Section 9. International Disaster Assistance. This section consists of six paragraphs which consolidate existing disaster assistance authorities into a single chapter in the Act and authorize funds for disaster assistance purposes. (1) This paragraph retitles chapter 9 of part I to read "International Disaster Assistance." (2) This paragraph relocates within the chapter the existing authority for assistance to refugees in Bangladesh. (3) This paragraph adds sections 491 and 492 to the Act. containing new authority for International Disaster Assistance. Section 491(a) is a statement of policy that reiterates the humanitarian and political importance which the United States attaches to efforts aimed at alleviating human suffering caused by natural and manmade disasters abroad. Section 491(b) authorizes the President to furnish assistance to any foreign country or international organization for disaster relief and rehabilitation. which assistance is defined to include assistance relating to disaster preparedness and to the prediction of and contingency planning for natural disasters.
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