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(4) the status of the Government of Haiti’s efforts to conduct
thorough investigations of extrajudicial and political killings
and—
(A) an assessment of the progress that has been made
in bringing to justice the persons responsible for these
extrajudicial or political killings in Haiti; and
(B) an assessment of the extent to which the Govern-
ment of Haiti is cooperating with United States authorities
and with United States-funded technical advisors to the
Haitian National Police in such investigations;
(5) an assessment of actions taken by the Government
of Haiti to remove and maintain the separation from the Hai-
tian National Police, national palace and residential guard,
ministerial guard, and any other public security entity or unit
of Haiti those individuals who are credibly alleged to have
engaged in or conspired to conceal gross violations of inter-
nationally recognized human rights;
(6) the status of steps being taken to secure the ratification
of the maritime counter-narcotics agreements signed October
1997;
(7) an assessment of the extent to which domestic capacity
to conduct free, fair, democratic, and administratively sound
elections has been developed in Haiti; and
(8) an assessment of the extent to which Haiti’s Minister
of Justice has demonstrated a commitment to the profes-
sionalism of judicial personnel by consistently placing students
graduated by the Judicial School in appropriate judicial posi-
tions and has made a commitment to share program costs
associated with the Judicial School, and is achieving progress
in making the judicial branch in Haiti independent from the
executive branch.
(c) EQUITABLE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Not more than 17 per-
cent of the 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, that are made available for Latin America
and the Caribbean region may be made available, through bilateral
and Latin America and the Caribbean regional programs, to provide
assistance for any country in such region.
REQUIREMENT FOR DISCLOSURE OF FOREIGN AID IN REPORT OF
SECRETARY OF STATE
SEC. 560. (a) FOREIGN AID REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—In addi-
tion to the voting practices of a foreign country, the report required
to be submitted to Congress under section 406(a) of the Foreign
Relations Authorization Act, fiscal years 1990 and 1991 (22 U.S.C.
2414a), shall include a side-by-side comparison of individual coun-
tries’ overall support for the United States at the United Nations
and the amount of United States assistance provided to such
country in fiscal year 1999.
(b) UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE.—For purposes of this section,
the term ‘‘United States assistance’’ has the meaning given the
term in section 481(e)(4) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2291(e)(4)).
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RESTRICTIONS ON VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNITED NATIONS
AGENCIES
SEC. 561. (a) PROHIBITION ON VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
THE UNITED NATIONS.—None of the funds appropriated by this
Act may be made available to pay any voluntary contribution of
the United States to the United Nations (including the United
Nations Development Program) if the United Nations implements
or imposes any taxation on any United States persons.
(b) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS.—
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available
to pay any voluntary contribution of the United States to the
United Nations (including the United Nations Development Pro-
gram) unless the President certifies to the Congress 15 days in
advance of such payment that the United Nations is not engaged
in any effort to implement or impose any taxation on United States
persons in order to raise revenue for the United Nations or any
of its specialized agencies.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section the term ‘‘United
States person’’ refers to—
(1) a natural person who is a citizen or national of the
United States; or
(2) a corporation, partnership, or other legal entity orga-
nized under the United States or any State, territory, posses-
sion, or district of the United States.
HAITI
SEC. 562. 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 civilian-led Haitian National Police
and Coast Guard: Provided, That the authority provided by this
section shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of
the Committees on Appropriations.
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY
SEC. 563. (a) PROHIBITION OF FUNDS.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 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 President pro tempore of
the Senate that waiving such prohibition is important to the
national security interests of the United States.
(c) PERIOD OF APPLICATION OF WAIVER.—Any waiver 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. 564. 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 evidence that such unit has
committed gross violations of human rights, unless the Secretary
determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that
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the government of such country is taking effective measures to
bring the responsible members of the security forces unit to justice:
Provided, 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 alleged to be involved in
gross violations of human rights: Provided further, That in the
event that funds are withheld 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.
