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PUBLIC LAW 99-000—MMMM. DD, 1986

PUBLIC LAW 99-529—OCT. 24, 1986

100 STAT. 3013

fiscal year 1987" and inserting in lieu thereof "$12,969,000 for fiscal year 1987 (not less than $1,000,000 of which shall be for Haiti)", (f)

ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN

HAITI.—In order to assist economic development in Haiti, a Foreign Commercial Service officer should be assigned to the United States Embassy in Haiti. SEC. 203. MILITARY TRAINING AND OTHER NONLETHAL ASSISTANCE FOR HAITI.

(a) AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE.—Up to $4,000,000 of the aggregate amounts available for fisceil year 1987 to carry out chapter 2 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to grant 22 USC 2347. military gissistance), chapter 5 of part II of that Act (relating to international military education and training), and the Arms Export Control Act (relating to FMS assistance) may be made 22 USC 2751. available for Haiti for education, training, and other nonlethal assistance (such as transportation equipment, communications equipment, and uniforms). (b) CONDITIONS ON MILITARY ASSISTANCE.—Funds made available Human rights. pursuant to subsection (a) may be obligated only if the President certifies to the Congress the following: (1) The Government of Haiti has submitted a formgd request to the United States specifying a comprehensive plan for the reform and reorganization of the mission, command, and control structures of the Haitian armed forces consistent with a transition to democracy, the rule of law, constitutional government, and an elected civilian government. Such a plan should include a publicly announced commitment by the armed forces of Haiti to abide by international human rights standards and adoption of a code of conduct to assure adherence to these standards. (2) The Government of Haiti is making substantial efforts— (A) to prevent the involvement of the Haitian armed forces in human rights abuses and corruption by removing from those forces and prosecuting, in accordance with due process, those military personnel responsible for the human " • rights abuses and corruption; (B) to ensure that freedom of speech and assembly are respected; (C) to conduct investigations into the killings of unarmed civilians in Gonaives, Martissant, and Fort Dimanche, to Stts"! ':c J O, c prosecute, in accordance with due process, those responsible for those killings, and to prevent any similar occurrences in the future; ti«w (D) to provide education and training to the Haitian Education. armed forces with respect to internationaly recognized human rights and the civil and political rights essential to democracy, in order to enable those forces to function consistent with those rights; and (E) to take steps to implement the policy of the Government of Haiti requiring former members of the Volunteers for National Security (VSN) to turn in their weapons and to take the necessary actions to enforce this requirement. (c) REPORTS.—Not later than three months after the President President of U.S. submits his certification under subsection (b) and every three months thereafter, the President shall report to the Congress on the extent to which the actions of the Government of Haiti are consist-