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               TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
 
  CHAPTER 67--FREEDOM FOR RUSSIA AND EMERGING EURASIAN DEMOCRACIES AND 
                          OPEN MARKETS SUPPORT
 
                    SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 5812. Program coordination, implementation, and oversight


(a) Coordination

    The President shall designate, within the Department of State, a 
coordinator who shall be responsible for--
        (1) designing an overall assistance and economic cooperation 
    strategy for the independent states of the former Soviet Union;
        (2) ensuring program and policy coordination among agencies of 
    the United States Government in carrying out the policies set forth 
    in this Act (including the amendments made by this Act and chapter 
    12 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2296 
    et seq.]);
        (3) pursuing coordination with other countries and international 
    organizations with respect to assistance to independent states;
        (4) ensuring that United States assistance programs for the 
    independent states are consistent with this Act (including the 
    amendments made by this Act and chapter 12 of part I of the Foreign 
    Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2296 et seq.]);
        (5) ensuring proper management, implementation, and oversight by 
    agencies responsible for assistance programs for the independent 
    states; and
        (6) resolving policy and program disputes among United States 
    Government agencies with respect to United States assistance for the 
    independent states.

(b) Export promotion activities

    Consistent with subsection (a) of this section, coordination of 
activities related to the promotion of exports of United States goods 
and services to the independent states of the former Soviet Union shall 
continue to be primarily the responsibility of the Secretary of 
Commerce, in the Secretary's role as Chair of the Trade Promotion 
Coordination Committee.

(c) International economic activities

    Consistent with subsection (a) of this section, coordination of 
activities relating to United States participation in international 
financial institutions and relating to organization of multilateral 
efforts aimed at currency stabilization, currency convertibility, debt 
reduction, and comprehensive economic reform programs shall continue to 
be primarily the responsibility of the Secretary of the Treasury, in the 
Secretary's role as Chair of the National Advisory Council on 
International Monetary and Financial Policies and as the United States 
Governor of the international financial institutions.

(d) Accountability for funds

    Any agency managing and implementing an assistance program for the 
independent states of the former Soviet Union shall be accountable for 
any funds made available to it for such program.

(Pub. L. 102-511, title I, Sec. 102, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3322; Pub. 
L. 106-113, div. B, Sec. 1000(a)(2) [title V, Sec. 596(c)], Nov. 29, 
1999, 113 Stat. 1535, 1501A-126.)

                       References in Text

    This Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), (4), is Pub. L. 102-511, 
Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3320, as amended, known as the Freedom for 
Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets Support Act of 
1992 and also as the FREEDOM Support Act. For complete classification of 
this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5801 of 
this title and Tables.
    The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), 
(4), is Pub. L. 87-195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424, as amended. Chapter 
12 of part I of the Act is classified generally to part XII [Sec. 2296 
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.


                               Amendments

    1999--Subsec. (a)(2), (4). Pub. L. 106-113 substituted ``this Act 
and chapter 12 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961)'' for 
``this Act)''.


