of the submission of the 
     study under subsection (c).
       (5) Sunset.--The Board shall terminate on the date that is 
     one year after the date of the submission of the study under 
     such subsection unless the Secretary determines that it is in 
     the interest of the Department to extend the Board for a 
     period of an additional five years.
       (6) Security clearances.--The Secretary shall ensure that 
     all members of the Board, and appropriate experts and 
     consultants under paragraph (7)(E), obtain relevant security 
     clearances in an expeditious manner.
       (7) Operation.--
       (A) Chair.--The Secretary shall appoint one member of the 
     Board to chair the Board. The Board shall meet at the call of 
     the Chair.
       (B) Travel expenses.--Members of the Board shall be allowed 
     travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, 
     at rates authorized for employees of agencies under 
     subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, 
     while away from their homes or regular places of business in 
     the performance of service for the Board.
       (C) Office space and administrative assistance.--Upon the 
     request of the chairperson of the Board, the Secretary shall 
     provide reasonable and appropriate office space, supplies, 
     and administrative assistance.
       (D) Applicability of certain other laws.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed to cause the Board to be 
     considered an agency or establishment of the United States, 
     or to cause members of the Board to be considered officers or 
     employees of the United States. Executive branch agencies may 
     conduct programs and activities and provide services in 
     support of the activities duties of the Board, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law. The Federal 
     Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the 
     Board.
       (E) Experts and consultants.--The Board may procure 
     temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Board such sums as may be necessary 
     for each of fiscal years 2006, 2007, and 2008.

     SEC. 616. ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF INTERNET SITE FOR 
                   GLOBAL DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS.

       (a) Establishment.--In order to facilitate access by 
     individuals and nongovernmental organizations in foreign 
     countries to documents,

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     streaming video and audio, and other media regarding 
     democratic principles, practices, and values, and the 
     promotion and strengthening of democracy, the Secretary of 
     State, in cooperation with the Under Secretary of State for 
     Democracy and Global Affairs, the Under Secretary for Public 
     Diplomacy and Public Affairs, and the Assistant Secretary of 
     State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, shall establish 
     and maintain an Internet site for global democracy and human 
     rights.
       (b) Contents.--The Internet site for global democracy 
     established under subsection (a) shall include the following 
     information:
       (1) The Executive Summary prepared under section 
     612(a)(2)(A), but only to the extent that information 
     contained therein is not classified.
       (2) Narratives and histories of significant democratic 
     movements in foreign countries, particularly regarding 
     successful nonviolent campaigns to oust dictatorships.
       (3) Narratives relating to the importance of the 
     establishment of and respect for fundamental freedoms.
       (4) Major human rights reports by the United States 
     Government or any other documents, references, or links to 
     external Internet sites the Secretary or Under Secretary 
     determines appropriate, including reference to or links to 
     training materials regarding successful movements in the 
     past, including translations of such materials, as 
     appropriate.

     SEC. 617. PROGRAMS BY UNITED STATES MISSIONS IN FOREIGN 
                   COUNTRIES AND ACTIVITIES OF CHIEFS OF MISSION.

       (a) Development of Programs to Promote Democracy in Foreign 
     Countries.--Each chief of mission in each foreign country 
     categorized as nondemocratic in the most recent Annual Report 
     on Democracy, with the assistance of the director of the 
     relevant Regional Hub, shall--
       (1) develop, as part of annual program planning, a strategy 
     to promote democracy in each such foreign country and to 
     provide visible and material support to individuals and 
     nongovernmental organizations in each such country that are 
     committed to democratic principles, practices, and values, 
     such as--
       (A) consulting and coordinating with such individuals and 
     organizations regarding the promotion of democracy;
       (B) visiting local landmarks and other local sites 
     associated with nonviolent protest in support of democracy 
     and freedom from oppression;
       (C) holding periodic public meetings with such individuals 
     and organizations to discuss democracy and political, social, 
     and economic freedoms;
       (D) issuing public condemnation of severe violations of 
     internationally recognized human rights (as such term is 
     described in section 116(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(a)), violations of religious freedom, 
     including particularly severe violations of religious freedom 
     (as such terms are defined in paragraphs (11) and (13) of 
     section 3 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 
     (22 U.S.C. 6402)), political repression, and government-
     tolerated or -condoned trafficking in persons; and
       (E) providing technical, financial, and such other support 
     to such individuals and organizations;
       (2) hold ongoing discussions with the leaders of each such 
     nondemocratic country regarding a transition to full 
     democracy and the development of political, social, and 
     economic freedoms and respect for human rights, including 
     freedom of religion or belief, in such country; and
       (3) conduct meetings with civil society, interviews with 
     media that can directly reach citizens of each such country, 
     and discussions with students and young people of each such 
     country regarding a transition to democracy and the 
     development of political, social, and economic freedoms in 
     each such country.
       (b) Public Outreach in Foreign Countries.--Each chief of 
     mission or principal officer should spend time at 
     universities and other institutions of higher learning to--
       (1) debate and discuss values and policies that promote 
     democracy; and
       (2) communicate, promote, and defend such United States 
     values and policies.
       (c) Access to United States Missions.--The Secretary is 
     encouraged to allow access to a United States diplomatic or 
     consular mission in each foreign country categorized as a 
     democratic transition country or as nondemocratic in the most 
     recent Annual Report on Democracy by individuals and 
     representatives of nongovernmental organizations in each such 
     country who are committed to democratic principles, 
     practices, and values in each such country.

     SEC. 618. TRAINING FOR FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS.

       (a) Training in Democracy and the Promotion of Democracy 
     and Human Rights.--Section 708 of the Foreign Service Act of 
     1980 (22 U.S.C. 4028) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(c) Training on Global Democracy Promotion.--
       ``(1) In general.--In addition to the training required 
     under subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary of State, in 
     cooperation with other relevant officials, including the 
     Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, 
     and the Director of the National Foreign Affairs Training 
     Center of the Foreign Service Institute of the Department of 
     State, shall establish as part of the training provided after 
     December 31, 2006, for members of the Service, including all 
     chiefs of mission and deputy chiefs of mission, instruction 
     in how to strengthen and promote democracy through peaceful 
     means in consultation with individuals and nongovernmental 
     organizations that support democratic principles, practices, 
     and values. In particular, such instruction shall be 
     mandatory for members of the Service having reporting or 
     other responsibilities relating to internal political 
     developments and human rights, including religious freedom, 
     in nondemocratic countries or democratic transition countries 
     as categorized in the most recent Annual Report on Democracy 
     as required under section 612(a) of the Advance Democratic 
     Values, Address Nondemocratic Countries, and Enhance 
     Democracy Act of 2005, including for chiefs of mission and 
     deputy chiefs of mission, and shall be completed before the 
     time that such member or chief of mission assumes a post (or, 
     if such is not practical, within the first year of assuming 
     such post).
       ``(2) Contents of training.--The training required under 
     paragraph (1) shall include instruction, a training manual, 
     and other materials regarding the following:
       ``(A) International documents and United States policy 
     regarding electoral democracy and respect for human rights.
       ``(B) United States policy regarding the promotion and 
     strengthening of democracy around the world, with particular 
     emphasis on the transition to democracy in nondemocratic 
     countries.
       ``(C) For any member, chief of mission, or deputy chief of 
     mission who is to be assigned to a foreign country that is 
     categorized as nondemocratic in the Annual Report on 
     Democracy, instruction regarding ways to promote democracy in 
     such country and providing technical, financial, and other 
     support to individuals (including expatriated citizens) and 
     nongovernmental organizations in such country that support 
     democratic principles, practices, and values.
       ``(D) The protection of internationally recognized human 
     rights (including the protection of religious freedom) and 
     standards related to such rights, provisions of United States 
     law related to such rights, diplomatic tools to promote 
     respect for such rights, the protection of individuals who 
     have fled their countries due to violations of such rights 
     (including the role of United States embassies in providing 
     access to the United States Refugee Admissions Program) and 
     the relationship between respect for such rights and 
     democratic development and national security. The Director of 
     the National Foreign Affairs Training Center of the Foreign 
     Service Institute of the Department of State shall consult 
     with nongovernmental organizations involved in the protection 
     and promotion of such rights and the United States Commission 
     on International Religious Freedom (established under section 
     201(a) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 
     U.S.C. 6431(a)) in developing the training required by this 
     subparagraph.''.
       (b) Other Training.--The Secretary of State shall ensure 
     that the training described in subsection (a) is provided to 
     members of the civil service who are assigned in the United 
     States or abroad who have reporting or other responsibilities 
     relating to internal political developments and human rights 
     in countries that are categorized as democratic transition 
     countries or nondemocratic in the Annual Report on Democracy 
     required under section 612(a).
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to develop 
     appropriate programs and materials to accomplish the training 
     required under subsection (c) of section 708 of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4028), as added by subsection 
     (a).
       (d) Clerical Amendments.--Section 708 of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980, as amended by subsection (a), is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``(a) The'' and inserting 
     ``(a) Training on Human Rights.--The''; and
       (2) in subsection (b) by striking ``(b) The'' and inserting 
     ``(b) Training on Refugee Law and Religious Persecution.--
     The''.

     SEC. 619. PERFORMANCE PAY; PROMOTIONS; FOREIGN SERVICE 
                   AWARDS.

       (a) Performance Pay.--Section 405(d) of the Foreign Service 
     Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3965(d)) is amended by inserting after 
     the second sentence the following new sentence: ``Meritorious 
     or distinguished service in the promotion of democracy in 
     foreign countries, including contact with and support of 
     individuals and nongovernmental organizations that promote 
     democracy in a foreign country categorized as nondemocratic 
     in the most recent Annual Report on Democracy (as required 
     under section 612(a) of the Advance Democratic Values, 
     Address Nondemocratic Countries, and Enhance Democracy Act of 
     2005), shall also serve as a basis for granting awards under 
     this section.''.
       (b) Promotions.--Section 603(b) of the Foreign Service Act 
     of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4003(b)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new sentence: ``Precepts for selection boards 
     shall also, where applicable, include an evaluation of 
     whether members of the Service and members of the Senior 
     Foreign Service have met the standards of performance 
     established by the Secretary pursuant to section 619(c) of 
     the Advance Democratic Values, Address Nondemocratic 
     Countries, and Enhance Democracy Act of 2005, or have served 
     in a position in which the primary responsibility is to 
     monitor or promote democracy or human rights.''.
       (c) Regulations and Evaluations Concerning Standards of 
     Performance and Programs to Promote Democracy.--With respect 
     to members of the Foreign Service, including all chiefs of 
     mission, who are assigned to foreign countries categorized as 
     nondemocratic in the most recent Annual Report on Democracy, 
     the Secretary shall prescribe regulations concerning

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     the standards of performance to be met under sections 405(d) 
     and 603(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
     3965(d) and 4003(b)), as amended by subsections (a) and (b), 
     respectively, and the development of programs to promote 
     democracy in foreign countries under section 617. The 
     requirements of sections 617 and 618(a) shall serve as one of 
     the bases for performance criteria in evaluating chiefs of 
     mission and those officers at posts so designated by the 
     chief of mission.
       (d) Foreign Service Awards.--Section 614 of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4013) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new sentence: ``Distinguished or 
     meritorious service in the promotion of democracy in foreign 
     countries, including contact with and support of individuals 
     and nongovernmental organizations that promote democracy in a 
     foreign country categorized as nondemocratic in the most 
     recent Annual Report on Democracy (as required under section 
     612(a) of the Advance Democratic Values, Address 
     Nondemocratic Countries, and Enhance Democracy Act of 2005), 
     shall also serve as a basis for granting awards under this 
     section.''.

     SEC. 620. APPOINTMENTS.

       (a) Appointments by the President.--Section 302 of the 
     Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3942) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) If an individual (with respect to subsection (a)) or 
     a member of the Service (with respect to subsection (b)) is 
     appointed by the President to be a chief of mission in a 
     country at the time such country is categorized as 
     nondemocratic in an Annual Report on Democracy (required 
     under section 612(a) of the Advance Democratic Values, 
     Address Nondemocratic Countries, and Enhance Democracy Act of 
     2005), and if such individual or such member has previously 
     served as chief of mission in a country that was so 
     categorized, the President shall transmit to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate a written report summarizing 
     the actions that such individual or member took during the 
     period of such prior service to promote democracy and human 
     rights in such country, including actions in furtherance of 
     the strategy contained in such report.''.
       (b) Chiefs of Mission.--Section 304(a)(1) of such Act (22 
     U.S.C. 3944(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``If the country in which the 
     individual is to serve is categorized as nondemocratic in the 
     most recent Annual Report on Democracy (as required under 
     section 612(a) of the Advance Democratic Values, Address 
     Nondemocratic Countries, and Enhance Democracy Act of 2005), 
     the individual should possess clearly demonstrated competence 
     in and commitment to the promotion of democracy in such 
     country, including competence in promoting democratic 
     principles, practices, and values through regular interaction 
     with individuals, including students and young people within 
     such country, who support and advocate such principles, 
     practices, and values.''.

         Subtitle B--Alliances With Other Democratic Countries

     SEC. 631. ALLIANCES WITH OTHER DEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES.

       (a) Finding.--Congress finds that it is in the national 
     interest of the United States, including for humanitarian, 
     economic, social, political, and security reasons, to forge 
     alliances with democratic countries to work together to 
     promote and protect--
       (1) shared democratic principles, practices, and values; 
     and
       (2) political, social, and economic freedoms around the 
     world.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this subtitle are to 
     encourage new ways of forging alliances with democratic 
     countries in order to--
       (1) promote and protect democratic principles, practices, 
     and values, including the right to free, fair, and open 
     elections, secret balloting, and universal suffrage;
       (2) promote and protect fundamental shared political, 
     social, and economic freedoms, including the freedoms of 
     association, of expression, of the press, of religion, and to 
     own private property;
       (3) promote and protect respect for the rule of law;
       (4) develop, adopt, and pursue strategies to advance common 
     interests in international organizations and multilateral 
     institutions to which members of the alliance of democratic 
     countries belong; and
       (5) provide political, economic, and other necessary 
     support to countries that are undergoing a transition to 
     democracy.
       (c) Sense of Congress Regarding Participation.--It is the 
     sense of Congress that any foreign country that is 
     categorized as nondemocratic in the most recent Annual Report 
     on Democracy under section 612(a) should not participate in 
     any alliance of democratic countries aimed at working 
     together to promote democracy.

     SEC. 632. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A 
                   DEMOCRACY CAUCUS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that with the passage of the 
     Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 
     (Public Law 108-458), Congress--
       (1) encouraged the establishment of a Democracy Caucus 
     within the United Nations, the United Nations Human Rights 
     Commission, the United Nations Conference on Disarmament, and 
     at other broad-based international organizations; and
       (2) required increased training in multilateral diplomacy 
     for members of the Foreign Service and appropriate members of 
     the Civil Service to support such an establishment.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the creation of a Democracy Caucus in each international 
     organization and multilateral institution of which the United 
     States is a member will not only improve the internal 
     governance of such organizations but will also strengthen the 
     implementation of commitments by such organizations and 
     institutions regarding democracy and human rights.

     SEC. 633. ANNUAL DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS ON MULTILATERAL ISSUES.

        The Secretary of State, acting through the principal 
     officers responsible for advising the Secretary on 
     international organizations, should ensure that a high level 
     delegation from the United States is sent on an annual basis 
     to consult with key foreign governments in every region to 
     promote United States policies, including issues related to 
     democracy and human rights, at key international fora, 
     including the United Nations General Assembly, the United 
     Nations Human Rights Commission or other multilateral human 
     rights body, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in 
     Europe, and the United Nations Education, Science, and 
     Cultural Organization.

     SEC. 634. STRENGTHENING THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES.

       (a) Formal Mechanisms for the Community of Democracies.--It 
     is the sense of Congress that the Community of Democracies 
     should develop a more formal mechanism for carrying out work 
     between ministerial meetings, including hiring appropriate 
     staff to carry out such work, and should, as appropriate, 
     establish a headquarters.
       (b) Detail of Personnel.--The Secretary is authorized to 
     detail on a nonreimbursable basis any employee of the 
     Department of State to any country that is a member of the 
     Convening Group of the Community of Democracies.
       (c) Regional Group in the Community of Democracies.--It is 
     the sense of Congress that regional groups within the 
     Community of Democracies should be established and 
     strengthened in order to facilitate coordination of common 
     positions and action on multilateral strategies to promote 
     and consolidate democracy.
       (d) International Center for Democratic Transition.--
       (1) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the United States should, along with contributions from 
     private individuals, support the initiative of the Government 
     of Hungary and the governments of other European countries to 
     establish a International Center for Democratic Transition to 
     support transitions to full democracy.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for a grant to the International Center 
     for Democratic Transition $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2006, 2007, and 2008. Amounts appropriated under this 
     paragraph shall remain available until expended.
       (3) Use of funds.--Any grant made in fiscal year 2006 by 
     the Secretary to the International Center for Democratic 
     Transition under paragraph (2) may be used for the 
     establishment and operation of the Center and for programs 
     and activities of the Center. Any grant or voluntary 
     contribution made in any subsequent fiscal year by the 
     Secretary to the Center under such paragraph may be used for 
     programs and activities of the Center.

             Subtitle C--Funding for Promotion of Democracy

     SEC. 641. POLICY.

       It shall be the policy of the United States to provide 
     financial assistance to eligible entities and eligible 
     individuals in order to assist such entities and individuals 
     in the promotion of democracy in countries categorized as 
     nondemocratic in the most recent Annual Report on Democracy 
     under section 612(a).

     SEC. 642. HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY FUND.

       (a) Purposes of the Human Rights and Democracy Fund.--In 
     addition to uses currently approved for the Human Rights and 
     Democracy Fund, the Secretary of State, acting through the 
     Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and 
     Labor shall use amounts appropriated to the Human Rights and 
     Democracy Fund under subsection (e) to provide assistance to 
     eligible entities and eligible individuals to promote 
     democracy in foreign countries categorized as nondemocratic 
     in the most recent Annual Report on Democracy under section 
     612(a). The promotion of democracy in such countries for 
     which such assistance may be provided may include the 
     following activities:
       (1) The publication and distribution of books and the 
     creation and distribution of other media relating to 
     information about current events in such country and 
     educational programming designed to provide information 
     regarding democracy, the rule of law, free, fair and open 
     elections, free market economics, fundamental human rights 
     (including the rights of freedom of speech and of religion 
     and the rights to be free from slavery and bondage), and 
     successful democratic movements in history, including 
     educational programs for leaders and members of democratic 
     movements to convey information to such individuals regarding 
     the means of nonviolent force and the methods of nonviolent 
     action.
       (2) The translation into languages spoken in such countries 
     of relevant programming and existing books, videos, and other 
     publications relating to the subjects specified in paragraph 
     (1).
       (3) The promotion of political pluralism and the rule of 
     law within such countries, including

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     the promotion of nongovernmental organizations and movements 
     that promote democratic principles, practices, and values.
       (4) The creation of programs for student groups to work 
     with citizens of such countries who are committed to 
     democratic reforms and to the promotion of a transition to 
     democracy.
       (5) The creation of training programs for citizens of such 
     countries concerning international legal obligations to 
     support democracy and human rights, including religious 
     freedom.
       (6) Support for nongovernmental organizations which have 
     experience with the Community of Democracies to assist the 
     Community of Democracies and its Convening Group.
       (b) Freedom Investment Act of 2002.--Section 664(b) of the 
     Freedom Investment Act of 2002 (subtitle E of title VI of 
     Public Law 107-228; relating to the purposes of the Human 
     Rights and Democracy Fund) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6);
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) to support the study of democracy abroad, including 
     support for debates and discussions at academic institutions, 
     regarding the values and benefits of democracy; and''; and
       (4) in paragraph (6), as redesignated by paragraph (2) of 
     this subsection, by striking ``(4)'' and inserting ``(5)''.
       (c) Administrative Authorities.--Assistance provided 
     through the Human Rights and Democracy Fund may be provided 
     to eligible entities and eligible individuals in foreign 
     countries notwithstanding any provision of law that prohibits 
     assistance to a foreign country or to a government of a 
     foreign country.
       (d) Annual Report on the Status of the Human Rights and 
     Democracy Fund.--Not later than 60 days after the conclusion 
     of each fiscal year, the Assistant Secretary of State for 
     Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees an annual report on the 
     status of the Human Rights and Democracy Fund. Each such 
     annual report shall contain the following information:
       (1) An identification of each eligible entity and eligible 
     individual who received assistance during the previous fiscal 
     year under subsection (b) and a summary of the activities of 
     each such recipient.
       (2) An account of projects funded and outside contributions 
     received during the previous fiscal year.
       (3) A balance sheet of income and outlays current as of the 
     conclusion of the fiscal year to which such report is 
     relevant.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--Of the funds available for each of fiscal 
     years 2006 and 2007, there are authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Human Rights and Democracy Fund to carry out the 
     purposes of this section $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and 
     $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2007. Amounts appropriated under 
     this section shall remain available until expended.
       (2) Administrative expenses.--Not more than five percent of 
     amounts appropriated to the Human Rights and Democracy Fund 
     for each fiscal year may be applied toward administrative 
     expenses associated with carrying out this section.
       (3) Contributions.--The Secretary may accept contributions 
     to the Human Rights and Democracy Fund from the governments 
     of other democratic countries, private foundations, private 
     citizens, and other nongovernmental sources.

                    Subtitle D--Presidential Actions

     SEC. 651. INVESTIGATION OF VIOLATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL 
                   HUMANITARIAN LAW.

       (a) In General.--The President, with the assistance of the 
     Secretary of State, the Under Secretary of State for 
     Democracy and Global Affairs, and the Ambassador-at-Large for 
     War Crimes Issues, shall collect information regarding 
     incidents that may constitute crimes against humanity, 
     genocide, slavery, or other violations of international 
     humanitarian law by leaders or other government officials of 
     foreign countries categorized as nondemocratic or as 
     democratic transition countries in the most recent Annual 
     Report on Democracy under section 612(a).
       (b) Accountability.--The President shall consider what 
     actions can be taken to ensure that such leaders or other 
     government officials of foreign countries who are identified 
     in accordance with subsection (a) as responsible for crimes 
     against humanity, genocide, slavery, or other violations of 
     international humanitarian law are brought to account for 
     such crimes in an appropriately constituted tribunal.

     SEC. 652. PRESIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS.

       (a) Finding.--Congress finds that direct communications 
     from the President to citizens of countries that are 
     categorized as nondemocratic in the most recent Annual Report 
     on Democracy would be extremely beneficial to demonstrate 
     that the United States supports such citizens and the efforts 
     and actions of such citizens to promote and achieve 
     transition to democracy in such countries.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) from time to time as the President shall determine 
     appropriate, the President should broadcast a message to the 
     citizens of countries categorized as nondemocratic in the 
     most recent Annual Report on Democracy under section 612(a) 
     expressing the support of the United States for such 
     citizens, discussing democratic principles, practices, and 
     values, and political, social, and economic freedoms, and 
     condemning violations of internationally recognized human 
     rights (as such term is described in section 116(a) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(a))), 
     violations of religious freedom, including particularly 
     severe violations of religious freedom (as such terms are 
     defined in paragraphs (11) and (13) of section 3 of the 
     International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 
     6402)), political repression, and government-tolerated or 
     condoned trafficking in persons that occur in such country; 
     and
       (2) the President should encourage leaders of other 
     democratic countries to make similar broadcasts.

TITLE VII--STRATEGIC EXPORT CONTROL AND SECURITY ASSISTANCE ACT OF 2005

                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

     SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE.

        This title may be cited as the ``Strategic Export Control 
     and Security Assistance Act of 2005''.

     SEC. 702. DEFINITIONS.

        In this title:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on International Relations and the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; 
     and
       (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate.
       (2) Defense articles and defense services.--The term 
     ``defense articles and defense services'' has the meaning 
     given the term in section 47(7) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 2794 note).
       (3) Dual use.--The term ``dual use'' means, with respect to 
     goods or technology, those goods or technology that are 
     specifically designed or developed for civil purposes but 
     which also may be used or deployed in a military or 
     proliferation mode. Such term does not include purely 
     commercial items.
       (4) Export.--The term ``export'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 120.17 of the International Traffic in Arms 
     Regulations, and includes re-exports, transfers, and re-
     transfers by any means.
       (5) Export administration regulations.--The term ``Export 
     Administration Regulations'' means those regulations 
     contained in sections 730 through 774 of title 15, Code of 
     Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).
       (6) Foreign government.--The term ``foreign government'' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 38(g)(9)(B) of the 
     Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(g)(9)(B)).
       (7) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 38(g)(9)(C) of the Arms 
     Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(g)(9)(C)).
       (8) Good.--The term ``good'' has the meaning given the term 
     in section 16(3) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 
     U.S.C. App. 2415(3)).
       (9) International traffic in arms regulations.--The term 
     ``International Traffic in Arms Regulations'' means those 
     regulations contained in sections 120 through 130 of title 
     22, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).
       (10) Item.--The term ``item'' means any good or technology, 
     defense article or defense service subject to the export 
     jurisdiction of the United States under law or regulation.
       (11) License.--The term ``license'' means an official 
     written document of the United States Government issued 
     pursuant to the Export Administration Regulations or the 
     International Traffic in Arms Regulations, as the case may 
     be, authorizing a specific export.
       (12) Missile technology control regime; mtcr.--The term 
     ``Missile Technology Control Regime'' or ``MTCR'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 11B(c)(2) of the Export 
     Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2401b(c)(2)).
       (13) Missile technology control regime annex; mtcr annex.--
     The term ``Missile Technology Control Regime Annex'' or 
     ``MTCR Annex'' has the meaning given the term in section 
     11B(c)(4) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 
     App. 2401b(c)(4)).
       (14) Person.--The term ``person'' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 38(g)(9)(E) of the Arms Export Control Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 2778(g)(9)(E)).
       (15) Strategic export control.--The term ``strategic export 
     control'' means the control of items subject to the export 
     jurisdiction of the United States pursuant to the 
     International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export 
     Administration Regulations.
       (16) Technology.--The term ``technology'' has the meaning 
     given the term in section 16(4) of the Export Administration 
     Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2415(4)).
       (17) United states munitions list.--The term ``United 
     States Munitions List'' means the list referred to in section 
     38(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2778(a)(1)).

     SEC. 703. DECLARATION OF POLICY.

        Congress declares that, at a time of evolving threats and 
     changing relationships with other countries, United States 
     strategic export controls are in urgent need of a 
     comprehensive review in order to assure such controls are 
     achieving their intended purposes of protecting the national 
     security interests of the United States in the Global War on 
     Terrorism and of promoting the foreign policy purposes of the 
     United States, in particular by assuring that--
       (1) export license procedures are properly designed to 
     prioritize readily which exports may be approved quickly for 
     United States friends and

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     allies and which require greater scrutiny in order to 
     safeguard national interests;
       (2) technology related to the military superiority of the 
     United States Armed Forces is safeguarded during and after 
     export to a high level of confidence; and
       (3) overlapping and duplicative functions among the 
     responsible departments and agencies of the Government of the 
     United States are consolidated and integrated wherever 
     appropriate in order to enhance efficiency, information 
     sharing, and the consistent execution of United States 
     policy.

    Subtitle B--Revising and Strengthening Strategic Export Control 
                                Policies

     SEC. 711. AMENDMENTS TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT BASIC 
                   AUTHORITIES ACT OF 1956.

       (a) Under Secretary for Arms Control and International 
     Security.--Section 1(b)(2) of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(b)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``There'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(A) In general.--There''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) Duties.--The Under Secretary for Arms Control and 
     International Security shall be responsible for--
       ``(i) coordinating and executing a United States strategy 
     for strengthening multilateral export controls;
       ``(ii) coordinating the activities of all bureaus and 
     offices of the Department of State that have responsibility 
     for export control policy, licensing, or assistance; and
       ``(iii) serving as the chairperson of the Strategic Export 
     Control Board established under section 712 of the Strategic 
     Export Control and Security Assistance Act of 2005.''.
       (b) Deputy Under Secretary for Strategic Export Control .--
     Section 1(b)(2) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
     of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(b)(2)), as amended by subsection 
     (a), is further amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Deputy under secretary for strategic export 
     control.--There shall be in the Department of State a Deputy 
     Under Secretary for Strategic Export Control who shall have 
     primary responsibility to assist the Under Secretary for Arms 
     Control and International Security in carrying out the 
     responsibility of the Under Secretary described in 
     subparagraph (B)(iii).''.
       (c) Defense Trade Controls Registration Fees.--Section 45 
     of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
     U.S.C. 2717) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) functions of the Strategic Export Control Board 
     established under section 712 of the Strategic Export Control 
     and Security Assistance Act of 2005.''.

     SEC. 712. STRATEGIC EXPORT CONTROL BOARD.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established a Strategic Export 
     Control Board (in this section referred to as the ``Board''). 
     The Board shall consist of representatives from the 
     Department of Commerce, the Department of Defense, the 
     Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, 
     the National Security Council, the intelligence community (as 
     defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 
     (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)), and other appropriate departments and 
     agencies of the Government of the United States, and the 
     Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security 
     of the Department of State. The Under Secretary for Arms 
     Control and International Security shall serve as the 
     chairperson of the Board.
       (b) Functions.--The Board shall--
       (1) conduct a comprehensive review of United States 
     strategic export controls in the context of the Global War on 
     Terrorism in order to strengthen controls by regulation, 
     where appropriate, and to formulate legislative proposals for 
     any new authorities that are needed for counter-terrorism 
     purposes;
       (2) develop a strategy for ensuring a high level of 
     confidence in the export control of any items important to 
     the current and future military superiority of the United 
     States Armed Forces, including in particular the security of 
     sensitive software through the use of tamper-resistant 
     security software and other emerging technologies;
       (3) design standards and best practices for information 
     assurance and protection for the robust information 
     technology systems, such as virtual private networks, already 
     utilized by United States defense firms in the conduct of 
     their export control regulated activities with foreign 
     partners, which can also gain the support of United States 
     friends and allies;
       (4) formulate, with the assistance of the United States 
     defense industry and the support of United States friends and 
     allies, an automated international delivery confirmation 
     system for commercial shipments of lethal and other high risk 
     items in order to afford improved protection against attempts 
     to disrupt international supply chains or to divert sensitive 
     items to gray arms markets;
       (5) prepare recommendations for the President and Congress, 
     as appropriate, with respect to--
       (A) the consolidation of overlapping or duplicative 
     functions among the responsible departments and agencies of 
     the Government of the United States in such areas as 
     enforcement, end use monitoring, export licensing, watch 
     lists, and related areas;
       (B) the cost-savings associated with integration of export 
     licensing staffs and the promulgation of integrated export 
     control regulations; and
       (C) the resultant rationalization of budgetary resources to 
     be authorized among the responsible departments and agencies 
     of the United States Government;
       (6) establish the necessary departmental and inter-agency 
     controls that will ensure legitimate exports by United States 
     business organizations can be readily identified and 
     generally approved within 10 days, but no later than 30 days 
     in more complex cases, except in unusual circumstances, such 
     as those requiring congressional notification or foreign 
     government assurances;
       (7) review and revise, where appropriate, plans for 
     modernizing information technology systems of the relevant 
     departments and agencies of the Government of the United 
     States involved in export licensing, export enforcement, and 
     screening of involved private parties to ensure efficient, 
     reliable, and secure intra-governmental networks, at the 
     earliest practicable date among the relevant departments and 
     agencies and United States exporters; and
       (8) develop a strategy for strengthening the multilateral 
     control regimes or developing new regimes, as appropriate, to 
     augment or supplement existing international arrangements.
       (c) Report by Comptroller General.--Not later than one 
     year, two years, and three years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report that contains--
       (1) an independent assessment of progress made by the Board 
     in carrying out its functions under paragraphs (1) through 
     (8) of subsection (b);
       (2) the budgetary impact of each of the recommendations 
     prepared under subsection (b)(5) and any additional 
     recommendations prepared by the Comptroller General and the 
     budgetary impact of such recommendations; and
       (3) a certification as to whether the Comptroller General 
     had access to sufficient information to enable the 
     Comptroller General to make informed judgments on the matters 
     covered by the report.

     SEC. 713. AUTHORIZATION FOR ADDITIONAL LICENSE AND COMPLIANCE 
                   OFFICERS.

       (a) Funding.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     under section 101 of this Act, up to $13,000,000 shall be 
     available for each of the fiscal years 2006 and 2007 for 
     salaries and expenses related to the assignment of additional 
     full time license and compliance officers in the Directorate 
     of Defense Trade Controls of the Department of State.
       (b) Notification.--None of the funds authorized under 
     subsection (a) may be made available until 15 days after the 
     date on which the Secretary of State submits a written report 
     to the congressional committees specified in section 634A(a) 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.2394-1(a)) in 
     accordance with the procedures applicable to reprogramming 
     notifications under such section, which sets forth the plans 
     and timetable of the Department of State for measurable 
     improvements in the quality and timeliness of the service it 
     provides in support of United States Armed Forces abroad and 
     routine exports by United States business organizations, as 
     well as for the elaboration of enhanced compliance measures 
     appropriate to the heightened security environment for arms 
     exports during the Global War on Terrorism.

           Subtitle C--Procedures Relating to Export Licenses

     SEC. 721. TRANSPARENCY OF JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATIONS.

       (a) Declaration of Policy.--Congress declares that the 
     complete confidentiality surrounding several thousand 
     commodity classification determinations made each year by the 
     Department of Commerce pursuant to the Export Administration 
     Regulations and several hundred commodity jurisdiction 
     determinations made each year by the Department of State 
     pursuant to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations is 
     not necessary to protect legitimate proprietary interests of 
     persons or their prices and customers, is not in the best 
     interests of the security and foreign policy interests of the 
     United States, is inconsistent with the need to ensure a 
     level playing field for United States exporters, and detracts 
     from United States efforts to promote greater transparency 
     and responsibility by other countries in their export control 
     systems.
       (b) Publication Requirement.--The Secretary of Commerce and 
     the Secretary of State shall--
       (1) upon making a commodity classification determination or 
     a commodity jurisdiction classification, as the case may be, 
     referred to in subsection (a) in response to a request by a 
     private person, publish in the Federal Register, not later 
     than 30 days after the date of the determination--
       (A) a description of the item, including performance levels 
     or other technical characteristics where appropriate,
       (B) an explanation of whether the item is controlled under 
     the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export 
     Administration Regulations, and
       (C) the United States Munitions List designation or export 
     control classification number under which the item has been 
     designated or classified, as the case may be,

     except that the name of the name of the person, the person's 
     business organization, customers, or prices are not required 
     to be published; and

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       (2) maintain on their respective Internet websites an 
     archive, that is accessible to the general public and other 
     departments and agencies of the United States, of the 
     determinations published in the Federal Register under 
     paragraph (1).
       (c) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the 
     Secretary of Commerce shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a joint report that contains a 
     description of the plans to implement the requirements of 
     this section.
       (d) Requirement.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, beginning 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Commerce may make a commodity 
     classification determination referred to in subsection (a), 
     and the Secretary of State may make a commodity jurisdiction 
     determination referred to in subsection (a), in response to a 
     request by a private person only in in accordance with the 
     requirements of subsection (b).

     SEC. 722. CERTIFICATIONS RELATING TO EXPORT OF CERTAIN 
                   DEFENSE ARTICLES AND DEFENSE SERVICES.

       (a) Reports on Commercial and Governmental Military 
     Exports; Congressional Action.--Section 36(c) of the Arms 
     Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(c)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of paragraph (1), by inserting 
     after ``$1,000,000 or more'' the following: ``, or, 
     notwithstanding section 27(g) of this Act, for any special 
     comprehensive authorization under sections 120-130 of title 
     22, Code of Federal Regulations (commonly known as the 
     `International Traffic in Arms Regulations') for the export 
     of defense articles or defense services in an aggregate 
     amount of $100,000,000 or more'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by adding ``and'' at the end;
       (B) by striking subparagraph (B); and
       (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); 
     and
       (3) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of paragraph 
     (5), by inserting ``or paragraph (2)'' after ``paragraph 
     (1)''.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Department of State should revise its procedures in order 
     to improve the timeliness and quality of service it is 
     providing to United States exporters concerning matters 
     requiring notification to Congress under sections 3 and 36 of 
     the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2753 and 2776) by--
       (1) expediting its internal and interagency processes such 
     that consultations with the Committee on International 
     Relations of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations of the Senate commence not later than 30 
     days following receipt of a proposal requiring notification;
       (2) providing informal notice to such Committees within 10 
     days of receipt of such a proposal, such that questions by 
     the Committees may be addressed wherever feasible in 
     conjunction with the Department's processing; and
       (3) making each interval in the processing of the proposal 
     transparent to United States exporters through the Internet 
     website of the Department.

     SEC. 723. PRIORITY FOR UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS.

       The Secretary of State may not accord higher priority in 
     the adjudication of munitions export licenses to any measure 
     included within the ``Defense Trade Security Initiative'' 
     announced by the Department of State in May 2000 over the 
     processing of licenses in support of Operation Enduring 
     Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, or any other military 
     operation involving the United States Armed Forces.

     SEC. 724. LICENSE OFFICER STAFFING AND WORKLOAD.

       Section 36(a) Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(a)) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (11), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (12), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(13) a report on the number of civilian and military 
     officers assigned to munitions export licensing at the 
     Department of State and their average weekly workload for 
     both open and closed cases.''.

     SEC. 725. DATABASE OF UNITED STATES MILITARY ASSISTANCE.

       Section 655 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2415) is amended by striking subsection (c) and 
     inserting the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Availability of Report Information on the Internet.--
       ``(1) Requirement for database.--The Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall make 
     available to the public the unclassified portion of each such 
     report in the form of a database that is available via the 
     Internet and that may be searched by various criteria.
       ``(2) Schedule for updating.--Not later than April 1 of 
     each year, the Secretary of State shall make available in the 
     database the information contained in the annual report for 
     the fiscal year ending the previous September 30.''.

     SEC. 726. TRAINING AND LIAISON FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that it 
     is increasingly important that the Secretary of State, in 
     administering the licensing, registration, compliance, and 
     other authorities contained in section 38 of the Arms Export 
     Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778), should provide up-to-date 
     training and other educational assistance to small businesses 
     in the United States aerospace and defense industrial sector.
       (b) Small Business Liaison.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     designate, within the Office of Defense Trade Controls of the 
     Department of State, a coordinator for small business 
     affairs. The coordinator shall serve as a liaison for small 
     businesses in the United States aerospace and defense 
     industrial sector with respect to licensing and registration 
     requirements in order to facilitate the compliance and other 
     forms of participation by such small businesses in the United 
     States munitions control system, including by providing 
     training, technical assistance, and through other efforts as 
     may be appropriate.

     SEC. 727. COMMERCIAL COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE TECHNICAL DATA.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Defense, shall amend the International Traffic 
     in Arms Regulations to provide for the export without a 
     license of communications satellite technical data, at a 
     level established by the Secretary of Defense, in instances 
     in which--
       (1) the exporter is a person registered under section 38(b) 
     of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(b));
       (2) the purpose of the export is to market a sale of a 
     United States manufactured communications satellite solely 
     for commercial or civil end use;
       (3) no party to the transaction is proscribed under section 
     126.1 of the Regulations or otherwise restricted from 
     receiving United States defense articles; and
       (4) each end user or recipient has agreed in writing not to 
     reexport or retransfer the United States furnished technical 
     data to any other person without the prior written consent of 
     the United States Government.

     SEC. 728. REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR UNLICENSED EXPORTS.

        Section 655(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2415(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) were exported without a license under section 38 of 
     the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) pursuant to an 
     exemption established under the International Traffic in Arms 
     Regulations, other than defense articles exported in 
     furtherance of a letter of offer and acceptance under the 
     Foreign Military Sales program or a technical assistance or 
     manufacturing license agreement, including the specific 
     exemption provision in the regulation under which the export 
     was made.''.

    Subtitle D--Terrorist-Related Provisions and Enforcement Matters

     SEC. 731. SENSITIVE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS TO FOREIGN PERSONS 
                   LOCATED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) Weapons Transfers.--Pursuant to regulations issued 
     under section 38(g)(6) of the Arms Export Control (22 U.S.C. 
     2778(g)(6)), the President shall require a license for the 
     transfer of any defense articles and defense services, other 
     than a firearm for personal use, specified in a report 
     required under subsection (c) to a foreign person located 
     within the United States (other than to a foreign government, 
     unless such government is proscribed under section 126.1 of 
     the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or otherwise 
     restricted from receiving defense articles and defense 
     services).
       (b) Dual Use Transfers.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the President may require a license under 
     the Export Administration Regulations for the transfer of any 
     dual use goods and technology, other than a firearm for 
     personal use, specified in a report required under subsection 
     (c) to a foreign person located within the United States.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
     of State, in consultation with the Attorney General and the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report that specifies 
     those items which warrant scrutiny and enforcement by the 
     Government of the United States through license procedures 
     prior to a transfer to a foreign person located within the 
     United States in order to deter efforts on the part of such 
     person to acquire such items for terrorist or other unlawful 
     purposes.

     SEC. 732. CERTIFICATION CONCERNING EXEMPT WEAPONS TRANSFERS 
                   ALONG THE NORTHERN BORDER OF THE UNITED STATES.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a written 
     report certifying that--
       (1) provisions of the International Traffic in Arms 
     Regulations permitting unlicensed temporary imports into the 
     United States from Canada by any person of any unclassified 
     defense article on the United States Munitions List do not 
     present a risk to the national security of the United States; 
     and
       (2) personnel of the Bureau of Customs and Border 
     Protection of the Department of Homeland Security located 
     along the northern border of the United States have adequate 
     written guidance from the Department of State which

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     permits them to effectively enforce provisions of the 
     International Traffic in Arms Regulations permitting 
     unlicensed exports to Canada of certain items on the United 
     States Munitions List.

     SEC. 733. COMPREHENSIVE NATURE OF UNITED STATES ARMS 
                   EMBARGOES.

       (a) Findings; Sense of Congress.--
       (1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (A) governments to which the Government of the United 
     States prohibits by law or policy the transfer of implements 
     of war, including material, components, parts, and other 
     defense articles and defense services (as defined in 
     paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 47 of the Arms Export 
     Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2794(3) and (4)), respectively) 
     continue to seek to evade these embargoes through 
     increasingly sophisticated illegal acquisitions via the 
     ``international gray arms market'' and by seeking to exploit 
     weaknesses in the export control system of the United States 
     and its friends and allies; and
       (B) the strict and comprehensive application of arms 
     embargoes referred to in subparagraph (A), including those 
     embargoes established by the United Nations Security Council, 
     is of fundamental importance to the security and foreign 
     policy interests of the United States.
       (2) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the United States Government should continue to provide a 
     leadership role internationally in ensuring the effectiveness 
     of arms embargoes referred to in paragraph (1).
       (b) Scope of Embargoes.--Section 38 of the Arms Export 
     Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(k) Whenever the United States maintains an arms embargo 
     pursuant to United States law, or through public notice by 
     the President or Secretary of State pursuant to the 
     authorities of this Act, no defense article or defense 
     service subject to sections 120-130 of title 22, Code of 
     Federal Regulations (commonly known as the `International 
     Traffic in Arms Regulations') and no dual use good or 
     technology subject to sections 730-774 of title 15, Code of 
     Federal Regulations (commonly known as the `Export 
     Administration Regulations') shall be sold or transferred to 
     the military, intelligence or other security forces of the 
     embargoed government, including any associated governmental 
     agency, subdivision, entity, or other person acting on their 
     behalf, unless, at a minimum and without prejudice to any 
     additional requirements established in United States law or 
     regulation, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of 
     Defense have concurred in the sale or transfer through 
     issuance of a license.''.
       (c) Establishment of Controls.--The Secretary of State 
     shall consult with the Secretary of Commerce to ensure the 
     establishment of appropriate foreign policy and national 
     security controls and license requirements under the Export 
     Administration Regulations in order to ensure the effective 
     implementation of section 38(k) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act, as added by subsection (b).
       (d) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a report that 
     describes the actions taken to implement the requirements of 
     subsection (c).

     SEC. 734. CONTROL OF ITEMS ON MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL 
                   REGIME ANNEX.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     all proposals to export or transfer to foreign persons by 
     other means, whether in the United States or abroad, and any 
     other activities subject to regulation under section 38, 39, 
     or 40 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778, 2779, 
     or 2780), relating to items on the Missile Technology Control 
     Regime Annex, should be accorded stringent control and 
     scrutiny consistent with the purposes of section 71 of the 
     Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2797).
       (b) Control of Items on MTCR Annex.--The Secretary of 
     State, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, the 
     Attorney General, and the Secretary of Defense, shall ensure 
     that all items on the MTCR Annex are subject to stringent 
     control by the Government of the United States pursuant to 
     the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and the Export 
     Administration Regulations.
       (c) Certification.--Not later than March 1 of each year, 
     the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of 
     Commerce, the Attorney General and the Secretary of Defense, 
     shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     report that contains--
       (1) a certification that the requirement of subsection (b) 
     has been met for the prior year, or if the requirement has 
     not been met, the reasons therefor; and
       (2) a description of the updated coverage, if any, of the 
     regulations referred to in subsection (b) with respect to all 
     items on the MTCR Annex and an explanation of any areas of 
     overlap or omissions, if any, among the regulations.

     SEC. 735. UNLAWFUL USE OF UNITED STATES DEFENSE ARTICLES.

       (a) Ineligibility for Terrorist Related Transactions.--
     Section 3(c)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2753(c)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in each of subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking ``or 
     any predecessor Act,'' and inserting ``any predecessor Act, 
     or licensed or approved under section 38 of this Act, to 
     carry out a transaction with a country, the government of 
     which the Secretary of State has determined is a state 
     sponsor of international terrorism for purposes of section 
     6(j)(1) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. 
     App. 2405(j)(1)), or otherwise uses such defense articles or 
     defense services''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) In this section, the term `transaction' means the 
     taking of any action, directly or indirectly, by a foreign 
     country that would be a transaction prohibited by section 40 
     of this Act with respect to the United States Government and 
     United States persons.''.
       (b) Reporting Requirement.--Section 3(e) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2753(e)) is amended by inserting after 
     ``the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,'' the following: 
     ``regardless of whether the article or service has been sold 
     or otherwise furnished by the United States Government or 
     licensed under section 38 of this Act,''.

