An Act making appropriations for Foreign Assistance and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and for other purposes.
PL 94-441 (H.R.14260), enacted 10/01/1976

PUBLIC LAW 94-441—OCT. 1, 1976 
90 STAT. 1465 
Public Law 94-441 
94th Congress 
An Act 
Making appropriations for Foreign Assistance and related programs for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1977, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy 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 other-
wise appropriated, for Foreign Assistance and related programs for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, 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 pro-
visions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and for other 
purposes, to remain available until September 30, 1977, unless other-
wise specified herein, as follows: 
Oct. 1, 1976 
[H.R. 14260] 
Foreign 
Assistance and 
Related 
Programs 
Appropriations 
Act, 1977. 
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ECONOMIC 
ASSISTANCE 
Food and nutrition. Development Assistance: For necessary expenses 
to carry out the provisions of section 103, $505,000,000: Provided, 
That the amounts provided for loans to carry out the purposes of this 
paragraph shall remain available until expended. 
Population planning and health, Development Assistance: For nec-
essary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 104, $214,000,000: 
Provided, That the amounts provided for loans to carry out the pur-
poses of this paragraph shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That of the funds made available for population 
planning and health, not less than $15,000,000 shall be only available 
for programs providing training to auxiliary or paramedical per-
sonnel who will be engaged in the delivery of health and family 
planning services to rural areas. 
Education and human resources development. Development Assist-
ance : For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 105, 
$70,000,000: Provided, That the amounts provided for loans to carry 
out the purposes of this paragraph shall remain available until 
expended. 
Technical assistance, energy, research, reconstruction, and selected 
development problems. Development Assistance: For necessary 
expenses to carry out the provisions of section 106, $67,000,000: Pro-
vided, That the amounts provided for loans to carry out the purposes 
of this paragraph shall remain available until expended. 
Loan allocation. Development Assistance: Of the new obligational 
authority appropriated under this Act to carry out the provisions of 
sections 103-106, not less than $300,000,000 shall be available for loans 
for fiscal year 1977: Provided, That of the amount made available for 
loans, not to exceed $210,000,000 of such amount shall be available 
for loans repayable within forty years following the date on which 
the funds were initially made available under the loan: Provided 
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further^ That not to exceed $60,000,000 of such amount shall be avail-
able for loans repayable within thirty years following such date: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $30,000,000 of such amount shall 
be available for loans repayable within twenty years following such 
date. 
International organizations and programs: For necessary expenses 
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to carry out the provisions of section 301, $187,000,000: Provided, 
That not more than $20,000,000 shall be availaJble for the United 
Nations Children's Fund: Provided further, That not less than 
$1,000,000 shall be available until expended for a contribution to the 
International Atomic Energy Agency to strengthen the Agency's safe-
guards program: Provided further, That not less than $100,000,000 
shall be available only for the United Nations Development Pro-
gram: Provided further. That none of the funds appropriated or 
made available pursuant to this Act shall be used to supplement the 
funds provided to the United Nations Development Program in fiscal 
year 1976. 
United Nations Environment Fund: For necessary expenses to 
carry out the provisions of section 2 of the United Nations Environ-
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American schools and hospitals abroad: For necessary expenses to 
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carry out the provisions of section 214, $19,800,000. 
American schools and hospitals abroad (special foreign currency 
program) : For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of sec-
tion 214, $7,000,000 in foreign currencies which the Treasury Depart-
ment determines to be excess to the normal requirements of the United 
States, to remain available until expended. 
Indus Basin Development Fund, grants: For necessary expenses 
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to carry out the provisions of section 302(b) (2) with respect to Indus 
Basin Development Fund, grants, $15,750,000. 
Contingency fund: For necessary expenses, $5,000,000, to be used 
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for the purposes set forth in section 451. 
International disaster assistance: For necessary expenses to carry 
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out the provisions of section 491, $25,000,000. 
International narcotics control: For necessary expenses to carry out 
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the provisions of section 481, $34,000,000. 
Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund: 
For payment to the "Foreign Service Retirement and Disability 
Fund," as authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended 
(22 U.S.C. 1105-1106), $16,680,000. 
Overseas training (special foreign currency program) : For neces-
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sary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 612, $400,000 in 
foreign currencies wliich the Treasury Department declares to be 
excess to the normal requirements of the United States. 
