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SEC. 515. BORDER SECURITY AND TERRITORIAL INDEPEND-
ENCE.
(a) GUUAM COUNTRIES AND ARMENIA.—For the pur-
pose of carrying out section 499C of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 and assisting GUUAM countries and Armenia
to strengthen national control of their borders and to pro-
mote the independence and territorial sovereignty of such
countries, the following amounts are authorized to be made
available for fiscal year 2001:
(1) $20,000,000 of the amounts made available
for fiscal year 2001 under section 23 of the Arms Ex-
port Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763).
(2) $10,000,000 of the amounts made available
for fiscal year 2001 under chapter 9 of part II of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by section
301.
(3) $5,000,000 of the amounts made available for
fiscal year 2001 to carry out chapter 5 of part II of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347
et seq.).
(4) $2,000,000 of the amounts made available for
fiscal year 2001 to carry out chapter 8 of part II of
the Foreign Assistance Act.
(b) GUUAM COUNTRIES DEFINED.—In this section,
the term ‘‘GUUAM countries’’ means the group of countries
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that signed a protocol on quadrilateral cooperation on No-
vember 25, 1997, together with Uzbekistan.
TITLE VI—OTHER PROVISIONS
SEC. 601. UTILIZATION OF DEFENSE ARTICLES AND SERV-
ICES.
Section 502 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2302) is amended in the first sentence by inserting
‘‘(including for antiterrorism and nonproliferation pur-
poses)’’ after ‘‘internal security’’.
SEC. 602. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING EXCESS DE-
FENSE ARTICLES.
It is the sense of the Senate that the President should
make expanded use of the authority provided under section
21(a) of the Arms Export Control Act to sell excess defense
articles by utilizing the flexibility afforded by section 47
of such Act to ascertain the ‘‘market value’’ of excess defense
articles.
SEC. 603. SENSE OF THE SENATE.
It is the sense of the Senate that, prior to amending
the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, the Sec-
retary of State should consult with the Committee on For-
eign Relations of the Senate for the purpose of determining
whether certain agreements regarding defense trade with the
United Kingdom and Australia should be submitted to the
Senate as treaties.
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SEC. 604. ADDITIONS TO UNITED STATES WAR RESERVE
STOCKPILES FOR ALLIES.
Section 514(b)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2)(A) The value of such additions to stockpiles of de-
fense articles in foreign countries shall not exceed
$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
‘‘(B) Of the amount specified in subparagraph (A) for
fiscal year 2001, not more than $50,000,000 may be made
available for stockpiles in the Republic of Korea.’’.
SEC. 605. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN OBSOLETE OR SURPLUS
DEFENSE ARTICLES IN THE WAR RESERVE
STOCKPILES FOR ALLIES TO ISRAEL.
(a) TRANSFERS TO ISRAEL.—
(1) AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding section 514 of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h),
the President may transfer to Israel, in return for
concessions to be negotiated by the Secretary of De-
fense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State,
any or all of the items described in paragraph (2).
(2) ITEMS COVERED.—The items referred to in
paragraph (1) are munitions such as armor, artillery,
automatic weapons ammunition, missiles, and other
munitions that—
(A) are obsolete or surplus items;
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(B) are in the inventory of the Department
of Defense;
(C) are intended for use as reserve stocks for
Israel; and
(D) as of the date of enactment of this Act,
are located in a stockpile in Israel.
(b) CONCESSIONS.—The value of concessions nego-
tiated pursuant to subsection (a) shall be at least equal to
the fair market value of the items transferred. The conces-
sions shall consist solely of cash compensation.
(c) ADVANCE NOTIFICATION OF TRANSFER.—Not less
than 30 days before making a transfer under the authority
of this section, the President shall transmit to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Com-
mittee on International Relations of the House of Rep-
resentatives a notification of the proposed transfer. The no-
tification shall identify the items to be transferred and the
concessions to be received.
(d) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—No transfer may be
made under the authority of this section 5 years after the
date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 606. STINGER MISSILES IN THE PERSIAN GULF RE-
GION.
(a) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law and except as provided in subsection (b), the
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United States may not sell or otherwise make available
under the Arms Export Control Act or chapter 2 of part
II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 any Stinger
ground-to-air missiles to any country bordering the Persian
Gulf.
(b) ADDITIONAL TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED.—In addi-
tion to other defense articles authorized to be transferred
by section 581 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financ-
ing, and Related Programs Appropriation Act, 1990, the
United States may sell or make available, under the Arms
Export Control Act or chapter 2 of part II of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, Stinger ground to air missiles to
any country bordering the Persian Gulf in order to replace,
on a one-for-one basis, Stinger missiles previously furnished
to such country if the Stinger missiles to be replaced are
nearing the scheduled expiration of their shelf-life.
SEC. 607. EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES FOR MONGOLIA.
(a) USES FOR WHICH FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE.—Not-
withstanding section 516(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j(e)), during fiscal year 2001, funds
available to the Department of Defense may be expended
for crating, packing, handling, and transportation of excess
defense articles transferred under the authority of section
516 of that Act to Mongolia.