Freedom Support Act

The Freedom for Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets Support Act, also referred to as the FREEDOM Support Act (FSA) of 1992, was passed by bipartisan majorities of the United States Congress, and signed by President George H.W. Bush on October 24, 1992, following the collapse of the USSR. Fully immersing themselves into the U.S. Foreign Policy strategies of the post-Cold War, the Freedom Support Act (FSA) also encompassed advancing democracies and strategies to avoid republics entering into authoritarian regimes once again. The FREEDOM Support Act provided nuclear guidelines to the newly independent nations of East Europe, promoted an open economy, and the American experience of capitalism and democracy. The act also highlighted conditions in which States would not be eligible to receive American aid. President Bush would go on to establish diplomatic relationships with 12 of the 15 recognized nations to participate in global markets and international affairs.

Sponsored by Sen Claiborne Pell the bill was introduced as S.2532 into the Senate on April 7, 1992, and would later pass in the Senate on July 2, 1992 by the House on August 6, 1992.

Sponsoring this bill addressed numerous interests of Senator Pell's as it supported democracy and free markets critical in the time of the Soviet Collapse.

The FSA was signed into law on October 24, 1992, by President George H. W. Bush and assigned Public Law No. 102 – 511.