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SEC. 1503. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO SANCTIONS 
AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OF BELARUS.
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the sanctions described in subsections (c) and 
(d) should apply with respect to the Republic of Belarus 
until the President determines and certifies to the appro-
priate congressional committees that the Government of 
Belarus has made significant progress in meeting the con-
ditions described in subsection (b). 
(b) CONDITIONS.—The conditions referred to in sub-
section (a) are the following: 
(1) The release of individuals in Belarus who 
have been jailed based on political or religious be-
liefs. 
(2) The withdrawal of politically motivated legal 
charges against all opposition figures and inde-
pendent journalists in Belarus. 
(3) A full accounting of the disappearances of 
opposition leaders and journalists in Belarus, includ-
ing Victor Gonchar, Anatoly Krasovsky, Yuri 
Zakharenka, and Dmitry Zavadsky, and the prosecu-
tion of those individuals who are responsible for 
their disappearances. 
(4) The cessation of all forms of harassment 
and repression against the independent media, inde-
pendent trade unions, nongovernmental organiza-
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tions, religious organizations (including their leader-
ship and members), and the political opposition in 
Belarus. 
(5) The implementation of free and fair presi-
dential and parliamentary elections in Belarus con-
sistent with OSCE standards on democratic elections 
and in cooperation with relevant OSCE institutions. 
(c) DENIAL OF ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES 
OF BELARUSIAN OFFICIALS.—The President should use 
his authority under section 212(f) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(f)) to deny the entry into 
the United States of any alien who—
(1) holds a position in the senior leadership of 
the Government of Belarus; or 
(2) is a spouse, minor child, or agent of a per-
son inadmissible under paragraph (1). 
(d) PROHIBITION ON LOANS AND INVESTMENT.—
(1) UNITED
STATES
GOVERNMENT
FINANC-
ING.—No loan, credit guarantee, insurance, financ-
ing, or other similar financial assistance should be 
extended by any agency of the United States Gov-
ernment (including the Export-Import Bank and the 
Overseas Private Investment Corporation) to the 
Government of Belarus, except with respect to the
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provision of humanitarian goods and agricultural or 
medical products. 
(2) TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY.—No 
funds available to the Trade and Development Agen-
cy should be available for activities of the Agency 
in or for Belarus. 
(e) MULTILATERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—It is 
further the sense of Congress that, in addition to the ap-
plication of the sanctions described in subsections (c) and 
(d) to the Republic of Belarus (until the President deter-
mines and certifies to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees that the Government of Belarus has made signifi-
cant progress in meeting the conditions described in sub-
section (b)), the Secretary of the Treasury should instruct 
the United States Executive Director of each international 
financial institution to which the United States is a mem-
ber to use the voice and vote of the United States to op-
pose any extension by those institutions of any financial 
assistance (including any technical assistance or grant) of 
any kind to the Government of Belarus, except for loans 
and assistance that serve humanitarian needs.
SEC. 1504. MULTILATERAL COOPERATION.
It is the sense of Congress that the President should 
continue to seek to coordinate with other countries, par-
ticularly European countries, a comprehensive, multilat-
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eral strategy to further the purposes of this title, includ-
ing, as appropriate, encouraging other countries to take 
measures with respect to the Republic of Belarus that are 
similar to measures described in this title.
SEC. 1505. REPORT.
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter, the 
President shall transmit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that describes, with respect to the 
preceding 12-month period, the following: 
(1) The sale or delivery of weapons or weapons-
related technologies from the Republic of Belarus to 
any country, the government of which the Secretary 
of State has determined, for purposes of section 
6(j)(1) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 
(50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)), has repeatedly pro-
vided support for acts of international terrorism. 
(2) An identification of each country described 
in paragraph (1) and a detailed description of the 
weapons or weapons-related technologies involved in 
the sale. 
(3) An identification of the goods, services, 
credits, or other consideration received by Belarus in 
exchange for the weapons or weapons-related tech-
nologies.
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(4) The personal assets and wealth of Alek-
sandr Lukashenka and other senior leadership of the 
Government of Belarus. 
(b) FORM.—A report transmitted pursuant to sub-
section (a) shall be in unclassified form but may contain 
a classified annex.
SEC. 1506. DEFINITIONS.
In this title: 
(1) OSCE.—The term ‘‘OSCE’’ means the Or-
ganization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. 
(2) SENIOR LEADERSHIP OF THE GOVERNMENT 
OF BELARUS.—The term ‘‘senior leadership of the 
Government of Belarus’’ includes—
(A) the President, Prime Minister, Deputy 
Prime Ministers, government ministers, Chair-
men of State Committees, and members of the 
Presidential Administration of Belarus; 
(B) any official of the Government of 
Belarus who is personally and substantially in-
volved in the suppression of freedom in Belarus, 
including judges and prosecutors; and 
(C) any other individual determined by the 
Secretary of State (or the Secretary’s designee) 
to be personally and substantially involved in 
the formulation or execution of the policies of
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the Lukashenka regime that are in contradic-
tion of internationally recognized human rights 
standards. 
TITLE 
XVI—ISRAELI-PALES-
TINIAN 
PEACE 
ENHANCE-
MENT ACT OF 2003
SEC. 1601. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Israeli-Palestinian 
Peace Enhancement Act of 2003’’.
SEC. 1602. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The security of the State of Israel is a 
major and enduring national security interest of the 
United States. 
(2) A lasting peace in the Middle East region 
can only take root in an atmosphere free of violence 
and terrorism. 
(3) The Palestinian people have been ill-served 
by leaders who, by resorting to violence and ter-
rorism to pursue their political objectives, have 
brought economic and personal hardship to their 
people and brought a halt to efforts seeking a nego-
tiated settlement of the conflict.
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(4) The United States has an interest in a Mid-
dle East in which two states, Israel and Palestine, 
will live side by side in peace and security. 
(5) In his speech of June 24, 2002, and in 
other statements, President George W. Bush out-
lined a comprehensive vision of the possibilities of 
peace in the Middle East region following a change 
in Palestinian leadership. 
(6) A stable and peaceful Palestinian state is 
necessary to achieve the security that Israel longs 
for, and Israel should take concrete steps to support 
the emergence of a viable, credible Palestinian state. 
(7) The Palestinian state must be a reformed, 
peaceful, and democratic state that abandons forever 
the use of terror. 
(8) On April 29, 2003, the Palestinian Legisla-
tive Council confirmed in office, by a vote of 51 
yeas, 18 nays, and 3 abstentions, the Palestinian 
Authority’s first prime minister, Mahmoud Abbas 
(Abu Mazen), and his cabinet. 
(9) In his remarks prior to the vote of the Pal-
estinian Legislative Council, Mr. Abbas declared: 
‘‘The government will concentrate on the question of 
security . . . The unauthorized possession of weap-
ons, with its direct threat to the security of the pop-
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ulation, is a major concern that will be relentlessly 
addressed . . . There will be no other decision-mak-
ing authority except for the Palestinian Authority.’’. 
(10) In those remarks, Mr. Abbas further stat-
ed: ‘‘We denounce terrorism by any party and in all 
its forms both because of our religious and moral 
traditions and because we are convinced that such 
methods do not lend support to a just cause like 
ours but rather destroy it.’’. 
(11) Israel has repeatedly indicated its willing-
ness to make painful concessions to achieve peace 
once there is a partner for peace on the Palestinian 
side.
SEC. 1603. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this title are—
(1) to express the sense of Congress with re-
spect to United States recognition of a Palestinian 
state; and 
(2) to demonstrate United States willingness to 
provide substantial economic and humanitarian as-
sistance, and to support large-scale multilateral as-
sistance, after the Palestinians have achieved the re-
forms outlined by President Bush and have achieved 
peace with the State of Israel.
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SEC. 1604. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) peace between Israel and the Palestinians 
cannot be negotiated until the Palestinian system of 
government has been transformed along the lines 
outlined in President Bush’s June 24, 2002, speech; 
(2) substantial United States and international 
economic assistance will be needed after the Pal-
estinians have achieved the reforms described in sec-
tion 620K(c)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (as added by section 1706 of this Act) and 
have made a lasting and secure peace with Israel; 
(3) the Palestinian people merit commendation 
on the confirmation of the Palestinian Authority’s 
first prime minister, Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), 
and his cabinet; 
(4) the new Palestinian administration urgently 
should take the necessary security-related steps to 
allow for implementation of a performance-based 
road map to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; 
(5) the United States Administration should 
work vigorously toward the goal of two states living 
side-by-side in peace within secure and internation-
ally-recognized boundaries free from threats or acts 
of force; and
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(6) the United States has a vital national secu-
rity interest in a permanent, comprehensive, and 
just resolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict, and par-
ticularly the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, based on the 
terms of United Nations Security Council Resolu-
tions 242 and 338.
SEC. 1605. RECOGNITION OF A PALESTINIAN STATE.
It is the sense of Congress that a Palestinian state 
should not be recognized by the United States until the 
President determines that—
(1) a new leadership of a Palestinian governing 
entity, not compromised by terrorism, has been 
elected and taken office; and 
(2) the newly-elected Palestinian governing enti-
ty—
(A) has demonstrated a firm and tangible 
commitment to peaceful coexistence with the 
State of Israel and to ending anti-Israel incite-
ment, including the cessation of all officially 
sanctioned or funded anti-Israel incitement; 
(B) has taken appropriate measures to 
counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the 
West Bank and Gaza, including the dismantling 
of terrorist infrastructures and the confiscation 
of unlawful weaponry;
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(C) has established a new Palestinian secu-
rity entity that is fully cooperating with the ap-
propriate Israeli security organizations; 
(D) has achieved exclusive authority and 
responsibility for governing the national affairs 
of a Palestinian state, has taken effective steps 
to ensure democracy, the rule of law, and an 
independent judiciary, and has adopted other 
reforms ensuring transparent and accountable 
governance; and 
(E) has taken effective steps to ensure that 
its education system promotes the acceptance of 
Israel’s existence and of peace with Israel and 
actively discourages anti-Israel incitement.
SEC. 1606. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO A PALESTINIAN 
STATE.
Chapter 1 of part III of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2351 et seq.) is amended—
(1) by redesignating the second section 620G 
(as added by section 149 of Public Law 104–164 
(110 Stat. 1436)) as section 620J; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sec-
tion:
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‘‘SEC. 620K. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO A PALES-
TINIAN STATE. 
‘‘(a) LIMITATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, assistance may be provided under 
this Act or any other provision of law to the govern-
ment of a Palestinian state only during a period for 
which a certification described in subsection (c) is in 
effect. The limitation contained in the preceding sen-
tence shall not apply (A) to humanitarian or devel-
opment assistance that is provided through non-
governmental organizations for the benefit of the 
Palestinian people in the West Bank and Gaza, or 
(B) to assistance that is intended to reform the Pal-
estinian Authority and affiliated institutions, or a 
newly elected Palestinian governing entity, in order 
to help meet the requirements contained in subpara-
graphs (A) through (H) of subsection (c)(2) or to 
address the matters described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (E) of section 1705(2) of the Israeli-Pales-
tinian Peace Enhancement Act of 2003. 
‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The President may waive the 
limitation of the first sentence of paragraph (1) if 
the President determines and certifies to the Com-
mittee on International Relations of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Re-
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lations of the Senate that it is vital to the national 
interest of the United States to do so. 
