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SEC. 708. PAYMENT OF COMMISSION EXPENSES.
The compensation, travel expenses, and per diem al-
lowances of members and employees of the Commission, and
other expenses of the Commission shall be paid out of funds
appropriated by Congress.
SEC. 709. TERMINATION.
The Commission shall terminate upon submission of
the final report on findings and recommendations, section
705(c), except as provided for in section 705(e).
SEC. 710. EXECUTIVE BRANCH ACTION.
(a) SECRETARY OF STATE’S REVIEW.—Promptly after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State,
in consultation with the heads of all other affected Federal
departments and agencies, shall initiate a review of the
functions, conduct, and structure of United States foreign
relations in the same manner and to the same extent as
the review conducted by the Commission under section 704.
(b) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The
Secretary may secure directly from any Federal department
or agency information necessary to carry out the respon-
sibilities under this section. Upon the request of the Sec-
retary, the head of any such department or agency shall
furnish such information expeditiously.
(c) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 2 months after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State,
in consultation with the heads of all other affected depart-
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ments and agencies, shall transmit to Congress a report de-
scribing the plan of the Secretary of State to carry out the
review.
(d) PRELIMINARY REPORT.—Not later than 6 months
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
State, in consultation with the heads of all other affected
departments and agencies, shall submit to the Commission
a report of preliminary findings and recommendations.
(e) FINAL REPORT ON FINDINGS AND PROPOSALS.—
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
heads of all other affected foreign affairs agencies, shall sub-
mit to Congress a report describing the activities and find-
ings of the Secretary’s review and shall include specific pro-
posals for recommended reforms, including those requiring
legislative action or Executive order. The report shall re-
spond to, and wherever appropriate, incorporate the find-
ings and recommendations of the Commission as described
in section 705(c).
SEC. 711. ANNUAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS STRATEGY REPORT.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, and on an annual basis thereafter, the Secretary
of State, consistent with section 306 of title 5, and section
1115 of title 31, United States Code, and in consultation
with the heads of all other foreign affairs agencies, shall
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submit to Congress in both classified and unclassified ver-
sions an annual national foreign relations strategy report
describing the priorities and resources required to advance
successfully the national interests, values, and principles of
the United States.
SEC. 712. DEFINITION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AGENCIES.
In this title, the term ‘‘foreign affairs agencies’’ in-
cludes the following:
(1) The Department of State.
(2) The United States Agency for International
Development.
(3) The United States Information Agency.
(4) The United States Arms Control and Disar-
mament Agency.
(5) The Overseas Private Investment Corpora-
tion.
(6) Appropriate elements of the Department of
the Treasury.
(7) Appropriate elements of the Department of
Defense.
(8) Appropriate elements of the Department of
Justice (including the Drug Enforcement Administra-
tion and the Federal Bureau of Investigation).
(9) Appropriate elements of the Department of
Agriculture.
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(10) Office of the United States Trade Represent-
ative.
(11) The National Security Council staff.
(12) The Trade and Development Agency.
(13) Appropriate elements of the Department of
Commerce.
DIVISION B—FOREIGN
RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION
TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE.
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999’’.
SEC. 1002. DEFINITION.
In this division, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional
committees’’ means the Committees on Foreign Relations
and Appropriations of the Senate and the Committees on
International Relations and Appropriations of the House
of Representatives.
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TITLE XI—DEPARTMENT OF
STATE AND RELATED AGENCIES
CHAPTER 1—AUTHORIZATIONS OF
APPROPRIATIONS
SEC. 1101. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR AD-
MINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
The following amounts are authorized to be appro-
priated for the Department of State under ‘‘Administration
of Foreign Affairs’’ to carry out the authorities, functions,
duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign af-
fairs of the United States and for other purposes authorized
by law, including the diplomatic security program:
(1) DIPLOMATIC
AND
CONSULAR
PROGRAMS.—
For ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Programs’’ of the De-
partment of State, $1,746,977,000 for the fiscal year
1998, and $1,764,447,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(2) SALARIES
AND
EXPENSES.—For ‘‘Salaries
and 
Expenses’’ 
of 
the 
Department 
of 
State,
$363,513,000 
for 
the 
fiscal 
year 
1998, 
and
$367,148,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(3) SECURITY AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS
ABROAD.—For ‘‘Security and Maintenance of Build-
ings Abroad’’, $373,081,000 for the fiscal year 1998,
and $376,811,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
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(4) CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND.—For the ‘‘Cap-
ital Investment Fund’’ of the Department of the State,
$64,600,000 for the fiscal year 1998, and $64,600,000
for the fiscal year 1999.
(5) REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES.—For ‘‘Rep-
resentation Allowances’’, $4,100,000 for the fiscal year
1998, and $4,100,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(6) EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CON-
SULAR
SERVICE.—For ‘‘Emergencies in the Diplo-
matic and Consular Service’’, $5,500,000 for the fis-
cal year 1998, and $5,500,000 for the fiscal year
1999.
(7) OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.—For
‘‘Office of the Inspector General’’, $28,300,000 for the
fiscal year 1998, and $28,300,000 for the fiscal year
1999.
(8) PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN
TAIWAN.—For ‘‘Payment to the American Institute in
Taiwan’’, $14,490,000 for the fiscal year 1998, and
$14,600,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(9) PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OF-
FICIALS.—(A) For ‘‘Protection of Foreign Missions
and Officials’’, $7,900,000 for the fiscal year 1998,
and $8,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
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(B) Each amount appropriated pursuant to this
paragraph is authorized to remain available for two
fiscal years.
(10) REPATRIATION LOANS.—For ‘‘Repatriation
Loans’’, $1,200,000 for the fiscal year 1998, and
$1,200,000 for the fiscal year 1999, for administrative
expenses.
SEC. 1102. MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated for ‘‘Migration and Refugee
Assistance’’ for authorized activities, $650,000,000 for the
fiscal year 1998, and $650,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated
pursuant to subsection (a) are authorized to remain avail-
able until expended.
SEC. 1103. ASIA FOUNDATION.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State
to make grants to ‘‘The Asia Foundation’’, pursuant to The
Asia Foundation Act (title IV of Public Law 98–164),
$8,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998, and $8,000,000 for the
fiscal year 1999.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The first sentence of
section 403(a) of The Asia Foundation Act (22 U.S.C.
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4402) is amended by striking ‘‘with’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘404’’.
CHAPTER 2—AUTHORITIES AND
ACTIVITIES
SEC. 1121. REDUCTION IN REQUIRED REPORTS.
(a) AMENDMENT AND REPEALS.—
(1) AMENDMENT.—Section 40(g)(2) of the State
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C.
2712(g)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘six months’’ and
inserting ‘‘12 months’’.
(2) REPEALS.—The following provisions of law
are repealed:
(A) The second sentence of section 161(c) of
the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
Year 1990 and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 4171 note).
(B) Section 502B(b) of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304(b)).
(C) Section 705(c) of the International Se-
curity and Development Cooperation Act of 1985
(Public Law 99–83).
(D) Section 123(e)(2) of the Foreign Rela-
tions Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and
1987 (Public Law 99–93).
(E) Section 203(c) of the Special Foreign
Assistance Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–529).
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(F) Sections 5 and 6 of the Act entitled ‘‘An
Act providing for the implementation of the
International Sugar Agreement, 1977, and for
other purposes’’ (Public Law 96–236; 7 U.S.C.
3605 and 3606).
(G) Section 514 of the Foreign Assistance
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1982
(Public Law 97–121).
(H) Section 209 (c) and (d) of the Foreign
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988
and 1989 (Public Law 100–204).
(I) Section 228(b) of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993
(Public Law 102–138; 22 U.S.C. 2452 note).
(b) PROGRESS TOWARD REGIONAL NONPROLIFERA-
TION.—Section 620F(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2376(c); relating to periodic reports on
progress toward regional nonproliferation) is amended by
striking ‘‘Not later than April 1, 1993 and every six months
thereafter,’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than April 1 of each
year,’’.
(c) REPORT ON OVERSEAS VOTER PARTICIPATION.—
Section 101(b)(6) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens
Absentee Voting Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 1973ff(b)(6)) is
amended by striking ‘‘of voter participation’’ and inserting
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‘‘of uniformed services voter participation, a general assess-
ment of overseas nonmilitary participation,’’.
SEC. 1122. AUTHORITY OF THE FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLE-
MENT COMMISSION.
Section 4(a) of the International Claims Settlement
Act of 1949 (22 U.S.C. 1623) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
(2) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘(a) The’’
and all that follows through the period and inserting
the following:
‘‘(a)(1) The Commission shall have jurisdiction to re-
ceive, examine, adjudicate, and render final decisions with
respect to claims of the Government of the United States
and of nationals of the United States—
‘‘(A) included within the terms of the Yugoslav
Claims Agreement of 1948;
‘‘(B) included within the terms of any claims
agreement concluded on or after March 10, 1954, be-
tween the Government of the United States and a for-
eign government (exclusive of governments against
which the United States declared the existence of a
state of war during World War II) similarly provid-
ing for the settlement and discharge of claims of the
Government of the United States and of nationals of
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the United States against a foreign government, aris-
ing out of the nationalization or other taking of prop-
erty, by the agreement of the Government of the Unit-
ed States to accept from that government a sum in
en bloc settlement thereof; or
‘‘(C) included in a category of claims against a
foreign government which is referred to the Commis-
sion by the Secretary of State.’’; and
(3) by redesignating the second sentence as para-
graph (2).
SEC. 1123. PROCUREMENT OF SERVICES.
Section 38(c) of the State Department Basic Authori-
ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2710(c)) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘personal or’’ before ‘‘other support services’’.
SEC. 1124. FEE FOR USE OF DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION
ROOMS.
Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act
of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a et seq.) is amended by adding
at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 54. FEE FOR USE OF DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION ROOMS.
‘‘The Secretary of State is authorized to charge a fee
for use of the Department of State diplomatic reception
rooms to recover the costs of such use. Fees collected under
the authority of this section, including reimbursements, sur-
charges and fees, shall be deposited as an offsetting collec-
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tion to any Department of State appropriation to recover
the costs of such use and shall remain available for obliga-
tion until expended. The Secretary shall, at the time of the
submission of the budget pursuant to section 1105 of title
31, United States Code, submit a report to Congress describ-
ing each such transaction.’’.
SEC. 1125. PROHIBITION ON JUDICIAL REVIEW OF DEPART-
MENT OF STATE COUNTERTERRORISM AND
NARCOTICS-RELATED REWARDS PROGRAM.
Section 36 of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘, in the
sole discretion of the Secretary,’’ after ‘‘rewards may
be paid’’;
(2) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection
(j); and
(3) by inserting after subsection (h) the follow-
ing:
‘‘(i) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—A determination made by the
Secretary of State under this section shall be final and con-
clusive and shall not be subject to judicial review.’’.
SEC. 1126. OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.
(a) PROCEDURES.—Section 209(c) of the Foreign
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929(c)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following:
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‘‘(4) The Inspector General shall develop and
provide to employees—
‘‘(A) information detailing their rights to
counsel; and
‘‘(B) guidelines describing in general terms
the policies and procedures of the Office of In-
spector General with respect to individuals under
investigation, other than matters exempt from
disclosure under other provisions of law.’’.
(b) REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 30, 1998,
the Inspector General of the Department of State shall
submit a report to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees which includes the following information:
(A) Detailed descriptions of the internal
guidance developed or used by the Office of the
Inspector General with respect to public disclo-
sure of any information related to an ongoing
investigation of any employee or official of the
Department of State, the United States Informa-
tion Agency, or the United States Arms Control
and Disarmament Agency.
(B) Detailed descriptions of those instances
for the year ending December 31, 1997, in which
any disclosure of information to the public by an
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employee of the Office of Inspector General about
an ongoing investigation occurred, including de-
tails on the recipient of the information, the date
of the disclosure, and the internal clearance proc-
ess for the disclosure.
(2) EXCLUSION.—Disclosure of information to
the public under this section does not include infor-
mation shared by an employee of the Inspector Gen-
eral Office with Members of Congress.
SEC. 1127. REAFFIRMING UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL
TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY.
(a) PROCUREMENT POLICY.—It is the policy of the
United States to foster and support procurement of goods
and services from private, commercial companies.
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—In order to achieve the policy
set forth in subsection (a), the Diplomatic Telecommuni-
cations Service Program Office (DTS-PO) shall—
(1) utilize full and open competition in the pro-
curement of telecommunications services, including
satellite space segment, for the Department of State
and each other Federal entity represented at United
States diplomatic missions and consular ports over-
seas;
(2) make every effort to ensure and promote the
participation of commercial private sector providers
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of satellite space segment who have no ownership or
other connection with an intergovernmental satellite
organization; and
(3) implement the competitive procedures re-
quired by paragraphs (1) and (2) at the prime con-
tracting level and, to the greatest extent practicable,
the subcontracting level.
SEC. 1128. COUNTERDRUG AND ANTI-CRIME ACTIVITIES OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
(a) COUNTERDRUG AND LAW ENFORCEMENT STRAT-
EGY.—
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of State shall establish, implement, and submit to
Congress a comprehensive, long-term strategy to carry
out the counterdrug responsibilities of the Department
of State in a manner consistent with the National
Drug Control Strategy. The strategy shall involve all
elements of the Department in the United States and
abroad.
(2) OBJECTIVES.—In establishing the strategy,
the Secretary shall—
(A) coordinate with the Office of National
Drug Control Policy in the development of clear,
specific, and measurable counterdrug objectives
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for the Department that support the goals and
objectives of the National Drug Control Strategy;
(B) develop specific, and to the maximum
extent practicable, quantifiable measures of per-
formance relating to the objectives, including an-
nual and long-term measures of performance, for
purposes of assessing the success of the Depart-
ment in meeting the objectives;
(C) assign responsibilities for meeting the
objectives to appropriate elements of the Depart-
ment;
(D) develop an operational structure within
the Department that minimizes impediments to
meeting the objectives;
(E) ensure that every United States ambas-
sador or chief of mission is fully briefed on the
strategy and works to achieve the objectives; and
(F) ensure that all budgetary requests and
transfers of equipment (including the financing
of foreign military sales and the transfer of ex-
cess defense articles) relating to international
counterdrug efforts conforms to meet the objec-
tives.
(3) REPORTS.—Not later than February 15 each
year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress an up-
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date of the strategy submitted under paragraph (1).
The update shall include an outline of the proposed
activities with respect to the strategy during the suc-
ceeding year, including the manner in which such ac-
tivities will meet the objectives set forth in paragraph
(2).
(4) LIMITATION ON DELEGATION.—The Secretary
shall designate an official in the Department who re-
ports directly to the Secretary to oversee the imple-
mentation of the strategy throughout the Department.
(b) INFORMATION ON INTERNATIONAL CRIMINALS.—
(1) INFORMATION SYSTEM.—The Secretary shall,
in consultation with the heads of appropriate United
States law enforcement agencies, including the Attor-
ney General and the Secretary of the Treasury, take
appropriate actions to establish an information sys-
tem or improve existing information systems contain-
ing comprehensive information on serious crimes
committed by foreign nationals. The information sys-
tem shall be available to United States embassies and
missions abroad for use in consideration of applica-
tions for visas for entry into the United States.
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
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Senate and the Committee on International Relations
of the House of Representatives a report on the ac-
tions taken under paragraph (1).
(c) OVERSEAS COORDINATION OF COUNTERDRUG AND
ANTI-CRIME PROGRAMS, POLICY, AND ASSISTANCE.—
(1) STRENGTHENING
COORDINATION.—The re-
sponsibilities of every foreign mission of the United
States shall include the strengthening of cooperation
between and among the United States and foreign
governmental entities and multilateral entities with
respect to activities relating to international narcotics
and crime.
(2) DESIGNATION OF OFFICERS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The chief of mission of
every foreign mission shall designate an officer
or officers within the mission to carry out the re-
sponsibility of the mission under paragraph (1),
including the coordination of counterdrug pro-
grams, policy, and assistance and law enforce-
ment programs, policy, and assistance. Such offi-
cer or officers shall report to the chief of mission,
or the designee of the chief of mission, on a regu-
lar basis regarding activities undertaken in car-
rying out such responsibility.
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(B) REPORTS.—The chief of mission of
every foreign mission shall submit to the Sec-
retary on a regular basis a report on the actions
undertaken by the mission to carry out such re-
sponsibility.
(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations of the Senate and the Committee on Inter-
national Relations of the House of Representatives a
report on the status of any proposals for action or on
action undertaken to improve staffing and personnel
management at foreign missions in order to carry out
the responsibility set forth in paragraph (1).
CHAPTER 3—PERSONNEL
SEC. 1131. ELIMINATION OF POSITION OF DEPUTY ASSIST-
ANT 
SECRETARY 
OF 
STATE 
FOR
BURDENSHARING.
Section 161 of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 2651a note)
is amended by striking subsection (f).
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SEC. 1132. RESTRICTION ON LOBBYING ACTIVITIES OF
FORMER UNITED STATES CHIEFS OF MIS-
SION.
Section 207(d)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph
(B);
(2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘or’’ after
‘‘title 3,’’; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph:
‘‘(D) serves in the position of chief of mis-
sion (as defined in section 102(3) of the Foreign
Service Act of 1980),’’.
SEC. 1133. RECOVERY OF COSTS OF HEALTH CARE SERV-
ICES.
