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§ 2381. Exercise of functions
(a) Delegation by President; rules and regulations; utilization of goods and services from private enterprise, and facilities and resources of Federal agencies when not competitive with private enterprise
(b) Eligibility of suppliers; debarment period; causes for debarment; conditions for reinstatement; periodic review
(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 621, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 445; Pub. L. 87–565, pt. III, § 302(a), Aug. 1, 1962, 76 Stat. 262; Pub. L. 88–205, pt. III, § 302(a), Dec. 16, 1963, 77 Stat. 388; Pub. L. 90–554, pt. III, § 302(a), Oct. 8, 1968, 82 Stat. 964.)
§ 2381a. Strengthened management practices
(a) Declaration of beliefs
(b) Management system; establishment; scope
(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 621A, as added Pub. L. 90–554, pt. III, § 302(b), Oct. 8, 1968, 82 Stat. 964; amended Pub. L. 95–424, title V, § 502(d)(1), Oct. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 959.)
§ 2382. Coordination with foreign policy
(a) Powers or functions of Secretary of State
(b) Coordination among representatives of United States
(c) Responsibility for supervision and general direction of assistance programs
(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 622, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 446; Pub. L. 89–171, pt. III, § 302(a), Sept. 6, 1965, 79 Stat. 660; Pub. L. 89–583, pt. III, § 302(a), Sept. 19, 1966, 80 Stat. 807; Pub. L. 90–629, ch. 4, § 45(b)(1), (2), Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1327; Pub. L. 94–329, title I, § 106(b)(2), June 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 733.)
§ 2383. Responsibilities of the Secretary of Defense; priorities in procurement, delivery, and allocation of military equipment
(a) In the case of assistance under subchapter II of this chapter, the Secretary of Defense shall have primary responsibility for—
(1) the determination of military end-item requirements;
(2) the procurement of military equipment in a manner which permits its integration with service programs;
(3) the supervision of end-item use by the recipient countries;
(4) the supervision of the training of foreign military and related civilian personnel;
(5) the movement and delivery of military end-items; and
(6) within the Department of Defense, the performance of any other functions with respect to the furnishing of military assistance, education and training.
(b) The establishment of priorities in the procurement, delivery, and allocation of military equipment shall be determined by the Secretary of Defense.
(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 623, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 446; Pub. L. 94–329, title I, § 106(b)(3), June 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 733.)
§ 2384. Statutory officers
(a) Appointment
(b) Rate of compensation; title of officers; order of succession
(c) Appointment of certain statutory officers to comparable positions
(d) Repealed. Pub. L. 95–88, title I, § 124(a)(1), Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 541
(e) Coordinator for security assistance
(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 624, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 447; Pub. L. 87–565, pt. III, § 302(b), Aug. 1, 1962, 76 Stat. 262; Pub. L. 88–205, pt. III, § 302(b), Dec. 16, 1963, 77 Stat. 388; Pub. L. 88–426, title III, § 305(33), (42), Aug. 14, 1964, 78 Stat. 426, 428; Pub. L. 89–171, pt. III, § 302(b), Sept. 6, 1965, 79 Stat. 660; Pub. L. 89–583, pt. III, § 302(b), Sept. 19, 1966, 80 Stat. 807; Pub. L. 90–137, pt. III, § 302(a), Nov. 14, 1967, 81 Stat. 460; Pub. L. 91–175, pt. III, § 304, Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 821; Pub. L. 92–226, pt. III, § 302, Feb. 7, 1972, 86 Stat. 28; Pub. L. 94–329, title III, § 301(b), June 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 750; Pub. L. 95–88, title I, § 124(a)(1), Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 541; Pub. L. 95–105, title I, § 109(a)(1), Aug. 17, 1977, 91 Stat. 846; Pub. L. 95–424, title V, § 504, Oct. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 959; Pub. L. 96–533, title VII, § 706, Dec. 16, 1980, 94 Stat. 3158; Pub. L. 97–113, title VII, § 705(b)(1), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1545; Pub. L. 98–164, title X, § 1002(b), Nov. 22, 1983, 97 Stat. 1052; Pub. L. 103–236, title I, § 162(e)(4), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 405.)
§ 2385. Employment of personnel
(a) Authorization
(b) Appointments excepted from civil-service laws; super­grade positions; reinstatement
(c) Additional supergrade positions
(d) Employment or assignment of officers and employees to perform functions outside United States
(e) Repealed. Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2205(8), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2160
(f) Funds for personnel services
(g) Repealed. Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2205(8), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2160
(h) Acceptance of compensation or other benefits from foreign countries; arrangements for reimbursement
(i) Assignment based on competency
(j) Reemployment of annuitants under the Civil Service Retirement System and the Federal Employees’ Retirement System
(1)
(A) To facilitate the assignment of persons to Iraq, Pakistan, and Afghanistan or to posts vacated by members of the Service assigned to Iraq, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development may waive the application of the provisions of section 8344 or 8468 of title 5 on a case-by-case basis for employment of an annuitant in a position in the United States Agency for International Development for which there is exceptional difficulty in recruiting or retaining a qualified employee, or when a temporary emergency hiring need exists.
(B) The authority of the Administrator under subparagraph (A) shall terminate on October 1, 2010.1
1 See Extension of Authority note below.
An annuitant reemployed pursuant to such authority prior to such termination date may be employed for a period ending not later than one year after such date.
(2) The Administrator should prescribe procedures for the exercise of any authority under this subsection, including criteria for any exercise of authority and procedures for a delegation of authority.
(3) An employee for whom a waiver under this section is in effect shall not be considered an employee for purposes of subchapter III of chapter 83, or chapter 84 of title 5.
(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 625, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 449; Pub. L. 87–565, pt. III, § 302(c), Aug. 1, 1962, 76 Stat. 262; Pub. L. 87–793, pt. II, § 1001(k), Oct. 11, 1962, 76 Stat. 865; Pub. L. 88–663, pt. III, § 302(a), Oct. 7, 1964, 78 Stat. 1014; Pub. L. 89–171, pt. III, § 302(c), Sept. 6, 1965, 79 Stat. 660; Pub. L. 90–137, pt. III, § 302(b)–(d), Nov. 14, 1967, 81 Stat. 460; Pub. L. 90–554, title III, § 302(c), Oct. 8, 1968, 82 Stat. 965; Pub. L. 93–189, § 16, Dec. 17, 1973, 87 Stat. 722; Pub. L. 95–88, title I, § 125, Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 542; Pub. L. 96–465, title II, §§ 2203(a), 2205(8), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2158, 2160; Pub. L. 97–113, title VII, § 703, Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1544; Pub. L. 109–234, title I, § 1602(b)(2), June 15, 2006, 120 Stat. 442; Pub. L. 111–32, title XI, § 1115(c)(3), June 24, 2009, 123 Stat. 1905.)
