Section 508
law & sanctions. Also Section 7008, coup restriction
A recurring provision of US foreign-aid appropriations, long numbered section 508 and later section 7008, that bars most assistance to the government of a country whose duly elected head of government is deposed by a military coup or decree; aid to promote democracy is exempt. It applied to Pakistan after General Pervez Musharraf took power in October 1999, and Congress gave the President authority to waive it for Pakistan after the 2001 attacks.123
Sources
- Coup-Related Restrictions in U.S. Foreign Aid Appropriations (IF11267). Congressional Research Service. Official
- Pakistan’s Sanction Waivers: A Summary. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2001-10. Scholarly
- Military Coup in Pakistan, Congressional Record, vol. 145 (1999). US Government Publishing Office (govinfo), 1999. Primary document
