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| 98-s-2582 | 98 | s | 2582 | International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1984 | International Affairs | 1984-04-18 | 1984-05-01 | Star Print ordered Report 98-400. | Senate | Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL] | IL | R | P000222 | 0 | International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1984 - Title I: Fiscal Year 1984 Supplemental Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes supplemental appropriations for FY 1984 for payment to the International Atomic Energy Agency. Imposes a ceiling on additions to stockpiles of defense articles in foreign countries for FY 1984. Amends the Arms Export Control Act to require the principal amount of foreign military loan guarantees for FY 1984 with respect to South Korea to be repaid within 20 years following a ten year grace period. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the Administrator of the agency primarily responsible for administering development assistance to borrow from the Treasury to meet obligations incurred by housing loan guarantees. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to set the interest rate for such borrowing. Title II: Military Sales and Related Programs - Amends the Arms Export Control Act to express the sense of the Congress that the President should initiate discussions to limit the transfer by members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to developing countries of conventional arms. Defines the actual value of a naval vessel for purposes of the sale of such vessel from Department of Defense stocks. Prohibits personnel performing defense services provided under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 from performing combat activities. Requires charges for administrative services for foreign military sales to be calculated on an average percentage basis to recover the full estimated costs (excluding a pro rata share of fixed base operation costs). Authorizes the President to provide on a reciprocal basis free cataloging data and cataloging services to NATO or to any member government of NATO. Sets forth provisions governing the interest rate on foreign military sales credits and loan guarantees. Requires the President to submit to Congress by April 1 of each year an estimate of the sale and delivery of weapons and weapons-related defense equipment by all major arms suppliers to all major recipient countries in the developing world during the preceding calendar year. Requires the annual report on military sales to include an estimate of: (1) the total value and quantity of defense articles and services furnished by the United States to each foreign country and organization for the fiscal year ending September 30 of the preceding year; and (2) the total amount of foreign military sales credits and loan guarantees made with respect to each country and additional information if the total value of such sales to a country is expected to exceed by $100,000,000 or more the amount of credits and guarantees previously available to such country. Requires the President to include as an addendum to each quarterly report on defense requirement surveys the text of all such surveys completed during the preceding quarter. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 for foreign military sales credits. Sets the ceiling for FY 1985 for such credits. Earmarks a specified amount of such credits for Israel on a grant basis. Allots specified amounts of the credits earmarked for Israel for: (1) research and development in the United States for the Lavi program; and (2) the procurement in Israel of defense articles and services for the Lavi program. Authorizes Israel to use any loan which is or was made available under the Arms Export Control Act and for which repayment is or was forgiven before using any other loan made available under such Act. Requires repayment within 20 years following a grace period of 10 years the principal amount of financing provided through foreign military sales credits at a specified interest rate or through foreign military sales loan guarantees with respect to Greece, South Korea, Morocco, the Philippines, Portugal, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, and Turkey except that: (1) such principal amount of financing shall be repaid by a country within 12 years of the signing of the loan agreement if the country is in arrears on its payments under the credit sales or loan guarantees program; and (2) not more than 22 percent of the total financing provided through credit sales and loan guarantees in any fiscal year may be repaid in more than 12 years after each such loan agreement is signed. Earmarks specified amounts of FY 1985 foreign military sales credits for Egypt and for the Philippines. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 to maintain adequate reserves in the Guaranty Reserve Fund. Deletes the requirement that the President report promptly to the Congress whenever the total amount in the reserve is reduced to a specified amount. Requires the President to submit to the Congress a new numbered certification of a proposed arms sale if the proposal provides equipment, articles, or services which have a significantly greater capability or which contain significantly more sensitive technology than that described in the original certification. Authorizes the House Foreign Affairs Committee or the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to require new numbered certifications on other proposals to upgrade major defense equipment, articles, or services if either determines that the upgrade constitutes a significantly greater capability or contains significantly more sensitive technology than the original certification. Increases the penalties for violations of arms export and import restrictions. Prohibits using funds or guarantees made available through the Arms Export Control Act for procurement outside the United States unless the President certifies to Congress that the national interest will be furthered by such procurement or unless specifically authorized by law. Requires administrative charges for foreign military sales to include recovery of extraordinary expenses. Limits the amount of expenses attributable to representational activities that may be recovered during any fiscal year. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize appropriations for FY 1985 for military assistance programs including a specified amount earmarked for Zaire. Sets the ceiling for FY 1985 additions to stockpiles of defense articles in foreign countries. Adds Pakistan, Tunisia, Yemen, Lebanon, Sudan, El Salvador, Honduras, Venezuela to the list of countries which may have more than six U.S. military personnel to carry out international security assistance programs. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 for international military education and training. Authorizes the President to authorize foreign military personnel to attend professional military education institutions in the United States for free if the governments of such foreign military personnel and the United States have an agreement that provides reciprocal benefits for U.S. military personnel. Encourages the President to allocate a portion of the international military education and training funds for education and training in certain maritime skills. Permits using foreign assistance funds to assist in maritime law enforcement in foreign countries. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 for peacekeeping operations. Authorizes the President to direct the drawdown of a limited amount of commodities and services from any Federal agency if the President determines that an unforeseen emergency requires immediate peacekeeping assistance. Prohibits the President from exercising such authority unless the President notifies the Congress before the date he intends to exercise the authority. Earmarks a specified amount of FY 1985 military assistance funds for Turkey only if the President certifies to Congress that the formerly Greek-Cypriot occupied area of Famagusta/Varosha has been returned to the Government of Cyprus. Limits the amount of credits that may be extended and guarantees that may be issued under the Arms Export Control Act for Turkey for FY 1985. Imposes specified conditions on the loan or lease of certain navy vessels. Title III: Economic Support Fund - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require that, to the maximum extent feasible, funds made available through the Economic Support Fund for commodity import programs or other program assistance shall be used to generate local currencies of which at least half shall be available to support development activities. Requires the Administrator of the agency primarily responsible for administering the development assistance programs to be responsible for administering the Economic Support Fund. Requires such agency to submit annually to Congress a detailed justification for the uses and purposes of the Economic Support Fund. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 for the Economic Support Fund for: (1) Israel and Egypt; and (2) for countries other than Israel and Egypt. Directs the President to use between 20 and 35 percent of the Economic Support Fund appropriations made available for commodity import programs to purchase U.S. agricultural commodities and agricultural-related products. Requires one-half of such amount to be used to buy processed or value-added products of such commodities. Establishes the principle that the Economic Support Fund appropriations that are allocated to Israel will not be less than the annual debt repayment from Israel to the United States. Earmarks specified amounts of the Economic Support Fund authorization for FY 1985 for Israel and Egypt on a grant basis. Provides that all of the funds allocated for Israel for FY 1985 shall be available as a cash transfer and that a limited amount of the Economic Support Fund assistance for Egypt may be available only in FY 1984 as a cash grant. Authorizes using a specified amount of the funds provided to Egypt through the Economic Support Fund for FY 1985 to build agricultural extension services in Egypt for the small farmer. Prohibits making any of the FY 1985 Economic Support Fund appropriations available to Syria. Earmarks specified amounts of FY 1985 Economic Support Fund authorizations for Tunisia, Morocco, Cyprus, and the Philippines. Limits the amount of such funds that may be available for Zaire. Imposes a ceiling on the amount of FY 1985 Economic Support Fund appropriations that may be made available for emergency use when the U.S. national interests urgently require economic support to promote economic or political stability. Deletes the current provisions relating to: (1) Middle East programs; (2) Eastern Mediterranean programs; (3) the prohibition of funds for nuclear facilities; (4) the special requirements fund; (5) Tunisia programs; (6) Costa Rica programs; (7) Nicaragua programs; and (8) Poland programs. Title IV: Development Assistance - Sets forth as additional principles of U.S. development assistance policy that: (1) U.S. encouragement of policy reforms is necessary if developing countries are to achieve economic growth with equity; (2) development assistance should promote private sector activity in open and competitive markets in developing countries; (3) U.S. cooperation in development should recognize as essential the need of developing countries to have access to appropriate technology; and (4) U.S. assistance should focus on establishing and upgrading the institutional capacities of developing countries. Urges the President to apply U.S. technology and skills to address the urban problems of developing countries. Directs the Administrator of the agency primarily responsible for administering development assistance programs to ensure that no assistance will be used for establishing or expanding production of any commodity for export by a country other than the United States if the commodity is likely to be in surplus on world markets at the time the resulting productive capacity is expected to become operative and if the assistance will cause substantial injury to U.S. producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity. Requires the Administrator of such agency to report annually to Congress on the implementation of aid programs for the urban problems of developing countries and on the programs to ensure that development assistance does not contribute to a surplus of commodities on world markets. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 for agricultural development programs. Directs the President to undertake activities designed to deal directly with the special health needs of children and mothers. Authorizes appropriations for a Child Survival Fund. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 for: (1) voluntary population planning and health programs; (2) education and human resources development; (3) energy, private voluntary organizations, and selected development activities; (4) the private sector revolving fund; (5) programs that support the original goals of the United Nations Decade for Women; and (6) the Sahel development program. Earmarks 15 percent of the total amount of certain development assistance appropriations of any fiscal year for private and voluntary organizations. Recognizes that cooperatives provide an opportunity for people to participate directly in democratic decisionmaking. Requires that development assistance shall be provided to cooperatives which offer large numbers of low-and middle-income people in developing countries an opportunity to participate in democratic decisionmaking. Directs the President to use certain poverty measurement standards in determining target populations for U.S. development assistance and to strengthen U.S. efforts to assure that a substantial percentage of development assistance directly improves the lives of the poor majority. Requires that development activities designed to increase the institutional capabilities of private organizations or governments or that attempt to stimulate scientific and technological research shall be designed and monitored to insure that the ultimate beneficiaries of these activities are the poor majority. Requires that the annual report to Congress on foreign assistance shall include an evaluation of the extent to which development programs directly benefit the poor majority. Recognizes that shelter, including essential urban development services, is among the most fundamental of human needs. Changes the term "housing" in the housing guarantees provisions to "shelter". Increases the ceiling on the total principal amount of outstanding housing guarantees. Extends the authority for such provisions through September 30, 1986. Requires the agency primarily responsible for administering development assistance, before issuing any worldwide housing guarantees, to obtain the concurrence of the Secretary of the Treasury on the conditions of the guarantees. Extends the authority for the agricultural and productive credit and self- help community development programs through September 30, 1985. Increases the amount the President is authorized to spend to aid disadvantaged children in Asia. Title V: African Development Foundation - Amends the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1980 to authorize appropriations for FY 1985 for the African Development Foundation. Extends the authority for the Foundation through September 30, 1990. Title VI: Economic Policy Initiative for Africa - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide assistance to promote growth-oriented policy reforms in sub-Saharan Africa. Requires programs funded under this title to be used as short to medium-term assistance programs designed to promote major economic policy reforms that will stimulate economic development. Prohibits providing assistance to any country the government of which has historically misappropriated significant portions of its revenues for private purposes. Prohibits using assistance provided under this title to enable countries to meet commitments to private or governmental lenders or to fulfill repayment requirements of the International Monetary Fund. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 for purposes of this title. Directs the Administrator of the agency primarily responsible for administering development assistance to consult with the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations committees regarding the countries to receive assistance under this title. Lists information to be included in such consultation. Requires the Administrator of such agency to report annually to such congressional committees on the degree to which recipient countries have complied with the economic policy reforms assisted by this title. Title VII: Other Assistance Programs - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 for American schools and hospitals abroad. Establishes in the Treasury the American University in Beirut Trust Fund. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to make annual payments out of the Trust Fund to the American University in Beirut. Provides for the administration of the Trust Fund. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 for international organizations and programs. Allocates specified amounts for specified organizations and programs. Prohibits any of such funds to be made available for the U.S. proportionate share for any program for the Palestine Liberation Organization, the South West Africa Peoples Organization, Cuba, Iran, or Libya. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 for international narcotics control programs. Requires the President to transmit to the Congress a quarterly report summarizing the major financial activities undertaken pursuant to the international narcotics control program. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 for: (1) international disaster assistance; (2) antiterrorism assistance; (3) trade and development programs; (4) operating expenses of the agency primarily responsible for administering development assistance programs. Authorizes using funds made available under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to assist in halting significant illegal emigration from Haiti to the United States. Provides for the carry-over into FY 1985 of the authorizations which were made in the International Security and Development Assistance Authorizations Act of 1983 but which were not appropriated before October 1, 1984. Title VIII: Peace Corps - Amends the Peace Corps Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1985 to carry out such Act. Imposes limits on the appointments to the Peace Corps of U.S. citizens. Authorizes the sale at cost of technical publications produced by the Peace Corps. Title IX: International Development Association Act Amendments - Amends the International Development Association Act to authorize the U.S. Governor of the International Development Association to pay a specified amount as the U.S. contribution to the seventh replenishment of the Association's resources. Authorizes appropriations for such purpose. Authorizes the U.S. Governor to agree to a supplemental U.S. contribution to the seventh replenishment if the President reports to Congress that the seriousness of the economic conditions in recipient countries warrant such supplemental contribution. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 for payment of such supplemental contribution. Title X: General Provisions - Prohibits the use of foreign assistance funds to purchase construction or engineering services from developing countries which have an international competitive capability for such services and which are not receiving any development assistance or Economic Support Fund assistance. Expresses the intent of the Congress that the agency primarily responsible for administering development assistance intensify efforts to assist suppliers of United States - origin goods and services to compete effectively for procurement opportunities arising from use of development assistance, Economic Support Fund assistance, and multilateral development bank funding. Requires such agency to report annually to Congress on its implementation of such assistance. Provides that the Department of State shall determine whether Government-owned excess property shall be made available to foreign countries. Authorizes the Secretary of State to transfer to any friendly country, international organization, the American Red Cross, or certain voluntary nonprofit relief agencies such Government-owned excess property in order to support development assistance activities which are designed to enhance environmental protection in foreign countries if the Secretary of State makes a specified determination. Increases the amount which the United States can grant for development assistance projects requiring detailed plans and cost estimates. Authorizes furnishing assistance to the People's Republic of China (and Tibet) under the Foreign Assistance Act if the President reports to Congress that extending eligibility to the People's Republic of China (and Tibet) is important to U.S. security. Directs the President, in determining the level of U.S. assistance to a country, to consider the extent to which the government of such country permits a government-owned entity or nationals of that country to engage in the unauthorized broadcast of copyrighted material belong to U.S. copyright owners. Requires that a country whose government-owned entity engages in such broadcasts shall receive only one-half of the proposed U.S. assistance for such country. Authorizes the President to waive such limit if the President determines such action is in the national interest. Prohibits furnishing assistance to Pakistan and prohibits selling or transferring military equipment or technology to Pakistan unless the President certifies to Congress during the applicable fiscal year that Pakistan does not possess a nuclear explosive device and that the proposed U.S. assistance program will reduce significantly the risk that Pakistan will possess such a device. Declares that it is U.S. policy to support the holding of fair elections in Pakistan and to support the observance of basic human rights in Pakistan and other countries. Directs the President to notify the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee concerning any reprograming of authorized funds in the International Affairs Budget Function in the same way as the President notifies the Senate Appropriations Committee. Excludes from such congressional notification requirement reprograming of less than $50,000 for use under: (1) international narcotics control programs; and (2) international military education and training programs. Requires the President to report to Congress on aid provided under the Arms Export Control Act. Requires such report to be made within 30 days of enactment of a law appropriating such funds. Deletes the requirement that the President report to Congress before granting certain foreign assistance which exceeds by ten percent or more the assistance which the President reported to Congress. Amends the Arms Export Control Act to delete the requirement that the President report to Congress on the amounts of and recipients of foreign military credit sales and guarantees. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to delete the limit on the amount of funds that may be used to construct facilities for U.S. Government personnel carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act. Increases the amount of funds that may be used to educate the dependents of such personnel. Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to make mandatory retirement based on relative performance applicable to all tenured members of the Foreign Service. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the tax withholding provisions the scholarship or fellowship grants of nonresident aliens who are engaged in training programs in the United States under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Requires the President to report to Congress within 180 days of enactment of this Act on the status of the programs of the Agency for International Development in Egypt. Directs the President to report to Congress on efforts to achieve long-term agricultural commodity agreements. Establishes an Assistant Secretary of State for Political- Military Affairs to administer the Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs of the State Department. Declares that Congress deplores the assassination of Benigno Aquino. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the investigation of his assassination should continue and that the Government of the Philippines should bring to justice all those responsible for that assassination. Declares that it should be U.S. policy to support free and fair elections in the Philippines in May, 1984. Urges the Government of the Philippines to take the necessary steps to achieve such free and fair elections. Declares that the United States should take into account the conduct of the investigation into the Aquino assassination and the fairness of the elections in the conduct of its relations with the Philippines. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should: (1) take steps to place the question of Cuban involvement in illicit drug trafficking on the agenda of the United Nations; (2) request the Organization of American States to consider this question as soon as possible; (3) request other appropriate international organizations and international forums to consider this question; and (4) make every possible effort to obtain the extradition of four Cuban officials who have been indicted on charges of smuggling narcotics into the United States and to assure that U.S. communications resources will be used to inform Cubans of drug trafficking by Cuba. Directs the President to report to Congress on actions taken relating to investigating Cuban involvement in illicit drug trafficking. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the preservation of the national concensus in the Sudan is of paramount importance to that country's peace and security and that the Government of the Sudan should seize every opportunity to address the grievances of its people through peaceful means. Reaffirms U.S. policy toward the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). Prohibits negotiations with the PLO or any of its representatives and prohibits recognition of the PLO unless and until the PLO recognizes Israel's right to exist, accepts United Nations Security Council Resolutions 242 and 238, and renounces the use of terrorism. Repeals specified provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. | 2025-08-29T17:41:15Z |