[House Report 106-450]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



106th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    106-450

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   PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3196, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, 
    EXPORT FINANCING AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2000

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November 5 (legislative day, November 4), 1999.--Referred to the House 
                   Calendar and ordered to be printed

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 Mr. Diaz-Balart, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 362]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 362, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

                  summary of provisions of resolution

    The resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 3196, 
the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Bill, 2000, under a structured rule. The rule 
provides one hour of debate in the House divided equally 
between the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Appropriations.
    The rule provides that the bill shall be considered as read 
for amendment. The rule further provides that the amendment 
printed in this report shall be in order without intervention 
of any point of order or demand for division of the question, 
shall be considered as read, and shall be separately debatable 
for the time specified in the report equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent. The rule provides 
one motion to recommit, with or without instructions. Finally, 
section two of the resolution provides that House Resolution 
359 is laid on the table.

           Summary of Amendment Made in Order Under the Rule

    The amendment would appropriate a total of $1,825 million 
associated with the President's request for implementation of 
the Wye River Accord, including:
          (1) $1.2 billion in military support for Israel;
          (2) $400 million in economic support and assistance 
        for the West Bank/Gaza;
          (3) $200 million in support for Jordan, including $50 
        million in economic support and assistance and $150 
        million for military support; and
          (4) $25 million in military support for Egypt.
    The amendment would have no net impact on the deficit in 
FY2000, since the outlays are offset by the elimination of 
early disbursal for Israel's regular military assistance; this 
reduction in early disbursal would have no impact on the total 
appropriation of $1.920 billion for Israel contained under the 
military assistance account in the regular bill.
    The funding for Wye is designated as an emergency due to 
the need to account for the budget authority in the amendment; 
other funding in the amendment is not declared an emergency.
    The amendment also continues current policy that provides 
26.3% of Israel's military assistance for procurement of goods 
and services in Israel.
    The appropriation for Egypt is provided in lieu of the 
request of the Administration to provide a separate ``interest 
bearing'' account for Egyptian military assistance; the 
Administration's proposal would have generated $470 million in 
new outlays. The practical effect of the appropriation of $25 
million is to provide Egypt with approximately the same level 
of funding they would have received from an interest bearing 
account.
    This amendment fully funds the request of the President for 
the Wye River Accord.
    The amendment also provides an additional $799.1 for a 
variety of accounts, including;
          --an additional $150 million for the International 
        Development Association (new total of $775 million)
          --an additional $50 million for the African 
        Development Fund (new total of $128 million)
          --$16 million for the Inter-American Investment 
        Corporation
          --$4.1 million for the African Development Bank
          --an additional $90 million for bilateral debt relief 
        (new total of $123 million)
          --an additional $168.5 million for the Economic 
        Support Fund (new total of $2.345 billion)
          --an additional $104 million for the New Independent 
        States of the Former Soviet Union (total of $839 
        million)
          --an additional $75 million for voluntary 
        peacekeeping operations (total of $153 million)
          --an additional $10 million for the Peace Corps 
        (total of $245 million)
          --an additional $35 million for nonproliferation, 
        anti-terrorism, and demining (total of $216.6 million)
          --an additional $27 million for international 
        disaster assistance (total of $202.9 million)
          --an additional $20 million for foreign 
        counternarcotics activities (total of $305 million)
          --an additional $13 million for voluntary 
        contributions to international organizations (total of 
        $183 million)
          --an additional $25 million for Agency for 
        International Development operating expenses (total of 
        $520 million)
          --$10 million for the Community Adjustment and 
        Investment Program along the border with Mexico;
          --$1.5 million for the Urban and Environmental Credit 
        Program.
    The new bill total (excluding Wye) would be $13.5 billion, 
or approximately $900 million less than the President 
(excluding Wye).

             Text of amendment made in order under the rule

  An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Young of Florida, or a 
                   Designee, Debatable for 20 Minutes

    On page 162, after line 25 insert the following:

     ``TITLE VI--INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS


                    ``BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE


                 ``Funds Appropriated to the President


                 ``Agency for International Development


                  ``international disaster assistance

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

            ``urban and environmental credit program account

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

  ``Operationing Expenses of the Agency for International Development

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

                 ``Other Bilateral Economic Assistance


                        ``Economic Support Fund

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

   ``Assistance for the Independent States of the former Soviet Union

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

                          ``Independent Agency


                             ``peace corps

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

                         ``Department of State


         ``international narcotics control and law enforcement

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

   ``Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs

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

                      ``Department of the Treasury


                          ``Debt restructuring

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

      ``united states community adjustment and investment program

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

                         ``MILITARY ASSISTANCE


                 ``Funds Appropriated to the President


                  ``foreign military financing program

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

                       ``peacekeeping operations

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

                   ``MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE


                 ``Funds Appropriated to the President


                 ``International Financial Institutions


      ``contribution to the international development association

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

      ``contribution to the inter-american investment corporation

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

             ``contribution to the african development bank

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

             ``limitation on callable capital subscriptions

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

             ``contribution to the african development fund

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

               ``international organizations and programs

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

                                  
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