Lebanon Relief and Rehabilitation assistance: For necessary 
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expenses to carry out the provisions of section 495C, $20,000,000. 
Except for the Contingency Fund, unobligated balances as of Sep-
tember 30, 1976, of funds heretofore made available under the 
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authority of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, except as 
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otherwise provided by law, are hereby continued available for the 
fiscal year 1977, for the same purposes for which appropriated and 
amounts certified pursuant to section 1311 of the Supplemental Appro-
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priation Act, 1955, as having been obligated against appropriations 
heretofore made under the authority of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, as amended, for the same purpose as any of the subpara-
graphs under "Economic Assistance," "Middle East Special Require-
ments Fund," "Security Supporting Assistance," "Operating Expenses 
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90 STAT. 1467 
of the Agency for International Development," "International Mili-
tary Education and Training," and "Indochina Postwar Keconstruc-
tion Assistance," are hereby continued available for the same period 
as the respective appropriations in such subparagraphs for the same 
purpose: Provided, That such purpose relates to a project or program 
previously justified to Congress, and the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified 
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prior to the reobligation of funds for such projects or programs. 
None of the funds made available under this Act for "Food and 
nutrition. Development Assistance," "Population planning and health. 
Development Assistance," "Education and human resources devel-
opment. Development Assistance," "Technical assistance, energy 
research, reconstruction, and selected development problems, Develop-
ment Assistance," "International organizations and programs," 
"United Nations Environment Fund," "American schools and hos-
pitals abroad," "Indus Basin Development Fund, grants," "Interna-
tional narcotics control," "Middle East special requirements fund," 
"Security supporting assistance," "Operating Expenses of the Agency 
for International Development," "Military assistance," "International 
military education and training," "Inter-American Foundation," 
"Peace Corps," "Cuban refugee assistance," "Special assistance to 
refugees from Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos in the United States," 
"Migration and refugee assistance," or "Assistance to refugees from 
the Soviet Union or other Communist countries in Eastern Europe," 
shall be available for obligation for activities, programs, projects, type 
of materiel assisl;ance, countries, or other operations not justified or 
in excess of the amount justified to the Appropriations Committees 
for obligation under any of these specific headings for fiscal year 1977 
unless the Appropriations Committees of both Houses of the Congress 
are previously notified fifteen days in advance. 
MIDDLE EAST SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FUND 
Middle East special requirements fund: For necessary expenses to 
carry out the provisions of section 901 and section 903 of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, $23,000,000: Provided, That none 
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of the funds appropriated under this heading may be used to provide a 2443. 
United States contribution to the United Nations Relief and Works 
Agency. 
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, $1,734,700,000: Provided, That of the funds appro- 22 USC 2346. 
priated under this paragraph, $735,000,000 shall be allocated to Allocation of 
Israel, $700,000,000 shall be allocated to Egypt, $70,000,000 shall be f
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allocated to Jordan, $17,500,000 shall be allocated for Cyprus, 
$55,000,000 shall be allocated for Portugal, $80,000,000 shall be 
allocated to Syria, $14,000,000 shall be allocated for Botswana and 
for regional training programs, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be 
allocated to Zaire, and not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be allocated to 
Zambia: Provided, further, That $7,000,000 of this appropriation shall 
be available only upon ratification of the Treaty of Friendship and 
Cooperation Between Spain and the United States of America. 
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OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
For "Operating Expenses of the Agency for International Develop-
ment", $192,000,000. 
MILITARY ASSISTANCE 
Military assistance: For necessary expenses to carry out the provi-
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sions of section 503 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 
including administrative expenses and purchase of passenger motor 
vehicles for replacement only for use outside of the United States, 
$247,300,000: 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: Provided 
further, 
That 
$15,000,000 of this appropriation shall be available only upon ratifi-
cation of the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation Between Spain 
and the United States of America. 
INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TEtA-INING 
International military education and training: For necessary 
expenses for 
"International military education and 
training," 
$25,000,000: Provided, That $2,000,000 of this appropriation shall be 
available only upon ratification of the Treaty of Friendship and 
Cooperation Between Spain and the United States of America. 
