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22 U.S.C. § 2179 — Prototype desalting plant
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**(a) Assistance in development** In furtherance of the purposes of subchapter I of this chapter and for the purpose of improving existing, and developing and advancing new, technology and experience in the design, construction, and operation of large-scale desalting plants of advanced concepts which will contribute materially to low-cost desalination in all countries, including the United States, the President, if he determines it to be feasible, is authorized to participate in the development of a large-scale water treatment and desalting prototype plant and necessary appurtenances to be constructed in Israel as an integral part of a dual-purpose power generating and desalting project. Such participation shall include financial, technical, and such other assistance as the President deems appropriate to provide for the study, design, construction, and, for a limited demonstration period of not to exceed five years, operation and maintenance of the water treatment and desalting facilities of the dual-purpose project.
**(b) Terms and conditions** Any agreement entered into under subsection (a) of this section shall include such terms and conditions as the President deems appropriate to insure, among other things, that all information, products, uses, processes, patents, and other developments obtained or utilized in the development of this prototype plant will be available without further cost to the United States for the use and benefit of the United States throughout the world, and to insure that the United States, its officers, and employees have a permanent right to review data and have access to such plant for the purpose of observing its operations and improving science and technology in the field of desalination.
**(c) Contracts** In carrying out the provisions
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**(a) Assistance in development** In furtherance of the purposes of subchapter I of this chapter and for the purpose of improving existing, and developing and advancing new, technology and experience in the design, construction, and operation of large-scale desalting plants of advanced concepts which will contribute materially to low-cost desalination in all countries, including the United States, the President, if he determines it to be feasible, is authorized to participate in the development of a large-scale water treatment and desalting prototype plant and necessary appurtenances to be constructed in Israel as an integral part of a dual-purpose power generating and desalting project. Such participation shall include financial, technical, and such other assistance as the President deems appropriate to provide for the study, design, construction, and, for a limited demonstration period of not to exceed five years, operation and maintenance of the water treatment and desalting facilities of the dual-purpose project.
**(b) Terms and conditions** Any agreement entered into under subsection (a) of this section shall include such terms and conditions as the President deems appropriate to insure, among other things, that all information, products, uses, processes, patents, and other developments obtained or utilized in the development of this prototype plant will be available without further cost to the United States for the use and benefit of the United States throughout the world, and to insure that the United States, its officers, and employees have a permanent right to review data and have access to such plant for the purpose of observing its operations and improving science and technology in the field of desalination.
**(c) Contracts** In carrying out the provisions of this section, the President may enter into contracts with public or private agencies and with any person without regard to section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31 and [section 6101 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section6101&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(d) Patents** Nothing in this section shall be construed as intending to deprive the owner of any background patent or any right which such owner may have under that patent.
**(e) Federal agencies** In carrying out the provisions of this section, the President may utilize the personnel, services, and facilities of any Federal agency.
**(f) Authorization of appropriations** The United States costs, other than its administrative costs, for the study, design, construction, and operation of a prototype plant under this section shall not exceed either 50 per centum of the total capital costs of the facilities associated with the production of water, and 50 per centum of the operation and maintenance costs for the demonstration period, or $20,000,000, whichever is less. There are authorized to be appropriated, subject to the limitations of this subsection, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section, including administrative costs thereof. Such sums are authorized to remain available until expended.
**(g) Restrictions on appropriations** No funds appropriated for the Office of Water Research and Technology pursuant to the appropriation authorized by the Act of July 11, 1969 (83 Stat. 45, Public Law 91–43), or prior authorization Acts, shall be used to carry out the purposes of this section.
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**(a) Delegation by President; rules and regulations; utilization of goods and services from private enterprise, and facilities and resources of Federal agencies when not competitive with private enterprise** The President may exercise any functions conferred upon him by this chapter through such agency or officer of the United States Government as he shall direct. The head of any such agency or such officer may from time to time promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out such functions, and may delegate authority to perform any such functions, including, if he shall so specify, the authority successively to redelegate any of such functions to any of his subordinates. In providing technical assistance under this chapter, the head of any such agency or such officer shall utilize, to the fullest extent practicable, goods and professional and other services from private enterprise on a contract basis. In such fields as education, health, housing, or agriculture, the facilities and resources of other Federal agencies shall be utilized when such facilities are particularly or uniquely suitable for technical assistance, are not competitive with private enterprise, and can be made available without interfering unduly with domestic programs.
**(b) Eligibility of suppliers; debarment period; causes for debarment; conditions for reinstatement; periodic review** The President shall issue and enforce regulations determining the eligibility of any person to receive funds made available under this chapter. A person may be suspended under such regulations for a temporary period pending the completion of an investigation and any resulting judicial or debarment proceedings, upon cause for belief that such person or an affiliate thereof probably has undertake
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**(a) Policy requirements for assistance** The Congress recognizes that, under special economic, political, or security conditions, the national interests of the United States may require economic support for countries or in amounts which could not be justified solely under part I of subchapter I of this chapter or, in the case of countries in sub-Saharan Africa, part X of subchapter I of this chapter. In such cases, the President is authorized to furnish assistance to countries and organizations, on such terms and conditions as he may determine, in order to promote economic or political stability. To the maximum extent feasible, the President shall provide assistance under this part consistent with the policy directions, purposes, and programs of subchapter I of this chapter.
