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purposes, may be used to monitor and provide oversight 
of such programs. 
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER AND FAMINE ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses of the United States Agency 
for International Development to carry out the provisions 
of section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for 
international disaster relief, rehabilitation, and recon-
struction assistance, $335,500,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
In addition, for necessary expenses for assistance for 
famine prevention and relief, including for mitigation of 
the effects of famine, $20,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That such funds shall be made 
available utilizing the general authorities of section 491 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and shall be in 
addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes: 
Provided further, That funds appropriated by this para-
graph shall be available for obligation subject to prior con-
sultation with the Committees on Appropriations. 
TRANSITION INITIATIVES 
For necessary expenses for international disaster re-
habilitation and reconstruction assistance pursuant to sec-
tion 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$47,500,000, to remain available until expended, to sup-
port transition to democracy and to long-term develop-
ment of countries in crisis: Provided, That such support
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may include assistance to develop, strengthen, or preserve 
democratic institutions and processes, revitalize basic in-
frastructure, and foster the peaceful resolution of conflict: 
Provided further, That the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development shall submit a report to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations at least 5 days prior to begin-
ning a new program of assistance: Provided further, That 
if the President determines that it is important to the na-
tional interests of the United States to provide transition 
assistance in excess of the amount appropriated under this 
heading, up to $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated by 
this Act to carry out the provisions of part I of the For-
eign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used for purposes of 
this heading and under the authorities applicable to funds 
appropriated under this heading: Provided further, That 
funds made available pursuant to the previous proviso 
shall be made available subject to prior consultation with 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
DEVELOPMENT CREDIT AUTHORITY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees pro-
vided by the United States Agency for International De-
velopment, as authorized by sections 108 and 635 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, funds may be derived by 
transfer from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out 
part I of such Act and under the heading ‘‘Assistance for
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Eastern Europe and the Baltic States’’: Provided, That 
such funds shall not exceed $21,000,000, which shall be 
made available only for micro and small enterprise pro-
grams, urban programs, and other programs which fur-
ther the purposes of part I of the Act: Provided further, 
That such costs, including the cost of modifying such di-
rect and guaranteed loans, shall be as defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amend-
ed: Provided further, That funds made available by this 
paragraph may be used for the cost of modifying any such 
guaranteed loans under this Act or prior Acts, and funds 
used for such costs shall be subject to the regular notifica-
tion procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Pro-
vided further, That the provisions of section 107A(d) (re-
lating to general provisions applicable to the Development 
Credit Authority) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
as contained in section 306 of H.R. 1486 as reported by 
the House Committee on International Relations on May 
9, 1997, shall be applicable to direct loans and loan guar-
antees provided under this heading. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
credit programs administered by the United States Agency 
for International Development, $8,000,000, which may be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for Op-
erating Expenses of the United States Agency for Inter-
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national Development: Provided, That funds made avail-
able under this heading shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2007. 
PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND 
DISABILITY FUND 
For payment to the ‘‘Foreign Service Retirement and 
Disability Fund’’, as authorized by the Foreign Service 
Act of 1980, $42,500,000.
OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY 
FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
$618,000,000, of which up to $25,000,000 may remain 
available until September 30, 2006: Provided, That none 
of the funds appropriated under this heading and under 
the heading ‘‘Capital Investment Fund’’ may be made 
available to finance the construction (including architect 
and engineering services), purchase, or long term lease of 
offices for use by the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, unless the Administrator has iden-
tified such proposed construction (including architect and 
engineering services), purchase, or long term lease of of-
fices in a report submitted to the Committees on Appro-
priations at least 15 days prior to the obligation of these 
funds for such purposes: Provided further, That the pre-
vious proviso shall not apply where the total cost of con-
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struction (including architect and engineering services), 
purchase, or long term lease of offices does not exceed 
$1,000,000: Provided further, That contracts or agree-
ments entered into with funds appropriated under this 
heading may entail commitments for the expenditure of 
such funds through fiscal year 2006: Provided further, 
That none of the funds in this Act may be used to open 
a new overseas mission of the United States Agency for 
International Development without the prior written noti-
fication of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided 
further, That the authority of sections 610 and 109 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be exercised by the 
Secretary of State to transfer funds appropriated to carry 
out chapter 1 of part I of such Act to ‘‘Operating Ex-
penses of the United States Agency for International De-
velopment’’ in accordance with the provisions of those sec-
tions. 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses for overseas construction and 
related costs, and for the procurement and enhancement 
of information technology and related capital investments, 
pursuant to section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, $64,800,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That this amount is in addition to funds other-
wise available for such purposes: Provided further, That 
funds appropriated under this heading shall be available