sentatives is different from the amount to be made available or the authority to be granted under such Act as passed by the Senate, the pertinent project or activity shall be carried out under whichever amount is lesser or whichever authority is more restrictive: Provided further, That in any case where an item is included in an appropriation Act which has been passed by only one House, or where an item is included in only one version of an Act passed by both Houses, for a project or activity for which funds were provided by Congress for the fiscal year 1949, such project or activity shall be carried on under the appropriation, funds, or authority granted by the one House, but in no event at a rate higher than that provided for the fiscal year 1949. (b) There are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, such amounts as may be necessary to permit departments, agencies, corporations, or other organizational units in any branch of the Government to carry out projects or activities for which funds were provided by Congress for the fiscal year 1949, and for which a Budget estimate for the fiscal year 1950 was transmitted to the Congress prior to July 1, 1949, but for which no provision is contained in any bill pending in Congress on July 1, 1949, at the rate provided for under any corresponding appropriation for the fiscal year 1949 or the Budget estimate for 1950, whichever is smaller; except that in the case of activities (other than those of the Treasury Department) transferred to the General Services Administration by H. R. 4754 (Eighty-first Congress) when enacted into law, there are hereby appropriated such amounts as may be necessary to carry out such activities to the extent and in the manner which would be provided for in Budget estimates transmitted to the Congress for the fiscal year 1950. (c) Appropriations and funds made available, and authority granted, pursuant to this joint resolution shall be determined under the terms hereof by reference to the status of the pertinent appropriation Acts and Budget estimates on July 1, 1949, and shall continue to be available in the amount and in the manner so determined until (1) enactment into law of the applicable appropriation Act, or (2) the date both Houses shall have acted and failed to make an appropriation, or (3) July 31, 1949, whichever first occurs. (d) Expenditures from appropriations or funds made available pursuant to this joint resolution shall be charged to any applicable appropriation or fund when the bill in which it is contained is enacted into law. Approved June 30, 1949. Public Law 196, Eighty-first Congress: JOINT RESOLUTION Amending an Act making temporary appropriations for the fiscal year 1950, and for other purposes Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Public Law 154 (Eighty-first Congress), making temporary appropriations for the fiscal year 1950, and for other purposes, is hereby amended by striking out, in section (c) thereof, "July 31, 1949" and inserting in lieu thereof "August 15, 1949". Approved August 1, 1949. Public Law 343, Eighty-first Congress, the Third Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1949 (excerpt): AN ACT Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1949, and for other purposes Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to supply supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1949, and for other purposes, namely: * * FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT ASSISTANCE TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA For expenses necessary to continue assistance to the Republic of Korea during the period July 1 to October 15, 1949, at the same rate and under the same terms and conditions as in the fiscal year 1949, pending the enactment of legislation outlining the terms and conditions under which further assistance is to be rendered, $30,000,000, of which not to exceed $375,000 shall be available for administrative expenses: Provided, That all obligations incurred during the period between August 15, 1949, and the date of enactment of this Act in anticipation of such appropriation and authority are hereby ratified and confirmed if in accordance with the terms thereof: Provided further, That the funds appropriated pursuant to the joint resolution of June 30, 1949 (Public Law 154), as amended by the joint resolution of August 1, 1949 (Public Law 196), for assistance to the Republic of Korea, shall be charged to this appropriation. SEC. 302. This Act may be cited as the "Third Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1949." Approved October 10, 1949. Public Law 430, Eighty-first Congress, the Second Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1950 (excerpts): AN ACT Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1950, and for other purposes Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to supply supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1950, and for other purposes, namely: ASSISTANCE TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA For expenses necessary to continue assistance to the Republic of Korea during the period October 15, 1949, to February 15, 1950, at the same rate and under the same terms and conditions as in the fiscal year 1949, pending the enactment of legislation outlining the terms