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COMMERCIAL LEASING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES
SEC. 589. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
and subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations, the authority of section
23(a) of the Arms Export Control Act may be used to pro-
vide financing to Israel, Egypt and NATO and major non-
NATO allies for the procurement by leasing (including leas-
ing with an option to purchase) of defense articles from
United States commercial suppliers, not including Major
Defense Equipment (other than helicopters and other types
of aircraft having possible civilian application), if the
President determines that there are compelling foreign pol-
icy or national security reasons for those defense articles
being provided by commercial lease rather than by govern-
ment-to-government sale under such Act.
FOREIGN MILITARY EXPENDITURES REPORT
SEC. 590. Section 511(b) of the Foreign Operations,
Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations
Act, 1993 (Public Law 102–391) is amended by repealing
paragraph (2) relating to military expenditures.
ABOLITION OF THE INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION
SEC. 591. Section 586 of the Foreign Operations, Ex-
port Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
2000, as enacted by section 1000(a)(2) of Public Law 106–
113, is amended—
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(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘year 2000’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘years 2000 and 2001’’;
and
(2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘6290f’’ and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘290f’’.
REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL GAO REPORT ON
THE FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL
MONETARY FUND
SEC. 592. Section 1706 of the International Financial
Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262r–5) is repealed.
EXTENSION OF GAO AUTHORITIES
SEC. 593. The funds made available to the Comptroller
General pursuant to Title I, Chapter 4 of Public Law 106–
31 shall remain available until expended.
FUNDING FOR SERBIA
SEC. 594. (a) Of funds made available in this Act, up
to $100,000,000 may be made available for assistance for
Serbia: Provided, That none of these funds may be made
available for assistance for Serbia after March 31, 2001 un-
less the President has made the determination and certifi-
cation contained in subsection (c).
(b) After March 31, 2001, the Secretary of the Treasury
should instruct the United States executive directors to
international financial institutions to support loans and
assistance to the Government of the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia subject to the conditions in subsection (c): Pro-
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vided, That section 576 of the Foreign Operations, Export
Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
1997, as amended, shall not apply to the provision of loans
and assistance to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
through international financial institutions.
(c) The determination and certification referred to in
subsection (a) is a determination by the President and a
certification to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate that the Govern-
ment of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is—
(1) cooperating with the International Criminal
Tribunal for Yugoslavia including access for inves-
tigators, the provision of documents, and the sur-
render and transfer of indictees or assistance in their
apprehension;
(2) taking steps that are consistent with the
Dayton Accords to end Serbian financial, political,
security and other support which has served to main-
tain separate Republika Srpska institutions; and
(3) taking steps to implement policies which re-
flect a respect for minority rights and the rule of law.
(d) Subsections (b), (c), and (d) shall not apply to
Montenegro, Kosova, humanitarian assistance or assistance
to promote democracy in municipalities.
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(e) The Secretary of State should instruct the United
States representatives to regional and international organi-
zations to support membership for the Government of the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) subject to a certifi-
cation by the President to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate that
the FRY has applied for membership on the same basis as
the other successor states to the FRY and has taken appro-
priate steps to resolve issues related to state liabilities, as-
sets and property.
FORESTRY INITIATIVE
SEC. 595. (a) The provisions of S. 3140 of the 106th
Congress, as introduced on September 28, 2000 are hereby
enacted into law.
(b) In publishing the Act in slip form and in the
United States Statutes at Large pursuant to section 112,
of title 1, United States Code, the Archivist of the United
States shall include after the date of approval at the end
appendixes setting forth the texts of the bill referred to in
subsection (a) of this section.
USER FEES
SEC. 596. The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct
the United States Executive Director at each international
financial institution (as defined in section 1701(c)(2) of the
International Financial Institutions Act) and the Inter-
national Monetary Fund to oppose any loan of these insti-
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tutions that would require user fees or service charges on
poor people for primary education or primary healthcare,
including prevention and treatment efforts for HIV/AIDS,
malaria, tuberculosis, and infant, child, and maternal well-
being, in connection with the institutions’ lending pro-
grams.
BASIC EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR PAKISTAN
SEC. 597. Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out
the provisions of chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part
II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be made avail-
able for assistance for basic education programs for Paki-
stan, notwithstanding any provision of law that restricts
assistance to foreign countries: Provided, That such assist-
ance is subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
AUTHORIZATION FOR POPULATION PLANNING
SEC. 598. Not to exceed $425,000,000 of the funds ap-
propriated in title II of this Act may be available for popu-
lation planning activities or other population assistance:
Provided, That notwithstanding section 614 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, or any other provision of law, none
of such funds may be obligated or expended until February
15, 2001.