(a) AUTHORITIES.—Section 904 of the Foreign Service
Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4084) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘members of
the families of such members and employees’’;
and
(B) by inserting before the period ‘‘, and
(for care provided abroad) such other persons as
are designated by the Secretary of State, except
that such persons shall be considered persons
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other than covered beneficiaries for purposes of
subsections (g) and (h)’’;
(2) in subsection (d) by inserting ‘‘, subject to
the provisions of subsections (g) and (h)’’ before the
period; and
(3) by adding the following new subsections at
the end:
‘‘(g)(1) In the case of a person who is a covered bene-
ficiary, the Secretary of State is authorized to collect from
a third-party payer the reasonable costs incurred by the De-
partment of State on behalf of such person for health care
services to the same extent that the covered beneficiary
would be eligible to receive reimbursement or indemnifica-
tion from the third-party payer for such costs.
‘‘(2) If the insurance policy, plan, contract or similar
agreement of that third-party payer includes a requirement
for a deductible or copayment by the beneficiary of the plan,
then the Secretary of State may collect from the third-party
payer only the reasonable cost of the care provided less the
deductible or copayment amount.
‘‘(3) A covered beneficiary shall not be required to pay
any deductible or copayment for health care services under
this subsection.
‘‘(4) No provision of any insurance, medical service,
or health plan contract or agreement having the effect of
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excluding from coverage or limiting payment of charges for
care in the following circumstances shall operate to prevent
collection by the Secretary of State under paragraph (1)
for—
‘‘(A) care provided directly or indirectly by a
governmental entity;
‘‘(B) care provided to an individual who has not
paid a required deductible or copayment; or
‘‘(C) care provided by a provider with which the
third party payer has no participation agreement.
‘‘(5) No law of any State, or of any political subdivi-
sion of a State, and no provision of any contract or agree-
ment shall operate to prevent or hinder recovery or collec-
tion by the United States under this section.
‘‘(6) As to the authority provided in paragraph (1)
of this subsection:
‘‘(A) The United States shall be subrogated to
any right or claim that the covered beneficiary may
have against a third-party payer.
‘‘(B) The United States may institute and pros-
ecute legal proceedings against a third-party payer to
enforce a right of the United States under this sub-
section.
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‘‘(C) The Secretary may compromise, settle, or
waive a claim of the United States under this sub-
section.
‘‘(7) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for the
administration of this subsection and subsection (h). Such
regulations shall provide for computation of the reasonable
cost of health care services.
‘‘(8) Regulations prescribed under this subsection shall
provide that medical records of a covered beneficiary receiv-
ing health care under this subsection shall be made avail-
able for inspection and review by representatives of the
payer from which collection by the United States is sought
for the sole purposes of permitting the third party to ver-
ify—
‘‘(A) that the care or services for which recovery
or collection is sought were furnished to the covered
beneficiary; and
‘‘(B) that the provision of such care or services
to the covered beneficiary meets criteria generally ap-
plicable under the health plan contract involved, ex-
cept that this subsection shall be subject to the provi-
sions of paragraphs (2) and (4).
‘‘(9) Amounts collected under this subsection, under
subsection (h), or under any authority referred to in sub-
section (i), from a third-party payer or from any other
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payer shall be deposited as an offsetting collection to any
Department of State appropriation and shall remain avail-
able until expended. Amounts deposited shall be obligated
and expended only to the extent and in such amounts as
are provided in advance in an appropriation Act.
‘‘(10) In this section:
‘‘(A) The term ‘covered beneficiary’ means an in-
dividual eligible to receive health care under this sec-
tion whose health care costs are to be paid by a third-
party payer under a contractual agreement with such
payer.
‘‘(B) The term ‘services’ as used in ‘health care
services’ includes products.
‘‘(C) The term ‘third-party payer’ means an en-
tity that provides a fee-for-service insurance policy,
contract or similar agreement through the Federal
Employees Health Benefit program, under which the
expenses of health care services for individuals are
paid.
‘‘(h) In the case of a person, other than a covered bene-
ficiary, who receives health care services pursuant to this
section, the Secretary of State is authorized to collect from
such person the reasonable costs of health care services in-
curred by the Department of State on behalf of such person.
The United States shall have the same rights against per-
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sons subject to the provisions of this subsection as against
third-party payers covered by subsection (g).
‘‘(i) Nothing in subsection (g) or (h) shall be construed
as limiting any authority the Secretary otherwise has with
respect to payment and obtaining reimbursement for the
costs of medical treatment of an individual eligible under
this section for health care.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The authorities of this section
shall be effective beginning October 1, 1998.
SEC. 1134. NONOVERTIME DIFFERENTIAL PAY.
Title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in section 5544(a), by inserting after the
fourth sentence the following new sentence: ‘‘For em-
ployees serving outside the United States in areas
where Sunday is a routine workday and another day
of the week is officially recognized as the day of rest
and worship, the Secretary of State may designate the
officially recognized day of rest and worship in lieu
of Sunday as the day with respect to which addi-
tional pay is authorized by the preceding sentence.’’;
and
(2) in section 5546(a), by adding at the end the
following new sentence: ‘‘For employees serving out-
side the United States in areas where Sunday is a
routine workday and another day of the week is offi-
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cially recognized as the day of rest and worship, the
Secretary of State may designate the officially recog-
nized day of rest and worship in lieu of Sunday as
the day with respect to which additional pay is au-
thorized by the preceding sentence.’’.
SEC. 1135. PILOT PROGRAM FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS REIM-
BURSEMENT.
(a) FOREIGN AFFAIRS REIMBURSEMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 701 of the Foreign
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4021) is amended—
(A) by redesignating subsection (d)(4) as
subsection (g); and
(B) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing new subsections:
‘‘(e)(1) The Secretary of State may, as a matter of dis-
cretion, provide appropriate training and related services
through the institution to employees of United States com-
panies that are engaged in business abroad, and to the fam-
ilies of such employees.
‘‘(2) In the case of companies that are under contract
to provide services to the Department of State, the Secretary
of State is authorized to provide job-related training and
related services to the companies’ employees who are per-
forming such services.
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‘‘(3) Training under this subsection shall be on a
space-available and reimbursable or advance-of-funds basis.
Such reimbursements or advances shall be credited to the
currently available applicable appropriation account.
‘‘(4) Training and related services under this sub-
section is authorized only to the extent that it will not inter-
fere with the institution’s primary mission of training em-
ployees of the Department and of other agencies in the field
of foreign relations.
‘‘(5) Training under this subsection is not available
for foreign language services.
‘‘(f)(1) The Secretary of State is authorized to provide
on a reimbursable basis training programs to Members of
Congress or the Judiciary.
‘‘(2) Legislative Branch staff members and employees
of the Judiciary may participate on a reimbursable basis
in training programs offered by the institution.
‘‘(3) Reimbursements collected under this subsection
shall be credited to the currently available applicable appro-
priation account.
‘‘(4) Training under this subsection is authorized only
to the extent that it will not interfere with the institution’s
primary mission of training employees of the Department
and of other agencies in the field of foreign relations.’’.
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(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on October 1, 1997.
(3) TERMINATION OF PROGRAM.—Effective Octo-
ber 1, 1999, section 701 of the Foreign Service Act of
1980 (22 U.S.C. 4021) is amended by redesignating
subsection (g) as subsection (d)(4) and by striking
subsections (e) and (f).
(b) FEES FOR USE OF NATIONAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS
TRAINING CENTER.—Title I of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2669 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 53. FEES FOR USE OF THE NATIONAL FOREIGN AF-
FAIRS TRAINING CENTER.
‘‘The Secretary is authorized to charge a fee for use
of the Department of State’s National Foreign Affairs
Training Center Facility. Fees collected under this section,
including reimbursements, surcharges and fees, shall be de-
posited as an offsetting collection to any Department of
State appropriation to recover the costs of such use and
shall remain available for obligation until expended.’’.
(c) REPORTING ON PILOT PROGRAM.—One year after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State
shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees on the number of persons, including their business
or government affiliation, who have taken advantage of the
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pilot program established under subsections (e) and (f) of
section 701 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 and section
53 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956,
the amount of fees collected, and the impact of the program
on the primary mission of the institute.
SEC. 1136. GRANTS TO OVERSEAS EDUCATIONAL FACILI-
TIES.
Section 29 of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2701) is amended by adding at the
end the following: ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, where the children of United States citizen employees
of an agency of the United States Government who are sta-
tioned outside the United States attend educational facili-
ties assisted by the Department of State under this section,
such agency is authorized to make grants to, or otherwise
to reimburse or credit with advance payment, the Depart-
ment of State for funds used in providing assistance to such
educational facilities.’’.
SEC. 1137. GRANTS TO REMEDY INTERNATIONAL CHILD AB-
DUCTIONS.
Section 7 of the International Child Abduction Rem-
edies Act (42 U.S.C. 11606; Public Law 100–300) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(e) GRANT AUTHORITY.—The United States Central
Authority is authorized to make grants to, or enter into con-
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tracts or agreements with, any individual, corporation,
other Federal, State, or local agency, or private entity or
organization in the United States for purposes of accom-
plishing its responsibilities under the convention and this
Act.’’.
SEC. 1138. FOREIGN SERVICE REFORM.
(a) APPOINTMENTS
BY
THE PRESIDENT.—Section
302(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
3942(b)) is amended in the second sentence—
(1) by striking ‘‘may elect to’’ and inserting
‘‘shall’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘Service,’’ and all that follows
and inserting ‘‘Service.’’.
(b) PERFORMANCE PAY.—Section 405 of the Foreign
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3965) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Members’’ and
inserting ‘‘Subject to subsection (e), members’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of State may provide for recognition of the meri-
torious or distinguished service of a member of the Foreign
Service described in subsection (a) (including members of
the Senior Foreign Service) by means other than an award
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of performance pay in lieu of making such an award under
this section.’’.
(c) EXPEDITED SEPARATION OUT.—Not later than 90
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of State shall develop and implement procedures to identify,
and recommend for separation, members of the Foreign
Service ranked by promotion boards in the bottom five per-
cent of their class for any two of the five preceding years.
SEC. 1139. LAW ENFORCEMENT AVAILABILITY PAY.
(a) LAW ENFORCEMENT AVAILABILITY PAY.—Section
5545a of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘(other than
an officer occupying a position under title II of Pub-
lic Law 99–399)’’ and inserting ‘‘, including any spe-
cial agent of the Diplomatic Security Service,’’; and
(2) by amending subsection (h) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(h) Availability pay under this section shall be—
‘‘(1) 25 percent of the rate of basic pay for the
position;
‘‘(2) treated as part of basic pay for the purposes
of—
‘‘(A) sections 5595(c), 8114(e), 8331(3),
8431, and 8704(c) of this title and section 856
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980; and
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‘‘(B) such other purposes as may be ex-
pressly provided for by law or as the Office of
Personnel Management may by regulations pre-
scribe; and
‘‘(3) treated as part of salary for purposes of sec-
tions 609(b)(1), 805, and 806 of the Foreign Service
Act of 1980.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5542(e) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, or
section 37(a)(3) of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956,’’ after ‘‘section 3056(a) of title 18,’’.
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than the effective
date of this section, each special agent of the Diplomatic
Security Service under section 5545a of title 5, United
States Code, as amended by this section, and the appro-
priate supervisory officer, to be designated by the Secretary
of State, shall make an initial certification to the Secretary
of State that the special agent is expected to meet the re-
quirements of subsection (d) of such section 5545a. The Sec-
retary of State may prescribe procedures necessary to ad-
minister this subsection.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall take effect on the first day of the first applica-
ble pay period which begins on or after the 90th day follow-
ing the date of enactment of this Act.
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SEC. 1140. LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY OF DS SPECIAL
AGENTS OVERSEAS.
Section 37 of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2709) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subsection
(a)(4);
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
section (a)(5)(B) and inserting ‘‘; and’’;
(3) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(6) conduct investigative leads or perform other
law enforcement duties at the request of any duly au-
thorized law enforcement agency while assigned to a
United States Mission outside the United States.
Requests for investigative assistance from State and local
law enforcement agencies under paragraph (6) shall be co-
ordinated with the Federal law enforcement agency having
jurisdiction over the subject matter for which assistance is
requested.’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d) AGENCIES NOT AFFECTED.—Nothing in sub-
section (a)(6) may be construed to limit or impair the au-
thority or responsibility of any other Federal or State law
enforcement agency with respect to its law enforcement
functions.’’.
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SEC. 1141. LIMITATIONS ON MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENTS.
Sec. 1017(e)(2) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22
U.S.C. 4117(e)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(A)(ii)
and paragraph (1)(B), the term ‘management official’
does not include chiefs of mission, principal officers
or their deputies, administrative and personnel offi-
cers abroad, or individuals described in section
1002(12) (B), (C), and (D) who are not involved in
the administration of this chapter or in the formula-
tion of the personnel policies and programs of the De-
partment.’’.
CHAPTER 4—CONSULAR AND RELATED
ACTIVITIES
SEC. 1151. CONSULAR OFFICERS.
(a) PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE REPORTS OF
BIRTHS ABROAD.—Section 33(2) of the State Department
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2705) is amended
by adding at the end the following: ‘‘For purposes of this
paragraph, the term ‘consular officer’ includes any em-
ployee of the Department of State who is a United States
citizen and who is designated by the Secretary of State to
adjudicate nationality abroad pursuant to such regulations
as the Secretary may prescribe.’’.
(b) PROVISIONS APPLICABLE
TO CONSULAR OFFI-
CERS.—Section 31 of the Act of August 18, 1856 (Rev. Stat.
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1689; 22 U.S.C. 4191), is amended by inserting after ‘‘such
officers’’ the following: ‘‘and to such other employees of the
Department of State who are United States citizens as may
be designated by the Secretary of State pursuant to such
regulations as the Secretary may prescribe’’.
(c) PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO AUTHENTICATE FOR-
EIGN DOCUMENTS.—
(1) DEFINITION OF CONSULAR OFFICERS.—Sec-
tion 3492(c) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘For
purposes of this section and sections 3493 through
3496 of this title, the term ‘consular officers’ includes
any officer or employee of the United States Govern-
ment who is a United States citizen and who is des-
ignated to perform notarial functions pursuant to sec-
tion 24 of the Act of August 18, 1856 (Rev. Stat.
1750; 22 U.S.C. 4221).’’.
(2) DESIGNATED UNITED STATES CITIZENS PER-
FORMING NOTARIAL ACTS.—Section 24 of the Act of
August 18, 1856 (Rev. Stat. 1750; 22 U.S.C. 4221) is
amended by inserting after the first sentence: ‘‘At any
post, port, or place where there is no consular officer,
the Secretary of State may authorize any other officer
or employee of the United States Government serving
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overseas including persons employed as United States
Government contractors, to perform such acts.’’.
(d) PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTER OATHS.—
Section 115 of title 35 of the United States Code is amended
by adding at the end the following: ‘‘For purposes of this
section, the term ‘consular officer’ includes any officer or
employee of the United States Government who is a United
States citizen and who is designated to perform notarial
functions pursuant to section 24 of the Act of August 18,
1856 (Rev. Stat. 1750; 22 U.S.C. 4221).’’.
(e) NATURALIZATION FUNCTIONS.—Section 101(a)(9)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(9)) is amended by adding at the end the following
new sentence: ‘‘As used in title III, the term ‘consular offi-
cer’ includes any employee of the Department of State who
is a United States citizen and who is designated by the
Secretary of State to adjudicate nationality abroad pursu-
ant to such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe.’’.
SEC. 1152. REPEAL OF OUTDATED CONSULAR RECEIPT RE-
QUIREMENTS.
The Act of August 18, 1856 (Revised Statutes 1726–
28; 22 U.S.C. 4212–14), concerning accounting for consular
fees, is repealed.
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SEC. 1153. ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATE FEDERAL REG-
ISTER 
PUBLICATION 
FOR 
TRAVEL
ADVISORIES.
(a) FOREIGN AIRPORTS.—Section 44908(a) of title 49,
United States Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(1);
(2) by striking paragraph (2); and
(3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (2).
(b) FOREIGN PORTS.—Section 908(a) of the Inter-
national Maritime and Port Security Act of 1986 (46
U.S.C. App. 1804(a)) is amended by striking the second
sentence, relating to Federal Register publication by the
Secretary of State.
SEC. 1154. INADMISSIBILITY OF MEMBERS OF FORMER SO-
VIET UNION INTELLIGENCE SERVICES.
Section 212(a)(3) of the Immigration and Naturaliza-
tion Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(F) MEMBERS OF FORMER SOVIET UNION
INTELLIGENCE SERVICES.—Any alien who was
employed by an intelligence service of the Soviet
Union prior to the dissolution of the Soviet
Union on December 31, 1991, is inadmissible,
unless—
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‘‘(i) The Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with the Attorney General and the
Director of Central Intelligence, determines
that it is in the national interest to admit
the alien; or
‘‘(ii) The admission of the alien is for
the purpose of the alien’s attendance at a
scholarly conference or educational meeting
in the United States.’’.
SEC. 1155. DENIAL OF VISAS TO ALIENS WHO HAVE CON-
FISCATED PROPERTY CLAIMED BY NATION-
ALS OF THE UNITED STATES.
