Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations from Contributions of Foreign Governments and/or Interest for Humanitarian Assistance to Refugees and Displaced Persons In and Around Iraq as a Result of the Recent Invasion of Kuwait and for Peacekeeping Activities and Other Urgent Needs Act of 1991
PL 102-55 (H.R.2251), enacted 06/13/1991

105 STAT. 290 
PUBLIC LAW 102-55—JUNE 13, 1991 
Public Law 102-55 
102d Congress 
An Act 
June 13, 1991 
[H.R. 2251] 
Dire Emergency 
Supplemental 
Appropriations 
From 
Contributions of 
Foreign 
Governments 
And/Or Interest 
for 
Humanitarian 
Assistance to 
Refugees and 
Displaced 
Persons In and 
Around Iraq as a 
Result of the 
Recent Invasion 
of Kuwait 
and for 
Peacekeeping 
Activities and 
Other Urgent 
Needs Act of 
1991. 
Making dire emergency supplemental appropriations from contributions of foreign 
governments and/or interest for humanitarian assistance to refugees and displaced 
persons in and around Iraq as a result of the recent invasion of Kuwait and for 
peacekeeping activities, and for other urgent needs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30,1991, and for other purposes. 
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 provide dire emergency supplemental 
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30,1991, and for 
other purposes, namely: 
CHAPTER I 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—MILITARY 
PERSIAN GULF REGIONAL DEFENSE FUND 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
In addition to the purposes for which it is otherwise available, the 
Persian Gulf Regional Defense Fund shall be available for the 
incremental costs of the Department of Defense incurred in connec-
tion with Operation Provide Comfort and any other humanitarian 
efforts for the relief of refugees and displaced persons in and around 
Iraq as a result of the recent invasion of Kuwait and, upon a 
determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is 
necessary, he may transfer from the Persian Gulf Regional Defense 
Fund not to exceed $320,500,000 from the amounts appropriated for 
Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm in the Operation Desert 
Shield/Desert Storm Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1991, to be 
used for incremental costs of such humanitarian relief efforts, to the 
following accounts in not to exceed the following amounts as deter-
mined by the Secretary of Defense: 
MILITARY PERSONNEL 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for appropriations under the heading 
'Military Personnel", $2,000,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for appropriations under the heading 
'Operation and Maintenance", $318,500,000. 
PUBLIC LAW 102-55—JUNE 13, 1991 
105 STAT. 291 
DEFENSE COOPERATION ACCOUNT 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For contributions only to the military relief societies, not to 
exceed $16,000,000 is appropriated from the Defense Cooperation 
Account, to be derived only from the interest payments deposited to 
the credit of such account, and not from any contributions of foreign 
governments in such account, to be available only for transfer as a 
contribution by the Secretary of Defense to the following relief 
societies in not to exceed the following amounts: Army Emergency 
Relief Society, $10,000,000; Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, 
$5,000,000; Air Force Aid Society, $1,000,000: Provided, That con-
tributions made as provided herein shall be treated in the same 
manner, to the same extent, and for all purposes, £is contribu-
tions received by such societies from private individuals and 
organizations. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—CHAPTER I 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 101. The authority provided in this chapter to transfer funds 
from the Defense Cooperation Account and the Persian Gulf Re-
gional Defense Fund is in addition to any other transfer authority 
contained in any other Act making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of Defense for fiscal year 1991: Provided, That any amounts so 
transferred shall be merged with and available for the same pur-
poses and the same time period as the appropriations to which 
transferred. The costs for which transfers are provided herein are 
costs associated with Operation Desert Storm: Provided 
further. 
That any limitations applicable to the amounts that may be trans-
ferred to individual appropriations of the Department of Defense 
from the Fund are hereby increased by the amount of transfers 
made pursuant to this provision. 
SEC. 102. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the balance 
of the $15,000,000,000 corpus to be maintained in the Persian Gulf 
Regional Defense Fund shall be reduced by the amount of transfers 
from such fund made to support Operation Provide Comfort and 
other humanitarian relief efforts as provided in this chapter. 
CHAPTER II 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
DEFENSE COOPERATION ACCOUNT 
For a portion of the expenses associated with Operation Desert 
Storm and the provision of emergency assistance, pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2XD)(i) of Public Law 99-177, as amended, for refugees 
and displaced persons in and around Iraq as a result of the recent 
invasion of Kuwait, and for peacekeeping activities and for inter-
national disaster assistance in the region, there is appropriated from 
the Defense Cooperation Account, $235,500,000, to be derived from 
any contributions of foreign governments and/or interest payments 
deposited to the credit of such account, which shall be available only 
for transfer by the Secretary of Defense to "International Disaster 
Assistance", "Migration and Refugee Assistance", "United States 
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PUBLIC LAW 102-55—JUNE 13, 1991 
Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance", and "Contributions 
to International Peacekeeping Activities", as follows: 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE 
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for "International Disaster Assistance", 
$67,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That in 
addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, up to 
$200,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading may be made 
available for the purpose of paying administrative expenses of the 
Agency for International Development in connection with carrying 
out its functions under this heading. 
