Pub. L. 86-472, ch. IV, sec. 401

Sec. 401. Chapter IV of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended, which relates to general and administrative provisions, is amended as follows: (a) Section 502, which relates to use of foreign currency, is amended as follows: (1) Subsection (b) is amended as follows: (i) Insert after the word “expended” in the proviso the words “and the amounts of dollar expenditures made from appropriated funds in connection with travel outside the United States”. (ii) Amend the second sentence to read as follows: “Within the first sixty days that Congress is in session in each calendar year, the chairman of each such committee shall prepare a consolidated report showing the total itemized expenditures during the preceding calendar year of the committee and each subcommittee thereof, incurred as a result of the official activities of the members and employees of such committee or subcommittee, and shall forward such consolidated report to the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives (if the committee be a committee of the House of Representatives or a joint committee whose funds are disbursed by the Clerk of the House) or to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate (if the committee be a Senate committee or a joint committee whose funds are disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate).” 74 Stat. 139 (2) At the end of the section, add the following new subsection: “(c) It is the sense of the Congress that prompt and careful consideration should be given to participation by the United States in an internationally financed program which would utilize foreign currencies available to the United States to preserve the great cultural monuments of the Upper Nile. Accordingly, the President is requested to submit to the Congress on or before March 1, 1961, his recommendations concerning such a program.” (b) Section 504(d), which relates to small machine tools and other industrial equipment, is repealed. (c) In section 505(a), which relates to loan assistance and sales, insert after the first sentence the following new sentence: “Commodities, equipment, and materials transferred to the United States as repayment may be used for assistance authorized by this Act, other than title II of chapter II, in accordance with the provisions of this Act applicable to the furnishing of such assistance.”. (d) In section 513, which relates to notice to legislative committees, insert before “, and copies” in the last sentence the following: “and under the last clause of the second sentence of section 404”. (e) Amend section 517, which relates to completion of plans and cost estimates, as follows: (1) Insert “(a)” immediately after “Sec. 517. Completion of Plans and Cost Estimates.—”. (2) Add the following at the end of such section: “(b) Plans required under this section for any water or related land resource construction project or program shall include a computation of benefits and costs made insofar as practicable in accordance with the procedures set forth in Circular A–47 of the Bureau of the Budget with respect to such computations.” (f) Amend section 523, which relates to coordination with foreign policy, by adding the following new subsection: “(d) Whenever the President determines that the achievement of United States foreign policy objectives in a given country requires it, he may direct the chief of the United States diplomatic mission there to issue regulations applicable to members of the Armed Forces and officers and employees of the United States Government, and to contractors with the United States Government and their employees, governing the extent to which their pay and allowances received and to be used in that country shall be paid in local currency. Notwithstanding any other law, United States Government agencies are authorized and directed to comply with such regulations.” (g) Amend section 527, which relates to employment of personnel, as follows: (1) In subsection (c), which relates to employment of personnel outside the United States, strike out “Director” in the introductory clause and substitute “President”; and insert before the period at the end of paragraph (2) the following new proviso: “: Provided further, That Foreign Service Reserve officers appointed or assigned pursuant to this paragraph shall receive in-class promotions in accordance with such regulations as the President may prescribe”. (2) In subsection (d), which relates to appointment of alien employees outside the United States, strike out “, at the request of the Director”. (h) Section 531, which relates to security clearance, is amended to read as follows: “Sec. 531. Security Clearance.— The standards and procedures set forth in Executive Order Numbered 10450, as amended or supplemented, shall apply to the employment under this Act by any agency74 Stat. 140 administering nonmilitary assistance of any citizen or resident of the United States.” (i) In subsection (c) of section 533A, relating to the Inspector General and Comptroller, strike out paragraph (9) and renumber paragraphs (10) and (11) as paragraphs (9) and (10), respectively. (j) In section 534(a), which relates to reports, strike out “six months” in the first sentence and substitute “fiscal year”. (k) In section 537(a), which relates to provisions on uses of funds, amend paragraph (3) to read as follows: “(3) contracting with individuals for personal services abroad: Provided, That such individuals shall not be regarded as employees of the United States for the purpose of any law administered by the Civil Service Commission;”. (l) In section 537(c), which relates to construction or acquisition of facilities abroad, strike out “$2,750,000” and substitute “$4,250,000”. (m) Add the following new section immediately after section 551: “Sec. 552. Assistance to Cuba.— No assistance shall be furnished under this Act to Cuba after the date of enactment of the Mutual Security Act of 1960 unless the President determines that such assistance is in the national and hemispheric interest of the United States.”