(2) In a manner consistent with the purposes of the IMF, the establishment in the IMF of a systematic process to review in advance, and take into account in policy formation, projected impacts of each IMF lending agreement on the long-term sustainable management of natural resources, the environment, public health and poverty.

(3) The creation of criteria to consider concessional and favorable lending terms to promote sustainable management of natural resources. Such capacity should seek the reduction of the debt burden of developing countries in recognition of domestic investments in conservation and environmental management.

(b) The Secretary of the Treasury shall prepare an annual report to the Congress on the progress made by the United States Executive Director to the IMF in implementing the reforms encompassed in this section.

(3) Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Transfers, Urgent Supplementals, and Correcting Enrollment Errors Act of 1989 1

Partial text of Public Law 101-45 [H.R. 2402], 103 Stat. 97, approved June 30, 1989

AN ACT Making supplemental appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1989, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to provide supplemental appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1989, and for other purposes, namely:

TITLE I—DIRE EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTALS AND

TRANSFERS

CHAPTER IV

GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 401. The Congress finds that failing to recognize natural resource depletion causes current systems of economic statistics to provide a distorted representation of many nations' economic condition.

(a) The Secretary of State shall instruct the United States representative to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and to the United Nations and its appropriate affiliated organizations to seek revisions in the manner in which these organizations report the income and economic activities of nations. Such a system of accounting shall recognize the depletion or degradation of natural resources as a component of economic activities.

(b) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director to each Multilateral Development Bank and to the International Monetary Fund to seek the adoption of revisions in accounting systems as described in subsection (a).

(c) The Administrator of the Agency for International Development shall incorporate the changes described in subsection (A) 2 into AID's evaluations and projections of the economic performance of recipient countries.

Portions of this Public Law also may be found in Legislation on Foreign Relations Through 1989, vol. I, page 608, and vol. II, page 259. 2 Should read "subsection (a)”.

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(4) Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 1 Partial text of Public Law 101-179 [H.R. 3402], 103 Stat. 1298, approved November 28, 1989

AN ACT To promote political democracy and economic pluralism in Poland and Hungary by assisting those nations during a critical period of transition and abetting the development in those nations of private business sectors, labor market reforms, and democratic institutions; to establish, through these steps, the framework for a composite program of support for East European Democracy (SEED Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1.2 SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) SHORT TITLE.-This Act may be cited as the "Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989".

TITLE V-OTHER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

SEC. 502.3 ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES FOR POLAND AND HUNGARY, (a) PRIORITY FOR THE CONTROL OF POLLUTION.-The Congress recognizes the severe pollution problems affecting Poland and Hungary and the serious health problems which ensue from such pollution. The Congress therefore directs that a high priority be given in the implementation of assistance to Poland and Hungary to the control of pollution and the restoration of the natural resource base on which a sustainable, healthy economy depends.

(b) EPA ACTIVITIES GENERALLY.-In addition to specific authori ties contained in any of the environmental statutes administered by the Environmental Protection Agency, the Administrator of that Agency (hereinafter in this section referred to as the "Administrator") is authorized to undertake such educational, policy training, research, and technical and financial assistance, monitoring. coordinating, and other activities as the Administrator may deem appropriate, either alone or in cooperation with other United States or foreign agencies, governments, or public or private insti tutions, in protecting the environment in Poland and Hungary. (c) EPA ACTIVITIES IN POLAND.-The Administrator shall cooperate with Polish officials and experts to

(1) establish an air quality monitoring network in the Krakow metropolitan area as a part of Poland's national air monitoring network; and

1 For complete text, see Legislation on Foreign Relations Through 1989, vol. I, beginning at page 772. 2 22 U.S.C. 5401 note.

3 22 U.S.C. 5452.

(2) improve both water quality and the availability of drinking water in the Krakow metropolitan area.

(d) EPA ACTIVITIES IN HUNGARY.-The Administrator shall work with other United States and Hungarian officials and private parties to establish and support a regional center in Budapest for facilitating cooperative environmental activities between governmental experts and public and private organizations from the United States and Eastern and Western Europe.

(e) FUNDING OF EPA ACTIVITIES.-To enable the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out subsections (b), (c), and (d), there are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for the 3-year period beginning October 1, 1989, to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 and following; relating to development assistance) or chapter 4 of Part II of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2346 and following; relating to the economic support fund). These funds may be used to carry out those subsections notwithstanding any provision of law relating to the use of foreign assistance funds.

(f) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ACTIVITIES RELATING TO FOSSIL FUELS.

(1) CLEAN COAL.-The Secretary of Energy shall cooperate with Polish officials and experts to retrofit a coal-fired commercial powerplant in the Krakow, Poland, region with advanced clean coal technology that has been successfully demonstrated at a comparably scaled powerplant in the United States. Such retrofit shall be carried out by one or more United States companies using United States technology and equipment manufactured in the United States. The Secretary may vest title in any property acquired under this paragraph in an entity other than the United States.

(2) EQUIPMENT ASSESSMENT.-The Secretary of Energy shall cooperate with Polish officials and experts and companies within the United States to assess and develop the capability within Poland to manufacture or modify boilers, furnaces, smelters, or other equipment that will enable industrial facilities within Poland to use fossil fuels cleanly. The Secretary may vest title in any property acquired under this paragraph in an entity other than the United States.

(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.-To carry out paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection, there are authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 for the 3-year period beginning October 1, 1989. Not more than $10,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this paragraph may be used to carry out the requirements of paragraph (1).

(g) PRIORITY FOR EFFICIENT ENERGY USE.-In view of the high energy usage per unit of output in Hungary and Poland, the Secretary of Energy shall give high priority to assisting officials of Poland and Hungary in improving the efficiency of their energy use, through emphasis on such measures as efficient motors, lights, gears, and appliances and improvements in building insulation and design.

(h) ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS IN ENERGY IN HUNGARY.-It is the sense of the Congress that the Executive branch should work with the Government of Hungary to achieve environmentally safe alter

native investments in energy efficiency, particularly with regard to projects along the Danube River.

TITLE VII-REPORTS TO CONGRESS

SEC. 703.4 REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN POLAND AND HUNGARY.

The first report submitted pursuant to section 704 shall include the following:

(1) ASSESSMENT OF PROBLEMS.-An overall assessment of the environmental problems facing Poland and Hungary, including

(A) a relative ranking of the severity of the problems and their effects on both human health and the general environment;

(B) a listing of the geographical areas of each country that have suffered the heaviest environmental damage, and a description of the source and scope of the damage; and

(C) an assessment of the environmental performance of leading industrial polluters in those countries and the expected effect on pollution levels of industrial modernization.

(2) PRIORITIES AND COSTS FOR ACTION.-An analysis of the priorities that Poland and Hungary should each assign in addressing its environmental problems, and an estimate of the capital and human resources required to undertake a comprehensive program of environmental protection in that country.

(3) ROLE OF UNITED STATES AND MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE.—A statement of strategy for United States assistance for the next 5 years to address environmental problems in Poland and Hungary, including

(A) recommendations for appropriate levels and forms of bilateral financial and technical assistance;

(B) recommendations concerning United States participation in cooperative multilateral undertakings;

(C) an assessment of the feasibility of debt-for-nature swaps as a technique of environmental protection in each country; and

(D) recommendations for minimizing further environmental damage to Krakow, and for the protection and restoration of historic sites in that city.

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