110 STAT. 3009 -127 PUBLIC LAW 104-208—SEPT. 30, 1996 of microenterprise activities may guarantee up to 70 percent of the principal amount of any such loans notwithstanding section 108 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out programs under this heading, $500,000, all of which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for Operating Expenses of the Agency for International Development: Provided further. That funds made available under this heading shall remain available until September 30, 1998. HOUSING GUARANTY PROGRAM ACCOUNT For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of guaranteed loans authorized by sections 221 and 222 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $3,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 1998: Provided, That these funds are available to subsidize loan principal, 100 percent of which shall be guaranteed, pursuant to the authority of such sections. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out guaranteed loan programs, $6,000,000, all of which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for Operating Expenses of the Agency for International Development: Provided further. That commitments to guarantee loans under this heading may be entered into notwithstanding the second and third sentences of section 222(a) and, with regard to programs for Central and Eastern Europe and programs for the benefit of South Africans disadvantaged by apartheid, section 223(j) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND For payment to the "Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund", as authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1980, $43,826,000. OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 667, $470,750,000: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act for programs administered by the Agency for International Development may be used to finance printing costs of any report or study (except feasibility, design, or evaluation reports or studies) in excess of $25,000 without the approval of the Administrator of the Agency or the Administrator's designee. OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 667, $30,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1998, which sum shall be available for the Office of the Inspector General of the Agency for International Development.
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