Pub. L. 88-205, pt. III, ch. 2, sec. 302

Sec. 302. Chapter 2 of part III of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, which relates to administrative provisions, is amended as follows: (a) Amend section 621, which relates to exercise of functions, by striking out the last sentence thereof and substituting the following: “In providing technical assistance under this Act, the head of any such agency or such officer shall utilize, to the fullest extent practicable, goods and professional and other services from private enterprise on a contract basis. In such fields as education, health, housing, or agriculture, the facilities and resources of other Federal agencies shall be utilized when such facilities are particularly or uniquely suitable for technical assistance, are not competitive with private enterprise, and can be made available without interfering unduly with domestic programs.” (b) Amend section 624, which relates to statutory officers, as follows: (1) In subsection (a) (2) strike out “two shall have the rank of Deputy Under Secretaries” and substitute “one shall have the rank of a Deputy Under Secretary”. (2) In subsection (a)(3) strike out “nine” and substitute “ten”. (3) In subsection (b) strike out “paragraphs (2) and” and substitute “paragraph”. (4) In subsection (d) (1) after the words “Deputy Inspector General, Foreign Assistance,” where they first appear insert “who shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,”, and strike out “$19,500” and substitute “$20,000”. 77 Stat. 389 (c) Amend section 626(b), which relates to experts, consultants, and retired officers, as follows: (1) Strike out the entire first sentence. (2) In the second-sentence strike out “Nor shall such service” and substitute “Service of an individual as an expert or consultant under subsection (a) of this section shall not”. (d) Amend section 631, which relates to missions and staffs abroad, by adding the following new subsection (c): “(c) The President may appoint any United States citizen who is not an employee of the United States Government or may assign any United States citizen who is a United States Government employee to serve as Chairman of the Development Assistance Committee or any successor committee thereto of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development upon election thereto by members of said Committee, and, in his discretion, may terminate such appointment, or assignment, notwithstanding any other provision of law. Such person may receive such compensation and allowances as are authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended, not to exceed those authorized for a chief of mission, class 2, within the meaning of said Act, as the President may determine. Such person may also, hi the President’s discretion, receive any other benefits and perquisites available under this Act. to chiefs of special missions or staffs outside the United States established under this section.” (e) Amend section 635, which relates to general authorities, by adding the following new subsection (k): “(k) Any cost-type contract or agreement (including grants) entered into with a university, college, or other educational institution for the purpose of carrying out programs authorized by part I may provide for the payment of the reimbursable indirect costs of said university, college, or other educational institution on the basis of predetermined fixed-percentage rates applied to the total, or an element thereof, of the reimbursable direct costs incurred.” (f) Amend section 636, which relates to provisions on uses of funds, by adding the following new subsection (h): “(h) In carrying out programs under this Act, the President shall take all appropriate steps to assure that, to the maximum extent possible, (1) countries receiving assistance under this Act contribute local currencies to meet the cost of contractual and other sendees rendered in conjunction with such programs, and (2) foreign currencies owned by the United States are utilized to meet the costs of such contractual and other services.” (g) Amend section 637(a). which relates do administrative expenses, by striking out “1963” and “$53,000,000” and substituting “1964” and “$54,000,000”, respectively. (h) After section 637 add the following new section: “Sec. 638. Peace Corps Assistance.— No provision of this Act shall be construed to prohibit assistance to any country pursuant to the Peace Corps Act, us amended; the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as amended: or the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended: or famine or disaster relief, including such relief through voluntary agencies, under title II of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended.”