(Sec. 102) Authorizes the President to provide assistance to the Government of Montenegro if the President determines, and reports to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and a specified congressional committee, that such government is committed to, and is taking steps to promote, democratic principles, the rule of law, and respect for internationally recognized human rights.
(Sec. 103) Directs the Broadcasting Board of Governors to further the open communication of information and ideas through the increased use of radio and television broadcasting (Voice of America and Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty, Incorporated) to Yugoslavia in both the Serbo-Croatian and Albanian languages.
Title II: Assistance to the Victims of Serbian Oppression - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) humanitarian assistance to the victims of the conflict in Kosovo (including refugees and internally displaced persons), and all assistance to rebuild damaged property there, should be the responsibility of the Government of Yugoslavia and the Government of Serbia; (2) under President Milosevic's direction neither government has provided the resources to assist innocent, civilian victims of oppression in Kosovo; and (3) because neither government has fulfilled the responsibilities of a sovereign government toward the Kosovar people, the international community offers the only recourse for humanitarian assistance to victims of oppression in Kosovo.
(Sec. 203) Authorizes the President to use authorities of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to: (1) provide humanitarian assistance to individuals living in Kosovo, and refugees and individuals displaced by the conflict there currently residing in Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; (2) provide direct and other assistance to individuals and their families from Kosovo who have been victims of atrocities there; and (3) support Kosovar community organizations in their effort to build civil society in Kosovo. Prohibits assistance to any group that maintains within its ranks any individual whom the President has determined to have committed terrorist acts or any other gross violations of internationally recognized human rights.
Title III: Measures Against Yugoslavia - Imposes certain economic and non-economic ("outer wall") sanctions against Yugoslavia until the President certifies to the Speaker of the House and a specified congressional committee that the Government of Yugoslavia has met specified conditions, including to: (1) agree to resolve peacefully the conflict in Kosovo; (2) comply with the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina; (3) implement internal democratic reform; (4) settle all succession issues with the other republics that emerged from the break-up of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; and (5) cooperate with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, including the transfer of all indicted war criminals in Yugoslavia to the Hague. Sets forth such sanctions, including instructing: (1) the U.S. executive directors of the international financial institutions to oppose, and vote against, any credit extension by such institutions of any financial assistance of any kind to the Government of Yugoslavia; (2) the U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to oppose and block any consensus to allow the participation of Yugoslavia in the OSCE; (3) the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) to oppose any resolution in the UN Security Council to admit Yugoslavia to the UN, including to oppose any proposal to allow it to assume the membership of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the UN General Assembly; (4) the U.S. Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council to oppose the extension to Yugoslavia of membership in the Partnership for Peace program or any other affiliated NATO organization; and (5) the U.S. Representatives to the Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) to actively oppose the extension of SECI membership to Yugoslavia.
(Sec. 301) Expresses the sense of Congress that the President: (1) should not restore full diplomatic relations with Yugoslavia until the President has determined, and reported to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and a specified congressional committee, that Yugoslavia has met the aforementioned conditions; and (2) should encourage all other European countries to diminish their level of diplomatic relations with Yugoslavia.
(Sec. 302) Expresses the sense of Congress that if any international financial institution approves a loan or other financial assistance to the Government of Yugoslavia over the opposition of the United States, then the Secretary of the Treasury should withhold from payment the U.S. share of any increase in the paid-in capital of such institution in an amount equal to the amount of such loan or other assistance.
(Sec. 303) Blocks all property of the Government of Serbia and the Government of Yugoslavia (including commercial, industrial, or public utility or entities) that is in the United States.
(Sec. 304) Directs the Secretary of State to deny a visa to, and the Attorney General not to admit to the United States, any alien who: (1) holds a position in the senior leadership of the Government of Yugoslavia or the Government of Serbia; or (2) is a spouse, minor child, or agent of such person.
(Sec. 305) Authorizes the President to restore nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations) to the products of Serbia and Montenegro after the President certifies to Congress that such republics have, among other things, a freely elected government that is based on democratic principles and the rule of law, and that respects internationally recognized human rights.
(Sec. 306) Prohibits the export of computers, computer software, or goods or technology intended to manufacture or service computers to or for use by the Government of Yugoslavia or by the Government of Serbia (including the military, the police, the prison system, and the national security agencies of such republics).
