International Partnership and Prosperity Act of 1995

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Title I: Bilateral Economic Assistance

Title II: Security Assistance and Related Programs

Title III: Trade, Investment and Export Promotion

Title IV: International Financial Institutions

Title V: Middle East

Title VI: Europe and the New Independent States

Title VII: Special Authorities

Title VIII: Reports, Limitations, and General Provisions

Chapter A: Reporting Requirements

Chapter B: Limitations on Assistance

Chapter C: Administrative Provisions

International Partnership and Prosperity Act of 1995 - Title I: Bilateral Economic Assistance - Authorizes the President to provide bilateral economic assistance for the following purposes: (1) to promote economic reforms, conditions, and institutions which contribute to the transition to free markets and democracy; (2) to meet urgent disaster and humanitarian needs; and (3) to control transnational threats.

Requires: (1) U.S. assistance policy and programs to take into consideration a nation's commitment to free market principles; and (2) U.S. assistance to contribute to the strengthening of institutions and organizations which expand political freedom and civil liberty.

(Sec. 102) Authorizes the President to make voluntary contributions on a grant basis to international organizations and programs administered by such organizations.

Prohibits funds under this section from being made available for programs for Iran, Iraq, Libya, Cuba, North Korea, or Burma.

Directs the Secretary of State to report to specified congressional committees on: (1) the budgets and accounts of all international organizations receiving payments of funds under this section; and (2) the amount of funds expended by each international organization or program, including the amount contributed by the United States.

Earmarks funding to carry out this section.

(Sec. 103) Authorizes the President to provide, and earmarks funding for, assistance to alleviate human suffering caused by man- made and natural disasters.

(Sec. 104) Earmarks funding for: (1) migration and refugee assistance, including a specified amount for refugees resettling in Israel; and (2) Peace Corps activities.

(Sec. 106) Authorizes appropriations to carry out this title.

Title II: Security Assistance and Related Programs - Permits U.S. security assistance to be provided only to: (1) enhance the military capabilities of a friendly nation to meet legitimate self- defense and security needs; (2) strengthen such capabilities to permit effective participation in collective security or peacekeeping activities; (3) support the efforts of a foreign government to combat mutual, transational threats; (4) strengthen civilian and military relations consistent with democratic principles and with emphasis on improving military standards of professionalism; (5) promote self- defense and defense cooperation with U.S. allies and friendly nations through the acquisition of U.S. defense articles and services; and (6) support the transition to democracy.

(Sec. 202) Authorizes the President to furnish security assistance to any eligible and friendly country by: (1) acquiring from any source and providing any defense article or service; (2) assigning or detailing members of the armed forces and other personnel to perform noncombatant duties; or (3) transferring funds to meet obligations of the recipient for payments for sales under the Arms Export Control Act.

(Sec. 203) Sets forth conditions for eligibility to receive defense articles, services, or related training.

(Sec. 204) Authorizes the President to furnish military education and training to foreign military and civilian personnel. Earmarks funding for such training, including a specified amount for programs in Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia.

(Sec. 205) Authorizes the President to furnish assistance to friendly countries and international organizations for peacekeeping operations in furtherance of U.S. national security interests. Permits such assistance to include reimbursement to the Department of Defense for expenses incurred for noncombatant activities under the United Nations Participation Act. Limits such reimbursement to $10 million.

Prohibits the use of funds to train, equip, or support U.S. military personnel serving under United Nations command.

Earmarks funding to carry out this section, including a specified amount to support a joint Baltic peacekeeping battalion.

(Sec. 206) Authorizes the President to provide antiterrorism assistance to foreign governments.

(Sec. 207) Permits the President to transfer excess defense articles to: (1) member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) which are eligible for U.S. security assistance and are integrated into NATO's military structure; (2) major non-NATO allies on the south and southeastern flank of NATO which are eligible for such assistance; (3) Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia; and (4) Latin American or Caribbean countries with democratic governments that are major drug producing or transit countries.

Authorizes the transfer of nonlethal excess defense articles to other eligible countries, as necessary.

Requires prior congressional notification for transfers of excess defense articles.

(Sec. 208) Authorizes the President, after reporting to the Congress, to direct the drawdown of defense articles and services and military education and training for specified emergency or humanitarian purposes. Limits the aggregate value per fiscal year of articles, services, and training provided.

(Sec. 209) Authorizes the President to assign members of the armed forces to a foreign country to: (1) provide equipment and services case management, training management, program monitoring, evaluation and planning of the host government's military capabilities and requirements, administrative support, and liaison functions; and (2) promote defense cooperation measures.

(Sec. 210) Authorizes appropriations to carry out this title, earmarking an amount for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans under credit sales provisions of the Arms Export Control Act.

Title III: Trade, Investment and Export Promotion - Requires U.S. assistance to be provided to expand American job, trade, and investment opportunities abroad.

Provides that specified provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 that deal with the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) shall remain in effect. Consolidates the programs of the Trade and Development Agency with those of OPIC. Authorizes appropriations for: (1) the subsidy cost of OPIC direct loans, guarantees, and administrative expenses; and (2) such consolidation.

Title IV: International Financial Institutions - Authorizes appropriations to fulfill obligations to international financial institutions.

