Foreign Affairs Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007

        [Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 600 Reported in Senate (RS)]

Calendar No. 48
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 600

[Report No. 109-35]

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.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 10, 2005

Mr. Lugar, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, reported the
following original bill; which was read twice and placed on the
calendar

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A BILL

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.

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 Affairs Authorization Act,
Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007''.

SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into two divisions as
follows:
(1) Division a.--Foreign Relations Authorizations.
(2) Division b.--Foreign Assistance Authorizations.
(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.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
DIVISION A--FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 100. Short title.
TITLE I--AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS

Subtitle A--Department of State

Sec. 101. Administration of foreign affairs.
Sec. 102. International organizations and conferences.
Sec. 103. International commissions.
Sec. 104. Migration and refugee assistance.
Sec. 105. Centers and foundations.
Sec. 106. Vietnam Fulbright Academic Exchange Program.
Subtitle B--United States International Broadcasting Activities

Sec. 111. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

Sec. 201. Interference with protective functions.
Sec. 202. Authority to issue administrative subpoenas.
Sec. 203. Enhanced Department of State authority for uniformed security
officers.
Sec. 204. Grant authorities.
Sec. 205. International Litigation Fund.
Sec. 206. Retention of medical reimbursements.
Sec. 207. Transfer authority for buying power maintenance account.
Sec. 208. Accountability review boards.
Sec. 209. Designation of Colin L. Powell Residential Plaza.
Sec. 210. Removal of contracting prohibition.
Sec. 211. American Institute in Taiwan facilities enhancement.
Sec. 212. Extension of the Advisory Committee on Cultural Diplomacy.
Sec. 213. Victims of crime in foreign countries.
Sec. 214. United States Diplomacy Center.
Sec. 215. Strengthening United States educational programs in the
Islamic world.
TITLE III--ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Sec. 301. Education allowances.
Sec. 302. Official residence expenses.
Sec. 303. Increased limits applicable to post differentials and danger
pay allowances.
Sec. 304. Home leave.
Sec. 305. Fellowship of Hope Program.
Sec. 306. Security Officers Exchange Program.
Sec. 307. Reemployment of annuitants.
Sec. 308. Suspension of Foreign Service members without pay.
Sec. 309. Separation of lowest-ranked Foreign Service members.
Sec. 310. Clarification of Foreign Service Grievance Board procedures.
Sec. 311. Repeal of requirement for recertification process for members
of the Senior Foreign Service.
Sec. 312. Deadline for issuance of regulations regarding retirement
credit for government service performed
abroad.
Sec. 313. Worldwide availability.
Sec. 314. Technical amendments to title 5 provisions on recruitment,
relocation, and retention bonuses.
Sec. 315. Limited appointments in the Foreign Service.
Sec. 316. Personal service contractors.
Sec. 317. Disclosure requirements applicable to proposed recipients of
the personal rank of ambassador or
minister.
Sec. 318. Provision of living quarters and allowances to the United
States representatives to the United
Nations.
TITLE IV--INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Sec. 401. Limitation on the United States share of assessments for
United Nations peacekeeping operations.
Sec. 402. REDI center.
Sec. 403. Report to Congress on implementation of the Brahimi Report.
Sec. 404. Sense of Congress on the United Nations budgetary discipline
and management reform.
TITLE V--BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Sec. 501. Short title.
Sec. 502. Middle East Broadcasting Networks.
Sec. 503. Improving signal delivery to Cuba.
Sec. 504. Extension of authority for Radio Free Asia.
Sec. 505. Personal services contracting program.
Sec. 506. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands education
benefits.
Sec. 507. Exemption from numerical limitations for temporary workers.
TITLE VI--CONSULAR AUTHORITIES

Sec. 601. Technical amendments to Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2004.
Sec. 602. International student exchange programs.
TITLE VII--RECONSTRUCTION AND STABILIZATION

Sec. 701. Short title.
Sec. 702. Finding; purpose.
Sec. 703. Definitions.
Sec. 704. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 705. Authority to provide assistance for reconstruction and
stabilization crises.
Sec. 706. Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and
Stabilization.
Sec. 707. Response Readiness Corps.
Sec. 708. Stabilization and reconstruction training and education.
Sec. 709. Service related to stabilization and reconstruction.
Sec. 710. Authorities related to personnel.
Sec. 711. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE VIII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

Sec. 801. Reports on acquisition and major security upgrades.
Sec. 802. Fellowships for multidisciplinary training on
nonproliferation issues.
Sec. 803. Reporting requirements related to United States international
agreements.
Sec. 804. Requirement to submit to Congress findings under the
Diplomatic Security Act.
Sec. 805. Requirement for additional report concerning efforts to
promote Israel's diplomatic relations with
other countries.
Sec. 806. Sense of Congress relating to Magen David Adom Society.
Sec. 807. Limitation on use of funds relating to United States policy
with respect to Jerusalem as the capital of
Israel.
Sec. 808. Authorization of appropriations for the United States
Commission on International Religious
Freedom.
Sec. 809. Sense of Congress on terrorist attack on United States
Consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Sec. 810. Sense of Congress on participation of women in elections in
Saudi Arabia.
Sec. 811. Strategy on combatting terrorism in West Africa.
DIVISION B--FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 2001. Short title.
TITLE XXI--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

Subtitle A--Development Assistance and Related Programs Authorizations

Sec. 2101. Development assistance.
Sec. 2102. Child Survival and Health Programs Fund.
Sec. 2103. Development credit authority.
Sec. 2104. Program to provide technical assistance to foreign
governments and foreign central banks of
developing or transitional countries.
Sec. 2105. International organizations and programs.
Sec. 2106. Continued availability of certain funds withheld from
international organizations.
Sec. 2107. International disaster and famine assistance.
Sec. 2108. Transition initiatives.
Sec. 2109. Assistance for the independent states of the former Soviet
Union.
Sec. 2110. Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic states.
Sec. 2111. Operating expenses of the United States Agency for
International Development.
Sec. 2112. Capital investment funds for the United States Agency for
International Development.
Sec. 2113. Millennium Challenge assistance.
Sec. 2114. Debt relief.
Sec. 2115. Peace Corps.
Sec. 2116. Middle East Partnership Initiative.
Sec. 2117. Assistance to combat the avian flu.
Subtitle B--Counternarcotics, Security Assistance, and Related Programs
Authorizations

Sec. 2121. International narcotics control and law enforcement.
Sec. 2122. Economic Support Fund.
Sec. 2123. International military education and training.
Sec. 2124. Peacekeeping operations.
Sec. 2125. Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining, and Related
Programs.
Sec. 2126. Foreign military financing program.
Subtitle C--Independent Agencies Authorizations

Sec. 2131. Inter-American Foundation.
Sec. 2132. African Development Foundation.
TITLE XXII--AMENDMENTS TO GENERAL FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AUTHORITIES

Subtitle A--Foreign Assistance Act Amendments and Related Provisions

Sec. 2201. Development policy.
Sec. 2202. Assistance for nongovernmental organizations.
Sec. 2203. Authority for use of funds for unanticipated contingencies.
Sec. 2204. Authority to accept lethal excess property.
Sec. 2205. Reconstruction and famine assistance under international
disaster assistance authority.
Sec. 2206. Funding authorities for assistance for the independent
states of the former Soviet Union.
Sec. 2207. Waiver of net proceeds resulting from disposal of United
States defense articles provided to a
foreign country on a grant basis.
Sec. 2208. Additions to war reserve stockpiles for allies for fiscal
years 2006 and 2007.
Sec. 2209. Restrictions on economic support funds for Lebanon.
Sec. 2210. Administration of justice.
Sec. 2211. Demining programs.
Sec. 2212. Special waiver authority.
Sec. 2213. Prohibition of assistance for countries in default.
Sec. 2214. Military coups.
Sec. 2215. Designation of position for which appointee is nominated.
Sec. 2216. Exceptions to requirement for congressional notification of
program changes.
Sec. 2217. Commitments for expenditures of funds.
Sec. 2218. Alternative dispute resolution.
Sec. 2219. Administrative authorities.
Sec. 2220. Assistance for law enforcement forces.
Sec. 2221. Special debt relief for the poorest countries.
Sec. 2222. Congo Basin Forest Partnership.
Sec. 2223. Landmine clearance programs.
Sec. 2224. Middle East Foundation.
Sec. 2225. Database of United States military assistance.
Sec. 2226. Millennium Challenge assistance for certain countries.
Subtitle B--Arms Export Control Act Amendments and Related Provisions

Sec. 2231. Thresholds for advance notice to Congress of sales or
upgrades of defense articles, design and
construction services, and major defense
equipment.
Sec. 2232. Clarification of requirement for advance notice to Congress
of comprehensive export authorizations.
Sec. 2233. Authority to provide cataloging data and services to non-
NATO countries.
Sec. 2234. FREEDOM Support Act permanent waiver authority.
Sec. 2235. Extension of Pakistan waivers.
Sec. 2236. Consolidation of reports on nonproliferation in South Asia.
Sec. 2237. Haitian Coast Guard.
Sec. 2238. Requirement for the provision of certain assistance to
Indonesia.
TITLE XXIII--RADIOLOGICAL TERRORISM SECURITY

Sec. 2301. Short title.
Sec. 2302. Definitions.
Sec. 2303. Embassy threat assessment reports.
Sec. 2304. Foreign first responders.
Sec. 2305. Availability of funds.
TITLE XXIV--GLOBAL PATHOGEN SURVEILLANCE

Sec. 2401. Short title.
Sec. 2402. Findings; purpose.
Sec. 2403. Definitions.
Sec. 2404. Priority for certain countries.
Sec. 2405. Restriction.
Sec. 2406. Fellowship program.
Sec. 2407. In-country training in laboratory techniques and syndrome
surveillance.
Sec. 2408. Assistance for the purchase and maintenance of public health
laboratory equipment.
Sec. 2409. Assistance for improved communication of public health
information.
Sec. 2410. Assignment of public health personnel to United States
missions and international organizations.
Sec. 2411. Expansion of certain United States government laboratories
abroad.
Sec. 2412. Assistance for regional health networks and expansion of
foreign epidemiology training programs.
Sec. 2413. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE XXV--REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER MATTERS

Subtitle A--Elimination and Modification of Certain Reporting
Requirements

Sec. 2501. Annual report on territorial integrity.
Sec. 2502. Annual reports on activities in Colombia.
Sec. 2503. Annual report on foreign military training.
Sec. 2504. Report on human rights in Haiti.
Subtitle B--New Reports and Other Matters

Sec. 2511. Amendments to the Arms Control and Disarmament Act.
Sec. 2512. Support for independent media in Ethiopia.
Sec. 2513. Support for justice sector in Central African States and the
African Union.
Sec. 2514. Support for Haiti.
Sec. 2515. Global Peace Operations Initiative.
Sec. 2516. Assistance to combat HIV/AIDS in certain countries of the
Caribbean region.
Sec. 2517. Repeal of obsolete assistance authority.
Sec. 2518. Consolidation of certain submissions under the Afghanistan
Freedom Support Act of 2002.
Sec. 2519. Technical corrections.
Sec. 2520. Requirement for report on United States policy toward Haiti.
Sec. 2521. United States policy on tsunami relief and reconstruction in
Aceh, Indonesia.
Sec. 2522. Drug price transparency in the emergency plan for AIDS
relief.
TITLE XXVI--SAFE WATER

Sec. 2601. Short title.
Sec. 2602. Findings.
Sec. 2603. Water for health and development.
Sec. 2604. Pilot program for water sustainability infrastructure
development and capacity building.
Sec. 2605. Safe water strategy.
Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE XXVII--PROTECTION OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS DURING HUMANITARIAN
EMERGENCIES

Sec. 2701. Short title.
Sec. 2702. Definitions.
Sec. 2703. Findings.
Subtitle A--Program and Policy Coordination

Sec. 2711. Requirement to develop comprehensive strategy.
Sec. 2712. Designation of coordinator.
Subtitle B--Prevention and Preparedness

Sec. 2721. Reporting and monitoring systems.
Sec. 2722. Protection training and expertise.
Subtitle C--Protection of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons

Sec. 2731. Codes of conduct.
Sec. 2732. Health services for refugees and displaced persons.
Sec. 2733. Economic self-sufficiency of vulnerable populations affected
by a humanitarian emergency.
Sec. 2734. International military education and training.
Sec. 2735. Sense of Congress regarding actions of United Nations
peacekeepers.
Subtitle D--Protection of Vulnerable Populations Affected by a
Humanitarian Emergency

Sec. 2741. Actions to support protection.
Sec. 2742. Protection assistance.
TITLE XXVIII--CONVENTIONAL ARMS DISARMAMENT

Sec. 2801. Short title.
Sec. 2802. Findings; sense of Congress.
Sec. 2803. Statement of policy.
Sec. 2804. Global program for the safeguarding and elimination of
conventional arms.
Sec. 2805. Redesignation of Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement as
Office of Conventional Arms Threat
Reduction.
Sec. 2806. Report on conventional arms threat reduction.
Sec. 2807. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2808. Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund defined.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committee.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee or
International Relations of the House of Representatives.
(2) Secretary.--Except as otherwise provided, the term
``Secretary'' means the Secretary of State.

DIVISION A--FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATIONS

SEC. 100. SHORT TITLE.

This division may be cited as the ``Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007''.

TITLE I--AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS

Subtitle A--Department of State

SEC. 101. ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated for the
Department of State under ``Administration of Foreign Affairs'' to
carry out the authorities, functions, duties, and responsibilities in
the conduct of foreign affairs of the United States, and for other
purposes authorized by law:
(1) Diplomatic and consular programs.--
(A) Authorization of appropriations.--For
``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'', $4,472,641,000
for fiscal year 2006, and such sums as may be necessary
for fiscal year 2007.
(B) Worldwide security upgrades.--Of the amounts
authorized to be appropriated by subparagraph (A),
$689,523,000 for fiscal year 2006, and such sums as may
be necessary for fiscal year 2007 are authorized to be
made available for worldwide security upgrades.
(2) Capital investment fund.--For ``Capital Investment
Fund'', $133,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, and such sums as may
be necessary for fiscal year 2007.
(3) Embassy security, construction and maintenance.--For
``Embassy Security, Construction and Maintenance'',
$1,526,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, and such sums as may be
necessary for fiscal year 2007.
(4) Educational and cultural exchange programs.--For
``Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs'', $430,400,000
for fiscal year 2006, and such sums as may be necessary for
fiscal year 2007.
(5) Representation allowances.--For ``Representation
Allowances'', $8,281,000 for fiscal year 2006, and such sums as
may be necessary for fiscal year 2007.
(6) Protection of foreign missions and officials.--For
``Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials'', $9,390,000
for fiscal year 2006, and such sums as may be necessary for
fiscal year 2007.
(7) Emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service.--
For ``Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service'',
$13,643,000 for fiscal year 2006, and such sums as may be
necessary for fiscal year 2007.
(8) Repatriation loans.--For ``Repatriation Loans'',
$1,319,000 for fiscal year 2006, and such sums as may be
necessary for fiscal year 2007.
(9) Payment to the american institute in taiwan.--For
``Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan'', $19,751,000
for fiscal year 2006, and such sums as may be necessary for
fiscal year 2007.
(10) Office of the inspector general.--For ``Office of the
Inspector General'', $29,983,000 for fiscal year 2006, and such
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007.

SEC. 102. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES.

(a) Assessed Contributions to International Organizations.--There
are authorized to be appropriated for ``Contributions to International
Organizations'', $1,296,500,000 for fiscal year 2006, and such sums as
may be necessary for fiscal year 2007 for the Department of State to
carry out the authorities, functions, duties, and responsibilities in
the conduct of the foreign affairs of the United States with respect to
international organizations and to carry out other authorities in law
consistent with such purposes.
(b) Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities.--
(1) Authorization of appropriation.--There are authorized
to be appropriated for ``Contributions for International
Peacekeeping Activities'', $1,035,500,000 for fiscal year 2006,
and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007 for the
Department of State to carry out the authorities, functions,
duties, and responsibilities of the United States with respect
to international peacekeeping activities and to carry out other
authorities in law consistent with such purposes.
(2) Availability of funds.--Funds appropriated pursuant to
paragraph (1) are authorized to be available until expended.
(c) Foreign Currency Exchange Rates.--
(1) Authorization of appropriation.--In addition to amounts
authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a), there are
authorized to be appropriated for the Department of State such
sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2006 and 2007 to
offset adverse fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.
(2) Availability of funds.--Amounts appropriated under this
subsection shall be available for obligation and expenditure
only to the extent that the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget determines and certifies to the
appropriate congressional committees that such amounts are
necessary due to such fluctuations.

SEC. 103. INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS.

The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated under
``International Commissions'' for the Department of State to carry out
the authorities, functions, duties, and responsibilities in the conduct
of the foreign affairs of the United States with respect to
international commissions and for other purposes authorized by law:
(1) International boundary and water commission, united
states and mexico.--For ``International Boundary and Water
Commission, United States and Mexico''--
(A) for ``Salaries and Expenses'', $28,700,000 for
fiscal year 2006, and such sums as may be necessary for
fiscal year 2007; and
(B) for ``Construction'', $6,600,000 for fiscal
year 2006, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
year 2007.
(2) International boundary commission, united states and
canada.--For ``International Boundary Commission, United States
and Canada'', $1,429,000 for fiscal year 2006, and such sums as
may be necessary for fiscal year 2007.
(3) International joint commission.--For ``International
Joint Commission'', $6,320,000 for fiscal year 2006, and such
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007.
(4) International fisheries commissions.--For
``International Fisheries Commissions'', $25,123,000 for fiscal
year 2006, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year
2007.

SEC. 104. MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.

(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated for
``Migration and Refugee Assistance'' for authorized activities,
$892,770,000 for fiscal year 2006, and such sums as may be necessary
for fiscal year 2007.
(b) Refugees Resettling in Israel.--Of the amount authorized to be
appropriated under subsection (a), $40,000,000 is authorized to be made
available for fiscal year 2006 for the resettlement of refugees in
Israel.
(c) Availability of Funds.--Funds appropriated pursuant to
subsection (a) are authorized to be available until expended.

SEC. 105. CENTERS AND FOUNDATIONS.

(a) Asia Foundation.--There are authorized to be appropriated for
``The Asia Foundation'' for authorized activities, $10,000,000 for
fiscal year 2006, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year
2007.
(b) National Endowment for Democracy.--There are authorized to be
appropriated for the ``National Endowment for Democracy'' for
authorized activities, $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, and such sums
as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007.
(c) Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and
West.--There are authorized to be appropriated for ``Center for
Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West'' for
authorized activities, $13,024,000 for fiscal year 2006, and such sums
as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007.

SEC. 106. VIETNAM FULBRIGHT ACADEMIC EXCHANGE PROGRAM.

Of the amount made available for ``Educational and Cultural
Exchange Programs'' under section 101(4), $5,000,000 is authorized to
be made available for each of fiscal years 2006 and 2007 to carry out
the Vietnam scholarship program established by section 229 of the
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public
Law 102-138).

Subtitle B--United States International Broadcasting Activities

SEC. 111. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out United States Government international broadcasting activities
under the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of
1948, the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act, the Television Broadcasting
to Cuba Act, the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994,
and the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998, and to
carry out other authorities in law consistent with such purposes:
(1) International broadcasting operations.--For
``International Broadcasting Operations,'' $641,050,000 for the
fiscal year 2006 and such sums as may be necessary for the
fiscal year 2007.
(2) Broadcasting capital improvements.--For ``Broadcasting
Capital Improvements,'' $10,893,000 for the fiscal year 2006
and such sums as may be necessary for the fiscal year 2007.

TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

SEC. 201. INTERFERENCE WITH PROTECTIVE FUNCTIONS.

(a) Offense.--Chapter 7 of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 117. Interference with certain protective functions
``Whoever knowingly and willfully obstructs, resists, or interferes
with a Federal law enforcement agent engaged, within the United States
or the special maritime territorial jurisdiction of the United States,
in the performance of the protective functions authorized by section 37
of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2709)
or section 103 of the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4802) shall be
fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or
both.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``117. Interference with certain protective functions.''.

SEC. 202. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENAS.

Section 37 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
(22 U.S.C. 2709) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(d) Administrative Subpoenas.--
``(1) In general.--If the Secretary of State determines
that there is an imminent threat against a person, foreign
mission, or international organization protected under the
authority of subsection (a)(3), the Secretary may issue in
writing, and cause to be served, a subpoena requiring--
``(A) the production of any records or other items
relevant to the threat; and
``(B) testimony by the custodian of the items
required to be produced concerning the production and
authenticity of those items.
``(2) Requirements.--
``(A) Return date.--A subpoena under this
subsection shall describe the items required to be
produced and shall specify a return date within a
reasonable period of time within which the requested
items may be assembled and made available. The return
date specified may not be less than 24 hours after
service of the subpoena.
``(B) Notification to attorney general.--As soon as
practicable following the issuance of a subpoena under
this subsection, the Secretary shall notify the
Attorney General of its issuance.
``(C) Other requirements.--The following provisions
of section 3486 of title 18, United States Code, shall
apply to the exercise of the authority of paragraph
(1):
``(i) Paragraphs (4) through (8) of
subsection (a).
``(ii) Subsections (b), (c), and (d).
``(3) Delegation of authority.--The authority under this
subsection may be delegated only to the Deputy Secretary of
State.
``(4) Annual report.--Not later than February 1 of each
year, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on
International Relations of the House of Representatives a
report regarding the exercise of the authority under this
subsection during the previous calendar year.''.

SEC. 203. ENHANCED DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITY FOR UNIFORMED SECURITY
OFFICERS.

The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is amended by
inserting after section 37 (22 U.S.C. 2709) the following new section:

``SEC. 37A. PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS AND AREAS IN THE UNITED STATES BY
DESIGNATED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

``(a) Designation of Law Enforcement Officers.--The Secretary of
State may designate Department of State uniformed guards as law
enforcement officers for duty in connection with the protection of
buildings and areas within the United States for which the Department
of State provides protective services, including duty in areas outside
the property to the extent necessary to protect the property and
persons on the property.
``(b) Powers of Officers.--While engaged in the performance of
official duties as a law enforcement officer designated under
subsection (a), an officer may--
``(1) enforce Federal laws and regulations for the
protection of persons and property;
``(2) carry firearms; and
``(3) make arrests without warrant for any offense against
the United States committed in the officer's presence, or for
any felony cognizable under the laws of the United States if
the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person
to be arrested has committed or is committing such felony in
connection with the buildings and areas, or persons, for which
the Department of State is providing protective services.
``(c) Regulations.--(1) The Secretary of State may prescribe
regulations necessary for the administration of buildings and areas
within the United States for which the Department of State provides
protective services. The regulations may include reasonable penalties,
within the limits prescribed in subsection (d), for violations of the
regulations.
``(2) The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Homeland
Security in prescribing the regulations under paragraph (1).
``(3) The regulations shall be posted and kept posted in a
conspicuous place on the property.
``(d) Penalties.--A person violating a regulation prescribed under
subsection (c) shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, or
imprisoned for not more than 30 days, or both.
``(e) Training Officers.--The Secretary of State may also designate
firearms and explosives training officers as law enforcement officers
under subsection (a) for the limited purpose of safeguarding firearms,
ammunition, and explosives that are located at firearms and explosives
training facilities approved by the Secretary or are in transit between
training facilities and Department of State weapons and munitions
vaults.
``(f) Attorney General Approval.--The powers granted to officers
designated under this section shall be exercised in accordance with
guidelines approved by the Attorney General.
``(g) Relationship to Other Authority.--Nothing in this section
shall be construed to affect the authority of the Secretary of Homeland
Security, the Administrator of General Services, or any Federal law
enforcement agency.
``(h) Law Enforcement Officer Status.--The use of the term `law
enforcement officer' in this section shall not be construed to qualify
a person so designated under this section as a law enforcement officer,
as that term is defined in section 8401(17) of title 5, United States
Code, for purposes of chapter 84 of such title.''.

SEC. 204. GRANT AUTHORITIES.

Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22
U.S.C. 2651a et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:

``SEC. 61. GRANT AUTHORITIES.

``The Secretary of State is authorized to support, by grants,
cooperative agreements, or contract, the following activities:
``(1) Outreach and public diplomacy activities regarding
the benefits of agricultural biotechnology, science-based
regulatory systems, and the application of such technology for
trade and development.
``(2) Training and technical assistance projects regarding
protection of intellectual property rights.''.

SEC. 205. INTERNATIONAL LITIGATION FUND.

Section 38(d)(3) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of
1956 (22 U.S.C. 2710(d)(3)) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``as a result of a decision of an
international tribunal,'' after ``by the Department of State'';
and
(2) by inserting a comma after ``United States
Government''.

SEC. 206. RETENTION OF MEDICAL REIMBURSEMENTS.

Section 904 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-465)
(22 U.S.C. 4084) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(g) Reimbursements paid to the Secretary of State for funding the
costs of medical care abroad for employees and eligible family members
shall be credited to the currently available applicable appropriation
account. Such reimbursements shall be available for obligation and
expenditure during the fiscal year in which they are received or for
such longer period of time as may be provided in law.''.

SEC. 207. TRANSFER AUTHORITY FOR BUYING POWER MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT.

Section 24(b)(7) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of
1956 (22 U.S.C. 2696(b)(7)) is amended by striking subparagraph (D).

SEC. 208. ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEW BOARDS.

Section 301(a) of the Diplomatic Security Act (22 U.S.C. 4831(a))
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and
inserting ``paragraphs (2) and (3)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) Facilities in afghanistan and iraq.--
``(A) Limited exemption from requirement to convene
board.--The Secretary of State is not required to
convene a Board in the case of an incident that--
``(i) involves serious injury, loss of
life, or significant destruction of property
at, or related to, a United States Government
mission in Afghanistan or Iraq; and
``(ii) occurs during the period beginning
on July 1, 2004, and ending on September 30,
2009.
``(B) Reporting requirements.--In the case of an
incident described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary
shall--
``(i) promptly notify the Committee on
International Relations of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate of the incident;
``(ii) conduct an inquiry of the incident;
and
``(iii) upon completion of the inquiry
required by clause (ii), submit to such
committees a report on the findings and
recommendations related to such inquiry and the
actions taken with respect to such
recommendations.''.

SEC. 209. DESIGNATION OF COLIN L. POWELL RESIDENTIAL PLAZA.

(a) Designation.--The Federal building in Kingston, Jamaica,
formerly known as the Crowne Plaza and now a staff housing facility for
the United States mission in Jamaica, shall be known and designated at
the ``Colin L. Powell Residential Plaza''.
(b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal building
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the
Colin L. Powell Residential Plaza.

SEC. 210. REMOVAL OF CONTRACTING PROHIBITION.

Section 406(c) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism
Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-399) is repealed.

SEC. 211. AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN FACILITIES ENHANCEMENT.

Section 3(a) of the American Institute in Taiwan Facilities
Enhancement Act (Public Law 106-212) is amended by striking ``the sum
of $75,000,000'' and inserting ``such sums as may be necessary''.

SEC. 212. EXTENSION OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CULTURAL DIPLOMACY.

Section 224(j) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
Year 2003 (22 U.S.C. 2451 note) is amended by striking ``2005'' and
inserting ``2007''.

