PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

Provides $37,000,000 for fiscal year 1986 and $37,000,000 for fiscal year 1987 to the President to carry out this part. Those amounts stay available until spent. If an unforeseen emergency makes extra assistance important to U.S. national interests, the President may transfer money from other program accounts without the usual 20% limit, but transfers cannot exceed $15,000,000 in any one fiscal year. The President may also order immediate drawdowns of commodities and services from any federal agency up to $25,000,000 per year. On top of that $25,000,000, the President may draw up to another $25,000,000 per year specifically for necessary and immediate assistance to Taiwan. Money may be appropriated to repay the fund or account for those commodities and services.

Title 22, §2348a

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(a)Fiscal years 1986 and 1987

There are authorized to be appropriated to the President to carry out the purposes of this part, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, $37,000,000 for fiscal year 1986 and $37,000,000 for fiscal year 1987.

(b)Availability of funds

Amounts appropriated under this section are authorized to remain available until expended.

(c)Emergency transfer of funds

If the President determines that, as the result of an unforeseen emergency, the provision of assistance under this part in amounts in excess of funds otherwise available for such assistance is important to the national interests of the United States, the President may (1) exercise the authority of section 2360(a) of this title to transfer funds available to carry out part IV of this subchapter for use under this part without regard to the 20-percent increase limitation contained in such section, except that the total amount so transferred in any fiscal year may not exceed $15,000,000; and (2) in the event the President also determines that such unforeseen emergency requires the immediate provision of assistance under this part, direct the drawdown of commodities and services from the inventory and resources of any agency of the United States Government of an aggregate value not to exceed $25,000,000 in any fiscal year. In addition to the aggregate value of $25,000,000 authorized in paragraph (2) of the preceding sentence, the President may direct the drawdown of commodities and services from the inventory and resources of any agency of the United States Government for the purposes of providing necessary and immediate assistance to Taiwan of a value not to exceed $25,000,000 in any fiscal year.

(d)Reimbursement of applicable appropriation, fund, or account

There are authorized to be appropriated to the President such sums as may be necessary to reimburse the applicable appropriation, fund, or account for commodities and services provided under subsection (c)(2).

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2022—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–263 inserted at end “In addition to the aggregate value of $25,000,000 authorized in paragraph (2) of the preceding sentence, the President may direct the drawdown of commodities and services from the inventory and resources of any agency of the United States Government for the purposes of providing necessary and immediate assistance to Taiwan of a value not to exceed $25,000,000 in any fiscal year.” 1985—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–83, § 105(a), amended subsec. (a) generally, substituting provisions authorizing appropriations of $37,000,000 for fiscal years 1986 and 1987, for provisions authorizing appropriations of $19,000,000 for fiscal years 1982 and 1983. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99–83, § 105(b)(1)(A), (B), designated existing provisions as cl. (1) and added cl. (2). Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 99–83, § 105(b)(1)(C), added subsec. (d). 1981—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–113, § 114(a), substituted “$19,000,000 for the fiscal year 1982 and $19,000,000 for the fiscal year 1983” for “$25,000,000 for the fiscal year 1981”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97–113, § 114(b), increased to $15,000,000 from $10,000,000 amount of funds authorized to be transferred in any fiscal year and deleted restriction on transfer of earmarked funds. 1980—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–533 substituted “$25,000,000 for the fiscal year 1981” for “$21,100,000 for the fiscal year 1980”. 1979—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–92, § 10(a), substituted “$21,100,000 for the fiscal year 1980” for “$30,900,000 for the fiscal year 1979”. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96–92, § 10(c), added subsec. (c).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1985 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 99–83 effective Oct. 1, 1985, see section 1301 of Pub. L. 99–83, set out as a note under section 2151–1 of this title.

Executive Documents

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.

§2348a Authorization of Appropriations