Union Calendar No. 65
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1211
[Report No. 106–122]
A BILL
To authorize appropriations for the Department of
State and related agencies for fiscal years 2000
and 2001, and for other purposes.
APRIL 29, 1999
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed
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Union Calendar No. 65
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1211
[Report No. 106–122]
To authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related agencies
for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 22, 1999
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Ms. MCKINNEY) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations
APRIL 29, 1999
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 22, 1999]
A BILL
To authorize appropriations for the Department of State
and related agencies for fiscal years 2000 and 2001,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Foreign Relations Au-
thorization Act, Fiscal Year 2000’’.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS
CHAPTER 1—DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Sec. 101. Administration of foreign affairs.
Sec. 102. International organizations.
Sec. 103. International commissions.
Sec. 104. Migration and refugee assistance.
Sec. 105. Public diplomacy programs.
Sec. 106. Voluntary contributions to international organizations.
Sec. 107. Grants to the Asia Foundation.
CHAPTER 2—BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Sec. 121. International broadcasting.
TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES
CHAPTER 1—AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES
Sec. 201. Authority to lease aircraft to respond to a terrorist attack abroad.
Sec. 202. Report on Cuban drug trafficking.
Sec. 203. Report on compliance with the Hague Convention on International
Child Abduction.
Sec. 204. Elimination of obsolete reports.
Sec. 205. Continuation of reporting requirements.
Sec. 206. International arms sales code of conduct.
Sec. 207. Human rights and democracy fellowships.
Sec. 208. Joint funds under agreements for cooperation in environmental, sci-
entific, cultural, and related areas.
Sec. 209. Report on international extradition.
Sec. 210. Effective regulation of satellite export activities.
CHAPTER 2—CONSULAR AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
Sec. 251. Deaths and estates of United States citizens abroad.
Sec. 252. Duties of consular officers.
Sec. 253. Machine readable visas.
Sec. 254. Processing of visa applications.
Sec. 255. Repeal of outdated provision on passport fees.
Sec. 256. Fees relating to affidavits of support.
CHAPTER 3—REFUGEES
Sec. 271. United States policy regarding the involuntary return of refugees.
Sec. 272. Human rights reports.
Sec. 273. Guidelines for refugee processing posts.
Sec. 274. Vietnamese refugees.
TITLE III—ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE; PER-
SONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND FOREIGN SERVICE
CHAPTER 1—ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Sec. 301. Establishment of Bureau for International Information Programs and
Bureau for Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs.
Sec. 302. Correction of designation of Inspector General of the Department of
State.
CHAPTER 2—PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Sec. 321. Establishment of Foreign Service Star.
Sec. 322. United States citizens hired abroad.
Sec. 323. Border equalization adjustment.
Sec. 324. Treatment of grievance records.
Sec. 325. Report concerning financial disadvantages for administrative and tech-
nical personnel.
Sec. 326. Extension of overseas hiring authority.
Sec. 327. Medical emergency assistance.
Sec. 328. Families of deceased foreign service personnel.
Sec. 329. Parental choice in education.
Sec. 330. Workforce planning for foreign service personnel by federal agencies.
Sec. 331. Compensation for survivors of terrorist attacks overseas.
TITLE IV—UNITED STATES INFORMATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND
CULTURAL PROGRAMS
Sec. 401. Educational and cultural exchanges and scholarships for Tibetans and
Burmese.
Sec. 402. Conduct of certain educational and cultural exchange programs.
Sec. 403. Notification to Congress of grants.
Sec. 404. National security measures.
Sec. 405. Designation of North/South Center as the Dante B. Fascell North-South
Center.
Sec. 406. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy.
Sec. 407. International expositions.
Sec. 408. Royal Ulster Constabulary.
TITLE V—INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING
Sec. 501. Permanent authorization for Radio Free Asia.
Sec. 502. Preservation of RFE/RL (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty).
Sec. 503. Immunity from civil liability for Broadcasting Board of Governors.
TITLE VI—INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMISSIONS
Sec. 601. Interparliamentary groups.
Sec. 602. Authority to assist State and local governments.
Sec. 603. International Boundary and Water Commission.
Sec. 604. Concerning United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES–10/6.
TITLE VII—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 701. Sense of the Congress concerning support for democracy and human
rights activists in Cuba.
Sec. 702. Relating to Cyprus.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means the Committee on International Relations
and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions and the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate.
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the
Secretary of State.
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATIONS OF
APPROPRIATIONS
CHAPTER 1—DEPARTMENT OF STATE
SEC. 101. ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
The following amounts are authorized to be appro-
priated for the Department of State under ‘‘Administration
of Foreign Affairs’’ to carry out the authorities, functions,
duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign af-
fairs of the United States and for other purposes authorized
by law, including the diplomatic security program:
(1) DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS.—
(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—For ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular Pro-
grams’’, 
of 
the 
Department 
of 
State
$2,531,775,000 for the fiscal year 2000.
(B) LIMITATIONS.—
(i) 
WORLDWIDE
SECURITY
UP-
GRADES.—Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated 
by 
subparagraph 
(A),
$254,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 is author-
ized to be appropriated only for worldwide
security upgrades.
(ii) BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN
RIGHTS, AND LABOR.—Of the amounts au-
thorized to be appropriated by subpara-
graph (A), $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2000
is authorized to be appropriated only for
salaries and expenses of the Bureau of De-
mocracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
(iii) 
RECRUITMENT
OF
MINORITY
GROUPS.—Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated 
by 
subparagraph 
(A),
$2,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 is author-
ized to be appropriated only for the recruit-
ment of members of minority groups for ca-
reers in the Foreign Service and inter-
national affairs.
(2) CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND.—For ‘‘Capital
Investment Fund’’ of the Department of State,
$90,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000.
(3) SECURITY
AND
MAINTENANCE
OF
UNITED
STATES MISSIONS.—
(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—For ‘‘Security and Maintenance of
United States Missions’’, $1,580,066,000 for the
fiscal year 2000.
(B) SECURITY
UPGRADES
FOR
UNITED
STATES MISSIONS.—Of the amounts authorized
to be appropriated by subparagraph (A),
$1,146,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 is authorized
to be appropriated only for security upgrades to
United States missions abroad, including con-
struction and relocation costs.
(4) REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES.—For ‘‘Rep-
resentation Allowances’’, $4,450,000 for the fiscal year
2000.
(5) EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CON-
SULAR
SERVICE.—For ‘‘Emergencies in the Diplo-
matic and Consular Service’’, $17,000,000 for the fis-
cal year 2000.
(6) OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.—For
‘‘Office of the Inspector General’’, $30,054,000 for the
fiscal year 2000.
(7) PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN
TAIWAN.—For ‘‘Payment to the American Institute in
Taiwan’’, $15,760,000 for the fiscal year 2000.
(8) PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OF-
FICIALS.—
(A) For ‘‘Protection of Foreign Missions
and Officials’’, $9,490,000 for the fiscal year
2000.
(B) Each amount appropriated pursuant to
this paragraph is authorized to remain available
through September 30 of the fiscal year following
the fiscal year for which the amount appro-
priated was made.
(9) REPATRIATION
LOANS.—For ‘‘Repatriation
Loans’’, $1,200,000 for the fiscal year 2000, for ad-
ministrative expenses.
SEC. 102. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS
TO INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated
for 
‘‘Contributions 
to 
International 
Organizations’’,
$963,308,000 for the fiscal year 2000 for the Department
of State to carry out the authorities, functions, duties, and
responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign affairs of the
United States with respect to international organizations
and to carry out other authorities in law consistent with
such purposes.
(b) ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL
PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES.—There are authorized to be
appropriated for ‘‘Contributions for International Peace-
keeping Activities’’, $235,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000
for the Department of State to carry out the authorities,
functions, duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of the
foreign affairs of the United States with respect to inter-
national peacekeeping activities and to carry out other au-
thorities in law consistent with such purposes.
SEC. 103. INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS.
The following amounts are authorized to be appro-
priated under ‘‘International Commissions’’ for the Depart-
ment of State to carry out the authorities, functions, duties,
and responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign affairs of
the United States and for other purposes authorized by law:
(1) INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COM-
MISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO.—For ‘‘Inter-
national Boundary and Water Commission, United
States and Mexico’’—
(A) 
for 
‘‘Salaries 
and 
Expenses’’
$20,413,000 for the fiscal year 2000; and
(B) for ‘‘Construction’’ $8,435,000 for the
fiscal year 2000.
(2) INTERNATIONAL
BOUNDARY
COMMISSION,
UNITED
STATES
AND
CANADA.—For ‘‘International
Boundary Commission, United States and Canada’’,
$859,000 for the fiscal year 2000.
(3) INTERNATIONAL
JOINT
COMMISSION.—For
‘‘International Joint Commission’’, $3,819,000 for the
fiscal year 2000.
(4) INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS.—
For 
‘‘International 
Fisheries 
Commissions’’,
$16,702,000 for the fiscal year 2000.
SEC. 104. MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.
(a) MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.—
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated for ‘‘Migra-
tion and Refugee Assistance’’ for authorized activities,
$750,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000.
(2) LIMITATIONS.—
(A) TIBETAN
REFUGEES
IN
INDIA
AND
NEPAL.—Of the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated in paragraph (1), not more than
$2,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000 is authorized
to be available only for humanitarian assistance,
including food, medicine, clothing, and medical
and vocational training, to Tibetan refugees in
India and Nepal who have fled Chinese-occupied
Tibet.
(B) REFUGEES RESETTLING IN ISRAEL.—Of
the amounts authorized to be appropriated in
paragraph (1), $60,000,000 for the fiscal year
2000 is authorized to be available only for assist-
ance for refugees resettling in Israel from other
countries.