  Subtitle E--Strengthening United States Missile Nonproliferation Law

     SEC. 741. PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR FOREIGN PERSONS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, upon the expiration, or the granting of a waiver, on or 
     after January 1, 2003, of sanctions against a foreign person 
     imposed under section 73(a) of the Arms Export Control Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 2797b(a)) or under section 11B(b)(1) of the Export 
     Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2410b(b)(1)), as 
     continued in effect under the International Emergency 
     Economic Powers Act, a license shall be required, for a 
     period of not less than three years, for the export to that 
     foreign person of all items controlled for export under 
     section 5 or 6 of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 
     U.S.C. App. 2404, 2405), as continued in effect under the 
     International Emergency Economic Powers Act, in accordance 
     with the Export Administration Regulations.
       (b) Termination.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to a 
     foreign person 30 days after the President notifies the 
     Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing and 
     Urban Affairs and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate that the President has determined that--
       (1) the foreign person has--
       (A) ceased all activity related to the original imposition 
     of sanctions under section 73(a) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act or section 11B(b)(1) of the Export Administration Act of 
     1979, as the case may be; and
       (B) has instituted a program of transparency measures under 
     which the United States will be able to verify, for a period 
     of at least 3 years, that the foreign person is not engaging 
     in prohibited activities under those provisions of law 
     referred to in paragraph (1); and
       (2) there has been an appropriate resolution of the 
     original violation or violations, such as financial 
     penalties, incarceration, destruction of prohibited items, or 
     other appropriate measures taken to prevent a recurrence of 
     the violation or violations.
       (c) Waiver.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to a foreign 
     person if--
       (1) the President issues a waiver of sanctions imposed upon 
     that person under section 73(a) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act or under section 11B(b)(1) of the Export Administration 
     Act of 1979, on the basis that the waiver is essential to the 
     national security of the United States;
       (2) the President designates the waiver as classified 
     information (as defined in section 606 of the National 
     Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 426)); and
       (3) the President transmits to the committees referred to 
     in subsection (b)--
       (A) a justification for designating the waiver as 
     classified information; and
       (B) a description of--
       (i) any discussions with the foreign person, concerning the 
     activities that were the subject of the sanctions, that have 
     been conducted by United States Government officials, or by 
     officials of the government of the country that has 
     jurisdiction over the foreign person or in which the foreign 
     person conducted such activities; and
       (ii) any actions that the foreign person, or the government 
     of the country that has jurisdiction over the foreign person 
     or in which the foreign person conducted the activities that 
     were the subject of the sanctions, has taken to prevent a 
     recurrence of the same or similar activities.

     SEC. 742. STRENGTHENING UNITED STATES MISSILE PROLIFERATION 
                   SANCTIONS ON FOREIGN PERSONS.

       (a) Arms Export Control Act.--Section 73(a)(2) of the Arms 
     Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2797b(a)(2)) is amended by 
     striking ``2 years'' each place it appears and inserting ``4 
     years''.
       (b) Public Information.--Section 73(e)(2) of the Arms 
     Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2797b(e)(2)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new sentences: ``Such report 
     may be classified only to the extent necessary to protect 
     intelligence sources and methods. If the report is so 
     classified, the President shall make every effort to acquire 
     sufficient alternative information that would allow a 
     subsequent unclassified version of the report to be 
     issued.''.
       (c) Export Administration Act of 1979.--Any sanction 
     imposed on a foreign person under section 11B(b)(1) of the 
     Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 
     2410b(b)(1)), as continued in effect under the International 
     Emergency Economic Powers Act, shall be in effect for a 
     period of four years beginning on the date on which the 
     sanction was imposed.
       (d) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) and the provisions of subsection (c) shall apply to 
     all sanctions imposed under section 73(a) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act or section 11B(b)(1) of the Export Administration 
     Act of 1979, as continued in effect under the International 
     Emergency Economic Powers Act, by reason of acts giving rise

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     to such sanctions that were committed by foreign persons on 
     or after January 1, 2004.

     SEC. 743. COMPREHENSIVE UNITED STATES MISSILE PROLIFERATION 
                   SANCTIONS ON ALL RESPONSIBLE FOREIGN PERSONS.

       (a) Arms Export Control Act.--Section 73(a) of the Arms 
     Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2797b(a)) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3)(A) Sanctions imposed upon a foreign person under 
     paragraph (2) shall also be imposed on any governmental 
     entity that the President determines exercises effective 
     control over, benefits from, or directly or indirectly 
     facilitates the activities of that foreign person.
       ``(B) When a sanction is imposed on a foreign person under 
     paragraph (2), the President may also impose that sanction on 
     any other person or entity that the President has reason to 
     believe has or may acquire prohibited items with the intent 
     to transfer to that foreign person, or provide to that 
     foreign person access to, such items. In this subparagraph, 
     `prohibited items' are items that may not be exported to that 
     foreign person on account of the sanction imposed on that 
     foreign person.
       ``(C) The President may also prohibit, for such period of 
     time as the President may determine, any transaction or 
     dealing, by a United States person or within the United 
     States, with any foreign person on whom sanctions have been 
     imposed under this subsection.
       ``(D) The President shall report on an annual basis to the 
     Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate the identity of any foreign person that engages in any 
     transaction or activity with a foreign person on whom 
     sanctions have been imposed under this subsection that 
     either--
       ``(i) would be the basis for imposing sanctions under 
     subparagraph (B) but for which sanctions have not been 
     imposed; or
       ``(ii) would be the basis for imposing sanctions under 
     subparagraph (C) if the transaction or activity had been 
     carried out by a United States person or by a person in the 
     United States.

     Such report shall be unclassified to the maximum extent 
     feasible, but may include a classified annex.''.
       (b) Definition of Person.--Section 74(a)(8)(A) of the Arms 
     Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2797c(a)(8)(A)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(8)(A) The term `person' means--
       ``(i) a natural person;
       ``(ii) a corporation, business association, partnership, 
     society, trust, transnational corporation, or transnational 
     joint venture, any other nongovernmental entity, 
     organization, or group, and any governmental entity;
       ``(iii) any subsidiary, subunit, or parent entity of any 
     business enterprise or other organization or entity listed in 
     clause (ii); and
       ``(iv) any successor of any business enterprise or other 
     organization or entity listed in clause (ii) or (iii); and''.
       (c) Export Administration Act of 1979.--
       (1) Sanctions imposed on governmental entities.--Any 
     sanction imposed on a foreign person under section 
     11B(b)(1)(B) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 
     U.S.C. App. 2410b(b)(1)(B)), as continued in effect under the 
     International Emergency Economic Powers Act (in this 
     subsection referred to as a ``dual use sanction''), shall 
     also be imposed on any governmental entity that the President 
     determines exercises effective control over, benefits from, 
     or directly or indirectly facilitates the activities of that 
     foreign person.
       (2) Other entities.--When a dual use sanction is imposed on 
     a foreign person, the President may also impose that sanction 
     on any other person or entity that the President has reason 
     to believe has or may acquire prohibited items with the 
     intent to transfer to that foreign person, or provide to that 
     foreign person access to, such items. In this paragraph, 
     ``prohibited items'' are items that may not be exported to 
     that foreign person on account of the dual use sanction 
     imposed on that foreign person.
       (3) Transactions by third parties.--The President may also 
     prohibit, for such period of time as he may determine, any 
     transaction or dealing, by a United States person or within 
     the United States, with any foreign person on whom dual use 
     sanctions have been imposed.
       (4) Report.--The President shall submit on an annual basis 
     to the Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing and 
     Urban Affairs and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate a report that contains the identity of any foreign 
     person that engages in any transaction or activity with a 
     foreign person on whom dual use sanctions have been imposed 
     that either--
       (A) would be the basis for imposing dual use sanctions 
     under paragraph (2) but for which such sanctions have not 
     been imposed; or
       (B) would be the basis for imposing dual use sanctions 
     under paragraph (3) if the transaction or activity had been 
     carried out by a United States person or by a person in the 
     United States.

     Such report shall be unclassified to the maximum extent 
     feasible, but may include a classified annex.
       (5) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Missile equipment or technology.--The term ``missile 
     equipment or technology'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 11B(c) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 
     U.S.C. App. 2410b(c)).
       (B) Person.--
       (i) The term ``person'' means--

       (I) a natural person;
       (II) a corporation, business association, partnership, 
     society, trust, transnational corporation, or transnational 
     joint venture, any other nongovernmental entity, 
     organization, or group, and any governmental entity;
       (III) any subsidiary, subunit, or parent entity of any 
     business enterprise or other organization or entity listed in 
     subclause (II); and
       (IV) any successor of any business enterprise or other 
     organization or entity listed in subclause (II) or (III).

       (ii) In the case of countries where it may be impossible to 
     identify a specific governmental entity referred to in clause 
     (i), the term ``person'' means--

       (I) all activities of that government relating to the 
     development or production of any missile equipment or 
     technology; and
       (II) all activities of that government affecting the 
     development or production of aircraft, electronics, and space 
     systems or equipment.

       (C) United states person.--The term ``United States 
     person'' has the meaning given that term in section 16(2) of 
     the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 
     2415(2)).
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall apply with respect to sanctions imposed on or 
     after January 1, 2004, on foreign persons under section 
     73(a)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act, and the provisions 
     of subsection (c) shall apply with respect to sanctions 
     imposed on or after January 1, 2004, on foreign persons under 
     section 11B(b)(1) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 
     (50 U.S.C. App. 2410b(b)(1)), as continued in effect under 
     the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

         Subtitle F--Security Assistance and Related Provisions

     SEC. 751. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER NAVAL VESSELS TO CERTAIN 
                   FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

       (a) Authority to Transfer by Grant.--The President is 
     authorized to transfer vessels to foreign countries on a 
     grant basis under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j), as follows:
       (1) Greece.--To the Government of Greece, the OSPREY class 
     minehunter coastal ship PELICAN (MHC-53).
       (2) Egypt.--To the Government of Egypt, the OSPREY class 
     minehunter coastal ships CARDINAL (MHC-60) and RAVEN (MHC-
     61).
       (3) Pakistan.--To the Government of Pakistan, the SPRUANCE 
     class destroyer ship FLETCHER (DD-992).
       (4) Turkey.--To the Government of Turkey, the SPRUANCE 
     class destroyer ship CUSHING (DD-985).
       (b) Authority to Transfer by Sale.--The President is 
     authorized to transfer vessels to foreign countries on a sale 
     basis under section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2761), as follows:
       (1) India.--To the Government of India, the AUSTIN class 
     amphibious transport dock ship TRENTON (LPD-14).
       (2) Greece.--To the Government of Greece, the OSPREY class 
     minehunter coastal ship HERON (MHC-52).
       (3) Turkey.--To the Government of Turkey, the SPRUANCE 
     class destroyer ship O'BANNON (DD-987).
       (c) Grants not Counted in Annual Total of Transferred 
     Excess Defense Articles.--The value of a vessel transferred 
     to another country on a grant basis pursuant to authority 
     provided by subsection (a) shall not be counted against the 
     aggregate value of excess defense articles transferred to 
     countries in any fiscal year under section 516(g) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j(g)).
       (d) Costs of Transfers.--Any expense incurred by the United 
     States in connection with a transfer authorized under 
     subsection (a) or (b) shall be charged to the recipient.
       (e) Repair and Refurbishment in United States Shipyards.--
     To the maximum extent practicable, the President shall 
     require, as a condition of the transfer of a vessel under 
     this section, that the country to which the vessel is 
     transferred have such repair or refurbishment of the vessel 
     as is needed, before the vessel joins the naval forces of 
     that country, performed at a shipyard located in the United 
     States, including a United States Navy shipyard.
       (f) Expiration of Authority.--The authority to transfer a 
     vessel under this section shall expire at the end of the two-
     year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 752. TRANSFER OF OBSOLETE AND SURPLUS ITEMS FROM KOREAN 
                   WAR RESERVES STOCKPILE AND REMOVAL OR DISPOSAL 
                   OF REMAINING ITEMS.

       (a) Transfer of Items in Korean Stockpile.--
       (1) Authority.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h), the President is 
     authorized to transfer to the Republic of Korea, in return 
     for concessions to be negotiated by the Secretary of Defense, 
     any or all of the items described in paragraph (2).
       (2) Covered items.--The items referred to in paragraph (1) 
     are munitions, equipment, and materiel such as tanks, trucks, 
     artillery, mortars, general purpose bombs, repair parts, 
     barrier material, and ancillary equipment, if such items 
     are--
       (A) obsolete or surplus items;
       (B) in the inventory of the Department of Defense;

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       (C) intended for use as reserve stocks for the Republic of 
     Korea; and
       (D) as of the date of the enactment of this Act, located in 
     a stockpile in the Republic of Korea.
       (3) Valuation of concessions.--(A) The value of concessions 
     negotiated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be at least equal 
     to--
       (i) the fair market value of the items transferred; minus
       (ii) the savings to the Department of Defense of the cost 
     of removal of the items from the Republic of Korea and 
     disposal of the items that would have been incurred by the 
     Department but for the transfer of the items pursuant to 
     paragraph (1), not to exceed the fair market value of the 
     items transferred.
       (B) The concessions may include cash compensation, service, 
     waiver of charges otherwise payable by the United States, 
     such as charges for demolition of United States-owned or 
     United States-intended munitions, and other items of value.
       (4) Prior notifications of proposed transfers.--Not less 
     than 30 days before making a transfer under the authority of 
     this subsection, the President shall transmit to the 
     Committees on Armed Services and International Relations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Committees on Armed 
     Services and Foreign Relations of the Senate a detailed 
     notification of the proposed transfer, which shall include an 
     identification of the items to be transferred and the 
     concessions to be received.
       (5) Termination of authority.--No transfer may be made 
     under the authority of this subsection more than three years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Removal or Disposal of Remaining Items in Korean 
     Stockpile.--The President shall provide for the removal or 
     disposal of all items described in subsection (a)(2) that are 
     not transferred pursuant to the authority of subsection (a) 
     by not later than four years after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 753. EXTENSION OF PAKISTAN WAIVERS.

       The Act entitled ``An Act to authorize the President to 
     exercise waivers of foreign assistance restrictions with 
     respect to Pakistan through September 30, 2003, and for other 
     purposes'', approved October 27, 2001 (Public Law 107-57; 115 
     Stat. 403), is amended--
       (1) in section 1(b)--
       (A) in the heading, by striking ``Fiscal Years 2005 and 
     2006'' and inserting ``Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007''; and
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``2005 or 2006'' and 
     inserting ``2006 or 2007'';
       (2) in section 3(2), by striking ``and 2006'' and inserting 
     ``2006, and 2007''; and
       (3) in section 6, by striking ``2006'' and inserting 
     ``2007''.

     SEC. 754. REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR FOREIGN MILITARY 
                   TRAINING.

       Subsection (a)(1) of section 656 of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2416) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``January 31'' and inserting ``March 1''; 
     and
       (2) by striking ``and all such training proposed for the 
     current fiscal year''.

     SEC. 755. CERTAIN SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE UNITED STATES IN 
                   CONNECTION WITH FOREIGN MILITARY SALES.

       (a) Quality Assurance, Inspection, Contract Administration, 
     and Contract Audit Defense Services.--Section 21(h)(1)(A) of 
     the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761(h)(1)(A)) is 
     amended by inserting after ``North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization'' the following: ``or the Governments of 
     Australia, New Zealand, Japan, or Israel''.
       (b) Cataloging Data and Services.--Section 21(h)(2) of the 
     Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761(h)(2)) is amended by 
     striking ``or to any member government of that Organization 
     if that Organization or member government'' and inserting ``, 
     to any member of that Organization, or to the Governments of 
     Australia, New Zealand, Japan, or Israel if that 
     Organization, member government, or the Governments of 
     Australia, New Zealand, Japan, or Israel''.

     SEC. 756. MARITIME INTERDICTION PATROL BOATS FOR MOZAMBIQUE.

       (a) In General.--Of the amounts made available to carry out 
     section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act for fiscal year 
     2006, there is authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for 
     refurbishment, delivery, operational training, and related 
     costs associated with the provision of not more than four 
     excess coastal patrol boats to the Government of Mozambique 
     for maritime patrol and interdiction activities.
       (b) Availability.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriations under subsection (a) are 
     authorized to remain available until September 30, 2007.

     SEC. 757. REIMBURSEMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION 
                   AND TRAINING.

       Section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2347) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``The President'' 
     and inserting ``(a) The President''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) The President shall seek reimbursement for military 
     education and training furnished under this chapter from 
     countries using assistance under section 23 of the Arms 
     Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763; relating to the the 
     Foreign Military Financing Program) to purchase such military 
     education and training at a rate comparable to the rate 
     charged to countries receiving grant assistance for military 
     education and training under this chapter.''.

            TITLE VIII--NUCLEAR BLACK MARKET ELIMINATION ACT

     SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Nuclear Black Market 
     Elimination Act of 2005''.

      Subtitle A--Sanctions for Transfers of Nuclear Enrichment, 
Reprocessing, and Weapons Technology, Equipment and Materials Involving 
                     Foreign Persons and Terrorists

     SEC. 811. AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE SANCTIONS ON FOREIGN PERSONS.

       (a) Determination of Nuclear Activities by Foreign 
     Persons.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     President is authorized to impose any or all of the sanctions 
     described in subsection (b) whenever the President determines 
     that a foreign person participated, on or after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, in the export, transfer or trade 
     of--
       (1) nuclear enrichment or reprocessing equipment, 
     materials, or technology to any nonnuclear-weapon state (as 
     defined in section 102(c) of the Arms Export Control Act) 
     that--
       (A) does not possess functioning nuclear enrichment or 
     reprocessing plants as of January 1, 2004; and
       (B)(i) does not have in force an additional protocol with 
     the International Atomic Energy Agency for the application of 
     safeguards (as derived from IAEA document INFCIRC/540 and 
     related corrections and additions); or
       (ii) is developing, manufacturing, or acquiring a nuclear 
     explosive device; or
       (2) any nuclear explosive device, or design information or 
     component, equipment, materials, or other items or technology 
     that--
       (A) is designated for national export controls under the 
     Nuclear Supplier Group Guidelines for the Export of Nuclear 
     Material, Equipment and Technology (published by the 
     International Atomic Energy Agency as IAEA document INFICRC/
     254/Rev. 6/Part 1 and subsequent revisions) and the 
     Guidelines for Transfers of Nuclear-Related Dual-Use 
     Equipment, Material, and Related Technology (published as 
     IAEA document INFCIRC/254/Rev. 5/ Part 2 and subsequent 
     revisions); and
       (B) contributes to the development, manufacture, or 
     acquisition of a nuclear explosive device by--
       (i) a nonnuclear weapon state; or
       (ii) a foreign person.
       (b) Sanctions.--The sanctions referred to in subsection (a) 
     that are to be imposed on a foreign person are the following:
       (1) No assistance may be provided to the foreign person 
     under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and the foreign 
     person may not participate in any assistance program of the 
     United States Government. Any such assistance being provided 
     to the foreign person, and any participation in such 
     assistance program by the foreign person, on the date on 
     which the sanction under this paragraph is imposed, shall be 
     terminated as of such date.
       (2) The United States Government may not sell any defense 
     articles, defense services, or design or construction 
     services to the foreign person under the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 or the Arms Export Control Act, and any contract 
     to sell such articles or services, under either such Act, 
     that is in effect on the date on which the sanction under 
     this paragraph is imposed, shall be terminated as of such 
     date.
       (3) Licenses or any other approval may not be issued to the 
     foreign person for the export or import of any defense 
     articles or defense services under the Arms Export Control 
     Act or its implementing regulations. Any such license or 
     approval that is in effect on the on the date on which the 
     sanction under this paragraph is imposed, shall be terminated 
     as of such date.
       (4) Licenses or any other approval may not be issued to the 
     foreign person for the export of any goods or technology 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the Export Administration 
     Regulations under chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (or successor regulations), other than food and 
     other agricultural commodities, medicines and medical 
     equipment. Any such license or approval that is in effect on 
     the on the date on which the sanction under this paragraph is 
     imposed, shall be terminated as of such date.
       (c) Period Sanctions in Effect.--The sanctions referred to 
     in subsection (b) should be imposed for not less than two 
     years, but may be imposed for longer periods. The President 
     may suspend after one year any sanction imposed pursuant to 
     this section 15 days after submitting to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report explaining--
       (1) the reasons for modifying or terminating the sanction;
       (2) how the purposes of this Act and United States national 
     security are furthered by such modification or termination; 
     and
       (3) what measures the United States will take or is taking 
     to ensure that the foreign person will not engage in similar 
     activities in the future.

     SEC. 812. PRESIDENTIAL NOTIFICATION ON ACTIVITIES OF FOREIGN 
                   PERSONS.

       (a) Reports to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after 
     enactment of this Act and no later than January 31 of each 
     year thereafter, the President shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report detailing any 
     activity by any foreign person described in section 811. This 
     report shall also include a description of any sanctions that 
     have been imposed and their duration.
       (b) Publication.--When the President imposes sanctions 
     under section 811, the President

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     shall, to the maximum extent unclassified, publish in the 
     Federal Register, not later than 15 days after reporting such 
     sanctions to the appropriate congressional committees under 
     subsection (a), the identity of each sanctioned foreign 
     person, the period for which sanctions will be in effect, and 
     the reasons for the sanctions.

   Subtitle B--Further Actions Against Corporations Associated With 
                       Sanctioned Foreign Persons

     SEC. 821. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds the following:
       (1) Foreign persons and corporations engaging in nuclear 
     black-market activities are motivated by reasons of 
     commercial gain and profit.
       (2) Sanctions targeted solely against the business 
     interests of the sanctioned person or business concern may be 
     unsuccessful in halting these proliferation activities, as 
     the sanctions may be seen merely as the cost of doing 
     business, especially if the business interests of the parent 
     or subsidiary corporate entities are unaffected by the 
     sanctions.
       (3) Such narrow targeting of sanctions creates the 
     incentive to create shell and ``carve-out'' corporate 
     entities to perform the proliferation activities and attract 
     sanctions, leaving all other aspects of the larger 
     corporation unaffected.
       (4) To dissuade corporations from allowing their associated 
     commercial entities or persons from engaging in proliferation 
     black-market activities, they must also be made to suffer 
     financial loss and commercial disadvantage, and parent and 
     subsidiary commercial enterprises must be held responsible 
     for the proliferation activities of their associated 
     entities.
       (5) If a corporation perceives that the United States 
     Government will do everything possible to make its commercial 
     activity difficult around the world, then that corporation 
     has a powerful commercial incentive to prevent any further 
     proliferation activity by its associated entities.
       (6) Therefore, the United States Government should seek to 
     increase the risk of commercial loss for associated corporate 
     entities for the proliferation actions of their subsidiaries.

     SEC. 822. CAMPAIGN BY UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.

       The President shall instruct all agencies of the United 
     States Government to make every effort in their interactions 
     with foreign government and business officials to persuade 
     foreign governments and relevant corporations not to engage 
     in any business transaction with a foreign person sanctioned 
     under section 811, including any parent or subsidiary of the 
     sanctioned foreign person, for the duration of the sanctions.

     SEC. 823. COORDINATION.

       The Secretary of State shall coordinate the actions of the 
     United States Government under section 822.

     SEC. 824. REPORT.

       Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State 
     shall report to the appropriate congressional committees on 
     the actions taken by the United States to carry out section 
     822.

   Subtitle C--Incentives for Proliferation Interdiction Cooperation

     SEC. 831. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO COOPERATIVE 
                   COUNTRIES.

       The President is authorized to provide, on such terms as 
     the President considers appropriate, assistance under section 
     832 to any country that cooperates with the United States and 
     with other countries allied with the United States to prevent 
     the transport and transshipment of items of proliferation 
     concern in its national territory or airspace or in vessels 
     under its control or registry.

     SEC. 832. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE.

       The assistance authorized under section 831 is the 
     following:
       (1) Assistance under section 23 of the Arms Export Control 
     Act.
       (2) Assistance under chapters 4 and 5 of part II of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
       (3) Drawdown of defense equipment and services under 
     section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

     SEC. 833. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.

       Assistance authorized under this subtitle may not be 
     provided until at least 30 days after the date on which the 
     President has provided notice thereof to the appropriate 
     congressional committees, in accordance with the procedures 
     applicable to reprogramming notifications under section 
     634A(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

     SEC. 834. LIMITATION.

       Assistance may be provided to a country under section 831 
     in no more than three fiscal years.

     SEC. 835. USE OF ASSISTANCE.

       To the extent practicable, assistance provided under this 
     subtitle shall be used to enhance the capability of the 
     recipient country to prevent the transport and transshipment 
     of items of proliferation concern in its national territory 
     or airspace, or in vessels under its control or registry, 
     including through the development of a legal framework in 
     that country to enhance such capability by criminalizing 
     proliferation, enacting strict export controls, and securing 
     sensitive materials within its borders.

     SEC. 836. LIMITATION ON SHIP OR AIRCRAFT TRANSFERS TO 
                   UNCOOPERATIVE COUNTRIES.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United 
     States may not transfer any excess defense article that is a 
     vessel or an aircraft to a country that has not agreed that 
     it will support and assist efforts by the United States to 
     interdict items of proliferation concern until thirty days 
     after the date on which the President has provided notice of 
     the proposed transfer to the appropriate congressional 
     committees in accordance with the procedures applicable to 
     reprogramming notifications under section 634A(a) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, in addition to any other 
     requirement of law.

         Subtitle D--Rollback of Nuclear Proliferation Networks

     SEC. 841. NONPROLIFERATION AS A CONDITION OF UNITED STATES 
                   ASSISTANCE.

       United States foreign assistance should only be provided to 
     countries that--
       (1) are not cooperating with any non-nuclear weapon state 
     or any foreign group or individual who may be engaged in, 
     planning, or assisting international terrorism in the 
     development of a nuclear explosive device or its means of 
     delivery and are taking all necessary measures to prevent 
     their nationals and other persons and entities subject to 
     their jurisdiction from participating in such cooperation; 
     and
       (2) are fully and completely cooperating with the United 
     States in its efforts to eliminate nuclear black-market 
     networks or activities.

     SEC. 842. REPORT ON IDENTIFICATION OF NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION 
                   NETWORK HOST COUNTRIES.

       (a) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the 
     President shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that--
       (A) identifies any country in which manufacturing, 
     brokering, shipment, transshipment, or other activity 
     occurred in connection with the transactions of the nuclear 
     proliferation network that supplied Libya, Iran, North Korea, 
     and possibly other countries or entities, and
       (B) includes any additional information with respect to any 
     country and any other nuclear proliferation networks or 
     activities and the foreign persons believed to be 
     participating therein, including any information relating to 
     the participation of any foreign person in the export, 
     transfer, or trade described in section 811.
       (2) Additional information.--The report under paragraph (1) 
     shall also include a description of the extent to which each 
     country described in the report is, in the opinion of the 
     President, fully cooperating with the United States in its 
     efforts to eliminate the nuclear proliferation network 
     described in paragraph (1)(A) and any other nuclear 
     proliferation networks or activities. The President shall 
     base the determination regarding a country's cooperation with 
     the United States in part on the degree to which the country 
     has satisfied United States requests for assistance and 
     information, including whether the United States has asked 
     and been granted direct investigatory access to key persons 
     involved in a nuclear proliferation network.
       (b) Classification.--Reports under this section shall be 
     unclassified to the maximum extent possible.

     SEC. 843. SUSPENSION OF ARMS SALES LICENSES AND DELIVERIES TO 
                   NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION NETWORK HOST COUNTRIES.

       (a) Suspension.--Upon submission of the report and any 
     additional information under section 842 to the appropriate 
     congressional committees, the President shall suspend all 
     licenses issued under the Arms Export Control Act, and shall 
     prohibit any licenses to be issued under that Act, to any 
     country described in the report or additional information, 
     until such time as the President certifies to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that such country--
       (1)(A) has fully investigated or is fully investigating the 
     activities of any person or entity within its territory that 
     has participated in the nuclear proliferation network or 
     activities; and
       (B) has taken or is taking effective steps to permanently 
     halt similar illicit nuclear proliferation or acquisition 
     activities;
       (2) has been or is fully cooperating with the United States 
     and other appropriate international organizations in 
     investigating and eliminating the nuclear proliferation 
     network, any successor networks operating within its 
     territory, or other illicit proliferation and acquisition 
     activities; and
       (3) has enacted or is enacting new laws, promulgated 
     decrees or regulations, or established practices designed to 
     prevent future such activities from occurring within its 
     territory.
       (b) Waiver.--The President may waive the requirements of 
     subsection (a) in a fiscal year if--
       (1) the President has certified to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that the waiver is important to the 
     national security of the United States; and
       (2) five days have elapsed since making the certification 
     under paragraph (1).

                     Subtitle E--General Provisions

     SEC. 851. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Participated.--The term ``participated'' means to have 
     sold, transferred, brokered, financed, assisted, delivered or 
     otherwise provided or received, and includes any conspiracy 
     or attempt to participate in any of the preceding activities, 
     as well as facilitating such activities by any other person.
       (2) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' has the 
     meaning provided in section 38(g)(9)(C) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(g)(9)(C)) and includes, for 
     purposes of subsections (a) and (b) of section 811, 
     successors, assigns, subsidiaries, and subunits and other 
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     which that person may be deemed to have a controlling 
     interest.
       (3) Excess defense article.--The term ``excess defense 
     article'' has the meaning given that term in section 644(g) 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2403(g)).
       (4) Items of proliferation concern.--The term ``items of 
     proliferation concern'' means any equipment, materials, or 
     technology that could materially support the research, 
     development, manufacturing, or acquisition by any means of a 
     nuclear explosive device, a chemical or biological weapon, or 
     missile with a payload of 500 kilograms or greater and with a 
     range of 300 kilometers or greater.
       (5) Person.--The term ``person''--
       (A) means a natural person as well as a corporation, 
     business association, partnership, society, trust, any other 
     nongovernmental entity, organization, or group, and any 
     governmental entity, or subsidiary, subunit, or parent entity 
     thereof, and any successor of any such entity; and
       (B) in the case of a country where it may be impossible to 
     identify a specific governmental entity referred to in 
     subparagraph (A), means all activities of that government 
     relating to the development or production of any nuclear 
     equipment or technology.
       (6) United states foreign assistance.--The term ``United 
     States foreign assistance'' means assistance under the 
     foreign operations, export financing, and related programs 
     appropriations Act for a fiscal year, and assistance under 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

                TITLE IX--FOREIGN ASSISTANCE PROVISIONS

   Subtitle A--Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and Related Provisions

        CHAPTER 1--PART I OF THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961

     SEC. 901. ASSISTANCE TO ESTABLISH CENTERS FOR THE TREATMENT 
                   OF OBSTETRIC FISTULA IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.

       (a) Amendment.--Section 104(c) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151b(c)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4)(A) In carrying out the purposes of this subsection, 
     the President is authorized to furnish assistance, on such 
     terms and conditions as the President may determine, for the 
     establishment and operation of not less than twelve centers 
     for the treatment and prevention of obstetric fistula at 
     appropriate sites in developing countries.
       ``(B) In selecting sites for the establishment of centers 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A), the President should seek the 
     consultation and advice of United States embassy officials, 
     appropriate nongovernmental organizations, and local 
     government officials in developing countries with high rates 
     of obstetric fistula, with particular emphasis on countries 
     in Africa.
       ``(C) Each center established pursuant to subparagraph (A) 
     shall, to the maximum extent practicable, carry out the 
     following activities:
       ``(i) The provision of surgery to repair obstetric fistula 
     in women who do not otherwise have the resources to pay for 
     such surgery and the provision of necessary post-surgery care 
     and support for such women.
       ``(ii) Assistance related to surgery and post-surgery care 
     and support described in clause (i), including the provision 
     of transportation to and from the center for women in need of 
     such transportation and the provision of necessary temporary 
     shelter and food assistance to women in need of such shelter 
     and food assistance.
       ``(iii) Activities to reduce the incidence of obstetric 
     fistula, including the conduct of appropriate seminars and 
     the dissemination of appropriate educational materials, such 
     as brochures, pamphlets, and posters.
       ``(iv) Activities to expand access to contraception 
     services for the prevention of pregnancies among women whose 
     age or health status place them at high risk of prolonged or 
     obstructed childbirth.
       ``(D) Each center established pursuant to subparagraph (A) 
     shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that women 
     who suffer from obstetric fistula as a result of sexual abuse 
     during conflicts or as a result of official abuse receive 
     preference in receiving services described in clauses (i) and 
     (ii) of subparagraph (C).
       ``(E) Not later than January 31, 2008, the President shall 
     prepare and transmit to Congress a report on the 
     implementation of this paragraph for fiscal years 2006 and 
     2007.
       ``(F) In this paragraph, the term `obstetric fistula' means 
     a rupture or hole in tissues surrounding a woman's vagina, 
     bladder, or rectum that occurs when the woman is in 
     obstructed childbirth for a prolonged period of time without 
     adequate medical attention.''.
       (b) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of the 
     fiscal years 2006 and 2007 to carry out sections 104 and 496 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151b and 
     2293), $5,000,000 for each such fiscal year is authorized to 
     be available to carry out section 104(c)(4) of such Act (as 
     added by subsection (a)).

     SEC. 902. SUPPORT FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN SUB-
                   SAHARAN AFRICA.

       Section 240 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2200) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Support for Small and Medium Enterprises in Sub-
     Saharan Africa.--
       ``(1) Support.--The Corporation is commended for its 
     activities in support of the development of small and medium 
     enterprises, and is encouraged to exercise its authorities to 
     promote investments in financial institutions that are duly 
     incorporated in sub-Saharan African countries, to the extent 
     that the purpose of such investments is to expand investment 
     and lending opportunities to small and medium enterprises 
     that--
       ``(A) are substantially owned by nationals of sub-Saharan 
     African countries; and
       ``(B) are engaged in domestic commerce or international 
     trade in sectors such as housing, agriculture, fishing, 
     textiles and apparel, tourism, electronics, technology, 
     manufacturing, and services.
       ``(2) Consideration.--In making a determination to provide 
     insurance and financing to financial institutions referred to 
     in paragraph (1), the Corporation should take into 
     consideration the extent to which a project establishes and 
     implements a nondiscrimination in lending policy to prohibit 
     discrimination based on ethnicity, sex, color, race, 
     religion, physical disability, marital status, or age.
       ``(3) Technical assistance.--In supporting a project 
     referred to in paragraph (1), the Corporation may provide 
     technical assistance to--
       ``(A) improve the quality of management of financial 
     institutions referred to in paragraph (1) to ensure the 
     safety and stability of such institutions;
       ``(B) create in such financial institutions effective 
     credit risk management systems to improve the quality of the 
     assets of such institutions and the ability of such 
     institutions to research and assess the overall credit risk 
     of critical industries in the domestic economy; and
       ``(C) support effective credit risk management by 
     developing internal credit rating systems and credit 
     assessment tools that improve the ability of such financial 
     institutions to evaluate individual credit worthiness and 
     measure the overall amount of risk posed by the total number 
     of borrowers.''.

     SEC. 903. ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT DEMOCRACY IN ZIMBABWE.

       Of the amounts made available for each of the fiscal years 
     2006 and 2007 to carry out chapters 1 and 10 of part I of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and chapter 4 of part II of 
     such Act, $12,000,000 for each such fiscal year is authorized 
     to be available, consistent with the provisions of the 
     Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act of 2001 (Public 
     Law 107-99; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note), to support--
       (1) the restoration of democratic legitimacy and foster a 
     free and fair electoral process in Zimbabwe, particularly 
     through legislative process training for members of 
     Parliament;
       (2) capacity building for civil society organizations to 
     effectively provide information on the political process to 
     citizens, defend the legal rights of minorities, women and 
     youth, document the level of adherence by the Government of 
     Zimbabwe to national and international civil and human rights 
     standards, and monitor and report on the entire electoral 
     process in Zimbabwe;
       (3) organizational capacity-building training for political 
     parties in Zimbabwe;
       (4) poll watcher training for party and civil society 
     election observers in Zimbabwe; and
       (5) the reestablishment of independent media through 
     overseas broadcasts and Internet sites.

     SEC. 904. RESTRICTIONS ON UNITED STATES VOLUNTARY 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Limitation.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 2006 and 2007 for United States voluntary 
     contributions to the United Nations Development Program, an 
     amount equal to the amount the United Nations Development 
     Program will spend in Burma during each fiscal year 
     (including all funds administered by the United Nations 
     Development Program in Burma) shall be withheld unless during 
     such fiscal year the Secretary of State submits to the 
     appropriate congressional committees the certification 
     described in subsection (b).
       (b) Certification.--The certification referred to in 
     subsection (a) is a certification by the Secretary that all 
     programs and activities of the United Nations Development 
     Program (including all programs and activities administered 
     by the United Nations Development Program) in Burma--
       (1) are focused on eliminating human suffering and 
     addressing the needs of the poor;
       (2) are undertaken only through international or private 
     voluntary organizations that are independent of the State 
     Peace and Development Council (SPDC) (formerly the State Law 
     and Order Restoration Council or SLORC);
       (3) provide no financial, political, or military benefit, 
     including the provision of goods, services, or per diems, to 
     the SPDC or any agency or entity of, or affiliated with, the 
     SPDC, including any entity whose members are ineligible for 
     admission to the United States by reason of such membership 
     under any provision of section 212(a) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)) (including the Myanmar 
     Maternal and Child Welfare Association (MMCWA), the Myanmar 
     Council of Churches (MCC), the Myanmar Medical Association 
     (MMA), the Myanmar Women Affairs Federation (MWAF), and the 
     Union of Solidarity Development Association (USDA)); and
       (4) are carried out only after consultation with the 
     leadership of the National League for Democracy and the 
     leadership of the National Coalition Government of the Union 
     of Burma.
       (5) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter during 
     fiscal years 2006 and

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     2007, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report on--
       (A) all programs and activities of the United Nations 
     Development Program (including all programs and activities 
     administered by the United Nations Development Program) in 
     Burma; and
       (B) all recipients and subrecipients of funds provided 
     under such programs and activities.

     SEC. 905. ASSISTANCE FOR THE OFFICE OF THE POLICE OMBUDSMAN 
                   FOR NORTHERN IRELAND.

       Of the amounts made available for each of the fiscal years 
     2006 and 2007 to carry out section 481 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291), $100,000 for each 
     such fiscal year is authorized to be available for--
       (1) specialized investigative training, including training 
     in the United States, of personnel of the Office of the 
     Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland; and
       (2) advisory support to the Office of the Police Ombudsman 
     for Northern Ireland for the development and strengthening of 
     its investigative capacity in order to ensure that policing 
     in Northern Ireland is carried out in compliance with 
     internationally recognized human rights standards.

     SEC. 906. REPORT ON FOREIGN LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND 
                   ASSISTANCE.

        Section 489(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2291h(a)), as amended by section 317(d) of this Act, 
     is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(9)(A) A separate section on all foreign law enforcement 
     training and assistance that is provided to foreign law 
     enforcement personnel and other related governmental 
     authorities by the Department of State, the Department of 
     Defense, the Department of Justice, and the United States 
     Agency for International Development during the previous 
     fiscal year and all such training proposed for the current 
     fiscal year.
       ``(B) The section on foreign law enforcement training and 
     assistance shall include the following:
       ``(i) For each law enforcement training activity--
       ``(I) the purpose of the activity and the foreign policy 
     justification for the activity;
       ``(II) the number of foreign law enforcement personnel who 
     are provided training, their units of operation, and 
     countries of origin;
       ``(III) the type of training activity;
       ``(IV) the location of the training activity;
       ``(V) the department or agency of the United States 
     Government which is conducting the training, by unit or 
     office; and
       ``(VI) the cost of the training activity and the specific 
     budgetary account from which the cost is paid.
       ``(ii) For other law enforcement assistance--
       ``(I) the purpose of the assistance and the foreign policy 
     justification for the assistance;
       ``(II) the type of assistance;
       ``(III) the department or agency of the United States 
     Government which is providing the assistance, by unit or 
     office, where applicable; and
       ``(IV) the cost of the assistance and the specific 
     budgetary account from which the cost is paid.
       ``(iii) For each country--
       ``(I) the aggregate number of students trained;
       ``(II) the aggregate cost of the law enforcement training 
     and other law enforcement assistance; and
       ``(III) a plan describing the law enforcement assistance 
     and rule of law programs of the relevant departments and 
     agencies of the United States Government.
       ``(C) Form.--The report required by this paragraph shall be 
     in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.''.

     SEC. 907. ASSISTANCE FOR DISASTER MITIGATION EFFORTS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The devastating impacts of natural disasters can be 
     mitigated by assisting communities to build in safer 
     locations, construct sturdier dwellings, enforce sound 
     building codes and practices, and protect natural ecosystems.
       (2) By 2050, two billion people are expected to be 
     especially vulnerable to floods due to growing populations, 
     indiscriminate logging, rapid urbanization, and increasing 
     development along coasts and in other hazardous regions.
       (3) According to a study by the World Bank and the United 
     States Geological Survey during the 1990s, $40 billion 
     invested in preventive measures could have saved $280 billion 
     in disaster relief funds and saved countless lives.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of 
     other appropriate departments and agencies of the Government 
     of the United States, should develop an initiative to 
     encourage the use of disaster mitigation techniques, 
     including techniques described in subsection (a)(1), by 
     foreign governments in regions considered especially 
     vulnerable to natural disasters.
       (c) Amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.--
     Section 491(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2292(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``Assistance relating to disaster preparedness 
     under the preceding sentence shall include assistance to 
     encourage the use of disaster mitigation techniques, 
     including to assist communities to build in safer locations, 
     construct sturdier dwellings, enforce sound building codes 
     and practices, and protect natural ecosystems.''.

     SEC. 908. ASSISTANCE TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY IN BELARUS.

       Of the amounts made available for each of the fiscal years 
     2006 and 2007 to carry out chapters 11 and 12 of part I of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2295 et seq. 
     and 2296 et seq.) and the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5801 
     et seq.), $12,000,000 for each such fiscal year is authorized 
     to be available for assistance for the promotion of democracy 
     in the Republic of Belarus, including free and fair electoral 
     processes, the development of political parties and 
     nongovernmental organizations, promoting democracy and 
     respect for human rights and the rule of law, independent 
     media, and international exchanges and training programs for 
     leaders and members of the democratic forces that foster 
     civil society.

     SEC. 909. ASSISTANCE FOR MATERNAL AND PRENATAL CARE FOR 
                   CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS OF BELARUS AND UKRAINE 
                   INVOLVED IN THE CLEANUP OF THE CHORNOBYL 
                   DISASTER.

       Of the amounts made available for each of the fiscal years 
     2006 and 2007 to carry out chapters 11 and 12 of part I of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2295 et seq. 
     and 2296 et seq.) and the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5801 
     et seq.), such sums as may be necessary for each such fiscal 
     year are authorized to be available for assistance to improve 
     maternal and prenatal care, especially for the purpose of 
     helping prevent birth defects and pregnancy complications, 
     for individuals in the Republic of Belarus and Ukraine 
     involved in the cleanup of the region affected by the 
     Chornobyl disaster.

     SEC. 910. ASSISTANCE TO ADDRESS NON-INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN 
                   FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

       (a) Statement of Policy.--Congress declares the following:
       (1) Medical evidence indicates that non-infectious 
     diseases, like heart disease and obesity, are on the rise 
     worldwide.
       (2) In response to these statistics, the current allocation 
     of funds appropriated to the United States Agency for 
     International Development for Child Survival and Maternal 
     Health, Vulnerable Children, HIV/AIDS, Infectious Diseases, 
     Reproductive Health and Family Planning, and the Global Fund 
     to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria does not address 
     noninfectious diseases.
       (b) Authorization of Assistance.--The President, acting 
     through the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development, is authorized to provide 
     assistance, on such terms and conditions as the President may 
     determine, to address non-infectious diseases in foreign 
     countries.

        CHAPTER 2--PART II OF THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961

     SEC. 921. ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND ASSISTANCE FOR EGYPT.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Despite more than $28 billion in economic assistance 
     provided by the United States to Egypt since 1975, Egypt's 
     economy and educational systems are underdeveloped and 
     democratic development remains extremely limited. Egypt 
     remains near the bottom of many indices of growth and human 
     development.
       (2) Egypt's economic troubles, if not addressed through 
     programs to develop Egypt's private sector, could destabilize 
     the country.
       (3) United States programs to promote growth in Egypt, 
     including traditional development assistance as well as 
     programs that attempt to link disbursement of cash assistance 
     to the adoption of economic reforms by the Government of 
     Egypt, have had, at best, mixed success.
       (4) The United States has provided more than $32 billion in 
     military assistance to Egypt since 1979.
       (5) Egypt is currently at peace with all its neighbors.
       (6) Egypt and the United States entered into an agreement 
     in March 2005, whereby Egypt undertook to accomplish certain 
     reform-oriented policies primarily related to its financial 
     sector, and the United States undertook, subject to its 
     constitutional processes, to provide Egypt with cash 
     assistance. This program of financial reform is important and 
     should continue, supported by assistance in the form of cash 
     transferred from the United States, but not in amounts in 
     excess of amounts already agreed to and not for lesser policy 
     reforms than have already been agreed to.
       (7) The model of an agreement for policy change between the 
     United States and Egypt, similar but not identical to, the 
     concept of a ``Millennium Challenge'' compact that emphasizes 
     performance and outcomes, would be a way to reinvigorate a 
     program for the development of the Egyptian economy that has 
     languished for years, and would give more Egyptians a stake 
     in the proper planning and execution of programs to assist in 
     their country's development.
       (b) Statement of Policy.--It shall be the policy of the 
     United States--
       (1) to acknowledge that--
       (A) threats to Egypt's stability derive far more from 
     domestic problems, such as inadequate economic growth, 
     deficient educational and health-care systems, and lack of 
     political freedom, than from external dangers; and
       (B) external threats to Egyptian stability are, in fact, 
     minimal;
       (2) to provide non-military assistance to Egypt which 
     results in actual, sustainable, and, to the extent possible, 
     measurable outcomes in terms of economic growth, poverty 
     reduction, humanitarian conditions, health, education, and 
     political reform;
       (3) to restructure Egypt's assistance package over time so 
     as to diminish military assistance and end the reduction of 
     economic assistance and to begin the process of this 
     restructuring without delay; and
       (4) to ensure that this restructuring is done in such a 
     manner that ensures that maintenance

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      and spare parts for existing Egyptian military equipment is 
     not jeopardized and that Egyptian military purchases and 
     projects to which the United States has already committed 
     itself be funded fully in accordance with previous 
     understandings.
       (c) Amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq; relating to 
     the ``Economic Support Fund'') is amended by inserting after 
     section 534 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 535. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO ASSISTANCE FOR EGYPT.

       ``(a) Requirement for Assistance.--Assistance may be 
     provided for Egypt under this chapter for a fiscal year only 
     if Egypt provides to the United States for the fiscal year a 
     proposal described in subsection (b) that is evaluated and 
     approved in accordance with subsection (c).
       ``(b) Proposal.--
       ``(1) In general.--A proposal described in this subsection 
     is a proposal that reflects Egyptian priorities to use 
     assistance provided under this chapter to meet the 
     requirements of paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Requirements.--The requirements described in this 
     paragraph are--
       ``(A) promoting economic growth (including economic 
     freedom);
       ``(B) reducing poverty;
       ``(C) improving humanitarian conditions among the poorest 
     individuals in Egypt;
       ``(D) improving education and health systems for the people 
     of Egypt;
       ``(E) reducing corruption in the public and private 
     sectors; and
       ``(F) strengthening democratic institutions and individual 
     freedoms.
       ``(c) Evaluation and Approval of Proposal.--
       ``(1) Evaluation.--The President, acting through the 
     Secretary of State, and in consultation with the Secretary of 
     the Treasury, the United States Trade Representative, and the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development, shall evaluate the proposal provided to the 
     United States pursuant to subsection (a) to determine the 
     extent to which the proposal meets the requirements of 
     subparagraphs (A) through (F) of subsection (b)(2).
       ``(2) Approval.--The President shall approve the proposal 
     only if the President determines that--
       ``(A) the proposal sufficiently meets the requirements of 
     subparagraphs (A) through (F) of subsection (b)(2) in a 
     manner that achieves, in particular, lasting economic growth 
     and poverty reduction and substantially strengthened 
     democratic institutions and individual freedoms; and
       ``(B) the Government of Egypt--
       ``(i) has adopted and implemented reforms necessary to 
     implement the proposal;
       ``(ii) has implemented the proposal provided to the United 
     States and approved for the prior fiscal year in accordance 
     with the requirements of subparagraphs (A) through (F) of 
     subsection (b)(2); and
       ``(iii) has demonstrated high standards of fiduciary 
     controls and accountability with respect to assistance 
     provided for Egypt under this chapter.
       ``(d) Suspension and Termination of Assistance.--The 
     President, acting through the Secretary of State, may suspend 
     or terminate assistance in whole or in part for Egypt under 
     this chapter if the President determines that the Government 
     of Egypt is not implementing the proposal in accordance with 
     the requirements of subparagraphs (A) through (F) of 
     subsection (b)(2).
       ``(e) Cash Assistance.--
       ``(1) Requirement.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this section, cash assistance may be provided to Egypt under 
     this chapter for a fiscal year pursuant to the memorandum of 
     understanding specified in paragraph (2) only if a proposal 
     provided to the United States pursuant to subsection (a) for 
     the fiscal year has been evaluated and approved in accordance 
     with subsection (c).
       ``(2) Memorandum of understanding.--The memorandum of 
     understanding specified in this paragraph is the memorandum 
     of understanding agreed to by the Government of the United 
     States and the Government of Egypt in March 2005, including 
     any modification to the memorandum of understanding, except--
       ``(A) a modification to increase the amounts of assistance 
     agreed to be provided under the memorandum of understanding; 
     or
       ``(B) a modification to reduce significantly the scope of, 
     or to extend significantly the time for, the performance by 
     Egypt of obligations that it has undertaken under the 
     memorandum of understanding.
       ``(f) Congressional Notification.--Assistance may not be 
     obligated for Egypt under this chapter until 30 days after 
     the date on which the President has provided notice thereof 
     to the Committee on International Relations and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate in accordance with the 
     procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications under 
     section 634A(a) of this Act.
       ``(g) Report.--The President, acting through the Secretary 
     of State, shall prepare and transmit to the Committee on 
     International Relations of the House of Representatives and 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report for 
     each fiscal year that contains--
       ``(1) the proposal provided to the United States pursuant 
     to subsection (a) for the fiscal year; and
       ``(2) the evaluation of the proposal carried out pursuant 
     to subsection (c)(1).
       ``(h) Rule of Construction.--The provisions of this section 
     shall not be superseded except by a provision of law enacted 
     after the date of the enactment of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007, which 
     specifically repeals, modifies, or supersedes the provisions 
     of this section.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply with respect to assistance for Egypt under 
     chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     for fiscal year 2007 and each subsequent fiscal year.
       (d) Military Assistance Levels for Egypt; Transfer 
     Requirement.--The following amounts available for assistance 
     for Egypt under section 23 of Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2763; relating to the ``Foreign Military Financing'' 
     program) shall be transferred to and consolidated with 
     amounts available for assistance for Egypt under chapter 4 of 
     part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 
     et seq.; relating to the ``Economic Support Fund''):
       (1) For fiscal year 2006, the amount that exceeds 
     $1,260,000,000.
       (2) For fiscal year 2007, the amount that exceeds 
     $1,220,000,000.
       (3) For fiscal year 2008, the amount that exceeds 
     $1,180,000,000.
       (e) Cash-Flow Financing for Egypt.--As soon as practicable 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
     shall modify the program of cash-flow financing for Egypt 
     under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2763; relating to the ``Foreign Military Financing'' program) 
     so as to accomplish the purposes of the policy set forth in 
     paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (b) of this section.
       (f) Transfer of Certain Interest for Egypt.--For fiscal 
     year 2006 and subsequent fiscal years, any interest earned 
     from amounts in an interest bearing account for Egypt to 
     which funds made available under section 23 of the Arms 
     Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763; relating to the ``Foreign 
     Military Financing'' program) are disbursed--
       (1) shall be transferred to and consolidated with amounts 
     available for assistance for the Middle East Partnership 
     Initiative under chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.; relating to 
     the ``Economic Support Fund''); and
       (2) shall be allocated for democracy and governance 
     programs for Egypt, including direct support for 
     nongovernmental organizations.

     SEC. 922. INTER-ARAB DEMOCRATIC CHARTER.

       (a) Strategy.--The Secretary of State, acting through the 
     Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, 
     and in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Near 
     East Affairs and the Assistant Secretary for Western 
     Hemisphere Affairs, shall develop and implement a strategy 
     to--
       (1) support, including through the provision of technical 
     assistance, efforts to establish an Inter-Arab Democratic 
     Charter to promote human rights and democracy in the Near 
     East region; and
       (2) support and promote coordination among human rights 
     organizations, pro-democracy advocates, and civil society 
     members from both the Near East region and the Western 
     Hemisphere to assist in efforts to establish the Inter-Arab 
     Democratic Charter referred to in paragraph (1).
       (b) Report.--Section 665(c) of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-228; 22 
     U.S.C. 2151n note) as amended by section 614(a)(2) of this 
     Act, is further amended by inserting after the first sentence 
     the following new sentence: ``As part of such separate 
     report, the Secretary shall include information on efforts by 
     the Department of State to develop and implement the strategy 
     to support efforts to establish an Inter-Arab Democratic 
     Charter pursuant to section 708(a) of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007.''.
       (c) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of the 
     fiscal years 2006 and 2007 to carry out chapter 4 of part II 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et 
     seq.; relating to the ``Economic Support Fund''), including 
     amounts made available to carry out the Human Rights and 
     Democracy Fund and the Middle East Partnership Initiative, 
     such sums as may be necessary for each such fiscal year is 
     authorized to be available to the Secretary to carry out this 
     section and the amendments made by this section.

     SEC. 923. MIDDLE EAST PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE.

       (a) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of the 
     fiscal years 2006 and 2007 to carry out chapter 4 of part II 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et 
     seq.; relating to the ``Economic Support Fund''), such sums 
     as may be necessary for each such fiscal year is authorized 
     to be available to the Secretary of State to carry out 
     programs and activities of the Middle East Partnership 
     Initiative.
       (b) Requirement.--Not less than 50 percent of amounts made 
     available for each of the fiscal years 2006 and 2007 to carry 
     out the Middle East Partnership Initiative shall be used to--
       (1) strengthen civil society, particularly nongovernmental 
     organizations, and expand female and minority participation 
     in the political, economic, and educational sectors of 
     countries participating in the Initiative; and
       (2) strengthen the rule of law and promote democratic 
     values and institutions, particularly through--

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       (A) developing and implementing standards for free and fair 
     election in countries participating in the Initiative; and
       (B) supporting inter-regional efforts to promote democracy 
     in countries under authoritarian rule, including through the 
     Community of Democracies and Forum for the Future.

     SEC. 924. WEST BANK AND GAZA PROGRAM.

       (a) Oversight.--For each of the fiscal years 2006 and 2007, 
     the Secretary of State shall certify to the appropriate 
     congressional committees not later than 30 days prior to the 
     initial obligation of funds for the West Bank and Gaza that 
     procedures have been established to ensure that the 
     Comptroller General of the United States will have access to 
     appropriate United States financial information in order to 
     review the use of United States assistance for the West Bank 
     and Gaza funded under chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.; relating to 
     the ``Economic Support Fund'').
       (b) Vetting.--Prior to any obligation of funds for each of 
     the fiscal years 2006 and 2007 to carry out chapter 4 of part 
     II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for assistance for 
     the West Bank and Gaza, the Secretary of State shall take all 
     appropriate steps to ensure that such assistance is not 
     provided to or through any individual or entity that the 
     Secretary knows, or has reason to believe, advocates, plans, 
     sponsors, engages in, or has engaged in, terrorist activity. 
     The Secretary of State shall, as appropriate, establish 
     procedures specifying the steps to be taken in carrying out 
     this subsection and shall terminate assistance to any 
     individual or entity which the Secretary has determined 
     advocates, plans, sponsors, or engages in terrorist activity.
       (c) Prohibition.--None of the funds made available for each 
     of the fiscal years 2006 and 2007 to carry out chapter 4 of 
     part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the West 
     Bank and Gaza program may be made available for the purpose 
     of recognizing or otherwise honoring individuals who commit, 
     or have committed, acts of terrorism.
       (d) Audits.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator of the United States 
     Agency for International Development shall ensure that 
     independent audits of all contractors and grantees, and 
     significant subcontractors and subgrantees, under the West 
     Bank and Gaza Program, are conducted for each of the fiscal 
     years 2006 and 2007 to ensure, among other things, compliance 
     with this section.
       (2) Audits by inspector general of usaid.--Of the funds 
     available for each of the fiscal years 2006 and 2007 to carry 
     out chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 that are made available for assistance for the West Bank 
     and Gaza, up to $1,000,000 for each such fiscal year may be 
     used by the Office of the Inspector General of the United 
     States Agency for International Development for audits, 
     inspections, and other activities in furtherance of the 
     requirements of paragraph (1). Such funds are in addition to 
     funds otherwise available for such purposes.
       (e) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``appropriate 
     congressional committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
     International Relations of the House of Representatives; and
       (2) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate.

     SEC. 925. ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND ASSISTANCE FOR VENEZUELA.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the President 
     $9,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 and 2007 for 
     assistance under chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.; relating to 
     the ``Economic Support Fund'') to fund activities which 
     support political parties, the rule of law, civil society, an 
     independent media, and otherwise promote democratic, 
     accountable governance in Venezuela.

       CHAPTER 3--PART III OF THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961

     SEC. 931. SUPPORT FOR PRO-DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS 
                   ORGANIZATIONS IN CERTAIN COUNTRIES.

       Section 620A(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2371(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``The prohibition contained in the preceding 
     sentence shall not apply with respect to assistance under 
     part I (including chapter 4 of part II) of this Act provided 
     in support of programs of a pro-democracy or human rights 
     organization located or operating in a country described in 
     such sentence, if, at least 30 days before obligating funds 
     for such assistance, the Secretary of State notifies (in 
     classified or unclassified form) the congressional committees 
     specified in section 634A(a) of this Act in accordance with 
     the procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications 
     under that section that the pro-democracy or human rights 
     organization opposes the use of terrorism, supports democracy 
     and respect for human rights, including the equality of women 
     and ethnic and religious minorities, and supports freedoms of 
     the press, speech, association, and religion.''.

     SEC. 932. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN 
                   AUTHORITY.

       (a) Amendment.--Chapter 1 of part III of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2351 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating the second section 620G (as added by 
     section 149 of Public Law 104-164 (110 Stat. 1436)) as 
     section 620J; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 620K. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN 
                   AUTHORITY.

       ``(a) Limitation.--Assistance may be provided under this 
     Act or any other provision of law to the Palestinian 
     Authority only during a period for which a certification 
     described in subsection (b) is in effect.
       ``(b) Certification.--A certification described in this 
     subsection is a certification transmitted by the President to 
     Congress that contains a determination of the President 
     that--
       ``(1) providing direct assistance to the Palestinian 
     Authority is important to the national security interests of 
     the United States; and
       ``(2) the Palestinian Authority--
       ``(A) is committed to and has initiated the process of 
     purging from its security services individuals with ties to 
     terrorism;
       ``(B) has made demonstrable progress toward dismantling the 
     terrorist infrastructure, confiscating unauthorized weapons, 
     arresting and bringing terrorists to justice, destroying 
     unauthorized arms factories, thwarting and preempting 
     terrorist attacks, and is fully cooperating with Israel's 
     security services;
       ``(C) has made demonstrable progress toward halting all 
     anti-Israel incitement in Palestinian Authority-controlled 
     electronic and print media and in schools, mosques, and other 
     institutions it controls, and is replacing these materials, 
     including textbooks, with materials that promote tolerance, 
     peace, and coexistence with Israel;
       ``(D) has taken effective steps to ensure democracy, the 
     rule of law, and an independent judiciary, and has adopted 
     other reforms such as ensuring transparent and accountable 
     governance;
       ``(E) is committed to ensuring that all elections within 
     areas it administers to be free, fair, and transparent; and
       ``(F) is undertaking verifiable efforts to ensure the 
     financial transparency and accountability of all government 
     ministries and operations.
       ``(c) Recertifications.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date on which the President transmits to Congress an initial 
     certification under subsection (b), and every 6 months 
     thereafter--
       ``(1) the President shall transmit to Congress a 
     recertification that the requirements contained in subsection 
     (b) are continuing to be met; or
       ``(2) if the President is unable to make such a 
     recertification, the President shall transmit to Congress a 
     report that contains the reasons therefor.
       ``(d) Congressional Notification.--Assistance made 
     available under this Act or any other provision of law to the 
     Palestinian Authority may not be provided until 15 days after 
     the date on which the President has provided notice thereof 
     to the Committee on International Relations and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate in accordance with the 
     procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications under 
     section 634A(a) of this Act.''.
       (b) Report by Comptroller General.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
     General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report that contains a review of 
     the extent to which United States assistance to the 
     Palestinian Authority under the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 or any other provision of law is properly audited by the 
     Department of State, the United States Agency for 
     International Development, and all other relevant departments 
     and agencies of the Government of the United States.

     SEC. 933. ASSISTANCE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT FORCES.

       (a) In General.--Section 660(b) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2420(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (6)--
       (A) by inserting ``to any national, regional, district, 
     municipal, or other sub-national governmental entity of a 
     foreign country'' after ``with respect to assistance''; and
       (B) by striking ``, and the provision of professional'' and 
     all that follows through ``democracy'';
       (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(8) with respect to assistance to combat corruption in 
     furtherance of the objectives for which programs are 
     authorized to be established under section 133 of this Act;
       ``(9) with respect to the provision of professional public 
     safety training to any national, regional, district, 
     municipal, or other sub-national governmental entity of a 
     foreign country, particularly training in international 
     recognized standards of human rights, the rule of law, 
     conflict prevention, and the promotion of civilian police 
     roles that support democratic governance and foster improved 
     police relations between law enforcement forces and the 
     communities in which they serve;
       ``(10) with respect to assistance to combat trafficking in 
     persons, particularly trafficking in persons by organized 
     crime; or
       ``(11) with respect to assistance in direct support of 
     developing capabilities for and deployment to impending or 
     ongoing peace operations of the United Nations or comparable 
     regional organizations.''.
       (b) Technical Amendments.--Section 660 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2420) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b) (as amended by subsection (a) of this 
     section)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2);

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       (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (C) in paragraph (7), by moving the margin 2 ems to the 
     left; and
       (D) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (11) as 
     paragraphs (2) through (10), respectively; and
       (2) by striking subsection (d).

                  Subtitle B--Other Provisions of Law

     SEC. 941. AMENDMENTS TO THE AFGHANISTAN FREEDOM SUPPORT ACT 
                   OF 2002.

       (a) Declaration of Policy.--It shall be the policy of the 
     United States to--
       (1) assist Afghanistan in the preparation of parliamentary 
     elections which are currently scheduled to take place on 
     September 18, 2005;
       (2) urge donor governments and institutions to provide 
     significant financial support to support the United Nations 
     Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in carrying out 
     such parliamentary elections;
       (3) assist legitimate and recognized parliamentary 
     candidates and future elected parliamentary officials in 
     carrying out the responsibilities and duties of their elected 
     offices; and
       (4) assist Afghanistan in the preparation for future 
     presidential and parliamentary elections.
       (b) Purposes of Assistance.--Section 102 of the Afghanistan 
     Freedom Support Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7512) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (9) as 
     paragraphs (7) through (11), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(5) to ensure that parliamentary and presidential 
     elections in Afghanistan are carried out in a free, fair, and 
     transparent manner;
       ``(6) to provide assistance to legitimate and recognized 
     parliamentary candidates and future elected parliamentary 
     officials in Afghanistan to better educate such candidates 
     and officials on parliamentary procedures, anticorruption, 
     transparency, and good governance;''.
       (c) Activities Supported.--Section 103(a)(5)(C) of the 
     Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 
     7513(a)(5)(C)) is amended--
       (1) by striking clauses (iii) and (iv);
       (2) by redesignating clauses (v) through (vii) as clauses 
     (xi) through (xiii), respectively;
       (3) by inserting after clause (ii) the following new 
     clauses:
       ``(iii) programs to promote comprehensive public 
     information campaigns, including nationwide voter and civic 
     education, for the public, candidates, and political parties, 
     and special efforts with respect to provinces in which small 
     percentages of women voted in the October 2004 presidential 
     elections;
       ``(iv) programs to accelerate disarmament, demobilization, 
     and reintegration processes to ensure that candidates and 
     political groups are not influenced or supported by armed 
     militias;
       ``(v) programs to support the registration of new voters 
     and the preparation of voter rolls;
       ``(vi) programs to support the vetting process of 
     candidates for the parliamentary elections to ensure that 
     such candidates are eligible under the relevant Afghan 
     election requirements;
       ``(vii) programs to educate legitimate and recognized 
     parliamentary candidates on campaign procedures and 
     processes;
       ``(viii) capacity-building programs and advanced 
     professional training programs for senior Afghan Government 
     officials and future elected parliamentary officials in 
     matters related to parliamentary procedures, anti-corruption, 
     accountability to constituencies, transparency, good 
     governance, and other matters related to democratic 
     development;
       ``(ix) exchange programs to bring to the United States 
     future elected parliamentary officials and senior officials 
     of legitimate and recognized political parties for 
     educational activities regarding legislative procedures, 
     debate, and general campaign and legislative instruction;
       ``(x) programs to support nongovernmental organizations and 
     other civil society organizations that will assist in civil 
     and voter education programs and overall democracy 
     development programs; '';
       (4) in clause (xii) (as redesignated), by striking ``and'' 
     at the end;
       (5) in clause (xiii) (as redesignated), by striking the 
     period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
       (6) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(xiv) other similar activities consistent with the 
     purposes set forth in subsection (a).''.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 103(a)(5)(C) 
     of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 
     7513(a)(5)(C)), as amended by subsection (c), is further 
     amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``To 
     support'' and inserting ``(i) To support'';
       (2) by redesignating clauses (i) through (xiv) as 
     subclauses (I) through (XIV), respectively; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(ii) Of the amounts made available for each of the fiscal 
     years 2006 and 2007 to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and chapter 4 of part II of 
     such Act, $50,000,000 for each such fiscal year is authorized 
     to be available to the President to carry out subclauses 
     (III) through (X) of clause (i). ''.
       (e) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the President should take all necessary and appropriate steps 
     to encourage all donor governments and institutions to 
     provide full financial and logistical support to the United 
     Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) to carry 
     out the parliamentary elections in Afghanistan, which are 
     currently scheduled to take place on September 18, 2005, so 
     as to--
       (1) ensure the parliamentary elections are legitimate and 
     free from influence, intimidation, and violence by local 
     militia leaders and illicit narcotics terrorist 
     organizations;
       (2) make certain that all Afghans who want to vote may do 
     so and may be educated about their choice in parliamentary 
     candidates;
       (3) provide that all legitimate and recognized 
     parliamentary candidates and officials of legitimate and 
     recognized political parties are informed and educated on 
     campaign procedures and processes;
       (4) provide that future parliamentary officials and senior 
     officials of legitimate and recognized political parties are 
     informed and educated on the legislative procedures and 
     process through exchange programs; and
       (5) assure sufficient funds for deployment of international 
     observers for the upcoming parliamentary elections and future 
     presidential and parliamentary elections.

     SEC. 942. AMENDMENTS TO THE TIBETAN POLICY ACT OF 2002.

       (a) Bilateral Assistance.--Section 616 of the Tibetan 
     Policy Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-228; 22 U.S.C. 6901 note) 
     is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) United States Assistance.--
       ``(1) Assistance.--The President shall provide grants to 
     nongovernmental organizations to support sustainable economic 
     development, cultural and historical preservation, health 
     care, education, and environmental sustainability projects 
     for Tibetans inside Tibet that are designed in accordance 
     with the principles contained in subsection (e).
       ``(2) Role of special coordinator.--The United States 
     Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues (established under 
     section 621(a)) shall review and approve all projects carried 
     out pursuant to paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the President to carry out 
     this subsection $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and 
     $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.''.
       (b) Language Training.--Section 619 of the Tibetan Policy 
     Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-228; 22 U.S.C. 6901 note) is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 619. REQUIREMENT FOR TIBETAN LANGUAGE TRAINING.

       ``The Secretary shall ensure at least one Foreign Service 
     officer assigned to a United States post in the People's 
     Republic of China responsible for monitoring developments in 
     Tibet has at least six months of Tibetan language training 
     prior to taking up such assignment at such post, unless such 
     officer possesses equivalent fluency. If the Secretary 
     determines that training resources and timing permit, such 
     officer shall receive one year of such training.''.
       (c) Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues.--Section 621 of 
     the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-228; 22 U.S.C. 
     6901 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(e) Personnel.--The Secretary shall assign dedicated 
     personnel to the Office of the Special Coordinator for 
     Tibetan Issues sufficient to assist in the management of the 
     responsibilities of this section and section 616(d)(2).''.

     SEC. 943. AMENDMENTS TO THE ANGLO-IRISH AGREEMENT SUPPORT ACT 
                   OF 1986.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) United States assistance for the International Fund for 
     Ireland (``International Fund'') has contributed greatly to 
     the economic development of Northern Ireland and that both 
     objectives of the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986 
     (Public Law 99-415), economic development and reconciliation, 
     remain critical to achieving a just and lasting peace in the 
     region, especially in the economically-depressed areas; and
       (2) since policing reform is a significant part of winning 
     public confidence and acceptance in the new form of 
     government in Northern Ireland, the International Fund is 
     encouraged to support programs that enhance relations between 
     communities, and between the police and the communities they 
     serve, promote human rights training for police, and enhance 
     peaceful mediation in neighborhoods of continued conflict.
       (b) Amendments.--
       (1) Findings and purposes.--Section 2(b) of the Anglo-Irish 
     Agreement Support Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-415) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Furthermore, the International Fund is encouraged to 
     support programs that enhance relations between communities, 
     and between the police and the communities they serve, 
     promote human rights training for police, enhance peaceful 
     mediation in neighborhoods of continued conflict, promote 
     training programs to enhance the new district partnership 
     police boards recommended by the Patten Commission, and 
     assist in the transition of former British military 
     installations and prisons into sites for peaceful, community-
     supported activities, such as housing, retail, and commercial 
     development.''.
       (2) United states contributions to the international 
     funds.--Section 3 of the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 
     1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007.--Of the amounts made 
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     and 2007 to carry out chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.; relating to 
     the economic support fund), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated $20,000,000 for each such fiscal year for United 
     States contributions to the International Fund. Amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
     under the preceding sentence are authorized to remain 
     available until expended. Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years 2006 and 2007 under this 
     subsection, it is the sense of Congress that not less than 35 
     percent of such amount for each such fiscal year should be 
     used to carry out the last sentence of section 2(b).''.
       (3) Annual reports.--Section 6(1) of the Anglo-Irish 
     Agreement Support Act of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 
     before the semicolon the following: ``, specifically through 
     improving local community relations and relations between the 
     police and the people they serve''.

     SEC. 944. ASSISTANCE FOR DEMOBILIZATION AND DISARMAMENT OF 
                   FORMER IRREGULAR COMBATANTS IN COLOMBIA.

       (a) Authorization.--Amounts made available for fiscal year 
     2006 and each subsequent fiscal year for assistance for the 
     Republic of Colombia under this Act or any other provision of 
     law may be made available for assistance for the 
     demobilization and disarmament of former members of foreign 
     terrorist organizations in Colombia, specifically the United 
     Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), the Revolutionary 
     Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation 
     Army (ELN), if the Secretary of State makes a certification 
     described in subsection (b) to the appropriate congressional 
     committees prior to the initial obligation of amounts for 
     such assistance for the fiscal year involved.
       (b) Certification.--A certification described in this 
     subsection is a certification that--
       (1) assistance for the fiscal year will be provided only 
     for individuals who have verifiably renounced and terminated 
     any affiliation or involvement with foreign terrorist 
     organizations;
       (2) the Government of Colombia is continuing to provide 
     full cooperation with the Government of the United States 
     relating to extradition requests involving leaders and 
     members of the foreign terrorist organizations involved in 
     murder, kidnapping, narcotics trafficking, and other 
     violations of United States law; and
       (3) the Government of Colombia has established a concrete 
     and workable framework for dismantling the organizational 
     structures of foreign terrorist organizations that adequately 
     balances the need for both reconciliation and justice with 
     concerns for fundamental human rights.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
     International Relations of the House of Representatives; and
       (B) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate.
       (2) Foreign terrorist organization.--The term ``foreign 
     terrorist organization'' means an organization designated as 
     a terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act.

     SEC. 945. SUPPORT FOR FAMINE RELIEF IN ETHIOPIA.

       (a) Demonstration Insurance Project.--The Secretary of 
     State is authorized to make a United States voluntary 
     contribution to the United Nations World Food Program to 
     establish and carry out a demonstration insurance project in 
     the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia using weather 
     derivatives to transfer the risk of catastrophic drought 
     resulting in famine from vulnerable subsistence farmers to 
     international capital markets for the purpose of protecting 
     vulnerable subsistence farmers against income and asset 
     losses during natural disasters.
       (b) Report.--Not later than one year and two years after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     on the implementation of the project referred to in 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
     up to $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.

     SEC. 946. ASSISTANCE TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN 
                   VIETNAM.

       (a) Finding.--Congress finds that the Socialist Republic of 
     Vietnam is a one-party state, ruled and controlled by the 
     Communist Party of Vietnam, which continues to deny the right 
     of citizens to change their government, prohibits independent 
     political, labor, and social organizations, and continues to 
     commit serious human rights violations, including the 
     detention and imprisonment of persons for the peaceful 
     expression of dissenting religious and political views.
       (b) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States--
       (1) to limit United States nonhumanitarian assistance 
     provided to the Government of Vietnam, not to exceed the 
     amount so provided for fiscal year 2005, unless the President 
     certifies to Congress not later than 30 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act that, during the 12-month period 
     preceding such certification, Vietnam has made substantial 
     progress toward--
       (A) releasing political and religious prisoners;
       (B) respecting religious freedom and other universally 
     recognized human rights;
       (C) allowing open access to the United States for its 
     refugee program;
       (D) cooperating fully toward providing information 
     concerning the locations of members of the United States 
     Armed Forces who continue to be officially listed as missing 
     in action as a result of the Vietnam conflict;
       (E) respecting the rights of ethnic minorities in the 
     Central Highlands; and
       (F) ensuring that it is not acting in complicity with 
     organizations engaged in the trafficking of human persons; 
     and
       (2) to ensure that programs of educational and cultural 
     exchange with Vietnam actively promote progress towards 
     freedom and democracy in Vietnam by ensuring that Vietnamese 
     nationals who have already demonstrated a commitment to these 
     values are included in such programs.
       (c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``United States 
     nonhumanitarian assistance'' means--
       (1) any assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (including programs under title IV of chapter 2 of part I of 
     such Act, relating to the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation), other than--
       (A) disaster relief assistance, including any assistance 
     under chapter 9 of part I of such Act;
       (B) assistance which involves the provision of food 
     (including monetization of food) or medicine;
       (C) assistance for refugees; and
       (D) assistance to combat HIV/AIDS, including any assistance 
     under section 104A of such Act; and
       (2) sales, or financing on any terms, under the Arms Export 
     Control Act.
       (d) Authorization.--
       (1) In general.--The President is authorized to provide 
     assistance to nongovernmental organizations and organizations 
     to promote democracy and internationally recognized human 
     rights in Vietnam.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the President $2,000,000 to carry out 
     paragraph (1).

                  Subtitle C--Miscellaneous Provisions

     SEC. 951. REPORT ON UNITED STATES WEAPONS TRANSFERS, SALES, 
                   AND LICENSING TO HAITI.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a report on all 
     United States weapons transfers, sales, and licensing to the 
     Government of the Republic of Haiti for the period beginning 
     on October 4, 1991, and ending on the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (b) Contents.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include a detailed description of each of the following:
       (1) The names of the individuals or governmental entities 
     to which weapons were transferred, sold, or licensed.
       (2) The number and types of weapons transferred, sold, or 
     licensed.
       (3) The safeguards, if any, that were required prior to the 
     transfer, sale, or license of the weapons.
       (c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``United States 
     weapons transfers, sales, and licensing'' means transfers, 
     sales, and licensing of weapons under--
       (1) section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2778); or
       (2) chapter 8 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291 et seq.).

     SEC. 952. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ASSISTANCE FOR REGIONAL 
                   HEALTH EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS.

       (a) Statement of Policy.--Congress recognizes that many 
     health problems are not country specific. Instead many health 
     issues can be categorized and treated more effectively on a 
     regional basis.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the United States Agency for International Development should 
     use up to five percent of country-specific health program 
     funds, as needed, to address regional health education and 
     training needs in instances in which it would be more cost 
     effective to implement health education and training programs 
     on a regional basis.

     SEC. 953. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ASSISTANCE FOR REGIONAL 
                   HEALTH CARE DELIVERY.

       (a) Statement of Policy.--Congress declares the following:
       (1) Health systems in developing countries for allocating 
     and managing health resources are dysfunctional and incapable 
     of addressing evolving epidemiological and demographical 
     changes.
       (2) Neither regional nor countrywide health problems can be 
     adequately addressed without the infrastructure for health 
     systems in place.
       (3) The areas in Africa, Europe, Eurasia, the Middle East, 
     and Asia with the greatest health problems all lack the 
     infrastructure for health systems that can support providers 
     and contain the cost of treatment.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the United States Agency for International Development should 
     use up to five percent of country-specific health program 
     funds, as needed, to support projects to create and improve 
     indigenous capacity for health care delivery in regions in 
     which such projects are most needed.

     SEC. 954. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ELIMINATION OF EXTREME 
                   POVERTY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the elimination of extreme poverty in developing 
     countries should be a major priority of United States foreign 
     policy;

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       (2) the Unites States should further demonstrate its 
     leadership and commitment to eliminating extreme poverty by 
     working with developing countries, donor countries, and 
     multilateral institutions committed to the necessary reforms, 
     policies, and practices that reduce extreme poverty in 
     developing countries and by pursuing greater coordination 
     with key allies and international partners; and
       (3) the President, acting through the Administrator of the 
     United States Agency for International Development, and in 
     consultation with the heads of other appropriate departments 
     and agencies of the Government of the United States, 
     international organizations, international financial 
     institutions, recipient governments, civil society 
     organizations, and other appropriate entities, should develop 
     a comprehensive strategy to eliminate extreme poverty in 
     developing countries that involves foreign assistance, 
     foreign and local private investment, technical assistance, 
     private-public partnerships, and debt relief.

     SEC. 955. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING UNITED STATES FOREIGN 
                   ASSISTANCE.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) United States foreign assistance should be used to 
     support local capacity-building in developing countries and 
     should focus on improving the institutional capacities of 
     developing countries in order to promote long-term 
     development; and
       (2) the Department of State, the United States Agency for 
     International Development, and the Millennium Challenge 
     Corporation should increase their efforts to enhance 
     recipient country participation in the planning of 
     development programs, promote recipient country ownership of 
     the programs, and build local capacity within the recipient 
     country.

                    TITLE X--REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

     SEC. 1001. TRANS-SAHARA COUNTER-TERRORISM INITIATIVE.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     efforts by the Government of the United States to expand the 
     Pan Sahel Initiative into a robust counter-terrorism program 
     in the Saharan region of Africa, to be known as the ``Trans-
     Sahara Counter Terrorism Initiative'', should be strongly 
     supported.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a detailed 
     strategy, in classified form, regarding the plan of the 
     Government of the United States to expand the Pan Sahel 
     Initiative into a robust counter-terrorism program in the 
     Saharan region of Africa, to be known as the ``Trans-Sahara 
     Counter Terrorism Initiative''.
       (2) Contents.--The report shall include the following:
       (A) The names of the countries that will participate in the 
     Initiative.
       (B) A description of the types of security assistance 
     necessary to create rapid reaction security forces in order 
     to bolster the capacity of the countries referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) to govern their borders.
       (C) A description of training to ensure respect for human 
     rights and civilian authority by rapid reaction security 
     forces referred to in subparagraph (B) and other appropriate 
     individuals and entities of the countries referred to in 
     subparagraph (A).
       (D) A description of the types of public diplomacy and 
     related assistance that will be provided to promote 
     development and counter radical Islamist elements that may be 
     gaining a foothold in the region.
       (3) Update.--The Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees an update of the report required by 
     this subsection not later than one year after the date of the 
     initial submission of the report under this subsection.
       (c) Cooperation of Other Departments and Agencies.--The 
     head of each appropriate department and agency of the 
     Government of the United States shall cooperate fully with, 
     and assist in the implementation of, the strategy described 
     in subsection (b)(1) and shall make such resources and 
     information available as is necessary to ensure the success 
     of the Initiative described in such subsection.

     SEC. 1002. ANNUAL PATTERNS OF GLOBAL TERRORISM REPORT.

       (a) Requirement of Report.--Section 140(a) Foreign 
     Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (22 
     U.S.C. 2656f(a)) is amended--
       (1) in the heading, by striking ``Country Reports on 
     Terrorism'' and inserting ``Patterns of Global Terrorism 
     Report''; and
       (2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ``, 
     the Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives,'' after ``Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives''.
       (b) Assessments With Respect to Foreign Countries in Which 
     Acts of Terrorism Occurred.--Section 140(a)(1)(A)(i) of the 
     Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 
     1989 (22 U.S.C. 2656f(a)(1)(A)(i)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``which were, in the opinion of the 
     Secretary, of major significance;'' and inserting ``, 
     including--''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subclauses:
       ``(I) the number of such acts of terrorism or attempted 
     acts of terrorism;
       ``(II) the number of individuals, including United States 
     citizens, who were killed or injured in such acts of 
     terrorism;
       ``(III) the methods, and relative frequency of methods, 
     utilized in such acts of terrorism; and
       ``(IV) assessments of individuals who were responsible for 
     such acts of terrorism and the relationships of such 
     individuals to terrorist groups;''.
       (c) Information With Respect to Terrorist Groups.--Section 
     140(a)(2) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
     Years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 2656f(a)(2)) is amended by 
     inserting after ``and any other known international terrorist 
     group'' the following ``or emerging terrorist group''.
       (d) Information With Respect to All Foreign Countries.--
     Section 140(a) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 2656f(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by adding ``and'' at the end after 
     the semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``from which the United States Government'' and all that 
     follows through ``United States citizens or interests'' and 
     inserting ``worldwide'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``the individual or'';
       (ii) by striking ``the act'' and inserting ``acts of 
     terrorism''; and
       (iii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (C) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``against United States 
     citizens in the foreign country''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) the extent to which the government of the foreign 
     country is not cooperating with respect to the matters 
     described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) and other matters 
     relating to counterterrorism efforts.''; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (4).
       (e) Existing Provisions to Be Included in Report.--Section 
     140(b) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
     Years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 2656f(b)) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``should to the extent feasible'' and inserting ``shall'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
     ``and (a)(3)'' after ``subsection (a)(1)(A)'';
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as 
     subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), respectively;
       (C) by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as redesignated) 
     the following new subparagraph:
       ``(A) a separate list, in chronological order, of all acts 
     of international terrorism described in subsection 
     (a)(1)(A);'';
       (D) in subparagraph (C) (as redesignated), by striking 
     ``affecting American citizens or facilities''; and
       (E) in subparagraph (D) (as redesignated)--
       (i) in clause (i), by adding at the end before the 
     semicolon the following: ``by the government of the country, 
     government officials, nongovernmental organizations, quasi-
     governmental organizations, or nationals of the country'';
       (ii) in clause (v), by adding ``and'' at the end after the 
     semicolon; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(vi) other types of indirect support for international 
     terrorism, such as inciting acts of terrorism or countenance 
     of acts of terrorism by the government of the country, 
     government officials, nongovernmental organizations, quasi-
     governmental organizations, or nationals of the country;'';
       (3) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (F), by adding ``and'' at the end; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(G) information on the stated intentions and patterns of 
     activities of terrorist groups described in subsection 
     (a)(2), capabilities and membership of such groups, 
     recruitment and fundraising activities of such groups, and 
     the relationships of such groups to criminal organizations, 
     including organizations involved in illicit narcotics 
     trafficking;''; and
       (4) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) (as added by 
     section 701(a)(2)(C) of the Intelligence Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-487; 118 Stat. 3961)) as 
     paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively.
       (f) New Provisions to Be Included in Report.--Section 
     140(b) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
     Years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 2656f(b)), as amended by 
     subsection (e), is further amended--
       (1) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated), by striking ``and'' 
     at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (7) (as redesignated), by striking the 
     period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(8) an analysis of the efforts of multilateral 
     organizations (excluding international financial 
     institutions) to combat international terrorism, including 
     efforts of the United Nations and its affiliated 
     organizations, regional multilateral organizations, and 
     nongovernmental organizations;
       ``(9) a list of countries of concern with respect to the 
     financing of terrorism; and
       ``(10) an analysis of policy goals of the United States for 
     counterterrorism efforts in the subsequent calendar year.''.
       (g) Classification of Report.--Section 140(c) of the 
     Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 
     1989 (22 U.S.C. 2656f(c)) is amended to read as follows:

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       ``(c) Classification of Report.--The report required by 
     subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form and 
     shall contain a classified annex as necessary.''.
       (h) Inter-Agency Process for Compilation of Report.--
     Section 140 of Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
     Years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 2656f) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
     (e) and (f), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Inter-Agency Process for Compilation of Report.--The 
     Secretary of State shall, in preparing the report required by 
     subsection (a), establish an inter-agency process to--
       ``(1) consult and coordinate with other appropriate 
     officials of the Government of the United States who are 
     responsible for collecting and analyzing counterterrorism 
     intelligence; and
       ``(2) utilize, to the maximum extent practicable, such 
     counterterrorism intelligence and analyses.''.
       (i) Comparability Standard With Prior Report.--Section 140 
     of Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 
     1989 (22 U.S.C. 2656f), as amended by subsection (h), is 
     further amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) (as 
     redesignated) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (d) (as added by 
     subsection (h)) the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Comparability Standard With Prior Report.--The 
     Secretary of State shall, in preparing the report required by 
     subsection (a), use standards, criteria, and methodologies in 
     a consistent manner so that statistical comparisons may be 
     made among different reports. If significant changes are made 
     to any such standards, criteria, or methodology, the 
     Secretary shall, in consultation with other appropriate 
     officials of the Government of the United States, make 
     appropriate adjustments, using the best available methods, so 
     that the data provided in each report is comparable to the 
     data provided in prior reports.''.
       (j) Definitions.--Section 140(f)(1) of Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (as 
     redesignated) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) the term `international terrorism' means--
       ``(A) terrorism involving citizens or the territory of more 
     than one country; or
       ``(B) terrorism involving citizens and the territory of one 
     country which is intended to intimidate or coerce not only 
     the civilian population or government of such country but 
     also other civilian populations or governments;''.
       (k) Reporting Period.--Section 140(g) Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (as 
     redesignated) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(g) Reporting Period.--The report required under 
     subsection (a) shall cover the events of the calendar year 
     preceding the calender year in which the report is 
     transmitted.''.
       (l) Appearance of Secretary of State Before Congress.--
     Section 140 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 2656f) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Appearance of Secretary of State Before Congress.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall appear 
     before Congress at annual hearings, as specified in paragraph 
     (2), regarding the provisions included in the report required 
     under subsection (a).
       ``(2) Schedule.--The Secretary of State shall appear 
     before--
       ``(A) the Committee on International Relations of the House 
     of Representatives on or about May 20 of even numbered 
     calendar years;
       ``(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate on 
     or about May 20 of odd numbered calendar years; and
       ``(C) either Committee referred to in subparagraph (A) or 
     (B), upon request, following the scheduled appearance of the 
     Secretary before the other Committee under subparagraph (A) 
     or (B).''.
       (m) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section heading.--The heading of section 140 of the 
     Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 
     1989 (22 U.S.C. 2656f) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 140. ANNUAL PATTERNS OF GLOBAL TERRORISM REPORT.''.

       (2) Table of contents.--The table of contents of such Act 
     (as contained in section 1(b) of such Act) is amended in the 
     item relating to section 140 to read as follows:

``Sec. 140. Annual patterns of global terrrorism report.''.

       (n) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     apply with respect to the report required to be transmitted 
     under section 140 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 2656f), by April 30, 
     2007, and by April 30 of each subsequent year.

     SEC. 1003. DUAL GATEWAY POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall review the 
     dual gateway policy and determine the effects the 
     discontinuation of such policy might have on the economy of 
     the United States and the economy of western Ireland before 
     the United States takes any action that could lead to the 
     discontinuation of such policy.
       (b) Economic Impact Study.--In determining the effects that 
     the discontinuation of such policy might have on the economy 
     of the United States, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     heads of other appropriate departments and agencies, shall 
     consider the effects the discontinuation of such policy might 
     have on United States businesses operating in western 
     Ireland, Irish businesses operating in and around Shannon 
     Airport, and United States air carriers serving Ireland.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report describing the 
     determinations made under subsection (a), together with any 
     recommendations for United States action.
       (d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``dual gateway 
     policy'' means the policy of the Government of Ireland 
     requiring certain air carriers serving Dublin Airport to 
     undertake an equal numbers of flights to Shannon Airport and 
     Dublin Airport during each calendar year.

     SEC. 1004. STABILIZATION IN HAITI.

       Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act and one year thereafter, the Secretary of State 
     shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     report on United States efforts to--
       (1) assist in the disarmament of illegally armed forces in 
     Haiti, including through a program of gun exchanges;
       (2) assist in the reform of the Haitian National Police; 
     and
       (3) support stabilization in Haiti.

     SEC. 1005. VERIFICATION REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

       Section 403(a) of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2593a(a)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1)--
       (1) by striking ``prepared by the Secretary of State with 
     the concurrence of the Director of Central Intelligence and 
     in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary 
     of Energy, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,''; 
     and
       (2) by inserting ``, as the President considers 
     appropriate'' after ``include''.

     SEC. 1006. PROTECTION OF REFUGEES FROM NORTH KOREA.

       Section 305(a) of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 
     (Public Law 108-333; 22 U.S.C. 7845) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) a detailed description of the measures undertaken by 
     the Secretary of State to carry out section 303, including 
     country-specific information with respect to United States 
     efforts to secure the cooperation and permission of the 
     governments of countries in East and Southeast Asia to 
     facilitate United States processing of North Koreans seeking 
     protection as refugees. The information required by this 
     paragraph may be provided in a classified format, if 
     necessary.''.

     SEC. 1007. ACQUISITION AND MAJOR SECURITY UPGRADES.

       Section 605(c) of the Secure Embassy Construction and 
     Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (title VI of the Admiral James 
     W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001; Public Law 106-113-Appendix G) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the heading, by striking ``Semiannual'';
       (2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``June 1 and''; and
       (3) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``two fiscal 
     quarters'' and inserting ``year''.

     SEC. 1008. SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM AT OVERSEAS 
                   MISSIONS.

       (a) Study.--With respect to countries in which there is at 
     least one mission of the United States, the Secretary of 
     State shall conduct a study of the availability of programs 
     that address the special needs of children with autism, 
     including the availability of speech therapists and pediatric 
     occupational therapists at Department of Defense sponsored 
     schools. Such study shall include the estimated incidence of 
     autism among dependents of members of the Foreign Service and 
     dependents of specialist Foreign Service personnel. Such 
     study shall also include an analysis of the possibility of 
     establishing ``Educational Centers of Excellence'' for such 
     children.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the completion of 
     the study required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     containing the findings of the study together with any 
     recommendations for related action.

     SEC. 1009. INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE OF AUTISM WORLDWIDE.

       (a) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall direct the 
     United States representative to the Executive Board of the 
     United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to use the voice and 
     vote of the United States to urge UNICEF to provide for the 
     conduct of a study of the incidence and prevalence of autism 
     spectrum disorders (in this section referred to as 
     ``autism'') worldwide.
       (2) Conduct of study.--The study should--
       (A) evaluate the incidence and prevalence of autism in all 
     countries worldwide and compare such incidence and prevalence 
     to the incidence and prevalence of autism in the United 
     States and evaluate the reliability of the information 
     obtained from each country in carrying out this subparagraph; 
     and
       (B) evaluate the feasibility of establishing a method for 
     the collection of information relating to the incidence and 
     prevalence of autism in all countries worldwide.

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       (b) Report.--The Secretary of State shall direct the United 
     States representative to the Executive Board of UNICEF to use 
     the voice and vote of the United States to urge UNICEF to--
       (1) provide for the preparation of a report that contains 
     the results of the study described in subsection (a); and
       (2) provide for the availability of the report on the 
     Internet website of UNICEF.
       (c) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for fiscal year 
     2006 to carry out section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2221), $1,500,000 is authorized to be 
     available for a voluntary contribution to UNICEF to conduct 
     the study described in subsection (a) and prepare the report 
     described in subsection (b).

     SEC. 1010. INTERNET JAMMING.

       (a) Report.--Not later than March 1 of the year following 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chairman of the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report on the status 
     of state-sponsored and state-directed Internet jamming by 
     repressive foreign governments and a description of efforts 
     by the United States to counter such jamming. Each report 
     shall list the countries the governments of which pursue 
     Internet censorship or jamming and provide information 
     concerning the government agencies or quasi-governmental 
     organizations of such governments that engage in Internet 
     jamming.
       (b) Form.--If the Chairman determines that such is 
     appropriate, the Chairman may submit such report together 
     with a classified annex.

     SEC. 1011. DEPARTMENT OF STATE EMPLOYMENT COMPOSITION.

       (a) Statement of Policy.--In order for the Department of 
     State to accurately represent all people in the United 
     States, the Department must accurately reflect the diversity 
     of the United States.
       (b) Report on Minority Recruitment.--Section 324 of the 
     Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public 
     Law 107-228) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``April 1, 2003, and April 1, 2004,'' and inserting ``April 
     1, 2006, and April 1, 2007,''; and
       (2) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking ``minority 
     groups'' each place it appears and inserting ``minority 
     groups and women''.
       (c) Acquisition.--Section 324 of such Act is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) For the immediately preceding 12-month period for 
     which such information is available--
       ``(A) the numbers and percentages of small, minority-owned 
     businesses that provide goods and services to the Department 
     as a result of contracts with the Department during such 
     period;
       ``(B) the total number of such contracts;
       ``(C) the total dollar value of such contracts; and
       ``(D) and the percentage value represented by such contract 
     proportionate to the total value of all contracts held by the 
     Department.''.
       (d) Use of Funds.--The provisions of section 325 of such 
     Act shall apply to funds authorized to be appropriated under 
     section 101(1)(G) of this Act.

     SEC. 1012. INCITEMENT TO ACTS OF DISCRIMINATION.