(Sec. 307) Prohibits: (1) any Government agency (including the Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation) from extending any loan, credit guarantee, insurance, financing, or other financial support to Yugoslavia; and (2) the availability of any funds for activities of the Trade and Development Agency in or for Yugoslavia.
Urges all other countries, particularly European countries, to suspend any of their programs that provide financial support to Yugoslavia, including rescheduling Yugoslavia debt under more favorable conditions.
Prohibits any U.S. national from making or approving any loan or other extension of credit (except if it is for housing, education, or humanitarian benefit to assist the victims of repression in Kosovo), directly or indirectly, to the Government of Yugoslavia or to the Government of Serbia. Exempts Montenegro from such prohibitions, provided certain conditions are met.
(Sec. 308) Prohibits any U.S. agency from cooperating, directly or indirectly, with the armed forces of the Government of Yugoslavia or of the Government of Serbia. Authorizes the President to waive such prohibition if he determines, and reports to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and a specified congressional committee, that it is necessary to further the development in Yugoslavia of a government based on democratic principles and the rule of law, and that respects internationally recognized human rights.
(Sec. 309) Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should encourage all other countries, particularly European countries, to take measures similar to those contained in this title.
(Sec. 310) Provides for the termination or modification of measures against Yugoslavia.
Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions - Declares it is U.S. policy to support the indictment of President Slobodan Milosevic as a war criminal under the relevant statutes of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia if it decides to indict him.
(Sec. 402) Declares it is U.S. policy to insist that the Government of Yugoslavia engage in good faith negotiations with the governments of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Slovenia on the ownership and use of, or on the arrangement for prompt, adequate compensation for, specified properties located in the United States. Expresses the sense of Congress that, if the Government of Yugoslavia refuses to negotiate in good faith, the President should take steps to return such properties to such governments.
(Sec. 403) Expresses the sense of Congress that once the regime of President Slobodan Milosevic has been replaced by a government committed to democratic principles and the rule of law, and that respects internationally recognized human rights, the President of the United States should support the transition to democracy in Yugoslavia by providing assistance, including facilitating Yugoslavia's integration into international organizations.
[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1373 Introduced in House (IH)]
106th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1373
To promote the development of a government in the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) based on democratic principles and
the rule of law, and that respects internationally recognized human
rights, to assist the victims of Serbian oppression, to apply measures
against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 12, 1999
Mr. Sanford (for himself and Mr. Goodling) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on International Relations,
and in addition to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services,
Ways and Means, the Judiciary, and Transportation and Infrastructure,
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of
the committee concerned
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A BILL
To promote the development of a government in the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) based on democratic principles and
the rule of law, and that respects internationally recognized human
rights, to assist the victims of Serbian oppression, to apply measures
against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Serbia
Democratization Act of 1999''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definition.
TITLE I--SUPPORT FOR THE DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION
Sec. 101. Finding and policy
Sec. 102. Assistance to promote democratic institutions in Yugoslavia.
Sec. 103. Authority for radio and television broadcasting.
TITLE II--ASSISTANCE TO THE VICTIMS OF SERBIAN OPPRESSION
Sec. 201. Findings.
Sec. 202. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 203. Assistance.
TITLE III--MEASURES AGAINST YUGOSLAVIA
Sec. 301. ``Outer wall'' sanctions by multilateral organizations.
Sec. 302. International financial institutions not in compliance with
``outer wall sanctions''.
Sec. 303. Blocking Yugoslavia assets in the United States.
Sec. 304. Prohibition on issuance of visas and admission to the United
States.
Sec. 305. Additional restriction on restoration of normal trade
relations with Yugoslavia.
Sec. 306. Prohibition on strategic exports to Yugoslavia.
Sec. 307. Prohitition on loans and investment.
Sec. 308. Prohibition of military-to-military cooperation.
Sec. 309. Multilateral sanctions.
Sec. 301. Termination or modification of measures against Yugoslavia.
TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 401. The International Criminal Tribunal for the former
Yugoslavia.
Sec. 402. Ownership and use of diplomatic and consular properties.
Sec. 403. Transition assistance.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION.
In this Act, except as otherwise provided in sections 303(g) and
401, the term ``Yogoslavia'' means the so-called Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro).
TITLE I--SUPPORT FOR THE DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION
SEC. 101. FINDINGS AND POLICY.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The President of Yugoslavia, Slobodan Milosevic, has
consistently engaged in undemocratic methods of governing.