SEC. 213. VICTIMS OF CRIME IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

(a) Victims of Crime Office.--
(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish the
Victims of Crime Office within the Bureau of Consular Affairs
of the Department.
(2) Duties.--The head of the Victims of Crime Office
shall--
(A) compile a database of information regarding
incidents of violent crime committed against nationals
of the United States in a foreign country;
(B) provide information and training to consular
officers to assist such officers in addressing the
needs of nationals of the United States who are victims
of a violent crime in a foreign country; and
(C) administer the assistance program authorized
under subsection (b).
(3) Time for establishment of office.--The Secretary shall
complete the action required under paragraph (1) not later than
180 days after the enactment of this Act.
(b) Assistance for Crime Victims.--
(1) Authority to provide assistance.--The Secretary is
authorized to provide financial assistance from funds available
under section 4 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act
of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2671), to crime victims to address the needs
of such victims. Such assistance may include funds for--
(A) advance payment of emergency services including
medical and travel expenses;
(B) travel to and from judicial proceedings;
(C) the shipment of remains; and
(D) repatriation of victims of domestic violence or
child abuse.
(2) Nonduplication of assistance.--A crime victim is not
eligible for assistance under paragraph (1) to meet a need of
such crime victim if the Secretary determines that such crime
victim is eligible to receive assistance from any other source,
including from a program of assistance of a State, to meet such
need.
(3) Office to administer program.--The Secretary shall
carry out this subsection through the head of the Victims of
Crime Office.
(4) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such
regulations as the Secretary determines necessary to administer
the program of assistance to crime victims under paragraph (1).
(5) Availability of emergency funds.--
(A) In general.--Section 4(b)(2) of the State
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C.
2671(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subparagraph:
``(K) assistance to crime victims under section 213 of the
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 and
2007.''.
(B) Technical amendments.--Such section is further
amended--
(i) in subparagraph (I), by striking
``and'' at the end; and
(ii) in subparagraph (J), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ``; and''.
(c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall report to the appropriate
congressional committees on the activities of the Victims of Crime
Office. The report shall include information on--
(1) the operation of such Office;
(2) the expenditure of any funds under subparagraph (K) of
section 4(b)(2) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act
of 1956, as added by subsection (b); and
(3) the recommendations of the Secretary, if any, for
legislation that is necessary to improve the operation of such
Office.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Crime victim.--The term ``crime victim'' means a
national of the United States who is a victim of violent crime
in a foreign country.
(2) National of the united states.--The term ``national of
the United States'' has the meaning given that term in section
101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(22)).
(3) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several
States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.
(4) Violent crime.--The term ``violent crime'' means the
crimes of murder, non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape,
robbery, child abuse, domestic abuse, kidnaping, and aggravated
assault, as defined by the Secretary.

SEC. 214. UNITED STATES DIPLOMACY CENTER.

Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22
U.S.C. 2651, et seq.), as amended by section 204, is amended by adding
after section 61 the following new section:

``SEC. 62. THE UNITED STATES DIPLOMACY CENTER.

``(a) Activities.--
``(1) Support authorized.--The Secretary of State is
authorized to provide by contract, grant, or otherwise, for the
performance of appropriate museum visitor and educational
outreach services, including organizing conference activities,
museum shop services, and food services, in the public exhibit
and related space utilized by the United States Diplomacy
Center (in this section referred to as the `Center').
``(2) Payment of expenses.--The Secretary may pay all
reasonable expenses of conference activities conducted by the
Center, including refreshments and reimbursement of travel
expenses incurred by participants.
``(3) Recovery of costs.--Any revenues generated under the
authority of paragraph (1) for visitor services may be
retained, as a recovery of the costs of operating the Center,
and credited to any Department of State appropriation.
``(b) Disposition of United States Diplomacy Center Artifacts and
Materials.--
``(1) Property of secretary.--All historic documents,
artifacts, or other articles permanently acquired by the
Department of State and determined by the Secretary to be
suitable for display in the Center shall be considered to be
the property of the Secretary in the Secretary's official
capacity and shall be subject to disposition solely in
accordance with this subsection.
``(2) Sale or trade.--Whenever the Secretary makes the
determination under paragraph (3) with respect to an item, the
Secretary may sell at fair market value, trade, or transfer the
item, without regard to the requirements of subtitle I of title
40, United States Code. The proceeds of any such sale may be
used solely for the advancement of the Center's mission and may
not be used for any purpose other than the acquisition and
direct care of collections.
``(3) Determinations prior to sale or trade.--The
determination referred to in paragraph (2), with respect to an
item, is a determination that--
``(A) the item no longer serves to further the
purposes of the Center established in the collections
management policy of the Center; or
``(B) in order to maintain the standards of the
collections of the Center, the sale or exchange of the
item would be a better use of the item.
``(4) Loans.--The Secretary may also lend items covered by
paragraph (1), when not needed for use or display in the
Center, to the Smithsonian Institution or a similar institution
for repair, study, or exhibition.''.

SEC. 215. STRENGTHENING UNITED STATES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN THE
ISLAMIC WORLD.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Eligible college or university.--The term ``eligible
college or university'' means a college or university that--
(A) is primarily located in an eligible country;
(B) is organized under laws of the United States, a
State, or the District of Columbia;
(C) is recognized as a not-for-profit organization
under the provisions of section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
(D) is accredited by an accrediting agency
recognized by the Secretary of Education; and
(E) is not controlled by the government of an
eligible country.
(2) Eligible country.--The term ``eligible country'' means
a country or entity in Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, or
Southeast Asia that--
(A) has a significant Muslim population; and
(B) is designated by the Secretary as an eligible
country.
(3) Secondary school.--The term ``secondary school'' means
a school that serves students in any of the grades 9 through 12
or equivalent grades in a foreign education system, as
determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary
of Education.
(b) Scholarship Program.--
(1) Purpose.--The purpose of this subsection is to improve
the national security of the United States by providing
scholarships for students in the Islamic world to study at
United States institutions of higher education that are
chartered and accredited in the United States and that are
primarily located in the Islamic world in order to--
(A) nurture United States values and ideals in the
Islamic world;
(B) foster mutual respect for United States and
Islamic values and culture; and
(C) improve mutual understanding between the people
of the United States and people in the Islamic world.
(2) Specific program.--To carry out the purpose of this
subsection, the Secretary shall establish a program to offer
scholarships to permit an individual to attend an eligible
college or university if such individual--
(A) has graduated from secondary school; and
(B) is a citizen or resident of an eligible
country.
(3) Implementation.--
(A) Relationship to the mutual educational and
cultural exchange act of 1961.--The Secretary shall
utilize the authorities of the Mutual Educational and
Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.)
to carry out the program authorized by this subsection
by grant, contract, or otherwise with eligible colleges
or universities.
(B) Emphasis on degree programs.--The program
established by the Secretary under this subsection
shall emphasize scholarships in support of complete
programs of study leading to the award of an academic
degree.
(C) English language proficiency.--The Secretary or
the eligible college or university shall establish the
English language proficiency of eligible secondary
school graduates. For secondary school graduates found
in need of additional English language training, the
Secretary shall provide for not to exceed twelve months
of such training prior to the commencement of the
student's course of regular academic study at an
eligible college or university.
(c) Availability of Funds.--
(1) In general.--Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated for educational and cultural exchange programs in
each of the fiscal years 2005 through 2009, there is authorized
to be made available to the Secretary such sums as may be
necessary to carry out programs under this section.
(2) Available until expended.--Amounts made available
pursuant to paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available
until expended.

TITLE III--ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

SEC. 301. EDUCATION ALLOWANCES.

Section 5924(4) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the first sentence of subparagraph (A)--
(A) by inserting after ``Act)'' the following:
``and, in those cases in which educational trips are
required for successful completion of a grade or
course, the cost of such trips''; and
(B) by striking ``nearest locality'' and inserting
``nearest United States locality'';
(2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the
following:
``(B) The travel expenses of dependents of an
employee to and from a school to obtain a secondary,
post-secondary, or post-baccalaureate education, not to
exceed 1 annual trip each way for each dependent,
except that an allowance payment under subparagraph (A)
of this paragraph may not be made for a dependent
during the 12 months following the arrival of the
dependent at the selected educational institution under
authority contained in this subparagraph.''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(D) Allowances provided pursuant to subparagraphs
(A) and (B) may include, at the election of the
employee, payment or reimbursement of the costs
incurred to store baggage for the employee's dependent
at or in the vicinity of the dependent's school during
one trip per year by the dependent between the school
and the employee's duty station, except that such
payment or reimbursement may not exceed the cost that
the Government would incur to transport the baggage
with the dependent in connection with the trip, and
such payment or reimbursement shall be in lieu of
transportation of the baggage.''.

SEC. 302. OFFICIAL RESIDENCE EXPENSES.

Section 5913 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
``(c) Funds made available under subsection (b) may be provided in
advance to persons eligible to receive reimbursements.''.

SEC. 303. INCREASED LIMITS APPLICABLE TO POST DIFFERENTIALS AND DANGER
PAY ALLOWANCES.

(a) Repeal of Limited-Scope Effective Date for Previous Increase.--
Subsection (c) of section 591 of the Foreign Operations, Export
Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2004 (division D of
Public Law 108-199) is repealed.
(b) Post Differentials.--Section 5925(a) of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``25 percent of the rate of basic pay or,
in the case of an employee of the United States Agency for
International Development,''.
(c) Danger Pay Allowances.--Section 5928 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``25 percent of the basic pay of the
employee or 35 percent of the basic pay of the employee in the case of
an employee of the United States Agency for International Development''
both places that it appears and inserting ``35 percent of the basic pay
of the employee''.

SEC. 304. HOME LEAVE.

(a) Eligibility for Travel and Related Expenses.--Section 901(6) of
the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(6)) is amended by
striking ``unbroken by home leave'' each place that phrase occurs.
(b) Length of Continuous Service Abroad Before Required Leave.--
Section 903(a) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4083(a))
is amended by striking ``18 months'' and inserting ``12 months''.

SEC. 305. FELLOWSHIP OF HOPE PROGRAM.

(a) Fellowship Authorized.--Chapter 5 of title I of the Foreign
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3981 et seq.) is amended by adding at
the end the following new section:
``Sec. 506. Fellowship of Hope.--(a) The Secretary is authorized to
establish the Fellowship of Hope Program. Under the program, the
Secretary may assign a member of the Service, for not more than one
year, to a position with any designated country or designated entity
that permits an employee to be assigned to a position with the
Department.
``(b) The salary and benefits of a member of the Service shall be
paid as described in subsection (b) of section 503 during a period in
which such member is participating in the Fellowship of Hope Program.
The salary and benefits of an employee of a designated country or
designated entity participating in such program shall be paid by such
country or entity during the period in which such employee is
participating in the program.
``(c) In this section:
``(1) The term `designated country' means a member country
of--
``(A) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; or
``(B) the European Union.
``(2) The term `designated entity' means--
``(A) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; or
``(B) the European Union.''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Such Act is further
amended--
(1) in section 503 (22 U.S.C. 3983)--
(A) in the section heading, by striking ``and'' and
inserting ``Foreign Governments, or''; and
(B) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting after
``body'' the following: ``, or with a foreign
government under section 506''; and
(2) in section 2, in the table of contents--
(A) by striking the item relating to section 503
and inserting the following:

``Sec. 503. Assignments to agencies, international organizations,
foreign governments, or other bodies.'';
and
(B) by inserting after the item relating to section
505 the following:

``Sec. 506. Fellowship of Hope Program.''.

SEC. 306. SECURITY OFFICERS EXCHANGE PROGRAM.

(a) Authority.--Chapter 5 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of
1980 (22 U.S.C. 3981 et seq.), as amended by section 307, is further
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 507. Security Officers Exchange.--(a) The Secretary is
authorized to establish the Security Officers Exchange Program. Under
the program, the Secretary may assign a member of the service, for not
more than a total of 3 years, to a position with the Government of
Australia or the United Kingdom if such Government permits an employee
of such Government to be assigned to a position with the Department.
``(b) The salary and benefits of the members of the service shall
be paid as described in section 503(b) during a period in which such
officer is participating in the Security Officers Exchange Program. The
salary and benefits of an employee of the Government of Australia or
the United Kingdom participating in such program shall be paid by such
country during the period in which such employee is participating in
the program.''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Such Act, as amended by
section 307, is further amended--
(1) in section 503(a)(1) (22 U.S.C. 3983(a)(1)), by
inserting ``or 507'' after ``section 506''; and
(2) in section 2, in the table of contents, by inserting
after the item relating to section 506 the following:

``Sec. 507. Security Officers Exchange
Program.''.

SEC. 307. REEMPLOYMENT OF ANNUITANTS.

(a) Additional Waiver of Annuity Limitations for Foreign Service
Annuitants.--Section 824(g) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22
U.S.C. 4064(g)) is amended to read as follows:
``(g)(1) The Secretary of State may waive the application of
subsections (a) through (d) on a case-by-case basis for an annuitant
reemployed on a temporary basis--
``(A) if, and for so long as, such waiver is necessary due
to an emergency involving a direct threat to life or property
or other unusual circumstances; or
``(B) if the annuitant is employed in a position for which
there is exceptional difficulty in recruiting or retaining a
qualified employee.
``(2) The authority of the Secretary of State under paragraph
(1)(B) to waive the application of subsections (a) through (d) shall
expire on September 30, 2007.''.
(b) Regulations.--The Secretary should prescribe regulations for
the exercise of waiver authority under section 824(g) of the Foreign
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064(b)), as amended by subsection (a),
including criteria for the exercise or delegation of such authority.
(c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on the exercise of the
waiver authorities provided under section 824(g) of the Foreign Service
Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4064(g)), as amended by subsection (a). The
report shall include the number and type of positions that have been
filled under such waiver authority, and the retirement date, former job
title, and new job title of each annuitant reemployed under such
authority.

SEC. 308. SUSPENSION OF FOREIGN SERVICE MEMBERS WITHOUT PAY.

(a) Suspension.--Section 610 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22
U.S.C. 4010) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(c)(1) The Secretary may suspend a member of the Service without
pay when there is reasonable cause to believe that the member has
committed a crime for which a sentence of imprisonment may be imposed
and there is a connection between the conduct and the efficiency of the
Service.
``(2) Any member of the Service for which a suspension is proposed
shall be entitled to--
``(A) written notice stating the specific reasons
for the proposed suspension;
``(B) a reasonable time to respond orally and in
writing to the proposed suspension;
``(C) representation by an attorney or other
representative; and
``(D) a final written decision, including the
specific reasons for such decision, as soon as
practicable.
``(3) Any member suspended under this section may file a
grievance in accordance with the procedures applicable to
grievances under chapter 11 of this title.
``(4) In the case of a grievance filed under paragraph
(3)--
``(A) the review by the Foreign Service Grievance
Board shall be limited to a determination of whether
the reasonable cause requirement has been fulfilled and
whether there is a connection between the conduct and
the efficiency of the Service; and
``(B) the Foreign Service Grievance Board may not
exercise the authority provided under section 1106(8).
``(5) In this subsection:
``(A) The term `reasonable time' means--
``(i) with respect to a member of the
Service assigned to duty in the United States,
at least 15 days after receiving notice of the
proposed suspension; and
``(ii) with respect to a member of the
Service assigned to duty outside the United
States, at least 30 days after receiving notice
of the proposed suspension.
``(B) The term `suspend' or `suspension' means the
placing of a member of the Service in a temporary
status without duties and pay.''.
(b) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--
(1) Amendment of Section Heading.--Such section, as amended
by subsection (a), is further amended in the section heading by
inserting ``; Suspension'' before the period at the end.
(2) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to such section
in the table of contents in section 2 of such Act is amended to
read as follows:

``Sec. 610. Separation for cause;
suspension.''.

SEC. 309. SEPARATION OF LOWEST-RANKED FOREIGN SERVICE MEMBERS.

Section 2311(b)(1) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4010 note) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the'' and inserting ``The'';
(2) by striking ``5 percent'' and inserting ``2 percent'';
and
(3) by striking ``for 2 or more of the 5 years preceding
the date of enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``at least
twice in any 5-year period''.

SEC. 310. CLARIFICATION OF FOREIGN SERVICE GRIEVANCE BOARD PROCEDURES.

Section 1106(8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
4136(8)) is amended in the first sentence--
(1) by inserting ``the involuntary separation of the
grievant (other than an involuntary separation for cause under
section 610(a)),'' after ``considering''; and
(2) by striking ``the grievant or'' and inserting ``the
grievant, or''.

SEC. 311. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR RECERTIFICATION PROCESS FOR MEMBERS
OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE.

Section 305(d) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
3945(d)) is repealed.

SEC. 312. DEADLINE FOR ISSUANCE OF REGULATIONS REGARDING RETIREMENT
CREDIT FOR GOVERNMENT SERVICE PERFORMED ABROAD.

Section 321(f) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
Year 2003 (5 U.S.C. 8411 note) is amended by inserting ``, not later
than 60 days after the date of the enactment of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007,'' after ``regulations''.

SEC. 313. WORLDWIDE AVAILABILITY.

Section 301(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
3941(b)) is amended by inserting at the end ``At the time of entry into
the Service, each member of the Service must be worldwide available, as
determined by the Secretary of State through appropriate medical
examinations, unless the Secretary determines that a waiver of the
worldwide availability requirement is required to fulfill a compelling
Service need.''.

SEC. 314. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 5 PROVISIONS ON RECRUITMENT,
RELOCATION, AND RETENTION BONUSES.

(a) Recruitment and Relocation Bonuses.--Section 5753(a)(2)(A) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after ``a
position'' the following, ``, other than as a member of the Foreign
Service,''.
(b) Retention Allowances.--Section 5754(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after ``a position'' the following
``, other than as a member of the Foreign Service,''.

SEC. 315. LIMITED APPOINTMENTS IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE.

Section 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3949) is
amended--
(1) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(c)(1) Non-career specialist employees who have served five
consecutive years under a limited appointment may be reappointed to a
subsequent limited appointment, provided that there is a one-year break
in service between each appointment.
``(2) The requirement for a one-year break in service may be waived
by the Secretary of State in cases of special need.'';
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ``subsection (b)'' and
inserting ``subsections (b) and (c)''; and
(3) in subsection (b)--
(A) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
``(3) as a career candidate if--
``(A) continued service is determined appropriate to remedy
a matter that would be cognizable as a grievance under chapter
11; or
``(B) the career candidate is called to military active
duty under chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, and the
limited appointment expires in the course of such military
active duty;'';
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(6) in exceptional circumstances when the Secretary
determines the needs of the Service require the extension of a
limited appointment--
``(A) for a period of time not to exceed 12 months
provided such period of time does not permit additional
review by the boards under section 306; or
``(B) in order to settle a grievance, claim, or
complaint not otherwise provided for in this
section.''.

SEC. 316. PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTORS.

(a) In General.--Subject to the conditions in subsection (b), the
Inspector General of the Department of State and the Broadcasting Board
of Governors (in this section referred to as the ``Inspector General'')
may establish a demonstration program (in this section referred to as
the ``program'') for the purpose of hiring as personal services
contractors nationals of the United States (as defined in section
101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(22)) or aliens authorized to be employed in the United States,
without regard to civil service and classification laws, to provide
services to the Office of the Inspector General to respond to new or
emerging needs or to augment current services.
(b) Conditions.--The authority under subsection (a) is subject to
the following conditions:
(1) The Inspector General determines that existing
personnel resources are insufficient.
(2) The contract length for a personal service contractor,
including options, may not exceed 2 years, unless the Inspector
General makes a finding that exceptional circumstances justify
an extension of up to one additional year.
(3) Not more than a total of 20 individuals may be employed
at any one time as personal services contractors under the
program.
(c) Termination of Authority.--The authority to award personal
services contracts under this section shall terminate on December 31,
2007. A contract entered into prior to the termination date under this
subsection may remain in effect until not later than June 30, 2008.
(d) Other Authorities Not Affected.--The authority provided in this
section is in addition to any other authority of the Inspector General
to hire personal service contractors.

SEC. 317. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO PROPOSED RECIPIENTS OF
THE PERSONAL RANK OF AMBASSADOR OR MINISTER.

Section 302(a)(2)(B)(ii)(IV) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22
U.S.C. 3942(a)(2)(B)(ii)(IV)) is amended by inserting before the period
at the end the following: ``, including information that is required to
be disclosed on the Standard Form 278, or any successor financial
disclosure report''.

SEC. 318. PROVISION OF LIVING QUARTERS AND ALLOWANCES TO THE UNITED
STATES REPRESENTATIVES TO THE UNITED NATIONS.

Section 9 of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22
U.S.C. 287e-1) is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 9. (a) The Secretary of State may, under such regulations as
the Secretary shall prescribe, and notwithstanding subsections (a) and
(b) of section 3324 of title 31, United States Code, and section 5536
of title 5, United States Code--
``(1) make available to the Permanent Representative of the
United States to the United Nations and the Deputy Permanent
Representative of the United States to the United Nations--
``(A) living quarters leased or rented by the
United States for a period that does not exceed 10
years; and
``(B) allowances for unusual expenses incident to
the operation and maintenance of such living quarters
that are similar to expenses authorized to be funded by
section 5913 of title 5, United States Code;
``(2) make available living quarters in New York leased or
rented by the United States for a period of not more than 10
years to--
``(A) not more than 40 members of the Foreign
Service assigned to the United States Mission to the
United Nations or other United States representatives
to the United Nations; and
``(B) not more than 2 employees who serve at the
pleasure of the Permanent Representative of the United
States to the United Nations; and
``(3) provide an allowance, as the Secretary considers
appropriate, to each Delegate and Alternate Delegate of the
United States to any session of the General Assembly of the
United Nations who is not a permanent member of the staff of
the United States Mission to the United Nations, in order to
compensate each such Delegate or Alternate Delegate for
necessary housing and subsistence expenses with respect to
attending any such session.
``(b) The Secretary of State may not make available living quarters
or allowances under subsection (a) to an employee who is occupying
living quarters that are owned by such employee.
``(c) Living quarters and allowances provided under subsection (a)
shall be considered for all purposes as authorized--
``(1) by chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of
1980; and
``(2) by section 5913 of title 5, United States Code.
``(d) The Inspector General of the Department of State and the
Broadcasting Board of Governors shall periodically review the
administration of this section with a view to achieving cost savings
and developing appropriate recommendations to make to the Secretary of
State regarding the administration of this section.''.

TITLE IV--INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

SEC. 401. LIMITATION ON THE UNITED STATES SHARE OF ASSESSMENTS FOR
UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS.

Section 404(b)(2)(B) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 287e note) is amended by adding
at the end the following new clause:
``(v) For assessments made after calendar
year 2004, 27.1 percent.''.

SEC. 402. REDI CENTER.

The Secretary is authorized to provide for the participation by the
United States in the Regional Emerging Disease Intervention (``REDI'')
Center in Singapore.

SEC. 403. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BRAHIMI REPORT.

(a) Requirement.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report assessing the progress made to
implement the recommendations set out in the Report of the Panel on
United Nations Peace Operations, transmitted from the Secretary General
of the United Nations to the President of the General Assembly and the
President of the Security Council on August 21, 2000 (referred to in
this section as the ``Report'').
(b) Content.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include--
(1) an assessment of the progress made by the United
Nations toward implementing the recommendations set out in the
Report;
(2) a description of the progress made toward strengthening
the capability of the United Nations to deploy a civilian
police force and rule of law teams on an emergency basis at the
request of the United Nations Security Council; and
(3) a description of the policies, programs, and strategies
of the United States Government that support the implementation
of the recommendations set out in the Report, especially in the
areas of civilian police and rule of law.

SEC. 404. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE UNITED NATIONS BUDGETARY DISCIPLINE
AND MANAGEMENT REFORM.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) It is the responsibility of Congress to ensure that
international organizations that receive contributions from the
United States, including the United Nations, utilize United
States taxpayer money in a manner that is effective and cost-
efficient, and that promotes the policy goals of the United
States.
(2) The United States contributes 22 percent of the United
Nations regular budget and approximately 27 percent of costs
associated with United Nations peacekeeping operations.
(3) The member states of the United Nations have increased
the regular budget by more than $1,000,000,000 since the 1994-
1995 biennium to deal with evolving global issues.
(4) The member states of the United Nations have made
commitments which have increased the costs of United Nations
peacekeeping operations to more than $5,000,000,000 during the
2005-2006 biennium.
(5) The February 3, 2005, report of the Independent Inquiry
Committee into the United Nations Oil-for-Food Programme found
significant weaknesses in United Nations management and
internal oversight of the Oil-for-Food Programme, including a
determination that the actions of the Executive Director of the
United Nations Office of the Iraq Programme, which administered
the Oil-for-Food Programme in Iraq, created ``grave and
continuing conflict of interest, were ethically improper, and
seriously undermined the integrity of the United Nations''.
(6) The United States Government Accountability Office
found that the audit and summary reports of the United Nations
Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) revealed numerous
deficiencies in the management and internal controls of the
Oil-for-Food Programme, and that United Nations management and
the Office of the Iraq Programme prevented OIOS from reporting
its results directly to the United Nations Security Council.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the United Nations should comply fully with its
commitments to budgetary discipline and management reform; and
(2) the Secretary should instruct any United States
representative to the United Nations to use the voice and vote
of the United States to seek to enact significant and necessary
changes to improve the accountability and increase the
transparency of the United Nations processes, including in its
peacekeeping missions around the world, as part of the follow-
up to the 2005 United Nations report on reform initiatives
entitled ``The Report of the Secretary-General's High-level
Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change''.

TITLE V--BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS

SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ``International Broadcasting
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007''.

SEC. 502. MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS.

(a) Authority.--The United States International Broadcasting Act of
1994 (22 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), is amended by inserting after section
309 the following new section:

``SEC. 310. MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS.

``(a) Authority.--Grants authorized under section 305 shall be
available to make annual grants to Middle East Broadcasting Networks
for the purpose of carrying out radio and television broadcasting to
the Middle East region.
``(b) Function.--Middle East Broadcasting Networks shall provide
radio and television programming to the Middle East region consistent
with the broadcasting standards and broadcasting principles set forth
in section 303.
``(c) Grant Agreement.--Any grant agreement or grants under this
section shall be subject to the following limitations and restrictions:
``(1) The Broadcasting Board of Governors may not make any
grant to the nonprofit corporation, Middle East Broadcasting
Networks, unless its certificate of incorporation provides
that--
``(A) the Board of Directors of Middle East
Broadcasting Networks shall consist of the members of
the Broadcasting Board of Governors established under
section 304 and of no other members; and
``(B) such Board of Directors shall make all major
policy determinations governing the operation of Middle
East Broadcasting Networks, and shall appoint and fix
the compensation of such managerial officers and
employees of Middle East Broadcasting Networks as it
considers necessary to carry out the purposes of the
grant provided under this title.
``(2) Any grant agreement under this section shall require
that any contract entered into by Middle East Broadcasting
Networks shall specify that obligations are assumed by Middle
East Broadcasting Networks and not the United States
Government.
``(3) Any grant agreement shall require that any lease
agreement entered into by Middle East Broadcasting Networks
shall be, to the maximum extent possible, assignable to the
United States Government.
``(4) Grants awarded under this section shall be made
pursuant to a grant agreement that--
``(A) requires that grant funds be used only for
activities consistent with this section; and
``(B) provides that failure to comply with such
requirements shall permit the grant to be terminated
without fiscal obligation to the United States.
``(5) Duplication of language services and technical
operations among Middle East Broadcasting Networks (including
Radio Sawa), RFE/RL, Incorporated, and the International
Broadcasting Bureau will be reduced to the extent appropriate,
as determined by the Board.
``(d) Not a Federal Agency or Instrumentality.--Nothing in this
title may be construed to make Middle East Broadcasting Networks a
Federal agency or instrumentality, nor shall the officers or employees
of Middle East Broadcasting Networks be deemed to be officers or
employees of the United States Government.
``(e) Audit and Inspection.--
``(1) Comptroller general of the united states.--The
Comptroller General of the United States may exercise, with
respect to financial auditing of Middle East Broadcasting
Networks corporation, the authorities provided by chapter 7 of
title 31, United States Code, to the extent such authorities
may apply with respect to corporations that are not Federal
agencies or instrumentalities.
``(2) Inspector general.--The Inspector General of the
Department of State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors may
exercise with respect to Middle East Broadcasting Networks
corporation the authorities granted by section 209 of the
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3929) and the Inspector
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) to the extent such
authorities may apply with respect to corporations that are not
Federal agencies or instrumentalities.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Authorities of board.--Section 305 of the United States
International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6204), is
amended--
(A) in paragraph (5) of subsection (a), by striking
``and 309'' and inserting ``, 309, and 310'';
(B) in paragraph (6) of such subsection, by
striking ``and 309'' and inserting ``, 309, and 310'';
and
(C) in subsection (c), by striking ``and 309'' and
inserting ``, 309, and 310''.
(2) International broadcasting bureau.--Section 307 of the
United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C.
6206), is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ``and 309'' and
inserting ``, 309, and 310''; and
(B) in subsection (c), by inserting ``, Middle East
Broadcasting Networks,'' after ``Asia''.
(3) Immunity from liability.--Section 304(g) of the United
States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C.
6203(g)), is amended--
(A) by striking ``and'' after ``Incorporated'', and
inserting a comma; and
(B) by adding ``, and Middle East Broadcasting
Networks'' after ``Asia''.
(4) Creditable service.--Section 8332(b)(11) of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by inserting ``the Middle East
Broadcasting Network;'' after ``the Asia Foundation;''.

