Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 106 Part 2.djvu/790

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106 STAT. 1670 PUBLIC LAW 102-391—OCT. 6, 1992 Pakistan. Refugees. to undergo sterilizations. None of the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for any biomedical research which relates in whole or in part, to methoas of, or the performance of, abortions or involuntary sterilization as a means of family planning. None of the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be obligated or expended for any country or organization if the President certifies that the use of these funds by any such country or organization would violate any of the above provisions related to abortions and involuntary sterilizations. The Congress reaffirms its commitments to Population, Development Assistance and to the need for informed voluntary family planning. AFGHANISTAN—HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE SEC. 535. Of the aggregate amount of funds appropriated by this Act, to be derived in equal parts from the funds appropriated to carry out the provisions of chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and chapter 4 of part II of that Act, up to $50,000,000 may be made available for the provision of food, medicine, or other humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people, notwithstanding any other provision of law. In carrying out this section, the Administrator of the Agency for International Development shall ensure that an equitable portion of the funds is made available to benefit Afghan women and girls, particularly in pro- -ams in refugee camps in Pakistan and in reconstruction projects m Afghanistan. PRIVATE VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS—DOCUMENTATION SEC. 536. None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to this Act shall be available to a private voluntary organization which fails to provide upon timely request any document, file, or record necessary to the auditing requirements of the Agency for International Development, nor shall any of the funds appropriated by this Act be made available to any private voliuitary organization which is not registered with the Agency for International Development. PRIOR CONSULTATIONS ON IFI REPLENISHMENTS SEC. 537. Prior to entering into formal negotiations on any replenishment for any international financial institution or multilateral development bank, the Secretary of the Treasury shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations and appropriate authorizing committees on the United States position entering those negotiations. REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT SEC. 538. It is the sense of the Congress that all countries receiving United States foreign assistance under this Act, the Agricultiiral Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (Public Law 480), or trade promotion programs should fully cooperate with the international refugee assistance organizations, the United States, and other governments in facilitating lasting solutions to refugee situations. Further, where resettlement to other countries is the appropriate solution, such resettlement should be expedited