(a) DENIAL OF VISAS.—Except as otherwise provided
in section 401 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Soli-
darity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–114),
and subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of State may
deny the issuance of a visa to any alien who has confiscated
or has directed or overseen the confiscation or expropriation
of property the claim to which is owned by a national of
the United States, or converts or has converted for personal
gain confiscated or expropriated property the claim to
which is owned by a national of the United States.
(b) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply to
claims arising from any territory in dispute as a result
of war between United Nations member states in which the
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ultimate resolution of the disputed territory has not been
resolved.
(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—
(1) LIST
OF
FOREIGN
NATIONALS.—The Sec-
retary of State shall direct the United States chief of
mission in each country to provide the Secretary of
State with a list of foreign nationals in that country
who have confiscated or converted properties of na-
tionals of the United States where the cases of con-
fiscated or converted properties of nationals of the
United States have not been fully resolved.
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 3 months after the
date of enactment of this Act and not later than every
6 months thereafter, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit to the Appropriations and Foreign Relations
Committees of the Senate and the Appropriations and
International Relations Committees of the House of
Representatives a report—
(A) listing foreign nationals who could have
been denied a visa under subsection (a) but were
given a visa to travel to the United States; and
(B) an explanation as to why the visa was
given.
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SEC. 
1156. 
INADMISSIBILITY 
OF 
ALIENS 
SUPPORTING
INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTORS.
(a) AMENDMENT TO IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY
ACT.—Section 212(a)(10)(C) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(10)(C)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii);
(2) by inserting after clause (i) the following:
‘‘(ii) ALIENS SUPPORTING ABDUCTORS
AND RELATIVES OF ABDUCTORS.—Any alien
who—
‘‘(I) is known by the Department
of State to have intentionally assisted
an alien in the conduct described in
clause (i),
‘‘(II) is known by the Department
of State to be intentionally providing
material support or safe haven to an
alien described in clause (i), or
‘‘(III) is a spouse (other than the
spouse who is the parent of the ab-
ducted child), child (other than the ab-
ducted child), parent, sibling, or agent
of an alien described in clause (i), as
designated at the discretion of the Sec-
retary of State,
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is inadmissible until the child described in
clause (i) is surrendered to the person
granted custody by the order described in
that clause, and such person and child are
permitted to return to the United States.
Nothing in clause (i) or (ii) of this section
shall be deemed to apply to a government
official of the United States who is acting
within the scope of his or her official duties.
Nothing in clause (i) or (ii) of this section
shall be deemed to apply to a government
official of any foreign government if such
person has been designated by the Secretary
of State at the Secretary’s discretion.’’;
(3) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘clause (ii)’’ and
inserting ‘‘clause (iii)’’; and
(4) in clause (iii) (as redesignated), by striking
‘‘Clause (i)’’ and inserting ‘‘Clauses (i) and (ii)’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to aliens seeking admission to the
United States on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
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TITLE 
XII—OTHER 
INTER-
NATIONAL 
ORGANIZATIONS
AND COMMISSIONS
CHAPTER 1—AUTHORIZATION OF
APPROPRIATIONS
SEC. 1201. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES AND CONTIN-
GENCIES.
There are authorized to be appropriated for ‘‘Inter-
national Conferences and Contingencies’’, $3,944,000 for
the fiscal year 1998 and $3,500,000 for the fiscal year 1999
for the Department of State to carry out the authorities,
functions, duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of the
foreign affairs of the United States with respect to inter-
national conferences and contingencies and to carry out
other authorities in law consistent with such purposes.
SEC. 1202. INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated for ‘‘Inter-
national Commissions’’ for the Department of State to
carry out the authorities, functions, duties, and responsibil-
ities in the conduct of the foreign affairs of the United
States and for other purposes authorized by law:
(1) INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COM-
MISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO.—For ‘‘Inter-
national Boundary and Water Commission, United
States and Mexico’’—
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(A) 
for 
‘‘Salaries 
and 
Expenses’’,
$18,200,000 for the fiscal year 1998, and
$18,200,000 for the fiscal year 1999; and
(B) for ‘‘Construction’’, $6,463,000 for the
fiscal year 1998, and $6,463,000 for the fiscal
year 1999.
(2) INTERNATIONAL
BOUNDARY
COMMISSION,
UNITED
STATES
AND
CANADA.—For ‘‘International
Boundary Commission, United States and Canada’’,
$785,000 for the fiscal year 1998, and $785,000 for
the fiscal year 1999.
(3) INTERNATIONAL
JOINT
COMMISSION.—For
‘‘International Joint Commission’’, $3,225,000 for the
fiscal year 1998, and $3,225,000 for the fiscal year
1999.
(4) INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS.—
For 
‘‘International 
Fisheries 
Commissions’’,
$14,549,000 for the fiscal year 1998, and $14,549,000
for the fiscal year 1999.
CHAPTER 2—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 1211. INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT PARTICIPA-
TION.
The United States may not participate in an inter-
national criminal court with jurisdiction over crimes of an
international character except—
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(1) pursuant to a treaty made in accordance
with Article II, section 2, clause 2 of the Constitution;
or
(2) as specifically authorized by statute.
SEC. 1212. WITHHOLDING OF ASSISTANCE FOR PARKING
FINES OWED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds made available for a
foreign country under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961, an amount equivalent to 110 percent of the total
unpaid fully adjudicated parking fines and penalties owed
to the District of Columbia, the City of New York, and juris-
dictions in the States of Virginia and Maryland by such
country as of the date of enactment of this Act shall be with-
held from obligation for such country until the Secretary
of State certifies and reports in writing to the appropriate
congressional committees that such fines and penalties are
fully paid to the governments of the District of Columbia,
the City of New York, and the States of Virginia and Mary-
land, respectively.
(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the
Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the Senate and the Committee on Inter-
national Relations and the Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives.
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SEC. 1213. UNITED STATES MEMBERSHIP IN THE INTERPAR-
LIAMENTARY UNION.
(a) INTERPARLIAMENTARY UNION LIMITATION.—The
United States shall either—
(1) pay no more than $500,000 in annual dues
for membership in the Interparliamentary Union in
fiscal year 1998 and fiscal year 1999; or
(2) formally withdraw from the Organization.
(b) RETURN OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS.—
(1) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds made
available under this Act to the Department of State
may be used for congressional participation in the
International Parliamentary Union.
(2) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Unobligated balances
of appropriations for the International Parliamen-
tary Union shall be transferred to, and merged with,
funds available under the ‘‘Contributions for Inter-
national Organizations’’ appropriations account of
the Department of State, to be available only for pay-
ment in fiscal year 1998 of United States assessed
contributions to international organizations covered
by that account.
SEC. 1214. REPORTING OF FOREIGN TRAVEL BY UNITED
STATES OFFICIALS.
(a) INITIAL REPORTS.—
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(1) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), none of the funds made available under
this Act may be used to pay—
(A) the expenses of foreign travel by any of-
ficer or employee of United States Executive
agencies in attending any international con-
ference or in engaging in any other foreign trav-
el; or
(B) the routine services that a United
States diplomatic mission or consular post pro-
vides in support of travel by such officer or em-
ployee,
unless, prior to the commencement of the travel, the
individual submits a report to the Director that states
the purpose, duration, and estimated cost of the trav-
el.
(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply
to—
(A) the President, the Vice President, or
any person traveling on a delegation led by the
President or Vice President, or any officer or em-
ployee of the Executive Office of the President;
(B) the foreign travel of officers or employ-
ees of United States Executive agencies who are
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carrying out intelligence or intelligence-related
activities, or law enforcement activities;
(C) the deployment of members of the
Armed Forces of the United States; or
(D) any United States Government official
engaged in a sensitive diplomatic mission.
(b) UPDATED REPORTS.—Not later than 30 days after
the conclusion of any travel for which a report is required
to be submitted under subsection (a)(1), the officer or em-
ployee of the United States shall submit an updated report
to the Director on the purpose, duration, or costs of the trav-
el from those indicated in the initial report.
(c) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—The Director shall submit
a quarterly report suitable for publication, containing the
information required in subsection (b) to the Committees
on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and
the Committees on Appropriations and International Rela-
tions of the House of Representatives.
(d) EMERGENCY WAIVER.—Subsection (a)(1) shall not
apply if the President determines that an emergency or
other unforeseen event necessitates the travel and thus pre-
vents the timely filing of the report required by that sub-
section, however nothing in this section shall be interpreted
to authorize a waiver of subsection (a)(2)(b).
(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
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(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the
Director of the Office of International Conferences of
the Department of State.
(2) EXECUTIVE AGENCIES.—The term ‘‘Executive
agencies’’ means those entities, other than the General
Accounting Office, defined in section 105 of title 5,
United States Code.
(3) FOREIGN TRAVEL.—The term ‘‘foreign trav-
el’’ refers to—
(A) travel between the United States and a
foreign country or territory except home leave;
and
(B) in the case of personnel assigned to a
United States diplomatic mission or consular
post in a foreign country or territory, travel out-
side that country or territory.
(4) UNITED STATES.—The term ‘‘United States’’
means the several States and the District of Columbia
and the commonwealths, territories, and possessions of
the United States.
(f) AVAILABLE FUNDS.—Funds available under section
1201 shall be available for purposes of carrying out this
section.
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SEC. 1215. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON USE OF FUNDS IN
JAPAN-UNITED STATES FRIENDSHIP TRUST
FUND.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Senate makes the following find-
ings:
(1) The funds used to create the Japan-United
States Friendship Trust Fund established under sec-
tion 3 of the Japan-United States Friendship Act (22
U.S.C. 2902) originated from payments by the Gov-
ernment of Japan to the Government of the United
States.
(2) Among other things, amounts in the Fund
were intended to be used for cultural and educational
exchanges and scholarly research.
(3) The Japan-United States Friendship Com-
mission was created to manage the Fund and to ful-
fill a mandate agreed upon by the Government of
Japan and the Government of the United States.
(4) The statute establishing the Commission in-
cludes provisions which make the availability of funds
in the Fund contingent upon appropriations of such
funds.
(5) These provisions impair the operations of the
Commission and hinder it from fulfilling its mandate
in a satisfactory manner.
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(b) SENSE OF SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate
that—
(1) the Japan-United States Friendship Com-
mission shall be able to use amounts in the Japan-
United States Friendship Trust Fund in pursuit of
the original mandate of the Commission; and
(2) the Office of Management and Budget
should—
(A) review the statute establishing the Com-
mission; and
(B) submit to Congress a report on whether
or not modifications to the statute are required
in order to permit the Commission to pursue
fully its original mandate and to use amounts in
the Fund as contemplated at the time of the es-
tablishment of the Fund.
TITLE XIII—UNITED STATES IN-
FORMATIONAL, 
EDUCATION-
AL, 
AND 
CULTURAL 
PRO-
GRAMS
CHAPTER 1—AUTHORIZATION OF
APPROPRIATIONS
SEC. 1301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following amounts are author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out international informa-
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tion activities, and educational and cultural exchange pro-
grams under the United States Information and Edu-
cational Exchange Act of 1948, the Mutual Educational
and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, Reorganization Plan
Number 2 of 1977, the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act,
the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act, the National En-
dowment for Democracy Act, the United States Inter-
national Broadcasting Act of 1994, and to carry out other
authorities in law consistent with such purposes:
(1) 
‘‘International 
Information 
Programs’’,
$427,097,000 
for 
the 
fiscal 
year 
1998 
and
$427,097,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(2) ‘‘Educational and Cultural Exchange Pro-
grams’’:
(A) For the ‘‘Fulbright Academic Exchange
Programs’’, $99,236,000 for the fiscal year 1998
and $99,236,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(B) For other educational and cultural ex-
change 
programs 
authorized 
by 
law,
$100,764,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and
$100,764,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(3) ‘‘International Broadcasting Activities’’:
(A) For the activities of Radio Free Asia,
$20,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and
$20,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
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(B) For the activities of Broadcasting to
Cuba, $22,095,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and
$22,095,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(C) For the activities of Radio Free Iran,
$2,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and
$2,000,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(D) For other ‘‘International Broadcasting
Activities’’, $331,168,000 for the fiscal year 1998
and $331,168,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(4) ‘‘Radio Construction’’, $37,710,000 for the
fiscal year 1998 and $31,000,000 for the fiscal year
1999.
(5) ‘‘Technology Fund’’, $5,050,000 for the fiscal
year 1998 and $5,050,000 for the fiscal year 1999.
(b) VIETNAM FULBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIPS.—Of the
funds authorized to be appropriated in subsection (a)(2)(A),
$5,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year
1998 and $5,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 1999 for the Vietnam scholarship program estab-
lished by section 229 of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102–138).
(c) CENTER FOR CULTURAL AND TECHNICAL INTER-
CHANGE BETWEEN EAST AND WEST.—There are authorized
to be appropriated no more than $10,000,000 for fiscal year
1998 and no more than $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
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SEC. 1302. NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY.
There are authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000
for the fiscal year 1998 and $30,000,000 for the fiscal year
1999 to carry out the National Endowment for Democracy
Act (title V of Public Law 98–164), of which amount for
each fiscal year not more than 55 percent shall be available
only for the following organizations, in equal allotments:
(1) The International Republican Institute
(IRI).
(2) The National Democratic Institute (NDI).
(3) The Free Trade Union Institute (FTUI).
(4) The Center for International Private Enter-
prise (CIPE).
CHAPTER 2—USIA AND RELATED
AGENCIES AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES
SEC. 1311. AUTHORIZATION TO RECEIVE AND RECYCLE
FEES.
Section 810 of the United States Information and
Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1475e) is
hereby amended by adding ‘‘educational advising and coun-
selling, Exchange Visitor Programs Services, advertising
sold by the Voice of America, receipts from cooperating
international organizations and from the privatization of
VOA Europe’’ after ‘‘library services’’ and before ‘‘, and
Agency-produced publications,’’.
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SEC. 1312. APPROPRIATIONS TRANSFER AUTHORITY.
Section 701(f) of the United States Information and
Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1476(f)) is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, for the sec-
ond fiscal year of any 2-year authorization cycle may
be appropriated for such second fiscal year’’ and in-
serting ‘‘for a fiscal year may be appropriated for
such fiscal year’’; and
(2) by striking paragraph (4).
SEC. 1313. EXPANSION OF MUSKIE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.
Section 227(c)(5) of the Foreign Relations Authoriza-
tion Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2452 note)
is amended—
(1) by inserting in the first sentence ‘‘journalism
and communications, education administration, pub-
lic policy, library and information science,’’ imme-
diately following ‘‘business administration,’’; and
(2) by inserting in the second sentence ‘‘journal-
ism and communications, education administration,
public policy, library and information science,’’ im-
mediately following ‘‘business administration,’’.
SEC. 1314. AU PAIR EXTENSION.
Section 1(b) of Public Law 104–72 is amended by
striking ‘‘, through fiscal year 1997’’.
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SEC. 1315. RADIO BROADCASTING TO IRAN IN THE FARSI
LANGUAGE.
(a) RADIO FREE IRAN.—Not more than $2,000,000 of
the funds made available under section 1301(a)(3) for each
of the fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for grants to RFE/RL,
Incorporated, shall be available only for surrogate radio
broadcasting by RFE/RL, Incorporated, to the Iranian peo-
ple in the Farsi language, such broadcasts to be designated
as ‘‘Radio Free Iran’’.
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Broadcasting
Board of Governors of the United States Information Agen-
cy shall submit a detailed report to Congress describing the
costs, implementation, and plans for creation of the surro-
gate broadcasting service to be designated as Radio Free
Iran.
(c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—None of the funds made
available under subsection (a) may be made available until
submission of the report required under subsection (b).
SEC. 1316. VOICE OF AMERICA BROADCASTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Voice of America shall devote
programming time each day to broadcasting information
on the individual States of the United States. The broad-
casts shall include information on the products, and cul-
tural and educational facilities of each State, potential
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trade with each State, and interactive discussions with
State officials.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than July 1, 1998, the Broad-
casting Board of Governors of the United States Informa-
tion Agency shall submit a report to Congress detailing the
actions that have been taken to carry out subsection (a).
SEC. 1317. WORKING GROUP ON GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES AND TRAINING.
Section 112 of the Mutual Educational and Cultural
Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2460) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(g)(1) In order to carry out the purposes of subsection
(f) and to improve the coordination, efficiency and effective-
ness of Government-sponsored international exchanges and
training, there is established within the United States In-
formation Agency a senior-level inter-agency Working
Group on Government-Sponsored International Exchanges
and Training (in this section referred to as ‘the Working
Group’).
‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘Government-spon-
sored international exchanges and training’ refers to the
movement of people between countries to promote the shar-
ing of ideas, develop skills, and foster mutual understanding
and cooperation, financed wholly or in part, directly or in-
directly, with United States Government funds.
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‘‘(3) The Working Group shall consist of the Associate
Director of the Bureau, who shall act as Chairperson of the
Working Group, and comparable senior representatives ap-
pointed by the Secretaries of State, Defense, Justice, and
Education, and by the Administrator of the United States
Agency for International Development. Other departments
and agencies shall participate in the Working Group’s
meetings at the discretion of the Chairperson, and shall co-
operate with the Working Group to help accomplish the pur-
poses of the Working Group. The National Security Advisor
and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
may, at their discretion, each appoint a representative to
participate in the Working Group. The Working Group
shall be supported by an interagency staff office established
in the Bureau.
