PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-186 earmarked funds that are continued available for an additional fiscal year shall be obligated only for the purpose of such earmark. CEILINGS AND EARMARKS SEC. 545. Ceilings and earmarks contained in this Act shall not be applicable to ninds or authorities appropriated or otherwise made available by any subsequent Act unless such Act specifically so directs. Earmarks or minimum funding requirements contained in any other Act shall not be applicable to funds appropriated by this Act. PROHIBITION ON PUBLICITY OR PROPAGANDA SEC. 546. No part of any appropriation contained in this.Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States not authorized before the date of enactment of this' Act by the Congress: Provided, That not to exceed $750,000 may be made available to carry out the provisions of section 316 of Public Law 96-533. PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS SEC. 547. (a) To the maximum extent possible, assistance provided under this Act should make full use of American resources, including commodities, products, and services. (b) It is the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest extent practicable, all agriculture commodities, equipment and products purchased with funds made available in this Act should be American-made. (c) In providing financial assistance to, or entering into any contract with, any entity using funds made available in this Act, the head of each Federal agency, to the greatest extent practicable, shall provide to such entity a notice describing the statement made in subsection (b) by the Congress. PROHIBITION OF PAYMENTS TO UNITED NATIONS MEMBERS SEC. 548. None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to this Act for carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used to pay in whole or in part any assessments, arrearages, or dues of any member of the United Nations. CONSULTING SERVICES SEC. 549. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order pursuant to existing law. PRIVATE VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS—DOCUMENTATION SEC. 550. None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to this Act shall be available to a private voluntary organization which fails to provide upon timely request any document, file, or record necessary to the auditing requirements of the Agency for International Development.
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