Pub. L. 89-171, 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 622, which relates to coordination with foreign policy, as follows: (1) In subsection (b), immediately after “military assistance” insert “(including any civic action and sales program)”. (2) In subsection (c), immediately after “military assistance program” insert “(including any civic action and sales program) ”. (b) Amend section 624, which relates to statutory officers, as follows: (1) In subsection (b), strike out “paragraph (3) of” and “of the officers provided tor in paragraphs fl) and (2) of that subsection”, and substitute for the latter “of one or more of said officers”. (2) In subsection (d), strike out “Public Law 86–735” wherever it appears and substitute “the Latin American Development Act, as amended”. (c) Amend section 625 (d), which relates to the employment of personnel, by striking out “twenty” in paragraph (2) and substituting “forty”. (d) Amend section 626, which relates to experts, consultants, and retired officers, by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c). (e) Amend section 630, which relates to terms of detail or assignment, by inserting “benefits” after “travel expenses,” in paragraphs (2) and (4). (f) Amend section 631, which relates to missions and staffs abroad, by adding the following new subsection: “(d) Wherever practicable, especially in the case of the smaller programs, assistance under this Act shall be administered under the direction of the Chief of the United States Diplomatic Mission by the principal economic officer of the mission in the ease of assistance under part I, and by the senior military officer of the mission in the case of assistance under part II.” (g) Amend section 635(g), which relates to general authorities, by inserting “and sales” after “loans” in the introductory clause. (h) Amend section 636, which relates to provisions on uses of funds, as follows: (1) In subsection (e), strike out “section 2 of the Act of July 31, 1894, as amended (5 U.S.C. 62) ” and substitute “section 301 of the Dual Compensation Act (5 U.S.C. 3105)”. 79 Stat. 661 (2) In subsection (f), strike out “‘Act to provide for assistance in the development of Latin America and in the reconstruction of Chile, and for other purposes” and substitute “Latin American Development Act, as amended”. (i) Amend section 637 (a), which relates to administrative expenses, by striking out “1965” and “$52,500,000” and substituting “1966” and “$54,240,000”, respectively. (j) Amend section 638, which relates to Peace Corps assistance, by striking out all beginning with “; or famine” and substituting a period, (k) Add the following new sections: “Sec. 639. Famine and Disaster Belief.— No provision of this Act shall be construed to prohibit assistance to any country for famine or disaster relief. “Sec. 640. Military Sales.— Except as otherwise provided in part II of this Act, no provision of this Act shall be construed to prohibit the sale, exchange, or the guaranty of a sale, of defense articles or defense, services to any friendly country’ or international organization if the President shall have found, pursuant to section 503, that the assisting of such country or organization will strengthen the security of the United States and promote world peace.”