       (a) Inclusion of Information Relating to Incitement to Acts 
     of Discrimination in Annual Country Reports on Human Right 
     Practices.--
       (1) Countries receiving economic assistance.--Section 
     116(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2151n(d)), as amended by section 614(b)(1) of this Act, is 
     further amended--
       (A) in paragraph (10), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (11)(C), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(12) wherever applicable, a description of the nature and 
     extent of--
       ``(A) propaganda in foreign government and foreign 
     government-controlled media and other sources, including 
     foreign government-produced educational materials and 
     textbooks, that attempt to justify or promote racial hatred 
     or incite acts of violence against any race or people;
       ``(B) complicity or involvement by the foreign government 
     in the creation of such propaganda or incitement of acts of 
     violence against any race or people; and
       ``(C) a description of the actions, if any, taken by the 
     foreign government to eliminate such propaganda or 
     incitement.''.
       (2) Countries receiving security assistance.--Section 
     502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2304(b)), as amended by section 614(b)(2) of this Act, is 
     further amended by inserting after the ninth sentence the 
     following new sentence: ``Each report under this section 
     shall also include, wherever applicable, a description of the 
     nature and extent of propaganda in foreign government and 
     foreign government-controlled media and other sources, 
     including foreign government-produced educational materials 
     and textbooks, that attempt to justify or promote racial 
     hatred or incite acts of violence against any race or people, 
     complicity or involvement by the foreign government in the 
     creation of such propaganda or incitement of acts of violence 
     against any race or people, and a description of the actions, 
     if any, taken by the foreign government to eliminate such 
     propaganda or incitement.''.
       (b) Effective Date of Amendment.--The amendment made by 
     subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
     of this Act and apply beginning with the first report 
     submitted by the Secretary of State under sections 116(d) and 
     502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2151n(d) and 2304(b)) after such date.

     SEC. 1013. CHILD MARRIAGE.

       (a) One Time Report.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
     shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     one time report on the practice of the custom of child 
     marriage in countries around the world. The report shall 
     include the following information:
       (1) A separate section for each country, as applicable, 
     describing the nature and extent of child marriage in such 
     country.
       (2) A description of the actions, if any, taken by the 
     government of each such country, where applicable, to revise 
     the laws of such country and institutionalize comprehensive 
     procedures and practices to eliminate child marriage.
       (3) A description of the actions taken by the Department of 
     State and other Federal departments and agencies to encourage 
     foreign governments to eliminate child marriage and to 
     support the activities of non-governmental organizations 
     dedicated to eliminating child marriage and supporting its 
     victims.
       (b) Inclusion of Information Relating to Child Marriage in 
     Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.--
       (1) Countries receiving economic assistance.--Section 
     116(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2151n(d)), as amended by sections 614(b)(1) and 1013(a)(1) of 
     this Act, is further amended--
       (A) in paragraph (11)(C), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (12)(C), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(13)(A) wherever applicable, a description of the nature 
     and extent of laws and traditions in each country that enable 
     or encourage the practice of child marriage; and
       ``(B) a description of the actions, if any, taken by the 
     government of each such country to revise the laws of such 
     country and institutionalize comprehensive procedures and 
     practices to eliminate child marriage.''.
       (2) Countries receiving security assistance.--Section 
     502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2304(b)), as amended by sections 614(b)(2) and 1013(a)(2) of 
     this Act, is further amended by inserting after the tenth 
     sentence the following new sentence: ``Each report under this 
     section shall also include, wherever applicable, a 
     description of the nature and extent of laws and traditions 
     in each country that enable or encourage the practice of 
     child marriage and a description of the actions, if any, 
     taken by the government of each such country to revise the 
     laws of such country and institutionalize comprehensive 
     procedures and practices to eliminate child marriage.''.
       (c) Effective Date of Amendment.--The amendment made by 
     subsection (b) shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
     of this Act and apply beginning with the first report 
     submitted by the Secretary of State under sections 116(d) and 
     502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2151n(d) and 2304(b)) after the report required under 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 1014. MAGEN DAVID ADOM SOCIETY.

       (a) Findings.--Section 690(a) of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-228), is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Since the founding of the Magen David Adom Society in 
     1930, the American Red Cross has regarded it as a sister 
     national society forging close working ties between the two 
     societies and has consistently advocated recognition and 
     membership of the Magen David Adom Society in the 
     International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
       ``(6) The American Red Cross and the Magen David Adom 
     Society signed an important memorandum of understanding in 
     November 2002, outlining areas for strategic collaboration, 
     and the American Red Cross will encourage other societies to 
     establish similar agreements with the Magen David Adom 
     Society.''.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--Section 690(b) of such Act is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) the High Contracting Parties to the Geneva 
     Conventions of August 12, 1949, should adopt the October 12, 
     2000, draft additional protocol which would accord 
     international recognition to an additional distinctive 
     emblem; and''.
       (c) Report.--Section 690 of such Act is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
     Years 2006 and 2007, and one year thereafter, the Secretary 
     of State shall submit a report, on a classified basis if 
     necessary, to the appropriate congressional committees 
     describing--
       ``(1) efforts by the United States to obtain full 
     membership for the Magen David Adom Society in the 
     International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement;
       ``(2) efforts by the International Committee of the Red 
     Cross to obtain full membership for the Magen David Adom 
     Society in the International Red Cross and Red Crescent 
     Movement;
       ``(3) efforts of the High Contracting Parties to the Geneva 
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     adopt the October 12, 2000, draft additional protocol to the 
     Geneva Conventions;
       ``(4) the extent to which the Magen David Adom Society is 
     participating in the activities of the International Red 
     Cross and Red Crescent Movement; and
       ``(5) efforts by any state, member, or official of the 
     International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement to prevent, 
     obstruct, or place conditions upon--
       ``(A) adoption by the High Contracting Parties to the 
     Geneva Conventions of August 12, 1949, of the October 12, 
     2000, draft additional protocol to the Geneva Conventions; 
     and
       ``(B) full participation of the Magen David Adom Society in 
     the activities of the International Red Cross and Red 
     Crescent Movement.''.

     SEC. 1015. DEVELOPMENTS IN AND POLICY TOWARD INDONESIA.

       (a) Statement of Congress Relating to Recent Developments, 
     Human Rights, and Reform.--Congress--
       (1) recognizes the remarkable progress in democratization 
     and decentralization made by Indonesia in recent years and 
     commends the people of Indonesia on the pace and scale of 
     those continuing reforms;
       (2) reaffirms--
       (A) its deep condolences to the people of Indonesia for the 
     profound losses inflicted by the December 26, 2004, 
     earthquake and tsunami; and
       (B) its commitment to generous United States support for 
     relief and long term reconstruction efforts in affected 
     areas;
       (3) expresses its hope that in the aftermath of the tsunami 
     tragedy the Government of Indonesia and other parties will 
     succeed in reaching and implementing a peaceful, negotiated 
     settlement of the long-standing conflict in Aceh;
       (4) commends the Government of Indonesia for allowing broad 
     international access to Aceh after the December 2004 tsunami, 
     and urges that international nongovernmental organizations 
     and media be allowed unfettered access throughout Indonesia, 
     including in Papua and Aceh;
       (5) notes with grave concern that--
       (A) reform of the Indonesian security forces has not kept 
     pace with democratic political reform, and that the 
     Indonesian military is subject to inadequate civilian control 
     and oversight, lacks budgetary transparency, and continues to 
     emphasize an internal security role within Indonesia;
       (B) members of the Indonesian security forces continue to 
     commit many serious human rights violations, including 
     killings, torture, rape, and arbitrary detention, 
     particularly in areas of communal and separatist conflict; 
     and
       (C) the Government of Indonesia largely fails to hold 
     soldiers and police accountable for extrajudicial killings 
     and other serious human rights abuses, both past and present, 
     including atrocities committed in East Timor prior to its 
     independence from Indonesia;
       (6) condemns the intimidation and harassment of human 
     rights and civil society organizations by members of the 
     Indonesian security forces and military-backed militia 
     groups, and urges a complete investigation of the fatal 
     poisoning of prominent human rights activist Munir in 
     September 2004; and
       (7) urges the Government of Indonesia and the Indonesian 
     military to continue to provide full, active, and unfettered 
     cooperation to the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the 
     Department of Justice in its investigation of the August 31, 
     2002, attack near Timika, Papua, which killed three people 
     (including two Americans, Rick Spier and Ted Burgon) and 
     injured 12 others, and to pursue the indictment, 
     apprehension, and prosecution of all parties responsible for 
     that attack.
       (b) Findings Relating to Papua.--Congress finds the 
     following:
       (1) Papua, a resource-rich province whose indigenous 
     inhabitants are predominantly Melanesian, was formerly a 
     colony of the Netherlands.
       (2) While Indonesia has claimed Papua as part of its 
     territory since its independence in the late 1940s, Papua 
     remained under Dutch administrative control until 1962.
       (3) On August 15, 1962, Indonesia and the Netherlands 
     signed an agreement at the United Nations in New York 
     (commonly referred to as the ``New York Agreement'') which 
     transferred administration of Papua first to a United Nations 
     Temporary Executive Authority (UNTEA), and then to Indonesia 
     in 1963, pending an ``act of free choice . . . to permit the 
     inhabitants to decide whether they wish to remain with 
     Indonesia''.
       (4) In the New York Agreement, Indonesia formally 
     recognized ``the eligibility of all adults [in Papua] . . . 
     to participate in [an] act of self-determination to be 
     carried out in accordance with international practice'', and 
     pledged ``to give the people of the territory the opportunity 
     to exercise freedom of choice . . . before the end of 1969''.
       (5) In July and August 1969, Indonesia conducted an ``Act 
     of Free Choice'', in which 1,025 selected Papuan elders voted 
     unanimously to join Indonesia, in circumstances that were 
     subject to both overt and covert forms of manipulation.
       (6) In the intervening years, indigenous Papuans have 
     suffered extensive human rights abuses, natural resource 
     exploitation, environmental degradation, and commercial 
     dominance by immigrant communities, and some individuals and 
     groups estimate that more than 100,000 Papuans have been 
     killed during Indonesian rule, primarily during the Sukarno 
     and Suharto administrations.
       (7) While the United States supports the territorial 
     integrity of Indonesia, Indonesia's historical reliance on 
     force for the maintenance of control has been 
     counterproductive, and long-standing abuses by security 
     forces have galvanized independence sentiments among many 
     Papuans.
       (8) While the Indonesian parliament passed a Special 
     Autonomy Law for Papua in October 2001 that was intended to 
     allocate greater revenue and decision making authority to the 
     Papuan provincial government, the promise of special autonomy 
     has not been effectively realized and has been undermined in 
     its implementation, such as by conflicting legal directives 
     further subdividing the province in apparent contravention of 
     the law and without the consent of appropriate provincial 
     authorities.
       (9) Rather than demilitarizing its approach, Indonesia has 
     reportedly sent thousands of additional troops to Papua, and 
     military operations in the central highlands since the fall 
     of 2004 have displaced thousands of civilians into very 
     vulnerable circumstances, contributing further to mistrust of 
     the central government by many indigenous Papuans.
       (10) According to the 2004 Annual Country Report on Human 
     Rights Practices of the Department of State, in Indonesia 
     ``security force members murdered, tortured, raped, beat, and 
     arbitrarily detained civilians and members of separatist 
     movements'' and ``police frequently and arbitrarily detained 
     persons without warrants, charges, or court proceedings'' in 
     Papua.
       (c) Reporting Requirements.--
       (1) Report on special autonomy.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act and one year 
     thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report detailing 
     implementation of special autonomy for Papua and Aceh. Such 
     reports shall include--
       (A) an assessment of the extent to which each province has 
     enjoyed an increase in revenue allocations and decision 
     making authority;
       (B) a description of access by international press and non-
     governmental organizations to each province;
       (C) an assessment of the role played by local civil society 
     in governance and decision making;
       (D) a description of force levels and conduct of Indonesian 
     security forces in each province; and
       (E) a description of United States efforts to promote 
     respect for human rights in each province.
       (2) Report on the 1969 act of free choice.--Not later than 
     180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report analyzing the 1969 Act of 
     Free Choice.

     SEC. 1016. MURDERS OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS JOHN BRANCHIZIO, 
                   MARK PARSON, AND JOHN MARIN LINDE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) On October 15, 2003, a convoy of clearly identified 
     United States diplomatic vehicles was attacked by Palestinian 
     terrorists in Gaza resulting in the death of United States 
     citizens John Branchizio, Mark Parson, and John Marin Linde, 
     and the injury of a fourth United States citizen.
       (2) John Branchizio, Mark Parson, and John Marin Linde were 
     contract employees providing security to United States 
     diplomatic personnel who were visiting Gaza in order to 
     identify potential Palestinian candidates for Fulbright 
     Scholarships.
       (3) A senior official of the Palestinian Authority was 
     reported to have stated on September 22, 2004, that 
     ``Palestinian security forces know who was behind the 
     killing'' of John Branchizio, Mark Parson, and John Marin 
     Linde.
       (4) Following her visit to Israel and the West Bank on 
     February 7, 2005, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice 
     announced that she had been ``assured by President Abbas of 
     the Palestinian Authority's intention to bring justice to 
     those who murdered three American personnel in the Gaza in 
     2003''.
       (5) Since the attack on October 15, 2003, United States 
     Government personnel have been prohibited from all travel in 
     Gaza.
       (6) The United States Rewards for Justice program is 
     offering a reward of up to $5,000,000 for information leading 
     to the arrest or conviction of any persons involved in the 
     murder of John Branchizio, Mark Parson, and John Marin Linde.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the continued inability or unwillingness of the 
     Palestinian Authority to actively and aggressively pursue the 
     murderers of United States citizens John Branchizio, Mark 
     Parson, and John Marin Linde and bring them to justice calls 
     into question the Palestinian Authority's viability as a 
     partner for the United States in resolving the Palestinian-
     Israeli conflict;
       (2) future United States assistance to the Palestinian 
     Authority may be affected, and the continued operation of the 
     PLO Representative Office in Washington may be jeopardized, 
     if the Palestinian Authority does not fully and effectively 
     cooperate in bringing to justice the murderers of John 
     Branchizio, Mark Parson, and John Marin Linde; and
       (3) it is in the vital national security interest of the 
     United States to safeguard, to the greatest extent possible 
     consistent with their mission, United States diplomats and 
     all embassy and consulate personnel, and to use the full 
     power of the United States to bring to justice any individual 
     or entity that threatens, jeopardizes, or harms them.

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       (c) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and every 120 days thereafter, the 
     Secretary of State shall submit a report, on a classified 
     basis if necessary, to the appropriate congressional 
     committees describing--
       (1) efforts by the United States to bring to justice the 
     murderers of United States citizens John Branchizio, Mark 
     Parson, and John Marin Linde;
       (2) a detailed assessment of efforts by the Palestinian 
     Authority to bring to justice the murderers of John 
     Branchizio, Mark Parson, and John Marin Linde, including--
       (A) the number of arrests, interrogations, and interviews 
     by Palestinian Authority officials related to the case;
       (B) the number of Palestinian security personnel and man-
     hours assigned to the case;
       (C) the extent of personal supervision or involvement by 
     the President and Ministers of the Palestinian Authority; and
       (D) the degree of cooperation between the United States and 
     the Palestinian Authority in regards to this case;
       (3) a specific assessment by the Secretary of whether the 
     Palestinian efforts described in paragraph (2) constitute the 
     best possible effort by the Palestinian Authority; and
       (4) any additional steps or initiatives requested or 
     recommended by the United States that were not pursued by the 
     Palestinian Authority.
       (d) Certification.--The requirement to submit a report 
     under subsection (c) shall no longer apply if the Secretary 
     of State certifies to the appropriate congressional 
     committees that the murderers of United States citizens John 
     Branchizio, Mark Parson, and John Marin Linde have been 
     identified, arrested, and brought to justice.
       (e) Definition.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
     congressional committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on International Relations and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; 
     and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate.

     SEC. 1017. DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH ISRAEL.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Israel is a friend and ally of the United States whose 
     security is vital to regional stability and United States 
     interests.
       (2) Israel currently maintains diplomatic relations with 
     160 countries, 33 countries do not have any diplomatic 
     relations with Israel, and one country has partial relations 
     with Israel.
       (3) The Government of Israel has been actively seeking to 
     establish formal relations with a number of countries.
       (4) After 57 years of existence, Israel deserves to be 
     treated as an equal country by its neighbors and the world 
     community.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the United States should assist Israel in its efforts to 
     establish diplomatic relations.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
     of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report that includes the following information 
     (in classified or unclassified form, as appropriate):
       (1) Actions taken by representatives of the United States 
     to encourage other countries to establish full diplomatic 
     relations with Israel.
       (2) Specific responses solicited and received by the 
     Secretary from countries that do not maintain full diplomatic 
     relations with Israel with respect to their attitudes toward 
     and plans for entering into diplomatic relations with Israel.
       (3) Other measures being undertaken, and measures that will 
     be undertaken, by the United States to ensure and promote 
     Israel's full participation in the world diplomatic 
     community.
       (d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``appropriate 
     congressional committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on International Relations and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; 
     and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate.

     SEC. 1018. TAX ENFORCEMENT IN COLOMBIA.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
     Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate a report detailing challenges to tax code enforcement 
     in Colombia. This report shall include, as a percentage of 
     Colombia's gross domestic product, an estimate of current tax 
     revenue, an estimate of potential additional tax revenue if 
     Colombia's existing tax laws were fully enforced, and a 
     discussion of how such additional revenue could be used to 
     achieve the objectives of Plan Colombia, including supporting 
     and expanding Colombia's security forces and increasing the 
     availability of alternative livelihoods for illicit crop 
     growers and former combatants.

     SEC. 1019. PROVISION OF CONSULAR AND VISA SERVICES IN 
                   PRISTINA, KOSOVA.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a report describing 
     the possibility of providing consular and visa services at 
     the United States Office Pristina, Kosovo (USOP) to residents 
     of Kosova.
       (b) Contents.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall contain the following information:
       (1) The reasons why consular and visa services are not 
     currently offered at the USOP, even though the Office has 
     been in operation for more than five years.
       (2) Plans for providing consular and visa services at the 
     USOP, including conditions required before such services 
     would be provided and the planned timing for providing such 
     services.
       (3) An explanation of why consular and visa services will 
     not be offered at the USOP by January 1, 2007, if such 
     services are not planned to be offered by such date.
       (4) The number of residents of Kosova who apply for their 
     visas outside of Kosova for each calendar year from 2000-
     2005.

     SEC. 1020. DEMOCRACY IN PAKISTAN.

       Not later than December 31 in each of fiscal years 2006 and 
     2007, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report that contains a description 
     of the extent to which, over the preceding 12-month period, 
     the Government of Pakistan has restored a fully functional 
     democracy in Pakistan in which free, fair, and transparent 
     elections are held.

     SEC. 1021. STATUS OF THE SOVEREIGNTY OF LEBANON.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) all parties in the Middle East and internationally 
     should exert every effort to implement in its entirety the 
     provisions of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1559 
     (2004), which, among other things--
       (A) calls for ``strict respect'' for Lebanon's sovereignty, 
     territorial integrity, unity, and political independence 
     ``under the sole and exclusive authority of the Government of 
     Lebanon throughout Lebanon'';
       (B) calls upon all remaining foreign forces to withdraw 
     from Lebanon;
       (C) calls for the ``disbanding and disarmament of all 
     Lebanese and non-Lebanese militias''; and
       (D) supports the extension of the control of the Government 
     of Lebanon over all Lebanese territory;
       (2) in accordance with United Nations Security Council 
     Resolution 1559, all militias in Lebanon, including 
     Hizballah, should be disbanded and disarmed at the earliest 
     possible opportunity, and the armed forces of Lebanon should 
     take full control of all of Lebanon's territory and borders;
       (3) the Government of Lebanon is responsible for the 
     disbanding and disarming of the militias, including 
     Hizballah, and preventing the flow of armaments and other 
     military equipment to the militias, including Hizballah, from 
     Syria, Iran, and other external sources;
       (4) the Government of the United States should closely 
     monitor progress toward full implementation of all aspects of 
     United Nations Security Council Resolution 1559, particularly 
     the matters described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of 
     paragraph (1);
       (5) the Government of the United States should closely 
     monitor the Government of Lebanon's efforts to stanch the 
     flow of armaments and other military equipment to Hizballah 
     and other militias from external sources, such as Syria and 
     Iran;
       (6) the United States and its allies should consider 
     providing training and other assistance to the armed forces 
     of Lebanon to enhance their ability to disarm Hizballah and 
     other militias and stanch the flow of arms to Hizballah and 
     other militias; and
       (7) United States assistance provided to Lebanon after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act may be affected if Lebanon 
     does not make every effort to disarm militias, including 
     Hizballah, and to deny them re-armament.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the 
     Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report that describes and 
     evaluates--
       (1) the extent to which armed militias continue to operate 
     in Lebanon and the progress of the Government of Lebanon to 
     disband and disarm such militias;
       (2) the extent to which the Government of Lebanon is 
     committed to disbanding and disarming Hizballah and other 
     militias and stanching the flow of arms to Hizballah and 
     other militias;
       (3) the progress of the armed forces of Lebanon to deploy 
     to and take full control of all of Lebanon's borders;
       (4) the extent to which countries in the region attempt to 
     direct arms to Lebanon-based militias or allow their 
     territory to be traversed for this purpose and the extent to 
     which these armament efforts succeed;
       (5) the routes and means used by external sources 
     attempting to supply arms to the Lebanon-based militias the 
     countries that are involved in these efforts;
       (6) the efforts of the United States and its allies to 
     facilitate the process of disbanding and disarming Lebanon-
     based militias and stanching the flow of weapons to such 
     militias; and
       (7) any recommendations for legislation to support the 
     disbanding and disarming of Lebanon-based militias.
       (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (b) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form and may contain a classified 
     annex if necessary.
       (d) Certification.--The requirement to submit a report 
     under subsection (b) shall no longer apply if the Secretary 
     certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that 
     all Lebanon-based militias have been disbanded and disarmed 
     and the armed forces of Lebanon are deployed to and in full 
     control of Lebanon's borders.

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     SEC. 1022. ACTIVITIES OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST 
                   ORGANIZATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE 
                   CARIBBEAN.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) activities in Latin America and the Caribbean by 
     international terrorist organizations and their affiliates 
     and supporters represent a direct threat to the national 
     security of the United States and hemispheric stability;
       (2) international terrorist organizations, such as 
     Hezbollah and Hamas, have profited and taken advantage of the 
     dearth or weakened state of the rule of law in many Latin 
     American and Caribbean countries to further their own aims; 
     and
       (3) the United States should work cooperatively with 
     countries of Latin America and the Caribbean to expose and 
     prevent such activities.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and not later than June 30 of the year 
     thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report on the 
     activities of international terrorist organizations in Latin 
     America and the Caribbean. The report shall include the 
     following:
       (1) An assessment of the membership, stated intentions, 
     recruitment, and terrorist fundraising capabilities of each 
     international terrorist organization operating in Latin 
     America and the Caribbean.
       (2) An assessment of the relationship of each such 
     international terrorist organization with other criminal 
     enterprises or terrorist organizations for fundraising and 
     other criminal purposes.
       (3) An assessment of the activities of each such 
     international terrorist organization.
       (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (b) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified 
     annex.

     SEC. 1023. ANALYSIS OF EMPLOYING WEAPONS SCIENTISTS FROM THE 
                   FORMER SOVIET UNION IN PROJECT BIOSHIELD.

       (a) Report.--Not later than November 1, 2006, the Secretary 
     of State, after consultation with the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report containing an analysis of--
       (1) the scientific and technological contributions that 
     scientists formerly employed in the former Soviet Union in 
     the field of biological warfare could make to the research 
     and development of biomedical countermeasures;
       (2) the practical alternative methods through which the 
     services of such scientists could be employed so as to 
     facilitate the application of the knowledge and experience of 
     such scientists to such research and development;
       (3) the cost-effectiveness of those methods of employing 
     the services of such scientists; and
       (4) the desirability and national security implications of 
     providing employment opportunities for such scientists in the 
     field of research and development of biomedical 
     countermeasures for purposes of biological weapons 
     nonproliferation.
       (b) Recommendations.--Each Secretary shall also include in 
     the report required under subsection (a) any recommendations 
     of each for appropriate legislation to address the issues 
     analyzed in the report.
       (c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``biomedical 
     countermeasures'' means a drug (as such term is defined in 
     section 201(g)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
     (21 U.S.C. 321(g)(1))), biological product (as such term is 
     defined in section 351(i) of the Public Health Service Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 262(i))), or device (as such term is defined in 
     section 201(h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
     (21 U.S.C. 321(h))) that is used--
       (1) in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or 
     prevention of harm from any biological, chemical, 
     radiological, or nuclear agent that may cause a public health 
     emergency affecting national security; or
       (2) in diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or 
     prevention of harm from a condition that may result in 
     adverse health consequences or death.

     SEC. 1024. EXTRADITION OF VIOLENT CRIMINALS FROM MEXICO TO 
                   THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Mexico is unable to extradite criminals who face life 
     sentences without the possibility of parole because of a 2001 
     decision of the Mexican Supreme Court.
       (2) As a result of this ruling, Mexico is unable to 
     extradite to the United States numerous suspects wanted for 
     violent crimes committed in the United States unless the 
     United States assures Mexico that these criminals will not 
     face life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
       (3) The attorneys general from all 50 States have asked the 
     Government of the United States to continue to address this 
     extradition issue with the Government of Mexico.
       (4) The Government of the United States and the Government 
     of Mexico have experienced positive cooperation on numerous 
     matters relevant to their bilateral relationship, including 
     increased cooperation on extraditions.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Government of the United States should encourage the 
     Government of Mexico to continue to work closely with the 
     Mexican Supreme Court to urge the Court to re-visit its 
     October 2001 ruling so that the possibility of life 
     imprisonment without parole will not have an effect on the 
     timely extradition of criminal suspects from Mexico to the 
     United States.
       (c) Reports.--
       (1) Annual number and status of formal extradition requests 
     made to mexico by the united states.--Not later than six 
     months after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
     annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a report that 
     includes--
       (A) the number of formal requests made to the Government of 
     Mexico by the Government of the United States for the 
     extradition of Mexican nationals suspected of or convicted in 
     abstentia for crimes committed in the United States in the 
     preceding fiscal year, the names of such nationals, the 
     crimes of which each such national is suspected or has been 
     convicted in abstentia, a detailed disposition of the status 
     of each such extradition request, and the progress that has 
     been made with respect to each such extradition request in 
     the preceding fiscal year; and
       (B) the number of such nationals who Mexico has extradited 
     to the United States in response to formal extradition 
     requests for such nationals in the preceding fiscal year.
       (2) Aggregate number and status of formal extradition 
     requests made to mexico by the united states.--Not later than 
     six months after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
     annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a report that 
     includes--
       (A) the number of formal requests made to the Government of 
     Mexico by the Government of the United States for the 
     extradition of Mexican nationals suspected of or convicted in 
     abstentia for crimes committed in the United States since the 
     signing of the Extradition treaty, with appendix, between the 
     United States and Mexico, signed at Mexico City on May 4, 
     1978 (31 UST 5059), including the names of such nationals, 
     the crimes of which each such national is suspected or has 
     been convicted in abstentia, a detailed disposition of the 
     status of each such extradition request, and the progress 
     that has been made with respect to each such extradition 
     request since such signing; and
       (B) the number of such nationals who Mexico has extradited 
     to the United States in response to formal extradition 
     requests for such nationals since the signing of the 
     Extradition treaty, with appendix between the United States 
     and Mexico.
       (3) Cooperation by the united states with extradition 
     requests from mexico.--Not later than six months after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, 
     the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report that includes--
       (A) the number of United States nationals who the United 
     States has extradited to Mexico in response to formal 
     extradition requests for such nationals by Mexico in the 
     preceding fiscal year; and
       (B) the number of United States nationals who the United 
     States has extradited to Mexico in response to formal 
     extradition requests for such nationals by Mexico since the 
     signing of the Extradition treaty, with appendix between the 
     United States and Mexico.
       (d) Form.--If the Secretary of State determines that such 
     is appropriate, the Secretary may submit a report required 
     under subsection (c) with a classified annex.

     SEC. 1025. ACTIONS OF THE 661 COMMITTEE.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a report on United 
     States decisions, actions, communications, and deliberations 
     in the 661 Committee of the United Nations regarding the 
     issues of overpricing of contracts, kickbacks from sales of 
     humanitarian goods, efforts to correct and revalue the 
     remaining contracts in the post-Saddam Hussein regime era, 
     oil smuggling, and trade protocols. The report shall examine 
     the process by which the United States made its decisions in 
     the 661 Committee, the officials in the United States 
     Government involved in these decisions, and the names of the 
     officials who made the final decisions. The report shall also 
     include information detailing the positions of the other 
     members states of the 661 Committee with respect to the 
     issues described in this subsection.
       (b) Inclusion of Supporting Documents.--The report required 
     under subsection (a) shall contain all supporting documents 
     with respect to the decisions, actions, communications, and 
     deliberations referred in such subsection.
       (c) Format.--If the Secretary determines that such is 
     appropriate, the Secretary may submit the report required 
     under subsection (a) with a classified annex.
       (d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``661 
     Committee'' means the committee within the United Nations 
     that was tasked with administering the United Nations oil for 
     food program.

     SEC. 1026. ELIMINATION OF REPORT ON REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.

       Section 12 of the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 (22 
     U.S.C. 303) is hereby repealed.

                   TITLE XI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

     SEC. 1101. STATEMENT OF POLICY RELATING TO DEMOCRACY IN IRAN.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Iran is neither free nor democratic. Men and women are 
     not treated equally in Iran, women are legally deprived of 
     internationally recognized human rights, and religious 
     freedom is not respected under the laws of Iran. Undemocratic 
     institutions, such as the Guardians Council, thwart the 
     decisions of elected leaders.
       (2) The April 2005 report of the Department of State states 
     that Iran remained the most active state sponsor of terrorism 
     in 2004.

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       (3) That report also states that Iran continues to provide 
     funding, safe-haven, training, and weapons to known terrorist 
     groups, including Hizballah, Hamas, the Palestine Islamic 
     Jihad, al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, and the Popular Front for the 
     Liberation of Palestine, and has harbored senior members of 
     al-Qaeda.
       (b) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States that--
       (1) currently, there is not a free and fully democratic 
     government in Iran;
       (2) the United States supports transparent, full democracy 
     in Iran;
       (3) the United States supports the rights of the Iranian 
     people to choose their system of government; and
       (4) the United States condemns the brutal treatment, 
     imprisonment, and torture of Iranian civilians who express 
     political dissent.

     SEC. 1102. IRANIAN NUCLEAR ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Iran remains the world's leading sponsors of 
     international terrorism and is on the Department of State's 
     list of countries that provide support for acts of 
     international terrorism.
       (2) Iran has repeatedly called for the destruction of 
     Israel, and Iran supports organizations, such as Hizballah, 
     Hamas, and the Palestine Islamic Jihad, that deny Israel's 
     right to exist and are responsible for terrorist attacks 
     against Israel.
       (3) The Ministry of Defense of the Government of Iran 
     confirmed in July 2003 that it had successfully conducted the 
     final test of the Shahab-3 missile, giving Iran an 
     operational intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of 
     striking both Israel and United States troops throughout the 
     Middle East and Afghanistan.
       (4) Inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency 
     (IAEA) in Iran have revealed significant undeclared 
     activities, including plutonium reprocessing efforts.
       (5) Plutonium reprocessing is a necessary step in a nuclear 
     weapons program that uses plutonium created in a reactor.
       (6) Iran continues to assert its right to pursue nuclear 
     power and related technology, continues constructing a heavy 
     water reactor that is ideal for making plutonium for weapons, 
     and has not fully cooperated with the ongoing investigation 
     by the IAEA of its nuclear activities.
       (7) The United States has publicly opposed the completion 
     of reactors at the Bushehr nuclear power plant because the 
     transfer of civilian nuclear technology and training could 
     help to advance Iran's nuclear weapons program.
       (8) Russia, in spite of strong international concern that 
     Iran intended to use civilian nuclear energy plants to 
     develop nuclear weapons, provided Iran with support to 
     complete the Bushehr nuclear facility.
       (9) Russia intends to begin supplying the Bushehr nuclear 
     facility with fuel in June 2005, and the Bushehr nuclear 
     plant is expected to begin operation at the beginning of 
     2006.
       (10) The Iranian parliament has ratified a bill supporting 
     the construction of 20 new nuclear power plants.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) Russia's provision of assistance to Iran on the Bushehr 
     nuclear reactor is inconsistent with the nonproliferation 
     goals of the United States;
       (2) Iran's stated plans to construct 20 new nuclear 
     facilities and its development of nuclear technologies, 
     coupled with acknowledged and unacknowledged ties to 
     terrorist groups, constitute a threat to global peace and 
     security; and
       (3) the national security interests of the United States 
     will best be served if the United States develops and 
     implements a long-term strategy to halt all foreign nuclear 
     cooperation with Iran.
       (c) Statement of Congress.--Congress calls upon the leaders 
     of the governments of the G-8 to--
       (1) insist that the Government of Russia terminate all 
     assistance, including fuel shipments, to the Bushehr nuclear 
     facility in Iran; and
       (2) condition Russia's continued membership in the G-8 on 
     Russia's termination of all assistance, including fuel 
     shipments, to the Bushehr facility and to any other nuclear 
     plants in Iran.

     SEC. 1103. LOCATION OF INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN AFRICA.

       (a) Statement of Congress.--Congress declares that, for the 
     purpose of maintaining regional balances with respect to the 
     location of international organizations and institutions in 
     Africa, such organizations or institutions, such as the 
     African Development Bank, that move their headquarters 
     offices from their original locations for reasons of security 
     should return once those security issues have been resolved 
     or should relocate to another country in the region in which 
     the organization or institution was originally headquartered.
       (b) Consultations Regarding Return.--The Secretary of State 
     is authorized to begin consultations with appropriate parties 
     to determine the feasibility of returning such organizations 
     and institutions to the regions in which they were originally 
     headquartered.

     SEC. 1104. BENJAMIN GILMAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.

       Section 305 of the International Academic Opportunity Act 
     of 2000, (title III of the Microenterprise for Self-Reliance 
     and International Anti-Corruption Act of 2000) (Public Law 
     106-309; 22 U.S.C. 2462 note) is amended by striking 
     ``$1,500,000'' and inserting ``$4,000,000''.

     SEC. 1105. PROHIBITION ON COMMEMORATIONS RELATING TO LEADERS 
                   OF IMPERIAL JAPAN.

       The Department of State, both in Washington and at United 
     States diplomatic missions and facilities in foreign 
     countries, shall not engage in any activity, including the 
     celebration of the recently enacted Showa holiday, which may, 
     in any manner, serve to commemorate or be construed as 
     serving to commemorate leaders of Imperial Japan who were 
     connected to the attack on the United States Fleet at Pearl 
     Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941.

     SEC. 1106. UNITED STATES POLICY REGARDING WORLD BANK GROUP 
                   LOANS TO IRAN.

       (a) United States Policy.--The Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall work 
     to secure the support of the governments of countries 
     represented on the decisionmaking boards and councils of the 
     international financial institutions of the World Bank Group 
     to oppose any further activity in Iran by the international 
     financial institutions of the World Bank Group until Iran 
     abandons its program to develop nuclear weapons.
       (b) Notification.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     Secretary initiates efforts to carry out subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall notify the appropriate congressional 
     committees of such efforts.
       (c) World Bank Group Defined.--As used in this section, the 
     term ``World Bank Group'' means the International Bank for 
     Reconstruction and Development, the International Development 
     Association, the International Financial Corporation, and the 
     Multilateral Investment Guaranty Agency.

     SEC. 1107. STATEMENT OF POLICY REGARDING SUPPORT FOR SECI 
                   REGIONAL CENTER FOR COMBATING TRANS-BORDER 
                   CRIME.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) 
     Regional Center for Combating Trans-Border Crime, located in 
     Bucharest, Romania, is composed of police and customs 
     officers from each of the 12 member states of SECI: Albania, 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, 
     Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Slovenia, Serbia and Montenegro 
     and Turkey.
       (2) The SECI Regional Center supports joint trans-border 
     crime fighting efforts through the establishment of task 
     forces, including task forces relating to trafficking in 
     human beings, anti-drugs, financial and computer crimes, 
     stolen vehicles, anti-smuggling and anti-fraud, and 
     terrorism.
       (b) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United 
     States to continue to support the activities of the SECI 
     Regional Center for Combating Trans-border Crime.

     SEC. 1108. STATEMENT OF POLICY URGING TURKEY TO RESPECT THE 
                   RIGHTS AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS OF THE ECUMENICAL 
                   PATRIARCH.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Turkey is scheduled to begin accession negotiations 
     with the European Union on October 3, 2005.
       (2) In 1993 the European Union defined the membership 
     criteria for accession to the European Union at the 
     Copenhagen European Council, obligating candidate countries 
     to have achieved certain levels of reform, including 
     stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy, the rule of 
     law, and human rights, and respect for and protection of 
     minorities.
       (3) The Government of Turkey refuses to recognize the 
     Ecumenical Patriarch's international status.
       (4) The Government of Turkey has limited to Turkish 
     nationals the candidates available to the Holy Synod for 
     selection as the Ecumenical Patriarch and has refused to 
     reopen the Theological School at Halki, thus impeding 
     training for the clergy.
       (b) Statement of Policy.--Congress--
       (1) calls on Turkey to continue to demonstrate its 
     willingness to adopt and uphold European standards for the 
     protection of human rights;
       (2) based on the ideals associated with the European Union 
     and its member states, calls on Turkey to eliminate all forms 
     of discrimination, particularly those based on race or 
     religion, and immediately--
       (A) grant the Ecumenical Patriarch appropriate 
     international recognition and ecclesiastic succession;
       (B) grant the Ecumenical Patriarchate the right to train 
     clergy of all nationalities, not just Turkish nationals; and
       (C) respect property rights and human rights of the 
     Ecumenical Patriarchate; and
       (3) calls on Turkey to pledge to uphold and safeguard 
     religious and human rights without compromise.

     SEC. 1109. STATEMENT OF POLICY REGARDING THE MURDER OF UNITED 
                   STATES CITIZEN JOHN M. ALVIS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) On November 30, 2000, United States citizen John M. 
     Alvis was brutally murdered in Baku, Azerbaijan.
       (2) John M. Alvis was serving his final two weeks of a two 
     year full-time commitment to the International Republican 
     Institute, a United States nongovernmental organization 
     carrying out assistance projects for the Government of the 
     United States to help promote democracy and strengthen the 
     rule of law in Azerbaijan.
       (3) The United States is committed to ensuring that the 
     truth of the murder of John M. Alvis is determined and the 
     individual or individuals who are responsible for this 
     heinous act are brought to justice.
       (b) Statement of Policy.--Congress--
       (1) appreciates the efforts of the Government of Azerbaijan 
     to find the individual or individuals who are responsible for 
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     United States citizen John M. Alvis and urges the Government 
     of Azerbaijan to continue to make these efforts a high 
     priority; and
       (2) urges the Secretary of State to continue to raise the 
     issue of the murder of United States citizen John M. Alvis 
     with the Government of Azerbaijan and to make this issue a 
     priority in relations between the Government of the United 
     States and the Government of Azerbaijan.

     SEC. 1110. STATEMENT OF CONGRESS AND POLICY WITH RESPECT TO 
                   THE DISENFRANCHISEMENT OF WOMEN.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Following the May 16, 2005, decision of the Kuwaiti 
     parliament to enfranchise its female citizens, Saudi Arabia 
     is now the only country in world that restricts the franchise 
     and the right to hold elected office to men only.
       (2) Only men were allowed to vote and run for office in 
     Saudi Arabia's municipal elections held earlier this year, 
     the first elections of any kind that Saudi Arabia has held 
     since 1963.
       (b) Statements of Congress.--Congress--
       (1) strongly condemns the disenfranchisement of women, 
     including restrictions that prevent women from holding 
     office; and
       (2) calls on the Government of Saudi Arabia to, at the 
     earliest possible time, promulgate a law that grants women 
     the right to vote and to run for office in all future Saudi 
     elections, whether local, provincial, or national.
       (c) Policy.--The President is encouraged to take such 
     action as the President considers appropriate, including a 
     downgrading of diplomatic relations, to encourage countries 
     that disenfranchise only women to grant women the rights to 
     vote and hold office.

                Subtitle B--Sense of Congress Provisions

     SEC. 1111. KOREAN FULBRIGHT PROGRAMS.

       It is the sense of Congress that Fulbright program 
     activities for the Republic of Korea (commonly referred to as 
     ``South Korea'') should--
       (1) include participation by students from throughout South 
     Korea, including proportional representation from areas 
     outside of Seoul;
       (2) attempt to include Korean students from a broad range 
     of educational institutions, including schools other than 
     elite universities;
       (3) broaden the Korean student emphasis beyond degree-
     seeking graduate students to include opportunities for one-
     year nondegree study at United States colleges and 
     universities by pre-doctoral Korean students; and
       (4) include a significant number of Korean students 
     planning to work or practice in areas other than advanced 
     research and university teaching, such as in government 
     service, media, law, and business.

     SEC. 1112. UNITED STATES RELATIONS WITH TAIWAN.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) it is in the national interests of the United States to 
     communicate directly with democratically elected and 
     appointed officials of Taiwan, including the President of 
     Taiwan, the Vice-President of Taiwan, the Foreign Minister of 
     Taiwan, and the Defense Minister of Taiwan;
       (2) the Department of State should, in accordance with 
     Public Law 103-416, admit such high level officials of Taiwan 
     to the United States to discuss issues of mutual concern with 
     United States officials; and
       (3) the Department of State should, in cooperation with the 
     Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan, facilitate high level 
     meetings between such high level officials of Taiwan and 
     their counterparts in the United States.

     SEC. 1113. NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION AND A. Q. KHAN.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, former director of the A.Q. Khan 
     Research Laboratory in Pakistan and Special Adviser to the 
     Prime Minister on the Strategic Programme, had the status of 
     a federal minister and established and operated an illegal 
     international network which sold nuclear weapons and related 
     technologies to a variety of countries.
       (2) China provided Dr. Khan with nuclear weapons designs, 
     and the illegal international nuclear proliferation network 
     established by Dr. Khan may have provided other countries 
     with these designs.
       (3) The illegal international nuclear proliferation network 
     established by Dr. Khan assisted Iran with its nuclear 
     program by supplying Iran with uranium-enrichment technology, 
     including centrifuge equipment and designs.
       (4) The illegal international nuclear proliferation network 
     established by Dr. Khan assisted North Korea with its nuclear 
     weapons program by providing centrifuge technology, including 
     designs and complete centrifuges.
       (5) The illegal international nuclear proliferation network 
     established by Dr. Khan assisted Libya with its nuclear 
     program by providing blueprints of centrifuge parts and 
     thousands of assembled centrifuge parts.
       (6) There is concern that the illegal international nuclear 
     proliferation network created by Dr. Khan may be still in 
     existence and its work still on-going.
       (7) Defense cooperation and technology transfer between 
     China and Pakistan have been recently strengthened, including 
     the codevelopment and manufacturing of a minimum of 400 J- 17 
     ``Thunder'' fighter aircraft, with a minimum of 250 going to 
     China. This and other Chinese-Pakistani technology sharing 
     provides an expanded basis for further Pakistani 
     proliferation of advanced military technology.
       (8) The illegal international nuclear proliferation network 
     established by Dr. Khan is a threat to United States national 
     security.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the United States--
       (1) should continue efforts to--
       (A) dismantle the illegal international nuclear 
     proliferation network created by Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan; and
       (B) counter, through diplomacy and negotiation, the 
     proliferation of weapons of mass destruction from Pakistan to 
     other countries;
       (2) should request and Pakistan should grant access to 
     interview Dr. Khan and his top associates to determine in 
     greater detail what technology his network provided or 
     received from Iran, North Korea, Libya, and China; and
       (3) should take the steps necessary to ensure that Pakistan 
     has verifiably halted any cooperation with any country in the 
     development of nuclear or missile technology, material, or 
     equipment, or any other technology, material, or equipment 
     that is useful for the development of weapons of mass 
     destruction, including exports of such technology, material, 
     or equipment.

     SEC. 1114. PALESTINIAN TEXTBOOKS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Since 1993, the United States has provided more than 
     $1,400,000,000 to assist the Palestinian people, including to 
     assist with the process of strengthening the Palestinian 
     educations system.
       (2) Since 1950, the United States has provided more than 
     $3,200,000,000 in assistance to United Nations Relief and 
     Works Agency (UNRWA), which operates schools in camps housing 
     Palestinians.
       (3) The Palestinian Authority has undertaken a reform of 
     its textbooks, a process which will be completed in 2006.
       (4) These new textbooks, while an improvement over past 
     texts, fail in many respects to foster attitudes amongst the 
     Palestinian people conducive to peace with Israel, including 
     references to the infamous Protocols of the Elders of Zion, 
     failure to acknowledge the State of Israel, and failure to 
     discuss Jews in sections dealing with religious tolerance.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Secretary of State should express in the strongest 
     possible terms United States opposition to the inclusion in 
     Palestinian textbooks of materials which foster anti-Semitism 
     and rejection of peace with Israel, and to express the 
     unwillingness of the United States to continue to support 
     educational programs of the Palestinian Authority, whether 
     directly or indirectly, should the Palestinian Authority 
     continue to include material which does not foster tolerance 
     and peace.

     SEC. 1115. INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION AFFIRMING THE HUMAN 
                   RIGHTS AND DIGNITY OF PERSONS WITH 
                   DISABILITIES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) There are more than 600,000,000 people who have a 
     disability and more than two-thirds of all persons with 
     disabilities live in developing countries.
       (2) Only two percent of children with disabilities in 
     developing countries receive any education or rehabilitation.
       (3) A substantial shift has occurred globally from an 
     approach of charity toward persons with disabilities to the 
     recognition of the inherent universal human rights of persons 
     with disabilities.
       (4) A clearly defined international standard addressing the 
     rights of persons with disabilities would assist developing 
     countries in the creation and implementation of national laws 
     protecting those rights.
       (5) To better protect and promote the rights of persons 
     with disabilities and to establish international norms, the 
     United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 56/168 
     (December 19, 2001) which established an ad hoc committee to 
     consider proposals for a comprehensive and integral 
     international convention that affirms the human rights and 
     dignity of persons with disabilities.
       (6) With the strong commitment and leadership of the United 
     States and the vast domestic experience of the United States 
     in the advancement of disability rights, the world community 
     can benefit from United States participation in the drafting 
     of an international convention that affirms the human rights 
     and dignity of persons with disabilities.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the United States should play a leading role in the 
     drafting of an international convention that affirms the 
     human rights and dignity of persons with disabilities and 
     which is consistent with the Constitution of the United 
     States, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and 
     other rights enjoyed by United States citizens with 
     disabilities;
       (2) for this purpose, the President should authorize the 
     Secretary of State to send to the Sixth Session of the United 
     Nations Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integral 
     International Convention on the Protection and Promotion of 
     the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities to be 
     held in August 2005 and to subsequent sessions of the Ad Hoc 
     Committee a United States delegation which includes 
     individuals with disabilities who are recognized leaders in 
     the United States disability rights movement; and
       (3) the United States delegation referred to in paragraph 
     (2) should seek the input and advice of the Department of 
     State's Advisory Committee on Persons with Disabilities with 
     respect to matters considered at the Sixth Session of the 
     United Nations Ad Hoc Committee and subsequent sessions.

     SEC. 1116. FULBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR EAST ASIA AND THE 
                   PACIFIC.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:

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       (1) From 1949-2003, the Department of State awarded 13,176 
     Fulbright Scholarships to students from East Asia and the 
     Pacific, but only 31 went to Pacific Island students.
       (2) In 2003-2004, the Department of State awarded 315 
     scholarships to students from East Asia and the Pacific, but 
     none were awarded to Pacific Island students.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Department of State should conduct a review and submit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a report regarding 
     the marginalization of Pacific Islands students in the 
     awarding of Fulbright Scholarships.

