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ket economy, civilian control of the armed forces and
the rule of law;
(2) Romania is making important progress to-
ward meeting the criteria for accession into NATO;
(3) Romania deserves commendation for its clear
desire to stand with the West in NATO, as evidenced
by its early entry into the Partnership for Peace, its
formal application for NATO membership, and its
participation in IFOR;
(4) Romania should be evaluated for membership
in the NATO Participation Act’s transition assistance
program at the earliest opportunity; and
(5) The United States should work closely with
Romania and other countries working toward NATO
membership to ensure that every opportunity is pro-
vided.
SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING EXPANSION OF ELIGI-
BILITY FOR HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR COMPENSATION BY
THE GOVERNMENT OF GERMANY
SEC. 592. (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the fol-
lowing findings:
(1) After nearly half a century, tens of thousands
of Holocaust survivors continue to be denied justice
and compensation by the Government of Germany.
(2) These people who suffered grievously at the
hands of the Nazis are now victims of unreasonable
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and arbitrary rules which keep them outside the
framework of the various compensation programs.
(3) Compensation for these victims has been non-
existent or, at best, woefully inadequate.
(4) The time has come to right this terrible
wrong.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—The Congress calls upon
the Government of Germany to negotiate in good faith with
the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Ger-
many to broaden the categories of those eligible for com-
pensation so that the injustice of uncompensated Holocaust
survivors may be corrected before it is too late.
SENSE OF SENATE ON DELIVERY BY CHINA OF CRUISE
MISSILES TO IRAN
SEC. 593. (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate makes the fol-
lowing findings:
(1) On February 22, 1996, the Director of
Central Intelligence informed the Senate that the Gov-
ernment of the People’s Republic of China had deliv-
ered cruise missiles to Iran.
(2) On June 19, 1996, the Under Secretary of
State for Arms Control and International Security
Affairs informed Congress that the Department of
State had evidence of Chinese-produced cruise missiles
in Iran.
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(3) On at least three occasions in 1996, includ-
ing July 15, 1996, the Commander of the United
States Fifth Fleet has pointed to the threat posed by
Chinese-produced cruise missiles to the 15,000 United
States sailors and marines stationed in the Persian
Gulf region.
(4) Section 1605 of the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Pro-
liferation Act of 1992 (title XVI of Public Law 102–
484; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) both requires and author-
izes the President to impose sanctions against any
foreign government that delivers cruise missiles to
Iran.
(b) SENSE OF SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate
that—
(1) the Government of the People’s Republic of
China should immediately halt the delivery of cruise
missiles and other advanced conventional weapons to
Iran; and
(2) the President should enforce all appropriate
United States laws with respect to the delivery by
that government of cruise missiles to Iran.
SENSE OF SENATE ON DELIVERY BY CHINA OF BALLISTIC
MISSILE TECHNOLOGY TO SYRIA
SEC. 594. (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate makes the fol-
lowing findings:
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(1) Credible information exists indicating that
defense industrial trading companies of the People’s
Republic of China may have transferred ballistic mis-
sile technology to Syria.
(2) On October 4, 1994, the Government of the
People’s Republic of China entered into a written
agreement with the United States pledging not to ex-
port missiles or related technology that would violate
the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR).
(3) Section 73(f) of the Arms Export Control Act
(22 U.S.C. 2797b(f)) states that, when determining
whether a foreign person may be subject to United
States sanctions for transferring technology listed on
the MTCR Annex, it should be a rebuttable presump-
tion that such technology is designed for use in a mis-
sile listed on the MTCR Annex if the President deter-
mines that the final destination of the technology is
a country the government of which the Secretary of
State has determined, for purposes of section
6(j)(1)(A) of the Export Administration Act of 1979
(50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)(A)), has repeatedly pro-
vided support for acts of international terrorism.
(4) The Secretary of State has determined under
the terms of section 6(j)(1)(A) of the Export Adminis-
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tration Act of 1979 that Syria has repeatedly pro-
vided support for acts of international terrorism.
(5) In 1994 Congress explicitly enacted section
73(f) of the Arms Export Control Act in order to tar-
get the transfer of ballistic missile technology to ter-
rorist nations.
(6) The presence of ballistic missiles in Syria
would pose a threat to United States Armed Forces
and to regional peace and stability in the Middle
East.
(b) SENSE OF SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate
that—
(1) it is in the national security interests of the
United States and the State of Israel to prevent the
spread of ballistic missiles and related technology to
Syria;
(2) the Government of the People’s Republic of
China should continue to honor its agreement with
the United States not to export missiles or related
technology that would violate the Missile Technology
Control Regime; and
(3) the President should exercise all legal author-
ity available to the President to prevent the spread of
ballistic missiles and related technology to Syria.
