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(B) to assist the transition from a command and control system in agriculture to a

free market system; and

(C) to facilitate the demonstration and use

of United States agricultural equipment and

technology.

(c) Additional policy guidance

To the maximum extent possible, and consistent with the particular purposes of the specific

types of centers, the President should direct

that—

(1) the American Business Centers established pursuant to this section place special

emphasis on assistance to United States

small- and medium-sized businesses to facilitate their entry into the commercial markets

of the independent states;

(2) such centers offer office space, business

facilities, and market analysis services to

United States firms, trade associations, and

State economic development offices on a userfee basis that minimizes the cost of operating

such centers;

(3) such centers serve as a repository for

commercial, legal, and technical information,

including environmental and export control

information;

(4) such centers identify existing or potential counterpart businesses or organizations

that may require specific technical coordination or assistance;

(5) such centers be established in several

sites in the independent states; and

(6) host countries be asked to make appropriate contributions of real estate and personnel for the establishment and operation of

such centers.

(d) Funding

(1) Reimbursement agreement

Not later than 90 days after October 24, 1992,

the Administrator of the Agency for International Development shall conclude a reimbursement agreement with the Secretary of

Commerce for the Department of Commerce’s

services in establishing and operating American Business Centers pursuant to this section.

(2) Authorization of appropriations

Of the amount authorized to be appropriated

to carry out chapter 11 of part I of the Foreign

Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2295 et seq.],

up to $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1993 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purpose.

(Pub. L. 102–511, title III, §301, Oct. 24, 1992, 106

Stat. 3332.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (d)(2), is Pub. L. 87–195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75

Stat. 424, as amended. Chapter 11 of part I of the Act is

classified generally to part XI (§2295 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.

DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS

Functions of President under subsec. (a) of this section delegated to United States International Development Cooperation Agency, except that all functions

under this section, insofar as relating to determinations and directives, delegated to Coordinator, see sections 2(b) and 3(a) of Ex. Ord. No. 12884, Dec. 1, 1993, 58

F.R. 64099, set out as a note under section 5812 of this

title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 5813 of this title;

title 15 section 4729.

§ 5822. Business and Agriculture Advisory Council

(a) Establishment

The President is authorized to establish an advisory council to be known as the Independent

States Business and Agriculture Advisory Council (hereinafter in this section referred to as the

‘‘Council’’)—

(1) to consult with and advise the President

periodically regarding programs of assistance

for the independent states of the former Soviet Union; and

(2) to evaluate, and consult periodically with

the President regarding, the adequacy of bilateral and multilateral assistance programs that

would facilitate exports by United States companies to, and investments by United States

companies in, the independent states.

(b) Membership

The Council should consist of 15 members, appointed by the President, who are drawn from

United States companies reflecting diverse businesses and perspectives that have experience

and expertise in dealing with the independent

states of the former Soviet Union. The President

should designate one such member to serve as

Chair of the Council. Five such members should

be appointed upon the recommendation of the

Speaker and the Minority Leader of the House

of Representatives and 5 should be appointed

upon the recommendation of the Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the Senate. Members

of the Council shall receive no compensation

from the United States Government by reason of

their service on the Council.

(c) Staff

Upon request of the Chair of the Council, the

head of any United States Government agency

may detail, on a nonreimbursable basis, any of

the personnel of such agency to the Council to

assist the Council.

(Pub. L. 102–511, title III, §302, Oct. 24, 1992, 106

Stat. 3333.)

