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respect to the location of international organizations and 
institutions in Africa, such organizations or institutions, 
such as the African Development Bank, that move their 
headquarters offices from their original locations for rea-
sons of security should return once those security issues 
have been resolved or should relocate to another country 
in the region in which the organization or institution was 
originally headquartered. 
(b) CONSULTATIONS
REGARDING
RETURN.—The 
Secretary of State is authorized to begin consultations 
with appropriate parties to determine the feasibility of re-
turning such organizations and institutions to the regions 
in which they were originally headquartered. 
SEC. 1404. BENJAMIN GILMAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOLAR-
SHIP PROGRAM. 
Section 305 of the International Academic Oppor-
tunity Act of 2000, (title III of the Microenterprise for 
Self-Reliance and International Anti-Corruption Act of 
2000) (Public Law 106–309; 22 U.S.C. 2462 note) is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$1,500,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$4,000,000’’. 
SEC. 1405. PROHIBITION ON COMMEMORATIONS RELATING 
TO LEADERS OF IMPERIAL JAPAN. 
The Department of State, both in Washington and 
at United States diplomatic missions and facilities in for-
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eign countries, shall not engage in any activity, including 
the celebration of the recently enacted Showa holiday, 
which may, in any manner, serve to commemorate or be 
construed as serving to commemorate leaders of Imperial 
Japan who were connected to the attack on the United 
States Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, on December 
7, 1941. 
SEC. 1406. UNITED STATES POLICY REGARDING WORLD 
BANK GROUP LOANS TO IRAN. 
(a) UNITED STATES POLICY.—The Secretary of 
State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, 
shall work to secure the support of the governments of 
countries represented on the decisionmaking boards and 
councils of the international financial institutions of the 
World Bank Group to oppose any further activity in Iran 
by the international financial institutions of the World 
Bank Group until Iran abandons its program to develop 
nuclear weapons. 
(b) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days after the 
Secretary initiates efforts to carry out subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall notify the appropriate congressional com-
mittees of such efforts. 
(c) WORLD BANK GROUP DEFINED.—As used in this 
section, the term ‘‘World Bank Group’’ means the Inter-
national Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the
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International Development Association, the International 
Financial Corporation, and the Multilateral Investment 
Guaranty Agency. 
SEC. 1407. STATEMENT OF POLICY REGARDING SUPPORT 
FOR SECI REGIONAL CENTER FOR COM-
BATING TRANS-BORDER CRIME. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Southeast European Cooperative Initia-
tive (SECI) Regional Center for Combating Trans- 
Border Crime, located in Bucharest, Romania, is 
composed of police and customs officers from each 
of the 12 member states of SECI: Albania, Bosnia 
and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hun-
gary, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Slovenia, Ser-
bia and Montenegro and Turkey. 
(2) The SECI Regional Center supports joint 
trans-border crime fighting efforts through the es-
tablishment of task forces, including task forces re-
lating to trafficking in human beings, anti-drugs, fi-
nancial and computer crimes, stolen vehicles, anti- 
smuggling and anti-fraud, and terrorism. 
(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States to continue to support the activities of the 
SECI Regional Center for Combating Trans-border 
Crime.
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SEC. 1408. STATEMENT OF POLICY URGING TURKEY TO RE-
SPECT THE RIGHTS AND RELIGIOUS FREE-
DOMS OF THE ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Turkey is scheduled to begin accession ne-
gotiations with the European Union on October 3, 
2005. 
(2) In 1993 the European Union defined the 
membership criteria for accession to the European 
Union at the Copenhagen European Council, obli-
gating candidate countries to have achieved certain 
levels of reform, including stability of institutions 
guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, and human 
rights, and respect for and protection of minorities. 
(3) The Government of Turkey refuses to rec-
ognize the Ecumenical Patriarch’s international sta-
tus. 
(4) The Government of Turkey has limited to 
Turkish nationals the candidates available to the 
Holy Synod for selection as the Ecumenical Patri-
arch and has refused to reopen the Theological 
School at Halki, thus impeding training for the cler-
gy. 
