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in Iraq, and h.o.s peroiotod in 8 ~tto:m of deception and cbnc:elll·
. - OAent regarding the hilltory of 1I .. weapons of lQlUIl d.!trtnIetion
programs.
(10) On August 6, 1998, iraQ oeuod aU cooporation with
UNSCOM, and BubacquonUy threatened to end lone·term mani\Oring
activities by the [ntom"Uonal AtomIc Enorgy Agency
andVNSCOM .
. (11) On Aqurt H/ 1998, Pruidont CliDton eigned Public
Law 10 !;-23.5~ which aeclllrOd that "the -&ri.nmmu I ' 00",,"
Ui in mat.eriaJ and unac:ceptable breach ·ar-it. int;itnationotl
obligations" and u:rged the Pre!ident -W tako appropriatcl
action, in accordance with the Constitution IUld rel~ant lawl
of tho United Statell, to bring Iraq into oompliance with its
int.cm.ational obliptiona. ...
(12) On May 1, 1998, Presidont Clinton signed Public Law
10&-17.(, which lQade $5,000,000 availabls for aasiaLulee to
the Iraqi democratic o~itlon for luch activitici .. erpniu·
tioo, trainWz, comtnurucation and wuwnination of Information,
developing aDd implemontine: agreeDUlnt. amon, opposition
grou,PI!, compiling information to IJUpport the indJctm80t of Iraqi
offinal. for.or aimee, and for related putpOlO8. .
SEC. S. SENSE OP THE COHGIUSS REGAJU)IJIIO UNn'1aJ BrATES POUCY
TOWARD 1llAQ.
It ahould bit tha policy of the Unftad States to IUpport efforts
to remove tho regiaJe h eaded by Saddam Huudn ·t'tom power
in Iraq and ttl promote the cmer",nco of a domocratic goyemment
to repiaeo that regime.
SEC. c. AS$Sl'ANCB TO SUPPORT A. TRAN'SmoN' TO DEMOCllACY IN
""'Q.
(ll) Atll'UOJUTY 1'0 PRovrDE Assun'ANC£.-Tbe PnIrident DU\Y
ptovide to the lroqi democratic Oppo&jtiOD orgo.niutiOTUI delignlted
1.11. accordance with section 6 the following aufat.anoe: .
(1) BROADCAS'IlNO ASSLSTANCE.-{A) Orant u.istance to
ruth organizatiooa for rndio and teJovtaion broadcaating by
auchorganizationa to [raq. '.
. an 1'bexe is authorited to be appropriated to tile United
S~t..es
Infonnation Agency $2.000,000 for fi.w year 1999 to
cuny out. thitI Plll1lJ1'aph.
(2) MIUTARY ASSlS'l'ANCL-{A) The PraJldent II .uthorned
to direct the drawdown of' defense a.rtkIea &om tho stocks
er the DeJ)&J'tmCDt or Dofenac, dafenae aerviou of tho Department
oC Defense. and mllitary educatfao and training for IUch
organiza.tiona.
(B) 'nle aggregate value (u defined in sectiOD 6«(m) of
the F~ Aliiatanctl Ad. of 1961) or uaatance prvrided
under this pan.graph may not e.ueed $97,000,000.
(b) HUMANll'ABL\N As81STANCB.-TbtI ~III urgel the Prwi,
dent to uae m.ting allthoriUet undor the Fonf.4o Alliatance Act.
of 1961 to provide humanitarian aamtance ttl mdividuaJa Hving
in aJ1I" of' Iraq controncd by organiz&dou deaignatad in accordanee
with aectioa 6 t
with emphull on addrot;sio& the need.l ofindiTiduals
who han Oea to loch aau from areu under the control of the
Saddam HualGin regime.
Cc) RI?STRICIlON ON AssISTANCB.-No aasiltante under th11
aeetl,on ahall be provided to MY ,",up within an or~aUon de ..
Ignated in accordance with .ectiOD 5 which pvup 18, at the titne
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