Page 1187 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 5423

§ 5422. Labor market transition in Poland and

Hungary

(a) Technical assistance

The Secretary of Labor (hereinafter in this

section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’), in consultation with representatives of labor and business in the United States, shall—

(1) provide technical assistance to Poland

and Hungary for the implementation of labor

market reforms; and

(2) provide technical assistance to Poland

and Hungary to facilitate adjustment during

the period of economic transition and reform.

(b) Types of technical assistance authorized

In carrying out subsection (a) of this section,

the Secretary is authorized to provide technical

assistance regarding policies and programs for

training and retraining, job search and employment services, unemployment insurance, occupational safety and health protection, labormanagement relations, labor statistics, analysis

of productivity constraints, entrepreneurial support for small businesses, market-driven systems of wage and income determinations, job

creation, employment security, the observance

of internationally recognized worker rights (including freedom of association and the right to

organize and bargain collectively), and other

matters that the Secretary may deem appropriate regarding free labor markets and labor

organizations.

(c) Administrative authorities

In carrying out subsection (a) of this section,

the Secretary is authorized to do the following:

(1) Solicit and accept in the name of the Department of Labor, and employ or dispose of in

furtherance of the purposes of this section,

any money or property, real, personal, or

mixed, tangible or intangible, received by gift,

devise, bequest, or otherwise. Gifts and donations of property which are no longer required

for the discharge of the purposes of this section shall be reported to the Administrator of

General Services for transfer, donation, or

other disposal in accordance with the Federal

Property and Administrative Services Act of

1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 and following).

(2) Solicit and accept voluntary and uncompensated services notwithstanding section 1342

of title 31. A volunteer under this paragraph

shall not be deemed to be an employee of the

United States except for the purposes of—

(A) the tort claims provisions of title 28,

and

(B) subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, relating to compensation for work injuries.

(3) Enter into arrangements or agreements

with appropriate departments, agencies, and

establishments of Poland and Hungary.

(4) Enter into arrangements or agreements

with appropriate private and public sector

United States parties, and international organizations.

(d) Consultation with appropriate officers

In carrying out the responsibilities established

by this section, the Secretary shall seek information and advice from, and consult with, appropriate officers of the United States.

(e) Consultation with labor and business representatives

For purposes of this section, consultation between the Secretary and United States labor and

business representatives shall not be subject to

the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.

App.).

(f) Delegation of responsibilities

The Secretary shall delegate the authority to

carry out the programs authorized by this section to the head of the Bureau of International

Labor Affairs of the Department of Labor.

(g) Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to the

Department of Labor for the 3-year period beginning October 1, 1989, to carry out this section—

(1) $4,000,000 for technical assistance to Poland; and

(2) $1,000,000 for technical assistance to Hungary.

(Pub. L. 101–179, title II, §202, Nov. 28, 1989, 103

Stat. 1308.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Federal Property and Administrative Services

Act of 1949, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), is act June 30,

1949, ch. 288, 63 Stat. 377, as amended. Provisions of that

Act relating to management and disposal of Government property are classified to chapter 10 (§471 et seq.)

of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works. For

complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title note set out under section 471 of Title 40

and Tables.

The tort claims provisions of title 28, referred to in

subsec. (c)(2)(A), are classified to section 1346(b) and

chapter 171 (§2671 et seq.) of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.

The Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to in

subsec. (e), is Pub. L. 92–463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, as

amended, which is set out in the Appendix to Title 5,

Government Organization and Employees.

§ 5423. Technical training for private sector development in Poland and Hungary

(a) Technical training program

The Agency for International Development

shall develop and implement a program for extending basic agribusiness, commercial, entrepreneurial, financial, scientific, and technical

skills to the people of Poland and Hungary to

enable them to better meet their needs and develop a market economy. This program shall include management training and agricultural extension activities.

(b) Participation by Enterprise Funds and other

agencies and organizations

In carrying out subsection (a) of this section,

the Agency for International Development may

utilize the Polish-American Enterprise Fund

and the Hungarian-American Enterprise Fund

and other appropriate Government and private

agencies, programs, and organizations such as—

(1) the Department of Agriculture;

(2) the Farmer-to-Farmer Program under

section 1736(a)(1) and (2) of title 7;

(3) the International Executive Service

Corps;

(4) the Foundation for the Development of

Polish Agriculture;