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REFUGEE STATUS FOR ADULT CHILDREN OF FORMER VIET-
NAMESE REEDUCATION CAMP INTERNEES RESETTLED
UNDER THE ORDERLY DEPARTURE PROGRAM
SEC. 595. (a) ELIGIBILITY FOR ORDERLY DEPARTURE
PROGRAM.—For purposes of eligibility for the Orderly De-
parture Program for nationals of Vietnam, an alien de-
scribed in subsection (b) shall be considered to be a refugee
of special humanitarian concern to the United States with-
in the meaning of section 207 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) and shall be admitted to the
United States for resettlement if the alien would be admissi-
ble as an immigrant under the Immigration and National-
ity Act (except as provided in section 207(c)(3) of that Act).
(b) ALIENS COVERED.—An alien described in this sub-
section is an alien who—
(1) is the son or daughter of a national of Viet-
nam who—
(A) was formerly interned in a reeducation
camp in Vietnam by the Government of the So-
cialist Republic of Vietnam; and
(B) has been accepted for resettlement as a
refugee under the Orderly Departure Program on
or after April 1, 1995;
(2) is 21 years of age or older; and
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(3) was unmarried as of the date of acceptance
of the alien’s parent for resettlement under the Or-
derly Departure Program.
(c) SUPERSEDES EXISTING LAW.—This section super-
sedes any other provision of law.
DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA
SEC. 596. Ninety days after the date of enactment of
this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of
State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall
provide a report in a classified or unclassified form to the
Committee on Appropriations including the following infor-
mation:
(a) a best estimate on fuel used by the military
forces of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
(DPRK);
(b) the deployment position and military train-
ing and activities of the DPRK forces and best esti-
mate of the associated costs of these activities;
(c) steps taken to reduce the DPRK level of
forces; and
(d) cooperation, training, or exchanges of infor-
mation, technology or personnel between the DPRK
and any other nation supporting the development or
deployment of a ballistic missile capability.
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PROSECUTION OF MAJOR DRUG TRAFFICKERS RESIDING IN
MEXICO
SEC. 597. (a) REPORT.—(1) Not later than 30 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator
of the Drug Enforcement Administration shall submit a re-
port to the President—
(A) identifying the 10 individuals who are in-
dicted in the United States for unlawful trafficking or
production of controlled substances most sought by
United States law enforcement officials and who there
is reason to believe reside in Mexico; and
(B) identifying 25 individuals not named under
paragraph (1) who have been indicted for such of-
fenses and who there is reason to believe reside in
Mexico.
(2) The President shall promptly transmit to the Gov-
ernment of Mexico a copy of the report submitted under
paragraph (1).
(b) PROHIBITION.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—None of the funds appro-
priated under the heading ‘‘International Military
Education and Training’’ may be made available for
any program, project, or activity for Mexico.
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(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply
if, not later than 6 months after the date of enactment
of this Act, the President certifies to Congress that—
(A) the Government of Mexico has extra-
dited to the United States the individuals named
pursuant to subsection (a)(1); or
(B) the Government of Mexico has appre-
hended and begun prosecution of the individuals
named pursuant to subsection (a)(1).
(c) WAIVER.—Subsection (b) shall not apply if the
President of Mexico certifies to the President of the United
States that—
(1) the Government of Mexico made intensive,
good faith efforts to apprehend the individuals named
pursuant to subsection (a)(1) but did not find one or
more of the individuals within Mexico; and
(2) the Government of Mexico has apprehended
and extradited or apprehended and prosecuted 3 indi-
viduals named pursuant to subsection (a)(2) for each
individual not found under paragraph (1).
DEOBLIGATION OF CERTAIN UNEXPENDED ECONOMIC
ASSISTANCE FUNDS
SEC. 598. Chapter 3 of part III of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
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‘‘SEC. 668. DEOBLIGATION OF CERTAIN UNEXPENDED
ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE FUNDS.
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT TO DEOBLIGATE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b) of this section and in paragraphs (1) and
(3) of section 617(a) of this Act, at the beginning of
each fiscal year the President shall deobligate and re-
turn to the Treasury any funds described in para-
graph (2) that, as of the end of the preceding fiscal
year, have been obligated for a project or activity for
a period of more than 4 years but have not been ex-
pended.
‘‘(2) FUNDS.—Paragraph (1) applies to funds
made available for—
‘‘(A) assistance under chapter 1 of part I of
this Act (relating to development assistance),
chapter 10 of part I of this Act (relating to the
Development Fund for Africa), or chapter 4 of
part II of this Act (relating to the economic sup-
port fund);
‘‘(B) assistance under the Support for East
European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989; and
‘‘(C) economic assistance for the independ-
ent states of the former Soviet Union under
chapter 11 of part I of this Act or under any
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other provision of law authorizing economic as-
sistance for such independent states.
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The President, on a case-by-case
basis, may waive the requirement of subsection (a)(1) if the
President determines and reports to the Congress that it is
in the national interest to do so.
‘‘(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—
As used in this section, the term ‘appropriate congressional
committees’ means the Committee on International Rela-
tions and the Committee on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations
and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.’’.
SENSE OF SENATE REGARDING THE GOVERNMENT OF
BURUNDI
SEC. 599. (a) The Senate finds that:
(1) The political situation in the African nation
of Burundi has deteriorated and there are reports of
a military coup against the elected Government of
Burundi.
(2) The continuing ethnic conflict in Burundi
has caused untold suffering among the people of Bu-
rundi and has resulted in the deaths of over 150,000
people in the past two years.
(3) The attempt to overthrow the Government of
Burundi makes the possibility of an increase in the
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tension and the continued slaughter of innocent civil-
ians more likely.
(4) The United States and the International
Community have an interest in ending the crisis in
Burundi before it reaches the level of violence that oc-
curred in Rwanda in 1994 when over 800,000 people
died in the war between the Hutu and the Tutsi
tribes.
(b) Now, therefore it is the sense of the Senate that:
(1) The United States Senate condemns any vio-
lent action intended to overthrow the Government of
Burundi.
(2) Calls on all parties to the conflict in Bu-
rundi to exercise restraint in an effort to restore
peace.
(3) Urges the Administration to continue diplo-
matic efforts at the highest level to find a peaceful res-
olution to the crisis in Burundi.
SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
SEC. 599A. (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(1) Environmental Impact Assessments as a na-
tional instrument are undertaken for proposed activi-
ties that are likely to have a significant adverse im-
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pact on the environment and are subject to a decision
of a competent national authority;
(2) in 1978 the Senate adopted Senate Resolu-
tion 49, calling on the United States Government to
seek the agreement of other governments to a proposed
global treaty requiring the preparation of Environ-
mental Impact Assessments for any major project, ac-
tion, or continuing activity that may be reasonably
expected to have a significant adverse effect on the
physical environment or environmental interests of
another nation or a global commons area;
(3) subsequent to the adoption of Senate Resolu-
tion 49 in 1978, the United Nations Environment
Programme Governing Council adopted Goals and
Principles on Environmental Impact Assessment call-
ing on governments to undertake comprehensive Envi-
ronmental Impact Assessments in cases in which the
extent, nature, or location of a proposed activity is
such that the activity is likely to significantly affect
the environment; and
(4) on October 7, 1992, the Senate gave its ad-
vice and consent to the Protocol on Environmental
Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, which obligates
parties to the Antarctic Treaty to require Environ-
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mental Impact Assessment procedures for proposed
activities in Antarctica.
(b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen-
ate that—
(1) the United States Government should encour-
age the governments of other nations to engage in ad-
ditional 
regional 
treaties 
regarding 
specific
transboundary activities that have adverse impacts on
the environment of other nations or a global commons
area; and
(2) such additional regional treaties should en-
sure that specific transboundary activities are under-
taken in environmentally sound ways and under
careful controls designed to avoid or minimize any
adverse environmental effects, through requirements
for Environmental Impact Assessments where appro-
priate.
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL
SEC. 599B. FINDINGS.—
(1) The United Nations, recognizing the need for
justice in the former Yugoslavia, established the Inter-
national Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
(hereafter in this resolution referred to as the ‘‘Inter-
national Criminal Tribunal’’);
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(2) United Nations Security Council Resolution
827 of May 25, 1993, requires states to cooperate fully
with the International Criminal Tribunal;
(3) The parties to the General Framework Agree-
ment for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and asso-
ciated Annexes (in this resolution referred to as the
‘‘Peace Agreement’’) negotiated in Dayton, Ohio and
signed in Paris, France, on December 14, 1995, ac-
cepted, in Article IX, the obligation ‘‘to cooperate in
the investigation and prosecution of war crimes and
other violations of international humanitarian law’’;
(4) The Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
agreed to as Annex 4 of the Peace Agreement, pro-
vides, in Article IX, that ‘‘No person who is serving
a sentence imposed by the International Tribunal for
the former Yugoslavia, and no person who is under
indictment by the Tribunal and who has failed to
comply with an order to appear before the Tribunal,
may stand as a candidate or hold any appointive,
elective, or other public office in Bosnia and
Herzegovina’’;
(5) The International Criminal Tribunal has is-
sued 57 indictments against individuals from all par-
ties to the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia;
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(6) The International Criminal Tribunal contin-
ues to investigate gross violations of international law
in the former Yugoslavia with a view to further in-
dictments against the perpetrators;
(7) On July 25, 1995, the International Crimi-
nal Tribunal issued an indictment for Radovan
Karadzic, president of the Bosnian Serb administra-
