Home > 106th Congressional Bills > H.R. 4919 (eh) To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act to make improvements to certain defense and security assistance provisions under those Acts, to authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries...H.R. 4919 (eh) To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act to make improvements to certain defense and security assistance provisions under those Acts, to authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries...
In the Senate of the United States,
September 7, 2000.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R.
4919) entitled ``An Act to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and
the Arms Export Control Act to make improvements to certain defense and
security assistance provisions under those Acts, to authorize the
transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries, and for other
purposes.'', do pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Security Assistance Act of 2000''.
TITLE I--MILITARY AND RELATED ASSISTANCE
Subtitle A--Foreign Military Financing Program
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated for grant assistance under
section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763) and for the
subsidy cost, as defined in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform
Act of 1990, of direct loans under such section for fiscal year 2001,
the total amount of $3,627,000,000.
Subtitle B--Other Assistance
SEC. 111. DEFENSE DRAWDOWN SPECIAL AUTHORITIES.
(a) Emergency Drawdown.--Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(1)) is amended by striking
``$100,000,000'' and inserting ``$150,000,000''.
(b) Additional Drawdown.--Section 506(a)(2)(A)(i) of such Act (22
U.S.C. 2318(a)(2)(A)(i)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``or'' the first place it appears; and
(2) by striking subclause (III) and inserting the
following:
``(III) chapter 8 of part II
(relating to antiterrorism assistance);
``(IV) chapter 9 of part II
(relating to nonproliferation
assistance); or
``(V) the Migration and Refugee
Assistance Act of 1962; or''.
SEC. 112. INCREASED TRANSPORT AUTHORITY.
Section 516(e)(2)(C) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 23321j(e)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ``25,000'' and inserting
``50,000''.
TITLE II--INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated $65,000,000 for fiscal year
2001 to carry out chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.).
SEC. 202. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL MILITARY
EDUCATION AND TRAINING.
Chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2347 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 547. CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.
``The selection of foreign personnel for training under this
chapter shall be made in consultation with the United States defense
attache to the relevant country.
``SEC. 548. RECORDS REGARDING FOREIGN PARTICIPANTS.
``In order to contribute most effectively to the development of
military professionalism in foreign countries, the Secretary of Defense
shall develop and maintain a database containing records on each
foreign military or defense ministry civilian participant in education
and training activities conducted under this chapter after December 31,
2000. This record shall include the type of instruction received, the
dates of such instruction, whether such instruction was completed
successfully, and, to the extent practicable, a record of the person's
subsequent military or defense ministry career and current position and
location.''.
TITLE III--NONPROLIFERATION AND EXPORT CONTROL ASSISTANCE
SEC. 301. NONPROLIFERATION AND EXPORT CONTROL ASSISTANCE.
Part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2301 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter:
``CHAPTER 9--NONPROLIFERATION AND EXPORT CONTROL ASSISTANCE
``SEC. 581. GENERAL AUTHORITY.
``Notwithstanding any other provision of law that restricts
assistance to foreign countries (other than sections 502B and 620A of
this Act), the President is authorized to furnish, on such terms and
conditions as the President may determine, assistance to foreign
countries in order to enhance the ability of such countries to halt the
proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, and
advanced conventional weaponry. Such assistance may include training
services and the provision of equipment and other commodities related
to the detection, deterrence, monitoring, interdiction, and prevention
or countering of proliferation, the establishment of effective
nonproliferation laws and regulations, and the apprehension of those
individuals involved in acts of proliferation of such weapons.
``SEC. 582. PURPOSES.
``Activities conducted under this chapter shall be designed--
``(1) to enhance the nonproliferation and export control
capabilities of friendly countries by providing training and
equipment to detect, deter, monitor, interdict, and counter
proliferation;
``(2) to strengthen the bilateral ties of the United States
with friendly governments by offering concrete assistance in
this area of vital national security interest; and
``(3) to accomplish the activities and objectives set forth
in sections 503 and 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act (Public Law
102-511).
``SEC. 583. TRANSIT INTERDICTION.
``(a) Allocation of Funds.--In providing assistance under this
chapter, the President should ensure that not less than one-quarter of
the total of such assistance is expended for the purpose of enhancing
the capabilities of friendly countries to detect and interdict
proliferation-related shipments of cargo that originate from, and are
destined for, other countries.
``(b) Priority to Certain Countries.--Priority shall be given in
the apportionment of the assistance described under subsection (a) to
any friendly country that has been determined by the Secretary of State
to be a country frequently transited by proliferation-related shipments
of cargo.
``SEC. 584. LIMITATIONS.
``The limitations contained in section 573 (a) and (d) of this Act
shall apply to this chapter.
``SEC. 585. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the President to carry out this chapter $129,000,000
for the fiscal year 2001.
``(b) Availability of Funds.--Funds made available under subsection
(a) may be used notwithstanding any other provision of law (other than
section 502B or 620A) and shall remain available until expended.''.
SEC. 302. NONPROLIFERATION AND EXPORT CONTROL TRAINING IN THE UNITED
STATES.
Of the amount made available for fiscal year 2001 under chapter 9
of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by section
301, $2,000,000 is authorized to be available for the purpose of
training and education of personnel from friendly countries in the
United States.
SEC. 303. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERS.
(a) Authorization of Funds.--Of the amounts made available for
fiscal year 2001 under chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961, as added by section 301, $59,000,000 is authorized to be
available for each such year for science and technology centers in the
independent states of the former Soviet Union.
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate, taking
into account the obligation contained in section 1132 of Public Law
106-113, that the practice of auditing entities receiving funds
authorized under this section should be significantly expanded and that
the burden of supplying auditors should be spread equitably within the
United States Government.
SEC. 304. TRIAL TRANSIT PROGRAM.
(a) Allocation of Funds.--Of the amount made available for fiscal
year 2001 under chapter 9 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as
added by section 301, $5,000,000 is authorized to be available to
establish a static cargo x-ray facility in Malta, if the Secretary of
State first certifies to the appropriate committees of Congress that
the Government of Malta has provided adequate assurances that such a
facility will be utilized in connection with random cargo inspections
by Maltese customs officials of container traffic transiting through
the Malta Freeport.
(b) Requirement of Written Assessment.--In the event that a
facility is established in Malta pursuant to subsection (a), the
Secretary of State shall submit a written assessment to the appropriate
committees of Congress not later than 270 days after such a facility
commences operation detailing--
(1) statistics on utilization of the facility by Malta;
(2) the contribution made by the facility to United States
nonproliferation and export control objectives; and
(3) the feasibility of establishing comparable facilities
in other countries identified by the Secretary of State
pursuant to section 583 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
as added by section 301.
(c) Treatment of Assistance.--Assistance under this section shall
be considered as assistance under section 583(a) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to transit interdiction), as added by
section 301.
SEC. 305. EXCEPTION TO AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT INSPECTIONS UNDER THE
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION IMPLEMENTATION ACT OF 1998.
Section 303 of the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act
of 1998 (as contained in division I of Public Law 105-277) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(c) Exception.--The requirement under subsection (b)(2)(A) shall
not apply to inspections of United States chemical weapons destruction
facilities (as used within the meaning of part IV(C)(13) of the
Verification Annex to the Convention).''.
TITLE IV--ANTITERRORISM ASSISTANCE
SEC. 401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 574(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2349aa-4(a)) is amended by striking ``$9,840,000'' and all that follows
through the period and inserting the following: ``$73,000,000 for the
fiscal year 2001.''.
TITLE V--INTEGRATED SECURITY ASSISTANCE PLANNING
Subtitle A--Establishment of a National Security Assistance Strategy
SEC. 501. NATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE STRATEGY.
(a) Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter in connection with
congressional presentation materials of the foreign operations
appropriations budget request, the Secretary of State shall submit to
the appropriate committees of Congress a report setting forth a
National Security Assistance Strategy for the United States.
(b) Elements of the Strategy.--The strategy shall--
(1) set forth a 5-year plan for security assistance
programs;
(2) be consistent with the National Security Strategy of
the United States;
(3) be coordinated with the Secretary of Defense and the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff;
(4) identify overarching security assistance objectives,
including identification of the role that specific security
assistance programs will play in achieving such objectives;
(5) identify a primary security assistance objective, as
well as specific secondary objectives, for individual
countries;
(6) identify, on a country-by-country basis, how specific
resources will be allocated to accomplish both primary and
secondary objectives;
(7) discuss how specific types of assistance, such as
foreign military financing and international military education
and training, will be combined at the country level to achieve
United States objectives; and
(8) detail, with respect to each of the paragraphs (1)
through (7), how specific types of assistance provided pursuant
to the Arms Export Control Act and Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 are coordinated with United States assistance programs
managed by the Department of Defense and other agencies.
(c) Covered Assistance.--The National Security Assistance Strategy
shall cover assistance provided under--
(1) section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2763);
(2) chapters 5, 8, and 9 of part II of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.); and
(3) section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2321i).
SEC. 502. SECURITY ASSISTANCE SURVEYS.
(a) Utilization.--The Secretary of State shall utilize security
assistance surveys in preparation of the National Security Assistance
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