International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1987

International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1987 - Title I: Military Assistance, Sales, and Grants, and Related Programs - Amends the Arms Export Control Act to authorize appropriations for foreign military sales credits for FY 1988. Imposes an aggregate ceiling on the total amount of such credits extended for FY 1988. Earmarks a specified amount of such credits for Israel, Egypt, Greece, and Turkey.

Authorizes the use of dependable undertaking financial procedures when entering into replacement-in-kind military sales contracts.

Authorizes the waiver of certain research and development charges in sales of major defense equipment when such equipment is purchased with financing under the foreign military sales credit program (FMS program).

Allows loans made on market rate terms under the FMS program since October 1, 1984, to be amended to fix the interest rates applicable to undisbursed funds as of the time each disbursement is made.

Repeals requirements for an annual report regarding South Korean progress in modernizing its armed forces, the role of the United States in mutual security efforts in South Korea, and the military balance between the two Koreas.

Requires the quarterly reports on arms transfers to include a listing by country of FMS financing used for procurement outside the United States.

Provides that required certifications to the Congress shall contain a description (classified if necessary) of how the purchasing country intends to pay for the article or service and shall identify those countries, if any, that have purchased the same type of article or service.

Permits the transmittal of information relating to the sale of major defense equipment for $1,000,000 or more to be submitted in classified form.

Requires that, for each fiscal year, $100,000 of the registration fees for munitions control licenses be credited to a Department of State account for the payment of expenses incurred in automating munitions control functions and processing munitions control license applications.

Requires each country purchasing any defense equipment or service through credit, sales, or guarantees to pay a fee of .5 percent of the price of the equipment or service to the Department of Defense to offset administrative expenses.

Makes ineligible for FMS financing any contract between a foreign government and a person convicted or debarred for violations of the Arms Exports Control Act.

Requires the President to review, at least once every two years, the regulations issued under the Arms Export Control Act, for the purpose of determining what changes in such regulations would be appropriate.

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize appropriations for the military assistance program (MAP) for FY 1988. Earmarks a specified amount for such funds for Tunisia and the Philippines.

Excludes the cost of U.S. military salaries from the overall cost of FMS-purchased training and services.

Authorizes the stockpiling of defense articles for Thailand.

Authorizes providing excess defense articles for NATO southern flank countries and major non-NATO allies on the southern and southeastern flank of NATO.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 for: (1) international military education and training; (2) peacekeeping operations; and (3) antiterrorism assistance.

Allows the disbursement of uncommitted FMS credits for the Philippines.

Requires periodic reports regarding activities on Cyprus of Turkish armed forces. Prohibits the use on Cyprus of selected defense articles provided to Turkey by the United States. Expresses the sense of the Congress concerning the United States policy toward Cyprus.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that no FMS financing may be used to finance Jordan's procurement of advanced aircraft, new air defense weapons systems, or other new advanced military weapons unless Jordan is publicly committed to recognize Israel and to negotiate with Israel under the basic tenets of United Nations Resolutions 242 and 338.

Extends through FY 1988 the authority for reciprocal leasing of military articles between Israel and the United States without a requirement for monetary reimbursement.

Earmarks a specified amount of MAP funds for FY 1988 to arm, for defensive purposes, aircraft used in narcotics control eradication or interdiction efforts.

Earmarks a specified amount of international military education and training funds for FY 1988 for the purpose of education and training in the operation and maintenance of aircraft used in narcotics control interdiction and eradication efforts for countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to the Congress concerning the deployment or leasing to other countries of airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft.

Prohibits the sale of depleted uranium antitank rounds to countries other than NATO members and major non-NATO allies.

Prohibits the sale or transfer of any item on the United States Munitions List to the Government of Iran, any individual in Iran, or certain Iranian groups.

Title II: Economic Support Fund - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 for the Economic Support Fund (ESF) Program. Earmarks a specified amount of such funds for: (1) Israel; (2) Egypt; (3) cooperative scientific and technological projects; (4) Cyprus; (5) Portugal; (6) Tunisia; (7) the Philippines; (8) the Anglo-Irish International Fund; (9) Jordan in support of Jordan's Development Program for the West Bank and Gaza; (10) sub-Saharan Africa; and (11) the "AVUKA" associations in order to foster co-existence between Arabs and Jews in Israel.

Restricts the use of such funds for nuclear facilities. Directs the President to use not less than 18 percent of such funds for the acquisition of agricultural commodities under commodity import programs.

