H. J. Res. 170
One Hundred Fourth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six
Joint Resolution
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other
purposes.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United 
States 
of 
America 
in 
Congress 
assembled,
That Public Law 104–99 is further amended by striking out ‘‘March
29, 1996’’ in sections 106(c), 112, 126(c), 202(c) and 214 and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘April 24, 1996’’; and that Public Law 104–
92 is further amended by striking out ‘‘April 3, 1996’’ in section
106(c) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘April 24, 1996’’ and by inserting
in title IV in the matter before section 401 ‘‘out of any money
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and’’ before ‘‘out of
the general fund’’; and that section 347(b)(3) of Public Law 104–
50 is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(3) chapter 71, relating to labor-management relations;’’;
and
that section 204(a) of the Auburn Indian Restoration Act (25 U.S.C.
1300l–2(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘shall’’ in the first sentence
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘may’’.
SEC. 2. That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes, namely:
FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED
PROGRAMS
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
ASSISTANCE FOR EASTERN EUROPE AND THE BALTIC STATES
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For an additional amount for ‘‘Assistance for Eastern Europe
and the Baltic States’’ for Bosnia and Herzegovina, including
demining assistance, $198,000,000: Provided, That of the funds
appropriated under this heading by this Act that are made available
for the economic revitalization program in Bosnia and Herzegovina,
not less than 87.5 percent shall be obligated and expended for
programs, projects, and activities, within the sector assigned to
American forces of the military Implementation Force (IFOR) estab-
lished by the North Atlantic Council pursuant to the General
Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and
within the Sarajevo area: Provided further, That the preceding
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proviso shall not apply to any project that involves activities in
both the American IFOR sector and other contiguous sectors: Pro-
vided further, That priority consideration should be given to projects
and activities designated in the IFOR ‘‘Task Force Eagle civil mili-
tary project list’’ in making available funds for the economic revital-
ization program: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated under this heading by this Act shall be made available
for the construction of new housing or residences in Bosnia and
Herzegovina: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated
under this heading by this Act or under this heading in Public
Law 104–107 may be made available for the purposes of repairing
housing in areas where refugees or displaced persons are refused,
by Federation or local authorities, the right of return due to eth-
nicity or political party affiliation: Provided further, That not to
exceed $5,000,000 may be transferred to ‘‘Debt Restructuring’’ to
be made available only for the cost, as defined in section 502
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying direct loans
and loan guarantees, notwithstanding any other provision of law:
Provided further, That $3,000,000 shall be transferred to ‘‘Operating
Expenses of the Agency for International Development’’ for adminis-
trative expenses: Provided further, That the additional amount
appropriated or otherwise made available herein is designated by
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That the provisions
of section 515 of Public Law 104–107, and any similar provision
of law requiring advance notification to the Congress, shall be
applicable to funds appropriated under this heading, except that
the requirements of those provisions shall be satisfied by notification
five days in advance of the obligation of such funds: Provided
further: That, effective ninety days after the date of enactment
of this Act, none of the funds appropriated under this heading
by this Act may be made available for the purposes of economic
revitalization in Bosnia and Herzegovina unless the President deter-
mines and certifies in writing to the Committees on Appropriations
that the aggregate bilateral contributions pledged by non-United
States donors for economic revitalization are at least equivalent
to the United States bilateral contributions for economic revitaliza-
tion made by this Act and in Public Law 104–107: Provided further,
That 50 percent of the funds appropriated under this heading
by this Act that are made available for economic revitalization
shall not be available for obligation unless the President determines
and certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the Federa-
tion of Bosnia and Herzegovina has complied with article III of
Annex 1–A of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in
Bosnia and Herzegovina concerning the withdrawal of foreign forces,
and that intelligence cooperation on training, investigations, and
related activities between Iranian officials and Bosnian officials
has been terminated: Provided further, That funds withheld from
obligation pursuant to the previous proviso may be made available
for obligation and expenditure after June 15, 1996, notwithstanding
the previous proviso if the President determines and reports to
the Committees on Appropriations that it is important to the
national security interest of the United States to do so: Provided
further, That the authority contained in the previous proviso to
make such a determination may be exercised by the President
only and may not be delegated: Provided further, That with regard