§5423 — Title 22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse | U.S. Code

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The Agency for International Development must set up and run a program to teach people in Poland and Hungary basic agribusiness, business, entrepreneurial, financial, scientific, and technical skills so they can better meet their needs and build a market economy. The program must include management training and agricultural extension work. AID may work with the Polish‑American and Hungarian‑American Enterprise Funds, the Department of Agriculture, the Farmer‑to‑Farmer Program (7 U.S.C. 1736(a)(1) and (2)), the International Executive Service Corps, the World Council of Credit Unions, and other U.S., Polish, and Hungarian groups. Up to $10,000,000 is authorized for the three years starting October 1, 1989, for development assistance, in addition to other available funds, and aid may be provided under those development authorities even if other laws would otherwise limit it. Any Farmer‑to‑Farmer activities must be paid with funds authorized by this chapter and local currencies under section 5425, and may not use funds made available under section 1107 of the Food Security Act of 1985 or a similar later law.

Title 22, §5423

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(a)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)In carrying out subsection (a), 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;

(5)the World Council of Credit Unions; and

(6)other United States, Polish, and Hungarian private and voluntary organizations and private sector entities.

(c)Assistance provided pursuant to subsection (a) under the authorities of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.] may be provided notwithstanding any other provision of law.

(d)For purposes of implementing this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for the 3-year period beginning October 1, 1989, to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 and following; relating to development assistance), in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.

(e)Any activities carried out pursuant to this chapter through the Farmer-to-Farmer Program under section 1736(a)(1) and (2) of title 7 shall be funded with funds authorized to be appropriated by this chapter and local currencies made available under section 5425 of this title, and shall not be funded with funds made available pursuant to section 1107 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1736 note) or a similar, subsequent provision of law.

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The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, referred to in subsecs. (c) and (d), is Pub. L. 87–195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424. Part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 2151 et seq.) of chapter 32 of this title. Chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is classified generally to part I (§ 2151 et seq.) of subchapter I of chapter 32 of this title. For provisions deeming references to subchapter I to include parts IV (§ 2346 et seq.), VI (§ 2348 et seq.), and VIII (§ 2349aa et seq.) of subchapter II of chapter 32, see section 202(b) of Pub. L. 92–226, set out as a note under section 2346 of this title, and section 2348c and 2349aa–5 of this title. For provisions deeming references to part I of subchapter I to include a reference to section 2293 of this title, see section 2293(d)(1) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 2151 of this title and Tables. This chapter, referred to in subsec. (e), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 101–179, Nov. 28, 1989, 103 Stat. 1298, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 5401 of this title and Tables. section 1107 of the Food Security Act of 1985, referred to in subsec. (e), is section 1107 of Pub. L. 99–198, which is set out as a note under section 1736 of Title 7, Agriculture.

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2008—Subsecs. (b)(2), (e). Pub. L. 110–246 made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 1736(a)(1) and (2) of title 7.

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of 2008 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, see section 4(b) of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an

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note under section 8701 of Title 7, Agriculture.

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

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