S.Amdt. 303

SA 303. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 600, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and international broadcasting activities for fiscal years 2006 and 2007, for the Peace Corps for fiscal years 2006 and 2007, for foreign assistance programs for fiscal years 2006 and 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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(d) Report on Alleged Diversion of Intended Migration and Refugee Assistance.--

(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, through the International Organizations Bureau of the Department of State, submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the alleged diversion of funds intended for migration and refugee assistance.

(2) Content.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall contain--

(A) for the previous three calendar years, a breakdown of the total expenses of the United States, nongovernmental organizations, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and world food aid programs incurred in providing assistance to the Saharawis and all refugees from Rwanda to Uganda and the Sudan;

(B) a description of the intended purposes of such assistance;

(C) a review of the allegations, found in European, Moroccan, and other press outlets and reported by French, Scandinavian, and other nongovernmental organizations, of the diversion of such funds to other purposes, including to the black markets in Algeria and Mauritania;

(D) an analysis of any possibility for cost savings resulting from the prevention of any such diversion;

(E) an analysis of how many lives could be saved and improved by the prevention of any such diversion; and

(F) recommendations for policies, programs, and strategies of the United States Government to prevent any such diversion.