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PUBLIC LAW 102-511—OCT. 24, 1992 106 STAT. 3327 and representative government determined by free and fair elections; "(2) make significant progress in, and is committed to the comprehensive implementation of, economic reform based on market principles, private ownership, and integration into the world economy, including implementation of the legal and policy frameworks necessary for such reform (including protection of intellectual property and respect for contracts); "(3) respect internationaly recognized human rights, including the rights of minorities and the rights to freedom of religion and emigration; "(4) respect international law and obligations and adhere to the Helsinki Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Charter of Paris, including the obligations to refrain from the threat or use of force and to settle disputes peacefully; "(5) cooperate in seeking peaceful resolution of ethnic and regional conflicts; "(6) implement responsible security policies, including— "(A) adhering to arms control obligations derived from agreements signed by the former Soviet Union; "(B) reducing military forces and expenditures to a level consistent with legitimate defense requirements; "(C) not proliferating nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons, their delivery systems, or related technologies; and "(D) restraining conventional weapons transfers; "(7) take constructive actions to protect the international environment, prevent significant transborder pollution, and promote sustainable use of natural resources; "(8) deny support for acts of international terrorism; "(9) accept responsibility for paying an equitable portion of the indebtedness to United States firms incurred by the former Soviet Union; "(10) cooperate with the United States Government in uncovering all evidence regarding Americans listed as prisoners-of-war, or otherwise missing during American operations, who were detained in the former Soviet Union during the Cold War; and "(11) terminate support for the communist regime in Cuba, including removal of troops, closing of military facilities, and ceasing trade subsidies and economic, nuclear, and other assistance. "(b) INELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE.—The President shall not provide assistance under this chapter— "(1) for the government of any independent state that the President determines is engaged in a consistent pattern of gross violations of internationaly recognized human rights or of international law; "(2) for the government of any independent state that the President determines has failed to take constructive actions to facilitate the effective implementation of applicable arms control obligations derived from agreements signed by the former Soviet Union; "(3) for the government of any independent state that the President determines has, on or after the date of enactment of this chapter, knowingly transferred to another country—