Foreign Assistance and Related Programs Appropriation Act
PL 93-240 (H.R.11771), enacted 01/02/1974

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PUBLIC LAW 93-240-JAN. 2, 1974 
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Public Law 93-240 
AN ACT 
January 2, 1974 
Making appropriations for Foreign Assistance and related programs for tlie 
[H. R»II771] 
fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, and for other purposes. 
Foreign Assist-
ance and Related 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That the following 
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise programs Appro-
appropriated, for Foreign Assistance and related programs for the ^'97%"°" ^''^' 
fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, 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 
provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and 
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for other purposes, to remain available until June 30, 1974, unless note. 
otherwise specified herein, as follows: 
ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
Food and nutrition. Development 
Assistance: For 
necessary 
expenses to carry out the provisions of section 103, $284,000,000: 
Ante, p. 715. 
Provided, That in addition to the amounts provided for loans to carry 
out the purposes of this paragraph, such amounts as are provided for 
under section 203 shall also be available for loans, together with all 
'^"'®' ?• 717. 
such amounts to remain available until expended. 
Population planning and health. Development Assistance: For 
necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 104, 
$135,000,000: Provided, That in addition to the amounts provided for 
loans to carry out the purposes of this paragraph, such amounts as are 
provided for under section 203 shall also be available for loans, 
together all such amounts to remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That not more than $112,500,000 appropriated or 
made available under this Act shall be used for the purposes of section 
291 during the current fiscal year. 
si stat. 452. 
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Education 
and 
human 
resources 
development. 
Development 
Assistance: For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of sec-
tion 105, $89,000,000: Provided, That in addition to the amounts pro-
vided for loans to carry out the purposes of this paragraph, such 
amounts as are provided for under section 203 shall also be available 
for loans, together all such amounts to remain available until 
expended. 
Selected development problems, Development Assistance: For nec-
essary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 106, $40,500,000: 
Provided, That in addition to the amounts provided for loans to carry 
out the purposes of this paragraph, such amounts as are provided for 
under section 203 shall also be available for loans, together all such 
amounts to remain available until expended. 
Selected countries and organizations, Development Assistance: For 
necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 107, 
$36,500,000: Provided, 
That in addition to the amounts provided 
for loans to carry out the purposes of this paragraph, such amounts 
as are provided for under section 203 shall also be available for loans, 
together all such amounts to remain available until expended. 
Limitation on grants. Development Assistance: Of the new 
obligational authority appropriated under this Act to carry out the 
22 use 2219. 
Ante, 
p. 713. 
Ante, 
p. 717. 
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Ante, p. 715. 
proyisioiis of sectloiis 103-107, not more than $300,000,000 shall be 
available for grants. 
International organizations and programs: For necessary expenses 
Ante. p. 718. 
^^ ^^^.^.y ^^^ ^^^ provislons of section 301, $125,000,000, of which 
$15,000,000 shall be available only for the United Nations Children's 
Fund and of which $14,300,000 shall be available only for the United 
Nations Relief and Works Agency. 
United Nations Environment Fund: For necessary expenses to 
carry out the provisions of section 2 of the United Nation's Environ-
ment Program Participation Act of 1973, $7,500,000. 
American schools and hospitals abroad: For necessary expenses 
to carry out the provisions of section 214, $19,000,000. 
American schools and hospitals abroad (special foreign currency 
program) : For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
section 214, $6,500,000 in foreign currencies which the Treasury 
Department determines to be excess to the normal requirements of 
the United States, to remain available until expended. 
National Association of the Partners of the Alliance, Inc.: For 
Ante, p. 718. 
ueccssarv expenses to carry out the proA'isions of section 252(b) 
$750,000"! 
Indus Basin Development Fund, grants: For necessary expenses to 
Ante. p. 719. 
carry out the provisions of section 302(b) (2) with respect to Indus 
Basin Development Fund, grants, $9,000,000: Provided, 
That no 
other funds appropriated or made available under this Act shall be 
used for the purposes of such section during the current fiscal year. 
Indus Basin Development Fund, loans: For expenses authorized by 
section 302(b)(1), $2,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That no other funds appropriated or made available under 
this Act shall be used for the purposes of such section during the 
current fiscal year. 
United Nations Relief and Works Agency (Arab refugees): For 
83 Stat. 819; 
ueccssary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 302(e), 
Ante, p. 719. 
$2,000,000. 
Albert Schweitzer Hospital: For necessary expenses to carry out 
Ante, p. 733. 
gcctiou 33 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1973, $1,000,000. 
Contingency fund: For necessary expenses, $15,000,000, to be used 
Ante, p. 719. 
^^j, ^^ie purposes set forth in section 451. 
International narcotics control: For necessary expenses to carry 
sf^stat^ 496; 
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^ thc provisious of section 481, $42,500,000. 
African Sahel famine and disaster relief assistance: For necessary 
expenses to carry out the provisions of section 639A, $25,000,000. 
Administrative expenses: For necessary expenses, $40,000,000, to 
be used for the purposes set forth in section 637 (a). 
Administrative and other expenses: For expenses authorized by 
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sectioii 637(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 
and by section 305 of the Mutual Defense Assistance Control Act of 
1951, as amended, $4,800,000. 
Unobligated balances as of June 30.1973, of funds heretofore made 
available under the authority of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
as amended, except as otherwise provided by law, are hereby continued 
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available for the fiscal year 1974, for the same general purposes for 
which appropriated and amounts certified pursuant to section 1311 
t^stat°2*oV5°' 
^^ ^^^^ Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1955, as having been obli-
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gated against appropriations heretofore made under the authority of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, for the same general 
purpose as any of the subparagraphs under "Economic Assistance", 
•'Security Supporting Assistance", and "Indochina Postwar Recon-
struction Assistance', are hereby continued available for the same 
Ante, 
p. 719. 
Ante, 
p. 725. 
Ante, 
p. 724. 
22 u s e 1613d. 
75 Stat. 424. 
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period as tlie respective appropriations in such subparagraphs for 
the same general purpose: Frovided^ That such unobligated balances 
as of June 30, 1973, and such amounts certified pursuant to section 
1811 of the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1955, as having been 8/lta!!*208^5°' 
obligated against appropriations heretofore made under the authority 
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of section 531 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, are 
^e stat. 26. 
hereby continued aAailable for the fiscal year 1974 for expenses to 
carry out the provisions of section 531 or section 801 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, as amended: Provided 
further^ That such 
Ante,p.i2z. 
purpose relates to a project or program previously justified to Con-
gress and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Eepre-
sentati\es and the Senate are notified prior to the reobligation of 
funds for such projects or programs. 
MILITARY ASSISTANCE 
Military assistance: For necessary expenses to carry out the pro-
visions of section 503 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
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amended, including administrative expenses and purchase of passen-
ger motor vehicles for replacement only for use outside of the United 
States, $450,000,000: Provided^ That none of the funds contained in 
this paragraph shall be available for the purchase of new automotive 
vehicles outside of the United States. 
INDOCHINA rOSTWAR RECONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE 
Indochina 
postwar 
reconstruction 
assistance: 
For 
necessary 
expenses to carry out the provisions of section 801 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, $450,000,000. 
SECURITY SUPPORTING ASSISTANCE 
Security supporting assistance: For necessary expenses to carry out 
the provisions of section 531 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
as amended, $112,500,000: Prodded^ That of the funds appropriated 
^ 
under this paragraph, not less than $50,000,000 shall be allocated to 
Israel. 
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 entertainment 
allowances), and to make such contracts and commitments without 
i-egard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the 
Government Corporation Control Act, as amended (31 U.S.C. 849), 
^i stat. 584. 
as may be necessary in carrying out the program set forth in the 
budget for the current fiscal year. 
Overseas Private Investment Corporation, reserves: For expenses 
authorized by section 235(f), $25,000,000, to remain available until 
83 stajt^. su^ 
expended. 
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INTER-AMERICAN 
FOUNDATION 
The Inter-American Foundation is authorized to make such expend-
itures within the limits of funds available to it and in accordance 
with the 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 (31 U.S.C. 849), 
as may be necessary in carrying out its authorized programs during 
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Flood control 
and related 
projects. 
Obligation of 
funds, restriction, 
Military person-
nel of recipient 
countries, annui-
ties. 
75 Stat. 424. 
22 u s e 2151 
note. 
75 Stat. 433; 
77 Stat. 382. 
22 u s e 2201, 
Construction in 
underdeveloped 
countries. 
the current fiscal year: Provided^ That not to exceed $10,000,000 shall 
be available to carry out the authorized programs during the current 
fiscal year. 
GENEKAL PKOVISIONS 
SEC. 101. None of the funds herein appropriated (other than funds 
appropriated for "International organizations and programs" and 
"Indus Basin Development Fund") shall be used to finance the con-
struction of any new flood control, reclamation, or other water or 
related land resource project or program which has not met the 
standards and criteria used in determining the feasibility of flood 
control, reclamation, and other water and related land resource pro-
grams and projects proposed for construction within the United 
States of America as per memorandum of the President dated May 15, 
1962. 
