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gram, such sums as may be necessary for
the fiscal year 2000.
(ii) SOUTH PACIFIC EXCHANGES.—Of
the amounts authorized to be appropriated
under clause (i), $750,000 for the fiscal
year 2000 is authorized to be available for
‘‘South Pacific Exchanges’’.
(iii) 
EAST
TIMORESE
SCHOLAR-
SHIPS.—Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated under clause (i), $500,000
for the fiscal year 2000 is authorized to be
available for ‘‘East Timorese Scholar-
ships’’.
(iv) TIBETAN
EXCHANGES.—Of the
amounts authorized to be appropriated
under clause (i), $500,000 for the fiscal
year 2000 is authorized to be available for
‘‘Ngawang Choephel Exchange Programs’’
(formerly known as educational and cul-
tural exchanges with Tibet) under section
103(a) of the Human Rights, Refugee, and
Other Foreign Relations Provisions Act of
1996 (Public Law 104–319).
(v) AFRICAN
EXCHANGES.—Of the
amounts authorized to be appropriated
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under clause (i), $500,000 for the fiscal
year 2000 is authorized to be available
only for ‘‘Educational and Cultural Ex-
changes with Sub-Saharan Africa’’.
(3) CENTER FOR CULTURAL AND TECHNICAL
INTERCHANGE BETWEEN EAST AND WEST.—For the
‘‘Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange be-
tween East and West’’, $17,500,000 for the fiscal
year 2000.
(4) NATIONAL
ENDOWMENT
FOR
DEMOC-
RACY.—For the ‘‘National Endowment for Democ-
racy’’, $32,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000.
(5) REAGAN-FASCELL DEMOCRACY FELLOWS.—
For a fellowship program, to be known as the
‘‘Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows’’, for democ-
racy activists and scholars from around the world at
the International Forum for Democratic Studies in
Washington, D.C., to study, write, and exchange
views with other activists and scholars and with
Americans, $2,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000.
(6) DANTE
B. FASCELL
NORTH-SOUTH
CEN-
TER.—For ‘‘Dante B. Fascell North-South Center’’
such sums as may be necessary for the fiscal year
2000.
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(7) 
ISRAEL-ARAB
PEACE
PARTNERS
PRO-
GRAM.—Of the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated under clause (i), $1,500,000 for the fiscal
year 2000 is authorized to be available only for peo-
ple-to-people activities (with a focus on young peo-
ple) to support the Middle East peace process involv-
ing participants from Israel, the Palestinian Author-
ity, Arab countries, and the United States, to be
known as the ‘‘Israel-Arab Peace Partners Pro-
gram’’. Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall
submit a plan to the Committee on International Re-
lations of the House of Representatives for imple-
mentation of such program. The Secretary shall not
implement the plan until 45 days after its submis-
sion to the Committee.
SEC. 
106. 
VOLUNTARY 
CONTRIBUTIONS 
TO 
INTER-
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated for ‘‘Voluntary Con-
tributions to International Organizations’’, such sums as
may be necessary for the fiscal year 2000.
(b) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—
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(1) WORLD FOOD PROGRAM.—Of the amounts
authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a),
$5,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000 is authorized to
be appropriated only for a United States contribu-
tion to the World Food Program.
(2) UNITED NATIONS VOLUNTARY FUND FOR
VICTIMS OF TORTURE.—Of the amount authorized
to be appropriated under subsection (a), $5,000,000
for the fiscal year 2000 is authorized to be appro-
priated only for a United States contribution to the
United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Tor-
ture.
(3) INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM ON THE ELIMI-
NATION OF CHILD LABOR.—Of the amounts author-
ized to be appropriated under subsection (a),
$5,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000 is authorized to
be appropriated only for a United States contribu-
tion to the International Labor Organization for the
activities of the International Program on the Elimi-
nation of Child Labor.
(4) ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES.—Of
the amounts authorized to be appropriated under
subsection (a), $240,000 for the fiscal year 2000 is
authorized to be appropriated only for a United
States contribution to the Organization of American
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States for the Office of the Special Rapporteur for
Freedom of Expression in the Western Hemisphere
to conduct investigations, including field visits, to es-
tablish a network of nongovernmental organizations,
and to hold hemispheric conferences, of which
$6,000 for each fiscal year is authorized to be ap-
propriated only for the investigation and dissemina-
tion of information on violations of freedom of ex-
pression by the Government of Cuba.
(5) UNICEF.—Of the amounts authorized to
be appropriated under subsection (a), $110,000,000
for the fiscal year 2000 is authorized to be appro-
priated only for a United States contribution to
UNICEF.
(c) RESTRICTIONS ON UNITED STATES VOLUNTARY
CONTRIBUTIONS
TO UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM.—
(1) LIMITATION.—Of the amounts made avail-
able under subsection (a) for the fiscal year 2000 for
United States voluntary contributions to the United
Nations Development Program an amount equal to
the amount the United Nations Development Pro-
gram will spend in Burma during each fiscal year
shall be withheld unless during such fiscal year the
Secretary of State submits to the appropriate con-
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gressional committees the certification described in
paragraph (2).
(2) CERTIFICATION.—The certification referred
to in paragraph (1) is a certification by the Sec-
retary of State that all programs and activities of
the United Nations Development Program (including
United Nations Development Program—Adminis-
tered Funds) in Burma—
(A) are focused on eliminating human suf-
fering and addressing the needs of the poor;
(B) are undertaken only through inter-
national or private voluntary organizations that
have been deemed independent of the State
Peace and Development Council (SPDC) (for-
merly known as the State Law and Order Res-
toration Council (SLORC), after consultation
with the leadership of the National League for
Democracy and the leadership of the National
Coalition Government of the Union of Burma;
(C) provide no financial, political, or mili-
tary benefit to the SPDC; and
(D) are carried out only after consultation
with the leadership of the National League for
Democracy and the leadership of the National
Coalition Government of the Union of Burma.
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(d) CONTRIBUTIONS
TO UNITED NATIONS POPU-
LATION FUND.—
(1) LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT OF CONTRIBU-
TION.—Of the amounts made available under sub-
section (a), not more than $25,000,000 for fiscal
year 2000 shall be available for the United Nations
Population Fund (hereinafter in this subsection re-
ferred to as the ‘‘UNFPA’’).
(2) PROHIBITION
ON
USE
OF
FUNDS
IN
CHINA.—None of the funds made available under
subsection (a) may be made available for the
UNFPA for a country program in the People’s Re-
public of China.
(3) 
CONDITIONS
ON
AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—Amounts made available under subsection
(a) for fiscal year 2000 for the UNFPA may not be
made available to UNFPA unless—
(A) the UNFPA maintains amounts made
available to the UNFPA under this section in
an account separate from other accounts of the
UNFPA;
(B) the UNFPA does not commingle
amounts made available to the UNFPA under
this section with other sums; and
(C) the UNFPA does not fund abortions.
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(4) REPORT TO CONGRESS AND WITHHOLDING
OF FUNDS.—
(A) Not later than February 15, 2000, the
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the
appropriate congressional committees indicating
the amount of funds that the United Nations
Population Fund is budgeting for the year in
which the report is submitted for a country pro-
gram in the People’s Republic of China.
(B) If a report under subparagraph (A) in-
dicates that the United Nations Population
Fund plans to spend funds for a country pro-
gram in the People’s Republic of China in the
year covered by the report, then the amount of
such funds that the UNFPA plans to spend in
the People’s Republic of China shall be de-
ducted from the funds made available to the
UNFPA after March 1 for obligation for the re-
mainder of the fiscal year in which the report
is submitted.
(e) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts authorized
to be appropriated under subsection (a) are authorized to
remain available until expended.
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SEC. 107. GRANTS TO THE ASIA FOUNDATION.
Section 404 of The Asia Foundation Act (title IV of
Public Law 98–164) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 404. There are authorized to be appropriated
to the Secretary of State $15,000,000 for the fiscal year
2000 for grants to The Asia Foundation pursuant to this
title.’’.
CHAPTER 2—BROADCASTING BOARD OF
GOVERNORS
SEC. 121. INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING.
The following amounts are authorized to be appro-
priated for the Broadcasting Board of Governors to carry
out certain international broadcasting activities under the
United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994, the
Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act, and the Television
Broadcasting to Cuba Act, and for other purposes author-
ized by law:
(1) 
INTERNATIONAL
BROADCASTING
OPER-
ATIONS.—
(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—For ‘‘International Broadcasting Oper-
ations’’, such sums as may be necessary for the
fiscal year 2000.
(B) ALLOCATION.—Of the amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated under subparagraph
(A), the Broadcasting Board of Governors shall
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seek to ensure that the amounts made available
for broadcasting to nations whose people do not
fully enjoy freedom of expression do not decline
in proportion to the amounts made available for
broadcasting to other nations.
(2) BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.—
For ‘‘Broadcasting Capital Improvements’’, such
sums as may be necessary for the fiscal year 2000.
(3) RADIO
FREE
ASIA.—For ‘‘Radio Free
Asia’’, $30,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000.
(4) BROADCASTING TO CUBA.—
(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—For ‘‘Broadcasting to Cuba’’, such
sums as may be necessary for the fiscal year
2000.
