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PUBLIC LAW 93-559-DEC. 30, 1974

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(7) to provide humanitarian assistance to Indochina wherever practicable under the auspices of and by the United Nations and its specialized agencies, other international organizations or arrangements, multilateral institutions, and private voluntary agencies with a minimum presence and activity of United States Government personnel, (b) This section shall not be construed to imply continuation of a United States financial commitment beyond the authorization provided for in this Act or amendments made by this Act. INDOCHINA POSTWAR RECONSTRUCTION

SEC. 36. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated to the President to furnish assistance for the relief and reconstruction of South Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, for the fiscal year 1975 not to exceed $617,000,000, Of the amount appropriated for fiscal year 1975— (1) $449,900,000 shall be available only for the relief and reconstruction of South Vietnam in accordance with section 38 of this Act; (2) $100,000,000 shall be available only for the relief and reconstruction of Cambodia in accordance with section 39 of this Act; (3) $40,000,000 shall be available only for the relief and reconstruction of Laos in accordance with section 40 of this Act; (4) $4,100,000 shall be available only for the regional development program; (5) $16,000,000 shall be available only for support costs for the agency primarily responsible for carrying out this part; and (6) $7,000,000 shall be available only for humanitarian assistance through international organizations. Such amounts are authorized to remain available until expended. (b) The authority of section 610(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may not be used in fiscal year 1975 to transfer funds made available for any provision of such Act of 1961 into funds made available for part V of such Act for South Vietnam, Cambodia, or Laos under this section. (c) No assistance may be provided to South Vietnam, Cambodia, or Laos in fiscal year 1975 under part I (including chapter 4 of part II) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. This prohibition may not be waived under section 614(a) of such Act of 1961 or any other provision of law. (d) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, funds made available under any provision of this or any other law for the purpose of providing military assistance for South Vietnam, Laos, or Cambodia during fiscal year 1975 may be transferred to, and consolidated with, any funds made available to that country for war relief, reconstruction, or general economic development, if such transfer does not result in a greater amount than is allocated for such country under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a). (e) To the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, all prohibitions, restrictions, limitations, and authorities contained in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which are applicable to part V of such Act of 1961 shall apply with respect to the assistance authorized by this section.

Appropriation, 22 USC 2432 note.

22 USC 2360. 22 USC 2431.

22 USC 2151. 22 USC 2364. Transfer of funds.

22 USC 2151 note.

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