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Europe and the multinational force, led by Italy,
seeking to stabilize Albania.
(8) The United States and the international
community should work with the new Albanian Gov-
ernment to ensure that upcoming elections will be
free and fair by supplying political inducement, tech-
nical advice, and large numbers of observers.
(9) The United States should support the con-
vening of a multinational conference, possibly in
Rome, Italy, to consider options for assisting Alba-
nia recover from the political and economic crisis.
(10) The United States should oppose any chal-
lenge to Albania’s international borders or territorial
integrity offered as a potential solution to the con-
flict.
SEC. 1727. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS CONCERNING ASSIST-
ANCE FOR UKRAINE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—It is the sense of the Congress
that—
(1) the Government and nation of Ukraine are
to be commended for their decision to relinquish the
nuclear weapons in the possession of Ukraine after
the demise of the former Soviet Union;
(2) the Government of Ukraine is to be com-
mended for its recent announcement that Ukrainian
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enterprises will not participate in the construction of
nuclear reactors in Iran;
(3) the Government of Ukraine is to be com-
mended for taking a positive and cooperative posi-
tion with regard to the admission into the NATO al-
liance of new member-states in Central and Eastern
Europe, particularly Ukraine’s willingness to nego-
tiate a bilateral charter with that alliance;
(4) the Government of Ukraine is to be com-
mended for its efforts to ensure that the Russian-
dominated Commonwealth of Independent States or-
ganization does not serve as a means to reintegrate
the independent states of the former Soviet Union
into a new political entity under Russian leadership
and occupying the territory that comprised the
former Soviet Union;
(5) the Government of Ukraine should imme-
diately move to ensure that United States investors
who have been subjected to extortion, fraud, or other
criminal activity, or to inappropriate, corrupt activi-
ties carried out by officials or representatives of the
Ukrainian Government, are provided with full res-
titution or compensation for their losses;
(6) the nation and Government of Ukraine are
to be commended for the adoption of a democratic
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constitution, the conduct of free and fair elections,
and the peaceful transfer of executive power since
Ukraine gained its independence in 1991; and
(7) the President should respond positively to
any request made by the government of Ukraine for
United States government agencies assistance and
involvement in the implementation of additional pro-
grams to fight corruption in Ukraine and to ensure
that American investors in that country are not sub-
jected to unfair, inappropriate, or criminal practices
on the part of officials of the Government of
Ukraine or any citizens of Ukraine.
(b) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS FOR UKRAINE.—It
is further the sense of the Congress that the President
should ensure that Ukraine receives assistance for fiscal
years 1998 and 1999 for political and economic reforms
at a level equal to that allocated to Ukraine for fiscal year
1997.
SEC. 1728. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING COMPLI-
ANCE WITH CHILD AND SPOUSAL SUPPORT
OBLIGATIONS BY UNITED NATIONS PERSON-
NEL.
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Con-
gress that—
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(1) all United Nations staff, including dip-
lomats, should comply with binding United States
Federal, State, and local court orders regarding
child and spousal support obligations;
(2) the internal regulations of the United Na-
tions allows—
(A) the United Nations to release staff sal-
ary information to the courts in spousal and
child support cases;
(B) the Secretary General to authorize de-
duction of dependency related allowances from
staff salary;
(C) the United Nations to cooperate with
appropriate authorities to facilitate proper legal
or judicial resolution of the family’s claim.
(b) CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT.—The Secretary of
State should urge the United Nations to fully comply with
regulations regarding compliance with child and spousal
support obligations by United Nations personnel, in a
timely manner and to the fullest extent possible.
(c) LIMITATION ON PAYMENT OF ARREARAGES TO
THE UNITED NATIONS.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of this Act, of funds appropriated for the payment
of United States arrearages to the United Nations out of
funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act,
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$10,000,000 shall not be available until the Secretary of
State certifies that—
(1) the United Nations is actively enforcing
child and spousal support payments in compliance
with Federal, State, and local court orders; and
(2) the United Nations is actively reforming its
pension policy, making the United Nations pension
fund subject to Federal, State, or local court orders
of spousal or child support.
SEC. 1729. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING DEVEL-
OPMENT OF AZERBAIJAN’S CASPIAN SEA PE-
TROLEUM RESERVES.
It is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) the President should seek cooperation from
the governments of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Tur-
key, as well as private companies with an interest in
developing Azerbaijan’s Caspian Sea petroleum re-
serves, to encourage the construction of a pipeline
route from Azerbaijan through Armenia that could
reach Turkey and Mediterranean sea ports; and
(2) such a route for a pipeline should in no way
prejudice other trans-Caucasus pipeline routes, but
would help to promote stability and economic growth
in the Caucasus region, improving relations between
neighboring countries and the United States.
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SEC. 1730. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS CONCERNING THE
RIGHTS OF PRISONERS IN ANDEAN COUN-
TRIES.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following
findings:
(1) Several American prisoners have spent years in
Ecuadorian prisons on drug-related offenses without hav-
ing received a trial.
(2) The prisoners include James Williams, a
United States citizen who has been held for 9
months without any findings, and Sandra Chase,
who has been held for more than 18 months and has
never seen a judge.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the
Congress that the Governments of the Andean countries
of Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Columbia, and Venezuela,
should respect the rights of prisoners, including United
States citizens, to timely legal procedures and abide by
international standards of due process.
