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[CITE: 22USC2292j]

 
               TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
 
                     CHAPTER 32--FOREIGN ASSISTANCE
 
                 SUBCHAPTER I--INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
 
               Part IX--International Disaster Assistance
 
Sec. 2292j. Romania: relief and rehabilitation


(a) Authorization of assistance

    The Congress, recognizing that prompt United States assistance is 
necessary to alleviate the human suffering arising from recent 
earthquakes in Romania, authorizes the President to furnish assistance, 
on such terms and conditions as he may determine, for the relief and 
rehabilitation of refugees and other earthquake victims in Romania.

(b) Authorization of appropriations

    There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the President for 
the fiscal year 1977, notwithstanding any other provisions of this 
chapter, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, 
not to exceed $20,000,000, which amount is authorized to remain 
available until expended.

(c) Policies and general authority

    Assistance under this section shall be provided in accordance with 
the policies and general authority contained in section 2292 of this 
title.

(d) Obligations charged against appropriations

    Obligations incurred prior to April 18, 1977, against other 
appropriations or accounts for the purpose of providing relief and 
rehabilitation assistance to the people of Romania may be charged to the 
appropriations authorized under this section.

(e) Repealed. Pub. L. 97-113, title VII, Sec. 734(a)(1), Dec. 29, 1981, 
        95 Stat. 1560

(f) Human rights

    Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as endorsing any 
measure undertaken by the Government of Romania which would suppress 
human rights as defined in the Conference on Security and Co-operation 
in Europe (Helsinki) Final Act and the United Nations Declaration on 
Human Rights, or as constituting a precedent for or commitment to 
provide United States development assistance to Romania, and the 
Romanian Government shall be so notified when aid is furnished under 
this section.

(Pub. L. 87-195, pt. I, Sec. 495D, as added Pub. L. 95-21, Apr. 18, 
1977, 91 Stat. 48; amended Pub. L. 97-113, title VII, Sec. 734(a)(1), 
Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1560.)

                       References in Text

    This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original ``this 
Act'', meaning Pub. L. 87-195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424, as amended, 
known as the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. For complete classification 
of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2151 
of this title and Tables.


                               Amendments

    1981--Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 97-113 repealed subsec. (e) which 
required quarterly reports on the programming and obligation of funds 
under this section.

                         Delegation of Functions

    For delegation of functions of President under this section, see Ex. 
Ord. No. 12163, Sept. 29, 1979, 44 F.R. 56673, as amended, set out as a 
note under section 2381 of this title.
