assistance for guatemala

assistance for guatemala Sec. 583. (a) Use of Assistance.—For fiscal year 1993, assistance that is provided for Guatemala under chapter 1 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961— (1) may be provided to and used only by civilian government agencies and nongovernmental organizations; 106 STAT. 1687 (2) shall be targeted for assistance for programs that directly address poverty, basic human needs, and environmental concerns; to improve the performance of democratic institutions or otherwise to promote pluralism; for the National Reconciliation Commission; for fiscal reform and fiscal administration; or for programs that promote foreign and domestic trade and investment; (3) may not be used for partisan political purposes or as an instrument of counterinsurgency; (4) may be used for costs of retraining, relocation, and reemployment in civilian pursuits of former combatants and noncombatants affected by the conflict in Guatemala; and (5) may be used for costs of monitoring activities associated with provisions set forth in an agreement for lasting peace pursuant to the Accord of Mexico and in fulfillment of the Accord of Oslo or other subsequent accords reached by the parties to the conflict. (b) Special Notification Requirement.—(1) Funds made available pursuant to subsections (a)(4) and (a)(5) may be made available only upon notification by the President to the appropriate congressional committees that the Government of Guatemala and representatives of the Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity (URNG) have signed an agreement providing for a “lasting peace agreement” pursuant to the Accord of Mexico and in fulfillment of the Accord of Oslo or any other subsequent accords reached by the parties to the conflict. (2) The President shall, prior to submitting any notifications for assistance for Guatemala in fiscal year 1993, take into consideration the progress the Government of Guatemala has made toward eliminating human rights violations and in investigating and bringing to trial those responsible for major human rights cases, such as those relating to Sister Dianna Ortiz, Michael Devine, and Myrna Mack. (c) Definitions.—As used in this section— (1) the term “Accord of Mexico” means the Accord on the Procedure to Attain Peace Through Peaceful Means agreed to by the parties in Mexico City on April 26, 1991; (2) the term “Accord of Oslo” means the Accord of Oslo of March 30, 1990; and (3) the term “appropriate congressional committees” means the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.