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Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Part II · Chapter 32 — Foreign Assistance

§ 2399c. Coordination of policies and programs

Statutory text

(a)

Development Coordination Committee established

The President shall establish a system for coordination of United States policies and programs which affect United States interests in the development of low-income countries. To that end, the President shall establish a Development Coordination Committee which shall advise him with respect to coordination of United States policies and programs affecting the development of the developing countries, including programs of bilateral and multilateral development assistance. The Committee shall include the head of the agency primarily responsible for administering subchapter I of this chapter, Chairman, and representatives of the Departments of State, Treasury, Commerce, Agriculture, Energy, and Labor, the Executive Office of the President, and other executive departments and agencies, as the President shall designate. The Committee shall advise the President concerning the degree to which bilateral and multilateral development assistance should focus on critical problems in those functional sectors which affect the lives of the majority of people in the developing countries: food production; rural development and nutrition; population planning and health; and education, public administration, and human resource development.

(b)

Procedures to assure coordination

The President shall prescribe appropriate procedures to assure coordination among—

(1)

the various departments and agencies of the United States Government having representatives in diplomatic missions abroad; and

(2)

representatives of the United States Government in each country, under the direction of the Chief of the United States Diplomatic Mission.

The President shall keep the Congress advised of his actions under this subsection.

(c)

Guidance of Secretary of State

Programs authorized by this chapter shall be undertaken with the foreign policy guidance of the Secretary of State.

(d)

Repealed. Pub. L. 95–424, title V, § 502(d)(1), , 92 Stat. 959

(e)

Temporary assignment of employees

The head of any of the departments or agencies referred to in subsection (a) may temporarily assign, upon the request of the Chairman, any employee from such department or agency to the staff of the Committee.

(f)

Studies

To carry out the purposes of subsection (a), the Committee shall—

(1)

prepare studies on various development problems;

(2)

devise implementation strategies on developmental problems appropriate to each such department or agency;

(3)

monitor and evaluate the results of the development activities of each such department or agency; and

(4)

arrange for the exchange of information and studies between such agencies and departments.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 87–195 · 75 Stat. 424

    Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 2399c

    Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 640B, as added Pub. L. 93–189, § 21, Dec. 17, 1973, 87 Stat. 725

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 640B, as added Pub. L. 93–189, § 21, Dec. 17, 1973, 87 Stat. 725

  2. International Development and Food Assistance Act of 1977

    Pub. L. 95–88 § 127(a) · 91 Stat. 533

    Changed · 22 U.S.C. § 2399c(a)

    Pub. L. 95–88, § 127(a), provided that the Committee advise the President concerning the degree to which bilateral and multilateral development assistance should focus on critical problems in those functional sectors which affect the lives of the majority of people in the developing countries: food production; rural development and nutrition; population planning and health; and education, public administration, and human resource development

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–88, § 127(a), provided that the Committee advise the President concerning the degree to which bilateral and multilateral development assistance should focus on critical problems in those functional sectors which affect the lives of the majority of people in the developing countries: food production; rural development and nutrition; population planning and health; and education, public administration, and human resource development.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) Subsection (a) of section 640B of the Foreign 22 USC 2399c. Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: “The Committee shall advise the President concerning the degree to which bilateral and multilateral development assistance should focus on critical problems in those functional sectors which affect the lives of the majority of people in the developing countries: food production; rural development and nutrition; population planning and health; and education, public administration, and human resource development.”.

  3. International Development and Food Assistance Act of 1977

    Pub. L. 95–88 § 127(b) · 91 Stat. 533

    1. Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 2399c(d)

      Pub. L. 95–88, § 127(b), substituted “less developed countries” for “low-income countries” in the description of the subject matter of the Presidential reports to Congress

    2. Amended · 22 U.S.C. § 2399c(d)

      Pub. L. 95–88, § 127(b), designated existing provisions setting out the subject matter of the reports as cl. (2)(A)