(2) Yugoslavia has passed and implemented a law strictly
limiting freedom of the press and has acted to intimidate and
prevent independent media from operating inside Yugoslavia.
(3) Although the Yugoslav and Serbian constitutions provide
for the right of citizens to change their government, citizens
of Serbia in practice are prevented from exercising that right
by the Milosevic regime's domination of the mass media and
manipulation of the electoral process.
(4) The Yugoslav government has orchestrated attacks on a
academics at institutes and universities throughout the country
in an effort to prevent the dissemination of opinions that
differ from official state propaganda.
(5) The Yugoslav government prevents the formation of
nonviolent, democratic opposition through restrictions on
freedom of assembly and association.
(6) The Yugoslav government uses control and intimidation
to control the judiciary and manipulates the country's legal
framework to suit the regime's immediate political interests.
(7) The Government of Serbia, under the direction of
President Milosevic, has obstructed the efforts of the
Government of Montenegro to pursue democratic and free-market
policies.
(8) The people of Serbia who do not endorse the
undemocratic actions of the Milosevic government should not be
the target of criticism that is rightly directed at the
Milosevic regime.
(b) Policy.--
(1) It is the policy of the United States to encourage the
development of a government in Yugoslavia based on democratic
principles and the rule of law and that respects
internationally recognized human rights.
(2) It is the sense of Congress that--
(A) the United States should actively support the
democratic opposition in Yugoslavia, including
political parties and independent trade unions, to
develop a legitimate and viable alternative to the
Milosevic regime;
(B) all United States Government officials,
including individuals from the private sector acting on
behalf of the United States Government, should attempt
to meet regularly with representatives of democratic
opposition organizations of Yugoslavia and minimize to
the extent practicable any direct contacts with
government officials from Yugoslavia, particularly
President Slobodan Milosevic, who perpetuate the
nondemocratic regime in Yugoslavia; and
(C) the United States should emphasize to all
political leaders in Yugoslavia the importance of
respecting internationally recognized human rights for
all individuals residing in Yugoslavia.
SEC. 102. ASSISTANCE TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN
YUGOSLAVIA.
(a) Assistance.--
(1) Purpose of assistance.--The purpose of assistance under
this subsection is to promote and strengthen institutions of
democratic government and the growth of an independent civil
society in Yugoslavia, including ethnic tolerance and respect
for internationally recognized human rights.
(2) Authorization for assistance.--The President is
authorized to furnish assistance and other support for
individuals and independent nongovernmental organizations to
carry out the purpose of paragraph (1) through support for the
activities described in paragraph (3).
(3) Activities supported.--Activities that may be supported
by assistance under paragraph (2) include the following:
(A) Democracy building.
(B) The development of nongovernmental
organizations.
(C) The development of independent media.
(D) The development of the rule of law, a strong
independent judiciary, and transparency in political
practices.
(E) International exchanges and advanced
professional training programs in skill areas central
to the development of civil society and a market
economy.
(F) The development of all elements of the
democratic process, including political parties and the
ability to administer free and fair elections.
(G) The development of local governance.
(H) The development of a free-market economy.
(4) Authorization of appropriations.--
(A) In general.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the President $100,000,000 for the
period beginning October 1, 1999, and ending September
30, 2001, to carry out this subsection.
(B) Availability of funds.--Amounts appropriated
pursuant to subparagraph (A) are authorized to remain
available until expended.
(b) Prohibition on Assistance to Government of Serbia.--In carrying
out subsection (a), the President shall take all necessary steps to
ensure that no funds or other assistance is provided to the Government
of Yugoslavia of the Government of Serbia.
(c) Restriction on Assistance to Government of Montenegro.--In
carrying out subsection (a), the President is authorized to provide
assistance to the Government of Montenegro, if the President
determines, and so reports to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate,
that the Government of Montenegro is committed to, and is taking steps
to promote, democratic principles, the rule of law, and respect for
internationally recognized human rights.
SEC. 103. AUTHORITY FOR RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING.
(a) In General.--The Broadcasting Board of Governors shall further
the open communication of information and idea through the increased
use of radio and television broadcasting to Yugoslavia in both the
Serbo-Croatian and Albanian languages.