tion of Pale, and Ratko Mladic, commander of the
Bosnian Serb administration and charged them with
genocide and crimes against humanity, violations of
the law or customs of war, and grave breaches of the
Geneva Conventions of 1949, arising from atrocities
perpetrated against the civilian population through-
out Bosnia-Herzegovina, for the sniping campaign
against civilians in Sarajevo, and for the taking of
United Nations peacekeepers as hostages and for their
use as human shields;
(8) On November 16, 1995, Karadzic and Mladic
were indicted a second time by the International
Criminal Tribunal, charged with genocide for the kill-
ing of up to 6,000 Muslims in Srebrenica, Bosnia, in
July 1995;
(9) The United Nations Security Council, in
adopting Resolution 1022 on November 22, 1995, de-
cided that economic sanctions on the Federal Republic
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of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) and the so-
called Republika Srpska would be reimposed if, at
any time, the High Representative or the IFOR com-
mander informs the Security Council that the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia or the Bosnian Serb authori-
ties are failing significantly to meet their obligations
under the Peace Agreement;
(10) The so-called Republika Srpska and the
Federal 
Republic 
of 
Yugoslavia 
(Serbia 
and
Montenegro) have failed to arrest and turn over for
prosecution 
indicted 
war 
criminals, 
including
Karadzic and Mladic;
(11) Efforts to politically isolate Karadzic and
Mladic have failed thus far and would in any case be
insufficient to comply with the Peace Agreement and
bring peace with justice to Bosnia and Herzegovina;
(12) The International Criminal Tribunal issued
international warrants for the arrest of Karadzic and
Mladic on July 11, 1996.
(13) In the so-called Republika Srpska freedom
of the press and freedom of assembly are severely lim-
ited and violence against ethnic and religious minori-
ties and opposition figures is on the rise;
(14) It will be difficult for national elections in
Bosnia and Herzegovina to take place meaningfully
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so long as key war criminals, including Karadzic and
Mladic, remain at large and able to influence politi-
cal and military developments;
(15) On June 6, 1996, the President of the Inter-
national Criminal Tribunal, declaring that the Fed-
eral Republic of Yugoslavia’s failure to extradite in-
dicted war criminals is a blatant violation of the
Peace Agreement and of United Nations Security
Council Resolutions, called on the High Representa-
tive to reimpose economic sanctions on the so-called
Republika Srpska and on the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro); and
(16) The apprehension and prosecution of in-
dicted war criminals is essential for peace and rec-
onciliation to be achieved and democracy to be estab-
lished throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina.
(b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen-
ate that—
(1) the Senate finds that the International
Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia merits
continued and increased United States support for its
efforts to investigate and bring to justice the perpetra-
tors of gross violations of international law in the
former Yugoslavia;
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(2) the President of the United States should
support the request of the President of the Inter-
national Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
for the High Representative to reimpose full economic
sanctions on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Ser-
bia and Montenegro) and the so-called Republika
Srpska, in accordance with United Nations Security
Council Resolution 1022 (1995), until the Federal Re-
public of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) and
Bosnian Serb authorities have complied with their ob-
ligations under the Peace Agreement and United Na-
tions Security Council Resolutions to cooperate fully
with the International Criminal Tribunal;
(3) the NATO-led Implementation Force (IFOR),
in carrying out its mandate, should make it an ur-
gent priority to detain and bring to justice persons
indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal; and
(4) states in the former Yugoslavia should not be
admitted to international organizations and fora
until and unless they have complied with their obliga-
tions under the Peace Agreement and United Nations
Security Council Resolutions to cooperate fully with
the International Criminal Tribunal.
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TITLE VI—NATO ENLARGEMENT FACILITATION
ACT OF 1996
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘NATO Enlargement
Facilitation Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 602. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Since 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Orga-
nization (NATO) has played an essential role in
guaranteeing the security, freedom, and prosperity of
the United States and its partners in the Alliance.
(2) The NATO Alliance is, and has been since its
inception, purely defensive in character, and it poses
no threat to any nation. The enlargement of the
NATO Alliance to include as full and equal members
emerging democracies in Central and Eastern Europe
will serve to reinforce stability and security in Eu-
rope by fostering their integration into the structures
which have created and sustained peace in Europe
since 1945. Their admission into NATO will not
threaten any nation. America’s security, freedom, and
prosperity remain linked to the security of the coun-
tries of Europe.
(3) The sustained commitment of the member
countries of NATO to a mutual defense has made pos-
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sible the democratic transformation of Central and
Eastern Europe. Members of the Alliance can and
should play a critical role in addressing the security
challenges of the post-Cold War era and in creating
the stable environment needed for those emerging de-
mocracies in Central and Eastern Europe to success-
fully complete political and economic transformation.
