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the United Nations, in determining the need for, the feasibility of, and cost of an equitably-shared basis of, establishing an international system of strategic food reserves; and

(4) report his findings and recommendations to the Congress on the implementation of this section no later than December 31, 1974.

(b) It is further the sense of the Congress that

(1) in making assessments which would affect or relate to the level of domestic production, the Executive Branch should inIclude in the estimates of overall utilization the expected demands for humanitarian food assistance through such programs as are carried out under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (Public Law 480); and

(2) legislation providing increased flexibility for responding to emergency and humanitarian requirements for food assistance should be considered as promptly as possible to the end that the last sentence of section 401 of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (Public Law 480), may be amended by striking the period and inserting in lieu thereof a comma and the following: "unless the Secretary determines that some part of the exportable supply should be used to carry out the national interest and humanitarian objectives of this Act."

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Sec. 40.14 Effective July 1, 1974, no amount of any foreign currency (including principal and interest from loan repayments) which accrues in connection with any sale for foreign currency under any provision of law may be used under any agreement entered into after the date of the enactment of this Act, or any revision or extension entered into after such date of any prior or subsequent agreement, to provide any assistance to any foreign country to procure equipment, materials, facilities, or services for the common defense, including internal security unless such agreement is specifically authorized by legislation enacted after such date.

13 See also Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended (Public Law 83-665, 68 Stat. 832), sec. 502, Use of Foreign Currencies, page 597.

14 22 U.S.C. 2151 note.

z. Foreign Assistance Act of 1971

Partial text of Public Law 92-226 [S. 2819], 86 Stat. 20, approved February 7, 1972

AN ACT To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Foreign Assistance Act of 1971".

NOTE.-Except for the provisions quoted here, the FA Act of 1971 consists of amendments to the FA Act of 1961, the Foreign Military Sales Act, the 1971 Act to amend the FMS Act, the Act to authorize participation by the United States in the Interparliamentary Union, the Joint Resolution to authorize participation by the United States in parliamentary conferences of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Part IV of the FA Act of 1969, the Act to provide certain basic authority for the Department of State, the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, the Special FA Act of 1971, and Public Law 89-367 (Armed Forces Appropriation Authorization, 1966).

FOOD-FOR-PEACE PROGRAM

Sec. 2. It is the sense of the Congress that funds to administer the food-for-peace program should not be reduced as the result of any reduction in the authorizations provided to carry out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

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(3) The provisions of this subsection 2 and section 657 of such Act, as added by subsection (b) of this Act, shall apply with respect to each fiscal year commencing on or after July 1, 1971.

PART IV-MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 403. Paragraph (9) of section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, relating to level III of the Executive Schedule, is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof the following: "and

1 22 U.S.C. 2151 note. See also the Food for Peace Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-808, 80 Stat. 1526), page 1042.

2 This subsection provided that the definition of "Value" appearing in sec. 644(m) was not applicable when the word "Value" was used in sec. 657.

an Under Secretary of State for Coordinating Security Assistance Programs".

Sec. 407. (a) It is the purpose of this section to enable the Congress generally, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives in particular, to carry out the purposes and intent of the Legislative Reorganization Acts of 1946 and 1970, with respect

to

(1) the analysis, appraisal, and evaluation of the application, administration, and execution of the laws relating to the Department of State and the United States Information Agency and of matters relating to the foreign relations of the United States; and

(2) providing periodic authorizations of appropriations for that Department and Agency.

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Sec. 410. The Congress strongly urges the President to undertake such negotiations as may be necessary to implement that tion of the recommendations of the Report of the President's Commission for the Observance of the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the United Nations (known as the "Lodge Commission") which proposes that the portion of the regular assessed costs to be paid by the United States to the United Nations be reduced so that the United States is assessed in each year not more than 25 per centum of such costs assessed all members of the United Nations for that year.

3 See also sec. 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (Public Law 84-885, 70 Stat. 890), vol. II, sec. D; and sec. 701 of the United States Information and Education Exchange Act of 1948 (Public Law 80-402, 62 Stat. 6), vol II, sec. E.

See also Appropriations Limitation on Contributions to International Organizations (Public Law 92-544, 86 Stat. 1109), vol II, sec. H.

aa. Special Foreign Assistance Act of 1971, as amended

Partial text of Public Law 91-652 [H.R. 19911), 84 Stat. 1942, approved January 5, 1971, as amended by Public Law 92-226 [Foreign Assistance Act of 1971, S. 2819], 86 Stat. 27, 35, approved February 7, 1972

NOTE.-Except for the provisions noted below, the Special Foreign Assistance Act of 1971 consists of amendments to the FA Act of 1961.

AN ACT To provide additional foreign assistance authorizations, and for other

purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Special Foreign Assistance Act of 1971".

Sec. 2. There are authorized to be appropriated to the President for the fiscal year 1971 not to exceed

(1) $85,000,000 for additional military assistance and $70,000,000 for special economic assistance for Cambodia;

(2) $100,000,000 for economic and military assistance programs to replace funds which were transferred by the President for use in Cambodia;

(3) $150,000,000 for additional military assistance for the Republic of Korea;

(4) $30,000,000 for additional military assistance for Jordan; (5) $3,000,000 for additional military assistance for Indonesia and $10,000,000 to replace funds transferred from other programs for use in Indonesia;

(6) $5,000,000 for additional military assistance for Lebanon; (7) $65,000,000 for additional supporting assistance for Vietnam; and

(8) $17,000,000 for additional general military assistance to compensate for a shortage in anticipated recovery of funds from past years' programs.

Sec. 3. The President is authorized, until June 30, 1972, to transfer to the Republic of Korea such defense articles located in Korea and belonging to the Armed Forces of the United States on July 1, 1970, as he may determine, except that no funds heretofore or hereafter appropriated under this Act or the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be available for reimbursement to any agency of the United States Government for any transfer made pursuant to this section.

1 22 U.S.C. 2302 note.

Sec. 4. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, any assistance furnished out of funds appropriated under section 2 of this Act and any transfer made under section 3 of this Act shall be furnished or transferred, as the case may be, in accordance with all of the purposes and limitations applicable by statute to that type of assistance or transfer under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (including the provisions of section 652 2 of such Act, as added by section 8 of this Act).

Sec. 6. (a)

(b) 3 Excess foreign currencies held in Pakistan not allocated on the date of enactment of this section are authorized to be appropriated for a period of one year from such date of enactment to help Pakistan withstand the disaster which has occurred.

Sec. 7.4 (a) In line with the expressed intention of the President of the United States, none of the funds authorized or appropriated pursuant to this or any other Act may be used to finance the introduction of United States ground combat troops into Cambodia, or to provide United States advisers to or for military, paramilitary, police, or other security or intelligence forces 5 in Cambodia.

(b) Military and economic assistance provided by the United States to Cambodia and authorized or appropriated pursuant to this or any other Act shall not be construed as a commitment by the United States to Cambodia for its defense.

2 For text of sec. 652 as added to the FA Act of 1961 by sec. 8 of this Act, see page 240.

$ 22 U.S.C. 2261 note.

* 22 U.S.C. 2411 note.

"The words "military, paramilitary, police, or other security or intelligence forces" were substituted in lieu of "Cambodian military forces" by sec. 408 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1971 (Public Law 92-226, 86 Stat. 20.

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