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 PUBLIC LAW 106-280—OCT. 6, 2000 114 STAT. 853 "(1) assistance under the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund; "(2) assistance for science and technology centers in the independent states of the former Soviet Union; "(3) export control assistance; and "(4) export control and border assistance under chapter 11 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2295 et seq.) or the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5801 et seq.).". SEC. 302. NONPROLIFERATION AND EXPORT CONTROL TRAINING IN THE UNITED STATES. Of the amounts made available for fiscal years 2001 and 2002 under chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by section 301, $2,000,000 is authorized to be available each such fiscal year for the purpose of training and education of personnel from friendly countries in the United States. SEC. 303. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERS. (a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— Of the amounts made available for the fiscal years 2001 and 2002 under chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by section 301, $59,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 and $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 are authorized to be available for science and technology centers in the independent states of the former Soviet Union. (b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—I t is the sense of the Congress, taking into account section 1132 of H. R. 3427 of the One Hundred Sixth Congress (as enacted by section 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 106-113), that the practice of auditing entities receiving funds authorized under this section should be significantly expanded and that the burden of supplying auditors should be spread equitably within the United States Government. SEC. 304. TRIAL TRANSIT PROGRAM. (a) ALLOCATION OF FuNDS. —Of the amount made available for fiscal year 2001 under chapter 9 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by section 301, $5,000,000 is authorized to be available to establish a static cargo x-ray facility in Malta, if the Secretary of State first certifies to the appropriate committees of Congress that the Government of Malta has provided adequate assurances that such a facility will be utilized in connection with random cargo inspections by Maltese customs officials of container traffic transiting through the Malta Freeport. (b) REQUIREMENT OF WRITTEN ASSESSMENT.— In the event that a facility is established in Malta pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall submit a written assessment to the appropriate committees of Congress not later than 270 days after such a facility commences operation detailing— (1) statistics on utilization of the facility by Malta; (2) the contribution made by the facility to United States nonproliferation and export control objectives; and (3) the feasibility of establishing comparable facilities in other countries identified by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 583 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by section 301. (c) TREATMENT OF ASSISTANCE. — Assistance under this section shall be considered as assistance under section 583(a) of the Foreign

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