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 112 STAT. 2681-177 PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 CHILD SURVIVAL, AIDS, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES SEC. 522. Up to $10,000,000 of the funds made available by this Act for assistance for family planning, health, child survival, basic education, AIDS and other infectious diseases, may be used to reimburse United States Government agencies, agencies of State governments, institutions of higher learning, and private and voluntary organizations for the full cost of individuals (including for the personal services of such individuals) detailed or assigned to, or contracted by, as the case may be, the Agency for International Development for the purpose of carrying out family planning activities, child survival, and basic education activities, and activities relating to research on, and the prevention, treatment and control of acquired immune deficiency syndrome or other diseases in developing countries: Provided, That funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for child survival activities or disease programs including activities relating to research on, and the prevention, treatment and control of, acquired immune deficiency S3aidrome may be made available notwithstanding any provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries: Provided further, That funds appropriated under title II of this Act may be made available pursuant to section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 if a primary purpose of the assistance is for child survival and related programs: Provided further. That funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for family planning activities may be made available notwithstanding section 512 of this Act and section 620(q) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. PROHIBITION AGAINST INDIRECT FUNDING TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES SEC. 523. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated to finance indirectly any assistance or reparations to Cuba, Iraq, Libya, Iran, Syria, North Korea, or the People's Republic of China, unless the President of the United States certifies that the withholding of these funds is contrary to the national interest of the United States. RECIPROCAL LEASING SEC. 524. Section 61(a) of the Arms Export Control Act is 22 USC 2796. amended by striking out "1998" and inserting in lieu thereof "the current fiscal year". NOTIFICATION ON EXCESS DEFENSE EQUIPMENT SEC. 525. Prior to providing excess Department of Defense articles in accordance with section 516(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Department of Defense shall notify the Committees on Appropriations to the same extent and under the same conditions as £u-e other committees pursuant to subsection (c) of that section: Provided, That before issuing a letter of offer to sell excess defense articles under the Arms Export Control Act, the Department of Defense shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in accordance with the regular notification procedures of such Committees: Provided further. That such Committees shall also be informed of the original acquisition cost of such defense articles.

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