(C) HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FOR DIS-
PLACED BURMESE.—Of the amounts authorized
to be appropriated in paragraph (1), $2,000,000
for the fiscal year 2000 for humanitarian assist-
ance are authorized to be available only for as-
sistance (including food, medicine, clothing, and
medical and vocational training) to persons dis-
placed as a result of civil conflict in Burma, in-
cluding persons still within Burma.
(D) ASSISTANCE
FOR
DISPLACED
SIERRA
LEONEANS.—Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated in paragraph (1), $2,000,000 for
the fiscal year 2000 for humanitarian assistance
are authorized to be available only for assistance
(including food, medicine, clothing, and medical
and vocational training) and resettlement of per-
sons who have been severely mutilated as a result
of civil conflict in Sierra Leone, including per-
sons still within Sierra Leone.
(E) ASSISTANCE
FOR
KOSOVAR
REFU-
GEES.—
(i) Of the amounts authorized to be ap-
propriated in paragraph (1), $50,000,000
for the fiscal year 2000 are authorized to be
appropriated only for the Front Line States
Initiative defined in clause (ii).
(ii) For the purposes of this subpara-
graph, the term ‘‘Front Line States Initia-
tive’’ means assistance for the relief of refu-
gees fleeing from the conflict in Kosovo pro-
vided through nongovernmental organiza-
tions in the form of food, housing, clothing,
transportation, and other material, with
priority assistance for the relief of refugees
in the front line states of Albania and Mac-
edonia.
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated
pursuant to this section are authorized to remain available
until expended.
SEC. 105. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY PROGRAMS.
The following amounts are authorized to be appro-
priated for the Department of State to carry out inter-
national information activities and educational and cul-
tural exchange programs under the United States Informa-
tion and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, the Mutual
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, Reorga-
nization Plan Number 2 of 1977, the Dante B. Fascell
North-South Center Act of 1991, and the National Endow-
ment for Democracy Act, and to carry out other authorities
in law consistent with such purposes:
(1) INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS.—
For 
‘‘International 
Information 
Programs’’,
$305,997,000 for the fiscal year 2000.
(2) EDUCATIONAL
AND
CULTURAL
EXCHANGE
PROGRAMS.—
(A) FULBRIGHT ACADEMIC EXCHANGE PRO-
GRAMS.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated for the ‘‘Fulbright Academic Exchange
Programs’’ (other than programs described in
subparagraph (B)), $112,000,000 for the fiscal
year 2000.
(B) OTHER EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized
to be appropriated for other educational
and cultural exchange programs authorized
by law, including the Claude and Mildred
Pepper Scholarship Program of the Wash-
ington Workshops Foundation and the Mike
Mansfield Fellowship Program, $98,329,000
for the fiscal year 2000.
(ii) SOUTH PACIFIC EXCHANGES.—Of
the amounts authorized to be appropriated
under clause (i), $750,000 for the fiscal
year 2000 is authorized to be available for
‘‘South Pacific Exchanges’’.
(iii) 
EAST
TIMORESE
SCHOLAR-
SHIPS.—Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated under clause (i), $500,000 for
the fiscal year 2000 is authorized to be
available for ‘‘East Timorese Scholarships’’.
(iv) TIBETAN
EXCHANGES.—Of the
amounts authorized to be appropriated
under clause (i), $500,000 for the fiscal
year 2000 is authorized to be available for
‘‘Ngawang Choephel Exchange Programs’’
(formerly known as educational and cul-
tural exchanges with Tibet) under section
103(a) of the Human Rights, Refugee, and
Other Foreign Relations Provisions Act of
1996 (Public Law 104–319).
(v) 
AFRICAN
EXCHANGES.—Of 
the
amounts authorized to be appropriated
under clause (i), $500,000 for the fiscal
year 2000 is authorized to be available only
for ‘‘Educational and Cultural Exchanges
with Sub-Saharan Africa’’.
(3) CENTER
FOR
CULTURAL
AND
TECHNICAL
INTERCHANGE BETWEEN EAST AND WEST.—For the
‘‘Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange be-
tween East and West’’, $17,500,000 for the fiscal year
2000.
(4) NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY.—
(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—For the ‘‘National Endowment for De-
mocracy’’, $34,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000.
(B) LIMITATION.—Of the amounts author-
ized to be appropriated by subparagraph (A),
$2,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000 is authorized
to be appropriated only for a fellowship pro-
gram, to be known as the ‘‘Reagan-Fascell De-
mocracy Fellows’’, for democracy activists and
scholars from around the world at the Inter-
national Forum for Democratic Studies in
Washington, D.C., to study, write, and exchange
views with other activists and scholars and with
Americans.
(5) DANTE
B. FASCELL
NORTH-SOUTH
CEN-
TER.—For ‘‘Dante B. Fascell North-South Center’’
$2,500,000 for the fiscal year 2000.
SEC. 106. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated for ‘‘Voluntary Contributions
to International Organizations’’, $293,000,000 for the fiscal
year 2000.
(b) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—
(1) WORLD
FOOD
PROGRAM.—Of the amounts
authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a),
$5,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000 is authorized to be
appropriated only for a United States contribution to
the World Food Program.
(2) UNITED NATIONS VOLUNTARY FUND FOR VIC-
TIMS OF TORTURE.—Of the amount authorized to be
appropriated under subsection (a), $5,000,000 for the
fiscal year 2000 is authorized to be appropriated only
for a United States contribution to the United Na-
tions Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture.
(3) INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAM
ON
THE
ELIMI-
NATION OF CHILD LABOR.—Of the amounts author-
ized to be appropriated under subsection (a),
$5,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000 is authorized to be
appropriated only for a United States contribution to
the International Labor Organization for the activi-
ties of the International Program on the Elimination
of Child Labor.
(4) ORGANIZATION
OF
AMERICAN
STATES.—Of
the amounts authorized to be appropriated under sub-
section (a), $240,000 for the fiscal year 2000 is au-
thorized to be appropriated only for a United States
contribution to the Organization of American States
for the Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom
of Expression in the Western Hemisphere to conduct
investigations, including field visits, to establish a
network of nongovernmental organizations, and to
hold hemispheric conferences, of which $6,000 for each
fiscal year is authorized to be appropriated only for
the investigation and dissemination of information on
violations of freedom of expression by the Government
of Cuba.
(c) RESTRICTIONS ON UNITED STATES VOLUNTARY
CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAM.—
(1) LIMITATION.—Of the amounts made avail-
able under subsection (a) for the fiscal year 2000 for
United States voluntary contributions to the United
Nations Development Program an amount equal to
the amount the United Nations Development Program
will spend in Burma during each fiscal year shall be
withheld unless during such fiscal year the Secretary
of State submits to the appropriate congressional
committees the certification described in paragraph
(2).
(2) CERTIFICATION.—The certification referred
to in paragraph (1) is a certification by the Secretary
of State that all programs and activities of the
United Nations Development Program (including
United Nations Development Program—Administered
Funds) in Burma—
(A) are focused on eliminating human suf-
fering and addressing the needs of the poor;
(B) are undertaken only through inter-
national or private voluntary organizations that
have been deemed independent of the State Peace
and Development Council (SPDC) (formerly
known as the State Law and Order Restoration
Council (SLORC), after consultation with the
leadership of the National League for Democracy
(A) the UNFPA maintains amounts made
available to the UNFPA under this section in an
account separate from other accounts of the
UNFPA;
(B) the UNFPA does not commingle
amounts made available to the UNFPA under
this section with other sums; and
(C) the UNFPA does not fund abortions.
(4) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS SUBJECT TO CER-
TIFICATION.—
(A) Of the amounts made available for fis-
cal year 2000 for United States voluntary con-
tributions to the UNFPA an amount equal to the
amount that UNFPA will spend on a country
program in the People’s Republic of China dur-
ing each fiscal year shall be withheld unless dur-
ing such fiscal year, the Secretary of State sub-
mits to the appropriate congressional committees
the certification described in subparagraph (B).
(B) The certification referred to in subpara-
graph (A) is a certification by the Secretary of
State that the country program of the UNFPA
in the People’s Republic of China—
(i) focuses on improving the delivery of
voluntary family planning information and
services;
(ii) is designed in conformity with the
human rights principles affirmed at the
International Conference on Population and
Development with the support of 180 na-
tions including the United States;
(iii) is implemented only in counties
in the People’s Republic of China where all
quotas and targets for the recruitment of
program participants have been abolished
and the use of coercive measures has been
eliminated;
(iv) is carried out in consultation
with, and under the oversight and approval
of, the UNFPA executive board, including
the United States representative;
(v) is subject to regular independent
monitoring to ensure compliance with the
principles of informed consent and vol-
untary participation; and
(vi) suspends operations in project
counties found to be in violation of program
guidelines.
(e) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts authorized to
be appropriated under subsection (a) are authorized to re-
main available until expended.
SEC. 107. GRANTS TO THE ASIA FOUNDATION.
Section 404 of The Asia Foundation Act (title IV of
Public Law 98–164) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 404. There are authorized to be appropriated
to the Secretary of State $15,000,000 for the fiscal year
2000 for grants to The Asia Foundation pursuant to this
title.’’.
CHAPTER 2—BROADCASTING BOARD OF
GOVERNORS
SEC. 121. INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING.
The following amounts are authorized to be appro-
priated for the Broadcasting Board of Governors to carry
out certain international broadcasting activities under the
United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994, the
Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act, and the Television Broad-
casting to Cuba Act, and for other purposes authorized by
law:
(1) 
INTERNATIONAL
BROADCASTING
OPER-
ATIONS.—
(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—For ‘‘International Broadcasting Oper-
ations’’, $385,900,000 for the fiscal year 2000.
