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insurance, telecommunications networks, and gas and oil
pipelines.
‘‘SEC. 499C. BORDER CONTROL ASSISTANCE.
‘‘(a) PURPOSE OF ASSISTANCE.—The purpose of as-
sistance under this section includes the assistance of the
countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia to secure
their borders and implement effective controls necessary to
prevent the trafficking of illegal narcotics and the prolifera-
tion of technology and materials related to weapons of mass
destruction (as defined in section 2332a(c)(2) of title 18,
United States Code), and to contain and inhibit
transnational organized criminal activities.
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION FOR ASSISTANCE.—To carry out
the purpose of subsection (a), the President is authorized
to provide assistance to the countries of the South Caucasus
and Central Asia to support the activities described in sub-
section (c).
‘‘(c) ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.—Activities that may be
supported by assistance under subsection (b) include assist-
ing those countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia
in developing capabilities to maintain national border
guards, coast guard, and customs controls.
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‘‘SEC. 499D. STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY, TOLERANCE,
AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF CIVIL SOCIETY.
‘‘(a) PURPOSE OF ASSISTANCE.—The purpose of as-
sistance under this section is to promote institutions of
democratic government and to create the conditions for the
growth of pluralistic societies, including religious tolerance
and respect for internationally recognized human rights.
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION FOR ASSISTANCE.—To carry out
the purpose of subsection (a), the President is authorized
to provide the following types of assistance to the countries
of the South Caucasus and Central Asia:
‘‘(1) Assistance for democracy building, includ-
ing programs to strengthen parliamentary institu-
tions and practices.
‘‘(2) Assistance for the development of non-
governmental organizations.
‘‘(3) Assistance for development of independent
media.
‘‘(4) Assistance for the development of the rule of
law, a strong independent judiciary, and trans-
parency in political practice and commercial trans-
actions.
‘‘(5) International exchanges and advanced pro-
fessional training programs in skill areas central to
the development of civil society.
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‘‘(6) Assistance to promote increased adherence
to civil and political rights under section 116(e) of
this Act.
‘‘(c) ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.—Activities that may be
supported by assistance under subsection (b) include activi-
ties that are designed to advance progress toward the devel-
opment of democracy.
‘‘SEC. 499E. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES.
‘‘(a) ASSISTANCE THROUGH GOVERNMENTS AND NON-
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.—Assistance under this
chapter may be provided to governments or through non-
governmental 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 independent
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 conditions 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 authority
to provide such assistance under the FREEDOM Support
Act (22 U.S.C. 5801 et seq.) or any other Act, and the au-
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thorities applicable to the provision of assistance under
chapter 11 may be used to provide assistance under this
chapter.
‘‘SEC. 499F. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘In this chapter:
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’ 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.’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 102(a) of the
FREEDOM Support Act (Public Law 102–511) is amend-
ed in paragraphs (2) and (4) by striking each place it ap-
pears ‘‘this Act)’’ and inserting ‘‘this Act and chapter 12
of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961)’’.
(d) 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);
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(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (4) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(5) with respect to the countries of the South
Caucasus and Central Asia—
‘‘(A) an identification of the progress made
by the United States in accomplishing the policy
described in section 3 of the Silk Road Strategy
Act of 1999;
‘‘(B) an evaluation of the degree to which
the assistance authorized by chapter 12 of part
I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 has ac-
complished the purposes identified in that chap-
ter;
‘‘(C) a description of the progress being
made by the United States to negotiate a bilat-
eral agreement relating to the protection of
United States direct investment in, and other
business interests with, each country; and
‘‘(D) recommendations of any additional
initiatives that should be undertaken by the
United States to implement the policy and pur-
poses contained in the Silk Road Strategy Act of
1999.’’.
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TITLE VI—INTERNATIONAL TRAFFICKING OF
WOMEN AND CHILDREN VICTIM PROTECTION
SHORT TITLE
SEC. 601. This title may be cited as the ‘‘International
Trafficking of Women and Children Victim Reporting Act
of 1999’’.
PURPOSES
SEC. 602. The purposes of this title are to condemn
and combat the international crime of trafficking in women
and children and to assist the victims of this crime by re-
quiring an annual report including the identification of
foreign governments that tolerate or participate in traf-
ficking and fail to cooperate with international efforts to
prosecute perpetrators.
DEFINITIONS
SEC. 603. In this title:
(1) 
TRAFFICKING.—The 
term 
‘‘trafficking’’
means the use of deception, coercion, debt bondage, the
threat of force, or the abuse of authority to recruit,
transport within or across borders, purchase, sell,
transfer, receive, or harbor a person for the purpose
of placing or holding such person, whether for pay or
not, in involuntary servitude, or slavery or slavery-
like conditions, or in forced, bonded, or coerced labor.
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(2) VICTIM OF TRAFFICKING.—The term ‘‘victim
of trafficking’’ means any person subjected to the
treatment described in paragraph (2).
ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS
SEC. 604. (a) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2000,
the Secretary of State shall submit a report to Congress de-
scribing the status of international trafficking, including—
(1) a list of foreign states where trafficking origi-
nates, passes through, or is a destination; and
(2) an assessment of the efforts by the govern-
ments described in paragraph (1) to combat traf-
ficking. Such an assessment shall address—
(A) whether governmental authorities tol-
erate or are involved in trafficking activities;
(B) which governmental authorities are in-
volved in anti-trafficking activities;
(C) what steps the government has taken to-
ward ending the participation of its officials in
trafficking;
(D) what steps the government has taken to
prosecute and investigate those officials found to
be involved in trafficking;
(E) what steps the government has taken to
prohibit other individuals from participating in
trafficking, including the investigation, prosecu-
tion, and conviction of individuals involved in
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trafficking, the criminal and civil penalties for
trafficking, and the efficacy of those penalties on
reducing or ending trafficking;
(F) what steps the government has taken to
assist trafficking victims, including efforts to
prevent victims from being further victimized by
police, traffickers, or others, grants of stays of de-
portation, and provision of humanitarian relief,
including provision of mental and physical
health care and shelter;
(G) whether the government is cooperating
with governments of other countries to extradite
traffickers when requested;
(H) whether the government is assisting in
international investigations of transnational
trafficking networks; and
(I) whether the government—
(i) refrains from prosecuting traf-
ficking victims or refrains from other dis-
criminatory treatment towards trafficking
victims due to such victims having been
trafficked, or the nature of their work, or
their having left the country illegally; and
(ii) recognizes the rights of victims and
ensures their access to justice.
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(b) CONTACTS WITH NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—In compiling data and assessing trafficking for the
State Department’s Annual Human Rights Report and the
report referred to in subsection (a), United States mission
personnel shall consult with human rights and other appro-
priate nongovernmental organizations, including receiving
reports and updates from such organizations, and, when
appropriate, investigating such reports.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Foreign Operations, Ex-
port Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
2000’’.
Passed the House of Representatives August 3,
1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
Passed the Senate August 4, 1999.
Attest:
GARY SISCO,
Secretary.