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103 STAT. 12 PUBLIC LAW 101-9—MAR. 31, 1989 Public Law 101-9 101st Congress '

... ) AnAct Mar. 31, 1989 To authorize the Agency for International Development to pay the expenses of an [H.R. 1373] election observer mission for the 1989 presidential elections in Panama. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. EXPENSES OF OBSERVER MISSION FOR 1989 ELECTIONS IN PANAMA. The Administrator of the Agency for International Development is authorized to use any funds described in section 2 to pay the expenses of an election observer mission for the 1989 presidential elections in Panama. SEC. 2. DESCRIPTION OF FUNDS WHICH MAY BE USED. In carrying out section 1, the Administrator of the Agency for International Development may use any unearmarked funds that are available to carry out chapter 1 of part I (relating to develop- ment assistance) or chapter 4 of part II (relating to the economic support fund) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. SEC. 3. RESTRICTIONS ON ASSISTANCE FOR PANAMA NOT APPLICABLE. Funds may be used in accordance with this Act without regard to any provision of law which would otherwise prohibit the use of foreign assistance funds with respect to Panama. I Approved March 31, 1989. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1373: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 135 (1989): Mar. 14, considered and passed House. Mar. 17, considered and passed Senate.