Authorization.—

Sec. 304. Authorization.— There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the President for the fiscal year 1955 $88,570,000 for technical cooperation programs in the Near East, Africa, South Asia, and Far East and Pacific, and $28,500,000 for such programs in Latin America. In addition, unexpended balances of appropriations heretofore made pursuant to section 543 of the Mutual Security Act of 1951, as amended, are authorized to be continued available for the purposes of this section through June 30, 1955, and to be consolidated with the appropriation authorized by this section.