PUBLIC LAW 108–11—APR. 16, 2003
117 STAT. 573
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE
For an additional amount for ‘‘International Disaster Assistance’’, $143,800,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That amounts made available pursuant to section 492(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the purpose of addressing relief and rehabilitation needs in Iraq, prior to enactment of this Act, shall be in addition to the amount that may be obligated in any fiscal year under that section: Provided further, That during the remainder of fiscal year 2003 the authority referenced in the preceding proviso may not be utilized unless written notice has been provided to the Committees on Appropriations not less than 5 days prior to the exercise of such authority. OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for International Development’’, $24,500,000, of which not less than $3,500,000 may be transferred to and merged with ‘‘Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for International Development Office of Inspector General’’ for financial and program audits of the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund and other assistance for Iraq. OTHER BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE FUNDS APPROPRIATED
TO THE
PRESIDENT
IRAQ RELIEF AND RECONSTRUCTION FUND
(INCLUDING
TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses for humanitarian assistance in and around Iraq and to carry out the purposes of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for rehabilitation and reconstruction in Iraq, there is appropriated to the President, $2,475,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2004, including for the costs of: (1) water/ sanitation infrastructure; (2) feeding and food distribution; (3) supporting relief efforts related to refugees, internally displaced persons, and vulnerable individuals, including assistance for families of innocent Iraqi civilians who suffer losses as a result of military operations; (4) electricity; (5) healthcare; (6) telecommunications; (7) economic and financial policy; (8) education; (9) transportation; (10) rule of law and governance; (11) humanitarian demining; and (12) agriculture: Provided, That these funds shall be apportioned only to the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Defense, and the Department of Health and Human Services, as appropriate, for expenses to meet such costs: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be used to fully reimburse accounts administered by the Department of State, the Department of the Treasury and the United States Agency for International Development, not otherwise reimbursed from funds appropriated by this chapter, for obligations incurred for the purposes provided under this heading prior to enactment of this Act from funds appropriated for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: Provided further, That prior to the initial apportionment of funds made available under this
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