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(b) UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE.—For purposes of this section,
the term ‘‘United States assistance’’ has the meaning given the
term in section 481(e)(4) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2291(e)(4)).
RESTRICTIONS ON VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNITED NATIONS
AGENCIES
SEC. 564. (a) PROHIBITION ON VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
THE UNITED NATIONS.—None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available by this Act may be made available to pay any
voluntary contribution of the United States to the United Nations
(including the United Nations Development Program) if the United
Nations implements or imposes any taxation on any United States
persons.
(b) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS.—
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under
this Act may be made available to pay any voluntary contribution
of the United States to the United Nations (including the United
Nations Development Program) unless the President certifies to
the Congress 15 days in advance of such payment that the United
Nations is not engaged in any effort to implement or impose any
taxation on United States persons in order to raise revenue for
the United Nations or any of its specialized agencies.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section the term ‘‘United
States person’’ refers to—
(1) a natural person who is a citizen or national of the
United States; or
(2) a corporation, partnership, or other legal entity orga-
nized under the United States or any State, territory, posses-
sion, or district of the United States.
ASSISTANCE TO TURKEY
SEC. 565. (a) Not more than $40,000,000 of the funds appro-
priated in this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’
may be made available for Turkey.
(b) Of the funds made available under the heading ‘‘Economic
Support Fund’’ for Turkey, not less than 50 percent of these funds
shall be made available for the purpose of supporting private non-
governmental organizations engaged in strengthening democratic
institutions in Turkey, providing economic assistance for individuals
and communities affected by civil unrest, and supporting and
promoting peaceful solutions and economic development which will
contribute to the settlement of regional problems in Turkey.
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY
SEC. 566. (a) PROHIBITION OF FUNDS.—None of the funds appro-
priated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be obligated
or expended with respect to providing funds to the Palestinian
Authority.
(b) WAIVER.—The prohibition included in subsection (a) shall
not apply if the President certifies in writing to the Speaker of
the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of
the Senate that waiving such prohibition is important to the
national security interests of the United States.
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(c) PERIOD OF APPLICATION OF WAIVER.—Any waiver pursuant
to subsection (b) shall be effective for no more than a period of
six months at a time and shall not apply beyond twelve months
after enactment of this Act.
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF CROATIA
SEC. 567. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by title II of this Act may be made available to the
Government of Croatia to relocate the remains of Croatian Ustashe
soldiers, at the site of the World War II concentration camp at
Jasenovac, Croatia.
BURMA LABOR REPORT
SEC. 568. Not later than 120 days after enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Labor in consultation with the Secretary
of State shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations a report
addressing labor practices in Burma.
HAITI
SEC. 569. The Government of Haiti shall be eligible to purchase
defense articles and services under the Arms Export Control Act
(22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), for the civilian-led Haitian National Police
and Coast Guard: Provided, That the authority provided by this
section shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of
the Committees on Appropriations.
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO SECURITY FORCES
SEC. 570. None of the funds made available by this Act may
be provided to any unit of the security forces of a foreign country
if the Secretary of State has credible evidence that such unit has
committed gross violations of human rights, unless the Secretary
determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that
the government of such country is taking effective measures to
bring the responsible members of the security forces unit to justice:
Provided, That nothing in this section shall be construed to withhold
funds made available by this Act from any unit of the security
forces of a foreign country not credibly alleged to be involved in
gross violations of human rights: Provided further, That in the
event that funds are withheld from any unit pursuant to this
section, the Secretary of State shall promptly inform the foreign
government of the basis for such action and shall, to the maximum
extent practicable, assist the foreign government in taking effective
measures to bring the responsible members of the security forces
to justice.
LIMITATIONS ON TRANSFER OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO EAST TIMOR
SEC. 571. In any agreement for the sale, transfer, or licensing
of any lethal equipment or helicopter for Indonesia entered into
by the United States pursuant to the authority of this Act or
any other Act, the agreement shall state that the United States
expects that the items will not be used in East Timor: Provided,
That nothing in this section shall be construed to limit Indonesia’s
inherent right to legitimate national self-defense as recognized
under the United Nations Charter and international law.
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TRANSPARENCY OF BUDGETS
SEC. 572. (a) Section 576(a)(1) of the Foreign Operations, Export
Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997, as con-
tained in Public Law 104–208, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) does not have in place a functioning system for report-
ing to civilian authorities audits of receipts and expenditures
that fund activities of the armed forces and security forces;’’.
