nership for Peace of the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion.
‘‘SEC. 499D. STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY, TOLERANCE,
AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF CIVIL SOCIETY.
‘‘(a) PURPOSE OF ASSISTANCE.—The purpose of as-
sistance under this section is to promote institutions of
democratic government and to create the conditions for
the growth of pluralistic societies, including religious toler-
ance.
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION FOR ASSISTANCE.—To carry
out the purpose of subsection (a), the President is author-
ized to provide the following types of assistance to the
countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia.
‘‘(1) Technical assistance for democracy build-
ing.
‘‘(2) Technical assistance for the development
of nongovernmental organizations.
‘‘(3) Technical assistance for development of
independent media.
‘‘(4) Technical assistance for the development
of the rule of law.
‘‘(5) International exchanges and advanced pro-
fessional training programs in skill areas central to
the development of civil society.
‘‘(c) ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.—Activities that may
be supported by assistance under subsection (b) are lim-
ited to activities that directly and specifically are designed
to advance progress toward the development of democracy.
‘‘(d) POLICY.—It is the sense of Congress that the
Voice of America and RFE/RL, Incorporated, should
maintain high quality broadcasting for the maximum du-
ration possible in the native languages of the countries of
the South Caucasus and Central Asia.
‘‘SEC. 499E. INELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), assistance may not be provided under this chapter for
a country of the South Caucasus or Central Asia if the
President determines and certifies to the appropriate con-
gressional committees that the country—
‘‘(1) is engaged in a consistent pattern of gross
violations 
of 
internationally 
recognized 
human
rights;
‘‘(2) has, on or after the date of enactment of
this chapter, knowingly transferred to another coun-
try—
‘‘(A) missiles or missile technology incon-
sistent with the guidelines and parameters of
the Missile Technology Control Regime (as de-
fined in section 11B(c) of the Export Adminis-
tration Act of 1979 950 U.S.C. App. 2410b(c);
or
‘‘(B) any material, equipment, or tech-
nology that would contribute significantly to the
ability of such country to manufacture any
weapon of mass destruction (including nuclear,
chemical, and biological weapons) if the Presi-
dent determines that the material, equipment,
or technology was to be used by such country
in the manufacture of such weapons;
‘‘(3) has supported acts of international terror-
ism;
‘‘(4) is prohibited from receiving such assist-
ance by chapter 10 of the Arms Export Control Act
or section 306(a)(1) and 307 of the Chemical and
Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimi-
nation Act of 1991 (22 U.S.C. 5604(a)(1), 5605); or
‘‘(5) has initiated an act of aggression against
another state in the region after the date of enact-
ment of the Silk Road Strategy Act of 1997.
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION TO INELIGIBILITY.—Notwithstand-
ing subsection (a), assistance may be provided under this
chapter if the President determines and certifies in ad-
vance to the appropriate congressional committees that
the provision of such assistance is important to the na-
tional interest of the United States.
‘‘SEC. 499F. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES.
‘‘(a) ASSISTANCE THROUGH GOVERNMENTS
AND
NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.—Assistance under
this chapter may be provided to governments or through
nongovernmental organizations.
‘‘(b) USE OF ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUNDS.—Except
as otherwise provided, any funds that have been allocated
under chapter 4 of part II for assistance for the independ-
ent states of the former Soviet Union may be used in ac-
cordance with the provisions of this chapter.
‘‘(c) TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—Assistance under
this chapter shall be provided on such terms and condi-
tions as the President may determine.
‘‘(d) SUPERSEDING EXISTING LAW.—The authority
to provide assistance under this chapter supersedes any
other provision of law, except for—
‘‘(1) this chapter;
‘‘(2) section 634A of this Act and comparable
notification requirements contained in sections of the
annual foreign operations, export financing, and re-
lated programs Act;
‘‘(3) section 907 of the Freedom for Russia and
Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets
Support Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5812 note; relating
to restriction on assistance to Azerbaijan), except
such section shall not apply with respect to—
‘‘(A) activities to provide humanitarian as-
sistance under the Migration and Refugee As-
sistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.);
‘‘(B) activities to support democratic re-
forms and democratic governance;
‘‘(C) assistance for the control of narcotic
and psychotropic drugs and other controlled
substances, or for other anticrime purposes,
under section 481(a)(4) of this Act (22 U.S.C.
2291(a)(4));
‘‘(D) assistance under programs carried
out under section 1424 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (50
U.S.C. 2333);
‘‘(E) assistance provided by the Trade and
Development Agency under section 661 of this
Act (22 U.S.C. 2421) ; and
‘‘(F) activities carried out by the United
States and Foreign Commercial Service; and
‘‘(4) section 1341 of title 31, United States
Code (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Anti-Deficiency
Act’’), the Congressional Budget and Impoundment
Control Act of 1974, the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, and the
Budget Enforcement Act of 1990.
‘‘SEC. 499G. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘In this chapter:
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means the Committee on Foreign Relations
of the Senate and the Committee on International
Relations of the House of Representatives.
‘‘(2) COUNTRIES
OF
THE
SOUTH
CAUCASUS
AND
CENTRAL
ASIA.—The term ‘countries of the
South Caucasus and Central Asia’ means Armenia,
Azerbaijan, 
Georgia, 
Kazakstan, 
Kyrgystan,
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.’’.
SEC. 6. ANNUAL REPORT.
Beginning one year after the date of enactment of
this Act, and annually thereafter, the President shall sub-
mit a report to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees—
(1) identifying the progress of United States
foreign policy to accomplish the policy identified in
section 3;
(2) evaluating the degree to which the assist-
ance authorized by chapter 12 of part I of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by section 5
of this Act, was able to accomplish the purposes
identified in those sections; and
(3) recommending any additional initiatives
that should be undertaken by the United States to
implement the policy and purposes contained in this
Act.
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Relations
of the Senate and the Committee on International
Relations of the House of Representatives.
(2) COUNTRIES OF THE SOUTH CAUCASUS AND
CENTRAL ASIA.—The term ‘‘countries of the South
Caucasus and Central Asia’’ means Armenia, Azer-
baijan, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgystan, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
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