(B) LIMITATION.—Of the amounts author-
ized to be appropriated under subparagraph
(A), $712,000 for the fiscal year 2000 is au-
thorized to be appropriated only for the Office
of Cuba Broadcasting to develop and implement
new technology and enhance current methods to
strengthen and improve the transmission capa-
bilities of Radio Marti and TV Marti.
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TITLE 
II—DEPARTMENT 
OF
STATE AUTHORITIES AND AC-
TIVITIES
CHAPTER 1—AUTHORITIES AND
ACTIVITIES
SEC. 201. AUTHORITY TO LEASE AIRCRAFT TO RESPOND TO
A TERRORIST ATTACK ABROAD.
Subject to the availability of appropriations, in the
event of an emergency which involves a terrorist attack
abroad, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion of the Department of Justice is authorized to lease
commercial aircraft to transport equipment and personnel
in response to such attack if there have been reasonable
efforts to obtain appropriate Department of Defense air-
craft and such aircraft are unavailable. The leasing au-
thority under this section shall include authority to pro-
vide indemnification insurance or guarantees, if necessary
and appropriate.
SEC. 202. REPORT ON CUBAN DRUG TRAFFICKING.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees an unclassified report (with a classified
annex) on the extent of international drug trafficking
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from, through, or over Cuba. Each report shall include the
following:
(1) Information concerning the extent to which
the Cuban Government or any official, employee, or
entity of the Government of Cuba has engaged in,
facilitated, or condoned such trafficking.
(2) The extent to which the appropriate agen-
cies of the United States Government have inves-
tigated and prosecuted such activities of the Cuban
Government or any official, employee, or entity of
the Government of Cuba.
(3) A determination of whether the Government
of Cuba should be included in the list of nations con-
sidered to be major drug trafficking countries.
SEC. 203. REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH THE HAGUE CON-
VENTION ON INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUC-
TION.
Section 2803(a) of the Foreign Affairs Reform and
Restructuring Act of 1998 (as enacted by division G of
the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1999; Public Law 105–277) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘1999,’’ and inserting ‘‘2000,’’;
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘abducted.’’
and inserting ‘‘abducted, are being wrongfully re-
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tained in violation of United States court orders, or
which have failed to comply with any of their obliga-
tions under such convention with respect to applica-
tions for the return of children, access to children,
or both, submitted by United States citizens or law-
ful residents.’’;
(3) in paragraph (3)—
(A) by striking ‘‘children’’ and inserting
‘‘children, access to children, or both,’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘or lawful residents’’ after
‘‘citizens’’; and
(4) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(6) A list of the countries which are Parties to
the Convention, but in which due to the absence of
a prompt and effective method for enforcement of
civil court orders, the absence of a doctrine of com-
ity, or other factors, there is a substantial possibility
that an order of return or access under a Hague
Convention proceeding, or a United States custody,
access, or visitation order, will not be promptly en-
forced.’’.
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SEC. 204. ELIMINATION OF OBSOLETE REPORTS.
(a) POST LANGUAGE COMPETENCE.—Section 304(c)
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3944(c))
is repealed.
(b) SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH.—Section 574
of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public Law 104–
107) is repealed.
(c) REDUNDANT REPORTS ON CERTAIN WEAPONS.—
(1) Section 308 of the Chemical and Biological
Weapons and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991
(Public Law 102–182) is repealed.
(2) Section 585 of the Foreign Operations, Ex-
port Financing, and Related Programs Appropria-
tions Act, 1997 (Public Law 104–208), is repealed.
(d) SITUATION IN IRAQ.—Section 3 of Public Law
102–1 is amended by striking ‘‘60 days’’ and inserting ‘‘6
months’’.
SEC. 205. CONTINUATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) REPORTS ON CLAIMS BY UNITED STATES FIRMS
AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OF SAUDI ARABIA.—Section
2801(b) of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring
Act of 1998 (as enacted by division G of the Omnibus
Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act, 1999; Public Law 105–277) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘the earlier of—’’;
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(2) by striking paragraph (1); and
(3) by striking the designation for paragraph
(2) and adjusting the tabulation.
(b) REPORTS ON DETERMINATIONS UNDER TITLE
IV OF THE LIBERTAD ACT.—Section 2802(a) of the For-
eign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (as
enacted by division G of the Omnibus Consolidated and
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999; Pub-
lic Law 105–277) is amended by striking ‘‘during the pe-
riod ending September 30, 1999,’’ and inserting a comma.
(c) RELATIONS WITH VIETNAM.—Section 2805 of
the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of
1998 (as enacted by division G of the Omnibus Consoli-
dated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act,
1999; Public Law 105–277) is amended by striking ‘‘dur-
ing the period ending September 30, 1999,’’.
(d) REPORTS ON BALLISTIC MISSILE COOPERATION
WITH RUSSIA.—Section 2705(d) of the Foreign Affairs
Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (as enacted by di-
vision G of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999; Public Law 105–
277) is amended by striking ‘‘and January 1, 2000,’’ and
inserting ‘‘January 1, 2000, January 1, 2001, and Janu-
ary 1, 2002,’’.
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SEC. 206. INTERNATIONAL ARMS SALES CODE OF CON-
DUCT.
(a) NEGOTIATIONS.—The Secretary of State shall at-
tempt to achieve the foreign policy goal of an international
arms sales code of conduct with all Wassenaar Arrange-
ment countries. The Secretary of State shall take the nec-
essary steps to begin negotiations with all Wassenaar Ar-
rangement countries within 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act. The purpose of such negotiations
shall be to conclude an agreement on restricting or prohib-
iting arms transfers to countries that do not meet the cri-
teria under subsection (b).
(b) CRITERIA.—The criteria referred to in subsection
(a) are as follows:
(1) 
PROMOTING
DEMOCRACY.—Such
government—
(A) was chosen by and permits free and
fair elections;
(B) promotes civilian control of the mili-
tary and security forces and has civilian institu-
tions controlling the policy, operation, and
spending of all law enforcement and security in-
stitutions, as well as the armed forces;
(C) promotes the rule of law, equality be-
fore the law, and respect for individual and mi-
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nority rights, including freedom to speak, pub-
lish, associate, and organize; and
(D) promotes the strengthening of polit-
ical, legislative, and civil institutions of democ-
racy, as well as autonomous institutions to
monitor the conduct of public officials and to
combat corruption.
(2) 
RESPECTS
HUMAN
RIGHTS.—Such
government—
(A) does not engage in gross violations of
internationally 
recognized 
human 
rights,
including—
(i) extrajudicial or arbitrary execu-
tions;
(ii) disappearances;
(iii) torture or severe mistreatment;
(iv) prolonged arbitrary imprisonment;
(v) systematic official discrimination
on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion,
gender, national origin, or political affili-
ation; and
(vi) grave breaches of international
laws of war or equivalent violations of the
laws of war in internal conflicts;
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(B) vigorously investigates, disciplines, and
prosecutes those responsible for gross violations
of internationally recognized human rights;
(C) permits access on a regular basis to
political prisoners by international humani-
tarian organizations such as the International
Committee of the Red Cross;
(D) promotes the independence of the judi-
ciary and other official bodies that oversee the
protection of human rights;
(E) does not impede the free functioning of
domestic and international human rights orga-
nizations; and
(F) provides access on a regular basis to
humanitarian organizations in situations of con-
flict or famine.
(3) NOT ENGAGED IN CERTAIN ACTS OF ARMED
AGGRESSION.—Such government is not currently en-
gaged in acts of armed aggression in violation of
international law.
(4) FULL PARTICIPATION IN UNITED NATIONS
REGISTER OF CONVENTIONAL ARMS.—Such govern-
ment is fully participating in the United Nations
Register of Conventional Arms.
(c) REPORTS.—
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(1) REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.—
Not later than 6 months after the commencement of
negotiations under subsection (a), and not later than
the end of every 6-month period thereafter until an
agreement described in subsection (a) is concluded,
the Secretary of State shall report to the appropriate
congressional committees on the progress of such ne-
gotiations.
(2) HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT.—In the report re-
quired by sections 116(d) and 502B of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, the Secretary of State shall
describe the extent to which the practices of each
country evaluated meet the criteria of subsection (b).
(d) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘‘Wassenaar Arrangement countries’’ means those
participating in the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export
Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual Use Goods and
Technologies, done at Vienna on July 11–12, 1996.
SEC. 207. HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY FELLOWSHIPS.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the
Department of State a program which shall be known as
the ‘‘Human Rights and Democracy Fellowship Pro-
gram’’. The program shall be administered by the Sec-
retary with the assistance of the Assistant Secretary for
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. The program shall
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provide for the employment of not less than 6 and not
more than 12 fellows in the Bureau of Democracy, Human
Rights, and Labor. Fellowships shall be for an initial 1
year period which may be extended for a total of not more
than 3 years. Fellowships shall be available to individuals
who have expertise in human rights policy, human rights
law, or related subjects and who are not permanent em-
ployees of the United States Government.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—There are
authorized to be appropriated for the Human Rights and
Democracy Fellowship Program under subsection (a)
$1,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
SEC. 208. JOINT FUNDS UNDER AGREEMENTS FOR CO-
OPERATION 
IN 
ENVIRONMENTAL, 
SCI-
ENTIFIC, CULTURAL AND RELATED AREAS.
