[106th Congress Public Law 280]
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Public Law 106-280
106th Congress
An Act
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control
Act to make improvements to certain defense and security assistance
provisions under those Acts, to authorize the transfer of naval vessels
to certain foreign countries, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Oct. 6,
2000 - [H.R. 4919]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress <<NOTE: Security Assistance Act of
2000.>> assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This <<NOTE: 22 USC 2151 note.>> Act may be cited
as the ``Security Assistance Act of 2000''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definition.
TITLE I--MILITARY AND RELATED ASSISTANCE
Subtitle A--Foreign Military Sales and Financing Authorities
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 102. Requirements relating to country exemptions for licensing of
defense items for export to foreign countries.
Subtitle B--Stockpiling of Defense Articles for Foreign Countries
Sec. 111. Additions to United States war reserve stockpiles for allies.
Sec. 112. Transfer of certain obsolete or surplus defense articles in
the war reserve stockpiles for allies to Israel.
Subtitle C--Other Assistance
Sec. 121. Defense drawdown special authorities.
Sec. 122. Increased authority for the transport of excess defense
articles.
TITLE II--INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 202. Additional requirements.
TITLE III--NONPROLIFERATION AND EXPORT CONTROL ASSISTANCE
Sec. 301. Nonproliferation and export control assistance.
Sec. 302. Nonproliferation and export control training in the United
States.
Sec. 303. Science and technology centers.
Sec. 304. Trial transit program.
Sec. 305. Exception to authority to conduct inspections under the
Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of 1998.
TITLE IV--ANTITERRORISM ASSISTANCE
Sec. 401. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE V--INTEGRATED SECURITY ASSISTANCE PLANNING
Subtitle A--Establishment of a National Security Assistance Strategy
Sec. 501. National Security Assistance Strategy.
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Subtitle B--Allocations for Certain Countries
Sec. 511. Security assistance for new NATO members.
Sec. 512. Increased training assistance for Greece and Turkey.
Sec. 513. Assistance for Israel.
Sec. 514. Assistance for Egypt.
Sec. 515. Security assistance for certain countries.
Sec. 516. Border security and territorial independence.
TITLE VI--TRANSFERS OF NAVAL VESSELS
Sec. 601. Authority to transfer naval vessels to certain foreign
countries.
Sec. 602. Inapplicability of aggregate annual limitation on value of
transferred
excess defense articles.
Sec. 603. Costs of transfers.
Sec. 604. Conditions relating to combined lease-sale transfers.
Sec. 605. Funding of certain costs of transfers.
Sec. 606. Repair and refurbishment in United States shipyards.
Sec. 607. Sense of the Congress regarding transfer of naval vessels on a
grant basis.
Sec. 608. Expiration of authority.
TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 701. Utilization of defense articles and defense services.
Sec. 702. Annual military assistance report.
Sec. 703. Report on government-to-government arms sales end-use
monitoring
program.
Sec. 704. MTCR report transmittals.
Sec. 705. Stinger missiles in the Persian Gulf region.
Sec. 706. Sense of the Congress regarding excess defense articles.
Sec. 707. Excess defense articles for Mongolia.
Sec. 708. Space cooperation with Russian persons.
Sec. 709. Sense of the Congress relating to military equipment for the
Philippines.
Sec. 710. Waiver of certain costs.
SEC. 2. <<NOTE: 22 USC 2305 note.>> DEFINITION.
In this Act, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on
International Relations of the House of Representatives.
TITLE I--MILITARY AND RELATED ASSISTANCE
Subtitle A--Foreign Military Sales and Financing Authorities
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated for grant assistance under
section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763) and for the
subsidy cost, as defined in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform
Act of 1990, of direct loans under such section $3,550,000,000 for
fiscal year 2001 and $3,627,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
SEC. 102. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO COUNTRY EXEMPTIONS FOR LICENSING OF
DEFENSE ITEMS FOR EXPORT TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
(a) Requirements of Exemption.--Section 38 of the Arms Export
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``( j) Requirements Relating to Country Exemptions for Licensing of
Defense Items for Export to Foreign Countries.--
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``(1) Requirement for bilateral agreement.--
``(A) In general.--The President may utilize the
regulatory or other authority pursuant to this Act to
exempt a foreign country from the licensing requirements
of this Act with respect to exports of defense items
only if the United States Government has concluded a
binding bilateral agreement with the foreign country.
Such agreement shall--
``(i) meet the requirements set forth in
paragraph (2); and
``(ii) be implemented by the United States and
the foreign country in a manner that is legally-
binding under their domestic laws.
``(B) Exception.--The requirement to conclude a
bilateral agreement in accordance with subparagraph (A)
shall not apply with respect to an exemption for Canada
from the licensing requirements of this Act for the
export of defense items.
