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be made available for a country program in the People’s
Republic of China.
(c) CONDITIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—
(1) Not more than one-half of the amount made
available to the United Nations Population Fund
under this section may be provided to the Fund be-
fore March 1 of the fiscal year for which funds are
made available.
(2) Amounts made available for each of the fis-
cal years 1998 and 1999 under part I of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 for the United Nations Pop-
ulation Fund may not be made available to the
Fund unless—
(A) the Fund maintains amounts made
available to the Fund under this section in an
account separate from accounts of the Fund for
other funds; and
(B) the Fund does not commingle amounts
made available to the Fund under this section
with other funds.
(d) REPORTS.—
(1) Not later than February 15, 1998, and
February 15, 1999, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit a report to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees indicating the amount of funds that the
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United Nations Population Fund is budgeting for
the year in which the report is submitted for a coun-
try program in the People’s Republic of China.
(2) If a report under paragraph (1) indicates
that the United Nations Population Fund plans to
spend China country program funds in the People’s
Republic of China in the year covered by the report,
then the amount of such funds that the Fund plans
to spend in the People’s Republic of China shall be
deducted from the funds made available to the Fund
after March 1 for obligation for the remainder of the
fiscal year in which the report is submitted.
SEC. 1524. CONTINUED EXTENSION OF PRIVILEGES, EXEMP-
TIONS, AND IMMUNITIES OF THE INTER-
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IMMUNITIES ACT
TO UNIDO.
Section 12 of the International Organizations Immu-
nities Act (22 U.S.C. 288f–2) is amended by inserting
‘‘and the United Nations Industrial Development Organi-
zation’’ after ‘‘International Labor Organization’’.
SEC. 1525. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR UNESCO WORLD
HERITAGE AND MAN AND BIOSPHERE PRO-
GRAMS.
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by
this Act may be made available to the Man and Biosphere
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(MAB) Program or the World Heritage Program adminis-
tered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
TITLE XVI—ARMS CONTROL AND
DISARMAMENT AGENCY
SEC. 1601. COMPREHENSIVE COMPILATION OF ARMS CON-
TROL AND DISARMAMENT STUDIES.
Section 39 of the Arms Control and Disarmament
Act (22 U.S.C. 2579) is repealed.
SEC. 1602. USE OF FUNDS.
Section 48 of the Arms Control and Disarmament
Act (22 U.S.C. 2588) is amended by striking ‘‘section 11
of the Act of March 1, 1919 (44 U.S.C. 111)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘any other Act’’.
TITLE XVII—FOREIGN POLICY
PROVISIONS
SEC. 1701. UNITED STATES POLICY REGARDING THE INVOL-
UNTARY RETURN OF REFUGEES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—No funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this division shall be available to effect the in-
voluntary return by the United States of any person to
a country in which the person has a well founded fear of
persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, mem-
bership in a particular social group, or political opinion,
except on grounds recognized as precluding protection as
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a refugee under the United Nations Convention Relating
to the Status of Refugees of July 28, 1951, and the Proto-
col Relating to the Status of Refugees of January 31,
1967.
(b) MIGRATION
AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.—No
funds authorized to be appropriated by section 1104 of
this Act or by section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee
Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)) shall be avail-
able to effect the involuntary return of any person to any
country unless the Secretary of State first notifies the ap-
propriate congressional committees, except that in the
case of an emergency involving a threat to human life the
Secretary of State shall notify the appropriate congres-
sional committees as soon as practicable.
(c) INVOLUNTARY RETURN DEFINED.—As used in
this section, the term ‘‘to effect the involuntary return’’
means to require, by means of physical force or cir-
cumstances amounting to a threat thereof, a person to re-
turn to a country against the person’s will, regardless of
whether the person is physically present in the United
States and regardless of whether the United States acts
directly or through an agent.
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SEC. 1702. UNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO THE
INVOLUNTARY RETURN OF PERSONS IN DAN-
GER OF SUBJECTION TO TORTURE.