Requires that foreign assistance provided as cash transfers, or an equivalent amount, be used by the recipient country to purchase U.S. goods and services under similar requirements that apply to commodity import programs also financed through the ESF program.

Earmarks a specified amount of such funds which are allocated for Commodity Import Programs to be used by the Agency for International Development (AID) for tied aid credits.

Title III: Development Assistance - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 for agriculture, rural development, and nutrition. Earmarks a specified amount of such funds for U.S. participation in the International Space Year.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 for the Child Survival Fund.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 for population planning and for health activities. Prohibits the condition of assistance on acceptance of population assistance. Prohibits the funding of organizations which participate in coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 for education and human resources development. Directs that not less than 30 percent of such funds be used only for programs which reduce illiteracy and extend basic education.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 for programs for private sector, energy, private voluntary organizations, and certain other development activities.

Earmarks a specified amount of development assistance funds for cooperative projects among the United States, Israel, and developing countries.

Authorizes the deposit of a specified amount of development assistance funds into a Private Sector Revolving Fund.

Provides that private borrowers receiving loans at or near market rates may be relieved of liability for the repayment of a part of the principal or interest of such loan if the President determines such exemption would be likely to maximize the return to the United States.

Sets forth congressional findings concerning the use of private and voluntary organizations and cooperatives in providing foreign development assistance. Encourages and authorizes the Administrator of AID to utilize such organizations in providing development assistance. Earmarks specified amounts of authorized funds for use by such organizations.

Title IV: Foreign Assistance Programs - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 for American schools and hospitals abroad.

Extends the authority to issue guaranties under the Housing Investment Guaranty Program for one year. Increases the limit on the authority to borrow to guaranty reserve requirements.

Extends the authority of the Agricultural and Productive Credit and Self-Help Community Development Program for one year.

Authorizes a specified amount of guaranty authority for the Trade Credit Insurance Program for FY 1988.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 for voluntary contributions to international organizations and programs.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 for: (1) international narcotics matters; (2) international disaster assistance; (3) the trade and development program; and (4) the operating expenses for the Office of the Inspector General.

Increases the earmark of funds for FY 1988 for biological diversity programs.

Requires the inclusion of specific agency comments in the required annual report on drug trafficking.

Revises congressional procedures concerning required presidential certifications on major drug-producing and drug transit countries.

Establishes the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control. Specifies the membership of such Caucus and provides for a five-member public advisory board. Authorizes appropriations.

Increases the limit on funds which AID may use to: (1) construct or acquire office space and schools for personnel overseas; and (2) provide assistance to schools for dependent children of personnel overseas.

Authorizes the use of Polish currencies generated by the sale of surplus dairy products to Poland for: (1) aid to handicapped and orphaned children in Poland; and (2) a specified research center in Poland for the study of events related to the Holocaust in Poland.

Title V: Africa - Part A: African Famine Recovery and Development - Africa Famine Recovery and Development Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to add a chapter dealing with Africa Famine Recovery and Development.

Authorizes the President to provide project and program assistance for long-term development in sub-Saharan Africa. Requires the purpose of such assistance to be to help the poor majority in sub-Sarahan Africa to participate in a process of long-term development through economic growth that is equitable, participatory, environmentally sustainable, and self-reliant. Declares that the general authorities and policies of the development assistance provisions of such Act apply to this Act.

Requires the agency primarily responsible for administering development assistance programs to: (1) take into account the local-level perspectives of the rural and urban poor in sub-Saharan Africa during the planning and review of annual country planning documents for project assistance under this Act; (2) make available funds for a substantial expansion of development efforts by private and voluntary organizations which have demonstrated effectiveness in or commitment to the promotion of local grass-roots activities on behalf of long-term development in sub-Saharan Africa; and (3) establish simplified procedures for the development and evaluation of projects to be carried out by private and voluntary organizations.

Requires that local people shall be closely involved in projects that have a local focus. Requires that the agency primarily responsible for administering development assistance programs shall ensure the participation of African women in development projects assisted by this Act.

Requires the agency primarily responsible for administering development assistance programs to use the program assistance provided by this Act to: (1) help overcome shorter-term constraints to long-term development; and (2) promote reform of national economic policies to support these priorities. Requires such assistance programs to take into account the need to protect vulnerable groups and long-term environmental interests from possible negative consequences of the reforms.

Designates as the critical sectoral priorities for long-term development: (1) agricultural production; (2) basic infrastructure; (3) national resources; (4) health; (5) voluntary family planning; (6) education; and (7) income generating opportunities. Imposes minimum levels of assistance for certain critical sectors.

