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 118 STAT. 3013 PUBLIC LAW 108–447—DEC. 8, 2004 or to suspend the prohibition under other legislation, funds appro priated by this Act may not be obligated for assistance for the Palestine Liberation Organization for the West Bank and Gaza. WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS DRAWDOWN SEC. 545. If the President determines that doing so will con tribute to a just resolution of charges regarding genocide or other violations of international humanitarian law, the President may direct a drawdown pursuant to section 552(c) of the Foreign Assist ance Act of 1961 of up to $30,000,000 of commodities and services for the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal established with regard to the former Yugoslavia by the United Nations Security Council or such other tribunals or commissions as the Council may establish or authorize to deal with such violations, without regard to the ceiling limitation contained in paragraph (2) thereof: Provided, That the determination required under this section shall be in lieu of any determinations otherwise required under section 552(c): Provided further, That the drawdown made under this sec tion for any tribunal shall 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, Rwanda, or the Special Court for Sierra Leone shall be made available subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. LANDMINES SEC. 546. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, demining equipment available to the United States Agency for International Development and the Department of State and used in support of the clearance of landmines and unexploded ordnance for humani tarian 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. 547. 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 Govern ment for the purpose of conducting official United States Govern ment 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 Palestinian 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 loca tions 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.

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