(a) POLICY.—It shall be the policy of the United
States that the United States shall not expel, extradite,
or otherwise effect the involuntary return of any person
to a country in which there are substantial grounds for
believing that the person would be in danger of being sub-
jected to torture, regardless of whether the person is phys-
ically present in the United States.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Except as otherwise provided,
terms used in this section have the meanings assigned
under the United Nations Convention Against Torture
and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or
Punishment, subject to any reservations, understandings,
declarations and provisos contained in the United States
resolution of advice and consent to ratification of such
Convention.
(c) PROCEDURES.—Procedures shall be established to
ensure compliance with subsection (a) in the cases of
aliens who are arriving in the United States or who are
physically present in the United States and who are sub-
ject to removal.
(d) REVIEW AND CONSTRUCTION.—Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, no court shall have jurisdiction
to review the procedures adopted to implement this sec-
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tion, and nothing in this section shall be construed as pro-
viding any court jurisdiction to review claims raised under
the Convention or this section, or any other determination
made with respect to the application of the policy set forth
in subsection (a), except as part of the review of a final
order of removal pursuant to section 242 of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act, as amended.
SEC. 1703. REPORTS ON CLAIMS BY UNITED STATES FIRMS
AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OF SAUDI ARA-
BIA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Within 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act and every 120 days thereafter,
the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary
of Defense and the Secretary of Commerce, shall report
to the appropriate congressional committees on specific ac-
tions taken by the Department of State, the Department
of Defense, and the Department of Commerce toward
progress in resolving the commercial disputes between
United States firms and the Government of Saudi Arabia
that are described in the June 30, 1993, report by the
Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 9140(c) of the
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public
Law 102–396), including the additional claims noticed by
the Department of Commerce on page 2 of that report.
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(b) TERMINATION.—Subsection (a) shall cease to
have effect when the Secretary of State, in coordination
with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Com-
merce, certifies in writing to the appropriate congressional
committees that the commercial disputes referred to in
subsection (a) have been resolved satisfactorily.
SEC. 1704. HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS.
Section 116(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2151n) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘January 31’’ and inserting
‘‘February 25’’;
(2) redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5)
as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the follow-
ing new paragraph (3):
‘‘(3) the status of child labor practices in each
country, including—
‘‘(A) whether such country has adopted
policies to protect children from exploitation in
the workplace, including a prohibition of forced
and bonded labor and policies regarding accept-
able working conditions; and
‘‘(B) the extent to which each country en-
forces such policies, including the adequacy of
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resources and oversight dedicated to such poli-
cies;’’.
SEC. 1705. REPORTS ON DETERMINATIONS UNDER TITLE IV
OF THE LIBERTAD ACT.
Section 401 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic
Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6091)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e) REPORTS
TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of
State shall, not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this subsection and every 3 months there-
after, submit to the Committee on International Relations
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the implemen-
tation of this section. Each report shall include—
‘‘(1) an unclassified list, by economic sector, of
the number of entities then under review pursuant
to this section;
‘‘(2) an unclassified list of all entities and a
classified list of all individuals that the Secretary of
State has determined to be subject to this section;
‘‘(3) an unclassified list of all entities and a
classified list of all individuals that the Secretary of
State has determined are no longer subject to this
section;
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‘‘(4) an explanation of the status of the review
under way for the cases referred to in paragraph
(1); and
‘‘(5) an unclassified explanation of each deter-
mination of the Secretary of State under subsection
(a) and each finding of the Secretary under sub-
section (c)—
‘‘(A) since the date of the enactment of
this Act, in the case of the first report under
this subsection; and
‘‘(B) in the preceding 3-month period, in
the case of each subsequent report.’’.
SEC. 1706. REPORTS AND POLICY CONCERNING DIPLO-
MATIC IMMUNITY.
(a) ANNUAL REPORT CONCERNING DIPLOMATIC IM-
MUNITY.—
(1) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of
State shall prepare and submit to the Congress, an-
nually, a report concerning diplomatic immunity en-
titled ‘‘Report on Cases Involving Diplomatic Immu-
nity’’.
(2) CONTENT OF REPORT.—In addition to such
other information as the Secretary of State may con-
sider appropriate, the report under paragraph (1)
shall include the following:
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(A) The number of persons residing in the
United States who enjoy full immunity from the
criminal jurisdiction of the United States under
laws extending diplomatic privileges and immu-
nities.