``(2) Requirements of bilateral agreement.--A bilateral
agreement referred to paragraph (1)--
``(A) shall, at a minimum, require the foreign
country, as necessary, to revise its policies and
practices, and promulgate or enact necessary
modifications to its laws and regulations to establish
an export control regime that is at least comparable to
United States law, regulation, and policy requiring--
``(i) conditions on the handling of all United
States-origin defense items exported to the
foreign country, including prior written United
States Government approval for any reexports to
third countries;
``(ii) end-use and retransfer control
commitments, including securing binding end-use
and retransfer control commitments from all end-
users, including such documentation as is needed
in order to ensure compliance and enforcement,
with respect to such United States-origin defense
items;
``(iii) establishment of a procedure
comparable to a `watchlist' (if such a watchlist
does not exist) and full cooperation with United
States Government law enforcement agencies to
allow for sharing of export and import
documentation and background information on
foreign businesses and individuals employed by or
otherwise connected to those businesses; and
``(iv) establishment of a list of controlled
defense items to ensure coverage of those items to
be exported under the exemption; and
``(B) should, at a minimum, require the foreign
country, as necessary, to revise its policies and
practices, and promulgate or enact necessary
modifications to its laws and regulations to establish
an export control regime that is at least comparable to
United States law, regulation, and policy regarding--
``(i) controls on the export of tangible or
intangible technology, including via fax, phone,
and electronic media;
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``(ii) appropriate controls on unclassified
information relating to defense items exported to
foreign nationals;
``(iii) controls on international arms
trafficking and brokering;
``(iv) cooperation with United States
Government agencies, including intelligence
agencies, to combat efforts by third countries to
acquire defense items, the export of which to such
countries would not be authorized pursuant to the
export control regimes of the foreign country and
the United States; and
``(v) violations of export control laws, and
penalties for such violations.
``(3) Advance certification.--Not <<NOTE: Deadline.>> less
than 30 days before authorizing an exemption for a foreign
country from the licensing requirements of this Act for the
export of defense items, the President shall transmit to the
Committee on International Relations of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate a certification that--
``(A) the United States has entered into a bilateral
agreement with that foreign country satisfying all
requirements set forth in paragraph (2);
``(B) the foreign country has promulgated or enacted
all necessary modifications to its laws and regulations
to comply with its obligations under the bilateral
agreement with the United States; and
``(C) the appropriate congressional committees will
continue to receive notifications pursuant to the
authorities, procedures, and practices of section 36 of
this Act for defense exports to a foreign country to
which that section would apply and without regard to any
form of defense export licensing exemption otherwise
available for that country.
``(4) Definitions.--In this section:
``(A) Defense items.--The term `defense items' means
defense articles, defense services, and related
technical data.
``(B) Appropriate congressional committees.--The
term `appropriate congressional committees' means--
``(i) the Committee on International Relations
and the Committee on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives; and
``(ii) the Committee on Foreign Relations and
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.''.
(b) Notification of Exemption.--Section 38(f ) of the Arms Export
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(f )) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(f )''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) The President may not authorize an exemption for a foreign
country from the licensing requirements of this Act for the export of
defense items under subsection ( j) or any other provision of this Act
until 30 days after the date on which the President has transmitted to
the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a notification that
includes--
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``(A) a description of the scope of the exemption, including
a detailed summary of the defense articles, defense services,
and related technical data covered by the exemption; and
``(B) a determination by the Attorney General that the
bilateral agreement concluded under subsection ( j) requires the
compilation and maintenance of sufficient documentation relating
to the export of United States defense articles, defense
services, and related technical data to facilitate law
enforcement efforts to detect, prevent, and prosecute criminal
violations of any provision of this Act, including the efforts
on the part of countries and factions engaged in international
terrorism to illicitly acquire sophisticated United States
defense items.
``(3) Paragraph (2) shall not apply with respect to an exemption for
Canada from the licensing requirements of this Act for the export of
defense items.''.
(c) Exports of Commercial Communications Satellites.--
(1) Amendment of the Arms Export Control Act.--Section
36(c)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(c)(2))
is amended--
(A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph
(A);
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
subparagraph (C); and
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
following:
``(B) in the case of a license for an export of a commercial
communications satellite for launch from, and by nationals of,
the Russian Federation, Ukraine, or Kazakhstan, shall not be
issued until at least 15 calendar days after the Congress
receives such certification, and shall not be issued then if the
Congress, within that 15-day period, enacts a joint resolution
prohibiting the proposed export; and''.
(2) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress
that the appropriate committees of Congress and the appropriate
agencies of the United States Government should review the
commodity jurisdiction of United States commercial
communications satellites.
(d) Sense of the Congress on Submission to the Senate of Certain
Agreements as Treaties.--It is the sense of the Congress that, prior to
amending the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, the Secretary of
State should consult with the appropriate committees of Congress for the
purpose of determining whether certain agreements regarding defense
trade with the United Kingdom and Australia should be submitted to the
Senate as treaties.
Subtitle B--Stockpiling of Defense Articles for Foreign Countries
SEC. 111. ADDITIONS TO UNITED STATES WAR RESERVE STOCKPILES FOR ALLIES.
Section 514(b)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2321h(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
``(2)(A) The value of such additions to stockpiles of defense
articles in foreign countries shall not exceed $50,000,000 for fiscal
year 2001.
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``(B) Of the amount specified in subparagraph (A), not more than
$50,000,000 may be made available for stockpiles in the Republic of
Korea.''.
SEC. 112. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN OBSOLETE OR SURPLUS DEFENSE ARTICLES IN
THE WAR RESERVE STOCKPILES FOR ALLIES TO ISRAEL.
(a) Transfers to Israel.--
(1) Authority.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h), the President is
authorized to transfer to Israel, in return for concessions to
be negotiated by the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence
of the Secretary of State, any or all of the items described in
paragraph (2).