     SEC. 1117. BAKU-TBILISI-CEYHAN ENERGY PIPELINE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) It has been the long-standing policy of the United 
     States to support the independence, security, and economic 
     development of the newly independent states of the Caspian 
     Sea region.
       (2) The growth and stability of the newly independent 
     states of the Caspian Sea region will be greatly enhanced by 
     the development of their extensive oil and natural gas 
     resources and the export of these resources unhindered along 
     an east-west energy transportation corridor.
       (3) The establishment of an east-west energy transportation 
     corridor would enhance the energy security of the United 
     States, Turkey, and other United States allies by ensuring an 
     unhindered flow of energy from the Caspian Sea region to 
     world markets.
       (4) The centerpiece of the proposed east-west energy 
     transportation corridor is the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) 
     pipeline, which was first endorsed by the relevant regional 
     governments in 1998 and which will carry one million barrels 
     of Caspian Sea oil per day from Baku, Azerbaijan, to Ceyhan, 
     Turkey, via a route that passes through Tbilisi, Georgia.
       (5) The BTC pipeline was inaugurated on May 25, 2005, and 
     Caspian Sea oil exports from the port of Ceyhan, Turkey, will 
     begin later this year.
       (6) The BTC pipeline project has received strong bipartisan 
     support during the administrations of both Presidents Bill 
     Clinton and George W. Bush.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the governments and peoples of Turkey and the newly 
     independent states of the Caspian Sea region should be 
     congratulated for the successful completion of the Baku-
     Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline;
       (2) the policy of the United States to support the 
     independence, security, and economic development of the newly 
     independent states of the Caspian Sea region should be 
     reaffirmed; and
       (3) projects should be encouraged that would further 
     develop the east-west energy transportation corridor between 
     the newly independent states of the Caspian Sea region and 
     Europe and that advance the strategic goals of the United 
     States, especially the promotion of appropriate multiple 
     routes for the transportation to world markets of oil and gas 
     from the Caspian Sea region.

     SEC. 1118. LEGISLATION REQUIRING THE FAIR, COMPREHENSIVE, AND 
                   NONDISCRIMINATORY RESTITUTION OF PRIVATE 
                   PROPERTY CONFISCATED IN POLAND.

       (a) Findings.--Congress find the following:
       (1) The protection of and respect for property rights is a 
     basic tenet for all democratic governments that operate 
     according to the rule of law.
       (2) Private properties were seized and confiscated by the 
     Nazis in occupied Poland or by the Communist Polish 
     government after World War II.
       (3) Some post-Communist countries in Europe have taken 
     steps toward compensating individuals whose property was 
     seized and confiscated by the Nazis during World War II and 
     by Communist governments after World War II.
       (4) Poland has continuously failed to enact legislation 
     that requires realistically achievable restitution or 
     compensation for those individuals who had their private 
     property seized and confiscated.
       (5) Although President Aleksander Kwasniewski of Poland 
     later exercised his veto power, in March 2001 the Polish 
     Parliament passed a bill that would have provided 
     compensation for seized and confiscated property, but only to 
     individuals who were registered as Polish citizens as of 
     December 31, 1999, thereby excluding all those individuals 
     who emigrated from Poland during and after World War II.
       (6) President Kwasniewski met in 2002 with congressional 
     leaders of the United States Helsinki Commission and stated 
     that he intended to draft a new law requiring the restitution 
     of previously seized and confiscated private property that 
     would not discriminate based on the residency or citizenship 
     of an individual, and which would be ready to take effect by 
     the beginning of 2003.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) Poland should develop a final and complete settlement 
     for those individuals who had their private property seized 
     and confiscated by the Nazis during World War II or by the 
     Communist Polish government after the war;
       (2) restitution should be made in a timely manner if they 
     are to be of any benefit to the many Holocaust survivors who 
     are in their eighties or older; and
       (3) the President and the Secretary of State should engage, 
     as appropriate--
       (A) in an open dialogue with the Government of Poland 
     supporting the adoption of legislation requiring the fair, 
     comprehensive, and nondiscriminatory restitution of or 
     compensation for private property that was seized and 
     confiscated; and
       (B) in follow-up discussions with the Government of Poland 
     regarding the status and implementation of such legislation.

     SEC. 1119. CHILD LABOR PRACTICES IN THE COCOA SECTORS OF COTE 
                   D'IVOIRE AND GHANA.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Government of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire and the 
     Government of the Republic of Ghana should be commended for 
     the tangible steps they have taken to address the situation 
     of child labor in the cocoa sector;
       (2) the Government of Cote d'Ivoire and the Government of 
     Ghana should consider child labor and forced labor issues top 
     priorities;
       (3) the chocolate industry signatories to the September 19, 
     2001, voluntary Protocol for the Growing and Processing of 
     Cocoa Beans and their Derivative Products in a Manner that 
     Complies with ILO Convention 182 Concerning the Prohibition 
     and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms 
     of Child Labor should meet the sixth and final pillar of the 
     Protocol, to ``develop and implement credible, mutually-
     acceptable, voluntary, industry-wide standards of public 
     certification, consistent with applicable federal law, that 
     cocoa beans and their derivative products have been grown 
     and/or processed without any of the worst forms of child 
     labor'' by July 1, 2005;
       (4) the chocolate industry, nongovernmental organizations, 
     and the Government of Cote d'Ivoire and the Government of 
     Ghana should continue their efforts in full force beyond July 
     1, 2005, to develop and implement a system to monitor child 
     labor in the cocoa industry of Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana;
       (5) the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons 
     of the Department of State should include information on the 
     association between trafficking in persons and the cocoa 
     industries of Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, and other cocoa producing 
     regions in the annual trafficking in persons report to 
     Congress; and
       (6) the Department of State should assist the Government of 
     Cote d'Ivoire and the Government of Ghana in preventing the 
     trafficking of persons into the cocoa fields and other 
     industries in West Africa.

     SEC. 1120. CONTRIBUTIONS OF IRAQI KURDS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Iraqi Kurdish forces played a unique and significant 
     role in the fight to liberate Iraq for all Iraqis in 2003.
       (2) Since Iraq's liberation, Iraqi Kurdish leaders have 
     played prominent and constructive roles in the drafting and 
     passage of the Transitional Administrative Law and, more 
     generally, in seeking to achieve a free, stable, and 
     democratic Iraq.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) Iraqi Kurds should be commended for their many 
     contributions and sacrifices made in the cause of creating a 
     free, stable, and democratic Iraq; and
       (2) the Iraqi Transitional Government and the Kurdistan 
     Regional Government are expected to adhere to the highest 
     standards of democratic governance, including through 
     enforcement of full equality and rights for all religious and 
     ethnic minorities, such as Assyrians and Turcomans.

     SEC. 1121. PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Secretary of State should strive to expand and 
     strengthen the Proliferation Security Initiative announced on 
     May 31, 2003, by President George W. Bush, placing particular 
     emphasis on including countries outside of the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization (NATO); and
       (2) the United States should seek an international 
     instrument, in the form of a United Nations Security Council 
     resolution, multilateral treaty, or other agreement, to 
     enhance international cooperation with the Proliferation 
     Security Initiative regarding the interdiction, seizure, and 
     impoundment in international waters and airspace of illicit 
     shipments of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery 
     systems and of related materials, equipment, and technology.

     SEC. 1122. SECURITY OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND MATERIALS.

       It is the sense of Congress that the President should seek 
     to devise and implement standards to improve the security of 
     nuclear weapons and materials by--
       (1) establishing with other willing nations a set of 
     guidelines containing performance-based standards for the 
     security of nuclear weapons and materials;
       (2) negotiating with those nations agreements to adopt 
     guidelines containing performance-based standards and 
     implement appropriate verification measures to assure ongoing 
     compliance;
       (3) coordinating with those nations and the International 
     Atomic Energy Agency to strongly encourage other nations to 
     adopt and verifiably implement the standards; and
       (4) encouraging all nations to work with the International 
     Atomic Energy Agency to complete the negotiation, adoption, 
     and implementation of its proposed series of documents 
     related to the security of nuclear materials.

     SEC. 1123. INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT AND GENOCIDE IN 
                   DARFUR, SUDAN.

       Based upon the adoption of resolutions on July 22, 2004, by 
     both the House of Representatives and the Senate and the 
     declaration on September 9, 2004, by former Secretary of 
     State Colin Powell that the atrocities unfolding in

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     Darfur, Sudan, are genocide, it is the sense of Congress 
     that, notwithstanding the American Servicemembers' Protection 
     Act of 2002 (title II of the 2002 Supplemental Appropriations 
     Act for Further Recovery From and Response To Terrorist 
     Attacks on the United States; Public Law 107-206), the United 
     States should render assistance to the efforts of the 
     International Criminal Court to bring to justice persons 
     accused of genocide, war crimes, or crimes against humanity 
     in Darfur, Sudan, provided that legally binding assurances 
     have been received from the United Nations Security Council 
     or the International Criminal Court that no current or former 
     United States Government official, employee (including any 
     contractor), member of the United States Armed Forces, or 
     United States national will be subject to prosecution by the 
     International Criminal Court in connection with those 
     efforts.

     SEC. 1124. ACTION AGAINST AL-MANAR TELEVISION.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) in 1996, the Secretary of State designated Hizballah as 
     a foreign terrorist organization (FTO) under section 219 of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act;
       (2) al-Manar television is owned and controlled by 
     Hizballah and acts on behalf of Hizballah, as openly 
     acknowledged by Hizballah leader Hasan Nasrallah;
       (3) al-Manar's programming, in accordance with Hizballah's 
     policy, openly promotes hatred of and graphically glorifies 
     and incites violence, including suicide bombings, against 
     Americans, Israelis, and Jews;
       (4) in December 2004, the Secretary of State placed al-
     Manar on its Terrorist Exclusion List, immediately after 
     which the sole satellite company that broadcast al-Manar in 
     North America pulled al-Manar off the air;
       (5) in recent months, several European Union (EU) countries 
     and EU-based satellite companies have taken actions that 
     severely limit al-Manar's broadcasting reach in Europe; and
       (6) al-Manar continues to broadcast to all of the Arab 
     world, much of non-Arab Asia, most of Central and South 
     America, and parts of Europe, with the cooperation of 
     companies headquartered in Europe and the Arab world.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) all countries that host satellite companies that 
     broadcast al-Manar, on whose territory al-Manar may be viewed 
     over media subject to government regulation, or where 
     advertising or other financial support for al-Manar 
     originates, should take action, by the strongest and most 
     comprehensive appropriate means available, to suppress al-
     Manar's terroristic programming; and
       (2) the Arab States Broadcasting Union, which is part of 
     the Arab League, should revoke al-Manar's membership status 
     because of al-Manar's promotion of hatred and incitement to 
     violence, including suicide bombings, directed toward 
     Americans, Israelis, and Jews.

     SEC. 1125. STABILITY AND SECURITY IN IRAQ.

       It is the sense of Congress that the President should 
     transmit to the appropriate congressional committees as soon 
     as possible after the date of the enactment of this Act the 
     plan to provide for a stable and secure government of Iraq 
     and an Iraqi military and police force that will allow the 
     United States military presence in Iraq to be diminished.

     SEC. 1126. PROPERTY EXPROPRIATED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF 
                   ETHIOPIA.

       It is the sense of the Congress that the Government of 
     Ethiopia should account for, compensate for, or return to 
     United States citizens, and entities not less than 50 percent 
     beneficially owned by United States citizens, property of 
     such citizens and entities that has been nationalized, 
     expropriated, or otherwise seized by the Government of 
     Ethiopia before the date of the enactment of this Act in 
     contravention of international law.

  The Acting CHAIRMAN. No amendment to that amendment is in order 
except the amendments made in order under the rule. Each amendment may 
be offered only in the order specified, by a Member designated, shall 
be considered read, shall be debatable for the time specified, equally 
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent of the 
amendment, shall not be subject to amendment and shall not be subject 
to a demand for division of the question.
  It is now in order to consider amendment No. 1 printed in part B of 
House Report 109-175.


                  Amendment No. 1 Offered by Mr. Hyde

  Mr. HYDE. Madam Chairman, I offer an amendment.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 1 offered by Mr. Hyde:
       Page 9, strike line 19 through page 11, line 20.
       Page 9, beginning line 19, insert the following new 
     subparagraph:
       (E) Organization for security and cooperation and europe.--
     Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
     subparagraph (A), the following amounts are authorized to be 
     appropriated for the following activities of the Organization 
     for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE):
       (i) Anti-semitism.--For necessary expenses to fund 
     secondments, hiring of staff, and support targeted projects 
     of the Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights 
     (ODIHR) regarding anti-Semitism and intolerance and for the 
     OSCE/ODIHR Law Enforcement Officers Hate Crimes Training 
     Program, $225,000 for fiscal year 2006 and $225,000 for 
     fiscal year 2007.
       (ii) OSCE projects and activities regarding religious 
     freedom.--For necessary expenses to fund secondments, hiring 
     of staff, and support targeted projects of ODIHR regarding 
     religious freedom and for the OSCE/ODIHR Panel of Experts on 
     Freedom of Religion or Belief, $125,000 for fiscal year 2006 
     and $125,000 for fiscal year 2007.
       (iii) OSCE missions related to religious freedom.--For OSCE 
     Missions in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, 
     Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan for 
     activities to address issues relating to religious freedom 
     and belief and to fund the hiring of new staff who are 
     dedicated to religious freedom and belief, $80,000 for fiscal 
     year 2006 and $80,000 for fiscal year 2007.
       Page 11, line 21, strike ``(G)'' and insert ``(F)''.
       Page 12, line 3, strike ``(H)'' and insert ``(G)''.
       Page 26, line 3, strike ``Beginning'' and insert ``(a) In 
     General.--Beginning''.
       Page 26, line 6, before ``title'' insert ``the last 
     paragraph under the heading `diplomatic and consular 
     programs' under''.
       Page 26, after line 10, insert the following new 
     subsection:
       (b) Requirements.--In carrying out subsection (a) and the 
     provision of law described in such subsection, the Secretary 
     shall meet the following requirements:
       (1) The amounts of the surcharges shall be reasonably 
     related to the costs of providing services in connection with 
     the activity or item for which the surcharges are charged.
       (2) The aggregate amount of surcharges collected may not 
     exceed the aggregate amount obligated and expended for the 
     costs related to consular services in support of enhanced 
     border security incurred in connection with the activity or 
     item for which the surcharges are charged.
       (3) A surcharge may not be collected except to the extent 
     the surcharge will be obligated and expended to pay the costs 
     related to consular services in support of enhanced border 
     security incurred in connection with the activity or item for 
     which the surcharge is charged.
       (4) A surcharge shall be available for obligation and 
     expenditure only to pay the costs related to consular 
     services in support of enhanced border security incurred in 
     providing services in connection with the activity or item 
     for which the surcharge is charged.
       Page 29, beginning line 12, insert the following new 
     paragraphs:
       (3) The Annual Report on Democracy required under section 
     612 of this Act.
       (4) The annual Trafficking in Persons Report prepared by 
     the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons of 
     the Department of State, required under section 110(b) of the 
     Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
     7107(b)).
       Page 32, line 2, insert ``that is not later than 90 days 
     after the date'' after ``after the date''.
       Page 46, line 10, redesignate paragraph (4) as paragraph 
     (5).
       Page 46, beginning line 10, insert the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) In the case of a grievance filed under paragraph (3), 
     the Foreign Service Grievance Board may not exercise the 
     authority provided under section 1106(8).''.
       Page 46, strike lines 11 through 19 and insert the 
     following new subparagraph:
       (A) The term ``reasonable time'' means 30 days after 
     receiving notice of the proposed suspension.
        Page 79, line 21, strike ``at least one'' and insert 
     ``a''.
        Page 79, line 22, strike ``one'' and insert ``a''.
        Page 83, line 15, strike ``and''.
        Page 83, line 22, strike the period at the end and insert 
     ``; and''.
       Page 83, beginning line 23, insert the following new 
     clause:
       (iii) evaluate the effectiveness of United States programs 
     that promote democracy.
       Page 97, beginning line 22, insert ``the Director of the 
     Office for Reconstruction and Stabilization of the Department 
     of State,'' after ``Assistant Secretary of State for 
     Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor,''.
       Page 98, line 2, strike ``democracy and'' and insert 
     ``democracy, the means of coordinating United States policies 
     and programs related to the promotion of democracy, and 
     United States policies regarding''.
       Page 101, line 14, strike ``potential contribution that'' 
     and insert ``advantages and disadvantages of''.
       Page 101, line 17, strike ``reaching'' and insert 
     ``reach''.
       Page 101, beginning line 17, strike ``countries, the 
     situations where such support may be appropriate,'' and 
     insert ``countries''.
       Page 103, line 5, insert before the period at the end the 
     following: ``or for any additional period determined by the 
     Secretary pursuant to paragraph (5)''.
       Page 115, beginning line 5, strike ``at posts so designated 
     by the chief of mission'' and

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     insert ``serving in a position in which the primary 
     responsibility is to monitor or promote democracy or human 
     rights''.
       Page 115, strike line 20 through page 116, line 13.
       Page 116, beginning line 14, strike ``(b) Chiefs of 
     Mission.--Section 304(a)(1) of such Act'' and insert ``(a) 
     Chiefs of Mission.--Section 304(a)(1) of the Foreign Service 
     Act of 1980''.
       Page 117, after line 2, insert the following new 
     subsection:
       (b) Report to Congress.--Section 304(b) of such Act (22 
     U.S.C. 3944(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(3) If an individual (with respect to section 302(a)) or 
     a member of the Service (with respect to section 302(b)) is 
     nominated by the President to be a chief of mission in a 
     country categorized as nondemocratic in an Annual Report on 
     Democracy (required under section 612(a) of the Advance 
     Democratic Values, Address Nondemocratic Countries, and 
     Enhance Democracy Act of 2005), and if such individual or 
     such member has previously served as chief of mission in a 
     country that was so categorized, the President shall, at the 
     time of nomination, submit to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate a written report summarizing the 
     actions that such individual or member took during the period 
     of such prior service to promote democracy and human rights 
     in such country, including actions in furtherance of the 
     strategy contained in such report.''.
       Page 125, line 21, after ``available'' insert the 
     following: ``to carry out chapter 4 of Part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961''.
       Page 153, line 2, strike ``shall be sold or transferred'' 
     and insert ``shall be knowingly sold or transferred for 
     military end use''.
       Page 153, beginning on line 8, strike ``the Secretary of 
     State'' and all that follows through ``license'' on line 10 
     and insert the following: ``the sale or transfer is approved 
     through issuance of a license by the Secretary of State or 
     the Secretary of Commerce, as the case may be''.
       Page 153, strike line 11 and all that follows through line 
     17.
       Page 153, line 18, strike ``(d)'' and insert ``(c)''.
       Page 153, line 19, after ``Secretary of State'' insert ``, 
     in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the 
     Secretary of Defense,''.
       Page 153, beginning on line 21, strike ``to implement the 
     requirements of subsection (c)'' and insert ``to ensure the 
     effective implementation of section 38(k) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, as added by subsection (b).''.
       Page 156, after line 9, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 736. PURPOSES OF ARMS SALES.

       Section 4 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2754) 
     is amended in the first sentence by inserting after ``solely 
     for internal security'' the following: ``(including 
     antiterrorism and border security)''.
       Page 177, line 22, strike ``to the foreign person for the 
     export or import'' and insert ``for the export or import to 
     the foreign person''.
       Page 178, line 5, strike ``to the foreign person for the 
     export'' and insert ``for the export to the foreign person''.
       Page 212, line 6, strike ``section'' and insert ``section 
     or subsections (d) or (f) of section 921 of the Foreign 
     Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007,''.
       Page 212, beginning on line 7, strike ``the Foreign 
     Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007,'' 
     and insert ``such Act''.
       Page 212, line 10, strike ``this section'' and insert 
     ``this section or subsections (d) or (f) of section 921 of 
     such Act, as the case may be''.
       Page 265, line 24, insert ``, or disadvantaged'' after 
     ``minority-owned''.
       Page 289, beginning line 11, insert the following new 
     paragraphs (and redesignate subsequent paragraphs 
     accordingly):
       (4) Hizballah utilizes its resources to operate its 
     television station, al-Manar, to recruit terrorists and 
     incite violence, which contributes to instability in Lebanon 
     and throughout the region;
       (5) the Government of Lebanon should take steps to address 
     the threat posed by al-Manar, including by revoking its 
     license;
       Page 291, line 10, strike ``and'' at the end.
       Page 291, line 13, strike the period at the end and insert 
     ``; and''.
       Page 291, beginning line 14, insert the following new 
     paragraph :
       (8) efforts by the Government of Lebanon and the United 
     States and its allies to end broadcasts by al-Manar.
       Page 316, line 19, strike ``educations'' and insert 
     ``education''.

  The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 365, the gentleman 
from Illinois (Mr. Hyde) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hyde).
  Mr. HYDE. Madam Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  This en bloc amendment has been prepared in coordination with the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Lantos), ranking member, and all the 
changes it contains are noncontroversial and make either technical, 
clarifying, or minor changes. The en bloc contains adjustments to 
section 205 regarding surcharges on the U.S. passport based on the 
sound recommendation of the Committee on Ways and Means. We appreciate 
the contributions the Committee on Ways and Means made to further 
refine the purpose of section 205. As a matter of budget policy, it is 
important that fees that are collected and retained by the State 
Department are collected and used for a specific purpose.
  This amendment also makes some useful additions to section 1021 by 
adding to the sense of Congress that the al-Manar TV station in Lebanon 
poses a threat because Hezbollah uses the station to recruit terrorists 
and adds to the report section efforts taken to end broadcasts by al-
Manar.
  The en bloc also includes a clarification that licenses shall be 
required under an arms embargo when dual-use goods or technology are 
knowingly sold or transferred for military end use to the military 
intelligence or other security forces of the embargoed government.
  Mr. LANTOS. Madam Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. HYDE. I yield to the gentleman from California.
  Mr. LANTOS. Madam Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding to me.
  The changes entailed in this amendment are technical, 
noncontroversial, and fully acceptable to our side.
  Mr. HYDE. Madam Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hyde).
  The amendment was agreed to.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 2 
printed in part B of House Report 109-175.


                  Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Hyde

  Mr. HYDE. Madam Chairman, I offer an amendment.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 2 offered by Mr. Hyde:
       Redesignate title XI as title XII and redesignate sections 
     1101 through 1126 as sections 1201 through 1226, respectively 
     (and conform the table of contents accordingly).
       Insert after title X the following new title (and conform 
     the table of contents accordingly):

       TITLE XI--HENRY J. HYDE UNITED NATIONS REFORM ACT OF 2005

     SECTION 1101. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Henry J. Hyde United 
     Nations Reform Act of 2005''.

     SEC. 1102. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Employee.--The term ``employee'' means an individual 
     who is employed in the general services, professional staff, 
     or senior management of the United Nations, including 
     contractors and consultants.
       (2) General assembly.--The term ``General Assembly'' means 
     the General Assembly of the United Nations.
       (3) Member state.--The term ``Member State'' means a Member 
     State of the United Nations. Such term is synonymous with the 
     term ``country''.
       (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of State.
       (5) Secretary general.--The term ``Secretary General'' 
     means the Secretary General of the United Nations.
       (6) Security council.--The term ``Security Council'' means 
     the Security Council of the United Nations.
       (7) Specialized agencies and specialized agencies of the 
     united nations.--The terms ``specialized agencies'' and 
     ``specialized agencies of the United Nations'' mean--
       (A) the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO);
       (B) the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA);
       (C) the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO);
       (D) the International Fund for Agricultural Development 
     (IFAD);
       (E) the International Labor Organization (ILO);
       (F) the International Maritime Organization (IMO);
       (G) the International Telecommunication Union (ITU);
       (H) the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and 
     Cultural Organization (UNESCO);
       (I) the United Nations Industrial Development Organization 
     (UNIDO);
       (J) the Universal Postal Union (UPU);
       (K) the World Health Organization (WHO) and its regional 
     agencies;
       (L) the World Meteorological Organization (WMO); and

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       (M) the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

     SEC. 1103. STATEMENT OF CONGRESS.

       Congress declares that, in light of recent history, it is 
     incumbent upon the United Nations to enact significant reform 
     measures if it is to restore the public trust and confidence 
     necessary for it to achieve the laudable goals set forth in 
     its Charter. To this end, the following Act seeks to reform 
     the United Nations.

          Subtitle A--Mission and Budget of the United Nations

     SEC. 1111. UNITED STATES FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 
                   UNITED NATIONS.

       (a) Statements of Policy.--
       (1) In general.--It shall be the policy of the United 
     States to use its voice, vote, and influence at the United 
     Nations to--
       (A) pursue a streamlined, efficient, and accountable 
     regular assessed budget of the United Nations; and
       (B) shift funding mechanisms of certain organizational 
     programs of the United Nations specified under paragraph (4) 
     from the regular assessed budget to voluntarily funded 
     programs.
       (2) United states contributions.--It shall be the policy of 
     the United States to--
       (A) redirect United States contributions to the United 
     Nations to achieve the policy objectives described in 
     paragraph (1)(B); and
       (B) redirect a portion of funds from the following 
     organizational programs to pursue the policy objectives 
     described in paragraph (1)(A):
       (i) Public Information.
       (ii) General Assembly affairs and conference services.
       (3) Future biennium budgets.--It shall be the policy of the 
     United States to use its voice, vote, and influence at the 
     United Nations to ensure that future biennial budgets of the 
     United Nations, as agreed to by the General Assembly, reflect 
     the shift in funding mechanisms described in paragraph (1)(B) 
     and the redirection of funds described in paragraph (2).
       (4) Certain organizational programs.--The organizational 
     programs referred to in paragraph (1)(B) are the following:
       (A) Economic and social affairs.
       (B) Least-developed countries, landlocked developing 
     countries and small island developing States.
       (C) United Nations support for the New Partnership for 
     Africa's Development.
       (D) Trade and development.
       (E) International Trade Center UNCTAD/WTO.
       (F) Environment.
       (G) Human settlements.
       (H) Crime prevention and criminal justice.
       (I) International drug control.
       (J) Economic and social development in Africa.
       (K) Economic and social development in Asia and the 
     Pacific.
       (L) Economic development in Europe.
       (M) Economic and social development in Latin America and 
     the Caribbean.
       (N) Economic and social development in Western Asia.
       (O) Regular program of technical cooperation.
       (P) Development account.
       (Q) Protection of and assistance to refugees.
       (R) Palestine refugees.
       (b) Authorization With Respect to the Regular Assessed 
     Budget of the United Nations.--Subject to the amendment made 
     by subsection (c), the Secretary of State is authorized to 
     make contributions toward the amount assessed to the United 
     States by the United Nations for the purpose of funding the 
     regular assessed budget of the United Nations.
       (c) United States Financial Contributions to the United 
     Nations.--Section 11 of the United Nations Participation Act 
     of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287e-3) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 11. UNITED STATES FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 
                   UNITED NATIONS.

       ``(a) Policy of the United States Relating to the Regular 
     Assessed Budget of the United Nations.--
       ``(1) In general.--The President shall direct the United 
     States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use 
     the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the 
     United Nations to--
       ``(A) pursue a streamlined, efficient, and accountable 
     regular assessed budget of the United Nations; and
       ``(B) shift funding mechanisms of certain organizational 
     programs of the United Nations specified under paragraph (2) 
     of subsection (c) from the regular assessed budget to 
     voluntarily funded programs.
       ``(2) United states contributions.--It shall be the policy 
     of the United States to--
       ``(A) redirect United States contributions to the United 
     Nations to achieve the policy objectives described in 
     paragraph (1)(B); and
       ``(B) redirect a portion of funds from the following 
     organizational programs to pursue the policy objectives 
     described in paragraph (1)(A):
       ``(i) Public Information.
       ``(ii) General Assembly affairs and conferences services.
       ``(3) Future biennium budgets.--The President shall direct 
     the United States Permanent Representative to the United 
     Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United 
     States at the United Nations to ensure that the shifting of 
     funding mechanisms under paragraph (1)(B) and redirecting of 
     contributions under paragraph (2) be reflected in future 
     resolutions agreed to by the General Assembly for the regular 
     assessed budget of the United Nations for the period of a 
     current biennium. To achieve the policies described in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2), the United States Permanent 
     Representative to the United Nations shall withhold the 
     support of the United States for a consensus for such budget 
     until such time as such budget is reflective of such 
     policies.
       ``(b) 22 Percent Limitation.--In accordance with section 
     1171 of the Henry J. Hyde United Nations Reform Act of 2005, 
     the Secretary may not make a contribution to a regularly 
     assessed biennial budget of the United Nations in an amount 
     greater than 22 percent of the amount calculable under 
     subsection (c).
       ``(c) Annual Dues.--
       ``(1) In general.--For annual dues paid by the United 
     States to the United Nations each fiscal year, the percentage 
     specified in subsection (b) shall be multiplied by one-half 
     of the amount of the regularly assessed budget of the United 
     Nations for a current biennial period, as agreed to by 
     resolution of the General Assembly.
       ``(2) Calculation with respect to certain organizational 
     programs for redirection.--The percentage specified in 
     subsection (b) shall be multiplied by one-half of the sum of 
     amounts budgeted by resolution of the General Assembly for a 
     current biennial period for the following certain 
     organizational programs:
       ``(A) Economic and social affairs.
       ``(B) Least-developed countries, landlocked developing 
     countries and small island developing States.
       ``(C) United Nations support for the New Partnership for 
     Africa's Development.
       ``(D) Trade and development.
       ``(E) International Trade Center UNCTAD/WTO.
       ``(F) Environment.
       ``(G) Human settlements.
       ``(H) Crime prevention and criminal justice.
       ``(I) International drug control.
       ``(J) Economic and social development in Africa.
       ``(K) Economic and social development in Asia and the 
     Pacific.
       ``(L) Economic development in Europe.
       ``(M) Economic and social development in Latin America and 
     the Caribbean.
       ``(N) Economic and social development in Western Asia.
       ``(O) Regular program of technical cooperation.
       ``(P) Development account.
       ``(Q) Protection of and assistance to refugees.
       ``(R) Palestine refugees.
       ``(3) Redirection of funds.--Of amounts appropriated for 
     contributions towards payment of regular assessed dues to the 
     United Nations for 2008 and each subsequent year, if the 
     funding mechanisms of one or more of the organizational 
     programs of the United Nations specified in paragraph (2) 
     have not been shifted from the regular assessed budget to 
     voluntarily funded programs in accordance with subsection 
     (a)(1), the Secretary shall ensure that such amounts in each 
     such fiscal year that are specified for each such 
     organizational program pursuant to the resolution agreed to 
     by the General Assembly for the regular assessed budget of 
     the United Nations for the period of a current biennium are 
     redirected from payment of the assessed amount for the 
     regular assessed budget as follows:
       ``(A) Subject to not less than 30 days prior notification 
     to Congress, the Secretary shall expend an amount, not to 
     exceed 40 percent of the amount specified for each such 
     organizational program pursuant to the resolution agreed to 
     by the General Assembly for the regular assessed budget of 
     the United Nations for the period of a current biennium, as a 
     contribution to an eligible organizational program specified 
     in paragraph (4).
       ``(B) Subject to not less than 30 days prior notification 
     to Congress, the Secretary shall expend the remaining amounts 
     under this paragraph to voluntarily funded United Nations 
     specialized agencies, funds, or programs.
       ``(4) Eligible organizational programs.--The eligible 
     organizational programs referred to in paragraph (3)(A) for 
     redirection of funds under such paragraph are the following:
       ``(A) Internal oversight.
       ``(B) Human rights.
       ``(C) Humanitarian assistance.
       ``(D) An organizational program specified in subparagraphs 
     (A) through (P) of paragraph (2), subject to paragraph (5).
       ``(5) Expenditure of remaining amounts to certain 
     organization programs.--
       ``(A) Voluntary contribution.--Subject to not less than 30 
     days prior notification to Congress and the limitation 
     specified under subparagraph (B), the Secretary is authorized 
     to make a voluntary contribution to an organizational program 
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     (P) of paragraph (2) of any amounts not contributed in a 
     fiscal year to an eligible organizational program specified 
     in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (4).
       ``(B) 10 percent limitation.--A voluntary contribution 
     under subparagraph (A) to an organizational program of the 
     United Nations specified in subparagraphs (A) through (P) of 
     paragraph (2) may not exceed 10 percent of the total 
     contribution made under paragraph (3)(A).
       ``(d) Further Calculation With Respect to Budgets for 
     Public Information and General Assembly Affairs and 
     Conference Services.--
       ``(1) 22 percent limitation.--The Secretary may not make a 
     contribution to a regularly assessed biennial budget of the 
     United Nations in an amount greater than 22 percent of the 
     amount calculable under paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Annual dues each fiscal year.--
       ``(A) In general.--For annual dues paid by the United 
     States to the United Nations each fiscal year, the percentage 
     specified in paragraph (1) shall be multiplied by one-half of 
     the amount of the regularly assessed budget of the United 
     Nations for a current biennial period, as agreed to by 
     resolution of the General Assembly.
       ``(B) Calculation with respect to public information and 
     general assembly affairs and conference services.--With 
     respect to such United States annual dues, the percentage 
     specified in paragraph (1) shall be multiplied by one-half of 
     the sum of amounts budgeted by resolution of the General 
     Assembly for the 2004-2005 biennial period for the following 
     organizational programs:
       ``(i) Public Information.
       ``(ii) General Assembly affairs and conferences services.
       ``(C) Redirection of funds.--
       ``(i) In general.--The President shall direct the United 
     States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to make 
     every effort, including the withholding of United States 
     support for a consensus budget of the United Nations, to 
     reduce the budgets of the organizational programs specified 
     in subparagraph (B) for 2007 by 10 percent against the 
     budgets of such organizational programs for the 2004-2005 
     biennial period. If the budgets of such organizational 
     programs are not so reduced, 20 percent the amount determined 
     under subparagraph (B) for contributions towards payment of 
     regular assessed dues for 2007 shall be redirected from 
     payment for the amount assessed for United States annual 
     contributions to the regular assessed budget of the United 
     Nations.
       ``(ii) Specific amounts.--The Secretary shall make the 
     amount determined under clause (i) available as a 
     contribution to an eligible organizational program specified 
     in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (4) of 
     subsection (c).
       ``(3) Policy with respect to 2008-2009 biennial period and 
     subsequent biennial periods.--
       ``(A) In general.--The President shall direct the United 
     States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to make 
     every effort, including the withholding of United States 
     support for a consensus budget of the United Nations, to 
     reduce the budgets of the organizational programs specified 
     in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) for the 2008-2009 
     biennial period and each subsequent biennial period by 20 
     percent against the budgets of such organizational programs 
     for the 2004-2005 biennial period.
       ``(B) Certification.--In accordance with section 1171 of 
     the Henry J. Hyde United Nations Reform Act of 2005, a 
     certification shall be required that certifies that the 
     reduction in budgets described in subparagraph (A) has been 
     implemented.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (c) 
     shall take effect and apply beginning on October 1, 2006.
       (e) Limitation on United States Contributions to UNRWA.--
     The Secretary of State may not make a contribution to the 
     United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees 
     in the Near East (UNRWA) in an amount greater than the 
     highest contribution to UNRWA made by an Arab country, but 
     may not exceed 22 percent of the total budget of UNRWA. For 
     purposes of this subsection, an Arab country includes the 
     following: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Dijibouti, Egypt, Iran, 
     Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, 
     Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, the 
     United Arab Emirates, Iraq, and Yemen.
       (f) Policy Relating to Zero Nominal Growth.--It shall be 
     the policy of the United States to use the voice, vote, and 
     influence of the United States at the United Nations to make 
     every effort to enforce zero nominal growth in all assessed 
     dues to the regular budget of the United Nations, its 
     specialized agencies, and its funds and programs.
       (g) 5.6 Rule.--It shall be the policy of the United States 
     to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at 
     the United Nations to actively enforce the 5.6 rule at the 
     United Nations, requiring the Secretariat to identify low-
     priority activities in the budget proposal. The United 
     Nations should strengthen the 5.6 rule by requiring that 
     managers identify the lowest priority activities equivalent 
     to 15 percent of their budget request or face an across the 
     board reduction of such amount.
       (h) Annual Publication.--It shall be the policy of the 
     United States to use the voice, vote, and influence of the 
     United States at the United Nations to ensure the United 
     Nations is annually publishing a list of all subsidiary 
     bodies and their functions, budgets, and staff.
       (i) Scale of Assessments.--
       (1) In general.--The President shall direct the United 
     States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use 
     the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the 
     United Nations to make every effort to ensure that the 
     difference between the scale of assessments for the five 
     permanent members of the Security Council is not greater than 
     five times that of any other permanent member of the Security 
     Council.
       (2) Denial of use of veto.--If the Secretary of State 
     determines that a permanent member of the Security Council 
     with veto power is not in compliance with the requirement 
     described in paragraph (1), the President shall direct the 
     United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations 
     to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at 
     the United Nations to make every effort to deny to such 
     permanent member the use of the veto power of such permanent 
     member until such time as such permanent member satisfies the 
     requirement of such paragraph.

     SEC. 1112. WEIGHTED VOTING.

       It shall be the policy of the United States to actively 
     pursue weighted voting with respect to all budgetary and 
     financial matters in the Administrative and Budgetary 
     Committee and in the General Assembly in accordance with the 
     level of the financial contribution of a Member State to the 
     regular assessed budget of the United Nations.

     SEC. 1113. BUDGET CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Certification.--In accordance with section 1171, a 
     certification shall be required that certifies that the 
     conditions described in subsection (b) have been satisfied.
       (b) Conditions.--The conditions under this subsection are 
     the following:
       (1) New budget practices for the united nations.--The 
     United Nations is implementing budget practices that--
       (A) require the maintenance of a budget not in excess of 
     the level agreed to by the General Assembly at the beginning 
     of each United Nations budgetary biennium, unless increases 
     are agreed to by consensus and do not exceed ten percent; and
       (B) require the identification of expenditures by the 
     United Nations by functional categories such as personnel, 
     travel, and equipment.
       (2) Program evaluation.--
       (A) Existing authority.--The Secretary General and the 
     Director General of each specialized agency have used their 
     existing authorities to require program managers within the 
     United Nations Secretariat and the Secretariats of the 
     specialized agencies to conduct evaluations in accordance 
     with the standardized methodology referred to in subparagraph 
     (B) of--
       (i) United Nations programs approved by the General 
     Assembly; and
       (ii) programs of the specialized agencies.
       (B) Development of evaluation criteria.--
       (i) United nations.--The Office of Internal Oversight 
     Services has developed a standardized methodology for the 
     evaluation of United Nations programs approved by the General 
     Assembly, including specific criteria for determining the 
     continuing relevance and effectiveness of the programs.
       (ii) Specialized agencies.--Patterned on the work of the 
     Office of Internal Oversight Services of the United Nations, 
     each specialized agency has developed a standardized 
     methodology for the evaluation of the programs of the agency, 
     including specific criteria for determining the continuing 
     relevance and effectiveness of the programs.
       (C) Report.--The Secretary General is assessing budget 
     requests and, on the basis of evaluations conducted under 
     subparagraph (B) for the relevant preceding year, submits to 
     the General Assembly a report containing the results of such 
     evaluations, identifying programs that have satisfied the 
     criteria for continuing relevance and effectiveness, and an 
     identification of programs that have not satisfied such 
     criteria and should be terminated.
       (D) Sunset of programs.--Consistent with the July 16, 1997, 
     recommendations of the Secretary General regarding a sunset 
     policy and results-based budgeting for United Nations 
     programs, the United Nations and each specialized agency has 
     established and is implementing procedures to require all new 
     programs approved by the General Assembly to have a specific 
     sunset date.

     SEC. 1114. ACCOUNTABILITY.