(Sec. 402) Provides that the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative (under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961) shall remain in effect.

Title V: Middle East - Authorizes appropriations for: (1) Israel and Egypt; and (2) fulfilling conditions of agreements between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization and Israel and Jordan.

(Sec. 504) Deems a provision of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 relating to loan guarantees for Israel to remain in effect.

Title VI: Europe and the New Independent States - Authorizes appropriations to carry out programs in Eastern Europe and the Baltics.

(Sec. 603) Authorizes appropriations to carry out specified activities in the new independent states and earmarks specified amounts for Ukraine, Armenia, and Georgia and for joint law enforcement and training activities.

(Sec. 604) Prohibits funds from being made available to Russia if the Russian Government directs or supports any action which violates the territorial integrity or national sovereignty of any other state. Exempts humanitarian assistance from such prohibition.

Directs the Secretary to report annually to the Congress on any steps taken by a new independent state in violation of the territorial integrity or national sovereignty of any other state.

(Sec. 605) Requires assistance programs under this title to be carried out exclusively on a bilateral basis.

Title VII: Special Authorities - Authorizes the President to use funds made available under this Act to provide for unanticipated contingencies subject to fiscal year limitations and advance reporting requirements.

(Sec. 702) Provides for the transfer of funds between accounts subject to certain limitations and advance congressional notification.

(Sec. 703) Authorizes the President to waive certain restrictions in this Act or the Arms Export Control Act to authorize the furnishing of foreign assistance if it is in the national security interest. Limits amounts that may be made available.

Title VIII: Reports, Limitations, and General Provisions - Chapter A: Reporting Requirements - Directs the Secretary to report annually to the Speaker of the House and specified congressional committees on human rights practices of countries that receive assistance under this Act or are members of the United Nations.

(Sec. 802) Requires the Secretary to submit to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations a report on international narcotics control that is the same as an existing report required under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

(Sec. 803) Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) congressional notification of program changes; and (2) an annual allocation report by the President regarding countries and organizations receiving assistance.

Chapter B: Limitations on Assistance - Makes ineligible for foreign assistance any country: (1) that is a communist country; (2) that engages in gross violations of human rights; (3) that has expropriated property or nullified contracts with U.S. citizens and has not provided compensation or submitted the dispute to international arbitration within a specified time period; (4) whose elected head of government is deposed by military coup unless a democratically-elected government has taken office subsequent to the coup; (5) whose government provides support for international terrorism; (6) that is a major illicit drug-producing or transit country; or (7) that is more than one year in arrears to the U.S. Government on a payment of interest or principal on a loan made or credit extended under this Act, the Arms Export Control Act, or the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

Exempts from such prohibition assistance that is in the national security interest, for alleviation of suffering resulting from a disaster, or for migration and refugee assistance, provided the President reports in advance to specified congressional committees.

Sets forth provisions regarding the listing of communist and terrorist countries. Establishes additional restrictions on assistance under other specified Acts to human rights violators, terrorist countries, and major illicit drug-producing and transit countries.

Chapter C: Administrative Provisions - Subchapter 1: Procurement - Permits funds to be made available for programs under this Act for procurement only in the United States, the recipient country, or developing countries. Lists conditions under which procurement may be made from other countries.

(Sec. 822) Provides that ocean transportation between foreign countries of articles purchased with foreign currencies derived from funds made available under this Act, the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, or predecessor Acts and transfers of fresh fruit under this Act shall not be governed by the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 or any other law relating to the ocean transportation of commodities on U.S. flag vessels.

Authorizes funding under this Act to be used to make grants to recipients or otherwise pay any differential that exists between U.S. and foreign flag vessel charter or freight rates.

(Sec. 823) Sets forth provisions regarding the retention, transfer, or use of articles procured to carry out this Act.

Subchapter 2: Inter-Agency Authorities - Sets forth provisions regarding the allocation and reimbursement of funds to Government agencies for providing foreign assistance.

(Sec. 832) Authorizes Government agencies to furnish articles and services on an advance-of-funds or reimbursement basis to friendly countries and international and nongovernmental organizations.

Subchapter 3: General Administration - Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) general assistance authorities, including conditions of assistance; (2) health and accident insurance for foreign employees of Government agencies or assistance programs and conditions under which alien participants in assistance programs may be admitted to the United States; (3) guarantees; (4) administrative uses of funds; and (5) termination expenses.

Subchapter 4: Personnel - Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) employment of personnel and details of personnel to foreign governments and international organizations to carry out this Act; and (2) offices abroad.

Subchapter 5: Definitions, Conforming Changes, Repeals - Sets forth definitions.

Prohibits a U.S. court from declining on the ground of the Federal act of state doctrine to make a determination on the merits giving effect to the principles of international law in a case in which claim of title or other right to property is asserted by any party based upon a taking after January 1, 1959, by an act of that state in violation of the principles of international law.

(Sec. 864) Deems references to: (1) the Administrator of the Agency for International Development (AID) and to the administrator of the agency primarily responsible for administering part I of this part to be references to the Secretary; (2) AID to be references to the Department of State; and (3) the Trade and Development Agency to be references to OPIC.

(Sec. 865) Repeals the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (with the exception of a few provisions).