(4) The United States continues to regard the
political independence and territorial integrity of all
emerging democracies in Central and Eastern Europe
as vital to European peace and security.
(5) The active involvement by the countries of
Central and Eastern Europe has made the Partner-
ship for Peace program an important forum to foster
cooperation between NATO and those countries seek-
ing NATO membership.
(6) NATO has enlarged its membership on 3 dif-
ferent occasions since 1949.
(7) Congress supports the admission of qualified
new members to NATO and the European Union at
an early date and has sought to facilitate the admis-
sion of qualified new members into NATO.
(8) As new members of NATO assume the re-
sponsibilities of Alliance membership, the costs of
maintaining stability in Europe should be shared
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more widely. Facilitation of the enlargement process
will require current members of NATO, and the Unit-
ed States in particular, to demonstrate the political
will needed to build on successful ongoing programs
such as the Warsaw Initiative and the Partnership
for Peace by making available the resources necessary
to supplement efforts prospective new members are
themselves undertaking.
(9) New members will be full members of the Al-
liance, enjoying all rights and assuming all the obli-
gations under the Washington Treaty.
(10) Cooperative regional peacekeeping initia-
tives involving emerging democracies in Central and
Eastern Europe that have expressed interest in join-
ing NATO, such as the Baltic Peacekeeping Battalion,
the Polish-Lithuanian Joint Peacekeeping Force, and
the Polish-Ukrainian Peacekeeping Force, can make
an important contribution to European peace and se-
curity and international peacekeeping efforts, can as-
sist those countries preparing to assume the respon-
sibilities of possible NATO membership, and accord-
ingly should receive appropriate support from the
United States.
(11) NATO remains the only multilateral secu-
rity organization capable of conducting effective mili-
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tary operations and preserving security and stability
of the Euro-Atlantic region.
(12) NATO is an important diplomatic forum
and has played a positive role in defusing tensions
between members of the Alliance and, as a result, no
military action has occurred between two Alliance
member states since the inception of NATO in 1949.
(13) The admission to NATO of emerging democ-
racies in Central and Eastern Europe which are
found to be in a position to further the principles of
the North Atlantic Treaty would contribute to inter-
national peace and enhance the security of the region.
Countries which have become democracies and estab-
lished market economies, which practice good neigh-
borly relations, and which have established effective
democratic civilian control over their defense estab-
lishments and attained a degree of interoperability
with NATO, should be evaluated for their potential to
further the principles of the North Atlantic Treaty.
(14) A number of Central and Eastern European
countries have expressed interest in NATO member-
ship, and have taken concrete steps to demonstrate
this commitment, including their participation in
Partnership for Peace activities.
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(15) The Caucasus region remains important
geographically and politically to the future security of
Central Europe. As NATO proceeds with the process
of enlargement, the United States and NATO should
continue to examine means to strengthen the sov-
ereignty and enhance the security of United Nations
recognized countries in that region.
(16) In recognition that not all countries which
have requested membership in NATO will necessarily
qualify at the same pace, the accession date for each
new member will vary.
(17) The provision of additional NATO transi-
tion assistance should include those emerging democ-
racies most ready for closer ties with NATO and
should be designed to assist other countries meeting
specified criteria of eligibility to move forward to-
ward eventual NATO membership.
(18) The Congress of the United States finds in
particular that Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic,
and Slovenia have made significant progress toward
achieving the stated criteria and should be eligible for
the additional assistance described in this Act.
(19) The evaluation of future membership in
NATO for emerging democracies in Central and East-
ern Europe should be based on the progress of those
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nations in meeting criteria for NATO membership,
which require enhancement of NATO’s security and
the approval of all NATO members.
(20) The process of NATO enlargement entails
the agreement of the governments of all NATO mem-
bers in accordance with Article 10 of the Washington
Treaty.
(21) Some NATO members, such as Spain and
Norway, do not allow the deployment of nuclear
weapons on their territory although they are accorded
the full collective security guarantees provided by ar-
ticle V of the Washington treaty. There is no prior re-
quirement for the stationing of nuclear weapons on
the territory of new NATO members, particularly in
the current security climate, however NATO retains
the right to alter its security posture at any time as
circumstances warrant.
SEC. 603. UNITED STATES POLICY.
It is the policy of the United States—
(1) to join with the NATO allies of the United
States to adapt the role of the NATO Alliance in the
post-Cold War world;
(2) to actively assist the emerging democracies in
Central and Eastern Europe in their transition so
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that such countries may eventually qualify for NATO
membership; and
(3) to work to define a constructive and coopera-
tive political and security relationship between an en-
larged NATO and the Russian Federation.
SEC. 604. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING FURTHER
ENLARGEMENT OF NATO.
