PUBLIC LAW 106-113—APPENDIX G 113 STAT. 1501A-453 bilateral agreement with the host government (contained in the records of the United States Department of State) that recognizes the official status of the United States Government personnel present at the facility. SEC. 604. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS. (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS;. —In addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated by this or any other Act, there are authorized to be appropriated for "Embassy Security, Construction and Maintenance"— (1) for fiscal year 2000, $900,000,000; (2) for fiscal year 2001, $900,000,000; (3) for fiscal year 2002, $900,000,000; (4) for fiscal year 2003, $900,000,000; and (5) for fiscal year 2004, $900,000,000. (b) PURPOSES. — Funds made available under the "Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance" account may be used only for the purposes of— (1) the acquisition of United States diplomatic facilities and, if necessary, any residences or other structures located in close physical proximity to such facilities, or (2) the provision of major security enhancements to United States diplomatic facilities, to the extent necessary to bring the United States Government into compliance with all requirements applicable to the security of United States diplomatic facilities, including the relevant requirements set forth in section 606. (c) AVAILABILITY OF AUTHORIZATIONS.— Authorizations of appropriations under subsection (a) shall remain available until the appropriations are made. (d) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. —Amounts appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) are authorized to remain available until expended. SEC. 605. OBLIGATIONS AND EXPENDITURES. (a) REPORT AND PRIORITY OF OBLIGATIONS.— (1) REPORT. —Not later than February 1 of the year 2000 and each of the four subsequent years, th(; Secretary of State shall submit a classified report to the appropriate congressional committees identifying each diplomatic facility or each diplomatic or consular post composed of such facilities that is a priority for replacement or for any major security enhancement because of its vulnerability to terrorist attack (by reason of the terrorist threat and the current condition of the facility). The report shall list such facilities in groups of 20. The groups shall be ranked in order from most vulnerable to least vulnerable to such an attack. (2) PRIORITY ON USE OF FUNDS.— (A) IN GENERAL.— Except as provided in subparagraph (B), funds authorized to be appropriated by section 604 for a particular project may be used only for those facilities which are listed in the first four groups described in paragraph (1). (B) EXCEPTION.— Funds authorized to be made available by section 604 may only be used for facilities which are not in the first 4 groups described in paragraph (1), if the Congress authorizes or appropriates funds for such a diplomatic facility or the Secretary of State notifies the appropriate congressional committees that such funds will
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