SEC. 102. Except for the appropriations entitled "Contingency 
fund", and appropriations of funds to be used for loans, not more than 
20 per centum of any appropriation item made available by this title 
shall be obligated and/or reserved during the last month of avail-
ability. 
SEC. 103. 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. 104. 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. 105. None of the funds appropriated or made available under 
this Act for carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
amended, may be used to make payments with respect to any capital 
project financed by loans or grants from the United States where 
the United States has not directly approved the terms of the con-
tracts and the firms to provide engineering, procurement, and con-
struction services on such projects. 
SEC. 106. Of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to 
this Act, not more than $12,000,000 may be used during the fiscal year 
ending June 30, 1974, in carrying out research under section 241 of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. 
SEC. 107. 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 to pay in whole or in part any assessments, 
arrearages, or dues of any member of the United Nations. 
SEC. 108. None of the funds made available by this Act for carry-
ing out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be 
obligated for financing, in whole or in part, the direct costs of any con-
tract for the construction of facilities and installations in any under-
developed country, unless the President shall have promulgated 
regulations designed to assure, to the maximum extent consistent with 
the national interest and the avoidance of excessive costs to the United 
States, that none of the funds made available by this Act and there-
after obligated shall be used to finance the direct costs under such 
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contracts for construction work performed by persons other than 
qualified nationals of the recipient country or qualified citizens of the 
United States: Pmvkled. however. That the President may waive the 
application of this section if it is important to the national interest. 
SEC. 109. None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant p/J'duc^rlor'usi 
to this Act for carryinji' out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as in Vietnam. 
amended, may be used to finance the procurement of iron and steel 
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])roducts for use in Vietnam containing- any component acquired by the note. 
producer of the commodity, in the form in which imported into the 
country of production, from sources other than the L^nited States. 
SEC'110. Xone 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 tlie Foi'eii2"n Assistance Act of 1961. as amended. 
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SEC. 111. Xone of the funds appropriated or made available pursu- 
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ant to this Act shall be used to provide assistance to the Democratic Vietnam. 
Republic of Vietnam (Xoi-tli Vietnam). 
SEC. 112. Xone of the funds appropriated or made available pursu- ^^^^^ ^tuce o 
ant to this Act, and no local currencies generated as a result of assist- pri^ons.^° 
ance furnished under this Act, may be used for the support of police, 
or prison construction and administration within South Vietnam, for 
training, including computer training, of South Vietnamese with 
respect to police, criminal, or prison matters, or for computers or 
computer parts for use for South Vietnam w^ith respect to police, 
criminal, or prison matters. 
SEC. 113. It is the sense of the Congress that excess foreign curren- ti^L^of ^'se^^''^''" 
cies on deposit with the L'nited States Treasury, having been acquired 
without the payment of dollars, should be used to underwrite local 
costs of United States foreign assistance programs to the extent to 
which they are available. Therefore, none of the funds appropriated by 
this title shall be used to acquire, directly or indirectly, currencies 
or credits of a foreign country from non-United States Treasury 
sources when there is on deposit in the United States Treasury excess 
currencies of that country having been acquired Avithout payment of 
dollars. 
SEC. 114. Xone of the funds made available under this Act for "Food Ji^°s^''^^°^°'^'.. 
and Xutrition, Development Assistance," "Population Planning and priation"commit-
Health, Development Assistance," "Education and Human Resources '«^s-
Development, Development Assistance," "Selected Development Prob-
lems, Development Assistance," "Selected Countries and Organiza-
tions, Development Assistance," "International Organizations and 
Programs," "American Schools and Hospitals Abroad," "Interna-
tional Xarcotics Control," "Indochina postwar reconstruction assist-
ance," "Security supporting assistance," "Military assistance," or 
"Migration and refugee assistance" shall be available for obligation 
for activities, programs, projects, countries, or other operations unless 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives are previously notified five days in advance. 
TITLE II—FOREIGX^ MILITARY CREDIT SALES 
FOREIGN !AIILITARY CREDIT SALES 
For expenses not otherAvise provicled for, necessary to enable the 
President to carrv out the provisions of the Foreign Military Sales 
Act. $325,000,000^: Provkled 
That of the amount provided for the ^^ ^*s^^-2V5°-
total aggregate credit sale ceiling durmg the current fiscal year, not note, 
less than $300,000,000 shall be allocated to Israel. 