SEC. 503. IMPROVING SIGNAL DELIVERY TO CUBA.

Section 3 of the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 1465a)
is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (b);
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b);
(3) by amending subsection (b), as redesignated by
paragraph (2), to read as follows:
``(b) In order to effect radio broadcasting to Cuba, the
Broadcasting Board of Governors is authorized to utilize the United
States international broadcasting facilities located in Marathon,
Florida and the 1180 AM frequency used at those facilities. In addition
to the above facilities, the Broadcasting Board of Governors may
simultaneously utilize other governmental and nongovernmental
broadcasting transmission facilities, and other frequencies, including
the Amplitude Modulation (AM) band, the Frequency Modulation (FM) band,
and the Shortwave (SW) band. The Broadcasting Board of Governors may
lease time on commercial or noncommercial educational AM band, FM band,
and SW band radio broadcasting stations to carry part of the service
programs or to rebroadcast service programs.'';
(4) by striking subsections (d) and (f);
(5) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (c); and
(6) by amending subsection (c), as redesignated by
paragraph (5), to read as follows:
``(c) Any service program of United States Government radio
broadcasts to Cuba authorized by this section shall be designated
`Radio Marti program'.''.

SEC. 504. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR RADIO FREE ASIA.

Section 309 of the United States International Broadcasting Act of
1994 (22 U.S.C. 6208) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``2009'' and
inserting ``2015''; and
(2) in subsection (f), by striking ``2009'' and inserting
``2015''.

SEC. 505. PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTING PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--Section 504 of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-228; 22 U.S.C. 6206 note), is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``pilot''; and
(B) by striking ``broadcasters, producers, and
writers'' and inserting ``broadcasters and other
broadcasting specialists'';
(2) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ``60'' and inserting
``100''; and
(3) by striking subsection (c).
(b) Conforming Amendments.--The Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-228; 116 Stat. 1350) is amended--
(1) in section 504, by striking ``pilot'' in the section
heading; and
(2) in the table of contents in section 2(b), by amending
the item related to section 504 to read as follows:

``Sec. 504. Personal services contracting
program.''.

SEC. 506. COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS EDUCATION
BENEFITS.

Section 305(a) of the United States International Broadcasting Act
of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6204(a)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (17) and (18) as (18) and
(19), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (16), the following new
paragraph:
``(17) To, in its discretion--
``(A) pay the expenses of primary and secondary
schooling for dependents of personnel stationed in the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands at a cost
not in excess of those authorized by the Department of
Defense for the same area, when it is determined by the
Broadcasting Board of Governors that schools available
in the locality are unable to provide adequately for
the education of such dependents; and
``(B) provide transportation of those dependents
between their place of residence and schools serving
the area, which those dependents would normally attend
within the local area, when the Broadcasting Board of
Governors determines that such schools are not
accessible by public means of transportation.''.

SEC. 507. EXEMPTION FROM NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS FOR TEMPORARY WORKERS.

Section 214(g)(5)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1184(g)(5)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
``(B) is employed (or has received an offer of employment)
by or at the Broadcasting Board of Governors or one of its
grantees, a nonprofit research organization, or a governmental
research organization; or''.

TITLE VI--CONSULAR AUTHORITIES

SEC. 601. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO INTELLIGENCE REFORM AND TERRORISM
PREVENTION ACT OF 2004.

(a) Transit Without Visa Program.--Section 7209(d) of the
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law
108-458) is amended to read as follows:
``(d) Transit Without Visa Program.--The Secretary of Homeland
Security and the Secretary of State shall not use any authorities
granted under section 212(d)(4)(C) of such Act until the Secretary of
Homeland Security completely implements a security plan to fully ensure
secure transit passage areas to prevent aliens proceeding in immediate
and continuous transit through the United States from illegally
entering the United States.''.
(b) Frontline Counterterrorist Travel Technology and Training.--
Section 7201(c)(1) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention
Act of 2004 is amended in the second sentence by inserting after
``Department of Homeland Security'' the following: ``and the Department
of State''.
(c) Report on Implementation of Amended Inadmissabilities.--Section
5506 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 is
amended by inserting after ``consultation with the Secretary of
Homeland Security'' the following: ``and the Secretary of State''.

SEC. 602. INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.

(a) Sense of Congress on Reciprocity Agreements.--It is the sense
of Congress that the United States should negotiate reciprocity
agreements with foreign countries with the goal of mutual agreement on
extending the validity of student and scholar visas to 4 years and
permitting multiple entry into the United States by an individual using
a student or scholar visa.
(b) Consular Officer Guidance.--
(1) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(A) The United States has a strategic interest in
encouraging international students, scholars,
scientists, and exchange visitors to visit the United
States to study, collaborate in research, and to
develop personal relationships.
(B) Openness to international students, scholars,
scientists, and exchange visitors serves vital and
longstanding national foreign policy, educational, and
economic interests and the erosion of such openness
undermines the national security interests of the
United States.
(C) Educating successive generations of future
world leaders has long been a foundation of the United
States international influence and leadership.
(D) Open scientific exchange enables the United
States to benefit from the knowledge of the world's top
students and scientists and has been a critical factor
in maintaining the United States leadership in science
and technology.
(E) Improvements to the visa processing procedures
of the United States would enhance the national
security of the United States by permitting--
(i) closer scrutiny of visa applicants who
might pose threats to national security; and
(ii) timely adjudication of visa
applications submitted by individuals whose
presence in the United States serves an
important national interest.
(2) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(A) improvements to the visa processing procedures
of the United States that should be considered for
implementation include--
(i) an operational visa policy that
articulates the national interest of the United
States in denying entry to visitors who seek to
harm the United States and in opening entry to
legitimate visitors, to guide consular officers
in achieving the appropriate balance;
(ii) focusing the efforts of the visa
system on visitors who require special
screening, while minimizing delays for
legitimate visitors; and
(iii) a timely, transparent, and
predictable visa process, through appropriate
guidelines for inter-agency review of visa
applications; and
(B) the Secretary should continue to issue updated
appropriate guidance to consular officers to improve
the procedures for processing visa applications in
order to facilitate United States openness to
international student, scholar, scientist, and
international visitors.
(c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of
Education, Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of Homeland Security, and
Secretary of Energy, shall submit to Congress a report that includes a
description, for calendar years 2004 and 2005, of--
(1) the measures carried out to enhance access to the
United States by foreign students, scholars, scientists, and
exchange visitors and to improve inter-agency coordination with
regard to foreign students, scholars, scientists, and exchange
visitors;
(2) the measures carried out to utilize the educational
advising centers of the Department of State that are located in
foreign countries to promote study in the United States and to
prescreen visa applicants;
(3) the measures carried out to negotiate reciprocal
agreements referred to in subsection (a);
(4) the number of foreign students, scholars, scientists,
and exchange visitors who applied for visas to enter the United
States, disaggregated by applicants' fields of study or
expertise, the number of such visa applications that are
approved, the number of such visa applications that are denied,
and the reasons for such denials;
(5) the average processing time for an application for a
visa submitted by a foreign student, scholar, scientist, or
exchange visitor;
(6) the number of applications for a visa submitted by
foreign students, scholars, scientists, or exchange visitors
that require inter-agency review;
(7) the number of applications for a visa submitted by
foreign students, scholars, scientists, or exchange visitors
that were approved after receipt of such applications in a
period of time that was--
(A) less than 15 days;
(B) between 15 and 30 days;
(C) between 31 and 45 days;
(D) between 46 and 60 days;
(E) between 61 and 90 days; or
(F) more than 90 days; and
(8) the measures carried out to reduce the time required
for universities and programs approved under the Student and
Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) required by the
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of
1996 (Division C of Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-546) to
perform the clerical tasks associated with SEVIS.

TITLE VII--RECONSTRUCTION AND STABILIZATION

SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ``Reconstruction and Stabilization
Civilian Management Act of 2005''.

SEC. 702. FINDING; PURPOSE.

(a) Finding.--Congress finds that the resources of the United
States Armed Forces have been burdened by having to undertake
stabilization and reconstruction tasks in the Balkans, Afghanistan,
Iraq, and other countries of the world that could have been performed
by civilians, which has resulted in lengthy deployments for Armed
Forces personnel.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this title is to provide for the
development, as a core mission of the Department of State and the
United States Agency for International Development, of an effective
expert civilian response capability to carry out reconstruction and
stabilization activities in a country or region that is in, or is in
transition from, conflict or civil strife.

SEC. 703. DEFINITIONS.

In this title:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development.
(2) Department.--Except as otherwise provided in this Act,
the term ``Department'' means the Department of State.
(3) Executive agency.--The term ``Executive agency'' has
the meaning given that term in section 105 of title 5, United
States Code.

SEC. 704. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the civilian element of United States joint civilian-
military operations should be strengthened in order to enhance
the execution of current and future reconstruction and
stabilization activities in foreign countries or regions that
are in, or are in transition from, conflict or civil strife;
(2) the capability of civilian agencies of the United
States Government to carry out reconstruction and stabilization
activities in such countries or regions should also be enhanced
through a new rapid response corps of civilian experts
supported by the establishment of a new system of planning,
organization, personnel policies, and education and training,
and the provision of adequate resources;
(3) the international community, including nongovernmental
organizations, and the United Nations and its specialized
agencies, should be further encouraged to participate in
planning and organizing reconstruction and stabilization
activities in such countries or regions;
(4) the President should establish a new directorate of
stabilization and reconstruction activities within the National
Security Council to oversee the development of interagency
contingency plans and procedures, including plans and
procedures for joint civilian-military operations, to address
stabilization and reconstruction requirements in such countries
or regions;
(5) the President should establish a standing committee to
exercise responsibility for overseeing the formulation and
execution of stabilization and reconstruction policy in order
to ensure appropriate interagency coordination in the planning
and execution of stabilization and reconstruction activities,
including joint civilian-military operations, of the United
States Government, and should provide for the committee--
(A) to be chaired by the Assistant to the President
for National Security Affairs; and
(B) to include the heads of--
(i) the Department;
(ii) the United States Agency for
International Development;
(iii) the Department of Labor;
(iv) the Department of Commerce;
(v) the Department of Justice;
(vi) the Department of the Treasury;
(vii) the Department of Agriculture;
(viii) the Department of Defense; and
(ix) other Executive agencies as
appropriate;
(6) the Secretary and the Administrator should work with
the Secretary of Defense to establish a personnel exchange
program among the Department, the United States Agency for
International Development, and the Department of Defense,
including the regional commands and the Joint Staff, to enhance
the stabilization and reconstruction skills of military and
civilian personnel and their ability to undertake joint
operations; and
(7) the heads of other Executive agencies should establish
personnel exchange programs that are designed to enhance the
stabilization and reconstruction skills of military and
civilian personnel.

SEC. 705. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND
STABILIZATION CRISES.

Chapter 1 of part III of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2351 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 617 the
following new section:

``SEC. 618. ASSISTANCE FOR A RECONSTRUCTION AND STABILIZATION CRISIS.

``(a) Authority.--If the President determines that it is important
to the national interests of the United States for United States
civilian agencies or non-Federal employees to assist in stabilizing and
reconstructing a country or region that is in, or is in transition
from, conflict or civil strife, the President may, in accordance with
the provisions set forth in section 614(a)(3), notwithstanding any
other provision of law, and on such terms and conditions as the
President may determine, furnish assistance to respond to the crisis.
``(b) Special Authorities.--To provide assistance authorized in
subsection (a), the President may exercise the authorities contained in
sections 552(c)(2), 610, and 614 of this Act without regard to the
percentage and aggregate dollar limitations contained in such sections.
``(c) Authorization of Funding.--
``(1) Initial authorization.--There is authorized to be
appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $100,000,000 in
funds that may be used to provide assistance authorized in
subsection (a).
``(2) Replenishment.--There is authorized to be
appropriated each fiscal year such sums as may be necessary to
replenish funds expended as provided under paragraph (1). Funds
authorized to be appropriated under this paragraph shall be
available without fiscal year limitation for the same purpose
and under the same conditions as are provided under paragraph
(1).''.

SEC. 706. OFFICE OF THE COORDINATOR FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND
STABILIZATION.

Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22
U.S.C. 2651 et seq.), as amended by section 214, is further amended by
adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 63. RECONSTRUCTION AND STABILIZATION.

``(a) Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and
Stabilization.--
``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish within
the Department of State an Office of the Coordinator for
Reconstruction and Stabilization.
``(2) Coordinator for reconstruction and stabilization.--
The head of the Office shall be the Coordinator for
Reconstruction and Stabilization, who shall be appointed by the
Secretary, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
The Coordinator shall report directly to the Secretary and
shall have the rank and status of Ambassador-at-Large.
``(3) Functions.--The functions of the Office of the
Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization include the
following:
``(A) Monitoring, in coordination with relevant
bureaus within the Department of State, political and
economic instability worldwide to anticipate the need
for mobilizing United States and international
assistance for the stabilization and reconstruction of
countries or regions that are in, or are in transition
from, conflict or civil strife.
``(B) Assessing the various types of stabilization
and reconstruction crises that could occur and
cataloging and monitoring the non-military resources
and capabilities of Executive agencies that are
available to address such crises.
``(C) Planning to address requirements, such as
demobilization, policing, human rights monitoring, and
public information, that commonly arise in
stabilization and reconstruction crises.
``(D) Coordinating with relevant Executive agencies
(as that term is defined in section 105 of title 5,
United States Code) to develop interagency contingency
plans to mobilize and deploy civilian personnel to
address the various types of such crises.
``(E) Entering into appropriate arrangements with
other Executive agencies to carry out activities under
this section and the Reconstruction and Stabilization
Civilian Management Act of 2005.
``(F) Identifying personnel in State and local
governments and in the private sector who are available
to participate in the Response Readiness Corps or the
Response Readiness Reserve established under subsection
(b) or to otherwise participate in or contribute to
stabilization and reconstruction activities.
``(G) Ensuring that training of civilian personnel
to perform such stabilization and reconstruction
activities is adequate and, as appropriate, includes
security training that involves exercises and
simulations with the Armed Forces, including the
regional commands.
``(H) Sharing information and coordinating plans
for stabilization and reconstruction activities with
the United Nations and its specialized agencies, the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, nongovernmental
organizations, and other foreign national and
international organizations.
``(I) Coordinating plans and procedures for joint
civilian-military operations with respect to
stabilization and reconstruction activities.
``(J) Maintaining the capacity to field on short
notice an evaluation team to undertake on-site needs
assessment.
``(b) Response to Stabilization and Reconstruction Crisis.--If the
President makes a determination regarding a stabilization and
reconstruction crisis under section 618 of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961, the President may designate the Coordinator, or such other
individual as the President may determine appropriate, as the
coordinator of the United States response. The individual so
designated, or, in the event the President does not make such a
designation, the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization,
shall--
``(1) assess the immediate and long-term need for resources
and civilian personnel;
``(2) identify and mobilize non-military resources to
respond to the crisis; and
``(3) coordinate the activities of the other individuals or
management team, if any, designated by the President to manage
the United States response.''.

SEC. 707. RESPONSE READINESS CORPS.

(a) In General.--Section 63 of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (as added by section 706) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
``(c) Response Readiness Corps.--
``(1) Response readiness active duty personnel.--
``(A) Establishment and purpose.--The Secretary, in
consultation with the Administrator of the United
States Agency for International Development, is
authorized to establish a Response Readiness Corps
(hereafter referred to in this section as the `Corps')
to provide assistance in support of stabilization and
reconstruction activities in foreign countries or
regions that are in, or are in transition from,
conflict or civil strife.
``(B) Composition.--The Secretary and Administrator
of the United States Agency for International
Development should coordinate in the recruitment,
hiring, and training of--
``(i) up to 250 personnel to serve in the
active duty Corps; and
``(ii) such other personnel as the
Secretary, in consultation with the
Administrator, may designate as members of the
Corps from among employees of the Department of
State and the United States Agency for
International Development.
``(C) Training.--The Secretary shall train the
members of the Corps to perform services necessary to
carry out the purpose of the Corps under subparagraph
(A).
``(D) Compensation.--Members of the Corps hired
under subparagraph (B)(i) shall be compensated in
accordance with the appropriate salary class for the
Foreign Service, as set forth in sections 402 and 403
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3962 and
22 U.S.C. 3963), or in accordance with the relevant
authority under sections 3101 and 3392 of title 5,
United States Code.
``(2) Response readiness reserve duty personnel.--
``(A) Establishment and purpose.--The Secretary, in
consultation with the heads of other relevant Executive
agencies, is authorized to establish and maintain a
roster of personnel who are trained and available as
needed to perform services necessary to carry out the
purpose of the Corps under paragraph (1)(A). The
personnel listed on the roster shall constitute a
reserve component of the Response Readiness Corps.
``(B) Federal employees.--The Response Readiness
reserve component may include employees of the
Department of State, including Foreign Service
Nationals, employees of the United States Agency for
International Development, employees of any other
Executive agency (as that term is defined in section
105 of title 5, United States Code), and employees from
the legislative and judicial branches who--
``(i) have the training and skills
necessary to enable them to contribute to
stabilization and reconstruction activities;
and
``(ii) have volunteered for deployment to
carry out stabilization and reconstruction
activities.
``(C) Non-federal personnel.--The Response
Readiness reserve component should also include at
least 500 personnel, which may include retired
employees of the Federal Government, contractor
personnel, nongovernmental organization personnel, and
State and local government employees, who--
``(i) have the training and skills
necessary to enable them to contribute to
stabilization and reconstruction activities;
and
``(ii) have volunteered to carry out
stabilization and reconstruction activities.
``(3) Use of response readiness corps.--
``(A) Response readiness active duty component.--
The members of the active duty Corps shall be
available--
``(i) if responding in support of
stabilization and reconstruction activities
pursuant to a determination by the President
regarding a stabilization and reconstruction
crisis under section 618 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, for deployment in
support of such activities; and
``(ii) if not responding as described in
clause (i), for assignment in the United
States, United States diplomatic missions, and
United States Agency for International
Development missions.
``(B) Response readiness reserve component.--The
Secretary may deploy members of the reserve component
under paragraph (2) in support of stabilization and
reconstruction activities in a foreign country or
region if the President makes a determination regarding
a stabilization and reconstruction crisis under section
618 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.''.
(b) Employment Authority.--The full-time personnel authorized to be
employed in the Response Readiness Corps under section 63(c)(1)(B)(i)
of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (as added by
subsection (a)) are in addition to any other full-time personnel of the
Department or the United States Agency for International Development
authorized to be employed under any other provision of law.
(c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report on the status of efforts to establish
the Response Readiness Corps under this section. The report shall
include recommendations--
(1) for any legislation necessary to implement subsection
(a); and
(2) related to the regulation and structure of the Response
Readiness Corps, including with respect to pay and employment
security for, and benefit and retirement matters related to,
such individuals.

SEC. 708. STABILIZATION AND RECONSTRUCTION TRAINING AND EDUCATION.

Section 701 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4021) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new
subsection:
``(g) Stabilization and Reconstruction Curriculum.--
``(1) Establishment and mission.--The Secretary, in
cooperation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of
the Army, is authorized to establish a stabilization and
reconstruction curriculum for use in programs of the Foreign
Service Institute, the National Defense University, and the
United States Army War College.
``(2) Curriculum content.--The curriculum shall include the
following:
``(A) An overview of the global security
environment, including an assessment of transnational
threats and an analysis of United States policy options
to address such threats.
``(B) A review of lessons learned from previous
United States and international experiences in
stabilization and reconstruction activities.
``(C) An overview of the relevant responsibilities,
capabilities, and limitations of various Executive
agencies (as that term is defined in section 105 of
title 5, United States Code) and the interactions among
them.
``(D) A discussion of the international resources
available to address stabilization and reconstruction
requirements, including resources of the United Nations
and its specialized agencies, nongovernmental
organizations, private and voluntary organizations, and
foreign governments, together with an examination of
the successes and failures experienced by the United
States in working with such entities.
``(E) A study of the United States interagency
system.
``(F) Foreign language training.
``(G) Training and simulation exercises for joint
civilian-military emergency response operations.''.

SEC. 709. SERVICE RELATED TO STABILIZATION AND RECONSTRUCTION.

(a) Promotion Purposes.--Service in stabilization and
reconstruction operations overseas, membership in the Response
Readiness Corps under section 63(c) of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (as added by section 707), and education and
training in the stabilization and reconstruction curriculum established
under section 701(g) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (as added by
section 708) should be considered among the favorable factors for the
promotion of employees of Executive agencies.
(b) Personnel Training and Promotion.--The Secretary and the
Administrator should take steps to ensure that, not later than 3 years
after the date of the enactment of this Act, at least 10 percent of the
employees of the Department and the United States Agency for
International Development in the United States are members of the
Response Readiness Corps or are trained in the activities of, or
identified for potential deployment in support of, the Response
Readiness Corps. The Secretary should provide such training to
Ambassadors and Deputy Chiefs of Mission.
(c) Other Incentives and Benefits.--The Secretary and the
Administrator may establish and administer a system of awards and other
incentives and benefits to confer appropriate recognition on and reward
any individual who is assigned, detailed, or deployed to carry out
stabilization or reconstruction activities in accordance with this
title.

SEC. 710. AUTHORITIES RELATED TO PERSONNEL.

(a) Contracting Authority.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary, or the Administrator with
the concurrence of the Secretary, may enter into contracts to
procure the services of nationals of the United States (as
defined in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)) or aliens authorized to
be employed in the United States as personal services
contractors for the purpose of carrying out this title, without
regard to Civil Service or classification laws, for service in
the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and
Stabilization or for service in foreign countries to assist, in
stabilizing and reconstructing a country or region that is in,
or is in transition from, conflict or civil strife.
(2) Limitation.--Not more than 100 individuals may be
engaged to perform services under a contract described in
paragraph (1) at any time.
(3) Not employees.--Individuals performing services under
contracts described in paragraph (1) shall not by virtue of
performing such services be considered to be employees of the
United States Government for purposes of any law administered
by the Office of Personnel Management (except that the
Secretary or Administrator may determine the applicability to
such individuals of any law administered by the Secretary or
Administrator concerning the performance of such services by
such individuals).
(b)  Experts and Consultants.--The Secretary and the Administrator
may, to the extent necessary to obtain services without delay, employ
experts and consultants under section 3109 of title 5, United States
Code, to assist in stabilizing and reconstructing a country or region
that is in, or is in transition from, conflict or civil strife, without
requiring compliance with any otherwise applicable requirements for
that employment as the Secretary or Administrator may determine, except
that such employment shall be terminated after 60 days if by that time
the applicable requirements are not complied with.
(c) Authority To Accept and Assign Details.--The Secretary is
authorized to accept details or assignments of employees of Executive
agencies, members of the uniformed services, and employees of State or
local governments on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis in order
to assist in stabilizing and reconstructing a country or region that is
in, or is in, transition from conflict or civil strife. The assignment
of an employee of a State or local government under this subsection
shall be consistent with subchapter VI of chapter 33 of title 5, United
States Code.
(d) Dual Compensation Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the
application of subsections (a) through (d) of section 824 of the
Foreign Service Act (22 U.S.C. 4064), for annuitants under the Foreign
Service Retirement and Disability System or the Foreign Service Pension
System who are reemployed on a temporary basis in order to be assigned,
detailed, or deployed to assist in stabilization and reconstruction
activities in accordance with this title.
(e) Extension of Certain Foreign Service Benefits.--The Secretary
may extend to any individuals assigned, detailed, or deployed to carry
out stabilization and reconstruction activities in accordance with this
title the benefits or privileges set forth in sections 412, 413, 704,
and 901 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 972, 22 U.S.C.
3973, 22 U.S.C. 4024, and 22 U.S.C. 4081) to the same extent and manner
that such benefits and privileges are extended to members of the
Foreign Service.
(f) Compensatory Time.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary may, subject to the consent of an individual who is
assigned, detailed, or deployed to carry out stabilization and
reconstruction activities in accordance with this title, grant such
individual compensatory time off for an equal amount of time spent in
regularly or irregularly scheduled overtime work. Credit for
compensatory time off earned shall not form the basis for any
additional compensation. Any such compensatory time not used within 26
pay periods shall be forfeited.
(g) Acceptance of Volunteer Services.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may accept volunteer
services to assist in stabilization and reconstruction
activities under this title and section 63 of the State
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (as added by section
706) without regard to section 1342 of title 31, United States
Code.
(2) Types of volunteers.--Donors of voluntary services
accepted for purposes of this section may include--
(A) advisors;
(B) experts;
(C) consultants; and
(D) persons performing services in any other
capacity determined appropriate by the Secretary.
(3) Supervision.--The Secretary shall--
(A) ensure that each person performing voluntary
services accepted under this section is notified of the
scope of the voluntary services accepted;
(B) supervise the volunteer to the same extent as
employees receiving compensation for similar services;
and
(C) ensure that the volunteer has appropriate
credentials or is otherwise qualified to perform in
each capacity for which the volunteer's services are
accepted.
(4) Applicability of law relating to federal government
employees.--A person providing volunteer services accepted
under this section shall not be considered an employee of the
Federal Government in the performance of those services, except
for the purposes of the following provisions of law:
(A) Chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code,
relating to compensation for work-related injuries.
(B) Chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code,
relating to conflicts of interest.
(5) Applicability of law relating to volunteer liability
protection.--
(A) In general.--A person providing volunteer
services accepted under this section shall be deemed to
be a volunteer of a nonprofit organization or
governmental entity, with respect to the accepted
services, for purposes of the Volunteer Protection Act
of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 14501 et seq.).
(B) Inapplicability of exceptions to volunteer
liability protection.--Section 4(d) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 14503(d)) does not apply with respect to the
liability of a person with respect to services of such
person that are accepted under this section.
(h) Authority for Outside Advisors.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may establish temporary
commissions composed of individuals with appropriate expertise
to facilitate the carrying out of this title.
(2) Inapplicability of faca.--The requirements of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply
to the activities of a commission established under this
subsection.

SEC. 711. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated $24,000,000 for fiscal year
2006 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007 for
personnel, education and training, equipment, and travel costs for
purposes of carrying out this title and the amendments made by this
title.

TITLE VIII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

SEC. 801. REPORTS ON ACQUISITION AND MAJOR SECURITY UPGRADES.

Section 605(c) of the Secure Embassy Construction and
Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (title VI of the Admiral James W. Nance
and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000
and 2001 (as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 106-
113 and contained in appendix G of that Act; 113 Stat. 1501A-454)) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``Semiannual'' and inserting ``Annual'';
and
(2) by striking ``June 1 and''; and
(3) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``two fiscal
quarters'' and inserting ``year''.

SEC. 802. FELLOWSHIPS FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY TRAINING ON
NONPROLIFERATION ISSUES.

(a) Fellowships Authorized.--In carrying out international exchange
programs, the Secretary shall design and implement a program to
encourage eligible students to study at an accredited United States
institution of higher education in an appropriate graduate program.
(b) Eligible Student Defined.--In this section, the term ``eligible
student'' means a citizen of a foreign country who--
(1) has completed undergraduate education; and
(2) is qualified (as determined by the Secretary).
(c) Appropriate Graduate Program Defined.--In this section, the
term ``appropriate graduate program'' means a graduate level program
that provides for the multidisciplinary study of issues relating to
weapons nonproliferation and includes training in--
(1) diplomacy;
(2) arms control;
(3) multilateral export controls; or
(4) threat reduction assistance.
(d) Availability of Funds.--Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated for educational and cultural exchange programs under
section 101(4), $2,000,000 may be available to carry out this section.