(B) Each case involving an alien described
in subparagraph (A) in which the appropriate
authorities of a State, a political subdivision of
a State, or the United States reported to the
Department of State that the authority had
reasonable cause to believe the alien committed
a serious criminal offense within the United
States.
(C) Each case in which the United States
has certified that a person enjoys full immunity
from the criminal jurisdiction of the United
States under laws extending diplomatic privi-
leges and immunities.
(D) The number of United States citizens
who are residing in a receiving state and who
enjoy full immunity from the criminal jurisdic-
tion of such state under laws extending diplo-
matic privileges and immunities.
(E) Each case involving a United States
citizen under subparagraph (D) in which the
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United States has been requested by the gov-
ernment of a receiving state to waive the immu-
nity from criminal jurisdiction of the United
States citizen.
(3) SERIOUS CRIMINAL OFFENSE DEFINED.—
The term ‘‘serious criminal offense’’ means—
(A) any felony under Federal, State, or
local law;
(B) any Federal, State, or local offense
punishable by a term of imprisonment of more
than 1 year;
(C) any crime of violence as defined for
purposes of section 16 of title 18, United States
Code; or
(D) driving under the influence of alcohol
or drugs or driving while intoxicated if the case
involves personal injury to another individual.
(b) UNITED STATES POLICY CONCERNING REFORM
OF DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY.—It is the sense of the Con-
gress that the Secretary of State should explore, in appro-
priate fora, whether states should enter into agreements
and adopt legislation—
(1) to provide jurisdiction in the sending state
to prosecute crimes committed in the receiving state
by persons entitled to immunity from criminal juris-
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diction under laws extending diplomatic privileges
and immunities; and
(2) to provide that where there is probable
cause to believe that an individual who is entitled to
immunity from the criminal jurisdiction of the re-
ceiving state under laws extending diplomatic privi-
leges and immunities committed a serious crime, the
sending state will waive such immunity or the send-
ing state will prosecute such individual.
SEC. 1707. CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT CONCERNING
RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY.
It is the sense of the Congress that Radio Free Eu-
rope/Radio Liberty should continue surrogate broadcast-
ing beyond the year 2000 to countries whose people do
not yet fully enjoy freedom of expression. Recent events
in Serbia, Belarus, and Slovakia, among other nations,
demonstrate that even after the end of communist rule
in such nations, tyranny under other names still threatens
the freedom of their peoples, and hence the stability of
Europe and the national security interest of the United
States. The Broadcasting Board of Governors should
therefore continue to allocate sufficient funds to Radio
Free Europe/Radio Liberty to continue broadcasting at
current levels to target countries and to increase these lev-
els in response to renewed threats to freedom.
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SEC. 1708. PROGRAMS OR PROJECTS OF THE INTER-
NATIONAL 
ATOMIC 
ENERGY 
AGENCY 
IN
CUBA.
(a) WITHHOLDING
OF UNITED STATES PROPOR-
TIONAL SHARE OF ASSISTANCE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 307(c) of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2227(c)) is
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘The limitations’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the limi-
tations’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B),
with respect to funds authorized to be appropriated by this
chapter and available for the International Atomic Energy
Agency, the limitations of subsection (a) shall apply to
programs or projects of such Agency in Cuba.
‘‘(B)(i) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with re-
spect to programs or projects of the International Atomic
Energy Agency that provide for the discontinuation, dis-
mantling, or safety inspection of nuclear facilities or relat-
ed materials, or for inspections and similar activities de-
signed to prevent the development of nuclear weapons by
a country described in subsection (a).
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‘‘(ii) Clause (i) shall not apply with respect to the
Juragua Nuclear Power Plant near Cienfuegos, Cuba, or
the Pedro Pi Nuclear Research Center unless Cuba—
‘‘(I) ratifies the Treaty on the Non-Prolifera-
tion of Nuclear Weapons (21 UST 483) or the Trea-
ty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin
America (commonly known as the Treaty of
Tlatelolco);
‘‘(II) negotiates full-scope safeguards of the
International Atomic Energy Agency not later than
two years after ratification by Cuba of such Treaty;
and
‘‘(III) incorporates internationally accepted nu-
clear safety standards.’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on October 1,
1997, or the date of the enactment of this Act,
whichever occurs later.