(B) ALLOCATION.—Of the amounts author-
ized to be appropriated under subparagraph (A),
the Broadcasting Board of Governors shall seek
to ensure that the amounts made available for
broadcasting to nations whose people do not fully
enjoy freedom of expression do not decline in
proportion to the amounts made available for
broadcasting to other nations.
(2) BROADCASTING
CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS.—
For 
‘‘Broadcasting 
Capital 
Improvements’’,
$20,868,000 for the fiscal year 2000.
(3) RADIO FREE ASIA.—For ‘‘Radio Free Asia’’,
$30,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000.
(4) BROADCASTING TO CUBA.—
(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—For 
‘‘Broadcasting 
to 
Cuba’’,
$22,743,000 for the fiscal year 2000.
(B) LIMITATION.—Of the amounts author-
ized to be appropriated under subparagraph (A),
$712,000 for the fiscal year 2000 is authorized to
be appropriated only for the Office of Cuba
Broadcasting to develop and implement new
technology and enhance current methods to
strengthen and improve the transmission capa-
bilities of Radio Marti and TV Marti.
TITLE 
II—DEPARTMENT 
OF
STATE AUTHORITIES AND AC-
TIVITIES
CHAPTER 1—AUTHORITIES AND
ACTIVITIES
SEC. 201. AUTHORITY TO LEASE AIRCRAFT TO RESPOND TO
A TERRORIST ATTACK ABROAD.
Subject to the availability of appropriations, in the
event of an emergency which involves a terrorist attack
abroad, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
of the Department of Justice is authorized to lease commer-
cial aircraft to transport equipment and personnel in re-
sponse to such attack if there have been reasonable efforts
to obtain appropriate Department of Defense aircraft and
such aircraft are unavailable. The leasing authority under
this section shall include authority to provide indemnifica-
tion insurance or guarantees, if necessary and appropriate.
SEC. 202. REPORT ON CUBAN DRUG TRAFFICKING.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of
State shall submit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees an unclassified report (with a classified annex) on the
extent of international drug trafficking from, through, or
over Cuba. Each report shall include the following:
(1) Information concerning the extent to which
the Cuban Government or any official, employee, or
entity of the Government of Cuba has engaged in, fa-
cilitated, or condoned such trafficking.
(2) The extent to which the appropriate agencies
of the United States Government have investigated
and prosecuted such activities of the Cuban Govern-
ment or any official, employee, or entity of the Gov-
ernment of Cuba.
(3) A determination of whether the Government
of Cuba should be included in the list of nations con-
sidered to be major drug trafficking countries.
SEC. 203. REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH THE HAGUE CON-
VENTION ON INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUC-
TION.
Section 2803(a) of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Re-
structuring Act of 1998 (as enacted by division G of the
Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Ap-
propriations Act, 1999; Public Law 105–277) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘1999,’’ and inserting ‘‘2000,’’;
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘abducted.’’
and inserting ‘‘abducted, are being wrongfully re-
tained in violation of United States court orders, or
which have failed to comply with any of their obliga-
tions under such convention with respect to applica-
tions for the return of children, access to children, or
both, submitted by United States citizens or lawful
residents.’’;
(3) in paragraph (3)—
(A) by striking ‘‘children’’ and inserting
‘‘children, access to children, or both,’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘or lawful residents’’ after
‘‘citizens’’; and
(4) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(6) A list of the countries which are Parties to
the Convention, but in which due to the absence of a
prompt and effective method for enforcement of civil
court orders, the absence of a doctrine of comity, or
other factors, there is a substantial possibility that an
order of return or access under a Hague Convention
proceeding, or a United States custody, access, or vis-
itation order, will not be promptly enforced.’’.
SEC. 204. ELIMINATION OF OBSOLETE REPORTS.
(a) POST LANGUAGE COMPETENCE.—Section 304(c) of
the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3944(c)) is re-
pealed.
(b) SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH.—Section 574
of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public Law 104–107)
is repealed.
(c) REDUNDANT REPORTS ON CERTAIN WEAPONS.—
(1) Section 308 of the Chemical and Biological
Weapons and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 (Pub-
lic Law 102–182) is repealed.
(2) Section 585 of the Foreign Operations, Ex-
port Financing, and Related Programs Appropria-
tions Act, 1997 (Public Law 104–208), is repealed.
(d) SITUATION IN IRAQ.—Section 3 of Public Law
102–1 is amended by striking ‘‘60 days’’ and inserting ‘‘six
months’’.
SEC. 205. CONTINUATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) REPORTS ON CLAIMS BY UNITED STATES FIRMS
AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OF SAUDI ARABIA.—Section
2801(b) of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring
Act of 1998 (as enacted by division G of the Omnibus Con-
solidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 1999; Public Law 105–277) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘the earlier of—’’;
(2) by striking paragraph (1); and
(3) by striking the designation for paragraph (2)
and adjusting the tabulation.
(b) REPORTS ON DETERMINATIONS UNDER TITLE IV
OF THE LIBERTAD ACT.—Section 2802(a) of the Foreign
Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (as enacted
by division G of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999; Public Law 105–
277) is amended by striking ‘‘during the period ending Sep-
tember 30, 1999,’’ and inserting a comma.
(c) RELATIONS WITH VIETNAM.—Section 2805 of the
Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (as
enacted by division G of the Omnibus Consolidated and
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999; Public
Law 105–277) is amended by striking ‘‘during the period
ending September 30, 1999,’’.
(d) REPORTS ON BALLISTIC MISSILE COOPERATION
WITH RUSSIA.—Section 2705(d) of the Foreign Affairs Re-
form and Restructuring Act of 1998 (as enacted by division
G of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 1999; Public Law 105–277) is
amended by striking ‘‘and January 1, 2000,’’ and inserting
‘‘January 1, 2000, January 1, 2001, and January 1,
2002,’’.
SEC. 206. INTERNATIONAL ARMS SALES CODE OF CONDUCT.
(a) NEGOTIATIONS.—The Secretary of State shall at-
tempt to achieve the foreign policy goal of an international
arms sales code of conduct with all Wassenaar Arrangement
countries. The Secretary of State shall take the necessary
steps to begin negotiations with all Wassenaar Arrangement
countries within 120 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act. The purpose of such negotiations shall be to con-
clude an agreement on restricting or prohibiting arms
transfers to countries that do not meet the criteria under
subsection (b).
(b) CRITERIA.—The criteria referred to in subsection
(a) are as follows:
(1) 
PROMOTING
DEMOCRACY.—Such
government—
(A) was chosen by and permits free and fair
elections;
(B) promotes civilian control of the mili-
tary and security forces and has civilian institu-
tions controlling the policy, operation, and
spending of all law enforcement and security in-
stitutions, as well as the armed forces;
(C) promotes the rule of law, equality before
the law, and respect for individual and minority
rights, including freedom to speak, publish, asso-
ciate, and organize; and
(D) promotes the strengthening of political,
legislative, and civil institutions of democracy,
as well as autonomous institutions to monitor
the conduct of public officials and to combat cor-
ruption.
(2) 
RESPECTS
HUMAN
RIGHTS.—Such
government—
(A) does not engage in gross violations of
internationally 
recognized 
human 
rights,
including—
(i) extrajudicial or arbitrary execu-
tions;
(ii) disappearances;
(iii) torture or severe mistreatment;
(iv) prolonged arbitrary imprisonment;
(v) systematic official discrimination
on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, gen-
der, national origin, or political affiliation;
and
(vi) grave breaches of international
laws of war or equivalent violations of the
laws of war in internal conflicts;
(B) vigorously investigates, disciplines, and
prosecutes those responsible for gross violations of
internationally recognized human rights;
(C) permits access on a regular basis to po-
litical prisoners by international humanitarian
organizations such as the International Com-
mittee of the Red Cross;
(D) promotes the independence of the judici-
ary and other official bodies that oversee the pro-
tection of human rights;
(E) does not impede the free functioning of
domestic and international human rights organi-
zations; and
(F) provides access on a regular basis to hu-
manitarian organizations in situations of con-
flict or famine.
(3) NOT ENGAGED IN CERTAIN ACTS OF ARMED
AGGRESSION.—Such government is not currently en-
gaged in acts of armed aggression in violation of
international law.
(4) FULL
PARTICIPATION
IN
UNITED
NATIONS
REGISTER
OF
CONVENTIONAL
ARMS.—Such govern-
ment is fully participating in the United Nations
Register of Conventional Arms.
(c) REPORTS.—
(1) REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.—Not
later than 6 months after the commencement of nego-
tiations under subsection (a), and not later than the
end of every 6-month period thereafter until an agree-
ment described in subsection (a) is concluded, the Sec-
retary of State shall report to the appropriate con-
gressional committees on the progress of such negotia-
tions.
(2) HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT.—In the report re-
quired by sections 116(d) and 502B of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, the Secretary of State shall
describe the extent to which the practices of each
country evaluated meet the criteria of subsection (b).
(d) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘‘Wassenaar Arrangement countries’’ means those par-
ticipating in the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Con-
trols for Conventional Arms and Dual Use Goods and Tech-
nologies, done at Vienna on July 11–12, 1996.
SEC. 207. HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY FELLOWSHIPS.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the De-
partment of State a program which shall be known as the
‘‘Human Rights and Democracy Fellowship Program’’. The
program shall be administered by the Secretary with the
assistance of the Assistant Secretary for Democracy,
Human Rights, and Labor. The program shall provide for
the employment of not less than 6 and not more than 12
fellows in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and
Labor. Fellowships shall be for an initial 1 year period
which may be extended for a total of not more than 3 years.
