Foreign Assistance and Related Programs Appropriations Act
PL 95-481 (H.R.12931), enacted 10/18/1978

PUBLIC LAW 95-481—OCT. 18, 1978 
92 STAT. 1591 
Public Law 95-481 
95th Congress 
An Act 
Oct. 18. 1978 
[H.R. 12931] 
Foreign 
Assistance and 
Related 
Programs 
Appropriations 
Act, 1979. 
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note. 
Making appropriations for Foreign Assistance and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representaiives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following 
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, for Foreign Assistance and related programs for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, and for other purposes, 
namely: 
^ TITLE I—FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT ACTIVITIES 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
For expenses necessary to enable the President to carry out the pro-
visions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and for 
other purposes, to remain available until September 30, 1979, unless 
otherwise specified herein, as follows: 
ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
Agriculture, rural development, and nutrition. Development Assist-
ance : For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 103, 22 U
S
C 2151a. 
$605,000,000: Provided, That the amounts provided for loans to carry 
out the purposes of this paragraph shall remain available for expendi-
ture until September 30,1980. 
Population, Development Assistance: For necessary expenses to 
carry out the provisions of section 104(b), $185,000,000: Provided, 
22 USC 2151b. 
That the amounts provided for loans to carry out the purposes of this 
paragraph shall remain available for expenditure until September 30, 
1980. 
Health, Development Assistance: For necessary expenses to carry 
out the provisions of section 104(c), $130,000,000: Provided, That the 
amounts provided for loans to carry out the purposes of this para-
graph shall remain available for expenditure until September 30, 
1980: Provided further, That not more than $5,000,000 shall be avail-
able for an Expanded Immunization Program—Yaws Eradication 
Program in West Africa. 
Education and human resources development. Development Assist-
ance : For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 105, 22 U
S
C 2151c. 
$97,000,000: Provided, That the amounts provided for loans to carry 
out the purposes of this paragraph shall remain available for expendi-
ture until September 30,1980. 
Technical assistance, energy, research, reconstruction, and selected 
development problems, Development Assistance: For necessary 
expenses to carry out the provisions of section 106, $115,000,000: Pro- 22 USC 2151d. 
vided. That the amounts provided for loans to carry out the purposes 
of this paragraph shall remain available for expenditure until Sep-
tember 30, 1980. 
Loan allocation. Development Assistance: Of the new obligational 
authority appropriated under this Act to carry out the provisions of 
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sections 103-106, not less than $396,200,000 shall be available for loans 
2151a-2151d. 
for fiscal year 1979: Provided^ That loans made pursuant to this 
authority to countries whose annual per capita gross national product 
is greater than $550 but less than $900 shall be repayable within 
twenty-five years following the date on which funds are initially 
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made available under such loans, and loans to countries whose annual 
per capita gross national product is greater than $900 shall be repay-
able within twenty years following the date on which funds are ini-
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t lally made available under such loans. 
International organizations and programs: For necessary expenses 
to carry out the provisions of section 301 of the Foreign Assistance 
22 use 2221. 
A.ct of 1961, as amended, and of section 2 of the United Nations 
22 use 287 note. Environment Program Participation Act of 1973, $260,000,000: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading may 
be available to provide a United States contribution to the United 
Nations University. 
American schools and hospitals abroad: For necessary expenses to 
22 use 2174. 
carry out the provisions of section 214, $25,000,000: Provided^ That 
$1,000,000 shall be available only for support of Israeli students study-
ing in American sponsored centers of learning in the Arab countries 
and Arab students studying in American sponsored centers of learn-
ing in Israel. 
Contingency fund: For necessary expenses, $3,000,000, to be used 
for the purposes set forth in section 451. 
International disaster assistance: For necessary expenses to carry 
22 use 2261. 
out the provisions of section 491, $20,000,000: Provided, 
That 
$1,000,000 shall be available only to control locust plagues in Africa. 
Assistance to African refugees: For necessary expenses to carry out 
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the provisions of section 495F, $15,000,000. 
Sahel development program: For necessary expenses to carry out 
22 use 2151s. 
the provisions of section 121, $75,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That no part of such appropriation may be avail-
able to make any contribution of the United States to the Sahel devel-
opment program in excess of 10 per centum of the total contributions 
to such program. 
International narcotics control: For necessary expenses to carry 
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out the provisions of section 481, $38,500,000: Provided, That not to 
exceed $3,000,000 shall be for the United Nations Fund for Drug 
Abuse Control. 
Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund: 
For payment to the "Foreign Service Retirement and Disability 
22 use 801 note. Fund," as authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended, 
$24,820,000: Provided, That none of these funds or other funds avail-
able to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund shall be 
available to carry out the provisions of section 406 of the Foreign 
Ante, p. 979. 
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1979. 
Overseas training (foreign currency program) : For necessary 
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expenses to carry out the provisions of section 612, $400,000 in foreign 
currencies which the Treasury Department declares to be excess to 
the normal requirements of the United States. 
None of the funds made available under this Act for "Agriculture, 
rural development, and nutrition. Development Assistance," "Popula-
tion, Development Assistance," "Health, Development Assistance," 
"Education and human resources development. Development Assis-
tance," "Technical assistance, energy, research, reconstruction, and 
selected development problems. Development Assistance," Interna-
tional organizations and programs," "American schools and hospitals 
abroad," "Assistance to African refugees," "Sahel development pro-
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92 STAT. 1593 
gram," "International narcotics control," "Economic support fund," 
"Peacekeeping operations," "Operating Expenses of the Agency for 
International Development," "Military assistance," "International 
military education and training," "Foreign military credit sales," 
"Inter-American Foundation," "Peace Corps," or "Migration and 
refugee assistance," shall be available for obligation for activities, 
programs, projects, type of materiel assistance, countries, or other 
operation not justified or in excess of the amount justified to the 
Appropriations Committees for obligation under any of these specific 
headings for fiscal year 1979 unless the Appropriations Committees of 
both Houses of the Congress are previously notified fifteen days in 
advance. 
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ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND 
Economic support fund: For necessary expenses to carry out the 
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provisions of sections 531 through 534 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, as amended, $1,882,000,000: Provided, That of the funds appro- Ante, pp. 733, 
priated under this paragraph, $785,000,000 shall be allocated to Israel, 735. 
$750,000,000 shall be allocated to Egypt and, $93,000,000 shall be allo-
cated to Jordan: Provided further, That not more than $45,000,000, of 
which sum not more than $5,000,000 shall be for refugee assistance 
through International Eelief Organizations in Ehodesia, shall be avail-
able for the Southern Africa Program: Provided further, That none 
of the funds appropriated under this heading may be used to provide a 
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United States contribution to the United Nations Relief and Works 
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Agency. 
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS 
Peacekeeping operations: For necessary expenses to carry out the 
provisions of section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
amended, $27,400,000: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 
Ante, p. 736. 
under this heading may be available for the Middle East Special 
Requirements Fund. 
OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
Operating expenses of the Agency for International Development: 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 667 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, $254,000,000: Provided, 
22 USC 2427. 
That not more than $97,000,000 of this amount shall be for AID-Wash-
ington Operating Expenses: Provided further. That not to exceed 
$700,000 of funds provided to the Agency for International Devel- 
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opment by this Act shall be available for hiring experts and consult- 
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ants pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further. That not to exceed 
$10,000,000 of the funds made available by this Act shall be made 
available for personal service contracts and that of this amount not to 
exceed $2,000,000 shall be made available from Operating Expenses of 
the Agency for International Development and not to exceed 
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$8,000,000 shall be available from other funds made available by this 
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Act. 
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ISRAEL-UNITED STATES BINATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND 
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DEVELOPMENT FUND 
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For payment to the Israel-United States Binational Agricultural 
Research and Development Fund as authorized by section 1458 of the 
Food and Agriculture Act of 1977, $40,000,000, to remain available 7 USC 3291. 
until expended. 
92 STAT. 1594 
PUBLIC LAW 95-451—OCT. 18, 1978 
OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION 
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation is authorized to make 
such expenditures within the limits of funds available to it and in 
accordance with law (including not to exceed $10,000 for entertain-
ment allowances), and to make such contracts and commitments with-
out regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the 
Government Corporation Control Act, as amended (31 U.S.C. 849), 
as may be necessary in carrying out the program set forth in the budget 
for the current fiscal year. 
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INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the functions of the Inter-Ameri-
can Foundation in accordance with the provisions of section 401 of the 
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Foreign Assistance Act of 1969, as amended, and to make such con-
tracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as 
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provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, 
as amended, $10,000,000: Provided^ That not to exceed $3,618,000 of 
previously appropriated funds shall also be available for necessary 
expenses during the current fiscal year. 
