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 102 STAT. 2270-52

PUBLIC LAW 100-463—OCT. 1, 1988

Ob) MONTHLY REPORT BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE.—The Secretary

of State shall, not less than once every 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act until the funds provided under this title are expended, submit to the intelligence committees and foreign relations committees of the Congress a report— (1) describing the conditions in Nicaragua and the use of the funds provided under this title; (2) a detailed statement of any progress toward a negotiated settlement of the armed conflict in Central America, as agreed to under the Esquipulas Accord of August 7, 1987; (3) a detailed discussion of United States efforts since the signing of the Sapoa agreement to encourage the Soviet Union to restrict the shipment of Soviet arms to the Government of Nicaragua and specifying Soviet reaction to such efforts; (4) a discussion reviewing the status of United States national security interests in Central America, with particular attention to the advisability of entering into bilateral negotiations with the Government of Nicaragua concerning— (A) the termination of the presence of Soviet and Sovietbloc (including Cuban) military and security advisors in Nicaragua; (B) the termination of Soviet and Soviet-bloc (including Cuban) assistance to the Government of Nicaragua; and (C) a prohibition on the establishment or use of bases in Nicaragua by the Soviet Union or any Soviet-bloc country, including Cuba; (5) a description of United States diplomatic efforts in support of the Esquipulas Accord of August 7, 1987, and the Sapoa Agreement of March 23, 1988, and an analysis of the actions taken by the Nicaraguan Resistance and the Government of Nicaragua to negotiate a settlement under the provisions of these agreements; (6) an evaluation of the effect that additional military assistance for the Nicaraguan Resistance would have on political and economic stability in Honduras, Costa Rica, and El Salvador, as well as how such assistance would advance the process of negotiation and political settlement in Nicaragua; (7) a description of the progress made by economic development programs that have been implemented in Honduras, El Salvador, and Costa Rica since the Esquipulas Accord of August 7, 1987, was signed and what effect renewed fighting in Nicaragua would have on these programs; and (8) a discussion of the policies of the European allies of the United States and the Latin American democracies (outside Central America) toward Central America, and the extent of their support for and cooperation with United States policies regarding the Nicaraguan Resistance. (c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— (1) the term "intelligence committees" refers to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and (2) the term "foreign relations committees" refers to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.

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