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(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such they are deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in that House in the case of resolutions described by subsection (c) of this section; and they supersede other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith; and

(2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that House.

FUNDING

SEC. 1503. (a) Currencies of least developed countries received as the result of agreements entered into under section 1501(a)(1) of this Act are authorized to be made available to the President during fiscal years 1974 and 1975 to carry out such agreements.

(b) of amounts received as repayments on loans made under prior foreign assistance loan legislation—

(1) $100,000,000 in dollar receipts are authorized to be made available to the President, during each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975, to make grants under agreements entered into under section 1501(a)(2) of this Act, and which thereafter become effective; and

(2) $100,000,000 in dollar receipts are authorized to be made available to the President, during each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975, to make contributions under agreements entered into under section 1501 (b) of this Act, and which thereafter become effective.

CHAPTER 17-CONTROL OF POPULATION GROWTH

GENERAL AUTHORITY

SEC. 1701. (a) The Foundation is authorized to provide assistance for programs relating to population growth in foreign countries and areas, on such terms and conditions as it shall determine, to foreign governments, the United Nations, its specialized agencies, and other international organizations and programs, United States and foreign nonprofit organizations, universities, hospitals, accredited health institutions, and voluntary health or other qualified organizations.

(b) In carrying out programs under this section, the Foundation shall establish reasonable procedures to insure, whenever family planning assistance from the United States Government is involved, that no individual is coerced to practice methods of family planning inconsistent with his or her moral, philosophical, or religious beliefs.

FUNDING

SEC. 1702. Of all funds provided to carry out this Act, not less than $150,000,000 shall be made available in fiscal year 1974 and $175,000,000 in fiscal year 1975 only to carry out this chapter.

CHAPTER 19-RELIEF AND REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE FOR SOUTH VIETNAM, LAOS AND CAMBODIA

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

SEC. 1901. It is the purpose of this chapter

(1) to authorize the furnishing of humanitarian relief assistance in South Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, with priority to be given refugee relief, health needs, child care, and aid to war victims;

(2) to assist the people of South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia to return to a normal peacetime existence in conformity with the Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam, signed January 27, 1973, and the cease-fire agreement for Laos, and any cease-fire agreement that may be entered into with respect to Cambodia ; and

(3) to encourage the formation of a multilateral effort, joined in by many countries, to assist in the reconstruction and development of these 3 countries.

AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 1902. (a) To carry out the purposes of this chapter, there are authorized to be appropriated to the President for fiscal year 1974, for assistance to South Vietnam, not to exceed $175,000,000, of which (1) not less than $50,000,000 shall be for projects or programs administered through multilateral organizations and nonprofit voluntary agencies, and (2) not less than $30,000,000 shall be reserved for contributions to a multilateral consortium formed for the purpose of promoting long-term reconstruction and development in South Vietnam.

(b) To carry out the purposes of this chapter, there are authorized to be appropriated to the President for fiscal year 1974, for assistance to Cambodia, not to exceed $35,000,000, of which (1) not less than $7,000,000 shall be for assistance to refugees to be administered through international organizations and nonprofit voluntary agencies, and (2) not less than $6,000,000 shall be reserved for contributions to a multilateral consortium formed for the purpose of promoting long-term reconstruction and development in Cambodia.

(c) To carry out the purposes of this chapter, there are authorized to be appropriated to the President for fiscal year 1974, for assistance to Laos, not to exceed $30,000,000, of which (1) not less than $8,000,000 shall be for projects or programs administered by international organizations or nonprofit voluntary agencies, and (2) not less than $4,000,000 shall be reserved for contributions to a multilateral consortium formed for the purpose of promoting long-term reconstruction and development in Laos.

PART III-MULTILATERAL ASSISTANCE

CHAPTER 21-UNITED NATIONS

AUTHORITY TO CONTRIBUTE

SEC. 2101, (a) The Foundation is authorized to make voluntary contributions to United Nations and its agencies (other than for the United Nations Development Program) on such terms and conditions as it considers appropriate.

(b) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Foundation, to carry out this section, $49,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975.

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

SEC. 2101. (a) The Foundation is authorized to make voluntary contributions on a grant basis to the United Nations Development Program, on such terms and conditions as the Foundation considers appropriate.

(b) Contributions to the Program may not exceed

(1) for calendar year 1974, 40 percent;

(2) for calendar year 1975, 35 percent;

(3) for calendar year 1976, 30 percent; and

(4) for each of the calendar years following 1976, 25 percent;

of the total amount contributed to the Program (including assessed and audited local costs) for each such year.

(c) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Foundation, to carry out this section, not to exceed $90,000,000 for fiscal year 1974 and $115,000,000 for fiscal year 1975.

INDUS BASIN DEVELOPMENT

SEC. 2103. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Foundation for grants for Indus Basin Development, in addition to any other funds available for such Development, not to exceed $15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975. Such amounts are authorized to remain available until expended. (b) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Foundation for loans for Indus Basin Development, in addition to any other funds available for such Development, $51,220,000 less the aggregate of appropriations made under section 302(b) (1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

CHAPTER 23-MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS

LOAN AUTHORITY

SEC. 2301. (a) The Foundation is authorized to enter into agreements to make loans, without requiring the payment of interest, to multilateral development

banks composed of representatives of at least 6 countries for the purpose of mak⚫ ing grants and loan interest loans to developing countries—

(1) if other countries agree to make loans to the banks not requiring the payment of interest;

(2) if the amount the Foundation agrees to lend does not exceed 25 percent of the total amount agreed to be lent from all other sources; and

(3) providing that the agreement of the Foundation is not disapproved by Congress.

(b) of amounts received as repayments on loans made under prior foreign assistance loan legislation, not to exceed $75,000,000 in dollar receipts are au thorized to be made available to the Foundation, during fiscal year 1974 and $100,000,000 during fiscal year 1975, to carry out this chapter.

CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL OF LOANS

SEC. 2302. (a) The Foundation shall submit to Congress each agreement entered into under section 2301 of this Act. Each such agreement shall be delivered to both Houses on the same day and to each House while it is in session. Not more than one such agreement shall be submitted to Congress in any calendar week.

(b) (1) The Foundation may carry out such agreement effective at the end of the first period of 60 calendar days of continuous session of Congress after the date on which the agreement is submitted to it, unless between the date of submittal and the end of the 60-day period Congress passes a concurrent resolu tion stating in substance that that House does not favor the agreement. (2) For the purpose of paragraph (1) of this subsection

(A) continuity of session is broken only by an adjournment of Congress sine die; and

(B) the days on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more than 3 days to a day certain are excluded in the computation of the 60-day period.

(c) For purposes of this subsection and subsection (d) of this section, "resolution" means a concurrent resolution of Congress submitted under this section, the matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: "That the Congress does not approve the loan agreement submitted to Congress, under section 2302 of the International Development Act, by the United States Foundation for International Development on 19-.", with the blank space being appropriately filled; but does not include a resolution which specified more than one such agreement.

(d) The provisions of section 1502(d)–(i) of this Act apply with respect to any resolution submitted under this section.

PART IV-HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

CHAPTER 31-DISASTER AND REFUGEE RELIEF

AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE RELIEF GRANTS

SEC. 3101. (a) The Foundation is authorized to furnish grant assistance, outside the United States, its territories, and possessions, on such terms and conditions as it may consider appropriate—

(1) for famine and disaster relief and refugee and migration assistance;

(2) for reconstruction or rehabilitation assistance for victims of famine and disasters; and

(3) or aid in the preparation for, or prevention of, the effects of imminent threatened famine or disasters.

Assistance under clauses (1) and (2) of this subsection shall be furnished no later than one year after the disaster or famine has ended.

(b) Assistance made available under this chapter shall be provided, to the maximum extent practicable, under the auspices of and by international organizations and the relief agencies or United States voluntary agencies.

SUPPORT OF VOLUNTARY ASSISTANCE

SEC. 3102. The Foundation is authorized to pay transportation charges from United States ports, or in the case of excess or surplus property supplied by the United States Government, from foreign ports, on shipments by the American

Red Cross and United States voluntary agencies. Where practicable, the Foundation shall make arrangements with the receiving country for free entry of such shipments and for the making available by that country of local currencies to defray the transportation cost of such shipments from the port of entry of the receiving country or area to the designated shipping point of the consignee.

AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 3103. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Foundation, to carry out this chapter, not to exceed $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975.

