22 U.S.C. § 4401 — Findings

Page 1587 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 4403 for preservation by that agency or its legiti- mate successor as evidence of the organiza- tion, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations, or other activities of the Govern- ment or because of the informational value in them, and such term does not include library or museum material made or acquired and pre- served solely for reference or exhibition pur- poses, any extra copy of a document preserved only for convenience of reference, or any stocks of publications or of processed docu- ments. (Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title IV, § 407, as added Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 198(a), Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 690.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF STATE Except as otherwise provided, Secretary of State to have and exercise any authority vested by law in any official or office of Department of State and references to such officials or offices deemed to refer to Secretary of State or Department of State, as appropriate, see section 2651a of this title and section 161(d) of Pub. L. 103–236, set out as a note under section 2651a of this title. CHAPTER 54—PRIVATE ORGANIZATION ASSISTANCE SUBCHAPTER I—THE ASIA FOUNDATION Sec. 4401. Findings. 4402. Grants; authorization; purposes; terms and conditions; deposit of interest. 4403. Funding. SUBCHAPTER II—NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY 4411. Findings; statement of purposes. 4412. Grants to the Endowment. 4413. Eligibility of the Endowment for grants. 4414. Requirements relating to the Endowment and its grantees. 4415. Freedom of information. 4416. Retention of interest. SUBCHAPTER I—THE ASIA FOUNDATION § 4401. Findings The Congress finds that— (1) The Asia Foundation, a private nonprofit corporation incorporated in 1954 in the State of California, has long been active in pro- moting Asian-American friendship and co- operation and in lending encouragement and assistance to Asians in their own efforts to de- velop more open, more just, and more demo- cratic societies; (2) The Asia Foundation’s commitment to strengthening indigenous Asian institutions which further stable national development, constructive social change, equitable eco- nomic growth, and cooperative international relationships is fully consistent with and sup- portive of long-term United States interests in Asia; (3) The Asia Foundation, as a private organi- zation, is able to conduct programs in re- sponse to Asian initiatives that would be dif- ficult or impossible for an official United States instrumentality, and it is in a position in Asia to respond quickly and flexibly to meet new opportunities; (4) in recognition of the valuable contribu- tions of The Asia Foundation to long-range United States foreign policy interests, the United States Government has, through a va- riety of agencies, provided financial support for The Asia Foundation; and (5) it is in the interest of the United States, and the further strengthening of Asian-Amer- ican friendship and cooperation, to establish a more permanent mechanism for United States Government financial support for the ongoing activities of The Asia Foundation, while pre- serving the independent character of the Foundation. (Pub. L. 98–164, title IV, § 402, Nov. 22, 1983, 97 Stat. 1038.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 98–164, title IV, § 401, Nov. 22, 1983, 97 Stat. 1038, provided that: ‘‘This title [enacting this sub- chapter] may be cited as ‘The Asia Foundation Act’.’’ For short title of title V of Pub. L. 98–164, which en- acted subchapter II of this chapter, as the ‘‘National Endowment for Democracy Act’’, see section 501 of Pub. L. 98–164, set out as a Short Title note under section 4411 of this title. § 4402. Grants; authorization; purposes; terms and conditions; deposit of interest (a) The Secretary of State shall make an an- nual grant to The Asia Foundation with the funds made available under section 4403 of this title. Such grants shall be in general support of the Foundation’s programs and operations. The terms and conditions of grants pursuant to this section shall be set forth in a grant agreement between the Secretary of State and The Asia Foundation. (b) If funds made available to The Asia Foun- dation pursuant to this subchapter or pursuant to any other provision of law are, with the per- mission of the head of the Federal agency mak- ing the funds available, invested by the Founda- tion or any of its subgrantees pending disburse- ment, the resulting interest is not required to be deposited in the United States Treasury if that interest is used for the purposes for which the funds were made available. (Pub. L. 98–164, title IV, § 403, Nov. 22, 1983, 97 Stat. 1038.) § 4403. Funding There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State $15,000,000 for the fiscal year 2003 for grants to The Asia Foundation pursuant to this subchapter. (Pub. L. 98–164, title IV, § 404, Nov. 22, 1983, 97 Stat. 1039; Pub. L. 99–93, title IV, § 401, Aug. 16, 1985, 99 Stat. 437; Pub. L. 100–204, title VI, § 601, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1383; Pub. L. 101–246, title V, § 501, Feb. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 73; Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. B, title XXI, § 2103, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–803; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title I, § 105], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–414; Pub. L. 107–228, div. A, title I, § 116, Sept. 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 1360.)