deobligation/reobligation authority

deobligation/reobligation authority Sec. 515. Amounts certified pursuant to section 1311 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1955, as having been obligated against appropriations heretofore made under the authority of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the same general purpose as any of the headings under the “Agency for International Development’’ are, if deobligated, hereby continued available for the same period as the respective appropriations under such headings or until September 30, 1989, whichever is later, and for the same general purpose, and for countries within the same region as originally obligated: Provided, That the Appropriations Committees of both Houses of the Congress are notified fifteen days in advance of the deobligation and reobligation of such funds: Provided further, That the authority of this section may be used to continue the availability of any of the funds deobligated under any of such headings in order to provide relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction assistance for Jamaica and Bangladesh: Provided further, That any such funds reobligated for Jamaica and Bangladesh shall be made available in accordance with the general authorities contained in section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That the authority of this section may not be exercised to deobligate and reobligate funds previously obligated for the “Economic Support Fund”