SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘United States-Southeastern Europe Democratization and
Burdensharing Act of 2000’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I—UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE FOR THE COUNTRIES OF
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE
Sec. 101. Finding.
Sec. 102. Policy.
Sec. 103. Authorization of assistance to the countries of southeastern Europe.
Sec. 104. Definition of countries of southeastern Europe.
TITLE II—ASSISTANCE FOR DEMOCRACY BUILDING IN THE
REPUBLIC OF SERBIA AND THE REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO
Sec. 201. Findings.
Sec. 202. Policy toward the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Montenegro.
Sec. 203. Sense of the Congress regarding reconstruction in the Republic of
Serbia.
Sec. 204. Assistance for democratization in the Republic of Serbia and the Re-
public of Montenegro.
Sec. 205. Prohibition on assistance to the Government of the Republic of Ser-
bia.
Sec. 206. Development of political contacts relating to the Republic of Serbia
and the Republic of Montenegro.
TITLE III—ASSISTANCE TO THE REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO
Sec. 301. Findings.
Sec. 302. Policy toward the Republic of Montenegro.
Sec. 303. Sense of the Congress.
Sec. 304. Assistance to the Republic of Montenegro.
TITLE IV—ASSISTANCE TO THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC
OF MACEDONIA
Sec. 401. Policy toward the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Sec. 402. Sense of the Congress.
Sec. 403. Assistance for the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
TITLE V—EQUITABLE BURDENSHARING REQUIREMENT FOR
ASSISTANCE FOR SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE REGION
Sec. 501. Equitable burdensharing requirement.
Sec. 502.
Statement of policy on the participation of the European Union in
the International Police in Kosovo.
TITLE VI—POLICY REGARDING INDIVIDUALS INDICTED BY THE
INTERNATIONAL 
CRIMINAL 
TRIBUNAL 
FOR 
THE 
FORMER
YUGOSLAVIA
Sec. 601. Findings.
Sec. 602. Declaration of policy.
TITLE 
I—UNITED 
STATES 
AS-
SISTANCE FOR THE COUN-
TRIES 
OF 
SOUTHEASTERN
EUROPE
SEC. 101. FINDING.
The Congress finds that assistance provided by the
United States under the Support for East European De-
mocracy (SEED) Act of 1989, the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961, and other laws to the countries of Eastern Eu-
rope has helped several of those countries to make consid-
erable progress toward democratic governance that re-
spects the rights of all citizens of those countries regard-
less of ethnic background and toward a market-based
economy that may contribute to the prosperity that rein-
forces democratic government, multiethnic harmony,
peace, and stability.
SEC. 102. POLICY.
The Congress declares the following:
(1) As United States assistance programs for
several countries of northeastern Europe authorized
under the Support for East European Democracy
(SEED) Act of 1989 approach their end, the United
States, in cooperation with its allies in the North At-
lantic Alliance, the member countries of the Euro-
pean Union, and with other bilateral and multilat-
eral donors, will continue to provide targeted assist-
ance to the countries of southeastern Europe, in-
cluding the Republic of Slovenia, the Republic of
Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of
Albania, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Mac-
edonia, the Republic of Bulgaria, and Romania, in
support of its interest in the larger pan-European
and trans-Atlantic community of states.
(2) Programs authorized under the Support for
East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 and
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 will continue to
play an important role in assisting the countries of
southeastern Europe to address challenges to polit-
ical and economic reforms.
SEC. 103. AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE TO THE COUN-
TRIES OF SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE.
(a) SUPPORT FOR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC RE-
FORMS IN SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE.—The President is
authorized to provide appropriate support for political and
economic reforms in the countries of southeastern Europe
from the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2001 to
carry out the Support for East European Democracy
(SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.) and the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.).
(b) SUPPORT FOR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC RE-
FORMS IN THE KOSOVO REGION.—The President is au-
thorized to provide appropriate support for political and
economic reforms in the Kosovo region of the Republic of
Serbia from the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2001
to carry out the Support for East European Democracy
(SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.) and the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.).
(c) LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE REPUBLIC
OF SERBIA.—
(1) LIMITATION.—Assistance may not be pro-
vided for the Republic of Serbia under any provision
of law, except pursuant to title II of this Act, or for
strictly humanitarian purposes, from the amount ap-
propriated for fiscal year 2001 to carry out the Sup-
port for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of
1989 (22 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.) and the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.).
(2) EXCEPTION.—The limitation in paragraph
(1) shall not apply if the President determines that
the Government of Serbia has undertaken steps to
become truly democratic and to ensure equal rights
for all citizens of the Republic of Serbia.
SEC. 104. DEFINITION OF COUNTRIES OF SOUTHEASTERN
EUROPE.
In this title, the term ‘‘countries of southeastern Eu-
rope’’ means the Republic of Slovenia, the Republic of
Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Albania,
the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the Republic
of Bulgaria, and Romania.
TITLE II—ASSISTANCE FOR DE-
MOCRACY BUILDING IN THE
REPUBLIC OF SERBIA AND
THE REPUBLIC OF MONTE-
NEGRO
SEC. 201. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) In multi-party elections held in the Republic
of Serbia in 1990, 1992, 1996, and 1997, inter-
national observers found considerable evidence of
election fraud and manipulation of the state-run
media, allowing the ruling Socialist Party of Serbia,
led by Slobodan Milosevic, to maintain power.
(2) On many occasions, and specifically in
1991, 1996, and 1997, Serbian authorities dem-
onstrated a willingness to intimidate and use force
against citizens of Serbia who peacefully exercised
their rights to protest publicly against the regime’s
undemocratic practices.
(3) Beginning in 1991, the Serbian Government
formed by the Socialist Party of Serbia sought to
enhance its power and counter democratic pressures
by fomenting extreme nationalism and instigating
interethnic conflict within the former Socialist Fed-
eral Republic of Yugoslavia, which, by the time
peace was restored in 1999, resulted in the deaths
of hundreds of thousands, the torture and rape of
tens of thousands, and the forced displacement of
nearly 4,000,000 individuals.
(4) In 1992, the Republics of Serbia and Mon-
tenegro asserted the establishment of a new ‘‘Fed-
eral Republic of Yugoslavia’’, the government and
institutions of which have been dominated by those
holding power in Serbia and their political allies in
Montenegro, enabling Serbian President Slobodan
Milosevic to become the President of the new Yugo-
slav state in 1997, when his final term as President
of Serbia ended.
(5) In 1997 and 1998, forces within the ruling
Democratic Socialist Party of Montenegro which
supported the building of democratic institutions
separated from those allied with the ruling party in
Serbia, cooperated with opposition parties, including
those representing minority communities, and suc-
ceeded, despite threats and intimidation on the part
of Serbian officials, in holding elections reflective of
the will of the citizens of Montenegro and bringing
increased openness and tolerance in Montenegrin so-
ciety.
(6) In 1998, conflict in the area resumed with
an assault by Yugoslav military and Serbian police
and security forces on innocent civilians in Kosovo
which ultimately led, in 1999, to an all-out campaign
to ethnically cleanse Kosovo of its Albanian popu-
lation.
(7) In 1998, new, draconian laws on informa-
tion and higher education placed further restrictions
on the independent media and academic freedom in
Serbia.
(8) Military intervention by the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization (NATO) to compel Yugoslav
and Serbian officials to end the repression in Kosovo
was used by these officials to attack independent
and opposition forces within Serbia, both verbally
and physically, and to impose additional restrictions
on the rights and freedoms of the people of Serbia.
(9) The chronology of events in Serbia since
1990 indicates a clear relationship between the in-
stigation of interethnic conflict and the denial of
democratic development.
SEC. 202. POLICY TOWARD THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA AND
THE REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO.
The Congress declares that the United States sup-
ports the development of democracy in Serbia and Monte-
negro and those who are committed to the building of
democratic institutions, defending human rights, pro-
moting rule of law, and fostering tolerance in society.
SEC. 203. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING RECON-
STRUCTION IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA.
It is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) the United States should not provide bilat-
eral assistance to rebuild the civilian infrastructure
in the Republic of Serbia, but, should provide assist-
ance for purposes of democratization within the Re-
public of Serbia in order to support a change in the
character of its government with regard to policies
that foment interethnic conflict;
(2) in the event that the character of the Gov-
ernment of the Republic of Serbia changes through
demonstrable implementation of policies in support
of democracy, interethnic harmony, and market-
based economic reform, bilateral assistance for eco-
nomic reforms may then be made available as well;
and
(3) the United States should provide support
for civilian infrastructure in the Republic of Serbia,
in particular where the local government implements
democratic policy, supports interethnic harmony,
and seeks market-based economic reforms, through
support for programs managed by international fi-
nancial institutions.
SEC. 204. ASSISTANCE FOR DEMOCRATIZATION IN THE RE-
PUBLIC OF SERBIA AND THE REPUBLIC OF
MONTENEGRO.
(a) FUNDING.—
(1) AVAILABILITY
OF
AMOUNTS
FOR
SERBIA
AND
MONTENEGRO.—Of the amount appropriated
for fiscal year 2001 to carry out the Support for
East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22
U.S.C. 5401 et seq.) and the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), $42,000,000 shall
be available for democracy building and related as-
sistance described in subsection (b) in all regions of
the Republic of Serbia, other than the region of
Kosovo, and in the Republic of Montenegro.
(2) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS FOR KOSOVO.—
Notwithstanding section 103(c) of this Act, the
amount appropriated for fiscal year 2001 to carry
out the Support for East European Democracy
(SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.) and
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151
et seq.) shall be available for democracy building and
related assistance described in subsection (b) in the
region of Kosovo.
(b) DEMOCRACY BUILDING AND RELATED ASSIST-
ANCE.—The democracy building and related assistance de-
scribed in this subsection are the following:
(1) OPEN MEDIA.—Assistance to improve infra-
structure and programming relating to an open
media, including advice, technical support, and edu-
cation, and to help provide legal protection.
(2) NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.—As-
sistance to train nongovernmental organizations, to
develop regional networks of nongovernmental orga-
nizations, to encourage multiethnic focus on issues
of common concern, and to help provide legal protec-
tion.
(3) INDEPENDENT LABOR UNIONS.—Assistance
to promote membership in independent labor unions,
to facilitate contacts and cooperation with labor
unions elsewhere in Europe, and to help provide
legal protection.
(4) EDUCATION.—Assistance to assist inde-
pendent education networks, to help provide support
for those fired for political reasons, and to develop
improved teaching materials on democracy and civic
responsibilities.
(5) JUDICIARY.—Assistance to train judges on
international judicial standards, to support a trial
monitoring program, and to help provide support of
individuals fired for political reasons.
(6) POLITICAL PARTIES AND COALITIONS.—As-
sistance to expand training in grassroots organiza-
tion, to develop coalition building and campaign
skills, and to develop party leadership below the
state or republic level.
(7) LOCAL GOVERNANCE.—Assistance to pro-
vide support to democratically oriented local govern-
ments to provide services, to establish local economic
development plans, and to increase transparency and
accountability of decisionmaking.
(8) ELECTION ADMINISTRATION.—Assistance to
train election officials in transparent election proce-
dures, to provide tamper-resistant electoral supplies,
and to develop sound registration and voting proce-
dures.
(9) YOUTH
ORGANIZATIONS.—Assistance to
promote student organizations and to develop and
provide for study programs in Europe and the
United States.
(c) ADMINISTRATION
OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance
provided under this section shall be provided to those pro-
grams and activities that are determined to be most effec-
tive in achieving the objectives of this title and shall be
provided to institutions, nongovernmental organizations,
and individuals that—
(1) clearly advocate democratic principles in
their programs;
(2) do not discriminate on the basis of eth-
nicity; and
(3) have no known direct involvement in, nor
open support for, atrocities associated with the con-
flicts in the former Socialist Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia or any of the independent states which
have emerged therefrom, since 1991.
SEC. 205. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE GOVERN-
MENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA.
Amounts made available under this Act, including
any programs or activities made possible by such amounts,
may not be provided or otherwise made available to the
Government of the Republic of Serbia, the Government of
the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (other than Monte-
negro), or individuals connected with these governments
if either of these governments remains under the direction,
command, or influence of Slobodan Milosevic, the Socialist
Party of Serbia, or any political party that does not under-
take effective measures to ensure true democratic govern-
ment in the Republic of Serbia that will ensure equal
rights of all of Serbia’s citizens, regardless of ethnic back-
ground, and reforms intended to create a market-based
economy.
