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1961 or any other similar provision, the’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘The’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)(2) by striking ‘‘to imple-
ment the Yamoussoukro peace accord’’.
(b) Funds appropriated by this Act may be made
available for assistance for Liberia notwithstanding sec-
tion 620(q) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and
section 512 of this Act.
ANNUAL REPORT ON ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL GROWTH
SEC. 574. (a) REPORTING
REQUIREMENT.—The
President shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees an annual report providing a concise overview
of the prospects for economic and social growth on a
broad, equitable, and sustainable basis in the countries re-
ceiving economic assistance under title II of this Act. For
each country, the report shall discuss the laws, policies
and practices of that country that most contribute to or
detract from the achievement of this kind of growth. The
report should address relevant macroeconomic, micro-
economic, social, legal, environmental, and political factors
and include criteria regarding wage and price controls,
State ownership of production and distribution, State con-
trol of financial institutions, trade and foreign investment,
capital and profit repatriation, tax and private property
protections and a country’s commitment to stimulate edu-
cation, health and human development.
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(b) COUNTRIES.—The countries referred to in sub-
section (a) are countries—
(1) for which in excess of $5,000,000 has been
obligated during the previous fiscal year for assist-
ance under sections 103 through 106, chapters 10
and 11 of part I, and chapter 4 of part II of the
Foreign Assistance of 1961, and under the Support
for East European Democracy Act of 1989; or
(2) for which in excess of $1,000,000 has been
obligated during the previous fiscal year by the
Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
(c) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of State shall
submit the report required by subsection (a) in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Administrator
of the Agency for International Development, and the
President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
The report shall be submitted with the annual congres-
sional presentation for appropriations.
SEC. 575. To the maximum extent possible, the funds
provided by this Act shall be used to provide surveying
and mapping related services through contracts entered
into through competitive bidding to qualified United
States contractors.
REPORTS REGARDING HONG KONG
SEC. 576. (a) Section 301 of the United States-Hong
Kong Policy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5731) is amended
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in the text above paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘March 31,
1996,’’ after ‘‘March 31, 1995,’’.
(b) In light of the deficiencies in reports submitted
to the Congress pursuant to section 301 of the United
States-Hong Kong Policy Act (22 U.S.C. 5731), the Con-
gress directs that the additional report required to be sub-
mitted under such section by subsection (a) of this section
include detailed information on the status of, and other
developments affecting, implementation of the Sino-Brit-
ish Joint Declaration on the Question of Hong Kong, in-
cluding—
(1) the Basic Law and its consistency with
the Joint Declaration;
(2) the openness and fairness of elections
to the legislature;
(3) the openness and fairness of the elec-
tion of the chief executive and the executive’s
accountability to the legislature;
(4) the treatment of political parties;
(5) the independence of the judiciary and
its ability to exercise the power of final judg-
ment over Hong Kong law; and
(6) the Bill of Rights.
SEC. 577. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Act, $20,000,000 of the funds made available under
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the headings ‘‘Development Assistance’’ and/or ‘‘Eco-
nomic Support Fund’’ may be transferred to, and merged
with, the appropriations account entitled ‘‘International
Narcotics Control’’ and may be available for the same pur-
poses for which funds in such account are available.
GUATEMALA
SEC. 578. (a) Funds provided in this Act may be
made available for the Guatemalan military or security
forces, and the restrictions on Guatemala under the head-
ings ‘‘International Military Education and Training’’ and
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ shall not apply,
only if the President determines and certifies to the Con-
gress that the Guatemalan military is cooperating with ef-
forts to resolve human rights abuses which elements of
the Guatemalan military or security forces are alleged to
have committed, ordered or attempted to thwart the inves-
tigation of.
(b) The prohibition contained in subsection (a) shall
not apply to funds made available to implement a cease-
fire or peace agreement.
(c) Any funds made available pursuant to subsections
(a) or (b) shall be subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations.
