,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bddd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #a1 #bjai,mr4    
,mc,caul introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !     
,secret>y ( ,/ate to make direct loans  
"u section #bc ( ! ,arms ,export        
,control ,act1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,ea/]n ,european ,security ,act4  #b4   
,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (        
,congress t x is 9 ! national security  
int]e/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates = memb]        
c\ntries ( ! ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty    
,organization 7,,nato7 t 7 =m]ly "p ( ! 
,soviet ,ea/]n ,bloc--  7#a7 to h mod]n 
& effective def5se articles t are 9 use 
& easily integrat$ ) ^? us$ by ! ,unit$ 
,/ates & o!r ,,nato allies2 &  7#b7 n   
use or be dep5d5t on ,russian or =m]    
,soviet-era def5se articles4  #c4 ,=eign
 milit>y loan au?ority  7a7 ,9 g5]al    
,subject to ! notification requirem5ts  
"u subsection 7b71 ! ,presid5t1 act+    

?r\gh ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate1 is au?oriz$--
  7#a7 to make direct loans "u section  
#bc ( ! ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bgfc7 to ,,nato c\ntries t  
jo9$ ! alliance aft] ,m>* #a1 #aiii1    
not)/&+ ! m9imum int]e/ rate requir$ by 
subsection 7c77#a7 ( su* section2 &     
7#b7 to *>ge fees = su* loans "u        
p>agraph 7#a71 :i* %all be collect$ f   
borr[]s 9 accordance ) section #ejb7g7 (
 ! ,congressional ,budget ,act ( #aigd1 
& :i* may be us$ to cov] ! co/s ( su*   
loans z def9$ 9 section #ejb ( !        
,congressional ,budget ,act ( #aigd4    
7b7 ,notification ,a loan may n be made 
"u ! au?ority provid$ by subsection 7a7 
unless ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate submits to ! 
appropriate congressional committees a  
c]tification1 n few] ?an fifte5 days    
be=e ent]+ into an agreem5t to make su* 
loan1 t--  7#a7 ! recipi5t c\ntry is    
mak+ demon/rable progress t[>d meet+ its
 sp5d+ obligations 9 accordance ) !     
#bjad ,,nato ,wales ,summit2 &  7#b7 !  
gov]nm5t ( su* recipi5t c\ntry is       

respect+ t c\ntry's con/itution &       
upholds democratic values su* z fre$om (
 religion1 fre$om ( spee*1 fre$om ( !   
press1 ! rule ( law1 & ! rights (       
religi\s m9orities4  7c7 ,repaym5t ,a   
loan made "u ! au?ority provid$ by      
subsection 7a7 %all be repaid 9 n m ?an 
#ab ye>s1 b may include a grace p]iod ( 
up to "o ye> on ! repaym5t ( ! pr9cipal4
  7d7 ,appropriate congressional        
committees def9$ ,9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m     
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7#a7 ! ,committee on ,=eign     
,affairs & ! ,committee on              
,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives2 &  7#b7 ! ,committee on
 ,=eign ,relations & ! ,committee on    
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate4