Imagini ale paginilor
PDF
ePub

lished under other provisions of law for the preceding twoyear period 132 in such countries.

(2) REQUIRED CONTENTS.-The report required by paragraph (1) shall contain the following information with respect to each country described in paragraph (1):

(A) A description of all United States Government-funded programs and initiatives to combat corruption and improve transparency and accountability in the country.

(B) A description of United States diplomatic efforts to combat corruption and improve transparency and accountability in the country.

(C) An analysis of major actions taken by the government of the country to combat corruption and improve transparency and accountability in the country.

(e) FUNDING.-Amounts made available to carry out the other provisions of this part (including chapter 4 of part II of this Act) and the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 shall be made available to carry out this section.

SEC. 134.133 ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES TO MEET MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE ELIMINATION OF TRAFFICKING. (a) AUTHORIZATION.-The President is authorized to provide assistance to foreign countries directly, or through nongovernmental and multilateral organizations, for programs, projects, and activities designed to meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking (as defined in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000), including

(1) the drafting of laws to prohibit and punish acts of trafficking;

(2) the investigation and prosecution of traffickers;

(3) the creation and maintenance of facilities, programs, projects, and activities for the protection of victims; and

(4) the expansion of exchange programs and international visitor programs for governmental and nongovernmental personnel to combat trafficking.

(b) FUNDING.-Amounts made available to carry out the other provisions of this part (including chapter 4 of part II of this Act) and the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 shall be made available to carry out this section. Assistance may

32 Sec. 672(aX2XC) of the Freedom Investment Act of 2002 (subtitle E of title VI of the Forgn Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2002; Public Law 107-228; 116 Stat. 1408) struck out "prior year" and inserted in lieu thereof "preceding two-year period".

22 U.S.C. 2152d. Added by sec. 109 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (divison A of Public Law 106-386; 114 Stat. 1481). Sec. 107(a) of that Act (22 U.S.C. 7105(a)) pronded the following:

*SEC. 107. PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING.

Ta, ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS IN OTHER COUNTRIES.

1) IN GENERAL.-The Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, in consultation with appropriate nongovernmental organizations, shall establish and carry out programs and initiatives in foreign countries to assist in the safe integration, reintegration, or resettlement, as appropriate, of victims of trafficking. Such programs and initiatives shall be designed to meet the appropriate assistance needs of such persons and their children, as identified by the Task Force.

2) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.- In establishing and conducting programs and initiatives described in paragraph (1), the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall take all appropriate steps to enhance cooperative efforts among foreign countries, including countries of origin of victims of trafficking, to assist in the integration, reintegration, or resettlement, as appropriate, of victims of trafficking, including stateless victims.".

be provided under this section notwithstanding section 660 of this Act.134

Chapter 2-Other Programs 135

Sec. 201.136 General Authority. *** [Repealed-1978] Sec. 202.136 Authorization. *** [Repealed-1978] Sec. 203.136 Fiscal Provisions. *** * [Repealed-1978] Sec. 204.136 Development Loan Committee. pealed-1978]

***

[Re

Sec. 205.137 Relating to Transfers to International Financial Institutions. ***[Repealed-1972]

Title I-Multilateral and Regional Development Programs 138 Sec. 206.139 Regional Development in Africa.-The President is requested to seek and to take appropriate action, in cooperation and consultation with African and other interested nations and with international development organizations, to further and assist in the advancement of African regional development institutions, including the African Development Bank, with the view toward promoting African economic development.

Sec. 207.136 Purposes of Development Assistance. * pealed-1978]

*

* [Re

Sec. 208.136 Self-Help Criteria. *** [Repealed-1978] Sec. 209.140 Multilateral and Regional Programs.—(a) The Congress recognizes that the planning and administration of development assistance by, or under the sponsorship of the United Nations, multilateral lending institutions, and other multilateral organizations may contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of that assistance through participation of other donors in the development effort, improved coordination of policies and programs, pooling of knowledge, avoidance of duplication of facilities and manpower, and greater encouragement of self-help performance.

(b) 141 It is further the sense of the Congress (1) that where problems or opportunities are common to two or more countries in a region, in such fields as agriculture, education, transportation, communications, power, watershed development, disease control, and

134 Sec. 6(f) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-193; 117 Stat. 2883) added this sentence.

135 Sec. 102(g)(1)(B) of the International Development and Food Assistance Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-424; 92 Stat. 942) inserted the chapter heading "Other Programs" in lieu of "Development Assistance".

136 Sec. 102(g)(1)(A) of the International Development and Food Assistance Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-424; 92 Stat. 942) repealed secs. 201, 202, 203, 204, 207, and 208. The text of sec. 204 was subsequently reinserted as subsec. (e) of sec. 122 of this Act.

137 Sec. 101(d) of the FA Act of 1971 (Public Law 92-226; 86 Stat. 21) repealed sec. 205. 138 Sec. 102(g)(1)(C) of the International Development and Food Assistance Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-424; 92 Stat. 942) added this new title heading.

