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 108 STAT. 1644 PUBLIC LAW 103-306—AUG. 23, 1994 President. President. Abortion. Sterilization. Terro rism. programs to enhance protection of participants in judicial cases may be conducted notwithstanding section 660 of that Act. (b) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading "Economic Support Fund*', notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, up to $3,000,000 may be made available, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, for technical assistance, training, and commodities with the objective of creating a professional civilian police force for Panama, and for programs to improve penal institutions and the rehabiliation of offenders in Panama (which programs may be conducted other than through multilateral or regional institutions), except that such technical assistance shall not include more than $1,000,000 for the procurement of equipment for law enforcement purposes, and shall not include lethal equipment. (c) Funds made available pursuant to this section may be made available notwithstanding the third sentence of section 534(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Funds made available pursuant to subsection (a) for Bolivia, Colombia and Peru and subsection (b) may be made available notwithstanding section 534(c) and the second sentence of section 534(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. > ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE SEC. 550. (a) ASSISTANCE THROUGH NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS. — Restrictions contained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country shall not be construed to restrict assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapters 1 and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided, That the President shall take into consideration, in any case in which a restriction on assistance would be applicable but for this subsection, whether assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations is in the national interest of the United States: Provided further, That before using the authority of this subsection to furnish assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations, the President shall notify the Committees on Appropriations under the regular notification procedures of those committees, including a description of the program to be assisted, the assistance to be provided, and the reasons for furnishing such assistance: Provided further, That nothing in this subsection shall be construed to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against abortion or involuntary sterilizations contained in this or any other Act. (b) PUBLIC LAW 480. — During fiscal year 1995, restrictions contained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country shall not be construed to restrict assistance under titles I and II of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated to carry out title I of such Act and made available pursuant to this subsection may be obligated or expended except as provided through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (c) EXCEPTION.— T his section shall not apply— (1) with respect to section 529 of this Act or any comparable provision of law prohibiting assistance to countries that support international terrorism; or

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