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for "Migration and Refugee Assist-
ance", $75,000,000: Provided, That in addition to amounts otherwise 
available for such purposes, up to $250,000 of the funds appropriated 
under this heading may be made available for the administrative 
expenses of the Office of Refugee Programs of the Department of 
State: Provided further, That funds made available under this head-
ing shall remain available until September 30,1992. 
UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION ASSISTANCE 
FUND 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for the "United States Emergency 
Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund", $68,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That the funds made available 
under this heading are appropriated notwithstanding the provisions 
contained in section 2(c)(2) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance 
Act of 1962 that would limit the amount of funds that could be 
appropriated for this purpose. 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for "Contributions to international 
peacekeeping activities", $25,500,000, to remain available until 
September 30,1992. 
PUBLIC LAW 102-55—JUNE 13,1991 
105 STAT. 293 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—CHAPTER II 
SEC. 201. The authority provided in this chapter to transfer funds 
from the Defense Cooperation Account is in addition to any other 
transfer authority contained in any other Act making appropria-
tions for fiscal year 1991. 
SEC. 202. Funds transferred or otherwise made available pursuant 
to this Act may be made available notwithstanding any provision of 
law that restricts sissistance to particular countries. 
SEC. 203. Funds transferred pursuant to this chapter for Inter-
national Disaster Assistance and the United States Emergency 
Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund may be used for any of the 
purposes for which funds are authorized under those accounts and 
may also be used to replenish appropriations accounts from which 
£issistance was provided prior to the enactment of this Act, notwith-
standing any other provision of this or any other Act. 
SEC. 204. Amounts obligated for fiscal year 1991 under the author-
ity of section 49203) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide 
international disaster assistance in connection with the Persian 
Gulf crisis shall not be counted against the ceiling limitation of such 
section. 
SEC. 205. The value of any defense articles, defense services, and 
military education and training authorized as of April 20,1991, to be 
drawn down by the President under the authority of section 506(aX2) 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not be counted against 
the ceiling limitation of such section. 
SEC. 206. Funds made available under this chapter may be made 
available notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91-672 and 
section 15(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956. 
SEC. 207. None of the funds appropriated by the Foreign Oper-
ations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 1991 (Public Law 101-513), under the heading "Economic Sup-
port Fund", that were allocated for Pakistan may be made available 
for assistance for another country or purpose unless notification is 
provided in accordance with the regular notification procedures of 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
CHAPTER III 
Reports 
NATURAL DISASTERS 
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, using up to 
$35,000 of funds previously appropriated under this head in Public 
Law 101-509, shall prepare a report on unfunded costs of dire 
emergencies existing because of floods, droughts, tornadoes, un-
employment, and other disasters in the United States and submit 
the report to the appropriate committees of Congress within ten 
days of the date of enactment of this Act, pending receipt of a budget 
request. 
The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, using up to 
$15,000 of funds previously appropriated under this head in Public 
Law 101-509, shall prepare a report on unfunded costs, including 
food assistance, of international disaster emergencies existing be-
cause of floods, droughts, tornadoes, and other disasters and prepare 
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a report on the threats to oil supply, human health £ind the environ-
ment, that the Kuwaiti oil fires might pose and submit the reports 
to the appropriate committees of Congress within ten days of the 
date of enactment of this Act, pending receipt of a budget request, 
CHAPTER IV 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION 
Of the funds appropriated under this heading in Public Law 101-
515 and Public Law 102-27, $159,325,000 shall be available to carry 
out export promotion programs notwithstanding the provisions of 
section 201 of Public law 99-64. 
THE JUDICIARY 
COURTS OF APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS AND OTHER JUDICIAL SERVICES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the funds appropriated under this heading in Public Law 101-
515, $8,262,000 is hereby rescinded. 
DEFENDER SERVICES 
For an additional amount for "Defender Services", $8,000,000 to 
remain available until expended. 
CHAPTER V 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless 
expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 502. Funds made available in this Act, being incremental 
costs of "Operation Desert Storm" or offset, similar to items in the 
Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, Public Law 
102-27, and the Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, Public Law 102-28, are off budget. 
Korea. 
SEC. 503. During the current fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense 
Reports. 
may accept burdensharing contributions in the form of money from 
the Republic of Korea for the costs of local national employees of the 
Department of Defense to be credited to Department of Defense 
operation and maintenance appropriations available for the salaries 
and benefits of such Korean national employees to be merged with 
and to be available for the same purposes and time period as those 
appropriations to which credited: Provided, That not later than 
October 31, 1991, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report on 
the contributions accepted by the Secretary under this provision. 
This Act may be cited as the "Dire Emergency Supplemental 
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Appropriations From Contributions of Foreign Governments And/ 
PUBLIC LAW 102-55—JUNE 13, 1991 
105 STAT. 295 
Or Interest for Humanitarian Assistance to Refugees and Displaced 
Persons In and Around Iraq as a Result of the Recent Invasion of 
Kuwait and for Peacekeeping Activities and Other Urgent Needs 
Act of 1991". 
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Approved June 13, 1991. 
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2251 (S. 786): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 102-71 (Comm. on Conference). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 137 (1991): 
May 9, considered and passed House; considered and passed Senate, amended. 
May 22, 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. 27 (1991): 
June 13, Presidential statement.