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 entertain-
ment allowances), and to make such contracts and commitments with-
out 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 the program set forth in the budget 
for the current fiscal year. 
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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 
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Goverment Corporation Control Act, as amended (31 U.S.C. 849), as 
may be necessary in carrying out its authorized programs during the 
current fiscal year: Provided, That not to exceed $7,000,000 shall be 
available to carry out the authorized programs during the current 
fiscal year. 
GENEEAL PKOVISIONS 
SEC 101. None of the funds herein appropriated (other than funds 
appropriated for "International organizations and programs") shall 
be used to finance the construction of any new flood control, reclama-
tion, or other water or related land resource project or program which 
has not met the standards and criteria used in determining the feasi-
bility of flood control, reclamation, and other water and related land 
resource programs and projects proposed for construction within the 
United States of America as per memorandum of the President dated 
May 15,1962. 
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90 STAT. 1469 
SEC. 102. Except for the appropriations entitled "Contingency 
fund", "International disaster assistance", and appropriations of funds 
to be used for loans, not more than 20 per centum of any appropriation 
item made available by this title for fiscal year 1977 shall be obligated 
and/or reserved during the last month of availability. 
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 pur-
suant 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. Of the funds appropriated or made available pureuant to 
this Act, not more than $12,000,000 may be used during the current 
fiscal year in carrying out centrally funded research under sections 105 
and 106 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. 
SEC. 106. None of the funds appropriated or made available pur-
suant 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. 107. None 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 the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. 
SEC. 108. None of the funds appropriated or made available pur-
suant to this Act shall be used to provide assistance to the Democratic 
Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam), South Vietnam, Cambodia, 
or Laos. 
SEC. 109. Of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant 
to this Act, not to exceed $108,000 shall be for official residence expenses 
of the Agency for International Development during the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1977. 
SEC. 110. Of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant 
to this Act, not to exceed $20,000 shall be for entertainment expenses 
of the Agency for International Development during the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1977. 
SEC. 111. Of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to 
this Act, not to exceed $96,000 shall be for representation allowances 
of the Agency for International Development during the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1977. 
SEC. 112. Of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant 
to this Act, not to exceed $75,000 shall be for entertainment expenses 
relating to the Military Assistance Program, International Military 
Education and Training, and Foreign Military Credit Sales during 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977. 
T I T L E I I — F O R E I G N M I L I T A R Y C R E D I T S A L E S 
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United Nations 
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assessments, 
dues. 
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North and South 
Vietnam, or Laos, 
assistance, 
prohibition. 
FOREIGN MILITARY CREDIT SALES 
For expenses not otherwise provided for, necessary to enable the 
President to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Military Sales 
Act, $740,000,000: Provided, 
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aggregate credit sale ceiling during the current fiscal year, not less 
than $1,000,000,000 shall be allocated to Israel. 
TITLE III—FOEEIGN ASSISTANCE (OTHER) 
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INDEPENDENT AGENCY 
ACTION—INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS 
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PEACE CORPS 
For expenses necessary for Action to carry out the provisions of 
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the Peace Corps Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), $80,000,000: 
Provided^ That of this amount $49,563,000 shall be available for the 
direct support of volunteers: Provided further^ That no less than 
$3,600,000 of this amount shall be available only for the overseas tech-
nical support of volunteers. 
DEPARTMENT or HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE 
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CUBAN REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Migration 
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and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (Public Law 87-510), relating 
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to aid to Cuban refugees within the United States, including hire of 
passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109, $82,000,000. 
SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO REFUGEES FROM CAMBODIA, VIETNAM, AND 
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LAOS I N THE UNITED STATES 
For assistance to refugees from Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos 
in the United States, $50,000,000: Provided, That all funds in this 
account shall remain available through September 30, 1977. 
DEPARTMENT or STATE 
MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to enable the 
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Secretary of State to provide, as authorized by law, a contribution to 
the International Committee of the Red Cross and assistance to refu-
gees, 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 author-
ized by the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 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; 
$10,000,000 of which not to exceed $8,171,000 shall remain available 
until December 31,1977: 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 infiltra-
tion in the Western Hemisphere. 
