Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
PL 104-122 (H.J.Res.170), enacted 03/29/1996

110 STAT. 876 
PUBLIC LAW 104-122—MAR. 29, 1996 
Public Law 104-122 
104th Congress 
Joint Resolution 
Mar. 29, 1996 
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
(H.J. Res. 170] 
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 
Ante, pp. 27,28, 
29, 1996" in sections 106(c), 112, 126(c), 202(c) and 214 and insert-
33, 36,38. 
ing in Heu thereof "April 24, 1996"; and that Public Law 104-
92 is further amended by striking out "April 3, 1996" in section 
Ante, p. 18. 
106(c) and inserting in lieu thereof "April 24, 1996" and by inserting 
Ante, p. 21. 
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-
49 use 106 note. 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. 
1300Z-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) 
Bosnia. 
For an additional amount for "Assistance for Eastern Europe 
Herzegovina. 
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 
proviso shall not apply to any project that involves activities in 
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Notification. 
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 ^rther, 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 
Effective date. 
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 Comroittees 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 
to funds appropriated under this heading by this Act (and local 
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Applicability. 
currencies generated by such funds) that are made available for 
economic revitalization, the Administrator of the Agency for Inter-
national Development shall provide written approval for grants 
and loans prior to the obligation and expenditure of funds for 
such purposes, and the Administrator shall receive the agreement 
of grantees that such funds shall be subject to audits by the Inspec-
tor General of the Agency for International Development: Provided 
further, That with regard to funds appropriated under this heading 
by this Act (and local currencies generated by such funds) that 
are made available for economic revitalization, the Administrator 
of the Agency for International Development shall provide written 
approval for the use of funds that have been returned or repaid 
to any lending facility and grantee under the economic revitalization 
program prior to the use of such returned or repaid funds: Provided 
farther, That, notwithstanding any provision of law under this 
heading in Public Law 104-107, the provisions of section 532 of 
that Act shall be applicable to funds appropriated under this head-
ing that are used under the economic revitalization program and 
to local currencies generated by such funds: Provided further, That 
such local currencies may be used only for program purposes: Pro-
vided further, That for the purposes of this Act, local currency 
generations under the economic revitalization program shall include 
the conversion of funds appropriated under this heading into cur-
rency used by Bosnia and Herzegovina as local currency and local 
currency returned or repaid under such program. 
Approved March 29, 1996. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.J. Res. 170: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 142 (1996): 
Mar. 29, considered and passed House and Senate. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 32 (1996): 
Mar. 29, Presidential statement.