Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006

Bill: 109-hr-3057
Sponsor: Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-8]
Introduced: 2005-06-24 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: AIDS (Disease)
Abortion
Access to health care
Accounting
Administration of justice
Advertising
Afghanistan
Africa (Sub-Saharan)
African Development Foundation
Agricultural assistance
Agriculture and Food
Air pollution control
Albania
Alcoholic beverages
Aliens
Alternative energy sources
American investments
Americans in foreign countries
Animals
Appropriations
Arab countries
Arab-Israeli conflict
Argentina
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed forces abroad
Armenia
Armistices
Arms control
Arms sales
Arrest
Arts, Culture, Religion
Auditing
Australia
Awards, medals, prizes
Ballistic missiles
Bangladesh
Biological diversity
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Boycott
Bribery
Building construction
Burma
Buy American
Cambodia
Capital cities
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Caribbean area
Central America
Central Asia
Charities
Child abuse
Child health
Child labor
Child nutrition
Child sexual abuse
Childbirth
China
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil War
Civil service retirement
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Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coast guard
Colombia
Commemorations
Commerce
Commercial blacklisting
Communicable diseases
Communication in medicine
Competitive bidding
Condoms
Conferences
Congress
Congress and foreign policy
Congress and military policy
Congressional investigations
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Construction costs
Contraceptives
Contracts
Corporate mergers
Counterpart funds
Coups d'etat
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crimes against women
Criminal investigation
Croatia
Cuba
Cultural relations
Customs unions
Cyprus
Debt agreements
Debt relief
Defense procurement
Democracy
Democratic Party
Democratic Republic of Congo
Department of State
Department of the Treasury
Developing countries
Development credit institutions
Disaster relief
Displaced persons
District of Columbia
Dominican Republic
Drug abuse
Drug law enforcement
Drug traffic
East Asia
East Timor
Eastern Europe
Economic assistance
Economic development
Economic growth
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Educational exchanges
Egypt
El Salvador
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary education
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Emergency Management
Employee rights
Endangered species
Energy
Environmental Protection
Environmental health
Estonia
Ethnic relations
Europe
Executive compensation
Export finance
Export subsidies
Export-Import Bank of the United States
Expropriation
Extradition
Families
Family planning and birth control
Federal employees
Federal office buildings
Federally-guaranteed loans
Female circumcision
Fiji
Fines (Penalties)
Fishery management
Food relief
Forced labor
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign investments
Foreign leaders
Foreign loans
Foreign service
Forest conservation
Forestry
Former Soviet states
Foundations
Fraud
Free enterprise
Freedom of speech
Freedom of the press
Gaza Strip
Genocide
Georgia (Republic)
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Government corporations
Government lending
Government paperwork
Government procurement
Government publicity
Government trust funds
Government vehicles
Governmental investigations
Guatemala
Guerrilla warfare
Habeas corpus
Haiti
Health
Health counseling
Health education
Higher education
Honduras
Human immunodeficiency viruses
Human rights
Immigration
India
Indigenous peoples
Indonesia
Information technology
Inspectors general
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Inter-American Foundation
Interest
International agencies
International broadcasting
International competitiveness
International cooperation
International courts
International education
International environmental cooperation
International labor activities
International law
International military forces
International propaganda
International relief
Investment guaranty insurance
Iran
Iraq
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Ireland
Israel
Ivory Coast
Japan
Jordan
Jurisdiction
Kazakhstan
Kosovo
Kyrgyzstan
Labor and Employment
Land mines
Laos
Latin America
Latvia
Law
Law enforcement officers
Leases
Lebanon
Legal education
Libya
Life imprisonment
Literacy programs
Lithuania
Loan defaults
Location of industries
Macedonia
Malaria
Mali
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Maternal and infant welfare
Maternal health services
Medical fees
Medical research
Medical supplies
Mexico
Middle East and North Africa
Military and naval offenses
Military and naval supplies

Summary:
action_date: 2005-06-24
text: 
Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006 - Makes appropriations for FY2006 for: (1) the Export-Import Bank of the United States; (2) the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); (3) the Trade and Development Agency; (4) expenses of the President in carrying out certain programs under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; (5) United States Agency for International Development (USAID); (6) various bilateral economic assistance programs for foreign developing countries; (7) expenses for the Millenium Challenge Corporation; (8) the Inter-American Foundation, the African Development Foundation, and the Peace Corps; (9) global HIV/AIDS initiative; (10) international narcotics control and law enforcement and the Andean Counterdrug Initiative; (11) migration and refugee assistance; (12) nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs; (13) Department of the Treasury for international affairs technical assistance and debt restructuring; (14) certain U.S. military assistance programs for foreign countries; (15) U.S. contributions to certain international financial institutions; and (16) international programs and organizations. 
 
Sets forth certain limits and prohibitions on the use of appropriations for specified activities.

action_date: 2005-07-20
text: 
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006 - 
Title I: Department of State and Related Agency
 - Makes FY2006 appropriations for the Department of State (Department) for: (1) administration of foreign affairs and diplomatic and consular programs; (2) the Capital Investment Fund; (3) modernization of information technology systems and networks; (4) the Office of Inspector General; (5) educational and cultural exchange programs; (6) representation allowances; (7) protection of foreign missions and officials; (8) U.S. embassy security, construction, and maintenance; (9) emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service; (10) the repatriation loans program account; (11) the American Institute in Taiwan; (12) the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund; (13) international organizations, peacekeeping, and commissions; (14) the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico; (15) plan preparation and construction of authorized projects; (16) the International Joint Commission and the International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada; (17) international fisheries commissions; (18) the Asia Foundation; (19) the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund; (20) the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, Incorporated; (21) the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program; (22) the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West; (23) the National Endowment for Democracy; (24) the Commission for Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad; (25) the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom; (26) the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe; (27) the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China; (28) the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission; (29) the United States Senate-China Interparliamentary Group; and (30) the United States Institute of Peace.
 
Makes FY2006 appropriations for the Broadcasting Board of Governors for international broadcasting operations, broadcasting to Cuba, and capital improvements.
 

Title II: Export and Investment Assistance 
- Makes FY2006 appropriations for: (1) the Export-Import Bank, including the Office of Inspector General, direct and guaranteed loan and insurance programs, and administrative expenses; (2) Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) credit and insurance programs, including administrative expenses, and for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans; and (3) the Trade and Development Agency. 
 

Title III: Bilateral Economic Assistance
 - Makes FY 2006 appropriations for: (1) expenses of the President in carrying out certain programs under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; (2) the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for child survival and disease programs, including HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases, and family planning/reproductive health programs; (3) specified development assistance, including programs for education, displaced children, agriculture, nutrition, clean water, and South Asia; (4) international disaster and famine assistance; (5) democracy transition and long-term development of countries in crisis; (6) direct loans and guaranteed loans for micro and small enterprise development and urban programs; (7) the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund; (8) operating expenses of USAID, and the USAID Office of Inspector General; (9) the Capital Investment Fund; (10) USAID Office of Inspector General; (11) Economic Support Fund (ESF) assistance, including amounts for Israel, Egypt, Pakistan, Cyprus, Lebanon, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Thailand, and Sierra Leone; (12) assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States; (13) assistance for the new Independent States of the former Soviet Union, including restrictions on assistance to Russia until compliance with specified actions in Iran; (14) the Inter-American Foundation, the African Development Foundation, the Peace Corps, with a prohibition on fund use for abortions, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation; (15) the global HIV/AIDS initiative; (16) promotion of democracy and human rights; (17) international narcotics control and law enforcement; (18) counterdrug activities in the Andean region of South America including assistance to Colombia to support a unified campaign against terrorist organizations such as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the National Liberation Army (ELN), and the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), and other Colombian programs; (19) migration and refugee assistance; (20) United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund; (21) nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining, and related programs and activities, including U.S. contributions to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission; (22) a conflict response fund; (23) the Department of the Treasury for international affairs technical assistance activities; and (24) debt restructuring of concessional loans, guarantees, and credits made to, and the canceling of amounts owed to, the United States by eligible foreign countries. 
 

Title IV: Military Assistance
 - Makes FY 2006 appropriations for: (1) expanded international military education and training (IMET), including provisions respecting Haiti, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, and Guatemala; (2) foreign military financing grants, including provisions respecting Israel, Jordan, Sudan, Guatemala, Haiti, and Tunisia; and (3) international peacekeeping operations.
 

Title V: Multilateral Economic Assistance
 - Makes FY 2006 appropriations for the U.S. contribution to: (1) the Global Environment Facility of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank); (2) the International Development Association (IDA); (3) the Enterprise for the Americas Multilateral Investment Fund; (4) the Asian Development Fund; (5) the African Development Bank; (6) the African Development Fund; (7) the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; (8) the International Fund for Agricultural Development; (9) the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency; (10) the Inter-American Investment Corporation; and (11) other international programs, excluding IAEA.
 

Title VI: General Provisions
 - (Sec. 6001) Prohibits payments to any international financial institution (as defined by this Act) while the U.S. executive director to the institution is compensated at a rate in excess of that for Level IV of the Executive Schedule, or any alternate U.S. director is compensated at a rate in excess of that for Level V of such Schedule. 
 
(Sec. 6002) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act to pay any voluntary U.S. contribution to the United Nations if the United Nations implements or imposes any tax on U.S. persons. 
 
(Sec. 6003) Sets forth limits on the use of appropriations, including specified maximums for official residence expenses, entertainment expenses, and representation allowances for USAID. Sets forth entertainment and/or representation limits for: (1) the Inter-American Foundation; (2) the Trade and Development Agency; (3) the Peace Corps; (4) IMET; (5) the Foreign Military Financing Program; and (6) the Millennium Challenge Corporation.
 
(Sec. 6006) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act for: (1) assistance under a new bilateral agreement unless such assistance is exempt from taxation, or reimbursed, by the foreign government; (2) direct assistance or reparations to Cuba, Libya (excluding OPIC activities in Libya), North Korea, Iran, or Syria; (3) assistance to any country whose elected head of government is deposed by military coup or decree (assistance may be resumed if a democratic government is elected to office); (4) certain transfers between U.S. agencies except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act, or between appropriations accounts without prior presidential consultation with Congress; (5) assistance to any country in default in excess of a year on payments on a U.S. loan (unless the President determines such assistance is in the national interest); and (6) assistance for production of any export commodity by a foreign country if the commodity is likely to be in surplus on world markets and if the assistance will cause substantial injury to U.S. producers of a similar or competing commodity (with exceptions for specified benefits to U.S. producers or to developing countries).
 
(Sec. 6010) Authorizes the commercial leasing of certain defense articles (instead of the government-to-government sale) to Israel, Egypt, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members, and major non-NATO allies if the President determines that there are compelling foreign policy or national security reasons. 
 