‘‘(b) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Assistance made available 
under this Act or any other provision of law to a 
Palestinian state may not be provided until 15 days 
after the date on which the President has provided 
notice thereof to the Committee on International Re-
lations and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and to the Committee on 
Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the Senate in accordance with the proce-
dures applicable to reprogramming notifications 
under section 634A(a) of this Act. 
‘‘(2) SUNSET.—Paragraph (1) shall cease to be 
effective beginning ten years after the date on which 
notice is first provided under such paragraph. 
‘‘(c) CERTIFICATION.—A certification described in 
this subsection is a certification transmitted by the Presi-
dent to Congress that—
‘‘(1) a binding international peace agreement 
exists between Israel and the Palestinians that—
‘‘(A) was freely signed by both parties; 
‘‘(B) guarantees both parties’ commitment 
to a border between two states that constitutes
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a secure and internationally recognized bound-
ary for both states, with no remaining terri-
torial claims; 
‘‘(C) provides a permanent resolution for 
both Palestinian refugees and Jewish refugees 
from Arab countries; and 
‘‘(D) includes a renunciation of all remain-
ing Palestinian claims against Israel through
provisions that commit both sides to the ‘‘end 
of the conflict’’; and 
‘‘(2) the new Palestinian government—
‘‘(A) has been democratically elected 
through free and fair elections, has exclusive 
authority and responsibility for governing the 
national affairs of the Palestinian state, and 
has achieved the reforms outlined by President 
Bush in his June 24, 2002, speech; 
‘‘(B) has completely renounced the use of 
violence against the State of Israel and its citi-
zens, is vigorously attempting to prevent any 
acts of terrorism against Israel and its citizens, 
and punishes the perpetrators of such acts in a 
manner commensurate with their actions;
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‘‘(C) has dismantled, and terminated the 
funding of, any group within its territory that 
conducts terrorism against Israel; 
‘‘(D) is engaging in ongoing and extensive 
security cooperation with the State of Israel; 
‘‘(E) refrains from any officially sanctioned 
or funded statement or act designed to incite 
Palestinians or others against the State of 
Israel and its citizens; 
‘‘(F) has an elected leadership not com-
promised by terror; 
‘‘(G) is demilitarized; and 
‘‘(H) has no alliances or agreements that 
pose a threat to the security of the State of 
Israel. 
‘‘(d) RECERTIFICATIONS.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date on which the President transmits to Con-
gress an initial certification under subsection (c), and 
every 6 months thereafter for the 10-year period beginning 
on the date of transmittal of such certification—
‘‘(1) the President shall transmit to Congress a 
recertification that the requirements contained in 
subsection (c) are continuing to be met; or
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‘‘(2) if the President is unable to make such a 
recertification, the President shall transmit to Con-
gress a report that contains the reasons therefor. 
‘‘(e) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—A certification 
under subsection (c) shall be deemed to be in effect begin-
ning on the day after the last day of the 10-year period 
described in subsection (d) unless the President subse-
quently determines that the requirements contained in 
subsection (c) are no longer being met and the President 
transmits to Congress a report that contains the reasons 
therefor.’’.
SEC. 1607. AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE TO A PALES-
TINIAN STATE.
Chapter 1 of part III of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2351 et seq.), as amended by section 
1706, is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 620L. AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE TO A PALES-
TINIAN STATE. 
‘‘(a) ASSISTANCE.—The President is authorized to 
provide assistance to a Palestinian state in accordance 
with the requirements of this section. 
‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES TO BE SUPPORTED.—Assistance 
provided under subsection (a) shall be used to support ac-
tivities within a Palestinian state to substantially improve
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the economy and living conditions of the Palestinians by, 
among other things, providing for economic development 
in the West Bank and Gaza, continuing to promote democ-
racy and the rule of law, developing water resources, as-
sisting in security cooperation between Israelis and Pal-
estinians, and helping with the compensation and rehabili-
tation of Palestinian refugees. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amounts made available to carry out chapter 4 of part 
II of this Act for a fiscal year, there are authorized to 
be appropriated to the President to carry out subsections 
(a) and (b) such sums as may be necessary for each such 
fiscal year. 
‘‘(d) COORDINATION
OF INTERNATIONAL ASSIST-
ANCE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date on 
which the President transmits to Congress an initial 
certification under section 620K(c) of this Act, the 
Secretary of State shall seek to convene one or more 
donors conferences to gain commitments from other 
countries, multilateral institutions, and nongovern-
mental organizations to provide economic assistance 
to Palestinians to ensure that such commitments to 
provide assistance are honored in a timely manner, 
to ensure that there is coordination of assistance
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among the United States and such other countries, 
multilateral institutions, and nongovernmental orga-
nizations, to ensure that the assistance provided to 
Palestinians is used for the purposes for which is 
was provided, and to ensure that other countries, 
multilateral institutions, and nongovernmental orga-
nizations do not provide assistance to Palestinians 
through entities that are designated as terrorist or-
ganizations under United States law. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this section, and on an 
annual basis thereafter, the Secretary of State shall 
prepare and submit to the Committee on Inter-
national Relations and the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate a report that describes 
the activities undertaken to meet the requirements 
of paragraph (1), including a description of amounts 
committed, and the amounts provided, to a Pales-
tinian state or Palestinians during the reporting pe-
riod by each country and organization.’’.
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TITLE XVII—ACCESS FOR 
AFGHAN WOMEN 
SEC. 1701. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Access for Afghan 
Women Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 1702. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Despite the removal of the Taliban from 
power, women in Afghanistan continue to experience 
brutal and frequent violation of their human rights, 
generally outside of Kabul where warlords are re-
exerting control. 