Fellowships shall be available to individuals who have ex-
pertise in human rights policy, human rights law, or re-
lated subjects and who are not permanent employees of the
United States Government.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—There are
authorized to be appropriated for the Human Rights and
Democracy Fellowship Program under subsection (a)
$1,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
SEC. 208. JOINT FUNDS UNDER AGREEMENTS FOR CO-
OPERATION 
IN 
ENVIRONMENTAL, 
SCI-
ENTIFIC, CULTURAL AND RELATED AREAS.
Amounts made available to the Department of State
for participation in joint funds under agreements for co-
operation in environmental, scientific, cultural and related
areas prior to fiscal year 1996 which, pursuant to express
terms of such international agreements, were deposited in
interest-bearing accounts prior to disbursement may earn
interest, and interest accrued to such accounts may be used
and retained without return to the Treasury of the United
States and without further appropriation by Congress. The
Department of State shall take action to ensure the complete
and timely disbursement of appropriations and associated
interest within joint funds covered by this section and final
disposition of such agreements.
SEC. 209. REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL EXTRADITION.
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of State shall prepare and submit
the Congress a report concerning international extradition.
The report shall review all extradition treaties and agree-
ments to which the United States is signatory; identify
those countries that have become ‘‘safe havens’’ for individ-
uals fleeing the American justice system; identify the factors
which contribute to the international extradition problem,
particularly laws in foreign countries which prohibit the
extradition to another country of certain classes of persons;
and propose appropriate legislative and diplomatic solu-
tions to such problem, including, where appropriate, the re-
negotiation of extradition treaties.
SEC. 210. EFFECTIVE REGULATION OF SATELLITE EXPORT
ACTIVITIES.
(a) LICENSING REGIME.—The Secretary of State shall
establish a regulatory regime for the licensing for export
of satellites, satellite technologies, components, and systems
which shall include preferential treatment and expedited
approval, as appropriate, of the licensing for export by
United States companies of satellites, satellite technologies,
components, and systems to NATO allies, major non-NATO
allies, and other friendly countries.
(b) FINANCIAL
AND PERSONNEL RESOURCES.—The
Secretary of State, pursuant to the Omnibus Consolidated
and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999,
shall obligate expeditiously $2,000,000 of amounts appro-
priated under that Act, above levels made available to the
Office of Defense Trade Controls for fiscal year 1998, to en-
able that office to carry out its responsibilities.
CHAPTER 2—CONSULAR AND RELATED
ACTIVITIES
SEC. 251. DEATHS AND ESTATES OF UNITED STATES CITI-
ZENS ABROAD.
(a) REPEAL.—Section 1709 of the Revised Statutes (22
U.S.C. 4195) is repealed.
(b) AMENDMENT TO STATE DEPARTMENT BASIC AU-
THORITIES ACT OF 1956.—The State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 43 the following new sections:
‘‘SEC. 43A. NOTIFICATION OF NEXT OF KIN; REPORTS OF
DEATH.
‘‘Pursuant to such regulations as the Secretary of State
may prescribe—
‘‘(1) When a United States citizen or national
dies abroad, a consular officer shall endeavor to no-
tify, or assist the Secretary of State in notifying, the
next of kin or legal guardian as soon as possible; pro-
vided, that in the case of death of Peace Corps Volun-
teers, members of the Armed Forces, their dependents,
or Department of Defense civilian employees, the con-
sular officer shall assist the Peace Corps or the appro-
priate military authorities in making such notifica-
tions.
‘‘(2) The consular officer may, for any United
States citizen who dies abroad, (A) in the case of a
finding by appropriate local authorities, issue a re-
port of death or of presumptive death, or (B) in the
absence of a finding by appropriate local authorities,
issue a report of presumptive death.
‘‘SEC. 43B. CONSERVATION AND DISPOSITION OF ESTATES.
‘‘(a) CONSERVATION OF ESTATES ABROAD.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY
TO
ACT
AS
CONSERVATOR.—
Pursuant to such regulations as the Secretary of State
may prescribe, when a United States citizen or na-
tional dies abroad, a consular officer shall act as the
provisional conservator of the decedent’s estate and,
subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), shall—
‘‘(A) take possession of the personal effects
within his jurisdiction;
‘‘(B) inventory and appraise the personal
effects, sign the inventory, and annex thereto a
certificate as to the accuracy of the inventory
and appraised value of each article;
‘‘(C) when appropriate, collect the debts due
to the decedent in the officer’s jurisdiction and
pay from the estate the obligations owed there by
the decedent;
‘‘(D) sell or dispose of, as appropriate, all
perishable items of property;
‘‘(E) sell, after reasonable public notice and
notice to such next of kin as can be ascertained
with reasonable diligence, such additional items
of property as necessary to provide funds suffi-
cient to pay the decedent’s debts and property
taxes in the country of death, funeral expenses,
and other expenses incident to the disposition of
the estate;
‘‘(F) at the end of one year from the date
of death (or after such additional period as may
be required for final settlement of the estate), if
no claimant shall have appeared, sell or dispose
of the residue of the personal estate, except as
provided in subparagraph (G) below, in the same
manner as United States Government-owned for-
eign excess property;
‘‘(G) transmit to the United States, to the
Secretary of State, the proceeds of any sales
along with any financial instruments (including
bonds, shares of stock, and notes of indebtedness),
jewelry, heirlooms, and other articles of obvious
sentimental value, to be held in trust for the
legal claimant; and
‘‘(H) in the event that the decedent’s estate
includes an interest in real property located
within the jurisdiction of the officer and such in-
terest does not devolve by the applicable laws of
intestate succession or otherwise, provide for title
to the property to be conveyed to the Government
of the United States unless the Secretary declines
to accept such conveyance.
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY TO ACT AS ADMINISTRATOR.—
The Secretary of State may expressly authorize the of-
ficer to act as administrator of the estate in excep-
tional circumstances, pursuant to such regulations as
the Secretary may prescribe. The officer shall not oth-
erwise act in such capacity.
‘‘(3) EXCEPTIONS.—
‘‘(A) The function provided for in this sec-
tion shall not be performed to the extent that the
decedent has left or there is otherwise appointed,
in the country where the death occurred or where
the decedent was domiciled, a legal representa-
tive, partner in trade, or trustee appointed to
take care of his personal estate. If the decedent’s
legal representative shall appear at any time
prior to transmission of the estate to the Sec-
retary and demand the proceeds and effects being
held by the officer, the officer shall deliver them
to the representative after having collected any
prescribed fee for the services rendered pursuant
to this section.
‘‘(B) Nothing in this section shall affect the
authority of military commanders under title 10
of the United States Code with respect to persons
or property under military command or juris-
diction or the authority of the Peace Corps with
respect to Peace Corps Volunteers or their prop-
erty.
‘‘(4) CONDITIONS.—The functions provided for
in this section shall be performed only when author-
ized by treaty provisions or permitted by the laws or
authorities of the country wherein the death occurs, or
the decedent is domiciled, or if such functions are per-
mitted by established usage.
‘‘(b) DISPOSITION OF ESTATES BY THE SECRETARY OF
STATE.—
‘‘(1) PERSONAL ESTATES.—
‘‘(A) After receipt of personal estates pursu-
ant to subsection (a), the Secretary, pursuant to
such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe
for the conservation of such estates, may seek
payment of all outstanding debts to the estate as
they become due, may receive any balances due
on such estates, may endorse all checks, bills of
exchange, promissory notes, and other instru-
ments of indebtedness payable to the estate for
the benefit thereof, and may take such other ac-
tion as is reasonably necessary for the conserva-
tion of the estate.
‘‘(B) If by the end of the fifth full fiscal
year after receipt of the personal estate pursuant
to subsection (a), no legal claimant for such es-
tate has appeared, title to the estate shall pass
to the Secretary who shall dispose of the estate
in the same manner as surplus United States
Government-owned property or by such means as
may be appropriate in light of the nature and
value of the property involved. The expenses of
sales shall be paid from the estate, and any law-
ful claim received thereafter shall be payable to
the extent of the value of the net proceeds of the
estate as a refund from the appropriate Treasury
account.
‘‘(C) The net cash estate after disposition as
provided in subparagraph (B) shall be remitted
to the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
‘‘(2) REAL PROPERTY.—Pursuant to such regula-
tions as the Secretary may prescribe—
‘‘(A) in the event that real property is con-
veyed to the Government of the United States
pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(H) and is not
needed by the Department of State, such prop-
erty shall be considered foreign excess property
under title IV of the Federal Property and Ad-
ministrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 511
et seq.); and
‘‘(B) in the event that the Department needs
such property, the Secretary shall treat such
property as if it were an unconditional gift ac-
cepted on behalf of the Department of State pur-
suant to section 25 of this Act and section
9(a)(3) of the Foreign Service Buildings Act of
1926, as amended.
‘‘(c) LOSSES IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONSERVA-
TION OF ESTATES.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—Pursuant to such regulations
as the Secretary of State may prescribe, the Secretary
is authorized to compensate the estate of any United
States citizen, who has died overseas, for property, the
conservation of which has been undertaken under ei-
ther section 43 or subsection (a) of this section, and
that has been lost, stolen, or destroyed while in the
custody of officers or employees of the Department of
State. Any such compensation shall be in lieu of per-
sonal liability of officers or employees of the Depart-
ment of State. Officers and employees of the Depart-
ment of State may be liable in appropriate cases to
the Department of State to the extent of any com-
pensation provided pursuant to this subsection.