SEC. 1731. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO AS-
SISTANCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 481(e)(4) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291(e)(4)) is amend-
ed—
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(1) in subparagraph (A)(ii), inserting ‘‘or under
chapter 5 of part II’’ after ‘‘(including chapter 4 of
part II)’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting before
the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, other than
sales or financing provided for narcotics-related pur-
poses following notification in accordance with proce-
dures applicable to reprogramming notifications
under section 634A of this Act.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to assistance pro-
vided on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 1732. SCHOLARSHIPS TO TIBETAN AND BURMESE STU-
DENTS.
Notwithstanding section 1407(b)(1) of this Act, for
each of the fiscal years 1998 and 1999 at least 30 scholar-
ships shall be made available to Tibetan students and pro-
fessionals who are outside of Tibet (if practicable, includ-
ing individuals active in the preservation of Tibet’s unique
culture, religion, and language), and at least 15 scholar-
ships shall be made available to Burmese students and
professionals who are outside of Burma.
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SEC. 1733. UNITED STATES POLICY REGARDING RELIGIOUS
PERSECUTION AND SUPPORT OF TERRORISM
BY SUDAN.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
(1) Continued disregard of the freedom of reli-
gion by Sudan is unacceptable.
(2) Continued support of terrorist activities by
Sudan is of deepest concern and shall not be toler-
ated.
(b) FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS WITH TERRORISTS.—
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the exception
with respect to Sudan under section 2332(a) of title 18,
United States Code (provided in regulations issued in Au-
gust 1996 by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the
Department of the Treasury) shall cease to be effective
on the date of the enactment of this Act. No such excep-
tion under this section may be issued with respect to
Sudan until the President certifies to the Congress that
Sudan is no longer sponsoring or supporting terrorism.
This restriction shall not be interpreted to restrict human-
itarian assistance or transactions relating to normal diplo-
matic activities.
SEC. 1734. SANCTIONS AGAINST SYRIA.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
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(1) Syria remains in a state of war with Israel
and maintains large numbers of heavily armed forces
near the border with Israel.
(2) Syria occupies Lebanon with almost 40,000
troops and maintains undue influence on all aspects
of the Lebanese Government and society.
(3) Syria continues to provide safe haven and
support for several groups that engage in terrorism,
according to the Department of State’s ‘‘Patterns of
Global Terrorism’’ report for 1996.
(4) Syria was listed by the Department of State
as a country that does not cooperate in the war on
drugs.
(5) Syria has not signed the Chemical Weapons
Convention, and numerous reports indicate that
Syria has increased the production and level of so-
phistication of chemical weapons. Reports also indi-
cate that such unconventional warheads have been
loaded on SCUD-type ballistic missiles with the
range to reach numerous targets in friendly nations,
such as Israel, Turkey, and Jordan.
(6) Syria routinely commits a wide array of se-
rious human rights violations, and according to a re-
cent Human Rights Watch report, is engaging in the
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abduction of Lebanese citizens and Palestinian refu-
gees in Lebanon.
(7) Several reports indicate that Syria know-
ingly allowed the explosives used in the June 1996
Dharan bombing, which killed 19 United States
service personnel, to pass through Syria from Leb-
anon to Saudi Arabia.
(8) More than 20 trips by former Secretary of
State Christopher to Damascus, a meeting between
President Clinton and Syrian President Hafez
Assad, and a Department of State-sponsored inten-
sive negotiation session at Wye Plantation were all
unsuccessful in convincing Syria to make peace with
Israel. At the same time, most reports indicated that
Israel was prepared to make substantial concessions
of land in exchange for peace.
(9) According to the Central Intelligence Agen-
cy World Fact Book of 1995, petroleum comprises
53 percent of Syrian exports.
(10) By imposing sanctions against the Syrian
petroleum industry, the United States can apply ad-
ditional pressure against Syria to press the Assad
regime to change its dangerous and destabilizing
policies.
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(b) POLICY.—It is the sense of the Congress that the
United States should consider applying to Syria sanctions
which are currently enforced against Iran and Libya under
the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 if the Govern-
ment of Syria does not eliminate its dangerous and desta-
bilizing policies.
SEC. 1735. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS RELATING TO THE AB-
DUCTION AND DETAINMENT OF DONALD
HUTCHINGS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following
findings:
(1) Al-Faran, a militant organization that seeks
to merge Kashmir with Pakistan, has waged a war
against the Government of India.
(2) During the week of July 2, 1995, Al-Faran
abducted Donald Hutchings of the State of Wash-
ington, another American John Childs, and 4 West-
ern Europeans in the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
John Childs has since escaped.
(3) Al-Faran has executed one hostage and
threatened to kill Donald Hutchings and the remain-
ing Western European hostages unless the Govern-
ment of India agrees to release suspected guerrillas
from its jails.
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(4) Several militants have been captured by the
Indian Government and have given conflicting and
unconfirmed reports about the hostages.
