103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 5030

AMENDMENTS
In the Senate of the United States,

October 7 (legislative day, September 12), 1994.

Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 5030) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to make certain corrections relating to

international narcotics control activities, and for other purposes’’, do pass with the following

AMENDMENTS:

1 Ω1æPage 8, line 19, after ‘‘repealed’’ insert: except for

2 the title heading and section 4702 (a) through (f)

3 Ω2æPage 12 after line 2, insert:

4 TITLE I—NATO PARTICIPATION

5 ACT OF 1994

6 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

7 This title may be cited as the ‘‘NATO Participation

8 Act of 1994’’.

9 SEC. 102. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

10 It is the sense of the Congress that—

11 (1) the leaders of the NATO member nations are

12 to be commended for reaffirming that NATO member13 ship remains open to Partnership for Peace countries

14 emerging from communist domination and for wel-
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1 coming eventual expansion of NATO to include such

2 countries;

3 (2) full and active participants in the Partner4 ship for Peace in a position to further the principles

5 of the North Atlantic Treaty and to contribute to the

6 security of the North Atlantic area should be invited

7 to become full NATO members in accordance with Ar8 ticle 10 of such Treaty at an early date, if such par9 ticipants—

10 (A) maintain their progress toward estab11 lishing democratic institutions, free market

12 economies, civilian control of their armed forces,

13 and the rule of law; and

14 (B) remain committed to protecting the

15 rights of all their citizens and respecting the ter16 ritorial integrity of their neighbors;

17 (3) the United States, other NATO member na18 tions, and NATO itself should furnish appropriate as19 sistance to facilitate the transition to full NATO

20 membership at an early date of full and active par21 ticipants in the Partnership for Peace; and

22 (4) in particular, Poland, Hungary, the Czech

23 Republic, and Slovakia have made significant

24 progress toward establishing democratic institutions,

25 free market economies, civilian control of their armed
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1 forces, and the rule of law since the fall of their pre2 vious communist governments.

3 SEC. 103. AUTHORITY FOR PROGRAM TO FACILITATE TRAN4 SITION TO NATO MEMBERSHIP.

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President may establish a pro6 gram to assist the transition to full NATO membership of

7 Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and other

8 Partnership for Peace countries emerging from communist

9 domination designated pursuant to subsection (d).

10 (b) CONDUCT OF PROGRAM.—The program established

11 under subsection (a) shall facilitate the transition to full

12 NATO membership of the countries described in such sub13 section by supporting and encouraging, inter alia—

14 (1) joint planning, training, and military exer15 cises with NATO forces;

16 (2) greater interoperability of military equip17 ment, air defense systems, and command, control, and

18 communications systems; and

19 (3) conformity of military doctrine.

20 (c) TYPE OF ASSISTANCE.—In carrying out the pro21 gram established under subsection (a), the President may

22 provide to the countries described in such subsection the fol23 lowing types of security assistance:

24 (1) The transfer of excess defense articles under

25 section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
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1 without regard to the restrictions in paragraphs (1)

2 through (3) of subsection (a) of such section (relating

3 to the eligibility of countries for such articles under

4 such section).

5 (2) The transfer of nonlethal excess defense arti6 cles under section 519 of the Foreign Assistance Act

7 of 1961, without regard to the restriction in sub8 section (a) of such section (relating to the justification

9 of the foreign military financing program for the fis10 cal year in which a transfer is authorized).

11 (3) Assistance under chapter 5 of part II of the

12 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to inter13 national military education and training).

14 (4) Assistance under section 23 of the Arms Ex15 port Control Act (relating to the ‘‘Foreign Military

16 Financing Program’’).

17 (d) DESIGNATION OF PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE COUN18 TRIES EMERGING FROM COMMUNIST DOMINATION.—The

19 President may designate countries emerging from com20 munism and participating in the Partnership for Peace,

21 especially Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slo22 vakia, to receive assistance under the program established

23 under subsection (a) if the President determines and reports

24 to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
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1 resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the

2 Senate that such countries—

3 (1) are full and active participants in the Part4 nership for Peace;

5 (2) have made significant progress toward estab6 lishing democratic institutions, a free market econ7 omy, civilian control of their armed forces, and the

8 rule of law;

9 (3) are likely (in the near future) to be in a po10 sition to further the principles of the North Atlantic

11 Treaty and to contribute to the security of the North

12 Atlantic area; and

13 (4) are not selling or transferring defense articles

14 to a state that has repeatedly provided support for

15 acts of international terrorism, as determined by the

16 Secretary of State under section 6(j) of the Export

17 Administration Act of 1979.

18 (e) NOTIFICATION.—At least 15 days before designat19 ing any country pursuant to subsection (d), the President

20 shall notify the appropriate congressional committees in ac21 cordance with the procedures applicable under section 634A

22 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

23 (f) DETERMINATION.—It is hereby determined that Po24 land, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia meet the
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1 criteria required in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of sub2 section (d).

3 SEC. 104. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES.

4 (a) ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT.—The President is

5 authorized to exercise the authority of sections 63 and 65

6 of the Arms Export Control Act with respect to any country

7 designated under section 103(d) of this title on the same

8 basis authorized with respect to NATO countries.

9 (b) OTHER NATO AUTHORITIES.—The President

10 should designate any country designated under section

11 103(d) of this title as eligible under sections 2350c and

12 2350f of title 10, United States Code.

13 (c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress

14 that, in the interest of maintaining stability and promoting

15 democracy in Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slo16 vakia, and any other Partnership for Peace country des17 ignated under section 103(d) of this title, those countries

18 should be included in all activities under section 2457 of

19 title 10, United States Code, relate to the increased stand20 ardization and enhance interoperability of equipment and

21 weapons systems, through coordinated training and pro22 curement activities, as well as other means, undertaken by

23 the North Atlantic Treaty Organization members and other

24 allied countries.
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1 SEC. 105. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

2 The President shall include in the report required by

3 section 514(a) of Public Law 103–236 (22 U.S.C. 1928

4 note) the following:

5 (1) A description of all assistance provided

6 under the program established under section 103(a),

7 or otherwise provided by the United States Govern8 ment to facilitate the transition to full NATO mem9 bership of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slo10 vakia, and other Partnership for Peace countries

11 emerging from communist domination designated

12 pursuant to section 103(d).

13 (2) A description, on the basis of information re14 ceived from NATO, of all assistance provided by other

15 NATO member nations or NATO itself to facilitate

16 the transition to full NATO membership of Poland,

17 Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and other

18 Partnership for Peace countries emerging from com19 munist domination designated pursuant to section

20 103(d).

Attest:

Secretary.