(d) Any funds made available pursuant to subsections
(a) and (b) for international military education and train-
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ing may only be for expanded international military edu-
cation and training.
EXTENSION OF TIED AID CREDIT PROGRAM
SEC. 579. (a) Section 10(c)(2) of the Export-Import
Bank Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635i–3(c)(2)) is amended
by striking ‘‘1995’’ and inserting ‘‘1997’’.
(b) Section 10(e) of the Export-Import Bank Act of
1945 (12 U.S.C. 635i–3(e)) is amended by striking
‘‘1993, 1994, and 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘1996 and 1997’’.
MORATORIUM ON USE OF ANTIPERSONNEL LANDMINES
SEC. 580. (a) UNITED STATES MORATORIUM.—For
a period of one year beginning three years after the date
of enactment of this Act, the United States shall not use
antipersonnel landmines except along internationally rec-
ognized national borders or in demilitarized zones within
a perimeter marked area that is monitored by military per-
sonnel and protected by adequate means to ensure the ex-
clusion of civilians.
(b) DEFINITION AND EXEMPTIONS.—For the pur-
poses of this section:
(1) ANTIPERSONNEL
LANDMINE.—The term
‘‘antipersonnel landmine’’ means any munition
placed under, on, or near the ground or other sur-
face area, delivered by artillery, rocket, mortar, or
similar means, or dropped from an aircraft and
which is designed, constructed or adapted to be deto-
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nated or exploded by the presence, proximity, or con-
tact of a person.
(2) EXEMPTIONS.—The term ‘‘antipersonnel
landmine’’ does not include command detonated
Claymore munitions.
EXTENSION OF AU PAIR PROGRAMS
SEC. 581. Section 8 of the Eisenhower Exchange Fel-
lowship Act of 1990 is amended in the last sentence by
striking ‘‘fiscal year 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year
1996’’.
SANCTIONS AGAINST COUNTRIES HARBORING WAR
CRIMINALS
SEC. 582. (a) BILATERAL ASSISTANCE.—Funds ap-
propriated by this Act under the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 or the Arms Export Control Act may not be pro-
vided for any country described in subsection (c).
(b) MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of
the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive di-
rectors of the international financial institutions to work
in opposition to, and vote against, any extension by such
institutions of financing or financial or technical assist-
ance to any country described in subsection (c).
(c) SANCTIONED COUNTRIES.—A country described
in this subsection is a country the government of which
knowingly grants sanctuary to persons in its territory for
the purpose of evading prosecution, where such persons—
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(1) have been indicted by the International
Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, the
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, or any
other international tribunal with similar standing
under international law, or
(2) have been indicted for war crimes or crimes
against humanity committed during the period be-
ginning March 23, 1933 and ending on May 8, 1945
under the direction of, or in association with—
(A) the Nazi government of Germany;
(B) any government in any area occupied
by the military forces of the Nazi government
of Germany;
(C) any government which was established
with the assistance or cooperation of the Nazi
government; or
(D) any government which was an ally of
the Nazi government of Germany.
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR HAITI
SEC. 583. (a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds ap-
propriated or otherwise made available by this Act, may
be provided to the Government of Haiti until the President
reports to Congress that—
(1) the Government is conducting thorough in-
vestigations of extrajudicial and political killings;
and
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(2) the Government is cooperating with United
States authorities in the investigations of political
and extrajudicial killings.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to re-
strict the provision of humanitarian or electoral assist-
ance.
(c) The President may waive the requirements of this
section if he determines and certifies to the appropriate
committees of Congress that it is in the national interest
of the United States or necessary to assure the safe and
timely withdrawal of American forces from Haiti.
LIMITATION ON FUNDS TO THE TERRITORY OF THE
BOSNIAC-CROAT FEDERATION.
SEC. 584. Funds appropriated by this Act for activi-
ties in the internationally-recognized borders of Bosnia
and Herzegovina (other than refugee and disaster assist-
ance and assistance for restoration of infrastructure, to
include power grids, water supplies and natural gas) may
only be made available for activities in the territory of the
Bosniac-Croat Federation.
