22 U.S.C. § 5461 — Policy coordination of SEED Program

Page 1664 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 5453 1 So in original. Probably should not be capitalized. (e) Funding of EPA activities To enable the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out subsections (b), (c), and (d), there are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for the 3-year period beginning Octo- ber 1, 1989, to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 and following; relating to development assist- ance) or chapter 4 of Part 1 II of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2346 and following; relating to the eco- nomic support fund). These funds may be used to carry out those subsections notwithstanding any provision of law relating to the use of for- eign assistance funds. (f) Department of Energy activities relating to fossil fuels (1) Clean coal The Secretary of Energy shall cooperate with Polish officials and experts to retrofit a coal-fired commercial powerplant in the Krakow, Poland, region with advanced clean coal technology that has been successfully demonstrated at a comparably scaled power- plant in the United States. Such retrofit shall be carried out by one or more United States companies using United States technology and equipment manufactured in the United States. The Secretary may vest title in any property acquired under this paragraph in an entity other than the United States. (2) Equipment assessment The Secretary of Energy shall cooperate with Polish officials and experts and compa- nies within the United States to assess and de- velop the capability within Poland to manu- facture or modify boilers, furnaces, smelters, or other equipment that will enable industrial facilities within Poland to use fossil fuels cleanly. The Secretary may vest title in any property acquired under this paragraph in an entity other than the United States. (3) Authorization of appropriations To carry out paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection, there are authorized to be appro- priated $30,000,000 for the 3-year period begin- ning October 1, 1989. Not more than $10,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this paragraph may be used to carry out the requirements of paragraph (1). (g) Priority for efficient energy use In view of the high energy usage per unit of output in Hungary and Poland, the Secretary of Energy shall give high priority to assisting offi- cials of Poland and Hungary in improving the ef- ficiency of their energy use, through emphasis on such measures as efficient motors, lights, gears, and appliances and improvements in building insulation and design. (h) Alternative investments in energy in Hun- gary It is the sense of the Congress that the Execu- tive branch should work with the Government of Hungary to achieve environmentally safe alter- native investments in energy efficiency, par- ticularly with regard to projects along the Dan- ube River. (Pub. L. 101–179, title V, § 502, Nov. 28, 1989, 103 Stat. 1317.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, referred to in sub- sec. (e), is Pub. L. 87–195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424. Chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the For- eign Assistance Act of 1961 are classified generally to part I (§ 2151 et seq.) of subchapter I and part IV (§ 2346 et seq.) of subchapter II, respectively, of chapter 32 of this title. For provisions deeming references to part I of subchapter I to include a reference to section 2293 of this title, see section 2293(d)(1) of this title. For com- plete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2151 of this title and Tables. § 5453. Medical supplies, hospital equipment, and medical training for Poland (a) Authorization of assistance In addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, there are authorized to be appro- priated to carry out chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 and following; relating to the economic support fund) $4,000,000 for the 3-year period beginning October 1, 1989, which shall be available only— (1) for providing medical supplies and hos- pital equipment to Poland through private and voluntary organizations, including for the ex- penses of purchasing, transporting, and dis- tributing such supplies and equipment, and (2) for training of Polish medical personnel. (b) Nonapplicability of other laws Assistance may be provided under this section notwithstanding any other provision of law, other than— (1) section 104(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151b(f); relating to the prohibition on the use of funds for abortions and involuntary sterilizations), and (2) any provision of the annual Foreign Oper- ations, Export Financing, and Related Pro- grams Appropriations Act that relates to abor- tion. (Pub. L. 101–179, title V, § 503, Nov. 28, 1989, 103 Stat. 1318.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, referred to in sub- sec. (a), is Pub. L. 87–195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424. Chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is classified to part IV (§ 2346 et seq.) of subchapter II of chapter 32 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2151 of this title and Tables. The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Re- lated Programs Appropriations Act, referred to in sub- sec. (b)(2), is for fiscal year 1990, Pub. L. 101–167, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1195. For complete classification of this and other Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Acts to the Code, see Tables. SUBCHAPTER V—ADDITIONAL SEED PROGRAM ACTIONS § 5461. Policy coordination of SEED Program The President shall designate, within the De- partment of State, a SEED Program coordinator Page 1665 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 System shall be based jointly in Washington, District of Colum- bia; Warsaw, Poland; and Budapest, Hungary; and should it become appropriate, the capitals of other East European countries. (Pub. L. 101–179, title VI, § 602, Nov. 28, 1989, 103 Stat. 1319.) Executive Documents DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS Functions of President under this section delegated to Secretary of Commerce by section 3 of Ex. Ord. No. 12703, Feb. 20, 1990, 55 F.R. 6351, set out as a note under section 5401 of this title. § 5463. Encouraging voluntary assistance for Po- land and Hungary (a) Encouraging private contributions It is the sense of the Congress that the Presi- dent should take all possible steps to encourage across the Nation a massive outpouring of pri- vate contributions of money and nonperishable foods, to be collected by civic, religious, school, and youth organizations, for assistance to Po- land and to refugees from Romania who are in Hungary. (b) Transportation to Poland of private contribu- tions In further 1 of subsection (a), the President— (1) using all available authorities, including section 402 of title 10 (relating to transpor- tation of humanitarian relief supplies), should use resources of the Department of Defense (including the National Guard) to transport nonfinancial private contributions to Poland,2 (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 or- ganizations as the Polish-American Congress in the transportation of nonfinancial private contributions to Poland. (Pub. L. 101–179, title VI, § 603, Nov. 28, 1989, 103 Stat. 1319.) § 5464. Economic and commercial officers at United States embassies and missions in Po- land and Hungary It is the sense of the Congress that, to the ex- tent practicable— (1) the United States Embassy in Budapest, Hungary, should be assigned one additional economic and commercial officer; (2) the United States Embassy in Warsaw, Poland, should be assigned one additional eco- nomic officer and one additional commercial officer; (3) the United States Trade Center in War- saw, Poland, should be assigned one additional economic and commercial officer; and (4) the United States mission in Krakow, Po- land, should be assigned one additional eco- nomic and commercial officer. (Pub. L. 101–179, title VI, § 604, Nov. 28, 1989, 103 Stat. 1320.) SUBCHAPTER VI—REPORTS TO CONGRESS § 5471. Report on initial steps taken by United States and on Poland’s requirement for agri- cultural assistance (a) Initial report Not later than 60 days after November 28, 1989, the President shall submit a report to the Con- gress— (1) describing the steps taken by the United States Government pursuant to subchapter I, in particular sections 1 5412(a) and (b) of this title; (2) assessing Poland’s requirements for addi- tional agricultural assistance during fiscal year 1990 and its requirements for agricultural assistance during fiscal years 1991 and 1992; and (3) specifying how much agricultural assist- ance the President proposes be provided by the United States to meet those requirements.