It is the sense of the Congress that in order to promote
economic stability and security in Slovakia, Estonia, Lat-
via, Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Moldova, and
Ukraine—
(1) the United States should continue and ex-
pand its support for the full and active participation
of these countries in activities appropriate for quali-
fying for NATO membership;
(2) the United States Government should use all
diplomatic means available to press the European
Union to admit as soon as possible any country
which qualifies for membership;
(3) the United States Government and the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization should continue and ex-
pand their support for military exercises and peace-
keeping initiatives between and among these nations,
nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization,
and Russia; and
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(4) the process of enlarging NATO to include
emerging democracies in Central and Eastern Europe
should not be limited to consideration of admitting
Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovenia
as full members to the NATO Alliance.
SEC. 605. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING ESTONIA,
LATVIA, AND LITHUANIA.
In view of the forcible incorporation of Estonia, Lat-
via, Lithuania into the Soviet Union in 1940 under the
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact and the refusal of the United
States and other countries to recognize that incorporation
for over 50 years, it is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have valid
historical security concerns that must be taken into
account by the United States; and
(2) Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania should not
be disadvantaged in seeking to join NATO by virtue
of their forcible incorporation into the Soviet Union.
SEC. 606. DESIGNATION OF COUNTRIES ELIGIBLE FOR
NATO ENLARGEMENT ASSISTANCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The following countries are des-
ignated as eligible to receive assistance under the program
established under section 203(a) of the NATO Participation
Act of 1994 and shall be deemed to have been so designated
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pursuant to section 203(d) of such Act: Poland, Hungary,
the Czech Republic, and Slovenia.
(b) DESIGNATION OF OTHER COUNTRIES.—The Presi-
dent shall designate other emerging democracies in Central
and Eastern Europe as eligible to receive assistance under
the program established under section 203(a) of such Act
if such countries—
(1) have expressed a clear desire to join NATO;
(2) have begun an individualized dialogue with
NATO in preparation for accession;
(3) are strategically significant to an effective
NATO defense; and
(4) meet the other criteria outlined in section
203(d) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994 (title
II of Public Law 103–447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note).
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Subsection (a) does not
preclude the designation by the President of Estonia, Lat-
via, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Albania,
Moldova, Ukraine, or any other emerging democracy in
Central and Eastern Europe pursuant to section 203(d) of
the NATO Participation Act of 1994 as eligible to receive
assistance under the program established under section
203(a) of such Act.
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SEC. 607. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR NATO
ENLARGEMENT ASSISTANCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1997 for the program
established under section 203(a) of the NATO Participation
Act of 1994.
(b) AVAILABILITY.—Of the funds authorized to be ap-
propriated by subsection (a)—
(1) not less than $20,000,000 shall be available
for the subsidy cost, as defined in section 502(5) of
the Credit Reform Act of 1990, of direct loans pursu-
ant to the authority of section 203(c)(4) of the NATO
Participation Act of 1994 (relating to the ‘‘Foreign
Military Financing Program’’);
(2) not less than $30,000,000 shall be available
for assistance on a grant basis pursuant to the au-
thority of section 203(c)(4) of the NATO Participa-
tion Act of 1994 (relating to the ‘‘Foreign Military
Financing Program’’); and
(3) not more than $10,000,000 shall be available
for assistance pursuant to the authority of section
203(c)(3) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994 (re-
lating to international military education and train-
ing).
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Amounts authorized to
be appropriated under this section are authorized to be ap-
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propriated in addition to such amounts as otherwise may
be available for such purposes.
SEC. 608. REGIONAL AIRSPACE INITIATIVE AND PARTNER-
SHIP FOR PEACE INFORMATION MANAGE-
MENT SYSTEM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Funds described in subsection (b)
are authorized to be made available to support the imple-
mentation of the Regional Airspace Initiative and the Part-
nership for Peace Information Management System, includ-
ing—
(1) the procurement of items in support of these
programs; and
(2) the transfer of such items to countries par-
ticipating in these programs, which may include Po-
land, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Slo-
vakia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Bul-
garia, Moldova, Ukraine, and Albania.
(b) FUNDS DESCRIBED.—Funds described in this sub-
section are funds that are available—
(1) during any fiscal year under the NATO Par-
ticipation Act of 1994 with respect to countries eligi-
ble for assistance under that Act; or
(2) during fiscal year 1997 under any Act to
carry out the Warsaw Initiative.
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SEC. 609. EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.
(a) PRIORITY DELIVERY.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the provision and delivery of excess defense
articles under the authority of section 203(c) (1) and (2)
of the NATO Participation Act of 1994 and section 516
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be given priority
to the maximum extent feasible over the provision and de-
livery of such excess defense articles to all other countries
except those countries referred to in section 541 of the For-
eign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103–306; 108 Stat.
