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102 STAT. 2268-8
PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1988
102 STAT. 2268-8

102 STAT. 2268-8

PUBLIC LAW 100-461—OCT. 1, 1988

available for Jamaica to carry out the provisions of part I of such Act. ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF WAR

Of the aggregate of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, up to $5,000,000 may be made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for assistance for the provision of prostheses for civilians who have been injured as a result of civil strife and warfare. ASSISTANCE FOR DISPLACED CHILDREN

Of the aggregate of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, not less than $1,500,000 shall be made available for programs and activities for children who have become orphans as a result of the effects of drought, civil strife, and other natural and man-made disasters: Provided, That assistance under this heading shall be made available in accordance with the policies and general authorities contained in section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT

In recognition that the full participation of women in, and the full contribution of women to, the development process are essential to achieving economic growth, a higher quality of life, and sustainable development in developing countries, not less than $5,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, shall be used to encourage and promote the participation and integration of women as equal partners in the development process in developing countries, of which not less than $3,000,000 shall be made available as matching funds to support the activities of the Agency for International Development's field missions to integrate women into their programs: Provided, That the Agency for International Development shall seek to ensure that country strategies, projects, and programs are designed so that the percentage of women participants will be demonstrably increased. PHILIPPINES, DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

Of the aggregate of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out sections 103 through 106 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, not less than $40,000,000 shall be made available only for the Philippines for project and sector assistance primarily in support of the Government of the Philippines' efforts to promote economic recovery and attain sustained growth through increased rural productivity in both farm and off-farm enterprises, and other activities consistent with the purposes of chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided, That of the funds made available for the Philippines under section 103 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, not less than $1,000,000 shall be made available to fund technical assistance to strengthen nonprofit private organizations and cooperatives in conjunction, where possible, with projects using local currencies generated by sale of Public Law 480 and section 416 commodities.