112 STAT. 2681-199 PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 certifies to Congress that the government of any country is violating any sanction against Libya imposed pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 731, 748, or 883, then not less than 5 percent of the funds allocated for the country under section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 out of appropriations in this Act shall be withheld from obligation or expenditure for that covmtry. (b) EXCEPTION. —The requirement to withhold funds under subsection (a) shall not apply to funds appropriated in this Act for allocation under section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for development assistance or for humanitarian assistance. (c) WAIVER. —Funds may be provided for a country without regard to subsection (a) if the President determines that to do so is in the national security interest of the United States. AID TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO SEC. 575. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be provided for assistance for the central Government of the Democratic Government of Congo until such time as the President reports in writing to the Congress that the central Government is— (1) investigating and prosecuting those responsible for human rights violations committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and (2) implementing a credible democratic transition program. (b) This section shall not apply to assistance to promote democracy and the rule of law as part of a plan to implement a credible democratic transition program. ASSISTANCE FOR THE MIDDLE EAST SEC. 576. Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings "Economic Support Fund", "Foreign Military Financing", "International Military Education and Training", "Peacekeeping Operations", for refugees resettling in Israel under the heading "Migration and Refugee Assistance", and for assistance for Israel to carry out provisions of chapter 8 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 under the heading "Nonproliferation, Anti- Terrorism, Demining, and Related Programs", not more than a total of $5,402,850,0()0 may be made available for Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, the West Bank and Gaza, the Israel-Lebsuion Monitoring Group, the Multinational Force and Observers, the Middle East Regional Democracy Fund, Middle East Regional Cooperation, and Middle East Multilateral Working Groups: Provided, That any funds that were appropriated under such headings in prior fiscal years and that were at the time of enactment of this Act obligated or allocated for other recipients may not during fiscal year 1999 be made available for activities that, if funded under this Act, would be required to count against this ceiling: Provided further, That funds may be made available notwithstanding the requirements of this section if the President determines and certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that it is important to the national security interest of the United States to do so and any such additional funds shall only be provided through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
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