RESTRICTIONS REGARDING THE EMERGENCY TRANSPORT OF PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED ASSISTANCE HELD IN TITLE BY THE NICARAGUAN RESISTANCE.

SEC. 9003. RESTRICTIONS REGARDING THE EMERGENCY TRANSPORT OF PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED ASSISTANCE HELD IN TITLE BY THE NICARAGUAN RESISTANCE. (a) In General.—This section shall only apply upon the enactment of legislation, considered in the Senate in accordance with section 9013, authorizing the transportation to the Nicaraguan Resistance of previously appropriated assistance not to exceed $16,500,000 held in title by the Nicaraguan Resistance and, if necessary, providing authority for the interchangeability of such assistance with equipment of comparable value and purpose which is owned by the United States. (b) Funds for Transportation.— (1) There shall be transferred to the Secretary of State from unobligated funds from appropriations accounts specified in section 9011— (A) such sums as are necessary to carry out the transportation requirements described in subsection (a), but not to exceed $5,000,000; and (B) such sums as are necessary to provide for the indemnification of aircraft leased with funds transferred under clause (A), but not to exceed $20,000,000. 102 STAT. 2270–51 (2) The Secretary of State shall transfer the balance, if any, remaining of funds transferred under paragraph (1)(B) to the appropriations accounts from which such funds were transferred under such paragraph when the transportation requirements described in subsection (a) have been met. (c) Monitoring by Congressional Committees.— (1) The chair-men and ranking minority members of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate shall be kept fully and currently informed regarding the transportation or exchange of any assistance described in subsection (a), including the value and purpose of the items transported or exchanged and the costs of such transportation. (2) For purposes of this subsection, the term “fully and currently informed” includes the provision of all records, data, and other information necessary to carry out the monitoring of activities described in this subsection. (d) Role of the Secretary of State.—The Secretary of State (or his designee) shall be responsible for support, coordination, and supervision of the transportation of assistance described in subsection (a). Such support shall involve the provision of funds as well as the provision and transportation of materiel and other assistance. (e) The authority granted by this section expires upon delivering of previously appropriated assistance and interchanged assistance authorized by this section.