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units involved with the incident in Benue State are receiv-
ing United States assistance. 
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MINORITY RELIGIOUS FAITHS IN 
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 
SEC. 5078. None of the funds appropriated under this 
Act may be made available for the Government of the Rus-
sian Federation, after 180 days from the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, unless the President determines and cer-
tifies in writing to the Committees on Appropriations that 
the Government of the Russian Federation has implemented 
no statute, executive order, regulation or similar govern-
ment action that would discriminate, or which has as its 
principal effect discrimination, against religious groups or 
religious communities in the Russian Federation in viola-
tion of accepted international agreements on human rights 
and religious freedoms to which the Russian Federation is 
a party. 
NICARAGUA AND GUATEMALA 
SEC. 5079. (a) Of the funds appropriated under the 
headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and ‘‘Child Survival 
and Health Programs Fund’’, not less than $36,000,000 
shall be made available for assistance for Nicaragua and 
not less than $23,000,000 shall be made available for assist-
ance for Guatemala. 
(b) Not to exceed $2,000,000 in prior year ‘‘Military 
Assistance Program’’ funds that are available for Guate-
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mala may be made available for non-lethal defense items 
for Guatemala if the Secretary of State certifies to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on International 
Relations of the House that—
(1) the role of the Guatemalan military has been 
limited, both in doctrine and in practice, to only 
those activities in defense of Guatemala’s sovereignty 
and territorial integrity that are permitted by the 
1996 Peace Accords, and the Government of Guate-
mala is taking steps to amend Article 244 of the Con-
stitution to reflect such changes; 
(2) the Guatemalan military is cooperating with 
civilian judicial authorities, including providing 
unimpeded access to witnesses, documents and classi-
fied intelligence files, in investigations and prosecu-
tions of military personnel who have been implicated 
in human rights violations and other criminal activ-
ity; 
(3) the Government of Guatemala is actively 
working with the United Nations to resolve legal im-
pediments to the establishment of the Commission for 
the Investigation of Illegal Groups and Clandestine 
Security Organizations (CICIACS), so that CICIACS 
can effectively accomplish its mission of investigating
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and bringing to justice illegal groups and members of 
clandestine security organizations; 
(4) the Government of Guatemala is continuing 
its efforts to make its military budget process trans-
parent and accessible to civilian authorities and to 
the public of present and past expenditures; 
(5) the Government of Guatemala has committed 
to facilitate the prompt establishment of an office in 
Guatemala of the United Nations High Commissioner 
for Human Rights; and 
(6) the Government of Guatemala is taking steps 
to increase its efforts to combat narcotics trafficking 
and organized crime. 
WAR CRIMES IN AFRICA 
SEC. 5080. (a) The Congress recognizes the important 
contribution that the democratically elected Government of 
Nigeria has played in fostering stability in West Africa. 
(b) The Congress reaffirms its support for the efforts 
of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda 
(ICTR) and the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) to 
bring to justice individuals responsible for war crimes and 
crimes against humanity in a timely manner. 
(c) Funds appropriated by this Act, including funds 
for debt restructuring, may be made available for assistance 
to the central government of a country in which individuals 
indicted by ICTR and SCSL are credibly alleged to be liv-
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ing, if the Secretary of State determines and reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that such government is co-
operating with ICTR and SCSL, including the surrender 
and transfer of indictees in a timely manner: Provided, 
That this subsection shall not apply to assistance provided 
under section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or 
to project assistance under title II of this Act: Provided fur-
ther, That the United States shall use its voice and vote 
in the United Nations Security Council to fully support ef-
forts by ICTR and SCSL to bring to justice individuals 
indicted by such tribunals in a timely manner. 
(d) The prohibition in subsection (c) may be waived 
on a country by country basis if the President determines 
that doing so is in the national security interest of the 
United States: Provided, That prior to exercising such 
waiver authority, the President shall submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations, in classified form if nec-
essary, on (1) the steps being taken to obtain the cooperation 
of the government in surrendering the indictee in question 
to SCSL or ICTR; (2) a strategy for bringing the indictee 
before ICTR or SCSL; and (3) the justification for exer-
cising the waiver authority. 
ADMISSION OF REFUGEES 
SEC. 5081. (a) The Secretary of State shall utilize pri-
vate voluntary organizations with expertise in the protec-
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tion needs of refugees in the processing of refugees overseas 
for admission and resettlement to the United States, and 
shall utilize such agencies in addition to the United Nations 
High Commissioner for Refugees in the identification and 
referral of refugees. 
(b) The Secretary of State should maintain a system 
for accepting referrals of appropriate candidates for reset-
tlement from local private, voluntary organizations and 
work to ensure that particularly vulnerable refugee groups 
receive special consideration for admission into the United 
States, including—
(1) long-stayers in countries of first asylum; 
(2) unaccompanied refugee minors; 
(3) refugees outside traditional camp settings; 
and 
(4) refugees in woman-headed households. 
(c) The Secretary of State shall give special consider-
ation to—
(1) refugees of all nationalities who have close 
family ties to citizens and residents of the United 
States; and 
(2) other groups of refugees who are of special 
concern to the United States. 
(d) Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to