LIMITATIONS ON TRANSFER OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO EAST TIMOR
SEC. 565. In any agreement for the sale, transfer, or licensing
of any lethal equipment or helicopter for Indonesia entered into
by the United States pursuant to the authority of this Act or
any other Act, the agreement shall state that the items will not
be used in East Timor.
RESTRICTIONS ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES PROVIDING SANCTUARY
TO INDICTED WAR CRIMINALS
SEC. 566. (a) BILATERAL ASSISTANCE.—None of the funds made
available by this or any prior Act making appropriations for foreign
operations, export financing and related programs, may be provided
for any country, entity, or municipality described in subsection
(e).
(b) MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE.—
(1) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall
instruct the United States executive directors of the inter-
national financial institutions to work in opposition to, and
vote against, any extension by such institutions of any financial
or technical assistance or grants of any kind to any country
or entity described in subsection (e).
(2) NOTIFICATION.—Not less than 15 days before any vote
in an international financial institution regarding the extension
of financial or technical assistance or grants to any country
or entity described in subsection (e), the Secretary of the
Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall
provide to the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee
on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on
Appropriations and the Committee on Banking and Financial
Services of the House of Representatives a written justification
for the proposed assistance, including an explanation 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.
(3) 
DEFINITION.—The 
term 
‘‘international 
financial
institution’’ includes the International Monetary Fund, the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the
International Development Association, the International
Finance Corporation, the Multilateral Investment Guaranty
Agency, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development.
(c) EXCEPTIONS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), subsections (a)
and (b) shall not apply to the provision of—
(A) humanitarian assistance;
(B) democratization assistance;
(C) assistance for cross border physical infrastructure
projects involving activities in both a sanctioned country,
entity, or municipality and a nonsanctioned contiguous
country, entity, or municipality, if the project is primarily
located in and primarily benefits the nonsanctioned
country, entity, or municipality and if the portion of the
project located in the sanctioned country, entity, or munici-
pality is necessary only to complete the project;
(D) 
small-scale 
assistance 
projects 
or 
activities
requested by United States Armed Forces that promote
good relations between such forces and the officials and
citizens of the areas in the United States SFOR sector
of Bosnia;
(E) implementation of the Brcko Arbitral Decision;
(F) lending by the international financial institutions
to a country or entity to support common monetary and
fiscal policies at the national level as contemplated by
the Dayton Agreement;
(G) direct lending to a non-sanctioned entity, or lending
passed on by the national government to a non-sanctioned
entity; or
(H) assistance to the International Police Task Force
for the training of a civilian police force.
(2) NOTIFICATION.—Every 60 days the Secretary of State,
in consultation with the Administrator of the Agency for Inter-
national Development, shall publish in the Federal Register
and/or in a comparable publicly accessible document or Internet
site, a listing and justification of any assistance that is obligated
within that period of time for any country, entity, or munici-
pality described in subsection (e), including a description of
the purpose of the assistance, project and its location, by
municipality.
(d) FURTHER LIMITATIONS.—Notwithstanding subsection (c)—
(1) no assistance may be made available by this Act, or
any prior Act making appropriations for foreign operations,
export financing and related programs, in any country, entity,
or municipality described in subsection (e), for a program,
project, or activity in which a publicly indicted war criminal
is known to have any financial or material interest; and
(2) no assistance (other than emergency foods or medical
assistance or demining assistance) may be made available by
this Act, or any prior Act making appropriations for foreign
operations, export financing and related programs for any pro-
gram, project, or activity in a community within any country,
entity, or municipality described in subsection (e) if competent
authorities within that community are not complying with the
provisions of Article IX and Annex 4, Article II, paragraph
8 of the Dayton Agreement relating to war crimes and the
Tribunal.
(e) SANCTIONED COUNTRY, ENTITY, OR MUNICIPALITY.—A sanc-
tioned country, entity, or municipality described in this section
is one whose competent authorities have failed, as determined by
the Secretary of State, to take necessary and significant steps