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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3475
To prohibit all United States military and economic assistance for Turkey
until the Turkish Government takes certain actions to resolve the Cyprus
problem and complies with its obligations under international law.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 9, 1993
Mr. ANDREWS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. PORTER, Mr. BILIRAKIS, and
Mrs. MALONEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To prohibit all United States military and economic assist-
ance for Turkey until the Turkish Government takes
certain actions to resolve the Cyprus problem and com-
plies with its obligations under international law.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE FOR TURKEY
UNTIL CERTAIN CONDITIONS MET.
(a) ASSISTANCE TERMINATED UNTIL CONDITIONS
MET.—Military and economic assistance may not be pro-
vided for Turkey until the President certifies to the Con-
gress that—
(1) the Government of Turkey has released, re-
turned, or accounted for the 5 Americans who were
abducted by the Turkish invasion forces in 1974 and
the 1,614 Greek Cypriots who have been missing
since the Turkish invasion;
(2) the churches in the occupied parts of Cy-
prus that were illegally converted to mosques in vio-
lation of the 1949 Geneva Conventions have been re-
stored to their original condition for Christian
worship;
(3) the Government of Turkey has authorized a
census of the colonists on Cyprus to be taken under
the auspices of the United Nations;
(4) all Turkish military forces, and all illegal
Turkish colonists, have been withdrawn from
Cyprus;
(5) the Government of Turkey has returned to
the Government of Cyprus under the auspices of the
United Nations the formerly Greek Cypriot area of
Famagusta/Varosha for the immediate resettlement
of displaced persons;
(6) the negotiations under United Nations aus-
pices have resulted in significant progress towards
establishing a constitutional democracy in Cyprus
based on majority rule, the rule of law, and the pro-
tection of minority rights;
(7) the Government of Turkey is in compliance
with paragraph 4 of Article 2 of the United Nations
Charter and with relevant United Nations resolu-
tions on Cyprus, including—
(A) General Assembly Resolution 3212
(XXIX) of 1974 which was endorsed by Secu-
rity Council Resolution 365 (1974),
(B) Security Council Resolutions 353, 354,
357, 358, and 360 (1974), and
(C) Security Council Resolutions 774 and
789 (1992);
(8) the Government of Turkey is in compliance
with the Preamble and Article 1 of the North Atlan-
tic Treaty and with the Helsinki Final Act of the
Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe;
and
(9) the Government of Turkey is not engaged
in a consistent pattern of gross violations of inter-
nationally recognized human rights (within the
meaning of sections 116 and 502B of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961).
(b) MILITARY
AND ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE DE-
FINED.—As used in this section, the term ‘‘military or
economic assistance’’ means—
(1) any assistance under chapter 2 of part II of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to mili-
tary assistance), including any transfer of excess de-
fense articles under sections 516 through 519;
(2) any assistance under chapter 4 of that part
(relating to the economic support fund);
(3) any assistance under chapter 5 of that part
(relating to international military education and
training); and
(4) any assistance under the Arms Export Con-
trol Act.
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