title ii—technical cooperation and development grants

title ii—technical cooperation and development grants Sec. 102. Title II of chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, which relates to development grants and technical cooperation, is hereby amended as follows: (a) Amend the title heading to read as follows: “title ii—technical cooperation and development grants”. (b) Amend section 212, which relates to authorization, by striking out “1964” and “$220,000,000” and substituting “1965” and “$215,000,000”, respectively. (c) Amend section 214(c), which relates to American schools and hospitals abroad, by striking out “1964, $19,000,000” and substituting “1965, $18,000,000”, and by striking out the second sentence. (d) Amend section 216(a), which relates to voluntary agencies, by inserting after “ports” the first time it appears, the words “or, in the case of excess or surplus property supplied by the United States, from foreign ports”. (e) Add the following new section at the end thereof: “Sec. 217. Used Equipment.— The President is authorized to use funds made available for the purposes of section 211 to conduct a study and investigation to determine the feasibility of establishing programs for the furnishing to less developed friendly countries and areas of used tools, machinery, and other equipment to be donated by private enterprises, or acquired through normal channels of trade, and the extent to which such programs are likely to be utilized by and contribute to the economic development of the receiving country. The President shall submit to the Congress at the earliest practicable date a report, of the results of such study and investigation, together with such recommendations for legislation as he deems advisable.”