NATO PARTICIPATION
SEC. 585. REVISIONS TO PROGRAM TO FACILITATE
TRANSITION TO NATO MEMBERSHIP.—
(a) ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES.—(1) Subsection (d) of
section 203 of the NATO Participation Act of 1994 (title
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II of Public Law 103–447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(d) DESIGNATION OF ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES.—
‘‘(1) INITIAL PRESIDENTIAL REVIEW AND DES-
IGNATION.—Within 60 days of the enactment of the
NATO Participation Act Amendments of 1995, the
President should evaluate the degree to which any
country emerging from communist domination which
has expressed its interest in joining NATO meets
the criteria set forth in paragraph (3), and may des-
ignate one or more of these countries as eligible to
receive assistance under the program established
under subsection (a). The President shall, at the
time of designation of any country pursuant to this
paragraph, determine and report to the Committees
on International Relations and Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Committees on
Foreign Relations and Appropriations of the Senate
with respect to each country so designated that such
country meets the criteria set forth in paragraph
(3).
‘‘(2) OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES EMERGING
FROM COMMUNIST DOMINATION.—In addition to the
countries designated pursuant to paragraph (1), the
President may at any time designate other European
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countries emerging from communist domination as
eligible to receive assistance under the program es-
tablished under subsection (a). The President shall,
at the time of designation of any country pursuant
to this paragraph, determine and report to the Com-
mittees on International Relations and Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittees on Foreign Relations and Appropriations of
the Senate with respect to each country so des-
ignated that such country meets the criteria set
forth in paragraph (3).
‘‘(3) CRITERIA.—The criteria referred to in
paragraphs (1) and (2) are, with respect to each
country, that the country—
‘‘(A) has made significant progress toward
establishing—
‘‘(i) shared values and interests;
‘‘(ii) democratic governments;
‘‘(iii) free market economies;
‘‘(iv) civilian control of the military, of
the police, and of intelligence services, so
that these organizations do not pose a
threat to democratic institutions, neighbor-
ing countries, or the security of NATO or
the United States;
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‘‘(v) adherence to the rule of law and
to the values, principles, and political com-
mitments set forth in the Helsinki Final
Act and other declarations by the members
of the Organization on Security and Co-
operation in Europe;
‘‘(vi) commitment to further the prin-
ciples of NATO and to contribute to the
security of the North Atlantic area;
‘‘(vii) commitment to protecting the
rights of all their citizens and respecting
the territorial integrity of their neighbors;
‘‘(viii) commitment and ability to ac-
cept the obligations, responsibilities, and
costs of NATO membership; and
‘‘(ix) commitment and ability to im-
plement infrastructure development activi-
ties that will facilitate participation in and
support for NATO military activities;
‘‘(B) is likely, within five years of such de-
termination, to be in a position to further the
principles of the North Atlantic Treaty and to
contribute to the security of the North Atlantic
area; and
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‘‘(C) is not ineligible to receive assistance
under section 552 of the Foreign Operations,
Export Financing, and Related Programs Ap-
propriations Act, 1996, with respect to trans-
fers of equipment to a country the government
of which the Secretary of State has determined
is a terrorist government for purposes of section
40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act.’’.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(A) Subsections (b) and (c) of section 203 of
such Act are amended by striking ‘‘countries de-
scribed in such subsection’’ each of the two places
it appears and inserting ‘‘countries designated under
subsection (d)’’.
(B) Subsection (e) of section 203 of such Act
is amended by inserting ‘‘(22 U.S.C. 2394–1), and
shall include with such notification a memorandum
of justification with respect to the proposed designa-
tion’’ before the period at the end.
(b) TYPES OF ASSISTANCE.—Section 203(c) of such
Act is amended by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs:
‘‘(5) Assistance under chapter 4 of part II of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to the
Economic Support Fund).
