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 119 STAT. 2218

PUBLIC LAW 109–102—NOV. 14, 2005 LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO SECURITY FORCES

Human rights.

SEC. 551. None of the funds made available by this Act may be provided to any unit of the security forces of a foreign country if the Secretary of State has credible evidence that such unit has committed gross violations of human rights, unless the Secretary determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the government of such country is taking effective measures to bring the responsible members of the security forces unit to justice: Provided, That nothing in this section shall be construed to withhold funds made available by this Act from any unit of the security forces of a foreign country not credibly alleged to be involved in gross violations of human rights: Provided further, That in the event that funds are withheld from any unit pursuant to this section, the Secretary of State shall promptly inform the foreign government of the basis for such action and shall, to the maximum extent practicable, assist the foreign government in taking effective measures to bring the responsible members of the security forces to justice. FOREIGN MILITARY TRAINING REPORT

SEC. 552. The annual foreign military training report required by section 656 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be submitted by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate by the date specified in that section. AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENT

SEC. 553. Funds appropriated by this Act, except funds appropriated under the headings ‘‘Trade and Development Agency’’, ‘‘Overseas Private Investment Corporation’’, and ‘‘Global HIV/AIDS Initiative’’, may be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91–672 and section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956. CAMBODIA

SEC. 554. (a)(1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the Central Government of Cambodia. (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance for basic education, reproductive and maternal and child health, cultural and historic preservation, programs for the prevention, treatment, and control of, and research on, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, polio and other infectious diseases, development and implementation of legislation and implementation of procedures on inter-country adoptions consistent with international standards, rule of law programs, counternarcotics programs, programs to combat human trafficking that are provided through nongovernmental organizations, anticorruption programs, and for the Ministry of Women and Veterans Affairs to combat human trafficking. (b) Notwithstanding any provision of this or any other Act, of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, $15,000,000 shall be made available for activities to support democracy, the rule of law, and human rights, including assistance for democratic political parties in Cambodia.

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