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 91 STAT. 536 Effective date. 22 USC 21511 note.

PUBLIC LAW 95-88—AUG. 3, 1977 (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 1977. ,.^,

22 USC 2151k.

INTEGRATING

WOMEN

INTO

NATIONAL

ECONOMIES

SEC. 108. Section 113 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 113. INTEGRATING WOMEN INTO NATIONAL ECONOMIES.— (a) In

Report to Speaker of the House and congressional committee.

recognition of the fact that women in developing countries play a significant role in economic production, family support, and the overall development process of the national economies of such countries, this part shall be administered so as to give particular attention to those programs, projects, and activities which tend to integrate women into the national economies of developing countries, thus improving their status and assisting the total development effort. "(b) The President shall transmit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the impact of development programs^ projects, and activities on the integration of women into the developing economies of countries receiving assistance under this part. The report shall include— "(1) an evaluation of progress toward developing an adequate data base on the role of women in the national economies of recipient countries; "(2) a specific description of the efforts undertaken to implement subsection (a); and "(3) an evaluation of the effectiveness of such efforts. "(c) The report required by subsection (b) shall be transmitted not later than one year after the date of enactment of this subsection.". PROHIBITION ON U S E OF F U N D S FOR INVOLUNTARY STERILIZATIONS

22 USC 2151/.

SEC. 109. Section 114 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended— (1) by striking out "ABORTIONS.—" and inserting in lieu thereof "ABORTIONS OR INVOLUNTARY STERILIZATIONS.— (a) ";

and

(2) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(b) None of the funds made available to carry out this part shall be used to pay for the performance of involuntary sterilizations as a method of family planning or to coerce or provide any financial incentive to any person to practice sterilizations.". LIMITATIONS ON DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

22 USC 2151m.

22 USC 2346. 22 USC 2441.

SEC. 110, Section 115(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended to read as follows: "(a) None of the funds made available to carry out this chapter may be used in any fiscal year for any country to which assistance is furnished in such fiscal year under chapter 4 of part II (security supporting assistance) or under part VI (assistance for Middle East peace) unless the Congress has specifically authorized such use of those funds. The specific authorization requirement of this subsection shall be deemed to be satisfied if the purpose for which funds are to be used is described in the presentation materials submitted to the Congress on proposed development assistance programs for the fiscal year in question and the Congress indicates its approval of such use in the legislation authorizing development assistance programs for such fiscal year.".

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