123STA T . 33 60PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 7—DE C. 16 , 200 9Com mo dity C re dit Cor p or a tio n C h arter Ac to fJu ne 29,1 9 48 , a s amended, section 4 (b) of the F ood for P eace Act of 19 6 6, as amended (Pub l ic L a w 89 – 8 0 8), or section 202 of the A g ricul - tural T rade Act of 19 7 8, as amended (Public Law 9 5 –501) . (b) L IM I TA TI ONS . — (1) The authority pro v ided by subsection (a) may be e x er- cised only to implement multilateral official debt relief and referendum agreements, commonly referred to as ‘ ‘Paris Club Agreed M inutes ’ ’. (2) The authority provided by subsection (a) may be exer- cised only in such amounts or to such extent as is provided in advance by appropriations Acts. ( 3 ) The authority provided by subsection (a) may be exer- cised only with respect to countries with heavy debt burdens that are eligible to borrow from the I nternational D evelopment Association, but not from the International B an k for R econstruction and Development, commonly referred to as ‘‘IDA-only’’ countries. (c) CON D ITIONS.—The authority provided by subsection (a) may be exercised only with respect to a country whose government— (1) does not have an excessive level of military expendi- tures
(2) has not repeatedly provided support for acts of inter- national terrorism; (3) is not failing to cooperate on international narcotics control matters; (4) (including its military or other security forces) does not engage in a consistent pattern of gross violations of inter- nationally recogni z ed human rights; and (5) is not ineligible for assistance because of the application of section 527 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Y ears 1994 and 1995. (d) A V AI L A B ILIT Y O F F U NDS.—The authority provided by sub- section (a) may be used only with regard to the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Debt Restructuring’’. (e) C ER TAIN PRO H IBITIONS INA P PLI C ABLE.—A reduction of debt pursuant to subsection (a) shall not be considered assistance for the purposes of any provision of law limiting assistance to a country
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d, That the authority provided by subsection (a) may be exercised notwithstanding section 620(r) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or section 321 of the International Development and Food Assistance Act of 1975. SPECIAL AUTHORITIES S EC. 7034. (a) AF G HANISTAN, IRA Q ,PA K ISTAN, LEBANON, MON- TENEGRO, V ICTIMS OF W AR, DISPLACED CHILDREN, AND DISPLACED BURMESE.—Funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act that are made available for assistance for Afghanistan may be made available notwithstanding section 7012 of this Act or any similar provision of law and section 660 of the Foreign Assist- ance Act of 1961, and funds appropriated in titles III and VI of this Act that are made available for Ira q , Lebanon, Montenegro, Pakistan, and for victims of war, displaced children, and displaced Burmese, and to assist victims of trafficking in persons and, sub j ect Notif i ca tio n.
