BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE Funds Appropriated to the President global health and child survival For an additional amount for “Global Health and Child Survival”, $75,000,000, which shall become available on October 1, 2008, and remain available through September 30, 2009, for programs to combat avian influenza. development assistance For an additional amount for “Development Assistance”, $200,000,000, for assistance for developing countries to address the international food crisis notwithstanding any other provision of law, which shall become available on October 1, 2008, and remain available through September 30, 2010: Provided, That such assistance should be carried out consistent with the purposes of section 103(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That not more than $50,000,000 should be made available for local or regional purchase and distribution of food: Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, and prior to the initial obligation of funds appropriated under this heading, a report on the proposed uses of such funds to alleviate hunger and malnutrition, including a list of those countries facing significant food shortages.122 STAT. 2333 international disaster assistance For an additional amount for “International Disaster Assistance”, $200,000,000, which shall become available on October 1, 2008, and remain available until expended. operating expenses of the united states agency for international development For an additional amount for “Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for International Development”, $93,000,000, which shall become available on October 1, 2008, and remain available through September 30, 2009. operating expenses of the united states agency for international development office of inspector general For an additional amount for “Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for International Development Office of Inspector General”, $1,000,000, which shall become available on October 1, 2008, and remain available through September 30, 2009. Other Bilateral Economic Assistance economic support fund For an additional amount for “Economic Support Fund”, $1,124,800,000, which shall become available on October 1, 2008, and remain available through September 30, 2009, of which not more than $102,500,000 may be made available for assistance for Iraq, $100,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Jordan, not more than $455,000,000 may be made available for assistance for Afghanistan, not more than $150,000,000 may be made available for assistance for Pakistan, not more than $150,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, and $15,000,000 may be made available for energy-related assistance for North Korea, notwithstanding any other provision of law. Department of State international narcotics control and law enforcement For an additional amount for “International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement”, $199,000,000, which shall become available on October 1, 2008, and remain available through September 30, 2009: Provided, That not more than $50,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available for security assistance for the West Bank and up to $48,000,000 may be made available for assistance for Mexico. migration and refugee assistance For an additional amount for “Migration and Refugee Assistance”, $350,000,000, which shall become available on October 1, 2008, and remain available until expended.122 STAT. 2334 nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs For an additional amount for “Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs”, $4,500,000, for humanitarian demining assistance for Iraq, which shall become available on October 1, 2008, and remain available through September 30, 2009.