    3. Added · 22 U.S.C. § 2399c(d)

      Pub. L. 95–88, § 127(b), added cls. (1) and (2)(B)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 95–88, § 127(b), substituted “less developed countries” for “low-income countries” in the description of the subject matter of the Presidential reports to Congress, designated existing provisions setting out the subject matter of the reports as cl. (2)(A), and added cls. (1) and (2)(B).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) Subsection (d) of such section is amended to read as follows: “(d) The President shall report to the Congress during the first quarter of each calendar year on United States actions affecting the Contents. development of less developed countries. The report shall include (1) a comprehensive and coordinated review of all United States policies and programs having a major impact on the development of such countries, including but not limited to the areas of bilateral and multi-lateral assistance, trade, commodities, monetary affairs, private investment. debt, employment, food, energy, technology, population, oceans, environment, human settlements, natural resources, and participation in international agencies concerned with development: and (2) an assessment of the impact of such policies and programs on (A) national employment, wages, and working conditions in the United States, as well as other aspects of the United States economy, and (B) the well-being of the poor in the less developed countries in accordance with the approach to development outlined in subsections (c) and (d) Ante, p. 533. of section 102 of this Act.”.

  4. International Development and Food Assistance Act of 1977

    Pub. L. 95–88 § 127(c) · 91 Stat. 533

    Added · 22 U.S.C. § 2399c(e)(g)

    Pub. L. 95–88, § 127(c), added subsecs. (e) to (g)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsecs. (e) to (g). Pub. L. 95–88, § 127(c), added subsecs. (e) to (g).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (c) Such section 640B is amended by adding at the end thereof the Development Coordination Committee. 22 USC 2399c. following new subsections: “(e) The head of any of the departments or agencies referred to in subsection (a) may temporarily assign, upon the request of the Chairman, any employee from such department or agency to the staff of the Committee. “(f) To carry out the purposes of subsection (a), the Committee shall— “(1) prepare studies on various development problems; Studies. “(2) devise implementation strategies on developmental problems appropriate to each such department or agency; “(3) monitor and evaluate the results of the development activities of each such department or agency; and “(4) arrange for the exchange of information and studies between such agencies and departments. “(g) Tn his annual report to the Congress pursuant to subsection Report to Congress, additional item. (d), the President shall include a report on the Committee’s operations pursuant to subsection (f).”.

  5. Pub. L. 95–424 § 502(d)(1) · 92 Stat. 937

    Struck · 22 U.S.C. § 2399c(d)

    Pub. L. 95–424, § 502(d)(1), struck out subsec. (d) relating to annual reports to Congress by the President on United States actions affecting the development of less developed countries

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 95–424, § 502(d)(1), struck out subsec. (d) relating to annual reports to Congress by the President on United States actions affecting the development of less developed countries.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) Title XI of chapter 2 of part I and sections 120(d), 222A Repeal. 22 USC 2220, 2151r, 2182a, 22921, 2370, 2381a, 2399c, 2417. 22 USC 2399c. (j), 495C(e), 620(w), 621A(c), 640B(d), and 657 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 are repealed.

  6. Pub. L. 95–424 § 502(d)(2) · 92 Stat. 937

    Substituted · 22 U.S.C. § 2399c(g)

    Pub. L. 95–424, § 502(d)(2), substituted “section 2394 of this title, the Chairman of the Committee” for “subsection (d) of this section, the President”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 95–424, § 502(d)(2), substituted “section 2394 of this title, the Chairman of the Committee” for “subsection (d) of this section, the President”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) Section 640B(g) of such Act is amended by striking out “subsection (d), the President” and inserting in lieu thereof “section 634, the Chairman of the Committee”.

  7. International Development Cooperation Act of 1979

    Pub. L. 96–53 title I § 118 · 93 Stat. 359

    Inserted · 22 U.S.C. § 2399c(a)

    Pub. L. 96–53 inserted reference to Department of Energy

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–53 inserted reference to Department of Energy.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 118. representation of the department of energy on the development coordination committee Section 640B(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is 22 USC 2399c. amended in the third sentence by inserting “Energy,” immediately after “Agriculture,”.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 96–53 effective Oct. 1, 1979, see section 512(a) of Pub. L. 96–53, set out as a note under section 2151 of this title.

