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dent shall provide assistance under this chapter consistent with the policy directions, purposes, and programs of part I of this Act.

(b) The Secretary of State shall be responsible for policy decisions and justifications for economic support programs under this chapter, including determinations of whether there will be an economic support program for a country and the amount of the program for each country. The Secretary shall exercise this responsibility in cooperation with the Administrator of the agency primarily responsible for administering part I of this Act.471

(c) As part of the annual presentation materials for foreign assistance submitted to the Congress, the agency primarily responsible for administering this part shall provide a detailed justification for the uses and the purposes of the funds provided under this chapter. Such material shall include, but not be limited to, information concerning the amounts and kinds of cash grant transfers, the amounts and kinds of budgetary and balance-of-payments support provided, and the amounts and kinds of project assistance provided with funds made available under this chapter.

(d) To the maximum extent feasible, funds made available pursuant to this chapter for commodity import programs or other program assistance shall be used to generate local currencies, not less than 50 percent of which shall be available to support activities consistent with the objectives of sections 103 through 106 of this Act, and administered by the agency primarily responsible for administering part I of this Act.

(e) Amounts appropriated to carry out this chapter shall be available for economic programs and may not be used for military or paramilitary purposes.

Sec. 532.472 Authorizations of Appropriations.-(a) There are authorized to be appropriated to the President to carry out the purposes of this chapter

(1) $2,015,000,000 for the fiscal year 1986 and $2,015,000,000 for the fiscal year 1987 for the following countries signing the Camp David agreement: Israel and Egypt; 473 and

471 This responsibility, as it relates to the Administrator, was transferred to the Director of IDCA, pursuant to sec. 6 of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1979 (establishing IDCA).

472 22 U.S.C. 2346a.

473 The authorization under this chapter during recent years included the following: fiscal year 1979-$1,902,000,000; fiscal year 1980-$1,935,000,000 (plus an $80,000,000 supplemental authorization for Central American Assistance); fiscal year 1981-$2,065,300,000; fiscal year 1982$2,623,500,000; fiscal year 1983-$2,723,500,000; fiscal year 1984-$3,074,000,000; fiscal year 1985-no authorization.

Congress did not enact an authorization for fiscal year 1988. Instead, the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1988 (sec. 101(e) of the Continuing Appropriations for 1988, Public Law 100-202) waived the requirement for authorizations and appropriated the following for the "Economic Support Fund":

"For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of part II, $3,188,320,000: Provided. That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $1,200,000,000 shall be available only for Israel, which sum shall be available on a grant basis as a cash transfer and shall be disbursed within 30 days of enactment of this Act or by October 31, 1987, whichever is later: Provided further, That not less than $815,000,000 shall be available only for Egypt, which sum shall be provided on a grant basis, of which not more than $115,000,000 may be provided as a cash transfer with the understanding that Egypt will undertake significant economic reforms which are additional to those which were undertaken in previous fiscal years, and not less than $200,000,000 shall be provided as Commodity Import Program assistance: Provided further, That in exercising the authority to provide cash transfer assistance for Israel and Egypt, the President shall ensure that the level of such assistance does not cause an adverse impact on the total level of nonmilitary exports from the United States to each such country: Provided further, That it is the sense of the Congress that the recommended levels of assistance for Egypt and Israel Continued

