It reads: No funds authorized in this Act shall be used directly or indirectly. to aid the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. I should point out to the gentleman from Maryland. however. that the President has control of the money and he can channel some of it for refugee assistance through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the United Nations Childrens Fund. As the author of this amendment stated on the floor on Thursday. to the extent that private agencies may be able to operate in Vietnam. their efforts on behalf of refugees could be supported. The authority to channel funds through international organizations is an optional authority. and the President is not obliged to use such authority. As a matter of fact. most. if not all. of the funds would be used outside of Vietnam.
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