(b) 
OPPOSITION
TO
CERTAIN
PROGRAMS
OR
PROJECTS.—The Secretary of State shall direct the Unit-
ed States representative to the International Atomic En-
ergy Agency to oppose the following:
(1) Technical assistance programs or projects of
the Agency at the Juragua Nuclear Power Plant
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near Cienfuegos, Cuba, and at the Pedro Pi Nuclear
Research Center.
(2) Any other program or project of the Agency
in Cuba that is, or could become, a threat to the se-
curity of the United States.
(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) REQUEST FOR IAEA REPORTS.—The Sec-
retary of State shall direct the United States rep-
resentative to the International Atomic Energy
Agency to request the Director-General of the Agen-
cy to submit to the United States all reports pre-
pared with respect to all programs or projects of the
Agency that are of concern to the United States, in-
cluding the programs or projects described in sub-
section (b).
(2) ANNUAL REPORTS TO THE CONGRESS.—Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, and on an annual basis thereafter, the
Secretary of State, in consultation with the United
States representative to the International Atomic
Energy Agency, shall prepare and submit to the
Congress a report containing a description of all
programs or projects of the Agency in each country
described in section 307(a) of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2227(a)).
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SEC. 1709. UNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO JE-
RUSALEM AS THE CAPITAL OF ISRAEL.
(a) LIMITATION.—Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated by section 1101(4) for ‘‘Acquisition and
Maintenance of Buildings Abroad’’ $25,000,000 for the
fiscal year 1998 and $75,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999
is authorized to be appropriated for the construction of
a United States Embassy in Jerusalem, Israel.
(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CONSULATE
IN JERUSALEM.—None of the funds authorized to be ap-
propriated by this division may be expended for the oper-
ation of a United States consulate or diplomatic facility
in Jerusalem unless such consulate or diplomatic facility
is under the supervision of the United States Ambassador
to Israel.
(c) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PUBLICA-
TIONS.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated
by this division may be available for the publication of any
official government document which lists countries and
their capital cities unless the publication identifies Jerusa-
lem as the capital of Israel.
(d) RECORD OF PLACE OF BIRTH.—For purposes of
the registration of birth, certification of nationality, or is-
suance of a passport of a United States citizen born in
the city of Jerusalem, upon request, the Secretary of State
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shall permit the place of birth to be recorded as Jerusa-
lem, Israel.
SEC. 1710. REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH THE HAGUE
CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL CHILD AB-
DUCTION.
Beginning 6 months after the date of the enactment
of this Act and every 12 months thereafter during the fis-
cal years 1998 and 1999, the Secretary shall provide to
the appropriate congressional committees a report on the
compliance with the provisions of The Hague Convention
on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction by
the signatories to such convention. Each such report shall
include the following information:
(1) The number of applications for the return
of children submitted by United States citizens to
the Central Authority for the United States that re-
main unresolved more than 18 months after the date
of filing.
(2) A list of the countries to which children in
unresolved applications described in paragraph (1)
are alleged to have been abducted.
(3) A list of the countries that have dem-
onstrated a pattern of noncompliance with the obli-
gations of such convention with respect to applica-
tions for the return of children submitted by United
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States citizens to the Central Authority for the Unit-
ed States.
(4) Detailed information on each unresolved
case described in paragraph (1) and on actions
taken by the Department of State to resolve each
such case.
SEC. 1711. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS RELATING TO REC-
OGNITION OF THE ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH-
ATE BY THE GOVERNMENT OF TURKEY.
It is the sense of the Congress that the United States
should use its influence with the Turkish Government and
as a permanent member of the United Nations Security
Council to suggest that the Turkish Government—
(1) recognize the Ecumenical Patriarchate and
its nonpolitical, religious mission;
(2) ensure the continued maintenance of the in-
stitution’s physical security needs, as provided for
under Turkish and international law, including but
not limited to, the Treaty of Lausanne, the 1968
Protocol, the Helsinki Final Act (1975), and the
Charter of Paris;
(3) provide for the proper protection and safety
of the Ecumenical Patriarch and Patriarchate per-
sonnel; and
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(4) reopen the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Halki
Patriarchal School of Theology.