(b) Implementation.--Radio and television broadcasting under
subsection (a) shall be carried out by the Voice of America and, in
addition, radio broadcasting under that subsection shall be carried out
by RFE/RL, Incorporated. Subsection (a) shall be carried out in
accordance with all the respective Voice of America and RFE/RL,
Incorporated, standards to ensure that radio and television
broadcasting to Yugoslavia serves as a consistently reliable and
authoritative source of accurate, objective, and comprehensive news.
TITLE II--ASSISTANCE TO THE VICTIMS OF SERBIAN OPPRESSION
SEC. 201. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Since February 1998, the armed forces of Yogoslavia and
the Serbian Interior Ministry police force have engaged in a
brutal crackdown against the ethnic Albanian population in
Kosovo.
(2) Since the individual assault by Yugoslav and Serbian
forces in Kosovo, more than 2,000 individuals have been killed
and 600,000 individuals have been displaced from their homes.
(3) The majority of the individuals displaced by the
conflict in Kosovo have been unable to return to their homes
and have been forced to find temporary shelter in Kosovo or
outside the country.
(4) The activities of the Yugoslav armed forces and the
police force of the Serbian Interior Ministry have resulted in
the widespread destruction of agricultural crops livestock, and
property, as well as the poisoning of wells and water supplies,
and the looting of humanitarian goods provided by the
international community.
(5) Since February 1998, 20,000 homes in Kosovo have been
demolished and more than 500 villages have been partially or
completely destroyed.
SEC. 202. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) humanitarian assistance to the victims of the conflict
in Kosovo, including refugees and internally displaced persons,
and all assistance to rebuild damaged property in Kosovo,
should be the responsibility of the Government of Yugoslavia
and the Government of Serbia;
(2) under the direction of President Milosevic, neither the
Government of Yugoslavia nor the Government of Serbia has
provided the resources to assist innocent, civilian victims of
oppression in Kosovo; and
(3) because neither the Government of Yugoslavia nor the
Government of Serbia has fulfilled the responsibilities of a
sovereign government toward the people in Kosovo, and
international community offers the only course for humanitarian
assistance to victims of oppression in Kosovo.
SEC. 203. ASSISTANCE.
(a) Authority.--The President may use authorities of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961--
(1) to provide humanitarian assistance to individuals
living in Kosovo, and refugees and individuals displaced by the
conflict in Kosovo currently residing in Montenegro, Albania,
Bosnia and Herzegovina and the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia;
(2) for direct and other assistance to individuals and
their families from Kosovo who have been victims of atrocities
in that province; and
(3) to support Kosovar community organizations in their
effort to build civil society in Kosovo.
(b) Prohibition.--No assistance may be provided under this Act to
any group that maintains within its ranks any individual whom the
President has determined to have committed terrorist acts or any other
gross violations of internationally recognized human rights.
TITLE III--MEASURES AGAINST YUGOSLAVIA
SEC. 301. ``OUTER WALL'' SANCTIONS.
(a) Application of Measures.--The sanctions in subsections (c)
through (g) shall apply with respect to Yugoslavia until the President
determines and certifies to the Speaker of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that the
Government of Yugoslavia has met the conditions described in subsection
(b).
(b) Conditions.--The conditions referred to in subsection (a) are
the following:
(1) Agreement to resolve peacefully the conflict in Kosovo.
(2) Compliance with the General Framework Agreement for
Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
(3) Implementation of internal democratic reform.
(4) Settlement of all succession issues with the other
republics that emerged from the break-up of the Socialist
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
(5) Cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal
for the former Yugoslavia, including the transfer of all
indicted war criminals in Yugoslavia to the Hague.
(c) International Financial Institutions.--The Secretary of the
Treasury shall instruct the United States executive directors of the
international financial institutions to oppose, and vote against, any
extension by those institutions of any financial assistance (including
any technical assistance or grant) of any kind to the Government of
Yugoslavia.
(d) Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.--The
Secretary of State shall instruct the United States Ambassador to the
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to oppose
and block any consensus to allow the participation of Yugoslavia in the
OSCE or any organization affiliated with the OSCE.
(e) United Nations.--The Secretary of State shall instruct the
United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations--
(1) to oppose and vote against any resolution in the United
Nations Security Council to admit Yugoslavia to the United
Nations or any organization affiliated with the United Nations;
and
(2) to actively oppose and, if necessary, veto any proposal
to allow Yugoslavia to assume the membership of the former
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the United Nations
General Assembly or any other organization affiliated with the
United Nations.
