123STA T . 332 7PUBLIC LA W 111 – 117 —DE C.1 6, 2 0 0 9Provide d fu r th er ,Thatfundsm ad e a v a il a b le p u r suant t o the pre - vious proviso shall be made available sub j e c t to prior consultation w ith the C ommittees on A ppropriations .COMPLEX C RIS ES FUNDF or necessar y e x penses to carry out the provisions of the For- ei g n Assistance Act of 196 1 to enable the Administrator of the U nited S tates Agency for I nternational D evelopment ( USAID ), in consultation with the Secretary of State, to support programs and activities to prevent or respond to emerging or unforeseen complex crises overseas, $50 ,000,000, to remain available until expended
Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available on such terms and conditions as the USAID Administrator may determine, in consultation with the Committees on Appropria- tions, for the purposes of preventing or responding to such crises, except that no funds shall be made available to respond to natural disasters: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available notwithstanding section 10 of P ublic L aw 91 – 6 72 and section 15 of the State Department B asic Authorities Act of 1956: Provided further, That the USAID Adminis- trator may furnish assistance under this heading notwithstanding any other provision of law, except sections 7007, 700 8 , and 7018 of this Act and section 620 J of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, except that such notifications shall be transmitted at least 5 days in advance of the obligation of funds: Provided further, That the re q uirements of the previous proviso may be waived if failure to do so would pose a substantial ris k to human health or welfare: Provided further, That in case of any such waiver, notification to the Committees on Appropria- tions shall be provided as early as practicable, but in no event later than 3 days after taking the action to which such notification requirement was applicable, in the context of the circumstances necessitating such waiver: Provided further, That any such notifica- tion provided pursuant to such waiver shall contain an explanation of the emergency circumstances. DE V ELOPMEN T CREDIT A UT H ORIT Y( INCLUDIN G TRANSFER OF FUNDS ) For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees provided by the United States Agency for International Development, as author- i z ed by sections 256 and 635 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, up to $25,000,000 may be derived by transfer from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out part I of such Act and under the heading ‘ ‘Assistance for E urope, Eurasia and Central Asia ’ ’: Provided, That funds provided under this paragraph and funds provided as a gift pursuant to section 635(d) of the Foreign Assist- ance Act of 1961 shall be made available only for micro and small enterprise programs, urban programs, and other programs which further the purposes of part I of such Act: Provided further, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such direct and guaran- teed loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 197 4 , as amended: Provided further, That funds made available by this paragraph may be used for the cost of Notif i ca tio n. Notification. De a dl ine. W ai v e r a u t h orit y . Notification. Deadline.
