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both international law and to peace and stability in
East Asia.
(b) POLICY DECLARATIONS.—The Congress—
(1) declares the right of free passage through
the South China Sea to be vital to the national secu-
rity interests of the United States, its friends, and
allies;
(2) 
declares 
that 
any 
attempt 
by 
a
nondemocratic power to assert, through the use of
force or intimidation, its claims to territory in the
South China Sea to be a matter of grave concern to
the United States;
(3) calls upon the Government of the People’s
Republic of China to adhere faithfully to its commit-
ment under the Manila Declaration of 1992; and
(4) calls upon the President to review the de-
fense needs of democratic countries with claims to
territory in the South China Sea.
SEC. 3311. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING NARCOT-
ICS CONTROL EFFORTS OF COLOMBIA.
It is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) relations between the United States and Co-
lombia are at a critical stage, particularly following
the President’s March 1, 1995, decision to grant the
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Government of Colombia a national interest waiver
in the 1994 narcotics certification determination;
(2) the Government of Colombia has under-
taken efforts toward the elimination of drug traffick-
ing organizations, especially the powerful ‘‘kingpins’’
based in Cali;
(3) important advances need to be taken to dis-
mantle the operations of criminal enterprises in Co-
lombia which seek to corrupt government institu-
tions;
(4) the Government of Colombia should be en-
couraged to complete specific, attainable objectives
in its overall narcotics control strategy, including—
(A) the arrest and prosecution of the ac-
knowledged leaders of the Cali drug organiza-
tion;
(B) the imposition of tougher sentencing of
drug traffickers to ensure that such traffickers
serve 
sentences 
commensurate 
with 
their
crimes;
(C) the expeditious passage of legislation
to criminalize money laundering;
(D) the aggressive eradication of illicit
crops, including coca opium, and marijuana;
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(E) the elimination of the industrial infra-
structure of the narcotics trade, including lab-
oratories, precursor chemicals, and aircraft;
(F) the destruction of the internal narcot-
ics distribution export system, including the use
of airports, rivers, and ports for such system;
(G) the elimination of the island of San
Andres as a illegal narcotics transshipment
point; and
(H) the end of the current policy of the
Government of Colombia under which key drug
traffickers are given lenient sentences in return
for their surrender;
(5) the Secretary of State should make the
issue of illicit narcotics the highest foreign policy
priority of the United States with respect to rela-
tions with key illicit drug transit and producing na-
tions, such as Colombia; and
(6) the Secretary of State should request our
European allies to join the United States in sending
a clear message to Colombia on the importance of
attaining these counternarcotics goals and objectives
in the shortest possible time so that reductions in
United States foreign assistance will not be nec-
essary in the future.
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SEC. 3312. NOTIFICATION OF ARMS SALES TO SAUDI
ARABIA.
(a) NOTIFICATION.—Until the certification under
subsection (b) is submitted to the Congress, section
36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act shall be applied
to sales of Saudi Arabia by substituting in the first sen-
tence ‘‘0’’ for $50,000,000, ‘‘0’’ for $200,000,000, and
‘‘0’’ for $14,000,000.
(b) CERTIFICATION.—Subsection (a) shall cease to
apply if and when the Secretary of State certifies and re-
ports in writing to the Congress that the unpaid claims
of American firms against the Government of Saudi Ara-
bia 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; 106 Stat. 1939), including the ad-
ditional claims noticed by the Department of Commerce
on page 2 of that report, have been resolved satisfactorily.
SEC. 3313. ASSISTANCE FOR ZAIRE.
(a) SECURITY ASSISTANCE.—Assistance may not be
transferred to the Government of Zaire for each of the
fiscal years 1996 and 1997—
(1) under chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.; re-
lating to the economic support fund);
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(2) under chapter 5 of part II of that Act (22
U.S.C. 2347 et seq.; relating to international mili-
tary education and training); or
(3) from the ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram’’ account under section 23 of the Arms Export
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763).
(b) DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE.—Assistance under
chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.; relating to development assist-
ance) or chapter 10 of such part (22 U.S.C. 2293 et seq.;
relating to the Development Fund for Africa) for each of
the fiscal years 1996 and 1997 shall not be transferred
to the Government of Zaire.
SEC. 3314. ASSISTANCE FOR LAOS.
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that—
(1) a permanent waiver on the prohibition of
foreign assistance for Laos should be granted follow-
ing the fullest possible accounting of all outstanding
POW/MIA cases involving Laos;
(2) the United States should continue to im-
prove its relationship with Laos as the mutual co-
operation between the two countries on POW/MIA
issues improves;
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(3) no Lao citizen or government official should
be held accountable by the United States for activi-
ties involved in holding American POW/MIAs if
those citizens or officials cooperate with efforts to
return such POW/MIAs alive or to otherwise ac-
count for such POW/MIAs;
(4) the future relationship of the United States
with Laos should be characterized by economic co-
operation and friendly diplomatic ties;
(5) such bilateral relationship will improve as
respect for human rights in Laos improves, includ-
ing human rights for Hmong people; and
(6) in the event an American POW/MIA is re-
turned alive from Laos, the United States should
view this action as a positive development and as
strong incentive for the United States to rapidly im-
prove our economic and diplomatic relationship with
Laos.
(b) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding section 620 of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, foreign assistance
may be provided for Laos for fiscal years 1996 and 1997
only if the President determines and certifies to the Con-
gress that the Government of Laos is cooperating with the
United States on outstanding POW/MIA cases involving
Laos.
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SEC. 3315. RESTRICTIONS ON ASSISTANCE FOR GUATE-
MALA.