1640).
(b) COOPERATIVE REGIONAL PEACEKEEPING INITIA-
TIVES.—The Congress encourages the President to provide
excess defense articles and other appropriate assistance to
cooperative regional peacekeeping initiatives involving
emerging democracies in Central and Eastern Europe that
have expressed an interest in joining NATO in order to en-
hance their ability to contribute to European peace and se-
curity and international peacekeeping efforts.
SEC. 610. MODERNIZATION OF DEFENSE CAPABILITY.
The Congress endorses efforts by the United States to
modernize the defense capability of Poland, Hungary, the
Czech Republic, Slovenia, and any other countries des-
ignated by the President pursuant to section 203(d) of the
NATO Participation Act of 1994, by exploring with such
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countries options for the sale or lease to such countries of
weapons systems compatible with those used by NATO
members, including air defense systems, advanced fighter
aircraft, and telecommunications infrastructure.
SEC. 611. TERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY.
Section 203(f) of the NATO Participation Act of 1994
(title II of Public Law 103–447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(f) TERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY.—(1) The eligi-
bility of a country designated under subsection (d) for the
program established in subsection (a) shall terminate 30
days after the President makes a certification under para-
graph (2) unless, within the 30-day period, the Congress
enacts a joint resolution disapproving the termination of
eligibility.
‘‘(2) Whenever the President determines that the gov-
ernment of a country designated under subsection (d)—
‘‘(A) no longer meets the criteria set forth in sub-
section (d)(2)(A);
‘‘(B) is hostile to the NATO Alliance; or
‘‘(C) poses a national security threat to the
United States,
then the President shall so certify to the appropriate con-
gressional committees.
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‘‘(3) Nothing in this title affects the eligibility of coun-
tries to participate under other provisions of law in pro-
grams described in this Act.’’.
SEC. 612. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATO PARTICIPATION ACT.
(a) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The NATO Partici-
pation Act of 1994 (title II of Public Law 103–447; 22
U.S.C. 1928 note) is amended in sections 203(a), 203(d)(1),
and 203(d)(2) by striking ‘‘countries emerging from com-
munist domination’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘emerging democracies in Central and Eastern Europe’’.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—The NATO Participation Act of
1994 (title II of Public Law 103–446; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note)
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 206. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘The term ‘emerging democracies in Central and East-
ern Europe’ includes, but is not limited to, Albania, Bul-
garia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lith-
uania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and
Ukraine.’’.
SEC. 613. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this title:
(1) EMERGING DEMOCRACIES IN CENTRAL AND
EASTERN EUROPE.—The term ‘‘emerging democracies
in Central and Eastern Europe’’ includes, but is not
limited to, Albania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Es-
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tonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine.
(2) NATO.—The term ‘‘NATO’’ means the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization.
TITLE VII—MIDDLE EAST DEVELOPMENT BANK
SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Bank for Economic Co-
operation and Development in the Middle East and North
Africa Act’’.
SEC. 702. ACCEPTANCE OF MEMBERSHIP.
The President is hereby authorized to accept member-
ship for the United States in the Bank for Economic Co-
operation and Development in the Middle East and North
Africa (in this title referred to as the ‘‘Bank’’) provided for
by the agreement establishing the Bank (in this title referred
to as the ‘‘Agreement’’), signed on May 31, 1996.
SEC. 703. GOVERNOR AND ALTERNATE GOVERNOR.
(a) APPOINTMENT.—At the inaugural meeting of the
Board of Governors of the Bank, the Governor and the alter-
nate for the Governor of the International Bank for Recon-
struction and Development, appointed pursuant to section
3 of the Bretton Woods Agreements Act, shall serve ex-officio
as a Governor and the alternate for the Governor, respec-
tively, of the Bank. The President, by and with the advice
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and consent of the Senate, shall appoint a Governor of the
Bank and an alternate for the Governor.
(b) COMPENSATION.—Any person who serves as a gov-
ernor of the Bank or as an alternate for the Governor may
not receive any salary or other compensation from the Unit-
ed States by reason of such service.
SEC. 704. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE
BRETTON WOODS AGREEMENTS ACT.
Section 4 of the Bretton Woods Agreements Act shall
apply to the Bank in the same manner in which such sec-
tion applies to the International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development and the International Monetary Fund.
SEC. 705. FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS AS DEPOSITORIES.
Any Federal Reserve Bank which is requested to do
so by the Bank may act as its depository, or as its fiscal
agent, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System shall exercise general supervision over the carrying
out of these functions.
SEC. 706. SUBSCRIPTION OF STOCK.
(a) SUBSCRIPTION AUTHORITY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury
may subscribe on behalf of the United States to not
more than 7,011,270 shares of the capital stock of the
Bank.