SEC. 1712. RETURN OF HONG KONG TO PEOPLE’S REPUB-
LIC OF CHINA.
It is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) the return of Hong Kong to the People’s
Republic of China should be carried out in a peace-
ful manner, with respect for the rule of law and re-
spect for human rights, freedom of speech, freedom
of the press, freedom of association, freedom of
movement; and
(2) these basic freedoms are not incompatible
with the rich culture and history of the People’s Re-
public of China.
SEC. 1713. DEVELOPMENT OF DEMOCRACY IN THE REPUB-
LIC OF SERBIA.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States stands as a beacon of de-
mocracy and freedom in the world.
(2) A stable and democratic Republic of Serbia
is important to the interests of the United States,
the international community, and to peace in the
Balkans.
(3) Democratic forces in the Republic of Serbia
are beginning to emerge, notwithstanding the efforts
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of Europe’s longest-standing communist dictator,
Slobodan Milosevic.
(4) The Republic of Serbia completed municipal
elections on November 17, 1996.
(5) In 14 of Serbia’s 18 largest cities, and in
a total of 42 major municipalities, candidates rep-
resenting parties in opposition to the Socialist Party
of President Milosevic and the Yugoslav United Left
Party of his wife Mirjana Markovic won a majority
of the votes cast.
(6) Socialist Party-controlled election commis-
sions and government authorities thwarted the peo-
ple’s will by annulling free elections in the cities of
Belgrade, Nis, Smederevska Palanka, and several
other cities where opposition party candidates won
fair elections.
(7) Countries belonging to the Organization for
Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on
January 3, 1997, called upon President Milosevic
and all the political forces in the Republic of Serbia
to honor the people’s will and honor the election re-
sults.
(8) Hundreds of thousands of Serbs marched in
the streets of Belgrade on a daily basis from Novem-
ber 20, 1996, through February 1997, demanding
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the implementation of the election results and great-
er democracy in the country.
(9) The partial reinstatement of opposition
party victories in January 1997 and the subsequent
enactment by the Serbian legislature of a special law
implementing the results of all the 1996 municipal
elections does not atone for the Milosevic regime’s
trampling of rule of law, orderly succession of power,
and freedom of speech and of assembly.
(10) The Serbian authorities have sought to
continue to hinder the growth of a free and inde-
pendent news media in the Republic of Serbia, in
particular the broadcast news media, and harassed
journalists performing their professional duties.
(b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of
the Congress that—
(1) the United States, the Organization for Se-
curity and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and the
international community should continue to press
the Government of the Republic of Serbia to ensure
the implementation of free, fair, and honest presi-
dential and parliamentary elections in 1997, and to
fully abide by their outcome;
(2) the United States, the OSCE, the inter-
national community, nongovernmental organizations,
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and the private sector should continue to promote
the building of democratic institutions and civic soci-
ety in the Republic of Serbia, help strengthen the
independent news media, and press for the Govern-
ment of the Republic of Serbia to respect the rule
of law; and
(3) the normalization of relations between the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the United
States requires, among other things, that President
Milosevic and the leadership of Serbia—
(A) ensure the implementation of free, fair,
and honest presidential and parliamentary elec-
tions in 1997;
(B) abide by the outcome of such elections;
and
(C) promote the building of democratic in-
stitutions, including strengthening the inde-
pendent news media and respecting the rule of
law.
SEC. 1714. RELATIONS WITH VIETNAM.
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Con-
gress that—
(1) the development of a cooperative bilateral
relationship between the United States and the So-
cialist Republic of Vietnam should facilitate maxi-
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mum progress toward resolving outstanding POW/
MIA issues, promote the protection of human rights
including universally recognized religious, political,
and other freedoms, contribute to regional stability,
and encourage continued development of mutually
beneficial economic relations;
(2) the satisfactory resolution of United States
concerns with respect to outstanding POW/MIA,
human rights, and refugee issues is essential to the
full normalization of relations between the United
States and Vietnam;
(3) the United States should upgrade the prior-
ity afforded to the ongoing bilateral human rights
dialog between the United States and Vietnam by
requiring the Department of State to schedule the
next dialog with Vietnam, and all subsequent dia-
logs, at a level no lower than that of Assistant Sec-
retary of State;
(4) during any future negotiations regarding
the provision of Overseas Private Investment Cor-
poration insurance to American companies investing
in Vietnam and the granting of Generalized System
of Preference status for Vietnam, the United States
Government should strictly hold the Government of
Vietnam to internationally recognized worker rights
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standards, including the right of association, the
right to organize and bargain collectively, and the
prohibition on the use of any forced or compulsory
labor; and
(5) the Department of State should consult
with other governments to develop a coordinated
multilateral strategy to encourage Vietnam to invite
the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Religious
Intolerance to visit Vietnam to carry out inquiries
and make recommendations.