‘‘(2) LIABILITY.—The liability of officers or em-
ployees of the Department of State to the Department
for payments made pursuant to paragraph (a) of this
section shall be determined pursuant to the Depart-
ment’s procedures for determining accountability for
United States Government property.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall take effect 6 months after enactment of this
Act or upon the effective date of any regulations promul-
gated hereunder, whichever is sooner.
SEC. 252. DUTIES OF CONSULAR OFFICERS.
Section 43 of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2715) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—’’ before
‘‘In’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘disposition of personal effects.’’
in the last sentence and inserting ‘‘disposition of per-
sonal estates pursuant to section 43B of this Act.’’;
and
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section and
sections 43A and 43B of this Act, the term ‘consular officer’
includes any United States citizen employee of the Depart-
ment of State who is designated by the Secretary of State
to perform consular services pursuant to such regulations
as the Secretary may prescribe.’’.
SEC. 253. MACHINE READABLE VISAS.
Section 140(a) of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (8 U.S.C. 1351 note) is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (3) by amending the first sen-
tence to read as follows: ‘‘For each of the fiscal years
2000, 2001, and 2002, any amount collected under
paragraph (1) that exceeds $316,715,000 for fiscal
year 2000, $338,885,000 for fiscal year 2001, and
$362,607,000 for fiscal year 2002 may be made avail-
able only if a notification is submitted to Congress in
accordance with the procedures applicable to re-
programming notifications under section 34 of the
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956.’’;
and
(2) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5).
SEC. 254. PROCESSING OF VISA APPLICATIONS.
(a) POLICY.—It shall be the policy of the Department
of State to process immigrant visa applications of imme-
diate relatives of United States citizens and nonimmigrant
k–1 visa applications of fiances of United States citizens
within 30 days of the receipt of all necessary documents
from the applicant and the Immigration and Naturaliza-
tion Service. In the case of a visa application where the
sponsor of such applicant is a relative other than an imme-
diate relative, it should be the policy of the Department of
State to process such an application within 60 days of the
receipt of all necessary documents from the applicant and
the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
(b) REPORTS.—For each of the fiscal years 2000 and
2001, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees an annual report on the extent to
which the Department of State is meeting the policy stand-
ards under subsection (a). Each report shall be based on
a survey of the 22 consular posts which account for approxi-
mately 72 percent of immigrant visas issued and, in addi-
tion, the consular posts in Guatemala City, Nicosia, Cara-
cas, Naples, and Jakarta. Each report should include data
on the average time for processing each category of visa ap-
plication under subsection (a), a list of the embassies and
consular posts which do not meet the policy standards
under subsection (a), the amount of funds collected for proc-
essing of visa applications, the costs of processing such visa
applications, and the steps being taken by the Department
of State to achieve such policy standards.
(c) TASK FORCE.—The Secretary of State, in consulta-
tion with other Federal agencies, shall establish a joint task
force with the goal of reducing the overall processing time
for visa applications.
SEC. 255. REPEAL OF OUTDATED PROVISION ON PASSPORT
FEES.
Section 4 of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22
U.S.C. 216, 41 Stat. 751) is repealed.
SEC. 256. FEES RELATING TO AFFIDAVITS OF SUPPORT.
(a) AUTHORITY FOR FEE FOR PREPARATION ASSIST-
ANCE.—Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of State is
authorized to charge a fee for services provided by the De-
partment of State to an individual for assistance in the
preparation and filing of an affidavit of support pursuant
to section 213A of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1183A) to ensure that the affidavit is properly
completed before consideration of the affidavit and an im-
migrant visa application by a consular officer.
(b) LIMITATION.—An individual may be charged a fee
under this section only once, regardless of the number of
separate affidavits of support and visa applications for
which services are provided.
(c) TREATMENT OF FEES.—Fees collected under the
authority of subsection (a) shall be deposited as an offset-
ting collection to any Department of State appropriation,
to recover the costs of providing affidavit preparation serv-
ices under subsection (a). Such fees shall remain available
for obligation until expended. Fees collected shall be avail-
able only to such extent and in such amounts as are pro-
vided in advance in an appropriation act.
CHAPTER 3—REFUGEES
SEC. 271. UNITED STATES POLICY REGARDING THE INVOL-
UNTARY RETURN OF REFUGEES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds made available
by this Act or by section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee
Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601(c)) shall be avail-
able to effect the involuntary return by the United States
of any person to a country in which the person has a well-
founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, na-
tionality, membership in a particular social group, or po-
litical opinion, except on grounds recognized as precluding
protection as a refugee under the United Nations Conven-
tion Relating to the Status of Refugees of July 28, 1951,
and the Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees of Janu-
ary 31, 1967, subject to the reservations contained in the
United States Senate Resolution of Ratification.
(b) MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.—None of
the funds made available by this Act or by section 2(c) of
the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22
U.S.C. 2601(c)) shall be available to effect the involuntary
return of any person to any country unless the Secretary
of State first notifies the appropriate congressional commit-
tees, except that in the case of an emergency involving a
threat to human life the Secretary of State shall notify the
appropriate congressional committees as soon as prac-
ticable.
(c) INVOLUNTARY RETURN DEFINED.—As used in this
section, the term ‘‘to effect the involuntary return’’ means
to require, by means of physical force or circumstances
amounting to a threat thereof, a person to return to a coun-
try against the person’s will, regardless of whether the per-
son is physically present in the United States and regard-
less of whether the United States acts directly or through
an agent.
SEC. 272. HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS.
Section 502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2304(b)) is amended by inserting after the fourth
sentence the following: ‘‘Each report under this section shall
describe the extent to which each country has extended pro-
tection to refugees, including the provision of first asylum
and resettlement.’’.
SEC. 273. GUIDELINES FOR REFUGEE PROCESSING POSTS.
(a) GUIDELINES
FOR
ADDRESSING
HOSTILE
BI-
ASES.—Section 602(c) of the International Religious Free-
dom Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–292; 112 Stat. 2812)
is amended by inserting ‘‘and of the Department of State’’
after ‘‘Service’’.
(b) GUIDELINES
FOR OVERSEAS REFUGEE PROC-
ESSING.—Section 602(c) of such Act is further amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Year 2000, the Secretary of State (after con-
sultation with the Attorney General) shall issue
guidelines to ensure that persons with potential biases
against any refugee applicant, including persons em-
ployed by, or otherwise subject to influence by, govern-
ments known to be involved in persecution on account
of religion, race, nationality, membership in a par-
ticular social group, or political opinion, shall not in
any way be used in processing determinations of ref-
ugee status, including interpretation of conversations
or examination of documents presented by such appli-
cants.’’.
SEC. 274. VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
No funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act
may be made available to support a larger number of per-
sonnel assigned to United States diplomatic or consular
posts in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam than the number
assigned to such posts on March 22, 1999, unless not less
than 60 days prior to any obligation or expenditure of such
funds the Secretary of State submits a certification to the
appropriate congressional committees that—
(1) all United States refugee programs in Viet-
nam, as well as programs to provide visas for
Amerasians and for immediate relatives of refugees
and asylees, are supervised by a Refugee Counselor or
Refugee Coordinator who has a proven record of sensi-
tivity to the problems of refugees and other victims of
human rights violations and who reports directly to
the Ambassador or the Consul General at the United
States Consulate in Saigon and receives policy guid-
ance from the Assistant Secretary of State for the bu-
reau with principal responsibility for refugees;
(2) a program has been established in which all
former United States Government employees who were
adjudicated through a Vietnamese government inter-
preter and whose applications for refugee status were
denied will be re-interviewed by Immigration and
Naturalization Service (INS) Asylum Officers report-
ing directly to INS headquarters in Washington,
D.C., and receiving specialized training and written
guidance from the INS Asylum Division and Office
of General Counsel;
(3) members of the Montagnard ethnic minority
groups who fought alongside United States forces
prior to 1975, and who later served three years or
more in prisons or re-education camps, will not be
disqualified from eligibility for resettlement in the
United States as refugees on the sole ground that they
continued to fight the Communists after 1975 and
therefore did not begin their prison or re-education
sentences until several years later;
(4) allied combat veterans whose three-year re-
education or prison sentences began before April 30,
1975, because they were serving in parts of the coun-
try that fell to the Communists before Saigon, and
who are otherwise eligible for resettlement as refugees
in the United States, are not disqualified on the sole
ground of the date their re-education or prison sen-
tences began;
(5) persons who were eligible for the Orderly De-
parture Program (ODP), but who missed the applica-
tion deadline announced and imposed in 1994 be-
cause they were still in detention, in internal exile in
a remote and inaccessible location, unable to afford
bribes demanded by corrupt local officials for docu-
mentation and permission to attend refugee inter-
views, or for other reasons beyond their control, will
be considered for interviews on a case-by-case basis,
and that such case-by-case consideration is subject to
clear written guidance and administrative review to
ensure that persons who missed the deadline for rea-
sons beyond their control will not be denied consider-
ation on the merits;
(6) widows of allied combat veterans who died in
re-education camps, including those who did not
apply before the 1994 deadline solely because they
lacked documentary evidence from the Communist au-
thorities to prove the death and/or marriage, and who
are otherwise eligible for ODP will have their cases
considered on the merits;
(7) unmarried sons and daughters of persons eli-
gible for United States programs, including persons
described in section 2244 of the Foreign Affairs Re-
form and Restructuring Act of 1998 (enacted as Divi-
sion G of the Omnibus Consolidated Emergency Sup-
plemental Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1999,
Public Law 105–277) will not be disqualified from
accompanying or following to join their parents on
the sole ground that they have not been continuously
listed on the household registration issued to their
parents by the government of the Socialist Republic
of Vietnam;
(8) returnees from refugee camps outside Viet-
nam who met the criteria for the Resettlement Oppor-
tunities for Vietnamese Returnees (ROVR) program,
in that they either signed up for repatriation or were
actually repatriated between October 1, 1995, and
June 30, 1996, but did not fill out a ROVR applica-
tion before their repatriation, will be given the oppor-
tunity to fill out an application in Vietnam and will
have their cases considered on the merits;
(9) returnees whose special circumstances denied
them any meaningful opportunity to apply for ROVR
in the camps, such as those who were not offered ap-
plications because they were in hospitals or were
being held in detention centers within certain camps,
or who were erroneously told by camp administrators
or Vietnamese government officials that they were in-
eligible for the program, will be given an opportunity
to apply in Vietnam and will have their cases consid-
ered on the merits, even if their repatriation took
place after June 30, 1996;
(10) a program has been established to identify,
interview, and resettle persons who have experienced
recent persecution or credible threats of persecution
because of political, religious, or human rights activi-
ties in Vietnam, subject to clear written standards to
ensure that such persons will have access to the pro-
gram whether or not they are included in a ROVR
or ODP interview category and whether or not their
cases are referred by an international organization;
(11) written guidance with respect to applica-
tions for reconsideration has been issued by the Immi-
gration and Naturalization Service Office of General
Counsel to ensure that applicants whose cases were
denied on grounds described in paragraphs (2)
through (10), because they were unwilling or unable
to describe mistreatment by the Vietnamese govern-
ment in the presence of a Vietnamese government in-
terpreter, or for other reasons contrary to the interest
of justice, will be re-interviewed; and
(12) all applicants described in paragraphs (2)
through (11) will have the assistance of a Joint Vol-
untary Agency (JVA) in preparing their cases.
