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[Congressional Record: October 24, 2000 (House)]
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CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 4811, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING,
AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2001
Mr. CALLAHAN submitted the following conference report and statement
on the bill (H.R. 4811) making appropriations for foreign operations,
export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2001, and for other purposes:
Conference Report (H. Rept. 106-997)
The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the
two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R.
4811) ``making appropriations for foreign operations, export
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2001, and for other purposes'', having met,
after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and
do recommend to their respective Houses as follows:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with an
amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said
amendment, insert:
Section 101. (a) The provisions of H.R. 5526 of the 106th
Congress, as introduced on October 24, 2000, are hereby
enacted into law.
(b). In publishing the Act in slip form and in the United
States Statues at Large pursuant to section 112, of title 1,
United States Code, the Archivist of the United States shall
include after the date of approval at the end an appendix
setting forth the text of the bill referred to in subsection
(a) of this section.
And the Senate agreed to the same.
Sonny Callahan,
John Edward Porter,
Frank R. Wolf,
Ron Packard,
Joe Knollenberg,
Jack Kingston,
Jerry Lewis,
Roger F. Wicker,
Bill Young,
Nancy Pelosi,
Nita M. Lowey,
Jesse Jackson, Jr.,
Carolyn C. Kilpatrick,
Martin Olav Sabo,
Dave Obey,
(except for cap adjustment),
Managers on the Part of the House.
Mitch McConnell,
Arlen Specter,
Judd Gregg,
Richard Shelby,
Robert F. Bennett,
Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
Kit Bond,
Ted Stevens,
Patrick Leahy,
Frank R. Lautenberg,
Tom Harkin,
Barbara A. Mikulski,
Patty Murray,
Robert C. Byrd,
Managers on the Part of the Senate.
joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference
The managers on the part of the House and Senate at the
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4811) ``making
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2001'', submit the following joint statement to the House and
Senate in explanation of the effect of the action agreed upon
by the managers and recommended in the accompanying
conference report:
The conference agreement would enact the provisions of H.R.
5526 as introduced on October 24, 2000. The text of that bill
follows:
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A BILL Making appropriations for foreign operations, export
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the
following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I--EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE
export-import bank of the united states
The Export-Import Bank of the United States is authorized
to make such expenditures within the limits of funds and
borrowing authority available to such corporation, and in
accordance with law, and to make such contracts and
commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as
provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control
Act, as may be necessary in carrying out the program for the
current fiscal year for such corporation: Provided, That none
of the funds available during the current fiscal year may be
used to make expenditures, contracts, or commitments for the
export of nuclear equipment, fuel, or technology to any
country other than a nuclear-weapon state as defined in
Article IX of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear
Weapons eligible to receive economic or military assistance
under this Act that has detonated a nuclear explosive after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
subsidy appropriation
For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, insurance,
and tied-aid grants as authorized by section 10 of the
Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended, $865,000,000 to
remain available until September 30, 2004: Provided, That
such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall
be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974: Provided further, That such sums shall remain
available until September 30, 2019 for the disbursement of
direct loans, loan guarantees, insurance and tied-aid grants
obligated in fiscal years 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004:
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated by this
Act or any prior Act appropriating funds for foreign
operations, export financing, or related programs for tied-
aid credits or grants may be used for any other purpose
except through the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That funds
appropriated by this paragraph are made available
notwithstanding section 2(b)(2) of the Export Import Bank Act
of 1945, in connection with the purchase or lease of any
product by any East European country, any Baltic State or any
agency or national thereof.
administrative expenses
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct and
guaranteed loan and insurance programs, including hire of
passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $30,000 for official reception
and representation expenses for members of the Board of
Directors, $62,000,000: Provided, That necessary expenses
(including special services performed on a contract or fee
basis, but not including other personal services) in
connection with the collection of moneys owed the Export-
Import Bank, repossession or sale of pledged collateral or
other assets acquired by the Export-Import Bank in
satisfaction of moneys owed the Export-Import Bank, or the
investigation or appraisal of any property, or the evaluation
of the legal or technical aspects of any transaction for
which an application for a loan, guarantee or insurance
commitment has been made, shall be considered
nonadministrative expenses for the purposes of this heading:
Provided further, That, notwithstanding subsection (b) of
section 117 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1992, subsection
(a) thereof shall remain in effect until October 1, 2001.
overseas private investment corporation
noncredit account
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation is authorized
to make, without regard to fiscal year limitations, as
provided by 31 U.S.C. 9104, such expenditures and commitments
within the limits of funds available to it and in accordance
with law as may be necessary: Provided, That the amount
available for administrative expenses to carry out the credit
and insurance programs (including an amount for official
reception and representation expenses which shall not exceed
$35,000) shall not exceed $38,000,000: Provided further, That
project-specific transaction costs, including direct and
indirect costs incurred in claims settlements, and other
direct costs associated with services provided to specific
investors or potential investors pursuant to section 234 of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, shall not be considered
administrative expenses for the purposes of this heading.
program account
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, $24,000,000,
as authorized by section 234 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 to be derived by transfer from the Overseas Private
Investment Corporation noncredit account: Provided, That such
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974: Provided further, That such sums shall be available for
direct loan obligations and loan guaranty commitments
incurred or made during fiscal years 2001 and 2002: Provided
further, That such sums shall remain available through fiscal
year 2010 for the disbursement of direct and guaranteed loans
obligated in fiscal years 2001 and 2002: Provided further,
That in addition, such sums as may be necessary for
administrative expenses to carry out the credit program may
be derived from amounts available for administrative expenses
to carry out the credit and insurance programs in the
Overseas Private Investment Corporation Noncredit Account and
merged with said account.
Funds Appropriated to the President
trade and development agency
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
$50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2002.
TITLE II--BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
For expenses necessary to enable the President to carry out
the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for
other purposes, to remain available until September 30, 2001,
unless otherwise specified herein, as follows:
agency for international development
child survival and disease programs fund
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
chapters 1 and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, for child survival, basic education, assistance to
combat tropical and other infectious diseases, and related
activities, in addition to funds otherwise available for such
purposes, $963,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That this amount shall be made available for such
activities as: (1) immunization programs; (2) oral
rehydration programs; (3) health and nutrition programs, and
related education programs, which address the needs of
mothers and children; (4) water and sanitation programs; (5)
assistance for displaced and orphaned children; (6) programs
for the prevention, treatment, and control of, and research
on, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, polio, malaria and other
infectious diseases; and (7) basic education programs for
children: Provided further, That none of the funds
appropriated under this heading may be made available for
nonproject assistance, except that funds may be made
available for such assistance for basic education and ongoing
health programs: Provided further, That of the funds
appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $125,000, in
addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, may
be used to monitor and provide oversight of child survival,
maternal health, and infectious disease programs: Provided
further, That the following amounts should be allocated as
follows: $295,000,000 for child survival and maternal health;
$30,000,000 for vulnerable children; $300,000,000 for HIV/
AIDS; $125,000,000 for other infectious diseases;
$103,000,000 for children's basic education; and $110,000,000
for UNICEF: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated
under this heading, up to $50,000,000 may be made available
for a United States contribution to the Global Fund for
Children's Vaccines, up to $10,000,000 may be made available
for the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, and up to
$20,000,000 may be made available for a United States
contribution to an international HIV/AIDS fund as authorized
by subtitle B, title I of Public Law 106-264, or a comparable
international HIV/AIDS fund.
