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PUBLIC LAW 101-179—NOV. 28, 1989 103 STAT. 1321 SEC. 703. REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN POLAND AND 22 USC 5473. HUNGARY. The first report submitted pursuant to section 704 shall include the following: (1) ASSESSMENT OF PROBLEMS. —An overall assessment of the environmental problems facing Poland and Hungary, includ- ing— (A) a relative ranking of the severity of the problems and their effects on both human health and the general environment; (B) a listing of the geographical areas of each country that have suffered the heaviest environmental damage, and a description of the source and scope of the damage; and (C) an assessment of the environmental performance of , leading industrial polluters in those countries and the ex- pected effect on pollution levels of industrial moderniza- tion. (2) PRIORITIES AND COSTS FOR ACTION.—An analysis of the priorities that Poland and Hungary should each assign in addressing its environmental problems, and an estimate of the capital and human resources required to undertake a com- prehensive program of environmental protection in that country. (3) ROLE OF UNITED STATES AND MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE.—A statement of strategy for United States assistance for the next 5 years to address environmental problems in Poland and Hun- gary, including— (A) recommendations for appropriate levels and forms of -'-'^ bilateral financial and technical assistance; (B) recommendations concerning United States participa- tion in cooperative multilateral undertakings; (C) an assessment of the feasibility of debt-for-nature swaps as a technique of environmental protection in each country; and (D) recommendations for minimizing further environ- mental damage to Krakow, and for the protection and

restoration of historic sites in that city. SEC. 704. ANNUAL SEED PROGRAM REPORT. 22 USC 5474. (a) FINDINGS.— The Congress finds that— (1) in order to provide the President with maximum flexibility and opportunity for innovation in implementation of the SEED Program, this Act sets forth general goals and modalities for the support of democracy and economic pluralism in Eastern

Europe; (2) prompt United States action in devising specific measures to achieve the goals outlined in this Act will be crucial in generating the public awareness, and the international commit- ment, necessary for United States leadership of a successful multilateral program of assistance in Eastern Europe; and (3) clear-cut delineation of such United States actions at an .•; if early date is integral to United States leadership of this effort. 0)) INITIAL SEED PROGRAM REPORT.—Accordingly, the first report pursuant to subsection (c) shall be a comprehensive report that includes a full description of all SEED Actions taken pursuant to each provision of this Act since the enactment of this Act.