§ 2385a. Unified personnel system
(a) Establishment by regulations
(b) Effective date of regulations
The regulations submitted to the Congress pursuant to subsection (a)—
(1) may not become effective until after the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of such submission in order to provide the appropriate committees of the Congress an opportunity to review them; and
(2) shall not become effective then if, during such 90-day period, either House of Congress adopts a resolution stating in substance that it disapproves the personnel system proposed to be established by the regulations.
(c) Force and effect of regulations
(Pub. L. 95–424, title IV, § 401, Oct. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 956; Pub. L. 96–53, title V, § 503(a), Aug. 14, 1979, 93 Stat. 378.)
§ 2386. Experts, consultants, and retired officers
(a) Employment; compensation; renewal of contracts of employment
(b) Exemption from certain Federal laws
(c) Employment without compensation of persons of outstanding experience and ability
(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 626, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 451; Pub. L. 88–205, pt. III, § 302(c), Dec. 16, 1963, 77 Stat. 389; Pub. L. 88–448, title IV, §§ 401(e), 402(a)(35), Aug. 19, 1964, 78 Stat. 490, 495; Pub. L. 88–633, pt. III, § 302(b), Oct. 7, 1964, 78 Stat. 1014; Pub. L. 89–171, pt. III, § 302(d), Sept. 6, 1965, 79 Stat. 660; Pub. L. 90–137, pt. III, § 302(e), Nov. 14, 1967, 81 Stat. 460; Pub. L. 94–329, title VI, § 603, June 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 766; Pub. L. 95–88, title I, § 126, Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 542.)
§ 2387. Detail of personnel to foreign governments

Whenever the President determines it to be in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter, the head of any agency of the United States Government is authorized to detail or assign any officer or employee of his agency to any office or position with any foreign government or foreign government agency, where acceptance of such office or position does not involve the taking of an oath of allegiance to another government or the acceptance of compensation or other benefits from any foreign country by such officer or employee.

(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 627, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 452.)
§ 2388. Detail of personnel to international organizations

Whenever the President determines it to be consistent with and in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter, the head of any agency of the United States Government is authorized to detail, assign, or otherwise make available to any international organization any officer or employee of his agency to serve with, or as a member of, the international staff of such organization, or to render any technical, scientific, or professional advice or service to, or in cooperation with, such organization.

(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 628, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 452.)
§ 2389. Status and benefits of personnel assigned or detailed to foreign governments or international organizations
(a) Allowances, privileges, rights, seniority, and other benefits
(b) Representation allowances
(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 629, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 452; Pub. L. 87–565, pt. III, § 302(d), Aug. 1, 1962, 76 Stat. 262; Pub. L. 90–137, pt. III, § 302(f), Nov. 14, 1967, 81 Stat. 460; Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2203(b), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2159.)
§ 2390. Terms of detail or assignment of personnel
Details or assignments may be made under section 2387 or 2388 of this title or section 1928 of this title
(1) without reimbursement to the United States Government by the foreign government or international organization;
(2) upon agreement by the foreign government or international organization to reimburse the United States Government for compensation, travel expenses, benefits and allowances, or any part thereof, payable to the officer or employee concerned during the period of assignment or detail; and such reimbursements (including foreign currencies) shall be credited to the appropriation, fund, or account utilized for paying such compensation, travel expenses, benefits or allowances, or to the appropriation, fund, or account currently available for such purposes;
(3) upon an advance of funds, property, or services by the foreign government or international organization to the United States Government accepted with the approval of the President for specified uses in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter; and funds so advanced may be established as a separate fund in the Treasury of the United States Government, to be available for the specified uses, and to be used for reimbursement of appropriations or direct expenditure subject to the provisions of this chapter, any unexpended balance of such account to be returned to the foreign government or international organization; or
(4) subject to the receipt by the United States Government of a credit to be applied against the payment by the United States Government of its share of the expenses of the international organization to which the officer or employee is detailed or assigned, such credit to be based upon the compensation, travel expenses, benefits and allowances, or any part thereof, payable to such officer or employee during the period of detail or assignment in accordance with section 2389 of this title.
(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 630, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 452; Pub. L. 89–171, pt. III, § 302(e), Sept. 6, 1965, 79 Stat. 660.)
§ 2391. Missions and staffs abroad
(a) Authorization
(b) Appointment of mission chief and deputy; compensation
(c) Appointment of Chairman of Development Assistance Committee; compensation
(d) Administration of assistance
(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 631, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 453; Pub. L. 88–205, pt. III, § 302(d), Dec. 16, 1963, 77 Stat. 389; Pub. L. 89–171, pt. III, § 302(f), Sept. 6, 1965, 79 Stat. 660; Pub. L. 95–92, § 7(c), Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 617; Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2203(c), (d), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2159.)
§ 2392. Government agencies
(a) Allocation and transfer of funds
(b) Utilization of services and facilities of other agencies
(c) Reimbursement for commodities, services, and facilities
(d) Reimbursement for military assistance
(e) Establishment of accounts
(f) Credits made by Export-Import Bank of the United States
(g) Charge of expenses to appropriation or account
(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 632, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 453; Pub. L. 90–137, pt. III, § 302(g), Nov. 14, 1967, 81 Stat. 460; Pub. L. 90–267, § 1(a), Mar. 13, 1968, 82 Stat. 47; Pub. L. 90–629, ch. 4, § 45(b)(3), Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1327; Pub. L. 94–329, title I, § 106(b)(4), June 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 733; Pub. L. 100–690, title IV, § 4506, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4286; Pub. L. 101–165, title IX, § 9104(b)(2), Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1152.)
§ 2393. Waiver of certain laws
(a) Contracts and expenditure of funds
(b) Neutrality laws
(c) Assignment of personnel
(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 633, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 454.)
§ 2393a. Requests by Government Accountability Office and Congressional committees for documents and materials

None of the funds made available pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be used to carry out any provision of this chapter in any country or with respect to any project or activity, after the expiration of the thirty-five-day period which begins on the date the Government Accountability Office or any committee of the Congress charged with considering legislation, appropriations or expenditures under this chapter, has delivered to the office of the head of any agency carrying out such provision, a written request that it be furnished any document, paper, communication, audit, review, finding, recommendation, report, or other material in its custody or control relating to the administration of such provision in such country or with respect to such project or activity, unless and until there has been furnished to the Government Accountability Office, or to such committee, as the case may be, (1) the document, paper, communication, audit, review, finding, recommendation, report, or other material so requested, or (2) a certification by the President that he has forbidden the furnishing thereof pursuant to request and his reason for so doing.

