POLICY.

SEC. 9001. POLICY. It is the policy of the United States to advance peace and democracy in Central America and to protect American security interests in the region. In pursuing that policy it is the objective of the United 102 STAT. 2270–50States to seek a just and lasting peace for the region in a manner compatible with the Esquipulas Accord of August 7, 1987, the declaration of the Central American presidents at San Jose, Costa Rica, on January 16, 1988, the Sapoa Agreement of March 23, 1988, and United States national security interests in the region.