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AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENT
SEC. 525. Funds appropriated by this Act, except
funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘Peace Corps’’ and
‘‘Trade and Development Agency’’, may be obligated and
expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91–672
and section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956.
DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS
SEC. 526. Funds appropriated by this Act that are
provided to the National Endowment for Democracy may
be made available notwithstanding any other provision of
law or regulation: Provided, That notwithstanding any
other provision of law, of the funds appropriated by this
Act to carry out provisions of chapter 4 of part II of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, not less than $10,000,000
shall be made available for assistance for the People’s Re-
public of China for activities to support democracy, human
rights, and the rule of law in that country, of which not
less than $5,000,000 should be made available for the
Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of De-
mocracy, Human Rights and Labor, Department of State,
for such activities, and of which not to exceed $2,500,000
may be made available to nongovernmental organizations
located outside the People’s Republic of China to support
activities which preserve cultural traditions and promote
sustainable development and environmental conservation in
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Tibetan communities in Tibet: Provided further, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law or regulation,
funds appropriated by this or any other Act making appro-
priations pursuant to part I of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 that are available for the United States-Asia Envi-
ronmental Partnership, may be made available for activi-
ties in the People’s Republic of China: Provided further,
That funds made available pursuant to the authority of this
section for programs, projects, and activities in the People’s
Republic of China shall be subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
PROHIBITION ON BILATERAL ASSISTANCE TO TERRORIST
COUNTRIES
SEC. 527. (a) Funds appropriated for bilateral assist-
ance under any heading of this Act and funds appropriated
under any such heading in a provision of law enacted prior
to the enactment of this Act, shall not be made available
to any country which the President determines—
(1) grants sanctuary from prosecution to any in-
dividual or group which has committed an act of
international terrorism; or
(2) otherwise supports international terrorism.
(b) The President may waive the application of sub-
section (a) to a country if the President determines that
national security or humanitarian reasons justify such
waiver. The President shall publish each waiver in the Fed-
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eral Register and, at least 15 days before the waiver takes
effect, shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the
waiver (including the justification for the waiver) in ac-
cordance with the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
DEBT-FOR-DEVELOPMENT
SEC. 528. In order to enhance the continued participa-
tion of nongovernmental organizations in economic assist-
ance activities under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
including endowments, debt-for-development and debt-for-
nature exchanges, a nongovernmental organization which
is a grantee or contractor of the United States Agency for
International Development may place in interest bearing
accounts funds made available under this Act or prior Acts
or local currencies which accrue to that organization as a
result of economic assistance provided under title II of this
Act and any interest earned on such investment shall be
used for the purpose for which the assistance was provided
to that organization.
SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
SEC. 529. (a) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR LOCAL CUR-
RENCIES.—(1) If assistance is furnished to the government
of a foreign country under chapters 1 and 10 of part I or
chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
under agreements which result in the generation of local
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currencies of that country, the Administrator of the United
States Agency for International Development shall—
(A) require that local currencies be deposited in
a separate account established by that government;
(B) enter into an agreement with that govern-
ment which sets forth—
(i) the amount of the local currencies to be
generated; and
(ii) the terms and conditions under which
the currencies so deposited may be utilized, con-
sistent with this section; and
(C) establish by agreement with that government
the responsibilities of the United States Agency for
International Development and that government to
monitor and account for deposits into and disburse-
ments from the separate account.
(2) USES OF LOCAL CURRENCIES.—As may be agreed
upon with the foreign government, local currencies depos-
ited in a separate account pursuant to subsection (a), or
an equivalent amount of local currencies, shall be used
only—
(A) to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part I or
chapter 4 of part II (as the case may be), for such
purposes as—
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(i) project and sector assistance activities;
or
(ii) debt and deficit financing; or
(B) for the administrative requirements of the
United States Government.
(3) PROGRAMMING
ACCOUNTABILITY.—The United
States Agency for International Development shall take all
necessary steps to ensure that the equivalent of the local cur-
rencies disbursed pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A) from the
separate account established pursuant to subsection (a)(1)
are used for the purposes agreed upon pursuant to sub-
section (a)(2).
(4) TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.—Upon
termination of assistance to a country under chapter 1 or
10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II (as the case may be),
any unencumbered balances of funds which remain in a
separate account established pursuant to subsection (a)
shall be disposed of for such purposes as may be agreed to
by the government of that country and the United States
Government.
(5) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The Administrator
of the United States Agency for International Development
shall report on an annual basis as part of the justification
documents submitted to the Committees on Appropriations
on the use of local currencies for the administrative require-
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ments of the United States Government as authorized in
subsection (a)(2)(B), and such report shall include the
amount of local currency (and United States dollar equiva-
lent) used and/or to be used for such purpose in each appli-
cable country.
(b) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS FOR CASH TRANSFERS.—(1)
If assistance is made available to the government of a for-
eign country, under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter
4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as cash
transfer assistance or as nonproject sector assistance, that
country shall be required to maintain such funds in a sepa-
rate account and not commingle them with any other funds.
(2) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW.—
Such funds may be obligated and expended notwithstanding
provisions of law which are inconsistent with the nature
of this assistance including provisions which are referenced
in the Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committee of
Conference accompanying House Joint Resolution 648
(House Report No. 98–1159).
(3) NOTIFICATION.—At least 15 days prior to obli-
gating any such cash transfer or nonproject sector assist-
ance, the President shall submit a notification through the
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations, which shall include a detailed description of how
the funds proposed to be made available will be used, with
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a discussion of the United States interests that will be
served by the assistance (including, as appropriate, a de-
scription of the economic policy reforms that will be pro-
moted by such assistance).
(4) EXEMPTION.—Nonproject sector assistance funds
may be exempt from the requirements of subsection (b)(1)
only through the notification procedures of the Committees
on Appropriations.
COMPENSATION FOR UNITED STATES EXECUTIVE
DIRECTORS TO INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
SEC. 530. (a) No funds appropriated by this Act may
be made as payment to any international financial institu-
tion while the United States Executive Director to such in-
stitution is compensated by the institution at a rate which,
together with whatever compensation such Director receives
from the United States, is in excess of the rate provided
for an individual occupying a position at level IV of the
Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United
States Code, or while any alternate United States Director
to such institution is compensated by the institution at a
rate in excess of the rate provided for an individual occu-
pying a position at level V of the Executive Schedule under
section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.
(b) For purposes of this section, ‘‘international finan-
cial institutions’’ are: the International Bank for Recon-
struction and Development, the Inter-American Develop-
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ment Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the Asian Devel-
opment Fund, the African Development Bank, the African
Development Fund, the International Monetary Fund, the
North American Development Bank, and the European
Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
COMPLIANCE WITH UNITED NATIONS SANCTIONS AGAINST
IRAQ
SEC. 531. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available pursuant to this Act to carry out the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (including title IV of chapter
2 of part I, relating to the Overseas Private Investment Cor-
poration) or the Arms Export Control Act may be used to
provide assistance to any country that is not in compliance
with the United Nations Security Council sanctions against
Iraq unless the President determines and so certifies to the
Congress that—
(1) such assistance is in the national interest of
the United States;
(2) such assistance will directly benefit the needy
people in that country; or
(3) the assistance to be provided will be humani-
tarian assistance for foreign nationals who have fled
Iraq and Kuwait.
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AUTHORITIES
FOR
THE
PEACE
CORPS, INTERNATIONAL
FUND
FOR
AGRICULTURE
DEVELOPMENT, 
INTER-
AMERICAN FOUNDATION AND AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT
FOUNDATION
SEC. 532. (a) Unless expressly provided to the con-
trary, provisions of this or any other Act, including provi-
sions contained in prior Acts authorizing or making appro-
priations for foreign operations, export financing, and re-
lated programs, shall not be construed to prohibit activities
authorized by or conducted under the Peace Corps Act, the
Inter-American Foundation Act or the African Develop-
ment Foundation Act. The agency shall promptly report to
the Committees on Appropriations whenever it is con-
ducting activities or is proposing to conduct activities in
a country for which assistance is prohibited.
(b) Unless expressly provided to the contrary, limita-
tions on the availability of funds for ‘‘International Orga-
nizations and Programs’’ in this or any other Act, includ-
ing prior appropriations Acts, shall not be construed to be
applicable to the International Fund for Agriculture Devel-
opment.
IMPACT ON JOBS IN THE UNITED STATES
SEC. 533. None of the funds appropriated by this Act
may be obligated or expended to provide—
(a) any financial incentive to a business enter-
prise currently located in the United States for the
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purpose of inducing such an enterprise to relocate
outside the United States if such incentive or induce-
ment is likely to reduce the number of employees of
such business enterprise in the United States because
United States production is being replaced by such
enterprise outside the United States; or
(b) assistance for any project or activity that
contributes to the violation of internationally recog-
nized workers rights, as defined in section 502(a)(4)
of the Trade Act of 1974, of workers in the recipient
country, including any designated zone or area in
that country: Provided, That in recognition that the
application of this subsection should be commensurate
with the level of development of the recipient country
and sector, the provisions of this subsection shall not
preclude assistance for the informal sector in such
country, micro and small-scale enterprise, and
smallholder agriculture.
