A bill to authorize the President to exercise waivers of foreign assistance restrictions with respect to Pakistan through September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.
PL 107-57 (S.1465), enacted 10/27/2001

PUBLIC LAW 107-57—OCT. 27, 2001 
115 STAT. 403 
Public Law 107-57 
107th Congress 
An Act 
To authorize the President to exercise waivers of foreign assistance restrictions 
Oct. 27, 2001 
with respect to Pakistan through September 30, 2003, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXEMPTIONS AND WAIVER OF APPROPRIATIONS ACT 
PROHIBITIONS WITH RESPECT TO PAKISTAN. 
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2002 AND PRIOR FISCAL YEARS.— 
(1) EXEMPTIONS.—^Any provision of the foreign operations, 
export financing, and related programs appropriations Act for 
fiscal year 2002, or any provision of such Act for a prior fiscal 
year, that prohibits direct assistance to a country whose duly 
elected head of government was deposed by decree or military 
coup shall not apply with respect to Pakistan. 
(2) PRIOR CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—Not less than 5 days 
prior to the obligation of funds for Pakistan under paragraph 
(1), the President shall consult with the appropriate congres-
sional committees with respect to such obligation. 
(b) FISCAL YEAR 2003.— 
(1) WAIVER.—The President is authorized to waive, with 
respect to Pakistan, any provision of the foreign operations, 
export financing, and related programs appropriations Act for 
fiscal year 2003 that prohibits direct assistance to a country 
whose duly elected head of government was deposed by decree 
or military coup, if the President determines and certifies to 
the appropriate congressional committees that such waiver— 
(A) would facilitate the transition to democratic rule 
in Pakistan; and 
(B) is important to United States efforts to respond 
to, deter, or prevent acts of international terrorism. 
(2) PRIOR CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—Not less than 5 days 
prior to the exercise of the waiver authority under paragraph 
(1), the President shall consult with the appropriate congres-
sional committees with respect to such waiver. 
SEC. 2. INCREASED FLEXIBILITY IN THE EXERCISE OF WAIVER 
AUTHORITY OF MTCR AND EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT 
SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO PAKISTAN. 
Any waiver under 73(e) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2797b(e)), or under section llB(b)(5) of the Export Adminis-
tration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2410b(b)(5)) (or successor 
statute), with respect to a sanction that was imposed on foreign 
persons in Pakistan prior to January 1, 2001, may be exercised— 
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(1) only after consultation with the appropriate congres-
sional committees; and 
(2) without regard to the notification periods set forth 
in the respective section authorizing the waiver. 
SEC. 3. EXEMPTION OF PAKISTAN FROM FOREIGN ASSISTANCE 
PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO FOREIGN COUNTRY LOAN 
DEFAULTS. 
The following provisions of law shall not apply with respect 
to Pakistan: 
(1) Section 620(q) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2370(q)). 
(2) Such provision of the Foreign Operations, Export 
Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2002, 
as is comparable to section 512 of the Foreign Operations, 
Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 
2001 (Public Law 106-429; 114 Stat. 1900A-25). 
SEC. 4. MODIFICATION OF NOTIFICATION DEADLINES FOR DRAW-
DOWNS AND TRANSFER OF EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES TO 
RESPOND TO, DETER, OR PREVENT ACTS OF INTER-
NATIONAL TERRORISM. 
(a) DRAWDOWNS.—Notwithstanding the second sentence of sec-
tion 506(b)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2318(b)(1)), each notification under that section with respect to 
any drawdown authorized by subclause (III) of subsection (a)(2)(A)(i) 
that the President determines is important to United States efforts 
to respond to, deter, or prevent acts of international terrorism 
shall be made at least 5 days in advance of the drawdown in 
lieu of the 15-day requirement in that section. 
(b) 
TRANSFERS OF EXCESS 
DEFENSE 
ARTICLES.—Notwith-
standing section 516(f)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2321j(f)(l)), each notification under that section with 
respect to any transfer of an excess defense article that the Presi-
dent determines is important to United States efforts to respond 
to, deter, or prevent acts of international terrorism shall be made 
at least 15 days in advance of the transfer in lieu of the 30-
day requirement in that section. 
SEC. 5. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term "appropriate congressional committees" 
means the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on International 
Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives. 
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115 STAT. 405 
SEC. 6. TERMmATION DATE. 
Except as otherwise provided in section 1 or 3, the provisions 
of this Act shall terminate on October 1, 2003. 
Approved October 27, 2001. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1465: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 147 (2001): 
Oct. 4, considered and passed Senate. 
Oct. 16, considered and passed House.