(Sec. 6011) States, with specified exceptions, that no part of any appropriation contained in any title of this Act shall remain available for obligation after the expiration of the current fiscal year unless expressly provided for in this Act. 
 
(Sec. 6014) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. executive directors of specified international financial institutions to oppose any assistance for the production or extraction of any commodity or mineral for export if it is in surplus on world markets and such assistance will cause substantial injury to U.S. producers of a similar commodity.
 
(Sec. 6015) Sets forth specified congressional notification requirements. 
 
(Sec. 6016) Declares that funds appropriated for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs, that are returned or not made available for international organizations and programs shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2007.
 
(Sec. 6017) Prohibits the availability of assistance for the Independent States of the former Soviet Union to a government of such an Independent State: (1) if it directs action in violation of the territorial integrity or national sovereignty of any other Independent State; or (2) to enhance its military capability (except for demilitarization, demining, or nonproliferation programs). 
 
Subjects such assistance for the Russian Federation, Armenia, Georgia, and Ukraine to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
 
(Sec. 6018) Prohibits the use of development assistance funds for abortions or involuntary sterilizations as methods of family planning, to motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions, or to provide any financial incentive to undergo sterilization. 
 
(Sec. 6019) Limits the amount of export financing funds (other than for administrative expenses) that can be transferred from one appropriation to another to not more than 5%, with no appropriation being increased by more than 25% by such transfer.
 
(Sec. 6020) Prohibits the use of funds for Liberia, Serbia, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, or Cambodia except through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
 
(Sec. 6022) Makes funds available to reimburse governmental and private entities for the cost of individuals detailed to USAID for child survival and disease prevention programs in developing countries. 
 
(Sec. 6023) Obligates certain funds for Afghanistan for humanitarian, reconstruction, and related assistance. 
 
(Sec. 6024) Requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to notify the Committees on Appropriations before providing excess DOD articles to certain NATO and major non-NATO countries. 
 
(Sec. 6025) Limits fund use under this Act for aircraft procurement.
 
(Sec. 6026) Obligates certain funds for activities to support democracy and human rights: (1) in the People's Republic of China (PRC), Hong Kong, and Taiwan; (2) in countries with a significant Muslim population where such activities would be important to U.S. efforts to deter international terrorism, with specified amounts for the training of journalists, and authorized fund use for Iran and Syria; (3) in sub-Saharan Africa; (4) through the National Endowment for Democracy; and (5) through the Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Department of State. 
 
(Sec. 6027) Prohibits bilateral assistance funds to any country which the President determines grants sanctuary from prosecution to any individual or group which has committed an act of international terrorism or otherwise supports such activities. Authorizes the President to waive such prohibition for national security and humanitarian reasons. 
 
(Sec. 6028) Authorizes nongovernmental organizations which are USAID grantees or contractors to place funds made available to them under this Act in interest bearing accounts in order to enhance their participation in debt-for-development and debt-for-nature exchanges. 
 
(Sec. 6029) Directs the Administrator of USAID to require foreign countries that receive foreign assistance which results in the generation of local currencies to deposit such currencies in a separate account to be used to finance foreign assistance activities. 
 
(Sec. 6030) Requires the President to submit to the Committees on Appropriations a plan for the distribution of the assets of an Enterprise Fund before any distribution resulting from liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Fund. 
 
(Sec. 6031) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct U.S. executive directors to appropriate international financial institutions to vote against any financial or other fund use for Burma. 
 
Makes ESF assistance available to support democracy activities in Burma and along the Burma-Thailand border and for activities of Burmese student groups and other organizations located outside Burma, including support for humanitarian assistance to displaced Burmese along Burma's borders. Makes additional funds available for Thailand-based organizations providing humanitarian assistance to internally displaced persons in eastern Burma.
 
(Sec. 6032) Declares that provisions under this or any other Act authorizing appropriations for foreign operations or export financing shall not be construed to prohibit activities authorized by the Peace Corps Act, the Inter-American Foundation Act, or the African Development Foundation Act. Requires an agency to report to the Committees on Appropriations whenever it is conducting or proposing activities in a country for which such assistance is prohibited.
 
(Sec. 6033) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act to provide: (1) any financial incentive to a business for purposes of inducing it to relocate outside the United States if it will reduce the number of U.S. employees; or (2) assistance for any program that contributes to the violation of internationally recognized workers rights in the recipient country. 
 
(Sec. 6034) Allows funds appropriated under this Act for Afghanistan to be made available notwithstanding restrictions: (1) on assistance to countries in default in payment to the United States; and (2) contained in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 on law enforcement assistance. 
 
Allows funds appropriated under the trade and economic assistance titles of this Act to be made available to: (1) Iraq, Lebanon, Montenegro, and Pakistan; (2) war victims; (3) displaced children; (4) displaced Burmese; and (5) victims of trafficking in persons and to combat such trafficking.
 
Authorizes the use of foreign assistance funds to support tropical forestry and biodiversity conservation programs and energy programs aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. 
 
Authorizes USAID to: (1) employ up to 25 personal services contractors in the United States to provide support for specified new or expanded overseas programs until permanent direct hire personnel are hired and trained; and (2) make an exception to the fair opportunity process under an indefinite-quantity contract for a small or disadvantaged business.
 
Authorizes the President to waive certain restrictions regarding the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) or its constituent groups under the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 if in the national interest. Limits the waiver period to not more than 12 months after enactment of this Act.
 
Expands authorities under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for: (1) contingency spending; and (2) civilian police assistance for a regional, district, municipal, or other sub-national entity emerging from instability. 
 
Obligates specified funds managed by the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance of USAID as a general contribution to the World Food Program.
 
States that funds under this Act for the National Endowment for Democracy may be provided notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation. 
 
Makes funds under this Act available to American educational institutions for programs and activities in the PRC relating to the environment, democracy, and the rule of law.
 
Amends P.L. 107-57 to extend specified presidential waiver authorities with respect to Pakistan through FY2006.
 
Authorizes, upon congressional consultation, ESF fund use to establish a Middle East Enterprise Fund to support democracy and private enterprise building. Requires ongoing oversight to prohibit such funds' distribution to groups or individuals involved in terrorism.
 
Amends the Arms Export Control Act to extend reciprocal quality assurance, inspection, and contract service provisions to Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and Israel.
 
Amends the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 to extend application and reapplication authority through October 1, 2006, for aliens seeking to qualify under specified refugee categories.
 
Authorizes additional funds for USAID administrative expenses in the West Bank and Gaza.
 
(Sec. 6035) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Arab League boycott of Israel (reinstated in 1997), and the secondary boycott of American firms that have commercial ties with Israel, is an impediment to regional peace and to U.S. investment and trade in the Middle East and North Africa and should be terminated; and (2) the President should report annually to Congress on specific steps taken by the United States to encourage Arab League states to normalize their relations with Israel to end the boycott. 
 
(Sec. 6036) Declares that restrictions on assistance to foreign countries contained in this Act or any other Act (except those relating to international terrorism or human rights violations) shall not be construed to restrict assistance: (1) in support of certain programs of nongovernmental organizations; or (2) under specified provisions of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954. 
 
(Sec. 6037) Authorizes the reprogramming of earmarked appropriations for other programs within the same account, provided certain requirements are met. Sets forth certain other requirements with respect to ceilings and earmarks of appropriations under this Act.
 
(Sec. 6039) Prohibits the use of funds for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States that were not authorized before the enactment of this Act. Obligates amounts for private and voluntary organizations to deal with world hunger problems abroad. 
 
(Sec. 6040) Prohibits the use of funds to pay any assessments, arrearages, or dues of any U.N. member (including costs for attendance of another country's delegation at international conferences held under the auspices of multilateral or international organizations). 
 
(Sec. 6041) Prohibits the provision of funds to a nongovernmental organization that fails to provide any document, file, or record necessary for USAID auditing requirements. 
 
(Sec. 6042) Prohibits the provision of funds to any foreign government that provides lethal military equipment to a country that the Secretary has determined has a terrorist government, unless the President determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that such assistance is in the U.S. national interest. 
 
(Sec. 6043) Withholds assistance to a foreign country in an amount equal to 110% of the total unpaid parking fines and penalties owed by the country to the District of Columbia or New York City that were incurred from April 1, 1997-September 30, 2005. 
 
(Sec. 6044) Prohibits the obligation of any appropriations under this Act for the PLO for the West Bank and Gaza unless the President has exercised certain authorities to suspend prohibitions on assistance to the PLO. 
 
(Sec. 6045) Permits the President to provide up to a specified amount of commodities and services to the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal if doing so will contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding genocide or other violations of international law in the former Yugoslavia. 
 
States that funds made available for tribunals other than Yugoslavia, Rwanda, or the Special Court for Sierra Leone shall be made available subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
 
(Sec. 6046) Authorizes disposal on a grant basis in foreign countries of demining equipment used in support of the clearance of land mines and unexploded ordnance for humanitarian purposes. 
 
(Sec. 6047) Prohibits, with an exception for acquisition of additional space for the Consulate General in Jerusalem, the obligation of appropriations to create in Jerusalem a new U.S. agency office for the purpose of conducting U.S. business with the Palestinian Authority (PA) over Gaza and Jericho (or any successor Palestinian governing entity) provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles.
 
States that: (1) official U.S.-PA meetings should continue to take place in locations other than Jerusalem; and (2) U.S. officers and employees may continue to meet in Jerusalem on other subjects with Palestinians (including those who occupy positions in the PA).
 
(Sec. 6048) Prohibits the obligation of certain funds to pay for: (1) alcoholic beverages; or (2) entertainment expenses for recreational activities. 
 
(Sec. 6049) Obligates funds for Haiti for: (1) child health; (2) development assistance; (3) economic support; (4) narcotics control and law enforcement; and (5) military and military training.
 
Makes the government of Haiti eligible to purchase U.S. defense articles and services for its Coast Guard. 
 
Makes: (1) assistance to support elections in Haiti available after the Secretary of State (Secretary) submits a governmental and military reorganization plan to the appropriate congressional committees; and (2) specified assistance available for the demobilization and reintegration of armed groups in Haiti upon such plan's submission.
 
(Sec. 6050) Prohibits the obligation of any appropriations under this Act for the PLO unless the President certifies to Congress that it is in the U.S. national interest. Limits the duration of any such waivers to not more than 12 months after enactment of this Act, and requires a report to the Committees on Appropriations when it is exercised. 
 
(Sec. 6051) Prohibits the use of funds for foreign security forces if the Secretary has credible evidence they have committed gross violations of human rights, unless the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such country is taking steps to bring the responsible persons to justice. 
 
(Sec. 6052) Requires a specified annual foreign military training report to be submitted by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary to the Committees on Appropriations by a certain date. 
 
(Sec. 6054) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act to assist the government of Cambodia, with specified exceptions, including programs for health, education, rule of law, and to combat the trafficking of humans or drugs.
 
Makes ESF assistance available for activities to support democracy and human rights (including assistance for democratic political parties) in Cambodia. 
 
(Sec. 6055) Prohibits the use of funds appropriated by this Act to support a Palestinian state unless the Secretary certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that: (1) a new leadership of a Palestinian governing entity has been democratically elected; (2) such entity has demonstrated a commitment to peaceful coexistence with Israel and is taking measures to counter terrorism; and (3) the PA is working to establish a lasting peace in the Middle East. Authorizes the President to waive such prohibition in the U.S. national security interest. States that such funding restriction shall not apply to assistance to help reform the PA and affiliated institutions, or a newly elected governing entity.
 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the newly elected governing entity should enact a constitution assuring the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and respect for human rights, and should enact other laws and regulations assuring transparent and accountable governance.
 
(Sec. 6056) Makes up to 12.5% of the funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for the Colombian armed forces available only if the Secretary has certified to the appropriate congressional committees that such armed forces are cooperating in bringing to justice those members who have committed gross violations of human rights, including extrajudicial killings.
 
(Sec. 6057) Prohibits the Secretary from issuing a visa to any alien who: (1) has willfully provided support to FARC, ELN, or AUC; or (2) has participated in the commission of gross human rights violations. Provides for waiver of such prohibition on a case-by-case basis for humanitarian reasons or to support the peace process.
 
(Sec. 6058) Prohibits the use of funds appropriated under this Act to provide equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any other assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.
 
(Sec. 6059) Requires the Secretary, for FY2006, 30 days prior to ESF fund obligation for the bilateral West Bank and Gaza program, to certify to the appropriate committees that procedures have been established to ensure the Comptroller General's access to appropriate U.S. financial information in order to review the uses of program funds. Requires the Secretary to take all appropriate steps to ensure such assistance is not provided to or through any individual or entity that advocates or engages in terrorist activity.
 
Prohibits use of funds to honor individuals who commit, or have committed, acts of terrorism.
 
Requires and obligates funds for program audits.
 
(Sec. 6060) Obligates specified FY2006 international organization and program funds for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) (except for any country program in the PRC). Conditions such funds' availability on specified requirements, including that it does not fund abortions. 
 
Requires that funds be used to: (1) provide childbirth and obstetric care equipment, medicine, and supplies; (2) prevent and treat obstetric fistula; (3) provide contraceptives for the prevention of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS; (4) reestablish maternal health services in natural disaster-affected areas; (5) eliminate female genital mutilation; or (6) promote the access of unaccompanied women and other vulnerable people to health, food, and sanitation services.
 
(Sec. 6061) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act for assistance (except humanitarian assistance and assistance for democratization), and requires the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct U.S. executive directors to international financial institutions to vote against the extension of assistance to any country (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia) or entity (Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, and the Republika Srpska) that has failed to take steps to implement its international legal obligations to apprehend and transfer to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia all persons in their territory who have been indicted by the Tribunal. 
 
(Sec. 6062) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct U.S. executive directors at specified international financial institutions to oppose any loan, grant, strategy, or policy that would require user fees or service charges on poor people for primary education or primary health care, including prevention and treatment efforts for HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and infant, child, and maternal well-being, in connection with the institution's lending programs.
 
(Sec. 6063) Makes funds appropriated by this Act available for assistance for Serbia after May 31, 2006, if the President certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is: (1) cooperating with the International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia, including regarding the surrender and transfer of indictees or assistance in their apprehension; (2) taking steps consistent with the Dayton Accords to end Serbian financial, political, security and other support which has served to maintain separate Republika Srpska institutions; and (3) taking steps to implement policies which reflect a respect for minority rights and the rule of law. States that such requirements shall not apply to Montenegro, Kosovo, humanitarian assistance, or assistance to promote democracy in municipalities. 
 
(Sec. 6064) Authorizes the use of foreign assistance funds to enhance the effectiveness and accountability of civilian police authority through human rights training, and through the promotion of civilian police roles that support democratic governance, including programs on conflict prevention, police-community relations, disaster assistance, and gender-based violence.
 
(Sec. 6065) Authorizes the President to reduce amounts owed to the United States by eligible countries as a result of: (1) housing guarantees made pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; (2) credits extended or guarantees issued under the Arms Export Control Act; and (3) certain export guarantees for U.S. agricultural commodities. Permits exercise of such authority only: (1) to implement multilateral official debt relief and referendum agreements known as the Paris Club Agreed Minutes; and (2) with respect to countries (IDA-only countries) with heavy debt that are eligible to borrow from the International Development Association (but not from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development). 
 
(Sec. 6066) Authorizes the President to engage in certain debt buybacks or sales. Authorizes sale, reduction, or cancellation of certain loans to foreign governments upon payment from an eligible purchaser that plans to use such loans only for debt-for-equity swaps, debt-for-development swaps, or debt-for-nature swaps. Limits such authority to funds appropriated by this Act under the heading of debt restructuring.
 
(Sec. 6067) Directs the Secretary to report to the Committees on Appropriations, by January 1, 2006, and for each fiscal quarter thereafter, on fund use under the following headings: (1) foreign military financing; (2) international military education and training; and (3) peacekeeping operations.
 
(Sec. 6068) Obligates ESF funds for religious, ethnic, and political reconciliation programs.
 
(Sec. 6069) Obligates funds under this Act for Sudan.
 
Prohibits funds for the government of Sudan, or for the cost of modifying loans and loan guarantees held by the government of Sudan unless the Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the government of Sudan: (1) has taken significant steps to disband government-supported militia groups in Darfur, and the army and such groups are honoring the cease-fire; and (2) is allowing unimpeded humanitarian access to Darfur. States that such prohibition shall not apply to: (1) humanitarian assistance; and (2) assistance for Darfur and for areas outside the control of the government of Sudan. 
 
States that for purposes of this Act and the International Malaria Control Act of 2000 the terms &quot;government of Sudan,&quot;&quot;areas outside of control of the government of Sudan,&quot; and &quot;area in Sudan outside of control of the government of Sudan&quot; shall have the same meaning and application as was the case prior to June 5, 2004, and, with regard to assistance in support of a viable peace agreement, Southern Kordofan/Nuba Mountains State, Blue Nile State and Abyei.
 
(Sec. 6070) Obligates funds under this Act for U.N. peacekeeping activities.
 
(Sec. 6071) Authorizes the transfer of excess defense articles to Albania, Afghanistan, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Former Yugoslavia Republic of Macedonia, Georgia, India, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, Pakistan, Romania, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
 
(Sec. 6072) States that Foreign Military Financing Program funds under this Act may be made available for assistance for Indonesia, and licenses may be issued for the export of lethal defense articles for the Indonesian armed forces, only if the Secretary certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that: (1) the armed forces are taking steps to counter international terrorism, consistent with democratic principles and in cooperation with countries in the region; (2) the government of Indonesia is prosecuting those members who have been credibly alleged to have committed gross human rights violations or to have aided militia groups; and (3) the armed forces are cooperating with civilian prosecutors and judicial authorities to resolve human rights violations in East Timor and elsewhere.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to waive (with congressional notification) such restrictions for reasons of U.S. national interest. 
 
(Sec. 6073) Prohibits funds under this Act from being used in contravention of specified Small Business Act provisions respecting the hiring of small businesses and disadvantaged individual- or women-owned small businesses.
 
(Sec. 6074) Obligates funds for: (1) biodiversity (and forest) programs in developing countries; (2) USAID's biodiversity strategy for the Amazon basin; (3) the Congo basin forest partnership, including protection of great apes; and (4) clean energy policies in developing countries.
 
Directs the President to report on federal expenditures for climate change programs. 
 
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to inform international financial institutions and the public that it is U.S. policy that any assistance by such institutions for the extraction and export of oil, gas, coal, timber, or other natural resource should not be provided unless the government of the country has or is taking steps to establish functioning systems for: (1) revenue and expenditure accounting; (2) independent auditing; and (3) verifying government receipts against company payments.
 
(Sec. 6075) Makes funds available for assistance (including defense articles) for the government of Uzbekistan only if the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the government of Uzbekistan is making substantial progress in meeting its commitments under the Declaration on the Strategic Partnership and Cooperation Framework Between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the United States of America, including: (1) respect for human rights; (2) establishing a genuine multiparty system, and ensuring free elections; (3) freedom of expression; (4) independence of the media; and (5) an international investigation of the May 2005 Andijan shootings. 
 
(Sec. 6076) Makes funds available for assistance for the government of Kazakhstan only if the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the government of Kazakhstan has made significant improvements in the protection of human rights during the preceding six-month period. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such requirements in the U.S. national security interest. 
 
Directs the Secretary to report to the Committees on Appropriations on the defense articles, defense services, and financial assistance provided by the United States to the countries of Central Asia (Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan) during the previous six-month period, and their use during such period by units of the armed forces, border guards, or other security forces of such countries. 
 
Directs the Secretary, prior to the initial obligation of such assistance, to report to the Committees on Appropriations respecting: (1) whether the government of Kyrgyzstan is forcibly returning Uzbeks who have fled violence and political persecution; (2) U.S. efforts to prevent such returns; and (3) the government of Kyrgyzstan's response.
 
(Sec. 6077) Obligates ESF funds for USAID programs for people with disabilities in developing countries. 
 
(Sec. 6078) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct U.S. executive directors to international financial institutions to vote against any loan extension to the government of Zimbabwe, except to meet basic human needs or to promote democracy, unless the Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the rule of law has been restored in Zimbabwe.
 
 (Sec. 6079) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct U.S. executive directors to international financial institutions to support projects in Tibet if such projects do not provide incentives for the migration and settlement of non-Tibetans into Tibet or facilitate the transfer of ownership of Tibetan land and natural resources to non-Tibetans. 
 
Obligates funds for nongovernmental organizations to support activities which preserve cultural traditions and promote sustainable development and environmental conservation in Tibetan communities in the Tibetan Autonomous Region and in other Tibetan communities in China, including National Endowment for Democracy programs.
 
(Sec. 6080) Prohibits use of funds appropriated under this Act for the government of the Russian Federation unless the President certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the government of the Russian Federation has not implemented any statute or similar government action that would discriminate against religious groups or religious communities in the Russian Federation.
 
(Sec. 6081) States that Congress: (1) recognizes the important contribution of the government of Nigeria in fostering stability in West Africa; and (2) reaffirms its support for the efforts of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) to bring to justice individuals responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity. 
 