(5) Donald Hutchings and the 3 remaining
Western European hostages have been held against
their will by Al-Faran for nearly 2 years.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the
Congress that—
(1) the militant organization Al-Faran should
release, immediately, Donald Hutchings and 3 West-
ern Europeans from captivity;
(2) Al-Faran and their supporters should cease
and desist from all acts of hostage-taking and other
violent acts within the State of Jammu and Kash-
mir.
(3) the State Department Rewards Program
should be used to the greatest extent possible to so-
licit new information pertaining to hostages; and
(4) the governments of the United States, the
United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, India, and
Pakistan should share and investigate all informa-
tion relating to these hostages as quickly as possible.
SEC. 1736. CUBAN CIGARS.
It is the sense of Congress that the United States
should not prohibit the importation into the United States,
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or the sale or distribution in the United States, of cigars
that are the product of Cuba at such time as the Govern-
ment of Cuba has—
(1) freed all political prisoners;
(2) legalized all political activity; and
(3) agreed to hold free and fair elections.
SEC. 1737. INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR IRELAND.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the
‘‘MacBride Principles of Economic Justice Act of 1997’’.
(b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) PURPOSES.—Section 2(b) of the Anglo-Irish
Agreement Support Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–
415; 100 Stat. 947) is amended by adding at the
end the following new sentences: ‘‘United States con-
tributions shall be used in a manner that effectively
increases employment opportunities in communities
with rates of unemployment significantly higher than
the local or urban average of unemployment in
Northern Ireland. In addition, such contributions
shall be used to benefit individuals residing in such
communities.’’.
(2) CONDITIONS AND UNDERSTANDINGS.—Sec-
tion 5(a) of such Act is amended—
(A) in the first sentence—
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(i) by striking ‘‘The United States’’
and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The United States’’;
(ii) by striking ‘‘in this Act may be
used’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘in this
Act—
‘‘(A) may be used’’;
(iii) by striking the period and insert-
ing ‘‘; and’’; and
(iv) by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘(B) may be provided to an individual or
entity in Northern Ireland only if such individ-
ual or entity is in compliance with the prin-
ciples of economic justice.’’; and
(B) in the second sentence, by striking
‘‘The restrictions’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS.—The re-
strictions’’.
(3) PRIOR CERTIFICATIONS.—Section 5(c)(2) of
such Act is amended—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking
‘‘principle of equality’’ and all that follows and
inserting ‘‘principles of economic justice; and’’;
and
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(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting be-
fore the period at the end the following: ‘‘and
will create employment opportunities in regions
and communities of Northern Ireland suffering
the highest rates of unemployment’’.
(4) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Section 6 of such Act
is amended—
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end;
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(4) each individual or entity receiving assist-
ance from United States contributions to the Inter-
national Fund has agreed in writing to comply with
the principles of economic justice.’’.
(5) REQUIREMENTS
RELATING
TO
FUNDS.—
Section 7 of such Act is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(c) PROHIBITION.—Nothing included herein shall
require quotas or reverse discrimination or mandate their
use.’’.
(6) DEFINITIONS.—Section 8 of such Act is
amended—
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(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
‘‘(3) the term ‘Northern Ireland’ includes the
counties of Antrim, Armagh, Derry, Down, Tyrone,
and Fermanagh; and
‘‘(4) the term ‘principles of economic justice’
means the following principles:
‘‘(A) Increasing the representation of indi-
viduals from underrepresented religious groups
in the workforce, including managerial, super-
visory, administrative, clerical, and technical
jobs.
‘‘(B) Providing adequate security for the
protection of minority employees at the work-
place.
‘‘(C) Banning provocative sectarian or po-
litical emblems from the workplace.
‘‘(D) Providing that all job openings be ad-
vertised publicly and providing that special re-
cruitment efforts be made to attract applicants
from underrepresented religious groups.
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‘‘(E) Providing that layoff, recall, and ter-
mination procedures do not favor a particular
religious group.
‘‘(F) Abolishing job reservations, appren-
ticeship restrictions, and differential employ-
ment criteria which discriminate on the basis of
religion.
‘‘(G) Providing for the development of
training programs that will prepare substantial
numbers of minority employees for skilled jobs,
including the expansion of existing programs
and the creation of new programs to train, up-
grade, and improve the skills of minority em-
ployees.
‘‘(H) Establishing procedures to assess,
identify, and actively recruit minority employees
with the potential for further advancement.
‘‘(I) Providing for the appointment of a
senior management staff member to be respon-
sible for the employment efforts of the entity
and, within a reasonable period of time, the im-
plementation of the principles described in sub-
paragraphs (A) through (H).’’.
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(7) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by this subsection shall take effect 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 1738. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING ASSIST-
ANCE TO LITHUANIA AND LATVIA.
It is the sense of the United States House of Rep-
resentatives that—
(1) adequate assistance should be provided to
Lithuania and Latvia in fiscal year 1998;
(2) assistance to Lithuania should be continued
beyond fiscal year 1998 as it continues to build
democratic and free market institutions; and
(3) the President should consider continuing as-
sistance to Latvia beyond fiscal year 1998, as appro-
priate, to build democratic and free market institu-
tions.
SEC. 1739. STATEMENT CONCERNING CONFLICT IN EAST
TIMOR.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
(1) Indonesia invaded East Timor in 1975 and
has since systematically oppressed the people of East
Timor.
