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114 STAT. 578 PUBLIC LAW 106-246-^ULY 13, 2000 United States of a person who would otherwise be excluded under this section is necessary for medical reasons, or to permit the prosecution of such person in the United States, or the person has cooperated fully with the investigation of crimes committed by individuals associated with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the National Liberation Army (ELN), or the United Colombian Self Defense organization (AUC). (c) WAIVER. — The President may waive the limitation in subsection (a) if the President determines that the waiver is in the national interest. SEC. 3206. LIMITATION ON SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS FOR POPU- LATION PLANNING.— Amounts appropriated under this division or \ under any other provision of law for fiscal year 2000 that are \ in addition to the ftinds made available under title II of the Foreign i Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2000 (as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(2) of Public Law 106-113) shall be deemed to have been appropriated under title II of such Act and shall be subject to all limitations and restrictions contained in section 599D of such Act, notwithstanding section 543 of such Act. SEC. 3207. DECLARATION OF SUPPORT, (a) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.—Assistance may be made available for Colombia in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 only if the Secretary of State certifies to the appropriate congressional committees, before the initial obligation of such assistance in each such fiscal year, that the United States Government publicly supports the military and political efforts of the Government of Colombia, consistent with human rights conditions in section 3101, necessary to effectively resolve the conflicts with the guerrillas and paramilitaries that threaten the territorial integrity, economic prosperity, and rule of law in Colombia. (b) DEFINITIONS. —In this section: (1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.—The term "appropriate committees of Congress" means the following: (A) The Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate. (B) The Committees on Appropriations and International Relations of the House of Representatives. (2) ASSISTANCE. — The term "assistance" means assistance appropriated under this heading for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and provided under the following provisions of law: (A) Section 1004 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; relating to counter-drug assistance). (B) Section 1033 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; relating to counter-drug assistance to Colombia and Peru). (C) Section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (Public Law 90-629; relating to credit sales). (D) Section 481 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (Public Law 87-195; relating to international narcotics control). (E) Section 506 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (Public Law 87-195; relating to emergency drawdown authority).