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PUBLIC LAW 94-000—MMMM. DD, 1976

PUBLIC LAW 94-329—JUNE 30, 1976 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or credits or guaranties extended under the Arms Export Control Act), but does not include commodities furnished under title II of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954. This subsection shall not be construed to authorize the furnishing of any assistance which is prohibited under any other provision of law. (2) The $27,500,000 limit set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection may be increased by not to exceed $27,500,000 if the President certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that the Government of Chile— (A) does not engage in a consistent pattern of gross violations of internationaly recognized human rights, including torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment, prolonged detention without charges or trial, or other flagrant denials of the

right to life, liberty, or the security of person; (B) has permitted the unimpeded investigation, by internationaly recognized commissions on human rights (including the United Nations Commission on Human Rights and the InterAmerican Commission on Human Rights of the Organization of American States) of alleged violations of internationaly recognized human rights (as described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph); and (C) has taken steps to inform the families of prisoners of the condition of and charges against such prisoners.

90 STAT. 759 22 USC 2311, 2346. Ante, p. 732. 7 USC 1721.

CONTROL o r MILITARY FORCES IN" THE INDIAN OCEAN

SEC. 407. (a) It is the sense of Congress that the President should undertake to enter into negotiations with the Soviet Union intended to achieve an agreement limiting the deployment of naval, air, and land forces of the Soviet Union and the United States in the Indian Ocean and littoral countries. Such negotiations should be convened as soon as possible and should consider, among other things, limitations with respect to— (1) the establishment or use of facilities for naval, air, or land forces in the Indian Ocean and littoral countries; (2) the number of naval vessels which may be deployed in the Indian Ocean, or the number of "shipdays" allowed therein; and (3) the type and number of military forces and facilities allowed therein. (b) Not later than December 1, 1976, the President shall transmit a report to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate with respect to steps he has taken to carry out the provisions of this section.

22 USC 2151 note.

Report to Speaker of the House and congressional committee.

UNITED STATES CITIZENS IMPRISONED I N MEXICO

SEC. 408. (a) The Congress, while sharing the concern of the Presi- 22 USC 2291 dent over the urgent need for international cooperation to restrict traf- note. fic in dangerous drugs, is convinced that such efforts must be consistent with respect for fundamental human rights. The Congress, therefore, calls upon the President to take steps to insure that United States efforts to secure stringent international law enforcement measures are