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President may determine and without regard to the provisions of the Foreign Military Sales Act (82 Stat. 1320; Public Law 90-629), as amended.

Sec. 4. At any time prior to June 30, 1974, the President is hereby authorized, within the limits of funds appropriated under section 2 of this Act for Israel, to release Israel from its contractual liability to pay for defense articles and defense services purchased or financed under the said Foreign Military Sales Act or under this Act during the period beginning October 6, 1973, and ending June 30, 1974, and such funds shall be used to reimburse current applicable appropriations, funds, and accounts of the Department of Defense for the value of such defense articles and defense services. Sec. 5.2 ** [Repealed-1978]

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Sec. 6. Of the funds appropriated pursuant to section 2, the President may use such sums as may be necessary from time to time for payment by the United States of its share of the expenses of the United Nations Emergency Force in the Middle East, as apportioned by the United Nations in accordance with article 17 of the United Nations Charter.

2 Sec. 5, which required the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the Congress on the effectiveness of the foreign military assistance program as it related to the Middle East conflict, was repealed by sec. 29(c)(3) of the International Security Assistance Act of 1978 (92 Stat. 747).

NOTE.-On March 1, 1974, the President signed the following Memorandum (39 F.R. 10417, March 20, 1974):

DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS AND ALLOCATION OF FUNDS RELATED TO EMERGENCY SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR ISRAEL

Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, March 1, 1974.

You are hereby designated and empowered to exercise the following functions vested in the President by Public Law 93-199, the emergency Security Assistance Act of 1973, without the approval, ratification, or other action of the President.

1. Functions delegated to the Secretary of State:

(a) the function or reporting to the Congress any determination made by the President under Section 2 of the Act;

(b) the function conferred in Section 6 of the Act.

2. Functions delegated to the Secretary of Defense:

The function of providing military assistance or foreign military sales credits as determined by the President.

Pursuant to the authority contained in Public Law 93-240, the Foreign Assistance and Related Programs Appropriation Act, 1974, I hereby allocate from the appropriation for "Energy Security Assistance for Israel" to the Secretary of Defense, $2,200,000,000.00. This allocation is subject to the limitations imposed by the provisos in the provision appropriating these funds and subject to apportionment of the necessary funds by the Office of Management and Budget. I direct the Secretary of Defense to allocate to the Secretary of State such sums from the $2,200,000,000.00 as may be necessary from time to time for payment by the United States of its share of the expenses of the United Nations Emergency Force in the Middle East, as apportioned by the United Nations in accordance with article 17 of the United Nations Charter as authorized in Section 6 of Public Law 93-199, the Emergency Security Assistance Act of 1973.

This memorandum shall be published in the Federal Register.

(4) Mutual Security Act of 1959, as amended

Partial text of Public Law 86-108 [H.R. 7500], 73 Stat. 246, approved July 24, 1959 AN ACT To amend further the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Mutual Security Act of 1959".

NOTE.-Except for Chapters V, VI, and Sections 702 and 703, the Mutual Security Act of 1959 consists of amendments to the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended, and to other laws.

NOTE.-Section 501(b), which related to international cooperation in health, was repealed by Sec. 602 of the Mutual Security Act of 1960. Section 642 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 repealed Sec. 501(a), Chapter VI, and Sections 702 and 703 of the Mutual Security Act of 1959, as amended.

CHAPTER V-INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN HEALTH; COLOMBO PLAN COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL COOPERATION

COLOMBO PLAN COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL COOPERATION

Sec. 502.1 To enable the United States to maintain membership in the Colombo Plan Council for Technical Cooperation, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated from time to time to the Department of State such sums as may be necessary for the payment by the United States of its share of the expenses of the Colombo Plan Council for Technical Cooperation.

