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 118 STAT. 182 PUBLIC LAW 108–199—JAN. 23, 2004 and Assistance Act of 1954, may be made available only for personal services contractors assigned to the Office of Food for Peace. (d)(1) WAIVER.—The President may waive the provisions of section 1003 of Public Law 100–204 if the President determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representa tives and the President pro tempore of the Senate that it is impor tant to the national security interests of the United States. (2) PERIOD OF APPLICATION OF WAIVER.—Any waiver pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be effective for no more than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act. (e) SMALL BUSINESS.—In entering into multiple award indefi nite quantity contracts with funds appropriated by this Act, the United States Agency for International Development may provide an exception to the fair opportunity process for placing task orders under such contracts when the order is placed with any category of small or small disadvantaged business. (f) SHIPMENT OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.—During fiscal year 2004 and each fiscal year thereafter, of the amounts made available by the United States Agency for International Develop ment to carry out the provisions of section 123(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, funds may be made available to nongovern mental organizations for administrative costs necessary to imple ment a program to obtain available donated space on commercial ships for the shipment of humanitarian assistance overseas. (g) RECONSTITUTING CIVILIAN POLICE AUTHORITY.—In providing assistance with funds appropriated by this Act under section 660(b)(6) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, support for a nation emerging from instability may be deemed to mean support for regional, district, municipal, or other sub national entity emerging from instability, as well as a nation emerging from insta bility. (h) NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY.—Funds appro priated by this Act that are provided to the National Endowment for Democracy may be provided notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation. (i) WORLD FOOD PROGRAM.—Of the funds managed by the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance of the United States Agency for International Development, from this or any other Act, not less than $6,000,000 shall be made available as a general contribution to the World Food Program, notwith standing any other provision of law. (j) SUDAN.—For the purposes of section 501 of Public Law 106–570, the terms ‘‘areas outside of control of the Government of Sudan’’ and ‘‘area in Sudan outside of control of the Government of Sudan’’ shall, upon conclusion of a peace agreement between the Government of Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation Move ment, have the same meaning and application as was the case immediately prior to the conclusion of such agreement. (k) PROGRAMS.—Of the funds appropriated under ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ for Middle East regional programs, up to $5,000,000 may be made available for programs and activities of the Yitzhak Rabin Center for Israel Studies in Tel Aviv, Israel, and up to $5,000,000 may be made available for programs and activities of the Center for Human Dignity Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem. 50 USC 1701 note. 22 USC 2151u note.

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