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 99 STAT. 214

PUBLIC LAW 99-83—AUG. 8, 1985 "(15) United States cooperation in development should recognize as essential the need of developing countries to have access to appropriate technology in order to improve food and water, health and housing, education and employment, and agriculture and industry. "(16) United States assistance should focus on establishing and upgrading the institutional capacities of developing countries in order to promote long term development. An important component of institution building involves training to expand the human resource potential of people in developing countries.". SEC. 302. AGRICULTURE. RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AND NUTRITION.

22 USC 2151a.

22 USC 2151a note. 22 USC 2151b.

Section 103(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "There are authorized to be appropriated to the President for purposes of this section, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, $760,000,000 for fiscal year 1986 and $760,000,000 for fiscal year 1987. Of these amounts, the President may use such amounts as he deems appropriate to carry out the provisions of section 316 of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1980.". SEC. 303. POPULATION AND HEALTH.

Section 104(g) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended to read as follows: "(g) AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.—(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the President, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes— "(A) $290,000,000 for fiscal year 1986 and $290,000,000 for fiscal year 1987 to carry out subsection (b) of this section; and "(B) $205,000,000 for fiscal year 1986 and $205,000,000 for fiscal year 1987 to carry out subsection (c) of this section. "(2) Funds appropriated under this subsection are authorized to remain available until expended.". SEC. 304. CHILD SURVIVAL FUND.

22 USC 2151b.

Section 104(c)(2)(B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by striking out "$25,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$25,000,000 for fiscal year 1986 and $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1987". SEC. 305. PROMOTION OF IMMUNIZATION AND ORAL REHYDRATION.

Children and youth.

(a) POLICY AND GOAL.—Section 104(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(3) The Congress recognizes that the promotion of primary health care is a major objective of the foreign assistance program. The Congress further recognizes that simple, relatively low cost means already exist to reduce incidence of communicable diseases among children, mothers, and infants. The promotion of vaccines for immunization, and salts for oral rehydration, therefore, is an essential feature of the health assistance program. To this end, the Congress expects the agency primarily responsible for administering this part to set as a goal the protection of not less than 80 percent of all children, in those countries in which such agency has established

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