122 U.S.C. 1896b.

(5) Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended Retained provisions of Public Law 83-665 [H.R. 9678], 68 Stat. 832, approved August 26, 1954, as amended

Sec. 402.1 Earmarking of Funds. Of the funds authorized to be made available in the fiscal year 19612 pursuant to this Act (other than funds made available pursuant to title II), not less than $175,000,000 2 shall be used to finance the export and sale for foreign currencies or the grant of surplus agricultural commodities or products thereof produced in the United States, in addition to surplus agricultural commodities or products transferred pursuant to the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, and in accordance with the standards as to pricing and the use of private trade channels expressed in section 101 of said Act. Foreign currency proceeds accruing from such sales shall be used for the purposes of this Act and with particular emphasis on the purposes of section 104 of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 which are in harmony with the purposes of this Act. Notwithstanding section 1415 of the Supplemental Appropriation Act of 1953, or any other provision of law, the President may use or enter into agreements with friendly nations or organizations of nations to use for such purposes the foreign currencies which accrue to the United States under this section. Surplus food commodities or products thereof made available for transfer under this Act (or any other Act) as a grant or as a sale for foreign currencies may also be made available to the maximum extent practicable to eligible domestic recipients pursuant to section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1431), or to needy persons within the United States pursuant to clause (2) of section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, as amended (7 U.S.C. 612c). Section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1431), is amended by inserting "whether in private stocks or" after "commodities" the first time that word appears.

Sec. 408.3 North Atlantic Treaty Organization.-(a) In order to provide for United States participation in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated such amounts as may be necessary from time to time for the pay

122 U.S.C. 1922.

* Sec. 204(c) of Public Law 86-472 (74 Stat. 136) substituted "1961" for "1960". Previous amendments by sec. 205(c) of Public Law 86-108 (73 Stat. 250), sec. 205(b) of Public Law 85-477 (72 Stat. 266), sec. 8(c) of Public Law 85-141 (71 Stat. 361), sec. 8(b) of Public Law 84-726 (70 Stat. 558), and sec. 8(b) of Public Law 84-138 (69 Stat. 286), changed the amount authorized and/or the fiscal year.

$22 U.S.C. 1928. Sec. 8(h) of Public Law 85-141 (71 Stat. 361), eliminated provisions authorizing appropriations of not more than $3,200,000 for the fiscal year 1955.

ment by the United States of its share of the expenses of the Organization and all necessary salaries and expenses of the United States permanent representative to the Organization, of such persons as may be appointed to represent the United States in the subsidiary bodies of the Organization or in any multilateral organization which participates in achieving the aims of the North Atlantic Treaty, and of their appropriate staffs, and the expenses of participation in meetings of such organizations, including salaries, expenses, and allowances of personnel and dependents as authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1980 and allowances and expenses as provided in section 6 of the Act of July 30, 1946 (22 U.S.C. 287r). (b) The United States permanent representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and shall hold office at the pleasure of the President. Such representative shall have the rank and status of ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and shall be a chief of mission under the Foreign Service Act of 1980.5

(c) Persons detailed to the international staff of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in accordance with section 628 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 who are members of the Foreign Service serving under limited appointments may serve for periods of more than five years notwithstanding the limitation in section 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980.7

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Sec. 417.8 Irish Counterpart.-Pursuant to section 115(b)(6) of the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948, as amended, the disposition within Ireland of the unencumbered balance, in the amount of approximately 6,000,000 Irish pounds, of the special account of Irish funds established under article IV of the Economic Cooperation Agreement between the United States of America and Ireland, dated June 28, 1948, for the purposes of

(1) scholarship exchange between the United States and Ireland;

(2) other programs and projects (including the establishment of an Agricultural Institute) to improve and develop the agricultural production and marketing potential of Ireland and to increase the production and efficiency of Irish industry; and

(3) development programs and projects in aid of the foregoing objectives, is hereby approved, as provided in the agree

The reference to the Foreign Service Act of 1980 was substituted in lieu of a reference to the Foreign Service Act of 1946 by sec. 2206(6) of Public Law 96-465 (94 Stat. 2161).

5 The reference to the chief of mission under the Foreign Service Act of 1980 was substituted in lieu of a reference to the chief of mission, class 1, within the meaning of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 by sec. 2206(6) of Public Law 96-465 (94 Stat. 2161).

Sec. 205(h) of Public Law 86-108 (73 Stat. 250), substituted "five years" for "four years" in subsec. (c).

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7 Sec. 2206(6) of Public Law 96-465 (94 Stat. 2161) substituted the words to this point beginning with "section 628 ⚫ in lieu of text which made reference to sec. 529 of the Mutual Security Act of 1954 and to sec. 522 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946.

8 22 U.S.C. 1937.

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