(2) Strong and continued support from the 
United States and the international community can 
ensure that the advances made by Afghan women 
since the fall of the Taliban will continue and grow, 
rather than recede. 
(3) While the United States and the inter-
national community continue to make substantial 
contributions to emergency humanitarian and relief 
operations in Afghanistan, the establishment of a 
stable, peaceful, prosperous, and democratic Afghan-
istan with a broad-based, multi-ethnic, gender-sen-
sitive, and fully representative government requires
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a significant increase in long-term investments in de-
velopment and reconstruction assistance. 
(4) The maternal mortality rate in Afghanistan 
is among the highest in the world, with recent re-
ports estimating that every 30 minutes an Afghan 
woman dies of pregnancy related causes, or approxi-
mately 15,000 women every year. The estimated ma-
ternal mortality rate of 1,600 deaths per 100,000 
live births can be significantly reduced through ac-
cess to primary health care services, including safe 
birthing supplies, emergency obstetric care, prenatal 
and postnatal care, contraception, and prevention 
and treatment for the effects of sexual coercion and 
rape. 
(5) Women comprise 75 percent or more of the 
refugees and internally displaced in camps, urban 
areas, and villages in Afghanistan. 
(6) 85 percent of Afghanistan’s population lives 
in rural areas. The women in rural areas perform 
vital roles in food production, processing, and prepa-
ration. Successful reconstruction and development 
assistance must target rural women as part of any 
agricultural interventions. 
(7) Within Afghanistan and outside of Afghani-
stan, local women’s organizations are delivering crit-
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ical services and have the knowledge and experience 
to assist the United States in delivering effective re-
lief aid. 
(8) The Afghan Ministry for Women’s Affairs is 
an important ministry that is essential for re-estab-
lishing women’s human rights, ensuring that women 
are included in all development efforts, and deliv-
ering critical legal, health, education, and economic 
services to women throughout Afghanistan’s 30 
provinces. 
(9) Afghan women are taking the initiative to 
reach across the conflict divide and foster peace. 
Women’s perspectives and experiences in seeking so-
lutions to conflicts are necessary to ensure lasting 
peace. 
(10) The inadequate security situation in Af-
ghanistan disproportionately impacts women and 
girls as the lack of rule of law results in the frequent 
assault, kidnapping, and sexual abuse of Afghan 
women and girls throughout Afghanistan. 
(11) 
Despite 
significant 
improvements 
in 
healthcare and education infrastructure for women 
and girls in Afghanistan, the lack of security and 
rule of law throughout most of Afghanistan effec-
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tively denies access to these facilities and the critical 
services they provide. 
SEC. 1703. ESTABLISHMENT OF AFGHAN WOMEN’S FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development shall 
establish a fund for the purpose of assisting women and 
girls in Afghanistan in the areas of political and human 
rights, health care, education, training, security, and shel-
ter. 
(b) ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.—The fund established 
under subsection (a) shall support the activities described 
in section 103(a)(7) of the Afghanistan Freedom Support 
Act of 2002 and the following activities: 
(1) Direct financial and programmatic assist-
ance to the Ministry of Women’s Affairs in Afghani-
stan (hereafter in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Ministry’’) to promote the strengthening of the 
Ministry as the Government of Afghanistan con-
tinues its transition to a long-term government 
structure and to enable the Ministry to fulfill its 
mandate. The Ministry may use such assistance to 
support activities such as the following: 
(A) Multiyear women-centered economic 
development programs, including programs to
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assist widows, female heads of household, 
women in rural areas, and disabled women. 
(B) Collaboration with the Ministry of 
Health to construct culturally appropriate 
health infrastructure and delivery of high-qual-
ity comprehensive health care programs, includ-
ing primary, maternal, child, reproductive, and 
mental health care. 
(C) Programs to prevent trafficking in per-
sons, assist victims, and apprehend and pros-
ecute traffickers in persons. 
(2) Direct financial assistance to the National 
Human Rights Commission of Afghanistan. 
(3) Construction of women’s educational facili-
ties in Afghanistan. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
not less than $22,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2003, 2004, and 2005 and such sums as are necessary 
for each subsequent fiscal year. 
SEC. 1704. ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not less 
than 15 percent of the aggregate amount of economic and 
humanitarian assistance authorized to be appropriated 
under section 1703(c) to be made available to Afghanistan
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for each of the fiscal years 2003, 2004, and 2005 shall 
be made available for assistance directly to Afghan-led 
local nongovernmental organizations, including Afghan 
women-led organizations, with demonstrated experience in 
delivering services to Afghan women and children to sup-
port their programmatic activities and organizational de-
velopment. In recognition of the appreciating capacity of 
Afghan-led local nongovernmental organizations, including 
Afghan women-led organizations, an appropriate percent-
age of the aggregate amount of economic and humani-
tarian assistance authorized to be made available to Af-
ghanistan for fiscal year 2006 and each subsequent fiscal 
year shall be made available for assistance directly to Af-
ghan-led local nongovernmental organizations, including 
Afghan women-led organizations. 
SEC. 1705. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO UNITED STATES 
ACTIVITIES IN AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Activities described in subsections 
(b) through (e) that are carried out by the United States 
in Afghanistan should comply with the applicable require-
ments contained in such subsections. 
(b) GOVERNANCE OF AFGHANISTAN.—With respect 
to the governance of Afghanistan, the applicable require-
ments are the following:
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(1) Include the perspectives and advice of Af-
ghan women’s organizations, networks, and leaders 
in United States policymaking related to the govern-
ance of Afghanistan. 
(2) Promote the inclusion of a significant num-
ber of women in future legislative bodies to ensure 
that women’s full range of human rights are in-
cluded and upheld in any constitution or legal struc-
tures of Afghanistan. 