TERMINATION OF ADVISORY COUNCILS

Advisory councils established after Jan. 5, 1973, to

terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year

period beginning on the date of their establishment,

unless, in the case of a council established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such

council is renewed by appropriate action prior to the

expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a

council established by Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law. See sections 3(2) and 14 of

Pub. L. 92–643, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, 776, set out in

the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and

Employees.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in title 15 section 4729.
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§ 5823. Funding for export promotion activities

and capital projects

(a) Allocation of A.I.D. funds

The President is encouraged to use a portion

of the funds made available for the independent

states of the former Soviet Union under chapter

11 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961

[22 U.S.C. 2295 et seq.]—

(1) to fund the export promotion, finance,

and related activities carried out pursuant to

subsection (b)(1) of this section, including activities relating to the export of intermediary

goods; and

(2) to fund capital projects, including

projects for telecommunications, environmental cleanup, power production, and energy

related projects.

(b) Export promotion, finance, and related activities

The Secretary of Commerce, as Chair of the

Trade Promotion Coordination Committee,

should, in conjunction with other members of

that committee, design and implement programs to provide adequate commercial and technical assistance to United States businesses

seeking markets in the independent states of

the former Soviet Union, including the following:

(1) Increasing the United States and Foreign

Commercial Service presence in the independent states, in particular in the Russian Far

Eastern cities of Vladivostok and Khabarovsk.

(2) Preparing profiles of export opportunities

for United States businesses in the independent states and providing other technical assistance.

(3) Utilizing the Market Development Cooperator Program under section 4723 of title

15.

(4) Developing programs specifically for the

purpose of assisting small- and medium-sized

businesses in entering commercial markets of

the independent states. In carrying out this

paragraph, the Secretary of Commerce, to the

extent possible, should work directly with private sector organizations with proven experience in trade and economic relations with the

independent states.

(5) Supporting projects undertaken by the

United States business community on the

basis of partnership, joint venture, contractual, or other cooperative agreements with appropriate entities in the independent states.

(6) Supporting export finance programs, feasibility studies, political risk insurance, and

other related programs through increased

funding and flexibility in the implementation

of such programs.

(7) Supporting the Business Information

Service (BISNIS) and its related programs.

(Pub. L. 102–511, title III, §303, Oct. 24, 1992, 106

Stat. 3333.)

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. Chapter 11 of part I of the Act is classified

generally to part XI (§2295 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.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 5813 of this title;

title 15 section 4727.

§ 5824. Interagency working group on energy of

the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee

The Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee should utilize its interagency working group

on energy to assist United States energy sector

companies to develop a long-term strategy for

penetrating the energy market in the independent states of the former Soviet Union. The

working group should—

(1) work with officials from the independent

states in creating an environment conducive

to United States energy investment;

(2) help to coordinate assistance to United

States companies involved with projects to

clean up former Soviet nuclear weapons sites

and commercial nuclear waste; and

(3) work with representatives from United

States business and industry involved with the

energy sector to help facilitate the identification of business opportunities, including the

promotion of oil, gas, and clean coal technology and products, energy efficiency, and

the formation of joint ventures between

United States companies and companies of the

independent nations.

(Pub. L. 102–511, title III, §304, Oct. 24, 1992, 106

Stat. 3334.)

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in title 15 section 4727.

§ 5825. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–66, title I, § 1021(e),

Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 713

Section, Pub. L. 102–511, title III, §305, Oct. 24, 1992,

106 Stat. 3335, directed Secretary of Commerce to submit to Congress annual reports describing implementation of business and commercial development provisions, analyzing programs of other industrialized countries, and examining trade practices of other Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development nations.

§ 5826. Policy on combatting tied aid practices

Should the Secretary of the Treasury determine that foreign countries are engaged in tied

aid practices with respect to any of the independent states of the former Soviet Union that

violate the 1991 Helsinki agreement of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the President should give priority attention to combatting such practices.

(Pub. L. 102–511, title III, §306, Oct. 24, 1992, 106

Stat. 3335.)

§ 5827. Technical assistance for Russian Far East

(a) Authorization

The President is authorized to provide technical assistance, through an American university in a region which received nonstop air service to and from the Russian Far East as of July

1, 1992, to facilitate the development of United

States business opportunities, free markets, and

democratic institutions in the Russian Far East.