(2) Items covered.--The items referred to in paragraph (1)
are munitions, equipment, and material such as armor, artillery,
automatic weapons ammunition, and missiles that--
(A) are obsolete or surplus items;
(B) are in the inventory of the Department of
Defense;
(C) are intended for use as reserve stocks for
Israel; and
(D) as of the date of the enactment of this Act, are
located in a stockpile in Israel.
(b) Concessions.--The value of concessions negotiated pursuant to
subsection (a) shall be at least equal to the fair market value of the
items transferred. The concessions may include cash compensation,
services, waiver of charges otherwise payable by the United States, and
other items of value.
(c) Advance Notification of Transfer.--Not <<NOTE: Deadline.>> less
than 30 days before making a transfer under the authority of this
section, the President shall transmit to the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on International Relations of
the House of Representatives a notification of the proposed transfer.
The notification shall identify the items to be transferred and the
concessions to be received.
(d) Expiration of Authority.--No transfer may be made under the
authority of this section 3 years after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
Subtitle C--Other Assistance
SEC. 121. DEFENSE DRAWDOWN SPECIAL AUTHORITIES.
(a) Emergency Drawdown.--Section 506(a)(2)(B) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(2)(B)) is amended by striking
``$150,000,000'' and inserting ``$200,000,000''.
(b) Additional Drawdown.--Section 506(a)(2)(A)(i) of such Act (22
U.S.C. 2318(a)(2)(A)(i)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subclause (II); and
(2) by striking subclause (III) and inserting the following:
``(III) chapter 8 of part II
(relating to antiterrorism assistance);
``(IV) chapter 9 of part II
(relating to nonproliferation
assistance); or
``(V) the Migration and Refugee
Assistance Act of 1962; or''.
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SEC. 122. INCREASED AUTHORITY FOR THE TRANSPORT OF EXCESS DEFENSE
ARTICLES.
Section 516(e)(2)(C) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2321j(e)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ``25,000'' and inserting
``50,000''.
TITLE II--INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the President $55,000,000
for fiscal year 2001 and $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 to carry out
chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2347 et seq.).
SEC. 202. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
Chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2347 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
sections:
``SEC. 547. <<NOTE: 22 USC 2347f.>> CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.
``The selection of foreign personnel for training under this chapter
shall be made in consultation with the United States defense attache to
the relevant country.
``SEC. 548. <<NOTE: 22 USC 2347g.>> RECORDS REGARDING FOREIGN
PARTICIPANTS.
``In order to contribute most effectively to the development of
military professionalism in foreign countries, the Secretary of Defense
shall develop and maintain a database containing records on each foreign
military or defense ministry civilian participant in education and
training activities conducted under this chapter after December 31,
2000. This record shall include the type of instruction received, the
dates of such instruction, whether such instruction was completed
successfully, and, to the extent practicable, a record of the person's
subsequent military or defense ministry career and current position and
location.''.
TITLE III--NONPROLIFERATION AND EXPORT CONTROL ASSISTANCE
SEC. 301. NONPROLIFERATION AND EXPORT CONTROL ASSISTANCE.
Part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2301 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter:
``CHAPTER 9--NONPROLIFERATION AND EXPORT CONTROL ASSISTANCE
``SEC. 581. <<NOTE: 22 USC 2349bb.>> PURPOSES.
``The purposes of assistance under this chapter are to halt the
proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, and
conventional weaponry, through support of activities designed--
``(1) to enhance the nonproliferation and export control
capabilities of friendly countries by providing training and
equipment to detect, deter, monitor, interdict, and counter
proliferation;
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``(2) to strengthen the bilateral ties of the United States
with friendly governments by offering concrete assistance in
this area of vital national security interest;
``(3) to accomplish the activities and objectives set forth
in sections 503 and 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C.
5853, 5854), without regard to the limitation of those sections
to the independent states of the former Soviet Union; and
``(4) to promote multilateral activities, including
cooperation with international organizations, relating to
nonproliferation.
``SEC. 582. <<NOTE: 22 USC 2349bb-1.>> AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE.
``Notwithstanding any other provision of law (other than section
502B or section 620A of this Act), the President is authorized to
furnish, on such terms and conditions as the President may determine,
assistance in order to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Such
assistance may include training services and the provision of funds,
equipment, and other commodities related to the detection, deterrence,
monitoring, interdiction, and prevention or countering of proliferation,
the establishment of effective nonproliferation laws and regulations,
and the apprehension of those individuals involved in acts of
proliferation of such weapons.
``SEC. 583. <<NOTE: 22 USC 2349bb-2.>> TRANSIT INTERDICTION.
``(a) Allocation of Funds.--In providing assistance under this
chapter, the President should ensure that not less than one-quarter of
the total of such assistance is expended for the purpose of enhancing
the capabilities of friendly countries to detect and interdict
proliferation-related shipments of cargo that originate from, and are
destined for, other countries.
``(b) Priority to Certain Countries.--Priority shall be given in the
apportionment of the assistance described under subsection (a) to any
friendly country that has been determined by the Secretary of State to
be a country frequently transited by proliferation-related shipments of
cargo.
``SEC. 584. <<NOTE: 22 USC 2349bb-3.>> LIMITATIONS.
``The limitations contained in section 573(a) and (d) of this Act
shall apply to this chapter.
``SEC. 585. <<NOTE: 22 USC 2349bb-4.>> AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the President to carry out this chapter $129,000,000 for
fiscal year 2001 and $142,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
``(b) Availability of Funds.--Funds made available under subsection
(a) may be used notwithstanding any other provision of law (other than
section 502B or 620A) and shall remain available until expended.