(3) Encourage the appointment of women to 
high level positions within Afghan Ministries. 
(c) POST-CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVEL-
OPMENT.—With respect to activities relating to post-con-
flict stability in Afghanistan, the applicable requirements 
are the following: 
(1) Encourage United States organizations that 
receive funds authorized by this title to partner with 
or create Afghan-led counterpart organizations and 
provide these organizations with significant financial 
resources, technical assistance, and capacity build-
ing. 
(2) Increase women’s access to or ownership of 
productive assets such as land, water, agricultural 
inputs, credit, and property.
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(3) Provide long-term financial assistance for 
primary, secondary, higher, nontraditional, and voca-
tional education for Afghan girls, women, boys, and 
men. 
(4) Integrate education and training programs 
for former combatants with economic development 
programs to encourage their reintegration into soci-
ety and to promote post-conflict stability. 
(5) Provide assistance to rehabilitate children 
affected by the conflict, particularly child soldiers. 
(6) Support educational efforts to increase 
awareness with respect to landmines, facilitate the 
removal of landmines, and provide services to indi-
viduals with disabilities caused by landmines. 
(d) AFGHAN MILITARY AND POLICE.—With respect 
to training for military and police forces in Afghanistan, 
the applicable requirements are the following: 
(1) Include training on the protection, rights, 
and the particular needs of women and emphasize 
that violations of women’s rights are intolerable and 
should be prosecuted. 
(2) Encourage such trainers who will carry out 
the activities in paragraph (1) to consult with wom-
en’s organizations in Afghanistan to ensure that
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training content and materials are adequate, appro-
priate, and comprehensive. 
(e) RELIEF, RESETTLEMENT, AND REPATRIATION OF 
REFUGEES
AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS.—
With respect to the relief, resettlement, and repatriation 
of refugees and internally displaced persons in Afghani-
stan, the applicable requirements are the following: 
(1) Take all necessary steps to ensure that 
women refugees and internally displaced persons in 
camps, urban areas, and villages are directly receiv-
ing food aid, shelter, relief supplies, and other serv-
ices from United States-sponsored programs. 
(2) Take all necessary steps to ensure that 
women refugees in camps, urban areas, and villages 
are accessing high-quality health and medical serv-
ices, including primary, maternal, child, and mental 
health services. 
(3) Take all necessary steps to ensure that 
women and children in refugee camps are protected 
from sexual exploitation. 
(4) Take all necessary steps to ensure refugees 
and internally displaced persons that seek to return 
to their place of origin can do so voluntarily, safely, 
and with the full protection of their rights. United 
States-sponsored efforts shall not coerce refugees or
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internally displaced persons to return to their places 
of origin. 
SEC. 1706. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the President 
shall prepare and transmit to Congress a report that con-
tains documentation of the progress in implementing the 
requirements of section 1705. All data in the report shall 
be disaggregated by gender. 
TITLE 
XVIII—MISCELLANEOUS 
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE PROVI-
SIONS
SEC. 1801. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES RELATING TO INTER-
NATIONAL 
NARCOTICS 
CONTROL 
ASSIST-
ANCE.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, assist-
ance provided by the United States Government to sup-
port international efforts to combat aerial trafficking of 
illicit narcotics under chapter 8 of part I of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 or under any other provision of 
law shall include the authority to interdict illicit arms in 
connection with the trafficking of illicit narcotics.
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SEC. 1802. UNITED STATES OPIUM ERADICATION PROGRAM 
IN COLOMBIA.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State, acting through 
the Department of State’s Narcotics Affairs Section 
(NAS) in Bogota, Colombia, shall ensure that all pilots 
participating in the United States opium eradication pro-
gram in Colombia are Colombians and are fully trained, 
qualified, and experienced pilots, with preference provided 
to individuals who are members of the Colombian National 
Police.
SEC. 1803. COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
Of the amounts made available for development as-
sistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, not 
less than $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2004 and 
2005 are authorized to be made available to finance 
projects among the United States, Israel, and developing 
countries in Africa under the Cooperative Development 
Program.
SEC. 1804. WEST BANK AND GAZA PROGRAM.
(a) OVERSIGHT.—For fiscal year 2004, the Secretary 
of State shall certify to the appropriate committees of 
Congress not later than 30 days prior to the initial obliga-
tion of funds for the West Bank and Gaza that procedures 
have been established to assure the Comptroller General 
will have access to appropriate United States financial in-
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formation in order to review the use of United States as-
sistance for the West Bank and Gaza funded under chap-
ter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(‘‘Economic Support Fund’’). 
(b) VETTING.—Prior to any obligation of funds au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out chapter 4 of part 
II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for assistance 
for the West Bank and Gaza, the Secretary of State shall 
take all appropriate steps to ensure that such assistance 
is not provided to or through any individual or entity that 
the Secretary knows, or has reason to believe, advocates, 
plans, sponsors, engages in, or has engaged in, terrorist 
activity. The Secretary of State shall, as appropriate, es-
tablish procedures specifying the steps to be taken in car-
rying out this subsection. 
(c) AUDITS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development 
shall ensure that independent audits of all contrac-
tors and grantees, and significant subcontractors 
and subgrantees, under the West Bank and Gaza 
Program, are conducted at least on an annual basis 
to ensure, among other things, compliance with this 
section.
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(2) AUDITS
BY
INSPECTOR
GENERAL
OF 
USAID.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act to carry out chapter 4 of part II of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 that are made avail-
able for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, up 
to $1,000,000 may be used by the Office of the In-
spector General of the United States Agency for 
International Development for audits, inspections, 
and other activities in furtherance of the require-
ments of paragraph (1). Such funds are in addition 
to funds otherwise available for such purposes.