are based in great measure upon their continued participation in the Camp David Accords and upon the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading $220,000,000 only shall be available for Pakistan: Provided further, That not less than $124,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available only for the Philippines: Provided further, That not less than an additional $50,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available only for the Philippines to assist in the implementation of agrarian reform in the Philippines if (1) the Government of the Philippines initiates an effective agrarian reform program and requests assistance from the United States for that program, and (2) a substantial majority of the resources for the implementation of that program will be provided by the Government of the Philippines or other non-United States donors, or both: Provided further, That if the conditions on agrarian reform in the Philippines are not met by August 31, 1988, these funds may be made available for assistance under this heading for other countries or programs: Provided further, That not less than $20,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available only for Morocco: Provided further, That not less than $10,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available only for Tunisia: Provided further, That not less than $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available only for Cyprus: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading $35,000,000 only shall be available for Ireland: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading $185,000,000 only shall be available for El Salvador, $80,000,000 only shall be available for Guatemala, $90,000,000 only shall be available for Costa Rica, and $85,000,000 only shall be available for Honduras: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading for El Salvador, 10 percent of such funds may not be obligated until enactment of the 'Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1989', and may be obligated only if, by the date of enactment of such Act, the accused murderers of United States marines in El Salvador have not been released from prison as a result of an amnesty program: Provided further, That not less than $18,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available for Jordan, of which a substantial proportion of these funds shall be in support of the development program for the West Bank: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $90,000,000 shall be available for Sub-Saharan Africa: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 up to $1,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading may be made available to assist the Government of El Salvador's Special Investigative Unit for the purpose of bringing to justice those responsible for the murders of United States citizens in El Salvador: Provided further, That a report of the investigation shall be provided to the Congress: Provided further, That $20,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available to carry out the Administration of Justice program pursuant to section 534 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, of which $300,000 shall be made available for programs for Haiti and not less than $2,000,000 shall be made available for programs for Guatemala: Provided further, That if funds made available under this heading are provided to a foreign country as cash transfer assistance, that country shall be required to maintain these funds in a separate account and not commingle them with any other funds: Provided further, That such funds may be obligated and expended notwithstanding provisions of law which are inconsistent with the cash transfer nature of this assistance or which are referenced in the Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference accompanying House Joint Resolution 648 (H. Rept. No. 98-1159): Provided further, That all local currencies that may be generated with such funds provided as a cash transfer shall be deposited in a special account to be used in accordance with section 609 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That at least 15 days prior to obligating any such cash transfer assistance to a foreign country under this heading, the President shall submit a notification to the Committees on Appropriations, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, which shall include a detailed description of how the funds proposed to be made available will be used, with a discussion of the United States interests that will be served by the assistance (including, as appropriate, a description of the economic policy reforms that will be promoted by the cash transfer assistance): Provided further, That not more than $5,000,000 of the funds made available under this heading may be available to finance tied aid credits, unless the President determines it is in the national interest to provide in excess of $5,000,000 and so notifies the Committees on Appropriations through the regular notification procedures: Provided further. That notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated under this heading may be used for tied aid credits without the prior approval of the Administrator of the Agency for International Development: Provided further, That $25,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available for earthquake relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction assistance for El Salvador in accordance with section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, which amount shall be accounted for separately and, of which amount, not less than $2,000,000 shall be available for reconstruction and rehabilitation of the National University of El Salvador and other institutions of higher education: Provided further. That the Office of the Inspector General of the Agency for International Development shall monitor the use of funds made available under this heading for earthquake relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction assistance for El Salvador and shall provide, by April 15, 1988, a detailed accounting to the Committees on Appropriations of the uses of the funds made available for El Salvador during fiscal year 1987 for earthquake relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction: Provided further, That $1,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, only for the support of the independent Polish trade union 'Solidarity': Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading not less than $1,000,000 shall be made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, only for the promotion of democratContinued

(2) $1,785,000,000 for the fiscal year 1986 and $1,785,000,000 for the fiscal year 1987 for assistance under this chapter for recipients or purposes other than the countries referred to in paragraph (1).473

(b) Amounts appropriated to carry out this chapter are authorized to remain available until expended.

Sec. 533.474 Emergency Assistance. (a) Of the funds appropriated to carry out this chapter up to $75,000,000 for the fiscal year 1986 and up to $75,000,000 for the fiscal year 1987 may be made available for emergency use under this chapter when the national interests of the United States urgently require economic support to promote economic or political stability.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or of an appropriations act (including a joint resolution making continuing appropriations) which earmarks funds available to carry out this chapter for a specific country or purpose, up to 5 percent of each amount so earmarked may be used to carry out this section.

Sec. 534.475 Administration of Justice.-(a) The President may furnish assistance under this chapter to countries and organizations, including national and regional institutions, in order to strengthen the administration of justice in countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.

(b) Assistance under this section may only include

(1) support for specialized professional training, scholarships, and exchanges for continuing legal education;

(2) programs to enhance prosecutorial and judicial capabilities and protection for participants in judicial cases;

(3) 476 notwithstanding section 660 of this Act

ic activities in Chile leading to a transition to democracy: Provided further, That funds made available under this heading shall remain available until September 30, 1989."

Public Law 100-202 also provided the following:

"SEC. 564. Middle East regional cooperative programs which have been carried out in accordance with section 202(c) of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985 shall continue to be funded at a level of not less than $5,000,000 from funds appropriated under the heading 'Economic Support Fund': Provided, That of this amount not less than $500,000 shall be made available for scholarships for support of Israeli students studying in institutions of higher education in Arab countries and not less than $500,000 shall be made available for scholarships for support of Arab students studying in institutions of higher education in Israel: Provided further, That such scholarships shall be called 'Arab-Israeli Peace Scholarships'.

"SEC. 565. The Congress recognizes that the people of Lebanon have suffered greatly during much of the past two decades from the effects of natural disasters and civil strife. The Congress further recognizes that assistance provided through nongovernmental organizations has had a significant impact in mitigating the adverse consequences of these unfortunate events on the Lebanese people. Therefore, up to $5,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be made available to provide assistance for the people of Lebanon. Such assistance shall be made available only through the United Nations Children's Fund, indigenous nongovernmental organizations, or international organizations, and shall be provided in accordance with the general authorities contained in section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961."

474 22 U.S.C. 2346d. Sec. 202 of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1981 (Public Law 97-113; 95 Stat. 1529) added sec. 535. Sec. 201(b) of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985 replaced the years "1982" and "1983" with "1986" and "1987".

475 22 U.S.C. 2346c. Sec. 534 was added by sec. 712 of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-83; 99 Stat. 244).

476 Paragraph (3) was amended by sec. 579 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1988 (Continuing Appropriations for 1988, Public Law 100-202, 101 Stat. 1329). It previously read as follows: "(3) notwithstanding section 660 of this Act, programs to enhance investigative capabilities, conducted under judicial or prosecutorial control".

