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 PUBLIC LAW 100-463—OCT. 1, 1988

102 STAT. 2270-55

(2) designate Nicaragua a beneficiary developing country for purposes of title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (relating to the generalized system of preferences); and (3) authorize loan assistance to Nicarsigua under the ExportImport Bank Act of 1945. (c) INTERPRETATION.—Authority granted by subsections (a) and (b) shall be in addition to, and shall not be construed to limit, authority otherwise available to the President by law. SEC. 9011. AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS ACCOUNTS.

The appropriations accounts referred to in sections 90030?), 9006, 9008, and 9010(a)(1)(B) are non-ammunition procurement accounts in any of the following: (1) the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1986, as contained in section 101(b) of the further continuing appropriations resolution for the fiscal year 1986 (Public Law 99-190); (2) the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1987, as contained in section 101(c) of the further continuing appropriations resolution for the fiscal year 1987 (Public Laws 99-500 and 99-591); and (3) the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1988, as contained in section 101(b) of the further continuing appropriations resolution for the fiscal year 1988 (Public Law 100-202). SEC. 9012. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS.

Except as provided in this title, no funds available to any agency or entity of the United States Government under this title may be obligated or expended pursuant to section 502(a)(2) of the National Security Act of 1947 for the purpose of providing funds, materiel, or other assistance to the Nicaraguan Resistance to support military or paramilitary operations in Nicaragua. SEC. 9013. CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTIONS.

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(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— (1) the term "joint resolution" means, except as otherwise provided, only a joint resolution or bill described in section 9002(5) which originated in the House of Representatives and is received in the Senate; (2) the term "session days" means days on which the Senate is in session. (b) REFERRAL OF JOINT RESOLUTION.—A joint resolution referred in the Senate shall be referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. (c) COMMITTEE ACTION.—(1) If the Committee on Foreign Relations has not reported such joint resolution (or an identical joint resolution) at the end of 3 session days after its introduction, such Committee shall be discharged from further consideration of such joint resolution, and such joint resolution shall be placed on the appropriate calendar of the Senate. (2) After the Committee on Foreign Relations reports or is discharged from a joint resolution, no other joint resolution with respect to the same matter may be reported by or be discharged from such Committee while the first joint resolution is before the Senate (including remaining on the calendar), a committee of conference, or the President.

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