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PUBLIC LAW 103-306—AUG. 23, 1994 108 STAT. 1615 Provided further, That as used in this heading the term "tiedaid credits" means any credit, within the meaning of section 15(h)(1) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, which is used for blended or parallel financing, as those terms are defined by sections 15(h) (4) and (5), respectively, of such Act: Provided further. That not less than $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available for Cyprus to be used only for scholarships, bicommunal projects, and measures aimed at the reunification of the island and designed to reduce tensions, and promote peace and cooperation between the two communities on Cyprus. INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR IRELAND For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, up to $19,600,000, which shall be available for the United States contribution to the International Fund for Ireland and shall be made available in accordance with the provisions of the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-415): Provided, That such amount shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for projects and activities: Provided further, That funds made available under this heading shall remain available until expended. ASSISTANCE FOR EASTERN EUROPE AND THE BALTIC STATES (a) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989, $359,000,000, to remain available until expended, which shall be available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for economic assistance and for related programs for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States. (b) Funds appropriated under this heading or in prior appropriations Acts that are or have been made available for an Enterprise Fund may be deposited by such Fund in interest-bearing accounts prior to the Fund's disbursement of such funds for program purposes. The Fund may retain for such program purposes any interest earned on such deposits without returning such interest to the Treasury of the United States and without further appropriation by the Congress. Funds made available for Enterprise Funds shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for projects and activities. (c) Funds appropriated under this heading shall be considered to be economic assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for purposes of making available the administrative authorities contained in that Act for the use of economic assistance. ASSISTANCE FOR THE NEW INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION (a) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapter II of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the FREE- DOM Support Act, for assistance for the new independent states of the former Soviet Union and for related programs, $850,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the provisions of 498B(j) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall apply to funds appropriated by this paragraph. (b) None of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be transferred to the Government of Russia—