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 99 STAT. 240

PUBLIC LAW 99-83—AUG. 8, 1985 (1) For fiscal year 1986, an elected civilian government is in power in Guatemala and has submitted a formal written request to the United States for the assistance, sales, or financing to be provided. (2) For both fiscal years 1986 and 1987, the Government of Guatemala made demonstrated progress during the preceding year— (A) in achieving control over its military and security forces, (B) toward eliminating kidnapings and disappearances, forced recruitment into the civil defense patrols, and other abuses by such forces of internationaly recognized human rights, and (C) in respecting the internationaly recognized human rights of its indigenous Indian population. (b) CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AND MOBILE MEDICAL FACILITIES

Ante, p. 193.

AND RELATED TRAINING.—If the conditions specified in subsection (a) are met, Guatemala may be provided with the following for fiscal years 1986 and 1987 (in addition to such other assistance, sales, or financing as may be provided for Guatemala): (1) Sales of construction equipment and mobile medical facilities to assist in development programs that will directly assist the poor in Guatemala. (2) Sales of training, to be provided outside of Guatemala, which is related to the sales described in paragraph (1). (3) A total for both fiscal years 1986 and 1987 of no more than $10,000,000 in credits under the Arms Export Control Act for sales described in paragraphs (1) and (2). Such sales and credits shall be provided only to enable the military forces of Guatemala to obtain equipment and training for civilian engineering and construction projects and mobile medical teams, which would not be used in the rural resettlement program. (c) PROHIBITION ON FURNISHING WEAPONS.—Funds authorized to be appropriated by title I of this Act may not be used for the procurement by Guatemala of any weapons or ammunition. (d) SUSPENSION OF ASSISTANCE IF A MILITARY COUP OCCURS.—All

assistance authorized by this Act which is allocated for Guatemala shall be suspended if the elected civilian government of that country is deposed by military coup or decree. (e) RURAL RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM.—Assistance provided

22 USC 2151, 2346.

Human rights.

International agreements.

for

Guatemala for the fiscal year 1986 and fiscal year 1987 under chapter 1 of part I (relating to development assistance) or under chapter 4 of part II (relating to the economic support fund) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961— (1) may not be provided to the Government of Guatemala for use in its rural resettlement program; and (2) shall be provided through private and voluntary organizations to the maximum extent possible. (f) INVITATION FOR I C R C TO VISIT GUATEMALA.—The Congress

calls upon the President to urge the Government of Guatemala to allow the International Committee of the Red Cross— (1) to conduct an unimpeded visit to Guatemala in order to investigate humanitarian needs in that country and to report on human rights abuses in that country; and (2) to investigate the possibilities of its providing humanitarian services in that country. (g) RELATIONS BETWEEN BELIZE AND GUATEMALA.—It is the sense of the Congress that the United States should use its good offices

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