text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``International Statistical 
  Information and Analysis Act of 1993''.
  
  SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
  
      The Congress finds as follows:
              (1) Both the public and private sectors in the United 
          States would benefit from the collection, analysis, and 
          dissemination of reliable statistical information about the 
          independent states of the former Soviet Union and the Baltic 
          states.
              (2) Statistical information about the independent states of 
          the former Soviet Union and the Baltic states can be used in 
          policy development on issues ranging from domestic and foreign 
          trade to international population growth, health, and the 
          environment. United States Government statistical agencies 
          could use data collected in the independent states and the 
          Baltic states to develop statistical comparisons between the 
          United States and the rest of the world.
              (3) Reliable economic statistical information can also 
          assist United States businesses in identifying trade and 
          investment opportunities in the independent states of the 
          former Soviet Union and the Baltic states.
              (4) Reliable information is needed about economic 
          performance at both the macro and micro-economic levels as the 
          independent states of the former Soviet Union and the Baltic 
          states make the transition from a centrally planned economy to 
          a free market economy.
              (5) Reliable economic statistical information is especially 
          important in evaluating the effectiveness of assistance 
          provided to the independent states of the former Soviet Union 
          and the Baltic states by the United States Government, by 
          nongovernmental organizations, and by international financial 
          institutions.
              (6) Such evaluations would be facilitated by annual 
          reports, prepared by the Secretary of Commerce with the 
          assistance of United States Government statistical agencies, 
          assessing the progress being made by the independent states of 
          the former Soviet Union and the Baltic states in establishing a 
          free market economy.
              (7) United States Government statistical agencies (such as 
          the Bureau of the Census of the Department of Commerce, the 
          Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor, the 
          Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce, and 
          the National Agricultural Statistics Service of the Department 
          of Agriculture) have been involved in providing statistical 
          assistance to foreign countries for more than 40 years.
              (8) United States Government statistical agencies have set 
          the standard for modern statistical methodology used throughout 
          the world.
              (9) United States Government statistical agencies have the 
          personnel, facilities, expertise, and other resources to 
          provide training and other technical assistance to the 
          independent states of the former Soviet Union and the Baltic 
          states with respect to the collection, analysis, and 
          dissemination of economic statistical data. In addition, to the 
          extent that the independent states or Baltic states use non-
          standard collection methods, United States Government 
          statistical agencies have the ablility to reconcile discrepant 
          data, thereby increasing its usefulness.
  
  SEC. 3. ECONOMIC STATISTICAL ANALYSIS REGARDING INDEPENDENT STATES OF 
                THE FORMER SOVIET UNION AND BALTIC STATES.
  
      (a) Amendment to Title 13.--Title 13 of the United States Code is 
  amended by adding at the end the following:
  
     ``CHAPTER 11--ECONOMIC STATISTICAL ANALYSIS REGARDING INDEPENDENT 
            STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION AND BALTIC STATES
  
  ``Sec.
  ``501. Preparation and publication of analysis.
  ``502. Definitions.
  ``Sec. 501. Preparation and publication of analysis
      ``(a) The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Congress each 
  year a report analyzing the progress being made by the the independent 
  states of the former Soviet Union and the Baltic states in establishing 
  a free market economy.
      ``(b) In preparing the reports required by subsection (a), the 
  Secretary shall draw upon the information collected and the analysis 
  performed under the auspices of the International Statistical 
  Assistance Coordinating Committee established pursuant to section 4 of 
  the International Statistical Information and Analysis Coordination Act 
  of 1993.
      ``(c) The first report pursuant to subsection (a) shall be 
  submitted as soon as reliable economic statistical information is 
  available about the independent states of the former Soviet Union and 
  the Baltic states, but not later than 5 years after the date of 
  enactment of this chapter.
  ``Sec. 502. Definitions
      ``As used in this chapter--
              ``(1) the term `independent states of the former Soviet 
          Union' means Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, 
          Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, 
          and Uzbekistan; and
              ``(2) the term `Baltic states' means Estonia, Latvia, and 
          Lithuania.''.
      (b) Amendment to Table of Chapters.--The table of chapters at the 
  beginning of title 13, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
  end the following new item:
  
  ``11. Economic statistical analysis regarding independent        501''.
                              states of the former Soviet 
                              Union and Baltic states.
  