(a) RESTRICTION.—None of the funds authorized to
be appropriated for grant assistance under section 23 of
the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763; relating
to foreign military financing) or for assistance under chap-
ter 5 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.; relating to international military
education and training) may be made available to the Gov-
ernment of Guatemala unless the Secretary of State deter-
mines and certifies to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees that—
(1) substantial progress has been made in the
prosecution of all those responsible for the human
rights abuses against Michael DeVine, Nicholas
Blake, Griffin Davis, Dianna Ortiz, Myrna Mack,
and Efrain Bamaca Velasquez;
(2) former Guatemalan Lieutenant Colonel Car-
los Rene Ochoa Ruiz, who is under indictment in the
State of Florida for narcotics trafficking, has been
extradited to the United States; and
(3) substantial progress has been made in the
dismantling of the Voluntary Civil Self-Defense
Committees, curbing their patrols, and returning
their weapons to the Guatemalan military.
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(b) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES
DEFINED.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ means the Committee on
International Relations and the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the Senate.
SEC. 3316. PROHIBITION ON ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE, MILI-
TARY ASSISTANCE OR ARMS TRANSFERS TO
THE GOVERNMENT OF MAURITANIA UNLESS
APPROPRIATE ACTION IS TAKEN TO ELIMI-
NATE CHATTEL SLAVERY.
(a) PROHIBITION.—The President may not provide
economic assistance, military assistance or arms transfers
to the Government of Mauritania unless the President cer-
tifies to the Congress that such Government has taken ap-
propriate action to eliminate chattel slavery in Mauritania,
including—
(1) the enactment of anti-slavery laws that pro-
vide appropriate punishment for violators of such
laws; and
(2) the rigorous enforcement of such laws.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the
following definitions apply:
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(1) ECONOMIC
ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘‘eco-
nomic assistance’’ means any assistance under part
I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2151 et seq.) and any assistance under chapter 4 of
part II of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.) (relat-
ing to the economic support fund), except that such
term does not include humanitarian assistance.
(2) MILITARY
ASSISTANCE
OR
ARMS
TRANS-
FERS.—The term ‘‘military assistance or arms
transfers’’ means—
(A) assistance under chapter 2 of part II
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2311 et seq.) (relating to military assist-
ance), including the transfer of excess defense
articles under sections 516 through 519 of that
Act (22 U.S.C. 2321j through 2321m);
(B) assistance under chapter 5 of part II
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2347 et seq.) (relating to international
military education and training);
(C) assistance under the ‘‘Foreign Military
Financing Program’’ under section 23 of the
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763); or
(D) the transfer of defense articles, de-
fense services, or design and construction serv-
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ices under the Arms Export Control Act (22
U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), including defense articles
and defense services licensed or approved for
export under section 38 of that Act (22 U.S.C.
2778).
TITLE 
XXXIV—SPECIAL 
AU-
THORITIES AND OTHER PRO-
VISIONS
CHAPTER 1—SPECIAL AUTHORITIES
SEC. 3401. ENHANCED TRANSFER AUTHORITY.
Section 610 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2360) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 610. TRANSFER BETWEEN ACCOUNTS.
‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Whenever the Presi-
dent determines it to be necessary for the purposes of this
Act or the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et
seq.), not to exceed 20 percent of the funds made available
to carry out any provision of this Act (except funds made
available pursuant to title IV of chapter 2 of part I) or
section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2763)—
‘‘(1) may be transferred to, and consolidated
with, the funds in any other account or fund avail-
able to carry out any provision of this Act or the
Arms Export Control Act; and
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‘‘(2) may be used for any purpose for which
funds in that account or fund may be used.
‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF INCREASE.—The
total amount in the account or fund for the benefit of
which transfer is made under subsection (a) during any
fiscal year may not be increased by more than 20 percent
of the amount of funds otherwise made available.
‘‘(c) NOTIFICATION.—The President shall notify in
writing the congressional committees specified in section
634A at least fifteen days in advance of each such transfer
between accounts in accordance with procedures applicable
to reprogramming notifications under such section.’’.
SEC. 3402. AUTHORITY TO MEET UNANTICIPATED CONTIN-
GENCIES.
Paragraph (1) of section 451(a) of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2261(a)(1)) is amended
by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000,000’’.
SEC. 3403. SPECIAL WAIVER AUTHORITY.
(a) LAWS AFFECTED.—Section 614 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by striking subsections
(a)(1) and (a)(2) and inserting the following:
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY
TO
AUTHORIZE
ASSISTANCE,
SALES, AND OTHER ACTIONS; LIMITATIONS.—(1) The
President may authorize assistance, sales, or other action
under this Act, the Arms Export Control Act, or any an-
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nual (or periodic) foreign assistance authorization or ap-
propriations legislation, without regard to any of the pro-
visions described in subsection (b), if the President deter-
mines, and notifies in writing the Speaker of the House
of Representatives and the chairman of the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate—
‘‘(A) with respect to assistance or other actions
under chapter 2 or 5 of part II of this Act, or sales
or other actions under the Arms Export Control Act,
that to do so is vital to the national security inter-
ests of the United States; and
‘‘(B) with respect to other assistance or actions
that to do so is important to the national interests
of the United States.
‘‘(2) The President may waive any provision de-
scribed in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (b) that
would otherwise prohibit or restrict assistance or other ac-
tion under any provision of law not described in those
paragraphs if the President determines, and notifies in
writing the Speaker of the House of Representatives and
the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of
the Senate, that to do so is important to the national in-
terests of the United States.’’.