‘‘(4) The Working Group shall have the following
authority:
‘‘(A) To collect, analyze and report data pro-
vided by all United States Government departments
and agencies conducting international exchanges and
training programs.
‘‘(B) To promote greater understanding and co-
operation among concerned United States Govern-
ment departments and agencies of common issues and
challenges in conducting international exchanges and
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training programs, including through the establish-
ment of a clearinghouse of information on inter-
national exchange and training activities in the gov-
ernmental and non-governmental sectors.
‘‘(C) In order to achieve the most efficient and
cost-effective use of Federal resources, to identify ad-
ministrative and programmatic duplication and over-
lap of activities by the various United States Govern-
ment departments and agencies involved in Govern-
ment-sponsored international exchange and training
programs.
‘‘(D) Not later than 1 year after the date of en-
actment of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999, to submit a report on
Government-sponsored international exchange and
training programs, along with the findings of the
Working Group made under subparagraph (c).
‘‘(E) To develop strategies for expanding public
and private partnerships in, and leveraging private
sector support for, Government-sponsored inter-
national exchange and training activities.
‘‘(5) All reports prepared by the Working Group shall
be made to the President through the Director of the United
States Information Agency.
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‘‘(6) The Working Group shall meet at least on a quar-
terly basis.
‘‘(7) Four of the members of the Working Group shall
constitute a quorum. All decisions of the Working Group
shall be by majority vote of the members present and voting.
‘‘(8) The members of the Working Group shall serve
without additional compensation for their service on the
Working Group, and any expenses incurred by a member
of the Working Group in connection with such member’s
service on the Working Group shall be borne by the mem-
ber’s respective department or agency.
‘‘(9) If any member of the Working Group disagrees
regarding to any matter in a report prepared pursuant to
this subsection, the member may prepare a statement set-
ting forth the reasons for such disagreement and such state-
ment shall be appended to, and considered a part of, the
report.’’.
SEC. 1318. INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS.
Section 704(c) of the United States Information and
Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1477b(c)) is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Salaries and
Expenses’’ and inserting ‘‘the ‘International Informa-
tion Programs’ appropriations account,’’; and
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(2) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘the ‘Salaries
and Expenses’ account’’ and inserting ‘‘the ‘Inter-
national Information Programs’ appropriations ac-
count,’’.
SEC. 1319. AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER SUMMER TRAVEL
AND WORK PROGRAMS.
The Director of the United States Information Agency
is authorized to administer summer travel and work pro-
grams without regard to preplacement requirements.
TITLE XIV—PEACE CORPS
SEC. 1401. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Peace Corps Act
Amendments of 1997’’.
SEC. 1402. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 3(b) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C.
2502(b)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out the purposes of this Act $234,000,000 for fiscal year
1998, which are authorized to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 1999 and $234,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.’’.
SEC. 1403. AMENDMENTS TO THE PEACE CORPS ACT.
(a) TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF VOLUNTEER SERV-
ICE.—Section 5 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2504)
is amended—
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(1) in subsection (f)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘Civil
Service Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘Office of Person-
nel Management’’;
(2) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘the Federal
Voting Assistance Act of 1955’’ and all that follows
through the end of the subsection and inserting ‘‘sec-
tions 5584 and 5732 of title 5, United States Code
(and readjustment allowances paid under this Act
shall be considered as pay for purposes of such section
5732), section 1 of the Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C.
214), and section 3342 of title 31, United States
Code.’’; and
(3) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘section 1757 of
the Revised Statutes’’ and all that follows through the
end of the subsection and inserting ‘‘section 3331 of
title 5, United States Code.’’.
(b) GENERAL POWERS AND AUTHORITIES.—Section
10 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2509) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ‘‘31 U.S.C.
665(b)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1342 of title 31, Unit-
ed States Code’’; and
(2) in subsection (a)(5), by striking ‘‘: Provided,
That’’ and all that follows through the end of the
paragraph and inserting ‘‘, except that such individ-
uals shall not be deemed employees for the purpose of
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any law administered by the Office of Personnel Man-
agement.’’.
(c) UTILIZATION OF FUNDS.—Section 15 of such Act
(22 U.S.C. 2514) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (c)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Public Law 84–918 (7
U.S.C. 1881 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘subchapter
VI of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code
(5 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.)’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘specified in that Act’’ and
inserting ‘‘or other organizations specified in sec-
tion 3372(b) of such title’’; and
(2) in subsection (d)—
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘section
9 of Public Law 60–328 (31 U.S.C. 673)’’ and
inserting ‘‘section 1346 of title 31, United States
Code’’;
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘without
regard to section 3561 of the Revised Statutes
(31 U.S.C. 543)’’;
(C) in paragraph (11)—
(i) by striking ‘‘Foreign Service Act of
1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 801 et seq.),’’
and inserting ‘‘Foreign Service Act of 1980
(22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.)’’; and
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(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(D) in paragraph (12), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and by inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(E) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(13) the transportation of Peace Corps employ-
ees, Peace Corps volunteers, dependents of employees
and volunteers, and accompanying baggage, by a for-
eign air carrier when the transportation is between 2
places outside the United States without regard to
section 40118 of title 49, United States Code.’’.
(d) PROHIBITION
ON USE
OF FUNDS
FOR ABOR-
TIONS.—Section 15 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2514) is amend-
ed, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(e) Funds made available for the purposes of this Act
may not be used to pay for abortions.’’.
TITLE 
XV—UNITED 
STATES
ARMS CONTROL AND DISAR-
MAMENT AGENCY
CHAPTER 1—AUTHORIZATION OF
APPROPRIATIONS
SEC. 1501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
the purposes of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act
$39,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.
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CHAPTER 2—AUTHORITIES
SEC. 1511. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.
Section 33 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act
(22 U.S.C. 2573) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(c) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing contained
in this chapter shall be construed to authorize any policy
or action by any Government agency which would interfere
with, restrict, or prohibit the acquisition, possession, or use
of firearms by an individual for the lawful purpose of per-
sonal defense, sport, recreation, education, or training.’’.
TITLE XVI—FOREIGN POLICY
SEC. 1601. PAYMENT OF IRAQI CLAIMS.
(a) VESTING OF ASSETS.—All nondiplomatic accounts
of the Government of Iraq in the United States that have
been blocked pursuant to the International Emergency Eco-
nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) shall vest in
the President, and the President, not later than 30 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, shall liquidate
such accounts. Amounts from such liquidation shall be
transferred into the Iraq Claims Fund established under
subsection (b).
(b) IRAQ CLAIMS FUND.—Upon the vesting of accounts
under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury shall
establish in the Treasury of the United States a fund to
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be known as the Iraq Claims Fund (hereafter in this section
referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’) for payment of private claims
or United States Government claims in accordance with
subsection (c).
(c) PAYMENTS.—
(1) PAYMENTS ON PRIVATE CLAIMS.—Not later
than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall make pay-
ment out of the Fund in ratable proportions on pri-
vate claims certified under subsection (e) according to
the proportions which the total amount of the private
claims so certified bear to the total amount in the
Fund that is available for distribution at the time
such payments are made.
(2) PAYMENTS ON UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
CLAIMS.—After payment has been made in full out of
the Fund on all private claims certified under sub-
section (e), any funds remaining in the Fund shall be
made available to satisfy claims of the United States
Government against the Government of Iraq deter-
mined under subsection (d).
(d) DETERMINATION OF VALIDITY OF UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT CLAIMS.—The President shall determine the
validity and amounts of claims of the Government of the
United States against the Government of Iraq which the
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Secretary of State has determined are outside the jurisdic-
tion of the United Nations Commission, and, to the extent
that such claims are not satisfied from funds made avail-
able by the Fund, the President is authorized and requested
to enter into a settlement agreement with the Government
of Iraq which would provide for the payment of such
unsatisfied claims.
(e) DETERMINATION OF PRIVATE CLAIMS.—
(1) AUTHORITY OF THE FOREIGN CLAIMS SET-
TLEMENT COMMISSION.—The Foreign Claims Settle-
ment Commission of the United States is authorized
to receive and determine, in accordance with sub-
stantive law, including international law, the validity
and amounts of private claims. The Commission shall
complete its affairs in connection with the determina-
tion of private claims under this section within such
time as is necessary to allow the payment of the
claims under subsection (c)(1).
(2) APPLICABILITY.—Except to the extent incon-
sistent with the provisions of this section, the provi-
sions of title I of the International Claims Settlement
Act of 1949 (22 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) shall apply with
respect to private claims under this section. Any ref-
erence in such provisions to ‘‘this title’’ shall be
deemed to refer to those provisions and to this section.
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(3) CERTIFICATION.—The Foreign Claims Settle-
ment Commission shall certify to the Secretary of the
Treasury the awards made in favor of each private
claim under paragraph (1).
(f) UNSATISFIED CLAIMS.—Payment of any award
made pursuant to this section shall not extinguish any
unsatisfied claim, or be construed to have divested any
claimant, or the United States on his or her behalf, of any
rights against the Government of Iraq with respect to any
unsatisfied claim.
(g) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section—
(1) the term ‘‘Government of Iraq’’ includes
agencies, instrumentalities, and controlled entities
(including public sector enterprises) of that govern-
ment;
(2) the term ‘‘private claims’’ mean claims of
United States persons against the Government of Iraq
that are determined by the Secretary of State to be
outside the jurisdiction of the United Nations Com-
mission;
(3) the term ‘‘United Nations Commission’’
means the United Nations Compensation Commission
established pursuant to United Nations Security
Council Resolution 687, adopted in 1991; and
(4) the term ‘‘United States person’’—
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(A) includes—
(i) any person, wherever located, who
is a citizen of the United States;
(ii) any corporation, partnership, asso-
ciation, or other legal entity organized
under the laws of the United States or of
any State, the District of Columbia, or any
commonwealth, territory, or possession of
the United States; and
(iii) any corporation, partnership, as-
sociation, or other organization, wherever
organized or doing business, which is owned
or controlled by persons described in clause
(i) or (ii); and
(B) does not include the United States Gov-
ernment or any officer or employee of the United
States Government acting in an official capac-
ity.
SEC. 1602. UNITED NATIONS MEMBERSHIP FOR BELARUS.
It is the sense of Congress that, if Belarus concludes
a treaty of unification with another country, the United
States Permanent Representative to the United Nations and
the United States Head of Delegation to the Organization
for Security and Cooperation in Europe should introduce
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resolutions abrogating the sovereign status of Belarus with-
in the United Nations and the OSCE.
SEC. 1603. UNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO JE-
RUSALEM AS THE CAPITAL OF ISRAEL.
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the
amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 1101(3)
for ‘‘Security and Maintenance of Buildings Abroad’’,
$25,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $75,000,000 for
the fiscal year 1999 are authorized to be appropriated for
the construction of a United States Embassy in Jerusalem,
Israel.
(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CONSULATE
IN JERUSALEM.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act may be expended for the operation of
a United States consulate or diplomatic facility in Jerusa-
lem unless such consulate or diplomatic facility is under
the supervision of the United States Ambassador to Israel.
(c) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PUBLICA-
TIONS.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated
by this Act may be available for the publication of any offi-
cial government document which lists countries and their
capital cities unless the publication identifies Jerusalem as
the capital of Israel.
(d) RECORD OF PLACE OF BIRTH AS ISRAEL FOR
PASSPORT PURPOSES.—For purposes of the registration of
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birth, certification of nationality, or issuance of a passport
of a United States citizen born in the city of Jerusalem,
the Secretary of State shall, upon the request of the citizen,
record the place of birth as Israel.
SEC. 1604. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR TIBET.
(a) UNITED STATES SPECIAL ENVOY FOR TIBET.—
The President shall appoint within the Department of State
a United States Special Envoy for Tibet, who shall hold
office at the pleasure of the President.
(b) RANK.—A United States Special Envoy for Tibet
appointed under subsection (a) shall have the personal rank
of ambassador and shall be appointed by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate.
(c) SPECIAL FUNCTIONS.—The United States Special
Envoy for Tibet should be authorized and encouraged—
(1) to promote substantive negotiations between
the Dalai Lama or his representatives and senior
members of the Government of the People’s Republic
of China;
(2) to promote good relations between the Dalai
Lama and his representatives and the United States
Government, including meeting with members or rep-
resentatives of the Tibetan government-in-exile; and
(3) to travel regularly throughout Tibet and Ti-
betan refugee settlements.
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(d) DUTIES
AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—The United
States Special Envoy for Tibet shall—
(1) consult with the Congress on policies relevant
to Tibet and the future and welfare of all Tibetan
people;
(2) coordinate United States Government poli-
cies, programs, and projects concerning Tibet; and
(3) report to the Secretary of State regarding the
matters described in section 536(a)(2) of the Foreign
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and
1995 (Public Law 103–236).
SEC. 1605. FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS WITH STATE SPON-
SORS OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM.
(a) PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS.—Section 2332d(a) of
title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Except as provided in regula-
tions issued by the Secretary of the Treasury, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of State, whoever’’ and
inserting ‘‘(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2),
whoever’’;
(2) by inserting ‘‘of 1979’’ after ‘‘Export Admin-
istration Act’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to any financial
transaction—
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‘‘(A) engaged in by an officer or employee of the
United States acting within his or her official capac-
ity;
‘‘(B) for the sole purpose of providing humani-
tarian assistance in a country designated under sec-
tion 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979;
‘‘(C) involving travel or other activity by any
journalist or other member of the news media in a
country designated under section 6(j) of the Export
Administration Act of 1979; or
‘‘(D) within a class of financial transactions,
and with a specified country, covered by a determina-
tion of the President stating that it is vital to the na-
tional security interests of the United States that fi-
nancial transactions of that class and with that coun-
try be permitted.
‘‘(3) Each determination under paragraph (2)(D)
shall be published in the Federal Register at least 15 days
in advance of the transaction and shall include a statement
of the determination, a detailed explanation of the types
of financial transactions permitted, the estimated dollar
amount of the financial transactions permitted, and an ex-
planation of the manner in which those financial trans-
actions would further the national interests of the United
States.
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‘‘(4) The President shall submit a report to the Com-
mittees on Foreign Relations and Appropriations of the
Senate and the Committees on International Relations and
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Speaker of the House of Representatives containing any de-
termination under paragraph (2)(D) at least 30 days before
the determination is to take effect. Any such determination
shall be effective only for a period of 12 months but may
be extended for an additional period or periods of 12
months each.’’.
(b) DEFINITION.—Section 2332d(b) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(1);
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the follow-
ing:
‘‘(2) the term ‘humanitarian assistance’ includes,
but is not limited to, the provision of medicines and
religious materials; and’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall apply to financial transactions entered into
on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
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SEC. 1606. UNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO THE
INVOLUNTARY RETURN OF PERSONS IN DAN-
GER OF SUBJECTION TO TORTURE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States shall not expel,
extradite, or otherwise effect the involuntary return of any
person to a country in which there are reasonable grounds
for believing the person would be in danger of subjection
to torture.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided,
terms used in this section have the meanings given
such terms under the United Nations Convention
Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or De-
grading Treatment or Punishment, subject to any res-
ervations, understandings, declarations, and provisos
contained in the United States Senate resolution of
advice and consent to ratification to such convention.
(2) INVOLUNTARY RETURN.—As used in this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘effect the involuntary return’’ means
to take action by which it is reasonably foreseeable
that a person will be required to return to a country
against the person’s will, regardless of whether such
return is induced by physical force and regardless of
whether the person is physically present in the United
States.
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SEC. 1607. REPORTS ON THE SITUATION IN HAITI.
Section 3 of Public Law 103–423 is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘SEC. 3. REPORTS.
‘‘(a) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than Jan-
uary 1, 1998, and every six months thereafter, the President
shall submit a report to Congress on the situation in Haiti,
including—
‘‘(1) a listing of the units of the United States
Armed Forces or Coast Guard and of the police and
military units of other nations participating in oper-
ations in and around Haiti;
‘‘(2) armed incidents or the use of force in or
around Haiti involving United States Armed Forces
or Coast Guard personnel during the period covered
by the report;
‘‘(3) the estimated cumulative cost, including in-
cremental cost, of all United States activities in and
around Haiti during the period covered by the report,
including—
‘‘(A) the cost of deployments of United
States Armed Forces and Coast Guard personnel
training, exercises, mobilization, and prepara-
tion activities, including the preparation of po-
lice and military units of other nations of any
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multilateral force involved in activities in and
around Haiti; and
‘‘(B) the costs of all other activities relating
to United States policy toward Haiti, including
humanitarian assistance, reconstruction assist-
ance, assistance under part I of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961, and other financial assist-
ance, and all other costs to the United States
Government; and
‘‘(4) a detailed accounting of the source of funds
obligated or expended to meet the costs described in
paragraph (3), including—
‘‘(A) in the case of amounts expended out of
funds available to the Department of Defense
budget, by military service or defense agency,
line item and program; and
‘‘(B) in the case of amounts expended out of
funds available to departments and agencies
other than the Department of Defense, by depart-
ment or agency and program.
‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—The term ‘period covered by the re-
port’ means the six-month period prior to the date the re-
port is required to be submitted, except that, in the case
of the initial report, the term means the period since the
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date of enactment of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999.’’.
SEC. 1608. REPORT ON AN ALLIANCE AGAINST NARCOTICS
TRAFFICKING 
IN 
THE 
WESTERN 
HEMI-
SPHERE.