Amounts made available to the Department of State
for participation in joint funds under agreements for co-
operation in environmental, scientific, cultural and related
areas prior to fiscal year 1996 which, pursuant to express
terms of such international agreements, were deposited in
interest-bearing accounts prior to disbursement may earn
interest, and interest accrued to such accounts may be
used and retained without return to the Treasury of the
United States and without further appropriation by Con-
gress. The Department of State shall take action to ensure
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the complete and timely disbursement of appropriations
and associated interest within joint funds covered by this
section and final disposition of such agreements.
SEC. 209. REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL EXTRADITION.
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall prepare and
submit to the Congress a report concerning international
extradition. The report shall review all extradition treaties
and agreements to which the United States is signatory;
identify those countries that have become ‘‘safe havens’’
for individuals fleeing the American justice system; iden-
tify the factors which contribute to the international extra-
dition problem, particularly laws in foreign countries
which prohibit the extradition to another country of cer-
tain classes of persons; and propose appropriate legislative
and diplomatic solutions to such problem, including, where
appropriate, the renegotiation of extradition treaties.
SEC. 210. EFFECTIVE REGULATION OF SATELLITE EXPORT
ACTIVITIES.
(a) LICENSING REGIME.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of State
shall establish a regulatory regime for the licensing
for export of commercial satellites, satellite tech-
nologies, their components, and systems which shall
include expedited approval, as appropriate, of the li-
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censing for export by United States companies of
commercial satellites, satellite technologies, their
components, and systems, to NATO allies, major
non-NATO allies, and other friendly countries, but
not to the Peoples Republic of China.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—For proposed exports to
those nations which meet the requirements of para-
graph (1) above, the regime should include expedited
processing of requests for export authorizations
that—
(A) are time-critical, including a transfer
or exchange of information relating to a sat-
ellite failure or anomaly in-flight or on-orbit;
(B) are required to submit bids to procure-
ments offered by foreign persons;
(C) relate to the re-export of unimproved
materials, products, or data; or
(D) are required to obtain launch and on-
orbit insurance.
(b) FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL RESOURCES.—Of
the funds authorized to be appropriated in section
101(1)(A), $11,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated
for the Office of Defense Trade Controls for fiscal year
2000, to enable that office to carry out its responsibilities.
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(c) IMPROVEMENT
AND ASSESSMENT.—The Sec-
retary shall, not later than 6 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, submit to the Congress a plan for—
(1) continuously gathering industry and public
suggestions for potential improvements in the State
Department’s export control regime for commercial
satellites; and
(2) arranging for the conduct and submission to
Congress, not later than 15 months after the date
of the enactment of this Act, an independent review
of the export control regime for commercial satellites
as to its effectiveness at promoting national security
and economic competitiveness.
SEC. 211. REPORT CONCERNING ATTACK IN CAMBODIA.
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter until the
investigation referred to in this section is completed, the
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Attorney Gen-
eral, shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional
committees, in classified and unclassified form, containing
the most current information on the investigation into the
March 30, 1997, grenade attack in Cambodia, including
a discussion of communication between the United States
Embassy in Phnom Penh and Washington.
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SEC. 212. GENDER RELATED PERSECUTION TASK FORCE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF TASK FORCE.—The Sec-
retary of State, in consultation with other Federal agen-
cies, shall establish a task force with the goal of deter-
mining eligibility guidelines for women seeking refugee
status overseas due to gender-related persecution (includ-
ing but not limited to domestic and workplace violence and
female genital mutilation).
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall
prepare and submit to the Congress a report outlining the
guidelines determined by the task force under subsection
(a).
SEC. 213. REPORT CONCERNING THE DIPLOMATIC INITIA-
TIVES OF THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER
INTERESTED PARTIES IN THE FEDERAL RE-
PUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA.
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report
to the appropriate congressional committees assessing the
diplomatic initiatives of the United States and other inter-
ested parties in the period leading up to and during the
war in Kosovo. The report shall be written by an inde-
pendent panel of experts (from the National Academy of
Sciences). The report shall give particular consideration
to the Rambouilliet negotiations, diplomatic initiatives un-
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dertaken by representatives of Russia, Cyprus, Finland,
United States congressional members, other United States
citizens, and other parties. The report analysis will evalu-
ate the role of diplomacy in ending the war and compare
the final agreement with various proposed agreements dat-
ing from before the commencement of the bombing cam-
paign.
SEC. 
214. 
REPORT 
CONCERNING 
PROLIFERATION 
OF
SMALL ARMS.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees a report
containing—
(1) an assessment of whether the global trade
in small arms poses any proliferation problems
including—
(A) estimates of the numbers and sources
of licit and illicit small arms and light arms in
circulation and their origins;
(B) the challenges associated with moni-
toring small arms; and
(C) the political, economic, and security di-
mensions of this issue, and the threats posed,
if any, by these weapons to United States inter-
ests, including national security interests;
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(2) an assessment of whether the export of
small arms of the type sold commercially in the
United States should be considered a foreign policy
or proliferation issue;
(3) a description and analysis of the adequacy
of current Department of State activities to monitor
and, to the extent possible ensure adequate control
of, both the licit and illicit manufacture, transfer,
and proliferation of small arms and light weapons,
including efforts to survey and assess this matter
with respect to Africa and to survey and assess the
scope and scale of the issue, including stockpile secu-
rity and destruction of excess inventory, in NATO
and Partnership for Peace countries;
(4) a description of the impact of the reorga-
nization of the Department of State made by the
Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of
1998 on the transfer of functions relating to moni-
toring, licensing, analysis, and policy on small arms
and light weapons, including—
(A) the integration of and the functions re-
lating to small arms and light weapons of the
United States Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency with those of the Department of State;
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(B) the functions of the Bureau of Arms
Control, the Bureau of Nonproliferation, the
Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, the Bureau
of International Narcotics and Law Enforce-
ment, regional bureaus, and any other relevant
bureau or office of the Department of State, in-
cluding the allocation of personnel and funds,
as they pertain to small arms and light weap-
ons;
(C) the functions of the regional bureaus
of the Department of State in providing infor-
mation and policy coordination in bilateral and
multilateral settings on small arms and light
weapons;
(D) the functions of the Under Secretary
of State for Arms Control and International Se-
curity pertaining to small arms and light weap-
ons; and
(E) the functions of the scientific and pol-
icy advisory board on arms control, non-
proliferation, and disarmament pertaining to
small arms and light weapons; and
(5) an assessment of whether foreign govern-
ments are enforcing their own laws concerning small
arms and light weapons import and sale, including
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commitments under the Inter-American Convention
Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking
in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other
Related Materials or other relevant international
agreements.
CHAPTER 2—CONSULAR AND RELATED
ACTIVITIES
SEC. 251. DEATHS AND ESTATES OF UNITED STATES CITI-
ZENS ABROAD.
(a) REPEAL.—Section 1709 of the Revised Statutes
(22 U.S.C. 4195) is repealed.
(b) AMENDMENT TO STATE DEPARTMENT BASIC AU-
THORITIES ACT OF 1956.—The State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 43 the following new sections:
‘‘SEC. 43A. NOTIFICATION OF NEXT OF KIN; REPORTS OF
DEATH.
‘‘Pursuant to such regulations as the Secretary of
State may prescribe—
‘‘(1) When a United States citizen or national
dies abroad, a consular officer shall endeavor to no-
tify, or assist the Secretary of State in notifying, the
next of kin or legal guardian as soon as possible;
provided, that in the case of death of Peace Corps
Volunteers, members of the Armed Forces, their de-
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pendents, or Department of Defense civilian employ-
ees, the consular officer shall assist the Peace Corps
or the appropriate military authorities in making
such notifications.
‘‘(2) The consular officer may, for any United
States citizen who dies abroad, (A) in the case of a
finding by appropriate local authorities, issue a re-
port of death or of presumptive death, or (B) in the
absence of a finding by appropriate local authorities,
issue a report of presumptive death.
‘‘SEC. 43B. CONSERVATION AND DISPOSITION OF ESTATES.
‘‘(a) CONSERVATION OF ESTATES ABROAD.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO ACT AS CONSERVATOR.—
Pursuant to such regulations as the Secretary of
State may prescribe, when a United States citizen or
national dies abroad, a consular officer shall act as
the provisional conservator of the decedent’s estate
and, subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), shall—
‘‘(A) take possession of the personal effects
within his jurisdiction;
‘‘(B) inventory and appraise the personal
effects, sign the inventory, and annex thereto a
certificate as to the accuracy of the inventory
and appraised value of each article;
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‘‘(C) when appropriate, collect the debts
due to the decedent in the officer’s jurisdiction
and pay from the estate the obligations owed
there by the decedent;
‘‘(D) sell or dispose of, as appropriate, all
perishable items of property;
‘‘(E) sell, after reasonable public notice
and notice to such next of kin as can be
ascertained with reasonable diligence, such ad-
ditional items of property as necessary to pro-
vide funds sufficient to pay the decedent’s debts
and property taxes in the country of death, fu-
neral expenses, and other expenses incident to
the disposition of the estate;
‘‘(F) at the end of 1 year from the date of
death (or after such additional period as may
be required for final settlement of the estate),
if no claimant shall have appeared, sell or dis-
pose of the residue of the personal estate, ex-
cept as provided in subparagraph (G) below, in
the same manner as United States Government-
owned foreign excess property;
‘‘(G) transmit to the United States, to the
Secretary of State, the proceeds of any sales
along with any financial instruments (including
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bonds, shares of stock, and notes of indebted-
ness), jewelry, heirlooms, and other articles of
obvious sentimental value, to be held in trust
for the legal claimant; and
‘‘(H) in the event that the decedent’s es-
tate includes an interest in real property located
within the jurisdiction of the officer and such
interest does not devolve by the applicable laws
of intestate succession or otherwise, provide for
title to the property to be conveyed to the Gov-
ernment of the United States unless the Sec-
retary declines to accept such conveyance.
