22 U.S.C. § 2346a: Authorizations of appropriations

$2,015,000,000 for the fiscal year 1986 and $2,015,000,000 for the fiscal year 1987 for the following countries signing the Camp David agreement: Israel and Egypt; and $1,785,000,000 for the fiscal year 1986 and $1,785,000,000 for the fiscal year 1987 for assistance under this part for recipients or purposes other than the countries referred to in paragraph (1). Amounts appropriated to carry out this part are authorized to remain available until expended. After the enactment of this section [ Nov. 22, 1983 ], funds available to the Agency for International Development may not be used for any payment or reimbursement of any kind to the Government of Syria or for the delivery of any goods or services of any kind to the Government of Syria. such funds may continue to be used to finance the training or studies outside of Syria of students whose course of study began before the enactment of this section; the Administrator may adopt as a contract of the United States Government any contract with a United States or third-country contractor which would otherwise be terminated pursuant to this subsection, and may assume in whole or in part any liabilities arising under such contract, except that the authority provided by this paragraph may be exercised only to the extent that budget authority is available to meet the obligations of the United States under such contracts; and amounts certified pursuant to section 1311 of the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1955 [ 31 U.S.C. 1108(c) , 1501, 1502(a)], as having been obligated for Syria under chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [this part] shall continue to be available until expended to meet necessary expenses arising from the termination of assistance programs for Syria pursuant to this subsection.” a lasting settlement of the Arab-Israel conflict is vital to United States national interests as well as to the interests of the countries of the region; support for a strong and secure Israel and the maintenance for this purpose of Israel’s effective defense capabilities as essential to peace remains a fundamental tenet of United States foreign policy; direct, face-to-face negotiations between Israel and Egypt without preconditions is an historic opening for peace, and the support of such negotiations by other moderate Arab countries, can best promote a peace settlement based on mutual concessions and accommodations; the establishment of secure, recognized, and defensible borders between Israel and its neighbors will discourage hostilities; and full, normalized relations between Israel and its Arab neighbors, including trade, travel, tourism, communications, and diplomatic relations are vital for peace. It is the sense of the Congress that the Government of the United States should continue to promote direct negotiations between Israel and Egypt and to encourage other Arab countries to enter into negotiations leading to peace treaties with Israel. It is further the sense of the Congress that the United States should be responsive to Israel’s economic needs and defense requirements, including the provision of additional advanced aircraft, in order to maintain Israel’s defense capability which is essential to peace.”