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Calendar No. 530
106th Congress Report
SENATE
2d Session 106-291
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FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS
APPROPRIATION BILL, 2001
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May 11, 2000.--Ordered to be printed
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Mr. McConnell, from the Committee on Appropriations,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany S. 2522]
The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 2522)
making appropriations for Foreign Operations and related
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for
other purposes, reports favorably thereon and recommends that
the bill do pass.
Amounts in new budget authority
Fiscal year 2000 appropriations......................... $13,775,935,000
Fiscal year 2001 budget estimate........................ 15,141,317,000
Amount of bill as reported to Senate.................... 13,428,618,000
Bill as recommended to Senate compared to:
2000 appropriations................................. -354,317,000
Budget estimate..................................... -1,719,699,000
Fiscal year 2000 emergency supplemental estimate........ 1,852,497,000
Fiscal year 2000 emergency supplemental reported to
Senate.............................................. 1,006,700,000
C O N T E N T S
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Page
Summary of total budget authority in the bill.................... 03
Introduction..................................................... 03
Title I--Export assistance:
Export-Import Bank of the United States...................... 04
Overseas Private Investment Corporation...................... 05
Trade and Development Agency................................. 05
Title II--Bilateral economic assistance:
Bilateral assistance......................................... 06
Development assistance....................................... 06
Global health................................................ 06
International disaster assistance............................ 28
Payment to the Foreign Service retirement and disability fund 28
AID operating expenses....................................... 28
Operating expenses of the Office of Inspector General........ 29
Other bilateral economic assistance.......................... 29
Economic Support Fund.................................... 29
Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States...... 30
Assistance for the Independent States of the former
Soviet Union........................................... 32
Peace Corps.................................................. 39
Department of State:
International narcotics control and law enforcement...... 40
Migration and refugee assistance......................... 40
Emergency refugee and migration assistance fund.......... 41
Nonproliferation, antiterrorism, demining, and related
programs............................................... 41
Department of Treasury:
International technical assistance....................... 43
Debt restructuring....................................... 44
Title III--Military assistance:
International military education and training................ 45
Foreign military financing................................... 45
Peacekeeping operations...................................... 46
Title IV--Multilateral economic assistance:
International Financial Institutions Summary................. 47
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development........ 48
Global Environment Facility.................................. 48
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency..................... 48
Inter-American Development Bank.............................. 48
Asian Development Fund....................................... 48
African Development Bank..................................... 48
Africa Development Fund...................................... 48
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development............. 48
International Organizations and Programs..................... 48
Title V--General provisions...................................... 50
Title VI--Plan Colombia (fiscal year 2000 supplemental):
Bilateral economic assistance:
Department of State: Assistance to plan Colombia......... 53
Agency for International Development: International
disaster assistance.................................... 62
Department of Justice.................................... 62
Compliance with paragraph 7, rule XVI of the standing rules of
the Senate..................................................... 64
Compliance with paragraph 12, rule XXVI of the standing rules of
the
Senate......................................................... 64
Budget impact statement.......................................... 76
SUMMARY TABLE: AMOUNTS IN NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY
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Committee
recommendation
Committee compared with
Item Budget estimate recommendation budget estimate
increase (+) or
decrease (-)
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Export assistance....................................... $845,000,000 $636,000,000 -$209,000,000
Economic assistance--Bilateral.......................... 8,861,201,000 7,817,739,000 -1,043,462,000
Military assistance..................................... 3,727,200,000 3,659,000,000 -68,200,000
Economic assistance--Multilateral....................... 1,707,916,000 1,315,879,000 -392,037,000
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Total, fiscal year 2001........................... 15,141,317,000 13,428,618,000 -1,712,699,000
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INTRODUCTION
In fiscal year 2000, the Committee provided $13,732,098,000
for foreign operations and related programs. This year, the
Committee has provided $13,428,618,000 for foreign operations
and related programs of which $13,384,129,000 is for
discretionary spending, $44,489,000 is for mandatory spending.
The request level not only substantially exceeds last year's
level, but also does not permit the Committee to comply with
the Balanced Budget Act signed by President Clinton in 1997.
TITLE I
EXPORT ASSISTANCE
Export-Import Bank of the United States
subsidy appropriation
Appropriations, 2000.................................... $759,000,000
Budget estimate, 2001................................... 963,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 768,000,000
administrative expenses
Appropriations, 2000.................................... $55,000,000
Budget estimate, 2001................................... 63,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 58,000,000
The Committee has increased support over the fiscal year
2000 appropriated level for the Export Import Bank to
$768,000,000 for direct loans, loan guarantees, insurance, and
tied-aid grants. The Committee has also increased
administrative expenses above last year's level to $58,000,000.
Both increases reflect expanding requirements to sustain
export-led economic growth.
During the review of loans and guarantees, officials at the
Export-Import Bank have indicated that corruption and issues
related to good governance are neither routinely taken into
consideration by Bank officers or the Board nor relied upon as
the basis for rejecting an application for a loan, guarantee,
or insurance. Consistent with their interpretation of the
Bank's Charter, officials have determined that the primary
factor which should influence the availability of financing is
the commercial credit worthiness of the transaction. Supporting
this view, Bank officials point to the institution's Charter
which states, ``Only in cases where the President determines
that such action would be in the national interest and would
clearly advance United States policy in such areas as
international terrorism, nuclear proliferation, environmental
protection and human rights (including child labor) should the
Export Import Bank deny applications of credit for nonfinancial
or noncommercial considerations.''
The Committee believes that the list of conditions
providing the basis for the denial of credit is illustrative
not exclusive in intent. The Charter states that denial of
credit can be made ``in such areas as'' which may include areas
in addition to the concerns identified.
The Committee believes risks related to corruption and
unethical or illegal business practices should also be
considered as reasons for the denial of credit. The Committee
is concerned that failure to take these risks into
consideration in a number of countries, especially Indonesia,
have resulted in the extension of credit with potential
liability or losses of serious consequence to the Bank's
financial security.
The Committee directs the Bank to review its policies and
practices to determine how best to include concerns regarding
corruption and good governance in decisions regarding the
extension of credit. The Committee requests a report from the
Bank's Office of General Counsel no later than February 1,
2001, establishing new guidelines which require that the risks
of corruption to be considered by Bank officials when reviewing
financing applications. If the Bank determines such standards
cannot be considered because of a narrow interpretation of the
Charter, the Committee requests an explanation of appropriate
statutory language the Bank deems necessary to allow for good
governance standards to be included in such reviews.
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
subsidy appropriation
direct loans
Appropriations, 2000.................................... $14,000,000
Budget estimate, 2001................................... 14,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 14,000,000
Subsidy Appropriation
Guaranteed Loans
Appropriations, 2000.................................... $10,000,000
Budget estimate, 2001................................... 10,000,000
Committee recommendations............................... 10,000,000
administrative expenses
Appropriations, 2000.................................... $35,000,000
Budget estimate, 2001................................... 39,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 38,000,000
The Committee recommends $24,000,000 for the subsidy cost
of OPIC's direct and guaranteed loans. In addition, the
Committee recommends $38,000,000 for administrative expenses.
The Committee expects the increase in administrative expenses
to be dedicated to oversight of the existing overseas
portfolio.
The Committee strongly encourages continued support through
OPIC, as well as the Export-Import Bank and the Trade and
Development Agency, for Southeast Europe and Caspian outreach
and to expand the focus to include the trade initiative between
the Appalachian states and Turkey. This effort should include
investment missions, conferences focused on the region, and
project specific activities such as support for small business.
Trade and Development Agency
Appropriations, 2000.................................... $44,000,000
Budget estimate, 2001................................... 54,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 46,000,000
The Committee recommends providing $46,000,000 for the
Trade and Development Agency [TDA].
TITLE II
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
agency for international development
bilateral assistance
Appropriations, 2000.................................... $2,633,217,000
Budget estimate, 2001................................... 2,960,489,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,822,739,000
The amounts listed in the above table for fiscal year 2000
appropriations, the fiscal year 2001 budget estimate, and the
Committee recommendation include funding appropriated or
requested under child survival and disease programs,
development assistance, AID operating expenses, Inspector
General operating expenses, mandatory retirement expenses, the
African Development Foundation, the Inter-American Foundation,
international disaster assistance, micro and small enterprise
development, and housing and other credit guarantee programs.
Once again, the Committee has maximized flexibility by
consolidating accounts.
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
Appropriations, 2000.................................... $1,833,000,000
Budget estimate, 2001................................... 2,141,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,019,250,000
GLOBAL HEALTH
The Committee supports a comprehensive approach to
protecting global health, and strongly supports AID's efforts
to build the local capacity in developing countries to conduct
routine surveillance of health conditions, provide effective
health care and promote better health. This is not only an
effective way to reduce poverty and the social, economic and
political instability it causes, but it protects Americans from
deadly infections which are easily transmitted across national
borders. This approach targets the special health needs of
children, as well as pregnant women, families and communities.
The Committee has provided a total of $651,000,000 in
Development Assistance funds for global health activities.
(Funding for UNICEF of $110,000,000 is provided under the
International Organizations and Programs account, and funding
for children's basic education is provided from other
Development Assistance funds.)
HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND MOTHERS
The Committee notes that despite major successes in
reducing child mortality and improving children's health, more
than 10 million children die annually from preventable causes,
including infectious diseases, conditions during the neo-natal
period, and malnutrition. The Committee supports maximum
assistance to improve the health of children worldwide. The
Committee is also aware that pregnancy-related deaths exceed
600,000 annually, most of which are preventable. Like last
year, the Committee recommends that at least $50,000,000 be
provided for maternal health programs in fiscal year 2001, and
that additional funding be made available specifically to
reduce pregnancy-related deaths.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
The Committee is aware that one-third of all deaths each
year worldwide (13 million people) are caused by infectious
diseases, and that many of the victims are children. For the
past 3 years, the Committee has provided additional funding to
implement AID's infectious disease initiative, focusing on
surveillance, anti-microbial resistance, tuberculosis and
malaria, implemented through AID, the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization, and
others. The Committee expects AID to increase funding for
infectious disease prevention and control programs in fiscal
year 2001.
HIV/AIDS
The Committee is encouraged by the surge of interest in
Congress and the Administration in assisting developing
countries, especially in Africa and Asia, that are suffering
immense social and economic hardship from HIV/AIDS. The
Committee notes, however, that international efforts in
education, prevention, and control must be agreed to and
supported by host governments if they are to succeed. The
current controversy over an appropriate AIDS strategy in South
Africa illustrates the Committee's concerns. The Committee has
supported HIV/AIDS prevention and control programs for many
years, and has provided $225,000,000 in Development Assistance
funds for these activities in fiscal year 2001.
The Committee is concerned about the increasing numbers of
infants who are infected with HIV through breast feeding. The
Committee urges AID to support programs which make available to
HIV-positive nursing mothers the appropriate practical tools
and information to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
The Committee continues to support UNAIDS, which has programs
in many countries in which AID does not have programs.
MICROBICIDES
The Committee recognizes that there is an urgent need for
HIV and STD prevention methods within women's personal control.
Since the early 1990s, ``topical microbicides'' have emerged as
a promising new method for preventing STDs, including HIV. AID
has been an active participant in the International Working
Group on Microbicides that helps to ensure that microbicide
research is effectively designed and implemented. Currently,
AID invests only $2,300,000 annually on microbicides. The
Committee is aware that some 20 potential products are in
various stages of development, and that funds are urgently
needed to conduct clinical trials. The Committee believes that
microbicides should be given a higher priority within AID's
HIV/AIDS prevention program, and has provided $15,000,000 for
microbicides research and development in fiscal year 2001. The
Committee requests to be consulted prior to the obligation of
these funds.
TUBERCULOSIS
The Committee notes that over 8 million people are infected
with tuberculosis (TB) each year, of whom more than 2 million
die. AID's programs, designed in conjunction with the World
Health Organization (WHO), the American Lung Association, and
others, have been effective in combating this deadly disease.
The Committee applauds this progress, but notes that multi-drug
resistant TB is spreading and is now established in Western
countries. Treating drug resistant TB is vastly more expensive
and difficult than treating normal TB. The best way to combat
this ominous trend is to expand the Directly Observed Therapy-
Short Course (DOTS) approach of WHO, AID and others. The
Committee understands that AID currently spends less than
$20,000,000 on TB prevention and treatment programs, and
recommends $41,000,000 for these activities in fiscal year
2001. The Committee recommends USAID provide $2,000,000 to the
Gorgas Memorial Institute Initiative for Tuberculosis Control.
MALARIA
The Committee is aware that malaria, which each year
afflicts 500 million people, is among the most deadly and
debilitating diseases in sub-Saharan Africa and other
developing countries. The Committee directs AID to
significantly expand its support for malaria-prevention and
control programs. The Committee recommends $65,000,000 for
these activities in fiscal year 2001.
GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR VACCINES AND IMMUNIZATION
The Committee is aware that millions of children die each
year because they do not receive life-saving immunizations. The
Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) was formed
as a collaborative effort of UNICEF, the World Health
Organization, the World Bank, private foundations, bilateral
aid agencies (including AID), industry representatives, and
developing countries, to address urgent, global health
priorities, especially the immunization of children. The
Committee strongly supports the GAVI initiative and notes that
the Administration requested $50,000,000 for a U.S.
contribution to the Global Fund for Children's Vaccines to
support the GAVI initiative in fiscal year 2001. The Committee
has provided this amount.
POLIO ERADICATION
The Committee appreciates AID's strong support for the
multilateral effort to eradicate polio, and is aware that this
effort will cost another $300,000,000 and is expected to be
completed in another 2-4 years. The Committee believes it is
essential that this goal be achieved and expects AID to provide
not less than $30,000,000 in fiscal year 2001 ($5,000,000 more
than in previous years) as a signal to other donors to also
increase their contributions. The administration should use its
influence with other governments in order to accomplish this.
The Committee requests AID to report to the Committee on its
efforts and results by March 15, 2001.
VITAMIN A
The Committee supports increased funding for programs for
vitamin A, iodine and other micronutrient deficiencies. Vitamin
A is a low cost solution to easily preventable childhood
diseases. The Committee recommends that AID provide at least
$30,000,000, a $5,000,000 increase above last year's level, to
significantly expand the micronutrient program.
IODINE DEFICIENCY
The Committee is aware that iodine deficiency is the
leading preventable cause of mental retardation in children.
Kiwanis International has joined with UNICEF to virtually
eliminate iodine deficiency throughout the world. Private
funding raised by Kiwanis International is already saving more
than 10 million children a year from mental retardation. The
Committee recommends that AID provide at least $2,500,000 in
Child Survival funds and $2,500,000 in funds for Eastern Europe
and the NIS to help meet this goal.
ORPHANS, DISPLACED, AND BLIND CHILDREN
The Committee recommends $12,000,000 for the displaced
children and orphans fund. The Committee has again provided
authority to use up to $25,000 in program funds for displaced
and orphaned children and victims of war, to enable the AID
office responsible for the design and management of these
programs to monitor and oversee their implementation. AID is
also encouraged to use other OEU resources as necessary to
further the effectiveness of the oversight of these programs.
ROMANIAN ORPHANS
The Committee commends AID for its collaboration with the
Romanian Government and Romanian nongovernmental organizations
in developing a program to reform Romania's child welfare
system and deinstitutionalize some 130,000 Romanian children
living in orphanages and hospitals. The Committee recommends
$5,000,000 for the continuation and expansion of this program
using resources drawn from both the Development Assistance and
SEED accounts.
CHILDREN'S BASIC EDUCATION
The Committee recommends not less than $100,000,000 for
basic education for children, which is fundamental to long-term
development. The Committee remains interested in addressing the
educational needs of children who are in or leaving situations
of hazardous and exploitative child labor.
STREETWISE
The Committee is aware that for the past 6 years the
Streetwise Program has been providing children from the slums
of Nairobi, Kenya with educational opportunities that have
allowed them to take advantage of economic opportunities
previously out of reach. The Committee encourages AID to
provide $50,000 for this program.
CHILD HEALTH SUMMIT
The Committee supports efforts to promote children's health
in the Middle East and believes that such efforts can provide a
way for regional governments and professional organizations to
work together. The Committee is aware of plans to organize a
``Child Health Summit,'' which would include health ministers
and non-governmental organizations committed to improving child
health in the region, and encourages AID to provide $250,000
for this initiative.
MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Last year, the full Senate expressed its strong support for
the creation of the International Center for Health and
Development (ICHD) dedicated to forming local and international
healthcare partnerships to help educate and train African
healthcare workers and conduct research on methods to improve
the long-term healthcare infrastructures in Africa. AID funds
should supplement start up funds and allow for the expansion of
the role of international health in Morehouse's current
curriculum. The Committee expresses its support for the
important effort being undertaken by the Morehouse School of
Medicine in establishing the ICHD. When fully funded, this will
complement AID's program objectives in this area. Therefore,
the Committee expects AID to provide $5,500,000 for this HIV/
AIDS related public/private partnership.
WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT
The Committee continues to believe that investing in women
is one of the most effective ways of achieving economic and
social development. AID's Office of Women in Development is a
focal point for ensuring that AID's policies and programs
reflect the needs and engage the full participation of women.
AID should routinely evaluate and take into account how its
policies and programs may impact men and women differently. The
Committee is disappointed that AID has not funded the WID
office at the previously recommended level of $15,000,000 and
expects AID to make best efforts to provide this amount in
fiscal year 2001.
The Committee is concerned about the lack of women with
science and engineering degrees, particularly in developing
nations. The Committee believes the United States should
support international efforts to attract more women to these
important professions so they may contribute to the development
of their countries. The Committee recognizes the
accomplishments of the International Women in Science and
Engineering (IWISE) program at Iowa State University which has
benefitted women scientists from around the world. The
Committee recommends that $1,000,000 be provided to support
programs sponsored by IWISE to expand opportunities for women
scientists and engineers worldwide.
The Committee is aware of the work of Women's Campaign
International to provide political organizing and media
training in emerging democracies, including the post-Soviet
bloc countries and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The trainees have
gone on to become actively involved in the democratic political
life of their countries. The Committee encourages AID to
support Women's Campaign International so it can continue and
expand its activities in emerging democracies.
DISABILITY RIGHTS AND INTEGRATION
In recognition of the 10th anniversary of the Americans
with Disabilities Act, the Committee recommends that AID
provide funds to help establish and facilitate an International
Law and Policy Conference and network, run by non-governmental
organizations with expertise in the development of disability-
rights law. The Conference and network would develop, promote
and provide technical assistance to countries interested in
advancing the integration of people with disabilities into
civil society.
U.S. TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRAINING INSTITUTE (USTTI)
The Committee has provided $500,000 to USTTI. USTTI is a
nonprofit joint venture between the public and private sectors
dedicated to providing tuition free communications and
broadcast training to professionals from around the world.
COMMUNITY-OWNED TELECOMMUNICATIONS
The Committee recommends that AID support the development
of community-owned telecommunications in its efforts to promote
economic growth, private sector development, and greater
agricultural productivity. As government telephone monopolies
are privatized in developing countries it is particularly
important that rural areas have access to telecommunications.
The Committee urges AID to rely on the expertise of the U.S.
telephone cooperatives that have expertise in this area.
PRIVATE VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS
The Committee has again included language in the bill that
is intended to ensure that the level of funding to private and
voluntary organizations (PVOs) is maintained at a strong level.
This is consistent with current law and AID's commitment to
enhance support for PVO's at a time when they are being
increasingly called upon to implement U.S. foreign assistance
programs.
ARTISANS
The Committee continues to support micro-credit and other
assistance to artisans in developing countries to improve the
marketability of their products for local sale and export. The
Committee is aware of the successful work of Aid to Artisans,
and encourages AID to continue to support its work.
INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE SERVICE CORPS
The Committee continues to strongly support the efforts of
the International Executive Service Corps (IESC), and believes
that AID has underutilized IESC's ability to promote economic
growth and sustainable development. IESC's record of
achievement dates to 1964 and includes more than 22,000
projects in 120 countries, more than 1 million volunteer
workdays, over $500,000,000 in donated services, 1 million jobs
created, and $3,000,000,000 in client purchases from the United
States.
