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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4660
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide
rewards for information leading to the arrest or conviction of any individ-
ual for the commission of an act, or conspiracy to act, of international
terrorism, narcotics related offenses, or for serious violations of inter-
national humanitarian law relating to the Former Yugoslavia.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 1, 1998
Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. HYDE, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey,
Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. KING, Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania, and Mr.
BLUNT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on International Relations
A BILL
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of
1956 to provide rewards for information leading to the
arrest or conviction of any individual for the commission
of an act, or conspiracy to act, of international terrorism,
narcotics related offenses, or for serious violations of
international humanitarian law relating to the Former
Yugoslavia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
General, the Secretary may pay a reward to any individual
who furnishes information leading to—
‘‘(1) the arrest or conviction in any country, or
‘‘(2) the transfer to, or conviction by, the Inter-
national Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugo-
slavia,
of any individual who is the subject of an indictment con-
firmed by a judge of such tribunal for serious violations
of international humanitarian law as defined under the
statute of such tribunal.
‘‘(b) PROCEDURES.—
‘‘(1) Subject to paragraph (3), the offering, ad-
ministration, and payment of rewards under this
section, including procedures for—
‘‘(A) identifying individuals, organizations,
and offenses with respect to which rewards will
be offered;
‘‘(B) the publication of rewards;
‘‘(C) the offering of joint rewards with for-
eign governments;
‘‘(D) the receipt and analysis of data; and
‘‘(E) the payment and approval of pay-
ment,
shall be governed by procedures developed by
the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
Attorney General.
‘‘(2) Before making a reward under this section
in a matter over which there is Federal criminal ju-
risdiction, the Secretary of State shall obtain the
concurrence of the Attorney General.
‘‘(3) Rewards under this section shall be subject
to any requirements or limitations that apply to re-
wards under section 36 with respect to the ineligibil-
ity of government employees for rewards, maximum
reward amount, and procedures for the approval and
certification of rewards for payment.
‘‘(c) REFERENCE.—For the purposes of subsection
(a), the statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for
the Former Yugoslavia means the Annex to the Report
of the Secretary General of the United Nations pursuant
to paragraph 2 of Security Council Resolution 827 (1993)
(S/25704).
‘‘(d) DETERMINATION OF THE SECRETARY.—All de-
terminations of the Secretary of State under this section
shall be final and conclusive and shall not be subject to
judicial review.
‘‘(e) FUNDING.—
‘‘(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to
the Department of State $1,000,000 for fiscal year
1999, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and
$1,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 to carry out this
section.
‘‘(2) Amounts appropriated under paragraph
(1) shall remain available until expended.
‘‘(f) PRIORITY.—In the administration and payment
of rewards under the rewards program of section 36, the
Secretary of State shall ensure that priority is given for
payments to individuals described in section 36 and that
funds paid under this section are paid only after any and
all due and payable demands are met under section 36.’’.
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