SEC. 1805. ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS COUNTRY REPORTS ON 
INCITEMENT TO ACTS OF DISCRIMINATION.
(a) COUNTRIES
RECEIVING
ECONOMIC
ASSIST-
ANCE.—Section 116(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (10), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(11)(A) wherever applicable, in a separate sec-
tion with a separate heading, a description of the 
nature and extent of—
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‘‘(i) propaganda in government and gov-
ernment-controlled media and other sources, in-
cluding government-produced educational mate-
rials and textbooks, that attempt to justify or 
promote racial hatred or incite acts of violence 
against any race or people; and 
‘‘(ii) complicity or involvement in the cre-
ation of such propaganda or incitement of acts 
of violence against any race; and 
‘‘(B) a description of the actions, if any, taken 
by the government of the country to eliminate such 
propaganda or incitement.’’. 
(b) COUNTRIES
RECEIVING
SECURITY
ASSIST-
ANCE.—Section 502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304(b)) is amended by inserting after 
the eighth sentence the following: ‘‘Each report under this 
section shall also include wherever applicable, in a sepa-
rate section with a separate heading, a description of (i) 
the nature and extent of (I) propaganda in government 
and government-controlled media and other sources, in-
cluding government-produced educational materials and 
textbooks, that attempt to justify or promote racial hatred 
or incite acts of violence against any race, and (II) com-
plicity or involvement in the creation of such propaganda 
or incitement of acts of violence against any race or peo-
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ple, and (ii) a description of the actions, if any, taken by 
the government of the country to eliminate such propa-
ganda or incitement.’’.
SEC. 1806. ASSISTANCE TO EAST TIMOR.
Section 632(b)(1) of the Foreign Relations Author-
ization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–228) is 
amended by striking ‘‘the fiscal year 2003’’ and inserting 
‘‘each of the fiscal years 2003, 2004, and 2005’’.
SEC. 1807. SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY-BUILDING EFFORTS 
FOR CUBA.
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States to support those individuals and groups who 
struggle for freedom and democracy in Cuba, including 
human rights dissidents, independent journalists, inde-
pendent labor leaders, and other opposition groups. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the President to carry out section 
109(a) of Public Law 104–114 (22 U.S.C. 6039(a)) 
$15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2004 and 
2005. 
(2) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES.—Amounts ap-
propriated pursuant to the authorization of appro-
priations under subsection (a)—
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(A) are authorized to remain available 
until expended; and 
(B) are in addition to amounts otherwise 
available for such purposes.
SEC. 1808. AMENDMENT TO THE AFGHANISTAN FREEDOM 
SUPPORT ACT OF 2002.
The Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (22 
U.S.C. 7501 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 103(a) by striking ‘‘section 512 
of Public Law 107–115 or any similar’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘any other’’; and 
(2) in section 207(b) by striking ‘‘section 512 
of Public Law 107–115 or any similar’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘any other’’.
SEC. 1809. CONGO BASIN FOREST PARTNERSHIP.
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the President to carry 
out the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP) program 
$18,600,000 for each of the fiscal years 2004 and 2005. 
Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to the authoriza-
tion of appropriations under the preceding sentence for 
a fiscal year, $16,000,000 is authorized to be made avail-
able to the Central Africa Regional Program for the Envi-
ronment (CARPE) of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development.
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(b) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pursuant 
to the authorization of appropriations under subsection (a) 
are authorized to remain available until expended.
SEC. 1810. COMBATTING THE PIRACY OF UNITED STATES 
COPYRIGHTED MATERIALS.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi-
tion to such amounts as may otherwise be authorized to 
be appropriated for such purpose, there are authorized to 
be appropriated for the Department of State, $10,000,000 
to carry out the following activities in countries that are 
not members of the Organization for Economic Coopera-
tion and Development (OECD): 
(1) Provision of equipment and training for for-
eign law enforcement, including in the interpretation 
of intellectual property laws. 
(2) Training for judges and prosecutors, includ-
ing in the interpretation of intellectual property 
laws. 
(3) Assistance in complying with obligations 
under appropriate international copyright and intel-
lectual property treaties and agreements.
(b) CONSULTATION
WITH WORLD INTELLECTUAL 
PROPERTY ORGANIZATION.—In carrying out subsection 
(a), the Department of State should make every effort to 
consult with, and provide appropriate assistance to, the
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World Intellectual Property Organization to promote the 
integration of non-OECD countries into the global intel-
lectual property system.
SEC. 1811. ASSISTANCE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT FORCES 
IN CERTAIN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
Notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2420), the Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Development 
is authorized to provide assistance for fiscal years 2004 
and 2005 to—
(1) law enforcement agencies of the Govern-
ment of India for the purposes of enhancing their 
capacity for medical-first-response and search-and-
rescue operations after a natural disaster, improving 
the access of women to justice, and combating the 
trafficking of persons; and 
(2) the new police force of Northern Ireland for 
the purpose of providing computer-based, human-
rights and other professional training, and the law 
enforcement agencies of the Republic of Ireland 
(ROI) for the purposes of fostering greater coopera-
tion and communication between the police force of 
the Republic of Ireland and the new police force of 
Northern Ireland, as recommended by the Patten 
Commission.
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SEC. 1812. HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY FUND.
Section 664(c)(1) of the Freedom Investment Act of 
2002 (subtitle E of title VI of division A of Public Law 
107–228; 22 U.S.C. 2151n–2(c)(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2003’’ and in-
serting ‘‘for each of the fiscal years 2003 through 
2005’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$21,500,000 is’’ and inserting 
‘‘$21,500,000 for fiscal year 2003, $24,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2004, and such sums as may be nec-
essary for fiscal year 2005 are’’.
