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 note. 108 STAT. 1616 PUBLIC LAW 103-306—AUG. 23, 1994 (1) unless that Government is making progress in implementing comprehensive economic reforms based on market principles, private ownership, negotiating repayment of commercial debt, respect for commercial contracts, and equitable treatment of foreign private investment; and (2) if that Government applies or transfers United States assistance to any entity for the purpose of expropriating or seizing ownership or control of assets, investments, or ventures. (c) Funds may be furnished without regard to subsection (b) if the President determines that to do so is in the national interest. 22 USC 5814 (d) None of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available to any government of the new independent states of the former Soviet Union if that government directs any action in violation of the territorial integrity or national sovereignty of any other new independent state, such as those violations included in Principle Six of the Helsinki Final Act: Provided, That such funds may be made available without regard to the restriction in this subsection if the President determines that to do so is in the national interest of the United States: Provided further, That the restriction of this subsection shall not apply to the use of such funds for the provision of assistance for purposes of humanitarian, disaster and refugee relief. (e) None of the funds appropriated under this heading for the new independent states of the former Soviet Union shall be made available for any state to enhance its military capability: Provided, That this restriction does not apply to demilitarization, defense conversion or non-proliferation programs, or programs to support troop withdrawal including through the support of an officer resettlement program, and technical assistance for the housing sector. (f) Funds appropriated under this heading shall be subject to the regular procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (g) Funds made available in this Act for assistance to the new independent states of the former Soviet Union shall be subject to the provisions of section 117 (relating to environment and natural resources) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. (h) Funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for assistance for Mongolia. (i) Funds made available in this Act for assistance to the new independent states of the former Soviet Union shall be provided to the maximum extent feasible through the private sector, including private voluntary organizations and nongovernmental organizations functioning in the new independent states. (j) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $15,000,000 should be available only for a family planning program for the new independent states of the former Soviet Union comparable to the family planning program currently administered by the Agency for International Development in the Central Asian Republics and focusing on population assistance which provides an alternative to abortion. (k) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $150,000,000 should be made available for programs for Ukraine: Provided, That of these funds not less than $25,000,000 should be made available for land privatization activities and development of small and medium size businesses, including agriculture enterprises.

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