MILITART ASSISTANCE 
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Military assistancs: For necessary expenses to carry out the provi-
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sions of section 503 of the Foreign Assistance KoX, of 1961, as amended, 
including administrative expenses and purchase of passenger motor 
vehicles for replacement only for use outside of the United States, 
$83,375,000, in addition to which amount the unobligated balance as 
of September 30, 1978, in the basic account symbol assigned by the 
Treasury for the appropriation made available under this heading 
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fQj. ^jjg fiscal year 1977 and the unobligated balance as of September 
30, 1978, in the basic account symbol assigned by the Treasury for 
the appropriation made available under this heading for the fiscal 
year 1978 are continued available for the fiscal year 1979 and, further, 
amounts obligated as of September 30,1978, in the basic account sym-
bol assigned by the Treasury for the appropriation made available 
under this heading for the fiscal year 1978 are, if deobligated, con-
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tinued available for the fiscal year 1979, the total of all such funds 
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made available not to exceed $210,375,000. The unobligated and obli-
gated balances as of September 30, 1978, shall be merged with and 
accounted for under the same basic account symbol assigned by the 
Treasury for the appropriation made under this heading: Provided^ 
That the Appropriations Committees of both Houses of the Congress 
are notified fifteen days in advance of the obligation of such deobli-
gated funds for activities, programs, projects, type of materiel assist-
ance, countries or other operations not justified or in excess of the 
amount justified for the fiscal year 1979: Provided further^ That none 
of the funds contained under this heading shall be available for the 
purchase of new automotive vehicles outside of the United States. 
INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING 
International military education and training: For necessary 
expenses to carry out the provisions of section 541 of the Foreign 
22 use 2347. 
Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, $27,900,000, in addition to which 
amount the unobligated balance as of September 30,1978, in the basic 
account symbol assigned by the Treasury for the appropriation made 
available under this heading for the fiscal year 1977 and the unobli-
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92 STAT. 1595 
gated balance as of September 30, 1978, in the basic account symbol 
assigned by the Treasury for the appropriation made available under 
this heading for the fiscal year 1978 are continued available for the 
fiscal year 1979 and, further, amounts obligated as of September 30, 
1978, in the basic account symbol assigned by the Treasury for the 
appropriation made available under this heading for the fiscal year 
1978 are, if deobligated, continued available for the fiscal year 1979, 
the total of all such funds made available not to exceed $28,755,000. 
The unobligated and obligated balances as of September 30, 1978, 
shall be merged with and accounted for under the same basic account 
symbol assigned by the Treasury for the appropriation made under 
this heading: Provided, That the Appropriations Committees of both 
Houses of the Congress are notified fifteen days in advance of the 
obligation of such deobUgated funds for activities, programs, proj-
ects, type of materiel assistance, countries or other operations not 
justified or in excess of the amount justified for the fiscal year 1979. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. None of the funds herein appropriated (other than funds 
appropriated for "International organizations and programs") shall 
be used to finance the construction of any new flood control, reclama-
tion, or other water or related land resource project or program which 
has not met the standards and criteria used in determining the feasi-
bility of flood control, reclamation, and other water and related land 
resource programs and projects proposed for construction within the 
United Stages of America under the Principles and Standards for 
Planning Water and Related Land Resources dated October 25,1973. 
SEC. 102. Except for the appropriations entitled "Contingency 
fund", "International disaster assistance", and "United States emer-
gency refugee and migration assistance fund", not more than 15 per 
centum of any appropriation item made available by this Act for fiscal 
year 1979 shall be obligated or reserved during the last month of 
availability. 
SEC. 103. Unobligated balances as of September 30, 1978, of funds 
heretofore made available under the authority of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961, as amended, for "International disaster assistance", 
"Middle East special requirements fund", and "United States emer-
gency refugee and migration assistance fund" are hereby continued 
available for the fiscal year 1979, for the same appropriation accoimt 
and for the same purposes for which appropriated. 
SEC. 104. None of the funds herein appropriated nor any of the 
counterpart funds generated as a result of assistance hereunder or 
any prior Act shall be used to pay pensions, annuities, retirement pay, 
or adjusted service compensation for any persons heretofore or here-
after serving in the armed forces of any recipient country. 
SEC. 105. None of the funds appropriated or made available pursu-
ant to this Act for carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
as amended, may be used for making payments on any contract for 
procurement to which the United States is a party entered into after 
the date of enactment of this Act which does not contain a provision 
authorizing the termination of such contract for the convenience of 
the United States. 
