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 98 STAT. 288

El Salvador.

Contracts with U.S. Government organization and employees.

PUBLIC LAW 98-332—JULY 2, 1984

all funds appropriated herein for El Salvador and not theretofore obligated or expended shall not thereafter be available for obligation or expenditure unless reappropriated by Congress. SEC. 110. On Sunday, March 25, 1984, a remarkable exercise in democracy in the conduct of a free and honest election within the Republic of El Salvador took place, with approximately 70 percent participation by eligible voters despite intense guerrilla efforts to intimidate and to sabotage the election. Since the success of the Government of El Salvador in the conduct of this election against the guerrilla efforts to disrupt and invalidate it depended both upon the courage, good spirits and determination of the Salvadoran people to freely choose their President and Vice President, and upon the ability of Salvadoran armed forces to safeguard voters and election officials against the guerrillas. Since within 30 days of certification of the results of the March 25 election a runoff election is required under the Salvadoran Constitution and election law, since no candidate won a majority of the vote at the March 25 election. Since the armed forces of El Salvador, unless immediately resupplied by the United States with equipment arms and ammunition which are in critically short supply, are threatened with being unable to provide the same needed protection for the runoff election, and with suffering generally a dangerously reduced capacity to safeguard the Salvadoran people Eigainst the terrorism of the guerrillas. Therefore, the Senate finds that the policy of the United States should be to immediately provide such additional equipment, arms, and ammunition as will allow the armed forces of El Salvador to provide needed protection to the Salvadoran people both at the runoff election and in their daily lives; and ultimately to so suppress guerrilla terrorism as to make possible the revival of economic activity with El Salvador. SEC. 113. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, organizations reporting to the Assistant Secretary of Interior for Fish and Wildlife and Parks shall enter into contracts which result in releasing or transferring any Federal employees or liquidating any equipment or materials as a result of complying with the Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 for the 62 activities scheduled for review by the National Park Service by March 30, 1984, and the 94 activities scheduled for review by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service by September 30, 1984, only after the following conditions have been met: (1) the study supporting each contract required by the Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 is completed, including the bidding process and review of bids; (2) the organizations have had 30 days to review the bid results and to transmit recommendations to the appropriate House and Senate Committees as to which activities should be contracted; and

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