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103 STAT. 1322 PUBLIC LAW 101-179—NOV. 28, 1989 President of U.S. (c) ANNUAL SEED I*ROGRAM REPORT.— Not later than January 31 of each year (beginning in 1991), the President shall submit to the Congress a "Report on the United States Program of Support for East European Democracy (the SEED Progrgim)". Each such report shall describe the assistance provided to each East European coun- try under this Act during the preceding fiscal year. In addition, each such report shall contain an assessment of the progress made by each such recipient country in— (1) implementing economic policies designed to promote sus- tained economic growth, develop economic freedom, and in- crease opportunities for the people of that country; and y ' (2) adopting and implementing constitutional, legal, and administrative measures that— (A) affect the powers of the executive and legislative authorities and the independence of the judiciary, (B) affect the formation and operation of independent • ' political parties, groups, associations, or organizations, or (C) affect fundamental human rights and civil liberties. SEC. 705. REPORTS ON CERTAIN ACTIVITIES. At the same time each report is submitted pursuant to section 704(c), the President shall submit to the appropriate committees of the Congress a report on the extent of espionage activities against the United States and other member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization by operatives of the government of any East European country that is receiving assistance under this Act. Such reports may be submitted in classified form. 22 USC 5476. SEC. 706. NOTIFICATIONS TO CONGRESS REGARDING ASSISTANCE. Section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2394-1; relating to reprogramming notifications) applies with re- spect to obligations of funds made available under that Act to carry out this Act, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act. President of U.S. 22 USC 5475. TITLE VIII—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 22 USC 5491. SEC. 801. SUSPENSION OF SEED ASSISTANCE. The President should suspend all assistance to £m East European country pursuant to this Act if the President determines, and reports to the Congress, that— (1) that country is engsiged in international activities directly and fundamentally contrary to United States national security interests; (2) the president or any other government official of that country initiates martial law or a state of emergency for rea- , sons other than to respond to a natural disaster or a foreign invasion; or (3) any member who was elected to that country's parliament has been removed from that office or arrested through extraconstitutional processes. 22 USC 5492. SEC. 802. DECLARATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY. (a) FINDINGS. —The Congress finds that— (1) on October 23, 1989, in a public ceremony in Budapest, the acting President of Hungary declared the Hungarian state to be an independent, democratic Republic of Hungary;