(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 633A, as added Pub. L. 95–424, title V, § 502(a)(1), Oct. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 957; amended Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814.)
§ 2394. Reports and information; definitions
(a) Annual report to Congress on programs having impact on developing countries; contentsIn order that the Congress and the American people may be better and more currently informed regarding American foreign policy and the effectiveness of assistance provided by the United States Government to other countries and to international organizations, the Chairman of the Development Coordination Committee shall prepare and transmit to the Congress, no later than February 1 of each year, as a part of the annual presentation materials for foreign assistance, a report as described in this subsection. This report shall include—
(1)
(A) a comprehensive and coordinated review of all United States policies and programs having a major impact on the development of developing countries, including but not limited to bilateral and multilateral assistance, trade, debt, employment, food, energy, technology, population, oceans, environment, human settlements, natural resources, and participation in international agencies concerned with development;
(B) an assessment of the impact of such policies and programs on the well-being of the poor majority in developing countries in accordance with the policy objectives of part I of subchapter I of this chapter, including increasing life expectancy and literacy, lowering infant mortality and birth rates, and increasing food production and employment, such assessment to include an evaluation of the extent to which programs under part I of subchapter I of this chapter directly benefit the poor majority; and
(C) an assessment of the impact of such policies and programs on economic conditions in the United States, including but not limited to employment, wages, and working conditions;
(2) the dollar value of all foreign assistance and guaranties by category and by country provided or made by the United States Government by any means to all foreign countries and international organizations—
(A) from 1946 to the fiscal year immediately preceding the fiscal year for which the report is required;
(B) as presented to Congress for the immediate preceding fiscal year;
(C) as obligated during the immediately preceding fiscal year;
(D) as planned for the fiscal year in which the report is presented;
(E) as proposed for the fiscal year following the year in which the report is presented; and
(F) of any contract in excess of $100,000 administered by the Agency for International Development which was entered into in the preceding fiscal year without compet­itive selection procedures, and the reasons for doing so;
(3) a summary of repayments, by country, to the United States from previous foreign assistance loans;
(4) the status of each sale of agricultural commodities on credit terms theretofore made under the Food for Peace Act [7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.] with respect to which there remains outstanding any unpaid obligation; and the status of each transaction with respect to which a loan, contract or guarantee of insurance, or extension of credit (or participation therein) was theretofore made under the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 [12 U.S.C. 635 et seq.] with respect to which there remains outstanding any unpaid obligation or potential liability; except that such report shall include individually only any loan, contract, sale, extension of credit, or other transactions listed in this paragraph which is in excess of $1,000,000;
(5)
(A) the status of the debt servicing capacity of each country receiving assistance under this chapter;
(B) all forms of debt relief granted by the United States with respect to such countries, together with a detailed statement of the specific debt relief granted with respect to each such country and the purpose for which it was granted; and
(C) a summary of the net aid flow from the United States to such countries, taking into consideration the debt relief granted by the United States;
(6) the dollar value of all official development assistance, security assistance, international disaster assistance, refugee assistance, and international narcotics control assistance provided by each government of a country which is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development or of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries;
(7) the percentage which each type of assistance described in paragraph (6) represents of (A) the gross national product of each country referred to in paragraph (6), and (B) the budget of the government of such country, as well as the per capita contribution for each country for each type of assistance described in paragraph (6);
(8) the amount of all foreign currencies acquired without payment of dollars on hand of each foreign country as of September 30 of the preceding fiscal year;
(9) the Development Coordination Committee’s operations pursuant to section 2399c(f) of this title;
(10) the aggregate dollar value and quantity of grant military assistance, military education and training, and any other defense articles and services furnished under this chapter by the United States to each foreign country and international organization for the preceding fiscal year;
(11) information concerning the activities of the Minority Resource Center during the preceding fiscal year; and
(12) other information appropriate to the conduct of the foreign assistance program of the United States Government.
(b) “Foreign assistance” and “provided by the United States Government” definedFor purposes of this section—
(1) “foreign assistance” means any tangible or intangible item provided by the United States Government to a foreign country or international organization under this chapter or any other Act, including but not limited to any training, service, or technical advice, any item of real, personal, or mixed property, any agricultural commodity, United States dollars, and any currencies of any foreign country which are owned by the United States Government; and
(2) “provided by the United States Government” includes, but is not limited to, foreign assistance provided by means of gift, loan, sale, credit, or guaranty.
(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 634, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 455; Pub. L. 87–565, pt. III, § 302(e), (f), Aug. 1, 1962, 76 Stat. 262; Pub. L. 89–583, pt. III, § 302(c), Sept. 19, 1966, 80 Stat. 807; Pub. L. 90–137, pt. III, § 302(h), Nov. 14, 1967, 81 Stat. 460; Pub. L. 90–629, ch. 4, § 45(a), (b)(4), Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1327; Pub. L. 91–175, pt. III, § 305, Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 821; Pub. L. 92–226, pt. III, § 304(a)(3), (c)(2), Feb. 7, 1972, 86 Stat. 28, 32; Pub. L. 93–189, § 17, Dec. 17, 1973, 87 Stat. 724; Pub. L. 93–559, § 14, Dec. 30, 1974, 88 Stat. 1799; Pub. L. 94–273, § 6(1), Apr. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 377; Pub. L. 94–329, title II, § 209(b), June 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 739; Pub. L. 95–424, title V, § 502(a)(1), (2), Oct. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 957; Pub. L. 96–533, title VII, § 707, Dec. 16, 1980, 94 Stat. 3159; Pub. L. 97–113, title VII, § 733, Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1559; Pub. L. 99–83, title III, § 312(b), Aug. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 216; Pub. L. 110–246, title III, § 3001(b)(1)(A), (2)(Q), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1820.)
