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Union Calendar No. 59
105th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1486
[Report No. 105-94]
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A BILL
To consolidate international affairs agencies, to reform foreign
assistance programs, to authorize appropriations for foreign assistance
programs and for the Department of State and related agencies for
fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes.
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May 9, 1997
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
Union Calendar No. 59
105th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1486
[Report No. 105-94]
To consolidate international affairs agencies, to reform foreign
assistance programs, to authorize appropriations for foreign assistance
programs and for the Department of State and related agencies for
fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 29, 1997
Mr. Gilman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on International Relations
May 9, 1997
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April
29, 1997]
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A BILL
To consolidate international affairs agencies, to reform foreign
assistance programs, to authorize appropriations for foreign assistance
programs and for the Department of State and related agencies for
fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Policy Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into three divisions as
follows:
(1) Division A--International Affairs Agency Consolidation,
Foreign Assistance Reform, and Foreign Assistance
Authorizations.
(2) Division B--Foreign Relations Authorizations.
(3) Division C--Funding Levels.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.
DIVISION A--INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AGENCY CONSOLIDATION, FOREIGN
ASSISTANCE REFORM, AND FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZATIONS
TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Declaration of policy.
TITLE II--CONSOLIDATION OF CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AGENCIES
Chapter 1--General Provisions
Sec. 201. Short title
Sec. 202. Definitions.
Chapter 2--United States International Development Cooperation Agency
subchapter a--abolition of united states international development
cooperation agency and transfer of functions to united states agency
for international development
Sec. 211. Abolition of United States International Development
Cooperation Agency.
Sec. 212. Transfer of functions to United States Agency for
International Development.
Ssubchapter b--continuation of united states agency for international
development and placement of administrator of agency under the
direction of the secretary of state
Sec. 221. Continuation of United States Agency for International
Development and placement of Administrator
of Agency under the direction of the
subchapter c--conforming amendments
Sec. 231. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 232. Other references.
Sec. 233. Effective date.
TITLE III--FOREIGN ASSISTANCE REFORM
Sec. 301. Graduation from development assistance.
Sec. 302. Limitation on government-to-government assistance.
Sec. 303. Micro- and small enterprise development credits.
Sec. 304. Microenterprise development grant assistance.
Sec. 305. Private sector enterprise funds.
Sec. 306. Development credit authority.
Sec. 307. Foreign government parking fines.
Sec. 308. Withholding United States assistance to countries that aid
the Government of Cuba.
TITLE IV--DEFENSE AND SECURITY ASSISTANCE
Chapter 1--Narcotics Control Assistance
Sec. 401. Definition.
Sec. 402. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 403. Authority to withhold bilateral assistance and oppose
multilateral development assistance for
major illicit drug producing countries,
drug-transit countries, and money
laundering countries.
Chapter 2--Nonproliferation, antiterrorism, demining, and related
programs
Sec. 411. Nonproliferation, antiterrorism, demining, and related
programs.
Chapter 3--Foreign Military Financing Program
Sec. 421. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 422. Assistance for Israel.
Sec. 423. Assistance for Egypt.
Sec. 424. Authorization of assistance to facilitate transition to NATO
membership under NATO Participation Act of
1994.
Sec. 425. Loans for Greece and Turkey.
Sec. 426. Limitations on loans.
Sec. 427. Administrative expenses.
Chapter 4--International Military Education and Training
Sec. 431. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 432. IMET eligibility for Panama and Haiti.
Chapter 5--Transfer Of Naval Vessels to Certain Foreign Countries
Sec. 441. Authority to transfer naval vessels.
Sec. 442. Costs of transfers.
Sec. 443. Expiration of authority.
Sec. 444. Repair and refurbishment of vessels in United States
shipyards.
Chapter 6--Indonesia Military Assistance Accountability Act
Sec. 451. Short title.
Sec. 452. Findings.
Sec. 453. Limitation on military assistance to the Government of
Indonesia.
Sec. 454. United States military assistance and arms transfers defined.
Chapter 7--Other Provisions
Sec. 461. Excess defense articles for certain European countries.
Sec. 462. Transfer of certain obsolete or surplus defense articles in
the war reserve allies stockpile to the
Republic of Korea.
Sec. 463. Additional requirements relating to stockpiling of defense
articles for foreign countries.
Sec. 464. Delivery of drawdown by commercial transportation services.
Sec. 465. Cash Flow Financing Notification.
Sec. 466. Multinational arms sales code of conduct.
TITLE V--ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Chapter 1--Economic Support Assistance
Sec. 501. Economic support fund.
Sec. 502. Assistance for Israel.
Sec. 503. Assistance for Egypt.
Sec. 504. International Fund for Ireland.
Sec. 505. Assistance for training of civilian personnel of the Ministry
of Defense of the Government of Nicaragua.
Sec. 506. Availability of amounts for Cuban Liberty and Democratic
Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 and the
Cuban Democracy Act of 1992.
Chapter 2--Development Assistance
subchapter a--development assistance authorities
Sec. 511. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 512. Child survival activities.
Sec. 513. Requirement on assistance for Russian Federation.
Sec. 514. Humanitarian assistance for Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Sec. 515. Agricultural development and research assistance.
Sec. 516. Activities and programs in Latin America and the Caribbean
region and the Asia and the Pacific region.
Sec. 517. Support fosubchapter b--operating expensestance.
Sec. 521. Operating expenses generally.
Sec. 522. Operating expenses of the Office of the Inspector General.
Chapter 3--Urban And Environmental Credit Program
Sec. 531. Urban and environmental credit program.
Chapter 4--The Peace Corps
Sec. 541. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 542. Activities of the Peace Corps in the former Soviet Union and
Mongolia.
Sec. 543. Amendments to the Peace Corps Act.
Chapter 5--International Disaster Assistance
Sec. 551. Authority to provide reconstruction assistance.
Sec. 552. Authorizations of appropriations.
Chapter 6--Debt Relief
Sec. 561. Debt restructuring for foreign assistance.
Sec. 562. Debt buybacks or sales for debt swaps.
Chapter 7--Other Assistance Provisions
Sec. 571. Exemption from restrictions on assistance through
nongovernmental organizations.
Sec. 572. Funding requirements relating to United States private and
voluntary organizations.
Sec. 573. Documentation requested of private and voluntary
organizations.
Sec. 574. Encouragement of free enterprise and private participation.
Sec. 575. Sense of the Congress relating to United States cooperatives
and credit unions.
Sec. 576. Food assistance to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Sec. 577. Withholding of assistance to countries that provide nuclear
fuel to Cuba.
TITLE VI--TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Sec. 601. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE VII--SPECIAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER PROVISIONS
Chapter 1--Special Authorities
Sec. 701. Enhanced transfer authority.
Sec. 702. Authority to meet unanticipated contingencies.
Sec. 703. Special waiver authority.
Sec. 704. Termination of assistance.
Sec. 705. Local assistance to human rights groups in Cuba.
Chapter 2--Repeals
Sec. 711. Repeal of obsolete provisions.
DIVISION B--FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATIONS ACT
TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 1001. Short title.
Sec. 1002. Statement of history of legislation.
Sec. 1003. Definitions.
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