Sec. 108. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

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## SEC. 108 VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ###

(a)Authorization of Appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated for “Voluntary Contributions to International Organizations”, $293,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000 and such sums as may be necessary for the fiscal year 2001. ###

(b)Limitations on Authorizations of Appropriations ####

(1)World food program Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), $5,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000 and $5,000,000 for the fiscal year 2001 is authorized to be appropriated only for a United States contribution to the World Food Program. ####

(2)United nations voluntary fund for victims of torture Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), $5,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000 and $5,000,000 for the fiscal year 2001 is authorized to be appropriated only for a United States contribution to the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture. ####

(3)Organization of american states Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), $240,000 for the fiscal year 2000 and $240,000 for the fiscal year 2001 is authorized to be appropriated only for a United States contribution to the Organization of American States for the Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression in the Western Hemisphere to conduct investigations, including field visits, to establish a network of nongovernmental organizations, and to hold hemispheric conferences, of which $6,000 for each fiscal year is authorized to be appropriated only for the investigation and dissemination of information on violations of freedom of expression by the Government of Cuba, $6,000 for each fiscal year is authorized to be appropriated only for the investigation and dissemination of information on violations of freedom of expression by the Government of Peru, and $6,000 for each fiscal year is authorized to be appropriated only for the investigation and dissemination of information on violations of freedom of expression by the Government of Colombia. ####

(4)UNICEF Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), $110,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000 is authorized to be appropriated only for a United States contribution to UNICEF. ###

(c)Restrictions on United States Voluntary Contributions to United Nations Development Program ####

(1)Limitation Of the amounts made available under subsection

(a)for each of the fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for United States voluntary contributions to the United Nations Development Program an amount equal to the amount the United Nations Development Program will spend in Burma during each fiscal year shall be withheld unless during such fiscal year the Secretary of State submits to the appropriate congressional committees the certification described in paragraph (2). ####

(2)Certification The certification referred to in paragraph

(1)is a certification by the Secretary of State that all programs and activities of the United Nations Development Program (including United Nations Development Program—Administered Funds) in Burma— #####

(A)are focused on eliminating human suffering and addressing the needs of the poor; #####

(B)are undertaken only through international or private voluntary organizations that have been deemed independent of the State Peace and Development Council

(SPDC)(formerly known as the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC)), after consultation with the leadership of the National League for Democracy and the leadership of the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma; #####

(C)provide no financial, political, or military benefit to the SPDC; and #####

(D)are carried out only after consultation with the leadership of the National League for Democracy and the leadership of the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma. ###

(d)Contributions to the United Nations Fund for Population Activities ####

(1)Limitations on amount of contribution Of the amounts made available under subsection (a), not more than $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be available for the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (hereinafter in this subsection referred to as the “UNFPA”). ####

(2)Prohibition on use of funds in china None of the funds made available under subsection

(a)may be made available for the UNFPA for a country program in the People's Republic of China. ####

(3)Conditions on availability of funds Amounts made available under subsection

(a)for each of the fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for the UNFPA may not be made available to the UNFPA unless— #####

(A)the UNFPA maintains amounts made available to the UNFPA under this section in an account separate from other accounts of the UNFPA; #####

(B)the UNFPA does not commingle amounts made available to the UNFPA under this section with other sums; and #####

(C)the UNFPA does not fund abortions. ####

(4)Report to congress and withholding of funds #####

(A)Not later than February 15, of each of the years 2000 and 2001, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees indicating the amount of funds that the United Nations Fund for Population Activities is budgeting for the year in which the report is submitted for a country program in the People's Republic of China. #####

(B)If a report under subparagraph

(A)indicates that the United Nations Population Fund plans to spend funds for a country program in the People's Republic of China in the year covered by the report, then the amount of such funds that the UNFPA plans to spend in the People's Republic of China shall be deducted from the funds made available to the UNFPA after March 1 for obligation for the remainder of the fiscal year in which the report is submitted. ###

(e)Availability of Funds Amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection

(a)are authorized to remain available until expended. ## Subtitle B United States International Broadcasting Activities