       (a) Certification of Creation of Independent Oversight 
     Board.--In accordance with section 1171, a certification 
     shall be required that certifies that the following reforms 
     related to the establishment of an Independent Oversight 
     Board (IOB) have been adopted by the United Nations:
       (1) An IOB is established from existing United Nations 
     budgetary and personnel resources. Except as provided in this 
     subsection, the IOB shall be an independent entity within the 
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     be subject to budget authority or organizational authority of 
     any entity within the United Nations.
       (2) The head of the IOB shall be a Director, who shall be 
     nominated by the Secretary General and who shall be subject 
     to Security Council approval by a majority vote. The IOB 
     shall also consist of four other board members who shall be 
     nominated by the Secretary General and subject to Security 
     Council approval by a majority vote. The IOB shall be 
     responsible to the Security Council and the Director and 
     board members shall each serve terms of six years, except 
     that the terms of the initial board shall be staggered so 
     that no more than two board members' terms will expire in any 
     one year. No board member may serve more than two terms. An 
     IOB board member may be removed for cause by a majority vote 
     of the Security Council. The Director shall appoint a 
     professional staff headed by a Chief of Staff and may employ 
     contract staff as needed.
       (3) The IOB shall receive operational and budgetary funding 
     through appropriations by the General Assembly from existing 
     levels of United Nations budgetary and personnel resources, 
     and shall not be dependent upon any other entity, bureau, 
     division, department, or specialized agency of the United 
     Nations for such funding.
       (4) While the IOB shall have the authority to evaluate all 
     operations of the United Nations, the primary mission of the 
     IOB is to oversee the Office of Internal Oversight Services 
     and the Board of External Auditors. The IOB may direct the 
     Office of Internal Oversight Services or the Board of 
     External Auditors to initiate, abandon, or modify the scope 
     of an investigation. Every three months or more frequently 
     when appropriate, the IOB shall submit, as appropriate, to 
     the Secretary General, the Security Council, the General 
     Assembly, or the Economic and Social Council a report on its 
     activities, relevant observations, and recommendations 
     relating to its audit operations, including information 
     relating to the inventory and status of investigations by the 
     Office of Internal Oversight Services.
       (5) In extraordinary circumstances and with the concurrence 
     of the Secretary General or the Security Council by majority 
     vote, the IOB may augment the Office of Internal Oversight 
     Services with a special investigator and staff consisting of 
     individuals who are not employees of the United Nations, to 
     investigate matters involving senior officials of the United 
     Nations or of its specialized agencies when allegations of 
     serious misconduct have been made and such a special 
     investigation is necessary to maintain public confidence in 
     the integrity of the investigation. A special investigator 
     and staff shall comply with all United Nations financial 
     disclosure and conflict of interest rules, including the 
     filing of an individual Annual Financial Disclosure Form in 
     accordance with subsection (c).
       (6) The IOB shall recommend annual budgets for the Office 
     of Internal Oversight Services and the Board of External 
     Auditors.
       (7)(A) The IOB shall review the Final Report of the 
     Independent Inquiry Committee (IIC) into the United Nations 
     Oil for Food Program (OFF). The IOB's review should focus on 
     the adequacy of the IIC's Final Report or any subsequent 
     reports of the IIC or of any possible successor to the IIC. 
     The IOB's review of the IIC's Final Report should address the 
     Final Report's treatment of and adequacy in the following 
     areas--
       (i) OFF's operations from inception through the transfer of 
     power from the Coalition Provisional Authority to the interim 
     Iraqi government;
       (ii) claims of oil smuggling, illegal surcharges on oil and 
     commissions on commodity contracts, illegal kick-backs, use 
     of oil allocations to influence foreign government officials 
     and international people of influence, and use of funds for 
     military purposes;
       (iii) the involvement, directly or indirectly, of any 
     entity, bureau, division, department, specialized agency, or 
     employee (including the Secretary General) of the United 
     Nations, including any employee of the specialized agencies 
     of the United Nations or any employee or officer of the 
     Secretariat;
       (iv) the IIC's findings, discovery and use of evidence, and 
     investigation practices; and
       (v) the extent of cooperation by the United Nations with 
     requests by Congress for testimony, interviews, documents, 
     correspondence, reports, memoranda, books, papers, accounts, 
     or records related to the Oil for Food Program.
       (B) Subsequent to the IOB's review, the IOB shall determine 
     in a written report whether the IIC investigation is 
     incomplete or inadequate in any respects and whether any 
     additional investigation is justified. If the IOB determines 
     that additional investigation is warranted, it shall appoint, 
     in accordance with paragraph (5), a special investigator and 
     staff consisting of individuals who are not employees of the 
     United Nations and to identify specific areas within the OFF 
     to investigate.
       (b) Certification of United Nations Reforms of the Office 
     of Internal Oversight Services.--In accordance with section 
     1171, a certification shall be required that certifies that 
     the following reforms related to the Office of Internal 
     Oversight Services (OIOS) have been adopted by the United 
     Nations:
       (1) The OIOS is designated as an independent entity within 
     the United Nations. The OIOS shall not be subject to budget 
     authority or organizational authority of any entity within 
     the United Nations except as provided in this section.
       (2) The regular assessed budget of the United Nations shall 
     fully fund the Internal Oversight Budget from existing levels 
     of United Nations budgetary and personnel resources and shall 
     not be dependent upon any other entity, bureau, division, 
     department, or specialized agency of the United Nations for 
     such funding.
       (3) All United Nations officials, including officials from 
     any entity, bureau, division, department, or specialized 
     agency of the United Nations, may--
       (A) make a recommendation to the OIOS to initiate an 
     investigation of any aspect of the United Nations; or
       (B) report to the OIOS information or allegations of 
     misconduct or inefficiencies within the United Nations.
       (4) The OIOS may, sua sponte, initiate and conduct an 
     investigation or audit of any entity, bureau, division, 
     department, specialized agency, employee (including the 
     Secretary General) of the United Nations, including any 
     employee of the specialized agencies of the United Nations, 
     or contractor or consultant for the United Nations or its 
     specialized agencies.
       (5) At least every three months and more frequently when 
     appropriate, the OIOS shall submit to the IOB a report 
     containing an inventory and status of its investigations.
       (6) The OIOS shall establish procedures for providing 
     ``whistle-blower'' status and employment protections for all 
     employees of the United Nations, including employees of the 
     specialized agencies of the United Nations, who provide 
     informational leads and testimony related to allegations of 
     wrongdoing. Such procedures shall be adopted throughout the 
     United Nations. Such status and protection may not be 
     conferred on the Secretary General.
       (7) The OIOS shall annually publish a public report 
     determining the proper number, distribution, and expertise of 
     auditors within the OIOS necessary to carry out present and 
     future duties of the OIOS, including assessing the staffing 
     requirements needed to audit United Nations contracting 
     activities throughout the contract cycle from the bid process 
     to contract performance.
       (8) Not later than six months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish a 
     position of Associate Director of OIOS for Specialized 
     Agencies and Funds and Programs who shall be responsible for 
     supervising the OIOS liaison or oversight duties for each of 
     the specialized agencies and funds and programs of the United 
     Nations. With the concurrence of the Director, the Associate 
     Director of OIOS for Specialized Agencies and Funds and 
     Programs may, from existing levels of United Nations 
     budgetary and personnel resources, hire and appoint necessary 
     OIOS staff, including staff serving within and located at 
     specialized agencies and funds and programs permanently or as 
     needed to liaison with existing audit functions within each 
     specialized agency and fund and program.
       (9) Not later than six months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish a 
     position of Associate Director of OIOS for Peacekeeping 
     Operations, who shall be responsible for the oversight and 
     auditing of the field offices attached to United Nations 
     peacekeeping operations. The Associate Director of OIOS for 
     Peacekeeping Operations shall receive informational leads and 
     testimony from any person regarding allegations of wrongdoing 
     by United Nations officials or peacekeeping troops or 
     regarding inefficiencies associated with United Nations 
     peacekeeping operations. The Associate Director of OIOS for 
     Peacekeeping Operations shall be responsible for initiating, 
     conducting, and overseeing investigations within peacekeeping 
     operations.
       (10) Not later than six months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish a 
     position of Associate Director of OIOS for Procurement and 
     Contract Integrity, who shall be responsible for auditing and 
     inspecting procurement and contracting win the United 
     Nations, including within the specialized agencies. The 
     Associate Director of OIOS for Procurement and Contract 
     Integrity shall receive informational leads and testimony 
     from any person regarding allegations of wrongdoing by United 
     Nations officials or regarding inefficiencies associated with 
     United Nations procurement or contracting activities. The 
     Associate Director of OIOS for Procurement and Contract 
     Integrity shall be responsible for initiating, conducting, 
     and overseeing investigations of procurement and contract 
     activities. Not later than 12 months after the establishment 
     of the position of Associate Director of OIOS for Procurement 
     and Contract Integrity, the Director, with the assistance of 
     the Associate Director of OIOS for Procurement and Contract 
     Integrity, shall undertake a review of contract procedures to 
     ensure that practices and policies are in place to ensure 
     that--
       (A) the United Nations has ceased issuing single bid 
     contracts except for such contracts issued during an 
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     that is justified by the Under Secretary General for 
     Management;
       (B) the United Nations has established effective controls 
     to prevent conflicts of interest in the award of contracts; 
     and
       (C) the United Nations has established effective procedures 
     and policies to ensure effective and comprehensive oversight 
     and monitoring of United Nations contract performance.
       (c) Certification of Establishment of United Nations Office 
     of Ethics.--In accordance with section 1171, a certification 
     shall be required that certifies that the following reforms 
     related to the establishment of a United Nations Office of 
     Ethics have been adopted by the United Nations:
       (1) A United Nations Office of Ethics (UNOE) is 
     established. The UNOE shall be an independent entity within 
     the United Nations and shall not be subject to budget 
     authority or organizational authority of any entity within 
     the United Nations. The UNEO shall be responsible for 
     establishing, managing, and enforcing a code of ethics for 
     all employees of United Nations and its specialized agencies. 
     The UNEO shall also be responsible for providing such 
     employees with annual training related to such code. The head 
     of the UNEO shall be a Director who shall be nominated by the 
     Secretary General and who shall be subject to Security 
     Council approval by majority vote. The UNOE shall promulgate 
     ethics rules, including the following:
       (A) No employee of any United Nations entity, bureau, 
     division, department, or specialized agency may be 
     compensated while participating in the domestic politics of 
     the country of such employee, except for voting or acting as 
     part of a Security Council, General Assembly, or legitimately 
     authorized United Nations mission or assignment.
       (B) No United Nations entity, bureau, division, department, 
     or specialized agency may hire an individual convicted in a 
     generally recognized court of a democratically-elected 
     government with an independent judiciary and an extradition 
     treaty with the United States and the European Union for any 
     crime or crimes involving financial misfeasance, malfeasance, 
     fraud, or perjury.
       (C) The employment of an employee of any United Nations 
     entity, bureau, division, department, or specialized agency 
     who is convicted in a generally recognized court of a 
     democratically-elected government with an independent 
     judiciary and an extradition treaty with the United States 
     and the European Union of any crime or crimes involving 
     financial misfeasance, malfeasance, fraud, or perjury shall 
     be subject to termination.
       (D) If an employee of any United Nations entity, bureau, 
     division, department, or specialized agency has contact 
     regarding the disposition of ongoing internal United Nations 
     operations or decisions with an individual who is not an 
     employee or official of the government of a Member State (or 
     a similarly situated individual), with an individual who is 
     not officially employed by any United Nations entity, bureau, 
     division, department, or specialized agency, or with an 
     individual who is not a working member of the media, a 
     memorandum of such contact shall be prepared by such employee 
     and, upon request, be made available to Member States.
       (2) The UNEO shall receive operational and budgetary 
     funding through appropriations by the General Assembly from 
     existing levels of United Nations budgetary and personnel 
     resources and shall not be dependent upon any other entity, 
     bureau, division, department, or specialized agency of the 
     United Nations for such funding.
       (3) The Director of the UNEO shall, not later than six 
     months after the date of its establishment, publish a report 
     containing proposals for implementing a system for the filing 
     and review of individual Annual Financial Disclosure Forms by 
     each employee of the United Nations, including by each 
     employee of its specialized agencies, at the P-5 level and 
     above and by all contractors and consultants compensated at 
     any salary level. Such system shall be in place and 
     operational not later than six months after the date of the 
     publication of the report. Such completed forms shall be made 
     available to the Office of Internal Oversight Services at the 
     request of the Director of the Office of Internal Oversight 
     Services. Such system shall seek to identify and prevent 
     conflicts of interest by United Nations employees and shall 
     be comparable to the system used for such purposes by the 
     United States Government. Such report shall also address 
     broader reforms of the ethics program for the United Nations, 
     including--
       (A) the effect of the establishment of ethics officers 
     throughout all organizations within the United Nations;
       (B) the effect of retention by the UNEO of Annual Financial 
     Disclosure Forms;
       (C) proposals for making completed Annual Financial 
     Disclosure Forms available to the public on request through 
     their Member State's mission to the United Nations;
       (D) proposals for annual disclosure to the public of 
     information related to the annual salaries and payments, 
     including pension payments and buyouts, of employees of the 
     United Nations, including employees of its specialized 
     agencies, and of consultants;
       (E) proposals for annual disclosure to the public of 
     information related to per diem rates for all bureaus, 
     divisions, departments, or specialized agencies within the 
     United Nations;
       (F) proposals for disclosure upon request by the Ambassador 
     of a Member State of information related to travel and per 
     diem payments made from United Nations funds to any person; 
     and
       (G) proposals for annual disclosure to the public of 
     information related to travel and per diem rates and payments 
     made from United Nations funds to any person.
       (d) Certification of United Nations Establishment of 
     Position of Chief Operating Officer.--In accordance with 
     section 1171, a certification shall be required that 
     certifies that the following reforms related to the 
     establishment of the position of a Chief Operating Officer 
     have been adopted by the United Nations:
       (1) There is established the position of Chief Operating 
     Officer (COO). The COO shall report to the Secretary General.
       (2) The COO shall be responsible for formulating general 
     policies and programs for the United Nations in coordination 
     with the Secretary General and in consultation with the 
     Security Council and the General Assembly. The COO shall be 
     responsible for the daily administration, operation and 
     supervision, and the direction and control of the business of 
     the United Nations. The Chief Operating Officer shall also 
     perform such other duties and may exercise such other powers 
     as from time to time may be assigned to the COO by the 
     Secretary General.
       (e) Certification of Access by Member States to Reports and 
     Audits by Board of External Auditors.--In accordance with 
     section 1171, a certification shall be required that 
     certifies that Member States may, upon request, have access 
     to all reports and audits completed by the Board of External 
     Auditors.
       (f) Waiver of Immunity.--The President shall direct the 
     United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations 
     to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at 
     the United Nations to ensure that the Secretary General 
     exercises the right and duty of the Secretary General under 
     section 20 of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities 
     of the United Nations to waive the immunity of any United 
     Nations official in any case in which such immunity would 
     impede the course of justice. In exercising such waiver, the 
     Secretary General is urged to interpret the interests of the 
     United Nations as favoring the investigation or prosecution 
     of a United Nations official who is credibly under 
     investigation for having committed a serious criminal offense 
     or who is credibly charged with a serious criminal offense.
       (g) Certification of United Nations Cooperation Relating to 
     Oil-for-Food Program.--
       (1) Actions.--In accordance with section 1171, a 
     certification shall be required that certifies that the 
     following actions relating to the oil-for-food program have 
     been taken by the United Nations:
       (A) The United Nations Secretary General has authorized the 
     release to a law enforcement authority of any Member State 
     (upon request by the permanent representative to the United 
     Nations of such Member State on behalf of such law 
     enforcement authority) or to a national legislative authority 
     authentic copies of any document in the possession of the 
     United Nations, including any document in the possession of a 
     person who was engaged on a contract basis to provide goods 
     or services to the United Nations, that in the judgment of 
     such requesting law enforcement authority or national 
     legislative authority directly or indirectly concerns the 
     oil-for-food program or a sanction imposed on Iraq related to 
     the oil-for-food program.
       (B) The United Nations has waived any immunity enjoyed by 
     any United Nations official from the judicial process in the 
     United States for any civil or criminal acts or omissions 
     under Federal or State law that may have transpired within 
     the jurisdiction of the United States in connection with the 
     oil-for-food program.
       (2) Definition.--As used in this subsection, the term 
     ``oil-for-food program'' means the program established and 
     administered pursuant to United Nations Security Council 
     Resolution 986 (April 14, 1995) and subsequent United Nations 
     resolutions to permit the sale of petroleum products exported 
     from Iraq and to use the revenue generated from such sale for 
     humanitarian assistance.

     SEC. 1115. TERRORISM AND THE UNITED NATIONS.

       The President shall direct the United States Permanent 
     Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, 
     and influence of the United States at the United Nations to 
     work toward adoption by the General Assembly of--
       (1) a definition of terrorism that builds upon the 
     recommendations of the Secretary General's High-Level Panel 
     on Threats, Challenges, and Change, and includes as an 
     essential component of such definition any action that is 
     intended to cause death or serious bodily harm to civilians 
     with the purpose of intimidating a population or compelling a 
     government or an international organization to do, or abstain 
     from doing, any act; and

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       (2) a comprehensive convention on terrorism that includes 
     the definition described in paragraph (1).

     SEC. 1116. UNITED NATIONS TREATY BODIES.

       The United States shall withhold from United States 
     contributions to the regular assessed budget of the United 
     Nations for a biennial period amounts that are proportional 
     to the percentage of such budget that are expended with 
     respect to a United Nations human rights treaty monitoring 
     body or committee that was established by--
       (1) a convention (without any protocols) or an 
     international covenant (without any protocols) to which the 
     United States is not party; or
       (2) a convention, with a subsequent protocol, if the United 
     States is a party to neither.

     SEC. 1117. EQUALITY AT THE UNITED NATIONS.

       (a) Inclusion of Israel in WEOG.--
       (1) In general.--The President shall direct the United 
     States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use 
     the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to expand 
     the Western European and Others Group (WEOG) in the United 
     Nations to include Israel as a permanent member with full 
     rights and privileges.
       (2) Notification to congress.--Not later than six months 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act and every six 
     months thereafter for the next six years, the Secretary of 
     State shall notify the appropriate congressional committees 
     concerning the treatment of Israel in the United Nations and 
     the expansion of WEOG to include Israel as a permanent 
     member.
       (b) Department of State Review and Report.--
       (1) In general.--To avoid duplicative efforts and funding 
     with respect to Palestinian interests and to ensure balance 
     in the approach to Israeli-Palestinian issues, the Secretary 
     shall, not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act--
       (A) conduct an audit of the functions of the entities 
     listed in paragraph (2); and
       (B) submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     report containing recommendations for the elimination of such 
     duplicative entities and efforts.
       (2) Entities.--The entities referred to in paragraph (1) 
     are the following:
       (A) The United Nations Division for Palestinian Rights.
       (B) The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights 
     of the Palestinian People.
       (C) The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle 
     East Peace Process and Personal Representative to the 
     Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian 
     Authority.
       (D) The NGO Network on the Question of Palestine.
       (E) The Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices 
     Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and 
     Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories.
       (F) Any other entity the Secretary determines results in 
     duplicative efforts or funding or fails to ensure balance in 
     the approach to Israeli-Palestinian issues.
       (c) Implementation by Permanent Representative.--
       (1) In general.--The President shall direct the United 
     States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use 
     the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the 
     United Nations to seek the implementation of the 
     recommendations contained in the report required under 
     subsection (b)(1).
       (2) Withholding of funds.--Until such recommendations have 
     been implemented, the United States shall withhold from 
     United States contributions to the regular assessed budget of 
     the United Nations for a biennial period amounts that are 
     proportional to the percentage of such budget that are 
     expended for such entities.
       (d) GAO Audit.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States of the Government Accountability Office shall conduct 
     an audit of--
       (1) the status of the implementation of the recommendations 
     contained in the report required under subsection (b)(1); and
       (2) United States actions and achievements under subsection 
     (c).

     SEC. 1118. REPORT ON UNITED NATIONS REFORM.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and one year thereafter, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report on United Nations reform since 1990.
       (b) Contents.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
     shall describe--
       (1) the status of the implementation of management reforms 
     within the United Nations and its specialized agencies;
       (2) the number of outputs, reports, or other items 
     generated by General Assembly resolutions that have been 
     eliminated;
       (3) the progress of the General Assembly to modernize and 
     streamline the committee structure and its specific 
     recommendations on oversight and committee outputs, 
     consistent with the March 2005 report of the Secretary 
     General entitled ``In larger freedom: towards development, 
     security and human rights for all'';
       (4) the status of the review by the General Assembly of all 
     mandates older than five years and how resources have been 
     redirected to new challenges, consistent with such March 2005 
     report of the Secretary General;
       (5) the continued utility and relevance of the Economic and 
     Financial Committee and the Social, Humanitarian, and 
     Cultural Committee, in light of the duplicative agendas of 
     those committees and the Economic and Social Council; and
       (6) whether the United Nations or any of its specialized 
     agencies has contracted with any party included on the Lists 
     of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and 
     Nonprocurement Programs.

     SEC. 1119. REPORT ON UNITED NATIONS PERSONNEL.

       (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report--
       (1) concerning the progress of the General Assembly to 
     modernize human resource practices, consistent with the March 
     2005 report of the Secretary General entitled ``In larger 
     freedom: towards development, security and human rights for 
     all''; and
       (2) containing the information described in subsection (b).
       (b) Contents.--The report shall include--
       (1) a comprehensive evaluation of human resources reforms 
     at the United Nations, including an evaluation of--
       (A) tenure;
       (B) performance reviews;
       (C) the promotion system;
       (D) a merit-based hiring system and enhanced regulations 
     concerning termination of employment of employees; and
       (E) the implementation of a code of conduct and ethics 
     training;
       (2) the implementation of a system of procedures for filing 
     complaints and protective measures for work-place harassment, 
     including sexual harassment;
       (3) policy recommendations relating to the establishment of 
     a rotation requirement for nonadministrative positions;
       (4) policy recommendations relating to the establishment of 
     a prohibition preventing personnel and officials assigned to 
     the mission of a Member State to the United Nations from 
     transferring to a position within the United Nations 
     Secretariat that is compensated at the P-5 level and above;
       (5) policy recommendations relating to a reduction in 
     travel allowances and attendant oversight with respect to 
     accommodations and airline flights; and
       (6) an evaluation of the recommendations of the Secretary 
     General relating to greater flexibility for the Secretary 
     General in staffing decisions to accommodate changing 
     priorities.

     SEC. 1120. REPORT ON UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 
                   UNITED NATIONS.

       Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
     shall submit to the Committee on International Relations of 
     the House of Representatives, the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate a report on United States 
     contributions to the United Nations. Such report shall 
     examine assessed, voluntary, in-kind, and all other United 
     States contributions.

     SEC. 1121. UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND LEBANON.

       (a) Resolution 1559.--The President shall direct the United 
     States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use 
     the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the 
     United Nations to make every effort to ensure that the 
     Security Council is undertaking the necessary steps to secure 
     the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1559, 
     including--
       (1) deploying United Nations inspectors to verify and 
     certify to the Security Council that--
       (A) all foreign forces, including intelligence, security, 
     and policing forces, have been withdrawn from Lebanon; and
       (B) all militias in Lebanon have been permanently disarmed 
     and dismantled and their weapons have been decommissioned; 
     and
       (2) continuing the presence of United Nations elections 
     monitoring teams in Lebanon to verify and certify to the 
     Security Council that--
       (A) citizens of Lebanon are not being targeted for 
     assassination by foreign forces, in particular by foreign 
     forces of Syria, or by their proxies, as a means of 
     intimidation and coercion in an effort to manipulate the 
     political process in Lebanon;
       (B) elections in Lebanon are being conducted in a fair and 
     transparent manner and are free of foreign interference; and
       (C) that such foreign forces, or their proxies, are not 
     seeking to infringe upon the territorial integrity or 
     political sovereignty of Lebanon.
       (b) United States Action.--If the steps described in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) have not been 
     verified and certified to the Security Council by July 31, 
     2005, or by the date that is not later than 30 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, whichever is sooner, the 
     President shall direct the United States Permanent 
     Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, 
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     States at the United Nations to secure the adoption of a 
     resolution in the Security Council imposing punitive measures 
     on the governments of countries whose forces remain in 
     Lebanon in violation of Security Council Resolution 1559 and 
     who directly, or through proxies, are infringing upon the 
     territorial integrity or political sovereignty of Lebanon.

     SEC. 1122. POLICY WITH RESPECT TO EXPANSION OF THE SECURITY 
                   COUNCIL.

       It shall be the policy of the United States to use the 
     voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the United 
     Nations to oppose any proposals on expansion of the Security 
     Council if such expansion would--
       (1) diminish the influence of the United States on the 
     Security Council;
       (2) include veto rights for any new members of the Security 
     Council; or
       (3) undermine the effectiveness of the Security Council.

     SEC. 1123. GENOCIDE AND THE UNITED NATIONS.

       (a) United States Action.--The President shall direct the 
     United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations 
     to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at 
     the United Nations to make every effort to ensure the formal 
     adoption and implementation of mechanisms to--
       (1) suspend the membership of a Member State if it is 
     determined that the government of such Member State is 
     engaged in or complicit in, either by commission or omission, 
     acts of genocide, ethnic cleansing, or crimes against 
     humanity;
       (2) impose an arms and trade embargo and travel 
     restrictions on, and freeze the assets of, all groups and 
     individuals responsible for committing or allowing such acts 
     of genocide, ethnic cleansing, or crimes against humanity to 
     occur;
       (3) deploy a United Nations peacekeeping operation or 
     authorize and support the deployment of a peacekeeping 
     operation from an international or regional organization to 
     the Member State with a mandate to stop such acts of 
     genocide, ethnic cleansing, or crimes against humanity;
       (4) deploy monitors from the United Nations High 
     Commissioner for Refugees to the area in the Member State 
     where such acts of genocide, ethnic cleansing, or crimes 
     against humanity are occurring; and
       (5) authorize the establishment of an international 
     commission of inquiry into such acts of genocide, ethnic 
     cleansing, or crimes against humanity.
       (b) Certification.--In accordance with section 1171, a 
     certification shall be required that certifies that the 
     mechanisms described in subsection (a) have been adopted and 
     implemented.

     SEC. 1124. ANTI-SEMITISM AND THE UNITED NATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The President shall direct the United 
     States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use 
     the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the 
     United Nations to make every effort to--
       (1) ensure the issuance and implementation of a directive 
     by the Secretary General or the Secretariat, as appropriate, 
     that--
       (A) requires all employees of the United Nations and its 
     specialized agencies to officially and publicly condemn anti-
     Semitic statements made at any session of the United Nations 
     or its specialized agencies, or at any other session 
     sponsored by the United Nations;
       (B) requires employees of the United Nations and its 
     specialized agencies to be subject to punitive action, 
     including immediate dismissal, for making anti-Semitic 
     statements or references;
       (C) proposes specific recommendations to the General 
     Assembly for the establishment of mechanisms to hold 
     accountable employees and officials of the United Nations and 
     its specialized agencies, or Member States, that make such 
     anti-Semitic statements or references in any forum of the 
     United Nations or of its specialized agencies; and
       (D) develops and implements education awareness programs 
     about the Holocaust and anti-Semitism throughout the world, 
     as part of an effort to combat intolerance and hatred;
       (2) work to secure the adoption of a resolution by the 
     General Assembly that establishes the mechanisms described in 
     paragraph (1)(C); and
       (3) continue working toward further reduction of anti-
     Semitic language and anti-Israel resolutions in the United 
     Nations and its specialized agencies.
       (b) Certification.--In accordance with section 1171, a 
     certification shall be required that certifies that the 
     requirements described in subsection (a) have been satisfied.

 Subtitle B--Human Rights and the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

     SEC. 1131. HUMAN RIGHTS.

       (a) Statement of Policy.--It shall be the policy of the 
     United States to use its voice, vote, and influence at the 
     United Nations to ensure that a credible and respectable 
     Human Rights Council or other human rights body is 
     established within the United Nations whose participating 
     Member States uphold the values embodied in the Universal 
     Declaration of Human Rights.
       (b) Human Rights Reforms at the United Nations.--The 
     President shall direct the United States Permanent 
     Representative to the United Nations to ensure that the 
     following human rights reforms have been adopted by the 
     United Nations:
       (1) A Member State that fails to uphold the values embodied 
     in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights shall be 
     ineligible for membership on any United Nations human rights 
     body.
       (2) A Member State shall be ineligible for membership on 
     any United Nations human rights body if such Member State 
     is--
       (A) subject to sanctions by the Security Council; or
       (B) under a Security Council-mandated investigation for 
     human rights abuses.
       (3) A Member State that is currently subject to an adopted 
     country specific resolution, in the principal body in the 
     United Nations for the promotion and protection of human 
     rights, relating to human rights abuses perpetrated by the 
     government of such country in such country, or has been the 
     subject of such an adopted country specific resolution in 
     such principal body within the previous three years, shall be 
     ineligible for membership on any United Nations human rights 
     body. For purposes of this subsection, an adopted country 
     specific resolution shall not include consensus resolutions 
     on advisory services.
       (4) A Member State that violates the principles of a United 
     Nations human rights body to which it aspires to join shall 
     be ineligible for membership on such body.
       (5) No human rights body has a standing agenda item that 
     relates only to one country or region.
       (6) The practice of considering in the principal body in 
     the United Nations for the promotion and protection of human 
     rights country specific resolutions relating to human rights 
     abuses perpetrated by the government of a Member State within 
     such Member State shall not be eliminated.
       (c) Certification.--In accordance with section 1171, a 
     certification shall be required that certifies that the human 
     rights reforms described under subsection (b) have been 
     adopted by the United Nations.
       (d) Prevention of Abuse of ``No Action'' Motions.--The 
     United States Permanent Representative shall work to prevent 
     abuse of ``no action'' motions, particularly as such motions 
     relate to country specific resolutions.
       (e) Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for 
     Human Rights.--
       (1) Statement of policy.--It shall be the policy of the 
     United States to continue to strongly support the Office of 
     the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
       (2) Certification.--In accordance with section 1171, a 
     certification shall be required that certifies that the 
     Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human 
     Rights has been given greater authority in field operation 
     activities, such as in the Darfur region of Sudan and in the 
     Democratic Republic of Congo, in furtherance of the purpose 
     and mission of the United Nations.
       (f) Prohibition on Contact With Member States Subject to 
     Sanctions.--An employee from of any United Nations entity, 
     bureau, division, department, or specialized agency may not 
     have unauthorized contact, including business contact, with a 
     Member State that is subject to United Nations sanctions.

     SEC. 1132. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL (ECOSOC).

       (a) Statement of Policy.--It shall be the policy of the 
     United States to use its voice, vote, and influence at the 
     United Nations to--
       (1) abolish secret voting in the Economic and Social 
     Council (ECOSOC);
       (2) ensure that, until such time as the Commission on Human 
     Rights of the United Nations is abolished, only countries 
     that are not ineligible for membership on a human rights body 
     in accordance with paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 
     1131(b) shall be considered for membership on the Commission 
     on Human Rights; and
       (3) ensure that after candidate countries are nominated for 
     membership on the Commission on Human Rights, the Economic 
     and Social Council conducts a recorded vote to determine such 
     membership.
       (b) Certification.--In accordance with section 1171, a 
     certification shall be required that certifies that the 
     policies described in subsection (a) have been implemented by 
     the Economic and Social Council.

     SEC. 1133. UNITED NATIONS DEMOCRACY FUND.

       (a) In General.--The President shall direct the United 
     States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use 
     the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the 
     United Nations to make every effort to--
       (1) establish a Democracy Fund at the United Nations to be 
     administered by Member States of the United Nations Democracy 
     Caucus;
       (2) secure political and financial support for the 
     Democracy Fund from Member States of the United Nations 
     Democracy Caucus; and
       (3) establish criteria that limits recipients of assistance 
     from the Democracy Fund to Member States that--
       (A) are not ineligible for membership on any United Nations 
     human rights body, in accordance with paragraphs (1) through 
     (4) of section 1131(b); and
       (B) are determined by the Secretary of State to be emerging 
     democracies or democracies in transition.

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       (b) Policy Relating to Funding for the Democracy Fund.--It 
     shall be the policy of the United States to shift 
     contributions of the United States to the regularly assessed 
     budget of the United Nations for a biennial period to 
     initiate and support the Democracy Fund referred to in 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Certification.--In accordance with section 1171, a 
     certification shall be required that certifies that the 
     requirements described in subsection (a) have been satisfied.

             Subtitle C--International Atomic Energy Agency

     SEC. 1141. INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY.

       (a) Enforcement and Compliance.--
       (1) Office of compliance.--
       (A) Establishment.--The President shall direct the United 
     States Permanent Representative to International Atomic 
     Energy Agency (IAEA) to use the voice, vote, and influence of 
     the United States at the IAEA to establish an Office of 
     Compliance in the Secretariat of the IAEA.
       (B) Operation.--The Office of Compliance shall--
       (i) function as an independent body composed of technical 
     experts who shall work in consultation with IAEA inspectors 
     to assess compliance by IAEA Member States and provide 
     recommendations to the IAEA Board of Governors concerning 
     penalties to be imposed on IAEA Member States that fail to 
     fulfill their obligations under IAEA Board resolutions;
       (ii) base its assessments and recommendations on IAEA 
     inspection reports; and
       (iii) shall take into consideration information provided by 
     IAEA Board Members that are one of the five nuclear weapons 
     states as recognized by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation 
     of Nuclear Weapons (21 UST 483) (commonly referred to as the 
     ``Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty'' or the ``NPT'').
       (C) Staffing.--The Office of Compliance shall be staffed 
     from existing personnel in the Department of Safeguards of 
     the IAEA or the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security of 
     the IAEA.
       (2) Special committee on safeguards and verification.--
       (A) Establishment.--The President shall direct the United 
     States Permanent Representative to the IAEA to use the voice, 
     vote, and influence of the United States at the IAEA to 
     establish a Special Committee on Safeguards and Verification.
       (B) Responsibilities.--The Special Committee shall--
       (i) improve the ability of the IAEA to monitor and enforce 
     compliance by Member States of the IAEA with the Nuclear 
     Nonproliferation Treaty and the Statute of the International 
     Atomic Energy Agency; and
       (ii) consider which additional measures are necessary to 
     enhance the ability of the IAEA, beyond the verification 
     mechanisms and authorities contained in the Additional 
     Protocol to the Safeguards Agreements between the IAEA and 
     Member States of the IAEA, to detect with a high degree of 
     confidence undeclared nuclear activities by a Member State.
       (3) Penalties with respect to the iaea.--
       (A) In general.--The President shall direct the United 
     States Permanent Representative to the IAEA to use the voice, 
     vote, and influence of the United States at the IAEA to 
     ensure that a Member State of the IAEA that is under 
     investigation for a breach of or noncompliance with its IAEA 
     obligations or the purposes and principles of the Charter of 
     the United Nations has its privileges suspended, including--
       (i) limiting its ability to vote on its case;
       (ii) being prevented from receiving any technical 
     assistance; and
       (iii) being prevented from hosting meetings.
       (B) Termination of penalties.--The penalties specified 
     under subparagraph (A) shall be terminated when such 
     investigation is concluded and such Member State is no longer 
     in such breach or noncompliance.
       (4) Penalties with respect to the nuclear nonproliferation 
     treaty.--The President shall direct the United States 
     Permanent Representative to the IAEA to use the voice, vote, 
     and influence of the United States at the IAEA to ensure that 
     a Member State of the IAEA that is found to be in breach of, 
     in noncompliance with, or has withdrawn from the Nuclear 
     Nonproliferation Treaty shall return to the IAEA all nuclear 
     materials and technology received from the IAEA, any Member 
     State of the IAEA, or any Member State of the Nuclear 
     Nonproliferation Treaty.
       (b) United States Contributions.--
       (1) Voluntary contributions.--Voluntary contributions of 
     the United States to the IAEA should primarily be used to 
     fund activities relating to Nuclear Safety and Security or 
     activities relating to Nuclear Verification.
       (2) Limitation on use of funds.--The President shall direct 
     the United States Permanent Representative to the IAEA to use 
     the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the 
     IAEA to--
       (A) ensure that funds for safeguards inspections are 
     prioritized for countries that have newly established nuclear 
     programs or are initiating nuclear programs; and
       (B) block the allocation of funds for any other IAEA 
     development, environmental, or nuclear science assistance or 
     activity to a country--
       (i) the government of which the Secretary of State has 
     determined, for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export 
     Administration Act of 1979, section 620A of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, section 40 of the Arms Export Control 
     Act, or other provision of law, is a government that has 
     repeatedly provided support for acts of international 
     terrorism and the government of which the Secretary has 
     determined has not dismantled and surrendered its weapons of 
     mass destruction programs under international verification;
       (ii) that is under investigation for a breach of or 
     noncompliance with its IAEA obligations or the purposes and 
     principles of the Charter of the United Nations; or
       (iii) that is in violation of its IAEA obligations or the 
     purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations.
       (3) Detail of expenditures.--The President shall direct the 
     United States Permanent Representative to the IAEA to use the 
     voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the IAEA 
     to secure, as part of the regular budget presentation of the 
     IAEA to Member States of the IAEA, a detailed breakdown by 
     country of expenditures of the IAEA for safeguards 
     inspections and nuclear security activities.
       (c) Membership.--
       (1) In general.--The President shall direct the United 
     States Permanent Representative to the IAEA to use the voice, 
     vote, and influence of the United States at the IAEA to block 
     the membership on the Board of Governors of the IAEA for a 
     Member State of the IAEA that has not signed and ratified the 
     Additional Protocol and--
       (A) is under investigation for a breach of or noncompliance 
     with its IAEA obligations or the purposes and principles of 
     the Charter of the United Nations; or
       (B) that is in violation of its IAEA obligations or the 
     purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations.
       (2) Criteria.--The United States Permanent Representative 
     to the IAEA shall make every effort to modify the criteria 
     for Board membership to reflect the principles described in 
     paragraph (1).
       (d) Small Quantities Protocol.--The President shall direct 
     the United States Permanent Representative to the IAEA to use 
     the voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the 
     IAEA to make every effort to ensure that the IAEA changes the 
     policy regarding the Small Quantities Protocol in order to--
       (1) rescind and eliminate the Small Quantities Protocol;
       (2) require that any IAEA Member State that has previously 
     signed a Small Quantities Protocol to sign, ratify, and 
     implement the Additional Protocol, provide immediate access 
     for IAEA inspectors to its nuclear-related facilities, and 
     agree to the strongest inspections regime of its nuclear 
     efforts; and
       (3) require that any IAEA Member State that does not comply 
     with paragraph (2) to be ineligible to receive nuclear 
     material, technology, equipment, or assistance from any IAEA 
     Member State and subject to the penalties described in 
     subsection (a)(3).
       (e) Nuclear Program of Iran.--
       (1) United states action.--The President shall direct the 
     United States Permanent Representative to the IAEA to use the 
     voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the IAEA 
     to make every effort to ensure the adoption of a resolution 
     by the IAEA Board of Governors that makes Iran ineligible to 
     receive any nuclear material, technology, equipment, or 
     assistance from any IAEA Member State and ineligible for any 
     IAEA assistance not related to safeguards inspections or 
     nuclear security until the IAEA Board of Governors determines 
     that Iran--
       (A) is providing full access to IAEA inspectors to its 
     nuclear-related facilities;
       (B) has fully implemented and is in compliance with the 
     Additional Protocol; and
       (C) has permanently ceased and dismantled all activities 
     and programs related to nuclear-enrichment and reprocessing.
       (2) Penalties.--If an IAEA Member State is determined to 
     have violated the prohibition on assistance to Iran described 
     in paragraph (1) before the IAEA Board of Governors 
     determines that Iran has satisfied the conditions described 
     in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of such paragraph, such 
     Member State shall be subject to the penalties described in 
     subsection (a)(3), shall be ineligible to receive nuclear 
     material, technology, equipment, or assistance from any IAEA 
     Member State, and shall be ineligible to receive any IAEA 
     assistance not related to safeguards inspections or nuclear 
     security until such time as the IAEA Board of Governors makes 
     such determination with respect to Iran.
       (f) Report.--Not later than six months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act and annually for two years 
     thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report on the implementation of 
     this section.

     SEC. 1142. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE NUCLEAR SECURITY 
                   ACTION PLAN OF THE IAEA.

       It is the sense of Congress that the national security 
     interests of the United States are enhanced by the Nuclear 
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     Plan of the IAEA and the Board of Governors should recommend, 
     and the General Conference should adopt, a resolution 
     incorporating the Nuclear Security Action Plan into the 
     regular budget of the IAEA.

                        Subtitle D--Peacekeeping

     SEC. 1151. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING REFORM OF UNITED 
                   NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) although United Nations peacekeeping operations have 
     contributed greatly toward the promotion of peace and 
     stability for the past 57 years and the majority of 
     peacekeeping personnel who have served under the United 
     Nations flag have done so with honor and courage, the record 
     of United Nations peacekeeping has been severely tarnished by 
     operational failures and unconscionable acts of misconduct; 
     and
       (2) if the reputation of and confidence in United Nations 
     peacekeeping operations is to be restored, fundamental and 
     far-reaching reforms, particularly in the areas of planning, 
     management, training, conduct, and discipline, must be 
     implemented without delay.

     SEC. 1152. STATEMENT OF POLICY RELATING TO REFORM OF UNITED 
                   NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS.

       It shall be the policy of the United States to pursue 
     reform of United Nations peacekeeping operations in the 
     following areas:
       (1) Planning and management.--
       (A) Global audit.--As the size, cost, and number of United 
     Nations peacekeeping operations have increased substantially 
     over the past decade, an independent audit of each such 
     operation, with a view toward ``right-sizing'' operations and 
     ensuring that such operations are cost effective, should be 
     conducted and its findings reported to the Security Council.
       (B) Review of mandates and closing operations.--In 
     conjunction with the audit described in subparagraph (A), the 
     United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations should 
     conduct a comprehensive review of all United Nations 
     peacekeeping operation mandates, with a view toward 
     identifying objectives that are practical and achievable, and 
     report its findings to the Security Council. In particular, 
     the review should consider the following:
       (i) Activities that fall beyond the scope of traditional 
     peacekeeping activities should be delegated to a new 
     Peacebuilding Commission, described in paragraph (3).
       (ii) Long-standing operations that are static and cannot 
     fulfill their mandate should be downsized or closed.
       (iii) Where there is legitimate concern that the withdrawal 
     from a country of an otherwise static United Nations 
     peacekeeping operation would result in the resumption of 
     major conflict, a burden-sharing arrangement that reduces the 
     level of assessed contributions, similar to that currently 
     supporting the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, 
     should be explored and instituted.
       (C) Leadership.--As peacekeeping operations become larger 
     and increasingly complex, the Secretariat should adopt a 
     minimum standard of qualifications for senior leaders and 
     managers, with particular emphasis on specific skills and 
     experience, and current senior leaders and managers who do 
     not meet those standards should be removed or reassigned.
       (D) Pre-deployment training.--Pre-deployment training on 
     interpretation of the mandate of the operation, specifically 
     in the areas of use of force, civilian protection and field 
     conditions, the Code of Conduct, HIV/AIDS, and human rights 
     should be mandatory, and all personnel, regardless of 
     category or rank, should be required to sign an oath that 
     each has received and understands such training as a 
     condition of participation in the operation.
       (E) Gratis military personnel.--The General Assembly should 
     lift restrictions on the utilization at the headquarters in 
     New York, the United States, of the Department of 
     Peacekeeping Operations of gratis military personnel by the 
     Department so that the Department may accept secondments from 
     Member States of military personnel with expertise in mission 
     planning, logistics, and other operational specialties.
       (2) Conduct and discipline.--
       (A) Adoption of a uniform code of conduct.--A single, 
     uniform Code of Conduct that has the status of a binding rule 
     and applies equally to all personnel serving in United 
     Nations peacekeeping operations, regardless of category or 
     rank, should be promulgated, adopted, and enforced.
       (B) Understanding the code of conduct.--All personnel, 
     regardless of category or rank, should receive training on 
     the Code of Conduct prior to deployment with a peacekeeping 
     operation, in addition to periodic follow-on training. In 
     particular--
       (i) all personnel, regardless of category or rank, should 
     be provided with a personal copy of the Code of Conduct that 
     has been translated into the national language of such 
     personnel, regardless of whether such language is an official 
     language of the United Nations;
       (ii) all personnel, regardless of category or rank, should 
     sign an oath that each has received a copy of the Code of 
     Conduct, that each pledges to abide by the Code of Conduct, 
     and that each understands the consequences of violating the 
     Code of Conduct, including immediate termination of the 
     participation of such personnel in the peacekeeping operation 
     to which such personnel is assigned as a condition of 
     appointment to such operation; and
       (iii) peacekeeping operations should conduct educational 
     outreach programs to reach local communities where 
     peacekeeping personnel of such operations are based, 
     including explaining prohibited acts on the part of United 
     Nations peacekeeping personnel and identifying the individual 
     to whom the local population may direct complaints or file 
     allegations of exploitation, abuse, or other acts of 
     misconduct.
       (C) Monitoring mechanisms.--Dedicated monitoring 
     mechanisms, such as the Personnel Conduct Units already 
     deployed to support United Nations peacekeeping operations in 
     Haiti, Liberia, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of 
     Congo, should be present in each operation to monitor 
     compliance with the Code of Conduct, and--
       (i) should report simultaneously to the Head of Mission, 
     the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations, and 
     the Associate Director of OIOS for Peacekeeping Operations 
     (established under section 1114(b)(9)); and
       (ii) should be tasked with designing and implementing 
     mission-specific measures to prevent misconduct, conduct 
     follow-on training for personnel, coordinate community 
     outreach programs, and assist in investigations, as OIOS 
     determines necessary and appropriate.
       (D) Investigations.--A permanent, professional, and 
     independent investigative body should be established and 
     introduced into United Nations peacekeeping operations. In 
     particular--
       (i) the investigative body should include professionals 
     with experience in investigating sex crimes, as well as 
     experts who can provide guidance on standards of proof and 
     evidentiary requirements necessary for any subsequent legal 
     action;
       (ii) provisions should be included in a Model Memorandum of 
     Understanding that obligate Member States that contribute 
     troops to a peacekeeping operation to designate a military 
     prosecutor who will participate in any investigation into an 
     allegation of misconduct brought against an individual of 
     such Member State, so that evidence is collected and 
     preserved in a manner consistent with the military law of 
     such Member State;
       (iii) the investigative body should be regionally based to 
     ensure rapid deployment and should be equipped with modern 
     forensics equipment for the purpose of positively identifying 
     perpetrators and, where necessary, for determining paternity; 
     and
       (iv) the investigative body should report directly to the 
     Associate Director of OIOS for Peacekeeping Operations, while 
     providing copies of any reports to the Department of 
     Peacekeeping Operations, the Head of Mission, and the Member 
     State concerned.
       (E) Follow-up.--A dedicated unit, similar to the Personnel 
     Conduct Units, staffed and funded through existing resources, 
     should be established within the headquarters of the United 
     Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations and tasked 
     with--
       (i) promulgating measures to prevent misconduct;
       (ii) coordinating allegations of misconduct, and reports 
     received by field personnel; and
       (iii) gathering follow-up information on completed 
     investigations, particularly by focusing on disciplinary 
     actions against the individual concerned taken by the United 
     Nations or by the Member State that is contributing troops to 
     which such individual belongs, and sharing such information 
     with the Security Council, the Head of Mission, and the 
     community hosting the peacekeeping operation.
       (F) Financial liability and victims assistance.--Although 
     peacekeeping operations should provide immediate medical 
     assistance to victims of sexual abuse or exploitation, the 
     responsibility for providing longer-term treatment, care, or 
     restitution lies solely with the individual found guilty of 
     the misconduct. In particular, the following reforms should 
     be implemented:
       (i) The United Nations should not assume responsibility for 
     providing long-term treatment or compensation by creating a 
     ``Victims Trust Fund'', or any other such similar fund, 
     financed through assessed contributions to United Nations 
     peacekeeping operations, thereby shielding individuals from 
     personal liability and reinforcing an atmosphere of impunity.
       (ii) If an individual responsible for misconduct has been 
     repatriated, reassigned, redeployed, or is otherwise unable 
     to provide assistance, responsibility for providing 
     assistance to a victim should be assigned to the Member State 
     that contributed the troops to which such individual belonged 
     or to the manager concerned.
       (iii) In the case of misconduct by a member of a military 
     contingent, appropriate funds shall be withheld from the 
     troop contributing country concerned.
       (iv) In the case of misconduct by a civilian employee or 
     contractor of the United Nations, appropriate wages shall be 
     garnished from such individual or fines shall be imposed 
     against such individual, consistent with existing United 
     Nations Staff Rules.

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       (G) Managers and commanders.--The manner in which managers 
     and commanders handle cases of misconduct by those serving 
     under them should be included in their individual performance 
     evaluations, so that managers and commanders who take 
     decisive action to deter and address misconduct are rewarded, 
     while those who create a permissive environment or impede 
     investigations are penalized or relieved of duty, as 
     appropriate.
       (H) Data base.--A centralized data base should be created 
     and maintained within the United Nations Department of 
     Peacekeeping Operations to track cases of misconduct, 
     including the outcome of investigations and subsequent 
     prosecutions, to ensure that personnel who have engaged in 
     misconduct or other criminal activities, regardless of 
     category or rank, are permanently barred from participation 
     in future peacekeeping operations.
       (I) Welfare.--Peacekeeping operations should assume 
     responsibility for maintaining a minimum standard of welfare 
     for mission personnel to ameliorate conditions of service, 
     while adjustments are made to the discretionary welfare 
     payments currently provided to Member States that contribute 
     troops to offset the cost of operation-provided recreational 
     facilities.
       (3) Peacebuilding commission.--
       (A) Establishment.--Consistent with the recommendations of 
     the High Level Panel Report, the United Nations should 
     establish a Peacebuilding Commission, supported by a 
     Peacebuilding Support Office, to marshal the efforts of the 
     United Nations, international financial institutions, donors, 
     and non-governmental organizations to assist countries in 
     transition from war to peace.
       (B) Structure and membership.--The Commission should--
       (i) be a subsidiary body of the United Nations Security 
     Council, limited in size to ensure efficiency;
       (ii) include members of the United Nations Security 
     Council, major donors, major troop contributing countries, 
     appropriate United Nations organizations, the World Bank, and 
     the International Monetary Fund; and
       (iii) invite the President of ECOSOC, regional actors, 
     Member States that contribute troops, regional development 
     banks, and other concerned parties that are not already 
     members, as determined appropriate, to consult or participate 
     in meetings as observers.
       (C) Responsibilities.--The Commission should seek to ease 
     the demands currently placed upon the Department of 
     Peacekeeping Operations to undertake tasks that fall beyond 
     the scope of traditional peacekeeping, by--
       (i) developing and integrating country-specific and system-
     wide conflict prevention, post-conflict reconstruction, and 
     long-term development policies and strategies; and
       (ii) serving as the key coordinating body for the design 
     and implementation of military, humanitarian, and civil 
     administration aspects of complex missions.
       (D) Resources.--The establishment of the Peacebuilding 
     Commission and the related Peacebuilding Support Office, 
     should be staffed within existing resources.

     SEC. 1153. CERTIFICATION.

       (a) New or Expanded Peacekeeping Operations Contingent Upon 
     Presidential Certification of Peacekeeping Operations 
     Reforms.--
       (1) No new or expanded peacekeeping operations.--
       (A) Certification.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     until the Secretary of State certifies that the requirements 
     described in paragraph (2) have been satisfied, the President 
     shall direct the United States Permanent Representative to 
     the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of 
     the United States at the United Nations to oppose the 
     creation of new, or expansion of existing, United Nations 
     peacekeeping operations.
       (B) Exception and notification.--The requirements described 
     under subparagraphs (F) and (G) of paragraph (2) may be 
     waived until January 1, 2007, if the President determines 
     that such is in the national interest of the United States. 
     If the President makes such a determination, the President 
     shall, not later than 15 days before the exercise of such 
     waiver, notify the appropriate congressional committees of 
     such determination and resulting waiver.
       (2) Certification of peacekeeping operations reforms.--The 
     certification referred to in paragraph (1) is a certification 
     made by the Secretary to the appropriate congressional 
     committees that the following reforms, or an equivalent set 
     of reforms, related to peacekeeping operations have been 
     adopted by the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping 
     Operations or the General Assembly, as appropriate:
       (A) A single, uniform Code of Conduct that has the status 
     of a binding rule and applies equally to all personnel 
     serving in United Nations peacekeeping operations, regardless 
     of category or rank, has been adopted by the General Assembly 
     and mechanisms have been established for training such 
     personnel concerning the requirements of the Code and 
     enforcement of the Code.
       (B) All personnel, regardless of category or rank, serving 
     in a peacekeeping operation have been trained concerning the 
     requirements of the Code of Conduct and each has been given a 
     personal copy of the Code, translated into the national 
     language of such personnel.
       (C) All personnel, regardless of category or rank, are 
     required to sign an oath that each has received a copy of the 
     Code of Conduct, that each pledges to abide by the Code, and 
     that each understands the consequences of violating the Code, 
     including the immediate termination of the participation of 
     such personnel in the peacekeeping operation to which such 
     personnel is assigned as a condition of the appointment to 
     such operation.
       (D) All peacekeeping operations have designed and 
     implemented educational outreach programs to reach local 
     communities where peacekeeping personnel of such operations 
     are based to explain prohibited acts on the part of United 
     Nations peacekeeping personnel and to identify the individual 
     to whom the local population may direct complaints or file 
     allegations of exploitation, abuse, or other acts of 
     misconduct.
       (E) A centralized data base has been created and is being 
     maintained in the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping 
     Operations that tracks cases of misconduct, including the 
     outcomes of investigations and subsequent prosecutions, to 
     ensure that personnel, regardless of category or rank, who 
     have engaged in misconduct or other criminal activities are 
     permanently barred from participation in future peacekeeping 
     operations.
       (F) A Model Memorandum of Understanding between the United 
     Nations and each Member State that contributes troops to a 
     peacekeeping operation has been adopted by the United Nations 
     Department of Peacekeeping Operations that specifically 
     obligates each such Member State to--
       (i) designate a competent legal authority, preferably a 
     prosecutor with expertise in the area of sexual exploitation 
     and abuse, to participate in any investigation into an 
     allegation of misconduct brought against an individual of 
     such Member State;
       (ii) refer to its competent national or military authority 
     for possible prosecution, if warranted, any investigation of 
     a violation of the Code of Conduct or other criminal activity 
     by an individual of such Member State;
       (iii) report to the Department of Peacekeeping Operations 
     on the outcome of any such investigation;
       (iv) undertake to conduct on-site court martial proceedings 
     relating to allegations of misconduct alleged against an 
     individual of such Member State; and
       (v) assume responsibility for the provision of appropriate 
     assistance to a victim of misconduct committed by an 
     individual of such Member State.
       (G) A professional and independent investigative and audit 
     function has been established within the United Nations 
     Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the OIOS to monitor 
     United Nations peacekeeping operations.