``(c) Treatment of Fiscal Year 2001 Appropriations.--Amounts made
available by the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 2001, under `Nonproliferation,
Antiterrorism, Demining, and Related Programs' and `Assistance for the
Independent States of the Former Soviet Union' accounts for the
activities described in subsection (d) shall be considered to be made
available pursuant to this chapter.
``(d) Covered Activities.--The activities referred to in subsection
(c) are--
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``(1) assistance under the Nonproliferation and Disarmament
Fund;
``(2) assistance for science and technology centers in the
independent states of the former Soviet Union;
``(3) export control assistance; and
``(4) export control and border assistance under chapter 11
of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2295
et seq.) or the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5801 et seq.).''.
SEC. 302. NONPROLIFERATION AND EXPORT CONTROL TRAINING IN THE UNITED
STATES.
Of the amounts made available for fiscal years 2001 and 2002 under
chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by
section 301, $2,000,000 is authorized to be available each such fiscal
year for the purpose of training and education of personnel from
friendly countries in the United States.
SEC. 303. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERS.
(a) Availability of Funds.--Of the amounts made available for the
fiscal years 2001 and 2002 under chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, as added by section 301, $59,000,000 for fiscal
year 2001 and $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 are authorized to be
available for science and technology centers in the independent states
of the former Soviet Union.
(b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress, taking
into account section 1132 of H. R. 3427 of the One Hundred Sixth
Congress (as enacted by section 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 106-113), that
the practice of auditing entities receiving funds authorized under this
section should be significantly expanded and that the burden of
supplying auditors should be spread equitably within the United States
Government.
SEC. 304. TRIAL TRANSIT PROGRAM.
(a) Allocation of Funds.--Of the amount made available for fiscal
year 2001 under chapter 9 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as
added by section 301, $5,000,000 is authorized to be available to
establish a static cargo x-ray facility in Malta, if the Secretary of
State first certifies to the appropriate committees of Congress that the
Government of Malta has provided adequate assurances that such a
facility will be utilized in connection with random cargo inspections by
Maltese customs officials of container traffic transiting through the
Malta Freeport.
(b) Requirement of Written Assessment.--In the event that a facility
is established in Malta pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of
State shall submit a written assessment to the appropriate committees of
Congress not later than 270 days after such a facility commences
operation detailing--
(1) statistics on utilization of the facility by Malta;
(2) the contribution made by the facility to United States
nonproliferation and export control objectives; and
(3) the feasibility of establishing comparable facilities in
other countries identified by the Secretary of State pursuant to
section 583 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by
section 301.
(c) Treatment of Assistance.--Assistance under this section shall be
considered as assistance under section 583(a) of the Foreign
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Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to transit interdiction), as added by
section 301.
SEC. 305. EXCEPTION TO AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT INSPECTIONS UNDER THE
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION IMPLEMENTATION ACT OF 1998.
Section 303 of the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of
1998 (22 U.S.C. 6723) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(c) Exception.--The requirement under subsection (b)(2)(A) shall
not apply to inspections of United States chemical weapons destruction
facilities (as used within the meaning of part IV(C)(13) of the
Verification Annex to the Convention).''.
TITLE IV--ANTITERRORISM ASSISTANCE
SEC. 401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 574(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2349aa-4(a)) is amended by striking ``$9,840,000'' and all that follows
through the period and inserting the following: ``$72,000,000 for fiscal
year 2001 and $73,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.''.
TITLE V--INTEGRATED SECURITY ASSISTANCE PLANNING
Subtitle A--Establishment of a National Security Assistance Strategy
SEC. 501. <<NOTE: 22 USC 2305.>> NATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE STRATEGY.
(a) Multiyear Plan.--Not <<NOTE: Deadline.>> later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter at
the time of submission of the congressional presentation materials of
the foreign operations appropriations budget request, the Secretary of
State should submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a plan
setting forth a National Security Assistance Strategy for the United
States.
(b) Elements of the Strategy.--The National Security Assistance
Strategy should--
(1) set forth a multi-year plan for security assistance
programs;
(2) be consistent with the National Security Strategy of the
United States;
(3) be coordinated with the Secretary of Defense and the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff;
(4) be prepared, in consultation with other agencies, as
appropriate;
(5) identify overarching security assistance objectives,
including identification of the role that specific security
assistance programs will play in achieving such objectives;
(6) identify a primary security assistance objective, as
well as specific secondary objectives, for individual countries;
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(7) identify, on a country-by-country basis, how specific
resources will be allocated to accomplish both primary and
secondary objectives;
(8) discuss how specific types of assistance, such as
foreign military financing and international military education
and training, will be combined at the country level to achieve
United States objectives; and
(9) detail, with respect to each of the paragraphs (1)
through (8), how specific types of assistance provided pursuant
to the Arms Export Control Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 are coordinated with United States assistance programs
managed by the Department of Defense and other agencies.
(c) Covered Assistance.--The National Security Assistance Strategy
should cover assistance provided under--
(1) section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2763);
(2) chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.); and
(3) section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2321i).
Subtitle B--Allocations for Certain Countries
SEC. 511. SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR NEW NATO MEMBERS.
(a) Foreign Military Financing.--Of the amounts made available for
the fiscal years 2001 and 2002 under section 23 of the Arms Export
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), $30,300,000 for fiscal year 2001 and
$35,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 are authorized to be available on a
grant basis for all of the following countries: the Czech Republic,
Hungary, and Poland.