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TITLE III—FOREIGN ASSISTANCE 
(OTHER) 
INDEPENDENT AGENCY 
^ 
ACTION—INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS 
PEACE CORPS 
For expenses necessary for Action to carry out the provisions 
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of the Peace Corps Act (75 Stat. 612), as amended, $76,000,000. 
note 
note 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE 
ASSISTANCE TO REFUGEES IN THE UNITED STATES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Migration 
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juid Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (Public Law 87-510), relating 
to aid to refugees within the United States, including hire of pas-
80 Stat. 416. 
senger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
$129,000,000: Provided^ That funds from this appropriation shall 
be used to reimburse the Secretary of State to cover the costs incurred 
by the Department of State in connection with the movement of 
refugees from Cuba to the United States. 
DEPARTMENT O
F STATE 
MIGRATION A N D 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 ref-
ugees, 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. 
60 Stat. 999. 
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; $9,504,000, of which not to exceed $8,184,000 shall remain avail-
able until December 31, 1974: Provided^ That no funds herein 
appropriated shall be used to assist directly in the migration to any 
nation in the Western Hemisphere of any person not having a security 
clearance based on reasonable standards to insure against Communist 
infiltration in the Western Hemisphere. 
ASSISTANCE TO REFUGEES FROM THE SOVIET UNION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 101(b) 
of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act of 1972, $36,500,000. 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
, . 
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
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I N V E S T M E N T I N ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK 
For payment by the Secretary of the Treasury of a United States 
contribution to the Consolidated Special Funds of the Asian Devel-
opment Bank, as authorized by the Act of March 10, 1972 (Public 
22 us^c 2\^5i. 
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^ 92-245), $50,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
80 Stat. 510. 
86 Stat. 489. 
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note. 
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INVESTMENT I N 
INTER-AMERICAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
BANK 
For payment to the Inter-American Development Bank by the 
Secretary of the Treasury for the United States subscription to 
(1) paid-in capital stock; (2) callable capital stock; and (3) the 
United States share of the increase in the resources of the Fund for 
Special Operations authorized by the Acts of December 30, 1970 
(Public Law 91-599), and March 10, 1972 (Public Law 92-246), 
l2vsc2S3o" 
$418,380,000, to remain available until expended. 
se stat. 59.°* 
22 u s e 283p. 
INVESTMENT I N INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION 
For payment by the Secretary of the Treasury of the second install-
ment of the United States contribution to the third replenishment of 
the resources of the International Development Association as author-
ized by the Act of March 10,1972 (Public Law 92-247), $320,000,000, 
se sta^. eo.^ 
to remain available until expended. 
TITLE IV—EMERGENCY SECURITY ASSISTANCE 
AND DISASTER R E L I E F ASSISTANCE 
EMERGENCY SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR ISRAEL 
For emergency security assistance for Israel, $2,200,000,000: 
Provided, That the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be 
available only upon enactment into law of authorizing legislation: 
Provided further, That any part of any funds appropriated in this 
paragraph used to furnish military assistance shall be accounted for 
in accordance with section 108 of the Mutual Security Appropria-
tion Act, 1956 (69 Stat. 438), as amended: Provided further, 
That 
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of the funds appropriated under this paragraph, not more than 
$1,500,000,000 may be available for grant military assistance: Pro-
vided further. That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph 
in excess of $1,700,000,000 shall be obligated unless the President 
determines such obligations will be in the national interest and pro-
vides Congress with detailed justifications and notification ten days 
prior to any such obligation of funds. 
EMERGENCY MILITARY ASSISTANCE FOR CAMBODIA 
For emergency military assistance for Cambodia, $150,000,000: 
Provided, That the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be ac-
counted for in accordance with section 108 of the Mutual Security 
Appropriation Act, 1956 (69 Stat. 438), as amended: Provided 
fur-
ther, That the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be available 
only upon enactment into law of authorizing legislation. 
DISASTER RELIEF ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses for disaster relief and rehabilitation in 
Pakistan, the Sahel region of Africa and Nicaragua, $150,000,000: 
Provided, 
That the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be 
available only upon enactment into law of authorizing legislation. 
TITLE V—EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF T H E 
UNITED STATES 
The Export-Import Bank of the United States is hereby author-
ized to make such expenditures within the limits of funds and bor-
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[87 STAT. 
59 Stat. 598; 
61 Stat. 584. 
31 use 849. 
