28 September 2001
Fact Sheet: Sanctions on India and Pakistan
(Summarizes sanctions waived by President Bush) (490)
The U.S. State Department released a summary of the sanctions against
India and Pakistan waived by President Bush September 22. The text of
the fact sheet follows:
(begin text)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
September 28, 2001
FACT SHEET
Sanctions on India and Pakistan
-- In a Presidential Determination signed on September 22, President
George W. Bush waived sanctions on India and Pakistan.
India and Pakistan
Glenn Amendment -- ALL WAIVED
-- Prohibit assistance under Foreign Assistance Act, U.S. Government
credit, credit guarantees and "other financial assistance" by
departments, agencies, or instrumentalities of U.S.
-- Direct U.S. to "oppose" non-basic human needs loans, financial or
technical assistance through International Financial Institutions.
-- Bar export licenses for U.S. Munitions List items and certain
dual-use items. (Individual waiver previously granted for helicopter
parts to India.)
-- Prohibit government defense sales under Foreign Military Sales and
Foreign Military Financing. (Individual waiver previously granted for
equipment for Pakistan's forces serving in United Nations Mission in
Sierra Leone UNAMSIL).
Pakistan only
Export-Import Bank Act prohibits Export-Import Bank guarantees,
insurance and credits to any non-nuclear weapons state that detonates
a nuclear device. WAIVED. (Previously waived for India).
Pressler Amendment prohibits military assistance and transfers of
military equipment or technology unless President certifies Pakistan
does not possess a nuclear explosive device. WAIVED.
Symington Amendment blocks use of Foreign Assistance Act or Arms
Export Control Act funds for economic assistance, military assistance
or International Military Education and Training, assistance for
Peacekeeping Operations, or military credits or guarantees to any
country, which receives from any other country nuclear enrichment
equipment without safeguards. WAIVED.
Section 508 of Foreign Operations Appropriations Act bars assistance
under that Act to any country whose duly elected head of government
was deposed by military coup.
Section 620 (q) of the Foreign Assistance Act and Section 512 of the
Foreign Operations Appropriations Act (Brooke Amendment) bar certain
assistance for countries in default on U.S. Government loans.
Missile Sanctions under Arms Export Control Act bar U.S. Munitions
List and dual-use export licenses and U.S. contracts for two years for
entities involved in transfer of Missile Technology Control
Regime-class missiles and technology. Imposed on specific Pakistani
entities in November 2000 and September 2001.
Entity List for Pakistan and India
The Commerce Department's "Entity List" is published in the U.S.
Export Administration Regulations (Supplement 4 to Section 744, see
www.bxa.doc.gov/Entities/). It was developed to help U.S. exporters
identify foreign end-users that require individual export licenses for
certain sensitive U.S. commodities and technologies of proliferation
concern. A number of Indian and Pakistani entities are on this list.
Their status was not affected by the recent waivers. The list
continues to be reviewed.
(end text)
(Distributed by the Office of International Information Programs, U.S.
Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)
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