  SEC. 4. INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL ASSISTANCE COORDINATING COMMITTEE.
  
      (a) Establishment and Membership.--The President shall establish an 
  interagency committee to be known as the ``International Statistical 
  Assistance Coordinating Committee'' (hereinafter in this Act referred 
  to as the ``Coordinating Committee''). The Coordinating Committee shall 
  consist of a representative of each of the following:
              (1) The Office of Management and Budget.
              (2) The Bureau of the Census of the Department of Commerce.
              (3) The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of 
          Labor.
              (4) The Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of 
          Commerce.
              (5) The National Agricultural Statistics Service of the 
          Department of Agriculture.
              (6) The Agency for International Development.
      (b) Functions.--Consistent with section 104(a) of the Freedom for 
  Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets Support Act 
  of 1992 (relating to Department of State coordination of assistance to 
  the independent states of the former Soviet Union), the Coordinating 
  Committee--
              (1) shall determine priorities for providing training and 
          other technical assistance to develop capabilities to monitor 
          economic performance in the independent states of the former 
          Soviet Union and the Baltic states through the collection, 
          analysis, and dissemination of economic statistical data;
              (2) shall use the expertise of its constituent agencies in 
          providing such assistance;
              (3) shall be responsible for coordinating such assistance 
          with comparable assistance provided or coordinated by 
          international or multilateral organizations or agencies; and
              (4) shall provide for the analysis by its constituent 
          agencies of economic statistical data regarding the independent 
          states of the former Soviet Union and the Baltic states and for 
          the dissemination of such analysis to United States businesses 
          and other interested parties, including dissemination through 
          the annual report required by section 501 of title 13, United 
          States Code.
      (c) Annual Reports.--The Coordinating Committee shall prepare an 
  annual report describing the assistance provided through the 
  Coordinating Committee pursuant to this section. Such report shall be 
  submitted to the Congress as part of the annual congressional 
  presentation materials on international economic assistance.
  
  SEC. 5. UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE TO IMPROVE MONITORING OF ECONOMIC 
                PERFORMANCE IN INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET 
                UNION AND BALTIC STATES.
  
      (a) Statistical Capability Assistance.--United States assistance 
  that is provided to encourage the development of a free-market economic 
  system in the independent states of the former Soviet Union and the 
  Baltic states shall include training and other technical assistance to 
  develop capabilities to monitor economic performance in those republics 
  and states through the collection, analysis, and dissemination of 
  economic statistical data.
      (b) International Statistical Assistance Coordinating Committee.--
  The assistance required by subsection (a) shall be coordinated through 
  the Coordinating Committee and shall otherwise be provided in 
  accordance with section 4(b).
      (c) Funding.--It is the sense of the Congress that at least 
  $3,000,000 of the funds allocated for each of the fiscal years 1994 
  through 1998 for United States economic assistance to encourage the 
  development of a free-market economic system in the independent states 
  of the former Soviet Union and the Baltic states should be used for 
  training and other technical assistance pursuant to this section.
  
  SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.
  
      As used in this Act--
              (1) the term ``independent states of the former Soviet 
          Union'' means Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, 
          Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, 
          Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan; and
              (2) the term ``Baltic states'' means Estonia, Latvia, and 
          Lithuania.
target: International Statistical Information and Analysis Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to prepare and submit to the Congress an annual report analyzing the progress being made by the independent states of the former Soviet Union and the Baltic states in establishing a free market economy. 
  Requires the President to establish an interagency committee to be known as the International Statistical Assistance Coordinating Committee to:  (1) determine priorities for providing training and other technical assistance to monitor economic performance in such countries through the collection and analysis of economic statistical data; (2) coordinate such assistance with assistance provided by international or multilateral organizations; and (3) provide for analysis by its constituent agencies of economic statistical data regarding such countries and for the dissemination of such analysis to U.S. businesses and other interested parties. 
  Requires U.S. assistance that is provided to encourage the development of a free-market economic system in the independent states of the former Soviet Union and the Baltic states to include training and other technical assistance to develop capabilities to monitor economic performance through the collection and analysis of economic statistical data.  Expresses the sense of the Congress that a specified amount of funds allocated for U.S. assistance to encourage the development of free market systems in such countries be used for such training and assistance.
feat_title: International Statistical Information and Analysis Act of 1993