SEC. 106. None of the funds appropriated or made available pur-
suant to this Act for carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
as amended, may be used to pay in whole or in part any assessments, 
arrearages, or dues of any member of the United Nations. 
Water or land 
related resource 
project, 
prohibitions. 
Pensions, 
annuities and 
certain 
compensation 
payment 
prohibition. 
Procurement 
contracts, 
payment 
prohibition. 
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note. 
United Nations 
members, 
assessments, 
payment 
prohibition. 
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Uganda, 
Cambodia, Laos, 
and the Socialist 
Republic of 
Vietnam, 
assistance 
prohibition, 
exception. 
Nuclear material, 
assistance 
prohibitions. 
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note. 
Human rights. 
Mozambique or 
Angola, 
assistance 
prohibition. 
SEC. 107. None of the funds contained in title I of this Act may be 
used to carry out the provisions of sections 209(d) and 251(h) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. 
SEC. 108. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance 
directly any assistance or reparations to Uganda, Cambodia, Laos, or 
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Provided, however, That such 
prohibition shall not apply to graduate students from Uganda com-
pleting their studies at United States institutions. 
SEC. 109. Of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant 
to this Act, not to exceed $118,000 shall be for official residence 
expenses of the Agency for International Development during fiscal 
year 1979: Provided, That appropriate steps shall be taken to assure 
that, to the maximum extent possible. United States-owned foreign 
currencies are utilized in lieu of dollars. 
SEC. 110. Of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant 
to this Act, not to exceed $13,000 shall be for entertainment expenses 
of the Agency for International Development during fiscal year 1979. 
SEC. 111. Of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to 
this Act, not to exceed $96,000 shall be for representation allowances 
of the Agency for International Development during fiscal vear 1979: 
Provided, That appropriate steps shall be taken to assure that, to the 
maximum oxtent possible. United States-owned foreign currencies 
are utilized in lieu of dollars. 
SEC. 112. None of the funds appropriated or made available (other 
tlian funds for "International organizations and programs") pursu-
ant to this Act for carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
as amended, may be used to finance the export of nuclear equipment, 
fuel, or technology or to provide assistance for the training of foreign 
nationals in nuclear fields. 
SEC. 113. Funds appropriated by this Act may not be obligated or 
expended to provide assistance to any country for the purpose of 
aiding the efforts of the government of such country to repress the 
legitimate rights of the population of such country contrary to the 
Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 
SEC. 114. None of the funds appropriated or made available pur-
suant to this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly any 
assistance to Mozambique or Angola; except that, such funds shall be 
available to finance the completion of the training of Angolan students 
who started training prior to fiscal year 1978. 
SEC. 115. None of the funds made available by this Act may be obli-
gated under an appropriation account to which they were not appro-
priated without the written prior approval of the Appropriations 
Committees of both Houses of the Congress. 
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2764. 
TITLE II—FOREIGN MILITARY CREDIT SALES 
FOREIGN MILITARY CREDIT SALES 
For expenses not otherwise provided for, necessary to enable the 
President to carry out the provisions of sections 23 and 24 of the Arms 
Export Control Act, $654,500,000: Provided, That of the amount pro-
vided for the total aggregate credit sale ceiling during the current 
fiscal year, not less than $1,000,000,000 shall be allocated to Israel. 
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92 STAT. 1597 
TITLE III—FOKEIGN ASSISTANCE (OTHER) 
INDEPENDENT AGENCY ACTION—INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS 
PEACE CORPS 
For expenses necessary for Action to carry out the provisions of 
the Peace Corps Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), $95,000,000: 
Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not 
more than $320,000 shall be available for the United Nations Volunteer 
Program: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in 
this paragraph shall be used to pay for abortions. 