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY TO ACT AS ADMINISTRATOR.—
The Secretary of State may expressly authorize the
officer to act as administrator of the estate in excep-
tional circumstances, pursuant to such regulations
as the Secretary may prescribe. The officer shall not
otherwise act in such capacity.
‘‘(3) EXCEPTIONS.—
‘‘(A) The function provided for in this sec-
tion shall not be performed to the extent that
the decedent has left or there is otherwise ap-
pointed, in the country where the death oc-
curred or where the decedent was domiciled, a
legal representative, partner in trade, or trustee
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appointed to take care of his personal estate. If
the decedent’s legal representative shall appear
at any time prior to transmission of the estate
to the Secretary and demand the proceeds and
effects being held by the officer, the officer
shall deliver them to the representative after
having collected any prescribed fee for the serv-
ices rendered pursuant to this section.
‘‘(B) Nothing in this section shall affect
the authority of military commanders under
title 10 of the United States Code with respect
to persons or property under military command
or jurisdiction or the authority of the Peace
Corps with respect to Peace Corps Volunteers
or their property.
‘‘(4) CONDITIONS.—The functions provided for
in this section shall be performed only when author-
ized by treaty provisions or permitted by the laws or
authorities of the country wherein the death occurs,
or the decedent is domiciled, or if such functions are
permitted by established usage.
‘‘(b) DISPOSITION OF ESTATES BY THE SECRETARY
OF STATE.—
‘‘(1) PERSONAL ESTATES.—
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‘‘(A) After receipt of personal estates pur-
suant to subsection (a), the Secretary, pursuant
to such regulations as the Secretary may pre-
scribe for the conservation of such estates, may
seek payment of all outstanding debts to the es-
tate as they become due, may receive any bal-
ances due on such estates, may endorse all
checks, bills of exchange, promissory notes, and
other instruments of indebtedness payable to
the estate for the benefit thereof, and may take
such other action as is reasonably necessary for
the conservation of the estate.
‘‘(B) If by the end of the fifth full fiscal
year after receipt of the personal estate pursu-
ant to subsection (a), no legal claimant for such
estate has appeared, title to the estate shall
pass to the Secretary who shall dispose of the
estate in the same manner as surplus United
States Government-owned property or by such
means as may be appropriate in light of the na-
ture and value of the property involved. The ex-
penses of sales shall be paid from the estate,
and any lawful claim received thereafter shall
be payable to the extent of the value of the net
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proceeds of the estate as a refund from the ap-
propriate Treasury account.
‘‘(C) The net cash estate after disposition
as provided in subparagraph (B) shall be remit-
ted to the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
‘‘(2) REAL PROPERTY.—Pursuant to such regu-
lations as the Secretary may prescribe—
‘‘(A) in the event that real property is con-
veyed to the Government of the United States
pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(H) and is not
needed by the Department of State, such prop-
erty shall be considered foreign excess property
under title IV of the Federal Property and Ad-
ministrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C.
511 et seq.); and
‘‘(B) in the event that the Department
needs such property, the Secretary shall treat
such property as if it were an unconditional gift
accepted on behalf of the Department of State
pursuant to section 25 of this Act and section
9(a)(3) of the Foreign Service Buildings Act of
1926, as amended.
‘‘(c) LOSSES IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONSERVA-
TION OF ESTATES.—
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‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—Pursuant to such regula-
tions as the Secretary of State may prescribe, the
Secretary is authorized to compensate the estate of
any United States citizen, who has died overseas, for
property, the conservation of which has been under-
taken under either section 43 or subsection (a) of
this section, and that has been lost, stolen, or de-
stroyed while in the custody of officers or employees
of the Department of State. Any such compensation
shall be in lieu of personal liability of officers or em-
ployees of the Department of State. Officers and
employees of the Department of State may be liable
in appropriate cases to the Department of State to
the extent of any compensation provided pursuant to
this subsection.
‘‘(2) LIABILITY.—The liability of officers or
employees of the Department of State to the Depart-
ment for payments made pursuant to paragraph (a)
of this section shall be determined pursuant to the
Department’s procedures for determining account-
ability for United States Government property.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect 6 months after enactment of
this Act or upon the effective date of any regulations pro-
mulgated hereunder, whichever is sooner.
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SEC. 252. DUTIES OF CONSULAR OFFICERS.
Section 43 of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2715) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—’’ before
‘‘In’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘disposition of personal effects.’’
in the last sentence and inserting ‘‘disposition of
personal estates pursuant to section 43B of this
Act.’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section and
sections 43A and 43B of this Act, the term ‘consular offi-
cer’ includes any United States citizen employee of the De-
partment of State who is designated by the Secretary of
State to perform consular services pursuant to such regu-
lations as the Secretary may prescribe.’’.
SEC. 253. MACHINE READABLE VISAS.
Section 140(a) of the Foreign Relations Authoriza-
tion Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (8 U.S.C. 1351
note) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3) by amending the first sen-
tence to read as follows: ‘‘For each of the fiscal
years 2000, 2001, and 2002, any amount collected
under paragraph (1) that exceeds $316,715,000 for
fiscal year 2000, $338,885,000 for fiscal year 2001,
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and $362,607,000 for fiscal year 2002 may be made
available only if a notification is submitted to Con-
gress in accordance with the procedures applicable to
reprogramming notifications under section 34 of the
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956.’’;
and
(2) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5).
SEC. 254. PROCESSING OF VISA APPLICATIONS.
(a) POLICY.—It shall be the policy of the Department
of State to process immigrant visa applications of imme-
diate relatives of United States citizens and nonimmigrant
k–1 visa applications of fiances of United States citizens
within 30 days of the receipt of all necessary documents
from the applicant and the Immigration and Naturaliza-
tion Service. In the case of a visa application where the
sponsor of such applicant is a relative other than an imme-
diate relative, it should be the policy of the Department
of State to process such an application within 60 days of
the receipt of all necessary documents from the applicant
and the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
(b) REPORTS.—For each of the fiscal years 2000 and
2001, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees an annual report on the
extent to which the Department of State is meeting the
policy standards under subsection (a). Each report shall
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be based on a survey of the 22 consular posts which ac-
count for approximately 72 percent of immigrant visas
issued and, in addition, the consular posts in Guatemala
City, Nicosia, Caracas, Naples, and Jakarta. Each report
should include data on the average time for processing
each category of visa application under subsection (a), a
list of the embassies and consular posts which do not meet
the policy standards under subsection (a), the amount of
funds collected for processing of visa applications, the
costs of processing such visa applications, and the steps
being taken by the Department of State to achieve such
policy standards.
(c) TASK FORCE.—The Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with other Federal agencies, shall establish a
joint task force with the goal of reducing the overall proc-
essing time for visa applications.
SEC. 255. REPEAL OF OUTDATED PROVISION ON PASSPORT
FEES.
Section 4 of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22
U.S.C. 216, 41 Stat. 751) is repealed.
SEC. 256. FEES RELATING TO AFFIDAVITS OF SUPPORT.
(a) AUTHORITY FOR FEE FOR PREPARATION ASSIST-
ANCE.—Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of State
is authorized to charge a fee for services provided by the
Department of State to an individual for assistance in the
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preparation and filing of an affidavit of support pursuant
to section 213A of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1183A) to ensure that the affidavit is properly
completed before consideration of the affidavit and an im-
migrant visa application by a consular officer.
(b) LIMITATION.—An individual may be charged a
fee under this section only once, regardless of the number
of separate affidavits of support and visa applications for
which services are provided.
(c) TREATMENT OF FEES.—Fees collected under the
authority of subsection (a) shall be deposited as an offset-
ting collection to any Department of State appropriation,
to recover the costs of providing affidavit preparation serv-
ices under subsection (a). Such fees shall remain available
for obligation until expended. Fees collected shall be avail-
able only to such extent and in such amounts as are pro-
vided in advance in an appropriation Act.
SEC. 257. REPORT ON TERRORIST ACTIVITY IN WHICH
UNITED STATES CITIZENS WERE KILLED AND
RELATED MATTERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the
date of the enactment of this Act, and every 6 months
thereafter, the Secretary of State shall prepare and submit
a report, with a classified annex as necessary, to the ap-
propriate congressional committees regarding terrorist at-
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tacks in Israel, in territory administered by Israel, and
in territory administered by the Palestinian Authority.
(b) CONTENTS.—Each report under subsection (a)
shall contain the following information:
(1) A list of formal commitments the Pales-
tinian Authority has made to combat terrorism.