§ 2394–1. Notification of program changes
(a) Covered programs; span of notifications
None of the funds appropriated to carry out the purposes of this chapter (except for programs under subpart III or subpart IV of part II of subchapter I of this chapter, part V of subchapter I of this chapter, and programs of disaster relief and rehabilitation) or the Arms Export Control Act [22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.] may be obligated for any activities, programs, projects, types of materiel assistance, countries, or other operations not justified, or in excess of the amount justified, to the Congress for obligation under this chapter or the Arms Export Control Act for any fiscal year unless the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of each House of the Congress are notified fifteen days in advance of such obligation. Whenever a proposed reprograming exceeds $1,000,000 and the total amount proposed for obligation for a country under this chapter in a fiscal year exceeds by more than $5,000,000 the amount specified for that country in the report required by section 2413(a) of this title, notifications of such proposed reprogramings shall specify—
(1) the nature and purpose of such proposed obligation, and
(2) to the extent possible at the time of the proposed obligation, the country for which such funds would otherwise have been obligated.
(b) Exceptions
The notification requirement of this section does not apply to the reprogramming—
(1) of funds to be used for an activity, program, or project under part I of subchapter I of this chapter if the amounts to be obligated for that activity, program, or project for that fiscal year do not exceed by more than 10 percent the amount justified to the Congress for that activity, program, or project for that fiscal year; or
(2) of less than $25,000 to be used under part VIII of subchapter I of this chapter, or under part V of subchapter II of this chapter, for a country for which a program under that part for that fiscal year was justified to the Congress.
(c) Funds in the International Affairs Budget Function; reprogramming
(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 634A, formerly § 671, as added Pub. L. 95–88, title I, § 130, Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 543; renumbered § 634A, Pub. L. 95–424, title V, § 502(b), Oct. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 959; amended Pub. L. 97–113, title VII, § 704, Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1544; Pub. L. 99–83, title XII, § 1209(a), Aug. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 278; Pub. L. 103–437, § 9(a)(6), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4588.)
§ 2394–1a. Classification of reports

All information contained in any report transmitted under this chapter shall be public information. However, in the case of any item of information to be included in any such report that the President, on an extraordinary basis, determines is clearly detrimental to the security of the United States, he shall explain in a supplemental report why publication of each specific item would be detrimental to the security of the United States. A supplemental report shall be transmitted to the Congress at the time the report is transmitted.

(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 634B, as added Pub. L. 95–424, title V, § 502(c), Oct. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 959.)
§ 2394a. Extortion and illegal payments to officials of foreign countries receiving international security assistance

Within 60 days after receiving information which substantiates that officials of a foreign country receiving international security assistance have (1) received illegal or otherwise improper payments from a United States corporation in return for a contract to purchase defense articles or services from such corporation, or (2) extorted, or attempted to extort, money or other things of value in return for actions by officials of that country that permit a United States citizen or corporation to conduct business in that country, the President shall submit to Congress a report outlining the circumstances of such payment or extortion. The report shall contain a recommendation from the President as to whether the United States should continue a security assistance program for that country.

(Pub. L. 94–329, title VI, § 607, June 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 768.)
§ 2394b. HELP Commission
(a) Short title
(b) Findings
(1) The Congress finds that, despite the long-standing efforts and resources of the United States dedicated to helping needy people around the world, despair remains and in many areas is growing.
(2) Therefore, a commission should be established to bring together the best minds associated with development and humanitarian assistance to make a comprehensive review of—
(A) policy decisions, including why certain development projects are funded and others are not, successes, and best practices, including their applicability to other existing programs and projects;
(B) delivery obstacles, including the roles of United States agencies and other governmental and nongovernmental organizations;
(C) methodology, including whether the delivery of United States development assistance always represents best practices and whether it can be improved; and
(D) results, including measuring improvements in human capacity instead of in purely economic terms.
(3) An examination of these issues should present new approaches and ideas to ensure that United States development assistance reaches and benefits its intended recipients.
(c) Establishment of Commission; responsibilities
(1) There is established the Helping to Enhance the Livelihood of People (HELP) Around the Globe Commission (in this section referred to as the “Commission”).
(2) The Commission shall—
(A) identify the past and present objectives of United States development assistance, identify cases in which those objectives have been met, identify the beneficiaries of such assistance, and what percentage of the funds provided actually reached the intended beneficiaries;
(B) identify cases in which United States development assistance has been most successful, and analyze how such successes may be transferable to other countries or areas;
(C) study ways to expand educational opportunities and investments in people, and assess infrastructure needs;
(D) analyze how the United States could place conditions on governments in countries receiving United States development assistance, in light of and notwithstanding the objectives of the Millennium Challenge Account;
(E) analyze ways in which the United States can coordinate its development assistance programs with those of other donor countries and international organizations;
(F) analyze ways in which the safety of development assistance workers can be ensured, particularly in the midst of conflicts;
(G) compare the effectiveness of increased and open trade with development assistance, and analyze the advantages and disadvantages of such trade and whether such trade could be a more effective alternative to United States development assistance;
(H) analyze ways in which the United States can strengthen the capacity of indigenous nongovernmental organizations to be more effective in grassroots development;
(I) analyze ways in which decisions on providing development assistance can involve more of the people of the recipient countries;
(J) analyze ways in which results can be measured if United States development assistance is targeted to the least developed countries;
(K) recommend standards that should be set for “graduating” recipient countries from United States development assistance;
(L) analyze whether United States development assistance should be used as a means to achieve United States foreign policy objectives;
(M) analyze how the United States can evaluate the performance of its development assistance programs not only against economic indicators, but in other ways, including how to measure the success of United States development assistance in democratization efforts; and evaluate the existing foreign assistance framework to ascertain the degree of coordination, or lack thereof, of the disparate foreign development programs as administered by the various Federal agencies, to identify and assess the redundancies of programs and organizational structures engaged in foreign assistance, and to recommend revisions to authorizing legislation for foreign assistance that would seek to reconcile competing foreign policy and foreign aid goals; and
(N) study any other areas that the Commission considers necessary relating to United States development assistance.
(d) Membership
(1) The Commission shall be composed of 21 members as follows:
(A) Six members shall be appointed by the President, of whom at least two shall be representatives of nongovernmental organizations.
(B) Four members shall be appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, and three members shall be appointed by the minority leader of the Senate.
(C) Four members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and three members shall be appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives.
(D) The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall serve as a member of the Commission, ex officio.
(2) Members under subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (1) shall be appointed for the life of the Commission.
(3) Members of the Commission shall be selected from among individuals noted for their knowledge and experience in foreign assistance, particularly development and humanitarian assistance.
(4) The appointments under paragraph (1) shall be made not later than 60 days after January 23, 2004.
(5) The President shall designate one of the members of the Commission not currently in Government service as the Chair of the Commission.
(6) In order to facilitate the workload of the Commission, the Commission shall divide the membership of the Commission into three subcommittees representing the different regions of the world to which the United States provides development assistance, the membership of each subcommittee to be proportional to the percentage of United States development assistance provided to the region represented by the subcommittee. Each subcommittee shall elect one of its members as Chair of the subcommittee.
