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Agency, the limitations of subsection (a) shall apply to
programs or projects of such Agency in Cuba.
‘‘(B)(i) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with re-
spect to programs or projects of the International Atomic
Energy Agency that provide for the discontinuation, dis-
mantling, or safety inspection of nuclear facilities or relat-
ed materials, or for inspections and similar activities de-
signed to prevent the development of nuclear weapons by
a country described in subsection (a).
‘‘(ii) Clause (i) shall not apply with respect to the
Juragua Nuclear Power Plant near Cienfuegos, Cuba, or
the Pedro Pi Nuclear Research Center unless Cuba—
‘‘(I) ratifies the Treaty on the Non-Prolifera-
tion of Nuclear Weapons (21 UST 483) or the Trea-
ty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin
America (commonly known as the Treaty of
Tlatelolco);
‘‘(II) negotiates full-scope safeguards of the
International Atomic Energy Agency not later than
two years after ratification by Cuba of such Treaty;
and
‘‘(III) incorporates internationally accepted nu-
clear safety standards.’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on October 1,
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1997, or the date of the enactment of this Act,
whichever occurs later.
(b) 
OPPOSITION
TO
CERTAIN
PROGRAMS
OR
PROJECTS.—The Secretary of State shall direct the Unit-
ed States representative to the International Atomic En-
ergy Agency to oppose the following:
(1) Technical assistance programs or projects of
the Agency at the Juragua Nuclear Power Plant
near Cienfuegos, Cuba, and at the Pedro Pi Nuclear
Research Center.
(2) Any other program or project of the Agency
in Cuba that is, or could become, a threat to the se-
curity of the United States.
(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) REQUEST FOR IAEA REPORTS.—The Sec-
retary of State shall direct the United States rep-
resentative to the International Atomic Energy
Agency to request the Director-General of the Agen-
cy to submit to the United States all reports pre-
pared with respect to all programs or projects of the
Agency that are of concern to the United States, in-
cluding the programs or projects described in sub-
section (b).
(2) ANNUAL REPORTS TO THE CONGRESS.—Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
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of this Act, and on an annual basis thereafter, the
Secretary of State, in consultation with the United
States representative to the International Atomic
Energy Agency, shall prepare and submit to the
Congress a report containing a description of all
programs or projects of the Agency in each country
described in section 307(a) of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2227(a)).
SEC. 1710. UNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO JE-
RUSALEM AS THE CAPITAL OF ISRAEL.
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated by section 1101(4) for ‘‘Acquisition and
Maintenance of Buildings Abroad’’ $25,000,000 for the
fiscal year 1998 and $75,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999
is authorized to be appropriated for the construction of
a United States Embassy in Jerusalem, Israel.
(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CONSULATE
IN JERUSALEM.—None of the funds authorized to be ap-
propriated by this division may be expended for the oper-
ation 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.
(c) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PUBLICA-
TIONS.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated
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by this division may be available for the publication of any
official government document which lists countries and
their capital cities unless the publication identifies Jerusa-
lem as the capital of Israel.
(d) RECORD OF PLACE OF BIRTH.—For purposes of
the registration of birth, certification of nationality, or is-
suance of a passport of a United States citizen born in
the city of Jerusalem, upon request, the Secretary of State
shall permit the place of birth to be recorded as Jerusa-
lem, Israel.
SEC. 1711. REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH THE HAGUE
CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL CHILD AB-
DUCTION.
Beginning 6 months after the date of the enactment
of this Act and every 12 months thereafter during the fis-
cal years 1998 and 1999, the Secretary shall provide to
the appropriate congressional committees a report on the
compliance with the provisions of The Hague Convention
on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction by
the signatories to such convention. Each such report shall
include the following information:
(1) The number of applications for the return
of children submitted by United States citizens to
the Central Authority for the United States that re-
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main unresolved more than 18 months after the date
of filing.
(2) A list of the countries to which children in
unresolved applications described in paragraph (1)
are alleged to have been abducted.
(3) A list of the countries that have dem-
onstrated a pattern of noncompliance with the obli-
gations of such convention with respect to applica-
tions for the return of children submitted by United
States citizens to the Central Authority for the Unit-
ed States.
(4) Detailed information on each unresolved
case described in paragraph (1) and on actions
taken by the Department of State to resolve each
such case.
SEC. 1712. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO RECOGNI-
TION OF THE ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE
BY THE GOVERNMENT OF TURKEY.
It is the sense of the Congress that the United
States—
(1) should recognize the Ecumenical Patriarch-
ate and its nonpolitical, religious mission;
(2) should encourage the continued mainte-
nance of the institution’s physical security needs, as
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provided for under Turkish and international law;
and
(3) should use its good offices to encourage the
reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Halki
Patriarchal School of Theology.
SEC. 1713. RETURN OF HONG KONG TO PEOPLE’S REPUB-
LIC OF CHINA.
It is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) the return of Hong Kong to the People’s
Republic of China should be carried out in a peace-
ful manner, with respect for the rule of law and re-
spect for human rights, freedom of speech, freedom
of the press, freedom of association, freedom of
movement; and
(2) these basic freedoms are not incompatible
with the rich culture and history of the People’s Re-
public of China.
SEC. 1714. DEVELOPMENT OF DEMOCRACY IN THE REPUB-
LIC OF SERBIA.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States stands as a beacon of de-
mocracy and freedom in the world.
(2) A stable and democratic Republic of Serbia
is important to the interests of the United States,
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the international community, and to peace in the
Balkans.
(3) Democratic forces in the Republic of Serbia
are beginning to emerge, notwithstanding the efforts
of Europe’s longest-standing communist dictator,
Slobodan Milosevic.
(4) The Republic of Serbia completed municipal
elections on November 17, 1996.
(5) In 14 of Serbia’s 18 largest cities, and in
a total of 42 major municipalities, candidates rep-
resenting parties in opposition to the Socialist Party
of President Milosevic and the Yugoslav United Left
Party of his wife Mirjana Markovic won a majority
of the votes cast.
(6) Socialist Party-controlled election commis-
sions and government authorities thwarted the peo-
ple’s will by annulling free elections in the cities of
Belgrade, Nis, Smederevska Palanka, and several
other cities where opposition party candidates won
fair elections.
(7) Countries belonging to the Organization for
Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on
January 3, 1997, called upon President Milosevic
and all the political forces in the Republic of Serbia
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to honor the people’s will and honor the election re-
sults.
(8) Hundreds of thousands of Serbs marched in
the streets of Belgrade on a daily basis from Novem-
ber 20, 1996, through February 1997, demanding
the implementation of the election results and great-
er democracy in the country.
(9) The partial reinstatement of opposition
party victories in January 1997 and the subsequent
enactment by the Serbian legislature of a special law
implementing the results of all the 1996 municipal
elections does not atone for the Milosevic regime’s
trampling of rule of law, orderly succession of power,
and freedom of speech and of assembly.
(10) The Serbian authorities have sought to
continue to hinder the growth of a free and inde-
pendent news media in the Republic of Serbia, in
particular the broadcast news media, and harassed
journalists performing their professional duties.
(b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of
the Congress that—
(1) the United States, the Organization for Se-
curity and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and the
international community should continue to press
the Government of the Republic of Serbia to ensure
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the implementation of free, fair, and honest presi-
dential and parliamentary elections in 1997, and to
fully abide by their outcome;
(2) the United States, the OSCE, the inter-
national community, nongovernmental organizations,
and the private sector should continue to promote
the building of democratic institutions and civic soci-
ety in the Republic of Serbia, help strengthen the
independent news media, and press for the Govern-
ment of the Republic of Serbia to respect the rule
of law; and
(3) the normalization of relations between the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the United
States requires, among other things, that President
Milosevic and the leadership of Serbia—
(A) ensure the implementation of free, fair,
and honest presidential and parliamentary elec-
tions in 1997;
(B) abide by the outcome of such elections;
and
(C) promote the building of democratic in-
stitutions, including strengthening the inde-
pendent news media and respecting the rule of
law.
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SEC. 1715. RELATIONS WITH VIETNAM.
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Con-
gress that—
(1) the development of a cooperative bilateral
relationship between the United States and the So-
cialist Republic of Vietnam should facilitate maxi-
mum progress toward resolving outstanding POW/
MIA issues, promote the protection of human rights
including universally recognized religious, political,
and other freedoms, contribute to regional stability,
and encourage continued development of mutually
beneficial economic relations;
(2) the satisfactory resolution of United States
concerns with respect to outstanding POW/MIA,
human rights, and refugee issues is essential to the
full normalization of relations between the United
States and Vietnam;
(3) the United States should upgrade the prior-
ity afforded to the ongoing bilateral human rights
dialog between the United States and Vietnam by
requiring the Department of State to schedule the
next dialog with Vietnam, and all subsequent dia-
logs, at a level no lower than that of Assistant Sec-
retary of State;
(4) during any future negotiations regarding
the provision of Overseas Private Investment Cor-
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poration insurance to American companies investing
in Vietnam and the granting of Generalized System
of Preference status for Vietnam, the United States
Government should strictly hold the Government of
Vietnam to internationally recognized worker rights
standards, including the right of association, the
right to organize and bargain collectively, and the
prohibition on the use of any forced or compulsory
labor; and
(5) the Department of State should consult
with other governments to develop a coordinated
multilateral strategy to encourage Vietnam to invite
the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Religious
Intolerance to visit Vietnam to carry out inquiries
and make recommendations.
(b) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—In order to provide
Congress with the necessary information by which to
evaluate the relationship between the United States and
Vietnam, the Secretary shall report to the appropriate
congressional committees, not later than 90 days after the
enactment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter dur-
ing fiscal years 1998 and 1999, on the extent to which—
(1) the Government of the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam is cooperating with the United States in
providing the fullest possible accounting of all unre-
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solved POW/MIA cases and the recovery and repa-
triation of American remains;
(2) the Government of the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam has made progress toward the release of all
political and religious prisoners, including but not
limited to Catholic, Protestant, and Buddhist clergy;
(3) the Government of the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam is cooperating with requests by the United
States to obtain full and free access to persons of
humanitarian interest to the United States for inter-
views under the Orderly Departure (ODP) and Re-
settlement Opportunities for Vietnamese Refugees
(ROVR) programs, and in providing exit visas for
such persons;
(4) the Government of the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam has taken vigorous action to end extortion,
bribery, and other corrupt practices in connection
with such exit visas; and
(5) the Government of the United States is
making vigorous efforts to interview and resettle
former reeducation camp victims, their immediate
families including, but not limited to, unmarried
sons and daughters, former United States Govern-
ment employees, and other persons eligible for the
ODP program, and to give such persons the full