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 PUBLIC LAW 97-113—DEC. 29, 1981

95 STAT. 1533

Act for southern African re^onal programs may be used to finance 22 USC 2346. such scholarships in lieu of an equal amount under this section/'. ENERGY, PRIVATE VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS, AND SELECTED DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES SEC. 304. (a) Section 106(d)(3) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 22 USC 2151d. is amended by inserting immediately before the semicolon at the end thereof the following: "and programs of disaster preparedness, including the prediction of and contingency planning for natural disasters abroad". (b) Section 106(e)(l) of such Act is amended by striking out "$140,000,000 for the fiscal year 1981" and inserting in lieu thereof "$147,200,000 for the fiscal year 1982 and $147,200,000 for the fiscal year 1983". UNITED NATIONS DECADE FOR WOMEN

SEC. 305. Section 113 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is 22 USC 2151k. amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(c) Not less than $500,000 of the funds made available under this chapter for the fiscal year 1982 shall be expended on international programs which support the original goals of the United Nations Decade for Women.. HUMAN RIGHTS

SEC. 306. The first sentence of section 116(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by striking out "thefiscalyear 1981" and 22 USC 2151n. inserting in lieu thereof "each of the fiscal years 1982 and 1983". ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES

SEC. 307. Section 118 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is 22 USC 2151p. amended to read as follows: "SEC. 118. ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES.—(a) The Congress finds that if current trends in the degradation of natural resources in developing countries continue, they will severely undermine the best efforts to meet basic human needs, to achieve sustained economic growth, and to prevent international tension and conflict. The Congress also finds that the world faces enormous, urgent, and complex problems, with respect to natural resources, which require new forms of cooperation between the United States and developing countries to prevent such problems from becoming unmanageable. It is, therefore, in the economic and security interests of the United States to provide leadership both in thoroughly reassessing policies relating to natural resources and the environment, and in cooperating extensively with developing countries in order to achieve environmentally sound development. "(b) In order to address the serious problems described in subsection (a), the President is authorized to furnish assistance under this part for developing and strengthening the capacity of developing countries to protect and manage their environment and natural resources. Special efforts shall be made to maintain and where possible to restore the land, vegetation, water, wildlife, and other resources upon which depend economic growth and human wellbeing, especially of the poor. "(c)(1) The President, in implementing programs and projects under this chapter, shall take fully into account the impact of such programs and projects upon the environment and natural resources of developing countries. Subject to such procedures as the President

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