           Russian and Ukrainian Business Management Education

    Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, Sec. 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title IV, subtitle 
B], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A-448, provided that:
``SEC. 421. PURPOSE.
    ``The purpose of this subtitle is to establish a training program in 
Russia and Ukraine for nationals of those countries to obtain skills in 
business administration, accounting, and marketing, with special 
emphasis on instruction in business ethics and in the basic terminology, 
techniques, and practices of those disciplines, to achieve international 
standards of quality, transparency, and competitiveness.
``SEC. 422. DEFINITIONS.
    ``In this subtitle:
        ``(1) Distance learning.--The term `distance learning' means 
    training through computers, interactive videos, teleconferencing, 
    and videoconferencing between and among students and teachers.
        ``(2) Eligible enterprise.--The term `eligible enterprise' 
    means--
            ``(A) in the case of Russia--
                ``(i) a business concern operating in Russia that 
            employs Russian nationals in Russia; or
                ``(ii) a private enterprise that is being formed or 
            operated by former officers of the Russian armed forces in 
            Russia; and
            ``(B) in the case of Ukraine--
                ``(i) a business concern operating in Ukraine that 
            employs Ukrainian nationals in Ukraine; or
                ``(ii) a private enterprise that is being formed or 
            operated by former officers of the Ukrainian armed forces in 
            Ukraine.
        ``(3) Eligible national.--The term `eligible national' means the 
    employee of an eligible enterprise who is employed in the program 
    country.
        ``(4) Program.--The term `program' means the program of 
    technical assistance established under section 423.
        ``(5) Program country.--The term `program country' means--
            ``(A) Russia in the case of any eligible enterprise 
        operating in Russia that receives technical assistance under the 
        program; or
            ``(B) Ukraine in the case of any eligible enterprise 
        operating in Ukraine that receives technical assistance under 
        the program.
``SEC. 423. AUTHORIZATION FOR TRAINING PROGRAM AND INTERNSHIPS.
    ``(a) Training Program.--
        ``(1) In general.--The President is authorized to establish a 
    program of technical assistance to provide the training described in 
    section 421 to eligible enterprises.
        ``(2) Implementation.--Training shall be carried out by United 
    States nationals having expertise in business administration, 
    accounting, and marketing or by eligible nationals who have been 
    trained under the program. Such training may be carried out--
            ``(A) in the offices of eligible enterprises, at business 
        schools or institutes, or at other locations in the program 
        country, including facilities of the armed forces of the program 
        country, educational institutions, or in the offices of trade or 
        industry associations, with special consideration given to 
        locations where similar training opportunities are limited or 
        nonexistent; or
            ``(B) by `distance learning' programs originating in the 
        United States or in European branches of United States 
        institutions.
    ``(b) Internships With United States Domestic Business Concerns.--
Authorized program costs may include the travel expenses and appropriate 
in-country business English language training, if needed, of eligible 
nationals who have completed training under the program to undertake 
short-term internships with business concerns in the United States.
``SEC. 424. APPLICATIONS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
    ``(a) Procedures.--
        ``(1) In general.--Each eligible enterprise that desires to 
    receive training for its employees and managers under this subtitle 
    shall submit an application to the clearinghouse under subsection 
    (c), at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
    additional information as may reasonably be required.
        ``(2) Joint applications.--A consortium of eligible enterprises 
    may file a joint application under the provisions of paragraph (1).
    ``(b) Contents.--An application under subsection (a) may be approved 
only if the application--
        ``(1) is for an individual or individuals employed in an 
    eligible enterprise or enterprises applying under the program;
        ``(2) describes the level of training for which assistance under 
    this subtitle is sought;
        ``(3) provides evidence that the eligible enterprise meets the 
    general policies adopted for the administration of this subtitle;
        ``(4) provides assurances that the eligible enterprise will pay 
    a share of the costs of the training, which share may include in-
    kind contributions; and
        ``(5) provides such additional assurances as are determined to 
    be essential to ensure compliance with the requirements of this 
    subtitle.
    ``(c) Clearinghouse.--A clearinghouse shall be established or 
designated in each program country to manage and execute the program in 
that country. The clearinghouse shall screen applications, provide 
information regarding training and teachers, monitor performance of the 
program, and coordinate appropriate post-program follow-on activities.
``SEC. 425. RESTRICTIONS NOT APPLICABLE.
    ``Prohibitions on the use of foreign assistance funds for assistance 
for the Russian Federation or for Ukraine shall not apply with respect 
to the funds made available to carry out this subtitle.
``SEC. 426. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
    ``(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
$10,000,000 for the fiscal year 2000 and $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 
2001 to carry out this subtitle.
    ``(b) Availability of Funds.--Amounts appropriated under subsection 
(a) are authorized to remain available until expended.''


                 Restriction on Assistance to Azerbaijan

    Section 907 of Pub. L. 102-511 provided that: ``United States 
assistance under this or any other Act (other than assistance under 
title V of this Act [22 U.S.C. 5851 et seq.]) may not be provided to the 
Government of Azerbaijan until the President determines, and so reports 
to the Congress, that the Government of Azerbaijan is taking 
demonstrable steps to cease all blockades and other offensive uses of 
force against Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh.''


Support for Macroeconomic Stabilization in Independent States of Former 
                              Soviet Union

    Section 1004 of Pub. L. 102-511 provided that:
    ``(a) In General.--In order to promote macroeconomic stabilization 
and the integration of the independent states of the former Soviet Union 
into the international financial system, enhance the opportunities for 
trade, improve the climate for foreign investment, and strengthen the 
process of transformation of the former socialist economies into free 
enterprise systems and thereby progressively enhance the well-being of 
the citizens of these states, the United States should in appropriate 
circumstances take a leading role in organizing and supporting 
multilateral efforts at macroeconomic stabilization and debt 
rescheduling, conditioned on the appropriate development and 
implementation of comprehensive economic reform programs.
    ``(b) Currency Stabilization.--In furtherance of the purposes and 
consistent with the conditions described in subsection (a), the Congress 
expresses its support for United States participation, in sums of up to 
$3,000,000,000, in a currency stabilization fund or funds for the 
independent states of the former Soviet Union.
    ``(c) Study of the Need for and Feasibility of a Currency 
Stabilization Fund for Ukraine.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
instruct the United States Executive Director of the International 
Monetary Fund to use the voice and vote of the United States to urge the 
Fund to conduct a study of the need for and feasibility of a currency 
stabilization fund for Ukraine, and, if it is found that such a fund is 
needed and is feasible, which considers and makes recommendations with 
respect to the economic and policy conditions required for the success 
of such a fund.''


   Report on Debt of Former Soviet Union Held by Commercial Financial 
                              Institutions

    Section 1007 of Pub. L. 102-511 directed Secretary of the Treasury, 
using information available from the International Monetary Fund, the 
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and other 
appropriate international financial institutions, to report to Congress, 
not later than one year after Oct. 24, 1992, on the debt incurred by the 
former Soviet Union that is held by commercial financial institutions 
outside the independent states of the former Soviet Union that are 
obligated on such debt.

