POLICY ON MIDDLE EAST ARMS SALES.

SEC. 322. POLICY ON MIDDLE EAST ARMS SALES.In recognition of the particular volatility of the Middle East, the tremendous cost in human lives and suffering in the aftermath of the aggression by Iraq, and imperative that stability be maintained in the region while the course toward lasting peace is pursued, the authority to make sales under the Arms Export Control Act or to furnish military assistance under chapter 2 of part II of the Foreign 105 STAT. 711Assistance Act of 1961 shall be exercised with regard to the Middle East for the objectives set forth in law and that the President should— (1) transfer defense articles and services only to those nations that have given reliable assurances that such articles will be used only for internal security, for legitimate self-defense, to permit the recipient country to participate in regional or collective arrangements or measures consistent with the Charter of the United Nations, or otherwise to permit the recipient country to participate in collective measures requested by the United Nations for the purpose of maintaining or restoring international peace and security; (2) transfer defense articles and services to nations in the region only after it has been determined that such transfers will not contribute to an arms race, will not increase the possibility of outbreak or escalation of conflict and will not prejudice the development of bilateral or multilateral arms control arrangements; and (3) take steps to ensure that each nation of the Middle East that is a recipient of United States defense articles and services— (A) affirms the right of all nations in the region to exist within safe and secure borders; and (B) supports or is engaged in direct regional peace negotiations.