TITLE 
III—ORGANIZATION 
OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE;
PERSONNEL OF THE DEPART-
MENT OF STATE; FOREIGN
SERVICE
CHAPTER 1—ORGANIZATION OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
SEC. 
301. 
ESTABLISHMENT 
OF 
BUREAU 
FOR 
INTER-
NATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS AND
BUREAU FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.
Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(i) ESTABLISHMENT
OF CERTAIN BUREAUS, OF-
FICES, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONAL ENTITIES WITHIN
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.—
‘‘(1) BUREAU FOR INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION
PROGRAMS.—There is established within the Depart-
ment of State the Bureau for International Informa-
tion Programs which shall assist the Secretary of
State in carrying out international information ac-
tivities formerly carried out by the United States In-
formation Agency.
‘‘(2) BUREAU FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.—There is established within
the Department of State a Bureau for Educational
and Cultural Exchange Programs which shall assist
the Secretary of State in carrying out educational
and cultural exchange programs.’’.
SEC. 302. CORRECTION OF DESIGNATION OF INSPECTOR
GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
(a) AMENDMENTS
TO FOREIGN SERVICE ACT
OF
1980.—The Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended—
(1) in section 105(b)(2)(B) by striking ‘‘State
and the Foreign Service)’’ and inserting ‘‘State)’’;
(2) in section 209(a)(1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘State and the Foreign
Service,’’ and inserting ‘‘State,’’; and
(B) by striking the second sentence;
(3) in section 603(a) by striking ‘‘State and the
Foreign Service,’’ and inserting ‘‘State,’’; and
(4) in section 1002(12)(E) by striking ‘‘and the
Foreign Service’’.
(b) AMENDMENTS TO THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS REFORM
AND RESTRUCTURING ACT OF 1998.—The Foreign Affairs
Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (as enacted in divi-
sion G of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Sup-
plemental Appropriations Act, 1999; Public Law 105–277)
is amended—
(1) in section 2208(c) by striking ‘‘and the For-
eign Service’’; and
(2) in section 1314(e) by striking ‘‘and the For-
eign Service’’.
(c) AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC LAW 103–236.—Effective
October 2, 1999, subsections (i) and (j) of section 308 of
the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994
(22 U.S.C. 6207 (i) and (j)) are amended by striking ‘‘In-
spector General of the Department of State and the Foreign
Service’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Inspector
General of the Department of State’’.
(d) AMENDMENTS TO UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL
BROADCASTING ACT OF 1994.—Section 304(a)(3)(A) of the
United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22
U.S.C. 6203(a)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘and the For-
eign Service’’.
CHAPTER 2—PERSONNEL OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
SEC. 321. ESTABLISHMENT OF FOREIGN SERVICE STAR.
The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
is amended by inserting after section 36 the following new
section:
‘‘SEC. 36A. THE FOREIGN SERVICE STAR.
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The President may award a deco-
ration called the ‘Foreign Service Star’ to an individual—
‘‘(1) who is killed or injured after August 1,
1998,
‘‘(2) whose death or injury occurs while the indi-
vidual is a member of the Foreign Service or a civil-
ian employee of the Government of the United States,
‘‘(3) whose death or injury occurs while the
individual—
‘‘(A) is employed at, or assigned perma-
nently or temporarily to, an official mission
overseas, or
‘‘(B) was traveling abroad on official busi-
ness, and
‘‘(4) whose death or injury occurs while per-
forming official duties, while on the premises of a
United States mission abroad, or due to such individ-
ual’s status as an employee of the United States Gov-
ernment, and results from any form of assault includ-
ing terrorist or military action, civil unrest, or crimi-
nal activities directed at facilities of the Government
of the United States.
‘‘(b) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall submit rec-
ommendations for the Foreign Service Star to the President.
The Secretary shall establish criteria and procedures for
nominations for the Foreign Service Star pursuant to such
regulations as the Secretary may prescribe for awards
under this section.
‘‘(c) FUNDING.—Any expenses incident to an award
under this section may be paid out of the applicable current
account of the agency with which the individual was or is
employed.
‘‘(d) POSTHUMOUS AWARD.—A Foreign Service Star
award to an individual who is deceased shall be presented
to the individual’s next of kin or representative, as des-
ignated by the President.’’.
SEC. 322. UNITED STATES CITIZENS HIRED ABROAD.
Section 408(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
(22 U.S.C. 3968(a)(1)) is amended in the last sentence by
striking ‘‘(A)’’ and all that follows through ‘‘(B)’’.
SEC. 323. BORDER EQUALIZATION ADJUSTMENT.
Chapter 4 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
(22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.) is amended by adding the following
new section at the end:
‘‘SEC. 414. BORDER EQUALIZATION ADJUSTMENT.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An employee who regularly com-
mutes from his or her place of residence in the continental
United States to an official duty station in Canada or Mex-
ico shall receive a border equalization adjustment equal to
the amount of comparability payments under section 5304
of title 5, United States Code, that he or she would receive
if assigned to an official duty station within the United
States locality pay area closest to the employee’s official
duty station.
‘‘(b) DEFINITION OF EMPLOYEE.—For purposes of this
section, the term ‘employee’ shall mean a person who—
‘‘(1) is an ‘employee’ as defined under section
2105 of title 5, United States Code; and
‘‘(2) is employed by the United States Depart-
ment of State, the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, or the International Joint
Commission, except that the term shall not include
members of the Foreign Service as defined by section
103 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law
96–465), section 3903 of title 22 of the United States
Code.
‘‘(c) TREATMENT AS BASIC PAY.—An equalization ad-
justment payable under this section shall be considered
basic pay for the same purposes as are comparability pay-
ments under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code,
and its implementing regulations.
‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—The agencies referenced in sub-
section (b)(2) are authorized to promulgate regulations to
carry out the purposes of this section.’’.
SEC. 324. TREATMENT OF GRIEVANCE RECORDS.
Section 1103(d)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
(22 U.S.C. 4133(d)(1)) is amended by adding the following
new sentence at the end: ‘‘Nothing in this subsection shall
prevent a grievant from placing a rebuttal to accompany
a record of disciplinary action in such grievant’s personnel
records nor prevent the Department from including a re-
sponse to such rebuttal, including documenting those cases
in which the Board has reviewed and upheld the dis-
cipline.’’.
SEC. 325. REPORT CONCERNING FINANCIAL DISADVAN-
TAGES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECH-
NICAL PERSONNEL.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that administra-
tive and technical personnel posted to United States mis-
sions abroad who do not have diplomatic status suffer fi-
nancial disadvantages from their lack of such status.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit a report to the appropriate congressional committees
concerning the extent to which administrative and technical
personnel posted to United States missions abroad who do
not have diplomatic status suffer financial disadvantages
from their lack of such status, including proposals to allevi-
ate such disadvantages.
SEC. 326. EXTENSION OF OVERSEAS HIRING AUTHORITY.
Section 202(a) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22
U.S.C. 3922(a)) is amended by inserting at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(4) When and to the extent the Secretary of State
deems it in the best interests of the United States Govern-
ment, the Secretary of State may authorize the head of any
agency or other Government establishment (including any
establishment in the legislative or judicial branch), to ap-
point pursuant to section 303 individuals hired abroad as
members of the Service and to utilize the Foreign Service
personnel system under such regulations as the Secretary
of State may prescribe, provided that appointments of
United States citizens under this subsection shall be limited
to appointments authorized by section 311(a).’’.
SEC. 327. MEDICAL EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE.
