Sec. 9103. Prohibition on assistance to governments following coups d’état
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No foreign assistance may be provided to a foreign government whose duly elected leader the Secretary determines has been deposed by violence or threat of violence. The prohibition in subsection
(a)shall not apply with respect to a foreign government if the Secretary determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that— the purpose and effect of the deposition was to restore democratic governance; or subsequent to the deposition, a democratically elected government has taken office. A determination made under subsection
(a)shall be published in the Federal Register and made available on the Internet website of the Department of State. Assistance prohibited by subsection
(a)may be provided to a foreign government described in that subsection if, at least 15 days before providing assistance, the Secretary submits to the appropriate congressional committees— a certification that providing assistance is important to the national security interest of the United States; and a report describing— the types and amounts of assistance to be provided pursuant to the waiver; the justification for the waiver; and the time period for which the waiver will be effective.