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DISCUSSIONS FOR ALLI-
ANCE.—
(1) SENSE
OF
CONGRESS.—It is the sense of
Congress that the President should discuss with the
democratically-elected governments of the Western
Hemisphere, during the President’s trips in the region
in 1997 and through other consultations, the prospect
of forming a multilateral alliance to address problems
relating to international drug trafficking in the West-
ern Hemisphere.
(2) CONSULTATIONS.—In the consultations on
the prospect of forming an alliance described in para-
graph (1), the President should seek the input of such
governments on the possibility of forming one or more
structures within the alliance—
(A) to develop a regional, multilateral strat-
egy to address the threat posed to nations in the
Western Hemisphere by drug trafficking; and
(B) to establish a new mechanism for im-
proving multilateral coordination of drug inter-
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diction and drug-related law enforcement activi-
ties in the Western Hemisphere.
(b) REPORT.—
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than October 1,
1997, the President shall submit to Congress a report
on the proposal discussed under subsection (a). The
report shall include the following:
(A) An analysis of the reactions of the gov-
ernments concerned to the proposal.
(B) An assessment of the proposal, includ-
ing an evaluation of the feasibility and advis-
ability of forming the alliance.
(C) A determination in light of the analysis
and assessment whether or not the formation of
the alliance is in the national interests of the
United States.
(D) If the President determines that the for-
mation of the alliance is in the national interests
of the United States, a plan for encouraging and
facilitating the formation of the alliance.
(E) If the President determines that the for-
mation of the alliance is not in the national in-
terests of the United States, an alternative pro-
posal to improve significantly efforts against the
threats posed by narcotics trafficking in the
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Western Hemisphere, including an explanation
of how the alternative proposal will—
(i) improve upon current cooperation
and coordination of counter-drug efforts
among nations in the Western Hemisphere;
(ii) provide for the allocation of the re-
sources 
required 
to 
make 
significant
progress in disrupting and disbanding the
criminal organizations responsible for the
trafficking of illegal drugs in the Western
Hemisphere; and
(iii) differ from and improve upon
past strategies adopted by the United States
Government which have failed to make suf-
ficient progress against the trafficking of il-
legal drugs in the Western Hemisphere.
(2) UNCLASSIFIED
FORM.—The report under
paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form,
but may contain a classified annex.
SEC. 1609. REPORT ON GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
AGREEMENT.
(a) ASSESSMENT OF PROPOSED AGREEMENT.—
(1) ASSESSMENT.—The President shall assess the
effect on the United States economy and environment
of any quantified objectives, targets, policies, or meas-
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ures proposed for the control, limitation, or reduction
of greenhouse gas emissions of Annex I Parties.
(2) ELEMENTS.—The assessment under para-
graph (1) shall include—
(A) an assessment of the costs and benefits
to the United States economy and the environ-
ment of pursuing a policy of reducing greenhouse
gas emissions;
(B) an assessment of the schedules for
achieving reductions in greenhouse gas emis-
sions;
(C) an assessment of the ability of Annex I
Parties to meet the schedules identified under
subparagraph (B);
(D) an assessment of the effect of increased
greenhouse gas emissions by non-Annex I Parties
and all nonparticipating nations on the overall
effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions;
(E) an assessment of the long-term impact
on the global economy and the environment of
increased greenhouse gas emissions by Annex I
Parties; and
(F) an assessment of consequences for em-
ployment, trade, consumer activities, competi-
tiveness, and the environment in the United
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States of the requirements of paragraphs 3, 4,
and 5 of Article 4 of the FCCC regarding the
transfer by Annex I Parties of financial re-
sources, technology, and other resources to non-
Annex I Parties.
(b) NOTIFICATION OF CONGRESS.—Not later than six
months before any vote by the parties to the FCCC on the
final negotiating text of a proposed agreement to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions under the FCCC, the President
shall submit to Congress a comprehensive analysis of the
effect of the proposed agreement on the United States econ-
omy and the environment, including the assessments made
under subsection (a). To the extent practicable, the analysis
shall include the text and negotiating notes of the proposed
agreement.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section—
(1) FCCC.—The term ‘‘FCCC’’ means the Unit-
ed Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change, with annexes, done at New York May 9,
1992.
(2) ANNEX I PARTIES.—The term ‘‘Annex I Par-
ties’’ means the Developed Country Parties of the
FCCC, including the United States, Canada, the Rus-
sian Federation, the European Union Countries, Aus-
tralia, Japan, and countries undergoing the process of
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transition to a market economy, as listed in Annex
I of the FCCC.
(3) NON-ANNEX
I
PARTIES.—The term ‘‘Non-
Annex I Parties’’ means the developing countries (in-
cluding China, India, South Korea, Malaysia, Brazil,
Mexico, other trading partners of the United States,
and the Small Island Countries) that are parties to
the FCCC but not listed in Annex I of the FCCC.
SEC. 1610. REPORTS AND POLICY CONCERNING DIPLO-
MATIC IMMUNITY.
(a) ANNUAL REPORT CONCERNING DIPLOMATIC IMMU-
NITY.—
(1) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—The Secretary of
State shall prepare and submit to the Congress, annu-
ally, a report concerning diplomatic immunity enti-
tled ‘‘Report on Cases Involving Diplomatic Immu-
nity’’.
(2) CONTENT OF REPORT.—In addition to such
other information as the Secretary of State may con-
sider appropriate, the report under paragraph (1)
shall include the following:
(A) The number of persons residing in the
United States who enjoy full immunity from the
criminal jurisdiction of the United States under
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laws extending diplomatic privileges and immu-
nities.
(B) Each case involving an alien described
in subparagraph (A) in which the appropriate
authorities of a State, a political subdivision of
a State, or the United States reported to the De-
partment of State that the authority had reason-
able cause to believe the alien committed a seri-
ous criminal offense within the United States.
(C) Each case in which the United States
has certified that a person enjoys full immunity
from the criminal jurisdiction of the United
States under laws extending diplomatic privi-
leges and immunities.
(D) The number of United States citizens
who are residing in a receiving state and who
enjoy full immunity from the criminal jurisdic-
tion of such state under laws extending diplo-
matic privileges and immunities.
(E) Each case involving a United States
citizen under subparagraph (D) in which the
United States has been requested by the govern-
ment of a receiving state to waive the immunity
from criminal jurisdiction of the United States
citizen.
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(3) SERIOUS CRIMINAL OFFENSE DEFINED.—In
this section, the term ‘‘serious criminal offense’’
means—
(A) any felony under Federal, State, or
local law;
(B) any Federal, State, or local offense pun-
ishable by a term of imprisonment of more than
1 year;
(C) any crime of violence as defined for
purposes of section 16 of title 18, United States
Code; or
(D) driving under the influence of alcohol
or drugs or driving while intoxicated if the case
involves personal injury to another individual.
(b) UNITED STATES POLICY CONCERNING REFORM OF
DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY.—It is the sense of the Congress that
the Secretary of State should explore, in appropriate fora,
whether states should enter into agreements and adopt legis-
lation—
(1) to provide jurisdiction in the sending state to
prosecute crimes committed in the receiving state by
persons entitled to immunity from criminal jurisdic-
tion under laws extending diplomatic privileges and
immunities; and
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(2) to provide that where there is probable cause
to believe that an individual who is entitled to immu-
nity from the criminal jurisdiction of the receiving
state under laws extending diplomatic privileges and
immunities committed a serious crime, the sending
state will waive such immunity or the sending state
will prosecute such individual.
SEC. 1611. ITALIAN CONFISCATION OF PROPERTY CASE.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The United States and the Italian Republic
signed the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navi-
gation in 1948.
(2) Article V, paragraph 2 of the Treaty states
that property owned by nationals of either treaty
partner shall not be taken without ‘‘due process of law
and without the prompt payment of just and effective
compensation.’’.
(3) The Italian Republic confiscated the property
of an American citizen, Mr. Pier Talenti, and has
failed to compensate Mr. Talenti for his property.
(4) The failure of the Italian government to com-
pensate Mr. Talenti runs counter to its treaty obliga-
tions and accepted international standards.
(5) Mr. Talenti has exhausted all remedies avail-
able to him within the Italian judicial system.
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(6) To date, Mr. Talenti has not received ‘‘just
and effective compensation’’ from the Italian govern-
ment as called for in the Treaty.
(7) In view of the inability of Mr. Talenti to ob-
tain any recourse within the Italian judicial system,
on August 5, 1996, the Department of State agreed to
espouse Mr. Talenti’s claim and formally urged the
Italian government to reach a settlement with Mr.
Talenti.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress
that the Italian Republic must honor its Treaty obligations
with regard to the confiscated property of Mr. Pier Talenti
by negotiating a prompt resolution of Mr. Talenti’s case,
and that the Department of State should continue to press
the Italian government to resolve Mr. Talenti’s claim.
SEC. 1612. DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES ELI-
GIBLE FOR NATO ENLARGEMENT ASSIST-
ANCE.
(a) DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES.—Effec-
tive 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
Romania, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Bulgaria are
each designated as eligible to receive assistance under the
program established under section 203(a) of the NATO Par-
ticipation Act of 1994 and shall be deemed to have been
so designated pursuant to section 203(d)(1) of such Act, ex-
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cept that any such country shall not be so designated if,
prior to such effective date, the President certifies to the
Committee on International Relations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate that the country fails to meet the criteria under sec-
tion 203(d)(3) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994.
(b) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—The designation of
countries pursuant to subsection (a) as eligible to receive
assistance under the program established under section
203(a) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994—
(1) is in addition to the designation of other
countries by law or pursuant to section 203(d)(2) of
such Act as eligible to receive assistance under the
program established under section 203(a) of such Act;
and
(2) shall not preclude the designation by the
President of other emerging democracies in Central
and Eastern Europe pursuant to section 203(d)(2) of
such Act as eligible to receive assistance under the
program established under section 203(a) of such Act.
(c) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen-
ate that Romania, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Bul-
garia—
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(1) are to be commended for their progress to-
ward political and economic reform and meeting the
guidelines for prospective NATO members;
(2) would make an outstanding contribution to
furthering the goals of NATO and enhancing stabil-
ity, freedom, and peace in Europe should they become
NATO members; and
(3) upon complete satisfaction of all relevant cri-
teria should be invited to become full NATO members
at the earliest possible date.
SEC. 1613. SENSE OF SENATE REGARDING UNITED STATES
CITIZENS HELD IN PRISONS IN PERU.
It is the sense of the Senate that—
(1) as a signatory of the International Covenant
on Civil and Political Rights, the Government of Peru
is obligated to grant prisoners timely legal proceed-
ings pursuant to Article 9 of the International Cov-
enant on Civil and Political Rights which requires
that ‘‘anyone arrested or detained on a criminal
charge shall be brought promptly before a judge or
other officer authorized by law to exercise judicial
power and shall be entitled to trial within a reason-
able time or to release;’’ and that ‘‘anyone who is de-
prived of his liberty by arrest or detention shall be en-
titled to take proceedings before a court, in order that
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that court may decide without delay on the lawfulness
of his detention and order his release if the detention
is not lawful;’’; and
(2) the Government of Peru should take all nec-
essary steps to ensure that any United States citizen
charged with committing a crime in that country is
accorded open and fair proceedings in a civilian
court.
SEC. 1614. EXCLUSION FROM THE UNITED STATES OF
ALIENS 
WHO 
HAVE 
BEEN 
INVOLVED 
IN
EXTRAJUDICIAL AND POLITICAL KILLINGS IN
HAITI.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings:
(1) At the time of the enactment of this Act,
there have been over eighty extrajudicial and political
killing cases assigned to the Haitian Special Inves-
tigative Unit (SIU) by the Government of Haiti. Fur-
thermore, the government has requested that the SIU
investigate on a ‘‘priority basis’’ close to two dozen
cases relating to extrajudicial and political killings.
(2) President Jean-Bertrand Aristide lived in
exile in the United States after he was overthrown by
a military coup on September 30, 1991. During his
exile, political and extrajudicial killings occurred in
Haiti including Aristide financial supporter Antoine
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Izmery, who was killed on September 11, 1993; Guy
Malary, Aristide’s Minister of Justice, who was killed
on October 14, 1993; and Father Jean-Marie Vincent,
a supporter of Aristide, was killed on August 28,
1992.
(3) President Aristide returned to Haiti on Octo-
ber 15, 1994, after some 20,000 United States troops,
under the code name Operation Uphold Democracy,
entered Haiti as the lead force in a multi-national
force with the objective of restoring democratic rule.
(4) From June 25, 1995, through October 1995,
elections were held where pro-Aristide candidates won
a large share of the parliamentary and local govern-
ment seats.
(5) On March 28, 1995, a leading opposition
leader to Aristide, Attorney Mireille Durocher Bertin,
and a client, Eugene Baillergeau, were gunned down
in Ms. Bertin’s car.
(6) On May 22, 1995, Michel Gonzalez, Haitian
businessman and Aristide’s next door neighbor, was
killed in a drive-by shooting after alleged attempts by
Aristide to acquire his property.
(7) After Aristide regained power, three former
top Army officers were assassinated: Colonel Max
Mayard on March 10, 1995; Colonel Michelange Her-
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mann on May 24, 1995; and Brigadier General Rom-
ulus Dumarsais was killed on June 27, 1995.
(8) Presidential elections were held on December
17, 1995. Rene Preval, an Aristide supporter, won,
with 89 percent of the votes cast, but with a low voter
turnout of only 28 percent, and with many parties
allegedly boycotting the election. Preval took office on
February 7, 1996.
(9) On March 6,1996, police and ministerial se-
curity guards killed at least six men during a raid
in Cite Soleil, a Port-au-Prince slum.
(10) On August 20,1996, two opposition politi-
cians, Jacques Fleurival and Baptist Pastor Antoine
Leroy were gunned down outside Fleurival’s home.
(11) Other alleged extrajudicial and political
killings include the deaths of Claude Yves Marie,
Mario Beaubrun, Leslie Grimar, Joseph Chilove, and
Jean-Hubert Feuille.
(12) Although the Haitian Government claims to
have terminated from employment several suspects in
the killings, some whom have received training from
United States advisors, there has been no substantial
progress made in the investigation that has led to the
prosecution 
of 
any 
of 
the 
above-referenced
extrajudicial and political killings.
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(13) The expiration of the mandate of the United
Nations Support Mission in Haiti has been extended
three times, the last to July 31, 1997. The Adminis-
tration has indicated that a fourth extension through
November 1997, may be necessary to ensure the tran-
sition to a democratic government.
(b) GROUNDS
FOR EXCLUSION.—The Secretary of
State shall deny a visa to, and the Attorney General shall
exclude from the United States, any alien who the Secretary
of State has reason to believe is a person who—
(1) has been credibly alleged to have ordered,
carried 
out, 
or 
materially 
assisted, 
in 
the
extrajudicial and political killings of Antoine Izmery,
Guy Malary, Father Jean-Marie Vincent, Pastor
Antoine Leroy, Jacques Fleurival, Mireille Durocher
Bertin, Eugene Baillergeau, Michelange Hermann,
Max Mayard, Romulus Dumarsais, Claude Yves
Marie, Mario Beaubrun, Leslie Grimar, Joseph
Chilove, Michel Gonzalez, and Jean-Hubert Feuille;
(2) has been included in the list presented to
former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide by former
National Security Council Advisor Anthony Lake in
December 1995, and acted upon by President Rene
Preval;
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(3) was a member of the Haitian presidential se-
curity unit who has been credibly alleged to have or-
dered, carried out, or materially assisted, in the
extrajudicial and political killings of Pastor Antoine
Leroy and Jacques Fleurival, or who was suspended
by President Preval for his involvement in or knowl-
edge of the Leroy and Fleurival killings on August 20,
1996;
(4) was sought for an interview by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation as part of its inquiry into
the March 28, 1995, murder of Mireille Durocher
Bertin and Eugene Baillergeau, Jr., and were
credibly alleged to have ordered, carried out, or mate-
rially assisted, in those murders, per a June 28, 1995,
letter to the then Minister of Justice of the Govern-
ment of Haiti, Jean-Joseph Exume;
(5) any member of the Haitian High Command
during the period 1991–1994, who has been credibly
alleged to have planned, ordered, or participated with
members of the Haitian Armed Forces in the Septem-
ber 1991 coup against the duly elected government of
Haiti (and his family members) or the subsequent
murders of as many as three thousand Haitians dur-
ing that period; or
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(6) any individual who has been credibly alleged
to have been a member of the paramilitary organiza-
tion known as FRAPH who planned, ordered, or par-
ticipated in acts of violence against the Haitian peo-
ple.
(c) EXEMPTION.—This section shall not apply where
the Secretary of State finds, on a case by case basis, that
the entry into the United States of the person who would
otherwise be excluded under this section is necessary for
medical reasons, or such person has cooperated fully with
the investigation of these political murders. If the Secretary
of State exempts such a person, the Secretary shall notify
the appropriate congressional committees in writing.
(d) REPORTING
REQUIREMENT.—(1) The United
States chief of mission in Haiti shall provide the Secretary
of State a list of those who have been credibly alleged to
have ordered or carried out the extrajudicial and political
killings mentioned in paragraph (1) of subsection (b).
(2) The Secretary of State shall submit the list pro-
vided under paragraph (1) to the appropriate congressional
committees not later than three months after the date of
enactment of this Act.