SEC. 803. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL
AGREEMENTS.

Section 112b of title 1, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``Congress'' in the first sentence
and inserting ``Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate and the Committee on International Relations of
the House of Representatives''; and
(B) in the second sentence--
(i) by striking ``However, any'' and
inserting ``Any''; and
(ii) by striking ``shall not be so
transmitted'' and all that follows through
``House of Representatives'' and inserting
``shall be transmitted''; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking ``the President shall, under his
own signature,'' and inserting ``the Secretary of State
shall'';
(B) by striking ``Speaker'' and all that follows
through ``the chairman of the'';
(C) by inserting ``and the Committee on
International Relations of the House of
Representatives'' after ``of the Senate''; and
(D) by striking ``the Congress'' and inserting
``such Committees''.

SEC. 804. REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT TO CONGRESS FINDINGS UNDER THE
DIPLOMATIC SECURITY ACT.

(a) Requirement.--Section 304 of the Diplomatic Security Act (22
U.S.C. 4834) is amended in subsection (b), by striking ``State,'' and
inserting ``State and the appropriate congressional committees,''.
(b) Conforming and Clarifying Amendments.--
(1) Program recommendations.--Paragraph (1) of subsection
(d) of such section is amended to read as follows:
``(1) Program recommendations.--In any case in which a
Board transmits recommendations under subsection (b) of this
section, the Secretary of State shall, not later than 90 days
after the receipt of such recommendations, submit a report to
the appropriate congressional committees on each such
recommendation and the action taken with respect to that
recommendation.''.
(2) Personnel recommendations.--Paragraph (2) of such
subsection is amended by striking ``Congress'' and inserting
``appropriate congressional committees''.
(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--Such section is
further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(e) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term `appropriate congressional committees' means the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on
International Relations of the House of Representatives.''.

SEC. 805. REQUIREMENT FOR ADDITIONAL REPORT CONCERNING EFFORTS TO
PROMOTE ISRAEL'S DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH OTHER
COUNTRIES.

Section 215(b) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
Year 2003 (Public Law 107-228; 116 Stat. 1366) is amended by inserting
``and again not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of
the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007,''
after ``Act,'' in the matter preceding paragraph (1).

SEC. 806. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO MAGEN DAVID ADOM SOCIETY.

It is the sense of Congress that, in light of the findings of fact
set out in section 690(a) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-228; 116 Stat. 1414) and the fact that
the Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has not granted
full membership to the Magen David Adom Society, the United States
should continue to press for full membership for the Magen David Adom
Society in the International Red Cross Movement.

SEC. 807. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS RELATING TO UNITED STATES POLICY
WITH RESPECT TO JERUSALEM AS THE CAPITAL OF ISRAEL.

(a) Limitation on Use of Funds for Consulate in Jerusalem.--None of
the funds authorized to be appropriated by this division may be
expended for the operation of any United States consulate or diplomatic
facility in Jerusalem that is not under the supervision of the United
States Ambassador to Israel.
(b) Limitation on Use of Funds for Publications.--None of the funds
authorized to be appropriated by this division may be available for the
publication of any official document of the United States that lists
countries including Israel and their capital cities unless the
publication identifies Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

SEC. 808. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE UNITED STATES
COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.

(a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 207 of the International
Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6435) is amended by striking
``$3,000,000 for the fiscal year 2003'' and inserting ``$3,000,000 for
fiscal year 2006 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year
2007''.
(b) Technical Correction.--Subsection (b) of such section is
amended by striking ``subparagraph (a)'' and inserting ``subsection
(a)''.

SEC. 809. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TERRORIST ATTACK ON UNITED STATES
CONSULATE IN JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on December 4, 2004, five
armed terrorists entered the compound of the United States
Consulate with the likely intention to murder Americans.
(2) The combined efforts of the United States Embassy
Marine Security Guard detachment and the perimeter security
guards prevented the attackers from breaching the chancery
building in spite of intense machine gun fire by the
terrorists.
(3) Based on their inability to enter the main building,
the terrorists attempted to learn the location of any other
Americans who might be in the compound.
(4) In spite of imminent threats of death, United States
Consulate employees refused to divulge the whereabouts of any
United States staff, including those they had hidden nearby.
(5) During the attack and in the ensuing battle with Saudi
National Guard units, the following four Foreign Service
Nationals were murdered:
(A) Ali Yaslem BinTalib, from Yemen, who worked for
the United States Government for more than 25 years,
who leaves behind a wife.
(B) Imad-E-Deen Musa All, from Sudan, who worked
for the United States Government for more than 26
years, who leaves behind a wife and two daughters aged
16 and 13.
(C) Mohammed Basheer Uddin, from India, who worked
for the United States Government for 16 months, who
leaves behind a wife and elder brother.
(D) Romeo Dela Rosa, from the Philippines, who
worked for the United States Government for more than
12 years, who leaves behind a wife and 12 year old son.
(6) During the attack, Jaufar Sadik of Sri Lanka died
returning fire against the attackers in his capacity as a local
guard while protecting the Consulate.
(7) During the attack, 10 other Foreign Service Nationals
were seriously injured.
(8) The Governments of the United States and Saudi Arabia
remain committed to bringing those responsible for planning,
assisting, and carrying out these attacks to justice.
(9) The United States and Saudi Arabia are allied by a
common interest in building a stable, peaceful, and prosperous
world.
(10) The acts of murder committed on December 6, 2004,
demonstrate again that terrorism respects neither boundaries
nor borders.
(b) Sense of Congress on Attack on Consulate.--Congress--
(1) notes the vital role that Foreign Service Nationals
serve throughout the world and recognizes their integral
efforts in providing for the operation of diplomacy overseas;
(2) applauds the quick thinking on the part of the Marine
Security Guards to secure the chancery when the attack on the
United States Consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, occurred;
(3) expresses its condolences to the families of the
individuals murdered in the terrorist attack;
(4) expresses its sympathies to the individuals injured in
the attack;
(5) conveys its hope for the rapid and complete recovery of
all such injured individuals; and
(6) expresses its solidarity with all those countries that
stand united against terrorism and work together to bring to
justice the perpetrators of this and other terrorist attacks.

SEC. 810. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN ELECTIONS IN
SAUDI ARABIA.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On February 10, 2005, for the first time in over forty
years, Saudi Arabia held the first stage of nationwide
municipal elections.
(2) Women in Saudi Arabia were not permitted to run for
office or vote during these municipal elections.
(3) While the United States acknowledges the deep cultural
and religious traditions and sentiments within Saudi society,
without the right to vote, Saudi women are denied not only a
basic human right but also the ability to contribute fully to
the economic development, modernization and prosperity of their
own country.
(4) According to the State Department's 2004 Report on
Human Rights Practices, in Saudi Arabia ``women have few
political or social rights and were not treated as equal
members of society. There were no active women's rights
groups.''.
(5) In December 2003, a petition submitted by more than 300
Saudi Arabian women called for greater rights for women in
Saudi Arabia and greater recognition of their contributions to
society.
(6) The Saudi Foreign Minister, Prince Saud Al Faisal
stated after the election that he assumed women will be allowed
to vote in future elections and that modernization of Saudi
society was taking place because of the actions of Saudi women
themselves.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
(1) the municipal elections in Saudi Arabia are a positive
initial step in broadening civic participation; and
(2) it is in the interest of Saudi Arabia to permit women
to run for office and vote in all future elections.

SEC. 811. STRATEGY ON COMBATTING TERRORISM IN WEST AFRICA.

(a) Requirement for Strategy.--Not later than 6 months after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation
with the Secretary of Defense, the Director of the Central Intelligence
Agency, and the Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development, shall submit to the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate and Committee on International Relations of the
House of Representatives a strategy for combating terrorism in West
Africa during the 3-year period beginning on such date.
(b) Content.--The strategy shall include--
(1) a comprehensive assessment of the activity of
international terrorist organizations in West Africa;
(2) an interagency plan for dealing with the threats posed
by international terrorist organizations in West Africa;
(3) a description of the resources required to implement
the plan described in paragraph (2);
(4) a description of the planned coordination with all
other regional counter-terrorism efforts including the Pan-
Sahel and East Africa Counter-Terrorism Initiatives, and any
other similar programs in the region, including in North
Africa; and
(5) an analysis of the expected level of cooperation from
countries in West Africa and other appropriate countries in
implementing the plan described in paragraph (2).

DIVISION B--FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZATIONS

SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.

This division may be cited as the ``Foreign Assistance
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007''.

TITLE XXI--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

Subtitle A--Development Assistance and Related Programs Authorizations

SEC. 2101. DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE.

(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the President for ``Development Assistance'',
$1,103,233,000 for fiscal year 2006 and such sums as may be necessary
for fiscal year 2007, to carry out sections 103, 105, 106, and 496 of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151a, 2151c, 2151d, and
2293).
(b) Availability.--Amounts appropriated under this section for the
purposes specified in subsection (a)--
(1) are authorized to remain available until expended; and
(2) are in addition to amounts otherwise available for such
purposes.
(c) Repeal of Obsolete Authorizations.--
(1) Agriculture, rural development, and nutrition.--Section
103(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2151a(a)) is amended--
(A) by striking ``(a)(1)'' and inserting ``(a)'';
(B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); and
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and
(C), as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively.
(2) Education and human resources development.--Section
105(a) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2151c(a)) is amended by striking
the second sentence.
(3) Energy, private voluntary organizations, and selected
development activities.--Section 106 of such Act (22 U.S.C.
2151d) is amended by striking subsections (e) and (f).
(d) Technical Amendment of Development Fund for Africa.--Section
497 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2294) is amended
by striking ``Authorizations of Appropriations for the Development Fund
for Africa.--'' and inserting ``Availability of Funds.--''.

SEC. 2102. CHILD SURVIVAL AND HEALTH PROGRAMS FUND.

(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the President for ``Child Survival and Health Programs
Fund'', $1,251,500,000 for fiscal year 2006 and such sums as may be
necessary for fiscal year 2007, to carry out sections 104 and 496 of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151b and 2293). Amounts
authorized to be appropriated under this section are in addition to
amounts available under other provisions of law to combat the human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the acquired immune deficiency syndrome
(AIDS), tuberculosis, or malaria.
(b) Family Planning Programs.--Of the amount authorized to be
appropriated under subsection (a), $346,000,000 for fiscal year 2006
and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007 may be used for
assistance under sections 104(b) and 496(i)(3) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151b(b) and 2293(i)(3)).
(c) Availability.--Amounts appropriated under this section for the
purposes specified in subsection (a)--
(1) are authorized to remain available until expended; and
(2) are in addition to amounts otherwise available for such
purposes.
(d) Repeal of Obsolete Authorizations and Technical Amendments.--
Section 104(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2151b(c)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C); and
(B) by striking ``(2)(A)'' and inserting ``(2)'';
and
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the last sentence.

SEC. 2103. DEVELOPMENT CREDIT AUTHORITY.

Subtitle B of title VI chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by inserting after section 256 the
following:

``SEC. 256A. DEVELOPMENT CREDIT AUTHORITY.

``(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
``(1) Developing countries often have large reserves of
privately held capital that are not being adequately mobilized
and invested due to weak financial institutions and other
market imperfections in such countries.
``(2) Partial loan guarantees, particularly when used as an
integral part of a development strategy, are useful to leverage
local private capital for development while reforming and
strengthening developing country financial markets.
``(3) Requiring risk-sharing guarantees and limiting
guarantee assistance to private lenders encourages such lenders
to provide appropriate oversight and management of development
projects funded with loans made by such lenders and, thereby,
maximize the benefit which such projects will achieve.
``(b) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States to make
partial loan guarantees available to private lenders to fund
development projects in developing countries that encourage such
lenders to provide appropriate oversight and management of such
development projects.
``(c) Authority.--To carry out the policy set forth in subsection
(b), the President is authorized to provide assistance in the form of
loans and partial loan guarantees to private lenders in developing
countries to achieve the economic development purposes of the
provisions of this part.
``(d) Policies To Limit Financial Risk to the United States.--
``(1) Priority for assistance.--The President, in providing
assistance under this section, shall give priority to providing
partial loan guarantees made pursuant to the authority in
subsection (c) that are used in transactions in which the
financial risk of loss to the United States Government under
such guarantee does not exceed the financial risk of loss of
the private lender that receives such guarantee.
``(2) Maximum exposure.--The investment or risk of the
United States in any one development project may not exceed 70
percent of the total outstanding investment or risk associated
with such project.
``(e) Terms and Conditions.--
``(1) In general.--Assistance provided under this section
shall be provided on such terms and conditions as the President
determines appropriate.
``(2) Maximum total amount of loans or guaranties per
borrower.--The principal amount of loans made or guaranteed
under this section in any fiscal year, with respect to any
single country or borrower, may not exceed $100,000,000.
``(f) Obligations of the United States.--A partial loan guarantee
made under subsection (c) shall constitute an obligation, in accordance
with the terms of such guarantee, of the United States of America and
the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged
for the full payment and performance of such obligation.
``(g) Procurement Provisions.--Assistance may be provided under
this section notwithstanding section 604(a).
``(h) Development Credit Authority Program Account.--There is
established on the books of the Treasury an account known as the
Development Credit Authority Program Account. There shall be deposited
into the account all amounts made available for providing assistance
under this section, other than amounts made available for
administrative expenses to carry out this section. Amounts in the
Account shall be available to provide assistance under this section.
``(i) Availability of Funds.--
``(1) In general.--Of the amounts authorized to be
available for the purposes of part I of this Act and for the
Support for Eastern European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22
U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), not more than $21,000,000 for fiscal year
2006 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007 may
be made available to carry out this section.
``(2) Transfer of funds.--Amounts made available under
paragraph (1) may be transferred to the Development Credit
Authority Program Account established by subsection (h).
``(3) Subsidy cost.--Amounts made available under paragraph
(1) shall be available for the subsidy cost, as defined in
section 502(5) of the Federal Reform Credit Act of 1990 (2
U.S.C. 661a(5)), of activities under this section.
``(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--
``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated
for administrative expenses to carry out this section
$8,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and such sums as may be
necessary for fiscal year 2007.
``(2) Transfer of funds.--The amounts appropriated for
administrative expenses under paragraph (1) may be transferred
to and merged with amounts made available under section 667(a).
``(k) Availability.--Amounts appropriated or made available under
this section are authorized to remain available until expended.''.

SEC. 2104. PROGRAM TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN
GOVERNMENTS AND FOREIGN CENTRAL BANKS OF DEVELOPING OR
TRANSITIONAL COUNTRIES.

Section 129(j)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2151aa(j)(1)) is amended by striking ``$5,000,000 for fiscal year
1999'' and inserting ``$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and such sums
as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007''.

SEC. 2105. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS.

(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 302 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2222) is amended by striking
subsections (a) through (j) and inserting the following:
``(a) There are authorized to be appropriated to the President
$281,908,000 for fiscal year 2006 and such sums as may be necessary for
fiscal year 2007, for grants to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in
this section are in addition to amounts otherwise available for such
purposes.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``Authorization.--'' and
inserting ``Authorization of Appropriations.--''; and
(2) by redesignating subsections (k), (l), and (m) as
subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively.

SEC. 2106. CONTINUED AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN FUNDS WITHHELD FROM
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

Section 307 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2227)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Iraq,''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(e) Funds available in any fiscal year to carry out the
provisions of this chapter that are returned or not made available for
organizations and programs because of the application of this section
shall remain available for obligation until September 30 of the fiscal
year after the fiscal year for which such funds are appropriated.''.

SEC. 2107. INTERNATIONAL DISASTER AND FAMINE ASSISTANCE.

Section 492(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2292a(a)) is amended by striking ``$25,000,000 for fiscal year 1986 and
$25,000,000 for fiscal year 1987'' and inserting ``$655,500,000 for
fiscal year 2006 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year
2007''.

SEC. 2108. TRANSITION INITIATIVES.

Section 494 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2292c)
is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 494. TRANSITION AND DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE.

``(a) Transition and Development Assistance.--The President is
authorized to furnish assistance to support the transition to democracy
and to long-term development in accordance with the general authority
contained in section 491, including assistance to--
``(1) develop, strengthen, or preserve democratic
institutions and processes;
``(2) revitalize basic infrastructure; and
``(3) foster the peaceful resolution of conflict.
``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the President $325,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007, to carry out this
section.
``(c) Availability.--Amounts appropriated under this section for
the purpose specified in subsection (b)--
``(1) are authorized to remain available until expended;
and
``(2) are in addition to amounts otherwise available to
carry out this section.''.

SEC. 2109. ASSISTANCE FOR THE INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET
UNION.

(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the President for ``Assistance for the Independent
States of the Former Soviet Union'', $482,000,000 for fiscal year 2006
and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007, to carry out
chapters 11 and 12 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2295 et seq. and 2296 et seq.) and the FREEDOM Support Act (22
U.S.C. 5801 et seq.).
(b) Birth Defects Surveillance and Folic Acid Wheat Fortification
Projects.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection
(a), not less than $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and such sums as may
be necessary for fiscal year 2007 should be made available for birth
defects surveillance and folic acid wheat fortification projects in
Ukraine and the other independent states of the former Soviet Union.
(c) Availability.--Amounts appropriated under this section for the
purposes specified in subsection (a)--
(1) are authorized to remain available until expended; and
(2) are in addition to amounts otherwise available for such
purposes.

SEC. 2110. ASSISTANCE FOR EASTERN EUROPE AND THE BALTIC STATES.

(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the President for ``Assistance for Eastern Europe and
the Baltic States'' $382,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and such sums as
may be necessary for fiscal year 2007 to carry out the Support for East
European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.), and the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.).
(b) Availability.--Amounts appropriated under this section for the
purposes specified in subsection (a)--
(1) are authorized to remain available until expended;
(2) are in addition to amounts otherwise available for such
purposes;
(3) may be made available notwithstanding any other
provision of law; and
(4) shall be considered to be economic assistance under the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) for
purposes of making applicable the administrative authorities
contained in that Act for the use of economic assistance.

SEC. 2111. OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 667 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2427) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the
following:
``(1) $680,735,000 for fiscal year 2006 and such sums as
may be necessary for fiscal year 2007 for necessary operating
expenses of the United States Agency for International
Development; and''; and
(B) in paragraph (2) of such subsection, by
striking ``agency'' and inserting ``Agency'';
(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new
subsection (b):
``(b) There are authorized to be appropriated to the President, in
addition to funds available under subsection (a) or any other provision
of law for such purposes--
``(1) $36,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and such sums as may
be necessary for fiscal year 2007, for necessary operating
expenses of the Office of Inspector General of the United
States Agency for International Development; and
``(2) such amounts as may be necessary for increases in
pay, retirement, and other employee benefits authorized by law
for the employees of such Office, and for other
nondiscretionary costs of such Office.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The heading of section 667 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2427) is amended by striking
``Expenses.--'' and inserting ``Expenses of the United States Agency
for International Development.--''.

SEC. 2112. CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUNDS FOR THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

There are authorized to be appropriated $77,700,000 for fiscal year
2006 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007 for
overseas construction and related costs and for enhancement of
information technology and related investments.

SEC. 2113. MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ASSISTANCE.

Section 619(a) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C.
7718) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting ``,
$3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, and such sums as may be necessary
for fiscal year 2007.''.

SEC. 2114. DEBT RELIEF.

There is authorized to be appropriated for purposes of United
States contributions for debt relief under the Tropical Forest
Conservation Act of 1998 (part V of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.)), poorest country debt reduction, bilateral
Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) debt reduction, and the Heavily
Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Trust Fund administered by the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for the period
beginning October 1, 2005, and ending September 30, 2007, $99,750,000,
of which not more than $20,000,000 may be made available to carry out
the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998.

SEC. 2115. PEACE CORPS.

Section 3(b)(1) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2502(b)(1)) is
amended by striking ``$270,000,000'' and all that follows through
``2003'' and inserting ``$345,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and such
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007''.

SEC. 2116. MIDDLE EAST PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE.

(a) Declaration of Policy.--Congress makes the following
declarations:
(1) The United States and the international community have
long-term interests in the stability, security and prosperity
of the people of the Middle East and North Africa and their
ability to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
(2) The United States and the international community
should, through a Middle East Partnership Initiative, support
modernization and reform efforts that advance education,
promote economic opportunity, foster private sector
development, strengthen civil society, and enhance security in
the Middle East and North Africa.
(3) The United States recognizes that the countries
included in this large region have many forms of government and
are at varying stages of economic, political, and social
development; and that any assistance and cooperative efforts in
these nations should aim to improve the lives of individuals
and take into account cultural, historical, and religious
factors in each country.
(4) The United States further recognizes that modernization
and reform in countries included in this large region must be
generated by the people of these nations themselves and that
their efforts will require long-term, sustained, and multi-
dimensional assistance and cooperative support from the United
States and others in the international community.
(5) The United States Government, in particular, should
provide its expertise to enhance the efforts of governments in
the Middle East and North Africa to address the gaps identified
in the Arab Development Reports of 2002 and 2003, including
diffusion of knowledge, freedom, and women's empowerment, as
follows:
(A) To address the knowledge deficit, the United
States should support the efforts of governments in the
Middle East and North Africa to revamp antiquated and
under-resourced education systems, tapping human
capital in the region and drawing from the rich
cultural, linguistic, and intellectual heritage of
these states. United States efforts should support a
broader quality of education and wider availability of
education within these societies.
(B) To encourage greater human freedoms, the United
States Government should support efforts that increase
the ability of people to freely express ideas and
opinions, to associate with one another, to influence
governing systems, and to fully participate in
political processes.
(C) To support empowerment of women in this large
region, the United States Government should support
programs that are gender-inclusive, gender-sensitive,
and that increase the role of women in society, the
market place, and governance.
(6) Fostering modernization, reform, development, and
stability in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa
will help eliminate environments that fuel terrorism by
expanding opportunities for education, decreasing isolationism,
improving the welfare of the people of the region, and
promoting the active involvement of citizens in the direction
and development of their society and systems of governance.
(b) Purposes of Assistance.--The purposes of assistance authorized
by this section are to support through the Middle East Partnership
Initiative programs and activities--
(1) to help achieve broad-based, multi-ethnic, gender-
sensitive, and fully representative governments in the Middle
East and North Africa that are freely chosen by the people of
each country and that respect the human rights of all people,
particularly women;
(2) to help modernize the institutions and infrastructure
of Middle East and North Africa countries with a particular
emphasis on meeting the political, educational, health, and
economic needs of women and children to better enable their
full participation in society, enhancing civil society,
independent media, the judiciary and the rule of law;
(3) to support the continued efforts of the United States
Government and the international community to address gaps
identified by the Arab Development Reports of 2002 and 2003,
especially regarding diffusion of knowledge, advancement of
human freedom, and empowerment of women, in the countries of
the Middle East and North Africa; and
(4) to support the economic development of the Middle East
and North Africa through programs that create jobs, educate and
train women in the labor force, enhance the health care system,
and create an environment that encourages investment in the
countries of the region.
(c) Authorization of Assistance.--Of the amount authorized to be
appropriated for Economic Support Fund assistance under section 2122
for fiscal year 2006, $120,000,000 may be made available for programs
and activities under the Middle East Partnership Initiative.
(d) Report to Congress.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary
shall submit to Congress a report on the activities of the
United States Government to carry out the provisions of this
section.
(2) Contents.--The report required under this section shall
include--
(A) a description of the Middle East Partnership
Initiative programs and activities undertaken, by
country;
(B) a description of the funds obligated and
expended in each country, by program and fiscal year;
(C) a description of the coordination of these
efforts within the United States Government interagency
process and with other nations.
(e) Middle East and North Africa Defined.--In this section, the
term ``Middle East and North Africa'' includes the countries and
governing entities that are covered by the Bureau of Near Eastern
Affairs of the Department of State.

SEC. 2117. ASSISTANCE TO COMBAT THE AVIAN FLU.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) On February 21, 2005, Dr. Julie Gerberding, the
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
stated that avian flu is ``a very ominous situation for the
globe'' and that avian flu is ``the most important threat we
are facing right now''.
(2) On February 23, 2005, Dr. Shigeru Omi, Regional
Director for the Western Pacific Region of the World Health
Organization (WHO), stated with respect to the avian flu,
``[w]e at WHO believe that the world is now in the gravest
possible danger of a pandemic''.
(3) There is no vaccine available for the H5N1 strain of
the avian flu, the strain of the avian flu which is infecting
human beings through contact with infected live birds and which
has a 72-percent mortality rate.
(4) At an international conference in Vietnam on the avian
flu held in February 2005, the WHO called for at least
$100,000,000 in new funding to combat avian flu before the
disease has a chance to mutate into a strain that can be passed
between human beings.
(b) Interagency Coordination To Combat the Avian Flu.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 45 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, if not already accomplished, the
President should establish an interagency task force composed
of representatives of the Department of State, Department of
Health and Human Services, Department of Agriculture, and other
appropriate agencies.
(2) Purposes.--The purposes of the interagency task force
shall include--
(A) designing and implementing a comprehensive,
international strategy to prevent, and if necessary
responding to, an outbreak of the avian flu;
(B) ensuring program and policy coordination among
agencies of the United States Government, other
countries, international organizations, private
entities, and other nongovernmental organizations in
carrying out the strategy described in subparagraph
(A); and
(C) maintaining proper management, implementation,
and oversight by agencies responsible for executing
programs undertaken pursuant to the strategy described
in subparagraph (A).
(3) Representation.--A representative of an agency or
department who participates in the interagency task force
should hold the position of an assistant secretary, or an
equivalent position, or a higher ranking position at such
agency or department.
(4) Consultation.--In establishing the interagency task
force, the President should consult with the majority and
minority leaders of the Senate, the Speaker and minority leader
of the House of Representatives, and the chairman and ranking
members of the appropriate congressional committees.
(5) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, and every 120 days thereafter until the
task force described in subsection (b) ceases operations, the
President shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry, the Committee on Foreign Relations,
and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of
the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on
Education and the Workforce, and the Committee on International
Relations of the House of Representatives a report setting
forth progress made on formulating and implementing the
strategy described in paragraph (2)(A).
(c) Assistance To Prevent and Respond to an Outbreak of the Avian
Flu.--
(1) In general.--In addition to amounts otherwise available
for preventing and responding to an outbreak of the avian flu,
out of funds authorized to be appropriated to carry out the
provisions of section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2292), $25,000,000 may be made available for fiscal
year 2006 to provide assistance for preventing and responding
to an outbreak of the avian flu.
(2) Availability of funds.--Amounts appropriated pursuant
to paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available until
expended.
(3) Uses of assistance.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to
paragraph (1) are authorized to be used to provide assistance
for preventing and responding to an outbreak of the avian flu,
may be transferred to other appropriate agencies of the United
States Government, and may be made available for contributions
to appropriate international organizations, including the World
Health Organization.

Subtitle B--Counternarcotics, Security Assistance, and Related Programs
Authorizations

SEC. 2121. INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.

(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Paragraph (1) of section
482(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291a(a)) is
amended by striking ``$147,783,000'' and all that follows and inserting
``$1,258,374,000 for fiscal year 2006, of which $734,500,000 is
authorized to be appropriated for the Andean Counterdrug Initiative,
and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007.''.
(b) Availability of Funds for Colombia.--That section is further
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
``(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts
authorized to be appropriated to carry out the purposes of section 481
for fiscal years 2006 and 2007, and amounts appropriated for fiscal
years prior to fiscal year 2006 for purposes of such section that
remain available for obligation, as well as assistance provided with
amounts appropriated for fiscal years prior to fiscal year 2006, may be
used to furnish assistance to the Government of Colombia--
``(A) to support a unified campaign against narcotics
trafficking and terrorist activities; and
``(B) to take actions to protect human health and welfare
in emergency circumstances, including undertaking rescue
operations.
``(4) Assistance furnished to the Government of Colombia under this
section--
``(A) shall be subject, for fiscal year 2006, to the
limitations on the assignment of United States personnel in
Colombia set forth in section 1021(c) of the Ronald W. Reagan
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public
Law 108-375);
``(B) shall be subject to the condition that no United
States Armed Forces personnel and no employees of United States
contractors participate in any combat operation in connection
with such assistance; and
``(C) shall be subject to the condition that the Government
of Colombia is fulfilling its commitment to the United States
with respect to its human rights practices and its policy with
respect to paramilitary organizations, including the specific
conditions set forth in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of
section 556(a)(2) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing,
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2005 (division D of
Public Law 108-447).''.

