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[CITE: 22USC5814]

 
               TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
 
  CHAPTER 67--FREEDOM FOR RUSSIA AND EMERGING EURASIAN DEMOCRACIES AND 
                          OPEN MARKETS SUPPORT
 
                    SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 5814. Annual report

    Not later than January 31 of each year, the President shall submit 
to the Congress a report on United States assistance for the independent 
states of the former Soviet Union under this Act or other provisions of 
law. Each such report shall include--
        (1) an assessment of the progress each independent state has 
    made in meeting the standards set forth in section 2295a of this 
    title, including a description of the steps each independent state 
    has taken or is taking toward meeting those standards and a 
    discussion of additional steps that each independent state could 
    take to meet those standards;
        (2) a description of the United States assistance for each 
    independent state that was provided during the preceding fiscal 
    year, is planned for the current fiscal year, and is proposed for 
    the coming fiscal year, specifying the extent to which such 
    assistance for the preceding fiscal year and for current fiscal year 
    has actually been delivered;
        (3) an assessment of the effectiveness of United States 
    assistance in achieving its purposes;
        (4) an evaluation of the manner in which the ``notwithstanding'' 
    authority provided in section 2295b(j)(1) of this title, and the 
    ``notwithstanding'' authority provided in any other provision of law 
    with respect to assistance for the independent states, has been used 
    and why the use of that authority was necessary; and
        (5) with respect to the countries of the South Caucasus and 
    Central Asia--
            (A) an identification of the progress made by the United 
        States in accomplishing the policy described in section 3 of the 
        Silk Road Strategy Act of 1999;
            (B) an evaluation of the degree to which the assistance 
        authorized by chapter 12 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act 
        of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2296 et seq.] has accomplished the purposes 
        identified in that chapter;
            (C) a description of the progress being made by the United 
        States to resolve trade disputes registered with and raised by 
        the United States embassies in each country, and to negotiate a 
        bilateral agreement relating to the protection of United States 
        direct investment in, and other business interests with, each 
        country; and
            (D) recommendations of any additional initiatives that 
        should be undertaken by the United States to implement the 
        policy and purposes contained in the Silk Road Strategy Act of 
        1999 [22 U.S.C. 2296 et seq.].

(Pub. L. 102-511, title I, Sec. 104, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3324; Pub. 
L. 106-113, div. B, Sec. 1000(a)(2) [title V, Sec. 596(d)], Nov. 29, 
1999, 113 Stat. 1535, 1501A-126.)

                       References in Text

    This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 102-511, Oct. 24, 1992, 
106 Stat. 3320, as amended, known as the Freedom for Russia and Emerging 
Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets Support Act of 1992 and also as 
the FREEDOM Support Act. For complete classification of this Act to the 
Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5801 of this title and 
Tables.
    The Silk Road Strategy Act of 1999, referred to in subsec. 
(d)(5)(A), (D), is Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, Sec. 1000(a)(2) [title V, 
Sec. 596], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1535, 1501A-123, which enacted part 
XII (Sec. 2296 et seq.) of subchapter I of chapter 32 of this title and 
amended this section and section 5812 of this title. Section 3 of the 
Act probably refers to a section 3 which related to Policy of the United 
States and appeared in H.R. 1152 as introduced in the House of 
Representatives, but was not contained in the provisions of that bill 
that were incorporated into Pub. L. 106-113. For complete classification 
of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1999 Amendment note set out 
under section 2151 of this title and Tables.
    The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, referred to in subsec. 
(d)(5)(B), is Pub. L. 87-195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424, as amended. 
Chapter 12 of part I of the Act is classified generally to part XII 
[Sec. 2296 et seq.] of subchapter I of chapter 32 of this title. For 
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note 
set out under section 2151 of this title and Tables.


                               Amendments

    1999--Par. (5). Pub. L. 106-113 added par. (5).

                         Delegation of Functions

    For delegation of functions of President under this section, see Ex. 
Ord. No. 12163, Sept. 29, 1979, 44 F.R. 56673, as amended, set out as a 
note under section 2381 of this title.
    For delegation of certain functions of President under this section, 
see section 2(a) of Ex. Ord. No. 12884, Dec. 1, 1993, 58 F.R. 64099, set 
out as a note under section 5812 of this title.


  Presidential Report on Funding for New Independent States of Former 
                              Soviet Union

    Pub. L. 103-306, title II, Aug. 23, 1994, 108 Stat. 1617, provided 
in part that: ``(o) The report required by subsection (d) under the 
heading `Assistance for the New Independent States of the Former Soviet 
Union', contained in Public Law 102-391 [set out below], shall be 
updated at least annually and shall also contain a listing of all grants 
and contracts issued from funds appropriated annually for the new 
independent states of the former Soviet Union, to include for each grant 
and contract (1) a description of its purpose, (2) its amount, and (3) 
the country where the grant or contract funds are to be expended.''
    Pub. L. 102-391, title III, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1650, provided 
in part that: ``(d) Reports.--The President shall submit a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations containing the amount of funds obligated 
and expended for each project and subproject funded from amounts 
appropriated under this heading for the new independent states of the 
former Soviet Union. The report required by this subsection shall be 
submitted to the Committees on Appropriations no later than January 1, 
1993, and an update of this report shall be submitted by the President 
to those Committees no later than July 1, 1993.''


 Restrictions on Assistance for New Independent States of Former Soviet 
                        Union; Report to Congress

    Pub. L. 103-87, title V, Sec. 560(g), Sept. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 967, 
provided that: ``None of the funds appropriated by this Act [see Tables 
for classification] shall be made available to any government of the New 
Independent States of the former Soviet Union if that government directs 
any action in violation of the territorial integrity or national 
sovereignty of any other New Independent State, such as those violations 
included in Principle Six of the Helsinki Final Act: Provided, That such 
funds may be made available without regard to the restriction in this 
subsection if the President determines that to do so is in the national 
interest of the United States: Provided further, That the restriction of 
this subsection shall not apply to the use of such funds for the 
provision of assistance for purposes of humanitarian, disaster and 
refugee relief: Provided further, That thirty days after the date of 
enactment of this Act [Sept. 30, 1993], and then annually thereafter, 
the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations 
on steps taken by the governments of the New Independent States 
concerning violations referred to in this subsection: Provided further, 
That in preparing this report the Secretary shall consult with the 
United States Representative to the Conference on Security and 
Cooperation in Europe [now the Organization for Security and Cooperation 
in Europe].''
    Similar provisions relating to nonavailability of funds to any 
government of the new independent states of the former Soviet Union if 
that government directs any action in violation of the territorial 
integrity or national sovereignty of any other new independent state, 
were contained in the following appropriation acts:
    Pub. L. 106-429, Sec. 101(a) [title V, Sec. 517(b)], Nov. 6, 2000, 
114 Stat. 1900, 1900A-27.
    Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, Sec. 1000(a)(2) [title V, Sec. 517(b)], 
Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1535, 1501A-86.
    Pub. L. 105-277, div. A, Sec. 101(d) [title V, Sec. 517(b)], Oct. 
21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-150, 2681-174.
    Pub. L. 105-118, title II, [(c)], Nov. 26, 1997, 111 Stat. 2395.
    Pub. L. 104-208, div. A, title I, Sec. 101(c) [title II, [(d)]], 
Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009-121, 3009-130.
    Pub. L. 104-107, title II, [(d)], Feb. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 712.
    Pub. L. 103-306, title II, Aug. 23, 1994, 108 Stat. 1616.

              Report to Congress Under FREEDOM Support Act

    Memorandum of President of the United States, Jan. 29, 1993, 58 F.R. 
8201, provided:
    Memorandum for the Secretary of State
    By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and 
the laws of the United States of America, including the FREEDOM Support 
Act (Public Law 102-511) (the ``Act'') [see Short Title note set out 
under section 5801 of this title] and section 301 of Title 3 of the 
United States Code, I hereby delegate the functions and authorities 
relating to the report required to be submitted not later than January 
31, 1993, under section 104 of the Act [22 U.S.C. 5814] to the Secretary 
of State, who is authorized to redelegate these functions and 
authorities consistent with applicable law.
    You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the 
Federal Register.
                                                     William J. Clinton.
