Foreign Relations Persian Gulf Conflict Emergency Supplemental Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1991
PL 102-20 (H.R.1176), enacted 03/27/1991

105 STAT. 68 
PUBLIC LAW 102-20—MAR. 27, 1991 
Public Law 102-20 
102d Congress 
An Act 
Mar. 27, 1991 
[H.R. 1176] 
Foreign 
Relations 
Persian Gulf 
Conflict 
Emergency 
Supplemental 
Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Year 
1991. 
To provide authorizations for supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1991 for the 
Department of State and the Agency for International Development for certain 
emergency costs associated with the Persian Gulf conflict, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited £is the "Foreign Relations Persian Gulf 
Conflict Emergency Supplemental Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 
1991". 
SEC. 2. SALARIES AND EXPENSES. 
In addition to such amounts as are authorized to be appropriated 
in section 101(a)(1) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991, there are authorized to be appropriated 
$10,000,000 as emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal 
year 1991 for "Salaries and Expenses" for the Department of State. 
Funds authorized to be appropriated under this section are des-
ignated emergency requirements pursuant to section 251(b)(2XD)(i) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 3. EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE. 
In addition to such amounts as are authorized to be appropriated 
in section 101(aX4) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991, there are authorized to be appropriated 
$9,300,000 as emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 
1991 for "Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service" for 
the Department of State to be available only for costs associated 
with the evacuation of United States Government employees 
(including contractor employees) and their dependents and other 
United States citizens from diplomatic posts. Funds authorized to be 
appropriated under this section are designated emergency require-
ments pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 4. SPECIAL PURPOSE PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLES. 
Section 2 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
(22 U.S.C 2669) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (j) by striking "and"; 
(2) in subsection (k) by striking the period and inserting 
"; and"; and 
(3) by adding after subsection (k) the following new subsec-
tion: 
"(1) purchase special purpose passenger motor vehicles with-
out regard to any price limitation otherwise established by 
law.". 
PUBLIC LAW 102-20—MAR. 27, 1991 
105 STAT. 69 
SEC. 5. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT EMERGENCY 
EVACUATION EXPENSES. 
There are authorized to be appropriated $6,000,000 as emergency 
supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1991 for the operating 
expenses of the Agency for International Development, Such fwnda 
shall be available only for the costs of evacuating United States 
Government employees and personal service contractors, and their 
dependents, and for subsistence allowance pasrments. Funds 
authorized to be appropriated under this section are designated 
emergency requirements pursuant to section 2510t>X2XDXi) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 6. BURDENSHARING. 
The Congress— 
(1) takes note of the commendable efforts on the part of the 
President and the Secretary of State to encourage our allies to 
assist financially in the effort to liberate Kuwait; and 
(2) calls on the President and the Secretary of State to take 
such actions as are necessary to ensure that the burdensharing 
promises made to the American people by our allies are 
fulfilled. 
Approved March 27,1991. 
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1176 (S. 594): 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 137 (1991): 
Mar. 5, considered and passed Hoiise. 
Mar. 13, considered and passed Senate. 
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