(7)
(A) Eleven members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for purposes of transacting the business of the Commission. The Commission shall meet at the call of the Chair.
(B) A majority of the members of each regional subcommittee shall constitute a quorum for purposes of transacting the business of the subcommittee. Each subcommittee shall meet at the call of the Chair of the subcommittee.
(8) Any vacancy of the Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
(9) The Administrator of General Services shall provide to the Commission on a reimbursable basis (or, in the discretion of the Administrator, on a nonreimbursable basis) such administrative support services as the Commission may request to carry out this section.
(10)
(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), members of the Commission shall serve without pay.
(B) Members of the Commission who are full-time officers or employees of the United States or Members of Congress may not receive additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their service on the Commission.
(11) Members of the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5 while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Commission.
(12)
(A) The Chairman of the Commission may, without regard to the civil service laws and regulations, appoint and terminate an executive director and such other additional personnel as may be necessary to enable the Commission to perform its duties. The employment of an executive director shall be subject to confirmation by the Commission.
(B) To the extent or in the amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts—
(i) the executive director shall be compensated at the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5; and
(ii) the Chairman of the Commission may fix the compensation of other personnel without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5 relating to classification of positions and General Schedule pay rates, except that the rate of pay for such personnel may not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title.
(e) Authority
(1) The Commission may, for the purpose of carrying out its functions under this section, hold hearings, sit and act at times and places in the United States and in countries that receive United States development assistance, take testimony, and receive evidence as the Commission considers advisable to carry out the purposes of this section.
(2) The Commission may secure directly from any Federal department or agency such information as the Commission considers necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. Upon request of the Chair of the Commission, the head of such department or agency shall furnish such information to the Commission, subject to applicable law.
(3) The Commission may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
(4) The Commission may adopt such rules and regulations, relating to administrative procedure, as may be reasonably necessary to enable it to carry out the provisions of this section.
(5) The Members of the Commission may, with the approval of the Commission, conduct such travel as is necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. Each trip must be approved by a majority of the Commission.
(6) Upon the request of the Commission, the head of any Federal department or agency may detail, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that department or agency to the Commission to assist it in carrying out its functions under this section. The detail of any such personnel shall be without interruption or loss of civil service or Foreign Service status or privilege.
(f) Report of Commission
(1) Not later than 2 years after the members of the Commission are appointed under subsection (d)(1), the Commission shall submit a report to the President, the Secretary of State, the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on International Relations of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, setting forth its findings and recommendations under section 1
1 So in original. Probably should be “subsection”.
(c)(2).
(2) The report may be submitted in classified form, together with a public summary of recommendations, if the classification of information would further the purposes of this section.
(3) Each member of the Commission may include the individual or dissenting views of the member.
(g) Applicability of other laws
(h) DefinitionIn this section, the term “United States development assistance” means—
(1) assistance provided by the United States under chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq., 2293 et seq., 2295 et seq., 2296 et seq.]; and
(2) assistance provided under any other provision of law to carry out purposes comparable to those set forth in the provisions referred to in paragraph (1).
(i) Authorization of appropriations
(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
(2) Amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a) are authorized to remain available until expended, but not later than the date of termination of the Commission.
(j) Termination
(k) Annual report of President
(1) Not later than April 1, 2004, and April 1 of each third year thereafter, the President shall transmit to the Congress a report that analyzes, on a country-by-country basis, the impact and effectiveness of United States economic assistance furnished to each country during the preceding 3 fiscal years. The report shall include the following for each recipient country:
(A) An analysis of the impact of United States economic assistance during the preceding 3 fiscal years on economic development in that country, with a discussion of the United States interests that were served by the assistance. The analysis shall be done on a sector-by-sector basis to the extent possible and shall identify any economic policy reforms that were promoted by the assistance. The analysis shall—
(i) include a description, quantified to the extent practicable, of the specific objectives the United States sought to achieve in providing economic assistance for that country; and
(ii) specify the extent to which those objectives were not achieved, with an explanation of why they were not achieved.
(B) A description of the amount and nature of economic assistance provided by other donors during the preceding 3 fiscal years, set forth by development sector to the extent possible.
(C) A discussion of the commitment of the host government to addressing the country’s needs in each development sector, including a description of the resources devoted by that government to each development sector during the preceding 3 fiscal years.
(D) A description of the trends, both favorable and unfavorable, in each development sector.
(E) Statistical and other information necessary to evaluate the impact and effectiveness of United States economic assistance on development in the country.
(F) A comparison of the analysis provided in the report with relevant analyses by international financial institutions, other international organizations, other donor countries, or nongovernmental organizations.
(2) The report required by this section shall identify—
(A) each country in which United States economic assistance has been most successful, as indicated by the extent to which the specific objectives the United States sought to achieve in providing the assistance for the country, as referred to in paragraph (1)(A)(i), were achieved; and
(B) each country in which United States economic assistance has been least successful, as indicated by the extent to which the specific objectives the United States sought to achieve in providing the assistance for the country, as referred to in paragraph (1)(A)(i), were not achieved; and, for each such country, an explanation of why the assistance was not more successful and a specification of what the United States has done as a result.
(3) Information under paragraphs (1) and (2) for a fiscal year shall not be required with respect to a country for which United States economic assistance for the country for the fiscal year is less than $5,000,000.
(4) In this subsection, the term “United States economic assistance” means any bilateral economic assistance, from any budget functional category, that is provided by any department or agency of the United States to a foreign country, including such assistance that is intended—
(A) to assist the development and economic advancement of friendly foreign countries and peoples;
(B) to promote the freedom, aspirations, or sustenance of friendly peoples under oppressive rule by unfriendly governments;
(C) to promote international trade and foreign direct investment as a means of aiding economic growth;
(D) to save lives and alleviate suffering of foreign peoples during or following wars, natural disasters, or complex crisies 2
2 So in original. Probably should be “crises”.
 ;
(E) to assist in recovery and rehabilitation of countries or peoples following disaster or war;
(F) to protect refugees and promote durable solutions to aid refugees;
(G) to promote sound environmental practices;
(H) to assist in development of democratic institutions and good governance by the people of foreign countries;
(I) to promote peace and reconciliation or prevention of conflict;
(J) to improve the technical capacities of governments to reduce production of and demand for illicit narcotics; and
(K) to otherwise promote through bilateral foreign economic assistance the national objectives of the United States.
(Pub. L. 108–199, div. B, title VI, § 637, Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 101; Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(167), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4324.)