Section 5927 of title 5, United States Code, is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘§ 5927. Advances of pay
‘‘(a) Up to three months’ pay may be paid in
advance—
‘‘(1) to an employee upon the assignment of the
employee to a post in a foreign area;
‘‘(2) to an employee, other than an employee ap-
pointed under section 303 of the Foreign Service Act
of 1980 (and employed under section 311 of such
Act), who—
‘‘(A) is a citizen of the United States;
‘‘(B) is officially stationed or located out-
side the United States pursuant to Government
authorization; and
‘‘(C) requires (or has a family member who
requires) medical treatment outside the United
States, in circumstances specified by the Presi-
dent in regulations; and
‘‘(3) to a foreign national employee appointed
under section 303 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980,
or a nonfamily member United States citizen ap-
pointed under such section 303 (and employed under
section 311 of such Act) for service at such nonfamily
member’s post of residence, who—
‘‘(A) is located outside the country of em-
ployment of such foreign national employee or
nonfamily member (as the case may be) pursu-
ant to Government authorization; and
‘‘(B) requires medical treatment outside the
country of employment of such foreign national
employee or nonfamily member (as the case may
be), in circumstances specified by the President
in regulations.
‘‘(b) For the purpose of this section, the term ‘country
of employment’, as used with respect to an individual under
subsection (a)(3), means the country (or other area) outside
the United States where such individual is appointed (as
described in subsection (a)(3)) by the Government.’’.
SEC. 328. FAMILIES OF DECEASED FOREIGN SERVICE PER-
SONNEL.
Section 5922 of title 5, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f)(1) If an employee dies at post in a foreign area,
a transfer allowance under section 5924(2)(B) may be
granted to the spouse or dependents of such employee (or
both) for the purpose of providing for their return to the
United States.
‘‘(2) A transfer allowance under this subsection may
not be granted with respect to the spouse or a dependent
of the employee unless, at the time of death, such spouse
or dependent was residing—
‘‘(A) at the employee’s post of assignment; or
‘‘(B) at a place, outside the United States, for
which a separate maintenance allowance was being
furnished under section 5924(3).
‘‘(3) The President may prescribe any regulations nec-
essary to carry out this subsection.’’.
SEC. 329. PARENTAL CHOICE IN EDUCATION.
Section 5924(4) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘between
that post and the nearest locality where adequate
schools are available,’’ and inserting ‘‘between that
post and the school chosen by the employee, not to ex-
ceed the total cost to the Government of the dependent
attending an adequate school in the nearest locality
where an adequate school is available,’’; and
(2) by adding after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph:
‘‘(C) In those cases in which an adequate
school is available at the post of the employee, if
the employee chooses to educate the dependent at
a school away from post, the education allowance
which includes board and room, and periodic
travel between the post and the school chosen,
shall not exceed the total cost to the Government
of the dependent attending an adequate school at
the post of the employee.’’.
SEC. 330. WORKFORCE PLANNING FOR FOREIGN SERVICE
PERSONNEL BY FEDERAL AGENCIES.
Section 601(c) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22
U.S.C. 4001(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (4) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(4) Not later than March 1, 2001, and every four
years thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit a report
to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate which shall
include the following:
‘‘(A) A description of the steps taken and
planned in furtherance of—
‘‘(i) maximum compatibility among agen-
cies utilizing the Foreign Service personnel sys-
tem, as provided for in section 203, and
‘‘(ii) the development of uniform policies
and procedures and consolidated personnel func-
tions, as provided for in section 204.
‘‘(B) A workforce plan for the subsequent five
years, including projected personnel needs, by grade
and by skill. Each such plan shall include for each
category the needs for foreign language proficiency,
geographic and functional expertise, and specialist
technical skills. Each workforce plan shall specifically
account for the training needs of Foreign Service per-
sonnel and shall delineate an intake program of gen-
eralist and specialist Foreign Service personnel to
meet projected future requirements.
‘‘(5) If there are substantial modifications to any
workforce plan under paragraph (4)(B) during any year
in which a report under paragraph (4) is not required, a
supplemental annual notification shall be submitted in the
same manner as is required under paragraph (4).’’.
SEC. 331. COMPENSATION FOR SURVIVORS OF TERRORIST
ATTACKS OVERSEAS.
The Secretary of State shall examine the current ben-
efit structure for survivors of United States Government em-
ployees who are killed while serving at United States diplo-
matic facilities abroad as a result of terrorist acts. Such
a review shall include an examination of whether such bene-
fits are adequate, whether they are fair and equitably dis-
tributed without regard to category of employment, and how
they compare to benefits available to survivors of other
United States Government employees serving overseas, in-
cluding noncivilian employees.
TITLE IV—UNITED STATES IN-
FORMATIONAL, 
EDU-
CATIONAL, 
AND 
CULTURAL
PROGRAMS
SEC. 401. EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES AND
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TIBETANS AND BUR-
MESE.
(a) DESIGNATION OF NGAWANG CHOEPHEL EXCHANGE
PROGRAMS.—Section 103(a) of the Human Rights, Refugee,
and Other Foreign Relations Provisions Act of 1996 (Public
Law 104–319) is amended by inserting after the first sen-
tence the following: ‘‘Exchange programs under this sub-
section shall be known as the ‘Ngawang Choephel Exchange
Programs’.’’.
(b) SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TIBETANS AND BURMESE.—
Section 103(b)(1) of the Human Rights, Refugee, and Other
Foreign Relations Provisions Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–
319; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended by striking ‘‘for the
fiscal year 1999’’ and inserting ‘‘for the fiscal year 2000’’.
SEC. 402. CONDUCT OF CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL AND CUL-
TURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.
Section 102 of the Human Rights, Refugee, and Other
Foreign Relations Provisions Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 2452
note) is amended by striking ‘‘Director’’ and all that follows
through the period and inserting the following: ‘‘Secretary
of State, with the assistance of the Under Secretary for Pub-
lic Diplomacy, shall—
‘‘(1) include, as a substantial proportion of the
participants in such programs, nationals of such
countries who have demonstrated a commitment to
freedom and democracy;
‘‘(2) consult with human rights and democracy
advocates from such countries on the selection of par-
ticipants and grantees for such programs; and
‘‘(3) select grantees for such programs only after
a competitive process in which proposals are solicited
from multiple applicants and in which important
factors in the selection of a grantee include the rel-
ative likelihood that each of the competing applicants
would be willing and able:
‘‘(A) to identify and recruit as participants
in the program persons described in paragraph
(1); and
‘‘(B) in selecting participants who are asso-
ciated with governments or other institutions
wielding power in countries described in this sec-
tion, to identify and recruit those most likely to
be open to freedom and democracy and to avoid
selecting those who are so firmly committed to
the suppression of freedom and democracy that
their inclusion could create an appearance that
the United States condones such suppression.’’.
SEC. 403. NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS OF GRANTS.
Section 705 of the United States Information and
Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1477c(b)) is
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ after ‘‘705.’’; and
(2) by inserting at the end the following new
subsection:
‘‘(b) For fiscal year 2000 and each subsequent fiscal
year, the Secretary of State may not award any grant to
carry out the purposes of this Act until 45 days after writ-
ten notice has been provided to the Committee on Inter-
national Relations of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate of the intent
to award such grant. In determining whether to award a
grant the Secretary shall consider any objections or modi-
fications raised in the course of consultations with such
committees.’’.
SEC. 404. NATIONAL SECURITY MEASURES.
The United States Information and Educational Ex-
change Act of 1948 is amended by adding after section 1011
the following new sections:
‘‘NATIONAL SECURITY MEASURES
‘‘SEC. 1012. In coordination with other appropriate
executive branch officials, the Secretary of State shall take
all appropriate steps to prevent foreign espionage agents
from participating in educational and cultural exchange
programs under this Act.
‘‘PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
‘‘SEC. 1013. The Secretary of State shall take all ap-
propriate steps to ensure that no individual, who is em-
ployed by or attached to an office or department involved
with the research, development, or production of missiles
or weapons of mass destruction, from a country identified
by the Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of De-
fense, the National Security Agency, or the Department of
Energy, as a country involved in the proliferation of mis-
siles or weapons of mass destruction is a participant in
any program of educational or cultural exchange under this
Act. Appropriate steps under this section shall include prior
consultation with the Federal agencies designated in the
first sentence with respect to all prospective participants
in such programs with respect to whom there is a reasonable
basis to believe that such prospective participant may be
employed by or attached to an office or department identi-
fied under the first sentence.’’.
SEC. 405. DESIGNATION OF NORTH/SOUTH CENTER AS THE
DANTE B. FASCELL NORTH-SOUTH CENTER.
(a) DESIGNATION.—Section 208 of the Foreign Rela-
tions Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22
U.S.C. 2075) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the
‘Dante B. Fascell North-South Center Act of 1991’.’’;
(2) in subsection (c)—
(A) by amending the section heading to
read as follows: ‘‘DANTE B. FASCELL NORTH-
SOUTH CENTER.—’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘known as the North/South
Center,’’ and inserting ‘‘which shall be known
and designated as the Dante B. Fascell North-
South Center,’’; and
(3) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘North/South
Center’’ and inserting ‘‘Dante B. Fascell North-South
Center’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—
(1) CENTER.—Any reference in any other provi-
sion of law to the educational institution in Florida
known as the North/South Center shall be deemed to
be a reference to the ‘‘Dante B. Fascell North-South
Center’’.
(2) SHORT TITLE.—Any reference in any other
provision of law to the North/South Center Act of
1991 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Dante
B. Fascell North/South Center Act of 1991’’.
SEC. 406. ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.
Section 1334 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Re-
structuring Act of 1998 (enacted as Division G of the Omni-
bus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act for Fiscal Year 1999; Public Law 105–277) is
repealed.
SEC. 407. INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITIONS.
(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), notwithstanding any other provision of law, the De-
partment of State may not obligate or expend any funds
for a United States Government funded pavilion or other
major exhibit at any international exposition or world’s
fair registered by the Bureau of International Expositions
in excess of amounts expressly authorized and appropriated
for such purpose.
