Defense Cooperation Account

Defense Cooperation Account For a portion of the expenses associated with Operation Desert Storm and the provision of emergency assistance, pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of Public Law 99–177, as amended, for refugees and displaced persons in and around Iraq as a result of the recent invasion of Kuwait, and for peacekeeping activities and for international disaster assistance in the region, there is appropriated from the Defense Cooperation Account, $235,500,000, to be derived from any contributions of foreign governments and/or interest payments deposited to the credit of such account, which shall be available only for transfer by the Secretary of Defense to “International Disaster Assistance”, “Migration and Refugee Assistance”, “United States105 STAT. 292 Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance”, and “Contributions to International Peacekeeping Activities”, as follows: