conditional assistance for el salvador for police training

conditional assistance for el salvador for police training Sec. 599G. (a) Conditional Assistance.— In order to promote the professional development of the security forces of El Salvador and to encourage the separation of the law enforcement forces from the armed forces of El Salvador, funds made available under chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which are allocated to El Salvador may, notwithstanding section 660 of that Act, be provided to El Salvador for fiscal year 1990 for purposes otherwise prohibited by section 660 of the Act, if the following conditions are met: (1) The training provided with such assistance is provided by United States civilian law enforcement personnel. (2) (A) The assistance is to be used for the purposes of professional development and training of the security forces of El Salvador in such areas as human rights, civil law, investigative and civilian law enforcement techniques, and urban law enforcement training. 103 STAT. 1265 (B) Any such assistance that is made available for equipment for these forces is intended to be used for the purchase of equipment such as communication devices, transportation equipment, forensic equipment, and personal protection gear. No such assistance may be used for the purchase of any lethal equipment, except for small arms ammunition and rifle ammunition solely for training purposes. (3) At least thirty days before obligating such assistance, the President certifies to the Committee of Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee of Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate that the Government of El Salvador has made significant progress during the preceding 6 months in eliminating any human rights violations, including torture, incommunicado detention, detention of persons solely for their political views, or prolonged detention without trial. Any such certification 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. Any such certification shall also include a report on the status of all investigative action and prosecutions with respect to those responsible for the 1980 murders of Archbishop Oscar Romero and the four American church women, the recent murder of Ana Casanova, the recent bombings of the headquarters of the FENASTRAS union and the office of COMADRES, a human rights organization, and the recent murder of six Jesuit priests and their associates. (4) Reprogramming.— Funds made available under this subsection shall be subject to the regular reprogramming procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (b) Definition.— For purposes of thus section, the term “civilian law enforcement personnel” means individuals who are not members of the United States Armed Forces. (c) Not more than $5,000,000 shall be made available in fiscal year 1990 to carry out the provisions of this section. Not less than $7,000,000 of the funds made available to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for fiscal year 1990 shall be made available for the purposes of subsection 534(b)(3) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.