(1) due to the long historical ties between the
United States and Liberia, and the support that the
United States provided to the Doe regime during the
1980s, the United States has a unique responsibility
to the people of Liberia;
(2) the United States should continue to pro-
vide support to the United Nations peacekeeping
forces in Liberia in order to end the civil war that
began in December 1989, has claimed 150,000 lives,
and has left 1,700,000 persons displaced;
(3) supporting and facilitating the cease-fire in
Liberia that became effective August 1, 1993, pro-
vides the United States with an opportunity to fulfill
its responsibility to the people of Liberia by helping
to restore political order in that country; and
(4) the United States should continue to help
the people of Liberia by providing a substantial com-
mitment of assistance for the reconstruction of that
country.
SEC. 3. INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE.
Chapter 9 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2292–2292p) is amended by adding
at the end thereof the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 495L. LIBERIAN CIVIL STRIFE ASSISTANCE.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE.—The Presi-
dent is authorized to provide assistance for civil strife re-
lief, rehabilitation, and general recovery in Liberia. Assist-
ance under this section shall be for humanitarian purposes
and shall be provided on a grant basis.
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—In providing the assistance
authorized in subsection (a), priority shall be given to
funding activities which—
‘‘(1) maximize the use of private voluntary
agencies for relief, rehabilitation, and recovery
projects;
‘‘(2) emphasize emergency health projects, in-
cluding efforts to rehabilitate the primary health
care system of Liberia;
‘‘(3) contribute to the restoration of schools and
the general education system, including efforts to
support the teaching of displaced children; and
‘‘(4) contribute to efforts by the international
community to respond to Liberian relief and devel-
opment needs.
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; TRANS-
FERS.—
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In
addition to the amounts otherwise available for such
purpose, there are authorized to be appropriated to
the President $45,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and
$45,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 for use in provid-
ing assistance under this section.
‘‘(2) MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.—The
President is authorized to transfer up to $750,000
of the amount appropriated pursuant to this section
in each of fiscal years 1994 and 1995 to the ‘Oper-
ating Expenses of the Agency for International De-
velopment’ account. These funds shall be used for
management support activities associated with the
planning, monitoring, and supervision of emergency
humanitarian assistance for Liberia.
‘‘(3) DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR AFRICA.—The
President is authorized to transfer to the Develop-
ment Fund for Africa funds appropriated pursuant
to this section for use in supporting longer-term re-
habilitation activities in Liberia.
‘‘(4) POLICIES AND AUTHORITIES TO BE AP-
PLIED.—Assistance under this section shall be fur-
nished in accordance with the policies and general
authorities contained in section 491.’’.
SEC. 4. MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi-
tion to amounts otherwise available for such purpose,
there are authorized to be appropriated to the Department
of State for ‘‘Migration and Refugee Assistance’’
$20,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and $20,000,000 for fis-
cal year 1995 for emergency relief, repatriation, and reha-
bilitation efforts for Liberian refugees who have fled civil
strife and, where appropriate, for support of relief pro-
grams assisting local populations in the bordering coun-
tries of Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Cote d’Ivoire, and other
countries in the region, which have been affected by the
influx of Liberian refugees.
(b) PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.—To the extent fea-
sible, assistance authorized under this section shall be pro-
vided through the United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees and other international relief organizations.
SEC. 5. EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE FOR LIBERIA.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE.—In addition to
the assistance provided under section 495L of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (as added by section 3 of this Act)
and section 4 of this Act, the President is authorized to
provide supplemental emergency food assistance for civil-
ian victims of civil strife in Liberia, including additional
emergency food assistance (primarily rice, processed foods,
and oils) for the needs of the affected and displaced civil-
ian population of Liberia under title II of the Agricultural
Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 and to
provide ocean and inland transport of such food assist-
ance.
(b) USE OF GRANTS.—In providing assistance au-
thorized by this section, the President is authorized to
make grants to United States, international, and indige-
nous private and voluntary organizations as may be nec-
essary to carry out this section.
(c) TRANSFERS AND GENERAL AUTHORITIES.—
(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In
addition to the amounts otherwise available for such
purpose, there are authorized to be appropriated to
the President $27,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and
$27,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 for use in provid-
ing assistance under this section.
(2) MANAGEMENT SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.—The
President is authorized to transfer up to $500,000
of the amount appropriated pursuant to this section
in each of fiscal years 1994 and 1995 to the ‘‘Oper-
ating Expenses of the Agency for International De-
velopment’’ account. These funds shall be used for
management support activities associated with the
planning, monitoring, and supervision of emergency
food assistance for Liberia that is provided under
this section.
(d) ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR HUMANITARIAN AS-
SISTANCE FOR LIBERIA.—
(1) USE OF LOCAL CURRENCIES.—In order to
provide additional resources for relief, rehabilitation,
and reconstruction programs for victims of civil
strife in Liberia, the Administrator of the Agency
for International Development shall ensure that not
less than $12,000,000 of the local currencies gen-
erated under title II of the Agricultural Trade De-
velopment and Assistance Act of 1954 during fiscal
year 1994, and not less than $12,000,000 of the
local currencies generated under such title during
fiscal year 1995, are used for disaster assistance
purposes as are authorized by section 495L(b) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by this
Act.
(2) ASSISTANCE SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF
FUNDS.—Paragraph (1) shall apply only to the ex-
tent that local currencies described in such para-
graph are available.
(3) USE
OF
FUNDS.—Funds made available
pursuant to this subsection may be used for general
relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction purposes
and may include the provision or transport of emer-
gency food assistance. Such assistance shall be ad-
ministered by the Agency for International Develop-
ment.
SEC. 6. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(a) NONAPPLICABILITY OF PROVISION.—The assist-
ance authorized for Liberia by this Act may be provided
without regard to section 518 of the Foreign Operations,
Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations
Act, 1993 (Public Law 102–391), section 620(q) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2370(q)) (the
so-called Brooke-Alexander amendment), or any similar
provision of the law relating to foreign assistance repay-
ments.
(b) REGULAR ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS TO BE MAIN-
TAINED.—Relief and rehabilitation assistance provided for
Liberia under this Act, or any amendment made by this
Act, is in addition to the regularly programmed assistance
for that country for fiscal year 1994 or fiscal year 1995
under chapter 1 (relating to development assistance) or
chapter 10 (relating to the Development Fund for Africa)
of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and titles
I, II, and III of the Agricultural Trade Development As-
sistance Act of 1954 (relating to food assistance).
SEC. 7. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.
(a) RECONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE ASSESSMENT.—
(1) ASSESSMENT.—The Administrator of the
Agency for International Development shall compile
a comprehensive assessment of the long-term recon-
struction, rehabilitation, and development needs of
Liberia. Such assessment shall include an evaluation
of the infrastructure of the country, particularly
power generation, water and sewage systems, trans-
portation, health facilities, and educational facilities.
The assessment shall indicate projected resources re-
quired for development and the levels of United
States foreign assistance required for reconstruction
in Liberia.
(2) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later than
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate
committees of the Congress a detailed report of the
assessment made under paragraph (1).
(b) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE FOR LIBERIA.—Not later
than January 31, 1995, and not later than January 31,
1996, the President shall submit to the Congress a report
which analyzes the impact and effectiveness of United
States assistance (including assistance provided under this
Act) for Liberia during the two preceding fiscal years.
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