     SEC. 1154. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION RELATING TO PROTECTION OF 
                   UNITED STATES OFFICIALS AND MEMBERS OF THE 
                   ARMED FORCES.

       Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed as superseding 
     the Uniform Code of Military Justice or operating to effect 
     the surrender of United States officials or members of the 
     Armed Forces to a foreign country or international tribunal, 
     including the International Criminal Court, for prosecutions 
     arising from peacekeeping operations or other similar United 
     Nations-related activity, and nothing in this subtitle shall 
     be interpreted in a manner inconsistent with the American 
     Servicemembers' Protection Act of 2002 (title II of the 2002 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act for Further Recovery From and 
     Response To Terrorist Attacks on the United States; Public 
     Law 107-206).

   TITLE V--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

     SEC. 1161. POSITIONS FOR UNITED STATES CITIZENS AT 
                   INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

       The Secretary of State shall make every effort to recruit 
     United States citizens for positions within international 
     organizations.

     SEC. 1162. BUDGET JUSTIFICATION FOR REGULAR ASSESSED BUDGET 
                   OF THE UNITED NATIONS.

       (a) Detailed Itemization.--The annual congressional budget 
     justification shall include a detailed itemized request in 
     support of the assessed contribution of the United States to 
     the regular assessed budget of the United Nations.
       (b) Contents of Detailed Itemization.--The detailed 
     itemization required under subsection (a) shall--
       (1) contain information relating to the amounts requested 
     in support of each of the various sections and titles of the 
     regular assessed budget of the United Nations; and
       (2) compare the amounts requested for the current year with 
     the actual or estimated amounts contributed by the United 
     States in previous fiscal years for the same sections and 
     titles.
       (c) Adjustments and Notification.--If the United Nations 
     proposes an adjustment to its regular assessed budget, the 
     Secretary of State shall, at the time such adjustment is 
     presented to the Advisory Committee on Administrative and 
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     (ACABQ), notify and consult with the appropriate 
     congressional committees.

     SEC. 1163. REVIEW AND REPORT.

       Not later than six months after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary of State shall conduct a review of 
     programs of the United Nations that are funded through 
     assessed contributions and submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report containing--
       (1) the findings of such review; and
       (2) recommendations relating to--
       (A) the continuation of such programs; and
       (B) which of such programs should be voluntarily funded, 
     other than those specified in subparagraphs (A) through (R) 
     of subsection (c)(2) of section 11 of the United Nations 
     Participation Act of 1945, as amended by section 1111(c) of 
     this title.

     SEC. 1164. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE.

       (a) Report on United Nations Reforms.--Not later than 12 
     months after the date of the enactment of this Act and again 
     12 months thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States of the Government Accountability Office shall submit 
     to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the 
     status of the 1997, 2002, and 2005 management reforms 
     initiated by the Secretary General and on the reforms 
     mandated by this title.
       (b) Report on Department of State Certifications.--Not 
     later than six months after each certification submitted by 
     the Secretary of State to the appropriate congressional 
     committees under this title and subsection (d)(3) of section 
     11 of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (as 
     amended by section 1111(c) of this title), the Comptroller 
     General shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report on each such certification. The Secretary 
     shall provide the Comptroller General with any information 
     required by the Comptroller General to submit any such 
     report.
       (c) United Nations Construction and Contracting.--Not later 
     than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on 
     International Relations of the House of Representatives, the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report describing 
     the costs associated with the contracting for and 
     construction of the Geneva, Switzerland, buildings of the 
     World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the World 
     Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The report shall 
     include analyses of the procurement procedures for each such 
     building and shall specifically address issues of any corrupt 
     contracting practices that are discovered, such as rigged 
     bids and kickbacks, as well as other improprieties. The 
     report shall also include an identification of other credible 
     allegations of corrupt contracting at United Nations 
     construction projects that involve major construction on a 
     scale comparable to the WMO and WIPO construction projects, 
     and a description of the results of an investigation into 
     each such credible allegation.

      Subtitle F--Certifications and Withholding of Contributions

     SEC. 1171. CERTIFICATIONS AND WITHHOLDING OF CONTRIBUTIONS.

       (a) Certifications.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), the 
     certifications required under subsection (d)(3) of section 11 
     of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (as amended 
     by section 1111(c) of this title) and section 1113, sections 
     1114(a) through 1114(e), section 1114(g), section 1123, 
     section 1124, sections 1131(c) and 1131(e), section 1132, and 
     section 1133 of this title are certifications submitted to 
     the appropriate congressional committees by the Secretary of 
     State that the requirements of each such section have been 
     satisfied with respect to reform of the United Nations.
       (2) Alternate certification mechanism.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), in 
     the event that the Secretary is unable to submit a 
     certification in accordance with paragraph (1), the Secretary 
     may submit to the appropriate congressional committees, in 
     accordance with subparagraph (B), an alternate certification 
     that certifies that the requirements of the section to which 
     the original certification applies have been implemented 
     through reforms that are substantially similar to the 
     requirements of such section or accomplish the same purposes 
     as the requirements of such section.
       (B) Equivalency.--Reforms are substantially similar or 
     accomplish the same purposes if--
       (i) such reforms are formally adopted in written form by 
     the entity or committee of the United Nations or of its 
     specialized agency that has authority to enact or implement 
     such reforms or are issued by the Secretariat or the 
     appropriate entity or committee in written form; and
       (ii) such reforms are not identical to the reforms required 
     by a particular certification but in the determination of the 
     Secretary will have the same, or nearly the same effect, as 
     such reforms.
       (C) Written justification and consultation.--
       (i) Written justification.--Not later than 30 days before 
     submitting an alternate certification in accordance with 
     subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a written justification 
     explaining in detail the basis for such alternate 
     certification.
       (ii) Consultation.--After the Secretary has submitted the 
     written justification under clause (i), but no later than 15 
     days before the Secretary exercises the alternate 
     certification mechanism described under subparagraph (A), the 
     Secretary shall consult with the appropriate congressional 
     committees regarding such exercise.
       (3) Limited exception for substantial compliance.--
       (A) Substantial compliance.--Subject to subparagraph (B), 
     if at least 32 of the 46 reforms represented by the 14 
     certifications specified under paragraph (1) have been 
     implemented, all such reforms (including the unimplemented 
     reforms) so represented shall be deemed to have been 
     implemented for the year in which the Secretary submits such 
     certifications.
       (B) Mandatory implementation of certain reforms.--
       (i) In general.--The provisions of subparagraph (A) shall 
     not apply unless the reforms under the following sections 
     have been implemented for the year to which subparagraph (A) 
     applies:

       (I) Subsection (d)(3) of section 11 of the United Nations 
     Participation Act of 1945 (as amended by section 1111(c) of 
     this title).
       (II) Section 1113(b)(1)(A).
       (III) Section 1113(b)(2)(D).
       (IV) Section 1114(a)(1).
       (V) Section 1114(a)(6).
       (VI) Section 1114(b)(1).
       (VII) Section 1114(b)(2).
       (VIII) Section 1114(c)(1).
       (IX) Section 1131(b)(1).
       (X) Section 1131(b)(2).
       (XI) Section 1131(b)(3).
       (XII) Section 1131(b)(5).
       (XIII) Section 1131(b)(6).
       (XIV) Section 1132(a)(1).
       (XV) Section 1132(a)(2).

       (ii) Full compliance in succeeding year.--If the 
     unimplemented reforms under subparagraph (A) are not 
     implemented in the year succeeding the year to which 
     subparagraph (A) applies, the provisions of subsection (b) 
     shall apply for such succeeding year.
       (b) Withholding of United States Contributions to Regular 
     Assessed Budget of the United Nations.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (4) and in 
     accordance with paragraph (2), until such time as all 
     certifications (or alternate certifications) are submitted in 
     accordance with subsection (a), the United States shall 
     appropriate, but withhold from expenditure, 50 percent of the 
     contributions of the United States to the regular assessed 
     budget of the United Nations for a biennial period.
       (2) Available until expended.--The contributions 
     appropriated but withheld from expenditure under paragraph 
     (1) are authorized to remain available until expended.
       (3) Application with respect to section 11(b) of the united 
     nation participation act of 1945.--Until such time as all 
     certifications (or alternate certifications) are submitted in 
     accordance with subsection (a), subsection (b) of section 11 
     of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (as amended 
     by section 1111(c) of this title) shall be administered as 
     though such section reads as follows: ``The Secretary may not 
     make a contribution to a regularly assessed biennial budget 
     of the United Nations in an amount greater than 11 percent of 
     the amount calculable under subsection (c).''.
       (4) Section 11(d)(3) of united nations participation act of 
     1945.--
       (A) Special rule.--A certification under subsection (d)(3) 
     of section 11 of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 
     (as amended by section 1111(c) of this title) (relating to 
     the 2008-2009 biennial period and subsequent biennial 
     periods) shall not be required until such time as the United 
     Nations makes its formal budget presentation for the 2008-
     2009 biennial period.
       (B) Application.--If the Secretary does not submit a 
     certification under such section, the 50 percent withholding 
     described under paragraph (1) shall apply.
       (c) Release of Funds.--At such time as all certifications 
     (or alternate certifications) are submitted in accordance 
     with subsection (a), the United States shall transfer to the 
     United Nations amounts appropriated but withheld from 
     expenditure under subsection (b).
       (d) Annual Reviews.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct annual 
     reviews, beginning one year after the date on which the 
     Secretary submits the final certification (or alternate 
     certification) in accordance with subsection (a), to 
     determine if the United Nations continues to remain in 
     compliance with all such certifications (or alternate 
     certifications). Not later than 30 days after the completion 
     of each such review, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report containing the 
     findings of each such review.
       (2) Action.--If during the course of any such review the 
     Secretary determines that

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     the United Nations has failed to remain in compliance with a 
     certification (or an alternate certification) that was 
     submitted in accordance with subsection (a), the 50 percent 
     withholding described under subsection (b) shall re-apply 
     with respect to United States contributions each fiscal year 
     to the regular assessed budget of the United Nations 
     beginning with the fiscal year immediately following such 
     review and subsequent fiscal years until such time as all 
     certifications (or alternate certifications) under subsection 
     (a) have been submitted.
       (e) Effective Date.--The certifications (or alternate 
     certifications) specified under subsection (a) shall be 
     required with respect to United States contributions towards 
     payment of regular assessed dues of the United Nations for 
     2007 and subsequent years.

  The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 365, the gentleman 
from Illinois (Mr. Hyde) and the gentleman from California (Mr. Lantos) 
each will control 10 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hyde).
  Mr. HYDE. Madam Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  The amendment attaches the Hyde United Nations Reform Act of 2005, 
passed by this Chamber on June 17 to H.R. 2601. The Hyde United Nations 
Reform Act addresses key areas such as streamlining the budget, 
strengthening accountability and oversight, restoring credibility and 
integrity to the United Nations human rights bodies, strengthening IAEA 
monitoring and compliance apparatus, addressing sexual abuse and 
exploitation scandals with U.N. peacekeepers and injustices toward 
Israel, areas that no one denies must be reformed.
  From the debate that took place 4 weeks ago, there is no question 
that Members of this body agree the U.N. is in desperate need of 
reform. As discussed, corruption is rampant. Look no further than the 
ever-expanding Oil-for-Food scandal. U.N. peacekeepers have sexually 
abused children in Bosnia, Congo, Haiti, and Sierra Leone.

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  A culture of concealment makes rudimentary oversight virtually 
impossible. A casual attitude toward conflict of interest rules 
undermines trust in the U.N.'s basic governance. If you recall, the 
debate focused very little on what the U.N. needs to do to reform 
itself and instead very much on how. We should ensure these reforms are 
actually implemented.
  There was a lengthy exchange on the issue of withholding of dues, and 
I want to make it clear that Congress must take action to withhold dues 
if we truly want to see the U.N. reformed. To do less, to set forth 
aspirational suggestions or to cede total congressional authority of 
the power of the purse to the executive branch would send a clear 
message that Congress does not think the U.N. is doing too bad a job, 
that Congress does not really care how the U.N. spends taxpayer money, 
and the U.N. can continue operating under the status quo.
  Let me also be clear: the with-
holdings called for are not immediate. The United Nations has 2 years 
to get its act together before certification kicks in; and then, if the 
U.N. implements 32 of the reforms, no funds are withheld. The U.N. has 
another year to accomplish the remaining 14 reforms before any 
withholdings would occur. That is a total of 3 years. A reasonable 
person would have to ask, is this not enough time? When is enough 
enough? Are we serious about U.N. reform, or not?
  History shows that when Congress stands tough, when it says if you do 
not reform, we are not going to pay, then change occurs. Look at the 
Kassebaum-Solomon amendment in the mid-80s. That amendment eventually 
led to the implementation of consensus-based budgeting, a reform that 
no one said could be achieved.
  What about UNESCO? We withdrew in protest. We stopped paying our 
assessed dues. Let me repeat, we stopped paying our assessed dues. 
Reforms of that agency were made, and we rejoined.
  Does anyone remember the genesis of the Office of Internal Oversight 
Services in the middle 1990s? The U.S. threatened to withhold funding. 
Lo and behold, the U.N. created an oversight function.
  Even with Helms-Biden, Congress leveraged the fact that in order for 
us to pay arrears the U.N. had to undertake certain reforms.
  All of these requirements were legislated and directed actions which 
resulted in reforms that were actually implemented. Let the lesson be 
lost on no one: Congress taking action to withhold dues equals reform 
of the U.N.
  Madam Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LANTOS. Madam Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Madam Chairman, I rise in strong opposition to this amendment. I 
deeply regret that the majority has chosen to offer this amendment. If 
adopted, this amendment, which barely passed along partisan lines last 
month, will blight a very serious and bipartisan effort by the 
Committee on International Relations to create the authorization bill 
before us.
  Let me state at the outset, Madam Chairman, that I share the 
passionate commitment of the gentleman from Illinois (Chairman Hyde) to 
meaningful and thorough reforms at the United Nations. This global 
institution must become more transparent and more accountable. Its 
employees must be held to the highest ethical and moral standards, and 
the abuses of the Oil-for-Food Program must never be repeated.
  But, Madam Chairman, the deluge of stories of scandal at the United 
Nations has forced a long overdue recognition of a fundamental fact: 
the United Nations is a derivative reality, reflecting its less-than-
perfect member states in a deeply flawed world.
  I would like to remind all of my colleagues that there will be no 
quick fix for an organization composed of 191 member states that in 
varying degrees have their own shortcomings, injustices, flaws, and 
hypocrisies of all types. Because a quick fix is not to be expected, 
nor will a rigid and unbending punitive measure bring about long-term 
solution, I must oppose this amendment.
  I want to tell my Republican colleagues that this Republican 
administration also opposes the Hyde amendment. It has stated 
unambiguously its strong opposition to the automatic withholding 
provisions of this measure.
  Madam Chairman, the Lord gave us ten commandments, but the amendment 
before us gives us 46. What is worse, if the United Nations achieves 45 
of those goals and only achieves half of the 46th requirement, this 
amendment will automatically cut off 50 percent of U.S. contribution to 
the United Nations. With such a mindlessly inflexible mechanism, this 
amendment is a guillotine on autopilot. It will force us to cut 50 
percent of our dues to the U.N. even if that institution is moving 
quickly and effectively to implement meaningful reform.
  The amendment would also be a death blow to peacekeeping. Immediately 
upon enactment, the United States would be forced to oppose any new or 
expanded mission until every single reform is implemented, many of 
which will take years to implement. Rwanda-style genocides could unfold 
before our eyes, and the United States would be paralyzed and would be 
incapable of acting.
  Madam Chairman, this amendment will cause our Nation to go back into 
arrears at the United Nations without achieving its desired outcome. 
Given the important role the United Nations is currently playing in 
Afghanistan, in Darfur and elsewhere, I fail to see how our going into 
arrears will promote American national security interests. It will only 
force the United States to take on global responsibilities on a 
unilateral basis at a moment when our troops and our diplomats are 
already spread thin.
  For these reasons, and because it would significantly undermine the 
underlying authorization act, which does reflect a unique bipartisan 
consensus about our Nation's foreign policy priorities, I strongly urge 
all of my colleagues to reject this amendment.
  I particularly appeal to my Republican colleagues. During an earlier 
debate on this very issue, practically every single Democrat voted to 
approve a more flexible measure that would put the punitive power into 
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hands of our distinguished Secretary of State, not leave it on 
automatic pilot. I hope we will find a dozen Republicans who will put 
the national interests ahead of a partisan consideration. Certainly the 
administration has done so. The administration is on record opposing 
this amendment. Practically the entire Democratic side of this body is 
opposed to this amendment. We trust that there will be a dozen 
Republicans who will listen to reason and will see the virtue of 
providing our distinguished Secretary of State with the discretion that 
she needs and will be fully prepared to use.
  Madam Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. HYDE. Madam Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Madam Chairman, I just want to briefly respond to the comments of my 
dear friend, the gentleman from California (Mr. Lantos), on the U.N. 
amendment. If you are serious about reforming the U.N., and we all say 
that we are, then you have to have some leverage over them.
  More resolutions, we have endured a blizzard of resolutions and 
rhetoric about reform, but nothing ever happens. It just gets worse and 
worse. Look at Oil-For-Food. But the way to get reform is to threaten 
them with cutting off the money pipeline. It has worked in the past; it 
will work again.
  Now, this does not mean that it is going to happen. This bill, if it 
goes anywhere, has to go through the other body, then through a 
conference. You go into those things with as much strength as you can, 
and it seems to me that we ought to do that with U.N. reform.
  But if we do not cut off the money if they fail to get certifications 
on 46 points that we all agree are essentially reform, we do not 
dispute, the Democrats and Republicans, the need for reform nor the 
items of reform. The dispute is how to implement.
  The gentleman from California (Mr. Lantos) suggests to leave it up to 
the Secretary of State to have a waiver or not. My suggestion is, 
legislate the withholding if they do not live up to reform. What is 
more likely to get reform?
  In any event, I hope that we will support the U.N. reform bill that 
puts some teeth into the implementation.
  Madam Chairman, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey 
(Mr. Smith).
  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Madam Chairman, I thank my friend for 
yielding me time.
  Madam Chairman, despite almost universal acknowledgment of the 
problems that exist within the U.N. human rights system and in its 
peacekeeping operations, there has been little reform, a lot of talk, 
but very little actual reform. This amendment is needed to help end 
this deplorable state of affairs.
  Even U.N. officials like Kofi Annan have said, ``Unless we remake our 
human rights machinery, we may be unable to renew public confidence in 
the U.N. itself.'' No truer words have ever been spoken. It is a mess 
and it must be rectified.
  But it is not just the Commission on Human Rights that is broken. 
Other U.N. bodies, especially the treaty bodies, have strayed from core 
mandates and failed to act against severe violations of human rights. 
Groups like CEDAW and others, without absolutely any mandate, promote a 
right to abortion, nothing mentioned about the unborn child. They 
promote violence against children and they call it a human right. 
Nowhere in their documents, including the CEDAW Convention, can that be 
found.
  Let me also point out that the Hyde amendment mandates that countries 
that fail to uphold the Human Declaration of Human Rights should be 
ineligible for membership on the Human Rights Commission or any 
followup, like the Human Rights Council that is being proposed.
  We will get rid of those items where Israel is singled out by itself 
at these Human Rights Commission meetings for all kinds of false 
charges and slander, and other countries like Sudan or the People's 
Republic of China get away unscathed.
  The Hyde amendment also mandates that the Economic and Social 
Council, or ECOSOC, abolish secret voting, which has led to all kinds 
of abuse. Like I said, we would no longer allow members, rogue nations 
with despicable human rights records, to be a part of it.
  The Hyde U.N. Reform Act also focuses on the area of peacekeeping. I 
would ask Members, look at this legislation that is pending before you, 
H.R. 2601. It doubles the amount of money available for U.N. 
peacekeeping, doubles it. I will give you the numbers if you would like 
to hear them. We go from $483 million to $1.035 billion. We are for 
peacekeeping. We want to assure that the kind of abuses that we have 
seen in Congo, in other countries are stopped, and hopefully this 
legislation will help to do that.
  Every single reform that has been proposed is eminently doable, if 
and only if the political will is there to effectuate it.
  We need to ensure accountability and transparency in the $1.2 billion 
in taxpayer money we spend on peacekeeping every year.

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  The Hyde amendment does it. We need a U.N. that speaks strongly and 
clearly for the universal respect and observance of fundamental human 
rights and the dignity and the worth of every human person, the equal 
rights of men and women, as the foundation for freedom, justice, and 
peace. The Hyde amendment promotes that.
  More high-sounding words will not help the U.N. reform itself. As the 
chairman said a moment ago, we have seen resolution upon resolution 
here, as well as in New York at the U.N., and what happens? It dies a 
slow and ceremonial death because it never gets acted upon. We are 
giving it a push, a real prod. This will not end peacekeeping as we 
know it. I think it will make it transparent and, hopefully, make it 
much more effective and stop the horrific abuses that have been 
committed by U.N. peacekeepers in places like Congo.
  Mr. LANTOS. Madam Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume. I briefly would like to respond to both of my good friends.
  We are not offering a resolution. Our legislation is identical to the 
Republican legislation. The only difference is that your punitive 
provision is automatic; our punitive provision provides discretion to 
the Secretary of State to implement it or not. So please do not talk 
about resolutions. We are not talking about toothless resolutions. Our 
legislation is as binding as the Republican legislation is. We just do 
not put it on autopilot. The guillotine does not fall automatically; it 
is put in the hands of a singularly intelligent Secretary of State.
  With respect to the long list of items that my good friend, the 
gentleman from New Jersey, outlined, every single one of them is part 
of our legislation. Every single one of them is part of our 
legislation. The only difference is that the Republican proposal, 
looking years ahead into the future, automatically mandates a 50 
percent cut in funding if only one of 46 goals is not achieved. Our 
legislation allows the Secretary of State to implement that provision 
as she sees fit.
  Madam Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. HYDE. Madam Chairman, I just want to say to my good friend that 
it is not on automatic pilot. There are 3 years over which there is 
time to comply, the U.N. can comply. So that is a pretty slow 
automatic.
  Madam Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. LANTOS. Madam Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  I strongly urge all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to 
reject this amendment. This amendment serves only to divide this House, 
which is ready to pass an important State Department authorization bill 
practically on a unanimous basis. There is no earthly reason to have a 
divisive provision which we have debated and on which we have voted.
  I urge all of my colleagues on both sides to reject this amendment 
and move on with the bipartisan authorization measure.

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  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Madam Chairman, I rise to oppose the Hyde 
Amendment to add the text of H.R. 2745, the U.N. Reform Act of 2005 to 
the underlying bill. This legislation sends the signal to the world 
that our Nation has a disdain for the United Nations and I for one can 
not support that idea. There are many instances in which the U.N. has 
been instrumental in furthering U.S. foreign policy objectives. In the 
past year alone, the U.N. helped organize parliamentary elections in 
Iraq, reconstruction efforts following the Indian Ocean tsunami, and 
helped mediate the withdrawal of Syrian armed forces from Lebanon. A 
reformed U.N. could be even more complementary to U.S. interests 
abroad, but only if the U.S. does not alienate other Member States and 
create animosity in the process. The inflexibility of the Hyde 
legislation would create resentment among Member States, and the 
automatic withholding of dues would cripple the institution.
  Chairman Hyde's unilateral approach to U.N. reform promises to thwart 
the growing international consensus for reform, which will be addressed 
by at least 174 nations at the September Summit in New York. We need a 
more flexible approach which does not dictate unrealistic deadlines for 
changes or threaten automatic withholding of dues, will achieve U.S. 
goals without causing widespread resentment among Member States whose 
support we depend on.
  The Hyde bill on U.N. reform contains many serious flaws which if 
implemented would not be welcome by the international community. 
Peacekeeping is one such area where this bill contains deeply flawed 
logic. The Hyde bill points to peacekeeping reforms that everyone 
agrees are needed. These reforms are in fact endorsed by the U.N. 
Department of Peacekeeping Operations and in most cases, these reforms 
are already underway to address recent concerns raised about sexual 
exploitation and abuse in peacekeeping missions. However, the Hyde bill 
says that starting this fall, the U.S. must prevent the expansion of 
existing missions or the creation of any new U.N. peacekeeping missions 
until all specified reforms are completed and certified by the 
Secretary of State. The truth is that some of these requirements simply 
cannot be met by the fall, true reform takes time. Reforms will require 
careful implementation at the U.N. as well as by the 100-plus troop 
contributing countries, and in some cases will require additional U.N. 
staff and funding which of course is not provided by this legislation. 
And yet, the Hyde bill will likely prevent Security Council resolutions 
to enable the creation or expansion of important U.N. missions in 
places like Darfur in Sudan, Haiti, Congo, and Afghanistan. We as the 
United States of America have always prided ourselves on helping those 
who can not help themselves, on aiding those who are being massacred 
simply because of who they are, but now this bill seeks for our nation 
to turn a blind eye to these people. We, as the 109th Congress can not 
allow ourselves to be the ones who cut off assistance to these 
desperate people.
  Not only does the Hyde bill take a wrong approach to peacekeeping, 
but it will also create great problems with the budget at the United 
Nations. The Hyde bill claims to ``pursue a streamline, efficient, and 
accountable regular assessed budget of the United Nations,'' yet in 
reality the approach taken by the bill will wreak havoc on the U.N. 
budget process and will result in the automatic withholding of U.S. 
financial obligations to the U.N. regular budget. This flawed bill 
attempts to shift funding for 18 specific programs from assessed 
contributions to voluntary contributions. To achieve these goals, the 
bill mandates the withholding of up to $100 million in U.S. dues to the 
U.N. regular budget. While this idea may have merit, the U.S. should 
work with its allies to advance it through the Budget Committee at the 
U.N. instead of starting from the point of withholding dues, which 
should be our nation's last resort. Furthermore, the Hyde proposal 
links 50 percent of U.N. dues to a list of 39 conditions, not only at 
the U.N. Secretariat, but also at various U.N. specialized agencies 
over which the U.N. has no direct control. All of this will create a 
new U.S. debt at the U.N., since many of the conditions are so rigid 
and specific that they are not achievable. In the end, all that any of 
this will do is create resentment towards the United States in the 
international community. As the Washington Post editorialized, ``This 
is like using a sledgehammer to drive a nail into an antique table: 
Even if you're aiming at the right nail, you're going to cause 
damage.''
  The Hyde bill also calls for certain steps supported by the U.N. and 
the U.S., such as the strengthening of the U.N.'s oversight functions, 
the creation of a Peacebuilding Commission, and reforms in U.N. 
peacekeeping. However, it calls for these reforms to be funded solely 
within existing resources. If the U.S. withholds dues as this bill 
calls for, even less funding will be available to support these 
reforms. This bill also calls for the creation of new positions in 
several departments, including the Office of Internal Oversight 
Services and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, without 
allowing resources to fund these positions.
  Clearly, too many of the provisions of the Hyde U.N. reform bill will 
only cause resentment against the United States in the international 
community. Achieving reform by consensus in a body with 191 members is 
difficult, but this is not in itself a reason by by-pass the consensus 
building process. The more Member States that are engaged in achieving 
reform, the more legitimate and effective the changes will be. The U.S. 
should lead the way by actively promoting a tough reform agenda and 
retaining the threat of withholding dues as a last resort. Reform 
should not, however, be a crusade led by the U.S. against the 
institution and its Member States. Unfortunately, this bill on U.N. 
reform will not lead to reform, but only to the weakening of the United 
Nations. I urge support against the Hyde amendment.
  Madam Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN (Mrs. Capito). The question is on the amendment 
offered by the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hyde).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chairman announced that the 
ayes appeared to have it.
  Mr. LANTOS. Madam Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Illinois 
(Mr. Hyde) will be postponed.
  It is now in order to consider amendment No. 3A made in order under 
the rule.


                 Amendment No. 3A Offered by Mr. Dreier

  Mr. DREIER. Madam Chairman, I offer an amendment.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 3A offered by Mr. Dreier:
       At the end of title II, add the following new section:

     SEC. 217. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ACTIVE RESPONSE CORPS.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of State, in consultation 
     with the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development, is authorized to establish an 
     Active Response Corps (referred to in this section as the 
     ``Corps'') to provide assistance in support of stabilization 
     and reconstruction activities in foreign countries or regions 
     that are in, are in transition from, or are likely to enter 
     into, conflict or civil strife.
       (b) Composition.--If the Corps is established in accordance 
     with subsection (a), the Secretary and Administrator shall 
     coordinate in the identification and training, and if 
     necessary, in the recruitment and hiring, of necessary 
     personnel. Such personnel shall be composed of employees of 
     United States civilian agencies or non-Federal employees.
       (c) Use of Active Response Corps.--The members of the 
     Active Response Corps shall be available--
       (1) if the President determines that it is in the national 
     security interests of the United States to engage in 
     stabilization and reconstruction activities in a country or 
     region that is in, is in transition from, or is likely to 
     enter into, conflict or civil strife; and
       (2) if not engaged in such stabilization and reconstruction 
     activities, for assignment in the United States, at 
     diplomatic missions of the United States, and at missions of 
     the United States Agency for International Development.
       (d) Training and Education Programs.--
       (1) In general.--The Coordinator for Stabilization and 
     Reconstruction is authorized to conduct and arrange for 
     training and education of the Active Response Corps.
       (2) Emphasis.--Training and education shall emphasize 
     acquisition of general skills needed to operate in a post-
     conflict environment and training specific to the job skill 
     set for which the member has been identified to participate 
     in the Active Response Corps.
       (3) Contents.--Training and education may consist of--
       (A) conducting inter-agency training, including training 
     related to inter-agency decisionmaking, operational planning, 
     and execution simulations, for mid-level government officials 
     and managers to prepare such officials and managers to 
     address stabilization and reconstruction operations;
       (B) conducting advanced training related to stabilization 
     and reconstruction operations for members of the Active 
     Response Corps;
       (C) conducting pre-deployment training related to 
     stabilization and reconstruction operations for civilians and 
     military-civil affairs personnel;

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       (D) conducting exercises related to stabilization and 
     reconstruction operations for United States and international 
     experts;
       (E) developing a uniform set of operating procedures for 
     stabilization and reconstruction operations; and
       (F) conducting ongoing evaluations and after-action reviews 
     of stabilization and reconstruction operations.
       (e) Facilities.--Training and education programs should be 
     coordinated with and utilize to the extent possible existing 
     programs and facilities such as the George P. Shultz National 
     Foreign Affairs Training Center (commonly referred to as the 
     ``Foreign Service Institute''), the National Defense 
     University, the Center for Stabilization and Reconstruction 
     Studies at the Naval Postgraduate School, and the United 
     States Institute for Peace.
       (f) Additional Authorities.--
       (1) Establishment and purpose of reserve component of 
     active response corps.--The Secretary, in consultation with 
     the heads of other relevant Executive agencies, is authorized 
     to establish and maintain a roster of personnel who are 
     trained and available as needed to perform services necessary 
     to carry out the purpose of the Corps under subsection (c). 
     The personnel listed on the roster shall constitute a reserve 
     component of the Active Response Corps.
       (2) Federal employees.--The reserve component may include 
     employees of the Department of State, including Foreign 
     Service Nationals, employees of the United States Agency for 
     International Development, employees of any other Executive 
     agency (as such term is defined in section 105 of title 5, 
     United States Code), and employees from the legislative and 
     judicial branches who--
       (A) have the training and skills necessary to enable them 
     to contribute to stabilization and reconstruction activities 
     under this section; and
       (B) have volunteered for deployment to carry out such 
     stabilization and reconstruction activities.
       (g) Use of Reserve Component.--The Secretary may deploy 
     members of the reserve component in support of stabilization 
     and reconstruction activities in a foreign country or region 
     if the President makes a determination regarding a 
     stabilization and reconstruction crisis. The Secretary is 
     authorized to employ contractor personnel, nongovernmental 
     organization personnel, and State and local government 
     employees, who--
       (1) have the training and skills necessary to enable them 
     to contribute to stabilization and reconstruction activities 
     under this section; and
       (2) have volunteered to carry out such stabilization and 
     reconstruction activities.
       (h) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report on the status 
     of efforts to establish the Active Response Corps. The report 
     shall include recommendations--
       (1) for any legislation necessary to implement subsection 
     (a); and
       (2) concerning the regulation and structure of the Active 
     Response Corps, including recommendations related to pay and 
     employment security for, and benefit and retirement matters 
     related to, members of the Corps.

  The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 365, the gentleman 
from California (Mr. Dreier) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California (Mr. Dreier).
  Mr. DREIER. Madam Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Let me begin by extending my hearty congratulations to the 
distinguished chairman of the committee, the gentleman from Illinois 
(Mr. Hyde), and my very dear friend and neighbor, the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Lantos), not only for their fine work on this 
legislation, but for their support of the amendment that I am offering 
here.
  I rise, Madam Chairman, to ask for my colleagues' support for this 
amendment which I have authored to improve our government's response to 
complex international conflict, and this amendment I hope will 
ultimately improve our ability to prevent the conflicts before they 
erupt.
  The events of September 11 of 2001 have obviously taught all of us 
that we no longer have the luxury of ignoring state failure. At the 
turn of the millennium, the government of Afghanistan all too quickly 
collapsed, was replaced by the ruthless Taliban, and became a safe 
haven for al Qaeda. The attacks that our country suffered were a tragic 
wake-up call to the dangers that failed states pose to our national 
security.
  Nearly 4 years later, too many countries remain beset by corruption, 
violence, resource scarcity, and literally no leadership. Scores of 
these governments could collapse at a moment's notice and be replaced 
by anarchy. These failing states represent a grave danger to the United 
States. Our government must be prepared to stabilize where we can and 
reconstruct what we must in order to prevent a devastating vacuum of 
lawlessness from developing, which allows terrorists and rogue leaders 
to flourish.
  The President and Congress have already taken a strong first step in 
addressing this challenge. The establishment of the Office for the 
Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization created a central 
interagency coordination point for international stabilization and 
reconstruction operations. The office, headed by Ambassador Carlos 
Pascual, will monitor political and economic stability worldwide and 
prepare plans for stabilization missions for the most dire of cases.
  But more must be done. Madam Chairman, one of the President's top 
priorities for this new office is to create a civilian ``rapid 
response'' unit to deploy on short notice to sites of international 
instability. The goal is to mitigate any potential conflict and, if 
possible, prevent it.
  The amendment that I am offering would today authorize the creation 
of an Active Response Corps comprised of U.S. Government personnel who 
have the skills necessary for such missions.
  The amendment also will expand the use of civilian volunteers from 
outside the government who have the right talents and are willing to 
serve in stabilization reconstruction missions overseas. There are many 
Americans who have the skills and desire to serve the country by 
preventing conflict and expanding democracy, as we heard today from 
Prime Minister Singh. Judges, law enforcement officers, civil 
administrators, constitutional experts, engineers, linguists, and many 
other individuals are needed to address the challenges posed by failing 
states. This amendment gives the State Department the mechanism it 
needs to identify and rapidly deploy these volunteers who come from all 
walks of life.
  Madam Chairman, it is the top priority of every Member of this body 
to protect the national security of the United States of America. 
Fortress America is a thing of the past, and we can no longer 
comfortably ignore weak and failing states just because they sit 
halfway across the globe. When our government deems it necessary to 
initiate a stabilization or reconstruction operation, it must have the 
tools to do the job.
  This amendment provides the President with those tools. By deploying 
early with the most appropriate personnel, the Active Response Corps 
will save lives by stabilizing countries and preventing the spread of 
conflict and civil strife, thereby reducing the need for later military 
intervention.
  For too many years, the United States has lacked the institutional 
civilian capacity to rapidly respond to failing states. We ignore the 
dangers of such states at our own peril. I am gratified to have the 
support, as I said, of the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
committee, and I ask my colleagues to join with us in support of this 
effort.
  Madam Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LANTOS. Madam Chairman, I am not opposed to the amendment, but I 
ask unanimous consent to claim the time in opposition.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from California?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. LANTOS. Madam Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume. I want to commend my good friend, the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Dreier), for offering this very valuable and important 
amendment.
  Since the end of the Cold War, the United States has undertaken 
numerous post-conflict reconstruction and stabilization operations in 
Bosnia, Kosovo, East Timor, Haiti, Somalia, and now in Afghanistan and 
Iraq. Given the dangerous and ever-changing world we live in, we will 
most surely have to undertake many more similar operations. Today, we 
witness numerous

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international crises that, if left ignored, will most certainly 
threaten not only the security of the United States, but the entire 
world.
  We need to look no further than September 11, 2001, to understand why 
the failure to respond adequately to weak and failed states can have 
catastrophic consequences for our country.
  In 2004, in response to the threat of failing and post-conflict 
states and our national and international security interests, the 
administration established the Office for the Coordinator for 
Reconstruction and Stabilization to enhance our Nation's institutional 
capability to respond to crises involving failing, failed, post-
conflict countries, and complex emergencies.
  The Dreier amendment will enhance our capacity to support 
reconstruction and stabilization activities in conflict and post-
conflict countries by establishing an Active Response Corps. This will 
consist of United States Government personnel with the training and 
expertise to participate in stabilization and reconstruction 
activities, thereby improving our capacity to assist countries in 
recovering from conflict. It will be a critically important weapon in 
our arsenal in supporting post-conflict countries. I urge all of my 
colleagues to support this amendment.
  Madam Chairman, I yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Farr).
  Mr. FARR. Madam Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding me this 
time. I too rise, Madam Chairman, in strong support of the Dreier 
amendment.
  I, as many of my colleagues know, was a Peace Corps volunteer in 
South America; and as a returned Peace Corps volunteer elected to 
Congress, I realized that what we needed was some activity in this 
country that would start educating people somewhere between the Peace 
Corps and the Work Corps. As the ranking member just mentioned, we have 
countries where we have been in with the military, but it is the 
ability to respond to the post-conflict issues that we need, a FEMA-
type, a response-type corps of people who are linguistically capable of 
speaking that language, that know the country culture, can work with 
the nongovernmental organizations that are abroad, with military 
personnel that are still in the country, with the host country 
governments, with our United States USAID, with our United States 
Department of State. And where do you bring all of those people 
together to train them and educate them? That is what the Active 
Response Corps is: taking people with those skills and putting them 
together so that they can be rapidly deployable, U.S. citizens who are 
civilians, who are educated and trained in fostering the stability in a 
post-conflict situation.
  I am very pleased that the first one of these activities is going to 
take place at the Naval Postgraduate School on August 1 with Ambassador 
Pascual coming out to California where, for the first time, the 
military, the civilians, the State Department and so on will all be 
together in developing this.
  I look forward to this as one of the great new initiatives of this 
Congress and of this country to really give us the ability to respond 
to stabilization and respond to conflict reconstruction.
  Mr. DREIER. Madam Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. FARR. I yield to the gentleman from California.

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  Mr. DREIER. I thank the gentleman for yielding. And I would just like 
to congratulate him for the emphasis that he has had on the education 
aspect of this, along with training, as a very important part of our 
effort here. He has helped us modify the language in the measure and he 
represents the Navy Postgraduate School very, very well. And we look 
forward to seeing the success of this program due in large part to his 
efforts.
  Mr. FARR. Madam Chairman, I thank the gentleman for his amendment and 
thank him for his active response corps. And I would just like to close 
by saying that Douglas Feith, who is the Under Secretary for Defense 
and Policy, recently stated that there is a strong argument that the 
United States should be intensifying its efforts to build partnership 
capacity with other countries to give them the capability to fight 
terrorism at home, not just law enforcement, not just military but also 
civilian administration and education.
  Mr. DREIER. Madam Chairman, may I inquire how much time is remaining?
  The Acting CHAIRMAN (Mrs. Capito). The gentleman has 1 minute 
remaining.
  Mr. DREIER. Madam Chairman, I am very happy to yield the balance of 
my time to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hyde), the very 
distinguished chairman of the Committee on International Relations.
  Mr. HYDE. Madam Chairman, someone once said brevity is the soul of 
eloquence. I shall attempt to emulate that by saying we are happy to 
accept this excellent amendment.
  Mr. DREIER. Madam Chairman, following the example of brevity, I urge 
my colleagues to support the amendment.
  Madam Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Dreier).
  The amendment was agreed to.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 4 
printed in part B of House Report 109-175.


                   Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Poe

  Mr. POE. Madam Chairman, I offer an amendment.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 4 offered by Mr. Poe:
       Page 21, after line 21, insert the following new 
     subsection:
       (d) Internally Displaced Persons in Eastern Burma.--Of the 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), 
     there are authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2006 and $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 for assistance 
     to Thailand-based nongovernmental organizations operating 
     along the border between Thailand and Burma to provide food, 
     medical, and other humanitarian assistance to internally 
     displaced persons in eastern Burma.

  The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 365, the gentleman 
from Texas (Mr. Poe) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Poe).
  Mr. POE. Madam Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  First of all, I want to say as one of the new Members of Congress and 
serving on the International Relations Committee, I appreciate the 
example that the chairman of the committee and ranking member set for 
all members of the International Relations Committee on how both sides 
of the committee can work together to achieve goals that are best for 
the United States. It would be my hope that other committees would work 
so well in getting the job done.
  A brutal campaign of village burnings, destruction of rice supplies 
and killings by Burma's military regime has resulted in the forcible 
displacement of between 500,000 and 1 million innocent civilians in 
Eastern Burma.
  Hundreds of thousands of these internal refugees that are called 
internally displaced peoples, or IDPs, they are persecuted for their 
strong commitment to democracy and their fervent belief in human 
rights. Regardless of what their religion may be, all of the IDP 
victims are being systematically hunted down by the evil military 
regime.
  The Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, which passed the 
United States Congress overwhelmingly, found that these acts add up to 
ethnic cleansing. Secretary of State Rice has rightfully called Burma 
one of the six outposts of tyranny in the world.
  My fellow colleagues on both sides of the aisle have echoed this 
sentiment.
  With all this said, virtually no humanitarian aid reaches those who 
have been driven from their homes in Eastern Burma. The Burmese 
military regime blocks all assistance. Shockingly, as a result of 
attacks and blocking this aid, child mortality and malnutrition rates 
are comparable to those recorded

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among the internally displaced population in the Horn of Africa.
  Even worse, maternal mortality rates are well above emergency levels. 
Acute respiratory infections, diarrhea, malaria, anemia are serious 
problems in this region. This is a bona fide humanitarian crisis which 
we in the United States need to address.
  I would like to thank the chairman and the ranking member of the 
International Relations Committee for their strong and bipartisan 
support of this amendment.
  Madam Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LANTOS. Madam Chairman, I am not opposed to the amendment, but I 
ask unanimous consent to claim the time in opposition.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from California?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. LANTOS. Madam Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume. I strongly support the amendment of the gentleman from Texas 
(Mr. Poe). I urge all of my colleagues to do so as well.
  Over half a million ethnic minorities have been forced from their 
homes in Eastern Burma. These minorities have left their homes because 
they have no other option. Burmese military forces are committing 
horrendous human rights abuses which give families living in Eastern 
Burma no option.
  Ethnic minorities which remain in their homes in Eastern Burma face 
forced relocation, rape, village destruction and forced labor.
  The half a million ethnic minorities who live life on the run in the 
jungles of Eastern Burma face horrendous conditions. They have no 
homes, no ability to grow their own food, no access to medical 
facilities or education for their children.
  Exposed to ongoing state-sponsored violence and systematic human 
rights abuses, they lack protection from both the government and the 
international humanitarian community.
  The Poe amendment would provide $3 million per year to established 
reputable NGOs working on the Thai-Burma border to provide direct 
humanitarian assistance to internally displaced persons inside Burma. 
It will be extremely difficult work, but it is imperative that the 
international community get aid to these ethnic minorities in Burma as 
soon as possible.
  Again, Madam Chairman, I want to commend my friend from Texas, and I 
strongly urge all of my colleagues to vote for this amendment.
  Madam Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. POE. Madam Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Madam Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. POE. I yield to the gentleman from New Jersey.
  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. I thank the gentleman for yielding. I want 
to commend my friend from Texas for a very constructive amendment which 
the committee supports. This provision seeks to alleviate the plight of 
hundreds of thousands of Burmese who have been forced to flee from 
their native villages by the repressive policies of the military 
dictatorship in Rangoon, the same dictatorship that represses Nobel 
Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi. This amendment would facilitate 
the provision of much needed food, medical and other humanitarian 
relief, and I thank the gentleman for offering it on the floor today.
  Mr. POE. Madam Chairman, following the encouragement and example of 
the chairman of the committee to be brief, I yield back the balance of 
my time.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Poe).
  The amendment was agreed to.
  It is now in order to consider amendment No. 5 printed in part B of 
House Report 109-175.


                   Amendment No. 5 Offered by Mr. Poe

  Mr. POE. Madam Chairman, I offer an amendment.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 5 offered by Mr. Poe:
       At the end of title III (relating to the organization and 
     personnel of the Department of State), add the following new 
     section (and conform the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 319. WORLDWIDE AVAILABILITY.

       Section 301(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
     U.S.C. 3491(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``At the time of entry into the Service, each 
     member of the Service must be worldwide available, as 
     determined by the Secretary of State through appropriate 
     medical examinations, unless the Secretary determines that a 
     waiver of the worldwide availability requirement is required 
     to fulfill a compelling Service need. The Secretary shall 
     establish an internal administrative review process for 
     medical ineligibility determinations.''.

  The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 365, the gentleman 
from Texas (Mr. Poe) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Poe).
  Mr. POE. Madam Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I rise today to offer an amendment which would clarify congressional 
intent regarding the medical clearance process for people wishing to 
work in the Foreign Service as a Foreign Service officer at one of our 
263 embassy posts throughout the world.
  If someone wants to work in one of our embassies, they must have 
worldwide availability. This means that someone must be able to work in 
any region of the world without having medical conditions that would 
put them at risk.
  Many of the areas where these Foreign Service officers are placed do 
not have hospitals or medical facilities to treat many types of 
conditions that are treated here in the United States, including Type I 
diabetes, severe hypertension, cancer and various psychiatric 
disorders. These people would have to have several emergency medical 
evacuations per year from the region in which they are located back to 
the States. Each evacuation would cost an average of about $6,000.
  Hiring people that do not meet this worldwide availability 
requirement is irresponsible. It puts that person's life at risk and it 
costs several tens of thousands of dollars extra to facilitate 
emergency treatments.
  This amendment then would clarify the conditions for worldwide 
availability, create a new appeals process to ensure that every 
applicant is given fair consideration.
  Madam Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Poe).
  The amendment was agreed to.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 7 
printed in part B of House Report 109-175.


            Amendment No. 7 Offered by Mr. Burton of Indiana

  Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Madam Chairman, I offer an amendment.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 7 offered by Mr. Burton of Indiana:
       Page 241, after line 21, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 947. TRANSFER OF MARINE PATROL AIRCRAFT TO THE 
                   GOVERNMENT OF COLOMBIA.