(3) The Secretary of State shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a list of aliens denied visas,
and the Attorney General shall submit to the appropriate
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congressional committees a list of aliens refused entry to
the United States as a result of this provision.
(4) The Secretary shall submit a report under this sub-
section not later than six months after the date of enactment
of this Act and not later than March 1 of each year there-
after as long as the Government of Haiti has not completed
the investigation of the extrajudicial and political killings
and has not prosecuted those implicated for the killings
specified in paragraph (1) of subsection (b).
(e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ means the Committee on
International Relations of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
SEC. 1615. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON ENFORCEMENT OF
THE IRAN-IRAQ ARMS NON-PROLIFERATION
ACT OF 1992 WITH RESPECT TO THE ACQUISI-
TION BY IRAN OF C–802 CRUISE MISSILES.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Senate makes the following find-
ings:
(1) The United States escort vessel U.S.S. Stark
was struck by a cruise missile, causing the death of
37 United States sailors.
(2) The China National Precision Machinery
Import Export Corporation is marketing the C–802
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model cruise missile for use against escort vessels such
as the U.S.S. Stark.
(3) The China National Precision Machinery
Import Export Corporation has delivered 60 C–802
cruise missiles to Iran for use by vessels of the Ira-
nian Revolutionary Guard Navy.
(4) Iran is acquiring land batteries to launch C–
802 cruise missiles which will provide its armed
forces with a weapon of greater range, reliability, ac-
curacy, and mobility than before.
(5) Iran has acquired air launched C–802K
cruise missiles giving it a 360 degree attack capabil-
ity.
(6) 15,000 members of the United States Armed
Forces are stationed within range of the C–802 cruise
missiles being acquired by Iran.
(7) The Department of State believes that
‘‘[t]hese cruise missiles pose new, direct threats to de-
ployed United States forces’’.
(8) The delivery of cruise missiles to Iran is a
violation of the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Act
of 1992 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note).
(9) The Clinton Administration ‘‘has concluded
at present that the known types [of C–802 cruise mis-
siles] are not of a destabilizing number and type’’.
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(b) SENSE OF SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate
to urge the Clinton Administration to enforce the provisions
of the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 with
respect to the acquisition by Iran of C–802 model cruise
missiles.
SEC. 1616. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON PERSECUTION OF
CHRISTIAN MINORITIES IN THE PEOPLE’S RE-
PUBLIC OF CHINA.
(a) The Senate finds that—
(1) Chinese law requires all religious congrega-
tions, including Christian congregations, to ‘‘register’’
with the Bureau of Religious Affairs, and Christian
congregations, depending on denominational affili-
ation, to be monitored by either the ‘‘Three Self Patri-
otic Movement Committee of the Protestant Churches
of China’’, the ‘‘Chinese Christian Council’’, the ‘‘Chi-
nese Patriotic Catholic Association’’, or the ‘‘Chinese
Catholic Bishops College’’;
(2) the manner in which these registration re-
quirements are implemented and enforced allows the
government to exercise direct control over all con-
gregations and their religious activities, and also dis-
courages congregants who fear government persecution
and harassment on account of their religious beliefs;
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(3) in the past several years, unofficial Protes-
tant and Catholic communities have been targeted by
the Chinese government in an effort to force all
churches to register with the government or face forced
dissolution;
(4) this campaign has resulted in the beating
and harassment of congregants by Chinese public se-
curity forces, the closure of churches, and numerous
arrests, fines, and criminal and administrative sen-
tences. For example, as reported by credible American
and multinational nongovernmental organizations—
(A) in February 1995, 500 to 600 evan-
gelical Christians from Jiangsu and Zhejiang
Provinces met in Huaian, Jiangsu Province.
Public Security Bureau personnel broke up the
meeting, beat several participants, imprisoned
several of the organizers, and levied severe fines
on others;
(B) in April 1996 government authorities
in Shanghai closed more than 300 home churches
or meeting places;
(C) from January through May 1996, secu-
rity forces fanned out through northern Hebei
Province, a Catholic stronghold, in order to pre-
vent an annual attendance at a major Marian
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shrine by arresting clergy and lay Catholics and
confining prospective attendees to their villages;
(D) a communist party document dated No-
vember 20, 1996 entitled ‘‘The Legal Procedures
for Implementing the Eradication of the Illegal
Activities of the Underground Catholic Church’’
details steps for eliminating the Catholic move-
ment in Chongren, Xian, Fuzhou and Jiangxi
Provinces and accuses believers of ‘‘seriously dis-
turbing the social order and affecting [the] polit-
ical stability’’ of the country; and
(E) in March 1997, public security officials
raided the home of the ‘‘underground’’ Bishop of
Shanghai, confiscating religious articles and
$2,500 belonging to the church.
(b) It is, therefore, the sense of the Senate that—
(1) the government of the People’s Republic of
China be urged to release from incarceration all those
held for participation in religious activities outside
the aegis of the official churches, and cease prosecut-
ing or detaining those who participate in such reli-
gious activities;
(2) the government of the People’s Republic of
China be urged to abolish its present church registra-
tion process;
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(3) the government of the People’s Republic of
China fully adhere to the religious principles pro-
tected by the United Nations Universal Declaration of
Human Rights; and
(4) the Administration should raise the United
States concerns over the persecution of Protestant and
Catholic believers with the government of the People’s
Republic of China, including at the proposed state
visit by President Jiang Zemin to the United States,
and at other high-level meetings which may take
place.
SEC. 1617. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE NORTH
ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
(1) The West’s victory in the Cold War dramati-
cally changed the political and national security
landscape in Europe.
(2) The unity, resolve, and strength of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization was the principal fac-
tor behind that victory.
(3) The North Atlantic Treaty was signed in
April 1949 and created the most successful defense al-
liance in history.
(4) The President of the United States and lead-
ers of other NATO countries have indicated their in-
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tention to enlarge alliance membership to include at
least three new countries.
(5) The Senate expressed its approval of the en-
largement process by voting 81–16 in favor of the
NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act of 1996.
(6) The United States is bound by Article Five
of the North Atlantic Treaty to respond to an attack
on any NATO member as it would to an attack on
the United States itself.
(7) Although the prospect of NATO membership
has provided the impetus for several countries to re-
solve long standing disputes, the North Atlantic Trea-
ty does not provide for a formal dispute resolution
process by which members can resolve differences
among themselves without undermining Article Five
obligations.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress
that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization should con-
sider a formal dispute resolution process within the Alliance
prior to its December 1997 ministerial meeting.
SEC. 1618. JAPAN-UNITED STATES FRIENDSHIP COMMIS-
SION.
(a) RELIEF FROM RESTRICTION OF INTERCHANGE-
ABILITY OF FUNDS.—
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(1) Section 6(4) of the Japan-United States
Friendship Act (22 U.S.C. 2905(4)) is amended by
striking ‘‘needed, except’’ and all that follows through
‘‘United States’’ and inserting ‘‘needed’’.
(2) The second sentence of section 7(b) of the
Japan-United States Friendship Act (22 U.S.C.
2906(b)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘Such invest-
ment may be made only in interest-bearing obliga-
tions of the United States, in obligations guaranteed
as to both principal and interest by the United
States, in interest-bearing obligations of Japan, or in
obligations guaranteed as to both principal and inter-
est by Japan.’’.
(b) REVISION OF NAME OF COMMISSION.—
(1) The Japan-United States Friendship Com-
mission is hereby designated as the ‘‘United States-
Japan Commission’’. Any reference in any provision
of law, Executive order, regulation, delegation of au-
thority, or other document to the Japan-United States
Friendship Commission shall be deemed to be a ref-
erence to the United States-Japan Commission.
(2) The Japan-United States Friendship Act (22
U.S.C. 2901 et seq.) is amended by striking ‘‘Japan-
United States Friendship Commission’’ each place it
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appears and inserting ‘‘United States-Japan Com-
mission’’.
(3) The heading of section 4 of the Japan-United
States Friendship Act (22 U.S.C. 2903) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘UNITED STATES-JAPAN COMMISSION’’.
(c) REVISION OF NAME OF TRUST FUND.—
(1) The Japan-United States Friendship Trust
Fund is hereby designated as the ‘‘United States-
Japan Trust Fund’’. Any reference in any provision
of law, Executive order, regulation, delegation of au-
thority, or other document to the Japan-United States
Friendship Trust Fund shall be deemed to be a ref-
erence to the United States-Japan Trust Fund.
(2)(A) Subsection (a) of section 3 of the Japan-
United States Friendship Act (22 U.S.C. 2902) is
amended by striking ‘‘Japan-United States Friend-
ship Trust Fund’’ and inserting ‘‘United States-
Japan Trust Fund’’.
(B) The section heading of that section is amend-
ed to read as follows:
‘‘UNITED STATES-JAPAN TRUST FUND’’.
SEC. 1619. AVIATION SAFETY.
It is the sense of Congress that the need for cooperative
efforts in transportation and aviation safety be placed on
the agenda for the Summit of the Americas to be held in
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Santiago, Chile, in March 1998. Since April 1996, when
ministers and transportation officials from 23 countries in
the Western Hemisphere met in Santiago, Chile, in order
to develop the Hemispheric Transportation Initiative, avia-
tion safety and transportation standardization has become
an increasingly important issue. The adoption of com-
prehensive Hemisphere-wide measures to enhance transpor-
tation safety, including standards for equipment, infra-
structure, and operations as well as harmonization of regu-
lations relating to equipment, operations, and transpor-
tation safety are imperative. This initiative will increase
the efficiency and safety of the current system and con-
sequently facilitate trade.
SEC. 1620. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON UNITED STATES POL-
ICY TOWARD THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF
CHINA.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the followings find-
ings:
(1) As the world’s leading democracy, the United
States cannot ignore the Government of the People’s
Republic of China’s record on human rights and reli-
gious persecution.
(2) According to Amnesty International, ‘‘A fifth
of the world’s people are ruled by a government that
treats fundamental human rights with contempt.
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Human rights violations continue on a massive
scale.’’.
(3) According to Human Rights Watch/Asia re-
ported that: ‘‘Unofficial Christian and Catholic com-
munities were targeted by the government during
1996. A renewed campaign aimed at forcing all
churches to register or face dissolution, resulted in
beating and harassment of congregants, closure of
churches, and numerous arrests, fines, and sentences.
In Shanghai, for example, more than 300 house
churches or meeting points were closed down by the
security authorities in April alone.’’.
(4) The People’s Republic of China’s compulsory
family planning policies include forced abortions.
(5) China’s attempts to intimidate Taiwan and
the activities of its military, the People’s Liberation
Army, both in the United States and abroad, are of
major concern.
(6) The Chinese government has threatened inter-
national stability through its weapons sales to re-
gimes, including Iran and Iraq, that sponsor terror-
ism and pose a direct threat to American military
personnel and interests.
(7) The efforts of two Chinese companies, the
China North Industries Group (NORINCO) and the
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China Poly Group (POLY), deserve special rebuke for
their involvement in the sale of AK–47 machine guns
to California street gangs.
(8) Allegations of the Chinese government’s in-
volvement in our political system may involve both
civil and criminal violations of our laws.
(9) The Senate is concerned that China may vio-
late the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration transfer-
ring Hong Kong from British to Chinese rule by lim-
iting political and economic freedom in Hong Kong.
(10) The Senate strongly believes time has come
to take steps that would signal to Chinese leaders that
religious persecution, human rights abuses, forced
abortions, military threats and weapons proliferation,
and attempts to influence American elections are un-
acceptable to the American people.
(11) The United States should signal its dis-
approval of Chinese government actions through tar-
geted sanctions, while at the same time encouraging
worthwhile economic and cultural exchanges that can
lead to positive change in China.
(b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen-
ate that the United States should—
(1) limit the granting of United States visas to
Chinese government offices who work in entities the
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implementation of China’s laws and directives on re-
ligious practices and coercive family planning, and
those officials materially involved in the massacre of
Chinese students in Tiananmen square;
(2) limit United States taxpayer subsidies for
the Chinese government through multilateral develop-
ment institutions such as the World Bank, Asian De-
velopment Bank, and the International Monetary
Fund;
(3) publish a list of all companies owned in part
or wholly by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of
the Chinese government who export to, or have an of-
fice in, the United States;
(4) consider imposing targeted sanctions on
NORINCO and POLY by not allowing them to export
to, nor to maintain a physical presence in, the Unit-
ed States for a period of one year; and
(5) promote democratic values in China by in-
creasing United States Government funding of Radio
Free Asia, the National Endowment for Democracy’s
programs in China and existing student, cultural,
and legislative exchange programs between the United
States and the People’s Republic of China.
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SEC. 1621. SENSE OF THE SENATE ENCOURAGING PRO-
GRAMS BY THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR
DEMOCRACY REGARDING THE RULE OF LAW
IN CHINA.
(a) FINDINGS.—
(1) The establishment of the rule of law is a nec-
essary prerequisite for the success of democratic gov-
ernance and the respect for human rights.
(2) In recent years efforts by the United States
and United States-based organizations, including the
National Endowment for Democracy, have been inte-
gral to legal training and the promotion of the rule
of law in China drawing upon both western and Chi-
nese experience and tradition.
(3) The National Endowment for Democracy has
already begun to work on these issues, including fund-
ing a project to enable independent scholars in China
to conduct research on constitutional reform issues
and the Hong Kong-China Law Database Network.
(b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the Sense of the
Senate to encourage the National Endowment for Democ-
racy to expand its activities in China and Hong Kong on
projects which encourage the rule of law, including the
study and dissemination of information on comparative
constitutions, federalism, civil codes of law, civil and penal
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code reform, legal education, freedom of the press, and con-
tracts.
SEC. 1622. CONCERNING THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY.
(a) Congress finds that:
(1) The Palestinian Authority Justice Minister
Freih Abu Medein announced in April 1997 that any-
one selling land to Jews was committing a crime
punishable by death.
(2) Since this announcement, three Palestinians
were allegedly murdered in the Jerusalem and
Ramallah areas for selling real estate to Jews.
(3) Israeli police managed to foil the attempted
abduction of a fourth person.
(4) Israeli security services have acquired evi-
dence indicating that the intelligence services of the
Palestinian Authority were directly involved in at
least two of these murders.
(5) Subsequent statements by high-ranking Pal-
estinian Authority officials have justified these mur-
ders, further encouraging this intolerable policy.
(b) It is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) the Secretary of State should thoroughly in-
vestigate the Palestinian Authority’s role in any
killings connected with this policy and should imme-
diately report its findings to the Congress;
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(2) the Palestinian Authority, with Yasser
Arafat as its chairman, must immediately issue a
public and unequivocal statement denouncing these
acts and reversing this policy;
(3) this policy is an affront to all those who
place high value on peace and basic human rights;
and
(4) the United States should review the provision
of assistance to the Palestinian Authority in light of
this policy.
SEC. 1623. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FA-
CILITIES IN BEIJING AND SHANGHAI.
Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated pursu-
ant to section 1101 in this Act, up to $90,000,000 are au-
thorized to be appropriated for the renovation, acquisition
and construction of housing and secure diplomatic facilities
at the United States Embassy in Beijing and the United
States Consulate in Shanghai, People’s Republic of China.
SEC. 1624. ELIGIBILITY FOR REFUGEE STATUS.
Section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financ-
ing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997 (Pub-
lic Law 104–208; 110 Stat. 3009–171) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘For purposes’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, for purposes’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 1997’’ and in-
serting ‘‘fiscal years 1997 and 1998’’; and
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(b) ALIENS COVERED.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— An alien described in this
subsection is an alien who—
‘‘(A) is the son or daughter of a qualified
national;
‘‘(B) is 21 years of age or older; and
‘‘(C) was unmarried as of the date of ac-
ceptance of the alien’s parent for resettlement
under the Orderly Departure Program.
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED
NATIONAL.—For purposes of
paragraph (1), the term ‘qualified national’ means a
national of Vietnam who—
‘‘(A)(i) was formerly interned in a reeduca-
tion camp in Vietnam by the Government of the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam; or
‘‘(ii) is the widow or widower of an indi-
vidual described in clause (i); and
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‘‘(B)(i) qualified for refugee processing
under the reeducation camp internees subpro-
gram of the Orderly Departure Program; and
‘‘(ii) on or after April 1, 1995, is accept-
ed—
‘‘(I) for resettlement as a refugee; or
‘‘(II) for admission as an immigrant
under the Orderly Departure Program.’’.
DIVISION C—UNITED NATIONS
REFORM
TITLE XX—GENERAL
PROVISIONS
SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.
This division may be cited as the ‘‘United Nations Re-
form Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2002. DEFINITIONS.
In this division:
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Relations and
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and
the Committee on International Relations and the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives.
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(2) DESIGNATED
SPECIALIZED
AGENCY
DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘designated special-
ized agency’’ refers to the International Labor Orga-
nization, the World Health Organization, and the
Food and Agriculture Organization.
(3) SECRETARY GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Secretary
General’’ means the Secretary General of the United
Nations.
(4) 
UNITED
NATIONS
MEMBER.—The 
term
‘‘United Nations member’’ means any country that is
a member of the United Nations.
(5) UNITED NATIONS PEACE OPERATION.—The
term ‘‘United Nations peace operation’’ means any
United Nations-led peace operation paid for from the
assessed peacekeeping budget and authorized by the
Security Council.
