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[121 STAT. 2370]
PUBLIC LAW 110-000—MMMM. DD, 2007
[121 STAT. 2370]

121 STAT. 2370 Waiver authority. Reports.

PUBLIC LAW 110–161—DEC. 26, 2007

(c) The Secretary of State may waive the application to a country of the prohibition in subsection (a) if the Secretary determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such waiver is important to the national interest of the United States. FUNDING FOR SERBIA

President. Certification.

SEC. 699D. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central Government of Serbia after May 31, 2008, if the President has made the determination and certification contained in subsection (c). (b) After May 31, 2008, the Secretary of the Treasury should instruct the United States executive directors to the international financial institutions to support loans and assistance to the Government of Serbia subject to the conditions in subsection (c). (c) The determination and certification referred to in subsection (a) is a determination by the President and a certification to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Serbia is— (1) cooperating with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia including access for investigators, the provision of documents, timely information on the location, movement, and sources of financial support of indictees, and the surrender and transfer of indictees or assistance in their apprehension, including Ratko Mladic and Radovan Karadzic; (2) taking steps that are consistent with the Dayton Accords to end Serbian financial, political, security and other support which has served to maintain separate Republika Srpska institutions; and (3) taking steps to implement policies which reflect a respect for minority rights and the rule of law. (d) This section shall not apply to Kosovo, humanitarian assistance or assistance to promote democracy. PHILIPPINES

Reports.

SEC. 699E. Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, not to exceed $30,000,000 may be made available for assistance for the Philippines, of which $2,000,000 may only be made available after the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that— (1) the Philippine Government is implementing the recommendations of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions; (2) the Philippine Government is implementing a policy of promoting military personnel who demonstrate professionalism and respect for human rights, and is investigating and prosecuting military personnel and others who have been credibly alleged to have committed extrajudicial executions or other violations of human rights; and (3) the Philippine military is not engaging in acts of intimidation or violence against members of legal organizations who advocate for human rights. PAKISTAN

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SEC. 699F. (a) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’, up to

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