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[CITE: 22USC2274]

 
               TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
 
                     CHAPTER 32--FOREIGN ASSISTANCE
 
                 SUBCHAPTER I--INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
 
  Part VI--Central America Democracy, Peace, and Development Initiative
 
Sec. 2274. Economic assistance coordination


(a) Congressional findings

    The Congress finds that participation by Central American countries 
in an effective forum for dialog on, and the continuous review and 
advancement of, Central America's political, economic, and social 
development would foster cooperation between the United States and 
Central American countries.

(b) Sense of Congress; Central American Development Organization; 
        establishment, etc.

    It is the sense of the Congress that--
        (1) the President should enter into negotiations with the 
    countries of Central America to establish a Central American 
    Development Organization (hereafter in this section referred to as 
    the ``Organization'') to help provide a continuous and coherent 
    approach to the development of the Central American region; and
        (2) the establishment of the Organization should be based upon 
    the following principles:
            (A) Participation in the Organization should be open to the 
        United States, other donors, and those Central American 
        countries that commit themselves to, among other things, 
        respecting internationally recognized human rights, building 
        democracy, and encouraging equitable economic growth through 
        policy reforms.
            (B) The Organization should be structured to include 
        representatives from both the public and private sectors, 
        including representatives from the labor, agriculture, and 
        business communities.
            (C) The Organization should meet periodically to carry out 
        the functions described in subparagraphs (D) and (E) of this 
        paragraph and should be supported by a limited professional 
        secretariat.
            (D) The Organization should make recommendations affecting 
        Central American countries on such matters as--
                (i) political, economic, and social development 
            objectives, including the strengthening of democratic 
            pluralism and the safeguarding of internationally recognized 
            human rights;
                (ii) mobilization of resources and external assistance 
            needs; and
                (iii) reform of economic policies and structures.

            (E) The Organization should have the capacity for monitoring 
        country performance on recommendations issued in accordance with 
        subparagraph (D) of this paragraph and for evaluating progress 
        toward meeting such country objectives.
            (F) To the maximum extent practicable, the United States 
        should follow the recommendations of the Organization in 
        disbursing bilateral economic assistance for any Central 
        American country. No more than 75 percent of such United States 
        assistance in any fiscal year should be disbursed until the 
        recommendations of the Organization for that fiscal year have 
        been made final and communicated to the donor countries. The 
        limitation on disbursements contained in the preceding sentence 
        should apply only to recommendations made final and communicated 
        to donor countries prior to the fourth quarter of such fiscal 
        year. The United States representative to the Organization 
        should urge other donor countries to similarly implement the 
        recommendations of the Organization.
            (G) The administrator of the agency primarily responsible 
        for administering subchapter I of this chapter, or his designee, 
        should represent the United States Government in the 
        Organization and should carry out his functions in that capacity 
        under the continuous supervision and general direction of the 
        Secretary of State.

(c) Participation of President in Organization

    Subject to subsection (d)(2) of this section, the President is 
authorized to participate in the Organization.

(d) Preparation and transmission of proposal for implementation of 
        provisions

    (1) The administrator of the agency primarily responsible for 
administering subchapter I of this chapter, under the supervision and 
direction of the Secretary of State, shall prepare a detailed proposal 
to carry out this section and shall keep the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate fully and currently informed concerning the 
development of this proposal.
    (2) The President shall transmit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate a copy of the text of any agreement, which he proposes to 
sign, that would provide for the establishment of and United States 
participation in the Organization no less than sixty days prior to his 
signature. During that sixty-day period there shall be full and formal 
consultations with and review by those committees in accordance with 
procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications pursuant to section 
2394-1 of this title.

(Pub. L. 87-195, pt. I, Sec. 464, as added Pub. L. 99-83, title VII, 
Sec. 701, Aug. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 235.)


References to Subchapter I Deemed To Include Certain Parts of Subchapter 
                                   II

    References to subchapter I of this chapter are deemed 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, and references 
to subchapter II are deemed to exclude such parts. See section 202(b) of 
Pub. L. 92-226, set out as a note under section 2346 of this title, and 
sections 2348c and 2349aa-5 of this title.

                          Codification

    Another section 464 of Pub. L. 87-195 is classified to section 2284 
of this title.

                         Change of Name

    Committee on Foreign Affairs of House of Representatives treated as 
referring to Committee on International Relations of House of 
Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a note 
preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress.

                         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.
