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 106 STAT. 3324 PUBLIC LAW 102-511 —OCT. 24, 1992 President. 22 USC 5814. proposed to be allocated for assistance under that Act for the independent states of the former Soviet Union; and (3) the amount of funds available for fiscal year 1993 under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 that are proposed to be made to each agency to carry out activities for the independent states under that Act or this Act. SEC. 104. ANNUAL REPORT. Not later than January 31 of each year, the President shall submit to the Congress a report on United States assistance for the independent states of the former Soviet Union under this Act or other provisions of law. Each such report shall include— (1) an assessment of the progress each independent state has made in meeting the standards set forth in section 498A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including a description of the steps each independent state has taken or is taking toward meeting those standards and a discussion of additional steps that each independent state could take to meet those standards; (2) a description of the United States assistance for each independent state that was provided during the preceding fiscal year, is planned for the current fiscal year, and is proposed for the coming fiscal year, specifying the extent to wmch such assistance for the preceding fiscal year and for current fiscal year has actually been delivered; (3) an assessment of the effectiveness of United States assistance in achieving its purposes; and (4) an evaluation of the manner in which the "notwithstanding" authority provided in section 498B(j)(l) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and the "notwithstanding" authority provided in any other provision of law with respect to assistance for the independent states, has been used and why the use of that authority was necessary. TITLE II—BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES SEC. 201. SUPPORT FOR ECONOMIC AND DEMOCRATIC DEVELOP- MENT IN THE INDEPENDENT STATES. Part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by adding after chapter 10 the following: "CHAPTER 11—SUPPORT FOR THE ECONOMIC AND DEMOCRATIC DEVEL- OPMENT OF THE INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION President. 22 USC 2295. "SEC. 498. ASSISTANCE FOR THE INDEPENDENT STATES. "The President is authorized to provide assistance to the independent states of the former Soviet Union under this chapter for the following activities: "(1) URGENT HUMANITARIAN NEEDS. —Meeting urgent humanitarian needs (including those arising from the health effects of exposure to radiation in the Chernobyl region), in particular— v -i^

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