SPECIAL AUTHORITIES
SEC. 534. (a) AFGHANISTAN, LEBANON, MONTENEGRO,
VICTIMS OF WAR, DISPLACED CHILDREN, AND DISPLACED
BURMESE.—Funds appropriated in titles I and II of this
Act that are made available for Afghanistan, Lebanon,
Montenegro, and for victims of war, displaced children, and
displaced Burmese, may be made available notwithstanding
any other provision of law: Provided, That any such funds
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that are made available for Cambodia shall be subject to
the provisions of section 531(e) of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 and section 906 of the International Security
and Development Cooperation Act of 1985.
(b) TROPICAL FORESTRY
AND BIODIVERSITY CON-
SERVATION ACTIVITIES.—Funds appropriated by this Act
to carry out the provisions of sections 103 through 106, and
chapter 4 of part II, of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
for the purpose of supporting tropical forestry and biodiver-
sity conservation activities and energy programs aimed at
reducing greenhouse gas emissions: Provided, That such as-
sistance shall be subject to sections 116, 502B, and 620A
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
(c) PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTORS.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I,
chapter 4 of part II, and section 667 of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961, and title II of the Agricultural Trade
Development and Assistance Act of 1954, may be used by
the United States Agency for International Development to
employ up to 25 personal services contractors in the United
States, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the
purpose of providing direct, interim support for new or ex-
panded overseas programs and activities and managed by
the agency until permanent direct hire personnel are hired
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and trained: Provided, That not more than 10 of such con-
tractors shall be assigned to any bureau or office: Provided
further, That such funds appropriated to carry out the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 may be made available for per-
sonal services contractors assigned only to the Office of
Health and Nutrition; the Office of Procurement; the Bu-
reau for Africa; the Bureau for Latin America and the Car-
ibbean; the Bureau for Asia and the Near East; and for
the Global Development Alliance initiative: Provided fur-
ther, That such funds appropriated to carry out title II of
the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of
1954, may be made available only for personal services con-
tractors assigned to the Office of Food for Peace.
(d)(1) WAIVER.—The President may waive the provi-
sions of section 1003 of Public Law 100–204 if the Presi-
dent determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of
the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore
of the Senate that it is important to the national security
interests of the United States.
(2) PERIOD OF APPLICATION OF WAIVER.—Any waiv-
er pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be effective for no more
than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not apply
beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act.
(e) SPECIAL AUTHORITY.—During fiscal year 2002,
the President may use up to $35,000,000 under the author-
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ity of section 451 of the Foreign Assistance Act, notwith-
standing the funding ceiling in section 451(a).
(f) SMALL BUSINESS.—In entering into multiple
award indefinite-quantity contracts with funds appro-
priated by this Act, the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development may provide an exception to the fair
opportunity process for placing task orders under such con-
tracts when the order is placed with any category of small
or small disadvantaged business.
POLICY ON TERMINATING THE ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OF
ISRAEL AND NORMALIZING RELATIONS WITH ISRAEL
SEC. 535. It is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) the Arab League countries should imme-
diately and publicly renounce the primary boycott of
Israel and the secondary and tertiary boycott of
American firms that have commercial ties with Israel
and should normalize their relations with Israel;
(2) the decision by the Arab League in 1997 to
reinstate the boycott against Israel was deeply trou-
bling and disappointing;
(3) the fact that only three Arab countries main-
tain full diplomatic relations with Israel is also of
deep concern;
(4) the Arab League should immediately rescind
its decision on the boycott and its members should de-
velop normal relations with their neighbor Israel; and
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(5) the President should—
(A) take more concrete steps to encourage
vigorously Arab League countries to renounce
publicly the primary boycotts of Israel and the
secondary and tertiary boycotts of American
firms that have commercial relations with Israel
and to normalize their relations with Israel;
(B) take into consideration the participa-
tion of any recipient country in the primary
boycott of Israel and the secondary and tertiary
boycotts of American firms that have commercial
relations with Israel when determining whether
to sell weapons to said country;
(C) report to Congress annually on the spe-
cific steps being taken by the United States and
the progress achieved to bring about a public re-
nunciation of the Arab primary boycott of Israel
and the secondary and tertiary boycotts of Amer-
ican firms that have commercial relations with
Israel and to expand the process of normalizing
ties between Arab League countries and Israel;
and
(D) encourage the allies and trading part-
ners of the United States to enact laws prohib-
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iting businesses from complying with the boycott
and penalizing businesses that do comply.
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE ACTIVITIES
SEC. 536. Of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act for ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, assist-
ance may be provided to strengthen the administration of
justice in countries in Latin America and the Caribbean
and in other regions consistent with the provisions of sec-
tion 534(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, except
that programs to enhance protection of participants in ju-
dicial cases may be conducted notwithstanding section 660
of that Act. Funds made available pursuant to this section
may be made available notwithstanding section 534(c) and
the second and third sentences of section 534(e) of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961.
ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE
SEC. 537. (a) ASSISTANCE THROUGH NONGOVERN-
MENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.—Restrictions contained in this
or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country
shall not be construed to restrict assistance in support of
programs of nongovernmental organizations from funds ap-
propriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chap-
ters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 4 of part II
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and from funds ap-
propriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Eastern Eu-
rope and the Baltic States’’: Provided, That the President
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shall take into consideration, in any case in which a restric-
tion on assistance would be applicable but for this sub-
section, whether assistance in support of programs of non-
governmental organizations is in the national interest of
the United States: Provided further, That before using the
authority of this subsection to furnish assistance in support
of programs of nongovernmental organizations, the Presi-
dent shall notify the Committees on Appropriations under
the regular notification procedures of those committees, in-
cluding a description of the program to be assisted, the as-
sistance to be provided, and the reasons for furnishing such
assistance: Provided further, That nothing in this sub-
section shall be construed to alter any existing statutory
prohibitions against abortion or involuntary sterilizations
contained in this or any other Act.
(b) PUBLIC LAW 480.—During fiscal year 2002, re-
strictions contained in this or any other Act with respect
to assistance for a country shall not be construed to restrict
assistance under the Agricultural Trade Development and
Assistance Act of 1954: Provided, That none of the funds
appropriated to carry out title I of such Act and made
available pursuant to this subsection may be obligated or
expended except as provided through the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
(c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply—
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(1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision
of law prohibiting assistance to countries that support
international terrorism; or
(2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of
law prohibiting assistance to the government of a
country that violates internationally recognized
human rights.
EARMARKS
SEC. 538. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act which
are earmarked may be reprogrammed for other programs
within the same account notwithstanding the earmark if
compliance with the earmark is made impossible by oper-
ation of any provision of this or any other Act: Provided,
That any such reprogramming shall be subject to the reg-
ular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations: Provided further, That assistance that is repro-
grammed pursuant to this subsection shall be made avail-
able under the same terms and conditions as originally pro-
vided.
(b) In addition to the authority contained in sub-
section (a), the original period of availability of funds ap-
propriated by this Act and administered by the United
States Agency for International Development that are ear-
marked for particular programs or activities by this or any
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other Act shall be extended for an additional fiscal year
if the Administrator of such agency determines and reports
promptly to the Committees on Appropriations that the ter-
mination of assistance to a country or a significant change
in circumstances makes it unlikely that such earmarked
funds can be obligated during the original period of avail-
ability: Provided, That such earmarked funds that are con-
tinued available for an additional fiscal year shall be obli-
gated only for the purpose of such earmark.
CEILINGS AND EARMARKS
SEC. 539. Ceilings and earmarks contained in this Act
shall not be applicable to funds or authorities appropriated
or otherwise made available by any subsequent Act unless
such Act specifically so directs. Earmarks or minimum
funding requirements contained in any other Act shall not
be applicable to funds appropriated by this Act.
PROHIBITION ON PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA
SEC. 540. No part of any appropriation contained in
this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes
within the United States not authorized before the date of
the enactment of this Act by the Congress: Provided, That
not to exceed $750,000 may be made available to carry out
the provisions of section 316 of Public Law 96–533.
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PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT AND
PRODUCTS
SEC. 541. To the maximum extent practicable, assist-
ance provided under this Act should make full use of Amer-
ican resources, including commodities, products, and serv-
ices.
PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO UNITED NATIONS MEMBERS
SEC. 542. None of the funds appropriated or made
available pursuant to this Act for carrying out the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, may be used to pay in whole or
in part any assessments, arrearages, or dues of any member
of the United Nations or, from funds appropriated by this
Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961, the costs for participation of another
country’s delegation at international conferences held under
the auspices of multilateral or international organizations.
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS—DOCUMENTATION
SEC. 543. None of the funds appropriated or made
available pursuant to this Act shall be available to a non-
governmental organization which fails to provide upon
timely request any document, file, or record necessary to
the auditing requirements of the United States Agency for
International Development.
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PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS
THAT
EXPORT
LETHAL
MILITARY
EQUIPMENT
TO
COUNTRIES SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM
SEC. 544. (a) None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be available to any
foreign government which provides lethal military equip-
ment to a country the government of which the Secretary
of State has determined is a terrorist government for pur-
poses of section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act. The
prohibition under this section with respect to a foreign gov-
ernment shall terminate 12 months after that government
ceases to provide such military equipment. This section ap-
plies with respect to lethal military equipment provided
under a contract entered into after October 1, 1997.
