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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Human Rights Investment Act of
2000''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds the following:
(1) Supporting human rights is in the national interests of
the United States and is consistent with American values and
beliefs.
(2) Defenders of human rights are changing our world in
many ways, including protecting freedom and dignity, religious
liberty, the rights of women and children, freedom of the
press, the rights of workers, the environment, and the human
rights of all persons.
(3) The United States must match its rhetoric on human
rights with action and with sufficient resources to provide
meaningful support for human rights and for the defenders of
human rights.
(4) Congress passed and the President signed into law the
International Arms Sales Code of Conduct Act of 1999 (Public
Law 106-113; 113 Stat. 1501A-508), which directed the President
to seek negotiations on a binding international agreement to
limit, restrict, or prohibit arms transfers to countries that
do not observe certain fundamental values of human liberty,
peace, and international stability, and provided that such an
international agreement should include a prohibition on arms
sales to countries that engage in gross violations of
internationally recognized human rights.
(5) The arms export end-use monitoring systems currently in
place should be improved and provided with sufficient funds to
accomplish their mission.

SEC. 3. SALARIES AND EXPENSES OF THE BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS,
AND LABOR.

For fiscal year 2001 and each fiscal year thereafter, not less than
1 percent of the amounts made available to the Department of State
under the heading ''Diplomatic and Consular Programs'' shall be made
available only for salaries and expenses of the Bureau of Democracy,
Human Rights, and Labor, including funding of positions at United
States missions abroad that are primarily dedicated to following human
rights developments in foreign countries.

SEC. 4. HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY FUND.

(a) Establishment of Fund.--There is established a Human Rights and
Democracy Fund (hereinafter in this section referred to as the
''Fund'') to be administered by the Assistant Secretary for Democracy,
Human Rights and Labor.
(b) Purposes of Fund.--The purposes of the Fund are--
(1) to support defenders of human rights;
(2) to assist the victims of human rights violations;
(3) to respond to human rights emergencies;
(4) to promote and encourage the growth of democracy,
including the support for nongovernmental organizations in
other countries; and
(5) to carry out such other related activities as are
consistent with paragraphs (1) through (4).
(c) Funding.--Of the amounts made available to carry out chapter 1
and chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, title V
of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1980,
and section 401 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969 for each of the
fiscal years 2001 and 2002, $32,000,000 for each such fiscal year shall
be made available to the Fund for carrying out the purposes described
in subsection (b).

SEC. 5. MONITORING OF UNITED STATES MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND ARMS
TRANSFERS.

(a) Weapons Monitoring Program.--
(1) Establishment of program.--The Secretary of State shall
establish and implement a program to monitor United States
military assistance and arms transfers.
(2) Responsibility of assistant secretary of state for
democracy, human rights and labor.--The Assistant Secretary of
State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor shall have primary
responsibility for advising the Secretary of State on the
establishment and implementation of program described in
paragraph (1).
(b) Purposes of Program.--
(1) Primary purposes.--The primary purposes of the program
described in subsection (a) are to ensure to the maximum extent
feasible that United States military assistance and weapons
manufactured in or sold from the United States are not used--
(A) to commit gross violations of human rights; or
(B) in violation of other United States laws
applicable to United States military assistance and
arms transfers that are also related to human rights
and preventing human rights violations.
(2) Other purposes.--The program described in subsection
(a) may be used for the following additional purposes:
(A) To prevent violations of other United States
laws applicable to United States military assistance
and arms transfers.
(B) To prevent fraud and waste by ensuring that tax
dollars are not diverted by foreign governments or
others from activities in the United States national
interest into areas for which the assistance was not
and would not have been provided.
(c) Elements of the Weapons Monitoring Program.--The program
described in subsection (a) shall ensure to the maximum feasible extent
that the United States has the ability--
(1) to determine whether United States military assistance
and arms transfers are used to commit gross violations of human
rights;
(2) to detect other violations of United States law
concerning United States military assistance and arms
transfers, including the diversion of such assistance or the
use of such assistance by security force or police units
credibly implicated in gross human rights violations; and
(3) to determine whether individuals or units that have
received United States military, security, or police training
or have participated or are scheduled to participate in joint
exercises with United States forces have been credibly
implicated in gross human rights violations.
(d) Weapons Monitoring Fund.--
(1) Reservation of funds.--Subject to paragraph (2), for
each fiscal year after fiscal year 2000, one percent of the
amounts appropriated for each fiscal year for United States
military assistance is authorized to be used only to carry out
the purposes of this section.
(2) Exception.--For any fiscal year, if the Secretary of
State certifies in writing to the appropriate congressional
committees that the United States can carry out the purposes of
this section without the full reservation of funds, the
Secretary of State shall designate an amount, which is not less
than one half of one percent of the amounts appropriated for
such fiscal year for United States military assistance, and
such designated amount is authorized to be used to carry out
the purposes of this section.
(3) Additional funds for program.-- Funds collected from
charges under section 21(e) of the Arms Export Control Act (22
U.S.C. 2761(e)) may be transferred to the Department of State
and made available to carry out the purposes of this section.
(e) Reports.--The Secretary of State shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees the following reports. To the
maximum extent possible, such reports shall be in unclassified form:
(1) Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment
of this Act, and after due consultation with the appropriate
congressional committees and others, a plan to implement the
provisions of this section.
(2) Not later than one year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, and annually thereafter, a report setting forth
the steps taken to implement this section and relevant
information obtained concerning the use of United States
military assistance and arms transfers.
(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
''appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on International Relations and
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
(2) United states military assistance.--The term ''United
States military assistance'' means--
(A) assistance under chapter 2 of part II of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to military
assistance), including the transfer of excess defense
articles under section 516 of that Act;
(B) assistance under chapter 5 of part II of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to
international military education and training or
''IMET'');
(C) assistance under chapter 8 of part I of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to
international narcotics control assistance);
(D) assistance under chapter 8 of part II of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to
antiterrorism assistance);
(E) assistance under section 2011 of title 10,
United States Code (relating to training with security
forces of friendly foreign countries);
(F) assistance under section 1004 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991
(relating to additional support for counter-drug activities); and
(G) assistance under section 1033 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998
(relating to support for counter-drug activities of
Peru and Colombia).
(3) United states military assistance and arms transfers.--
The term ''United States military assistance and arms
transfers'' means--
(A) United States military assistance (as defined
in paragraph (2)); or
(B)(i) the transfer of defense articles, defense
services, or design and construction services under the
Arms Export Control Act, including defense articles or
services licensed under section 38 of such Act; and
(ii) any other assistance under the Arms Export
Control Act.

SEC. 6. REPORTS ON ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE UNITED STATES TO ENCOURAGE
RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS.

(a) Section 116 Report.--Section 116(d) of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (7), by striking ''and'' at the end and
inserting a semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ''; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
''(9) for each country with respect to which a
determination has been made that extrajudicial killings,
torture, or other serious violations of human rights have
occurred in the country, the extent to which the United States
has taken or will take action to encourage an end to such
practices in the country.''.
(b) Section 502B Report.--Section 502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2304(b)) is amended by inserting after the 4th
sentence the following: ''Such report shall also include, for each
country with respect to which a determination has been made that
extrajudicial killings, torture, or other serious violations of human
rights have occurred in the country, the extent to which the United
States has taken or will take action to encourage an end to such
practices in the country.''.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR
DEMOCRACY.

There are authorized to be appropriated for the Department of State
to carry out the National Endowment for Democracy Act, $50,000,000 for
fiscal year 2001, and $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
A:
Establishes a Human Rights and Democracy Fund to be administered by the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. Sets forth the purposes of the Fund, including to: (1) support defenders of human rights and assist the victims of human rights violations; and (2) promote and encourage the growth of democracy, including the support for nongovernmental organizations in other countries. Authorizes appropriations.
Directs the Secretary of State to establish and implement a program to monitor U.S. military assistance and arms transfers to ensure to maximum extent feasible that U.S. military assistance and weapons manufactured in or sold from the United States are not used: (1) to commit gross violations of human rights; or (2) to violate other U.S. laws applicable to U.S. military assistance and arms transfers that are also related to human rights and preventing human rights violations. Earmarks for each fiscal year after FY2000 a specified percentage of amounts appropriated for each fiscal year for U.S. military assistance to carry out such program.
Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct the Secretary to report annually to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and a specified congressional committee about: (1) each country in which extrajudicial killings, torture, or other serious violations of human rights have occurred; and (2) the extent to which the United States has taken or will take action to encourage an end to such practices in the country.
Authorizes appropriations for the Department of State to carry out the National Endowment for Democracy Act.