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 118 STAT. 185 PUBLIC LAW 108–199—JAN. 23, 2004 in any other Act shall not be applicable to funds appropriated by this Act. PROHIBITION ON PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA SEC. 540. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States not authorized before the date of the enactment of this Act by the Congress: Provided, That not to exceed $750,000 may be made available to carry out the provisions of section 316 of Public Law 96–533. PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO UNITED NATIONS MEMBERS SEC. 541. None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to this Act for carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used to pay in whole or in part any assessments, arrearages, or dues of any member of the United Nations or, from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the costs for participation of another country’s delegation at international conferences held under the auspices of multilateral or international organizations. NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS—DOCUMENTATION SEC. 542. None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to this Act shall be available to a nongovernmental organization which fails to provide upon timely request any docu ment, file, or record necessary to the auditing requirements of the United States Agency for International Development. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS THAT EX PORT LETHAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO COUNTRIES SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM SEC. 543. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be available to any foreign govern ment which provides lethal military equipment to a country the government of which the Secretary of State has determined is a terrorist government for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act. The prohibition under this section with respect to a foreign government shall terminate 12 months after that government ceases to provide such military equipment. This section applies with respect to lethal military equipment provided under a contract entered into after October 1, 1997. (b) Assistance restricted by subsection (a) or any other similar provision of law, may be furnished if the President determines that furnishing such assistance is important to the national interests of the United States. (c) Whenever the waiver authority of subsection (b) is exercised, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional commit tees a report with respect to the furnishing of such assistance. Any such report shall include a detailed explanation of the assist ance to be provided, including the estimated dollar amount of such assistance, and an explanation of how the assistance furthers United States national interests. Applicability. Termination.

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