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Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Relations of
the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations and the
Committee on International Relations of the House of
Representatives regarding the status of efforts to secure the
voluntary surrender or apprehension and transfer of persons
indicted by the Tribunal, in accordance with the Dayton Agree-
ment, and outlining obstacles to achieving this goal.
(3) ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS AFFECTED.—Any
waiver made pursuant to this subsection shall be effective
only with respect to a specified bilateral program or multilateral
assistance project or program identified in the determination
of the Secretary of State to Congress.
(f ) TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS.—The sanctions imposed pursu-
ant to subsections (a) and (b) with respect to a country or entity
shall cease to apply only if the Secretary of State determines
and certifies to Congress that the authorities of that country, entity,
or canton have apprehended and transferred to the Tribunal all
persons who have been publicly indicted by the Tribunal.
(g) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section—
(1) 
COUNTRY.—The 
term 
‘‘country’’ 
means 
Bosnia-
Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia-Montenegro (Federal Republic
of Yugoslavia).
(2) ENTITY.—The term ‘‘entity’’ refers to the Federation
of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska.
(3) CANTON.—The term ‘‘canton’’ means the administrative
units in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
(4) DAYTON AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘Dayton Agreement’’
means the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia
and Herzegovina, together with annexes relating thereto, done
at Dayton, November 10 through 16, 1995.
(5) TRIBUNAL.—The term ‘‘Tribunal’’ means the Inter-
national Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.
(h) ROLE OF HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES.—In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary of State,
the Administrator of the Agency for International Development,
and the executive directors of the international financial institutions
shall consult with representatives of human rights organizations
and all government agencies with relevant information to help
prevent publicly indicted war criminals from benefitting from any
financial or technical assistance or grants provided to any country
or entity described in subsection (d).
EXTENSION OF CERTAIN ADJUDICATION PROVISIONS
SEC. 574. The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101–167)
is amended—
(1) in section 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 note)—
(A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘and 1997’’ and
inserting ‘‘1997, and 1998’’; and
(B) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘October 1, 1997’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘October 1, 1998’’;
and
(2) in section 599E (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) in subsection
(b)(2), by striking ‘‘September 30, 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘Septem-
ber 30, 1998’’.
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ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO STOCKPILING OF DEFENSE
ARTICLES FOR FOREIGN COUNTRIES
SEC. 575. (a) VALUE OF ADDITIONS TO STOCKPILES.—Section
514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2321h(b)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting before the period at the
end the following: ‘‘and $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1998’’.
(b) REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND
THAILAND.—Section 
514(b)(2)(B) 
of 
such 
Act 
(22 
U.S.C.
2321h(b)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘Of the amount specified in subparagraph (A) for fiscal year 1998,
not more than $40,000,000 may be made available for stockpiles
in the Republic of Korea and not more than $20,000,000 may
be made available for stockpiles in Thailand.’’.
DELIVERY OF DRAWDOWN BY COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION
SERVICES
SEC. 576. Section 506 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2318) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking the period and inserting
the following: ‘‘, including providing the Congress with a report
detailing all defense articles, defense services, and military
education and training delivered to the recipient country or
international organization upon delivery of such articles or
upon completion of such services or education and training.
Such report shall also include whether any savings were
realized by utilizing commercial transport services rather than
acquiring those services from United States Government trans-
port assets.’’;
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
‘‘(c) For the purposes of any provision of law that authorizes
the drawdown of defense or other articles or commodities, or defense
or other services from an agency of the United States Government,
such drawdown may include the supply of commercial transpor-
tation and related services that are acquired by contract for the
purposes of the drawdown in question if the cost to acquire such
commercial transportation and related services is less than the
cost to the United States Government of providing such services
from existing agency assets.’’.
TO PROHIBIT FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF RUSSIA
SHOULD IT IMPLEMENT LAWS WHICH WOULD DISCRIMINATE AGAINST
MINORITY RELIGIOUS FAITHS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
SEC. 577. (a) None of the funds appropriated under this Act
may be made available for the Government of the Russian Federa-
tion unless within 30 days of the date this section becomes effective
the President determines and certifies in writing to the Committees
on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate and the Committee on International Relations of the House
of Representatives that the Government of the Russian Federation
has implemented no statute, executive order, regulation or similar
government action that would discriminate, or would have as its
principal effect discrimination, against religious groups or religious
communities in the Russian Federation in violation of accepted
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international agreements on human rights and religious freedoms
to which the Russian Federation is a party.