(2) Since 1975 one-third of the population of
East Timor is estimated to have perished of starva-
tion, war, and terror.
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(3) Indonesia’s invasion was condemned by the
United Nations, as was its subsequent occupation of
East Timor.
(4) On November 12, 1991, Indonesian troops
opened fire on thousands of peaceful mourners and
demonstrators at the Santa Cruz cemetery in Dili,
the capital of East Timor, killing hundreds and
wounding hundreds.
(5) Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo has
been the preeminent representative of the people of
East Timor, and has at great risk to his own life
fought for the human and civil rights of the people
of East Timor, while also being a steadfast advocate
for nonviolence and dialogue between the people of
East Timor and the Indonesian authorities.
(b) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—The Congress af-
firms its support for a just and peaceful solution to the
conflict in East Timor.
SEC. 1740. DESIGNATION OF ROMANIA AS ELIGIBLE FOR
ASSISTANCE UNDER THE NATO PARTICIPA-
TION ACT OF 1994.
(a) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the
Congress that—
(1) Romania has made tremendous progress to-
ward meeting the criteria for accession into the
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) by es-
tablishing a mature and functioning democracy, a
free market economy, civilian control of the armed
forces, respect for the rule of law, respect for human
rights and civil liberties, and by implementing a
strong economic reform;
(2) Romania has further exhibited its strong
commitment to contribute to the stability, reconcili-
ation, and cooperation among the nations of the re-
gion by the very significant signing of the basic po-
litical bilateral Treaty with Hungary and recent ini-
tialing of a similar document with Ukraine;
(3) Romania has already demonstrated its will-
ingness and ability to contribute as a future NATO
ally to strengthening the military capabilities and
strategic cohesiveness of the Alliance by joining, first
among Central and Eastern European countries, the
Partnership for Peace Program and by actively par-
ticipating alongside NATO allies in Bosnia, Angola,
Somalia, and Albania;
(4) due to its size, geo-strategic location, eco-
nomic and military potential, and huge popular sup-
port for NATO integration, Romania is of immense
and key strategic importance to European stability;
and
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(5) Romania qualifies under section 203 of the
NATO Participation Act of 1994 to receive assist-
ance in making the transition to a full NATO mem-
bership and should be invited to start accession ne-
gotiations at the earliest stage.
(b) DESIGNATION.—Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall,
pursuant to section 203(d)(2) of the NATO Participation
Act of 1994, designate Romania as eligible to receive as-
sistance under the program established under section
203(a) of such Act.
TITLE XVIII—WITHHOLDING OF
ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES
THAT 
PROVIDE 
NUCLEAR
FUEL TO CUBA
SEC. 1801. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 620 OF THE FOREIGN
ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 620 of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2370), as amended by this
Act, is further amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘(y)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
President shall withhold from amounts made available
under this Act or any other Act and allocated for a coun-
try for a fiscal year an amount equal to the aggregate
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value of nuclear fuel and related assistance and credits
provided by that country, or any entity of that country,
to Cuba during the preceding fiscal year.
‘‘(2) The requirement to withhold assistance for a
country for a fiscal year under paragraph (1) shall not
apply if Cuba—
‘‘(A) has ratified the Treaty on the Non-Pro-
liferation of Nuclear Weapons (21 UST 483) or the
Treaty of Tlatelelco, and Cuba is in compliance with
the requirements of either such Treaty;
‘‘(B) has negotiated and is in compliance with
full-scope safeguards of the International Atomic
Energy Agency not later than two years after ratifi-
cation by Cuba of such Treaty; and
‘‘(C) incorporates and is in compliance with
internationally accepted nuclear safety standards.
‘‘(3) The Secretary of State shall prepare and submit
to the Congress each year a report containing a descrip-
tion of the amount of nuclear fuel and related assistance
and credits provided by any country, or any entity of a
country, to Cuba during the preceding year, including the
terms of each transfer of such fuel, assistance, or cred-
its.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 620(y) of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by subsection (a),
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shall apply with respect to assistance provided in fiscal
years beginning on or after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
TITLE 
XIX—AVAILABILITY 
OF
AMOUNTS FOR CUBAN LIB-
ERTY AND DEMOCRATIC SOL-
IDARITY ACT OF 1996 AND
THE CUBAN DEMOCRACY ACT
OF 1992
SEC. 1901. FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE UNDER CHAPTER 4 OF
PART II OF THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT
OF 1961.
Not less than $2,000,000 shall be made available
under chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346; relating to the economic support
fund), for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 to carry out the
programs and activities under the Cuban Liberty and
Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22
U.S.C. 6021 et seq.) and the Cuban Democracy Act of
1992 (22 U.S.C. 6001 et seq.).
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TITLE 
XX—INTERNATIONAL
ARMS SALES CODE OF CON-
DUCT WITH ALL WASSENAAR
ARRANGEMENT COUNTRIES
SEC. 2001. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.
It is the sense of the Congress that the President of
the United States should attempt to achieve the foreign
policy goal of an international arms sales code of conduct
with all Wassenaar Arrangement countries. The purpose
of this goal shall be to achieve an agreement on restricting
or prohibiting arms transfers to countries that—
(1) do not respect democratic processes and the
rule of law;
(2) do not adhere to internationally-recognized
norms on human rights; or
(3) are engaged in acts of armed aggression.