(2) A list of terrorist attacks, occurring between
September 13, 1993 and the date of the report,
against United States citizens in Israel, in territory
administered by Israel, or in territory administered
by the Palestinian Authority, including—
(A) a list of all citizens of the United
States killed or injured in such attacks;
(B) the date of each attack and the total
number of people killed or injured in each at-
tack;
(C) the person or group claiming responsi-
bility for the attack and where such person or
group has found refuge or support;
(D) a list of suspects implicated in each at-
tack and the nationality of each suspect, includ-
ing information on—
(i) which suspects are in the custody
of the Palestinian Authority and which
suspects are in the custody of Israel;
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(ii) which suspects are still at large in
areas controlled by the Palestinian Author-
ity or Israel; and
(iii) the whereabouts (or suspected
whereabouts) of suspects implicated in
each attack.
(3) Of the suspects implicated in the attacks
described in paragraph (2) and detained by Pales-
tinian or Israeli authorities, information on—
(A) the date each suspect was incarcer-
ated;
(B) whether any suspects have been re-
leased, the date of such release, and whether
any released suspect was implicated in subse-
quent acts of terrorism; and
(C) the status of each case pending against
a suspect, including information on whether the
suspect has been indicted, prosecuted, or con-
victed by the Palestinian Authority or Israel.
(4) The policy of the Department of State with
respect to offering rewards for information on ter-
rorist suspects, including any information on wheth-
er a reward has been posted for suspects involved in
terrorist attacks listed in the report.
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(5) A list of each request by the United States
for assistance in investigating terrorist attacks listed
in the report, a list of each request by the United
States for the transfer of terrorist suspects from the
Palestinian Authority and Israel since September
13, 1993, and the response to each request from the
Palestinian Authority and Israel.
(6) A description of efforts made by United
States officials since September 13, 1993, to bring
to justice perpetrators of terrorist acts against
United States citizens as listed in the report.
(7) A list of any terrorist suspects in each such
case who are members of Palestinian police or secu-
rity forces, the Palestine Liberation Organization, or
any Palestinian governing body.
(c) CONSULTATION WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS.—
In preparing each report required by this section, the Sec-
retary of State shall consult and coordinate with all other
Government officials who have information necessary to
complete the report. Nothing contained in this section
shall require the disclosure, on a classified or unclassified
basis, of information that would jeopardize sensitive
sources and methods or other vital national security inter-
ests or jeopardize ongoing criminal investigations or pro-
ceedings.
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(d) INITIAL REPORT.—The initial report filed under
this section shall cover the period between September 13,
1993, and the date of the report.
(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—
For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committee’’ means the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Inter-
national Relations of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 258. DENIAL OF PASSPORTS TO NONCUSTODIAL PAR-
ENTS SUBJECT TO STATE ARREST WARRANTS
IN CASES OF NONPAYMENT OF CHILD SUP-
PORT.
The Secretary of State is authorized to refuse a pass-
port or revoke, restrict, or limit a passport in any case
in which the Secretary of State determines, or is informed
by competent authority, that the applicant or passport
holder is a noncustodial parent who is the subject of an
outstanding State warrant of arrest for nonpayment of
child support, where the amount in controversy is not less
than $2,500.
SEC. 259. ISSUANCE OF PASSPORTS FOR THE FIRST TIME
TO CHILDREN UNDER AGE 14.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 1 year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
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of State shall issue regulations providing that before
a child under the age of 14 years is issued a pass-
port for the first time, the requirements under para-
graph (2) shall apply under penalty of perjury.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—
(A) Both parents, or the child’s legal
guardian, must execute the application and pro-
vide documentary evidence demonstrating that
they are the parents or guardian; or
(B) the person executing the application
must provide documentary evidence that such
person—
(i) has sole custody of the child;
(ii) has the consent of the other par-
ent to the issuance of the passport; or
(iii) is in loco parentis and has the
consent of both parents, of a parent with
sole custody over the child, or of the child’s
legal guardian, to the issuance of the pass-
port.
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The regulations required by sub-
section (a) may provide for exceptions in exigent cir-
cumstances, such as, those involving the health or welfare
of the child.
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CHAPTER 3—REFUGEES
SEC. 271. UNITED STATES POLICY REGARDING THE INVOL-
UNTARY RETURN OF REFUGEES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds made available
by this Act or by section 2(c) of the Migration and Ref-
ugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)) shall be
available to effect the involuntary 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, reli-
gion, nationality, membership in a particular social group,
or political opinion, except on grounds recognized as pre-
cluding protection as a refugee under the United Nations
Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees of July 28,
1951, and the Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees
of January 31, 1967, subject to the reservations contained
in the United States Senate Resolution of Ratification.
(b) MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.—None
of the funds made available by this Act or by section 2(c)
of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22
U.S.C. 2601(c)) shall be available to effect the involuntary
return of any person to any country unless the Secretary
of State first notifies the appropriate congressional com-
mittees, except that in the case of an emergency involving
a threat to human life the Secretary of State shall notify
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the appropriate congressional committees as soon as prac-
ticable.
(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.
SEC. 272. HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS.
Section 502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304(b)) is amended by inserting after
the fourth sentence the following: ‘‘Each report under this
section shall describe the extent to which each country has
extended protection to refugees, including the provision of
first asylum and resettlement.’’.
SEC. 273. GUIDELINES FOR REFUGEE PROCESSING POSTS.
(a) GUIDELINES
FOR ADDRESSING HOSTILE BI-
ASES.—Section 602(c) of the International Religious
Freedom Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–292; 112 Stat.
2812) is amended by inserting ‘‘and of the Department
of State’’ after ‘‘Service’’.
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(b) GUIDELINES FOR OVERSEAS REFUGEE PROC-
ESSING.—Section 602(c) of such Act is further amended
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of the Foreign Relations Authoriza-
tion Act, Fiscal Year 2000, the Secretary of State
(after consultation with the Attorney General) shall
issue guidelines to ensure that persons with potential
biases against any refugee applicant, including per-
sons employed by, or otherwise subject to influence
by, governments known to be involved in persecution
on account of religion, race, nationality, membership
in a particular social group, or political opinion,
shall not in any way be used in processing deter-
minations of refugee status, including interpretation
of conversations or examination of documents pre-
sented by such applicants.’’.
SEC. 274. VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
No funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act
may be made available to support a larger number of per-
sonnel assigned to United States diplomatic or consular
posts in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam than the num-
ber assigned to such posts on March 22, 1999, unless not
less than 60 days prior to any obligation or expenditure
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of such funds the Secretary of State submits a certifi-
cation to the appropriate congressional committees that—
(1) all United States refugee programs in Viet-
nam, as well as programs to provide visas for
Amerasians and for immediate relatives of refugees
and asylees, are supervised by a Refugee Counselor
or Refugee Coordinator who has a proven record of
sensitivity to the problems of refugees and other vic-
tims of human rights violations and who reports di-
rectly to the Ambassador or the Consul General at
the United States Consulate in Saigon and receives
policy guidance from the Assistant Secretary of
State for the bureau with principal responsibility for
refugees;
(2) a program has been established in which all
former United States Government employees who
were adjudicated through a Vietnamese government
interpreter and whose applications for refugee status
were denied will be re-interviewed by Immigration
and Naturalization Service (INS) Asylum Officers
reporting directly to INS headquarters in Wash-
ington, D.C., and receiving specialized training and
written guidance from the INS Asylum Division and
Office of General Counsel;
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(3) members of the Montagnard ethnic minority
groups who fought alongside United States forces
prior to 1975, and who later served 3 years or more
in prisons or re-education camps, will not be dis-
qualified from eligibility for resettlement in the
United States as refugees on the sole ground that
they continued to fight the Communists after 1975
and therefore did not begin their prison or re-edu-
cation sentences until several years later;
(4) allied combat veterans whose 3-year re-edu-
cation or prison sentences began before April 30,
1975, because they were serving in parts of the
country that fell to the Communists before Saigon,
and who are otherwise eligible for resettlement as
refugees in the United States, are not disqualified
on the sole ground of the date their re-education or
prison sentences began;
(5) persons who were eligible for the Orderly
Departure Program (ODP), but who missed the ap-
plication deadline announced and imposed in 1994
because they were still in detention, in internal exile
in a remote and inaccessible location, unable to af-
ford bribes demanded by corrupt local officials for
documentation and permission to attend refugee
interviews, or for other reasons beyond their control,
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will be considered for interviews on a case-by-case
basis, and that such case-by-case consideration is
subject to clear written guidance and administrative
review to ensure that persons who missed the dead-
line for reasons beyond their control will not be de-
nied consideration on the merits;
(6) widows of allied combat veterans who died
in re-education camps, including those who did not
apply before the 1994 deadline solely because they
lacked documentary evidence from the Communist
authorities to prove the death and/or marriage, and
who are otherwise eligible for ODP will have their
cases considered on the merits;
(7) unmarried sons and daughters of persons
eligible for United States programs, including per-
sons described in section 2244 of the Foreign Af-
fairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (en-
acted as Division G of the Omnibus Consolidated
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for
Fiscal Year 1999, Public Law 105–277) will not be
disqualified from accompanying or following to join
their parents on the sole ground that they have not
been continuously listed on the household registra-
tion issued to their parents by the government of the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam;
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(8) returnees from refugee camps outside Viet-
nam who met the criteria for the Resettlement Op-
portunities for Vietnamese Returnees (ROVR) pro-
gram, in that they either signed up for repatriation
or were actually repatriated between October 1,
1995, and June 30, 1996, but did not fill out a
ROVR application before their repatriation, will be
given the opportunity to fill out an application in
Vietnam and will have their cases considered on the
merits;
(9) returnees whose special circumstances de-
nied them any meaningful opportunity to apply for
ROVR in the camps, such as those who were not of-
fered applications because they were in hospitals or
were being held in detention centers within certain
camps, or who were erroneously told by camp ad-
ministrators or Vietnamese government officials that
they were ineligible for the program, will be given an
opportunity to apply in Vietnam and will have their
cases considered on the merits, even if their repatri-
ation took place after June 30, 1996;
(10) a program has been established to identify,
interview, and resettle persons who have experienced
recent persecution or credible threats of persecution
because of political, religious, or human rights activi-
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ties in Vietnam, subject to clear written standards to
ensure that such persons will have access to the pro-
gram whether or not they are included in a ROVR
or ODP interview category and whether or not their
cases are referred by an international organization;
(11) written guidance with respect to applica-
tions for reconsideration has been issued by the Im-
migration and Naturalization Service Office of Gen-
eral Counsel to ensure that applicants whose cases
were denied on grounds described in paragraphs (2)
through (10), because they were unwilling or unable
to describe mistreatment by the Vietnamese govern-
ment in the presence of a Vietnamese government
interpreter, or for other reasons contrary to the in-
terest of justice, will be re-interviewed; and
(12) all applicants described in paragraphs (2)
through (11) will have the assistance of a Joint Vol-
untary Agency (JVA) in preparing their cases.
