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 PUBLIC LAW 104-208—SEPT. 30, 1996 110 STAT. 3009-156 Cambodia by the Khmer Rouge: Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations by February 1, 1997, on whether there are any countries, organizations, or militaries for which assistance is prohibited under the previous proviso, the basis for such conclusions and, if appropriate, the steps being taken to terminate assistance: Provided further, That the prohibition on assistance to the military of any country that is not acting vigorously to prevent its members from facilitating the export of timber from Cambodia by the Khmer Rouge may be waived by the President if he determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that it is important to the national security interest of the United States to do so. (b) Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of sections 103 through 106 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of supporting tropical forestry and energy programs aimed at reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, and for the purpose of supporting biodiversity conservation activities: Provided, That such assistance shall be subject to sections 116, 502B, and 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. (c) During fiscal year 1997, the President may use up to $40,000,000 under the authority of section 451 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, notwithstanding the funding ceiling contained in subsection (a) of that section. (d) The Agency for International Development may employ personal services contractors, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of administering programs for the West Bank and Gaza. POLICY ON TERMINATING THE ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL SEC. 542. It is the sense of the Congress that— (1) the Arab League countries should immediately and publicly renounce the primary boycott of Israel and the secondary and tertiary boycott of American firms that have commercial ties with Israel; and (2) the President should— (A) take more concrete steps to encourage vigorously Arab League countries to renounce publicly the primary boycotts of Israel and the secondary and tertiary boycotts of American firms that have commercial relations with Israel as a confidence-building measure; (B) take into consideration the participation of any recipient country in the primary boycott of Israel and the secondary and tertiary boycotts of American firms that have commercial relations with Israel when determining whether to sell weapons to said county; (C) report to Congress on the specific steps being taken by the President to bring about a public renunciation of the Arab primary boycott of Israel and the secondary and tertiary boycotts of American firms that have commercial relations with Israel; and (D) encourage the allies and trading partners of the United States to enact laws prohibiting businesses from complying with the boycott and penalizing businesses that do comply.

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