118 STAT. 183 PUBLIC LAW 108–199—JAN. 23, 2004 ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL SEC. 535. It is the sense of the Congress that— (1) the Arab League boycott of Israel, and the secondary boycott of American firms that have commercial ties with Israel, is an impediment to peace in the region and to United States investment and trade in the Middle East and North Africa; (2) the Arab League boycott, which was regrettably reinstated in 1997, should be immediately and publicly termi nated, and the Central Office for the Boycott of Israel imme diately disbanded; (3) the three Arab League countries with diplomatic and trade relations with Israel should return their ambassadors to Israel, should refrain from downgrading their relations with Israel, and should play a constructive role in securing a peaceful resolution of the Israeli Arab conflict; (4) the remaining Arab League states should normalize relations with their neighbor Israel; (5) the President and the Secretary of State should continue to vigorously oppose the Arab League boycott of Israel and find concrete steps to demonstrate that opposition by, for example, taking into consideration the participation of any recipient country in the boycott when determining to sell weapons to said country; and (6) the President should report to Congress annually on specific steps being taken by the United States to encourage Arab League states to normalize their relations with Israel to bring about the termination of the Arab League boycott of Israel, including those to encourage allies and trading part ners of the United States to enact laws prohibiting businesses from complying with the boycott and penalizing businesses that do comply. ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE ACTIVITIES SEC. 536. Of the funds appropriated or otherwise made avail able by this Act or any subsequent Act for ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’, assistance may be provided to strengthen the administration of justice in countries in Latin America and the Caribbean and in other regions consistent with the provisions of section 534(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, except that programs to enhance protection of participants in judicial cases may be con ducted notwithstanding section 660 of that Act. Funds made avail able pursuant to this section may be made available notwith standing section 534(c) and the second and third sentences of section 534(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE SEC. 537. (a) ASSISTANCE THROUGH NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.—Restrictions contained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country shall not be construed to restrict assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and from funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States’’: Provided, That before using the authority 22 USC 2364c note.
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