Specifically, for fiscal year 2001, Section 516 authorizes a package of $5,000,000 in grant FMF, $2,000,000 in nonproliferation and export control assistance, $500,000 in IMET funding, and $1,000,000 in antiterrorism assistance.

For fiscal year 2002, that package is: $20,000,000 in grant FMF, $10,000,000 in nonproliferation and export control assistance, $5,000,000 in IMET funding, and $2,000,000 in antiterrorism assistance.

These funds must be expended in accordance with the individual requirements of their respective accounts. Thus, for instance, the grant FMF may only be utilized for activities authorized in connection with the FMF program. Likewise, nonproliferation and export control funds must be spent on the objectives set forth under Chapter 9 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Similar restrictions apply to the other authorized forms of security assistance.

Thus, as assistance to Azerbaijan under this section is still subject to section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act, such assistance may be provided only for antiterrorism or nonproliferation and export control purposes.

The funds authorized under Section 516 must be spent for the purpose of assisting the GUUAM countries and Armenia in strengthening control of their borders, and for the purpose of promoting the independence and territorial sovereignty of these countries.

These funds also are specifically authorized, pursuant to Section 499C of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for the purpose of enhancing the abilities of the national border guards, coast guard, and customs officials of the GUUAM countries and Armenia to secure their borders against narcotics trafficking, proliferation, and transnational organized crime.

The conferees intend that funds authorized by this section be used in Uzbekistan solely for nonproliferation purposes.

Finally, it bears emphasizing that the conferees strongly support the cooperation on political, security, and economic matters promoted and facilitated through the GUUAM group. The United States should promote these endeavors as part of its strategy to help these states consolidate their independence and strengthen their sovereignty, to help resolve and prevent conflicts in their respective regions, and to promote democracy and human rights. In addition, the conferees strongly support political, security, and economic cooperation between the United States and Armenia .

Finally, the conferees note the successes of the Department of Defense's two international counterproliferation programs--the DOD/FBI Counterproliferation Program and the DOD/Customs Counterproliferation Program. With minimal funding, and through excellent management, these programs are contributing to efforts to halt the spread of dangerous technology across the borders of the former Soviet Union, Eastern and Central Europe, and the Baltic states. The conferees hope that the Department of Defense will continue to support these programs and recommend that the Department of State coordinate closely with the Department of Defense on proliferation matters.