caribbean basin

caribbean basinSec. 551. (a) The Government of Haiti shall be eligible to purchase defense articles and services under the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), for the Coast Guard.(b) Of the funds appropriated by title II of this Act and of the funds appropriated to carry out food assistance programs managed by the United States Agency for International Development, a total of not less than $52,500,000 should be allocated for assistance for Haiti in fiscal year 2003.(c) Of the funds appropriated by title II of this Act, a total of $37,680,000 should be allocated for assistance for Nicaragua and $40,130,000 should be allocated for assistance for Honduras, to address the conditions of increasing poverty in the rural sectors of those countries through programs that support, among other things, increased agricultural production and other income generating opportunities, improved health, and expanded education opportunities, especially for disadvantaged youth.