§ 2394c. Information on covered United States foreign assistance programs
(a) Publication of information
(1) Update of existing website
(2) Information sharing
(3) Updates to website
(b) Matters to be included
(1) In generalThe information described in subsection (a)—
(A) shall be published for each country on a detailed basis, such as award-by-award; or
(B) if assistance is provided on a regional level, shall be published for each such region on a detailed basis, such as award-by-award.
(2) Types of information
(A) In generalTo ensure the transparency, accountability, and effectiveness of covered United States foreign assistance programs, the information described in subsection (a) shall include—
(i) links to all regional, country, and sector assistance strategies, annual budget documents, congressional budget justifications, and evaluations in accordance with section 3(c)(2)(J);
(ii) basic descriptive summaries for covered United States foreign assistance programs and awards under such programs; and
(iii) obligations and expenditures.
(B) Publication
(C) Rule of construction
(3) Report in lieu of inclusion
(A) Health or security of implementing partners
(B) National interests of the United States
(C) Form
(4) Failure to complyIf a Federal department or agency fails to comply with the requirements under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a), or subsection (c), with respect to providing information described in subsection (a), and the information is not subject to a determination under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (3) not to make the information publicly available, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the head of such department or agency, not later than one year after July 15, 2016, shall submit a consolidated report to the appropriate congressional committees that includes, with respect to each required item of information not made publicly available—
(A) a detailed explanation of the reason for not making such information publicly available; and
(B) a description of the department’s or agency’s plan and timeline for—
(i) making such information publicly available; and
(ii) ensuring that such information is made publicly available in subsequent years.
(c) Scope of informationThe online publication required under subsection (a) shall, at a minimum—
(1) in each of the fiscal years 2016 through 2019, provide the information required under subsection (b) for fiscal years 2015 through the current fiscal year; and
(2) for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter, provide the information required under subsection (b) for the immediately preceding 5 fiscal years in a fully searchable form.
(d) Sense of Congress
(Pub. L. 114–191, § 4, July 15, 2016, 130 Stat. 669.)
§ 2395. General authorities
(a) Manner of furnishing assistance; emphasis on loans
(b) Authority of the President
(c) Utilization of services and facilities of voluntary, nonprofit organizations
(d) Acceptance of gifts, devises, bequests, grants, etc.
(e) Health and accident insurance for foreign participants and foreign employees
(1) Any agency of the United States Government is authorized to pay the cost of health and accident insurance for foreign participants in any program of furnishing technical information and assistance administered by such agency while such participants are absent from their homes for the purpose of participation in such program.
(2) Any agency of the United States Government is authorized to pay the cost of health and accident insurance for foreign employees of that agency while those employees are absent from their place of employment abroad for purposes of training or other official duties.
(f) Admission of alien participants
(g) Powers and authorities of the President with respect to loansIn making loans under this chapter, the President—
(1) may issue letters of credit and letters of commitment;
(2) may collect or compromise any obligations assigned to, or held by, and any legal or equitable rights accruing to him, and, as he may determine, refer any such obligations or rights to the Attorney General for suit or collection;
(3) may acquire and dispose of, upon such terms and conditions as he may determine, any property, including any instrument evidencing indebtedness or ownership (provided that equity securities may not be directly purchased although such securities may be acquired by other means such as by exercise of conversion rights or through enforcement of liens or pledges or otherwise to satisfy a previously incurred indebtedness), and guarantee payment against any such instrument;
(4) may determine the character of, and necessity for, obligations and expenditures of funds used in making such loans and the manner in which they shall be incurred, allowed, and paid, subject to provisions of law specifically applicable to corporations of the United States Government; and
(5) shall cause to be maintained an integral set of accounts which shall be audited by the Government Accountability Office in accordance with principles and procedures applicable to commercial corporate transactions as provided by chapter 91 of title 31.
(h) Term of contracts and agreements
(i) Settlement and arbitration of claims arising under investment guaranty operations
(j) Financial transactions with foreign governments; exemption
(k) Cost-type contracts with educational institutions; payment of reimbursable indirect costs
(l) Program oversight
(m) Working capital fund
(1) There is established a working capital fund (in this subsection referred to as the “fund”) for the United States Agency for International Development (in this subsection referred to as the “Agency”) which shall be available without fiscal year limitation for the expenses of personal and nonpersonal services, equipment, and supplies for—
(A) International Cooperative Administrative Support Services; and
(B) rebates from the use of United States Government credit cards.
(2) The capital of the fund shall consist of—
(A) the fair and reasonable value of such supplies, equipment, and other assets pertaining to the functions of the fund as the Administrator determines,
(B) rebates from the use of United States Government credit cards, and
(C) any appropriations made available for the purpose of providing capital,
minus related liabilities.
(3) The fund shall be reimbursed or credited with advance payments for services, equipment, or supplies provided from the fund from applicable appropriations and funds of the Agency, other Federal agencies and other sources authorized by section 2357 of this title at rates that will recover total expenses of operation, including accrual of annual leave and depreciation. Receipts from the disposal of, or payments for the loss or damage to, property held in the fund, rebates, reimbursements, refunds and other credits applicable to the operation of the fund may be deposited in the fund.
(4) At the close of each fiscal year the Administrator of the Agency shall transfer out of the fund to the miscellaneous receipts account of the Treasury of the United States such amounts as the Administrator determines to be in excess of the needs of the fund.
(5) The fund may be charged with the current value of supplies and equipment returned to the working capital of the fund by a post, activity, or agency, and the proceeds shall he 1
1 So in original. Probably should be “be”.
credited to current applicable appropriations.
(
§ 2395a. International agreements concerning debt relief; transmittal to congressional committees
(1) Repealed. Pub. L. 97–113, title VII, § 734(a)(5), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1560.
(2) The Secretary of State shall transmit to such committees a copy of the text of any agreement with any foreign government which would result in any such debt relief no less than thirty days prior to its entry into force, together with a detailed justification of the interest of the United States in the proposed debt relief. The requirements of this paragraph shall not apply with respect to an agreement if a statutory requirement exists that the amount of the debt relief provided by the agreement may not exceed the amount approved for such purposes in advance in an appropriation Act.
(Pub. L. 95–424, title VI, § 603(a), Oct. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 960; H. Res. 89, Feb. 5, 1979; Pub. L. 97–113, title VII, § 734(a)(5), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1560.)
