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 105 STAT. 70 PUBLIC LAW 102-21 —MAR. 28, 1991 Public Law 102-21 102d Congress Mar. 28, 1991 [H.R. 1284] Emergency Supplementel Assistance for Israel Act of 1991. An Act To authorize emergency supplemental assistance for Israel for additional costs incurred as a result of the Persian Gulf conflict. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Emergency Supplemental Assistance for Israel Act of 1991". SEC. 2. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR ISRAEL. (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—T here are authorized to be appropriated as emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1991 for assistance under chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to the economic support fund) $650,000,000 for additional costs resulting from the conflict in the Persian Gulf region. Q)) CASH GRANT FOR ISRAEL.—Funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization contained in subsection (a) shall be available only for assistance for Israel. Such assistance shall be provided on a grant basis as a cash transfer. Funds provided to Israel under this section may be used by Israel for incremental costs associated with the conflict in the Persian Gulf region without regard to section 531(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. (c) DESIGNATION AS EMERGENCY FOR BUDGETARY PURPOSES. — Funds authorized to be appropriated under this section are designated emergency requirements pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Approved March 28, 1991. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1284 (S. 595): CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 137 (1991): Mar. 6, considered and passed House. Mar. 13, considered and passed Senate.

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