(b) Assistance restricted by subsection (a) or any other
similar provision of law, may be furnished if the President
determines that furnishing such assistance is important to
the national interests of the United States.
(c) Whenever the waiver of subsection (b) is exercised,
the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report with respect to the furnishing of such
assistance. Any such report shall include a detailed expla-
nation of the assistance to be provided, including the esti-
mated dollar amount of such assistance, and an expla-
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nation of how the assistance furthers United States national
interests.
WITHHOLDING OF ASSISTANCE FOR PARKING FINES OWED
BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES
SEC. 545. (a) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds made avail-
able for a foreign country under part I of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961, an amount equivalent to 110 percent
of the total unpaid fully adjudicated parking fines and pen-
alties owed to the District of Columbia and New York City,
New York by such country as of the date of the enactment
of this Act shall be withheld from obligation for such coun-
try until the Secretary of State certifies and reports in writ-
ing to the appropriate congressional committees that such
fines and penalties are fully paid to the governments of the
District of Columbia and New York City, New York.
(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the
Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the Senate and the Committee on Inter-
national Relations and the Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives.
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PLO FOR THE WEST
BANK AND GAZA
SEC. 546. None of the funds appropriated by this Act
may be obligated for assistance for the Palestine Liberation
Organization for the West Bank and Gaza unless the Presi-
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dent has exercised the authority under section 604(a) of the
Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1995 (title VI of Pub-
lic Law 104–107) or any other legislation to suspend or
make inapplicable section 307 of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 and that suspension is still in effect: Provided, That
if the President fails to make the certification under section
604(b)(2) of the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1995
or to suspend the prohibition under other legislation, funds
appropriated by this Act may not be obligated for assistance
for the Palestine Liberation Organization for the West Bank
and Gaza.
WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS DRAWDOWN
SEC. 547. If the President determines that doing so
will contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding
genocide or other violations of international humanitarian
law, the President may direct a drawdown pursuant to sec-
tion 552(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amend-
ed, of up to $35,000,000 of commodities and services for
the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal established with
regard to the former Yugoslavia by the United Nations Se-
curity Council or such other tribunals or commissions as
the Council may establish or authorize to deal with such
violations, without regard to the ceiling limitation con-
tained in paragraph (2) thereof: Provided, That the deter-
mination required under this section shall be in lieu of any
determinations otherwise required under section 552(c):
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Provided further, That funds made available for tribunals
other than Yugoslavia or Rwanda shall be made available
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations.
LANDMINES
SEC. 548. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
demining equipment available to the United States Agency
for International Development and the Department of State
and used in support of the clearance of landmines and
unexploded ordnance for humanitarian purposes may be
disposed of on a grant basis in foreign countries, subject
to such terms and conditions as the President may pre-
scribe: Provided, That section 1365(c) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law
102–484; 22 U.S.C., 2778 note) is amended by striking
‘‘During the 11-year period beginning on October 23, 1992’’
and inserting ‘‘During the 16-year period beginning on Oc-
tober 23, 1992’’.
RESTRICTIONS CONCERNING THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY
SEC. 549. None of the funds appropriated by this Act
may be obligated or expended to create in any part of Jeru-
salem a new office of any department or agency of the
United States Government for the purpose of conducting of-
ficial United States Government business with the Pales-
tinian Authority over Gaza and Jericho or any successor
Palestinian governing entity provided for in the Israel-PLO
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Declaration of Principles: Provided, That this restriction
shall not apply to the acquisition of additional space for
the existing Consulate General in Jerusalem: Provided fur-
ther, That meetings between officers and employees of the
United States and officials of the Palestinian Authority, or
any successor Palestinian governing entity provided for in
the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles, for the purpose
of conducting official United States Government business
with such authority should continue to take place in loca-
tions other than Jerusalem. As has been true in the past,
officers and employees of the United States Government
may continue to meet in Jerusalem on other subjects with
Palestinians (including those who now occupy positions in
the Palestinian Authority), have social contacts, and have
incidental discussions.
PROHIBITION OF PAYMENT OF CERTAIN EXPENSES
SEC. 550. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available by this Act under the heading ‘‘Inter-
national Military Education and Training’’ or ‘‘Foreign
Military Financing Program’’ for Informational Program
activities or under the headings ‘‘Child Survival and
Health Programs Fund’’, ‘‘Development Assistance’’, and
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ may be obligated or expended
to pay for—
(1) alcoholic beverages; or
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(2) entertainment expenses for activities that are
substantially of a recreational character, including
entrance fees at sporting events and amusement
parks.
SPECIAL DEBT RELIEF FOR THE POOREST
SEC. 551. (a) AUTHORITY TO REDUCE DEBT.—The
President may reduce amounts owed to the United States
(or any agency of the United States) by an eligible country
as a result of—
(1) guarantees issued under sections 221 and 222
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961;
(2) credits extended or guarantees issued under
the Arms Export Control Act; or
(3) any obligation or portion of such obligation,
to pay for purchases of United States agricultural
commodities guaranteed by the Commodity Credit
Corporation under export credit guarantee programs
authorized pursuant to section 5(f ) of the Commodity
Credit Corporation Charter Act of June 29, 1948, as
amended, section 4(b) of the Food for Peace Act of
1966, as amended (Public Law 89–808), or section
202 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978, as amend-
ed (Public Law 95–501).
(b) LIMITATIONS.—
(1) The authority provided by subsection (a)
may be exercised only to implement multilateral offi-
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cial debt relief and referendum agreements, commonly
referred to as ‘‘Paris Club Agreed Minutes’’.
(2) The authority provided by subsection (a)
may be exercised only in such amounts or to such ex-
tent as is provided in advance by appropriations
Acts.
(3) The authority provided by subsection (a)
may be exercised only with respect to countries with
heavy debt burdens that are eligible to borrow from
the International Development Association, but not
from the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development, commonly referred to as ‘‘IDA-only’’
countries.
(c) CONDITIONS.—The authority provided by sub-
section (a) may be exercised only with respect to a country
whose government—
(1) does not have an excessive level of military
expenditures;
(2) has not repeatedly provided support for acts
of international terrorism;
(3) is not failing to cooperate on international
narcotics control matters;
(4) (including its military or other security
forces) does not engage in a consistent pattern of gross
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violations of internationally recognized human rights;
and
(5) is not ineligible for assistance because of the
application of section 527 of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995.
(d) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—The authority provided
by subsection (a) may be used only with regard to funds
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Debt Restruc-
turing’’.
(e) CERTAIN PROHIBITIONS INAPPLICABLE.—A reduc-
tion of debt pursuant to subsection (a) shall not be consid-
ered assistance for purposes of any provision of law lim-
iting assistance to a country. The authority provided by
subsection (a) may be exercised notwithstanding section
620(r) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or section 321
of the International Development and Food Assistance Act
of 1975.
AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE IN DEBT BUYBACKS OR SALES
SEC. 552. (a) LOANS ELIGIBLE FOR SALE, REDUC-
TION, OR CANCELLATION.—
(1) AUTHORITY TO SELL, REDUCE, OR CANCEL
CERTAIN LOANS.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the President may, in accordance with
this section, sell to any eligible purchaser any
concessional loan or portion thereof made before Jan-
uary 1, 1995, pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act
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of 1961, to the government of any eligible country as
defined in section 702(6) of that Act or on receipt of
payment from an eligible purchaser, reduce or cancel
such loan or portion thereof, only for the purpose of
facilitating—
(A) debt-for-equity swaps, debt-for-develop-
ment swaps, or debt-for-nature swaps; or
(B) a debt buyback by an eligible country
of its own qualified debt, only if the eligible
country uses an additional amount of the local
currency of the eligible country, equal to not less
than 40 percent of the price paid for such debt
by such eligible country, or the difference between
the price paid for such debt and the face value
of such debt, to support activities that link con-
servation and sustainable use of natural re-
sources with local community development, and
child survival and other child development, in a
manner consistent with sections 707 through 710
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, if the sale,
reduction, or cancellation would not contravene
any term or condition of any prior agreement
relating to such loan.
(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the President shall, in ac-
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cordance with this section, establish the terms and
conditions under which loans may be sold, reduced, or
canceled pursuant to this section.
(3) ADMINISTRATION.—The Facility, as defined
in section 702(8) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, shall notify the administrator of the agency
primarily responsible for administering part I of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 of purchasers that the
President has determined to be eligible, and shall di-
rect such agency to carry out the sale, reduction, or
cancellation of a loan pursuant to this section. Such
agency shall make an adjustment in its accounts to
reflect the sale, reduction, or cancellation.
(4) LIMITATION.—The authorities of this sub-
section shall be available only to the extent that ap-
propriations for the cost of the modification, as de-
fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974, are made in advance.
(b) DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS.—The proceeds from the
sale, reduction, or cancellation of any loan sold, reduced,
or canceled pursuant to this section shall be deposited in
the United States Government account or accounts estab-
lished for the repayment of such loan.
(c) ELIGIBLE PURCHASERS.—A loan may be sold pur-
suant to subsection (a)(1)(A) only to a purchaser who pre-
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sents plans satisfactory to the President for using the loan
for the purpose of engaging in debt-for-equity swaps, debt-
for-development swaps, or debt-for-nature swaps.
