An original bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act to supplement existing authorizations for security and development assistance programs for the fiscal year 1983, and for other purposes.
International Security Enhancement Act of 1982 - Title I: Military Sales and Related Programs - Amends the Arms Export Control Act to: (1) authorize additional FY 1983 appropriations for the foreign military sales credit and guarantee program; and (2) increase the FY 1983 ceilings on the total amount of foreign military sales credits and guarantees.
Increases the amount of FY 1983 credits and loan guarantees that shall be available only for Israel. Increases the portion of that amount which must be available as credits.
Increases the amount of FY 1983 foreign military sales credits that Egypt is released from repaying.
Increases the amount of FY 1983 credits and guarantees used by Israel to finance the procurement of defense articles and services and design and construction services which Israel is released from repaying.
Limits the amount of FY 1983 foreign military sales credits and guarantees that may be extended to Zaire.
Increases the fine for certain violations of the Arms Export Control Act.
Directs the President to report to the appropriate congressional committees the details of any procurement by a foreign country of goods outside the United States with funds provided by the United States under the Arms Export Control Act.
Provides that administrative surcharges include recovery of extraordinary expenses incurred by Federal agencies in carrying out foreign military sales.
Authorizes the President, during FY 1983 and 1984, to provide free training of foreign military personnel at professional U.S. military schools (other than the Service academies) in accordance with reciprocal programs between U.S. and foreign schools.
Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize additional FY 1983 appropriations for: (1) military assistance; (2) international military education and training; and (3) peacekeeping operations.
Authorizes the President to order the drawdown of commodities and services from the inventory of any Federal agency in certain emergency situations. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the President to notify Congress before ordering such action.
Authorizes furnishing assistance to the People's Republic of China if the President determines that such assistance is important to U.S. security.
Exempts the international narcotics program and international military education and training program from the requirement that Congress receive prior notification of reprogramming of funds, if the reprogramming involves less than $50,000.
Title II: Anti-terrorism Assistance - Authorizes furnishing antiterrorism assistance for foreign countries. Authorizes providing services and commodities for such assistance. Prohibits using credits and guarantees made available to such countries under the Arms Export Control Act for antiterrorism assistance.
Requires that the Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs be consulted in developing and implementing antiterrorism assistance programs.
Prohibits conducting training outside the United States. Requires U.S. antiterrorism advisers to carry out their responsibilities to the maximum extent possible within the United States. Prohibits State Department personnel from training law enforcement officers in antiterrorism assistance, except that employees of the State Department's Office of Security may train law enforcement personnel to protect diplomatic personnel and facilities. States that antiterrorism assistance does not include assistance in gathering intelligence.
Sets forth the expiration date for the authorization for antiterrorism assistance programs.
Directs the President to send specified information to specified congressional committees within 30 days of providing antiterrorism assistance to a foreign country. Prohibits providing a country with such assistance until a human rights report is transmitted to such committees if the chairmen of such committees request the report.
Requires the President to make an annual report to Congress on antiterrorism assistance.
Authorizes FY 1983 appropriations for antiterrorism assistance.
Authorizes modifications of the regulations implementing the national security controls imposed under the Export Administration Act of 1979 only if the President gives 30 days notice to specified congressional committees.
Requires the President to give Congress 60 days notice before removing a country from the list of countries supporting international terrorism. Prohibits removing a country from the list unless the President certifies to Congress that the country has not supported international terrorism during the preceding 12 months. Authorizes the chairman or ranking minority member of specified congressional committees to require the President to certify to the Congress before issuing an export license to such a country that the sale is necessary to U.S. national security.
Prohibits furnishing antiterrorism assistance to countries that engage in a consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights. Amends a specified definition to establish a costing formula for sales of commodities and services provided under the antiterrorism assistance program.
Title III: Economic Support Fund - Authorizes additional appropriations for FY 1983 for the Economic Support Fund.
Increases the portions of Economic Support Fund funds that shall be available for Israel. Decreases the amount of FY 1983 Economic Support Fund authorized appropriations that shall be available for scholarships for Cypriot students in the United States. Authorizes funds for administering the Fund.
Title IV: Development Assistance and Other Assistance Programs - Extends the authorization for the Agricultural and Productive Credit and Self-Help Community Development Programs until September 30, 1983.
Authorizes additional FY 1983 appropriations for the: (1) international narcotics control program; and (2) trade and development program.
Requires the President to use at least half the funds made available for development assistance programs to finance programs that will directly benefit those living in absolute and relative poverty. Requires special emphasis to be placed on alleviating hunger in sub-Saharan Africa and on providing assistance to women engaged in agricultural production in that region.
Authorizes the transfer of employees of the Agency for International Development (AID) to international agricultural research centers.
Prohibits making available to Pakistan any FY 1983 authorized appropriations for development assistance.
Title V: Miscellaneous Provisions - Limits the amount of military and economic assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the amount of credits and guarantees under the Arms Export Control Act that may be furnished to El Salvador during FY 1983. Prohibits any such aid if El Salvador modifies its land reform program in a manner detrimental to the rights of the beneficiaries or potential beneficiaries of the reform.
Prohibits making available to Zaire any of the FY 1983 authorized appropriations for the Economic Support Fund unless the Secretary of State certifies to specified congressional committees that Zaire has reached a new agreement with the International Monetary Fund.
Directs the President to report to Congress on the status of AID programs in Egypt within 180 days of enactment.
Establishes an Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs who shall be responsible to the Secretary of State for matters pertaining to political-military affairs and shall administer the Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs of the Department of State. Transfers the functions carried out by the Director of the Bureau to the Assistant Secretary.
Amends the Arms Export Control Act to require the annual arms sales report by the President to the Congress to include a report on the amount of defense articles and services furnished to each foreign country and international organization, by category.
Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to furnish countries with assistance in protecting and maintaining wildlife habitats and in developing sound wildlife management programs. Directs the Administrator of the Agency for International Development and other appropriate agencies to develop plans to protect biological diversity and to implement wildlife protection objectives. Directs the President to report annually to the Congress on the implementation of these provisions.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered favorably reported an original bill (S.2608) in lieu of this measure.
Committee on Foreign Relations ordered to be reported an original measure in lieu of S. 2227.
Introduced in Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Percy under the authority of the order of May 12, 82. With written report No. 97-464.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Percy under the authority of the order of May 12, 82. With written report No. 97-464.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 657.
Rereferred to Senate Committee on Banking by Unanimous Consent. For a period not to exceed beyond July 18, 1982, for the consideration of section 574.
Ordered, that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs have until July 26, 1982 to report.
Senate Committee on Banking discharged.
Senate Committee on Banking discharged.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 718.
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