§ 2396. Availability of funds
(a) General expenditures
Appropriations for the purposes of or pursuant to this chapter (except for subchapter II of this chapter), allocations to any agency of the United States Government, from other appropriations, for functions directly related to the purposes of this chapter, and funds made available for other purposes to the agency primarily responsible for administrating subchapter I of this chapter, shall be available for:
(1) rent of buildings and space in buildings in the United States, and for repair, alteration, and improvement of such leased properties;
(2) expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the purposes of such appropriations or of this chapter, including (notwithstanding the provisions of section 1346(a) and (c) of title 31) expenses in connection with meetings of persons whose employment is authorized by section 2386 of this title;
(3) contracting with individuals for personal services abroad: Provided, That such individuals shall not be regarded as employees of the United States Government for the purpose of any law administered by the Civil Service Commission;
(4) purchase, maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft: Provided, That aircraft for administrative purposes may be purchased only as specifically provided for in an appropriation or other Act;
(5) purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles: Provided, That, except as may otherwise be provided in an appropriation or other Act, passenger motor vehicles for administrative purposes outside the United States may be purchased for replacement only, and such vehicles may be exchanged or sold and replaced by an equal number of such vehicles, and the cost, including exchange allowance, of each such replacement shall not exceed the current market price in the United States of a mid-sized sedan or station wagon meeting the requirements established by the General Services Administration for a Class III vehicle of United States manufacture (or, if the replacement vehicle is a right-hand drive vehicle, 120 percent of that price) in the case of an automobile for the chief of any special mission or staff outside the United States established under section 2391 of this title: Provided further, That passenger motor vehicles, other than one for the official use of the head of the agency primarily responsible for administering subchapter I of this chapter, may be purchased for use in the United States only as may be specifically provided in an appropriation or other Act;
(6) entertainment (not to exceed $25,000 in any fiscal year except as may otherwise be provided in an appropriation or other Act);
(7) exchange of funds without regard to section 3651 1
1 See References in Text note below.
of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 543) and loss by exchange;
(8) expenditures (not to exceed $50,000 in any fiscal year except as may otherwise be provided in an appropriation or other Act) of a confidential character other than entertainment: Provided, That a certificate of the amount of each such expenditure, the nature of which it is considered inadvisable to specify, shall be made by the head of the agency primarily responsible for administering subchapter I of this chapter or such person as he may designate, and every such certificate shall be deemed a sufficient voucher for the amount therein specified;
(9) insurance of official motor vehicles or aircraft acquired for use in foreign countries;
(10) rent or lease outside the United States for not to exceed ten years of offices, buildings, grounds, and quarters, including living quarters to house personnel, and payments therefor in advance; maintenance, furnishings, necessary repairs, improvements, and alterations to properties owned or rented by the United States Government or made available for use to the United States Government outside the United States; and costs of fuel, water, and utilities for such properties;
(11) expenses of preparing and transporting to their former homes, or, with respect to foreign participants engaged in any program under subchapter I of this chapter, to their former homes or places of burial, and of care and disposition of, the remains of persons or members of the families of persons who may die while such persons are away from their homes participating in activities carried out with funds covered by this subsection;
(12) purchase of uniforms;
(13) payment of per diem in lieu of subsistence to foreign participants engaged in any program under subchapter I of this chapter while such participants are away from their homes in countries other than the United States, at rates not in excess of those prescribed by the standardized Government travel regulations, notwithstanding any other provision of law;
(14) use in accordance with authorities of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended (22 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.), not otherwise provided for;
(15) ice and drinking water for use outside the United States;
(16) services of commissioned officers of the Environmental Science Services Administration, and for the purposes of providing such services the Environmental Science Services Administration may appoint not to exceed twenty commissioned officers in addition to those otherwise authorized; 2
2 So in original. The semicolon probably should be a period.
(b) Compensation, allowances, and travel of personnel; printing and binding; expenditures outside United States
(c) Construction of living quarters, office space, and supporting facilities
(d) Education of dependents
(e) Training costs
(f) Assistance in carrying out functions under certain laws
(g) Administrative, extraordinary, and operating expenses; reimbursement of military officers; training of foreign military personnel
Funds made available for the purposes of subchapter II of this chapter or the Arms Export Control Act [22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.] shall be available for—
(1) administrative, extraordinary (not to exceed $300,000 in any fiscal year), and operating expenses incurred in furnishing defense articles, military education and training and defense services on a grant or sales basis by the agency primarily responsible for administering subchapter II of this chapter;
(2) reimbursement of actual expenses of military officers detailed or assigned as tour directors in connection with orientation visits of foreign military and related civilian personnel, in accordance with provisions of section 5702 of title 5, applicable to civilian officers and employees; and
(3) maintenance, repair, alteration and furnishing of United States-owned facilities in the District of Columbia or elsewhere for the training of foreign military and related civilian personnel, without regard to the provisions of section 6303 of title 41 or other provision of law requiring a specific authorization or specific appropriation for such public contracts.
(h) Recipient countries to contribute local currencies; utilization of foreign currencies owned by United States
(i) Financing motor vehicle transactions; waiver of domestic manufacturing restriction
(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 636, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 457; Pub. L. 88–205, pt. III, § 302(f), Dec. 16, 1963, 77 Stat. 389; Pub. L. 89–171, pt. III, § 302(h), Sept. 6, 1965, 79 Stat. 660; Pub. L. 90–137, pt. III, § 302(j)–(o), Nov. 14, 1967, 81 Stat. 461, 462; Pub. L. 90–554, pt. III, § 302(d), Oct. 8, 1968, 82 Stat. 965; Pub. L. 91–175, pt. III, § 306, Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 821; Pub. L. 94–329, title I, § 106(b)(5), June 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 733; Pub. L. 95–424, title I, § 102(g)(2)(H)–(J), title V, § 505, Oct. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 943, 960; Pub. L. 99–83, title XII, § 1211(b)(1), Aug. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 279; Pub. L. 99–234, title I, § 107(b), Jan. 2, 1986, 99 Stat. 1759; Pub. L. 99–550, § 2(b), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3070; Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(e) [title II, § 201], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–131, 1329–141; Pub. L. 101–167, title III, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1214; Pub. L. 107–372, title II, § 271(7), Dec. 19, 2002, 116 Stat. 3094; Pub. L. 110–246, title III, § 3001(b)(1)(A), (2)(Q), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1820.)
§ 2396a. Property Management Fund
(a) The proceeds of overseas property acquired by the Agency for International Development under the authority of section 2396(c) of this title may be deposited in a separate fund, which shall be known as the Property Management Fund. Such proceeds shall be available for use only for the purposes of section 2396(c) of this title and for maintenance, and shall remain available until expended. The Administrator of the Agency for International Development shall report all uses of funds deposited into the Property Management Fund as part of the annual Congressional Presentation materials submitted by the Agency for International Development.