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‘‘(6) Funds appropriated under the ‘‘Non-
proliferation and Disarmament Fund’’ account.
‘‘(7) Assistance under chapter 6 of part II of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to
peacekeeping operations and other programs).
‘‘(8) Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, including any restrictions in sections 516 and
519 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as
amended, the President may direct the crating,
packing, handling, and transportation of excess de-
fense articles provided pursuant to paragraphs (1)
and (2) of this subsection without charge to the re-
cipient of such articles.’’.
(c) EFFECT ON OTHER AUTHORITIES.—Section 203
of the NATO Participation Act of 1994 (title II of Public
Law 103–447, 22 U.S.C. 1928 note), is amended to add
a new subsection (g) to read as follows:
‘‘(g) EFFECT ON OTHER AUTHORITIES.—Nothing in
this Act shall affect the eligibility of countries to partici-
pate under other provisions of law in programs described
in this Act.’’.
(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 205 of the NATO
Participation Act of 1994 (title II of Public Law 103–
447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note) is amended:
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(1) by inserting ‘‘ANNUAL’’ in the section
heading before the first word;
(2) by inserting ‘‘annual’’ after ‘‘include in the’’
in the matter preceding paragraph (1); and
(3) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking ‘‘and
other’’ and all that follows through the period at the
end and in both instances inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘and any other country designated by the President
pursuant to section 203(d).’’.
TITLE VI—MIDDLE EAST PEACE FACILITATION
ACT OF 1995
SHORT TITLE
SEC. 601. This title may be cited as the ‘‘Middle East
Peace Facilitation Act of 1995’’.
FINDINGS
SEC. 602. The Congress finds that—
(1) the Palestine Liberation Organization (here-
after the ‘‘P.L.O.’’) has recognized the State of Isra-
el’s right to exist in peace and security, accepted
United Nations Security Council Resolutions 242
and 338, committed itself to the peace process and
peaceful coexistence with Israel, free from violence
and all other acts which endanger peace and stabil-
ity, and assumed responsibility over all P.L.O. ele-
ments and personnel in order to assure their compli-
ance, prevent violations, and discipline violators;
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(2) Israel has recognized the P.L.O. as the rep-
resentative of the Palestinian people;
(3) Israel and the P.L.O. signed a Declaration
of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrange-
ments (hereafter the ‘‘Declaration of Principles’’) on
September 13, 1993 at the White House;
(4) Israel and the P.L.O. signed an Agreement
on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area (hereafter
the ‘‘Gaza-Jericho Agreement’’) on May 4, 1994
which established a Palestinian Authority for the
Gaza and Jericho areas;
(5) Israel and the P.L.O. signed an Agreement
on Preparatory Transfer of Powers and Responsibil-
ities (hereafter the ‘‘Early Empowerment Agree-
ment’’) on August 29, 1994 which provided for the
transfer to the Palestinian Authority of certain pow-
ers and responsibilities in the West Bank outside of
the Jericho Area;
(6) under the terms of the Israeli-Palestinian
Interim Agreement on the West Bank and Gaza
(hereafter the ‘‘Interim Agreement) signed on Sep-
tember 28, 1995, the Declaration of Principles, the
Gaza-Jericho 
Agreement 
and 
the 
Early
Empowerment Agreement, the powers and respon-
sibilities of the Palestinian Authority are to be as-
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sumed by an elected Palestinian Council with juris-
diction in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in accord-
ance with the Interim Agreement;
(7) permanent status negotiations relating to
the West Bank and Gaza Strip are scheduled to
begin by May 1996;
(8) the Congress has, since the conclusion of
the Declaration of Principles and the P.L.O.’s re-
nunciation of terrorism, provided authorities to the
President to suspend certain statutory restrictions
relating to the P.L.O., subject to Presidential certifi-
cations that the P.L.O. has continued to abide by
commitments made in and in connection with or re-
sulting from the good faith implementation of, the
Declaration of Principles;
(9) the P.L.O. commitments relevant to Presi-
dential certifications have included commitments to
renounce and condemn terrorism, to submit to the
Palestinian National Council for former approval the
necessary changes to those articles of the Palestinian
Covenant which call for Israel’s destruction, and to
prevent acts of terrorism and hostilities against Is-
rael; and
(10) the United States is resolute in its deter-
mination to ensure that in providing assistance to
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Palestinians living under the jurisdiction of the Pal-
estinian Authority or elsewhere, the beneficiaries of
such assistance shall be held to the same standard
of financial accountability and management control
as any other recipient of United States assistance.
