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 108 STAT. 1652 PUBLIC LAW 103-306—AUG. 23, 1994 WEST BANK AND GAZA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND SEC. 569. Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading "Economic Support Fund", not less than $20,000,000 should be made available to support the creation and expansion of small and medium-sized businesses, including agricultural enterprises, in the West Bank and Gaza. All or any part of such funds may be used for the subsidy cost of direct loans and loan guarantees as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Funds made available under this heading shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. AGRICULTURAL AID TO THE NEW INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION SEC. 570. Of the funds appropriated by title II of this Act under the heading "Assistance for the New Independent States of the Former Soviet Union" up to $50,000,000 should be made available only for provision of United States agricultural commodities to address the food and nutrition needs of the people of the new independent states of the former Soviet Union: Provided, That in providing assistance under this section, primary emphasis shall be given to meeting the food and nutrition needs of children and pregnant and post-partum women: Provided further, That funds made available for the purposes of this section may be used for transportation of United States agricultural commodities provided under this section: Provided further, That the President may enter into agreements with the governments of the new independent states and nongovernmental organizations to provide for the sale of any part of the United States agricultural commodities in the new independent states for local currencies: Provided further. That any such local currencies shall be used in the new independent states to process, transport, store, distribute or otherwise enhance the effectiveness of the use of United States agricultural commodities provided under this section, and to support agricultural and rural development activities. Effective date. EXPORT FINANCING TRANSFER AUTHORITIES SEC. 571. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation other than for administrative expenses made available for fiscal year 1995 for programs under title IV of this Act may be transferred between such appropriations for use for any of the purposes, programs and activities for which the funds in such receiving account may be used, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 25 percent by any such transfer: Provided, That the exercise of such authority shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further. That $12,000,000 shall be immediately transferred from funds available to the Export- Import Bank for fiscal year 1994 to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and $1,000,000 shall be immediately transferred from funds available to the Export-Import Bank for fiscal year 1994 to the Trade and Development Agency: Provided further. That the provisions of the previous proviso shall be effective on the date of enactment of this Act.

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