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 PUBLIC LAW 100-204—DEC. 22, 1987

101 STAT. 1421

(c) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—The Congress, therefore, declares it to be the policy of the United States— (1) to provide such assistance to the Afghan people as will most effectively help them resist the Soviet invaders; (2) to support a negotiated settlement to the Afghanistan war - providing for the prompt withdrawal of all Soviet forces from "' '"'-' Afghanistan within a time frame based solely on logistical criteria; and (3) to communicate clearly to the Government and people of the Soviet Union the necessity of a Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan as a condition for better relations between the United States and the Soviet Union. (d) PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.—The President and Secretary of President of U.S. State are directed to adopt policies and programs to ensure that all assistance intended for the Afghan people reaches its intended recipients and that theft or diversion of such assistance not be tolerated. SEC. 1242. REPORT ON ADMINISTRATION POLICY ON AFGHANISTAN.

(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that— (1) each of the substantive sanctions imposed on the Soviet Union by the United States to protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan have been lifted; (2) although the administration's policy on Afghanistan states \ that only "steadily increasing pressure on all fronts—military, political, diplomatic—will induce the Soviets to make the political decision to negotiate the withdrawal of their forces", political and diplomatic pressures on the Soviet Union have decreased rather than increased; (3) in the absence of a coordinated and aggressive policy by - the administration regarding the war in Afghanistan, the Congress has been forced to unilaterally implement numerous pro^ J grams to bring "steadily increasing pressure" to bear on the Soviet Union; and (4) despite the failure of Soviet troops to withdraw from Afghanistan, and the serious deterioration with regard to the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, the administration is planning to lift further sanctions and initiate increasing areas of cooperation with the Soviet Union. (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—(1) Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall provide the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee with a report listing each sanction imposed against the Soviet Union by the United States since the first anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, a detailed explanation for the lifting of each sanction, and a detailed analysis of the benefit to the Soviet Union incurred by the lifting of each sanction. (2) Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall provide the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee a comprehensive list of all areas of ongoing cooperation that could be withheld from the Soviet Union. (3) Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall provide the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee with a detailed and comprehensive report in

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Human rights.

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