SUPPORT FOR EAST EUROPEAN DEMOCRACY (SEED) ACT.

SEC. 903. SUPPORT FOR EAST EUROPEAN DEMOCRACY (SEED) ACT. (a) Scope of Authority.—The Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 is amended by inserting after section 2 (22 U.S.C. 5401) the following: “SEC. 3. SCOPE OF AUTHORITY. “(a) General Authorization.— The President is authorized to conduct activities for any East European country that are similar to any activity authorized by this Act to be conducted in Poland or Hungary (excluding those authorized by section 102 or the amendments made by sections 301 and 304) if such similar activities would effectively promote a transition to market-oriented democracy. “(b) Administration of Justice Programs.— In order to strengthen the administration of justice in East European countries, the President may exercise the same authorities with respect to those countries as are available under section 534 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, subject to the limitations and requirements of that section, other than subsection (c) and the last two sentences of subsection (e). “(c) Definition of East European Country.— For purposes of this Act, the term ‘East European country’ includes Albania, Bulgaria, the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, and states that were part of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.”. 106 STAT. 3356 (b) Conforming Amendment.— The table of contents in section 1 of that Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2 insert the following: “Sec. 3. Scope of authority.”.