(A) programs to enhance professional capabilities to carry out investigative and forensic functions conducted under judicial or prosecutorial control;

(B) programs to assist in the development of academic instruction and curricula for training law enforcement personnel;

(C) programs to improve the administrative and management capabilities of law enforcement agencies, especially their capabilities relating to career development, personnel evaluation, and internal discipline procedures; and

(D) programs, conducted through multilateral or regional institutions, to improve penal institutions and the rehabilitation of offenders;

(4) strengthening professional organizations in order to promote services to members and the role of the bar in judicial selection, enforcement of ethical standards, and legal reform; (5) increasing the availability of legal materials and publications;

(6) seminars, conferences, and training and educational programs to improve the administration of justice and to strengthen respect for the rule of law and internationally recognized human rights; and

(7) revision and modernization of legal codes and procedures. (c) Not more than $20,000,000 of the funds made available to carry out this chapter for any fiscal year shall be available to carry out this section, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.

(d) Funds may not be obligated for assistance under this section unless the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate are notified of the amount and nature of the proposed assistance at least 15 days in advance in accordance with the procedures applicable to reprogrammings pursuant to section 634A of this Act.

(e) 477 Personnel of the Department of Defense and members of the United States Armed Forces may not participate in the provision of training under this section. Of the funds made available to carry out this section, not more than $7,000,000 may be made available in each of fiscal years 1988 and 1989 to carry out the provisions of subsection (b)(3) of this section. The authority of this section shall expire on September 30, 1989.

Sec. 535.478 Economic Support for Disadvantaged South Africans. (a)(1) Up to $40,000,000, of the funds authorized to be appropriated to carry out this chapter for the fiscal year 1987 and each fiscal year thereafter shall be available for assistance for disadvantaged South Africans. Assistance under this section shall be provided for activities that are consistent with the objective of a majority of South Africans for an end to the apartheid system and the establishment of a society based on non-racial principles. Such activities may include scholarships, assistance to promote the participation

477 Subsec. (e) was substantively amended by sec. 579 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1988 (Continuing Appropriations for 1988, Public Law 100-202, 101 Stat. 1329). Previously, it had only set an expiration date of September 30, 1987.

478 22 U.S.C. 2346d. Sec. 535 was added by sec. 511 of Public Law 99-440; 100 Stat. 411.

of disadvantaged South Africans in trade unions and private enterprise and alternative education and community development pro

grams.

(2) Up to $3,000,000 of the amounts provided in each fiscal year pursuant to subsection (a) shall be available for training programs for South Africa's trade unionists.

(b) Assistance provided pursuant to the section shall be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law and shall not be used to provide support to organizations or groups which are financed or controlled by the Government of South Africa. Nothing in this subsection may be construed to prohibit programs which are consistent with subsection (a) and which award scholarships to students who choose to attend South African-supported institutions.

Chapter 5-International Military Education and Training 479

Sec. 541.480 General Authority.-The President is authorized to furnish, on such terms and conditions consistent with this Act as the President may determine (but whenever feasible on a reimbursable basis), military education and training to military and related civilian personnel of foreign countries. Such training and education may be provided through

(1) attendance at military educational and training facilities in the United States (other than Service academies) and abroad;

(2) attendance in special courses of instruction at schools and institutions of learning or research in the United States and abroad; and

(3) observation and orientation visits to military facilities and related activities in the United States and abroad.

Sec. 542.481 Authorization.-There are authorized to be appropriated to the President to carry out the purposes of this chapter $56,221,000 for the fiscal year 1986 and $56,221,000 for the fiscal year 1987.482

Sec. 543.483 Purposes.-Education and training activities conducted under this chapter shall be designed

479 Ch. 5 was added by sec. 106(a) of the International Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-329; 90 Stat. 732).

480 22 U.S.C. 2347.

481 22 U.S.C. 2347a.

482 The authorization figures for fiscal year 1986 and 1987 were added by sec. 104 of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-83; 99 Stat. 195). Authorizations under sec. 542 during recent years included the following: fiscal year 1976$27,000,000; fiscal year 1977-$30,200,000; fiscal year 1978-$31,000,000; fiscal year 1979$31,800,000; fiscal year 1980-$31,800,000; fiscal year 1981-$34,000,000; fiscal year 1982$42,000,000; fiscal year 1983-$42,000,000; fiscal year 1984-$56,452,000; fiscal year 1985-no au

thorization.

Congress did not enact an authorization for fiscal year 1988. Instead, the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1988 (sec. 101(e) of the Continuing Appropriations for 1988, Public Law 100-202) waived the requirement for authorizations and appropriated the following for "International Military Education and Training": "For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 541, $47,400,000."

Sec. 734(a)(1) of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1981 (Public Law 97-113; 95 Stat. 1560) struck out the second sentence of sec. 542. This sentence had prohibit

ed training under this section outside the United States after June 30, 1976, unless the President reported and justified such training to the Congress.

483 22 U.S.C. 2347b.

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