In the Senate of the United States,
September 7, 2000.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 4919) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act to
make improvements to certain defense and security assistance
provisions under those Acts, to authorize the transfer of
naval vessels to certain foreign countries, and for other pur-
poses.’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Security Assistance Act
of 2000’’.
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TITLE I—MILITARY AND
RELATED ASSISTANCE
Subtitle A—Foreign Military
Financing Program
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated for grant as-
sistance under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act
(22 U.S.C. 2763) and for the subsidy cost, as defined in
section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990,
of direct loans under such section for fiscal year 2001, the
total amount of $3,627,000,000.
Subtitle B—Other Assistance
SEC. 111. DEFENSE DRAWDOWN SPECIAL AUTHORITIES.
(a) EMERGENCY DRAWDOWN.—Section 506(a)(1) of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(1))
is amended by striking ‘‘$100,000,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$150,000,000’’.
(b) ADDITIONAL DRAWDOWN.—Section 506(a)(2)(A)(i)
of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(2)(A)(i)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ the first place it appears;
and
(2) by striking subclause (III) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(III) chapter 8 of part II (relat-
ing to antiterrorism assistance);
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‘‘(IV) chapter 9 of part II (relat-
ing to nonproliferation assistance); or
‘‘(V) the Migration and Refugee
Assistance Act of 1962; or’’.
SEC. 112. INCREASED TRANSPORT AUTHORITY.
Section 516(e)(2)(C) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 23321j(e)(2)(C)) is amended by striking
‘‘25,000’’ and inserting ‘‘50,000’’.
TITLE II—INTERNATIONAL MILI-
TARY EDUCATION AND TRAIN-
ING
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated $65,000,000
for fiscal year 2001 to carry out chapter 5 of part II of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.).
SEC. 
202. 
ADDITIONAL 
REQUIREMENTS 
RELATING 
TO
INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND
TRAINING.
Chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘SEC. 547. CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.
‘‘The selection of foreign personnel for training under
this chapter shall be made in consultation with the United
States defense attache to the relevant country.
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‘‘SEC. 548. RECORDS REGARDING FOREIGN PARTICIPANTS.
‘‘In order to contribute most effectively to the develop-
ment of military professionalism in foreign countries, the
Secretary of Defense shall develop and maintain a database
containing records on each foreign military or defense min-
istry civilian participant in education and training activi-
ties conducted under this chapter after December 31, 2000.
This record shall include the type of instruction received,
the dates of such instruction, whether such instruction was
completed successfully, and, to the extent practicable, a
record of the person’s subsequent military or defense min-
istry career and current position and location.’’.
TITLE 
III—NONPROLIFERATION
AND EXPORT CONTROL AS-
SISTANCE
SEC. 301. NONPROLIFERATION AND EXPORT CONTROL AS-
SISTANCE.
Part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new chapter:
‘‘CHAPTER 9—NONPROLIFERATION AND
EXPORT CONTROL ASSISTANCE
‘‘SEC. 581. GENERAL AUTHORITY.
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law that re-
stricts assistance to foreign countries (other than sections
502B and 620A of this Act), the President is authorized
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to furnish, on such terms and conditions as the President
may determine, assistance to foreign countries in order to
enhance the ability of such countries to halt the prolifera-
tion of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, and ad-
vanced conventional weaponry. Such assistance may in-
clude training services and the provision of equipment and
other commodities related to the detection, deterrence, moni-
toring, interdiction, and prevention or countering of pro-
liferation, the establishment of effective nonproliferation
laws and regulations, and the apprehension of those indi-
viduals involved in acts of proliferation of such weapons.
‘‘SEC. 582. PURPOSES.
‘‘Activities conducted under this chapter shall be
designed—
‘‘(1) to enhance the nonproliferation and export
control capabilities of friendly countries by providing
training and equipment to detect, deter, monitor,
interdict, and counter proliferation;
‘‘(2) to strengthen the bilateral ties of the United
States with friendly governments by offering concrete
assistance in this area of vital national security in-
terest; and
‘‘(3) to accomplish the activities and objectives
set forth in sections 503 and 504 of the FREEDOM
Support Act (Public Law 102–511).
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‘‘SEC. 583. TRANSIT INTERDICTION.
‘‘(a) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—In providing assistance
under this chapter, the President should ensure that not less
than one-quarter of the total of such assistance is expended
for the purpose of enhancing the capabilities of friendly
countries to detect and interdict proliferation-related ship-
ments of cargo that originate from, and are destined for,
other countries.
‘‘(b) PRIORITY
TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES.—Priority
shall be given in the apportionment of the assistance de-
scribed under subsection (a) to any friendly country that
has been determined by the Secretary of State to be a coun-
try frequently transited by proliferation-related shipments
of cargo.
‘‘SEC. 584. LIMITATIONS.