SEC. 206. DEVELOPMENT OF POLITICAL CONTACTS RELAT-
ING TO THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA AND THE
REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO.
(a) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the
Congress that political contacts between United States of-
ficials and those who, in an official or unofficial capacity,
represent a genuine desire for democratic governance in
the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Montenegro
in accordance with section 204(c) of this Act, should be
developed through regular and well publicized meetings.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State
$350,000 for fiscal year 2001 for a voluntary contribution
to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Eu-
rope (OSCE) and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly—
(1) to facilitate contacts by those who, in an of-
ficial or unofficial capacity, represent a genuine de-
sire for democratic governance in the Republic of
Serbia and the Republic of Montenegro, with their
counterparts in other countries; and
(2) to encourage the development of a multilat-
eral effort to promote democracy in the Republic of
Serbia and the Republic of Montenegro.
TITLE III—ASSISTANCE TO THE
REPUBLIC OF MONTENEGRO
SEC. 301. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The election of former Montenegrin Prime
Minister Milo Djukanovic to the office of President
of the Republic of Montenegro in October 1997 was
followed by a new program of political and economic
reforms in Montenegro and a policy of pursuing
greater links between Montenegro and the inter-
national community.
(2) In May 1998, the governing coalition head-
ed by President Djukanovic, a multiethnic coalition
committed 
to 
respect 
the 
rights 
of 
all 
of
Montenegro’s citizens, regardless of ethnic back-
ground, won parliamentary elections in the Republic
of Montenegro.
(3) The Republic of Serbia, in cooperation with
the president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia,
Slobodan Milosevic, has sought to obstruct the ef-
forts of the Republic of Montenegro to implement
political and economic reforms by means of—
(A) economic boycotts against Montenegro;
(B) manipulation of information in the
state-run media with the intent of destabilizing
Montenegro;
(C) illegitimate manipulation of the Fed-
eral parliament of Serbia and Montenegro; and
(D) alleged support for armed demonstra-
tions in January 1998 in Montenegro against
the democratically-elected government.
(4) In May 1998 the Republic of Montenegro
ended the transfer of tax revenues to the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia because of the illegitimate
appointment of the Prime Minister of the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia and later took control from
the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia of the licensing
of mass media, the levy of customs duties, and the
approval of export and import licenses within the
territory of Montenegro.
(5) The Republic of Montenegro has allowed
newspapers and periodicals that had been banned in
neighboring Serbia to publish in Montenegro.
(6) Officials of the Republic of Montenegro
have expressed a willingness to work with investiga-
tors from the International Criminal Tribunal for
the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).
(7) President Milo Djukanovic of the Republic
of Montenegro had supported efforts to maintain
peace and address the concerns of ethnic Albanians
in the Serbian region of Kosovo by calling for dia-
logue and the grant of substantial autonomy to the
Kosovo region prior to the outbreak of the conflict
in Serbia over the region.
(8) Prior to, and after the start of the military
operation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO) in Serbia, the Republic of Montenegro ac-
cepted tens of thousands of refugees from the neigh-
boring region of Kosovo in Serbia.
SEC. 302. POLICY TOWARD THE REPUBLIC OF MONTE-
NEGRO.
The Congress declares that the United States sup-
ports the development in Montenegro of a market-based
economy and a democratic government based on equal
rights for all of its citizens, regardless of ethnic back-
ground.
SEC. 303. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.
It is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) the Government of the Republic of Monte-
negro should undertake concrete steps to end cor-
rupt activities within Montenegro;
(2) the Government of the Republic of Monte-
negro should undertake to ensure that the process of
privatization of state-owned enterprises in Monte-
negro is fair and transparent;
(3) the Government of the Republic of Monte-
negro should take steps to divest itself of its control
over the major media outlets within Montenegro to
ensure greater freedom of the media;
(4) the implementation of full economic and po-
litical reforms within the Republic of Montenegro by
a multiethnic government may serve as a model for
such successful reforms and greater ethnic tolerance
within Serbia should a more democratic government
come to power in that neighboring state; and
(5) the United States should join other official
creditors of the Republic of Montenegro in providing
Montenegro with relief from official debt through re-
scheduling and, where appropriate, forgiveness.