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TITLE XXI—UNITED STATES POL-
ICY 
WITH 
RESPECT 
TO
FORCED ABORTION AND FOR-
EIGN ORGANIZATIONS THAT
PERFORM 
OR 
PROMOTE
ABORTION
SEC. 2101. FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS THAT PERFORM OR
PROMOTE ABORTION.
Section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(Public Law 87–195), is amended by adding the following
new subsection:
‘‘(h) RESTRICTION ON ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN OR-
GANIZATIONS THAT PERFORM OR ACTIVELY PROMOTE
ABORTIONS.—
‘‘(1) PERFORMANCE OF ABORTIONS.—
‘‘(A) Notwithstanding section 614 of this
Act or any other provision of law, no funds ap-
propriated for population planning activities or
other population assistance may be made avail-
able for any foreign private, nongovernmental,
or multilateral organization until the organiza-
tion certifies that it will not, during the period
for which the funds are made available, perform
abortions in any foreign country, except where
the life of the mother would be endangered if
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the pregnancy were carried to term or in cases
of forcible rape or incest.
‘‘(B) Paragraph (A) may not be construed
to apply to the treatment of injuries or illnesses
caused by legal or illegal abortions or to assist-
ance provided directly to the government of a
foreign country.
‘‘(2) LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.—
‘‘(A) Notwithstanding section 614 of this
Act or any other provision of law, no funds ap-
propriated for population planning activities or
other population assistance may be made avail-
able for any foreign private, nongovernmental,
or multilateral organization until the organiza-
tion certifies that it will not, during the period
for which the funds are made available, violate
the laws of any foreign country concerning the
circumstances under which abortion is per-
mitted, regulated, or prohibited, or engage in
any activity or effort to alter the laws or gov-
ernmental policies of any foreign country con-
cerning the circumstances under which abortion
is permitted, regulated, or prohibited.
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‘‘(B) Paragraph (A) shall not apply to ac-
tivities in opposition to coercive abortion or in-
voluntary sterilization.
‘‘(3) PROHIBITIONS.—
‘‘(A) The prohibitions of this subsection
apply to funds made available to a foreign orga-
nization either directly or as a subcontractor or
sub-grantee, and the required certifications
apply to activities in which the organization en-
gages either directly or through a subcontractor
or sub-grantee.’’.
SEC. 2102. FORCED ABORTION IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC
OF CHINA.
Section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(Public Law 87–195), is amended by adding the following
new subsection:
‘‘(i) LIMITATION RELATING TO FORCED ABORTIONS
IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.—Notwithstand-
ing section 614 of this Act or any other provision of law,
no funds may be made available for the United Nations
Population Fund (UNFPA) in any fiscal year unless the
President certifies that (1) UNFPA has terminated all ac-
tivities in the People’s Republic of China, and the United
States has received assurances that UNFPA will conduct
no such activities during the fiscal year for which funds
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are to be made available; or (2) during the 12 months
preceding such certification there have been no abortions
as the result of coercion associated with the family plan-
ning policies of the national government or other govern-
mental entities within the People’s Republic of China. As
used in this section the term ‘coercion’ includes physical
duress or abuse, destruction or confiscation of property,
loss of means of livelihood, or severe psychological pres-
sure.’’.
TITLE XXII—OTHER FOREIGN
POLICY PROVISIONS
SEC. 2201. CONDEMNATION OF PALESTINIAN DEATH PEN-
ALTY FOR LAND SALES.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
(1) In recent weeks, senior officials of the Pal-
estinian Authority have announced that the death
penalty will be imposed on anyone who sells land to
a Jew, based on a now-repealed Jordanian law, even
in Israel.
(2) Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser
Arafat stated on May 21, 1997, ‘‘Our law is a Jor-
danian law that we inherited * * * and sets the
death penalty for those who sell land to Israelis * *
*. We are talking about a few traitors, and we shall
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implement against them what is written in the law
books.’’.
(3) Palestinian Authority Justice Minister
Freih Abu Middein stated on May 5, 1997, ‘‘I
warned the land dealers several times through the
media not to play with fire. For us, whoever sells
land to Jews and settlers is more dangerous than
collaborators. Therefore, they must be put on trial
and sentenced to death * * * they are traitors.’’.
(4) Palestinian Authority Justice Minister
Freih Abu Middein stated on May 28, 1997, ‘‘it is
obligatory to forbid the sale of land in Ramle, Lod,
the Negev, and everywhere else * * *. There are
many [land dealers] who have fled from Palestine,
but anyone who has broken this serious law will re-
main a wanted fugitive by the Palestinian people,
wherever he may go.’’.
(5) Legislation implementing the death penalty
was prepared for consideration by the Palestinian
Legislative Council, but has not yet been considered.
(6) Since the pronouncement of senior Palestin-
ian leaders, at least three Palestinians have been
killed for selling land to Israelis, some after visits or
other scrutiny by Palestinian security officials.
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There is further evidence that the killings were com-
mitted by Palestinian security officials.
(7) Three Palestinians were extrajudicially exe-
cuted following their sale of land to Israelis.
