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 99 STAT. 244

Human rights.

Post, p. 278.

22 USC 2346c.

Ante, p. 243.

PUBLIC LAW 99-83—AUG. 8, 1985 "(c) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a country which has a longstanding democratic tradition, does not have standing armed forces, and does not engage in a consistent pattern of gross violations of internationaly recognized human rights. "(d) Notwithstanding the prohibition contained in subsection (a) assistance may be provided to Honduras or El Salvador for fiscal years 1986 and 1987 if, at least 30 days before providing assistance, the President notifies the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, in accordance with the procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications pursuant to section 634A of this Act, that he has determined that the government of the recipient country has made significant progress, during the preceding six months, in eliminating any human rights violations including torture, incommunicado detention, detention of persons solely for the nonviolent expression of their political views, or prolonged detention without trial. Any such notification shall include a full description of the assistance which is proposed to be provided and of the purposes to which it is to be directed.". SEC. 712. ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE. Chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to the economic support fund), as amended by title II of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "SEC. 534. ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.—(a) The President may furnish assistance under this chapter to countries and organizations, including national and regional institutions, in order to strengthen the administration of justice in countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. "(b) Assistance under this section may only include— "(1) support for specialized professional training, scholarships, and exchanges for continuing legal education; "(2) programs to enhance prosecutorial and judicial capabilities and protection for participants in judicial cases; "(3) notwithstanding section 660 of this Act, programs to enhance investigative capabilities, conducted under judicial or prosecutorial control; "(4) strengthening professional organizations in order to promote services to members and the role of the bar in judicial selection, enforcement of ethical standards, and legal reform; "(5) increasing the availability of legal materials and publications; "(6) seminars, conferences, and training and educational programs to improve the administration of justice and to strengthen respect for the rule of law and internationaly recognized human rights; and "(7) revision and modernization of legal codes and procedures. "(c) Not more than $20,000,000 of the funds made available to carry out this chapter for any fiscal year shall be available to carry out this section, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes. "(d) Funds may not be obligated for assistance under this section unless the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate are notified of the amount and nature of the proposed assistance at least

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