I
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2838
To impose an immediate suspension of assistance to the Government of
Indonesia until the results of the August 30, 1999, vote in East Timor
have been implemented, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 9, 1999
Mr. WEYGAND (for himself, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. MCGOVERN,
and Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition
to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned
A BILL
To impose an immediate suspension of assistance to the
Government of Indonesia until the results of the August
30, 1999, vote in East Timor have been implemented,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SUSPENSION OF ASSISTANCE.
(a) MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall instruct the United States executive direc-
tors to the international financial institutions to op-
pose, and vote against, any extension by those insti-
tutions of any financial assistance (including any
technical assistance or grant) of any kind to the
Government of Indonesia.
(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of
Congress that the international financial institutions
should withhold the balance of any undisbursed ap-
proved loans or other assistance to the Government
of Indonesia.
(3) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘international
financial institution’’ includes the International
Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Recon-
struction and Development, the International Devel-
opment Association, the International Finance Cor-
poration, the Multilateral Investment Guaranty
Agency, and the Asian Development Bank.
(b) RESTRICTION ON BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSIST-
ANCE.—None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available to carry out chapter 1 of part I (relating to devel-
opment assistance) or chapter 4 of part II (relating to eco-
nomic support fund assistance) of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 may be available for Indonesia, except subject
to the procedures applicable to reprogramming notifica-
tions under section 634A of that Act.
(c) PROHIBITION
ON MILITARY-TO-MILITARY CO-
OPERATION AND SUPPORT.—
(1) ASSISTANCE.—None of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available under the fol-
lowing provisions of law (including unobligated bal-
ances of prior year appropriations) may be available
for Indonesia:
(A) The Foreign Military Financing Pro-
gram under section 23 of the Arms Export
Control Act.
(B) Chapter 2 of part II of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to military as-
sistance).
(C) Chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to inter-
national military education and training assist-
ance).
(2) LICENSING.—None of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available under the fol-
lowing provisions of law (including unobligated bal-
ances of prior year appropriations) may be available
for licensing exports of defense articles or defense
services to Indonesia under section 38 of the Arms
Export Control Act.
(d) 
MULTILATERAL
EFFORTS.—The 
President
should coordinate with other countries, particularly mem-
ber states of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
(APEC) Forum, to develop a comprehensive, multilateral
strategy to further the purposes of this Act, including urg-
ing other countries to take measures similar to those de-
scribed in this Act.
SEC. 2 . EXCEPTION.
Section 1 shall not apply to the provision of food or
medical assistance to Indonesia or East Timor for human-
itarian purposes.
SEC. 3. CONDITIONS FOR THE TERMINATION OF MEAS-
URES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The measures described in section
1 shall apply with respect to the Government of Indonesia
until the President determines and certifies to the appro-
priate congressional committees that—
(1) a safe and secure environment exists in
East Timor, that Timorese who were forced to flee
the militia-led violence are able to safely return to
East Timor, and that there is freedom of movement
within East Timor;
(2) the United Nations Assistance Mission in
East Timor (UNAMET) can resume its mandate
pursuant to the June 11, 1999, authorization by the
United Nations Security Council without threat or
intimidation of its personnel;
(3) steps have been taken to implement the re-
sults of the August 30, 1999, vote on East Timor’s
political status, which expressed the will of a major-
ity of the Timorese people; and
(4) the Armed Forces of the Republic of Indo-
nesia is conducting itself in a manner consistent
with its responsibilities to its citizens and its inter-
national commitments.
(b) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means the Committee on Foreign
Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate and the Committee on Banking and Financial
Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives.
SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that the United States
should strongly support the authorization of an inter-