Act of 1961) or provide any defense articles or defense
services under those Acts, to the armed forces of the Gov-
ernment of Yugoslavia or of the Government of Serbia.
SEC. 406. MULTILATERAL SANCTIONS.
It is the sense of the Congress that the President
should continue to seek to coordinate with other countries,
particularly European countries, a comprehensive, multi-
lateral strategy to further the purposes of this title, includ-
ing, as appropriate, encouraging other countries to take
measures similar to those described in this title.
SEC. 407. EXEMPTIONS.
(a) EXEMPTION FOR KOSOVO.—None of the restric-
tions imposed by this Act shall apply with respect to
Kosovo, including with respect to governmental entities or
administering authorities or the people of Kosovo.
(b) EXEMPTION FOR MONTENEGRO.—None of the re-
strictions imposed by this Act shall apply with respect to
Montenegro, including with respect to governmental enti-
ties of Montenegro, unless the President determines and
so certifies to the appropriate congressional committees
that the leadership of the Government of Montenegro is
not committed to, or is not taking steps to promote, demo-
cratic principles, the rule of law, or respect for internation-
ally recognized human rights.
SEC. 408. WAIVER; TERMINATION OF MEASURES AGAINST
YUGOSLAVIA.
(a) GENERAL WAIVER AUTHORITY.—Except as pro-
vided in subsection (b), the requirement to impose any
measure under this Act may be waived for successive peri-
ods not to exceed 12 months each, and the President may
provide assistance in furtherance of this Act notwith-
standing any other provision of law, if the President deter-
mines and so certifies to the appropriate congressional
committees in writing 15 days in advance of the implemen-
tation of any such waiver that—
(1) it is important to the national interest of
the United States; or
(2) significant progress has been made in Yugo-
slavia in establishing a government based on demo-
cratic principles and the rule of law, and that re-
spects internationally recognized human rights.
(b) EXCEPTION.—The President may implement the
waiver under subsection (a) for successive periods not to
exceed 3 months each without the 15 day advance notifica-
tion under that subsection—
(1) if the President determines that exceptional
circumstances require the implementation of such
waiver; and
(2) the President immediately notifies the ap-
propriate congressional committees of his determina-
tion.
(c) TERMINATION OF RESTRICTIONS.—The restric-
tions imposed by this title shall be terminated if the Presi-
dent determines and so certifies to the appropriate con-
gressional committees that the Government of Yugoslavia
is a government that is committed to democratic principles
and the rule of law, and that respects internationally rec-
ognized human rights.
SEC. 409. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the restrictions or prohi-
bitions contained in this Act shall be construed to limit
humanitarian assistance (including the provision of food
and medicine), or the commercial export of agricultural
commodities or medicine and medical equipment, to Yugo-
slavia.
(b) SPECIAL RULE.—Nothing in subsection (a) shall
be construed to permit the export of an agricultural com-
modity or medicine that could contribute to the develop-
ment of a chemical or biological weapon.
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
SEC. 501. INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE
FORMER YUGOSLAVIA.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
(1) United Nations Security Council Resolution
827, which was adopted May 25, 1993, established
the International Criminal Tribunal for the former
Yugoslavia to prosecute persons responsible for seri-
ous violations of international humanitarian law
committed in the territory of the former Yugoslavia
since January 1, 1991.
(2) United Nations Security Council Resolution
827 requires full cooperation by all countries with
the Tribunal, including the obligation of countries to
comply with requests of the Tribunal for assistance
or orders.
(3) The Government of Yugoslavia has dis-
regarded its international obligations with regard to
the Tribunal, including its obligation to transfer or
facilitate the transfer to the Tribunal of any person
on the territory of Yugoslavia who has been indicted
for war crimes or other crimes against humanity
under the jurisdiction of the Tribunal.
(4) The Government of Yugoslavia publicly re-
jected the Tribunal’s jurisdiction over events in
Kosovo and has impeded the investigation of rep-
resentatives from the Tribunal, including denying
those representatives visas for entry into Yugoslavia,
in their efforts to gather information about alleged
crimes against humanity in Kosovo under the juris-
diction of the Tribunal.
(5) The Tribunal has indicted President
Slobodan Milosevic for—
(A) crimes against humanity, specifically
murder, deportations, and persecutions; and
(B) violations of the laws and customs of
war.
(b) POLICY.—It shall be the policy of the United
States to support fully and completely the investigation
of President Slobodan Milosevic by the International
Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia for genocide,
crimes against humanity, war crimes, and grave breaches
of the Geneva Convention.
(c) SENSE
OF
THE CONGRESS.—Subject to sub-
section (b), it is the sense of the Congress that the United
States Government should gather all information that the
intelligence community (as defined in section 3(4) of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)) col-
lects or has collected to support an investigation of Presi-
dent Slobodan Milosevic for genocide, crimes against hu-
manity, war crimes, and grave breaches of the Geneva
Convention by the International Criminal Tribunal for the
former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and that the Department of
State should provide all appropriate information to the Of-
fice of the Prosecutor of the ICTY under procedures es-
tablished by the Director of Central Intelligence that are
necessary to ensure adequate protection of intelligence
sources and methods.
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not less than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180
days thereafter for the succeeding 5-year period, the Presi-
dent shall submit a report, in classified form if necessary,
to the appropriate congressional committees that describes
the information that was provided by the Department of
State to the Office of the Prosecutor of the International
Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia for the pur-
poses of subsection (c).
