International Organizations and conferences. and International Commissionswhich requires spending cuts of $9.7 million in fiscal year 1980 and $13.2 million in fiscal year 1981. With the exception of these reductions. the conference report authorizations are the same as those of the House bill. The conference report also authorizes an urgently needed fiscal 1979 supplemental of $104.910.000 for migration and refugee assistance. Due to a congressional initiative to provide assistance to Soviet and Eastern European refugees going to Israel. the authorization for the Department of State is $9.7 million over the executive request. The authorizations for ICA and BIB. however. are lower than the executive request. The conference substitute also contains a provision that would direct the President to lift sanctions against ZimbabweRhodesia by November 15. 1979. unless he determines and reports to the Congress that it would not be in the national interest.
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