SEC. 304. ASSISTANCE TO THE REPUBLIC OF MONTE-
NEGRO.
Of the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2001 to
carry out the Support for East European Democracy
(SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.) and the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.),
$55,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for po-
litical and economic reforms in the Republic of Monte-
negro.
TITLE IV—ASSISTANCE TO THE
FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUB-
LIC OF MACEDONIA
SEC. 401. POLICY TOWARD THE FORMER YUGOSLAV RE-
PUBLIC OF MACEDONIA.
It is the policy of the United States—
(1) to promote the development in the Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of a market-based
economy and a democratic government that respects
the rights of all of its citizens, regardless of ethnic
background;
(2) to support the territorial integrity of Mac-
edonia and to insist that the territorial integrity of
Macedonia be respected by all of its neighboring
countries and by all political movements within and
outside Macedonia;
(3) to support cooperative, bilateral relations
between Macedonia and all neighboring countries;
(4) to support preparations for the integration
of Macedonia into pan-European and trans-Atlantic
economic and security institutions; and
(5) to consider Macedonia to be a priority re-
cipient for economic, financial, humanitarian, and
other assistance that may be provided to the region
by the United States and other donors due to its im-
portant role in the stability of the region and its ac-
ceptance of a large share of the economic burden
caused by the large influx of refugees into Mac-
edonia during the recent conflict with regard to the
region of Kosovo.
SEC. 402. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.
It is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
is to be commended for efforts undertaken since
independence to support the creation of a free
media, including the creation of an environment in
which privately-owned radio and television stations
and newspapers have been established, and should
further encourage the growth of a free media by
privatizing media outlets and newsprint distribution
enterprises that allow the government to control the
free flow of alternative media;
(2) Macedonia is to be commended for steps
taken since independence to ensure better edu-
cational opportunities for its citizens of ethnic Alba-
nian background, including steps that have resulted
in rising enrollments by those of ethnic Albanian
background in Macedonian secondary schools and
universities and the creation of a Pedagogical Fac-
ulty at Skopje University for the training of ethnic
Albanian primary and secondary school teachers;
(3) officials of the Government of Macedonia
should continue to ensure rising enrollments for
those citizens of ethnic Albanian background in
Macedonian schools and universities;
(4) United States assistance programs in sup-
port of political reforms in Macedonia should be ex-
panded, with a particular focus on privatization of
state-owned media enterprises, improvements in pub-
lic administration at both the central and local levels
of government, and efforts to improve inter-ethnic
understanding and cooperation, particularly in the
area of broadcast and print media operations, both
public and private;
(5) the United States should, in particular, ex-
pand its microenterprise credit and loan programs in
Macedonia to encourage the growth of small busi-
ness and job creation that will help alleviate unem-
ployment;
(6) the United States should join other official
creditors of Macedonia in providing Macedonia with
relief from such official debt through rescheduling
and, where appropriate, forgiveness; and
(7) United States assistance programs for the
modernization of Macedonia’s armed forces through
training and provision of equipment should be ex-
panded, with a particular focus on border security
and efforts to increase the representation of citizens
of ethnic Albanian background in the officer corps of
those armed forces.
SEC. 403. ASSISTANCE FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAV RE-
PUBLIC OF MACEDONIA.
(a) ASSISTANCE FOR ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL RE-
FORMS.—Of the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2001
to carry out the Support for East European Democracy
(SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.) and the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.),
$43,450,000 shall be made available for assistance for eco-
nomic and political reforms in the Former Yugoslav Re-
public of Macedonia.
(b) ASSISTANCE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN MACEDONIA.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Of the amounts appro-
priated for each of the fiscal years 2001 through
2004 to carry out the Support for East European
Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5401 et
seq.) and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), not less than $5,000,000 for
fiscal year 2001 and not less than $10,000,000 for
each of the fiscal years 2002 through 2004 shall be
made available for the establishment and support of
the faculty and programs of an American University
for Southeastern Europe at Skopje, Macedonia, or
at another suitable site in Macedonia.