  8. Pub. L. 97–113 title VII § 734(a)(1) · 95 Stat. 1519

    Changed · 22 U.S.C. § 2399c(g)

    Pub. L. 97–113 struck our subsec. (g) which required annual reports to Congress by the Chairman of the Development Coordination Committee on the activities of the Committee respecting aid to low-income countries. See section 2394(a) of this title

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 97–113 struck our subsec. (g) which required annual reports to Congress by the Chairman of the Development Coordination Committee on the activities of the Committee respecting aid to low-income countries. See section 2394(a) of this title.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Sections 125(b), 301(b), 301(e)(3), 302(a)(3), 451(b), 481(c)(2), 495D(e), 495H(c)(2), 513, 601(e)(2), 613(c), 620(b), 620(i), 620(m), 640B(g), 657, 659, and 668, and the second sentence of section 542.

9 of 10 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Amendments1977–1981 · 4 rounds

1981

Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 97–113 struck our subsec. (g) which required annual reports to Congress by the Chairman of the Development Coordination Committee on the activities of the Committee respecting aid to low-income countries. See section 2394(a) of this title.

1979

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–53 inserted reference to Department of Energy.

1978

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 95–424, § 502(d)(1), struck out subsec. (d) relating to annual reports to Congress by the President on United States actions affecting the development of less developed countries.

Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 95–424, § 502(d)(2), substituted “section 2394 of this title, the Chairman of the Committee” for “subsection (d) of this section, the President”.

1977

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–88, § 127(a), provided that the Committee advise the President concerning the degree to which bilateral and multilateral development assistance should focus on critical problems in those functional sectors which affect the lives of the majority of people in the developing countries: food production; rural development and nutrition; population planning and health; and education, public administration, and human resource development.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 95–88, § 127(b), substituted “less developed countries” for “low-income countries” in the description of the subject matter of the Presidential reports to Congress, designated existing provisions setting out the subject matter of the reports as cl. (2)(A), and added cls. (1) and (2)(B).

Subsecs. (e) to (g). Pub. L. 95–88, § 127(c), added subsecs. (e) to (g).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

References to Subchapter I Deemed To Include Certain Parts of Subchapter II

References to subchapter I of this chapter are deemed to include parts IV (§ 2346 et seq.), VI (§ 2348 et seq.), and VIII (§ 2349aa et seq.) of subchapter II of this chapter, and references to subchapter II are deemed to exclude such parts. See section 202(b) of Pub. L. 92–226, set out as a note under section 2346 of this title, and sections 2348c and 2349aa–5 of this title.

Effective Date of 1979 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 96–53 effective , see section 512(a) of Pub. L. 96–53, set out as a note under section 2151 of this title.

Effective Date of 1978 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 95–424 effective , see section 605 of Pub. L. 95–424, set out as a note under section 2151 of this title.

Termination of Advisory Committees

Advisory committees established after , to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of their establishment, unless, in the case of a committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a committee established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law. See section 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Executive Documents

Delegation of Functions

For delegation of functions of President under this section, see Ex. Ord. No. 12163, , 44 F.R. 56673, as amended, set out as a note under section 2381 of this title.

Credits

1973–1981 · 5 acts
  1. 1973Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 640B, as added Pub. L. 93–189, § 21, , 87 Stat. 725
  2. 1977amended Pub. L. 95–88, title I, § 127, , 91 Stat. 542
  3. 1978Pub. L. 95–424, title V, § 502(d), , 92 Stat. 959
  4. 1979Pub. L. 96–53, title I, § 118, , 93 Stat. 365
  5. 1981Pub. L. 97–113, title VII, § 734(a)(1), , 95 Stat. 1560.
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(Pub. L. 87–195, pt. III, § 640B, as added Pub. L. 93–189, § 21, , 87 Stat. 725; amended Pub. L. 95–88, title I, § 127, , 91 Stat. 542; Pub. L. 95–424, title V, § 502(d), , 92 Stat. 959; Pub. L. 96–53, title I, § 118, , 93 Stat. 365; Pub. L. 97–113, title VII, § 734(a)(1), , 95 Stat. 1560.)

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