(b) This section shall become effective 150 days after the enact-
ment of this Act.
UNITED STATES POLICY REGARDING SUPPORT FOR COUNTRIES OF THE
SOUTH CAUCASUS AND CENTRAL ASIA
SEC. 578. (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The ancient Silk Road, once the economic lifeline of
Central Asia and the South Caucasus, traversed much of the
territory now within the countries of Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,
and Uzbekistan.
(2) Economic interdependence spurred mutual cooperation
among the peoples along the Silk Road and restoration of
the historic relationships and economic ties between those peo-
ples is an important element of ensuring their sovereignty
as well as the success of democratic and market reforms.
(3) The development of strong political and economic ties
between countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia
and the West will foster stability in the region.
(4) The development of open market economies and open
democratic systems in the countries of the South Caucasus
and Central Asia will provide positive incentives for inter-
national private investment, increased trade, and other forms
of commercial interactions with the rest of the world.
(5) The Caspian Sea Basin, overlapping the territory of
the countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia, contains
proven oil and gas reserves that may exceed $4,000,000,000,000
in value.
(6) The region of the South Caucasus and Central Asia
will produce oil and gas in sufficient quantities to reduce the
dependence of the United States on energy from the volatile
Persian Gulf region.
(7) United States foreign policy and international assist-
ance should be narrowly targeted to support the economic and
political independence of the countries of the South Caucasus
and Central Asia.
(b) GENERAL.—The policy of the United States in the countries
of the South Caucasus and Central Asia should be—
(1) to promote sovereignty and independence with demo-
cratic government;
(2) to assist actively in the resolution of regional conflicts;
(3) to promote friendly relations and economic cooperation;
(4) to help promote market-oriented principles and
practices;
(5) to assist in the development of infrastructure necessary
for communications, transportation, and energy and trade on
an East-West axis in order to build strong international rela-
tions and commerce between those countries and the stable,
democratic, and market-oriented countries of the Euro-Atlantic
Community; and
(6) to support United States business interests and invest-
ments in the region.
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘countries of the
South Caucasus and Central Asia’’ means Armenia, Azerbaijan,
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Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgystan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and
Uzbekistan.
PAKISTAN
SEC. 579. (a) OPIC.—Section 239(f ) of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2199(f )) is amended by inserting ‘‘, or
Pakistan’’ after ‘‘China’’.
(b) TRADE
AND DEVELOPMENT.—It is the sense of Congress
that the Director of the Trade and Development Agency should
use funds made available to carry out the provisions of section
661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421) to
promote United States exports to Pakistan.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE REPORTING TO CONGRESS OF THE COSTS TO
THE
FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT
ASSOCIATED
WITH
THE
PROPOSED
AGREEMENT TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
SEC. 580. The President shall provide to the Congress a detailed
account of all Federal agency obligations and expenditures for cli-
mate change programs and activities, domestic and international,
for fiscal year 1997, planned obligations for such activities in fiscal
year 1998, and any plan for programs thereafter in the context
of negotiations to amend the Framework Convention on Climate
Change (FCCC) to be provided to the appropriate congressional
committees no later than November 15, 1997.
AUTHORITY TO ISSUE INSURANCE AND EXTEND FINANCING
SEC. 581. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 235(a) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2195(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2)(A) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(1) INSURANCE AND FINANCING.—(A) The maximum contin-
gent liability outstanding at any one time pursuant to insurance
issued under section 234(a), and the amount of financing issued
under sections 234(b) and (c), shall not exceed in the aggregate
$29,000,000,000.’’;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and
(3) by amending paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) by
striking ‘‘September 30, 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30,
1999’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (2) of section 235(a)
of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2195(a)), as redesignated by subsection (a),
is further amended by striking ‘‘(a) and (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a),
(b), and (c)’’.
WITHHOLDING ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES VIOLATING UNITED
NATIONS SANCTIONS AGAINST LIBYA
SEC. 582. (a) WITHHOLDING OF ASSISTANCE.—Except as pro-
vided in subsection (b), whenever the President determines and
certifies to Congress that the government of any country is violating
any sanction against Libya imposed pursuant to United Nations
Security Council Resolution 731, 748, or 883, then not less than
5 percent of the funds allocated for the country under section
653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 out of appropriations
in this Act shall be withheld from obligation and expenditure for
that country.