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 PUBLIC LAW 94-329—JUNE 30, 1976 and in the preparation of any report or statement required under this section, consideration shall be given to— " (1) the relevant jfindings of appropriate international organizations, including nongovernmental organizations, such as the International Committee of the Red Cross; and "(2) the extent of cooperation by such government in permitting an unimpeded investigation Dy any such organization of alleged violations of internationaly recognized human rights. "(c)(1) Upon the request of the Senate or the House of Representatives by resolution of either such House, or upon the request of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate or the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of State shall, within thirty days after receipt of such request, transmit to both such committees a statement, prepared with the assistance of the Coordinator for Hmnan Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, with respect to the country designated in such request, setting forth— "(A) all the available information about observance of and respect for human rights and fundamental freedom in that country, and a detailed description of practices by the recipient government with respect thereto; "(B) the steps the United States has taken to— "(i) promote respect for and observance of human rights in that country and discourage any practices which are inimical to internationaly recognized human rights, and "(ii) publicly or privately call attention to, and disassociate the United States and any security assistance provided for such country from, such practices; "(C) whether, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, notwithstanding any such practices— "(i) extraordinary circumstances exist which necessitate a continuation of security assistance for such country, and, if so, a description of such circumstances and the extent to which such assistance should be continued (subject to such conditions as Congress may impose under this section), and "(ii) on all the facts it is in the national interest of the United States to provide such assistance; and "(D) such other information as such committee or such House may request. "(2)(A) A resolution of request under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be considered in the Senate in accordance with the provisions of section 601(b) of the International Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Act of 1976. "(B) The term 'certification', as used in section 601 of such Act, means, for the purposes of this subsection, a resolution of request of the Senate under paragraph (1) of this subsection. "(3) In the event a statement with respect to a country is rec^uested pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection but is not transmitted in accordance therewith within thirty days after receipt of such request, no security assistance shall be delivered to such country except as may thereafter be specifically authorized by law from such country unless and until such statement is transmitted. " (4)(A) In the event a statement with respect to a country is transmitted under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Congress may at any time thereafter adopt a joint resolution terminating, restricting, or continuing security assistance for such country. In the event such a joint resolution is adopted, such assistance shall be so terminated, so restricted, or so continued, as the case may be.

90 STAT. 749

Statement, transmittal to Congress,

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Post, p. 765. "Certification,

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