Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 111 Part 3.djvu/344

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Ill STAT. 2432 PUBLIC LAW 105-118—NOV. 26, 1997 Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives regarding the status of efforts to secure the voluntary surrender or apprehension and transfer of persons indicted by the Tribimal, in accordance with the Dayton Agreement, and outlining obstacles to achieving this goal. (3) ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS AFFECTED.— Any waiver made pursuant to this subsection shall be effective only with respect to a specified bilateral program or multilateral assistance project or program identified in the determination of the Secretary of State to Congress. (f) TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS.—The sanctions imposed pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) with respect to a country or entity shall cease to apply only if the Secretary of State determines and certifies to Congress that the authorities of that country, entity, or canton have apprehended and transferred to the Tribunal all persons who have been publicly indicted by the Tribunal. (g) DEFINITIONS. — As used in this section— (1) COUNTRY.— The term "country" means Bosnia- Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia-Montenegro (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia). (2) ENTITY. —The term "entity" refers to the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska. (3) CANTON.— The term "canton" means the administrative units in Bosnia and Herzegovina. (4) DAYTON AGREEMENT. —The term "Dayton Agreement" means the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, together with annexes relating thereto, done at Dayton, November 10 through 16, 1995. (5) TRIBUNAL. —The term "Tribunal" means the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. (h) ROLE OF HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.— In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the Agency for International Development, and the executive directors of the international financial institutions shall consult with representatives of human rights organizations and all government agencies with relevant information to help prevent publicly indicted war criminals from benefitting from any financial or technical assistance or grants provided to any country or entity described in subsection (d). EXTENSION OF CERTAIN ADJUDICATION PROVISIONS SEC. 574. The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101-167) is amended— (1) in section 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 note)— (A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking "and 1997" and inserting "1997, and 1998"; and (B) in subsection (e), by striking "October 1, 1997" each place it appears and inserting "October 1, 1998"; and (2) in section 599E (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) in subsection (b)(2), by striking "September 30, 1997" and inserting "September 30, 1998".