 Ex. Ord. No. 12884. Delegation of Functions Under Freedom Support Act 
   and Related Provisions of Foreign Operations, Export Financing and 
                   Related Programs Appropriations Act

    Ex. Ord. No. 12884, Dec. 1, 1993, 58 F.R. 64099, as amended by Ex. 
Ord. No. 13030, Sec. 3, Dec. 12, 1996, 61 F.R. 66187; Pub. L. 105-277, 
div. G, subdiv. A, title XIV, Sec. 1422(a)(4), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 
2681-792; Ex. Ord. No. 13118, Sec. 10(1), Mar. 31, 1999, 64 F.R. 16598, 
provided:
    By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and 
the laws of the United States of America, including the FREEDOM Support 
Act (Public Law 102-511) (the ``Act'') [22 U.S.C. 5801 et seq.], the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (the ``Foreign Assistance 
Act'') [22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.], the Foreign Operations, Export 
Financing and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-
391) [see Tables for classification], and section 301 of title 3, United 
States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows:
    Section 1. Secretary of State. (a) There are delegated to the 
Secretary of State the functions conferred upon the President by:
        (1) section 907 of the Act [set out above];
        (2) paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (5) of section 498A(b) of the 
    Foreign Assistance Act [22 U.S.C. 2295a(b)(1), (2), (3), (5)];
        (3) paragraph (1) of section 498A(C) of the Foreign Assistance 
    Act [22 U.S.C. 2295a(c)(1)] and the requirement to make reports 
    under that section regarding determinations under that paragraph; 
    and
        (4) section 599B of Public Law 102-391 [106 Stat. 1697].
    (b) The Secretary of State may at any time exercise any function 
delegated to the Coordinator under this order or otherwise assigned to 
the Coordinator.
    Sec. 2. Coordinator. There are delegated to the Coordinator 
designated in accordance with section 102 of the Act [22 U.S.C. 5812] 
the functions conferred upon the President by:
    (a) section 104 of the Act [22 U.S.C. 5814], and the Coordinator is 
authorized to assign responsibility for particular aspects of the 
reports described in that section to the heads of appropriate agencies;
    (b) section 301 of the Act [22 U.S.C. 5821], insofar as it relates 
to determinations and directives;
    (c) section 498A(a), section 498B(c), and section 498B(g) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act [22 U.S.C. 2295a(a), 2295b(c), (g)]; and
    (d) paragraph (2) of section 498A(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
[22 U.S.C. 2295a(c)(2)] and the requirement to make reports under that 
section regarding determinations under that paragraph.
    Sec. 3. Secretary of State-Additional Functions. There are delegated 
to the Secretary of State the functions conferred upon the President by:
    (a) sections 301(a) and 307 of the Act [22 U.S.C. 5821(a), 5827], 
except insofar as provided otherwise in section 2(b) of this order;
    (b) section 498 and section 498C(b)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
[22 U.S.C. 2295, 2295c(b)(2)];
    (c) paragraph (3) of section 498A(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
[22 U.S.C. 2295a(c)(3)] and the requirement to make reports under that 
section regarding determinations under that paragraph;
    (d) subsection (d) under the heading ``Assistance for the New 
Independent States of the Former Soviet Union'' contained in Title II of 
Public Law 102-391 [106 Stat. 1650]; and
    (e) section 592 of Public Law 102-391 [106 Stat. 1691], except to 
the extent otherwise provided in section 5(b) of this order.
    Sec. 4. Secretary of Agriculture. There are delegated to the 
Secretary of Agriculture the functions conferred upon the President by 
section 807(d) of the Act [22 U.S.C. 2452 note].
    Sec. 5. Other Agencies. The functions conferred upon the President 
by:
    (a) sections 498B(h) and 498B(i) of the Foreign Assistance Act [22 
U.S.C. 2295b(h), (i)] are delegated to the head of the agency that is 
responsible for administering the particular program or activity with 
respect to which the authority is to be exercised; and
    (b) the third proviso in section 592 of Public Law 102-391 [106 
Stat. 1691] are delegated to the head of each agency that is responsible 
for administering relevant programs or activities.
    Sec. 6. General. (a) the [sic] functions described in sections 4 and 
5 of this order shall be exercised subject to the authority of the 
Coordinator under section 102(a) of the Act [22 U.S.C. 5812(a)] or 
otherwise.
    (b) As used in this order, the word ``function'' includes any duty, 
obligations, power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, 
discretion, or activity.
    (c) Functions delegated under this order shall be construed as 
excluded from the functions delegated under section 1-102(a) of 
Executive Order No. 12163, as amended [22 U.S.C. 2381 note].
    (d) Any officer to whom functions are delegated or otherwise 
assigned under this order may, to the extent consistent with law, 
redelegate such functions and authorize their successive redelegation.
                                                     William J. Clinton.
    [Section 3 of Ex. Ord. No. 12884, set out above, was to cease to be 
effective pursuant to Pub. L. 105-277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIV, 
Sec. 1422(a)(4), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-792.]

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 5813, 5841 of this title.
