Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 97.djvu/246

 97 STAT. 214 PUBLIC LAW 98-43—JUNE 27, 1983 June 27, 1983 [S. 639] Lebanon Emergency Assistance Act of 1983. Public Law 98-48 98th Congress An Act To authorize supplemental assistance to aid Lebanon in rebuilding its economy and armed forces, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SHORT TITLE SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the "Lebanon Emergency Assistance Act of 1983". Appropriation authorization. 22 USC 2346. Appropriation authorization. 22 USC 2347. 22 USC 2764. ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND SEC. 2. (a) It is hereby determined that the national interests of the United States would be served by the authorization and appro- priation of additional funds for economic assistance for Lebanon in order to promote the economic and political stability of that country and to support the international effort to strengthen a sovereign and independent Lebanon. (b) Accordingly, in addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 1983 to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, there are authorized to be appropriated $150,000,000 to carry out such provi- sions with respect to Lebanon. (c) Amounts authorized by this section may be appropriated in an appropriation Act for any fiscal year (including a continuing resolu- tion) and shall continue to be available beyond that fiscal year notwithstanding any provision of that appropriation Act to the contrary. MILITARY SALES AND RELATED PROGRAMS SEC. 3. (a) In order to support the rebuilding of the armed forces of Lebanon, the Congress finds that the national security interests of the United States would be served by the authorization and appro- priation of additional funds to provide training for the Lebanese armed forces and by the authorization of additional foreign military sales guaranties to finance procurements by Lebanon of defense articles and defense services for its security requirements. (b) In addition to amounts otherwise made available for the fiscal year 1983 to carry out the provisions of chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, there are authorized to be appropri- ated for the fiscal year 1983 $1,000,000 to carry out such provisions with respect to Lebanon. (c) In addition to amounts otherwise made available for the fiscal year 1983 for loan guaranties under section 24(a) of the Arms Export Control Act, $100,000,000 of loan principal are authorized to be so guaranteed during such fiscal year for Lebanon.