States that funds appropriated by this Act, including funds for debt restructuring, may be made available to the central government of a country in which individuals indicted by ICTR and SCSL are credibly alleged to be living if the Secretary determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government is cooperating with ICTR and SCSL. Authorizes the President to waive such requirements in the U.S. national security interest. 
 
(Sec. 6082) Directs the Secretary to: (1) use private voluntary organizations with the relevant expertise in the overseas processing and U.S. resettlement of refugees; (2) maintain a system for accepting referrals from local private, voluntary organizations, and which shall include categories of special consideration for admission; and (3) give special consideration to refugees who have close U.S. family ties, and to other groups of refugees who are of special U.S. concern. 
 
(Sec. 6083) Reduces specified amounts appropriated under this Act for diplomatic and consular programs and international narcotics control and law enforcement in order to reduce unobligated balances.
 
(Sec. 6084) Obligates foreign military financing funds for: (1) the Philippines; (2) Indonesia; (3) Bangladesh; (4) Mongolia; (5) Thailand; (6) Sri Lanka; (7) Cambodia; (8) Fiji; and (9) Tonga.
 
Appropriates additional foreign military financing funds to assist the Philippines in addressing critical deficiencies identified in the Joint Defense Assessment of 2003. 
 
Makes funds available, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, for: (1) the Indonesian navy; and (2) Cambodia.
 
Condemns the Maoist insurgency in Nepal which has engaged in civilian atrocities. 
 
Recognizes the difficulties the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) faces in countering the Maoist threat, but deplores RNA violations of human rights.
 
Makes foreign military financing funds available for Nepal if the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the government of Nepal is taking specified political steps, including: (1) release of political detainees; (2) restoration of civil liberties and the return to multiparty, democratic government; (3) ensuring that the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority is receiving adequate support to implement its anti-corruption mandate; (4) complying with habeas corpus orders issued by Nepal's Supreme Court and appellate courts; (5) restoring the independence of the National Human Rights Commission of Nepal; and (6) ensuring that Nepalese security forces end human rights violations and prosecute those responsible for such violations. 
 
(Sec. 6085) Withholds specified funds until the Secretary determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that U.N. development programs and activities in Burma: (1) are undertaken only by organizations independent of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC); (2) provide no financial, political, or military benefit to the SPDC or affiliated entity; and (3) are carried out only after consultation with the National League for Democracy. 
 
(Sec. 6086) Makes FY2005 ESF and IMET funds available for democracy and rule of law programs.
 
(Sec. 6087) Obligates additional funds for USAID's Office of the Higher Education Community Liaison for U.S.-based colleges and universities.
 
(Sec. 6088) Rescinds specified amounts from unobligated balances under the heading &quot;United States-Canada Alaska Rail Commission Salaries and Expenses&quot; in prior Acts making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice and State, the Judiciary and related agencies.
 
(Sec. 6089) Obligates funds for cooperation with Cuba on counter-narcotics matters.
 
States that such funds shall not be available if the President certifies that: (1) Cuba does not have procedures to protect against the loss of innocent life in connection with the interdiction of illegal drugs; and (2) there is evidence of drug trafficking involvement by the government of Cuba. 
 
(Sec. 6090) Obligates funds for: (1) Vietnam; (2) Cambodia; (3) Laos; (4) Mali; (5) Cote D'Ivoire; (6) Senegal; and (7) other Francophone countries. 
 
(Sec. 6091) Obligates funds for: (1) security assistance and nonproliferation activities in the Western Hemisphere; (2) destruction of man portable air defense systems (MANPADS), small arms, and light weapons; and (3) military and security assistance to coalition partners in Iraq and Afghanistan.
 
(Sec. 6092) Obligates additional FY2006 funds for: (1) activities to strengthen the Guatemalan government's capabilities to combat organized crime and corruption; and (2) media and civil society activities to combat corruption and strengthen democracy in Nicaragua. 
 
(Sec. 6093) Obligates specified ESF funds for Iraq for: (1) the Marla Ruzicka Iraqi War Victims Fund; and (2) strengthening the government of Iraq's capacity to manage its revenues, including oil revenues, in accordance with international best practices. 
 
(Sec. 6094) Obligates funds to establish an integrated multi-disease control initiative to demonstrate the health and economic benefits of an integrated response to the control of neglected diseases (including intestinal parasites, schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, trachoma and leprosy).
 
(Sec. 6095) Obligates funds for pilot projects to improve the capacity of foreign government agencies and nongovernmental organizations to prevent abandonment, address the needs of orphans, displaced, and abandoned children, and provide permanent homes through family reunification, guardianship and domestic adoptions. 
 
(Sec. 6096) Obligates funds (through the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Department of State) for investigations, including DNA analysis, of extrajudicial killings and child disappearances in Central and South America.
 
(Sec. 6097) Directs the Administrator of USAID to designate a Coordinator for Indigenous Peoples Issues.
 
(Sec. 6098) Reprograms specified funds.
 
(Sec. 6099) Prohibits funds under this Act from being used for any U.N. undertaking when it is made known to the federal official having authority to obligate or expend such funds that: (1) the undertaking is a peacekeeping mission which will involve U.S. armed forces under the command or operational control of a foreign national; and (2) the President's military advisors have not submitted to the President a recommendation that such involvement is in the U.S. national interest, and the President has not submitted such a recommendation to Congress.
 
(Sec. 6100) Requires any department or agency to which funds are appropriated in this Act to provide the Committees on Appropriations with a quarterly accounting of the cumulative balances of any unobligated funds received by during any previous fiscal year.
 
(Sec. 6101) Prohibits funds under title I of this Act from being used to pay expenses for any U.S. delegation to any specialized U.N. agency, body, or commission that is presided over by a country that has supported international terrorism.
 
(Sec. 6102) States that, except for Marine Corps accommodations, a project to construct a U.S. diplomatic facility may not include office space or other accommodations for a federal employee if the employee's department or agency has not provided the Department of State with the required funding.
 
(Sec. 6104) Sets forth specified Department of State and Broadcasting Board of Governors fund transfer authority.
 
(Sec. 6105) States that for purposes of registration of birth, certification of nationality, or issuance of a passport of a U.S. citizen born in Jerusalem, the Secretary shall, upon request, record the place of birth as Israel. 
 
(Sec. 6106) States with respect to the Senior Policy Operating Group on Trafficking in Persons that: (1) the Operating Group shall coordinate agency policies related to the activities of traffickers and victims of severe forms of trafficking; (2) no funds shall be expended to perform functions that duplicate Operating Group responsibilities; and (3) the Operating Group shall continue to report only to the appropriate authorities pursuant to P.L. 108-7.
 
(Sec. 6107) Makes funds appropriated under title I of this Act for the Broadcasting Board of Governors and the Department available for obligation and expenditure notwithstanding certain sections of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995, and the National Security Act of 1947.
 
(Sec. 6108) Conditions the release of IMET funds for Indonesia upon a report by the Secretary to the Committees on Appropriations that the government of Indonesia, the judiciary, and the armed forces and police are taking effective measures to investigate the August 2002 murder of U.S. and Indonesian citizens in Timika, Indonesia, and to prosecute the responsible individuals. 
 
(Sec. 6109) Directs the Secretary to report to the Committees on Appropriations respecting the military and militia, humanitarian, and human rights conditions in West Papua and Aceh.
 
(Sec. 6110) Prohibits funds under this Act from being used for demobilization/reintegration of any Colombian-based foreign terrorist organization or its members unless: (1) the Justice Department determines such use to be consistent with U.S. anti-terrorism laws; and (2) the Secretary makes related certifications to the Committees on Appropriations.
 
(Sec. 6111) States that in determining assistance eligibility under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 foreign nongovernmental organizations shall not be: (1) ineligible for assistance solely on the basis of health or medical services provided with non-U.S. government funds if such services do not violate the laws of the country in which they are being provided and would not violate federal law if provided in the United States; and (2) subject to requirements relating to the use of non-U.S. Government funds for advocacy and lobbying activities other than those that apply to U.S. nongovernmental organizations receiving assistance under part I of such Act. 
 
(Sec. 6113) Amends the the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 to extend the sunset date for the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy to October 1, 2006.
 
(Sec. 6114) Sets forth findings and the sense of the Senate respecting abusive child labor practices and corrective measures taken in the cocoa industry in West Africa.
 
Amends the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2005 to extend the provision considering certain Vietnamese nationals to be refugees of special humanitarian concern for purposes of eligibility for in-country refugee processing in Vietnam through FY2007.
 
(Sec. 6115) Authorizes the Secretary to carry out a program to combat piracy of U.S. copyrighted materials in countries that are not members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Obligates FY2006 program funds.
 
(Sec. 6116) Directs the Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally to report on anti-retroviral drug procurement.
 
(Sec. 6117) Expresses the sense of the Senate against any forced repatriation of Montagnard refugees in Cambodia to Vietnam.
 
(Sec. 6118) Transfers specified funds under this Act for: (1) a U.S. contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; and (2) the African Union Mission in Sudan.
 
(Sec. 6120) Obligates funds for democracy programs in: (1) Zimbabwe; and (2) Venezuela.
 
(Sec. 6122) Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) any renovation loan for the U.N. headquarters building in New York, New York, should not exceed $600 million; and (2) the Secretary shall notify Congress if any loan exceeds such amount.
 
(Sec. 6123) Prohibits funds under this Act from being used by the U.S. Export-import Bank to approve or administer a loan, guarantee, or insurance policy to develop or enlarge an ethanol dehydration plant in Trinidad and Tobago. 
 
(Sec. 6124) Prohibits funds under this Act from being used to pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees of a federal department or agency at any single conference outside the United States unless the Secretary determines that such attendance is in the national interest. 
 
(Sec. 6125) Obligates funds for programs to combat malaria.
 
(Sec. 6126) Directs the Secretary to report to the Senate Committees on Foreign Relations and Appropriations and the House of Representatives Committees on International Relations and Appropriations respecting U.S. activities and foreign state cooperation to stockpile, manage, and destroy small arms and light weapons. 
 
(Sec. 6127) Obligates FY2006 ESF amounts to the International Republican Institute and to the National Democratic Institute to support democracy building programs in Iraq. 
 
(Sec. 6128) States that appropriations under title III of this Act shall be made available consistent with specified Senate statements respecting orphans and abandoned children.
 
(Sec. 6129) Prohibits, with an exception, funds under this Act for the Department from being used to provide assistance to any country whose government has refused to extradite to the United States an individual charged with a U.S. criminal offense for which the maximum penalty is life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, or a lesser term of imprisonment, regardless of the individual's citizenship status.
 