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—
(1) The Department of State is authorized to uti-
lize its personnel and resources to carry out its
responsibilities—
(A) under section 102(a)(3) of the Mutual
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2452(a)(3), to provide for United
States participation in international fairs and
expositions abroad;
(B) under section 105(f) of such Act with
respect to encouraging foreign governments,
international organizations, and private indi-
viduals, firms, associations, agencies and other
groups to participate in international fairs and
expositions and to make contributions to be uti-
lized for United States participation in inter-
national fairs and expositions; and
(C) to encourage private support to the
United States Commissioner General for partici-
pation in international fairs and expositions.
(2) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed
as authorizing the use of funds appropriated to the
Department of State to make payments for—
(A) contracts, grants, or other agreements
with any other party to carry out the activities
described in this subsection; or
(B) any legal judgment or the costs of liti-
gation brought against the Department of State
arising from activities described in this sub-
section.
(c) REPEAL.—Section 230 of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C.
2452 note) is repealed.
SEC. 408. ROYAL ULSTER CONSTABULARY.
The Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps
to ensure that members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary
(RUC) are not participants in any program of educational
or cultural exchange or training through the National Acad-
emy Program at Quantico, Virginia, under the auspices of
the Department of State or the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion of the Department of Justice unless the President cer-
tifies that complete, independent, credible and transparent
investigations of the murders of defense attorneys Rosemary
Nelson and Patrick Finucane have been initiated by the
Government of the United Kingdom and that the Govern-
ment has taken appropriate steps to protect defense attor-
neys against RUC harassment in Northern Ireland, in
which case the President may permit any program, ex-
change, or training set forth herein.
TITLE V—INTERNATIONAL
BROADCASTING
SEC. 501. PERMANENT AUTHORIZATION FOR RADIO FREE
ASIA.
(a) REPEAL OF SUNSET PROVISION.—Section 309 of
the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994
(22 U.S.C. 6208) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (g); and
(2) in subsection (d)(2) by striking ‘‘Govern-
ment,’’ and all that follows through the period and
inserting ‘‘Government.’’.
(b) REPEAL OF FUNDING LIMITATIONS.—Section 309
of the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994
is further amended —
(1) in subsection (d) by striking paragraphs (4)
and (5) and by redesignating paragraph (6) as para-
graph (4); and
(2) in subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ‘‘the
funding’’ and all that follows through the semi-
colon and inserting ‘‘any funding limitations
under subsection (d);’’; and
(B) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘the fund-
ing’’ and all that follows through the period and
inserting ‘‘any funding limitations under sub-
section (d).’’.
SEC. 502. PRESERVATION OF RFE/RL (RADIO FREE EUROPE/
RADIO LIBERTY).
(a) REPEAL
OF
PRIVATIZATION
POLICY
STATE-
MENT.—Section 312 of the United States International
Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6211) is repealed.
(b) INCREASE IN LIMITATION ON GRANT AMOUNTS.—
Section 308(c) of the United States International Broad-
casting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6207(c)) is amended by
striking ‘‘$75,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$80,000,000’’.
SEC. 503. IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL LIABILITY FOR BROAD-
CASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS.
Section 304 of the United States International Broad-
casting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6203) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(g) IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL LIABILITY.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Volunteer Protec-
tion Act of 1997 shall apply to the members of the Broad-
casting Board of Governors when acting in their capacities
as members of the boards of directors of RFE/RL, Incor-
porated and Radio Free Asia.’’.
TITLE VI—INTERNATIONAL OR-
GANIZATIONS AND COMMIS-
SIONS
SEC. 601. INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUPS.
(a) AMERICAN DELEGATIONS
TO CONFERENCES.—
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever ei-
ther the House of Representatives or the Senate does not
appoint its allotment of members as part the American del-
egation or group to a conference or assembly of the British-
American Interparliamentary Group, the Conference on Se-
curity and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), the Mexico-
United States Interparliamentary Group, the North Atlan-
tic Assembly, or any similar interparliamentary group of
which the United States is a member or participates and
so notifies the other body of Congress, the other body may
make appointments to complete the membership of the
American delegation. Any appointment pursuant to this
section shall be for the period of such conference or assembly
and the body of Congress making such an appointment shall
be responsible for the expenses of any member so appointed.
Any such appointment shall be made in same manner in
which other appointments to the delegation by such body
of Congress are made.
(b) TRANSATLANTIC LEGISLATIVE DIALOGUE.—Sec-
tion 109(c) of the Department of State Authorization Act,
Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985 (22 U.S.C. 276 note) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘United States-European Community Inter-
parliamentary Group’’ and inserting ‘‘Transatlantic Legis-
lative Dialogue (United States-European Union Inter-
parliamentary Group)’’.
SEC. 602. AUTHORITY TO ASSIST STATE AND LOCAL GOV-
ERNMENTS.
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Commissioner of the U.S. Sec-
tion of the International Boundary and Water Commission
may provide technical tests, evaluations, information, sur-
veys, or others similar services to State or local governments
upon the request of such State or local government on a
reimbursable basis.
(b) REIMBURSEMENTS.—Reimbursements shall be
paid in advance of the goods or services ordered and shall
be for the estimated or actual cost as determined by the U.S.
Section of the International Boundary and Water Commis-
sion. Proper adjustment of amounts paid in advance shall
be made as agreed to by the U.S. Section of the Inter-
national Boundary and Water Commission on the basis of
the actual cost of goods or services provided. Reimburse-
ments received by the U.S. Section of the International
Boundary and Water Commission for providing services
under this section shall be credited to the appropriation
from which the cost of providing the services will be charged.
SEC. 603. INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMIS-
SION.
(a) EXPANDED AUTHORITY TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS.—
Section 2(b) of the American-Mexican Chamizal Convention
Act of 1964 (Public Law 88-300; 22 U.S.C. 277d–18(b))
is amended by inserting ‘‘operations, maintenance, and’’
after ‘‘cost of ’’.
SEC. 604. CONCERNING UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEM-
BLY RESOLUTION ES–10/6.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following
findings:
(1) In an Emergency Special Session, the United
Nations General Assembly voted on February 9, 1999,
to pass Resolution ES–10/6, Illegal Israeli Actions In
Occupied East Jerusalem And The Rest Of The Occu-
pied Palestinian Territory, to convene for the first
time in 50 years the parties of the Fourth Geneva
Convention for the Protection of Civilians in Time of
War.
(2) Such resolution unfairly places full blame for
the deterioration of the Middle East Peace Process on
Israel and dangerously politicizes the Geneva Conven-
tion, which was established to deal with critical hu-
manitarian crises.
(3) Such vote is intended to prejudge direct nego-
tiations, put added and undue pressure on Israel to
influence the results of those negotiations, and single
out Israel for unprecedented enforcement proceedings
which have never been invoked against governments
with records of massive violations of the Geneva Con-
vention.
(b) CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENT
OF POLICY.—The
Congress—
(1) commends the Department of State for the
vote of the United States against United Nations Gen-
eral Assembly Resolution ES–10/6 affirming that the
text of such resolution politicizes the Fourth Geneva
Convention which was primarily humanitarian in
nature; and
(2) urges the Department of State to continue its
efforts against convening the conference.
TITLE VII—GENERAL
PROVISIONS
SEC. 701. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS CONCERNING SUPPORT
FOR DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIV-
ISTS IN CUBA.
It is the sense of the Congress that—
(1) the United States should increase its support
to democracy and human rights activists in Cuba,
providing assistance with the same intensity and de-
cisiveness with which it supported the pro-democracy
movements in Eastern Europe during the Cold War;
and
(2) the United States should substantially in-
crease funding for programs and activities under sec-
tion 109 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Soli-
darity Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C. 6021 et seq.) designed
to support democracy and human rights activists and
others in Cuba who are committed to peaceful and
democratic change on the island.
SEC. 702. RELATING TO CYPRUS.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress makes the following
findings:
(1) At the urging of the United States Govern-
ment, the Republic of Cyprus refrained from exer-
cising that country’s sovereign right to self-defense, a
right fully recognized by the United States Govern-
ment and by Article 51 of the Charter of the United
Nations, and canceled the deployment on Cyprus of
defensive antiaircraft missiles.
(2) In close cooperation with the United States
Government and the Government of Greece, Cyprus
rerouted the missiles to the Greek island of Crete.
(3) This extraordinarily conciliatory and coura-
geous action was taken in the interest of peace.
(4) With this action, the Republic of Cyprus dis-
played its full compliance with the recently adopted
United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1217
and 1218 which address the Cyprus issue, dem-
onstrated its support for President Bill Clinton’s De-
cember 22, 1998, commitment to ‘‘take all necessary
steps to support a sustained effort to implement
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1218’’,
and continued its efforts of the last 25 years to take
substantive steps to reduce tensions and move toward
a Cyprus settlement.
(5) The Republic of Cyprus has no navy, air
force, or army and faces one of the world’s largest and
most sophisticated military forces, just minutes away,
in Turkey, as well as an area described by the United
Nations Secretary General as, ‘‘one of the most dense-
ly militarized areas in the world’’ in the Turkish-oc-
cupied area of northern Cyprus.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the Con-
gress that—
(1) in light of this and other similar extraor-
dinary actions taken by the Republic of Cyprus, as
well as the importance of a Cyprus settlement to
American security and other interests, the United
States should do all that is possible to bring about
commensurate actions by Turkey;
(2) the time has come for the United States to
expect from Turkey actions on the Cyprus issue in the
interest of peace, including steps in conformity with
United States proposals concerning Cyprus and in
compliance with provisions contained in United Na-
tions Security Council Resolutions 1217 and 1218;
and
(3) such an effort would also be in the best inter-
est of the people of Turkey, as well as in the interest
of all others involved.
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to authorize
appropriations for the Department of State and related
agencies for fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.’’.