Section, act Aug. 26, 1954, ch. 937, ch. II, § 144, as added Aug. 14, 1957, Pub. L. 85–141, § 5(c), 71 Stat. 357; amended June 30, 1958, Pub. L. 85–477, ch. V, § 501(9), 72 Stat. 271, authorized assistance to Southeast Asia.