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PUBLIC LAW 98-000—MMMM. DD, 1984

PUBLIC LAW 98-473—OCT. 12, 1984

98 STAT. 1901

inclusion in such report shall be provided as an addendum to such report. (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance to a country which the President finds, based on the contents of the report required to be transmitted under subsection (a), is engaged in a consistent pattern of opposition to the foreign policy of the United States. SEC. 531. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Israel may utilize any loan which is or was made available under the Arms Export Control Act and for which repayment is or was forgiven before utilizing any other loan made available under the Arms Export Control Act. SEC. 532. Funds appropriated under this Act may be made available for the procurement of construction or engineering services from advanced developing countries, eligible under the Geographic Code 941, which have attained a competitive capability in international markets for construction services or engineering services and which are receiving direct assistance under chapter 1 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, notwithstanding section 604(g) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided, That this provision shall apply only in the case of those advanced developing countries that permit United States firms to compete for construction or engineering services financed from assistance programs of such countries. SEC. 533. (a) Not later than thirty days after the date of entry into force of any memorandum of understanding or other international agreement between the United States Government and the Government of El Salvador regarding the use of local currencies generated from assistance furnished to carry out chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or generated from the sale of agricultural commodities under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, with respect to El Salvador, the President shall prepare and transmit to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report setting forth for each such memorandum or agreement— (1) the text of each such memorandum or agreement; (2) the status and description of each such memorandum or agreement, including the period of time covered, the amount of funding involved, and the sources of funding involved; (3) an explanation of the manner in which funds are to be used in El Salvador to— (A) eliminate the climate of violence and civil strife; (B) develop democratic institutions and processes; (C) develop strong and free economies with diversified production for both external and domestic markets; (D) make sharp improvement in the social conditions of the poorest Salvadorans; and (E) improve substantially the distribution of income and wealth; and (4) the degree of compliance by the Government of El Salvador with the provisions of such memorandum or agreement. (b) Not later than thirty days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall prepare and transmit to the committees referred to in subsection (a) a report providing the information described by paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (a) with respect

Loans. Israel. 22 USC 2751 note. Contracts.

22 USC 2151, 2346. 22 USC 2354.

El Salvador. President of U.S. Reports.

7 USC 1691 note.