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 112 STAT. 2681-197 PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 (f) WAIVER. — (1) IN GENERAL. — The Secretary of State may waive the application of subsection (a) or subsection (b) with respect to specified bilateral programs or international financial institution projects or programs in a sanctioned country, entity, or CEinton upon providing a written determination to the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives that such assistance directly supports the implementation of the Daj^on Agreement and its Annexes, which include the obligation to apprehend and transfer indicted war criminals to the Tribunal. (2) REPORT. — Not later than 15 days after the date of any written determination under paragraph (1) the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives regarding the status of efforts to secure the voluntary surrender or apprehension and transfer of persons indicted by the Tribunal, in accordance with the Dayton Agreement, and outlining obstacles to achieving this goal; and (3) ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS AFFECTED.— Any waiver made pursuant to this subsection shall be effective only with respect to a specified bilateral program or multilateral assistance project or program identified in the determination of the Secretary of State to Congress. (g) TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS.—The sanctions imposed pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) with respect to a country or entity shall cease to apply only if the Secretary of State determines and certifies to Congress that the authorities of that country, entity, or canton have apprehended and transferred to the Tribunal all persons who have been publicly indicted by the Tribunal. (h) DEFINITIONS.— As used in this section— (1) COUNTRY.—The term "country" means Bosnia- Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, and Montenegro. (2) ENTITY.— The term "entity" refers to the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska. (3) CANTON. —The term "canton" means the administrative units in Bosnia and Herzegovina. (4) DAYTON AGREEMENT.—The term "Dayton Agreement" means the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, together with annexes relating thereto, done at Dayton, November 10 through 16, 1995. (5) TRIBUNAL. —The term "Tribunal" means the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. (i) ROLE OF HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. —In carrying out this section, the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the Agency for International Development, and the executive directors of the international financial institutions shall consult with representatives of human rights organizations and all government agencies with relevant information to help prevent publicly indicted war criminals from benefitting from any finsmcial or technical assistance or grjints provided to any country or entity described in subsection (e).

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