(2) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—The President
should ensure that the curriculum at the American
University for Southeastern Europe is offered in the
English language and emphasizes public administra-
tion, technology, and business administration, with
undergraduate and graduate degrees recognized by
the Macedonian national educational system. In ad-
dition, the Government of the Former Yugoslav Re-
public of Macedonia should ensure that the edu-
cational programs of such an American University
for Southeastern Europe are fully accredited as soon
as possible and should provide substantial assistance
for necessary, interim facilities.
(c) ASSISTANCE
FOR MICROENTERPRISE.—Of the
amount made available under subsection (a), the President
shall make available not less than $4,000,000 for micro-
enterprise credits and loans through existing programs
funded by the United States in Macedonia.
(d) SOUTH BALKANS DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
AND RELATED PROJECTS.—Of the amount made available
under subsection (a), $5,000,000 shall be made available
to the Trade and Development Agency for additional ac-
tivities under the South Balkans Development Initiative
and activities in support of related infrastructure projects
in Macedonia, including those projects that, in cooperation
with the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Albania,
would expedite completion of an East-West trade corridor
across those countries.
(e) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.—Of
the amount made available under subsection (a), not less
than $2,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for
the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia under the
‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ account under
section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2763).
(f) INTERNATIONAL
MILITARY
EDUCATION
AND
TRAINING.—Of the amount made available under sub-
section (a), the President shall make available such
amount as is necessary and appropriate for assistance for
the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia under chap-
ter 5 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.) in order to substantially upgrade
the quality and availability of training for officers and
non-commissioned officers of Macedonia.
TITLE 
V—EQUITABLE
BURDENSHARING 
REQUIRE-
MENT FOR ASSISTANCE FOR
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE RE-
GION
SEC. 501. EQUITABLE BURDENSHARING REQUIREMENT.
(a) LIMITATION ON BILATERAL UNITED STATES AS-
SISTANCE.—
(1) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law (including any other provision of
this Act), the total amount of bilateral United States
assistance provided to the countries of southeastern
Europe (as defined in section 104), the Republic of
Montenegro, and the Kosovo region of the Republic
of Serbia for the fiscal years 2001 through 2005
under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) and the Support for East Eu-
ropean Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C.
5401 et seq.) may not exceed an amount equal to
15 percent of the total amount of multilateral assist-
ance described in subsection (b) provided to such
countries, the Republic of Montenegro, and the
Kosovo region of the Republic of Serbia for such fis-
cal years 2001 through 2005.
(2) CERTIFICATION; REPORT.—For each of the
fiscal years 2001 through 2005—
(A) the Secretary of State shall certify to
the Congress that the amount of bilateral
United States assistance provided, and planned
to be provided, to the countries of southeastern
Europe (as defined in section 104), the Repub-
lic of Montenegro, and the Kosovo region of the
Republic of Serbia is in compliance with the
limitation requirement of paragraph (1); or
(B) if the Secretary of State is unable to
make the certification under subparagraph (A)
for any such fiscal year, the Secretary of State
shall submit to the Congress a report con-
taining a description of the amount by which
the bilateral United States assistance provided,
or planned to be provided, to the countries and
region described in such subparagraph exceeds
the amount of such assistance determined so as
to be in compliance with the limitation require-
ment of paragraph (1).
(3) 
SUBSEQUENT
REDUCTION
IN
ASSIST-
ANCE.—If the Secretary of State submits to the
Congress a report under paragraph (2)(B) for any
of the fiscal years 2001 through 2005, then, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the amount
of bilateral United States assistance made available
to the countries of southeastern Europe (as defined
in section 104), the Republic of Montenegro, and the
Kosovo region of the Republic of Serbia for the sub-
sequent fiscal years under the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) and the Sup-
port for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of
1989 (22 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.) shall be reduced by
the excess amount determined under paragraph
(2)(B).
(b) MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE DESCRIBED.—The
multilateral assistance described in this subsection is
assistance—
(1) provided by the United States, the Euro-
pean Union, member countries of the European
Union, and member countries of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization (NATO); and
(2) provided under the ‘‘Stability Pact for
Southeastern Europe’’ program or under other mul-
tilateral assistance programs established or carried
out for the region of southeastern Europe.
SEC. 502. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON THE PARTICIPATION
OF THE EUROPEAN UNION IN THE INTER-
NATIONAL POLICE IN KOSOVO.