Requires the assistance provided under this Act to be concentrated in countries that will make the most effective use of such assistance.

Exempts the assistance authorized by this Act from specified limitations on the procurement of goods and services.

Earmarks the uses to which local currencies generated by assistance provided under this Act and other Acts may be put. Provides that funds made available under this Act may be used to assist the countries in sub-Saharan Africa to increase their capacity to participate in donor coordination mechanisms at the country, regional, and sector levels.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 for long-term development assistance for sub-Saharan Africa and for funding activities of certain international organizations. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the funding authorization should be extended whenever appropriate. Limits transfers between accounts funded by this Act.

Requires the Administrator of AID to develop a plan for organizational changes within AID in order to carry out the long-term development assistance program for sub-Saharan Africa with maximum effectiveness. Sets forth changes the Administrator shall consider. Requires the Administrator to report to specified congressional committees about such changes. Authorizes the Administrator to transfer certain funds in order to increase the AID resources for development assistance activities for sub-Saharan Africa.

Requires the Administrator to develop a plan for evaluating the agency's progress in achieving the purposes of this Act. Requires the plan to be developed in consultation with specified congressional committees.

Requires that assistance from other assistance and development programs shall be used to provide assistance to the poor majority in sub-Saharan Africa.

Authorizes the President to make available such amounts from the funds authorized by this Act as the President deems appropriate to support long-term development assistance for activities of international organizations which are consistent with the purpose of providing assistance for the poor majority in sub-Saharan Africa and are undertaken in coordination with AID.

Encourages the President to use the authorities provided in this Act in coordination with activities of the multilateral development banks in sub-Saharan Africa.

Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Directors to the International Monetary Fund and to the relevant multilateral development banks to pursue means by which those institutions could reschedule the payments due them by the low-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Requires the President to ensure that the funds made available by this Act are not used by a country to repay loans.

Requires the annual report by the President to the Congress on foreign assistance programs to include a report on the progress made in carrying out this Act. Provides that reprogramming notification requirements do not apply to funds used to carry out this Act.

Makes conforming amendments to various Acts.

Declares that, where appropriate, African famine relief activities should serve as the foundation for long-term development activities undertaken pursuant to this Act. Provides for the transfer of certain funds so that they may be used for management support activities associated with long-term development assistance.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the purposes of the African Development Foundation are consistent with the purposes of this Act.

Amends the African Development Foundation Act to authorize appropriations for the African Development Foundation for FY 1988.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that special efforts should be undertaken to reduce barriers and promote economic interchange between the United States and developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Requires the Comptroller General to study, and report to the Congress on, the restrictions which affect the importation of products of developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

Part B: Other Provisions Relating to Sub-Saharan Africa - Sets forth congressional findings relating to U.S. assistance to Southern African Development Coordination Conference (SADCC).

States that it is U.S. policy to use all available means to encourage the Government of Kenya to reaffirm its commitment to democratic values and freedoms.

States that any economic assistance provided to the Government of Zaire for FY 1988 must be provided under the African Famine Recovery and Development Act.

Requires the withholding of assistance to Liberia pending a certification by the Administrator of AID that the Government of Liberia has met certain economic conditions and a certification by the Secretary of State that the Government of Liberia has demonstrated its commitment to progress toward political stability.

Title VI: Western Hemisphere - Part A: Central America - Sets forth congressional findings that it is in the foreign policy interest of the United States to provide substantial economic assistance to countries of Central America.

Earmarks specified amounts of ESF funding for: (1) Costa Rica; (2) El Salvador; (3) Guatemala; and (4) Honduras. Limits the amount of MAP funds to such countries.

Directs that all assistance for any country in Central America be suspended in any year in which an elected government is deposed by military coup or decree or by Communist insurgency.

Expresses the sense of the Congress concerning the Costa Rica peace initiative.

Expresses the sense of the Congress concerning U.S. policy toward Nicaragua.

Prohibits the United States from entering into any arrangements with third countries concerning assistance to the Nicaraguan democratic resistance.

Prohibits the use of appropriated funds for any program or project administered by the Regional Office for Central America and Panama.

Earmarks a specified amount of funds for military assistance grants for Guatemala.

Prohibits the use of appropriated funds or credits for the purchase or procurement of any supersonic jet tactical aircraft for any Central American country during FY 1988.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Government of Panama should take meaningful steps to ensure that the 1989 elections will be free, fair, and honest.