(f) NATO.--The Secretary of State shall instruct the United States
Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council to oppose and
vote against the extension to Yugoslavia of membership or participation
in the Partnership for Peace program or any other organization
affiliated with NATO.
(g) Southeast European Cooperative Initiative.--The Secretary of
State shall instruct the United States Representatives to the Southeast
European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) to actively oppose the extension
of SECI membership to Yugoslavia.
(h) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the President should not restore full diplomatic
relations with Yugoslavia until the President has determined
and so reported to the Speaker of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that the
Government of Yugoslavia has met the conditions described in
subsection (b); and
(2) the President should encourage all other European
countries to diminish their level of diplomatic relations with
Yugoslavia.
(i) International Financial Institutional Defined.--In this
section, the term ``international financial institution'' includes the
International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development, the International Development Association, the
International Finance Corporation, the Multilateral Investment Guaranty
Agency, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
SEC. 302. INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH
``OUTER WALL'' SANCTIONS.
It is the sense of Congress that, if any international financial
institution (as defined in section 301(i) approves a loan or other
financial assistance to the Government of Yugoslavia over opposition of
the United States, then the Secretary of the Treasury should withhold
from payment of the United States share of any increase in the paid-in
capital of such institution an amount equal to the amount of the loan
or other assistance.
SEC. 303. BLOCKING YUGOSLAVIA ASSETS IN THE UNITED STATES.
(a) Blocking of Assets.--All property and interests in property,
including all commercial, industrial, or public utility undertakings or
entities, of or in the name of the Government of Serbia and the
Government of Yugoslavia that are in the United States, that hereafter
come within the United States, or that are or hereafter come within the
possession or control of United States persons, including their
overseas branches, are hereby blocked.
(b) Exercise of Authorities.--The Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, shall take such actions,
including the promulgation of rules and regulations, and employ all
powers granted to the President by the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this
section. Such actions shall include prohibiting payments or transfers
of any property or any transactions involving the transfer of anything
of economic value by any United States person to the Government of
Serbia, the Government of Yugoslavia, or any person or entity acting
for or on behalf of, or owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by
any of those governments, persons, or entities.
(c) Suspension or Termination of Licenses.--The Secretary of the
Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall take such
actions to suspend or terminate licenses or other authorizations in
effect with respect to any property described in subsection (a) as of
the date of enactment of this Act.
(d) Payment of Expenses.--All expenses incident to the blocking and
maintenance of property blocked under subsection (a) shall be charged
to the owners or operators of such property, which expenses shall not
be met from blocked funds.
(e) Prohibitions.--The following shall be prohibited as of the date
of enactment of this Act.
(1) Any transaction within the United States or by a United
States person relating to any vessel in which a majority or
controlling interest is held by a person or entity in, or
operating from, Serbia regardless of the flag under which the
vessel sails.
(2) The exportation to Serbia or to any entity operated
from Serbia or owned and controlled by the Government of Serbia
or the Government of Yugoslavia, directly or indirectly, of any
goods, technology, or services, either--
(A) from the United States;
(B) requiring the issuance of a license by a
Federal agency; or
(C) involving the use of United States registered
vessels or aircraft, or any activity that promotes or
is intended to promote such exportation.
(3) Any dealing by a United States person in--
(A) property originating in Serbia or exported from
Serbia;
(B) property intended for exportation from Serbia
to any country or exportation to Serbia from any
country; or
(C) any activity of any kind that promotes or is
intended to promote such dealing.
(4) The granting of permission to any aircraft to take off
from, land in, or overfly the United States, if the aircraft,
as part of the same flight or as a continuation of that flight,
is destined to land in or has taken off from the territory of
Serbia.
(5) The performance by any United States person of any
contract, including a financing contract, in support of an
industrial, commercial, public utility, or governmental project
in Serbia.
(f) Exclusion of Transshipments.--Nothing in this section shall
apply to the transshipment through Serbia of commodities and products
originating outside Yugoslavia and temporarily present in the territory
of Yugoslavia only for the purpose of such transshipment.
(g) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `Government of Serbia'
and `Government of Yugoslavia' include the governments of Serbia and
Yugoslavia, including any subdivisions thereof or local governments
therein, their respective agencies, instrumentalities and controlled
entities, and any persons acting or purporting to act for or on behalf
of any of the foregoing.
SEC. 304. PROHIBITION ON ISSUANCE OF VISAS AND ADMISSION TO THE UNITED
STATES.