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TITLE 
III—ORGANIZATION 
OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE;
PERSONNEL OF THE DEPART-
MENT OF STATE; FOREIGN
SERVICE
CHAPTER 1—ORGANIZATION OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
SEC. 
301. 
ESTABLISHMENT 
OF 
BUREAU 
FOR 
INTER-
NATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS AND
BUREAU FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.
Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(i) ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTAIN BUREAUS, OF-
FICES, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONAL ENTITIES WITHIN
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.—
‘‘(1) BUREAU FOR INTERNATIONAL INFORMA-
TION PROGRAMS.—There is established within the
Department of State the Bureau for International
Information Programs which shall assist the Sec-
retary of State in carrying out international infor-
mation activities formerly carried out by the United
States Information Agency.
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‘‘(2) BUREAU
FOR
EDUCATIONAL
AND
CUL-
TURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.—There is established
within the Department of State a Bureau for Edu-
cational and Cultural Exchange Programs which
shall assist the Secretary of State in carrying out
educational and cultural exchange programs.’’.
SEC. 302. CORRECTION OF DESIGNATION OF INSPECTOR
GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
(a) AMENDMENTS TO FOREIGN SERVICE ACT OF
1980.—The Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended—
(1) in section 105(b)(2)(B) by striking ‘‘State
and the Foreign Service)’’ and inserting ‘‘State)’’;
(2) in section 209(a)(1) by striking ‘‘State and
the Foreign Service,’’ and inserting ‘‘State,’’;
(3) in section 603(a) by striking ‘‘State and the
Foreign Service,’’ and inserting ‘‘State,’’; and
(4) in section 1002(12)(E) by striking ‘‘and the
Foreign Service’’.
(b) AMENDMENTS TO THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS RE-
FORM AND RESTRUCTURING ACT OF 1998.—The Foreign
Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (as enacted
in division G of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999; Public Law 105–
277) is amended—
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(1) in section 2208(c) by striking ‘‘and the For-
eign Service’’; and
(2) in section 1314(e) by striking ‘‘and the For-
eign Service’’.
(c) AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC LAW 103–236.—Effec-
tive October 2, 1999, subsections (i) and (j) of section 308
of the United States International Broadcasting Act of
1994 (22 U.S.C. 6207 (i) and (j)) are amended by striking
‘‘Inspector General of the Department of State and the
Foreign Service’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘In-
spector General of the Department of State’’.
(d) AMENDMENTS
TO
UNITED
STATES
INTER-
NATIONAL
BROADCASTING
ACT
OF
1994.—Section
304(a)(3)(A) of the United States International Broad-
casting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6203(a)(3)(A)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘and the Foreign Service’’.
SEC. 303. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ADVISER TO SEC-
RETARY OF STATE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF POSITION.—Section 1 of the
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22
U.S.C. 2651a) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(g) SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ADVISER.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be within the
Department of State a Science and Technology Ad-
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CHAPTER 2—PERSONNEL OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
SEC. 321. ESTABLISHMENT OF FOREIGN SERVICE STAR.
The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
is amended by inserting after section 36 the following new
section:
‘‘SEC. 36A. THE FOREIGN SERVICE STAR.
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The President may award a deco-
ration called the ‘Foreign Service Star’ to an individual—
‘‘(1) who is killed or injured after August 1,
1998;
‘‘(2) whose death or injury occurs while the in-
dividual is a member of the Foreign Service or a ci-
vilian employee of the Government of the United
States—
‘‘(3) whose death or injury occurs while the
individual—
‘‘(A) is employed at, or assigned perma-
nently or temporarily to, an official mission
overseas; or
‘‘(B) was traveling abroad on official busi-
ness; and
‘‘(4) whose death or injury occurs while per-
forming official duties, while on the premises of a
United States mission abroad, or due to such indi-
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vidual’s status as an employee of the United States
Government, and results from any form of assault
including terrorist or military action, civil unrest, or
criminal activities directed at facilities of the Gov-
ernment of the United States.
‘‘(b) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall submit rec-
ommendations for the Foreign Service Star to the Presi-
dent. The Secretary shall establish criteria and procedures
for nominations for the Foreign Service Star pursuant to
such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe for
awards under this section.
‘‘(c) FUNDING.—Any expenses incident to an award
under this section may be paid out of the applicable cur-
rent account of the agency with which the individual was
or is employed.
‘‘(d) POSTHUMOUS AWARD.—A Foreign Service Star
award to an individual who is deceased shall be presented
to the individual’s next of kin or representative, as des-
ignated by the President.’’.
SEC. 322. UNITED STATES CITIZENS HIRED ABROAD.
Section 408(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
(22 U.S.C. 3968(a)(1)) is amended in the last sentence
by striking ‘‘(A)’’ and all that follows through ‘‘(B)’’.
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SEC. 323. BORDER EQUALIZATION ADJUSTMENT.
Chapter 4 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of
1980 (22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.) is amended by adding the
following new section at the end:
‘‘SEC. 414. BORDER EQUALIZATION ADJUSTMENT.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An employee who regularly com-
mutes from his or her place of residence in the continental
United States to an official duty station in Canada or
Mexico shall receive a border equalization adjustment
equal to the amount of comparability payments under sec-
tion 5304 of title 5, United States Code, that he or she
would receive if assigned to an official duty station within
the United States locality pay area closest to the employ-
ee’s official duty station.
‘‘(b) DEFINITION OF EMPLOYEE.—For purposes of
this section, the term ‘employee’ shall mean a person
who—
‘‘(1) is an ‘employee’ as defined under section
2105 of title 5, United States Code; and
‘‘(2) is employed by the United States Depart-
ment of State, the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, or the International Joint
Commission, except that the term shall not include
members of the Foreign Service as defined by sec-
tion 103 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public
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Law 96–465), section 3903 of title 22 of the United
States Code.
‘‘(c) TREATMENT AS BASIC PAY.—An equalization
adjustment payable under this section shall be considered
basic pay for the same purposes as are comparability pay-
ments under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code,
and its implementing regulations.
‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—The agencies referenced in
subsection (b)(2) are authorized to promulgate regulations
to carry out the purposes of this section.’’.
SEC. 324. TREATMENT OF GRIEVANCE RECORDS.
Section 1103(d)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of
1980 (22 U.S.C. 4133(d)(1)) is amended by adding the
following new sentence at the end: ‘‘Nothing in this sub-
section shall prevent a grievant from placing a rebuttal
to accompany a record of disciplinary action in such griev-
ant’s personnel records nor prevent the Department from
including a response to such rebuttal, including docu-
menting those cases in which the Board has reviewed and
upheld the discipline.’’.
SEC. 325. REPORT CONCERNING FINANCIAL DISADVAN-
TAGES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECH-
NICAL PERSONNEL.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that administra-
tive and technical personnel posted to United States mis-
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sions abroad who do not have diplomatic status suffer fi-
nancial disadvantages from their lack of such status.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall
submit a report to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees concerning the extent to which administrative and
technical personnel posted to United States missions
abroad who do not have diplomatic status suffer financial
disadvantages from their lack of such status, including
proposals to alleviate such disadvantages.
SEC. 326. EXTENSION OF OVERSEAS HIRING AUTHORITY.
Section 202(a) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
(22 U.S.C. 3922(a)) is amended by inserting at the end
the following new paragraph:
‘‘(4) When and to the extent the Secretary of State
deems it in the best interests of the United States Govern-
ment, the Secretary of State may authorize the head of
any agency or other Government establishment (including
any establishment in the legislative or judicial branch), to
appoint pursuant to section 303 individuals hired abroad
as members of the Service and to utilize the Foreign Serv-
ice personnel system under such regulations as the Sec-
retary of State may prescribe, provided that appointments
of United States citizens under this subsection shall be
limited to appointments authorized by section 311(a).’’.