SEC. 1813. ENHANCED POLICE TRAINING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 660(b) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2420(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(8) with respect to assistance provided to en-
hance the effectiveness and accountability of civilian 
police authority through training and technical as-
sistance in internationally recognized human rights, 
the rule of law, strategic planning, and counter-nar-
cotics, and through the promotion of civilian police 
roles that support democratic governance, including 
programs to combat corruption and the trafficking
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of persons, particularly by organized crime, prevent 
conflict, and foster improved police relations with 
the communities in which they serve.’’.
(b) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Section 660 of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2420) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) Funds may not be obligated for assistance under 
subsection (b)(8) unless the Secretary of State notifies the 
Committee on International Relations of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate of the amount and nature of the proposed 
assistance at least 15 days in advance of the proposed obli-
gation in accordance with the procedures applicable to re-
programming notifications pursuant to section 634A of 
this Act. Such notification shall include a comprehensive 
report and, where practicable, a plan describing the police 
assistance and rule of law programs of relevant United 
States agencies for each country which is to receive assist-
ance under section 660(b)(8).’’.
SEC. 1814. PROMOTING A SECURE AND DEMOCRATIC AF-
GHANISTAN.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
(1) the United States has a vital interest in 
promoting Afghanistan’s transition from chaos, civil
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war, and disorder to an increasingly prosperous 
democratic state, safe and secure with its neighbors, 
respecting human rights, particularly the rights of 
women and girls, dedicated to the liberty, literacy, 
and enrichment of its citizens, and serving as a 
model for other countries; 
(2) basic security in the major cities and along 
key transportation routes is critical to the recon-
struction and development of Afghanistan, including 
fostering implementation of the Bonn Agreement, 
achieving progress towards a democratic and toler-
ant government, and encouraging international pri-
vate investment; 
(3) Afghanistan and its people remain under se-
rious threat from terrorism, insurgency, widespread 
crime, banditry, intimidation, rape, and suppression 
of minorities and women, and other grave violations 
of human rights continue to occur, especially in 
areas that do not have a routine presence of inter-
national security personnel;
(4) lethal clashes continue between the private 
armies of warlords, attacks against Afghan civilians 
and officials and United States and international or-
ganization personnel are on the rise, and threats 
against civilians and whole villages not to cooperate
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with Americans or the central government are now 
routine; 
(5) the growth, production, and trafficking of 
Afghan opium and its derivatives pose a serious 
threat to international peace and security and efforts 
toward reconstruction in Afghanistan; 
(6) recruitment and training of the Afghan Na-
tional Army and the Afghan National Police are se-
riously behind schedule and will not be at full 
strength for several years, leaving the central gov-
ernment and Afghan citizens vulnerable to the dep-
redations of terrorists, insurgents, and the private 
armies of warlords; 
(7) although the 4,500 soldiers of the Inter-
national Security Assistance Force (ISAF) have pro-
vided much-needed security for the citizens of Kabul, 
it is not within their mandate or power to promote 
security to other areas, and human rights abuses are 
continuing in areas in and around Kabul where 
ISAF is not present; 
(8) vastly disproportionate numbers of refugees 
returning from neighboring countries have gone to 
Kabul because of the security provided by ISAF and 
the insecurity of their home areas, overwhelming
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Kabul and far exceeding its capacity for shelter, 
food, and employment; 
(9) NATO has recently decided to take over re-
sponsibility for a limited ISAF, a welcome develop-
ment that will not, unfortunately, provide any addi-
tional security in Kabul or elsewhere; 
(10) the United States has stated on numerous 
occasions that it does not oppose the expansion of 
ISAF, but that heretofore other countries have not 
expressed a willingness to participate in an expanded 
force; 
(11) the United States has not itself dem-
onstrated a commitment to expansion of ISAF or a 
similar international security or peacekeeping force, 
a commitment to leadership that other nations may 
more likely follow; 
(12) the Secretary of Defense has announced 
that the combat phase of the war in Afghanistan has 
ended, and that the United States will be focusing 
its efforts on a reconstruction phase utilizing lightly-
armed, 
platoon-sized 
Provincial 
Reconstruction 
Teams to provide security for reconstruction efforts, 
rather than an expanded international peacekeeping 
or patrolling security force;
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(13) the Provincial Reconstruction Teams may 
prove inadequate to provide a significant level of se-
curity to their regions, and are not tasked to secure 
the major transportation routes which are critical to 
the economic revival of Afghanistan; 
(14) United States and foreign nongovern-
mental aid workers and Afghan civilian aid workers 
are at great risk of being robbed, beaten, and killed 
in areas of Afghanistan that are not being patrolled 
by United States forces or Afghan central govern-
ment forces; 
(15) such acts of theft, intimidation, and mur-
der against foreign aid and Afghan civilian workers 
are occurring with increasing frequency, and are 
often deliberately committed by Taliban and other 
insurgent and rebel forces with the intention of cre-
ating sufficient terror to undermine and arrest any 
efforts to rebuild Afghanistan into a peaceful, demo-
cratic, and prosperous nation that prohibits ter-
rorism and tyranny; 
(16) the report of the Inspector General of the 
United States Agency for International Development 
(USAID) confirms that USAID workers are virtual 
captives in their compounds, able to venture out into 
the countryside for brief periods and only under
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heavy armed escort, conditions which are counter-
productive to their mission of assisting the people of 
Afghanistan; 
(17) the Taliban and al-Qaeda may believe they 
only have to create enough terror and uncertainty in 
the country to undermine the creation of strong rep-
resentative institutions, and wait until the United 
States leaves to again create chaos, exploit tribal ri-
valries, and plunge Afghanistan back into chaos; 
(18) failure to secure a peaceful and democratic 
Afghanistan will diminish the credibility of efforts by 
the United States and the international community 
to promote peace and democracy elsewhere in the 
Muslim world; and 
(19) unless general security can be provided in 
the major population areas, strategic highways, and 
border crossings and chokepoints, the goals for 
which the war in Afghanistan was fought may be 
lost and the efforts and lives spent in the attempt 
to liberate and rebuild Afghanistan may be wasted. 