(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—Congress—
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(1) calls on Turkey to continue to demonstrate 
its willingness to adopt and uphold European stand-
ards for the protection of human rights; 
(2) based on the ideals associated with the Eu-
ropean Union and its member states, calls on Tur-
key to eliminate all forms of discrimination, particu-
larly those based on race or religion, and imme-
diately— 
(A) grant the Ecumenical Patriarch appro-
priate international recognition and ecclesiastic 
succession; 
(B) grant the Ecumenical Patriarchate the 
right to train clergy of all nationalities, not just 
Turkish nationals; and 
(C) respect property rights and human 
rights of the Ecumenical Patriarchate; and 
(3) calls on Turkey to pledge to uphold and 
safeguard religious and human rights without com-
promise. 
SEC. 1409. STATEMENT OF POLICY REGARDING THE MUR-
DER OF UNITED STATES CITIZEN JOHN M. 
ALVIS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
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(1) On November 30, 2000, United States cit-
izen John M. Alvis was brutally murdered in Baku, 
Azerbaijan. 
(2) John M. Alvis was serving his final two 
weeks of a two year full-time commitment to the 
International Republican Institute, a United States 
nongovernmental organization carrying out assist-
ance projects for the Government of the United 
States to help promote democracy and strengthen 
the rule of law in Azerbaijan. 
(3) The United States is committed to ensuring 
that the truth of the murder of John M. Alvis is de-
termined and the individual or individuals who are 
responsible for this heinous act are brought to jus-
tice. 
(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—Congress— 
(1) appreciates the efforts of the Government of 
Azerbaijan to find the individual or individuals who 
are responsible for the murder of United States cit-
izen John M. Alvis and urges the Government of 
Azerbaijan to continue to make these efforts a high 
priority; and 
(2) urges the Secretary of State to continue to 
raise the issue of the murder of United States cit-
izen John M. Alvis with the Government of Azer-
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baijan and to make this issue a priority in relations 
between the Government of the United States and 
the Government of Azerbaijan. 
SEC. 1410. STATEMENT OF CONGRESS AND POLICY WITH 
RESPECT TO THE DISENFRANCHISEMENT OF 
WOMEN. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Following the May 16, 2005, decision of the 
Kuwaiti parliament to enfranchise its female citi-
zens, Saudi Arabia is now the only country in world 
that restricts the franchise and the right to hold 
elected office to men only. 
(2) Only men were allowed to vote and run for 
office in Saudi Arabia’s municipal elections held ear-
lier this year, the first elections of any kind that 
Saudi Arabia has held since 1963. 
(b) STATEMENTS OF CONGRESS.—Congress— 
(1) strongly condemns the disenfranchisement 
of women, including restrictions that prevent women 
from holding office; and 
(2) calls on the Government of Saudi Arabia to, 
at the earliest possible time, promulgate a law that 
grants women the right to vote and to run for office 
in all future Saudi elections, whether local, provin-
cial, or national.
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(c) POLICY.—The President is encouraged to take 
such action as the President considers appropriate, includ-
ing a downgrading of diplomatic relations, to encourage 
countries that disenfranchise only women to grant women 
the rights to vote and hold office. 
SEC. 1411. ACQUISITION OF MARITIME REFUELING SUP-
PORT VESSEL FOR UNITED STATES DRUG 
INTERDICTION EFFORTS IN THE EASTERN 
PACIFIC MARITIME TRANSIT ZONE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Department of Defense and Depart-
ment of Homeland Security report that narcotics 
smuggling organizations continue to avoid United 
States drug interdiction efforts by transiting deep 
into the Eastern Pacific, well beyond the capabilities 
of United States ships. 
(2) Drug trafficking organizations have already 
adapted to these long transit routes by employing 
logistical support vessels (LSVs) to refuel drug laden 
boats on the high seas. 
(3) United States drug interdiction forces cur-
rently do not have this at-sea refueling capability. 
