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 110 STAT. 1440 PUBLIC LAW 104-164—JULY 21, 1996 22 USC 2796 note. 22 USC 2751 note. President. Federal Register, publication. President. 22 USC 3201 note. SEC. 153. NATIONAL SECURITY INTEREST DETERMINATION TO WAIVE REIMBURSEMENT OF DEPRECIATION FOR LEASED DEFENSE ARTICLES. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 61(a) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2796(a)) is amended— (1) in the second sentence, by striking ", or to any defense article which has passed three-quarters of its normal service life"; and (2) by inserting after the second sentence the following new sentence: "The President may waive the requirement of paragraph (4) for reimbursement of depreciation for any defense article which has passed three-quarters of its normal service life if the President determines that to do so is important to the national security interest of the United States.". (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The third sentence of section 61(a) of the Arms Export Control Act, as added by subsection (a)(2), shall apply only with respect to a defense article leased on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 154. ELIGIBILITY OF PANAMA UNDER THE ARMS EXPORT CON- TROL ACT. The Government of the Republic of Panama shall be eligible to purchase defense articles and defense services under the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), except as otherwise specifically provided by law. SEC. 155. PUBLICATION OF ARMS SALES CERTIFICATIONS. Section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(e) The President shall cause to be published in the Federal Register, upon transmittal to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the fiili unclassified text of each numbered certification submitted pursuant to subsection (b) and each notification of a proposed commercial sale submitted under subsection (c).". SEC. 166. RELEASE OF INFORMATION. Section 38(e) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(e)) is amended by inserting in the first sentence before the period at the end the following: ", except that the names of the countries and the types and quantities of defense articles for which licenses are issued under this section shall not be withheld from public disclosure unless the President determines that the release of such information would be contrary to the national interest". SEC. 157. REPEAL OF TERMINATION OF PROVISIONS OF THE NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION PREVENTION ACT OF 1994; PRESI- DENTIAL DETERMINATIONS. (a) REPEAL. —Part D of the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act of 1994 (part D of title VIII of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995; Public Law 103-236; 108 Stat. 525) is hereby repealed. (b) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Section 824 of the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 3201 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by striking "in writing after opportunity for a hearing on the record"; (2) by striking subsection (e); and

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