,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hjgc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ah1 #bjbd,ms4 
,mace 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,ros5dale1 & ,mr4 
,good5 ( ,texas7 introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,=eign ,affairs1 & 9 addition to !      
,committee on ! ,judici>y1 = a p]iod to 
be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9  
ea* case = consid]ation ( su* provisions
 z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee 
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide = a     
limitation on obligation & exp5diture ( 
funds = bilat]al economic assi/ance to !
 ,republic ( ,el ,salvador1 ! ,republic 
( ,guatemala1 & ! ,republic ( ,honduras4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,nor!rn ,triangle ,asylum           
,coop]ative ,agreem5t ,reimplem5tation  
,act4  #b4 ,limitation on obligation &  
exp5diture ( funds  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,beg9n+
 on ! date t is #ahj days aft] ! date ( 
! enactm5t ( ?is ,act-- 7#a7 none ( !   
funds au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ or     
o!rwise made available = bilat]al       

economic assi/ance "u "p ,i ( ! ,=eign  
,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4  
#baea et seq47 may be obligat$ or exp5d$
 = ! provision ( assi/ance to !         
,republic ( ,el ,salvador until !       
,secret>y ( ,/ate submits to ,congress a
 c]tification describ$ 9 subsection     
7b77#a72  7#b7 none ( ! funds au?oriz$  
to be appropriat$ or o!rwise made       
available = bilat]al economic assi/ance 
"u "p ,i ( ! ,=eign ,assi/ance ,act (   
#aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baea et seq47 may 
be obligat$ or exp5d$ = ! provision (   
assi/ance to ! ,republic ( ,guatemala   
until ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate submits to    
,congress a c]tification describ$ 9     
subsection 7b77#b72 &  7#c7 none ( !    
funds au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ or     
o!rwise made available = bilat]al       
economic assi/ance "u "p ,i ( ! ,=eign  
,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4  
#baea et seq47 may be obligat$ or exp5d$
 = ! provision ( assi/ance to !         
,republic ( ,honduras until ! ,secret>y 
( ,/ate submits to ,congress a          

c]tification describ$ 9 subsection      
7b77#c74  7b7 ,c]tification ,a          
c]tification ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a7 
is a c]tification t-- 7#a7 = ! purposes 
( subsection 7a77#a71 !re is ent]$ into 
=ce an agreem5t betwe5 ! ,gov]nm5t ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica & ! ,gov]nm5t ( 
! ,republic ( ,el ,salvador t conta9s   
t]ms & conditions t are sub/antially    
simil> to ! t]ms & conditions conta9$ 9 
! ,agreem5t ,betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates (   
,am]ica & ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,republic (   
,el ,salvador = ,coop]ation 9 !         
,exam9ation ( ,protection ,claims1 sign$
 on ,septemb] #cj1 #bjai1 & t]m9at$ on  
,augu/ #d1 #bjba2  7#b7 = ! purposes (  
subsection 7a77#b71 !re is ent]$ into   
=ce an agreem5t betwe5 ! ,gov]nm5t ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica & ! ,gov]nm5t ( 
! ,republic ( ,guatemala t conta9s t]ms 
& conditions t are sub/antially simil>  
to ! t]ms & conditions conta9$ 9 !      
,agreem5t ,betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates (     
,am]ica & ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,republic (   
,guatemala on ,coop]ation ,reg>d+ !     

,exam9ation ( ,protection ,claims1 sign$
 on ,july #bf1 #bjai1 & t]m9at$ on ,may 
#d1 #bjba2 &  7#c7 = ! purposes (       
subsection 7a77#c71 !re is ent]$ into   
=ce an agreem5t betwe5 ! ,gov]nm5t ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica & ! ,gov]nm5t ( 
! ,republic ( ,honduras t conta9s t]ms &
 conditions t are sub/antially simil> to
 ! t]ms & conditions conta9$ 9 !        
,agreem5t ,betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates (     
,am]ica & ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,republic (   
,honduras on ,coop]ation 9 ! ,exam9ation
 ( ,protection ,claims1 sign$ on        
,septemb] #be1 #bjai1 & t]m9at$ on      
,augu/ #e1 #bjba4  7c7 ,rec]tifications 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft]
 ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate      
submits to ,congress an initial         
c]tification "u subsection 7a71 & e #ahj
 days !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all submit  
to ,congress a rec]tification t !       
conditions describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 are
 cont9u+ to be met4  7#b7 ,fur!r        
limitation ,if ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate is   
unable to make a rec]tification describ$

 9 p>agraph 7#a71 or fails to make su* a
 rec]tification1 ! limitations on !     
obligations & exp5ditures ( funds       
describ$ 9 ( subsection 7a7 %all apply4 
7d7 ,implem5tation ,except z o!rwise    
provid$ 9 ?is ,act1 ! agreem5ts t are ! 
subject ( a c]tification "u subsection  
7b7 %all be implem5t$ 9 accordance ) !  
int]im f9al rule entitl$ #8#8,implem5t+ 
,bilat]al & ,multilat]al ,asylum        
,coop]ative ,agreem5ts ,"u !            
,immigration & ,nationality ,act'' 7#hd 
,,fr #fciid74 ,su* int]im f9al rule %all
 !reaft] h ! =ce & effect ( law1 & may n
 be repeal$ or am5d$4  7e7 ,limitation  
,= purposes ( ! implem5tation ( any     
agreem5t t is ! subject ( a c]tification
 "u subsection 7b7-- 7#a7 ! ,secret>y ( 
,homel& ,security may n f9d t x is 9 !  
public int]e/ = an ali5 subject to !    
agreem5t to receive asylum 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates2 &  7#b7 ! ,secret>y may n       
o!rwise p]mit an ali5 to rema9 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates on ! basis t ! ali5's life
 or fre$om w\ld be ?reat5$ 9 ! ,republic

 ( ,el ,salvador1 ! ,republic (         
,guatemala1 or ! ,republic ( ,honduras  
because (-- 7,a7 climate1 environm5tal  
conditions1 or wea!r-relat$ natural     
disa/]s2 or  7,b7 viol5ce f a crim9al   
/reet gang4