(b) Military Education and Training.--Of the amounts made available
for the fiscal years 2001 and 2002 to carry out chapter 5 of part II of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.), $5,100,000
for fiscal year 2001 and $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 are authorized
to be available for all of the following countries: the Czech Republic,
Hungary, and Poland.
(c) Select Priorities.--In providing assistance under this section,
the President shall give priority to supporting activities that are
consistent with the objectives set forth in the following conditions of
the Senate resolution of ratification for the Protocols to the North
Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of Poland, Hungary, and the
Czech Republic:
(1) Condition (1)(A)(v), (vi), and (vii), relating to common
threats, the core mission of NATO, and the capacity to respond
to common threats.
(2) Condition (1)(B), relating to the fundamental importance
of collective defense.
(3) Condition (1)(C), relating to defense planning, command
structures, and force goals.
(4) Conditions (4)(B)(i) and (4)(B)(ii), relating to
intelligence matters.
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SEC. 512. INCREASED TRAINING ASSISTANCE FOR GREECE AND TURKEY.
(a) In General.--Of the amounts made available for the fiscal years
2001 and 2002 to carry out chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.)--
(1) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 and $1,000,000 for
fiscal year 2002 are authorized to be available for Greece; and
(2) $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2001 and $2,500,000 for
fiscal year 2002 are authorized to be available for Turkey.
(b) Use for Professional Military Education.--Of the amounts
available under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) for fiscal year
2002, $500,000 of each such amount should be available for purposes of
professional military education.
(c) Use for Joint Training.--It is the sense of the Congress that,
to the maximum extent practicable, amounts available under subsection
(a) that are used in accordance with subsection (b) should be used for
joint training of Greek and Turkish officers.
SEC. 513. ASSISTANCE FOR ISRAEL.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) ESF assistance.--The term ``ESF assistance'' means
assistance under chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.), relating to the economic
support fund.
(2) Foreign military financing program.--The term ``Foreign
Military Financing Program'' means the program authorized by
section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763).
(b) ESF Assistance.--
(1) In general.--Of the amounts made available for each of
the fiscal years 2001 and 2002 for ESF assistance, the amount
specified in paragraph (2) for each such fiscal year is
authorized to be made available for Israel.
(2) Computation of amount.--Subject to subsection (d), the
amount referred to in paragraph (1) is equal to--
(A) the amount made available for ESF assistance for
Israel for the preceding fiscal year, minus
(B) $120,000,000.
(c) FMF Program.--
(1) In general.--Of the amount made available for each of
the fiscal years 2001 and 2002 for assistance under the Foreign
Military Financing Program, the amount specified in paragraph
(2) for each such fiscal year is authorized to be made available
on a grant basis for Israel.
(2) Computation of amount.--Subject to subsection (d), the
amount referred to in paragraph (1) is equal to--
(A) the amount made available for assistance under
the Foreign Military Financing Program for Israel for
the preceding fiscal year, plus
(B) $60,000,000.
(3) Disbursement of funds.--Funds authorized to be available
for Israel under subsection (b)(1) and paragraph (1) of this
subsection for fiscal year 2001 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 2001, or October 31, 2000,
whichever date is later.
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(4) Availability of funds for advanced weapons systems.--To
the extent the Government of Israel requests that funds be used
for such purposes, grants made available for Israel out of funds
authorized to be available under paragraph (1) for Israel for
fiscal year 2001 shall, as agreed by Israel and the United
States, be available for advanced weapons systems, of which not
less than $520,000,000 shall be available for the procurement in
Israel of defense articles and defense services, including
research and development.
(d) Exclusion of Rescissions and Supplemental Appropriations.--For
purposes of this section, the computation of amounts made available for
a fiscal year shall not take into account any amount rescinded by an Act
or any amount appropriated by an Act making supplemental appropriations
for a fiscal year.
SEC. 514. ASSISTANCE FOR EGYPT.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) ESF assistance.--The term ``ESF assistance'' means
assistance under chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.), relating to the economic
support fund.
(2) Foreign military financing program.--The term ``Foreign
Military Financing Program'' means the program authorized by
section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763).
(b) ESF Assistance.--
(1) In general.--Of the amounts made available for each of
the fiscal years 2001 and 2002 for ESF assistance, the amount
specified in paragraph (2) for each such fiscal year is
authorized to be made available for Egypt.
(2) Computation of amount.--Subject to subsection (d), the
amount referred to in paragraph (1) is equal to--
(A) the amount made available for ESF assistance for
Egypt during the preceding fiscal year, minus
(B) $40,000,000.
(c) FMF Program.--Of the amount made available for each of the
fiscal years 2001 and 2002 for assistance under the Foreign Military
Financing Program, $1,300,000,000 is authorized to be made available on
a grant basis for Egypt.
(d) Exclusion of Rescissions and Supplemental Appropriations.--For
purposes of this section, the computation of amounts made available for
a fiscal year shall not take into account any amount rescinded by an Act
or any amount appropriated by an Act making supplemental appropriations
for a fiscal year.
(e) Disbursement of Funds.--Funds estimated to be outlayed for Egypt
under subsection (c) during fiscal year 2001 shall be disbursed to an
interest-bearing account for Egypt in the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York within 30 days of the date of the enactment of this Act, or by
October 31, 2000, whichever is later, provided that--
(1) withdrawal of funds from such account shall be made only
on authenticated instructions from the Defense Finance and
Accounting Service of the Department of Defense;
(2) in the event such account is closed, the balance of the
account shall be transferred promptly to the appropriations
account for the Foreign Military Financing Program; and
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(3) none of the interest accrued by such account should be
obligated unless the Committee on Appropriations and the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee
on Appropriations and the Committee on International Relations
of the House of Representatives are notified.
SEC. 515. SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN COUNTRIES.
(a) Foreign Military Financing.--Of the amounts made available for
the fiscal years 2001 and 2002 under section 23 of the Arms Export
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763)--
(1) $18,200,000 for fiscal year 2001 and $20,500,000 for
fiscal year 2002 are authorized to be available on a grant basis
for all of the following countries: Estonia, Latvia, and
Lithuania;
(2) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 and $5,000,000 for
fiscal year 2002 are authorized to be available on a grant basis
for the Philippines;
(3) $4,500,000 for fiscal year 2001 and $5,000,000 for
fiscal year 2002 are authorized to be available on a grant basis
for Georgia;
(4) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 and $3,500,000 for
fiscal year 2002 are authorized to be available on a grant basis
for Malta;
(5) $3,500,000 for fiscal year 2001 and $4,000,000 for
fiscal year 2002 are authorized to be available on a grant basis
for Slovenia;
(6) $8,400,000 for fiscal year 2001 and $8,500,000 for
fiscal year 2002 are authorized to be available on a grant basis
for Slovakia;
(7) $11,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 and $11,100,000 for
fiscal year 2002 are authorized to be available on a grant basis
for Romania;
(8) $8,500,000 for fiscal year 2001 and $8,600,000 for
fiscal year 2002 are authorized to be available on a grant basis
for Bulgaria; and
(9) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 and $105,000,000 for
fiscal year 2002 are authorized to be available on a grant basis
for Jordan.
(b) IMET.--Of the amounts made available for the fiscal years 2001
and 2002 to carry out chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.)--
(1) $2,300,000 for fiscal year 2001 and $4,000,000 for
fiscal year 2002 are authorized to be available for all of the
following countries: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania;
(2) $1,400,000 for fiscal year 2001 and $1,500,000 for
fiscal year 2002 are authorized to be available for the
Philippines;
(3) $475,000 for fiscal year 2001 and $1,000,000 for fiscal
year 2002 are authorized to be available for Georgia;
(4) $200,000 for fiscal year 2001 and $1,000,000 for fiscal
year 2002 are authorized to be available for Malta;
(5) $700,000 for fiscal year 2001 and $1,000,000 for fiscal
year 2002 are authorized to be available for Slovenia;
(6) $700,000 for fiscal year 2001 and $1,000,000 for fiscal
year 2002 are authorized to be available for Slovakia;
(7) $1,300,000 for fiscal year 2001 and $1,500,000 for
fiscal year 2002 are authorized to be available for Romania; and
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(8) $1,100,000 for fiscal year 2001 and $1,200,000 for
fiscal year 2002 are authorized to be available for Bulgaria.
SEC. 516. BORDER SECURITY AND TERRITORIAL INDEPENDENCE.
(a) GUUAM Countries and Armenia.--For the purpose of carrying out
section 499C of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and assisting GUUAM
countries and Armenia to strengthen national control of their borders
and to promote the independence and territorial sovereignty of such
countries, the following amounts are authorized to be made available for
fiscal years 2001 and 2002:
(1) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 and $20,000,000 for
fiscal year 2002 are of the amounts made available under section
23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763).
(2) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 and $10,000,000 for
fiscal year 2002 of the amounts made available under chapter 9
of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by
section 301.
(3) $500,000 for fiscal year 2001 and $5,000,000 for fiscal
year 2002 of the amounts made available to carry out chapter 5
of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347
et seq.).
(4) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 and $2,000,000 for
fiscal year 2002 of the amounts made available to carry out
chapter 8 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act.
(b) GUUAM Countries Defined.--In this section, the term ``GUUAM
countries'' means the group of countries that signed a protocol on
quadrilateral cooperation on November 25, 1997, together with
Uzbekistan.
TITLE VI--TRANSFERS OF NAVAL VESSELS
SEC. 601. <<NOTE: President.>> AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER NAVAL VESSELS TO
CERTAIN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
(a) Brazil.--The President is authorized to transfer to the
Government of Brazil two ``THOMASTON'' class dock landing ships ALAMO
(LSD 33) and HERMITAGE (LSD 34), and four ``GARCIA'' class frigates
BRADLEY (FF 1041), DAVIDSON (FF 1045), SAMPLE (FF 1048) and ALBERT DAVID
(FF 1050). Such transfers shall be on a grant basis under section 516 of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j).
(b) Chile.--The President is authorized to transfer to the
Government of the Chile two ``OLIVER HAZARD PERRY'' class guided missile
frigates WADSWORTH (FFG 9), and ESTOCIN (FFG 15). Such transfers shall
be on a combined lease-sale basis under sections 61 and 21 of the Arms
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2796, 2761).
(c) Greece.--The President is authorized to transfer to the
Government of Greece two ``KNOX'' class frigates VREELAND (FF 1068), and
TRIPPE (FF 1075). Such transfers shall be on a grant basis under section
516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j).