(b) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—In order to provide
Congress with the necessary information by which to
evaluate the relationship between the United States and
Vietnam, the Secretary shall report to the appropriate
congressional committees, not later than 90 days after the
enactment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter dur-
ing fiscal years 1998 and 1999, on the extent to which—
(1) the Government of the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam is cooperating with the United States in
providing the fullest possible accounting of all unre-
solved POW/MIA cases through the provision of
records and the unilateral and joint recovery and re-
patriation of American remains;
(2) the Government of the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam has made progress toward the release of all
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political and religious prisoners, including but not
limited to Catholic, Protestant, and Buddhist clergy;
(3) the Government of the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam is cooperating with requests by the United
States to obtain full and free access to persons of
humanitarian interest to the United States for inter-
views under the Orderly Departure (ODP) and Re-
settlement Opportunities for Vietnamese Refugees
(ROVR) programs, and in providing exit visas for
such persons;
(4) the Government of the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam has taken vigorous action to end extortion,
bribery, and other corrupt practices in connection
with such exit visas; and
(5) the Government of the United States is
making vigorous efforts to interview and resettle
former reeducation camp victims, their immediate
families including, but not limited to, unmarried
sons and daughters, former United States Govern-
ment employees, and other persons eligible for the
ODP program, and to give such persons the full
benefit of all applicable United States laws includ-
ing, but not limited to, sections 599D and 599E of
the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Re-
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lated Programs Appropriations Act of 1990 (Public
Law 101–167).
SEC. 1715. STATEMENT CONCERNING RETURN OF OR COM-
PENSATION FOR WRONGLY CONFISCATED
FOREIGN PROPERTIES.
The Congress—
(1) welcomes the efforts of many post-Com-
munist countries to address the complex and dif-
ficult question of the status of plundered properties;
(2) urges countries which have not already done
so to return plundered properties to their rightful
owners or, as an alternative, pay compensation, in
accordance with principles of justice and in a man-
ner that is just, transparent, and fair;
(3) calls for the urgent return of property for-
merly belonging to Jewish communities as a means
of redressing the particularly compelling problems of
aging and destitute survivors of the Holocaust;
(4) calls on the Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithua-
nia, Romania, Slovakia, and any other country with
restrictions which require those whose properties
have been wrongly plundered by Nazi or Communist
regimes to reside in or have the citizenship of the
country from which they now seek restitution or
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compensation to remove such restrictions from their
restitution or compensation laws;
(5) calls upon foreign financial institutions, and
the states having legal authority over their oper-
ation, that possess wrongfully and illegally obtained
property confiscated from Holocaust victims, from
residents of former Warsaw Pact states who were
forbidden by Communist law from obtaining restitu-
tion of such property, and from states that were oc-
cupied by Nazi, Fascist, or Communist forces, to as-
sist and to cooperate fully with efforts to restore this
property to its rightful owners; and
(6) urges post-Communist countries to pass and
effectively implement laws that provide for restitu-
tion of, or compensation for, plundered property.
SEC. 1716. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING UNITED
STATES CITIZENS HELD IN PRISONS IN PERU.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Government of Peru has made substan-
tial progress in the effort to restrict the flow of illicit
drugs from Peru to the United States.
(2) The Government of Peru has cooperated
greatly with the United States Government to stop
individuals and organizations seeking to transport il-
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licit drugs from Peru to the United States and to
jail such drug exporters.
(3) Any individual engaging in such exporting
of illicit drugs and convicted in a court of law should
face stiff penalties.
(4) Any such individual should also have a right
to timely legal procedures.
