The Commission is authorized and directed to monitor the acts of the signatories which reflect compliance with or violation of the articles of the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, with particular regard to the provisions relating to human rights and Cooperation in Humanitarian Fields. The Commission is further authorized and directed to monitor and encourage the development of programs and activities of the United States Government and private organizations with a view toward taking advantage of the provisions of the Final Act to expand East-West economic cooperation and a greater interchange of people and ideas between East and West.
Pub. L. 94–304, § 290 Stat. 661Pub. L. 99–7, § 299 Stat. 19(, , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, referred to in text, means part four of the Helsinki Declaration which deals with follow-up to the Conference and possible steps to encourage compliance with its purposes and undertakings. The Declaration was signed on by the nine members of the European Economic Community and the 35 participants to the Conference included all the European States, both Communist (except Albania) and non-Communist, the United States, Canada, and several non-participating Mediterranean states. The Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe is now called the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
Amendments
Pub. L. 99–71985— inserted “human rights and” after “relating to”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1985 Amendment
Executive Documents
Change of Name
The Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe to be called the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe effective , pursuant to Ex. Ord. No. 13029, , 61 F.R. 64591.