(d) Turkey.--The President is authorized to transfer to the
Government of Turkey two ``OLIVER HAZARD PERRY'' class guided missile
frigates JOHN A. MOORE (FFG 19), and FLATLEY
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(FFG 21). Such transfers shall be on a combined lease-sale basis under
sections 61 and 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2796,
2761). The authority granted by this subsection is in addition to that
granted under section 1018(a)(9) of Public Law 106-65.
SEC. 602. INAPPLICABILITY OF AGGREGATE ANNUAL LIMITATION ON VALUE OF
TRANSFERRED EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.
The value of naval vessels authorized under section 601 to be
transferred on a grant basis under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j) shall not be included in the aggregate
annual value of transferred excess defense articles which is subject to
the aggregate annual limitation set forth in section 516(g) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j(g)).
SEC. 603. COSTS OF TRANSFERS.
Any expense of the United States in connection with a transfer
authorized by this title shall be charged to the recipient.
SEC. 604. CONDITIONS RELATING TO COMBINED LEASE-SALE TRANSFERS.
A transfer of a vessel on a combined lease-sale basis authorized by
section 601 shall be made in accordance with the following requirements:
(1) The President may initially transfer the vessel by
lease, with lease payments suspended for the term of the lease,
if the country entering into the lease for the vessel
simultaneously enters into a foreign military sales agreement
for the transfer of title to the vessel.
(2) The President may not deliver to the purchasing country
title to the vessel until the purchase price of the vessel under
such a foreign military sales agreement is paid in full.
(3) Upon payment of the purchase price in full under such a
sales agreement and delivery of title to the recipient country,
the President shall terminate the lease.
(4) If the purchasing country fails to make full payment of
the purchase price in accordance with the sales agreement by the
date required under the sales agreement--
(A) the sales agreement shall be immediately
terminated;
(B) the suspension of lease payments under the lease
shall be vacated; and
(C) the United States shall be entitled to retain
all funds received on or before the date of the
termination under the sales agreement, up to the amount
of the lease payments due and payable under the lease
and all other costs required by the lease to be paid to
that date.
(5) If a sales agreement is terminated pursuant to paragraph
(4), the United States shall not be required to pay any interest
to the recipient country on any amount paid to the United States
by the recipient country under the sales agreement and not
retained by the United States under the lease.
SEC. 605. FUNDING OF CERTAIN COSTS OF TRANSFERS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Defense Vessels
Transfer Program Account such funds as may be necessary to cover the
costs (as defined in section 502 of the Congressional
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Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a)) of the lease-sale transfers
authorized by section 601. Funds authorized to be appropriated under the
preceding sentence for the purpose described in that sentence may not be
available for any other purpose.
SEC. 606. REPAIR AND REFURBISHMENT IN UNITED STATES SHIPYARDS.
To the maximum extent practicable, the President shall require, as a
condition of the transfer of a vessel under section 601, that the
country to which the vessel is transferred will have such repair or
refurbishment of the vessel as is needed, before the vessel joins the
naval forces of that country, performed at a shipyard located in the
United States, including a United States Navy shipyard.
SEC. 607. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING TRANSFER OF NAVAL VESSELS ON A
GRANT BASIS.
It is the sense of the Congress that naval vessels authorized under
section 601 to be transferred to foreign countries on a grant basis
under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2321j) should be so transferred only if the United States receives
appropriate benefits from such countries for transferring the vessel on
a grant basis.
SEC. 608. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.
The authority granted by section 601 shall expire 2 years after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SEC. 701. UTILIZATION OF DEFENSE ARTICLES AND DEFENSE SERVICES.
Section 502 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2302)
is amended in the first sentence by inserting ``(including for
antiterrorism and nonproliferation purposes)'' after ``internal
security''.
SEC. 702. ANNUAL MILITARY ASSISTANCE REPORT.
Section 655(b)(3) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2415(b)(3)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the
following: ``and, if so, a specification of those defense articles that
were exported during the fiscal year covered by the report''.
SEC. 703. REPORT ON GOVERNMENT-TO-GOVERNMENT ARMS SALES END-USE
MONITORING PROGRAM.
Not <<NOTE: Deadline.>> later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the President shall prepare and transmit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report that contains a summary of
the status of the efforts of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency to
implement the End-Use Monitoring Enhancement Plan relating to
government-to-government transfers of defense articles, defense
services, and related technologies.
SEC. 704. <<NOTE: 22 USC 2797 note.>> MTCR REPORT TRANSMITTALS.
For purposes of section 71(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22
U.S.C. 2797(d)), the requirement that reports under that section
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shall be transmitted to the Congress shall be considered to be a
requirement that such reports shall be transmitted to the Committee on
International Relations of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing and
Urban Affairs of the Senate.
SEC. 705. STINGER MISSILES IN THE PERSIAN GULF REGION.
(a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law and
except as provided in subsection (b), the United States may not sell or
otherwise make available under the Arms Export Control Act or chapter 2
of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 any Stinger ground-to-
air missiles to any country bordering the Persian Gulf.
(b) Additional Transfers Authorized.--In addition to other defense
articles authorized to be transferred by section 581 of the Foreign
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriation Act,
1990, the United States may sell or make available, under the Arms
Export Control Act or chapter 2 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961, Stinger ground-to-air missiles to any country bordering the
Persian Gulf in order to replace, on a one-for-one basis, Stinger
missiles previously furnished to such country if the Stinger missiles to
be replaced are nearing the scheduled expiration of their shelf-life.
