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any new project involving financial or technical assistance
or grants to any country or entity described in subsection
(a), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, shall provide to the Committees on Ap-
propriations a written justification for the proposed assist-
ance, including an explanation of the United States posi-
tion regarding any such vote, as well as a description of
the location of the proposed assistance by municipality, its
purpose, and its intended beneficiaries.
(d) In carrying out this section, the Secretary of State,
the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, and the Secretary of the Treasury
shall consult with representatives of human rights organiza-
tions and all government agencies with relevant informa-
tion to help prevent indicted war criminals from benefiting
from any financial or technical assistance or grants pro-
vided to any country or entity described in subsection (a).
(e) The Secretary of State may waive the application
of subsection (a) with respect to projects within a country,
entity, or municipality upon a written determination to
the Committees on Appropriations that such assistance di-
rectly supports the implementation of the Dayton Accords.
(f) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section—
(1) COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘country’’ means Bos-
nia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia.
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(2) ENTITY.—The term ‘‘entity’’ refers to the
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Mon-
tenegro and the Republika Srpska.
(3) MUNICIPALITY.—The term ‘‘municipality’’
means a city, town or other subdivision within a
country or entity as defined herein.
(4) DAYTON ACCORDS.—The term ‘‘Dayton Ac-
cords’’ means the General Framework Agreement for
Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, together with an-
nexes relating thereto, done at Dayton, November 10
through 16, 1995.
USER FEES
SEC. 5062. The Secretary of the Treasury shall in-
struct the United States Executive Director at each inter-
national financial institution (as defined in section
1701(c)(2) of the International Financial Institutions Act)
and the International Monetary Fund to oppose any loan,
grant, strategy or policy of these institutions that would
require user fees or service charges on poor people for pri-
mary education or primary healthcare, including preven-
tion and treatment efforts for HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuber-
culosis, and infant, child, and maternal well-being, in con-
nection with the institutions’ financing programs.
FUNDING FOR SERBIA
SEC. 5063. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act may
be made available for assistance for the central Government
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of Serbia after May 31, 2005, if the President has made
the determination and certification contained in subsection
(c).
(b) After May 31, 2005, the Secretary of the Treasury
should instruct the United States executive directors to the
international financial institutions to support loans and
assistance to the Government of Serbia and Montenegro sub-
ject to the conditions in subsection (c): Provided, That sec-
tion 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 Government of Serbia and Montenegro through inter-
national 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 that the
Government of Serbia and Montenegro is—
(1) cooperating with the International Criminal
Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia including access
for investigators, the provision of documents, and the
surrender and transfer of indictees or assistance in
their apprehension, including making all practicable
efforts to apprehend and transfer Ratko Mladic;
(2) taking steps that are consistent with the
Dayton Accords to end Serbian financial, political,
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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) This section shall not apply to Montenegro, Kosovo,
humanitarian assistance or assistance to promote democ-
racy.
COMMUNITY-BASED POLICE ASSISTANCE
SEC. 5064. (a) AUTHORITY.—Funds made available 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 used, notwithstanding section 660 of that
Act, to enhance the effectiveness and accountability of civil-
ian police authority through training and technical assist-
ance in human rights, the rule of law, strategic planning,
and through assistance to foster civilian police roles that
support democratic governance including assistance for
programs to prevent conflict, respond to disasters, and fos-
ter improved police relations with the communities they
serve.
(b) NOTIFICATION.—Assistance provided under sub-
section (a) shall be subject to the regular notification proce-
dures of the Committees on Appropriations.
SPECIAL DEBT RELIEF FOR THE POOREST
SEC. 5065. (a) AUTHORITY TO REDUCE DEBT.—The
President may reduce amounts owed to the United States