80 Stat. 416. 
Publicity and 
propaganda. 
Inspector 
General, Foreign 
Assistance. 
Fiscal year 
limitation. 
rowing 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 Govern-
ment Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary 
in carrying out the program set forth in the budget for the current 
fiscal year for such corporation, except as hereinafter provided. 
LIMITATION ON PROGRAM ACTIVITY 
Not to exceed $7,650,000,000 (of which not to exceed $3,800,000,000 
shall be for equipment and services loans) shall be authorized during 
the current fiscal year for other than administrative expenses. 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $8,655,000 (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 $18,000 for entertainment allow-
ances for members of the Board of Directors: Provided^ That (1) 
fees or dues to international organizations of credit institutions 
engaged in financing foreign trade, (2) necessary expenses (including 
special services performed on a contract or fee basis, but not including 
other personal services) in connection with the acquisition, operation, 
maintenance, improvement, or disposition of any real or personal 
property belonging to the Bank or in which it has an interest, includ-
ing 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 issuance and servicing of 
guarantees, insurance, and reinsurance, shall be considered as non-
administrative expenses for the purposes hereof. 
TITLE VI—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 601. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United 
States not heretofore authorized by the Congress. 
SEC. 602. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
be used for expenses of the Inspector General, Foreign Assistance, after 
the expiration of the thirty-five day period which begins on the date 
the General Accounting Office or any committee of the Congress, or 
any duly authorized subcommittee thereof, charged with consider-
ing foreign assistance legislation, appropriations, or expenditures, 
has delivered to the Office of the Inspector General, Foreign Assist-
ance, a written request that it be furnished any document, paper, 
communication, audit, review, finding, recommendation, report, or 
other material in the custody or control of the Inspector General, 
Foreign Assistance, relating to any review, inspection or audit ar-
ranged for, directed, or conducted by him, unless and until there has 
been furnished to the General Accounting Office or to such commit-
tee or subcommittee, as the case may be, (A) the document, paper, 
communication, audit, review, finding, recommendation, report, or 
other material so requested or (B) a certification by the President, 
personally, that he has forbidden the furnishing thereof pursuant to 
such request and his reason for so doing. 
SEC. 603. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless 
expressly so provided herein. 
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SEC. 604. None of the funds contained in this Act shall be used to 
furnish petroleum fuels produced in the continental United States to 
Southeast Asia for use by non-United States nationals. 
TITLE VII—EEGIONAL RAIL REORGANIZATION ACT 
OF 1973 
DEPARTMENT or TRANSPORTATION 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
Interim Operating Assistance 
For necessary expenses for Interim Operating Assistance under 
the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973, $35,000,000, to remain 
available imtil expended and to be derived by transfer from the 
Urban Mass Transportation Fund: Provided, That this appropriation 
shall become effective only upon enactment into law by the 93d Con-
gress of H.R. 9142 or similar legislation. 
Salaries and Expenses 
For an additional amount for "salaries and expenses," $3,000,000, 
to remain available until expended and to be derived by transfer from 
the appropriation for transportation, planning, research and develop-
ment. Office of the Secretary: Provided, That this appropriation shall 
become effective only upon enactment into law by the 93d Congress 
of H.R. 9142 or similar legislation. 
UNITED STATES RAILWAY ASSOCIATION 
Ante, p. 985. 
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
For necessary administrative expenses to enable the United States 
Railway Association to carry out its functions under the Re^onal 
Rail Reorganization Act of 1973, $6,000,000, to remain available 
until expended and to be derived by transfer from the appropriations 
for railroad research and high-speed ground transportation research 
and development. Federal Railroad Administration: Provided, That 
this appropriation shall become effective only upon enactment into 
law by the 93d Congress of H.R. 9142 or similar le^slation. 
This Act may be cited as the "Foreign Assistance and Related 
Programs Appropriation Act, 1974". 
Approved January 2, 1974. 
Short title. 
Public Law 93-241 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of March 16, 1926 (relating to the Board of Public Welfare in 
the District of Columbia), to provide for an improved system of adoption of 
children in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a)(1) sec-
tion 11 of the Act entitled "An Act to establish a Board of Public 
Welfare in and for the District of Columbia, to determine its func-
tions, and for other purposes", approved March 16, 1926 (D.C. Code, 
sec. 3-114), is amended to read as follows: 
January 2, 1974 
[H. R.11238; 
D.C. Board of 
Public Welfare. 
Adoption of 
children. 
44 Stat. 210. 
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