SEC. 706. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.
It is the sense of the Congress that the President should make
expanded use of the authority provided under section 21(a) of the Arms
Export Control Act to sell excess defense articles by utilizing the
flexibility afforded by section 47 of such Act to ascertain the ``market
value'' of excess defense articles.
SEC. 707. EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES FOR MONGOLIA.
(a) Uses for Which Funds Are Available.--Notwithstanding section
516(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j(e)),
during the fiscal years 2001 and 2002, funds available to the Department
of Defense may be expended for crating, packing, handling, and
transportation of excess defense articles transferred under the
authority of section 516 of that Act to Mongolia.
(b) Content of Congressional Notification.--Each notification
required to be submitted under section 516(f ) of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j(f )) with respect to a proposed transfer of
a defense article described in subsection (a) shall include an estimate
of the amount of funds to be expended under subsection (a) with respect
to that transfer.
SEC. 708. <<NOTE: 22 USC 2797b note.>> SPACE COOPERATION WITH RUSSIAN
PERSONS.
(a) Annual Certification.--
(1) Requirement.--The President shall submit each year to
the appropriate committees of Congress, with respect to each
Russian person described in paragraph (2), a certification that
the reports required to be submitted to Congress during the
preceding calendar year under section 2 of the Iran
Nonproliferation Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-178) do not
identify that person on account of a transfer to Iran of goods,
services, or technology described in section 2(a)(1)(B) of such
Act.
(2) Applicability.--The certification requirement under
paragraph (1) applies with respect to each Russian person
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that, as of the date of the certification, is a party to an
agreement relating to commercial cooperation on MTCR equipment
or technology with a United States person pursuant to an arms
export license that was issued at any time since January 1,
2000.
(3) Exemption.--No activity or transfer which specifically
has been the subject of a Presidential determination pursuant to
section 5(a)(1), (2), or (3) of the Iran Nonproliferation Act of
2000 (Public Law 106-178) shall cause a Russian person to be
considered as having been identified in the reports submitted
during the preceding calendar year under section 2 of that Act
for the purposes of the certification required under paragraph
(1).
(4) Commencement and termination of requirement.--
(A) Times for submission.--The President shall
submit--
(i) <<NOTE: Deadline.>> the first
certification under paragraph (1) not later than
60 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act; and
(ii) each annual certification thereafter on
the anniversary of the first submission.
(B) Termination of requirement.--No certification is
required under paragraph (1) after termination of
cooperation under the specific license, or 5 years after
the date on which the first certification is submitted,
whichever is the earlier date.
(b) Termination of Existing Licenses.--If, at any time after the
issuance of a license under section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act
relating to the use, development, or co-production of commercial rocket
engine technology with a foreign person, the President determines that
the foreign person has engaged in any action described in section
73(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2797b(a)(1)) since
the date the license was issued, the President may terminate the
license.
(c) Report on Export Licensing of MTCR Items Under $50,000,000.--
Section <<NOTE: Deadline.>> 71(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22
U.S.C. 2797(d)) is amended by striking ``Within 15 days'' and all that
follows through ``MTCR Annex,'' and inserting ``Within 15 days after the
issuance of a license (including any brokering license) for the export
of items valued at less than $50,000,000 that are controlled under this
Act pursuant to United States obligations under the Missile Technology
Control Regime and are goods or services that are intended to support
the design, utilization, development, or production of a space launch
vehicle system listed in Category I of the MTCR Annex,''.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' has the
meaning given the term in section 74(7) of the Arms Export
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2797c(7)).
(2) MTCR equipment or technology.--The term ``MTCR equipment
or technology'' has the meaning given the term in section 74(5)
of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2797c(5)).
(3) Person.--The term ``person'' has the meaning given the
term in section 74(8) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2797c(8)).
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(4) United states person.--The term ``United States person''
has the meaning given the term in section 74(6) of the Arms
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2797c(6)).
SEC. 709. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS RELATING TO MILITARY EQUIPMENT FOR THE
PHILIPPINES.
(a) In General.--It is the sense of the Congress that the United
States Government should work with the Government of the Philippines to
enable that Government to procure military equipment that can be used to
upgrade the capabilities and to improve the quality of life of the armed
forces of the Philippines.
(b) Military Equipment.--Military equipment described in subsection
(a) should include--
(1) naval vessels, including amphibious landing crafts, for
patrol, search-and-rescue, and transport;
(2) F-5 aircraft and other aircraft that can assist with
reconnaissance, search-and-rescue, and resupply;
(3) attack, transport, and search-and-rescue helicopters;
and
(4) vehicles and other personnel equipment.
SEC. 710. WAIVER OF CERTAIN COSTS.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President may waive
the requirement to impose an appropriate charge for a proportionate
amount of any nonrecurring costs of research, development, and
production under section 21(e)(1)(B) of the Arms Export Control Act (22
U.S.C. 2761(e)(1)(B)) for the November 1999 sale of five UH-60L
helicopters to the Republic of Colombia in support of counternarcotics
activities.
Approved October 6, 2000.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 4919 (S. 2901):
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 106-868 (Comm. on Conference).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 106-351 accompanying S. 2901 (Comm. on Foreign
Relations).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 146 (2000):
July 24, considered and passed House.
Sept. 7, considered and passed Senate, amended, in lieu of
S. 2901.
Sept. 21, House agreed to conference report.
Sept. 22, Senate agreed to conference report.
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