(b) Section 576(a)(2) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financ-
ing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997, as contained
in Public Law 104–208, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2) has not provided to the institution information about
the audit process requested by the institution.’’.
RESTRICTIONS ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES PROVIDING SANCTUARY
TO INDICTED WAR CRIMINALS
SEC. 573. (a) BILATERAL ASSISTANCE.—None of the funds made
available by this or any prior Act making appropriations for foreign
operations, export financing and related programs, may be provided
for any country, entity or canton described in subsection (d).
(b) MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE.—
(1) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall
instruct the United States executive directors of the inter-
national financial institutions to work in opposition to, and
vote against, any extension by such institutions of any financial
or technical assistance or grants of any kind to any country
or entity described in subsection (d).
(2) NOTIFICATION.—Not less than 15 days before any vote
in an international financial institution regarding the extension
of financial or technical assistance or grants to any country
or entity described in subsection (d), the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall provide
to the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Appro-
priations and the Committee on Banking and Financial Services
of the House of Representatives a written justification for the
proposed assistance, including an explanation of the United
States position regarding any such vote, as well as a description
of the location of the proposed assistance by municipality, its
purpose, and its intended beneficiaries.
(3) 
DEFINITION.—The 
term 
‘‘international 
financial
institution’’ includes the International Monetary Fund, the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the
International Development Association, the International
Finance Corporation, the Multilateral Investment Guaranty
Agency, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Devel-
opment.
(c) EXCEPTIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), subsections (a)
and (b) shall not apply to the provision of—
(A) humanitarian assistance;
(B) democratization assistance;
(C) assistance for cross border physical infrastructure
projects involving activities in both a sanctioned country,
entity, or canton and a nonsanctioned contiguous country,
entity, or canton, if the project is primarily located in
and primarily benefits the nonsanctioned country, entity,
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or canton and if the portion of the project located in the
sanctioned country, entity, or canton is necessary only to
complete the project;
(D) 
small-scale 
assistance 
projects 
or 
activities
requested by United States Armed Forces that promote
good relations between such forces and the officials and
citizens of the areas in the United States SFOR sector
of Bosnia;
(E) implementation of the Brcko Arbitral Decision;
(F) lending by the international financial institutions
to a country or entity to support common monetary and
fiscal policies at the national level as contemplated by
the Dayton Agreement; or
(G) direct lending to a non-sanctioned entity, or lending
passed on by the national government to a non-sanctioned
entity.
(2) FURTHER
LIMITATIONS.—Notwithstanding paragraph
(1)—
(A) no assistance may be made available by this Act,
or any prior Act making appropriations for foreign oper-
ations, export financing and related programs, in any coun-
try, entity, or canton described in subsection (d), for a
program, project, or activity in which a publicly indicted
war criminal is known to have any financial or material
interest; and
(B) no assistance (other than emergency foods or
medical assistance or demining assistance) may be made
available by this Act, or any prior Act making appropria-
tions for foreign operations, export financing and related
programs for any program, project, or activity in a commu-
nity within any country, entity or canton described in sub-
section (d) if competent authorities within that community
are not complying with the provisions of Article IX and
Annex 4, Article II, paragraph 8 of the Dayton Agreement
relating to war crimes and the Tribunal.
(d) SANCTIONED COUNTRY, ENTITY, OR CANTON.—A sanctioned
country, entity, or canton described in this section is one whose
competent authorities have failed, as determined by the Secretary
of State, to take necessary and significant steps to apprehend
and transfer to the Tribunal all persons who have been publicly
indicted by the Tribunal.
(e) WAIVER.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State may waive the
application of subsection (a) or subsection (b) with respect to
specified bilateral programs or international financial institu-
tion projects or programs in a sanctioned country, entity, or
canton upon providing a written determination to the Commit-
tee on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Relations
of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations and the
Committee on International Relations of the House of Rep-
resentatives that such assistance directly supports the
implementation of the Dayton Agreement and its Annexes,
which include the obligation to apprehend and transfer indicted
war criminals to the Tribunal.
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 15 days after the date of
any written determination under paragraph (e)(1), the Sec-
retary of State shall submit a report to the Committee on