loan for the purpose of engaging in debt-for-equity swaps, debt-for-development swaps, or debt-for-nature swaps. (d) DEBTOR CONSULTATIONS.-Before the sale to any eligible purchaser, or any reduction or cancellation pursuant to this section, of any loan made to an eligible country, the President shall consult with the country concerning the amount of loans to be sold, reduced, or canceled and their uses for debt-for-equity swaps, debtfor-development swaps, or debt-for-nature swaps. "(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— “(1) IN GENERAL.—For the sale, reduction, and cancellation of loans or portions thereof pursuant to this section, there are authorized to be appropriated to the President $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996 and 1997. "(2) AVAILABILITY.-Amounts authorized to be appropriated under paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available until expended.". SEC. 3415. IMPACT ON JOBS IN THE UNITED STATES. Section 636 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2396) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(X1) Funds made available to carry out the provisions of this Act may not be made available to provide— "(A) any financial incentive to a business enterprise located in the United States for the purpose of inducing that enterprise to relocate outside the United States if such incentive or inducement is likely to reduce the number of individuals employed in the United States by that enterprise because that enterprise would replace production in the United States with production outside the United States; "B) assistance for the purpose of establishing or developing in a foreign country any export processing zone or designated area in which the tax, tariff, labor, environment, and safety laws of that country do not apply, in part or in whole, to activities carried out within that zone or area, unless the President determines and certifies that such assistance is not likely to cause a loss of jobs within the United States; or "(C) subject to paragraph (2), assistance for any project or activity that contributes to the violation of internationally recognized workers rights (as defined in section 502(a)(4) of the Trade Act of 1974) of workers in the foreign country, including in any designated zone or area in that country. "(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to the provision of assistance for microenterprises and small-scale enterprises, or for small-holder agriculture in the informal sector of the foreign country.". SEC. 3416. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS THAT EXPORT LETHAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO COUNTRIES SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM. (a) IN GENERAL.-Section 620 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2370) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "yX1) No assistance may be provided under this Act or the Arms Export Control Act to any foreign government that provides lethal military equipment to a country, the government of which the Secretary of State has determined pursuant to section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act is a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism. "(2) The prohibition under paragraph (1) with respect to a foreign government shall terminate 12 months after the date on which that government ceases to provide such lethal military equipment. "(3) The President may waive the requirements of paragraph (1) if the President determines that the provision of such assistance is important to the national security interests of the United States. "(4) Whenever the waiver of paragraph (3) is exercised, the President shall prepare and transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report with respect to the furnishing of such assistance. Such report shall include a detailed explanation of the assistance be provided, including the estimated dollar amount of such assistance, and an explanation of how the assistance furthers the national interests of the United States. "(5) For purposes of this subsection, the term 'appropriate congressional committees' means the Committee on International Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.". (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.-Section 620(y) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by subsection (a), applies with respect to lethal military equipment provided pursuant to a contract entered into on or after the date of enactment of this Act. CHAPTER 3-REPEALS SEC. 3421. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROVISIONS. (a) 1992 JOBS THROUGH EXPORTS ACT.-Title III of the Jobs Through Exports Act of 1992 is hereby repealed. (b) 1988 OPIC ACT.-The Overseas Private Investment Corporation Amendments Act of 1988 (as enacted by reference by section 555 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1989) is hereby repealed. (c) 1988 FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS ACT.-Section 537(h)(2) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1988, as included in Public Law 100-202, is hereby repealed. (d) 1987 FOREIGN ASSISTANCE APPROPRIATIONS ACT.-Section 539(g)(2) of the Foreign Assistance and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1987, as included in Public Law 99-591, is hereby repealed. (e) 1986 ASSISTANCE ACT.-The Special Foreign Assistance Act of 1986 is hereby repealed except for section 1 and section 204. (f) 1985 ASSISTANCE ACT.-The International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985 is hereby repealed except for section 1, section 131, section 132, section 504, section 505, part B of title V (other than section 558 and section 559), section 1302, section 1303, and section 1304. (g) 1985 JORDAN SUPPLEMENTAL ACT.