(Sec. 6130) Prohibits a U.S. agency or department from approving a merger between a U.S. company and a foreign-owned company or an acquisition of a U.S. company by a foreign-owned company prior to 30 days after the Secretary reports to the appropriate congressional committees whether the laws and regulations of the government that owns or controls the foreign-owned company permit a U.S. company in the same industry to purchase, acquire, merge, or otherwise establish a joint relationship with an entity whose primary place of of business is in such country.
 
(Sec. 6131) Amends the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004, as amended by the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005, to: (1) change the termination date for the Office of the Inspector General of the Coalition Provisional Authority from ten months after certain Iraq relief funds have been obligated to ten months after such funds have been expended; and (2) obligate specified FY2006 funds for such Office. 
 
(Sec. 6132) Directs the Secretary to report to the appropriate congressional committees respecting services provided to U.S. citizens who are victims of violent crime abroad.
 
(Sec. 6133) Revises responsibilities and authorities of the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
 
(Sec. 6134) Authorizes specified funds under this Act to be made available to the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security for certain nonproliferation and counterproliferation efforts (such as increased voluntary dues to the International Atomic Energy Agency, activities under the Proliferation Security Initiative, and the Cooperative Threat Reduction program, and in support of the National Counter Proliferation Center).
 
(Sec. 6135) Directs the Secretary to: (1) require that certain instructor and trainee requirements be met before the Department's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs begins any program of police or security personnel training; and (2) report to Congress on such requirements' FY2006 implementation. 
 

Title VII: Multilateral Development Bank Reform 
- (Sec. 7002) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to develop proposals to assist poor countries in fraud and corruption investigations related to multilateral development bank-funded projects.
 
(Sec. 7003) Amends the International Financial Institutions Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to use the U.S. voice and vote to accomplish, at each multilateral development bank, U.S. goals, the goals set forth in such Act, and other specified goals.

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Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006 - 
Title I: Export and Investment Assistance 
- Makes FY2006 appropriations for: (1) the Export-Import Bank, including the Office of Inspector General, direct and guaranteed loan and insurance programs, and administrative expenses; (2) Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) credit and insurance programs, including administrative expenses, and for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, (and authority to undertake programs under title IV of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 in Iraq); and (3) the Trade and Development Agency.
 

Title II: Bilateral Economic Assistance
 - Makes FY 2006 appropriations for: (1) expenses of the President in carrying out certain programs under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; (2) the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for child survival, nutrition, and disease programs, including HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases, and family planning/reproductive health programs; (3) specified development assistance, including programs for trade capacity building (including activities with Central America and the Dominican Republic), and for education, displaced children, agriculture, clean water (including activities in Africa and South Asia); (4) international disaster and famine assistance; (5) democracy transition and long-term development of countries in crisis; (6) direct loans and guaranteed loans for micro and small enterprise development and urban programs; (7) the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund; (8) operating expenses of USAID; (9) the Capital Investment Fund; (10) USAID Office of Inspector General; (11) Economic Support Fund (ESF) assistance, including amounts for Israel, Egypt, Jordan, USAID programs in the West Bank and Gaza, Lebanon, Afghanistan upon compliance with poppy eradication activities, Iraq, the Central Highlands of Vietnam, Timor-Leste, and Sierra Leone; (12) International Fund for Ireland; (13) assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States; (14) assistance for the new Independent States of the former Soviet Union, including restrictions on assistance to Russia until compliance with specified actions in Iran; (15) the Inter-American Foundation, the African Development Foundation, the Peace Corps, with a prohibition on fund use for abortions, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation; (16) the global HIV/AIDS initiative; (17) promotion of democracy and human rights; (18) international narcotics control and law enforcement; (19) counterdrug activities in the Andean region of South America including assistance to Colombia to support a unified campaign against terrorist organizations such as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the National Liberation Army (ELN), and the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), and other Colombian programs; (20) migration and refugee assistance; (21) United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund; (22) nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining, and related programs and activities, including U.S. contributions to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission; and (23) the Department of the Treasury for international affairs technical assistance activities, and for debt restructuring of concessional loans, guarantees, and credits made to, and the canceling of amounts owed to, the United States by eligible foreign countries. 
 

Title III: Military Assistance
 - Makes FY 2006 appropriations for: (1) expanded international military education and training (IMET), including provisions respecting Haiti, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, and Guatemala; (2) foreign military financing grants, including provisions respecting Israel, Jordan, Sudan, Guatemala, Haiti, and Egypt; and (3) international peacekeeping operations.
 

Title IV: Multilateral Economic Assistance
 - Makes FY 2006 appropriations for the U.S. contribution to: (1) the Global Environment Facility of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank); (2) the International Development Association (IDA); (3) the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency; (4) the Inter-American Investment Corporation; (5) the Enterprise for the Americas Multilateral Investment Fund; (6) the Asian Development Fund; (7) the African Development Bank; (8) the African Development Fund; (9) the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; (10) the International Fund for Agricultural Development; and (11) other international programs, excluding IAEA.
 
Sets forth limitations on callable capital subscriptions with respect to: (1) the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency; (2) the African Development Bank; and (3) the European bank for Reconstruction and Development.
 

Title V: General Provisions
 - (Sec. 501) Prohibits payments to any international financial institution (as defined by this Act) while the U.S. executive director to the institution is compensated at a rate in excess of that for Level IV of the Executive Schedule, or any alternate U.S. director is compensated at a rate in excess of that for Level V of such Schedule. 
 
(Sec. 502) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act to pay any voluntary U.S. contribution to the United Nations if the United Nations implements or imposes any tax on U.S. persons. 
 
(Sec. 503) Sets forth limits on the use of appropriations, including specified maximums for official residence expenses, entertainment expenses, and representation allowances for USAID. Sets forth entertainment and/or representation limits for: (1) the Inter-American Foundation; (2) the Trade and Development Agency; (3) the Peace Corps; (4) IMET; (5) the Foreign Military Financing Program; and (6) the Millennium Challenge Corporation.
 
(Sec. 506) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act for: (1) assistance under a new bilateral agreement unless such assistance is exempt from taxation, or reimbursed, by the foreign government; (2) direct assistance or reparations to Cuba, Libya (excluding OPIC and Export-Import Bank activities in Libya), North Korea, Iran, or Syria; (3) assistance to any country whose elected head of government is deposed by military coup or decree (assistance may be resumed if a democratic government is elected to office); (4) certain transfers between U.S. agencies except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act, or between appropriations accounts without prior presidential consultation with Congress; (5) assistance to any country in default in excess of a year on payments on a U.S. loan (unless the President determines such assistance is in the national interest); and (6) assistance for production of any export commodity by a foreign country if the commodity is likely to be in surplus on world markets and if the assistance will cause substantial injury to U.S. producers of a similar or competing commodity (with exceptions for specified benefits to U.S. producers or to developing countries).
 
(Sec. 510) Authorizes the commercial leasing of certain defense articles (instead of the government-to-government sale) to Israel, Egypt, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members, and major non-NATO allies if the President determines that there are compelling foreign policy or national security reasons. 
 
(Sec. 511) States, with specified exceptions, that no part of any appropriation contained in any title of this Act shall remain available for obligation after the expiration of the current fiscal year unless expressly provided for in this Act. 
 
(Sec. 514) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. executive directors of specified international financial institutions to oppose any assistance for the production or extraction of any commodity or mineral for export if it is in surplus on world markets and such assistance will cause substantial injury to U.S. producers of a similar commodity.
 
(Sec. 515) Sets forth specified congressional notification requirements. 
 
(Sec. 516) Declares that funds appropriated for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs, that are returned or not made available for international organizations and programs shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2007.
 
(Sec. 517) Prohibits the availability of assistance for the Independent States of the former Soviet Union to a government of such an Independent State: (1) if it directs action in violation of the territorial integrity or national sovereignty of any other Independent State; or (2) to enhance its military capability (except for demilitarization, demining, or nonproliferation programs). 
 
Subjects such assistance for the Russian Federation, Armenia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
 
(Sec. 518) Prohibits the use of development assistance funds for abortions or involuntary sterilizations as methods of family planning, to motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions, or to provide any financial incentive to undergo sterilization. 
 
(Sec. 519) Limits the amount of export financing funds (other than for administrative expenses) that can be transferred from one appropriation to another to not more than 5%, with no appropriation being increased by more than 25% by such transfer.
 
(Sec. 520) Prohibits the use of funds for Liberia, Serbia, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, or Cambodia except through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
 
(Sec. 522) Makes funds available to reimburse governmental and private entities for the cost of individuals detailed to USAID for child survival and disease prevention programs in developing countries. 
 
(Sec. 523) Obligates certain funds for Afghanistan for humanitarian, reconstruction, and related assistance. 
 
(Sec. 524) Requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to notify the Committees on Appropriations before providing excess DOD articles to certain NATO and major non-NATO countries. 
 
(Sec. 525) Conditions 20% of the U.S. contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria on the progress of reforms to improve monitoring and evaluation of Fund financing. 
 
(Sec. 526) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct U.S. executive directors to appropriate international financial institutions to vote against any financial or other fund use for Burma. 
 
Makes ESF assistance available to support democracy activities in Burma and along the Burma-Thailand border and for activities of Burmese student groups and other organizations located outside Burma, and for humanitarian assistance to displaced Burmese along Burma's borders. Makes additional funds available for Thailand-based organizations providing humanitarian assistance to internally displaced persons in eastern Burma.
 
(Sec. 527) Prohibits bilateral assistance funds to any country which the President determines grants sanctuary from prosecution to any individual or group which has committed an act of international terrorism or otherwise supports such activities. Authorizes the President to waive such prohibition for national security and humanitarian reasons.
 
(Sec. 528) Authorizes nongovernmental organizations which are USAID grantees or contractors to place funds made available to them under this Act in interest bearing accounts in order to enhance their participation in debt-for-development and debt-for-nature exchanges. 
 
(Sec. 529) Directs the Administrator of USAID to require foreign countries that receive foreign assistance which results in the generation of local currencies to deposit such currencies in a separate account to be used to finance foreign assistance activities. 
 
(Sec. 530) Requires the President to submit to the Committees on Appropriations a plan for the distribution of the assets of an Enterprise Fund before any distribution resulting from liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Fund. 
 
(Sec. 531) Obligates specified funds under this Act for financial market assistance to countries in transition. 
 (Sec. 532) Declares that provisions under this or any other Act authorizing appropriations for foreign operations or export financing shall not be construed to prohibit activities authorized by the Peace Corps Act, the Inter-American Foundation Act, or the African Development Foundation Act. Requires an agency to report to the Committees on Appropriations whenever it is conducting or proposing activities in a country for which such assistance is prohibited. 
(Sec. 533) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act to provide: (1) any financial incentive to a business for purposes of inducing it to relocate outside the United States if it will reduce the number of U.S. employees; or (2) assistance for any program that contributes to the violation of internationally recognized workers rights in the recipient country. 
 
(Sec. 534) Allows funds appropriated under this Act for Afghanistan to be made available notwithstanding restrictions: (1) on assistance to countries in default in payment to the United States; and (2) contained in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 on law enforcement assistance. 
 
Allows funds appropriated under the trade and economic assistance titles of this Act to be made available to: (1) Iraq, Lebanon, Montenegro, and Pakistan; (2) war victims; (3) displaced children; (4) displaced Burmese; and (5) victims of trafficking in persons and to combat such trafficking.
 
Authorizes the use of foreign assistance funds to support tropical forestry and biodiversity conservation programs and energy programs aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. 
 
Authorizes USAID to: (1) employ up to 25 personal services contractors in the United States to provide support for specified new or expanded overseas programs until permanent direct hire personnel are hired and trained; and (2) make an exception to the fair opportunity process under an indefinite-quantity contract for a small or disadvantaged business.
 
Amends the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2005 to extend the provision considering certain Vietnamese nationals to be refugees of special humanitarian concern for purposes of eligibility for in-country refugee processing in Vietnam through FY2007.
 
Expands authorities under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for civilian police assistance for a regional, district, municipal, or other sub-national entity emerging from instability. 
 
Obligates specified funds managed by the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance of USAID as a general contribution to the World Food Program.
 Makes funds under this Act available to American educational institutions for programs and activities in the People's Republic of China (PRC) relating to the environment, democracy, and the rule of law. 
Amends P.L. 107-57 to extend specified presidential waiver authorities with respect to Pakistan through FY2006.
 
Authorizes, upon congressional consultation, up to a specified amount of ESF funds to establish a Middle East Foundation to support democracy and the rule of law. Requires: (1) matching funds; and (2) ongoing oversight to prohibit such funds' distribution to groups or individuals involved in terrorism. Terminates the Foundation's or any similar entity's authority to provide assistance on September 30, 2010.
 
Amends the Arms Export Control Act to extend reciprocal quality assurance, inspection, and contract service provisions to Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and Israel.
 
Amends the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 to extend application and reapplication authority through October 1, 2006, for aliens seeking to qualify under specified refugee categories.
 (Sec. 535) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Arab League boycott of Israel (reinstated in 1997), and the secondary boycott of American firms that have commercial ties with Israel, is an impediment to regional peace and to U.S. investment and trade in the Middle East and North Africa and should be terminated; and (2) the President should report annually to Congress on specific steps taken by the United States to encourage Arab League states to normalize their relations with Israel to end the boycott. 
(Sec. 536) Declares that restrictions on assistance to foreign countries contained in this Act or any other Act (except those relating to international terrorism or human rights violations) shall not be construed to restrict assistance: (1) in support of certain programs of nongovernmental organizations; or (2) under specified provisions of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954. 
 
(Sec. 537) Authorizes the reprogramming of earmarked appropriations for other programs within the same account, provided certain requirements are met. Sets forth certain other requirements with respect to ceilings and earmarks of appropriations under this Act.
 
(Sec. 539) Prohibits the use of funds for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States that were not authorized before the enactment of this Act. Obligates amounts for private and voluntary organizations to deal with world hunger problems abroad. 
 
(Sec. 540) Prohibits the use of funds to pay any assessments, arrearages, or dues of any U.N. member (including costs for attendance of another country's delegation at international conferences held under the auspices of multilateral or international organizations). 
 
(Sec. 541) Prohibits the provision of funds to a nongovernmental organization that fails to provide any document, file, or record necessary for USAID auditing requirements. 
 
(Sec. 542) Prohibits the provision of funds to any foreign government that provides lethal military equipment to a country that the Secretary of State (Secretary) has determined has a terrorist government, unless the President determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that such assistance is in the U.S. national interest. 
 
(Sec. 543) Withholds assistance to a foreign country in an amount equal to 110% of the total unpaid parking fines and penalties owed by the country to the District of Columbia or New York City that were incurred from April 1, 1997-September 30, 2005. 
 
(Sec. 544) Prohibits the obligation of any appropriations under this Act for the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) for the West Bank and Gaza unless the President has exercised certain authorities to suspend prohibitions on assistance to the PLO. 
 
(Sec. 545) Permits the President to provide up to a specified amount of commodities and services to the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal if doing so will contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding genocide or other violations of international law in the former Yugoslavia. 
 
States that funds made available for tribunals other than Yugoslavia, Rwanda, or the Special Court for Sierra Leone shall be made available subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. 
 
(Sec. 546) Authorizes disposal on a grant basis in foreign countries of demining equipment used in support of the clearance of land mines and unexploded ordnance for humanitarian purposes. 
 
(Sec. 547) Prohibits, with an exception for acquisition of additional space for the Consulate General in Jerusalem, the obligation of funds appropriated under this Act to create in Jerusalem a new U.S. agency office for the purpose of conducting U.S. business with the Palestinian Authority (PA) over Gaza and Jericho (or any successor Palestinian governing entity) provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles.
 
States that: (1) official U.S.-PA meetings should continue to take place in locations other than Jerusalem; and (2) U.S. officers and employees may continue to meet in Jerusalem on other subjects with Palestinians (including those who occupy positions in the PA).
 
(Sec. 548) Prohibits the obligation of certain funds to pay for: (1) alcoholic beverages; or (2) entertainment expenses for recreational activities. 
 
(Sec. 549) Obligates funds for Haiti for: (1) child health; (2) development assistance; (3) economic support; (4) narcotics control and law enforcement; and (5) military and military training.
 
Makes the government of Haiti eligible to purchase U.S. defense articles and services for its Coast Guard. 
 
Prohibits the use of certain funds under this Act for the transfer of U.S. weapons, ammunition or other lethal property to the Haitian National Police until the Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that: (1) the United Nations Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) has vetted senior levels of the Haitian National Police and has ensured that those credibly alleged to have committed serious crimes, including drug trafficking and human rights violations, have been suspended; and (2) the Transitional Haitian National Government is cooperating with a U.N. sponsored police and judicial reform plan. 
 
(Sec. 550) Prohibits the obligation of any appropriations under this Act for the PLO unless the President certifies to Congress that it is in the U.S. national interest. Limits the duration of any such waiver to not more than six months at a time, and shall not apply beyond 12 months after enactment of this Act. Requires a report to the Committees on Appropriations when such waiver is exercised.
 
(Sec. 551) Prohibits the use of funds for foreign security forces if the Secretary has credible evidence they have committed gross violations of human rights, unless the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such country is taking steps to bring the responsible persons to justice. 
 
(Sec. 552) Requires a specified annual foreign military training report to be submitted by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary to the Committees on Appropriations by a certain date. 
 
(Sec. 554) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act to assist the government of Cambodia, with specified exceptions, including programs for health, education, rule of law, and to combat the trafficking of humans or drugs.
 
Makes ESF assistance available for activities to support democracy and human rights (including assistance for democratic political parties) in Cambodia. 
 
(Sec. 555) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act to support a Palestinian state unless the Secretary certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that: (1) a new leadership of a Palestinian governing entity has been democratically elected; (2) such entity has demonstrated a commitment to peaceful coexistence with Israel and is taking measures to counter terrorism; and (3) the PA is working to establish a lasting peace in the Middle East. Authorizes the President to waive such prohibition in the U.S. national security interest. States that such funding restriction shall not apply to assistance to help reform the PA and affiliated institutions or a newly elected governing entity meet such assistance requirements.
 
Expresses the sense of Congress that the newly elected governing entity should enact a constitution assuring the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and respect for human rights, and should enact other laws and regulations assuring transparent and accountable governance.
 
(Sec. 556) Conditions assistance under this Act for the Colombian Armed Forces as follows: (1) up to 75% of such funds may be obligated prior to a certification by the Secretary pursuant to this section; (2) up to 12.5% of such funds may be obligated only after the Secretary certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that such Armed Forces are cooperating in bringing to justice those members who have committed gross human rights violations, including extrajudicial killings, are severing links with, and dismantling, paramilitary groups, and are not violating land and property rights of indigenous communities; and (3) the balance of such funds may be obligated after July 31, 2006, if the Secretary certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that the Armed Forces are continuing to meet these conditions and are restoring government authority and human rights in areas controlled by paramilitary and guerrilla organizations. 
 
(Sec. 557) Prohibits the Secretary from issuing a visa to any alien who: (1) has willfully provided support to FARC, ELN, or AUC; or (2) has participated in the commission of gross human rights violations. Provides for waiver of such prohibition on a case-by-case basis for humanitarian reasons or to support the peace process.
 
(Sec. 558) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act to provide equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any other assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.
 
(Sec. 559) Requires the Secretary, for FY2006, 30 days prior to initial ESF fund obligation for the bilateral West Bank and Gaza program, to certify to the appropriate committees that procedures have been established to ensure Government Accountability Office (GAO) access to appropriate U.S. financial information in order to review the uses of program funds. Requires the Secretary to take all appropriate steps to ensure such assistance is not provided to or through any individual or entity that advocates or engages in terrorist activity.
 
Prohibits use of funds to honor individuals who commit, or have committed, acts of terrorism.
 
Requires and obligates funds for program audits.
 
(Sec. 560) Obligates specified FY2006 international organization and program funds for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) (except for any country program in the PRC) for family planning and maternal and reproductive health care. Prohibits funding of abortions.
 
(Sec. 561) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act for assistance (except humanitarian assistance and assistance for democratization), and requires the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct U.S. executive directors to international financial institutions to vote against the extension of assistance to any country (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia) or entity (Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, and the Republika Srpska) that has failed to take steps to implement its international legal obligations to apprehend and transfer to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia all persons in their territory who have been indicted by the Tribunal. 
 
(Sec. 562) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct U.S. executive directors at specified international financial institutions to oppose any loan, grant, strategy, or policy that would require user fees or service charges on poor people for primary education or primary health care, including prevention and treatment efforts for HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and infant, child, and maternal well-being, in connection with the institution's lending programs.
 
(Sec. 563) Makes funds appropriated by this Act available for assistance for Serbia after May 31, 2006, if the President certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is: (1) cooperating with the International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia, including access for investigators, provision of documents, and the surrender and transfer of indictees or assistance in their apprehension, including Ratko Mladic and Radovan Karadzic, unless the Secretary determines that these individuals are no longer residing in Serbia; (2) taking steps consistent with the Dayton Accords to end Serbian financial, political, security and other support which has served to maintain separate Republika Srpska institutions; and (3) taking steps to implement policies which reflect a respect for minority rights and the rule of law. 
 
States that such requirements shall not apply to Montenegro, Kosovo, humanitarian assistance, or assistance to promote democracy in municipalities. 
 
(Sec. 564) Authorizes the use of foreign assistance funds to enhance the effectiveness and accountability of civilian police authority through human rights training, and through the promotion of civilian police roles that support democratic governance, including programs on conflict prevention, police-community relations, disaster assistance, and gender-based violence.
 
(Sec. 565) Authorizes the President to reduce amounts owed to the United States by eligible countries as a result of: (1) housing guarantees made pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; (2) credits extended or guarantees issued under the Arms Export Control Act; and (3) certain export guarantees for U.S. agricultural commodities. Permits exercise of such authority only: (1) to implement multilateral official debt relief and referendum agreements known as the Paris Club Agreed Minutes; and (2) with respect to countries (IDA-only countries) with heavy debt that are eligible to borrow from the International Development Association (but not from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development). 
 
(Sec. 566) Authorizes the President to engage in certain debt buybacks or sales. Authorizes sale, reduction, or cancellation of certain loans to foreign governments upon payment from an eligible purchaser that plans to use such loans only for: (1) debt-for-equity swaps, debt-for-development swaps, or debt-for-nature swaps; or (2) debt buyback by an eligible country if such country uses specified amounts of local currency to support activities that link conservation with local community development and child development activities. Limits such authority to funds appropriated by this Act under the heading of debt restructuring.
 
(Sec. 567) Obligates specified funds for basic education, including an amount for a GAO analysis of U.S.-funded basic education programs.
 
(Sec. 568) Obligates ESF funds for religious, ethnic, and political reconciliation programs.
 
(Sec. 569) Obligates funds under this Act for Sudan.
 
Prohibits funds for the government of Sudan, or for the cost of modifying loans and loan guarantees held by the government of Sudan unless the Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the government of Sudan: (1) has taken significant steps to disband government-supported militia groups in Darfur, and the army and such groups are honoring the cease-fire; and (2) is allowing unimpeded humanitarian access to Darfur. States that such prohibition shall not apply to: (1) humanitarian assistance; (2) assistance for Darfur and for areas outside the control of the government of Sudan; and (3) assistance to implement the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.
 
States that for purposes of this Act and the International Malaria Control Act of 2000 the terms &quot;government of Sudan,&quot; &quot;areas outside of control of the government of Sudan,&quot; and &quot;area in Sudan outside of control of the government of Sudan&quot; shall have the same meaning and application as was the case prior to June 5, 2004. Deems Southern Kordofan/Nuba Mountains State, Blue Nile State and Abyei areas outside of control of the government of Sudan.
 
(Sec. 570) Obligates funds under this Act for trade capacity building, including amounts for labor and environmental capacity building activities relating to the free trade agreement with the countries of Central America and the Dominican Republic. 
 
(Sec. 571) Authorizes the transfer of excess defense articles to Albania, Afghanistan, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Former Yugoslavia Republic of Macedonia, Georgia, India, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, Pakistan, Romania, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
 
(Sec. 572) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct U.S. executive directors to international financial institutions to vote against any loan extension to the government of Zimbabwe, except to meet basic human needs or to promote democracy, unless the Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the rule of law has been restored in Zimbabwe.
 
(Sec. 573) Requires that, where appropriate, certain programs funded under this Act for foreign police, judicial, and military training address gender-based violence.
 
(Sec. 574) Prohibits specified ESF funds under this Act from being used to assist the government of a country that is a party to the International Criminal Court (ICC) and has not entered into an agreement with the United States preventing the ICC from proceeding against U.S. personnel present in such country. 
 
Authorizes, and sets forth the conditions under which, the President may waive such prohibition for national security purposes with respect to: (1) a NATO country or a major non-NATO ally (including Australia, Egypt, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Argentina, the Republic of Korea, and New Zealand), Taiwan, or other determined country; and (2) a country which has entered into an agreement with the United States pursuant to the Rome Statute preventing the ICC from proceeding against U.S. personnel present in such country. 
 
States that: (1) such prohibition shall not apply to countries eligible for assistance under the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003; and (2) FY2005 ESF funds for democracy and rule of law programs shall be available notwithstanding section 574 of division D of P.L. 108-447. 
 
(Sec. 575) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct U.S. executive directors to international financial institutions to support projects in Tibet if such projects do not provide incentives for the migration and settlement of non-Tibetans into Tibet or facilitate the transfer of ownership of Tibetan land and natural resources to non-Tibetans. 
 
Obligates funds for nongovernmental organizations to support activities which preserve cultural traditions and promote sustainable development and environmental conservation in Tibetan communities in the Tibetan Autonomous Region and in other Tibetan communities in China, including National Endowment for Democracy programs.
 
(Sec. 576) Obligates: (1) specified FY2005 funds for El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Honduras; (2) additional FY2006 funds for electoral assistance, media and civil society programs, and activities to combat corruption and strengthen democracy in Nicaragua; and (3) additional FY2006 funds for activities to combat organized crime, crimes of violence targeting women, and corruption in Guatemala. 
 
(Sec. 577) Authorizes specified funds under this Act to be used by USAID to hire up to 175 persons per fiscal year on a limited appointment basis in the United States and abroad. Conditions such hirings upon an equivalent elimination of USAID nondirect-hire employees. Terminates such authority on September 30, 2008.
 
Authorizes USAID to use specified amounts from such funds for overseas support costs of Foreign Service members of rank four or below to reduce USAID reliance on nondirect-hire employees.
 
Authorizes specified funds under this Act for the costs of persons detailed or employed by USAID to carry out natural disaster response programs.
 
(Sec. 578) Cancels debt owed under the Lend-Lease Act with respect to the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative.
 
(Sec. 579) Authorizes the transfer of certain funds under this Act for OPIC.
 
(Sec. 580) Prohibits funds under this Act from being used to pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees of a federal department or agency at any single conference outside the United States unless the Secretary determines that such attendance is in the national interest. 
 
(Sec. 581) Prohibits funds under this Act for the Department of State (Department) from being used to assist the government of a country which has notified the Department of its refusal to extradite to the United States any individual indicted in the United States for killing a law enforcement officer unless the Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the restriction to a country or countries is contrary to U.S. national interest.
 
(Sec. 582) Prohibits funds under this Act from being used to assist Saudi Arabia unless the President certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that Saudi Arabia is cooperating with anti-terrorism efforts and that the proposed assistance will help such effort. 
 
(Sec. 583) Prohibits, with an exception for narcotics and law enforcement, funds under this Act for the Department from being used to assist the government of a country with which the United States has an extradition treaty which has refused to extradite to the United States an individual charged with a U.S. criminal offense for which the maximum penalty is life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, unless the the Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the restriction to a country or countries is contrary to U.S. national interest.
 
(Sec. 584) Directs the Secretary to report to the Committees on Appropriations, by April 1, 2006, and for each fiscal quarter thereafter, on fund use under the following headings: (1) foreign military financing; (2) international military education and training; and (3) peacekeeping operations.
 
(Sec. 585) Obligates funds for: (1) biodiversity (and forest) programs in developing countries; (2) USAID's biodiversity strategy for the Amazon basin; (3) the Congo basin forest partnership, including protection of great apes; and (4) clean energy policies in developing countries, including greenhouse gas monitoring, carbon sequestration activities, and climate change mitigation programs.
 
Directs the President to report on federal expenditures for climate change programs. 
 
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to inform international financial institutions and the public that it is U.S. policy that any assistance by such institutions for the extraction and export of oil, gas, coal, timber, or other natural resource should not be provided unless the government of the country has or is taking steps to establish functioning systems for: (1) revenue and expenditure accounting; (2) independent auditing; and (3) verifying government receipts against company payments.
 
(Sec. 586) Makes funds available for assistance (including defense articles) for the government of Uzbekistan only if the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the government of Uzbekistan is making substantial progress in meeting its commitments under the Declaration on the Strategic Partnership and Cooperation Framework Between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the United States of America, including: (1) respect for human rights; (2) establishing a genuine multiparty system, and ensuring free elections; (3) freedom of expression; (4) independence of the media; and (5) an international investigation of the May 2005 Andijan shootings. 
 
(Sec. 587) Makes funds available for assistance for the government of Kazakhstan only if the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the government of Kazakhstan has made significant improvements in the protection of human rights during the preceding six-month period. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such requirements in the U.S. national security interest. 
 
Directs the Secretary to report to the Committees on Appropriations on the defense articles, defense services, and financial assistance provided by the United States to the countries of Central Asia (Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan) during the previous six-month period, and their use during such period by units of the armed forces, border guards, or other security forces of such countries. 
 
Directs the Secretary, prior to the initial obligation of such assistance, to report to the Committees on Appropriations respecting: (1) whether the government of Kyrgyzstan is forcibly returning Uzbeks who have fled violence and political persecution; (2) U.S. efforts to prevent such returns; and (3) the government of Kyrgyzstan's response.
 
(Sec. 588) Obligates: (1) ESF funds for USAID programs for people with disabilities in developing countries; and (2) other funds for staff training in overseas USAID missions to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities in developing countries. 
 
(Sec. 589) Prohibits use of funds appropriated under this Act for the government of the Russian Federation unless the President certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the government of the Russian Federation has not implemented any statute or similar government action that would discriminate against religious groups or religious communities in the Russian Federation. 
 
(Sec. 590) States that Congress reaffirms its support for the efforts of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) to bring to justice individuals responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity. 
 
States that funds appropriated by this Act, including funds for debt restructuring, may be made available to the central government of a country in which individuals indicted by ICTR and SCSL are credibly alleged to be living if the Secretary determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government is cooperating with ICTR and SCSL. Authorizes the President to waive such requirements in the U.S. national security interest. 
 
States that assistance may be made available for the government of Nigeria only if the President reports to the Committees on Appropriations respecting: (1) steps taken in FY 2003-FY2005 to obtain Nigeria's cooperation in surrendering Charles Taylor to the SCSL; and (2) a strategy for bringing Charles Taylor before the SCSL. 
 
(Sec. 591) Obligates foreign military financing funds for: (1) the Philippines; (2) Indonesia; (3) Bangladesh; (4) Mongolia; (5) Thailand; (6) Sri Lanka; (7) Cambodia; (8) Fiji; and (9) Tonga.
 
Appropriates additional foreign military financing funds to assist the Philippines in addressing critical deficiencies identified in the Joint Defense Assessment of 2003. 
 
Makes funds available, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, for: (1) the Indonesian navy; and (2) Cambodia.
 
(Sec. 592) Makes foreign military financing funds available for Nepal if the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the government of Nepal, including its security forces, has restored civil liberties, is protecting human rights, and has demonstrated a commitment to restore multi-party democratic government consistent with the 1990 Nepalese Constitution. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such requirements if in U.S. national security interests. 
 
(Sec. 593) Obligates funds subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations for an integrated multi-disease control initiative to demonstrate the health and economic benefits of an integrated response to the control of neglected diseases (including intestinal parasites, schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, trachoma and leprosy).
 
(Sec. 594) Obligates funds for pilot projects to improve the capacity of foreign government agencies and nongovernmental organizations to prevent abandonment, address the needs of orphans, displaced, and abandoned children, and provide permanent homes through family reunification, guardianship and domestic adoptions. 
 
(Sec. 595) Directs the Administrator of USAID to designate an Advisor for Indigenous Peoples Issues.
 
(Sec. 597) Authorizes the Secretary to carry out a program to combat piracy of U.S. copyrighted materials in countries that are not members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Obligates FY2006 program funds.
 
(Sec. 598) Obligates funds for programs to combat malaria.
 
(Sec. 599) Amends the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004, as amended by the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005, to change the termination date for the Office of the Inspector General of the Coalition Provisional Authority from ten months after certain Iraq relief funds have been obligated to ten months after such funds have been expended. 
 
(Sec. 599A) Authorizes specified funds under this Act to be made available to the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security for certain nonproliferation and counterproliferation efforts (such as increased voluntary dues to IAEA and Proliferation Security Initiative activities).
 
(Sec. 599B) Amends the International Financial Institutions Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to use U.S. influence to accomplish, at each multilateral development bank, U.S. goals, the goals set forth in such Act, and other specified goals.
 
(Sec. 599C) Amends the International Development Association Act to authorize the contribution of specified sums on behalf of the United States to the fourteenth replenishment of the International Development Association. 
 
Amends the African Development Fund Act to authorize the contribution of specified sums on behalf of the United States to the tenth replenishment of the African Development Fund. 
 
Amends the Asian Development Fund Act to authorize the contribution of specified sums on behalf of the United States to the eighth replenishment of the Asian Development Fund. 
 
(Sec. 599D) Withholds 20% of the funds for the IDA until the Secretary of the Treasury makes a certification to the appropriate congressional committees respecting specified World Bank procurement issues.
 
(Sec. 599E) Makes specified FY2006 funds available for demobilization and disarmament of former members of foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs) in Colombia (AUC, FARC, and ELN) if the Secretary certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that: (1) assistance will be provided only for individuals who have terminated FTO affiliation and are meeting Colombia Demobilization Program requirements; (2) the government of Colombia is cooperating in extraditing wanted FTO leaders and members to the United States; (3) the government of Colombia is implementing a framework for dismantling FTO organizational structures; and (4) funds shall not be made available as cash payments to individuals, and are available only for verification, reintegration, vetting, recovery of assets for reparations for victims, and investigations and prosecutions. 
 
(Sec. 599F) States that Foreign Military Financing Program funds under this Act may be made available for assistance for Indonesia, and licenses may be issued for the export of lethal defense articles for the Indonesian Armed Forces, only if the Secretary certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that: (1) the government of Indonesia is prosecuting Armed Forces members who have been credibly alleged to have committed gross human rights violations; (2) at the direction of the President of Indonesia, the Armed Forces are cooperating with civilian judicial authorities and with international efforts to resolve cases of gross human rights violations in East Timor and elsewhere; and (3) at the direction of the President of Indonesia, the government of Indonesia is implementing reforms to improve civilian control of the military. 
 
Authorizes the Secretary to waive (with congressional notification) such restrictions for reasons of U.S. national interest. 
 
(Sec. 599G) Directs the Secretary to report to the Committees on Appropriations respecting: (1) the investigation of the August 2002 murders of two U.S. citizens and one Indonesian citizen in Timika, Indonesia; (2) efforts by the government of Indonesia to arrest individuals indicted for crimes relating to those murders and any other actions taken by the government of Indonesia, including the Indonesian judiciary, police and Armed Forces, to bring the responsible individuals to justice; and (3) cooperation provided by the government of Indonesia, including the Indonesian judiciary, police and Armed Forces, to related requests made by the Secretary or the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-11-14
text: Became Public Law No: 109-102.
action_date: 2005-11-14
text: Became Public Law No: 109-102.
action_date: 2005-11-14
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2005-11-14
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2005-11-10
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2005-11-10
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2005-11-10
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2005-11-10
text: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 91 - 0. Record Vote Number: 320.
action_date: 2005-11-10
text: Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 91 - 0. Record Vote Number: 320.
action_date: 2005-11-10
text: Conference report considered in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12648-12651, S12668)
action_date: 2005-11-04
text: Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
action_date: 2005-11-04
text: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 358 - 39 (Roll no. 569).
action_date: 2005-11-04
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2005-11-04
text: Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 358 - 39 (Roll no. 569).
action_date: 2005-11-04
text: The previous question was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H9671)
action_date: 2005-11-04
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report to accompany H.R. 3057.
action_date: 2005-11-04
text: Mr. Kolbe brought up conference report H. Rept. 109-265 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 532. (consideration: CR H9650-9672)
action_date: 2005-11-04
text: Rule H. Res. 532 passed House.
action_date: 2005-11-03
text: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 532 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 3057 with 1 hour of general debate. The resolution waives all points of order against the conference report to accompany H.R. 3057 and against its consideration. The rule further provides that the conference report be considered as read.
action_date: 2005-11-02
text: Conference report H. Rept. 109-265 filed. (text of conference report: CR H9499-9533)
action_date: 2005-11-02
text: Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 109-265 filed.(text of conference report: CR H9499-9533)
action_date: 2005-11-01
text: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
action_date: 2005-11-01
text: Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: The Speaker appointed conferees: Kolbe, Knollenberg, Kirk, Crenshaw, Sherwood, Sweeney, Rehberg, Carter, Lewis (CA), Lowey, Jackson (IL), Kilpatrick (MI), Rothman, Fattah, and Obey.
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 259 - 147 (Roll no. 554). (consideration: CR H9310-9312, H9329-9330; text: CR H9310-9311)
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lowey motion to instruct conferees, the Chair put the question on adoption of the motion and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mrs. Lowey demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the motion until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: The previous question was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H9312)
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Lowey motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 3057. Instructions seek to direct the managers on the part of the House to insist on the provisions of the Senate bill providing a total of $2,971,000,000 to combat HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosisand Malaria, including a total of $500,000,000 for a US contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria.
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: Mrs. Lowey moved that the House instruct conferees.
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendments, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H9310)
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: Mr. Kolbe moved that the House disagree to the Senate amendments, and agree to a conference.
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2005-10-27
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2005-07-20
text: Senate insists on its amendments, asks for a conference, appoints conferees McConnell; Specter; Gregg; Shelby; Bennett; Bond; DeWine; Brownback; Cochran; Leahy; Inouye; Harkin; Mikulski; Durbin; Johnson; Landrieu; Byrd. (consideration: CR S8536)
action_date: 2005-07-20
text: Measure amended in Senate by unanimous consent after passage by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2005-07-20
text: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Yea-Nay Vote. 98 - 1. Record Vote Number: 197.
action_date: 2005-07-20
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Yea-Nay Vote. 98 - 1. Record Vote Number: 197.
action_date: 2005-07-20
text: Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8510-8518, S8522-8523, S8526-8530, S8530-8536)
action_date: 2005-07-19
text: Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8447-8476)
action_date: 2005-07-18
text: Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8393-8394, S8395-8403, S8408-8409)
action_date: 2005-07-15
text: The committee substitute agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2005-07-15
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S8333-8373; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S8333-8372)
action_date: 2005-06-30
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 150.
action_date: 2005-06-30
text: Committee on Appropriations. Reported by Senator McConnell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 109-96.
action_date: 2005-06-30
text: Committee on Appropriations. Reported by Senator McConnell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 109-96.
action_date: 2005-06-30
text: Committee on Appropriations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2005-06-29
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 393 - 32 (Roll no. 335).
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 393 - 32 (Roll no. 335).
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3057.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: On motion to rise and report Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: Mr. Kolbe moved for the Committee of the Whole to rise and report.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of the amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson-Lee (TX) amendment, pending reservation of a point of order.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sanchez, Loretta amendment, pending reservation of a point of order.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hefley amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hefley demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hefley amendment.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson-Lee (TX) amendment, pending reservation of a point of order.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Inslee amendment, pending reservation of a point of order.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bonilla amendment.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Capuano amendment, pending reservation of a point of order.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Garrett (NJ) amendment.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Waters amendment, pending reservation of a point of order.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bradley amendment.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lee amendment.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Deal amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Deal demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Deal amendment.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Sanders amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Sanders demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Sanders amendment.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 mintues of debate on the Otter amendment.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Weiner amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Weiner demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Weiner amendment.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Beauprez amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Beauprez demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Beauprez amendment.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: Mr. Jenkins raised a point of order against the content of the measure. Mr. Jenkins stated that certain provisions of Section 565 constituted legislation in an appropriations bill. (Beginning with "or" on page 113, line 26 and ending with the period on page 114, line 10. The Chair sustained the point of order.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Schiff amendment.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Royce amendment.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the McGovern amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. McGovern demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 60 minutes of debate on the McGovern amendment.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the King (IA) amendment.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lee amendment, pending reservation of a point of order.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5302-5355)
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Kolbe asked unanimous consent that further amendments to the bill be limited to a list submitted to the desk. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3057 as unfinished business.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: Mr. Kolbe moved that the Committee rise.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Pitts amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Hooley amendment under the five-minute rule.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3057.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: The Speaker designated the Honorable Mac Thornberry to act as Chairman of the Committee.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 341 and Rule XVIII.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3057 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be read by paragraph. Bill is open to amendments.
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 341. (consideration: CR H5281-5300; text of Title I as reported in House: CR H5291, H5296, H5297; text of Title II as reported in House: CR H5297, H5304-5305, H5307, H5317, H5318-5319; text of Title III as reported in House: CR H5319; text of Title IV as reported in House: CR H5319-5320; text of Title V as reported in House: CR H5320-5322, H5324-5331)
action_date: 2005-06-28
text: Rule H. Res. 341 passed House.
action_date: 2005-06-27
text: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 341 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3057 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be read by paragraph. Bill is open to amendments.
action_date: 2005-06-24
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 92.
action_date: 2005-06-24
text: The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 109-152, by Mr. Kolbe.
action_date: 2005-06-24
text: The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 109-152, by Mr. Kolbe.
action_date: 2005-06-24
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 109-102