A bill making urgent supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985, for emergency relief and recovery in Africa, and for other purposes.
PL 99-10 (H.R.1239), enacted 04/04/1985

PUBLIC LAW 99-10—APR. 4, 1985 
99 STAT. 27 
Public Law 99-10 
99th Congress 
An Act 
Making urgent supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
Apr. 4, 1985 
1985, for emergency famine relief and recovery in Africa, and for other purposes. 
[H.R. 1239] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following 
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, to supply urgent supplemental appropria-
tions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985, and for other 
purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
CHAPTER I 
AFRICAN FAMINE RELIEF 
PUBLIC LAW 480 
For an additional amount for "Public Law 480", for agricultural 
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commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad, pursu-
ant to title II of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance 
Act of 1954, as amended, $400,000,000 of which $384,000,000 is 
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hereby appropriated to be available through December 31,1985, and 
$16,000,000 shall be derived from unobligated balances in the 
Commodity Credit Corporation: Provided, 
That not to exceed 
$100,000,000 of the above appropriated funds shall be available for 
inland transportation upon certification for each country by the 
Administrator of the Agency for International Development that 
without such funds the delivery of the emergency food would not be 
possible or would not take place in time to prevent starvation or 
unacceptable levels of loss or spoilage. 
CHAPTER II 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for "International disaster assistance", 
$137,500,000 for emergency relief and recovery assistance for Africa, 
to be available only for such purpose and to remain available until 
March 31, 1986: Provided, That the Committee on Appropriations of 
each House of Congress is notified five days in advance of the 
obligation of any funds made available under this paragraph, unless 
the emergency is life threatening and immediate action is necessary. 
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OPERATING EXPENSES 
Of the amount appropriated in this Act for "International disaster 
assistance", $2,500,000 shall be transferred to "Operating expenses 
of the Agency for International Development", to be used for mon-
itoring food and disaster assistance in Africa. 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
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)), $25,000,000. 
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for "Migration and refugee assistance", 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, $12,500,000 for emer-
gency assistance in Africa, to be available only for such purpose and 
to remain available until March 31,1986. 
TITLE II 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
EMERGENCY RESERVE FOR AFRICAN FAMINE RELIEF 
In addition to funds and authority provided for in chapter I of title 
I of this Act, $225,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 
1986, is provided as an Emergency Reserve for African Famine 
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Relief for title II of Public Law 480, including inland transportation, 
to be used if funds and authority provided in chapter I of title I are 
exhausted and the Administrator of the Agency for International 
Development prepares and submits to the Congress a plan to utilize 
such additional funds for African famine relief. Before such funds 
may be obligated or expended, the President shall certify that the 
use of such funds is essential to famine relief in Africa. 
TITLE III 
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GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Funds and authority made available in this Act which have not 
previously been authorized shall not be obligated until authorized: 
Provided, That none of the funds in this Act may be used to 
reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for the cost of wheat 
released from the Food Security Wheat Reserve: Provided 
further, 
That before funds provided in this Act may be obligated or ex-
pended, the Administrator for International Development shall cer-
tify that a plan has been established, on a country by country basis, 
that will ensure effective use of the funds and that the food provided 
by this Act will be delivered in a timely and efficient manner and be 
distributed to those most in need. 
The Administrator of the agency primarily responsible for admin-
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istering part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall have the 
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responsibility for determining the emergency food and disaster 
assistance needs for which funds are appropriated by this Act. 
DISPOSITION OF ADDITIONAL AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES UNDER 
SECTION 416 OF THE AGRICULTURAL ACT OF 1949 
98 Stat. 137. 
To prevent the waste of commodities acquired by the Commodity 
Credit Corporation through price support operations, the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall make available, through Private Voluntary 
Organizations for donation to African nations requiring emergency 
food assistance, for calendar year 1985, not more than two hundred 
thousand metric tons of agricultural commodities: Provided, That 50 
per centum of the commodities made available under this sentence 
shall be in the form of wheat or wheat products: Provided further, 
That none of the commodities made available for donation under 
this sentence shall be made available until the Secretary of Agri-
culture has certified to the appropriate committees of the Congress 
that the commodities shall not be distributed through or otherwise 
be allowed to come under the possession or control of the Govern-
ment of Ethiopia. The Corporation shall pay, with respect to the 
commodities donated under the foregoing sentence, transporting, 
handling, and other charges, including the cost of overseas delivery. 
Such donations shall be in addition to the level of assistance pro-
grammed under any other authority. 
Approved April 4, 1985. 
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1239: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 99-2 and Pt. 2 (Comm. on Appropriations) and No. 99-29 
(Comm. of Conference). 
SENATE REPORT No. 99-8 (Comm. on Appropriations). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 131 (1985): 
Feb. 28, considered and passed House. 
Mar. 20, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Apr. 2, House agreed to conference report; receded and concurred in Senate 
amendment, in others with amendments. Senate agreed to conference report; 
concurred in House amendments. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 21, No. 14 (1985): 
Apr. 5, Presidential statement.