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to be used by such country in the manufac-
ture of such weapons;
‘‘(C) has repeatedly provided support for
acts of international terrorism;
‘‘(D) is prohibited from receiving such as-
sistance by chapter 10 of the Arms Export Con-
trol Act or section 306(a)(1) and 307 of the
Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and
Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 (22 U.S.C.
5604(a)(1), 5605); or
‘‘(E) has not made significant progress to-
ward resolving trade disputes registered with
and raised by the United States embassy in
such country.
‘‘(2) CERTIFICATIONS PRIOR TO ELIGIBILITY.—
Assistance may not be provided under this chapter
to a country unless the President certifies to the ap-
propriate congressional committees that elections
held in that country are free and fair and are free
of substantial criticism by the Organization for Se-
curity and Cooperation in Europe and other appro-
priate international organizations.’’.
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS TO INELIGIBILITY.—
‘‘(1) EXCEPTIONS.—Assistance prohibited by
subsection (a) or any similar provision of law, other
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than assistance prohibited by the provisions referred
to in subparagraphs (B) and (D) of subsection
(a)(1), may be furnished under any of the following
circumstances:
‘‘(A) The President determines that fur-
nishing such assistance is important to the na-
tional interest of the United States.
‘‘(B) The President determines that fur-
nishing such assistance will foster respect for
internationally recognized human rights and the
rule of law or the development of institutions of
democratic governance.
‘‘(C) The assistance is furnished for the al-
leviation of suffering resulting from a natural
or man-made disaster.
‘‘(D) The assistance is provided under the
secondary school exchange program adminis-
tered by the United States Information Agency.
‘‘(2) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—The President
shall immediately report to Congress any determina-
tion under paragraph (1) (A) or (B) or any decision
to provide assistance under paragraph (1)(C).
‘‘SEC. 499F. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES.
‘‘(a) ASSISTANCE THROUGH GOVERNMENTS
AND
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.—Assistance under
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this chapter may be provided to governments or through
nongovernmental organizations.
‘‘(b) USE OF ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUNDS.—Except
as otherwise provided, any funds that have been allocated
under chapter 4 of part II for assistance for the inde-
pendent states of the former Soviet Union may be used
in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
‘‘(c) TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—Assistance under
this chapter shall be provided on such terms and condi-
tions as the President may determine.
‘‘(d) AVAILABLE AUTHORITIES.—The authority in
this chapter to provide assistance for the countries of the
South Caucasus and Central Asia is in addition to the au-
thority to provide such assistance under the FREEDOM
Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5801 et seq.) or any other Act,
and the authorities applicable to the provision of assist-
ance under chapter 11 may be used to provide assistance
under this chapter.
‘‘SEC. 499G. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘In this chapter:
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means the Committee on Foreign Relations
of the Senate and the Committee on International
Relations of the House of Representatives.
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‘‘(2) COUNTRIES
OF
THE
SOUTH
CAUCASUS
AND
CENTRAL
ASIA.—The term ‘countries of the
South Caucasus and Central Asia’ means Armenia,
Azerbaijan, 
Georgia, 
Kazakstan, 
Kyrgyzstan,
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.’’.
SEC. 6. ANNUAL REPORT.
Section 104 of the FREEDOM Support Act (22
U.S.C. 5814) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(3);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (4) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding the following new paragraph:
‘‘(5) with respect to the countries of the South
Caucasus and Central Asia—
‘‘(A) identifying the progress of United
States foreign policy to accomplish the policy
identified in section 3 of the Silk Road Strategy
Act of 1999;
‘‘(B) evaluating the degree to which the as-
sistance authorized by chapter 12 of part I of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 has been
able to accomplish the purposes identified in
that chapter; and
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‘‘(C) recommending any additional initia-
tives that should be undertaken by the United
States to implement the policy and purposes
contained in the Silk Road Strategy Act of
1999.’’.
SEC. 7. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COOPERATION IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS
AND CENTRAL ASIA.
It is the sense of the Congress that the United States
should continue to provide assistance to the Centre for
International Cooperation (MASHAV) of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of Israel under the Cooperative Develop-
ment Program/Central Asian Republics (CDP/CAR) pro-
gram of the United States Agency for International Devel-
opment, for economic development activities in agri-
culture, health, and other relevant sectors, that are con-
sistent with the priorities of the Agency for International
Development in the countries of the South Caucasus and
Central Asia.
SEC. 8. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
Section 102(a) of the FREEDOM Support Act (Pub-
lic Law 102–511) is amended in paragraphs (2) and (4)
by striking each place it appears ‘‘this Act)’’ and inserting
‘‘this Act and the Silk Road Strategy Act of 1999)’’.
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SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Relations
of the Senate and the Committee on International
Relations of the House of Representatives.
(2) COUNTRIES OF THE SOUTH CAUCASUS AND
CENTRAL ASIA.—The term ‘‘countries of the South
Caucasus and Central Asia’’ means Armenia, Azer-
baijan, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
Passed the House of Representatives August 2,
1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
By MARTHA C. MORRISON,
Deputy Clerk.