assistance for el salvador

assistance for el salvador Sec. 530. (a) Statement of Policy.—United States assistance for El Salvador shall have the following objectives: (1) To support national reconciliation and reconstruction in accordance with the requirements of the Peace Accords signed in Mexico on January 16, 1992, and subsequent agreements related to the implementation of those accords (the “Peace Accords”). (2) To support democratic practices, processes, and procedures, including efforts to achieve increased social justice, respect for human rights, and a firm commitment to political pluralism. (3) To support economic growth, development and stability, working in close consultation and coordination with multilateral development organizations, especially the United Nations, and with non-governmental organizations and associations with expertise in these areas. (b) Non-Lethal Military Assistance.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act for the “Foreign Military Financing Program”, not more than $11,000,000 may be made available for military assistance (which shall be available only on a grant basis) for El Salvador, and such assistance shall be used only for non-lethal items for maintenance, sustainment, restructuring, and reduction and only in strict accordance with the newly defined mission of the Salvadoran Armed Forces as embodied within the Salvadoran Peace Accords. (c) Demobilization and Transition Fund.—Not less than $29,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act for Foreign Military Financing assistance, shall be transferred to the “Demobilization and Transition Fund” (the “Fund”) established by section 531(f) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991, and used only to carry out the purposes of the Fund as specified in section 531(f)(3) of that Act. Amounts transferred to the Fund shall remain available until expended. (d) Limitations on the Provision of Military Assistance.— (1) Prohibition.—Except as provided in this section, funds appropriated by this Act may not be made available for Foreign Military Financing assistance for El Salvador. 106 STAT. 1665 (2) IMET assistance.—Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “International Military Education and Training”, not more than $1,400,000 may be made available for El Salvador. Of the amount allocated for El Salvador, not less than 75 percent shall be made available for training military and civilian personnel in administration and management, and in creating and maintaining an effective military judicial system and military code of conduct, including observance of internationally recognized human rights. (e) Economic Assistance.— (1) In general.— Development Assistance and Economic Support Fund assistance provided for El Salvador from funds appropriated by this Act— (A) shall be implemented in coordination with United Nations reconstruction and reconciliation programs; (B) may be made available for voluntary contributions to United Nations reconstruction and reconciliation programs for El Salvador. (2) Economic support funds.— (A) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading “Economic Support Fund”, not more than $150,000,000 may be made available for El Salvador. (B) Of the Economic Support Funds allocated for El Salvador for fiscal year 1993, $20,000,000 shall be withheld from expenditure until 15 days after receipt by the Committees on Appropriations of a report from the Secretary of State which describes and assesses the efforts being made by the Government of El Salvador to collect on loans made by the Banco Agricola Comercial which were the subject of indictments issued during 1991. (C) Funds provided for El Salvador under the heading “Economic Support Fund” may be used for law enforcement assistance in a manner consistent with the Salvadoran Peace Accords, notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. (f) Condition for Termination of all United States Assistance.— (1) Prohibition.—Subject to paragraph (2), no United States assistance under this Act may be furnished to El Salvador if the duly-elected head of Government of El Salvador is deposed by military coup or decree, or in the event of an unconstitutional interruption of the legitimate exercise of power by the democratically elected government. (2) Requirement for resumption of assistance.—Assistance prohibited under paragraph (1) may only be resumed pursuant to a law subsequently enacted by the Congress. (g) Prior Notification.—None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be obligated or expended for El Salvador except as provided through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives: Provided, That this subsection shall not apply to funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.