SEC. 2122. ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.

(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 532(a) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346a(a)) is amended to read as
follows:
``(a) There are authorized to be appropriated to the President to
carry out the purposes of this chapter $3,036,375,000 for fiscal year
2006 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007.''.
(b) Authorization of Assistance for Israel.--Section 513(b)(1) of
the Security Assistance Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-280; 114 Stat.
856), as amended by section 1221(a) of the Security Assistance Act of
2002 (division B of Public Law 107-228; 116 Stat. 1430), is further
amended by striking ``2002 and 2003'' and inserting ``2006 and 2007''.
(c) Authorization of Assistance for Egypt.--Section 514(b)(1) of
the Security Assistance Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 857), as amended by
section 1221(b) of the Security Assistance Act of 2002 (116 Stat.
1430), is further amended by striking ``2002 and 2003'' and inserting
``2006 and 2007''.

SEC. 2123. INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING.

(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 542 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347a) is amended by striking ``There
are authorized'' and all that follows through ``fiscal year 1987'' and
inserting ``There are authorized to be appropriated to the President to
carry out the purposes of this chapter $86,744,000 for the fiscal year
2006 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007, of which
not less than $2,000,000 should be made available for Greece in each
such fiscal year''.
(b) Authority To Provide to International Organizations.--Section
541 of the Foreign Assistance Act (22 U.S.C. 2347) is amended in the
first sentence by inserting ``and comparable personnel of international
organizations'' after ``foreign countries''.

SEC. 2124. PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS.

Section 552(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2348a(a)) is amended by striking ``There are authorized'' and all that
follows through ``fiscal year 1987'' and inserting ``There are
authorized to be appropriated to the President to carry out the
purposes of this chapter, in addition to amounts otherwise available
for such purposes, $195,800,000 for the fiscal year 2006 and such sums
as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007''.

SEC. 2125. NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING, AND RELATED
PROGRAMS.

(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the President for fiscal year 2006, $440,100,000, and
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007, for
Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining, and Related Programs for
the purpose of carrying out nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining,
and related programs and activities under--
(1) chapter 8 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2349aa et seq.);
(2) chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2349bb et seq.);
(3) paragraph (2) of section 551 of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2348), as added by section 2211(a) of
this Act, including not to exceed $700,000 for administrative
expenses related to the activities described in such paragraph,
which amount shall be in addition to funds otherwise made
available for such purposes;
(4) section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5854)
and programs under the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund to
promote bilateral and multilateral activities relating to
nonproliferation and disarmament, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, including, when in the national security
interests of the United States, with respect to international
organizations and countries other than the independent states
of the former Soviet Union;
(5) section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2763), for demining activities, the clearance of unexploded
ordnance, the destruction of small arms, and related
activities, notwithstanding any other provision of law;
(6) section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2221);
(7) the Radiological Terrorism Security Act of 2005 under
title XXIII of this Act; and
(8) the Global Pathogen Surveillance Act of 2005 under
title XXIV of this Act.
(b) Availability.--Amounts appropriated under this section for the
purpose specified in subsection (a)--
(1) are authorized to remain available until expended; and
(2) are in addition to amounts otherwise available for that
purpose.

SEC. 2126. FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM.

(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the President for grant assistance under section 23 of
the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), $4,588,600,000 for fiscal
year 2006 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007.
(b) Assistance for Israel.--Section 513(c) of the Security
Assistance Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-280; 114 Stat. 856), as amended
by section 1221(a) of the Security Assistance Act of 2002 (division B
of Public Law 107-228; 116 Stat. 1430), is further amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``2002 and 2003'' and
inserting ``2006 and 2007'';
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Funds authorized'' and
all that follows through ``later.'' and inserting ``Funds
authorized to be available for Israel under subsection (b)(1)
and paragraph (1) for fiscal year 2006 shall be disbursed not
later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of an Act
making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing,
and related programs for fiscal year 2006, or October 31, 2005,
whichever is later''; and
(3) in paragraph (4)--
(A) by striking ``2002 and 2003'' and inserting
``2006 and 2007''; and
(B) by striking ``$535,000,000 for fiscal year 2002
and not less than $550,000,000 for fiscal year 2003''
and inserting ``$596,000,000 for fiscal year 2006''.
(c) Assistance for Egypt.--Section 514 of the Security Assistance
Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 857), as amended by section 1221(b) of the
Security Assistance Act of 2002 (116 Stat. 1430), is further amended--
(1) in subsection (c) by striking ``2002 and 2003'' and
inserting ``2006 and 2007''; and
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ``Funds estimated'' and
all that follows through ``of the respective fiscal year,
whichever is later'' and inserting ``Funds estimated to be
outlayed for Egypt under subsection (c) during fiscal year 2006
shall be disbursed to an interest-bearing account for Egypt in
the Federal Reserve Bank of New York not later than 30 days
after the date of the enactment of an Act making appropriations
for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs
for fiscal year 2006, or by October 31, 2005, whichever is
later''.

Subtitle C--Independent Agencies Authorizations

SEC. 2131. INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION.

Section 401(s) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969 (22 U.S.C.
290f(s)) is amended to read as follows:
``(s) There are authorized to be appropriated $17,826,000 for
fiscal year 2006 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year
2007, to carry out this section. Amounts appropriated pursuant to the
authorization in this subsection are authorized to remain available
until expended.''.

SEC. 2132. AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION.

The first sentence of section 510 of the International Security and
Development Cooperation Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 290h-8) is amended by
striking ``$3,872,000 for fiscal year 1986 and $3,872,000 for fiscal
year 1987'' and inserting ``$18,850,000 for fiscal year 2006 and such
sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007''.

TITLE XXII--AMENDMENTS TO GENERAL FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AUTHORITIES

Subtitle A--Foreign Assistance Act Amendments and Related Provisions

SEC. 2201. DEVELOPMENT POLICY.

Section 102(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2151-1(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (5), by--
(A) striking ``development; and'' and inserting
``development;''; and
(B) inserting before the period at the end the
following: ``; democracy and the rule of law; and
economic growth and the building of trade capacity'';
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(18) The United States development assistance program
should take maximum advantage of the increased participation of
United States private foundations, business enterprises, and
private citizens in funding international development
activities. The program should utilize the development
experience and expertise of its personnel, its access to host-
country officials, and its overseas presence to facilitate
public-private alliances and to leverage private sector
resources toward the achievement of development assistance
objectives.''.

SEC. 2202. ASSISTANCE FOR NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.

Section 123(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2151u(e)) is amended to read as follows:
``(e)(1) Restrictions contained in this or any other Act with
respect to assistance for a country shall not be construed to restrict
assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations
from--
``(A) funds made available to carry out this chapter and
chapters 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 4 of part II; or
``(B) funds made available for economic assistance
activities under the Support for East European Democracy (SEED)
Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.).
``(2) The President shall submit to Congress, in accordance with
section 634A, advance notice of an intent to obligate funds under the
authority of this subsection to furnish assistance in support of
programs of nongovernmental organizations.
``(3) Assistance may not be furnished through nongovernmental
organizations to the central government of a country under the
authority of this subsection, but assistance may be furnished to local,
district, or subnational government entities under such authority.''.

SEC. 2203. AUTHORITY FOR USE OF FUNDS FOR UNANTICIPATED CONTINGENCIES.

Section 451(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2261(a)(1)) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``or the Arms Export Control Act (22
U.S.C. 2751 et seq.)'' after ``chapter 1 of this part)''; and
(2) by striking ``$25,000,000'' and inserting
``$50,000,000''.

SEC. 2204. AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT LETHAL EXCESS PROPERTY.

Section 482(g) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2291a(g)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``(g) Excess Property.--For'' and inserting
the following:
``(g) Excess Property.--
``(1) Authority.--For'';
(2) by striking ``nonlethal'';
(3) by inserting ``(including lethal or nonlethal
property)'' after ``excess property''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2) Notification.--Before obligating any funds to obtain
lethal excess property under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
submit a notification of such action to Congress in accordance
with the procedures set forth in section 634A.''.

SEC. 2205. RECONSTRUCTION AND FAMINE ASSISTANCE UNDER INTERNATIONAL
DISASTER ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY.

(a) In General.--Section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2292) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``manmade disasters'' and inserting
``manmade disasters, including famine,''; and
(B) by striking ``disasters.'' and inserting
``disasters and for programs of reconstruction
following such disasters.'';
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``programs of
reconstruction following disasters,'' after ``preparedness,'';
and
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) by striking ``relief and rehabilitation'' and
inserting ``relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction
assistance''; and
(B) by striking ``disasters.'' and inserting
``disasters, including famine.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The heading of chapter 9 of part I of
such Act is amended by inserting ``and Famine'' after ``Disaster''.

SEC. 2206. FUNDING AUTHORITIES FOR ASSISTANCE FOR THE INDEPENDENT
STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION.

Chapter 11 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2295 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 498B(j)(1) (22 U.S.C. 2295b(j)(1))--
(A) by striking ``authorized to be appropriated for
fiscal year 1993 by'' and inserting ``made available to
carry out''; and
(B) by striking ``appropriated for fiscal year
1993''; and
(2) in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 498C(b) (22 U.S.C.
2295c(b) (1) and (2)), by striking ``under subsection (a)'' and
inserting ``to carry out this chapter''.

SEC. 2207. WAIVER OF NET PROCEEDS RESULTING FROM DISPOSAL OF UNITED
STATES DEFENSE ARTICLES PROVIDED TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY ON
A GRANT BASIS.

Section 505(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2314(f)) is amended by striking ``In the case of items which were
delivered prior to 1985, the'' in the second sentence and inserting
``The''.

SEC. 2208. ADDITIONS TO WAR RESERVE STOCKPILES FOR ALLIES FOR FISCAL
YEARS 2006 AND 2007.

Section 514(b)(2)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2321h(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``for each of fiscal
years 2004 and 2005'' and inserting ``for each of fiscal years 2006 and
2007''.

SEC. 2209. RESTRICTIONS ON ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUNDS FOR LEBANON.

Section 1224 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
Year 2003 (22 U.S.C. 2346 note) is amended by adding at the end the
following subsection:
``(c) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply to assistance made
available to address the needs of southern Lebanon.''.

SEC. 2210. ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.

Section 534 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346c)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``in countries in Latin
America and the Caribbean'';
(2) in subsection (b)(3)--
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``procedures;
and'' and inserting ``procedures;'';
(B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``and'' after
the semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(E) programs to enhance the protection of
participants in judicial cases;'';
(3) by striking subsection (c);
(4) in subsection (e), by striking the second and third
sentences; and
(5) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections
(c) and (d), respectively.

SEC. 2211. DEMINING PROGRAMS.

(a) Clarification of Authority.--Section 551 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2348) is amended--
(1) in the second sentence, by striking ``Such assistance
may include reimbursements'' and inserting ``Such assistance
may include the following:
``(1) Reimbursements''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Demining activities, clearance of unexploded
ordnance, destruction of small arms, and related activities,
notwithstanding any other provision of law.''.
(b) Disposal of Demining Equipment.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, demining equipment available to the United States
Agency for International Development and the Department of State and
used in support of the clearance of landmines and unexploded ordnance
for humanitarian purposes, may be disposed of on a grant basis in
foreign countries, subject to such terms and conditions as the
President determines appropriate.
(c) Landmine Awareness Program for the Children of Afghanistan and
Other Children at Risk in Areas of Conflict.--
(1) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(A) Most landmines in Afghanistan were laid between
1980 and 1992.
(B) Additional landmines were laid between 1992 and
1996, during the conflict between the Taliban and the
Northern Alliance.
(C) United States bombings against the Taliban in
2001 and 2002 further increased the unexploded
ordinance and cluster bombs throughout Afghanistan.
(D) The clearance of landmines is a slow and
expensive process.
(E) Certain types of landmines and other unexploded
ordinance are small, brightly colored, and attractive
to children.
(F) More than 150 Afghans, many of them children,
are injured every month by these weapons.
(G) In 2003, reconstituted Taliban forces sought
out and attacked workers clearing landmines, in an
attempt to discredit the Government of President Karzai
and the United States military presence.
(H) In May 2003, after a string of Taliban attacks
in which mine removal workers were killed or seriously
injured, the United Nations suspended all mine-clearing
operations in much of southern Afghanistan.
(I) Effective landmine awareness programs targeted
to children could save lives in Afghanistan and in
other areas of conflict where unexploded ordinance are
a danger to the safety of children.
(2) Assistance authority.--The President is authorized to
furnish assistance to fund innovative programs designed to
educate children in Afghanistan and other affected areas about
the dangers of landmines and other unexploded ordinances,
especially those proposed by organizations with extensive
background in children's educational programs.
(3) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition to funds
otherwise authorized to be appropriated for demining and
related activities under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), there are authorized to be appropriated
for fiscal years 2006 and 2007 such sums as may be necessary to
carry out the purposes of this subsection.

SEC. 2212. SPECIAL WAIVER AUTHORITY.

(a) Revision of Authority.--Section 614 of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2364) is amended in subsection (a)--
(1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the
following new paragraph:
``(1) The President may authorize any assistance, sale, or other
action under this Act, the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et
seq.), or any other law that authorizes the furnishing of foreign
assistance or the appropriation of funds for foreign assistance,
without regard to any of the provisions described in subsection (b) if
the President determines, and notifies the Committees on Foreign
Relations and Appropriations of the Senate and the Committees on
International Relations and Appropriations of the House of
Representatives in writing--
``(A) with respect to assistance or other actions under
chapter 2 or 5 of part II of this Act, or sales or other
actions under the Arms Export Control Act, that to do so is
vital to the national security interests of the United States;
and
``(B) with respect to other assistance or actions, that to
do so is important to the security interests of the United
States.''; and
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as
paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively.
(b) Increased Limitation on Single Country Allocation.--Subsection
(a)(3)(C) of such section, as redesignated, is amended by striking
``$50,000,000'' and inserting ``$75,000,000''.
(c) Repeal of Provisions Relating to Germany and a Certification
Requirement.--Section 614 of such Act is further amended by striking
subsections (b) and (c).
(d) Inapplicable or Waivable Laws.--Such section, as amended by
subsection (c), is further amended by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Inapplicable or Waivable Laws.--The provisions referred to in
subsection (a) are those set forth in any of the following:
``(1) Any provision of this Act.
``(2) Any provision of the Arms Export Control Act (22
U.S.C. 2751 et seq.).
``(3) Any provision of law that authorizes the furnishing
of foreign assistance or appropriates funds for foreign
assistance.
``(4) Any other provision of law that restricts assistance,
sales or leases, or other action under a provision of law
referred to in paragraph (1), (2), or (3).
``(5) Any provision of law that relates to receipts and
credits accruing to the United States.''.

SEC. 2213. PROHIBITION OF ASSISTANCE FOR COUNTRIES IN DEFAULT.

(a) Clarification of Prohibited Recipients.--Section 620(q) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2370(q)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``any country'' and inserting ``the
government of any country''; and
(2) by striking ``such country'' each place it appears and
inserting ``such government''.
(b) Period of Prohibition.--Such section is further amended by
striking ``six calendar months'' and inserting ``one year''.

SEC. 2214. MILITARY COUPS.

Section 620 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2370)
is amended by inserting after subsection (l) the following new
subsection (m):
``(m)(1) No assistance may be furnished under this Act or the Arms
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) for the government of a
country if the duly elected head of government for such country is
deposed by decree or military coup. The prohibition in the preceding
sentence shall cease to apply to a country if the President determines
and certifies to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and
the Committee on International Relations of the House of
Representatives that after the termination of assistance a
democratically elected government for such country has taken office.
``(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to assistance to promote
democratic elections or public participation in democratic processes.
``(3) The President may waive the application of paragraph (1), and
any comparable provision of law, to a country upon determining that it
is important to the national security interest of the United States to
do so.''.

SEC. 2215. DESIGNATION OF POSITION FOR WHICH APPOINTEE IS NOMINATED.

Section 624 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2384)
is amended by inserting after subsection (c) the following new
subsection (d):
``(d) Whenever the President submits to the Senate a nomination of
an individual for appointment to a position authorized under subsection
(a), the President shall designate the particular position in the
agency for which the individual is nominated.''.

SEC. 2216. EXCEPTIONS TO REQUIREMENT FOR CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF
PROGRAM CHANGES.

Section 634A(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2394-1(b)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and
inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
``(3) of funds if the advance notification would pose a
substantial risk to human health or welfare, but such
notification shall be provided to the committees of Congress
named in subsection (a) not later than 3 days after the action
is taken; or
``(4) of funds made available under section 23 of the Arms
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763) for the provision of major
defense equipment (other than conventional ammunition),
aircraft, ships, missiles, or combat vehicles in quantities not
in excess of 20 percent of the quantities previously justified
under section 25 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2765).''.

SEC. 2217. COMMITMENTS FOR EXPENDITURES OF FUNDS.

Section 635(h) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2395(h)) is amended by striking ``available'' and all that follows
through ``may,'' and inserting ``made available under this Act may,''.

SEC. 2218. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

Section 635(i) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2395(i)) is amended to read as follows:
``(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, claims arising as
a result of operations under this Act may be settled (including by use
of alternative dispute resolution procedures) or arbitrated with the
consent of the parties. Payment made pursuant to any such settlement or
arbitration shall be final and conclusive.''.

SEC. 2219. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES.

Section 636 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2396)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Civil Service
Commission'' and inserting ``Office of Personnel
Management'';
(B) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the
following new paragraph:
``(5) purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles;''; and
(C) in paragraph (10), by striking ``for not to
exceed ten years'';
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ``not to exceed
$6,000,000 of the''; and
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ``Not to exceed
$2,500,000 of funds'' and inserting ``Funds''.

SEC. 2220. ASSISTANCE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT FORCES.

Section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2420)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``or'';
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and the
provision of professional'' and all that follows
through ``democracy'' and inserting ``including any
regional, district, municipal, or other subnational
entity emerging from instability'';
(C) by striking the period at the end of paragraph
(7) and inserting a semicolon; and
(D) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
``(8) with respect to assistance to combat corruption in
furtherance of the objectives for which programs are authorized
to be established under section 133 of this Act;
``(9) with respect to the provision of professional public
safety training, including training in internationally
recognized standards of human rights, the rule of law, and the
promotion of civilian police roles that support democracy;
``(10) with respect to assistance to combat trafficking in
persons; or
``(11) with respect to assistance for constabularies or
comparable law enforcement authorities in support of developing
capabilities for and deployment to peace operations.''; and
(2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following
new subsection:
``(d) Subsection (a) shall not apply to assistance for law
enforcement forces for which the President, on a case-by-case basis,
determines that it is important to the national interest of the United
States to furnish such assistance and submits to the committees of the
Congress referred to in subsection (a) of section 634A of this Act an
advance notification of the obligation of funds for such assistance in
accordance with such section.''.

SEC. 2221. SPECIAL DEBT RELIEF FOR THE POOREST COUNTRIES.

The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by adding at the end
the following:

``PART VI--SPECIAL DEBT RELIEF FOR THE POOREST COUNTRIES

``SEC. 901. SPECIAL DEBT RELIEF FOR THE POOREST COUNTRIES.

``(a) Authority.--Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the President
may reduce amounts owed to the United States (or any agency of the
United States) by an eligible country as a result of any of the
following transactions:
``(1) Concessional loans extended under part I or chapter 4
of part II, or antecedent foreign economic assistance laws.
``(2) Guarantees issued under sections 221 and 222.
``(3) Credits extended or guarantees issued under the Arms
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.).
``(4) Any obligation, or portion of such obligation, to pay
for purchases of United States agricultural commodities
guaranteed by the Commodity Credit Corporation under export
credit guarantee programs authorized pursuant to--
``(A) section 5(f) of the Commodity Credit
Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714c(f));
``(B) section 201(b) of the Agricultural Trade Act
of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5621(b)); or
``(C) section 202 of the Agricultural Trade Act of
1978 (7 U.S.C. 5622).
``(b) General Limitations.--
``(1) Exclusive conditions.--The authority provided in
subsection (a) may be exercised--
``(A) only to implement multilateral official debt
relief and referendum agreements, commonly referred to
as `Paris Club Agreed Minutes';
``(B) only in such amounts or to such extent as is
provided in advance in appropriations Acts; and
``(C) only with respect to countries with heavy
debt burdens that--
``(i) are eligible to borrow from the
International Development Association, but not
from the International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development, commonly referred to as `IDA-
only' countries; and
``(ii) are not determined ineligible under
subsection (c).
``(2) Advance notification of congress.--The authority
provided by subsection (a) shall be subject to the requirements
of section 634A.
``(c) Eligibility Limitations.--The authority provided by
subsection (a) may be exercised only with respect to a country the
government of which, as determined by the President--
``(1) does not make an excessive level of military
expenditures;
``(2) has not repeatedly provided support for acts of
international terrorism;
``(3) is not failing to cooperate on international
narcotics control matters;
``(4) does not engage, through its military or security
forces or by other means, in a consistent pattern of gross
violations of internationally recognized human rights; and
``(5) is not ineligible for assistance under section 527 of
the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and
1995 (22 U.S.C. 2370a).
``(d) Certain Prohibitions Inapplicable.--A reduction of debt
pursuant to subsection (a) may not be considered assistance for
purposes of any provision of law limiting assistance to a country. The
authority provided in subsection (a) may be exercised notwithstanding
section 620(r) of this Act or section 321 of the International
Development and Food Assistance Act of 1975 (22 U.S.C. 2220a note).''.

SEC. 2222. CONGO BASIN FOREST PARTNERSHIP.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Deforestation and environmental degradation in the
Congo Basin in central Africa pose a major threat to the
wellbeing and livelihood of the African people and to the world
at large.
(2) It is in the national interest of the United States to
assist the countries of the Congo Basin to reduce the rate of
forest degradation and loss of biodiversity.
(3) The Congo Basin Forest Partnership, an initiative
involving the Central Africa Regional Program for the
Environment of the United States Agency for International
Development, and also the Department, the United States Fish
and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, the National
Forest Service, and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, was established to address in a variety of ways
the environmental conditions in the Congo Basin.
(4) In partnership with nongovernmental environmental
groups, the Congo Basin Forest Partnership will foster improved
conservation and management of natural resources through
programs at the local, national, and regional levels to help
reverse the environmental degradation of the Congo Basin.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Congo Basin Forest Partnership program represents a
significant effort at addressing the complex environmental and
development challenges in the Congo Basin; and
(2) the President should make available for fiscal years
2006 and 2007 such sums as may be necessary to capitalize on
the strong cooperation and momentum of State governments,
international organizations, and non-governmental organizations
in protecting the natural resources in the region.

SEC. 2223. LANDMINE CLEARANCE PROGRAMS.

The Secretary is authorized to support cooperative arrangements
commonly known as public-private partnerships for landmine clearance
programs by grant or cooperative agreement.

SEC. 2224. MIDDLE EAST FOUNDATION.

(a) Purposes.--The purpose of this section is to support, through
the provision of grants, technical assistance, training, and other
programs, in the countries of the Middle East, the expansion of--
(1) civil society;
(2) opportunities for political participation for all
citizens;
(3) protections for internationally recognized human
rights, including the rights of women;
(4) educational system reforms;
(5) independent media;
(6) policies that promote economic opportunities for
citizens;
(7) the rule of law; and
(8) democratic processes of government.
(b) Middle East Foundation.--
(1) Designation.--The Secretary is authorized to designate
an appropriate private, nonprofit organization that is
organized or incorporated under the laws of the United States
or of a State as the Middle East Foundation (referred to in
this section as the ``Foundation'').
(2) Funding.--The Secretary is authorized to provide
funding to the Foundation through the Middle East Partnership
Initiative of the Department of State. The Foundation shall use
amounts provided under this paragraph to carry out the purposes
of this section, including through making grants and providing
other assistance to entities to carry out programs for such
purposes.
(3) Notification to congressional committees.--The
Secretary shall notify the appropriate congressional committees
before designating an appropriate organization as the
Foundation.
(c) Grants for Projects.--
(1) Foundation to make grants.--The Secretary shall enter
into an agreement with the Foundation that requires the
Foundation to use the funds provided under subsection (b)(2) to
make grants to persons (other than governments or government
entities) located in the Middle East or working with local
partners based in the Middle East to carry out projects that
support the purposes specified in subsection (a).
(2) Center for public policy.--Under the agreement
described in paragraph (1), the Foundation may make a grant to
an institution of higher education located in the Middle East
to create a center for public policy for the purpose of
permitting scholars and professionals from the countries of the
Middle East and from other countries, including the United
States, to carry out research, training programs, and other
activities to inform public policymaking in the Middle East and
to promote broad economic, social, and political reform for the
people of the Middle East.
(3) Applications for grants.--An entity seeking a grant
from the Foundation under this section shall submit an
application to the head of the Foundation at such time, in such
manner, and including such information as the head of the
Foundation may reasonably require.
(d) Private Character of the Foundation.--Nothing in this section
shall be construed--
(1) to make the Foundation an agency or establishment of
the United States Government, or to make the officers or
employees of the Foundation officers or employees of the United
States for purposes of title 5, United States Code; or
(2) to impose any restriction on the Foundation's
acceptance of funds from private and public sources in support
of its activities consistent with the purposes of this section.
(e) Limitation on Payments to Foundation Personnel.--No part of the
funds provided to the Foundation under this section shall inure to the
benefit of any officer or employee of the Foundation, except as salary
or reasonable compensation for services.
(f) Retention of Interest.--The Foundation may hold funds provided
under this section in interest-bearing accounts prior to the
disbursement of such funds to carry out the purposes of this section
and may retain for use for such purposes any interest earned without
returning such interest to the Treasury of the United States and
without further appropriation by Congress.
(g) Financial Accountability.--
(1) Independent private audits of the foundation.--The
accounts of the Foundation shall be audited annually in
accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by
independent certified public accountants or independent
licensed public accountants certified or licensed by a
regulatory authority of a State or other political subdivision
of the United States. The report of the independent audit shall
be included in the annual report required by subsection (h).
(2) GAO audits.--The financial transactions undertaken
pursuant to this section by the Foundation may be audited by
the Government Accountability Office in accordance with such
principles and procedures and under such rules and regulations
as may be prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United
States.
(3) Audits of grant recipients.--
(A) In general.--A recipient of a grant from the
Foundation shall agree to permit an audit of the books
and records of such recipient related to the use of the
grant funds.
(B) Recordkeeping.--Such recipient shall maintain
appropriate books and records to facilitate an audit
referred to subparagraph (A), including--
(i) separate accounts with respect to the
grant funds;
(ii) records that fully disclose the use of
the grant funds;
(iii) records describing the total cost of
any project carried out using grant funds; and
(iv) the amount and nature of any funds
received from other sources that were combined
with the grant funds to carry out a project.
(h) Annual Reports.--Not later than January 31, 2007, and annually
thereafter, the Foundation shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees and make available to the public an annual
report that includes, for the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year in
which the report is submitted, a comprehensive and detailed description
of--
(1) the operations and activities of the Foundation that
were carried out using funds provided under this section;
(2) grants made by the Foundation to other entities with
funds provided under this section;
(3) other activities of the Foundation to further the
purposes of this section; and
(4) the financial condition of the Foundation.

SEC. 2225. DATABASE OF UNITED STATES MILITARY ASSISTANCE.

Section 655 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2415)
is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following new
subsection:
``(c) Availability of Report Information on the Internet.--
``(1) Requirement for database.--The Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall make
available to the public the unclassified portion of each such
report in the form of a database that is available via the
Internet and that may be searched by various criteria.
``(2) Schedule for updating.--Not later than April 1 of
each year, the Secretary of State shall make available in the
database the information contained in the annual report for the
fiscal year ending the previous September 30.''.