The Committee urges AID to take advantage of IESC's record
of achievement by granting funds to IESC to enable the
organization to expand its programs in Sub-Saharan Africa and
renew its activities in Latin America and the Caribbean.
financial services volunteer corps
The Committee continues to be supportive of the Financial
Services Volunteer Corps (FSVC), a not-for-profit organization
which utilizes the skills of volunteer American professionals
to provide technical assistance to promote the development of
transparent market-oriented economies. The Committee commends
FSVC's cost-effective record of success and urges AID to
support its programs in Central and Eastern Europe, the former
Soviet Union and Asia.
MICROENTERPRISE PROGRAMS
The Committee has included language identical to what was
included in the fiscal year 2000 Foreign Operations Act, which
requires that not less than one-half of the funds appropriated
for AID's Microenterprise Initiative should be made available
for programs providing loans of less than $300 to very poor
people, particularly women, or for institutional support of
organizations primarily engaged in making such loans.
The Committee also recognizes the urgent need for micro-
credit programs in communities in sub-Saharan Africa devastated
by HIV/AIDS, and requests AID to make special efforts to ensure
that families affected by HIV/AIDS benefit from the
Microenterprise Initiative.
AGRICULTURE
Development of agriculture, food marketing and trade are
central to U.S. domestic and foreign policy and directly
support U.S. development goals. The Committee encourages AID to
implement development projects that span the spectrum of the
food system and address the nexus of agriculture with AID's
other objectives. The Committee calls on AID to use, when
appropriate, child survival, environment, women in development,
microenterprise, economic growth and other funds for
agriculture and food systems activities for greater impact and
to achieve multiple objectives. The Committee encourages AID to
take a more comprehensive approach to development and seek
solutions to broad development issues rather than limiting its
approach to narrowly defined problems and solutions.
AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH
Within $310,000,000 in funds made available for
agriculture, the Committee has provided $30,000,000, to support
qualified institutions and initiatives on a competitive basis
in plant biotechnology research and development that has direct
applications to problems confronting farmers in developing
countries. Possible projects include the development of
nutritionally enhanced food, plant-based medicines,
environmentally-friendly planting methods and solutions to
unique local problems. The technology may be deployed for the
purpose of building food and agriculture infrastructure by
enhancing the understanding of the technologies potential.
Within these resources the Committee has provided
$1,000,000 for the International Laboratory for Tropical
Agriculture Biotechnology (ILTAP), located on the campus of the
University of Missouri-St. Louis to train scientists from
Southeast Asia in methods to fight diseases threatening the
food supply in the region. ILTAP is conducting research in
diseases threatening crops important to the food supply in
Southeast Asian nations, including rice, tomatoes and cassava.
ILTAP can play a key role in training scientists from Southeast
Asia in methods that will fight diseases threatening the food
supply of that region. The countries that would benefit the
most from this training are Thailand, Indonesia, the
Philippines and Vietnam.
In addition, the Committee has provided $1,000,000 to
support research and train foreign scientists at the University
of California-Davis. The researchers at UC Davis have programs
prepared to address several important issues concerning crop
agriculture in Central Africa. The projects include research
into methods to control parasitic weeds that in some areas
attack up to 90 percent of a harvest.
The Committee has also provided $1,000,000 to establish a
``Center to Promote Biotechnology in International
Agriculture'' at Tuskegee University. This center will promote
extension and outreach aimed at policy makers, media, farmers,
and consumers in cooperation with local scientists. The
emphasis should be to identify agricultural genetic technology
applications crucial to combating hunger, malnutrition and
boosting low incomes in rural areas.
In addition, the Committee recommends:
--$5,000,000 for the International Rice Research Institute in
the Philippines. The research will further development
of the new ``golden rice'' created to combat vitamin A
deficiency.
--Up to $500,000 to train Thai researchers at the Donald
Danforth Plant Science Center to combat virus diseases
in tropical plants, including fungal diseases in
bananas and plantains.
--Up to $500,000 be provided for research into bacterial and
virus problems related to rice including rice plast,
rice tungro, rice stamper, and bacterial leaf blight in
Indonesia. The Donald Danforth Center has been working
on tungro disease and has expertise in this area.
TROPICAL PLANT AND ANIMAL RESEARCH INITIATIVE
The Committee urges AID to consider funding a joint
application from Israel and the State of Hawaii to collaborate
on a research and development project directed at enhancing the
competitiveness of both in the rapidly expanding tropical fish
and plant global market.
PARTNERSHIPS FOR FOOD INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT
The Committee notes AID has terminated support for the
Collaborative Agribusiness Support Program. In its place, AID
has created the Partnerships for Food Industry Development
program. The Committee requests a report on April 1, 2001 on
progress made to assure university agri-business partnerships
are sustained and expanded under this new initiative.
INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURE AND DEVELOPMENT
The Committee includes transfer authority of $2,500,000 to
the International Organizations and Programs account to be
provided along with an equal amount from that account for a
U.S. contribution to the Fourth Replenishment of IFAD. The
Committee notes that oversight authority has been moved to the
Treasury Department and encourages Treasury to provide adequate
support for IFAD's future resource requirements.
MAINTENANCE OF PROTEA GERMPLASM
The Committee is aware of the need to safeguard the protea
germplasm maintained in South Africa. Protea production and
marketing constitutes an important economic component of the
tropical ornamental plant industries of South Africa and the
United States. The Committee urges AID to fund meritorious
aspects of a joint proposal from the South African and United
States protea industries to create a repository to safeguard
protea germplasm.
DAIRY DEVELOPMENT
The Committee continues to place a high priority on dairy
development and encourages AID to maintain funding for this
program.
FARMER-TO-FARMER
The Committee strongly supports the Farmer-to-Farmer [FTF]
Program in the NIS and elsewhere, and recommends that AID
support these exchanges directly, in addition to the funding
FTF receives from the Agriculture Department. The FTF Program
gives American farmers and agribusiness entrepreneurs the
opportunity to share their expertise with farmers in countries
where agriculture has been stymied from decades of state
control. In the process, FTF participants also make new friends
for the United States and gain valuable experience for
themselves. It is a cost-effective form of technical assistance
because the American participants volunteer their time.
BIODIVERSITY PROGRAMS
The Committee has repeatedly urged AID to make biodiversity
a higher priority and welcomes the Administration's request for
additional funding for biodiversity conservation in fiscal year
2001. The Committee has long believed that protecting
biodiversity and tropical forests in developing countries is
critical to the long-term health of the global environment and
to U.S. economic prosperity, especially for the U.S.
agricultural and pharmaceutical industries. The Committee
directs AID to increase funding for biodiversity conservation
above the fiscal year 2000 level, and to provide at least the
current level of funding for the Office of Environment and
Natural Resources. Through NGO partnerships, AID should remain
active in regions that are significant for global biodiversity,
including in countries where AID does not have a presence,
especially where lack of participation would weaken the success
of a regional strategy. The Committee directs AID to work with
the Missouri Botanical Garden and utilize their vast knowledge
and experience in protecting bio-diversity.
PARKS IN PERIL
The Committee continues to strongly support the Parks in
Peril program which matches AID funds with private
contributions to support biodiversity conservation in imperiled
ecosystems in Latin America and the Caribbean. AID/Parks in
Peril has worked at 37 sites in 15 different countries, helping
to protect more than 28 million acres.
CONSERVATION FUND
Orangutans.--Over the years, the Committee has expressed
concern about endangered species, including the orangutan,
which lives on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. The
orangutans' survival has been severely threatened by logging
and agricultural practices that have clear cut the forests, as
well as by fires in 1997 which devastated large areas of forest
habitat. Since 1992, the Committee has been aware of the
pioneering work of the Orangutan Foundation, which cares for
orphans, rehabilitates orangutans that have been in captivity,
conducts research, supports reforestation, and provides
economic alternatives to local people who have relied on
logging for their livelihood. Even with these admirable efforts
the orangutan is poised on the edge of extinction, and the
Committee has therefore provided $1,500,000 to support
organizations such as the Orangutan Foundation and others, and
urges AID to seek the involvement and support of the Indonesian
Ministry of Forestry and local governments, as well as the
logging companies, to create a model program for protecting
orangutan habitat in Borneo and Sumatra.
Mountain gorillas.--The Committee is also alarmed by the
precipitous decline in the population of mountain gorillas
which inhabit the high altitude jungles of Rwanda, Uganda and
the Democratic Republic of Congo. This magnificent species,
once an important source of income for these countries from
eco-tourism, has been devastated by poaching and civil conflict
in the region. The Committee has provided $1,500,000 to support
the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International and the Karisoke
Research Center and appropriate local government entities whose
mission is to deter poaching and protect the mountain gorillas'
habitat.
TROPICAL FOREST CONSERVATION ACT OF 1998
The Committee welcomes the Administration's decision to
seek debt forgiveness under the Tropical Forest Conservation
Act. This Act has the potential to be a significant, cost-
effective means for protecting endangered tropical forests. The
Committee directs AID to provide adequate funding for the
program's operating expenses.
THE PEREGRINE FUND
Of the world's 300 species of diurnal birds of prey, it is
estimated that 10 are endangered, another 68 are vulnerable,
and very little is known about another 82. The balance are
presumed to be safe from extinction. Although best known for
its efforts to recover the Peregrine Falcon, The Peregrine Fund
is building a record of conserving birds of prey worldwide. The
group has worked to protect many species including the
California Condor, Aplomado Falcon and the Mauritius Kestrel. A
significant undertaking in the pursuit of preservation is the
establishment of The Peregrine Fund's Neotropical Raptor Center
in Panama. This location would enable The Peregrine Fund to
conduct all of its work in the neotropics. The Committee
recommends that $500,000 be provided to support this goal which
the Committee understands will match private contributions.
RENEWABLE ENERGY
The Committee urges AID to continue the unique programs at
its Office of Energy, Environment, and Technology, supporting
its U.S. renewable energy private sector initiatives such as
project preparation, training, multimedia, and related
activities in cooperation with the Committee on Renewable
Energy, Commerce, and Trade.
PACIFIC ISLAND RENEWABLE ENERGY DEMONSTRATION
The Committee maintains its interest in the application of
renewable energy technologies for rural development of Pacific
Island nations, and encourages AID to provide up to $500,000
for the Pacific International Center for High Technology
Research's demonstration project on sustainable renewable
energy systems. In recognition of the closure of AID's mission
in Fiji, the Committee directs AID to find an alternative
mechanism for funding this initiative.
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH SUPPORT PROGRAMS
The Committee continues its strong support for the CRSPs
and notes the small increase in funding provided to the CRSPs
in fiscal year 2000. Recognizing the important research and
training functions of these programs, the Committee recommends
that $2,000,000 above the fiscal year 2000 level be provided
for the CRSPs in fiscal year 2001, and that the CRSPS be
considered for funding for a broad range of development-related
activities.
The Committee is aware of the important role the Soils
Management Collaborative Research Support Program [SM-CRSP]
plays in the sustainable development of the tropical and
subtropical world. The Committee recommends that AID provide
$3,000,000 for the SM-CRSP to support all approved proposals
within the program, particularly the proposal to commercialize
technologies which would provide alternatives to petroleum-
based fertilizers.
The Committee is aware that Montana State University-
Bozeman has expertise in providing policy support on critical
economic and resource management issues facing the Andean
region. The Committee encourages AID to provide $500,000
through the Soils Management CRSP program to support these
research and education programs.
COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
The Committee is disappointed by the decline in funding for
the U.S./Israel Cooperative Development Program (CDP) and
Cooperative Development Research Program (CDR). These are
important programs that the Committee has traditionally
earmarked. The earmarks were lifted in 1993 with the
expectation that program funding levels would not suffer.
However, program levels have been declining since 1995. The
Committee urges an increase in funding for CDP/CDR. These
innovative programs have particularly benefitted developing
nations and the emerging democracies of Eastern Europe and the
former Soviet Union.
PATRICK J. LEAHY WAR VICTIMS FUND
The Committee notes the significant contribution of the
Leahy War Victims Fund in providing medical and related
assistance to disabled war victims in over a dozen countries.
World attention has focused increasingly on the problem of
landmines, and the need for additional funds for the care and
rehabilitation, and social and economic reintegration, of
landmine victims. Accordingly, the Committee recommends that
$11,000,000 be made available for such activities from
Development Assistance, the Office of Transition Initiatives,
and the ``Nonproliferation, antiterrorism, demining, and
related programs'' account, for activities to assist landmine
victims and other war victims suffering from permanent
disabilities.
AMERICAN SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS ABROAD
The Committee recognizes the important contributions made
to U.S. foreign policy interests by institutions funded by the
American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) program. It
continues to strongly support the program and has provided not
less than $17,000,000 to support these institutions. The
Committee expects that AID will allocate sufficient sums to
administer the ASHA program from funds provided for Operating
Expenses, so that it will not be necessary to expend any
program funds for administrative purposes.
The Committee understands ASHA program officers have
advised applicants that resources can only be spent on
construction and equipment. No regulation, statute nor
congressional directive suggests or mandates such an approach.
The Committee directs ASHA program officers to also consider
applications for curriculum and staff support and related
expenses. However, the Committee does not intend this support
to be presumed to offer permanent budget relief to ASHA
recipients. The Committee encourages ASHA to give priority to
organizations which demonstrate a commitment to private
fundraising to match government assistance.
By increasing ASHA funding to $17,000,000 from the
$15,000,000 funding level allocated to the program by AID in
recent years, the Committee intends to give priority to
increasing the support provided to flagship institutions that
are particularly effective demonstration centers of American
educational and medical practices. The Committee continues to
be particularly impressed with the contributions to U.S.
interests made by several institutions and believes that their
distinguished records warrant further support. They include the
Lebanese American University, International College; The Johns
Hopkins University's Centers in Nanjing, China and Bologna,
Italy; the Hadassah Medical Organization; and the Feinberg
Graduate School of the Weizmann Institute of Science.
The Committee continues to support the American University
in Beirut (AUB) and encourages the consideration of a plan to
establish a Palestinian scholarship and education initiative.
However, the Committee is concerned by reports that funds
allocated to AUB by ASHA in 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 have not
been used. The Committee requests a report from ASHA in
consultation with AUB to determine the impediments to use of
funds.
The Committee recognizes City University Bellevue,
Washington's efforts to educate Eastern European students in
Slovakia about democratic principles and free market economics
at an affordable cost. The Committee encourages AID to provide
adequate resources to build a new administrative center and
expand this program.
UNIVERSITY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
The Committee recognizes that U.S. universities have a
significant role to play in U.S. development policies
throughout the globe. Therefore, the Committee encourages AID
and the Department of State to expand the involvement of
colleges and universities in development activities. The
Committee takes note of the important contribution made by a
number of universities in this regard and where appropriate
urges consideration of the followng requests:
University of Vermont.--The Committee supports efforts to
establish an advanced telecommunications link between three
hospitals in Vietnam and the University of Vermont College of
Medicine. Using this link, UVM will provide medical education
courses in cardiology, rehabilitation medicine and antisepsis
techniques for physicians and students in Vietnam. The
Committee recommends $500,000 for this initiative.
Champlain College.--The U.S.-Ukraine Community Partnerships
Project has matched U.S. cities with Ukrainian cities to
provide local government training in economic development,
budgeting, citizen participation, transportation and housing,
and communal services. The Committee believes these
partnerships are valuable in promoting democratic and market-
oriented practices in Ukraine and encourages AID to continue to
provide funding for this initiative.
American University in Bulgaria.--The Committee is aware of
the key role the American University in Bulgaria (AUB) plays in
teaching and demonstrating the principles of democracy, civil
society, market economies, leadership and public service to
students in the region. The Committee understands that funding
provided by AID for AUB's annual operating budget will be
exhausted by 2003 and therefore encourages AID to provide
resources to help sustain the University's program.
Utah State University.--The Committee supports $1,100,000
for Utah State University for the proposed World Irrigation
Applied Research and Training Center to provide improved
technology delivery and enhancement of human resources
Arab-American University of Jenin.--The Committee supports
$1,000,000 for Utah State University to assist the Arab-
American University of Jenin to establish a College of
Agriculture of Jenin including an Agriculture Experiment
Station and Extension Service to assist the Agriculture
industry in the area.
University of Missouri.--The Committee recognizes the
important contributions of the University of Missouri is making
to eradicate infectious diseases in third world countries and
recommends $2,000,000 for establishment of the Center for
Livestock Infectious Disease at the University of Missouri.
University of Mississippi.--The Committee supports
$2,000,000 for the National Center for Computational Hydro
science and Engineering (NCCHE) at the University of
Mississippi for the purpose of transferring state of the art
technology to the Polish Academy of Sciences. The NCCHE has
developed several free surface flows, soil erosion, sediment
transport and morphodynamic processes models, which can be
applied to enhance waterways navigation safety, flood
prediction and prevention, water resources engineering,
environmental and ecological impact assessment, and soil
conservation.
Mississippi State University.--The Committee supports
$2,000,000 for the Office of International Programs at
Mississippi State University for the continuation of programs
in agribusiness project development and management, technical
assistance, training, applied research and technical
information transfer. Mississippi State University has
development assistance experience in adding value to
agricultural production and reducing post harvest losses with
emphasis on food, feed grains and seed. The Office of
International Programs has managed and implemented projects,
responded to requests for short-term assistance and provided
training in numerous countries worldwide.
Boise State University.--The Committee recognizes the
success of Boise State University's involvement with the
National Economics University's Business School in Vietnam and
its important work to establish a Vietnamese business school.
In addition to resources make available in 2000, the Committee
directs $2,000,000 to continue and expand these important
activities over a 2-year period.
University of Miami.--The Committee supports $3,500,000 for
the Cuban transition project to be administered through The
University of Miami. These funds would provide the university
with the opportunity to provide policy makers, analysts and
others with accurate information, incisive analysis and
practical policy recommendations. This project will be
developed over a 3-year period with the initial funding to
establish the research center and to organize research programs
and task forces.
University of Northern Iowa.--The University of Northern
Iowa continues to conduct an effective program with the Orava
Project in Slovakia, incorporating democratic concepts and
practices into school and teacher education programs. This
model should be replicated and expanded.
Water research.--The Committee is aware of the research by
Washington State University, Purdue University, South Carolina
University, and the University of Jordan Center for Water
Research, on the use, availability, and quality of water in the
Middle East region. The Committee encourages AID to provide
$1,000,000 to support this initiative from Development
Assistance and Economic Support Fund resources.
Food security.--The Committee is aware of collaborative
agricultural research, education and training programs
conducted by Washington State University, the State of
Washington, the International Center for Maize and Wheat
Improvement and institutions in the Central Asia and Caucasus
regions to promote international food security. The Committee
encourages AID to provide $2,460,000 to support this
initiative.
University of South Carolina.--The Committee understands
that in partnership with the International Urban Development
Association, the University of South Carolina's Institute of
Public Affairs plans to develop the International Urban Growth
Network focusing on the management of growth in urban areas and
the consequences that growth has for environmental, social and
economic systems. The Committee encourages AID to provide
$1,000,000 for this new initiative.
University of South Carolina.--The Committee is aware that
economic development in Morocco's coastal area has put severe
pressure on the fresh ground water supply and led to a dramatic
increase in saltwater intrusion into freshwater aquifer
systems. The University of South Carolina's Earth Sciences and
Resources Institute, in cooperation with Moroccan institutions,
will bring international experts together to characterize the
distribution of aquifer properties and establish a long-term
aquifer monitoring network to verify and monitor conditions of
the aquifer systems. The Committee encourages AID to provide
$1,000,000 for this initiative in fiscal year 2001.
University of South Carolina.--The Committee is aware that
the University of South Carolina's Earth Sciences and Resources
Institute and Texas Tech University are collaborating on
research about the multi-generation impacts of massive releases
of radiation into the environment, such as occurred at
Chernobyl. Cooperative studies will concentrate on assessment
of technologies to mitigate movements of radiation into
populated regions, training Ukranian healthcare professionals
in modern medical techniques, and developing strategies to
reduce risk to humans and wildlife in the event of future
nuclear accidents. The Committee encourages AID to provide
$2,500,000 for this initiative.
George Mason University.--The Committee recognizes the
contribution George Mason University is making to healthcare in
developing countries and encourages AID to provide up to
$2,000,000 to continue and expand these activities.
Loyola University.--The Committee encourages AID to provide
$1,000,000 to Loyola University New Orleans for the development
of the Family Law Institute for Latin American Judges. The
Institute would provide an opportunity for selected groups of
family law judges from Latin America to attend seminars aimed
at strengthening administration of justice for children and
families.
Louisiana State University.--The Committee is aware of
Louisiana State University's development of an International
Emergency Management Training Center and encourages AID to
provide $1,000,000 for this initiative.
Historically Black Colleges.--The Committee notes the
Renewable Energy for African Development Program's efforts to
foster sustainable economic development in Africa, Latin
America and the Caribbean through re-usable energy resources.
The Committee encourages AID to provide $1,000,000 for this
program
St. Thomas University.--The Committee recognizes the
contributions the Institute for Democracy in Africa at St.
Thomas University in Miami, Florida, is making to encourage and
promote democratic principles in Africa and provide training in
the area of civic education, entrepreneurship, rule of law,
public health, and conflict prevention, and encourages AID to
provide $5,000,000 to support these activities.
University of Notre Dame.--The Committee is aware of the
collaborative work being done by the University of Notre Dame,
the Inter-American Dialogue and the Colombian Commission of
Jurists to support human rights and democracy in Colombia and
to respond to proposals by Colombian civic leaders. The
Committee encourages AID to provide $1,200,000 for this
initiative.
Western Kentucky University.--The Committee continues to be
concerned about the success and sustainability of independent,
non-state-controlled media. One of the critical components to
achieving a stable, independent media is in-depth training of
management and journalists in basic media skills. The Committee
is aware of an innovative proposal at Western Kentucky
University to join in-the-field training with practical, hands-
on experience with broadcast and print journalism expertise. In
collaboration with in-country assistance from a media support
organization, such intensive and focused training at a teaching
university will provide journalists with the knowledge and
skills to succeed at home. The Committee directs that not less
than $2,000,000 be made available for such an initiative.
University of Louisville.--The Committee is aware of a
proposed effort led by the University of Louisville in
partnership with Rand Afrikaans University to work with
impoverished communities in South Africa. Specifically, the
program seeks to encourage job sustainable development in
Bapong, South Africa, an area which is a largely tribal rural
community with extraordinary unemployment, poor education and
severe lack of resources to provide for the welfare of its
citizens. The Committee urges AID to provide $1,500,000 for
this initiative which it understands has the support of the
South Africa government.
CHINA RULE OF LAW
The Committee recommends $2,000,000 be provided to support
an International Rule of Law Program in the People's Republic
of China. Resources should enable American and Chinese legal
scholars to do joint research on issues related to business law
and enable American legal scholars, attorneys, judges, and
government officials to meet with their Chinese counterparts on
a regular, organized basis to provide input into proposed or
needed legislation and enforcement in an emerging Chinese legal
system that would regulate aspects of a market economy.
The Committee urges AID to consider a proposal from Temple
Law School, in cooperation with the New York University School
of Law, to operate a Business Law Center in collaboration with
the Judicial College of the Supreme People's Court, the Center
for Economic Law Research, and the State Administration of
Foreign Exports Affairs.
Limitation on Assistance
The Committee has included a provision, identical to last
year, which seeks to ensure that U.S. assistance does not go to
units of foreign security forces whose members have been
credibly implicated in human rights violations, unless the
foreign government is taking effective measures to bring the
individuals responsible to justice. By effective measures, the
Committee intends that the individuals face appropriate and
timely disciplinary action or impartial criminal prosecution in
accordance with local law. The Committee notes that in order to
implement this provision, it is necessary for U.S. Embassies to
know which units are to receive U.S. assistance and to have in
place the necessary agreements and mechanisms to effectively
monitor their use of the assistance. The Committee expects U.S.
Embassies to maintain this information so it is available to
the Congress.
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
The Committee believes that the U.S. Government should
actively support programs in conflict resolution that bring
together teenagers of different ethnic, religious and political
backgrounds from areas of civil conflict and war. Participants
in such programs develop listening and negotiating skills,
overcome mistrust and forge friendships that are critical to
establishing lasting peace and cooperation. The Committee
especially commends Seeds of Peace, a widely respected
organization which promotes understanding between Arab and
Israeli teenagers, and believes that such programs should be
expanded and replicated to involve youth from other conflict
areas. Accordingly, the Committee supports providing funds from
the Development Assistance, SEED and ESF accounts, for such
programs.
VICTIMS OF TORTURE
The Congress has been unequivocal in its opposition to
torture and its resolve to support efforts to prevent its use.
Assisting foreign treatment centers for victims of torture is
an effective way to lessen the incidence of torture and promote
human rights. Therefore, the Committee recommends that AID
increase support to $10,000,000 to foreign treatment centers
for victims of torture, and requests that AID consult with the
Committees on the use of these funds.
Global Road Safety Program
The Committee is aware that road accidents are the leading
cause of death and injury for healthy Americans traveling
abroad. Road accidents world wide result in approximately 1.17
million deaths and over 10 million persons being seriously
injured every year. Around 80 percent of these deaths occur in
the developing world even though developing countries have only
30 percent of the total global motor vehicle fleet. The
Committee encourages U.S. Embassies to better inform American
travelers of road and traffic conditions in their country and
countries around the world to promote road safety.
COUNTRY ISSUES
CYPRUS
The Committee has provided $15,000,000 for Cyprus from
development assistance and Economic Support Fund resources. The
Committee intends that these resources be made available to
maximize leverage to improve prospects for a settlement in
Cyprus.
LEBANON
Of the funds appropriated under the headings ``Development
Assistance'' and ``Economic Support Fund'' the Committee
directs that not less than $15,000,000 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
The Committee notes that May 27, 2000 marks the 10th
anniversary of free and fair elections conducted in Burma. The
National League for Democracy led by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi won a
majority of parliamentary seats in these elections, however the
Burmese military annulled the results. Since the elections,
Burma's socio-economic living conditions have plummeted and
political repression by the military regime has been
increasingly brutal. The United Nations General Assembly and
Commission on Human Rights has condemned the persecution of
political and religious minorities and the political opposition
and the regime's abusive record of forced labor, forced
relocations of sexual violence against women. The annual State
Department Report on Human Rights Practices notes more than
1,300 political prisoners continue to suffer inhumane detention
conditions. In addition to the Committee's concern about
political abuses, Burma continues to pose a threat to U.S.
interests as the second largest source of illicit opium and
heroin.
The Committee strongly supports the restoration of
democracy in Burma as the only effective means to address these
concerns. The Committee urges the Administration to increase
efforts to support Aung San Suu Kyi's call for a political
dialogue to advance reconciliation and to encourage the Burmese
regime to uphold the terms and conditions of United Nations'
resolutions. To support democratic efforts, the Committee has
once again provided $6,500,000 in grants for education and
health care activities, political and media initiatives, and
humanitarian support for Burmese exiles and refugees. The
Committee expects to be consulted prior to the obligation of
funds.
The Committee remains concerned that despite its' clear
intent, AID has yet to undertake any program to benefit
independent media in Burma. There is still no coordinated
effort to improve the media skills of the people involved in
the Burmese pro-democracy movement in exile, the single most
important source of information on the situation in Burma. The
Committee recommends that work be done with a qualified non-
governmental organization with a proven track record in
supporting independent media in emerging democracies.
CAMBODIA
The Committee believes that the United States can be more
actively engaged in Cambodia's development, without supporting
a corrupt and authoritarian central government. Areas such as
health (especially preventing HIV/AIDS), education, protecting
the environment (especially protecting Cambodia's dwindling
forests and endangered wildlife), and democracy and legal
reform, are examples of where the United States, through
nongovernmental organizations and appropriate local and
provincial governments, could expand its assistance. The
Committee recommends at least $20,000,000 be provided for
assistance for Cambodia from Development Assistance and
Economic Support Fund resources.
The Committee is concerned that the Cambodian Prime
Minister and the United Nations have yet to finalize an
agreement which would meet international standards on a
judicial process for trying leaders of the Khmer Rouge. The
Committee expects the U.S. Embassy to strongly support U.N.
efforts to ensure a judicial process which maintains
international standards. The Committee is concerned that
efforts to date have not been as collaborative as the urgency
of the task demands. The Committee believes that the
independence of the tribunal is of the utmost importance, both
to the Cambodian people and Cambodia's future, as well as the
standard it will set for future tribunals of this kind.
The Committee commends the State Department for continuing
to recognize the key role that Cambodia's forests play in the
country's future. The logging crackdown instituted by the
Cambodian Government in January 1999 is still largely intact,
but logging concessionaires have not been punished for their
illegal activities. There are also many examples of illegal
logging by concessionaires, with the collusion of civilian and
military provincial authorities, still taking place. The
establishment of the Forest Crimes Monitoring Unit is a
positive step, but open access to government records, which has
been blocked, is essential to the successful implementation of
forestry reforms.
The Committee commends the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for
its review of the forest concessions. It is important that the
Cambodian Government implements fully the ADB's
recommendations, in order to put an end to these destructive
practices. The Committee requests the State Department to
submit a report by March 1, 2001, describing the current status
of illegal logging in Cambodia and the involvement of
Cambodian, Thai, Laotian, and Vietnamese officials in this
trade.
INDONESIA
The Committee is very encouraged by the policies of
Indonesian President Wahid, who has ushered in a new chapter in
Indonesia's history. The Committee believes that the United
States should strongly support his efforts to accelerate
political and economic reforms. To serve this purpose, the
Committee also supports AID's programs which address basic
needs in Indonesia and assistance to the parliament by funding
legislative exchanges for members of the Indonesian parliament.
The Committee encourages the Government's efforts to exert
civilian control over the armed forces and reform them
thoroughly, and bring to justice military personnel who were
alleged to be involved in past atrocities. In this regard,
while progress has been made in obtaining the resignations of
some key military officials who were associated with past
abuses and impunity, no one has been prosecuted and there are
ongoing reports of military collusion with militias that
continue to terrorize East Timorese refugees. Accordingly, like
last year, the Committee has included language which imposes
conditions on any resumption of military assistance to
Indonesia.
The Committee continues to support technical assistance to
independent media, especially local radio stations and the
development of a private TV sector, to promote a climate of
responsible broadcasting. Assistance should include management
and journalism training, as well as support for public interest
programming that promotes tolerance, civil society and provides
useful information at the local level. The Committee further
believes that support for media law development with the aim of
guaranteeing freedom of expression and a fair and transparent
environment for the media is vital to the progress of reform.
EAST TIMOR
The Committee notes that large numbers of East Timorese
remain unemployed and are in dire need of assistance. The
Committee is disappointed that the United Nations and
international donors have taken so long to disburse funds made
available last year to address these needs, which were
predictable and obvious. The Committee believes that the
$10,000,000 requested by the Administration for East Timor in
fiscal year 2001 is insufficient, and has therefore included
language providing that, like last year, $25,000,000 in
Economic Support Fund assistance should be made available to
support income-producing projects and other reconstruction
activities in East Timor.
The Committee is aware that the primary manager of
resources in East Timor has been the Office of Transition
Initiatives (OTI). As OTI phases out and transfers
responsibility for ongoing activities to AID, the Committee
understands there may be new or additional management costs
incurred. The Committee has included language allowing up to
$1,000,000 of the Economic Support Fund resources to be made
available by transfer to AID for operation and expenses in East
Timor.
The Committee urges the State Department to continue to
work with international and nongovernmental organizations to
assure the safety and resettlement of East Timorese refugees.
TIBET
The Committee continues to support development projects
such as those sponsored by the Bridge Fund to combat the
economic and cultural marginalization of Tibetans, and
recommends $1,500,000 for these activities in fiscal year 2001.
The Committee also urges the State Department to provide
$250,000 for the purpose of providing training and education of
Tibetans in democracy activities and monitoring human rights in
Tibet.
INDIA
The Committee recommends $250,000 to support health care in
the Sringeri area in the state of Karnataka, India. This rural
area has an average annual family income of $300, with a high
mortality rate caused in part by a lack of safe drinking water
and inadequate health facilities. Funds should be administered
by the Sharada Dhanvantari Charitable Hospital.
HAITI
The Committee notes that Haiti has benefitted from more
than $2,000,000,000 in U.S. assistance in addition to the
stabilizing support offered by 20,000 U.S. troops. By any
measure, this support has achieved little in terms of economic
growth or political stability. The current Preval government
has postponed elections twice causing the opposition to
question the prospects of holding free and fair elections in
time to seat a new parliament in June. Political violence
against opponents of Family Lavalas have increased, with
assassinations and attacks occurring virtually weekly.
Despite U.S. assistance, job generation and private
investment are stagnant, causing Haiti to continue to be the
poorest nation in the hemisphere. Judicial reforms have failed
to produce fair, prompt processing of cases, with detainees
held for indefinite periods without being charged or
prosecuted. The Committee is also concerned by reports that the
police force which absorbed the largest proportion of American
aid continues to be poorly trained, ill equipped and unable to
respond effectively to any public disturbance or serve the most
basic law enforcement missions.
The Committee notes the strong participation by the Haitian
public in the voter registration process and encourages the
administration to make clear to the Preval government that a
timely, free and a fair election is a precondition for
continued U.S. support. Absent significant political change,
the Committee believes American aid should be suspended, except
for the most urgent humanitarian programs.
GUATEMALA
Last year, the Conferees directed that $2,000,000 in ESF
funds be used to support the demilitarization of the Estado
Mayor Presidencial (EMP) in Guatemala. The Committee is
encouraged by the Portillo Government's efforts to move forward
with this initiative, and appreciates the support the U.S.
Embassy has given to it. The Committee expects these funds to
be made available once there is an effective plan, in writing,
to replace the EMP with a civilian presidential security
service that is also supported by the Guatemalan Government and
other donors. No U.S. funds may be provided to individuals who
are credibly alleged to have been involved in gross violations
of human rights.
The Committee commends recent steps taken by the Portillo
Government to strengthen human rights in Guatemala, including
its support for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
and investigations into the murders of Myrna Mack Hang and
Bishop Juan Gerardi. In the past year, several individuals have
been arrested in connection with the Gerardi murder, but the
Committee is concerned that the individuals who ordered this
heinous crime may still be at large. The Committee recognizes
the importance of punishing those responsible for this crime
for the Guatemalan Peace Accords, and U.S.-Guatemalan
relations.
MEXICO
The Committee notes that the U.N. High Commissioner for
Human Rights visited Mexico last year, and that Mexico signed a
Declaration of Intent on Technical Cooperation for the
Promotion of Human Rights. The Committee awaits the
implementation of the Declaration. The Committee is
disappointed by the lack of progress toward a settlement of the
conflict in Chiapas. The militarization of the region,
including violence by pro-government paramilitary groups, has
displaced many indigenous people and exacerbated impoverished
conditions there. The Committee is concerned about human rights
violations by Mexican security forces, who are rarely punished,
and expects the State Department to ensure that recipients of
U.S. assistance do not violate human rights, or to suspend such
assistance. The Committee remains concerned that restrictions
on human rights observers seeking visas to enter Mexico remain
in place and believes the Mexican Government should ensure that
visa requirements comply with international standards. The
Committee is also concerned about the summary deportation of
American citizens, some of whom have lived in Mexico for many
years, in violation of their rights under international and
Mexican law.
Inter-American Foundation
Last year, the Committee requested the General Accounting
Office investigate allegations that staff at the Inter-American
Foundation (IAF) had violated contracting regulations and
personnel policies. GAO's investigation determined that staff
at the IAF had improperly issued a sole source purchase order
in violation of the Federal Acquisition Regulations. At that
time, due to these and other managerial concerns, the Committee
substantially reduced funding for the IAF.
In addition to concerns regarding management, the Committee
is not confident that the IAF makes a unique, positive or
enduring contribution to United States development interests in
Latin America. While the Committee has recently been advised
that there has been a change in the leadership and management
of the IAF, given competing priorities and the questionable,
limited purposes of IAF, the Committee has not funded the
request for ongoing IAF activities. The Committee understands
that adequate resources are available on a carryover basis to
terminate contracts and close IAF.
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
The Committee has provided $14,400,000 in funding for the
African Development Foundation (ADF) within the ``Development
Assistance'' account. This is an increase of $1,900,000 from
the Senate recommendation for fiscal year 2000. The Committee
applauds the continuing efforts by ADF in pursuing private
sources for contributions. The Committee looks forward to the
fruition of these efforts in the coming year.
International Disaster Assistance
Appropriations, 2000.................................... $202,880,000
1999 omnibus emergency supplemental..................... 188,000,000
Budget estimate, 2001................................... 220,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 220,000,000
The Committee directs that full funding of the 2001 request
be made available to the Office of Transition Initiatives.
Development Credit Authority
Subsidy Appropriation
Appropriations, 2000.................................... $3,000,000
Budget estimate, by transfer 2001....................... (15,000,000)
Committee recommendation................................................
Operating Expenses
Appropriations, 2000....................................................
Budget estimate, 2001................................... $8,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,000,000
The Committee has provided minimum resources to consolidate
AID's various credit programs and sustain the management of all
such activities under the Development Credit Authority program.
The Committee has not provided transfer authority to increase
the subsidy given the slow and poor performance to date.
Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund
Appropriations, 2000.................................... $43,837,000
Budget estimate, 2001................................... 44,489,000
Committee recommendation................................ 44,489,000
The Foreign Service retirement and disability fund is a
mandatory expense of the Agency for International Development.
AID Operating Expenses
Appropriations, 2000.................................... $520,000,000
Budget estimate, 2001................................... 520,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 510,000,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $510,000,000
for the operating expenses of the Agency for International
Development.
Operating Expenses of the Office of the Inspector General
Appropriations, 2000.................................... $25,000,000
Budget estimate, 2001................................... 27,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 25,000,000
The Committee has provided $25,000,000 for the Inspector
General's Office.
Other Bilateral Economic Assistance
Economic Support Fund
Appropriations, 2000.................................... $2,345,500,000
Budget estimate, 2001................................... 2,313,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,220,000,000
The Committee has provided $2,220,000,000 for Economic
Support Fund activities.
MIDDLE EAST
Following consultations in 1998 with the Governments of
Israel and Egypt, the Committee reduced the level of Economic
Support Fund resources provided for each country.
In fiscal year 1999, the Committee made its first reduction
in a planned 10-year schedule; this year the schedule has
provided $840,000,000 in economic support funds for Israel. The
Committee has provided $695,000,000 for Egypt. The Committee
intends to proceed with the reduction targets agreed to for the
10-year schedule.
The Congress fully supports the Middle East Regional
Cooperation Program [MERC], and its role in fostering
scientific collaboration between Israel and its Arab neighbors.
The MERC Program should remain fully funded at no less than
fiscal year 2000 levels. The value of multiple lines of
communication between nongovernmental institutions in the
region is critical to the peace process, and should be
continued.
The Committee strongly supports the work of the Chicago
House in Luxor, Egypt. Chicago House is the headquarters of a
permanent field expedition undertaken by the Oriental Institute
of the University of Chicago to conduct an epigraphic survey of
Luxor. The Committee urges AID to continue support to this
important work.
On April 21, the Committee received a request from the
Administration to include a provision allowing for early
disbursement of fiscal year 2001 funding provided to Egypt from
the Foreign Military Financing Program. The request addressed
budget outlays to be deposited in an interest bearing account
held by Egypt at the Federal Reserve. Given the late date of
the submission and the lack of detailed information on the
proposal, the Committee is still reviewing the program and
budgetary implications of this request prior to reaching an
informed decision.
International Fund for Ireland
The International Fund for Ireland plays an important role
in promoting peace and stability in Northern Ireland. In
addition to supporting governmental efforts to implement the
Good Friday Agreement and encouraging investment and trade, the
Committee recognizes the importance of community-based
initiatives, including microenterprise development, which build
civil society and promote peace and reconciliation. The
Committee encourages the International Fund for Ireland to
support such community-based efforts. The Committee recognizes
the work of the non-partisan Northern Ireland Voluntary Trust,
which for the past 20 years has worked for peace through a wide
range of community initiatives and urges the International Fund
for Ireland to support the work of this organization.
The Committee also urges the International Fund for Ireland
to follow equal opportunity principles established in the Good
Friday Agreement when considering and selecting grants--such as
the right of women to full and equal participation and the
right to equal opportunity in all social and economic activity,
regardless of class, creed, disability, gender or ethnicity.
LATIN AMERICA and the CARIBBEAN
The Committee notes that since 1990, United States economic
assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean has fallen by
two-thirds, although assistance for Haiti has been sustained at
a disproportionately high level. During the same period,
poverty has steadily increased as has the flood of illegal
immigrants into the United States. The Committee believes that
this hemisphere, other than Haiti, should be given higher
priority in the allocation of economic support fund assistance.
War Crimes Tribunal
The Committee has again included drawdown authority for up
to $30,000,000 of commodities and services for the War Crimes
Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, and expects the
administration to ensure that the tribunals have sufficient
budgets, staff and equipment to do their jobs. The Committee
directs the State Department to actively support the
establishment of a Tribunal to prosecute Iraqi war crimes.
Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States
Appropriations, 2000.................................... $535,000,000
Budget estimate, 2001................................... 610,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 635,000,000
The Committee has provided $635,000,000 for Eastern Europe
and the Baltic nations.
The Committee has increased assistance over the requested
level in lieu of funding a supplemental request. Last year the
Committee provided $535,000,000 which substantially exceeded
the request of $393,000,000. Within funds made available for
fiscal year 2000, the Committee provided $150,000,000 for
Kosova with the clear expectation that the European community
would contribute at least 85 percent of necessary
reconstruction and development support. This support has been
slow to materialize prompting the Administration to request a
Supplemental. Given the disproportional resource burden the
United States assumed for prosecuting the air campaign against
Serbia, the Committee understood the European community and
other donors would assume the post-war burden for rebuilding
the region and Kosova's economy and infrastructure.
Currently, however, the United States contribution for many
activities exceeds any other donor's bilateral support. The
Committee is particularly concerned with the slow and
inadequate levels of support for training local Kosova police
as well as support for the temporary International Police Force
(IPF). Both forces are essential to restoring law and order and
assuring a timely exit of foreign troops. Absent a viable
police force, American and other troops deployed as part of the
NATO Kosova Force (KFOR) serve at greater risk.
The United Nations has established a minimum IPF level of
4,700 police. To date, the State Department has provided
$52,000,000 in fiscal year 2000 funds to support 481 Americans
serving in the IPF. The United States has pledged support for
550 police, with other donors expected to meet the requirement
for the balance of 4,150 police. Non-U.S. donors have supplied
1,878 police of which 1,247 have come from outside Europe. This
leaves a current shortfall for non-U.S. donors of 2,272 police.
The Committee strongly opposes the United States assuming
the largest national proportion of the police costs or number
of positions. The Committee has included language which
conditions any further U.S. support for police activities on a
substantial and accelerated increase in international support
to meet the minimum mandated level of 4,700 police.
The Committee has revised language included in the fiscal
year 2000 foreign operations appropriations which required that
none of the funds could be made available until the Secretary
of State certified that U.S. pledges at Kosova donor
conferences did not exceed 15 percent of the total resources
pledged by all donors. The revised language requires that none
of the funds in this or any other foreign operations act, may
be obligated for Kosova until the Secretary of State certifies
that the U.S. obligation and expenditure of resources is not
exceeding 15 percent of the total resources obligated and
expended by other donors. The Committee notes continued
frustration with the fact that other donors have pledged, but
not fulfilled, obligations for economic reconstruction,
development projects and payment to the Kosova budget for
teachers, health care workers and municipal employees.
Last year, the Committee warned against repeating in Kosova
many of the mistakes which have compromised effective economic
development and political progress in Bosnia. Of specific
concern in Bosnia, and now Kosova, is AID's reluctance to work
directly with and build up the capabilities of local non-
government organizations. The Committee strongly opposes the
Pristina Mission's current emphasis on large grants to U.S.
contractors with no relevant field experience and little
interest in strengthening Kosova civic society.
The Committee has included language which requires not less
than 50 percent of resources provided in or for Kosova must be
provided through non-government organizations with established
Kosova based capabilities.
The Committee has also provided $89,000,000 to support
Montenegro as it struggles to address economic and political
pressure applied by the regime in Belgrade. The Committee
recognizes the difficulty the government faces in encouraging
investment and economic growth given Montenegro's continued
ties to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The Committee
intends that the available resources shall support balance of
payments and assist the government in efforts to sustain its
pledge to carry out free market and democratic reforms.
The Committee has provided $60,000,000 to support economic
and political opportunities for reform which may result from
the recent elections in Croatia. The Committee welcomes and
encourages continuation of President Stipe Mesic's new approach
regarding refugee returns, cooperation with the International
War Crimes Tribunal, relations with Bosnia-Herzegovina and
political and economic anti-corruption efforts. The Committee
has included language which reflects the Croatian government's
new pledges and commitments on these issues.
LEGAL INITIATIVES
The Committee continues to support AID's efforts to promote
legal reform in Central and Eastern Europe, including the use
of distance learning technology to enhance prosecutor training
programs. The use of this technology increases the overall cost
effectiveness of the program by increasing the number of
countries and individuals participating. The Committee expects
AID to continue funding the Academic Consortium for Global
Education at the current level.
INTERNATIONAL CRIME
The Committee remains concerned about the direct and
indirect impact of international crime on Americans and
American businesses at home and abroad. The Committee
recognizes the new emphasis the Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is placing on fighting crime and
corruption in the OSCE region. Accordingly, the Committee urges
the Secretary of State to raise the crime and corruption issue
at the ministerial level within the OSCE. The Committee also
requests the State Department to continue providing advice and
support, in cooperation with the FBI, to the Southeast Europe
Cooperative Initiative (SECI) headquartered in Romania.
assistance for the independent States of the Former Soviet Union
Appropriations, 2000.................................... $839,000,000
Budget estimate, 2001................................... 830,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 775,000,000
The Committee recommends $775,000,000 for the Independent
States of the former Soviet Union. As in prior years, the bill
makes applicable the provisions of section 498B(j) of the
Foreign Assistance Act to funds appropriated under this
heading, as well as making applicable the other provisions of
chapter 11 of part I of that Act to funds appropriated by the
bill for the NIS.
CHECHNYA
The Committee heard testimony of systematic, widespread
atrocities against Chechen civilians by Russian forces, and of
the humanitarian crisis facing displaced Chechens who are
suffering from hunger and disease and an unpredictable future.
The Committee is disappointed that the Administration has
failed to use the many non-governmental relief organizations
that have representatives on the ground in Ingushetia and
Chechnya, and are in a position to provide assistance to these
people. The Committee sees no excuse for this failure, and has
included language requiring direct support to these
organizations on an urgent basis.
LEGAL INITIATIVES
The Committee is concerned about the quality of education
for lawyers, judges and others responsible for interpreting new
laws in the New Independent States of the Former Soviet Union
and in Central and Eastern Europe. The Committee is aware of
the need to provide investigative and prosecutorial skills
training in the fledgling judiciary systems in the former
Soviet republics. The Committee commends efforts by AID and the
Justice Department (OPDAT) to provide education for prosecutors
in these countries through the Academic Consortium for Global
Education and supports the effort to increase participation by
complementing current courses with a distance learning
initiative.
The Committee also recommends AID consider supporting a
distance learning project being developed by Florida State
University in consortium with other institutions, which will
deliver instruction in basic legal principles for students and
professors.
The Committee continues to support the work the University
of South Carolina's College of Criminal Justice is doing
through its Moscow Police Command College (MPCC) to expose
Moscow management-level police officials to U.S. policing
methods. MPCC provides information on the internal
organizational structure of local police agencies,
relationships between federal, state and local law enforcement
agencies, the role of community programs in crime fighting and
victim assistance, and broader issues such as community
policing. The Committee directs AID to provide $750,000 for
this program in fiscal year 2001.
INDEPENDENT MEDIA
The Committee continues to be concerned about the pressure
facing independent broadcast and print media in the former
Soviet Union and continues to support assistance programs for
them as one of the most effective means of supporting the
transition to civil society. In particular, support for the
creation of a fair and transparent legal environment for
journalists and media outlets on the local as well as the
national level is important in all the former Soviet republics.
Support to independent media outlets will also include support
for increased use of the internet to enhance professional
connections among media professionals, training in media-
specific business, production and reporting skills and support
for public interest television and radio programming addressing
the specific needs of individual countries and regional
audiences.
The progress made in supporting a pluralistic media in the
former Soviet Union has been impressive, but the Chechen War in
Russia, and ongoing repression of private media in Central Asia
and the South Caucasus all make clear that the situation is
still extremely volatile. Therefore, the Committee urges
continued support across the region to non-governmental media.
PHYSICIANS EXCHANGES
The Committee has followed with interest the work of the
Eurasian Medical Education Program of the American College of
Physicians in continuing medical education of Russian
physicians in the treatment of tuberculosis, cardiovascular
disease and diabetes. This exchange program has carried out
programs in four regions of the Russian federation. Volunteer
American physicians have shared experience and knowledge with
their Russian colleagues, to the benefit of the Russian medical
profession and the Russian population. The Committee requests
to be consulted regarding future support for this program.
VITAMINS FOR AT-RISK WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN
The Committee is aware that poor nutrition and vitamin
deficiencies are responsible for dramatic increases in
pregnancy complications, birth defects, and certain health
problems in children. In many cases, there is a lack of
education about the benefits of vitamins as a dietary
supplement and vitamins are either unavailable or too expensive
for those who would benefit most.
Magee Womancare International is a professional
organization of physicians, obstetrical providers, health care
personnel, and educators who are dedicated to improving health
care conditions for women and infants in the former Soviet
Union. The organization promotes a culturally-sensitive model
of improved obstetric care and community education programs for
women and their families. To expand its activities, the
Committee encourages AID to work with Magee Womancare
International to distribute vitamins and educate at-risk
Russian women on the importance of nutrition in pregnancy and
infancy in order to reduce infant and maternal morbidity.
CARELIFT INTERNATIONAL
The Committee continues to support the work of Carelift
International, and notes Carelift's cooperation with AID and
the American International Health Alliance (AIHA) in
establishing comprehensive programs to help the Independent
States and other nations rebuild their health systems. The
Committee recognizes the value of this initiative and
encourages AID to expand its relationship with Carelift and the
AIHA Partnership Program. The Committee recommends up to
$7,000,000 to enable Carelift International to continue and
expand its operations overseas.
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
The Committee is aware of the Primary Health Care
Initiative of the World Council of Hellenes, which was
instituted in the former Soviet republics to provide
desperately needed basic health care. This program, which is
alleviating suffering of people through thousands of visits
each month, is also beneficial to U.S. relations with these
countries. The Committee urges the Department of State to
provide $1,500,000 for this program in fiscal year 2001.
Research, Training, Exchanges, and Partnerships
The Committee recommends funding above the current level
for the Russian, Eurasian, and East European Research and
Training Program (title VIII) from the two appropriations
accounts for the NIS and Central Europe. The Committee also
supports funding for other graduate fellowship and training
programs in both regions, such as the Central and Eastern
European Graduate Fellowship Program. Student exchange
programs, in general, are to be distributed in a balanced
manner among high school, college, and graduate/postgraduate
categories.
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
The Committee commends the efforts by AID, the Department
of State, and the Department of Justice to implement a
Committee initiative against domestic violence in Russia. The
Committee believes the Administration should continue to
consult closely with and support the Russian Association of
Crisis Centers for Women to further strengthen local capacity
to respond to this endemic problem. Emphasis should be given to
strengthening police and prosecutorial capacity to prevent and
punish abuses. In addition, American grant recipients,
including police trainers, should have experience in domestic
violence issues and Russian NGOs should be involved in the
design, evaluation, and monitoring of these programs. The
Committee recommends that funding for this initiative at least
be maintained at the current level and requests the Department
of State to submit a report by March 1, 2001 summarizing the
actions taken, results to date and future plans for this
initiative.
ORPHANAGES
The Committee supports USAID/Russia's orphans strategy,
which focuses on programs to reduce the number of children
entering state orphanages and job skills training for children
leaving orphanages. This is a long-term strategy and the
Committee is also concerned about the immediate medical and
basic needs of orphans in some of the most economically
disadvantaged parts of the country. USAID/Russia is encouraged
to supplement its orphans strategy by continuing its effort to
identify reform-minded and committed orphanage officials in the
regions and developing a program to improve the basic
conditions of orphans in those regions. To assist with these
efforts, the Committee expects AID to work with nonprofit
groups, especially those with contacts in the Russian Far East,
including Rotary International, the Anchorage Interfaith
Council and the Municipality of Anchorage. The Committee
supports $5,000,000 for providing medical and other assistance
to improve the lives of these children. The Committee also
supports the efforts by the Lovett Women's Center Project to
promote personal and societal development through training and
technical assistance and to facilitate educational exchanges
that build institutional relationships between government and
nongovernment organizations in the United States and the
Russian Far East.
Russian Far East
For the fifth consecutive year, the Committee recognizes
the importance of the Russian Far East (RFE) to the overall
future development of Russia's market economy. Untapped natural
resources, if utilized effectively, could provide the impetus
for the creation of a middle class in the RFE--which is vital
to the economic future of the region. The 2000 fiscal year bill
provided that not less than $20,000,000 be provided to the
Russian Far East. The Committee directs the Coordinator for the
New Independent States to provide that level of funding for
fiscal year 2001 to worthwhile projects in the RFE.
RUSSIA and IRAN
The Committee has once again conditioned assistance to
Russia on Moscow's termination of financial and technical
support for the Iran nuclear program. The Committee has
included this provision in legislation for the last 4 years.
Iran's campaign to acquire a nuclear capability is a
serious threat to U.S. security interests and its suspension
should be of the highest priority in the United States dialog
with Russia.
The Committee is deeply concerned by reports of substantial
expansion in the number of Russian scientists involved in
training, technology transfer, and supervision of nuclear
testing.
country issues
ukraine
The Committee has provided $175,000,000 to continue
economic, legal, and political reforms in Ukraine. The
Committee expects the Government to continue with an aggressive
program to rationalize and improve tax collection, reduce
government spending and exercise fiscal responsibility.
With recent elections and changes in the President's
Cabinet, the Committee believes Ukraine has an opportunity to
finally implement significant economic reforms. To date,
Ukraine has been provided substantial Committee support and
appropriated resources which have produced little progress in
most of the areas where USAID has chosen to concentrate U.S.
assistance. The Committee is disappointed in the slow pace of
improvements in agricultural privatization and production, job
generation, growth in the private sector, the availability of
credit, rationalizing the tax structure, or effective legal
reform.
Moreover, recent reports from the International Monetary
Fund indicate officials at Ukraine's Central Bank may have
manipulated data or misused IMF resources. Should the
allegations prove to be true, the continued availability of
international loans may be jeopardized with implications for
Ukraine's economic stability. The Committee urges the
Government of Ukraine and the managers of the Central Bank to
fully and promptly cooperate with the IMF audit and
investigation.
The Committee notes improvements in the two key areas USAID
was directed by Congress to fund. Nuclear safety initiatives
have reduced the risks of accident and improved safety,
security and control measures at several reactor sites in
Ukraine. Nonetheless, the Committee continues to be concerned
by excessive costs charged by the Department of Energy and the
national labs to manage these programs. The Committee notes
that language included in previous appropriation bills limited
DOE's management costs to 9 percent of the amount of the grant
or contract. DOE has chosen to interpret this provision as
allowing the Department to charge 9 percent and the national
labs to incur up to an additional 9 percent to manage
contracts. This contradicts the Committee's intent. The
Coordinator for Assistance is directed to resolve this issue
promptly.
The Committee is also impressed by the work carried out by
the International Republican Institute and the National
Democratic Institute to strengthen participation and education
of voters and candidates in elections. The Committee directs
USAID to assure continuity in support for these efforts which
contribute to political reforms.
UKRAINIAN LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CENTER
In fiscal year 1997, the Committee provided $5,000,000 to
establish the Ukrainian Land Resource Management Center
(ULRMC). Among other things, ULRMC is developing emergency
response plans for Ukrainian nuclear power stations, providing
land surveys for privatizing agriculture, and monitoring
environmental quality in the Black Sea area. The Committee is
aware that ULRMC's efforts to be self-sustaining have been
hindered by economic conditions in Ukraine and encourages AID
to provide an additional $5,000,000 so ULRMC can complete its
work.
Georgia
The Committee has provided $94,000,000 for activities in
Georgia.
The Committee commends the significant progress the
Government of Georgia has made in training and deploying a
Border Security Service with funds earmarked by the Committee.
As in prior years, the Committee has earmarked $25,000,000 to
continue with improvements and expansion of Georgia's ability
to protect its borders and collect customs and duties. The
Committee encourages the use of these funds to assist with the
integration of the Coast Guard into these efforts.
To address urgent concerns raised by Georgian officials
regarding the procurement and management of defense resources,
the Committee has provided $5,000,000 to implement an audit,
investigation and oversight plan. The Committee requests
consultation prior to the obligation of these resources.
The Committee has closely monitored and supported the
development of the oil pipeline from Baku, Azerbaijan to
Ceyhan, Turkey. The Committee opposes any attempt to circumvent
the present pipeline route and believes that the Administration
should take steps to ensure the continued development of the
pipeline through Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey. To assist
these efforts, the Committee directs the Department of State to
report within 90 days on a plan to fund and integrate
communication equipment, training, and air lift assistance for
pipeline security between these three countries.
The Committee has followed negotiations over Conventional
Forces in Europe (CFE) troop and equipment withdrawal. The
Committee is concerned that to ensure Russian compliance with
CFE, the United States will be expected to pay for Russian
equipment destruction or relocation. The Committee believes
Russia should bear the burden for its national obligation to
comply with the CFE. However, should the Administration
determine it is in the United States national interests to ease
this burden, any costs assumed by the United States should at
least be matched by a Russian contribution of in kind support.
Therefore, the Committee directs the Administration to develop
a plan that provides relief of debt owed for energy by Georgia
to Russia commensurate with funds provided by the United States
to support Russian removal of bases or personnel from Georgia
or destruction of equipment.
The Committee believes corruption continues to be a serious
impediment to private investment and Georgia's economic
progress. The Committee notes reports by a number of
institutions including the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development which are highly critical of Georgia's failure to
address this problem. The Committee requests a report from the
Coordinator for Assistance in consultation with the U.S.
Ambassador and Members of Georgia's Parliament on a legislative
strategy to combat corruption.
The Committee has provided $4,000,000 to establish an
Absorptive Capacity Fund to enhance the ability of the Republic
of Georgia to attract and sustain investments from private
sector sources as well as aid from multilateral institutions.
The Committee expects the Fund to be coordinated by Foreign Aid
Through Education (FATE) which will draw upon academic and
private sector expertise in the United States. From the funds
made available, not less than $1,000,000 each shall be made
available to: the University of Louisville for training in
water and wastewater management, Fort Valley State University
for training in agribusiness, and the City University of New
York for training in transportation. With the funds provided,
each university partner will conduct an in-country assessment
of the training needs, provide a minimum of eight weeks of
formal classroom training and a like period of applied
training, and a follow up assessment of the results and
benefits of the program. The Committee directs AID to report on
the status of the Absorptive Capacity Fund in February 2001.
ARMENIA
The Committee has provided $89,000,000 for Armenia and
urges the government to continue to accelerate economic
reforms.
CENTRAL ASIA
The Committee is aware of the work of the Armenian
Technology Group which uses the private sector in a seed
multiplication program. The Committee supports the expansion of
these efforts in three additional countries in the Central
Asian region.
AZERBAIJAN
The Committee has included a provision which restates
section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act. However, for funds
appropriated in this bill, the Committee has continued the
exemption to permit the administration to provide support for
demilitarization and related programs. In addition, the
administration may provide support to strengthen political
institutions. Open, elected governments responsive to citizens
interest are essential to long-term stability.
Like last year the Committee has also included a provision
exempting humanitarian activities and financing and assistance
from OPIC, the Trade and Development Agency, the Export-Import
Bank, and activities carried out by the Foreign Commercial
Service from section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act.
MONGOLIA
The Committee has provided $12,000,000 for Mongolia from
funds made available under the headings ``Independent States''
and ``Development assistance.'' Resources have been provided to
continue to support efforts by the Mongolian Government to
accelerate legal, political, and economic reforms while
addressing acute health, educational, and humanitarian needs.
The Committee applauds the AID Bureau for Humanitarian Affairs'
prompt response to appeals for aid following devastating winter
storms.
Independent Agencies
African Development Foundation
Funding for this account has been included under the
``Development assistance'' account.
inter-american foundation
Funding for this account has been included under the
``Development assistance'' account.
peace corps
Appropriations, 2000.................................... $245,000,000
Budget estimate, 2001................................... 275,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 220,000,000
Consistent with the Senate passed fiscal year 2000 foreign
operations appropriations the Committee recommends $220,000,000
for the Peace Corps for fiscal year 2001. The Committee
supports the Director's new initiative to expand volunteer
access to and use of information technology. The Director's
inclusion of HIV/AIDS awareness in volunteer efforts is
commendable and consistent with U.S. global health initiatives
and interests.
Department of State
international narcotics control and law enforcement
Appropriations, 2000.................................... $305,000,000
2000 emergency supplemental............................. 934,100,000
Budget estimate, 2001................................... 312,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 220,000,000
The Committee has provided $220,000,000 for the
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement account for
fiscal year 2001. Details of the Committee's support for Plan
Colombia and international narcotics control activities can be
found in Title VI of this report.
PHILIPPINES
The Committee is aware of recent measures taken by the
Philippine National Police Force (PNP) to become a more
professional organization. The Committee understands that the
State Department Bureau of International Narcotics Control and
Law Enforcement (the Bureau) has provided training courses for
the PNP to assist them in these efforts. The Committee commends
these efforts and recommends that the Bureau expand assistance
to the PNP to support their efforts to reform.
Baltic States
Since SEED assistance has been phased out for the Baltic
States, the Committee recommends that $3,000,000 be made
available for law enforcement training and technical assistance
for the law enforcement agencies of the Baltic States to combat
organized crime.
In using these and other funds available for International
Narcotics and Law Enforcement programs, the Committee
recommends that Lithuania should be named as a site for pilot
programs aimed at combating international organized crime.
Therefore, the Committee again endorses the establishment of an
FBI office in Lithuania and for this purpose recommends
providing appropriate funds.
migration and refugee assistance
Appropriations, 2000.................................... $625,000,000
Budget estimate, 2001................................... 658,212,000
Committee recommendation................................ 615,000,000
The Committee recommends $615,000,000 for the Migration and
Refugee Assistance Program. The Committee notes the Migration
and Refugee program has in excess of $300,000,000 in carry over
balances from prior years, thus limiting the need for full
funding in 2001. $60,000,000 is earmarked for refugees from the
former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe and other refugees
resettling in Israel. The resurgence of anti-semitism in Russia
has led to a significant increase in Jewish emigration over the
past 18 months. The Committee believes that the current level
of funding should be sustained to ensure a continuation of the
outstanding programs now serving this population.
In the summer of 1999, the Committee received a
notification of intent to obligate $10,000,000 for a Kosova
Women's Initiative (KWI) to be administered by the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The Committee was
pressed by several Members to release these funds promptly to
enable immediate support for counseling, treatment and
assistance for women who had suffered the loss of family
members or who had been victims of sexual violence during the
war.
The Committee is gravely concerned by reports from Kosova
that 10 months after the release of these funds, less than
$600,000 of the $10,000,000 has actually been provided to local
organizations. Representatives of the most well established and
effective women's health clinics, family counseling centers and
legal aid organizations have not been funded while groups
offering aerobics training and sewing lessons have received
U.S. assistance. The Committee believes administration of the
KWI is further evidence of UNHCR's inability to effectively
manage limited resources to achieve even minimal results. Thus,
the Committee has once again included a provision that any
assistance provided by the Bureau to the UNHCR is subject to
notification.
CHILD REFUGEES
The Committee supports continued funding for programs for
unaccompanied and at-risk refugee children. The Committee
recommends that the Department of State provide funding through
NGOs and appropriate United Nations agencies for children who
are orphaned, separated from their parents or have other
special needs as a result of armed conflict or other causes of
forced migration. United States funding should support programs
that are in addition to planned UNHCR programs.
TIBETAN REFUGEES
The Committee directs the State Department to provide
$2,000,000 for humanitarian assistance, including food,
medicine, clothing and medical and vocational training to
Tibetan refugees in India and Nepal.
emergency refugee and migration assistance fund
Appropriations, 2000.................................... $12,500,000
Budget estimate, 2001................................... 20,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 15,000,000
The Committee recommends $15,000,000 for the emergency
refugee and migration assistance fund.
nonproliferation, antiterrorism, demining, and related programs (NADR)
Appropriations, 2000.................................... $216,600,000
Budget estimate, 2001................................... 311,500,000
Committee recommendation................................ 215,000,000
The Committee has provided $215,000,000 for the NADR
account for fiscal year 2001, which is equivalent to the amount
provided in the 2000 fiscal year. The following is a chart that
indicates fiscal year 2000 funding for the programs covered by
this account, as well as the Administration's request for
fiscal year 2001 and the Committee recommendations for fiscal
year 2001:
[In thousands of dollars]
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Committee
2000 enacted 2001 request recommendation
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Non-proliferation and Disarmament Fund......................... 15,000 15,000 15,000
Export Control Assistance...................................... 14,530 14,000 10,000
IAEA........................................................... 43,000 47,000 47,000
CTBT Preparatory Commission.................................... 14,000 21,500 15,000
KEDO........................................................... 35,000 55,000 35,000
Anti-Terrorism................................................. 33,000 68,000 30,000
Demining....................................................... 40,000 40,000 40,000
Terrorist Interdiction Program................................. 1,250 4,000 2,000
Other.......................................................... 20,000 .............. ..............
Small Arms..................................................... ............... 2,000 1,000
Science Centers................................................ \1\ [59,000] 45,000 20,000
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Total.................................................... 216,600 311,500 215,000
(Recission).................................................... -820,000 .............. ..............
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\1\ Funding for the Science Centers was provided by the Assistance to the Independent States of the Former
Soviet Union account for fiscal year 1999 and fiscal year 2000.
ANTI-TERRORISM CENTER
The Committee did not provide funds for the
administration's request for the construction of an Anti-
Terrorism Center. Requests for construction for the Department
of State are within the jurisdiction and oversight of the
Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, State, Justice and the
Judiciary.
SCIENCE CENTERS
The Committee has provided $20,000,000 for the Science
Centers program. The Administration requested $45,000,000. The
Committee continues to have reservations about the ability of
the State Department Non Proliferation Bureau to effectively
monitor this program. The Committee was disturbed to learn
that, after at least 5 years of interaction between the State
Department and Russian scientists, relations remain guarded.
The Committee requests the General Accounting Office to provide
a report 150 days after the date of enactment on the ability of
the Non Proliferation Bureau to oversee the activities of the
participants in the Science Centers program and the extent to
which the program's projects are meeting their non-
proliferation objectives.
COMPREHENSIVE TEST BAN TREATY PREPARATORY COMMISSION
The Committee has provided $15,000,000 for the
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) Preparatory Commission,
$6,500,000 below the Administration's request. The Committee
notes that for the past 2 years, the Administration's request
for the CTBT Preparatory Commission has exceeded the actual
needs. The Committee notes that the CTBT Preparatory Commission
has continually promised reimbursements and/or reduced
assessments for services performed by the United States, none
of which has been made available to date. The Committee looks
forward to a reduced assessment for the United States in the
coming fiscal year.
The Committee has required the Department of State to
prepare a report on the anticipated use of funds made available
to the CTBT Preparatory Commission. The Committee requests that
the report: (1) identify all donors and any directives or
restrictions associated with their contribution; (2) a detailed
explanation of expenditures in 2000 and 2001, including sites
where the United States has provided assistance to third party
nations; and (3) a copy of the Commissions's 2001 budget.
NONPROLIFERATION AND DISARMAMENT
The Committee supports the activities carried out by this
fund for controlling the spread of nuclear weapons and
material, particularly efforts made to limit nuclear smuggling.
EXPORT CONTROL ASSISTANCE
The Statement of Managers accompanying the fiscal year 2000
Foreign Operations Conference Report provided $15,000,000 for
Export Control Assistance (ECA). Initially,the administration
decided to allocate only $10,780,000 for fiscal year 2000 for
ECA. Only at the insistence of the Committee was this level
raised to $14,530,000 for fiscal year 2000. The Committee
supports the work of the Bureau of Political Military Affairs
for export controls and directs that $10,000,000 be provided
for fiscal year 2001.
DEMINING
The Committee has provided $40,000,000 for the Department
of State's humanitarian demining programs, which may be made
available through governments, nongovernmental organizations,
and private contractors, for the removal of landmines and other
unexploded ordnance [UXO], and related activities. The
Committee intends that these programs will emphasize the
training of indigenous civilian deminers, mine awareness and
education, mapping and marking, surveys of mine incidents, and
outreach to mine-affected areas to monitor the needs of mine
and UXO victims.
DESTRUCTION OF SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS
The Committee strongly supports initiatives in Eastern and
Central Europe, Africa, and other regions to destroy small arms
and light weapons to promote lasting peace in former conflict
zones.
Department of the Treasury
international affairs technical assistance
Appropriations, 2000.................................... $1,500,000
Budget estimate, 2001................................... 7,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 5,000,000
In prior years, the Department of the Treasury has carried
out technical assistance programs supported by transfers from
the Agency for International Development. The Committee directs
AID to continue this support to supplement the funds
appropriated by the Committee.
Last year, the Committee requested a report from the
Department on expansion initiatives and cost control plans. The
Committee notes this report has not been provided and directs
the Department to prepare the report or jeoparize further
congressional support.
Debt Restructuring
Appropriations, 2000.................................... $123,000,000
Budget estimate, 2001................................... 262,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 75,000,000
The Committee has provided $75,000,000 to meet the
administration's debt restructuring requirements as a component
of economic assistance. These resources can be made available
for bilateral debt or the Highly Indebted Poor Country
Initiative and the associated Trust Fund.
TITLE III
MILITARY ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
international military education and training
Appropriations, 2000.................................... $50,000,000
Budget estimate, 2001................................... 55,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 55,000,000
The Committee recommends $55,000,000 for the International
Military Education and Training [IMET] Program.
Foreign Military Financing
grant program level
Appropriations, 2000.................................... $3,420,000,000
Budget estimate, 2001................................... 3,538,200,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,519,000,000
(limitation on administrative expenses)
Appropriations, 2000.................................... $30,495,000
Budget estimate, 2001................................... 33,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 33,000,000
The Committee continues to support FMF grant assistance to
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Consistent with the last year's
levels, the Committee recommends $20,000,000 in FMF grant
assistance to these countries. The assistance accelerates the
Baltic States' integration into NATO and supports these
democracies as they enhance military capacities and adopt NATO
standards.
The Committee supports continued FMF assistance to Bulgaria
as a candidate for NATO enlargement. Funding for command,
control and communications modernization of the Rapid Reaction
Brigade of Bulgarian Land Forces would contribute to Bulgaria's
interoperability with NATO and strengthen its ability to
participate in NATO-led operations.
LANDMINES
The Committee again includes language permitting demining
equipment to be made available on a grant basis to foreign
countries. The Committee strongly supports continued use of FMF
funds for activities to assist in locating and destroying
unexploded landmines and unexploded ordnance that maim and kill
innocent people around the world.
PHILIPPINES
Like last year, the Committee recommends that not less than
$5,000,000 in Foreign Military Financing funds be provided to
the Philippines. These funds will help the Philippines
modernize their military and to ensure freedom of the seas in
the Pacific.
Peacekeeping Operations
Appropriations, 2000.................................... $153,000,000
Budget estimate, 2001................................... 134,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 85,000,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $85,000,000.
The Committee intends no funds be made available for
peacekeeping in Haiti.
TITLE IV
MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
International Financial Institutions Summary
Appropriations, 2000.................................... $1,115,018,000
Budget estimate, 2001................................... 1,353,916,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,027,879,000
The Committee recommends the total level of paid-in capital
funding shown above to provide for contributions to the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development,
International Development Association, Multilateral Investment
Guarantee Agency, the Global Environment Facility, the Inter-
American Development Bank's Inter-American Investment
Corporation, the Asian Development Bank, the African
Development Bank and Fund and the European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development.
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
GRIEVANCE PROCESS REFORM AND GENDER ISSUES
World Bank.--The Committee has closely followed efforts by
the World Bank to reform its internal grievance process, and
recognizes that the success of these reforms depends on their
implementation. However, while there have been positive steps,
the World Bank has yet to address serious structural flaws, or
to apply standards and procedures which ensure justice,
fairness and accountability. As long as the international
financial institutions (IFIs) are immune from the judicial
process, they need to ensure that complaints are independently
investigated and adjudicated according to judicial (as opposed
to administrative) standards and procedures, and that managers
are punished for misconduct, especially retaliation, which has
been a persistent problem. The Committee believes that the
World Bank should be a model of governance for the IFIs. They
should establish a formal ``external'' adjudication process
that is independent of management, with the authority to award
all appropriate remedies, including reinstatement, and to
recommend disciplinary action, comprised of individuals with
expertise in such issues as sexual harassment, retaliation, and
other workplace misconduct. The World Bank's and the other
IFIs' response to these recommendations will bear on
Congressional support for these institutions in fiscal year
2001 and beyond.
International Monetary Fund.--The Committee also has
concerns about the IMF's internal grievance process, as well as
the IMF's failure to meet many of the recommendations of its
1994 Working Group on the Status of Women, especially regarding
steps to increase the number of women in managerial positions.
The Committee calls on the IMF to obtain a current regression
analysis to determine what further steps are needed to correct
the persistent gender disparities in hiring and promotion. The
Committee will make its own recommendations based on the
results of that analysis.
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
International Development Association [IDA]
Appropriations, 2000.................................... $775,000,000
Budget estimate, 2001................................... 835,590,000
Committee recommendation................................ 750,000,000
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
Appropriations, 2000.................................... $35,800,000
Budget estimate, 2001................................... 175,567,000
Committee recommendation................................ 50,000,000
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
Appropriations, 2000.................................... $4,000,000
Budget estimate, 2001................................... 16,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,000,000
Inter-American Development Bank
INTER-AMERICAN INVESTMENT CORPORATION
Appropriations, 2000.................................... $16,000,000
Budget estimate, 2001................................... 34,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 10,000,000
ASIA DEVELOPMENT FUND
Appropriations, 2000.................................... $77,000,000
Budget estimate, 2001................................... 125,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 100,000,000
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
Appropriations, 2000.................................... $4,100,000
Budget estimate, 2001................................... 6,100,000
Committee recommendation................................ 6,100,000
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND
Appropriations, 2000.................................... $128,000,000
Budget estimate, 2001................................... 100,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 72,000,000
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
paid-in capital
Appropriations, 2000.................................... $35,779,000
Budget estimate, 2001................................... 35,779,000
Committee recommendation................................ 35,779,000
International Organizations and Programs
Appropriations, 2000.................................... $293,000,000
Budget estimate, 2001................................... 354,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 288,000,000
The Committee has provided $288,000,000 for the
``International organizations and programs'' account. This
amount does not included funding for the Korea Peninsula
Economic Development Organization and the International Atomic
Energy Agency which are provided for in the Nonproliferation,
Antiterrorism, Demining, and Related Programs section of the
bill.
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
The Committee is encouraged by the direction taken by UNDP
in the past year to focus its efforts on promoting good
governance and local institution building, which are key to the
effectiveness of other assistance efforts in developing
countries. The Committee recommends $85,000,000 for UNDP in
fiscal year 2001.
UNITED NATIONS FUND FOR VICTIMS OF TORTURE
The Committee is aware that the use of torture is common in
many countries today. The U.N. Fund for Victims of Torture
provides financial support to treatment programs based in the
United States and abroad. The Committee recommends $5,000,000
for a U.S. contribution to the voluntary fund in fiscal year
2001 and continues to urge the Department of State to encourage
other governments to increase their own contributions. The
Committee hopes that by increasing U.S. support for efforts to
assist torture victims other governments will be encouraged to
do likewise.
INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT
The Committee continues to strongly support the
International Fund for Agriculture Development [IFAD]. The
Committee is pleased that the United States has joined
consultations on future funding for the institution. The
Committee urges AID to play a leadership role in the
consultation process and strongly believes that the United
States should continue to contribute resources to the
institution at a level that equips IFAD to meet its needs and
to continue promoting rural food security thoughout the
developing world.
TITLE V
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 501. Obligations during last month of availability.
Sec. 502. Prohibition of Bilateral Funding for
International Financial Institutions.
Sec. 503. Limitation on Residence Expenses.
Sec. 504. Limitation on Expenses.
Sec. 505. Limitation on Representational Allowances.
Sec. 506. Prohibition on Financing Nuclear Goods.
Sec. 507. Prohibition against direct funding for certain
countries.
Sec. 508. Military Coups.
Sec. 509. Transfers between Accounts.
Sec. 510. Deobligation/Reobligation Authority.
Sec. 511. Availability of Funds.
Sec. 512. Limitation on Assistance to Governments in
Default.
Sec. 513. Commerce and Trade.
Sec. 514. Surplus Commodities.
Sec. 515. Notification Requirements.
Sec. 516. Limitation on Availability of Funds for
International Organizations and Programs.
Sec. 517. Independent States of the Former Soviet Union.
Sec. 518. Prohibition on Funding for Abortions and
Involuntary Sterilization.
Sec. 519. Export Financing Transfer Authorities.
Sec. 520. Special Notification Requirements.
Sec. 521. Definition of Program, Project and Activity.
Sec. 522. Child Survival, AIDS and other Activities.
Sec. 523. Prohibition against indirect funding to certain
countries.
Sec. 524. Notification on excess defense equipment.
Sec. 525. Authorization requirement.
Sec. 526. Democracy in China.
Sec. 527. Prohibition on Bilateral Assistance to Terrorist
Countries.
Sec. 528. Commercial Leasing of Defense Articles.
Sec. 529. Competitive Insurance.
Sec. 530. Stingers in the Persian Gulf Region.
Sec. 531. Debt-For-Development.
Sec. 532. Separate Accounts.
Sec. 533. Compensation for United States Executive
directors to International Financial Institutions.
Sec. 534. Compliance with United Nations Sanctions against
Iraq.
Sec. 535. Authorities for the Peace Corps, International
Fund for Agricultural Development, and African Development
Foundation.
Sec. 536. Impact on Jobs in the United States.
Sec. 537. Funding Prohibition for Serbia.
Sec. 538. Special Authorities.
Sec. 539. Policy on Terminating the Arab League Boycott of
Israel.
Sec. 540. Anti-Narcotics Activities.
Sec. 541. Eligibility for Assistance.
Sec. 542. Earmarks.
Sec. 543. Ceilings and Earmarks.
Sec. 544. Prohibition on Publicity or Propaganda.
Sec. 545. Purchase of American-Made Equipment and Projects.
Sec. 546. Prohibition of Payments to United Nations
Members.
Sec. 547. Consulting Services.
Sec. 548. Private Voluntary Organizations
Documentation.
Sec. 549. Prohibition on Assistance to Foreign Governments
that Export Lethal Military Equipment to Countries Supporting
International Terrorism.
Sec. 550. Withholding of Assistance for Parking Fines owed
by Foreign Countries.
Sec. 551. Limitation on Assistance for the PLO For the West
Bank and Gaza.
Sec. 552. War Crimes Tribunals Drawdown.
Sec. 553. Landmines.
Sec. 554. Restrictions Concerning the Palestinian
Authority.
Sec. 555. Prohibition of Payment of Certain Expenses.
Sec. 556. Competitive Pricing for Sales of Defense
Articles.
Sec. 557. Special Debt Relief for the Poorest.
Sec. 558. Authority to Engage in Debt Buybacks or Sales.
Sec. 559. Assistance for Haiti.
Sec. 560. Requirement for Disclosure of Foreign Aid in
Report of Secretary of State.
Sec. 561. Restrictions on Voluntary Contributions to United
Nations Agencies.
Sec. 562. Haiti National Police and Coast Guard.
Sec. 563. Limitation on Assistance to the Palestinian
Authority.
Sec. 564. Limitation on Assistance to Security Forces.
Sec. 565. Restrictions on Assistance to Countries Providing
sanctuary to Indicted War Criminals.
Sec. 566. To Prohibit Foreign Assistance to the Government
of the Russian Federal Should It Enact Laws which would
Discriminate against Minority Religious Faiths in the Russian.
Sec. Federation.
Sec. 567. Greenhouse Gas Emissions.
Sec. 568. Aid to the Government of the Democratic Republic
of Congo.
Sec. 569. Enterprise Fund Restrictions.
Sec. 570. Cambodia.
Sec. 571. Foreign Military Expenditures Report.
Sec. 572. Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization.
Sec. 573. African Development Foundation.
Sec. 574. Prohibition on Assistance to the Palestinian
Broadcasting Corporation.
Sec. 575. Voluntary Separation Incentives for Employees of
the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Sec. 576. Kyoto Protocol.
Sec. 577. Additional Requirements Relating to Stockpiling
of Defense Articles for Foreign Countries.
Sec. 578. Abolition of the Inter-American Foundation.
Sec. 579. West Bank and Gaza Programs.
Sec. 580. Indonesia.
Sec. 581. Working Capital Fund.
Sec. 582. Immunity of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Sec. 583. Consultations on Arms Sales to Taiwan.
Sec. 584. Sanctions Against Serbia.
Sec. 585. Clean Coal Technology.
Sec. 586. Repeal of Unobligated Balance Restrictions.
Sec. 587. Repeal of Requirement for Annual GAO Report on
the Financial Operations of the International Monetary Fund.
Sec. 588. GAO Operating Expenses.
Sec. 589. National Endowment for Democracy Procurement
Regulations.
Sec. 590. Funding for Private Organizations.
TITLE VI--PLAN COLOMBIA
CHAPTER 1
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
international narcotics control and law enforcement
assistance to plan colombia
2000 appropriation to date.............................. $305,000,000
2000 supplemental estimate.............................. 817,500,000
2001 supplemental estimate.............................. 256,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 934,100,000
PUSH INTO SOUTHERN COLOMBIA
The Administration's Supplemental request of $1,073,500,000
for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 augments base programs for
fiscal year 2000 of $305,000,000 and a fiscal year 2001 request
of $312,000,000.
The Administration proposes dedicating substantial
resources to Plan Colombia, a counter-narcotics initiative
developed under the leadership of Colombian President Pastrana.
The Administration's stated objectives of this emergency
request are to help the Colombian military regain control and
increase eradication activities in the southern coca growing
region currently dominated by narco-traffickers and the
insurgent Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. The
Administration also plans to promote alternative crop and
employment opportunities in the southern region once it has
been secured. In addition, Plan Colombia envisions
strengthening government and non-governmental organizations'
capacity to improve the delivery of social services and the
protection of human rights.
For the past several years, the Committee has supported
increases in the Bureau for International Narcotics Control and
Law Enforcement (INL) programs precisely because of the
explosive growth in the production, trafficking and use of
cocaine. Since 1992, Colombian coca production has tripled with
Colombian traffickers now supplying 80 percent of the cocaine
used in the United States. The Administration's dedication of
resources and leadership in response to this crisis has been
slow and inadequate.
Historically, INL has provided support to the Colombian
National Police. The Supplemental anticipates a 7:1 shift in
funding from the Police to the Army. Given the past limited
role and resources provided for counter-narcotics activities in
Colombia and the region, the Committee is concerned about the
rapid, new, and unprecedented levels of spending requested. The
fiscal year 2000 program level of $50,000,000 for Colombia will
now rise to nearly $1,000,000,000. The Committee has grave
reservations regarding the Administration's ability to
effectively manage the use of these resources to achieve the
expected results of reducing production and supply of cocaine
while protecting human rights.
The Committee has provided $110,000,000 for the
refurbishment and procurement of 60 Huey II helicopters to
assist in the execution of the Colombian Counter-narcotics
Battalion (CNBN) mission. In addition, the Committee has
provided $8,500,000 for operating expenses. The Administration
requested $388,000,000 to procure and support 30 Blackhawk
helicopters which could not be made available until the end of
2001. Given the urgency of the crisis, the Committee has
determined it is important to procure aircraft which can be
made available sooner. The Committee believes the range, speed
and capabilities of the Huey II meet the force protection and
mission requirements to transport counter-narcotics squadrons
from headquarters to field areas for potential combat
operations. While the Committee does not share the
Administration's concerns regarding the Huey II's troop
carrying capacity, the Committee has agreed to increase the
number of aircraft made available to accomodate any lift
requirements.
According to testimony by General Wilhelm, Commander in
Chief, Southern Command, the counter-narcotics effort in
Colombia is expected to be carried out over a 6-year period.
The Committee presumes the Congress will be asked to support a
large portion of the costs involved in the execution of this
plan. Therefore, a primary consideration affecting the
Committee's selection of helicopters must be the long term
operational costs associated with the aircraft. Data provided
by INL and the Department of Defense indicates both the
procurement and the hourly costs for operation of the Huey II
is substantially less than the Blackhawk.
The Committee is concerned that the justification material
provided is extremely general and reflects considerable
redundancy in the requests. The request includes multiple line
item entries for the same items including ammunition, fuel,
logistics support and communications equipment. This repetition
creates an impression that the Administration does not have a
clear accounting of anticipated requirements. For example, the
request to ``sustain the Counter-narcotics Battalion'' includes
a large communications component virtually identical to the
request for ``CNBN communications.'' Because of these
redundancies and ambiguities the Committee has included
language which requires a report detailing country by country
planned expenditures with more complete justification
information regarding the equipment, training and support the
United States intends to provide.
Because of these ambiguities, the Committee has fully
funded fiscal year 2000 requirements but exercised caution in
full funding for fiscal year 2001 requests. The Committee will
evaluate emerging 2001 requirements during the regular
consideration of the annual appropriations bills.
The Committee recommendation funds the following
activities:
[In millions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Budget Committee
request recommendation
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PUSH INTO SOUTHERN COLOMBIA:
Train and equip CNBN................... 7.0 7.0
UH-1N program.......................... 64.0 64.0
UH-60 program.......................... 388.0 ..............
Huey II program........................ ........... 118.5
Sustain Army CNBN...................... 6.0 6.0
Forward infrastructure development..... 11.0 5.0
Force protection....................... 11.0 7.0
Logistical support..................... 8.4 8.0
Organic Intelligence................... 9.0 9.0
Training/senior commanders............. 1.1 1.1
CNBN Communications.................... 8.0 ..............
Other infrastructure/sustainment....... 6.5 ..............
Alternative development................ 16.0 \1\ 10.0
Resettlement........................... 15.0 15.0
INTERDICTION:
OV-10 upgrades......................... 15.0 15.0
Upgrade for night operations........... 3.0 1.5
Civil Beacons.......................... 2.0 2.0
Airfield upgrades...................... 13.0 8.0
Customs P-3............................ 68.0 68.0
Air interdiction....................... 19.5 19.5
Sustain Riverine Operations............ 12.0 12.0
Ammunition............................. 5.0 2.0
Secure communication................... 3.0 ..............
Go Fast Boat........................... 2.0 1.0
Infrastructure for Patrol.............. 1.0 1.0
U.S. ONDCP............................. 1.0 .5
Treasury/OFAC.......................... 2.0 2.0
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\1\ See heading ``Alternative Development and Internally Displaced
People.''
COLOMBIAN NATIONAL POLICE
The Colombian National Police (CNP), led by General
Serrano, has aggressively broken up the major trafficking
cartels and effectively conducted lab and coca eradication
efforts. The Committee commends the Police for carrying out
these activities while maintaining a laudable track record of
respect for human rights. General Serrano has set an admirable
standard for professional conduct, swiftly addressing
allegations of corruption or abuse. The Committee encourages
the Army to meet these standards. The Committee expects the
Police to continue to play an important role in counter-
narcotics activities in Colombia.
The Committee recommendation funds the following
activities:
[In millions of dollars]
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COLOMBIAN POLICE:
Secure communications.................. 3.0 3.0
Weapons and ammunition................. 5.0 3.0
Enhanced Logistics..................... 2.0 2.0
CNP forward operations and force 5.0 5.0
potection.............................
CNP border bases....................... 5.0 5.0
CNP airmobile units.................... 2.0 2.0
Upgrade CNP facilities................. 8.0 8.0
Additional spray aircraft.............. 20.0 20.0
Upgrade CNP to FLIR.................... 5.0 5.0
Upgrade 12 UH-1H to HUEY II............ 18.0 24.0
Sustainment and Operations............. 5.0 5.0
Training for pilots and mechanics...... 1.5 2.5
Airfield security...................... 2.0 2.0
Enhanced eradication................... 4.0 4.0
Spare parts............................ 3.0 3.0
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alternative development and internally displaced people
The Committee is concerned that the Army's push into
southern Colombia will exacerbate the current problems of
internally displaced people. Currently, 1,400,000 people are
estimated to be displaced by drug trafficking and conflict in
Colombia. In recognition of this problem, the Committee has
provided a total of $39,500,000 to support internally displaced
people. Of this total, $15,000,000 is included in the resources
related to the Army's push into southern Colombia.
The Committee does not believe alternative development or
economic activities are likely to flourish in southern Colombia
during the Army's initial push. However, in recognition that
there are longer term interests in creating employment and
alternatives to illegal crops, which may be possible beyond
fiscal year 2001, the Committee has provided funds to expand
the Agency for International Development's operations and for
development programs, which are available until expended.
However, in recognition that there are longer term
interests in creating employment and alternatives to illegal
crops, which may be possible beyond fiscal year 2001, the
Committee has provided funds to expand the Agency for
International Development's operations and for development
programs, including research on alternative crops such as cocoa
through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which are available
until expended.
[In millions of dollars]
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ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT--COLOMBIA:
Environment programs................... 5.0 2.5
Voluntary Eradication.................. 46.0 46.0
Assistance to local governments........ 15.0 12.0
Assistance to Internally Displaced 24.5 24.5
Persons...............................
AID Operating Expenses................. 4.5 4.5
Community level alternative development 20.0 20.0
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HUMAN RIGHTS
The Committee notes that of the administration's
$1,073,500,000 request for anti-narcotics assistance for fiscal
years 2000 and 2001, less than $25,000,000 in each year is
designated for protecting human rights, strengthening the
judicial system, and supporting peace initiatives. This limited
support is of concern given widespread recognition that the
judicial system is ineffective, that far more needs to be done
to investigate, prosecute and punish individuals responsible
for violating human rights, and that peace initiatives serve
U.S. interests in regional stability.
The Committee is concerned that as the operational tempo of
anti-narcotics efforts increases sharply, the potential for
human rights violations will also increase. Accordingly, the
Committee has substantially increased funding, as well as
funded new initiatives in human rights, administration of
justice, and peace related programs. In this regard, the
Committee directs as follows:
--$25,000,000 shall be available to establish Colombian
National Police/Fiscalia Human Rights Units. These
funds should be used to pay for communications
equipment; equipment for forensic investigations;
computers and related technical assistance; and
additional prosecutors and investigators. The Committee
is aware that the Fiscalia Human Rights Units lack the
ability to respond rapidly to reports of human rights
violations in remote areas. The Committee also notes
that the Fiscalia and the Colombian National Police are
establishing joint task forces to conduct such
investigations. The Committee encourages the CNP to
respond positively and promptly to requests by the
Fiscalia for CNP helicopter transport to the scene of
such violations, so proper investigations can be
carried out.
--$10,000,000 shall be available for Witness and Judicial
Security in human rights cases. The Administration did
not request funds for these purposes, however, the
Committee believes this support is essential for the
protection of witnesses, investigators, prosecutors,
public defenders, and judges specifically in human
rights cases.
--$1,000,000 shall be available for the U.N. Human Rights
Office. The Administration did not request this
funding. These funds should be used to strengthen the
U.N. Office's field observation and investigative work.
--$5,000,000 shall be available for Conflict Management and
Comparative Peace Process. The Administration requested
$1,000,000 for these activities which the Committee
believes should be significantly expanded to encompass
peace and conflict resolution initiatives and related
educational programs involving the participation of a
broad cross-section of Colombian society, including
representatives of civic groups, the business
community, religious leaders, the media, Armed Forces,
and other groups.
--$1,500,000 shall be available to enhance the United States
Government's capabilities to monitor the use of United
States assistance to Colombian Armed Forces and
National Police and to investigate reports of
violations of human rights.
The Committee notes that while the Colombian Government
deserves credit for dismissing some military officers for
alleged ties to paramilitary groups, none of these officers
have been prosecuted. During consideration of the Supplemental
request, the Committee heard testimony about continuing,
widespread ties between Colombian Army personnel and
paramilitaries. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights (UNHCHR) reported a sharp increase in massacres by
paramilitary groups in 1999.
The Committee is aware that Colombian officials have
publicly pledged to protect human rights and prosecute in
civilian courts members of the Armed Forces who violate human
rights or aid and abet paramilitary groups. However, the
Committeee is concerned that human rights have not been
sufficiently treated as a priority by the Colombian government.
In 1997, the Colombian Constitutional Court ruled that gross
violations of human rights should be prosecuted in civilian
courts, but the Colombian Army has regularly sought and
succeeded in transferring such cases to military courts where
they often languish indefinitely. The Committee notes that, in
contrast, the Colombian National Police have moved aggressively
to dismiss members who are implicated in human rights
violations, corruption and drug trafficking.
The administration's request includes funding for human
rights, administration of justice, and peace related programs.
The Committee supports these activities and has provided
additional funding for them. However, the Colombian justice
system is ineffective and corrupt, and scores of human rights
investigators and prosecutors have fled the country on account
of death threats. It will take years before the rule of law
prevails in Colombia. Given the ongoing, widespread human
rights problems in Colombia, the Committee believes that the
substantial amounts of assistance for the Colombian Armed
Forces provided for in this Act must be conditioned on the
actual protection of human rights and punishment of individuals
who violate human rights. The Committee has included such
conditions, which are consistent with the pledges of Colombian
officials. Additionally, the Committee directs the Secretary of
State to submit a report to the appropriate congressional
committees containing the following--
1. A description of the extent to which the Colombian Armed
Forces have suspended from duty any Colombian Armed Forces
personnel who are credibly alleged to have committed gross
violations of human rights, and the extent to which such
personnel have been brought to justice in Colombia's civilian
courts, including a description of the charges brought and the
disposition of such cases.
2. An assessment of efforts made by the Colombian Armed
Forces, National Police, and Attorney General to disband
paramilitary groups, including the names of Colombian Armed
Forces personnel brought to justice for aiding and abetting
paramilitary groups and the names of paramilitary leaders and
members who were indicted, arrested and prosecuted.
3. A description of the extent to which the Colombian Armed
Forces cooperate with civilian authorities in investigating and
prosecuting human rights violations allegedly committed by its
personnel, including the number of such personnel being
investigated for human rights violations who are suspended from
duty.
4. A description of the extent to which attacks against
human rights defenders, government prosecutors and
investigators, and officials of the civilian judicial system in
Colombia are being investigated and the alleged perpetrators
brought to justice.
5. An estimate of the number of Colombian civilians
displaced as a result of the ``push into southern Colombia,''
and actions taken to address the social and economic needs of
these people.
6. A description of actions taken by the United States to
promote and support a negotiated settlement of the conflict in
Colombia.
The report is to be submitted 60 days after the date of
enactment of the Act, and every 180 days thereafter for the
duration of the provision of resources administereed under this
Act.
The Committee has funded the following:
[In millions of dollars]
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HUMAN RIGHTS:
Protection of human rights workers..... 4.0 4.0
Strengthen human rights institutions... 7.0 7.0
Establish CNP/Fiscalia................. 4.0 25.0
Judicial system policy reform.......... 1.5 1.5
Criminal code reform................... 3.5 3.5
Prosecutor training.................... 4.0 4.0
Judges training........................ 4.0 4.0
Casa de Justicia....................... 6.0 3.0
Public defender........................ 2.0 2.0
Asset forfeiture/money laundering...... 4.0 \1\ 15.0
Organized Financial Crime.............. 4.0 \1\ 15.0
Anti-corruption........................ 6.0 ( \1\ )
Asset management....................... 1.0 ( \1\ )
Anti-kidnapping........................ 2.0 2.0
Financial crime........................ 3.0 ( \1\ )
Judicial Police training............... 4.0 4.0
Witness and judicial security.......... 5.0 5.0
Witness/Judicial Security Human Rights ........... 10.0
Cases.................................
Training Customs police................ 6.0 6.0
Maritime enforcement................... 4.0 4.0
Multilateral Case initiative........... 4.5 4.5
Prison security........................ 8.0 8.0
Banking supervision.................... 1.0 1.0
Revenue enhancement.................... 1.0 1.0
Customs training....................... 1.0 1.0
Conflict Management and peace process.. 2.0 5.0
U.N. Office of Human Rights............ ........... 1.0
U.S. Government Monitoring............. ........... 1.5
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\1\ Designates a combination of accounts.
REGIONAL ASSISTANCE
The Committee is concerned that the Administration has
placed insufficient financial and political priority on
addressing the problems of narcotics trafficking throughout the
region. Production and trafficking patterns indicate that
effective pressure on one region or country simply pushes the
problem into neighboring areas.
Recognizing the requirement for a comprehensive approach
and solution, the Committee has substantially increased
resources made available to Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia and to
other counter-narcotics partners in central and South America
and the Carribean.
In particular, the Committee commends the Bolivian
government for its aggressive and successful coca eradication
efforts. The State Department recently reported, ``exceeding
the schedule of its own 5-year plan to eliminate illicit coca
from Bolivia, in 1999 the Banzer Administration eradicated an
unprecedented 16,999 hectares of coca, for a net reduction of
43 percent.'' The Committee has provided full funding of the
Banzer government's request to complete this ambitious
eradication and economic development strategy.
The Committee directs that $12,000,000 be provided for the
purchase of fast patrol boats for the Government of the Bahamas
to assist them in their drug interdiction efforts.
The Committee has funded the following:
[In millions of dollars]
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REGIONAL ASSISTANCE:
Bolivia:
Interdiction....................... 6 20
Alternative Development............ 12 100
Ecuador:
Interdiction....................... 6 13
Alternative Development............ 3 12
Peru:
Interdiction....................... 22 27
Alternative Development............ 15 15
Other countries: Interdiction.......... 12 18
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CHILD SOLDIERS
The Committee recognizes the serious problem of child
soldiers--engaged on all sides of the conflict in Colombia.
Child soldiers continue to be used extensively not only by the
military but by paramilitary and guerrilla groups as well.
There are thousands of children under the age of 18 serving in
Colombia's armed forces. Up to 50 percent of some paramilitary
units are made up of children as young as eight. Colombia's
three largest guerrilla groups all recruit children, with some
militia units comprised of up to 85 percent children, many
under age 15. The Committee instructs the Secretary of State to
transfer $5,000,000 to the Department of Labor for the
rehabilitation and demobilization of child soldiers. The
Committee recognizes the important work on rehabilitating child
soldiers being carried out in Colombia by non-government
organizations including the Colombia Coalition to Stop the Use
of Child Soldiers, Justapaz, Asoda, Ceda Vida, and Defense for
Children International. The Committee urges the Department of
Labor to work with these and similar groups to develop and fund
programs providing counseling, education and reintegration
services to former child soldiers.
SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS
The Committee notes that the proliferation of small arms
and light weapons in Colombia is a serious problem. Most of the
weapons used by criminals, drug traffickers, narco-terrorists,
and paramilitaries are recycled from previous conflicts or from
existing military stockpiles in the region.
The Committee therefore strongly recommends that the
Department of State establish a registry of the serial numbers
of all small arms and light weapons transferred or sold by the
United States to Colombia under this Act. The Committee expects
that the Government of Colombia will provide to the United
States a corresponding registry of small arms and light weapons
received under this Act by serial number, down to the company-
grade level, updating as necessary. In conformity with Section
505a(2) and 505c(3) of the Foreign Assistance Act, the
Government of Colombia is expected to maintain U.S. standards
of stockpile security and that weapons transferred under this
Act will be subject to post-delivery verification of end-use,
and that the Departments of State and Defense will periodically
review Colombia's stockpile security program to ensure that
they meet U.S. standards, reporting any irregularities to the
appropriate committees of Congress.
The Committee strongly recommends that $2,665,000 be
designated for the creation of a Small Arms and Light Weapons
Destruction Initiative, to include Colombia, Venezuela, Peru,
Bolivia, and Panama, to include the cantonment and destruction
of small arms and light weapons, including those seized,
surplus to defense needs and those acquired through buy-back or
other turn-in programs, by means consistent with local labor,
available technology, environmental regulations, and other
relevant conditions. The Committee expects the Departments of
State and Defense, in consultation with local governments, to
promulgate guidelines for this initiative and provide technical
assistance to assist with the implementation of this program,
as necessary.
GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER
Sec. 6101. Human Rights Conditions on Assistance.
Sec. 6102. Report on U.S. Regional Strategy.
Sec. 6103. Sense of the Congress on Counter Narcotics
Measures.
Sec. 6104. Report on Extradition of Narcotics Traffickers.
Sec. 6105. Prohibition on the use of herbicides.
Sec. 6106. Limitations on support for Plan Colombia and on
the assignment of personnel. The Committee has included a
general provision that limits the number of United States
military personnel and civilian contractors that can be engaged
in the program to provide assistance to Plan Colombia and
requires the Administration to seek and receive Congressional
approval before spending funds beyond those provided within
this supplemental appropriations.
CHAPTER 2
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
Agency for International Development
international disaster assistance
2000 appropriation to date.............................. $202,880,000
2000 supplemental estimate.............................. 10,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 25,000,000
The Committee has appropriated $25,000,000 to meet
Mozambique's pressing requirements for food, medicine, shelter
and related emergency support. The Committee also intends that
resources be made available by transfer to support restoration
of agricultural productivity in Mozambique.
The Committee has supported the draw down of $37,600,000 in
Defense Department stocks and services to meet urgent needs.
The Committee strongly supports the deployment of aircraft and
personnel along with equipment to carry out search, rescue and
support for the more than two million people who have been
affected by the flooding.
The Committee has provided $37,600,000 to replenish the
stockpiles drawn down by the Defense Department, as well as
providing that the amount made available for Mozambique shall
not count against the annual ceiling of funds which can be made
available for draw down.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Drug Enforcement Administration
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee recommends $17,850,000 for the Drug
Enforcement Administration. Of this amount $6,650,000 is
provided for DEA activities in support of Plan Colombia, and
$1,200,000 should be used by the DEA for needed assets in the
Bahamas as follows: $600,000 to establish a fully vetted and
equipped Special Investigative Unit, $100,000 for a mobile
collection platform, $450,000 for two high performance ``go-
fast'' boats and related equipment to increase enforcement and
interdiction of maritime drug traffickers, and $50,000 for the
recurring operational expenses of the boats. Finally,
$10,000,000 is included for the Drug Enforcement Agency to
assist in State and local methamphetamine lab cleanup
(including reimbursement for costs incurred by State and local
government for lab cleanup since March 2000). The Committee
expects the DEA to submit a spending plan prior to the
expenditure of these funds.
Office of Justice Programs
state and local law enforcement assistance
(rescission)
The Committee recommends a rescission of $7,850,000 from
the unobligated balances available for the State Criminal Alien
Assistance Program in the ``State and Local Law Enforcement
Assistance'' account.
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7, RULE XVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Rule XVI, paragraph 7 requires that every report on a
general appropriation bill filed by the Committee must identify
each recommended amendment, with particularity, which proposes
an item of appropriation which is not made to carry out the
provisions of an existing law, a treaty stipulation, or an act
or resolution previously passed by the Senate during that
session.
Items providing funding for fiscal year 2001 which lack
authorization are as follows:
Export-Import Bank...................................... $826,000,000
Development assistance, including African Development
Foundation.......................................... 2,019,250,000
International disaster assistance....................... 220,000,000
Debt restructuring...................................... 75,000,000
Treasury technical assistance........................... 5,000,000
AID operating expenses.................................. 510,000,000
AID operating expenses, Office of Inspector General..... 25,000,000
Economic support fund................................... 2,220,000,000
Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltics........... 635,000,000
Assistance for the Independent States of the former
Soviet Union........................................ 775,000,000
International narcotics control......................... 220,000,000
Migration and refugee assistance........................ 615,000,000
Nonproliferation, antiterrorism, demining, and related
programs............................................ 215,000,000
International military education and training........... 55,000,000
Foreign Military Financing Program...................... 3,519,000,000
Peacekeeping operations................................. 85,000,000
International organizations and programs................ 288,000,000
International Development Association Replenishment..... 775,000,000
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency................ 4,000,000
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 12, RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Paragraph 12 of rule XXVI requires that Committee report on
a bill or joint resolution repealing or amending any statute or
part of any statute include ``(a) the text of the statute or
part thereof which is proposed to be repealed; and (b) a
comparative print of that part of the bill or joint resolution
making the amendment and of the statute or part thereof
proposed to be amended, showing by stricken-through type and
italics, parallel columns, or other appropriate typographical
devices the omissions and insertions which would be made by the
bill or joint resolution if enacted in the form recommended by
the committee.''
In compliance with this rule, the following changes in
existing law proposed to be made by the bill are shown as
follows: existing law to be omitted is enclosed in black
brackets, new matter is printed in italic, and existing law in
which no change is proposed is shown in roman.
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
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CHAPTER 7--INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC.
[Sec. 262r-5. Audits of International Monetary Fund
[(a) Access to Materials.--Not later than 30 days after
October 21, 1998, the Secretary of the Treasury shall certify
to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of
the Senate that the Secretary has instructed the United States
Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund to
facilitate timely access by the General Accounting Office to
information and documents of the International Monetary Fund
needed by the Office to perform financial reviews of the
International Monetary Fund that will facilitate the conduct of
United States policy with respect to the Fund.
[(b) Reports.--Not later than June 30, 1999, and annually
thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
prepare and submit to the committees specified in subsection
(a) of this section, the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations
of the Senate a report on the financial operations of the Fund
during the preceding year, which shall include--
[(1) the current financial condition of the
International Monetary Fund;
[(2) the amount, rate of interest, disbursement
schedule, and repayment schedule for any loans that
were initiated or outstanding during the preceding
calendar year, and with respect to disbursement
schedules, the report shall identify and discuss in
detail any conditions required to be fulfilled by a
borrower country before a disbursement is made;
[(3) a detailed description of whether the trade
policies of borrower countries permit free and open
trade by the United States and other foreign countries
in the borrower countries;
[(4) a detailed description of the export policies
of borrower countries and whether the policies may
result in increased export of their products, goods, or
services to the United States which may have
significant adverse effects on, or result in unfair
trade practices against or affecting United States
companies, farmers, or communities;
[(5) a detailed description of any conditions of
International Monetary Fund loans which have not been
met by borrower countries, including a discussion of
the reasons why such conditions were not met, and the
actions taken by the International Monetary Fund due to
the borrower country's noncompliance;
[(6) an identification of any borrower country and
loan on which any loan terms or conditions were
renegotiated in the preceding calendar year, including
a discussion of the reasons for the renegotiation and
any new loan terms and conditions; and
[(7) a specification of the total number of loans
made by the International Monetary Fund from its
inception through the end of the period covered by the
report, the number and percentage (by number) of such
loans that are in default or arrears, and the identity
of the countries in default or arrears, and the number
of such loans that are outstanding as of the end of
period covered by the report and the aggregate amount
of the outstanding loans and the average yield
(weighted by loan principal) of the historical and
outstanding loan portfolios of the International
Monetary Fund.]
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Public Law 87-195--Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
AN ACT To promote the foreign policy, security, and general welfare of
the United States by assisting peoples of the world in their efforts
toward economic development and internal and external security, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this
Act may be cited as ``The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.''
PART I
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Chapter 1--Policy; Development Assistance Authorizations
* * * * * * *
Chapter 2--Other Programs
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Sec. 222A. [2182a] Agricultural and Productive Credit and
Self-Help Community Development Programs.--(a) * * *
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[(d) The Inter-American Foundation shall be consulted in
developing criteria for making loans eligible for guaranty
coverage in Latin America under this section.]
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PART II
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Chapter 2--Policy
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Sec. 514. Stockpiling of Defense Articles for Foreign
Countries.--(a) No defense article in the inventory of the
Department of Defense which is set aside, reserved, or in any
way earmarked or intended for future use by any foreign country
may be made available to or for use by any foreign country
unless such transfer is authorized under this Act or the Arms
Export Control Act, or any subsequent corresponding
legislation, and the value of such transfer is charged against
funds authorized under such legislation or against the
limitations specified in such legislation, as appropriate, for
the fiscal period in which such defense article is transferred.
For purposes of this subsection, ``value'' means the
acquisition cost plus crating, packing, handling, and
transportation costs incurred in carrying out this section.
(b)(1) The value of defense articles to be set aside,
earmarked, reserved, or intended for use as war reserve stocks
for allied or other foreign countries (other than for purposes
of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or in the
implementation of agreements with Israel) in stockpiles located
in foreign countries may not exceed in any fiscal year an
amount that is specified in security assistance authorizing
legislation for that fiscal year.
(2)(A) The value of such additions to stockpiles of defense
articles in foreign countries shall not exceed $50,000,000 for
each of the fiscal years 1996 and 1997, $60,000,000 for fiscal
year 1998, and $340,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and
$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
(B) [Of the amount specified in subparagraph (A) for each
of the fiscal years 1996 and 1997, not more than $40,000,000
may be made available for stockpiles in the Republic of Korea
and not more than $10,000,000 may be made available for
stockpiles in Thailand. Of the amount specified in subparagraph
(A) for fiscal year 1998, not more than $40,000,000 may be made
available for stockpiles in the Republic of Korea and not more
than $20,000,000 may be made available for stockpiles in
Thailand.] Of the amount specified in subparagraph (A) for
fiscal year 2001, not more than $50,000,000 may be made
available for stockpiles in the Republic of Korea.
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Chapter 4--Economic Support Fund
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Sec. 534. [2346c] Administration of Justice.--(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
[(c) Not more than $20,000,000 of the funds made available
to carry out this chapter for any fiscal year shall be
available to carry out this section, in addition to amounts
otherwise available for such purposes.]
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(e), Personnel of the Department of Defense and
members of the United States Armed Forces may not participate
in the provision of training under this section. [Of the funds
made available to carry out this section, not more than
$10,000,000 may be made available in fiscal year 1991 to carry
out the provisions of subsection (b)(3) of this section. The
authority of this section shall expire on September 30, 1991.]
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Sec. 635. General Authorities.--(a) * * *
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(k) Any cost-type contract or agreement (including grants)
entered into with a university, college, or other educational
institution for the purpose of carrying out programs authorized
by part I may provide for the payment of the reimbursable
indirect costs of said university, college, or other
educational institution on the basis of predetermined fixed-
percentage rates applied to the total or an element thereof, of
the reimbursable direct costs incurred.
(l)(1) There is hereby established a working
capital fund for the Agency for International
Development which shall be available without fiscal
year limitation for the expenses of personal and
nonpersonal services, equipment and supplies for
International Cooperative Administrative Support
Services.
(2) The capital of the fund shall consist of the
fair and reasonable value of such supplies, equipment
and other assets pertaining to the functions of the
fund as the Administrator determines, rebates from the
use of United States Government credit cards, and any
appropriations made available for the purpose of
providing capital, less related liabilities and unpaid
obligations.
(3) The fund shall be reimbursed or credited with
advance payments for services, equipment or supplies
provided from the fund from applicable appropriations
and funds of the agency, other Federal agencies and
other sources authorized by section 607 of this Act at
rates that will recover total expenses of operation,
including accrual of annual leave and depreciation.
Receipts from the disposal of, or payments for the loss
or damage to, property held in the fund, rebates,
reimbursements, refunds and other credits applicable to
the operation of the fund may be deposited in the fund.
(4) The agency shall transfer to the Treasury as
miscellaneous receipts as of the close of the fiscal
year such amounts which the Administrator determines to
be in excess of the needs of the fund.
(5) The fund may be charged with the current value
of supplies and equipment returned to the working
capital of the fund by a post, activity or agency and
the proceeds shall, if otherwise authorized, be
credited to current applicable appropriations.
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Public Law 91-175--Foreign Assistance Act of 1969
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[PART IV--THE INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION ACT
[Sec. 401. Inter-American Foundation.--(a) There is created
as an agency of the United States of America a body corporate
to be known as the Inter-American Foundation (hereinafter in
this section referred to as the ``Foundation'').
[(b) The future of freedom, security, and economic
development in the Western Hemisphere rests on the realization
that man is the foundation of all human progress. It is the
purpose of this section to provide support for developmental
activities designed to achieve conditions in the Western
Hemisphere under which the dignity and the worth of each human
person will be respected and under which all men will be
afforded the opportunity to develop their potential, to seek
through gainful and productive work the fulfillment of their
aspirations for a better life, and to live in justice and
peace. To this end, it shall be the purpose of the Foundation,
primarily in cooperation with private, regional, and
international organizations, to--
[(1) strengthen the bonds of friendship and
understanding among the peoples of this hemisphere;
[(2) support self-help efforts designed to enlarge
the opportunities for individual development;
[(3) stimulate and assist effective and ever wider
participation of the people in the development process;
[(4) encourage the establishment and growth of
democratic institutions, private and governmental,
appropriate to the requirements of the individual
sovereign nations of this hemisphere.
[In pursuing these purposes, the Foundation shall place primary
emphasis on the enlargement of educational opportunities at all
levels, the production of food and the development of
agriculture, and the improvement of environmental conditions
relating to health, maternal and child care, family planning,
housing, free trade union development, and other social and
economic needs of the people.
[(c) The Foundation shall carry out the purposes set forth
in subsection (b) of this section primarily through and with
private organizations, individuals, and international
organizations by undertaking or sponsoring appropriate research
and by planning, initiating, assisting, financing,
administering, and executing programs and projects designed to
promote the achievement of such purposes.
[(d) In carrying out its functions under this section, the
Foundation shall, to the maximum extent possible, coordinate
its undertakings with the developmental activities in the
Western Hemisphere of the various organs of the Organization of
American States, the United States Government, international
organizations, and other entities engaged in promoting social
and economic development of Latin America.
[(e) The Foundation, as a corporation--
[(1) shall have perpetual succession unless sooner
dissolved by an Act of Congress;
[(2) may adopt, alter, and use a corporate seal,
which shall be judicially noticed;
[(3) may make and perform contracts and other
agreements with any individual, corporation, or other
body of persons however designated whether within or
without the United States of America, and with any
government or governmental agency, domestic or foreign;
[(4) shall determine and prescribe the manner in
which its obligations shall be incurred and its
expenses, including expenses for representation (not to
exceed $10,000 in any fiscal year), allowed and paid;
[(5) may, as necessary for the transaction of the
business of the Foundation, employ, and fix the
compensation of not to exceed one hundred persons at
any one time;
[(6) may acquire by purchase, devise, bequest, or
gift, or otherwise lease, hold, and improve, such real
and personal property as it finds to be necessary to
its purposes, whether within or without the United
States, and in any manner dispose of all such real and
personal property held by it and use as general funds
all receipts arising from the disposition of such
property;
[(7) shall be entitled to the use of the United
States mails in the same manner and on the same
conditions as the executive departments of the
Government;
[(8) may, with the consent of any board,
corporation, commission, independent establishment, or
executive department of the Government, including any
field service thereof, avail itself of the use of
information, services, facilities, officers, and
employees thereof in carrying out the provisions of
this section;
[(9) may accept money, funds, property, and
services of every kind by gift, devise, bequest, grant,
or otherwise, and make advances, grants, and loans to
any individual, corporation, or other body of persons,
whether within or without the United States of America,
or to any government or governmental agency, domestic
or foreign, when deemed advisable by the Foundation in
furtherance of its purposes;
[(10) may sue and be sued, complain, and defend, in
its corporate name in any court of competent
jurisdiction; and
[(11) shall have such other powers as may be
necessary and incident to carrying out its powers and
duties under this section.
[(f) Upon termination of the corporate life of the
Foundation all of its assets shall be liquidated and, unless
otherwise provided by Congress, shall be transferred to the
United States Treasury as the property of the United States.
[(g) The management of the Foundation shall be vested in a
board of directors (hereafter in this section referred to as
the ``Board'') composed of nine members appointed by the
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,
one of whom he shall designate to serve as Chairman of the
Board and one of whom he shall designate to serve as Vice
Chairman of the Board. Six members of the Board shall be
appointed from private life. Three members of the Board shall
be appointed from among officers or employees of agencies of
the United States concerned with inter-American affairs.
Members of the Board shall be appointed for terms of six years,
except that of the members first appointed two shall be
appointed for terms of two years and two shall be appointed for
terms of four years, as designated by the President at the time
of their appointment. A member of the Board appointed to fill a
vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which
his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the
remainder of such term; but upon the expiration of his term of
office a member shall continue to serve until his successor is
appointed and shall have qualified. Members of the Board shall
be eligible for reappointment. All individuals appointed to the
Board shall possess an understanding of and sensitivity to
community level development processes. No more than 5 members
of the Board may be members of any one political party.
[(h) Members of the Board shall serve without additional
compensation, but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses,
including per diem, in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with
section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, while engaged in
their duties on behalf of the corporation.
[(i) The Board shall direct the exercise of all the powers
of the Foundation.
[(j) The Board may prescribe, amend, and repeal bylaws,
rules, and regulations governing the manner in which the
business of the Foundation may be conducted and in which the
powers granted to it by law may be exercised and enjoyed. A
majority of the Board shall be required as a quorum.
[(k) In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers
conferred upon it, the Board may appoint such committees for
the carrying out of the work of the Foundation as the Board
finds to be for the best interests of the Foundation, each
committee to consist of two or more members of the Board, which
committees, together with officers and agents duly authorized
by the Board and to the extent provided by the Board, shall
have and may exercise the powers of the Board in the management
of the business and affairs of the Foundation.
[(l)(1) The chief executive officer of the Foundation shall
be a President who shall be appointed by the Board of Directors
on such terms as the Board may determine. The President shall
receive compensation at the rate provided for level IV of the
Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States
Code.
[(2) Experts and consultants, or organizations thereof, may
be employed as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United
States Code.
[(m) In order to further the purposes of the Foundation
there shall be established a Council to be composed of such
number of individuals as may be selected by the Board from
among individuals knowledgeable concerning developmental
activities in the Western Hemisphere. The Board shall, from
time to time, consult with the Council concerning the
objectives of the Foundation. Members of the Council shall
receive no compensation for their services but shall be
entitled to reimbursement in accordance with section 5703 of
title 5, United States Code, for travel and other expenses
incurred by them in the performance of their functions under
this subsection.
[(n) The Foundation shall be a nonprofit corporation and
shall have no capital stock. No part of its revenue, earnings,
or other income or property shall inure to the benefit of its
directors, officers, and employees and such revenue, earnings,
or other income, or property shall be used for the carrying out
of the corporate purposes set forth in this section. No
director, officer, or employee of the corporation shall in any
manner directly or indirectly participate in the deliberation
upon or the determination of any question affecting his
personal interests or the interest of any corporation,
partnership, or organization in which he is directly or
indirectly interested.
[(o) When approved by the Foundation, in furtherance of its
purpose, the officers and employees of the Foundation may
accept and hold offices or positions to which no compensation
is attached with governments or governmental agencies of
foreign countries.
[(p) The Secretary of State shall have authority to detail
employees of any agency under his jurisdiction to the
Foundation under such circumstances and upon such conditions as
he may determine. Any such employee so detailed shall not lose
any privileges, rights, or seniority as an employee of any such
agency by virtue of such detail.
[(q) The Foundation shall maintain its principal office in
the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area. The Foundation may
establish agencies, branch offices, or other offices in any
place or places outside the United States in which the
Foundation may carry on all or any of its operations and
business.
[(r) The Foundation, including its franchise and income,
shall be exempt from taxation now or hereafter imposed by the
United States, or any territory or possession thereof, or by
any State, county, municipality, or local taxing authority.
[(s)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to
exceed an aggregate amount of $50,000,000 of the funds made
available for the fiscal years 1970 and 1971 to carry out part
I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be available to
carry out the purposes of this section. Funds made available to
carry out the purposes of this section under the preceding
sentence are authorized to remain available until expended.
[(2) There are authorized to be appropriated $28,800,000
for the fiscal year 1992 and $31,000,000 for the fiscal year
1993 to carry out this section.
[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, $1,225,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2000: Provided, That of the amount
appropriated under this heading, up to $20,000,000 may be made
available for the Inter-American Foundation and shall be
apportioned directly to that Agency: * * *''.
[(t) The Foundation shall be subject to the provisions of
the Government Corporation Control Act.
[(u) When, with the permission of the Foundation, funds
made available to a grantee under this section are invested
pending disbursement, the resulting interest is not required to
be deposited in the United States Treasury if the grantee uses
the resulting interest for the purposes for which the grant was
made. This subsection applies with respect to both interest
earned before and interest earned after the enactment of this
subsection.
[(v) Funds made available to the Foundation may be used for
the expenses described in section 1345 of title 31 of the
United States Code (relating to travel, transportation, and
subsistence expenses for meetings).
[(w) Funds made available to the Foundation may be used for
printing and binding without regard to section 501 of title 44,
United States Code.]
* * * * * * *
Public Law 93-189--Foreign Assistance Act of 1973
* * * * * * *
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this
Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Assistance Act of 1973''.
* * * * * * *
revision of social progress trust fund agreement
Sec. 36. (a) The President or his delegate shall seek, as
soon as possible, a revision of the Social Progress Trust Fund
Agreement (dated June 19, 1961) between the United States and
the Inter-American Development Bank. Such revision should
[provide for the--
[(1) periodic transfer of unencumbered capital
resources of such trust fund, and of any future
repayments or other accruals otherwise payable to such
trust fund, to the Inter-American Foundation, to be
administered by the Foundation for purposes of part IV
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969 (22 U.S.C. 290f
and following);
[(2) utilization] provide for utilization of such
unencumbered capital resources, future repayments, and
other accruals by the Inter-American Development Bank
for purposes of sections 1 and 2 of the Latin American
Development Act (22 U.S.C. 1942 and 1943) in such a way
that the resources received in the currencies of the
more developed member countries are utilized to the
extent possible for the benefit of the lesser developed
[member countries; or] member countries.
(b) Any [transfer or] utilization under this section shall
be in such proportions as may be agreed to between the United
States and the Inter-American Development Bank.
[(c) Any transfer under subsection (a)(1) shall be in the
amounts, and in available currencies, determined in
consultation with the Inter-American Foundation, to be required
for its program purposes.]
[(d)] (c) The revision of the Social Progress Trust Fund
Agreement pursuant to this section shall provide that the
President or his delegate shall specify, from time to time,
after consultation with the Inter-American Development Bank,
the particular currencies to be used in making the [transfer
or] utilization described in the section.
* * * * * * *
Public Law 102-391
AN ACT Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing,
and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, 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 foreign operations,
export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1993, and for other purposes, namely:
* * * * * * *
TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS
* * * * * * *
HUMAN RIGHTS
Sec. 511. (a) * * *
(b) Human Rights Report.--The Secretary of State shall also
transmit the report required by section 116(d) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 to the Committees on Appropriations each
year by the date specified in that section: Provided, That each
such report submitted pursuant to such section shall (1)
include a review of each country's commitment to children's
rights and welfare as called for by the Declaration of the
World Summit for Children; [(2) a description of the military
expenditures of each country receiving United States foreign
assistance, and the efforts each country is making to reduce
those expenditures;] and (3) describe the extent to which
indigenous people are able to participate in decisions
affecting their lands, cultures, traditions and the allocation
of natural resources, and assess the extent of protection of
their civil and political rights.
* * * * * * *
Public Law 106-113--District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1999
* * * * * * *
APPENDIX B--H.R. 3422
* * * * * * *
TITLE III--MILITARY ASSISTANCE
Funds Appropriated to the President
* * * * * * *
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, $3,420,000,000: Provided, That of the funds
appropriated under this heading, not less than $1,920,000,000
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, 1999, 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 26.3 percent 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 $7,000,000 shall be made available for
assistance for Tunisia: Provided further, That during fiscal
year 2000, 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 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 up to
$1,000,000 should be made available for assistance for Ecuador
and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of
the Committees on Appropriations: 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)].
* * * * * * *
GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND RESULTS ACT
The Committee has reviewed the various reports provided by
the Agency for International Development on its adherence to
the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). The
Committee believes that AID is trying to meet the requirements
of the law. However, in doing so, the Committee notes that the
goals enumerated in the reports are too ambiguous to lend
themselves to credible evaluations of success or measurement of
benchmarks toward that success. Also, though subject to past
criticism for its methods of assessment, AID continues to rely
on country level statistics obtained from secondary sources,
mostly international institutions such as the World Bank, the
United Nations and the Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development for its data. The Committee intends to work
with AID in the coming year to create a format for future
reports that will meet both the law's requirements and provide
the necessary information for accurate assessments of AID's
work in the field.
BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL
PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SEC. 308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93-344, AS
AMENDED
[In millions of dollars]
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Budget authority Outlays
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Committee Amount of Committee Amount of
allocation bill allocation bill
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Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee allocations
to its subcommittees of amounts in the First Concurrent
Resolution for 2001: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations:
General purpose, nondefense discretion- ary............ ........... 13,384 ........... \1\ 14,273
Mandatory............................................... ........... 44 ........... 44
Projections of outlays associated with the recommendation:
2000.................................................... ........... ........... ........... \2\ 156
2001.................................................... ........... ........... ........... 4,869
2002.................................................... ........... ........... ........... 4,126
2003.................................................... ........... ........... ........... 2,704
2004.................................................... ........... ........... ........... 853
2005 and future year.................................... ........... ........... ........... 972
Financial assistance to State and local governments for 2001 NA ........... NA ...........
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\1\ Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
\2\ Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
NA: Not applicable.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2001
[In thousands of dollars]
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Senate Committee recommendation
compared with (+ or -)
Item 2000 appropriation Budget estimate Committee ---------------------------------------
\1\ recommendation Budget estimate
2000 appropriation \1\
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TITLE I--EXPORT AND INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES
Subsidy appropriation............................... 759,000 963,000 768,000 +9,000 -195,000
(Direct loan authorization)......................... (1,350,000) (960,000) (960,000) (-390,000) ..................
(Guaranteed loan authorization)..................... (10,400,000) (15,040,000) (15,040,000) (+4,640,000) ..................
Administrative expenses............................. 55,000 63,000 58,000 +3,000 -5,000
Negative subsidy.................................... -15,000 -15,000 -15,000 .................. ..................
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Total, Export-Import Bank of the United States 799,000 1,011,000 811,000 +12,000 -200,000
OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION
Noncredit account:
Administrative expenses......................... 35,000 39,000 38,000 +3,000 -1,000
Insurance fees and other offsetting collections. -303,000 -283,000 -283,000 +20,000 ..................
Subsidy appropriation............................... 24,000 24,000 24,000 .................. ..................
(Direct loan authorization)......................... (130,000) (127,000) (127,000) (-3,000) ..................
(Guaranteed loan authorization)..................... (1,000,000) (1,000,000) (1,000,000) .................. ..................
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Total, Overseas Private Investment Corporation -244,000 -220,000 -221,000 +23,000 -1,000
TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Trade and development agency........................ 44,000 54,000 46,000 +2,000 -8,000
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Total, title I, Export and investment 599,000 845,000 636,000 +37,000 -209,000
assistance...................................
(Loan authorizations)..................... (12,880,000) (17,127,000) (17,127,000) (+4,247,000) ..................
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TITLE II--BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
Agency for International Development
Child survival and disease programs fund............ 715,000 659,250 .................. -715,000 -659,250
UNICEF.......................................... (110,000) .................. .................. (-110,000) ..................
Development assistance.............................. 1,228,000 948,822 2,019,250 +791,250 +1,070,428
Development Fund for Africa......................... .................. 532,928 .................. .................. -532,928
International disaster assistance................... 202,880 220,000 220,000 +17,120 ..................
Office of Transition Initiatives.................... .................. .................. .................. .................. ..................
Micro and Small Enterprise Development program
account:
Subsidy appropriation........................... 1,500 .................. .................. -1,500 ..................
(Guaranteed loan authorization)................. (30,000) .................. .................. (-30,000) ..................
Administrative expenses......................... 500 .................. .................. -500 ..................
Urban and environmental credit program account:
Subsidy appropriation (Title VI Funding)........ 1,500 .................. .................. -1,500 ..................
(Guaranteed loan authorization)................. (14,000) .................. .................. (-14,000) ..................
Administrative expenses......................... 5,000 .................. .................. -5,000 ..................
Development credit authority program account:
(By transfer)................................... (3,000) (15,000) .................. (-3,000) (-15,000)
(Guaranteed loan authorization)................. (40,000) (213,000) .................. (-40,000) (-213,000)
Administrative expenses......................... .................. 8,000 4,000 +4,000 -4,000
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Subtotal, development assistance.............. 2,154,380 2,369,000 2,243,250 +88,870 -125,750
Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and 43,837 44,489 44,489 +652 ..................
Disability Fund....................................
Operating expenses of the Agency for International 520,000 520,000 510,000 -10,000 -10,000
Development........................................
Operating expenses of the Agency for International 25,000 27,000 25,000 .................. -2,000
Development Office of Inspector General............
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Total, Agency for International Development... 2,743,217 2,960,489 2,822,739 +79,522 -137,750
Other Bilateral Economic Assistance
Economic support fund:
Camp David countries............................ 1,695,000 1,535,000 1,535,000 -160,000 ..................
Other........................................... 650,500 778,000 685,000 +34,500 -93,000
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Subtotal, Economic support fund............... 2,345,500 2,313,000 2,220,000 -125,500 -93,000
Emergency funding............................... 450,000 .................. .................. -450,000 ..................
International Fund for Ireland...................... 19,600 .................. .................. -19,600 ..................
Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States. 535,000 610,000 635,000 +100,000 +25,000
Assistance for the Independent States of the former 839,000 830,000 775,000 -64,000 -55,000
Soviet Union.......................................
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Total, Other Bilateral Economic Assistance.... 4,189,100 3,753,000 3,630,000 -559,100 -123,000
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Inter-American Foundation
Appropriation....................................... .................. 20,000 .................. .................. -20,000
(By transfer)................................... (5,000) .................. .................. (-5,000) ..................
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Total......................................... (5,000) (20,000) .................. (-5,000) (-20,000)
African Development Foundation
Appropriation....................................... .................. 16,000 .................. .................. -16,000
(By transfer)................................... (14,400) .................. (14,400) .................. (+14,400)
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Total......................................... (14,400) (16,000) (14,400) .................. (-1,600)
Peace Corps
Appropriation....................................... 245,000 275,000 220,000 -25,000 -55,000
Department of State
International narcotics control and law enforcement. 305,000 312,000 220,000 -85,000 -92,000
Migration and refugee assistance.................... 625,000 658,212 615,000 -10,000 -43,212
United States Emergency Refugee and Migration 12,500 20,000 15,000 +2,500 -5,000
Assistance Fund....................................
Nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and 216,600 311,500 215,000 -1,600 -96,500
related programs...................................
Assistance to Plan Colombia......................... .................. 256,000 .................. .................. -256,000
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Total, Department of State.................... 1,159,100 1,557,712 1,065,000 -94,100 -492,712
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Department of the Treasury
International affairs technical assistance.......... 1,500 7,000 5,000 +3,500 -2,000
Debt restructuring.................................. 123,000 262,000 75,000 -48,000 -187,000
United States community adjustment and investment 10,000 10,000 .................. -10,000 -10,000
program............................................
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Subtotal, Department of the Treasury.......... 134,500 279,000 80,000 -54,500 -199,000
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Total, title II, Bilateral economic assistance 8,470,917 8,861,201 7,817,739 -653,178 -1,043,462
Appropriations........................ (8,020,917) (8,861,201) (7,817,739) (-203,178) (-1,043,462)
Emergency funding..................... (450,000) .................. .................. (-450,000) ..................
(By transfer)............................. (22,400) (15,000) (14,400) (-8,000) (-600)
(Loan authorizations)..................... (84,000) (213,000) .................. (-84,000) (-213,000)
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TITLE III--MILITARY ASSISTANCE
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
International Military Education and Training....... 50,000 55,000 55,000 +5,000 ..................
Foreign Military Financing Program:
Grants:
Camp David countries........................ 3,220,000 3,280,000 3,280,000 +60,000 ..................
Other....................................... 200,000 258,200 239,000 +39,000 -19,200
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Subtotal, grants.......................... 3,420,000 3,538,200 3,519,000 +99,000 -19,200
(Limitation on administrative expenses)......... (30,495) (33,000) (33,000) (+2,505) ..................
FMF program level............................... (3,420,000) (3,538,200) (3,519,000) (+99,000) (-19,200)
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Total, Foreign Military Financing............. 3,420,000 3,538,200 3,519,000 +99,000 -19,200
Emergency Funding (Title VI).................... 1,375,000 .................. .................. -1,375,000 ..................
Special Defense Acquisition Fund: Offsetting -6,000 .................. .................. +6,000 ..................
collections........................................
Peacekeeping operations............................. 153,000 134,000 85,000 -68,000 -49,000
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Total, title III, Military assistance......... 4,992,000 3,727,200 3,659,000 -1,333,000 -68,200
(Limitation on administrative expenses)... (30,495) (33,000) (33,000) (+2,505) ..................
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TITLE IV--MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
International Financial Institutions
World Bank Group
Contribution to the International Bank for 35,800 175,567 50,000 +14,200 -125,567
Reconstruction and Development: Global Environment
Facility...........................................
Contribution to the International Development 775,000 835,570 750,000 -25,000 -85,570
Association........................................
Contribution to Multilateral Investment Guarantee 4,000 16,000 4,000 .................. -12,000
Agency.............................................
(Limitation on callable capital subscriptions).. (20,000) (80,000) (80,000) (+60,000) ..................
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Total, World Bank Group....................... 814,800 1,027,137 804,000 -10,800 -223,137
Contribution to the Inter-American Development Bank:
Paid-in capital................................. 25,611 .................. .................. -25,611 ..................
(Limitation on callable capital subscriptions).. (1,503,719) .................. .................. (-1,503,719) ..................
Contribution to the Inter-American Investment 16,000 34,000 10,000 -6,000 -24,000
Corporation (Title VI Funding).................
Contribution to the Enterprise for the Americas .................. 25,900 .................. .................. -25,900
Multilateral Investment Fund...................
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Total, contribution to the Inter-American 41,611 59,900 10,000 -31,611 -49,900
Development Bank...........................
Contribution to the Asian Development Bank:
Paid-in capital................................. 13,728 .................. .................. -13,728 ..................
(Limitation on callable capital subscriptions).. (672,745) .................. .................. (-672,745) ..................
Contribution to the Asian Development Fund...... 77,000 125,000 100,000 +23,000 -25,000
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Total, contribution to the Asian Development 90,728 125,000 100,000 +9,272 -25,000
Bank.........................................
Contribution to the African Development Bank:
Paid-in capital (Title VI Funding).............. 4,100 6,100 6,100 +2,000 ..................
(Limitation on callable capital subscriptions).. (64,000) (95,983) (95,983) (+31,983) ..................
Contribution to the African Development Fund.... 128,000 100,000 72,000 -56,000 -28,000
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Total......................................... 132,100 106,100 78,100 -54,000 -28,000
Contribution to the European Bank for Reconstruction
and Development:
Paid-in capital................................. 35,779 35,779 35,779 .................. ..................
(Limitation on callable capital subscriptions).. (123,238) (123,238) (123,238) .................. ..................
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Total, International Financial Institutions... 1,115,018 1,353,916 1,027,879 -87,139 -326,037
(Limitation on callable capital subscript) (2,383,702) (299,221) (299,221) (-2,084,481) ..................
International Organizations and Programs
Appropriation....................................... 183,000 354,000 288,000 +105,000 -66,000
(By transfer)................................... (2,500) (2,500) (2,500) .................. ..................
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Total, title IV, Multilateral economic 1,298,018 1,707,916 1,315,879 +17,861 -392,037
assistance...................................
(By transfer)............................. (2,500) (2,500) (2,500) .................. ..................
(Limitation on callable capital subscript) (2,383,702) (299,221) (299,221) (-2,084,481) ..................
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Grand total................................... 15,359,935 15,141,317 13,428,618 -1,931,317 -1,712,699
Appropriations........................ (13,534,935) (15,141,317) (13,428,618) (-106,317) (-1,712,699)
Emergency appropriations.............. (1,825,000) .................. .................. (-1,825,000) ..................
(By transfer)............................. (24,900) (17,500) (16,900) (-8,000) (-600)
(Limitation on administrative expenses)... (30,495) (33,000) (33,000) (+2,505) ..................
(Limitation on callable capital subscript) (2,383,702) (299,221) (299,221) (-2,084,481) ..................
(Loan authorizations)..................... (12,964,000) (17,340,000) (17,127,000) (+4,163,000) (-213,000)
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TITLE VI--PLAN COLOMBIA
FY 2000 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
CHAPTER 1
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
Department of State
Assistance for Plan Colombia and for Andean regional .................. 818,000 .................. .................. -818,000
counternarcotics (emergency appropriations)........
Contingent emergency appropriations............. .................. .................. 934,100 +934,100 +934,100
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Total, Chapter 1:
New budget (obligational) authority....... .................. 818,000 934,100 +934,100 +116,100
Emergency appropriations.............. .................. (818,000) .................. .................. (-818,000)
Contingent emergency appropriations... .................. .................. (934,100) (+934,100) (+934,100)
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CHAPTER 2
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
Agency for International Development
International disaster assistance (emergency .................. 10,000 .................. .................. -10,000
appropriations)....................................
Contingent emergency appropriations............. .................. .................. 25,000 +25,000 +25,000
Operating expenses of the Agency for International .................. 29,000 .................. .................. -29,000
Development (emergency appropriations).............
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Total, Agency for International Development... .................. 39,000 25,000 +25,000 -14,000
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Other Bilateral Economic Assistance
Economic support fund (emergency appropriations).... .................. 183,000 .................. .................. -183,000
Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States .................. 195,000 .................. .................. -195,000
(emergency appropriations).........................
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Total, Other Bilateral Economic Assistance.... .................. 378,000 .................. .................. -378,000
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Debt Restructuring.................................. .................. 210,000 .................. .................. -210,000
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Total, Bilateral Economic Assistance.......... .................. 627,000 25,000 +25,000 -602,000
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MILITARY ASSISTANCE
International military education and training .................. 2,875 .................. .................. -2,875
(emergency appropriations).........................
Foreign Military Financing Program:
Grants (emergency appropriations)............... .................. 31,000 .................. .................. -31,000
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Total, Military Assistance.................... .................. 33,875 .................. .................. -33,875
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Drug Enforcement Administration
Salaries and expenses............................... .................. .................. 17,850 +17,850 +17,850
Office of Justice Programs
State and Local Law Enforcement assistance .................. .................. -7,850 -7,850 -7,850
(rescission).......................................
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Total, Department of Justice.................. .................. .................. 10,000 +10,000 +10,000
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Administration of Foreign Affairs
Diplomatic and consular programs (emergency .................. 24,000 .................. .................. -24,000
appropriations)....................................
Educational and cultural exchange programs .................. 3,622 .................. .................. -3,622
(emergency appropriations).........................
Security and maintenance of United States missions .................. 239,000 .................. .................. -239,000
(emergency appropriations).........................
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Total, Administration of Foreign Affairs...... .................. 266,622 .................. .................. -266,622
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International Organizations and Conferences
Contributions for international peacekeeping .................. 107,000 .................. .................. -107,000
activities, current year (emergency appropriations)
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Total Chapter 2:
New budget (obligational) authority....... .................. 1,034,497 35,000 +35,000 -999,497
Appropriations........................ .................. (210,000) (17,850) (+17,850) (-192,150)
Rescissions........................... .................. .................. (-7,850) (-7,850) (-7,850)
Emergency appropriations.............. .................. (824,497) .................. .................. (-824,497)
Contingent emergency appropriations... .................. .................. (25,000) (+25,000) (+25,000)
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Total, title VI:
New budget (obligational) authority....... .................. 1,852,497 969,100 +969,100 -883,397
Appropriations........................ .................. (210,000) (17,850) (+17,850) (-192,150)
Rescissions........................... .................. .................. (-7,850) (-7,850) (-7,850)
Emergency appropriations.............. .................. (1,642,497) .................. .................. (-1,642,497)
Contingent emergency appropriations... .................. .................. (959,100) (+959,100) (+959,100)
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Grand total................................... 15,359,935 16,993,814 14,397,718 -962,217 -2,596,096
Appropriations........................ (13,534,935) (15,351,317) (13,446,468) (-88,467) (-1,904,849)
Rescissions........................... .................. .................. (-7,850) (-7,850) (-7,850)
Emergency appropriations.............. (1,825,000) .................. .................. (-1,825,000) ..................
Contingent emergency appropriations... .................. .................. (959,100) (+959,100) (+959,100)
(By transfer)............................. (24,900) (17,500) (16,900) (-8,000) (-600)
(Limitation on administrative expenses)... (30,495) (33,000) (33,000) (+2,505) ..................
(Limitation on callable capital subscript) (2,383,702) (299,221) (299,221) (-2,084,481) ..................
(Loan authorizations)..................... (12,964,000) (17,340,000) (17,127,000) (+4,163,000) (-213,000)
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\1\ Budget estimate figures for titles I-V are for fiscal year 2001; budget estimate figures for title VI are for fiscal year 2000.
