Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 89.djvu/928

 PUBLIC LAW 94-161—DEC. 20, 1975

89 STAT. 868 22 USC 2151 note.

1976 by the International Development and Food Assistance Act of 1975, in accordance with the provisions applicable to such programs and activities for such fiscal year, except that the total amount appropriated for such period shall not exceed one-fourth of the total amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 1976 for such programs and activities,". DISCRIMINATION" AGAINST UNITED STATES PERSONNEL

SEC. 318, Part III of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: 22 USC 2426.

Rules and regulations.

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666. DISCRIMINATION AGAINST UNITED STATES PERSONNEL,—

(a) The President shall not take into account, in assigning officers and employees of the United States to carry out any economic development assistance programs funded under this Act in any foreign country, the race, religion, national origin, or sex of any such officer or employee. Such assignments shall be made solely on the basis of ability and relevant experience. " (b) Effective six months after the date of enactment of the International Development and Food Assistance Act of 1975, or on such earlier date as the President may determine, none of the funds made available under this Act may be used to provide economic development assistance to any country which objects to the presence of any officer or employee of the United States who is present in such country for the purpose of carrying out any program of economic development assistance authorized by the provisions of this Act on the basis of the race, religion, national origin, or sex of such officer or employee. "(c) The Secretary of State shall promulgate such rules and regulations as he may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this section,". OPERATING E X P E N S E S

22 USC 2427. 22 USC 2151.

SEC. 319. Part III of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "SEC. 667. OPERATING EXPENSES.—Nothing in this Act is intended to preclude the Committees on Appropriations, in appropriation legislation, from setting a ceiling on operating expenses of the agency primarily responsible for administering part I and limiting the availability of other sums therefor.". LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO CHILE

7 USC 1701.

SEC. 320. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total amount of economic assistance (including but not limited to housing guaranties and sales under title I of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954) that may be made available to Chile may not exceed $90,000,000 during the fiscal year 1976. SETTLEMENT OF DEBT OWED THE UNITED STATES

22 USC 2220a note.

SEC. 321. No debt owed to the United States by any foreign country with respect to the payment of any loan made under any program funded under this Act may be settled in an amount less than the full amount of such debt unless the Congress by concurrent resolution approves of such settlement.

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