Extends the Administration of Justice program for one year through FY 1988. Provides that the primary emphasis of such program shall be placed on the provision of training and other services rather than the provision of equipment. Specifies that not more than 25 percent of the funds available in any fiscal year may be used to provide equipment. Imposes a maximum limit on the amount of such assistance which may be made available to El Salvador. Earmarks a specified amount of such assistance for Guatemala.

Authorizes the President to transfer a specified amount of grant military assistance for Latin America and the Caribbean to carry out the Administration of Justice Program.

Extends the waiver for police training for El Salvador and Honduras for one year.

Part B: Caribbean - Central America - Expresses the sense of the Congress supporting measures taken by the Government of Haiti demonstrating progress in the transition to democracy.

Caribbean-Central American Scholarship Partnership Act - Authorizes the Administrator of the Agency for International Development to make grants to States for a specified Federal share of the cost of scholarships and higher-education programs for foreign students from countries of the Caribbean basin region which are designated by the President as beneficiary countries pursuant to the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act.

Earmarks funds for such grants for FY 1988 from funds authorized to be appropriated under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the economic support fund.

Specifies that such grants shall be used for payment in full of scholarships for four-year baccalaureate degree programs, five-year undergraduate degree programs, or one year or longer training programs in study areas related to the critical development needs of the students' respective countries, including: (1) agriculture; (2) education; (3) public and small business administration; (4) health and related services; (5) civil and architectural engineering; (6) communications technologies; (7) social and political sciences; and (8) vocational and technical skills.

Specifies that each such scholarship shall be in the form of a loan to the student with all repayment to be forgiven upon the student's prompt return to his or her country of origin for a period which is at least one year longer than the period spent studying in the United States. Forgives one-half of the repayment if the student is granted asylum in, or admitted as a refugee to, the United States.

Sets forth eligibility and selection standards and application requirements for such students. Sets forth procedures for States to make applications for such grants.

Directs each participating State to enlist the assistance of the private sector in meeting the non-Federal share of payments under this Act.

Requires the Administrator to conduct an annual evaluation of grants made under this Act to determine the success of carrying out the purposes of this Act.

Part C: South America - Prohibits the use of authorized funds in FY 1988 for international military education and training (IMET) assistance for Paraguay.

Prohibits the use of authorized funds in FY 1988 FOR IMET assistance to Chile unless the President certifies to the Congress that Chile has made significant progress in complying with internationally recognized human rights. Authorizes the provision of housing investment guarantees for Chile provided such guarantees are issued for programs involving low-income housing activities by private, democratic cooperatives in Chile.

Requires the suspension of Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) programs in Chile because of a failure to implement internationally recognized workers' rights. Requires U.S. representatives to the multilateral development banks to vote against any loan or other financial assistance to Chile in FY 1988.

Part D: Miscellaneous Provisions - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969 to authorize appropriations for FY 1988 for the Inter-American Foundation.

Directs the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, to develop a program for determining the allocation of annual sugar quotas for 1988 such that any further reductions in the overall size of the quotas is borne first by those developed countries which receive allocations under the U.S. Sugar Import Quota Program, until such time as those allocations have been exhausted.

Expresses the sense of the Congress condemning the continued violations of human rights and basic freedoms by the Government of Cuba.

Title VII: The Peace Corps - Authorizes appropriations for the Peace Corps for FY 1988.

Authorizes the President to develop the commitment of private resources, through contracts with the private sector, to uses in furtherance of the purposes of the Peace Corps Act.

Revises requirements concerning the acquisition of vehicles by the Peace Corps for use overseas. Authorizes the Peace Corps to sell at cost its technical publications and to deposit the proceeds from such sales to the agency's currently applicable appropriations account.

Directs the Peace Corps to encourage, facilitate, and assist activities of former Peace Corps volunteers and other organizations and agencies in order to promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of the American people.

Provides for the conversion of the appointments of certain Peace Corps employees from time-limited appointments to appointments for the duration of operations under the Peace Corps Act.

Title VIII: Multilateral Development Banks - Part A: International Development Association - Amends the International Development Association Act to authorize the U.S. Governor of the International Development Association to agree to pay on behalf of the United States to the Association a specified amount to the eighth replenishment of the resources of the Association. Authorizes appropriations for such contribution.

Amends the Bretton Woods Agreements Act to require the U.S. Executive Director of the World Bank (Bank) and the Association to work with other executive directors of the Bank and the Association to: (1) ensure that the overall lending programs of such institutions reflect clear and tangible concern for human welfare; and (2) require a new report within these institutions which specifically address concerns raised about the impact of structural adjustment lending on the poor in developing countries.

Part B: Asian Development Fund - Amends the Asian Development Bank Act to authorize the United States Governor of the Asian Development Bank to contribute on behalf of the United States a specified amount to the Asian Development Fund. Authorizes appropriations for such contributions.

Prohibits the use of such funds for the Asian Development Bank if the Republic of China (Taiwan) is denied any of the rights and privileges of full membership in the Asian Development Bank.

Part C: African Development Bank - Amends the African Development Bank Act to authorize the United States Governor of the African Development Bank to agree to subscribe on behalf of the United States to a specified amount of shares of the capital stock of the Bank. Authorizes appropriations for such subscription.

Part D: Inter-American Development Bank - Amends the Inter-American Development Bank Act to authorize the United States Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank to agree to and to accept the amendments to the Articles of Agreement in the proposed resolution entitled "Merger of Interregional and Ordinary Capital Resources."

Prohibits the use of funds for the purpose of providing the remainder of the U.S. subscription to the Inter-American Investment Corporation. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of the Treasury should endorse a proposal of members of the Inter-American Development Bank to modify the voting procedures within the Bank to require that decisions be taken by the Board by a voting majority of 60 percent of the voting shares.

Part E: Environmental Provisions and the Multilateral Development Banks - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Directors to the multilateral development banks to work to increase the number of environmental professionals employed by such banks and the level of funding for environmentally beneficial programs.

Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to review proposed multilateral development bank loans for adverse environmental impacts and to instruct the U.S. Executive Director to each relevant bank to vote against those loans which have significant, avoidable adverse impacts. Requires the Administrator of AID to instruct AID missions and other diplomatic missions to review proposed multilateral development bank loans for potential negative environmental efforts.

Title IX: Miscellaneous Provisions - States that it is the policy of the United States to: (1) develop a relationship with Pakistan based on shared long-term security interests; (2) assist Pakistan to meet the burdens imposed by a large number of Afghan refugees; (3) communicate to Pakistan the consequences to the U.S.-Pakistan relationship of Pakistan's ongoing nuclear program; and (4) seek a regional solution, involving both India and Pakistan, to the problem of nuclear proliferation in South Asia.

Extends for two years the waiver for Pakistan from requirements concerning nuclear nonproliferation. Ends such waiver if the President certifies to the Congress that India has formally accepted application of verifiable and reliable safeguards to all its nuclear materials.

States that it is the policy of the United States to support: (1) the holding of free and fair elections in Pakistan; (2) the restoration of full civil and political liberties; and (3) religious freedom for all Pakistanis.

Amends the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985 to authorize the use of development assistance funds for Afghan refugees.

Authorizes the President to provide MAP and ESF assistance to non-Communist resistance forces in Cambodia.

Adds Afghanistan, Laos, and Cambodia to the list of Communist countries to which assistance is prohibited.

Requires Senate confirmation of AID Assistant Administrators for specific positions.

Prohibits the use of any funds authorized by this Act for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States.

Directs AID to evaluate all contracts relating to educational services at colleges or universities on the basis of the total cost and responsiveness to student needs. Prohibits any requirement being imposed by AID that institutions of higher education must waive tuition or fees.

Requires the Administrator of AID to submit to the Congress a report on the problems of water resource management in the Jordan River Basin and sub-Saharan Africa, with particular attention to desalination as a potential solution.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that it is in the interest of the United States to reverse the aggregate international arms flow and to increase international development assistance to developing countries.

States it to be the policy of the United States to encourage all countries which produce illicit opium to use the concentrated poppy straw method of production.

Expresses the sense of the Congress urging the Government of Japan to expand trade relations with Israel.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should conduct its dealings in Lebanon with the central government. Declares that no foreign force is capable of imposing a lasting solution on the Lebanese people and that the Lebanese are responsible for resolving their differences without foreign interference.

Expresses the sense of the Congress supporting the right of self-determination for the Cambodian people.

States it to be the policy of the United States to encourage all parties in Sri Lanka to renew their efforts to achieve a political settlement which meets the legitimate concerns of all the people of Sri Lanka and preserves the territorial integrity of Sri Lanka.

Expresses the sense of the Congress condemning Romania's continued hostility to the exercise of religious, political, and cultural rights and calling upon Romania to end its destruction of places of worship and to fulfill its pledge to permit the production and distribution of Bibles and other religious literature.

Title X: Effective Date - Sets forth the effective date of the provisions of this Act.