SENSE OF CONGRESS
SEC. 603. It is the sense of the Congress that the
P.L.O. must do far more to demonstrate an irrevocable
denunciation of terrorism and ensure a peaceful settle-
ment of the Middle East dispute, and in particular it
must—
(1) submit to the Palestinian National Council
for formal approval the necessary changes to those
articles of the Palestinian National Covenant which
call for Israel’s destruction;
(2) make greater efforts to pre-empt acts of ter-
ror, discipline violators and contribute to stemming
the violence that has resulted in the deaths of over
140 Israeli and United States citizens since the sign-
ing of the Declaration of Principles;
(3) prohibit participation in its activities and in
the Palestinian Authority and its successors by any
groups or individuals which continue to promote and
commit acts of terrorism;
(4) cease all anti-Israel rhetoric, which poten-
tially undermines the peace process;
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(5) confiscate all unlicensed weapons;
(6) transfer and cooperate in transfer proceed-
ings relating to any person accused by Israel to acts
of terrorism; and
(7) respect civil liberties, human rights and
democratic norms.
AUTHORITY TO SUSPEND CERTAIN PROVISIONS
SEC. 604. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection
(b), beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and
for eighteen months thereafter, the President may suspend
for a period of not more than 6 months at a time any
provision of law specified in subsection (d). Any such sus-
pension shall cease to be effective after 6 months, or at
such earlier date as the President may specify.
(b) CONDITIONS.—
(1) CONSULTATIONS.—Prior to each exercise of
the authority provided in subsection (a) or certifi-
cation pursuant to subsection (c), the President shall
consult with the relevant congressional committees.
The President may not exercise that authority or
make such certification until 30 days after a written
policy justification is submitted to the relevant con-
gressional committees.
(2) 
PRESIDENTIAL
CERTIFICATION.—The
President may exercise the authority provided in
subsection (a) only if the President certifies to the
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relevant congressional committees each time he exer-
cises such authority that—
(A) it is in the national interest of the
United States to exercise such authority;
(B) the P.L.O., the Palestinian Authority,
and successor entities are complying with all
the commitments described in paragraph (4);
and
(C) funds provided pursuant to the exer-
cise of this authority and the authorities under
section 583(a) of Public Law 103–236 and sec-
tion 3(a) of Public Law 103–125 have been
used for the purposes for which they were in-
tended.
(3) REQUIREMENT
FOR
CONTINUING
P.L.O.
COMPLIANCE.—
(A) The President shall ensure that P.L.O.
performance is continuously monitored and if
the President at any time determines that the
P.L.O. has not continued to comply with all the
commitments described in paragraph (4), he
shall so notify the relevant congressional com-
mittees and any suspension under subsection
(a) of a provision of law specified in subsection
(d) shall cease to be effective.
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(B) Beginning six months after the date of
enactment of this Act, if the President on the
basis of the continuous monitoring of the
P.L.O.’s performance determines that the
P.L.O. is not complying with the requirements
described in subsection (c), he shall so notify
the relevant congressional committees and no
assistance shall be provided pursuant to the ex-
ercise by the President of the authority pro-
vided by subsection (a) until such time as the
President makes the certification provided for
in subsection (c).