(8) The International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights, to which the United States is a
party, states, ‘‘sentence of death may be imposed
only for the most serious crimes in accordance with
the law in force at the time of commission of the
crime * * *. This penalty can only be carried out
pursuant to a final judgement rendered by a com-
petent court.’’.
(9) The United States has made a financial
commitment to the Palestinian Authority with the
understanding that the rule of law would prevail,
that there would be no official sanction to
extrajudicial killings or violations of human rights,
and that basic principles of peaceful and normal re-
lations would be upheld.
(10) Despite claims to the contrary, there is no
law in Israel forbidding the sale of land to Arabs or
people of other ethnicities or nationalities.
(b) DECLARATIONS OF POLICY.—The Congress de-
clares the following:
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imposing the penalty of death on those who sell land
to Israelis.
(c) TRANSMISSION OF COPIES.—The Clerk of the
House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate
are directed to transmit copies of this section to the Presi-
dent of the United States, the Secretary of State, the
United Nations Secretary General, the United States Am-
bassador to Israel, the Consul General of the United
States in Jerusalem, Israel, the Rais of the Palestinian
Authority, all members of Palestinian Legislative Council,
and the office of the Palestine Liberation Organization in
Washington, District of Columbia.
TITLE XXIII—MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
SEC. 2301. ASSISTANCE TO THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
CONGO.
Notwithstanding section 620(q) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 or any other provision of law, assist-
ance under chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (relating to development assistance) and
under chapter 10 of part I of such Act (relating to the
Development Fund for Africa) may be made available for
the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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TITLE 
XXIV—SENSE 
OF 
THE
CONGRESS REGARDING THE
IMPRISONMENT 
OF
NGAWANG 
CHOEPHEL 
IN
CHINA.
SEC. 2401. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING THE IM-
PRISONMENT OF NGAWANG CHOEPHEL IN
CHINA.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following
findings:
(1) The Chinese Government sentenced Ngawa-
ng Choephel to an 18-year prison term plus 4 years
subsequent deprivation of his political rights on De-
cember 26, 1996, following a secret trial.
(2) Mr. Choephel is a Tibetan national whose
family fled Chinese oppression to live in exile in
India in 1968.
(3) Mr. Choephel studied ethnomusicology at
Middlebury College in Vermont as a Fulbright
Scholar, and at the Tibetan Institute of Performing
Arts in Dharamsala, India.
(4) Mr. Choephel returned to Tibet in July
1995 to prepare a documentary film about tradi-
tional Tibetan performing arts.
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(5) Mr. Choephel was detained in August 1995
by the Chinese authorities and held incommunicado
for over a year before the Government of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China admitted to holding him, and
finally charged him with espionage in October 1996.
(6) There is no evidence that Mr. Choephel’s
activities in Tibet involved anything other than pure-
ly academic research.
(7) The Government of the People’s Republic of
China denies Tibetans their fundamental human
rights, as reported in the State Department’s Coun-
try Reports on Human Rights Practices, and by
human rights organizations, including Amnesty
International and Human Rights Watch, Asia.
(8) The Government of the People’s Republic of
China is responsible for the destruction of much of
Tibetan civilization since its invasion of Tibet in
1949.
(9) The arrest of a Tibetan scholar such as Mr.
Choephel, who worked to preserve Tibetan culture,
reflects the systematic attempt by the Government
of the People’s Republic of China to repress cultural
expression in Tibet.
(10) The Government of the People’s Republic
of China, through direct and indirect incentives, has
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established discriminatory development programs
which have resulted in an overwhelming flow of Chi-
nese immigrants into Tibet, including those areas in-
corporated into the Chinese provinces of Sichuan,
Yunnan, Gansu, and Quinghai, and have excluded
Tibetans from participation in important policy deci-
sions, which further threatens traditional Tibetan
life.
(11) The Government of the People’s Republic
of China withholds meaningful participation in the
governance of Tibet from Tibetans and has failed to
abide by its own constitutional guarantee of auton-
omy for Tibetans.
(12) The Dalai Lama of Tibet has stated his
willingness to enter into negotiations with the Chi-
nese and has repeatedly accepted the framework
Deng Xiaoping proposed for such negotiations in
1979.
(13) The Chinese have displayed provocative
disregard for the concerns of the United States by
arresting and sentencing prominent dissidents in
close proximity to visits to China by senior United
States Government officials.
(14) The United States Government policy
seeks to foster negotiations between the Government
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of the People’s Republic of China and the Dalai
Lama, and presses China to respect Tibet’s unique
religious, linguistic, and cultural traditions.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the
Congress that—
(1) Ngawang Choephel and other prisoners of
conscience in Tibet, as well as in China, should be
released immediately and unconditionally;
(2) to underscore the gravity of this matter, in
all appropriate official meetings with representatives
of the Government of the People’s Republic of
China, United States officials should request Mr.
Choephel’s immediate and unconditional release;
(3) the United States Government should spon-
sor and promote a resolution at future meetings of
the United Nations Commission on Human Rights
and other appropriate international fora regarding
China and Tibet which specifically addresses politi-
cal prisoners and negotiations with the Dalai Lama,
until those situations in China and Tibet improve
substantially;
(4) the United States Department of State
should advise American citizens that Tibet is not
currently a safe destination for American travelers;
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(5) an exchange program should be established
in honor of Ngawang Choephel, involving students of
the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts and appro-
priate educational institutions in the United States;
and
(6) the United States Government should seek
access for internationally recognized human rights
groups to monitor human rights in Tibet.
