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22 U.S.C. § 5471 — Encouraging voluntary assistance for Poland and Hungary
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**(a) Encouraging private contributions** It is the sense of the Congress that the President should take all possible steps to encourage across the Nation a massive outpouring of private contributions of money and nonperishable foods, to be collected by civic, religious, school, and youth organizations, for assistance to Poland and to refugees from Romania who are in Hungary.
**(b) Transportation to Poland of private contributions** In further 11 So in original. Probably should be “furtherance”. of subsection (a), the President—
(1) using all available authorities, including [section 402 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section402&num=0&edition=prelim) (relating to transportation of humanitarian relief supplies), should use resources of the Department of Defense (including the National Guard) to transport nonfinancial private contributions to Poland,22 So in original. The comma probably should be a semicolon.
(2) should request additional authorities as needed for the use of those resources for that purpose; and
(3) should encourage maximum participation by such recognized private and voluntary organizations as the Polish-American Congress in the transportation of nonfinancial private contributions to Poland.
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**(a) Encouraging private contributions** It is the sense of the Congress that the President should take all possible steps to encourage across the Nation a massive outpouring of private contributions of money and nonperishable foods, to be collected by civic, religious, school, and youth organizations, for assistance to Poland and to refugees from Romania who are in Hungary.
**(b) Transportation to Poland of private contributions** In further 11 So in original. Probably should be “furtherance”. of subsection (a), the President—
(1) using all available authorities, including [section 402 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section402&num=0&edition=prelim) (relating to transportation of humanitarian relief supplies), should use resources of the Department of Defense (including the National Guard) to transport nonfinancial private contributions to Poland,22 So in original. The comma probably should be a semicolon.
(2) should request additional authorities as needed for the use of those resources for that purpose; and
(3) should encourage maximum participation by such recognized private and voluntary organizations as the Polish-American Congress in the transportation of nonfinancial private contributions to Poland.
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**(a)** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense may transport to any country, without charge, supplies which have been furnished by a nongovernmental source and which are intended for humanitarian assistance. Such supplies may be transported only on a space available basis.
**(b)**
(1) The Secretary may not transport supplies under subsection (a) unless the Secretary determines that—
(A) the transportation of such supplies is consistent with the foreign policy of the United States;
(B) the supplies to be transported are suitable for humanitarian purposes and are in usable condition;
(C) there is a legitimate humanitarian need for such supplies by the people or entity for whom they are intended;
(D) the supplies will in fact be used for humanitarian purposes; and
(E) adequate arrangements have been made for the distribution or use of such supplies in the destination country.
(2) The President shall establish procedures for making the determinations required under paragraph (1). Such procedures shall include inspection of supplies before acceptance for transport.
(3) It shall be the responsibility of the entity requesting the transport of supplies under this section to ensure that the supplies are suitable for transport.
**(c)**
(1) Supplies transported under this section may be distributed by an agency of the United States Government, a foreign government, an international organization, or a private nonprofit relief organization.
(2) Supplies transported under this section may not be distributed, directly or indirectly, to any individual, group, or organization engaged in a military or paramilitary activity.
**(d)**
(1) The Secretary of Defense may use the authority provided by subsection
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**(a) SEED Program** The United States shall implement, beginning in fiscal year 1990, a concerted Program of Support for East European Democracy (which may also be referred to as the “SEED Program”). The SEED Program shall be comprised of diverse undertakings designed to provide cost-effective assistance to those countries of Eastern Europe that have taken substantive steps toward institutionalizing political democracy and economic pluralism.
**(b) Objectives of SEED assistance** The President should ensure that the assistance provided to East European countries pursuant to this chapter is designed—
(1) to contribute to the development of democratic institutions and political pluralism characterized by—
(A) the establishment of fully democratic and representative political systems based on free and fair elections,
(B) effective recognition of fundamental liberties and individual freedoms, including freedom of speech, religion, and association,
(C) termination of all laws and regulations which impede the operation of a free press and the formation of political parties,
(D) creation of an independent judiciary, and
(E) establishment of non-partisan military, security, and police forces;
(2) to promote the development of a free market economic system characterized by—
(A) privatization of economic entities,
(B) establishment of full rights to acquire and hold private property, including land and the benefits of contractual relations,
(C) simplification of regulatory controls regarding the establishment and operation of businesses,
(D) dismantlement of all wage and price controls,
(E) removal of trade restrictions, including on both imports and exports,
(F) liberalization of investment and capital, including the repatriation of profits b
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 5471
1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘furtherance’’.
2 So in original. The comma probably should be a semicolon.
1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘section’’.
who shall be directly responsible for overseeing
and coordinating all programs described in this
chapter and all other activities that the United
States Government conducts in furtherance of
the purposes of this chapter.
(Pub. L. 101–179, title VI, § 601, Nov. 28, 1989, 103
Stat. 1319.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original
‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 101–179, Nov. 28, 1989, 103
Stat. 1298, which is classified principally to this chap-
ter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code,
see Short Title note set out under section 5401 of this
title and Tables.
§ 5462. SEED Information Center System
(a) Establishment
The President shall establish a SEED Informa-
tion Center System, using existing Executive
branch agencies and acting in cooperation with
the Government of Poland and the Government
of Hungary.
(b) Functions
(1) In general
The SEED Information Center System shall
serve as a central clearinghouse mechanism
for information relating to—
(A) business needs and opportunities in
Eastern Europe, and
(B) voluntary assistance to countries in
Eastern Europe.
(2) Private enterprise development
The SEED Information Center System shall
be organized, among other purposes, to en-
courage—
(A) the submission of economically sound
proposals to the Polish-American Enterprise
Fund and Hungarian-American Enterprise
Fund, and
(B) other sources of finance for the devel-
opment of private enterprise in Eastern Eu-
rope.
(c) Location
The SEED Information Center Syste
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