Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 115 Part 3.djvu/65

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PUBLIC LAW 107-115-^AN. 10, 2002 115 STAT. 2139 TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS OBLIGATIONS DURING LAST MONTH OF AVAILABILITY SEC. 501. Except for the appropriations entitled "International Disaster Assistance", and "United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund", not more than 15 percent of any appropriation item made available by this Act shall be obligated during the last month of availability. PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS SEC. 502. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 22 USC 2l5lu made available by this Act for development assistance may be note. made available to any United States private and voluntary organization, except any cooperative development organization, which obtains less than 20 percent of its total annual funding for international activities from sources other than the United States Government: Provided, That the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, after informing the Committees on Appropriations, may, on a case-by-case basis, waive the restriction contained in this subsection, after taking into account the effectiveness of the overseas development activities of the organization, its level of volunteer support, its financial viability and stability, and the degree of its dependence for its financial support on the agency. (b) Funds appropriated or otherwise made available under title II of this Act should be made available to private and voluntary organizations at a level which is at least equivalent to the level provided in fiscal year 1995. LIMITATION ON RESIDENCE EXPENSES SEC. 503. Of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to this Act, not to exceed $126,500 shall be for official residence expenses of the United States Agency for International Development during the current fiscal year: Provided, That appropriate steps shall be taken to assure that, to the maximum extent possible. United States-owned foreign currencies are utilized in lieu of dollars. LIMITATION ON EXPENSES SEC. 504. Of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to this Act, not to exceed $5,000 shall be for entertainment expenses of the United States Agency for International Development during the current fiscal year. LIMITATION ON REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES SEC. 505. Of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to this Act, not to exceed $95,000 shall be available for representation allowances for the United States Agency for International Development during the current fiscal year: Provided, That appropriate steps shall be taken to assure that, to the maximum extent possible, United States-owned foreign currencies are utilized in lieu of dollars: Provided further. That of the funds made available by this Act for general costs of administering military assistance and sales under the heading "Foreign Military Financing Program", 89-194O -03 -3 QL3 Part3