SEC. 2226. MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN COUNTRIES.

Section 616(d) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C.
7715(d)) is amended by striking ``fiscal year 2004'' and inserting ``a
fiscal year''.

Subtitle B--Arms Export Control Act Amendments and Related Provisions

SEC. 2231. THRESHOLDS FOR ADVANCE NOTICE TO CONGRESS OF SALES OR
UPGRADES OF DEFENSE ARTICLES, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
SERVICES, AND MAJOR DEFENSE EQUIPMENT.

(a) Letters of Offer To Sell.--Subsection (b) of section 36 of the
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776) is amended--
(1) in the first sentence of paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``Subject to paragraph (6), in''
and inserting ``In'';
(B) by striking ``Act for $50,000,000'' and
inserting ``Act for $100,000,000'';
(C) by striking ``services for $200,000,000'' and
inserting ``services for $350,000,000'';
(D) by striking ``$14,000,000'' and inserting
``$50,000,000''; and
(E) by inserting ``and in other cases if the
President determines it is appropriate,'' before
``before such letter'';
(2) in the first sentence of paragraph (5)(C)--
(A) by striking ``Subject to paragraph (6), if''
and inserting ``If'';
(B) by striking ``costs $14,000,000'' and inserting
``costs $50,000,000'';
(C) by striking ``equipment, $50,000,000'' and
inserting ``equipment, $100,000,000'';
(D) by striking ``or $200,000,000'' and inserting
``or $350,000,000''; and
(E) by inserting ``and in other cases if the
President determines it is appropriate,'' before ``then
the President''; and
(3) by striking paragraph (6).
(b) Export Licenses.--Subsection (c) of section 36 of the Arms
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776) is amended--
(1) in the first sentence of paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``Subject to paragraph (5), in''
and inserting ``In'';
(B) by striking ``$14,000,000'' and inserting
``$50,000,000'';
(C) by striking ``services sold under a contract in
the amount of $50,000,000'' and inserting ``services
sold under a contract in the amount of $100,000,000'';
and
(D) by inserting ``and in other cases if the
President determines it is appropriate,'' before
``before issuing such'';
(2) in the last sentence of paragraph (2), by striking
``(A) and (B)'' and inserting ``(A), (B), and (C)''; and
(3) by striking paragraph (5).
(c) Presidential Consent.--Section 3(d) of the Arms Export Control
Act (22 U.S.C. 2753(d)) is amended--
(1) in paragraphs (1) and (3)(A)--
(A) by striking ``Subject to paragraph (5), the''
and inserting ``The'';
(B) by striking ``$14,000,000'' and inserting
``$50,000,000''; and
(C) by striking ``service valued (in terms of its
original acquisition cost) at $50,000,000'' and
inserting ``service valued (in terms of its original
acquisition cost) at $100,000,000''; and
(2) by striking paragraph (5).

SEC. 2232. CLARIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR ADVANCE NOTICE TO CONGRESS
OF COMPREHENSIVE EXPORT AUTHORIZATIONS.

Subsection (d) of section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act (22
U.S.C. 2776) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(1)'';
(B) by striking ``this subsection'' and inserting
``this subparagraph''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(B) Notwithstanding section 27(g), in the case of a comprehensive
authorization described in section 126.14 of title 22, Code of Federal
Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation) for the proposed
export of defense articles or defense services in an amount that
exceeds a limitation set forth in subsection (c)(1), before the
comprehensive authorization is approved or the addition of a foreign
government or other foreign partner to the comprehensive authorization
is approved, the President shall submit a certification with respect to
the comprehensive authorization in a manner similar to the
certification required under subsection (c)(1) of this section and
containing comparable information, except that the last sentence of
such subsection shall not apply to certifications submitted pursuant to
this subparagraph.''; and
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``Approval for an
agreement subject to paragraph (1) may not be given under
section 38'' and inserting ``Approval for an agreement subject
to paragraph (1)(A), or for a comprehensive authorization
subject to paragraph (1)(B), may not be given under section 38
or section 126.14 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations (or
any corresponding similar regulation), as the case may be,''.

SEC. 2233. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE CATALOGING DATA AND SERVICES TO NON-
NATO COUNTRIES.

Section 21(h)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2761(h)(2)) is amended by striking ``to the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization or to any member government of that Organization if that
Organization or member government'' and inserting ``to the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization, to any member government of that
Organization, or to the government of any other country if that
Organization, member government, or other government''.

SEC. 2234. FREEDOM SUPPORT ACT PERMANENT WAIVER AUTHORITY.

(a) Authority To Waive Restrictions and Eligibility Requirements.--
If the President submits the certification and report described in
subsection (b) with respect to an independent state of the former
Soviet Union for a fiscal year, funds may be obligated and expended
during that fiscal year under sections 503 and 504 of the FREEDOM
Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5853 and 5854) for assistance or other programs
and activities for that state even if that state has not met one or
more of the requirements for eligibility under paragraphs (1) through
(4) of section 502 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 5852).
(b) Certification and Report.--
(1) In general.--The certification and report referred to
in subsection (a) are a written certification submitted by the
President to Congress that the waiver of the restriction under
such section 502 and the requirements in that section during
the fiscal year covered by such certification is important to
the national security interests of the United States, together
with a report containing the following:
(A) A description of the activity or activities
that prevent the President from certifying that the
state is committed to the matters set forth in the
provisions of law specified in subsection (a) in such
fiscal year.
(B) An explanation of why the waiver is important
to the national security interests of the United
States.
(C) A description of the strategy, plan, or policy
of the President for promoting the commitment of the
state to, and compliance by the state with, such
matters, notwithstanding the waiver.
(2) Form of report.--A report under paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
(c) Inapplicability to Certain Programs.--The authority provided in
subsection (a) does not apply to any program described in section
1501(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997
(Public Law 104-201; 50 U.S.C. 2362 note) or any activity under such a
program.

SEC. 2235. EXTENSION OF PAKISTAN WAIVERS.

(a) Fiscal Year 2006.--Section 1(b) of the Act entitled ``An Act to
authorize the President to exercise waivers of foreign assistance
restrictions with respect to Pakistan through September 30, 2003, and
for other purposes'', approved October 27, 2001 (Public Law 107-57; 115
Stat. 403), is amended to read as follows:
``(b) Fiscal Year 2006.--
``(1) Waiver.--The President is authorized to waive, with
respect to Pakistan, any provision of the foreign operations,
export financing, and related programs appropriations Act for
fiscal year 2006 that prohibits direct assistance to a country
whose duly elected head of government was deposed by decree or
military coup, if the President determines and certifies to the
appropriate congressional committees that such waiver--
``(A) would facilitate the transition to democratic
rule in Pakistan; and
``(B) is important to United States efforts to
respond to, deter, or prevent acts of international
terrorism.''.
(b) Exemption of Pakistan From Foreign Assistance Prohibitions
Relating to Foreign Country Loan Defaults.--Section 3(2) of such Act is
amended to read as follows:
``(2) Such provisions of annual foreign operations, export
financing, and related programs appropriations Act for fiscal
years 2005 and 2006, as are comparable to section 512 of the
Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-429; 114 Stat. 1900A-
25).''.
(c) Termination Date.--Section 6 of such Act is amended to read as
follows:
``Except as otherwise provided in section 1 or 3, the provisions of
this Act shall terminate on October 1, 2006.''.

SEC. 2236. CONSOLIDATION OF REPORTS ON NONPROLIFERATION IN SOUTH ASIA.

Section 1601(c) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
Year 2003 is amended to read as follows:
``(c) Report.--The report required to be submitted to Congress not
later than April 1, 2006, pursuant to section 620F(c) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2376(c)) shall include a description
of the efforts of the United States Government to achieve the
objectives described in subsections (a) and (b), the progress made
toward achieving such objectives, and the likelihood that such
objectives will be achieved by September 30, 2006.''.

SEC. 2237. HAITIAN COAST GUARD.

The Government of Haiti shall be eligible to purchase defense
articles and services for the Haitian Coast Guard under the Arms Export
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), subject to the prior notification
requirements under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2394-1).

SEC. 2238. REQUIREMENT FOR THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO
INDONESIA.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The cooperation offered by the Government of Indonesia
in working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation on the
investigation into the murders of two United States Citizens
and one Indonesian citizen that occurred on August 31, 2002, in
Timika, Indonesia is appreciated and welcomed by Congress.
(2) The successful conclusion of the investigation into
those murders and bringing the responsible individuals to
justice will require the continued cooperation of the
Government of Indonesia.
(b) Requirement for Report.--None of the funds made available under
section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763) or under
chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2347 et seq.) for fiscal year 2006 may be made available for assistance
to the Government of Indonesia or to the Indonesian Armed Forces until
the Secretary submits a report to the appropriate congressional
committees that describes--
(1) the status of the investigation of the murders of two
United States citizens and one Indonesian citizen that occurred
on August 31, 2002 in Timika, Indonesia, the status of any
individuals indicted within the United States or Indonesia for
crimes relating to those murders, and the status of judicial
proceedings relating to those murders;
(2) the ability of United States officials to investigate
those murders, including the ability to conduct unimpeded
interviews during fiscal year 2005 in Indonesia with
individuals identified by officials of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation or other United States officials;
(3) the efforts made during fiscal year 2005 by the
Government of the United States or the Government of Indonesia
to arrest individuals indicted for crimes relating to those
murders;
(4) the ability of United States officials to access
documents or other items determined by United States officials
to be pertinent to the investigation of those murders;
(5) the ability of United States officials, working in
cooperation with Indonesian officials, to take evidence that
may be related to those murders from Indonesia for analysis in
the United States;
(6) the cooperation provided by the Government of
Indonesia, the police in Indonesia, the Armed Forces of
Indonesia, or the judiciary in Indonesia in response to
requests related to those murders made by the Secretary of
State or the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
during fiscal year 2005; and
(7) any other actions taken during fiscal year 2005 by the
Government of Indonesia, the police in Indonesia, the Armed
Forces of Indonesia, or the judiciary in Indonesia to bring the
individuals responsible for those murders to justice.

TITLE XXIII--RADIOLOGICAL TERRORISM SECURITY

SEC. 2301. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ``Radiological Terrorism Security
Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2302. DEFINITIONS.

In this title:
(1) Byproduct material.--The term ``byproduct material''
has the meaning given the term in section 11 e. of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014(e)).
(2) IAEA.--The term ``IAEA'' means the International Atomic
Energy Agency.
(3) Radioactive material.--The term ``radioactive
material'' means--
(A) source material and special nuclear material,
but does not include natural or depleted uranium;
(B) nuclear byproduct material;
(C) material made radioactive by bombardment in an
accelerator; and
(D) all refined isotopes of radium.
(4) Source material.--The term ``source material'' has the
meaning given the term in section 11 z. of the Atomic Energy
Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014(z)).
(5) Special nuclear material.--The term ``special nuclear
material'' has the meaning given the term in section 11 aa. of
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014(aa)).

SEC. 2303. EMBASSY THREAT ASSESSMENT REPORTS.

(a) Reports Required.--The Secretary shall, at the times specified
in subsection (c), submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report--
(1) detailing the preparations made at United States
diplomatic missions abroad to detect and mitigate a
radiological attack on United States missions and other United
States facilities under the control of the Secretary;
(2) setting forth a rank-ordered list of the Secretary's
priorities for improving radiological security and consequence
management at United States missions; and
(3) providing a rank-ordered list of the missions where
such improvement is most important.
(b) Budget Request.--Each report under subsection (a) shall also
include a proposed budget to carry out the improvements listed in such
report pursuant to subsection (a)(2).
(c) Timing.--
(1) First report.--The first report under subsection (a)
shall be submitted not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
(2) Subsequent reports.--Subsequent reports under
subsection (a) shall be submitted with the budget justification
materials submitted by the Secretary to Congress in support of
the budget of the President for the fiscal year (as submitted
under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) for each
fiscal year after fiscal year 2006.
(d) Form.--Each report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but
may include a classified annex.

SEC. 2304. FOREIGN FIRST RESPONDERS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to assist foreign
countries, or to propose that the IAEA assist foreign countries, in the
development of appropriate national response plans and the training of
first responders to--
(1) detect, identify, and characterize radioactive
material;
(2) understand the hazards posed by radioactive
contamination;
(3) understand the risks encountered at various dose rates;
(4) enter contaminated areas safely and speedily; and
(5) evacuate persons within a contaminated area.
(b) Considerations.--In carrying out activities under subsection
(a), the Secretary shall take into account the findings of the threat
assessment reports required by section 2303.

SEC. 2305. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.

Of the funds appropriated under this Act for Nonproliferation,
Anti-terrorism, Demining, and Related Programs, there is authorized to
be appropriated to the President for fiscal year 2006, $2,000,000 to
carry out this title.

TITLE XXIV--GLOBAL PATHOGEN SURVEILLANCE

SEC. 2401. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ``Global Pathogen Surveillance Act
of 2005''.

SEC. 2402. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Bioterrorism poses a grave national security threat to
the United States. The insidious nature of the threat, the
likely delayed recognition in the event of an attack, and the
underpreparedness of the domestic public health infrastructure
may produce catastrophic consequences following a biological
weapons attack upon the United States.
(2) A contagious pathogen engineered as a biological weapon
and developed, tested, produced, or released in another country
can quickly spread to the United States. Given the realities of
international travel, trade, and migration patterns, a
dangerous pathogen released anywhere in the world can spread to
United States territory in a matter of days, before any
effective quarantine or isolation measures can be implemented.
(3) To effectively combat bioterrorism and ensure that the
United States is fully prepared to prevent, diagnose, and
contain a biological weapons attack, measures to strengthen the
domestic public health infrastructure and improve domestic
surveillance and monitoring, while absolutely essential, are
not sufficient.
(4) The United States should enhance cooperation with the
World Health Organization, regional health organizations, and
individual countries, including data sharing with appropriate
United States departments and agencies, to help detect and
quickly contain infectious disease outbreaks or bioterrorism
agents before they can spread.
(5) The World Health Organization (WHO) has done an
impressive job in monitoring infectious disease outbreaks
around the world, including the recent emergence of the Severe
Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic, particularly with
the establishment in April 2000 of the Global Outbreak Alert
and Response network.
(6) The capabilities of the World Health Organization are
inherently limited by the quality of the data and information
it receives from member countries, the narrow range of diseases
(plague, cholera, and yellow fever) upon which its disease
surveillance and monitoring is based, and the consensus process
it uses to add new diseases to the list. Developing countries
in particular often cannot devote the necessary resources to
build and maintain public health infrastructures.
(7) In particular, developing countries could benefit
from--
(A) better trained public health professionals and
epidemiologists to recognize disease patterns;
(B) appropriate laboratory equipment for diagnosis
of pathogens;
(C) disease reporting based on symptoms and signs
(known as ``syndrome surveillance''), affording the
earliest possible opportunity to conduct an effective
response;
(D) a narrowing of the existing technology gap in
syndrome surveillance capabilities and real-time
information dissemination to public health officials;
and
(E) appropriate communications equipment and
information technology to efficiently transmit
information and data within national and regional
health networks, including inexpensive, Internet-based
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and relevant
telephone-based systems for early recognition and
diagnosis of diseases.
(8) The United States is working with states of the former
Soviet Union to monitor disease outbreaks in that region, and
it has begun a program under the United States-Mexico Border
Health Commission to work with the Secretariat of Health of the
government of Mexico and the States of Mexico that border the
United States by providing, among other forms of assistance,
assistance of the kind provided for in this title. What is
needed now is an effort to improve pathogen surveillance
worldwide.
(9) An effective international capability to monitor and
quickly diagnose infectious disease outbreaks will offer
dividends not only in the event of biological weapons
development, testing, production, and attack, but also in the
more likely cases of naturally occurring infectious disease
outbreaks that could threaten the United States. Furthermore, a
robust surveillance system will serve to deter terrorist use of
biological weapons, as early detection will help mitigate the
intended effects of such malevolent uses.
(b) Purpose.--The purposes of this title are as follows:
(1) To enhance the capability and cooperation of the
international community, including the World Health
Organization and individual countries, through enhanced
pathogen surveillance and appropriate data sharing, to detect,
identify, and contain infectious disease outbreaks, whether the
cause of those outbreaks is intentional human action or natural
in origin.
(2) To enhance the training of public health professionals
and epidemiologists from eligible developing countries in
advanced Internet-based and other electronic syndrome
surveillance systems, in addition to traditional epidemiology
methods, so that they may better detect, diagnose, and contain
infectious disease outbreaks, especially those due to pathogens
most likely to be used in a biological weapons attack.
(3) To provide assistance to developing countries to
purchase appropriate public health laboratory equipment
necessary for infectious disease surveillance and diagnosis.
(4) To provide assistance to developing countries to
purchase appropriate communications equipment and information
technology, including, as appropriate, relevant computer
equipment, Internet connectivity mechanisms, and telephone-
based applications to effectively gather, analyze, and transmit
public health information for infectious disease surveillance
and diagnosis.
(5) To make available greater numbers of United States
Government public health professionals to international health
organizations, regional health networks, and United States
diplomatic missions where appropriate.
(6) To establish ``lab-to-lab'' cooperative relationships
between United States public health laboratories and
established foreign counterparts.
(7) To expand the training and outreach activities of
overseas United States laboratories, including Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention and Department of Defense
entities, to enhance the disease surveillance capabilities of
developing countries.
(8) To provide appropriate technical assistance to existing
regional health networks and, where appropriate, seed money for
new regional networks.

SEC. 2403. DEFINITIONS.

In this title:
(1) Biological weapons convention.--The term ``Biological
Weapons Convention'' means the Convention on the Prohibition of
the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological
(Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction, signed
at Washington, London, and Moscow April 10, 1972.
(2) Eligible developing country.--The term ``eligible
developing country'' means any developing country that--
(A) has agreed to the objective of fully complying
with requirements of the World Health Organization on
reporting public health information on outbreaks of
infectious diseases;
(B) has not been determined by the Secretary, for
purposes of section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act
(22 U.S.C. 2780), section 620A of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371), or section
6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50
U.S.C. App. 2405j), to have repeatedly provided support
for acts of international terrorism, unless the
Secretary exercises a waiver certifying that it is in
the national interest of the United States to provide
assistance under the provisions of this title;
(C) is a state party to the Biological Weapons
Convention; and
(D) is determined by the United States Government
not to have an offensive biological weapons program.
(3) Eligible national.--The term ``eligible national''
means any citizen or national of an eligible developing country
who--
(A) is eligible to receive a visa under the
provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1101 et seq.); and
(B) is not currently or previously affiliated with
or employed by a laboratory or entity determined by the
United States Government to be involved in offensive
biological weapons activities.
(4) International health organization.--The term
``international health organization'' includes the World Health
Organization and the Pan American Health Organization.
(5) Laboratory.--The term ``laboratory'' means a facility
for the biological, microbiological, serological, chemical,
immuno-hematological, hematological, biophysical, cytological,
pathological, or other examination of materials derived from
the human body for the purpose of providing information for the
diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease or
impairment of, or the assessment of the health of, human
beings.
(6) Select agent.--The term ``select agent'' has the
meaning given such term for purposes of section 72.6 of title
42, Code of Federal Regulations.
(7) Syndrome surveillance.--The term ``syndrome
surveillance'' means the recording of symptoms (patient
complaints) and signs (derived from physical examination)
combined with simple geographic locators to track the emergence
of a disease in a population.

SEC. 2404. PRIORITY FOR CERTAIN COUNTRIES.

Priority in the provision of United States assistance for eligible
developing countries under all the provisions of this title shall be
given to those countries that permit personnel from the World Health
Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to
investigate outbreaks of infectious diseases on their territories,
provide early notification of disease outbreaks, and provide pathogen
surveillance data to appropriate United States departments and agencies
in addition to international health organizations.

SEC. 2405. RESTRICTION.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, no foreign
nationals participating in programs authorized under this title shall
have access, during the course of such participation, to select agents
that may be used as, or in, a biological weapon, except in a supervised
and controlled setting.

SEC. 2406. FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

(a) Establishment.--There is established a fellowship program (in
this section referred to as the ``program'') under which the Secretary,
in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and
subject to the availability of appropriations, shall award fellowships
to eligible nationals to pursue public health education or training, as
follows:
(1) Master of public health degree.--Graduate courses of
study leading to a master of public health degree with a
concentration in epidemiology from an institution of higher
education in the United States with a Center for Public Health
Preparedness, as determined by the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
(2) Advanced public health epidemiology training.--Advanced
public health training in epidemiology to be carried out at the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (or equivalent State
facility), or other Federal facility (excluding the Department
of Defense or United States National Laboratories), for a
period of not less than 6 months or more than 12 months.
(b) Specialization in Bioterrorism.--In addition to the education
or training specified in subsection (a), each recipient of a fellowship
under this section (in this section referred to as a ``fellow'') may
take courses of study at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
or at an equivalent facility on diagnosis and containment of likely
bioterrorism agents.
(c) Fellowship Agreement.--
(1) In general.--In awarding a fellowship under the
program, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, shall require the recipient to enter
into an agreement under which, in exchange for such assistance,
the recipient--
(A) will maintain satisfactory academic progress
(as determined in accordance with regulations issued by
the Secretary and confirmed in regularly scheduled
updates to the Secretary from the institution providing
the education or training on the progress of the
recipient's education or training);
(B) will, upon completion of such education or
training, return to the recipient's country of
nationality or last habitual residence (so long as it
is an eligible developing country) and complete at
least four years of employment in a public health
position in the government or a nongovernmental, not-
for-profit entity in that country or, with the approval
of the Secretary, complete part or all of this
requirement through service with an international
health organization without geographic restriction; and
(C) agrees that, if the recipient is unable to meet
the requirements described in subparagraph (A) or (B),
the recipient will reimburse the United States for the
value of the assistance provided to the recipient under
the fellowship, together with interest at a rate
determined in accordance with regulations issued by the
Secretary but not higher than the rate generally
applied in connection with other Federal loans.
(2) Waivers.--The Secretary may waive the application of
paragraph (1)(B) and (1)(C) if the Secretary determines that it
is in the national interest of the United States to do so.
(d) Implementation.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, is authorized to enter into an
agreement with any eligible developing country under which the country
agrees--
(1) to establish a procedure for the nomination of eligible
nationals for fellowships under this section;
(2) to guarantee that a fellow will be offered a
professional public health position within the country upon
completion of his studies; and
(3) to certify to the Secretary when a fellow has concluded
the minimum period of employment in a public health position
required by the fellowship agreement, with an explanation of
how the requirement was met.
(e) Participation of United States Citizens.--On a case-by-case
basis, the Secretary may provide for the participation of United States
citizens under the provisions of this section if the Secretary
determines that it is in the national interest of the United States to
do so. Upon completion of such education or training, a United States
recipient shall complete at least 5 years of employment in a public
health position in an eligible developing country or an international
health organization.

SEC. 2407. IN-COUNTRY TRAINING IN LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND SYNDROME
SURVEILLANCE.

(a) In General.--In conjunction with the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention and the Department of Defense, the Secretary
shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, support short
training courses in-country (not in the United States) for laboratory
technicians and other public health personnel from eligible developing
countries in laboratory techniques relating to the identification,
diagnosis, and tracking of pathogens responsible for possible
infectious disease outbreaks. Training under this section may be
conducted in overseas facilities of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention or in Overseas Medical Research Units of the Department of
Defense, as appropriate. The Secretary shall coordinate such training
courses, where appropriate, with the existing programs and activities
of the World Health Organization.
(b) Training in Syndrome Surveillance.--In conjunction with the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of
Defense, the Secretary shall, subject to the availability of
appropriations, establish and support short training courses in-country
(not in the United States) for public health personnel from eligible
developing countries in techniques of syndrome surveillance reporting
and rapid analysis of syndrome information using Geographic Information
System (GIS) and other Internet-based tools. Training under this
subsection may be conducted via the Internet or in appropriate
facilities as determined by the Secretary. The Secretary shall
coordinate such training courses, where appropriate, with the existing
programs and activities of the World Health Organization.

SEC. 2408. ASSISTANCE FOR THE PURCHASE AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC HEALTH
LABORATORY EQUIPMENT.

(a) Authorization.--The President is authorized, on such terms and
conditions as the President may determine, to furnish assistance to
eligible developing countries to purchase and maintain public health
laboratory equipment described in subsection (b).
(b) Equipment Covered.--Equipment described in this subsection is
equipment that is--
(1) appropriate, where possible, for use in the intended
geographic area;
(2) necessary to collect, analyze, and identify
expeditiously a broad array of pathogens, including mutant
strains, which may cause disease outbreaks or may be used as a
biological weapon;
(3) compatible with general standards set forth, as
appropriate, by the World Health Organization and the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, to ensure interoperability
with regional and international public health networks;
(4) necessary to secure and monitor pathogen collections
containing select agents; and
(5) not defense articles or defense services as those terms
are defined under section 47 of the Arms Export Control Act (22
U.S.C. 2794).
(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to exempt the exporting of goods and technology from
compliance with applicable provisions of the Export Administration Act
of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2401 et seq.) or any successor statute.
(d) Limitation.--Amounts appropriated to carry out this section
shall not be made available for the purchase from a foreign country of
equipment that, if made in the United States, would be subject to the
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) or likely be barred or
subject to special conditions under the Export Administration Act of
1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2401 et seq.) or any successor statute.
(e) Host Country's Commitments.--The assistance provided under this
section shall be contingent upon the host country's commitment to
provide the resources, infrastructure, and other assets required to
house, maintain, support, secure, monitor, and maximize use of this
equipment and appropriate technical personnel.

SEC. 2409. ASSISTANCE FOR IMPROVED COMMUNICATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH
INFORMATION.

(a) Assistance for Purchase of Communication Equipment and
Information Technology.--The President is authorized to provide, on
such terms and conditions as the President may determine, assistance to
eligible developing countries for the purchase and maintenance of
communications equipment and information technology described in
subsection (b), and supporting equipment, necessary to effectively
collect, analyze, and transmit public health information.
(b) Covered Equipment.--Equipment (and information technology)
described in this subsection is equipment that--
(1) is suitable for use under the particular conditions of
the area of intended use;
(2) meets appropriate World Health Organization standards
to ensure interoperability with like equipment of other
countries and international health organizations; and
(3) is not defense articles or defense services as those
terms are defined under section 47 of the Arms Export Control
Act (22 U.S.C. 2794).
(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to exempt the exporting of goods and technology from
compliance with applicable provisions of the Export Administration Act
of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2401 et seq.) or any successor statute.
(d) Limitation.--Amounts appropriated to carry out this section
shall not be made available for the purchase from a foreign country of
equipment that, if made in the United States, would be subject to the
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) or likely be barred or
subject to special conditions under the Export Administration Act of
1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2401 et seq.) or any successor statute.
(e) Assistance for Standardization of Reporting.--The President is
authorized to provide, on such terms and conditions as the President
may determine, technical assistance and grant assistance to
international health organizations to facilitate standardization in the
reporting of public health information between and among developing
countries and international health organizations.
(f) Host Country's Commitments.--The assistance provided under this
section shall be contingent upon the host country's commitment to
provide the resources, infrastructure, and other assets required to
house, support, maintain, secure, and maximize use of this equipment
and appropriate technical personnel.

SEC. 2410. ASSIGNMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH PERSONNEL TO UNITED STATES
MISSIONS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) In General.--Upon the request of a United States chief of
diplomatic mission or an international health organization, and with
the concurrence of the Secretary, the head of a Federal agency may
assign to the respective United States mission or organization any
officer or employee of the agency occupying a public health position
within the agency for the purpose of enhancing disease and pathogen
surveillance efforts in developing countries.
(b) Reimbursement.--The costs incurred by a Federal agency by
reason of the detail of personnel under subsection (a) may be
reimbursed to that agency out of the applicable appropriations account
of the Department if the Secretary determines that the relevant agency
may otherwise be unable to assign such personnel on a non-reimbursable
basis.

SEC. 2411. EXPANSION OF CERTAIN UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT LABORATORIES
ABROAD.

