central american development coordination commission

central american development coordination commission Sec. 596. (a) Findings.— The Congress finds that multi-donor foreign assistance funds made available to the Central America region should be channeled through regional institutions which have strong participation in decision-making by Central Americans to ensure adequate coordination among donors. (b) Assistance for CADCC.— Upon the request of the governments of Central America, the President shall provide appropriate support and assistance in the development of a coordination mechanism agreed to by the governments of Central America, which shall be designated as the Central American Development Coordination Commission (CADCC). In providing such support and assistance, the President shall, in concert with the governments of Central America, with other nations providing assistance, with the United Nations, and with other concerned international and regional organizations— (1) encourage and participate in the creation of a multi-donor, multisectoral coordinating mechanism known as the CADCC; and (2) provide not less than $500,000 or more than $1,000,000 of funds appropriated to carry out chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to the Economic Support Fund) to be used to assist in the implementation of such Commission, and United States participation therein. (c) Factors in Establishing CADCC.— In establishing the CADCC, consideration should be given to: (1) involving representatives from both the public and private sectors, including representatives from the trade unions and business communities, and nongovernmental organizations at the regional level; (2) involving regional institutions and multilateral organizations such as the Inter-American Bank, the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CASED, the Central American Monetary Council (CMCA), the Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC), the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the United Nations in project design, implementation, and coordination; and 103 STAT. 1257 (3) establishing in each country a National Recovery and Development Commission, modeled after the National Reconciliation Commissions called for in the Esquipulas II Accords agreed to by the presidents of the five countries of Central America in Guatemala on August 6–7, 1987. (d) Secretariat of the CADCC.— The United Nations Development Programme shall be designated as the social service and refugee and displaced persons technical assistance secretariat for the CADCC. (e) Eligibility for Assistance.— The President is authorized to furnish assistance under this section to each country in Central America which is in compliance with the Esquipulas II Accords. (f) (1) Encouragement of Multilateral Contributions.— The Congress urges the President to take the necessary steps to encourage and secure greater international cooperation in, and support for, implementing the recommendations of the International Commission for Central American Recovery and Development. (2) It is the sense of the Congress that, in carrying out paragraph (1), the President should exert leadership in multilateral and regional forums, and at economic summits to further a multidonor, multisector solution to the crisis in Central America.