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101 STAT. 1329-179
PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1987
101 STAT. 1329-179

101 STAT. 1329-179

PUBLIC LAW 100-202—DEC. 22, 1987

(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the term "international financial institution" includes— (1) the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Development Association, and the International Monetary Fund; and (2) wherever applicable, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the African Development Bank, and the African Development Fund. PROHIBITION ON BILATERAL ASSISTANCE TO TERRORIST COUNTRIES

SEC. 576. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 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 fiscal year 1988— (1) shall not be obligated or expended for assistance to a country listed in section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 on the date of enactment of this Act or placed on that list thereafter, (2) if obligated before such date as assistance for such country, shall not disbursed, and (3) if expended before such date for assistance to be delivered to such country from the United States or by United States nationals, then no such delivery shall be made, unless such assistance is for humanitarian purposes. UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD CHILE

Orlando Letelier. Ronni Karpen Moffitt. Carmen Gloria Quintana. Rodrigo Rojas de Negri.

SEC. 577. (a) The Congress finds that— (1) genuine democracy and internal stability best guarantee the long-term security and economic well-being of Chile; (2) the 14-year period of military rule under General August© Pinochet has been a deviation from the traditional, apolitical role of the Chilean Armed Forces which had proudly carried out its security responsibilities as an arm of democratic governments for approximately 150 years, thus fundamentally assisting Chile to be a Latin American model of democracy; (3) continued rule by a military leader after 1989 will be likely to bolster the position of the Communists, enhance the appeal of the Communist opposition's more radical and violent approach to political activity, and further the growing political polarization in Chile; (4) the United States Government has actively supported a democratic transition in Chile, condemned violence from all sides, urged dialog between the government and democratic opposition leaders leading to a broad consensus on a transition to full democracy, and has also promoted increased respect for human rights in Chile; (5) the United States has voiced legitimate concern regarding the failure of the Chilean Government to cooperate with the prosecution of those indicted for the 1976 assassination of former Chilean diplomat Orlando Letelier and American citizen Ronni Moffitt, and to bring to justice those members of government security forces reported to have beaten and set on fire Carmen Gloria Quintana and Rodrigo Rojas de Negri; (6) on August 1, 1978, a United States Federal grand jury indicted three members of the Chilean intelligence service,