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 114 STAT. 1900A-42 PUBLIC LAW 106-429—APPENDIX A not be construed as an endorsement or precedent for the establishment of any standing or permanent international criminal tribunal or court: Provided further. That funds made available for tribunals other than Yugoslavia or Rwanda shall be made available subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. LANDMINES SEC. 553, Notwithstanding any other provision of law, demining equipment available to the Agency for International Development and the Department of State and used in support of the clearsmce of landmines and unexploded ordnance for humanitarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant basis in foreign countries, subject to such terms and conditions as the President may prescribe. RESTRICTIONS CONCERNING THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY SEC. 554. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated or expended to create in any part of Jerusalem a new office of any department or agency of the United States Government for the purpose of conducting official United States Government business with the Palestinian Authority over Gaza and Jericho or any successor Palestinian governing entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles: Provided, That this restriction shall not apply to the acquisition of additional space for the existing Consulate General in Jerusalem: Provided further. That meetings between officers and employees of the United States and officials of the Palestinian Authority, or any successor Palestinism governing entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles, for the purpose of conducting official United States Government business with such authority should continue to take place in locations other than Jerusalem. As has been true in the past, officers and employees of the United States Government may continue to meet in Jerusalem on other subjects with Palestinians (including those who now occupy positions in the Palestinian Authority), have social contacts, and have incidental discussions. PROHIBITION OF PAYMENT OF CERTAIN EXPENSES SEC. 555. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act under the heading "Intemationgd Military Education and Training" or "Foreign Military Financing Program" for Informational Program activities or under the headings "Child Survival and Disease Programs Fund", "Development Assistance", and "Economic Support Fund" may be obligated or expended to pay for— (1) alcoholic beverages; or (2) entertainment expenses for activities that are substantially of a recreational character, including entrance fees at sporting events and amusement parks. SPECIAL DEBT RELIEF FOR THE POOREST SEC. 556. (a) AUTHORITY TO REDUCE DEBT. —The President may reduce amounts owed to the United States (or any agency of the United States) by an eligible country as a result of— (1) guarantees issued under sections 221 and 222 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961;

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