Prohibition on bilateral assistance to terrorist countries

Prohibition on bilateral assistance to terrorist countriesSec. 527. (a) Funds appropriated for bilateral assistance under any heading of this Act and funds appropriated under any such heading in a provision of law enacted prior to the enactment of this Act, shall not be made available to any country which the President determines—(1) grants sanctuary from prosecution to any individual or group which has committed an act of international terrorism; or(2) otherwise supports international terrorism.(b) The President may waive the application of subsection (a) to a country if the President determines that national security or humanitarian reasons justify such waiver. The President shall publish each waiver in the Federal Register and, at least 15 days 119 STAT. 2206 before the waiver takes effect, shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the waiver (including the justification for the waiver) in accordance with the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.