110 STAT. 3009-125 PUBLIC LAW 104-208—SEPT. 30, 1996
the requirements of the previous proviso: Provided further. That
for purposes of this or any other Act authorizing or appropriating
funds for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs,
the term "motivate", as it relates to family planning assistance,
shall not be construed to prohibit the provision, consistent with
local law, of information or counseling about all pregnancy options:
Provided further, That nothing in this paragraph shall be construed
to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against abortion under
section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further.
That, notwithstanding section 109 of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961, of the funds appropriated under this heading in this Act,
and of the unobligated balances of funds previously appropriated
under this heading, up to $17,500,000 may be transferred to "International Organizations and Programs" for a contribution to the
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and that
any such transfer of funds shall be subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further,
That of the funds appropriated under this heading that are made
available for assistance programs for displaced and orphaned children and victims of war, not to exceed $25,000, in addition to
funds otherwise available for such purposes, may be used to monitor
and provide oversight of such programs: Provided further, That
not less than $500,000 of the funds made available under this
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heading shall be available only for support of the United States
Telecommunications Training Institute.
CYPRUS
Of the funds appropriated under the headings "Development
Assistance" and "Economic Support Fund", not less than
$15,000,000 shall be made available for Cyprus to be used only
for scholarships, administrative support of the scholarship program,
bicommunal projects, and measures aimed at reunification of the
island and designed to reduce tensions and promote peace and
cooperation between the two communities on Cyprus.
BURMA
Of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions
of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
not less than $2,500,000 shall be made available to support activities in Burma, along the Burma-Thailand border, and for activities
of Burmese student groups and other organizations located outside
Burma, for the purposes of fostering democracy in Burma, supporting the provision of medical supplies and other humanitarian assistance to Burmese located in Burma or displaced Burmese along
the borders, and for other purposes: Provided, That of this amount,
not less than $200,000 shall be made available to support newspapers, publications, and other media activities promoting democracy inside Burma: Provided further. That funds made available
under this heading may be made available notwithstanding any
other provision of law: Provided further. That provision of such
funds shall be made available subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
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