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107 STAT. 1506 PUBLIC LAW 103-149—NOV. 23, 1993 Effective date. 22 USC 5001 note. Disadvantaged. (9) The table in section 502(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2462(b)) is amended by striking "Republic of South AfHca". (c) SANCTIONS MEASURES ADOPTED BY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OR PRIVATE ENTITIES. — (1) PoucY REGARDING RESCISSION.— The Confess urges all State or local governments and all private entities in the United States that have adopted any restriction on economic interactions with South Africa, or any policy discouraging such interaction, to rescind such restriction or policy. (2) REPEAL OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO WITHHOLDING FED- ERAL FUNDS. — Effective October 1, 1995, the following provisions are repealed: (A) The undesignated paragraph entitled "STATE AND LOCAL ANTI-APARTHEID POLICIES* in chapter IX of the Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Transfers, Urgent Supplementals, and Correcting Enrollment Errors Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5117). (B) Section 210 of the Urgent Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1986 (100 Stat. 749). (d) CONTINUATION OF UN SPECIAL SANCTIONS.—I t is the sense of the Congress that the United States should continue to respect United Nations Security Council resolutions on South Africa, including the resolution providing for a mandatory embargo on arms sales to South Africa and Uie resolutions relating to the import of arms, restricting exports to the South African military and police, and urging states to refrain from nuclear cooperation that would contribute to the manufacture and development by South Afidca of nuclear weapons or nuclear devices. SEC. 6. UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE FOR THE TRANSITION TO A NONRACIAL DEMOCRACY. (a) IN GENERAL. — The President is authorized and encouraged to provide assistance under chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to the Development Fund for Africa) or chapter 4 of part II of that Act (relating to the Economic Support Fund) to support the treuisition to nonracial democracy in South Africa. Such assistcuice shall— (1) focus on building the capacity of disadvantaged South Africans to take their rightful place in the politick, social, and economic systems of their country; (2) give priority to working with and through South African nongovernmental organizations whose leadership and staff represent the msgority population and which have the support of the disadvantaged communities being served by such organizations; (3) in the case of education programs— (A) be used to increase the capacity of South African institutions to better serve the needs of individuals disadvantaged by apartheid; (B) emphasize education within South Africa to the extent that assistance takes the form of scholarships for disadvantaged South African students; and (C) fund nontraditional training activities; (4) support activities to prepare South Africa for elections, including voter and civic education programs, political party building, and technical electoral assistance;