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SEC. 327. MEDICAL EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE.
Section 5927 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 5927. Advances of pay
‘‘(a) Up to three months’ pay may be paid in
advance—
‘‘(1) to an employee upon the assignment of the
employee to a post in a foreign area;
‘‘(2) to an employee, other than an employee
appointed under section 303 of the Foreign Service
Act of 1980 (and employed under section 311 of
such Act), who—
‘‘(A) is a citizen of the United States;
‘‘(B) is officially stationed or located out-
side the United States pursuant to Government
authorization; and
‘‘(C) requires (or has a family member who
requires) medical treatment outside the United
States, in circumstances specified by the Presi-
dent in regulations; and
‘‘(3) to a foreign national employee appointed
under section 303 of the Foreign Service Act of
1980, or a nonfamily member United States citizen
appointed under such section 303 (and employed
under section 311 of such Act) for service at such
nonfamily member’s post of residence, who—
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‘‘(A) is located outside the country of em-
ployment of such foreign national employee or
nonfamily member (as the case may be) pursu-
ant to Government authorization; and
‘‘(B) requires medical treatment outside
the country of employment of such foreign na-
tional employee or nonfamily member (as the
case may be), in circumstances specified by the
President in regulations.
‘‘(b) For the purpose of this section, the term ‘coun-
try of employment’, as used with respect to an individual
under subsection (a)(3), means the country (or other area)
outside the United States where such individual is ap-
pointed (as described in subsection (a)(3)) by the Govern-
ment.’’.
SEC. 328. FAMILIES OF DECEASED FOREIGN SERVICE PER-
SONNEL.
Section 5922 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f)(1) If an employee dies at post in a foreign area,
a transfer allowance under section 5924(2)(B) may be
granted to the spouse or dependents of such employee (or
both) for the purpose of providing for their return to the
United States.
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ent at a school away from post, the education
allowance which includes board and room, and
periodic travel between the post and the school
chosen, shall not exceed the total cost to the
Government of the dependent attending an ade-
quate school at the post of the employee.’’.
SEC. 330. WORKFORCE PLANNING FOR FOREIGN SERVICE
PERSONNEL BY FEDERAL AGENCIES.
Section 601(c) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
(22 U.S.C. 4001(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (4)
and inserting the following:
‘‘(4) Not later than March 1, 2001, and every 4 years
thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit a report
to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate which
shall include the following:
‘‘(A) A description of the steps taken and
planned in furtherance of—
‘‘(i) maximum compatibility among agen-
cies utilizing the Foreign Service personnel sys-
tem, as provided for in section 203; and
‘‘(ii) the development of uniform policies
and procedures and consolidated personnel
functions, as provided for in section 204.
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‘‘(B) A workforce plan for the subsequent 5
years, including projected personnel needs, by grade
and by skill. Each such plan shall include for each
category the needs for foreign language proficiency,
geographic and functional expertise, and specialist
technical skills. Each workforce plan shall specifi-
cally account for the training needs of Foreign Serv-
ice personnel and shall delineate an intake program
of generalist and specialist Foreign Service per-
sonnel to meet projected future requirements.
‘‘(5) If there are substantial modifications to any
workforce plan under paragraph (4)(B) during any year
in which a report under paragraph (4) is not required,
a supplemental annual notification shall be submitted in
the same manner as is required under paragraph (4).’’.
SEC. 331. COMPENSATION FOR SURVIVORS OF TERRORIST
ATTACKS OVERSEAS.
The Secretary of State shall examine the current ben-
efit structure for survivors of United States Government
employees who are killed while serving at United States
diplomatic facilities abroad as a result of terrorist acts.
Such a review shall include an examination of whether
such benefits are adequate, whether they are fair and equi-
tably distributed without regard to category of employ-
ment, and how they compare to benefits available to sur-
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vivors of other United States Government employees serv-
ing overseas, including noncivilian employees.
SEC. 332. PRESERVATION OF DIVERSITY IN REORGANIZA-
TION.
Section 1613(c) of the Foreign Affairs Reform and
Restructuring Act of 1998 (as enacted by division G of
the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1999; Public Law 105-277) is amend-
ed in the first sentence by striking ‘‘changed.’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘changed, nor shall the relative positions of women
and minorities in the administrative structures of the
agencies subject to this section be adversely affected as
a result of such transfers.’’.
TITLE IV—UNITED STATES IN-
FORMATIONAL, 
EDU-
CATIONAL, 
AND 
CULTURAL
PROGRAMS
SEC. 401. EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES AND
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TIBETANS AND BUR-
MESE.
(a) DESIGNATION
OF NGAWANG CHOEPHEL EX-
CHANGE PROGRAMS.—Section 103(a) of the Human
Rights, Refugee, and Other Foreign Relations Provisions
Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–319) is amended by insert-
ing after the first sentence the following: ‘‘Exchange pro-
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grams under this subsection shall be known as the
‘Ngawang Choephel Exchange Programs’.’’.
(b) SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TIBETANS AND BURMESE.—
Section 103(b)(1) of the Human Rights, Refugee, and
Other Foreign Relations Provisions Act of 1996 (Public
Law 104–319; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘for the fiscal year 1999’’ and inserting ‘‘for the fiscal
year 2000’’.
(c) SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PRESERVATION OF TIBET’S
CULTURE, LANGUAGE, AND RELIGION.—Section 103(b)(1)
of the Human Rights, Refugee, and Other Foreign Rela-
tions Provisions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–319; 22
U.S.C. 2151 note) is further amended by striking ‘‘Tibet,’’
and inserting ‘‘Tibet (whenever practical giving consider-
ation to individuals who are active in the preservation of
Tibet’s culture, language, and religion),’’.
SEC. 402. CONDUCT OF CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL AND CUL-
TURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.
Section 102 of the Human Rights, Refugee, and
Other Foreign Relations Provisions Act of 1996 (22
U.S.C. 2452 note) is amended by striking ‘‘Director’’ and
all that follows through the period and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Secretary of State, with the assistance of the
Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy, shall—
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‘‘(1) include, as a significant proportion of the
participants in such programs, nationals of such
countries who the Secretary has reason to believe
are committed to freedom and democracy;
‘‘(2) consult with human rights and democracy
advocates from such countries on the inclusion of
participants and grantee organizations for such pro-
grams;
‘‘(3) take all appropriate steps to ensure that
inclusion in such programs does not compromise the
personal safety of participants; and
‘‘(4) select grantee organizations for such pro-
grams through an open, competitive process in which
proposals are solicited from multiple applicants and
in which important factors inthe selection of a
grantee include the relative likelihood that each of
the competing applicants would be willing and
able—
‘‘(A) to recruit as participants in the pro-
gram persons described in paragraph (1); and
‘‘(B) in selecting participants who are as-
sociated with governments or other institutions
wielding power in countries described in this
section, to recruit those most likely to be open
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to an understanding of the principles of free-
dom and democracy, and to avoid—
‘‘(i) giving such governments inappro-
priate influence in the selection process;
and
‘‘(ii) selecting those who are so firmly
committed to the suppression of freedom
and democracy that their inclusion could
create an appearance that the United
States condones such suppression.’’.
SEC. 403. NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS OF GRANTS.
Section 705 of the United States Information and
Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1477c(b))
is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ after ‘‘705.’’; and
(2) by inserting at the end the following new
subsection:
‘‘(b) For fiscal year 2000 and each subsequent fiscal
year, the Secretary of State may not award any grant to
carry out the purposes of this Act until 45 days after writ-
ten notice has been provided to the Committee on Inter-
national Relations of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate of the
intent to award such grant. In determining whether to
award a grant the Secretary shall consider any objections
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or modifications raised in the course of consultations with
such committees.’’.
SEC. 404. NATIONAL SECURITY MEASURES.
The United States Information and Educational Ex-
change Act of 1948 is amended by adding after section
1011 the following new sections:
‘‘NATIONAL SECURITY MEASURES
‘‘SEC. 1012. In coordination with other appropriate
executive branch officials, the Secretary of State shall take
all appropriate steps to prevent foreign espionage agents
from participating in educational and cultural exchange
programs under this Act.
‘‘PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
‘‘SEC. 1013. The Secretary of State shall take all ap-
propriate steps to ensure that no individual, who is em-
ployed by or attached to an office or department involved
with the research, development, or production of missiles
or weapons of mass destruction, from a country identified
by the Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of De-
fense, the National Security Agency, or the Department
of Energy, as a country involved in the proliferation of
missiles or weapons of mass destruction is a participant
in any program of educational or cultural exchange under
this Act. Appropriate steps under this section shall include
prior consultation with the Federal agencies designated in
the first sentence with respect to all prospective partici-
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pants in such programs with respect to whom there is a
reasonable basis to believe that such prospective partici-
pant may be employed by or attached to an office or de-
partment identified under the first sentence.’’.
SEC. 405. DESIGNATION OF NORTH/SOUTH CENTER AS THE
DANTE B. FASCELL NORTH-SOUTH CENTER.