(5) Two United States citizens, Jennifer Davis
and Krista Barnes, were arrested in Peru on Sep-
tember 25, 1996, for attempting to transport illicit
drugs from Peru to the United States.
(6) Ms. Davis and Ms. Barnes have admitted
their guilt upon arrest and to an investigative judge.
(7) Ms. Davis and Ms. Barnes have volunteered
to cooperate fully with Peruvian judicial authorities
in naming individuals responsible for drug traffick-
ing and several have been arrested.
(8) More than seven months after their arrest,
Ms. Davis and Ms. Barnes have not yet been for-
mally charged with a crime.
(9) Peruvian domestic law mandates that for-
mal charges be brought within four to six months
after arrest.
(b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of
the Congress that the Government of Peru should respect
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the rights of prisoners to timely legal procedures, includ-
ing the rights of all United States citizens held in prisons
in Peru.
SEC. 1717. ASSISTANCE FOR ETHIOPIA.
The Department of State should closely monitor and
take into account human rights progress in Ethiopia as
it obligates fiscal year 1998 and 1999 funds for Ethiopia
authorized to be appropriated by this Act.
SEC. 1718. SPECIAL ENVOYS FOR MUTUAL DISARMAMENT.
The President shall instruct the United States Am-
bassador to the United Nations to support in the Security
Council, the General Assembly, and other United Nations
bodies, resolutions and other efforts to—
(1) appoint special envoys for conflict preven-
tion to organize and conduct, in cooperation with ap-
propriate multilateral institutions, mutual disar-
mament talks in every region of the world in which
all nations would participate, and to report to inter-
national financial institutions on the degree of co-
operation of governments with these talks;
(2) commit each member state to agree to meet
with its regional special envoy within 3 months of
appointment to deliver and discuss its proposal for
regional (and, where appropriate, international) con-
fidence-building measures, including mutual reduc-
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tions in the size, proximity, and technological sophis-
tication of its and other nations’ armed forces, that
would lead to significant cuts in threat levels and
military spending; and
(3) commit each member state to agree to con-
tinue meeting with the special envoy and such re-
gional bodies and states as the special envoy shall
suggest to complete negotiations on such confidence-
building measures, with the goal of making signifi-
cant cuts in military spending by the year 2000.
SEC. 1719. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS RELATING TO THE
TRANSFER OF NUCLER WASTE FROM TAIWAN
TO NORTH KOREA.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following
findings:
(1) The Republic of China on Taiwan (Taiwan)
is considering transferring low-level nuclear waste to
the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North
Korea) and paying North Korea an amount in ex-
cess of $220,000,000 to accept the nuclear waste.
(2) The transfer of nuclear waste across inter-
national boundaries creates worldwide environmental
safety concerns.
(3) North Korea rejected the request of the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to in-
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spect 2 nuclear facilities at Yongbyon in March
1993, in violation of Article III of the Treaty on the
Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, to which
North Korea is a signatory.
(4) North Korea has historically been unwilling
to allow any third party investigators to inspect its
nuclear waste storage facilities.
(5) The failure of North Korea to store nuclear
waste safely raises environmental concerns on the
Korean peninsula.
(6) The United States has in excess of 37,000
military personnel, plus their families, on the Korean
peninsula.
(7) The current North Korean regime has been
linked to numerous terrorist activities, including the
bombing in 1987 of a Korean Airline aircraft, and
the bombing in 1983 in Rangoon, Burma, which
killed 4 South Korean Government and 13 diplo-
matic officials.
(8) North Korea continues to be listed by the
United States Department of State as a state sup-
porting international terrorism.
(9) The several hundred million dollars of hard
currency generated by this transaction could be used
by the militarist regime in North Korea to continue
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their reign of terror over their own people and the
sovereign nations of the Pacific Rim.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the
Congress that the Government of Taiwan should refrain
from issuing an export license for the transfer of nuclear
waste to North Korea until all parties on the Korean pe-
ninsula can be assured that—
(1) North Korea can safely handle this nuclear
waste;
(2) North Korea will submit to independent
third party inspection of their nuclear storage facili-
ties; and
(3) North Korea indicates a willingness to com-
ply with the commitments it made in the ‘‘Agreed
Framework’’, entered into in 1994 between North
Korea, South Korea, Japan, and the United States,
relating to nuclear materials and facilities in North
Korea, and meet International Atomic Energy Agen-
cy safeguards with respect to North Korea’s nuclear
program.
