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 71 S T A T. ]

PUBLIC LAW 85-279-SEPT. 3, 1957

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for the same period as the respective appropriations in this Act for the same general purpose, may be consolidated in one account for each paragraph. DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Administrative expenses: For expenses of the Department of State as authorized by section 411(c) of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended, $4,577,000.

Ante, p. 362.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 102. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States not heretofore authorized by the Congress. SEC. 103. Payments made from funds appropriated herein for engineering fees and services to any individual engineering firm on any one project in excess of $25,000 shall be reported to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives at least twice annually. SEC. 104. Pursuant to section 1415 of the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1953, and in addition to other amounts made available pursuant to said section, not to exceed the equivalent of $300,000 of foreign currencies or credits owed to or owned b3^ the United States shall remain available until expended, without reimbursement to the Treasury, for liquidation of obligations incurred against such currencies or credits prior to July 1, 1953, pursuant to authority contained in the Mutual Security Act of 1951, as amended, and Acts for which funds were authorized by that Act and, hereafter, foreign currencies generated under the provisions of this Act shall be utilized only for the purposes for which the funds providing the commodities which generated the currency were appropriated. SEC. 105. None of the funds provided by this Act nor any of the counterpart funds generated as a result of assistance under this or any other Act shall be used to make payments on account of the principal or interest on any debt of any foreign government or on any loan made to such government by any other foreign government; nor shall any of these funds be expended for any purpose for which funds have been withdrawn by any recipient country to make payment on such debts: Provided, That to the extent that funds have been borrowed by any foreign government in order to make a deposit of counterpart and such deposit is in excess of the amount that would be required to be deposited pursuant to the formula prescribed by section 142 (b) of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended, such counterpart may be used in such country for any agreed purpose consistent with the provisions of such Act. SEC. 106. Except for the appropriations entitled "Special assistance, general authorization" and "Development loan fund", not more than 20 per centum of any appropriation item made available by this Act shall be obligated and/or reserved during the last month of availability. SEC. 107. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be used to carry out the purposes of the first sentence of section 400(c) of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended. SEC. 108. The appropriations and authority with respect thereto in this Act shall be available from July 1, 1957, for the purposes provided in such appropriations and authority. All obligations incurred during the period between June 30, 1957, and the date of enactment of this Act in anticipation of such appropriations and authority are hereby ratified and confirmed if in accordance with the terms hereof.

P u b 1 i c i t y or propaganda.

E n gine ering fees. Report to Congress.

Foreign c urrenc y. 66 Stat. 662. 31 USC 724.

65 Stat. 373. 22 USC 1651 note.

Foreign government debts.

69 Stat. 285. 22 USC 1852.

Restriction,

Ante, p. 360. A v a i l a b i l i t y of funds and authority.

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