development assistance
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
sections 103 through 106, 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 (Public Law
96-533) and the provisions of section 401 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1969, $1,305,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2002: Provided, That of the amount
appropriated under this heading, up to $12,000,000 may be
made available for and apportioned directly to the Inter-
American Foundation: Provided further, That of the amount
appropriated under this heading, up to $16,000,000 may be
made available for the African Development Foundation and
shall be apportioned directly to that agency: Provided
further, That none of the funds made available in this Act
nor any unobligated balances from prior appropriations may be
made available to any organization or program which, as
determined by the President of the United States, supports or
participates in the management of a program of coercive
abortion or involuntary sterilization: Provided further, That
none of the funds made available under this heading may be
used to pay for the performance of abortion as a method of
family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to
practice abortions; and that in order to reduce reliance on
abortion in developing nations, funds shall be available only
to voluntary family planning projects which offer, either
directly or through referral to, or information about access
to, a broad range of family planning methods and services,
and that any such voluntary family planning project shall
meet the following requirements: (1) service providers or
referral agents in the project shall not implement or be
subject to quotas, or other numerical targets, of total
number of births, number of family planning acceptors, or
acceptors of a particular method of family planning (this
provision shall not be construed to include the use of
quantitative estimates or indicators for budgeting and
planning purposes); (2) the project shall not include payment
of incentives, bribes, gratuities, or financial reward to:
(A) an individual in exchange for becoming a family planning
acceptor; or (B) program personnel for achieving a numerical
target or quota of total number of births, number of family
planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of
family planning; (3) the project shall not deny any right or
benefit, including the right of access to participate in any
program of general welfare or the right of access to health
care, as a consequence of any individual's decision not to
accept family planning services; (4) the project shall
provide family planning acceptors comprehensible information
on the health benefits and risks of the method chosen,
including those conditions that
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might render the use of the method inadvisable and those
adverse side effects known to be consequent to the use of the
method; and (5) the project shall ensure that experimental
contraceptive drugs and devices and medical procedures are
provided only in the context of a scientific study in which
participants are advised of potential risks and benefits;
and, not less than 60 days after the date on which the
Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development determines that there has been a violation of the
requirements contained in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (5) of
this proviso, or a pattern or practice of violations of the
requirements contained in paragraph (4) of this proviso, the
Administrator shall submit to the Committee on International
Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and to the Committee on Foreign Relations and
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, a report
containing a description of such violation and the corrective
action taken by the Agency: Provided further, That in
awarding grants for natural family planning under section 104
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 no applicant shall be
discriminated against because of such applicant's religious
or conscientious commitment to offer only natural family
planning; and, additionally, all such applicants shall comply
with the requirements of the previous proviso: Provided
further, That for purposes of this or any other Act
authorizing or appropriating funds for foreign operations,
export financing, and related programs, the term
``motivate'', as it relates to family planning assistance,
shall not be construed to prohibit the provision, consistent
with local law, of information or counseling about all
pregnancy options: Provided further, That nothing in this
paragraph shall be construed to alter any existing statutory
prohibitions against abortion under section 104 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That none
of the funds appropriated under this heading may be made
available for any activity which is in contravention to the
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of
Flora and Fauna (CITES): Provided further, That of the funds
appropriated under this heading that are made available for
assistance programs for displaced and orphaned children and
victims of war, not to exceed $25,000, in addition to funds
otherwise available for such purposes, may be used to monitor
and provide oversight of such programs: Provided further,
That of the aggregate amount of the funds appropriated by
this Act to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 and the Support for East European Democracy (SEED)
Act of 1989, not less than $310,000,000 should be made
available for agriculture and rural development programs
of which $30,000,000 should be made available for plant
biotechnology research and development: Provided further,
That not less than $2,300,000 should be made available for
core support for the International Fertilizer Development
Center: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated
under this heading, not less than $5,200,000 shall be made
available to AmeriCares for the construction,
rehabilitation, and operation of community-based primary
healthcare facilities in Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala,
and El Salvador: Provided further, That of the funds
appropriated under this heading, not less than $500,000
should be made available for support of the United States
Telecommunications Training Institute: Provided further,
That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not
less than $17,000,000 should be made available for the
American Schools and Hospitals Abroad program: Provided
further, That of the funds appropriated under this
heading, not less than $2,000,000 should be available to
support an international media training center.
cyprus
Of the funds appropriated under the headings ``Development
Assistance'' and ``Economic Support Fund'', not less than
$15,000,000 shall be made available for Cyprus to be used
only for scholarships, administrative support of the
scholarship program, bicommunal projects, and measures aimed
at reunification of the island and designed to reduce
tensions and promote peace and cooperation between the two
communities on Cyprus.
lebanon
Of the funds appropriated under the headings ``Development
Assistance'' and ``Economic Support Fund'', not less than
$35,000,000 shall be made available for Lebanon to be used,
among other programs, for scholarships and direct support of
the American educational institutions in Lebanon.
burma
Of the funds appropriated under the headings ``Economic
Support Fund'' and ``Development Assistance'', not less than
$6,500,000 shall be made available to support democracy
activities in Burma, democracy and humanitarian activities
along the Burma-Thailand border, and for Burmese student
groups and other organizations located outside Burma:
Provided, That funds made available for Burma-related
activities under this heading may be made available
notwithstanding any other provision of law: Provided further,
That the provision of such funds shall be made available
subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
CONSERVATION FUND
Of the funds made available under the headings
``Development Assistance'' and ``Economic Support Fund'', not
less than $4,000,000 should be made available to support the
preservation of habitats and related activities for
endangered wildlife.
private and voluntary organizations
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available
by this Act for development assistance may be made available
to any United States private and voluntary organization,
except any cooperative development organization, which
obtains less than 20 percent of its total annual funding for
international activities from sources other than the United
States Government: Provided, That the Administrator of the
Agency for International Development, after informing the
Committees on Appropriations, may, on a case-by-case basis,
waive the restriction contained in this paragraph, after
taking into account the effectiveness of the overseas
development activities of the organization, its level of
volunteer support, its financial viability and stability, and
the degree of its dependence for its financial support on the
agency.
Funds appropriated or otherwise made available under title
II of this Act should be made available to private and
voluntary organizations at a level which is at least
equivalent to the level provided in fiscal year 1995.
international disaster assistance
For necessary expenses for international disaster relief,
rehabilitation, and reconstruction assistance pursuant to
section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as
amended, $165,000,000, to remain available until expended.
transition initiatives
For necessary expenses for international disaster
rehabilitation and reconstruction assistance pursuant to
section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
$50,000,000, to remain available until expended, to support
transition to democracy and to long-term development of
countries in crisis: Provided, That such support may include
assistance to develop, strengthen, or preserve democratic
institutions and processes, revitalize basic infrastructure,
and foster the peaceful resolution of conflict: Provided
further, That the United States Agency for International
Development shall submit a report to the Committees on
Appropriations at least 5 days prior to beginning a new
program of assistance.
micro and small enterprise development program account
For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees,
$1,500,000, as authorized by section 108 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961: Provided, That such costs shall be as
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974: Provided further, That guarantees of loans made under
this heading in support of microenterprise activities may
guarantee up to 70 percent of the principal amount of any
such loans notwithstanding section 108 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961. In addition, for administrative
expenses to carry out programs under this heading, $500,000,
all of which may be transferred to and merged with the
appropriation for Operating Expenses of the Agency for
International Development: Provided further, That funds made
available under this heading shall remain available until
September 30, 2002.
development credit program account
(including transfer of funds)
For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees,
$1,500,000, as authorized by section 635 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961: Provided, That such funds shall be
made available only for urban and environmental programs:
Provided further, That for the cost of direct loans and loan
guarantees, up to $5,000,000 of funds appropriated by this
Act under the heading ``Development Assistance'', may be
transferred to and merged with funds appropriated under this
heading to be made available for the purposes of part I of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That
such costs shall be as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That the
provisions of section 107A(d) (relating to general provisions
applicable to the Development Credit Authority) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as contained in section 306
of H.R. 1486 as reported by the House Committee on
International Relations on May 9, 1997, shall be applicable
to direct loans and loan guarantees provided under this
heading. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry
out credit programs administered by the Agency for
International Development, $4,000,000, all of which may be
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
Operating Expenses of the Agency for International
Development: Provided further, That funds appropriated under
this heading shall remain available until September 30, 2002.
payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund
For payment to the ``Foreign Service Retirement and
Disability Fund'', as authorized by the Foreign Service Act
of 1980, $44,489,000.
operating expenses of the agency for international development
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
section 667, $520,000,000: Provided, That none of the funds
appropriated under this heading may be made available to
finance the construction (including architect and engineering
services), purchase, or long term lease of offices for use by
the Agency for International Development, unless the
Administrator has identified such proposed construction
(including architect and engineering services), purchase, or
long term lease of offices in a report submitted to the
Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to the
obligation of these funds for such purposes: Provided
further, That the previous proviso shall not apply where the
total cost of construction (including architect and
engineering services), purchase, or long term lease of
offices does not exceed $1,000,000.
operating expenses of the agency for international development office
of inspector general
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
section 667, $27,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2002, which sum shall be available for the Office of the
Inspector General of the Agency for International
Development.
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Other Bilateral Economic Assistance
economic support fund
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
chapter 4 of part II, $2,295,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2002: Provided, That of the funds
appropriated under this heading, not less than $840,000,000
shall be available only for Israel, which sum shall be
available on a grant basis as a cash transfer and shall be
disbursed within 30 days of the enactment of this Act or by
October 31, 2000, whichever is later: Provided further, That
not less than $695,000,000 shall be available only for Egypt,
which sum shall be provided on a grant basis, and of which
sum cash transfer assistance shall be provided with the
understanding that Egypt will undertake significant economic
reforms which are additional to those which were undertaken
in previous fiscal years, and of which not less than
$200,000,000 shall be provided as Commodity Import Program
assistance: Provided further, That in exercising the
authority to provide cash transfer assistance for Israel, the
President shall ensure that the level of such assistance does
not cause an adverse impact on the total level of nonmilitary
exports from the United States to such country and that
Israel enters into a side letter agreement in an amount
proportional to the fiscal year 1999 agreement: Provided
further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading,
not less than $150,000,000 should be made available for
assistance for Jordan: Provided further, That of the funds
appropriated under this heading, not less than $25,000,000
shall be made available for assistance for East Timor of
which up to $1,000,000 may be transferred to and merged with
the appropriation for Operating Expenses of the Agency for
International Development: Provided further, That of the
funds appropriated under this heading, in addition to funds
otherwise made available for Indonesia, not less than
$5,000,000 should be made available for economic
rehabilitation and related activities in Aceh, Indonesia:
Provided further, That funds made available in the previous
proviso may be transferred to and merged with the
appropriation for Transition Initiatives: Provided further,
That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall
be obligated for regional or global programs, except as
provided through the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That of the
funds made available under this heading not less than
$12,000,000 should be made available for Mongolia: Provided
further, That up to $10,000,000 of the funds appropriated
under this heading may be used, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, to provide assistance to the National
Democratic Alliance of Sudan to strengthen its ability to
protect civilians from attacks, slave raids, and aerial
bombardment by the Sudanese Government forces and its
militia allies, and the provision of such funds shall be
subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That in
the previous proviso, the term ``assistance'' includes
non-lethal, non-food aid such as blankets, medicine, fuel,
mobile clinics, water drilling equipment, communications
equipment to notify civilians of aerial bombardment, non-
military vehicles, tents, and shoes.
international fund for ireland
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
$25,000,000, which shall be available for the United States
contribution to the International Fund for Ireland and shall
be made available in accordance with the provisions of the
Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-
415): Provided, That such amount shall be expended at the
minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for projects
and activities: Provided further, That funds made available
under this heading shall remain available until September 30,
2002.
assistance for eastern europe and the baltic states
(a) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Support for East
European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989, $600,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2002, which shall be
available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for
assistance and for related programs for Eastern Europe and
the Baltic States: Provided, That of the funds appropriated
under this heading not less than $5,000,000 shall be made
available for assistance for the Baltic States: Provided
further, That funds made available for assistance for Kosova
from funds appropriated under this heading and under the
headings ``Economic Support Fund'' and ``International
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement'' shall not exceed 15
percent of the total resources pledged by all donors for
calendar year 2001 for assistance for Kosova as of March 31,
2001: Provided further, That of the funds made available
under this heading for Kosova, not less than $1,300,000
should be made available to support the National Albanian
American Council's training program for Kosovar women:
Provided further, That none of the funds made available under
this Act for assistance for Kosova shall be made available
for large scale physical infrastructure reconstruction:
Provided further, That of the funds made available under this
heading and the headings ``International Narcotics Control
and Law Enforcement'' and ``Economic Support Fund'', not to
exceed $80,000,000 shall be made available for Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
(b) Funds appropriated under this heading or in prior
appropriations Acts that are or have been made available for
an Enterprise Fund may be deposited by such Fund in interest-
bearing accounts prior to the Fund's disbursement of such
funds for program purposes. The Fund may retain for such
program purposes any interest earned on such deposits without
returning such interest to the Treasury of the United States
and without further appropriation by the Congress. Funds made
available for Enterprise Funds shall be expended at the
minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for projects
and activities.
(c) Funds appropriated under this heading shall be
considered to be economic assistance under the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 for purposes of making available the
administrative authorities contained in that Act for the use
of economic assistance.
(d) None of the funds appropriated under this heading may
be made available for new housing construction or repair or
reconstruction of existing housing in Bosnia and Herzegovina
unless directly related to the efforts of United States
troops to promote peace in said country.
(e) With regard to funds appropriated under this heading
for the economic revitalization program in Bosnia and
Herzegovina, and local currencies generated by such funds
(including the conversion of funds appropriated under this
heading into currency used by Bosnia and Herzegovina as local
currency and local currency returned or repaid under such
program) the Administrator of the Agency for International
Development shall provide written approval for grants and
loans prior to the obligation and expenditure of funds for
such purposes, and prior to the use of funds that have been
returned or repaid to any lending facility or grantee.
(f ) The provisions of section 532 of this Act shall apply
to funds made available under subsection (e) and to funds
appropriated under this heading: Provided, That
notwithstanding any provision of this or any other Act,
including provisions in this subsection regarding the
application of section 532 of this Act, local currencies
generated by, or converted from, funds appropriated by this
Act and by previous appropriations Acts and made available
for the economic revitalization program in Bosnia may be used
in Eastern Europe and the Baltic States to carry out the
provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the
Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989.
(g) The President is authorized to withhold funds
appropriated under this heading made available for economic
revitalization programs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, if he
determines and certifies to the Committees on Appropriations
that the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has not
complied with article III of annex 1-A of the General
Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina
concerning the withdrawal of foreign forces, and that
intelligence cooperation on training, investigations, and
related activities between Iranian officials and Bosnian
officials has not been terminated.
assistance for the independent states of the former soviet union
(a) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
chapters 11 and 12 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 and the FREEDOM Support Act, for assistance for the
Independent States of the former Soviet Union and for related
programs, $810,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2002: Provided, That the provisions of such chapters
shall apply to funds appropriated by this paragraph: Provided
further, That of the funds made available for the Southern
Caucasus region, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
15 percent may be used for confidence-building measures and
other activities in furtherance of the peaceful resolution of
the regional conflicts, especially those in the vicinity of
Abkhazia and Nagorno-Karabagh: Provided further, That of the
amounts appropriated under this heading not less than
$20,000,000 shall be made available solely for the Russian
Far East: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated
under this heading, not less than $1,500,000 should be
available only to meet the health and other assistance needs
of victims of trafficking in persons.
(b) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less
than $170,000,000 should be made available for assistance for
Ukraine: Provided, That of this amount, not less than
$25,000,000 should be made available for nuclear reactor
safety initiatives, and not less than $5,000,000 should be
made available for the Ukranian Land and Resource Management
Center.
(c) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less
than $92,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for
Georgia of which not less than $25,000,000 should be made
available to support Border Security Guard and export control
initiatives.
(d) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less
than $90,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for
Armenia.
(e) Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act shall not apply
to--
(1) activities to support democracy or assistance under
title V of the FREEDOM Support Act and section 1424 of Public
Law 104-201;
(2) any assistance provided by the Trade and Development
Agency under section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2421);
(3) any activity carried out by a member of the United
States and Foreign Commercial Service while acting within his
or her official capacity;
(4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or other
assistance provided by the Overseas Private Investment
Corporation under title IV of chapter 2 of part I of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2191 et seq.);
(5) any financing provided under the Export-Import Bank Act
of 1945; or
(6) humanitarian assistance.
(f) Not more than 25 percent of the funds appropriated
under this heading may be made available for assistance for
any country in the region. Activities authorized under title
V (nonproliferation and disarmament programs and activities)
of the FREEDOM Support Act shall not be counted against the
25 percent limitation.
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(g) Of the funds made available under this heading for
nuclear safety activities, not to exceed 8 percent of the
funds provided for any single project may be used to pay for
management costs incurred by a United States agency or
national lab in administering said project.
(h)(1) Of the funds appropriated under this heading that
are allocated for assistance for the Government of the
Russian Federation, 60 percent shall be withheld from
obligation until the President determines and certifies in
writing to the Committees on Appropriations that the
Government of the Russian Federation.
(A) has terminated implementation of arrangements to
provide Iran with technical expertise, training, technology,
or equipment necessary to develop a nuclear reactor, related
nuclear research facilities or programs, or ballistic missile
capability;
(B) is cooperating with international efforts to
investigate allegations of war crimes and atrocities in
Chechnya;
(C) is providing full access to international non-
government organizations providing humanitarian relief to
refugees and internally displaced persons in Chechnya; and
(D) is in compliance with article V of the Treaty on
Conventional Armed Forces in Europe regarding forces deployed
in the flank zone in and around Chechnya.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to--
(A) assistance to combat infectious diseases; and
(B) activities authorized under title V (Nonproliferation
and Disarmament Programs and Activities) of the FREEDOM
Support Act.
(i) Of the funds appropriated under this heading for
assistance for Russia, and the heading ``Migration and
Refugee Assistance'', not less than $10,000,000 shall be made
available to non-government organization providing
humanitarian relief in Checknya and Ingushetia.
(j) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less
than $45,000,000 shall be made available, in addition to
funds otherwise available for such purposes, for assistance
for child survival, environmental health, and to combat
infectious diseases, and for related activities.
Independent Agency
peace corps
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the
Peace Corps Act (75 Stat. 612), $265,000,000, including the
purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for
administrative purposes for use outside of the United States:
Provided, That none of the funds appropriated under this
heading shall be used to pay for abortions: Provided further,
That funds appropriated under this heading shall remain
available until September 30, 2002.
Department of State
international narcotics control and law enforcement
For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $325,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That any funds made
available under this heading for anti-crime programs and
activities shall be made available subject to the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
Provided further, That during fiscal year 2001, the
Department of State may also use the authority of section 608
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, without regard to its
restrictions, to receive excess property from an agency of
the United States Government for the purpose of providing it
to a foreign country under chapter 8 of part I of that Act
subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
migration and refugee assistance
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to
enable the Secretary of State to provide, as authorized by
law, a contribution to the International Committee of the Red
Cross, assistance to refugees, including contributions to the
International Organization for Migration and the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and other activities
to meet refugee and migration needs; salaries and expenses of
personnel and dependents as authorized by the Foreign Service
Act of 1980; allowances as authorized by sections 5921
through 5925 of title 5, United States Code; purchase and
hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as authorized
by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $700,000,000,
which shall remain available until expended: Provided, That
not more than $14,500,000 shall be available for
administrative expenses: Provided further, That funds
appropriated under this heading to support activities and
programs conducted by the United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees shall be made available after reporting at
least 5 days in advance to the Committees on
Appropriations: Provided further, That the reporting
requirement contained in the previous proviso may be
waived for any such obligation if failure to waive this
requirement would pose a substantial risk to human health
or welfare: Provided further, That in case of any such
waiver, a report to the Committees on Appropriations shall
be provided as early as practicable, but in no event later
than 5 days after such obligation: Provided further, That
not less than $60,000,000 of the funds made available
under this heading shall be made available for refugees
from the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe and other
refugees resettling in Israel.
united states emergency refugee and migration assistance fund
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of
1962, as amended (22 U.S.C. 260(c)), $15,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That the funds made
available under this heading are appropriated notwithstanding
the provisions contained in section 2(c)(2) of the Act which
would limit the amount of funds which could be appropriated
for this purpose.
nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs
For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-terrorism
and related programs and activities, $311,600,000, to carry
out the provisions of chapter 8 of part II of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-terrorism assistance, section
504 of the FREEDOM Support Act, section 23 of the Arms Export
Control Act or the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for
demining activities, the clearance of unexploded ordnance,
the destruction of small arms, and related activities,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, including
activities implemented through nongovernmental and
international organizations, section 301 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 for a voluntary contribution to the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and a voluntary
contribution to the Korean Peninsula Energy Development
Organization (KEDO), and for a United States contribution to
the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Preparatory
Commission: Provided, That the Secretary of State shall
inform the Committees on Appropriations at least 20 days
prior to the obligation of funds for the Comprehensive
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission: Provided
further, That of this amount not to exceed $15,000,000, to
remain available until expended, may be made available for
the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund, notwithstanding
any other provision of law, to promote bilateral and
multilateral activities relating to nonproliferation and
disarmament: Provided further, That such funds may also be
used for such countries other than the Independent States of
the former Soviet Union and international organizations when
it is in the national security interest of the United States
to do so: Provided further, That such funds shall be subject
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations: Provided further, That funds appropriated
under this heading may be made available for the
International Atomic Energy Agency only if the Secretary of
State determines (and so reports to the Congress) that Israel
is not being denied its right to participate in the
activities of that Agency: Provided further, That of the
funds appropriated under this heading, $40,000,000 should be
made available for demining, clearance of unexploded
ordnance, and related activities: Provided further, That of
the funds made available for demining and related activities,
not to exceed $500,000, in addition to funds otherwise
available for such purposes, may be used for administrative
expenses related to the operation and management of the
demining program.
Department of the Treasury
International Affairs Technical Assistance
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
section 129 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating
to international affairs technical assistance activities),
$6,000,000, to remain available until expended, which shall
be available nowithstanding any other provision of law.
debt restructuring
For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and loan
guarantees, as the President may determine, for which funds
have been appropriated or otherwise made available for
programs within the International Affairs Budget Function
150, including the cost of selling, reducing, or canceling
amounts owed to the United States as a result of concessional
loans made to eligible countries, pursuant to parts IV and V
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and of modifying
concessional credit agreements with least developed
countries, as authorized under section 411 of the
Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as
amended, and concessional loans, guarantees and credit
agreements, as authorized under section 572 of the Foreign
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 1989 (Public Law 100-461), and of
canceling amounts owed, as a result of loans or guarantees
made pursuant to the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, by
countries that are eligible for debt reduction pursuant to
title V of H.R. 3425 as enacted into law by section
1000(a)(5) of Public Law 106-113, $238,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That of this amount, not
less than $13,000,000 shall be made available to carry out
the provisions of part V of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961: Provided further, That funds appropriated or otherwise
made available under this heading in this Act may be used by
the Secretary of the Treasury to pay to the Heavily Indebted
Poor Countries (HIPC) Trust Fund administered by the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development amounts
for the benefit of countries that are eligible for debt
reduction pursuant to title V of H.R. 3425 as enacted into
law by section 1000(a)(5) of Public Law 106-113: Provided
further, That amounts paid to the HIPC Trust Fund may be used
only to fund debt reduction under the enhanced HIPC
initiative by--
(1) the Inter-American Development Bank;
(2) the African Development Fund;
(3) the African Development Bank; and
(4) the Central American Bank for Economic Integration:
Provided further, That funds may not be paid to the HIPC
Trust Fund for the benefit of any country if the Secretary of
State has credible evidence that the government of such
country is engaged in a consistent pattern of gross
violations of internationally recognized human rights or in
military or civil conflict that undermines its ability to
develop and implement measures to alleviate poverty and to
devote adequate human and financial resources to that end:
Provided
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further, That on the basis of final appropriations, the
Secretary of the Treasury shall consult with the Committees
on Appropriations concerning which countries and
international financial institutions are expected to benefit
from a United States contribution to the HIPC Trust Fund
during the fiscal year: Provided further, That the Secretary
of the Treasury shall inform the Committees on Appropriations
not less than 15 days in advance of the signature of an
agreement by the United States to make payments to the HIPC
Trust Fund of amounts for such countries and institutions:
Provided further, That the Secretary of the Treasury may
disburse funds designated for debt reduction through the HIPC
Trust Fund only for the benefit of countries that--
(a) have committed, for a period of 24 months, not to
accept new market-rate loans from the international financial
institution receiving debt repayment as a result of such
disbursement, other than loans made by such institution to
export-oriented commercial projects that generate foreign
exchange which are generally referred to as ``enclave''
loans; and
(b) have documented and demonstrated their commitment to
redirect their budgetary resources from international debt
repayments to programs to alleviate poverty and promote
economic growth that are additional to or expand upon those
previously available for such purposes:
Provided further, That any limitation of subsection (e) of
section 411 of the Agricultural Trade Development and
Assistance Act of 1954 shall not apply to funds appropriated
under this heading: Provided further, That none of the funds
made available under this heading in this or any other
appropriations Acts shall be made available for Sudan or
Burma unless the Secretary of Treasury determines and
notifies the Committees on Appropriations that a
democratically elected government has taken office: Provided
further, That the authority provided by section 572 of Public
Law 100-461 may be exercised only with respect to countries
that are eligible to borrow from the International
Development Association, but not from the International Bank
for Reconstruction and Development, commonly referred to as
``IDA-only'' countries.
TITLE III--MILITARY ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
international military education and training
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
$55,000,000, of which up to $1,000,000 may remain available
until expended: Provided, That the civilian personnel for
whom military education and training may be provided under
this heading may include civilians who are not members of a
government whose participation would contribute to improved
civil-military relations, civilian control of the military,
or respect for human rights: Provided further, That funds
appropriated under this heading for grant financed military
education and training for Indonesia and Guatemala may only
be available for expanded international military education
and training and funds made available for Indonesia and
Guatemala may only be provided through the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
foreign military financing program
For expenses necessary for grants to enable the President
to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the Arms Export
Control Act, $3,545,000,000: Provided, That of the funds
appropriated under this heading, not less than $1,980,000,000
shall be available for grants only for Israel, and not less
than $1,300,000,000 shall be made available for grants only
for Egypt: Provided further, That the funds appropriated by
this paragraph for Israel shall be disbursed within 30 days
of the enactment of this Act or by October 31, 2000,
whichever is later: Provided further, That to the extent that
the Government of Israel requests that funds be used for such
purposes, grants made available for Israel by this paragraph
shall, as agreed by Israel and the United States, be
available for advanced weapons systems, of which not less
than $520,000,000 shall be available for the procurement in
Israel of defense articles and defense services, including
research and development: Provided further, That of the funds
appropriated by this paragraph, not less than $75,000,000
should be available for assistance for Jordan: Provided
further, That of the funds appropriated by this paragraph,
not less than $3,000,000 shall be made available for
assistance for Malta: Provided further, That of the funds
appropriated by this paragraph, not less than $8,500,000
shall be made available for assistance for Tunisia: Provided
further, That during fiscal year 2001, the President is
authorized to, and shall, direct the draw-downs of defense
articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense,
defense services of the Department of Defense, and military
education and training of an aggregate value of not less than
$5,000,000 under the authority of this proviso for Tunisia
for the purposes of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 and any amount so directed shall count toward meeting
the earmark in the preceding proviso: Provided further, That
of the funds appropriated by this paragraph, not less than
$8,000,000 shall be made available for Georgia: Provided
further, That during fiscal year 2001, the President is
authorized to, and shall, direct the draw-downs of defense
articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense,
defense services of the Department of Defense, and military
education and training of an aggregate value of not less than
$4,000,000 under the authority of this proviso for Georgia
for the purposes of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 and any amount so directed shall count toward meeting
the earmark in the preceding proviso: Provided further, That
funds appropriated by this paragraph shall be nonrepayable
notwithstanding any requirement in section 23 of the Arms
Export Control Act: Provided further, That funds made
available under this paragraph shall be obligated upon
apportionment in accordance with paragraph (5)(C) of title
31, United States Code, section 1501(a).
None of the funds made available under this heading shall
be available to finance the procurement of defense articles,
defense services, or design and construction services that
are not sold by the United States Government under the
Arms Export Control Act unless the foreign country
proposing to make such procurements has first signed an
agreement with the United States Government specifying the
conditions under which such procurements may be financed
with such funds: Provided, That all country and funding
level increases in allocations shall be submitted through
the regular notification procedures of section 515 of this
Act: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated
under this heading shall be available for assistance for
Sudan and Liberia: Provided further, That funds made
available under this heading may be used, notwithstanding
any other provision of law, for demining, the clearance of
unexploded ordnance, and related activities, and may
include activities implemented through nongovernmental and
international organizations: Provided further, That none
of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be
available for assistance for Guatemala: Provided further,
That only those countries for which assistance was
justified for the ``Foreign Military Sales Financing
Program'' in the fiscal year 1989 congressional
presentation for security assistance programs may utilize
funds made available under this heading for procurement of
defense articles, defense services or design and
construction services that are not sold by the United
States Government under the Arms Export Control Act:
Provided further, That funds appropriated under this
heading shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary to
make timely payment for defense articles and services:
Provided further, That not more than $33,000,000 of the
funds appropriated under this heading may be obligated for
necessary expenses, including the purchase of passenger
motor vehicles for replacement only for use outside of the
United States, for the general costs of administering
military assistance and sales: Provided further, That not
more than $340,000,000 of funds realized pursuant to
section 21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act may be
obligated for expenses incurred by the Department of
Defense during fiscal year 2001 pursuant to section 43(b)
of the Arms Export Control Act, except that this
limitation may be exceeded only through the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations: Provided further, That foreign military
financing program funds estimated to be outlayed for Egypt
during fiscal year 2001 shall be transferred to an
interest bearing account for Egypt in the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York within 30 days of enactment of this Act
or by October 31, 2000, whichever is later: Provided
further, That the Committees on Appropriations shall be
informed at least 10 days prior to the obligation of any
interest accrued by the account established by the
previous proviso.
peacekeeping operations
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
$127,000,000: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated
under this heading shall be obligated or expended except as
provided through the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
TITLE IV--MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
funds appropriated to the president
international financial institutions
global environment facility
For the United States contribution for the Global
Environment Facility, $108,000,000, to the International Bank
for Reconstruction and Development as trustee for the Global
Environment Facility, by the Secretary of the Treasury, to
remain available until expended.
contribution to the international development association
For payment to the International Development Association by
the Secretary of the Treasury, $775,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided: That the Secretary of the
Treasury shall: (1) accord high priority to encouraging the
International Development Association to establish and
implement a policy to provide new assistance on grant terms
to enhanced HIPC Initiative countries that have reached the
completion point; and (2) submit a report to the Speaker of
the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate,
and the Committees on Appropriations no later than June 30,
2001, on the progress reached in achieving the objective set
forth in clause (1): Provided further, That in negotiating
United States participation in the next replenishment of the
International Development Association, the Secretary of the
Treasury shall accord high priority to providing the
International Development Association with the policy
flexibility to provide new grant assistance to countries
eligible for debt reduction under the enhanced HIPC
Initiative.
contribution to the multilateral investment guarantee agency
For payment to the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
by the Secretary of the Treasury, $10,000,000, for the United
States paid-in share of the increase in capital stock, to
remain available until expended.
limitation on callable capital
The United States Governor of the Multilateral Investment
Guarantee Agency may subscribe without fiscal year limitation
for the callable capital portion of the United States share
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of such capital stock in an amount not to exceed $50,000,000.
Contribution to the Inter-American Investment Corporation
For payment to the Inter-American Investment Corporation,
by the Secretary of the Treasury, $25,000,000, for the United
States share of the increase in subscriptions to capital
stock, to remain available until expended.
contribution to the enterprise for the americas multilateral investment
fund
For payment to the Enterprise for the Americas Multilateral
Investment Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, for the
United States contribution to the fund, $10,000,000, to
remain available until expended.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND
For the United States contribution by the Secretary of the
Treasury to the increase in resources of the Asian
Development Fund, as authorized by the Asian Development Bank
Act, as amended, $72,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
Contribution to the African Development Bank
For payment to the African Development Bank by the
Secretary of the Treasury, $6,100,000, for the United States
paid-in share of the increase in capital stock, to remain
available until expended.
limitation on callable capital subscriptions
The United States Governor of the African Development Bank
may subscribe without fiscal year limitation for the callable
capital portion of the United States share of such capital
stock in an amount not to exceed $97,548,522.
contribution to the african development fund
For the United States contribution by the Secretary of the
Treasury to the increase in resources of the African
Development Fund, $100,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
contribution to the european bank for reconstruction and development
For payment to the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development by the Secretary of the Treasury, $35,778,717,
for the United States share of the paid-in portion of the
increase in capital stock, to remain available until
expended.
limitation on callable capital subscriptions
The United States Governor of the European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development may subscribe without fiscal
year limitation to the callable capital portion of the United
States share of such capital stock in an amount not to exceed
$123,237,803.
contribution to the international fund for agricultural development
For the United States contribution by the Secretary of the
Treasury to increase the resources of the International Fund
for Agricultural Development, $5,000,000, to remain available
until expended.
International Organizations and Programs
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and of
section 2 of the United Nations Environment Program
Participation Act of 1973, $186,000,000: Provided, That none
of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be made
available for the United Nations Fund for Science and
Technology: Provided further, That not less than $5,000,000
should be made available to the World Food Program: Provided
further, That none of the funds appropriated under this
heading may be made available to the Korean Peninsula Energy
Development Organization (KEDO) or the International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA).
TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS
obligations during last month of availability
Sec. 501. Except for the appropriations entitled
``International Disaster Assistance'', and ``United States
Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund'', not more
than 15 percent of any appropriation item made available by
this Act shall be obligated during the last month of
availability.
prohibition of bilateral funding for international financial
institutions
Sec. 502. Notwithstanding section 614 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, none of the funds contained in title
II of this Act may be used to carry out the provisions of
section 209(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961:
Provided, That none of the funds appropriated by title II of
this Act may be transferred by the Agency for International
Development directly to an international financial
institution (as defined in section 533 of this Act) for the
purpose of repaying a foreign country's loan obligations to
such institution.
limitation on residence expenses
Sec. 503. Of the funds appropriated or made available
pursuant to this Act, not to exceed $126,500 shall be for
official residence expenses of the Agency for International
Development during the current fiscal year: Provided, That
appropriate steps shall be taken to assure that, to the
maximum extent possible, United States-owned foreign
currencies are utilized in lieu of dollars.
limitation on expenses
Sec. 504. Of the funds appropriated or made available
pursuant to this Act, not to exceed $5,000 shall be for
entertainment expenses of the Agency for International
Development during the current fiscal year.
limitation on representational allowances
Sec. 505. Of the funds appropriated or made available
pursuant to this Act, not to exceed $95,000 shall be
available for representation allowances for the Agency for
International Development during the current fiscal year:
Provided, That appropriate steps shall be taken to assure
that, to the maximum extent possible, United States-owned
foreign currencies are utilized in lieu of dollars: Provided
further, That of the funds made available by this Act for
general costs of administering military assistance and sales
under the heading ``Foreign Military Financing Program'', not
to exceed $2,000 shall be available for entertainment
expenses and not to exceed $50,000 shall be available for
representation allowances: Provided further, That of the
funds made available by this Act under the heading
``International Military Education and Training'', not to
exceed $50,000 shall be available for entertainment
allowances: Provided further, That of the funds made
available by this Act for the Inter-American Foundation, not
to exceed $2,000 shall be available for entertainment and
representation allowances: Provided further, That of the
funds made available by this Act for the Peace Corps, not to
exceed a total of $4,000 shall be available for entertainment
expenses: Provided further, That of the funds made available
by this Act under the heading ``Trade and Development
Agency'', not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for
representation and entertainment allowances.
prohibition on financing nuclear goods
Sec. 506. None of the funds appropriated or made available
(other than funds for ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism,
Demining and Related Programs'') pursuant to this Act, for
carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used,
except for purposes of nuclear safety, to finance the export
of nuclear equipment, fuel, or technology.
prohibition against direct funding for certain countries
Sec. 507. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended
to finance directly any assistance or reparations to Cuba,
Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Iran, Sudan, or Syria: Provided,
That for purposes of this section, the prohibition on
obligations or expenditures shall include direct loans,
credits, insurance and guarantees of the Export-Import Bank
or its agents.
military coups
Sec. 508. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended
to finance directly any assistance to any country whose duly
elected head of government is deposed by decree or military
coup: Provided, That assistance may be resumed to such
country if the President determines and reports to the
Committees on Appropriations that subsequent to the
termination of assistance a democratically elected government
has taken office.
transfers between accounts
Sec. 509. None of the funds made available by this Act may
be obligated under an appropriation account to which they
were not appropriated, except for transfers specifically
provided for in this Act, unless the President, prior to the
exercise of any authority contained in the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 to transfer funds, consults with and provides a
written policy justification to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate.
deobligation/reobligation authority
Sec. 510. Obligated balances of funds appropriated to carry
out section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act as of the end
of the fiscal year immediately preceding the current fiscal
year are, if deobligated, hereby continued available during
the current fiscal year for the same purpose under any
authority applicable to such appropriations under this Act:
Provided, That the authority of this subsection may not be
used in fiscal year 2001.
availability of funds
Sec. 511. No part of any appropriation contained in this
Act shall remain available for obligation after the
expiration of the current fiscal year unless expressly so
provided in this Act: Provided, That funds appropriated for
the purposes of chapters 1, 8, 11, and 12 of part I, section
667, and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961, as amended, and funds provided under the heading
``Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States'',
shall remain available until expended if such funds are
initially obligated before the expiration of their respective
periods of availability contained in this Act: Provided
further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of this
Act, any funds made available for the purposes of chapter 1
of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 which are allocated or obligated for cash
disbursements in order to address balance of payments or
economic policy reform objectives, shall remain available
until expended: Provided further, That the report required by
section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall
designate for each country, to the extent known at the time
of submission of such report, those funds allocated for cash
disbursement for balance of payment and economic policy
reform purposes.
limitation on assistance to countries in default
Sec. 512. No part of any appropriation contained in this
Act shall be used to furnish assistance to any country which
is in default during a period in excess of one calendar year
in payment to the United States of principal or interest on
any loan made to the government of such country by the United
States pursuant to a program for which funds are appropriated
under this Act: Provided, That this section and section
620(q) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply
to funds made available for any narcotics-related assistance
for Colombia, Bolivia, and Peru authorized by the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 or the Arms Export Control Act.
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commerce and trade
Sec. 513. (a) None of the funds appropriated or made
available pursuant to this Act for direct assistance and none
of the funds otherwise made available pursuant to this Act to
the Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private Investment
Corporation shall be obligated or expended to finance any
loan, any assistance or any other financial commitments for
establishing or expanding production of any commodity for
export by any country other than the United States, if the
commodity is likely to be in surplus on world markets at the
time the resulting productive capacity is expected to become
operative and if the assistance will cause substantial injury
to United States producers of the same, similar, or competing
commodity: Provided, That such prohibition shall not apply to
the Export-Import Bank if in the judgment of its Board of
Directors the benefits to industry and employment in the
United States are likely to outweigh the injury to United
States producers of the same, similar, or competing
commodity, and the Chairman of the Board so notifies the
Committees on Appropriations.
(b) None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act
to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 shall be available for any testing or breeding
feasibility study, variety improvement or introduction,
consultancy, publication, conference, or training in
connection with the growth or production in a foreign country
of an agricultural commodity for export which would compete
with a similar commodity grown or produced in the United
States: Provided, That this subsection shall not prohibit--
(1) activities designed to increase food security in
developing countries where such activities will not have a
significant impact in the export of agricultural commodities
of the United States; or
(2) research activities intended primarily to benefit
American producers.
surplus commodities
Sec. 514. The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the
United States Executive Directors of the International Bank
for Reconstruction and Development, the International
Development Association, the International Finance
Corporation, the Inter-American Development Bank, the
International Monetary Fund, the Asian Development Bank, the
Inter-American Investment Corporation, the North American
Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development, the African Development Bank, and the African
Development Fund to use the voice and vote of the United
States to oppose any assistance by these institutions, using
funds appropriated or made available pursuant to this Act,
for the production or extraction of any commodity or mineral
for export, if it is in surplus on world markets and if the
assistance will cause substantial injury to United States
producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity.
notification requirements
Sec. 515. (a) For the purposes of providing the executive
branch with the necessary administrative flexibility, none of
the funds made available under this Act for ``Child Survival
and Disease Programs Fund'', ``Development Assistance'',
``International Organizations and Programs'', ``Trade and
Development Agency'', ``International Narcotics Control and
Law Enforcement'', ``Assistance for Eastern Europe and the
Baltic States'', ``Assistance for the Independent States of
the Former Soviet Union'', ``Economic Support Fund'',
``Peacekeeping Operations'', ``Operating Expenses of the
Agency for International Development'', ``Operating Expenses
of the Agency for International Development Office of
Inspector General'', ``Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism,
Demining and Related Programs'', ``Foreign Military Financing
Program'', ``International Military Education and Training'',
``Peace Corps'', and ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'',
shall be available for obligation for activities, programs,
projects, type of materiel assistance, countries, or other
operations not justified or in excess of the amount justified
to the Appropriations Committees for obligation under any of
these specific headings unless the Appropriations Committees
of both Houses of Congress are previously notified 15 days in
advance: Provided, That the President shall not enter into
any commitment of funds appropriated for the purposes of
section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act for the provision
of major defense equipment, other than conventional
ammunition, or other major defense items defined to be
aircraft, ships, missiles, or combat vehicles, not previously
justified to Congress or 20 percent in excess of the
quantities justified to Congress unless the Committees on
Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such
commitment: Provided further, That this section shall not
apply to any reprogramming for an activity, program, or
project under chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 of less than 10 percent of the amount previously
justified to the Congress for obligation for such activity,
program, or project for the current fiscal year: Provided
further, That the requirements of this section or any similar
provision of this Act or any other Act, including any prior
Act requiring notification in accordance with the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations,
may be waived if failure to do so would pose a substantial
risk to human health or welfare: Provided further, That in
case of any such waiver, notification to the Congress, or the
appropriate congressional committees, shall be provided as
early as practicable, but in no event later than 3 days after
taking the action to which such notification requirement was
applicable, in the context of the circumstances necessitating
such waiver: Provided further, That any notification provided
pursuant to such a waiver shall contain an explanation of the
emergency circumstances.
(b) Drawdowns made pursuant to section 506(a)(2) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be subject to the
regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations.
limitation on availability of funds for international organizations and
programs
Sec. 516. Subject to the regular notification procedures of
the Committees on Appropriations, funds appropriated under
this Act or any previously enacted Act making appropriations
for foreign operations, export financing, and related
programs, which are returned or not made available for
organizations and programs because of the implementation of
section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, shall
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2002.
independent states of the former soviet union
Sec. 517. (a) None of the funds appropriated under the
heading ``Assistance for the Independent States of the Former
Soviet Union'' shall be made available for assistance for a
government of an Independent State of the former Soviet
Union--
(1) unless that government is making progress in
implementing comprehensive economic reforms based on market
principles, private ownership, respect for commercial
contracts, and equitable treatment of foreign private
investment; and
(2) if that government applies or transfers United States
assistance to any entity for the purpose of expropriating or
seizing ownership or control of assets, investments, or
ventures.
Assistance may be furnished without regard to this subsection
if the President determines that to do so is in the national
interest.
(b) None of the funds appropriated under the heading
``Assistance for the Independent States of the Former Soviet
Union'' shall be made available for assistance for a
government of an Independent State of the former Soviet Union
if that government directs any action in violation of the
territorial integrity or national sovereignty of any other
Independent State of the former Soviet Union, such as those
violations included in the Helsinki Final Act: Provided, That
such funds may be made available without regard to the
restriction in this subsection if the President determines
that to do so is in the national security interest of the
United States.
(c) None of the funds appropriated under the heading
``Assistance for the Independent States of the Former Soviet
Union'' shall be made available for any state to enhance its
military capability: Provided, That this restriction does not
apply to demilitarization, demining or nonproliferation
programs.
(d) Funds appropriated under the heading ``Assistance for
the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union'' for the
Russian Federation, Armenia, Georgia, and Ukraine shall be
subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
(e) Funds made available in this Act for assistance for the
Independent States of the former Soviet Union shall be
subject to the provisions of section 117 (relating to
environment and natural resources) of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961.
(f) Funds appropriated in this or prior appropriations Acts
that are or have been made available for an Enterprise Fund
in the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union may be
deposited by such Fund in interest-bearing accounts prior to
the disbursement of such funds by the Fund for program
purposes. The Fund may retain for such program purposes any
interest earned on such deposits without returning such
interest to the Treasury of the United States and without
further appropriation by the Congress. Funds made available
for Enterprise Funds shall be expended at the minimum rate
necessary to make timely payment for projects and activities.
(g) In issuing new task orders, entering into contracts, or
making grants, with funds appropriated in this Act or prior
appropriations Acts under the heading ``Assistance for the
Independent States of the Former Soviet Union'' and under
comparable headings in prior appropriations Acts, for
projects or activities that have as one of their primary
purposes the fostering of private sector development, the
Coordinator for United States Assistance to the New
Independent States and the implementing agency shall
encourage the participation of and give significant weight to
contractors and grantees who propose investing a significant
amount of their own resources (including volunteer services
and in-kind contributions) in such projects and activities.
prohibition on funding for abortions and involuntary sterilization
Sec. 518. None of the funds made available to carry out
part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may
be used to pay for the performance of abortions as a method
of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to
practice abortions. None of the funds made available to carry
out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended,
may be used to pay for the performance of involuntary
sterilization as a method of family planning or to coerce or
provide any financial incentive to any person to undergo
sterilizations. None of the funds made available to carry out
part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may
be used to pay for any biomedical research which relates in
whole or in part, to methods of, or the performance of,
abortions or involuntary sterilization as a means of family
planning. None of the funds made available to carry out part
I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be
obligated or expended for any country or organization if the
President certifies that the use of these funds by any such
country or organization would violate any of the above
provisions related to abortions and involuntary
sterilizations: Provided, That none of the funds
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made available under this Act may be used to lobby for or
against abortion.
export financing transfer authorities
Sec. 519. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation
other than for administrative expenses made available for
fiscal year 2001, for programs under title I of this Act may
be transferred between such appropriations for use for any of
the purposes, programs, and activities for which the funds in
such receiving account may be used, but no such
appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided,
shall be increased by more than 25 percent by any such
transfer: Provided, That the exercise of such authority shall
be subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
special notification requirements
Sec. 520. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall
be obligated or expended for Colombia, Haiti, Liberia,
Serbia, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, or the
Democratic Republic of Congo except as provided through the
regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations.
definition of program, project, and activity
Sec. 521. For the purpose of this Act, ``program, project,
and activity'' shall be defined at the appropriations Act
account level and shall include all appropriations and
authorizations Acts earmarks, ceilings, and limitations with
the exception that for the following accounts: Economic
Support Fund and Foreign Military Financing Program,
``program, project, and activity'' shall also be considered
to include country, regional, and central program level
funding within each such account; for the development
assistance accounts of the Agency for International
Development ``program, project, and activity'' shall also be
considered to include central program level funding, either
as: (1) justified to the Congress; or (2) allocated by the
executive branch in accordance with a report, to be provided
to the Committees on Appropriations within 30 days of the
enactment of this Act, as required by section 653(a) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
child survival and disease prevention activities
Sec. 522. Up to $16,000,000 of the funds made available by
this Act for assistance under the heading ``Child Survival
and Disease Programs Fund'', may be used to reimburse United
States Government agencies, agencies of State governments,
institutions of higher learning, and private and voluntary
organizations for the full cost of individuals (including
for the personal services of such individuals) detailed or
assigned to, or contracted by, as the case may be, the
Agency for International Development for the purpose of
carrying out child survival, basic education, and
infectious disease activities: Provided, That up to
$1,500,000 of the funds made available by this Act for
assistance under the heading ``Development Assistance''
may be used to reimburse such agencies, institutions, and
organizations for such costs of such individuals carrying
out other development assistance activities: Provided
further, That funds appropriated by this Act that are made
available for child survival activities or disease
programs including activities relating to research on, and
the prevention, treatment and control of, Acquired Immune
Deficiency Syndrome may be made available notwithstanding
any provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign
countries: Provided further, That funds appropriated under
title II of this Act may be made available pursuant to
section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 if a
primary purpose of the assistance is for child survival
and related programs.
prohibition against indirect funding to certain countries
Sec. 523. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated to finance
indirectly any assistance or reparations to Cuba, Iraq,
Libya, Iran, Syria, North Korea, or the People's Republic of
China, unless the President of the United States certifies
that the withholding of these funds is contrary to the
national interest of the United States.
NOTIFICATION ON EXCESS DEFENSE EQUIPMENT
Sec. 524. Prior to providing excess Department of Defense
articles in accordance with section 516(a) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, the Department of Defense shall
notify the Committees on Appropriations to the same extent
and under the same conditions as are other committees
pursuant to subsection (f ) of that section: Provided, That
before issuing a letter of offer to sell excess defense
articles under the Arms Export Control Act, the Department of
Defense shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in
accordance with the regular notification procedures of such
Committees: Provided further, That such Committees shall also
be informed of the original acquisition cost of such defense
articles.
AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENT
Sec. 525. Funds appropriated by this Act, except funds
appropriated under the headings ``International Military
Education and Training'' and ``Foreign Military Financing
Program'', may be obligated and expended notwithstanding
section 10 of Public Law 91-672 and section 15 of the State
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956.
democracy in china
Sec. 526. Notwithstanding any other provision of law that
restricts assistance to foreign countries, funds appropriated
by this Act for ``Economic Support Fund'' may be made
available to provide general support and grants for
nongovernmental organizations located outside the People's
Republic of China that have as their primary purpose
fostering democracy in that country, and for activities of
nongovernmental organizations located outside the People's
Republic of China to foster rule of law and democracy in that
country: Provided, That none of the funds made available for
activities to foster democracy in the People's Republic of
China may be made available for assistance to the government
of that country, except that funds appropriated by this Act
under the heading ``Economic Support Fund'' that are made
available for the National Endowment for Democracy or its
grantees may be made available for activities to foster
democracy in that country notwithstanding this proviso and
any other provision of law: Provided further, That upon
enactment of this Act funds appropriated by this or any prior
Acts making appropriations for foreign operations, export
financing, and related programs, that are provided to the
National Endowment for Democracy shall be provided
notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation:
Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to the
authority of this section shall be subject to the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of
law, of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the
provisions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961, not to exceed $2,000,000 may be made available
to nongovernmental organizations located outside the People's
Republic of China to support activities which preserve
cultural traditions and promote sustainable development and
environmental conservation in Tibetan communities in that
country: Provided further, That the final proviso in section
526 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 2000 (as enacted into law by
section 1000(a)(2) of Public Law 106-113) is amended by
striking ``Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human
Rights'' and inserting ``Jamestown Foundation''.
PROHIBITION ON BILATERAL ASSISTANCE TO TERRORIST COUNTRIES
Sec. 527. (a) Funds appropriated for bilateral assistance
under any heading of this Act and funds appropriated under
any such heading in a provision of law enacted prior to the
enactment of this Act, shall not be made available to any
country which the President determines--
(1) grants sanctuary from prosecution to any individual or
group which has committed an act of international terrorism;
or
(2) otherwise supports international terrorism.
(b) The President may waive the application of subsection
(a) to a country if the President determines that national
security or humanitarian reasons justify such waiver. The
President shall publish each waiver in the Federal Register
and, at least 15 days before the waiver takes effect, shall
notify the Committees on Appropriations of the waiver
(including the justification for the waiver) in accordance
with the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations.
report on implementation of supplemental appropriations
Sec. 528. (a) Beginning not later than January 1, 2001, the
Secretary of State shall provide quarterly reports to the
Committees on Appropriations providing information on the use
of funds appropriated in title VI of the Foreign Operations,
Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
2000 (as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(2) of Public Law
106-113). Each report shall include the following--
(1) the current and projected status of obligations and
expenditures by appropriations account, by country, and by
program, project, and activity;
(2) the contractors and subcontractors engaged in
activities funded from appropriations contained in title VI;
and
(3) the procedures and processes under which decisions have
been or will be made on which programs, projects, and
activities are funded through appropriations contained in
title VI.
(b) For each report required by this section, a classified
annex may be submitted if deemed necessary and appropriate.
(c) The last quarterly report required by this section
shall be provided to the Committees on Appropriations by
January 1, 2002.
COMPETITIVE INSURANCE
Sec. 529. All Agency for International Development
contracts and solicitations, and subcontracts entered into
under such contracts, shall include a clause requiring that
United States insurance companies have a fair opportunity to
bid for insurance when such insurance is necessary or
appropriate.
Peru
Sec. 530. (a) Determination.--Not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90
days thereafter during fiscal year 2001, the Secretary of
State shall determine and report to the Committees on
Appropriations whether the Government of Peru has made
substantial progress in creating the conditions for free and
fair elections, and in respecting human rights, the rule of
law, the independence and constitutional role of the
judiciary and national congress, and freedom of expression
and independent media.
(b) Prohibition.--If the Secretary determines and reports
pursuant to subsection (a) that the Government of Peru has
not made substantial progress, no funds appropriated by this
Act may be made available for assistance for the Central
Government of Peru.
(c) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than
$2,000,000 should be made available to support the work of
nongovernmental organizations and the Organization of
American States in promoting free and fair elections,
democratic institutions, and human rights in Peru.
DEBT-FOR-DEVELOPMENT
Sec. 531. In order to enhance the continued participation
of nongovernmental organizations
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in economic assistance activities under the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, including endowments, debt-for-
development and debt-for-nature exchanges, a nongovernmental
organization which is a grantee or contractor of the Agency
for International Development may place in interest bearing
accounts funds made available under this Act or prior Acts or
local currencies which accrue to that organization as a
result of economic assistance provided under title II of this
Act and any interest earned on such investment shall be used
for the purpose for which the assistance was provided to that
organization.
SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
Sec. 532. (a) Separate Accounts for Local Currencies.--(1)
If assistance is furnished to the government of a foreign
country under chapters 1 and 10 of part I or chapter 4 of
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 under
agreements which result in the generation of local currencies
of that country, the Administrator of the Agency for
International Development shall--
(A) require that local currencies be deposited in a
separate account established by that government;
(B) enter into an agreement with that government which sets
forth--
(i) the amount of the local currencies to be generated; and
(ii) the terms and conditions under which the currencies so
deposited may be utilized, consistent with this section; and
(C) establish by agreement with that government the
responsibilities of the Agency for International Development
and that government to monitor and account for deposits into
and disbursements from the separate account.
(2) Uses of Local Currencies.--As may be agreed upon with
the foreign government, local currencies deposited in a
separate account pursuant to subsection (a), or an equivalent
amount of local currencies, shall be used only--
(A) to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of
part II (as the case may be), for such purposes as--
(i) project and sector assistance activities; or
(ii) debt and deficit financing; or
(B) for the administrative requirements of the United
States Government.
(3) Programming Accountability.--The Agency for
International Development shall take all necessary steps to
ensure that the equivalent of the local currencies disbursed
pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A) from the separate account
established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are used for the
purposes agreed upon pursuant to subsection (a)(2).
(4) Termination of Assistance Programs.--Upon termination
of assistance to a country under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or
chapter 4 of part II (as the case may be), any unencumbered
balances of funds which remain in a separate account
established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be disposed of
for such purposes as may be agreed to by the government of
that country and the United States Government.
(5) Reporting Requirement.--The Administrator of the Agency
for International Development shall report on an annual basis
as part of the justification documents submitted to the
Committees on Appropriations on the use of local currencies
for the administrative requirements of the United States
Government as authorized in subsection (a)(2)(B), and such
report shall include the amount of local currency (and United
States dollar equivalent) used and/or to be used for such
purpose in each applicable country.
(b) Separate Accounts for Cash Transfers.--(1) If
assistance is made available to the government of a foreign
country, under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part
II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as cash transfer
assistance or as nonproject sector assistance, that country
shall be required to maintain such funds in a separate
account and not commingle them with any other funds.
(2) Applicability of Other Provisions of Law.--Such funds
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