DIVISION C—BUY-AMERICAN
REQUIREMENTS
TITLE XXV—COMPLIANCE WITH
BUY-AMERICAN ACT
SEC. 2501. BUY-AMERICAN REQUIREMENTS.
(a) COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN ACT.—None
of the funds made available in this Act may be expended
by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending
the funds the entity will, consistent with international
trade agreements implemented in U.S. law, comply with
the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a–10c).
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT REGARD-
ING NOTICE.—
(1) PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT
AND PRODUCTS.—In the case of any equipment or
product that may be authorized to be purchased
with financial assistance provided using funds made
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available in this Act, it is the sense of the Congress
that entities receiving the assistance should, in ex-
pending the assistance, purchase only American-
made equipment and products.
(2) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE.—
In providing financial assistance using funds made
available in this Act, the head of each Federal agen-
cy shall provide to each recipient of the assistance
a notice describing the statement made in paragraph
(1) by the Congress.
(c) PROHIBITION
OF CONTRACTS WITH PERSONS
FALSELY LABELING PRODUCTS AS MADE IN AMERICA.—
If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal
agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bear-
ing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or any inscription
with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped
to the United States that is not made in the United
States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any con-
tract or subcontract made with funds made available in
this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineli-
gibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through
9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
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DIVISION D—FOREIGN AID RE-
PORTING REFORM ACT OF
1997
TITLE XXVI—FOREIGN AID
REPORTING REFORM
SEC. 2601. SHORT TITLE.
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Foreign Aid Re-
porting Reform Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2602. ANNUAL FOREIGN ASSISTANCE JUSTIFICATION
REPORT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In conjunction with the submis-
sion of the annual requests for enactment of authoriza-
tions and appropriations for foreign assistance programs
for each fiscal year, the President shall submit to the Con-
gress a single report containing—
(1) an integrated justification for all foreign as-
sistance programs proposed by the President for the
coming fiscal year; and
(2) an assessment of when the objectives of
those programs will be achieved so that the assist-
ance can be terminated.
(b) SPECIFIC INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED.—
Each such report shall include the following:
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(1) INFORMATION REGARDING A FOREIGN AS-
SISTANCE PROGRAM GENERALLY.—For each foreign
assistance program taken as a whole—
(A) the total amount of assistance pro-
posed to be provided under that program;
(B) the justification for that amount;
(C) the objectives that assistance under
that program is intended to achieve;
(D) an explanation of the relationship of
assistance under that program to assistance
under other foreign assistance programs; and
(E) the President’s estimation of the date
by which the objectives of that program will be
achieved and the program terminated.
(2) INFORMATION REGARDING SPECIFIC ASSIST-
ANCE RECIPIENTS.—For each country or organiza-
tion which is a proposed recipient of assistance
under any foreign assistance program—
(A) the amount of each type of assistance
proposed;
(B) the justification for providing each
such type of assistance;
(C) the objectives that each such type of
assistance is intended to achieve;
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(D) an explanation of the relationship of
each type of assistance proposed to other types
of assistance proposed for that recipient; and
(E) the President’s estimation of the date
by which the objectives of assistance for such
recipient under each foreign assistance program
will be achieved and assistance under that pro-
gram to that recipient terminated.
The information required by subparagraphs (A)
through (E) shall be provided on a recipient-by-re-
cipient basis.
(3) INFORMATION
REGARDING
CENTRALLY-
FUNDED
PROGRAMS.—For each centrally-funded
program under a foreign assistance program—
(A) the amount proposed for such pro-
gram;
(B) the justification for such program;
(C) the objectives each such program is in-
tended to achieve;
(D) an explanation of the relationship of
such program to other types of assistance pro-
posed under that foreign assistance program
and under other foreign assistance programs;
and
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(E) the President’s estimation of the date
by which the objectives of such program will be
achieved and such program terminated.
SEC. 2603. REQUIREMENT FOR CONGRESSIONAL EXPLA-
NATION OF PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE
PRESIDENT’S FOREIGN ASSISTANCE BUDGET.
Any committee of the House of Representatives or
any committee of the Senate reporting legislation author-
izing the enactment of new budget authority for, or provid-
ing new budget authority for, foreign assistance programs
shall, to the maximum extent feasible, include in the re-
port accompanying that legislation an explanation for any
change proposed by that committee—
(1) in the total amount of new budget authority
authorized or provided (as the case may be) for any
foreign assistance program as compared to the
amount proposed by the President; or
(2) in the amount of assistance for any specific
recipient of assistance, or for any centrally-funded
program, under any foreign assistance program as
compared to the amount proposed by the President.
SEC. 2604. DEFINITION OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAMS.
