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PUBLIC LAW 99-83—AUG. 8, 1985 (b) IMPROVING ADMINISTRATIVE CAPABILITIES OF HOST GOVERN-

22 USC 2151s. Grants.

22 USC 290h-8.

MENTS.—Section 121 of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(e) Grants shall be made under this section to Sahel Development Program host governments in order to help them enhance their administrative capabilities to meet the administrative requirements resulting from donor country projects and activities.". SEC. 810. AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION. (a) AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 510 of the AfriCan Development Foundation Act is amended to read as follows: "AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS

22 USC 290h-9.

22 USC 2293 note.

7 USC 1721.

"SEC. 510. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title, in addition to amounts otherwise available for that purpose, $3,872,000 for fiscal year 1986 and $3,872,000 for fiscal year 1987. Funds appropriated under this section are authorized to remain available until expended.". (b) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES.—Section 511 of such Act is amended by striking out "1985" and inserting in lieu thereof "1990". SEC. 811. REPEAL OF CLARK AMENDMENT. Section 118 of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1980 (prohibiting assistance for military or paramilitary operations in Angola) is repealed. SEC. 812. FAILURE OF THE ETHIOPIAN GOVERNMENT TO RESPONSIBLY AMELIORATE FAMINE CONDITIONS. (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that— (1) many thousands of Ethiopian people have suffered and died, and an additional ten million people are in danger of death, through starvation caused by prolonged drought; (2) the Government of the United States has a continuing commitment to the emergency fund under title II of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (the Food For Peace Act); (3) United States emergency food assistance for Africa in fiscal year 1985 is more than twice the amount provided in fiscal year 1984, and is the largest amount contributed by any single donor; (4) the Ethiopian Government, as a client state of the Soviet Union, has considered the equipage and modernization of its five hundred thousand-person military organization more vital than alleviating the suffering of its people caused by drought; (5) the Ethiopian Government has considered the funding of its military organization more vital than promoting a viable national agrarian policy; (6) there is evidence that the Government of Ethiopia has used the drought-caused famine to induce cooperation from certain dedicated Ethiopians who seek to bring about fundamental changes in their country; (7) the United States Government is concerned about the seizure by the Ethiopian Government of an Australian aid ship in an attempt to cut off food to its citizens in the northern regions, an area most severely stricken by famine; and

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