(d) DEBTOR CONSULTATIONS.—Before the sale to any
eligible purchaser, or any reduction or cancellation pursu-
ant to this section, of any loan made to an eligible country,
the President should consult with the country concerning
the amount of loans to be sold, reduced, or canceled and
their uses for debt-for-equity swaps, debt-for-development
swaps, or debt-for-nature swaps.
(e) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—The authority provided
by subsection (a) may be used only with regard to funds
appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Debt Restruc-
turing’’.
HAITI COAST GUARD
SEC. 553. The Government of Haiti shall be eligible
to purchase defense articles and services under the Arms
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), for the Coast
Guard: Provided, That the authority provided by this sec-
tion shall be subject to the regular notification procedures
of the Committees on Appropriations.
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN
AUTHORITY
SEC. 554. (a) PROHIBITION OF FUNDS.—None of the
funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions
of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
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may be obligated or expended with respect to providing
funds to the Palestinian Authority.
(b) WAIVER.—The prohibition included in subsection
(a) shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to
the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Presi-
dent pro tempore of the Senate that waiving such prohibi-
tion is important to the national security interests of the
United States.
(c) PERIOD OF APPLICATION OF WAIVER.—Any waiv-
er pursuant to subsection (b) shall be effective for no more
than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not apply
beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act.
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO SECURITY FORCES
SEC. 555. None of the funds made available by this
Act may be provided to any unit of the security forces of
a foreign country if the Secretary of State has credible evi-
dence that such unit has committed gross violations of
human rights, unless the Secretary determines and reports
to the Committees on Appropriations that the government
of such country is taking effective measures to bring the re-
sponsible members of the security forces unit to justice: Pro-
vided, That nothing in this section shall be construed to
withhold funds made available by this Act from any unit
of the security forces of a foreign country not credibly al-
leged to be involved in gross violations of human rights:
Provided further, That in the event that funds are withheld
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from any unit pursuant to this section, the Secretary of
State shall promptly inform the foreign government of the
basis for such action and shall, to the maximum extent
practicable, assist the foreign government in taking effective
measures to bring the responsible members of the security
forces to justice.
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REPORT
SEC. 556. Not later than the date on which the Presi-
dent’s fiscal year 2003 budget request is submitted to Con-
gress, the President shall submit a report to the Committees
on Appropriations describing in detail the following—
(1) all Federal agency obligations and expendi-
tures, domestic and international, for climate change
programs and activities in fiscal year 2002, including
an accounting of expenditures by agency with each
agency identifying climate change activities and asso-
ciated costs by line item as presented in the Presi-
dent’s Budget Appendix;
(2) all fiscal year 2001 expenditures and fiscal
year 2002 projected expenditures by the United States
Agency for International Development to assist devel-
oping countries and countries in transition in adopt-
ing and implementing policies to measure, monitor,
report, verify, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions,
and to meet their responsibilities under the Frame-
work Convention on Climate Change;
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(3) all funds requested for fiscal year 2003 by the
United States Agency for International Development
to promote the measurement, monitoring, reporting,
verification, and reduction of greenhouse gas emis-
sions reductions, to promote the transfer and deploy-
ment of United States clean energy technologies and
carbon capture and sequestration measures, and to
develop assessments of the vulnerability to impacts of
climate change and response strategies; and
(4) all fiscal year 2002 obligations and expendi-
tures by the United States Agency for International
Development for climate change programs and activi-
ties by country or central program and activity.
ZIMBABWE
SEC. 557. The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct
the United States executive director to each international
financial institution to vote against any extension by the
respective institution of any loans, to the Government of
Zimbabwe, except to meet basic human needs or to promote
democracy, unless the Secretary of State determines and
certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the rule
of law has been restored in Zimbabwe, including respect
for ownership and title to property, freedom of speech and
association.
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CENTRAL AMERICA RELIEF AND RECONSTRUCTION
SEC. 558. Funds made available to the Comptroller
General pursuant to title I, chapter 4 of Public Law 106–
31, to monitor the provision of assistance to address the
effects of hurricanes in Central America and the Caribbean
and the earthquake in Colombia, shall also be available to
the Comptroller General to monitor earthquake relief and
reconstruction efforts in El Salvador.
ENTERPRISE FUND RESTRICTIONS
SEC. 559. Prior to the distribution of any assets result-
ing from any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of an
Enterprise Fund, in whole or in part, the President shall
submit to the Committees on Appropriations, in accordance
with the regular notification procedures of the Committees
on Appropriations, a plan for the distribution of the assets
of the Enterprise Fund.
CAMBODIA
SEC. 560. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury shall in-
struct the United States executive directors of the inter-
national financial institutions to use the voice and vote of
the United States to oppose loans to the Central Govern-
ment of Cambodia, except loans to meet basic human needs.
(b)(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may
be made available for assistance for the Central Government
of Cambodia unless the Secretary of State determines and
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reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Cen-
tral Government of Cambodia—
(A) is making significant progress in resolving
outstanding human rights cases, including the 1994
grenade attack against the Buddhist Liberal Demo-
cratic Party, and the 1997 grenade attack against the
Khmer Nation Party;
(B) has held local elections that are deemed free
and fair by international and local election monitors;
and
(C) is making significant progress in the protec-
tion, management, and conservation of the environ-
ment and natural resources, including in the promul-
gation and enforcement of laws and policies to protect
forest resources.
(2) A determination by the Secretary of State under
paragraph (1) shall cease to be effective if it becomes known
to the Secretary that the Central Government of Cambodia
is no longer making significant progress under subpara-
graph (A) or (C).
(3) In the event the Secretary of State makes the deter-
mination under paragraph (1), assistance may be made
available to the Central Government of Cambodia only
through the regular notification procedures of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations.
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(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section or
any other provision of law, funds appropriated by this Act
may be made available for assistance to the Government
of Cambodia’s Ministry of Women and Veteran’s Affairs to
combat human trafficking, subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING REPORT
SEC. 561. (a) The Secretary of Defense and the Sec-
retary of State shall jointly provide to the Congress by
March 1, 2002, a report on all military training provided
to foreign military personnel (excluding sales, and exclud-
ing training provided to the military personnel of countries
belonging to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) under
programs administered by the Department of Defense and
the Department of State during fiscal years 2001 and 2002,
including those proposed for fiscal year 2002. This report
shall include, for each such military training activity, the
foreign policy justification and purpose for the training ac-
tivity, the cost of the training activity, the number of for-
eign students trained and their units of operation, and the
location of the training. In addition, this report shall also
include, with respect to United States personnel, the oper-
ational benefits to United States forces derived from each
such training activity and the United States military units
involved in each such training activity. This report may
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include a classified annex if deemed necessary and appro-
priate.
(b) For purposes of this section a report to Congress
shall be deemed to mean a report to the Appropriations and
Foreign Relations Committees of the Senate and the Appro-
priations and International Relations Committees of the
House of Representatives.
KOREAN PENINSULA ENERGY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION
SEC. 562. (a) Of the funds made available under the
heading ‘‘Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and
Related Programs’’, not to exceed $95,000,000 may be made
available for the Korean Peninsula Energy Development
Organization (hereafter referred to in this section as
‘‘KEDO’’), notwithstanding any other provision of law,
only for the administrative expenses and heavy fuel oil costs
associated with the Agreed Framework.
(b) Such funds may be made available for KEDO only
if, 15 days prior to such obligation of funds, the President
certifies and so reports to Congress that—
(1) the parties to the Agreed Framework have
taken and continue to take demonstrable steps to im-
plement the Joint Declaration on Denuclearization of
the Korean Peninsula;
(2) North Korea is complying with all provisions
of the Agreed Framework; and
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(3) the United States is continuing to make sig-
nificant progress on eliminating the North Korean
ballistic missile threat, including further missile tests
and its ballistic missile exports.
(c) The President may waive the certification require-
ments of subsection (b) if the President determines that it
is vital to the national security interests of the United
States and provides written policy justifications to the ap-
propriate congressional committees. No funds may be obli-
gated for KEDO until 15 days after submission to Congress
of such waiver.
(d) The Secretary of State shall, at the time of the an-
nual presentation for appropriations, submit a report pro-
viding a full and detailed accounting of the fiscal year 2003
request for the United States contribution to KEDO, the
expected operating budget of KEDO, proposed annual costs
associated with heavy fuel oil purchases, including unpaid
debt, and the amount of funds pledged by other donor na-
tions and organizations to support KEDO activities on a
per country basis, and other related activities.
(e) The final proviso under the heading ‘‘International
Organizations and Programs’’ in the Foreign Operations,
Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations
Act, 1996 (Public Law 104–107) is repealed.
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COLOMBIA
SEC. 563. (a) DETERMINATION AND CERTIFICATION
REQUIRED.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appro-
priations for foreign operations, export financing, and re-
lated programs, may be made available for assistance for
the Colombian Armed Forces only if the Secretary of State
has made the determination and certification contained in
subsection (b).
