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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 16- -APR. 3, 1948 Ante, p. 151 Free entry of relief supplies. Refusal of delivery of certain commodi- ties. 0U. . C. app. 1701; Supp. I, 701. Ante, p. 10. ocean freight charges from a United States port to a designated foreign port of entry (1) of supplies donated to, or purchased by, United States voluntary nonprofit relief agencies registered with and recom- mended by the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid for operations in Europe, or (2) of relief packages conforming to such specified size, weight, and contents, as the Administrator may prescribe originating in the United States and consigned to an individual resid- ing in a participating country receiving assistance under this title in the form of grants or any of the zones of occupation of Germany for which assistance is provided under this title and the Free Territory of Trieste or either of its zones. Where practicable the Administrator is directed to make an agreement with such country for the use of a portion of the deposit of local currency placed in a special account pursuant to paragraph 6 of subsection (b) of section 115 of this title, for the purpose of defraying the transportation cost of such supplies and relief packages from the port of entry of such country to the desig- nated shipping point of consignee. The Secretary of State, after con- sultation with the Administrator, shall make agreements where prac- ticable with the participating countries for the free entry of such supplies and relief packages. (d) The Administrator is directed to refuse delivery insofar as practicable to participating countries of commodities which go into the production of any commodity for delivery to any nonparticipating European country which commodity would be refused export licenses to those countries by the United States in the interest of national se- curity. Whenever the Administrator believes that the issuance of a license for the export of any commodity to any country wholly or partly in Europe which is not a participating country is inconsistent with the purposes and provisions of this title, he shall so advise the department, agency, or officer in the executive branch of the Govern- ment exercising the authority with respect to such commodity granted to the President by section 6 of the Act of July 2, 1940 (54 Stat. 714), as amended, and, if differences of view are not adjusted by consulta- tion, the matter shall be referred to the President for final decision. TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE SEC. 118. The Administrator, in determining the form and measure of assistance provided under this title to any participating country, shall take into account the extent to which such country is complying with its undertakings embodied in its pledges to other participating countries and in its agreement concluded with the United States under section 115. The Administrator shall terminate the provision of assistance under this title to any participating country whenever he determines that (1) such country is not adhering to its agreement con- cluded under section 115, or is diverting from the purposes of this title assistance provided hereunder, and that in the circumstances remedial action other than termination will not more effectively pro- mote the purposes of this title or (2) because of changed conditions, assistance is no longer consistent with the national interest of the United States. Termination of assistance to any country under this section shall include the termination of deliveries of all supplies sched- uled under the aid program for such country and not yet delivered. EXEMPTION FROM CONTRACT AND ACCOUNTING LAWS SEC. 119. When the President determines it to be in furtherance of the purposes of this title, the functions authorized under this title may be performed without regard to such provisions of law regulating the making, performance, amendment, or modification of contracts and the expenditure of Government funds as the President may specify. 154 [62 STAT.

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