and conditions under which further assistance is to be rendered, $30,000,000: Provided, That all obligations incurred during the period between October 15, 1949, and the date of enactment of this Act in anticipation of such appropriation and authority are hereby ratified and confirmed if in accordance with the terms thereof: Providid further, That this appropriation shall be consolidated and merged with the appropriation for economic assistance to the Republic of Korea made by Public Law 343, approved October 10, 1949, and such consolidated appropriation may be used during the period October 15, 1949, to February 15, 1950: Provided further, That not to exceed $675,000 of such consolidated appropriation shall be available for administrative expenses during such period. SEC. 403. This Act may be cited as the "Second Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1950." Approved October 28, 1949. Public Law 583, Eighty-first Congress, the Deficiency Appropriation Act of 1950 (excerpts): AN ACT Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1950, and for other purposes Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to supply supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1950, and for other purposes, namely: * * CHAPTER XI FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT ASSISTANCE TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA For expenses necessary to provide assistance to the Republic of Korea pursuant to the Far Eastern Economic Assistance Act of 1950 (Public Law 447, approved February 14, 1950), including expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the purposes of this appropriation; payment of tort claims pursuant to law (28 U. S. C. 2672); health service programs as authorized by law (5 U. S. C. 150); transportation of privately owned automobiles; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; exchange of funds without regard to section 3651 of the Revised Statutes; and loss by exchange; $50,000,000: Provided, That the appropriation established under this head in the Second Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1950, shall be consolidated and merged with this appropriation and such consolidated appropriation shall be available through June 30, 1950: Provided further, That not to exceed $1,500,000 of such consolidated appropriation shall be available for administrative expenses during the fiscal year 1950. This Act may be cited as the "Deficiency Appropriation Approved June 29, 1950. 6. Authorizing legislation for economic assistance to Korea H. R. 5330, a bill to promote world peace and the general welfare, national interest, and foreign policy of the United States by providing aid to the Republic of Korea. Committee on Foreign Affairs, Legislative Calendar (excerpt): June 8, 1949.-Considered in open session before introduction. June 29, 1949.-Considered in executive session. June 30, 1949.-Considered in executive session and ordered reported. July 27, 1949.-Meeting of Rules Committee on request for rule. January 19, 1950.-Rule adopted in House. Considered under rule and rejected by vote of 192 to 191. (For further action see S. 2319.) S. 2319 (Public Law 447, 81st Cong.), a bill to promote world peace and the general welfare, national interest, and foreign policy of the United States by providing aid to the Republic of Korea. Committee on Foreign Affairs, Legislative Calendar (excerpt): July 22, 1949.-Reported in Senate. Senate Report No. 748. October 12, 1949.-Passed Senate. January 20, 1950.-Referred to Foreign Affairs Committee. January 30, 1950.-Open session meeting-in part. January 31, 1950.-Considered in executive session and ordered favorably reported. February 1, 1950.-Reported. House Report No. 1571. Meeting of Rules Committee on request for rule. Rule granted. H. Res. 458, House Report 1573. February 7, 1950.-General debate on floor. February 9, 1950.-Read for amendment in House, committee amendments adopted and passed. February 10, 1950.-Senate concurs in House amendments. February 14, 1950.-Approved. Public Law 447. Public Law 447, Eighty-first Congress, the Far Eastern Economic Assistance Act of 1950: AN ACT To provide economic assistance to certain areas of the Far East Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act be cited as the "Far Eastern Economic Assistance Act of 1950". SEC. 2. To enable the President until June 30, 1950, to obligate funds heretofore appropriated for assistance in certain areas of China, section 12 of Public Law 47, Eighty-first Congress, is amended by striking out "February 15, 1950" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1950". SEC. 3. (a) The Administrator for Economic Cooperation is hereby authorized to furnish assistance to the Republic of Korea in conformity with (1) the provisions of the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948, as amended, wherever such provisions are applicable and not inconsistent with the intent and purposes of this section 3; and (2) the agreement on aid between the United States of America and the Republic of Korea signed December 10, 1948, or any supplementary or succeeding agreement which shall not substantially alter the basic obligations of either party. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the Administrator shall immediately terminate aid under this section in the event of the formation in the Republic of Korea of a coalition government which includes one or more members of the Communist Party or of the party now in control of the government of northern Korea. (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the Administrator is authorized to make available to the Republic of Korea merchant vessels of tonnage not in excess of two thousand five hundred gross tons each, in a number not to exceed ten at any one time, with a stipulation that such vessels shall be operated only in east Asian waters and must be returned forthwith upon demand of the Administrator and in any event not later than June 30, 1951. Any agency of the United States Government owning or operating any such vessel is authorized to make such vessel available to the Administrator for the purposes of this section upon his application, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law and without reimbursement by the Administrator, and title to any such vessel so supplied shall remain in the United States Government. (d) In order to carry out the provisions of this section 3, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the President, in addition to sums already appropriated not to exceed $60,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1950. (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, until such time as an appropriation shall be made pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation is authorized and directed to make advances not to exceed in the aggregate $30,000,000 to carry out the provisions of this section, in such manner, at such times, and in such amounts as the Administrator shall request, and no interest shall be charged on advances made by the Treasury to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for this purpose. The Reconstruction Finance Corporation shall be repaid without interest for advances made by it hereunder, from funds made available for the purposes of this section 3. SEC. 4. The authorization for appropriations in this Act is limited to the period ending June 30, 1950, in order that any subsequent authorizations may be separately passed on, and is not to be construed as an express or implied commitment to provide further authorizations or appropriations. Approved February 14, 1950. Public Law 535, Eighty-first Congress, the Foreign Economic Assistance Act of 1950 (excerpt): FAR EASTERN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1950 SEC. 107. (a) Section 3 (c) of the Far Eastern Economic Assistance Act of 1950 is amen led by striking out "June 30, 1951" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1952'. (b) Section 3 (d) of such Act is amended by striking out the period at the end and inserting in lieu thereof a comma and the following: "and $100,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1951." (c) Section 4 of such Act is amended by striking out "June 30, 1950" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1951". B. ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC AID TO KOREA Committee on Foreign Affairs, Staff Memorandum of June 27, 1950: (a) The following table shows in round figures a summary of economic aid made available or authorized as of this date: GARIOA funds administered by Army 1. Fiscal year 1946.. Fiscal year 1947 Fiscal year 1948 $6, 000, 000 $212, 000, 000 transferred to ECAL $114, 000, 000 Total funds appropriated, spent, available and being spent. 466, 000, 000 Funds authorized but not yet appropriated ". 100, 000, 000 Fiscal year 1951 authorization.. $100, 000, 000 Grand total___. 566, 000, 000 (b) of the $90,000,000 made available as of June 26 for fiscal year 1950 before the additional funds from the deficiency bill become available, the following is a roughly estimated breakdown: The $20,000,000 to be made available by the deficiency bill would normally have been obligated in accordance with fiscal 1950 program plans. In view of the crisis, however, ECA has already made plans-over the weekend-to use these funds on a flexible basis adapted to the exigencies of the situation. As for the $15,000,000, still available from the original $90,000,000 of fiscal 1950 funds, ECA is now deciding whether to "deobligate" it and use it with the newly available $20,000,000 for emergency purposes. (c) The fiscal year 1950 funds may therefore be recapitulated as follows: 1 The emphasis of this program during the 3 years was relief and rehabilitation, chiefly food, supplies, etc., for the civil population. Executive order, ECA assumed responsibility for Korean aid operations on Jan. 1, 1949. This is a net amount. $60,000,000 was appropriated and $30,000,000 was made available by an authorized advance of $30,000,000 from the RFC, making a total of $90,000,000. An additional amount of $50,000,000 is contained in the Deficiency Act of 1950, Public Law 583, June 29, 1950. Of the sum made available in the deficiency act, $30,000,000 will be used to repay the RFC advance, leaving a net of $20,000,000 for further operations, and a total of $110,000,000 for fiscal 1950. The $100,000,000 authorized has been requested. The Senate Appropriations Committee has recommended $90,000,000 as an amendment to H. R. 7786, the "omnibus" appropriation bill now before the Senate. |