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PUBLIC LAW 97-000—MMMM. DD, 1981

PUBLIC LAW 97-113—DEC. 29, 1981

95 STAT. 1557

murders of the six United States citizens in El Salvador in December 1980 and January 1981 and to bring to justice those responsible for those murders. REPORTING REQUIREMENT RELATING TO EL SALVADOR

SEC. 729. (a) Not later than ninety days after the date of enactment of this section, the President shall prepare and transmit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report setting forth— (1) the viewpoints of all major parties to the conflict in El Salvador and of the influential actors in the Salvadoran political system regarding the potential for and interest in negotiations, elections, and a settlement of the conflict; and (2) the views of democratic Latin American nations, Canada, the Organization of American States, and European allies of the United States regarding a negotiated settlement to such conflict. (b) It is the sense of the Congress that the President shall, as soon as possible, send a special envoy or use other appropriate means to consult with and gather information from appropriate representatives of the parties to the Salvadoran conflict, democratic governments of Latin America, Canada, and European allies of the United States regarding the attainment of a negotiated settlement in El Salvador.

Report to Congress.

Special envoy, consultation on El Salvador.

RESTRICTIONS ON AID TO EL SALVADOR

SEC. 730. None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be made available for the provision of assistance to El Salvador for the purpose of planning for compensation, or for the purpose of compensation, for the confiscation, nationalization, acquisition, or expropriation of any agricultural or banking enterprise, or of the properties or stock shares which may be pertaining thereto. EL SALVADORAN REFUGEES

SEC. 731. It is the sense of the Congress that the administration 8 USC 1157 note. should continue to review, on a case-by-case basis, petitions for extended voluntary departure made by citizens of El Salvador who claim that they are subject to persecution in their homeland, and should take full account of the civil strife in El Salvador in making decisions on such petitions. CONSOLIDATED REPORTS: ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT

SEC. 732. Section 25 of the Arms Export Control Act is amended to read as follows:

22 USC 2765.

"SEC. 25. ANNUAL ESTIMATE AND JUSTIFICATION FOR SALES PRO- Report to GRAM.—(a) No later than February 1 of each year, the President shall Congress.

transmit to the Congress, as a part of the annual presentation materials for security assistance programs proposed for the next fiscal year, a report which sets forth— "(1) an arms sales proposal covering all sales and licensed commercial exports under this Act of major weapons or weaponsrelated defense equipment for $7,000,000 or more, or of any other weapons or weapons-related defense equipment for $25,000,000 or more, which are considered eligible for approval during the current calendar year, together with an indication of which sales and licensed commercial exports are deemed most likely actually