PART V-INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL

CHAPTER 41-NARCOTICS CONTROL PROGRAM

AGREEMENTS ON CONTROLLING NARCOTICS

SEC. 4101. It is the sense of the Congress that effective international cooperation is necessary to put an end to the illicit production, smuggling, trafficking in, and abuse of dangerous drugs. In order to promote such cooperation, the Secretary of State, under the direction of the President, is authorized to conclude agreements with other countries to facilities control of the production, processing, transportation, and distribution of narcotics analgesics, including opium and its derivatives, other narcotic drugs and psychotropics, and other controlled substances as defined in the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the Secretary of State is authorized to furnish assistance to any country or international organization, on such terms and conditions as he may determine, for the control of the production of, or processing of, smuggling of, and traffic in narcotic and psychotropic drugs. The Secretary of State shall suspend assistance (including sales, credit sales, and guaranties) furnished under this or any other Act, and under title I of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, with respect to any country when the Secretary of State determines that the government of such country has failed to take adequate steps to prevent narcotic drugs and other controlled substances (as defined by the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970) produced or processed, in whole or in part, in such country, or transported through such country, from being sold illegally within the jurisdiction of such country to United States Government personnel or their dependents, or from entering the United States unlawfully, Such suspension shall continue until the Secretary of State determines that the government of such country has taken adequate steps to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 4102. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State, to carry out this chapter, not to exceed $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1974. Any amount appropriated under this section is authorized to remain available until expended.

PART VI-GENERAL LIMITATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 51-GENERAL LIMITATIONS

USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES

SEC. 5101. The furnishing of any assistance under this Act shall not be construed as creating a new commitment or as affecting any existing commitment to use Armed Forces of the United States for the defense of any foreign country.

FAILURE TO PROVIDE REQUESTED INFORMATION

SEC. 5102. (a) None of the funds made available pursuant to the provisions of this Act shall be used to carry out any project or activity after the expiration of the 35-day period which begins on the date the General Accounting Office or any committee of the Congress charged with considering legislation, appropriations, or expenditures under this Act has delivered to the office of the head of any agency of the United States Government carrying out such provision a

written request that it be furnished any document, paper, communication, audit, review, finding, recommendation, report, or other material in its custody or control relating to the administration of such provision in such country or with respect to such project or activity, unless and until there has been furnished to the General Accounting Office, or to such committee, as the case may be, the document, paper, communication, audit, review, finding, recommendation, report, or other material so requested.

(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to any communication that is directed by the President to a particular officer or employee of any such agency or to any communication that is directed by any such officer or employee to the President.

PROCUREMENT

SEC. 5103. (a) Funds made available under this Act may be used for procurement outside the United States only if the President determines that such procurement will not result in adverse effects upon the economy of the United States or the industrial mobilization base, with special reference to any areas of labor surplus or to the net position of the United States in its balance of payments with the rest of the world, which outweigh the economic or other advantages to the United States of less costly procurement outside the United States, and only if the price of any commodity procured in bulk is lower than the market price prevailing in the United States at the time of procurement, adjusted for differences in the cost of transportation to destination, quality, and terms of payment.

(b) No funds made available under this Act shall be used for the purchase in bulk of any commodities at prices higher than the market price prevailing in the United States at the time of purchase, adjusted for differences in the cost of transportation to destination, quality, and terms of payment.

(c) In providing for the procurement of any agricultural commodity or product thereof available for disposition under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, for transfer by grant under this Act to any recipient country in accordance with its requirements, the President shall, insofar as practicable and when in furtherance of the purposes of this Act, authorize the procurement of such agricultural commodity only within the United States except to the extent that such agricultural commodity is not available in the United States in sufficient quantities to supply emergency requirements of recipients under this Act.

(d) In providing assistance in the procurement of commodities in the United States, the United States dollars shall be made available for marine insurance on such commodities where such insurance is placed on a competitive basis in accordance with normal trade practice prevailing prior to the outbreak of World War II, except that in the event a participating country by statutes, decree, rule, or regulation, discriminates against any marine insurance company authorized to do business in any State of the United States, then commodities purchased with funds provided hereunder and destined for such country shall be insured in the United States against marine risk with a company or companies authorized to do a marine insurance business in any State of the United States. (e) No funds made available under this Act shall be used for the procurement of any agricultural commodity or product thereof outside the United States when the domestic price of such commodity is less than parity.

(f) The President shall take all appropriate steps to assure that, to the maximum extent possible, United States-owned foreign currencies are utilized in lieu of dollars. Dollar funds made available under this Act shall not be expended for goods and service when United States-owned foreign currencies are available for such purposes unless the administrative official approving the voucher certifies as to the reason for the use of dollars in each case. The President shall also take all appropriate steps to assure that, to the maximum extent possible, countries receiving assistance under this Act contribute local currencies to meet the cost of contractual and other services rendered in conjunction with such assistance.

SMALL BUSINESS

SEC. 5104. Insofar as practicable and to the maximum extent consistent with the accomplishment of the purposes of this Act, American small business shall be assisted in participating equitably in the furnishing of commodities, articles, and services financed with funds made available under this Act

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