139 22 U.S.C. 2166. Sec. 102(b) of the FA Act of 1965 (Public Law 89-171) added sec. 206. 140 22 U.S.C. 2169. Sec. 102(e) of the FA Act of 1967 (Public Law 90-137) added sec. 209. Sec. 101(c)(1) of the FA Act of 1971 (Public Law 92-226; 86 Stat. 21) amended subsection (a), which formerly read as follows:

"(a) Multilateral Programs.-The Congress recognizes that planning and administration of development assistance by, or under the sponsorship of, multilateral lending institutions and other international organizations may, in some instances, contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of that assistance through participation of other donors in the development effort, improved coordination of policies and programs, pooling of knowledge, avoidance of duplication of facilities and manpower, and greater encouragement of self-help performance.".

141 Sec. 101(c)(3) of the FA Act of 1971 (Public Law 92-226; 86 Stat. 21) struck out "Regional Programs.-".

establishment of development banks, these countries often can more effectively resolve such problems and exploit such opportunites by joining together in regional organizations or working together on regional programs, (2) that assistance often can be utilized more efficiently in regional programs than in separate country programs, and (3) that to the maximum extent practicable consistent with the purposes of this Act assistance under this Act should be furnished so as to encourage less developed countries to cooperate with each other in regional development programs.

(c) 142 It is the sense of the Congress that the President should increase, to the extent practicable, the funds provided by the United States to multilateral lending institutions and multilateral organizations in which the United States participates for use by such institutions and organizations in making loans to foreign countries.

**

(d) 143 * * [Repealed-2000]

Sec. 211.144 General Authority. * * * [Repealed-1978]
Sec. 212.144 Authorization. * * * [Repealed-1978]
Sec. 213.145 Atoms for Peace. * * *
* [Repealed-1962]

Title II-American Schools and Hospitals Abroad; Prototype Desalting

Plant 146

Sec. 214.147 American Schools and Hospitals Abroad.—(a) The President is authorized to furnish 148 assistance, on such terms and conditions as he may specify, to schools and libraries outside the United States founded or sponsored by United States citizens and serving as study and demonstration centers for ideas and practices of the United States.

(b) The President is authorized,149 notwithstanding the provisions of the Mutual Defense Assistance Control Act of 1951 (22

Subsec. (c), which was added by sec. 101(c)(2) of the FA Act of 1971 (Public Law 92-226; Stat. 21), was amended by sec. 311 of Public Law 94-161 (89 Stat. 849). It formerly read as follows: "Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President should reduce the amounts and numbers of loans made by the United States directly to individual foreign counthes with the objective of reducing the total amount of bilateral loans made under this Act so that by not later than June 30, 1975, such total amount shall not exceed $100,000,000.".

*** Subsec. (d), added by sec. 101(c)(2) of the FA Act of 1971, was struck out by sec. 804 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2001 HR 5526, as introduced on October 24, 2000, enacted by reference in sec. 101(a) of Public Law 106-429, 114 Stat. 1900A-67). It had read as follows:

d) In furtherance of the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, any funds appropriated under this part I may be transferred by the President to the International Development Associabon, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Finance Corporation, the Asian Development Bank or other multilateral lending institutions and multilateral organizations in which the United States participates for the purpose of providing funds to enable any such institution or organization to make loans to foreign countries.".

**Sec. 102/gX1XA) of the International Development and Food Assistance Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-424; 92 Stat. 942) repealed secs. 211, 212, 215, 216, 217, 218, 220, and 220A. Sec. 103(c) of the FA Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 256) repealed sec. 213.

Sec. 102(gX1XD) of the International Development and Food Assistance Act of 1978 (Public

Law 95-424; 92 Stat. 942) added this new title heading.

147 22 U.S.C. 2174.

148 Sec. 103(b)(1) of the FA Act of 1963 (Public Law 88-205) struck out “use, in addition to other funds available for such purposes, funds made available for the purposes of sec. 211 for" and inserted in lieu thereof "furnish".

Ded

**Sec. 103(bX2) of the FA Act of 1963 (Public Law 88-205) struck out "to use" after "author

U.S.C. 1611 et seq.) 150 to furnish 151 assistance, on such terms and conditions as he may specify, to institutions referred to in subsection (a) of this section, and to hospital centers for medical education and research outside the United States, founded or sponsored by United States citizens.152

(c) 153 (1) To carry out the purposes of this section, there are authorized to be appropriated to the President $35,000,000 for fiscal year 1986 and $35,000,000 for fiscal year 1987.

(2) Amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available until expended. 154

(d) 155 Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b), funds appropriated under this section may be used for assistance to centers for pediatric plastic and reconstructive surgery established by Children's Medical Relief International, except that assistance may not be furnished for the domestic operations of any such center located in the United States, its territories or possessions.