DEPARTMENT or STATE 
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to enable the 
Secretary of State to provide, as authorized by law, a contribution to 
the International Committee of the Red Cross and assistance to refu-
gees, including contributions to the Intergovernmental Committee for 
European Migration and the United Nations High Commissioner for 
Refugees; salaries and expenses of personnel and dependents as 
authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 
801-1158); allowances as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5921-5925; hire of 
passenger motor vehicles; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; 
%lll,^^^,100: Provided, That not to exceed $3,225,000 of this amount 
shall be available for refugees in Africa: Provided further, That 
$20,000,000 of these funds be expended only by the Department of 
Health, Education, and Welfare for the resettlement in the United 
States of Soviet and other refugees not currently covered by existing 
Federal refugee programs: Provided further. That these funds shall 
be administered in a manner that ensures equity in the treatment of 
all refugees receiving Federal assistance: Provided further. That no 
funds herein appropriated shall be used to assist directly in the migra-
tion to any nation in the Western Hemisphere of any person not hav-
ing a security clearance based on reasonable standards to insure against 
Communist infiltration in the Western Hemisphere. 
UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ASSISTANCE FUND 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 2(c) 
of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as amended (22 
U.S.C. 2601(c)), $9,500,000, to remain available until expended. 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
INTERNATIONAL. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
CONTRIBUTION TO T H E ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK 
For payment to the Asian Development Bank by the Secretary of 
the Treasury, $265,000,000, for the (1) United States share of the 
increase in subscriptions to the (a) paid-in capital stock, and (b) 
callable capital stock, and (2) the IJnited States contribution to the 
increase in resources of the Asian Development Fund as authorized 
bv the Act of October 3, 1977 (Public Law 95-118), to remain avail- 22 USC 285t. 
able until expended: Provided, That no such payment may be made 
while the United States Director to the Bank is compensated by the 
Bank at a rate which, together with whatever compensation such Direc-
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PUBLIC LAW 95-481—OCT. 18, 1978 
tor receives from the United States, is in excess of the rate provided 
for an individual occupying a position at level IV of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, or while 
any alternate United States Director to the Bank is compensated by 
the Bank in excess of the rate provided for an individual occupying 
a position at level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
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CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK 
For payment to the Inter-American Development Bank by the 
Secretaiy of the Treasury, $763,728,483, for the United States share 
of (1) the increase in subscriptions to (a) paid-in capital stock, and 
(b) callable capital stock, and (2) the fifth replenishment of the 
resources of the Fund for Special Operations as authorized by the Act 
22USC283W. 
of May 31, 1976 (Public Law 94-302), to remain available until 
expended: Provided^ That no such payment may be made while the 
United States Executive Director to the Bank is compensated by the 
Bank at a rate in excess of the rate provided for an individual 
occupying a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under 
section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, or while the alternate 
United States Executive Director to the Bank is compensated by the 
Bank at a rate in excess of the rate provided for an individual 
occupying a position at level V of the Executive Schedule under 
section 5316 of title 5, United States Code. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION 
AND DEVELOPMENT 
For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development by the Secretary of the Treasury, $163,079,165, for the 
United States share of the increase in subscriptions to the (1) paid-in 
capital stock, and (2) callable capital stock, as authorized by the Act 
22USC282U. 
of October 3, 1977 (Public Law 95-118), to remain available until 
expended: Provided^ That no such payment may be made while the 
United States Executive Director to the Bank is compensated by the 
Bank at a rate in excess of the rate provided for an individual 
occupying a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under 
section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, or while the alternate United 
States Executive Director to the Bank is compensated by the Bank at 
a rate in excess of the rate provided for an individual occupying a 
position at level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION 
For payment to the International Finance Corporation by the 
Secretary of the Treasury, $40,045,100, for the United States share of 
the increase in subscriptions to capital stock, as authorized by the Act 
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of October 3, 1977 (Public Law 95-118), to remain available until 
expended. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION 
For payment to the International Development Association by the 
:,K£ i ; i Secretary; of the Treasury, $458,000,000 for the United States 
contribution to the fourth replenishment as authorized by the Act of 
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August 14, 1974 (Public Law 93-373), to remain available until 
expended and $800,000,000, for the second installment of the United 
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92 STAT. 1599 
States contribution to the fifth replenishment as authorized by the 
Act of October 3,1977 (Public Law 95-118), to remain available until 22 USC 284n. 
expended: Provided^ That no such payment may be made while the 
United States Executive Director to the International Bank for 
Reconstruction and Development is compensated by the Bank at a 
rate in excess of the rate provided for an individual occupying a 
position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of 
title 5, United States Code, or while the alternate United States 
Executive Director to the Bank is compensated by the Bank at a rate 
in excess of the rate provided for an individual occupying a position 
at level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
CONTRIBUTION TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For payment to the African Development Fund by the Secretary 
of the Treasury, $25,000,000, for the United States contribution to 
the increase in resources as authorized by the Act of October 3, 1977 
(Public Law 95-118), to remain available until expended. 
