Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 106 Part 2.djvu/811

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PUBLIC LAW 102-391—OCT. 6, 1992 106 STAT. 1691 OTHER ASSISTANCE FOR EASTERN EUROPE SEC. 591. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a total of $500,000 of the Polish currencies which are held by the United States as of the date of the enactment of this Act which are derived from programs administered by the Commodity Credit Corporation, or pursuant to the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, section 416(b) of the Agricultural Act of 1949, or the Food for Progress Act of 1985, shall be made available for the Research Center on Jewish History and Culture of the Jagiellonian University of Krakow, Poland: Provided, That such currencies shall be made available notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1306 and section 567 of this Act: Provided further, That local currencies made available for the Jagiellonian University by this section shall be made available only to the extent that they do not diminish planned funding for the American Children's Hospital, Krakow, Poland. AGRICULTURAL AID TO THE NEW INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION SEC. 592. Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading "Assistance for the New Independent States of the Former Soviet Union", $50,000,000 shall be made available only for provision of United States agricultural commodities to address the food and nutrition needs of the people of the new independent states of the former Soviet Union: Provided, That in providing assistance under this section, primary emphasis shall be given to meeting the food and nutrition needs of children and pregnant and postpartum women: Provided further. That funds made available for the purposes of this section through other United States Government programs involving the purchase of agricultural commodities may be used in lieu of an equal amount of funds earmarked under this section, except that such funds shall not exceed $20,000,000 of the funds made available under this section, such purchases shall not include any commodities which are acquired through price-support operations by the Commodity Credit Corporation, and such funds may be provided under the authorities of this section: Provided further. That the President may enter into agreements with the governments of the new independent states and nongovernmental organizations to provide for the sale of any part of the United States agricultural commodities in the new independent states for local currencies: Provided further, That any such local currencies shall be used in the new independent states to process, transport, store, distribute or otherwise enhance the effectiveness of the use of United States agricultural commodities provided under this section, and to support agricultural and rural development activities. STATE DEPARTMENT RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROGRAM SEC. 593. Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings "Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States" and "Assistance for Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies", not less than a total of $5,000,000 shall be made available for Russian, Eurasian, and Eastern European research and training under the Department of State's title VIII program on Russian,