It shall be the policy of the United States to strongly
encourage the member states of the European Union to
make a far greater effort to provide suitably and adequate
numbers of personnel for the International Police in
Kosovo so that the goal of an effective 4,700-officer Inter-
national Police in Kosovo force is attained as soon as pos-
sible.
TITLE VI—POLICY REGARDING
INDIVIDUALS 
INDICTED 
BY
THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMI-
NAL 
TRIBUNAL 
FOR 
THE
FORMER YUGOSLAVIA
SEC. 601. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) On May 25, 1993, United Nations Security
Council Resolution 827 established the International
Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia located
in The Hague, the Netherlands (hereinafter in this
title referred to as the ‘‘Tribunal’’), and gave it ju-
risdiction over all crimes arising out of the conflict
in the former Yugoslavia.
(2) This Tribunal has publicly indicted 93 indi-
viduals for war crimes, crimes against humanity,
and genocide arising out of the conflict in the former
Yugoslavia, including the indictment of Slobodon
Milosevic and other senior political leaders, and has
issued a number of indictments under seal.
(3) The Convention on the Prevention and Pun-
ishment of the Crime of Genocide defines genocide
as ‘‘any of the following acts committed with the in-
tent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, eth-
nical, racial, or religious group, as such: (a) Killing
members of the group; (b) Causing serious bodily or
mental harm to members of the group; (c) Delib-
erately inflicting on the group conditions of life cal-
culated to bring about its physical destruction in
whole or in part; (d) Imposing measures intended to
prevent births within the group; [or] (e) Forcibly
transferring children of the group to another
group.’’.
(4) There is reason to believe that known war
criminals live freely in the former Yugoslavia, not
fearful of arrest, and any lasting peace in the region
must be based on justice for all, including the most
senior officials of the government or governments re-
sponsible for conceiving, organizing, initiating, di-
recting, and sustaining the Yugoslav conflict and
whose forces have committed war crimes, crimes
against humanity, or genocide.
SEC. 602. DECLARATION OF POLICY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Congress declares that it is
the policy of the United States to assist the Tribunal as
fully as possible in its apprehension and prosecution of
individuals indicted for war crimes, including Slobodan
Milosevic, and to encourage the other members of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and other in-
terested countries to do the same.
(b) ADDITIONAL DECLARATIONS OF POLICY.—The
Congress further declares the following:
(1) The United States should make collection of
information that can be supplied to the Tribunal for
use as evidence to support the prosecution of indi-
viduals indicted for war crimes a higher priority,
with any such information already collected imme-
diately turned over to the Tribunal.
(2) The United States should provide an ade-
quate amount of any additional financial or per-
sonnel resources that may be required by the Tri-
bunal in order to enable the Tribunal to adequately
prepare for, indict, prosecute, and adjudicate allega-
tions of war crimes, crimes against humanity, or
genocide posed against President Slobodan Milosevic
or any other individual arising from the conflict in
the former Yugoslavia, including in Kosovo.
(3) The United States should publicly declare
that it considers that there is reason to believe that
Slobodan Milosevic, President of the Federal Repub-
lic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), is re-
sponsible for genocide.
(4) The United States should urge the Tribunal
to promptly review all information relating to Presi-
dent Slobodan Milosevic’s possible criminal culpa-
bility for conceiving, directing, and sustaining a vari-
ety of actions in the former Yugoslavia, including
Kosovo, that constitute genocide, crimes against hu-
manity, or war crimes.
(5) The United States should engage with other
members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO) and other interested countries in a discus-
sion of information any such nation may hold relat-
ing to allegations of war crimes and crimes against
humanity or genocide charged against President
Slobodan Milosevic and any other individual arising
from the conflict in the former Yugoslavia, including
in Kosovo, and urge such nations to promptly pro-
vide all such information to the Tribunal.
(6) The United States should engage with other
members of NATO and other interested countries in
a discussion of measures to be taken to apprehend
individuals indicted for war crimes or crimes against
humanity with the objective of concluding a plan of
action that will result in the prompt delivery of the
indictees into the custody of the Tribunal, and such
plan should include the imposition of economic and
political sanctions on any country known to be har-
boring an indicted individual.
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