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.