22 U.S.C. § 5801

Definition of independent states

“The Congress finds and declares as follows:

For purposes of this Act, the terms “independent states of the former Soviet Union” and “independent states” mean the following: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

( Pub. L. 102–511, § 3 , Oct. 24, 1992 , 106 Stat. 3321 .)