SEC. 2003. NONDELEGATION OF CERTIFICATION REQUIRE-
MENTS.
The Secretary of State may not delegate the authority
in this division to make any certification.
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TITLE XXI—AUTHORIZATION OF
APPROPRIATIONS
SEC. 2101. ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED NA-
TIONS AND AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assessed
Contributions 
to 
International 
Organizations’’
$938,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $900,000,000 for
the fiscal year 1999 for the Department of State to carry
out the authorities, functions, duties, and responsibilities
in the conduct of the foreign affairs of the United States
with respect to international organizations and to carry out
other authorities in law consistent with such purposes. Of
the funds made available under this subsection $3,000,000
for the fiscal year 1998 and $3,000,000 for the fiscal year
1999 are authorized to be appropriated only for a United
States contribution to the United Nations Voluntary Fund
for Victims of Torture.
(b) NO GROWTH BUDGET.—Of the funds made avail-
able under subsection (a), $80,000,000 may be made avail-
able during each fiscal year only on a semi-annual basis
and only after the Secretary of State certifies on a semi-
annual basis that the United Nations has taken no action
during the preceding six months to increase funding for any
United Nations program without identifying an offsetting
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decrease during that six month period elsewhere in the
United Nations budget of $2,533,000,000 and cause the
United Nations to exceed its budget for the biennium 1998–
99 adopted in December 1997.
(c) INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS.—
(1) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.—Twenty percent
of the funds made available in each fiscal year under
subsection (a) for the assessed contribution of the
United States to the United Nations shall be withheld
from obligation and expenditure until a certification
is made under paragraph (2).
(2) CERTIFICATION.—A certification under this
paragraph is a certification by the Secretary of State
in the fiscal year concerned that the following condi-
tions are satisfied:
(A) ACTION BY THE UNITED NATIONS.—The
United Nations—
(i) has met the requirements of para-
graphs (1) through (6) of section 401(b) of
the Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C.
287e note); and
(ii) has established procedures that re-
quire the Under Secretary General of the
Office of Internal Oversight Service to re-
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port directly to the Secretary General on the
adequacy of the Office’s resources to enable
the Office to fulfill its mandate.
(B) ACTION BY OIOS.—The Office of Inter-
nal Oversight Services has authority to audit,
inspect, or investigate each program, project, or
activity funded by the United Nations, and each
executive board created under the United Nations
has been notified, in writing, of that authority.
(d) 
PROHIBITION
ON
CERTAIN
GLOBAL
CON-
FERENCES.—Funds made available under subsection (a)
shall be withheld from disbursement until the Secretary of
State certifies to Congress that the United States has not
contributed any funds authorized to be appropriated in sub-
section (a) to pay for any expenses related to the holding
of a United Nations Global Conference.
(e) REDUCTION IN NUMBER OF POSTS.—
(1) FISCAL
YEAR
1998.—Of the funds appro-
priated for fiscal year 1998 for the United Nations
pursuant to subsection (a), $50,000,000 shall be with-
held from disbursement until the Secretary of State
certifies to Congress that the number of posts estab-
lished under the 1998–99 regular budget of the United
Nations and authorized by the General Assembly has
been reduced by at least 1,000 posts from those au-
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thorized by the 1996–97 biennium, as a result of a
suppression of that number of posts.
(2) FISCAL
YEAR
1999.—Of the funds appro-
priated for fiscal year 1999 for the United Nations,
pursuant to subsection (a), $50,000,000 shall be with-
held from disbursement until the Secretary of State
certifies to Congress that the 1998–99 United Nations
budget contains a vacancy rate of not less than 5 per-
cent for professional staff and not less than 2.5 per-
cent for general services staff.
(f) PROHIBITION ON FUNDING ORGANIZATIONS OTHER
THAN UNITED NATIONS.—None of the funds made available
under subsection (a) shall be available for disbursement
until the Secretary of State certifies to Congress that no
portion of the United States contribution will be used to
fund any other organization other than the United Nations
out of the United Nations regular budget, including the
Framework Convention on Global Climate Change and the
International Seabed Authority.
(g) LIMITATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The total amount of funds
made available for all United States memberships in
international organizations under the heading ‘‘As-
sessed Contributions to International Organizations’’
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may not exceed $900,000,000 for each of fiscal years
1999 and 2000.
(h) FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES.—
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—In
addition to amounts authorized to be appropriated by
subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years
1998 and 1999 to offset adverse fluctuations in for-
eign currency exchange rates.
(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts appro-
priated under this subsection shall be available for ob-
ligation and expenditure only to the extent that the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget de-
termines and certifies to Congress that such amounts
are necessary due to such fluctuations.
(i) REFUND OF EXCESS CONTRIBUTIONS.—The United
States shall continue to insist that the United Nations and
its specialized and affiliated agencies shall establish and
implement a procedure to credit or refund to each member
of the agency concerned its proportionate share of the
amount by which the total contributions to the agency ex-
ceed the expenditures of the regular assessed budgets of these
agencies.
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SEC. 2102. UNITED NATIONS POLICY ON ISRAEL AND THE
PALESTINIANS.
(a) CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT.—It shall be the pol-
icy of the United States to promote an end to the persistent
inequity experienced by Israel in the United Nations where-
by Israel is the only longstanding member of the organiza-
tion to be denied acceptance into any of the United Nation’s
regional blocs.
(b) POLICY ON ABOLITION OF CERTAIN UNITED NA-
TIONS GROUPS.—It shall be the policy of the United States
to seek abolition of certain United Nations groups the exist-
ence of which is inimical to the ongoing Middle East peace
process, those groups being the Special Committee to Inves-
tigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the
Palestinian People and other Arabs of the Occupied Terri-
tories; the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable
Rights of the Palestinian People; the Division for the Pal-
estinian Rights; and the Division on Public Information
on the Question of Palestine.
(c) CONSULTATIONS WITH CONGRESS.—Not later than
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and on
a semi-annual basis thereafter, the Secretary of State shall
consult with the appropriate congressional committees (in
classified or unclassified form as appropriate) on—
(1) actions taken by representatives of the United
States to encourage the nations of the Western Europe
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and Others Group (WEOG) to accept Israel into their
regional bloc;
(2) specific responses received by the Secretary of
State from each of the nations of the Western Europe
and Others Group (WEOG) on their position concern-
ing Israel’s acceptance into their organization;
(3) other measures being undertaken, and which
will be undertaken, to ensure and promote Israel’s full
and equal participation in the United Nations; and
(4) steps taken by the United States to secure
abolition by the United Nations of groups under sub-
section (b).
SEC. 
2103. 
ASSESSED 
CONTRIBUTIONS 
FOR 
INTER-
NATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assessed
Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities’’
$200,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and $205,000,000 for
the fiscal year 1999 for the Department of State to carry
out the authorities, functions, duties, and responsibilities
in the conduct of the foreign affairs of the United States
with respect to international peacekeeping activities and to
carry out other authorities in law consistent with such pur-
poses.
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(b) CODIFICATION OF REQUIRED NOTICE OF PRO-
POSED UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS.—
(1) CODIFICATION.—Section 4 of the United Na-
tions Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287b) is
amended—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking the second
sentence;
(B) by striking subsection (e); and
(C) by adding after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing new subsections:
‘‘(e) CONSULTATIONS AND REPORTS ON UNITED NA-
TIONS PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS.—
‘‘(1) CONSULTATIONS.—Each month the Presi-
dent shall consult with Congress on the status of
United Nations peacekeeping operations.
‘‘(2) INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED.—In con-
nection with such consultations, the following infor-
mation shall be provided each month to the des-
ignated congressional committees:
‘‘(A) With respect to ongoing United Na-
tions peacekeeping operations, the following:
‘‘(i) A list of all resolutions of the
United Nations Security Council antici-
pated to be voted on during such month that
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would extend or change the mandate of any
United Nations peacekeeping operation.
‘‘(ii) For each such operation, any
changes in the duration, mandate, and com-
mand and control arrangements that are
anticipated as a result of the adoption of
the resolution.
‘‘(iii) An estimate of the total cost to
the United Nations of each such operation
for the period covered by the resolution, and
an estimate of the amount of that cost that
will be assessed to the United States.
‘‘(iv) 
Any 
anticipated 
significant
changes in United States participation in
or support for each such operation during
the period covered by the resolution (includ-
ing the provision of facilities, training,
transportation, 
communication, 
and
logistical support, but not including intel-
ligence activities reportable under title V of
the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 413 et seq.)) and the estimated costs
to the United States of such changes.
‘‘(B) With respect to each new United Na-
tions peacekeeping operation that is anticipated
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to be authorized by a Security Council resolution
during such month, the following information for
the period covered by the resolution:
‘‘(i) The anticipated duration, man-
date, the command and control arrange-
ments of such operation, the planned exit
strategy, and the vital national interest to
be served.
‘‘(ii) An estimate of the total cost to
the United Nations of the operation, an esti-
mate of the amount of that cost that will be
assessed to the United States, and a notice
of intent to submit a reprogramming of
funds to cover that cost.
‘‘(iii) A description of the functions
that would be performed by any United
States Armed Forces participating in or
otherwise operating in support of the oper-
ation, an estimate of the number of mem-
bers of the Armed Forces that will partici-
pate in or otherwise operate in support of
the operation, and an estimate of the cost to
the United States of such participation or
support.
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‘‘(iv) A description of any other United
States assistance to or support for the oper-
ation (including the provision of facilities,
training, transportation, communication,
and logistical support, but not including in-
telligence activities reportable under title V
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 413 et seq.)) and an estimate of the
cost to the United States of such assistance
or support.
‘‘(3) FORM AND TIMING OF INFORMATION.—
‘‘(A) FORM.—The President shall submit
information under clauses (i) and (iii) of para-
graph (2)(A) in writing.
‘‘(B) TIMING.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The information
required under paragraph (2)(A) for a
month shall be submitted not later than the
10th day of the month.
‘‘(ii) PARTICULAR INFORMATION.—The
information 
required 
under 
paragraph
(2)(B) shall be submitted in writing not less
than 15 days before the anticipated date of
the vote on the resolution concerned or, if a
15-day advance submission is not prac-
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ticable, in as far advance of the vote as is
practicable.
‘‘(4) NEW UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OP-
ERATION DEFINED.—As used in paragraph (2), the
term ‘new United Nations peacekeeping operation’ in-
cludes any existing or otherwise ongoing United Na-
tions peacekeeping operation—
‘‘(A) in the case of an operation in exist-
ence, where the authorized force strength is to be
expanded by more than 15 percent in an oper-
ation of less than 200 military or police person-
nel, or 10 percent in an operation of more than
200 military or police personnel during the pe-
riod covered by the Security Council resolution;
‘‘(B) that is to be authorized to operate in
a country in which it was not previously author-
ized to operate; or
‘‘(C) the mandate of which is to be changed
so that the operation would be engaged in sig-
nificant additional or different functions.
‘‘(5) NOTIFICATION
AND
QUARTERLY
REPORTS
REGARDING UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE.—
‘‘(A) NOTIFICATION
OF
CERTAIN
ASSIST-
ANCE.—
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The President shall
notify the designated congressional commit-
tees at least 15 days before the United
States provides any assistance to the United
Nations to support peacekeeping operations.
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—This subparagraph
does not apply to—
‘‘(I) assistance having a value of
less than $3,000,000 in the case of non-
reimbursable assistance or less than
$14,000,000 in the case of reimbursable
assistance; or
‘‘(II) assistance provided under
the emergency drawdown authority of
sections 506(a)(1) and 552(c)(2) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2318(a)(1) and 2348a(c)(2)).
‘‘(B) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The President shall
submit quarterly reports to the designated
congressional committees on all assistance
provided by the United States during the
preceding calendar quarter to the United
Nations to support peacekeeping operations.
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‘‘(ii) MATTERS
INCLUDED.—Each re-
port under this subparagraph shall describe
the assistance provided for each such oper-
ation, listed by category of assistance.
‘‘(iii) FOURTH
QUARTER
REPORT.—
The report under this subparagraph for the
fourth calendar quarter of each year shall be
submitted as part of the annual report re-
quired by subsection (d) and shall include
cumulative information for the preceding
calendar year.
‘‘(f) DESIGNATED CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In
this section, the term ‘designated congressional committees’
means the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee
on International Relations and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives.’’.
(2) CONFORMING
REPEAL.—Subsection (a) of
section 407 of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–
236; 22 U.S.C. 287b note; 108 Stat. 448) is repealed.
(c) RELATIONSHIP
TO OTHER NOTICE REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Section 4 of the United Nations Participation Act
of 1945, as amended by subsection (c), is further amended
by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(g) RELATIONSHIP
TO OTHER NOTIFICATION RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Nothing in this section is intended to alter
or supersede any notification requirement with respect to
peacekeeping operations that is established under any other
provision of law.’’.
SEC. 2104. DATA ON COSTS INCURRED IN SUPPORT OF
UNITED NATIONS PEACE AND SECURITY OP-
ERATIONS.
Chapter 6 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2348 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘SEC. 555. DATA ON COSTS INCURRED IN SUPPORT OF
UNITED NATIONS PEACE AND SECURITY OP-
ERATIONS.
‘‘(a) UNITED STATES COSTS.—The United States shall
annually provide to the Secretary General of the United
Nations data regarding all costs incurred by the United
States in support of all United Nations authorized oper-
ations in support of international peace and security.
‘‘(b) UNITED NATIONS MEMBER COSTS.—The United
States shall request that the United Nations compile and
publish information concerning costs incurred by United
Nations members in support of such operations.’’.
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SEC. 2105. REIMBURSEMENT FOR GOODS AND SERVICES
PROVIDED BY THE UNITED STATES TO THE
UNITED NATIONS.
(a) REQUIREMENT TO OBTAIN REIMBURSEMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the President shall seek and obtain a com-
mitment from the United Nations to provide reim-
bursement to the United States from the United Na-
tions in a timely fashion whenever the United States
Government furnishes assistance pursuant to the pro-
visions of law described in subsection (c)—
(A) to the United Nations;
(B) for any United Nations peacekeeping
operation that is authorized by the United Na-
tions Security Council under Chapter VI or
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter and
paid for by peacekeeping or regular budget as-
sessment of the United Nations members; or
(C) to any country participating in any
operation authorized by the United Nations Se-
curity Council under Chapter VI or Chapter VII
of the United Nations Charter and paid for by
peacekeeping assessments of United Nations
members when the assistance is designed to fa-
cilitate or assist the participation of that coun-
try in the operation.
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agency providing the assistance for which the reim-
bursement is paid.
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts credited under
paragraph (1) shall be merged with the appropria-
tions, or with appropriations in the fund or account,
to which credited and shall be available for the same
purposes, and subject to the same conditions and lim-
itations, as the appropriations with which merged.
(c) COVERED ASSISTANCE.—Subsection (a) assistance
provided under the following provisions of law:
(1) Sections 6 and 7 of the United Nations Par-
ticipation Act of 1945.
(2) Sections 451, 506(a)(1), 516, 552(c), and 607
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
(3) Any other provisions of law pursuant to
which assistance is provided by the United States to
carry out the mandate of an assessed United Nations
peacekeeping operation.
(d) WAIVER.—
(1) AUTHORITY.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The President may au-
thorize the furnishing assistance covered by this
section without regard to subsection (a) if the
President determines, and so notifies in writing
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
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ate and the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, that to do so is important to the security
interests of the United States.
(B) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Before
exercising the authorities of subparagraph (A),
the President shall notify the appropriate con-
gressional committees in accordance with the
procedures applicable to reprogramming notifi-
cations under section 634A of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961.
(2) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW.—Notwithstanding
a notice under paragraph (1) with respect to assist-
ance covered by this section, subsection (a) shall
apply to the furnishing of the assistance if, not later
than 15 calendar days after receipt of a notification
under that paragraph, the Congress enacts a joint res-
olution disapproving the determination of the Presi-
dent contained in the notice.
(3) SENATE PROCEDURES.—Any joint resolution
described in paragraph (2) shall be considered in the
Senate in accordance with the provisions of section
601(b) of the International Security Assistance and
Arms Export Control Act of 1976.
(e) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER REIMBURSEMENT AU-
THORITY.—Nothing in this section shall preclude the Presi-
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dent from seeking reimbursement for assistance covered by
this section that is in addition to the reimbursement sought
for the assistance under in subsection (a).
(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘assistance’’
includes personnel, services, supplies, equipment, facilities,
and other assistance, provided by the United States Depart-
ment of Defense or any other United States Government
agency.
SEC. 2106. RESTRICTION ON UNITED STATES FUNDING FOR
UNITED NATIONS PEACE OPERATIONS.
The President shall withhold from disbursement for
any United Nations peace operation established after the
date of enactment of this Act the United States propor-
tionate share of any amount made available to that oper-
ation out of the regular budget of the United Nations, unless
the President determines, and so notifies the appropriate
congressional committees, that funding such a United Na-
tions peace operation serves an important national security
interest of the United States.
SEC. 2107. UNITED STATES POLICY REGARDING UNITED NA-
TIONS PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS.
It shall be the policy of the United States—
(1) to ensure that major peacekeeping operations
(in general, those comprised of more than 10,000
troops) authorized by the United Nations Security
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Council under Chapter VII of the United Nations
Charter (or missions such as the United Nations Pro-
tection Force (UNPROFOR)) are undertaken by a
competent regional organization such as NATO or a
multinational force, and not established as a peace-
keeping operation under United Nations operational
control which would be paid for by assessment of
United Nations members; and
(2) to consider, on a case-by-case basis, whether
it is in the national interest of the United States to
agree that smaller peacekeeping operations authorized
by the United Nations Security Council under Chap-
ter VII of the United Nations Charter and paid for
by assessment of United Nations members (such as the
United Nations Transitional Authority in Slavonia
(UNTAES)) should be established as peacekeeping op-
erations under United Nations operational control
which would be paid for by assessment of United Na-
tions members.
SEC. 2108. ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES.
Taking into consideration the long-term commitment
by the United States to the affairs of this hemisphere and
the need to build further upon the linkages between the
United States and its neighbors, it is the sense of the Con-
gress that the Secretary of State should make every effort
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to pay the United States assessed funding levels for the Or-
ganization of American States, which is uniquely dependent
on United States contributions and is continuing fun-
damental reforms in its structure and its agenda.
TITLE XXII—ARREARS
PAYMENTS AND REFORM
CHAPTER 1—ARREARAGES TO THE
UNITED NATIONS
Subchapter A—Authorization of
Appropriations; Disbursement of Funds
SEC. 2201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Department of State for payment of arrear-
ages owed by the United States to the United Nations and
its specialized agencies as of September 30, 1997—
(1) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
(2) $475,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
(3) $244,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
(b) LIMITATION.—Amounts made available under sub-
section (a) are authorized to be available only—
(1) to pay the United States share of assessments
for the regular budget of the United Nations (exclud-
ing the budgets of the United Nations specialized
agencies);
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(2) to pay the United States share of United Na-
tions peace operations;
(3) to pay the United States share of United Na-
tions specialized agencies; and
(4) to pay the United States share of other inter-
national organizations.
(c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts appropriated
pursuant to subsection (a) are authorized to remain avail-
able until expended.
(d) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—For purposes of
payments made pursuant to subsection (a), section
404(b)(2) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fis-
cal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–236) shall not
apply to United Nations peace operation assessments re-
ceived by the United States prior to October 1, 1995.
SEC. 2202. DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Funds made available pursuant to
section 2201 may be disbursed only if the requirements of
subsections (b) and (c) of this section are satisfied.
(b) DISBURSEMENTS UPON SATISFACTION OF CER-
TIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—Funds made available pur-
suant to section 2201 may be disbursed only in the follow-
ing allotments and upon the following certifications:
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(1) Amounts authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 1998, upon the certification described in
section 2211.
(2) Amounts authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 1999, upon the certification described in
section 2221.
(3) Amounts authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 2000, upon the certification described in
section 2231.
(c) ADVANCE CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Funds
made available pursuant to section 2201 may be disbursed
only if the appropriate certification has been submitted to
Congress 30 days prior to the payment of funds to the Unit-
ed Nations or its specialized agencies.
(d) 
TRANSMITTAL
OF
CERTIFICATIONS.—Certifi-
cations made under this chapter shall be transmitted by the
Secretary of State to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees.
Subchapter B—United States Sovereignty
SEC. 2211. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
(a) CONTENTS OF CERTIFICATION.—A certification de-
scribed in this section is a certification by the Secretary
of State that the following conditions are satisfied:
(1) CONTESTED ARREARAGES.—The United Na-
tions has established an account or other appropriate
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mechanism with respect to all United States arrear-
ages incurred before the date of enactment of this Act
with respect to which payments are not authorized by
this Act, and the failure to pay amounts specified in
the account do not affect the application of Article 19
of the Charter of the United Nations. The account es-
tablished under this paragraph may be referred to as
the ‘‘contested arrearages account’’.
(2) SUPREMACY OF THE UNITED STATES CON-
STITUTION.—No action has been taken on or after Oc-
tober 1, 1996, by the United Nations or any of its
specialized or affiliated agencies that requires the
United States to violate the United States Constitu-
tion or any law of the United States.
(3) NO UNITED NATIONS SOVEREIGNTY.—Neither
the United Nations nor any of its specialized or affili-
ated agencies—
(A) has exercised sovereignty over the Unit-
ed States; or
(B) has taken any steps that require the
United States to cede sovereignty.
(4) NO UNITED NATIONS TAXATION.—
(A) NO LEGAL AUTHORITY.—Except as pro-
vided in subparagraph (D), neither the United
Nations nor any of its specialized or affiliated
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agencies has the authority under United States
law to impose taxes or fees on United States na-
tionals.
(B) NO TAXES OR FEES.—Except as pro-
vided in subparagraph (D), a tax or fee has not
been imposed on any United States national by
the United Nations or any of its specialized or
affiliated agencies.
(C) NO TAXATION PROPOSALS.—Except as
provided in subparagraph (D), neither the Unit-
ed Nations nor any of its specialized or affiliated
agencies has officially approved any formal effort
to develop, advocate, or promote any proposal
concerning the imposition of a tax or fee on any
United States national in order to raise revenue
for the United Nations or any such agency.
(D) EXCEPTION.—This paragraph does not
apply to—
(i) fees for publications or other kinds
of fees that are not tantamount to a tax on
United States citizens; or
(ii) the World Intellectual Property
Organization.
(5) NO STANDING ARMY.—The United Nations
has not budgeted any funds for, nor taken any official
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steps to develop, create, or establish any special agree-
ment under Article 43 of the United Nations Charter
to make available to the United Nations, on its call,
the armed forces of any member of the United Na-
tions.
(6) NO INTEREST FEES.—The United Nations
has not levied interest penalties against the United
States or any interest on arrearages on the annual
assessment of the United States, and from the date of
enactment of this Act, neither the United Nations nor
its specialized agencies have amended their financial
regulations or taken any other action that would per-
mit interest penalties to be levied against or otherwise
charge the United States any interest on arrearages
on its annual assessment.
(7) UNITED STATES PROPERTY RIGHTS.—Neither
the United Nations nor any of its specialized or affili-
ated agencies has exercised authority or control over
any United States national park, wildlife preserve,
monument, or property, nor has the United Nations
nor any of its specialized or affiliated agencies imple-
mented plans, regulations, programs, or agreements
that exercise control or authority over the private
property of United States citizens.
(8) TERMINATION OF BORROWING AUTHORITY.—
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(A) PROHIBITION
ON
AUTHORIZATION
OF
EXTERNAL BORROWING.—On or after the date of
enactment of this Act, neither the United Nations
nor any specialized agency of the United Nations
has amended its financial regulations to permit
external borrowing.
(B) PROHIBITION OF UNITED STATES PAY-
MENT OF INTEREST COSTS.—The United States
has not paid its share of any interest costs made
known to or identified by the United States Gov-
ernment for loans incurred by the United Na-
tions or any specialized agency of the United
Nations through external borrowing.
(b) TRANSMITTAL.—The Secretary of State may trans-
mit a certification under subsection (a) at any time during
fiscal year 1998 or thereafter if the requirements of the cer-
tification are satisfied.
Subchapter C—Reform of Assessments and
United Nations Peace Operations
SEC. 2221. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—A certification described in this sec-
tion is a certification by the Secretary of State that the
conditions in subsection (b) are satisfied. Such certification
shall not be made by the Secretary if the Secretary deter-
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mines that any of the conditions set forth in section 2211
are no longer valid.
(b) CONDITIONS.—The conditions under this sub-
section are the following:
(1) LIMITATION ON ASSESSED SHARE OF REGU-
LAR BUDGET.—The share of the total of all assessed
contributions for the regular budget of the United Na-
tions, or any designated specialized agency of the
United Nations, does not exceed 22 percent for any
single United Nations member.
(2) LIMITATION ON ASSESSED SHARE OF BUDG-
ET FOR PEACE OPERATIONS.—The assessed share of
the budget for each assessed United Nations peace op-
eration does not exceed 25 percent for any single
United Nations member.
(3) TRANSFER
OF
REGULAR
BUDGET-FUNDED
PEACE
OPERATIONS.—The mandates of the United
Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO)
and the United Nations Military Observer Group in
India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) are subject to an-
nual review by members of the Security Council, and
are subject to the notification requirements pursuant
to section 2103(c).
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Subchapter D—Budget and Personnel Reform
SEC. 2231. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—A certification described in this sec-
tion is a certification by the Secretary of State that the
following conditions in subsection (b) are satisfied. Such
certification shall not be made by the Secretary if the Sec-
retary determines that any of the conditions set forth in
sections 2211 and 2221 are no longer valid.
(b) CONDITIONS.—The conditions under this sub-
section are the following:
(1) LIMITATION ON ASSESSED SHARE OF REGU-
LAR BUDGET.—The share of the total of all assessed
contributions for the regular budget of the United Na-
tions, or any specialized agency of the United Na-
tions, does not exceed 20 percent for any single Unit-
ed Nations member.
(2) INSPECTORS GENERAL FOR CERTAIN ORGANI-
ZATIONS.—
(A) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
OFFICES.—Each
designated specialized agency has established an
independent office of inspector general to conduct
and supervise objective audits, inspections, and
investigations relating to the programs and oper-
ations of the organization.
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(B) APPOINTMENT
OF
INSPECTORS
GEN-
ERAL.—The Director General of each designated
specialized agency has appointed an inspector
general, with the approval of the member states,
and that appointment was made principally on
the basis of the appointee’s integrity and dem-
onstrated ability in accounting, auditing, finan-
cial analysis, law, management analysis, public
administration, or investigations.
(C) ASSIGNED FUNCTIONS.—Each inspector
general appointed under subparagraph (A) is
authorized to—
(i) make investigations and reports re-
lating to the administration of the pro-
grams and operations of the agency con-
cerned;
(ii) have access to all records, docu-
ments, and other available materials relat-
ing to those programs and operations of the
agency concerned; and
(iii) have direct and prompt access to
any official of the agency concerned.
(D) COMPLAINTS.—Each designated special-
ized agency has procedures in place designed to
protect the identity of, and to prevent reprisals
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against, any staff member making a complaint
or disclosing information to, or cooperating in
any investigation or inspection by, the inspector
general of the agency.
(E) 
COMPLIANCE
WITH
RECOMMENDA-
TIONS.—Each designated specialized agency has
in place procedures designed to ensure compli-
ance with the recommendations of the inspector
general of the agency.
(F) AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS.—Each des-
ignated specialized agency has in place proce-
dures to ensure that all annual and other rel-
evant reports submitted by the inspector general
to the agency are made available to the member
states without modification.
(3) NEW BUDGET PROCEDURES FOR THE UNITED
NATIONS.—The United Nations has established and is
implementing budget procedures that—
(A) require the maintenance of a budget not
in excess of the level agreed to by the General As-
sembly at the beginning of each United Nations
budgetary biennium, unless increases are agreed
to by consensus; and
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(B) require the systemwide identification of
expenditures by functional categories such as
personnel, travel, and equipment.
(4) SUNSET POLICY FOR CERTAIN UNITED NA-
TIONS PROGRAMS.—
(A) EXISTING AUTHORITY.—The Secretary
General and the Director General of each des-
ignated specialized agency have used their exist-
ing authorities to require program managers
within the United Nations Secretariat and the
Secretariats of the designated specialized agen-
cies to conduct evaluations of United Nations
programs approved by the General Assembly and
of programs of the designated specialized agen-
cies in accordance with the standardized meth-
odology referred to in subparagraph (B).
(B) DEVELOPMENT
OF
EVALUATION
CRI-
TERIA.—
(i) UNITED NATIONS.—The Office of
Internal Oversight Services has developed a
standardized methodology for the evaluation
of United Nations programs approved by
the General Assembly, including specific
criteria for determining the continuing rel-
evance and effectiveness of the programs.
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(ii) DESIGNATED SPECIALIZED AGEN-
CIES.—Patterned on the work of the Office
of Internal Oversight Services of the United
Nations, the inspector general office equiva-
lent of each designated specialized agency
has developed a standardized methodology
for the evaluation of programs of designated
specialized agencies, including specific cri-
teria for determining the continuing rel-
evance and effectiveness of the programs.
(C) PROCEDURES.—The United Nations
and each designated specialized agency has es-
tablished and is implementing procedures—
(i) requiring the Secretary General
and the Director General of the agency, as
the case may be, to report on the results of
evaluations referred to in this paragraph,
including the identification of programs
that have met criteria for continuing rel-
evance and effectiveness and proposals to
terminate or modify programs that have not
met such criteria; and
(ii) authorizing an appropriate body
within the United Nations or the agency, as
the case may be, to review each evaluation
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referred to in this paragraph and report to
the General Assembly on means of improv-
ing the program concerned or on terminat-
ing the program.
(D) UNITED STATES POLICY.—It shall be
the policy of the United States to seek adoption
by the United Nations of a resolution requiring
that each United Nations program approved by
the General Assembly, and to seek adoption by
each designated specialized agency of a resolu-
tion requiring that each program of the agency,
be subject to an evaluation referred to in this
paragraph and have a specific termination date
so that the program will not be renewed unless
the evaluation demonstrates the continuing rel-
evance and effectiveness of the program.
(E) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this
paragraph, the term ‘‘United Nations program
approved by the General Assembly’’ means a
program approved by the General Assembly of
the United Nations that is administered or fund-
ed by the United Nations.
(5) UNITED NATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON
ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY QUESTIONS.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The United States has a
seat on the United Nations Advisory Committee
on Administrative and Budgetary Questions or
the five largest member contributors each have a
seat on the Advisory Committee.
(B) DEFINITION.—As used in this para-
graph the term ‘‘5 largest member state contribu-
tors’’ means the 5 United Nations member states
that, during a United Nations budgetary bien-
nium, have more total assessed contributions
than any other United Nations member states to
the aggregate of the United Nations regular
budget and the budget (or budgets) for United
Nations peace operations.
(6) NATIONAL AUDITS.—The United Nations has
in effect procedures providing access by the United
States General Accounting Office to United Nations
financial data so that the Office may perform nation-
ally mandated reviews of United Nations operations.
(7) PERSONNEL.—
(A) APPOINTMENT AND SERVICE OF PER-
SONNEL.—The Secretary General—
(i) has established and is implement-
ing procedures that ensure that staff em-
ployed by the United Nations is appointed
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on the basis of merit consistent with Article
101 of the United Nations charter; and
(ii) is enforcing those contractual obli-
gations requiring worldwide availability of
all professional staff of the United Nations
to serve and be relocated based on the needs
of the United Nations.
(B) CODE OF CONDUCT.—The General As-
sembly has adopted, and the Secretary General
has the authority to enforce and is effectively en-
forcing, a code of conduct binding on all United
Nations personnel, including the requirement of
financial disclosure statements binding on senior
United Nations personnel and the establishment
of rules against nepotism that are binding on all
United Nations officials.
(C) PERSONNEL EVALUATION SYSTEM.—The
United Nations has adopted and is enforcing a
personnel evaluation system.
(D) PERIODIC ASSESSMENTS.—The United
Nations has established and is implementing a
mechanism to conduct periodic assessments of the
United Nations payroll to determine total staff-
ing, and the results of such assessments are re-
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ported in an unabridged form to the General As-
sembly.
(E) REVIEW OF UNITED NATIONS ALLOW-
ANCE SYSTEM.—The United States has completed
a thorough review of the United Nations person-
nel allowance system. The review shall include a
comparison to the United States civil service,
and shall make recommendations to reduce enti-
tlements to allowances and allowance funding
levels from the levels in effect on January 1,
1998.
(8) REDUCTION IN BUDGET AUTHORITIES AND
PERSONNEL
LEVELS.—The designated specialized
agencies have achieved a negative growth budget in
the budget for 2000–01 from the 1998–99 biennium
levels of the respective agencies.
(9) NEW BUDGET PROCEDURES AND FINANCIAL
REGULATIONS.—Each designated specialized agency
has established procedures to—
(A) require the maintenance of a budget
that does not exceed the level agreed to by the
member states of the organization at the begin-
ning of each budgetary biennium, unless in-
creases are agreed to by consensus;
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(B) require the identification of expendi-
tures by functional categories such as personnel,
travel, and equipment; and
(C) require approval by the member states
of the organization of supplemental budget re-
quests to the Secretariat in advance of expendi-
tures under those requests.
CHAPTER 2—MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
SEC. 2241. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION ON RELATION TO
EXISTING LAWS.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, nothing in
this title may be construed to make available funds in viola-
tion of any provision of law containing a specific prohibi-
tion or restriction on the use of the funds, including section
114 of the Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal
Years 1984 and 1985 (22 U.S.C. 287e note) and section
151 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
Years 1986 and 1987 (22 U.S.C. 287e note), and section
404 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 287e note).
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SEC. 2242. PROHIBITION ON PAYMENTS RELATING TO
UNIDO AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS FROM
WHICH 
THE 
UNITED 
STATES 
HAS 
WITH-
DRAWN OR RESCINDED FUNDING.
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this
title shall be used to pay any arrearage for—
(1) the United Nations Industrial Development
Organization;
(2) any costs to merge that organization into the
United Nations;
(3) the costs associated with any other organiza-
tion of the United Nations from which the United
States has withdrawn including the costs of the merg-
er of such organization into the United Nations; or
(4) the World Tourism Organization, or any
other organization with respect to which Congress has
rescinded funding.
Attest:
Secretary.
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