Sec. 103. Limitation on assistance to private voluntary organizations
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds made available to any Federal department or agency may be used to provide foreign assistance to any private voluntary organization unless the private voluntary organization provides assurances in writing to the head of the Federal department or agency that the private voluntary organization— will not provide assistance (other than assistance described in paragraph (2)) to any covered country; and will not enter into any contract or sub-contract to provide assistance (other than assistance described in paragraph (2)) to any covered country. The limitation on foreign assistance in paragraph
(1)shall not apply to agricultural commodities, medicine, medical devices, or emergency international disaster assistance. The head of such Federal department or agency shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a copy of the assurances described in paragraph
(1)as soon as practicable after the date on which the private voluntary organization provides the assurances to the head of such Federal department or agency. Whoever, acting on behalf of a private voluntary organization, shall willfully violate any of the provisions of this section, shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $50,000, or, if a natural person, imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or both, and the officer, director, or agent of any private voluntary organization who knowingly participates in such violation shall be punished by a like fine, imprisonment, or both. This section takes effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and applies with respect to funds made available to any Federal department or agency for any fiscal year after fiscal year 2013