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90 STAT. 1471 
ASSISTANCE TO REFUGEES FROM THE SOVIET UNION AND OTHER 
COMMUNIST COUNTRIES I N EASTERN EUROPE 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 101 (b) 
of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act of 1972 and the provisions 86 Stat. 490. 
of section 105 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
Year 1977, $15,000,000. 
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FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 
INVESTMENT IN ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK 
For payment by the Secretary of the Treasury of the third and final 
installment of the United States subscription to the paid-in capital 
stock and the callable capital stock of the Asian Development Bank, 
authorized by the Asian Development Bank Act of December 22,1974 
(Public Law 93-537), $90,477,000, to remain available until expended. 22 USC 285q, 
285r. 
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 share of the increase 
in 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, $270,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
INVESTMENT IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION 
For payment by the Secretary of the Treasury of the second install-
ment of the United States contribution to the fourth replenishment 
of the resources of the International Development Association as 
authorized by the International Development Association Act of 
August 14, 1974 (Public Law 93-373), $375,000,000, to remain avail- 22 USC 284/, 
able until expended. 
284m. 
INVESTMENT IN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND 
For payment by the Secretary of the Treasury of a United States 
contribution to the African Development Fund as authorized by the 
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available until expended. 
TITLE IV—EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE 
UNITED STATES 
The Export-Import Bank of the United States is hereby authorized 
to make such expenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing 
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 Government Cor-
poration Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying 31 USC 849. 
out the program set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for 
such corporation, except as hereinafter provided. 
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Publicity or 
propaganda. 
Inspector 
General, Foreign 
Assistance. 
Fiscal year 
limitation. 
Countries in 
default. 
L I M I T A T I O N ON PROGRAM 
A C T I V I T Y 
Not to exceed $6,334,443,000 (of which not to exceed $3,875,000,000 
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 $12,081,000 (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 $24,000 for entertainment allowances 
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 a fee basis, but not including other 
personal services) in connection with the acquisition, operation, main-
tenance, improvement, or disposition of any real or personal property 
belonging to the Bank or in which it has an interest, including 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 nonadmini strative 
expenses for the purposes hereof. 
T I T L E V—GENERAL 
P R O V I S I O N S 
SEC. 501. 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. 502. 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 considering 
foreign assistance legislation, appropriations, or expenditures, has 
delivered to the Office of the Inspector General, Foreign Assistance, a 
written request that it be furnished any document, paper, communica-
tion, 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 arranged for, directed, or 
conducted by him, unless and until there has been furnished to the 
General Accounting Office or to such committee 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 for-
bidden the furnishing thereof pursuant to such request and his reason 
for so doing. 
SEC. 503. 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. 504. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
be used to furnish assistance to any country which is in default during 
a period in excels of one calendar year in payment to the United States 
of principal or interest on any loan made to such country by the United 
States pursuant to a program for which funds are appropriated under 
this Act unless (1) such debt has been disputed by such country prior 
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to the enactment of this Act or (2) such country has either arranged 
to make payment of the amount in arrears or otherwise taken appro-
priate steps, which may include renegotiation, to cure the existing 
default. 
SEC. 505. None of the funds appropriated or made available pur-
suant to this Act shall be used to provide military assistance, inter-
national military education and training, or foreign military credit 
sales to the Government of Uruguay. 
SEC. 505A. Not to exceed $1,626,000 of the funds appropriated or 
made available pursuant to this Act for fiscal year 1977 shall be made 
available to the Office of the Inspector General of Foreign Assistance. 
SEC. 506. None of the funds appropriated or made available pursu-
ant to this Act shall be available to any international financial insti-
tution whose United States' representative cannot upon request obtain 
the amounts and the names of borrowers for all loans of the inter-
national financial institution, including loans to employees of the insti-
tution or the compensation and related benefits of employees of the 
institution. 
This Act may be cited as the "Foreign Assistance and Related Pro-
grams Appropriations Act, 1977". 
Approved October 1, 1976. 
Uruguay, 
prohibition of 
funds. 
Short title. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 94-1228 (Comm. on Appropriations) and No. 94-1642 (Comm. 
of Conference). 
SENATE REPORT No. 94-1009 (Comm. on Appropriations). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 122 (1976): 
June 24, 25, 29, considered and passed House. 
June 30, Sept. 9, 10, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Sept. 27, House agreed to conference report. 
Sept. 28, Senate agreed to conference report.