SEC. 
1720. 
CONGRESSIONAL 
STATEMENT 
REGARDING
PRIME MINISTER GUJRAL OF INDIA.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following
findings:
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(1) Prime Minister Gujral of India has recently
received a vote of confidence from the Indian par-
liament.
(2) Prime Minister Gujral is committed to
strengthening ties between the United States and
India through the continuation of free market re-
forms and initiatives.
(3) The Gujral government is on the verge of
passing a budget package that will carry forward
economic reforms initiated in 1991 that have opened
India to foreign investment and trade.
(4) Prime Minister Gujral has made it a prior-
ity to improve relations with Pakistan and has re-
cently met with the Prime Minister of Pakistan,
Nawaz Sharif, to better relations between the two
countries.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the
Congress that the Clinton Administration should support
and work closely with Indian Prime Minister Gujral in
strengthening relations between the United States and
India and improving relations in the South Asia region.
SEC. 1721. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING THE SOV-
EREIGNTY OF BELARUS.
It is the sense of the Congress that the President
should strongly urge the Government of President Alek-
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sandr Lukashenka of the Republic of Belarus to defend
the sovereignty of Belarus, maintain its independence
from the Russian Federation, abide by the provisions of
the Helsinki Accords and guarantee freedom of the press,
allow for the flowering of the Belarusan language and cul-
ture, and enforce the separation of powers.
SEC. 1722. CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT REGARDING THE
ACCESSION OF TAIWAN TO THE WORLD
TRADE ORGANIZATION.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following
findings:
(1) The people of the United States and the
people of the Republic of China on Taiwan have long
enjoyed extensive ties.
(2) Taiwan is currently the 8th largest trading
partner of the United States, and exports from the
United 
States 
to 
Taiwan 
total 
more 
than
$18,000,000 annually, substantially more than the
United States exports to the People’s Republic of
China.
(3) The executive branch has committed pub-
licly to support Taiwan’s bid to join the World
Trade Organization and has declared that the Unit-
ed States will not oppose this bid solely on the
grounds that the People’s Republic of China, which
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also seeks membership in the World Trade Organi-
zation, is not yet eligible because of its unacceptable
trade practices.
(4) The United States and Taiwan have con-
cluded discussions on a variety of outstanding trade
isues that remain unresolved with the People’s Re-
public of China and that are necessary for the Unit-
ed States to support Taiwan’s membership in the
World Trade Organization.
(5) The reversion of control over Hong Kong—
a member of the World Trade Organization—to the
People’s Republic of China, scheduled by treaty to
occur on July 1, 1997, will, in many respects, afford
to the People’s Republic of China the practical bene-
fit of membership in the World Trade Organization
for the substantial portion of its trade in goods—de-
spite the fact that the trade practices of the People’s
Republic of China currently fall far short of what
the United States expects for membership in the
World Trade Organization.
(6) The executive branch has announced its in-
terest in the admission of the People’s Republic of
China to the World Trade Organization; the fun-
damental sense of fairness of the people of the Unit-
ed States warrants the United States Government’s
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(1) The Congress condemns in the strongest
possible terms the abhorrent policy and practice of
murdering Palestinians for sales of land to Jews.
Such actions are violations of international law and
the spirit of the Oslo agreements, casting strong
doubt as to whether the Palestinians are in compli-
ance with their commitments to Israel. The Con-
gress finds the endorsement and encouragement of
this practice by the most senior leadership of the
Palestinian Authority to be reprehensible.
(2) The Congress demands that this practice of
murder and racism be condemned and renounced by
the Palestinian leadership and that it will end imme-
diately. If it does not, the Congress should not per-
mit the provision of direct aid to the Palestinian Au-
thority when the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act
of 1995 is considered for reauthorization. The Con-
gress urges the President to take this practice fully
into account as he now determines whether the Pal-
estinian Authority is in compliance with its commit-
ments to Israel, which he must do in accordance
with the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of
1995.
(3) The Congress strongly urges the Palestinian
Legislative Council to reject categorically legislation