authority provided by law: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading in this Act, including funds transferred to and merged with other accounts pursuant to this section, may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law and may be made available as contributions: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading in this Act, including funds transferred to and merged with funds under the heading Economic Support Fund , may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law for Disarmament, Demobilization, Reintegration and Resettlement programs, which may include the participation of military personnel and other armed groups: Provided further , That the authority under section 7008(b) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023 (division K of Public Law 117–328 ) shall apply with respect to funds made available under this heading: Provided further , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further , That such amount shall be available only if the President designates such amount as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A). V General Provisions 501. (a) Section 401(a)(1)(A) of the Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 ( Public Law 117–128 ) is amended by striking September 30, 2023 and inserting September 30, 2024 . (b) Amounts provided by this section are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided , That such amounts shall be available only if the President designates such amount as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A). 502. During fiscal year 2024, section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(1) ) shall be applied by substituting