Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 112 Part 4.djvu/194

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112 STAT. 2681-165 PUBLIC LAW 105-277 —OCT. 21, 1998 training may be provided under this heading may include civilians who are not members of a government whose participation would contribute to improved civil-military relations, civihan control of the military, or respect for human rights: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading for grant financed military education and training for Indonesia and Guatemala may only be available for expanded international military education and training and funds made available for Guatemala may only be provided through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading may be made available to support grant financed military education and training at the School of the Americas unless the Secretary of Defense certifies that the instruction and training provided by the School of the Americas is fiiliy consistent with training and doctrine, particularly with respect to the observance of human rights, provided by the Department of Defense to United States military students at Department of Defense institutions whose primary purpose is to train United States military personnel. FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM For expenses necessary for grants to enable the President to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act, $3,330,000,000: Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $1,860,000,000 shall be available for grants only for Israel, and not less than $1,300,000,000 shall be made available for grants only for Egypt: Provided further. That the funds appropriated by this paragraph for Israel shall be disbursed within thirty days of enactment of this Act or by October 31, 1998, whichever is later: Provided further, That to the extent that the Government of Israel requests that funds be used for such purposes, grants made available for Israel by this paragraph shall, as agreed by Israel and the United States, be available for advanced weapons systems, of which not less than $490,000,000 shall be available for the procurement in Israel of defense articles and defense services, including research and development: Provided further. That of the funds appropriated by this paragraph, not less than $45,000,000 should be available for assistance for Jordan: Provided further, That during fiscal year 1999 the President is authorized to, and shall, direct drawdowns of defense articles from the stocks of the Depsirtment of Defense, defense services of the Department of Defense, and military education and training of em aggregate value of not less than $25,000,000 under the authority of this proviso for Jordan for the purposes of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That section 506(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall apply, and section 632(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply, to any such drawdown: Provided further. That none of the funds made available under this heading shall be available for any non-NATO country participating in the Partnership for Peace Program except through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further. That of the funds appropriated by this paragraph, not less than $7,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Tunisia: Provided further. That during fiscal year 1999, the President is authorized to, and shall, direct the drawdowns of defense articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense, defense services of the Department of Defense, and