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(2) EFFECTIVENESS OF SUBSCRIPTION COMMIT-
MENT.—Any commitment to make such subscription
shall be effective only to such extent or in such
amounts as are provided for in advance by appro-
priations Acts.
(b) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—For payment by the Secretary of the Treasury of
the subscription of the United States for shares described
in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated
$1,050,007,800 without fiscal year limitation.
(c) LIMITATIONS ON OBLIGATION OF APPROPRIATED
AMOUNTS FOR SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK.—
(1) PAID-IN CAPITAL STOCK.—
(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—Not 
more 
than
$105,000,000 of the amounts appropriated pur-
suant to subsection (b) may be obligated for sub-
scription to shares of paid-in capital stock.
(B) FISCAL
YEAR
1997.—Not more than
$52,500,000 of the amounts appropriated pursu-
ant to subsection (b) for fiscal year 1997 may be
obligated for subscription to shares of paid-in
capital stock.
(2) CALLABLE CAPITAL STOCK.—Not more than
$787,505,852 of the amounts appropriated pursuant
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to subsection (b) may be obligated for subscription to
shares of callable capital stock.
(d) DISPOSITION OF NET INCOME DISTRIBUTIONS BY
THE BANK.—Any payment made to the United States by
the Bank as a distribution of net income shall be covered
into the Treasury as a miscellaneous receipt.
SEC. 707. JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF CIVIL ACTIONS BY
OR AGAINST THE BANK.
(a) JURISDICTION.—The United States district courts
shall have original and exclusive jurisdiction of any civil
action brought in the United States by or against the Bank.
(b) VENUE.—For purposes of section 1391(b) of title
28, United States Code, the Bank shall be deemed to be a
resident of the judicial district in which the principal office
of the Bank in the United States, or its agent appointed
for the purpose of accepting service or notice of service, is
located.
SEC. 708. EFFECTIVENESS OF AGREEMENT.
The Agreement shall have full force and effect in the
United States, its territories and possessions, and the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, upon acceptance of membership
by the United States in the Bank and the entry into force
of the Agreement.
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SEC. 709. EXEMPTION FROM SECURITIES LAWS FOR CER-
TAIN SECURITIES ISSUED BY THE BANK; RE-
PORTS REQUIRED.
(a) EXEMPTION FROM SECURITIES LAWS; REPORTS TO
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.—Any securities
issued by the Bank (including any guaranty by the Bank,
whether or not limited in scope) in connection with borrow-
ing of funds, or the guarantee of securities as to both prin-
cipal and interest, shall be deemed to be exempted securities
within the meaning of section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act
of 1933 and section 3(a)(12) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934. The Bank shall file with the Securities and Ex-
change Commission such annual and other reports with re-
gard to such securities as the Commission shall determine
to be appropriate in view of the special character of the
Bank and its operations and necessary in the public inter-
est or for the protection of investors.
(b) AUTHORITY OF SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COM-
MISSION TO SUSPEND EXEMPTION; REPORTS TO THE CON-
GRESS.—The Securities and Exchange Commission, acting
in consultation with such agency or officer as the President
shall designate, may suspend the provisions of subsection
(a) at any time as to any or all securities issued or guaran-
teed by the Bank during the period of such suspension. The
Commission shall include in its annual reports to the Con-
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gress such information as it shall deem advisable with re-
gard to the operations and effect of this section.
SEC. 710. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
(a) ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED ON PARTICIPATION OF
THE UNITED STATES IN THE BANK.—Section 1701 (c)(2)
of the International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C.
262r(c)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘Bank for Economic
Cooperation and Development in the Middle East and
North Africa,’’ after ‘‘Inter-American Development Bank’’.
(b) EXEMPTION FROM LIMITATIONS AND RESTRIC-
TIONS ON POWER OF NATIONAL, BANKING ASSOCIATIONS
TO DEAL IN AND UNDERWRITE INVESTMENT SECURITIES
OF THE BANK.—The seventh sentence of paragraph 7 of sec-
tion 5136 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (12
U.S.C. 24) is amended by inserting ‘‘Bank for Economic
Cooperation and Development in the Middle East and
North Africa,’’ after ‘‘the Inter-American Development
Bank’’.
(c) BENEFITS
FOR UNITED STATES CITIZEN-REP-
RESENTATIVES TO THE BANK.—Section 51 of Public Law
91–599 (22 U.S.C. 276c–2) is amended by inserting ‘‘the
Bank for Economic Cooperation and Development in the
Middle East and North Africa,’’ after ‘‘the Inter-American
Development Bank,’’.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Foreign Operations,
Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations
Act, 1997’’.
Passed the House of Representatives 
, 1996.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
Passed the Senate 
(legislative day, 
),
1996.
Attest:
KELLY D. JOHNSTON,
Secretary.