Volume 105 · 68
Public Law 102–20
To provide authorizations for supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1991 for the Department of State and the Agency for International Development for certain emergency costs associated with the Persian Gulf conflict, and for other purposes.
Approved March 27, 1991
Statutory text
An Act
To provide authorizations for supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1991 for the Department of State and the Agency for International Development for certain emergency costs associated with the Persian Gulf conflict, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Foreign Relations Persian Gulf Conflict Emergency Supplemental Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1991”.
SEC. 2. SALARIES AND EXPENSES.
In addition to such amounts as are authorized to be appropriated in section 101(a)(1) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991, there are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 as emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1991 for “Salaries and Expenses” for the Department of State. Funds authorized to be appropriated under this section are designated emergency requirements pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
SEC. 3. EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE.
In addition to such amounts as are authorized to be appropriated in section 101(a)(4) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991, there are authorized to be appropriated $9,300,000 as emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1991 for “Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service” for the Department of State to be available only for costs associated with the evacuation of United States Government employees (including contractor employees) and their dependents and other United States citizens from diplomatic posts. Funds authorized to be appropriated under this section are designated emergency requirements pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
SEC. 4. SPECIAL PURPOSE PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLES.
Section 2 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2669) is amended—
in subsection (j) by striking “and”;
in subsection (k) by striking the period and inserting “; and”; and
by adding after subsection (k) the following new subsection:
“(1) purchase special purpose passenger motor vehicles without regard to any price limitation otherwise established by law.”.
SEC. 5. AGENCY FOB INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT EMERGENCY EVACUATION EXPENSES.
There are authorized to be appropriated $6,000,000 as emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1991 for the operating expenses of the Agency for International Development. Such funds shall be available only for the costs of evacuating United States Government employees and personal service contractors, and their dependents, and for subsistence allowance payments. Funds authorized to be appropriated under this section are designated emergency requirements pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
SEC. 6. BURDENSHARING.
The Congress—
takes note of the commendable efforts on the part of the President and the Secretary of State to encourage our allies to assist financially in the effort to liberate Kuwait; and
calls on the President and the Secretary of State to take such actions as are necessary to ensure that the burdensharing promises made to the American people by our allies are fulfilled.
Approved March 27, 1991.