Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 3.djvu/678

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104 STAT. 2030 PUBLIC LAW 101-513—NOV. 5, 1990 development in sub-Saharan Africa is not intended to preclude the use of other authorities for that purpose. Centrally funded programs which benefit sub-Saharan Africa shall continue to be funded under chapter 1 of part I of this Act. " (2) TRANSFER AUTHORITIES.— "(A) The transfer authority contained in section 109 of this Act shall not apply with respect to this section. "(B) The transfer authority contained in section 610(a) of this Act may not be used to transfer funds made available to carry out this section in order to allow them to be used in carrying out any other provision of this Act. "(3) REPROGRAMMING NOTIFICATIONS. —Section 634A of this Act does not apply with respect to funds made available to carry out this section. "(4) PROCUREMENT OF GOODS AND SERVICES. —In order to eillow the assistance authorized by this section to be furnished as effectively and expeditiously as possible, section 604(a) of this Act, and similar provisions relating to the procurement of goods and services, shall not apply with respect to goods and services procured for use in carrying out this section. The exemption provided by this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to the Comprehensive Anti/Apartheid Act of 1986. "(o) SUPPORT FOR SADCC PROJECTS.— "(1) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.— To the extent funds are provided for such purpose in the annual Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, funds made available to carry out this chapter may be used to assist sector projects, in the sectors specified in paragraph (2), that are supported by the Southern Africa Development Coordination Conference (SADCC) to enhance the economic development of the member states forming that regional institution. "(2) SECTORS. —The sectors with respect to which assistance may be provided under this subsection are the following: transportation; manpower development; agriculture and natural resources; energy (including the improved utilization of electrical power sources which already exist in the member states and offer the potential to swiftly reduce the dependence of those states on South Africa for electricity); and industrial development and trade (including private sector initiatives). " (3) RELATION TO DFA POUCIES AND AUTHORITIES. — To the maximum extent feasible, the assistance authorized by this subsection shall be provided consistent with the policies and authorities contained in the preceding subsection of this section. 22 USC 2294. "SEC. 497. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEVELOP- MENT FUND FOR AFRICA.— Funds appropriated to carry out this chapter are authorized to be made available until expended. It is the sense of the Congress that the authority of this subsection should be used to extend the period of availability of those funds whenever appropriate to improve the quality of assistance provided under section 496,". (b) EVALUATIONS. —It is the sense of the Congress that there should be periodic evaluations of the progress of the Agency for International Development in achieving the purpose specified in section 496(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. 22 USC 2293 (c) REPORTS TO CONGRESS. —As part of the annual Congressional ^°^- Presentation materials for economic assistance, the Administrator of the Agency for International Development shall include a descrip-