(b) DETERMINATION AND CERTIFICATION.—The deter-
mination and certification referred to in subsection (a) is
a determination by the Secretary of State and a certifi-
cation to the appropriate congressional committees that—
(1) the Commander General of the Colombian
Armed Forces is suspending from the Armed Forces
those members, of whatever rank, who have been
credibly alleged to have committed gross violations of
human rights, including extra-judicial killings, or to
have aided or abetted paramilitary groups, and is
providing to civilian prosecutors and judicial au-
thorities requested information, including the identity
of the person suspended and the nature and cause of
the suspension;
(2) the Colombian Armed Forces are cooperating
with civilian prosecutors and judicial authorities (in-
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cluding providing unimpeded access to witnesses and
relevant military documents and other information),
in prosecuting and punishing in civilian courts those
members of the Colombian Armed Forces, of whatever
rank, who have been credibly alleged to have com-
mitted gross violations of human rights, including
extra-judicial killings, or to have aided or abetted
paramilitary groups; and
(3) the Colombian Armed Forces are taking effec-
tive measures to sever links (including by denying ac-
cess to military intelligence, vehicles, and other equip-
ment or supplies, and ceasing other forms of active or
tacit cooperation), at the command, battalion, and
brigade levels, with paramilitary groups, and to exe-
cute outstanding arrest warrants for members of such
groups.
(c) CONSULTATIVE PROCESS.—Ten days prior to mak-
ing the determination and certification required by this sec-
tion, and every 120 days thereafter, the Secretary of State
shall consult with internationally recognized human rights
organizations regarding progress in meeting the conditions
contained in subsection (b).
(d) REPORT.—One hundred and twenty days after the
enactment of this Act, and every 120 days thereafter, the
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees
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on Appropriations describing actions taken by the Colom-
bian Armed Forces to meet the requirements set forth in
subparagraphs (b)(1) through (3); and
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) AIDED OR ABETTED.—The term ‘‘aided or
abetted’’ means to provide any support to para-
military groups, including taking actions which
allow, facilitate, or otherwise foster the activities of
such groups.
(2) PARAMILITARY GROUPS.—The term ‘‘para-
military groups’’ means illegal self-defense groups
and illegal security cooperatives.
ILLEGAL ARMED GROUPS
SEC. 564. (a) DENIAL OF VISAS TO SUPPORTERS OF
COLOMBIAN ILLEGAL ARMED GROUPS.—Subject to sub-
section (b), the Secretary of State shall not issue a visa to
any alien who the Secretary determines, based on credible
evidence—
(1) has willfully provided any support to the
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the
National Liberation Army (ELN), or the United Self-
Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), including taking
actions or failing to take actions which allow, facili-
tate, or otherwise foster the activities of such groups;
or
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(2) has committed, ordered, incited, assisted, or
otherwise participated in the commission of gross vio-
lations of human rights, including extra-judicial
killings, in Colombia.
(b) WAIVER.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if the
Secretary of State determines and certifies to the appro-
priate congressional committees, on a case-by-case basis,
that the issuance of a visa to the alien is necessary to sup-
port the peace process in Colombia or for urgent humani-
tarian reasons.
PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN
BROADCASTING CORPORATION
SEC. 565. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available by this Act may be used to provide equip-
ment, technical support, consulting services, or any other
form of assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corpora-
tion.
IRAQ
SEC. 566. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Economic Support
Fund’’ may be made available for programs benefitting the
Iraqi people and to support efforts to bring about a demo-
cratic transition in Iraq: Provided, That not more than 15
percent of the funds may be used for administrative and
representational expenses, including expenditures for sala-
ries, office rent and equipment: Provided further, That not
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later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on
Appropriations regarding plans for the expenditure of
funds under this section: Provided further, That funds made
available under this heading are made available subject to
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations.
WEST BANK AND GAZA PROGRAM
SEC. 567. For fiscal year 2002, 30 days prior to the
initial obligation of funds for the bilateral West Bank and
Gaza Program, the Secretary of State shall certify to the
appropriate committees of Congress that procedures have
been established to assure the Comptroller General of the
United States will have access to appropriate United States
financial information in order to review the uses of United
States assistance for the Program funded under the heading
‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for the West Bank and Gaza.
INDONESIA
SEC. 568. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act under
the headings ‘‘International Military Education and
Training’’ and ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’
may be made available for assistance for Indonesian Min-
istry of Defense or military personnel only if the President
determines and submits a report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees that the Government of Indonesia and
the Indonesian Armed Forces are—
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(1) taking effective measures to bring to justice
members of the armed forces and militia groups
against whom there is credible evidence of human
rights violations in East Timor and Indonesia, in-
cluding imposing just punishment for those involved
in the murders of American citizen Carlos Caceres
and two other United Nations humanitarian workers
in West Timor on September 6, 2000;
(2) taking effective measures to bring to justice
members of the armed forces against whom there is
credible evidence of aiding or abetting militia groups
in East Timor and Indonesia;
(3) allowing displaced persons and refugees to
return home to East Timor, including providing safe
passage for refugees returning from West Timor;
(4) not impeding the activities of the United Na-
tions Transitional Authority in East Timor;
(5) demonstrating a commitment to preventing
incursions into East Timor by members of militia
groups in West Timor;
(6) demonstrating a commitment to account-
ability by cooperating with investigations and pros-
ecutions of members of the armed forces and militia
groups responsible for human rights violations in
East Timor and Indonesia;
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(7) demonstrating a commitment to civilian con-
trol of the armed forces by reporting to civilian au-
thorities audits of receipts and expenditures of the
armed forces;
(8) allowing United Nations and other inter-
national humanitarian and human rights workers
and observers unimpeded access to West Timor, Aceh,
West Papua, and Maluka; and
(9) releasing political detainees.
RESTRICTIONS ON ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENTS
DESTABILIZING SIERRA LEONE
SEC. 569. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this
Act may be made available for assistance for the govern-
ment of any country for which the Secretary of State deter-
mines there is credible evidence that such government has
provided lethal or non-lethal military support or equip-
ment, directly or through intermediaries, within the pre-
vious 6 months to the Sierra Leone Revolutionary United
Front (RUF), Liberian Armed Forces, or any other group
intent on destabilizing the democratically elected govern-
ment of the Republic of Sierra Leone.
(b) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may
be made available for assistance for the government of any
country for which the Secretary of State determines there
is credible evidence that such government has aided or abet-
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ted, within the previous 6 months, in the illicit distribution,
transportation, or sale of diamonds mined in Sierra Leone.
(c) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may
be made available for assistance for the government of any
country for which the Secretary of State determines there
is credible evidence that such government has knowingly fa-
cilitated the safe passage of weapons or other equipment to
the RUF, Liberian security forces, or any other group in-
tent on destabilizing the democratically elected government
of the Republic of Sierra Leone.
(d) Whenever the prohibition on assistance required
under subsection (a), (b) or (c) is exercised, the Secretary
of State shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in
a timely manner.
VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVES
SEC. 570. Section 579(c)(2)(D) of the Foreign Oper-
ations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2000, as enacted by section 1000(a)(2) of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2000 (Public Law 106–
113), as amended, is amended by striking ‘‘December 31,
2001’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘December 31, 2002’’.
AMERICAN CHURCHWOMEN AND OTHER CITIZENS IN EL
SALVADOR AND GUATEMALA
SEC. 571. (a) To the fullest extent possible information
relevant to the December 2, 1980, murders of four American
churchwomen in El Salvador, and the May 5, 2001, murder
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of Sister Barbara Ann Ford and the murders of six other
American citizens in Guatemala since December 1999,
should be investigated and made public.
(b) The Department of State is urged to pursue all
reasonable avenues in assuring the collection and public re-
lease of information pertaining to the murders of the six
American citizens in Guatemala.
(c) The President shall order all Federal agencies and
departments, including the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion, that possess relevant information, to expeditiously de-
classify and release to the victims’ families such informa-
tion.
(d) In making determinations concerning declassifica-
tion and release of relevant information, all Federal agen-
cies and departments shall presume in favor of releasing,
rather than of withholding, such information.
(e) All reasonable efforts should be taken by the Amer-
ican Embassy in Guatemala to work with relevant agencies
of the Guatemalan Government to protect the safety of
American citizens in Guatemala, and to assist in the inves-
tigations of violations of human rights.
BASIC EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR PAKISTAN
SEC. 572. Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out
the provisions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 may be made available for assistance for
basic education programs for Pakistan, notwithstanding
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any provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign
countries: Provided, That such assistance is subject to the
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appro-
priations.
COMMERCIAL LEASING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES
SEC. 573. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
and subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations, the authority of section
23(a) of the Arms Export Control Act may be used to pro-
vide financing to Israel, Egypt and NATO and major non-
NATO allies for the procurement by leasing (including leas-
ing with an option to purchase) of defense articles from
United States commercial suppliers, not including Major
Defense Equipment (other than helicopters and other types
of aircraft having possible civilian application), if the
President determines that there are compelling foreign pol-
icy or national security reasons for those defense articles
being provided by commercial lease rather than by govern-
ment-to-government sale under such Act.
