[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 170 Received in Senate (RDS)]
2d Session
H. J. RES. 170
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 29, 1996
Received
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JOINT RESOLUTION
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and
for other purposes.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled, That Public Law 104-99 is
further amended by striking out ``March 29, 1996'' in sections 106(c),
112, 126(c), 202(c) and 214 and inserting in lieu thereof ``April 24,
1996''; and that Public Law 104-92 is further amended by striking out
``April 3, 1996'' in section 106(c) and inserting in lieu thereof
``April 24, 1996'' and by inserting in title IV in the matter before
section 401 ``out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, and'' before ``out of the general fund''; and that
section 347(b)(3) of Public Law 104-50 is amended to read as follows:
``(3) chapter 71, relating to labor-management
relations;''; and
that section 204(a) of the Auburn Indian Restoration Act (25 U.S.C.
1300l-2(a)) is amended by striking ``shall'' in the first sentence and
inserting in lieu thereof ``may''.
Sec. 2. That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes, namely:
FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States
(including transfers of funds)
For an additional amount for ``Assistance for Eastern Europe and
the Baltic States'' for Bosnia and Herzegovina, including demining
assistance, $198,000,000: Provided, That of the funds appropriated
under this heading by this Act that are made available for the economic
revitalization program in Bosnia and Herzegovina, not less than 87.5
percent shall be obligated and expended for programs, projects, and
activities, within the sector assigned to American forces of the
military Implementation Force (IFOR) established by the North Atlantic
Council pursuant to the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia
and Herzegovina and within the Sarajevo area: Provided further, That
the preceding proviso shall not apply to any project that involves
activities in both the American IFOR sector and other contiguous
sectors: Provided further, That priority consideration should be given
to projects and activities designated in the IFOR ``Task Force Eagle
civil military project list'' in making available funds for the
economic revitalization program: Provided further, That none of the
funds appropriated under this heading by this Act shall be made
available for the construction of new housing or residences in Bosnia
and Herzegovina: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated
under this heading by this Act or under this heading in Public Law 104-
107 may be made available for the purposes of repairing housing in
areas where refugees or displaced persons are refused, by Federation or
local authorities, the right of return due to ethnicity or political
party affiliation: Provided further, That not to exceed $5,000,000 may
be transferred to ``Debt Restructuring'' to be made available only for
the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974, of modifying direct loans and loan guarantees, notwithstanding
any other provision of law: Provided further, That $3,000,000 shall be
transferred to ``Operating Expenses of the Agency for International
Development'' for administrative expenses: Provided further, That the
additional amount appropriated or otherwise made available herein is
designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That the provisions of
section 515 of Public Law 104-107, and any similar provision of law
requiring advance notification to the Congress, shall be applicable to
funds appropriated under this heading, except that the requirements of
those provisions shall be satisfied by notification five days in
advance of the obligation of such funds: Provided further: That,
effective ninety days after the date of enactment of this Act, none of
the funds appropriated under this heading by this Act may be made
available for the purposes of economic revitalization in Bosnia and
Herzegovina unless the President determines and certifies in writing to
the Committees on Appropriations that the aggregate bilateral
contributions pledged by non-United States donors for economic
revitalization are at least equivalent to the United States bilateral
contributions for economic revitalization made by this Act and in
Public Law 104-107: Provided further, That 50 percent of the funds
appropriated under this heading by this Act that are made available for
economic revitalization shall not be available for obligation unless
the President determines and certifies to the Committees on
Appropriations that the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has
complied with article III of Annex 1-A of the General Framework
Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina concerning the withdrawal
of foreign forces, and that intelligence cooperation on training,
investigations, and related activities between Iranian officials and
Bosnian officials has been terminated: Provided further, That funds
withheld from obligation pursuant to the previous proviso may be made
available for obligation and expenditure after June 15, 1996,
notwithstanding the previous proviso if the President determines and
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that it is important to the
national security interest of the United States to do so: Provided
further, That the authority contained in the previous proviso to make
such a determination may be exercised by the President only and may not
be delegated: Provided further, That with regard to funds appropriated
under this heading by this Act (and local currencies generated by such
funds) that are made available for economic revitalization, the
Administrator of the Agency for International Development shall provide
written approval for grants and loans prior to the obligation and
expenditure of funds for such purposes, and the Administrator shall
receive the agreement of grantees that such funds shall be subject to
audits by the Inspector General of the Agency for International
Development: Provided further, That with regard to funds appropriated
under this heading by this Act (and local currencies generated by such
funds) that are made available for economic revitalization, the
Administrator of the Agency for International Development shall provide
written approval for the use of funds that have been returned or repaid
to any lending facility and grantee under the economic revitalization
program prior to the use of such returned or repaid funds: Provided
further, That, notwithstanding any provision of law under this heading
in Public Law 104-107, the provisions of section 532 of that Act shall
be applicable to funds appropriated under this heading that are used
under the economic revitalization program and to local currencies
generated by such funds: Provided further, That such local currencies
may be used only for program purposes: Provided further, That for the
purposes of this Act, local currency generations under the economic
revitalization program shall include the conversion of funds
appropriated under this heading into currency used by Bosnia and
Herzegovina as local currency and local currency returned or repaid
under such program.
Passed the House of Representatives March 29, 1996.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.