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 103 STAT. 1898 PUBLIC LAW 101-222—DEC. 12, 1989 Federal Register, publication. President of U.S. Reports. President of U.S. Reports. "SEC. 620A. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENTS SUPPORT- ING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM. "(a) PROHIBITION.—The United States shall not provide any assist- ance under this Act, the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, the Peace Corps Act, or the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to any country if the Secretary of State determines that the government of that country has repeatedly provided sup- port for acts of international terrorism. "(b) PUBLICATION OF DETERMINATIONS.—Each determination of the Secretary of State under subsection (a), including each determina- tion in effect on the date of the enactment of the Antiterrorism and Arms Export Amendments Act of 1989, shall be published in the Federal Register. "(c) RESCISSION. —A determination made by the Secretary of State under subsection (a) may not be rescinded unless the President submits to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate— "(1) before the proposed rescission would take effect, a report certifying that— "(A) there has been a fundamental change in the leader- ship and policies of the government of the country concerned; "(B) that government is not supporting acts of inter- national terrorism; and "(C) that government has provided assurances that it will not support acts of international terrorism in the future; or "(2) at least 45 days before the proposed rescission would take effect, a report justifying the rescission and certifying that— "(A) the government concerned has not provided any support for international terrorism during the preceding 6- month period; and "(B) the government concerned has provided assurances that it will not support acts of international terrorism in the future. "(d) WAIVER.— Assistance prohibited by subsection (a) may be provided to a country described in that subsection if— "(1) the President determines that national security interests or humanitarian reasons justify a waiver of subsection (a), except that humanitarian reasons may not be used to justify assistance under part II of this Act (including chapter 4, chapter 6, and chapter 8), or the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945; and "(2) at least 15 days before the waiver takes effect, the President consults with the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela- tions of the Senate regarding the proposed waiver EUid submits a report to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate containing— "(A) the name of the recipient country; "(B) a description of the national security interests or humanitarian reasons which require the waiver; "(C) the type and amount of and the justification for the assistance to be provided pursuant to the waiver; and "(D) the period of time during which such waiver will be effective.

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