(a) In General.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of
Defense shall each--
(1) increase the number of personnel assigned to
laboratories of the Centers or the Department, as appropriate,
located in eligible developing countries that conduct research
and other activities with respect to infectious diseases; and
(2) expand the operations of those laboratories, especially
with respect to the implementation of on-site training of
foreign nationals and regional outreach efforts involving
neighboring countries.
(b) Cooperation and Coordination Between Laboratories.--Subsection
(a) shall be carried out in such a manner as to foster cooperation and
avoid duplication between and among laboratories.
(c) Relation to Core Missions and Security.--The expansion of the
operations of overseas laboratories of the Centers or the Department
under this section shall not--
(1) detract from the established core missions of the
laboratories; or
(2) compromise the security of those laboratories, as well
as their research, equipment, expertise, and materials.

SEC. 2412. ASSISTANCE FOR REGIONAL HEALTH NETWORKS AND EXPANSION OF
FOREIGN EPIDEMIOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAMS.

(a) Authority.--The President is authorized, on such terms and
conditions as the President may determine, to provide assistance for
the purposes of--
(1) enhancing the surveillance and reporting capabilities
of the World Health Organization and existing regional health
networks; and
(2) developing new regional health networks.
(b) Expansion of Foreign Epidemiology Training Programs.--The
Secretary of Health and Human Services is authorized to establish new
country or regional Foreign Epidemiology Training Programs in eligible
developing countries.

SEC. 2413. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated under this division for Nonproliferation, Anti-
terrorism, Demining, and Related Programs, there is authorized
to be appropriated $35,000,000 for the fiscal year 2006 to
carry out this title.
(2) Allocation of funds.--Of the amounts made available
under paragraph (1)--
(A) $25,000,000 for the fiscal year 2006 is
authorized to be available to carry out sections 2406,
2407, 2408, and 2409;
(B) $500,000 for the fiscal year 2006 is authorized
to be available to carry out section 2410;
(C) $2,500,000 for the fiscal year 2006 is
authorized to be available to carry out section 2411;
and
(D) $7,000,000 for the fiscal year 2006 is
authorized to be available to carry out section 2412.
(b) Availability of Funds.--The amount appropriated pursuant to
subsection (a) is authorized to remain available until expended.
(c) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 120 days after the date
of the enactment of this title, the Secretary shall submit a report, in
conjunction with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the
Secretary of Defense, containing--
(1) a description of the implementation of programs under
this title; and
(2) an estimate of the level of funding required to carry
out those programs at a sufficient level.

TITLE XXV--REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER MATTERS

Subtitle A--Elimination and Modification of Certain Reporting
Requirements

SEC. 2501. ANNUAL REPORT ON TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY.

Section 560 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1994 (titles I through V of Public
Law 103-87; 107 Stat. 966) is amended by striking subsection (g).

SEC. 2502. ANNUAL REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES IN COLOMBIA.

Section 694 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year
2003 (Public Law 107-228; 116 Stat. 1415; 22 U.S.C. 2291 note) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Report Consolidation.--The Secretary may satisfy the annual
reporting requirements of this section by incorporating the required
information with the annual report submitted pursuant to section 489(a)
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291h(a)).''.

SEC. 2503. ANNUAL REPORT ON FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING.

Subsection (a)(1) of section 656 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2416) is amended--
(1) by striking ``January 31'' and inserting ``March 1'';
and
(2) by striking ``and all such training proposed for the
current year''.

SEC. 2504. REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN HAITI.

Section 616(c) of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State,
the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (section
101(b) of division A of Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-114), is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``not later than 3 months
after the date of the enactment of this Act'' and inserting
``as part of the annual report submitted under paragraph (4) of
this subsection''; and
(2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, as part of the
annual report submitted under paragraph (4) of this
subsection,'' after ``the appropriate congressional
committees''.

Subtitle B--New Reports and Other Matters

SEC. 2511. AMENDMENTS TO THE ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT ACT.

(a) Verification of Compliance.--Section 306(a) of the Arms Control
and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2577(a)) is amended by inserting ``or
other formal commitment'' after ``agreement'' each place it appears in
paragraphs (1) and (2).
(b) Annual Reports to Congress.--
(1) Requirement for reports.--Section 403 of the Arms
Control and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2593a) is amended to
read as follows:
``Sec. 403. (a) Report on Objectives and Negotiations.--Not later
than April 15 of each year, the President shall submit to the Speaker
of the House of Representatives and to the Chairman of the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate a report prepared by the Secretary of
State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of
Energy, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff, on the status of United States policy and
actions with respect to arms control, nonproliferation, and
disarmament. Such report shall include--
``(1) a detailed statement concerning the arms control,
nonproliferation, and disarmament objectives of the executive
branch of Government for the forthcoming year; and
``(2) a detailed assessment of the status of any ongoing
arms control, nonproliferation, or disarmament negotiations,
including a comprehensive description of negotiations or other
activities during the preceding year and an appraisal of the
status and prospects for the forthcoming year.
``(b) Report on Compliance.--Not later than April 15 of each year,
the President shall submit to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and to the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate a report prepared by the Secretary of State
with the concurrence of the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
and in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of
Energy, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on the status of
United States policy and actions with respect to arms control,
nonproliferation, and disarmament compliance. Such report shall
include--
``(1) a detailed assessment of adherence of the United
States to obligations undertaken in arms control,
nonproliferation, and disarmament agreements, including
information on the policies and organization of each relevant
agency or department of the United States to ensure adherence
to such obligations, a description of national security
programs with a direct bearing on questions of adherence to
such obligations and of steps being taken to ensure adherence,
and a compilation of any substantive questions raised during
the preceding year and any corrective action taken;
``(2) a detailed assessment of the adherence of other
nations to obligations undertaken in all arms control,
nonproliferation, and disarmament agreements or commitments,
including the Missile Technology Control Regime, to which the
United States is a participating state, including information
on actions taken by each nation with regard to the size,
structure, and disposition of its military forces in order to
comply with arms control, nonproliferation, or disarmament
agreements or commitments, including, in the case of each
agreement or commitment about which compliance questions
exist--
``(A) a description of each significant issue
raised and efforts made and contemplated with the other
participating state to seek resolution of the
difficulty;
``(B) an assessment of damage, if any, to United
States security and other interests;
``(C) recommendations as to any steps that should
be considered to redress any damage to United States
national security and to reduce compliance problems;
and
``(D) for states that are not parties to such
agreements or commitments, a description of activities
of concern carried out by such states and efforts
underway to bring such states into adherence with such
agreements or commitments;
``(3) a discussion of any material noncompliance by foreign
governments with their binding commitments to the United States
with respect to the prevention of the spread of nuclear
explosive devices (as defined in section 830(4) of the Nuclear
Proliferation Prevention Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6305(4)) by
non-nuclear-weapon states (as defined in section 830(5) of that
Act (22 U.S.C. 6305(5)) or the acquisition by such states of
unsafeguarded special nuclear material (as defined in section
830(8) of that Act (22 U.S.C. 6305(8)), including--
``(A) a net assessment of the aggregate military
significance of all such violations;
``(B) a statement of the compliance policy of the
United States with respect to violations of those
commitments; and
``(C) what actions, if any, the President has taken
or proposes to take to bring any country committing
such a violation into compliance with those
commitments; and
``(4) a specific identification, to the maximum extent
practicable in unclassified form, of each and every question
that exists with respect to compliance by other countries with
arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament agreements and
other formal commitments with the United States.
``(c) Chemical Weapons Convention Compliance Report Requirement
Satisfied.--The report submitted pursuant to subsection (b) shall
include the information required under section 2(10)(C) of Senate
Resolution 75, 105th Congress, agreed to April 24, 1997, advising and
consenting to the ratification of the Convention on the Prohibition of
Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on
Their Destruction, with annexes, done at Paris January 13, 1993 and
entered into force April 29, 1997 (popularly known as the `Chemical
Weapons Convention'; T.Doc. 103-21)
``(d) Classification of Report.--The reports required by this
section shall be submitted in unclassified form, with classified
annexes, as appropriate. The report portions described in paragraphs
(2) and (3) of subsection (b) shall summarize in detail, at least in
classified annexes, the information, analysis, and conclusions relevant
to possible noncompliance by other countries that are provided by
United States intelligence agencies.
``(e) Reporting Consecutive Noncompliance.--If the President in
consecutive reports submitted to the Congress under subsection (b)
reports that any country is not in full compliance with its binding
nonproliferation commitments to the United States, then the President
shall include in the second such report an assessment of what actions
are necessary to compensate for such violations.
``(f) Additional Requirement.--Each report required by subsection
(b) shall include a discussion of each significant issue described in
subsection (b)(4) that was contained in a previous report issued under
this section during 1995, or after December 31, 1995, until the
question or concern has been resolved and such resolution has been
reported in detail to the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Committee on
International Relations and the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence of the House of Representatives.''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--The heading of such section is
amended to read as follows:

``annual reports to congress''.

SEC. 2512. SUPPORT FOR INDEPENDENT MEDIA IN ETHIOPIA.

Of the amounts made available under chapter 1 of part I of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), such sums as
are necessary may be made available in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 to
support independent media in Ethiopia, including providing support to--
(1) strengthen the capacity of journalists; and
(2) increase access to printing facilities by individuals
who work in the print media.

SEC. 2513. SUPPORT FOR JUSTICE SECTOR IN CENTRAL AFRICAN STATES AND THE
AFRICAN UNION.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The President has expressed enthusiasm for increasing
African judicial capacity and for supporting the development of
the African Union's proposed African Court of Justice.
(2) In recent years, the Central African States of Burundi,
the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda have
all been involved in overlapping conflicts that have
destabilized the region and contributed to the deaths of
millions of civilians.
(3) The Department of State's 2004 Country Report on Human
Rights Practices in Burundi states that ``impunity and the
continuing lack of accountability for those who committed past
abuses remained serious problems.''
(4) The Department of State's 2004 Country Report on Human
Rights Practices in Rwanda states that ``arbitrary arrest and
detention and prolonged pretrial detention remained serious
problems. . . . The judiciary did not always ensure due process
or expeditious trials. The Government continued to conduct
genocide trials at a slow pace.''
(5) The Department of State's 2004 Country Report on Human
Rights Practices in the Democratic Republic of the Congo states
that ``government security forces committed unlawful killings,
torture, beatings, acts of rape, extortion, and other abuses,
such as lootings and interference with citizens, right to
privacy. In general, security forces operated with impunity. .
. . Armed groups committed numerous, serious abuses with
impunity against civilians, including deliberate large-scale
killings, the burning of villages, kidnappings, torture, rape,
cannibalism, mutilation, looting, and extortion.''
(6) The Department of State's 2004 Country Report on Human
Rights Practices in Uganda states that ``the Government
punished some security force officials who were guilty of
abuses; however, impunity remained a problem. . . . Poor
judicial administration, lack of resources, a large case
backlog, and lengthy trial delays limited due process rights,
including the right to a fair trial.''
(7) The report submitted to Congress by the Secretary on
February 2, 2005, under section 4 of the Northern Uganda Crisis
Response Act (Public Law 108-283) states that ``The UPDF
[Ugandan People's Defense Force] is feared by many ordinary
civilians in northern Uganda and its record of civil-military
relations is mixed. . . . The relation between the UPDF's
complaint processing system, the civil judicial process, and
the UHCR [Ugandan Human Rights Commission] needs to be
clarified, and links between the various systems need to be
strengthened.''
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) Of the amounts made available under chapter 4 of part
II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et
seq.), up to $15,000,000 may be made available for fiscal year
2006 to support the development of responsible justice and
reconciliation mechanisms in the Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, and Uganda, including programs to
combat impunity for abuses committed by the security services
and programs to increase awareness of gender-based violence and
to improve local capacity to prevent and respond to such
violence.
(2) Of the amounts made available under chapter 3 of part I
of such Act for International Organizations and Programs, such
sums as may be necessary may be made available to support the
efforts of the African Union to enhance its judicial capacity.
(c) Report.--
(1) Report required.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a
report to the appropriate congressional committees on efforts
to strengthen the judicial capacity in Africa.
(2) Content.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall
include a description of--
(A) the steps that the Department of State has
taken to engage with the organs and member states of
the African Union to determine what technical,
logistical, financial, or political support the United
States could provide to more effectively strengthen
judicial capacity in Africa;
(B) the specific requests made by the African Union
for assistance to strengthen judicial capacity in
Africa;
(C) the assistance provided thus far by the United
States Government to the African Union for the purposes
of strengthening the institutional and judicial
capacity of the African Union;
(D) a 5-year strategy for bolstering the judicial
capacity of the African Union; and
(E) the specific steps taken by the Department of
State and additional steps planned in the next 5 years
to address the ongoing impunity for grave human rights
abuses and to increase independent judicial capacity in
Burundi, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and
Uganda.

SEC. 2514. SUPPORT FOR HAITI.

Of the amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2006 pursuant to the
authorizations of appropriations in sections 2101(a), 2102, 2107, and
2126(a) and pursuant to the amendments made by sections 2108, 2121(a),
2122(a), 2123, and 2124, not less than $163,000,000 should be made
available to provide assistance to Haiti.

SEC. 2515. GLOBAL PEACE OPERATIONS INITIATIVE.

(a) Availability of Funds.--Of the amounts made available under
chapter 6 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C
2348 et seq.), $114,400,000 may be made available in fiscal year 2006,
and such amounts as may be necessary may be made available in fiscal
year 2007, to support the Global Peace Operations Initiative developed
and approved by the President in 2004.
(b) Eligibility for Participation.--
(1) Criteria.--Countries receiving support under the Global
Peace Operations Initiative should be selected on the basis
of--
(A) the country's willingness to participate in
peace support operations;
(B) the country's military capability;
(C) the country's democratic governance;
(D) the nature of the relations between the civil
and military authorities within the country;
(E) the human rights record of the country, with
particular attention paid to the record of the
military; and
(F) the relations between the country and its
neighboring states.
(2) Eligibility review.--The eligibility status of
participating countries shall be reviewed at least annually.
(c) Sense of Congress on Local Consultations.--It is the sense of
Congress that the Department of State should--
(1) provide information about the nature and purpose of the
training provided under the Global Peace Operations Initiative
to nationals of a country participating in that Initiative,
including parliamentarians and nongovernmental humanitarian and
human rights organizations; and
(2) to the extent possible, provide such information prior
to the beginning of training activities in such country under
the Global Peace Operations Initiative.
(d) Sense of Congress on Monitoring.--It is further the sense of
Congress that--
(1) the Secretary of State and the heads of other relevant
departments and agencies should monitor the performance and
conduct of military units that receive training or support
under the Global Peace Operations Initiative; and
(2) the Secretary should provide to the appropriate
congressional committees an annual report on the information
gained through such monitoring.

SEC. 2516. ASSISTANCE TO COMBAT HIV/AIDS IN CERTAIN COUNTRIES OF THE
CARIBBEAN REGION.

Section 1(f)(2)(B)(ii)(VII) of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(f)(2)(B)(ii)(VII)) is amended
by inserting after ``Zambia,'' the following: ``Antigua and Barbuda,
the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat,
Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia,
Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Dominican Republic,''.

SEC. 2517. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY.

Sections 495 through 495K of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2292f through 2292q) are repealed.

SEC. 2518. CONSOLIDATION OF CERTAIN SUBMISSIONS UNDER THE AFGHANISTAN
FREEDOM SUPPORT ACT OF 2002.

Section 305 of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 (22
U.S.C. 7555) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(c) Consolidation of Reports.--
``(1) Authority.--In order to enhance efficient use of
resources, the President may consolidate or combine into one
submission for any year any of the following matters required
to be submitted in or for that year:
``(A) The strategy under subsection (a).
``(B) An annual report under subsection (b).
``(C) An annual submission of the Afghanistan
assistance plan required under section 104(c).
``(D) The semiannual report required under section
206(c), relating to the implementation of strategies
for meeting the immediate and long-term security needs
of Afghanistan.
``(2) Combined discussion.--The authority under paragraph
(1) includes authority to satisfy a requirement for addressing
a factor or a criterion in a strategy, plan, or report referred
to in that paragraph by addressing that factor or criterion
once in the consolidated or combined submission for the
purposes of all such requirements.''.

