H. R. 4036

One Hundred Fourth Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE SECOND SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,

the third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six

An Act

Making certain provisions with respect to internationally recognized human rights,

refugees, and foreign relations.

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 ‘‘Human Rights, Refugee, and

Other Foreign Relations Provisions Act of 1996’’.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.

Sec. 2. Table of contents.

TITLE I—FOREIGN RELATIONS PROVISIONS

Sec. 101. Extension of certain adjudication provisions.

Sec. 102. Conduct of certain educational and cultural exchange programs.

Sec. 103. Educational and cultural exchanges and scholarships for Tibetans and

Burmese.

Sec. 104. International Boundary and Water Commission.

TITLE II—FOREIGN ASSISTANCE PROVISIONS

Sec. 201. Human rights reports.

Sec. 202. Assistance for Mauritania.

TITLE III—CLAIBORNE PELL INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

AND PUBLIC POLICY

Sec. 301. Short title.

Sec. 302. Grant authorized.

Sec. 303. Authorization of appropriations.

Sec. 304. Effective date.

TITLE IV—GEORGE BUSH SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC

SERVICE

Sec. 401. Short title.

Sec. 402. Grant authorized.

Sec. 403. Grant conditions.

Sec. 404. Appropriations authorized.

Sec. 405. Effective date.

TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 501. Edmund S. Muskie Foundation.

Sec. 502. Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation grant.
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TITLE I—FOREIGN RELATIONS

PROVISIONS

SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN ADJUDICATION PROVISIONS.

The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related

Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101–167) is

amended—

(1) in section 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 note)—

(A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘and 1996’’ and

inserting ‘‘1996, and 1997’’; and

(B) in subsection (e), by striking out ‘‘October 1, 1996’’

each place it appears and inserting ‘‘October 1, 1997’’;

and

(2) in section 599E (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) in subsection

(b)(2), by striking out ‘‘September 30, 1996’’ and inserting

‘‘September 30, 1997’’.

SEC. 102. CONDUCT OF CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL

EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.

In carrying out programs of educational and cultural exchange

in countries whose people do not fully enjoy freedom and democracy

(including but not limited to China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Tibet,

and Burma), the Director of the United States Information Agency

shall take appropriate steps to provide opportunities for participation in such programs to human rights and democracy leaders

of such countries.

SEC. 103. EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TIBETANS AND BURMESE.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE

FOR TIBETANS.—The Director of the United States Information

Agency shall establish programs of educational and cultural

exchange between the United States and the people of Tibet. Such

programs shall include opportunities for training and, as the

Director considers appropriate, may include the assignment of

personnel and resources abroad.

(b) SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TIBETANS AND BURMESE.—

(1) Subject to the availability of appropriations, for fiscal

year 1997 at least 30 scholarships shall be made available

to Tibetan students and professionals who are outside Tibet,

and at least 15 scholarships shall be made available to Burmese

students and professionals who are outside Burma.

(2) WAIVER.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the extent

that the Director of the United States Information Agency

determines that there are not enough qualified students to

fulfill such allocation requirement.

(3) SCHOLARSHIP DEFINED.—For the purposes of this section, the term ‘‘scholarship’’ means an amount to be used for

full or partial support of tuition and fees to attend an educational institution, and may include fees, books, and supplies,

equipment required for courses at an educational institution,

living expenses at a United States educational institution, and

travel expenses to and from, and within, the United States.
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SEC. 104. INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION.

The Act of May 13, 1924 (49 Stat. 660, 22 U.S.C. 277–277f),

is amended in section 3 (22 U.S.C. 277b) by adding at the end

the following new subsection:

‘‘(d) Pursuant to the authority of subsection (a) and in order

to facilitate further compliance with the terms of the Convention

for Equitable Distribution of the Waters of the Rio Grande, May

21, 1906, United States-Mexico, the Secretary of State, acting

through the United States Commissioner of the International

Boundary and Water Commission, may make improvements to the

Rio Grande Canalization Project, originally authorized by the Act

of August 29, 1935 (49 Stat. 961). Such improvements may include

all such works as may be needed to stabilize the Rio Grande

in the reach between the Percha Diversion Dam in New Mexico

and the American Diversion Dam in El Paso.’’.

TITLE II—FOREIGN ASSISTANCE

PROVISIONS

SEC. 201. HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS.

(a) SECTION 116 REPORT.—Section 116(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;

(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (5); and

(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraphs:

‘‘(3) the votes of each member of the United Nations

Commission on Human Rights on all country-specific and

thematic resolutions voted on at the Commission’s annual session during the period covered during the preceding year;

‘‘(4) the extent to which each country has extended protection to refugees, including the provision of first asylum and

resettlement; and’’.

