A bill to authorize appropriations for the Board for International Broadcasting for fiscal year 1976; and to promote improved relations between the United States, Greece, and Turkey, to assist in the solution of the refugee problem of Cyprus, and to otherwise strengthen the North Atlantic Alliance.
PL 94-104 (S.2230), enacted 10/06/1975

89 STAT. 508 
PUBLIC LAW 94-104—OCT. 6, 1975 
Public Law 94-104 
94th Congress 
Oct. 6. 1975 
[S. 2230] 
Board for 
International 
Broadcasting, 
appropriation 
authorization; 
Greece and 
Turkey, foreign 
assistance; 
Cypress refugees 
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2370. 
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2761, 
2762. 
An Act 
To authorize appropriations for the Board for International Broadcasting for 
fiscal year 1976; and to promote improved relations between the United States, 
Greece, and Turkey, to assist in the solution of the refugee problem on Cyprus, 
and to otherwise strengthen the North Atlantic Alliance. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 8(a) of 
the Board for International Broadcasting Act of 1973 (22 U.S.C. 2877 
(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking out "$49,990,000 for fiscal year 1975, of which 
not less than $75,000 shall be available solely to initiate broad-
casts in the Estonian language and not less than $75,000 shall be 
available solely to initiate broadcasts in the Latvian language" 
in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "$65,640,000 for 
fiscal year 1976"; and 
(2) by striking out "fiscal year 1975" in the second sentence 
and inserting in lieu thereof "fiscal year 1976". 
SEC. 2. (a) (1) The Congress reaffirms the policy of the United 
States to seek to improve and harmonize relations among the allies of 
the United States and between the United States and its allies, in the 
interest of mutual defense and national security. In particular, the 
Congress recognizes the special contribution to the North Atlantic 
Alliance of Greece and Turkey by virtue of their 
geographic 
position on the southeastern flank of Europe and is prepared to assist 
in the modernization and strengthening of their respective armed 
forces. 
(2) The Congress further reaffirms the policy of the United States 
to alleviate the suffering of refugees and other victims of armed con-
flict and to foster and promote international efforts to ameliorate the 
conditions which prevent such persons from resuming normal and pro-
ductive lives. The Congress, therefore, calls upon the President to en-
courage and to cooperate in the implementation of 
multilateral 
programs, under the auspices of the Secretary General of the United 
Nations, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, or 
other appropriate international agencies, for the relief of and assist-
ance to refugees and other persons disadvantaged by the hostilities on 
Cyprus pending a final settlement of the Cyprus refugee situation in 
the spirit of Security Covmcil Resolution 361. 
(b) (1) In order that the purposes of this Act may be carried out 
without awaiting the enactment of foreign assistance legislation for 
fiscal year 1976 programs— 
(A) the President is authorized, notwithstanding section 620 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, to furnish to the Govern-
ment of Turkey those defense articles and defense services with 
respect to which contracts of sale were signed under section 21 
or section 22 of the Foreign Military Sales Act on or before Feb-
ruary 5, 1975, and to issue licenses for the transportation to the 
Government of Turkey of arms, ammunition, and implements of 
war (including technical data relating thereto) : Proinded^ That 
such authorization shall be effective only while Turkey shall 
observe the cease-fire and shall neither increase its forces on 
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Cyprus nor transfer to Cyprus any United States supplied imple-
ments of war: Provided 
further, 
That the authorities contained 
in this section shall not become effective unless and until the 
President determines and certifies to the Congress that the furnish-
ing of defense articles and defense services, and the issuance of 
licenses for the transportation of implements of war, arms and 
ammunition under this section are important to the national secu-
rity interests of the United States; and 
(B) the President is requested to initiate discussions with the 
Government of Greece to determine the most urgent needs of 
Greece for economic and military assistance. 
(C) the President is requested to initiate discussions with the 
Government of Turkey concerning effective means of preventing 
the diversion of opium poppy into illicit channels. 
(2) The President is directed to submit to the Speaker of the House 
of Representatives and to the Foreign Relations and Appropriations 
Committees of the Senate within sixty days after the enactment of this 
Act a report on discussions conducted under subsections (b)(1) (B) 
and (C), together with his recommendations for economic and mili-
tary assistance to Greece for the fiscal year 1976. 
(c)(1) Section 620(x) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is 
amended by striking out all after the word ''''Provided^'' and inserting 
in lieu thereof the following: "That the President is authorized to 
suspend the provisions of this section and of section 3(c) of the Foreign 
Military Sales Act only with respect to sales, credits, and guaranties 
under the Foreign Military Sales Act, as amended, for the procure-
ment of such defense articles and defense services as the President 
determines and certifies to the Congress are necessary in order to 
enable Turkey to fulfill her defense responsibilities as a member of 
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Any such suspension shall 
be effective only while Turkey shall observe the cease-fire and shall 
neither increase its forces on Cyprus nor transfer to Cyprus any United 
States supplied arms, ammunition, and implements of war.". 
(2) Section 620 (x) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is further 
amended by designating the present subsection as paragraph (1) and 
by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: 
"(2) The President shall submit to the Congress within sixty days 
after the enactment of this paragraph, and at the end of each succeed-
ing sixty-day period, a report on progress made during such period 
toward the conclusion of a negotiated solution of the Cyprus conflict.". 
(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing (A) 
military assistance to Turkey under chapter 2 of part I I of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, or (B) sales, credits, or guaranties to or on 
behalf of Turkev under the Foreign Military Sales Act for the pro-
curement of defense articles or defense services not determined by the 
President to be needed for the fulfillment of Turkey's North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization responsibilities. 
(4) Pursuant to the provisions of this section, in the case of any 
letter of offer to sell any defense article or defense service pursuant to 
the Foreign Military Sales Act for $25,000,000 or more, the President 
shall submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the 
chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a 
statement containing (A) a brief description of the defense article or 
defense service to be offered, (B) the dollar amount of the proposed 
sale, (C) the United States Armed Force which fs making the sale, and 
(D) the date on which any letter of offer to sell is to be issued. The 
letter of offer shall not be issued if the Congress, within twenty 
Report to 
Speaker of the 
House and 
congressional 
committees. 
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Report to 
Speaker of the 
House and 
chairman of 
eommittee on 
Foreign 
Relations. 
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calendar days after receiving any such statement, adopts a concurrent 
resolution stating in effect that it objects to such proposed sale. 
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(5) This subsection shall become effective only upon enactment of 
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foreign assistance legislation authorizing sales, credits, and guaranties 
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under the Foreign Military Sales Act for fiscal year 1976. 
note. 
Approved October 6, 1975. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORT No. 94-500 (eortim. on International Relations). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 121 (1975): 
July 31, considered and passed Senate. 
Oct. 2, considered and passed House, amended. 
Oct. 3, Senate concurred in House amendment. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 11, No. 40: 
Oct. 3, Presidential statement.