SEC. 2519. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

(a) Error in Enrollment.--Effective as of November 21, 1990, as if
included therein, section 10(a)(1) of Public Law 101-623 (104 Stat.
3356), relating to an amendment of section 610(a) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2360(a)), is amended by striking
```part I''' and inserting ```part I)'''.
(b) Redesignation of Duplicatively Numbered Section.--Section 620G
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by section 149 of
Public Law 104-164 (110 Stat. 1436; 22 U.S.C. 2378a), is redesignated
as section 620J.
(c) Correction of Short Title.--Effective as of September 30, 1961,
as if included therein, section 111 of Public Law 87-329 (75 Stat. 719;
22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended by striking ```The Foreign'' and
inserting ``the `Foreign''.

SEC. 2520. REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT ON UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD HAITI.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Haiti is plagued by chronic political instability,
economic and political crises, and significant social
challenges.
(2) The United States has a political and economic interest
and a humanitarian and moral responsibility in assisting the
Government and people of Haiti in resolving the country's
problems and challenges.
(3) The situation in Haiti is increasingly cause for alarm
and concern, and a sustained, coherent, and active approach by
the United States Government is needed to make progress toward
resolving Haiti's political and economic crises.
(b) Requirement for Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report that describes United
States policy toward Haiti. The report shall include the following:
(1) The plan for the reconstruction of Haiti for fiscal
years 2006 and 2007.
(2) A description of the activities that have been and will
be carried out by the United States Government, and the
activities that will be carried out by the United States
Government, for the following purposes:
(A) To establish democracy and rule of law in
Haiti, in a manner that is consistent with the
Constitution of Haiti and international requirements
described in resolutions of the United Nations, the
Organization of American States, or other international
organizations.
(B) To assist in the disarmament, demobilization,
and reintegration of illegally armed forces in Haiti,
in coordination with the United Nations Stabilization
Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) and the Organization of
American States.
(C) To assist in the reform and training of the
Haitian National Police, in coordination with MINUSTAH
and the Organization of American States, to include
vetting, human rights, and weapons monitoring programs
that adhere to internationally accepted norms.
(D) To promote, in collaboration with the Haitian
interim government, the holding of free and fair
elections in Haiti that are monitored by international
monitors and observers.
(E) To combat the human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV) or the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
in Haiti.
(F) To promote economic development in Haiti
through assistance to critical sectors such as health
and education, and for job creation, including through
support for trade preference legislation specifically
for Haiti.
(G) To encourage other countries and international
organizations to provide assistance to Haiti, including
by fulfilling the pledges for over $1,200,000,000 in
assistance made at the July 2004 International Donors
Conference on Haiti.
(H) To ensure that MINUSTAH is fully staffed at the
authorized levels of military and civilian personnel
and that it remains in Haiti for a period of time
sufficient to adequately retrain the Haitian National
Police.

SEC. 2521. UNITED STATES POLICY ON TSUNAMI RELIEF AND RECONSTRUCTION IN
ACEH, INDONESIA.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The destruction in South and Southeast Asia caused by
the tsunami that occurred on December 26, 2004, has created a
possible opportunity for progress in resolving the 30-year
dispute between the Government of Indonesia and the Free Aceh
Movement (GAM).
(2) In negotiations during February 2005, the GAM and
Government of Indonesia made important progress in resolving
some of their differences, prompting the Vice President of
Indonesia to say he was pleased with the progress of the talks
and that ``[t]he result is much better than [the result of]
previous meetings''.
(3) In a joint statement, issued on January 25, 2005, the
Co-Chairs of the Tokyo Conference on Reconstruction and
Development of Sri Lanka stated that tsunami assistance should
adhere to ``basic principles of equity'' and be ``sensitive to
and strengthens the Peace Process''.
(b) Policy.--It should be the policy of the United States to work
to formulate a joint statement with other donor countries which are
providing assistance for tsunami relief and reconstruction efforts in
Aceh, Indonesia, that calls for the provision of such assistance--
(1) to be equitably distributed throughout the impacted
areas of Indonesia; and
(2) to be used to strengthen and support the negotiations
between the Government of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement.

SEC. 2522. DRUG PRICE TRANSPARENCY IN THE EMERGENCY PLAN FOR AIDS
RELIEF.

(a) Requirement for Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Coordinator of United States Government
Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally shall make available to the
public a report setting forth the amount of United States funding
provided under the authorities of the United States Leadership Against
HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7601 et
seq.), or under an amendment made to that Act, to procure anti-
retroviral drugs in a country described in section 1(f)(2)(B)(VII) of
the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C.
2651a(f)(2)(B)(VII). The report shall include a detailed description of
the anti-retroviral drugs procured, including--
(1) the amount expended for generics and name brand drugs;
(2) the price paid per unit of each drug; and
(3) the vendor from which the drugs were purchased.
(b) Annual Update.--The Coordinator of United States Government
Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally shall update the report required
by subsection (a) by January 31 each year and make such updates
available to the public.

TITLE XXVI--SAFE WATER

SEC. 2601. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ``Safe Water: Currency for Peace Act
of 2005''.

SEC. 2602. FINDINGS.

Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Water-related diseases are a human tragedy, killing and
debilitating millions of people annually, preventing millions
of people from leading healthy lives, and undermining
development efforts.
(2) Providing safe supplies of water, and sanitation and
hygiene improvements would save millions of lives by reducing
the prevalence of water-borne diseases, water-based diseases,
water-privation diseases, and water-related vector diseases.
(3) An estimated 1,800,000 people die of diarrhoeal
diseases every year. Ninety percent of these people are
children under the age of five who live in developing
countries. Simple household and personal hygiene measures, such
as household water treatment and safe storage and effective
hand washing with soap, reduce the burden of diarrhoeal disease
by more than 40 percent.
(4) According to the World Health Organization, 88 percent
of diarrhoeal disease can be attributed to unsafe water supply,
and inadequate sanitation and hygiene.
(5) Around the world, more than 150,000,000 people are
threatened by blindness caused by trachoma, a disease that is
spread through poor hygiene and sanitation, and aggravated by
inadequate water supply.
(6) Chronic intestinal helminth infections are a leading
source of global morbidity, including cognitive impairment and
anemia for hundred of millions of children and adults. Access
to safe water and sanitation and better hygiene practices can
greatly reduce the number of these infections.
(7) Schistosomiasis is a disease that affects 200,000,000
people, 20,000,000 of whom suffer serious consequences,
including liver and intestinal damage. Improved water resource
management to reduce infestation of surface water, improved
sanitation and hygiene, and deworming treatment can
dramatically reduce this burden.
(8) In 2002, 2,600,000,000 people lacked access to improved
sanitation. In sub-Saharan Africa, only 36 percent of the
population has access to improved sanitation. In developing
countries, only 31 percent of the population in rural areas has
access to improved sanitation.
(9) Improved management of water resources can contribute
to comprehensive strategies for controlling mosquito
populations associated with life-threatening vector-borne
diseases in developing countries, especially malaria, which
kills more than 1,000,000 people each year, most of whom are
children.
(10) Natural disasters such as floods and droughts threaten
people's health. Floods contaminate drinking-water systems with
industrial waste refuse, sewage, and human and animal excreta.
Droughts exacerbate malnutrition and limit access to drinking
water supplies. Sound water resource management can mitigate
the impact of such natural disasters.
(11) The United Nations Population Fund report entitled
``Water: A Critical Resource'' stated that ``Nearly 500 million
people [suffer from] water stress or serious water scarcity.
Under current trends, two-thirds of the world's population may
be subject to moderate to high water stress by 2025''.
Effective water management and equitable allocation of scarce
water supplies for all uses will become increasingly important
for meeting both human and ecosystem water needs in the future.
(12) The participants in the World Summit on Sustainable
Development, held in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2002,
agreed to the Plan of Implementation of the World Summit on
Sustainable Development which included an agreement to work to
reduce by one-half ``the proportion of people who are unable to
reach or afford safe drinking water,'' and ``the proportion of
people without access to basic sanitation'' by 2015.
(13) At the World Summit on Sustainable Development,
building on the U.S.-Japan Partnership for Security and
Prosperity announced in June 2001 by President Bush and Prime
Minister Koizumi, the United States and Japan announced a Clean
Water for People Initiative to cooperate in providing safe
water and sanitation to the world's poor, improve watershed
management, and increase the productivity of water.
(14) At the World Summit on Sustainable Development, the
United States announced the Water for the Poor Initiative which
committed the United States to provide $750,000,000 over 3
years to increase access to safe water and sanitation services,
improve watershed management, and increase the productivity of
water. During fiscal year 2004, the United States provided an
estimated $472,000,000 in assistance to the Water for the Poor
Initiative, including funds made available for reconstruction
activities in Iraq, of which $388,000,000 was made available
for safe drinking water and sanitation programs.
(15) During fiscal year 2004, the United States provided
$49,000,000 in assistance for activities to provide safe
drinking water and sanitation in sub-Saharan Africa, an amount
that is equal to 6.5 percent of total United States foreign
assistance provided for all water activities in the Water for
the Poor Initiative.
(16) At the 2003 Summit of the Group of Eight in Evian,
France, the members of the Group of Eight produced a plan
entitled ``Water: A G8 Action Plan'' that stated that a lack of
water can undermine human security. The Action Plan committed
the members of the Group of Eight to playing a more active role
in international efforts to provide safe water and sanitation
to the world's poor by mobilizing domestic resources in
developing countries for water infrastructure financing through
the development and strengthening of local capital markets and
financial institutions, particularly by establishing, where
appropriate, at the national and local levels, revolving funds
that offer local currency financings, which allow communities
to finance capital-intensive water infrastructure projects over
an affordable period of time at competitive rates.
(17) The G8 Action Plan also committed members of the Group
of Eight to provide risk mitigation mechanisms for such
revolving funds and to provide technical assistance for the
development of efficient local financial markets and building
municipal government capacity to design and implement
financially viable projects and provide, as appropriate,
targeted subsidies for the poorest communities that cannot
fully service market rate debt.
(18) The United Nations General Assembly Resolution 58/217
of February 9, 2004, proclaimed ``the period from 2005 to 2015
the International Decade for Action, `Water for Life', to
commence on World Water Day, 22 March 2005'' for the purpose of
increasing the focus of the international community on water-
related issues at all levels and on the implementation of
water-related programs and projects.

SEC. 2603. WATER FOR HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT.

(a) In General.--Part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 104C the
following new section:

``SEC. 104D. WATER FOR HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT.

``(a) Finding.--Congress makes the following findings:
``(1) Access to safe water and sanitation and improved
hygiene are significant factors in controlling the spread of
disease in the developing world and positively affecting
economic development.
``(2) The health of children and other vulnerable rural and
urban populations in developing countries, especially sub-
Saharan Africa and South Asia, is threatened by a lack of
adequate safe water, sanitation, and hygiene.
``(3) Efforts to meet United States foreign assistance
objectives, including those related to agriculture, the human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency
syndrome (AIDS), and the environment will be advanced by
improving access to safe water and sanitation and promoting
sound water management throughout the world.
``(4) Developing sustainable financing mechanisms,
including private sector financing, is critical to the long-
term sustainability of improved water supply, sanitation, and
hygiene.
``(5) The annual level of investment needed to meet the
water and sanitation needs of developing countries far exceeds
the amount of Official Development Assistance (ODA) and
spending by governments of developing countries, so attracting
greater public and private investment is essential.
``(6) Long-term sustainability in the provision of access
to safe water and sanitation and in the maintenance of water
and sanitation facilities requires a legal and regulatory
environment conducive to private sector investment and private
sector participation in the delivery of water and sanitation
services.
``(7) The absence of robust domestic financial markets and
sources for long-term financing are a major impediment to the
development of water and sanitation projects in developing
countries.
``(8) At the 2003 Summit of the Group of Eight in Evian,
France, the members of the Group of Eight produced a plan
entitled `Water: A G8 Action Plan' that contemplated the
promotion of domestic revolving funds to provide local currency
financing for capital-intensive water infrastructure projects.
Innovative financing mechanisms such as revolving funds and
pooled-financings have been very effective vehicles for
mobilizing domestic savings for investments in water and
sanitation both in the United States and in some developing
countries. These mechanisms can serve as a catalyst for greater
investment in water and sanitation projects by villages, small
towns, and municipalities.
``(9) The G8 Action Plan also committed members of the
Group of Eight to improving coordination and cooperation
between donors, and such improved coordination and cooperation
is essential for enlarging the beneficial impact of donor
initiatives.
``(b) Policy.--It is a major objective of United States foreign
assistance--
``(1) to promote good health and economic development by
providing assistance to expand access to safe water and
sanitation, promote sound water management, and improve hygiene
for people around the world; and
``(2) to promote, to the maximum extent practicable and
appropriate, long-term sustainability in the provision of
access to safe water and sanitation by encouraging private
investment in water and sanitation infrastructure and services.
``(c) Authorization.--
``(1) In general.--To carry out the policy set out in
subsection (b), the President is authorized to furnish
assistance, including health information and education, to
advance good health and promote economic development by
improving the safety of water supplies, expanding access to
safe water and sanitation, promoting sound water management,
and promoting better hygiene.
``(2) Local currency.--The President may use payments made
in local currencies under an agreement made under title I of
the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954
(7 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to provide assistance under this
section, including assistance for activities related to
drilling or maintaining wells.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 104(c) of the Agricultural Trade
Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1704(c)) is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(9) Safe water.--To provide assistance under section 104D
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to advance good health
and promote economic development by improving the safety of
water supplies, including programs related to drilling or
maintaining wells.''.

SEC. 2604. PILOT PROGRAM FOR WATER SUSTAINABILITY INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING.

(a) In General.--Section 104D of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, as added by section 2603(a), is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(d) Pilot Clean Water Sustainability Infrastructure Development
Program.--
``(1) Authority for pilot program.--In order to study the
feasibility and desirability of a program to assist countries
that have a high proportion of the population that is
susceptible to water-borne illnesses as a result of a lack of
basic infrastructure for clean water and sanitation, the
President, in close coordination with the Administrator of the
United States Agency for International Development and the
Director of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, is
authorized to establish a 5-year pilot program under which the
President may--
``(A) provide for the issuance of investment
insurance, investment guarantees, or loan guarantees,
provide for direct investment or investment
encouragement, or carry out special projects and
programs for eligible investors to assist such
countries in the development of safe drinking water and
sanitation infrastructure programs; and
``(B) provide assistance to support the activities
described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph
(2) for the purposes of--
``(i) carrying out the policy set out in
subsection (b); and
``(ii) maximizing the effectiveness of
assistance provided under subparagraph (A).
``(2) Activities supported.--Assistance provided to a
country under paragraph (1)(B) shall be used to--
``(A) assess the water development needs of such
country;
``(B) design projects to address such water
development needs;
``(C) develop the capacity of individuals and
institutions in such country to carry out and maintain
water development programs through training, joint work
projects, and educational programs; and
``(D) provide long-term monitoring of water
development programs.
``(3) Geographic limitation.--The President may only
provide assistance under the pilot program under paragraph (1)
to a country based on consultation with Congress.
``(4) Additional criteria.--In making determinations of
eligibility under this subsection, the President should give
preferential consideration to projects sponsored by or
significantly involving United States small businesses or
cooperatives.
``(5) Implementation.--To the extent provided for in
advance in appropriations Acts, the President is authorized to
create such legal mechanisms as may be necessary for the
implementation of its authorities under this subsection. Such
legal mechanisms may be deemed non-Federal borrowers for
purposes of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661
et seq.).
``(6) Loan guarantees.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the President is authorized to provide assistance under
the pilot program under paragraph (1) in the form of partial
loan guarantees, provided that such a loan guarantee may not
exceed 75 percent of the total amount of the loan.
``(7) Coordination.--The President is authorized to
coordinate the activities of each agency or department of the
United States to provide to a country assistance for an
activity described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of
paragraph (2).
``(8) Federal agency responsibilities.--Under the direction
of the President, the head of each agency or department of the
United States is authorized to assign, detail, or otherwise
make available to the Department of State any officer or
employee of such agency or department who possesses expertise
related to an activity described in subparagraphs (A) through
(D) of paragraph (2).
``(9) Report to congress.--The President shall annually
prepare and submit to the Committee on Appropriations, the
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee
on Appropriations, the Committee on International Relations,
and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives a report concerning the implementation of the
pilot program under this subsection.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be
effective during the 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment
of this Act.

SEC. 2605. SAFE WATER STRATEGY.

(a) Requirement for Strategy.--The Secretary, in close coordination
with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development and in consultation with other appropriate Federal
agencies, appropriate international organizations, foreign governments,
United States nongovernmental organizations, and other appropriate
entities, shall develop and implement a strategy to further the United
States foreign assistance objective to promote economic development by
promoting good health through the provision of assistance to expand
access to safe water and sanitation, to promote sound water management,
and to improve hygiene for people around the world.
(b) Content.--The strategy required by subsection (a) shall
include--
(1) an assessment of the activities that have been carried
out, or that are planned to be carried out, by the United
States to improve hygiene or access to safe water and
sanitation by underserved rural or urban poor populations, the
countries of sub-Saharan Africa, or in countries that receive
assistance from the United States Agency for International
Development;
(2) methods to achieve long-term sustainability in the
provision of access to safe water and sanitation, the
maintenance of water and sanitation facilities, and effective
promotion of improved hygiene, in the context of appropriate
financial, municipal, health, and water management systems;
(3) methods to use United States assistance to promote
community-based approaches, including the involvement of civil
society, to further the objectives described in subsection (a);
(4) methods to mobilize and leverage the financial,
technical, and managerial expertise of businesses, governments,
nongovernmental, and civil society in the form of public-
private alliances such as the Global Development Alliances of
the Agency which encourage innovation and effective solutions
for improving sustainable access to safe water and sanitation;
(5) goals to further the objectives described in subsection
(a) and methods to measure whether progress is being made to
meet such goals, including indicators to measure progress and
procedures to regularly evaluate and monitor progress;
(6) assessments of the challenges and obstacles that impede
the provision of access to safe water and sanitation, as well
as the improvement of hygiene practices, critical in developing
countries;
(7) assessments of how access to safe water, sanitation,
and hygiene programs, as well as water resource programs,
effectively support the goal of combating the human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the acquired immune deficiency
syndrome (AIDS);
(8) assessments of the roles that other countries or
entities, including international organizations, could play in
furthering such objective and mechanisms to establish
coordination among the United States, foreign countries, and
other entities;
(9) assessments of the level of resources that are needed
each year to further such objective; and
(10) methods to coordinate and integrate programs of the
United States to further such objective with other United
States foreign assistance programs.
(c) Reports to Congress.--
(1) Initial report.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to
Congress a report that describes the strategy required by
subsection (a).
(2) Report.--Not less than once every 2 years after the
submission of the initial report under paragraph (1), the
President shall submit to Congress a report on the status of
the implementation of the strategy and progress made in
achieving the objective described in subsection (a).

SEC. 2606. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated for each
of the fiscal years 2006 through 2011 such sums as may be necessary to
carry out this title and the amendments made by this title.
(b) Other Amounts.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to the
authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) shall be in addition
to the amounts otherwise available to carry out this title and the
amendments made by this title.

TITLE XXVII--PROTECTION OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS DURING HUMANITARIAN
EMERGENCIES

SEC. 2701. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ``Protection of Vulnerable
Populations During Humanitarian Emergencies Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2702. DEFINITIONS.

In this title:
(1) Agency.--The term ``Agency'' means the United States
Agency for International Development.
(2) Children.--The term ``children'' means persons under
the age of 18 years.
(3) Coordinator.--The term ``coordinator'' means the
individual designated by the Secretary under section 2712(a).
(4) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the
Department of State.
(5) Exploitation of children.--The term ``exploitation of
children'' includes--
(A) adult sexual activity with children;
(B) kidnapping or forcibly separating children from
their families;
(C) subjecting children to forced child labor;
(D) forcing children to commit or witness acts of
violence, including compulsory recruitment into armed
forces or as combatants; and
(E) withholding or obstructing access of children
to food, shelter, medicine, and basic human services.
(6) HIV.--The term ``HIV'' means the human immunodeficiency
virus, the virus that causes the acquired immune deficiency
syndrome (AIDS).
(7) Humanitarian emergency.--The term ``humanitarian
emergency'' means a situation in which, due to a natural or
manmade disaster, civilians, including refugees and internally
displaced persons, require basic humanitarian assistance.
(8) Inter-agency standing committee.--The term ``Inter-
Agency Standing Committee'' means the Inter-Agency Standing
Committee established in response to United Nations General
Assembly Resolution 46/182 of December 19, 1991.
(9) Protection.--The term ``protection'' means all
appropriate measures to provide the physical and psychological
security of, provide equal access to basic services for, and
safeguard the legal and human rights of, individuals.
(10) Sex trafficking.--The term ``sex trafficking'' has the
meaning given the term in section 103 of Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).
(11) Sexual exploitation and abuse.--The term ``sexual
exploitation and abuse'' means causing harm to a person
through--
(A) rape;
(B) sexual assault or torture;
(C) sex trafficking and trafficking in persons;
(D) demands for sex in exchange for employment,
goods, services, or protection; and
(E) other forms of sexual violence.
(12) Trafficking in persons.--The term ``trafficking in
persons'' has the meaning given the term ``severe forms of
trafficking in persons'' in section 103 of Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).
(13) Vulnerable populations.--The term ``vulnerable
populations'' means those people, such as women, children, the
disabled, and the elderly, who by virtue of their status are at
a disadvantage in obtaining or accessing goods and services.

SEC. 2703. FINDINGS.

Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The nature of war has changed dramatically in recent
decades, putting civilians, especially women and children, at
greater risk of death, disease, displacement, and exploitation.
(2) In the last decade alone, more than 2,000,000 children
have been killed during wars, while more than 4,000,000 have
survived physical mutilation, and more than 1,000,000 have been
orphaned or separated from their families as a result of war.
(3) The use of rape, particularly against women and girls,
is an increasingly common tactic in modern war.
(4) Civilians, particularly women and children, account for
the vast majority of those adversely affected by humanitarian
emergencies, including as refugees and internally displaced
persons, and increasingly are targeted by combatants and armed
elements for murder, abduction, forced military conscription,
involuntary servitude, displacement, sexual abuse and slavery,
mutilation, and loss of freedom.
(5) Large-scale natural disasters, such as the tsunami that
struck South East Asia, South Asia, and East Africa on December
26, 2004, and claimed over 200,000 lives, are particularly
threatening to children, who are often orphaned or separated
from their families.
(6) Traditionally, the response to such humanitarian
emergencies has focused on providing food, medical care, and
shelter needs, and has placed less emphasis on the safety and
security of those affected by a humanitarian emergency.
(7) Refugee women and girls face particular threats because
of power inequities, including being forced to exchange sex for
food and humanitarian supplies, and being at increased risk of
rape and sexual exploitation and abuse due to poor security in
refugee camps.
(8) In some circumstances, humanitarian agencies have
failed to make individuals affected by a humanitarian
emergency, especially women and children, aware of their rights
to protection and assistance, to give them access to effective
channels of redress, and to make humanitarian workers aware of
their duty to respect these rights and provide adequate
assistance.
(9) Refugee and displaced women face heightened risks of
developing complications during pregnancy, suffering a
miscarriage, dying, being injured during childbirth, becoming
infected with HIV or another sexually transmitted infection, or
suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder.
(10) Despite the heightened risks for women during a
humanitarian emergency, women's needs for specialized health
services have often been overlooked by donors and relief
organizations, which are focused on providing food, water, and
shelter.
(11) There is a substantial need for the protection of
civilians, especially women and children, to be given a high
priority during all humanitarian emergencies.

Subtitle A--Program and Policy Coordination

SEC. 2711. REQUIREMENT TO DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY.

(a) In General.--The Secretary shall, in consultation with the
Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development, develop a comprehensive strategy for the protection of
vulnerable populations, especially women and children, who are affected
by a humanitarian emergency. The strategy shall include--
(1) measures to address the specific protection needs of
women and children;
(2) training for personnel to respond to the specific needs
of such vulnerable populations; and
(3) measures taken to comply with section 2731.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this title, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
congressional committees a report setting forth the strategy described
in subsection (a).

SEC. 2712. DESIGNATION OF COORDINATOR.

(a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment
of this title, the Secretary shall designate an individual within the
Department or the Agency as the coordinator to be responsible for the
oversight and coordination of efforts by the Department and the Agency
to provide protection for vulnerable populations, especially women and
children, affected by a humanitarian emergency.
(b) Consultation Requirement.--The Secretary shall consult with the
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development
in making a designation under subsection (a).
(c) Notification.--Not later than 5 days after designating an
official as a coordinator under subsection (a), the Secretary shall
inform the appropriate congressional committees of such designation.

Subtitle B--Prevention and Preparedness

SEC. 2721. REPORTING AND MONITORING SYSTEMS.

(a) Duties of Coordinator.--The coordinator shall--
(1) develop and maintain a database of historical
information about occurrences of sexual exploitation and abuse,
and other exploitation, of children during a humanitarian
emergency;
(2) establish a reporting and monitoring system for United
States diplomatic missions to collect and submit to the
coordinator information that indicates that vulnerable
populations, especially women and children, are being targeted
for or are at substantial risk of violence or exploitation in
humanitarian emergencies;
(3) assist United States diplomatic missions in developing
responses to situations where there is a substantial risk of
sexual exploitation and abuse or exploitation of children that
may occur during a humanitarian emergency; and
(4) develop mechanisms for the receipt and distribution of
reports to and from the public and relevant nongovernmental and
international organizations of evidence of sexual exploitation
and abuse and exploitation of children during a humanitarian
emergency.
(b) Consultation.--In carrying out duties under paragraphs (1) and
(2) of subsection (a), the Coordinator shall consult with inter-
governmental organizations and nongovernmental organizations.

SEC. 2722. PROTECTION TRAINING AND EXPERTISE.

(a) Fellowship Program.--The Administrator of the United States
Agency for International Development is authorized to establish a
fellowship program at the Agency to increase the expertise of the
personnel of the Agency in developing programs and policies to carry
out activities related to the protection of vulnerable populations,
especially women and children, affected by a humanitarian emergency.
(b) Term of Fellowship.--An individual may participate in a
fellowship under this section for a term of not more than 3 years.
(c) Number of Fellows.--The Administrator is authorized to employ
up to 10 fellows at any one time under this program.
(d) Qualification.--An individual is qualified to participate in a
fellowship under this section if such individual has the specific
expertise required--
(1) to develop and implement policies and programs related
to the protection of vulnerable populations, especially women
and children; and
(2) to promote the exchange of knowledge and experience
between the Agency and entities that assist the Agency in
carrying out assistance programs.

Subtitle C--Protection of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons

SEC. 2731. CODES OF CONDUCT.

None of the funds made available by the Department or Agency to
provide assistance under section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2292) or overseas assistance under section 2 of the
Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601) may be
provided to a primary grantee or contractor for the purpose of
providing assistance to refugees or internally displaced persons unless
such grantee or contractor has adopted a code of conduct that is
consistent with the 6 core principles recommended by the Inter-Agency
Standing Committee. To the extent practicable, a grantee or contractor
that has adopted such a code of conduct shall ensure that subgrantees
and subcontractors of such grantee or contractor have adopted, or agree
to act in accordance with, such a code of conduct.

SEC. 2732. HEALTH SERVICES FOR REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS.

(a) Provision of Health Services to Vulnerable Populations Affected
by Humanitarian Emergencies.--The coordinator shall seek to ensure that
organizations funded by the Department and the Agency for the purpose
of responding to a humanitarian emergency coordinate and implement
activities needed to respond to the health needs of vulnerable
populations, especially women and children, as soon as practicable and
not later than 30 days after the onset of a humanitarian emergency.
(b) Activities Defined.--The activities referred to in subsection
(a) include activities to--
(1) prevent and manage the consequences of sexual violence;
(2) reduce transmission of HIV;
(3) provide obstetric care; and
(4) develop a plan to integrate women's health services
into the primary health care services provided during a
humanitarian emergency.

SEC. 2733. ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AFFECTED
BY A HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY.

(a) Amendments to Microenterprise Act of 2000.--Section 102 of the
Microenterprise for Self-Reliance Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 2151f note) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (4)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and
(D) and subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E), respectively;
and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
following:
``(B) Women displaced by armed conflict are particularly at
risk, lacking access to traditional livelihoods and means for
generating income.''; and
(2) in paragraph (13)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
subparagraph (C); and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
following:
``(B) Particular efforts should be made to expand the
availability of microcredit programs to internally displaced
persons, who historically have not had access to such
programs.''.
(b) Amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act.--Section 256(b)(3) of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2212(b)(3)) is amended by
inserting after ``clients'' the following: ``, including women
microentrepeneurs,''.

SEC. 2734. INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING.

Section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347)
is amended--
(1) by striking ``or (iv)'' and inserting ``(iv)''; and
(2) by striking ``rights.'' and inserting ``rights, or (v)
improve the protection of civilians, especially women and
children, including those who are refugees or displaced
persons.''.

SEC. 2735. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ACTIONS OF UNITED NATIONS
PEACEKEEPERS.

It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Secretary-General of the United Nations should
strengthen the existing ability of the United Nations
Department of Peacekeeping Operations to protect civilians,
especially women and children, from sexual exploitation and
abuse by personnel in peace operation missions by--
(A) directing the Department of Peacekeeping
Operations to identify nongovernmental organizations
and local community officials to receive and
communicate to senior level mission officials credible
reports from civilians of sexual exploitation and
abuse;
(B) ensuring that there is a mechanism in place for
all credible allegations of sexual exploitation and
abuse to be brought to the attention of senior level
mission officials in an expedited fashion;
(C) developing missions based rapid response teams
to investigate allegations of sexual exploitation and
abuse;
(D) improving informational programs for United
Nations personnel on their responsibility not to engage
in acts of sexual exploitation and abuse and the
sanctions for such actions;
(E) identifying troop contributing countries that
refuse to investigate allegations of sexual
exploitation and abuse by nationals serving in
peacekeeping missions;
(F) permanently excluding individuals found to have
engaged in sexual abuse or exploitation, as well as
troop contingent commanders and civilian managerial
personnel complicit in such behavior, from
participating in future United Nations peacekeeping
missions; and
(G) demanding that troop contributing countries--
(i) thoroughly investigate cases in which
their nationals have been alleged to have
engaged in sexual abuse or exploitation which
on United Nations peacekeeping missions; and
(ii) punish those found guilty of such
misconduct;
(2) troop contributing states should ensure that their
soldiers are properly trained on United Nations guidelines
regarding proper conduct towards civilians, in particular those
guidelines that address gender-based violence, before
participating in United Nations peace operation missions;
(3) the United Nations should suspend payment of
peacekeeping funds to countries when there is credible evidence
of sexual exploitation and abuse by troops of such countries
that are participating in peacekeeping operations, and the
governments of such countries are not investigating or
punishing such conduct; and
(4) the Secretary should consider a suspension of United
States military assistance to countries that do not--
(A) investigate allegations of sexual exploitation
and abuse by troops participating in United Nations
peacekeeping operations; or
(B) hold perpetrators of such abuse and
exploitation accountable.

Subtitle D--Protection of Vulnerable Populations Affected by a
Humanitarian Emergency

SEC. 2741. ACTIONS TO SUPPORT PROTECTION.

(a) Programs of the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development.--The United States Executive Director of the International
Bank for Reconstruction and Development should take steps to ensure
that disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration programs developed
and funded by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
provide benefits to former combatants that are comparable to the
benefits provided by such programs to other individuals.
(b) Report Regarding Programs to Assist Civilian Police.--Not later
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary
shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on
all current programs being conducted by the Department or the Agency to
assist foreign countries with the enforcement of the laws of such
countries that are designed to protect women and children and improve
accountability for sexual exploitation and abuse.

SEC. 2742. PROTECTION ASSISTANCE.

Chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:

``SEC. 135. ASSISTANCE FOR THE PROTECTION OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
DURING HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES.

``(a) Authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and
subject to the limitations of subsection (b), the President is
authorized to provide assistance for programs, projects, and activities
to promote the security of, provide equal access to basic services for,
and safeguard the legal and human rights of civilians, especially women
and children, who are affected by a humanitarian emergency. Such
assistance shall include programs--
``(1) to build the capacity of nongovernmental
organizations to address the special protection needs of
vulnerable populations, especially women and children, affected
by a humanitarian emergency;
``(2) to support local and international nongovernmental
initiatives to prevent, detect, and report exploitation of
children and sexual exploitation and abuse, including through
the provision of training humanitarian protection monitors for
refugees and internally displaced persons;
``(3) to conduct protection and security assessments for
refugees and internally displaced persons in camps or in
communities for the purpose of improving the design and
security of camps for refugees and internally displaced
persons, with special emphasis on the security of women and
children;
``(4) to provide, when practicable, education during a
humanitarian emergency, including structured activities that
create safe spaces for children, in particular girls;
``(5) to reintegrate and rehabilitate former combatants and
survivors of a humanitarian emergency, including through
education, psychosocial assistance and trauma counseling,
family and community reinsertion, medical assistance, and
strengthening community systems to support sustained
reintegration;
``(6) to establish registries and clearinghouses to trace
relatives and begin family reunification, with a specific focus
on helping children find their families;
``(7) to provide interim care and placement for separated
children and orphans, including monitoring and followup
services;
``(8) to provide legal services for survivors of sexual
exploitation, abuse, or torture, including the collection of
evidence for war crimes tribunals and advocacy for legal
reform; and
``(9) to provide to local law enforcement personnel working
in areas affected by a humanitarian emergency training in human
rights law, particularly as it relates to the protection of
women and children.
``(b) Availability of Assistance.--Amounts made available to carry
out this part and chapter 4 of part II may be made available to carry
out this section.''.

TITLE XXVIII--CONVENTIONAL ARMS DISARMAMENT

SEC. 2801. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the ``Conventional Arms Disarmament Act
of 2005''.

SEC. 2802. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The global proliferation of man-portable air defense
systems (MANPADS), other conventional weapons, and tactical
missile systems poses a direct threat to the national security
of the United States.
(2) The use of MANPADS and other conventional weapons by
terrorists and insurgent groups continues to hamper United
States efforts to achieve peace and security in Iraq and
Afghanistan.
(3) The proliferation of tactical missile systems provides
many regimes with a means of income and threatens international
peace and security.
(4) The Government Accountability Office has estimated that
there are between 500,000 and 750,000 MANPADS in the world.
(5) Many countries that possess stocks of MANPADS, other
conventional weapons, and tactical missile systems no longer
require such weapons for their own security or self defense,
but do not possess the means for the elimination or
safeguarding of such systems.
(6) There is currently no single United States program
designed to promote efforts in other countries related to
conventional arms threat reduction and the elimination of
tactical missiles.
(7) The Department of State has not used the
Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund for any activity to
eliminate any tactical missile systems since 2002.
(8) The proliferation of conventional weapons in developing
countries that have experienced civil conflict threatens
political stability and economic development in those countries
and neighboring countries.
(9) Land mines left over from past conflicts continue to
pose a humanitarian threat and a barrier to economic
development in many countries around the world.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) where appropriate, the United States Government should
provide assistance to countries seeking to secure, remove, or
eliminate stocks of MANPADS, other conventional weapons, and
tactical missile systems that pose a proliferation threat; and
(2) given the clear links between global networks of
terrorism and networks of the illicit trade in conventional
weapons, the United States Government should place consistent,
broad, and continued emphasis on combating the proliferation of
MANPADS, other conventional weapons, and tactical missile
systems within the broader nonproliferation strategy of the
United States.

SEC. 2803. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

It is the policy of the United States to assist the governments of
other countries in safeguarding or eliminating stocks of MANPADS, other
conventional weapons, and tactical missile systems that pose a
proliferation, local or regional security, or humanitarian threat.

SEC. 2804. GLOBAL PROGRAM FOR THE SAFEGUARDING AND ELIMINATION OF
CONVENTIONAL ARMS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to carry out an
accelerated global program to secure, remove, or eliminate stocks of
MANPADS, other conventional weapons, and tactical missile systems, as
well as related equipment and facilities, that are determined by the
Secretary to pose a proliferation threat.
(b) Program Elements.--The program authorized under subsection (a)
may include the following activities:
(1) Humanitarian demining activities.
(2) Programs for the elimination or securing of tactical
missile systems.
(3) Programs for the elimination or securing of MANPADS.
(4) Activities to destroy other conventional weapons.
(5) Programs to assist countries in the safe handling and
proper storage of MANPADS, other conventional weapons, and
tactical missile systems.
(6) Cooperative programs with the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization and other international organizations to assist
countries in the safe handling and proper storage or
elimination of MANPADS, other conventional weapons, and
tactical missile systems.
(7) The utilization of funds for the elimination or
safeguarding of MANPADS, other conventional weapons, and
tactical missile systems.
(8) The management of MANPADS, other conventional weapons,
and tactical missile systems at locations where United States
funds have been used to provide for the security of such
weapons.
(9) Actions to ensure that equipment and funds, including
security upgrades at locations for the storage or disposition
of MANPADS, other conventional weapons, tactical missile
systems, and related equipment that are determined by the
Secretary of State to pose a proliferation threat, continue to
be used for authorized purposes.

SEC. 2805. REDESIGNATION OF OFFICE OF WEAPONS REMOVAL AND ABATEMENT AS
OFFICE OF CONVENTIONAL ARMS THREAT REDUCTION.

(a) Redesignation.--The Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement of
the Department of State is redesignated the Office of Conventional Arms
Threat Reduction. The principal duties of the office are to formulate
policy on conventional arms threat reduction and to plan and administer
programs for carrying out activities under section 2804.
(b) Reference.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the Office of Weapons
Removal and Abatement referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to
be a reference to the Office of Conventional Arms Threat Reduction.

SEC. 2806. REPORT ON CONVENTIONAL ARMS THREAT REDUCTION.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on
Foreign Relations and Appropriations of the Senate and the Committees
on International Relations and Appropriations of the House of
Representatives a report on conventional arms threat reduction.
(b) Content.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
include the following information:
(1) A description of prior efforts of the Department of
State regarding conventional arms threat reduction.
(2) A description of the progress made in initiating the
operations of the Office of Conventional Arms Threat Reduction,
as redesignated under section 2805.
(3) A description, on a country-by-country basis, of the
implementation of a global strategy for the elimination or
safeguarding of MANPADS, other conventional weapons, and
tactical missile systems, including, to the extent possible, a
prioritization of such elimination and safeguarding efforts
with respect to the proliferation sensitivity of such weapons
in each country and their potential impact on local and
regional security.
(4) An evaluation of the extent to which activities under
this title and other United States Government programs are
integrated to ensure that the conventional arms threat
reduction efforts of the United States are consistent with
United States policy and goals in countries receiving
assistance through such activities.
(5) A description of the scope and nature of United States
programs related to the elimination of tactical missile
systems, in particular, efforts under the Nonproliferation and
Disarmament Fund regarding the elimination of such systems.
(c) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall be in
unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.

SEC. 2807. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) In General.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated in
section 2125 for Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining, and
Related Programs for fiscal year 2006, other than for humanitarian
demining and demining and mine action programs under the International
Trust Fund, not less than $20,000,000 should be made available for
activities related to the securing, removal, or elimination of stocks
of MANPADS, other conventional weapons, tactical missile systems, and
related equipment and facilities.
(b) Limitation.--Of the funds made available under subsection (a),
not more than $10,000,000 may be obligated until the Secretary submits
to the Committees on Foreign Relations and Appropriations of the Senate
and the Committees on International Relations and Appropriations of the
House of Representatives the report required under section 2806.

SEC. 2808. NONPROLIFERATION AND DISARMAMENT FUND DEFINED.

In this title, the term ``Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund''
means the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund established under
section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5854).

Calendar No. 48

109th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 600

[Report No. 109-35]

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A BILL

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.

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March 10, 2005

Read twice and placed on the calendar