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 PUBLIC LAW 99-83—AUG. 8, 1985 "(2) The President shall transmit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a copy of the text of any agreement, which he proposes to sign, that would provide for the establishment of and United States participation in the Organization no less than sixty days prior to his signature. During that sixty-day period there shall be full and formal consultations with and review by those committees in accordance with procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications pursuant to section 634A of this Act. "SEC. 465. AUTHORIZATIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS 1988 AND 1989.—(a)

In addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, there are authorized to be appropriated to the President, for the purpose of furnishing nonmilitary assistance for Central American countries, $1,200,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1988 and 1989, which are authorized to remain available until expended. "(b) For the purpose of providing the assistance described in subsection (a), funds appropriated pursuant to the authorizations in that subsection may be transferred by the President for obligation in accordance with the authorities of part I of this Act (including chapter 4 of part II), the Peace Corps Act, the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, the United States Information and Education Exchange Act of 1948, the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, the National Endowment for Democracy Act, and the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956. "SEC. 466. DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this chapter, the term 'Central American countries' includes Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and regional programs which benefit such countries.".

99 STAT. 237 President of U.S.

Post, p. 278. 22 USC 2275.

22 USC 2151. 22 USC 2346, 2501 note. 22 USC 2601 note, 1431 note, 2451 note, 4411 note, 2651 note. 22 USC 2276.

SEC. 702. EL SALVADOR.

(a) SUPPORT FOR E L SALVADOR.—(1) The Congress finds that— Human rights. (A) a free and democratic El Salvador is in the security Jose Napoleon Duarte. interest of the United States; (B) Jose Napoleon Duarte was elected President of El Salvador in 1984 in the most democratic election held in El Salvador in many years; (C) political violence in El Salvador has declined dramatically under President Duarte's leadership; (D) President Duarte's policies of respect for human rights, political pluralism, dialogue and reconciliation with the Salvadoran guerrilla forces, legal and social reform, and effective defense against the violent overthrow of the Salvadoran government are deserving of praise from all who believe in a democratic form of government; (E) the March 31, 1985, legislative and municipal elections were successfully carried out, with 64 percent of the electorate defying guerrilla attacks to vote; (F) the victory of President Duarte's Christian Democratic Party reaffirms the support for these policies by his fellow citizens, the essential test of any government or movement; (G) in spite of the state of siege technically in effect due t a the insurgent threat, observance of free speech, free press, and free assembly are widely enjoyed in El Salvador and permit public airing of opposing political views; (H) President Duarte is firmly committed to judicial reform and prosecution of cases involving "death squads";

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