its support for the principles contained in the Vancouver Declaration. (2) The Vancouver Declaration underscored that (A) a dynamic and effective partnership between the United States and Russia is vital to the success of Russia's historic transformation; (B) the rapid integration of Russia into the community of democratic nations and the world economy is important to the national interest of the United States; and (C) cooperation between the United States and Russia is essential to the peaceful resolution of international conflicts and the promotion of democratic values, the protection of human rights, and the solution of global problems such as environmental pollution, terrorism, and narcotics trafficking. (3) The Congress enacted the FREEDOM Support Act (Public Law 102-511), as well as other legislation such as the Soviet Nuclear Threat Reduction Act of 1991 (title II of Public Law 102-228) and the Former Soviet Union Demilitarization Act of 1992 (title XIV of Public Law 102-484), to help meet the historic opportunities and challenges presented by the transformation that has taken place, and is continuing to take place, in what once was the Soviet Union. (4) The process of reform in Russia, Ukraine, and the other independent states of the former Soviet Union is ongoing. The holding of a referendum in Russia on April 25, 1993, that was free and fair, and that reflected the support of the Russian people for the process of continued and strengthened democratic and economic reform, represents an important and encouraging hallmark in this ongoing process. (5) There remain in force many United States laws that are relics of the Cold War, and repeals or revisions of these provisions can play an important role in efforts to foster and strengthen the bonds of trust and friendship, as well as mutually beneficial trade and economic relations, between the United States and Russia, the United States and Ukraine, and the United States and the other independent states of the former Soviet Union. SEC. 103. STATUTORY PROVISIONS THAT HAVE BEEN APPLICABLE TO THE SOVIET UNION. (a) IN GENERAL.-There are numerous statutory provisions that were enacted in the context of United States relations with a country, the Soviet Union, that are fundamentally different from the relations that now exist between the United States and Russia, between the United States and Ukraine, and between the United States and the other independent states of the former Soviet Union. (b) EXTENT OF SUCH PROVISIONS.-Many of the provisions referred to in subsection (a) imposed limitations specifically with respect to the Soviet Union, and its constituent republics, or utilized language that reflected the tension that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union at the time of their enactment. Other such provisions did not refer specifically to the Soviet Union, but nonetheless were directed (or may be construed as having been di TITLE IL-TRADE AND BUSINESS RELATIONS 1. The Congres finda than A President Teitan should be mommended for meeting You with representanves of the families of the vicwuma of the scootdown of Korean Arines KAL Flight 7: (B, President Yeltain's Government has met on two separate occasions with United States Government and family thebera to answer questions associated with the andown and has arranged for the families to interview Russians involved in the incident or the search and rescue operations that followed: (C) President Yeltain's Government has also cooperated fully with the International Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) to allow it to complete its investigation of the incident and has provided numerous materials requested by the ICAO, including radar data and so-called "black bozes", the digital flight data and cockpit voice recorders from the flight; (D) the Export Administration Act of 1979 continues to state that the United States should continue to object to exceptions to the International Control List for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in light of the KAL tragedy, even though the "no exceptions" policy was rescinded by President Bush in 1990; (E) the Government of the United States is seeking compensation from the Russian Government on behalf of the families of the KAL victims, and the Congress expects the Administration to continue to pursue issues related to the shootdown, including that of compensation, with officials at the highest level of the Russian Government; and (F) in view of the cooperation provided by President Yeltsin and his government regarding the KAL incident and these other developments, it is appropriate to remove such language from the Export Administration Act of SEC. 905.1 MONUMENT TO HONOR VICTIMS OF COMMUNISM. (a) FINDINGS.-Congress finds that— (1) since 1917, the rulers of empires and international communism led by Vladimir I. Lenin and Mao Tse-tung have been responsible for the deaths of over 100,000,000 victims in an unprecedented imperial communist holocaust through conquests, revolutions, civil wars, purges, wars by proxy, and other violent means; (2) the imperialist regimes of international communism have brutally suppressed the human rights, national independence, religious liberty, intellectual freedom, and cultural life of the peoples of over 40 captive nations; (3) there is a danger that the heroic sacrifices of the victims of communism may be forgotten as international communism and its imperial bases continue to collapse and crumble; and (4) the sacrifices of these victims should be permanently memorialized so that never again will nations and peoples allow so evil a tyranny to terrorize the world. (b) AUTHORIZATION OF MEMORIAL.— (1) AUTHORIZATION. (A) The National Captive Nations Committee, Inc., is authorized to construct, maintain, and operate in the District of Columbia an appropriate international memorial to honor victims of communism. Listed at 40 U.S.C. 8903 note. Sec. 326 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-291) provided the following: "SEC. 326. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1010(b) of the Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), the legislative authority for the international memorial to honor the victims of communism, authorized under section 905 of Public Law 103-199 (107 Stat. 2331), shall expire December 17, 2007.". (B) The National Captive Nations Committee, Inc., is encouraged to create an independent entity for the purposes of constructing, maintaining, and operating the memorial. (C) Once created, this entity is encouraged and authorized, to the maximum extent practicable, to include as ac tive participants organizations representing all groups that have suffered under communism. (2) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COMMEMORATIVE WORKS. The design, location, inscription, and construction of the memorial authorized by paragraph (1) shall be subject to the requirements of the Act entitled "An Act to provide standards for placement of commemorative works on certain Federal lands in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes", approved November 14, 1986 (40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). (c) PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.-The entity referred to in subsection (b)(1) shall be solely responsible for acceptance of contributions for. and payment of the expenses of, the establishment of the memorial. No Federal funds may be used to pay any expense of the establishment of the memorial. (d) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.—If, upon payment of all expenses of the establishment of the memorial, including the maintenance and preservation amount provided for in section 8(b) of the Act entitled "An Act to provide standards for placement of commemora tive works on certain Federal lands in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes", approved November 14, 1986 (40 U.S.C. 1008(b)), or upon expiration of the authority for the memorial under section 10(b) of such Act (40 U.S.C. 4010(b)), there remains a balance of funds received for the establishment of the memorial, the entity referred to in subsection (b)(1) shall transmit the amount of the balance to the Secretary of the Treasury for deposit in the account provided for in section 8(b)(1) of such Act (40 U.S.C. 1008(b)(1)). (4) Freedom for Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets Support Act of 1992 FREEDOM Support Act Partial text of Public Law 102-511 [S. 2532], 106 Stat. 3320, approved October 24, 1992; amended by Public Law 104-66 [Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995; S. 790], 109 Stat. 707, approved December 21, 1995; and by Public Law 105-277 [Department of Education Appropriations Act, 1999; H.R. 4328], 112 Stat. 2681–363, approved October 21, 1998 AN ACT To support freedom and open markets in the independent states of the former Soviet Union, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1.1 SHORT TITLES. This Act may be cited as the "Freedom for Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets Support Act of 1992" or the "FREEDOM Support Act". SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short titles Sec. 2. Table of contents Sec. 3. Definition of independent states TITLE I-GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 101. Findings TITLE II-BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES Sec. 202. Ineligibility for assistance of institutions withholding certain docu- TITLE III-BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT Sec. 301. American Business Centers Sec. 302. Business and Agriculture Advisory Council Sec. 303. Funding for export promotion activities and capital projects Sec. 304. Interagency working group on energy of the Trade Promotion Co- Sec. 307. Technical assistance for the Russian Far East Sec. 306. Policy on combatting tied aid practices Sec. 308. Funding for OPIC programs TITLE IV-THE DEMOCRACY CORPS Sec. 401. Authorization for establishment of the Democracy Corps 122 U.S.C. 5801 note. |