22 U.S.C. § 5824 — Interagency working group on energy of

Page 1713 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 5828 1 See References in Text note below. (7) Supporting the Business Information Service (BISNIS) and its related programs. (Pub. L. 102–511, title III, § 303, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3333.) 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 11 of part I of the Act is classified generally to part XI (§ 2295 et seq.) of subchapter I 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. § 5824. Interagency working group on energy of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Com- mittee The Trade Promotion Coordinating Com- mittee should utilize its interagency working group on energy to assist United States energy sector companies to develop a long-term strat- egy for penetrating the energy market in the independent states of the former Soviet Union. The working group should— (1) work with officials from the independent states in creating an environment conducive to United States energy investment; (2) help to coordinate assistance to United States companies involved with projects to clean up former Soviet nuclear weapons sites and commercial nuclear waste; and (3) work with representatives from United States business and industry involved with the energy sector to help facilitate the identifica- tion of business opportunities, including the promotion of oil, gas, and clean coal tech- nology and products, energy efficiency, and the formation of joint ventures between United States companies and companies of the independent nations. (Pub. L. 102–511, title III, § 304, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3334.) § 5825. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–66, title I, § 1021(e), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 713 Section, Pub. L. 102–511, title III, § 305, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3335, directed Secretary of Commerce to sub- mit to Congress annual reports describing implementa- tion of business and commercial development provi- sions, analyzing programs of other industrialized coun- tries, and examining trade practices of other Organiza- tion for Economic Cooperation and Development na- tions. § 5826. Policy on combatting tied aid practices Should the Secretary of the Treasury deter- mine that foreign countries are engaged in tied aid practices with respect to any of the inde- pendent states of the former Soviet Union that violate the 1991 Helsinki agreement of the Orga- nization for Economic Cooperation and Develop- ment, the President should give priority atten- tion to combatting such practices. (Pub. L. 102–511, title III, § 306, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3335.) § 5827. Technical assistance for Russian Far East (a) Authorization The President is authorized to provide tech- nical assistance, through an American univer- sity in a region which received nonstop air serv- ice to and from the Russian Far East as of July 1, 1992, to facilitate the development of United States business opportunities, free markets, and democratic institutions in the Russian Far East. (b) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 to carry out subsection (a). (Pub. L. 102–511, title III, § 307, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3335.) Executive Documents DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS For delegation of certain functions of President under this section, see section 3(a) of Ex. Ord. No. 12884, Dec. 1, 1993, 58 F.R. 64099, as amended, set out as a note under section 5812 of this title. § 5828. Funding for OPIC programs (a) Authority to make additional funds available Funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1993 to carry out chapter 11 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2295 et seq.] may be made available to cover costs in- curred by the Overseas Private Investment Cor- poration in carrying out programs with respect to the independent states of the former Soviet Union under title IV of chapter 2 of part I of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2191 and following),1 in addi- tion to amounts otherwise available for that purpose. (b) Enactment of OPIC Authorization Act The authority of subsection (a) shall cease to be effective upon the enactment of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Act Amend- ments Act of 1992. (Pub. L. 102–511, title III, § 308, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3335.) 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 11 of part I of the Act is classified generally to part II (§ 2295 et seq.) of subchapter I of chapter 32 of this title. Title IV of chapter 2 of part I of the Act, which was classified generally to subpart IV (§ 2191 et seq.) of part II of subchapter I of chapter 32 of this title, was repealed, except for subsections (g), (l), (m), and (n) of section 2197 of this title, by Pub. L. 115–254, div. F, title VI, § 1464(2), Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3513, effective at the end of the transition period, as defined in section 9681 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 Overseas Private Investment Corporation Act Amendments Act of 1992, referred to in subsec. (b), probably means the Overseas Private Investment Cor- poration Amendments Act of 1992, which was title I of H.R. 4996, 102d Congress, as passed by the House of Rep- resentatives. H.R. 4996 was enacted into law as Pub. L. 102–549 and title I was significantly revised and no longer contained provisions designating it as the Over- seas Private Investment Corporation Amendments Act of 1992.