PUBLIC LAW 104-208—SEPT. 30, 1996 110 STAT. 3009-130
(d) None of the funds appropriated under this heading shall 22 USC 5814
be made available to any government of the new independent ^^ote.
states of the former Soviet Union if that government directs any
action in violation of the territorial integrity or national sovereignty
of any other new independent state, such as those violations
included in the Helsinki Final Act: Provided, That such funds
may be made available without regard to the restriction in this
subsection if the President determines that to do so is in the
national security interest of the United States: Provided further.
That the restriction of this subsection shall not apply to the use
of such funds for the provision of assistance for purposes of humanitarian, disaster and refugee relief.
(e) None of the funds appropriated under this heading for
the new independent states of the former Soviet Union shall be
made available for any state to enhance its military capability:
Provided, That restriction does not apply to demilitarization or
nonproliferation programs.
(f) Funds appropriated under this heading shall be subject
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
(g) Funds made available in this Act for assistance to the
new independent states of the former Soviet Union shall be subject
to the provisions of section 117 (relating to environment and natural
resources) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
(h)(1) Of the funds appropriated under title II of this Act,
including funds appropriated under this heading, not less than
$10,000,000 shall be available only for assistance for Mongolia,
of which amount not less than $6,000,000 shall be available only
for the Mongolian energy sector.
(2) Funds made available for assistance for Mongolia may be
made available in accordance with the purposes and utilizing the
authorities provided in chapter 11 of part I of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961.
(i) Funds made available in this Act for assistance to the
New Independent States of the former Soviet Union shall be provided to the maximum extent feasible through the private sector,
including small- and medium-size businesses, entrepreneurs, and
others with indigenous private enterprises in the region,
intermediary development organizations committed to private enterprise, and private voluntary organizations: Provided, That grantees
and contractors should, to the maximum extent possible, place
in key staff positions specialists with prior on the ground expertise
in the region of activity and fluency in one of the local languages.
(j) In issuing new task orders, entering into contracts, or making grants, with funds appropriated under this heading or in prior
appropriations Acts, for projects or activities that have as one
of their primary purposes the fostering of private sector development, the Coordinator for United States Assistance to the New
Independent States and the implementing agency shall encourage
the participation of and give significant weight to contractors and
grantees who propose investing a significant amount of their own
resources (including volunteer services and in-kind contributions)
in such projects and activities.
(k) Of the funds made available under this heading, not less
than $225,000,000 shall be made available for Ukraine, of which
funds not less than $25,000,000 shall be made available to carry
out United States decommissioning obligations regarding the
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