‘‘The limitations contained in section 573 (a) and (d)
of this Act shall apply to this chapter.
‘‘SEC. 585. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to the President to carry out
this chapter $129,000,000 for the fiscal year 2001.
‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds made available
under subsection (a) may be used notwithstanding any
other provision of law (other than section 502B or 620A)
and shall remain available until expended.’’.
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SEC. 302. NONPROLIFERATION AND EXPORT CONTROL
TRAINING IN THE UNITED STATES.
Of the amount made available for fiscal year 2001
under chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961, as added by section 301, $2,000,000 is authorized
to be available for the purpose of training and education
of personnel from friendly countries in the United States.
SEC. 303. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERS.
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts
made available for fiscal year 2001 under chapter 9 of part
II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by section
301, $59,000,000 is authorized to be available for each such
year for science and technology centers in the independent
states of the former Soviet Union.
(b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen-
ate, taking into account the obligation contained in section
1132 of Public Law 106–113, that the practice of auditing
entities receiving funds authorized under this section should
be significantly expanded and that the burden of supplying
auditors should be spread equitably within the United
States Government.
SEC. 304. TRIAL TRANSIT PROGRAM.
(a) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Of the amount made
available for fiscal year 2001 under chapter 9 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, as added by section 301, $5,000,000
is authorized to be available to establish a static cargo x-
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ray facility in Malta, if the Secretary of State first certifies
to the appropriate committees of Congress that the Govern-
ment of Malta has provided adequate assurances that such
a facility will be utilized in connection with random cargo
inspections by Maltese customs officials of container traffic
transiting through the Malta Freeport.
(b) REQUIREMENT OF WRITTEN ASSESSMENT.—In the
event that a facility is established in Malta pursuant to
subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall submit a written
assessment to the appropriate committees of Congress not
later than 270 days after such a facility commences oper-
ation detailing—
(1) statistics on utilization of the facility by
Malta;
(2) the contribution made by the facility to
United States nonproliferation and export control ob-
jectives; and
(3) the feasibility of establishing comparable fa-
cilities in other countries identified by the Secretary
of State pursuant to section 583 of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961, as added by section 301.
(c) TREATMENT OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance under
this section shall be considered as assistance under section
583(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to
transit interdiction), as added by section 301.
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SEC. 305. EXCEPTION TO AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT INSPEC-
TIONS UNDER THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CON-
VENTION IMPLEMENTATION ACT OF 1998.
Section 303 of the Chemical Weapons Convention Im-
plementation Act of 1998 (as contained in division I of
Public Law 105–277) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION.—The requirement under subsection
(b)(2)(A) shall not apply to inspections of United States
chemical weapons destruction facilities (as used within the
meaning of part IV(C)(13) of the Verification Annex to the
Convention).’’.
TITLE IV—ANTITERRORISM
ASSISTANCE
SEC. 401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 574(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 
U.S.C. 
2349aa–4(a)) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking
‘‘$9,840,000’’ and all that follows through the period and
inserting the following: ‘‘$73,000,000 for the fiscal year
2001.’’.
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TITLE 
V—INTEGRATED 
SECU-
RITY ASSISTANCE PLANNING
Subtitle A—Establishment of a Na-
tional Security Assistance Strat-
egy
SEC. 501. NATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE STRATEGY.
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter in
connection with congressional presentation materials of the
foreign operations appropriations budget request, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the appropriate committees
of Congress a report setting forth a National Security As-
sistance Strategy for the United States.
(b) ELEMENTS
OF
THE STRATEGY.—The strategy
shall—
(1) set forth a 5-year plan for security assistance
programs;
(2) be consistent with the National Security
Strategy of the United States;
(3) be coordinated with the Secretary of Defense
and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff;
(4) identify overarching security assistance objec-
tives, including identification of the role that specific
security assistance programs will play in achieving
such objectives;
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(5) identify a primary security assistance objec-
tive, as well as specific secondary objectives, for indi-
vidual countries;
(6) identify, on a country-by-country basis, how
specific resources will be allocated to accomplish both
primary and secondary objectives;
(7) discuss how specific types of assistance, such
as foreign military financing and international mili-
tary education and training, will be combined at the
country level to achieve United States objectives; and
(8) detail, with respect to each of the paragraphs
(1) through (7), how specific types of assistance pro-
vided pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act and
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 are coordinated with
United States assistance programs managed by the
Department of Defense and other agencies.
(c) COVERED ASSISTANCE.—The National Security
Assistance Strategy shall cover assistance provided under—
(1) section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act
(22 U.S.C. 2763);
(2) chapters 5, 8, and 9 of part II of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.); and
(3) section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321i).
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SEC. 502. SECURITY ASSISTANCE SURVEYS.
