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 99 STAT. 276

PUBLIC LAW 99-83—AUG. 8, 1985 SEC. 1105. NONPARTISAN APPOINTMENTS.

22 USC 2522, 2523, 2501 note.

(a) POLITICAL TESTS.—The Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2501 and following) is amended— (1) by redesignating sections 25, 26, and 27 as sections 26, 27, and 28, respectively; and (2) by inserting after section 24 the following new section: NONPARTISAN APPOINTMENTS

22 USC 2521a.

"SEC. 25. In carrying out this Act, no political test or political qualification may be used in— "(1) selecting any person for enrollment as a volunteer or for appointment to a position at, or for assignment to (or for employment for assignment to), a duty station located abroad, or "(2) promoting or taking any other action with respect to any volunteer or any person assigned to such a duty station.", (b) DISCRIMINATION.—Section 5(a) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2504(a)) is amended by amending the last sentence to read as follows: "In carrying out this subsection, there shall be no discrimination against any person on account of race, sex, creed, or color.". TITLE XII—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO FOREIGN ASSISTANCE SEC. 1201. NOTICE TO CONGRESS OF USE OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES RELATING TO HUMAN RIGHTS CONDITIONS.

22 USC 2304.

Section 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: President of U.S. "(g) Whenever the provisions of subsection (e) or (f) of this section Report. are applied, the President shall report to the Congress before making any funds available pursuant to those subsections. The report shall specify the country involved, the amount and kinds of assistance to be provided, and the justification for providing the assistance, including a description of the significant improvements which have occurred in the country's human rights record.". SEC. 1202. PROHIBITIONS AGAINST ASSISTANCE.

22 USC 2370.

Human rights.

Section 620(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended— (1) by inserting "(1)" immediately after "(f)"; (2) by redesignating clauses (1), (2), and (3) as clauses (A), (B), and (C), respectively; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection, the President may remove a country, for such period as the President determines, from the application of this subsection, and other provisions which reference this subsection, if the President determines and reports to the Congress that such action is important to the national interest of the United States. It is the sense of the Congress that when consideration is given to authorizing assistance to a country removed from the application of this subsection, one of the factors to be weighed, among others, is whether the country in question is giving evidence of fostering the establishment of a genuinely democratic system, with respect for internationaly recognized human rights.".

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