-The Jordan Supplemental Economic Assistance Authorization Act of 1985 is hereby repealed. (h) 1985 AFRICAN FAMINE ACT.-The African Famine Relief and Recovery Act of 1985 is hereby repealed. (i) 1983 ASSISTANCE ACT.-The International Security and Development Assistance Authorization Act of 1983 is hereby repealed. (j) 1983 LEBANON ASSISTANCE ACT.-The Lebanon Emergency Assistance Act of 1983 is hereby repealed. (k) 1981 ASSISTANCE ACT.-The International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1981 is hereby repealed except for section 1, section 709, and section 714. (1) 1981 OPIC AMENDMENTS ACT.-The OPIC Amendments Act of 1981 is hereby repealed. (m) 1980 ASSISTANCE ACT.-The International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1980 is hereby repealed except for section 1, section 110, section 316, and title V. (n) 1979 DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ACT.-The International Development Cooperation Act of 1979 is hereby repealed. (0) 1979 SECURITY ASSISTANCE ACT.-The International Security Assistance Act of 1979 is hereby repealed. (p) 1979 SPECIAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE ACT.-The Special International Security Assistance Act of 1979 is hereby repealed. (q) 1978 DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ACT.—The International Development and Food Assistance Act of 1978 is hereby repealed, except for section 1, title IV, and section 603(a)(2). (r) 1978 SECURITY ASSISTANCE ACT.-The International Security Assistance Act of 1978 is hereby repealed. (s) 1977 DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ACT.-The International Development and Food Assistance Act of 1977 is hereby repealed except for section 1, section 132(b), and section 133. (t) 1977 SECURITY ASSISTANCE ACT.-The International Security Assistance Act of 1977 is hereby repealed. (u) 1976 SECURITY ASSISTANCE ACT.-The International Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Act of 1976 is hereby repealed except for section 1, section 201(b), section 212(b), section 601, and section 608. (v) 1975 DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ACT.-The International Development and Food Assistance Act of 1975 is hereby repealed. (w) 1975 BIB ACT.—Public Law 94-104 is hereby repealed. (x) 1974 ASSISTANCE ACT.-The Foreign Assistance Act of 1974 is hereby repealed. (y) 1973 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ACT.-The Emergency Security Assistance Act of 1973 is hereby repealed. (z) 1973 ASSISTANCE ACT.-The Foreign Assistance Act of 1973 is hereby repealed. (aa) 1971 ASSISTANCE ACT.-The Foreign Assistance Act of 1971 is hereby repealed. (bb) 1971 SPECIAL ASSISTANCE ACT.-The Special Foreign Assistance Act of 1971 is hereby repealed. (cc) 1969 ASSISTANCE ACT.-The Foreign Assistance Act of 1969 is hereby repealed except for the first section and part IV. (dd) 1968 ASSISTANCE ACT.-The Foreign Assistance Act of 1968 is hereby repealed. (ee) 1964 ASSISTANCE ACT.—The Foreign Assistance Act of 1964 is hereby repealed. (ff) LATIN AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT ACT.-The Latin American Development Act is hereby repealed. (gg) 1959 MUTUAL SECURITY ACT.-The Mutual Security Act of 1959 is hereby repealed. (hh) 1954 MUTUAL SECURITY ACT.-Sections 402 and 417 of the Mutual Security Act of 1954 are hereby repealed. (ii) DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORIZATION ACT, FISCAL YEARS 1982 and 1983.Section 109 of the Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1982 and 1983, is hereby repealed. (ij) DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORIZATION ACT, FISCAL YEARS 1984 AND 1985.-Sections 1004 and 1005(a) of the Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985, are hereby repealed. (kk) SAVINGS PROVISION.-Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the repeal by this Act of any provision of law that amended or repealed another provision of law does not affect in any way that amendment or repeal. TITLE XXXV-EFFECTIVE DATE SEC. 3501. EFFECTIVE DATE. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this division, and the amendments made by this division, shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act or October 1, 1995, whichever occurs later. AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE FOR DIVISION B OF H.R. 1561 OFFERED BY MR. SMITH OF NEW JERSEY Strike all of division B (relating to foreign relations authorizations) and insert the following: 6 This division may be cited as the "Foreign Relations 7 Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1996 and 1997". 8 SEC. 2002. DEFINITIONS. 9 The following terms have the following meaning for 10 the purposes of this division: 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 (1) The term "AID" means the Agency for International Development. (2) The term "ACDA" means the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. (3) The term "appropriate congressional committees" means the Committee on International Re lations of the House of Representatives and the Committee of Foreign Relations of the Senate. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 2 (4) The term "Department" means the Department of State. (5) The term "Federal agency" has the meaning given to the term "agency" by section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code. (6) The term "function" means any duty, obligation, power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, activity, or program. (7) The term "office" includes any office, administration, agency, institute, unit, organizational entity, or component thereof. (8) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of State. (9) The term "USLA" means the United States Information Agency. |