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PUBLIC LAW 101-167—NOV. 21, 1989 103 STAT. 1237 nomic Support Fund" and "Foreign Military Financing Program" accounts, not more than 33 Vs percent of the amounts made available by this Act for each such account excluding amounts made available for Israel, Egypt, Poland, and Hungary, may be obligated and expended prior to March 1, 1990, unless an Act authorizing appro- priations for such account has been enacted NOTIFICATION CONCERNING EL SALVADOR SEC. 554. (a) The Congress expects that— (1) the Government of El Salvador and the armed opposition forces and their political representatives will be willing to pursue a dialog for the purposes of achieving an equitable political settlement of the conflict, including free and fair elections; (2) the elected civilian government will be in control of the Salvadoran military and security forces, and those forces will comply with applicable rules of international law and with Presidential directives pertaining to the protection of civilians during combat operations, including Presidential directive C-111 -03 -984 (relating to aerial fire support); (3) the Government of El Salvador will make demonstrated progress, during the period covered by each report pursuant to subsection (b), in ending the activities of the death squads; (4) the Government of El Salvador will make demonstrated progress, during the period covered by each report pursuant to subsection 0)), in establishing an effective judicial system; and (5) the Government of El Salvador will make demonstrated progress, during the period covered by each report pursuant to subsection Ok)), in implementing the land reform program. Ob) REPORTS. — On April 1, 1990, and September 30, 1990, the President shall report to the Speaker of the House of Representa- tives, the Committees on Appropriations and the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate on the extent to which the objectives described in subsection (a) are being met. With respect to the objective described in paragraph (4) of that subsection, each report shall specify the status of all cases presented to the Salvadoran courts involving human rights violations against ci- vilians by members of the Salvadoran security forces, including military officers and other military personnel and civil patrolmen. NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS ON DEBT REUEF AGREEMENTS SEC. 555. The Secretary of State shall transmit to the Appropria- tions Committees of the Congress and to such other Committees as appropriate, a copy of the text of any agreement with any foreign government which would result in any debt relief no less than thirty days prior to its entry into force, other than one entered into pursuant to this Act, together with a detailed justification of the interest of the United States in the proposed debt relief: Provided, That the term "debt relief shall include any and all debt prepay- ment, debt rescheduling, and debt restructuring proposals and agreements. President of U.S. 22 USC 2395a note. MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL COOPERATION AND ISRAELI-ARAB SCHOLARSHIPS SEC. 556. (a) Middle East regional cooperative programs which have been carried out in accordance with section 202(c) of the