PUBLIC LAW 106-429—APPENDIX A 114 STAT. 1900A-59 (c) DEFINITIONS. —The term "International Financial Institutions" means the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Development Association, the International Finance Corporation, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Inter-American Investment Corporation, the Enterprise for the Americas Multilateral Investment Fund, the Asian Development Bank, the Asian Development Fund, the African Development Bank, the African Development Fund, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the International Monetary Fund. COMMERCIAL LEASING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES SEC. 589. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, the authority of section 23(a) of the Arms Export Control Act may be used to provide financing to Israel, Egypt and NATO and major non-NATO allies for the procurement by leasing (including leasing with an option to purchase) of defense articles from United States commercial suppliers, not including Major Defense Equipment (other than helicopters and other t5T)es of aircraft having possible civilian application), if the President determines that there are compelling foreign policy or national security reasons for those defense articles being provided by commercial lease rather than by government-to-government sale under such Act. FOREIGN MILITARY EXPENDITURES REPORT SEC. 590. Section 511(b) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-391) is amended by repealing paragraph (2) relating to military expenditures. ABOLITION OF THE INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION SEC. 591. Section 586 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2000, as enacted by section 1000(a)(2) of Public Law 106-113, is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by striking "year 2000" and inserting in lieu thereof "years 2000 and 2001"; and (2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking "6290f' and inserting in lieu thereof "290f'. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL GAO REPORT ON THE FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND SEC. 592. Section 1706 of the International Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262r-5) is repealed. EXTENSION OF GAO AUTHORITIES SEC. 593. The funds made available to the Comptroller General pursuant to title I, chapter 4 of Public Law 106-31 shall remain available until expended.
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