Private voluntary organizations have indicated that they have proposals for emergency needs in Africa which total $98 million. The levels of disaster assistance stipulated in H.R. 1239 will be urgently needed in the next few months. Several of the most severely affected countries. including Sudan and Ethiopia. will have no harvest before the fall. so food and other emergency needs will continue to be very great. The level set for disaster and refugee assistance is the minimum needed to undertake immediate relief and rehabilitation efforts. I urge you to approve this package of emergency assistance so that proposals for food. seeds. medicines. transportation. and other vital needs now awaiting funding can be quickly approved.