22 USC 
290g-10. 
FUTURE UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE INTERNATIONAL 
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
It is the sense of the Congress that the United States share of 22 USC 262c 
contributions to future replenishments of the International Financial note. 
Institutions should not exceed the percentages enumerated below for 
each of the respective accounts within these institutions: 
Asian Development Bank: 
Paid-in capital, 16.3 percent; 
Callable capital, 16.3 percent; 
Asian Development Fund, 22.2 percent; 
; 
African Development Bank: 
Special Fund, 18 percent; 
Inter-American Development Bank: 
Paid-in capital, 34.5 percent; 
Callable capital, 34.5 percent; 
Fund for Special Operations, 40 percent; 
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International Bank for Reconstruction and Development: 
Paid-in capital, 24 percent; 
Callable capital, 24 percent; 
International Development Association, 25 percent; 
International Finance Corporation, 23 percent. 
TITLE IV—EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE 
UNITED STATES 
The Export-Import Bank of the United States is hereby authorized 
to make such expenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing 
authority available to such corporation, and in accord with law, and 
to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year 
limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation 
Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the 31 USC 849. 
program set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such 
corporation, except as hereinafter provided: Provided, That none of 
the funds available during the current fiscal year may be used to make 
expenditures, contracts, or commitments for the export of nuclear 
equipment, fuel, or technology to any country other than a nuclear-
weapon State as defined in Article IX of the Treaty on the 
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Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons eligible to receive economic or 
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, M... military assistance under this Act that has detonated a nuclear 
explosive after the date of enactment of this Act. 
LIMITATION ON PROGRAM ACTIVITY 
Not to exceed $5,347,345,000 (of which not to exceed $3,750,000,000 
shall be for direct loans) shall be authorized during the current fiscal 
year for other than administrative expenses. 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $13,515,000 (to be computed on an accrual basis) 
shall be available during the current fiscal year for administrative 
expenses, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $24,000 for entertain-
ment allowances for members of the Board of Directors: Provided^ 
That (1) fees or dues to international organizations of credit institu-
tions engaged in financing foreign trade, (2) necessary expenses 
(including special services performed on a contract or a fee basis, 
but not including other personal services) in connection with the acqui-
sition, operation, maintenance, improvement, or disposition of any 
real or personal property belonging to the Bank or in which it has an 
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^ interest, including expenses of collections of pledged collateral, or 
- .. the investigation or appraisal of any property in respect to which an 
application for a loan has been made, and (3) expenses (other than 
internal expenses of the Bank) incurred in connection with the issu-
ance and servicing of guarantees, insurance, and reinsurance, shall be 
considered as nonadministrative expenses for the purposes hereof. 
TITLE V—UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION, SUPPLE-
MENTARY FINANCING FACILITY, 
INTERNATIONAL 
MONETARY FUND 
For the purpose of participation by the United States, in an amount 
equivalent to 1,450,000,000 Special Drawing Rights, in the Supple-
mentary Financing Facility established by decision numbered 
5508-(77/127) of the Executive Directors of the Fund, as provided 
in the decision numbered 5509-(77/127) of the Fund, and for the 
expenditures resulting therefrom, not to exceed $1,831,640,000, to 
remain available until the termination of the facility: Provided^ That 
no such payment may be made while the United States Executive 
Director to the International Monetary Fund is compensated by the 
Fund at a rate in excess of the rate provided for an individual occupy-
ing a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 
of title 5, United States Code, or while the alternate United States 
Executive Director to the Fund is compensated by the Fund at a rate 
in excess of the rate provided for an individual occupying a position at 
level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
j ^ ' 
TITLE VI—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Publicity or 
SEC. 601. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
propaganda. 
be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United 
States not heretofore authorized by the Congress. 
PUBLIC LAW 95-481—OCT. 18, 1978 
92 STAT. 1601 
SEC. 602. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless 
expressly so provided here.n. 
SEC. 603. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
be used to furnish assistance to any country which is in default during 
a period in excess of one calendar year in payment to the United States 
of principal or interest on any loan made to such country by the United 
States pursuant to a program for which funds are appropriated under 
this Act. 
SEC. 604. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be avail-
able for the Office of the Inspector General of Foreign Assistance. 
