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PUBLIC LAW 665-AUG. 26, 1954

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appropriated to the President for the fiscal year 1955 not to exceed $25,000,000 to carry out this section. SEC. 404. KESPONSIBILITIES I N GERMANY.—Upon approval by the

64 Stat. B81.

22 u^c m s c. Limitation.

67 Stat. 479.

Secretary of State, a part of the German currency now or hereafter deposited under the bilateral agreement of December 15, 1949, between ^]^g United States and the Federal Republic of Germany (or any supplementary or succeeding agreement) shall be deposited in the G A E I O A (Government and Relief in Occupied Areas) Special Account under the terms of article V of that agreement, and currency which has been or may be deposited in said account, and any portion of funds made available for assistance to the Federal Republic of Germany pursuant to section 403 of this Act, may be used for expenses necessary to meet the responsibilities or objectives of the United States in Germany, including responsibilities arising under the supreme authority assumed by the United States on June 5, 1945, and under contractual arrangements with the Federal Republic of Germany. Expenditures may be made under authority of this section in amounts and under conditions determined by the Secretary of State after consultation with the oiRcial primarily responsible for administration of programs under chapter 3 of title I, and without regard to any provision of law which the President determines must be disregarded in order to meet such responsibilities or objectives. SEC. 405. MOVEMENT or MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES.—(a) The President is hereby authorized to continue membership for the United States on the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration in accordance with its constitution approved in Venice, Italy, on October 19, 1953. For the purpose of assisting in the movement of migrants, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $11,189,190 for contributions during the calendar year 1955 to the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration, and thereafter such amounts as may be necessary from time to time for the payment by the United States of its contributions to the Committee and all necessary salaries and expenses incident to United States participation in the Committee. I n addition, the unexpended balance of the appropriation made pursuant to section 534 of the Mutual Security ^^^ ^f 1951, as amended, is hereby authorized to be continued available for the purpose of this subsection through June 30, 1955, and to be consolidated with the appropriation authorized in this subsection. ^j^^ Qf ^j^g fuuds made available under this Act, not more than $800,000 may be used by the President to facilitate the migration to the other American Republics of persons resident in that portion of the Ryukyu Island Archipelago under United States control. (c) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 1955 not to exceed $500,000 for contributions to the United Nations Refugee Emergency Fund. SEC. 406. CHILDREN'S WELFARE.—There is hereby authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $13,500,000 for contributions during the fiscal year 1955 to the United Nations Children's Fund. SEC. 407. PALESTINE REFUGEES I N THE NEAR EAST.—There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the President for the fiscal year 1955, not to exceed $30,000,000, to be used to make contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. I n addition, the unexpended balance of the appropriation made for the Palestine refugee program in the Mutual Security Appropriation Act, 1954, is hereby authorized to be continued available for the purpose of this section through June 30, 1955. Whenever the President shall determine that it would more effectively contribute to the relief, rehabilitation, and resettlement of Palestine refugees in

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