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[CITE: 22USC2169]

 
               TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
 
                     CHAPTER 32--FOREIGN ASSISTANCE
 
                 SUBCHAPTER I--INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
 
                         Part II--Other Programs
 
        subpart i--multilateral and regional development programs
 
Sec. 2169. Multilateral, regional, and bilateral programs


(a) Multilateral programs

    The Congress recognizes that the planning and administration of 
development assistance by, or under the sponsorship of the United 
Nations, multilateral lending institutions, and other multilateral 
organizations may contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of that 
assistance through participation of other donors in the development 
effort, improved coordination of policies and programs, pooling of 
knowledge, avoidance of duplication of facilities and manpower, and 
greater encouragement of self-help performance.

(b) Regional programs

    It is further the sense of the Congress (1) that where problems or 
opportunities are common to two or more countries in a region, in such 
fields as agriculture, education, transportation, communications, power, 
watershed development, disease control, and establishment of development 
banks, these countries often can more effectively resolve such problems 
and exploit such opportunities by joining together in regional 
organizations or working together on regional programs, (2) that 
assistance often can be utilized more efficiently in regional programs 
than in separate country programs, and (3) that to the maximum extent 
practicable consistent with the purposes of this chapter assistance 
under this chapter should be furnished so as to encourage less developed 
countries to cooperate with each other in regional development programs.

(c) Federal funds to multilateral lending institutions and multilateral 
        organizations for loans to foreign countries; increase

    It is the sense of the Congress that the President should increase, 
to the extent practicable, the funds provided by the United States to 
multilateral lending institutions and multilateral organizations in 
which the United States participates for use by such institutions and 
organizations in making loans to foreign countries.

(Pub. L. 87-195, pt. I, Sec. 209, as added Pub. L. 90-137, pt. I, 
Sec. 102(e), Nov. 14, 1967, 81 Stat. 449; amended Pub. L. 92-226, pt. I, 
Sec. 101(c), Feb. 7, 1972, 86 Stat. 21; Pub. L. 94-161, title III, 
Sec. 311(1), Dec. 20, 1975, 89 Stat. 860; Pub. L. 106-429, Sec. 101(a) 
[title VIII, Sec. 804], Nov. 6, 2000, 114 Stat. 1900, 1900A-67.)

                       References in Text

    This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original ``this 
Act'', meaning Pub. L. 87-195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424, as amended, 
known as the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. For complete classification 
of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2151 
of this title and Tables.


                               Amendments

    2000--Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 106-429 struck out subsec. (d) which read 
as follows: ``In furtherance of the provisions of subsection (a) of this 
section, any funds appropriated under subchapter I of this chapter may 
be transferred by the President to the International Development 
Association, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 
the International Finance Corporation, the Asian Development Bank or 
other multilateral lending institutions and multilateral organizations 
in which the United States participates for the purpose of providing 
funds to enable any such institution or organization to make loans to 
foreign countries.''
    1975--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 94-161 substituted provision for increase 
of Federal funds to multilateral lending institutions and multilateral 
organizations for making loans to foreign countries for prior provision 
for reduction of loans under the bilateral lending programs to attain a 
total amount not to exceed $100,000,000 not later than June 30, 1975.
    1972--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 92-226, Sec. 101(c)(1), in amending 
subsec. (a) generally, provided for United Nations sponsorship of 
development assistance and substituted ``may contribute'' for ``may, in 
some instances, contribute''.
    Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 92-226, Sec. 101(c)(2), added subsecs. 
(c) and (d).

                         Delegation of Functions

    For delegation of functions of President under this section, see Ex. 
Ord. No. 12163, Sept. 29, 1979, 44 F.R. 56673, as amended, set out as a 
note under section 2381 of this title.


Establishment of Standard Governing Allocation of Development Assistance 
  for Production and Export of Commodities in Surplus in World Market; 
   Presidential Initiation of International Consultations; Report by 
                          President to Congress

    Pub. L. 95-481, title VI, Sec. 610, Oct. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 1602, 
provided that: ``The President shall initiate wide international 
consultations beginning with the member nations of the Organization of 
Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), designed to develop a 
viable standard governing the allocation of development assistance for 
the production and export of commodities. Such consultations shall 
relate to commodities which are in surplus in the world market and if 
produced for export would cause substantial harm to producers of the 
same, similar or competing products. Not later than one year after the 
enactment of this Act [Oct. 18, 1978] the President shall report to the 
President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 
and the Chairmen of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees on 
the progress made in carrying out this section.''


    Policy With Respect to Countries Most Seriously Affected by Food 
               Shortages; Presidential Reports to Congress

    Pub. L. 93-559, Sec. 55(a), Dec. 30, 1974, 88 Stat. 1819, provided 
that: ``The United Nations has designated thirty-two countries as `Most 
Seriously Affected' by the current economic crisis. These are countries 
without the internal food production capability or the foreign exchange 
availability to secure food to meet their immediate food requirements. 
The Congress calls upon the President and Secretary of State to take the 
following actions designed to mobilize appropriate resources to meet the 
food emergency:
        ``(1) Review and make appropriate adjustments in the level of 
    programming of our food and fertilizer assistance programs with the 
    aim of increasing to the maximum extent feasible the volume of food 
    and fertilizer available to those countries most seriously affected 
    by current food shortages.
        ``(2) Call upon all traditional and potential new donors of 
    food, fertilizer, or the means of financing these commodities to 
    immediately increase their participation in efforts to address the 
    emergency food needs of the developing world.
        ``(3) Make available to these most seriously affected countries 
    the maximum feasible volume of food commodities, with appropriate 
    regard to the current domestic price and supply situations.
        ``(4) Maintain regular and full consultation with the 
    appropriate committees of the Congress and report to the Congress 
    and the Nation on steps which are being taken to help meet this food 
    emergency. In accordance with this provision, the President shall 
    report to the Congress on a global assessment of food needs for 
    fiscal year 1975, specifying expected food grain deficits and 
    currently planned programming of food assistance, and steps which 
    are being taken to encourage other countries to increase their 
    participation in food assistance or the financing of food 
    assistance. Such report should reach the Congress promptly and 
    should be supplemented quarterly for the remainder of fiscal year 
    1975.
        ``(5) The Congress directs that during the fiscal year ending 
    June 30, 1975, not more than 30 percent of concessional food aid 
    should be allocated to countries other than those which are most 
    seriously affected by current food shortages, unless the President 
    demonstrates to the appropriate Committees of the Congress that the 
    use of such food assistance is solely for humanitarian food 
    purposes.
        ``(6) The Congress calls upon the President to proceed with the 
    implementation of resolutions and recommendations adopted by the 
    World Food Conference. The Congress believes that it is incumbent 
    upon the United States to take a leading role in assisting in the 
    development of a viable and coherent world food policy which would 
    begin the task of alleviating widespread hunger and suffering 
    prevalent in famine-stricken nations. The President shall report to 
    the Congress within 120 days of enactment of this Act [Dec. 30, 
    1974] on the implementation of the resolutions and the extent to 
    which the United States is participating in the implementation of 
    resolutions adopted at the World Food Conference.''
