An Act to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize appropriations to provide disaster and other relief to Pakistan, Nicaragua, and the drought-stricken nations of Africa, and for other purposes.
PL 93-333 (H.R.12412), enacted 07/08/1974

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PUBLIC LAW 93-333-JULY 8, 1974 
[88 STAT. 
July 8, 1974 
[H. R.12412] 
Public Law 93-333 
AN A C T 
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to autliorize appropriations to 
provide disasler and other relief to Pakistan, Nicaragua, and the drought-
stricken nationis of Africa, and for other purposes. 
Foreign Dis-
aster Assistance 
Act of 1974. 
22 u s e 2262 
note. 
22 u s e 2261. 
Pakistan and 
Nicaragua. 
22 u s e 2262. 
Drought stricken 
African nations. 
22 u s e 2399-la. 
Ethiopia, ap-
propriation limita-
tion. 
Debts owed to 
U.S., information 
to congressional 
committees. 
22 u s e 2395 
note. 
22 u s e 2151 
note. 
Debt modifica-
tion proposals, 
transmittal to 
Congress. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That this Act may 
be cited as the "Foreign Disaster Assistance Act of 1974". 
SEC. 2. Chapter 5 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is 
amended— 
(1) by striking out of the chapter heading "Contingency 
Fund" and inserting in lieu thereof "Disaster Relief"; and 
(2) by inserting immediately after section 451 the following 
new section: 
"SEC. 452. DISASTER RELIEF ASSISTANCE.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated, in addition to other sums available for such purposes, 
$65,000,000 for use by the President for disaster relief and emergency 
recovery needs in Pakistan and Nicaragua, under such terms and con-
ditions as he may determine, such sums to remain available until 
expended." 
SEC. 3. Section 639A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is 
amended— 
(1) by striking out "the African Sahel" in the section caption 
and inserting "Drought-stricken African Nations" in lieu thereof; 
(2) by striking out of subsection (a) "Sahelian"; 
(3) by striking out "$25,000,000" in subsection (b) and insert-
ing "$110,000,000" in lieu thereof; 
(4) by striking out "Sahelian" in subsection (b) ; and 
(5) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the following new 
sentence: "Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under 
this subsection, not more than $10,000,000 shall be made available 
for Ethiopia." 
SEC. 4. The Secretary of State shall keep the appropriate committees 
of Congress fully and currently informed of the ongoing status of any 
negotiations with any foreign government regarding the cancellation, 
renegotiation, rescheduling, or settlement of any debt owed to the 
United States by any such foreign government under the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961. The Secretary of State shall transmit to the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, and to the chairman of the 
appropriate Senate committee, the text of any international agree-
ment proposing a modification in the terms of such debt no less than 
thirty days prior to its entry into force, together with a detailed 
explanation of the interest of the United States in such modification. 
Approved July 8, 1974. 
July 8. 1974 
[H. R. 8747] 
Public Law 93-334 
AN ACT 
To repeal section 274 of the Revised Statutes of the United States relating to 
the District of Columbia, requiring compulsory vaccination against smallpox 
for public school students. 
D.e. 
Smallpox vacci-
nation require-
ment, repeal. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 274 of 
the Revised Statutes of the United States relating to the District of 
Columbia (D.C. Code, sec. 31-1102) is hereby repealed. 
Approved July 8, 1974.