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PUBLIC LAW 89-583-SEPT. 19, 1966
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C H A P T E E 7—JOINT COMMISSIONS ON K U E A L DEVELOPMENT 22 USC 2^15*12271.
SEC. 110. Part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amende<l, is amended by adding at the end thereof a new chapter as follows: "CHAPTER 7—JOINT COMMISSIONS ON EURAL DEVELOPMENT " SEC. 471. JOINT COMMISSIONS ON EURAL DEVELOPMENT.—(a)
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President is authorized to conclude agreements with less developed countries providing for the establishment in such countries of Joint Commissions on Eural Development each of which shall be composed of one or more citizens of the United States appointed by the President and one or more citizens of the country in which the Commission is established. A majority of the members of each such Commission shall be citizens of the country in which it is established. Each such agreement shall provide for the selection of the members who are citizens of the country in which the Commission is established who wherever feasible shall be selected in such manner and for such terms of office as will insure to the maximum extent possible their tenure and continuity in office. "(b) A commission established pursuant to an agreement authorized by this section shall be authorized to formulate and carry out programs for development of rural areas in the country in which it is established, which may include such research, training and other activities as may be necessary or appropriate for such development. "(c) Not to exceed 10 per centum of the funds made available pursuant to section 212 shall be available to the President in negotiating and carrying out agreements entered into under this section, including the financing of appropriate activities of Commissions established pursuant to such agreements. " (d) The furnishing of assistance under this section shall not be construed as an express or implied assumption by the United States of any responsibility for making further contributions for such purpose. "(e) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to restrict the authority contained in any other chapters of this Act." PAET II CHAPTEE 2^-MILITAEY ASSISTANCE
22 USC 2312.
SEC. 201. Chapter 2 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, which relates to military assistance, is amended as follows: (a) Section 504(a), which relates to authorization, is amended to read as follows: " (a) I n addition to such amounts as may be otherwise authorized to support Vietnamese forces and other free world forces in Vietnam, there is authorized to be appropriated to the President to carry out the purposes of this part (excluding the support of Vietnamese forces and other free world forces in Vietnam) not to exceed $875,000,000 for the fiscal year 1967: Provided, That funds made available for assistance under this chapter (other than training in the United States) shall not be used to furnish such assistance to more than forty countries in any fiscal year. Amounts appropriated under this subsection are authorized to remain available until expended."
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