Pub. L. 90-137, 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) Section 624(d)(2)(B), which relates to statutory officers, is amended by striking out “of assistance” each place it appears. (b) Section 625(b), which relates to employment of personnel, is amended as follows: (1) Strike out “the Classification Act of 1949, as amended (5 U.S.C. 1071 et seq.)” and substitute “section 5332 of title 5 of the United States Code”. (2) Strike out “505 of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended” and substitute “5108 of title 5 of the United States Code”. (c) Section 625(c), which relates to compensation of personnel, is amended as follows: (1) Strike out “the Classification Act of 1949, as amended,” and substitute “section 5332 of title 5 of the United States Code”. (2) Strike out “505 of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended” and substitute “5108 of title 5 of the United States Code”. (d) Section 625(d)(2), third proviso, which relates to initial assignment in the United States of Foreign Service Reserve officers, is amended by striking out “forty” and substituting “fifty”. (e) Section 626, which relates to employment of experts, consultants, and retired officers, is amended as follows: (1) In subsection (a), strike out “15 of the Act of August 2, 1946, as amended (5 U.S.C. 55a)” and substitute “3109 of title 5 of the United States Code”. (2) In subsection (b)— (A) strike out “section 13 of the Civil Service Retirement Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 2263)” and substitute “sections 3323(a) and 8344 of title 5 of the United States Code”; and (B) strike out “201 of the Dual Compensation Act” and substitute “5532 of title 5 of the United States Code”. (f) Section 629(b), which relates to status of personnel detailed to foreign governments or international organizations, is amended by striking out “1765 of the Revised Statutes (5 U.S.C. 70)” and substituting “5536 of title 5 of the United States Code”. (g) Section 632(d), which relates to allocation and reimbursement among agencies, is amended by striking out “507 and 510” and substituting “506, 522, and 523”. (h) Section 634, which relates to reports and information, is amended as follows: (1) Subsection (d) is amended as follows: (A) Immediately preceding the first sentence insert the following: “When requests are presented to the Congress for appropriations for fiscal year 1969 to carry out programs under this Act, the programs to be carried out with the funds appropriated for that fiscal year shall also be presented to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate,81 Stat. 461 if requested by the chairman of that committee, and to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, if requested by the chairman of that committee.” (B) Immediately preceding the last sentence insert the following: “Any such presentation material shall also include (1) a chart showing on a country-by-country basis the full extent of all United States assistance planned or expected for each such country for the next fiscal year, including economic assistance and military grants and sales under this Act and sales under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended, (2) details of proposed contributions by the United States to multilateral financial agencies, for the next fiscal year, and (3) a statement of projects, on a country-by-country basis, for which financing was supplied during the last fiscal year through the Export-Import Bank.” (C) In the last sentence, immediately preceding the period, insert the following: “and of any finding, including his reasons therefor, under section 503 or 521 (c)”. (2) Add the following new subsections at the end thereof: “(g) The Secretary of State shall transmit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate semiannual reports of all exports during the preceding six months of significant defense articles on the United States Munitions List to any foreign government, international organization, or other foreign recipient or purchaser, by the United States Government under this Act or any other authority, or by any individual, corporation, partnership, or other association doing business in the United States. Such reports shall include, but not be limited to, full information as to the particular defense articles so exported, the particular recipient or purchaser, the terms of the export, including its selling price, if any, and such other information as may be appropriate to enable the Congress to evaluate the distribution of United States defense articles abroad. In preparing such reports the Secretary of State is authorized to utilize the latest statistics and information available in the various departments and agencies of the Government. “(h) The background documents transmitted to Congress in each fiscal year supporting requests for new authorizations and appropriations to carry out the programs under part II of this Act shall contain information concerning the proposed funding levels for military assistance and sales to South Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos.” (i) Section 635, which relates to general authorities, is amended as follows: (1) Subsection (e) is amended (A) by inserting, immediately preceding the first word, a paragraph designation “(1)”, and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(2) Any agency of the United States Government is authorized to pay the cost of health and accident insurance for foreign employees of that agency while those employees are absent from their place of employment abroad for purposes of training or other official duties.” (2) Subsection (g) is amended by striking out “and sales”. This paragraph shall take effect on June 30, 1968. (j) Section 636(a)(5), which relates to purchase and hire of motor vehicles, is amended as follows: (1) Strike out “(5 U.S.C. 78(c)(2))” and substitute “(31 U.S.C. 638a(c)(2)),”. (2) Strike out “(5 U.S.C. 78a–1)” and substitute “(31 U.S.C. 638c)”. (k) Section 636(a)(16), which relates to services of certain commissioned officers, is amended by striking out “Coast and Geodetic Survey” each place it appears and substituting “Environmental Science Services Administration” in each such place. 81 Stat. 462 (l) Section 636(d), which relates to assistance for dependents’ schools abroad, is amended by striking out “$1,500,000” and substituting “$2,500,000”. (m) Section 636(e), which relates to training of Foreign Service personnel, is amended by striking out “301 of the Dual Compensation Act (5 U.S.C. 3105)” and substituting “5533 of title 5 of the United States Code”. (n) Section 636(g), which relates to expenditures of military assistance funds, is amended by striking out “3 of the Travel Expense Act of 1949, as amended (5 U.S.C. 836),” and substituting “5702(c) of title 5 of the United States Code”. (o) Section 636, which relates to provisions on uses of funds, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(i) Notwithstanding section 640 or any other provision of this Act, none of the funds made available to carry out this Act shall be used to finance the purchase, sale, long-term lease, exchange, or guaranty of a sale of motor vehicles unless such motor vehicles are manufactured in the United States: Provided, That where special circumstances exist the President is authorized to waive the provisions of this section in order to carry out the purposes of this Act.” (p) Section 637(a), which authorizes appropriations for administrative expenses of the agency administering part I, is amended by striking out “1967 not to exceed $55,813,500” and substituting “1968, $55,814,000,”. (q) Section 640, which relates to military sales, is amended (1) by striking out “, exchange, or the guaranty of a sale,”, (2) by striking out “503” and substituting “521”, and (3) by striking out “assisting of” and substituting “furnishing of defense articles and defense services to”.