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ucts, and recommendations for appropriate technical
assistance from the United States; and
(7) statistical data drawn from other sources on
economic growth, health, education, and distribution
of resources in East Timor.
TITLE XI—FREEDOM
INVESTMENT ACT OF 2001
SEC. 1101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Freedom Investment
Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 1102. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Supporting human rights is in the national
interests of the United States and is consistent with
American values and beliefs.
(2) Defenders of human rights are changing
our world in many ways, including protecting free-
dom and dignity, religious liberty, the rights of
women and children, freedom of the press, the rights
of workers, the environment, and the human rights
of all persons.
(3) The United States must match its rhetoric
on human rights with action and with sufficient re-
sources to provide meaningful support for human
rights and for the defenders of human rights.
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(4) Providing one percent of amounts available
annually for foreign affairs operations for human
rights activities, including human rights monitoring,
would be a minimal investment in protecting human
rights around the world.
(5) The Department of State should have indi-
viduals in positions in foreign countries that are des-
ignated for monitoring human rights activities and
developments in such countries, including the moni-
toring of arms exports.
SEC. 1103. SALARIES AND EXPENSES OF THE BUREAU OF
DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR.
For fiscal year 2004 and each fiscal year thereafter,
not less than 1 percent of the amounts made available to
the Department of State under the heading ‘‘Diplomatic
and Consular Programs’’, other than amounts made avail-
able for worldwide security upgrades and information re-
source management, are authorized to be made available
only for salaries and expenses of the Bureau of Democ-
racy, Human Rights, and Labor, including funding of po-
sitions at United States missions abroad that are pri-
marily dedicated to following human rights developments
in foreign countries and that are assigned at the rec-
ommendation of such Bureau in conjunction with the rel-
evant regional bureau.
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SEC. 1104. HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY FUND.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF FUND.—There is estab-
lished a Human Rights and Democracy Fund (hereinafter
in this section referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’) to be adminis-
tered by the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human
Rights and Labor.
(b) PURPOSES OF FUND.—The purposes of the Fund
are—
(1) to support defenders of human rights;
(2) to assist the victims of human rights viola-
tions;
(3) to respond to human rights emergencies;
(4) to promote and encourage the growth of de-
mocracy, including the support for nongovernmental
organizations in other countries; and
(5) to carry out such other related activities as
are consistent with paragraphs (1) through (4).
(c) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available to
carry out chapter 1 and chapter 10 of part I of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 and chapter 4 of part II of
such Act for each of the fiscal years 2002, 2003, and
2004, $27,000,000 for each such fiscal year is authorized
to be made available only to the Fund for carrying out
the purposes described in subsection (b).
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SEC. 1105. REPORTS ON ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE UNITED
STATES 
TO 
ENCOURAGE 
RESPECT 
FOR
HUMAN RIGHTS.
(a) SECTION 116 REPORT.—Section 116(d) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d)), is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end and inserting a semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(9) for each country with respect to which a
determination has been made that extrajudicial
killings, torture, or other serious violations of human
rights have occurred in the country, the extent to
which the United States has taken or will take ac-
tion to encourage an end to such practices in the
country.’’.
(b) SECTION 502B REPORT.—Section 502B(b) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304(b)), is
amended by inserting after the 4th sentence the following:
‘‘Such report shall also include, for each country with re-
spect to which a determination has been made that
extrajudicial killings, torture, or other serious violations
of human rights have occurred in the country, the extent
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to which the United States has taken or will take action
to encourage an end to such practices in the country.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives May 16, 2001.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
By MARTHA C. MORRISON,
Deputy Clerk.