text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``United Nations Population Fund 
  (UNFPA) Funding Act of 1999''.
  
  SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
  
      The Congress makes the following findings:
              (1) The renewed commitment of the world community to the 
          formulation of government policies that contribute to global 
          population stabilization and to improvements in the status of 
          women owes much to the efforts of the United Nations and its 
          specialized agencies and organizations, particularly the United 
          Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
              (2) Over one-half of the UNFPA's assistance is devoted to 
          maternal and child health programs, including the provision of 
          family planning services, and it is a major supplier of modern 
          methods of contraception. UNFPA also supports efforts aimed at 
          preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS and other sexually-
          transmitted diseases and activities aimed specifically at 
          enhancing the status of women.
              (3) UNFPA does not fund abortion services, rather, UNFPA 
          seeks to reduce the incidence of abortion by improving access 
          to contraceptive services and to reduce deaths and injuries 
          related to unsafe abortion by supporting treatment of women 
          suffering from its complications.
              (4) Operating in over 160 nations in all regions of the 
          world and as a politically neutral source of funds, UNFPA 
          complements the important work of the United States Agency for 
          International Development population assistance program.
              (5) As a result of the withdrawal of the United States 
          contribution to UNFPA as of 1999, it is estimated that 870,000 
          women in the developing world will be deprived of effective 
          modern contraception, leading to 500,000 unintended 
          pregnancies, 234,000 births, 200,000 abortions, and thousands 
          of maternal and child deaths.
              (6) Many global environmental problems, including water 
          shortages, pollution, tropical deforestation, and the loss of 
          wildlife habitat are linked to rapid population growth. UNFPA 
          has assisted countries around the world plan for and slow 
          population growth, therefore reducing its effects on the 
          environment.
              (7) Assistance provided by UNFPA conforms to the principle, 
          affirmed at the 1994 International Conference on Population and 
          Development by 180 nations, including the United States, that 
          ``all couples and individuals have the basic right to decide 
          freely and responsibly the number and spacing of their children 
          and to have the information, education, and means to do so.''.
              (8) UNFPA opposes coercion in any form. All of UNFPA's 
          programs are designed in conformity with universally recognized 
          human rights principles.
              (9) An appropriate way to express the legitimate concerns 
          of the United States Government about the population policies 
          of the People's Republic of China is by placing those concerns 
          on the bilateral agenda along with other important human rights 
          issues, not by singling out a United Nations agency by 
          withholding all funding thereby punishing the women and 
          families around the world who depend on its humanitarian aid.
              (10) UNFPA can and should play a constructive role in 
          helping to reduce the incidence of coercive practices in China 
          through its new country program that aims to expand voluntarism 
          and contraceptive method choice, to strengthen a broader range 
          of reproductive health services, and to enhance the status of 
          women.
  
  SEC. 3. RESTORATION OF THE UNITED STATES VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO THE 
                UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND.
  
      In addition to amounts otherwise available to carry out the 
  purposes of chapter 3 of part 1 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
  there are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for fiscal year 
  2000 and $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 to be available only for 
  United States voluntary contributions to the United Nations Population 
  Fund.
  
  SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON THE UNITED STATES VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO THE 
                UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND.
  
      (a) Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the 
  funds appropriated for voluntary contributions to the United Nations 
  Population Fund for each of the fiscal years 2000 and 2001, an amount 
  equal to the amount allocated by the United Nations Population Fund for 
  the country program in the People's Republic of China during each 
  fiscal year shall be withheld from obligation and expenditure unless 
  during such fiscal year, the President submits to the appropriate 
  congressional committees the certification described in subsection (b).
      (b) Certification.--The President shall certify that the country 
  program of the United Nations Population Fund in the People's Republic 
  of China--
              (1) focuses on improving the delivery of voluntary family 
          planning information and services;
              (2) is designed in conformity with the human rights 
          principles affirmed at the International Conference on 
          Population and Development with the support of 180 nations 
          including the United States;
              (3) is implemented only in counties of the People's 
          Republic of China where all quotas and targets for the 
          recruitment of program participants have been abolished and the 
          use of coercive measures has been eliminated;
              (4) is carried out in consultation with and under the 
          oversight and approval of the UNFPA executive board, including 
          the United States representative;
              (5) is subject to regular, independent monitoring to ensure 
          compliance with the principles of informed consent and 
          voluntary participation; and
              (6) suspends operations in project counties found to be in 
          violation of program guidelines.
target: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Funding Act of 1999 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 2000 and 2001 for U.S. voluntary contributions to the United Nations Population Fund.  Withholds from the U.S. voluntary contribution to the UNFPA amounts allocated by the UNFPA for the country program in China, unless the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the UNFPA country program in China: (1) focuses on improving the delivery of voluntary family planning information and services; (2) is in conformity with the human rights principles affirmed at the International Conference on Population and Development with the support of 180 nations including the United States; (3) is implemented only in counties of China where all quotas and targets for the recruitment of program participants have been abolished and the use of coercive measures has been eliminated; (4) is carried out in consultation with and under the oversight and approval of the UNFPA executive board, including the U.S. representative; (5) is subject to regular, independent monitoring to ensure compliance with the principles of informed consent and voluntary participation; and (6) suspends operations in project counties found to be in violation of program guidelines.
feat_title: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Funding Act of 1999