SEC. 605. None of the funds appropriated or made available 
pursuant to this Act shall be available to any international financial 
institution whose United States' representative cannot upon request 
obtain the amounts and the names of borrowers for all loans of the 
international financial institution, including loans to employees of the 
inst.tution, or the compensation and related benefits of employees of 
the institution. 
SEC. 606. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used 
for any form of aid or trade, either by monetary payment or by the 
sale or transfer of any goods of any nature, directly to Cuba. 
SEC. 607. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able by this Act to the Export-Import Bank and funds appropriated 
by this Act for direct foreign assistance may be obligated for any 
government which aids or abets, by granting sanctuary from prosecu-
tion to, any individual or group which has committed an act of inter-
national terrorism, unless the President of the United States finds 
that the national security requires otherwise. 
SEC. 608. None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant 
to this Act for direct foreign assistance and none of the funds other-
wise made available pursuant to this Act to the Export-Import Bank 
and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation shall be obligated 
or expanded to finance any loan, any assistance or any other financial 
CDmmitments for establishing or expanding production of any com-
modity for export by any country other than the United States, if 
the commodity is likely to be in surplus on world markets at the time 
the resulting productive capacity is expected to become operative and 
if the assistance will cause substantial injury to United States pro-
ducers of the same, similar or competing commodity: Provided^ That 
such prohibition shall not apply to the Export-Import Bank if in 
the judgment of its Board of Directors the benefits to industry and 
employment in the United States are likely to outweigh the injury 
to United States producers of the same, similar or competing 
commodity. 
SEC. 609. The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United 
States executive directors of the International Bank for Keconstruc-
tion and Development, the International Development Association, 
the International Finance Corporation, the Inter-American Develop-
ment Bank and the Asian Development Bank, and the executive direc-
tor representing the United States at the African Development Fund 
to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any assistance 
by these institutions, using funds appropriated or made available 
pursuant to this Act, for the production of any commodity for export, 
if it is in surplus on world markets and if the assistance will cause 
substantial injury to United States producers of the same, similar 
or competing commodity. 
Fiscal year. 
Countries in 
default. 
Office of 
the Inspector 
General of 
Foreign 
Assistance, 
prohibition. 
Certain 
international 
financial 
institutions, 
prohibition. 
Cuba, assistance 
prohibition. 
Terrorism, 
prohibitions. 
Financial 
assistance for 
expanding 
production for 
commodities of 
other countries, 
prohibition. 
World financial 
institutions, 
assistance for 
commodities in 
surplus on world 
markets, 
prohibition. 
22 u s e 262h. 
9-194 O—80—pt. 2 
21 : QL3 
92 STAT. 1602 
PUBLIC LAW 95-481—OCT. 18, 1978 
Presidential 
consultations 
with OECD. 
22 u s e 2169 
note. 
Presidential 
report to 
Human rights 
standards. 
22 u s e 262d 
note. 
Short title. 
SEC. 610. The President shall initiate wide international consulta-
tions beginning with the member nations of the Organization of Eco-
nomic Cooperation and Development (OECD), designed to develop 
a viable standard governing the allocation of development assistance 
for the production and export of commodities. Such consultations shall 
relate to commodities which are in surplus in the world market and if 
produced for export would cause substantial harm to producers of the 
same, similar or competing products. Not later than one year after 
the enactment of this Act the President shall report to the President of 
the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Chair-
men of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees on the prog-
ress made in carrying out this section. 
SEC. 611. The President shall direct the United States Governor of 
the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the 
United States Governor of the International Finance Corporation, the 
United States Governor of the International Development Association, 
the United States Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank, 
the United States Governor of the Asian Development Bank, and the 
United States Governor of the African Development Fund, to propose 
and seek adoption of an amendment to the Articles of Agreement for 
their respective institutions to establish human rights standards to be 
considered in connection with each application for assistance. 
This Act may be cited as the "Foreign Assistance and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 1979". 
Approved October 18, 1978. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 95-1250 (eomm. on Appropriations) and No. 95-1754 (eomm. 
of eonference). 
SENATE REPORT No. 95-1194 (Coram, on Appropriations). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 124 (1978): 
July 31, Aug. 2-4, 14, considered and passed House. 
Sept. 21, 22, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Oct. 12, House agreed to conference report; concurred in certain Senate 
amendments, in others with amendments, insisted on disagreement to Senate 
amendment No. 63. 
Oct. 13, Senate agreed to conference report; concurred in House amendments, 
receded from amendment No. 63.