S.Amdt. 1259

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   Inserted: annual report on the red cross

   Inserted: Sec. 6113. (a) Annual Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Defense, submit to Congress the following:

   Inserted: (1) A report on the activities and management of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) meeting the requirements set forth in subsection (b).

   Inserted: (2) A report on the activities and management of the American Red Cross meeting the requirements set forth in subsection (c).

   Inserted: (b) Elements of Reports on ICRC.--(1) Each report under subsection (a)(1) shall include, for the one-year period ending on the date of such report, the following:

   Inserted: (A) A description of the contributions of the United States, and of any other country, to the International Committee of the Red Cross.

   Inserted: (B) A detailed description of the allocations of the funds available to the International Committee of the Red Cross to international relief activities and international humanitarian law activities as defined by the International Committee and by the Geneva Conventions.

   Inserted: (C) A description of how United States contributions to the International Committee of the Red Cross are allocated to the activities described in subparagraph (B).

   Inserted: (D) The nationality of each Assembly member, Assembly Council member, and Directorate member of the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the annual salary of each.

   Inserted: (E) A description of any activities of the International Committee of the Red Cross to the determine the status of United States prisoners of war (POWs) or missing in action (MIAs) who remain unaccounted for.

   Inserted: (F) A description of the efforts of the International Committee of the Red Cross to assist United States prisoners of war.

   Inserted: (G) A description of any expression of concern by the Department of State, or any other department or agency of the Executive Branch, that the International Committee of the Red Cross, or any organization or employee of the International Committee, exceeded the mandate of the International Committee, violated established principles or practices of the International Committee, interpreted differently from the United States any international law or treaty to which the United States is a state-party, or engaged in advocacy work that exceeded the mandate of the International Committee under the Geneva Conventions.

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   Inserted: (2) The first report under subsection (a)(1) shall include, in addition to the matters specified in paragraph (1) the following:

   Inserted: (A) The matters specified in subparagraphs (A) and (G) of paragraph (1) for the period beginning on January 1, 1990, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act.

   Inserted: (B) The matters specified in subparagraph (E) of paragraph (1) for the period beginning on January 1, 1947, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act.

   Inserted: (C) The matters specified in subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) during each of the Korean conflict, the Vietnam era, and the Persian Gulf War.

   Inserted: (c) Elements of Reports on ARC.--Each report under subsection (a)(2) shall include, for the one-year period ending on the date of such report, the following:

   Inserted: (1) A description of the role, mission, and activities of the American Red Cross.

   Inserted: (2) A description of the contributions of the United States to the American Red Cross.

   Inserted: (3) A description of the relationship of the American Red Cross with the International Committee of the Red Cross.

   Inserted: (d) Definitions.--In this section:

   Inserted: (1) The term "Geneva Conventions" means--

   Inserted: (A) the Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field, done at Geneva August 12, 1949 (6 UST 3114);

   Inserted: (B) the Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded, Sick, and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea, done at Geneva August 12, 1949 (6 UST 3217);

   Inserted: (C) the Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, done at Geneva August 12, 1949 (6 UST 3316); and

   Inserted: (D) the Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, done at Geneva August 12, 1949 (6 UST 3516).

   Inserted: (2) The terms "Korean conflict", "Vietnam era", and "Persian Gulf War" have the meaning given such terms in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.

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