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[CITE: 22USC2151t-1]

 
               TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
 
                     CHAPTER 32--FOREIGN ASSISTANCE
 
                 SUBCHAPTER I--INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
 
  Part I--Declaration of Policy; Development Assistance Authorizations
 
Sec. 2151t-1. Establishment of program


(a) In general

    In carrying out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 
U.S.C. 2151 et seq.] and other relevant foreign assistance laws, the 
President, acting through the Administrator of the United States Agency 
for International Development, shall establish a program of training and 
other technical assistance to assist foreign countries in--
        (1) developing and strengthening laws and regulations to protect 
    intellectual property; and
        (2) developing the infrastructure necessary to implement and 
    enforce such laws and regulations.

(b) Participation of other agencies

    The Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development--
        (1) shall utilize the expertise of the Patent and Trademark 
    Office and other agencies of the United States Government in 
    designing and implementing the program of assistance provided for in 
    this section;
        (2) shall coordinate assistance under this section with efforts 
    of other agencies of the United States Government to increase 
    international protection of intellectual property, including 
    implementation of international agreements containing high levels of 
    protection of intellectual property; and
        (3) shall consult with the heads of such other agencies in 
    determining which foreign countries will receive assistance under 
    this section.

(Pub. L. 103-392, title V, Sec. 501, Oct. 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 4103.)

                       References in Text

    The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, referred to in subsec. (a), is 
Pub. L. 87-195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424, as amended. Part I of the 
Act is classified generally to subchapter I (Sec. 2151 et seq.) of this 
chapter. For provisions deeming references to subchapter I to include 
parts IV (Sec. 2346 et seq.), VI (Sec. 2348 et seq.), and VIII 
(Sec. 2349aa et seq.) of subchapter II of this chapter, see section 
202(b) of Pub. L. 92-228, set out as a note under section 2346 of this 
title, and sections 2348c and 2349aa-5 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.

                          Codification

    Section was enacted as part of the Jobs Through Trade Expansion Act 
of 1994, and not as part of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which 
comprises this chapter.