(a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of State shall deny a visa to, and
the Attorney General shall not admit to the United States, any alien
who--
(1) holds a position in the senior leadership of the
Government of Yugoslavia or the Government of Serbia; or
(2) is a spouse, minor child, or agent of a person
inadmissible under paragraph (1).
(b) Senior Leadership Defined.--In subsection (a)(1), the term
``senior leadership''--
(1) includes--
(A) the President, Prime Minister, Deputy Prime
Ministers, and government ministers of Yugoslavia;
(B) the Governor of the National Bank of
Yugoslavia; and
(C) the President, Prime Minister, Deputy Prime
Ministers, and government ministers of the Republic of
Serbia; and
(2) does not include the President, Prime Minister, Deputy
Prime Ministers, and government ministers of the Republic of
Montenegro.
SEC. 305. ADDITIONAL RESTRICTION ON RESTORATION OF NORMAL TRADE
RELATIONS WITH YUGOSLAVIA.
Section 1(c) of the Act of October 16, 1992, as amended (Public Law
102-420; 19 U.S.C. 2432 note) is further amended--
(1) by striking `and' at the end of paragraph (2);
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting
``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) has a freely elected government that is based on
democratic principles and the rule of law, and that respects
internationally recognized human rights.''.
SEC. 306. PROHIBITION ON STRATEGIC EXPORTS TO YUGOSLAVIA.
No computers, computer software, or goods or technology intended to
manufacture or service computers may be exported to or for use by the
Government of Yugoslavia or by the Government of Serbia, or by any of
the following entities of either government:
(1) The military.
(2) The police.
(3) The prison system.
(4) The national security agencies.
SEC. 307. PROHIBITION ON LOANS AND INVESTMENT.
(a) United States Government Financing.--No loan, credit guarantee,
insurance, financing, or other financial support may be extended by any
agency of the United States Government (including the Export-Import
Bank and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation) with respect to
Yugoslavia.
(b) Trade and Development Agency.--No funds made available by law
may be available for activities of the Trade and Development Agency in
or for Yugoslavia.
(c) Third Country Action.--The Secretary of State is urged to
encourage all other countries, particularly European countries, to
suspend any of their own programs providing support similar to that
described in subsection (a) or (b) to Yugoslavia, including
rescheduling Yugoslavia debt under more favorable conditions for
Yugoslavia.
(d) Prohibition on Private Credits.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), no
national of the United States may make or approve any loan or
other extension of credit, directly or indirectly, to the
Government of Yugoslavia or to the Government of Serbia or to
any corporation, partnership, or other organization that is
owned or controlled by either the Government of Yugoslavia or
the Government of Serbia.
(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a loan or
extension of credit for any housing, education, or humanitarian
benefit to assist the victims of repression in Kosovo.
(e) Exclusion of Government of Montenegro.--The prohibitions on the
provisions of loans, credit guarantees, investment, and other financial
assistance contained in this section do not apply to the Government of
Montenegro if the President determines, and so reports to the Speaker
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations
of the Senate, that--
(1) the Government of Montenegro is committed to, and
taking steps to promote, democratic principles, the rule of
law, and respect for internationally recognized human rights;
and
(2) the financing would not benefit the Government of
Yugoslavia or the Government of Serbia.
SEC. 308. PROHIBITION OF MILITARY-TO-MILITARY COOPERATION.
(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), no agency or
entity of the United States may engage in any form of cooperation,
direct or indirect (including the granting of Foreign Military
Financing under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act or
international military education and training under chapter 5 of part
II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961) with the armed forces of the
Government of Yugoslavia or of the Government of Serbia.
(b) Waiver.--The President may waive the application of subsection
(a) if he determines and so reports to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate
that the waiver is necessary to further the development in Yugoslavia
of a government based on democratic principles and the rule of law and
that respects internationally recognized human rights.
SEC. 309. MULTILATERAL SANCTIONS.
It is the sense of Congress that the President should encourage all
other countries, particularly European countries, to take measures
similar to those described in this title.
SEC. 310. TERMINATION OR MODIFICATION OF MEASURES AGAINST YUGOSLAVIA.
Whenever the President determines, and so reports to the Speaker of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of
the Senate that the Government of Yugoslavia is a government that is
based on democratic principles and the rule of law, and that respects
internationally recognized human rights, the President may terminate or
modify any of the measures required by this title, except as otherwise
provided in section 301.
TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SEC. 401. THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE FORMER
YUGOSLAVIA.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) United Nations Security Council Resolution 827, which
was adopted May 25, 1993, established the International
Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (in this section
referred to as the ``Tribunal'') to prosecute persons
responsible for serious violations of international
humanitarian law committed in the territory of the former
Yugoslavia since January 1, 1991.
(2) United Nations Security Council Resolution 827 requires
full cooperation by all countries with the Tribunal, including
the obligation of countries to comply with requests of the
Tribunal for assistance or orders.
(3) The Government of Yugoslavia has disregarded its
international obligations with regard to the Tribunal,
including its obligation to transfer or facilitate the transfer
to the Tribunal of any person on the territory of Serbia who
has been indicted for war crimes or other crimes against
humanity under the jurisdiction of the Tribunal.
(4) The Government of Yugoslavia has publicly rejected the
Tribunal's jurisdiction over events in Kosovo and has impeded
the investigation of representatives from the Tribunal,
including denying those representatives visas for entry into
Yugoslavia, in their efforts to gather information about
alleged crimes against humanity in Kosovo under the
jurisdiction of the Tribunal.
(b) Policy.--It shall be the policy of the United States to support
fully and completely the indictment of President Slobodan Milosevic as
a war criminal under the relevant statutes of the International
Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia if the Tribunal decides to
indict him.
(c) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), it is the sense of
Congress that the Director of Central Intelligence should transfer to
the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia any
information the intelligence community (as defined in section 3(4) of
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)) collects or has
collected in support of an indictment and trial of President Slobodan
Milosevic for war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide.
(d) Protection of Sources and Methods.--In carrying out subsection
(c), the Director of Central Intelligence shall take such steps as may
be necessary to ensure adequate protection of intelligence sources and
methods.
SEC. 402. OWNERSHIP AND USE OF DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROPERTIES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) The international judicial system, as currently
structured, lacks fully effective remedies for the wrongful
confiscation of property and for unjust enrichment from the use
of wrongfully confiscated property by governments and private
entities at the expense of the rightful owners of the property.
(2) Since the dissolution of the Socialist Federal Republic
of Yugoslavia, the Government of Yugoslavia has exclusively
used, and benefited from the use of, properties located in the
United States that were owned by the Socialist Federal Republic
of Yugoslavia.
(3) The governments of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Slovenia have been
blocked by the Government of Yugoslavia in using, or benefiting
from the use of, any property located in the United States that
was previously owned by the Socialist Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia.
(4) The continued occupation and use by officials of
Yugoslavia of that property without prompt, adequate, and
effective compensation under the applicable principles of
international law to the governments of Bosnia-Herzegovina,
Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and
Slovenia is unjust and unreasonable.
(b) Policy on Negotiations Regarding Properties.--It is the policy
of the United States to insist that the Government of Yugoslavia engage
in good faith negotiations with the governments of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and
Slovenia on the ownership and continued use of, or on the arrangement
for prompt, adequate and effective compensation for, the following
properties located in the United States:
(1) 2222 Decatur Street, NW, Washington, DC.
(2) 2410 California Street, NW, Washington, DC.
(3) 1907 Quincy Street, NW, Washington, DC.
(4) 3600 Edmonds Street, NW, Washington, DC.
(5) 2221 R Street, NW, Washington, DC.
(6) 854 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY.
(7) 730 Park Avenue, New York, NY.
(c) Sense of Congress on Return of Properties.--It is the sense of
the Congress that, if the Government of Yugoslavia refuses to engage in
good faith negotiations on the status of the properties listed in
subsection (b), the President should take steps to return those
properties to the possession of the governments of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and
Slovenia in accordance with international law.
SEC. 403. TRANSITION ASSISTANCE.
It is the sense of Congress that once the regime of President
Slobodan Milosevic has been replaced by a government that is committed
to democratic principles and the rule of law, and that respects
internationally recognized human rights, the President of the United
States should support the transition to democracy in Yugoslavia by
providing immediate and substantial assistance, including facilitating
its integration into international organizations.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services, Ways and Means, the Judiciary, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services, Ways and Means, the Judiciary, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services, Ways and Means, the Judiciary, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services, Ways and Means, the Judiciary, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services, Ways and Means, the Judiciary, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services, Ways and Means, the Judiciary, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline Transportation.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.