Sec. 215.156 Loans to Small Farmers. *** [Repealed-1978]
Sec. 216.156 Voluntary Agencies. *** [Repealed-1978]
Sec. 217.156 Used Equipment. *** [Repealed-1978]

Sec. 218.156 Fish and Other Protein Concentrates. * * * [Repealed-1978]

Sec. 219.157 Prototype Desalting Plant.-(a) In furtherance of purposes of this part and for the purpose of improving existing, and developing and advancing new technology and experience in the design, construction, and operation of large-scale desalting plants of advanced concepts which will contribute materially to low-cost desalination in all countries, including the United States, the President, if he determines it to be feasible, is authorized to participate in the development of a large-scale water treatment and desalting prototype plant and necessary appurtenances to be constructed in Israel as an integral part of a dual-purpose power generating and desalting project. Such participation shall include financial, technical, and such other assistance as the President deems appropriate to provide for the study, design, construction, and, for a limited demonstration period of not to exceed five years, operation and

150 Superseded by the Export Administration Act of 1979.

151 Sec. 103(b)(2) of the FA Act of 1963 (Public Law 88-205) struck out "foreign currencies accruing to the United States Government under any Act, for purposes of subsection (2) of this section, and for" and inserted in lieu thereof "to furnish".

152 Sec. 103(c)(1) of the FA Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-583) substituted the words to this point, beginning with "to institutions referred to" in lieu of "to hospitals outside the United States founded or sponsored by United States citizens and serving as centers for medical education and research".

153 Sec. 4(2) of the FA Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-189) amended and restated subsec. (c).

154 The authorization figures for fiscal years 1986 and 1987 were added by sec. 401 of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-83; 99 Stat. 190). Authorizations under sec. 214 for recent years included the following: fiscal year 1975$19,000,000; fiscal year 1976-$25,000,000; fiscal year 1977-$25,000,000; fiscal year 1978$25,000,000; fiscal year 1979-$25,000,000; fiscal year 1980-$25,000,000; fiscal year 1981$30,000,000; fiscal year 1982-$20,000,000; fiscal year 1983-$20,000,000; fiscal year 1984$30,000,000; fiscal year 1985-no authorization; fiscal years 1988 through 2005-no authorization.

155 Sec. 114(2) of the International Development and Food Assistance Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-424; 92 Stat. 950) repealed subsecs. (d) and (e) (which had been added by the FA Act of 1973), and redesignated subsec. (f) (which had been added by Public Law 95-88; 91 Stat. 539) as subsec. (d).

156 Sec. 102(g)(1)(A) of Public Law 95-424 (92 Stat. 942) repealed secs. 215, 216, 217, 218, 220, and 220A.

157 22 U.S.C. 2179. Sec. 104 of the FA Act of 1969 (Public Law 91-175; 83 Stat. 806) added sec. 219.

1

maintenance of the water treatment and desalting facilities of the dual-purpose project.

(b) Any agreement entered into under subsection (a) of this section shall include such terms and conditions as the President deems appropriate to insure, among other things, that all information, products, uses, processes, patents, and other developments obtained or utilized in the development of this prototype plant will be available without further cost to the United States for the use and benefit of the United States throughout the world, and to insure that the United States, its officers and employees have a permanent right to review data and have access to such plant for the purpose of observing its operations and improving science and technology in the field of desalination.

(c) In carrying out the provisions of this section, the President may enter into contracts with public or private agencies and with any person without regard to sections 3648 and 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (31 U.S.C. 529 and 41 U.S.C. 5).

(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed as intending to deprive the owner of any background patent or any right which such owner may have under that patent.

(e) In carrying out the provisions of this section, the President may utilize the personnel, services, and facilities of any Federal

agency.

(f) The United States costs, other than its administrative costs, for the study, design, construction, and operation of a prototype plant under this section shall not exceed either 50 per centum of the total capital costs of the facilities associated with the production of water, and 50 per centum of the operation and maintenance costs for the demonstration period, or $20,000,000, whichever is less. There are authorized to be appropriated, subject to the limitations of this subsection, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section, including administrative costs thereof. Such sums are authorized to remain available until expended.

(g) No funds appropriated for the Office of Saline Water pursuant to the appropriation authorized by the Act of July 11, 1969 (83 Stat. 45, Public Law 91-43), or prior authorization Acts, shall be used to carry out the purposes of this section.

Sec. 220.156 Programs for Peaceful Communication. * * * Repealed-1978]

Sec. 220A.156 Suez Canal. * * * [Repealed-1978]

Title III-Housing and Other Credit Guaranty Programs 158 Sec. 221.159 Housing Guaranties.-The Congress recognizes that shelter, including essential urban development services, is 160

15 Sec. 105 of the FA Act of 1969 (Public Law 91-175) added title III. Sec. 8(a)(1) of the FA Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-559) struck out "Housing Guaranties" and inserted in lieu thereof "Housing and Other Credit Guaranty Programs".

**22 U.S.C. 2181. Sec. 221, which was added by the FA Act of 1969, was amended and restated by sec. 115(a) of the International Development and Food Assistance Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-424; 92 Stat. 950).

*Sec. 541(a) of the Foreign Assistance Appropriations Act, 1985, as contained in the Continuing Appropriations Act, 1985 (Public Law 98-473; 98 Stat. 1903) struck out "requirements are and inserted in lieu thereof "including essential urban development services, is". This amendment had been included as sec. 311(a)(1) of H.R. 5119, the International Security and De

Continued

« ÎnapoiContinuă »