Sec. 7069.
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None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for a government of an independent state of the former Soviet Union if that government directs any action in violation of the territorial integrity or national sovereignty of any other independent state of the former Soviet Union, such as those violations included in the Helsinki Final Act: , That except as otherwise provided in section 7070(a) of this Act, funds may be made available without regard to the restriction in this subsection if the President determines that to do so is in the national security interest of the United States:
Provided , That prior to executing the authority contained in this subsection the Department of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on how such assistance supports the national interest of the United States. Provided further Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act shall not apply to— activities to support democracy or assistance under title V of the FREEDOM Support Act and section 1424 of the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996 ( 50 U.S.C. 2333 ) or non-proliferation assistance; any assistance provided by the Trade and Development Agency under section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2421 ); any activity carried out by a member of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service while acting within his or her official capacity; any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or other assistance provided by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation under title IV of chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2191 et seq. ); any financing provided under the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945; or humanitarian assistance.