       (a) Transfer Authority.--The Secretary of State, acting 
     through the Assistant Secretary of the Bureau for 
     International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, is 
     authorized to procure for transfer to the Government of 
     Colombia two tactical, unpressurized marine patrol aircraft 
     for use by the Colombian Navy to interdict and disable drug 
     trafficking vessels in and near the territorial waters of 
     Colombia. Such transfers may be on a grant or lease basis, as 
     appropriate.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
     $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.

  The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 365, the gentleman 
from Indiana (Mr. Burton) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Burton).
  Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Madam Chairman, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  I want to thank Chairman Hyde and Ranking Member Lantos for their 
exceptional work on this bill. I think

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they have done a great job and I think it is something that every 
Member of the House should support. This amendment is the first of two 
that I am going to offer today and we brought this up because it was a 
recommendation made by the House International Relations Committee 
itself. It would authorize the State Department's Bureau of 
International Narcotics and Law Enforcement to acquire and transfer to 
the Colombian Navy two tactical unpressurized DC-3 maritime patrol 
aircraft to carry out drug interdiction operations in or near the 
coastal waters of Colombia.
  We were down in Colombia not too long ago and when we were done there 
our ambassador and the people who were working for the Colombian 
military and the Colombian national police indicated to us that they 
needed additional aircraft to be able to interdict drug trafficking 
that is starting in Colombia and ending in the United States of 
America. These two aircraft I think will help in the fight against drug 
interdiction. We have been successful the last couple of years doing a 
pretty good of job of interdicting drugs. We picked up a couple of 
hundred tons more of cocaine last year and the year before that than we 
did before that. And with these two additional aircraft I think we will 
be able to do an even better job.
  So this is something I think that is not that controversial. It is an 
authorization. The cost would be between 10 and $20 million. It is 
something that is needed if we are going to continue the war against 
drugs. I urge my colleagues to support this amendment.
  Madam Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LANTOS. Madam Chairman, I am not opposed to the amendment, but I 
ask unanimous consent to claim the time in opposition.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from California?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. LANTOS. Madam Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Plan Colombia and its successive program, the Andean Counterdrug 
Initiative, are essential for strengthening the most viable democracy 
and the most loyal U.S. ally in the Andean region. The amendment 
offered by the two distinguished gentlemen from Indiana (Mr. Burton) 
and (Mr. Souder) will aid the Colombian security forces in their effort 
to track the movement of narcotics traffickers in the air, and for that 
reason I will support the amendment.
  I have one concern which I do want to register for the record. 
Colombia faces many challenges in addition to fighting 
narcotrafficking. Poverty is endemic in much of the countryside. The 
police, judges, prosecutors, doctors and teachers are often not present 
in many small towns because of the security situation and the lack of 
resources by the Colombian government.

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  We should seek to ensure that as we support the efforts of the Uribe 
administration to beat back the terrorists and their drug-dealing 
accomplices, we also provide resources to him so that he can extend 
basic government services to those most in need.
  I was very disappointed that a provision seeking to ensure the 
maintenance of just such a balance in our approach to Colombia was 
rejected along party lines in our committee and in the Committee on 
Rules.
  If the Souder amendment were to be adopted, the purchase of the two 
aircraft it mandates would represent approximately 20 percent of the 
amount budgeted this year for the development of all of Colombia under 
the Andean Counterdrug Initiative. This illustrates the point that a 
significant rebalancing of our assistance package to Colombia is in 
order.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from 
Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern).
  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Chairman, how much time is remaining?
  The Acting CHAIRMAN (Mr. Putnam). The gentleman has 3 minutes.
  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the Burton 
amendment because I simply do not believe we have enough accountability 
for current U.S. funding, training and equipment provided to Colombia, 
let alone for providing additional military aircraft.
  Mr. Chairman, the Colombian Government has received over $4 billion 
in U.S. aid since 2000; $3.2 billion of that aid has been provided to 
Colombia's military and police. A significant amount of funding and 
equipment has been provided to Colombia's Navy in the Pentagon's budget 
and paid for by defense appropriations.
  This includes counterdrug funding, equipment, training, aircraft and 
patrol boats under sections 1004 and 1033 through the transfer of 
excess defense equipment, and through the DOD Anti-Terrorism Assistance 
account. But $169 million in these defense accounts alone is going to 
be appropriate for Colombia in the FY 2006 defense appropriations bill.
  For funds provided through the State Department, the House just 
approved $332 million in military aid for Colombia as part of the 
Andean Counterdrug Initiative and an additional $90 million in military 
aid under the Foreign Military Financing accounts. These funds provide 
military equipment, training and services for Colombia's antidrug 
programs, including interdiction, in the FY 2006 foreign operations 
bill which the House passed on June 28.
  In addition, the foreign operations bill included another $21 million 
for the aircraft and technical assistance for the Air Bridge Denial 
Program, which the State Department describes as the cornerstone of our 
deterrence in narcotrafficking efforts in Colombia.
  I find it hard to believe that these two marine patrol aircraft for 
the Colombian Navy cannot already be provided for under some of the 
existing Pentagon and State Department programs.
  Mr. Chairman, there is precious little accountability for the U.S. 
tax dollars, equipment, and training that we already have provided to 
Colombia. I do not see why we should add to this lack of accountability 
additional aircraft, no matter what its purpose may be.
  Before we send good money down after bad, let us demand a little 
accountability for the equipment, the training, the aircraft, the 
boats, the funding that we have already provided. Colombia is awash 
with U.S. military assistance, and there is no accountability.
  There are some bad things happening in Colombia, not the least of 
which is the flawed demobilization process for right-wing 
paramilitaries that may very well let killers and narcotraffickers go 
unpunished. There is a new law in Colombia that may make null and void 
extradition warrants that the United States has out against narco-
traffickers and killers and people who have done great harm to our 
people.
  Today we should be having a comprehensive debate on U.S. policy in 
Colombia. Sadly, the Republican leadership denied us that opportunity. 
In light of the fact that there is no accountability, that we are 
having no real debate on Colombia, that the situation down there 
continues to be of great concern, I have no choice but to reluctantly 
vote ``no'' on the Burton amendment.
  Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the 
gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson-Lee).
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I thank the distinguished 
gentleman for yielding me time. I think he realizes that some of us who 
have met with leadership from Colombia recognize that there are 
multiple problems, and certainly the resources needed to interdict drug 
traffickers responds to a series of those problems. So I rise in 
support of the gentleman's amendment. But I hope as well in listening 
to my colleague and friend, the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. 
McGovern), that we also emphasize the impoverishment of that area.
  This week I met with the governor of the region that governs Afro-
Colombians. It is a region very small, but well populated. In addition 
to these resources, they are, if you will, isolated by law enforcement 
to protect them against the drug cartels and violence.

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They are lacking in educational resources and health resources.
  I hope that we will have the opportunity to acknowledge the needs of 
Afro-Colombians, those who are descendents of the continent of Africa 
and former slaves. They want to work with the Colombian Government, but 
they need more resources. We in the United States can give them the 
strength and also the backbone and pressure to ask Colombia to provide 
them with more resources.
  Drug interdiction is needed and necessary, but we must stop the 
poverty for those who cannot survive.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of this amendment though not without 
reservation. Fighting the war on drugs is an important part of creating 
a safe and stable hemisphere and Mr. Burton must be thanked for his 
efforts to assist the Colombian government in fighting drug 
trafficking.
  Drug trafficking is the cause of many evils that befall upon our 
society. It creates violence and feeds off of the weakest members of 
society. We must take every effort to root out this heinous activity in 
all corners of the world.
  The Burton amendment will help to wage the war on drugs and will make 
it more difficult for Colombian drug traffickers to export their 
products. I support this amendment for those reasons, yet acknowledge 
that there is an entire other part of the war on drugs that we must 
face.
  Our anti-drug activities in the region must also take the shape of 
social development programs. We must insist that our actions in the war 
on drugs are not simply military programs, but social and economic as 
well. To truly win the war on drugs we must take action to help sectors 
of Colombian society most adversely affected. These communities; the 
poor, indigenous, and Afro-Colombians, are most often the worst 
affected from the violence associated with the drug trade. The social 
marginalization that these groups already face is exacerbated intensely 
by the conflict. In our course of action in the war on drugs we must be 
vigilant in maintaining support for the socially marginalized. We 
cannot accept the undue burden placed on these groups as an acceptable 
side effect of the Andean Counter-drug initiative.
  The current situation in regions where these groups reside is 
unacceptable. Choco, a province consisting of approximately 75 percent 
Afro-Colombian inhabitants, is perhaps the most adversely affected 
region of Colombia as a result of the armed conflict. In 2003 the 
region had the highest number of internally displaced persons in the 
country. As the only province with access to both the Atlantic and the 
Pacific oceans it has been a highly desirable location for drug 
traffickers. With little or no government presence in the region, its 
inhabitants have had virtually no means to halt this invasion of drug 
traffickers.
  I recently met with Mr. Julio Ibarguen, Governor of Choco, and he 
could not emphasize enough the necessity of more assistance to the 
Afro-Colombian population. The Afro-Colombian population was already 
impoverished, marginalized, and discriminated against. Governor 
Ibarguen illustrated how the conflict worsened this already horrible 
situation. The Afro-Colombian community has literally been decimated by 
the armed conflict and has been forcibly dispersed through Colombia. 
Those who have remained in Choco are faced with little or no access to 
healthcare, education, or law enforcement. Approximately 80 percent of 
Afro-Colombians live in extreme poverty.
  In the war on drugs, Afro-Colombians have become the forgotten 
victims of the conflict. We must strive to ensure that their plight is 
not overshadowed by our efforts to eradicate drug trafficking. We must 
insist that the U.S. government provide more aid to Afro-Colombian 
regions. American resources must be used to help alleviate the pain and 
suffering on the part of Afro-Colombians and provide them access to a 
better, more stable, livelihood. Members of Congress should take an 
active role in working with their Colombian counterparts and must 
convince the Colombian government that the United States is interested 
in the well-being of Colombia's minority populations. During this time 
of conflict and distress for Afro-Colombians, the United States must be 
vigilant in providing support and assistance.
  I support the Burton amendment because it assists the Colombian 
government in fighting the war on drugs. We must take our commitment to 
fight this war, and match it with a commitment to support the victims 
of the Colombian Conflict. Attention must be paid to Afro-Colombian 
populations so that they receive the aid they deserve. We must use our 
resources to fight drugs and poverty, corruption and racism, and 
insurgency and bigotry.
  Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Mr. Chairman, how much time remains?
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Burton) has 2\1/
2\ minutes remaining.
  Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my 
time.
  First of all, let me say there are a multitude of problems in 
Colombia. We have had the drug cartels. We have had the terrorist 
organizations down there, the FARC guerillas, the ELN. These are all 
problems that must be addressed. My colleagues on both sides of the 
aisle are well aware of that. And the poverty issue that was just 
raised by the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson-Lee) is also a very 
real issue. But the issue at hand right now is whether or not we are 
going to put these two additional aircraft down there to be able to 
track drug cartels in the distribution of cocaine and other narcotics 
that reach the shores of the United States that kill and maim young 
Americans.
  It is extremely important that we do whatever is necessary right now. 
These two planes are a modest step in that direction. This additional 
equipment is asked for by our ambassador down there, by the Colombian 
National Police, by the Colombian military, our drug interdiction 
agencies, and everybody else who realizes how important this is.
  I would urge my colleagues to take all of that into consideration and 
vote for this amendment. It is a modest step, but it is something that 
is very necessary in the war against drugs.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Burton).
  The amendment was agreed to.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 8 
printed in House Report 109-175.


          Amendment No. 8 Offered by Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota

  Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 8 offered by Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota:
       Page 201, after line 10, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 907. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE LARGEST EXPORTING AND 
                   IMPORTING COUNTRIES OF CERTAIN PRECURSOR 
                   CHEMICALS.

       (a) Reporting Requirements.--Section 489(a) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291h(a)), as amended by 
     sections 317(d) and 906 of this Act, is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(10)(A) A separate section that contains the following:
       ``(i) An identification of the five countries that exported 
     the largest amount of pseudoephedrine, ephedrine, and 
     phenylpropanolamine during the preceding calendar year.
       ``(ii) An identification of the five countries that 
     imported the largest amount of precursor chemicals described 
     in clause (i) during the preceding calendar year and have the 
     highest rate of diversion of such precursor chemicals for use 
     in the illicit production of methamphetamine.
       ``(iii) An economic analysis of the total worldwide 
     production of the precursor chemicals described in clause (i) 
     as compared to the legitimate demand for such precursor 
     chemicals worldwide.
       ``(B) The identification of countries that imported the 
     largest amount of precursor chemicals under subparagraph 
     (A)(ii) shall be based on the following:
       ``(i) An economic analysis that estimates the legitimate 
     demand for such precursor chemicals in such countries as 
     compared to the actual or estimated amount of such chemicals 
     that is imported into such countries.
       ``(ii) The best available data and other information 
     regarding the production of methamphetamine in such countries 
     and the diversion of such precursor chemicals for use in the 
     production of methamphetamine.''.
       (b) Annual Certification Procedures.--Section 490(a) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291j(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``major illicit drug 
     producing country or major drug-transit country'' and 
     inserting ``major illicit drug producing country, major drug-
     transit country, or country identified under clause (i) or 
     (ii) of section 489(a)(10)(A) of this Act''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting after ``(as determined 
     under subsection (h))'' the following: ``or country 
     identified under clause (i) or (ii) of section 489(a)(10)(A) 
     of this Act''.


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  The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 365, the gentleman 
from Minnesota (Mr. Kennedy) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Kennedy).
  Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, if we understand the meth problem, we understand that 
it has brought a trail of destruction and misery across the country, 
from San Diego to the Shenandoah Valley.
  My colleagues have heard me talk on this floor before about the 
tragic story of a young girl named Megan from a beautiful town in 
Minnesota. She was 13 in the seventh grade when she got started in 
meth. One of her friends offered her the drug and in her words she said 
she liked it so much she knew she would do it over and over again. But 
when she could not afford her addiction, she, like too many others, 
turned to prostitution to pay for the meth she craved so much.
  After hitting rock bottom at age 18, she is now managing to pull her 
life back together after the 5 years that meth stole from her.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise today because we want to make sure there are no 
more Megans in our communities that have gone through this by cutting 
off the international flow of meth precursors like pseudoephedrine.
  In Minnesota and so many other States dealing with the meth problems, 
law enforcement spends roughly 80 percent of their time with small meth 
labs that produce 20 percent or so of meth on our streets. However, 
they lack the tools and resources to go after the source of the other 
80 percent of meth, international superlabs.
  Today we can give law enforcement a big helping hand by adopting this 
amendment to fully engage the State Department and our diplomats in 
this fight. Under our amendment, the State Department will have to 
report and certify that the five largest exporters and the five largest 
importers of pseudoephedrine are fully cooperating with U.S. law 
enforcement to prevent its misuse and diversion. If the State 
Department cannot certify their fully cooperation with U.S. law 
enforcement, then these countries would face consequences for their 
eligibility for U.S. bilateral and multilateral assistance under this 
act.
  This amendment would put meth on the same footing as heroin and 
cocaine, which are regulated in a similar way. Such treatment is 
precisely what the State Department and the United Nations Drug and 
Crime Control Bureau agreed in Vienna.
  Mr. Chairman, this amendment is trying for a true multinational 
approach towards fighting the spread of harmful drugs like 
methamphetamine. Our amendment will demonstrate to our friends and 
allies that we are serious about cutting off the flow of 
internationally produced meth. It will also show law enforcement 
officers that we stand with them in the fight against drugs and will 
work to give them every tool they need to be successful.
  I urge my colleagues support the Kennedy-Hooley-Osborne-Souder 
amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Chairman, I am not opposed to the amendment, and I 
ask unanimous consent to claim the time in opposition.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. Without objection, the gentleman from California 
is recognized for 5 minutes.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of the amendment offered by 
the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Kennedy) and my good friend, the 
gentlewoman from Oregon (Ms. Hooley).
  The scourge of methamphetamine addiction is overtaking our streets 
and ruining the lives of thousands of Americans. This amendment will 
identify the top five countries which export the precursor chemicals 
for methamphetamine as well as the top five importers. The amendment 
also threatens to withhold 50 percent of U.S. assistance from the top 
five exporters and importers of methamphetamines if they fail to 
cooperate with the United States in the war on illegal drugs. 
Hopefully, this threat will persuade them to cooperate fully with us to 
end this abhorrent trade.
  I urge all of my colleagues to support this amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield the balance of my time to the gentlewoman from 
Oregon (Ms. Hooley) for purposes of control.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. The gentlewoman from Oregon (Ms. Hooley) has 4 
minutes remaining.
  Ms. HOOLEY. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from California (Mr. Lantos) and 
my friend, the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Kennedy), for putting this 
piece of legislation together.
  In my 3 decades of public service, I do not think I have ever seen a 
problem as pervasive or damaging as the methamphetamine epidemic that 
is sweeping our country. While a number of States have enacted tough 
rules to control the availability of pseudoephedrine, this is not 
enough to solve the problem when the vast majority of meth consumed in 
this country is made in Mexico and smuggled into the U.S. by Mexican 
drug cartels.
  If we are going to stop the flow of meth into this country, we must 
have better information about where the meth precursor chemicals are 
going, but we cannot do it alone. Foreign governments who import large 
quantities of meth precursors must take steps within their own 
countries to ensure these chemicals do not fall into the hands of meth 
producers and drug traffickers.
  The spread of methamphetamine is a multifaceted problem ranging from 
the homemade mom and pop labs to the sophisticated illegal drug 
factories in foreign countries. This amendment represents an important 
step in dealing with the international meth production by preventing by 
diversion of precursor chemicals into the hands of meth producers.
  I urge Members to support this amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota. Mr. Chairman, how much time do I have 
remaining?
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Kennedy) has 
2\1/2\ minutes remaining.
  Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the 
gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Souder).
  Mr. SOUDER. Mr. Chairman, I want to thank the gentleman from 
Minnesota (Mr. Kennedy), the gentlewoman from Oregon (Ms. Hooley), the 
gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Osborne), and the others who have been 
working on this amendment and many others over the last few weeks on 
methamphetamines, a scourge that is sweeping our country, starting to 
hammer some of our major cities, and is going to be something that we 
have not seen for a long time in America unless we can get control of 
this.
  Starting in Oklahoma, many States, including my home State of 
Indiana, have tried to regulate pseudoephedrine through drug stores and 
grocery stores by putting it behind the counter. But unless we control 
it internationally, it is irrelevant because what they will do is they 
will go to the Internet. These large trafficking organizations will 
bring it in. We have to get at it at the manufacturing level and the 
wholesale level.

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  Laws like these at the State level may work for a year, but they are 
not a long-term solution. We have to address it from an international 
perspective.
  In Mexico alone, the Mexican imports of pseudoephedrine, and these 
are coming from just a few countries in the world, with India having 
most of the plants, China, and one in Europe, they are estimating 
imports have risen from 100 tons to 224 tons and their demand is 70 
tons. That means we have 150 new tons of pseudoephedrine pouring across 
the border from Mexico. We must get control of this from a national and 
international perspective.

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  Ms. HOOLEY. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may consume to the 
gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Osborne).
  Mr. OSBORNE. Mr. Chairman, methamphetamine abuse has become the 
Nation's leading drug problem, according to a survey of 500 sheriff's 
departments in 45 States. Meth is cheap to buy, it is easy to make, it 
is available everywhere, it is highly addictive, and often causes 
addiction after just one use. It is sweeping across the Nation 
replacing cocaine and heroin as the drug of choice for so many people.
  This is where we were in 1990 in terms of drug labs, and this is 
where we are currently in this country in 2004, where at least 20 or 
more clandestine drug labs have been shown in those counties. But, of 
course, those small drug labs are not the main problem, it is mostly 
drugs coming out of Mexico through the superlabs, which have been 
replacing cocaine and heroin.
  This drug has led to an increase in crime, child abuse, and prison 
and jail populations are soaring. Sixty to 85 percent of the meth used 
in this country comes from the superlabs in Mexico. Pseudoephedrine or 
ephedrine is the one ingredient necessary for the manufacture of meth. 
It is manufactured, as said earlier, in six or seven locations around 
the world.
  The Kennedy-Hooley-Osborne-Souder amendment attempts to keep pseudo-
ephedrine from meth manufacturers. It identifies and publicizes the 
five export countries and the five import countries which have the 
highest rate of diversion of pseudoephedrine to manufacturers of 
methamphetamine. The Department of State could then use its existing 
authority to reduce or eliminate U.S. foreign aid to those countries 
which are most contributing to the meth problem.
  It is a good amendment. It gets to the source of the problem, and I 
urge support of the amendment because this is something that is 
critical to the welfare of our Nation.
  Ms. HOOLEY. Mr. Chairman, how much time is remaining?
  The Acting CHAIRMAN (Mr. Putnam). The gentlewoman from Oregon has 30 
seconds remaining and the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Kennedy) has 
1\1/2\ minutes remaining.
  Ms. HOOLEY. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of 
my time by thanking the gentlewoman from Oregon (Ms. Hooley), the 
gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Osborne), and the gentleman from Indiana 
(Mr. Souder) for helping to advance this very important cause. I thank 
also the chairman and the ranking member for their support, and I 
encourage my colleagues to support this amendment to end the scourge 
that is providing a poison across our communities and drawing in our 
children and putting them towards a life that will lead them down a 
road they should not go. Let us get them back on the path towards 
prosperity and hope for the future.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. HOOLEY. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time and 
urge people to support this amendment. It is an important piece of 
legislation. It is time that we start dealing with this on an 
international level.
  Again, I thank my cosponsor and all of the other people that have 
worked so hard on this legislation.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Kennedy).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chairman announced that the 
ayes appeared to have it.
  Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Minnesota 
(Mr. Kennedy) will be postponed.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 9 
printed in part B of House Report 109-175.


                 Amendment No. 9 Offered by Ms. Hooley

  Ms. HOOLEY. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 9 offered by Ms. Hooley:
       Page 312, after line 8, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 1110A. PREVENTION OF SMUGGLING OF METHAMPHETAMINE INTO 
                   THE UNITED STATES FROM MEXICO.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of State, acting through the 
     Assistant Secretary of the Bureau for International Narcotics 
     and Law Enforcement Affairs, shall take such actions as are 
     necessary to prevent the smuggling of methamphetamine into 
     the United States from Mexico.
       (b) Specific Actions.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall--
       (1) improve bilateral efforts at the United States-Mexico 
     border to prevent the smuggling of methamphetamine into the 
     United States from Mexico;
       (2) seek to work with Mexican law enforcement authorities 
     to improve the ability of such authorities to combat the 
     production and trafficking of methamphetamine, including by 
     providing equipment and technical assistance, as appropriate; 
     and
       (3) encourage the Government of Mexico to take immediate 
     action to reduce the diversion of pseudoephedrine by drug 
     trafficking organizations for the production and trafficking 
     of methamphetamine.
       (c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     report on the implementation of this section for the prior 
     year.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
     not less than $4,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 
     and 2007.

  The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 365, the 
gentlewoman from Oregon (Ms. Hooley) and a Member opposed each will 
control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Oregon (Ms. Hooley).
  Ms. HOOLEY. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 1\1/2\ minutes.
  Mr. Chairman, my amendment represents a crucial step in the ongoing 
effort to stop the flow of methamphetamines into the United States. A 
cheap, easily manufactured drug that gives addicts an intense long-
lasting high, meth has emerged as the drug of choice for users across 
this country. This amendment offers a solution to stopping this scourge 
by directing the State Department, through its Bureau of International 
Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, to engage in bilateral efforts 
with our friend and ally, Mexico, to cut down on the importation of 
methamphetamine precursor chemicals into Mexico and cut down on the 
smuggling of methamphetamines into the United States.
  This amendment directs the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law 
Enforcement Affairs to work with the Mexican government to take 
immediate action to reduce the amount of pseudoephedrine in the hands 
of drug cartels, to work with Mexican law enforcement to improve their 
abilities to fight the production and trafficking of meth, and to 
improve efforts at the U.S.-Mexican border to prevent the smuggling of 
methamphetamines into the United States.
  I believe that this amendment will in fact help prevent the export of 
meth into the United States. By engaging our allies to stop the mass 
production of meth rather than solely focusing on its limited domestic 
manufacturing, we can create a broad-based strategy that will not only 
keep meth away from our communities and families, but limit production 
and use of this deadly drug worldwide.
  I call on my colleagues to support the Hooley-Souder-Kennedy-Baird 
amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SOUDER. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to claim the time 
in opposition, though I am not opposed to the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the gentleman's claiming 
the time in opposition?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. SOUDER. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume, 
and I also rise in support of the amendment offered by the gentlewoman 
from Oregon (Ms. Hooley), together with

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the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Baird), myself, the gentleman from 
Minnesota (Mr. Kennedy), and many others, to H.R. 2601.
  This amendment addresses the growing problem of meth production as we 
have talked about, in particular in Mexico. Like the amendment just 
offered by the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Kennedy), this amendment 
is targeted at the superlabs in Mexico that produce most of the meth. 
Cooperative efforts with Mexico can work if they are vigorously pursued 
by the State Department and other Federal agencies.
  For example, until only recently, Canada was the primary conduit for 
illegal pseudoephedrine tracking, largely because Canada has no 
internal regulation for the chemical, which obviously presents a 
problem as you go to the Internet and start to move this. But under 
pressure from the U.S., Canada adopted controls on the chemical. And 
that, combined with better joint law enforcement, helped dry up the 
U.S.-Canadian smuggling.
  The gentlewoman from Oregon recently introduced, and the House 
adopted, an amendment to the fiscal year 2006 foreign operations 
appropriation bill that added $5 million to the State Department's 
Bureau for International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement Affairs. 
This amendment was intended to help INL work much more closely with 
Mexican law enforcement officials to stem the tide of illegal diversion 
and superlab meth production.
  This amendment would build on that approach by requiring INL to 
provide assistance to Mexico to prevent the production of 
methamphetamine in that country and to encourage Mexico to stop the 
illegal diversion of meth precursor chemicals. The amendment would 
authorize the use of $4 million of the $5 million for these purposes. 
The remaining funds would be available to help the State Department 
implement the amendment of the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Kennedy).
  Mr. Chairman, I want to again thank the gentlewoman from Oregon (Ms. 
Hooley) for her leadership, the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Kennedy) 
for his leadership, and continuing to work with those of us who are 
committed to trying to tackle the scourge of methamphetamines before it 
overwhelms the United States.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. HOOLEY. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Minnesota (Mr. Kennedy).
  Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentlewoman from 
Oregon for yielding me this time, and for her leadership on this very 
important issue. This is a very important step to deal with what is 
said to be up to 80 percent of the source of methamphetamines in our 
country.
  If you look at law enforcement, they are doing a wonderful job 
fighting the crime in their local communities. But this is something 
where they cannot reach beyond the borders. It is only us in the 
Federal Government that can do that. We need to have the State 
Department fully supportive, having the resources they need to go after 
the methamphetamines coming in from other countries.
  This amendment will do that. It is an important step forward. I urge 
my colleagues to support this amendment. I thank again the gentlewoman 
for her leadership on this.
  Mr. SOUDER. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. HOOLEY. Mr. Chairman, how much times remains on this side?
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. The gentlewoman from Oregon has 3 minutes 
remaining.
  Ms. HOOLEY. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Washington (Mr. Baird).
  Mr. BAIRD. Mr. Chairman, I thank my dear friend from Oregon for 
yielding me this time, and commend her for her leadership on this, 
along with the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Souder) and the gentleman 
from Minnesota (Mr. Kennedy).
  My colleagues have defined for us what this amendment is about. 
Essentially, we are desperately trying to stem the tide of precursors 
from Mexico that are leading to the increase in methamphetamine on the 
streets. But let me put a human face on this, if I might, in the brief 
time I have.
  Mr. Chairman, I try to visit every high school in my district every 2 
years. Last fall, I spoke to a small rural high school about the 
dangers of meth. Having treated meth addicts as a psychologist before, 
I know a little about what I am speaking about. After talking to them 
for about 15 minutes, a young girl said to her classmates, you really 
need to listen to what he is saying. And I turned to her and kind of 
gently said, you must have some experience with this. And she said, I 
do. My mother died of methamphetamine 3 months ago.
  A 16-year-old had lost her mother to this terrible drug. We must do 
everything in our power to stop this. The Hooley amendment we have all 
joined together with will help do that, and the other amendments 
offered earlier by the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Kennedy) and 
others. I applaud their leadership on this and join wholeheartedly and 
urge passage of this important amendment.
  Ms. HOOLEY. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from 
Minnesota (Ms. McCollum).
  Ms. McCOLLUM of Minnesota. Mr. Chairman, I stand to offer my strong 
support for the Hooley-Souder-Baird amendment. The meth crisis is taken 
very seriously in Minnesota, and I am proud of the work our local law 
enforcement officials are doing. They know very well how difficult this 
problem is, both the local production of methamphetamine and the 
explosion in trafficking.
  While I support efforts to attack local labs and local meth 
production, we all know it is not enough. The meth epidemic, as I said, 
is poisoning and polluting Minnesota, where as much as 80 percent of 
the methamphetamine is produced in superlabs trafficked by Mexican 
narcoterrorist gangs.
  The Bush administration and Congress must work with Mexico and apply 
real pressure to the Mexican government to attack meth production and 
the trafficking on their side of the border. This amendment is a good 
start. While States like Minnesota continue to limit and ban 
pseudoephedrine, these superlabs operating outside of our boarders are 
continuing to put the chemicals that are destroying families on our 
streets.
  Banning pseudoephedrine will not stop the problem, but banning meth 
in Mexico could.
  Ms. HOOLEY. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time, and 
urge passage of this Hooley-Souder amendment, and I would like to thank 
my friends, the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Kennedy) and the 
gentleman from Washington (Mr. Baird), for all their hard work. They 
have been tremendous working on this methamphetamine legislation.
  This is like a great big huge pipeline with meth coming into the 
United States, and we are committed to making sure that every single 
valve is turned off.
  Mr. TERRY. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the Kennedy-Hooley 
Amendment to H.R. 2601.
  The U.S. Department of Justice estimates that 90 percent of the meth 
available in Nebraska is trafficked from superlabs operated by drug 
cartels in Mexico, California, and the southwestern states. Local law 
enforcement officers face that challenge of dismantling home-based meth 
labs while combating the flow of meth from international drug 
trafficking.
  The Kennedy-Hooley amendment will help give local law enforcement 
officers the tools they need to combat meth. It requires the U.S. State 
Department to report and certify that countries heavily involved in the 
import or export of pseudoephedrine--a key meth ingredient--are 
cooperating with local law enforcement agencies to prevent its misuse 
and diversion. Countries that do not comply would be subject to 
consequences under the Foreign Assistance Act.
  In Omaha, Nebraska, seven of nine law enforcement jurisdictions 
identify meth as the drug that most contributes to violent crime. Omaha 
policemen tell me that meth is now the drug of choice for gangs in 
North Omaha, replacing crack cocaine and heroin. Sixty percent of 
inmates in Nebraska jails have problems with meth, and the toll on 
families in Nebraska is incalculable.

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  I urge my colleagues to join me in voting for the Kennedy-Hooley 
amendment to help stop meth smuggling for Mexican drug cartels, and 
support our law enforcement officers.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of both the 
Kennedy/Hooley/Osbourne/Souder and the Hooley/Souder/Kennedy/Baird 
amendments. The methamphetamine scourge that has suddenly gained 
national attention has unfortunately been going on far too long in 
countless rural communities, including in southwest Oregon, which I 
represent.
  Almost 12.5 million Americans have tried meth at least once during 
their lifetime. White House Deputy Drug Czar Scott Burns recently was 
quoted as saying, ``I think we would all agree methamphetamine is the 
most destructive, dangerous, terrible drug that's come along in a long 
time.'' That is very true, especially in Oregon. Unfortunately, law 
enforcement is struggling to stem the spread of meth.
  The Kennedy/Hooley/Osbourne/Souder amendment would require that the 
State Department annually certify the five biggest exporters and the 
five biggest importers of the meth precursor pseudoephedrine are 
cooperating with the U.S. We can quickly help law enforcement 
organizations ensure that precursor chemicals are not suddenly 
``lost,'' and then used in the production of meth at international 
super-labs. These labs account for 80 percent of the meth used in the 
U.S.
  This amendment will allow the State Department to use its existing 
power, that it currently uses related to heroin and cocaine, to suspend 
bilateral and multilateral assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act 
to countries that cannot account for the pseudoephedrine that enters 
and leaves their borders.
  Also, recent efforts by Oregon's statehouse have helped to curb the 
manufacture of meth in the state, but abuse is still on the rise. 
States can restrict the sale of pseudoephe-
drine products to try to stem the proliferation, but until we stop meth 
from spilling into the U.S. from Mexico, meth will continue to wreak 
havoc on families, neighbors, communities, and numerous local, state, 
and federal resources.
  Meth super-labs south of the border that are producing the bulk of 
meth that feeds the addiction of 600,000 current meth addicts, or 
tweakers. There are Mexican drug cartels smuggling meth across the 
border daily, even as I stand before you. It is imperative that the 
U.S. clamp down on illegal border crossings that ultimately result in 
the deaths of thousands of Americans, while lining the pockets of a 
handful of Mexican smugglers. The border must be secure.
  The Hooley/Souder/Kennedy/Baird amendment will increase the amount of 
coordination between the State Department and the Mexican government, 
and between American law enforcement and their Mexican counterparts can 
only help us defeat the meth scourge.
  I urge my colleagues to support both the Kennedy/Hooley/Osbourne/
Souder and the Hooley/Souder/Kennedy/Baird amendments.
  Ms. HOOLEY. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from Oregon (Ms. Hooley).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chairman announced that the 
ayes appeared to have it.
  Ms. HOOLEY. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Oregon (Ms. 
Hooley) will be postponed.
  It is now in order to consider amendment No. 10 printed in part B of 
House Report 109-175.


                 Amendment No. 10 Offered by Mr. Souder

  Mr. SOUDER. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 10 offered by Mr. Souder:
       At the end of title X (relating to reporting requirements), 
     add the following new section:

     SEC. 1027. EXTRADITIONS OF AFGHAN DRUG TRAFFICKERS AND DRUG 
                   KINGPINS.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees a report describing all 
     pending United States requests for extradition from 
     Afghanistan of illicit drug traffickers and drug kingpins who 
     are under indictment in the United States. Such report shall 
     also include a description of the status and response to such 
     requests from the Government of Afghanistan.

  The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 365, the gentleman 
from Indiana (Mr. Souder) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Souder) for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. SOUDER. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise to ask my colleagues' support for this amendment 
which seeks to obtain vital information necessary for congressional 
oversight of our policies in Afghanistan.
  I first want to commend the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hyde) for 
his leadership in bringing this legislation before the House. Chairman 
Hyde has been a consistent champion in the fight against international 
drug trafficking, and I thank him for his tireless efforts in that 
regard.
  This amendment is quite simple. It would require a report from the 
State Department identifying all requests made by the U.S. Government 
for extradition of drug traffickers from Afghanistan, the status of 
those requests, and the response of the Afghan government. This report 
will enable Congress to evaluate the level of cooperation from the 
Afghan government on this vital aspect of counterdrug activity.
  The U.S. will not be able to take effective action against the heroin 
trade if the Afghan government refuses to apprehend and extradite major 
opium traffickers.

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  Mr. Chairman, extradition is one of the most important tools in the 
struggle against international narcoterrorism. We need to be very sure 
that tool is functioning properly in Afghanistan, the epicenter of the 
world's heroin trade. As we vote to keep our troops still in 
Afghanistan, they are not being shot at by missiles and bullets and 
guns bought by making microcomputers or by sales from their local Wal-
Mart. It is coming from the heroin trade.
  The men and women dying in Afghanistan are dying because of illegal 
narcotics and the heroin trade, which funded al Qaeda and the Taliban 
when they were in charge of Afghanistan and continues to fund those who 
are shooting at us. We have to understand, and the Afghan Government 
has to understand, the necessity of going after these traffickers 
aggressively. To do that, we need information here in Congress. Because 
of that, although I know that the committee supports this, I am going 
to ask for a rollcall vote because I believe it is important that we in 
a bipartisan way go on record and say we must pursue in Afghanistan, 
for the protection of our soldiers and families and workers all over 
the world, as heroin pours out of Afghanistan at three times the level 
of anything that ever happened under the Taliban. The greatest flow of 
heroin in world history is occurring now, and we have to get to the 
traffickers behind this.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to claim the time 
in opposition, although I do not oppose the amendment.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN (Mr. Putnam). Is there objection to the request 
of the gentleman from Indiana?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of this amendment. It is important 
the drug kingpins of Afghanistan who are the source of so much misery, 
corruption, and continued instability in that long-suffering nation 
come to fear that they will be brought to justice.
  Unfortunately, there is as yet no functioning legal or penal system 
in Afghanistan, and there may not be one for some time to come. In many 
cases, extradition of these drug kingpins to the United States to face 
trial may be the only justice they will face.
  This amendment requires our Secretary of State to submit a report 
describing all pending United States requests for extradition from 
Afghanistan of illicit drug traffickers and kingpins who are under 
indictment in the United States as well as the response from the 
government of Afghanistan.
  This will be the first necessary step in determining how best we in 
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may address this issue with the government in Afghanistan, and I urge 
all of my colleagues to support this amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SOUDER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New 
Jersey (Mr. Smith).
  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Chairman, on behalf of the majority, we 
welcome and support the amendment by the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. 
Souder). The links between drugs and terrorism and the overall future 
of a democratic Afghanistan are self-evident and important. It is 
critical that we take down and extradite to the United States those 
kingpins and warlords in the drug trade who are affecting our Nation 
here at home and poisoning the new democracy in Afghanistan and fueling 
terrorism at the same time.
  The Souder amendment will let us know whether we are getting 
cooperation and support from the government of Afghanistan on this 
critical part in the fight against illicit drugs: extraditions.
  According to DEA, there are four pending U.S. requests for 
extradition from the government of Afghanistan, including one major 
kingpin. We need to know if we are getting cooperation on these 
requests, and if not, why not. I support and strongly urge adoption of 
the Souder amendment.
  Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. SOUDER. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  Mr. Chairman, I want to again thank the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. 
Hyde) for his steadfast leadership against drug traffickers around the 
world, as well as the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith). They have 
been yeomen in the fight against narcotics, human trafficking, 
terrorism, and in defense of international human rights.
  I urge unanimous consent, if not an overwhelming majority, asking 
that these drug traffickers be extradited and we get adequate 
information from the State Department so we know what we are requesting 
because we have not been able to get that data.
  Mr. TERRY. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the Hooley-Souder 
amendment to H.R. 2601. I ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my 
remarks.
  This amendment will authorize $4 million in 2006 and 2007 to help 
prevent the smuggling of methamphetamine from Mexico to the United 
States. It authorizes the Secretary of State to work with Mexican 
government and law enforcement officials to improve their abilities to 
fight the production and trafficking of meth.
  The U.S. Department of Justice estimates that 90 percent of the meth 
available in my home state of Nebraska is trafficked from Mexico, 
California and the southwestern states. Nationwide, 65 percent of 
available meth was smuggled into the U.S. by Mexican drug cartels and 
gangs.
  During a routine traffic stop last January, the Douglas County 
Sheriff's Office in Nebraska seized five pounds of meth from two 
Mexican nationals who had concealed the drug inside a spare tire in the 
trunk. In March, an 8-month investigation culminated in the arrest of 
five Mexican and Hispanic drug cartel members. Law enforcement 
officials seized 12.5 pounds of meth being transported to Omaha from 
California.
  Although 90 percent of the meth problem in Nebraska stems from 
international and intrastate drug trafficking, local law enforcement 
officers must spend the majority of their resources fighting home-based 
meth labs. Dismantling hundreds of ``Mom and Pop'' labs operated out of 
kitchen sinks and car trunks, and disposing of the highly toxic 
chemicals used to manufacture meth, is a timely and expensive process.
  The Hooley-Souder amendment is critical to support our police 
officers on the front lines in the battle against meth. Reducing the 
amount of meth smuggled into the U.S. from Mexican super-labs will help 
our law enforcement officers protect families and children from this 
insidious drug that destroys lives and ruins communities. I urge my 
colleagues to join me in voting for the Hooley-Souder amendment today.
  Mr. SOUDER. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Souder).
  The question was taken; and the Chairman announced that the ayes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. SOUDER. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings 
on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Souder) 
will be postponed.
  It is now in order to consider amendment No. 11 printed in part B of 
House Report 109-175.


                 Amendment No. 11 Offered by Mr. Souder

  Mr. SOUDER. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
  The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 11 offered by Mr. Souder:
       In subtitle B of title XI, redesignate sections 1111 
     through 1126 as sections 1121 through 1136, respectively.
       In subtitle A of title XI, add at the end the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 1111. ACQUISITION OF MARITIME REFUELING SUPPORT VESSEL 
                   FOR UNITED STATES DRUG INTERDICTION EFFORTS IN 
                   THE EASTERN PACIFIC MARITIME TRANSIT ZONE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The Department of Defense and Department of Homeland 
     Security report that narcotics smuggling organizations 
     continue to avoid United States drug interdiction efforts by 
     transiting deep into the Eastern Pacific, well beyond the 
     capabilities of United States ships.
       (2) Drug trafficking organizations have already adapted to 
     these long transit routes by employing logistical support 
     vessels (LSVs) to refuel drug laden boats on the high seas.
       (3) United States drug interdiction forces currently do not 
     have this at-sea refueling capability.
       (4) On June 29, 2005, the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, 
     Drug Policy and Human Resources of the Committee on 
     Government Reform of the House of Representatives held a 
     hearing entitled ``Interrupting Narco-Terrorist Threats on 
     the High Seas: Do We Have Enough Wind in Our Sails?''.
       (5) During the hearing, the acting United States 
     Interdiction Coordinator (USIC), Ralph Utley, spoke of the 
     substantial benefits to be gained if a maritime ``oiler'' 
     ship were employed to support interdiction activities in the 
     Eastern Pacific maritime transit zone.
       (6) The Subcommittee was very interested to see that all 
     witnesses representing the Department of Defense, the Office 
     of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), the United States 
     Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection, and the Drug 
     Enforcement Administration testified that they believe the 
     employment of a maritime oiler vessel would be an immediate 
     improvement to United States interdiction operations in the 
     transit zone.
       (7) On any given day, United States and Allied forces seize 
     an average of 100 kilograms of cocaine per ship when 
     patrolling in the Eastern Pacific maritime transit zone.
       (8) Each year, the United States Coast Guard estimates it 
     loses 100 ``ship-days'' due to lengthy refueling trips to 
     Central and South American countries. The United States Navy 
     also faces similar refueling challenges.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and 
     $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 for the Bureau for 
     International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) of 
     the Department of State to purchase or lease a maritime 
     refueling support vessel that is capable of refueling United 
     States and allied warships and vessels employed in support of 
     United States drug interdiction duties in the Eastern Pacific 
     maritime transit zone.

  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 365, the gentleman from 
Indiana (Mr. Souder) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Souder).
  Mr. SOUDER. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I ask my colleagues for their support on this amendment which would 
authorize new resources for our drug interdiction efforts. I again want 
to commend the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hyde) for his assistance in 
getting this much-needed help for drug interdiction throughout the 
world.
  The amendment I propose seeks to build on the efforts of the 
gentleman from Illinois (Chairman Hyde) by authorizing the State 
Department's Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement 
Affairs, INL, to acquire a refueling vessel for the benefit of the U.S. 
and allied drug interdiction activities, such as the U.S. Coast Guard 
and Navy, operating in the eastern Pacific region. That would be the

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area on the west side of Mexico and as you come down through Central 
America.
  According to testimony provided by the Coast Guard, Department of 
Defense, Office of National Drug Control Policy, and other agencies to 
the Government Reform Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and 
Human Resources, which I chair, drug traffickers have increasingly 
pushed their routes into that area further and further west from 
landfall. U.S. vessels have no refueling capability in that area, often 
coming from San Diego, and thus cannot operate for any significant 
length of time.
  The traffickers, by contrast, have developed their own sophisticated 
refueling system and can now simply bypass our interdiction forces. 
Today we face an almost unique situation in drug interdiction history. 
We now have more intelligence about drug trafficking than assets to act 
on it, meaning that we have to watch helplessly while some shipments of 
poisonous narcotics are brought to the U.S.
  The testimony provided to the subcommittee by Federal agencies has 
indicated that the acquisition of a refueling vessel would be of 
significant benefit in stopping this gaping hole. By allowing Coast 
Guard and other ships to carry out longer patrols in the eastern 
Pacific region, we will no longer be at such major logistical 
disadvantage vis-a-vis the drug kingpins.
  Moreover, although the amendment authorizes up to $25 million for the 
refueler, it also authorizes INL to purchase or lease the vessel, thus 
allowing INL to obtain this vital asset at the lowest cost.
  Again, I thank the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hyde) for his 
leadership and support in the fight against drug trafficking, and I 
urge my colleagues to support this amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to claim the time 
in opposition, although I do not oppose the amendment.
  The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from 
California?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the amendment. It is of critical 
importance that the United States not be outgunned or outmaneuvered by 
narcotics traffickers either in the streets of our towns or on the high 
seas.
  It is very disturbing to learn that drug traffickers are in fact 
developing their own navies with at-sea refueling capabilities for 
their drug cargo vessels, yet our own Coast Guard is not similarly 
equipped when it hunts and pursues these deep water vessels in the 
eastern Pacific.
  This amendment will authorize $50 million for the next two fiscal 
years to the Department of State International Narcotics and Law 
Enforcement Bureau to purchase or lease a maritime refueling support 
vessel to refuel U.S. Coast Guard and other drug interdiction vessels 
in the eastern Pacific. In the drug war, unilateral disarmament is the 
worst position to be in. I urge all of my colleagues to support this 
amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. SOUDER. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume 
to engage in a colloquy with the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith).
  Mr. CHAIRMAN, I would like to seek the support of the chairman in 
acquiring three cables from the State Department: one cable from the 
U.S. Embassy in Kabul describing the lack of assistance from the Afghan 
government on heroin trade, and two cables from the U.S. Embassy in 
Bogota regarding lack of U.S. support thus far for the demobilization 
program.
  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. SOUDER. I yield to the gentleman from New Jersey.
  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Chairman, I want to assure the gentleman 
that the committee stands ready to work with the gentleman from Indiana 
(Mr. Souder) to ensure that he gets the cables he has requested. It is 
an important part of the gentleman's work and our Congressional 
oversight function. We will work very closely with the gentleman on 
this.
  Mr. SOUDER. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from New Jersey.
  Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Hyde) again, 
the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith), and the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Lantos) for their support on these amendments. It is 
important that we have a bipartisan effort to send a message, whether 
it is to methamphetamine traffickers, pseudoephedrine, cocaine 
traffickers around the world, or heroin traffickers in Afghan. The fact 
is we lose 20,000 to 30,000 Americans every year to drug deaths. 
Because they do not happen on the same day at the same place, it is not 
as dramatic as what happened on 9/11, but they are still dead.
  I thank the leadership of the committee for their support on these 
important amendments so we can, in a bipartisan way, make a dent in 
this terrible scourge, drug use.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Souder).
  The amendment was agreed to.
  The CHAIRMAN. The Committee will rise informally to receive a 
message.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Manzullo) assumed the Chair.

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