Title I: Multilateral Economic Assistance - Makes appropriations for FY 1985 for the U.S. contribution to the: (1) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development; (2) International Development Association; (3) Inter-American Development Bank; (4) Asian Development Bank; (5) African Development Fund; and (6) African Development Bank. Limits the callable capital subscriptions of the United States to the: (1) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development; (2) Inter-American Development Bank; (3) Asian Development Bank; and (4) African Development Bank.
Makes appropriations for FY 1985 for international organizations and programs. Prohibits making any such funds available to the United Nations Fund for Science and Technology. Requires such funds to be allocated in a specified manner.
Title II: Bilateral Economic Assistance - Makes appropriations for FY 1985 for: (1) agriculture, rural development, and nutrition programs; (2) population planning; (3) health programs; (4) education and human resources development; (5) energy resources development; (6) science and technology programs; (7) the Private Sector Revolving Fund; (8) American schools and hospitals abroad; (9) international disaster assistance; (10) the Sahel development program, (but limits appropriations to ten percent of the total contributions to the program); (11) overseas training and special development activities (foreign currency program); (12) Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund; (13) Economic Support Fund, with specified amounts earmarked for Israel, Egypt, El Salvador, Cyprus, and Central America; (14) peacekeeping operations; (15) operating expenses of the Agency for International Development, with a limit on the amount that may be used for foreign affairs administrative support; (16) the trade credit insurance program; (17) trade and development programs; (18) housing and other credit guaranty programs provided that such amounts shall be available to discharge guarantees extended before enactment of this Act; (19) international narcotics control; (20) the Inter-American Foundation; (21) the African Development Foundation; (22) the Overseas Private Investment Corporation; (23) the Peace Corps, provided none of the funds are used to pay for abortions; (24) migration and refugee assistance, provided none of the funds shall be used to assist in the migration to the Western Hemisphere of any person not having a security clearance based on reasonable standards to insure against Communist infiltration in the Western Hemisphere and provided that only a limited amount of the funds shall be available for the administrative expenses of the Office of Refugee Programs of the State Department; and (25) anti-terrorism assistance.
Requires that at least 20 percent of the obligational authority provided for the first seven programs shall be available for loans for the current fiscal year.
Prohibits any of the population planning funds from being made available to: (1) the World Health Organization's Special Program of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction; (2) any country which includes as part of its population planning programs coerced abortion; and (3) any organization which includes as part of its population planning programs coerced abortion.
Title III: Military Assistance - Makes appropriations for FY 1985 for: (1) military assistance programs; (2) international military education and training; (3) foreign military credit sales programs; and (4) the Guarantee Reserve Fund. Authorizes a specified amount to be made available to the Special Defense Acquisition Fund for FY 1985.
Earmarks specified amounts of the foreign military credit sales for Israel and Egypt. Provides that specified amounts of the credits made available to Israel shall be earmarked for research and development activities in the United States for the Lavi program and for the procurement in Israel of defense articles and services. Limits the gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans under the foreign military sales credit program to a specified amount. Provides for the enactment of a section in a specified bill which authorizes the President to charge all eligible entities the additional costs that are incurred when the United States provides defense training. Requires that foreign military sales credits extend under this Act for Greece for FY 1985 shall be at the same interest rate as credits extended for Turkey for FY 1985.
Title IV: Export-Import Bank of the United States - Authorizes the Export-Import Bank to make such expenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to the Bank and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as may be necessary in carrying out the program set forth in the current fiscal year budget provided none of such funds may be used for the export of nuclear equipment, fuel, or technology except to specified countries. Limits the FY 1985 gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans and the total commitment to guarantee loans. Prohibits the amount authorized for direct loans from being available for obligation or disbursement before October 1, 1985. Limits the amount that shall be available for administrative expenses during the current fiscal year.
Title V: General Provisions - Sets forth general provisions governing the use of funds appropriated by this Act, including: (1) a prohibition against using such funds to aid Mozambique unless the President waives this prohibition and reports to Congress that furnishing such assistance would further U.S. foreign policy interests; (2) a prohibition against using such funds to lobby for abortion; (3) a prohibition against using "international organizations and programs" funds for programs for the Palestine Liberation Organization, the Southwest Africa Peoples Organization, Libya, Iran, or Cuba; (4) a requirement that the President submit an annual report to Congress which assesses the degree of support by the government of each foreign country for the foreign policy of the United States and a prohibition against providing assistance to a country which is engaged in a consistent pattern of opposition to U.S. foreign policy; (5) an authorization to Israel to use any loan which is or was made available under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and for which repayment is or was forgiven before using any other loan made available under such Act; (6) a prohibition against using such funds to procure construction or engineering services from certain advanced developing countries which are internationally competitive and which are not receiving Economic Support Fund or development assistance; and (7) a requirement that the President make specified reports to specified congressional committees on any international agreement entered into between the United States and El Salvador regarding the use of local currencies generated from Economic Support Fund assistance or from the sale of agricultural commodities under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954.
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Economic Support Fund assistance provided to Israel should not be less than the annual debt repayment from Israel to the United States.
Subcommittee on Foreign Operations. Hearings held on the subject prior to the subcommittee ordering to be reported an original measure.
Subcommittee on Foreign Operations. Hearings held on the subject prior to the subcommittee ordering to be reported an original measure.
Subcommittee on Foreign Operations. Hearings held on the subject prior to the subcommittee ordering to be reported an original measure.
Subcommittee on Foreign Operations. Hearings held on the subject prior to the subcommittee ordering to be reported an original measure.
Subcommittee on Foreign Operations. Hearings held on the subject prior to the subcommittee ordering to be reported an original measure.
Subcommittee on Foreign Operations. Hearings held on the subject prior to the subcommittee ordering to be reported an original measure.
Subcommittee on Foreign Operations. Hearings held on the subject prior to the subcommittee ordering to be reported an original measure.
Subcommittee on Foreign Operations. Hearings held on the subject prior to the subcommittee ordering to be reported an original measure.
Senate Subcommittee on Foreign Operations. Hearings concluded. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-607 Pt.1.
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Committee on Appropriations ordered to be reported an original measure.
Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Kasten. With written report No. 98-531.
Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Kasten. With written report No. 98-531.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1015.