Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 105 Part 1.djvu/762

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105 STAT. 734 PUBLIC LAW 102-138—OCT. 28, 1991 (B) if the President determines and certifies to the Congress that there has been a fundamental change in the leadership and policies of the government of that country, ! and if the President notifies the Congress at least 20 days before the waiver takes effect. (2) REPORT.—In the event that the President decides to exercise the waiver authority provided in paragraph (1) with respect to a country, the President's notification to the Congress under such paragraph shall include a report fully articulating the rationale and circumstances which led the President to exercise that waiver authority, including a description of the steps which the government of that country has taken to satisfy the conditions set forth in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (c). (e) CONTRACT SANCTITY. — (1) SANCTIONS NOT APPLIED TO EXISTING CONTRACTS.— (A) A sanction described in paragraph (4) or (5) of subsection (a) or in any of subparagraphs (A) through (C) of subsection (b)(2) shall not apply to any activity pursuant to any contract or international agreement entered into before the date of the presidential determination under section 506(a)(1) unless the President determines, on a case-by-case basis, that to apply such sanction to that activity would prevent the performance of a contract or agreement that would have the effect of assisting a country in using chemical or biological weapons in violation of international law or in using lethal chemical or biological weapons against its own nationals. (B) The same restrictions of subsection (p) of section 6 of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405), as that subsection is so redesignated by section 504(b) of this Act, which are applicable to exports prohibited under section 6 of that Act shall apply to exports prohibited under subsection (a)(5) or 03)(2)(C) of this section. For purposes of this subparagraph, any contract or agreement the performance of which (as determined by the President) would have the effect of assisting a foreign government in using chemical or biological weapons in violation of international law or in using lethal chemical or biological weapons against its own nationals shall be treated as constituting a breach of the peace that poses a serious and direct threat to the strategic interest of the United States, within the meaning of subparagraph (A) of section 6(p) of that Act. (2) SANCTIONS APPLIED TO EXISTING CONTRACTS. — The sanctions described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a) shall apply to contracts, agreements, and licenses without regard to the date the contract or agreement was entered into or the license was issued (as the case may be), except that such sanctions shall not apply to any contract or agreement entered into or license issued before the date of the presidential determination under section 506(a)(1) if the President determines that the application of such sanction would be detrimental to the national security interests of the United States. 22 USC 5606. SEC. 508. PRESIDENTIAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. (a) REPORTS TO CONGRESS. —Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 12 months thereafter, the President shall transmit to the Congress a report which shall include—