**(b) Responsibility for policy decisions and justifications** The Secretary of State shall be responsible for policy decisions and justifications for economic support programs under this part, including determinations of whether there will be an economic support program for a country and the amount of the program for each country. The Secretary shall exercise this responsibility in cooperation with the Administrator of the agency primarily responsible for administering subchapter I of this chapter.
**(c) Detailed justification for uses and purposes of funds** As part of the annual presentation materials for foreign assistance submitted to the Congress, the agency primarily responsible for administering subchapter II of this chapter shall provide a detailed justification for the uses and the purposes of the funds provided under this part. Such material shall include, but not be limited to, information concerning the amounts and kinds of cash grant transfers, the amounts and kinds of budgetary an
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**(a) Definitions.—** In this section—
(1) **Appropriation.—** — The term “appropriation” includes amounts made available by legislation under [section 9104 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section9104&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Federal government.—** — The term “Federal Government” includes the government of the District of Columbia.
**(b) Purchases.—**
(1) **In general.—** — Unless otherwise provided in the appropriation concerned or other law, purchases and contracts for supplies or services for the Federal Government may be made or entered into only after advertising for proposals for a sufficient time.
(2) **Limitations on applicability.—** — Paragraph (1) does not apply when—
(A) the amount involved in any one case does not exceed $25,000;
(B) public exigencies require the immediate delivery of articles or performance of services;
(C) only one source of supply is available and the Federal Government purchasing or contracting officer so certifies; or
(D) services are required to be performed by a contractor in person and are—
(i) of a technical and professional nature; or
(ii) under Federal Government supervision and paid for on a time basis.
**(c) Sales.—** Except when otherwise authorized by law or when the reasonable value involved in any one case does not exceed $500, sales and contracts of sale by the Federal Government are governed by the requirements of this section for advertising.
**(d) Application to Wholly Owned Government Corporations.—** For wholly owned Government corporations, this section applies only to administrative transactions.
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**(a)** This chapter shall take precedence over any other Act which would require a disposition of rights in subject inventions of small business firms or nonprofit organizations contractors in a manner that is inconsistent with this chapter, including but not necessarily limited to the following:
(1) section 10(a) of the Act of June 29, 1935, as added by title I of the Act of August 14, 1946 ([7 U.S.C. 427i(a)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section427i/a&num=0&edition=prelim); 60 Stat. 1085); 11 See References in Text note below.
(2) section 205(a) of the Act of August 14, 1946 ([7 U.S.C. 1624(a)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1624/a&num=0&edition=prelim); 60 Stat. 1090);
(3) section 501(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 ([30 U.S.C. 951(c)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section951/c&num=0&edition=prelim); 83 Stat. 742);
(4) section 30168(e) 1 of title 49;
(5) section 12 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 ([42 U.S.C. 1871(a)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1871/a&num=0&edition=prelim); 1 82 Stat. 360);
(6) section 152 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ([42 U.S.C. 2182](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2182&num=0&edition=prelim); 68 Stat. 943);
(7) [section 20135 of title 51](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title51-section20135&num=0&edition=prelim);
(8) section 6 of the Coal Research and Development Act of 1960 ([30 U.S.C. 666](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section666&num=0&edition=prelim); 74 Stat. 337);
(9) section 4 of the Helium Act Amendments of 1960 ([5
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Page 666
TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 2175
with the allocation set forth on page 23 of Senate Re-
port No. 91–603.
1968—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 90–554, § 102(c)(1), sub-
stituted authorization of $14,600,000 for fiscal year 1969,
for sum of $14,000,000 for fiscal year 1968.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 90–554, § 102(c)(2), substituted au-
thorization of $5,100,000 for fiscal year 1969, for sum of
$2,986,000 for fiscal year 1968.
1967—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 90–137, § 103(c)(1), sub-
stituted authorization of $14,000,000 for fiscal year 1968
for sum of $10,989,000 for fiscal year 1967.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 90–137, § 103(c)(2), substituted au-
thorization of $2,986,000 for fiscal year 1968 for sum of
$1,000,000 for fiscal year 1967.
1966—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 89–583, § 103(c)(1), sub-
stituted ‘‘to institutions referred to in subsection (a) of
this section, and to hospital centers for medical edu-
cation and research outside the United States, founded
or sponsored by United States citizens’’ for ‘‘to hos-
pitals outside the United States founded or sponsored
by United States citizens and serving as centers for
medical education and research’’.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 89–583, § 103(c)(2), substituted au-
thorization of $10,989,000 for fiscal year 1967 for sum of
$7,000,000 for fiscal year 1966.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 89–583, § 103(c)(3), added subsec.
(d).
1965—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 89–171, § 103(b)(1), sub-
stituted ‘‘medical education and research’’ for ‘‘med-
ical treatment, education, and research’’.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 89–171, § 103(b)(2), substituted
‘‘1966, $7,000,000’’ for ‘‘1965, $18,000,000’’.
1964—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 88–633 substituted ‘‘1965,
$18,000,000’’ for ‘‘1964, $19,000,000’’ and struck out ‘‘Of the
sums authorized to be appropriated u
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