humanitarian assistance for armenia

humanitarian assistance for armenia Sec. 599A. (a) Of the aggregate of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available, notwithstanding any provision of law which restricts assistance to foreign countries, for refugee assistance to Armenia. (b) It is the sense of Congress that the Administration should— (1) encourage Japan or any oil exporting nation to provide fuel to Armenia for urgently needed humanitarian purposes, to include harvesting the autumn crop; (2) renew its existing commitment to deliver this fuel by United States transport; (3) ensure that safeguards are in place to guarantee that the fuel is used solely for the humanitarian purposes intended. 106 STAT. 1697 (c) The Congress finds that Armenia has entered into an aggressive program of economic reforms and land privatization that serves as a model for the former republics of the Soviet Union. (d) It is further the sense of Congress that the President instruct United States representatives to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to support these important reforms by providing Armenia financial and technical assistance.