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) shall be applicable to property acquired prior to November 5, 1990, and at any time thereafter.
(Pub. L. 101–513, title V, § 585, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2047; Pub. L. 113–76, div. K, title VII, § 7034(q), Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat. 517.)
§ 2396b. USAID Buying Power Maintenance Account
(1) Consistent with paragraph (2), there is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States the “USAID Buying Power Maintenance Account”.
(2) Up to $50,000,000 of expired or unexpired discretionary unobligated balances appropriated for this and for any succeeding fiscal year under the span “Operating Expenses” may be transferred to, and merged with, the account established pursuant to paragraph (1) not later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which such funds are available for the purposes for which appropriated: Provided, That amounts deposited in such account shall be available until expended for the purposes of offsetting adverse fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates or overseas wage and price changes to maintain overseas operations, in addition to such other funds as may be available for such purposes: Provided further, That amounts from such account may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under titles II and III of this Act or subsequent Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for such purposes: Provided further, That any specific designation or restriction contained in this Act or any other provision of law limiting the amounts available that may be obligated or expended shall be deemed to be adjusted to the extent necessary to offset the net effect of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates or overseas wage and price changes in order to maintain approved levels: Provided further, That transfers pursuant to this section shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
(Pub. L. 118–47, div. F, title VII, § 7069(a), Mar. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 849.)
§ 2397. Administrative expenses
(a) Repealed. Pub. L. 95–424, title VI, § 604, Oct. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 961.
(b) There is authorized to be appropriated such amounts as may be necessary from time to time for administrative expenses which are incurred for functions of the Department of State under this chapter and unrepealed provisions of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended, or for normal functions of the Department of State which relate to such functions.
(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 637, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 460; Pub. L. 87–565, pt. III, § 302(h), Aug. 1, 1962, 76 Stat. 262; Pub. L. 88–205, pt. III, § 302(g), Dec. 16, 1963, 77 Stat. 389; Pub. L. 88–633, pt. III, § 302(c), Oct. 7, 1964, 78 Stat. 1014; Pub. L. 89–171, pt. III, § 302(i), Sept. 6, 1965, 79 Stat. 661; Pub. L. 89–583, pt. III, § 302(e), Sept. 19, 1966, 80 Stat. 808; Pub. L. 90–137, pt. III, § 302(p), Nov. 14, 1967, 81 Stat. 462; Pub. L. 90–554, pt. III, § 302(e), Oct. 8, 1968, 82 Stat. 965; Pub. L. 91–175, pt. III. § 307, Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 821; Pub. L. 92–226, pt. III, § 303, Feb. 7, 1972, 86 Stat. 28; Pub. L. 93–189, § 18, Dec. 17, 1973, 87 Stat. 724; Pub. L. 95–424, title VI, § 604, Oct. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 961.)
§ 2398. Assistance to countries pursuant to other statutes
(a) No provision of this chapter shall be construed to prohibit assistance to any country pursuant to the Peace Corps Act, as amended [22 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.]; the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as amended [22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.]; or the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended [12 U.S.C. 635 et seq.].
(b) No provision of this chapter or any other provision of law shall be construed to prohibit assistance for any training activity which is funded under this chapter for Brazil or Argentina as long as such country continues to have a democractically 1
1 So in original. Probably should be “democratically”.
elected government and the assistance is otherwise consistent with sections 2151n, 2304, 2370(f), 2371, and 2420 of this title.
(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 638, as added Pub. L. 88–205, pt. III, § 302(h), Dec. 16, 1963, 77 Stat. 389; amended Pub. L. 89–171, pt. III, § 302(j), Sept. 6, 1965, 79 Stat. 661; Pub. L. 93–189, § 19, Dec. 17, 1973, 87 Stat. 725; Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(e) [title V, § 588(a)], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–131, 1329–186.)
§ 2399. Repealed. Pub. L. 94–161, title I, § 101(6), Dec. 20, 1975, 89 Stat. 850
§§ 2399–1a, 2399–1b. Transferred
§ 2399a. Repealed. Pub. L. 90–629, ch. 4, § 45(a), Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1327
§ 2399b. False claims and ineligible commodities
(a) Penalties; costs
(b) Recovery of penalties; procedure; finality of withholding of funds; recovery of withheld funds; limitation period
(c) “Person” defined
(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 640A, as added Pub. L. 90–554, pt. III, § 302(f), Oct. 8, 1968, 82 Stat. 965.)
§ 2399c. Coordination of policies and programs
(a) Development Coordination Committee established
(b) Procedures to assure coordination
The President shall prescribe appropriate procedures to assure coordination among—
(1) the various departments and agencies of the United States Government having representatives in diplomatic missions abroad; and
(2) representatives of the United States Government in each country, under the direction of the Chief of the United States Diplomatic Mission.
The President shall keep the Congress advised of his actions under this subsection.
(c) Guidance of Secretary of State
(d) Repealed. Pub. L. 95–424, title V, § 502(d)(1), Oct. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 959
(e) Temporary assignment of employees
(f) Studies
To carry out the purposes of subsection (a), the Committee shall—
(1) prepare studies on various development problems;
(2) devise implementation strategies on developmental problems appropriate to each such department or agency;
(3) monitor and evaluate the results of the development activities of each such department or agency; and
(4) arrange for the exchange of information and studies between such agencies and departments.
(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 640B, as added Pub. L. 93–189, § 21, Dec. 17, 1973, 87 Stat. 725; amended Pub. L. 95–88, title I, § 127, Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 542; Pub. L. 95–424, title V, § 502(d), Oct. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 959; Pub. L. 96–53, title I, § 118, Aug. 14, 1979, 93 Stat. 365; Pub. L. 97–113, title VII, § 734(a)(1), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1560.)
§ 2399d. Shipping differential

For the purpose of facilitating implementation of section 55305 of title 46, funds made available for the purposes of part I of subchapter I of this chapter or for purposes of part IV of subchapter II of this chapter may be used to make grants to recipients to pay all or any portion of such differential as is determined by the Secretary of Commerce to exist between United States and foreign-flag vessel charter or freight rates. Grants made under this section shall be paid with United States-owned foreign currencies wherever feasible.

(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 640C, as added Pub. L. 93–189, § 21, Dec. 17, 1973, 87 Stat. 726; amended Pub. L. 96–533, title VII, § 708, Dec. 16, 1980, 94 Stat. 3159.)