(b) SECURITY POLICY.—
(1) SECURITY ALONG HIGHWAYS.—The Presi-
dent shall take immediate steps to ensure that there 
is adequate security along the length of highways 
connecting major Afghan urban centers in order to
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terminate and deter acts of banditry, illegal check-
points, human rights abuses, terrorism, and intimi-
dation against Afghan and foreign civilians and mili-
tary personnel. 
(2) DISARMAMENT, ETC. OF
AFGHAN
MILI-
TIAS.—The President shall take immediate steps to 
support directly the disarmament, demobilization, 
and reintegration of Afghan militias and irregulars 
that are not formally part of the Afghan National 
Army or under the direct control of the central gov-
ernment in Afghanistan. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Con-
gress that the President should take steps to implement 
section 206(d) of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act 
of 2002 (Public Law 107–327) to expand significantly the 
International Security Assistance Force, or take such 
other steps as may be necessary, such as increasing the 
number and force levels of United States Provincial Re-
construction Teams, so as to—
(1) increase the area in which security is pro-
vided and undertake vital tasks related to promoting 
security, such as disarming warlords militias and 
irregulars; 
(2) deter criminal activity, including rape, rob-
bery, and intimidation of civilians; and
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(3) safeguard highways in order to allow gov-
ernmental and nongovernmental assistance and re-
construction personnel to move more freely in the 
countryside to provide humanitarian relief and re-
build Afghanistan.
SEC. 1815. GRANTS TO THE AFRICA SOCIETY.
(a) GRANTS TO THE AFRICA SOCIETY.—For any fis-
cal year, the Secretary of State is authorized to make 
grants to the Africa Society to carry out programs and 
activities that advance United States interests and values 
in Africa through public and private partnerships that fa-
cilitate the continent’s political transition to more open 
democratic societies, support equitable economic growth 
through trade and investment, support efforts to promote 
transparency and openness through the public and private 
sectors, encourage civil society growth and development, 
and promote awareness of all Americans about Africa, 
consistent with a grant agreement under such terms as 
the Secretary of State considers necessary and appro-
priate. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,000,000 for the fiscal year 2004 and such sums as may 
be necessary for the fiscal year 2005.
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SEC. 1816. ASSISTANCE TO TAMIL NADU. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) Several United States businesses invested 
more than $800,000,000 in capital in the Indian 
State of Tamil Nadu to build and operate state-of-
the-art electric generation facilities to serve local 
customers. 
(2) For nearly 2 years since these power plants 
went into service, the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board 
has violated the principle of contract sanctity by 
consistently refusing to pay the contractually-re-
quired price for the electricity produced by these 
companies. 
(3) The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board now 
owes these United States companies in excess of 
$150,000,000 in arrearages despite repeated assur-
ances by the Government of Tamil Nadu that the 
situation would be resolved. 
(4) All of the projects are in a technical state 
of default on the principal of their loans and none 
of the United States companies is making a return 
on their equity. 
(b) RESTRICTION.—No funds authorized by this Act 
(including any amendments made by this Act) or author-
ized under any other provision of law may be used to di-
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rectly or indirectly support any programs, projects, or ac-
tivities (other than humanitarian, health, or rule of law 
programs, projects, or activities) located in or designed to 
benefit the State of Tamil Nadu, India.
SEC. 1817. TRANSFER OF NAVAL VESSELS TO CERTAIN FOR-
EIGN COUNTRIES. 
(a) TRANSFERS BY GRANT.—The President is au-
thorized to transfer vessels to foreign countries on a grant 
basis under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j), as follows: 
(1) BAHRAIN.—To the Government of Bahrain, 
the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile 
frigate GEORGE PHILIP (FFG 12). 
(2) PORTUGAL.—To the Government of Por-
tugal, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided 
missile frigate SIDES (FFG 14). 
(b) TRANSFERS BY SALE.—The President is author-
ized to transfer vessels to foreign countries on a sale basis 
under section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2761) as follows: 
(1) BRAZIL.—To the Government of Brazil, the 
SPRUANCE class destroyer O’BRIEN (DD 975). 
(2) CHILE.—To the Government of Chile, the 
SPRUANCE class destroyer FLETCHER (DD 
992).
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(3) TURKEY.—To the Government of Turkey, 
the ANCHORAGE class dock landing ship AN-
CHORAGE (LSD 36). 
(c) GRANTS NOT COUNTED IN ANNUAL TOTAL OF 
TRANSFERRED EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.—The value 
of a vessel transferred to another country on a grant basis 
under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2321j) pursuant to authority provided by sub-
section (a) shall not be counted against the aggregate 
value of excess defense articles transferred to countries in 
any fiscal year under subsection (g) of that section. 
(d) COSTS OF TRANSFERS ON GRANT BASIS.—Any 
expense incurred by the United States in connection with 
a transfer authorized to be made on a grant basis under 
section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2321j) pursuant to the authority provided by sub-
section (a) shall be charged to the recipient (notwith-
standing section 516(e)(1) of such Act). 
(e) REPAIR
AND
REFURBISHMENT
IN
UNITED 
STATES SHIPYARDS.—To the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the President shall require, as a condition of the 
transfer of a vessel under this section, that the country 
to which the vessel is transferred have such repair or re-
furbishment of the vessel as is needed, before the vessel 
joins the naval forces of that country, performed at a ship-