95 STAT. 1556
PUBLIC LAW 97-113—DEC. 29, 1981
22 USC 2751 Arms Export Control Act, and members of the Armed Forces may be ^°^assigned or detailed to El Salvador to carry out functions under the 22 USC 2151 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or the Arms Export Control Act, only note, 2751 note, jf JJQ^ later than thirty days after the date of enactment of this Act and every one hundred and eighty days thereafter, the President makes a certification in accordance with subsection (d). (c) If the President does not make such such a certification at any of the specified times then the President shall immediately— (1) suspend all expenditures of fundz and other deliveries of assistance for El Salvador which were obligated under chapters 2 22 USC 2311, and 5 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 after the ^^^' date of enactment of this Act; (2) withhold all approvals for use of credits and guarantees for El Salvador which were extended under the Arms Export Control Act after the date of enactment of this Act; (3) suspend all deliveries of defense articles, defense services, and design and construction services to El Salvador which were sold under the Arms Export Control Act after the date of enactment of this Act; and (4) order the prompt withdrawal from El Salvador of all members of the Armed Forces performing defense services, conducting international military education and training activities, or performing management functions under section 515 of 22 USC 23211. the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Any suspension of assistance pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (4) of this subsection shall remain in effect during fiscal year 1982 and during fiscal year 1983 until such time as the President makes a certification in accordance with subsection (d). (d) The certification required by subsection (b) is a certification by the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate of a determination that the Government of El Salvador— (1) is making a concerted and significant effort to comply with internationaly recognized human rights; (2) is achieving substantial control over all elements of its own armed forces, so as to bring to an end the indiscriminate torture and murder of Salvadoran citizens by these forces: (3) is making continued progress in implementing essential economic and political reforms, including the land reform program; (4) is committed to the holding of free elections at an early date and to that end has demonstrated its good faith efforts to begin discussions with all major political factions in El Salvador which have declared their willingness to find and implement an equitable political solution to the conflict, with such solution to involve a commitment to— (A) a renouncement of further military or paramilitary activity; and (B) the electoral process with internationaly recognized observers. Each such certification shall discuss fully and completely the justification for making each of the determinations required by paragraphs (1) through (4). (e) On making the first certification under subsection (b) of this section, the President shall also certify to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that he has determined that the Government of El Salvador has made good faith efforts both to investigate the
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