(a) UTILIZATION.—The Secretary of State shall utilize
security assistance surveys in preparation of the National
Security Assistance Strategy required pursuant to section
501 of this Act.
(b) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made available for fis-
cal year 2001 under section 23 of the Arms Export Control
Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), $2,000,000 is authorized to be avail-
able to the Secretary of State to conduct security assistance
surveys, or to request such a survey, on a reimbursable
basis, by the Department of Defense or other United States
Government agencies. Such surveys shall be conducted con-
sistent with the requirements of section 26 of the Arms Ex-
port Control Act.
Subtitle B—Allocations for Certain
Countries
SEC. 511. SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR NEW NATO MEMBERS.
(a) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING.—Of the amounts
made available for fiscal year 2001 under section 23 of the
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), $35,000,000 is
authorized to be available on a grant basis for the Czech
Republic, Hungary, and Poland.
(b) MILITARY EDUCATION
AND TRAINING.—Of the
amounts made available for fiscal year 2001 to carry out
chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.), $7,000,000 is authorized to be
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available only for the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Po-
land.
(c) SELECT PRIORITIES.—In providing assistance
under this section, the President shall give priority to sup-
porting activities consistent with the objectives set forth in
the following conditions of the Senate resolution of ratifica-
tion for the Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949
on the Accession of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Repub-
lic:
(1) Condition (1)(A)(v), (vi), and (vii), relating
to common threats, the core mission of NATO, and
the capacity to respond to common threats.
(2) Condition (1)(B), relating to the funda-
mental importance of collective defense.
(3) Condition (1)(C), relating to defense plan-
ning, command structures, and force goals.
(4) Conditions (4)(B)(i) and (4)(B)(ii), relating
to intelligence matters.
SEC. 512. INCREASED TRAINING ASSISTANCE FOR GREECE
AND TURKEY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made available for
fiscal year 2001 to carry out chapter 5 of part II of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.)—
(1) $1,000,000 is authorized to be available for
Greece; and
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(2) $2,500,000 is authorized to be available for
Turkey.
(b) USE FOR PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION.—
Of the amounts available under paragraphs (1) and (2) of
subsection (a), $500,000 of such amounts should be avail-
able only for purposes of professional military education.
(c) USE FOR JOINT TRAINING.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that, to the maximum extent practicable, amounts
available under subsection (a) that are used in accordance
with subsection (b) should be used for joint training of
Greek and Turkish officers.
SEC. 513. MINIMUM ALLOCATION FOR EGYPT AND ISRAEL.
(a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts made
available for fiscal year 2001 for assistance under the ‘‘For-
eign Military Financing Program’’ account under section
23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763),
$1,980,000,000 is authorized to be available on a grant
basis for Israel, and $1,300,000,000 is authorized to be
available on a grant basis for Egypt.
(b) DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS.—Funds authorized to
be available for Israel under subsection (a) shall be dis-
bursed not later than 30 days after the date of enactment
of an Act making appropriations for foreign operations, ex-
port financing, and related programs for fiscal year 2001,
or October 31, 2000, whichever date is later.
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(c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR ADVANCED WEAPONS
SYSTEMS.—To the extent the Government of Israel requests
that funds be used for such purposes, grants made available
for Israel out of funds authorized to be available under sub-
section (a) for Israel shall, as agreed by Israel and the
United States, be available for advanced weapons systems,
of which not less than 26.3 percent shall be available for
the procurement in Israel of defense articles and defense
services, including research and development.
SEC. 514. SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN COUNTRIES.
(a) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING.—Of the amounts
made available for fiscal year 2001 under section 23 of the
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763)—
(1) $20,500,000 is authorized to be available on
a grant basis for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania;
(2) $5,000,000 is authorized to be available on a
grant basis for the Philippines;
(3) $5,000,000 is authorized to be available on a
grant basis for Georgia;
(4) $1,000,000 is authorized to be available on a
grant basis for Malta;
(5) $4,000,000 is authorized to be available on a
grant basis for Slovenia;
(6) $8,400,000 is authorized to be available on a
grant basis for Slovakia;
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(7) $11,000,000 is authorized to be available on
a grant basis for Romania; and
(8) $8,500,000 is authorized to be available on a
grant basis for Bulgaria.
(b) IMET.—Of the amounts made available for fiscal
year 2001 to carry out chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.)—
(1) $4,000,000 is authorized to be available for
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania;
(2) $1,500,000 is authorized to be available for
the Philippines;
(3) $1,000,000 is authorized to be available for
Georgia;
(4) $1,000,000 is authorized to be available for
Malta;
(5) $1,000,000 is authorized to be available for
Slovenia;
(6) $1,000,000 is authorized to be available for
Slovakia;
(7) $1,500,000 is authorized to be available for
Romania; and
(8) $1,200,000 is authorized to be available for
Bulgaria.