SEC. 502. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO
ETHNIC HUNGARIANS OF VOJVODINA.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(1) approximately 350,000 ethnic Hungarians,
as well as several other minority populations, reside
in the province of Vojvodina, part of Serbia, in tradi-
tional settlements in existence for centuries;
(2) this community has taken no side in any of
the Balkan conflicts since 1990, but has maintained
a consistent position of nonviolence, while seeking to
protect its existence through the meager opportuni-
ties afforded under the existing political system;
(3) the Serbian leadership deprived Vojvodina
of its autonomous status at the same time as it did
the same to the province of Kosovo;
(4) this population is subject to continuous har-
assment, intimidation, and threatening suggestions
that they leave the land of their ancestors; and
(5) during the past 10 years this form of ethnic
cleansing has already driven 50,000 ethnic Hungar-
ians and members of other minority communities out
of the province of Vojvodina.
(b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of
the Congress that the President should—
(1) condemn harassment, threats, and intimida-
tion against any ethnic group in Yugoslavia as the
usual precursor of violent ethnic cleansing;
(2) express deep concern over the reports on re-
cent threats, intimidation, and even violent incidents
against the ethnic Hungarian inhabitants of the
province of Vojvodina;
(3) call on the Secretary of State to regularly
monitor the situation of the Hungarian ethnic group
in Vojvodina; and
(4) call on the NATO allies of the United
States, during any negotiation on the future status
of Kosovo, also to pay substantial attention to estab-
lishing satisfactory guarantees for the rights of the
people of Vojvodina, and, in particular, of the ethnic
minorities in the province.
SEC. 503. OWNERSHIP AND USE OF DIPLOMATIC AND CON-
SULAR PROPERTIES.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
(1) The international judicial system, as cur-
rently structured, lacks fully effective remedies for
the wrongful confiscation of property and for unjust
enrichment from the use of wrongfully confiscated
property by governments and private entities at the
expense of the rightful owners of the property.
(2) Since the dissolution of the Socialist Fed-
eral Republic of Yugoslavia until March and June
1999, when the United States Government took cus-
tody, the Government of Yugoslavia exclusively used,
and benefited from the use of, properties located in
the United States that were owned by the Socialist
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
(3) Until the United States Government took
custody, 
the 
Governments 
of 
Bosnia 
and
Herzegovina, Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia, and Slovenia were blocked by the Gov-
ernment of Yugoslavia from using, or benefiting
from the use of, any property located in the United
States that was previously owned by the Socialist
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
(4) The occupation and use by officials of
Yugoslavia of that property without prompt, ade-
quate, and effective compensation under the applica-
ble principles of international law to the Govern-
ments of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Slo-
venia is unjust and unreasonable.
(b) POLICY ON NEGOTIATIONS REGARDING PROP-
ERTIES.—It is the policy of the United States to insist
that the Government of Yugoslavia has a responsibility to,
and should, actively and cooperatively engage in good faith
negotiations with the Governments of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, and Slovenia for resolution of the outstanding
property issues resulting from the dissolution of the So-
cialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, including the dis-
position of the following properties located in the United
States:
(1) 2222 Decatur Street, NW, Washington,
DC.
(2) 2410 California Street, NW, Washington,
DC.
(3) 1907 Quincy Street, NW, Washington, DC.
(4) 3600 Edmonds Street, NW, Washington,
DC.
(5) 2221 R Street, NW, Washington, DC.
(6) 854 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY.
(7) 730 Park Avenue, New York, NY.
(c) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON RETURN OF PROP-
ERTIES.—It is the sense of the Congress that, if the Gov-
ernment of Yugoslavia refuses to engage in good faith ne-
gotiations on the status of the properties listed in sub-
section (b), the President should take steps to ensure that
the interests of the Governments of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, and Slovenia are protected in accordance with
international law.
SEC. 504. TRANSITION ASSISTANCE.
(a) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the
Congress that once the regime of President Slobodan
Milosevic has been replaced by a government that is com-
mitted to democratic principles and the rule of law, and
that respects internationally recognized human rights, the
President of the United States should support the transi-
tion to democracy in Yugoslavia by providing immediate
and substantial assistance, including facilitating its inte-
gration into international organizations.
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF ASSISTANCE.—The Presi-
dent is authorized to furnish assistance to Yugoslavia if
he determines, and so certifies to the appropriate congres-
sional committees that the Government of Yugoslavia is
committed to democratic principles and the rule of law and
respects internationally recognized human rights.
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—
(1) DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN.—The President
shall develop a plan for providing assistance to
Yugoslavia in accordance with this section. Such as-
sistance would be provided at such time as the
President determines that the Government of Yugo-
slavia is committed to democratic principles and the
rule of law and respects internationally recognized
human rights.
(2) STRATEGY.—The plan developed under
paragraph (1) shall include a strategy for distrib-
uting assistance to Yugoslavia under the plan.
(3) DIPLOMATIC
EFFORTS.—The President
shall take the necessary steps—
(A) to seek to obtain the agreement of
other countries and international financial insti-
tutions and other multilateral organizations to
provide assistance to Yugoslavia after the Presi-
dent determines that the Government of Yugo-
slavia is committed to democratic principles, the
rule of law, and that respects internationally
recognized human rights; and
(B) to work with such countries, institu-
tions, and organizations to coordinate all such
assistance programs.
(4) COMMUNICATION OF PLAN.—The President
shall take the necessary steps to communicate to the
people of Yugoslavia the plan for assistance devel-
oped under this section.
(5) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President
shall transmit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report describing in detail the plan re-
quired to be developed by paragraph (1).
Passed the House of Representatives September 25,
2000.
Attest:
Clerk.