As used in this chapter, the term ‘‘foreign assistance
program’’ includes—
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(1) any program of assistance authorized by the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (such as the devel-
opment assistance program, the economic support
fund program, and the international military edu-
cation and training program) or authorized by the
African Development Foundation Act, section 401 of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969 (relating to the
Inter-American Development Foundation), or any
other foreign assistance legislation;
(2) any program of grant, credit, or guaranty
assistance under the Arms Export Control Act;
(3) assistance under the Migration and Refugee
Assistance Act of 1962;
(4) assistance under any title of the Agricul-
tural Trade Development and Assistance Act of
1954;
(5) contributions to the International Monetary
Fund;
(6) contributions to the International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development, the International
Development Association, or any other institution
within the World Bank group; and
(7) contributions to any regional multilateral
development bank.
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DIVISION E—MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
TITLE 
XXVII—FUNDS 
MADE
AVAILABLE UNDER SECTIONS
103 THROUGH 106 OF THE
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF
1961
SEC. 2701. ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS IN LATIN AMERICA
AND THE CARIBBEAN REGION AND THE ASIA
AND THE PACIFIC REGION.
Of the amount made available for assistance for a
fiscal year under sections 103 through 106 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151a through 2151d),
including assistance under section 104(c) of such Act (22
U.S.C. 2151b(c)), the amount made available for activities
and programs in Latin America and the Caribbean region
and the Asia and the Pacific region should be in at least
the same proportion to the total amount of such assistance
made available as the amount identified in the congres-
sional presentation documents for development assistance
for the fiscal year for each such region is to the total
amount requested for development assistance for the fiscal
year.
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DIVISION F—ADDITIONAL
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
TITLE XXVIII—INDONESIA
MILITARY ASSISTANCE
SEC. 2801. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS RELATING TO INDO-
NESIA MILITARY ASSISTANCE.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
(1)(A) Despite a surface adherence to demo-
cratic forms, the Indonesian political system remains
strongly authoritarian.
(B) The government is dominated by an elite
comprising President Soeharto (now in his sixth 5-
year term), his close associates, and the military.
(C) The government requires allegiance to a
state ideology known as ‘‘Pancasila’’, which stresses
consultation and consensus, but is also used to limit
dissent, to enforce social and political cohesion, and
to restrict the development of opposition elements.
(2) The Government of Indonesia recognizes
only one official trade union, has refused to register
independent trade unions such as the Indonesian
Prosperity Trade Union (SBSI), has arrested
Muchtar Pakpahan, the General Chairman of the
SBSI, on charges of subversion, and other labor ac-
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tivists, and has closed the offices and confiscated
materials of the SBSI.
(3) Civil society organizations in Indonesia,
such as environmental organizations, election-mon-
itoring organizations, legal aid organizations, stu-
dent organizations, trade union organizations, and
community organizations, have been harassed by the
Government of Indonesia through such means as de-
tentions, interrogations, denial of permission for
meetings, banning of publications, repeated orders to
report to security forces or judicial courts, and ille-
gal seizure of documents.
(4)(A) The armed forces of Indonesia continue
to carry out torture and other severe violations of
human rights in East Timor, Irian Jaya, and other
parts of Indonesia, to detain and imprison East
Timorese and others for nonviolent expression of po-
litical views, and to maintain unjustifiably high
troop levels in East Timor.
(B) From May 27 to May 31, the East
Timorses resistance forces carried out deplorable
human rights violations, including the reported kill-
ing of over two dozen persons in an apparent at-
tempt to disrupt national elections. A resistance at-
tack on a truck resulted in the deaths of 16 police-
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men and one soldier. Attacks on polling places also
resulted in the deaths of two election officials.
(C) Violence on the part of either the Indo-
nesian military or the East Timorese resistance
forces is not conducive to the just and peaceful solu-
tion to the conflict in East Timor.
(D) Indonesian civil authorities must improve
their human rights performance in East Timor,
Irian Jaya, and elsewhere in Indonesia, and aggres-
sively prosecute violations.
(E) The Indonesian authorities and the resist-
ance forces in East Timor must refrain from human
rights violations, including attacks on civilians and
non-combatants.
(5) The Nobel Prize Committee awarded the
1996 Nobel Peace Prize to Bishop Carlos Felipe
Ximenes Belo and Jose Ramos Horta for their tire-
less efforts to find a just and peaceful solution to
the conflict in East Timor.
(6) In 1992, the Congress suspended the inter-
national military and education training (IMET)
program for Indonesia in response to a November
12, 1991, shooting incident in East Timor by Indo-
nesian security forces against peaceful Timorese
demonstrators in which no progress has been made
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in accounting for the missing persons either in that
incident or others who disappeared in 1995–96.
(7) On August 1, 1996, then Secretary of State
Warren Christopher stated in testimony before the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, ‘‘I
think there’s a strong interest in seeing an orderly
transition of power there [in Indonesia] that will rec-
ognize the pluralism that should exist in a country
of that magnitude and importance.’’.
(8) The United States has important economic,
commercial, and security interests in Indonesia be-
cause of its growing economy and markets and its
strategic location astride a number of key inter-
national straits which will only be strengthened by
democratic development in Indonesia and a policy
which promotes political pluralism and respect for
universal human rights.
(b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of
the Congress that the United States should not provide
military assistance and arms transfers for a fiscal year
to the Government of Indonesia unless the President de-
termines and certifies to the Congress for that fiscal year
that the Government of Indonesia meets the following re-
quirements: