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 108 STAT. 1648 PUBLIC LAW 103-306—AUG. 23, 1994 (c) For purposes of this section, the term "appropriate committees" means the Committees on Foreign Relations and Appropriations of the Senate and Committees on Foreign Affairs and Appropriations of the House of Representatives. PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO UNITED NATIONS MEMBERS SEC. 558. None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to this Act for carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used to pay in whole or in part any assessments, arrearages, or dues of any member of the United Nations. CONSULTING SERVICES SEC. 559. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order pursuant to existing law. PRIVATE VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS—DOCUMENTATION SEC. 560. None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to this Act shall be available to a private voluntary organization which fails to provide upon timely request any document, file, or record necessary to the auditing requirements of the Agency for International Development, nor shall any of the funds appropriated by this Act be made available to any private voluntary organization which is not registered with the Agency for International Development. SPECIAL DEBT RELIEF FOR THE POOREST SEC 561. (a) AUTHORITY TO REDUCE DEBT.— The President may reduce amounts owed to the United States (or any agency of the United States) by an eligible country as a result of— (1) guarantees issued under sections 221 and 222 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; or (2) credits extended or guarantees issued under the Arms Export Control Act. (b) LIMITATIONS.— (1) The authority provided by subsection (a) may be exercised only to implement multilateral official debt relief and referendum agreements, commonly referred to as "Paris Club Agreed Minutes". (2) The authority provided by subsection (a) may be exercised only in such amounts or to such extent as is provided in advance by appropriations Acts. (3) The authority provided by subsection (a) may be exercised only with respect to countries with heavy debt burdens that are eligible to borrow from the International Development Association, but not from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, commonly referred to as "IDA-only" countries. (c) CONDITIONS.—The authority provided by subsection (a) may be exercised only with respect to a country whose government^--

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