(b) SECTION 502B REPORT.—Section 502B(b) of such Act (22

U.S.C. 2304(b)) is amended by adding after the second sentence

the following new sentence: ‘‘Each report under this section shall

list the votes of each member of the United Nations Commission

on Human Rights on all country-specific and thematic resolutions

voted on at the Commission’s annual session during the period

covered during the preceding year.’’.

SEC. 202. ASSISTANCE FOR MAURITANIA.

(a) PROHIBITION.—The President should not provide economic

assistance, military assistance or arms transfers to the Government

of Mauritania unless the President certifies to the Congress that

such Government has taken appropriate action to eliminate chattel

slavery in Mauritania, including—

(1) the enactment of anti-slavery laws that provide appropriate punishment for violators of such laws; and

(2) the rigorous enforcement of such laws.

(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the following

definitions apply:

(1) ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘‘economic assistance’’ means any assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), except that such

term does not include humanitarian assistance.
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(2) MILITARY ASSISTANCE OR ARMS TRANSFERS.—The term

‘‘military assistance or arms transfers’’ means—

(A) assistance under chapter 2 of part II of the Foreign

Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2311 et seq.; relating

to military assistance), including the transfer of excess

defense articles under sections 516 through 519 of that

Act (22 U.S.C. 2321j through 2321m);

(B) assistance under chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign

Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.; relating

to international military education and training);

(C) assistance under the ‘‘Foreign Military Financing

Program’’ under section 23 of the Arms Export Control

Act (22 U.S.C. 2763); or

(D) the transfer of defense articles, defense services,

or design and construction services under the Arms Export

Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), including defense

articles and defense services licensed or approved for export

under section 38 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2778).

TITLE III—CLAIBORNE PELL INSTITUTE

FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

AND PUBLIC POLICY

SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Claiborne Pell Institute for

International Relations and Public Policy Act’’.

SEC. 302. GRANT AUTHORIZED.

In recognition of the public service of Senator Claiborne Pell,

the Secretary of Education is authorized to award a grant, in

accordance with the provisions of this title, to assist in the establishment and operation of the Claiborne Pell Institute for International

Relations and Public Policy, located at Salve Regina University,

Newport, Rhode Island, including the purchase and renovation of

facilities to house the Institute.

SEC. 303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1997 such sums, not to exceed $3,000,000, as may be necessary to carry

out this title.

SEC. 304. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This title shall take effect on the date of enactment of this

Act.

TITLE IV—GEORGE BUSH SCHOOL OF

GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICE

SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ‘‘George Bush School of Government and Public Service Act’’.

SEC. 402. GRANT AUTHORIZED.

In recognition of the public service of President George Bush,

the Secretary of Education is authorized to make a grant in accord-
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ance with the provisions of this Act to assist in the establishment

of the George Bush Fellowship Program, located at the George

Bush School of Government and Public Service of the Texas

A & M University.

SEC. 403. GRANT CONDITIONS.

No payment may be made under this title except upon an

application at such time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by such information as the Secretary of Education may

require.

SEC. 404. APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZED.

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums, not to

exceed $3,000,000, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions

of this title.

SEC. 405. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This title shall take effect on October 1, 1996.

TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SEC. 501. EDMUND S. MUSKIE FOUNDATION.

In recognition of the public service of Senator and Secretary

of State Edmund S. Muskie, the Secretary of Education is authorized to award a grant in accordance with the provisions of this

Act to assist in the establishment of the Edmund S. Muskie Foundation, located in Washington, D.C., by providing assistance to support

the Foundation, including assistance to be used for awarding

stewardships, supporting the Muskie archives, and supporting the

Edmund S. Muskie Institute of Public Affairs.

SEC. 502. CALVIN COOLIDGE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION GRANT.

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:

(1) FOUNDATION.—The term ‘‘Foundation’’ means the Calvin

Coolidge Memorial Foundation.

(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary

of Education.

(b) GRANT AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary is authorized to make a grant in the amount of $1,000,000 in accordance with the provisions of this section to the Foundation.

(c) GRANT CONDITIONS.—

(1) APPLICATION.—No payment may be made under this

section except upon an application at such time, in such

manner, and containing or accompanied by such information

as the Secretary may require.
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(2) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—Funds received under this

section may be used for any of the following purposes:

(A) To increase the endowment of the Foundation.

(B) To conduct educational, archival, or preservation

activities of the Foundation.

(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized

to be appropriated to the Secretary $1,000,000, without fiscal year

limitation, to carry out the provisions of this section.

(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect on October

1, 1996.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.