PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The Corporation may help projects in any country that has a formal agreement with the United States allowing that help. Claims that come from that help (or from earlier authority) can be settled or sent to arbitration if both sides agree. Any payment made under a settlement or arbitration is final and cannot be undone by other laws. Contracts signed by officers the Board names are taken as definitely following the law. The Corporation must set up rules to accept electronic documents and electronic payments in all its programs. Congress says the Corporation should ask current employees for input before a big reorganization and should consider employees’ preferences, experience, and, when relevant, seniority when moving them to new work.

Title 22, §9631

Foreign Relations and Intercourse, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Bilateral agreements

The Corporation may provide support under subchapter II of this chapter in connection with projects in any country the government of which has entered into an agreement with the United States authorizing the Corporation to provide such support in that country.

(b)Claims settlement

(1)In general

Claims arising as a result of support provided under subchapter II of this chapter or under predecessor authority may be settled, and disputes arising as a result thereof may be arbitrated with the consent of the parties, on such terms and conditions as the Corporation may determine.

(2)Settlements conclusive

Payment made pursuant to any settlement pursuant to paragraph (1), or as a result of an arbitration award, shall be final and conclusive notwithstanding any other provision of law.

(c)Presumption of compliance

Each contract executed by such officer or officers as may be designated by the Board shall be conclusively presumed to be issued in compliance with the requirements of this chapter.

(d)Electronic payments and documents

The Corporation shall implement policies to accept electronic documents and electronic payments in all of its programs.

(e)Sense of Congress

It is the sense of Congress that—

(1)the Corporation is obligated to consult with and collect input from current employees on plans to substantially reorganize the Corporation prior to implementation of such plan; and

(2)the Corporation should consider preference, experience, and, when relevant, seniority when reassigning existing employees to new areas of work.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (c), was in the original “this division”, meaning division F of Pub. L. 115–254, Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3485, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of division F to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 9601 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

2025—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 119–60 added subsec. (e).

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