WAR CRIMINALS
SEC. 574. (a)(1) None of the funds appropriated or
otherwise made available pursuant to this Act may be made
available for assistance, and the Secretary of the Treasury
shall instruct the United States executive directors to the
international financial institutions to vote against any new
project involving the extension by such institutions of any
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financial or technical assistance, to any country, entity, or
municipality whose competent authorities have failed, as
determined by the Secretary of State, to take necessary and
significant steps to implement its international legal obli-
gations to apprehend and transfer to the International
Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (the ‘‘Tri-
bunal’’) all persons in their territory who have been pub-
licly indicted by the Tribunal and to otherwise cooperate
with the Tribunal.
(2) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply
to humanitarian assistance or assistance for democratiza-
tion.
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) shall apply unless
the Secretary of State determines and reports to the appro-
priate congressional committees that the competent authori-
ties of such country, entity, or municipality are—
(1) cooperating with the Tribunal, including ac-
cess for investigators, the provision of documents, and
the surrender and transfer of indictees or assistance
in their apprehension; and
(2) are acting consistently with the Dayton Ac-
cords.
(c) Not less than 10 days before any vote in an inter-
national financial institution regarding the extension of fi-
nancial or technical assistance or grants to any country
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or entity described in subsection (a), the Secretary of the
Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall
provide to the Committees on Appropriations a written jus-
tification for the proposed assistance, including an expla-
nation of the United States position regarding any such
vote, as well as a description of the location of the proposed
assistance by municipality, its purpose, and its intended
beneficiaries.
(d) In carrying out this section, the Secretary of State,
the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, and the Secretary of the Treasury
shall consult with representatives of human rights organiza-
tions and all government agencies with relevant informa-
tion to help prevent publicly indicted war criminals from
benefiting from any financial or technical assistance or
grants provided to any country or entity described in sub-
section (a).
(e) The Secretary of State may waive the application
of subsection (a) with respect to a specific project within
a country, entity, or municipality upon a written deter-
mination to the Committees on Appropriations that such
assistance directly supports the implementation of the Day-
ton Accords, which include the obligation to apprehend and
transfer indicted war criminals to the Tribunal and to pro-
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vide all possible assistance to refugees and displaced persons
and work to facilitate their voluntary return.
(f) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section—
(1) COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘country’’ means Bos-
nia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia.
(2) ENTITY.—The term ‘‘entity’’ refers to the
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Mon-
tenegro and the Republika Srpska.
(3) MUNICIPALITY.—The term ‘‘municipality’’
means a city, town or other subdivision within a
country or entity as defined herein.
(4) DAYTON ACCORDS.—The term ‘‘Dayton Ac-
cords’’ means the General Framework Agreement for
Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, together with an-
nexes relating thereto, done at Dayton, November 10
through 16, 1995.
FUNDING FOR SERBIA
SEC. 575. (a) Of funds made available in this Act, up
to $115,000,000 may be made available for assistance for
Serbia: Provided, That none of these funds may be made
available for assistance for Serbia after March 31, 2002,
unless the President has made the determination and cer-
tification contained in subsection (c).
(b) After March 31, 2002, the Secretary of the Treasury
should instruct the United States executive directors to the
international financial institutions to support loans and
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assistance to the Government of the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia subject to the conditions in subsection (c): Pro-
vided, That section 576 of the Foreign Operations, Export
Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
1997, as amended, shall not apply to the provision of loans
and assistance to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
through international financial institutions.
(c) The determination and certification referred to in
subsection (a) is a determination by the President and a
certification to the Committees on Appropriations that the
Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is—
(1) cooperating with the International Criminal
Tribunal for Yugoslavia including access for inves-
tigators, the provision of documents, and the sur-
render and transfer of indictees or assistance in their
apprehension;
(2) taking steps, additional to those undertaken
in fiscal year 2001, that are consistent with the Day-
ton Accords to end Serbian financial, political, secu-
rity and other support which has served to maintain
separate Republika Srpska institutions; and
(3) taking steps, additional to those undertaken
in fiscal year 2001, to implement policies which re-
flect a respect for minority rights and the rule of law,
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including the release of all political prisoners from
Serbian jails and prisons.
(d) Subsections (b) and (c) shall not apply to Monte-
negro, Kosovo, humanitarian assistance or assistance to
promote democracy in municipalities.
USER FEES
SEC. 576. The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct
the United States executive directors to the international
financial institutions (as defined in section 1701(c)(2) of
the International Financial Institutions Act) and the Inter-
national Monetary Fund to oppose any loan of such institu-
tions that would require user fees or service charges on poor
people for primary education or primary healthcare, in-
cluding prevention and treatment efforts for HIV/AIDS,
malaria, tuberculosis, and infant, child, and maternal well-
being, in connection with the institutions’ lending pro-
grams, and to oppose the approval or endorsement of such
user fees or service charges in connection with any struc-
tural adjustment scheme or debt relief action, including any
Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper.
HEAVILY INDEBTED POOR COUNTRIES TRUST FUND
AUTHORIZATION
SEC. 577. Section 801(b)(1) of the Foreign Operations,
Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations
Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–429) is amended by striking
‘‘$435,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$600,000,000’’.
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FUNDING FOR PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS
SEC. 578. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
regulation, or policy, in determining eligibility for assist-
ance authorized under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), foreign nongovernmental
organizations—
(1) shall not be ineligible for such assistance sole-
ly on the basis of health or medical services including
counseling and referral services, provided by such or-
ganizations with non-United States Government
funds if such services do not violate the laws of the
country in which they are being provided and would
not violate United States Federal law if provided in
the United States; and
(2) shall not be subject to requirements relating
to the use of non-United States Government funds for
advocacy and lobbying activities other than those that
apply to United States nongovernmental organiza-
tions receiving assistance under part I of such Act.
PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR ABORTIONS AND
INVOLUNTARY STERILIZATION
SEC. 579. None of the funds made available to carry
out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amend-
ed, may be used to pay for the performance of abortions
as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce
any person to practice abortions. None of the funds made
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available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for the perform-
ance of involuntary sterilization as a method of family
planning or to coerce or provide any financial incentive
to any person to undergo sterilizations. None of the funds
made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for any bio-
medical research which relates in whole or in part, to meth-
ods of, or the performance of, abortions or involuntary steri-
lization as a means of family planning. None of the funds
made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961, as amended, may be obligated or expended for
any country or organization if the President certifies that
the use of these funds by any such country or organization
would violate any of the above provisions related to abor-
tions and involuntary sterilizations.
CUBA
SEC. 580. (a) AMOUNTS
FOR COOPERATION
WITH
CUBA ON COUNTER-NARCOTICS MATTERS.—Subject to sub-
section (b), of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act, $1,500,000 shall be available for pur-
poses of preliminary work by the Department of State, or
such other entities as the Secretary of State may designate,
to establish cooperation with appropriate agencies of the
Cuba Government on counter-narcotics matters, including
matters relating to cooperation, coordination, and mutual
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assistance in the interdiction of illicit drugs being trans-
ported through Cuba airspace or over Cuba waters.
(b) LIMITATION.—The amount in subsection (a) shall
not be available under that subsection until the President
certifies to Congress the following:
(1) That Cuba has in place appropriate proce-
dures to protect against loss of innocent life in the air
and on the ground in connection with the interdiction
of illicit drugs.
(2) That there is no evidence of the involvement
of the Government of Cuba in drug trafficking.
REPORTS ON CONDITIONS IN HONG KONG
SEC. 581. (a) Section 301 of the United States-Hong
Kong Policy Act (22 U.S.C. 5731) is amended by striking
‘‘and March 31, 2000,’’ and inserting: ‘‘March 31, 2000,
March 31, 2001, March 31, 2002, March 31, 2003, March
31, 2004, March 31, 2005, and March 31, 2006’’.
(b) The requirement in section 301 of the United
States-Hong Kong Policy Act, as amended by subsection
(a), that a report under that section shall be transmitted
not later than March 31, 2001, shall be considered satisfied
by the transmittal of such report by August 7, 2001.
DISABILITY ACCESS
SEC. 582. Housing that is constructed with funds ap-
propriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter
1 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assist-
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ance Act of 1961, and to carry out the provisions of the
Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of
1989, shall to the maximum extent feasible, be wheelchair
accessible.
COMMUNITY-BASED POLICE ASSISTANCE
SEC. 583. (a) AUTHORITY.—Funds made available to
carry out the provisions of chapter 1 of part I and chapter
4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may
be used, notwithstanding section 660 of that Act, to enhance
the effectiveness and accountability of civilian police au-
thority in Jamaica through training and technical assist-
ance in internationally recognized human rights, the rule
of law, strategic planning, and through the promotion of
civilian police roles that support democratic governance in-
cluding programs to prevent conflict and foster improved
police relations with the communities they serve.
(b) REPORT.—Twelve months after the initial obliga-
tion of funds for Jamaica for activities authorized under
subsection (a), the Administrator of the United States Agen-
cy for International Development shall submit a report to
the appropriate congressional committees describing the
progress the program is making toward improving police
relations with the communities they serve and institutional-
izing an effective community-based police program.
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(c) NOTIFICATION.—Assistance provided under sub-
section (a) shall be subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations.
