Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 118.djvu/3051

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118 STAT. 3021 PUBLIC LAW 108–447—DEC. 8, 2004 (2) are acting consistently with the Dayton Accords. (c) Not less than 10 days before any vote in an international financial institution regarding the extension of any new project involving financial or technical assistance or grants to any country or entity described in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations a written justification for the pro posed assistance, including an explanation of the United States position regarding any such vote, as well as a description of the location of the proposed assistance by municipality, its purpose, and its intended beneficiaries. (d) In carrying out this section, the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall consult with representatives of human rights organizations and all government agencies with relevant information to help prevent indicted war criminals from benefiting from any financial or technical assistance or grants provided to any country or entity described in subsection (a). (e) The Secretary of State may waive the application of sub section (a) with respect to projects within a country, entity, or municipality upon a written determination to the Committees on Appropriations that such assistance directly supports the implementation of the Dayton Accords. (f) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: (1) COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘country’’ means Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia. (2) ENTITY.—The term ‘‘entity’’ refers to the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro and the Republika Srpska. (3) MUNICIPALITY.—The term ‘‘municipality’’ means a city, town or other subdivision within a country or entity as defined herein. (4) DAYTON ACCORDS.—The term ‘‘Dayton Accords’’ means the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, together with annexes relating thereto, done at Dayton, November 10 through 16, 1995. USER FEES SEC. 562. The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director at each international financial institution (as defined in section 1701(c)(2) of the International Financial Institutions Act) and the International Monetary Fund to oppose any loan, grant, strategy or policy of these institutions that would require user fees or service charges on poor people for primary education or primary healthcare, including prevention and treatment efforts for HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and infant, child, and maternal well being, in connection with the institutions’ financing programs. FUNDING FOR SERBIA SEC. 563. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central Government of Serbia after May 31, 2005, if the President has made the determination and certification contained in subsection (c). Deadline. Justification.