(a) DESIGNATION.—Section 208 of the Foreign Rela-
tions Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22
U.S.C. 2075) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the
‘Dante B. Fascell North-South Center Act of 1991’.’’;
(2) in subsection (c)—
(A) by amending the section heading to
read as follows: ‘‘DANTE B. FASCELL NORTH-
SOUTH CENTER.—’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘known as the North/
South Center,’’ and inserting ‘‘which shall be
known and designated as the Dante B. Fascell
North-South Center,’’; and
(3) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘North/South
Center’’ and inserting ‘‘Dante B. Fascell North-
South Center’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—
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(1) CENTER.—Any reference in any other pro-
vision of law to the educational institution in Florida
known as the North/South Center shall be deemed
to be a reference to the ‘‘Dante B. Fascell North-
South Center’’.
(2) SHORT TITLE.—Any reference in any other
provision of law to the North/South Center Act of
1991 shall be deemed to be a reference to the
‘‘Dante B. Fascell North/South Center Act of
1991’’.
SEC. 406. ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.
Section 1334 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Re-
structuring Act of 1998 (enacted as Division G of the Om-
nibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appro-
priations Act for Fiscal Year 1999; Public Law 105–277)
is repealed.
SEC. 407. INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITIONS.
(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), notwithstanding any other provision of law, the De-
partment of State may not obligate or expend any funds
for a United States Government funded pavilion or other
major exhibit at any international exposition or world’s
fair registered by the Bureau of International Expositions
in excess of amounts expressly authorized and appro-
priated for such purpose.
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(b) EXCEPTIONS.—
(1) The Department of State is authorized to
utilize its personnel and resources to carry out its
responsibilities—
(A) under section 102(a)(3) of the Mutual
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2452(a)(3), to provide for
United States participation in international
fairs and expositions abroad;
(B) under section 105(f) of such Act with
respect to encouraging foreign governments,
international organizations, and private individ-
uals, firms, associations, agencies and other
groups to participate in international fairs and
expositions and to make contributions to be uti-
lized for United States participation in inter-
national fairs and expositions; and
(C) to encourage private support to the
United States Commissioner General for par-
ticipation in international fairs and expositions.
(2) Nothing in this subsection shall be con-
strued as authorizing the use of funds appropriated
to the Department of State to make payments for—
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(A) contracts, grants, or other agreements
with any other party to carry out the activities
described in this subsection; or
(B) any legal judgment or the costs of liti-
gation brought against the Department of State
arising from activities described in this sub-
section.
(c) REPEAL.—Section 230 of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22
U.S.C. 2452 note) is repealed.
SEC. 408. ROYAL ULSTER CONSTABULARY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps
to ensure the following:
(1) Members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary
(RUC) are not participants in any program of edu-
cational or cultural exchange or training through the
National Academy Program at Quantico, Virginia,
under the auspices of the Department of State or
the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the Depart-
ment of Justice.
(2) Items designated as crime control and de-
tection instruments and equipment for purposes of
section 6(n) of the Export Administration Act (50
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U.S.C. App. 2405(n)) are not approved for export
for use by the RUC.
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply if
the President certifies that complete, independent, credible
and transparent investigations of the murders of defense
attorneys Rosemary Nelson and Patrick Finucane have
been initiated by the Government of the United Kingdom
and that the Government has taken appropriate steps to
protect defense attorneys against RUC harassment in
Northern Ireland.
TITLE V—INTERNATIONAL
BROADCASTING
SEC. 501. PERMANENT AUTHORIZATION FOR RADIO FREE
ASIA.
(a) REPEAL OF SUNSET PROVISION.—Section 309 of
the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994
(22 U.S.C. 6208) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (g); and
(2) in subsection (d)(2) by striking ‘‘Govern-
ment,’’ and all that follows through the period and
inserting ‘‘Government.’’.
(b) REPEAL
OF FUNDING LIMITATIONS.—Section
309 of the United States International Broadcasting Act
of 1994 is further amended —
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(1) in subsection (d) by striking paragraphs (4)
and (5) and by redesignating paragraph (6) as para-
graph (4); and
(2) in subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ‘‘the
funding’’ and all that follows through the semi-
colon and inserting ‘‘any funding limitations
under subsection (d);’’; and
(B) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘the
funding’’ and all that follows through the period
and inserting ‘‘any funding limitations under
subsection (d).’’.
SEC. 502. PRESERVATION OF RFE/RL (RADIO FREE EUROPE/
RADIO LIBERTY).
(a) REPEAL
OF PRIVATIZATION POLICY STATE-
MENT.—Section 312 of the United States International
Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6211) is repealed.
(b) 
INCREASE
IN
LIMITATION
ON
GRANT
AMOUNTS.—Section 308(c) of the United States Inter-
national Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6207(c))
is amended by striking ‘‘$75,000,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$80,000,000’’.
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SEC. 503. IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL LIABILITY FOR BROAD-
CASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS.
Section 304 of the United States International
Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6203) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(g) IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL LIABILITY.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Volunteer Protec-
tion Act of 1997 shall apply to the members of the Broad-
casting Board of Governors when acting in their capacities
as members of the boards of directors of RFE/RL, Incor-
porated and Radio Free Asia.’’.
TITLE VI—INTERNATIONAL OR-
GANIZATIONS AND COMMIS-
SIONS
SEC. 601. INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUPS.
(a) AMERICAN DELEGATIONS TO CONFERENCES.—
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever ei-
ther the House of Representatives or the Senate does not
appoint its allotment of members as part of the American
delegation or group to a conference or assembly of the
British-American Interparliamentary Group, the Con-
ference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE),
the Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group, the
North Atlantic Assembly, or any similar interparliamen-
tary group of which the United States is a member or
participates and so notifies the other body of Congress,
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the other body may make appointments to complete the
membership of the American delegation. Any appointment
pursuant to this section shall be for the period of such
conference or assembly and the body of Congress making
such an appointment shall be responsible for the expenses
of any member so appointed. Any such appointment shall
be made in same manner in which other appointments to
the delegation by such body of Congress are made.
(b) TRANSATLANTIC LEGISLATIVE DIALOGUE.—Sec-
tion 109(c) of the Department of State Authorization Act,
Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985 (22 U.S.C. 276 note) is
amended by striking ‘‘United States-European Commu-
nity Interparliamentary Group’’ and inserting ‘‘Trans-
atlantic Legislative Dialogue (United States-European
Union Interparliamentary Group)’’.
SEC. 602. AUTHORITY TO ASSIST STATE AND LOCAL GOV-
ERNMENTS.
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Commissioner of the U.S. Sec-
tion of the International Boundary and Water Commission
may provide technical tests, evaluations, information, sur-
veys, or others similar services to State or local govern-
ments upon the request of such State or local government
on a reimbursable basis.
(b) REIMBURSEMENTS.—Reimbursements shall be
paid in advance of the goods or services ordered and shall
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be for the estimated or actual cost as determined by the
U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water
Commission. Proper adjustment of amounts paid in ad-
vance shall be made as agreed to by the U.S. Section of
the International Boundary and Water Commission on the
basis of the actual cost of goods or services provided. Re-
imbursements received by the U.S. Section of the Inter-
national Boundary and Water Commission for providing
services under this section shall be credited to the appro-
priation from which the cost of providing the services will
be charged.
SEC. 603. INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COM-
MISSION.
Section 2(b) of the American-Mexican Chamizal Con-
vention Act of 1964 (Public Law 88–300; 22 U.S.C.
277d–18(b)) is amended by inserting ‘‘operations, mainte-
nance, and’’ after ‘‘cost of’’.
SEC. 604. CONCERNING UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEM-
BLY RESOLUTION ES–10/6.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following
findings:
(1) In an Emergency Special Session, the
United Nations General Assembly voted on February
9, 1999, to pass Resolution ES–10/6, Illegal Israeli
Actions In Occupied East Jerusalem And The Rest
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Of The Occupied Palestinian Territory, to convene
for the first time in 50 years the parties of the
Fourth Geneva Convention for the Protection of Ci-
vilians in Time of War.
(2) Such resolution unfairly places full blame
for the deterioration of the Middle East Peace Proc-
ess on Israel and dangerously politicizes the Geneva
Convention, which was established to deal with crit-
ical humanitarian crises.
(3) Such vote is intended to prejudge direct ne-
gotiations, put added and undue pressure on Israel
to influence the results of those negotiations, and
single out Israel for unprecedented enforcement pro-
ceedings which have never been invoked against gov-
ernments with records of massive violations of the
Geneva Convention.
(b) CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT OF POLICY.—The
Congress—
(1) commends the Department of State for the
vote of the United States against United Nations
General Assembly Resolution ES–10/6 affirming
that the text of such resolution politicizes the
Fourth Geneva Convention which was primarily hu-
manitarian in nature; and
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(2) urges the Department of State to continue
its efforts against convening the conference.
TITLE VII—GENERAL
PROVISIONS
SEC. 701. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS CONCERNING SUP-
PORT FOR DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
ACTIVISTS IN CUBA.
It is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) the United States should increase its sup-
port to democracy and human rights activists in
Cuba, providing assistance with the same intensity
and decisiveness with which it supported the pro-de-
mocracy movements in Eastern Europe during the
Cold War; and
(2) the United States should substantially in-
crease funding for programs and activities under
section 109 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic
Solidarity Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6021 et seq.) de-
signed to support democracy and human rights ac-
tivists and others in Cuba who are committed to
peaceful and democratic change on the island.
SEC. 702. RELATING TO CYPRUS.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following
findings: