S.Amdt. 470

1. Rewrites title II

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   In H.R. 1268 · Reported to Senate

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   TITLE II--INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS AND ASSISTANCE FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND THE WAR ON TERROR

   CHAPTER 1

   DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

   Struck: Foreign Agricultural Service

   Struck: public law 480 title ii grants

   Inserted: Foreign Agricultural Service Public Law 480 Title II Grants For additional expenses during the current fiscal year, not otherwise recoverable, and

   [struck: For additional expenses during the current fiscal year, not otherwise recoverable, and ]unrecovered prior years' costs, including interest thereon, under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, for commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad under title II of said Act, [struck: $150,000,000][inserted: $58,791,560], to remain available until expended: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of the conference report to accompany S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress).

   CHAPTER 2

   DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY

   DEPARTMENT OF STATE

   Struck: Administration of Foreign Affairs

   Struck: diplomatic and consular programs

   [inserted: Administration of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic and Consular Programs ]For an additional amount for "Diplomatic and Consular Programs", $757,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2006, of which $10,000,000 is provided for security requirements in the detection of explosives: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $250,000 shall be made available for programs to assist Iraqi and Afghan scholars who are in physical danger to travel to the United States to engage in research or other scholarly activities at American institutions of higher education: Provided further, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of the conference report to accompany S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress).

   Struck: embassy security, construction, and maintenance

   [inserted: Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance ]For an additional amount for "Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance", [struck: $592,000,000][inserted: $232,030,691], to remain available until expended: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of the conference report to accompany S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress).

   INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES

   Struck: Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities

   [inserted: Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities ]For an additional amount for "Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities", $680,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2006: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of the conference report to accompany S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress).

   RELATED AGENCY

   BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS

   Struck: International Broadcasting Operations

   [inserted: International Broadcasting Operations ]For an additional amount for "International Broadcasting Operations" for activities related to broadcasting to the broader Middle East, $4,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2006: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of the conference report to accompany S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress).

   Struck: Broadcasting Capital Improvements

   [inserted: Broadcasting Capital Improvements ]For an additional amount for "Broadcasting Capital Improvements" for capital improvements related to broadcasting to the broader Middle East, $2,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2006: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of the conference report to accompany S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress).

   BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

   FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

   UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

   Struck: International Disaster and Famine Assistance

   [inserted: International Disaster and Famine Assistance ]For an additional amount for "International Disaster and Famine Assistance", [struck: $44,000,000][inserted: $17,245,524], to remain available until expended, for emergency expenses related to the humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan: Provided, That these funds may be used to reimburse fully accounts administered by the United States Agency for International Development for obligations incurred for the purposes provided under this heading prior to enactment of this Act from funds appropriated for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: Provided further, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of the conference report to accompany S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress).

   Struck: Transition Initiatives

   [inserted: Transition Initiatives ]For an additional amount for "Transition Initiatives", [struck: $63,000,000][inserted: $24,692,455], to remain available until expended, for necessary international disaster rehabilitation and reconstruction assistance pursuant to section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, to support transition to democracy and the long-term development of Sudan: Provided, That such support may include assistance to develop, strengthen, or preserve democratic institutions and processes, revitalize basic infrastructure, and foster the peaceful resolution of conflict: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $2,500,000 shall be made available for criminal case management, case tracking, and the reduction of pre-trial detention in Haiti, notwithstanding any other provision of law: Provided further, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of the conference report to accompany S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress).

   Struck: Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for International Development

   [inserted: Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for International Development ]For an additional amount for "Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for International Development", $24,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 2006: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of the conference report to accompany S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress).

   Struck: Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for International Development Office of Inspector General

   [inserted: Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for International Development Office of Inspector General ]For an additional amount for "Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for International Development Office of Inspector General", $2,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2006: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of the conference report to accompany S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress).

   OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

   Struck: Economic Support Fund

   Struck: (including transfer of funds)

   [inserted: Economic Support Fund (Including transfer of funds) ]For an additional amount for "Economic Support Fund", $1,631,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2006: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $200,000,000 should be made available for programs, activities, and efforts to support Palestinians, of which $50,000,000 should be made available for assistance for Israel to help ease the movement of Palestinian people and goods in and out of Israel: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for displaced persons in Afghanistan: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $5,000,000 should be made available to support Afghan women's organizations that work to defend the legal rights of women and to increase women's political participation: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, up to $10,000,000 may be transferred to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by section 234 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That such costs, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of the conference report to accompany S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress).

   Struck: Assistance for the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union

   [inserted: Assistance for the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union ]For an additional amount for "Assistance for the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union" for assistance to Ukraine, $70,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2006: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be made available for democracy programs in Belarus, which shall be administered by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Department of State: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available through the United States Agency for International Development for humanitarian, conflict mitigation, and other relief and recovery assistance for needy families and communities in Chechnya, Ingushetia and elsewhere in the North Caucasus: Provided further, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of the conference report to accompany S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress).

   DEPARTMENT OF STATE

   Struck: International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement

   Struck: (including transfer of funds)

   [inserted: International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement (Including Transfer of Funds) ]For an additional amount for "International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement", [struck: $660,000,000][inserted: $258,682,864], to remain available until September 30, 2007, of which up to $46,000,000 may be transferred to and merged with "Economic Support Fund" if the Secretary of State, after consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, determines that this transfer is the most effective and timely use of resources to carry out counternarcotics and reconstruction programs: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of the conference report to accompany S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress).

   Struck: Migration and Refugee Assistance

   [inserted: Migration and Refugee Assistance ]For an additional amount for "Migration and Refugee Assistance", $108,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 2006: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $55,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for refugees in Africa and to fulfill refugee protection goals set by the President for fiscal year 2005: Provided further, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of the conference report to accompany S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress).

   Struck: Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs

   [inserted: Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs ]For an additional amount for "Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs", [struck: $32,100,000][inserted: $22,979,156], to remain available until September 30, 2006, of which not to exceed [struck: $15,000,000][inserted: $5,879,156], to remain available until expended, may be made available for the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to promote bilateral and multilateral activities relating to nonproliferation and disarmament: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of the conference report to accompany S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress).

   FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

   OTHER BILATERAL ASSISTANCE

   Struck: Global War on Terror Partners Fund

   Struck: (including transfer of funds)

   [inserted: Global War on Terror Partners Fund (including transfer of funds) ]For necessary expenses to carry out the purposes of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for responding to urgent economic support requirements in countries supporting the United States in the Global War on Terror, [struck: $40,000,000][inserted: $15,677,749], to remain available until expended: Provided, That these funds may be used only pursuant to a determination by the President, and after consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, that such use will support the global war on terrorism to furnish economic assistance to partners on such terms and conditions as he may determine for such purposes, including funds on a grant basis as a cash transfer: Provided further, That funds made available under this heading may be transferred by the Secretary of State to other Federal agencies or accounts to carry out the purposes under this heading: Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds so transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be considered to be economic assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for purposes of making available the administrative authorities contained in the Act for the use of economic assistance: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, except that such notifications shall be submitted no less than five days prior to the obligation of funds: Provided further, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of the conference report to accompany S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress).

   MILITARY ASSISTANCE

   FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT

   Struck: Foreign Military Financing Program

   [inserted: Foreign Military Financing Program ]For an additional amount for "Foreign Military Financing Program", $250,000,000: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of the conference report to accompany S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress).

   Struck: Peacekeeping Operations

   [inserted: Peacekeeping Operations ]For an additional amount for "Peacekeeping Operations", $210,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2006, of which $200,000,000 is for military and other security assistance to coalition partners in Iraq and Afghanistan: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, except that such notifications shall be submitted no less than five days prior to the obligation of funds: Provided further, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of the conference report to accompany S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress).

   GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER

   [struck: voluntary contribution][inserted: Voluntary Contribution]

   Sec. 2101. Section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2227), is further amended by striking "Iraq,".

   [struck: reporting requirement][inserted: Reporting Requirement]

   Sec. 2102. Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall submit a report to the Congress detailing: (1) information regarding the Palestinian security services, including their numbers, accountability, and chains of command, and steps taken to purge from their ranks individuals with ties to terrorist entities; (2) specific steps taken by the Palestinian Authority to dismantle the terrorist infrastructure, confiscate unauthorized weapons, arrest and bring terrorists to justice, destroy unauthorized arms factories, thwart and preempt terrorist attacks, and cooperate with Israel's security services; (3) specific actions taken by the Palestinian Authority to stop incitement in Palestinian Authority-controlled electronic and print media and in schools, mosques, and other institutions it controls, and to promote peace and coexistence with Israel; (4) specific steps the Palestinian Authority has taken to ensure democracy, the rule of law, and an independent judiciary, and transparent and accountable governance; (5) the Palestinian Authority's cooperation with United States officials in investigations into the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's finances; and (6) the amount of assistance pledged and actually provided to the Palestinian Authority by other donors: Provided, That not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the Congress an update of this report: Provided further, That up to $5,000,000 of the funds made available for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza by this chapter under "Economic Support Fund" shall be used for an outside, independent evaluation by an internationally recognized accounting firm of the transparency and accountability of Palestinian Authority accounting procedures and an audit of expenditures by the Palestinian Authority.

   ([struck: rescission][inserted: Rescission] of [struck: funds][inserted: Funds])

   Sec. 2103. The unexpended balance appropriated by Public Law 108-11 under the heading "Economic Support Fund" and made available for Turkey is rescinded.

   [struck: democracy exception][inserted: DEMOCRACY EXCEPTION]

   Sec. 2104. Funds appropriated for fiscal year 2005 under the heading "Economic Support Fund" may be made available for democracy and rule of law programs and activities, notwithstanding the provisions of section 574 of division D of Public Law 108-447.

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