(4) On June 29, 2005, the Subcommittee on 
Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Re-
sources of the Committee on Government Reform of
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the House of Representatives held a hearing entitled 
‘‘Interrupting Narco-Terrorist Threats on the High 
Seas: Do We Have Enough Wind in Our Sails?’’. 
(5) During the hearing, the acting United 
States Interdiction Coordinator (USIC), Ralph 
Utley, spoke of the substantial benefits to be gained 
if a maritime ‘‘oiler’’ ship were employed to support 
interdiction activities in the Eastern Pacific mari-
time transit zone. 
(6) The Subcommittee was very interested to 
see that all witnesses representing the Department 
of Defense, the Office of National Drug Control Pol-
icy (ONDCP), the United States Coast Guard, Cus-
toms and Border Protection, and the Drug Enforce-
ment Administration testified that they believe the 
employment of a maritime oiler vessel would be an 
immediate improvement to United States interdic-
tion operations in the transit zone. 
(7) On any given day, United States and Allied 
forces seize an average of 100 kilograms of cocaine 
per ship when patrolling in the Eastern Pacific mar-
itime transit zone. 
(8) Each year, the United States Coast Guard 
estimates it loses 100 ‘‘ship-days’’ due to lengthy re-
fueling trips to Central and South American coun-
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tries. The United States Navy also faces similar re-
fueling challenges. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2006 and $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 for the 
Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement 
Affairs (INL) of the Department of State to purchase or 
lease a maritime refueling support vessel that is capable 
of refueling United States and allied warships and vessels 
employed in support of United States drug interdiction 
duties in the Eastern Pacific maritime transit zone. 
SEC. 1412. STATEMENT OF POLICY RELATING TO INTER-
NATIONAL TAXATION. 
(a) POLICY.—It is the policy of the United States to 
use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to 
vigorously oppose any international or global tax that is 
or may be considered or promoted by the United Nations, 
its specialized or affiliated agencies, its Member States, 
or United Nations-recognized nongovernmental organiza-
tions. 
(b) EFFORTS.—United States representatives at the 
United Nations shall— 
(1) use the voice, vote, and influence of the 
United States to vigorously oppose any effort by the 
United Nations or any of its specialized or affiliated
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agencies to fund, approve, advocate, or promote any 
proposal concerning the imposition of a tax or fee on 
any United States person in order to raise revenue 
for the United Nations or any such agency; and 
(2) declare that a United States person shall 
not be subject to any international tax and shall not 
be required to pay such tax if such tax is levied 
against such person. 
(c) EXCEPTION.—The policy described in subsection 
(a) shall not apply to fees for publications or other kinds 
of fees that are not tantamount to a tax on a United 
States person. 
(d) PERSON DEFINED.—For purposes of this section, 
the term ‘‘person’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 7701(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(26 U.S.C. 7701(a)(1)). 
SEC. 1413. DECLARATION OF HEADS OF STATE OF THE 
SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Shanghai Cooperation Organization 
(SCO) is made up of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the 
People’s Republic of China, Russia, Tajikistan, and 
Uzbekistan.
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(2) al Qaeda and Taliban fighters remain active 
in Afghanistan and antiterrorist operations led by 
the international coalition are still ongoing. 
(3) The Heads of State of the SCO declared 
that they supported the Global War on Terrorism 
and would strengthen their efforts to combat and 
prevent terrorism. 
(4) The Heads of State of the SCO called for 
the relevant State parties of the anti-terrorist coali-
tion to set a deadline for the temporary use of the 
infrastructure facilities of the SCO Member States 
and for their military presence in these countries. 
(b) STATEMENT OF CONGRESS.—Congress— 
(1) commends the Heads of State of the SCO 
for their declaration of support of the Global War on 
Terrorism and for strengthening their efforts to 
combat and prevent terrorism; 
(2) commends the support of the anti-terrorist 
efforts of the international coalition in Afghanistan; 
(3) expresses its concern about language in the 
declaration of the Heads of State of the SCO calling 
for the relevant State parties of the anti-terrorist co-
alition to set a deadline for the temporary use of the 
infrastructure facilities of the SCO Member States