SEPTEMBER 11 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
PROGRAMS
SEC. 584. Of the funds appropriated by this Act under
the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than
$15,000,000 shall be made available for programs and ac-
tivities to foster democracy, human rights, press freedoms,
and the rule of law in countries with a significant Muslim
population, and where such programs and activities would
be important to United States efforts to respond to, deter,
or prevent acts of international terrorism: Provided, That
funds appropriated under this section should support new
initiatives or bolster ongoing programs and activities in
those countries: Provided further, That not less than
$2,000,000 of such funds shall be made available for pro-
grams and activities that train emerging Afghan women
leaders in civil society development and democracy build-
ing: Provided further, That not less than $10,000,000 of
such funds shall be made available for the Human Rights
and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of Democracy Human
Rights and Labor, Department of State, for such activities:
Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to
the authority of this section shall be subject to the regular
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notification procedures of the Committees on Appropria-
tions.
UZBEKISTAN
SEC. 585. Not later than three months after the date
of the enactment of this Act, and six months thereafter, the
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate
congressional committees describing the following:
(1) The defense articles, defense services, and fi-
nancial assistance provided by the United States to
Uzbekistan during the six-month period ending on the
date of such report.
(2) The use during such period of defense articles
and defense services provided by the United States by
units of the Uzbek armed forces, border guards, Min-
istry of National Security, or Ministry of Internal Af-
fairs.
(3) The extent to which any units referred to in
paragraph (2) engaged in human rights violations, or
violations of international law, during such period.
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FOR AFGHANISTAN
SEC. 586. It is the sense of the Senate that—
(1) Afghanistan’s neighbors should reopen their
borders to allow for the safe passage of refugees, and
the international community must be prepared to
contribute to the economic costs incurred by the flight
of desperate Afghan civilians;
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(2) as the United States engages in military ac-
tion in Afghanistan, it must work to deliver assist-
ance, particularly through overland truck convoys,
and safe humanitarian access to affected populations,
in partnership with humanitarian agencies in quan-
tities sufficient to alleviate a large scale humani-
tarian catastrophe; and
(3) the United States should contribute to efforts
by the international community to provide long-term,
sustainable reconstruction and development assistance
for the people of Afghanistan, including efforts to pro-
tect the basic human rights of women and children.
AUTHORIZATIONS
SEC. 587. The Secretary of the Treasury may, to fulfill
commitments of the United States, contribute on behalf of
the United States to the seventh replenishment of the re-
sources of the Asian Development Fund, a special fund of
the Asian Development Bank, and to the fifth replenishment
of the resources of the International Fund for Agricultural
Development. The following amounts are authorized to be
appropriated without fiscal year limitation for payment by
the Secretary of the Treasury: $412,000,000 for the Asian
Development Fund and $30,000,000 for the International
Fund for Agricultural Development.
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DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MINORITY RELIGIOUS FAITHS IN
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
SEC. 588. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available by this Act may be made available for the
Government of the Russian Federation after the date that
is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, un-
less the President determines and certifies in writing to the
Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on For-
eign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Appro-
priations and the Committee on International Relations of
the House of Representatives that the Government of the
Russian Federation has not implemented any statute, exec-
utive order, regulation, or other similar government action
that would discriminate, or would have as its principal ef-
fect discrimination, against religious groups or religious
communities in the Russian Federation in violation of ac-
cepted international agreements on human rights and reli-
gious freedoms to which the Russian Federation is a party.
SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE IMPORTANT ROLE
OF WOMEN IN THE FUTURE RECONSTRUCTION OF AF-
GHANISTAN
SEC. 589. (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that:
(1) Prior to the rise of the Taliban in 1996,
women throughout Afghanistan enjoyed greater free-
doms, comprising 70 percent of school teachers, 50
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percent of civilian government workers, and 40 per-
cent of doctors in Kabul.
(2) In Taliban-controlled areas of Afghanistan,
women have been banished from the work force,
schools have been closed to girls and women expelled
from universities, women have been prohibited from
leaving their homes unless accompanied by a close
male relative, and publicly visible windows of wom-
en’s houses have been ordered to be painted black.
(3) In Taliban-controlled areas of Afghanistan,
women have been forced to wear the burqa (or
chadari)—which completely shrouds the body, leaving
only a small mesh-covered opening through which to
see.
(4) In Taliban-controlled areas of Afghanistan,
women and girls have been prohibited from being ex-
amined by male physicians while at the same time,
most female doctors and nurses have been prohibited
from working.
(5) In Taliban-controlled areas of Afghanistan,
women have been brutally beaten, publicly flogged,
and killed for violating Taliban decrees.
(6) The United States and the United Nations
have never recognized the Taliban as the legitimate
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government of Afghanistan, in part, because of their
horrific treatment of women and girls.
(7) Afghan women and children now make up 75
percent of the millions of Afghan refugees living in
neighboring countries in substandard conditions with
little food and virtually no clean water or sanitation.
(b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen-
ate that:
(1) Afghan women organizations must be in-
cluded in planning the future reconstruction of Af-
ghanistan.
(2) Future governments in Afghanistan should
work to achieve the following goals:
(A) The effective participation of women in
all civil, economic, and social life.
(B) The right of women to work.
(C) The right of women and girls to an edu-
cation without discrimination and the reopening
of schools to women and girls at all levels of edu-
cation.
(D) The freedom of movement of women and
girls.
(E) Equal access of women and girls to
health facilities.
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SENSE OF THE SENATE CONDEMNING SUICIDE BOMBINGS
AS A TERRORIST ACT
SEC. 590. (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that:
(1) Suicide bombings have killed and injured
countless people throughout the world.
(2) Suicide bombings and the resulting death
and injury demean the importance of human life.
(3) There are no circumstances under which sui-
cide bombings can be justified, including consider-
ations of a political, philosophical, ideological, racial,
ethnic, religious or other similar nature.
(4) Religious leaders, including the highest Mus-
lim authority in Saudi Arabia, the Grand Mufti,
have spoken out against suicide bombings.
(b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen-
ate that—
(1) Suicide bombings are a horrific form of ter-
rorism that must be universally condemned.
(2) The United Nations should specifically con-
demn all suicide bombings by resolution.
RESTRICTION ON FUNDING FOR CAMBODIAN GENOCIDE
TRIBUNAL
SEC. 591. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available by this Act may be used to provide equip-
ment, technical support, consulting services, or any other
form of assistance to any tribunal established by the Gov-
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ernment of Cambodia pursuant to a memorandum of un-
derstanding with the United Nations unless the President
determines and certifies to Congress that the tribunal is ca-
pable of delivering justice for crimes against humanity and
genocide in an impartial and credible manner.
EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND CERTAIN OTHER COUNTRIES
SEC. 592. Notwithstanding section 516(e) of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j(e)), during
each of the fiscal years 2002 and 2003, funds available to
the Department of Defense may be expended for crating,
packing, handling, and transportation of excess defense ar-
ticles transferred under the authority of section 516 of such
Act to Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Former Yugo-
slavia Republic of Macedonia, Georgia, India, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, Paki-
stan, 
Romania, 
Slovakia, 
Slovenia, 
Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan: Provided, That
section 105 of Public Law 104–164 is amended by striking
‘‘2000 and 2001’’ and inserting ‘‘2002 and 2003’’.
INCREASED PEACE CORPS PRESENCE IN MUSLIM
COUNTRIES
SEC. 593.(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following
findings:
(1) In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of
September 11, 2001, it is more important than ever
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to foster peaceful relationships with citizens of pre-
dominantly Muslim countries.
(2) One way to foster understanding between
citizens of predominantly Muslim countries and the
United States is to send United States citizens to
work with citizens of Muslim countries on construc-
tive projects in their home countries.
(3) The Peace Corps mission as stated by Con-
gress in the Peace Corps Act is to promote world
peace and friendship.
(4) Within that mission, the Peace Corps has
three goals:
(A) To assist the people of interested coun-
tries in meeting the need of those countries for
trained men and women.
(B) To assist in promoting a better under-
standing of Americans on the part of the peoples
served.
(C) To assist in promoting a better under-
standing of other peoples on the part of Ameri-
cans.
(5) The Peace Corps has had significant success
in meeting these goals in the countries in which the
Peace Corps operates, and has already established
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mechanisms to put volunteers in place and sustain
them abroad.
(6) The Peace Corps currently operates in very
few predominantly Muslim countries.
(7) An increased number of Peace Corps volun-
teers in Muslim countries would assist in promoting
peace and understanding between Americans and
Muslims abroad.
(b) STUDY.—The Director of the Peace Corps shall un-
dertake a study to determine—
(1) the feasibility of increasing the number of
Peace Corps volunteers in countries that have a ma-
jority Muslim population;
(2) the manner in which the Peace Corps may
target the recruitment of Peace Corps volunteers from
among United States citizens who have an interest in
those countries or who speak Arabic;
(3) appropriate mechanisms to ensure the safety
of Peace Corps volunteers in countries that have a
majority Muslim population; and
(4) the estimated increase in funding that will be
necessary for the Peace Corps to implement any rec-
ommendation resulting from the study of the matters
described in paragraphs (1) through (3).
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(c) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Peace Corps
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report containing the findings of the study conducted under
subsection (b).
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate and the Committee on International Re-
lations of the House of Representatives.
MACHINE READABLE PASSPORTS.
SEC. 594. (a) AUDITS.—The Secretary of State shall—
(1) perform annual audits of the implementation
of section 217(c)(2)(B) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(c)(2)(B));
(2) check for the implementation of pre-
cautionary measures to prevent the counterfeiting and
theft of passports; and
(3) ascertain that countries designated under the
visa waiver program have established a program to
develop tamper-resistant passports.
(b) PERIODIC REPORTS.—Beginning one year after
the date of enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter,
the Secretary of State shall submit a report to Congress set-
ting forth the findings of the most recent audit conducted
under subsection (a)(1).
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(c) ADVANCING DEADLINE FOR SATISFACTION OF RE-
QUIREMENT.—Section 217(a)(3) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(a)(3)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2003’’.
(d) WAIVER.— Section 217(a)(3) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(a)(3)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘On or after’’ and inserting the
following:
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), on or after’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(B) LIMITED WAIVER AUTHORITY.—Dur-
ing the period beginning October 1, 2003, and
ending September 30, 2007, the Secretary of
State may waive the requirement of subpara-
graph (A) with respect to nationals of a program
country (as designated under subsection (c)), if
the Secretary of State finds that the program
country—
‘‘(i) is making progress toward ensur-
ing that passports meeting the requirement
of subparagraph (A) are generally available
to its nationals; and
‘‘(ii) has taken appropriate measures
to protect against misuse of passports the
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country has issued that do not meet the re-
quirement of subparagraph (A).’’.
SUDAN
SEC. 595. (a) FINDINGS REGARDING THE NEED FOR
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.—The Senate makes the fol-
lowing findings:
(1) The war in Sudan has cost more than
2,000,000 lives and has displaced more than
4,000,000 people.
(2) The victims of this 18-year war are not con-
fined to one ethnic group or religion as moderate
Moslems in eastern and western Sudan suffer greatly,
as do Christians and animists in southern Sudan.
(3) Humanitarian assistance to the Sudanese is
a cornerstone of United States foreign assistance pol-
icy and efforts to end the war in Sudan.
(4) The United States Government has been the
largest single provider of humanitarian assistance to
the Sudanese people, providing $1,200,000,000 in hu-
manitarian assistance to war victims during the past
10 years, including $161,400,000 during fiscal year
2000 alone.
(5) Continued strengthening of United States as-
sistance efforts and international humanitarian relief
operations in Sudan are essential to bringing an end
to the war.
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(b) FINDINGS REGARDING THE NIF GOVERNMENT.—
In addition to the findings under subsection (a), the Senate
makes the following findings:
(1) The people of the United States will not
abandon the people of Sudan, who have suffered
under the National Islamic Front (NIF) government.
(2) For more than a decade, the NIF government
has provided safe haven for well-known terrorist orga-
nizations, including to Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaeda
and the Egyptian Islamic Jihad.
(3) The NIF government has been engaged, and
continues to engage, in gross human rights violations
against the civilian population of Sudan, including
the enslavement of women and children, the bombard-
ment of civilian targets, and the scorched-earth de-
struction of villages in the oil fields of Sudan.
(c) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—In recognition of the sus-
tained struggle for self-determination and dignity by the
Sudanese people, as embodied in the Inter-Governmental
Authority on Development (IGAD) Declaration of Prin-
ciples, and the statement adopted by the United States
Commission on International Religious Freedom on Octo-
ber 2, 2001, it is the sense of the Senate that—
(1) the National Islamic Front (NIF) govern-
ment of Sudan should—
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(A) establish an internationally supervised
trust fund that will manage and equitably dis-
burse oil revenues;
(B) remove all bans on relief flights and
provide unfettered access to all affected areas, in-
cluding the Nuba Mountains;
(C) end slavery and punish those respon-
sible for this crime against humanity;
(D) end civilian bombing and the destruc-
tion of communities in the oil fields;
(E) honor the universally recognized right
of religious freedom, including freedom from co-
ercive religious conversions;
(F) seriously engage in an internationally
sanctioned peace process based on the already
adopted Declaration of Principles; and
(G) commit to a viable cease-fire agreement
based on a comprehensive settlement of the polit-
ical problems; and
(2) the President should continue to provide gen-
erous levels of humanitarian, development, and other
assistance in war-affected areas of Sudan, and to ref-
ugees in neighboring countries, with an increased em-
phasis on moderate Moslem populations who have
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been brutalized by the Sudanese government through-
out the 18-year conflict.
MODIFICATION TO THE ANNUAL DRUG CERTIFICATION PRO-
CEDURES
WITH
RESPECT
TO
COUNTRIES
IN
THE
WESTERN HEMISPHERE
SEC. 596. During fiscal year 2002 funds in this Act
that would otherwise be withheld from obligation or expend-
iture under section 490 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 with respect to countries in the Western Hemisphere
may be obligated or expended provided that:
(1) REPORT.—Not later than November 30, 2001
the President has submitted to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report identifying each coun-
try in the Western Hemisphere determined by the
President to be a major drug-transit country or major
illicit drug producing country.
(2) DESIGNATION AND JUSTIFICATION.—In each
report under paragraph (1), the President shall
also—
(A) designate each country, if any, identi-
fied in such report that has failed demonstrably,
during the previous 12 months, to make substan-
tial efforts—
(i) to adhere to its obligations under
international counternarcotics agreements;
and
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(ii) to take the counternarcotics meas-
ures set forth in section 489(a)(1) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; and
(B) include a justification for each country
so designated.
(3) LIMITATION
ON
ASSISTANCE
FOR
DES-
IGNATED COUNTRIES.—In the case of a country iden-
tified in a report for fiscal year 2002 under para-
graph (1) that is also designated under paragraph (2)
in the report, United States assistance may be pro-
vided under this Act to such country in fiscal year
2002 only if the President determines and reports to
the appropriate congressional committees that—
(A) provision of such assistance to the coun-
try in such fiscal year is vital to the national in-
terests of the United States; or
(B) commencing at any time after Novem-
ber 30, 2001, the country has made substantial
efforts—
(i) to adhere to its obligations under
international counternarcotics agreements;
and
(ii) to take the counternarcotics meas-
ures set forth in section 489(a)(1) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
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(4) INTERNATIONAL COUNTERNARCOTICS AGREE-
MENT
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘inter-
national counternarcotics agreement’’ means—
(A) the United Nations Convention Against
Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psycho-
tropic Substances; or
(B) any bilateral or multilateral agreement
in force between the United States and another
country or countries that addresses issues relat-
ing to the control of illicit drugs, such as—
(i) the production, distribution, and
interdiction of illicit drugs,
(ii) demand reduction,
(iii) the activities of criminal organi-
zations,
(iv) international legal cooperation
among courts, prosecutors, and law enforce-
ment agencies (including the exchange of in-
formation and evidence),
(v) the extradition of nationals and in-
dividuals involved in drug-related criminal
activity,
(vi) the temporary transfer for prosecu-
tion of nationals and individuals involved
in drug-related criminal activity,
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(vii) border security,
(viii) money laundering,
(ix) illicit firearms trafficking,
(x) corruption,
(xi) control of precursor chemicals,
(xii) asset forfeiture, and
(xiii) related training and technical
assistance;
and includes, where appropriate, timetables and
objective and measurable standards to assess the
progress made by participating countries with
respect to such issues.
(5) APPLICATION.—Section 490 (b)–(e) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291j)
shall not apply during fiscal year 2002 with respect
to any country in the Western Hemisphere identified
in paragraph (1) of this section.
(6) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this
section supersedes or modifies the requirement in sec-
tion 489(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(with respect to the International Control Strategy
Report) for the transmittal of a report not later than
March 1, 2002 under that section.
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(7) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ENHANCED INTER-
NATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL.—It is the sense of
Congress that—
(A) many governments are extremely con-
cerned by the national security threat posed by
illicit drug production, distribution, and con-
sumption, and crimes related thereto, particu-
larly those in the Western Hemisphere;
(B) an enhanced multilateral strategy
should be developed among drug producing, tran-
sit, and consuming nations designed to improve
cooperation with respect to the investigation and
prosecution of drug related crimes, and to make
available information on effective drug education
and drug treatment;
(C) the United States should at the earliest
feasible date convene a conference of representa-
tives of major illicit drug producing countries,
major drug transit countries, and major money
laundering countries to present and review coun-
try by country drug reduction and prevention
strategies relevant to the specific circumstances
of each country, and agree to a program and
timetable for implementation of such strategies;
and
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(D) not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the President should
transmit to Congress any legislation necessary to
implement a proposed multilateral strategy to
achieve the goals referred to in subparagraph
(B), including any amendments to existing law
that may be required to implement that strategy.
CENTRAL AMERICA DISASTER RELIEF
SEC. 597. Of the funds appropriated under the head-
ings ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, ‘‘Development As-
sistance’’, and ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, not less than
$35,000,000 should be made available for relief and recon-
struction assistance for victims of earthquakes and drought
in El Salvador and elsewhere in Central America.
PROJECTS HONORING VICTIMS OF TERRORIST ATTACKS
SEC. 598. The National and Community Service Act
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.) is amended by inserting
before title V the following:
‘‘TITLE 
IV—PROJECTS 
HON-
ORING 
VICTIMS 
OF 
TER-
RORIST ATTACKS
‘‘(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘Founda-
tion’ means the Points of Light Foundation funded under
section 301, or another nonprofit private organization, that
enters into an agreement with the Corporation to carry out
this section.