(4) P.L.O. COMMITMENTS
DESCRIBED.—The
commitments referred to in paragraphs (2)(B) and
(3)(A) are the commitments made by the P.L.O.—
(A) in its letter of September 9, 1993, to
the Prime Minister of Israel; in its letter of
September 9, 1993, to the Foreign Minister of
Norway to—
(i) recognize the right of the State of
Israel to exist in peace and security;
(ii) accept United Nations Security
Council Resolutions 242 and 338;
(iii) renounce the use of terrorism and
other acts of violence;
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(iv) assume responsibility over all
P.L.O. elements and personnel in order to
assure their compliance, prevent violations
and discipline violators;
(v) call upon the Palestinian people in
the West Bank and Gaza Strip to take
part in the steps leading to the normaliza-
tion of life, rejecting violence and terror-
ism, and contributing to peace and stabil-
ity; and
(vi) submit to the Palestine National
Council for formal approval the necessary
changes to the Palestinian National Cov-
enant eliminating calls for Israel’s destruc-
tion, and
(B) in, and resulting from, the good faith
implementation of the Declaration of Principles,
including good faith implementation of subse-
quent agreements with Israel, with particular
attention to the objective of preventing terror-
ism, as reflected in the provisions of the In-
terim Agreement concerning—
(i) prevention of acts of terrorism and
legal measures against terrorists, including
the arrest and prosecution of individuals
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suspected of perpetrating acts of violence
and terror;
(ii) abstention from and prevention of
incitement, including hostile propaganda;
(iii) operation of armed forces other
than the Palestinian Police;
(iv) possession, manufacture, sale, ac-
quisition or importation of weapons;
(v) employment of police who have
been convicted of serious crimes or have
been found to be actively involved in ter-
rorist activities subsequent to their employ-
ment;
(vi) transfers to Israel of individuals
suspected of, charged with, or convicted of
an offense that falls within Israeli criminal
jurisdiction;
(vii) cooperation with the government
of Israel in criminal matters, including co-
operation in the conduct of investigations;
and
(viii) exercise of powers and respon-
sibilities under the agreement with due re-
gard to internationally accepted norms and
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principles of human rights and the rule of
law.
(5) POLICY
JUSTIFICATION.—As part of the
President’s written policy justification to be submit-
ted to the relevant Congressional Committees pursu-
ant to paragraph (1), the President will report on—
(A) the manner in which the P.L.O. has
complied with the commitments specified in
paragraph (4), including responses to individual
acts of terrorism and violence, actions to dis-
cipline perpetrators of terror and violence, and
actions to preempt acts of terror and violence;
(B) the extent to which the P.L.O. has ful-
filled the requirements specified in subsection
(c);
(C) actions that the P.L.O. has taken with
regard to the Arab League boycott of Israel;
(D) the status and activities of the P.L.O.
office in the United States;
(E) all United States assistance which ben-
efits, directly or indirectly, the projects, pro-
grams, or activities of the Palestinian Authority
in Gaza, Jericho, or any other area it may con-
trol, since September 13, 1993, including—
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(i) the obligation and disbursal of
such assistance, by project, activity, and
date, as well as by prime contractor and all
subcontractors;
(ii) the organizations or individuals
responsible for the receipt and obligation
of such assistance;
(iii) the intended beneficiaries of such
assistance; and
(iv) the amount of international donor
funds that benefit the P.L.O. or the Pal-
estinian Authority in Gaza, Jericho, or any
other area the P.L.O. or the Palestinian
Authority may control, and to which the
United States is a contributor; and
(F) statements by senior officials of the
P.L.O., the Palestinian Authority, and succes-
sor entities that question the right of Israel to
exist or urge armed conflict with or terrorism
against Israel or its citizens, including an as-
sessment of the degree to which such state-
ments reflect official policy of the P.L.O., the
Palestinian Authority, or successor entities.
(c) REQUIREMENT FOR CONTINUED PROVISION OF
ASSISTANCE.—Six months after the enactment of this